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"paid (off":{
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"ante (up)",
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"balance",
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"foot",
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"pay",
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"pay up",
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"pony up",
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"quit",
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"recompense",
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"settle",
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"stand"
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"definitions":{
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": a decisive fact or factor resolving a situation or bringing about a definitive conclusion":[],
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": bribe":[],
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": profit , reward":[],
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": retribution":[],
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": the act or occasion of receiving money or material gain especially as compensation or as a bribe":[],
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": to allow (a thread or rope) to run off a spool or drum":[],
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": to inflict retribution on":[],
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": to pay (a debt or a creditor) in full":[],
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": to yield returns":[],
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": yielding results in the final test : decisive":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"You'll have to work hard but there'll be a big payoff in the end.",
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"We expected more of a payoff for all our hard work.",
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"We made a lot of sacrifices with little payoff .",
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"Several city officials have been accused of receiving payoffs from the company.",
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"He lost his factory job but received a payoff and a pension.",
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"Verb",
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"I finally paid off the loan.",
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"she paid off the security guard so that she could steal whatever she liked",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"That is the payoff from having made the effort to learn about the wants and needs of the other person. \u2014 Dale Renner, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
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"The most successful loyalty networks deliver engaging customer experiences by offering convenience, personalization and flexibility, and for programs that meet these criteria, there is a big payoff . \u2014 Len Covello, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
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"For a coaching staff prepared to work through Woolen's lack of technical refinement, there could be a sizable payoff . \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Others believe the Turkish leader wants a payoff from Washington. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
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"The color payoff is seriously impressive for a powder blush, especially when applied with the 140 Synthetic Face Brush. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 26 May 2022",
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"With a four-week delay, Votto is now seeing the payoff . \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 26 May 2022",
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"Figuring out ways to run operations more efficiently almost always seems like a good idea, but lately the potential payoff has been especially high. \u2014 Justin Lahart, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
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"Finance Director Karen Fegan said the city is looking at a 25-year payoff period for the bonds. \u2014 cleveland , 24 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Moreover, Faith used the GoFundMe proceeds to pay off credit cards Lopez was using and sent Lopez and his family money and gifts, court documents state. \u2014 Julian Mark, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
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"In addition to using the cash as an inflation cushion and looking to avoid losing money on the markets right now, Brackson also used some of it to pay off her car loan. \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 10 June 2022",
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"Just over a quarter of customers used credit cards to pay off their purchases. \u2014 Anna Cooban, CNN , 8 June 2022",
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"That money would be used to pay off the hotel\u2019s debts, according to documents filed this week in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 26 May 2022",
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"International sanctions have already enabled countries to seize or freeze Russian assets, which could be used to pay off outstanding debts. \u2014 Matthew Digiuseppe, The Conversation , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"The proceeds will be used in part to pay off existing debt to ease pressure on the balance sheet of Ryman Hospitality. \u2014 Cynthia Littleton, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"Some of the money obtained through a program administered by the Illinois State Board of Education was used to pay off credit card bills, according to the indictment, returned Monday. \u2014 Mike Nolan, chicagotribune.com , 2 Mar. 2022",
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"The temporary tax is estimated to generate $2.7 million a year for the city, which will be used to pay off $38.6 million in bonds. \u2014 Rex Nelson, Arkansas Online , 27 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"1607, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1932, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"\u02c8p\u0101-\u02cc\u022ff"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"earnings",
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"gain",
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"lucre",
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"net",
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"proceeds",
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"profit",
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"return"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175923",
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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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"paid (off ":{
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"antonyms":[
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"ante (up)",
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"balance",
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"clear",
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"discharge",
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"foot",
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"liquidate",
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"meet",
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"pay",
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"pay up",
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"pony up",
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"quit",
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"recompense",
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"settle",
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"spring (for)",
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"stand"
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],
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"definitions":[
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": profit , reward",
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": retribution",
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": the act or occasion of receiving money or material gain especially as compensation or as a bribe",
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": the climax of an incident or enterprise",
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": the denouement of a narrative",
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": a decisive fact or factor resolving a situation or bringing about a definitive conclusion",
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": yielding results in the final test : decisive",
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": to pay (a debt or a creditor) in full",
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": to give all due wages to",
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": to pay in full and discharge (an employee)",
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": bribe",
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": to inflict retribution on",
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": to allow (a thread or rope) to run off a spool or drum",
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": to yield returns",
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": the act or an instance of paying someone off : bribe \u2014 compare kickback",
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": the act of paying a debt or creditor in full",
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": to pay (a debt or credit) in full",
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": bribe"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"That is the payoff from having made the effort to learn about the wants and needs of the other person. \u2014 Dale Renner, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
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"The most successful loyalty networks deliver engaging customer experiences by offering convenience, personalization and flexibility, and for programs that meet these criteria, there is a big payoff . \u2014 Len Covello, Forbes , 27 May 2022",
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"For a coaching staff prepared to work through Woolen's lack of technical refinement, there could be a sizable payoff . \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Others believe the Turkish leader wants a payoff from Washington. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
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"The color payoff is seriously impressive for a powder blush, especially when applied with the 140 Synthetic Face Brush. \u2014 Jasmine Washington, Seventeen , 26 May 2022",
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"With a four-week delay, Votto is now seeing the payoff . \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 26 May 2022",
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"Figuring out ways to run operations more efficiently almost always seems like a good idea, but lately the potential payoff has been especially high. \u2014 Justin Lahart, WSJ , 25 May 2022",
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"Finance Director Karen Fegan said the city is looking at a 25-year payoff period for the bonds. \u2014 cleveland , 24 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Indeed, had the money stayed in Haiti, it might have been invested in bridges, schools and hospitals \u2014 investments that pay off in the long run and boost a country\u2019s growth. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2022",
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"Figuring out the best way to pay off your loans can be complicated. \u2014 Anne Tergesen, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
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"Students then rack up exorbitant debt for degrees that might not pay off . \u2014 Anna Helhoski, Chicago Tribune , 5 May 2022",
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"These are the kinds of investments that don\u2019t pay off unless they are used for decades, which is not in Europe\u2019s plan. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"For many countries, including Ecuador, fossil fuel reserves are a relatively quick way to pay off creditors and fund basic services. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"It\u2019s an investment, but one that could pay off in the long run. \u2014 Lindy Theron, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"No other film series works in such intricate, multiple-installment arcs, planting details that will almost certainly pay off in forthcoming chapters. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"The ruling came amid a fast approaching Thursday deadline for Wayne County residents with property tax debt from 2019 or prior years to pay off back taxes or enter into a payment plan to avoid foreclosure. \u2014 Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press , 30 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":[
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"Noun",
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"1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
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"Adjective",
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"1932, in the meaning defined above",
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"Verb",
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"1607, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a"
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"\u02c8p\u0101-\u02cc\u022ff",
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"\u02c8p\u0101-\u02cc\u022ff"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"earnings",
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"gain",
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"lucre",
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"net",
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"proceeds",
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"profit",
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"return"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-010514",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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},
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"pain":{
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"antonyms":[
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"ache",
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"hurt",
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"smart"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a basic bodily sensation that is induced by a noxious stimulus, is received by naked nerve endings, is associated with actual or potential tissue damage, is characterized by physical discomfort (such as pricking, throbbing, or aching), and typically leads to evasive action":[],
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": mental or emotional distress or suffering : grief":[
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"the pain she had felt at those humiliating words",
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"\u2014 Morley Callaghan"
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],
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": one that irks or annoys or is otherwise troublesome":[
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"\u2026 almost everything requires a password these days, and it can be a real pain to remember them all.",
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"\u2014 Michael Cahlin",
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"\u2014 often used in such phrases as pain in the neck or ( impolite ) pain in the ass/butt His little sister is a real pain in the neck ."
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],
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": punishment":[
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"the pains and penalties of crime"
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],
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": subject to penalty or punishment of":[
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"made to leave the country on pain of death"
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],
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": suffer":[],
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": the throes of childbirth":[],
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": to give or have a sensation of pain":[],
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": to make suffer or cause distress to : hurt":[],
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": to put (oneself) to trouble or exertion":[],
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": trouble, care, or effort taken to accomplish something":[
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"was at pains to reassure us"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"The medication may upset your stomach but if you experience acute abdominal pain call your doctor.",
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"I've had chronic back pain since the accident.",
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"The medicine provides 12 hours of pain relief .",
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"I feel a dull pain if I touch the bruise.",
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"the pain of a difficult childhood",
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"It is a story about the joys and pains of life.",
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"Rush hour traffic is such a pain .",
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"This orange is a pain to peel.",
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"Verb",
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"As much as it pains me to admit it, she was right.",
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"my poor head was paining so from all that racket",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The suit, filed this week in federal court in Medford, seeks unspecified damages for Wolf\u2019s injuries, medical costs and his pain and suffering. \u2014 Fox News , 24 June 2022",
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"Rafael Nadal might have to survive grass court specialists early on Coming off his 14th French Open title and now record 22nd overall Grand Slam, Nadal has apparently been able to treat his chronic foot pain well enough to give it a go at Wimbledon. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
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"His endurance inspired me and drove me past my own physical pain . \u2014 Ben Foster, Variety , 23 June 2022",
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"The suit, filed this week in federal court in Medford, seeks unspecified damages for Wolf\u2019s injuries, medical costs and his pain and suffering. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
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"In one activity, teenagers choose a rock to embody their inner turmoil and lug it up a mountain before throwing the rock off of the mountain's edge and symbolically releasing their pain . \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 21 June 2022",
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"Education around the transplant experience has inspired a niche community of advocates; patients who are turning their pain into purpose. \u2014 Wunmi Bakare, Essence , 17 June 2022",
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"But amid their pain , her family is honoring her legacy. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
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"Joining the junior group was a chance to put her pain into action. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 12 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Kristen Stewart, Scott Speedman and Welket Bungu\u00e9 star in the feature, a dystopian tale set in a new future in which humans have become desensitized to pain and are merging with their artificial environment. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
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"Side effects \u2014 mainly pain at the injection site, headaches and fatigue \u2014 were mild and infrequent. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
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"There have been some hints in previous studies that pain tolerance is a trainable trait, and that endurance training is one way of enhancing it. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 7 Oct. 2020",
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"Your doctor may also prescribe medication, such as oral or topical steroids and/or pain relievers to help bring down the inflammation and ease your discomfort. \u2014 Naomi Barr, SELF , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"More than 200,000 were left with damaged salivary glands, which causes difficultly and pain eating, swallowing, and speaking. \u2014 David Ropeik, STAT , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"So the butterflies have to endure [the] pain themselves in order to flourish. \u2014 Dianna Mazzone, Allure , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Researchers found chimpanzees were soothing others wounds not for their benefit but in act of empathy for others pain . \u2014 Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY , 9 Feb. 2022",
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"The violence enables an easy physical intimacy, the fear and pain a demonstration of vulnerability. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 4 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5":"Noun",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French peine , from Latin poena , from Greek poin\u0113 payment, penalty; akin to Greek tinein to pay, tinesthai to punish, Avestan ka\u0113n\u0101 revenge, Sanskrit cayate he revenges":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8p\u0101n"
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"synonyms":[
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"ache",
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"pang",
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"prick",
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"shoot",
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"smart",
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"sting",
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"stitch",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081659",
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"a painful injury"
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"a long painful trip"
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"examples":[
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"I got a painful sunburn.",
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"We can't ignore our country's painful history of slavery.",
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"His questions brought up a lot of painful memories.",
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"It was painful to watch.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Although this would be undoubtedly painful , there could be a small silver lining. \u2014 Shehan Chandrasekera, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
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"These reactions by outsiders could be painful for veterans. \u2014 Lindsey Fitzharris, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 July 2022",
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"More painful , though, is that WIC recipients can't use their benefits to buy formula online at retailers like Amazon or Walmart.com that would ship it directly to their homes. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 30 June 2022",
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"According to AP News, Damond\u2019s family was disappointed that Noor\u2019s murder conviction was overturned, and the timing of his release \u2014 so close to the anniversary of Damond\u2019s death \u2014 is painful for them. \u2014 Essence , 27 June 2022",
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"For others chestfeeding can be excruciatingly painful due to the baby having a tongue or lip ties, Gunyon Meyer says (think cracked, bleeding nipples). \u2014 Allison Tsai, SELF , 23 June 2022",
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"And it\u2019s the part of the story that makes everything else so painful . \u2014 Lauren Segal, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
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"There are emotionally painful , ethically trying moments when people can't let go of a suffering pet \u2014 or, conversely, can't afford treatment that could be life-saving. \u2014 Jennifer Peltz, ajc , 18 June 2022",
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"My actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful and inexcusable. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 8 Apr. 2022"
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"painful to the touch":{
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"a painful injury"
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"examples":[
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"I got a painful sunburn.",
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"We can't ignore our country's painful history of slavery.",
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"His questions brought up a lot of painful memories.",
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"It was painful to watch.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Although this would be undoubtedly painful , there could be a small silver lining. \u2014 Shehan Chandrasekera, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
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"These reactions by outsiders could be painful for veterans. \u2014 Lindsey Fitzharris, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 July 2022",
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"More painful , though, is that WIC recipients can't use their benefits to buy formula online at retailers like Amazon or Walmart.com that would ship it directly to their homes. \u2014 Brenda Goodman, CNN , 30 June 2022",
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"According to AP News, Damond\u2019s family was disappointed that Noor\u2019s murder conviction was overturned, and the timing of his release \u2014 so close to the anniversary of Damond\u2019s death \u2014 is painful for them. \u2014 Essence , 27 June 2022",
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"For others chestfeeding can be excruciatingly painful due to the baby having a tongue or lip ties, Gunyon Meyer says (think cracked, bleeding nipples). \u2014 Allison Tsai, SELF , 23 June 2022",
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"And it\u2019s the part of the story that makes everything else so painful . \u2014 Lauren Segal, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
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"There are emotionally painful , ethically trying moments when people can't let go of a suffering pet \u2014 or, conversely, can't afford treatment that could be life-saving. \u2014 Jennifer Peltz, ajc , 18 June 2022",
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"My actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful and inexcusable. \u2014 Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com , 8 Apr. 2022"
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": something (such as a drug) that relieves pain":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"I took some over-the-counter painkillers for my headache.",
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"a lot of painkillers have turned out to be addictive substances for patients",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In patches of rural Appalachia and the Rust Belt, the health authorities were sounding alarms that a powerful painkiller called Opana had become the drug of choice among people abusing prescription pills. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
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"Opioid pharmaceutical manufacturers, once hailed for producing a breakthrough painkiller , are now widely assailed for contributing to what authorities describe as an epidemic of addiction and overdose deaths. \u2014 Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post , 29 May 2022",
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"So many of these tragedies may be traced back to one family, one company, one product and one lie: embers of the Sackler family, owners of Purdue Pharma, the company that makes and promoted OxyContin as a virtually non-addictive opioid painkiller . \u2014 Paul Pelletier, STAT , 20 Dec. 2021",
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"Fentanyl was first developed in 1959 as a potent painkiller used in clinical settings via IV. \u2014 Asha C. Gilbert, USA TODAY , 24 Oct. 2021",
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"Davey Fest is put on by The Davey Foundation, formed in honor of Utah actor, director, producer, musician and community activist David Ross Fetzer, who died in 2012 at age 30 from an accidental prescription painkiller overdose. \u2014 Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 20 June 2022",
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"An approved painkiller , Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid trafficked principally by land across the US-Mexico border. \u2014 Amir Vera, CNN , 12 June 2022",
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"Digital technologies that fall into the painkiller -versus-vitamin-pill trap will quickly discover just how skeptical some executives can be about the cost-versus-benefit of digital technology \u2013 even today. \u2014 Steve Andriole, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
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"Street versions of fentanyl, an approved painkiller that\u2019s being produced illegally, largely come into the U.S. from Mexico. \u2014 Andy Miller, ajc , 6 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1849, 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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"\u02c8p\u0101n-\u02ccki-l\u0259r",
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"-\u02cckil-\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"analgesic",
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"anesthetic",
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"anodyne"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185557",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"painless":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": not causing or accompanied by physical pain : not painful":[
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"a painless skin growth",
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"painless medical procedures",
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"\u2026 the medical exam may include an electrocardiogram, or EKG. This noninvasive test is a painless procedure that measures your heart's activity.",
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"\u2014 Sarah Shelton",
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"The relatively painless injections are intended to provide temporary relief for arthritic pain and stiffness.",
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"\u2014 Larry Katzenstein"
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],
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": not difficult : not causing or involving complications or emotional distress":[
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"There's an easy way to apply for federal aid in the form of grants and student loans: Just fill out the FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid. It's a fairly painless process, and you can even do it online.",
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"\u2014 Maurie Backman",
|
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"a quick and painless solution"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8p\u0101n-l\u0259s"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024140",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"painlessly":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": not causing or accompanied by physical pain : not painful":[
|
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"a painless skin growth",
|
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"painless medical procedures",
|
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"\u2026 the medical exam may include an electrocardiogram, or EKG. This noninvasive test is a painless procedure that measures your heart's activity.",
|
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"\u2014 Sarah Shelton",
|
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"The relatively painless injections are intended to provide temporary relief for arthritic pain and stiffness.",
|
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"\u2014 Larry Katzenstein"
|
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],
|
|
": not difficult : not causing or involving complications or emotional distress":[
|
|
"There's an easy way to apply for federal aid in the form of grants and student loans: Just fill out the FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student Aid. It's a fairly painless process, and you can even do it online.",
|
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"\u2014 Maurie Backman",
|
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"a quick and painless solution"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8p\u0101n-l\u0259s"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021547",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pains":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"ache",
|
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"hurt",
|
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"smart"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a basic bodily sensation that is induced by a noxious stimulus, is received by naked nerve endings, is associated with actual or potential tissue damage, is characterized by physical discomfort (such as pricking, throbbing, or aching), and typically leads to evasive action":[],
|
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": mental or emotional distress or suffering : grief":[
|
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"the pain she had felt at those humiliating words",
|
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"\u2014 Morley Callaghan"
|
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],
|
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": one that irks or annoys or is otherwise troublesome":[
|
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"\u2026 almost everything requires a password these days, and it can be a real pain to remember them all.",
|
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"\u2014 Michael Cahlin",
|
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"\u2014 often used in such phrases as pain in the neck or ( impolite ) pain in the ass/butt His little sister is a real pain in the neck ."
|
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],
|
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": punishment":[
|
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"the pains and penalties of crime"
|
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],
|
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": subject to penalty or punishment of":[
|
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"made to leave the country on pain of death"
|
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],
|
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": suffer":[],
|
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": the throes of childbirth":[],
|
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": to give or have a sensation of pain":[],
|
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": to make suffer or cause distress to : hurt":[],
|
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": to put (oneself) to trouble or exertion":[],
|
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": trouble, care, or effort taken to accomplish something":[
|
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"was at pains to reassure us"
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"The medication may upset your stomach but if you experience acute abdominal pain call your doctor.",
|
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"I've had chronic back pain since the accident.",
|
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"The medicine provides 12 hours of pain relief .",
|
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"I feel a dull pain if I touch the bruise.",
|
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"the pain of a difficult childhood",
|
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"It is a story about the joys and pains of life.",
|
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"Rush hour traffic is such a pain .",
|
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"This orange is a pain to peel.",
|
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"Verb",
|
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"As much as it pains me to admit it, she was right.",
|
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"my poor head was paining so from all that racket",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The suit, filed this week in federal court in Medford, seeks unspecified damages for Wolf\u2019s injuries, medical costs and his pain and suffering. \u2014 Fox News , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Rafael Nadal might have to survive grass court specialists early on Coming off his 14th French Open title and now record 22nd overall Grand Slam, Nadal has apparently been able to treat his chronic foot pain well enough to give it a go at Wimbledon. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"His endurance inspired me and drove me past my own physical pain . \u2014 Ben Foster, Variety , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The suit, filed this week in federal court in Medford, seeks unspecified damages for Wolf\u2019s injuries, medical costs and his pain and suffering. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
|
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"In one activity, teenagers choose a rock to embody their inner turmoil and lug it up a mountain before throwing the rock off of the mountain's edge and symbolically releasing their pain . \u2014 Tori B. Powell, CBS News , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Education around the transplant experience has inspired a niche community of advocates; patients who are turning their pain into purpose. \u2014 Wunmi Bakare, Essence , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"But amid their pain , her family is honoring her legacy. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Joining the junior group was a chance to put her pain into action. \u2014 Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant , 12 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"Kristen Stewart, Scott Speedman and Welket Bungu\u00e9 star in the feature, a dystopian tale set in a new future in which humans have become desensitized to pain and are merging with their artificial environment. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Side effects \u2014 mainly pain at the injection site, headaches and fatigue \u2014 were mild and infrequent. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"There have been some hints in previous studies that pain tolerance is a trainable trait, and that endurance training is one way of enhancing it. \u2014 Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online , 7 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Your doctor may also prescribe medication, such as oral or topical steroids and/or pain relievers to help bring down the inflammation and ease your discomfort. \u2014 Naomi Barr, SELF , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"More than 200,000 were left with damaged salivary glands, which causes difficultly and pain eating, swallowing, and speaking. \u2014 David Ropeik, STAT , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"So the butterflies have to endure [the] pain themselves in order to flourish. \u2014 Dianna Mazzone, Allure , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Researchers found chimpanzees were soothing others wounds not for their benefit but in act of empathy for others pain . \u2014 Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The violence enables an easy physical intimacy, the fear and pain a demonstration of vulnerability. \u2014 Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times , 4 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French peine , from Latin poena , from Greek poin\u0113 payment, penalty; akin to Greek tinein to pay, tinesthai to punish, Avestan ka\u0113n\u0101 revenge, Sanskrit cayate he revenges":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8p\u0101n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ache",
|
|
"pang",
|
|
"prick",
|
|
"shoot",
|
|
"smart",
|
|
"sting",
|
|
"stitch",
|
|
"throe",
|
|
"tingle",
|
|
"twinge"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202604",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
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"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"painstaking":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"careless"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort":[
|
|
"painstaking research",
|
|
"painstaking tasks",
|
|
"painstaking accuracy"
|
|
],
|
|
": the action of taking pains : diligent care and effort":[
|
|
"\u2026 greater painstaking to achieve incidental verisimilitude and accuracy of detail \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Times Literary Supplement"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"The book describes the election process in painstaking detail.",
|
|
"she was always painstaking about her work",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Investigating wrongful conviction cases, some of them decades old, is slow, painstaking work. \u2014 Steve Mills, ProPublica , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Hand-duplicating votes from marred ballots onto fresh ones is painstaking , time-consuming work. \u2014 oregonlive , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"After decades of painstaking work, there are now 537 California condors, supported by a network of breeding centers and reintroduction sites from Baja California to Northern California. \u2014 Rosanna Xiastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The discovery of the Manhush mass grave comes as investigators throughout Ukraine begin the painstaking work of identifying those killed and documenting potential war crimes. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The information collected through this painstaking door-to-door work has shown that the models can be drastically wrong. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And, after roughly nine months of painstaking work, the singular overwater structure is finally complete. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"These projects have crept along because of the painstaking work of identifying and describing species\u2014as well as, in many cases, collecting samples of the organisms for DNA sequencing. \u2014 Katharine Gammon, Scientific American , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In its detail and pacing, Peritz\u2019s step-by-step account of the planning of Overt and the painstaking police work by which Scotland Yard learned what was afoot reads almost like a le Carr\u00e9 novel. \u2014 Kevin O\u2019kelly, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"It\u2019s all open road but painstaking going, with frequent military checkpoints. \u2014 Michael G. Seamans, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Decades of painstaking , sometimes dangerous, work by a handful of committed ranchers and animal scientists have helped restore the population to over 8,000. \u2014 Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Maybe that\u2019s why Keenan Scott II \u2014 who spent a dozen painstaking years perfecting the play that officially opened Wednesday at Broadway\u2019s Golden Theatre \u2014 identifies his characters by emotion, attribute or condition, rather than name. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"And after that painstaking work, sharks like Freya can be monitored to give scientists invaluable information on their migratory patterns. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2021",
|
|
"Now the Suns have flourished in his painstaking , perfection-demanding wake. \u2014 New York Times , 21 May 2021",
|
|
"Some marketers have been making their own painstaking , case-by-case evaluations of the platforms. \u2014 Nat Ives, WSJ , 13 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Both Corker and Senator Orrin Hatch, Republican of Utah, credited McCarry with leading the painstaking , behind-the-scenes negotiations. \u2014 Joshua Goodman, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1538, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1685, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8p\u0101n-\u02ccst\u0101-ki\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"careful",
|
|
"conscientious",
|
|
"fussy",
|
|
"loving",
|
|
"meticulous",
|
|
"scrupulous"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112512",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"paint":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cosmetics",
|
|
"makeup",
|
|
"maquillage",
|
|
"war paint"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mixture of a pigment and a suitable liquid to form a closely adherent coating when spread on a surface in a thin coat":[],
|
|
": an applied coating of paint":[],
|
|
": color manipulation on a computer screen in a manner reminiscent of painting":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used before another noun",
|
|
"a paint program"
|
|
],
|
|
": free throw lane":[],
|
|
": the action of painting : something produced by painting":[],
|
|
": the pigment used in this mixture especially when in the form of a cake":[
|
|
"a box of paints"
|
|
],
|
|
": to apply color, pigment, or paint to":[],
|
|
": to apply with a movement resembling that used in painting":[],
|
|
": to color with a cosmetic":[],
|
|
": to decorate, adorn, or variegate by applying lines and colors":[],
|
|
": to depict as having specified or implied characteristics":[
|
|
"paints them whiter than the evidence justifies",
|
|
"\u2014 Oliver La Farge"
|
|
],
|
|
": to depict by such lines and colors":[],
|
|
": to practice the art of painting":[],
|
|
": to produce in lines and colors on a surface by applying pigments":[],
|
|
": to produce or evoke as if by painting":[
|
|
"paints glowing pictures of the farm"
|
|
],
|
|
": to touch up or cover over by or as if by painting":[],
|
|
": to treat with a liquid by brushing or swabbing":[
|
|
"paint the wound with iodine"
|
|
],
|
|
": to use cosmetics":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"I need to paint the bookcase.",
|
|
"We're going to paint the room yellow.",
|
|
"The classroom wall was painted with clouds and rainbows.",
|
|
"He painted that portrait of his wife.",
|
|
"She painted the landscape on a square canvas.",
|
|
"I like to draw and my sister likes to paint .",
|
|
"The beauty of the world inspires me to paint .",
|
|
"He paints mostly in oils.",
|
|
"The study paints a bleak picture of the effects of pollution on animal life.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"Apply paint to the canvas in a series of short strokes.",
|
|
"I need more blue paint .",
|
|
"The old walls are coated with several layers of paint .",
|
|
"a can of latex paint",
|
|
"The house needs a fresh coat of paint .",
|
|
"The store sells many different paints .",
|
|
"Did you chip the paint ",
|
|
"The car's paint is cracking.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"On graffiti, the city would spend $1.6 million more than last year by adding six new employees and buying new vehicles and other equipment to help paint over the scrawls more quickly. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The GIs washed the vehicles and equipment so Pasley and Stidham could paint them a dull green, covering the familiar desert tan. \u2014 Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Artists Luc Vidier, who is originally from France, and Crete Woman\u2019s Club member Julia Oehmke of Crete plan to paint in the St. John garden during the walk. \u2014 Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"This summer\u2019s work was going to pay to paint the back of the house. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s a station where people can paint their own succulent plants as well, along with cookies that have words of affirmation stickers and lemonade. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Routt runs Fishers Rocks, a Facebook group with 1,300 members who paint rocks and hide them outside in parks and on trails or inside at stores or libraries. \u2014 John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The ready-for-the-floor art-pop adventure sees the D.C.-born band and its collaborators paint liberally with jangly guitar, traveling bass lines, drum machine patter, and synths that shimmer one moment and wallop the next. \u2014 Thomas Floyd, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"That includes protecting customers against toxic content that could be upsetting or paint your brand in a negative light. \u2014 Brian Hannon, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Virtually all of its volume comes from the Model 3 and Model Y and feature a minimal choice in trim options such as paint color, rims, and interior. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Rust-toned paint color is dressed up by a brass faucet. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The example that Paolo styled features a special two-tone paint job, with dark blue and light blue down split up by an orange pinstripe. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The configurations include versions of the current paint scheme, according to a person familiar with the matter. \u2014 Andrew Tangel, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The paint job that former President Donald Trump ordered is a major liability. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Playing with the paint scheme\u2014Benjamin Moore Black Panther in a flat finish on the bottom half of the wall and PPG Hot Stone on the stop\u2014creates some visual interest without fussy pattern. \u2014 Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"After all, there aren\u2019t many\u2014or any",
|
|
"Leffler, who was outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is best known for parading around in an antique tractor adorned with a patriotic paint job. \u2014 ABC News , 7 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun",
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a(1)":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French paint, peint , past participle of peindre , from Latin pingere to tattoo, embroider, paint; akin to Old English f\u0101h variegated, Greek poikilos variegated, pikros sharp, bitter":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8p\u0101nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"delineate",
|
|
"depict",
|
|
"describe",
|
|
"draw",
|
|
"image",
|
|
"limn",
|
|
"picture",
|
|
"portray",
|
|
"render",
|
|
"set out",
|
|
"sketch"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184640",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"paint the town (red)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to go out drinking, dancing, etc.":[]
|
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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":"20220707-192104",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"painted":{
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"antonyms":[
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"cosmetics",
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"makeup",
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"maquillage",
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"war paint"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a mixture of a pigment and a suitable liquid to form a closely adherent coating when spread on a surface in a thin coat":[],
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": an applied coating of paint":[],
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": color manipulation on a computer screen in a manner reminiscent of painting":[
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"\u2014 usually used before another noun",
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"a paint program"
|
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],
|
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": free throw lane":[],
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": the action of painting : something produced by painting":[],
|
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": the pigment used in this mixture especially when in the form of a cake":[
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"a box of paints"
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],
|
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": to apply color, pigment, or paint to":[],
|
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": to apply with a movement resembling that used in painting":[],
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": to color with a cosmetic":[],
|
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": to decorate, adorn, or variegate by applying lines and colors":[],
|
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": to depict as having specified or implied characteristics":[
|
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"paints them whiter than the evidence justifies",
|
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"\u2014 Oliver La Farge"
|
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],
|
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": to depict by such lines and colors":[],
|
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": to practice the art of painting":[],
|
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": to produce in lines and colors on a surface by applying pigments":[],
|
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": to produce or evoke as if by painting":[
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"paints glowing pictures of the farm"
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],
|
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": to touch up or cover over by or as if by painting":[],
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": to treat with a liquid by brushing or swabbing":[
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"paint the wound with iodine"
|
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],
|
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": to use cosmetics":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
|
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"I need to paint the bookcase.",
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"We're going to paint the room yellow.",
|
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"The classroom wall was painted with clouds and rainbows.",
|
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"He painted that portrait of his wife.",
|
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"She painted the landscape on a square canvas.",
|
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"I like to draw and my sister likes to paint .",
|
|
"The beauty of the world inspires me to paint .",
|
|
"He paints mostly in oils.",
|
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"The study paints a bleak picture of the effects of pollution on animal life.",
|
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"Noun",
|
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"Apply paint to the canvas in a series of short strokes.",
|
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"I need more blue paint .",
|
|
"The old walls are coated with several layers of paint .",
|
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"a can of latex paint",
|
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"The house needs a fresh coat of paint .",
|
|
"The store sells many different paints .",
|
|
"Did you chip the paint ",
|
|
"The car's paint is cracking.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"On graffiti, the city would spend $1.6 million more than last year by adding six new employees and buying new vehicles and other equipment to help paint over the scrawls more quickly. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
|
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"The GIs washed the vehicles and equipment so Pasley and Stidham could paint them a dull green, covering the familiar desert tan. \u2014 Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Artists Luc Vidier, who is originally from France, and Crete Woman\u2019s Club member Julia Oehmke of Crete plan to paint in the St. John garden during the walk. \u2014 Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune , 9 June 2022",
|
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"This summer\u2019s work was going to pay to paint the back of the house. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
|
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"There\u2019s a station where people can paint their own succulent plants as well, along with cookies that have words of affirmation stickers and lemonade. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 June 2022",
|
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"Routt runs Fishers Rocks, a Facebook group with 1,300 members who paint rocks and hide them outside in parks and on trails or inside at stores or libraries. \u2014 John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star , 3 June 2022",
|
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"The ready-for-the-floor art-pop adventure sees the D.C.-born band and its collaborators paint liberally with jangly guitar, traveling bass lines, drum machine patter, and synths that shimmer one moment and wallop the next. \u2014 Thomas Floyd, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"That includes protecting customers against toxic content that could be upsetting or paint your brand in a negative light. \u2014 Brian Hannon, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Virtually all of its volume comes from the Model 3 and Model Y and feature a minimal choice in trim options such as paint color, rims, and interior. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Rust-toned paint color is dressed up by a brass faucet. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The example that Paolo styled features a special two-tone paint job, with dark blue and light blue down split up by an orange pinstripe. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The configurations include versions of the current paint scheme, according to a person familiar with the matter. \u2014 Andrew Tangel, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The paint job that former President Donald Trump ordered is a major liability. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Playing with the paint scheme\u2014Benjamin Moore Black Panther in a flat finish on the bottom half of the wall and PPG Hot Stone on the stop\u2014creates some visual interest without fussy pattern. \u2014 Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"After all, there aren\u2019t many\u2014or any",
|
|
"Leffler, who was outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is best known for parading around in an antique tractor adorned with a patriotic paint job. \u2014 ABC News , 7 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun",
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a(1)":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French paint, peint , past participle of peindre , from Latin pingere to tattoo, embroider, paint; akin to Old English f\u0101h variegated, Greek poikilos variegated, pikros sharp, bitter":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8p\u0101nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"delineate",
|
|
"depict",
|
|
"describe",
|
|
"draw",
|
|
"image",
|
|
"limn",
|
|
"picture",
|
|
"portray",
|
|
"render",
|
|
"set out",
|
|
"sketch"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060104",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"painting":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the art or occupation of painting":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They hung the painting in the living room.",
|
|
"The woman in that painting is my grandmother.",
|
|
"I like painting more than sculpture.",
|
|
"He is studying abstract painting .",
|
|
"She wants to devote all her time to painting .",
|
|
"The room is ready for painting .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In conjunction with Arts on the Avenue, Black Art Speaks and Blaz Atom, this music festival features great city views, an art gallery cocktail bar, face painting , adult games, food trucks, vendors, basketball tournament, live performances and DJs. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"Support trying out many options, including drawing, painting , writing, acting, singing, cooking, crafts, or entrepreneurship. \u2014 Laurel Donnellan, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The Arts Festival is a three-day juried event featuring the work of artists from a wide range of categories, including painting , photography, prints, jewelry, ceramics, glass, leather, sculpture, wood, and other materials. \u2014 cleveland , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"What: Performance by Slim & the Soulful Saints, face painting , food, fireworks display. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The women got together for a day of relaxation that included yoga, painting rocks, making essential oils, massages and much more. \u2014 Mary Compton, Chicago Tribune , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"With food trucks, live music, face- painting , pony rides and more, a Night at the Park will end with a fireworks show once the sun goes down. \u2014 Chloe Mcgowan, The Indianapolis Star , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"There are also booths with tie-dye tees, face- painting , and art products. \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Christmas tree lighting ceremony, horse and carriage rides, amusements, school performances, face painting , arts and crafts, carolers and more. \u2014 Cindy Kent, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8p\u0101n-ti\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"canvas",
|
|
"canvass",
|
|
"oil",
|
|
"oil painting"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095058",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pair":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a couple in love, engaged, or married":[
|
|
"were a devoted pair"
|
|
],
|
|
": a partnership especially of two players in a contest against another partnership":[],
|
|
": a set or series of small objects (such as beads)":[],
|
|
": something made up of two corresponding pieces":[
|
|
"a pair of trousers"
|
|
],
|
|
": to arrange a voting pair between":[],
|
|
": to arrange in pairs":[],
|
|
": to become associated with another":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used with off or up paired up with an old friend"
|
|
],
|
|
": to become grouped or separated into pairs":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used with off paired off for the next dance"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to be a member of a pair":[],
|
|
": to constitute a member of a pair":[
|
|
"a sock that didn't pair"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make a pair of":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used with off or up paired off the animals"
|
|
],
|
|
": two corresponding bodily parts or members":[
|
|
"a pair of hands"
|
|
],
|
|
": two corresponding things designed for use together":[
|
|
"a pair of shoes"
|
|
],
|
|
": two horses harnessed side by side":[],
|
|
": two mated animals":[],
|
|
": two playing cards of the same value or denomination and especially of the same rank":[],
|
|
": two similar or associated things: such as":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He blushed when he saw all three pairs of eyes watching him.",
|
|
"She won with a pair of aces.",
|
|
"I got my first pair of glasses when I was eight.",
|
|
"His two closest friends lived in the city and the pair of them visited him often.",
|
|
"The dance is usually performed by a male and female pair .",
|
|
"Those two kids make quite a pair .",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The teacher paired students with partners for the assignment.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Layer a gray crop top over a blue oxford shirt and pair with some denim jeans. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"This pair of gold and garnet sword pyramid fittings were the first items of gold discovered during the 1939 Sutton Hoo excavations. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The final few acts of the episode take place at the home of TNT, a fraternal twin pair of supes (Jack Doolan and Kristin Booth) who worked with Soldier Boy back in the day. \u2014 Alex Raiman, EW.com , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Judge leads the big leagues with 27 home runs after hitting a pair in Wednesday night\u2019s comeback victory at Tampa Bay. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"As a part of a royal expedition, 22 orphans were split into pairs, and every nine or 10 days another pair was infected with the virus to produce the vaccine matter. \u2014 Jim Downs, STAT , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The Miami Dolphins\u2019 pair of joint practices with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be held on Aug. 10 and 11 in Tampa, the Buccaneers announced Thursday as part of a release of their training camp schedule. \u2014 David Furones, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Especially abbreviated is a pair by Y/Project that resembles a mashup of jeans and a bikini bottom. \u2014 Nancy Macdonell, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The chain detail transforms this pair from a luxury flat to wearable art. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Right-hand makeup artist, Alexx Mayo, chose to pair her pink lips with a satin-finish nude eye shadow while defining the crease with undertones of purple. \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"When using this unscented formula, pair it with your favorite aftershave or cologne to add a pleasant fragrance. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Beautifully balanced and well-structured\u2014 pair it with lobster. \u2014 Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Whether it be cropped or oversized, pair yours with a bikini and board shorts for a day at the beach or a cute mini for an evening out. \u2014 Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The devices, which cost $29 each, are simple to use: Users pair them with their phones, and the tags indicate where an item is located in real-time. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Georgia contracts with roughly a hundred agencies licensed to pair children with foster parents across the state. \u2014 Asia Simone Burns, ajc , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"They are tested under multiple light sources to make sur the colors pair back to every single black or white in your wardrobe (e.g. not too red, not too blue). \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s also easy to pair the mask up with any traditional VR headset. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 1 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
|
|
"1606, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English paire , from Anglo-French, from Latin paria equal things, from neuter plural of par equal":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8per"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"brace",
|
|
"couple",
|
|
"couplet",
|
|
"duo",
|
|
"dyad",
|
|
"twain",
|
|
"twosome"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220615",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
]
|
|
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|
|
"paired":{
|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a couple in love, engaged, or married":[
|
|
"were a devoted pair"
|
|
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|
|
": a partnership especially of two players in a contest against another partnership":[],
|
|
": a set or series of small objects (such as beads)":[],
|
|
": something made up of two corresponding pieces":[
|
|
"a pair of trousers"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": to arrange in pairs":[],
|
|
": to become associated with another":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used with off or up paired up with an old friend"
|
|
],
|
|
": to become grouped or separated into pairs":[
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": to constitute a member of a pair":[
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": to make a pair of":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used with off or up paired off the animals"
|
|
],
|
|
": two corresponding bodily parts or members":[
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": two corresponding things designed for use together":[
|
|
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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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|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He blushed when he saw all three pairs of eyes watching him.",
|
|
"She won with a pair of aces.",
|
|
"I got my first pair of glasses when I was eight.",
|
|
"His two closest friends lived in the city and the pair of them visited him often.",
|
|
"The dance is usually performed by a male and female pair .",
|
|
"Those two kids make quite a pair .",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The teacher paired students with partners for the assignment.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Layer a gray crop top over a blue oxford shirt and pair with some denim jeans. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"This pair of gold and garnet sword pyramid fittings were the first items of gold discovered during the 1939 Sutton Hoo excavations. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The final few acts of the episode take place at the home of TNT, a fraternal twin pair of supes (Jack Doolan and Kristin Booth) who worked with Soldier Boy back in the day. \u2014 Alex Raiman, EW.com , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Judge leads the big leagues with 27 home runs after hitting a pair in Wednesday night\u2019s comeback victory at Tampa Bay. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"As a part of a royal expedition, 22 orphans were split into pairs, and every nine or 10 days another pair was infected with the virus to produce the vaccine matter. \u2014 Jim Downs, STAT , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The Miami Dolphins\u2019 pair of joint practices with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be held on Aug. 10 and 11 in Tampa, the Buccaneers announced Thursday as part of a release of their training camp schedule. \u2014 David Furones, Sun Sentinel , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Especially abbreviated is a pair by Y/Project that resembles a mashup of jeans and a bikini bottom. \u2014 Nancy Macdonell, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The chain detail transforms this pair from a luxury flat to wearable art. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Right-hand makeup artist, Alexx Mayo, chose to pair her pink lips with a satin-finish nude eye shadow while defining the crease with undertones of purple. \u2014 Chelsea Avila, Allure , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"When using this unscented formula, pair it with your favorite aftershave or cologne to add a pleasant fragrance. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Beautifully balanced and well-structured\u2014 pair it with lobster. \u2014 Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Whether it be cropped or oversized, pair yours with a bikini and board shorts for a day at the beach or a cute mini for an evening out. \u2014 Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The devices, which cost $29 each, are simple to use: Users pair them with their phones, and the tags indicate where an item is located in real-time. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Georgia contracts with roughly a hundred agencies licensed to pair children with foster parents across the state. \u2014 Asia Simone Burns, ajc , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"They are tested under multiple light sources to make sur the colors pair back to every single black or white in your wardrobe (e.g. not too red, not too blue). \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s also easy to pair the mask up with any traditional VR headset. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 1 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
|
|
"1606, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English paire , from Anglo-French, from Latin paria equal things, from neuter plural of par equal":"Noun"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8per"
|
|
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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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|
|
"dyad",
|
|
"twain",
|
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"twosome"
|
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075143",
|
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|
|
"verb"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a reddish West African river hog ( Koiropotamus porcus )":[]
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"pain threshold":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the level at which someone experiences pain":[
|
|
"He has a high pain threshold .",
|
|
"She has a low pain threshold ."
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
},
|
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|
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|
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"pai-hua":{
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"definitions":{
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": a form of written Chinese based on modern colloquial \u2014 compare wen-li , wen-yen":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u012b\u02c8hw\u00e4"
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],
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"Chinese pai 2 hua 4 , literally, plain speech, from pai 2 white, plain + hua 4 speech":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210805"
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"painted quail":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": blue-breasted quail":[],
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": a button quail ( Turnix varia )":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212508"
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"paigle":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": one of several plants: such as":[],
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": cowslip":[],
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": oxlip":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8p\u0101g\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212606"
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},
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"paik":{
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to strike hard and repeatedly : pummel":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8p\u0101k"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-213902"
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},
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"paigeite":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a mineral (Fe,Mg)FeBO 5 consisting of borate of iron and magnesium in fibrous aggregates of coal-black crystals":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8p\u0101\u02ccj\u012bt"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Sidney Paige , born 1880 American geologist + -ite":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225802"
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},
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"painted lobster":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a large brilliantly marked spiny lobster ( Palinurus fasciatus ) of the Great Barrier reef off the northeastern coast of Queensland, Australia":[]
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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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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230947"
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},
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"paint frame":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a large frame usually suspended at the back of a stage and capable of being raised or lowered that is used for holding a stretched length of canvas on which an entire piece of stage scenery is to be painted":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-001408"
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},
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"painterly":{
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or typical of a painter : artistic":[
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"painterly attention to detail"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8p\u0101n-t\u0259r-l\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"He has a painterly eye.",
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"a painterly picture of the sea",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The spare and unobtrusive production design conjures a painterly atmosphere of high tension and intrigue. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
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"The sequence fuses documentary and impressionism, recording and transformation, while also crowning its painterly energy with yet another rhythmic red light that\u2019s a part of the jazz life: a rotating one atop a police car. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"Her African and Grecian-inspired hair look was crafted by celebrity stylist Vernon Fran\u00e7ois, with makeup and a painterly eye done by celebrity makeup artist Nick Barose using Lanc\u00f4me and gold leaf. \u2014 Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Mar. 2022",
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"Mielgo\u2019s urbanized hybrid of the painterly and the digitized is hypnotic and its own example of an artist\u2019s love. \u2014 Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Both paintings combine aspects of stylized illustration\u2014industrial clouds of smoke, slanting rain\u2014with painterly effects and an investigation of reality at once intermittent and assiduous. \u2014 Garth Greenwell, The New Yorker , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Never mind the brushstroke, insisted Magritte, who undersold his prodigious painterly talents. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2021",
|
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"In his Grid paintings, F\u00f6rg is engaged in a painterly examination of abstract painting, questioning what sort of brush strokes belong in fine art, how colors interact and what is the interplay between line and negative space. \u2014 Tom Teicholz, Forbes , 20 Sep. 2021",
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"Some numerals are carefully stenciled while others mimic his painterly drips. \u2014 Natasha Gural, Forbes , 25 Sep. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-001757"
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},
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"painted sandgrouse":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a sandgrouse ( Pterocles indicus ) of the subcontinent of India":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-004229"
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},
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"Paige":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"biographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"Satchel 1906":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8p\u0101j"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-025054"
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},
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"painted leaf":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": mexican fire plant":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035949"
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},
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"painted turtle":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a North American freshwater turtle ( Chrysemys picta ) having a greenish to black carapace with yellow, red, or olive bordered scutes and a yellow plastron":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1876, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-050242"
|
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},
|
|
"painter's naphtha":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a petroleum naphtha used as a thinner for paints":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051250"
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},
|
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"painted lady":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a migratory nymphalid butterfly ( Vanessa cardui ) with wings mottled in brown, orange, black, and white":[],
|
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": prostitute sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"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",
|
|
"Orange clouds of painted lady butterflies swarm there on their way to Northern Europe, and herds of wild horses roam among the oil installations. \u2014 Stanley Reed, New York Times , 30 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"The butterflies in question were painted ladies , which are sometimes mistaken for monarch butterflies. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 6 Oct. 2017"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-053306"
|
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},
|
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"painted trillium":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a trillium ( Trillium undulatum ) of northeastern North America that has a solitary flower with white petals streaked with purple":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1855, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-072816"
|
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},
|
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"paint over":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to cover (something) with a layer of paint":[
|
|
"paint over graffiti"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-074912"
|
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},
|
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"painted tongue":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": salpiglossis sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-080012"
|
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},
|
|
"pail":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a usually cylindrical container with a handle : bucket":[
|
|
"a milk pail"
|
|
],
|
|
": the quantity that a pail contains":[
|
|
"a pail of water"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8p\u0101l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bucket"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"A plastic beach pail was lying on the sand.",
|
|
"She poured a pail of water on the campfire.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Chase enjoyed picking the berries that overtopped his pail , along with feeding and petting the goats, his two favorite activities at the farm. \u2014 Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Don\u2019t let this sort of beach pail drift away at sea. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Everything from pasta alfredo to apple cinnamon cereal to vanilla pudding is in a single, ready-to-go pail . \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The particle size varies, which is why, as examples, EZ Sand Polymeric Sand ($22.98 for a 40-pound pail at Home Depot) is suitable for joints \u00bc-to-1\u00bd inches wide, while Accel Dust Preventing Paver Polymeric Sand ($21.98 for 40 lbs. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Is there anything better suited for the summer picnic than a bucket bag designed in a round lunch- pail shape",
|
|
"Legacy Premium\u2019s latest Long-term Gluten-free food pail is our favorite option. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Luma\u2019s a working mother, allowed only a nuzzle or two with her baby before the babe is given a rubber udder attached to a pail and Mom is back to be milked or mated with, incongruously set to the tunes of lo-fi contemporary pop ballads. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s made of decidedly unglamorous parts: a garbage can hat, a torso made out of a plastic beer pail , and pool-noodle arms. \u2014 Erin Berger, Outside Online , 20 Aug. 2014"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English payle, paille":""
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120211"
|
|
},
|
|
"painted hyena":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": african wild dog":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-122353"
|
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},
|
|
"paint out":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to depict or portray or delineate by or as if by painting":[],
|
|
": to obliterate by covering over with paint":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-125334"
|
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},
|
|
"paillard":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a piece of beef or veal usually pounded thin and grilled":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"p\u0101-\u02c8y\u00e4r",
|
|
"p\u012b-\u02c8y\u00e4r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Place it on the chicken paillard and top it of with the shavings of parmesan. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Like meatloaf, spaghetti and meatballs, roasted chicken are the obvious ones but what about not so obvious, like chicken paillard or chicken piccata, masala, etc... \u2014 Mary Honkus, PEOPLE.com , 14 Sep. 2020",
|
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"Remove the paillards to a side platter, overlapping them for a pretty presentation. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 26 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Chicken paillard is nothing more than flattened meat. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 26 Nov. 2019",
|
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"Spoon the sauce over the overlapping paillards , garnish with parsley and serve immediately. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 26 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Over medium-high heat, melt the ghee or butter, add the oil, and saut\u00e9 the paillards 5-6 minutes on each side or until slightly browned and cooked through yet still juicy. \u2014 Bill St. John, The Denver Post , 14 Aug. 2019",
|
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"Guests enjoyed a meal catered by Little Gem that started with a salmon sashimi salad, followed by chicken paillard , and finished with a light lemon olive oil cake. \u2014 Alexandra Macon, Vogue , 30 July 2018",
|
|
"The classic al fresco dinner of steak frites and chicken paillard was complete with a performance by the legendary Gladys Knight, showing Los Angeles that Michael Kors always has and always will throw a fantastic party. \u2014 Cameron Bird, Vogue , 13 Nov. 2018"
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|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French paillarde , from Paillard , late 19th century French restaurateur":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1972, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-131100"
|
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},
|
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"paid":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": marked by the receipt of pay":[
|
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"paid vacation time"
|
|
],
|
|
": being or having been paid or paid for":[
|
|
"a paid official",
|
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"a paid political announcement"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8p\u0101d"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
|
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"She is one of the few paid public officials in a town run mostly by volunteers.",
|
|
"She was given a paid day off to deal with some personal matters.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Incorporating tracking codes into paid ads and other content and setting up landing pages on your website can allow you to fine-tune your activities midstream. \u2014 Guy Alvarez, Forbes , 9 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Return times for rides, however, can sometimes dwindle in late afternoons or early evenings, and an eternal fan debate is one that seeks to answer how such services affect the non- paid stand-by lines. \u2014 Todd Martensgame Critic, Los Angeles Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Last week, the Biden administration considered sending pre- paid gas cards to Americans to help ease pain at the pump, Axios reported Saturday. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 20 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"So our budget proposes making our State Troopers in Arizona the highest paid law enforcement professionals in the state. \u2014 The Arizona Republic , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Lakhwant Singh, the gas station's owner, said the church came to him with the idea to give pre- paid gas to the community. \u2014 Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"She shouldn\u2019t be involved in issues as a non- paid activist either. \u2014 Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Customers are advised to contact Fitbit toll-free at 888-925-1764 or online at help.fitbit.com/ionic or www.fitbit.com to request a free pre- paid package for returning the device. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Mar. 2022",
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"For appointment scheduling alone, though, Calendly\u2019s free version will work better than Google\u2019s paid service. \u2014 Justin Pot, Wired , 5 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-135756"
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},
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"paillasse":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": palliasse":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6pal\u0113\u00a6as",
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"(\u02c8)p\u012b\u00a6(y)as",
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"(\u02c8)pal\u00a6yas"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, from paille straw, from Latin palea chaff, straw":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-165857"
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},
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"pailful":{
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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 cylindrical container with a handle : bucket":[
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"a milk pail"
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],
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": the quantity that a pail contains":[
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"a pail of water"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8p\u0101l"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bucket"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"A plastic beach pail was lying on the sand.",
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"She poured a pail of water on the campfire.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Chase enjoyed picking the berries that overtopped his pail , along with feeding and petting the goats, his two favorite activities at the farm. \u2014 Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune , 15 June 2022",
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"Don\u2019t let this sort of beach pail drift away at sea. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 20 May 2022",
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"Everything from pasta alfredo to apple cinnamon cereal to vanilla pudding is in a single, ready-to-go pail . \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"The particle size varies, which is why, as examples, EZ Sand Polymeric Sand ($22.98 for a 40-pound pail at Home Depot) is suitable for joints \u00bc-to-1\u00bd inches wide, while Accel Dust Preventing Paver Polymeric Sand ($21.98 for 40 lbs. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"Is there anything better suited for the summer picnic than a bucket bag designed in a round lunch- pail shape",
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"Legacy Premium\u2019s latest Long-term Gluten-free food pail is our favorite option. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Luma\u2019s a working mother, allowed only a nuzzle or two with her baby before the babe is given a rubber udder attached to a pail and Mom is back to be milked or mated with, incongruously set to the tunes of lo-fi contemporary pop ballads. \u2014 Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"It\u2019s made of decidedly unglamorous parts: a garbage can hat, a torso made out of a plastic beer pail , and pool-noodle arms. \u2014 Erin Berger, Outside Online , 20 Aug. 2014"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English payle, paille":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-190931"
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},
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"paintpot":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a receptacle (as a pot, pail, bucket) for holding paint":[],
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": an orifice in the earth (as in the vicinity of a volcano, geyser, hot spring) usually marked by a protruding conical mud rim and containing a liquid mass of thin mud usually agitated with hot vapors or gases and often vividly colored through chemical reaction induced by heat":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-200337"
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},
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"paideia":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": training of the physical and mental faculties in such a way as to produce a broad enlightened mature outlook harmoniously combined with maximum cultural development":[
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"the long and noble tradition of paideia , which made it impossible for a Greek or Roman to write a worthy book merely to record facts",
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"\u2014 Gilbert Highet"
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],
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": the ideal development envisioned or attained by paideia":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"p\u012b\u02c8d\u0101\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"German, from Greek, education, culture, from paideuein to educate (from paid-, pais child) + -ia -y":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223215"
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},
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"paired-associate learning":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the learning of syllables, digits, or words in pairs (as in the study of a foreign language) so that one member of the pair evokes recall of the other":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1966, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223849"
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},
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"painter's cream":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a cream made of mastic, nut oil, lead acetate, and water and used to cover a partly finished painting so as to preserve its freshness until resumption of work":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224221"
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},
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"painted horse":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": paint sense 5":[]
|
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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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"translation of American Spanish pinto":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232837"
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},
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"paintress":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a female painter":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8p\u0101n\u2027tr\u0259\u0307s"
|
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French peintresse , from peintre painter + -esse -ess":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014548"
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}
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} |