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1204 lines
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"Wedge furnace":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a mechanical shaft furnace for roasting ore that has several hearths one above the other and rabbles attached to a central revolving shaft":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"after Utley Wedge , its inventor":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wej-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030536",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wed":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to enter into matrimony":[],
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": to join in marriage":[],
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": to link by commitment or custom":[
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"was wed to the old ways"
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],
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": to place in close or intimate association":[
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"films that made me conscious of the power of wedding image to music",
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"\u2014 Gerald Early"
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],
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": to take for wife or husband by a formal ceremony : marry":[],
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": to unite as if by marriage: such as":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"They will wed in the fall.",
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"The actress wed her fourth husband last year.",
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"The novel weds tragedy and comedy.",
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"His new writing job wedded his love of words and his eye for fashion.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The company selling the container, At Your Service Tent and Event Rentals, usually works wedding parties. \u2014 Victor Llorente, Popular Mechanics , 24 Apr. 2020",
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"And expenditures have indeed grown, along with the social media wedding industrial complex and the pressures to pull off a luxurious, grand-scale event. \u2014 NBC News , 17 Apr. 2020",
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"Between showers, bachelorette and bachelor parties and the big day itself, wedding party members spend an average of about $730, according to a 2018 Bankrate study. \u2014 Rebekah Tuchscherer, USA TODAY , 16 July 2019",
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"Anu Rajasingham, a 35-year-old public health engineer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, visited one such home in the Atlanta area last year while searching for wedding saris from Sabyasachi Mukherjee. \u2014 Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times , 25 Feb. 2020",
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"After their lavish wedding in Capri, Italy, last week, the newlyweds have been traveling around the European country, riding on jet skis and celebrating a post- wedding party with their friends. \u2014 Helen Murphy, PEOPLE.com , 10 Aug. 2019",
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"Princess Eugenie's royal wedding weekend may be coming an end, but that hasn't stopped wedding guests from posting about the celebrations online. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 Oct. 2018",
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"There is a portrait of Ben and Xenia\u2019s wedding party, pictures of Ella trick-or-treating in a tiny bat costume, splashing in a backyard baby pool, sitting on her mother\u2019s lap at Legoland. \u2014 Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post , 9 Dec. 2019",
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"The incident stems from a pre- wedding party on August 30, when the wedding party and friends spent an afternoon rafting, paddling and drinking on the Delaware River in Pennsylvania, according to an affidavit of probable cause. \u2014 Eric Levenson, CNN , 7 Oct. 2019"
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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 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English wedden , from Old English weddian ; akin to Middle High German wetten to pledge, Old English wedd pledge, Old High German wetti , Goth wadi , Latin vad-, vas bail, security":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wed"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"espouse",
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"marry",
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"match"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005141",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"wedded":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to enter into matrimony":[],
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": to join in marriage":[],
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": to link by commitment or custom":[
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"was wed to the old ways"
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],
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": to place in close or intimate association":[
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"films that made me conscious of the power of wedding image to music",
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"\u2014 Gerald Early"
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],
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": to take for wife or husband by a formal ceremony : marry":[],
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": to unite as if by marriage: such as":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"They will wed in the fall.",
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"The actress wed her fourth husband last year.",
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"The novel weds tragedy and comedy.",
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"His new writing job wedded his love of words and his eye for fashion.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The company selling the container, At Your Service Tent and Event Rentals, usually works wedding parties. \u2014 Victor Llorente, Popular Mechanics , 24 Apr. 2020",
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"And expenditures have indeed grown, along with the social media wedding industrial complex and the pressures to pull off a luxurious, grand-scale event. \u2014 NBC News , 17 Apr. 2020",
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"Between showers, bachelorette and bachelor parties and the big day itself, wedding party members spend an average of about $730, according to a 2018 Bankrate study. \u2014 Rebekah Tuchscherer, USA TODAY , 16 July 2019",
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"Anu Rajasingham, a 35-year-old public health engineer for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, visited one such home in the Atlanta area last year while searching for wedding saris from Sabyasachi Mukherjee. \u2014 Sapna Maheshwari, New York Times , 25 Feb. 2020",
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"After their lavish wedding in Capri, Italy, last week, the newlyweds have been traveling around the European country, riding on jet skis and celebrating a post- wedding party with their friends. \u2014 Helen Murphy, PEOPLE.com , 10 Aug. 2019",
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"Princess Eugenie's royal wedding weekend may be coming an end, but that hasn't stopped wedding guests from posting about the celebrations online. \u2014 Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 Oct. 2018",
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"There is a portrait of Ben and Xenia\u2019s wedding party, pictures of Ella trick-or-treating in a tiny bat costume, splashing in a backyard baby pool, sitting on her mother\u2019s lap at Legoland. \u2014 Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post , 9 Dec. 2019",
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"The incident stems from a pre- wedding party on August 30, when the wedding party and friends spent an afternoon rafting, paddling and drinking on the Delaware River in Pennsylvania, according to an affidavit of probable cause. \u2014 Eric Levenson, CNN , 7 Oct. 2019"
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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 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English wedden , from Old English weddian ; akin to Middle High German wetten to pledge, Old English wedd pledge, Old High German wetti , Goth wadi , Latin vad-, vas bail, security":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wed"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"espouse",
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"marry",
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"match"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100118",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"wedding":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a marriage ceremony usually with its accompanying festivities : nuptials":[],
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": a wedding anniversary or its celebration":[
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"\u2014 usually used in combination a golden wedding"
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],
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": an act, process, or instance of joining in close association":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The wedding will be at 2:00 p.m.",
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"the couple chose to have a garden wedding",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Few men at the wedding had any interest in mansaf in a cup. \u2014 New York Times , 26 June 2022",
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"Attending the society wedding of Hugh Van Cutsem Jr. to Rose Astor at Burford Parish Church. \u2014 ELLE , 24 June 2022",
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"Pete Souza, who was President Barack Obama's official White House photographer, captured photos at the wedding . \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 23 June 2022",
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"The building in question is the lair Logan has posted up in while the family attends the wedding of his three younger children\u2019s English mother, Lady Caroline (Harriet Walter). \u2014 Lesley O'toole, Variety , 20 June 2022",
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"In addition to wearing them at her own nuptials, Lady Sarah opted to wear the earrings at the 2018 wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 16 June 2022",
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"My mother has been ill, uses a wheelchair and may not be able to travel to the wedding . \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
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"The 220-carat all-white-diamond bib was commissioned by the queen from Van Cleef & Arpels to celebrate the wedding of her daughter Princess Fawzia of Egypt to the shah of Iran. \u2014 Stellene Volandes, Town & Country , 15 June 2022",
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"Spears and Asghari dated for six years prior to the wedding . . \u2014 Kenan Draughornestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8we-di\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bridal",
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"espousal",
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"marriage",
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"nuptial(s)"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072224",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wedge":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a golf shot made with a wedge":[],
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": a piece of a substance (such as wood or iron) that tapers to a thin edge and is used for splitting wood and rocks, raising heavy bodies, or for tightening by being driven into something":[],
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": a shoe having a heel extending from the back of the shoe to the front of the shank and a tread formed by an extension of the sole":[],
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": an array of troops or tanks in the form of a wedge":[],
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": an iron golf club with a broad low-angled face for maximum loft":[],
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": something (such as a policy) causing a breach or separation":[],
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": something used to initiate an action or development":[],
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": something wedge-shaped: such as":[],
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": the wedge-shaped stroke in cuneiform characters":[],
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": to become wedged":[],
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": to fasten or tighten by driving in a wedge":[],
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": to force (one's way) into or through":[],
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": to force or press (something) into a narrow space : cram":[],
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": to separate or force apart with or as if with a wedge":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"He used a wedge to split the firewood.",
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"A wedge held the door open.",
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"The battalion formed a wedge and marched toward the enemy.",
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"Verb",
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"She wedged her foot into the crack.",
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"The dog got wedged between the couch and the end table.",
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"I wedged myself into the car's back seat.",
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"She wedged the door open.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Rub the lime wedge around the rim of a rocks glass to moisten, then roll the rim in the salt. \u2014 Amber Love Bond, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
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"Fate decides that the wedge should be a sick baby, so the spell gives poor Anthony colic. \u2014 Samantha Highfill, EW.com , 13 June 2022",
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"The DeWar\u2019s lemon wedge is a blend of 1\u00bd ounces Dewar\u2019s 12-year-old scotch, 3 ounces club soda, and 2 ounces lemonade, combined over ice and stirred, then garnished with a lemon. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
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"Starting at the wide end of each wedge , roll up the dough, ending with the pointed tip on the bottom. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 24 May 2022",
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"The black wedge here represents non-Windows computers running Steam. \u2014 Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"However, earlier this week, the Duchess of Cambridge ditched the wedge and opted for espadrille flats instead. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"Many of them recognize that a divisive fight could provide more fodder for Democrats to try to deepen the wedge between their party and African Americans before this year\u2019s midterm elections. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Feb. 2022",
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"That\u2019s not to say the golfers will be using driver/sand wedge (or driver/putter) on every hole. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Stand in line, place your order, then find a spot to wedge in with all the other revelers. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 June 2022",
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"So your daughters are working and raising your grandchildren and holding a lot together through it all and managed to wedge a vacation in there. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
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"Republicans have been increasing their support among minorities, because often these groups are more culturally conservative in ways that wedge them off from the current Democratic Party. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Alternatively, a thicker blade will not only be stronger than a thinner one but can help wedge difficult materials (like wood) open with more force. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 3 Sep. 2020",
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"Males that don\u2019t end up partnered at first will hunt down amplexed duos and spend hours, even days, trying to pry them apart, yanking at the first male\u2019s limbs, or trying to wedge his body between theirs. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"That total could get added to the overall vote total and potentially wedge a winner into the starting lineup. \u2014 Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic , 4 Feb. 2022",
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"In upholding the Biden administration\u2019s requirement for millions of health care workers, the decision could wedge health care workers between opposing state and federal policies. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Jan. 2022",
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"The Jimmy tool from our friends at iFixit has a thin strip of steel on the tip that can be used to wedge , pry, or shimmy open just about anything. \u2014 Michael Calore, Wired , 18 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English wegge , from Old English wecg ; akin to Old High German wecki wedge, Lithuanian vagis":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wej"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cram",
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"crowd",
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"crush",
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"jam",
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"ram",
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"sandwich",
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"shoehorn",
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"squeeze",
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"stuff"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171756",
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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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"wedge bone":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a small unpaired bone or nodule that often occurs between the centra of the cervical vertebrae of lizards":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202919",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wedge clamp":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a clamp with one end contacting the work below its surface and the other end butting against a crosspiece so that the tightening of a bolt passing through its center causes the clamp to wedge the work in position":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213059",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wedge coupling":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a shaft coupling that grips with an action similar to that of a wedge":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080202",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wedge disks":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": disks usually rotating and arranged in sets of two wedging a member between their surfaces":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060006",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"wedge gage":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a wedge with a graduated edge to measure the width of a space into which it is thrust":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075623",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wedge gear":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a friction gear wheel with wedge-shaped circumferential grooves":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230756",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wedge graft":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": cleft graft":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094042",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wedge heel":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a heel extending from the back of the shoe to the front of the shank and having a tread formed by an extension of the sole":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005922",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wedge issue":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a political issue that divides a candidate's supporters or the members of a party":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Liberal Party typically employs guns as a wedge issue during federal election campaigns, painting their Conservative counterparts as supportive of easing gun-control measures to gain an edge. \u2014 Amanda Coletta, Washington Post , 31 May 2022",
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"But as Tuesday\u2019s primaries loom, the factory has become a wedge issue in local and state races for many voters near the future plant. \u2014 Drew Kann, ajc , 19 May 2022",
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"The recent escalation in the conflict could become a wedge issue for Mr. Erdogan, who faces a difficult re-election fight in an election scheduled for next year. \u2014 Jared Malsin, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
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"Transgender rights have emerged as a wedge issue in the culture wars ahead of the November midterm congressional elections. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 9 May 2022",
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"For him, as for a chunk of the electorate, the COVID-19 pandemic is a wedge issue . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"The salvos were among the latest to draw widespread attention in the country\u2019s ongoing culture wars, as conservatives push to make education a political wedge issue . \u2014 NBC News , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"At the same time, Republicans have seized on the spike in violent crime under the broad umbrella of public safety as a wedge issue to reshape how voters view gun violence. \u2014 Steve Peoples, Hartford Courant , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"Debate over inflation\u2019s causes and how to address the situation have become a political wedge issue . \u2014 John Mccormick, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1982, in the meaning defined above":""
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111441",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wedgebill":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a South American hummingbird ( Schistes geoffroyi ) having a very thick tapered bill":[],
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": an Australian crested bird ( Sphenostoma cristatum ) that has a wedge-shaped bill and is related to the bellbird ( Oreoica gutturalis )":[]
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"wedge entry 1 + bill":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064529",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wedged":{
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"antonyms":[
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"insecure",
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"loose"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": shaped like a wedge":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the pebble in the heel of his shoe was pretty well wedged",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"For several days, tug boats have been working away to dig around and pull out the most wedged part of the ship. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2021",
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"That disruption caused the ship to become wedged sideways across the canal. \u2014 Washington Post , 25 Mar. 2021",
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"The wedged disc design gives a set of three rotational frequencies, so the instrumentation errors can be filtered out by examining changes that are common to all three frequencies. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 6 Apr. 2020",
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"For drivers hoping to bridge the gap in three-row transport between wedged minivans and truck-like building blocks, the Q7 presents a tall-car alternative. \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 5 Mar. 2020",
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"Child car safety seats, with their wedged latches and twisted straps, are a pain to install. \u2014 Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com , 22 Sep. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1552, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wejd",
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"\u02c8we-j\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"fast",
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"firm",
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"frozen",
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"jammed",
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"lodged",
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"set",
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"snug",
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"stuck",
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"tight"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171820",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"wedlock":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the state of being married : marriage , matrimony":[],
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": with the natural parents not legally married to each other":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"joined the happy couple in holy wedlock",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"She is forced to immigrate to Japan after becoming pregnant out of wedlock . \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 23 June 2022",
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"Collins wrote in the Bible that he was born in 1844 into slavery and that at 16 had a son out of wedlock . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
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"Collodi never had children of his own, though there were rumors of a daughter born out of wedlock . \u2014 Perri Klass, Smithsonian Magazine , 24 May 2022",
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"One woman in her 60s replied to it, saying that her own first child had been born out of wedlock , and was taken from her for adoption, which had broken her heart. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"None of my brothers has mentioned having a son out of wedlock . \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Putin is rumored to have more children out of wedlock , all of who appear to have lived in Western countries. \u2014 CNN , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"Conceived out of wedlock , the child was raised primarily at boarding schools, in keeping with convention for upper-middle-class families of the time. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"Sunja marries to conceal the identity her firstborn's father, and to avoid societal shame of having a child out of wedlock . \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 25 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English wedlok , from Old English wedl\u0101c marriage bond, from wedd pledge + -l\u0101c , suffix denoting activity":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wed-\u02ccl\u00e4k"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"conjugality",
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"connubiality",
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"marriage",
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"match",
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"matrimony"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050631",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wedding cake":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a usually elaborately decorated and tiered cake made for the celebration of a wedding":[],
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": something (such as a large building) resembling a wedding cake especially in elaborate ornamentation":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Yet Ptak was the perfect baker to craft the royal wedding cake . \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 10 June 2022",
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"The offer includes photography, flowers, hair and makeup, a wedding cake for two and a couples\u2019 spa treatment to work out some of those pre-wedding day jitters. \u2014 Jaclyn Jermyn, chicagotribune.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"Later on in the night on Friday, guests hit the dance floor to music by Zandi Entertainment and treated their sweet teeth with an impressive wedding cake by Maliha Creations. \u2014 Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022",
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"Inside the small room Saturday decorated in purple and silver, with photos of Sara and Matt and a wedding cake with a bride and groom in wheelchairs atop, 40 people watched as Matt was wheeled to the altar. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 23 May 2022",
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"On Instagram, both Turner and Jonas posted pictures from inside the lavish affair, which appeared to include a DJ set from Diplo, a performance from the Jonas Brothers and one very large wedding cake . \u2014 Alex Gurley, PEOPLE.com , 13 May 2022",
|
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"It\u2019s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle\u2019s wedding cake , but the do-at-home version! \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
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"At their wedding reception, which was also held on the ranch, Stefani and Shelton cut into an ornate, five-tier wedding cake adorned with a traditional bride-and-groom cake topper. \u2014 Gabrielle Chung, PEOPLE.com , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
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"The couple\u2019s wedding cake featured figurines of penguins. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-143105"
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},
|
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"wedge-tailed eagle":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an Australian eagle ( Uroa\u00ebtus audax ) that destroys lambs and young kangaroo":[]
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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":"20220709-144940"
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},
|
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"wedge-tailed dove":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": any of various Asiatic pigeons of the genus Treron":[]
|
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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":"20220709-220525"
|
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},
|
|
"wedge-tailed":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": having a tail that has the middle pair of feathers longest with the rest successively and decidedly shorter and all more or less attenuate":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225008"
|
|
},
|
|
"wedding day":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the day of a wedding":[],
|
|
": the anniversary of a wedding day":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225924"
|
|
},
|
|
"wedge-tailed gull":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ross's gull":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002705"
|
|
},
|
|
"wedding ring":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Her mother sold her wedding ring and spent the money to pave a half basketball court behind their house. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Once June's gone, Nick puts on a wedding ring - surprise! \u2014 Amanda Ostuni, EW.com , 9 June 2021",
|
|
"The Flip or Flop star will also be allowed to keep her Range Rover and Bentley as well as her wedding ring . \u2014 Taylor Mead, House Beautiful , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Newton and Lonr's outing came four days after Parker, 52, was seen without his wedding ring outside his London home. \u2014 Julia Moore, PEOPLE.com , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"His black wedding ring hung from a gold chain around her neck, a necklace Dave got for her. \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Danielle now wears Nick's great-grandma's wedding ring . \u2014 Rachel Schonberger, EW.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Still, fans hope a reconciliation is on the way, as Bonet was photographed wearing her wedding ring while shopping in Topanga Canyon, California, just last week. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The answers start coming right away when Toby\u2014who is not wearing a wedding ring \u2014calls Kate. \u2014 Jessica Radloff, Glamour , 12 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-052656"
|
|
},
|
|
"weddinger":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one present at a wedding especially as a guest":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8wedi\u014b\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"wedding + -er":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-115928"
|
|
},
|
|
"wedding rehearsal":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an event at which the people involved in a wedding ceremony practice what will be done at the ceremony":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-134300"
|
|
},
|
|
"wedge-tailed shearwater":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a shearwater ( Puffinus pacificus ) of the Pacific and Indian oceans":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-134351"
|
|
},
|
|
"wedding band":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a wedding ring":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-135524"
|
|
},
|
|
"wedding party":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the bride, groom, and their attendants":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-153301"
|
|
},
|
|
"wedding flight":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": nuptial flight":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-153353"
|
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},
|
|
"wedge spectrograph":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a spectrograph in which the light is modulated by an optical wedge":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-234814"
|
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},
|
|
"Weddell seal":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a vocal Antarctic hair seal ( Leptonychotes weddelli ) noted for its deep dives in search of food":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"w\u0259-\u02c8del-",
|
|
"\u02c8we-d\u1d4al-"
|
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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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"James Weddell \u20201834 English navigator":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1914, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-105142"
|
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},
|
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"Weddell Sea":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"geographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
"arm of the South Atlantic east of the Antarctic Peninsula":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"w\u0259-\u02c8del",
|
|
"\u02c8we-d\u1d4al"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-125701"
|
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},
|
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"wedel":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to ski by means of wedeln":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8v\u0101-d\u1d4al"
|
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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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"German Wedeln":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1963, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-183021"
|
|
},
|
|
"wedeln":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a style of skiing in which a skier rhythmically swings the rear of the skis from side to side while following the fall line":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8v\u0101-d\u1d4aln"
|
|
],
|
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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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"German, from wedeln , literally, to fan, wag the tail, from Wedel fan, tail, from Old High German wadal ; akin to Old Norse v\u0113li bird's tail":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1957, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-183557"
|
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},
|
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"wedge verse":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": rhopalic verse":[]
|
|
},
|
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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":"20220715-104432"
|
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},
|
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"weddellite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mineral CaC 2 O 4 .2H 2 O consisting of hydrous oxalate of calcium that is polymorphous with whewellite and is found as tiny isolated crystals in mud at the bottom of the Weddell sea, Antarctica":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"w\u0259\u02c8de\u02ccl\u012bt",
|
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"\u02c8wed\u1d4al\u02cc\u012bt"
|
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],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Weddell sea, arm of southern Atlantic ocean in Antarctica + English -ite":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-205709"
|
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},
|
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"wedge spectrogram":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a photograph obtained with a wedge spectrograph":[]
|
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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":"20220712-010338"
|
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},
|
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"wedgework":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-012217"
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},
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"wedgie":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a shoe having a wedge-shaped piece serving as the heel and joining the half sole to form a continuous flat undersurface":[],
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": the condition of having one's clothing wedged between the buttocks usually from having one's pants or underpants yanked up from behind as a prank":[
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"\u2014 often used with get or give"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8we-j\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"He gave me a wedgie .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Picture a pair of leggings that mix the comfort of activewear with the appeal of shapewear, featuring an intentional wedgie that carefully separates your buttcheeks, giving anyone a derriere made for its own reality TV show. \u2014 refinery29.com , 28 July 2021",
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"Sport laughs at assumption and regularly gives expectation a fierce wedgie . \u2014 Arkansas Online , 5 July 2021",
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"Some full-coverage styles can lead to a wedgie , which will definitely kill any zen vibes during your vinyasa flow (and explains why thongs are so popular in this category). \u2014 Kelsey Clark, Glamour , 1 June 2021",
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"Say goodbye to wedgies and too-tight waist bands, because real pants are out and leggings are officially in. \u2014 Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen , 4 May 2020",
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"And that unpleasant wedgie feeling some thongs can give after a full day of wear? \u2014 Alexandra Cavallo, USA TODAY , 24 Feb. 2020",
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"Even the seat-cushion bolsters are low enough to not give an annoying wedgie on entry or exit. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 15 Sep. 2019",
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"Even dads who relentlessly insist on socks in every sandal will admit that flip flop toe wedgies aren\u2019t ideal. \u2014 Simona Matovic, al.com , 12 June 2019",
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"Later in training, Marcelo held Neymar down (and maybe gave him a wedgie ?) as Coutinho came sprinting into the frame with an egg to also smash on Neymar\u2019s head. \u2014 Andrew Joseph, For The Win , 12 June 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1939, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-110029"
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},
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"wedging crib":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a curb of close-fitting planks behind which wedges are driven in to make a watertight packing between the tubbing in a shaft and the rock walls":[]
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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":"20220712-030842"
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},
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"wedding march":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a march of slow tempo and stately character that is composed or played to accompany the bridal procession":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The crew made Chris a sash out of snack bags and cued up the wedding march . \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Your paper lists Wagner\u2019s wedding march , but also Buddy Holly, Judas Priest, and Nickelback. \u2014 Elizabeth Cooney, STAT , 20 Sep. 2021",
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"The familiar strains of a baroque wedding march fill the hallways, stopping the health care software company\u2019s 10,700 employees in their tracks. \u2014 Katie Jennings, Forbes , 8 Apr. 2021",
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"Cue the wedding march , Alex Drummond and her fianc\u00e9 Mauricio Scott have set the date and picked a wedding venue. \u2014 Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living , 4 Dec. 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1850, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-034434"
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},
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"Wednesday":{
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"type":[
|
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the fourth day of the week":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8wenz-d\u0101",
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"-d\u0113",
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"British also \u02c8we-d\u1d4anz-",
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"\u02c8wenz-(\u02cc)d\u0101"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"I had lunch with her last Wednesday .",
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"I'll be seeing her again next Wednesday .",
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"My birthday falls on a Wednesday this year.",
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"Next week I'll arrive on Wednesday and leave on Friday.",
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"I will arrive on Wednesday morning."
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English w\u014ddnesd\u00e6g (akin to Old Norse \u014dthinsdagr Wednesday); akin to Old English W\u014dden Odin and d\u00e6g day":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-041841"
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},
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"Wedgwood":{
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"type":[
|
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"biographical name",
|
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"trademark"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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"Josiah 1730\u20131795 English potter":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8wej-\u02ccwu\u0307d"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-064620"
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},
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"wedgwood blue":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a variable color averaging a pale blue that is redder, stronger, and slightly lighter than average powder blue, redder and lighter than Sistine, lighter, stronger, and slightly redder than average cadet gray, and redder, lighter, and stronger than old blue":[],
|
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": either of two colors averaging a grayish purplish blue \u2014 see dark wedgwood":[]
|
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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 Wedgwood , a trademark; from a typical color of Wedgwood ware":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-065625"
|
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},
|
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"wedded bliss":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the happiness experienced by people who are married":[]
|
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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":"20220712-102513"
|
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},
|
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"wedge shell":{
|
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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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"wedge entry 1":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-103804"
|
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},
|
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"wedgwood green":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a grayish yellow green that is yellower, lighter, and slightly less strong than average sage green, stronger, slightly yellower, and lighter than mermaid, yellower, lighter, and stronger than palmetto, and yellower and deeper than celadon":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-104749"
|
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},
|
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"wedger":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a shoe worker who sets a wedge between the outsole and upper at the shank to form a spring heel":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8wej\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"wedge entry 2 + -er":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-141816"
|
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},
|
|
"wedgy":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": resembling a wedge in shape":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8we-j\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"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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"Its colorways are quintessential, and perfect for the wedgy form. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 15 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"The four-door production model, called the Velite 6, is a wedgy four-door with styling that closely resembles a popular concept car Buick unveiled in 2016. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 21 Apr. 2018"
|
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],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1799, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-180003"
|
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},
|
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"wedge photometer":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an instrument for comparing stellar brightnesses on the basis of the calibrated progressive absorption of a neutral-density optical wedge or wedge of glass":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-221639"
|
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},
|
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"wedge out":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to become progressively thinner or narrower to the point of disappearance":[
|
|
"the reservoir bed wedges out toward the east"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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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":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-102651"
|
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},
|
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"wedge of emersion":{
|
|
"type":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the wedge-shaped volume of a ship that emerges from the water or is immerged when the ship is inclined or heeled":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":"20220712-225812"
|
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},
|
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"wedge micrometer":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a sensitive wedge gage":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-231405"
|
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}
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} |