1427 lines
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1427 lines
55 KiB
JSON
{
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"Smilacaceae":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a family of herbs or somewhat woody vines (order Liliales) having leaves with one to five prominent parallel veins and dioecious flowers with six perianth segments succeeded by globose berries and being commonly included in the family Liliaceae":[]
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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 Smilac-, Smilax , type genus + -aceae":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccsm\u012bl\u0259\u02c8k\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001437",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"Smilaceae":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of Smilaceae synonym of smilacaceae"
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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 Smilac-, Smilax + -eae"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"sm\u012b\u02c8l\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-061724",
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"type":[]
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},
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"Smilacina":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of American and Asiatic plants (family Liliaceae) with alternate leaves and racemes or panicles of small white flowers succeeded by red, green, or black berries \u2014 see false solomon's seal":[]
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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 Smilac-, Smilax + -ina":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccsm\u012bl\u0259\u02c8s\u012bn\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073617",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Smilodon":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of saber-toothed cats (subfamily Machairodontinae) of the Pliocene and Pleistocene usually attaining the size of a tiger or lion and having upper canines that extend 7 inches (18 centimeters) or more below the lower jaw and a gape of usually greater than 90 degrees":[]
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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 smil\u0113 woodcarving knife + New Latin -odon":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sm\u012bl\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":"20220707-094215",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Sminthuridae":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a family of springtails having a short rounded body \u2014 compare lucerne flea":[]
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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 Sminthurus , type genus (from Greek sminthos mouse, of non-Indo-European origin; akin to Etruscan isminthians mouse\u2014 + -urus ) + -idae":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-r\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002631",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"smicker":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to ogle and smile amorously":[
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"\u2014 used with at or after"
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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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"probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Swedish smikra, smikkra to flatter, Danish smigre ; akin to Old English smicer handsome, elegant, sm\u0101cian to flatter, Old High German smehhar slender, bi sm\u012btan to defile, stain":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8smik\u0259(r)"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061017",
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb"
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]
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},
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"smicket":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a woman's smock":[]
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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 diminutive of smock":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8smik\u0259\u0307t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181953",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"smiddy":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of smiddy dialectal British variant of smithy"
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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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"\u02c8smidi"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-153323",
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"type":[]
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},
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"smidge":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a small amount : bit":[
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"a smidgen of salt",
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"a smidgen of common sense"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"I'll just have a smidgen of ice cream.",
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"the maid cleaned the house until there wasn't even a smidgen of dust left",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Plus Schwartz imbued his character with a relatable anguish that gave this series a smidgen of poignancy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
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"These people will do exactly what they are told and not a smidgen more. \u2014 George Bradt, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"The one smidgen of wit, as opposed to visual overkill, is the sight of a storm in an actual teacup, complete with raging waves. \u2014 The New Yorker , 6 May 2022",
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"While there\u2019s always a smidgen of truth to tropes, these are all clich\u00e9s. \u2014 Andy Kessler, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"The preponderance of video explainers stemming from mainstream sources like corporate TV lends YouTube a smidgen of the kind of fact-checking that the site could desperately use. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Feb. 2022",
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"The new translations are stirring a smidgen of optimism among Yiddish scholars and experts for a language whose extinction has long been fretted over but has never come to pass. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Feb. 2022",
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"This wine is almost entirely Sangiovese, with just a smidgen of Merlot. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 12 Dec. 2021",
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"With inflation already a smidgen below 7 percent, and numbers for a big month of December on the horizon, that inflation bet is looking about as safe as the gold in Fort Knox. \u2014 Kevin A. Hassett, National Review , 21 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1845, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably alteration of English dialect smitch soiling mark":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8smi-j\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ace",
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"bit",
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"crumb",
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"dab",
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"dram",
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"driblet",
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"glimmer",
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"hint",
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"lick",
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"little",
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"mite",
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"nip",
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"ounce",
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"particle",
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"peanuts",
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"ray",
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"scintilla",
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"scruple",
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"shade",
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"shadow",
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"shred",
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"skosh",
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"smack",
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"smell",
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"snap",
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"soup\u00e7on",
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"spark",
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"spatter",
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"speck",
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"splash",
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"spot",
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"sprinkling",
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"strain",
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"streak",
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"suspicion",
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"tad",
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"touch",
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"trace"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070046",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"smidgen":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a small amount : bit":[
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"a smidgen of salt",
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"a smidgen of common sense"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"I'll just have a smidgen of ice cream.",
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"the maid cleaned the house until there wasn't even a smidgen of dust left",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Plus Schwartz imbued his character with a relatable anguish that gave this series a smidgen of poignancy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
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"These people will do exactly what they are told and not a smidgen more. \u2014 George Bradt, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"The one smidgen of wit, as opposed to visual overkill, is the sight of a storm in an actual teacup, complete with raging waves. \u2014 The New Yorker , 6 May 2022",
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"While there\u2019s always a smidgen of truth to tropes, these are all clich\u00e9s. \u2014 Andy Kessler, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"The preponderance of video explainers stemming from mainstream sources like corporate TV lends YouTube a smidgen of the kind of fact-checking that the site could desperately use. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Feb. 2022",
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"The new translations are stirring a smidgen of optimism among Yiddish scholars and experts for a language whose extinction has long been fretted over but has never come to pass. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Feb. 2022",
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"This wine is almost entirely Sangiovese, with just a smidgen of Merlot. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 12 Dec. 2021",
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"With inflation already a smidgen below 7 percent, and numbers for a big month of December on the horizon, that inflation bet is looking about as safe as the gold in Fort Knox. \u2014 Kevin A. Hassett, National Review , 21 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1845, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably alteration of English dialect smitch soiling mark":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8smi-j\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ace",
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"bit",
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"crumb",
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"dab",
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"dram",
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"driblet",
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"glimmer",
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"hint",
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"lick",
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"little",
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"mite",
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"nip",
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"ounce",
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"particle",
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"peanuts",
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"ray",
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"scintilla",
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"scruple",
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"shade",
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"shadow",
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"shred",
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"skosh",
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"smack",
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"smell",
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"snap",
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"soup\u00e7on",
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"spark",
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"spatter",
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"speck",
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"splash",
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"spot",
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"sprinkling",
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"strain",
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"streak",
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"suspicion",
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"tad",
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"touch",
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"trace"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010948",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"smidgeon":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a small amount : bit":[
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"a smidgen of salt",
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"a smidgen of common sense"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"I'll just have a smidgen of ice cream.",
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"the maid cleaned the house until there wasn't even a smidgen of dust left",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Plus Schwartz imbued his character with a relatable anguish that gave this series a smidgen of poignancy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
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"These people will do exactly what they are told and not a smidgen more. \u2014 George Bradt, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"The one smidgen of wit, as opposed to visual overkill, is the sight of a storm in an actual teacup, complete with raging waves. \u2014 The New Yorker , 6 May 2022",
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"While there\u2019s always a smidgen of truth to tropes, these are all clich\u00e9s. \u2014 Andy Kessler, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"The preponderance of video explainers stemming from mainstream sources like corporate TV lends YouTube a smidgen of the kind of fact-checking that the site could desperately use. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Feb. 2022",
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"The new translations are stirring a smidgen of optimism among Yiddish scholars and experts for a language whose extinction has long been fretted over but has never come to pass. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Feb. 2022",
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"This wine is almost entirely Sangiovese, with just a smidgen of Merlot. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 12 Dec. 2021",
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"With inflation already a smidgen below 7 percent, and numbers for a big month of December on the horizon, that inflation bet is looking about as safe as the gold in Fort Knox. \u2014 Kevin A. Hassett, National Review , 21 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1845, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably alteration of English dialect smitch soiling mark":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8smi-j\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ace",
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"bit",
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"crumb",
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"dab",
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"dram",
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"driblet",
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"glimmer",
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"hint",
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"lick",
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"little",
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"mite",
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"nip",
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"ounce",
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"particle",
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"peanuts",
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"ray",
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"scintilla",
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"scruple",
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"shade",
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"shadow",
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"shred",
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"skosh",
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"smack",
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"smell",
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"snap",
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"soup\u00e7on",
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"spark",
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"spatter",
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"speck",
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"splash",
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"spot",
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"sprinkling",
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"strain",
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"streak",
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"suspicion",
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"tad",
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"touch",
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"trace"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203854",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"smidgin":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a small amount : bit":[
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"a smidgen of salt",
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"a smidgen of common sense"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"I'll just have a smidgen of ice cream.",
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"the maid cleaned the house until there wasn't even a smidgen of dust left",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Plus Schwartz imbued his character with a relatable anguish that gave this series a smidgen of poignancy. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
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"These people will do exactly what they are told and not a smidgen more. \u2014 George Bradt, Forbes , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"The one smidgen of wit, as opposed to visual overkill, is the sight of a storm in an actual teacup, complete with raging waves. \u2014 The New Yorker , 6 May 2022",
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"While there\u2019s always a smidgen of truth to tropes, these are all clich\u00e9s. \u2014 Andy Kessler, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"The preponderance of video explainers stemming from mainstream sources like corporate TV lends YouTube a smidgen of the kind of fact-checking that the site could desperately use. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Feb. 2022",
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"The new translations are stirring a smidgen of optimism among Yiddish scholars and experts for a language whose extinction has long been fretted over but has never come to pass. \u2014 New York Times , 6 Feb. 2022",
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"This wine is almost entirely Sangiovese, with just a smidgen of Merlot. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 12 Dec. 2021",
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"With inflation already a smidgen below 7 percent, and numbers for a big month of December on the horizon, that inflation bet is looking about as safe as the gold in Fort Knox. \u2014 Kevin A. Hassett, National Review , 21 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1845, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably alteration of English dialect smitch soiling mark":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8smi-j\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"ace",
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"bit",
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"crumb",
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"dab",
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"dram",
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"driblet",
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"glimmer",
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"hint",
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"lick",
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"little",
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"mite",
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"nip",
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"ounce",
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"particle",
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"peanuts",
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"ray",
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"scintilla",
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"scruple",
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"shade",
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"shadow",
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"shred",
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"skosh",
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"smack",
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"smell",
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"snap",
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"soup\u00e7on",
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"spark",
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"spatter",
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"speck",
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"splash",
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"spot",
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"sprinkling",
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"strain",
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"streak",
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"suspicion",
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"tad",
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"touch",
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"trace"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003900",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"smilagenin":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a steroid sapogenin C 27 H 44 O 3 that is obtained especially from a sarsaparilla ( Smilax ornata ) and is stereoisomeric with sarsapogenin":[]
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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 Smilax (genus name of Smilax ornata ) + English -genin":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccsm\u012bl\u0259\u02c8jen\u0259\u0307n",
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"sm\u012b\u02c8laj\u0259n\u0259\u0307n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173841",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"smilax":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a tender twining asparagus ( Asparagus asparagoides ) of southern Africa that has ovate bright green cladophylls which are often used in floral arrangements":[],
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": greenbrier":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That list includes but is not limited to honeysuckle, Carolina snailseed, poison ivy, smilax and bindweed. \u2014 Howard Garrett, Dallas News , 2 Aug. 2021",
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"Meanwhile, the ceiling was lined with smilax and Italian ruscus greenery. \u2014 Alexandra Macon, Vogue , 24 May 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin, bindweed, yew, from Greek":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sm\u012b-\u02cclaks"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200617",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"smile":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a facial expression in which the eyes brighten and the corners of the mouth curve slightly upward and which expresses especially amusement, pleasure, approval, or sometimes scorn":[],
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": a pleasant or encouraging appearance":[],
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": to affect with or by smiling":[],
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": to appear pleasant or agreeable":[],
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": to bestow approval":[
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"feeling that Heaven smiled on his labors",
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"\u2014 Sheila Rowlands"
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],
|
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": to express by a smile":[],
|
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": to have, produce, or exhibit a smile":[],
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": to look or regard with amusement or ridicule":[
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"smiled at his own folly",
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"\u2014 Martin Gardner"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"The photographer asked us to smile for the camera.",
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"She smiled when she saw him.",
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"Both parents smiled their approval.",
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"Noun",
|
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"He greeted me with a big smile .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"A dozen giraffe heads, crafted in shades of orange and brown with top hats and flowing eyelashes, smile in a tidy row atop the commercial-grade stove, while a pair of zebras peer out from a corner near the refrigerator. \u2014 Danica Kirka, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 June 2022",
|
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"A dozen giraffe heads, crafted in shades of orange and brown with top hats and flowing eyelashes, smile in a tidy row atop the commercial-grade stove, while a pair of zebras peer out from a corner near the refrigerator. \u2014 Danica Kirka, ajc , 4 June 2022",
|
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"To buy something, simply smile or wave at a camera equipped with a biometric reader, according to the company, which touts the advantage of not having to pull out your pocketbook or phone to make payment. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 20 May 2022",
|
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"Alexander Yam, 4, and Amanda Yam, 8, smile with their faces painted in front of purple flowers at the end of the event. \u2014 Taylor Coester And Alanis Broussard, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The family, dressed in varying shades of moss green and blue, smile together while sitting against an outdoor, rocky background. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The 28-year-old Canadian singer said the syndrome had paralyzed half his face, leaving him able to blink only one eye, move one nostril and smile with half his mouth. \u2014 Dominique Mosbergen, WSJ , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Healy said a student might reflexively smile after being told to do so by a photographer. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Fourth-grader Tess Marie Mata was remembered for making her family smile . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Where magazines of the late 2000s and early 2010s were capturing only the most successful or famous, Tommy and Phil happily turned their lenses to anyone with a cool outfit and a great smile . \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Lip wings, however, focus the overlining on the outer corners of lips, drawing an upwards flick towards the edge of the mouth to create the illusion of a permanent natural smile . \u2014 Lottie Winter, Glamour , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The image of Yzerman hoisting the Cup while grinning a gap-toothed smile became iconic. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"The Cougar of the late 60s-early 70\u2032s is a unique looking auto that features headlights hidden behind a grill that resembles a shark\u2019s smile . \u2014 cleveland , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"His infectious personality and smile always lit up a room with so much joy and happiness. \u2014 Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Jayson Tatum flashes a smile while sitting on the bench after doing some pregame shooting. \u2014 Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"True and Grey Kitty have been going strong since Kardashian first debuted the feline on social media in January, when True couldn't help but sport a big smile alongside the cat. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"For instance, a 6-month-old pandemic baby is less likely than a previous 6-month-old to get into a crawling position or smile at herself in the mirror \u2013 both of which are considered milestones for that age group. \u2014 USA Today , 9 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English smilen, going back to a Germanic verbal base *smil-, *sm\u012bl- (from earlier *smei\u032fl- ) \"smile,\" probably an extension with -l- of Indo-European *smei\u032f- \"laugh, smile,\" whence Old Church Slavic sm\u011bj\u01eb s\u0119, smijati s\u0119 \"to laugh,\" Latvian smeju, smi\u00eat \"to laugh, mock,\" Tocharian B smi- \"smile,\" Sanskrit sm\u00e1yate \"(s/he) smiles,\" and with a -d- extension in Greek meidi\u00e1ein \"to smile,\" philomeid\u1e17s \"with a friendly smile,\" Latvian smaida \"smile,\" smaid\u00eet \"to smile, mock\"":"Verb",
|
|
"Middle English smyle, derivative of smilen \"to smile entry 1 \"":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sm\u012bl",
|
|
"\u02c8sm\u012b(-\u0259)l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beam",
|
|
"grin"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050400",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"smile from ear to ear":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to smile widely : to have a big smile on one's face":[
|
|
"She could not contain her happiness when meeting her childhood idol, and smiled from ear to ear the entire time."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":"20220707-181230",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"smileful":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": smiling":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-lf\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133051",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"smiley face":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a line drawing of a smiling face":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He ended his e-mail with a smiley face .",
|
|
"The teacher drew a smiley face on the student's homework.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"These settings live in the account tab that looks like a smiley face in the bottom right corner of the app. \u2014 Chris Velazco, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"To Cambridge partisans, Markle was a wrecking ball masquerading as a smiley face emoji, impatient to bend one of history\u2019s fustiest institutions to her iron will. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And to think that veritable smiley face on wheels has such a dark history. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Twitter account responded directly to the billboard with a cryptic tweet of their own: an upside-down smiley face . \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"After her interview with a reporter, Principal Amy Schott followed up with an email \u2014 punctuated with all-caps words, positive affirmations and smiley face emoji. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Buzz\u2019s nostalgic looks include a front end reminiscent of a smiley face , upright profile, two-tone paint and windows reminiscent of the Microbus. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 12 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Stakeholder capitalism has turned out to be standard shareholder capitalism, with a smiley face . \u2014 James Mackintosh, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"This cute winking smiley face is on the inside of the door handle. \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 7 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1957, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135142",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"smilingly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a facial expression in which the eyes brighten and the corners of the mouth curve slightly upward and which expresses especially amusement, pleasure, approval, or sometimes scorn":[],
|
|
": a pleasant or encouraging appearance":[],
|
|
": to affect with or by smiling":[],
|
|
": to appear pleasant or agreeable":[],
|
|
": to bestow approval":[
|
|
"feeling that Heaven smiled on his labors",
|
|
"\u2014 Sheila Rowlands"
|
|
],
|
|
": to express by a smile":[],
|
|
": to have, produce, or exhibit a smile":[],
|
|
": to look or regard with amusement or ridicule":[
|
|
"smiled at his own folly",
|
|
"\u2014 Martin Gardner"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The photographer asked us to smile for the camera.",
|
|
"She smiled when she saw him.",
|
|
"Both parents smiled their approval.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He greeted me with a big smile .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"A dozen giraffe heads, crafted in shades of orange and brown with top hats and flowing eyelashes, smile in a tidy row atop the commercial-grade stove, while a pair of zebras peer out from a corner near the refrigerator. \u2014 Danica Kirka, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"A dozen giraffe heads, crafted in shades of orange and brown with top hats and flowing eyelashes, smile in a tidy row atop the commercial-grade stove, while a pair of zebras peer out from a corner near the refrigerator. \u2014 Danica Kirka, ajc , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"To buy something, simply smile or wave at a camera equipped with a biometric reader, according to the company, which touts the advantage of not having to pull out your pocketbook or phone to make payment. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Alexander Yam, 4, and Amanda Yam, 8, smile with their faces painted in front of purple flowers at the end of the event. \u2014 Taylor Coester And Alanis Broussard, BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The family, dressed in varying shades of moss green and blue, smile together while sitting against an outdoor, rocky background. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The 28-year-old Canadian singer said the syndrome had paralyzed half his face, leaving him able to blink only one eye, move one nostril and smile with half his mouth. \u2014 Dominique Mosbergen, WSJ , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Healy said a student might reflexively smile after being told to do so by a photographer. \u2014 oregonlive , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Fourth-grader Tess Marie Mata was remembered for making her family smile . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Where magazines of the late 2000s and early 2010s were capturing only the most successful or famous, Tommy and Phil happily turned their lenses to anyone with a cool outfit and a great smile . \u2014 Steff Yotka, Vogue , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Lip wings, however, focus the overlining on the outer corners of lips, drawing an upwards flick towards the edge of the mouth to create the illusion of a permanent natural smile . \u2014 Lottie Winter, Glamour , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The image of Yzerman hoisting the Cup while grinning a gap-toothed smile became iconic. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"The Cougar of the late 60s-early 70\u2032s is a unique looking auto that features headlights hidden behind a grill that resembles a shark\u2019s smile . \u2014 cleveland , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"His infectious personality and smile always lit up a room with so much joy and happiness. \u2014 Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Jayson Tatum flashes a smile while sitting on the bench after doing some pregame shooting. \u2014 Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"True and Grey Kitty have been going strong since Kardashian first debuted the feline on social media in January, when True couldn't help but sport a big smile alongside the cat. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"For instance, a 6-month-old pandemic baby is less likely than a previous 6-month-old to get into a crawling position or smile at herself in the mirror \u2013 both of which are considered milestones for that age group. \u2014 USA Today , 9 June 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English smilen, going back to a Germanic verbal base *smil-, *sm\u012bl- (from earlier *smei\u032fl- ) \"smile,\" probably an extension with -l- of Indo-European *smei\u032f- \"laugh, smile,\" whence Old Church Slavic sm\u011bj\u01eb s\u0119, smijati s\u0119 \"to laugh,\" Latvian smeju, smi\u00eat \"to laugh, mock,\" Tocharian B smi- \"smile,\" Sanskrit sm\u00e1yate \"(s/he) smiles,\" and with a -d- extension in Greek meidi\u00e1ein \"to smile,\" philomeid\u1e17s \"with a friendly smile,\" Latvian smaida \"smile,\" smaid\u00eet \"to smile, mock\"":"Verb",
|
|
"Middle English smyle, derivative of smilen \"to smile entry 1 \"":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sm\u012bl",
|
|
"\u02c8sm\u012b(-\u0259)l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beam",
|
|
"grin"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222650",
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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},
|
|
"smilingness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of exhibiting a smile":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095517",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"smilo":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a perennial mountain rice ( Oryzopsis mileacea ) native to the Mediterranean region and introduced into North America":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"origin unknown":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sm\u012b(\u02cc)l\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032659",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"sminthurid":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a springtail of the family Sminthuridae":[],
|
|
": of or relating to the Sminthuridae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Sminthuridae":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"",
|
|
"smin\u02c8thu\u0307r\u0259\u0307d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031431",
|
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|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"smirch":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"cleanse"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to bring discredit or disgrace on":[],
|
|
": to make dirty, stained, or discolored : sully":[],
|
|
": to smear with something that stains or dirties":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"their clothes were smirched by dust from the trail",
|
|
"this scandal will forever smirch the name of a once-great family"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English smorchen":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sm\u0259rch"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"befoul",
|
|
"begrime",
|
|
"bemire",
|
|
"besmirch",
|
|
"blacken",
|
|
"daub",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"distain",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"gaum",
|
|
"grime",
|
|
"mire",
|
|
"muck",
|
|
"muddy",
|
|
"smudge",
|
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"soil",
|
|
"stain",
|
|
"sully"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100318",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"smirched":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"cleanse"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to bring discredit or disgrace on":[],
|
|
": to make dirty, stained, or discolored : sully":[],
|
|
": to smear with something that stains or dirties":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"their clothes were smirched by dust from the trail",
|
|
"this scandal will forever smirch the name of a once-great family"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English smorchen":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sm\u0259rch"
|
|
],
|
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|
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|
|
"befoul",
|
|
"begrime",
|
|
"bemire",
|
|
"besmirch",
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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"foul",
|
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"gaum",
|
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"grime",
|
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"mire",
|
|
"muck",
|
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"muddy",
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"smudge",
|
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"soil",
|
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"stain",
|
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"sully"
|
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171502",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"smirchy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": marked with spots or stains : smirched , begrimed":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-ch\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180802",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"smiris":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": emery":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek smyris, smiris":""
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sm\u012br\u0259\u0307s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075606",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"smirk":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to say or express (something) with a smirk":[
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"\"No problem,\" he smirked when I apologized for my wimpiness.",
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"\u2014 Michael Behar"
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],
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": to smile in a smug or condescending way":[
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"\"I seem to have touched a nerve,\" said Malfoy, smirking .",
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"\u2014 J. K. Rowling",
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"Cluny lay back and smirked . Everything was going according to plan.",
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"\u2014 Brian Jacques",
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"Some Americans from \"old\" families likewise smirked behind their napkins at the arriviste's fancy new silver-plate fish set \u2026",
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"\u2014 Douglas Brenner",
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"\u2026 they're smirking about the very idea of political seriousness.",
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"\u2014 Kurt Andersen"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"She tried not to smirk when they announced the winner.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Josh Hader appears to smirk in disbelief himself after Hern\u00e1ndez rung him up. \u2014 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"In the shot, Culkin and Cameron sit next to each other and cheekily smirk at the camera. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"Even in a sample group of three, however, hands on hips, smirk on lips, West stands apart. \u2014 Jessica Kiang, Variety , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"Whereas Koepka seems to smirk at the innate silliness of the rivalry, DeChambeau seems to take it seriously. \u2014 John Guaspari, National Review , 26 Sep. 2021",
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"With those small, platinum-blonde strands in the front and that slight smirk on her face, Hough almost looks like her twin. \u2014 Allure , 1 July 2021",
|
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"Her skin was a cocoa shade, and her luscious, dark curls framed the light smirk on her face. \u2014 Hayley Folk, refinery29.com , 20 June 2021",
|
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"Quite a contrast with Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise), Jim's fellow secret agent, a walking smirk whose leather jacket shines brighter than his hair gel. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 21 May 2021",
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"So, yes, by all means chortle and smirk online at the consensual private trespasses of Jerry Falwell Jr., yet another great Protestant hypocrite laid low. \u2014 Chris Lehmann, The New Republic , 25 Aug. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1824, 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 Old English smearcian to smile; akin to Old English smerian to laugh":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sm\u0259rk"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084218",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"noun,",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"smirker":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one that smirks":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-k\u0259(r)"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201633",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
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"smirkingly":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": in a smirking manner":[]
|
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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":"20220707-101816",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"smirkle":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": smirk , smile":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"frequentative of smirk entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sm\u0259rk\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132041",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"intransitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"smite":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": captivate , take":[
|
|
"smitten with her beauty"
|
|
],
|
|
": to affect as if by striking":[
|
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"children smitten with the fear of hell",
|
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"\u2014 V. L. Parrington"
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],
|
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": to attack or afflict suddenly and injuriously":[
|
|
"smitten by disease"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to strike":[],
|
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": to deliver or deal a blow with or as if with the hand or something held":[],
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|
": to kill or severely injure by smiting":[],
|
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": to strike sharply or heavily especially with the hand or an implement held in the hand":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"He vowed that he would smite his enemy.",
|
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"Misfortune smote him and all his family.",
|
|
"He smote the ball mightily.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Like Christian missionaries out to convert the world to their faith, the United States is animated by the messianic impulse to spread liberal democracy and smite its opponents. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 24 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"That was done not to smite nonprofits, but to reduce the burden of tax preparation. \u2014 Tax Notes Staff, Forbes , 27 Apr. 2021",
|
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"But the lament in its verses presages a virulent modern contagion, a rickety national health system, and a deeply stratified society, all working together to smite with extra ferocity America\u2019s racial minorities and the poor. \u2014 National Geographic , 13 Oct. 2020",
|
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"Whatever higher power hates the Niners (the running backs, in particular) immediately sent down a lightning bolt to smite Wilson in the ankle. \u2014 Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com , 26 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Mariamman, on the other hand, carries a scimitar with which to smite and decapitate the demons of virulence and illness. \u2014 Tulasi Srinivas, The Conversation , 15 June 2020",
|
|
"Mozart was smitten by the song of his pet starling, a theme singularly close... \u2014 Stuart Isacoff, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Ed was smitten by music \u2014 in part because of these radio broadcasts. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 23 Mar. 2020",
|
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"In the 1970s, had the swine flu actually spread across the country in the fall, the book that would have been written would have been about the failure to immunize adequately the American people who were smitten with the swine flu virus. \u2014 Richard Tofel, ProPublica , 26 Mar. 2012"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English sm\u012btan to smear, defile; akin to Old High German bi sm\u012bzan to defile":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sm\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bang",
|
|
"bash",
|
|
"bat",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"biff",
|
|
"bludgeon",
|
|
"bob",
|
|
"bonk",
|
|
"bop",
|
|
"box",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"clap",
|
|
"clip",
|
|
"clobber",
|
|
"clock",
|
|
"clout",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"hammer",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"nail",
|
|
"paste",
|
|
"pound",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"slap",
|
|
"slog",
|
|
"slug",
|
|
"smack",
|
|
"sock",
|
|
"strike",
|
|
"swat",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"tag",
|
|
"thump",
|
|
"thwack",
|
|
"wallop",
|
|
"whack",
|
|
"whale",
|
|
"zap"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055744",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"smithereens":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun plural",
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": small broken pieces : fragments , bits":[
|
|
"the vase was in smithereens on the floor",
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in phrases like blow to smithereens or smash to smithereens Roughly once a second, a star somewhere in the universe explodes. Some of these stars are blown to smithereens , strewing ashes through space. \u2014 Ron Cowen Within less than a decade, foreign invaders with horses, gunpowder, and lethal diseases had smashed their empire to smithereens . \u2014 Niall Ferguson He felt a plunk on the back of his neck as the snowball smashed to smithereens just above his coat collar. \u2014 Mordecai Richler Don't tell that guy blasting rampaging zombies to smithereens in his favorite video game that he's getting lessons in efficient decision making. \u2014 Bruce Bower"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccsmi-t\u035fh\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113nz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"If Europe keeps the pressure on commodities in its economic war with Russia, then the answer is \u2013 as long as Europe and Russia are sanctioning each other to smithereens . \u2014 Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Fluorescent hues poked out from underneath the weeds: shotgun shells, blown to smithereens . \u2014 Krista Karlson, Outside Online , 21 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"The obvious thing to do would be to simply blow the AI to smithereens . \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"A few weeks ago, the mall was shelled to smithereens . \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"To this lover of raw bivalves and tart heat, the Scotch-bonnet mignonette tasted like a far superior alternative to my usual D.I.Y. treatment\u2014lemons squeezed to smithereens and a soup of Tabasco. \u2014 The New Yorker , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The bottom line is that the Turkish drones continue to star in videos shared across Twitter and other social media platforms that feature them blowing Russian vehicles to smithereens . \u2014 Ken Dilanian, NBC News , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Because a flag towering over an assortment of smithereens would be too sorry a sight even for us. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"In the classic three little pigs fable, the homes made of straw and wood are blown to smithereens by the hungry wolf much to the misfortune of the pigs who worked hard to build them. \u2014 Jennifer Castenson, Forbes , 4 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"perhaps from Irish smidir\u00edn\u00ed":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1795, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145913"
|
|
},
|
|
"smithcraft":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the occupation or technique of a smith":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152512"
|
|
},
|
|
"smith":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a worker in metals : blacksmith":[],
|
|
": maker":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used in combination gun smith tune smith"
|
|
],
|
|
"Adam 1723\u20131790 Scottish economist":[],
|
|
"Alfred Emanuel 1873\u20131944 American politician":[],
|
|
"Bessie 1894\u20131937 American blues singer":[],
|
|
"Dame Maggie 1934\u2013 Margaret Natalie Smith British actress":[],
|
|
"David 1906\u20131965 American sculptor":[],
|
|
"George E(lwood) 1930\u2013 American physicist":[],
|
|
"John circa 1580\u20131631 English explorer and colonist":[],
|
|
"Joseph 1805\u20131844 American founder of Mormon Church":[],
|
|
"Michael 1932\u20132000 Canadian (British-born) biochemist":[],
|
|
"Stevie 1902\u20131971 originally Florence Margaret Smith British poet":[],
|
|
"Sydney 1771\u20131845 English essayist":[],
|
|
"Vernon Lomax 1927\u2013 American economist":[],
|
|
"1895\u20131961 American general and diplomat":[
|
|
"Walter Be*dell \\ b\u0259-\u200b\u02c8del \\"
|
|
],
|
|
"William 1769\u20131839 English geologist":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8smith"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Ancient smiths developed the techniques needed to make metal tools.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In the armed forces tournament, eight members redeploy to the forge and go head-to-head against one other smith in a five-hour battle. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 July 2021",
|
|
"Gr\u00e4nsfors Bruk axe heads are stamped with the initials of the smith who forged them. \u2014 David E. Petzal, Field & Stream , 12 May 2020",
|
|
"Every custom smith either began by imitating the Model 3 or currently does and calls it by another name. \u2014 David E. Petzal, Field & Stream , 23 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Folders are the true test of a smith \u2019s skill as a machinist and designer. \u2014 David E. Petzal, Field & Stream , 16 Feb. 2019",
|
|
"And those shopkeepers and smiths had been defeated, dismissed, and sent scurrying to the valley of misery. \u2014 Richard Brady, National Review , 31 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Water service has not been interrupted so far as the transition is already underway, Stutz smith said. \u2014 Chris Mayhew, Cincinnati.com , 12 July 2019",
|
|
"Like The War On Drugs band leader Adam Granduciel, LeBlanc is a dedicated tune- smith and a relatively young man who unabashedly draws from music of the past. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 July 2019",
|
|
"Nathan Rousseau smith shows us the little known perks to Prime. \u2014 Frances Yue, USA TODAY , 13 June 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German smid smith and probably to Greek smil\u0113 wood-carving knife":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154401"
|
|
},
|
|
"smithery":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the work, art, or trade of a smith":[],
|
|
": smithy sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8smi-th\u0259-r\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201055"
|
|
},
|
|
"Smith":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
": maker":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used in combination gun smith tune smith"
|
|
],
|
|
"Adam 1723\u20131790 Scottish economist":[],
|
|
"Alfred Emanuel 1873\u20131944 American politician":[],
|
|
"Bessie 1894\u20131937 American blues singer":[],
|
|
"Dame Maggie 1934\u2013 Margaret Natalie Smith British actress":[],
|
|
"David 1906\u20131965 American sculptor":[],
|
|
"George E(lwood) 1930\u2013 American physicist":[],
|
|
"John circa 1580\u20131631 English explorer and colonist":[],
|
|
"Joseph 1805\u20131844 American founder of Mormon Church":[],
|
|
"Michael 1932\u20132000 Canadian (British-born) biochemist":[],
|
|
"Stevie 1902\u20131971 originally Florence Margaret Smith British poet":[],
|
|
"Sydney 1771\u20131845 English essayist":[],
|
|
"Vernon Lomax 1927\u2013 American economist":[],
|
|
"1895\u20131961 American general and diplomat":[
|
|
"Walter Be*dell \\ b\u0259-\u200b\u02c8del \\"
|
|
],
|
|
"William 1769\u20131839 English geologist":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8smith"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Ancient smiths developed the techniques needed to make metal tools.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In the armed forces tournament, eight members redeploy to the forge and go head-to-head against one other smith in a five-hour battle. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 July 2021",
|
|
"Gr\u00e4nsfors Bruk axe heads are stamped with the initials of the smith who forged them. \u2014 David E. Petzal, Field & Stream , 12 May 2020",
|
|
"Every custom smith either began by imitating the Model 3 or currently does and calls it by another name. \u2014 David E. Petzal, Field & Stream , 23 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Folders are the true test of a smith \u2019s skill as a machinist and designer. \u2014 David E. Petzal, Field & Stream , 16 Feb. 2019",
|
|
"And those shopkeepers and smiths had been defeated, dismissed, and sent scurrying to the valley of misery. \u2014 Richard Brady, National Review , 31 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Water service has not been interrupted so far as the transition is already underway, Stutz smith said. \u2014 Chris Mayhew, Cincinnati.com , 12 July 2019",
|
|
"Like The War On Drugs band leader Adam Granduciel, LeBlanc is a dedicated tune- smith and a relatively young man who unabashedly draws from music of the past. \u2014 George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 July 2019",
|
|
"Nathan Rousseau smith shows us the little known perks to Prime. \u2014 Frances Yue, USA TODAY , 13 June 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German smid smith and probably to Greek smil\u0113 wood-carving knife":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210558"
|
|
},
|
|
"smitham":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ore in fine particles obtained usually by sifting":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8smit\u035fh\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"alteration of smeddum":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220852"
|
|
},
|
|
"Smith's longspur":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a longspur ( Calcarius pictus ) of northwestern North America":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8smiths-"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"after Gideon B. Smith , 19th century American physician":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-140454"
|
|
},
|
|
"smithsonite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mineral that is a carbonate of zinc and constitutes a minor ore of zinc":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8smith-s\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
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"James Smithson":""
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},
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"1845, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-152709"
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"smithwork":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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": smithcraft":[]
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"smithy":{
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"definitions":{
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": blacksmith":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8smi-th\u0113",
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"also -t\u035fh\u0113"
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],
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"They tore down the old smithy behind the general store.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Actually, the story\u2019s already pretty strange by the time our medieval heroine, a girl with a bird \u2014 specifically, and significantly, a curlew \u2014 on her shoulder and a smithy \u2019s tools in hand, mysteriously appears in our present-day heroine\u2019s house. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
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"The transformation, complete with an iron smithy converted from an old wood barn, was uncanny, as if the crew had conveniently stumbled upon a portal to the 19th century. \u2014 New York Times , 6 May 2021",
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"This 11th-century Viking settlement includes eight houses, a woodworking shop, a charcoal kiln and a smithy . \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 30 Nov. 2020",
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"Dine at Ariana Restaurant, a restaurant built into a cozy bungalow, or The Blacksmith Restaurant, which was built into a former smithy . \u2014 Claire Trageser, Travel + Leisure , 28 Apr. 2020",
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"Stop by to see the town smithy pump the mighty bellows, making utensils used by the local townsfolk. \u2014 courant.com , 13 Sep. 2019",
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"Two French consular officials took an Uber to Wahls\u2019 smithy during an Indy visit after stumbling across his website in France. \u2014 Sarah Bahr, Indianapolis Star , 7 June 2019",
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"Wahls is hard at work inside his smithy in a former Rabourns Garage gas station that dates from 1901. \u2014 Sarah Bahr, Indianapolis Star , 7 June 2019",
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"Subtext, allusion, nuance, dramatic irony: these were the smithies upon which mistakes were forged. \u2014 Gregory Pardlo, The New Yorker , 12 Feb. 2017"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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},
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"\u02c8sm\u012bti\u014b-"
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