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4538 lines
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{
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"Banaba":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"island in the western Pacific east-southeast of Nauru; belongs to Kiribati area over 2 square miles (5 square kilometers), population 284":[]
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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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"b\u00e4-\u02c8n\u00e4-b\u00e4"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232704",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Banach algebra":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a linear algebra over the field of real or complex numbers that is also a Banach space for which the norm of the product of x and y is less than or equal to the product of the norm of x and the norm of y for all x and y belonging to it":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1944, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"after Stefan Banach \u20201945 Polish mathematician":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-n\u0259k-",
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"-\u02ccn\u00e4\u1e35-",
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"\u02c8b\u00e4-\u02ccn\u00e4k-",
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"-n\u0259\u1e35-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113213",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Banach space":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a complete normed vector space":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1941, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Stefan Banach \u20201945 Polish mathematician":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-n\u0259k-",
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"-\u02ccn\u00e4\u1e35-",
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"\u02c8b\u00e4-\u02ccn\u00e4k-",
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"-n\u0259\u1e35-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191648",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Banahao, Mount":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"extinct volcano 7141 feet (2142 meters) on southern Luzon, Philippines, southeast of Manila":[]
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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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"b\u00e4-\u02c8n\u00e4-\u02cchau\u0307"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192954",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Bandar-e Khomeyni":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"town and port at the head of the Persian Gulf east-northeast of Abadan in southwestern Iran population 67,000":[]
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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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"-k\u014d-\u02c8m\u0101-n\u0113",
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"\u02ccb\u0259n-d\u0259r(-\u0113)-\u02cc\u1e35\u014d-m\u0101-\u02c8n\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105105",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Bandaranaike":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias 1916\u20132000 prime minister of Sri Lanka (1960\u201365; 1970\u201377)":[]
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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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"\u02ccb\u00e4n-d\u0259-r\u0259-\u02c8n\u012b-\u0259-k\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174111",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Bandello":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Matteo 1485\u20131561 Italian writer":[]
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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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"ban-\u02c8de-(\u02cc)l\u014d",
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"b\u00e4n-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105149",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Bandung":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city southeast of Jakarta in western Java, Indonesia population 2,057,442":[]
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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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"\u02c8b\u00e4n-\u02ccdu\u0307\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045505",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Bangkok":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a hat woven of fine palm fiber in the Philippines":[],
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"city and port on the Chao Phraya about 25 miles (40 kilometers) above its mouth; capital of Thailand population 6,160,498":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1906, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"earlier bangkok , a fine straw, from Bangkok , Thailand":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ba\u014b-\u02c8k\u00e4k",
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"\u02c8ba\u014b-\u02cck\u00e4k"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115419",
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"type":[
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"geographical name",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Bangladesh":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"country of southern Asia east of India in the area where the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers empty into the Bay of Bengal; a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations since 1971; capital Dhaka area 57,321 square miles (148,460 square kilometers), population 159,453,000 \u2014 see east pakistan":[]
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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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"\u02ccb\u00e4\u014b-gl\u0259-\u02c8desh",
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"\u02ccb\u0259\u014b-",
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"\u02ccba\u014b-",
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"-\u02c8d\u0101sh"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062401",
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"type":[
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"adjective or noun",
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"ban":{
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"antonyms":[
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"anathema",
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"curse",
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"execration",
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"imprecation",
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"malediction",
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"malison",
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"winze"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a monetary subunit of the leu \u2014 see leu at Money Table":[],
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": anathema , excommunication":[
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"under the pope's ban"
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],
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": bar entry 2 sense 3c":[
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"banned from the U.N."
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],
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": censure or condemnation especially through social pressure":[
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"was under ban for her political views"
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],
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": curse":[
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"It is a hard fate \u2026 to be banned \u2026 by the world, only because one has sought to be wiser than the world is.",
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"\u2014 Edward Bulwer Lytton"
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],
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": legal or formal prohibition":[
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"a ban on beef exports"
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],
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": malediction , curse":[
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"uttered a ban upon his enemies"
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],
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": the summoning in feudal times of the king's vassals for military service":[],
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": to utter curses or condemnations":[
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"The serious world will scold and ban \u2026",
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"\u2014 Joseph Rodman Drake"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"The school banned that book for many years.",
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"The city has banned smoking in all public buildings.",
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"The drug was banned a decade ago.",
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"The use of cell phones is banned in the restaurant."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3":"Verb",
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5":"Noun",
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"1880, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English ban, bane, banne \"proclamation by an authority, summons, one of the marriage banns, troop of warriors summoned by their overlord,\" in part noun derivative of bannen \"to summon (troops) by proclamation,\" in part borrowed from Anglo-French ban, baan \"proclamation, edict, jurisdiction, one of the marriage banns\" (also continental Old French, \"summons to arms by a lord, proclamation commanding or prohibiting an action\"), going back to Old Low Franconian *banna-, going back to Germanic (whence also Old Frisian bon, ban, b\u0101n \"order commanding or prohibiting under pain of a fine, authority, summoning of the army, banishment,\" Old Saxon bann \"command, summons, fine, excommunication,\" Old High German ban \"command by an authority, order, legal extension or withdrawal of protection\"), noun derivative of *bannan- \"to speak formally, call on, order\" \u2014 more at ban entry 1":"Noun",
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"Middle English bannen \"to summon (troops) by proclamation, assemble (an armed force), gather (arms), curse, anathematize, prohibit, outlaw,\" going back to Old English bannan (class VII strong verb) \"to summon by proclamation, call to arms,\" going back to Germanic *bannan- \"to speak formally, call on, order\" (whence also Old Frisian bonna, banna \"to call upon, command, place under a ban,\" Old Saxon & Old High German bannan \"to summon, order,\" Old Norse banna \"to prohibit, curse\"), going back to Indo-European *b h o-n-h 2 -e-, presumed o-grade intensive derivative (with gemination from a present formation with *-nu\u032f-e- ":"Verb",
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"Romanian, money, coin, small coin":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ban",
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"\u02c8b\u00e4n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bar",
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"enjoin",
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"forbid",
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"interdict",
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"outlaw",
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"prohibit",
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"proscribe"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061419",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"banak":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": any of several Central American timber trees of the genus Virola (especially V. merendonia ) extensively shipped from British Honduras":[]
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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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"perhaps borrowed from a Mayan language of Belize":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u00e4\u02ccn\u00e4k"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125334",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"banal":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The more banal , the more commonplace, the more predictable, the triter, the staler, the dumber, the better. \u2014 Don DeLillo , Mao II , 1991",
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"The instructor's script is banal , relying heavily on images of waves on a beach or clouds in the sky. \u2014 Maxine Kumin , \"Wintering Over,\" 1979 , in In Deep , 1987",
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"\u2026 it seemed to me that computers have been used in ways that are salutary, in ways that are dangerous, banal and cruel, and in ways that seem harmless if a little silly. \u2014 Tracy Kidder , The Soul of a New Machine , 1981",
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"He made some banal remarks about the weather.",
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"The writing was banal but the story was good.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"What feels so clear can, once spoken, sound tinny or fragile or banal . \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Meanwhile, the task of exhumation, at once brutal and banal , will probably continue for weeks, months, even years. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
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"Part of the film\u2019s charm is in how seemingly banal moments take on a more tender feel. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 26 Oct. 2020",
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"One effect of the book's tongue-in-cheek format is a chilling realization that the villains in The Playbook are extraordinarily banal . \u2014 Amy Brady, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
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"The film\u2019s peculiar emphasis on that clip asserts a distinction between the ordinary and the extraordinary, the banal and the sublime that emerges in the dramatization of the explorers\u2019 adventure. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 11 May 2022",
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"Without exception, the works showcased in the Decentral Art Pavilion were banal , tasteless and pointlessly surreal. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"People are going into performance reviews, brainstorming sessions and the office with all kinds of grief, swinging between the banal and the crushing. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"The rest of Joanna\u2019s coworkers are tormentors, banal ones, with several actors making the strange choice to somewhat underplay their roles, allowing scenes to sag while Bayer vamps. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 26 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1825, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from French, \"pertaining to a feudal lord's right to extract usage fees for mills, ovens, etc., within his jurisdiction, available for general use, ordinary, commonplace, trite,\" going back to Old French bannel \"subject to a feudal lord's jurisdiction, of seigneurial authority,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin bann\u0101lis, ban\u0101lis \"ordered by a ban, invested with public authority,\" from bannus, bannum \"order given by a public authority, authority, jurisdiction\" (borrowed from Old Low Franconian *banna- \"call to arms by a lord\") + Latin -\u0101lis -al entry 1 \u2014 more at ban entry 2":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ba-",
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"-\u02c8n\u00e4l",
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"b\u0259-\u02c8nal",
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"\u02c8b\u0101-n\u1d4al",
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"b\u0101-\u02c8nal",
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"-\u02c8n\u0227l; b\u0101-\u02c8nal; \u02c8b\u0101n-\u1d4al"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for banal insipid , vapid , flat , jejune , banal , inane mean devoid of qualities that make for spirit and character. insipid implies a lack of sufficient taste or savor to please or interest. an insipid romance with platitudes on every page vapid suggests a lack of liveliness, force, or spirit. an exciting story given a vapid treatment flat applies to things that have lost their sparkle or zest. although well-regarded in its day, the novel now seems flat jejune suggests a lack of rewarding or satisfying substance. a jejune and gassy speech banal stresses the complete absence of freshness, novelty, or immediacy. a banal tale of unrequited love inane implies a lack of any significant or convincing quality. an inane interpretation of the play",
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"synonyms":[
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"flat",
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"insipid",
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"milk-and-water",
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"namby-pamby",
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"watery",
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"wishy-washy"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061500",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"transitive verb"
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]
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},
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"banality":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": something that lacks originality, freshness, or novelty : something banal : commonplace":[],
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": the quality or state of lacking new or interesting qualities : the quality or state of being banal":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The trip offers an escape from the banalities of daily life.",
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"We exchanged banalities about the weather.",
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"The writing never rose above banality .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That there\u2019s truth in these observations doesn\u2019t rescue the songs from banality , despite the appealing sophistication of the musical structures. \u2014 Mark Richardson, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
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"In our memories, a trip becomes a series of small, vivid moments, sometimes mysterious for their apparent banality . \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
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"The pervading sense of calm banality that permeates all office spaces\u2014and just below it, that feeling of unease and an inhuman disregard for humanity that is uniquely Lumon. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 7 May 2022",
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"Arendt was responsible for the wording of her subtitle, but the discussion regarding the phenomenon of evil and its banality started when Jaspers sent her two copies of his book Die Schuldfrage (The Question of German Guilt). \u2014 Seyla Benhabib, The New York Review of Books , 24 Feb. 2022",
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"Biden\u2019s misrepresentation of the economic consequences of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Job Act is, if the reporting of the New York Times is to be believed, a banality . \u2014 Joseph W. Sullivan, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"Derrell Acon\u2019s powerfully sung and revelatory Roc, a corruptible enabler of Pizarro, proved a particularly disturbing personification of the banality of evil. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
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"Paradoxically, the same medium that once served as a respite from the banality of Hare\u2019s professional life soon came to feel oppressive in its own right. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"And what the writers decide, not unreasonably, is that women crave the empowerment of looking, rather than the banality of being looked at. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 14 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1821, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from French banalit\u00e9, from banal \"available for general use, commonplace, banal \" + -it\u00e9 -ity":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"b\u0101-",
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"also ba-",
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"b\u0259-\u02c8na-l\u0259-t\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bromide",
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"chestnut",
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"clich\u00e9",
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"cliche",
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"commonplace",
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"groaner",
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"homily",
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"platitude",
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"shibboleth",
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"trope",
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"truism"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082723",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"band":{
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"antonyms":[
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"begird",
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"belt",
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"engird",
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"engirdle",
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"enwind",
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"gird",
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"girdle",
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"girt",
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"girth",
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"wrap"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a close-fitting strip that confines material at the waist, neck, or cuff of clothing":[],
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": a cord or strip across the back of a book to which the sections are sewn":[],
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": a more or less well-defined range of wavelengths, frequencies, or energies":[],
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": a narrow strip of material applied as trimming to an article of dress":[],
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": a strip (as of living tissue or rock) or a stripe (as on an animal) differentiable (as by color, texture, or structure) from the adjacent material or area":[],
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": a thin flat encircling strip: such as":[],
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": to affix a band to or tie up with a band":[],
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": to gather together : unite":[
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"\u2014 often used with together have banded together in hopes of attacking the blight that is common to them all \u2014 J. B. Conant"
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"banded the waist of the dress with a speckled belt",
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"banded the newspapers together for delivery"
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],
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"borrowed from Middle French bande \"troop, company of people,\" borrowed from Old Occitan banda, going back to Late Latin banda, plural of bandum \"flag, standard\" (attested in glosses), borrowed from Gothic bandwo \"sign, signal\" (or a cognate Germanic word), of uncertain origin":"Noun",
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"in senses 1 & 2, from Middle English band, bond something that constricts, from Old Norse band ; akin to Old English bindan to bind; in other senses, from Middle English bande strip, from Middle French, from Vulgar Latin *binda , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German binta fillet; akin to Old English bindan to bind, bend fetter \u2014 more at bind":"Noun"
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],
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"circle",
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"loop",
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": to form a group in order to do or achieve something":[
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"phrasal verb"
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]
|
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},
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": a machine tool resembling a band saw but with a cutting edge in the form of a file":[]
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": to form a group in order to do or achieve something":[
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|
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]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105518",
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|
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"phrasal verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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": a machine tool having an endless belt (often of metal) that contains cutting elements (as for sawing, shaping, or finishing materials)":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214754",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
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"definitions":{
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": a wheel on which a band saw runs":[],
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": belt pulley":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194506",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"band-tailed pigeon":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a wild pigeon ( Columba fasciata ) of western North America that is often confused with the now extinct passenger pigeon but is distinguished by a rounded tail with a black transverse band":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
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|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114628",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"bandage":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a flexible strip or band used to cover, strengthen, or compress something":[],
|
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": a strip of fabric used especially to cover, dress, and bind up wounds":[],
|
|
": to bind, dress, or cover with a bandage":[
|
|
"bandage a wound",
|
|
"a bandaged ankle"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He wrapped a bandage around his knee.",
|
|
"She put a bandage on the cut.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He arrived with a bandaged ankle.",
|
|
"her mother always bandages her scraped knees very carefully",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"There is no looking back at fashion of the 2010s without revisiting the viral phenomena that is Herv\u00e9 L\u00e9ger\u2019s bandage dresses, the style that made endless red carpet appearances by way of celebrities such as Rihanna for seasons on end. \u2014 Jamila Stewart, Essence , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Who knew that Drake could make an album that would take you back to trying on bandage dresses at Forever 21 in the 2010s",
|
|
"There are a couple of dresses that are heavily inspired by spring-summer \u201997 \u2014 the bandage dresses with the silk charmeuse drape. \u2014 Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Since April 2021, search interest for Herv\u00e9 L\u00e9ger increased 74 percent and search interest for bandage dresses increased 49 percent. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Ace bandage : Use Coban for wound dressing, but stick with Ace for sprains and strains. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 10 Apr. 2015",
|
|
"Ferguson says blisters should be washed with soapy water and covered with Vasoline and a bandage . \u2014 Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"His team put a collagen bandage on a part of the finger that had been inflicted with a wound to mend it, and the robot was able to move freely after the protein repaired the skin. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"He was arraigned on first-degree murder charges and appeared in court Saturday evening wearing a bandage over his shoulder. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The Fed isn\u2019t going to bandage investors\u2019 mistakes anymore. \u2014 Jason Zweig, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Go back to our cave, bandage up, hopefully get healthy. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"On his journey, Jordan meets a Black neighbor who helps bandage his cuts, and a Mexican gardener who helps him out with a ride. \u2014 Frank Shyong Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 26 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Then the surgeon will remove any infected mastoid bone or tissue, stitch up the cut, and bandage the wound. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Kicking managers to the curb, along with a hitting coach here and a pitching coach there, can bandage the short term. \u2014 Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Lakers coach Frank Vogel called four timeouts in the first half, hoping to bandage wounds. \u2014 Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic , 3 June 2021",
|
|
"Fortunately, a teacher at a school overlooking the pond was watching the incident from a window and was able to alert the school nurse, who helped bandage McCoy's injuries after the incident. \u2014 NBC News , 14 May 2021",
|
|
"Once Nora woke up, no one would be able to touch her again without putting her under, and there was no way to bandage her wound or keep her from licking the incision site. \u2014 The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 19 Mar. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1730, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French, from bande":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ban-dij"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"bind",
|
|
"dress",
|
|
"swathe"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045225",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a toy with an automatically winding cord by which it is brought back to the hand when thrown":[]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
"origin unknown":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8band\u0259\u02ccl\u014d(\u0259)r"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133211",
|
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|
|
"noun"
|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
|
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|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she uses her colorful print bandanna to keep the hair out of her eyes",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Wearing a red shirt and skirt, a face mask, sunglasses, a bandanna and running shoes, Warren was less than 5 miles from Window Rock. \u2014 Arlyssa Becenti, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Randy Houser opted for camouflage pants, a long sleeve black shirt, a navy bandanna tied around his neck, and an army green western hat that seemed to be caught in between Harrison Ford\u2019s Indian Jones and a Stetson. \u2014 Allyson Portee, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Rayna Toth also picked country, sporting a flannel shirt and a bandanna around her neck. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Sharon, a petite blonde, sported a crimson Trump pompom hat and a flag bandanna . \u2014 Caitlin L. Chandler, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Rayna Toth also picked country, sporting a flannel shirt and a bandanna around her neck. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Rayna Toth also picked country, sporting a flannel shirt and a bandanna around her neck. \u2014 John Woodrow Cox, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"With her hair pulled up with a red bandanna , a 72-year-old woman carefully shapes round blobs of dough while making arepas, a Venezuelan food staple typically stuffed with cheese, meat, avocado and beans. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"His crazy hair, as his daughter calls his mop of curls, was sprouting from a bandanna . \u2014 Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press , 18 Mar. 2022"
|
|
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|
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"1741, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"Hindi b\u0101\u1e45dhn\u016b & Urdu b\u0101ndhn\u016b tie-dyeing, cloth so dyed, ultimately from Sanskrit badhn\u0101ti he ties \u2014 more at bind":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ban-\u02c8da-n\u0259"
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"she uses her colorful print bandanna to keep the hair out of her eyes",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Wearing a red shirt and skirt, a face mask, sunglasses, a bandanna and running shoes, Warren was less than 5 miles from Window Rock. \u2014 Arlyssa Becenti, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Randy Houser opted for camouflage pants, a long sleeve black shirt, a navy bandanna tied around his neck, and an army green western hat that seemed to be caught in between Harrison Ford\u2019s Indian Jones and a Stetson. \u2014 Allyson Portee, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
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|
"Rayna Toth also picked country, sporting a flannel shirt and a bandanna around her neck. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Sharon, a petite blonde, sported a crimson Trump pompom hat and a flag bandanna . \u2014 Caitlin L. Chandler, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Rayna Toth also picked country, sporting a flannel shirt and a bandanna around her neck. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Rayna Toth also picked country, sporting a flannel shirt and a bandanna around her neck. \u2014 John Woodrow Cox, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"With her hair pulled up with a red bandanna , a 72-year-old woman carefully shapes round blobs of dough while making arepas, a Venezuelan food staple typically stuffed with cheese, meat, avocado and beans. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"His crazy hair, as his daughter calls his mop of curls, was sprouting from a bandanna . \u2014 Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press , 18 Mar. 2022"
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disheveled",
|
|
"dishevelled",
|
|
"disordered",
|
|
"disorderly",
|
|
"messy",
|
|
"mussed",
|
|
"mussy",
|
|
"sloven",
|
|
"slovenly",
|
|
"unkempt",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a structure (such as a baseball park) having relatively small interior dimensions":[],
|
|
": a usually cylindrical box of cardboard or thin wood for holding light articles of attire":[],
|
|
": exquisitely neat, clean, or ordered as if just taken from a bandbox":[
|
|
"a bandbox perfection of appearance"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"a small bandbox bed-and-breakfast decorated with taste and charm",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"At 6-3 and 210 pounds, the muscular Harper and his left-handed swing are perfectly matched to Citizens Bank Park, a South Philadelphia ballpark commonly called a bandbox by opposing pitchers. \u2014 Dan Schlossberg, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The game was held in Benet\u2019s Alumni Gym, a bandbox that dates to the 1950s. \u2014 Matt Le Cren, chicagotribune.com , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The changes certainly won\u2019t turn PK Park into a bandbox but the extreme edge for pitchers, particularly in the early spring, will be lessened. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"This state\u2019s first-ever regular season Major League Baseball game is set for Thursday, but with just a week to go workers were still assembling the ballpark, an 8,000-seat bandbox carved out of the world\u2019s most famous cornfield. \u2014 Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com , 13 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Oregon and Central Connecticut State turned pitcher-friendly PK Park into a bandbox to start NCAA regional play. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 4 June 2021",
|
|
"The new park is far from the bandbox Rosenblatt was. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 19 June 2020",
|
|
"The Lake Placid arena was an 8,000-seat bandbox shaped like a cockfighting amphitheater. \u2014 Gerald Eskenazi, New York Times , 21 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"The bad news for any team hankering to take swings in that bandbox is, well, [gestures at the section about Verlander and Cole and Greinke]. \u2014 Jon Tayler, SI.com , 26 Sep. 2019"
|
|
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|
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|
|
"1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8ban(d)-\u02ccb\u00e4ks"
|
|
],
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|
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|
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|
|
"antiseptic",
|
|
"crisp",
|
|
"groomed",
|
|
"kempt",
|
|
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|
|
"orderly",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"smug",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"tidy",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"well-groomed"
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
"banded":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having or marked with bands":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a hawk with a banded tail",
|
|
"the red, black, and yellow banded king snake is sometimes mistaken for the venomous coral snake",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Their big, bold, banded lozenges of color establish two-dimensional portals to sweeping, optically deep space beyond the canvas surface. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"After a four-hour run, Daniher stopped at a spot called Pulley Ridge where Boyll dropped a banded rudderfish 400 feet to the bottom. \u2014 Tom Keer, Field & Stream , 23 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"A decade ago, Ang, a co-lead author of the new study, began studying Raffles\u2019 banded langurs, a small, dark-colored monkey. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, National Geographic , 22 June 2020",
|
|
"And finally, to complete the ideal traveling outfit, there\u2019s the super-stretchy elastic- banded pant, which is both quick-drying and wrinkle-resistant. \u2014 Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 17 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Skywatchers may even be able to spot Jupiter\u2019s four largest moons and the banded clouds that surround the planet by using binoculars or a small telescope, according to NASA. \u2014 Fox News , 7 June 2019",
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"Grab a pair of binoculars or a light telescope to glimpse its four largest moons \u2014 Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto \u2014 and maybe even see the banded clouds that encircle the planet, according to NASA. \u2014 Doreen Christensen, sun-sentinel.com , 6 June 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1787, 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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"\u02c8ban-d\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"barred",
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"streaked",
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"striped"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112025",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"bandeng":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the milkfish ( Chanos chanos ) used for mosquito control and cultivated in ponds in Indonesia":[]
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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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"native name in Indonesia":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ban-\u02ccde\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171113",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
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"banderilla":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a decorated barbed dart that the banderillero thrusts into the neck or shoulders of the bull in a bullfight":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Soon, we were seated in an alcove, sipping $14 gin-tonics from bulbous glasses and snacking on gildas, the classic Basque banderilla made with large olives adorned with a sweet pepper cap and an anchovy fillet handle, all speared with a toothpick. \u2014 Michael Russell, oregonlive , 1 Sep. 2021",
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"These colorful creations were reminiscent of banderillas , which are the decorated darts used by bullfighters. \u2014 Omar Mamoon, SFChronicle.com , 29 May 2020",
|
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"Or, banderillas can be made up to two days ahead and kept covered in the refrigerator. \u2014 Jonah Miller, WSJ , 6 July 2018",
|
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"For the banderilla : In a medium bowl, combine mojo pic\u00f3n and Manchego cheese, stirring to coat. \u2014 Jonah Miller, WSJ , 6 July 2018",
|
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"As darkness falls, stroll over to Bar Acuda for garlicky bruschetta topped with local tomatoes, grilled flank steak banderillas with black pepper-pineapple jam and other small plates. \u2014 Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News , 25 Mar. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1789, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from Spanish, diminutive of bandera \"banner, flag,\" borrowed from Old Occitan bandiera, or formed parallel to it from Spanish banda \"group, flock\" \u2014 more at banderole":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccban-d\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113(l)-y\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174438",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"banderillero":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a person who thrusts in the banderillas in a bullfight":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Or Ernesto Sobrino, a Spanish bullfighter performing as a banderillero , one of the old men of the ring whose high-risk vocation is to make the bullfighter look good. \u2014 Roger Lowenstein, WSJ , 27 Aug. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1789, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from Spanish, from banderilla banderilla + -ero, going back to Latin -\u0101rius -er entry 2":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccban-d\u0259-(\u02cc)r\u0113(l)-\u02c8yer-(\u02cc)\u014d"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073253",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"banderol":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a long narrow forked flag or streamer":[],
|
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": a long scroll bearing an inscription or a device":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"during the festival this ancient Italian city is bestrewn with banderoles celebrating its illustrious medieval heritage",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Une banderole d\u00e9ploy\u00e9e \u00e0 l'entr\u00e9e pic.twitter.com/6vwQ6ygRcX \u2014 Thibault Izoret (@TIM_7375) February 10, 2020 BlackRock offices in other cities have drawn similar protests in the past few years, including its New York headquarters and London. \u2014 Gaspard Sebag, Bloomberg.com , 10 Feb. 2020"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"earlier banaroll, bandrol, bannerall, borrowed from Middle French banderolle (16th century), bannerolle (15th century), probably borrowed from Italian banderuola (or an equivalent in Upper Italian), diminutive of bandiera \"banner, pennant,\" borrowed from Old Occitan, from banda \"troop, band entry 3 \" (or its source, Late Latin bandum \"flag, standard\") + -iera -er entry 2":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ban-d\u0259-\u02ccr\u014dl"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"banner",
|
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"colors",
|
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"ensign",
|
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"flag",
|
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"guidon",
|
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"jack",
|
|
"pendant",
|
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"pendent",
|
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"pennant",
|
|
"pennon",
|
|
"standard",
|
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"streamer"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172755",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"banderole":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a long narrow forked flag or streamer":[],
|
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": a long scroll bearing an inscription or a device":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"during the festival this ancient Italian city is bestrewn with banderoles celebrating its illustrious medieval heritage",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Une banderole d\u00e9ploy\u00e9e \u00e0 l'entr\u00e9e pic.twitter.com/6vwQ6ygRcX \u2014 Thibault Izoret (@TIM_7375) February 10, 2020 BlackRock offices in other cities have drawn similar protests in the past few years, including its New York headquarters and London. \u2014 Gaspard Sebag, Bloomberg.com , 10 Feb. 2020"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"earlier banaroll, bandrol, bannerall, borrowed from Middle French banderolle (16th century), bannerolle (15th century), probably borrowed from Italian banderuola (or an equivalent in Upper Italian), diminutive of bandiera \"banner, pennant,\" borrowed from Old Occitan, from banda \"troop, band entry 3 \" (or its source, Late Latin bandum \"flag, standard\") + -iera -er entry 2":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ban-d\u0259-\u02ccr\u014dl"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"banner",
|
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"colors",
|
|
"ensign",
|
|
"flag",
|
|
"guidon",
|
|
"jack",
|
|
"pendant",
|
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"pendent",
|
|
"pennant",
|
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"pennon",
|
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"standard",
|
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"streamer"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163906",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bandersnatch":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a wildly grotesque or bizarre individual":[
|
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"like teaching metaphysics to a bandersnatch",
|
|
"\u2014 F. B. Ebersole"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from Bandersnatch , a fabulous animal in Through the Looking Glass (1872) by Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson) \u20201898 English mathematician & writer":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ban-d\u0259r-\u02ccsnach"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194223",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bandfish":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ribbonfish sense 1b":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8band-\u02ccfish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140521",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bandura":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a Ukrainian stringed instrument of the lute class":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Russian, from Polish, from Italian pandura, pandora , from Late Latin pandura, pandurium three-stringed lute":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ban-\u02c8du\u0307r-\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192744",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun,"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bandurria":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a Spanish stringed instrument of the lute family":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Spanish":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ban-\u02c8du\u0307r-y\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100157",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bandwagon":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a current or fashionable trend":[],
|
|
": a popular party, faction, or cause that attracts growing support":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used in such phrases as jump on the bandwagon"
|
|
],
|
|
": a usually ornate and high wagon for a band of musicians especially in a circus parade":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tried to get everyone on the bandwagon about forming a neighborhood crime watch",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Even influencer Tinx hopped on the bandwagon and tried out the wax stick in a TikTok. \u2014 Emma Becker, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Most bitcoin buyers hopped on the bandwagon last year as crypto's popularity soared, McKenzie said. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"One mistake is jumping on the bandwagon each time new technology, channels or platforms are introduced. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"After a Texas lawmaker proposed banning drag shows where children are present, Florida Rep. Anthony Sabatini, R-Howey-in-the-Hills, jumped on the bandwagon . \u2014 Brooke Baitinger, Sun Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Rob Portman continues to stand on the sidelines Mr. Spine, but lots of others have been getting on the Steve Detol back bandwagon . \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Still, investors looking to join the bandwagon might find the jump a bit high at the moment. \u2014 Jinjoo Lee, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The jump to a new apex of $70,000 looked like another craze driven by still more kudos from famous names, and the millennials' and Gen-X-ers rushing to join the bandwagon . \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Brands didn\u2019t take long to join the bandwagon to stamp their online presence through social marketing, reminding followers of their social media handles on the need to stay safe. \u2014 Thomas Helfrich, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8band-\u02ccwa-g\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blitz",
|
|
"campaign",
|
|
"cause",
|
|
"crusade",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"juggernaut",
|
|
"movement",
|
|
"push"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100559",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bandwagon effect":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the phenomenon by which the growing success of something (such as a cause, fad, or type of behavior) attracts more widespread support or adoption as more people perceive and are influenced by its increasing popularity":[
|
|
"During recent presidential elections it has become vital for candidates to win early party primaries in several states to start a bandwagon effect . Most people withhold support and contributions until they are sure the candidate has a good chance to win. Campaign \"momentum\" is highly prized because it creates a bandwagon effect that brings even more supporters into the fold.",
|
|
"\u2014 Hy Ruchlis et al.",
|
|
"Researchers have found two factors that may account for momentum's success. I call the first the bandwagon effect . As a stock keeps outperforming the market, more and more investors \"discover\" it and jump on board\u2014propelling it even further ahead of the market and seducing still more buyers.",
|
|
"\u2014 Mark Hulbert"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1906, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182226",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bandwagoner":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who takes part in or becomes enthusiastic about something only when it is popular or fashionable":[
|
|
"\u2026 ugly performances through December and the first half of January caused more than a few bandwagoners to jump ship \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Kevin Greenstein , New York Sun , 6 Feb. 2008",
|
|
"\u2026 Hawks fans bellyached about the affluent bandwagoners who are scooping up tickets \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Dan McNeil , Chicago Tribune , 28 May 2010",
|
|
"Though they are sometimes derided as shameless bandwagoners who leap into and out of stocks with abandon\u2014increasing volatility in the process\u2014it's not always a fair charge: Some momentum investors actually hold stocks for relatively long periods.",
|
|
"\u2014 Melanie Warner , Fortune , 9 Dec. 1996",
|
|
"The original innovators have moved on, and all that remains are bandwagoneers pumping out an astounding amount of identical-looking product \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Patricia Calhoun and Justin F. Farrar , Houston Press , 31 Aug. 2006"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bandwagon + -er entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8band-\u02ccwa-g\u0259-n\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042203",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bandwidth":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the emotional or mental capacity necessary to do or consider something":[
|
|
"I don't have the bandwidth to do it all myself, and I feel like a failure because I'm not living up to my own ideals.",
|
|
"\u2014 Frances Lefkowitz"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The modem has a bandwidth of 56 kilobits per second.",
|
|
"Graphics use more bandwidth than text does.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Doing so will push the digital future forward and unleash enormous demand from AI, VR and autonomous use cases that rely on low-latency, high- bandwidth networks. \u2014 Michael Johnston, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Its main business is providing low- bandwidth telecom services, like text messages and data relays with internet of things devices. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Is this a matter of limited Joy-Con bandwidth , which is already iffy enough for one or two Joy-Cons",
|
|
"While filming, the production team relied on a low- bandwidth internet connection that made streaming backups to the cloud impossible. \u2014 Ashley Lan, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The pandemic has more than proven that deep bonds can be made despite remote environments and the lags of a low- bandwidth Zoom call. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The speed of your broadband (always-on, high-capacity, wide- bandwidth ) internet connection has never been more critical. \u2014 Eric Griffith, PCMAG , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"These subjects consume a large share of the FCC\u2019s regulatory bandwidth , which means the agency could be deadlocked for good or ill on many issues. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"And some of the older altimeters have a communications conflict with some of the bandwidth \u2014not all of it\u2014of 5G. \u2014 Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American , 27 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1902, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8band-\u02ccwidth",
|
|
"-\u02ccwitth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060903",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bandworm":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": tapeworm":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8band-\u02ccw\u0259rm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023039",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bandy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a game similar to hockey and believed to be its prototype":[],
|
|
": bowed":[],
|
|
": bowlegged":[
|
|
"\u2026 stood beyond the bandy table \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Dylan Thomas"
|
|
],
|
|
": contend":[],
|
|
": to band together":[],
|
|
": to bat (something, such as a tennis ball) to and fro":[],
|
|
": to discuss lightly or banteringly":[
|
|
"Names of potential running mates have been bandied about."
|
|
],
|
|
": to toss from side to side or pass about from one to another often in a careless or inappropriate manner":[
|
|
"A gun is not a toy to be bandied about."
|
|
],
|
|
": to use in a glib or offhand manner":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used with about bandy these statistics about with considerable bravado \u2014 Richard Pollak"
|
|
],
|
|
": unite":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"bandied around the idea of going out to dinner for their anniversary",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The two intellectuals bandy descriptions back and forth, the sensuous detail and speakers\u2019 enthusiasm giving the exchange an increasingly erotic edge. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But where other productions might center on male protagonists who bandy about business schemes while dancers adorn their laps or perform acrobatics overhead, P-Valley grounds its stories in the strippers\u2019 lives. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 5 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Packages of anywhere from $500 billion to $1 trillion have been bandied about, with Democrats predicting massive cuts to payroll and services if the money is not forthcoming. \u2014 Michael Braga, USA TODAY , 13 May 2020",
|
|
"The hypothetical Planet 9 has been bandied about for several years, first mentioned in 2014, but researchers have yet to find it. \u2014 Fox News , 9 May 2020",
|
|
"That\u2019s one reason why proposals more radical than anything on the Fed\u2019s own radar have been bandied about with growing urgency by monetary policy wonks. \u2014 Matthew Boesler, Bloomberg.com , 5 May 2020",
|
|
"These were all names bandied about in reports forecasting the inevitable trade. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 5 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Anecdotally, all kinds of cost-saving measures are being bandied about in athletic departments across the country. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 11 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"And then in terms of the vaccine, people have bandied around numbers like a year to 18 months away. \u2014 Wired Staff, Wired , 5 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"So naturally, Duchess Kate, who played field hockey while attending school, had to give the sport a try during her first official visit to Sweden, picking up bandy sticks during a stop in Stockholm with Prince William on Tuesday. \u2014 Maeve Mcdermott, USA TODAY , 30 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"The flask was brought in a bandy portfolj, a briefcase that traditionally contains a flask of warm wine or coffee laced with alcohol. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 30 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"During their royal tour of Sweden, the couple stopped by an ice rink to learn more about bandy hockey (the Swedish sport is like traditional hockey, but played with a curved stick and a ball). \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 30 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"On the first day of their official visit to Sweden, Prince William and Kate Middleton met up with their hosts (and Swedish counterparts!), Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel after a morning spent watching (and playing a bit of) bandy hockey. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 30 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"Just turn to Kate Middleton and Prince William, who were photographed playing a little bandy hockey on Tuesday in Stockholm, Sweden. \u2014 Peggy Truong, Cosmopolitan , 30 Jan. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1577, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":"Verb",
|
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"1673, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"earlier, \"a variety of tennis,\" probably noun derivative of bandy entry 1":"Noun",
|
|
"perhaps from bandy \"curved stick used in the game of bandy,\" apparently a sense of bandy entry 2":"Adjective",
|
|
"probably borrowed from the base of French bander \"to strike (a ball with a racket), stretch or draw back (a bow, spring, etc.),\" going back to Old French, \"to stretch, wrap with bandages,\" verbal derivative of bande \"strip, band entry 1 \"":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ban-d\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agitate",
|
|
"argue",
|
|
"bat (around ",
|
|
"canvass",
|
|
"canvas",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"discuss",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"hash (over ",
|
|
"moot",
|
|
"talk over"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114413",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bandy words":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to say angry words in an argument : to argue":[
|
|
"I don't want to bandy words with you."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174843",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bandylite":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mineral Cu 2 B 2 O 4 Cl 2 .4H 2 O consisting of a rare hydrous borate and chloride found near Calama, Chile":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"after Mark C. Bandy , 20th century mining engineer who collected it + English -lite":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ban-d\u0113-\u02ccl\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130225",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bandyman":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a driver of a bandy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bandy entry 4 + man":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ban-d\u0113-m\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0259n-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174614",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bane":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"benefit",
|
|
"blessing",
|
|
"boon",
|
|
"felicity",
|
|
"godsend",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"manna",
|
|
"windfall"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a source of harm or ruin : curse":[
|
|
"national frontiers have been more of a bane than a boon for mankind",
|
|
"\u2014 D. C. Thomson"
|
|
],
|
|
": bone":[],
|
|
": death , destruction":[
|
|
"\u2026 stop the way of those that seek my bane \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Philip Sidney"
|
|
],
|
|
": killer , slayer":[],
|
|
": poison":[],
|
|
": to kill especially with poison":[],
|
|
": woe":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1578, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2d":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, \"killer, agent of death, death,\" going back to Old English bana \"killer, agent of death,\" going back to Germanic *banan- (whence also Old Frisian bana, bona \"killer,\" Old High German bano \"killer, murderer,\" Old Norse bani \"murderer, violent death\"), of uncertain origin":"Noun",
|
|
"derivative of bane entry 1":"Verb",
|
|
"early Scots and northern Middle English ban, bane, going back to Old English b\u0101n \u2014 more at bone entry 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affliction",
|
|
"curse",
|
|
"nemesis",
|
|
"scourge"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033514",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"baneberry":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Red baneberry (Actaea rubra) is a native woodland plant found in northern America that can be successfully gown in a home garden. \u2014 Jill Sell, cleveland.com , 13 Aug. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1755, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bane entry 1 + berry entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101n-\u02ccber-\u0113, British often & US sometimes -b(\u0259-)r\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101n-\u02ccber-\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001035",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"baneful":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"anodyne",
|
|
"benign",
|
|
"harmless",
|
|
"hurtless",
|
|
"innocent",
|
|
"innocuous",
|
|
"inoffensive",
|
|
"safe"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": poisonous":[],
|
|
": productive of destruction or woe : seriously harmful":[
|
|
"a baneful influence"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The legislation could have a baneful effect on the poor.",
|
|
"the baneful consequences of war",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The impact these soldiers had on the South was baneful . \u2014 New York Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"To home in on what gives these peculiar primates their baneful bite, Fry and his colleagues collected the underarm secretions from a handful of wild slow lorises housed at a research station in Indonesia and isolated the proteins within. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"We are mired in a baneful pandemic unlike anything endured for a century, parsing our lives into 14-day increments of health and survival \u2014 or not. \u2014 Peter M. Leschak, Star Tribune , 31 July 2020",
|
|
"This resulted in all the baneful consequences of the French Revolution, which Edmund Burke so brilliantly exposed in his Reflections on the Revolution in France. \u2014 Jaithirth Rao, Quartz India , 4 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Chaos convincingly ebbs and flows in this rattling film, a baneful tide lapping at some of history\u2019s most troubled shores. \u2014 Richard Lawson, HWD , 20 July 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bane entry 1 + -ful entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101n-f\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for baneful pernicious , baneful , noxious , deleterious , detrimental mean exceedingly harmful. pernicious implies irreparable harm done through evil or insidious corrupting or undermining. the claim that pornography has a pernicious effect on society baneful implies injury through poisoning or destroying. the baneful notion that discipline destroys creativity noxious applies to what is both offensive and injurious to the health of a body or mind. noxious chemical fumes deleterious applies to what has an often unsuspected harmful effect. a diet found to have deleterious effects detrimental implies obvious harmfulness to something specified. the detrimental effects of excessive drinking",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adverse",
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"baleful",
|
|
"damaging",
|
|
"dangerous",
|
|
"deleterious",
|
|
"detrimental",
|
|
"evil",
|
|
"harmful",
|
|
"hurtful",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"injurious",
|
|
"mischievous",
|
|
"nocuous",
|
|
"noxious",
|
|
"pernicious",
|
|
"prejudicial",
|
|
"wicked"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024134",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bang":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bash",
|
|
"bat",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"biff",
|
|
"blow",
|
|
"bop",
|
|
"box",
|
|
"buffet",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"chop",
|
|
"clap",
|
|
"clip",
|
|
"clout",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"cuff",
|
|
"dab",
|
|
"douse",
|
|
"fillip",
|
|
"hack",
|
|
"haymaker",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"larrup",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"plump",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"pound",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"slap",
|
|
"slug",
|
|
"smack",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"sock",
|
|
"spank",
|
|
"stinger",
|
|
"stripe",
|
|
"stroke",
|
|
"swat",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"switch",
|
|
"thud",
|
|
"thump",
|
|
"thwack",
|
|
"wallop",
|
|
"welt",
|
|
"whack",
|
|
"wham",
|
|
"whop",
|
|
"whap"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a quick burst of energy":[
|
|
"start off with a bang"
|
|
],
|
|
": a resounding blow":[],
|
|
": a sexual partner":[],
|
|
": a sudden loud noise":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used interjectionally"
|
|
],
|
|
": a sudden striking effect":[],
|
|
": an act of copulation":[],
|
|
": exclamation point":[],
|
|
": right , directly":[
|
|
"ran bang up against more trouble"
|
|
],
|
|
": the front section of a person's hair when it is cut short and worn over the forehead":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural wore her bangs short She had long hair with bangs . In person, Miss Chin is small and pretty, with black button eyes, fluffy black bangs and dimples that show when she giggles \u2026 \u2014 Helen Lawrenson"
|
|
],
|
|
": thrill":[
|
|
"I get a bang out of all this",
|
|
"\u2014 W. H. Whyte"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cut (hair) short and squarely across":[],
|
|
": to have sexual intercourse with":[],
|
|
": to knock, hit, or thrust vigorously often with a sharp noise":[
|
|
"banged the door shut"
|
|
],
|
|
": to play a sport (such as basketball) in a very aggressive and forceful manner":[
|
|
"bang for rebounds"
|
|
],
|
|
": to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive noise or series of such noises":[],
|
|
": to strike sharply : bump":[
|
|
"banged his knee"
|
|
],
|
|
": to strike with a sharp noise or thump":[],
|
|
": value received from outlay or effort":[
|
|
"investment is yielding less bang for the buck",
|
|
"\u2014 Fortune",
|
|
"\"They are going to try to get the best bang for their dollar , and they have to do it this way.\" Brock Lesnar"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"The show began bang on time.",
|
|
"the reform movement was just beginning when it bang ran into opposition"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1828, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
|
|
"1874, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1550, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse bang hammering":"Verb",
|
|
"probably short for bangtail short tail":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bash",
|
|
"bump",
|
|
"collide",
|
|
"crash",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"impact",
|
|
"impinge",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"ram",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"strike",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"thud"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001203",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bang away":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to attack persistently":[
|
|
"police are going to keep banging away at you",
|
|
"\u2014 Erle Stanley Gardner"
|
|
],
|
|
": to work with determined effort":[
|
|
"students banging away at their homework"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the design team has been banging away at that project for months"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beaver (away)",
|
|
"dig (away)",
|
|
"drudge",
|
|
"endeavor",
|
|
"fag",
|
|
"grub",
|
|
"hump",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"labor",
|
|
"moil",
|
|
"peg (away)",
|
|
"plod",
|
|
"plow",
|
|
"plug",
|
|
"slave",
|
|
"slog",
|
|
"strain",
|
|
"strive",
|
|
"struggle",
|
|
"sweat",
|
|
"toil",
|
|
"travail",
|
|
"tug",
|
|
"work"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095529",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bang off":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to stop normal operation due to the failure of the shuttle to enter the box":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081653",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bang on":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"false",
|
|
"improper",
|
|
"inaccurate",
|
|
"incorrect",
|
|
"inexact",
|
|
"off",
|
|
"untrue",
|
|
"wrong"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": exactly correct or appropriate":[],
|
|
": to talk repeatedly or continuously about something":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with about",
|
|
"I love fatherhood\u2014I could bang on about kids forever.",
|
|
"\u2014 Guy Ritchie"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"a London theatre critic who can generally be relied upon for his bang on assessments of new plays in the West End"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1943, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"1979, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accurate",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"dead-on",
|
|
"exact",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"on-target",
|
|
"precise",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"so",
|
|
"spot-on",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"veracious"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114021",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bang-bang":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonviolent",
|
|
"peaceable",
|
|
"peaceful"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": characterized by violent or fast-paced action":[
|
|
"a bang-bang movie"
|
|
],
|
|
": executed or happening so quickly as to make judgment (as by an umpire or referee) difficult":[
|
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"a bang-bang play at first base"
|
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],
|
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": having a sudden, forceful, or attention-grabbing effect : punchy":[
|
|
"bang-bang headlines"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1911, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ba\u014b-\u02ccba\u014b"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"blood-and-guts",
|
|
"convulsive",
|
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"cyclonic",
|
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"explosive",
|
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"ferocious",
|
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"fierce",
|
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"furious",
|
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"hammer-and-tongs",
|
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"hot",
|
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"knock-down, drag-out",
|
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"knock-down-and-drag-out",
|
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"paroxysmal",
|
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"rabid",
|
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"rough",
|
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"stormy",
|
|
"tempestuous",
|
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"tumultuous",
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"turbulent",
|
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"violent",
|
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"volcanic"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052433",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bang-up":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"atrocious",
|
|
"awful",
|
|
"execrable",
|
|
"lousy",
|
|
"pathetic",
|
|
"poor",
|
|
"rotten",
|
|
"terrible",
|
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"vile",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": first-rate":[
|
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"a bang-up job"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause extensive damage to":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1810, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
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"1886, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"bang entry 1":"Verb",
|
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"bang entry 3":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014b-\u02cc\u0259p"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"A-OK",
|
|
"A1",
|
|
"awesome",
|
|
"banner",
|
|
"beautiful",
|
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"blue-chip",
|
|
"blue-ribbon",
|
|
"boffo",
|
|
"bonny",
|
|
"bonnie",
|
|
"boss",
|
|
"brag",
|
|
"brave",
|
|
"bully",
|
|
"bumper",
|
|
"capital",
|
|
"choice",
|
|
"classic",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"corking",
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
|
"cracking",
|
|
"dandy",
|
|
"divine",
|
|
"dope",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"dynamite",
|
|
"excellent",
|
|
"fab",
|
|
"fabulous",
|
|
"famous",
|
|
"fantabulous",
|
|
"fantastic",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"first-class",
|
|
"first-rate",
|
|
"first-string",
|
|
"five-star",
|
|
"four-star",
|
|
"frontline",
|
|
"gangbusters",
|
|
"gangbuster",
|
|
"gilt-edged",
|
|
"gilt-edge",
|
|
"gone",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"groovy",
|
|
"heavenly",
|
|
"high-class",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"hype",
|
|
"immense",
|
|
"jim-dandy",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"lovely",
|
|
"marvelous",
|
|
"marvellous",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"neat",
|
|
"nifty",
|
|
"noble",
|
|
"number one",
|
|
"No. 1",
|
|
"numero uno",
|
|
"out-of-sight",
|
|
"par excellence",
|
|
"peachy",
|
|
"peachy keen",
|
|
"phat",
|
|
"prime",
|
|
"primo",
|
|
"prize",
|
|
"prizewinning",
|
|
"quality",
|
|
"radical",
|
|
"righteous",
|
|
"sensational",
|
|
"slick",
|
|
"splendid",
|
|
"stellar",
|
|
"sterling",
|
|
"superb",
|
|
"superior",
|
|
"superlative",
|
|
"supernal",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"terrific",
|
|
"tip-top",
|
|
"top",
|
|
"top-notch",
|
|
"top-of-the-line",
|
|
"top-shelf",
|
|
"topflight",
|
|
"topping",
|
|
"unsurpassed",
|
|
"wizard",
|
|
"wonderful"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204139",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bangle":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a stiff usually ornamental bracelet or anklet slipped or clasped on":[],
|
|
": an ornamental disk that hangs loosely (as on a bracelet)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She wore plastic bangles on both wrists.",
|
|
"wore a bracelet with small silver bangles on it",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There isn\u2019t much that\u2019s more iconic than Herm\u00e9s\u2019 signature orange, so choose a tangerine-hued bangle from the brand as a cool layering piece. \u2014 Vogue , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Sophie was also spotted wearing the Maya Torque bangle by British jewelry brand Halcyon days. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"One, confirmed by Netflix, is the sequence at the altar when Kate drops her mother\u2019s green and gold bangle , only for Anthony to swoop down to pick it up and hand it back to her. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Get acquainted with a streamlined pendant from its Arc collection, then come back for the matching bangle . \u2014 Bianca Rodriguez, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Zahra was playing with a plastic bangle , trying to get the attention of her siblings. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The toddler also wore tiny black ballet flats, while her mom finished her look with black platform pumps by Andrea Wazen and diamond bangle bracelets and matching earrings from Bvlgari. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 20 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Bala Bangles come in either 1 or 2 pounds per bangle and can be wrapped around your wrists or ankles to add a little extra resistance to any workout. \u2014 Sarah Boyd, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Simone Rocha dress; Kay bangle (worn as hand cuff), Kay diamond two-stone stud earring, and Kay solitaire earrings; Neil Lane diamond ring; Thom Browne tuxedo, shirt, bow tie, and shoes; Lang Antiques brooch; Neil Lane wedding band. \u2014 Harper's BAZAAR , 26 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1757, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Hindi ba\u1e45gl\u012b":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014b-g\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"lavaliere",
|
|
"lavalliere",
|
|
"pendant",
|
|
"pendent"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112239",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bango":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an East African grass ( Phragmites mauritianus ) used in thatching buildings":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"native name in East Africa":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014b-(\u02cc)g\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234918",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"banish":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to clear away : dispel":[
|
|
"his discovery banishes anxiety",
|
|
"\u2014 Stringfellow Barr"
|
|
],
|
|
": to drive out or remove from a home or place of usual resort or continuance":[
|
|
"He was banished from court.",
|
|
"banishing her from the sport",
|
|
"The reporters were banished to another room."
|
|
],
|
|
": to require by authority to leave a country":[
|
|
"a dictator who banishes anyone who opposes him"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He was banished for life.",
|
|
"The dictator banished anyone who opposed him.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"To banish tired eyes, caffeine is useful for depuffing under-eye bags and draining away water retention. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The chairman had to apologize and banish both of his daughters from management positions at the company. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The story began with an aspiring magician from a Nelwyn village and an infant girl destined to unite the realms, who together helped destroy an evil queen and banish the forces of darkness. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"On May 3, the tribal council voted nearly unanimously to banish the Lakota Language Consortium \u2014 along with its co-founder Wilhelm Meya and its head linguist, Jan Ullrich \u2014 from setting foot on the reservation. \u2014 Graham Lee Brewer, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"One is taught, too, how to discover a witch and how to banish her. \u2014 Robert Shackleton, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"This intense wash-off treatment uses a combination of physical and chemical exfoliators to banish blackheads, unclog pores, and reveal glowing skin. \u2014 ELLE , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The retinol centered formula has been created to diminish fine lines and wrinkles, banish newly forming age spots and moisturize the skin to create a smooth, soft surface. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"This article handpicked the best face washes for blackheads in 2022, recommended by dermatologists, scientists, and consumers to banish blackheads once and for all. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English banysshen \"to condemn by proclamation to leave a country, exile, outlaw, expel, drive away,\" borrowed from Anglo-French baniss-, stem of banir \"to proclaim, (of a king or noble) summon by a call to arms, condemn by proclamation to leave a country, exclude\" (also continental Old French), going back to a Gallo-Romance adaptation of Old Low Franconian *bannjan, verbal derivative of *banna- \"summon to arms by a lord\" \u2014 more at ban entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba-nish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for banish banish , exile , deport , transport mean to remove by authority from a state or country. banish implies compulsory removal from a country not necessarily one's own. banished for seditious activities exile may imply compulsory removal or an enforced or voluntary absence from one's own country. a writer who exiled himself for political reasons deport implies sending out of the country an alien who has illegally entered or whose presence is judged inimical to the public welfare. illegal aliens will be deported transport implies sending a convicted criminal to an overseas penal colony. a convict who was transported to Australia",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deport",
|
|
"displace",
|
|
"exile",
|
|
"expatriate",
|
|
"relegate",
|
|
"transport"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231204",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"banishment":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to clear away : dispel":[
|
|
"his discovery banishes anxiety",
|
|
"\u2014 Stringfellow Barr"
|
|
],
|
|
": to drive out or remove from a home or place of usual resort or continuance":[
|
|
"He was banished from court.",
|
|
"banishing her from the sport",
|
|
"The reporters were banished to another room."
|
|
],
|
|
": to require by authority to leave a country":[
|
|
"a dictator who banishes anyone who opposes him"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He was banished for life.",
|
|
"The dictator banished anyone who opposed him.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"To banish tired eyes, caffeine is useful for depuffing under-eye bags and draining away water retention. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The chairman had to apologize and banish both of his daughters from management positions at the company. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The story began with an aspiring magician from a Nelwyn village and an infant girl destined to unite the realms, who together helped destroy an evil queen and banish the forces of darkness. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"On May 3, the tribal council voted nearly unanimously to banish the Lakota Language Consortium \u2014 along with its co-founder Wilhelm Meya and its head linguist, Jan Ullrich \u2014 from setting foot on the reservation. \u2014 Graham Lee Brewer, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"One is taught, too, how to discover a witch and how to banish her. \u2014 Robert Shackleton, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"This intense wash-off treatment uses a combination of physical and chemical exfoliators to banish blackheads, unclog pores, and reveal glowing skin. \u2014 ELLE , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The retinol centered formula has been created to diminish fine lines and wrinkles, banish newly forming age spots and moisturize the skin to create a smooth, soft surface. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"This article handpicked the best face washes for blackheads in 2022, recommended by dermatologists, scientists, and consumers to banish blackheads once and for all. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English banysshen \"to condemn by proclamation to leave a country, exile, outlaw, expel, drive away,\" borrowed from Anglo-French baniss-, stem of banir \"to proclaim, (of a king or noble) summon by a call to arms, condemn by proclamation to leave a country, exclude\" (also continental Old French), going back to a Gallo-Romance adaptation of Old Low Franconian *bannjan, verbal derivative of *banna- \"summon to arms by a lord\" \u2014 more at ban entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba-nish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for banish banish , exile , deport , transport mean to remove by authority from a state or country. banish implies compulsory removal from a country not necessarily one's own. banished for seditious activities exile may imply compulsory removal or an enforced or voluntary absence from one's own country. a writer who exiled himself for political reasons deport implies sending out of the country an alien who has illegally entered or whose presence is judged inimical to the public welfare. illegal aliens will be deported transport implies sending a convicted criminal to an overseas penal colony. a convict who was transported to Australia",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deport",
|
|
"displace",
|
|
"exile",
|
|
"expatriate",
|
|
"relegate",
|
|
"transport"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195145",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bank":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hill",
|
|
"mound"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a fund of pieces (such as dominoes) from which the players draw":[
|
|
"select another domino from the bank"
|
|
],
|
|
": a group or series of objects arranged together in a row or a tier":[
|
|
"a bank of vending machines"
|
|
],
|
|
": a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as":[],
|
|
": a piled-up mass of cloud or fog":[
|
|
"a fog bank",
|
|
"a bank of dark clouds"
|
|
],
|
|
": a protective or cushioning rim or piece":[],
|
|
": a row or tier of telephones":[
|
|
"worked at a phone bank calling potential donors"
|
|
],
|
|
": a set of elevators":[],
|
|
": a steep slope (as of a hill)":[
|
|
"climbed a steep bank up to the cabin"
|
|
],
|
|
": a supply of something held in reserve: such as":[],
|
|
": an establishment for the custody, loan, exchange, or issue of money, for the extension of credit, and for facilitating the transmission of funds":[
|
|
"paychecks automatically deposited into the bank",
|
|
"went to the bank to make a withdrawal",
|
|
"open a bank account"
|
|
],
|
|
": an undersea elevation rising especially from the continental shelf":[],
|
|
": one of the horizontal and usually secondary or lower divisions of a headline":[
|
|
"reading the bank of the headline"
|
|
],
|
|
": such as":[
|
|
"a bank of vending machines"
|
|
],
|
|
": the fund of supplies (such as money, chips, or pieces) held by the banker (see banker entry 1 sense 2 ) or dealer":[],
|
|
": the lateral inward tilt of a surface along a curve":[
|
|
"The engineers hadn't given the road enough bank .",
|
|
"The bomber crossed the target area in a sharp bank ."
|
|
],
|
|
": the lateral inward tilt of a vehicle (such as an airplane) when turning":[
|
|
"The engineers hadn't given the road enough bank .",
|
|
"The bomber crossed the target area in a sharp bank ."
|
|
],
|
|
": the rising ground bordering a lake, river, or sea or forming the edge of a cut or hollow":[
|
|
"We lived along the banks of the Mississippi River."
|
|
],
|
|
": the table, counter, or place of business of a money changer":[],
|
|
": to bounce (a ball or shot) off a surface (such as a backboard) into or toward a goal":[
|
|
"bank in a rebound"
|
|
],
|
|
": to build (a curve) with the roadbed or track inclined laterally upward from the inside edge":[],
|
|
": to build a raised border of earth around : to raise a bank (see bank entry 1 sense 2 ) about":[
|
|
"bank a fishpond"
|
|
],
|
|
": to depend or rely on":[
|
|
"can always bank on her friendship"
|
|
],
|
|
": to deposit money or have an account in a bank (see bank entry 3 sense 1a )":[
|
|
"choosing where to bank"
|
|
],
|
|
": to deposit or store in a bank":[
|
|
"bank a check",
|
|
"Whole blood \u2026 could be banked indefinitely \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Time"
|
|
],
|
|
": to drive (a ball) into a cushion":[],
|
|
": to follow a curve or incline":[
|
|
"skiers banking around the turn"
|
|
],
|
|
": to form or group in a tier":[],
|
|
": to heap or pile in a bank":[
|
|
"banking sand up along a river to prevent flooding"
|
|
],
|
|
": to incline an airplane laterally":[
|
|
"The pilot banked right."
|
|
],
|
|
": to incline laterally":[
|
|
"torpedo planes \u2026 darting in to attack, then banking off",
|
|
"\u2014 K. M. Dodson"
|
|
],
|
|
": to manage a bank":[],
|
|
": to restrict the flow of air to (a fire) especially by piling ash around or over the burning embers":[
|
|
"They banked the campfire at midnight so it could be easily revived in the morning."
|
|
],
|
|
": to rise in or form a bank":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used with up clouds would bank up about midday, and showers fall \u2014 William Beebe"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"1738, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English banc bench, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English benc":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, from Middle French or Old Italian; Middle French banque , from Old Italian banca , literally, bench, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English benc":"Noun and Verb",
|
|
"Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse bakki bank; akin to Old English benc bench \u2014 more at bench":"Noun and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014bk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
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"bar",
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"drift",
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"mound"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204123",
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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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"bank run":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": bank gravel":[]
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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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"bank entry 1":""
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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":"20220707-000456",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bankroll":{
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"antonyms":[
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"capitalize",
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"endow",
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"finance",
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"fund",
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"stake",
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"subsidize",
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"underwrite"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": supply of money : funds":[],
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": to supply money for (a business, project, or person)":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"They started the business with a fairly small bankroll .",
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"my total bankroll right now is $2,000",
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"Verb",
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"several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"That will exhaust our bankroll , but hopefully one of those bets will hit and turn Derby Day into a profitable venture. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 7 May 2022",
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"Jordan\u2019s $8,532,374 exceeded House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy\u2019s $8,350,153 bankroll , according to statistics compiled by Political MoneyLine. \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 2 Feb. 2022",
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"So rapidly did this divide grow, that, just over a decade after the two competitions formation, the only realistic way to have a shot at disrupting the status quo was by having a Russian billionaire or Middle Eastern Sheik bankroll massive losses. \u2014 Zak Garner-purkis, Forbes , 19 Sep. 2021",
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"Despite the fledgling league\u2019s careful crafting and a name-brand bankroll , success is hardly guaranteed. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 17 Oct. 2021",
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"Some gangs bankroll candidates outright, while ordering hit men to deal with the competition. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 May 2021",
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"Evaluating and understanding key stats can guide you to more fairways, greens and birdies in your bankroll . \u2014 Jay Ginsbach, Forbes , 19 May 2021",
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"Expect a big bankroll here, as the luxury matches its price tag. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Travel + Leisure , 1 May 2021",
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"One way to accelerate production is through what are known as second-source agreements, which the Gates Foundation has helped broker and bankroll . \u2014 Jeffrey Kluger, Time , 22 Dec. 2020",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Liberman convinced Vogue to bankroll the New York project but never published any of the results. \u2014 Vince Aletti, The New Yorker , 18 June 2022",
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"But states benefitting from current outsized demand can seize the moment to bankroll initiatives geared at a post-carbon future. \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 15 June 2022",
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"Like Riordan, Caruso has also tapped his vast and larger personal fortune to bankroll his campaign. \u2014 Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
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"These are often launched by criminal groups, but state actors like Russia might choose to bankroll such attacks simply to cause as much economic disruption as possible. \u2014 Neil Mcallister, PCMAG , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"Traditionalists fear that if the social aspect of the game fades, so will the enthusiasm of the casual gamblers who trust their luck and lose reliably enough to bankroll the winners. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"Howard Forman, a professor of public health at Yale, estimates the federal government could bankroll the next phase of pandemic response for as little as $50 per American. \u2014 Alex Putterman, courant.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"Cutler, 75, ran for governor twice as an independent and used his personal wealth to bankroll both campaigns. \u2014 Fox News , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Ibarra, the owner of a beauty salon in Tijuana, had used her profits to bankroll one of Mexico\u2019s first amateur women\u2019s teams. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1849, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1915, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ba\u014bk-\u02ccr\u014dl"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"coffers",
|
|
"exchequer",
|
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"finances",
|
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"fund",
|
|
"pocket",
|
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"resources",
|
|
"wherewithal"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080927",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"bankrupt":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"break",
|
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"bust",
|
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"ruin"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a debtor (such as an individual or an organization) whose property is subject to voluntary or involuntary administration under the bankruptcy laws for the benefit of the debtor's creditors":[],
|
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": a person who becomes insolvent":[],
|
|
": a person who is completely lacking in a particular desirable quality or attribute":[
|
|
"a moral bankrupt"
|
|
],
|
|
": broken , ruined":[
|
|
"a bankrupt professional career"
|
|
],
|
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": destitute":[
|
|
"\u2014 used with of or in bankrupt of all merciful feelings"
|
|
],
|
|
": exhausted of valuable qualities : sterile":[
|
|
"a bankrupt old culture"
|
|
],
|
|
": impoverish":[
|
|
"defections had bankrupted the party of its brainpower"
|
|
],
|
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": of or relating to bankrupts or bankruptcy":[
|
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"bankrupt laws"
|
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],
|
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": to reduce to bankruptcy":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
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"As a lawyer, she specialized in working with bankrupts .",
|
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"Adjective",
|
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"The lawsuit could leave them bankrupt .",
|
|
"she's a kind soul, but bankrupt of all common sense, I'm afraid",
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"Several risky deals bankrupted the company.",
|
|
"several bad investments bankrupted him",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"The plan is intended to prevent the company from being dissolved, forced into liquidation or formally declared bankrupt . \u2014 Michelle Toh, CNN , 19 May 2020",
|
|
"India was granted independence in 1947 by a Britain left bankrupt after World War II. \u2014 Cassie Werber, Quartz , 17 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Ghosn was sent to Japan by Renault in the late 1990s and is credited with turning around a then near- bankrupt Nissan. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"China\u2019s Hong Kong puppet regime, albeit bankrupt of any legitimacy, is still unwilling to cede power to the people. \u2014 Joshua Wong, Quartz , 3 Sep. 2019",
|
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"From Henry Ford to Donald Trump, America has lionized business leaders (and shameless bankrupts ) who disdain history. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 6 June 2019",
|
|
"That perception came back to bite in big way later in 2008, with the failure of investment bank Lehman Brothers, which went bankrupt on Sept. 15, 2008. \u2014 Michael S. Derby, WSJ , 18 Sep. 2018",
|
|
"After earning $17 million, the men declared the company bankrupt . \u2014 Jacob Bernstein, New York Times , 16 June 2018",
|
|
"Tarsila, bankrupt , divorced from de Andrade and increasingly Marxist, would veer into a more politically engaged style. \u2014 Jason Farago, New York Times , 15 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Commerzbank AG and Deutsche Bank AG\u2019s asset-management arm, which lost money after Wirecard went bankrupt , have both dropped EY as their auditor, citing conflicts of interest. \u2014 Jean Eaglesham, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"But in 2020, the company lost $22.4 billion, and many smaller oil producers went bankrupt . \u2014 Robert Rapier, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Cambridge Biotech, which was started to pursue vaccines for HIV, Lyme disease, and other diseases, never got off the ground and went bankrupt in 1994. \u2014 Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"In 2020, the crypto lender Cred went bankrupt after reportedly taking out bad loans. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The town purchased the property on Woodfield Road \u2014 a golf course, pool and clubhouse \u2014 for $7 million in 2009 to keep it from being developed after the owners went bankrupt . \u2014 Pam Mcloughlin, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Since those programs can go bankrupt only if Congress connives for that to happen, this is a curiously tautological mandate. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Gun industry representatives argue the Remington suit is unusual because it was settled after Remington went bankrupt . \u2014 CBS News , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Wedtech went bankrupt in 1986, and the next year Mr. Wallach, Mr. Chinn and another associate were indicted on 18 charges, including mail fraud, securities fraud and conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Orange County\u2019s ban on the retail sale of puppies and kittens, set to take effect Wednesday, survived a legal challenge brought by three owners of pet shops who argued the new ordinance will bankrupt them. \u2014 Stephen Hudak, Orlando Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"And wholesaler consolidation has reduced competition and enabled revenue grabs such as billbacks and deductions that bankrupt smaller producers. \u2014 Errol Schweizer, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"An army might protect itself from artillery but in doing so bankrupt itself. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Some critics have warned that Mr. Petro\u2019s energy proposals would bankrupt the country. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"So is the threat that unionization would bankrupt the company. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Legislature is expected to address concerns that the bill would potentially bankrupt the Utah High School Activities Association with costly lawsuits in the special session. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But the risk of creating bubbles that could bankrupt untold numbers of people is the same. \u2014 The Editors, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Will future cases of Type 2 diabetes bankrupt our health care system"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
|
"1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"modification of Middle French & Old Italian; Middle French banqueroute bankruptcy, from Old Italian bancarotta , from banca bank + rotta broken, from Latin rupta , feminine of ruptus , past participle of rumpere to break \u2014 more at bank , reave":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014bk-(\u02cc)r\u0259pt",
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014b-\u02cckr\u0259pt",
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014bk-\u02ccr\u0259pt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bankrupt Verb deplete , drain , exhaust , impoverish , bankrupt mean to deprive of something essential to existence or potency. deplete implies a reduction in number or quantity so as to endanger the ability to function. depleting our natural resources drain implies a gradual withdrawal and ultimate deprivation of what is necessary to an existence. personal tragedy had drained him of all spirit exhaust stresses a complete emptying. her lecture exhausted the subject impoverish suggests a deprivation of something essential to richness or productiveness. impoverished soil bankrupt suggests impoverishment to the point of imminent collapse. war had bankrupted the nation of resources",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"barren",
|
|
"bereft",
|
|
"destitute",
|
|
"devoid",
|
|
"void"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101859",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bankruptcy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being bankrupt":[],
|
|
": utter failure or impoverishment":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The company is facing bankruptcy .",
|
|
"The company was forced into bankruptcy .",
|
|
"The number of bankruptcies was especially high last year.",
|
|
"Critics view the decision as an example of moral bankruptcy on the part of the administration.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The bankruptcy filing was the latest blow for Perelman. \u2014 Lauren Debter, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"In November 2020, Revlon avoided a bankruptcy filing after receiving enough bondholder support. \u2014 Yiwen Lu, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The company listed assets and liabilities between $1 billion and $10 billion, according to its bankruptcy filing. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Taylor discovered the case back in February 2020 when her friend \u2013 journalist Nigel Jaquiss \u2013 told her about the bankruptcy filing. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Revenues at that company went from $1 billion per year to zero overnight in 2020, forcing a bankruptcy filing and sale of the company. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Google\u2019s bankruptcy filing is the latest development in a tumultuous back-and-forth between the Silicon Valley tech giant and the Russian government. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Her bankruptcy filing gave no details on her assets, liabilities or income. \u2014 Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Creditors listed in Infowars\u2019 bankruptcy filing include relatives of some of the 20 children and six educators killed in the 2012 school massacre in Connecticut. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014b-\u02cckr\u0259p-s\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014bk-(\u02cc)r\u0259p(t)-s\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014bk-\u02ccr\u0259pt-s\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"failure",
|
|
"insolvency",
|
|
"ruin"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135635",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"banned":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"anathema",
|
|
"curse",
|
|
"execration",
|
|
"imprecation",
|
|
"malediction",
|
|
"malison",
|
|
"winze"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a monetary subunit of the leu \u2014 see leu at Money Table":[],
|
|
": anathema , excommunication":[
|
|
"under the pope's ban"
|
|
],
|
|
": bar entry 2 sense 3c":[
|
|
"banned from the U.N."
|
|
],
|
|
": censure or condemnation especially through social pressure":[
|
|
"was under ban for her political views"
|
|
],
|
|
": curse":[
|
|
"It is a hard fate \u2026 to be banned \u2026 by the world, only because one has sought to be wiser than the world is.",
|
|
"\u2014 Edward Bulwer Lytton"
|
|
],
|
|
": legal or formal prohibition":[
|
|
"a ban on beef exports"
|
|
],
|
|
": malediction , curse":[
|
|
"uttered a ban upon his enemies"
|
|
],
|
|
": the summoning in feudal times of the king's vassals for military service":[],
|
|
": to utter curses or condemnations":[
|
|
"The serious world will scold and ban \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Joseph Rodman Drake"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The school banned that book for many years.",
|
|
"The city has banned smoking in all public buildings.",
|
|
"The drug was banned a decade ago.",
|
|
"The use of cell phones is banned in the restaurant."
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3":"Verb",
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5":"Noun",
|
|
"1880, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English ban, bane, banne \"proclamation by an authority, summons, one of the marriage banns, troop of warriors summoned by their overlord,\" in part noun derivative of bannen \"to summon (troops) by proclamation,\" in part borrowed from Anglo-French ban, baan \"proclamation, edict, jurisdiction, one of the marriage banns\" (also continental Old French, \"summons to arms by a lord, proclamation commanding or prohibiting an action\"), going back to Old Low Franconian *banna-, going back to Germanic (whence also Old Frisian bon, ban, b\u0101n \"order commanding or prohibiting under pain of a fine, authority, summoning of the army, banishment,\" Old Saxon bann \"command, summons, fine, excommunication,\" Old High German ban \"command by an authority, order, legal extension or withdrawal of protection\"), noun derivative of *bannan- \"to speak formally, call on, order\" \u2014 more at ban entry 1":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English bannen \"to summon (troops) by proclamation, assemble (an armed force), gather (arms), curse, anathematize, prohibit, outlaw,\" going back to Old English bannan (class VII strong verb) \"to summon by proclamation, call to arms,\" going back to Germanic *bannan- \"to speak formally, call on, order\" (whence also Old Frisian bonna, banna \"to call upon, command, place under a ban,\" Old Saxon & Old High German bannan \"to summon, order,\" Old Norse banna \"to prohibit, curse\"), going back to Indo-European *b h o-n-h 2 -e-, presumed o-grade intensive derivative (with gemination from a present formation with *-nu\u032f-e- ":"Verb",
|
|
"Romanian, money, coin, small coin":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ban",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u00e4n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"enjoin",
|
|
"forbid",
|
|
"interdict",
|
|
"outlaw",
|
|
"prohibit",
|
|
"proscribe"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210128",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"banner":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"A-OK",
|
|
"A1",
|
|
"awesome",
|
|
"bang-up",
|
|
"beautiful",
|
|
"blue-chip",
|
|
"blue-ribbon",
|
|
"boffo",
|
|
"bonny",
|
|
"bonnie",
|
|
"boss",
|
|
"brag",
|
|
"brave",
|
|
"bully",
|
|
"bumper",
|
|
"capital",
|
|
"choice",
|
|
"classic",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"corking",
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
|
"cracking",
|
|
"dandy",
|
|
"divine",
|
|
"dope",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"dynamite",
|
|
"excellent",
|
|
"fab",
|
|
"fabulous",
|
|
"famous",
|
|
"fantabulous",
|
|
"fantastic",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"first-class",
|
|
"first-rate",
|
|
"first-string",
|
|
"five-star",
|
|
"four-star",
|
|
"frontline",
|
|
"gangbusters",
|
|
"gangbuster",
|
|
"gilt-edged",
|
|
"gilt-edge",
|
|
"gone",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"groovy",
|
|
"heavenly",
|
|
"high-class",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"hype",
|
|
"immense",
|
|
"jim-dandy",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"lovely",
|
|
"marvelous",
|
|
"marvellous",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"neat",
|
|
"nifty",
|
|
"noble",
|
|
"number one",
|
|
"No. 1",
|
|
"numero uno",
|
|
"out-of-sight",
|
|
"par excellence",
|
|
"peachy",
|
|
"peachy keen",
|
|
"phat",
|
|
"prime",
|
|
"primo",
|
|
"prize",
|
|
"prizewinning",
|
|
"quality",
|
|
"radical",
|
|
"righteous",
|
|
"sensational",
|
|
"slick",
|
|
"splendid",
|
|
"stellar",
|
|
"sterling",
|
|
"superb",
|
|
"superior",
|
|
"superlative",
|
|
"supernal",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"terrific",
|
|
"tip-top",
|
|
"top",
|
|
"top-notch",
|
|
"top-of-the-line",
|
|
"top-shelf",
|
|
"topflight",
|
|
"topping",
|
|
"unsurpassed",
|
|
"wizard",
|
|
"wonderful"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a headline in large type running across a newspaper page":[
|
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"The banner read \"Kennedy Wins.\""
|
|
],
|
|
": a name, slogan, or goal associated with a particular group or ideology":[
|
|
"the new banner is \"community control\"",
|
|
"\u2014 F. M. Hechinger",
|
|
"\u2014 often used with under every new administration arrives \u2026 under the banner of change \u2014 John Cogley"
|
|
],
|
|
": a piece of cloth attached by one edge to a staff and used by a leader (such as a monarch or feudal lord) as a standard (see standard entry 1 sense 1 )":[],
|
|
": a strip of cloth on which a sign is painted":[
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"welcome banners stretched across the street"
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],
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": an advertisement graphic (see graphic entry 2 sense 2b ) that runs usually across the top of a World Wide Web page":[],
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": distinguished from all others especially in excellence":[
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"a banner year for business"
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],
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": flag entry 2 sense 1":[
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"our nation's beloved banner"
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],
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": prominent in support of a political party":[
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"a banner Democratic county"
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],
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": the upper, large, often lobed petal of a papilionaceous flower (as of a pea or bean plant) : standard sense 8a , vexillum sense 3":[
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"The uppermost petal is the largest, and, since it is something like a flag, is sometimes called the banner .",
|
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"\u2014 John Nelson"
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],
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": to furnish with a banner":[
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"a bannered storefront"
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],
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": to print (a news story) under a headline in large type usually on the front page":[
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"News of the defeat was bannered in newspapers throughout the country."
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],
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"\u2014 compare keel sense 2b , wing sense 2e(2)":[
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"The uppermost petal is the largest, and, since it is something like a flag, is sometimes called the banner .",
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"\u2014 John Nelson"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"A banner was hung over the street advertising the local theater production.",
|
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"Banners were carried by members of each group marching in the parade.",
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"Adjective",
|
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"It was a banner year for the sales department.",
|
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"The team had a banner season last year.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Police arrested Tarrio in Washington two days before the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, and charged him with vandalizing a Black Lives Matter banner at a historic Black church during a protest in December 2020. \u2014 Michael Kunzelman, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Police arrested Tarrio in Washington two days before the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, and charged him with vandalizing a Black Lives Matter banner at a historic Black church during a protest in December 2020. \u2014 Michael Kunzelman, Sun Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Police arrested Tarrio in Washington two days before the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, and charged him with vandalizing a Black Lives Matter banner at a historic Black church during a protest in December 2020. \u2014 Michael Kunzelman, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
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"Tarrio was arrested in Washington two days before the riot and charged with vandalizing a Black Lives Matter banner at a historic Black church during a protest in December 2020. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
|
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"He had been ordered to leave the city by a local judge two days earlier after being charged with burning a Black Lives Matter banner at a church during a spree of violence that followed a different pro-Trump rally in December. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 7 June 2022",
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"He had been ordered to leave the city by a local judge two days earlier after being charged with burning a Black Lives Matter banner at a church during a spree of violence that had followed a different pro-Trump rally in December. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022",
|
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"Police arrested Tarrio in Washington two days before the riot and charged him with vandalizing a Black Lives Matter banner at a historic Black church during a protest in December 2020. \u2014 Michael Kunzelman, Chicago Tribune , 6 June 2022",
|
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"Police had arrested Tarrio in the District of Columbia two days before the riot and charged him with vandalizing a Black Lives Matter banner at a historic Black church during a protest in December 2020. \u2014 Michael Kunzelman, ajc , 28 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"Don\u2019t Look Up and an executive producer on HBO\u2019s Winning Time, is one of the originators of the idea and is producing via his Hyperobject Industries banner along with the company\u2019s Todd Schulman. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Thue noted that a licensing subcommittee had already voted in favor of granting The Pearl its license \u2014 and the commission decided that walk-in traffic and social media were an acceptable substitute for a sign or banner out front. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Lawrence will executive produce under his Doozer Productions banner along with Jeff Ingold. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 13 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Back at Harry\u2019s, half a dozen Proud Boys marched with a white Black Lives Matter banner down 11th Street toward the churning crowd. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Dec. 2020",
|
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"Yes, there will be ads in the apps, and banner ads as well, but in a briefing, Google declined to state what type of companies will be advertising on the platform or to even cite product categories. \u2014 Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY , 31 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Suspects surface: Why not the nearest neighbor, Trump sign bannering his yard, who once groped Jacy and hopes to buy Lincoln\u2019s property",
|
|
"Before a cheering crowd of Cuban-Americans in Miami last June, Trump bannered his harder line on Cuba. \u2014 Anthony Faiola, Washington Post , 11 May 2018",
|
|
"Class 6A state champion Pope banners the top 10 after defeating No. \u2014 Craig Sager Jr., ajc , 6 June 2017",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Investment banking still holds appeal, especially after a banner fourth quarter. \u2014 Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"The \u201970s weren\u2019t exactly banner days for newsroom diversity. \u2014 Heidi Stevens, chicagotribune.com , 18 Apr. 2018"
|
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|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
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"1807, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
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"1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English baner, banere, borrowed from Anglo-French baner, banere, baniere (also continental Old French), probably from ban \"summon to arms by a king or lord\" + -iere -er entry 2 \u2014 more at ban entry 2":"Noun",
|
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"derivative of banner entry 1":"Verb",
|
|
"from attributive use of banner entry 1":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ba-n\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"banderole",
|
|
"banderol",
|
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"colors",
|
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"ensign",
|
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"flag",
|
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"guidon",
|
|
"jack",
|
|
"pendant",
|
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"pendent",
|
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"pennant",
|
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"pennon",
|
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"standard",
|
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"streamer"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011134",
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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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"banning":{
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"definitions":{
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"city in southern California east-southeast of Riverside population 29,603":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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|
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|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074407",
|
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"type":[
|
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|
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]
|
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},
|
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"banquet":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"dine",
|
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"feast",
|
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"junket",
|
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"regale"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a meal held in recognition of some occasion or achievement":[
|
|
"an awards banquet"
|
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],
|
|
": to partake of a banquet":[
|
|
"The night before, after a typical 12-hour workday, the president banqueted until nearly midnight \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Spike Mafford"
|
|
],
|
|
": to treat with a banquet : feast":[
|
|
"They will be banqueting visiting dignitaries."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
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"They held a banquet in his honor.",
|
|
"prepared a celebratory banquet for the graduating class",
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"banqueted the returning troops at the military base",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The 8,000-square-foot restaurant is now open and features a large dining room, private dining room and patio seating for 145 to 160 people, along with a banquet hall that will open soon. \u2014 Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"My 12-year-old daughter ran cross country, and after the season ended, there was a banquet . \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 8 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The look these three have created is magnificently bleak and sumptuously arid, a banquet of vapor. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 24 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"There was a big fundraising banquet that fall and afterward, Henry walked up to Patti. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 30 July 2021",
|
|
"Former Hoover High School and University of Alabama standout Marlon Humphrey, now in the NFL as a cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens, will be the keynote speaker at this year\u2019s banquet . \u2014 al , 11 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Taylor talked to more than 200 people about her first year in office and answered numerous questions during the 37th annual Lunch With The Mayor Monday at the new CAP Catering banquet hall in downtown Waukegan. \u2014 Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Several players missing because of track and lacrosse banquet . \u2014 Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Several restaurants, shops, a golf course, and banquet rooms are on-site, and all of it is filled with the charms of old Palm Beach. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"However, the annual mushers banquet in Anchorage won\u2019t happen as usual on the Thursday before the race. \u2014 Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"Our state government agency generally has an annual awards banquet off-site in December. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Roy and others who work for the chamber and Visit Sitka were at Centennial Hall Sunday cleaning up from the chamber awards banquet the night before, and were stunned when the messages started coming in. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 Feb. 2020"
|
|
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|
|
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|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1500, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French, from Old Italian banchetto , from diminutive of banca bench, bank":"Noun",
|
|
"borrowed from Middle French banqueter, derivative of banquet banquet entry 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ban-",
|
|
"also -\u02cckwet",
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014b-kw\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dinner",
|
|
"feast",
|
|
"feed",
|
|
"regale",
|
|
"spread"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212317",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
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|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bantam":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"big",
|
|
"biggish",
|
|
"considerable",
|
|
"goodly",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"handsome",
|
|
"husky",
|
|
"king-size",
|
|
"king-sized",
|
|
"large",
|
|
"largish",
|
|
"outsize",
|
|
"outsized",
|
|
"overscale",
|
|
"overscaled",
|
|
"oversize",
|
|
"oversized",
|
|
"sizable",
|
|
"sizeable",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"tidy",
|
|
"whacking",
|
|
"whopping"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person of diminutive stature and often combative disposition":[],
|
|
": any of numerous small domestic fowls that are often miniatures of members of the standard breeds":[],
|
|
": pertly combative":[],
|
|
": small , diminutive":[],
|
|
"former town of Indonesia in the northwestern corner of Java; once capital of the Sultanate of Bantam":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"a bantam comedian who is known to fellow performers for his oversize ego",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"They were inextricably linked through sports, even if their two-year age gap meant Smith, now 26, was just a pewee when McLain was a bantam . \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Wearing the flashy, sporty clothes of a barroom bantam (Alice Tavener did the costumes), Mr. Battiste finds the cancerous, painful insecurity within Walter\u2019s strutting exhibitionism. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 1 July 2019",
|
|
"Perlini was teammates with Wings forward Dylan Larkin on the Belle Tire bantam team that won a national championship in 2011. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 28 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"These bantam stars were considered unlikely to host many close-in planets \u2014 worlds that orbit near enough to their suns to receive sufficient energy to sustain life. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"And for decades, one bantam -sized tailor has outfitted more than his share of hulking hockey stars. Giovanni Vacca, 86, stands about 5-foot-5 and sports a black suit, V-neck sweater and dress shirt. \u2014 Salim Valji, New York Times , 10 June 2019",
|
|
"Times are 9 to 10:30 a.m. for mites (8 and under) and squirts (10 and under) and 10:30 a.m. to noon for peewees (12 and under) and bantams (17 and under). \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Years before, Meade had played for Monte with the Chicago Blues at the bantam level. \u2014 Jon J. Kerr, chicagotribune.com , 26 June 2019",
|
|
"Eventually, ispace aims to set up a robotic lunar transportation service and use its bantam rovers to identify and help exploit the resources available on Earth's nearest neighbor, such as water ice. \u2014 Mike Wall, Space.com , 26 Sep. 2018",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Tipping the scales at a bantam weight of only 1.14 pounds, and less than a foot long, even the gram-conscious minimalists have to take notice. \u2014 Tim Macwelch, Outdoor Life , 9 Sep. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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"1740, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Bantam , former residency in Java":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ban-t\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"diminutive",
|
|
"dinky",
|
|
"dwarfish",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"half-pint",
|
|
"Lilliputian",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"pint-size",
|
|
"pint-sized",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"pocket-size",
|
|
"pocket-sized",
|
|
"puny",
|
|
"pygmy",
|
|
"shrimpy",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"small",
|
|
"smallish",
|
|
"subnormal",
|
|
"toylike",
|
|
"undersized",
|
|
"undersize"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115636",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"geographical name",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"banter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"backchat",
|
|
"badinage",
|
|
"chaff",
|
|
"give-and-take",
|
|
"jesting",
|
|
"joshing",
|
|
"persiflage",
|
|
"raillery",
|
|
"repartee"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": challenge":[],
|
|
": delude":[],
|
|
": good-natured and usually witty and animated joking":[
|
|
"listening to their lively banter"
|
|
],
|
|
": to speak or act playfully or wittily":[
|
|
"The two friends bantered with each other."
|
|
],
|
|
": to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner":[
|
|
"She laughed and bantered him a little, remembering too late that she should have been dignified and reserved.",
|
|
"\u2014 Kate Chopin"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"the teacher bantered pleasantly, albeit a bit awkwardly, with the students at the school dance",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"I enjoyed hearing their good-natured banter .",
|
|
"members of the Algonquin Round Table were known for their brilliant and witty banter",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Anyone who has worked in professional spaces knows that casual spaces/times (e.g. banter at the beginning of a call, break room talk, training class/conference downtime, etc.) are anything but inconsequential. \u2014 Dana Brownlee, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Allyson Kaye Daniel is an elegant and welcome presence as Abigail Adams, who periodically materializes to banter with, and sometimes instruct, her husband. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The decision came just after Jackson Reffitt's political disagreements and banter over text with his father escalated after the election in 2020. \u2014 Katelyn Polantz, CNN , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Team building can happen anywhere your team can interact with one another and banter about anything other than work. \u2014 James Mayo, Rolling Stone , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The four cutters \u2014 three men and one woman \u2014 banter with one another and their clients, talking on topics ranging from the advisability of keeping a land line telephone to why some people remain unvaccinated. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"During the stage banter between sets, BTS mostly stuck to English. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"As the episode ends, Clint and Kate banter about Kate's codename. \u2014 Chancellor Agard, EW.com , 22 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The episode also provides another nice showcase for fun back-and-forth between Clint and Kate, who banter their way through the escape and subsequent chase then struggle to communicate when Clint loses his hearing aid. \u2014 Keith Phipps, Vulture , 1 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Over the previous couple of years, Remy and Eckersley\u2019s banter and candor in the booth, with Dave O\u2019Brien on play-by-play, was as insightful as baseball broadcasting gets. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"The first was a heated argument between Miller and a male patron that began as banter but ended in the actor putting the man in a chokehold and later slapping him. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"After some more banter , Cunningham charged himself with calling the parents of three students who didn\u2019t show up that afternoon. \u2014 al , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"After Evans responded, the two struck up a flirty social media banter that escalated when the singer began joking about having a baby with the Marvel actor. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Hall's signature blend of lush romanticism, explorations of family trauma, and banter worthy of a Wimbledon match are firing on all cylinders here. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Why stick two generations of Jurassic MVPs together, only to drop them into listless action sequences and rehashed rescue-mission bits, armed with little more than stale banter and a Taser",
|
|
"That humor and banter was common between Webster, the umpires and opposing coaches. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"After that swipe right, the two finance professionals cultivated a platonic bond, forged by a shared sense of humor and back-and-forth banter that kept them talking. \u2014 Forbes , 6 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1653, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1660, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"noun derivative of banter entry 1":"Noun",
|
|
"of obscure origin":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ban-t\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chaff",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"fun",
|
|
"gag",
|
|
"jape",
|
|
"jest",
|
|
"jive",
|
|
"joke",
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
"josh",
|
|
"kid",
|
|
"quip",
|
|
"wisecrack",
|
|
"yuk",
|
|
"yuck"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030716",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"banker's acceptance":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a short-term credit instrument issued by an importer's bank that guarantees payment of an exporter's invoice":[]
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142127"
|
|
},
|
|
"banker":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one that engages in the business of banking":[],
|
|
": the player who keeps the bank in various games":[],
|
|
": a person or boat employed in the cod fishery on the Newfoundland banks":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ba\u014b-k\u0259r"
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"circa 1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1654, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144230"
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"banks":{
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"type":[
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"Sir Joseph 1743\u20131820 English naturalist":[]
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"\u02c8ba\u014b(k)s"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152631"
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": warehouse":[],
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": the office of a harbor master or port officer":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ba\u014bks\u02cch\u022fl"
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"by folk etymology from Malay bangsal shed":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164742"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-181343"
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"band-pass filter":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a filter that transmits only frequencies within a selected band":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ban(d)-\u02ccpas-"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Davies isn\u2019t predicting the future here so much as running our unstable, rollicking present through a band-pass filter and then speeding up the output. \u2014 Adam Rogers, WIRED , 11 July 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193356"
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"bank shot":{
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"type":[
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": a shot in basketball played to rebound from the backboard into the basket":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"DeVisser scored seven during that stretch, on two free throws, a 3, and a close-range bank shot . \u2014 Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"Indiana\u2019s run ended when a Jordan Bohannon bank shot from at least 30 feet away gave Iowa an 80-77 victory in what might have been the game of the event. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 13 Mar. 2022",
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"The Lakers, though, couldn\u2019t get the game within single digits \u2014 their final comeback push ended with a Westbrook turnover and an Embiid bank shot . \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
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"Still, the Spartans managed to overcome a 5:18 scoring drought with a pair of Walker free throws and a turnaround bank shot on the block by Bingham to pull MSU back within 24-18 with 4:14 before halftime. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 26 Jan. 2022",
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"Ryan Davis hit a three-pointer, Shungu scored on a bank shot and Davis hit a jumper to tie it 36-36 switch 16:15 left. \u2014 Bob Holt, Arkansas Online , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"James Reese V hit a half-court bank shot at the buzzer, and South Carolina beat Mississippi 77-74 in overtime on Tuesday night. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 15 Feb. 2022",
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"The Golden Eagles took a 47-45 lead at the end of the third quarter when Jordan King dropped in a nifty bank shot in the waning seconds. \u2014 Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Feb. 2022",
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"Mount de Sales senior Emma Wallace drove down the middle of the lane and hit a 10-foot bank shot with four seconds left to give the host Sailors a 58-57 victory over St. Mary\u2019s on Tuesday night. \u2014 Craig Clary, baltimoresun.com , 11 Jan. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194029"
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"banking":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": the business of a bank or a banker":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ba\u014b-ki\u014b"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"They are both in banking .",
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"He chose banking as a career.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The fraudster enters that code into the consumer\u2019s bank\u2019s online banking portal. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 30 June 2022",
|
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"So the shadow banking structure that's been built up in crypto in the last two, three years, is being eviscerated. \u2014 Steven Ehrlich, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The European Union took a first step late Wednesday by agreeing on new rules subjecting cryptocurrency transfers to the same money-laundering rules as traditional banking transfers. \u2014 Kelvin Chan, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 June 2022",
|
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"But as complexity arose \u2014 the Industrial Revolution, banking crises, telecommunications and broadcast technology, and much more \u2014 this system began to fail. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
|
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"The movie, out Friday, follows an ex-hacker being forced to break into high-level banking institutions. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
|
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"But this is where the parallels between DeFi and banking may end. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
|
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"The jurors chosen are two banking executives and two technology workers, a probation officer, a human resources professional and a Walmart store stock supervisor. \u2014 Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
|
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"The woman was instructed to settle her delinquent account by sending money through the Zelle banking application and to send payments to an unknown party. \u2014 cleveland , 28 June 2022"
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"1660, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195619"
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"bandore":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a bass stringed instrument resembling a guitar":[]
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|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ban-\u02ccd\u022fr"
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"Spanish bandurria or Portuguese bandurra , from Late Latin pandura 3-stringed lute, from Greek pandoura":""
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1566, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201000"
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"bank engine":{
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"definitions":{
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": a helper locomotive used to assist heavy trains over steep grades":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-205434"
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"bankrupt worm":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a roundworm of the genus Trichostrongylus":[]
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"so called from its injurious effect on sheep and cattle":""
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210524"
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"banking doctrine":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": the principle that banknotes represent a form of banker's credit and should not be subject to special regulation and that freedom from regulation is essential to an elastic currency the fluctuation of which will be regulated by business conditions \u2014 compare currency doctrine":[]
|
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},
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210725"
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},
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"bandonion":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": an accordion popular in South America having buttons for both treble and bass notes with each bass button representing or sounding a single note not a chord":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ban-\u02c8d\u014d-n\u0113-\u02cc\u00e4n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bandonion from German, from Heinrich Band , 19th century German musician, its inventor + German -on- (as in harmonika harmonica, accordion, from English harmonica ) + -ion (as in akkordion accordion); bandoneon , from Spanish bandone\u00f3n , from German bandonion":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220845"
|
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},
|
|
"Bantustan":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of several all-Black enclaves formerly in the Republic of South Africa that had a limited degree of self-government":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccban-t\u00fc-\u02c8stan",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u00e4n-t\u00fc-\u02ccst\u00e4n",
|
|
"\u02c8ban-t\u00fc-\u02ccstan",
|
|
"\u02ccb\u00e4n-t\u00fc-\u02c8st\u00e4n",
|
|
"-t\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Bantu + -stan land (as in Hindustan )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231732"
|
|
},
|
|
"bank money":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a medium of exchange consisting chiefly of checks and drafts":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"And with shadow bank money still outside traditional regulatory control, the Fed has been on alert to backstop its issuers. \u2014 Lev Menand, Time , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Commercial bank money that serves as a medium of exchange generally earns little to no interest, so even a non-interest-bearing CBDC is a near-perfect substitute for commercial bank money. \u2014 Norbert Michel, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This policy continues today with Treasury bill yields (and bank money -market yields) near zero percent, while the yield on the 10-year Treasury is less than the inflation rate. \u2014 Mark Avallone, Forbes , 9 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Japan, a pioneer with these moves, added the idea of using central- bank money to prop up the stock market, hoping to revive the animal spirits of investors. \u2014 Megumi Fujikawa, WSJ , 7 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Advocates argue the cryptocurrency can act as a safe haven during times of turbulence and can be a hedge against rampant central- bank money printing. \u2014 Vildana Hajric, Bloomberg.com , 17 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Investors can afford to look away: The central- bank money machine has become a poor guide to their decision-making. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 6 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Of course, that loses the bank money , so the point of the $350 billion Congress appropriated was to plug the hole in the banks' balance sheets. \u2014 Jeff Spross, TheWeek , 17 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"By making central- bank money scarce this has recently caused trouble in overnight money markets. \u2014 The Economist , 30 Dec. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1610, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-234109"
|
|
},
|
|
"band shell":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a bandstand having at the rear a sounding board shaped like a huge concave seashell":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The city sold the band shell in 1920 to a family living across the street, which used it as a garage. \u2014 Star Tribune , 14 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"The department also started construction on a parking lot behind the Music Concourse band shell , which will add 20 new ADA parking spaces, repaved walkways and a new accessible path to the Japanese Tea Garden. \u2014 Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Guests can explore the boathouse and all its grand architecture and enjoy live music under the historic band shell . \u2014 Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 26 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The band\u2019s tradition of Sunday concerts in the park goes back to 1882, before the Spreckels Temple of Music \u2014 the band shell \u2014 opened in 1900 with 75,000 people crowded into the Music Concourse, according to lore. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Oconomowoc locations used for filming included the police station, Roosevelt Park and the band shell at City Beach. \u2014 Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 July 2021",
|
|
"A century ago, the banker Elkan Naumburg paid to install a band shell in Central Park and even hired his nephew to design it. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2021",
|
|
"The Christmas tree and holiday lights near the Lakefront Park band shell here are dazzling. \u2014 Paul Walsh, Star Tribune , 8 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"The band shell was built around 1900 as a venue for local events, including music and dancing on Sunday afternoons, Kroells said. \u2014 Star Tribune , 14 Nov. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1897, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010054"
|
|
},
|
|
"banty":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun or adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bantam":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-ti",
|
|
"\u02c8bant\u0113",
|
|
"-aan-",
|
|
"-ain-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"by alteration":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010317"
|
|
},
|
|
"bandsman":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a member of a musical band":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ban(d)z-m\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"As the Dragons\u2019 60-strong squad ran out in their jade green shirts and black breeches, their half of the stadium erupted, egged on by over 400 cavorting cheerleaders and marching bandsmen . \u2014 The Economist , 14 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"As Gene pointed out, most, but not all of the bandsmen were L&Ners. \u2014 Nancy Stearns Theiss, The Courier-Journal , 8 Aug. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1810, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012305"
|
|
},
|
|
"bank martin":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bank swallow":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
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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":{
|
|
"bank entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013409"
|
|
},
|
|
"band saw":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"That allows the scanning technology to be available to consumer products companies, which previously relied on cutting items open with a band saw and putting pieces under the microscope to look for quality issues. \u2014 Amy Feldman, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The split logs were shuttled through the mill\u2019s 40-inch band saw , each carefully positioned to ensure the cleanest possible cut. \u2014 Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Yet in all that darkness, the band saw cracks of hope \u2014 the stirring possibility that things could change. \u2014 Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Police said they were told by several people that the man had lost his arm in a band saw accident at AK Market, a general merchandise store, according to News Center Maine. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Transfer the shape to the blanks [5] and cut to the line with a band saw . \u2014 Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics , 7 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Although Epstein was only thirty-two, the band saw him as a unifying, even paternal, figure. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 11 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"From this lens, the band saw a new opportunity to connect with their fans who were reluctant to go out and decided to pivot. \u2014 Eric Fuller, Forbes , 19 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"But the band saw very little success or impact during their career. \u2014 Ethan Shanfeld, Variety , 27 Aug. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1856, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015528"
|
|
},
|
|
"bankman":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a compositor or apprentice who works at a stand on which type matter in galleys is corrected and prepared for makeup":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014bkm\u0259n",
|
|
"-ai\u014b-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bank entry 1 + man":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-021534"
|
|
},
|
|
"band spectrum":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an optical spectrum consisting of groups of narrowly spaced lines":[
|
|
"\u2014 used of a molecular spectrum"
|
|
]
|
|
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": a computerized electronic machine that performs basic banking functions : atm":[
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"Plus she needed to pay a visit to the bank machine and there were a few other odds-and-ends she wanted to pick up.",
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"\u2014 Diane Shoemperlen"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Romona Poole said that in addition to getting the lottery cards, her father also withdrew $200 from a bank machine . \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Sep. 2020",
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"The Golden State Warriors, meanwhile, who for several seasons seemed built on happiness, are a sad and broken team, wrecked by injuries and defections, playing in a shiny arena with the soul of a bank machine . \u2014 Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker , 26 Nov. 2019",
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"Two men, faces covered, approached the bank machine around 3:15 a.m., according to the surveillance video. \u2014 Howard Cohen, miamiherald , 4 June 2019",
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"The ATMs are not your traditional bank machine that allows users to take cash out of checking or savings accounts. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, sandiegouniontribune.com , 16 Jan. 2018",
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"Cash is in short supply, so bank machines have huge line-ups. \u2014 Josh Hafner, USA TODAY , 27 Sep. 2017"
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"1968, in the meaning defined above":""
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"banking game":{
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": a gambling game in which bets must be laid against a gambling house, banker, or dealer":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-050414"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Protests erupted in front of cinemas in several U.K. cities after the film, from director Eli King and writer Sheikh Al-Habibi, began showing over the bank holiday weekend for the Queen\u2019s jubilee. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
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"The \u00a328 million cost does not account for the impact of a one-off extra bank holiday arranged on Friday. \u2014 Christine Mui, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
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"The main Platinum Jubilee celebrations willl take place on June 2 to 5 - a weekend preceded by a bank holiday - will include a Birthday Parade in Horseguards, with 400 musicians and 1,400 soldiers. \u2014 Sarah Turner, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"In her honor, there will be numerous celebrations and a four-day bank holiday from June 2 to June 5. \u2014 Olivia B. Waxman, Time , 2 June 2022",
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"The three-day bank holiday will kick off with Trooping the Color, an annual parade celebrating the Queen\u2019s birthday on Thursday. \u2014 Fortune , 1 June 2022",
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"But others have called on making the bank holiday an annual affair. \u2014 Jeva Lange, The Week , 30 May 2022",
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"In response to the bank holiday , the studios implemented 50 percent salary cuts to most of their production workers. \u2014 Eric Hoyt, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Mar. 2022",
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"The March 1933 bank holiday proved a pivotal moment in Hollywood history, particularly in the relationship between studios and their creative workers. \u2014 Eric Hoyt, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Mar. 2022"
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"1778, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-055640"
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"Bantu Kavirondo":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a group consisting of two distinct but neighboring and related Bantu-speaking peoples, the Logoli and Vugusa of eastern Africa":[]
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"-\u02cck\u00e4v\u0259\u02c8r\u00e4n(\u02cc)d\u014d"
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": a belt worn over the shoulder and across the breast often for the suspending or supporting of some article (such as cartridges) or as a part of an official or ceremonial dress":[]
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The mark of a Bandito is a secret numbered tattoo: a skeleton wearing a thick mustache, a bandolier , and a sombrero, and brandishing a smoking gun. \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
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"One pending case was brought by eight deputies who allege they were routinely harassed by the Banditos, who have matching tattoos of a skeleton outfitted with a sombrero, bandolier and pistol. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Again, past and present will unite through works like a turn-of-the-20th-century bandolier bag with floral beadwork, an art form that continues. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 22 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Photographer Carolina Hernandez handed the two large sombreros, and Barragan draped a bandolier of bogus bullets over her shoulder, propped a toy rifle on her thigh and the cousins struck steely bandito poses. \u2014 Brian Melley, ajc , 13 June 2021",
|
|
"The baby Fallen can be glimpsed as a bandolier -like series of bundles wrapped around a Dreg, presumably its mother. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 6 May 2021",
|
|
"Replaying the scene a few times, his clothing seems to change: sometimes a tactical vest, sometimes a bandolier . \u2014 Nick Capozzoli, Ars Technica , 22 Nov. 2019",
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|
"Representing the Rebellion are the Chewie Rocking Stool, which is of course an homage to the beloved Wookiee Chewbacca, right down to his signature bandolier . \u2014 Jeffrey Bauman, ELLE Decor , 18 June 2019",
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|
"Qatari police officers in national dress, wearing crisscrossing bandoliers , patrol some areas of Doha on horseback, a nod to a time before Qatar\u2019s vast natural gas wealth when rifle-carrying cavalry defended the emirate. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 June 2018"
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"borrowed from Middle French bandouliere, probably borrowed from Catalan bandolera, feminine noun derivative from bandoler \"highwayman, bandit\" (presumably from the use of such belts as a prop for a highwayman's firearm), earlier, \"supporter, partisan,\" from b\u00e0ndol, variant (with parasitic l ) of bando \"faction, party\" (borrowed from Spanish, probably going back to Late Latin bandum \"flag, standard\") + -er, going back to Latin -\u0101rius -er entry 2 \u2014 more at band entry 3":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1577, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-064332"
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"bank draft":{
|
|
"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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|
|
": a check from one bank to another bank for payment in the name of a particular person or organization":[]
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-064344"
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|
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"banknote":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a promissory note issued by a bank payable to bearer on demand without interest and acceptable as money":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ba\u014bk-\u02ccn\u014dt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bill",
|
|
"greenback",
|
|
"note"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the new nation immediately printed up its own banknotes",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Sometimes people would slip a banknote directly into my boyfriend\u2019s sleek trouser pocket. \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"As an indication of his importance to Ukraine\u2019s cultural heritage, Skovoroda\u2019s likeness adorns a Ukrainian banknote . \u2014 Elena Becatoros And Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"As an indication of his importance to Ukraine\u2019s cultural heritage, Skovoroda\u2019s likeness adorns a Ukrainian banknote . \u2014 oregonlive , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"The online abuse was the result of a seemingly positive tweet in support of feminist campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez, who successfully advocated for novelist Jane Austen to appear on a British banknote . \u2014 CBS News , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"During each robbery, Murrieta reportedly would enter the bank and produce a robbery banknote and a paper bag for the money. \u2014 Fox News , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, Nigeria is the only country in West Africa with a banknote printer and mint. \u2014 Kingsley Kobo, Quartz , 30 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"But the tuple of the banknote , receipt and change were something more than art. \u2014 David G.w. Birch, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"There is Europium in the Euro banknote because of its glowiness. \u2014 Quartz Staff, Quartz , 22 Nov. 2021"
|
|
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"1695, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-085414"
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a copyright form of lottery conducted by proprietors of motion-picture theaters with a drawing of prizes for distribution among patrons who have registered and are present at an appointed evening performance":[]
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100114"
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the interest discounted in advance on a note and computed on the face value of the note":[]
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"From Amazon devices on the cheap, to exclusive Anker power bank discounts , and a small, but decent eBay coupon, here are the best deals of the week. \u2014 Cameron Faulkner, The Verge , 25 Aug. 2018"
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": the insurance of deposit accounts up to $10,000 (formerly up to $5000) in banks in the U.S. that belong to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation":[]
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a perforated stone reported only from archaic sites in midwestern and eastern North America and having usually two symmetrical wings that was apparently used primarily as a weight attached to a throwing stick but doubtless had considerable ceremonial significance, having been often buried with the dead \u2014 compare atlatl":[]
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-124051"
|
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|
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|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ban entry 3":[]
|
|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u00e4n\u0259s"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"Medieval Latin, from Serbo-Croatian b\u0101n lord, ruler":""
|
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-131149"
|
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|
|
"banker's bank":{
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-141232"
|
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|
|
"banana bread":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a quick bread made with mashed ripe bananas mixed into the batter":[
|
|
"Banana bread is the unsung hero of cutting back on kitchen waste. What other decadent treat could you make that uses up all your nearly-expired breakfast fruit",
|
|
"\u2014 Kaitlyn McInnis",
|
|
"A lot of us are moving from one \"comfort food\" meal to the next (think of all the lasagnas and banana breads on Instagram).",
|
|
"\u2014 Michael J. Breus"
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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"1930, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-144208"
|
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|
|
"bank deposit":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any funds credited to a depositor's account by a bank":[]
|
|
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|
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|
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"bank entry 4":""
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-145241"
|
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|
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"banner screen":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a fire screen consisting of an upright pole usually mounted on a tripod and carrying a rectangular frame covered with tapestry or needlework":[]
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-151523"
|
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|
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"bank loan":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a loan that is made by a bank":[]
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-155914"
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|
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"banana boat":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a boat for transporting bananas":[
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"\u2026 Barnes was a \u2026 free spirit who, disguised as a male seaman on a banana boat , had run guns for Mexican revolutionaries.",
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"\u2014 David Roberts , Smithsonian , August 1994"
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],
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": a long, narrow, inflatable recreational boat that riders sit astride while being towed by a powerboat":[
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"When the banana boat arrived out in the bay, almost opposite our house, all its riders fell off.",
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"\u2014 Sarah Poyntz , Manchester Guardian Weekly , 9 Aug. 1992"
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]
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"first_known_use":{
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"1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-165620"
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},
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"banker's bill":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a bill of exchange drawn by a bank on a foreign bank":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"banker entry 2":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-165949"
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a usually roofed platform on which a band or orchestra performs outdoors":[],
|
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": a platform in a ballroom or nightclub on which musicians perform":[]
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},
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"\u02c8band-\u02ccstand",
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"\u02c8ban(d)-\u02ccstand"
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],
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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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"Bands of all genres perform each week at the bandstand . \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 13 June 2022",
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"The Celebrity Series will transform the outdoor space with a dance floor, a bandstand , lights, and a small stage where dance instructors will walk crowds through the moves. \u2014 Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
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"In addition to over 1,000 horticulture, design, photographic and educational exhibits, the show features live entertainment at the bandstand , food, a beer and wine garden and shopping opportunities. \u2014 Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Apr. 2022",
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"Art galleries, restaurants and shops sit near the square, which centers on a bandstand . \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
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"The volunteer fire firefighters arrived in time to save the bandstand , Shepherd said. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The Sentinel spared few superlatives in describing the occasion: the dedication of the park\u2019s new bandstand . \u2014 Orlando Sentinel , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The Coronado Concert Band performed on the bandstand as visitors explored the booths. \u2014 Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Visitors can also enjoy live bandstand entertainment, food, a beer and wine garden, as well as shopping featuring local artists and small businesses. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170155"
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},
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"bank indicator":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": relative inclinometer":[]
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"bank entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171518"
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},
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"banking screw":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an adjustable screw in a chronometer escapement for regulating the depth of escape-tooth locking":[]
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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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"from present participle of bank entry 2":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174253"
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},
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"banner pompano":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": longfin pompano":[]
|
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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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"so called from its long dorsal and anal fins":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174339"
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},
|
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"Bankia":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a genus of boring mollusks (family Teredinidae) including the giant northwest shipworm ( B. setacea ) of the Pacific coast of North America":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ba\u014bk\u0113\u0259"
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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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"New Latin, from Sir Joseph Banks \u20201820 English naturalist + New Latin -ia":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180901"
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},
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"bank debit":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the charge against a bank-deposit account resulting from the drawing of checks or from cash withdrawals":[]
|
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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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"bank entry 4":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-184841"
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},
|
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"banuyo":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a Philippine timber tree ( Wallaceodendron celebicum ) of the family Leguminosae":[],
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": the fine hard wood of the banuyo, similar to acle, of pale golden-brown or dark coffee color, much used in cabinetwork":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"b\u0259\u02c8n\u00fc(\u02cc)y\u014d"
|
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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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"Tagalog":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191306"
|
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},
|
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"bank guaranty":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": insurance to protect depositors in a bank against loss in case of failure \u2014 see depository bond":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"bank entry 4":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191345"
|
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},
|
|
"bandolerismo":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": highway robbery":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccb\u00e4n-",
|
|
"\u02ccban-d\u0259-(\u02cc)le-\u02c8riz-(\u02cc)m\u014d"
|
|
],
|
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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":{
|
|
"Spanish, from bandolero + -ismo -ism":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191530"
|
|
},
|
|
"banxring":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": tree shrew":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014bksi\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Javanese bangsring":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-192245"
|
|
},
|
|
"bank pole":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a fishing pole secured to the shore and not tended by a fisherman":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bank entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211732"
|
|
},
|
|
"banana clip":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a clip that is slightly curved and used to hold a person's hair in place":[],
|
|
": a curved magazine or clip for a firearm":[
|
|
"\u2026 reached into a camouflaged vest bulging with a bayonet and banana clips of ammunition for his AK-47 \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Paul Watson"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"And now, it has been brought to my attention that the youths are attempting to bring back the banana clip . \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In the first photo, the star is holding an adorable Yorkie and wearing her banana clip with a pink tank that featured criss-cross cutouts. \u2014 Hanna Flanagan, PEOPLE.com , 26 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"On Saturday Guido Palau clamped the ponytails at Alexander Wang with a retro banana clip , and hairstylist Anthony Turner sent models with comb headbands down the runway at Prabal Gurung last night. \u2014 Ashley Weatherford, The Cut , 12 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"Fischbach said the man had a loaded handgun with him at the hospital and an AK-47 assault rifle with two banana clips carrying 30 rounds each in his vehicle in the hospital parking lot. \u2014 Fox News , 25 June 2018",
|
|
"Considering that the banana clip made an unequivocal comeback during fall fashion shows, perhaps the time has come to welcome the triangular fasteners into the present-tense lexicon, too. \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 26 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"The \u201990s are back, but everyone already knew that with the proliferation of Nike Air Max 95s, chunky glitter, and banana clips . \u2014 Shannon Barbour, The Cut , 13 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"At the fall 2018 shows, food was used as a prop and an accessory, banana clips returned to the cultural zeitgeist, and more than one legend took a final bow. Relive the best, craziest, and most fashion-y moments below. 1. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, The Cut , 15 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"This weekend, Alexander Wang brought back the jaw/claw/ banana clip from yesteryear by sending its models down the runway with silver and black clips for its Fall 2018 collection. \u2014 Chloe Metzger, Marie Claire , 12 Feb. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1951, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212051"
|
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},
|
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"bannister":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"biographical name",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a handrail with its supporting posts":[],
|
|
": handrail":[],
|
|
": baluster sense 2":[],
|
|
"Sir Roger (Gilbert) 1929\u20132018 British runner and neurologist":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba-n\u0259-st\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212729"
|
|
},
|
|
"bandoleer fruit":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the fleshy berrylike fruit of an East Indian vine ( Zanonia indica )":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"see bandolier"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215633"
|
|
},
|
|
"bandstration":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the scoring of music for a band":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)ban(d)-\u00a6str\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"band entry 3 + orche stration":""
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221055"
|
|
},
|
|
"Ban Ki-moon":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"1944\u2013 South Korean diplomat; secretary-general of U.N. (2007\u201316)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u00e4n-\u02c8k\u0113-\u02c8m\u00fcn"
|
|
],
|
|
"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":"20220709-221608"
|
|
},
|
|
"bank rate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the rate of interest that is charged by the banks in a particular country":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223303"
|
|
},
|
|
"bank kiln":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a kiln (as in China) built on a slope of a hill to obtain draft":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bank entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235857"
|
|
},
|
|
"banyan":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large fig tree ( Ficus benghalensis ) native to India and Pakistan that starts as an epiphyte and has spreading branches which send out aerial roots that grow down to the ground and form secondary trunks around the host tree":[
|
|
"The banyan kills the host tree by preventing its trunk from growing. After the host dies, the banyan continues to grow. Eventually, one tree appears to be an entire forest.",
|
|
"\u2014 National Geographic World"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccyan",
|
|
"\u02c8ban-y\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Growing up in Auroville, Ms. Park picked lemons and swung on the limbs of banyan trees. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Another top-flight, off-menu mojito can be found in Little River at Sunny\u2019s Steakhouse, an outdoor restaurant arrayed around (and beneath) a massive banyan tree. \u2014 Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Both homes are surrounded by mature kapok and banyan trees that deliver even more privacy. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The rapper got down on one knee Tuesday (Jan. 11) in front of a banyan tree the couple holds close to their heart. \u2014 Heran Mamo, Billboard , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Fox announced their engagement Wednesday on Instagram, sharing a video of her husband-to-be getting down on one knee under a banyan tree that holds a significant meaning in their relationship. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Since late 2020, Guangzhou has removed many banyan trees as part of municipal beautification projects. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Visit the majestic 32-foot-tall banyan Wishing Tree illuminated with 100,000 festive LED lights. \u2014 Mary Lou Cruz, sun-sentinel.com , 12 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The banyan reaches a height up to 100 feet and spreads laterally indefinitely, with its branches dropping new roots to the ground, creating a structure that can appear to be composed of many separate trees. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 20 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"earlier banyan Gujarati trader, from Portuguese banean , probably from Tamil v\u0101niyan trader, from Sanskrit v\u0101\u1e47ija ; from a tree of the species in Iran under which such traders conducted business":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1638, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001610"
|
|
},
|
|
"banana boa":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002830"
|
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},
|
|
"banksia":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of a genus ( Banksia ) of Australian evergreen trees or shrubs of the protea family with alternate leathery leaves and flowers in dense cylindrical heads":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014b(k)-s\u0113-\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"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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"There\u2019s a coral tree, a banksia , a puka, a Blackwood acacia and three different palms. \u2014 Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com , 25 May 2020",
|
|
"Unfortunately for the banksia , its roots had apparently led to the formation of cracks in a retaining wall, and one of its two trunks had been cut to the stump. \u2014 Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com , 25 May 2020",
|
|
"The carpenter bees need the longstanding banksias to carry them through multiple seasons. \u2014 National Geographic , 17 Jan. 2020",
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"The banksia plant, which the bees use for nests, have burned. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 10 Jan. 2020",
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"Rainbow lorikeets and bright pink galah cockatoos flitted between eucalyptus trees and banksia blossoms that resembled giant yellow and orange candles. \u2014 Margo Pfeiff, latimes.com , 25 Feb. 2018",
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"Some plants, like banksia , release seeds out of woody capsules when heated, while others, including some orchids, flower after stimulation by a fire. \u2014 C. Claiborne Ray, New York Times , 22 Jan. 2018"
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