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1304 lines
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{
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"wave":{
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"antonyms":[
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"billow",
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"surge",
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"swell"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a display of people in a large crowd (as at a sports event) successively rising, lifting their arms overhead, and quickly sitting so as to form a swell moving through the crowd":[],
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": a disturbance or variation that transfers energy progressively from point to point in a medium and that may take the form of an elastic deformation or of a variation of pressure, electric or magnetic intensity, electric potential, or temperature":[],
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": a line of attacking or advancing troops or airplanes":[],
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": a marked change in temperature : a period of hot or cold weather":[],
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": a member of the women's component of the U.S. Navy formed during World War II and discontinued in the 1970s":[],
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": a movement like that of an ocean wave: such as":[],
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": a movement sweeping large numbers in a common direction":[
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"waves of protest"
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],
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": a moving group of animals of one kind":[],
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": a moving ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid (as of the sea)":[],
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": a peak or climax of activity":[
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"a wave of buying"
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],
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": a rolling or undulatory movement or one of a series of such movements passing along a surface or through the air":[],
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": a shape or outline having successive curves":[],
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": a sudden rapid increase in a population":[],
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": a surge of sensation or emotion":[
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"a wave of anger swept over her"
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],
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": a surging movement of a group":[
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"a big new wave of women politicians"
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],
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": a sweep of hand or arm or of some object held in the hand used as a signal or greeting":[],
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": a waviness of the hair":[],
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": an undulating line or streak or a pattern formed by such lines":[],
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": an undulating or jagged line constituting a graphic representation of an action":[],
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": brandish , flourish":[
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"waved a pistol menacingly"
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],
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": one complete cycle of such a disturbance":[],
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": one of a succession of influxes of people migrating into a region":[],
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": something that swells and dies away: such as":[],
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": to become moved or brandished to and fro":[
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"signs waved in the crowd"
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],
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": to convey by waving":[
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"waved farewell"
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],
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": to dismiss or put out of mind : disregard":[
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"\u2014 usually used with aside or off"
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],
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": to float, play, or shake in an air current : move loosely to and fro : flutter":[
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"flags waving in the breeze"
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],
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": to follow a curving line or take a wavy form : undulate":[],
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": to gesture with (the hand or an object) in greeting or farewell or in homage":[],
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": to impart a curving or undulating shape to":[
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"waved her hair"
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],
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": to motion to (someone) to go in an indicated direction or to stop : signal":[
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"waved down a passing car"
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],
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": to motion with the hands or with something held in them in signal or salute":[],
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": to move before the wind with a wavelike motion":[
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"field of waving grain"
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],
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": to move in waves : heave":[],
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": to swing (something) back and forth or up and down":[],
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": water , sea":[
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"\u2026 this our island in the wave \u2026",
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"\u2014 Charles Dickens",
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"The buccaneer on the wave might relinquish his calling and become \u2026 a man of probity and piety on land \u2026",
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"\u2014 Nathaniel Hawthorne",
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"The sea was open to them, and they achieved their victories on the briny wave .",
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"\u2014 The Book of Commerce by Sea and Land"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"We waved to our friends through the window.",
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"She was waving in the direction of the bridge.",
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"Flags were waving in the breeze.",
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"The magician waved his magic wand.",
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"The leader of the parade waved a flag.",
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"It was so hot that we were all waving our hands in front of our faces to cool off.",
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"Noun (1)",
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"The waves crashed onto the rocks.",
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"She has a wave in her hair.",
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"Waves of warm air washed over us.",
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"We got a wave from the Queen.",
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"The rabbit disappeared with a wave of the magician's wand.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Also as part of the second phase, the COVID Memorial Park was scheduled to open on June 15 at the Franklin Street crossing of the trail featuring sculptures of a fish and wave with a mosaic pool to convey interconnectedness. \u2014 Cindy Cantrell, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
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"Hundreds of women gathered to chant and sing and wave banners at the Plaza de la Dignidad. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
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"Seeing Bush, who trained in contemporary dance, twirl and wave her arms through a spectral white mist in a floaty batwing dress, her eyes wide with urgency, I was mesmerized. \u2014 Vogue , 30 May 2022",
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"Maybe enact another $10 billion in Covid relief or wave a wand that erases student-loan debt. \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Suede and silk cover the walls, and the ceilings alternate between river rock and wave porcelain tile. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"This all-in-one tool tops the charts for us because it's engineered for multiple hair types and styles, and features Coanda air styling and a special Dyson motor to curl, wave , smooth, and dry your hair with no extreme heat. \u2014 Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"For the parade that is part of the annual Lake Forest Day celebration, Pandaleon said Waldeck would choose not to sit in a car and wave with the other former mayors but preferred to walk the route and greet residents and other attendees. \u2014 Daniel I. Dorfman, chicagotribune.com , 24 Mar. 2021",
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"Both Hanage and Faust saw a good news aspect to the findings: Massachusetts handled the Delta wave very well, vaccinating lots of people and encouraging widespread precautions. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"But Shays lost in the Democratic wave that swept in Barack Obama as president in 2008, and no Connecticut Republican has won a seat for Congress, governor or other statewide office since then. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 14 June 2022",
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"Workers at a Central Florida Starbucks have voted to join a union, the latest in a national wave of organizing efforts at the coffee shop chain. \u2014 Austin Fuller, Orlando Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
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"Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are increasing in Los Angeles County, dashing hopes that the nation\u2019s most populous county had turned the corner in the latest Omicron wave . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
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"So far, cases in the sixth U.S. wave have largely been fueled by Omicron variants BA.2.12.1 and BA.2. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
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"She was fatally wounded hours later in the blast wave from a massive rocket strike on their street. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
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"Yet, each was driven from office in a wave of public hatred, horribly warped and disfigured in the process. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 6 June 2022",
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"Four people were killed Wednesday in a shooting at a medical center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, police said, the latest in a wave of deadly gun violence occurring across the United States. \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
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"According to JingDaily, there may be unique advantages in the metaverse wave . \u2014 Yanie Durocher, Forbes , 1 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb",
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"1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1942, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English wafian to wave with the hands; akin to Old English w\u00e6fan to clothe and perhaps to Old English wefan to weave":"Verb",
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"W omen A ccepted for V olunteer E mergency Service":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0101v"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for wave Verb swing , wave , flourish , brandish , thrash mean to wield or cause to move to and fro or up and down. swing implies regular or uniform movement. swing the rope back and forth wave usually implies smooth or continuous motion. waving the flag flourish suggests vigorous, ostentatious, graceful movement. flourished the winning lottery ticket brandish implies threatening or menacing motion. brandishing a knife thrash suggests vigorous, abrupt, violent movement. an infant thrashing his arms about",
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"synonyms":[
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"beckon",
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"flag",
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"gesture",
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"motion",
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"signal"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180845",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"wave plate":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": half-wave plate":[],
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": quarter-wave plate":[]
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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":"20220706-135641",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wave pool":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a large swimming pool equipped with a machine for producing waves":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Spend a day at Sandy Beach Water Park with a wave pool , lazy river, and cabanas. \u2014 Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure , 9 June 2022",
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"Top of the kids\u2019 list: the Soundwaves water attraction, which boasts a massive outdoor wave pool and indoor surf simulator. \u2014 Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
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"Best For: Catching rays at the Mandalay Bay wave pool . \u2014 Mike Steere, Outside Online , 14 May 2015",
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"Big Surf, which is believed to have been home to the first wave pool in the country, has been closed since the summer 2019 season ended. \u2014 Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic , 13 Apr. 2022",
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"Find over 50 water features, like a wave pool , tube slides, water slides, sprayground area for kids and more at Kings Island's Soak City. \u2014 Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer , 26 May 2022",
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"Additional features coming later this summer include an outdoor wave pool with integrated surf simulator and concert stage. \u2014 al , 12 May 2022",
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"Maggie\u2019s favorite was Abby\u2019s Fairy Flight, a carnival-style swing ride that would be the perfect way to dry off after splashing around in the wave pool . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"With her newest album, Three Dimensions Deep, which debuted on January 28th on EMI/PMR Records, Mark is once again diving into the deep end of the emotional wave pool . \u2014 Deidre Dyer, Billboard , 1 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1977, 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":"20220707-110742",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wave set":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a somewhat viscous solution with which hair is wet before setting in order to make the waves or curls last":[]
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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":"20220706-162202",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"waver":{
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"antonyms":[
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"dive (in)",
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"plunge (in)"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an act of wavering , quivering, or fluttering":[],
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": one that waves":[],
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": quiver , flicker":[
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"wavering flames"
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],
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": to give an unsteady sound : quaver":[],
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": to hesitate as if about to give way : falter":[],
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": to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction":[],
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": to weave or sway unsteadily to and fro : reel , totter":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"people who are still wavering between the two candidates",
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"They never wavered in their support for their leader.",
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"Despite the changes, he did not waver from his plan to retire.",
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"The kite wavered in the wind."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"1519, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1835, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English; akin to Old English w\u01e3fre restless, wafian to wave with the hands \u2014 more at wave":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0101-v\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for waver Verb swing , sway , oscillate , vibrate , fluctuate , waver , undulate mean to move from one direction to its opposite. swing implies a movement of something attached at one end or one side. the door suddenly swung open sway implies a slow swinging or teetering movement. trees swaying in the breeze oscillate stresses a usually regular alternation of direction. an oscillating fan vibrate suggests the rapid oscillation of an elastic body under stress or impact. the vibrating strings of a piano fluctuate suggests constant irregular changes of level, intensity, or value. fluctuating interest rates waver stresses irregular motion suggestive of reeling or tottering. the exhausted runner wavered before collapsing undulate suggests a gentle wavelike motion. an undulating sea of grass hesitate , waver , vacillate , falter mean to show irresolution or uncertainty. hesitate implies a pause before deciding or acting or choosing. hesitated before answering the question waver implies hesitation after seeming to decide and so connotes weakness or a retreat. wavered in his support of the rebels vacillate implies prolonged hesitation from inability to reach a firm decision. vacillated until events were out of control falter implies a wavering or stumbling and often connotes nervousness, lack of courage, or outright fear. never once faltered during her testimony",
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"synonyms":[
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"balance",
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"dither",
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"falter",
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"halt",
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"hang back",
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"hesitate",
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"scruple",
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"shilly-shally",
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"stagger",
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"teeter",
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"vacillate",
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"wobble",
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"wabble"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083244",
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"type":[
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"wavering":{
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"antonyms":[
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"dive (in)",
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"plunge (in)"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an act of wavering , quivering, or fluttering":[],
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": one that waves":[],
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": quiver , flicker":[
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"wavering flames"
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],
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": to give an unsteady sound : quaver":[],
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": to hesitate as if about to give way : falter":[],
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": to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction":[],
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": to weave or sway unsteadily to and fro : reel , totter":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"people who are still wavering between the two candidates",
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"They never wavered in their support for their leader.",
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"Despite the changes, he did not waver from his plan to retire.",
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"The kite wavered in the wind."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"1519, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1835, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English; akin to Old English w\u01e3fre restless, wafian to wave with the hands \u2014 more at wave":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0101-v\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for waver Verb swing , sway , oscillate , vibrate , fluctuate , waver , undulate mean to move from one direction to its opposite. swing implies a movement of something attached at one end or one side. the door suddenly swung open sway implies a slow swinging or teetering movement. trees swaying in the breeze oscillate stresses a usually regular alternation of direction. an oscillating fan vibrate suggests the rapid oscillation of an elastic body under stress or impact. the vibrating strings of a piano fluctuate suggests constant irregular changes of level, intensity, or value. fluctuating interest rates waver stresses irregular motion suggestive of reeling or tottering. the exhausted runner wavered before collapsing undulate suggests a gentle wavelike motion. an undulating sea of grass hesitate , waver , vacillate , falter mean to show irresolution or uncertainty. hesitate implies a pause before deciding or acting or choosing. hesitated before answering the question waver implies hesitation after seeming to decide and so connotes weakness or a retreat. wavered in his support of the rebels vacillate implies prolonged hesitation from inability to reach a firm decision. vacillated until events were out of control falter implies a wavering or stumbling and often connotes nervousness, lack of courage, or outright fear. never once faltered during her testimony",
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"synonyms":[
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"balance",
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"dither",
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"falter",
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"halt",
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"hang back",
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"hesitate",
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"scruple",
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"shilly-shally",
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"stagger",
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"teeter",
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"vacillate",
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"wobble",
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"wabble"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084100",
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"type":[
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"wavery":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": that waves : wavering":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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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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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0101v-r\u0113",
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"\u02c8w\u0101-v\u0259-r\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030726",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"waveshape":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": waveform":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1907, 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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"-\u02ccsh\u0101p",
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"\u02c8w\u0101v-\u02ccsh\u0101p"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135559",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"wave packet":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a pulse of radiant energy that is the resultant of a number of wave trains of differing wavelengths":[]
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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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The equations of quantum mechanics describe how the wave packet splits in two upon hitting the obstacle. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 20 Oct. 2020",
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"Now picture the wave packet traveling, tsunami-like, toward a barrier. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 20 Oct. 2020",
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"This bell curve, called a wave packet , is centered at position A. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 20 Oct. 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1928, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195354"
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},
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"waviness":{
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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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"definitions":{
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": marked by undulation : rolling":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0101-v\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"She has wavy blond hair.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"On Wednesday, the Maleficent actress sported a wavy blonde wig reminiscent of Monroe's signature hairstyle in a series of pouty Instagram selfies. \u2014 Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
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"While upper touch points are squishy soft, the plastic lower on the door panels has a wavy corrugation. \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 21 June 2022",
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"Those Pacific waves couldn't stop [my] hair from looking perfectly beach wavy with some shine that brought out my highlights. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 4 June 2022",
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"To stretch curly hair, or quickly dry straight or wavy hair, the Dyson 2.0 comes with a wide-tooth comb attachment. \u2014 ELLE , 3 June 2022",
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"The wavy style seems to have layers \u2014 a few pieces look longer than others \u2014 and Gomez is also welcoming back bangs for the first time in a while. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"Full of good-for-your-hair ingredients, this shampoo works well for normal to fine and wavy , thick hair. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
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"In the photo, Sedgwick, 56, sports a wavy blonde hairdo and black swimsuit while Bacon poses shirtless beside her and the two lean into one another. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"To get their head around the physics of the problem, the team simplified the challenge to two strands of relatively wavy hair that wound around each other like a DNA helix. \u2014 Douglas Belkin, WSJ , 2 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As their number rises, using Schr\u00f6dinger\u2019s wave equation to account for the constant contact between all electrons grows exponentially harder. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 7 Feb. 2022",
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"There's the Momentum Principle, the wave equation , Schr\u00f6dinger's equation, and a whole bunch of other stuff. \u2014 Rhett Allain, Wired , 17 Sep. 2020",
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"The solutions to the wave equation describing a particle in this system can be labeled \u03c8A when slit A is open and \u03c8B when slit B is open. \u2014 Urbasi Sinha, Scientific American , 7 Jan. 2020",
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"According to his wave equation , macroscopic objects are composed of microscopic atoms and molecules. \u2014 Peter Byrne, Quanta Magazine , 30 July 2013",
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"Bohr interpreted this probability- wave equation as a complete definition of the particle. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 24 June 2014",
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"The wave equation presented by Schr\u00f6dinger the previous year, Born said, was basically a piece of mathematical machinery for calculating the chances of observing a particular outcome in an experiment. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 13 Feb. 2019"
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"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
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": to float, play, or shake in an air current : move loosely to and fro : flutter":[
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": to move in waves : heave":[],
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": to become moved or brandished to and fro":[
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"signs waved in the crowd"
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": to move before the wind with a wavelike motion":[
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"field of waving grain"
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": to follow a curving line or take a wavy form : undulate":[],
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"waved her hair"
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": to gesture with (the hand or an object) in greeting or farewell or in homage":[],
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": to dismiss or put out of mind : disregard":[
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"\u2014 usually used with aside or off"
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": to convey by waving":[
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": brandish , flourish":[
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": a moving ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid (as of the sea)":[],
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": water , sea":[
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"\u2026 this our island in the wave \u2026",
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"\u2014 Charles Dickens",
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"The buccaneer on the wave might relinquish his calling and become \u2026 a man of probity and piety on land \u2026",
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"\u2014 Nathaniel Hawthorne",
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"The sea was open to them, and they achieved their victories on the briny wave .",
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"\u2014 The Book of Commerce by Sea and Land"
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],
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": a shape or outline having successive curves":[],
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": a waviness of the hair":[],
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": an undulating line or streak or a pattern formed by such lines":[],
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": something that swells and dies away: such as":[],
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": a surge of sensation or emotion":[
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": a movement sweeping large numbers in a common direction":[
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": a peak or climax of activity":[
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"a wave of buying"
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],
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": a surging movement of a group":[
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": one of a succession of influxes of people migrating into a region":[],
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": a sudden rapid increase in a population":[],
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": a line of attacking or advancing troops or airplanes":[],
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": a display of people in a large crowd (as at a sports event) successively rising, lifting their arms overhead, and quickly sitting so as to form a swell moving through the crowd":[],
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": a disturbance or variation that transfers energy progressively from point to point in a medium and that may take the form of an elastic deformation or of a variation of pressure, electric or magnetic intensity, electric potential, or temperature":[],
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": one complete cycle of such a disturbance":[],
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": a marked change in temperature : a period of hot or cold weather":[],
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": an undulating or jagged line constituting a graphic representation of an action":[],
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": a member of the women's component of the U.S. Navy formed during World War II and discontinued in the 1970s":[]
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"\u02c8w\u0101v"
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],
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"beckon",
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"flag",
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"gesture",
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"motion",
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"signal"
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],
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"surge",
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"swell"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for wave Verb swing , wave , flourish , brandish , thrash mean to wield or cause to move to and fro or up and down. swing implies regular or uniform movement. swing the rope back and forth wave usually implies smooth or continuous motion. waving the flag flourish suggests vigorous, ostentatious, graceful movement. flourished the winning lottery ticket brandish implies threatening or menacing motion. brandishing a knife thrash suggests vigorous, abrupt, violent movement. an infant thrashing his arms about",
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"We waved to our friends through the window.",
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"She was waving in the direction of the bridge.",
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"Flags were waving in the breeze.",
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"The magician waved his magic wand.",
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"The leader of the parade waved a flag.",
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"It was so hot that we were all waving our hands in front of our faces to cool off.",
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"Noun (1)",
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"The waves crashed onto the rocks.",
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"She has a wave in her hair.",
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"Waves of warm air washed over us.",
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"We got a wave from the Queen.",
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"The rabbit disappeared with a wave of the magician's wand.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Also as part of the second phase, the COVID Memorial Park was scheduled to open on June 15 at the Franklin Street crossing of the trail featuring sculptures of a fish and wave with a mosaic pool to convey interconnectedness. \u2014 Cindy Cantrell, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
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"Hundreds of women gathered to chant and sing and wave banners at the Plaza de la Dignidad. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
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"Seeing Bush, who trained in contemporary dance, twirl and wave her arms through a spectral white mist in a floaty batwing dress, her eyes wide with urgency, I was mesmerized. \u2014 Vogue , 30 May 2022",
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"Maybe enact another $10 billion in Covid relief or wave a wand that erases student-loan debt. \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"Suede and silk cover the walls, and the ceilings alternate between river rock and wave porcelain tile. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"This all-in-one tool tops the charts for us because it's engineered for multiple hair types and styles, and features Coanda air styling and a special Dyson motor to curl, wave , smooth, and dry your hair with no extreme heat. \u2014 Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"For the parade that is part of the annual Lake Forest Day celebration, Pandaleon said Waldeck would choose not to sit in a car and wave with the other former mayors but preferred to walk the route and greet residents and other attendees. \u2014 Daniel I. Dorfman, chicagotribune.com , 24 Mar. 2021",
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"Both Hanage and Faust saw a good news aspect to the findings: Massachusetts handled the Delta wave very well, vaccinating lots of people and encouraging widespread precautions. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"But Shays lost in the Democratic wave that swept in Barack Obama as president in 2008, and no Connecticut Republican has won a seat for Congress, governor or other statewide office since then. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Workers at a Central Florida Starbucks have voted to join a union, the latest in a national wave of organizing efforts at the coffee shop chain. \u2014 Austin Fuller, Orlando Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are increasing in Los Angeles County, dashing hopes that the nation\u2019s most populous county had turned the corner in the latest Omicron wave . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"So far, cases in the sixth U.S. wave have largely been fueled by Omicron variants BA.2.12.1 and BA.2. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
|
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"She was fatally wounded hours later in the blast wave from a massive rocket strike on their street. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Yet, each was driven from office in a wave of public hatred, horribly warped and disfigured in the process. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 6 June 2022",
|
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"Four people were killed Wednesday in a shooting at a medical center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, police said, the latest in a wave of deadly gun violence occurring across the United States. \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"According to JingDaily, there may be unique advantages in the metaverse wave . \u2014 Yanie Durocher, Forbes , 1 June 2022"
|
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|
"Middle English, from Old English wafian to wave with the hands; akin to Old English w\u00e6fan to clothe and perhaps to Old English wefan to weave":"Verb",
|
|
"W omen A ccepted for V olunteer E mergency Service":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb",
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"1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1942, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104917"
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},
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-111039"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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|
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|
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|
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|
"\u02c8w\u0101-v\u0113"
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"examples":[
|
|
"She has wavy blond hair.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"On Wednesday, the Maleficent actress sported a wavy blonde wig reminiscent of Monroe's signature hairstyle in a series of pouty Instagram selfies. \u2014 Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"While upper touch points are squishy soft, the plastic lower on the door panels has a wavy corrugation. \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Those Pacific waves couldn't stop [my] hair from looking perfectly beach wavy with some shine that brought out my highlights. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"To stretch curly hair, or quickly dry straight or wavy hair, the Dyson 2.0 comes with a wide-tooth comb attachment. \u2014 ELLE , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The wavy style seems to have layers \u2014 a few pieces look longer than others \u2014 and Gomez is also welcoming back bangs for the first time in a while. \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Full of good-for-your-hair ingredients, this shampoo works well for normal to fine and wavy , thick hair. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"In the photo, Sedgwick, 56, sports a wavy blonde hairdo and black swimsuit while Bacon poses shirtless beside her and the two lean into one another. \u2014 Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"To get their head around the physics of the problem, the team simplified the challenge to two strands of relatively wavy hair that wound around each other like a DNA helix. \u2014 Douglas Belkin, WSJ , 2 May 2022"
|
|
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"first_known_use":{
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|
"circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112452"
|
|
},
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"wave antenna":{
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|
"type":[
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|
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|
|
],
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|
": a radio antenna of great length with special circuit arrangements permitting utilization of the antenna's directional properties":[]
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-144847"
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},
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"wave of the future":{
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|
"type":[
|
|
"noun phrase"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": an idea, product, or movement that is viewed as representing forces or a trend that will inevitably prevail":[]
|
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1940, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-152541"
|
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},
|
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"wave (someone or something) through":{
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|
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],
|
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|
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": to move one's hand in a way that tells someone to continue moving through a particular area":[
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"The traffic cop waved cars through ."
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-154407"
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"wavey":{
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|
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"of Algonquian origin; akin to Ojibwa w\u00eawe goose, Cree wehwew":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-155736"
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},
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"wave number":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
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"definitions":{
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": the number of waves per unit distance of radiant energy of a given wavelength : the reciprocal of the wavelength":[]
|
|
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|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Douglas Felix also obtained the right answer, introducing the important concept of the wave number . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 26 July 2019"
|
|
],
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1873, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171822"
|
|
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|
|
"Wave":{
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|
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|
"adverb",
|
|
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|
|
"verb"
|
|
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|
|
": to float, play, or shake in an air current : move loosely to and fro : flutter":[
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|
"flags waving in the breeze"
|
|
],
|
|
": to move in waves : heave":[],
|
|
": to become moved or brandished to and fro":[
|
|
"signs waved in the crowd"
|
|
],
|
|
": to move before the wind with a wavelike motion":[
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|
"field of waving grain"
|
|
],
|
|
": to follow a curving line or take a wavy form : undulate":[],
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|
": to swing (something) back and forth or up and down":[],
|
|
": to impart a curving or undulating shape to":[
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|
"waved her hair"
|
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],
|
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": to motion to (someone) to go in an indicated direction or to stop : signal":[
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|
"waved down a passing car"
|
|
],
|
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": to gesture with (the hand or an object) in greeting or farewell or in homage":[],
|
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": to dismiss or put out of mind : disregard":[
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"\u2014 usually used with aside or off"
|
|
],
|
|
": to convey by waving":[
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|
"waved farewell"
|
|
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|
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": brandish , flourish":[
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|
"waved a pistol menacingly"
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|
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|
|
": a moving ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid (as of the sea)":[],
|
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": water , sea":[
|
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"\u2026 this our island in the wave \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Charles Dickens",
|
|
"The buccaneer on the wave might relinquish his calling and become \u2026 a man of probity and piety on land \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Nathaniel Hawthorne",
|
|
"The sea was open to them, and they achieved their victories on the briny wave .",
|
|
"\u2014 The Book of Commerce by Sea and Land"
|
|
],
|
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": a shape or outline having successive curves":[],
|
|
": a waviness of the hair":[],
|
|
": an undulating line or streak or a pattern formed by such lines":[],
|
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": something that swells and dies away: such as":[],
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": a surge of sensation or emotion":[
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|
"a wave of anger swept over her"
|
|
],
|
|
": a movement sweeping large numbers in a common direction":[
|
|
"waves of protest"
|
|
],
|
|
": a peak or climax of activity":[
|
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"a wave of buying"
|
|
],
|
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": a sweep of hand or arm or of some object held in the hand used as a signal or greeting":[],
|
|
": a rolling or undulatory movement or one of a series of such movements passing along a surface or through the air":[],
|
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": a movement like that of an ocean wave: such as":[],
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": a surging movement of a group":[
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"a big new wave of women politicians"
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|
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": one of a succession of influxes of people migrating into a region":[],
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": a moving group of animals of one kind":[],
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": a sudden rapid increase in a population":[],
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": a line of attacking or advancing troops or airplanes":[],
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": a display of people in a large crowd (as at a sports event) successively rising, lifting their arms overhead, and quickly sitting so as to form a swell moving through the crowd":[],
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": a disturbance or variation that transfers energy progressively from point to point in a medium and that may take the form of an elastic deformation or of a variation of pressure, electric or magnetic intensity, electric potential, or temperature":[],
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": one complete cycle of such a disturbance":[],
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": a marked change in temperature : a period of hot or cold weather":[],
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": an undulating or jagged line constituting a graphic representation of an action":[],
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": a member of the women's component of the U.S. Navy formed during World War II and discontinued in the 1970s":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0101v"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"beckon",
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"flag",
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"gesture",
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"motion",
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"signal"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"billow",
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"surge",
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"swell"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for wave Verb swing , wave , flourish , brandish , thrash mean to wield or cause to move to and fro or up and down. swing implies regular or uniform movement. swing the rope back and forth wave usually implies smooth or continuous motion. waving the flag flourish suggests vigorous, ostentatious, graceful movement. flourished the winning lottery ticket brandish implies threatening or menacing motion. brandishing a knife thrash suggests vigorous, abrupt, violent movement. an infant thrashing his arms about",
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"We waved to our friends through the window.",
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"She was waving in the direction of the bridge.",
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"Flags were waving in the breeze.",
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"The magician waved his magic wand.",
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"The leader of the parade waved a flag.",
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"It was so hot that we were all waving our hands in front of our faces to cool off.",
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"Noun (1)",
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"The waves crashed onto the rocks.",
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"She has a wave in her hair.",
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"Waves of warm air washed over us.",
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"We got a wave from the Queen.",
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"The rabbit disappeared with a wave of the magician's wand.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Also as part of the second phase, the COVID Memorial Park was scheduled to open on June 15 at the Franklin Street crossing of the trail featuring sculptures of a fish and wave with a mosaic pool to convey interconnectedness. \u2014 Cindy Cantrell, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
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"Hundreds of women gathered to chant and sing and wave banners at the Plaza de la Dignidad. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
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"Seeing Bush, who trained in contemporary dance, twirl and wave her arms through a spectral white mist in a floaty batwing dress, her eyes wide with urgency, I was mesmerized. \u2014 Vogue , 30 May 2022",
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"Maybe enact another $10 billion in Covid relief or wave a wand that erases student-loan debt. \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Suede and silk cover the walls, and the ceilings alternate between river rock and wave porcelain tile. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
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"This all-in-one tool tops the charts for us because it's engineered for multiple hair types and styles, and features Coanda air styling and a special Dyson motor to curl, wave , smooth, and dry your hair with no extreme heat. \u2014 Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"For the parade that is part of the annual Lake Forest Day celebration, Pandaleon said Waldeck would choose not to sit in a car and wave with the other former mayors but preferred to walk the route and greet residents and other attendees. \u2014 Daniel I. Dorfman, chicagotribune.com , 24 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Both Hanage and Faust saw a good news aspect to the findings: Massachusetts handled the Delta wave very well, vaccinating lots of people and encouraging widespread precautions. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"But Shays lost in the Democratic wave that swept in Barack Obama as president in 2008, and no Connecticut Republican has won a seat for Congress, governor or other statewide office since then. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 14 June 2022",
|
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"Workers at a Central Florida Starbucks have voted to join a union, the latest in a national wave of organizing efforts at the coffee shop chain. \u2014 Austin Fuller, Orlando Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are increasing in Los Angeles County, dashing hopes that the nation\u2019s most populous county had turned the corner in the latest Omicron wave . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
|
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"So far, cases in the sixth U.S. wave have largely been fueled by Omicron variants BA.2.12.1 and BA.2. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
|
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"She was fatally wounded hours later in the blast wave from a massive rocket strike on their street. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Yet, each was driven from office in a wave of public hatred, horribly warped and disfigured in the process. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 6 June 2022",
|
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"Four people were killed Wednesday in a shooting at a medical center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, police said, the latest in a wave of deadly gun violence occurring across the United States. \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
|
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"According to JingDaily, there may be unique advantages in the metaverse wave . \u2014 Yanie Durocher, Forbes , 1 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English wafian to wave with the hands; akin to Old English w\u00e6fan to clothe and perhaps to Old English wefan to weave":"Verb",
|
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"W omen A ccepted for V olunteer E mergency Service":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb",
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"1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
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"1942, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173133"
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},
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"wave mechanics":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the mathematical description of atomic and subatomic particles in terms of their wave characteristics":[],
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": quantum mechanics":[]
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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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"1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180020"
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},
|
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"wave filter":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": filter entry 1 sense 3":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-185435"
|
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},
|
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"waveform":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a usually graphic representation of the shape of a wave that indicates its characteristics (such as frequency and amplitude)":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u0101v-\u02ccf\u022frm"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Top image caption: An employee of Kirin Holdings demonstrates chopsticks that can enhance food taste using an electrical stimulation waveform in Tokyo, Japan on April 15, 2022. \u2014 Reuters, CNN , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
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"But zooming in on the waveform of an individual song syllable can reveal these fine acoustic details. \u2014 Adam Fishbein, Scientific American , 1 May 2022",
|
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"When light interacts with certain objects, like crystals, its waveform changes and begins to oscillate with a unique signature. \u2014 Julian Chokkattu, Wired , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The researchers therefore dubbed the events hybrid-frequency waveform earthquakes (EHW). \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"But Sethi's artistic interpretation of a waveform is all her own. \u2014 Bijan Hosseini, CNN , 10 June 2021",
|
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"Aortic pressure waveform : ratio of sitting to supine position. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 26 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Extracting the waveform from a person\u2019s fingertip was the easy part. \u2014 Steven Levy, Wired , 16 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"When all is said and done, the Watch's screen shows your ECG waveform and includes a description of what that reading means. \u2014 Valentina Palladino, Ars Technica , 26 Sep. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1845, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-185757"
|
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},
|
|
"wave front":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a surface composed at any instant of all the points just reached by a vibrational disturbance in its propagation through a medium":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1864, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-190938"
|
|
},
|
|
"wave down (a vehicle)":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to move one's hand usually in a repeated motion to get a driver to stop":[
|
|
"We tried to wave down a taxi."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-192201"
|
|
},
|
|
"wave function":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a solution of the wave equation":[],
|
|
": a quantum-mechanical function whose square represents the relative probability of finding a given elementary particle within a specified volume of space":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-195703"
|
|
},
|
|
"wave analyzer":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a harmonic analyzer applied to wave-form-curve analysis":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-195811"
|
|
},
|
|
"wavelike":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to motion with the hands or with something held in them in signal or salute":[],
|
|
": to float, play, or shake in an air current : move loosely to and fro : flutter":[
|
|
"flags waving in the breeze"
|
|
],
|
|
": to move in waves : heave":[],
|
|
": to become moved or brandished to and fro":[
|
|
"signs waved in the crowd"
|
|
],
|
|
": to move before the wind with a wavelike motion":[
|
|
"field of waving grain"
|
|
],
|
|
": to follow a curving line or take a wavy form : undulate":[],
|
|
": to swing (something) back and forth or up and down":[],
|
|
": to impart a curving or undulating shape to":[
|
|
"waved her hair"
|
|
],
|
|
": to motion to (someone) to go in an indicated direction or to stop : signal":[
|
|
"waved down a passing car"
|
|
],
|
|
": to gesture with (the hand or an object) in greeting or farewell or in homage":[],
|
|
": to dismiss or put out of mind : disregard":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with aside or off"
|
|
],
|
|
": to convey by waving":[
|
|
"waved farewell"
|
|
],
|
|
": brandish , flourish":[
|
|
"waved a pistol menacingly"
|
|
],
|
|
": a moving ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid (as of the sea)":[],
|
|
": water , sea":[
|
|
"\u2026 this our island in the wave \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Charles Dickens",
|
|
"The buccaneer on the wave might relinquish his calling and become \u2026 a man of probity and piety on land \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Nathaniel Hawthorne",
|
|
"The sea was open to them, and they achieved their victories on the briny wave .",
|
|
"\u2014 The Book of Commerce by Sea and Land"
|
|
],
|
|
": a shape or outline having successive curves":[],
|
|
": a waviness of the hair":[],
|
|
": an undulating line or streak or a pattern formed by such lines":[],
|
|
": something that swells and dies away: such as":[],
|
|
": a surge of sensation or emotion":[
|
|
"a wave of anger swept over her"
|
|
],
|
|
": a movement sweeping large numbers in a common direction":[
|
|
"waves of protest"
|
|
],
|
|
": a peak or climax of activity":[
|
|
"a wave of buying"
|
|
],
|
|
": a sweep of hand or arm or of some object held in the hand used as a signal or greeting":[],
|
|
": a rolling or undulatory movement or one of a series of such movements passing along a surface or through the air":[],
|
|
": a movement like that of an ocean wave: such as":[],
|
|
": a surging movement of a group":[
|
|
"a big new wave of women politicians"
|
|
],
|
|
": one of a succession of influxes of people migrating into a region":[],
|
|
": a moving group of animals of one kind":[],
|
|
": a sudden rapid increase in a population":[],
|
|
": a line of attacking or advancing troops or airplanes":[],
|
|
": a display of people in a large crowd (as at a sports event) successively rising, lifting their arms overhead, and quickly sitting so as to form a swell moving through the crowd":[],
|
|
": a disturbance or variation that transfers energy progressively from point to point in a medium and that may take the form of an elastic deformation or of a variation of pressure, electric or magnetic intensity, electric potential, or temperature":[],
|
|
": one complete cycle of such a disturbance":[],
|
|
": a marked change in temperature : a period of hot or cold weather":[],
|
|
": an undulating or jagged line constituting a graphic representation of an action":[],
|
|
": a member of the women's component of the U.S. Navy formed during World War II and discontinued in the 1970s":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u0101v"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beckon",
|
|
"flag",
|
|
"gesture",
|
|
"motion",
|
|
"signal"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"billow",
|
|
"surge",
|
|
"swell"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for wave Verb swing , wave , flourish , brandish , thrash mean to wield or cause to move to and fro or up and down. swing implies regular or uniform movement. swing the rope back and forth wave usually implies smooth or continuous motion. waving the flag flourish suggests vigorous, ostentatious, graceful movement. flourished the winning lottery ticket brandish implies threatening or menacing motion. brandishing a knife thrash suggests vigorous, abrupt, violent movement. an infant thrashing his arms about",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"We waved to our friends through the window.",
|
|
"She was waving in the direction of the bridge.",
|
|
"Flags were waving in the breeze.",
|
|
"The magician waved his magic wand.",
|
|
"The leader of the parade waved a flag.",
|
|
"It was so hot that we were all waving our hands in front of our faces to cool off.",
|
|
"Noun (1)",
|
|
"The waves crashed onto the rocks.",
|
|
"She has a wave in her hair.",
|
|
"Waves of warm air washed over us.",
|
|
"We got a wave from the Queen.",
|
|
"The rabbit disappeared with a wave of the magician's wand.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Also as part of the second phase, the COVID Memorial Park was scheduled to open on June 15 at the Franklin Street crossing of the trail featuring sculptures of a fish and wave with a mosaic pool to convey interconnectedness. \u2014 Cindy Cantrell, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Hundreds of women gathered to chant and sing and wave banners at the Plaza de la Dignidad. \u2014 Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Seeing Bush, who trained in contemporary dance, twirl and wave her arms through a spectral white mist in a floaty batwing dress, her eyes wide with urgency, I was mesmerized. \u2014 Vogue , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Maybe enact another $10 billion in Covid relief or wave a wand that erases student-loan debt. \u2014 Daniel Henninger, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Suede and silk cover the walls, and the ceilings alternate between river rock and wave porcelain tile. \u2014 Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This all-in-one tool tops the charts for us because it's engineered for multiple hair types and styles, and features Coanda air styling and a special Dyson motor to curl, wave , smooth, and dry your hair with no extreme heat. \u2014 Jennifer Chan, PEOPLE.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"For the parade that is part of the annual Lake Forest Day celebration, Pandaleon said Waldeck would choose not to sit in a car and wave with the other former mayors but preferred to walk the route and greet residents and other attendees. \u2014 Daniel I. Dorfman, chicagotribune.com , 24 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Both Hanage and Faust saw a good news aspect to the findings: Massachusetts handled the Delta wave very well, vaccinating lots of people and encouraging widespread precautions. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"But Shays lost in the Democratic wave that swept in Barack Obama as president in 2008, and no Connecticut Republican has won a seat for Congress, governor or other statewide office since then. \u2014 Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Workers at a Central Florida Starbucks have voted to join a union, the latest in a national wave of organizing efforts at the coffee shop chain. \u2014 Austin Fuller, Orlando Sentinel , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are increasing in Los Angeles County, dashing hopes that the nation\u2019s most populous county had turned the corner in the latest Omicron wave . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"So far, cases in the sixth U.S. wave have largely been fueled by Omicron variants BA.2.12.1 and BA.2. \u2014 Erin Prater, Fortune , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"She was fatally wounded hours later in the blast wave from a massive rocket strike on their street. \u2014 Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Yet, each was driven from office in a wave of public hatred, horribly warped and disfigured in the process. \u2014 Tom Mctague, The Atlantic , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Four people were killed Wednesday in a shooting at a medical center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, police said, the latest in a wave of deadly gun violence occurring across the United States. \u2014 Celina Tebor, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"According to JingDaily, there may be unique advantages in the metaverse wave . \u2014 Yanie Durocher, Forbes , 1 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English wafian to wave with the hands; akin to Old English w\u00e6fan to clothe and perhaps to Old English wefan to weave":"Verb",
|
|
"W omen A ccepted for V olunteer E mergency Service":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb",
|
|
"1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1942, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204402"
|
|
},
|
|
"wave offering":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a sacrificial offering by the ancient Jews that was elevated and swung to and fro and then reserved for the personal use of the priestly families":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232122"
|
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},
|
|
"wave goodbye":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a motion of the hand used to say goodbye":[
|
|
"a kiss and a wave goodbye"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"examples":[],
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003631"
|
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},
|
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"wavellite":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mineral Al 3 (PO 4 ) 2 (OH) 3 .5H 2 O consisting of a hydrous basic aluminum phosphate and occurring usually in hemispherical radiated aggregates varying from white to yellow, green, or black":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8w\u0101v\u0259\u02ccl\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"William Wavell \u20201829 English physician + English -ite":""
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011143"
|
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"Wavell":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"1st Earl 1883\u20131950 Archibald Percival Wavell British field marshal; viceroy of India (1943\u201347)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0101-v\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013652"
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},
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"wave band":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a band of radio-wave frequencies":[]
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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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Neo new- wave band the Fantastic Plastics have been together for eight years, technically a three-piece composed of Tyson, Miranda, and Dillon. \u2014 Claire Lim, Wired , 12 May 2021",
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"The range between around 24Ghz and 100Ghz, which is known as the millimetre- wave band , is sparsely used. \u2014 The Economist , 14 Apr. 2021",
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"Motorcade, a new- wave band of veteran Dallas musicians, sold out some of its first shows, made one of the best rock albums of 2018 and toured with the Ocean Blue in January. \u2014 Jeremy Hallock, Dallas News , 8 Apr. 2020",
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"As a result, third- wave bands now perform alongside the fans who grew up listening to their music. \u2014 Jessica Lipsky, Billboard , 25 Apr. 2019",
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"Porch Kat's dedication to jam-band precision, influenced by old-school acts Rush and Phish as well as next- wave bands Mungion, Aqueous and Tauk, could deliver a cash prize that would buy quite a bit of Miller High Life. \u2014 David Lindquist, Indianapolis Star , 14 Feb. 2020",
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"Qualcomm, the dominant US vendor of smartphone chipsets, jumped into the market with its first-gen X50 modem, which only supported millimeter- wave bands . \u2014 Rob Pegoraro, Ars Technica , 4 Dec. 2019",
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"Aside from how relatively few and scattered 5G networks are for now, the really big speed increases for 5G happen on 5G FR2, the millimeter- wave band . \u2014 Jim Salter, Ars Technica , 4 Sep. 2019",
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"Mobile networks can produce higher speeds in millimeter- wave bands because there's more spectrum available in that part of the frequency range. \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 8 Aug. 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1923, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-023259"
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},
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"waveson":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": goods that after shipwreck appear floating on the sea : flotsam":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8w\u0101vs\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"wave entry 2 + -son (as in Anglo-French floteson flotsam)":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024500"
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},
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"wave base":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the depth in a body of water (as a lake or sea) at which wave motion becomes inappreciable":[]
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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":"20220710-025700"
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}
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} |