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6704 lines
276 KiB
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{
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"watch":{
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"antonyms":[
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"custodian",
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"guard",
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"guardian",
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"keeper",
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"lookout",
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"minder",
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"picket",
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"sentinel",
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"sentry",
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"warden",
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"warder",
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"watcher",
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"watchman"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a body of soldiers or sentinels making up a guard":[],
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": a notice or bulletin that alerts the public to the possibility of severe weather conditions occurring in the near future":[
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"a winter storm watch"
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],
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": a period of duty : shift":[],
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": a portable timepiece designed to be worn (as on the wrist) or carried in the pocket \u2014 compare clock":[],
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": a portion of time during which a part of a ship's company is on duty":[],
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": a sailor's assigned duty period":[],
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": a state of alert and continuous attention":[],
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": a term as holder especially of an overseeing or managerial office":[
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"the business grew on her watch"
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],
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": a wake over a dead body":[],
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": a watchman or body of watchmen formerly assigned to patrol the streets of a town at night, announce the hours, and act as police":[],
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": any of the definite divisions of the night made by ancient peoples":[],
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": close observation : surveillance":[],
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": look out : be careful":[
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"watch it when you handle the glassware"
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],
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": lookout , watchman":[],
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": one of the indeterminate intervals marking the passage of night":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural the silent watches of the night"
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],
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": the act of keeping awake to guard, protect, or attend":[],
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": the office or function of a sentinel or guard":[],
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": the part of a ship's company required to be on duty during a particular watch":[],
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": the state of being wakeful":[],
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": to be attentive or vigilant":[],
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": to be awake during the night":[],
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": to be careful of":[
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"watches his diet"
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],
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": to be expectant : wait":[
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"watch for the signal"
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],
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": to be on the alert for : bide":[
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"watched her opportunity"
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],
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": to have charge of : superintend":[],
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": to keep guard":[],
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": to keep someone or something under close observation":[],
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": to keep under guard":[],
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": to keep vigil as a devotional exercise":[],
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": to look at : observe":[
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"sat and watched the crowd"
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],
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": to look on at":[
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"watch television",
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"watch a ball game"
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],
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": to observe as a spectator":[
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"the country watched as stocks fell sharply"
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],
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": to observe closely in order to check on action or change":[
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"being watched by the police"
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],
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": to proceed with extreme care : act or talk warily":[],
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": to take care of : tend":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"They have a rookie on the team who is fun to watch .",
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"I fell asleep watching television.",
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"What movie are you watching ",
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"\u201cMom, watch me do a cartwheel!\u201d",
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"She sat and watched the children play.",
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"\u201cWould you like to play, too",
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"Just sit back and watch .",
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"Keep watching to see what happens next.",
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"\u201cWhat happens next",
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"People are watching this presidential race very carefully.",
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"Noun",
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"He glanced at his watch .",
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"When you're driving in winter you should always be on the watch for ice on the roads.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The movie is no longer in theaters, so here's how to watch it at home. \u2014 Maggie Horton, Country Living , 24 June 2022",
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"More on hair care: Now watch this wash-day routine for detangling and dermatitis: Follow Allure on Instagram and Twitter, or subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date on all things beauty. \u2014 Jolene Edgar, Allure , 24 June 2022",
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"Instead, go for a walk, watch The Barefoot Contessa, read a romance novel. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 24 June 2022",
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"Here's how to watch the event, which will include two rounds and 58 picks. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
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"Palos Verdes Peninsula and Orange County viewers can watch on Cox Systems on channel 99. \u2014 Martin Draluck, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
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"With the unique flavors and new players joining the market, Japanese gin is something fun to watch right now. \u2014 Akiko Katayama, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
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"William Sawalich is a pleasant and wise-beyond-his years 15-year-old from Minnesota on that star trajectory that could be fun to watch for decades to come. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 19 June 2022",
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"With questions surrounding how he would be received in his debut back on American soil since committing to play in the LIV Series, Mickelson was the player to watch heading into the week. \u2014 Jayna Bardahl, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Cable subscribers can also the show watch online by logging into HBO\u2019s website using their TV provider credentials. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
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"Sometimes her smart watch buzzed with an air-raid notification from Kyiv. \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
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"Diane and Mike Coppola watch Michael during a voice lesson. \u2014 Jo Yurcaba, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
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"The first Meta watch prototype image (as seen above) was seemingly spotted in the Facebook View app for Ray-Ban Stories smartglasses in October. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
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"Also, there\u2019s a flood watch Wednesday for the eastern portions of Broward and Miami-Dade counties. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
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"Fire weather watch with hot, dry conditions in SoCal this week. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
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"Residents of the Pebble Creek Apartments on 1700 S watch as Salt Lake City Police investigate a shooting where on person was killed and three were injured, on Monday, June 6, 2022. \u2014 Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
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"Weather watch : The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season starts today. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022"
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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 1a":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English wacchen , from Old English w\u00e6ccan \u2014 more at wake":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u022fch",
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"\u02c8w\u00e4ch"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"eye",
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"follow",
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"observe"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072516",
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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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"watch (for)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to look for (someone or something expected)":[
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"She watches for her school bus from inside her house.",
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"The doctors watched for signs of the disease."
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],
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": to look for (something that one wants to get or use)":[
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"She is always watching for sales."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210908",
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
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"watch face":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the dial of a watch":[]
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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":"20220707-113528",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"watch fire":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a fire lighted as a signal or for the use of a guard":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Later at night the scene will change, as dozens of people typically gather round a drum circle and watch fire dancers perform. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Aug. 2020",
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"The flames, smoke and sirens from first responders drew dozens of people to the shoreline to watch fire crews spray water on burning train cars. \u2014 Alana Minkler, The Arizona Republic , 29 July 2020",
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"Lying in her bed, Jayla Christina Rodriguez watched fire engines, police cars and motorcycles stage a special parade outside of her house Thursday afternoon. \u2014 Ricardo Torres, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 Apr. 2020",
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"The fire's intense heat stretched across the street onto a large gathering of onlookers who watched fire crews trying put out the blaze. \u2014 Glenn E. Rice, Robert A. Cronkleton And Max Londberg, kansascity , 8 May 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1735, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021638",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"watch fob":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": fob entry 3 sense 2":[]
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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":"20220707-064159",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"watch for":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to look for (someone or something expected)":[
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"She watches for her school bus from inside her house.",
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"The doctors watched for signs of the disease."
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],
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": to look for (something that one wants to get or use)":[
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"She is always watching for sales."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063422",
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
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"watch one's back":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": be careful":[
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"I hear the boss is in a bad mood this morning, so you'd better watch your back .",
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"She has to watch her back around them."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194018",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"watch one's language":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to be careful about the words one uses":[
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"You'd better watch your language when you're talking to her."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182950",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"watch one's language/mouth/tongue":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to not say rude or inappropriate things":[
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"Watch your language , young lady!"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105214",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"watch one's mouth":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to not use offensive language":[]
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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":"20220707-183920",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"watch one's p's and q's":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to be careful about behaving in a polite or proper way":[
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"We knew to watch our p's and q's around our aunt."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-102631",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"watch one's tongue":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to not say rude or offensive things":[
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"Watch your tongue , young man!"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115255",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"watch one's weight":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to lose weight or to not gain weight":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191138",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"watch what one eats":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to be careful about eating healthy foods and not eating too much":[
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"I've been trying to watch what I eat ."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202147",
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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]
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},
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"watcher":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a person who closely follows or observes someone or something":[
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"a Supreme Court watcher",
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"\u2014 often used in combination celebrity- watchers"
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],
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": a representative of a party or candidate who is stationed at the polls on an election day to watch the conduct of officials and voters":[],
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": one that attends a sick person at night":[],
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": one that keeps watch beside a dead person":[],
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": one that sits up or continues awake at night":[],
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": one that watches : such as":[],
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": watchman":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the inexperienced babysitter turned out to be a well-meaning but hopelessly incompetent watcher of young children",
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"a safari that affords wildlife watchers plenty of opportunities to see Africa's grandest creatures in their natural habitat",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"No one is probably expecting that; any practiced watcher of biopics knows virtually any example will take deep liberties with the facts for dramatic purposes. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 25 June 2022",
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"The namesake cake is tempting enough to lure even the most resolute weight- watcher into a witch\u2019s cottage. \u2014 Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
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"Hawkins is an avid watcher of game film, studying a mix of college and NBA stars. \u2014 Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant , 13 June 2022",
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"That is now the pressing question for every Russiagate watcher . \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 4 June 2022",
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"In at least one case, according to the reports, a voter who spoke Spanish left without voting after what two poll workers believed was intimidation from a Republican poll watcher . \u2014 New York Times , 30 May 2022",
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"It\u2019s a bird- watcher \u2019s paradise too, with roughly 200 species on site or passing through. \u2014 Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"If your mom is a serial re- watcher of Crazy Rich Asians, get her this novel about Stanley, a wealthy businessman \u2014 or so his family thought. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 16 Apr. 2022",
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"Jagsir Singh was in Vancouver visiting his daughter in May 2019 when his sister-in-law\u2019s husband, an avid watcher of Punjabi Lehar, sent him a link to the YouTube channel. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u00e4-ch\u0259r",
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"\u02c8w\u022f-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"custodian",
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"guard",
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"guardian",
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"keeper",
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"lookout",
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"minder",
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"picket",
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"sentinel",
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"sentry",
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"warden",
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"warder",
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"watch",
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"watchman"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030635",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"watchet":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a light blue angler's fly":[],
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": a light blue cloth":[],
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": a light blue color":[
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"her dressing gown of watchet blue",
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"\u2014 Llewelyn Powys"
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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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"Middle English wachet , from Old North French":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u00e4ch\u0259\u0307t also \u02c8w\u022fch-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203730",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"watcheye":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201212",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"watchful":{
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"antonyms":[
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"asleep"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": carefully observant or attentive : being on the watch":[],
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": causing sleeplessness":[],
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": not able or accustomed to sleep or rest : wakeful":[],
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": spent in wakefulness : sleepless":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"We need to be more watchful of our children.",
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"The hotel is being built under the watchful eye of its architect.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Mass Liberation is keeping a watchful eye on the Maricopa County Attorney\u2019s Office, mindful of its handling of the 2020 Black Lives Matter protest arrests, N\u2019sangou said. \u2014 Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic , 27 June 2022",
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"With an overcast sky offering a break from the ever- watchful eyes of Russian drones and the artillery barrages that often follow, a young Ukrainian soldier joined his squad for a bit of fresh air on the patio of what had been a cultural center. \u2014 Nabih Bulosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"Under Ortega\u2019s hand, and his wife\u2019s ever- watchful eye, Nicaragua is still one of the poorest countries in the hemisphere, second only to Haiti. \u2014 Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"This ideological push-pull is taking place under the watchful eye of Republican politicians eager to claim that Democrats cannot control or protect their own cities. \u2014 Ashraf Khalil, ajc , 19 June 2022",
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"But that doesn\u2019t mean James doesn\u2019t keep a caring, watchful eye. \u2014 Daron James, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
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"Keep a watchful eye for branches, bushes, or shrubs that touch your house and can provide easy access for ants to make their way inside. \u2014 Maribeth Jones, Country Living , 14 June 2022",
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"His death from liver cancer in 2017, while under the watchful eye of Chinese security agents, drew an outpouring of grief from liberal Chinese. \u2014 Christian Shepherd, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
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"So, if your kid seems prone to these kinds of mental health issues, or is really drawn to individual sports then these results should encourage you to talk to them regularly and keep a watchful eye out. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 June 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u00e4ch-f\u0259l",
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"\u02c8w\u022fch-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for watchful watchful , vigilant , wide-awake , alert mean being on the lookout especially for danger or opportunity. watchful is the least explicit term. the watchful eye of the department supervisor vigilant suggests intense, unremitting, wary watchfulness. eternally vigilant in the safeguarding of democracy wide-awake applies to watchfulness for opportunities and developments more often than dangers. wide-awake companies latched onto the new technology alert stresses readiness or promptness in meeting danger or in seizing opportunity. alert traders anticipated the stock market's slide",
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"synonyms":[
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"alert",
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"Argus-eyed",
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"attentive",
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"awake",
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"observant",
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"open-eyed",
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"tenty",
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"tentie",
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"vigilant",
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"wide-awake"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102750",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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"watchman":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a person who keeps watch : guard":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"A watchman stopped them at the gate.",
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"hired a watchman to patrol the factory at night",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The night watchman who remained at the facility, Vladyslav Zhukov, used the moment to unlock the storeroom\u2019s door and free the prisoners. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
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"Over the years the canals were filled, and the house evolved to meet the needs of the city, also serving as a tool shed for park staff, a watchman \u2019s lodge, and a temporary holding cell for Park Police. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"But with political unrest brewing and Australia opening its doors to immigrants, the family soon moved to Brisbane, where Robert found work as a night watchman in a factory. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"That doesn\u2019t exactly sound like the exemplar of a neoliberal night- watchman state to me. \u2014 Samuel Gregg, National Review , 13 Mar. 2022",
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"American newsrooms, lacking racial diversity, had not explored the frustrations or fears Black boys felt about facing a similar confrontation as Martin did with neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman, Jordan said. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Feb. 2022",
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"In 1947, Lausanne built a lodge, sustained by two of the bell tower\u2019s original wooden beams, to keep the watchman warm between each round of shouting. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"Manhattan\u2019s main fire alarm was a bell in the City Hall copula tolled by a watchman who scanned the low skyline for licks of flame. \u2014 Edward Kosner, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2022",
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"The Florida shooting case that has roiled the nation for weeks took an unexpected turn Monday, when police released the shocking account of neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman, who shot and killed unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 19 Feb. 2020"
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u00e4ch-m\u0259n",
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"\u02c8w\u022fch-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"custodian",
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"guard",
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"guardian",
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"keeper",
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"lookout",
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"minder",
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"picket",
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"sentinel",
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"sentry",
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"warden",
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"warder",
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"watch",
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090355",
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"type":[
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]
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"watchword":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a guiding principle":[
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"change is the watchword for both parties"
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],
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": a word or motto that embodies a principle or guide to action of an individual or group : slogan":[
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"\"safety\" is our watchword"
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],
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": a word or phrase used as a sign of recognition among members of the same society, class, or group":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The new watchword in his campaign is \u201cIt's time for change.\u201d",
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"the watchword is changed every day",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The watchword in conversations with analysts and investors is uncertainty. \u2014 Walter Frick, Quartz , 11 May 2022",
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"And vigilant will indeed be the watchword for 2022. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"Modernity, the welcome chaos of class mobility and incremental advancements for Black Americans, is coming for a class of people for whom stability has long been the watchword . \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 20 Jan. 2022",
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"Accessibility is the watchword for citizen experience. \u2014 Brian Chidester, Forbes , 27 Dec. 2021",
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"The watchword is universalism, referring to an abstract notion of citizenship to which all must subscribe. \u2014 Rachel Donadio, The Atlantic , 22 Nov. 2021",
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"The truth is, success would be nice, but the watchword here in Year 1 of a new era is progress. \u2014 Howard Megdal, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021",
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"Sorry might have been the watchword for Sunday\u2019s performance. \u2014 Gary Klein Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 3 Oct. 2021",
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"So, if \u2018uncertainty\u2019 was the watchword of 2020, reinvention or transformation may become the word of 2021. \u2014 Benjamin Laker, Forbes , 6 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u00e4ch-\u02ccw\u0259rd",
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"\u02c8w\u022fch-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"countersign",
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"password",
|
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"word"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090639",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"water":{
|
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"antonyms":[
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"dehydrate",
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"desiccate",
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"dry",
|
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"parch",
|
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"scorch",
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"sear"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a band of seawater abutting on the land of a particular sovereignty and under the control of that sovereignty":[],
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": a natural mineral water":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural"
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],
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": a particular quantity or body of water: such as":[],
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": a pharmaceutical or cosmetic preparation made with water":[],
|
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": a quantity or depth of water adequate for some purpose (such as navigation)":[],
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": a watery fluid (such as tears, urine, or sap) formed or circulating in a living body":[],
|
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": a watery solution of a gaseous or readily volatile substance \u2014 compare ammonia water":[],
|
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": degree of excellence":[
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"a scholar of the first water"
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],
|
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": fictitious or exaggerated asset entries that give a stock an unrealistic book value":[],
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": lake , pond":[],
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": liquid containing or resembling water: such as":[],
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": out of difficulty":[],
|
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": stock not representing assets of the issuing company and not backed by earning power":[],
|
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": the degree of clarity and luster of a precious stone":[],
|
|
": the level of water at a particular state of the tide : tide":[],
|
|
": the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams, lakes, and seas, and is a major constituent of all living matter and that when pure is an odorless, tasteless, very slightly compressible liquid oxide of hydrogen H 2 O which appears bluish in thick layers, freezes at 0\u00b0 C and boils at 100\u00b0 C, has a maximum density at 4\u00b0 C and a high specific heat, is feebly ionized to hydrogen and hydroxyl ions, and is a poor conductor of electricity and a good solvent":[],
|
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": the sea of a particular part of the earth":[],
|
|
": the water occupying or flowing in a particular bed":[],
|
|
": to add to the aggregate par value of (securities) without a corresponding addition to the assets represented by the securities":[],
|
|
": to dilute by the addition of water":[
|
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"\u2014 often used with down water down the punch"
|
|
],
|
|
": to drink water":[],
|
|
": to form or secrete water or watery matter (such as tears or saliva)":[],
|
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": to get or take water: such as":[],
|
|
": to moisten, sprinkle, or soak with water":[
|
|
"water the lawn"
|
|
],
|
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": to supply water to":[
|
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"lands watered by the river"
|
|
],
|
|
": to supply with water for drink":[
|
|
"water cattle"
|
|
],
|
|
": to take on a supply of water":[
|
|
"the boat docked to water"
|
|
],
|
|
": travel or transportation on water":[
|
|
"we went by water"
|
|
],
|
|
": water supply":[
|
|
"threatened to turn off the water"
|
|
],
|
|
": watercolor":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"Would you like a glass of water ",
|
|
"There's water dripping from the ceiling.",
|
|
"The kids love playing in the water .",
|
|
"A stick was floating on the water .",
|
|
"They like to vacation near the water .",
|
|
"We are sailing in international waters .",
|
|
"They were fishing in Canadian waters .",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"We need to water the lawn.",
|
|
"They fed and watered the horses in the barn.",
|
|
"My eyes were watering as I chopped the onions.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"He had been pulled out of the water by bystanders and was taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, where he was pronounced dead. \u2014 Rosana Hughes, ajc , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"Only later would the competitive eating world learn his secrets \u2014 drinking excessive amounts of water to stretch his stomach to hold large quantities of food; exercises to strengthen his tongue; weightlifting; and nutrition. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"These bills included restrictions like limiting access to mail-in ballots and drop boxes, and even passing out food and water to voters waiting in line. \u2014 The Opportunity Agenda, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Some villagers gave him food and water , but soon he was apprehended by police and taken to a detention center. \u2014 Fox News , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Volunteer teams on the ground have been distributing food and drinking water . \u2014 Kathleen Magramo, CNN , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Immediately, Somalis need food and water , and money must also be set aside for other measures, like protecting livestock and reforestation. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"An estimated 20 wars or conflicts have also seriously disrupted access to food and water . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"So Murthy goes to conferences and hospitals and schools and Twitter and anywhere else, wearing the military uniform of the Public Health Service, to explain that social connections are as vital to our health as food or water . \u2014 Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Was there a 6-year-old in Brooklyn Park right now, whose mouth, decades from now, would water at some sensory trigger, involuntarily resurrecting the exact texture and smell of a Cheesy Gordita Crunch",
|
|
"Children can water the plants in the Discovery Woods Garden while learning more about how to care for plant life. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 July 2021",
|
|
"Agencies like the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District and the Los Angeles Department of Water have put restrictions where certain addresses can only water on certain days and during the early morning or evening. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"After all, in Los Angeles, the drought is so bad that residents can only water once a week. \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Harmful algal blooms are a new phenomena to Sleeping Bear Dunes, but not to water bodies across the Great Lakes. \u2014 Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Her goal also is to purchase an $80,000 truck to water them. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Boomer 8 Dog Bowl, $50, is dent-resistant and can be used to water and feed your hound. \u2014 Wendy Altschuler, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Learn the most effective ways to water a garden of native plants, including tips on when and where to irrigate and the pros and cons of overhead, drip and hand-watering equipment. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English w\u00e6ter ; akin to Old High German wazzar water, Greek hyd\u014dr , Latin unda wave":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r",
|
|
"\u02c8w\u00e4t-",
|
|
"\u02c8w\u00e4-",
|
|
"\u02c8w\u022ft-\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bathe",
|
|
"bedraggle",
|
|
"douse",
|
|
"dowse",
|
|
"drench",
|
|
"drown",
|
|
"soak",
|
|
"sodden",
|
|
"sop",
|
|
"souse",
|
|
"wash",
|
|
"water-soak",
|
|
"waterlog",
|
|
"wet",
|
|
"wet down"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193641",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"water (down)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"enrich",
|
|
"fortify",
|
|
"richen",
|
|
"strengthen"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to reduce or temper the force or effectiveness of":[
|
|
"watered down the plan"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"watered down the cocktails while jacking up their prices",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There\u2019s even a proposal to haul water down a mountain to power the trip back up. \u2014 Tom Metcalfe, NBC News , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"The goal of irrigating is to wet roots, so water long enough to get water down to the root zone \u2014 with drip irrigation that could take an hour or two. \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"Fox News previously reported that the Department of Justice is suing Texas for cracking urban minority communities that largely vote Democratic into separate districts, allegedly to water down their votes and create more GOP seats. \u2014 Tyler Olson, Fox News , 25 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The deal\u2019s focus on environmental and labor standards alone, critics contend, will water down its value and appeal. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"The consensus online has been that the ice cream and the overload of products is an attempt to water down a holiday that is very serious (more on that in a bit). \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Formula usage and alternative milks: Do not water down or dilute baby formula to stretch it out. \u2014 Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"To reach that number, lawmakers are in talks to water down \u2014 or cut altogether \u2014 a number of provisions that were in the initial bill. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Reclamation officials are in the process of securing temporary chilling units to cool water down at one of their fish hatcheries. \u2014 Rachel Ramirez, CNN , 7 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1811, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adulterate",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"dilute",
|
|
"extend",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"sophisticate",
|
|
"thin",
|
|
"weaken"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231548",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"water bear":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": tardigrade":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"One of the new CG ghosts, Muncher, took cues from a tardigrade (microscopic water bear ) and glass frogs for translucency. \u2014 Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Even if the water bear 's speed changed, their gait stayed the same, per Gizmodo. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Mosses which house many microscopic organisms, including the famous tardigrade, or water bear . \u2014 Deboki Chakravarti, Scientific American , 13 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"To further test the water bear 's survival limits, researchers loaded the microscopic beings into a gun and fired them at sand bag targets to test their impact survival rate, according to a study published in Astrobiology. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 May 2021",
|
|
"The water bear is intriguing to scientists for its tough make-up being able to survive in unbearably hot and cold environments as well as low-pressure areas and even the vacuum of space, according to the Smithsonian. \u2014 Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com , 3 June 2021",
|
|
"However, some meteorites that hit Earth or Mars may experience lower shock pressures that a water bear could survive, Traspas explained to Science. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 May 2021",
|
|
"With this event in mind, astrochemist Alejandra Traspas and astrophysicist Mark Burchell, who both work at the University of Kent, set out to find if the water bear 's impact survival was possible. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 May 2021",
|
|
"Each sphere is teeming with invertebrate life, hosting creatures such as tardigrades, commonly known as water bears . \u2014 Candice Wang, Popular Science , 28 May 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1848, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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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":"20220708-123104",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"water closet":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a compartment or room with a toilet":[
|
|
"Confronted with the cramped confines of a bathroom in a typical starter home\u2014one of those spaces aptly described by the term water closet \u2014homeowners may well entertain grand plans for expansion.",
|
|
"\u2014 Peter O. Whiteley",
|
|
"A private water closet opened off the sleeping area.",
|
|
"\u2014 Shirley Slater",
|
|
"\u2014 abbreviation WC"
|
|
],
|
|
": a toilet bowl and its accessories":[
|
|
"I could see part of the tub and part of the water closet in the bathroom. The tub had claw and ball feet, and the water closet had a pull chain from the storage tank mounted up by the ceiling.",
|
|
"\u2014 Robert B. Parker",
|
|
"\u2014 abbreviation WC"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the first house in town to have an indoor water closet",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The old half bath was reconfigured for a full bath large enough for a full shower, double sink vanity, and private water closet . \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The en-suite bathroom will include a walk-in shower, a freestanding tub, and a water closet tucked away in the far side of the space. \u2014 Maya Homan, BostonGlobe.com , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The arched doorway connects the suite; for privacy, Dabito added a water closet with a pocket door (not shown). \u2014 Maria V. Charbonneaux And Liz Strong, Better Homes & Gardens , 13 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The en-suite bath features a dual vanity with white cabinetry and a quartz counter, as well as a water closet and a shower that has a frameless glass door and a gray ceramic tile surround with a glass tile inlay. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 19 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"The turret apartment has a separate ground floor water closet , another bathroom and three floors that can be used for bedrooms, office or studio space or even a home gym. \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 11 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"The bedrooms, which cost $1,530 round trip, feature a shower, contained in a separate water closet , both of which the roomette lacks. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"The master wing has electronic shades with a master bath that features dual vanities, a marble Jacuzzi tub, a shower with dual programmable shower heads and a water closet with a bidet. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 15 Sep. 2020",
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"The primary bath comes with natural light, as well as a Victoria & Albert tub, a steam shower, two private water closet areas, and separate closets with built-ins. \u2014 Emilia Benton, Houston Chronicle , 29 Aug. 2020"
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"There\u2019s even a proposal to haul water down a mountain to power the trip back up. \u2014 Tom Metcalfe, NBC News , 23 May 2022",
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"The goal of irrigating is to wet roots, so water long enough to get water down to the root zone \u2014 with drip irrigation that could take an hour or two. \u2014 Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 May 2022",
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"Fox News previously reported that the Department of Justice is suing Texas for cracking urban minority communities that largely vote Democratic into separate districts, allegedly to water down their votes and create more GOP seats. \u2014 Tyler Olson, Fox News , 25 Dec. 2021",
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"The deal\u2019s focus on environmental and labor standards alone, critics contend, will water down its value and appeal. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 24 May 2022",
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"The consensus online has been that the ice cream and the overload of products is an attempt to water down a holiday that is very serious (more on that in a bit). \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 23 May 2022",
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"Formula usage and alternative milks: Do not water down or dilute baby formula to stretch it out. \u2014 Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
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"To reach that number, lawmakers are in talks to water down \u2014 or cut altogether \u2014 a number of provisions that were in the initial bill. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 Oct. 2021",
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"Reclamation officials are in the process of securing temporary chilling units to cool water down at one of their fish hatcheries. \u2014 Rachel Ramirez, CNN , 7 May 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112605",
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"examples":[
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|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Besides, the \u2018free water scheme\u2019 of the Delhi government allows domestic consumers who have a functional water meter to use up to 20 kilo litres per month. \u2014 Niyati Seth, Quartz , 8 June 2022",
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|
"The plate placed on the water meter will limit the amount of water that passes through and make outdoor watering impossible. \u2014 Brittny Mejiastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"During last month\u2019s City Council meeting, Mayor Lori Lightfoot introduced a similar water affordability ordinance that would ban privatization of the city\u2019s water system, establish a voluntary water meter installation program and prohibit shutoffs. \u2014 Gregory Pratt, Chicago Tribune , 11 May 2022",
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|
"Baltimore manages a water meter system that includes 200,000 meters in the city and another 200,000 meters in Baltimore County. \u2014 Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"The replacement project is separate from the widespread failure of existing water meter transponders in Newton, according to officials. \u2014 John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
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"In 2020, the firm secured a settlement of $89 million for the City of Jackson, Mississippi, against Siemens after the company installed a faulty water meter and billing system. \u2014 al , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"Make sure the lid on your water meter pit is tightly secured. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"While most people have a water meter on the side of their homes, usage isn\u2019t measured for secondary-water users. \u2014 NBC News , 3 Feb. 2022"
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Paul Giamatti runs a Philadelphia apartment complex and Bryce Dallas Howard is a water nymph who shows up in his pool needing to be protected from a monstrous wolf by the place\u2019s misfit residents. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 22 July 2021",
|
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"In this rare foray into the realm of the supernatural, Paula Beer plays Undine, the water nymph of European mythology, who falls in love with a mortal (Franz Rogowski). \u2014 Justin Chang Film Critic, Los Angeles Times , 12 Oct. 2020",
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"Among them are a terrific pair of life-size young athletes poised to begin a footrace; two columnar water nymphs identified as the work of Stephanos, a Greek sculptor in Rome; and a leaping month-old piglet, poised on rear hooves. \u2014 Christopher Knight, latimes.com , 3 July 2019",
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"Anita Ekberg as the fountain- water nymph in La Dolce Vita, certifiably camp. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 19 Apr. 2019",
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"Among them are a terrific pair of life-size young athletes poised to begin a footrace; two columnar water nymphs identified as the work of Stephanos, a Greek sculptor in Rome; and a leaping month-old piglet, poised on rear hooves. \u2014 Christopher Knight, latimes.com , 3 July 2019",
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"Anita Ekberg as the fountain- water nymph in La Dolce Vita, certifiably camp. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 19 Apr. 2019"
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"water set":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a trap set under water usually to avoid human scent on the trap or to drown a trapped animal so that its struggles will not injure the fur or allow escape":[]
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"water shamrock":{
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"definitions":{
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"water shield":{
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In addition to installing water shields , dealers will inspect the door-latch actuation cables and repair them if necessary. \u2014 David Muller, Car and Driver , 18 Oct. 2017",
|
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"The recall will allow for the installation of a water shield to side door latches in 2015-17 F-150s and 2017 Super Duty trucks. \u2014 Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press , 18 Oct. 2017",
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"Dealers are offering to install water shields over the door latches for free. \u2014 William Thornton, AL.com , 19 Oct. 2017",
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"Under the recall, dealers will add water shields over the door latches, inspect door latch cables and replace cables if needed. \u2014 Mark Davis, kansascity , 18 Oct. 2017",
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"Read more: Dealers are to install the water shields and make repairs, if needed, for free. \u2014 Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press , 18 Oct. 2017",
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"Dealers will install water shields over the latches to fix the problem, Ford said. \u2014 Mike Colias, WSJ , 18 Oct. 2017",
|
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"The company will pay for dealers to install water shields over door latches and fix any actuation cables that are broken. \u2014 Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY , 18 Oct. 2017",
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"The automaker will add water shields to side-door latches to remedy the issue, which can occur when the latches are frozen or when the actuation cables get bent or kinked. \u2014 David Muller, Car and Driver , 18 Oct. 2017"
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": a widely distributed Old World shrew ( Neomys fodiens )":[],
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": any of numerous semiaquatic shrews usually living adjacent to swift-flowing streams and having hind feet that are typically fringed with long stiff hairs and are sometimes partially webbed: such as":[],
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": any of several shrews (genus Chimarrogale ) of Japan, Borneo, and Sumatra":[],
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": any of several web-footed shrews (genus Nectogale ) of Tibetan uplands":[]
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"definitions":{
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": not leachable by water":[
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"a water-fast dye"
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"examples":[],
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"type":[
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]
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"water-shield family":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-103053",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"dehydrate",
|
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"desiccate",
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"dry",
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"parch",
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"scorch",
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"sear"
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],
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"definitions":{
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1680, in the meaning defined above":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccs\u014dk",
|
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"\u02c8w\u00e4-"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"bathe",
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"bedraggle",
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"douse",
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"dowse",
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"drench",
|
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"drown",
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"soak",
|
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"sodden",
|
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"sop",
|
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"souse",
|
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"wash",
|
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"water",
|
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"waterlog",
|
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"wet",
|
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"wet down"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201048",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"water-soaked":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"dehydrate",
|
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"desiccate",
|
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"dry",
|
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"parch",
|
|
"scorch",
|
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"sear"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to soak in water":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1680, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccs\u014dk",
|
|
"\u02c8w\u00e4-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bathe",
|
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"bedraggle",
|
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"douse",
|
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"dowse",
|
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"drench",
|
|
"drown",
|
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"soak",
|
|
"sodden",
|
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"sop",
|
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"souse",
|
|
"wash",
|
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"water",
|
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"waterlog",
|
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"wet",
|
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"wet down"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212128",
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"watercourse":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a natural or artificial channel through which water flows":[],
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": a stream of water (such as a river, brook, or underground stream)":[]
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},
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"examples":[
|
|
"Pesticides are sometimes responsible for contamination of watercourses .",
|
|
"the Erie Canal was the first watercourse to connect the Hudson River with the Great Lakes",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Beyond the central lawn rises the Mount, a 30-foot hill down which cascades a dramatic watercourse . \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The most famous travelers on this watercourse were Lewis and Clark, who went upstream on their way west in 1805, with Clark returning the next year when Lewis, his fellow captain, took a different route. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Walking behind her on a little bridge over a watercourse , Sohel had been free to look at her neck, her shoulders, and the blue ribbon in her black hair. \u2014 Daniyal Mueenuddin, The New Yorker , 31 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"One of the Bayside gardens has a watercourse that runs through the property and abuts a deep ravine that drains into Lake Michigan. \u2014 Joanne Kempinger Demski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 4 June 2021",
|
|
"Bring back the reed and the reef, set the ice sheet back on its frozen plinth, tuck the restless watercourse into its bed, sit the glacier down on its highland throne, put the snow cap back on the mountain peak. \u2014 Simon Armitage, Scientific American , 18 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Outdoor space: The property has water rights to the acequia, or community watercourse , that runs through it, supporting a lush collection of fruit trees and shrubs and a vegetable garden. \u2014 Julie Lasky, New York Times , 6 May 2020",
|
|
"The ancestors of Omanis built these watercourses centuries ago. \u2014 Ian James, azcentral , 28 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"The reindeer\u2019s migratory routes run through Arctic Scandinavia as densely as watercourses . \u2014 Juliana Hanle, Scientific American , 18 Nov. 2019"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02cck\u022frs",
|
|
"\u02c8w\u00e4-"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"aqueduct",
|
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"canal",
|
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"channel",
|
|
"conduit",
|
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"course",
|
|
"flume",
|
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"racecourse",
|
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"raceway",
|
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"waterway"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134403",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"watercraft":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": craft for water transport":[],
|
|
": ship , boat":[],
|
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": skill in aquatic activities (such as managing boats)":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"just about any kind of watercraft can be seen on the lake during the summer",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Inhabitants of the Swedish capital, an archipelago of 14 islands connected by 57 bridges, have a long history of using watercraft to get around. \u2014 Rebecca Cairns; Video By Milly Chan, CNN , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Reports of supply-and-demand issues from local marinas and retail outlets selling watercraft , coupled with rising fuel costs, will impact activities as people seek a return to normalcy after pandemic lockdowns. \u2014 Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Personal watercraft have re-emerged as a common means of approach and escape for cartel hit men in Mexico, including broad-daylight attacks in tourist areas. \u2014 Diana Dur\u00e1n, Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Video from OnScene TV showed a lifeguard on a personal watercraft bobbing in the waves as a man in a life jacket pulled himself onto a rescue flotation device behind the vessel. \u2014 Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Mercury Marine Boating Pavilion will feature the latest models from personal watercraft to pontoons to bass and walleye boats. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"An outdoor Jacuzzi and tender garage that accommodates both a 15-foot tender and personal watercraft are also part of the design. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Using military ships, merchant navy vessels, and, famously, a flotilla of civilian watercraft , more than 330,000 British, French, and Belgian troops were rescued and evacuated to Britain. \u2014 Andrew Morris-singer And Brian Souza, STAT , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"But the goal is to have 1,100 across North America, ideally positioned near food or other natural stopping points, including marinas for personal watercraft . \u2014 Tik Root, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u00e4-",
|
|
"\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02cckraft"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"boat",
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"craft",
|
|
"vessel"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041632",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"watered":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dehydrate",
|
|
"desiccate",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"parch",
|
|
"scorch",
|
|
"sear"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a band of seawater abutting on the land of a particular sovereignty and under the control of that sovereignty":[],
|
|
": a natural mineral water":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural"
|
|
],
|
|
": a particular quantity or body of water: such as":[],
|
|
": a pharmaceutical or cosmetic preparation made with water":[],
|
|
": a quantity or depth of water adequate for some purpose (such as navigation)":[],
|
|
": a watery fluid (such as tears, urine, or sap) formed or circulating in a living body":[],
|
|
": a watery solution of a gaseous or readily volatile substance \u2014 compare ammonia water":[],
|
|
": degree of excellence":[
|
|
"a scholar of the first water"
|
|
],
|
|
": fictitious or exaggerated asset entries that give a stock an unrealistic book value":[],
|
|
": lake , pond":[],
|
|
": liquid containing or resembling water: such as":[],
|
|
": out of difficulty":[],
|
|
": stock not representing assets of the issuing company and not backed by earning power":[],
|
|
": the degree of clarity and luster of a precious stone":[],
|
|
": the level of water at a particular state of the tide : tide":[],
|
|
": the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams, lakes, and seas, and is a major constituent of all living matter and that when pure is an odorless, tasteless, very slightly compressible liquid oxide of hydrogen H 2 O which appears bluish in thick layers, freezes at 0\u00b0 C and boils at 100\u00b0 C, has a maximum density at 4\u00b0 C and a high specific heat, is feebly ionized to hydrogen and hydroxyl ions, and is a poor conductor of electricity and a good solvent":[],
|
|
": the sea of a particular part of the earth":[],
|
|
": the water occupying or flowing in a particular bed":[],
|
|
": to add to the aggregate par value of (securities) without a corresponding addition to the assets represented by the securities":[],
|
|
": to dilute by the addition of water":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used with down water down the punch"
|
|
],
|
|
": to drink water":[],
|
|
": to form or secrete water or watery matter (such as tears or saliva)":[],
|
|
": to get or take water: such as":[],
|
|
": to moisten, sprinkle, or soak with water":[
|
|
"water the lawn"
|
|
],
|
|
": to supply water to":[
|
|
"lands watered by the river"
|
|
],
|
|
": to supply with water for drink":[
|
|
"water cattle"
|
|
],
|
|
": to take on a supply of water":[
|
|
"the boat docked to water"
|
|
],
|
|
": travel or transportation on water":[
|
|
"we went by water"
|
|
],
|
|
": water supply":[
|
|
"threatened to turn off the water"
|
|
],
|
|
": watercolor":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"Would you like a glass of water ",
|
|
"There's water dripping from the ceiling.",
|
|
"The kids love playing in the water .",
|
|
"A stick was floating on the water .",
|
|
"They like to vacation near the water .",
|
|
"We are sailing in international waters .",
|
|
"They were fishing in Canadian waters .",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"We need to water the lawn.",
|
|
"They fed and watered the horses in the barn.",
|
|
"My eyes were watering as I chopped the onions.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"He had been pulled out of the water by bystanders and was taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, where he was pronounced dead. \u2014 Rosana Hughes, ajc , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"Only later would the competitive eating world learn his secrets \u2014 drinking excessive amounts of water to stretch his stomach to hold large quantities of food; exercises to strengthen his tongue; weightlifting; and nutrition. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"These bills included restrictions like limiting access to mail-in ballots and drop boxes, and even passing out food and water to voters waiting in line. \u2014 The Opportunity Agenda, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Some villagers gave him food and water , but soon he was apprehended by police and taken to a detention center. \u2014 Fox News , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Volunteer teams on the ground have been distributing food and drinking water . \u2014 Kathleen Magramo, CNN , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Immediately, Somalis need food and water , and money must also be set aside for other measures, like protecting livestock and reforestation. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"An estimated 20 wars or conflicts have also seriously disrupted access to food and water . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"So Murthy goes to conferences and hospitals and schools and Twitter and anywhere else, wearing the military uniform of the Public Health Service, to explain that social connections are as vital to our health as food or water . \u2014 Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Was there a 6-year-old in Brooklyn Park right now, whose mouth, decades from now, would water at some sensory trigger, involuntarily resurrecting the exact texture and smell of a Cheesy Gordita Crunch",
|
|
"Children can water the plants in the Discovery Woods Garden while learning more about how to care for plant life. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 July 2021",
|
|
"Agencies like the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District and the Los Angeles Department of Water have put restrictions where certain addresses can only water on certain days and during the early morning or evening. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"After all, in Los Angeles, the drought is so bad that residents can only water once a week. \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Harmful algal blooms are a new phenomena to Sleeping Bear Dunes, but not to water bodies across the Great Lakes. \u2014 Elissa Welle, Detroit Free Press , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Her goal also is to purchase an $80,000 truck to water them. \u2014 Diane Bellcolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Boomer 8 Dog Bowl, $50, is dent-resistant and can be used to water and feed your hound. \u2014 Wendy Altschuler, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Learn the most effective ways to water a garden of native plants, including tips on when and where to irrigate and the pros and cons of overhead, drip and hand-watering equipment. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English w\u00e6ter ; akin to Old High German wazzar water, Greek hyd\u014dr , Latin unda wave":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r",
|
|
"\u02c8w\u00e4t-",
|
|
"\u02c8w\u00e4-",
|
|
"\u02c8w\u022ft-\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bathe",
|
|
"bedraggle",
|
|
"douse",
|
|
"dowse",
|
|
"drench",
|
|
"drown",
|
|
"soak",
|
|
"sodden",
|
|
"sop",
|
|
"souse",
|
|
"wash",
|
|
"water-soak",
|
|
"waterlog",
|
|
"wet",
|
|
"wet down"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201618",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"waterer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a device used for supplying water to livestock and poultry":[],
|
|
": a person who obtains or supplies drinking water":[],
|
|
": one that waters : such as":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The plant waterer is designed for easy use, requiring just a few simple steps. \u2014 Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"But the most literal analogy is the little hollow spike sold as a slow plant waterer . \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 5 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Grounds of the property include a four-stall barn with automatic waterers , a tack room and a nine-car garage. \u2014 Ebony Day, azcentral , 20 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"An Equestrian dream with 3 stall barn with automatic waterers , 3 stall corrals, full size dressage arena with irrigation, lighting, sand and rubber mulch footing. \u2014 Pomerado News , 25 July 2019",
|
|
"Special poultry waterers ensure that chickens always have access to fresh water. \u2014 Denise Foley, Good Housekeeping , 14 Aug. 2018",
|
|
"Special poultry waterers ensure that chickens always have access to fresh water. \u2014 Denise Foley, Good Housekeeping , 14 Aug. 2018",
|
|
"Special poultry waterers ensure that chickens always have access to fresh water. \u2014 Denise Foley, Good Housekeeping , 14 Aug. 2018",
|
|
"Special poultry waterers ensure that chickens always have access to fresh water. \u2014 Denise Foley, Good Housekeeping , 14 Aug. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u00e4-",
|
|
"\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-065035",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"waterfall":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream":[],
|
|
": an artificial waterfall (as in a hotel lobby or a nightclub)":[],
|
|
": something resembling a waterfall":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I used to like to throw sticks in the stream and watch them go over the waterfall .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In between breakfast and Pilates or for an easy stroll before dinner, Rancho Valencia has a trail that winds around the property, past a waterfall and a culinary garden. \u2014 Margaux Lushing, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River is the tallest waterfall near a road, measuring 308 feet. \u2014 Fox News , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"The southern half of the park is expected to reopen next week, allowing visitors to flock to Old Faithful, the rainbow colored Grand Prismatic Spring, and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and its majestic waterfall . \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst And Brian Melley, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"The southern half of the park is expected to reopen next week, allowing visitors to flock to Old Faithful, the rainbow colored Grand Prismatic Spring, and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and its majestic waterfall . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"The southern half of the park is expected to reopen next week, allowing visitors to flock to Old Faithful, the rainbow colored Grand Prismatic Spring, and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and its majestic waterfall . \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Spread over 8 acres are several gardens to explore, each with unique flora, as well as a sculpture walk and a spiral walking path featuring a stunning waterfall and panoramic views from the top. \u2014 Gabi De La Rosa, Chron , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Discover the Cradle of Forestry area where American forest conservation began and stop at Looking Glass Falls, a stunning roadside waterfall , which features incredible 360-degree views. \u2014 Sandra Macgregor, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Fruit and vegetable characters, trees made of broccoli, a milk waterfall and homes made of bread cover the new trucks. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
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"\u02c8w\u00e4-",
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"\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccf\u022fl"
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],
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"cascade",
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"cataract",
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"fall(s)"
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"watering hole":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": water hole sense 1":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"supposedly, that Broadway hangout was the favorite watering hole for 1940s celebrities",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"On Wednesday, Esquire unveiled its 2022 roundup of the best bars in America and one Cincinnati watering hole made the list. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 15 June 2022",
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"Mosey on up to this watering hole filled with a cast of characters. \u2014 Lisa Respers France, CNN , 8 Jan. 2022",
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"The travelers are learning from the guides, witnessing the power of wildebeests crossing the Mara River and the beauty of giraffes at a watering hole . \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
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"While this trend began before COVID-19\u2014in the past few years, retail options have exploded\u2014now your favorite local watering hole may be pivoting to cans, too. \u2014 Outside Online , 17 July 2020",
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"San Antonio\u2019s most pandemic-friendly watering hole is saying goodbye this weekend. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"Guests can also soon belly up to the bar at The Virginian Saloon, an iconic watering hole , for post-dinner libations. \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 7 Jan. 2022",
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"While there are other blogs, like Chase Chat and Mysterious Writings, Forrest\u2019s Scrapbook is everyone\u2019s favorite watering hole . \u2014 Peter Frick-wright, Outside Online , 11 Aug. 2015",
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"What is the best Theater District watering hole and the drink to get"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bar",
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"barroom",
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"caf\u00e9",
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"cafe",
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"cantina",
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"dramshop",
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"gin mill",
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"grogshop",
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"pub",
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"public house",
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"saloon",
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"taproom",
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"tavern",
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"watering place"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061401",
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"watering place":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a health or recreational resort featuring mineral springs or bathing":[],
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": a place (such as a nightclub, bar, or lounge) where drink is available":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"die-hard fans gathered at the local watering place to watch the Super Bowl",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Since 2011, there have been 850 containers of water placed at the facility. \u2014 David Grossman, Popular Mechanics , 12 Sep. 2019",
|
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"The swollen Mississippi has not only overwhelmed the town's front-line protection system but is now seeping underneath the town as the weight of the 1.5 million cubic feet of water places immense hydrostatic pressure on surrounding land. \u2014 Daniel Cusick, Scientific American , 26 June 2019",
|
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"In contrast, the third is gallon jugs of drinking water placed along the north path by Border Angels, a San Diego\u2013based, volunteer-run humanitarian group dedicated to reducing migrant deaths. \u2014 Elaine Murphy, Teen Vogue , 22 June 2018",
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"Bubble, bubble Next, the researchers tried bubbling air through the liquid metal and into a layer of water placed on top. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 19 Oct. 2017",
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"The theme park is home to seven acres of fun with more than 30 remarkable rides and attractions, nine mouth watering places to eat, plenty of entertainment and, of course, shopping. \u2014 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Oct. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bar",
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"barroom",
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"caf\u00e9",
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"cafe",
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"cantina",
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"dramshop",
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"gin mill",
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"grogshop",
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"pub",
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"public house",
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"saloon",
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"taproom",
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"tavern",
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"watering hole"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165633",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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},
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"waterless":{
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"antonyms":[
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"damp",
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"dank",
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"humid",
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"moist",
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"wet"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": lacking or destitute of water : dry":[],
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": not requiring water (as for cooling)":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a remote and waterless desert",
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"cacti prefer a nearly waterless environment",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The waterless shampoo formula is effective on all kinds of hair types. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"This waterless option would be a great pick for anyone on the go, or on a budget. \u2014 Janine Henni, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
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"But waterless car wash products are made to be gentle and leave a smooth finish. \u2014 Charles Dryer, Car and Driver , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Naturally, waterless car wash isn't the best solution. \u2014 Charles Dryer, Car and Driver , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
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"This waterless woo was piloted in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar \u2014 one of many places around the world where traditional flush toilets just aren\u2019t an option. \u2014 Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads , 28 Aug. 2015",
|
|
"Wash away the day without stripping skin with this waterless balm-to-oil cleanser that removes makeup, dirt, pollution and SPF while infusing skin with goodness. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The serum\u2019s waterless delivery system and stabilized vitamin C is gently yet effective. \u2014 Celia Shatzman, Forbes , 29 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Sanergy builds waterless toilets that don\u2019t need to be connected to a sewer system. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Oct. 2021"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u00e4-",
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"\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-l\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"arid",
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"droughty",
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"dry",
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"sere",
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"sear",
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"thirsty"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192454",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"waterlog":{
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"antonyms":[
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"dehydrate",
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"desiccate",
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"dry",
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"parch",
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"scorch",
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"sear"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to make waterlogged":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"the wood was too waterlogged by the downpour to be used for a fire",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Working one at a time, hold slices of bread under running water very briefly to soften (be careful not to waterlog or make soggy). \u2014 Bon Appetit , 19 Aug. 2017"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1759, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"back-formation from waterlogged":""
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8w\u00e4-",
|
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"-\u02ccl\u00e4g",
|
|
"\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccl\u022fg"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"bathe",
|
|
"bedraggle",
|
|
"douse",
|
|
"dowse",
|
|
"drench",
|
|
"drown",
|
|
"soak",
|
|
"sodden",
|
|
"sop",
|
|
"souse",
|
|
"wash",
|
|
"water",
|
|
"water-soak",
|
|
"wet",
|
|
"wet down"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161604",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"waterlogged":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"arid",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"unwatered",
|
|
"waterless"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": saturated with water":[
|
|
"waterlogged soil"
|
|
],
|
|
": so filled or soaked with water as to be heavy or hard to manage":[
|
|
"waterlogged boats"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The ground was completely waterlogged .",
|
|
"waterlogged soil that caused the roots of the potted plant to rot",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Tropical Storm Alex hit Florida Friday and Saturday with heavy winds and torrential rains, causing massive flooding in Miami that turned streets into rivers, stranded cars and wreaked havoc on the lives of its waterlogged residents. \u2014 Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Arising from a creeping rhizome, the plant is capable of growing in a variety of soils, from average garden soils to waterlogged soils. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Waitstaff make a habit of delivering Swiss craft beer to waterlogged patrons. \u2014 Brad Japhe, Forbes , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"The birds have a thin black collar-like band around their neck, which might be mistaken as a small waterlogged stick poking up from the sand. \u2014 Freep.com , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Not even Mother Nature\u2019s heaviest downpour could put out the fire between McAdams and Gosling\u2014who dated IRL after filming\u2014in this waterlogged reunion. \u2014 Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Fecal samples are usually found in dry caves, desert areas, frozen areas, or waterlogged environments (like bogs), where desiccation, freezing, and similar processes preserve the fecal matter for posterity. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"These waterlogged , acidic, low-nutrient ecosystems are the most carbon-dense lands on Earth. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"This is due to becoming waterlogged with vaginal fluid. \u2014 Sophia Smith Galer, refinery29.com , 13 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1759, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"water entry 1 + log to accumulate in the hold":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccl\u022fgd",
|
|
"-\u02ccl\u00e4gd",
|
|
"\u02c8w\u00e4-"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"awash",
|
|
"bathed",
|
|
"bedraggled",
|
|
"doused",
|
|
"dowsed",
|
|
"drenched",
|
|
"dripping",
|
|
"logged",
|
|
"saturate",
|
|
"saturated",
|
|
"soaked",
|
|
"soaking",
|
|
"sodden",
|
|
"soggy",
|
|
"sopping",
|
|
"soppy",
|
|
"soused",
|
|
"washed",
|
|
"water-soaked",
|
|
"watered",
|
|
"watery",
|
|
"wet"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011006",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"waterloo":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a decisive or final defeat or setback":[
|
|
"a political waterloo"
|
|
],
|
|
"city in northeast central Iowa northwest of Cedar Rapids population 68,406":[],
|
|
"city in southeastern Ontario, Canada, west of Kitchener population 98,780":[],
|
|
"town in central Belgium south of Brussels population 28,898":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The waterloo arrived in 1930, with the Smoot-Hawley tariff. \u2014 Jay Cost, National Review , 14 June 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1816, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Waterloo , Belgium, scene of Napoleon's defeat in 1815":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8w\u00e4-",
|
|
"\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccl\u00fc",
|
|
"\u02ccw\u00e4-",
|
|
"\u02ccw\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02c8l\u00fc"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112155",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"waterpower engineering":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a branch of civil engineering that deals with the construction of works to develop waterpower":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113324",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"waterproof":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"mac",
|
|
"mack",
|
|
"mackintosh",
|
|
"macintosh",
|
|
"oilskin",
|
|
"raincoat",
|
|
"slicker"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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": raincoat":[],
|
|
": to make waterproof":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"This suntan lotion is waterproof .",
|
|
"luckily, my backpack is waterproof , so my clothes didn't get wet",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"remember your waterproof if you're walking around London in the winter",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He waterproofed the deck by applying sealer to it.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Most styles of pillow slides are made from Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) foam, a light synthetic rubber made of a dense, waterproof foam polymer that has a springy, rubbery feel to it. \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Get her the new Vasque Torre AT, $200, a lightweight boot with a ton of features like a mesh and suede leather upper, a GORE-TEX waterproof lining, and a grippy Vibram Wavelength II sole. \u2014 Wendy Altschuler, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Luxury Italian brand Aquatalia is known for its inventory-spanning dedication to waterproof footwear. \u2014 Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Setting it up is ridiculously easy: just unzip the waterproof case, pull down the ladder, and the tent unfolds accordion style. \u2014 Outside Online , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Kyun said that there are steps that consumers can take to reduce the amount of PFAS in their lives, like staying away from nonstick cookware, not buying stain-proof couches or carpets and avoiding waterproof mascara. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Wondering how to remove that waterproof mascara at the end of the day",
|
|
"Owner Annie Blake put on waterproof mascara, the better to bawl her eyes out without looking a complete mess. \u2014 Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Everyone cries and worries about their makeup, because apparently nobody has ever heard of waterproof mascara. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 22 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"That means an entree (a protein or vegetarian base), bread, a beverage mix, a snack or spread, chewing gum, a spoon, and a nutritional insert all wrapped in a waterproof , go-anywhere bag. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"His curved, colorful pieces, upholstered in both Louis Vuitton waterproof and Paola Lenti fabrics, were inspired by the terrace fields of China\u2019s Yunnan province and the curving canyons of Arizona\u2019s Antelope Valley. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 7 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Lilly Lashes created a user-friendly hybrid pen that swipes on like a liquid liner, then grips lashes with a waterproof , all-day adhesive. \u2014 Vogue , 12 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"To use this waterproof and sweat-proof option, either line your lower lid or simply put a dot in your inner corner. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"That includes a 13-inch waterproof iPad that replaces the regular instrumentation, along with a dedicated slot for charging smartphones and a high-end stereo by Fusion. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 6 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Always keep your camera in a waterproof , zip-top bag. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 July 2021",
|
|
"In terms of making any eye shadow waterproof , though, swimmers have a favorite product for that, too. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Allure , 25 July 2021",
|
|
"This waterproof , Bluetooth-compatible pick had Amazon shoppers raving over its handy sound booster, which can be used to amplify its bass. \u2014 Melissa Lee, USA TODAY , 1 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Apartment-building owners and residents repair or waterproof their walls and roofs. \u2014 Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar, The Atlantic , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"At the Statue of Liberty, plans are in the works to waterproof the exterior of the massive stone fort built in 1807 that serves as the monument's base. \u2014 Rebecca Reynolds, USA TODAY , 10 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"At the Statue of Liberty, plans are in the works to waterproof the exterior of the massive stone fort built in 1807 that serves as the monument's base. \u2014 Rebecca Reynolds, ajc , 10 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1725, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1820, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8w\u00e4-",
|
|
"\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccpr\u00fcf",
|
|
"\u02ccw\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02c8pr\u00fcf",
|
|
"\u02ccw\u00e4-"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"leakproof",
|
|
"waterproofed"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223310",
|
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"type":[
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"waterproof watch":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a wristwatch whose movement is enclosed in a case in which the openings for the winding and cover are sealed with gaskets and able to withstand pressures equal to several fathoms of submersion":[]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220205",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"waterproofed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"mac",
|
|
"mack",
|
|
"mackintosh",
|
|
"macintosh",
|
|
"oilskin",
|
|
"raincoat",
|
|
"slicker"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to make waterproof":[]
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"This suntan lotion is waterproof .",
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"luckily, my backpack is waterproof , so my clothes didn't get wet",
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"Noun",
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"remember your waterproof if you're walking around London in the winter",
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"Verb",
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"He waterproofed the deck by applying sealer to it.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Most styles of pillow slides are made from Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) foam, a light synthetic rubber made of a dense, waterproof foam polymer that has a springy, rubbery feel to it. \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
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"Get her the new Vasque Torre AT, $200, a lightweight boot with a ton of features like a mesh and suede leather upper, a GORE-TEX waterproof lining, and a grippy Vibram Wavelength II sole. \u2014 Wendy Altschuler, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"Luxury Italian brand Aquatalia is known for its inventory-spanning dedication to waterproof footwear. \u2014 Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"Setting it up is ridiculously easy: just unzip the waterproof case, pull down the ladder, and the tent unfolds accordion style. \u2014 Outside Online , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"Kyun said that there are steps that consumers can take to reduce the amount of PFAS in their lives, like staying away from nonstick cookware, not buying stain-proof couches or carpets and avoiding waterproof mascara. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel , 13 June 2022",
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"Wondering how to remove that waterproof mascara at the end of the day",
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"Owner Annie Blake put on waterproof mascara, the better to bawl her eyes out without looking a complete mess. \u2014 Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Everyone cries and worries about their makeup, because apparently nobody has ever heard of waterproof mascara. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 22 Aug. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"That means an entree (a protein or vegetarian base), bread, a beverage mix, a snack or spread, chewing gum, a spoon, and a nutritional insert all wrapped in a waterproof , go-anywhere bag. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"His curved, colorful pieces, upholstered in both Louis Vuitton waterproof and Paola Lenti fabrics, were inspired by the terrace fields of China\u2019s Yunnan province and the curving canyons of Arizona\u2019s Antelope Valley. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 7 Dec. 2021",
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"Lilly Lashes created a user-friendly hybrid pen that swipes on like a liquid liner, then grips lashes with a waterproof , all-day adhesive. \u2014 Vogue , 12 Dec. 2021",
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"To use this waterproof and sweat-proof option, either line your lower lid or simply put a dot in your inner corner. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 Dec. 2021",
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"That includes a 13-inch waterproof iPad that replaces the regular instrumentation, along with a dedicated slot for charging smartphones and a high-end stereo by Fusion. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 6 Oct. 2021",
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"Always keep your camera in a waterproof , zip-top bag. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 July 2021",
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"In terms of making any eye shadow waterproof , though, swimmers have a favorite product for that, too. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Allure , 25 July 2021",
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"This waterproof , Bluetooth-compatible pick had Amazon shoppers raving over its handy sound booster, which can be used to amplify its bass. \u2014 Melissa Lee, USA TODAY , 1 Apr. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Apartment-building owners and residents repair or waterproof their walls and roofs. \u2014 Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar, The Atlantic , 7 Feb. 2022",
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"At the Statue of Liberty, plans are in the works to waterproof the exterior of the massive stone fort built in 1807 that serves as the monument's base. \u2014 Rebecca Reynolds, USA TODAY , 10 Dec. 2021",
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"At the Statue of Liberty, plans are in the works to waterproof the exterior of the massive stone fort built in 1807 that serves as the monument's base. \u2014 Rebecca Reynolds, ajc , 10 Dec. 2021",
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"The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
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"The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
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"The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
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"The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
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"The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1725, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1820, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u00e4-",
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"\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccpr\u00fcf",
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"\u02ccw\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02c8pr\u00fcf",
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"\u02ccw\u00e4-"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"leakproof",
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"waterproofed"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215516",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"waterproofing":{
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": something (such as a coating) capable of imparting waterproofness":[],
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": the act or process of making something waterproof":[],
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": the condition of being made waterproof":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Also keep in mind that any amount of DEET can damage the waterproofing on gear and clothing, so keep it far away from waterproof jackets or tents. \u2014 Ryan Wichelns, Popular Mechanics , 30 June 2022",
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"What to Consider: The waterproofing could use some improvement. \u2014 Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure , 6 May 2022",
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"If winter hiking is your main focus, waterproofing and insulation are going to be crucial. \u2014 Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure , 6 May 2022",
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"It supposedly can be set up in just 10 minutes and several Amazon reviews boast about the excellent waterproofing . \u2014 Medea Giordano, Wired , 21 June 2021",
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"These boots are stacked with winter-friendly features like Gore-Tex waterproofing , Thinsulate insulation, and a sticky rubber outsole. \u2014 Gabriela Aoun, Outside Online , 10 Nov. 2021",
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"Avia Avian is the largest company for waterproofing , wood and metal paint with more than 20% of the domestic market share in terms of sales last year, according to consulting firm Frost & Sullivan. \u2014 Yessar Rosendar, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
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"As homeowners attempt to prepare for harsh conditions, home waterproofing and sump pump installations have also increased 90% and 115%, respectively, compared to the same time last year. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 25 Oct. 2021",
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"The inspection must also include the waterproofing protecting the structural components from moisture damage (i.e., dry rot). \u2014 Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1820, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u00e4-",
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"\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccpr\u00fc-fi\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113058",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"watershed":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a crucial dividing point, line, or factor : turning point":[
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"This year marked a watershed for contemporary classical music in the city.",
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"\u2014 The Chicago Tribune",
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"The spring of 1949 was, in general, a watershed in Joe Liebling's life.",
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"\u2014 Raymond Sokolov",
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"The death of Ugandan teacher Gregory Byaruhanga at the hands of the Kenyan police has marked a watershed in the rising tension in the region and in the instability of the Kenyan regime.",
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"\u2014 Victoria Brittain",
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"\u2014 often used before another noun a watershed moment a watershed event The watershed year for science fiction must be 1968, when Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey appeared, not only dramatically expanding for this kind of motion picture the potentials of film technology, but making science fiction a vehicle for both poetic vision and metaphysical exploration. \u2014 Ira Konigsberg"
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],
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": a dividing ridge between drainage areas : divide entry 2":[
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"The watershed of the Himalayas does not lie along the line of its highest peaks, as in most mountain ranges, but about a hundred miles farther north.",
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"\u2014 Frits Staal"
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],
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": a region or area bounded peripherally by a divide and draining ultimately to a particular watercourse or body of water":[
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"the Mississippi River watershed"
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],
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": an area of tissue (as of the brain or colon) that is located at the periphery of two separate arterial systems, is dependent on both for blood supply, and may be poorly perfused and vulnerable to ischemia":[
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"\u2014 usually used before another noun Brain imaging of patients with vascular dementia typically show small strokes or poor blood supply deep in the brain, at the natural terminal (the so-called watershed area) of the blood vessel. \u2014 Renee Meyer \u2026 cell death caused by blocked blood flow in the brain's \" watershed \" region, where two arteries supply blood. \u2014 Susan Scutti"
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],
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": the time of day after which television programs not appropriate for children may be broadcast":[
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"the nine o'clock watershed"
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],
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"\u2014 see also watershed infarction":[
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"\u2014 usually used before another noun Brain imaging of patients with vascular dementia typically show small strokes or poor blood supply deep in the brain, at the natural terminal (the so-called watershed area) of the blood vessel. \u2014 Renee Meyer \u2026 cell death caused by blocked blood flow in the brain's \" watershed \" region, where two arteries supply blood. \u2014 Susan Scutti"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The show will not air until after the nine o'clock watershed .",
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"a watershed moment in her life came when she inherited a reasonable sum of money and was able to start her own coffee shop",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Scientists estimate that about half the decrease in runoff in the watershed has been caused by higher temperatures linked to global warming. \u2014 Ian James, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
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"The goal is to learn more about the snakehead population, which has become an invasive species in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and the Blackwater River on the Eastern Shore, according to a news release. \u2014 Ngan Ho, Baltimore Sun , 27 May 2022",
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"East Hampton residents who live on Lake Pocotopaug and those in the watershed can help prevent nutrients, chemicals, oil, dirt, bacteria, and sediment from entering into the lake and fostering the growth of algae. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Study lead author Matthew Waters, a limnologist at Auburn University, and his colleagues sampled a 5.5-meter core of lake-bed muck and found a 2,100-year record of algae blooms, possibly caused by runoff from settlements and farms in the watershed . \u2014 Rebecca Dzombak, Scientific American , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"About 400 miles to the south, in Bristol Bay, the world\u2019s largest sockeye salmon fishery set a record last year, with more than 66 million salmon returning to the rivers in the watershed . \u2014 Joshua Partlow, Anchorage Daily News , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"Daniels said the city\u2019s state application stood out because an outreach team already has had some success in the watershed , but keeping the area clear of encampments has been an ongoing struggle. \u2014 Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"When wetlands are removed from a property, wetlands elsewhere in the watershed must be preserved. \u2014 Beth Mlady, cleveland , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"Tens of thousands of people who rely on the reservoir, between Healdsburg and the Ukiah Valley, in the upper Russian River watershed , have endured months of painful water restrictions. \u2014 Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle , 12 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8w\u00e4-",
|
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"\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccshed"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"climacteric",
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"climax",
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"corner",
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"landmark",
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"milepost",
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"milestone",
|
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"turning point"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212433",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
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"watershed infarction":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a localized area of ischemic tissue death in an area of the brain situated at the farthest point of blood supply from two separate cerebral arterial systems that is caused by inadequate blood flow (as from low blood pressure, vasculitis, or blood clot obstruction)":[],
|
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": a stroke resulting from such ischemic tissue death":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1972, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccshed-",
|
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"\u02c8w\u00e4-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185748",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"watershoot":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a trough or channel for discharging water (as from a downspout)":[],
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": drip sense 4":[],
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": sucker , water sprout":[],
|
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": water draining off a piece of land":[]
|
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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":"20220707-015546",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"waterside":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": of, relating to, or located on the waterside":[
|
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"a waterside caf\u00e9"
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],
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": the margin of a body of water : waterfront":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"The trail winds along the waterside .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Take a seat at one of the long picnic tables or settle in at the waterside railing and watch the boats cruise through Provincetown Harbor. \u2014 Rob Duca, BostonGlobe.com , 2 June 2022",
|
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"Thomas also said that these Pooltime Planners are available daily to provide guests with suggestions on best enjoying the resort\u2019s waterside activities. \u2014 Michele Herrmann, Forbes , 5 June 2022",
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"But the best parks in Houston also offer great perks\u2014waterfalls, fountains, footbridges, sculptures, waterside promenades, skyline panoramas and even terraces that rival those of private clubs. \u2014 Robin Soslow, Chron , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Appropriately, the group ceremony took place on the south lawn of Whitehall, the 75-room, 100,000-square-foot waterside retreat that oil and railroad tycoon Henry Flagler built as a wedding present for his third wife, Mary Lily Kenan Flagler. \u2014 Terry Spencer, sun-sentinel.com , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The footage offers a glimpse at the dazzling landscapes of Arda \u2014 also known as Earth \u2014 including a regal waterside town, lush hillsides and glacial mountains. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The nearest anyone could recall was by the waterside . \u2014 New York Times , 19 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Here are 10 amazing waterside hotels that offer arrivals by boat. \u2014 Becca Hensley, Travel + Leisure , 26 Dec. 2021",
|
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"Other waterside winners include the No. 5 Bungalow Hotel, a youthful property a stone's throw from the boardwalk in Long Branch, New Jersey, and the sleek Asbury (No. 7) in Asbury Park. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 8 Sep. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
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"Ukraine\u2019s military also reported last week that two Russian soldiers had been killed when a gunman opened fire at a waterside cafe in Kherson. \u2014 Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News , 30 June 2022",
|
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"The shooting unfolded in the 1700 block of Thames Street, a waterside strip that is home to numerous bars and restaurants. \u2014 Lea Skene, Baltimore Sun , 4 May 2022",
|
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"This waterside property has direct access to a private sandy beach and boat ramp and is a short walk from the Conimicut Point Recreation Area. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
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"This four-bedroom home sits on a southern Oregon peninsula one block from a large waterside park. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Plus, waterside hydrogen fueling stations are largely nonexistent. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 20 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Bruce Paddock, who bought his first Riva Aquarama in 2009, recalls going to a waterside restaurant near his home on Lake Minnetonka, Minn., and watching the diners flock outside to gawk. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
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"There's nowhere else to enjoy an affordable, farm-fresh, waterside meal, surrounded by nature in the heart of the city. \u2014 Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Investor interest in waterside properties started growing in 2019 when marinas gained more favorable tax treatment. \u2014 Peter Grant, WSJ , 1 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1564, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u00e4-",
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"\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccs\u012bd"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130827",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"waterspout":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a funnel-shaped or tubular column of rotating cloud-filled wind usually extending from the underside of a cumulus or cumulonimbus cloud down to a cloud of spray torn up by the whirling winds from the surface of an ocean or lake":[],
|
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": a pipe, duct, or orifice from which water is spouted or through which it is carried":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the waterspout became clogged, and then the roof leaked",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This glass bath is shallow enough for birds of all sizes to splash and also includes a pleasant mini waterspout in the center. \u2014 Rena Behar, Better Homes & Gardens , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Beachgoers ran for safety after a tornado-like waterspout emerged from the ocean at Fort Myers Beach in Florida. \u2014 Brendan Buckley, CNN , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Winterspouts: The Weather Service office in Grand Rapids, Mich., shared an unusual sight that was spotted Monday on Lake Michigan: A winter waterspout . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
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"One hit Palm Beach County in August, the other hit Broward in September, when a waterspout made landfall. \u2014 David Fleshler, sun-sentinel.com , 15 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Eventually, the cloud releases water, showering the animals caught up by the waterspout or draft to the ground as well. \u2014 Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE.com , 31 Dec. 2021",
|
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"According to the city\u2019s Facebook post about the incident, a waterspout is the most likely cause of the bizarre animal rain. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 3 Jan. 2022",
|
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"And when the waterspout loses energy, those small objects come falling back down, explains the Library of Congress. \u2014 Scottie Andrew, CNN , 1 Jan. 2022",
|
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"News of the recent waterspout comes after the United Nations announced that the number of natural disasters has increased five-fold over a 50-year period due to climate change and the rise of extreme weather events. \u2014 Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com , 20 Oct. 2021"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8w\u00e4-",
|
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"\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccspau\u0307t"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"drainpipe",
|
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"eaves trough",
|
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"gutter",
|
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"rainspout",
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"spout",
|
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"trough"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050354",
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"type":[
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"waterway":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a navigable body of water":[],
|
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": a way or channel for water":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the Erie Canal was superseded by a much larger waterway , the New York State Barge Canal",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Neighbors have differing views, complaining of noise and trash in the adjacent waterway . \u2014 Charles Rabin And Michelle Marchante, Sun Sentinel , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia and Brunei have been locked in a territorial standoff in the busy waterway in the South China Sea for decades. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The Giants retired his number 44, established a most inspirational player award in his honor (Willie Mac Award) and erected a statue in his likeness across the waterway beyond right field known as McCovey Cove. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 Aug. 2021",
|
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"The Ever Given hit the bank of the canal and became lodged lengthwise across the crucial waterway , blocking passage from both directions. \u2014 Benoit Faucon, WSJ , 23 June 2021",
|
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"Energy prices have risen recently off growing demand as coronavirus vaccinations increase and Egypt's Suez Canal remains closed due to a massive container ship wedged across the vital waterway . \u2014 Jon Gambrell, Star Tribune , 26 Mar. 2021",
|
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"An unlikely maritime traffic jam is blocking one of the world\u2019s most important shipping lanes after a massive cargo ship ran aground and got stuck sideways across the waterway . \u2014 NBC News , 24 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Francisco Garc\u00eda swims back and forth across a muddy waterway to pick up food for his neighbors. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Dec. 2020",
|
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"Right now, invasive species trees block a view of the waterway . \u2014 Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune , 27 Mar. 2022"
|
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],
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|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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|
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"\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccw\u0101",
|
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"\u02c8w\u00e4-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"aqueduct",
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"canal",
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"channel",
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"conduit",
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"course",
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"flume",
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"racecourse",
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"raceway",
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"watercourse"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012813",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"watery":{
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"antonyms":[
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"arid",
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"dry",
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"unwatered",
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"waterless"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": consisting of, filled with, or surrounded by water":[],
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": containing, sodden with, or yielding water or a thin liquid":[
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"a watery solution",
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"watery vesicles"
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],
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": exhibiting weakness and vapidity : wishy-washy":[
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"a watery writing style"
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],
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": resembling water or watery matter especially in thin fluidity, soggy texture, paleness, or lack of savor":[
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"watery sunlight",
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"a watery soup",
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"watery diarrhea"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The pollen caused her eyes to become watery .",
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"The soup was watery and had no flavor.",
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"the watery light of winter",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Tree branches break the surface and reach skyward, as if trying to escape their watery grave. \u2014 Rebecca Deurlein, Travel + Leisure , 13 May 2022",
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"Cabrera was wearing sunglasses which, Hinch said later, covered up some watery eyes. \u2014 Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press , 13 June 2022",
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"Mild reactions may include an occasional runny nose, watery eyes, or sneezing. \u2014 Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"These are loose stoles or diarrhea that might contain blood, abdominal cramps, runny nose, watery eyes, and colic (in babies). \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"Smith's timely leadership reflects the importance that Minnesotans put on safeguarding the watery northern Minnesota wilderness from potential mining pollution. \u2014 Editorial Board, Star Tribune , 25 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Essentially, coastal cities are in for a watery future sooner than current models predict. \u2014 Camille Squires, Quartz , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"From the watery kingdom of Atlantis to the dangerous deserts of Arrakis, Jason Momoa may be heading to the video game world of Minecraft for Warner Bros, Variety has confirmed. \u2014 Jordan Moreau, Variety , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Their watery hues are poignantly unlike the heavy black outlines and bright red touches of the other work. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8w\u022ft-\u0259-r\u0113, \u02c8w\u00e4t-",
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"\u02c8w\u00e4-",
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"\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259-r\u0113"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"awash",
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"bathed",
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"bedraggled",
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"doused",
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"dowsed",
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"drenched",
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"dripping",
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"logged",
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"saturate",
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"saturated",
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"soaked",
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"soaking",
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"sodden",
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"soggy",
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"sopping",
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"soppy",
|
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"soused",
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"washed",
|
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"water-soaked",
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"watered",
|
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"waterlogged",
|
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"wet"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094947",
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"water-repellent":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": treated with a finish that is resistant but not impervious to penetration by water":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-t\u0259-ri-",
|
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"\u02ccw\u022f-t\u0259r-ri-\u02c8pe-l\u0259nt",
|
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"\u02ccw\u00e4-"
|
|
],
|
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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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"1820, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141720"
|
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},
|
|
"water requirement":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the ratio of the weight of water absorbed during the growth of a plant to the dry matter produced often expressed as the number of grams of water taken up per gram of dry weight of plant product":[]
|
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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":"20220708-142215"
|
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},
|
|
"water ballet":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a synchronized sequence of movements performed by a group of swimmers":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Herman has legendary boat-handling skills and practices water ballet in his canoe. \u2014 Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online , 23 May 2017",
|
|
"Each splash created a water ballet choreographed by the forces of nature. \u2014 Matt Wyatt, San Antonio Express-News , 21 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Luckily, the height limitations didn't take away from one of the most dazzling shots in the whole scene: the Busby Berkeley-esque water ballet starring Vanessa. \u2014 Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com , 18 June 2021",
|
|
"The series, however, is an artful balance of real-life problems, absurdly funny situations, emotional depth and the occasional syncopated dance number or water ballet . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 July 2019",
|
|
"Jacquie always had more energy than any two people, playing tennis and canasta, swimming and painting as a young working mother, and filling her later years with ceramics, water ballet , ushering, and bridge. \u2014 Sun-Sentinel.com , 24 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"Some prefer funerals, some prefer having their ashes scattered, but local artist Briar Bates chose a different way to commemorate her death \u2014 instructing her friends to perform a water ballet in the wading pool at Volunteer Park. \u2014 seattletimes.com , 8 Sep. 2017",
|
|
"On the tougher end of the scale is a gorgeous Esther Williams\u2013style water ballet , performed by rubber ducks, whales, and a windup frog, as conducted by an infant who\u2019s been left alone in the tub. \u2014 Matthew Dessem, Slate Magazine , 28 Apr. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142514"
|
|
},
|
|
"water bar":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a ridge made across a hill road to divert rain water to one side":[],
|
|
": a bar inserted in a joint (as between the wood and stone sills of a window) to prevent passage of water":[],
|
|
": a tubular bar built into a fire grate as the heating unit of a system of hot water pipes":[]
|
|
},
|
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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":"20220708-142746"
|
|
},
|
|
"watching brief":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an act of watching the actions of a person or organization to make sure nothing illegal or wrong is being done":[
|
|
"They have been keeping a watching brief on the company's financial dealings."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
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|
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|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144547"
|
|
},
|
|
"watch pocket":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small pocket just below the front waistband of men's trousers":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1831, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144717"
|
|
},
|
|
"Water Bearer":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": aquarius sense 1a":[],
|
|
": aquarius sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145144"
|
|
},
|
|
"water chinquapin":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153648"
|
|
},
|
|
"water chickweed":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": blinks":[],
|
|
": a water starwort ( Callitriche palustris )":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155141"
|
|
},
|
|
"water supply":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a source, means, or process of supplying water (as for a community) usually including reservoirs, tunnels, and pipelines":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"While the city encourages planting desert- and drought-adapted species, heat officer David Hondula said, trees should be seen as a priority for the city\u2019s water supply . \u2014 Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This is all good for water supply , but the drought is far from over. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The Village Board\u2019s recent discussion is a continuation of talks that began last summer to evaluate alternative sources for Oswego\u2019s water supply . \u2014 Linda Girardi, chicagotribune.com , 22 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"State environment regulators have meanwhile faced criticism from EPA for not employing enough inspectors to ensure a healthy drinking water supply . \u2014 Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"In any country with a water supply \u2014 except Russia. \u2014 Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Simple things are often overlooked, like a water bottle and water supply just for the pet, or your dog\u2019s own first aid kit. \u2014 Ashley Dunne, Sunset Magazine , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Firefighters battling a huge fire in the grandstand of a Boston horse racing track were hampered by a limited water supply and had to use thousands of feet of hose, officials said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"According to the fire department, a limited water supply caused a 5th alarm to be ordered for the area. \u2014 Lawrence Richard, Fox News , 31 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1805, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161240"
|
|
},
|
|
"water-supply engineering":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a branch of civil engineering dealing with the development and maintenance of water supplies":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161638"
|
|
},
|
|
"water pipe":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a pipe for conveying water":[],
|
|
": a smoking device that consists of a bowl mounted on a vessel of water which is provided with a long tube and arranged so that smoke is drawn through the water where it is cooled and up the tube to the mouth":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The flooding was caused by a broken water pipe .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Hundreds of residents were displaced from the Transbay neighborhood tower after a 6-inch water pipe burst on the 36th floor of the building last Friday, drenching the building\u2019s hallways and elevators and making the property uninhabitable. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"There is no immediate time-frame for the reopening of 33 Tehama, the high-end apartment tower in San Francisco that has been shuttered for almost a week because of a broken water pipe , real estate management officials said. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, San Francisco Chronicle , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Tempe plans to reopen the westbound lanes of US 60 between Loop 101 and McClintock Drive early next week after an underground water pipe burst and flooded the highway two weeks ago. \u2014 Zayna Syed, The Arizona Republic , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"In this image provided by the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, emergency personnel work on rescuing a man from an underground storm water pipe in Antioch, Calif., on March 20, 2022. \u2014 CBS News , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The city has 13,500 lead water pipe lines that need to be replaced at a total cost of the project is $135 million, Mayor Dave Kaptain said. \u2014 Gloria Casas, chicagotribune.com , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"An investigation into the blaze revealed it was started after someone used a torch to thaw a frozen water pipe , fire officials said in the release. \u2014 Brian L. Cox, chicagotribune.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Fire and emergency personnel were called to the 42000 block of Victory Lane about 2:30 p.m. for a report of a child stuck in a storm water pipe , the department said. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"But Roth and hundreds of downtown neighbors have been told to do just that since Jan. 27, the day after a water pipe broke near 450 East Las Olas Boulevard. \u2014 Susannah Bryan, sun-sentinel.com , 13 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161956"
|
|
},
|
|
"water chute":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a chute usually with flowing water that is equipped with boats which slide down into a pool or lake":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162305"
|
|
},
|
|
"water civet":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a tropical African semiaquatic fish-eating civet ( Osbornictis piscivora ) somewhat resembling the otters in habits":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162404"
|
|
},
|
|
"water-clear":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": perfectly transparent and nearly or wholly colorless":[
|
|
"a water-clear crystal",
|
|
"water-clear honey"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163858"
|
|
},
|
|
"watching/counting one's calories":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being careful not to eat too much":[
|
|
"No dessert for me\u2014I'm watching/counting my calories ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-170407"
|
|
},
|
|
"watchfulness":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not able or accustomed to sleep or rest : wakeful":[],
|
|
": causing sleeplessness":[],
|
|
": spent in wakefulness : sleepless":[],
|
|
": carefully observant or attentive : being on the watch":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u00e4ch-f\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8w\u022fch-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alert",
|
|
"Argus-eyed",
|
|
"attentive",
|
|
"awake",
|
|
"observant",
|
|
"open-eyed",
|
|
"tenty",
|
|
"tentie",
|
|
"vigilant",
|
|
"wide-awake"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"asleep"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for watchful watchful , vigilant , wide-awake , alert mean being on the lookout especially for danger or opportunity. watchful is the least explicit term. the watchful eye of the department supervisor vigilant suggests intense, unremitting, wary watchfulness. eternally vigilant in the safeguarding of democracy wide-awake applies to watchfulness for opportunities and developments more often than dangers. wide-awake companies latched onto the new technology alert stresses readiness or promptness in meeting danger or in seizing opportunity. alert traders anticipated the stock market's slide",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"We need to be more watchful of our children.",
|
|
"The hotel is being built under the watchful eye of its architect.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Mass Liberation is keeping a watchful eye on the Maricopa County Attorney\u2019s Office, mindful of its handling of the 2020 Black Lives Matter protest arrests, N\u2019sangou said. \u2014 Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"With an overcast sky offering a break from the ever- watchful eyes of Russian drones and the artillery barrages that often follow, a young Ukrainian soldier joined his squad for a bit of fresh air on the patio of what had been a cultural center. \u2014 Nabih Bulosstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Under Ortega\u2019s hand, and his wife\u2019s ever- watchful eye, Nicaragua is still one of the poorest countries in the hemisphere, second only to Haiti. \u2014 Alma Guillermoprieto, The New Yorker , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This ideological push-pull is taking place under the watchful eye of Republican politicians eager to claim that Democrats cannot control or protect their own cities. \u2014 Ashraf Khalil, ajc , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"But that doesn\u2019t mean James doesn\u2019t keep a caring, watchful eye. \u2014 Daron James, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
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"Keep a watchful eye for branches, bushes, or shrubs that touch your house and can provide easy access for ants to make their way inside. \u2014 Maribeth Jones, Country Living , 14 June 2022",
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"His death from liver cancer in 2017, while under the watchful eye of Chinese security agents, drew an outpouring of grief from liberal Chinese. \u2014 Christian Shepherd, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
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"So, if your kid seems prone to these kinds of mental health issues, or is really drawn to individual sports then these results should encourage you to talk to them regularly and keep a watchful eye out. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 June 2022"
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"Growing through the roof at the entrance to the Menil Collection entrance: a water oak . \u2014 Alexandra Lange, Curbed , 1 Nov. 2018",
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"Trees available include 1-gallon vitex and Mexican plum saplings and 5-gallon Little Gem magnolia, eastern redbud, cherry bark oak, pin oak and water oak . \u2014 Jennifer Michelle Greenberg, Houston Chronicle , 15 Jan. 2018",
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"Nine varieties of free seedlings were given away including American elm, eastern redbud, laurel oak, live oak, loblolly pine, overcup oak, sawtooth oak, water oak and willow oak. \u2014 Patricia Dillon, Houston Chronicle , 20 Jan. 2018",
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"The crop of acorns from the live oaks that grew on the narrow cheniers veining the coastal marsh and the water oaks and southern red oaks upland farther inland were gone. \u2014 Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle , 24 Jan. 2018",
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"Her garden, with her childhood home in the middle of it, is a place of native azaleas and beech trees, of snowdrops and water oaks . \u2014 Birmingham Magazine, AL.com , 17 Apr. 2018",
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"The crop of acorns from the live oaks that grew on the narrow cheniers veining the coastal marsh, and the water oaks and southern red oaks upland farther inland, were gone. \u2014 Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle , 24 Jan. 2018",
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"The water oak has been known to grow as high as 80 feet and can have a canopy spread of up to 80 feet wide. \u2014 Jennifer Michelle Greenberg, Houston Chronicle , 15 Jan. 2018"
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"Once dessert was on the table\u2014tapioca with fresh coconut, water chestnut and mint leaf\u2014Lindbergh did go home. \u2014 Sarah Medford, WSJ , 8 Dec. 2021",
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"Dangerous-looking fruit is from a water chestnut , a plant that has been part of our diet since Neolithic times. \u2014 Leslie Nemo, Scientific American , 29 June 2021",
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"The moonflower found wrapped around a water chestnut tree at the CUBG was obtained in 2015 from the Bonn Botanic Garden in Germany, but bloomed for the first time this year, reports the BBC. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 Mar. 2021",
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"Lunch options include spicy chopped chicken livers, stuffed cabbage with chicken, and water chestnuts in green curry. \u2014 Florence Fabricant, New York Times , 18 Feb. 2020",
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"The best case for casings is a plate of dimpled gyozas, rich with duck confit and gently crisp with water chestnuts . \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 28 Feb. 2020",
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"Pork dumplings with wood ear, bamboo shoots, water chestnut with a black vinegar dipping sauce (hot and sour soup inspired dumpling). \u2014 oregonlive , 29 Jan. 2020",
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"The meatball is a mixture of pork, lump crabmeat and chopped water chestnuts . \u2014 Todd A. Price, NOLA.com , 22 May 2018",
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"Combine one cup each of sour cream, mayo and water chestnuts with one bunch of green onions, one box of frozen chopped spinach and one package of vegetable soup mix. \u2014 Ashley Luthern, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 28 Nov. 2019"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"It\u2019s a water clock , based on a constant flow of water, but it\u2019s a mechanical device. \u2014 Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"It\u2019s this weird hybrid between an old-school water clock and the mechanical clocks that would be developed in Europe a century or two later. \u2014 Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"The sound of the water clock slowly filling up and then suddenly emptying brings a subtle sense of temporality that is at the same time an invitation to disconnect from time. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
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"First came the idea of a water clock , which was then developed by the Ancient Greeks and Arabs. \u2014 Kison Patel, Forbes , 9 Apr. 2021",
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"One of the most famous of his devices is an enormous water clock that featured an elephant carrying his driver and a tower filled with creatures. \u2014 National Geographic , 30 July 2020",
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"Its short, digestible sections are instead about candy bracelets, water clocks , the birds that fly above Jerusalem\u2019s checkpoints, the taste of Coca-Cola in prison. \u2014 Charles Finch, Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2020",
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"The need to gauge the divisions of the day and night led the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans to create sundials, water clocks and other early chronometric tools. \u2014 William J. H. Andrewes, Scientific American , 23 Jan. 2012"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"There are pagodas and stupas, ancient wells, ceramic kilns, walls and water gates , and canals and lakes. \u2014 Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian , 21 Nov. 2019"
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"Watergate , apartment and office complex in Washington, D.C.; from the scandal following the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters there in 1972":"Noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180331"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The start line also changes from the backstretch to the homestretch depending on the placement of the water jump . \u2014 cleveland , 23 May 2022",
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"The University of Oregon\u2019s Jackson Mestler was in seventh place heading into the final water jump . \u2014 Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 21 June 2021",
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"Coburn, the reigning world champ, got off to a slow start and fell on the final water jump to finish 14th. \u2014 USA TODAY , 5 Aug. 2021",
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"Fast forward years later, to Friday at Hayward Field, where Bor had to leap over hurdles and splash through the water jump on his way to winning the men\u2019s 3,000-meter steeplechase at the U.S. Olympic trials in 8 minutes, 21.34 seconds. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 June 2021",
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"The University of Oregon\u2019s Jackson Mestler looked out of contention for the final until two guys in front of him crashed going over the final water jump . \u2014 Ken Goe For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 25 June 2021",
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"He was passed by Bor right before the water jump on the second-to-last lap, then others in the field surged past him. \u2014 Lori Riley, courant.com , 25 June 2021",
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"Indiana University graduate was on way to winning NCAAs in 2019 before falling at last water jump . \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 18 June 2021",
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"When the fast-moving water hits the low-speed pool below, the surface of the water jumps upward, forming a breaking wave that stays in place and marks the boundary between the two flows. \u2014 Jason M. Forthofer, Scientific American , 20 Nov. 2019"
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"\u02ccw\u022f-t\u0259r-ri-\u02c8zi-st\u0259nt",
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"\u02ccw\u00e4-",
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"-t\u0259-ri-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182854"
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},
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"water-ret":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a vigorous shoot originating from a bud at the base of or on the root of a plant (as the banana) \u2014 compare water sprout sense 1":[]
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"The storeowner watches those teenagers like a hawk whenever they come in because she's afraid they're going to steal something."
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185014"
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"Watson-Crick model":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a model of DNA structure in which the molecule is a cross-linked double-stranded helix, each strand is composed of alternating links of phosphate and deoxyribose, and the strands are cross-linked by pairs of purine and pyrimidine bases projecting inward from the deoxyribose sugars and joined by hydrogen bonds with adenine paired with thymine and with cytosine paired with guanine \u2014 compare double helix":[]
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"J. D. Watson & F. H. C. Crick":""
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"1958, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191102"
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},
|
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"water sprout":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a vigorous upright shoot from an adventitious or latent bud on the trunk or main branch of a tree":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"According to state officials, the animals were likely caught in a water sprout . \u2014 Michael Hollan, Fox News , 4 Jan. 2022",
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"Then look for water sprouts (the weak limbs that grow straight up) and thin those out. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Feb. 2020"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191232"
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"water haul":{
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],
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"definitions":{
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Others kept small crops alive with buckets of water hauled down from a spigot at the top of the hill. \u2014 Joe Mozingo, latimes.com , 4 June 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1823, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191755"
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"water milfoil":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": any of a genus ( Myriophyllum of the family Haloragaceae) of aquatic herbs with finely pinnate submersed leaves":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Some of the key species of concern are zebra and quagga mussels, Eurasian water milfoil and spiny water fleas. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 June 2018"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192523"
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"watch out":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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"you'd better watch out",
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"watch out for the tree!"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193412"
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"water lily":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Clarins\u2019s ultra-concentrated body serum unveils a youthful glow with natural plant extracts including antioxidant-rich christophine, soothing water lily , and exfoliating hibiscus flower. \u2014 Lauren Valenti, Vogue , 24 May 2022",
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"The faint, elusive scent of a nighttime water lily , or the acrid punch of fresh dung. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
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"According to Ayurvedic traditions, water lily seeds have anti-aging and anti-inflammatory properties and have been consumed throughout India for thousands of years. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 Dec. 2021",
|
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"This body wash and lotion duo is scented with Philosophy\u2019s Pure Grace, a warm fragrance with water lily and crisp botanicals, and serves as a thoughtful reminder to loved ones who are in need of a daily reset. \u2014 Michella Or\u00e9, Vogue , 25 Aug. 2021",
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"The hardy water lily , with its floating leaves, is a popular native plant that provides shade to inhibit algae growth. \u2014 Karen Bruno, WSJ , 23 June 2021",
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"Wicked Bold Kitchen, which opened in June 2021, offers charcuterie boards, both savory and sweet, featuring vegan products like BE-hive pepperoni, Herbivorous Butcher deli slices, and AshaPops, which are popped water lily seeds. \u2014 Erin Booke, Dallas News , 16 June 2021",
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"When Anderson and Mullen bought the property in 1991, Olmsted\u2019s water lily pools, the garden\u2019s central feature, had crumbled. \u2014 Clint Clemens, Town & Country , 30 Apr. 2021",
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"In the early days of Bohanna, a snack business, Nadine C. Habayeb roasted popped water lily seeds in her South End apartment oven then seasoned and bagged samples herself. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 13 Apr. 2021"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195017"
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},
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"Watson-Crick":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to the Watson-Crick model":[
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"the Watson-Crick helix",
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"the Watson-Crick structure",
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"Watson-Crick base pairs"
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]
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"\u02ccw\u00e4t-s\u0259n-\u02c8krik"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1964, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195401"
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},
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"water level":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an instrument to show the level by means of the surface of water in a trough or in a U-shaped tube":[],
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": the surface of still water: such as":[],
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": the level assumed by the surface of a particular body or column of water":[],
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": the waterline of a vessel":[]
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"examples":[
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"Check the water level of the swimming pool.",
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"We should have good water levels through the summer after all this rain.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Also on the water level is a full bathroom, a changing room and another covered deck. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 3 June 2022",
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"Drought has dropped the water level of Lake Mead on the Colorado River in southern Nevada and northern Arizona so much that Las Vegas' uppermost water intake became visible last week. \u2014 CBS News , 9 May 2022",
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"Fuling was one of the places that would be affected, and in low-lying parts of the city the government had painted red lines that marked the water level of the future reservoir. \u2014 Peter Hessler, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
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"But after the 2017 flood, after the last of the rain and snowmelt had trickled down into the aquifer, the water level rose 40 feet. \u2014 Susie Cagle, Wired , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"Depending on the water level , different types of vessels are appropriate but tubes\u2014with one reserved for cold beverages\u2014are quite popular. \u2014 Adam Chase, Outside Online , 3 Sep. 2019",
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"That's how low the water level in Lake Mead -- the nation's largest reservoir -- dropped for the first time last week. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 25 May 2022",
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"The reservoir\u2019s water level has fallen to 1,053 feet, according to the Bureau of Reclamation. \u2014 Joseph De Avila, WSJ , 9 May 2022",
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"The dropping water level also poses a potential threat to the physical integrity of the dam, which is the second largest in the country after Hoover Dam, on Lake Mead. \u2014 Nick Bowlin, Outside Online , 4 May 2022"
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"circa 1560, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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"water lettuce":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a common tropical floating plant ( Pistia stratiotes ) forming a rosette of spongy wedge-shaped leaves":[]
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a model of DNA structure in which the molecule is a cross-linked double-stranded helix, each strand is composed of alternating links of phosphate and deoxyribose, and the strands are cross-linked by pairs of purine and pyrimidine bases projecting inward from the deoxyribose sugars and joined by hydrogen bonds with adenine paired with thymine and with cytosine paired with guanine \u2014 compare double helix":[]
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"J. D. Watson & F. H. C. Crick":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"1958, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202537"
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"water germander":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a soft hairy perennial European mint ( Teucrium scordium ) having chiefly axillary rose-pink to purple flowers and found in marshy places":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-203338"
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},
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"water-bearing":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": yielding or holding water : laden with percolating water : permeable by water":[
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"water-bearing strata"
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]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-203700"
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},
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"water ski":{
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a ski used in planing over water while being towed by a speedboat":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u00e4-",
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"\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccsk\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The event will feature an inflatable village, sports activities, NEO Bubble Soccer, a hayride, caricatures, a water ski show, magic shows and fire juggling. \u2014 cleveland , 28 June 2022",
|
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"HO Sports is a leader in water ski manufacturers, making high-end water skis for competition. \u2014 Chris Meehan, Popular Mechanics , 12 June 2022",
|
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"The O\u2019Brien Kids Platform Trainer Waterski is an ideal trainer for smaller children just learning to water ski . \u2014 Chris Meehan, Popular Mechanics , 12 June 2022",
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"His father was a performer in Cypress Gardens\u2019 famed water ski show. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com , 15 Oct. 2021",
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"Watch the nimble aquatic antics of the Twin Cities River Rats in their water ski show on the Mississippi. \u2014 Star Tribune , 22 July 2021",
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"Young, who has been stationed in Ozaukee County for his entire 10-year DNR career, was on the river to help enforce safety zones for the water ski show and the fireworks. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 June 2021",
|
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"Other activities include water ski shows, piano performances at Peavey Plaza and workout sessions at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. \u2014 Melissa Walker, Star Tribune , 9 June 2021",
|
|
"Guests can use the resort\u2019s water skis , snorkeling equipment, fishing gear, an outdoor jacuzzi, and stand up paddle boards. \u2014 Claire Trageser, Travel + Leisure , 28 Apr. 2020"
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],
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"1927, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-203732"
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"definitions":{
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": wild rice sense 1a":[
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"\u2014 often used in plural with singular or plural construction"
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]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204049"
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a policy of taking no immediate action with respect to a situation or course of events but of following its development intently":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204222"
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},
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"watch spring":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204458"
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},
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"waterless cooker":{
|
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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 containers usually with a very thick bottom and a close cover in which food can be cooked without burning in juices released in cooking or in very little water":[],
|
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": pressure cooker":[]
|
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-205053"
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a joint in a stone pavement that is slightly raised to prevent water from settling therein":[]
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210447"
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},
|
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"water skegs":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun plural but singular or plural in construction"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a common yellow iris ( Iris pseudacorus )":[]
|
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},
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210815"
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"water rattler":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": diamondback rattlesnake":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211012"
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},
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"water pimpernel":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": either of two small white-flowered herbs ( Samolus valerandi of Eurasia and S. parviflorus synonym S. floribundus of America) of the primrose family that grow in wet places":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1760, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211210"
|
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},
|
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"water reserve":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a tract of land (as in parts of Australia) reserved for feeding streams that are utilized for water supply":[]
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211558"
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},
|
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"water-skier":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one who water-skis":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u00e4-",
|
|
"\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccsk\u0113-\u0259r"
|
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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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"1931, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212913"
|
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},
|
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"water swallow":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": water wagtail":[],
|
|
": sink sense 5":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220055"
|
|
},
|
|
"watch key":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a square-holed key that is used to wind some watches":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220452"
|
|
},
|
|
"waterskiing":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the sport of planing and jumping on water skis":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u00e4-",
|
|
"\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccsk\u0113-i\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Not to drink, but to get out on, sailing, surfing, waterskiing , swimming, kayaking and canoeing and windsurfing -- in any weather. \u2014 Marcel Krueger, CNN , 23 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Near Wasilla is Big Lake, which is a wonderful mecca for waterskiing and jet skis in the summer \u2014 and snow machines in the winter. \u2014 Scott Mcmurren, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Lake Conroe is one of the largest recreational lakes in Texas offering boating, wind surfing, golfing, swimming, jet-skiing, waterskiing , wakeboarding, fishing, hiking and more. \u2014 Houston Chronicle , 28 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Lake Conroe is one of the largest recreational lakes in Texas offering boating, wind surfing, golfing, swimming, jet-skiing, waterskiing , wakeboarding, fishing, hiking and more. \u2014 Houston Chronicle , 28 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Lake Conroe is one of the largest recreational lakes in Texas offering boating, wind surfing, golfing, swimming, jet-skiing, waterskiing , wakeboarding, fishing, hiking and more. \u2014 Houston Chronicle , 28 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Lake Conroe is one of the largest recreational lakes in Texas offering boating, wind surfing, golfing, swimming, jet-skiing, waterskiing , wakeboarding, fishing, hiking and more. \u2014 Houston Chronicle , 28 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Lake Conroe is one of the largest recreational lakes in Texas offering boating, wind surfing, golfing, swimming, jet-skiing, waterskiing , wakeboarding, fishing, hiking and more. \u2014 Houston Chronicle , 28 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Explore the forested lakeside grounds for active pursuits, from curling, snowshoeing, and ice-skating in winter to hiking, waterskiing , and boating in summer. \u2014 Paul Rubio, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 28 Jan. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1914, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221537"
|
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},
|
|
"watchless":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun,"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": not watching : lacking in vigilance":[
|
|
"a watchless soldier"
|
|
],
|
|
": having no watch or watchman : unguarded":[
|
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"a watchless fortress"
|
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],
|
|
": not divided into watches : not marked by wakefulness":[
|
|
"a watchless night"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u00e4chl\u0259\u0307s also \u02c8w\u022fch-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-221735"
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},
|
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"watch stander":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a member of a ship's company standing watch":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223131"
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},
|
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"waterweed":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of various floating or submerged aquatic plants (such as elodea) having usually inconspicuous flowers":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8w\u00e4-",
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"\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccw\u0113d"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Granta was once clear, but too many fertilizers now leach off the adjacent land, and the river is choked in waterweed . \u2014 Anelise Chen, The Atlantic , 27 May 2021",
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|
"Since then, the state has worked diligently to restore wetland habitats, where swans forage for the stems and leaves of waterweed , pondweeds and muskgrass among other plants. \u2014 Cameron Fields, cleveland , 12 Mar. 2021",
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"Adjective",
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"This suntan lotion is waterproof .",
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"luckily, my backpack is waterproof , so my clothes didn't get wet",
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"Noun",
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"remember your waterproof if you're walking around London in the winter",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Most styles of pillow slides are made from Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) foam, a light synthetic rubber made of a dense, waterproof foam polymer that has a springy, rubbery feel to it. \u2014 Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
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"Get her the new Vasque Torre AT, $200, a lightweight boot with a ton of features like a mesh and suede leather upper, a GORE-TEX waterproof lining, and a grippy Vibram Wavelength II sole. \u2014 Wendy Altschuler, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"Luxury Italian brand Aquatalia is known for its inventory-spanning dedication to waterproof footwear. \u2014 Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"Setting it up is ridiculously easy: just unzip the waterproof case, pull down the ladder, and the tent unfolds accordion style. \u2014 Outside Online , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"Kyun said that there are steps that consumers can take to reduce the amount of PFAS in their lives, like staying away from nonstick cookware, not buying stain-proof couches or carpets and avoiding waterproof mascara. \u2014 Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel , 13 June 2022",
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"Wondering how to remove that waterproof mascara at the end of the day",
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"Owner Annie Blake put on waterproof mascara, the better to bawl her eyes out without looking a complete mess. \u2014 Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Everyone cries and worries about their makeup, because apparently nobody has ever heard of waterproof mascara. \u2014 Emma Specter, Vogue , 22 Aug. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"That means an entree (a protein or vegetarian base), bread, a beverage mix, a snack or spread, chewing gum, a spoon, and a nutritional insert all wrapped in a waterproof , go-anywhere bag. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"His curved, colorful pieces, upholstered in both Louis Vuitton waterproof and Paola Lenti fabrics, were inspired by the terrace fields of China\u2019s Yunnan province and the curving canyons of Arizona\u2019s Antelope Valley. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 7 Dec. 2021",
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"Lilly Lashes created a user-friendly hybrid pen that swipes on like a liquid liner, then grips lashes with a waterproof , all-day adhesive. \u2014 Vogue , 12 Dec. 2021",
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"To use this waterproof and sweat-proof option, either line your lower lid or simply put a dot in your inner corner. \u2014 Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens , 8 Dec. 2021",
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"That includes a 13-inch waterproof iPad that replaces the regular instrumentation, along with a dedicated slot for charging smartphones and a high-end stereo by Fusion. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 6 Oct. 2021",
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"Always keep your camera in a waterproof , zip-top bag. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 July 2021",
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"In terms of making any eye shadow waterproof , though, swimmers have a favorite product for that, too. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Allure , 25 July 2021",
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"This waterproof , Bluetooth-compatible pick had Amazon shoppers raving over its handy sound booster, which can be used to amplify its bass. \u2014 Melissa Lee, USA TODAY , 1 Apr. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Apartment-building owners and residents repair or waterproof their walls and roofs. \u2014 Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar, The Atlantic , 7 Feb. 2022",
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"At the Statue of Liberty, plans are in the works to waterproof the exterior of the massive stone fort built in 1807 that serves as the monument's base. \u2014 Rebecca Reynolds, USA TODAY , 10 Dec. 2021",
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"At the Statue of Liberty, plans are in the works to waterproof the exterior of the massive stone fort built in 1807 that serves as the monument's base. \u2014 Rebecca Reynolds, ajc , 10 Dec. 2021",
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"The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
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"The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
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"The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
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"The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021",
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"The sealant was being used to waterproof the roof and had to be spread across the entire membrane, not just applied to seams. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2021"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": look out : be careful":[
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"watch it when you handle the glassware"
|
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|
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": to proceed with extreme care : act or talk warily":[],
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": the state of being wakeful":[],
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": a state of alert and continuous attention":[],
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": close observation : surveillance":[],
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"a winter storm watch"
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": any of the definite divisions of the night made by ancient peoples":[],
|
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": one of the indeterminate intervals marking the passage of night":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural the silent watches of the night"
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|
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|
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|
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": a watchman or body of watchmen formerly assigned to patrol the streets of a town at night, announce the hours, and act as police":[],
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": a portion of time during which a part of a ship's company is on duty":[],
|
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": a sailor's assigned duty period":[],
|
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": a period of duty : shift":[],
|
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"the business grew on her watch"
|
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|
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": a portable timepiece designed to be worn (as on the wrist) or carried in the pocket \u2014 compare clock":[]
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"\u02c8w\u022fch"
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"guard",
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"guardian",
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"keeper",
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"lookout",
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"minder",
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"They have a rookie on the team who is fun to watch .",
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"I fell asleep watching television.",
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"What movie are you watching ",
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"\u201cMom, watch me do a cartwheel!\u201d",
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"She sat and watched the children play.",
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"\u201cWould you like to play, too",
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"Just sit back and watch .",
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"Keep watching to see what happens next.",
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"\u201cWhat happens next",
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"People are watching this presidential race very carefully.",
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"Noun",
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"He glanced at his watch .",
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"When you're driving in winter you should always be on the watch for ice on the roads.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The movie is no longer in theaters, so here's how to watch it at home. \u2014 Maggie Horton, Country Living , 24 June 2022",
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"More on hair care: Now watch this wash-day routine for detangling and dermatitis: Follow Allure on Instagram and Twitter, or subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date on all things beauty. \u2014 Jolene Edgar, Allure , 24 June 2022",
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"Instead, go for a walk, watch The Barefoot Contessa, read a romance novel. \u2014 Kathleen Walsh, Glamour , 24 June 2022",
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"Here's how to watch the event, which will include two rounds and 58 picks. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
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"Palos Verdes Peninsula and Orange County viewers can watch on Cox Systems on channel 99. \u2014 Martin Draluck, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
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"With the unique flavors and new players joining the market, Japanese gin is something fun to watch right now. \u2014 Akiko Katayama, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
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"William Sawalich is a pleasant and wise-beyond-his years 15-year-old from Minnesota on that star trajectory that could be fun to watch for decades to come. \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel , 19 June 2022",
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"With questions surrounding how he would be received in his debut back on American soil since committing to play in the LIV Series, Mickelson was the player to watch heading into the week. \u2014 Jayna Bardahl, BostonGlobe.com , 17 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Cable subscribers can also the show watch online by logging into HBO\u2019s website using their TV provider credentials. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
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"Sometimes her smart watch buzzed with an air-raid notification from Kyiv. \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
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"Diane and Mike Coppola watch Michael during a voice lesson. \u2014 Jo Yurcaba, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
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"The first Meta watch prototype image (as seen above) was seemingly spotted in the Facebook View app for Ray-Ban Stories smartglasses in October. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
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"Also, there\u2019s a flood watch Wednesday for the eastern portions of Broward and Miami-Dade counties. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 8 June 2022",
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"Fire weather watch with hot, dry conditions in SoCal this week. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
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"Residents of the Pebble Creek Apartments on 1700 S watch as Salt Lake City Police investigate a shooting where on person was killed and three were injured, on Monday, June 6, 2022. \u2014 Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
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"Weather watch : The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season starts today. \u2014 Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY , 1 June 2022"
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"Middle English wacchen , from Old English w\u00e6ccan \u2014 more at wake":"Verb"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-024832"
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},
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"water of Ayr":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-031136"
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": a thrush of the genus Enicurus (family Turdidae) : forktail":[]
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u00e4-",
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"-\u02ccw\u0113l",
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"\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02cchw\u0113l",
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"\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02cc(h)w\u0113l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"At the springhead, visitors can swim in crystal-clear waters, then explore a historic millhouse and waterwheel constructed in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com , 17 Oct. 2021",
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"In other cases, the clocks were driven by the same waterwheel that powered the factory. \u2014 Jonathon Keats, Forbes , 31 Aug. 2021",
|
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"It\u2019s the knowledge-work equivalent of figuring out how to make the waterwheel turn faster\u2014a useful improvement in the moment, but not nearly as important as the looming introduction of the steam engine. \u2014 Cal Newport, The New Yorker , 14 Dec. 2020",
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"In 1915, Ralph Clarkson, an engineering professor at Nova Scotia\u2019s Acadia University, prototyped a tidal-power generator with four pumps, powered by a horizontal waterwheel , that lifted water 335 feet into two tanks atop the Cape Split headland. \u2014 Greta Rybus, Smithsonian Magazine , 10 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Meanwhile, in the bathroom by the bedroom, my kids\u2019 old faded plastic waterwheel waits motionless in the tub. \u2014 New York Times , 29 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"This is a giant, historic wood waterwheel that was used to grind wheat into grain. \u2014 Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com , 21 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Mid-river, a peaceful island with a pleasant park and a rebuilt medieval waterwheel shows off what must have been impressive technology in its day. \u2014 Rick Steves, USA TODAY , 24 Nov. 2019",
|
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"Once waterwheel is entrenched, management options are limited. \u2014 Marion Renault, New York Times , 13 Aug. 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-043355"
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},
|
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"watch gun":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a gun sometimes fired on shipboard at 8 p.m. when the first watch begins":[]
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-044020"
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|
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"definitions":{
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": a pipit ( Anthus spinoletta ) native to Eurasia that breeds in alpine areas from southwestern Europe to central Asia":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-045324"
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a gun-tackle purchase hooked to a yard (as of a ship) and used in hoisting in moderate weights":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051057"
|
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},
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"water arum":{
|
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"type":[
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|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
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": a bog herb ( Calla palustris ) with a long creeping rhizome and reddish berries":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051314"
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|
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],
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051508"
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},
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"water ash":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-052335"
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a featherfoil ( Hottonia inflata ) with spongy inflated flower stalks":[]
|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-052724"
|
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|
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|
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|
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],
|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-053416"
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|
|
"type":[
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Authorities believe the trio made their escape by cutting a hole in the ceiling to enter a water heater storage at the jail. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 15 June 2022",
|
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"Also, take one minute and glance at your water heater . \u2014 Matthew Ballinger, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Just a few weeks ago, a water heater from an empty upstairs unit leaked water into the shop below, damaging up to $2,000 in equipment and merchandise. \u2014 Dorany Pinedastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Schott eventually obtained a water heater on his own, according to DCFS. \u2014 Molly Parker, ProPublica , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Detroiter Loretta Powell signed up for DTE's program last year and received a water heater and furnace but her home still needs repairs, including windows and a new deck. \u2014 Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Also check the bathroom tiles, the area around the water heater and the corners of rooms. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The typical lifespan of a tank water heater is eight to 12 years, while a tankless heater usually lasts 15 to 18 years. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The current owners installed energy efficient solar power, heat and cooling pumps, and a tankless water heater . \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Jan. 2022"
|
|
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|
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"1824, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-053427"
|
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"water stair":{
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|
"type":[
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
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|
": a stairway leading to the water (as at a boat landing)":[
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|
"\u2014 often used in plural but singular or plural in construction"
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|
|
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|
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-054837"
|
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"water tuyere":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a water-jacketed tuyere":[]
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-060907"
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|
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"water hole":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a natural hole or hollow containing water":[],
|
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": a hole in a surface of ice":[]
|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Strickland picks up Wilson on his motorcycle to go swimming at an Austin water hole and then get food. \u2014 Fox News , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"Strickland picks up Wilson on his motorcycle to go swimming at an Austin water hole and then get food. \u2014 Fox News , 15 June 2022",
|
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"The right fork heads to a rustic corral and a sizable water hole called Hunting Tank. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"This exclusive lodge which accommodates only 27 people has a magnificent setting right next to a water hole , where a variety of animals come to drink, offering unique sightings of animals throughout the day and night. \u2014 Shelby Knick, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
|
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"The plants and creatures were fossilized when iron-rich groundwater drained into a billabong, or water hole . \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 7 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Set in a shallow depression on the north side of the road, the glassy livestock water hole is besieged with a fringe of wildflowers, water plants, hip-high grasses and an arc of junipers. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 8 Oct. 2021",
|
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"The Martyrs' Well, a water hole in which scores of people died after jumping in to try to save themselves, has been covered with a transparent barrier. \u2014 Manveena Suri, CNN , 31 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Of late they can be spotted in their quickly diminishing water hole . \u2014 Bob Timmons, Star Tribune , 1 July 2021"
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"1653, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-061409"
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"watch screw thread":{
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"type":[
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|
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"definitions":{
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": a screw thread sometimes used in American watches and having a V profile with a 45-degree included angle for nickel and brass and a 60-degree included angle for steel":[]
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a peperomia ( Peperomia sandersi ) used as a greenhouse plant or houseplant and having silvery striped foliage":[]
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": approaching water in colorlessness and clarity":[
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"water-white honey from fireweed"
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"minder",
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"A watchman stopped them at the gate.",
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"hired a watchman to patrol the factory at night",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The night watchman who remained at the facility, Vladyslav Zhukov, used the moment to unlock the storeroom\u2019s door and free the prisoners. \u2014 Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
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"Over the years the canals were filled, and the house evolved to meet the needs of the city, also serving as a tool shed for park staff, a watchman \u2019s lodge, and a temporary holding cell for Park Police. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"But with political unrest brewing and Australia opening its doors to immigrants, the family soon moved to Brisbane, where Robert found work as a night watchman in a factory. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"That doesn\u2019t exactly sound like the exemplar of a neoliberal night- watchman state to me. \u2014 Samuel Gregg, National Review , 13 Mar. 2022",
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"American newsrooms, lacking racial diversity, had not explored the frustrations or fears Black boys felt about facing a similar confrontation as Martin did with neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman, Jordan said. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Feb. 2022",
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"In 1947, Lausanne built a lodge, sustained by two of the bell tower\u2019s original wooden beams, to keep the watchman warm between each round of shouting. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"Manhattan\u2019s main fire alarm was a bell in the City Hall copula tolled by a watchman who scanned the low skyline for licks of flame. \u2014 Edward Kosner, WSJ , 25 Jan. 2022",
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"The Florida shooting case that has roiled the nation for weeks took an unexpected turn Monday, when police released the shocking account of neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman, who shot and killed unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 19 Feb. 2020"
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": one that makes or repairs watches or clocks":[]
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"\u02c8w\u00e4ch-\u02ccm\u0101-k\u0259r",
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"\u02c8w\u022fch-"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In honor of the model\u2019s 50th anniversary, the Swiss watchmaker released a slew of new Royal Oaks earlier this year. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 2 May 2022",
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"The 38 mm stainless steel timepiece, which will go under the gavel at Bonhams London on June 15, is one of the Swiss watchmaker \u2019s most coveted models thanks to its provenance and low production numbers. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 14 June 2022",
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"These are all trademarks of Her Majesty\u2019s Armed Forces (HMAF), and Bremont is currently the only watchmaker in the world with a license to use them. \u2014 Matthew Catellier, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
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"Piaget During its 20th-century heyday from the 1960s through the early 1980s, the Swiss jeweler and watchmaker Piaget enjoyed a reputation as the essence of chic. \u2014 Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report , 16 May 2022",
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"The 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival also marks the 25th anniversary of its partnership with luxury jewelry and watchmaker Chopard. \u2014 Lise Pedersen, Variety , 10 May 2022",
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"From Melbourne to Hong Kong to Amsterdam, thousands of shoppers queued for one of the new timepieces, a collaboration between Swiss watchmaker Swatch Group AG\u2019s luxury Omega brand and its entry-level Swatch marque. \u2014 Andy Hoffman, Bloomberg.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"Swiss watchmaker Swatch, owner of such brands as Longines, Blancpain, Harry Winston, Tissot, Omega, and Swatch timepieces has stores in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Sochi. \u2014 Walter Loeb, Forbes , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"On its website, the WNBA lists American Express, Budweiser, Google and Swiss watchmaker Tissot among its partners. \u2014 Meg James, Los Angeles Times , 1 Feb. 2022"
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"1630, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-065838"
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"noun"
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": a large oblong or roundish fruit with a hard green or white rind often striped or variegated, a sweet watery pink, yellowish, or red pulp, and usually many seeds":[],
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": a widely cultivated African vine ( Citrullus lanatus synonym C. vulgaris ) of the gourd family that bears watermelons":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Many museum patrons and community members found the combination of the watermelon with Juneteenth offensive. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 14 June 2022",
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"Don\u2019t Let This Flop, Rolling Stone\u2018s podcast on internet culture, as well as such other topics as the Lea Michele renaissance, the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard defamation trial, and himbos who crush watermelon between their thighs. \u2014 Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone , 4 May 2022",
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"To ensure that watermelon and vegetable production continues, a village about 30 miles outside the capital has since Friday been under partial lockdown after one Covid-19 case was identified. \u2014 Selina Cheng, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"So chop up some watermelon , bring out the fun glasses and get ready to pour! \u2014 Taylor Worden, Good Housekeeping , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"To defend the hair from daily stressors such as oxidative stress and aging, Oribe uses a watermelon , lychee and edelweiss flower complex. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022",
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"The traditional iftar meal in Sudan includes rich meat sauces soaked up with kisra sorghum crepes, spicy beef sausages, bean stews and glistening chunks of watermelon . \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Hudgins, making up for his earlier failure to buy a work, acquired a Leigh sculpture that was in the shape of a watermelon and covered in blue rosettes. \u2014 The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"The smell of bakeries, the taste of watermelon in summertime, that feeling when your crush says your name. \u2014 Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes , 3 Nov. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-071124"
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": water in a vaporous form especially when below boiling temperature and diffused (as in the atmosphere)":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Xinjiang region, which was home to the giraffoid, was more arid due to the rise of the Tibetan Plateau in the south, which blocked the movement of water vapor . \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 2 June 2022",
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"And based on manufacturer claims, Airalite is both more waterproof and better able to move water vapor outward than any of them. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 18 Sep. 2021",
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"This coastal or Catalina eddy acts like a tiny low-pressure system that lifts the air and condenses water vapor into low clouds that can produce night and morning drizzle over the ocean and nearby coastal areas. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
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"Tuesday's study suggests the threat has already been increasing over the past few decades, and will likely increase more in the future, because warmer air can hold more water vapor , which leads to higher rainfall rates. \u2014 Rachel Ramirez, CNN , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"The Southeast is getting warmer air, which holds more water vapor , which creates that important instability, Gensini said. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, ajc , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"The Southeast is getting warmer air, which holds more water vapor , which creates that important instability, Gensini said. \u2014 Seth Borenstein, CBS News , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"Air holds about 4% more water vapor for each additional degree Fahrenheit increase in temperature (that\u2019s about 7% per degree Celsius). \u2014 Michael A. Rawlins, The Conversation , 2 Feb. 2022",
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"More rainfall is occurring as the planet warms because warm air holds more water vapor . \u2014 Daniel Manzo, ABC News , 12 Jan. 2022"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-073409"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Manufacturers now make inexpensive, easy-to-install water hammer arrestors where these appliances connect to the water system. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Sep. 2020",
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"Because it is being pumped to a higher point, the flow soon reverses, closing the delivery valve, and creating another water hammer that moves back up the inlet pipe, sucking the waste valve downwards into the open position again. \u2014 Nithyanand Rao, Quartz India , 23 Oct. 2019",
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"This closure of the valve causes pressure inside the pump to build up\u2014the water hammer effect\u2014and exceed that due to the water pressing down from outside on the delivery valve, causing that valve to open and let out some of the water. \u2014 Nithyanand Rao, Quartz India , 23 Oct. 2019",
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"The water hammer effect causes the pipe to displace from its equilibrium position. \u2014 Sarah Harvey, Curbed , 17 June 2019",
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"Aside from leak repairs, the agency is banking on two new water hammers to iron out future pressure drops and avoid boil advisories. \u2014 Beau Evans, NOLA.com , 6 Jan. 2018",
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"That may have triggered the kind of rapid valve closure that brings about a water hammer , U-M engineering professor emeritus E. Benjamin Wylie said. \u2014 Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press , 25 Oct. 2017"
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"1765, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-080846"
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"water wagtail":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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": water thrush":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-081245"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Your wishy-washy advice to this widow on how to approach her brother-in-law Simon was like advising her to take a water pistol to a gunfight! \u2014 cleveland , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"An Arkansas man is set to be set free after decades in prison for robbing a taco shop with a water pistol . \u2014 Peter Aitken, Fox News , 4 July 2021",
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"Compared with the automatic's silly gear selector\u2014which has been likened to everything from an electric razor to genitalia\u2014the manual's shifter appears serious and substantial, sort of like the difference between a water pistol and a Winchester. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 5 Aug. 2020",
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"These insects can also aim the chemical sprays at prey, using their rear ends like a noxious water pistol . \u2014 National Geographic , 30 June 2020",
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"Wu Jianying, the owner of Fang Weimei Toys, a water pistol exporter in Yiwu, said that this should be the busiest time of year for her exports, as retailers in the West prepare for the summer swimming pool season. \u2014 Keith Bradsher, New York Times , 11 Apr. 2020",
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"However, shortly after, Apple then made the decision to change the pistol emoji to a bright green water pistol . \u2014 Dani Deahl, The Verge , 12 Apr. 2018"
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": the upper limit of the portion of the ground wholly saturated with water":[]
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"Heavy rainfall has caused the water table to rise.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Snapdragon is on higher ground, the result being that the field is about 10 feet higher than the old field, which was only a couple of feet above the water table in Mission Valley. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 June 2022",
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"Invasive species: Nonnative plant species like tamarisk can take over river systems, push out cottonwoods and willows and deplete the water table . \u2014 Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"The site\u2019s future is at risk due to a rising water table , urban and agricultural encroachment, and a lack of tourist awareness. \u2014 Sarah Choi, ELLE Decor , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"What\u2019s particularly compelling is how the buildings handle stormwater drainage: through cylinder-like chambers buried under parking lots, allowing water to flow into the tanks, where it is released back into the water table . \u2014 Andrea Stanley, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
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"What\u2019s particularly compelling is how the buildings handle storm-water drainage, through cylinder-like chambers buried under parking lots, allowing water to flow into the tanks, where it is released back into the water table . \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
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"But Edward Bartell, who ranches on land outside of Orovada, worries about the operation\u2019s impact on the water table . \u2014 Chris Aadland, oregonlive , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Since his first season, Cameron has seen the water table drop by a foot or more each year. \u2014 Susie Cagle, Wired , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"But even that might be too much for the people of Brandenburg, where the water table has been dropping for the past three decades, prompting authorities to ration regional water usage. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 23 Feb. 2022"
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"definitions":{
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": a knitted close-fitting usually navy-blue cap worn especially by enlisted men in the U.S. navy in cold or stormy weather":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"But the watch cap category covers many different styles, all with their best uses. \u2014 The Editors, Field & Stream , 20 Nov. 2019",
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"As Morrison makes a guitar howl and moan, Berry, wearing a watch cap and a white tunic that splits the difference between lab coat and hospital gown, arranges herself on what looks like a Restoration Hardware woodshop table. \u2014 Alexis Soloski, New York Times , 17 Feb. 2020",
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"Historically made of wool, watch caps are now made in a wide variety of materials. \u2014 The Editors, Field & Stream , 20 Nov. 2019"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100137"
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a large truck-mounted nozzle for directing a high-pressure stream of water (as at a crowd of rioters or demonstrators)":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Police fired tear gas and a water cannon and arrested 54 people. \u2014 Krishan Francis, ajc , 2 Apr. 2022",
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"JakartaIndonesian police fired tear gas and water cannon on Monday to disperse hundreds of university students protesting high cooking oil prices and a mooted extension of President Joko Widodo's stay in office. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"The man in the photo, being doused by a police water cannon , is a former teacher who decided to take part in the gathering. \u2014 Alan Taylor, The Atlantic , 6 Dec. 2021",
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"Yet beneath even the generally genteel surface in New Zealand \u2013 where the authorities forswore water cannon to disperse protesters in favor of lawn sprinklers \u2013 there have been signs of the longer-term challenge ahead. \u2014 Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"What scientists have learned: In 2016, a gold miner blasting a hydraulic water cannon at frozen mud discovered an object paleontologists recognized as a treasure. \u2014 Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian Magazine , 7 Feb. 2022",
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"The army responded with rubber bullets, tear gas and a water cannon . \u2014 New York Times , 29 Jan. 2022",
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"In Brussels on Sunday, protests against Covid-19 restrictions and vaccine passes turned violent and some of the roughly 50,000 marchers attacked property, prompting police to respond with water cannon and tear gas, arresting more than 200 people. \u2014 James Hookway, WSJ , 24 Jan. 2022",
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"Activist group, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), said that in towns and cities across the country, security forces fired tear gas, rubber bullets, water cannon and shot their guns into the air to disperse protesters. \u2014 Helen Regan And Richard Roth, CNN , 27 Feb. 2021"
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": a continuously attended room in a fire station in which alarms are received":[]
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"definitions":{
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"village with an auto race track near scenic Watkins Glen gorge in southwest central New York population 1859":[]
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"definitions":{
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": a grassy-leaved North American aquatic herb ( Heteranthera dubia ) with yellow star-shaped blossoms":[]
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"This year, the Diamondbacks are at least watchable , although judging by attendance, there is considerable convincing left to do. \u2014 Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic , 27 May 2022",
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"Test team is at least watchable then that\u2019s a welcome start. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Pretty much any member who owned a waterbed is voting for this movie. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 Jan. 2022",
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"Ultrasonic humidifiers like mine contain transducers that pulse at a frequency well out of reach of human hearing, and those transducers are connected to a part, usually metal, that's submerged in a waterbed and converts the signals into movement. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 5 Jan. 2022",
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"There was indeed a waterbed delivered to Peters\u2019 home in the Encino hills, though the real events weren\u2019t nearly as dramatic. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Nov. 2021",
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"After discovering a waterbed on display at a local wig shop, Gary decides to try selling them himself, launching a company called Soggy Bottom (the film\u2019s working title for a time) at a lame local expo where John C. Reilly makes an amusing cameo. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 15 Nov. 2021",
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"In the film, Jon Peters is hyper-aggressive when Gary and Alana deliver a waterbed to his house. \u2014 Brent Lang, Variety , 10 Nov. 2021",
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"Performing stand-up in the weeks following 9/11 was like trying to set up bowling pins on a waterbed during an earthquake. \u2014 Jesse David Fox, Vulture , 9 Sep. 2021",
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"Brooks was found lying face down on her waterbed with stab wounds. \u2014 Fox News , 28 Apr. 2020",
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"The chamber is a heated waterbed in which clients, cloaked in darkness, speak to their therapist or listen to music. \u2014 Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Feb. 2020"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Fiery, vitamin-rich watercress shines in this early summer pesto. \u2014 Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022",
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"In a large bowl, combine the asparagus, beans and watercress or arugula. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 May 2022",
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"Drain and press out the water, then pur\u00e9e the potato and watercress together in a food processor with \u00bc cup cream and salt and pepper to taste. \u2014 Ian Knauer, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"In spring, expect to come across dandelions, watercress , day lily, gallium and more. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"To start, a highlight is the delicate Deep Sea Halibut Gravadlax with watercress \u2013 which was velvety smooth. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"Herbs: Anise, basil, bay laurel, borage, cardamon, chervil, chives, coriander, costmary, dill, fennel, ginger, lemon balm, sweet marjoram, Mexican tarragon, mint, oregano, rosemary, sage, thyme and watercress . \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 26 Feb. 2022",
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"Some of the most potent salad picks include spinach, watercress , kale, escarole, and radicchio. \u2014 Marygrace Taylor, SELF , 19 Mar. 2022",
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"Turbot stuffed with watercress arrives whole, filleted by servers tableside. \u2014 Vivian Song, Robb Report , 12 Mar. 2022"
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"Small, lightweight water striders , for instance, rely entirely on surface tension to stay afloat, while the larger, heavier basilisk lizards employ a slapping motion with their feet that creates pockets of air bubbles to keep from sinking. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 11 May 2020",
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"Khila and Santos ground up the developing legs of the Rhagovelia water striders and sequenced the transcriptome \u2014 the complete suite of genes active in those tissues. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 19 Oct. 2017",
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"Their secret asset is a special extendable structure on their middle leg resembling a Japanese fan, which no other water striders have. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 19 Oct. 2017",
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"Small, lightweight water striders , for instance, rely entirely on surface tension to stay afloat, while the larger, heavier basilisk lizards employ a slapping motion with their feet that creates pockets of air bubbles to keep from sinking. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 6 Dec. 2018",
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"Cool Creek Critters For ages 5-9, explore waterfalls and catch water striders . 10:30 a.m.-noon. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Sep. 2017"
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"\u02c8w\u00e4ch-\u02cck\u0101s",
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"\u02c8w\u022fch-"
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"Situated on the ground floor of a former watchcase factory reimagined by designer Steven Gambrel, the residence opens to the sidewalk just steps from downtown. \u2014 Amanda Sims Clifford, House Beautiful , 17 Apr. 2020",
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"A Bulova watchcase factory, shuttered in 1981, has been repurposed as condominiums and townhouses. \u2014 Jan Benzel, New York Times , 12 July 2017"
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": any of various oval flattened aquatic bugs (family Corixidae) of fresh or brackish water with fringed hind legs modified into paddles":[]
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"\u2014 Timothy Cooney et al.",
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"As they have for thousands of years, the rhythms of wildlife migration and reproduction as well as human agriculture and grazing activities are inseparable from that of the yearly water cycle .",
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"\u2014 Peter Warshall",
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"\u2026 run by solar energy that helps cause winds, energizes plants, and powers the water cycle .",
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"\u2014 David M. Armstrong et al."
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"If this deep water cycle between the mantle and the surface is in balance, Earth\u2019s sea level remains stable. \u2014 Theo Nicitopoulos, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 June 2022",
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"The global water cycle is amplifying faster than expected. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
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"Research has shown that global warming is intensifying the water cycle , leading to more severe droughts and floods. \u2014 Courtney Subramanian, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
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"Deforestation, forest fires and global temperature rises have brought on longer dry seasons that are irreversibly breaking the water cycle . \u2014 Gabriela Barzallo, refinery29.com , 24 Apr. 2022",
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"The new audio book is environmentally themed and celebrates nature\u2019s water cycle . \u2014 oregonlive , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Alice and Lois Give students a brush-up on the water cycle by setting shaving-cream clouds on top of a glass of water. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 1 June 2022",
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"Others included critically low reservoir levels and major shifts in the water cycle due to climate change. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
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"Periodically running a hot- water cycle can reduce the chances of having a problem, but once smells develop, thorough cleaning is the solution. \u2014 Jeanne Huber, Washington Post , 23 May 2022"
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": a mineral Na 2 Ca(SO 4 ) 2 .4H 2 O(":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223525"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Gary Payton II fired a water gun before moving shirtless into the masses. \u2014 Julie Johnson, Danielle Echeverria, Matthias Gafni, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 June 2022",
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"The water gun was recovered from the scene and included as evidence in the statement. \u2014 Fox News , 12 June 2022",
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"According to authorities, Liming, 17, and his friends were shooting people with a toy water gun from a car, when a group of individuals approached them and got physical. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 11 June 2022",
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"Liming and his friends were in a car shooting at people with a toy water gun when a physical fight between the juveniles and another group took a deadly turn. \u2014 Marlene Lenthang, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
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"The week IndyStar visited Sara and Matt before their wedding, the residents had waged a superhero battle with Nerf guns, swung at a huge Batman pi\u00f1ata and had water gun wars with the staff. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 23 May 2022",
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"In his truck, officers found a plastic water gun and five tubes that tested positive for ricin. \u2014 Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel , 10 May 2022",
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"Buccaneer Pirate Cruise takes travelers on a high seas journey, complete with pirate training, sword fighting, water gun battles, a treasure hunt and authentic cannon fire. \u2014 Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com , 21 Nov. 2021",
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"On this particular day, however, Waters went too far, squirting Schaffeld with a water gun . \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Sep. 2021"
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"1951, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225123"
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": black gum sense 2":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225149"
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"watchtower":{
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"type":[
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},
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"\u02c8w\u022fch-",
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"\u02c8w\u00e4ch-\u02cctau\u0307-\u0259r",
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"\u02c8w\u00e4ch-\u02cctau\u0307(-\u0259)r"
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],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Way up on a 1,300-foot-high peak, an old stone watchtower surely makes for even more spectacular sunrises. \u2014 John Oseid, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
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"The blast gutted a historic 1886 fire watchtower and the school opposite. \u2014 Tim Judah, The New York Review of Books , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Some nights, Bobi volunteers in a watchtower looking out for Russian troops. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Strategically hidden from view, travelers first approach through dense forest, when suddenly the branches and treetops give way to soaring stone ramparts and watchtower . \u2014 Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"The retro peach beach umbrellas and private bay views, all with a backdrop in the shadow of a 16th-century watchtower , will undoubtedly stop you in your tracks. \u2014 Maria Pasquale, CNN , 7 Mar. 2022",
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"But after months of entertaining ideas for wide-scale preservation of some of the prison\u2019s oldest buildings, those plans have been scrapped in favor to salvaging a lone watchtower and a few other relics, possibly for a small museum. \u2014 Tony Semerad, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 Jan. 2022",
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"Among ancient ruins are the stone outline of an early Christian church, Roman baths and a watchtower . \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 1 Sep. 2021",
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"The Firewatch story unfolds through conversations between your character, Henry, and an intriguing person called Delilah, who is on the other side of a handheld radio in another watchtower . \u2014 Amy Briscoe, Wired , 27 Aug. 2021"
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"\u02c8w\u022f-t\u0259r-\u02ccsk\u0101p",
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"\u02c8w\u00e4-"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Not to mention the waterscape mural painted across the walls. \u2014 Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press , 17 Mar. 2022",
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"Sydney To gaze out at Sydney\u2019s awe-inspiring waterscape , there\u2019s no need to shell out for a private tour of Sydney Harbour and the Parramatta River. \u2014 Keith Plocek, New York Times , 6 Aug. 2019"
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": a light 2-sheave tackle commonly used as a luff upon luff by the watch on shipboard for jobs (as the handling of yardarms) that usually require all hands":[]
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"water damage insurance":{
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"type":[
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": insurance against loss that is due to direct damage by rain or leakage of plumbing but not by flood":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234813"
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": a mark formerly worn (as in the U.S. Navy) on the right or the left sleeve to indicate the wearer's watch as the starboard or the port watch":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Diabetes insipidus is most commonly caused by the loss of anti-diuretic hormone and inability for the body to properly regulate sodium and water balance . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"Studies have shown that high ozone levels negatively impact plant growth, vitality, photosynthesis, water balance , the flowering process, and the abilities of plants to defend themselves. \u2014 Jim Robbins, Wired , 16 Oct. 2021",
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"That is, as long as products are moisturizing enough to restore the fragile, but crucial skin barrier, which defends your body and its precious water balance . \u2014 Maura Brannigan, Allure , 4 Aug. 2021",
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"The drink is ideal for replenishing fluids and electrolytes (minerals that help to regulate muscle and nerve function and maintain water balance ) lost during a workout. \u2014 Serena Coady, Glamour , 23 June 2021",
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"It is secreted by the posterior pituitary gland in response to nerve signals sent from specialized brain sensors which detect subtle changes in water balance . \u2014 Tamara Hew-butler, CNN , 5 May 2021",
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"The kidneys will make molecular adjustments to both underhydration and overhydration within 40 seconds in response to any upset in the water balance . \u2014 Tamara Hew-butler, CNN , 5 May 2021",
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"Cortisol has many important functions, including being a critical regulator of ion, salt, and water balance . \u2014 Beth Mole, Ars Technica , 25 Sep. 2020",
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"More research is needed to see whether cloud seeding can change water balances over large areas. \u2014 Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation , 12 Dec. 2019"
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"1888, in the meaning defined above":""
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"Waterland + English -an":""
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": the regular alternation in being on and off watch of the two watches into which a ship's crew is usually divided":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003150"
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"water boot":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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": watertight boot for wear in water":[]
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"waterskin":{
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": a container of skin to hold water":[]
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"waterwall":{
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"type":[
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": an arrangement of pipes carrying water and so grouped as to form a protective wall between a fire (as in a boiler) and the lining of a furnace":[]
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"Middle English waterwal , from water + wal wall":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013858"
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"water column":{
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a vertical expanse of water stretching between the surface and the floor of a body of water":[
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"Shallow feeders, sea lions work the top 600 feet of the water column for hake, rock-fish, herring, sardines \u2026 and squid, but opportunistically capturing anything that happens by.",
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"\u2014 Downs Matthews",
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"Only a few animals of the water column above would have died and settled into the sediments below during the short time when the mudslide was coalescing into a layer of sediment in the stagnant basin.",
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"\u2014 Stephen Jay Gould"
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],
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": a vertical pipe with valves and spout for delivering water to a locomotive tender":[]
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"1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015928"
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"water hemlock":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Here is a link with pictures of hemlock and the water hemlock for your review. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 May 2022",
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"Environmental scientists confirmed that poison hemlock and spotted water hemlock were located in Sussex County wetlands, according to a news release from the agency. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 8 July 2021",
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"Western water hemlock , meanwhile, has a feather-like appearance with a bulbous root. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 June 2021",
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"Poison hemlock and Western water hemlock can kill humans and livestock. \u2014 oregonlive , 29 June 2021",
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"Wildflowers line a meadow that holds many of the state's most important natural treasures and leads into an even deeper sanctuary of blossoming water hemlock , elderberry trees, oaks and azaleas. \u2014 Jessica Saggio | Contributing Writer, NOLA.com , 24 Aug. 2020"
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": an amusement park with facilities (such as pools and wetted slides) for aquatic recreation":[]
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"Just west of San Juan is the sprawling Dorado Beach resort, which sits on 1,400 acres and has two pools, three golf courses, a water park , and a spa and fitness center. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 21 June 2022",
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"Two-day tickets during the sale are $99, and one of those days can be spent at Aquatica, SeaWorld\u2019s water park , or at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay or its neighboring water attraction Adventure Island. \u2014 Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel , 16 June 2022",
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"This water park has sand volleyball courts and six-on-six coed volleyball leagues. \u2014 Charles Infosino, The Enquirer , 9 June 2022",
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"This water park is in Milwaukee's Lincoln Park, 1301 W. Hampton Ave. \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 24 May 2022",
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"Step up your swimming game with a trip to a water park . \u2014 Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 May 2022",
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"Riding this train can take you from the dry park to the water park and back, and from 2022 to the 1800s and back. \u2014 Charles Infosino, The Enquirer , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"Residents of Dorado also have access to the resort\u2019s offerings, where homeowners mingle with guests at the open-air gym, in tennis HIIT classes or by the water park . \u2014 Caroline Tell, Town & Country , 1 June 2022",
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"Tree options for Utah Shaun Moser, conservation water park manager for the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District, said trees are some of the more water-wise plants out there because trees\u2019 deep roots can reach water where other plants can\u2019t. \u2014 Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022"
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