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10756 lines
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"LEP":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"limited English proficiency; limited English proficient":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181540",
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"type":[
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"abbreviation"
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]
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},
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"Lea oak":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a hybrid American oak ( Quercus leana ) regarded as a cross between the shingle oak ( Q. imbricaria ) and the black oak ( Q. velutina )":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"after Thomas G. Lea \u20201844 American botanist":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0113-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-120529",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Leamington":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"municipality in southeastern Ontario, Canada, southeast of Windsor population 28,403":[],
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"town in Warwickshire, south central England population 56,000":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8le-mi\u014b-t\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140358",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Lear":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a legendary king of Britain and hero of Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear":[],
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"Edward 1812\u20131888 English painter and nonsense poet":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8lir"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114619",
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"type":[
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"biographical name",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Lecanorales":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an order comprising all the lichens that produce apothecia":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Lecanora + -ales":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-n\u022f\u02c8-",
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"\u02cclek\u0259(\u02cc)n\u014d\u02c8r\u0101(\u02cc)l\u0113z"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235649",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"Lecce":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"commune in the region of Puglia, southeastern Italy population 90,000":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0101-ch\u0101",
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"\u02c8le-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213548",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Lecco":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"commune in the region of Lombardy, northern Italy, on":[
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"Lake Lecco , the southeast arm of Lake Como"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0101-(\u02cc)k\u014d",
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"\u02c8le-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002431",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Lech":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": lecher":[],
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": letch , lust":[],
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": lust":[],
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"river in Austria and Germany flowing from Vorarlberg north into the Danube River":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"a story about a detective with a nose for crime and a lech for redheads"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1911, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"circa 1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8lech",
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"\u02c8lek",
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"\u02c8le\u1e35"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"concupiscence",
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"desire",
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"eroticism",
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"horniness",
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"hots",
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"itch",
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"letch",
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"libidinousness",
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"lust",
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"lustfulness",
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"lustihood",
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"passion",
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"salaciousness"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045748",
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"type":[
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"geographical name",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"Lee":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"(Nelle) Harper 1926\u20132016 American novelist":[],
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": facing in the direction of motion of an overriding glacier":[
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"\u2014 used especially of a hillside"
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],
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": of, relating to, or being the side sheltered from the wind \u2014 compare weather":[],
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": protecting shelter":[],
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": the side (as of a ship) or area that is sheltered from the wind":[],
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"Ann 1736\u20131784 American (English-born) Shaker":[],
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"Charles 1731\u20131782 American (English-born) general":[],
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"David Morris 1931\u2013 American physicist":[],
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"Fitzhugh 1835\u20131905 nephew of Robert E. Lee American general":[],
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"Francis Lightfoot 1734\u20131797 American statesman in Revolution":[],
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"Henry 1756\u20131818 Light-Horse Harry; father of Robert E. Lee American general":[],
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"Myung-bak 1941\u2013 president of South Korea (2008\u201313)":[],
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"Richard Henry 1732\u20131794 brother of Francis Lightfoot Lee American statesman in Revolution":[],
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"Robert E(dward) 1807\u20131870 American Confederate general":[],
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"Sir Sidney 1859\u20131926 English editor and scholar":[],
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"Yuan Tseh 1936\u2013 American (Taiwanese-born) chemist":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"the lee of the ship"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English hl\u0113o ; perhaps akin to Old High German l\u0101o lukewarm, Latin cal\u0113re to be warm":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211101",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"biographical name",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Lee's Birthday":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": January 19 or the third Monday in January observed as a legal holiday in many southern states":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1910, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Robert E. Lee":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0113z-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170418",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Lee's Summit":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city in western Missouri southeast of Kansas City population 91,364":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0113z"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200111",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Legendre":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Adrien-Marie 1752\u20131833 French mathematician":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"l\u0259-\u02c8zh\u00e4\u207fdr\u1d4a"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132304",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Leggada":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of murid rodents that comprises the jungle mice and is sometimes regarded as a subgenus of Mus":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8leg\u0259d\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005614",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Leggett":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Sir Anthony (James) 1938\u2013 British-American physicist":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8le-g\u0259t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115425",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Leghorn":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a fine plaited straw made from an Italian wheat":[],
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": a hat of this straw":[],
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": any of a Mediterranean breed of small hardy domestic chickens noted for their large production of white eggs":[],
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"commune and port on the Tyrrhenian Sea in the region of Tuscany, central Italy population 157,052":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Most Common Breed of Egg-Laying Chicken is the White Leghorn The breed was first imported to America in 1828 from the Italian port city of Livorno; leghorn is an anglicization of the city's name. \u2014 Fox News , 29 Oct. 2015"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1810, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Leghorn , Italy":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8leg-\u02cch\u022frn",
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"\u02c8le-\u02ccg\u022frn",
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"-g\u0259rn"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130938",
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"type":[
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"geographical name",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Legion of Honor":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a French order conferred as a reward for civil or military merit":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1802, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104651",
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"type":[
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"noun phrase"
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]
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},
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"Legion of Merit":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a U.S. military decoration awarded for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1942, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112746",
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"type":[
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"noun phrase"
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]
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},
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"Legionnaires' disease":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": pneumonia that is caused by a bacterium ( Legionella pneumophila ), is characterized initially by symptoms resembling influenza (as malaise, headache, and muscular aches) followed by high fever, cough, diarrhea, severe pneumonia, and mental confusion, and that may be fatal especially in elderly and immunocompromised individuals":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1976, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from its first recognized occurrence at an American Legion convention in 1976":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccl\u0113-j\u0259-\u02c8nerz-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225300",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Lehman Caves":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"limestone caverns in eastern Nevada on the eastern slope of Wheeler Peak in Great Basin National Park":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0113-m\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103425",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Lehmann":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"1888\u20131976 German soprano":[
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"Lot*te \\ \u02c8l\u022f-\u200bt\u0259 \\"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0101-\u02ccm\u00e4n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110718",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Lehmann love grass":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an African drought-resistant grass ( Eragrostis lehmanniana ) grown especially in arid sections of western North America as a hay and forage crop and for erosion control":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably from the name Lehmann":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0113|",
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"\u02c8l\u0101|m\u0259n-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232407",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Lehn":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Jean-Marie 1939\u2013 French chemist":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0101n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000808",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Leibniz":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Gottfried Wilhelm 1646\u20131716 German philosopher and mathematician":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u012bb-n\u0259ts",
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"German \u02c8l\u012bp-nits"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082553",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"biographical name"
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},
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"Leibnizianism":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the philosophy of Leibniz and his followers distinguished by (1) its monadism (2) its theory of preestablished harmony (3) the viewpoint that this is the best of all possible worlds because God has chosen it out of an infinity of possible worlds for that reason and apparent evil is not a positive reality but a mere privation and (4) its proposals for a universal calculus of reasoning and scientific language, presaging symbolic logic \u2014 compare optimism sense 1a":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220036",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Leibovitz":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"Annie 1949\u2013 American photographer":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8l\u0113-b\u014d-\u02ccvits"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130319",
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"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"Lendu":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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": a people of Uganda",
|
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": a member of such people",
|
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": a central Sudanic language of the Lendu people"
|
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],
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8len(\u02cc)d\u00fc"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-090436",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"Lenexa":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
"city in eastern Kansas southwest of Kansas City population 48,190":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"l\u0259-\u02c8nek-s\u0259"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052905",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"Leopoldinia":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small genus of very large pinnate-leaved palms mostly confined to the Amazon valley including some (as L. piassaba ) that yield a piassava fiber":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Maria Leopoldina \u20201826 wife of Dom Pedro I of Brazil + New Latin -ia":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccl\u0113\u0259\u02ccp\u014dl\u02c8din\u0113\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132254",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Lepadidae":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a family of goose barnacles typified by the genus Lepas":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Lepad-, Lepas , type genus + -idae":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"l\u0259\u02c8pad\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105821",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Lepas":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a widely distributed genus (the type of the family Lepadidae ) of goose barnacles":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Latin, limpet, from Greek":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113\u02ccpas",
|
|
"\u02c8lep\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052845",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Lepcha":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a member of a people of Sikkim, India":[],
|
|
": the Tibeto-Burman language of the Lepcha people":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1819, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8lep-ch\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185225",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Lesu":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a member of such people":[],
|
|
": a people inhabiting New Ireland":[],
|
|
": the Austronesian language of the Lesu people":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0101(\u02cc)s\u00fc"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035536",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Letta":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"Enrico 1966\u2013 prime minister of Italy (2013\u201314)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8le-t\u00e4"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140303",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Leven, Loch":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"inlet of Loch Linnhe in western Scotland",
|
|
"lake 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) long in eastern Scotland south-southeast of Perth"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113-v\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-105341",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Leverkusen":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"city in western Germany on the Rhine River southeast of D\u00fcsseldorf population 159,000"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0101-v\u0259r-\u02cck\u00fc-z\u1d4an"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-013756",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"le Carr\u00e9":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"English novelist":[
|
|
"David Cornwell \\ \u02c8k\u022frn-\u200b\u02ccwel \\"
|
|
],
|
|
"John 1931\u20132020 pseudonym of":[
|
|
"David Cornwell \\ \u02c8k\u022frn-\u200b\u02ccwel \\"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"l\u0259-k\u00e4-\u02c8r\u0101"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072135",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"le style, c'est l'homme":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the style is the man : you may know a man through his writing":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"l\u0259-st\u0113l se-l\u022fm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072413",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"French quotation from the Comte de Buffon"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lea":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": arable land used temporarily for hay or grazing":[],
|
|
": grassland , pasture":[],
|
|
"leather":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"across the lea rolls a lonely wagon",
|
|
"the cattle were free to range over the lea",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Named for the city\u2019s pre-1925 moniker, the lea was spared from possible development in 2003 by local conservation group Siskiyou Land Trust. \u2014 Brian Coyne, SFChronicle.com , 11 July 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English leye , from Old English l\u0113ah ; akin to Old High German l\u014dh thicket, Latin lucus grove, lux light \u2014 more at light":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0101",
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"campo",
|
|
"champaign",
|
|
"down(s)",
|
|
"grassland",
|
|
"heath",
|
|
"llano",
|
|
"moor",
|
|
"pampa",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"prairie",
|
|
"savanna",
|
|
"savannah",
|
|
"steppe",
|
|
"tundra",
|
|
"veld",
|
|
"veldt"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102446",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lea rig":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a grassy ridge or piece of land : a ridge left unplowed in a cultivated field":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from (assumed) Middle English (northern dialect) leye rig , from Old English l\u01e3ghrycg , from l\u01e3g- fallow + hrycg back, ridge (fallow), ridge":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222755",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lead":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a channel of water especially through a field of ice":[],
|
|
": a margin or measure of advantage or superiority or position in advance":[
|
|
"enjoys a good lead over all competitors"
|
|
],
|
|
": a news story of chief importance":[
|
|
"The story of his arrest was the lead in newspapers across the country."
|
|
],
|
|
": a plummet for sounding at sea":[],
|
|
": a position taken by a base runner off a base toward the next":[
|
|
"The runner on first took a big lead ."
|
|
],
|
|
": a soft, heavy, metallic element with atomic number 82 found mostly in combination and used especially in alloys, batteries, and shields against sound, vibration, or radiation \u2014 see Chemical Elements Table":[],
|
|
": a thin stick of marking substance (such as graphite) in or for a pencil":[],
|
|
": a thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing":[],
|
|
": a usually flat lead roof":[],
|
|
": acting or serving as a lead (see lead entry 2 ) or leader":[
|
|
"a lead article"
|
|
],
|
|
": an insulated electrical conductor connected to an electrical device":[],
|
|
": an introductory section of a news story : lede":[
|
|
"edit the lead to grab the reader's attention"
|
|
],
|
|
": begin , open":[
|
|
"will lead off with a Christmas story",
|
|
"\u2014 Richard Bissell"
|
|
],
|
|
": bullets , projectiles":[],
|
|
": example , precedent":[
|
|
"followed the lead of the majority leader in voting"
|
|
],
|
|
": hoodwink , deceive":[
|
|
"I'd rather he be disappointed with the truth rather than lead him down the garden path",
|
|
"\u2014 Harold Robbins"
|
|
],
|
|
": indication , clue":[
|
|
"The detectives had a few leads to follow."
|
|
],
|
|
": initiative":[
|
|
"took the lead in fighting the measure"
|
|
],
|
|
": lead framing for panes in windows":[],
|
|
": leadership":[
|
|
"look to the president for a unifying lead",
|
|
"\u2014 D. W. Brogan"
|
|
],
|
|
": leash sense 1":[
|
|
"train a dog to walk on a lead"
|
|
],
|
|
": lode sense 2":[],
|
|
": one that leads: such as":[],
|
|
": position at the front : vanguard":[
|
|
"The runner from Kenya was in the lead for most of the race."
|
|
],
|
|
": tetraethyl lead":[],
|
|
": the amount of axial (see axial sense 2a ) advance of a point accompanying a complete turn of a thread (as of a screw or worm)":[],
|
|
": the course of a rope from end to end":[],
|
|
": the first punch of a series or an exchange of punches in boxing":[],
|
|
": to aim in front of (a moving object)":[
|
|
"lead a duck"
|
|
],
|
|
": to be first":[
|
|
"This state leads in population."
|
|
],
|
|
": to be first in or among":[
|
|
"lead the league"
|
|
],
|
|
": to begin play with":[
|
|
"lead trumps"
|
|
],
|
|
": to bring to some conclusion or condition":[
|
|
"led to believe otherwise"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cover, line, or weight with lead (see lead entry 4 )":[],
|
|
": to direct on a course or in a direction":[
|
|
"a road leading the traveler to the heart of the city"
|
|
],
|
|
": to direct the first of a series of blows at an opponent in boxing":[],
|
|
": to direct the operations, activity, or performance of":[
|
|
"lead an orchestra"
|
|
],
|
|
": to fix (window glass) in position with leads":[],
|
|
": to go at the head of":[
|
|
"lead a parade"
|
|
],
|
|
": to go through : live":[
|
|
"lead a quiet life"
|
|
],
|
|
": to guide a dance partner through the steps of a dance":[],
|
|
": to guide on a way especially by going in advance":[
|
|
"led the officers to his hiding place"
|
|
],
|
|
": to guide someone or something along a way":[
|
|
"You lead and we'll follow."
|
|
],
|
|
": to have a margin over":[
|
|
"led his opponent"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have charge of":[
|
|
"lead a campaign"
|
|
],
|
|
": to lie, run, or open in a specified place or direction":[
|
|
"path leads uphill"
|
|
],
|
|
": to pass a ball or puck just in front of (a moving teammate)":[],
|
|
": to play the first card of a trick , round, or game":[],
|
|
": to put space between the lines of (typeset matter)":[],
|
|
": to serve as a channel for":[
|
|
"a pipe leads water to the house"
|
|
],
|
|
": to suggest to (a witness) the answer desired by asking leading questions":[
|
|
"counsel is leading this witness, putting words in her mouth",
|
|
"\u2014 Erle Stanley Gardner"
|
|
],
|
|
": to tend toward or have a result":[
|
|
"study leading to a degree"
|
|
],
|
|
": to treat or mix with lead or a lead compound":[
|
|
"leaded gasoline"
|
|
],
|
|
": white lead":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"the lead diplomat is responsible for making policy for the entire embassy"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun",
|
|
"1828, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English leden , from Old English l\u01e3dan ; akin to Old High German leiten to lead, Old English l\u012bthan to go":"Verb , Noun , and Adjective",
|
|
"Middle English leed , from Old English l\u0113ad ; akin to Middle High German l\u014dt lead":"Noun and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8led",
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for lead Verb (1) guide , lead , steer , pilot , engineer mean to direct in a course or show the way to be followed. guide implies intimate knowledge of the way and of all its difficulties and dangers. guided the scouts through the cave lead implies showing the way and often keeping those that follow under control and in order. led his team to victory steer implies an ability to keep to a course and stresses the capacity of maneuvering correctly. steered the ship through a narrow channel pilot suggests guidance over a dangerous or complicated course. piloted the bill through the Senate engineer implies finding ways to avoid or overcome difficulties in achieving an end or carrying out a plan. engineered his son's election to the governorship",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chief",
|
|
"commanding",
|
|
"first",
|
|
"foremost",
|
|
"head",
|
|
"high",
|
|
"leading",
|
|
"preeminent",
|
|
"premier",
|
|
"presiding",
|
|
"primary",
|
|
"prime",
|
|
"principal",
|
|
"supereminent",
|
|
"supreme",
|
|
"top"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010735",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lead off":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conclude",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"terminate"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a beginning or leading action":[],
|
|
": one that leads off":[],
|
|
": to bat first for a baseball team in (an inning)":[],
|
|
": to make a start on : open":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"plans to lead off the news conference with a prepared statement",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Burnes mostly breezed through the first four innings, allowing a single and a walk while also hitting a batter, before surrendering his first run on a Matt Chapman leadoff homer in the fifth. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Austin Hedges started a three-run rally in the fifth with a leadoff homer. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Gonz\u00e1lez smoked a leadoff homer out of the stadium, driving it through the trees above the high tier of seats in right, and Pederson hit his out to left off Zach Thompson to open the fourth. \u2014 Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Hopes of a comeback faded immediately when third baseman Alec Makarewicz lifted a leadoff homer to left center field off Stevens, who\u2019d just come on to replace Jared Southard. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 10 June 2022",
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"The Yankees are 13-4 when Judge homers this season, and the way the starting staff has been dominating, that leadoff homer was insurmountable. \u2014 Kristie Ackert, Hartford Courant , 4 June 2022",
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"Mookie Betts started the game with a leadoff homer, Justin Turner added four hits and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 on Saturday night. \u2014 Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic , 28 May 2022",
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"Mike Trout put the Angels ahead 4-3 with a leadoff homer in the seventh before a wild eighth that started with Seager and Adolis Garcia both beating the shift. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
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"Mahle allowed a leadoff homer to Pirates left fielder Ben Gamel, and his start could have unraveled after that. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 14 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The Panthers trailed the Eagles 6-5 heading into the bottom of the seventh before senior second baseman Jada Munoz tied it up with a solo shot to left field to lead off the frame. \u2014 San Antonio Express-News , 20 June 2022",
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"Moore doubled to lead off the seventh and scored on an RBI single by Jalen Battles, and the inning included back-to-back RBI hits by Brady Slavens and Cayden Wallace with two outs. \u2014 Matt Jones, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
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"Jasmine Perezchica singled to lead off the frame, but Janelle Meo\u00f1o, Palacios and Allie Skaggs all struck out. \u2014 Pj Brown, The Arizona Republic , 3 June 2022",
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"Catholic Memorial 1, Boston Latin 0 \u2014 Nick DiRito doubled to lead off the eighth inning and scored on Gabe Malaret\u2019s walkoff hit, and DiRito also got the win with an inning of relief for the No. 8 Knights (15-5) in the nonleague victory. \u2014 Colin Bannen, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
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"Lucas Bolin tripled to lead off the top of the seventh inning, but Evan Brite struck out Corey Stirneman and Bradley Jones. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 28 May 2022",
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"Betts was summoned to lead off in the eighth, but struck out looking. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
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"Sonny DiChiara grounded out to lead off the Auburn side, Bobby Peirce lined out and Brooks Carlson struck out swinging to end the inning. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 25 May 2022",
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"Cerruto singled to lead off and Steve Morelli followed with a single that was misplayed and a pinch runner for Cerruto scored to tie it at 1-1. \u2014 Lori Riley, Hartford Courant , 4 May 2022"
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"1806, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
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"circa 1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"\u02c8l\u0113d-",
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"\u02c8l\u0113d-\u02cc\u022ff"
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],
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"begin",
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"enter (into ",
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"get off",
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"launch",
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"start",
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"strike (into)"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063946",
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"lead oleate":{
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": a poisonous white powder or yellowish pasty mass made usually by precipitation from solutions of a lead salt and a commercial sodium oleate and used chiefly as an additive to lubricants and as the base for a medicinal plaster or a molding wax \u2014 compare diachylon":[]
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"\u02c8led-"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093835",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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},
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"lead on":{
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"definitions":{
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": to entice or induce to adopt or continue in a course or belief especially when unwise or mistaken":[]
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"examples":[
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"a con man whose dupes are usually led on by their own greed and eagerness to turn an easy buck"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1598, in the meaning defined above":""
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"allure",
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"bait",
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"beguile",
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"betray",
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"decoy",
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"entice",
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"lure",
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"seduce",
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"solicit",
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"tempt"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205728",
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"verb"
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"lead one's own life":{
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"definitions":{
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": to make one's own decisions about one's life":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000759",
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"idiom"
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]
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"lead oxide":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1868, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013821",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lead pencil":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a pencil using graphite as the marking material":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The character is full of blackberry, black currant and lead pencil . \u2014 Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report , 13 Dec. 2021",
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"Hard-to-Pull Zippers When a zipper works, but requires a fair amount of strength to slide it up and down, try this: Take an ordinary lead pencil and rub its sharpened tip along the teeth on the zipper. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 22 Feb. 2020",
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"The dazzling 2005 is in transition between primary and secondary, showing the scent of lead pencil , often noted as a signature aroma of the wines of Bordeaux\u2019s Pauillac region. \u2014 Jay Mcinerney, Town & Country , 13 Aug. 2018",
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"Its quality was so superior that England became the leading pencil and graphite producer. \u2014 Jonathan Schifman, Popular Mechanics , 16 Aug. 2016"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1688, 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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"\u02c8led-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025413",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lead peroxide":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": lead dioxide":[
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"\u2014 not used systematically"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8led-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174611",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lead poisoning":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": chronic intoxication that is produced by the absorption of lead into the system and is characterized especially by fatigue, abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea, loss of appetite, anemia, a dark line along the gums, and muscular paralysis or weakness of limbs":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Lawyers for the defendant companies told jurors that politicians and bureaucrats were to blame for the lead poisoning \u2014 not them. \u2014 Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Water pollution accounted for 1.4 million deaths, while lead poisoning took close to a million lives. \u2014 Kasha Patel, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Crystal Luster with her then 2-year-old daughter, who was being treated for lead poisoning at Children's Hospital in Washington, D.C., in 2017. \u2014 Suzy Khimm, NBC News , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"In testimony before the Public Health Committee in March, doctor after doctor described the dire and discriminatory landscape of lead poisoning . \u2014 Hartford Courant , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Another primary concern is the growing numbers in chemical and heavy metal pollution, particularly lead poisoning . \u2014 Bydr. Rebecca Fujimura, ABC News , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The scavenger was once widespread but had virtually disappeared by the 1970s because of poaching, lead poisoning from eating animals shot by hunters and destruction of its habitat. \u2014 CBS News , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Meet Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb\u2019s new chief strategy officer, Bradford Davy, a 34-year-old native who Courtney Astolfi reports will be addressing racial inequities and lead poisoning , among Bibb\u2019s other initiatives. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
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"There have been no child deaths linked to lead poisoning since October 2021. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1842, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113826",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lead-out groove":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a blank spiral groove of coarse pitch extending from the end of a recording inward to the locked or eccentric groove near the disc center":[]
|
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},
|
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|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"lead-out from the phrase lead out":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8l\u0113\u02ccdau\u0307t-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231632",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lead-over groove":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a coarse-pitch groove joining recordings of short duration to carry the pickup stylus from one recording to the next on the record":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"lead-over from the phrase lead over":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8l\u0113\u02ccd\u014dv\u0259(r)-"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233722",
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]
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},
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"lead-pipe":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":[
|
|
": certain , guaranteed"
|
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],
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"1888, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
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|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8led-\u02c8p\u012bp"
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],
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-062826",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"lead-pipe cinch":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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": something very easy or certain"
|
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],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"1888, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"lead-pipe from the phrase lead pipe pipe made of lead, from Middle English lede pype , from lede, leed lead + pype, pipe pipe"
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|
],
|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-101450",
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"leaden":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"engaging",
|
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"engrossing",
|
|
"gripping",
|
|
"interesting",
|
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"intriguing",
|
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"involving",
|
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"riveting"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": lacking spirit or animation":[],
|
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": made of lead":[],
|
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": of the color of lead : dull gray":[],
|
|
": oppressively heavy":[],
|
|
": sluggish":[]
|
|
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|
|
"examples":[
|
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"a leaden performance of a classic American play that nearly put us to sleep",
|
|
"the leaden sky made everything seem dark and depressing",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Lengronne\u2019s sublime performance adds levity to a character that could have too easily been leaden . \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"But many of us may wish for our 70-degree days without the leaden skies above. \u2014 Martin Weil, Washington Post , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"The show understands drama as ominous scores, leaden dialogue, and unnecessary cliffhangers. \u2014 Doreen St. F\u00e9lix, The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The flashy performances are a tribute to the actors\u2019 talent\u2014especially Gyllenhaal, Gonz\u00e1lez, Dillahunt, and O\u2019Donnell, who conjure a sense of spin on leaden absurdities. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"No leaden diagnoses of the human predicament belch on the smoky skyline. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"This psychobilly trio has spent 15 years refining its fusion of punk, rock and a healthy amount of spooky atmosphere into a doom- leaden twang primed to help anyone listening burn through some stress. \u2014 Austin Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Thousands of people across England are spending a few minutes of Christmas Day to line up under leaden winter skies to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as the omicron variant fuels a surge in infections across the country. \u2014 Danica Kirka, ajc , 25 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Part of the problem is that the whimsy and fantasy both feel rather leaden \u2014 the power of Dahl\u2019s story doesn\u2019t really register. \u2014 Tim Grierson, Vulture , 14 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
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|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8le-d\u1d4an"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arid",
|
|
"boring",
|
|
"colorless",
|
|
"drab",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"drudging",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"dusty",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"ho-hum",
|
|
"humdrum",
|
|
"jading",
|
|
"jejune",
|
|
"mind-numbing",
|
|
"monochromatic",
|
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"monotonous",
|
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"numbing",
|
|
"old",
|
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"pedestrian",
|
|
"ponderous",
|
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"slow",
|
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"stale",
|
|
"stodgy",
|
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"stuffy",
|
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"stupid",
|
|
"tame",
|
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"tedious",
|
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"tiresome",
|
|
"tiring",
|
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"uninteresting",
|
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"wearisome",
|
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"weary",
|
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"wearying"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023642",
|
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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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"leader":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a blank section at the beginning or end of a reel of film or recorded tape":[],
|
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": a first or principal performer of a group":[
|
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"The concertmaster is the leader of the violin section."
|
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],
|
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": a horse placed in advance of the other horses of a team":[],
|
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": a newspaper editorial":[],
|
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": a party member chosen to manage party activities in a legislative body":[
|
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"the majority leader"
|
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|
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": a person who directs a military force or unit":[
|
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"leaders of the army"
|
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],
|
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": a person who has commanding authority or influence":[
|
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"a leader in the reform movement"
|
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],
|
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": a person who leads: such as":[],
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": a primary or terminal shoot of a plant":[],
|
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": a short length of material for attaching the end of a fishing line to a lure or hook":[],
|
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": conductor sense c":[
|
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"the orchestra's leader"
|
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],
|
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": dots or hyphens (as in an index) used to lead the eye horizontally : ellipsis sense 2":[],
|
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": guide , conductor":[
|
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"The tour leader recommended several restaurants in the area."
|
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],
|
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": loss leader":[],
|
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": something for guiding fish into a trap":[],
|
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": something that leads : such as":[],
|
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": something that ranks first":[
|
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"the leaders among communicable diseases"
|
|
],
|
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": such a party member presiding over the whole legislative body when the party constitutes a majority":[
|
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"the leader of the House"
|
|
],
|
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": tendon , sinew":[
|
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"the leaders in his wrists moved like baling wire",
|
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"\u2014 Dillon Anderson"
|
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],
|
|
": the principal officer of a British political party":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The tour leader suggested several restaurants in the area.",
|
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"She was the leader for most of the race, but she eventually finished second.",
|
|
"The class focused on the great religious leaders of the last century.",
|
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"the leader of an army",
|
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"a leader of the antiwar movement",
|
|
"Some people are leaders , and some people are followers.",
|
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"The company has become a leader in developing new technology.",
|
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"the leader of a popular big band of the 1930s",
|
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"The Times attacked the government in a leader today.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The political action committee is also known by its acronym, CAVPAC, which points to Pompeo\u2019s service as an Army tank platoon leader and cavalry troop executive officer during the Cold War in Europe following his graduation from West Point. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Their infections raised concerns over a potential visit by state leaders for the city's July 1 celebrations, which include the swearing in of Hong Kong's new leader and the anniversary of its 1997 handover from British rule. \u2014 Kathleen Magramo, CNN , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Choir leader and recording artist Ricky Dillard, a five-time Grammy nominee, will receive the James Cleveland lifetime achievement wward. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The Weapons are weighted with a 3/8- to 5/8-ounce barrel sinker and have a foot-long leader and spinner. \u2014 D'arcy Egan, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"An Oath Keepers leader and other members or associates have been charged with seditious conspiracy related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. \u2014 Becky Bohrer, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Moving to end the deadlock, Gantz briefly joined forces with Netanyahu in 2020 \u2014 leaving Lapid as opposition leader and a vocal government critic. \u2014 Josef Federman, ajc , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The right-wing leader and former Netanyahu ally\u2019s eight-party coalition consisted of his own nationalist party, as well as right-wing, centrist, leftist parties and for the first time in the country\u2019s history, an Arab-Israeli party. \u2014 Jotam Confino, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"An outpouring of support from current and former Pride players wishing Turner luck has been expansive, with many players describing her as a leader and good friend. \u2014 Austin David, Orlando Sentinel , 18 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8l\u0113-d\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"channel",
|
|
"conduit",
|
|
"duct",
|
|
"line",
|
|
"penstock",
|
|
"pipe",
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"a leading topic of conversation",
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"the leading role in a major Hollywood movie",
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"a leading citizen of the town",
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"She's one of the leading authorities on the stock market.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The Companion red blend combines all three, with cabernet taking the leading role. \u2014 Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
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"Ernst, for his part, played a leading role, accepting more in bribe money than any other university official and designating 22 students as tennis recruits in exchange. \u2014 Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
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"Let the electric Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Hummer, Rivian R1T, and Tesla Cybertruck fight for the leading role with their oversize wheels, gimmicky features, and cutesy designs. \u2014 Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver , 1 July 2022",
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"McEntire played the leading role of Reba Hart, while Peterman portrayed Barbra Jean, the dental hygienist who famously had an affair with Reba's husband. \u2014 Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2022",
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"By doing so, CEOs can play a leading role in the long-term success of their organizations\u2019 digital efforts. \u2014 Sharat Sharan, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
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"He was recognized for his leading role in King Richard, with the film also taking home the Best Movie prize. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 June 2022",
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"Wood said that there would be way too much pressure to play Madonna in a leading role. \u2014 Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
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"In her first leading role, Stalter will play Cora, a struggling musician who goes home to Portland to try to win her girlfriend back. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 23 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Texas is at the leading edge of what doctors fear will be a wave of more complicated pregnancies and sicker patients in the wake of the high court\u2019s decision. \u2014 Jessica Bartlett, BostonGlobe.com , 3 July 2022",
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"Also, only a few countries in the world are at the leading edge of a suite of advanced innovation, ranging from high performance computing to nuclear technologies, a promising pathway to reducing carbon emissions. \u2014 Deborah Wince-smith, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
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"Just a few years ago, Hillsong was the leading edge of cool Christianity, a quickly expanding network that appealed to young people and city dwellers with energetic, stylish preachers and an upbeat atmosphere. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"The awards are designed to honor individuals and organizations demonstrating leading edge , innovative practices within the thriving Oak Brook area business community, the release said. \u2014 Pioneer Press Staff, chicagotribune.com , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"The Meadows disclosure offers fresh information about Biggs' activities on the leading edge of a legal strategy that came to be supported by the White House to sidestep Trump's eventual loss to President Joe Biden. \u2014 Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"Our use of virtual visits has been on the leading edge . \u2014 Christopher Marquis, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Historically, cities have been on the leading edge of efforts to regulate (pdf) Uber and other ride-hail companies, including Seattle\u2019s 2020 minimum wage law and similar legislation passed in New York City. \u2014 Camille Squires, Quartz , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"Its technology isn\u2019t on the leading edge , but its chips are in enormous demand amid the global semiconductor shortage. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Mar. 2022"
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"plans to lead off the news conference with a prepared statement",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Burnes mostly breezed through the first four innings, allowing a single and a walk while also hitting a batter, before surrendering his first run on a Matt Chapman leadoff homer in the fifth. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 25 June 2022",
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"Austin Hedges started a three-run rally in the fifth with a leadoff homer. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
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"Gonz\u00e1lez smoked a leadoff homer out of the stadium, driving it through the trees above the high tier of seats in right, and Pederson hit his out to left off Zach Thompson to open the fourth. \u2014 Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 June 2022",
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"Hopes of a comeback faded immediately when third baseman Alec Makarewicz lifted a leadoff homer to left center field off Stevens, who\u2019d just come on to replace Jared Southard. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 10 June 2022",
|
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"The Yankees are 13-4 when Judge homers this season, and the way the starting staff has been dominating, that leadoff homer was insurmountable. \u2014 Kristie Ackert, Hartford Courant , 4 June 2022",
|
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"Mookie Betts started the game with a leadoff homer, Justin Turner added four hits and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 on Saturday night. \u2014 Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic , 28 May 2022",
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"Mike Trout put the Angels ahead 4-3 with a leadoff homer in the seventh before a wild eighth that started with Seager and Adolis Garcia both beating the shift. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
|
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"Mahle allowed a leadoff homer to Pirates left fielder Ben Gamel, and his start could have unraveled after that. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 14 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The Panthers trailed the Eagles 6-5 heading into the bottom of the seventh before senior second baseman Jada Munoz tied it up with a solo shot to left field to lead off the frame. \u2014 San Antonio Express-News , 20 June 2022",
|
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"Moore doubled to lead off the seventh and scored on an RBI single by Jalen Battles, and the inning included back-to-back RBI hits by Brady Slavens and Cayden Wallace with two outs. \u2014 Matt Jones, Arkansas Online , 18 June 2022",
|
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"Jasmine Perezchica singled to lead off the frame, but Janelle Meo\u00f1o, Palacios and Allie Skaggs all struck out. \u2014 Pj Brown, The Arizona Republic , 3 June 2022",
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"Catholic Memorial 1, Boston Latin 0 \u2014 Nick DiRito doubled to lead off the eighth inning and scored on Gabe Malaret\u2019s walkoff hit, and DiRito also got the win with an inning of relief for the No. 8 Knights (15-5) in the nonleague victory. \u2014 Colin Bannen, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Lucas Bolin tripled to lead off the top of the seventh inning, but Evan Brite struck out Corey Stirneman and Bradley Jones. \u2014 Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Betts was summoned to lead off in the eighth, but struck out looking. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Sonny DiChiara grounded out to lead off the Auburn side, Bobby Peirce lined out and Brooks Carlson struck out swinging to end the inning. \u2014 Evan Dudley, al , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Cerruto singled to lead off and Steve Morelli followed with a single that was misplayed and a pinch runner for Cerruto scored to tie it at 1-1. \u2014 Lori Riley, Hartford Courant , 4 May 2022"
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|
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|
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": to turn over pages especially to browse or skim":[
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"leaf through a book"
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"Noun",
|
|
"I heard the rustle of the autumn leaves .",
|
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"a pile of dead leaves",
|
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"The trees drop their leaves in the fall, and new leaves grow again in the spring.",
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"The trees have not yet come into leaf .",
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"we must have spent hours leafing through wallpaper books before we found something we both liked",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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|
"This wine has so much vitality to it as well as a deep concentration with notes of baking spices, crushed rocks and tobacco leaf with juicy red cherry fruit on the palate with a long, expressive finish. \u2014 Cathrine Todd, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Think sakura bloom rolls, crunchy crab bento box, vegan green tea leaf and Inari tofu. \u2014 Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The brand\u2019s first limited-edition perfume oil, Understory, arrives this week and refers to the medley of flora along the forest floor, with notes of conifer evergreens, bay and moss blended with hints of jasmine, violet leaf and soft petals. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"There aren\u2019t many prints that capture the feeling of summer travel quite like blue mosaic tiles, banana leaf fronds, and citrus fruits. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"If this occurs, the leaf edges will begin to look brown and dried. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Then MeliBio scientists mimic the flavor of honey by collecting compounds from the same plants that bees would normally visit\u2014such as hibiscus, squash blossom, and olive leaf \u2014and combining them with the sugary syrup. \u2014 Larissa Zimberoff, Bon App\u00e9tit , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Garnish with lemon wedge and, optionally, basil leaf . \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The main iridoid chemical in catnip is nepetalactone\u2014not nepetalactol\u2014and this remains the case regardless of leaf damage. \u2014 Sam Zlotnik, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Residents grew emotional attachment to their trees and took notice of problems, Purcell said, calling him often, like when a tree failed to fully leaf out in the spring. \u2014 Ryan Martin, The Indianapolis Star , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Evergreen trees and shrubs and deciduous plants that have started to leaf out and flower will catch more snow than dormant plants. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"At the cusp of what feels like the first genuine spring in three years, who can wait for the trees to leaf out before seizing on the change of season? \u2014 Wsj Editors, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Ready to leaf the hustle and bustle of city life behind? \u2014 Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News , 12 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Oh, and don\u2019t be in a hurry to prune what might be slow to leaf out next spring. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Players can leaf through the issue and read both articles. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 29 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Osoberry, or Indian plum, is the first of the native Pacific Northwest shrubs to leaf out and flower in the spring. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"As a result, North American trees have evolved to leaf out a few weeks later than comparable trees from Europe and East Asia. \u2014 Richard B. Primack, The Conversation , 4 Mar. 2021"
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"Middle English leef , from Old English l\u0113af ; akin to Old High German loub leaf":"Noun"
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|
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|
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": high-quality lard made from leaf fat":[]
|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Some recipes from the book are easy riffs on classics, like Belcampo\u2019s Laotian larb using lamb, or the chocolate chip cookies from Berkeley\u2019s Local Butcher Shop that are extra rich thanks to leaf lard (the highest grade of lard). \u2014 Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com , 6 Sep. 2019",
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"Or, ask your local butcher for a piece of back fat or leaf lard to take home and render on your own. \u2014 Blair Donovan, Country Living , 23 May 2019"
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|
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|
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"the springtime leafage enveloping the park makes it seem much more private"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": a part (as of window shutters, folding doors, or gates) that slides or is hinged":[],
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": a part of a book or folded sheet containing a page on each side":[],
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": a thin sheet or plate of any substance : lamina":[],
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": foliage":[
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"trees in full leaf"
|
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],
|
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": metal (such as gold or silver) in sheets usually thinner than foil":[],
|
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": one of the plates of a leaf spring":[],
|
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": something suggestive of a leaf: such as":[],
|
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": the leaves of a plant as an article of commerce":[],
|
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": the movable parts of a table top":[
|
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"added a leaf to the table to accommodate more people"
|
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],
|
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": to shoot out or produce leaves":[
|
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"will leaf out in spring"
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],
|
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": to turn over pages especially to browse or skim":[
|
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"leaf through a book"
|
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],
|
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": to turn over the pages of":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"I heard the rustle of the autumn leaves .",
|
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"a pile of dead leaves",
|
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"The trees drop their leaves in the fall, and new leaves grow again in the spring.",
|
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"The trees have not yet come into leaf .",
|
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"Verb",
|
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"we must have spent hours leafing through wallpaper books before we found something we both liked",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"This wine has so much vitality to it as well as a deep concentration with notes of baking spices, crushed rocks and tobacco leaf with juicy red cherry fruit on the palate with a long, expressive finish. \u2014 Cathrine Todd, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
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"Think sakura bloom rolls, crunchy crab bento box, vegan green tea leaf and Inari tofu. \u2014 Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com , 23 June 2022",
|
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"The brand\u2019s first limited-edition perfume oil, Understory, arrives this week and refers to the medley of flora along the forest floor, with notes of conifer evergreens, bay and moss blended with hints of jasmine, violet leaf and soft petals. \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
|
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"There aren\u2019t many prints that capture the feeling of summer travel quite like blue mosaic tiles, banana leaf fronds, and citrus fruits. \u2014 Madeline Fass, Vogue , 23 June 2022",
|
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"If this occurs, the leaf edges will begin to look brown and dried. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 June 2022",
|
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"Then MeliBio scientists mimic the flavor of honey by collecting compounds from the same plants that bees would normally visit\u2014such as hibiscus, squash blossom, and olive leaf \u2014and combining them with the sugary syrup. \u2014 Larissa Zimberoff, Bon App\u00e9tit , 16 June 2022",
|
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"Garnish with lemon wedge and, optionally, basil leaf . \u2014 Erin Jensen, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
|
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"The main iridoid chemical in catnip is nepetalactone\u2014not nepetalactol\u2014and this remains the case regardless of leaf damage. \u2014 Sam Zlotnik, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"Residents grew emotional attachment to their trees and took notice of problems, Purcell said, calling him often, like when a tree failed to fully leaf out in the spring. \u2014 Ryan Martin, The Indianapolis Star , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Evergreen trees and shrubs and deciduous plants that have started to leaf out and flower will catch more snow than dormant plants. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
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"At the cusp of what feels like the first genuine spring in three years, who can wait for the trees to leaf out before seizing on the change of season? \u2014 Wsj Editors, WSJ , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Ready to leaf the hustle and bustle of city life behind? \u2014 Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News , 12 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Oh, and don\u2019t be in a hurry to prune what might be slow to leaf out next spring. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Players can leaf through the issue and read both articles. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 29 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Osoberry, or Indian plum, is the first of the native Pacific Northwest shrubs to leaf out and flower in the spring. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"As a result, North American trees have evolved to leaf out a few weeks later than comparable trees from Europe and East Asia. \u2014 Richard B. Primack, The Conversation , 4 Mar. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1611, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Noun"
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English leef , from Old English l\u0113af ; akin to Old High German loub leaf":"Noun"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8l\u0113f"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"flip",
|
|
"riffle",
|
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"skim",
|
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"thumb"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094232",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leaflet":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a leaflike organ or part (such as one of the flaps of a heart valve)":[],
|
|
": a small or young foliage leaf":[],
|
|
": a usually folded printed sheet intended for free distribution":[],
|
|
": one of the divisions of a compound leaf":[],
|
|
": to hand out leaflets":[],
|
|
": to hand out leaflets to":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"Protesters were handing out leaflets condemning the government's environmental policies.",
|
|
"the company hires college students to work the phones and distribute leaflets for its clients",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"We spent the morning leafleting .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Previously, police collected more than 200 fliers in Beverly Hills and found that each leaflet was enclosed in a plastic sandwich bag containing rice \u2014 likely to weigh them down so that they could be thrown out of a passing car. \u2014 Rosanna Xiastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Several protesters said they were attracted by a leaflet which offered a free beer party along with an effort to stop a train. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"At the national level, a photo of Le Pen shaking hands with Putin still featured in a campaign leaflet printed in the lead-up to the Russian invasion. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Le Pen visited the Russian strongman during her 2017 presidential campaign, but this time around, she was forced to scrap a promotional leaflet with a photo of her and Putin taken during that trip. \u2014 Joseph Ataman, CNN , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"London, and other European cities, have been blanketed with leaflet , and social media campaigns over the last year offering $13-20 discounts (10 to 15 pounds) to new, and returning, customers. \u2014 Iain Martin, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Madigan held up an anti-Gonzales leaflet ,that Peraica had asked him to examine. \u2014 Ray Long, chicagotribune.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"That reminds me of how, during World War II, Germany used leaflet campaigns and the technology of radio to spread propaganda and attempt to disrupt Allied forces. \u2014 Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The leaflets are attached opposite each other and there is one leaflet on the end of the petiole so that the leaf always has an odd number, with either three, five or seven leaflets. \u2014 Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Workers who favor unionization, by contrast, seldom are allowed even to leaflet on company property. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The rules allowing speeches and leafleting in only one section of the park, as well as the sidewalks, were issued in April 2019. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 24 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"About 100 Stanford students leafleted on the Peninsula trains, with mixed results, The Chronicle reported. \u2014 Bill Van Niekerken, SFChronicle.com , 9 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Another article lashed out at South Korean authorities for allowing defectors to send anti-North Korea leaflets across their border. \u2014 Fox News , 23 May 2018",
|
|
"Yet another article lashed out at South Korean authorities for allowing defectors to send anti-North Korea leaflets across their border. \u2014 Eric Talmadge, chicagotribune.com , 22 May 2018",
|
|
"Yet another article lashed out at South Korean authorities for allowing defectors to send anti-North Korea leaflets across their border. \u2014 Eric Talmadge, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 May 2018",
|
|
"The North quickly matched the South\u2019s action with its own border broadcasts and launches of balloons carrying anti-South Korea leaflets across the border. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"The North quickly matched the South\u2019s action with its own border broadcasts and launches of balloons carrying anti-South Korea leaflets across the border. \u2014 Hyung-jin Kim, USA TODAY , 23 Apr. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1777, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1962, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113f-l\u0259t",
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113-fl\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"booklet",
|
|
"brochure",
|
|
"circular",
|
|
"flyer",
|
|
"flier",
|
|
"folder",
|
|
"pamphlet"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161524",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leafy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"barren",
|
|
"leafless"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": consisting chiefly of leaves":[
|
|
"leafy vegetables"
|
|
],
|
|
": furnished with or abounding in leaves":[
|
|
"leafy woodlands"
|
|
],
|
|
": having broad-bladed leaves":[
|
|
"mosses, grasses, and leafy plants"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the backyard's leafy bushes look nice, but have a tendency to attract deer",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Its vitamin A content is low\u2014relative to other, culturally more appropriate sources such as carrots and some leafy vegetables\u2014and degrades with storage at room temperature, exposure to air and cooking. \u2014 Scientific American , 27 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The highest-scoring foods were leafy green vegetables, organ meats, oysters, clams, and mussels. \u2014 Christine Byrne, Outside Online , 21 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Caribbean food is big on savory -- with plenty of heat -- tempered with fresh fruits and leafy greens that are plentiful on the 7,000 islands. \u2014 cleveland , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Chlorophyll does have verified antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, similar to green leafy vegetables. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Today Sj\u00f3n lives in central Reykjav\u00edk, just a couple of minutes away from Bj\u00f6rk, in a leafy neighborhood famous for its cats. \u2014 New York Times , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Different beans, dark leafy greens and sweet potatoes are iron-rich. \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Other good non-dairy sources: soybeans, dark leafy greens, canned salmon and figs. \u2014 Lisa Mulcahy, Good Housekeeping , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Magnesium \u2013 Pumpkin seeds and dark leafy greens again. \u2014 Joe Brown, Rolling Stone , 21 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113-f\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"green",
|
|
"grown",
|
|
"lush",
|
|
"luxuriant",
|
|
"overgrown",
|
|
"verdant"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221132",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"league":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"disband"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a group of sports teams that regularly play one another":[
|
|
"the National Football League"
|
|
],
|
|
": a square league":[],
|
|
": an association of nations or other political entities for a common purpose":[
|
|
"the League of Nations",
|
|
"the League of Voters"
|
|
],
|
|
": an association of persons or groups united by common interests or goals":[
|
|
"He organized a bowling league ."
|
|
],
|
|
": an informal alliance":[
|
|
"in league with her sister"
|
|
],
|
|
": any of various units of distance from about 2.4 to 4.6 statute miles (3.9 to 7.4 kilometers)":[],
|
|
": class , category":[
|
|
"When I played chess with George, I knew I was out of my league ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to form a league":[],
|
|
": to unite in a league":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"the whole block leagued together to keep a liquor store from opening in their neighborhood",
|
|
"some unlikely political bedfellows leagued together to get the bill passed"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1604, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English (Scots) ligg , from Middle French ligue , from Old Italian liga , from ligare to bind, from Latin \u2014 more at ligature":"Noun and Verb",
|
|
"Middle English leuge, lege , from Late Latin leuga":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113g"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"band (together)",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"coalesce",
|
|
"cohere",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"cooperate",
|
|
"federate",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023731",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leaguer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a member of a league":[],
|
|
": a military camp":[],
|
|
": besiege , beleaguer":[],
|
|
": siege":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"an impregnable fortress that not even the mightiest army on earth would venture to leaguer"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1537, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1591, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1720, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Dutch leger ; akin to Old High German legar bed \u2014 more at lair":"Noun",
|
|
"league entry 2":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113-g\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beleaguer",
|
|
"besiege",
|
|
"blockade",
|
|
"invest"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162500",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leakproof":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a crack or hole that usually by mistake admits or lets escape":[],
|
|
": an act of urinating":[
|
|
"\u2014 used especially in the phrase take a leak"
|
|
],
|
|
": something that permits the admission or escape of something else usually with prejudicial effect":[],
|
|
": the act, process, or an instance of leaking":[],
|
|
": to be the source of an information leak":[],
|
|
": to become known despite efforts at concealment":[
|
|
"confidential information leaked out"
|
|
],
|
|
": to enter or escape through an opening usually by a fault or mistake":[
|
|
"fumes leak in"
|
|
],
|
|
": to give out (information) surreptitiously":[
|
|
"leaked the story to the press"
|
|
],
|
|
": to let a substance or light in or out through an opening":[
|
|
"The roof was leaking ."
|
|
],
|
|
": to permit to enter or escape through or as if through a leak":[
|
|
"The roof leaks water."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The boat was leaking water.",
|
|
"The cracked pipe leaked fumes into the room.",
|
|
"Fumes leaked through the crack in the pipe.",
|
|
"Air leaked out of the tire.",
|
|
"Water was leaking through a hole in the roof.",
|
|
"Someone leaked the story to the press.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The boat had developed a bad leak .",
|
|
"The landlord said he would fix the leak in the roof.",
|
|
"a slow leak of the chemical",
|
|
"When a reporter revealed classified information, the source of the leak was investigated.",
|
|
"Security is high because of a fear of leaks before negotiations have been finished.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"News of a forthcoming Marcus Mumford solo album began to leak out this past week, which countless radio stations and websites around the world immediately leaped to assume meant that old gang of his was breaking up. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"REvil also stole confidential documents from victims and threatened to leak the information online unless ransoms were paid. \u2014 Michael Kan, PCMAG , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Cybercriminals demand payment in exchange for restoration, often threatening to sell or leak information if the ransom is not paid. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"However, the ease with which personal data can be acquired and weaponized during a network breach does force businesses to focus more attention on the systems and software that may be opening the doors to breaches or leak sensitive information. \u2014 Nick Halsey, Forbes , 5 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"But those secrets will leak sooner than later, considering that Samsung will soon mass-produce the new processor. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Methane can leak from natural gas pipelines, well sites and other infrastructure. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Its role is clear: Keep the scoop upright, don\u2019t leak and don\u2019t upstage the main player, the ice cream. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The Supreme Court simply does not leak draft opinions. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Two houses in Rancho Bernardo\u2019s Westwood neighborhood were evacuated early Monday afternoon due to a natural gas leak at a nearby home under fumigation. \u2014 Elizabeth Marie Himchak, Rancho Bernardo , 17 July 2017",
|
|
"After checking ducts, evaluate all the windows and doors for leaks and cracks, and add new weather stripping if necessary. \u2014 Cincinnati.com , 30 June 2017",
|
|
"If the container uses ice packs, it must be sealed and in a leak -proof container with the contents clearly marked. \u2014 Cynthia Drescher, CNT , 27 June 2017",
|
|
"At 3:23 p.m., BGE had mitigated the leak , fire vehicles were leaving and the Sheriff's Office was preparing to reopen the road, Fire & EMS spokespersons Rich Gardiner and Jenn Chenworth reported on Facebook. \u2014 Staff Report, The Aegis , 2 June 2017",
|
|
"Truth is being mean leaves more leaks in your camp than the titanic and I .. \u2014 Christopher Rosen, EW.com , 21 May 2017",
|
|
"But strep also caused a leak in the BBB near the amygdala, the seat of fear and anxiety, and the lateral hypothalamus, where our sense of hunger begins. \u2014 Pamela Weintraub, Discover Magazine , 29 Mar. 2017",
|
|
"For their part, Trump's aides look on many of those holdovers from the last administration with suspicion, blaming them for leaks . \u2014 Tampa Bay Times , 20 Feb. 2017",
|
|
"Your Utility Company In the event of a power outage or suspected gas leak , your utility company is better equipped to handle the problem than emergency responders. \u2014 Kelly O'sullivan, Woman's Day , 15 Feb. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English leken, liken , from or akin to Middle Dutch leken ; akin to Old English hlec leaky, Old High German zelehhan , Old Norse leka to leak and probably to Old English leccan to moisten, Middle Irish legaid it melts":"Verb and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113k"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182001",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lean":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"chubby",
|
|
"corpulent",
|
|
"fat",
|
|
"gross",
|
|
"obese",
|
|
"overweight",
|
|
"plump",
|
|
"portly",
|
|
"rotund",
|
|
"tubby"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": characterized by economy (as of style, expression, or operation)":[],
|
|
": containing little or no fat":[
|
|
"lean meat"
|
|
],
|
|
": containing little valuable mineral":[],
|
|
": deficient in an essential or important quality or ingredient: such as":[],
|
|
": lacking or deficient in flesh":[],
|
|
": lacking richness, sufficiency, or productiveness":[
|
|
"lean profits",
|
|
"the lean years"
|
|
],
|
|
": low in combustible component":[
|
|
"\u2014 used especially of fuel mixtures"
|
|
],
|
|
": the act or an instance of leaning : inclination":[],
|
|
": the part of meat that consists principally of lean muscle":[],
|
|
": to apply pressure to":[
|
|
"They were leaning on the governor to pass the law."
|
|
],
|
|
": to cast one's weight to one side for support":[
|
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"lean on me as we walk."
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],
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": to cause to lean : incline":[
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"The boy leaned his head on his mother's shoulder."
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],
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": to incline in opinion, taste, or desire":[
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"leaning toward a career in chemistry"
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],
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": to incline, deviate, or bend from a vertical position":[
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"He leaned back in his chair."
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],
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": to make lean":[],
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": to rely for support or inspiration":[
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"preferred not to lean on his father in building a career",
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"\u2014 Current Biography"
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],
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"Sir David 1908\u20131991 British film director":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"She has a lean , athletic body.",
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"all of the marathoners are extremely lean"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1776, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English lene , from Old English hl\u01e3ne":"Adjective",
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"Middle English lenen , from Old English hleonian ; akin to Old High German hlin\u0113n to lean, Greek klinein , Latin clinare":"Verb and Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0113n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for lean Adjective lean , spare , lank , lanky , gaunt , rawboned , scrawny , skinny mean thin because of an absence of excess flesh. lean stresses lack of fat and of curving contours. a lean racehorse spare suggests leanness from abstemious living or constant exercise. the gymnast's spare figure lank implies tallness as well as leanness. the lank legs of the heron lanky suggests awkwardness and loose-jointedness as well as thinness. a lanky youth, all arms and legs gaunt implies marked thinness or emaciation as from overwork or suffering. a prisoner's gaunt face rawboned suggests a large ungainly build without implying undernourishment. a rawboned farmer scrawny and skinny imply an extreme leanness that suggests deficient strength and vitality. a scrawny chicken skinny street urchins",
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"synonyms":[
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"bony",
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"boney",
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"fatless",
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"lithe",
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"skinny",
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"slender",
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"slim",
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"spare",
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"svelte",
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"thin"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052226",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
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"biographical name",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"lean (toward":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"to show partiality toward I'm leaning toward sausage on our pizza tonight\u2014we got pepperoni the last three times"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-134201",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"lean (toward ":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
|
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"to show partiality toward I'm leaning toward sausage on our pizza tonight\u2014we got pepperoni the last three times"
|
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],
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-111943",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"lean-to":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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": a wing or extension of a building having a lean-to roof",
|
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": a rough shed or shelter with a lean-to roof",
|
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": having only one slope or pitch",
|
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"\u2014 see roof illustration",
|
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": a building that has a roof with only one slope and is usually joined to another building",
|
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": a rough shelter that has a roof with only one slope and is held up by posts, rocks, or trees"
|
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],
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
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"Noun",
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1",
|
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"Adjective",
|
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"1649, 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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"\u02c8l\u0113n-\u02cct\u00fc",
|
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"\u02c8l\u0113n-\u02cct\u00fc"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-004655",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"leaning":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a definite but not decisive attraction or tendency":[
|
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"\u2014 often used in plural radical leanings"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the news media are often accused of having liberal leanings",
|
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"despite what his athletic leanings might suggest, he was actually a very lazy kid",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Alpine County is small, population-wise, but its political leaning poses a big mystery. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 5 June 2022",
|
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"Her departure is the latest shift on a council that in recent years has become younger and more left- leaning . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
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"One citizen at Tuesday\u2019s board meeting claimed the book was biased and left- leaning . \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Highlights from the menu reflect a heavy leaning toward traditional Black cuisine with nods to Shallal\u2019s native Iraq. \u2014 John-john Williams Iv, Baltimore Sun , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Three justices, seen as conservative leaning , were appointed to the Supreme Court during McConnell's tenure as Senate majority leader during the Trump administration, despite one of those seats opening up during the Obama administration. \u2014 Mary Ramsey, The Courier-Journal , 1 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"This effect held regardless of the politicians\u2019 ideological leaning or proximity to reelection. \u2014 Erika Kirgios, Scientific American , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"So because of those, the smaller number of competitive democratic leaning seats. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Even with the inclusion of Midland, the new 8th District appears solidly Democratic leaning \u2014 though parts of the older industrial area have tracked toward some Republican candidates in recent years. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press , 5 Jan. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113-ni\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for leaning leaning , propensity , proclivity , penchant mean a strong instinct or liking for something. leaning suggests a liking or attraction not strong enough to be decisive or uncontrollable. a student with artistic leanings propensity implies a deeply ingrained and usually irresistible inclination. a propensity to offer advice proclivity suggests a strong natural proneness usually to something objectionable or evil. a proclivity for violence penchant implies a strongly marked taste in the person or an irresistible attraction in the object. a penchant for taking risks",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"current",
|
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"direction",
|
|
"drift",
|
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"run",
|
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"tendency",
|
|
"tide",
|
|
"trend",
|
|
"wind"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045329",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leaning tower":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of many towers which are out of the true vertical and have a visible slant (as that of Pisa, Italy, which is 16\u00b9/\u2082 feet out of the perpendicular in a height of 179 feet)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"leaning from present participle of lean entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130633",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leanness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"chubby",
|
|
"corpulent",
|
|
"fat",
|
|
"gross",
|
|
"obese",
|
|
"overweight",
|
|
"plump",
|
|
"portly",
|
|
"rotund",
|
|
"tubby"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to incline, deviate, or bend from a vertical position",
|
|
": to cast one's weight to one side for support",
|
|
": to rely for support or inspiration",
|
|
": to incline in opinion, taste, or desire",
|
|
": to cause to lean : incline",
|
|
": to apply pressure to",
|
|
": the act or an instance of leaning : inclination",
|
|
": lacking or deficient in flesh",
|
|
": containing little or no fat",
|
|
": lacking richness, sufficiency, or productiveness",
|
|
": deficient in an essential or important quality or ingredient: such as",
|
|
": containing little valuable mineral",
|
|
": low in combustible component",
|
|
": characterized by economy (as of style, expression, or operation)",
|
|
": to make lean",
|
|
": the part of meat that consists principally of lean muscle",
|
|
": to bend or tilt from an upright position",
|
|
": to bend and rest on",
|
|
": depend sense 1",
|
|
": to tend or move toward in opinion, taste, or desire",
|
|
": having too little flesh : skinny",
|
|
": having little body fat",
|
|
": containing very little fat",
|
|
": not large or plentiful",
|
|
"Sir David 1908\u20131991 British film director"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"She has a lean , athletic body.",
|
|
"all of the marathoners are extremely lean"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"Verb (1)",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a",
|
|
"Noun (1)",
|
|
"1776, in the meaning defined above",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
|
|
"Verb (2)",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above",
|
|
"Noun (2)",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"Verb (1) and Noun (1)",
|
|
"Middle English lenen , from Old English hleonian ; akin to Old High German hlin\u0113n to lean, Greek klinein , Latin clinare",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"Middle English lene , from Old English hl\u01e3ne"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113n",
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113n",
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bony",
|
|
"boney",
|
|
"fatless",
|
|
"lithe",
|
|
"skinny",
|
|
"slender",
|
|
"slim",
|
|
"spare",
|
|
"svelte",
|
|
"thin"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-073416",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"biographical name",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun ()",
|
|
"verb",
|
|
"verb ()"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of leant chiefly British past tense of lean"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8lent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-125615",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"leap":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"hop",
|
|
"jump",
|
|
"spring",
|
|
"vault"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a choice made in an area of ultimate concern":[
|
|
"a leap of faith"
|
|
],
|
|
": a place leaped over or from":[],
|
|
": a sudden passage or transition":[
|
|
"a great leap forward"
|
|
],
|
|
": an act of leaping : spring , bound":[],
|
|
": the distance covered by a leap":[],
|
|
": to act precipitately":[
|
|
"leaped at the chance"
|
|
],
|
|
": to pass abruptly from one state or topic to another":[
|
|
"the difficult leap from college to the workplace"
|
|
],
|
|
": to pass over by leaping":[
|
|
"leaped the wall"
|
|
],
|
|
": to spring free from or as if from the ground : jump":[
|
|
"leap over a fence",
|
|
"a fish leaps out of the water"
|
|
],
|
|
": with extraordinary rapidity":[
|
|
"a town growing by leaps and bounds"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The cat suddenly leaped into the air.",
|
|
"Fish were leaping out of the water.",
|
|
"He leaped off the bridge.",
|
|
"The boys leaped over the stream.",
|
|
"The horse leaped the stone wall.",
|
|
"When the alarm went off, she leapt out of bed.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"She made a graceful leap into the air.",
|
|
"He ran and took a flying leap over the stream.",
|
|
"He won the high jump with a leap of six feet.",
|
|
"the leap from childhood to adulthood",
|
|
"She has shown great leaps in ability.",
|
|
"Technology has taken a great leap forward.",
|
|
"It required a leap of the imagination to picture how the project would look when it was completed.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"McGee is a 7-footer who also can leap through the roof, and has a long wingspan like Nance. \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But then a global pandemic happened, and Tillman, usually the first person to leap in and offer his take on the apocalyptic state of mankind, was nowhere to be found. \u2014 Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This submersible was designed to look like a dolphin, shark or killer whale and\u2014just like its marine inspirations\u2014can leap out of the water or even do a 360-degree flip under the surface. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Blake Pohevitz, a 6-4 junior transfer from Cleveland, is aggressive above the net, and then there\u2019s 6-7 basketball player Jamaal Unuakhalu, who\u2019s both entertaining and passionate in his ability to leap and dominate. \u2014 Eric Sondheimercolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Two solo-flying stunt pilots are going to put their respective aircrafts into a steep free fall, leap out into empty space, and then skydive back into each other\u2019s respective planes. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The lighter Holiday, then, can maneuver his way around picks, can leap for off-ball deflections, and guard pretty much anyone from the point guard to the power forward positions. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Through his copious projects, Mr. Schulze\u2019s music maintained a sense of timing: when to meditate, when to build, when to ease back, when to leap ahead, how to balance suspense and repose, dissonance and consonance. \u2014 Jon Pareles, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Through his copious projects, Mr. Schulze\u2019s music maintained a sense of timing: when to meditate, when to build, when to ease back, when to leap ahead, how to balance suspense and repose, dissonance and consonance. \u2014 Jon Pareles, New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The 6-foot-11 center weighs 250 pounds, has a 7-5 wingspan and a 42-inch vertical leap . \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The Canadian high flyer listed at barely 6-foot-6, 200-pounds, has a seven-foot wingspan and 40-inch vertical leap . \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"When the siren wailed in our suburban New Jersey town, the volunteer firefighters scrambled to park their cars and leap over a wooden fence to the garage doors. \u2014 Bob Brody, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Needing to be one year removed from his senior year of high school to enter the draft, Beauchamp -- skinny and not yet physically ready for that leap in competition -- believed Chameleon BX was his best path to making that NBA dream come true. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Sharpe is an athletic marvel, who reportedly displayed a 49-inch vertical leap . \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"For the full year, Wall Street is predicting a 13% gain in profits and 11% leap in revenue. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"He was measured with a 7-2 wingspan at the combine and tied for the fourth-best maximum vertical leap at 39 inches. \u2014 Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Drake takes a leap further into uncharted realms than any of his peers, offering a refreshing sign of what\u2019s to come. \u2014 Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English lepen , from Old English hl\u0113apan ; akin to Old High German hlouffan to run":"Verb and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113p"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"hop",
|
|
"jump",
|
|
"spring",
|
|
"vault"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041236",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leap at":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to eagerly take (a chance, opportunity, etc.)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-000709",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leap day":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": February 29, the intercalary day in the Gregorian calendar",
|
|
": an intercalary day in any calendar"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-130731",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leapfrog":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a game in which one player bends down and is vaulted over by another player":[],
|
|
": to evade by or as if by a bypass":[],
|
|
": to leap or progress in or as if in leapfrog":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Skipping his last two years of high school, he leapfrogged his classmates and went to college.",
|
|
"This year's technologies are leapfrogging last year's designs.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"There was an early botch on a leapfrog that seemed to drag this match down, especially with the crowd being mostly silent for it. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 17 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"So, the lack of supply is pushing buyers and renters out, causing a leapfrog effect to smaller cities and towns in Southern Ontario according to Lierman. \u2014 Jennifer Castenson, Forbes , 1 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Squeaky-clean cyber hygiene can ensure that attackers can't easily slip past or elude other security tools and leapfrog to another device. \u2014 Ofer Israeli, Forbes , 29 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The White House knew that without its leadership and facilitation, market forces alone would not meet the challenge of fast and efficient development, commercialization and use of a leapfrog technology\u2014a pandemic-ending vaccine. \u2014 Michael Mina, Time , 10 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Only about 15 percent of the population is fully vaccinated, and social inequalities have let the young rich leapfrog ahead of older, poorer people. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 5 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Early episodes of the 10-episode season leapfrog around the country and the show\u2019s general timeline to establish the stakes and sprawling cast of characters. \u2014 Caroline Framke, Variety , 31 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Keep up this game of reverse leapfrog , and eventually death can\u2019t catch you. \u2014 Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics , 15 July 2021",
|
|
"Unrelenting inflation sent the U.S. economy into a game of leapfrog . \u2014 Jon Hilsenrath, WSJ , 11 June 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Waabi\u2019s ambition is to leapfrog the more established AV players by harnessing next-generation AI to build a new type of autonomy stack that avoids the shortcomings of more legacy approaches. \u2014 Rob Toews, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
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"But the one place where China can't really leapfrog ahead, because it's just based on experience, is the personnel component. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"The result helped the Oilers, winners of three in a row since making a coaching change last week, leapfrog the Kings in the standings. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"And when companies remove dealers from their platforms, many sellers simply leapfrog to another. \u2014 New York Times , 19 May 2022",
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"By adopting mobile algorithms, financial institutions can leapfrog straight to the business of generating customer insights from their data. \u2014 Hossein Rahnama, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
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"Will this digital transformation work eventually help Africa leapfrog the Fourth Industrial Revolution? \u2014 Carlos Mureithi, Quartz , 5 May 2022",
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"Costa Rica\u2019s better chance to get one of the automatic spots is to leapfrog Mexico, currently third. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"Many countries in the developing world have a chance to leapfrog fossil fuels altogether, heading straight to renewable power, which is cheaper and less polluting. \u2014 Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker , 18 Apr. 2022"
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": to pass abruptly from one state or topic to another":[
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"the difficult leap from college to the workplace"
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],
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": to pass over by leaping":[
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"leaped the wall"
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": to spring free from or as if from the ground : jump":[
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": with extraordinary rapidity":[
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"Verb",
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"The cat suddenly leaped into the air.",
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"Fish were leaping out of the water.",
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"He leaped off the bridge.",
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"The boys leaped over the stream.",
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"The horse leaped the stone wall.",
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"When the alarm went off, she leapt out of bed.",
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"Noun",
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"She made a graceful leap into the air.",
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"He ran and took a flying leap over the stream.",
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"He won the high jump with a leap of six feet.",
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"the leap from childhood to adulthood",
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"She has shown great leaps in ability.",
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"Technology has taken a great leap forward.",
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"It required a leap of the imagination to picture how the project would look when it was completed.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"McGee is a 7-footer who also can leap through the roof, and has a long wingspan like Nance. \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"But then a global pandemic happened, and Tillman, usually the first person to leap in and offer his take on the apocalyptic state of mankind, was nowhere to be found. \u2014 Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"This submersible was designed to look like a dolphin, shark or killer whale and\u2014just like its marine inspirations\u2014can leap out of the water or even do a 360-degree flip under the surface. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 2 Apr. 2022",
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"Blake Pohevitz, a 6-4 junior transfer from Cleveland, is aggressive above the net, and then there\u2019s 6-7 basketball player Jamaal Unuakhalu, who\u2019s both entertaining and passionate in his ability to leap and dominate. \u2014 Eric Sondheimercolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"Two solo-flying stunt pilots are going to put their respective aircrafts into a steep free fall, leap out into empty space, and then skydive back into each other\u2019s respective planes. \u2014 James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"The lighter Holiday, then, can maneuver his way around picks, can leap for off-ball deflections, and guard pretty much anyone from the point guard to the power forward positions. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Feb. 2022",
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"Through his copious projects, Mr. Schulze\u2019s music maintained a sense of timing: when to meditate, when to build, when to ease back, when to leap ahead, how to balance suspense and repose, dissonance and consonance. \u2014 Jon Pareles, BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Through his copious projects, Mr. Schulze\u2019s music maintained a sense of timing: when to meditate, when to build, when to ease back, when to leap ahead, how to balance suspense and repose, dissonance and consonance. \u2014 Jon Pareles, New York Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The 6-foot-11 center weighs 250 pounds, has a 7-5 wingspan and a 42-inch vertical leap . \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 24 June 2022",
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"The Canadian high flyer listed at barely 6-foot-6, 200-pounds, has a seven-foot wingspan and 40-inch vertical leap . \u2014 Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
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"When the siren wailed in our suburban New Jersey town, the volunteer firefighters scrambled to park their cars and leap over a wooden fence to the garage doors. \u2014 Bob Brody, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
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"Needing to be one year removed from his senior year of high school to enter the draft, Beauchamp -- skinny and not yet physically ready for that leap in competition -- believed Chameleon BX was his best path to making that NBA dream come true. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
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"Sharpe is an athletic marvel, who reportedly displayed a 49-inch vertical leap . \u2014 oregonlive , 22 June 2022",
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"For the full year, Wall Street is predicting a 13% gain in profits and 11% leap in revenue. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 22 June 2022",
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"He was measured with a 7-2 wingspan at the combine and tied for the fourth-best maximum vertical leap at 39 inches. \u2014 Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Drake takes a leap further into uncharted realms than any of his peers, offering a refreshing sign of what\u2019s to come. \u2014 Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone , 21 June 2022"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English lepen , from Old English hl\u0113apan ; akin to Old High German hlouffan to run":"Verb and Noun"
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"\u02c8l\u0113p"
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"type":[
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"learn":{
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"were shocked to learn of her death"
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],
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": to come to be able":[
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"learn to dance"
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],
|
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": to come to know : hear":[
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": to come to realize":[
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": to gain knowledge or understanding of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience":[
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"examples":[
|
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"People learn throughout their lives.",
|
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"I can't swim yet, but I'm learning .",
|
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"She's interested in learning French.",
|
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"We had to learn the rules of the game.",
|
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"I'm trying to learn my lines for the play.",
|
|
"We had to learn the names of the state capitals.",
|
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"She learned through a letter that her father had died.",
|
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"I later learned that they had never called.",
|
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"We finally learned the truth about what had happened.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Because of its natural beauty, Yew Dell is a wonderful setting for weddings, special occasion celebrations, corporate meetings and other events as well as a serene spot to visit on your own to linger, contemplate and learn about the natural world. \u2014 Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal , 27 June 2022",
|
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"There\u2019s no better way to learn about history than by looking at maps. \u2014 Denise Davidson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 26 June 2022",
|
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"After two impeachments and innumerable disclosures, was there anything new to learn about the misrule of Donald Trump? \u2014 Doyle Mcmanuswashington Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022",
|
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"During her day at the Academy, the royal mom of three, 40, spent time with the 101 Operational Sustainment Brigade at Abingdon Airfield to learn about how new recruits and serving personnel are trained. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 25 June 2022",
|
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"Show your pride this weekend, learn about sharks, go to a pro lacrosse game, meet artists and view their works and be informed about the local historical events. Celebrate the LGBTQ+ community with Baltimore Pride at various locations. \u2014 John Coffren, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Young professionals from the suburbs, elderly conservatives, and Marxist activists all came to learn about what could be done. \u2014 Hua Hsu, The New Yorker , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Want to learn more about storytelling or hunting equipment and techniques but can\u2019t make it to Nowashe? \u2014 Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Academy students will be able to participate in site visits to learn firsthand about the array of careers available to them. \u2014 Benjamin Collins, Arkansas Online , 23 June 2022"
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|
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"Middle English lernen , from Old English leornian ; akin to Old High German lern\u0113n to learn, Old English last footprint, Latin lira furrow, track":""
|
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"\u02c8l\u0259rn"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for learn discover , ascertain , determine , unearth , learn mean to find out what one did not previously know. discover may apply to something requiring exploration or investigation or to a chance encounter. discovered the source of the river ascertain implies effort to find the facts or the truth proceeding from awareness of ignorance or uncertainty. attempts to ascertain the population of the region determine emphasizes the intent to establish the facts definitely or precisely. unable to determine the origin of the word unearth implies bringing to light something forgotten or hidden. unearth old records learn may imply acquiring knowledge with little effort or conscious intention (as by simply being told) or it may imply study and practice. I learned her name only today learning Greek",
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"master",
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},
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|
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|
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|
|
"I learned to speak French at my mother's knee ."
|
|
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|
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},
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|
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"benighted",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"ignorant",
|
|
"illiterate",
|
|
"uneducated",
|
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"unlearned",
|
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"unlettered",
|
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"unscholarly"
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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": characterized by or associated with learning : erudite":[
|
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"a learned scholar",
|
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|
|
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|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"We had a learned discussion about politics.",
|
|
"the learned professor can speak knowledgeably on a wide array of subjects",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Raphael Warnock is a pro-choice pastor and a learned man. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Discussing controversial subjects is a learned skill, says Professor Berner. \u2014 Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"And yet a different mind-set, less marinated in learned helplessness, would ask what other strategies might be tried. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
|
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"Birdsong, which has intrigued scientists since Aristotle\u2019s time, is traditionally defined as the long, often complex learned vocalizations birds produce to attract mates and defend their territories. \u2014 Adam Fishbein, Scientific American , 1 May 2022",
|
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"That might well be a smokescreen or even a dangerous learned stereotype, given the way abuse issues often play out in reality. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Baseball is complex enough to confound its most learned devotees. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"By law, each defendant in a capital case at Guant\u00e1namo is entitled to a learned counsel. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This is typical of the flustered incredulity mustered up by the physics community whenever the subject of the simulation disturbs the learned serenity of their exemplary calculations. \u2014 Jason Kehe, Wired , 9 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8l\u0259r-n\u0259d"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"educated",
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"erudite",
|
|
"knowledgeable",
|
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"lettered",
|
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"literate",
|
|
"scholarly",
|
|
"well-read"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023918",
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"adjective",
|
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|
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|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004346",
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|
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|
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|
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"benighted",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"ignorant",
|
|
"illiterate",
|
|
"uneducated",
|
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"unlearned",
|
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"unlettered",
|
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"unscholarly"
|
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],
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"We had a learned discussion about politics.",
|
|
"the learned professor can speak knowledgeably on a wide array of subjects",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Raphael Warnock is a pro-choice pastor and a learned man. \u2014 Michael Tomasky, The New Republic , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Discussing controversial subjects is a learned skill, says Professor Berner. \u2014 Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"And yet a different mind-set, less marinated in learned helplessness, would ask what other strategies might be tried. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Birdsong, which has intrigued scientists since Aristotle\u2019s time, is traditionally defined as the long, often complex learned vocalizations birds produce to attract mates and defend their territories. \u2014 Adam Fishbein, Scientific American , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"That might well be a smokescreen or even a dangerous learned stereotype, given the way abuse issues often play out in reality. \u2014 Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Baseball is complex enough to confound its most learned devotees. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"By law, each defendant in a capital case at Guant\u00e1namo is entitled to a learned counsel. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This is typical of the flustered incredulity mustered up by the physics community whenever the subject of the simulation disturbs the learned serenity of their exemplary calculations. \u2014 Jason Kehe, Wired , 9 Mar. 2022"
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205140",
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|
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]
|
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},
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"learner driver":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": someone who is learning to drive a car":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200344",
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"type":[
|
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]
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},
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"learner's permit":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a document that allows a person to learn how to drive a car by actually driving":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181917",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"learning":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"ignorance",
|
|
"illiteracy",
|
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"illiterateness"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": knowledge or skill acquired by instruction or study":[
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"people of good education and considerable learning"
|
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],
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": modification of a behavioral tendency by experience (such as exposure to conditioning)":[],
|
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": the act or experience of one that learns":[
|
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"a computer program that makes learning fun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a computer program that makes learning fun",
|
|
"different methods of foreign language learning",
|
|
"The first year of college was a learning experience.",
|
|
"They were people of good education and considerable learning .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Prioritizing employee learning isn\u2019t just a response to the Great Resignation. \u2014 Claire Alexander, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The building design features four levels and will include learning halls and small group rooms, a library, clinical teaching spaces, administrative offices, a student lounge, theater, and recreation and wellness areas. \u2014 Mike Jones, Arkansas Online , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Green said researchers estimate that between 11-17 percent of the population have dyslexia, and that 80-90 percent of those with learning disabilities have dyslexia. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"In the early months of the school year, daily scrambles for workers left school administrators exhausted and kids longing for stability in yet another year of COVID-19 learning disruptions. \u2014 Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The way forward for ed-tech is to complement offline learning . \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The requests for better resources has been urgent as schools across the country grapple with historically high learning losses incurred while students learned online. \u2014 Nicole Asbury, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"And the field is progressing on all fronts at once \u2014 new worlds, new tasks and new learning algorithms. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Everyone is welcome to join in the virtual learning session to strengthen their knowledge on individuals and families affected by Alzheimer's. \u2014 Liliana Webb, Detroit Free Press , 23 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0259r-ni\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for learning knowledge , learning , erudition , scholarship mean what is or can be known by an individual or by humankind. knowledge applies to facts or ideas acquired by study, investigation, observation, or experience. rich in the knowledge of human nature learning applies to knowledge acquired especially through formal, often advanced, schooling. a book that demonstrates vast learning erudition strongly implies the acquiring of profound, recondite, or bookish learning. an erudition unusual even in a scholar scholarship implies the possession of learning characteristic of the advanced scholar in a specialized field of study or investigation. a work of first-rate literary scholarship",
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"synonyms":[
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"education",
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"erudition",
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"knowledge",
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"learnedness",
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"literacy",
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"scholarship"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010253",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"learning curve":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the course of progress made in learning something":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"There was a learning curve for the teens, Russell Hylton said. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
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"As a seasoned fashion designer who has held senior design roles at brands including Paco Rabanne and Tommy Hilfiger and launched his eponymous brand in 2006, Glemaud found there was a learning curve to designing interiors and loved the challenge. \u2014 Alison S. Cohn, Harper's BAZAAR , 9 June 2022",
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"Do not overspend your budget; there is a learning curve in each new venue/space/room. \u2014 Susan Johnston, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
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"There's certainly going to be a learning curve \u2014 there is for every rookie, especially in the back end. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Some of this can be encoded in policy \u2014 like mask, vaccination and social distancing requirements \u2014 but invariably, there will be a learning curve , Holland said. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"Everything about the area is different so there has been a learning curve for Daniels, who hails from Southern California. \u2014 Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"Fisher also is starting a true freshman at center in Bryce Foster and at right tackle in Reuben Fatheree, so there\u2019s been a big-time learning curve for the Aggies along the line. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News , 15 Oct. 2021",
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"That probably was the largest learning curve for most mental-health practitioners. \u2014 Bonnie Tsui, New York Times , 9 Sep. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082635",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"learning difference":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": learning disability":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"One notable difference: Orleans requires all students as young as kindergarten to wear masks unless a student has a learning difference or a disability that exempts them. \u2014 Kyle Whitfield, NOLA.com , 5 Aug. 2020",
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"Some kids with learning differences , whether on the autism spectrum or with specific emotional or physical needs, may require a level of professional care that parents aren't qualified to give, even with professional consultation. \u2014 Lisa Selin Davis, CNN , 13 May 2020",
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"Pitt Academy, 7515 Westport Rd., is a Catholic school affiliated with the archdiocese that serves students with a variety of intellectual disabilities and learning differences . \u2014 Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal , 12 Feb. 2020",
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"The system was failing him, just like so many other kids with learning differences . \u2014 Mark Armstrong, Longreads , 18 Dec. 2019",
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"Standard schools are generally ill-equipped to deal with children who have social and learning differences . \u2014 Ben Brazil, Daily Pilot , 10 Sep. 2019",
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"Through tailoring teaching methods to individual students, the academy is a refuge for children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other social and learning differences . \u2014 Ben Brazil, Daily Pilot , 10 Sep. 2019",
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"Cara Luhring has a question about the Paul Rabil Foundation, which helps children with learning differences . \u2014 Recode Staff, Recode , 18 June 2018",
|
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"More from Mansion My mother was a therapist who treated children with learning differences . \u2014 Marc Myers, WSJ , 5 June 2018"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1982, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175541",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"learning difficulty":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a condition that makes learning difficult":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180302",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"learning disability":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": any of various conditions (such as dyslexia or dysgraphia ) that interfere with an individual's ability to learn and so result in impaired functioning in language, reasoning, or academic skills (such as reading, writing, and mathematics) and that are thought to be caused by difficulties in processing and integrating information":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"In an initial police statement, officials said that the boy had a learning disability and might misunderstand their search efforts as a game, per CNN. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
|
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"His academic failings and learning disability added to that pervasive feeling of sadness at home. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
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"By his own account, Milliken struggled in school because of an undiagnosed learning disability . \u2014 Gilbert Garcia, San Antonio Express-News , 5 Feb. 2022",
|
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"But Postelle's attorney, Robert Nance, argued that his client suffered from a learning disability , the abandonment of his mother at a young age and had begun abusing methamphetamine on a nearly daily basis beginning at age 12. \u2014 CBS News , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
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"But Postelle\u2019s attorney, Robert Nance, argued that his client suffered from a learning disability , the abandonment of his mother at a young age and had begun abusing methamphetamine on a nearly daily basis beginning at age 12. \u2014 Fox News , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
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"But Postelle\u2019s attorney, Robert Nance, argued that his client suffered from a learning disability , the abandonment of his mother at a young age and had begun abusing methamphetamine on a nearly daily basis beginning at age 12. \u2014 NBC News , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Sam, who is dyslexic himself, is keen to offer his insight into the challenges of living and working with a learning disability , and the steps that companies can take to increase representation and inclusivity of neurodivergent employees. \u2014 Stephen Frost, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The main impetus was her concerns about COVID-19, but her fifth-grade daughter, who had an individual learning plan to address a learning disability , also was falling behind. \u2014 Yana Kunichoff, The Arizona Republic , 12 Aug. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1936, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101954",
|
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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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"lease":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a continuance or opportunity for continuance":[
|
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"a new lease on life"
|
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],
|
|
": a piece of land or property that is leased":[],
|
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": to grant by lease":[],
|
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": to hold under a lease":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
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"They took out a five-year lease on the house.",
|
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"We hold leases on both of our cars.",
|
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"Verb",
|
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"She leases a red convertible.",
|
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"I have leased this house for the last four years.",
|
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"We leased the house to a young married couple.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Tickets are on sale for the next year but with a four year lease on the site, there\u2019s obviously an expectation of an even longer run. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Interior conducted an offshore lease sale last fall, responding to a court order, but the sale was later vacated by a federal judge. \u2014 Matthew Daly, Chron , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Interior conducted an offshore lease sale last fall, responding to a court order, but the sale was later vacated by a federal judge. \u2014 Matthew Daly, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"The firm's new Brookfield office building, the 186,000-square-foot, six-story Golf Parkway Corporate Center, is 85% leased with another pending lease two months prior to its construction completion, Tom Irgens said. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Online retail and technology juggernaut Amazon has doubled its office footprint in the University City submarket with a 123,000 square-foot lease at The Collection at UTC. \u2014 Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
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"With the new lease , Facebook will have nearly the entire building. \u2014 Natalie Wong, Bloomberg.com , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Along with a new lease on life, Khonsu gifts Marc with god-like powers to fight evil. \u2014 Milan Polk, Men's Health , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Barack Obama, Trump and now Biden, has claimed that the Trump Organization is in compliance with the lease and has not taken any additional action. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Instead, Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Chicago Housing Authority are planning to lease the land for decades to a professional sports team owned by a local billionaire. \u2014 Nick Blumberg, ProPublica , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"The practice Caruso started with his father, Hank, who died in 2017, of buying property around U.S. airports to lease to car rental companies expanded beyond Dollar to include other companies, such as Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Budget Rent a Car. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"And Transamerica, which now occupies the top nine floors of 100 Light Street, has agreed to lease a floor of the Wills Wharf office building in Harbor Point. \u2014 Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Last month, Prime Video agreed to lease 450,000 square feet in the new development at Shepperton Studios, including nine soundstages. \u2014 New York Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"On Faulconer\u2019s recommendation, the City Council agreed to lease the Civic Arts Plaza in 2015. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"While plans are not final, county officials want to lease about five acres east of the A-1 Self Storage on Riverford Road, between a creek and the San Vicente Freeway. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The company bid about $800,000 to lease 23,000 acres along the western boundary of the refuge\u2019s coastal plain, on a sliver of acreage near the Canning River and state land. \u2014 Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Also, another occupancy permit application has been filed for S'Blendid Boba Tea to lease an 82-square-foot stall. \u2014 Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Anglo-French lesser, laisser, lescher to leave, hand over, lease, from Latin laxare to loosen, from laxus slack \u2014 more at slack":"Verb",
|
|
"Middle English les , from Anglo-French, from lesser":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for lease Verb hire , let , lease , rent , charter mean to engage or grant for use at a price. hire and let , strictly speaking, are complementary terms, hire implying the act of engaging or taking for use and let the granting of use. we hired a car for the summer decided to let the cottage to a young couple lease strictly implies a letting under the terms of a contract but is often applied to hiring on a lease. the diplomat leased an apartment for a year rent stresses the payment of money for the full use of property and may imply either hiring or letting. instead of buying a house, they decided to rent will not rent to families with children charter applies to the hiring or letting of a vehicle usually for exclusive use. charter a bus to go to the game",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"let",
|
|
"rent"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084434",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"least":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": at the minimum":[
|
|
"at least once a week"
|
|
],
|
|
": being a member of a kind distinguished by diminutive size":[
|
|
"the least bittern"
|
|
],
|
|
": especially not":[
|
|
"no one, least of all the children, paid attention"
|
|
],
|
|
": in any case":[
|
|
"at least you have a choice"
|
|
],
|
|
": in the smallest or lowest degree":[],
|
|
": lowest in importance or position":[
|
|
"It's least on my list of worries."
|
|
],
|
|
": one that is least":[],
|
|
": smallest in size or degree":[
|
|
"The least noise would startle her."
|
|
],
|
|
": smallest possible : slightest":[
|
|
"believed that the least government was the best government",
|
|
"\u2014 Irving Stone"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"Who was the least at fault in the case?",
|
|
"He asked me to help him when I least expected it.",
|
|
"That was the least important of her reasons.",
|
|
"That was the least interesting book I have ever read.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"At least in New York, Osur says there are few neighborhoods not affected by the practice, and these aren't all luxury apartments with tons of amenities and outdoor space. \u2014 Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"Mattera said that the push by some in the industry, including himself, to train fishing crews on how to work safely appears to be having some positive results, at least in one area. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"That said, trade unions, at least in the private sector, are weaker than in the past. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Such situations have become much less common over the past few years, at least in the public light. \u2014 Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s a simple reason: compared to the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL, there are very few benefits given to MLS teams who finish last in the standings, at least in terms of building a roster for future teams. \u2014 Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"In other words, Title VII protects the employee\u2019s right to choose what to do about their own condition \u2014 at least in an employment context. \u2014 Karla L. Miller, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Many women were sent spinning, questioning their place in society, at least in the eyes of the Supreme Court. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The United States, at least in theory, is founded on the idea of striking a delicate balance in power both within and between the state and federal levels of government. \u2014 Jan Dutkiewicz, The New Republic , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"This is one of the ideas that have long made electoral politics a graveyard for the American left: the hope of a post-political, revolutionary campaign built on the backs of the voters most sympathetic to their cause and least likely to vote. \u2014 Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic , 19 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"The scales will be tipped by those least connected to the political parties, and most connected to deliberative process. \u2014 David Paleologos, USA TODAY , 29 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Respondents were asked to rank 39 possible trends\u201425 of which were trends from previous years\u2014from 1 ( least likely to be a trend) to 10 (most likely to be a trend). \u2014 Leah Prinzivalli, SELF , 1 Nov. 2018",
|
|
"Women nominated for Grammy Awards, for instance, were most likely to be recognized for best new artist or song of the year and least likely to be up for producer of the year. \u2014 August Brown, latimes.com , 25 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"As of now, the Power 5 league least likely to be represented in the playoff is the Pac-12, whose teams have steadily beaten each other; only one of its teams is ranked in The A.P.\u2019s top 15. \u2014 Marc Tracy, New York Times , 30 Oct. 2017",
|
|
"A pre-emptive U.S. military blow can\u2019t be ruled out, but such a strike carries great risk and is among his least likely options. \u2014 Robert Burns, The Seattle Times , 6 July 2017",
|
|
"That propels her toward Rex, the bomb-sniffer least likely to be voted Mr. Canine Congeniality. \u2014 Special To The Washington Post, The Denver Post , 9 June 2017",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"Daily lunch reservations must be made by 2 p.m. at least one business day prior to attending, and one week prior to special events. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Both these teams have had success on the road, with Boston winning seven of nine games away from home so far and the Warriors having won at least one road game in a record 26 straight playoff series. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"As several recent press reports have made clear, the U.S. has also shared intelligence with Kyiv that has enabled the Ukrainian military to sink at least one Russian warship and assassinate several Russian generals. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"The more Uplift grows, the more convinced its founders are that many people who may have at least one foot out the doors of organized religion still long for deeper religious conversations and bonding with their families. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"On or before March 22, Ukrainian army troops in Mariupol\u2014an historic port on the Sea of Azov, adjacent to the Black Sea\u2014struck a Raptor with at least one Konkurs anti-tank missile as the boat patrolled close to shore. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"According to the University of Ottawa, four in 10 Canadians have at least three risk factors for coronary artery disease, with nine in 10 people over the age of 20 having at least one. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Having fewer Democratic candidates often is a strategy to better ensure at least one Democrat is elected into each competitive House district. \u2014 Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In San Antonio, the number of bicycle-motor vehicle crash fatalities has been in the single digits, with at least one annually since 2000, according to city data. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News , 10 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English leest , from Old English l\u01e3st , superlative of l\u01e3ssa less":"Adjective, Noun, and Adverb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113st"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220349",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"least common multiple":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the common multiple of lowest degree of two or more polynomials":[],
|
|
": the smallest common multiple of two or more numbers":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"To see why, think about all the multiples of 5 under 40, the least common multiple of 5 and 8. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 18 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135639",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"least flycatcher":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a small plainly colored flycatcher ( Empidonax minimus ) common in eastern North America"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-073059",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"least sandpiper":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the smallest American sandpiper ( Erolia minutilla ) \u2014 compare stint":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051023",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"least squares":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a method of fitting a curve to a set of points representing statistical data in such a way that the sum of the squares of the distances of the points from the curve is a minimum":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1825, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225247",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"least tern":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a very small black-capped tern ( Sterna antillarum ) with a white body and forehead that is found chiefly in coastal areas of eastern North America and California":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In 2018 volunteers found dozens of least tern eggs stacked in piles, moved out of the way for a volleyball game in Alabama. \u2014 Lisa J. Huriash, sun-sentinel.com , 5 July 2021",
|
|
"The day before, a drone went down in Bolsa Chica near nesting sites of the California least tern and the snowy plover. \u2014 Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2021",
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"Of those species, 23 have special status, including the California least tern and Ridgway\u2019s rail, which are endangered, and the Western snowy plover, which is classified as threatened. \u2014 Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2021",
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"There are three populations of least terns in the United States. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, USA TODAY , 10 Oct. 2019",
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"There are three populations of least terns in the United States. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, USA TODAY , 10 Oct. 2019",
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"There are three populations of least terns in the United States. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, USA TODAY , 10 Oct. 2019",
|
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"There are three populations of least terns in the United States. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, USA TODAY , 10 Oct. 2019",
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"The interior least tern was once hunted for feathers for hats and hurt by the damming of major rivers. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Oct. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1860, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001412",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"least weasel":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a small weasel (Mustela nivalis) of northern North America, Eurasia, and northern Africa that is brown above and white below in summer and in its northern range usually all white in winter, that ranges in length from 6 to 10 inches (15.2 to 25.4 centimeters) including a tail that is usually 1 to 2.5 inches (2.5 to 6.4 centimeters) long, and that lacks the black-tipped tail found in the related short-tailed weasel and long-tailed weasel":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1874, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054603",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"leastways":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": at least":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The weather was cold, but leastways it didn't rain.",
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"He was unknown in the music world, leastwise until recently."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0113st-\u02ccw\u0101z"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"always",
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"anyhow",
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"anyway",
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"leastwise"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164738",
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"leastwise":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": at least":[
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"leastwise , that's what I heard"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"leastwise you have a job, and that's more than some folks can say"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0113st-\u02ccw\u012bz"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"always",
|
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"anyhow",
|
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"anyway",
|
|
"leastways"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052603",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"leat":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": an artificial water trench especially leading to or from a mill":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"perhaps from (assumed) Middle English leet , from Old English gel\u01e3t road junction, conduit; akin to Old High German gil\u0101z road junction; both from a prehistoric West Germanic compound consisting of a prefix represented by Old English ge- (perfective, associative, and collective prefix) and a final constituent derived from the root of Old English l\u01e3tan to let, leave, allow":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102245",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leather":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"birch",
|
|
"cowhide",
|
|
"flagellate",
|
|
"flail",
|
|
"flog",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"horsewhip",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"rawhide",
|
|
"scourge",
|
|
"slash",
|
|
"switch",
|
|
"tan",
|
|
"thrash",
|
|
"whale",
|
|
"whip"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": animal skin dressed for use":[],
|
|
": something wholly or partly made of leather":[],
|
|
": the flap of the ear of a dog \u2014 see dog illustration":[],
|
|
": to beat with a strap : thrash":[],
|
|
": to cover with leather":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the company claims to use only the finest leathers for its shoes and handbags",
|
|
"this jacket was made from real leather",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"an expert rider will find almost no reason to leather a horse",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"This all- leather bag is crafted from full-grain Colombian cowhide. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Place des F\u00eates in Brooklyn, with its buttery leather stools and whitewashed brick walls, would be perfect for a first date. \u2014 Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The sword pyramids likely attached a leather strap that secured a sword in a scabbard to a belt and kept the sword in its sheath. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Since the halls of Riverdale High are typically buzzing about Betty and Cheryl's fashion, steal their style by wearing character-appropriate wigs (blonde for Betty, red for Cheryl) and jackets (old-school varsity for Betty, red leather for Cheryl). \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Drag kings, mostly (this was ladies\u2019 night) who would dress in fedoras or leather chaps and lip-sync to James Brown or Justin Timberlake. \u2014 Monica Hesse, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Tourists are drawn to the area's imposing mountains, deep canyons and the indomitable Tarahumara Indigenous people, who refer to themselves as the Raramuri and are famed for their ability to run dozens of miles barefoot or in leather sandals. \u2014 Fox News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The seat upholstery, meanwhile, is sleek black leather , and both the sun visors and wind wings are made of plexiglass. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"But perhaps the best fashion statement our photographer Lili Kobielski captured was a pair of fringed leather chaps worn by a rider. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, Vogue , 10 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Shinola attaches to the seat of its Runwell bicycle; and even leather with Shinola\u2019s trademark whiskey scent. \u2014 Dale Buss, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Puddle pants come in all sorts of materials, from denim to leather to trousers and, of course, loungewear-ready fabrics like cashmere and Pima cotton. \u2014 Shanna Shipin, Glamour , 10 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Apple's MagSafe system helps snap the iPhone 12 models right into place on their wireless charging docks, and also enables a whole new series of accessories that can easily snap on, from silicone cases to leather wallets. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 13 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"The gourmet kitchen is designed around gorgeous counters of leathered quartzite and Caesarstone with an additional walnut butcher block. \u2014 Monica Lander, The Mercury News , 23 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"From the mahogany deck in back, enter into a stunning kitchen with a dining nook, painted hardwood floors, leathered granite counters, and a six-burner range with a double oven. \u2014 Jon Gorey, BostonGlobe.com , 17 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Following this, against Norwich, he was composed and clinic when finding space in the box leathering home his second goal for the club. \u2014 SI.com , 8 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Behind the scenes, a trainer is waving his electric cattle prod or leather whip to make clear what will happen if the animals fail to obey. \u2014 Frans De Waal, Discover Magazine , 31 May 2019",
|
|
"Some of the more popular ones are polished, honed and leathered . \u2014 Robyn A. Friedman, WSJ , 26 Dec. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English lether , from Old English lether- ; akin to Old High German leder leather, Old Irish lethar":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8le-t\u035fh\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"skin"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011027",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leatherback":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the largest existing sea turtle ( Dermochelys coriacea ) distinguished by its flexible carapace composed of a mosaic of small bones embedded in a thick leathery skin":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"As of May 22, Indian River County tallied 55 leatherback nests, 569 loggerhead nests and one green turtle nest. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"The other population, called the Eastern Pacific leatherback sea turtle, nests from Baja Mexico to Costa Rica. \u2014 Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The big draw of Grande Riviere is the chance to see leatherback turtles waddling along the shoreline. \u2014 Keishel Williams, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The leatherback turtle can weigh as much as 1,000 pounds and survives almost entirely on jellyfish. \u2014 Lois K. Solomon, sun-sentinel.com , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Biologists were taken by surprise by a record number of leatherback turtle nests found along some South Florida beaches this year. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 13 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Pongara National Park has beautiful untouched beaches where leatherback turtles lay their eggs between November and March, while dolphins and humpback whales can be spotted in the dry season between July and October. \u2014 CNN , 1 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"There have been no recent sightings of leatherback sea turtles. \u2014 Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The leatherback population has declined by 40% worldwide, the National Marine Fisheries Service said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 13 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1855, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8le-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u02ccbak"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023257",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leatherbark":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a tree of the genus Dirca or the genus Thymelaea":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080942",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leatherboard":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an artificial leather made by a pulping and compressing process typically from scrap leather or fibrous materials (as waste paper and wood pulp)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113832",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leathery":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"tender"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": resembling, characteristic of, or suggestive of leather":[
|
|
"a leathery face",
|
|
"a leathery aroma"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the old farmer's leathery , brown skin",
|
|
"the leathery meat served in the cafeteria drove many of us to start bringing our own lunches",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Because a leathery little scamp like E.T. is lovable only in the uninhibited mind of a child; fear, distrust, and paranoia are born of experience and disappointment. \u2014 Randall Colburn, EW.com , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The plants\u2019 leaves are so leathery , that a power blower shouldn\u2019t do this. \u2014 Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Each embryo is immersed in nutritious fluids and encased in a leathery calcareous shell. \u2014 Gabe Andrews, Scientific American , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"By contrast, his brother, Phil (Benedict Cumberbatch), cuts a lean and leathery figure and spurns the trappings of his affluence, preferring the great outdoors. \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 17 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The older gardeners in your area have more than just leathery skin from all that sun exposure. \u2014 Popular Science , 15 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"The older gardeners in your area have more than just leathery skin from all that sun exposure. \u2014 Popular Science , 15 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"The older gardeners in your area have more than just leathery skin from all that sun exposure. \u2014 Popular Science , 15 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"The older gardeners in your area have more than just leathery skin from all that sun exposure. \u2014 Popular Science , 15 Mar. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1552, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8let\u035fh-r\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8le-t\u035fh\u0259-r\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chewy",
|
|
"tough"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070008",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leave":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an act of leaving : departure":[],
|
|
": authorized especially extended absence from duty or employment":[],
|
|
": bequeath , devise":[
|
|
"left a fortune to his son"
|
|
],
|
|
": desert , abandon":[
|
|
"left his wife"
|
|
],
|
|
": leaf":[],
|
|
": let":[],
|
|
": permission to do something":[],
|
|
": set out , depart":[
|
|
"left for the office at eight sharp"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause or allow to be or remain available":[
|
|
"leave room for expansion",
|
|
"left myself an out"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause or allow to be or remain in a specified condition":[
|
|
"leave the door open",
|
|
"his manner left me cold"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to remain as a trace or aftereffect":[
|
|
"oil leaves a stain",
|
|
"the wound left an ugly scar"
|
|
],
|
|
": to fail to include or take along":[
|
|
"left the notes at home",
|
|
"the movie leaves a lot out"
|
|
],
|
|
": to go away from : depart":[
|
|
"leave the room"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have as a remainder":[
|
|
"4 from 7 leaves 3"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have remaining after one's death":[
|
|
"leaves a widow and two children"
|
|
],
|
|
": to permit to be or remain subject to another's action or control":[
|
|
"just leave everything to me"
|
|
],
|
|
": to put, deposit, or deliver before or in the process of departing":[
|
|
"I left a package for you",
|
|
"leave a message"
|
|
],
|
|
": to refrain from bothering, disturbing, or using":[
|
|
"Leave him alone while he's doing his homework."
|
|
],
|
|
": to terminate association with : withdraw from":[
|
|
"left school before graduation"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He took an unpaid leave from work.",
|
|
"The soldiers were given a two-month leave for the holidays.",
|
|
"He took a few months' leave to care for his sick mother.",
|
|
"Our professor is on leave this semester.",
|
|
"She is on leave from her law firm.",
|
|
"a soldier on military leave",
|
|
"I beg leave to differ with you, sir.",
|
|
"He was found guilty but was granted leave to appeal against the verdict.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Betsy Segui were placed on leave Tuesday following the incident. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Filled with natural wonder from anemones to sea lions and phenomenal rock formations on the beach, this section of the Oregon coast is guaranteed to leave you with a feeling of awe and admiration. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Residents were asked to leave the building, with many being taken to a nearby recreation center, as investigators entered the apartment with a neutralization plan, according to Blake. \u2014 Dan Morse, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"This article should be enough to give you a basic understanding of the systems\u2014or at least enough to leave you with a whole bunch of open browser tabs to read through. \u2014 Matt Ford, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"And in order to convince Sarah to run to safety and leave him alone with the evil doppelg\u00e4ngers, Jordan revealed his powers to her, finally cluing her in to what she's been missing out on all this time. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"By accepting a part-time job at another store, Scales had forfeited his right to leave the company with severance pay. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The growth in travel demand is coming as airlines are struggling with staffing shortages and flight schedule reductions, which leave travelers with fewer options for rebooking when problems do arise. \u2014 Lori Aratani, Anchorage Daily News , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The Portuguese international would like to leave City in the current summer transfer window for personal reasons, with Barca his dream club. \u2014 Tom Sanderson, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The Uvalde school district is putting Police Chief Pete Arredondo on leave . \u2014 Mark Murray, NBC News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The Uvalde school police chief is on leave after the mass shooting. \u2014 Elvia Lim\u00f3n, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Lieutenant Mike Hernandez will fill the role while Arredondo is on leave , Harrell said. \u2014 Omar Villafranca, CBS News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Uvalde school district police chief Pete Arredondo has been placed on leave . \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"On Wednesday, nearly a month after the bloodbath, he was placed on leave . \u2014 Travis Caldwell And Rosa Flores, CNN , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"McKenzie hasn\u2019t returned messages from AL.com since being placed on leave . \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Williams said that area in particular tends to have more drivers calling out, coupled with vacancies and drivers on leave . \u2014 Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The last police commissioner, Dennis White, was placed on leave by then-Mayor Martin J. Walsh, just two days after being appointed, when domestic violence allegations against him surfaced. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a(1)":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English leve , from Old English l\u0113af ; akin to Middle High German loube permission, Old English a l\u0233fan to allow \u2014 more at believe":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English leven , from Old English l\u01e3fan ; akin to Old High German ver leiben to leave, Old English be l\u012bfan to be left over, and perhaps to Lithuanian lipti to adhere, Greek lipos grease, fat":"Verb",
|
|
"Middle English leven , from leef leaf":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113v"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"break",
|
|
"holiday",
|
|
"hols",
|
|
"recess",
|
|
"vacation"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032400",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leave (out)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to not include or mention (someone or something)":[
|
|
"The movie leaves a lot out of the story.",
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"Did everyone get a piece of cake? I don't want to leave anyone out .",
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"They always leave her out of the conversation."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103957",
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
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"leave off":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": stop , cease":[
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"picked up where he had left off"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"we usually leave off working as soon as the bell rings",
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"the snow should leave off around midnight",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Though not a film, this work is too essential to leave off the list. \u2014 Joshua First, The Atlantic , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"The same players that too many Hall of Fame voters are now happy to leave off of their ballots. \u2014 Jared Wyllys, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"By this point in your life, where does Tahliah Barnett leave off and FKA twigs begin? \u2014 Jem Aswad, Variety , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"The book's ending differs from the series, especially insofar as where all the characters' lives leave off . \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 23 Sep. 2021",
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"New clinical models, such as human challenge trials, can pick up where clinical trials leave off and enable the rapid development of prognostic efficacy data for many infectious diseases. \u2014 Nicolas Noulin, Scientific American , 5 May 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"break",
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"break off",
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"break up",
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"can",
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"cease",
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"cut off",
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"cut out",
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"desist (from)",
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"discontinue",
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"drop",
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"end",
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"give over",
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"halt",
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"knock off",
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"lay off",
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"pack (up ",
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"quit",
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"shut off",
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"stop"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161611",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"leave-taking":{
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"antonyms":[
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"advent",
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"appearance",
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"arrival"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": departure , farewell":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0113v-\u02cct\u0101-ki\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"decamping",
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"decampment",
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"departing",
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"departure",
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"exit",
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"exiting",
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"farewell",
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"going",
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"leave",
|
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"lighting out",
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"outgo",
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"parting",
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"quitting",
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"walking out"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104008",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"leavings":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": remnants , residue":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Its glittering sea, forests, wildlife, rocky promontories, troves of ancient leavings and legacies \u2014 seep into human doings, as palpable and breathing as all its denizens. \u2014 Joan Frank, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
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"Such leavings have been studied for more than 10 years in people to better understand diet and health. \u2014 Andrew Curry, Science | AAAS , 25 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Future archaeologists examining the leavings of the 21st century will likely find scads of toxic crud, along with plenty of plastic trash. \u2014 Sam Kean, Science | AAAS , 2 July 2021",
|
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"Officers said her basement was covered in hay, rabbit food and other leavings related to the animals. \u2014 Cameron Knight, The Enquirer , 17 May 2021",
|
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"To search for what amounts to fossilized leavings of ancient life, astrobiologists have selected Jezero Crater, a basin where the water from various rivers pooled more than 3.5 billion years ago. \u2014 Charlie Wood, Popular Science , 18 Feb. 2021",
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|
"If G\u00e1sp\u00e1r and Rieke are right, then the plume of debris formerly known as Fomalhaut b is actually the leavings of an exceedingly rare celestial event: the collision of two massive 125-mile-long asteroids. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Apr. 2020",
|
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"As time went on, the points got larger, and so did the animals that turned up among the cave-dwellers\u2019 dinner leavings : wild pigs and deer. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 12 June 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8l\u0113-vi\u014bz"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"balance",
|
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"leftovers",
|
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"odds and ends",
|
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"remainder",
|
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"remains",
|
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"remnant",
|
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"residue",
|
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"residuum",
|
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"rest"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181358",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun plural",
|
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"plural noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"lecanomancy":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": divination by inspection of water in a basin":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Greek lekanomanteia , from lekan\u0113 basin + -manteia -mancy":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8lek\u0259n\u014d\u02ccman(t)s\u0113"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134037",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"lecanora":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":[
|
|
": a genus (the type of the family Lecanoraceae) of crustaceous lichens that have apothecia in which the disk is surrounded by a pale margin and that are sometimes used for dyeing or for food \u2014 see archil , manna lichen",
|
|
": any lichen of the genus Lecanora"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[
|
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"New Latin, from Greek lekan\u0113 basin + h\u014dra beauty, grace; from the form and color of the apothecium"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cclek\u0259\u02c8n\u014dr\u0259",
|
|
"-n\u022fr\u0259"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-100916",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"lecanoric acid":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a crystalline phenolic acid C 15 H 13 O 5 COOH obtained from lichens":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"International Scientific Vocabulary lecanor- (from New Latin Lecanora ) + -ic":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6lek\u0259\u00a6n\u014drik-",
|
|
"-n\u022frik-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092852",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lech":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": lecher":[],
|
|
": letch , lust":[],
|
|
": lust":[],
|
|
"river in Austria and Germany flowing from Vorarlberg north into the Danube River":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"a story about a detective with a nose for crime and a lech for redheads"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1911, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"circa 1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8lech",
|
|
"\u02c8lek",
|
|
"\u02c8le\u1e35"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"concupiscence",
|
|
"desire",
|
|
"eroticism",
|
|
"horniness",
|
|
"hots",
|
|
"itch",
|
|
"letch",
|
|
"libidinousness",
|
|
"lust",
|
|
"lustfulness",
|
|
"lustihood",
|
|
"passion",
|
|
"salaciousness"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045358",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lecher":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a man who engages in lechery":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a friendly warning to the new assistant about the office lecher",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Released on March 24, 1971, the conceptual song cycle of a poetic middle-aged lecher crashing his Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost and subsequently romancing the teenage Nelson, profoundly impacted everyone from Beck to Air, Portishead to Pulp. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"The bawdy comic story lines are well-performed, most prominently by Brian Ibsen as the pompous lecher , Lucio. \u2014 Philip Brandes, Los Angeles Times , 11 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Initially, a number of people complained to Traubel\u2019s mother that her son shouldn\u2019t associate with such an old lecher , but Traubel volunteered to run errands for the increasingly infirm Whitman. \u2014 Brenda Wineapple, The New York Review of Books , 18 Apr. 2019",
|
|
"Melnik was a mocker and an unbeliever, a lecher , a contrary creature. \u2014 Ben Taub, The New Yorker , 30 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"All of a sudden women recoiled, the ethos tilted, and now the tumbrel is moving briskly through Hollywood, Silicon Valley, Capitol Hill, and beyond, carrying lechers , perverts, and boors into job-threatening disgrace. \u2014 Alessandra Stanley, Town & Country , 3 Jan. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English lechour , from Anglo-French lechur , from lecher to lick, live in debauchery, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German leck\u014dn to lick \u2014 more at lick":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8le-ch\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"Casanova",
|
|
"Don Juan",
|
|
"lothario",
|
|
"lounge lizard",
|
|
"masher",
|
|
"philanderer",
|
|
"satyr",
|
|
"wolf",
|
|
"womanizer"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040611",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lecherous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"frigid",
|
|
"undersexed"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": given to or suggestive of lechery":[
|
|
"a lecherous lawyer hitting on his son's girlfriend",
|
|
"\u2014 Dick Friedman & Mike Lipton"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"most of the male patrons at the bar appeared to be lecherous conventioneers looking for some action",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There\u2019s a fiery diss track in which Girls5eva dump their lecherous manager, Larry Plumb. \u2014 Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"The baritone Quinn Kelsey, a Met stalwart for over a decade, had a breakthrough as the jester Rigoletto, part of the retinue of the lecherous Duke of Mantua. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"In Pamela, a servant girl chronicles her efforts to escape the clutches of her lecherous employer, then gets rewarded for her virtue by enticing the beaten aristocrat to marry her. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 29 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Thinking back to the earliest seasons, Kiesha was always the target of lecherous older men. \u2014 Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com , 19 July 2021",
|
|
"That was my career experience for a long time: navigating lecherous men who had power over me. \u2014 Claire Shaffer, Rolling Stone , 11 June 2021",
|
|
"Who knows if your boyfriend is a COVID cheater who would have never strayed without the stress of a pandemic; or a once-a-cheater, always-a-cheater, dooming you to recycled heartbreak; or, hopefully, a one-and-done who learned his lecherous lesson. \u2014 Author: Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News , 2 May 2021",
|
|
"Samantha Stonecipher brings a funny, millennial vibe to the Siren (and two other small roles), and Alexander LaPlante deserves praise for making a lecherous former classmate of Rose\u2019s more funny than creepy, no easy feat. \u2014 Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com , 20 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"The cultural legacy of Pep\u00e9 Le Pew, a lecherous skunk who speaks in a French accent, has come under scrutiny in recent days. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Mar. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8le-ch\u0259-r\u0259s",
|
|
"\u02c8lech-r\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"concupiscent",
|
|
"goatish",
|
|
"horny",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"hypersexual",
|
|
"itchy",
|
|
"lascivious",
|
|
"lewd",
|
|
"libidinous",
|
|
"licentious",
|
|
"lubricious",
|
|
"lubricous",
|
|
"lustful",
|
|
"oversexed",
|
|
"passionate",
|
|
"randy",
|
|
"salacious",
|
|
"satyric",
|
|
"wanton"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105556",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lecture":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a discourse given before an audience or class especially for instruction":[],
|
|
": a formal reproof":[],
|
|
": to deliver a lecture or a course of lectures":[],
|
|
": to deliver a lecture to":[],
|
|
": to reprove formally":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"She's planning to give a series of lectures on modern art.",
|
|
"Several hundred people are expected to attend the lecture .",
|
|
"I came home late and got a lecture from my parents.",
|
|
"I gave her a lecture about doing better in school.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"She lectures in art at the local college.",
|
|
"They lectured their children about the importance of honesty.",
|
|
"I lectured her about doing better in school.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Without stopping to deliver a lecture , the scripts skillfully touch on the pain caused by boarding schools that abused and robbed Native children of their culture, exploitation of Native land, and white men\u2019s casually racist remarks. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"At age 17, Mary is invited to a lecture by Dr. Agnes Vogel, one of the few female psychiatrists in 1927. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Fedir Shandor gives a lecture by video call in a combat zone of eastern Ukraine. \u2014 Patrick Smith, NBC News , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Chief Justice Roberts delivers a lecture each year to new clerks saying leaks will be punished severely, said Supreme Court expert Josh Blackman of South Texas College of Law Houston. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"The hotel offers a history lecture with its resident historian during Lilac Festival weekend. \u2014 Kiran Saini, Detroit Free Press , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Cauley will be giving a lecture at GateWay Community College at 6 p.m., April 13 in the Integrated Education Building. \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Juan Carlos Acosta, Village Church director of music ministries, will present a pre-concert lecture at 3:15 p.m. covering the history of the work including its place in religious life and the civil rights movement. \u2014 Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The evening celebration will also feature a lecture from Manjari Sharma, who will explore the power of tapping into distinguished histories to create works that are accessible to large audiences. \u2014 al , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Hundreds of professors lecture on their favorite theme\u2014the duty of the United States to set the world aright. \u2014 Charles Austin Beard, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"This allows for a certain Kelleyish willingness to lecture the audience on the ins and outs of trial law. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Beckett first came to Paris in 1928 to lecture at this learning institution for exceptional students. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"When Europeans lecture Americans on our supposedly elevated levels of prejudice, the contention is as laughable as their ridiculous little Peugeots. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 29 July 2021",
|
|
"The resurgence of martial arts in pop culture inspired her to lecture on Bruce Lee. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The resurgence of martial arts in pop culture inspired her to lecture on Bruce Lee. \u2014 Anh Dostaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Donny, whom Fishburne plays as wise, exacting but ultimately soft-hearted, uses the moment to lecture young Bob on the importance of common sense and keeping your word in their line of business. \u2014 Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Yet Shining Girls, premiering April 29, doesn\u2019t lecture . \u2014 Judy Berman, Time , 22 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1590, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, act of reading, from Late Latin lectura , from Latin lectus , past participle of legere":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8lek-ch\u0259r",
|
|
"-sh\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baste",
|
|
"bawl out",
|
|
"berate",
|
|
"call down",
|
|
"castigate",
|
|
"chastise",
|
|
"chew out",
|
|
"dress down",
|
|
"flay",
|
|
"hammer",
|
|
"jaw",
|
|
"keelhaul",
|
|
"lambaste",
|
|
"lambast",
|
|
"rag",
|
|
"rail (at ",
|
|
"rant (at)",
|
|
"rate",
|
|
"ream (out)",
|
|
"rebuke",
|
|
"reprimand",
|
|
"reproach",
|
|
"scold",
|
|
"score",
|
|
"tongue-lash",
|
|
"upbraid"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235121",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ledum camphor":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ledol":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023805",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
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"lee-bow":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to get (a tide or current) on a sailing ship's lee bow to offset a leeward course caused by the wind":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114837",
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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]
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},
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"leeangle":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a heavy weapon of the Australian aborigines with a sharp-pointed end about nine inches long bent at right angles to the shank":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"native name in Australia":""
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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":"20220706-200235",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"leeboard":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": either of the wood or metal planes attached outside the hull of a sailboat to prevent leeway":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1691, 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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"\u02c8l\u0113-\u02ccb\u022frd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213438",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"leech":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a hanger-on who seeks advantage or gain":[
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"a celebrity surrounded by leeches who only want his money"
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],
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": any of numerous carnivorous or bloodsucking usually freshwater annelid worms (class Hirudinea) that have typically a flattened lanceolate segmented body with a sucker at each end":[],
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": either vertical edge of a square sail":[],
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": physician , surgeon":[],
|
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": the after edge of a fore-and-aft sail":[],
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": to attach oneself to a person as a leech":[
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"\u2026 she would leech on to him and drain the life out of him.",
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"\u2014 W. L. Gresham"
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],
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": to bleed by the use of leeches":[],
|
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": to drain the substance of : exhaust":[
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"\u2026 bankers who had always leeched them white.",
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"\u2014 D. A. Munro"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1641, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English leche , from Old English l\u01e3ce ; akin to Old High German l\u0101hhi physician":"Noun and Verb",
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"Middle English leche ; akin to Middle Low German l\u012bk boltrope":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0113ch"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for leech Noun (1) parasite , sycophant , toady , leech , sponge mean a usually obsequious flatterer or self-seeker. parasite applies to one who clings to a person of wealth, power, or influence or is useless to society. a jet-setter with an entourage of parasites sycophant adds to this a strong suggestion of fawning, flattery, or adulation. a powerful prince surrounded by sycophants toady emphasizes the servility and snobbery of the self-seeker. cultivated leaders of society and became their toady leech stresses persistence in clinging to or bleeding another for one's own advantage. a leech living off his family and friends sponge stresses the parasitic laziness, dependence, and opportunism of the cadger. a shiftless sponge , always looking for a handout",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043958",
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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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},
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"leecheater":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": crocodile bird":[],
|
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": spur-winged plover":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200130",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"left":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"conservatism",
|
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"illiberalism",
|
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"immobilism",
|
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"right"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a blow struck with the left fist":[],
|
|
": a radical as distinguished from a conservative position":[],
|
|
": a turn to the left":[
|
|
"take a left at the intersection"
|
|
],
|
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": done with the left hand":[
|
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"a left hook to the jaw"
|
|
],
|
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": left field":[],
|
|
": located nearer to the left hand than to the right":[
|
|
"a man's left chest"
|
|
],
|
|
": located on the left of an observer facing in the same direction as the object specified":[
|
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"stage left",
|
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"the left arm of a chair"
|
|
],
|
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": located on the left when facing downstream":[
|
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"the left bank of a river"
|
|
],
|
|
": of, adhering to, or constituted by the left especially in politics":[
|
|
"this left government with a cabinet of moderate liberals",
|
|
"\u2014 F. A. Magruder"
|
|
],
|
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": of, relating to, situated on, or being the side of the body in which the heart is mostly located":[
|
|
"her left leg"
|
|
],
|
|
": the left hand":[],
|
|
": the location or direction of the left side":[],
|
|
": the members of a continental European legislative body occupying the left as a result of holding more radical political views than other members":[],
|
|
": the part of a legislative chamber located to the left of the presiding officer":[],
|
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": the part on the left side":[],
|
|
": those professing views usually characterized by desire to reform or overthrow the established order especially in politics and usually advocating change in the name of the greater freedom or well-being of the common man":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Adjective",
|
|
"He felt a pain in his left side.",
|
|
"He hit him with a left hook to the jaw.",
|
|
"the left side of the street",
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"We read from left to right.",
|
|
"You'll take two lefts and then a right.",
|
|
"He hit him with two quick lefts to the stomach followed by a right to the jaw.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"The left -handed-hitting Sheets sliced a line drive to left field. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 3 July 2022",
|
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"Aaron Judge crushing baseballs toward the giant glove beyond the left -field bleachers at Oracle Park. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"The Mariners scored their second run in the sixth on a double off the left -field wall from Eugenio Suarez. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Two batters later, Thairo Estrada hit a slightly shorter 375-foot homer into the left -field seats. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"On the next pitch, McCutchen lined a two-run homer just over the fence down the left -field line to double the Brewers' lead to 4-0. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Jose Altuve homered into the left -field second deck in the eighth against Michael King, and pinch-hitter Yuli Gurriel added an RBI single off Lucas Luetge in the ninth. \u2014 Ronald Blum, Chron , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Andrew Velazquez walked and scored from first on Rengifo\u2019s two-out RBI double into the left -field corner for a 2-0 lead in the seventh. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The Arkansas right fielder crushed a ball to the left -field bleachers. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Soon after, Powell and some of her attorneys staying at the Westin left , along with some of the cybersecurity experts. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"At the bottom- left of your window, there is a video button used to start or stop video on Zoom. \u2014 Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"That smacks to them of Trump, or, worse, the socialist left . \u2014 The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The pronounced vertical of the tall spindly tree at the left , which stretches from the top of the painting to almost the bottom, its dark roots rotting, further underscores the passage. \u2014 Helen A. Cooper, WSJ , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Patrick Ewing scores the winning basket with 1:30 left , with the Heat\u2019s Jamal Mashburn then bypassing a scoring opportunity to pass to Clarence Weatherspoon, whose miss seals the Heat\u2019s loss. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"One campaign battlefield seen from the bottom- left . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Then the procession will make successive right turns onto Prairie and then Garden, then a left onto Prospect. \u2014 George Castle, Chicago Tribune , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"In the past several decades, Michael Kazin has written a series of books on the history of the American left \u2014which have touched on labor and antiwar movements\u2014as well as long studies of populism and a biography of William Jennings Bryan. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 19 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1b":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English, weak; akin to Middle Low German lucht left; from the left hand's being the weaker in most individuals":"Adjective and Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8left"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"left wing",
|
|
"leftism",
|
|
"liberalism"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211628",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"left of center":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": believing that government should be active in supporting social and political change : having liberal views":[
|
|
"His political views are slightly left of center ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041241",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"left rudder":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a position of a ship's rudder that will turn the ship to the left":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used as a command"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135937",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"left wing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conservatism",
|
|
"illiberalism",
|
|
"immobilism",
|
|
"right"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": left sense 4a":[],
|
|
": the leftist division of a group (such as a political party)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"His nomination is supported by the party's left wing but opposed by the right wing.",
|
|
"the left wing has lost considerable influence in the party, which is now aggressively courting political moderates",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"While neither has embraced the left wing of the party, Bourdeaux was better known as a moderate than McBath. \u2014 Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The more centrist candidate, Manuel Valls, was very unpopular with the left wing of the Party and was seen as representing the far-right wing of the Socialists. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But no Democratic senators up for reelection this year are currently facing any threats from the left wing of their party. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"In 2003, a surface-to-air missile slammed into the left wing of an Airbus A330 operating for DHL just after takeoff from Baghdad. \u2014 Pete Muntean, CNN , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Ryan Strome scored with just under four minutes left in the second period, flying down the left wing to beat Kochetkov between his blocker and pad to make it 3-0. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"James\u2019 last two shots are forever etched in my memory: the tying 3-pointer from the left wing after getting just enough space around a screen, and the driving layup through three defenders with 2.2 seconds left for the winner. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 20 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"After Nets guard Patty Mills hit two free throws with 29.2 seconds left to put Brooklyn within 104-103, Curry found Thompson along the left wing for a 3-pointer. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Escobedo scored again with 30 seconds left, and Kimble\u2019s 3-pointer from the left wing spun around and out to send the game to overtime. \u2014 Michael Osipoff, chicagotribune.com , 26 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"left",
|
|
"leftism",
|
|
"liberalism"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234510",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"left, right, and centre":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in a very quick and uncontrolled way":[
|
|
"She has been spending money left, right, and centre .",
|
|
"The police were stopping cars left, right, and centre ."
|
|
],
|
|
": in all directions":[
|
|
"She has been spending money left, right, and centre .",
|
|
"The police were stopping cars left, right, and centre ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200845",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"left-handed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deft",
|
|
"dexterous",
|
|
"dextrous",
|
|
"handy",
|
|
"sure-handed"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": clumsy , awkward":[],
|
|
": having a direction contrary to that of the hands of a watch viewed from in front : counterclockwise":[],
|
|
": having a spiral structure or form that ascends or advances to the left":[
|
|
"a left-handed rope"
|
|
],
|
|
": having or being the L-form molecular structure":[],
|
|
": insincere , backhanded , dubious":[
|
|
"a left-handed compliment"
|
|
],
|
|
": morganatic":[],
|
|
": relating to, designed for, or done with the left hand":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8left-\u02c8han-d\u0259d",
|
|
"\u02c8left-\u02c8han-d\u0259d, \u02c8lef-\u02c8tan-",
|
|
"\u02c8lef-\u02c8tan-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"awkward",
|
|
"butterfingered",
|
|
"cack-handed",
|
|
"clumsy",
|
|
"graceless",
|
|
"ham-fisted",
|
|
"ham-handed",
|
|
"handless",
|
|
"heavy-handed",
|
|
"maladroit",
|
|
"unhandy"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235134",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"left-laid":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": formed of strands twisted to the left of an observer viewing them lengthwise":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125737",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"left-luggage office":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": checkroom":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055549",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"left-winger":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conservatism",
|
|
"illiberalism",
|
|
"immobilism",
|
|
"right"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": left sense 4a":[],
|
|
": the leftist division of a group (such as a political party)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"His nomination is supported by the party's left wing but opposed by the right wing.",
|
|
"the left wing has lost considerable influence in the party, which is now aggressively courting political moderates",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"While neither has embraced the left wing of the party, Bourdeaux was better known as a moderate than McBath. \u2014 Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The more centrist candidate, Manuel Valls, was very unpopular with the left wing of the Party and was seen as representing the far-right wing of the Socialists. \u2014 Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But no Democratic senators up for reelection this year are currently facing any threats from the left wing of their party. \u2014 Paul Steinhauser, Fox News , 8 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"In 2003, a surface-to-air missile slammed into the left wing of an Airbus A330 operating for DHL just after takeoff from Baghdad. \u2014 Pete Muntean, CNN , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Ryan Strome scored with just under four minutes left in the second period, flying down the left wing to beat Kochetkov between his blocker and pad to make it 3-0. \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"James\u2019 last two shots are forever etched in my memory: the tying 3-pointer from the left wing after getting just enough space around a screen, and the driving layup through three defenders with 2.2 seconds left for the winner. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 20 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"After Nets guard Patty Mills hit two free throws with 29.2 seconds left to put Brooklyn within 104-103, Curry found Thompson along the left wing for a 3-pointer. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Escobedo scored again with 30 seconds left, and Kimble\u2019s 3-pointer from the left wing spun around and out to send the game to overtime. \u2014 Michael Osipoff, chicagotribune.com , 26 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"left",
|
|
"leftism",
|
|
"liberalism"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015624",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leftism":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conservatism",
|
|
"illiberalism",
|
|
"immobilism",
|
|
"right"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": advocacy of or adherence to the doctrines of the left":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the candidate's opponents are working overtime to paint him as a champion of extreme leftism",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Unusually, Sasha mixed the unionist/progressive leftism common to most folk-punk Woody Guthrie fetishists with a radical militancy. \u2014 Franz Nicolay, SPIN , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Probably few of the actual rioters consciously associated their conduct with the leftism of another time. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 6 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Respecting democracy and the Constitution even slightly is now devious leftism in the Republican mind. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 29 June 2021",
|
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"And yet conservative media are not wrong to lambast the Ivy League as a bastion of leftism . \u2014 Aron Ravin, National Review , 3 Oct. 2021",
|
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"The fellowship is part of a broader trend among Jews in progressive spaces who have sought to align aspects of their identity \u2014 like political leftism and queerness \u2014 with their Judaism. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Others expressed optimism that Grimes\u2019 feigned interest in leftism could help spread the word to her fans. \u2014 Dani Di Placido, Forbes , 3 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Becca Rothfeld, writing in The Point, also saw the leftism as fashionable posturing and seemed sorry that Rooney hadn\u2019t more explicitly punctured it. \u2014 Caleb Crain, The Atlantic , 10 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Castillo's politics mingle a nationalist, agrarian leftism with socially conservative impulses. \u2014 Franklin Brice\u00d1o And Regina Garcia Cano, Star Tribune , 18 Apr. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1880, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8lef-\u02ccti-z\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"left",
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"left wing",
|
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"liberalism"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070219",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"noun or adjective"
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]
|
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},
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"leftist":{
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"antonyms":[
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"conservatism",
|
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"illiberalism",
|
|
"immobilism",
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"right"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": advocacy of or adherence to the doctrines of the left":[]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"the candidate's opponents are working overtime to paint him as a champion of extreme leftism",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Unusually, Sasha mixed the unionist/progressive leftism common to most folk-punk Woody Guthrie fetishists with a radical militancy. \u2014 Franz Nicolay, SPIN , 8 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Probably few of the actual rioters consciously associated their conduct with the leftism of another time. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 6 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Respecting democracy and the Constitution even slightly is now devious leftism in the Republican mind. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 29 June 2021",
|
|
"And yet conservative media are not wrong to lambast the Ivy League as a bastion of leftism . \u2014 Aron Ravin, National Review , 3 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The fellowship is part of a broader trend among Jews in progressive spaces who have sought to align aspects of their identity \u2014 like political leftism and queerness \u2014 with their Judaism. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Others expressed optimism that Grimes\u2019 feigned interest in leftism could help spread the word to her fans. \u2014 Dani Di Placido, Forbes , 3 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Becca Rothfeld, writing in The Point, also saw the leftism as fashionable posturing and seemed sorry that Rooney hadn\u2019t more explicitly punctured it. \u2014 Caleb Crain, The Atlantic , 10 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Castillo's politics mingle a nationalist, agrarian leftism with socially conservative impulses. \u2014 Franklin Brice\u00d1o And Regina Garcia Cano, Star Tribune , 18 Apr. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1880, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8lef-\u02ccti-z\u0259m"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"left",
|
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"left wing",
|
|
"liberalism"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014837",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun or adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"leftments":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": leftovers , remainders , residue":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"left entry 4 + -ment + -s":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8leftm\u0259nts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224001",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leftover":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an anachronistic survival : vestige":[],
|
|
": not consumed or used":[
|
|
"leftover food",
|
|
"leftover space"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"Are we having leftovers again?",
|
|
"The law is a leftover from earlier times.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The leftover soy sauce dressing can be refrigerated for up to 1 month. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Store any leftover sauce in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Store the leftover sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 month. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Deadstock is the leftover fabric that designers donate. \u2014 Jailynn Taylor, Essence , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Republicans have demanded that all new spending be counterbalanced by leftover funds from prior Covid relief bills. \u2014 Rachel Cohrs, STAT , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"However, the industry must also address the risk and burden caused by millions of tons of leftover fabric accumulated from the past. \u2014 Hbs Working Knowledge, Forbes , 21 June 2021",
|
|
"In the second round of upcycling, each 40-pound bag of scraps is turned into 13 yards of what Lauren calls scrapwork fabric, enough to cut into two three-piece suits (with the leftover fabric from that process saved to be repurposed yet again). \u2014 Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times , 18 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"The final flourish is roughly ground breadcrumbs, made from the leftover pizza dough. \u2014 Nick Kindelsperger, chicagotribune.com , 8 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Elsewhere, a scattering of diamonds on an abstract necklace recalled leftover snippets of ribbon or trim. \u2014 Vogue , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"As a nod to the Pizza Swiss Steak, Alexis makes a charred tomato pan sauce in the leftover steak fat using grape tomatoes, shallots, and capers. \u2014 Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"The Republican governor offered his proposal in broad terms in January, after the state finished its budget year with leftover cash thanks largely to the waves of federal pandemic relief that flowed into the coffers of Maryland and other states. \u2014 Lorraine Mirabella, baltimoresun.com , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Patchwork sport coats were originally made from leftover fabric scraps, and one of the style\u2019s originators, The Andover Shop, continues to offer patchwork trousers and vests made by its in-house tailor. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"After killing 1:46 of a leftover penalty to open the third period, Medway/Ashland went on a scoring spree. \u2014 Kevin Stone, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Other additions to the wellness center are possible with the leftover $3 million stimulus funds, city staff said. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"If someone is struck by lightning, CPR and life-saving actions can be applied immediately as people who are struck do not carry any leftover electrical charge, Vaisala said. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Bier\u2019s team could be used as a followup to one of these other approaches by making the leftover population easier to target with pesticides. \u2014 Emily Mullin, Wired , 2 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1864, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"1866, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8left-\u02cc\u014d-v\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"end",
|
|
"fag end",
|
|
"oddment",
|
|
"remainder",
|
|
"remnant",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"stub"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074545",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leftovers":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an anachronistic survival : vestige":[],
|
|
": not consumed or used":[
|
|
"leftover food",
|
|
"leftover space"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"Are we having leftovers again?",
|
|
"The law is a leftover from earlier times.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The leftover soy sauce dressing can be refrigerated for up to 1 month. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Store any leftover sauce in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Store the leftover sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 month. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Deadstock is the leftover fabric that designers donate. \u2014 Jailynn Taylor, Essence , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Republicans have demanded that all new spending be counterbalanced by leftover funds from prior Covid relief bills. \u2014 Rachel Cohrs, STAT , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"However, the industry must also address the risk and burden caused by millions of tons of leftover fabric accumulated from the past. \u2014 Hbs Working Knowledge, Forbes , 21 June 2021",
|
|
"In the second round of upcycling, each 40-pound bag of scraps is turned into 13 yards of what Lauren calls scrapwork fabric, enough to cut into two three-piece suits (with the leftover fabric from that process saved to be repurposed yet again). \u2014 Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times , 18 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"The final flourish is roughly ground breadcrumbs, made from the leftover pizza dough. \u2014 Nick Kindelsperger, chicagotribune.com , 8 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Elsewhere, a scattering of diamonds on an abstract necklace recalled leftover snippets of ribbon or trim. \u2014 Vogue , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"As a nod to the Pizza Swiss Steak, Alexis makes a charred tomato pan sauce in the leftover steak fat using grape tomatoes, shallots, and capers. \u2014 Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"The Republican governor offered his proposal in broad terms in January, after the state finished its budget year with leftover cash thanks largely to the waves of federal pandemic relief that flowed into the coffers of Maryland and other states. \u2014 Lorraine Mirabella, baltimoresun.com , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Patchwork sport coats were originally made from leftover fabric scraps, and one of the style\u2019s originators, The Andover Shop, continues to offer patchwork trousers and vests made by its in-house tailor. \u2014 Eric Twardzik, Robb Report , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"After killing 1:46 of a leftover penalty to open the third period, Medway/Ashland went on a scoring spree. \u2014 Kevin Stone, BostonGlobe.com , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Other additions to the wellness center are possible with the leftover $3 million stimulus funds, city staff said. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"If someone is struck by lightning, CPR and life-saving actions can be applied immediately as people who are struck do not carry any leftover electrical charge, Vaisala said. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Bier\u2019s team could be used as a followup to one of these other approaches by making the leftover population easier to target with pesticides. \u2014 Emily Mullin, Wired , 2 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1864, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"1866, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8left-\u02cc\u014d-v\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"end",
|
|
"fag end",
|
|
"oddment",
|
|
"remainder",
|
|
"remnant",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"stub"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071754",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lefty":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an advocate of leftism":[],
|
|
": left-hander":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Our starting pitcher is a lefty .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Expect the lefty to be U of L's first line of defense against potent lineups in 2023. \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The lefty is 2-3 with a 4.18 ERA at Class AA Akron. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"The difference is mostly the performance of Austin Meadows; the lefty is 5-for-15 against lefties, with four singles and a double. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Ditto Oliver Perez, a 40-year-old lefty reliever from Mexico who signed a minor-league deal out of free agency on March 21. \u2014 Dan Schlossberg, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The 6-foot-4 lefty from Godfrey, Illinois, turned in the best performance of his career in Game 4 of the Louisville Regional. \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Detmers is the youngest Angel to throw a no-hitter and the first lefty since Clyde Wright on July 3, 1970 against Oakland. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Joey Gallo, a lefty who entered the game hitting .191 against righties, struck out on three sinkers for the second out. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Friday: Alcaraz powered past countryman/idol Nadal in three sets, 6-2, 1-6, 6-3, outmuscling the 35-year-old lefty on his preferred surface. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 9 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8lef-t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005111",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leg (it)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"illegal",
|
|
"illegitimate",
|
|
"illicit",
|
|
"lawless",
|
|
"unlawful",
|
|
"wrongful"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements":[
|
|
"a legit business",
|
|
"Nolan, a retired thief, is 50-ish and legit now, owner of a successful shopping-mall restaurant \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Publishers Weekly",
|
|
"Set in Las Vegas in the '70s and '80s, \"Casino\" shows a mob man \u2026 trying to go legit while running a casino, but being dragged back into bloody conflict by a ruthless colleague \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Bruce Westbrook"
|
|
],
|
|
": genuinely good, impressive, or capable of success":[
|
|
"They have a legit shot at winning the championship.",
|
|
"\"She had this bad habit of making all her shots,\" said Washington coach Phil Chase. \"Let's face it. She's legit.\"",
|
|
"\u2014 USA Today",
|
|
"For all the crap Killington takes, it's still one huge place with plenty of legit terrain and good skiers.",
|
|
"\u2014 Skiing"
|
|
],
|
|
": legitimate : such as":[],
|
|
": really , actually":[
|
|
"\u2014 used for emphasis",
|
|
"\"\u2026 I got a lot going on, and I don't remember things very well, and I forgot. I legit forgot.\"",
|
|
"\u2014 Kristen Bell",
|
|
"\"I legit tracked down the neighborhood ice cream truck guy and hit him up until he agreed to show on my block the day of the shoot. \u2026 \"",
|
|
"\u2014 Miss Eaves",
|
|
"\"Now, I didn't want to be one of the people disappointed in the finale. But I legit don't know what's happening. It's like they just gave up on a storyline.\"",
|
|
"\u2014 DeRay Mckesson",
|
|
"\"I think we legit overpowered our monitors,\" country singer Brett Kissel proclaimed late in the evening at the Palomino Smokehouse in downtown Calgary.",
|
|
"\u2014 David Friend"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"What she's doing is perfectly legit .",
|
|
"All I want is a legit chance to succeed.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"So my grandma took everything out of her savings\u2014$527\u2014and took me to this acting school that was not legit at all. \u2014 Glamour , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"From the very back of the upper bowl section, the farthest seats in the house, the sound and sights are still legit . \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"The Fake Charitable Organization Find out if the charity is legit . \u2014 Nancy L. Anderson, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"That confession came after many news outlets, including USA TODAY, had asked before running stories about the name change whether the deal was a prank but were told the announcement was legit . \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Saint Peter\u2019s may not go all the way, but this team is legit and isn\u2019t backing down. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"If the photos are clinically legit , there should very little difference between the two in terms of lighting, head positioning, and distance. \u2014 Maura Lynch, Allure , 28 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Smith admits Corral is legit but isn\u2019t buying what Tebow is selling. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 1 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Deandra wisely seems to see through these attempts to buy her affection, pondering how legit any of this is. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 1 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1907, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"1998, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"li-\u02c8jit"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"lawful",
|
|
"legal",
|
|
"legitimate",
|
|
"licit"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213245",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leg up":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hindrance"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a helping hand : boost":[],
|
|
": head start":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a key endorsement that would give the struggling candidate a real leg up right now",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The eleventh-dimensional chess-like thinking behind this spending is clear: The 2022 midterms will be tight, and boosting ultraconservatives more likely to alienate moderate voters might help Democrats in desperate need of a leg up . \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"But Heslop hints that no one as a leg up upon entering Red Bull Cliff Diving\u2019s circuit of competition. \u2014 Andy Frye, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Knowing about this viral strategy could give scientists a leg up in developing new vaccines. \u2014 USA Today , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Answers collected from a scam like this could open the door to an impersonator on a phone call, password recovery, or give a hacker a leg up on things to use to crack secure passwords. \u2014 Emil Sayegh, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Knowing about this viral strategy could give scientists a leg up in developing new vaccines. \u2014 USA Today , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Knowing about this viral strategy could give scientists a leg up in developing new vaccines. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Before the draft, Araiza\u2019s power seemed to give him a leg up . \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Dicker\u2019s versatility might give him a leg up on the competition once the end starts to near. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 26 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1871, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abetment",
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"assist",
|
|
"assistance",
|
|
"backing",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"hand",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"helping hand",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"support"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073603",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"legacy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a candidate for membership in an organization (such as a school or fraternal order) who is given special status because of a familial relationship to a member":[
|
|
"Legacies , or children of alumni, are three times more likely to be accepted to Harvard than other high school graduates with the same (sometimes better) scores \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Michael Lind"
|
|
],
|
|
": a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest":[
|
|
"She left us a legacy of a million dollars."
|
|
],
|
|
": of, relating to, associated with, or carried over from an earlier time, technology, business, etc.":[
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"And it is about more than just TV\u2014newspapers, magazines, radio, all the \" legacy \" media are feeling the earth move beneath them. Journalists look out and see thousands of empty campus TV lounges and newsprint-less recycling bins and millions of iPads and smart phones and they wonder what's coming next.",
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"Following ISG's takeover, 100,000 Bethlehem retirees and their dependents also lost their medical coverage, and they will get only a fraction of their original pension benefits. Avoiding those expenses, known as legacy costs, will save ISG more than $400 million a year.",
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"\u2014 Nelson D. Schwartz"
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"It\u2019s the ideal spot for another nature lover to carry on that legacy . \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
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"The star, who is also known for her roles on Ghost Whisperer and Party of Five, also reflected on her mother's legacy . \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 20 June 2022",
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"McIlroy, the first to shut down talk of rival leagues in 2020, spoke passionately this week about building on the legacy handed down by Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
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"McIlroy, the first to shut down talk of rival leagues in 2020, spoke passionately this week about building on the legacy handed down by Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 June 2022",
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"But the civic contribution the play makes \u2014 asking playgoers in the Calderwood/BCA complex to reflect on the legacy of that explosive era \u2014 confers on the proceedings a welcome urgency. \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
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"Three Florida brothers who unexpectedly lost their mom right before the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the world in 2020 have dedicated the rest of their lives to carrying on her generous and charitable legacy . \u2014 Daniella Genovese, Fox News , 10 June 2022",
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"Now, Nienhueser\u2019s son John Wolfe, 59, and her granddaughter Rebecca Wolfe, 29, are carrying on the family legacy with an eye toward the modern Alaska outdoors experience. \u2014 Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News , 9 June 2022",
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"Terri, Robert, Bindi, and Bindi's husband, Chandler, carry on Steve's legacy as wildlife conservationists and owners of the Australia Zoo. \u2014 Katie Bowlby, Country Living , 7 June 2022",
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"According to findings from Gartner, by 2023, 30% of large enterprises will be using AIOps to monitor the non- legacy segments of their IT estates. \u2014 Archana Jain, Forbes , 22 Oct. 2021",
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"The donations boycott is designed to build on past anti- legacy efforts. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Sep. 2021",
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"Legacy outdoor companies like Patagonia are selling food now, as are upstart outfits like Good to-Go, a Maine company that Jennifer Scism, 52, a chef and former partner at the acclaimed New York restaurant Annisa, started in 2014. \u2014 Kim Severson, New York Times , 26 June 2017",
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"Legacy coach Christopher Word isn\u2019t at all surprised by Powers\u2019 success. \u2014 Shawn Smajstrla, star-telegram , 21 June 2017",
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"Those state laws could face imminent legal challenges. \u2014 Joanna Slater, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
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"On the whole, Thomas' opinion is sweeping, tightening the standard court's use to evaluate state gun restrictions and potentially opening the floodgates to a wave of new legal challenges nationwide. \u2014 Devin Dwyer, ABC News , 23 June 2022",
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"Uber and Lyft label their drivers independent contractors and not employees, the centerpiece of many legal challenges in recent years in state and federal courts across the country. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 22 June 2022",
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"That case is just the latest example of legal challenges that erode LGBTQ rights. \u2014 Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
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"The report states that city officials are already preparing for potential legal challenges to any action the city makes. \u2014 Adam Sabes, Fox News , 19 June 2022",
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"But, after dozens of successful legal challenges, only seven asylum seekers were taken to the airbase. \u2014 Sam Knight, The New Yorker , 17 June 2022",
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"In the 1990s, a series of corruption scandals and legal challenges brought the union down, and a new generation of cheesemakers began to break from tradition. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
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"His order also establish new rules to discourage conversion therapy, though efforts to enforce bans against it in places where state law allows the practice will rely on legal challenges from outside the White House. \u2014 Will Weissert, Sun Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Truthful information disseminated by the news media about matters of public importance carry the highest legal of protection under the First Amendment. \u2014 Erik Wemple, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
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"As a result, guns are banned in the area, even by those who have legal concealed carry permits. \u2014 Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner , 16 Jan. 2020",
|
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"Many of Florida\u2019s marijuana dispensaries were not ready when Gov. Ron DeSantis made smokable medical marijuana legal in March. \u2014 Marcia Heroux Pounds, sun-sentinel.com , 2 Dec. 2019",
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"At the very end of the show, rapper Rico Nasty strutted out with a should-be- legal rolled piece of paper between her fingers. \u2014 Nicole Phelps, Vogue , 12 Mar. 2019",
|
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"American Media agreed to give Ms. McDougal back the rights to her story as part of an April legal settlement, but the company insisted that the Men\u2019s Journal cover go forward as planned. \u2014 WSJ , 27 June 2018",
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"With recreational or medical marijuana legal in 29 states and the nation\u2019s capital, the pot industry employed 121,000 people in the U.S. last year. \u2014 David Goldstein And Anita Chabria, sacbee , 8 June 2018",
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"An extravagant legal row this week suggests there may be little time left for complacency. \u2014 The Economist , 7 June 2018",
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"Barrett has asked Columbia to refund her spring term rent and tuition, and originally turned to Equip for Equality, a disability legal and advocacy organization, for help. \u2014 Deanna Isaacs, Chicago Reader , 8 Apr. 2018"
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"Since kicking off the annual event in 2000, Mr. Buffett has helped raise more than $53 million for Glide, a San Francisco charity that provides meals, healthcare and legal aid to homeless and other vulnerable individuals in the city. \u2014 Akane Otani, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
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"As legal aid and community groups work to keep up with the pace of evictions cases, a group of tenants is also working on a ballot measure campaign that would give all tenants the right to free eviction representation in court. \u2014 oregonlive , 28 May 2022",
|
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"The victim was identified as Nirmal Singh by the Sikh Coalition, a Sikh-American advocacy group providing Singh with free legal aid following the incident. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Several people, including tenants and leaders of nonprofit legal aid groups, spoke during public comment in support of the ordinance. \u2014 Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press , 10 May 2022",
|
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"The program began in 2020 and provides funding for legal aid groups to represent immigrants in deportation proceedings or who are trying to legalize their status but can\u2019t afford an attorney. \u2014 Laura Rodr\u00edguez Presa, chicagotribune.com , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Eviction filings fell drastically early in the pandemic because of safety nets such as eviction moratoriums, legal aid and rent assistance, according to a University of Michigan study. \u2014 Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press , 23 May 2022",
|
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"Provides medical care, food, clothing, shelter, legal aid and support for Ukraine\u2019s LGBTQ+ community. \u2014 USA Today , 22 May 2022",
|
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"In 2016, Baobab Experience operated an unofficial encampment in a street called Via Cupa in Rome, where homeless migrants could stay in tents, and where volunteers provided them with free meals, medical care and legal aid . \u2014 Eleanor Paynter, The Conversation , 13 May 2022"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"the actor hired a dream team of high-priced legal eagles to help him beat the murder rap",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"But the hypocritical media-hungry legal eagle wasn\u2019t alone, Fertik continues, laughing. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Hired by Adam Driver for what promises to be a tough custody battle, Liotta\u2019s slick legal eagle is, in animal-kingdom terms, closer to a great white shark. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 26 May 2022",
|
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"Forte will play the legal eagle , with Cena playing his formidable part employer. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The best attorneys are not only your legal eagle , but also your consigliere. \u2014 Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Congratulations to these two legal eagles on their victory and zealously representing their client. \u2014 Elizabeth Zavala, ExpressNews.com , 8 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Lawyers sometimes get a bad rap, but a handful of top actors \u2014 including Laura Dern, Allison Janney and Mark Ruffalo \u2014 portray legal eagles who fought for their clients, the environment and the rights of the innocent. \u2014 Rebecca Ford, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Nov. 2019",
|
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"One of his clients is Walter McMillan (Jamie Foxx), who was sentenced to die in 1987 for the murder of a 18-year-old white girl, but Bryan and fellow legal eagle Eva Ansley (Brie Larson) work tirelessly to overturn his conviction. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 7 Sep. 2019",
|
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"For whatever reason, the legal eagles at the Disney/Lucasfilm trust have stood back and let custom saber makers run amok. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 25 Dec. 2018"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"counsel",
|
|
"counselor",
|
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"counsellor",
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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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":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed a bill to make Juneteenth a legal holiday . \u2014 Gregory Burnett, cleveland , 21 June 2022",
|
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"The City Council will work with Mayor Luke Bronin\u2019s administration to create an ordinance that establishes Juneteenth as a legal holiday in Hartford. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 10 May 2022",
|
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"Congress passed a law to mark Nov. 11 as a legal holiday in 1938. \u2014 Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Under state law, a legal holiday that falls on a Saturday is still observed on Saturday, while Sunday holidays are observed the following Monday. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2021",
|
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"In 1926, Congress adopted a resolution requesting that President Calvin Coolidge issue annual proclamations on Nov. 11, making Armistice Day a legal holiday . \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
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"City of Chicago offices, for instance, will be closed, but Delaware doesn\u2019t recognize this as a legal holiday . \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 11 Oct. 2021",
|
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"The Labor Department says by 1894, 23 more states had adopted the holiday, and on June 28, 1894, Congress passed an act making the first Monday in September of each year a legal holiday , and President Grover Cleveland signed it into law. \u2014 Craig Harris, USA TODAY , 6 Sep. 2021",
|
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"April 7, 1907 - Colorado becomes the first state to declare Columbus Day a legal holiday . \u2014 CNN , 22 Sep. 2021"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011927",
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"type":[
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|
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},
|
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"legal intromission":{
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"Soon after France adopted the euro, the French franc ceased to be legal tender .",
|
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"coins and bills are considered legal tender , but postage stamps are not",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"When El Salvador\u2019s congress approved president Nayib Bukele\u2019s proposal last year to make the cryptocurrency legal tender , Bukele added laser eyes to his profile picture. \u2014 Fortune , 13 June 2022",
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"This past September, El Salvador became the first country to make bitcoin legal tender . \u2014 Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor , 2 June 2022",
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"That is precisely the scenario that played out in El Salvador, the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender . \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 16 May 2022",
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"Last year, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele made international news at the event, unveiling by video that his country would be the first to make cryptocurrency legal tender . \u2014 Adriana Gomez Licon, orlandosentinel.com , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"Last year, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele made international news at the event, unveiling by video that his country would be the first to make cryptocurrency legal tender . \u2014 CBS News , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The announcement came hours after the small Central American country became the first to make bitcoin legal tender . \u2014 WSJ , 10 June 2021",
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"While Bitcoins offer value due to limited availability and sheer investor confidence, stablecoins peg value to legal tender like the U.S. dollar. \u2014 Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
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"El Salvador is the only other country that officially uses bitcoin as legal tender in the world. \u2014 Tawanda Karombo, Quartz , 29 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1730, in the meaning defined above":""
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"bread",
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"bucks",
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"cabbage",
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"cash",
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"change",
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"chips",
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"coin",
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"currency",
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"dough",
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"gold",
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"green",
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"jack",
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"kale",
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"lolly",
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"long green",
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"loot",
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"lucre",
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"money",
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"moola",
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"moolah",
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"needful",
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"pelf",
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"scratch",
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"shekels",
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"sheqels",
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"shekelim",
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"shekalim",
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"sheqalim",
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"tender",
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"wampum"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064716",
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"noun"
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},
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the specialized language of the legal profession":[
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"replaced legalese with plain talk",
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"\u2014 Steve Weinberg"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"I was confused by the legalese in the contract.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Bonner helped us get started by simplifying the legalese . \u2014 Emerald Elitou, Essence , 8 June 2022",
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"But several critics focus on the CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio, in part because it\u2019s one of the clearest numbers in the morass of proxy-statement legalese . \u2014 Maria Aspan, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
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"He wasn\u2019t swayed by the legalese that resulted in Bauer not facing charges, rightly understanding that a decision that a case cannot be proved beyond a reasonable doubt is not the same as an exoneration. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Along the way, Falaneh handled the contractors, permits and city legalese , while Ghouleh and Abousalem turned their attention toward brand-building, inventory and crafting the menu. \u2014 Zareen Syed, chicagotribune.com , 5 Jan. 2022",
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"Residents can see and read the entire zoning proposal, with maps, photos and diagrams (and no legalese , said Fenderbosch) on the city\u2019s website. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 29 Nov. 2021",
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"TurboTax\u2019s current terms-of-use agreement, which still contains an arbitration clause, runs to over 15,000 words of dense legalese . \u2014 Justin Elliott, ProPublica , 23 Feb. 2022",
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"In 25 pages of legalese , Chris Mack's contract with the University of Louisville lays out how he could be compensated if his time as the school's men's basketball coach were to come to an end. \u2014 Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal , 27 Jan. 2022",
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"Kagan, one of the three remaining liberals on the bench, cut through the procedural intricacies and legalese to try to steer the conversation and offer an option for a compromise ruling. \u2014 Joan Biskupic, CNN , 1 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1911, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"\u02ccl\u0113-g\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113z, -\u02c8l\u0113s",
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"\u02ccl\u0113-g\u0259-\u02c8l\u0113z",
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"-\u02c8l\u0113s"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044609",
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]
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},
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"legality":{
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"illegality",
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"illegitimacy",
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"unlawfulness",
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"wrongfulness"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": attachment to or observance of law":[],
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": obligations imposed by law":[],
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": the quality or state of being legal : lawfulness":[]
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"the senator questioned the legality of the proposed espionage operation",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The broad wording of some state laws, several of which define life as beginning at fertilization, would appear to bring the legality of IVF procedures into question. \u2014 Nicholas Reimann, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"The impact is immediate in some cases and enormous in almost all, with states now deciding the legality of abortions. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Our work actually isn\u2019t going to change one bit if Roe is overturned because our whole point is not necessarily in regards to legality . \u2014 Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The legality of Abbott's move to send migrant buses to Washington, D.C., remains in question, however. \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Those Trump-era legal victories for DACA recipients, however, did not affirm the program's legality . \u2014 Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"With Republican lawmakers holding fast to existing gun laws and citing the second amendment as proof against the legality of firearm reform, there is almost no chance the legislation will pass the Senate. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Take a look at a map outlining the current legality of cannabis in the U.S. \u2014 Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"More striking even than the assumption that this lord should help provide for people who are caring for other people is the way the steward\u2019s argument is made\u2014this argument is not based on morality, or legality , but on necessity. \u2014 Eula Biss, The New Yorker , 8 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"li-\u02c8ga-l\u0259-t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"lawfulness",
|
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"legitimacy"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-141021",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"legalize":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
|
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"They wanted to legalize gambling in their city.",
|
|
"The government has legalized the use of the new drug.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"State lawmakers unveiled changes Tuesday to a bill to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana, aiming to ensure the legislation passes the General Assembly. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Koenig \u2014 an eight-term incumbent from Erlanger \u2014 is the chairman of the House Licensing and Occupations committee and the lead proponent of a bill to legalize , regulate and tax sports gaming in Kentucky. \u2014 Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"In May, the Legislature passed a bill to legalize and regulate the production and use of medical marijuana products in Alabama, a seed-to-sale intrastate program. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 15 July 2021",
|
|
"Yesterday the Rhode Island Senate approved a bill to legalize marijuana for adults in the state and regulate its production and retail sale. \u2014 Iris Dorbian, Forbes , 23 June 2021",
|
|
"Even as other states legalize weed, including New York just recently, cannabis industry analyst Jamie Schau expects Illinois sales to continue to escalate. \u2014 Robert Mccoppin, chicagotribune.com , 3 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"On May 30, the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) introduced a bill to legalize medical cannabis in the country. \u2014 Dario Sabaghi, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Most recently, in late 2021, Malta became the first European Union country to legalize recreational cannabis for personal use. \u2014 Karina Tsui, Washington Post , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"This bill draft seeks to legalize cannabis in the U.S., advance equity and economic empowerment for communities impacted by prohibition, and other crucial regulatory updates. \u2014 Jessica Billingsley, Rolling Stone , 9 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1652, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113-g\u0259-\u02ccl\u012bz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210831",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
|
|
"legally":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"illegally"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": from the point of view of law":[
|
|
"Legally , she had no claim to the estate.",
|
|
"They were not legally obligated to provide assistance.",
|
|
"a person who is legally blind [=who is blind according to the legal definition of blindness]",
|
|
"legally drunk [=drunk according to the legal definition of drunkenness]"
|
|
],
|
|
": in a legal manner : in accordance with the law":[
|
|
"a transfer that was not done legally",
|
|
"a drug that can now be legally bought and sold in many countries"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113-g\u0259-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"cleanly",
|
|
"fair",
|
|
"fairly"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190423",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"legate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a usually official emissary":[],
|
|
": bequeath sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the legate was charged with a list of objectives to accomplish on behalf of his country",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"In the 1520s Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal legate of England, drove forward a similar program of moral and financial reform, winding up a further 29 monasteries. \u2014 Crawford Gribben, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Franciscan Plano Carpini, who traveled the empire as papal legate in 1246, described a draconian tax collector demanding one in three boys from every Russian family, as well as unmarried women. \u2014 Colin Thubron, The New York Review of Books , 6 July 2021",
|
|
"The wife of the ailing emperor sends an Imperial legate \u2014 her nephew \u2014 to investigate. \u2014 N. K. Jemisin, New York Times , 14 July 2017",
|
|
"That Francis forced Festing\u2019s resignation without deigning to pick up Burke\u2019s gauntlet was further vindication of the Pope, who will soon appoint his own legate to run the Order. \u2014 James Carroll, The New Yorker , 1 Feb. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French legat , from Latin legatus \"deputy, emissary,\" from past participle of legare \"to delegate, send as emissary, bequeath,\" from leg-, lex":"Noun",
|
|
"legatus , past participle of legare \"to bequeath\"":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"li-\u02c8g\u0101t",
|
|
"\u02c8le-g\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agent",
|
|
"ambassador",
|
|
"delegate",
|
|
"emissary",
|
|
"envoy",
|
|
"minister",
|
|
"representative"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011142",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"legend":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a body of such stories":[
|
|
"a place in the legend of the frontier"
|
|
],
|
|
": a person or thing that inspires legends":[
|
|
"a baseball legend"
|
|
],
|
|
": a popular myth of recent origin":[
|
|
"the legend of the Loch Ness monster"
|
|
],
|
|
": an explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart":[],
|
|
": an inscription or title on an object (such as a coin)":[
|
|
"The quarter bore the legend \"In God We Trust\"."
|
|
],
|
|
": caption sense 2b":[
|
|
"The legend identifies the various parts of the illustrated anatomy."
|
|
],
|
|
": the subject of a legend":[
|
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"its violence was legend even in its own time",
|
|
"\u2014 William Broyles Jr."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I don't believe the legends I've heard about this forest.",
|
|
"the legend of a lost continent",
|
|
"He has become a baseball legend .",
|
|
"The gravestone bears the legend \u201cRest in Peace.\u201d",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Man, myth, and legend are collapsed into one hip-heaving, acutely talented, blue-eyed soulster whose tragedy is preordained by the fact that his story still belongs to the man who bled it dry. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"And her father is the late Indian music legend Ravi Shankar. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The title track, which features Jeff Beck on guitar, is out now, accompanied by a video directed by comic legend Todd McFarlane (Spawn, The Amazing Spider-Man). \u2014 Jonathan Cohen, SPIN , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Pippen, the son of NBA legend Scottie Pippen, is a native of Los Angeles and attended Sierra Canyon High School. \u2014 Aria Gerson, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Marking the 50th anniversary of Title IX, tennis legend Billie Jean King sat down with Andrea Mitchell on NBC Nightly News to discuss the opportunities to make sports more inclusive for women. \u2014 Shafiq Najib, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Cleveland radio legend Jeff Kinzbach and his wife, Patti, have been living out of their RV and traveling North America since Jeff retired in 2020. \u2014 Jeff And Patti Kinzbach, cleveland , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"How Keegan Murray transformed from son of Battle Creek legend to Pistons' NBA draft target Contact Kirkland Crawford: kcrawford@freepress.com. \u2014 Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Brooks and his band played the song near the end of Friday\u2019s show \u2014 the first of two nights at Rice-Eccles, on the country legend \u2019s soon-to-end Stadium Tour. \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English legende , from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French legende , from Medieval Latin legenda , from Latin, feminine of legendus , gerundive of legere to gather, select, read; akin to Greek legein to gather, say, logos speech, word, reason":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8le-j\u0259nd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"key"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223226",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"legendary":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or characteristic of legend or a legend":[
|
|
"legendary creatures of the sea"
|
|
],
|
|
": well-known , famous":[
|
|
"a legendary football player"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"legendary creatures from the sea",
|
|
"He is the most legendary football player of his time.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The legendary band, known for a slew of hits from the 70s and 80s, released their 17th album last year. \u2014 Micha Green, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"In Morgantown, West Virginia, where Marsha lived from 1978 until her disappearance a decade later, her reputation is legendary . \u2014 Karen Zelermyer, Rolling Stone , 20 June 2022",
|
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"His songs are part of the fabric of American life, and his high-energy stage shows are legendary . \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"His college choice was Arnold Palmer\u2019s alma mater \u2014 Wake Forest \u2014 and the disdain for miscues was legendary . \u2014 Jim Mccabe, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The views, as well as Vidal\u2019s catty cocktail parties packed with visiting artists and entrenched nobility, were legendary . \u2014 Christopher Bollen, Town & Country , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The earthy and flowery flavor of White Widow is legendary , and the strain has been a cannabis classic for decades. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"But, Walker\u2019s reputation for world-class fishing and hosting iconic fishing tournaments is legendary . \u2014 Bill Springer, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"CNN)It has been 42 years since Ian Curtis, the lead singer of the legendary post-punk rock band Joy Division, took his own life. \u2014 Emmet Lyons, Michael Holmes And Henry Hullah, CNN , 21 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccde-r\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8le-j\u0259n-\u02ccder-\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for legendary fictitious , fabulous , legendary , mythical , apocryphal mean having the nature of something imagined or invented. fictitious implies fabrication and suggests artificiality or contrivance more than deliberate falsification or deception. fictitious characters fabulous stresses the marvelous or incredible character of something without necessarily implying impossibility or actual nonexistence. a land of fabulous riches legendary suggests the elaboration of invented details and distortion of historical facts produced by popular tradition. the legendary exploits of Davy Crockett mythical implies a purely fanciful explanation of facts or the creation of beings and events out of the imagination. mythical creatures apocryphal implies an unknown or dubious source or origin or may imply that the thing itself is dubious or inaccurate. a book that repeats many apocryphal stories",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fabled",
|
|
"fabulous",
|
|
"mythical",
|
|
"mythic"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103756",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"legendry":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a body of legends"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"although the historic King Arthur lived in the sixth century, most of the legendry regarding him and the Knights of the Round Table is set in the far more romantic age of medieval chivalry"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1754, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8le-j\u0259n-dr\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"folklore",
|
|
"legend",
|
|
"lore",
|
|
"myth",
|
|
"mythology",
|
|
"mythos",
|
|
"tradition"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-040736",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leger line":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a short line added above or below a musical staff to extend its range":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061911",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"legerdemain":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a display of skill or adroitness":[
|
|
"a remarkable piece of diplomatic legerdemain",
|
|
"\u2014 Anthony West"
|
|
],
|
|
": sleight of hand":[
|
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"displays legerdemain with cards and coins"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the illusionist's show is an entertaining blend of legerdemain and over-the-top showmanship",
|
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"the reduction of the deficit is due in part to financial legerdemain that masks the true costs of running the government",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"National Review covered the legerdemain used by Stalin and then again by Putin to fuel their rise to absolute power. \u2014 Peter J. Travers, National Review , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"Sarah Palin lost her libel case against the New York Times, but not without some judicial legerdemain . \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"That does not mean the game wasn\u2019t bereft of Brady\u2019s fourth-quarter legerdemain . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Feb. 2022",
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"While the struggle to keep aircraft flying is a commendable exercise in bureaucratic legerdemain and organizational agility, the battle to keep aircraft safe and mission capable is an unsustainable, morale-sapping exercise. \u2014 Craig Hooper, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"The legislative legerdemain needed to craft the multistep procedural agreement and raise the debt limit this year is a sign of the difficulty lawmakers may face on the issue in 2023. \u2014 Andrew Duehren, WSJ , 15 Dec. 2021",
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"The bill\u2019s passage, 220 to 213, came after weeks of cajoling, arm-twisting and legislative legerdemain by Democrats. \u2014 New York Times , 19 Nov. 2021",
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"In a bit of legislative legerdemain , the House never adjourned for the day, so Friday is still technically Thursday in the House. \u2014 Bart Jansen, USA TODAY , 1 Oct. 2021",
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"Political reporters were dazzled by his legerdemain in stealing a traditionally Republican issue, promising more law enforcement on the streets and tougher penalties for juvenile offenders. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Nov. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Middle French leger de main light of hand":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccle-j\u0259r-d\u0259-\u02c8m\u0101n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"conjuring",
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"hocus-pocus",
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"magic",
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"prestidigitation"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194534",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": alert facile quickness of mind or body":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1590, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle French legeret\u00e9 , from Old French, lightness, from leger light, from Vulgar Latin *leviarius , from Latin levis \u2014 more at light":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"le-",
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"-\u02c8je-r\u0259-",
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"l\u0259-\u02c8jer-\u0259-t\u0113"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205754",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
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"leges":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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"Definition of leges plural of lex"
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],
|
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-151303",
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"type":[]
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},
|
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"legged":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": having a leg or legs especially of a specified kind or number":[
|
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"\u2014 often used in combination a four- legged animal"
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Our bodies are soft, uniquely shaped, hairy- legged beings that need wide, vast space to birth dreams. \u2014 Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Designed at Cornell University, the teeny tiny four- legged bots could one day deliver drugs directly to injuries or tumors. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
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"There's the balance with all the one- legged , different things. \u2014 Greg Presto, Men's Health , 21 June 2022",
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"There will also be doggy ice cream for four- legged festivalgoers, and a VIP ice cream lounge where guests can relax, meet the chefs and taste exclusive products. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 June 2022",
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"According to Mayo Clinic, Lyme disease is transmitted through the bite of an infected, black- legged deer tick. \u2014 Charles Trepany, USA TODAY , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Powassan virus is typically spread by infected black- legged or deer ticks, Juthani said. \u2014 Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Those looking for $2,000 and a few dozen six- legged friends can apply at The Pest Informer's website. \u2014 Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The spinosaurid, a two- legged dinosaur with the face of a crocodile, was larger than a double-decker bus. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 11 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8le-g\u0259d",
|
|
"also \u02c8l\u0101-",
|
|
"British usually \u02c8legd",
|
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"\u02c8leg-\u0259d, \u02c8l\u0101g-, British usually \u02c8legd",
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|
"\u02c8legd"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020123",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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]
|
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},
|
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"legger":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a butcher in a slaughter-house or packing plant who works on the legs of carcasses":[],
|
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": a machine for knitting the legs of hosiery \u2014 compare footer":[],
|
|
": an operator of this machine":[],
|
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": bootlegger":[],
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": legman":[],
|
|
": one who legs a canal barge through a tunnel":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8leg\u0259(r)"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070241",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"legible":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"incoherent",
|
|
"incomprehensible",
|
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"inscrutable",
|
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"insensible"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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": capable of being read or deciphered : plain",
|
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": capable of being discovered or understood",
|
|
": clear enough to be read"
|
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],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The document is not legible .",
|
|
"an anxious mood that was clearly legible upon her face",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"At 16 inches, that higher desktop space setting will be legible for most people. \u2014 Samuel Axon, Ars Technica , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"For a character to play against type, of course, a writer must first render that type legible to readers. \u2014 New York Times , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"When one page was done, the printer could rearrange the letters and print something else, making books quicker and cheaper to produce, and more legible . \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 21 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The visible efforts to obscure the objects add another layer to their history, one that is legible . \u2014 Hallel Yadin, Longreads , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"As with many neighborhoods in New York City, Chinatown has a history that is legible in layers. \u2014 New York Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The letters running diagonally up the display are legible , especially with thinner fonts. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Its numeral hour markers and broad sword-style hands are extremely legible , even on the small sub registers. \u2014 Daniel Bentley, Fortune , 7 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"Bell & Ross provides an exemplar of the category with its BR 03-92 Golden Heritage: The bold numbers are highly legible , the large screw-lock crown is easily wound and the crystal surface is coated to be anti-reflective and scratch resistant. \u2014 New York Times , 2 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[
|
|
"Middle English, from Late Latin legibilis , from Latin legere to read"
|
|
],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8le-j\u0259-b\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8le-j\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accessible",
|
|
"apprehensible",
|
|
"coherent",
|
|
"comprehendible",
|
|
"comprehensible",
|
|
"fathomable",
|
|
"graspable",
|
|
"intelligible",
|
|
"scrutable",
|
|
"understandable"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-125606",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"legion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"beaucoup",
|
|
"many",
|
|
"multifold",
|
|
"multiple",
|
|
"multiplex",
|
|
"multitudinous",
|
|
"numerous"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a national association of ex-servicemen":[
|
|
"the American Legion"
|
|
],
|
|
": a very large number : multitude":[
|
|
"won him \u2026 a legion of devoted followers",
|
|
"\u2014 Irving Kolodin"
|
|
],
|
|
": many , numerous":[
|
|
"the problems are legion"
|
|
],
|
|
": the principal unit of the Roman army comprising 3000 to 6000 foot soldiers with cavalry":[
|
|
"Caesar and his legions defeated the Gauls."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"Legions of people came to see him perform.",
|
|
"joined the French Foreign Legion",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"the obstacles that the programmers had to overcome have been legion",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Volunteers, a legion of them, holding the ropes, waving orange paddles to warn of errant shots, keeping people out or letting people in, doing all kind of jobs, would return to normal lives. \u2014 Leigh Montville, BostonGlobe.com , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"An unknown number of Americans, mostly with military backgrounds, have traveled to Ukraine to join the country\u2019s foreign legion and fight alongside Ukrainian soldiers there. \u2014 Henry Austin, NBC News , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The fifth-generation RX adds features for safety, connectivity and comfort, all housed in a familiar-looking body that should make the SUV\u2019s legion of previous owners comfortable. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Yet the 61-year-old, who anchors her final newscast Friday, will leave Orlando in June with more than a legion of loyal viewers after 30 years at Channel 9. \u2014 Kate Santich, Orlando Sentinel , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Smith and a growing legion of followers had pushed across the country, eventually settling in Nauvoo, Ill., in 1839 after fleeing Ohio and a violent expulsion from Missouri. \u2014 Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"The sprawling search for a 7-year-old Kodiak boy who went missing last weekend has yielded no new leads despite extensive efforts from a legion of community members and agencies over the past week. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"After a hue and cry, online applications arrived, but still, only 4,000 visas were granted as of Monday, even as the continent hosts a legion of 2.8 million refugees and growing. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The stories of the grueling nature of K-pop training regimes are legion . \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 3 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1687, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin legion-, legio , from legere to gather \u2014 more at legend":"Noun and Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113-j\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"army",
|
|
"array",
|
|
"battalion",
|
|
"host"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205059",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"legionary":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"civilian"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": legionnaire":[],
|
|
": of, relating to, or constituting a legion":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the daring exploits of the French legionaries have long been the stuff of literary and cinematic legend",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Inside the outpost, the rankings got more granular\u2014commoner, foreigner, servant, patrician, legionary , commander, senator, magistrate. \u2014 Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired , 10 June 2021",
|
|
"Two examples include a room from King Herod's palace that was discovered under the old Ottoman Kishle prison and a Roman legionary bathhouse that was excavated when a modern Jewish mikvah, a building for ritual baths, was under construction. \u2014 National Geographic , 14 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"As part of the free admission, guests can experience a lively demonstration of gladiatorial combat, explore hands-on activities, learn about Roman life and the famous Roman legionary soldiers, and play with the toys and games of Roman children. \u2014 Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press , 17 May 2018",
|
|
"The cemetery they were buried in was once on the outskirts of Eboracum, a Roman legionary fortress and settlement that was one of the largest in Britain 1800 years ago. \u2014 National Geographic , 19 Jan. 2016",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The teenage hero is among a few witnesses, including a Neanderthal cave man, a Roman legionary and the preteen daughter of a Princeton University professor, called before a tribunal representing three great galaxies. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"According to the Telegraph\u2019s Mike Wright, the fort likely served as a satellite of Isca Dumnoniorum, a military fortification garrisoned by 5,500 legionaries tasked with pacifying the fiercely resisting local populations in the region. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian , 27 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"These legionaries would march 20 miles a day with 80 lbs. \u2014 David Hambling, Popular Mechanics , 26 Dec. 2018",
|
|
"The modern-day version has firms sending out agents to collect debts dressed in a medley of outfits from monks to Roman legionaries . \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 14 Feb. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1536, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English legyonary , from Latin legionarius , from legion-, legio":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113-j\u0259-\u02ccner-\u0113",
|
|
"-\u02ccne-r\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dogface",
|
|
"fighter",
|
|
"legionnaire",
|
|
"man-at-arms",
|
|
"regular",
|
|
"serviceman",
|
|
"soldier",
|
|
"trooper",
|
|
"warrior"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230512",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"legionary ant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023001",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"legioned":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": formed in legions":[
|
|
"like legioned soldiers",
|
|
"\u2014 John Keats"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-j\u0259nd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065029",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"legionnaire":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"civilian"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a member of a legion":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the legionnaires are well respected for their fighting prowess",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But surrender is not a part of a legionnaire \u2019s mentality. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Such was the case for innumerable female veterans denied full legionnaire status and shuffled to auxiliary posts. \u2014 Jasper Craven, The New Republic , 28 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"That same year, 35-year-old legionnaire Linsday Church was elected commander of her Seattle post. \u2014 Jasper Craven, The New Republic , 28 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"In the early 1980s health officials were declaring an epidemic of an illness that claimed more victims than toxic shock and legionnaire 's disease combined, but which was a mystery to most of the country. \u2014 CBS News , 28 June 2020",
|
|
"In the early 1980s health officials were declaring an epidemic of an illness that claimed more victims than toxic shock and legionnaire 's disease combined, but which was a mystery to most of the country. \u2014 CBS News , 28 June 2020",
|
|
"In the early 1980s health officials were declaring an epidemic of an illness that claimed more victims than toxic shock and legionnaire 's disease combined, but which was a mystery to most of the country. \u2014 CBS News , 28 June 2020",
|
|
"In the early 1980s health officials were declaring an epidemic of an illness that claimed more victims than toxic shock and legionnaire 's disease combined, but which was a mystery to most of the country. \u2014 CBS News , 28 June 2020",
|
|
"In the early 1980s health officials were declaring an epidemic of an illness that claimed more victims than toxic shock and legionnaire 's disease combined, but which was a mystery to most of the country. \u2014 CBS News , 28 June 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1595, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French l\u00e9gionnaire , from Latin legionarius":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccl\u0113-j\u0259-\u02c8ner"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dogface",
|
|
"fighter",
|
|
"legionary",
|
|
"man-at-arms",
|
|
"regular",
|
|
"serviceman",
|
|
"soldier",
|
|
"trooper",
|
|
"warrior"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-004622",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"legislate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"repeal",
|
|
"rescind",
|
|
"revoke"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to mandate, establish, or regulate by or as if by legislation":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They are attempting to legislate morality.",
|
|
"the need to better legislate foreign trade",
|
|
"trying to legislate changes in the current law",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The most immediate and effective way for Congress to legislate more affordable housing would be to expand the supply of Low-Income Housing Tax Credits. \u2014 Richard Burns, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The justices paint a grim picture of what states may legislate off the back of the majority\u2019s decision. \u2014 Sofia Lotto Persio, Quartz , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The National Assembly is the more powerful house of Parliament, with greater leeway to legislate and challenge the executive than the Senate. \u2014 New York Times , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"No one can grant permission for this kind of reconciliation grounded in personal experience or legislate its effect, thus explaining the vehemence of Hickey\u2019s anti-institutionalism. \u2014 Jarrett Earnest, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s one thing to suggest guidelines, and quite another to legislate , penalize, and criticize constituent companies. \u2014 Rick Helfenbein, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"But Proctor says voters must elect officials who will legislate common-sense gun laws. \u2014 Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"However, European countries have been quicker to link loot boxes to problem gambling and legislate against it. \u2014 Derek Saul, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"What is most dispiriting about this toll is the presumption that campaigning to legislate gun safety is fruitless, because gun control is unconstitutional, politically unpopular, and useless in preventing mass death. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1656, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"back-formation from legislator":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8le-j\u0259s-\u02ccl\u0101t",
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"\u02c8le-j\u0259-\u02ccsl\u0101t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"constitute",
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"enact",
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"lay down",
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"make",
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"ordain",
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"pass"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013946",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"legislative council":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a permanent committee chosen from both houses that meets between sessions of a state legislature to study state problems and plan a legislative program":[],
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": a unicameral legislature (as in a British colony)":[],
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": the upper house of a British bicameral legislature":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In February 2019, Hong Kong\u2019s Security Bureau, which Lee was by then leading, delivered a paper to the legislative council \u2019s security panel outlining why changes were necessary to the city\u2019s extradition policies. \u2014 Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic , 25 May 2022",
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"One of the restrictions put in place was a system of extensive vetting of candidates for chief executive and the city\u2019s legislative council . \u2014 New York Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"The accounts\u2019 first wave of coordinated posts pushed Beijing\u2019s stance that Hong Kong\u2019s legislative council elections were legitimate, though critics have called the vote a sham. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Feb. 2022",
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"As a member of the Oregon Territory\u2019s legislative council in the 1840s, and later as a delegate to the 1857 constitutional convention, Applegate blocked attempts to allow slavery in Oregon. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Dec. 2021",
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"Opposition activists, hoping to build on that success, held a primary vote in 2020 to select the best candidates for the legislative council elections. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Dec. 2021",
|
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"One of the new laws requires a legislative council to approve the secretary of state entering into a consent decree. \u2014 Fredreka Schouten, CNN , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
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"One of the new laws requires a legislative council to approve the secretary of state entering into a consent decree. \u2014 Fredreka Schouten, CNN , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke, however, said lawmakers would not take up the resolution, citing the legislative council analysis. \u2014 Fredreka Schouten, CNN , 19 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1787, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133057",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"legislator":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
|
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"Write to your state legislator .",
|
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"the legislators met in an all-night session to hammer out the details of the bill",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Reared on a local dairy farm, former Scottsdale city councilman (1971-76), state legislator (1979-85) and honored oral historian Paul Messinger founded Messinger Mortuaries in 1959. \u2014 Paul Messinger, The Arizona Republic , 18 June 2022",
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"But a former state legislator , Daniel Squadron, who had sought to strengthen art market regulations in Albany, said that such restrictions were useful. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
|
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"The long-serving Utah legislator had a deep impact on both of the state\u2019s current senators, who recounted Hatch\u2019s legislative legacy, loyalty and friendship throughout the years. \u2014 Daedan Olander, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The Republican legislator challenging Gov. Gavin Newsom\u2019s reelection has an unusual record in Sacramento. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
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"This includes a new bathroom bill in Arizona, brought by the same Republican legislator behind the original 2013 ban. \u2014 Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Berry was a Civil War officer, lawyer, Arkansas legislator , speaker of the state House of Representatives and circuit judge for the 4th Judicial District. \u2014 Mike Jones, Arkansas Online , 15 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Lawmakers have not yet suggested rewriting the rules for recalling a legislator , which already carries a higher bar for qualifying than a statewide officer. \u2014 Alexei Koseff, San Francisco Chronicle , 28 Oct. 2021",
|
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"The state legislator who\u2019s led the charge to lure the Washington Commanders to Virginia gave up the fight Thursday, saying the latest controversy surrounding the team has proved too much to overcome. \u2014 Laura Vozzella, Washington Post , 9 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1513, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin legis lator , literally, proposer of a law, from legis (genitive of lex law) + lator proposer, from ferre (past participle latus ) to carry, propose \u2014 more at tolerate , bear":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8le-j\u0259-\u02ccsl\u0101-\u02cct\u022fr",
|
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"-\u02ccsl\u0101-t\u0259r",
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"-\u02ccsl\u0101-\u02cct\u022fr",
|
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"\u02c8le-j\u0259-\u02ccsl\u0101-t\u0259r",
|
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"also \u02ccle-j\u0259-\u02c8sl\u0101-\u02cct\u022fr",
|
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"\u02c8le-j\u0259s-\u02ccl\u0101-t\u0259r, -\u02cct\u022fr"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"lawgiver",
|
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"lawmaker",
|
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"solon"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173848",
|
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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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"legislatress":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a woman who makes laws : a female member of a legislative body":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"legislatress from legislator + -ess; legislatrix from legislator , after such pairs as English executor : executrix":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6lej\u0259\u0307\u00a6sl\u0101\u2027tr\u0259\u0307s"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125136",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"legit":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"illegal",
|
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"illegitimate",
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"illicit",
|
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"lawless",
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"unlawful",
|
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"wrongful"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements":[
|
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"a legit business",
|
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"Nolan, a retired thief, is 50-ish and legit now, owner of a successful shopping-mall restaurant \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Publishers Weekly",
|
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"Set in Las Vegas in the '70s and '80s, \"Casino\" shows a mob man \u2026 trying to go legit while running a casino, but being dragged back into bloody conflict by a ruthless colleague \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Bruce Westbrook"
|
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],
|
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": genuinely good, impressive, or capable of success":[
|
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"They have a legit shot at winning the championship.",
|
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"\"She had this bad habit of making all her shots,\" said Washington coach Phil Chase. \"Let's face it. She's legit.\"",
|
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"\u2014 USA Today",
|
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"For all the crap Killington takes, it's still one huge place with plenty of legit terrain and good skiers.",
|
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"\u2014 Skiing"
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],
|
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": legitimate : such as":[],
|
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": really , actually":[
|
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"\u2014 used for emphasis",
|
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"\"\u2026 I got a lot going on, and I don't remember things very well, and I forgot. I legit forgot.\"",
|
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"\u2014 Kristen Bell",
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"\"I legit tracked down the neighborhood ice cream truck guy and hit him up until he agreed to show on my block the day of the shoot. \u2026 \"",
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"\u2014 Miss Eaves",
|
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"\"Now, I didn't want to be one of the people disappointed in the finale. But I legit don't know what's happening. It's like they just gave up on a storyline.\"",
|
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"\u2014 DeRay Mckesson",
|
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"\"I think we legit overpowered our monitors,\" country singer Brett Kissel proclaimed late in the evening at the Palomino Smokehouse in downtown Calgary.",
|
|
"\u2014 David Friend"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"What she's doing is perfectly legit .",
|
|
"All I want is a legit chance to succeed.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"So my grandma took everything out of her savings\u2014$527\u2014and took me to this acting school that was not legit at all. \u2014 Glamour , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"From the very back of the upper bowl section, the farthest seats in the house, the sound and sights are still legit . \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"The Fake Charitable Organization Find out if the charity is legit . \u2014 Nancy L. Anderson, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"That confession came after many news outlets, including USA TODAY, had asked before running stories about the name change whether the deal was a prank but were told the announcement was legit . \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Saint Peter\u2019s may not go all the way, but this team is legit and isn\u2019t backing down. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"If the photos are clinically legit , there should very little difference between the two in terms of lighting, head positioning, and distance. \u2014 Maura Lynch, Allure , 28 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Smith admits Corral is legit but isn\u2019t buying what Tebow is selling. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 1 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Deandra wisely seems to see through these attempts to buy her affection, pondering how legit any of this is. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 1 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1907, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"1998, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"li-\u02c8jit"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"lawful",
|
|
"legal",
|
|
"legitimate",
|
|
"licit"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013618",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"legitim":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the portion of an estate usually including both real and personal property reserved to the children and sometimes other heirs upon the death of the father under Roman, civil, and Scots law \u2014 compare dead's part , reasonable part":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French l\u00e9gitime , from Middle French, from Medieval Latin legitima , from Latin, feminine of legitimus legitimate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8lej\u0259\u02cctim"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013322",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"legitimacy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"illegality",
|
|
"illegitimacy",
|
|
"unlawfulness",
|
|
"wrongfulness"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being legitimate":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the legitimacy of the military dictatorship was not recognized by most other nations",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Baca reached out to Davis on Twitter, querying Davis\u2019 legitimacy and asking if the 11-year-old had a ghost producer, or was buying tracks. \u2014 Annabel Ross, Billboard , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The court's overturning of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision has amplified skepticism of the court among those who support reproductive rights, leading to questions about the court's legitimacy . \u2014 Joey Garrison, USA TODAY , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"In the same window, women\u2019s sports gained new legitimacy among the masses when King walloped Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes and helped legitimize women\u2019s professional tennis. \u2014 Kurt Streeter, New York Times , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"For users, the democratic nature of the process helps lend legitimacy to the verdict, said Angela Zhang, a law professor at the University of Hong Kong. \u2014 Sha Hua, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Jordan sent the committee\u2019s chairman a letter that questioned the subpoena\u2019s legitimacy and said the committee wants to improperly grill him about performance of his official duties. \u2014 Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Another hearing, for example, is likely to focus at least in part on alternate slates of Trump electors that could have been used to try to undermine Biden\u2019s legitimacy , according to people involved with the investigation. \u2014 Jacqueline Alemany, Josh Dawsey And Amy Gardner, Anchorage Daily News , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"During the two-week trial, jurors heard from current and former FBI officials who described efforts to assess the data\u2019s legitimacy as well as former Clinton campaign aides. \u2014 Eric Tucker, ajc , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"During the two-week trial, jurors heard from current and former FBI officials who described efforts to assess the data\u2019s legitimacy as well as former Clinton campaign aides. \u2014 Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune , 31 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1625, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"li-\u02c8ji-t\u0259-m\u0259-s\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"lawfulness",
|
|
"legality"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034828",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"legitimate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"illegal",
|
|
"illegitimate",
|
|
"illicit",
|
|
"lawless",
|
|
"unlawful",
|
|
"wrongful"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements":[
|
|
"a legitimate government"
|
|
],
|
|
": genuinely good, impressive, or capable of success":[
|
|
"And if he can fix his start \u2026 he is a legitimate contender for gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.",
|
|
"\u2014 Sean Ingle"
|
|
],
|
|
": having full filial rights and obligations by birth":[
|
|
"a legitimate child"
|
|
],
|
|
": relating to plays acted by professional actors but not including revues, burlesque , or some forms of musical comedy":[
|
|
"the legitimate theater"
|
|
],
|
|
": ruling by or based on the strict principle of hereditary right":[
|
|
"a legitimate king"
|
|
],
|
|
": to give (a child born out of wedlock) the same legal status as a child born in wedlock":[],
|
|
": to give legal status or authorization to":[],
|
|
": to lend authority or respectability to":[],
|
|
": to make (someone or something) legitimate (see legitimate entry 1 ):":[],
|
|
": to show or affirm to be justified":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"Law books were getting thicker by the week with Supreme Court decisions barring legitimate claims because they weren't timely filed. \u2014 John Grisham , The Chamber , 1995",
|
|
"Even in many courtrooms, where there is valid concern about the privacy of defendants, judges recognize that camera coverage serves a legitimate public interest. \u2014 New Republic , 22 Feb. 1993",
|
|
"He was indeed already a legitimate child according to the law of Scotland, by the subsequent marriage of his parents. \u2014 Sir Walter Scott , The Heart of Mid-Lothian , 1818",
|
|
"legitimate means for achieving success",
|
|
"the legitimate use of firearms",
|
|
"There's no legitimate reason for prescribing this medication to a child.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Which comes first, the desire to legitimate euthanasia or the nullifying of a distinction between killing and allowing to die? \u2014 Daniel Callahan , Commonweal , 2 June 2000",
|
|
"Poland has ceased being a nation with even a pretense of Communist rule, a rule that is legitimated by Marxist ideology. \u2014 Irving Kristol , Wall Street Journal , 11 Jan. 1982",
|
|
"\u2026 they are more concerned with the ways in which schools and colleges legitimate and maintain inequality than with the ways they devalue and restrict personal autonomy. \u2014 Christopher Jencks , New York Times Book Review , 15 Feb. 1976",
|
|
"slang words legitimated by usage",
|
|
"Her tendency to be secretive only serves to legitimate their suspicions.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"This summer, based on somewhat of a revival that included 15 playoff appearances, one more than the total during those first eight seasons, there could be legitimate outside interest. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Eliseev said that there were no legitimate military targets in the village, located roughly 12 miles south of the Russian border. \u2014 Lauren Egan, NBC News , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"There are some legitimate diplomacy concerns to have around the film's major plot point. \u2014 Sara Stewart, CNN , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"For that to happen, the Cardinals are going to have to navigate their way through some legitimate concerns. \u2014 Bob Mcmanaman, The Arizona Republic , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"This is a useful opportunity to sort out the difference between legitimate concerns that must be addressed and unnecessary inhibitions that are merely weighing you down. \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"The disinformation operation exploited legitimate concerns that Ukrainian refugees could be kidnapped by human traffickers, but no evidence of organ harvesting has surfaced. \u2014 David Klepper, ajc , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"The Utah suit claims the state\u2019s fossil fuel development policies serve no legitimate government interest but promote extraction over the broader public good. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Where that efficiency might come from is a legitimate question. \u2014 Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The #MeToo movement helped a lot to legitimate female voices. \u2014 Elsa Keslassy, Variety , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"That bargain also served to legitimate the then-controversial idea that people deserved to get fabulously rich off providing an essential service. \u2014 Kate Aronoff, The New Republic , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Committee Republicans, including Utah Sen. Mike Lee, called the reactions of Democrats and gun control advocates to the recent attacks as a new campaign to deny firearms to legitimate buyers and impose new restrictions on dealers. \u2014 Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"In addition, the ideology glorifies war and violence, and a militarist fervor helps to legitimate the supreme leader and reinforce his charisma. \u2014 Alexander Motyl, The Conversation , 30 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"To legitimate the control machine in Palestine, the British raked their empire again, this time for ways of securing legal impunity. \u2014 The New Yorker , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Both groups deployed the same exploit kit on websites that either belonged to legitimate organizations and were hacked or were set up for the express purpose of serving attack code on unsuspecting visitors. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Doug Jacobson, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Iowa State University, advises consumers to donate only to legitimate organizations and to toss all other solicitations. \u2014 Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Offering benign curiosity is Probationary Constable Helen Chambers (Macdonald), trying to make a transition to legitimate policing after tiring of menial duties as a traffic cop. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English legitimat , from Medieval Latin legitimatus , past participle of legitimare to legitimate, from Latin legitimus legitimate, from leg-, lex law":"Adjective and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"li-\u02c8ji-t\u0259-\u02ccm\u0101t",
|
|
"li-\u02c8ji-t\u0259-m\u0259t",
|
|
"l\u0259-\u02c8ji-t\u0259-\u02ccm\u0101t",
|
|
"l\u0259-\u02c8ji-t\u0259-m\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for legitimate Adjective lawful , legal , legitimate , licit mean being in accordance with law. lawful may apply to conformity with law of any sort (such as natural, divine, common, or canon). the lawful sovereign legal applies to what is sanctioned by law or in conformity with the law, especially as it is written or administered by the courts. legal residents of the state legitimate may apply to a legal right or status but also, in extended use, to a right or status supported by tradition, custom, or accepted standards. a perfectly legitimate question about taxes licit applies to a strict conformity to the provisions of the law and applies especially to what is regulated by law. the licit use of drugs by doctors",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"lawful",
|
|
"legal",
|
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"legit",
|
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"licit"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192732",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
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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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"lehr":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a long oven in which glassware is annealed as it travels through on a continuous belt":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"German lehr, leer model, pattern, measuring instrument, from Middle High German l\u0113re model, measure":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110317",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lehrman":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one that works at a lehr":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"noun"
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},
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"lehua":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The menu is steeped in Hawaiian traditions and ingredients, like hot volcanic stones, leaves from Oahu\u2019s rainforest, and native lehua blossoms. \u2014 Ali Van Houten, Sunset , 22 Jan. 2018"
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],
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"1888, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Hawaiian":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"l\u0101-\u02c8h\u00fc-\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232951",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lei":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a wreath or necklace usually of flowers or leaves":[],
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"the basic monetary unit of Moldova and Romania \u2014 see Money Table":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Per the Global Times\u2019 Ji Yuqiao, the hybrid figure rests its hands on a lei drinking vessel; another type of vessel known as a zun is painted on the statue\u2019s head in vermillion hues. \u2014 Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2022",
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"Suzuki tells us that the VGT-s styling was inspired partly by the current model Swift Sport and partly by the 660cc turbocharged Cappuccino lei sports car of the early 1990s. \u2014 Peter Lyon, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
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"Taiko drumming, feather work and lei -making from Hawaii, calligraphy from Japan and China, as well as music will be featured from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
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"Rooftop stargazing, penguin feedings and lei -making are also popular with families. \u2014 Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
|
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"Hula dance show, lei -making, a ukulele lesson, a Spam-musubi workshop and Hawaiian food for lunch. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 May 2022",
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"The pair sported similar floral print outfits with Teigen completing her look with a lei while Luna wore a palm frond headpiece. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"During the stoppage that followed, Hawaii coach Bob Coolen presented Alo with a lei and Alo saluted the crowd. \u2014 Ryan Aber, USA TODAY , 12 Mar. 2022",
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"At Grand Wailea Maui, kids can weave a lauhala bracelet or ti leaf lei and collect stamps for each cultural activity in their Grand Passport. \u2014 Sunny Fitzgerald, Travel + Leisure , 15 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1843, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Hawaiian":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0101-\u02cc\u0113",
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"\u02c8l\u0101"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"choker",
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"collar",
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"dog collar",
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"necklace"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232724",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"leisurely":{
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"antonyms":[
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"crawling",
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"creeping",
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"dallying",
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"dawdling",
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"dilatory",
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"dillydallying",
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"dragging",
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"laggard",
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"lagging",
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"languid",
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"poking",
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"poky",
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"pokey",
|
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"slow",
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"sluggish",
|
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"snail-paced",
|
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"snaillike",
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"tardy",
|
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"unhurried"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": characterized by leisure : unhurried":[
|
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"a leisurely pace"
|
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],
|
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": without haste : deliberately":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adverb",
|
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"the old hound dog leisurely sauntered over to his water bowl to take a drink",
|
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"Adjective",
|
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"They strolled along at a leisurely pace.",
|
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"proceeding in a leisurely fashion",
|
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"After a leisurely lunch, we went to see a movie.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"For Sunday readers of The New York Times, the Real Estate section is a sweet slice of escape, a treat to be enjoyed leisurely over a cup of coffee. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
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"Circling the wagons, everyone leisurely began assembling their abodes. \u2014 Bob Robinson, Arkansas Online , 23 May 2022",
|
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"In 2020, a resident in Tampa found a gator leisurely doing laps in his pool. \u2014 Victoria Albert, CBS News , 17 May 2022",
|
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"Khonshu is very leisurely sitting, and essentially tells Arthur that he's still got his fist of vengeance. \u2014 Evan Romano, Men's Health , 4 May 2022",
|
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"Even in a quiet scene in which Y and Yahalom are having a leisurely indoor conversation, the camera rapidly cuts from her face to the desert landscape outside and back \u2014 not once but several times. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 May 2022",
|
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"Chianti Classico Riserva and leisurely read up on its history, spring slump entirely forgotten. \u2014 Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
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"On a frosty Saturday afternoon that November, Joe Biden dished out luncheon chili and chatted leisurely with fewer than 100 voters outside a firehouse in Concord, New Hampshire. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
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"In the storefront, shoppers can leisurely browse through 140 sets of vibrant glassware options, including stemless wine glasses, patterned tumblers, and sophisticated goblets. \u2014 Rachel Simon, PEOPLE.com , 19 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"That\u2019s important, because although the Navy\u2019s Unmanned Campaign Framework has many moving pieces, the Navy does not want its vision to unfold at a leisurely pace. \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"The Grand Canyon Railway ride is another way to experience the thrills of the Wild West, at a leisurely pace. \u2014 Sarah Sekula, CNN , 31 May 2022",
|
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"That\u2019s not cheap, especially for Teddy, who\u2019s 91 in dog years and walks at a leisurely pace. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 22 May 2022",
|
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"This is a hike to take at a leisurely pace with eyes and ears tuned to the tree canopy and cattail reeds swaying in boggy inlets. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Low-impact designs are great for leisurely activities like yoga, biking, or walking. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 24 Aug. 2020",
|
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"But rather than settle into a life of leisurely retirement, Crippa, then 60, jumped at the opportunity to start his own company. \u2014 Giacomo Tognini, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
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"And the popular Deep Creek recreation area near Bryson City, North Carolina, features two tubing runs for both wild and leisurely rides. \u2014 Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"That, in turn, caused more cycling races and triathlons to spring up while also prompting people to come to the area for more leisurely rides. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
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"1604, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8le-",
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113-zh\u0259r-l\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0101-"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"laggardly",
|
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"pokily",
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"slow",
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"slowly",
|
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"sluggishly",
|
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"tardily"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221246",
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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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"lemon":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"blockbuster",
|
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"hit",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"success",
|
|
"winner"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a tree that bears lemons":[],
|
|
": an acid fruit that is botanically a many-seeded pale yellow oblong berry produced by a small thorny citrus tree ( Citrus limon ) and that has a rind from which an aromatic oil is extracted":[],
|
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": containing lemon":[],
|
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": having the flavor or scent of lemon":[],
|
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": of the color lemon yellow":[],
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": something (such as an automobile) that is unsatisfactory or defective":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"The recipe calls for the juice of two lemons .",
|
|
"Garnish it with a slice of lemon .",
|
|
"Our new car is a lemon .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The lobby bar, open to all, is spotlighting a Dalai Mama cocktail, made with vodka, St. Germain, lemon , butterfly pea flower and peach bitters. \u2014 Megha Mcswain, Chron , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Pair the meal with the restaurant's complimentary cocktail for Father\u2019s Day, Belvedere basil and lemon -infused vodka with fresh strawberries and club soda. \u2014 Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"If the consistency is too thick, add more lemon or buttermilk. \u2014 Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"For dessert, the chef served a Valencia lemon sorbet with raw boba-bean praline. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"SeeMe Beauty\u2019s satiny cream melts into skin to deliver intense hydration all day long via glycerin, niacinamide and botanical oils and extracts (avocado, turmeric, lavender, lemon ). \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Shaya suggests adding Aleppo peppers for a spicy kick or substituting orange juice for lemon to add more sweetness. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The wine is a delicious, non-smoky combination of scents and flavors of white peaches, lemon sorbet, laundry powder and wild ginger. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"After a scoop of zingy lemon sorbet, our cake was served. \u2014 Ellie Robertson, Vogue , 22 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Their other copy of that gene, as well as both copies in non- lemon -frost leopard geckos, did not have those differences in the DNA sequence. \u2014 Maddie Bender, Scientific American , 24 June 2021",
|
|
"And there's a sauce for everyone's taste, from lemon garlic lobster to mango habanero steak and shrimp and chicken bacon ranch dishes. \u2014 Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal , 27 May 2021",
|
|
"Makes 8 shots 6 ounces dry ros\u00e9 1\u00bd ounces Campari 2 ounces lemon juice \u00bd ounce maraschino cherry liquid Maraschino cherries, such as Luxardo In a shaker filled with ice, combine the ros\u00e9, Campari, lemon juice, and maraschino cherry liquid. \u2014 Rebekah Peppler, Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Make LEMON PUDDING (from a mix) with 1 percent milk for dessert. \u2014 Susan Nicholson, Twin Cities , 16 Apr. 2017",
|
|
"Jack Rudy Elderflower Tonic .5 oz. Lemon juice 4 oz. \u2014 Sam Dangremond, Town & Country , 18 Dec. 2015"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English lymon , from Middle French limon , from Medieval Latin limon-, limo , from Arabic laym\u016bn, l\u012bm\u016bn , from Persian l\u012bm\u016b, l\u012bmun":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8lem-\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02c8le-m\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bomb",
|
|
"bummer",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"catastrophe",
|
|
"clinker",
|
|
"clunker",
|
|
"debacle",
|
|
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
|
|
"disaster",
|
|
"dud",
|
|
"failure",
|
|
"fiasco",
|
|
"fizzle",
|
|
"flop",
|
|
"frost",
|
|
"loser",
|
|
"miss",
|
|
"shipwreck",
|
|
"turkey",
|
|
"washout"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003117",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lend":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"borrow"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to adapt or apply (oneself) readily : accommodate":[
|
|
"a topic that lends itself admirably to class discussion"
|
|
],
|
|
": to give for temporary use on condition that the same or its equivalent be returned":[
|
|
"lend me your pen"
|
|
],
|
|
": to give the assistance or support of : afford , furnish":[
|
|
"a dispassionate and scholarly manner which lends great force to his criticisms",
|
|
"\u2014 The Times Literary Supplement (London)"
|
|
],
|
|
": to let out (money) for temporary use on condition of repayment with interest":[
|
|
"The bank lent him the money for home improvements."
|
|
],
|
|
": to make a loan":[],
|
|
": to put at another's temporary disposal":[
|
|
"lent us their services"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I lent our ladder to the neighbors.",
|
|
"The bank wouldn't lend us the money.",
|
|
"Many banks won't lend to people with bad credit.",
|
|
"They are glad to lend their support to worthy causes.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Walden Mutual Bank will lend to farmers and other agricultural entrepreneurs in New England and New York who are working to create a sustainable food system. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"During the evening performance on July 1, Emmy--winning actors Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless will lend their support to the timely production as co-hosts. \u2014 Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Lithgow will lend his voice to play Minister Bolinar, and Jenifer Lewis will voice the role of Minister Nazara Prone, a royal advisor to Princess Ellian. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Keke Palmer, Taika Waititi, Uzo Aduba, Peter Sohn, Dale Soules, and Bill Hader also lend their voices to the origin story. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Bagpipes lend not only authenticity, but wistful glory. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Customers lend money to Celsius in exchange for yield. \u2014 Paul Kiernan, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The fusion of real life and performance creates an uncanny emotional resonance; the actors\u2019 biographies lend their scenes gravitas. \u2014 The New Yorker , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"The grand turrets, steep slate roofs and ornate windows and foyer lend it a regal vibe, while its $18.9 million price tag will get you a whole suite of luxe amenities fit for a royal family. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 13 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a(1)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English lenen, (15th century) lenden \"to give, bestow, give for temporary use,\" going back to Old English l\u01e3nan, derivative of l\u01e3n \"something lent, grant, gift\" \u2014 more at loan entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8lend"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"loan"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-111521",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lend one's name":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to allow one's name to be associated (with something)":[
|
|
"It's surprising that he would lend his name to such a venture."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125140",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lend weight/credence/credibility":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to make something seem true or correct"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-081837",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lenes":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of lenes plural of lenis"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-104604",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"lengenbachite":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a mineral Pb 6 (Ag,Cu) 2 As 4 S 13 consisting of a sulfide of lead, silver, copper, and arsenic":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Lengenbach , Switzerland, its locality + English -ite":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8le\u014b\u0259n\u02ccb\u00e4\u02cck\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194721",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"length":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a long expanse or stretch":[
|
|
"her lengths of lustrous hair"
|
|
],
|
|
": a measured distance or dimension":[
|
|
"10 feet in length"
|
|
],
|
|
": a piece constituting or usable as part of a whole or of a connected series : section":[
|
|
"a length of pipe"
|
|
],
|
|
": at last : finally":[
|
|
"We at length reached the top of the mountain."
|
|
],
|
|
": distance or extent in space":[
|
|
"a street with its length of colonial houses"
|
|
],
|
|
": duration or extent in time":[],
|
|
": fully , comprehensively":[
|
|
"The issue was debated at length ."
|
|
],
|
|
": relative duration or stress of a sound (such as a vowel or syllable in prose or a note in music)":[],
|
|
": the degree to which something (such as a course of action or a line of thought) is carried":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used in plural went to great lengths to learn the truth"
|
|
],
|
|
": the length of something taken as a unit of measure":[
|
|
"his horse led by a length"
|
|
],
|
|
": the longer or longest dimension of an object":[],
|
|
": the longer or vertical dimension of a piece of clothing":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used in combination elbow- length sleeves"
|
|
],
|
|
": the quality or state of being long":[
|
|
"the length of the journey"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 see Metric System Table , Weights and Measures Table":[
|
|
"10 feet in length"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The length of the table is six feet, and its width is three feet.",
|
|
"These pins are available in one- and two-inch lengths .",
|
|
"The adult animals reach a maximum length of two meters.",
|
|
"Your essay should be no more than 250 words in length .",
|
|
"the length of a movie",
|
|
"They were two car lengths behind us.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Using data and research, his teams also determine what type of content is needed (genre, length , targeted demographics) to drive growth on the company\u2019s various platforms. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"From fiery to glossy to gorgeously textured, length looks dominated feeds this week. \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Karen Reznek of Berwyn Heights has always been quite fond of a pair of calf- length , black-with-silver-glitter socks, made from sustainable bamboo. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Boeing more recently has had to deal with problems relating to flight deck windows, adhesive levels for length -wise structural components known as longerons, and fasteners with scratches from improper installation. \u2014 Andrew Tangel, WSJ , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"For square pots, multiply length , width and height. \u2014 Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The singer went for pure drama with a butt- length high ponytail that matched her sequined brown dress. \u2014 Allure Staff, Allure , 26 June 2022",
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"Duncan and Bryant, in particular, have a huge advantage in career length . \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
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"Beauchamp would give Memphis more size, length and athleticism on the wing as a forward who could make a killing running alongside Ja Morant. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 21 June 2022"
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"\u02c8le\u014bth",
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"\u02c8len(t)th",
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"\u02c8le\u014b(k)th"
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"breadth",
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"distance",
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"expanse",
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"expansion",
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"extent",
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"field",
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"plain",
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"reach",
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"sheet",
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"spread",
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"stretch",
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"waste"
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"noun"
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"abbreviate",
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"abridge",
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"curtail",
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"cut",
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"cut back",
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"shorten"
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"The days lengthened with the approach of spring.",
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"Proper care will lengthen the life of the engine.",
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"lengthen a pair of trousers",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Atkinson helped Horford develop a 3-point shooting game, which has also helped lengthen his career in a league that has been phasing out big men who can\u2019t shoot. \u2014 Tania Ganguli, New York Times , 12 June 2022",
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"That would ease Lillard\u2019s workload and possibly lengthen his years of maximum effectiveness. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 May 2022",
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"The latter is because, in part, lateral exercises strengthen muscles that lengthen and shorten in the lateral direction, explains Delgado-Lugo. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 12 Mar. 2022",
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"To reach such an age is impressive for anyone\u2014but especially for the royal, who continues to lengthen her record as the longest-serving monarch of the United Kingdom. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Fahrenheit, the season would be expected to lengthen by about 10 days. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"Climatologists said rare April snow along with rain sweeping across the Pacific Northwest this week could increase water supplies, slow snow melt and lengthen the irrigation season. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"This is just his third Masters and his first playing in the same field with Tiger and with fans, with roars echoing through the Georgia pines as the shadows lengthen on Saturday and Sunday afternoon. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"Lightweight fibers coat each strand to lengthen for a dramatic feathery flutter that rivals falsies. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Feb. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8le\u014b-th\u0259n",
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"\u02c8le\u014b(k)-th\u0259n",
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"\u02c8len(t)-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for lengthen extend , lengthen , prolong , protract mean to draw out or add to so as to increase in length. extend and lengthen imply a drawing out in space or time but extend may also imply increase in width, scope, area, or range. extend a vacation extend welfare services lengthen a skirt lengthen the workweek prolong suggests chiefly increase in duration especially beyond usual limits. prolonged illness protract adds to prolong implications of needlessness, vexation, or indefiniteness. protracted litigation",
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"drag (out)",
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"draw out",
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"elongate",
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"extend",
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"outstretch",
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"prolong",
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"protract",
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"stretch"
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],
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"lengthening":{
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"antonyms":[
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"abbreviate",
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"abridge",
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"curtail",
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"cut",
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"cut back",
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"shorten"
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"examples":[
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"The days lengthened with the approach of spring.",
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"Proper care will lengthen the life of the engine.",
|
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"lengthen a pair of trousers",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Atkinson helped Horford develop a 3-point shooting game, which has also helped lengthen his career in a league that has been phasing out big men who can\u2019t shoot. \u2014 Tania Ganguli, New York Times , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"That would ease Lillard\u2019s workload and possibly lengthen his years of maximum effectiveness. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"The latter is because, in part, lateral exercises strengthen muscles that lengthen and shorten in the lateral direction, explains Delgado-Lugo. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, SELF , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"To reach such an age is impressive for anyone\u2014but especially for the royal, who continues to lengthen her record as the longest-serving monarch of the United Kingdom. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Fahrenheit, the season would be expected to lengthen by about 10 days. \u2014 NBC News , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Climatologists said rare April snow along with rain sweeping across the Pacific Northwest this week could increase water supplies, slow snow melt and lengthen the irrigation season. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This is just his third Masters and his first playing in the same field with Tiger and with fans, with roars echoing through the Georgia pines as the shadows lengthen on Saturday and Sunday afternoon. \u2014 Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Lightweight fibers coat each strand to lengthen for a dramatic feathery flutter that rivals falsies. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Feb. 2022"
|
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],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8le\u014b-th\u0259n",
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"\u02c8le\u014b(k)-th\u0259n",
|
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"\u02c8len(t)-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for lengthen extend , lengthen , prolong , protract mean to draw out or add to so as to increase in length. extend and lengthen imply a drawing out in space or time but extend may also imply increase in width, scope, area, or range. extend a vacation extend welfare services lengthen a skirt lengthen the workweek prolong suggests chiefly increase in duration especially beyond usual limits. prolonged illness protract adds to prolong implications of needlessness, vexation, or indefiniteness. protracted litigation",
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"synonyms":[
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"drag (out)",
|
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"draw out",
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"elongate",
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"extend",
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"outstretch",
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"prolong",
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"protract",
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"stretch"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050552",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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},
|
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|
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"length + -ful":""
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"-thf\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112137",
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"lengthiness":{
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"brief",
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"curt",
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"shortish"
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"definitions":{
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": extended , long":[],
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"The process is both lengthy and costly.",
|
|
"a series of lengthy delays",
|
|
"Lengthier trips require more planning.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Nearly a year later, after a lengthy search for him had ended, a beachgoer found his vertebra on Montara State Beach about 200 yards away. \u2014 Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The surveyor in Hong Kong is back to working in-office five days a week and is stressed by her lengthy commute. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon And Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Usually the author of a majority opinion responds to a dissenter\u2019s claims in passing or not at all; lengthy rebuttals are rare. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Now free to speak his mind, Shor co-founded the data-analytics firm Blue Rose Research and began tweeting more and giving lengthy interviews that expanded on his theory. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Following a lengthy search, he was found after a witness heard noises coming from the area. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"To be more specific, the cosmetics stock just pulled back to its 260-day moving average after a lengthy period above the region. \u2014 Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Sharing a lengthy teaser \u2014 backed with a guitar riff and a view of some ocean waves \u2014 Harris shared that Normani, Justin Timberlake, Snoop Dogg, Halsey, Chl\u00f6e, Pusha T, and Pharrell will be featured on his coming record. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The rezoning effort involves lengthy community outreach and environmental reviews, after which the L.A. City Council would have to approve the rezoning plan. \u2014 Liam Dillonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"1689, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8le\u014b(k)-th\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8le\u014b-th\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8len(t)-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
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"elongate",
|
|
"elongated",
|
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"extended",
|
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"king-size",
|
|
"king-sized",
|
|
"long"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133334",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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|
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|
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},
|
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"lengthy":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"curt",
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
|
"The process is both lengthy and costly.",
|
|
"a series of lengthy delays",
|
|
"Lengthier trips require more planning.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Nearly a year later, after a lengthy search for him had ended, a beachgoer found his vertebra on Montara State Beach about 200 yards away. \u2014 Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The surveyor in Hong Kong is back to working in-office five days a week and is stressed by her lengthy commute. \u2014 Nicholas Gordon And Grady Mcgregor, Fortune , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Usually the author of a majority opinion responds to a dissenter\u2019s claims in passing or not at all; lengthy rebuttals are rare. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Now free to speak his mind, Shor co-founded the data-analytics firm Blue Rose Research and began tweeting more and giving lengthy interviews that expanded on his theory. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Following a lengthy search, he was found after a witness heard noises coming from the area. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"To be more specific, the cosmetics stock just pulled back to its 260-day moving average after a lengthy period above the region. \u2014 Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Sharing a lengthy teaser \u2014 backed with a guitar riff and a view of some ocean waves \u2014 Harris shared that Normani, Justin Timberlake, Snoop Dogg, Halsey, Chl\u00f6e, Pusha T, and Pharrell will be featured on his coming record. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The rezoning effort involves lengthy community outreach and environmental reviews, after which the L.A. City Council would have to approve the rezoning plan. \u2014 Liam Dillonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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"1689, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8le\u014b(k)-th\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8le\u014b-th\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8len(t)-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"elongate",
|
|
"elongated",
|
|
"extended",
|
|
"king-size",
|
|
"king-sized",
|
|
"long"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064031",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"lenience":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": leniency":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a judge's reputation for lenience towards first-time criminals",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"One factor that could weigh against lenience was Smollett\u2019s own testimony at trial. \u2014 Jason Meisner, chicagotribune.com , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Arbery's parents and sister, who spoke before the sentences were handed down, asked the judge to show no lenience . \u2014 NBC News , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"During the sentencing hearing, Arbery's family had asked the judge to show no lenience in deciding whether to grant an eventual chance at parole. \u2014 Russ Bynum, ajc , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"During the sentencing hearing, Arbery\u2019s family had asked the judge to show no lenience . \u2014 Russ Bynum, Anchorage Daily News , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Another defense lawyer, Edwin Choy, called for lenience before the sentencing, saying Ma's slogans and chants were empty words with no great impact. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Another defense lawyer, Edwin Choy, called for lenience before the sentencing, saying Ma's slogans and chants were empty words with no great impact. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Another defense lawyer, Edwin Choy, called for lenience before the sentencing, saying Ma's slogans and chants were empty words with no great impact. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Another defense lawyer, Edwin Choy, called for lenience before the sentencing, saying Ma's slogans and chants were empty words with no great impact. \u2014 NBC News , 12 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1796, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113-ny\u0259n(t)s",
|
|
"-n\u0113-\u0259n(t)s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"charity",
|
|
"clemency",
|
|
"forbearance",
|
|
"leniency",
|
|
"lenity",
|
|
"mercifulness",
|
|
"mercy",
|
|
"quarter"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233030",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leniency":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a lenient disposition or practice":[
|
|
"The prisoner asked the judge for leniency ."
|
|
],
|
|
": the quality or state of being lenient":[
|
|
"the leniency of the punishment"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the defense requested leniency in light of their client's lack of a prior criminal record",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Plans to tighten controls over audits and accounting in the U.K. may end up giving corporate insiders too much leniency to be effective, some regulators and academics say. \u2014 Jennifer Williams-alvarez, WSJ , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Stewart wrote a letter to the judge in the case, asking for leniency in Fortenberry\u2019s sentencing. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"In recent years, the more conservative court has consistently cut back on the power of judges to extend leniency to immigrants who are fighting deportation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"In recent years, the more conservative court has consistently cut back on the power of judges to extend leniency to immigrants who are fighting deportation. \u2014 David G. Savage, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Turkey has been accused of having shown great leniency toward the Islamic State in Syria. \u2014 Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"But some worry that leniency has emboldened a small number of young criminals, including in Connecticut, where state lawmakers passed legislation to clamp down on youth crime. \u2014 Dave Collins, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"But some worry that leniency has emboldened a small number of young criminals, including in Connecticut, where state lawmakers passed legislation to clamp down on youth crime. \u2014 Dave Collins, Hartford Courant , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"But while Russia's leniency towards YouTube has thus far extended to Google as a whole, Meta's other platforms Facebook and Instagram were among the first to be blocked. \u2014 Rishi Iyengar, CNN , 3 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1753, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-ny\u0259n(t)-s\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113-n\u0113-\u0259n(t)-s\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for leniency mercy , charity , clemency , grace , leniency mean a disposition to show kindness or compassion. mercy implies compassion that forbears punishing even when justice demands it. threw himself on the mercy of the court charity stresses benevolence and goodwill shown in broad understanding and tolerance of others. show a little charity for the less fortunate clemency implies a mild or merciful disposition in one having the power or duty of punishing. the judge refused to show clemency grace implies a benign attitude and a willingness to grant favors or make concessions. by the grace of God leniency implies lack of severity in punishing. criticized the courts for excessive leniency",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"charity",
|
|
"clemency",
|
|
"forbearance",
|
|
"lenience",
|
|
"lenity",
|
|
"mercifulness",
|
|
"mercy",
|
|
"quarter"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171140",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lenient":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": exerting a soothing or easing influence : relieving pain or stress":[],
|
|
": of mild and tolerant disposition or effect : not harsh, severe, or strict":[
|
|
"lenient laws",
|
|
"a lenient attitude"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"By giving one more person\u2014the executive\u2014the power to reduce (but not to increase) punishments, our constitutions (both Federal and state) seem to be sending an important message: that in a world in which errors are inevitable, it is better to err on the side of overly lenient , rather than overly harsh, punishment. \u2014 Alan M. Dershowitz , New York Times Book Review , 16 July 1989",
|
|
"He could trust himself, he said \u2026 to be more lenient than perhaps his father had been to himself; his danger, he said \u2026 would be rather in the direction of being too indulgent \u2026 \u2014 Samuel Butler , The Way of All Flesh , 1903",
|
|
"But in other points, as well as this, I was growing very lenient to my master: I was forgetting all his faults, for which I had once kept a sharp look-out. \u2014 Charlotte Bront\u00eb , Jane Eyre , 1847",
|
|
"a teacher who is lenient with students who have misbehaved",
|
|
"Many people felt that the punishment was too lenient .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Props to Tony producers for being lenient with the countdown clock. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The other three programs offered at Gannon University, better known as pathway programs, are more lenient because students are not automatically accepted into the medical school programs. \u2014 Kristen Moon, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"That investigation uncovered a pattern of conciliatory inspections that saw dozens of severe penalties downgraded by lenient supervisors. \u2014 Champe Barton, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The new deal revises a 2019 agreement that let Seattle\u2019s notoriously lenient Community Court handle some two dozen misdemeanors, including theft of up to $750 in goods, residential trespass, and property destruction. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Warrior\u2019s Charge\u2019s phenylbutazone positive was also Cox\u2019s second class C violation in a 365-day span, but this time the stewards were not as lenient . \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 17 May 2022",
|
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"The White House is calling for more formula to be imported from overseas and for states to be lenient in allowing those on food assistance more varieties of formula. \u2014 Byrick Klein,averi Harper, ABC News , 13 May 2022",
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"While most measures are expected to stay in place, a third person familiar with negotiations expects testing requirements to become more lenient , both in terms of frequency and the type of testing. \u2014 Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"These requirements are not the most lenient among Caribbean destinations but are more flexible than many international travel restrictions. \u2014 Geoff Whitmore, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1652, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin lenient-, leniens , present participle of lenire to soften, soothe, from lenis soft, mild; probably akin to Lithuanian l\u0117nas tranquil \u2014 more at let entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0113n-y\u0259nt",
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"-ny\u0259nt",
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"\u02c8l\u0113-n\u0113-\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071336",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"leniently":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": exerting a soothing or easing influence : relieving pain or stress":[],
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": of mild and tolerant disposition or effect : not harsh, severe, or strict":[
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"lenient laws",
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"a lenient attitude"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"By giving one more person\u2014the executive\u2014the power to reduce (but not to increase) punishments, our constitutions (both Federal and state) seem to be sending an important message: that in a world in which errors are inevitable, it is better to err on the side of overly lenient , rather than overly harsh, punishment. \u2014 Alan M. Dershowitz , New York Times Book Review , 16 July 1989",
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"He could trust himself, he said \u2026 to be more lenient than perhaps his father had been to himself; his danger, he said \u2026 would be rather in the direction of being too indulgent \u2026 \u2014 Samuel Butler , The Way of All Flesh , 1903",
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"But in other points, as well as this, I was growing very lenient to my master: I was forgetting all his faults, for which I had once kept a sharp look-out. \u2014 Charlotte Bront\u00eb , Jane Eyre , 1847",
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"a teacher who is lenient with students who have misbehaved",
|
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"Many people felt that the punishment was too lenient .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Props to Tony producers for being lenient with the countdown clock. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The other three programs offered at Gannon University, better known as pathway programs, are more lenient because students are not automatically accepted into the medical school programs. \u2014 Kristen Moon, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"That investigation uncovered a pattern of conciliatory inspections that saw dozens of severe penalties downgraded by lenient supervisors. \u2014 Champe Barton, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The new deal revises a 2019 agreement that let Seattle\u2019s notoriously lenient Community Court handle some two dozen misdemeanors, including theft of up to $750 in goods, residential trespass, and property destruction. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Warrior\u2019s Charge\u2019s phenylbutazone positive was also Cox\u2019s second class C violation in a 365-day span, but this time the stewards were not as lenient . \u2014 Jon Hale, The Courier-Journal , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The White House is calling for more formula to be imported from overseas and for states to be lenient in allowing those on food assistance more varieties of formula. \u2014 Byrick Klein,averi Harper, ABC News , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"While most measures are expected to stay in place, a third person familiar with negotiations expects testing requirements to become more lenient , both in terms of frequency and the type of testing. \u2014 Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"These requirements are not the most lenient among Caribbean destinations but are more flexible than many international travel restrictions. \u2014 Geoff Whitmore, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1652, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin lenient-, leniens , present participle of lenire to soften, soothe, from lenis soft, mild; probably akin to Lithuanian l\u0117nas tranquil \u2014 more at let entry 1":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8l\u0113n-y\u0259nt",
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"-ny\u0259nt",
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"\u02c8l\u0113-n\u0113-\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034637",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"lenity":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": the quality or state of being lenient : clemency":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"a social critic who argues that judicial lenity is chiefly to blame for the increased criminality that plagues us",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The majority\u2019s treatment of the rule of lenity also strikes a slightly sour note. \u2014 The Insider, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"If the rule of lenity applies here, then Butler should not be charged with a hate crime. \u2014 Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine , 25 Apr. 2017"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1548, 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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"\u02c8le-n\u0259-t\u0113"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"charity",
|
|
"clemency",
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"forbearance",
|
|
"lenience",
|
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"leniency",
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|
"mercifulness",
|
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"mercy",
|
|
"quarter"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000221",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"leopoldite":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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|
"definitions":{
|
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": sylvite":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"German leopoldit , from Leopoldshall , town in Germany (now part of Stassfurt), its locality + German -it -ite":""
|
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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":"20220706-213212",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"leotard":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Our aerobics instructor wore a bright red leotard .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Wendy Jim gave me a leotard with a hand on it, that became the cover of Fatherf*cker, my 2003 album. \u2014 Nadja Sayej, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Rose Byrne is back in leotard and leggings in new episodes of this dark comedy set in the 1980s. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"What else explains our ability to hold all her contradictions or the fetishizing inspired by the details of her diet (Coca-Cola first thing in the mornings, salted almonds, cigarettes), her packing list (Scotch, leotard , shawl, typewriter). \u2014 New York Times , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The cover featured a photograph of a woman in a leotard , shot from behind. \u2014 Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"In the special moment, Anderson was in her costume consisting of a black leotard and fishnets and was standing next to costar Lana Gordon. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"With her third and final set, Lorde \u2014 this time in a leotard with a glimmering, exaggerated bustle \u2014 ramped up the tempo with a few of her older tunes. \u2014 Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And for those wondering, picking a leotard for a big gymnastics competition isn't much different than getting dressed for a normal day, Lee says. \u2014 Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com , 12 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"With the help of stylist Jason Rembert, the multi-hyphenate chose a shimmering two-piece leotard and a matching pair of her trademark thigh-high boots, both custom made by Dundas. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 14 Feb. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1886, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Jules L\u00e9otard , \u20201870 French aerial gymnast":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113-\u0259-\u02cct\u00e4rd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171741",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lepadid":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a barnacle of the family Lepadidae":[],
|
|
": of or relating to the Lepadidae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Lepadidae":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"",
|
|
"\u02c8lep\u0259d\u0259\u0307d",
|
|
"-\u02ccdid"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042055",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leper":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person affected with leprosy":[],
|
|
": a person shunned for moral or social reasons":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a convicted child molester who is treated as a leper wherever he goes",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In this documentary short, life in a leper colony is shown to the outside world. \u2014 cleveland , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Chief among the rudely treated are women of childbearing age and the denizens of a leper colony outside Nazareth\u2019s gates. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"When the audience sees climactic moments from the Gospels, such as Jesus\u2019s miraculous healing of a leper , the events register as disruptions of the status quo. \u2014 Chris Deville, The Atlantic , 27 June 2021",
|
|
"Many of Jesus \u2019 teachings revolve around the value of the outcast, the stranger, the leper and the suffering. \u2014 Jory Fleming, WSJ , 17 June 2021",
|
|
"All these years later, Kuchel remains a leper to the O.C. GOP. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 14 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"Weissmann should be obliged to go about wearing bells like a medieval leper to warn the unsuspecting of his approach. \u2014 Conrad Black, National Review , 29 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Set flamboyantly in the Holy Land, a miracle worker has arrived \u2014 just as one who, centuries before, healed a desperate leper who came before him after delivery of the Sermon on the Mount. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"For centuries, leper colonies and lazarettos had sequestered bodies and cargos suspected of carrying disease. \u2014 Timothy Kent Holliday, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 Apr. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from lepre leprosy, from Late Latin lepra , from Greek, from lepein to peel; perhaps akin to Lithuanian lopas piece, scrap":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8lep-\u0259r",
|
|
"\u02c8le-p\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"castaway",
|
|
"castoff",
|
|
"offscouring",
|
|
"outcast",
|
|
"pariah",
|
|
"reject"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002528",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leper's squint":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small window in the exterior wall of some medieval churches through which lepers are believed to have viewed the service being conducted at the altar":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184103",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lepero":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person in Mexico of low social and economic standing":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"American Spanish l\u00e9pero":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8lep\u0259\u02ccr\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163159",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lepid-":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": flake : scale":[
|
|
"Lepido ptera"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Greek, from lepid-, lepis scale, from lepein":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112750",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"combining form"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leprechaun":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mischievous elf (see elf sense 1 ) of Irish folklore usually believed to reveal the hiding place of treasure if caught":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the story that if you follow a rainbow to its end, you'll find a leprechaun's pot of gold",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Cal Academy might as well have had a unicorn in captivity, or a leprechaun . \u2014 Peter Hartlaub, SFChronicle.com , 7 June 2020",
|
|
"Like it or not, this guy right here is still one of your Notre Dame leprechauns ! \u2014 Shannon Ryan, chicagotribune.com , 10 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"As the Pygmies took the stage, one enthusiastic reveler waved a rare set of Crichton leprechaun beads. \u2014 al , 26 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Like it or not, this guy right here is still one of your Notre Dame leprechauns ! \u2014 Shannon Ryan, chicagotribune.com , 10 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Ireland isn't just Blarney Stones and leprechauns , and Belfast's troubled history is a key part of the story. \u2014 Rick Steves, USA TODAY , 16 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Costumed leprechauns would greet visitors at the gate, according to the Daily Telegram article printed Dec. 19 that year. \u2014 Dan Cherry, Detroit Free Press , 26 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"That meant conducting workouts in Batman pajamas or dressed as a leprechaun . \u2014 Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com , 1 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Like any exam at Notre Dame, the leprechaun selection process is extensive and thorough. \u2014 Jessica Smetana, SI.com , 20 Sep. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1604, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Irish leipreach\u00e1n":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02cck\u022fn",
|
|
"\u02c8le-pr\u0259-\u02cck\u00e4n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brownie",
|
|
"dwarf",
|
|
"elf",
|
|
"faerie",
|
|
"faery",
|
|
"fairy",
|
|
"fay",
|
|
"gnome",
|
|
"goblin",
|
|
"gremlin",
|
|
"hobgoblin",
|
|
"kobold",
|
|
"pixie",
|
|
"pixy",
|
|
"puck",
|
|
"sprite",
|
|
"troll"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174335",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leprechaunish":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mischievous elf (see elf sense 1 ) of Irish folklore usually believed to reveal the hiding place of treasure if caught":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the story that if you follow a rainbow to its end, you'll find a leprechaun's pot of gold",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Cal Academy might as well have had a unicorn in captivity, or a leprechaun . \u2014 Peter Hartlaub, SFChronicle.com , 7 June 2020",
|
|
"Like it or not, this guy right here is still one of your Notre Dame leprechauns ! \u2014 Shannon Ryan, chicagotribune.com , 10 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"As the Pygmies took the stage, one enthusiastic reveler waved a rare set of Crichton leprechaun beads. \u2014 al , 26 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Like it or not, this guy right here is still one of your Notre Dame leprechauns ! \u2014 Shannon Ryan, chicagotribune.com , 10 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Ireland isn't just Blarney Stones and leprechauns , and Belfast's troubled history is a key part of the story. \u2014 Rick Steves, USA TODAY , 16 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Costumed leprechauns would greet visitors at the gate, according to the Daily Telegram article printed Dec. 19 that year. \u2014 Dan Cherry, Detroit Free Press , 26 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"That meant conducting workouts in Batman pajamas or dressed as a leprechaun . \u2014 Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com , 1 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Like any exam at Notre Dame, the leprechaun selection process is extensive and thorough. \u2014 Jessica Smetana, SI.com , 20 Sep. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1604, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Irish leipreach\u00e1n":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02cck\u022fn",
|
|
"\u02c8le-pr\u0259-\u02cck\u00e4n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brownie",
|
|
"dwarf",
|
|
"elf",
|
|
"faerie",
|
|
"faery",
|
|
"fairy",
|
|
"fay",
|
|
"gnome",
|
|
"goblin",
|
|
"gremlin",
|
|
"hobgoblin",
|
|
"kobold",
|
|
"pixie",
|
|
"pixy",
|
|
"puck",
|
|
"sprite",
|
|
"troll"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020632",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"less":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"greater",
|
|
"higher",
|
|
"major",
|
|
"more",
|
|
"primary",
|
|
"prime",
|
|
"senior",
|
|
"superior",
|
|
"superordinate"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a smaller portion or quantity":[],
|
|
": by no means : not at all":[
|
|
"less than honest in his replies"
|
|
],
|
|
": constituting a more limited number or amount":[
|
|
"less than three",
|
|
"less than half done"
|
|
],
|
|
": destitute of : not having":[
|
|
"wit less",
|
|
"child less"
|
|
],
|
|
": diminished by : minus":[],
|
|
": more limited in quantity":[
|
|
"in less time"
|
|
],
|
|
": of lower rank, degree, or importance":[
|
|
"no less a person than the president himself"
|
|
],
|
|
": of reduced size, extent, or degree":[],
|
|
": something of less importance":[],
|
|
": to a lesser extent or degree":[],
|
|
": to a progressively smaller size or extent":[],
|
|
": unable to be acted on or to act (in a specified way)":[
|
|
"daunt less",
|
|
"fade less"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Adjective",
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"We need less talk and more work!",
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"She finished in less time than I did.",
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"Less detail is sometimes better than more detail.",
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"8 times 2 is less than 6 times 3.",
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"We made it there in less than six hours.",
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"The whole procedure takes less than five minutes.",
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"The illness affects less than one percent of the population.",
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"Adverb",
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"This test seemed much less difficult than the last one.",
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"Which test is the less difficult of the two?",
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"Do you have another one that's less expensive?",
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"She visits much less often than she used to.",
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"They're focusing more on quality and less on quantity.",
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"Their band is less concerned with making music than with making money.",
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"Preposition",
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"We earned two hundred dollars, less travel expenses.",
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"Adjective suffix",
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"my first pain less day since leaving the hospital",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Disney insiders privately point to mixed reviews from critics \u2014 at least for a Pixar offering \u2014 less -than-rave audience scores, as well as marketing and brand confusion. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
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"That changed on Father\u2019s Day 2022, when Jenner uploaded two celebratory posts, including a cute, caption- less picture of baby boy feet standing next to adult man feet\u2014both wearing matching gray and white Nike sneakers. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 21 June 2022",
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"Steven Stamkos scored his first points of the series with a goal and assist. Cirelli (13 games) and Corey Perry (nine games) ended long goal- less droughts. \u2014 Mike Brehm, USA TODAY , 21 June 2022",
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"The Wildcats head to Camp Shallow Lake, a California sleepaway camp, where they and their fellow campers are primed for an unforgettable summer ripe with romance, curfew- less nights and a taste of the great outdoors. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 21 June 2022",
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"At 6-7 with a wingspan of 7 feet, Terry could prove capable of defending point guards through power forwards, therefore meshing with Erik Spoelstra\u2019s preference for position- less lineups. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
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"Dimon, often considered the voice of the banking industry, is just one of many Wall Street titans painting a less -than-rosy economic picture. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 19 June 2022",
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"Russia\u2019s gradual cutting of gas supplies has raised the specter of a potential fuel shortage if Europe goes into winter with less -than-full stowages. \u2014 William Boston, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
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"For Kamala, that\u2019s a 16-year-old, driver\u2019s license- less teen with supernatural superpowers. \u2014 Katherine Singh, refinery29.com , 16 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"Another bonus is that duffel bags\u2014even wheeled ones\u2014are generally less expensive than their hard-sided counterparts. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
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"It\u2019s faster, less expensive and yields far more data. \u2014 John Davies, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
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"The monthly rate of around $1,300 was far less expensive than a comparable vacation rental. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
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"But for a reasonably successful paper (one that gets cited 25 times), women are about 20 percent less likely than men to end up on the author list. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 22 June 2022",
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"The fare-watchers at Hopper say prices paid this month are down about $20 from the average in May, but attributes that to travelers purchasing less expensive fall flights. \u2014 Gregory Wallace, CNN , 21 June 2022",
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"Though its polyester satin isn't as smooth as real silk, this one's less expensive and much more durable. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
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"The company is launching fewer new products and instead adding extensions to existing lines, which are quicker and less costly to produce, said Suze Dowling, its co-founder and chief business officer. \u2014 Suzanne Kapner, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
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"For a less expensive option, consider the Vivohome Polyresin Lightweight Antique Outdoor Garden Bird Bath. \u2014 Rena Behar, Better Homes & Gardens , 17 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Jobless and benefit- less : What should COVID-19's economic victims do for health insurance? \u2014 Shefali Luthra, Phil Galewitz And Rachel Bluth, USA TODAY , 3 Apr. 2020",
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"Hassett warned that March job lesses could be among the worst on record. \u2014 Kathryn Watson, CBS News , 20 Mar. 2020",
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"But that doesn't make the scar (and the fall that preceded it) any less of an emotional trauma. \u2014 Leah Prinzivalli, Allure , 8 Oct. 2018",
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"The have- lesses would dig in and hope to sneak something on the break. \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 17 June 2018",
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"Sometimes burp- less is used as a marketing term for Asian varieties of cucumbers. \u2014 The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2017",
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"Studying at home makes child care less of an obstacle and cuts out commuting time. \u2014 Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com , 4 Feb. 2018",
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"The Giants were shut out for the first time 13 years at Arizona, pulse- less on offense. \u2014 Peter King, SI.com , 26 Dec. 2017",
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"Sleek and Brushed Back Another way to help to minimize the exposure of the scalp is to go part- less with a sleek, brushed back, wet look. \u2014 Wendy Sy, Allure , 24 Oct. 2017",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
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"Get ready for a lot less facial hair on your television. \u2014 Megan Friedman, Country Living , 17 Nov. 2016"
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"1623, in the meaning defined above":"Preposition",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English -les, -lesse , from Old English -l\u0113as , from l\u0113as devoid, false; akin to Old High German l\u014ds loose, Old English losian to get lost \u2014 more at lose":"Adjective suffix",
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"Middle English, partly from Old English l\u01e3s , adverb & noun; partly from l\u01e3ssa , adjective; akin to Old Frisian l\u0113s less":"Adjective, Adverb, Noun, and Preposition"
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},
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"\u02c8les",
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"l\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"inferior",
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"junior",
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"lesser",
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"lower",
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"minor",
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"smaller",
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"subordinate"
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adjective suffix",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"preposition"
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]
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},
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"lessen":{
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"antonyms":[
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"aggrandize",
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"amplify",
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"augment",
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"boost",
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"enlarge",
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"escalate",
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"expand",
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"increase",
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"raise"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to lower in status or dignity : degrade":[],
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": to reduce in size, extent, or degree":[
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"lessen tensions between nations"
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],
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": to represent as of little value":[],
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": to shrink in size, number, or degree : decrease":[
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"The pain will lessen over time."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Medication helps lessen the severity of the symptoms.",
|
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"we lessened our efforts as it became clear they weren't having an effect",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Pinto reckons that waning affordability will lessen the pace of purchases. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 26 June 2022",
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"Cory Mottice, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Billings, Montana, said rain is not in the immediate forecast, and cooler temperatures will lessen the snowmelt in coming days. \u2014 Amy Beth Hanson, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
|
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"Cory Mottice, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Billings, Montana, said rain is not in the immediate forecast, and cooler temperatures will lessen the snowmelt in coming days. \u2014 Amy Beth Hanson And Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune , 14 June 2022",
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"Cory Mottice, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Billings, Montana, said rain is not in the immediate forecast, and cooler temperatures will lessen the snowmelt in coming days. \u2014 CBS News , 14 June 2022",
|
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"Cory Mottice, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Billings, Montana, said rain is not in the immediate forecast, and cooler temperatures will lessen the snowmelt in coming days. \u2014 Amy Beth Hanson, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Cory Mottice, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Billings, Mont., said rain is not in the immediate forecast, and cooler temperatures will lessen the snowmelt in coming days. \u2014 Amy Beth Hanson And, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"By comparison, rising food prices have been linked to supply-chain disruptions that the Fed believes will lessen in 2022. \u2014 Nick Sargen, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
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"Go to the dermatologist\u2019s office for a shot of this corticosteroid, and the pimple will dramatically lessen and possibly even disappear in 24 to 48 hours. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 27 Dec. 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8le-s\u1d4an"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for lessen decrease , lessen , diminish , reduce , abate , dwindle mean to grow or make less. decrease suggests a progressive decline in size, amount, numbers, or intensity. slowly decreased the amount of pressure lessen suggests a decline in amount rather than in number. has been unable to lessen her debt diminish emphasizes a perceptible loss and implies its subtraction from a total. his visual acuity has diminished reduce implies a bringing down or lowering. you must reduce your caloric intake abate implies a reducing of something excessive or oppressive in force or amount. the storm abated dwindle implies progressive lessening and is applied to things growing visibly smaller. their provisions dwindled slowly",
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"synonyms":[
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"abate",
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"de-escalate",
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"decrease",
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"dent",
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"deplete",
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"diminish",
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"downscale",
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"downsize",
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"drop",
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"dwindle",
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"ease",
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"knock down",
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"lower",
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"reduce"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062033",
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
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|
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"lessening":{
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"antonyms":[
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"aggrandize",
|
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"amplify",
|
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"augment",
|
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"boost",
|
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"enlarge",
|
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"escalate",
|
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"expand",
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"increase",
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"raise"
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": to reduce in size, extent, or degree":[
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"lessen tensions between nations"
|
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],
|
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": to represent as of little value":[],
|
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": to shrink in size, number, or degree : decrease":[
|
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"The pain will lessen over time."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Medication helps lessen the severity of the symptoms.",
|
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"we lessened our efforts as it became clear they weren't having an effect",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Pinto reckons that waning affordability will lessen the pace of purchases. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Cory Mottice, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Billings, Montana, said rain is not in the immediate forecast, and cooler temperatures will lessen the snowmelt in coming days. \u2014 Amy Beth Hanson, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Cory Mottice, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Billings, Montana, said rain is not in the immediate forecast, and cooler temperatures will lessen the snowmelt in coming days. \u2014 Amy Beth Hanson And Matthew Brown, Chicago Tribune , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Cory Mottice, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Billings, Montana, said rain is not in the immediate forecast, and cooler temperatures will lessen the snowmelt in coming days. \u2014 CBS News , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Cory Mottice, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Billings, Montana, said rain is not in the immediate forecast, and cooler temperatures will lessen the snowmelt in coming days. \u2014 Amy Beth Hanson, Anchorage Daily News , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Cory Mottice, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Billings, Mont., said rain is not in the immediate forecast, and cooler temperatures will lessen the snowmelt in coming days. \u2014 Amy Beth Hanson And, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"By comparison, rising food prices have been linked to supply-chain disruptions that the Fed believes will lessen in 2022. \u2014 Nick Sargen, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Go to the dermatologist\u2019s office for a shot of this corticosteroid, and the pimple will dramatically lessen and possibly even disappear in 24 to 48 hours. \u2014 Sarah Jacoby, SELF , 27 Dec. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8le-s\u1d4an"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for lessen decrease , lessen , diminish , reduce , abate , dwindle mean to grow or make less. decrease suggests a progressive decline in size, amount, numbers, or intensity. slowly decreased the amount of pressure lessen suggests a decline in amount rather than in number. has been unable to lessen her debt diminish emphasizes a perceptible loss and implies its subtraction from a total. his visual acuity has diminished reduce implies a bringing down or lowering. you must reduce your caloric intake abate implies a reducing of something excessive or oppressive in force or amount. the storm abated dwindle implies progressive lessening and is applied to things growing visibly smaller. their provisions dwindled slowly",
|
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"synonyms":[
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"abate",
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"de-escalate",
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"decrease",
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"dent",
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"deplete",
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"diminish",
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"downscale",
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"downsize",
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"drop",
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"dwindle",
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"ease",
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"knock down",
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"lower",
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"reduce"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014237",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
|
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"lesser":{
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"antonyms":[
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"greater",
|
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"higher",
|
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"major",
|
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"more",
|
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"primary",
|
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"prime",
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"senior",
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"superior",
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"superordinate"
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": less":[
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"lesser -known"
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],
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
|
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"The winner will receive $100; lesser amounts will be given to three runners-up.",
|
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"A lesser man than he might have simply given up.",
|
|
"She agreed to plead guilty to a lesser charge.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"However, only a good faith transferee may take advantage of \u00a7 8(d) \u2014 a transferee not in good faith is not entitled to any deduction, whether 100% of REV or some lesser amount. \u2014 Jay Adkisson, Forbes , 20 June 2022",
|
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"Betsey Johnson, Banana Republic, Gap and lesser known, but unique labels. \u2014 AccessAtlanta , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, other names, like assistant coaches Chris Horton (Baltimore), Randy Jordan (Washington), Thomas Brown (L.A. Rams) and scouts Jeff Scott (Philadelphia) and Tim Terry (Kansas City) to name a few, remain lesser known. \u2014 Mike Jones, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Facing up to 10 years in prison on those charges, Westmoreland instead pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of using interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"News, Westmoreland, 52, struck a deal with prosecutors and pleaded to a lesser charge of using interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor. \u2014 Oliver Gettell, EW.com , 6 June 2022",
|
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"On Tuesday, Pekrul pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of second-degree reckless homicide, online court records show. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"His attorneys argued for a lesser charge of reckless homicide. \u2014 Johnny Magdaleno, The Indianapolis Star , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Dunn pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter with a firearm on March 11 and now faces a sentence of up to 17 years 6 months in prison, according to a report from WFLA.com. \u2014 Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
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"The performance will showcase some of Monk\u2019s classic and lesser -known songs alike, each a marvel of soulful ingenuity. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 June 2022",
|
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"While far lesser known than his first cousin, Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Kent has a royal career worth noting. \u2014 Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country , 17 May 2022",
|
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"The government is seeking lesser but still significant sentences for other co-defendants. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Wars are increasingly asymmetric\u2014the lesser -armed side can put up a strong fight. \u2014 Andy Kessler, WSJ , 27 Mar. 2022",
|
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"In reality, this means that both highly and lesser -trained athletes will utilize a little fat for fuel during a half marathon. \u2014 Andrew Hamilton, Outside Online , 11 Mar. 2020",
|
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"Though lesser known, all four carry out official royal duties. \u2014 Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR , 6 May 2022",
|
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"His new book, released in January by Our Daily Bread Publishing, chronicles the faith journeys of famous and lesser -known Black Americans from before the American Revolution to today. \u2014 Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
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"One of the most useful but lesser -known features of Meta\u2019s Quest 2 virtual reality (VR) headset is its ability to track the physical exertion of the user across various apps. \u2014 Adario Strange, Quartz , 11 Mar. 2022"
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|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
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"minor",
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|
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|
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|
|
"lesson":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"educate",
|
|
"indoctrinate",
|
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"instruct",
|
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"school",
|
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"teach",
|
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"train",
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"tutor"
|
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|
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": an instructive example":[
|
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"the lessons of history"
|
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],
|
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": lecture , rebuke":[],
|
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": reprimand":[],
|
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": something learned by study or experience":[
|
|
"his years of travel had taught him valuable lessons"
|
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],
|
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": to give a lesson to : instruct":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"You can't go out to play until you've finished your lessons .",
|
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"The book is divided into 12 lessons .",
|
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"She took piano lessons for years.",
|
|
"political leaders who have failed to learn the lessons of history",
|
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"I've learned my lesson \u2014I'll never do that again!",
|
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"Let that be a lesson to you \u2014if you don't take better care of your toys they'll get broken!",
|
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"Verb",
|
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"would tirelessly lesson the children in proper manners",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The Ukrainians learned this lesson the hard way in 2017 when Russian special forces dropping thermite grenades from quadcopters destroyed a series of ammunitions dumps. \u2014 David Hambling, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
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"For a lesson \u2014 or a local guide who will take you to the best spots \u2014 check out Surf Lessons Puerto Rico, an outfit that's been in operation for over 20 years. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 21 June 2022",
|
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"History lesson : Rocky River Public Library will present a talk on the history of Bradstreet\u2019s Landing at 7 p.m. Thursday (June 23) in the library auditorium, 1600 Hampton Road in Rocky River. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 21 June 2022",
|
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"In other words, the lesson the grandfather mouse learned, that the cherry blossom scent means danger, was transmitted to its son and grandson. \u2014 Rachel Yehuda, Scientific American , 18 June 2022",
|
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"But legalese and lengthy live testimony eclipsed the drama on Day Three, turning the proceedings from a gripping narrative into a dry, if necessary, schoolhouse lesson . \u2014 Lorraine Alitelevision Critic, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
|
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"There\u2019s a lesson there for the rest of the health care industry. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
|
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"Indianapolis learned a lesson about counting on a young, unproven quarterback as the backup last season. \u2014 Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star , 13 May 2022",
|
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"Americans learned this lesson the hard way in the 1970s, and a new generation is having to learn it again. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 11 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"Democrats are battling among themselves over how, and whether, to lesson some of these curbs. \u2014 Howard Gleckman, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Oregon tried to lesson the load on Verdell the past few springs, with last year\u2019s practices cut short before full contact any way. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Regents were deciding whether to drop four men\u2019s sports -- indoor and outdoor track, gymnastics and tennis -- as part of the athletic department\u2019s attempt to lesson the financial blow caused by the coronavirus pandemic. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Oct. 2020",
|
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"The Pac-12\u2032s daily, rapid-response testing will lesson the risk of those kind of outbreaks within a team. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 Sep. 2020",
|
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"In theory, the Pac-12\u2032s greater resources and capability for frequent and rapid testing should lesson the risk. \u2014 oregonlive , 10 Sep. 2020",
|
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"The fluted barrel, besides adding a distinctive look to the gun, helps lesson the overall weight to just under 8 pounds. \u2014 Savage Arms, Field & Stream , 30 July 2020",
|
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"To lesson their harmful impact on the environment, 35 Starbucks stores began charging customers who use the paper cups on Monday, February 26. \u2014 Suzannah Weiss, Teen Vogue , 27 Feb. 2018",
|
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"LESSON 3: EMBRACE RIVALRY If competition brings out the best in us, what does rivalry\u2014a sort of turbo-competition\u2014do? \u2014 Jon Wertheim, SI.com , 25 Aug. 2017"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French le\u00e7on , from Late Latin lection-, lectio , from Latin, act of reading, from legere to read \u2014 more at legend":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8le-s\u1d4an"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"assignment",
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"reading"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054814",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"lest we forget":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": it should not be forgotten":[
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"She's a talented singer and, lest we forget , a fine musician as well."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101305",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"lestodon":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of large South American Pleistocene ground sloths":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Greek l\u0113ist\u0113s robber + New Latin -odon":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8lest\u0259\u02ccd\u00e4n"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131543",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"let":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a shot or point in racket games that does not count and must be replayed":[],
|
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": article worn on":[
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"wrist let"
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],
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": hinder , prevent":[],
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": small one":[
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"book let"
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],
|
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": something that impedes : obstruction":[
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"ruled his little world without hindrance or let",
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"\u2014 B. F. Reilly"
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],
|
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": to abandon self-restraint : let fly":[
|
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"spoke in clipped sentences, as if fearful of letting go",
|
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"\u2014 David Kline",
|
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"there just to party, just to let go",
|
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"\u2014 Philippe Vergne"
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],
|
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": to act without pretense or self-restraint":[],
|
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": to assign especially after bids":[
|
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"let a contract"
|
|
],
|
|
": to become awarded to a contractor":[],
|
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": to become rented or leased":[],
|
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": to cause to : make":[
|
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"let me know"
|
|
],
|
|
": to dismiss from employment":[
|
|
"the firm let him go at the end of the month"
|
|
],
|
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": to do or utter something without restraint":[
|
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"let rip at the press"
|
|
],
|
|
": to fail to take care of : neglect":[
|
|
"let himself go and got real fat",
|
|
"\u2014 Bill Parcells"
|
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],
|
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": to free from or as if from confinement":[
|
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"let out a scream",
|
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"let blood"
|
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],
|
|
": to give away a secret":[],
|
|
": to give opportunity to or fail to prevent":[
|
|
"live and let live",
|
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"a break in the clouds let us see the summit",
|
|
"let the opportunity slip"
|
|
],
|
|
": to give unrestrained expression to an emotion or utterance":[
|
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"let fly with some sharp rebukes",
|
|
"\u2014 Janice Castro"
|
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],
|
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": to hurl an object":[],
|
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": to make an adjustment to":[
|
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"let out the waist"
|
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],
|
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": to offer or grant for rent or lease":[
|
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"let rooms"
|
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],
|
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": to permit to enter, pass, or leave":[
|
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"let them through",
|
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"let them off with a warning"
|
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],
|
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": to relax or release one's hold":[
|
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"\u2014 used with of let go of stress \u2014 Kathy McCoy let go of my arm"
|
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],
|
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": to reveal one's true feelings : act without dissimulation":[],
|
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": to subject to vigorous assault":[],
|
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": to utter or release without restraint":[
|
|
"let 'er rip"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"The first serve was a let .",
|
|
"a private resort that allows vacationers to experience without let the joys of nudism",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"But as leader of the opposition, Mr. Netanyahu refused to let his party or its allies help the coalition pass legislation considered fundamental to state functioning but ideologically difficult for some Arab lawmakers to support. \u2014 Dov Lieber, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The newsletter startup Substack has let go 13 of its 90 employees, largely in HR and writer support. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Morello retweeted a fan who said that the one-song playlist was due to the DJs being let go. \u2014 Spin Staff, SPIN , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Your goal is to never let your potted tomato plants dry out enough to wilt. \u2014 Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"In a series of decisions after the August 2020 rolling blackouts, the state water board agreed to let those plants keep operating three more years. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"There is literally never a dull Billy Porter red carpet moment \u2014 let this photo be exhibit A. \u2014 Allure Staff, Allure , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Garland didn't let his abbreviated career at Vanderbilt keep him from making a statement on draft night. \u2014 Damon Brooks Jr., USA TODAY , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"The goal was to let countries restructure debt that typically had less favorable terms with higher grade debt at lower interest. \u2014 Anne Field, Forbes , 24 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English leten , from Old English l\u01e3tan ; akin to Old High German l\u0101zzan to permit, and perhaps to Lithuanian l\u0117nas tranquil":"Verb",
|
|
"Middle English letten , from Old English lettan to delay, hinder; akin to Old High German lezzen to delay, hurt, Old English l\u01e3t late":"Verb",
|
|
"Middle English, from Middle French -elet , from -el , diminutive suffix (from Latin -ellus ) + -et":"Noun suffix"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8let",
|
|
"l\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for let Verb (1) hire , let , lease , rent , charter mean to engage or grant for use at a price. hire and let , strictly speaking, are complementary terms, hire implying the act of engaging or taking for use and let the granting of use. we hired a car for the summer decided to let the cottage to a young couple lease strictly implies a letting under the terms of a contract but is often applied to hiring on a lease. the diplomat leased an apartment for a year rent stresses the payment of money for the full use of property and may imply either hiring or letting. instead of buying a house, they decided to rent will not rent to families with children charter applies to the hiring or letting of a vehicle usually for exclusive use. charter a bus to go to the game",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balk",
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"clog",
|
|
"cramp",
|
|
"crimp",
|
|
"deterrent",
|
|
"drag",
|
|
"embarrassment",
|
|
"encumbrance",
|
|
"fetter",
|
|
"handicap",
|
|
"hindrance",
|
|
"holdback",
|
|
"hurdle",
|
|
"impediment",
|
|
"inhibition",
|
|
"interference",
|
|
"manacle",
|
|
"obstacle",
|
|
"obstruction",
|
|
"shackles",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"stumbling block",
|
|
"trammel"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210036",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun suffix",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"let alone":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": to say nothing of : not to mention"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I don't have enough money for a new car, let alone a luxury sedan."
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1765, in the meaning defined above"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"much less",
|
|
"never mind",
|
|
"still less"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-074027",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"conjunction"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"let bug":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to disclose information":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with a negative didna mean to let bug about it \u2014 J. J. Bell"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from let entry 3 + bug (origin unknown) or dab":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131856",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"let down":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cheat",
|
|
"disappoint",
|
|
"dissatisfy",
|
|
"fail"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a physiological response of a lactating mammal to suckling and allied stimuli whereby previously secreted milk from the acini is expelled into ducts and drawn through the nipple":[],
|
|
": a slackening of effort : relaxation":[],
|
|
": disappoint":[
|
|
"the plot lets you down at the end",
|
|
"afraid of letting his father down"
|
|
],
|
|
": discouragement , disappointment":[
|
|
"his latest novel is a letdown"
|
|
],
|
|
": the descent of an aircraft or spacecraft to the point at which a landing approach is begun":[],
|
|
": to allow to descend gradually":[],
|
|
": to fail to support":[
|
|
"felt her parents had let her down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the museum exhibit was just so-so, and we returned home with a vague sense of letdown",
|
|
"the eagerly anticipated new movie starring our favorite actor turned out to be a big letdown",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"with my poor performance I really felt that I had let my teammates down",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"His set was a bit of a letdown , given the energy level and growing crowd size as the familiar DJ hit the stage. \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Love, Death and Robots is back with season 3, the collection of sci-fi shorts on Netflix that was fantastic in season 1, but a bit of a letdown in season 2. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"For one so animalish, that might seem like a letdown . \u2014 Jeremy Mccarter, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Going into the Tokyo Games, anything less would have seemed like a letdown . \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 4 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Still, the many days of buildup also risked the summit seeming like a letdown . \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 16 June 2021",
|
|
"Those subplots serve as a drag on the show, which makes the last half of the season feel like a letdown after its promising start. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 7 May 2021",
|
|
"Many analysts expect low-single-digit annual returns, about 5 percent, for the next few years \u2014 a huge letdown from the roughly 17 percent average annual return that the S&P generated in the decade leading up to the start of this year. \u2014 Michael Corkery, New York Times , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"After a 5-5 letdown in 2020, the struggles continued with a Week 1 loss at UCLA in 2021, and the grumbles became too loud to ignore even with a victory against Florida. \u2014 Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8dau\u0307n",
|
|
"\u02c8let-\u02ccdau\u0307n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"disappointment",
|
|
"dismay",
|
|
"dissatisfaction",
|
|
"frustration"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213138",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"let on":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": pretend":[
|
|
"let on to being a stranger"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make acknowledgment : admit":[
|
|
"knows more than he lets on"
|
|
],
|
|
": to reveal a secret":[
|
|
"nobody let on about the surprise party"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she's not half as innocent as she likes to let on"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1725, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dissemble",
|
|
"dissimulate",
|
|
"make out",
|
|
"pretend"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225051",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"let on (about)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"to make known (as information previously kept secret) we agreed not to let on about our marriage plans to anyone"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-150859",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"let up":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"break off",
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"cease",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"conclude",
|
|
"dead-end",
|
|
"determine",
|
|
"die",
|
|
"discontinue",
|
|
"elapse",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"expire",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"lapse",
|
|
"leave off",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"terminate",
|
|
"wind up",
|
|
"wink (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a lessening of effort, activity, or intensity":[],
|
|
": cease , stop":[],
|
|
": to become less severe":[
|
|
"\u2014 used with on"
|
|
],
|
|
": to diminish or slow down : slacken":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the downpour continued for hours without letup",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"the rain let up just as we reached the house",
|
|
"the windmill slowed down as the wind let up",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Even as Russia stymies Ukrainian ports and seizes farmland, there has been no letup in vessels leaving Russia\u2019s busiest Black Sea grain terminals. \u2014 Yusuf Khan, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The Federal Reserve is rolling out the heavy artillery in its bid to fight historic inflation that has shown little letup . \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"While the letup in annual inflation may have given President Biden and the Fed a dose of comfort, the overall picture remains worrying. \u2014 Jeanna Smialek, New York Times , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Likewise, there was little sign of a letup on China\u2019s economically important property sector, where many developers that aren\u2019t state-backed are struggling with a slowdown in sales and a drying-up of funding markets. \u2014 Rebecca Feng And Clarence Leong, WSJ , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"With no letup in the war, the White House has asked Congress for $10 billion in emergency funding, with money going toward humanitarian aid and security needs. \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Officials said a letup in demand for tests over the summer and fall, despite the rapid spread of the Delta variant, had caused some companies to pull back their manufacturing, which has compounded the current shortages. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, Jeremy Diamond And Kaitlan Collins, CNN , 28 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"And, there has been no letup in mass shootings either. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 23 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"There is no letup in an NBA schedule, and no team will have sympathy for the Pacers (1-4). \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 29 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"1836, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8let-\u02cc\u0259p"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"braking",
|
|
"deceleration",
|
|
"downshift",
|
|
"retardation",
|
|
"slowdown"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102056",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"let's see":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120336",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"letch":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lecher":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a sudden letch for chocolate",
|
|
"she's developed quite a letch for that movie star\u2014and he's young enough to be her son",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Side effects include nausea, dizziness, numbness, dumbness, Dementias, deletions, leeches, letches , hexes, hoaxes, hocus-pocuses, And, if there is justice, spiritual, moral, federal, state, & local charges. \u2014 Terrance Hayes, The New Yorker , 2 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Men who preyed on younger women were called letches , cradle-robbers, dogs. \u2014 Jill Ciment, Harper's magazine , 10 June 2019",
|
|
"Was White going to break down and admit he\u2019s a letch ? \u2014 David Whitley, OrlandoSentinel.com , 15 Feb. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1757, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"back-formation from letcher , alteration of lecher":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8lech"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appetency",
|
|
"appetite",
|
|
"craving",
|
|
"desire",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"hankering",
|
|
"hunger",
|
|
"itch",
|
|
"jones",
|
|
"longing",
|
|
"lust",
|
|
"passion",
|
|
"pining",
|
|
"thirst",
|
|
"thirstiness",
|
|
"urge",
|
|
"yearning",
|
|
"yen"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104045",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"letdown":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cheat",
|
|
"disappoint",
|
|
"dissatisfy",
|
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"fail"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a physiological response of a lactating mammal to suckling and allied stimuli whereby previously secreted milk from the acini is expelled into ducts and drawn through the nipple":[],
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": a slackening of effort : relaxation":[],
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": disappoint":[
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"the plot lets you down at the end",
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"afraid of letting his father down"
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],
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": discouragement , disappointment":[
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"his latest novel is a letdown"
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],
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": the descent of an aircraft or spacecraft to the point at which a landing approach is begun":[],
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": to allow to descend gradually":[],
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": to fail to support":[
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"felt her parents had let her down"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"the museum exhibit was just so-so, and we returned home with a vague sense of letdown",
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"the eagerly anticipated new movie starring our favorite actor turned out to be a big letdown",
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"Verb",
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"with my poor performance I really felt that I had let my teammates down",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"His set was a bit of a letdown , given the energy level and growing crowd size as the familiar DJ hit the stage. \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 29 May 2022",
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"Love, Death and Robots is back with season 3, the collection of sci-fi shorts on Netflix that was fantastic in season 1, but a bit of a letdown in season 2. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 23 May 2022",
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"For one so animalish, that might seem like a letdown . \u2014 Jeremy Mccarter, WSJ , 1 Oct. 2021",
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"Going into the Tokyo Games, anything less would have seemed like a letdown . \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 4 Aug. 2021",
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"Still, the many days of buildup also risked the summit seeming like a letdown . \u2014 Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker , 16 June 2021",
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"Those subplots serve as a drag on the show, which makes the last half of the season feel like a letdown after its promising start. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 7 May 2021",
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"Many analysts expect low-single-digit annual returns, about 5 percent, for the next few years \u2014 a huge letdown from the roughly 17 percent average annual return that the S&P generated in the decade leading up to the start of this year. \u2014 Michael Corkery, New York Times , 13 May 2022",
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"After a 5-5 letdown in 2020, the struggles continued with a Week 1 loss at UCLA in 2021, and the grumbles became too loud to ignore even with a victory against Florida. \u2014 Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY , 28 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8dau\u0307n",
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"\u02c8let-\u02ccdau\u0307n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"disappointment",
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"dismay",
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"dissatisfaction",
|
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"frustration"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181416",
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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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"lethal":{
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"antonyms":[
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"healthful",
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"healthy",
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"nonfatal",
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"nonlethal",
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"wholesome"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an abnormality of genetic origin causing the death of the organism possessing it":[],
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": capable of causing death":[
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"lethal chemicals"
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],
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": gravely damaging or destructive : devastating":[
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"a lethal attack on his reputation"
|
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],
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": lethal gene":[],
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": of, relating to, or causing death":[
|
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"death by lethal injection"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"a potentially lethal dose of a drug",
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"He was sentenced to death by lethal injection.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Health officials have warned that while Omicron has proven less deadly than other strains of COVID so far, new mutations could be more lethal . \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
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"The additive was so toxic, even a splash on the skin could be lethal . \u2014 Michael J. Coren, Quartz , 16 June 2022",
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"Even when guns are not lethal , research shows they are used by abusers to threaten victims. \u2014 Abigail Higgins, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
|
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"Most of these are lethal , but surviving cells will pass down whatever changes occurred to all their daughter cells, creating a sort of alternative genetic lineage. \u2014 Laura Hercher, Scientific American , 1 June 2022",
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"But a recent study of Massachusetts death data shows the opposite to be true: Even the supposedly mild Omicron variant was exceedingly lethal . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
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"Reaching epidemic proportions on no less than five occasions during the late 15th and early 16th centuries, sweating sickness was highly lethal . \u2014 Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country , 24 May 2022",
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"Just like most insects, the majority of plant diseases aren't lethal . \u2014 Chris Mckeown, The Enquirer , 21 May 2022",
|
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"The disease has been more lethal in rural communities than in urban ones. \u2014 Karen Kaplanscience And Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times , 17 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Almost 8 of 10 lethal overdose victims had no contact with the agency before their deaths, the report found. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Sep. 2020",
|
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"In response to Russian operations and Chinese advances, the USAF is battling for air superiority in the Arctic with its most valuable\u2014and lethal \u2014assets in Alaska, including the F-22A Raptor and F-35A Joint Strike Fighter. \u2014 Jeff Bolton, Popular Mechanics , 19 July 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1917, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"circa 1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin letalis, lethalis , from letum death":"Adjective and Noun"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8l\u0113-th\u0259l"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for lethal Adjective deadly , mortal , fatal , lethal mean causing or capable of causing death. deadly applies to an established or very likely cause of death. a deadly disease mortal implies that death has occurred or is inevitable. a mortal wound fatal stresses the inevitability of what has in fact resulted in death or destruction. fatal consequences lethal applies to something that is bound to cause death or exists for the destruction of life. lethal gas",
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"synonyms":[
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"baleful",
|
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"deadly",
|
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"deathly",
|
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"fatal",
|
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"fell",
|
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"killer",
|
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"mortal",
|
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"murderous",
|
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"pestilent",
|
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"terminal",
|
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"vital"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190724",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
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"noun",
|
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"noun,"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"lethargic":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"active"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": indifferent , apathetic":[
|
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"The legislature was lethargic in considering the bill."
|
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],
|
|
": of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish":[
|
|
"The patient was weak and lethargic ."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"You'll need to move your lure as slowly as possible to tempt the lethargic fish into feeding \u2026 \u2014 Lenny Rudow , Boating , December 1997",
|
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"\u2026 became a drifter and for a time an alcoholic and finally lapsed into lethargic self-abasement. \u2014 Stanley Karnow , New York Times Book Review , 14 Oct. 1984",
|
|
"The audience was cold and lethargic . It is true there were about fifty-seven applauses, but they were not roars of enthusiasm by any means. \u2014 Lady Bird Johnson 12 Jan. 1966 , in A White House Diary , 1970",
|
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"The patient is weak and lethargic .",
|
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"a big meal always makes me feel lethargic and sleepy",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Huskies looked lethargic out of the gate, committing eight turnovers in the first 14 minutes. \u2014 Alexa Philippou, courant.com , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Whiteside looked extremely lethargic all game long. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 9 Jan. 2022",
|
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"For three days in early May, the Alaska Raptor Center received multiple calls about a bald eagle in the Sitka Historical National Park that appeared lethargic and didn\u2019t fly away even when people got close. \u2014 Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"The officer talked to the driver, who smelled like booze and appeared lethargic . \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Wood overall seemed lethargic , taking just four shots in the first half, all from 3. \u2014 Rahat Huq, Chron , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Signs to go to the ER include if the child becomes confused, has persistent nausea or vomiting, is lethargic or more drowsy than normal or has severe headaches that don't get better. \u2014 Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Hertha had taken an early lead against a lethargic Borussia Dortmund side in the 18th minute when Ishak Belfodil scored. \u2014 Manuel Veth, Forbes , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Also, if the symptoms are persistent and not getting better, or if your child starts getting lethargic , contact your doctor. \u2014 Katia Hetter, CNN , 9 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see lethargy":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"le-",
|
|
"l\u0259-\u02c8th\u00e4r-jik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"inactive",
|
|
"inert",
|
|
"quiescent",
|
|
"sleepy",
|
|
"sluggish",
|
|
"torpid"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001039",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lethargy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"vigor",
|
|
"vim",
|
|
"vitality",
|
|
"vivacity"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": abnormal drowsiness":[],
|
|
": the quality or state of being lazy, sluggish, or indifferent":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"However, on arrival, a mysterious illness had debilitated Darcus Bowden. An illness that no doctor could find any physical symptoms of, but which manifested itself in the most incredible lethargy , creating in Darcus \u2026 a lifelong affection for the dole, the armchair, and British television. \u2014 Zadie Smith , White Teeth , 2001",
|
|
"Warming himself ever so briefly had shaken away the lethargy and resignation and restored his will to survive. \u2014 Lois Lowry , The Giver , 1993",
|
|
"Dick Gale drew a long, deep breath. A coldness, a lethargy , an indifference that had weighed upon him for months had passed out of his being. \u2014 Zane Grey , Desert Gold , 1913",
|
|
"Then it occurred to me that I had shut the window before I had come to bed. I would have got out to make certain on the point, but some leaden lethargy seemed to chain my limbs and even my will. \u2014 Bram Stoker , Dracula , 1897",
|
|
"St. Clare knew this well; and often, in many a weary hour, he heard that slender, childish voice calling him to the skies, and saw that little hand pointing to him the way of life; but a heavy lethargy of sorrow lay on him,\u2014he could not arise. \u2014 Harriet Beecher Stowe , Uncle Tom's Cabin , 1852",
|
|
"Symptoms of the disease include loss of appetite and lethargy .",
|
|
"I snapped out of my lethargy and began cleaning the house.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"These include: diarrhea, decreased appetite, lethargy , a sore belly, bloating, hunching and straining to poop. \u2014 Mike Snider, USA TODAY , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Some symptoms include fever, lethargy , bleeding from the nose or mouth, and breathing difficulties\u2014though in many cases the disease does not have symptoms before death. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"More severe cases of salmonellosis can include a high fever, body aches, headaches, lethargy , a rash, blood in the urine or stool and in some cases may be fatal. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"For humans, that level of lethargy would come at a cost. \u2014 Chris Woolston, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"But the game was the latest example of a Nets performance that could be quantified as a head-scratching mix of world-beating talent and worrisome lethargy . \u2014 New York Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s a definite lethargy in my life, that\u2019s for sure. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Be warned: Ingesting too much can result in a range of possible side effects\u2014from an irregular heartbeat to high blood pressure, muscle weakness, and lethargy \u2014caused by glycyrrhizin depleting your body\u2019s potassium levels. \u2014 Rebecca Douglas, Bon App\u00e9tit , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The most common symptoms in pets exposed to cannabis included disorientation, lethargy , abnormal or uncoordinated movements such as swaying, lowered heart rate and urinary incontinence. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 20 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English litargie , from Medieval Latin litargia , from Late Latin lethargia , from Greek l\u0113thargia , from l\u0113thargos forgetful, lethargic, irregular from l\u0113th\u0113":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8le-th\u0259r-j\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8leth-\u0259r-j\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for lethargy lethargy , languor , lassitude , stupor , torpor mean physical or mental inertness. lethargy implies such drowsiness or aversion to activity as is induced by disease, injury, or drugs. months of lethargy followed my accident languor suggests inertia induced by an enervating climate or illness or love. languor induced by a tropical vacation lassitude stresses listlessness or indifference resulting from fatigue or poor health. a depression marked by lassitude stupor implies a deadening of the mind and senses by shock, narcotics, or intoxicants. lapsed into an alcoholic stupor torpor implies a state of suspended animation as of hibernating animals but may suggest merely extreme sluggishness. a once alert mind now in a torpor",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hebetude",
|
|
"languor",
|
|
"lassitude",
|
|
"listlessness",
|
|
"stupor",
|
|
"torpor"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114537",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lettable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": capable of being rented or leased":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1604, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"let entry 3 + -able":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8let\u0259b\u0259l",
|
|
"-et\u0259b-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041245",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"letter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a direct or personal written or printed message addressed to a person or organization":[],
|
|
": a single piece of type":[],
|
|
": a style of type":[],
|
|
": a symbol usually written or printed representing a speech sound and constituting a unit of an alphabet":[],
|
|
": a written communication containing a grant":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
|
|
],
|
|
": learning":[],
|
|
": literature , belles lettres":[],
|
|
": one that rents or leases":[],
|
|
": the initial of a school awarded to a student for achievement usually in athletics":[],
|
|
": the strict or outward sense or significance":[
|
|
"the letter of the law"
|
|
],
|
|
": to mark with letters":[],
|
|
": to set down in letters : print":[],
|
|
": to win an athletic letter":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1504, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1552, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French lettre , from Latin littera letter of the alphabet, litterae , plural, epistle, literature":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8le-t\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225342",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"letter board":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a board (as a sliding shelf in a rack) used for storage of standing type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1683, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210013",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"letter bomb":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an explosive device concealed in an envelope and mailed to the intended victim":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The two letter bombs found Wednesday were the first to detonate. \u2014 Fox News , 14 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"This included sections from a manifesto produced by Theodore Kaczynski, the Unabomber, who over a number of years sent letter bombs to several universities and airlines, killing three people and wounding 23 others. \u2014 NBC News , 22 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"The earlier letter bombs targeted a range of businesses, including a hotel, a gas station, a garage, a real estate agent and a bill collection service. \u2014 Monika Pronczuk, New York Times , 12 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"The Greek police suspect the group was behind all the 2017 letter bombs . \u2014 Nektaria Stamouli, WSJ , 27 Dec. 2018",
|
|
"Now, half-blind and half-deaf from a letter bomb that went off close to his face in prison in 1993, Roberto has dreams of becoming a smartphone maker by following in the footsteps of Samsung with its Galaxy Fold. \u2014 Allen Kim, CNN , 4 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"In the following decades, the letter bomb would become common tool of political agitation. \u2014 Simon R. Gardner, The Atlantic , 4 May 2018",
|
|
"Yet the president has expressed frustration that his latest proposals have been drowned out by news coverage of the letter bombs sent to prominent Democrats. \u2014 Michael C. Bender, WSJ , 27 Oct. 2018",
|
|
"In 1972 the Palestinian terrorist group Black September killed the Israeli diplomat Ami Sachori with a letter bomb sent to Israel\u2019s embassy in London. \u2014 Simon R. Gardner, The Atlantic , 4 May 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1882, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211614",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"letter book":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a book in which letters or copies of letters are kept especially to provide a running account of a business or enterprise":[
|
|
"the general's letter books give an intimate picture of the campaign"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1667, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013626",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"letter box":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": mailbox sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"From the Front Desk depicting ancient Nordic Runes to the original 1926 brass letter box in the Lobby, the hotel offers a wonderful combination of style, comfort and modern amenities. \u2014 Roger Sands, Forbes , 17 May 2021",
|
|
"Someone pushed a note through the letter box , calling her terrible names. \u2014 Hari Kunzru, The New Yorker , 29 June 2020",
|
|
"And it was championed by a man who once said women in full-face veils looked like letter boxes . \u2014 Nick Paton Walsh, CNN , 10 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Those incidents appear in his screenplay, along with bigoted graffiti on the garage door, young boys urinating through the letter box and National Front thugs disrupting a family wedding. \u2014 J.t., The Economist , 15 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Mail had piled up in the letter box and nobody answered the door. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore And Richard P\u00c9rez-pe\u00d1a, New York Times , 6 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"There are also small touches that make the bus feel more like home, including a letter box , comfy pillows, and throw blankets. \u2014 Megan Barber, Curbed , 20 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"Ellen notices the letter box is missing the most recent letter. \u2014 Laura Beck, Cosmopolitan , 20 Dec. 2017",
|
|
"Christian gets his wallet and phone back by locating the phone\u2019s GPS signal and sticking fliers in the letter boxes of all the apartments in the building. \u2014 Christian Lorentzen, New Republic , 25 Oct. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1727, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015247",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"letter carrier":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a person who delivers mail":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"we like to leave a little gift in the mailbox around Christmas for our letter carrier",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"According to a news release, the letter carrier was at the intersection of West Hinsdale Avenue and South Stough Street at around 1:18 p.m. when confronted with the male suspect who later fled the area in a black 4-door sedan. \u2014 Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The Postal Service asked that when a letter carrier arrives at a residence, dogs should be inside or behind a fence, away from the door or in another room or on a leash. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 June 2022",
|
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"Guardsmen bring in the mail, along with a letter carrier to deliver it. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2022",
|
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"The alleged scheme began to unravel last month when authorities began investigating an assault of a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier . \u2014 Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Postal Service referred questions to the Postal Inspection Service, which investigates letter carrier robberies along with local police departments. \u2014 NBC News , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"An investigation into the two men began on March 14, when a U.S. Postal Inspector responded to a D.C. apartment building for a report of an assault involving a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier . \u2014 Nicole Sganga, CBS News , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The investigation began when the suspects were witnesses to an assault involving a letter carrier and Postal Inspection Agents interviewed them. \u2014 Luke Barr, ABC News , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Hand outgoing mail to your letter carrier , or mail it inside at the post office or at a secure receptacle at your place of business. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 21 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1552, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"mail carrier",
|
|
"mailman",
|
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"postie",
|
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"postman"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075805",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"letter case":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a usually folding leather case for carrying letters":[
|
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"stuffing my watch, letter case , loose change and handkerchief into my pockets",
|
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"\u2014 W. J. Locke"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1653, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200751",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"letter drawer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a file drawer for letters usually having a partition that can be moved back as correspondence accumulates":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051611",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"letter founder":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": typefounder":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1611, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234948",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"letter hand":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a style of medieval handwriting used in public letters":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164122",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"letter lichen":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a lichen (as a member of the genus Graphis ) in which the apothecium assumes a form like written characters":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1846, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134615",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"letter-perfect":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"amiss",
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"censurable",
|
|
"defective",
|
|
"faulty",
|
|
"flawed",
|
|
"imperfect",
|
|
"reproachable"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1823, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8le-t\u0259r-\u02c8p\u0259r-fikt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absolute",
|
|
"faultless",
|
|
"flawless",
|
|
"ideal",
|
|
"immaculate",
|
|
"impeccable",
|
|
"indefectible",
|
|
"irreproachable",
|
|
"perfect",
|
|
"picture-book",
|
|
"picture-perfect",
|
|
"seamless",
|
|
"unblemished"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085338",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"letterboxed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": formatted so as to display the full rectangular frame of a wide-screen motion picture":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1982, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"perhaps from the resemblance of the picture on the TV screen or the bands above and below the picture to slots in a mailbox":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8le-t\u0259r-\u02ccb\u00e4kst"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164519",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lettercard":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a postcard that folds and seals like a letter sheet with the message inside":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1870, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably translation of French carte-lettre":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053219",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lettered":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"benighted",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"ignorant",
|
|
"illiterate",
|
|
"uneducated",
|
|
"unlearned",
|
|
"unlettered",
|
|
"unscholarly"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": inscribed with or as if with letters":[],
|
|
": learned , educated":[],
|
|
": of, relating to, or characterized by learning : cultured":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the lettered crowd is well acquainted with the author, but the average person probably hasn't heard of him",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Or the wobbly- lettered pledge cards, never cashed in, for car washes, back rubs, vacuuming and dish washing. \u2014 Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com , 6 May 2020",
|
|
"The lettered board was created by Assistant Superintendent Megan Millikin and showcases letters wrapped in individual promise cards. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 22 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"The East Village of Jonathan Larson\u2019s Rent is nonexistent, lettered avenues notwithstanding. \u2014 Lin-manuel Miranda, The Atlantic , 8 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"The sleek, emerald green vehicle, with the E and O missing from the silver- lettered brand name across the hood, exuded historic charm. \u2014 Lisette Poole, Smithsonian , 24 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"While there, his record as a lettered member of the Yale Champion Swimming Team and love of music led to other assignments and travel with the US Army / Europe Swimming Team and the US Army Band in Germany. \u2014 courant.com , 25 July 2019",
|
|
"The incident occurred during a senior picnic at Escondido High School, when students wearing lettered T-shirts stood together to spell out the N-word, according to ABC 10News. \u2014 Emma Sarran Webster, Teen Vogue , 1 Oct. 2018",
|
|
"The pleated green tartan kilt Ms. Plath wore as a Smith College undergraduate, with blue- lettered name tape affixed to the waistband, swished home with A.N. Devers, a writer and rare-books dealer based in North London, for $3,012. \u2014 Kate Bolick, New York Times , 21 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Loxahatchee Groves Seminole Ridge High School NJHS \u2014 Saturday, April 21: Okeechobee Boulevard on lettered roads, A through F. Coordinator: Loxahatchee Groves Landowners\u2019 Association and Palm Beach County Adopt a Road Program. \u2014 Austen Erblat, Sun-Sentinel.com , 10 Apr. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8le-t\u0259rd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"educated",
|
|
"erudite",
|
|
"knowledgeable",
|
|
"learned",
|
|
"literate",
|
|
"scholarly",
|
|
"well-read"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165608",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"letteret":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a short letter":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1799, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6let\u0259\u00a6ret"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080206",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"letterform":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the shape of a letter of an alphabet especially from the standpoint of design or development":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"These historians uncovered evidence that the Attic letterform had continued to be used in official documents long after 446 BCE. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Swift Student is a free website that\u2019ll provide students with letterforms to send to financial aid offices based on their personal situation. \u2014 Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al , 21 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Here are gorgeous, innovative artworks in which the bare minimum of elements (Euclidean geometry, photographs, illustrations and letterforms ) or complex collages incorporating multiple mediums are all naturally synthesized. \u2014 Lance Esplund, WSJ , 18 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Some advances have been shown directly on the cover, such as a digital letterform in May 1969 (above). \u2014 Nicholas Rougeux, Scientific American , 26 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Called Stack, the font is built from stacking (clever, right?) different varieties of bricks atop one another to create blocky letterforms . \u2014 Liz Stinson, Curbed , 7 June 2018",
|
|
"Here are a couple visual comparisons: Palatino\u2019s letterforms are wider and slightly more rounded than Crimson Text\u2019s. \u2014 Kjell Reigstad, Longreads , 25 Sep. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1857, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8le-t\u0259r-\u02ccf\u022frm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201200",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lettergae":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": precentor":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1718, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from let entry 3 + -er + gae ; from the phrase let gae ( the tune ) raise the tune":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6let\u0259r\u00a6g\u0101"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201631",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"letterhead":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the heading at the top of a letterhead":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"We changed the design of our letterhead .",
|
|
"They sent her a letter printed on company letterhead .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Some letter were mailed to residents with the unauthorized use of city letterhead and the fraudulent use of Mayor Patrick Cooney\u2019s signature. \u2014 Carol Kovach, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Walton is on top of the letterhead , and the day-to-day owners will be his daughter, Carrie Walton Penner, and her husband, WalMart chairman Greg Penner. \u2014 Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Lamar announced the arrival of his album with a press release featuring the letterhead of his company pgLang, and signed with his Oklama moniker. \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Emails to an address on Sakunda\u2019s letterhead didn\u2019t go through and calls to its office weren\u2019t responded to. \u2014 Felix Njini, Bloomberg.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But the pledge form was printed on letterhead featuring the ACLU\u2019s centennial logo, raising the prospect that it had been created more recently (the group marked its 100-year anniversary in 2020, the same year Depp\u2019s team subpoenaed the ACLU). \u2014 Tatiana Siegel, Rolling Stone , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The Supreme Court noted that in his first disciplinary case in 2020, Bowling wrote a letter on his office letterhead asking then-Gov. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"Lamar quoted the tweet with a link to his Oklama website, which is a blank webpage with two folders, one of which held a scan of a statement on pgLang letterhead . \u2014 Neena Rouhani, Billboard , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"On Monday, Yonkers Police Department tweeted a screenshot of a message with YouTube letterhead on Monday related to surveillance footage of the March 11th hate crime attack involving an alleged career criminal. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 22 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8le-t\u0259r-\u02cched"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081721",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lettering":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": letters used in an inscription":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I couldn't read the sign's lettering .",
|
|
"a sign with gold lettering",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Kennedy administration chose the current color scheme of robin's egg blue and white, with United States of America written along the plane's body in lettering that's said to mirror that of the Declaration of Independence. \u2014 Sara Cook, Kathryn Watson, CBS News , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"The red border and white lettering provide a colorful contrast. \u2014 Beth Mlady, cleveland , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"His foray into art began with a commercial lettering course at the Connecticut League of Art Students, where his teacher, the painter Charles Noel Flagg, recognized his talent and encouraged him to pursue painting. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Officials described the suspect as a Black man with dreadlocks, wearing a blue shirt with white lettering . \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"His speech bubbles in the comic are black with white lettering , and the words spoken in those bubbles are a big part of what gives The Sandman its literary flavor. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"In a post shared late Saturday, Jussie\u2019s sister and Lovecraft Country star Jurnee Smollett shared an image of a black square featuring only the hashtag #FreeJussie in white lettering . \u2014 Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"When Maryland\u2019s Old Westminster Winery debuted nine years ago, the bottles featured traditional labels with gold-leaf lettering and capsules over the corks. \u2014 Dave Mcintyre, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"This has always been the case, which is why the Board of Supervisors in 2012 required metal plaques with larger lettering than what existed before. \u2014 John King, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8le-t\u0259-ri\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060947",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lettering pen":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a pen with a nib end especially shaped for forming the thick or thin strokes of letters in calligraphy and freehand lettering"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-085735",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"letterless":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": devoid of learning : illiterate",
|
|
": devoid of correspondence",
|
|
": devoid of inscription"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[
|
|
"1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8let\u0259(r)l\u0259\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-105507",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"letup":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"break off",
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"cease",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"conclude",
|
|
"dead-end",
|
|
"determine",
|
|
"die",
|
|
"discontinue",
|
|
"elapse",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"expire",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"lapse",
|
|
"leave off",
|
|
"pass",
|
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"quit",
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"stop",
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"terminate",
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"wind up",
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"wink (out)"
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": cease , stop":[],
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": to become less severe":[
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"\u2014 used with on"
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],
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": to diminish or slow down : slacken":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"the downpour continued for hours without letup",
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"Verb",
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"the rain let up just as we reached the house",
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"the windmill slowed down as the wind let up",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Even as Russia stymies Ukrainian ports and seizes farmland, there has been no letup in vessels leaving Russia\u2019s busiest Black Sea grain terminals. \u2014 Yusuf Khan, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
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"The Federal Reserve is rolling out the heavy artillery in its bid to fight historic inflation that has shown little letup . \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 15 June 2022",
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"While the letup in annual inflation may have given President Biden and the Fed a dose of comfort, the overall picture remains worrying. \u2014 Jeanna Smialek, New York Times , 11 May 2022",
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"Likewise, there was little sign of a letup on China\u2019s economically important property sector, where many developers that aren\u2019t state-backed are struggling with a slowdown in sales and a drying-up of funding markets. \u2014 Rebecca Feng And Clarence Leong, WSJ , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"With no letup in the war, the White House has asked Congress for $10 billion in emergency funding, with money going toward humanitarian aid and security needs. \u2014 Mary Clare Jalonick, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"Officials said a letup in demand for tests over the summer and fall, despite the rapid spread of the Delta variant, had caused some companies to pull back their manufacturing, which has compounded the current shortages. \u2014 Kevin Liptak, Jeremy Diamond And Kaitlan Collins, CNN , 28 Dec. 2021",
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"And, there has been no letup in mass shootings either. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 23 Nov. 2021",
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"There is no letup in an NBA schedule, and no team will have sympathy for the Pacers (1-4). \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 29 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1787, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1836, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8let-\u02cc\u0259p"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"braking",
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"deceleration",
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"downshift",
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"retardation",
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"slowdown"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065438",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"levee":{
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"definitions":{
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": a continuous dike or ridge (as of earth) for confining the irrigation areas of land to be flooded":[],
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": a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed":[],
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": a reception usually in honor of a particular person":[
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"the years of levees and parades and other suave peacetime occasions",
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"\u2014 Gladys B. Stern"
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],
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": a river landing place : pier":[],
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": an afternoon assembly at which the British sovereign or his or her representative receives only men":[],
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": an embankment for preventing flooding":[],
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": to provide with a levee":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1672, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1832, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"circa 1720, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French lever , from Middle French, act of arising, from ( se ) lever to rise":"Noun",
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"French lev\u00e9e , from Old French, act of raising, from lever to raise \u2014 more at lever":"Noun"
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8le-v\u0113",
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"-\u02c8v\u0101",
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"l\u0259-\u02c8v\u0113"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202257",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"level":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"balance",
|
|
"equalize",
|
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"equate",
|
|
"even"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a concentration of a constituent especially of a body fluid (such as blood)":[
|
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"a normal blood-sugar level"
|
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],
|
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": a device for establishing a horizontal line or plane by means of a bubble in a liquid that shows adjustment to the horizontal by movement to the center of a slightly bowed glass tube":[],
|
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": a horizontal passage in a mine intended for regular working and transportation":[],
|
|
": a line or surface that cuts perpendicularly all plumb lines that it meets and hence would everywhere coincide with a surface of still water":[],
|
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": a measurement of the difference of altitude of two points by means of a level":[],
|
|
": a position in a scale or rank (as of achievement, significance, or value)":[
|
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"funded at the national level",
|
|
"the job appeals to me on many levels"
|
|
],
|
|
": a practically horizontal surface or area (as of land)":[
|
|
"the level of the plateau"
|
|
],
|
|
": aim , direct":[
|
|
"leveled a charge of fraud"
|
|
],
|
|
": an approximately horizontal line or surface taken as an index of altitude":[
|
|
"Charts were arranged at eye level ."
|
|
],
|
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": being a surface perpendicular to all lines of force in a field of force : equipotential":[],
|
|
": bona fide , honest":[],
|
|
": calm , unexcited":[
|
|
"spoke in level tones"
|
|
],
|
|
": distributed evenly":[
|
|
"level stress"
|
|
],
|
|
": equal in advantage, progression, or standing":[],
|
|
": even or unvarying in height":[],
|
|
": having no part higher than another : conforming to the curvature of the liquid parts of the earth's surface":[],
|
|
": of or relating to the spreading out of a cost or charge in even payments over a period of time":[],
|
|
": parallel with the plane of the horizon : horizontal":[],
|
|
": proceeding monotonously or uneventfully":[],
|
|
": reasonable , balanced":[
|
|
"arrive at a justly proportional and level judgment on this affair",
|
|
"\u2014 Sir Winston Churchill"
|
|
],
|
|
": steady , unwavering":[
|
|
"gave him a level look"
|
|
],
|
|
": suited to a particular rank or plane of ability or achievement":[
|
|
"top- level thinking"
|
|
],
|
|
": the plane of the horizon or a line in it":[],
|
|
": to aim a gun or other weapon horizontally":[],
|
|
": to attain or come to a level":[
|
|
"the plane leveled off at 10,000 feet"
|
|
],
|
|
": to bring persons or things to a level":[],
|
|
": to bring to a common level or plane : equalize":[
|
|
"love levels all ranks",
|
|
"\u2014 W. S. Gilbert"
|
|
],
|
|
": to bring to a horizontal aiming position":[],
|
|
": to deal frankly and openly":[],
|
|
": to find the heights of different points in (a piece of land) especially with a surveyor's level":[],
|
|
": to knock down":[
|
|
"leveled him with one punch"
|
|
],
|
|
": to lay level with or as if with the ground : raze":[],
|
|
": to make (a line or surface) horizontal : make flat or level":[
|
|
"level a field",
|
|
"level off a house lot"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make (something, such as color) even or uniform":[],
|
|
": very best":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The pictures were hung on the wall at eye level .",
|
|
"The pictures were hung at different levels .",
|
|
"There was a high level of alcohol in his blood.",
|
|
"a normal level of intelligence",
|
|
"Prices have risen to a new level .",
|
|
"She rose to the level of manager.",
|
|
"She has reached a rare level of financial success.",
|
|
"These problems affect people at all levels of society.",
|
|
"Can this problem be dealt with at a national level or must it be addressed at an international level ?",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"They will level the field.",
|
|
"We need to level the garden before we plant anything.",
|
|
"The earthquake leveled the city.",
|
|
"He leveled his opponent with a right hook.",
|
|
"The robber leveled a gun at his head.",
|
|
"Several complaints have been leveled at the store.",
|
|
"Criticism has been leveled against the government for not responding to this crisis.",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"We pitched the tent on level ground.",
|
|
"an airplane in level flight",
|
|
"Interest rates have remained level .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Higher membership level will lead to more benefits. \u2014 Rayna Song, USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"On Tuesday, the FDA also laid out plans to establish a maximum nicotine level for certain tobacco products to reduce their addictiveness. \u2014 Matthew Perrone And Tom Murphy, Chicago Tribune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Mortgage rates reached the highest level in more than 13 years for the second straight week. \u2014 Orla Mccaffrey, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"According to Yale University\u2019s decibel level comparison chart, that\u2019s comparable to the hum of a household refrigerator. \u2014 Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Toomey's husband, Shane Orr, also notes that the higher an athlete's level of fitness and the more intense their training regime, the more efficient their body will become at conserving energy, burning less calories for fuel. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"On Tuesday, the FDA also laid out plans to establish a maximum nicotine level for certain tobacco products to reduce their addictiveness. \u2014 Matthew Perrone, ajc , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"That level is well below a previous health advisory threshold, and below PFAS concentrations found at dozens of other sites around Maryland recently. \u2014 Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Traffic was diverted to the lower arrival level during the investigation, LAX said in a series of tweets. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"More companies than ever before are searching for tech-savvy social media managers who can level up their social media content and reach wider audiences. \u2014 Expert Panel, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"And with Cedric Mullins pinch hitting in the seventh, consecutive popouts from Mullins and Hays squandered that chance to level a one-run deficit and bail out right-hander Dean Kremer, making his first start of the season. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Officials also argued the drawing would level the playing field and ensure small and minority-owned businesses can compete against big players. \u2014 Haley Bemiller, The Enquirer , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"New flooring was installed at the restaurant's rear to level the surface and prevent wobbly tables. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The transparency and uniform technology is a way to level the playing field and bring the focus on teamwork, the league has said. \u2014 Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This birth center and clinic gives pregnant persons prenatal and postpartum support in an effort to level the healthcare playing field and eradicate Black maternal mortality. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The legislation is the latest effort in Maryland in recent years to level the criminal justice playing field and help ex-offenders become full members of society. \u2014 Washington Post , 20 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Even more important, being the kind of boss people can level with and be honest. \u2014 Kathryn Dill, WSJ , 6 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"If well-calibrated and deployed effectively, the EU\u2019s trade defense tools could go a long way towards ensuring a level playing field for businesses in the region. \u2014 Mary Hui, Quartz , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"And then the question becomes: why isn't there a level playing field? \u2014 CBS News , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Of the 63 residences, located on the 12th-16th floors of the hotel, 44 are bi- level and all have terraces with sliding doors for fresh air, some with views of CAA\u2019s offices. \u2014 Kathy A. Mcdonald, Variety , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The new facility would be multi- level with lockers and activity rooms, according to city staff. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Instead, the defense will sag on the pick-and-roll with a helper who won\u2019t trap the ball or even be level to the screen. \u2014 J. Michael, orlandosentinel.com , 13 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Unlike before, when many earlier states adopted cannabis and focused on raising revenue, the latest states are also aiming to keep a level playing field. \u2014 Igor Dunaevsky, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Making the purchases on a cash basis provides a level playing field, Smith said, and makes the event more fair and accessible for everyone. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"That will not only protect forests and human rights abroad but also provide a level playing field for responsible agricultural producers at home, the officials said. \u2014 Michael Collins, USA TODAY , 22 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, plumb line, from Anglo-French livel , from Vulgar Latin *libellum , alteration of Latin libella , from diminutive of libra weight, balance":"Noun and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8lev-\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8le-v\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for level Adjective level , flat , plane , even , smooth mean having a surface without bends, curves, or irregularities. level applies to a horizontal surface that lies on a line parallel with the horizon. the vast prairies are nearly level flat applies to a surface devoid of noticeable curvatures, prominences, or depressions. the work surface must be flat plane applies to any real or imaginary flat surface in which a straight line between any two points on it lies wholly within that surface. the plane sides of a crystal even applies to a surface that is noticeably flat or level or to a line that is observably straight. trim the hedge so it is even smooth applies especially to a polished surface free of irregularities. a smooth skating rink",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"degree",
|
|
"echelon",
|
|
"footing",
|
|
"place",
|
|
"position",
|
|
"rank",
|
|
"ranking",
|
|
"reach(es)",
|
|
"rung",
|
|
"situation",
|
|
"standing",
|
|
"station",
|
|
"status",
|
|
"stratum"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051519",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"level with":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to speak honestly to (someone)":[
|
|
"He never leveled with his parents about the accident.",
|
|
"Level with me. Why did you do it?"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114650",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"levelheaded":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"groundless",
|
|
"illogical",
|
|
"invalid",
|
|
"irrational",
|
|
"nonrational",
|
|
"nonsensical",
|
|
"nonvalid",
|
|
"unfounded",
|
|
"uninformed",
|
|
"unjustified",
|
|
"unreasonable",
|
|
"unreasoned",
|
|
"unsound"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having or showing sound judgment : sensible":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She is levelheaded about her chances for success as an actress.",
|
|
"a levelheaded assessment of the problem",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Asked about the team\u2019s ugly start, Davies presented a levelheaded viewpoint. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Karen Fann, the president of the Senate, had a reputation as a reasonable and levelheaded leader. \u2014 Author: Dan Zak, Anchorage Daily News , 23 May 2021",
|
|
"Karen Fann, the president of the Senate, had a reputation as a reasonable and levelheaded leader. \u2014 Author: Dan Zak, Anchorage Daily News , 23 May 2021",
|
|
"Karen Fann, the president of the Senate, had a reputation as a reasonable and levelheaded leader. \u2014 Author: Dan Zak, Anchorage Daily News , 23 May 2021",
|
|
"Karen Fann, the president of the Senate, had a reputation as a reasonable and levelheaded leader. \u2014 Author: Dan Zak, Anchorage Daily News , 23 May 2021",
|
|
"Karen Fann, the president of the Senate, had a reputation as a reasonable and levelheaded leader. \u2014 Author: Dan Zak, Anchorage Daily News , 23 May 2021",
|
|
"Karen Fann, the president of the Senate, had a reputation as a reasonable and levelheaded leader. \u2014 Author: Dan Zak, Anchorage Daily News , 23 May 2021",
|
|
"Karen Fann, the president of the Senate, had a reputation as a reasonable and levelheaded leader. \u2014 Author: Dan Zak, Anchorage Daily News , 23 May 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1879, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccle-v\u0259l-\u02c8he-d\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commonsense",
|
|
"commonsensible",
|
|
"commonsensical",
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"informed",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"justified",
|
|
"logical",
|
|
"rational",
|
|
"reasonable",
|
|
"reasoned",
|
|
"sensible",
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"solid",
|
|
"valid",
|
|
"well-founded"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064119",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"levelheadedness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"groundless",
|
|
"illogical",
|
|
"invalid",
|
|
"irrational",
|
|
"nonrational",
|
|
"nonsensical",
|
|
"nonvalid",
|
|
"unfounded",
|
|
"uninformed",
|
|
"unjustified",
|
|
"unreasonable",
|
|
"unreasoned",
|
|
"unsound"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having or showing sound judgment : sensible":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She is levelheaded about her chances for success as an actress.",
|
|
"a levelheaded assessment of the problem",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Asked about the team\u2019s ugly start, Davies presented a levelheaded viewpoint. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Karen Fann, the president of the Senate, had a reputation as a reasonable and levelheaded leader. \u2014 Author: Dan Zak, Anchorage Daily News , 23 May 2021",
|
|
"Karen Fann, the president of the Senate, had a reputation as a reasonable and levelheaded leader. \u2014 Author: Dan Zak, Anchorage Daily News , 23 May 2021",
|
|
"Karen Fann, the president of the Senate, had a reputation as a reasonable and levelheaded leader. \u2014 Author: Dan Zak, Anchorage Daily News , 23 May 2021",
|
|
"Karen Fann, the president of the Senate, had a reputation as a reasonable and levelheaded leader. \u2014 Author: Dan Zak, Anchorage Daily News , 23 May 2021",
|
|
"Karen Fann, the president of the Senate, had a reputation as a reasonable and levelheaded leader. \u2014 Author: Dan Zak, Anchorage Daily News , 23 May 2021",
|
|
"Karen Fann, the president of the Senate, had a reputation as a reasonable and levelheaded leader. \u2014 Author: Dan Zak, Anchorage Daily News , 23 May 2021",
|
|
"Karen Fann, the president of the Senate, had a reputation as a reasonable and levelheaded leader. \u2014 Author: Dan Zak, Anchorage Daily News , 23 May 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1879, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccle-v\u0259l-\u02c8he-d\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commonsense",
|
|
"commonsensible",
|
|
"commonsensical",
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"informed",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"justified",
|
|
"logical",
|
|
"rational",
|
|
"reasonable",
|
|
"reasoned",
|
|
"sensible",
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"solid",
|
|
"valid",
|
|
"well-founded"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054053",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lever":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
": a bar used for prying or dislodging something",
|
|
": an inducing or compelling force : tool",
|
|
": a rigid piece that transmits and modifies force or motion when forces are applied at two points and it turns about a third",
|
|
": a rigid bar used to exert a pressure or sustain a weight at one point of its length by the application of a force at a second and turning at a third on a fulcrum",
|
|
": a projecting piece by which a mechanism (see mechanism sense 1 ) is operated or adjusted",
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": to pry, raise, or move with or as if with a lever",
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": to operate (a device) in the manner of a lever",
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": a bar used to pry or move something",
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": a stiff bar for lifting a weight at one point of its length by pressing or pulling at a second point while the bar turns on a support",
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": a bar or rod used to run or adjust something",
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": to raise or move with a bar"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"They used their money as a lever to gain political power.",
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"Verb",
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"He levered the rock out of the hole.",
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"the workers used crowbars to lever the heavy stone block into its new position",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The parking brake will appeal to those who like sports cars: a lever between the seats. \u2014 B.c. George, Car and Driver , 27 June 2022",
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"The only lever that the Federal Reserve has to reduce inflation is taming aggregate demand, which means putting the economy into recession to reduce inflation. \u2014 Adam Strauss, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"This is usually a manual lever near the actual projector's eye. \u2014 Parker Hall, Wired , 8 June 2022",
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"The main character of this film is the Winchester 1873 lever -action repeating rifle. \u2014 Josh St. Clair, Men's Health , 23 May 2022",
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"After teasing their friendship online back in 2020 with a lever -action rifle and a viral Instagram post, Post Malone and Billy Strings performed together onstage. \u2014 Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"That\u2019s why a three- lever perspective can be helpful when considering various scenarios. \u2014 Anna Davies, Forbes , 6 Apr. 2021",
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"In addition to raising rates, its main lever , the Fed plans on June 1 to put its bond-purchase stimulus program in reverse, further tightening financial conditions by adding upward pressure on long-term yields and mortgage rates. \u2014 Don Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
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"With the possibility of demand for Russia\u2019s oil being destroyed, its biggest geopolitical lever may be at risk. \u2014 Sophie Mellor, Fortune , 4 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"If so, squeeze the brake lever several times to see if the pistons retract. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 3 June 2020",
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"No sensible business school professor would advocate that the CEO of a Fortune 500 company should lever his personal fortune to buy a completely unrelated, money-losing business. \u2014 Anne Sraders, Fortune , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Separating the couples took forces up to 80 times a male\u2019s body weight\u2014like using an African elephant to lever a 150-pound person out of a hug. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"Per a recent strategic plan, the company is slated to raise $7 billion and de- lever its balance sheet by selling a part of the Lottery and Sports Betting businesses. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"That follows efforts to ease mortgage lending in October, as well as efforts to permit stronger developers to lever back up in the domestic bond market to take over projects from weaker ones. \u2014 Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ , 10 Dec. 2021",
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"The deal represents Skyworks\u2019 largest acquisition on record and is more than double its last reported cash balance of $1 billion, requiring the currently debt-free chip maker to lever up. \u2014 Dan Gallagher, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2021",
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"Gradually raising capital standards would de- lever the financial system, reducing the risk of future bailouts and limiting one way the super-rich in the financial sector magnify their wealth. \u2014 Robert Stein, National Review , 15 Nov. 2020",
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"Also undo the lift-rod assembly, all the parts that lever the stopper up and down. \u2014 Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics , 13 Sep. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":[
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"Noun",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a",
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"Verb",
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"1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":[
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"Noun and Verb",
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French levier, lever , from lever to raise, from Latin levare , from levis light in weight \u2014 more at light"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8le-v\u0259r",
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"\u02c8l\u0113-",
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"\u02c8le-v\u0259r",
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"\u02c8l\u0113-"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"jimmy",
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"prize",
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"pry"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220705-061153",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"lever action":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a rifle action that is manually operated by an external lever":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210020",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lever arm":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": the perpendicular distance from the fulcrum of a lever to the line of action of the effort or to the line of action of the weight":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090910",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"leverage":{
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"antonyms":[
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"abuse",
|
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"capitalize (on)",
|
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"cash in (on)",
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"exploit",
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"impose (on ",
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"milk",
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"pimp",
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"play (on ",
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"use",
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"work"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": power , effectiveness":[
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"trying to gain more political leverage"
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],
|
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": the action of a lever or the mechanical advantage gained by it":[],
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": the use of credit to enhance one's speculative capacity":[],
|
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": to use for gain : exploit":[
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"shamelessly leverage the system to their advantage",
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"\u2014 Alexander Wolff"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"The union's size gave it leverage in the labor contract negotiations.",
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"The player's popularity has given him a great deal of leverage with the owners of the team.",
|
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"I used the leverage of the bar and a wooden block to pry the rock out of the hole.",
|
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"Verb",
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"The company wants to leverage its brands more effectively.",
|
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"a reality show contestant who's trying to leverage her 15 minutes of fame",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Geopolitics, supply chain imbalances, various subsidies and finally, pricing leverage , will determine the price paid by the consumer. \u2014 Alexander Lidow, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
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"The entities that employed higher leverage in the past are now the most vulnerable, the bank said. \u2014 Fortune , 30 June 2022",
|
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"Revelations by another chemical company gave Bilott leverage to go back into court and request more records from DuPont. \u2014 Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
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"There is no transactional leverage that would bring that about: The white golfing structure is quite satisfied to be able to point to Tiger Woods and maybe one or two other golfers further down the status and ranking chain who happen to be Black. \u2014 Stephanie Griffith, CNN , 24 June 2022",
|
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"There\u2019s even voice tech, voice search, Alexa and smart homes to leverage . \u2014 Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone , 23 June 2022",
|
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"As a result, profit margins have slimmed, and the larger houses have sought leverage in size. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
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"The player option also gives him important leverage to wind up in one of his preferred destinations. \u2014 Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland , 20 June 2022",
|
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"This vote is part of an organizing wave sweeping the nation as workers increasingly band together to demand higher pay, better benefits and more negotiating leverage with their employers during the pandemic. \u2014 Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Many tools in the market make cash flow management easy, and schools should teach students early on how to leverage them effectively. - Nick Chandi, ForwardAI 15. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
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"But having that roadmap that my dad kind of laid out for me, and being able to leverage that. \u2014 James Brown, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
|
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"Stroh was settled on supporting her local Spotsylvania board supervisor, David Ross \u2014 showing, too, how some of the other candidates are able to leverage popularity in their home turfs to make a dent in the race. \u2014 Meagan Flynn, Washington Post , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Via Twitter Amplify, which allows advertisers to align their ads with premium video content, sponsors will be able to leverage ITV content offering while utilising Twitter\u2019s targeting tools. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 31 May 2022",
|
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"Understand your region\u2019s strengths in attracting businesses and talent and identify ways to leverage them. \u2014 Jeff Grabow, Fortune , 27 May 2022",
|
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"Like Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi 7 should be able to leverage the 6 GHz band while expanding channel width support from 160 MHz to up to 320 MHz. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 6 May 2022",
|
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"McCormick has been able to leverage his Wall Street connections to enjoy a steady flow of money and his advisers have vowed to go on and win the primary for McCormick, Trump\u2019s endorsement be damned. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
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"But Racing Louisville came back aggressive in the second half and was able to leverage a free-kick opportunity to force a 1-1 tie with Chicago. \u2014 Jonathan Saxon, The Courier-Journal , 17 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1957, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8l\u0113-",
|
|
"\u02c8le-vrij, -v\u0259-rij",
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113v-",
|
|
"\u02c8lev-rij",
|
|
"\u02c8le-v\u0259-rij"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"authority",
|
|
"clout",
|
|
"credit",
|
|
"heft",
|
|
"in",
|
|
"influence",
|
|
"juice",
|
|
"pull",
|
|
"sway",
|
|
"weight"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084951",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leveraged":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having a high proportion of debt relative to equity":[],
|
|
": made with borrowed money that is secured by the assets of the company bought":[
|
|
"a leveraged buyout"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"This strategy works well because options vaults currently aren\u2019t leveraged , so there\u2019s no liquidation risk by the options seller. \u2014 Laura Vidiella Del Blanco, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The Federal Reserve earlier this month hiked interest rates, in a bid to contain inflation, and is expected to do so again; that has also contributed to the downward pressure on stocks, particularly among highly leveraged companies. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"According to crypto researcher Mika Honkasolo, a continued decline in stETH's price relative to ether would put leveraged yield farmers at risk. \u2014 Omkar Godbole, Forbes , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The shock of the pandemic in early 2020 revealed serious problems with leveraged trading and overnight borrowing in Treasurys. \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Some of these tools include leveraged trading, derivatives, and futures. \u2014 Toby Grey, BGR , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s the perfect trap for performance chasing among leveraged professional money managers. \u2014 Jon Markman, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The leveraged futures trading that FTX wants to offer in the United States can be a risky proposition, especially in a market as volatile as crypto. \u2014 New York Times , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"In the 1990s, Wall Street\u2019s financial engineers invented the leveraged inverse floating rate note to profit from falling interest rates. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 12 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113v-",
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113-",
|
|
"\u02c8le-v\u0259-rijd",
|
|
"\u02c8lev-rijd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214635",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leveraged buyout":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a business arrangement in which someone buys a company by borrowing money based on the value of the company that is being bought":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8b\u012b-\u02ccau\u0307t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035654",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leveret":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a hare in its first year":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, hare skin, from levere, levre hare, from Latin lepor-, lepus":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8lev-r\u0259t",
|
|
"\u02c8le-v\u0259-r\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170650",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leverman":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a man who operates levers or controls: such as":[],
|
|
": a member of a forging crew who handles billets during forging":[],
|
|
": a sawmill deckman":[],
|
|
": a sawmill worker who controls the mechanism that transfers lumber from one set of conveyor rolls to another or from rolls to platform":[],
|
|
": an operator of a donkey engine for moving logs":[],
|
|
": towerman":[
|
|
"a leverman on duty in the switch tower nearby was suspended soon after the accident",
|
|
"\u2014 New York Times"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8lev\u0259(r)m\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02c8l\u0113v-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110416",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leviathan":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"diminutive",
|
|
"dwarf",
|
|
"half-pint",
|
|
"midget",
|
|
"mite",
|
|
"peewee",
|
|
"pygmy",
|
|
"pigmy",
|
|
"runt",
|
|
"shrimp"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large sea animal":[
|
|
"this leviathan of animals is the great Blue Whale",
|
|
"\u2014 Weston LaBarre"
|
|
],
|
|
": a sea monster defeated by Yahweh in various scriptural accounts":[],
|
|
": something large or formidable":[
|
|
"that leviathan of international corporations"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The factory is a towering leviathan in the middle of the town.",
|
|
"a leviathan of the seas, that cruise ship is said to be the largest passenger vessel afloat",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Checks-and-balances are dissolving in all directions, with the executive branch absorbing the powers of the other branches into an administrative leviathan , even as executive power become shielded from democratic control. \u2014 Mario Loyola, WSJ , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"So, for approved and vetted smaller firms that would fit a diverse supplier profile, this can mean leviathan -sized hurdles buried in the fine print: things like outsized insurance and cybersecurity requirements, or onerous payment terms. \u2014 Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"California is a land mass of 164,000 square miles, spread like a leviathan along the Pacific. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 8 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"But in the Mandate\u2019s case, the real leviathan \u2019s always changing its mind. \u2014 Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes , 25 May 2021",
|
|
"The federal government is a leviathan with many, many tentacles. \u2014 Zachary B. Wolf, CNN , 29 July 2021",
|
|
"What would otherwise be an impenetrable leviathan is thereby made porous. \u2014 Michael J. Lewis, WSJ , 21 July 2021",
|
|
"Andre the Giant, a seven-foot-four, 500-pound French leviathan , toiled mostly in the World Wide Wrestling Federation, the WWWF. \u2014 Jon Wertheim, Vulture , 25 June 2021",
|
|
"In the land of Exandria, there\u2019s a legendary leviathan that awaits at the bottom of sea. \u2014 Rob Wieland, Forbes , 27 May 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Late Latin, from Hebrew liwy\u0101th\u0101n":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"li-\u02c8v\u012b-\u0259-th\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"behemoth",
|
|
"blockbuster",
|
|
"colossus",
|
|
"dinosaur",
|
|
"dreadnought",
|
|
"elephant",
|
|
"giant",
|
|
"Goliath",
|
|
"jumbo",
|
|
"mammoth",
|
|
"mastodon",
|
|
"monster",
|
|
"titan",
|
|
"whale",
|
|
"whopper"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063607",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"levity":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"earnestness",
|
|
"gravity",
|
|
"seriousness",
|
|
"soberness",
|
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"solemnity",
|
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"solemnness"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": excessive or unseemly frivolity":[
|
|
"She would tolerate no levity in the classroom."
|
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],
|
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": lack of steadiness : changeableness":[
|
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"the levity \u2026 of the brisk fire",
|
|
"\u2014 Charles Dickens"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"They managed to find some levity in the situation.",
|
|
"the teachers disapprove of any displays of levity during school assemblies",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"While there are still plenty of dark elements in these first three episodes, was adding some levity one of the tasks you were assigned at first? \u2014 Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Bridgers' funny social media presence also has brought some levity to a dark time, and there was a touch of humor during Friday's show. \u2014 Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"While the two couples give the show its emotional heft, some more familiar figures do pop up to provide, in their own way, some levity . \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
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"This might also help to infuse some levity into your practice, which can be wind beneath the creative wings. \u2014 cleveland , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
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"This might also help to infuse some levity into your practice, which can be wind beneath the creative wings. \u2014 Annie Lane, oregonlive , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Need some levity , Costas has that on his resume too. \u2014 Scooby Axson, USA TODAY , 25 July 2021",
|
|
"Apart from some levity thanks to Jason Momoa, the sprawling epic looks deathly serious. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 22 July 2021",
|
|
"The Roadrunners are also mixing in the levity of a typical bowl week experience, taking a team trip to the San Antonio Zoo following Tuesday afternoon\u2019s practice. \u2014 Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News , 14 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1564, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin levitat-, levitas , from levis light in weight \u2014 more at light":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8le-v\u0259-t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"facetiousness",
|
|
"flightiness",
|
|
"flippancy",
|
|
"frivolity",
|
|
"frivolousness",
|
|
"frothiness",
|
|
"light-headedness",
|
|
"light-mindedness",
|
|
"lightness",
|
|
"silliness"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044418",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"levy":{
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"antonyms":[
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"conscribe",
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"conscript",
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"draft"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an amount levied":[],
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": the enlistment or conscription of men for military service":[],
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": the imposition or collection of an assessment":[
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"The government imposed a levy on gasoline."
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],
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": to carry on (war) : wage":[],
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": to enlist or conscript for military service":[],
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": to impose or collect by legal authority":[
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"levy a tax"
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],
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": to require by authority":[],
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": to seize property":[],
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": troops raised by levy":[
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"turned green levies into fighting soldiers"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"the legislators approved a new levy on imported cattle to help protect American ranchers",
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"Verb",
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"They levied a tax on imports.",
|
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"The government will levy a fine on the company.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"That won\u2019t change if voters approve the two levy renewals. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
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"One reason property assessments are considered important is because, when multiplied by the local tax levy , the assessments help calculate a homeowner's property tax bill. \u2014 Talis Shelbourne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 May 2022",
|
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"Chris Minick, the city\u2019s chief financial officer, has said the city would pay the bonds with other revenue, and abate the tax levy for this issue. \u2014 Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
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"In December 2021, trustees unanimously approved a property tax levy of just over $1.3 million. \u2014 Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
|
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"The most recent ballot box defeat comes exactly a year after residents also voted down an 8.5-mill operating levy . \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Senator Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts Democrat who proposed the new tax, released an analysis on Thursday morning showing that at least 70 of the largest companies in the United States would pay more as a result of the new levy . \u2014 New York Times , 18 Nov. 2021",
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"The city of Duluth has raised its share of the local property tax levy in the last six years. \u2014 Brooks Johnson, Star Tribune , 27 July 2021",
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"The authors point to the 2018 Yellow Vests movement in France and 2019\u2032s uprisings in Chile, Ecuador, and Haiti as examples of these challenges, since in each case, protestors argued that fuel taxes were a regressive levy on working-class people. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Such discounters charge bare-bones ticket prices and then levy fees for anything extra like bottles of water or paper boarding passes. \u2014 Mary Schlangenstein, Fortune , 6 June 2022",
|
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"Such discounters charge bare-bones ticket prices and then levy fees for anything extra like bottles of water or paper boarding passes. \u2014 Mary Schlangenstein, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022",
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"So Johnny can conceivably go after Amber for 30 years and garnish her wages and levy her bank accounts and attach her real estate property to try to get paid. \u2014 Jessica Wang, EW.com , 3 June 2022",
|
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"The agreement also calls for cutting the 1.5 percent state tax on groceries but not the additional 1 percent grocery tax that localities may levy . \u2014 Laura Vozzella, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
|
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"But relationship between coach and quarterback strained mightily in the years that followed, and Rodgers has shown no shortage of ability to levy a grudge. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 13 May 2022",
|
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"Some who can afford to add solar panels to their homes have been deterred by the chaotic state of Puerto Rico\u2019s finances, in particular a proposal to levy a charge on solar customers to help shore up the public utility. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
|
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"However, a judge who oversaw the case declined to levy any punishment against Bradshaw. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 6 May 2022",
|
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"The authority to levy the surcharge expires at the end of 2043. \u2014 Stephen Hudak, Orlando Sentinel , 1 May 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French lev\u00e9 , literally, raising, from lever to raise \u2014 more at lever":"Noun and Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8le-v\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"assessment",
|
|
"duty",
|
|
"imposition",
|
|
"impost",
|
|
"tax"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234750",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lewd":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"G-rated",
|
|
"nonobscene",
|
|
"wholesome"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": evil , wicked":[],
|
|
": obscene , vulgar":[
|
|
"lewd remarks"
|
|
],
|
|
": sexually unchaste or licentious (see licentious sense 1 )":[
|
|
"lewd behavior"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He made lewd remarks to the woman at the bar.",
|
|
"bystanders were shocked by the lewd behavior of the couple in the park",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Atwood was previously convicted in California of lewd and lascivious acts and kidnapping against two different children. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"He was convicted in 1975 in California for lewd and lascivious conduct with a child under 14 and was convicted of Vicki's killing in 1987. \u2014 CBS News , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The teacher, Dennis Thomas, was convicted of four counts of lewd and lascivious behavior with a child under 14 in 1982. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Several prior state and local convictions for lewd and lascivious conduct were noted by the Attorney General's Office in the sentencing. \u2014 Brock Blasdell, The Arizona Republic , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Owen Michael Calkins, 71, of the 1700 block of Killdeer Drive, Naperville, was arrested on a charge of public indecency/ lewd exposure at 3:31 p.m. May 9 at Starling Lane and Killdeer Road. \u2014 Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Anthony Alex Brown, 23, of Lauderdale Lakes, was arrested Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale on one count of a lewd and lascivious act against a victim between 12 and 16 years old. \u2014 Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Davis was arrested on suspicion of committing lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Demetrius Carl Davis, 24, was booked into the Sacramento County Jail on Tuesday on a charge of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14, jail records show. \u2014 Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News , 27 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English lewed vulgar, from Old English l\u01e3wede laical, ignorant":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u00fcd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bawdy",
|
|
"blue",
|
|
"coarse",
|
|
"crude",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"filthy",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"gross",
|
|
"gutter",
|
|
"impure",
|
|
"indecent",
|
|
"lascivious",
|
|
"locker-room",
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
"obscene",
|
|
"pornographic",
|
|
"porny",
|
|
"profane",
|
|
"raunchy",
|
|
"ribald",
|
|
"smutty",
|
|
"stag",
|
|
"trashy",
|
|
"unprintable",
|
|
"vulgar",
|
|
"wanton",
|
|
"X-rated"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175650",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lewdness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"G-rated",
|
|
"nonobscene",
|
|
"wholesome"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": evil , wicked":[],
|
|
": obscene , vulgar":[
|
|
"lewd remarks"
|
|
],
|
|
": sexually unchaste or licentious (see licentious sense 1 )":[
|
|
"lewd behavior"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He made lewd remarks to the woman at the bar.",
|
|
"bystanders were shocked by the lewd behavior of the couple in the park",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Atwood was previously convicted in California of lewd and lascivious acts and kidnapping against two different children. \u2014 Paul Best, Fox News , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"He was convicted in 1975 in California for lewd and lascivious conduct with a child under 14 and was convicted of Vicki's killing in 1987. \u2014 CBS News , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"The teacher, Dennis Thomas, was convicted of four counts of lewd and lascivious behavior with a child under 14 in 1982. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Several prior state and local convictions for lewd and lascivious conduct were noted by the Attorney General's Office in the sentencing. \u2014 Brock Blasdell, The Arizona Republic , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Owen Michael Calkins, 71, of the 1700 block of Killdeer Drive, Naperville, was arrested on a charge of public indecency/ lewd exposure at 3:31 p.m. May 9 at Starling Lane and Killdeer Road. \u2014 Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Anthony Alex Brown, 23, of Lauderdale Lakes, was arrested Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale on one count of a lewd and lascivious act against a victim between 12 and 16 years old. \u2014 Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Davis was arrested on suspicion of committing lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Demetrius Carl Davis, 24, was booked into the Sacramento County Jail on Tuesday on a charge of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14, jail records show. \u2014 Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News , 27 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English lewed vulgar, from Old English l\u01e3wede laical, ignorant":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8l\u00fcd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bawdy",
|
|
"blue",
|
|
"coarse",
|
|
"crude",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"filthy",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"gross",
|
|
"gutter",
|
|
"impure",
|
|
"indecent",
|
|
"lascivious",
|
|
"locker-room",
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
"obscene",
|
|
"pornographic",
|
|
"porny",
|
|
"profane",
|
|
"raunchy",
|
|
"ribald",
|
|
"smutty",
|
|
"stag",
|
|
"trashy",
|
|
"unprintable",
|
|
"vulgar",
|
|
"wanton",
|
|
"X-rated"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041424",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lexical":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonlexical",
|
|
"nonlinguistic",
|
|
"nonverbal"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to a lexicon or to lexicography":[
|
|
"lexical methods aim to list all the relevant forms",
|
|
"\u2014 A. F. Parker-Rhodes"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or relating to words or the vocabulary of a language as distinguished from its grammar and construction":[
|
|
"Our language has many lexical borrowings from other languages."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a dictionary provides lexical information\u2014it tells you what the word \u201ccat\u201d means, not all there is to know about cats",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Merrill used innovative research methods such as eye-tracking, heat mapping and lexical analysis to study advisor/client interactions. \u2014 Bridget Brennan, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The trumpet and flugelhorn solos are what lead a large orchestra on its wild lexical ride. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Apologies don\u2019t come easily and sorry, therefore, is given special status \u2013 a lexical Gorilla Glue that works hard to do the impossible. \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 16 July 2021",
|
|
"Now, Biden and his supporters are making the next lexical jump, taking what was once an arcane word for physical assets and transforming it to mean anything the government deems worthy of spending. \u2014 Nicole Gelinas, Washington Examiner , 29 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"It\u2019s a private publication, owned by the Walt Disney Co. , that is free to make its own lexical decisions. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 20 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Since this was a global health catastrophe, many of the lexical changes have been health-related. \u2014 Annalisa Merelli, Quartz , 24 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"On the opposite end of the spectrum is the popular sign name for Donald Trump, which bears no lexical relationship to the president\u2019s name in English but deftly evokes his iconic comb-over. \u2014 Sonja Sharp Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Part of my technique was also to invent an entire lexical field or vocabulary for these children. \u2014 Candice Frederick, Harper's BAZAAR , 20 Oct. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1836, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see lexicon":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8lek-si-k\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"linguistic",
|
|
"linguistical",
|
|
"rhetorical",
|
|
"rhetoric",
|
|
"verbal",
|
|
"vocabular",
|
|
"wordy"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215129",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lexicology":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a branch of linguistics concerned with the signification and application of words":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1828, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French lexicologie , from lexico- (from Late Greek lexiko- , from lexikon ) + -logie -logy":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cclek-s\u0259-\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125107",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lexicon":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary":[
|
|
"a French lexicon"
|
|
],
|
|
": repertoire , inventory":[
|
|
"added the DVD to his video lexicon"
|
|
],
|
|
": the total stock of morphemes in a language":[],
|
|
": the vocabulary of a language, an individual speaker or group of speakers, or a subject":[
|
|
"computer terms that have been added to the lexicon"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a computer term that has entered the general lexicon",
|
|
"an avid word enthusiast who is compiling a lexicon of archaic and unusual words",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The broadcast, clearly aimed at Ukrainian forces on the front lines, seems to have entered the lexicon of Lysychansk\u2019s civilian residents, as well. \u2014 New York Times , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Of course, Cohen makes pants, knits, jumpsuits, and even suits\u2014but the sensorial floral dresses have become key to his lexicon . \u2014 Kristen Bateman, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"This is why Mercury retrograde has become such a part of our modern lexicon . \u2014 Lisa Stardust, Glamour , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The liberal Warren Court also overruled a staggering number of precedents, introducing now familiar terms to our constitutional lexicon . \u2014 Akhil Reed Amar, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Since their 2012 debut in Apple's iOS 6, emojis have spread like \ud83d\udd25 to myriad platforms and become an integral part of our lexicon . \u2014 Carol Mangis, PCMAG , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Speak to those audiences contextually using their lexicon and hitting on their pain points. \u2014 Prasad Akella, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"There were other challenges as well, including English\u2019s ever-morphing lexicon . \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"After so much brutality from Russia, and so much courage from Ukraine, compromising with Moscow, letting Putin get away with it, does not seem in Kyiv\u2019s lexicon now. \u2014 Greg Palkot, Fox News , 27 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Late Greek lexikon , from neuter of lexikos of words, from Greek lexis word, speech, from legein to say \u2014 more at legend":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8lek-s\u0259-\u02cck\u00e4n",
|
|
"also -k\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dictionary",
|
|
"wordbook"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063702",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lexiconize":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to incorporate in a lexicon":[],
|
|
": to make a lexicon of (a language or subject)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-k\u0259\u02ccn\u012bz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195408",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lexicostatistic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or involving glottochronology (see glottochronology sense 2 )":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"lexico- (as in lexicographer ) + statistic or statistical":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120113",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ley":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": arable land used temporarily for hay or grazing":[],
|
|
": grassland , pasture":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063807",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
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} |