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{
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"Bamian":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"town in the western Hindu Kush mountain range of eastern Afghanistan":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccb\u00e4-m\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135009",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"bambino":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a representation of the infant Christ":[],
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": child , baby":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a new mother cuddling a bambino in her lap",
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"bouncing a bambino on her knee",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"One hundred and twenty-five posters called for the bronze bambino to be melted down and recast into all sorts of shapes that probably would have appalled Rizzo. \u2014 Chris Brennan, Philly.com , 22 Sep. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1714, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Italian, diminutive of bambo child":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"bam-\u02c8b\u0113-(\u02cc)n\u014d",
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"b\u00e4m-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"babe",
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"baby",
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"child",
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"infant",
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"neonate",
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"newborn"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064244",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bamboo curtain":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a political, military, and ideological barrier isolating an area of eastern Asia":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Jazz up any room with this boho bamboo curtain , beaded to create a beautiful iris flower. \u2014 Kiana Murden, CNN Underscored , 30 Mar. 2021",
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"In one shot from a bamboo curtain shop outside Ho Chi Minh, Huy uses his Nikon D800E to immortalize the traditional art of stringing curtains. \u2014 Michael Waters, Smithsonian , 19 Sep. 2019",
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"Japan has always had an insular corporate culture, and Mr. Ghosn was a rare foreign executive to break that bamboo curtain . \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 26 Nov. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1949, 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":"20220708-125158",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bamboozle":{
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"antonyms":[
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"undeceive"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to confuse, frustrate, or throw off thoroughly or completely":[
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"a quarterback bamboozled by an unexpected defense"
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],
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": to deceive by underhanded methods : dupe , hoodwink":[
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"I got bamboozled by the salesperson to buy a more expensive model."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"bamboozled by con men into buying worthless land in the desert",
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"she's completely bamboozled by the latest changes in the tax code",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Meanwhile, celebrities attempt to bamboozle each other in this new game show. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
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"Meanwhile, celebrities attempt to bamboozle each other in this new game show. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 3 Apr. 2022",
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"Watch as The Colonel attempts to bamboozle audiences and the media by replacing his golden goose with an impersonator. \u2014 Austin Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 21 Jan. 2022",
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"And school districts have the right to formally challenge property owners who might be trying to bamboozle the boards of revision. \u2014 cleveland , 1 Jan. 2022",
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"Variant mutations that would totally bamboozle antibodies can\u2019t always fool T cells, which means a lot more of them will be fairly Omicron-proof, Gralinski told me. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 8 Dec. 2021",
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"Even if my body retained a perfect memory of my vaccines\u2019 contents, these changes might still bamboozle it. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 8 Dec. 2021",
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"The virus, too, will keep changing, and could one day bamboozle even bodies whose immune safeguards remain intact. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 6 Aug. 2021",
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"The point is not to confuse or bamboozle people, but to eventually find a way to think that makes more sense and is a little less murky. \u2014 Stephon Alexander, Wired , 31 Aug. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1703, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"bam-\u02c8b\u00fc-z\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"beguile",
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"bluff",
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"buffalo",
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"burn",
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"catch",
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"con",
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"cozen",
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"deceive",
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"delude",
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"dupe",
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"fake out",
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"fool",
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"gaff",
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"gammon",
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"gull",
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"have",
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"have on",
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"hoax",
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"hoodwink",
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"hornswoggle",
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"humbug",
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"juggle",
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"misguide",
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"misinform",
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"mislead",
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"snooker",
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"snow",
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"spoof",
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"string along",
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"suck in",
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"sucker",
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"take in",
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"trick"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065954",
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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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"bamboozlement":{
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"antonyms":[
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"undeceive"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to confuse, frustrate, or throw off thoroughly or completely":[
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"a quarterback bamboozled by an unexpected defense"
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],
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": to deceive by underhanded methods : dupe , hoodwink":[
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"I got bamboozled by the salesperson to buy a more expensive model."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"bamboozled by con men into buying worthless land in the desert",
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"she's completely bamboozled by the latest changes in the tax code",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Meanwhile, celebrities attempt to bamboozle each other in this new game show. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 Apr. 2022",
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"Meanwhile, celebrities attempt to bamboozle each other in this new game show. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 3 Apr. 2022",
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"Watch as The Colonel attempts to bamboozle audiences and the media by replacing his golden goose with an impersonator. \u2014 Austin Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 21 Jan. 2022",
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"And school districts have the right to formally challenge property owners who might be trying to bamboozle the boards of revision. \u2014 cleveland , 1 Jan. 2022",
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"Variant mutations that would totally bamboozle antibodies can\u2019t always fool T cells, which means a lot more of them will be fairly Omicron-proof, Gralinski told me. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 8 Dec. 2021",
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"Even if my body retained a perfect memory of my vaccines\u2019 contents, these changes might still bamboozle it. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 8 Dec. 2021",
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"The virus, too, will keep changing, and could one day bamboozle even bodies whose immune safeguards remain intact. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 6 Aug. 2021",
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"The point is not to confuse or bamboozle people, but to eventually find a way to think that makes more sense and is a little less murky. \u2014 Stephon Alexander, Wired , 31 Aug. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1703, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"bam-\u02c8b\u00fc-z\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"beguile",
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"bluff",
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"buffalo",
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"burn",
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"catch",
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"con",
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"cozen",
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"deceive",
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"delude",
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"dupe",
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"fake out",
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"fool",
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"gaff",
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"gammon",
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"gull",
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"have",
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"have on",
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"hoax",
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"hoodwink",
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"hornswoggle",
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"humbug",
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"juggle",
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"misguide",
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"misinform",
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"mislead",
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"snooker",
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"snow",
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"spoof",
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"string along",
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"suck in",
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"sucker",
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"take in",
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"trick"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234631",
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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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"bammed":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of bammed past tense of bam"
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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":"20220704-153043",
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"type":[]
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},
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"bamming":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of bamming present participle of bam"
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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":"20220703-022512",
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"type":[]
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},
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"bamoth":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of bamoth plural of bamah"
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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":"20220630-181040",
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"type":[]
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},
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"bamboo dance":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a popular dance in India and the Philippines that involves skillful hopping over and between bamboo poles as they are manipulated by two or four people":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-143158"
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},
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"bamboo fern":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a fast-growing sturdy Japanese fern ( Coniogramme japonica ) having mostly once-pinnate fronds and grown especially under glass and for ornament":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195822"
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},
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"bamboo cocktail":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a cocktail consisting of dry sherry, French vermouth, and usually a dash of bitters":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200241"
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},
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"bamboo brier":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": bullbrier":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211234"
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},
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"bamboo shark":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of various small, slender carpet sharks (family Hemiscylliidae) native to the tropical western Pacific that have very long tails, two spineless dorsal fins, and large spiracles below the eyes":[
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"Most of the animals in the touch-pool area are bamboo sharks , beautifully striped and spotted reef-dwellers, common throughout the western Pacific.",
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"\u2014 Pete Thomas , Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2004",
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"The adult bamboo shark is a bottom feeder that grows to about 3 feet long. The zoo's three adults are fed shrimp, scallops and small pieces of fish.",
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"\u2014 John Switzer , Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch , 20 Jan. 1995"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1991, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003202"
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},
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"bamboo fish":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a southern African fish ( Sarpa salpa ) of the family Sparidae often used as bait":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-030322"
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},
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"bamboo seaweed":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a brown seaweed ( Ecklonia buccinalis ) common on the coasts of southern Africa and resembling the bladder kelps of the North Pacific ocean":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-034809"
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},
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"bamboo reed":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": giant reed sense 1":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-072034"
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},
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"bamboo grass":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": bamboo":[],
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": a grass resembling the bamboo ( Bambusa arundinacea ) in structure or appearance":[],
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": a cane grass ( Glyceria ramigera )":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-140906"
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},
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"bamboo":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bam-\u02cc",
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"(\u02cc)bam-\u02c8b\u00fc",
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"bam-\u02c8b\u00fc"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Bamboo grows in the grove near the house.",
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"We cut down some bamboos .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"With his landlord\u2019s blessing, Robbins and a crew removed 2,400 square feet of grass and bamboo by hand in the backyard and installed a new garden over the next four months. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
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"Buddy Sip and stroll side by side with these handy reusable bamboo -fiber cups, which are ideal for coffee during a companionable morning walk. \u2014 Katharine K. Zarrella And Rebecca Malinsky, WSJ , 27 May 2022",
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"The carpets are made entirely of bamboo fiber, according to Mercedes. \u2014 Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN , 3 Jan. 2022",
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"At one point, investigators were reportedly examining whether the ballots contained bamboo fiber on the suspicion that thousands of fake ballots for Biden had been flown in from China. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2021",
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"Serve up your snacks on these eco-friendly, bamboo fiber dishes in the prettiest shade of pink. \u2014 Tonne Goodman, Vogue , 21 Apr. 2021",
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"This multicolored, biodegradable tableware utensils pack comes with five forks and five spoons made of natural bamboo fiber and high quality cornstarch that are BPA, lead, PVC, phthalate, and toxin free. \u2014 Popular Science , 20 Aug. 2020",
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"Running bamboo can grow explosively, spreading and choking other plants. \u2014 New York Times , 2 June 2022",
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"The sale: With code COOL22, all luxury bamboo sheets from My Sheets Rock are 15 percent off. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 May 2022"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Malay bambu":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"1586, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191658"
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},
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"bamboo rat":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of several burrowing Asian rodents of the genus Rhizomys":[],
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": cane rat sense 1":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212600"
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},
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"bamboo borer":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": bamboo powder-post beetle":[]
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213355"
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},
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"bamboo shoots":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": young bamboo plants":[
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"The recipe is prepared with bamboo shoots ."
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]
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},
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