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9024 lines
332 KiB
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{
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"Banaba":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"island in the western Pacific east-southeast of Nauru; belongs to Kiribati area over 2 square miles (5 square kilometers), population 284":[]
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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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"b\u00e4-\u02c8n\u00e4-b\u00e4"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232704",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Banach algebra":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a linear algebra over the field of real or complex numbers that is also a Banach space for which the norm of the product of x and y is less than or equal to the product of the norm of x and the norm of y for all x and y belonging to it":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1944, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"after Stefan Banach \u20201945 Polish mathematician":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-n\u0259k-",
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"-\u02ccn\u00e4\u1e35-",
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"\u02c8b\u00e4-\u02ccn\u00e4k-",
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"-n\u0259\u1e35-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113213",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Banach space":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a complete normed vector space":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1941, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Stefan Banach \u20201945 Polish mathematician":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-n\u0259k-",
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"-\u02ccn\u00e4\u1e35-",
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"\u02c8b\u00e4-\u02ccn\u00e4k-",
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"-n\u0259\u1e35-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191648",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Banahao, Mount":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"extinct volcano 7141 feet (2142 meters) on southern Luzon, Philippines, southeast of Manila":[]
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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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"b\u00e4-\u02c8n\u00e4-\u02cchau\u0307"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-192954",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Bandar-e Khomeyni":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"town and port at the head of the Persian Gulf east-northeast of Abadan in southwestern Iran population 67,000":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-k\u014d-\u02c8m\u0101-n\u0113",
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"\u02ccb\u0259n-d\u0259r(-\u0113)-\u02cc\u1e35\u014d-m\u0101-\u02c8n\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105105",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Bandaranaike":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias 1916\u20132000 prime minister of Sri Lanka (1960\u201365; 1970\u201377)":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccb\u00e4n-d\u0259-r\u0259-\u02c8n\u012b-\u0259-k\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174111",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Bandello":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Matteo 1485\u20131561 Italian writer":[]
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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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"ban-\u02c8de-(\u02cc)l\u014d",
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"b\u00e4n-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105149",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Bandung":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city southeast of Jakarta in western Java, Indonesia population 2,057,442":[]
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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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"\u02c8b\u00e4n-\u02ccdu\u0307\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045505",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Bangkok":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a hat woven of fine palm fiber in the Philippines":[],
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"city and port on the Chao Phraya about 25 miles (40 kilometers) above its mouth; capital of Thailand population 6,160,498":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1906, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"earlier bangkok , a fine straw, from Bangkok , Thailand":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ba\u014b-\u02c8k\u00e4k",
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"\u02c8ba\u014b-\u02cck\u00e4k"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115419",
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"type":[
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"geographical name",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Bangladesh":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"country of southern Asia east of India in the area where the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers empty into the Bay of Bengal; a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations since 1971; capital Dhaka area 57,321 square miles (148,460 square kilometers), population 159,453,000 \u2014 see east pakistan":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccb\u00e4\u014b-gl\u0259-\u02c8desh",
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"\u02ccb\u0259\u014b-",
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"\u02ccba\u014b-",
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"-\u02c8d\u0101sh"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062401",
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"type":[
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"adjective or noun",
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"ban":{
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"antonyms":[
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"anathema",
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"curse",
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"execration",
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"imprecation",
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"malediction",
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"malison",
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"winze"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a monetary subunit of the leu \u2014 see leu at Money Table":[],
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": anathema , excommunication":[
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"under the pope's ban"
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],
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": bar entry 2 sense 3c":[
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"banned from the U.N."
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],
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": censure or condemnation especially through social pressure":[
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"was under ban for her political views"
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],
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": curse":[
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"It is a hard fate \u2026 to be banned \u2026 by the world, only because one has sought to be wiser than the world is.",
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"\u2014 Edward Bulwer Lytton"
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],
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": legal or formal prohibition":[
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"a ban on beef exports"
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],
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": malediction , curse":[
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"uttered a ban upon his enemies"
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],
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": the summoning in feudal times of the king's vassals for military service":[],
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": to utter curses or condemnations":[
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"The serious world will scold and ban \u2026",
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"\u2014 Joseph Rodman Drake"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"The school banned that book for many years.",
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"The city has banned smoking in all public buildings.",
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"The drug was banned a decade ago.",
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"The use of cell phones is banned in the restaurant."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3":"Verb",
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5":"Noun",
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"1880, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English ban, bane, banne \"proclamation by an authority, summons, one of the marriage banns, troop of warriors summoned by their overlord,\" in part noun derivative of bannen \"to summon (troops) by proclamation,\" in part borrowed from Anglo-French ban, baan \"proclamation, edict, jurisdiction, one of the marriage banns\" (also continental Old French, \"summons to arms by a lord, proclamation commanding or prohibiting an action\"), going back to Old Low Franconian *banna-, going back to Germanic (whence also Old Frisian bon, ban, b\u0101n \"order commanding or prohibiting under pain of a fine, authority, summoning of the army, banishment,\" Old Saxon bann \"command, summons, fine, excommunication,\" Old High German ban \"command by an authority, order, legal extension or withdrawal of protection\"), noun derivative of *bannan- \"to speak formally, call on, order\" \u2014 more at ban entry 1":"Noun",
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"Middle English bannen \"to summon (troops) by proclamation, assemble (an armed force), gather (arms), curse, anathematize, prohibit, outlaw,\" going back to Old English bannan (class VII strong verb) \"to summon by proclamation, call to arms,\" going back to Germanic *bannan- \"to speak formally, call on, order\" (whence also Old Frisian bonna, banna \"to call upon, command, place under a ban,\" Old Saxon & Old High German bannan \"to summon, order,\" Old Norse banna \"to prohibit, curse\"), going back to Indo-European *b h o-n-h 2 -e-, presumed o-grade intensive derivative (with gemination from a present formation with *-nu\u032f-e- ":"Verb",
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"Romanian, money, coin, small coin":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ban",
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"\u02c8b\u00e4n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bar",
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"enjoin",
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"forbid",
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"interdict",
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"outlaw",
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"prohibit",
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"proscribe"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061419",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"transitive verb",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"banak":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": any of several Central American timber trees of the genus Virola (especially V. merendonia ) extensively shipped from British Honduras":[]
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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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"perhaps borrowed from a Mayan language of Belize":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u00e4\u02ccn\u00e4k"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125334",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"banal":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The more banal , the more commonplace, the more predictable, the triter, the staler, the dumber, the better. \u2014 Don DeLillo , Mao II , 1991",
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"The instructor's script is banal , relying heavily on images of waves on a beach or clouds in the sky. \u2014 Maxine Kumin , \"Wintering Over,\" 1979 , in In Deep , 1987",
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"\u2026 it seemed to me that computers have been used in ways that are salutary, in ways that are dangerous, banal and cruel, and in ways that seem harmless if a little silly. \u2014 Tracy Kidder , The Soul of a New Machine , 1981",
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"He made some banal remarks about the weather.",
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"The writing was banal but the story was good.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"What feels so clear can, once spoken, sound tinny or fragile or banal . \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Meanwhile, the task of exhumation, at once brutal and banal , will probably continue for weeks, months, even years. \u2014 Laura King, Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022",
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"Part of the film\u2019s charm is in how seemingly banal moments take on a more tender feel. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 26 Oct. 2020",
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"One effect of the book's tongue-in-cheek format is a chilling realization that the villains in The Playbook are extraordinarily banal . \u2014 Amy Brady, Scientific American , 19 May 2022",
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"The film\u2019s peculiar emphasis on that clip asserts a distinction between the ordinary and the extraordinary, the banal and the sublime that emerges in the dramatization of the explorers\u2019 adventure. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 11 May 2022",
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"Without exception, the works showcased in the Decentral Art Pavilion were banal , tasteless and pointlessly surreal. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"People are going into performance reviews, brainstorming sessions and the office with all kinds of grief, swinging between the banal and the crushing. \u2014 New York Times , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"The rest of Joanna\u2019s coworkers are tormentors, banal ones, with several actors making the strange choice to somewhat underplay their roles, allowing scenes to sag while Bayer vamps. \u2014 Daniel D'addario, Variety , 26 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1825, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from French, \"pertaining to a feudal lord's right to extract usage fees for mills, ovens, etc., within his jurisdiction, available for general use, ordinary, commonplace, trite,\" going back to Old French bannel \"subject to a feudal lord's jurisdiction, of seigneurial authority,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin bann\u0101lis, ban\u0101lis \"ordered by a ban, invested with public authority,\" from bannus, bannum \"order given by a public authority, authority, jurisdiction\" (borrowed from Old Low Franconian *banna- \"call to arms by a lord\") + Latin -\u0101lis -al entry 1 \u2014 more at ban entry 2":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ba-",
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"-\u02c8n\u00e4l",
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"b\u0259-\u02c8nal",
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"\u02c8b\u0101-n\u1d4al",
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"b\u0101-\u02c8nal",
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"-\u02c8n\u0227l; b\u0101-\u02c8nal; \u02c8b\u0101n-\u1d4al"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for banal insipid , vapid , flat , jejune , banal , inane mean devoid of qualities that make for spirit and character. insipid implies a lack of sufficient taste or savor to please or interest. an insipid romance with platitudes on every page vapid suggests a lack of liveliness, force, or spirit. an exciting story given a vapid treatment flat applies to things that have lost their sparkle or zest. although well-regarded in its day, the novel now seems flat jejune suggests a lack of rewarding or satisfying substance. a jejune and gassy speech banal stresses the complete absence of freshness, novelty, or immediacy. a banal tale of unrequited love inane implies a lack of any significant or convincing quality. an inane interpretation of the play",
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"synonyms":[
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"flat",
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"insipid",
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"milk-and-water",
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"namby-pamby",
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"watery",
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"wishy-washy"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061500",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"transitive verb"
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]
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},
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"banality":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": something that lacks originality, freshness, or novelty : something banal : commonplace":[],
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": the quality or state of lacking new or interesting qualities : the quality or state of being banal":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The trip offers an escape from the banalities of daily life.",
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"We exchanged banalities about the weather.",
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"The writing never rose above banality .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"That there\u2019s truth in these observations doesn\u2019t rescue the songs from banality , despite the appealing sophistication of the musical structures. \u2014 Mark Richardson, WSJ , 2 May 2022",
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"In our memories, a trip becomes a series of small, vivid moments, sometimes mysterious for their apparent banality . \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
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"The pervading sense of calm banality that permeates all office spaces\u2014and just below it, that feeling of unease and an inhuman disregard for humanity that is uniquely Lumon. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 7 May 2022",
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"Arendt was responsible for the wording of her subtitle, but the discussion regarding the phenomenon of evil and its banality started when Jaspers sent her two copies of his book Die Schuldfrage (The Question of German Guilt). \u2014 Seyla Benhabib, The New York Review of Books , 24 Feb. 2022",
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"Biden\u2019s misrepresentation of the economic consequences of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Job Act is, if the reporting of the New York Times is to be believed, a banality . \u2014 Joseph W. Sullivan, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"Derrell Acon\u2019s powerfully sung and revelatory Roc, a corruptible enabler of Pizarro, proved a particularly disturbing personification of the banality of evil. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
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"Paradoxically, the same medium that once served as a respite from the banality of Hare\u2019s professional life soon came to feel oppressive in its own right. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"And what the writers decide, not unreasonably, is that women crave the empowerment of looking, rather than the banality of being looked at. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 14 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1821, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from French banalit\u00e9, from banal \"available for general use, commonplace, banal \" + -it\u00e9 -ity":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"b\u0101-",
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"also ba-",
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"b\u0259-\u02c8na-l\u0259-t\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bromide",
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"chestnut",
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"clich\u00e9",
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"cliche",
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"commonplace",
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"groaner",
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"homily",
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"platitude",
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"shibboleth",
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"trope",
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"truism"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082723",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"band":{
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"antonyms":[
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"begird",
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"belt",
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"engird",
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"engirdle",
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"enwind",
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"gird",
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"girdle",
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"girt",
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"girth",
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"wrap"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a close-fitting strip that confines material at the waist, neck, or cuff of clothing":[],
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": a cord or strip across the back of a book to which the sections are sewn":[],
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": a more or less well-defined range of wavelengths, frequencies, or energies":[],
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": a narrow strip of material applied as trimming to an article of dress":[],
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": a strip (as of living tissue or rock) or a stripe (as on an animal) differentiable (as by color, texture, or structure) from the adjacent material or area":[],
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": a thin flat encircling strip: such as":[],
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"\u2014 often used with together have banded together in hopes of attacking the blight that is common to them all \u2014 J. B. Conant"
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"banded the waist of the dress with a speckled belt",
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"banded the newspapers together for delivery"
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],
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"borrowed from Middle French bande \"troop, company of people,\" borrowed from Old Occitan banda, going back to Late Latin banda, plural of bandum \"flag, standard\" (attested in glosses), borrowed from Gothic bandwo \"sign, signal\" (or a cognate Germanic word), of uncertain origin":"Noun",
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"in senses 1 & 2, from Middle English band, bond something that constricts, from Old Norse band ; akin to Old English bindan to bind; in other senses, from Middle English bande strip, from Middle French, from Vulgar Latin *binda , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German binta fillet; akin to Old English bindan to bind, bend fetter \u2014 more at bind":"Noun"
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"loop",
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"phrasal verb"
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]
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},
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"noun"
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],
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": a machine tool resembling a band saw but with a cutting edge in the form of a file":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-034215"
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": to form a group in order to do or achieve something":[
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|
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]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105518",
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"type":[
|
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"phrasal verb"
|
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]
|
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},
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": a machine tool having an endless belt (often of metal) that contains cutting elements (as for sawing, shaping, or finishing materials)":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214754",
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|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
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"band wheel":{
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"definitions":{
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": a wheel on which a band saw runs":[],
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": belt pulley":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194506",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"band-tailed pigeon":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a wild pigeon ( Columba fasciata ) of western North America that is often confused with the now extinct passenger pigeon but is distinguished by a rounded tail with a black transverse band":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114628",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"bandage":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a flexible strip or band used to cover, strengthen, or compress something":[],
|
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": a strip of fabric used especially to cover, dress, and bind up wounds":[],
|
|
": to bind, dress, or cover with a bandage":[
|
|
"bandage a wound",
|
|
"a bandaged ankle"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"He wrapped a bandage around his knee.",
|
|
"She put a bandage on the cut.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He arrived with a bandaged ankle.",
|
|
"her mother always bandages her scraped knees very carefully",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"There is no looking back at fashion of the 2010s without revisiting the viral phenomena that is Herv\u00e9 L\u00e9ger\u2019s bandage dresses, the style that made endless red carpet appearances by way of celebrities such as Rihanna for seasons on end. \u2014 Jamila Stewart, Essence , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Who knew that Drake could make an album that would take you back to trying on bandage dresses at Forever 21 in the 2010s",
|
|
"There are a couple of dresses that are heavily inspired by spring-summer \u201997 \u2014 the bandage dresses with the silk charmeuse drape. \u2014 Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Since April 2021, search interest for Herv\u00e9 L\u00e9ger increased 74 percent and search interest for bandage dresses increased 49 percent. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Ace bandage : Use Coban for wound dressing, but stick with Ace for sprains and strains. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 10 Apr. 2015",
|
|
"Ferguson says blisters should be washed with soapy water and covered with Vasoline and a bandage . \u2014 Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"His team put a collagen bandage on a part of the finger that had been inflicted with a wound to mend it, and the robot was able to move freely after the protein repaired the skin. \u2014 Megan Marples, CNN , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"He was arraigned on first-degree murder charges and appeared in court Saturday evening wearing a bandage over his shoulder. \u2014 Elise Brisco, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The Fed isn\u2019t going to bandage investors\u2019 mistakes anymore. \u2014 Jason Zweig, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
|
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"Go back to our cave, bandage up, hopefully get healthy. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"On his journey, Jordan meets a Black neighbor who helps bandage his cuts, and a Mexican gardener who helps him out with a ride. \u2014 Frank Shyong Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 26 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Then the surgeon will remove any infected mastoid bone or tissue, stitch up the cut, and bandage the wound. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Kicking managers to the curb, along with a hitting coach here and a pitching coach there, can bandage the short term. \u2014 Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Lakers coach Frank Vogel called four timeouts in the first half, hoping to bandage wounds. \u2014 Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic , 3 June 2021",
|
|
"Fortunately, a teacher at a school overlooking the pond was watching the incident from a window and was able to alert the school nurse, who helped bandage McCoy's injuries after the incident. \u2014 NBC News , 14 May 2021",
|
|
"Once Nora woke up, no one would be able to touch her again without putting her under, and there was no way to bandage her wound or keep her from licking the incision site. \u2014 The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 19 Mar. 2021"
|
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],
|
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|
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"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1730, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French, from bande":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ban-dij"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bind",
|
|
"dress",
|
|
"swathe"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045225",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
": a toy with an automatically winding cord by which it is brought back to the hand when thrown":[]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
"origin unknown":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8band\u0259\u02ccl\u014d(\u0259)r"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133211",
|
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|
|
"noun"
|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
|
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|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she uses her colorful print bandanna to keep the hair out of her eyes",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Wearing a red shirt and skirt, a face mask, sunglasses, a bandanna and running shoes, Warren was less than 5 miles from Window Rock. \u2014 Arlyssa Becenti, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Randy Houser opted for camouflage pants, a long sleeve black shirt, a navy bandanna tied around his neck, and an army green western hat that seemed to be caught in between Harrison Ford\u2019s Indian Jones and a Stetson. \u2014 Allyson Portee, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Rayna Toth also picked country, sporting a flannel shirt and a bandanna around her neck. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Sharon, a petite blonde, sported a crimson Trump pompom hat and a flag bandanna . \u2014 Caitlin L. Chandler, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Rayna Toth also picked country, sporting a flannel shirt and a bandanna around her neck. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Rayna Toth also picked country, sporting a flannel shirt and a bandanna around her neck. \u2014 John Woodrow Cox, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"With her hair pulled up with a red bandanna , a 72-year-old woman carefully shapes round blobs of dough while making arepas, a Venezuelan food staple typically stuffed with cheese, meat, avocado and beans. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"His crazy hair, as his daughter calls his mop of curls, was sprouting from a bandanna . \u2014 Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press , 18 Mar. 2022"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
"Hindi b\u0101\u1e45dhn\u016b & Urdu b\u0101ndhn\u016b tie-dyeing, cloth so dyed, ultimately from Sanskrit badhn\u0101ti he ties \u2014 more at bind":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ban-\u02c8da-n\u0259"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"she uses her colorful print bandanna to keep the hair out of her eyes",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Wearing a red shirt and skirt, a face mask, sunglasses, a bandanna and running shoes, Warren was less than 5 miles from Window Rock. \u2014 Arlyssa Becenti, The Arizona Republic , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Randy Houser opted for camouflage pants, a long sleeve black shirt, a navy bandanna tied around his neck, and an army green western hat that seemed to be caught in between Harrison Ford\u2019s Indian Jones and a Stetson. \u2014 Allyson Portee, Forbes , 12 June 2022",
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|
"Rayna Toth also picked country, sporting a flannel shirt and a bandanna around her neck. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Sharon, a petite blonde, sported a crimson Trump pompom hat and a flag bandanna . \u2014 Caitlin L. Chandler, Washington Post , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Rayna Toth also picked country, sporting a flannel shirt and a bandanna around her neck. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Rayna Toth also picked country, sporting a flannel shirt and a bandanna around her neck. \u2014 John Woodrow Cox, Anchorage Daily News , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"With her hair pulled up with a red bandanna , a 72-year-old woman carefully shapes round blobs of dough while making arepas, a Venezuelan food staple typically stuffed with cheese, meat, avocado and beans. \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"His crazy hair, as his daughter calls his mop of curls, was sprouting from a bandanna . \u2014 Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press , 18 Mar. 2022"
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disheveled",
|
|
"dishevelled",
|
|
"disordered",
|
|
"disorderly",
|
|
"messy",
|
|
"mussed",
|
|
"mussy",
|
|
"sloven",
|
|
"slovenly",
|
|
"unkempt",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": a structure (such as a baseball park) having relatively small interior dimensions":[],
|
|
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|
|
": exquisitely neat, clean, or ordered as if just taken from a bandbox":[
|
|
"a bandbox perfection of appearance"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"a small bandbox bed-and-breakfast decorated with taste and charm",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"At 6-3 and 210 pounds, the muscular Harper and his left-handed swing are perfectly matched to Citizens Bank Park, a South Philadelphia ballpark commonly called a bandbox by opposing pitchers. \u2014 Dan Schlossberg, Forbes , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The game was held in Benet\u2019s Alumni Gym, a bandbox that dates to the 1950s. \u2014 Matt Le Cren, chicagotribune.com , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The changes certainly won\u2019t turn PK Park into a bandbox but the extreme edge for pitchers, particularly in the early spring, will be lessened. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"This state\u2019s first-ever regular season Major League Baseball game is set for Thursday, but with just a week to go workers were still assembling the ballpark, an 8,000-seat bandbox carved out of the world\u2019s most famous cornfield. \u2014 Lamond Pope, chicagotribune.com , 13 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Oregon and Central Connecticut State turned pitcher-friendly PK Park into a bandbox to start NCAA regional play. \u2014 James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 4 June 2021",
|
|
"The new park is far from the bandbox Rosenblatt was. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 19 June 2020",
|
|
"The Lake Placid arena was an 8,000-seat bandbox shaped like a cockfighting amphitheater. \u2014 Gerald Eskenazi, New York Times , 21 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"The bad news for any team hankering to take swings in that bandbox is, well, [gestures at the section about Verlander and Cole and Greinke]. \u2014 Jon Tayler, SI.com , 26 Sep. 2019"
|
|
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|
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|
|
"1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
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|
|
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|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8ban(d)-\u02ccb\u00e4ks"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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|
|
"antiseptic",
|
|
"crisp",
|
|
"groomed",
|
|
"kempt",
|
|
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|
|
"orderly",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"smug",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"tidy",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"well-groomed"
|
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|
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|
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|
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"banded":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having or marked with bands":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a hawk with a banded tail",
|
|
"the red, black, and yellow banded king snake is sometimes mistaken for the venomous coral snake",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Their big, bold, banded lozenges of color establish two-dimensional portals to sweeping, optically deep space beyond the canvas surface. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"After a four-hour run, Daniher stopped at a spot called Pulley Ridge where Boyll dropped a banded rudderfish 400 feet to the bottom. \u2014 Tom Keer, Field & Stream , 23 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"A decade ago, Ang, a co-lead author of the new study, began studying Raffles\u2019 banded langurs, a small, dark-colored monkey. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, National Geographic , 22 June 2020",
|
|
"And finally, to complete the ideal traveling outfit, there\u2019s the super-stretchy elastic- banded pant, which is both quick-drying and wrinkle-resistant. \u2014 Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 17 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"Skywatchers may even be able to spot Jupiter\u2019s four largest moons and the banded clouds that surround the planet by using binoculars or a small telescope, according to NASA. \u2014 Fox News , 7 June 2019",
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"Grab a pair of binoculars or a light telescope to glimpse its four largest moons \u2014 Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto \u2014 and maybe even see the banded clouds that encircle the planet, according to NASA. \u2014 Doreen Christensen, sun-sentinel.com , 6 June 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1787, 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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"\u02c8ban-d\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"barred",
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"streaked",
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"striped"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112025",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"bandeng":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the milkfish ( Chanos chanos ) used for mosquito control and cultivated in ponds in Indonesia":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"native name in Indonesia":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ban-\u02ccde\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171113",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
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"banderilla":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a decorated barbed dart that the banderillero thrusts into the neck or shoulders of the bull in a bullfight":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Soon, we were seated in an alcove, sipping $14 gin-tonics from bulbous glasses and snacking on gildas, the classic Basque banderilla made with large olives adorned with a sweet pepper cap and an anchovy fillet handle, all speared with a toothpick. \u2014 Michael Russell, oregonlive , 1 Sep. 2021",
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"These colorful creations were reminiscent of banderillas , which are the decorated darts used by bullfighters. \u2014 Omar Mamoon, SFChronicle.com , 29 May 2020",
|
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"Or, banderillas can be made up to two days ahead and kept covered in the refrigerator. \u2014 Jonah Miller, WSJ , 6 July 2018",
|
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"For the banderilla : In a medium bowl, combine mojo pic\u00f3n and Manchego cheese, stirring to coat. \u2014 Jonah Miller, WSJ , 6 July 2018",
|
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"As darkness falls, stroll over to Bar Acuda for garlicky bruschetta topped with local tomatoes, grilled flank steak banderillas with black pepper-pineapple jam and other small plates. \u2014 Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News , 25 Mar. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1789, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from Spanish, diminutive of bandera \"banner, flag,\" borrowed from Old Occitan bandiera, or formed parallel to it from Spanish banda \"group, flock\" \u2014 more at banderole":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccban-d\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113(l)-y\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174438",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"banderillero":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a person who thrusts in the banderillas in a bullfight":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Or Ernesto Sobrino, a Spanish bullfighter performing as a banderillero , one of the old men of the ring whose high-risk vocation is to make the bullfighter look good. \u2014 Roger Lowenstein, WSJ , 27 Aug. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1789, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from Spanish, from banderilla banderilla + -ero, going back to Latin -\u0101rius -er entry 2":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccban-d\u0259-(\u02cc)r\u0113(l)-\u02c8yer-(\u02cc)\u014d"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073253",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"banderol":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a long narrow forked flag or streamer":[],
|
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": a long scroll bearing an inscription or a device":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"during the festival this ancient Italian city is bestrewn with banderoles celebrating its illustrious medieval heritage",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Une banderole d\u00e9ploy\u00e9e \u00e0 l'entr\u00e9e pic.twitter.com/6vwQ6ygRcX \u2014 Thibault Izoret (@TIM_7375) February 10, 2020 BlackRock offices in other cities have drawn similar protests in the past few years, including its New York headquarters and London. \u2014 Gaspard Sebag, Bloomberg.com , 10 Feb. 2020"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"earlier banaroll, bandrol, bannerall, borrowed from Middle French banderolle (16th century), bannerolle (15th century), probably borrowed from Italian banderuola (or an equivalent in Upper Italian), diminutive of bandiera \"banner, pennant,\" borrowed from Old Occitan, from banda \"troop, band entry 3 \" (or its source, Late Latin bandum \"flag, standard\") + -iera -er entry 2":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ban-d\u0259-\u02ccr\u014dl"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"banner",
|
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"colors",
|
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"ensign",
|
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"flag",
|
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"guidon",
|
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"jack",
|
|
"pendant",
|
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"pendent",
|
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"pennant",
|
|
"pennon",
|
|
"standard",
|
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"streamer"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172755",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"banderole":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a long narrow forked flag or streamer":[],
|
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": a long scroll bearing an inscription or a device":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"during the festival this ancient Italian city is bestrewn with banderoles celebrating its illustrious medieval heritage",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Une banderole d\u00e9ploy\u00e9e \u00e0 l'entr\u00e9e pic.twitter.com/6vwQ6ygRcX \u2014 Thibault Izoret (@TIM_7375) February 10, 2020 BlackRock offices in other cities have drawn similar protests in the past few years, including its New York headquarters and London. \u2014 Gaspard Sebag, Bloomberg.com , 10 Feb. 2020"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1562, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"earlier banaroll, bandrol, bannerall, borrowed from Middle French banderolle (16th century), bannerolle (15th century), probably borrowed from Italian banderuola (or an equivalent in Upper Italian), diminutive of bandiera \"banner, pennant,\" borrowed from Old Occitan, from banda \"troop, band entry 3 \" (or its source, Late Latin bandum \"flag, standard\") + -iera -er entry 2":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ban-d\u0259-\u02ccr\u014dl"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"banner",
|
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"colors",
|
|
"ensign",
|
|
"flag",
|
|
"guidon",
|
|
"jack",
|
|
"pendant",
|
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"pendent",
|
|
"pennant",
|
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"pennon",
|
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"standard",
|
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"streamer"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163906",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bandersnatch":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a wildly grotesque or bizarre individual":[
|
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"like teaching metaphysics to a bandersnatch",
|
|
"\u2014 F. B. Ebersole"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from Bandersnatch , a fabulous animal in Through the Looking Glass (1872) by Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson) \u20201898 English mathematician & writer":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ban-d\u0259r-\u02ccsnach"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194223",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bandfish":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ribbonfish sense 1b":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8band-\u02ccfish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140521",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bandura":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a Ukrainian stringed instrument of the lute class":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Russian, from Polish, from Italian pandura, pandora , from Late Latin pandura, pandurium three-stringed lute":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ban-\u02c8du\u0307r-\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192744",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun,"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bandurria":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a Spanish stringed instrument of the lute family":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Spanish":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ban-\u02c8du\u0307r-y\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100157",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bandwagon":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a current or fashionable trend":[],
|
|
": a popular party, faction, or cause that attracts growing support":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used in such phrases as jump on the bandwagon"
|
|
],
|
|
": a usually ornate and high wagon for a band of musicians especially in a circus parade":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tried to get everyone on the bandwagon about forming a neighborhood crime watch",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Even influencer Tinx hopped on the bandwagon and tried out the wax stick in a TikTok. \u2014 Emma Becker, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Most bitcoin buyers hopped on the bandwagon last year as crypto's popularity soared, McKenzie said. \u2014 Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"One mistake is jumping on the bandwagon each time new technology, channels or platforms are introduced. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"After a Texas lawmaker proposed banning drag shows where children are present, Florida Rep. Anthony Sabatini, R-Howey-in-the-Hills, jumped on the bandwagon . \u2014 Brooke Baitinger, Sun Sentinel , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Rob Portman continues to stand on the sidelines Mr. Spine, but lots of others have been getting on the Steve Detol back bandwagon . \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Still, investors looking to join the bandwagon might find the jump a bit high at the moment. \u2014 Jinjoo Lee, WSJ , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The jump to a new apex of $70,000 looked like another craze driven by still more kudos from famous names, and the millennials' and Gen-X-ers rushing to join the bandwagon . \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 10 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Brands didn\u2019t take long to join the bandwagon to stamp their online presence through social marketing, reminding followers of their social media handles on the need to stay safe. \u2014 Thomas Helfrich, Forbes , 2 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1849, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8band-\u02ccwa-g\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blitz",
|
|
"campaign",
|
|
"cause",
|
|
"crusade",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"juggernaut",
|
|
"movement",
|
|
"push"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100559",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bandwagon effect":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the phenomenon by which the growing success of something (such as a cause, fad, or type of behavior) attracts more widespread support or adoption as more people perceive and are influenced by its increasing popularity":[
|
|
"During recent presidential elections it has become vital for candidates to win early party primaries in several states to start a bandwagon effect . Most people withhold support and contributions until they are sure the candidate has a good chance to win. Campaign \"momentum\" is highly prized because it creates a bandwagon effect that brings even more supporters into the fold.",
|
|
"\u2014 Hy Ruchlis et al.",
|
|
"Researchers have found two factors that may account for momentum's success. I call the first the bandwagon effect . As a stock keeps outperforming the market, more and more investors \"discover\" it and jump on board\u2014propelling it even further ahead of the market and seducing still more buyers.",
|
|
"\u2014 Mark Hulbert"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1906, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182226",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bandwagoner":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person who takes part in or becomes enthusiastic about something only when it is popular or fashionable":[
|
|
"\u2026 ugly performances through December and the first half of January caused more than a few bandwagoners to jump ship \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Kevin Greenstein , New York Sun , 6 Feb. 2008",
|
|
"\u2026 Hawks fans bellyached about the affluent bandwagoners who are scooping up tickets \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Dan McNeil , Chicago Tribune , 28 May 2010",
|
|
"Though they are sometimes derided as shameless bandwagoners who leap into and out of stocks with abandon\u2014increasing volatility in the process\u2014it's not always a fair charge: Some momentum investors actually hold stocks for relatively long periods.",
|
|
"\u2014 Melanie Warner , Fortune , 9 Dec. 1996",
|
|
"The original innovators have moved on, and all that remains are bandwagoneers pumping out an astounding amount of identical-looking product \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Patricia Calhoun and Justin F. Farrar , Houston Press , 31 Aug. 2006"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bandwagon + -er entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8band-\u02ccwa-g\u0259-n\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042203",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bandwidth":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the emotional or mental capacity necessary to do or consider something":[
|
|
"I don't have the bandwidth to do it all myself, and I feel like a failure because I'm not living up to my own ideals.",
|
|
"\u2014 Frances Lefkowitz"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The modem has a bandwidth of 56 kilobits per second.",
|
|
"Graphics use more bandwidth than text does.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Doing so will push the digital future forward and unleash enormous demand from AI, VR and autonomous use cases that rely on low-latency, high- bandwidth networks. \u2014 Michael Johnston, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Its main business is providing low- bandwidth telecom services, like text messages and data relays with internet of things devices. \u2014 Tim Fernholz, Quartz , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Is this a matter of limited Joy-Con bandwidth , which is already iffy enough for one or two Joy-Cons",
|
|
"While filming, the production team relied on a low- bandwidth internet connection that made streaming backups to the cloud impossible. \u2014 Ashley Lan, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The pandemic has more than proven that deep bonds can be made despite remote environments and the lags of a low- bandwidth Zoom call. \u2014 Jane Thier, Fortune , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The speed of your broadband (always-on, high-capacity, wide- bandwidth ) internet connection has never been more critical. \u2014 Eric Griffith, PCMAG , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"These subjects consume a large share of the FCC\u2019s regulatory bandwidth , which means the agency could be deadlocked for good or ill on many issues. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"And some of the older altimeters have a communications conflict with some of the bandwidth \u2014not all of it\u2014of 5G. \u2014 Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American , 27 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1902, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8band-\u02ccwidth",
|
|
"-\u02ccwitth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060903",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bandworm":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": tapeworm":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8band-\u02ccw\u0259rm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023039",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bandy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a game similar to hockey and believed to be its prototype":[],
|
|
": bowed":[],
|
|
": bowlegged":[
|
|
"\u2026 stood beyond the bandy table \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Dylan Thomas"
|
|
],
|
|
": contend":[],
|
|
": to band together":[],
|
|
": to bat (something, such as a tennis ball) to and fro":[],
|
|
": to discuss lightly or banteringly":[
|
|
"Names of potential running mates have been bandied about."
|
|
],
|
|
": to toss from side to side or pass about from one to another often in a careless or inappropriate manner":[
|
|
"A gun is not a toy to be bandied about."
|
|
],
|
|
": to use in a glib or offhand manner":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used with about bandy these statistics about with considerable bravado \u2014 Richard Pollak"
|
|
],
|
|
": unite":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"bandied around the idea of going out to dinner for their anniversary",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The two intellectuals bandy descriptions back and forth, the sensuous detail and speakers\u2019 enthusiasm giving the exchange an increasingly erotic edge. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But where other productions might center on male protagonists who bandy about business schemes while dancers adorn their laps or perform acrobatics overhead, P-Valley grounds its stories in the strippers\u2019 lives. \u2014 Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic , 5 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Packages of anywhere from $500 billion to $1 trillion have been bandied about, with Democrats predicting massive cuts to payroll and services if the money is not forthcoming. \u2014 Michael Braga, USA TODAY , 13 May 2020",
|
|
"The hypothetical Planet 9 has been bandied about for several years, first mentioned in 2014, but researchers have yet to find it. \u2014 Fox News , 9 May 2020",
|
|
"That\u2019s one reason why proposals more radical than anything on the Fed\u2019s own radar have been bandied about with growing urgency by monetary policy wonks. \u2014 Matthew Boesler, Bloomberg.com , 5 May 2020",
|
|
"These were all names bandied about in reports forecasting the inevitable trade. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 5 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Anecdotally, all kinds of cost-saving measures are being bandied about in athletic departments across the country. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 11 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"And then in terms of the vaccine, people have bandied around numbers like a year to 18 months away. \u2014 Wired Staff, Wired , 5 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"So naturally, Duchess Kate, who played field hockey while attending school, had to give the sport a try during her first official visit to Sweden, picking up bandy sticks during a stop in Stockholm with Prince William on Tuesday. \u2014 Maeve Mcdermott, USA TODAY , 30 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"The flask was brought in a bandy portfolj, a briefcase that traditionally contains a flask of warm wine or coffee laced with alcohol. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 30 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"During their royal tour of Sweden, the couple stopped by an ice rink to learn more about bandy hockey (the Swedish sport is like traditional hockey, but played with a curved stick and a ball). \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 30 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"On the first day of their official visit to Sweden, Prince William and Kate Middleton met up with their hosts (and Swedish counterparts!), Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel after a morning spent watching (and playing a bit of) bandy hockey. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 30 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"Just turn to Kate Middleton and Prince William, who were photographed playing a little bandy hockey on Tuesday in Stockholm, Sweden. \u2014 Peggy Truong, Cosmopolitan , 30 Jan. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1577, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2":"Verb",
|
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"1673, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"earlier, \"a variety of tennis,\" probably noun derivative of bandy entry 1":"Noun",
|
|
"perhaps from bandy \"curved stick used in the game of bandy,\" apparently a sense of bandy entry 2":"Adjective",
|
|
"probably borrowed from the base of French bander \"to strike (a ball with a racket), stretch or draw back (a bow, spring, etc.),\" going back to Old French, \"to stretch, wrap with bandages,\" verbal derivative of bande \"strip, band entry 1 \"":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ban-d\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agitate",
|
|
"argue",
|
|
"bat (around ",
|
|
"canvass",
|
|
"canvas",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"discuss",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"hash (over ",
|
|
"moot",
|
|
"talk over"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114413",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bandy words":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to say angry words in an argument : to argue":[
|
|
"I don't want to bandy words with you."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174843",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bandylite":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mineral Cu 2 B 2 O 4 Cl 2 .4H 2 O consisting of a rare hydrous borate and chloride found near Calama, Chile":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"after Mark C. Bandy , 20th century mining engineer who collected it + English -lite":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ban-d\u0113-\u02ccl\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130225",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bandyman":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a driver of a bandy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bandy entry 4 + man":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ban-d\u0113-m\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0259n-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174614",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bane":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"benefit",
|
|
"blessing",
|
|
"boon",
|
|
"felicity",
|
|
"godsend",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"manna",
|
|
"windfall"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a source of harm or ruin : curse":[
|
|
"national frontiers have been more of a bane than a boon for mankind",
|
|
"\u2014 D. C. Thomson"
|
|
],
|
|
": bone":[],
|
|
": death , destruction":[
|
|
"\u2026 stop the way of those that seek my bane \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Philip Sidney"
|
|
],
|
|
": killer , slayer":[],
|
|
": poison":[],
|
|
": to kill especially with poison":[],
|
|
": woe":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1578, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2d":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, \"killer, agent of death, death,\" going back to Old English bana \"killer, agent of death,\" going back to Germanic *banan- (whence also Old Frisian bana, bona \"killer,\" Old High German bano \"killer, murderer,\" Old Norse bani \"murderer, violent death\"), of uncertain origin":"Noun",
|
|
"derivative of bane entry 1":"Verb",
|
|
"early Scots and northern Middle English ban, bane, going back to Old English b\u0101n \u2014 more at bone entry 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affliction",
|
|
"curse",
|
|
"nemesis",
|
|
"scourge"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033514",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"baneberry":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Red baneberry (Actaea rubra) is a native woodland plant found in northern America that can be successfully gown in a home garden. \u2014 Jill Sell, cleveland.com , 13 Aug. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1755, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bane entry 1 + berry entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101n-\u02ccber-\u0113, British often & US sometimes -b(\u0259-)r\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101n-\u02ccber-\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001035",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"baneful":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"anodyne",
|
|
"benign",
|
|
"harmless",
|
|
"hurtless",
|
|
"innocent",
|
|
"innocuous",
|
|
"inoffensive",
|
|
"safe"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": poisonous":[],
|
|
": productive of destruction or woe : seriously harmful":[
|
|
"a baneful influence"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The legislation could have a baneful effect on the poor.",
|
|
"the baneful consequences of war",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The impact these soldiers had on the South was baneful . \u2014 New York Times , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"To home in on what gives these peculiar primates their baneful bite, Fry and his colleagues collected the underarm secretions from a handful of wild slow lorises housed at a research station in Indonesia and isolated the proteins within. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine , 19 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"We are mired in a baneful pandemic unlike anything endured for a century, parsing our lives into 14-day increments of health and survival \u2014 or not. \u2014 Peter M. Leschak, Star Tribune , 31 July 2020",
|
|
"This resulted in all the baneful consequences of the French Revolution, which Edmund Burke so brilliantly exposed in his Reflections on the Revolution in France. \u2014 Jaithirth Rao, Quartz India , 4 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Chaos convincingly ebbs and flows in this rattling film, a baneful tide lapping at some of history\u2019s most troubled shores. \u2014 Richard Lawson, HWD , 20 July 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bane entry 1 + -ful entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101n-f\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for baneful pernicious , baneful , noxious , deleterious , detrimental mean exceedingly harmful. pernicious implies irreparable harm done through evil or insidious corrupting or undermining. the claim that pornography has a pernicious effect on society baneful implies injury through poisoning or destroying. the baneful notion that discipline destroys creativity noxious applies to what is both offensive and injurious to the health of a body or mind. noxious chemical fumes deleterious applies to what has an often unsuspected harmful effect. a diet found to have deleterious effects detrimental implies obvious harmfulness to something specified. the detrimental effects of excessive drinking",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adverse",
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"baleful",
|
|
"damaging",
|
|
"dangerous",
|
|
"deleterious",
|
|
"detrimental",
|
|
"evil",
|
|
"harmful",
|
|
"hurtful",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"injurious",
|
|
"mischievous",
|
|
"nocuous",
|
|
"noxious",
|
|
"pernicious",
|
|
"prejudicial",
|
|
"wicked"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024134",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bang":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bash",
|
|
"bat",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"biff",
|
|
"blow",
|
|
"bop",
|
|
"box",
|
|
"buffet",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"chop",
|
|
"clap",
|
|
"clip",
|
|
"clout",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"cuff",
|
|
"dab",
|
|
"douse",
|
|
"fillip",
|
|
"hack",
|
|
"haymaker",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"larrup",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"plump",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"pound",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"slap",
|
|
"slug",
|
|
"smack",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"sock",
|
|
"spank",
|
|
"stinger",
|
|
"stripe",
|
|
"stroke",
|
|
"swat",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"switch",
|
|
"thud",
|
|
"thump",
|
|
"thwack",
|
|
"wallop",
|
|
"welt",
|
|
"whack",
|
|
"wham",
|
|
"whop",
|
|
"whap"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a quick burst of energy":[
|
|
"start off with a bang"
|
|
],
|
|
": a resounding blow":[],
|
|
": a sexual partner":[],
|
|
": a sudden loud noise":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used interjectionally"
|
|
],
|
|
": a sudden striking effect":[],
|
|
": an act of copulation":[],
|
|
": exclamation point":[],
|
|
": right , directly":[
|
|
"ran bang up against more trouble"
|
|
],
|
|
": the front section of a person's hair when it is cut short and worn over the forehead":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural wore her bangs short She had long hair with bangs . In person, Miss Chin is small and pretty, with black button eyes, fluffy black bangs and dimples that show when she giggles \u2026 \u2014 Helen Lawrenson"
|
|
],
|
|
": thrill":[
|
|
"I get a bang out of all this",
|
|
"\u2014 W. H. Whyte"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cut (hair) short and squarely across":[],
|
|
": to have sexual intercourse with":[],
|
|
": to knock, hit, or thrust vigorously often with a sharp noise":[
|
|
"banged the door shut"
|
|
],
|
|
": to play a sport (such as basketball) in a very aggressive and forceful manner":[
|
|
"bang for rebounds"
|
|
],
|
|
": to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive noise or series of such noises":[],
|
|
": to strike sharply : bump":[
|
|
"banged his knee"
|
|
],
|
|
": to strike with a sharp noise or thump":[],
|
|
": value received from outlay or effort":[
|
|
"investment is yielding less bang for the buck",
|
|
"\u2014 Fortune",
|
|
"\"They are going to try to get the best bang for their dollar , and they have to do it this way.\" Brock Lesnar"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"The show began bang on time.",
|
|
"the reform movement was just beginning when it bang ran into opposition"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1828, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
|
|
"1874, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
|
"circa 1550, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1550, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse bang hammering":"Verb",
|
|
"probably short for bangtail short tail":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bash",
|
|
"bump",
|
|
"collide",
|
|
"crash",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"impact",
|
|
"impinge",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"ram",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"strike",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"thud"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001203",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bang away":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to attack persistently":[
|
|
"police are going to keep banging away at you",
|
|
"\u2014 Erle Stanley Gardner"
|
|
],
|
|
": to work with determined effort":[
|
|
"students banging away at their homework"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the design team has been banging away at that project for months"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beaver (away)",
|
|
"dig (away)",
|
|
"drudge",
|
|
"endeavor",
|
|
"fag",
|
|
"grub",
|
|
"hump",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"labor",
|
|
"moil",
|
|
"peg (away)",
|
|
"plod",
|
|
"plow",
|
|
"plug",
|
|
"slave",
|
|
"slog",
|
|
"strain",
|
|
"strive",
|
|
"struggle",
|
|
"sweat",
|
|
"toil",
|
|
"travail",
|
|
"tug",
|
|
"work"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095529",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bang off":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to stop normal operation due to the failure of the shuttle to enter the box":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081653",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bang on":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"false",
|
|
"improper",
|
|
"inaccurate",
|
|
"incorrect",
|
|
"inexact",
|
|
"off",
|
|
"untrue",
|
|
"wrong"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": exactly correct or appropriate":[],
|
|
": to talk repeatedly or continuously about something":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with about",
|
|
"I love fatherhood\u2014I could bang on about kids forever.",
|
|
"\u2014 Guy Ritchie"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"a London theatre critic who can generally be relied upon for his bang on assessments of new plays in the West End"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1943, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"1979, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accurate",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"dead-on",
|
|
"exact",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"on-target",
|
|
"precise",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"so",
|
|
"spot-on",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"veracious"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114021",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bang-bang":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonviolent",
|
|
"peaceable",
|
|
"peaceful"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": characterized by violent or fast-paced action":[
|
|
"a bang-bang movie"
|
|
],
|
|
": executed or happening so quickly as to make judgment (as by an umpire or referee) difficult":[
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"a bang-bang play at first base"
|
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],
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": having a sudden, forceful, or attention-grabbing effect : punchy":[
|
|
"bang-bang headlines"
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1911, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ba\u014b-\u02ccba\u014b"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"blood-and-guts",
|
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"convulsive",
|
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"cyclonic",
|
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"explosive",
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"ferocious",
|
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"fierce",
|
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"furious",
|
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"hammer-and-tongs",
|
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"hot",
|
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"knock-down, drag-out",
|
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"knock-down-and-drag-out",
|
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"paroxysmal",
|
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"rabid",
|
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"rough",
|
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"stormy",
|
|
"tempestuous",
|
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"tumultuous",
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"turbulent",
|
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"violent",
|
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"volcanic"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052433",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bang-up":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"atrocious",
|
|
"awful",
|
|
"execrable",
|
|
"lousy",
|
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"pathetic",
|
|
"poor",
|
|
"rotten",
|
|
"terrible",
|
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"vile",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": first-rate":[
|
|
"a bang-up job"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause extensive damage to":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1810, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
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"1886, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bang entry 1":"Verb",
|
|
"bang entry 3":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014b-\u02cc\u0259p"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"A-OK",
|
|
"A1",
|
|
"awesome",
|
|
"banner",
|
|
"beautiful",
|
|
"blue-chip",
|
|
"blue-ribbon",
|
|
"boffo",
|
|
"bonny",
|
|
"bonnie",
|
|
"boss",
|
|
"brag",
|
|
"brave",
|
|
"bully",
|
|
"bumper",
|
|
"capital",
|
|
"choice",
|
|
"classic",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"corking",
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
|
"cracking",
|
|
"dandy",
|
|
"divine",
|
|
"dope",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"dynamite",
|
|
"excellent",
|
|
"fab",
|
|
"fabulous",
|
|
"famous",
|
|
"fantabulous",
|
|
"fantastic",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"first-class",
|
|
"first-rate",
|
|
"first-string",
|
|
"five-star",
|
|
"four-star",
|
|
"frontline",
|
|
"gangbusters",
|
|
"gangbuster",
|
|
"gilt-edged",
|
|
"gilt-edge",
|
|
"gone",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"groovy",
|
|
"heavenly",
|
|
"high-class",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"hype",
|
|
"immense",
|
|
"jim-dandy",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"lovely",
|
|
"marvelous",
|
|
"marvellous",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"neat",
|
|
"nifty",
|
|
"noble",
|
|
"number one",
|
|
"No. 1",
|
|
"numero uno",
|
|
"out-of-sight",
|
|
"par excellence",
|
|
"peachy",
|
|
"peachy keen",
|
|
"phat",
|
|
"prime",
|
|
"primo",
|
|
"prize",
|
|
"prizewinning",
|
|
"quality",
|
|
"radical",
|
|
"righteous",
|
|
"sensational",
|
|
"slick",
|
|
"splendid",
|
|
"stellar",
|
|
"sterling",
|
|
"superb",
|
|
"superior",
|
|
"superlative",
|
|
"supernal",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"terrific",
|
|
"tip-top",
|
|
"top",
|
|
"top-notch",
|
|
"top-of-the-line",
|
|
"top-shelf",
|
|
"topflight",
|
|
"topping",
|
|
"unsurpassed",
|
|
"wizard",
|
|
"wonderful"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204139",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bangle":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a stiff usually ornamental bracelet or anklet slipped or clasped on":[],
|
|
": an ornamental disk that hangs loosely (as on a bracelet)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She wore plastic bangles on both wrists.",
|
|
"wore a bracelet with small silver bangles on it",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There isn\u2019t much that\u2019s more iconic than Herm\u00e9s\u2019 signature orange, so choose a tangerine-hued bangle from the brand as a cool layering piece. \u2014 Vogue , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Sophie was also spotted wearing the Maya Torque bangle by British jewelry brand Halcyon days. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"One, confirmed by Netflix, is the sequence at the altar when Kate drops her mother\u2019s green and gold bangle , only for Anthony to swoop down to pick it up and hand it back to her. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Get acquainted with a streamlined pendant from its Arc collection, then come back for the matching bangle . \u2014 Bianca Rodriguez, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Zahra was playing with a plastic bangle , trying to get the attention of her siblings. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The toddler also wore tiny black ballet flats, while her mom finished her look with black platform pumps by Andrea Wazen and diamond bangle bracelets and matching earrings from Bvlgari. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 20 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The Bala Bangles come in either 1 or 2 pounds per bangle and can be wrapped around your wrists or ankles to add a little extra resistance to any workout. \u2014 Sarah Boyd, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Simone Rocha dress; Kay bangle (worn as hand cuff), Kay diamond two-stone stud earring, and Kay solitaire earrings; Neil Lane diamond ring; Thom Browne tuxedo, shirt, bow tie, and shoes; Lang Antiques brooch; Neil Lane wedding band. \u2014 Harper's BAZAAR , 26 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1757, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Hindi ba\u1e45gl\u012b":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014b-g\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"lavaliere",
|
|
"lavalliere",
|
|
"pendant",
|
|
"pendent"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112239",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bango":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an East African grass ( Phragmites mauritianus ) used in thatching buildings":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"native name in East Africa":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014b-(\u02cc)g\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234918",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"banish":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to clear away : dispel":[
|
|
"his discovery banishes anxiety",
|
|
"\u2014 Stringfellow Barr"
|
|
],
|
|
": to drive out or remove from a home or place of usual resort or continuance":[
|
|
"He was banished from court.",
|
|
"banishing her from the sport",
|
|
"The reporters were banished to another room."
|
|
],
|
|
": to require by authority to leave a country":[
|
|
"a dictator who banishes anyone who opposes him"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He was banished for life.",
|
|
"The dictator banished anyone who opposed him.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"To banish tired eyes, caffeine is useful for depuffing under-eye bags and draining away water retention. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The chairman had to apologize and banish both of his daughters from management positions at the company. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The story began with an aspiring magician from a Nelwyn village and an infant girl destined to unite the realms, who together helped destroy an evil queen and banish the forces of darkness. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"On May 3, the tribal council voted nearly unanimously to banish the Lakota Language Consortium \u2014 along with its co-founder Wilhelm Meya and its head linguist, Jan Ullrich \u2014 from setting foot on the reservation. \u2014 Graham Lee Brewer, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"One is taught, too, how to discover a witch and how to banish her. \u2014 Robert Shackleton, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"This intense wash-off treatment uses a combination of physical and chemical exfoliators to banish blackheads, unclog pores, and reveal glowing skin. \u2014 ELLE , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The retinol centered formula has been created to diminish fine lines and wrinkles, banish newly forming age spots and moisturize the skin to create a smooth, soft surface. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"This article handpicked the best face washes for blackheads in 2022, recommended by dermatologists, scientists, and consumers to banish blackheads once and for all. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English banysshen \"to condemn by proclamation to leave a country, exile, outlaw, expel, drive away,\" borrowed from Anglo-French baniss-, stem of banir \"to proclaim, (of a king or noble) summon by a call to arms, condemn by proclamation to leave a country, exclude\" (also continental Old French), going back to a Gallo-Romance adaptation of Old Low Franconian *bannjan, verbal derivative of *banna- \"summon to arms by a lord\" \u2014 more at ban entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba-nish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for banish banish , exile , deport , transport mean to remove by authority from a state or country. banish implies compulsory removal from a country not necessarily one's own. banished for seditious activities exile may imply compulsory removal or an enforced or voluntary absence from one's own country. a writer who exiled himself for political reasons deport implies sending out of the country an alien who has illegally entered or whose presence is judged inimical to the public welfare. illegal aliens will be deported transport implies sending a convicted criminal to an overseas penal colony. a convict who was transported to Australia",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deport",
|
|
"displace",
|
|
"exile",
|
|
"expatriate",
|
|
"relegate",
|
|
"transport"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231204",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"banishment":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to clear away : dispel":[
|
|
"his discovery banishes anxiety",
|
|
"\u2014 Stringfellow Barr"
|
|
],
|
|
": to drive out or remove from a home or place of usual resort or continuance":[
|
|
"He was banished from court.",
|
|
"banishing her from the sport",
|
|
"The reporters were banished to another room."
|
|
],
|
|
": to require by authority to leave a country":[
|
|
"a dictator who banishes anyone who opposes him"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He was banished for life.",
|
|
"The dictator banished anyone who opposed him.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"To banish tired eyes, caffeine is useful for depuffing under-eye bags and draining away water retention. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The chairman had to apologize and banish both of his daughters from management positions at the company. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"The story began with an aspiring magician from a Nelwyn village and an infant girl destined to unite the realms, who together helped destroy an evil queen and banish the forces of darkness. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"On May 3, the tribal council voted nearly unanimously to banish the Lakota Language Consortium \u2014 along with its co-founder Wilhelm Meya and its head linguist, Jan Ullrich \u2014 from setting foot on the reservation. \u2014 Graham Lee Brewer, NBC News , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"One is taught, too, how to discover a witch and how to banish her. \u2014 Robert Shackleton, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"This intense wash-off treatment uses a combination of physical and chemical exfoliators to banish blackheads, unclog pores, and reveal glowing skin. \u2014 ELLE , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The retinol centered formula has been created to diminish fine lines and wrinkles, banish newly forming age spots and moisturize the skin to create a smooth, soft surface. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"This article handpicked the best face washes for blackheads in 2022, recommended by dermatologists, scientists, and consumers to banish blackheads once and for all. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 11 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English banysshen \"to condemn by proclamation to leave a country, exile, outlaw, expel, drive away,\" borrowed from Anglo-French baniss-, stem of banir \"to proclaim, (of a king or noble) summon by a call to arms, condemn by proclamation to leave a country, exclude\" (also continental Old French), going back to a Gallo-Romance adaptation of Old Low Franconian *bannjan, verbal derivative of *banna- \"summon to arms by a lord\" \u2014 more at ban entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba-nish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for banish banish , exile , deport , transport mean to remove by authority from a state or country. banish implies compulsory removal from a country not necessarily one's own. banished for seditious activities exile may imply compulsory removal or an enforced or voluntary absence from one's own country. a writer who exiled himself for political reasons deport implies sending out of the country an alien who has illegally entered or whose presence is judged inimical to the public welfare. illegal aliens will be deported transport implies sending a convicted criminal to an overseas penal colony. a convict who was transported to Australia",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deport",
|
|
"displace",
|
|
"exile",
|
|
"expatriate",
|
|
"relegate",
|
|
"transport"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195145",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bank":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as":[],
|
|
": a piled-up mass of cloud or fog":[
|
|
"a fog bank",
|
|
"a bank of dark clouds"
|
|
],
|
|
": an undersea elevation rising especially from the continental shelf":[],
|
|
": the rising ground bordering a lake, river, or sea or forming the edge of a cut or hollow":[
|
|
"We lived along the banks of the Mississippi River."
|
|
],
|
|
": a steep slope (as of a hill)":[
|
|
"climbed a steep bank up to the cabin"
|
|
],
|
|
": the lateral inward tilt of a surface along a curve":[
|
|
"The engineers hadn't given the road enough bank .",
|
|
"The bomber crossed the target area in a sharp bank ."
|
|
],
|
|
": the lateral inward tilt of a vehicle (such as an airplane) when turning":[
|
|
"The engineers hadn't given the road enough bank .",
|
|
"The bomber crossed the target area in a sharp bank ."
|
|
],
|
|
": a protective or cushioning rim or piece":[],
|
|
": to build a raised border of earth around : to raise a bank (see bank entry 1 sense 2 ) about":[
|
|
"bank a fishpond"
|
|
],
|
|
": to restrict the flow of air to (a fire) especially by piling ash around or over the burning embers":[
|
|
"They banked the campfire at midnight so it could be easily revived in the morning."
|
|
],
|
|
": to build (a curve) with the roadbed or track inclined laterally upward from the inside edge":[],
|
|
": to heap or pile in a bank":[
|
|
"banking sand up along a river to prevent flooding"
|
|
],
|
|
": to drive (a ball) into a cushion":[],
|
|
": to bounce (a ball or shot) off a surface (such as a backboard) into or toward a goal":[
|
|
"bank in a rebound"
|
|
],
|
|
": to form or group in a tier":[],
|
|
": to rise in or form a bank":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used with up clouds would bank up about midday, and showers fall \u2014 William Beebe"
|
|
],
|
|
": to incline an airplane laterally":[
|
|
"The pilot banked right."
|
|
],
|
|
": to incline laterally":[
|
|
"torpedo planes \u2026 darting in to attack, then banking off",
|
|
"\u2014 K. M. Dodson"
|
|
],
|
|
": to follow a curve or incline":[
|
|
"skiers banking around the turn"
|
|
],
|
|
": an establishment for the custody, loan, exchange, or issue of money, for the extension of credit, and for facilitating the transmission of funds":[
|
|
"paychecks automatically deposited into the bank",
|
|
"went to the bank to make a withdrawal",
|
|
"open a bank account"
|
|
],
|
|
": the table, counter, or place of business of a money changer":[],
|
|
": a supply of something held in reserve: such as":[],
|
|
": the fund of supplies (such as money, chips, or pieces) held by the banker (see banker entry 1 sense 2 ) or dealer":[],
|
|
": a fund of pieces (such as dominoes) from which the players draw":[
|
|
"select another domino from the bank"
|
|
],
|
|
": to manage a bank":[],
|
|
": to deposit money or have an account in a bank (see bank entry 3 sense 1a )":[
|
|
"choosing where to bank"
|
|
],
|
|
": to deposit or store in a bank":[
|
|
"bank a check",
|
|
"Whole blood \u2026 could be banked indefinitely \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Time"
|
|
],
|
|
": to depend or rely on":[
|
|
"can always bank on her friendship"
|
|
],
|
|
": a group or series of objects arranged together in a row or a tier":[
|
|
"a bank of vending machines"
|
|
],
|
|
": such as":[
|
|
"a bank of vending machines"
|
|
],
|
|
": a set of elevators":[],
|
|
": a row or tier of telephones":[
|
|
"worked at a phone bank calling potential donors"
|
|
],
|
|
": one of the horizontal and usually secondary or lower divisions of a headline":[
|
|
"reading the bank of the headline"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014bk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"drift",
|
|
"mound"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hill",
|
|
"mound"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse bakki bank; akin to Old English benc bench \u2014 more at bench":"Noun and Verb",
|
|
"Middle English, from Middle French or Old Italian; Middle French banque , from Old Italian banca , literally, bench, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English benc":"Noun and Verb",
|
|
"Middle English banc bench, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English benc":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"1738, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"1771, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-100529"
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},
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"bank run":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": bank gravel":[]
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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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"bank entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000456",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bankroll":{
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"antonyms":[
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"capitalize",
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"endow",
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"finance",
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"fund",
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"stake",
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"subsidize",
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"underwrite"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": supply of money : funds":[],
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": to supply money for (a business, project, or person)":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"They started the business with a fairly small bankroll .",
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"my total bankroll right now is $2,000",
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"Verb",
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"several corporations bankrolled the Broadway musical",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"That will exhaust our bankroll , but hopefully one of those bets will hit and turn Derby Day into a profitable venture. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 7 May 2022",
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"Jordan\u2019s $8,532,374 exceeded House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy\u2019s $8,350,153 bankroll , according to statistics compiled by Political MoneyLine. \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 2 Feb. 2022",
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"So rapidly did this divide grow, that, just over a decade after the two competitions formation, the only realistic way to have a shot at disrupting the status quo was by having a Russian billionaire or Middle Eastern Sheik bankroll massive losses. \u2014 Zak Garner-purkis, Forbes , 19 Sep. 2021",
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"Despite the fledgling league\u2019s careful crafting and a name-brand bankroll , success is hardly guaranteed. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 17 Oct. 2021",
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"Some gangs bankroll candidates outright, while ordering hit men to deal with the competition. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 May 2021",
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"Evaluating and understanding key stats can guide you to more fairways, greens and birdies in your bankroll . \u2014 Jay Ginsbach, Forbes , 19 May 2021",
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"Expect a big bankroll here, as the luxury matches its price tag. \u2014 Kimberly Wilson, Travel + Leisure , 1 May 2021",
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"One way to accelerate production is through what are known as second-source agreements, which the Gates Foundation has helped broker and bankroll . \u2014 Jeffrey Kluger, Time , 22 Dec. 2020",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Liberman convinced Vogue to bankroll the New York project but never published any of the results. \u2014 Vince Aletti, The New Yorker , 18 June 2022",
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"But states benefitting from current outsized demand can seize the moment to bankroll initiatives geared at a post-carbon future. \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 15 June 2022",
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"Like Riordan, Caruso has also tapped his vast and larger personal fortune to bankroll his campaign. \u2014 Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
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"These are often launched by criminal groups, but state actors like Russia might choose to bankroll such attacks simply to cause as much economic disruption as possible. \u2014 Neil Mcallister, PCMAG , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"Traditionalists fear that if the social aspect of the game fades, so will the enthusiasm of the casual gamblers who trust their luck and lose reliably enough to bankroll the winners. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"Howard Forman, a professor of public health at Yale, estimates the federal government could bankroll the next phase of pandemic response for as little as $50 per American. \u2014 Alex Putterman, courant.com , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"Cutler, 75, ran for governor twice as an independent and used his personal wealth to bankroll both campaigns. \u2014 Fox News , 26 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Ibarra, the owner of a beauty salon in Tijuana, had used her profits to bankroll one of Mexico\u2019s first amateur women\u2019s teams. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1849, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1915, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ba\u014bk-\u02ccr\u014dl"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"coffers",
|
|
"exchequer",
|
|
"finances",
|
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"fund",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"resources",
|
|
"wherewithal"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080927",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bankrupt":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"break",
|
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"bust",
|
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"ruin"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a debtor (such as an individual or an organization) whose property is subject to voluntary or involuntary administration under the bankruptcy laws for the benefit of the debtor's creditors":[],
|
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": a person who becomes insolvent":[],
|
|
": a person who is completely lacking in a particular desirable quality or attribute":[
|
|
"a moral bankrupt"
|
|
],
|
|
": broken , ruined":[
|
|
"a bankrupt professional career"
|
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],
|
|
": destitute":[
|
|
"\u2014 used with of or in bankrupt of all merciful feelings"
|
|
],
|
|
": exhausted of valuable qualities : sterile":[
|
|
"a bankrupt old culture"
|
|
],
|
|
": impoverish":[
|
|
"defections had bankrupted the party of its brainpower"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or relating to bankrupts or bankruptcy":[
|
|
"bankrupt laws"
|
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],
|
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": to reduce to bankruptcy":[]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
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"As a lawyer, she specialized in working with bankrupts .",
|
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"Adjective",
|
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"The lawsuit could leave them bankrupt .",
|
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"she's a kind soul, but bankrupt of all common sense, I'm afraid",
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"Several risky deals bankrupted the company.",
|
|
"several bad investments bankrupted him",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"The plan is intended to prevent the company from being dissolved, forced into liquidation or formally declared bankrupt . \u2014 Michelle Toh, CNN , 19 May 2020",
|
|
"India was granted independence in 1947 by a Britain left bankrupt after World War II. \u2014 Cassie Werber, Quartz , 17 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Ghosn was sent to Japan by Renault in the late 1990s and is credited with turning around a then near- bankrupt Nissan. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"China\u2019s Hong Kong puppet regime, albeit bankrupt of any legitimacy, is still unwilling to cede power to the people. \u2014 Joshua Wong, Quartz , 3 Sep. 2019",
|
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"From Henry Ford to Donald Trump, America has lionized business leaders (and shameless bankrupts ) who disdain history. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 6 June 2019",
|
|
"That perception came back to bite in big way later in 2008, with the failure of investment bank Lehman Brothers, which went bankrupt on Sept. 15, 2008. \u2014 Michael S. Derby, WSJ , 18 Sep. 2018",
|
|
"After earning $17 million, the men declared the company bankrupt . \u2014 Jacob Bernstein, New York Times , 16 June 2018",
|
|
"Tarsila, bankrupt , divorced from de Andrade and increasingly Marxist, would veer into a more politically engaged style. \u2014 Jason Farago, New York Times , 15 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Commerzbank AG and Deutsche Bank AG\u2019s asset-management arm, which lost money after Wirecard went bankrupt , have both dropped EY as their auditor, citing conflicts of interest. \u2014 Jean Eaglesham, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"But in 2020, the company lost $22.4 billion, and many smaller oil producers went bankrupt . \u2014 Robert Rapier, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Cambridge Biotech, which was started to pursue vaccines for HIV, Lyme disease, and other diseases, never got off the ground and went bankrupt in 1994. \u2014 Larry Edelman, BostonGlobe.com , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"In 2020, the crypto lender Cred went bankrupt after reportedly taking out bad loans. \u2014 Scott Nover, Quartz , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"The town purchased the property on Woodfield Road \u2014 a golf course, pool and clubhouse \u2014 for $7 million in 2009 to keep it from being developed after the owners went bankrupt . \u2014 Pam Mcloughlin, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Since those programs can go bankrupt only if Congress connives for that to happen, this is a curiously tautological mandate. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Gun industry representatives argue the Remington suit is unusual because it was settled after Remington went bankrupt . \u2014 CBS News , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Wedtech went bankrupt in 1986, and the next year Mr. Wallach, Mr. Chinn and another associate were indicted on 18 charges, including mail fraud, securities fraud and conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Orange County\u2019s ban on the retail sale of puppies and kittens, set to take effect Wednesday, survived a legal challenge brought by three owners of pet shops who argued the new ordinance will bankrupt them. \u2014 Stephen Hudak, Orlando Sentinel , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"And wholesaler consolidation has reduced competition and enabled revenue grabs such as billbacks and deductions that bankrupt smaller producers. \u2014 Errol Schweizer, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"An army might protect itself from artillery but in doing so bankrupt itself. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Some critics have warned that Mr. Petro\u2019s energy proposals would bankrupt the country. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"So is the threat that unionization would bankrupt the company. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Legislature is expected to address concerns that the bill would potentially bankrupt the Utah High School Activities Association with costly lawsuits in the special session. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But the risk of creating bubbles that could bankrupt untold numbers of people is the same. \u2014 The Editors, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Will future cases of Type 2 diabetes bankrupt our health care system"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
|
"1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"modification of Middle French & Old Italian; Middle French banqueroute bankruptcy, from Old Italian bancarotta , from banca bank + rotta broken, from Latin rupta , feminine of ruptus , past participle of rumpere to break \u2014 more at bank , reave":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014bk-(\u02cc)r\u0259pt",
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014b-\u02cckr\u0259pt",
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014bk-\u02ccr\u0259pt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bankrupt Verb deplete , drain , exhaust , impoverish , bankrupt mean to deprive of something essential to existence or potency. deplete implies a reduction in number or quantity so as to endanger the ability to function. depleting our natural resources drain implies a gradual withdrawal and ultimate deprivation of what is necessary to an existence. personal tragedy had drained him of all spirit exhaust stresses a complete emptying. her lecture exhausted the subject impoverish suggests a deprivation of something essential to richness or productiveness. impoverished soil bankrupt suggests impoverishment to the point of imminent collapse. war had bankrupted the nation of resources",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"barren",
|
|
"bereft",
|
|
"destitute",
|
|
"devoid",
|
|
"void"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101859",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bankruptcy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being bankrupt":[],
|
|
": utter failure or impoverishment":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The company is facing bankruptcy .",
|
|
"The company was forced into bankruptcy .",
|
|
"The number of bankruptcies was especially high last year.",
|
|
"Critics view the decision as an example of moral bankruptcy on the part of the administration.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The bankruptcy filing was the latest blow for Perelman. \u2014 Lauren Debter, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"In November 2020, Revlon avoided a bankruptcy filing after receiving enough bondholder support. \u2014 Yiwen Lu, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The company listed assets and liabilities between $1 billion and $10 billion, according to its bankruptcy filing. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Taylor discovered the case back in February 2020 when her friend \u2013 journalist Nigel Jaquiss \u2013 told her about the bankruptcy filing. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Revenues at that company went from $1 billion per year to zero overnight in 2020, forcing a bankruptcy filing and sale of the company. \u2014 Chris Morris, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Google\u2019s bankruptcy filing is the latest development in a tumultuous back-and-forth between the Silicon Valley tech giant and the Russian government. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Her bankruptcy filing gave no details on her assets, liabilities or income. \u2014 Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Creditors listed in Infowars\u2019 bankruptcy filing include relatives of some of the 20 children and six educators killed in the 2012 school massacre in Connecticut. \u2014 NBC News , 20 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1634, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014b-\u02cckr\u0259p-s\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014bk-(\u02cc)r\u0259p(t)-s\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014bk-\u02ccr\u0259pt-s\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"failure",
|
|
"insolvency",
|
|
"ruin"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135635",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"banned":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"anathema",
|
|
"curse",
|
|
"execration",
|
|
"imprecation",
|
|
"malediction",
|
|
"malison",
|
|
"winze"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a monetary subunit of the leu \u2014 see leu at Money Table":[],
|
|
": anathema , excommunication":[
|
|
"under the pope's ban"
|
|
],
|
|
": bar entry 2 sense 3c":[
|
|
"banned from the U.N."
|
|
],
|
|
": censure or condemnation especially through social pressure":[
|
|
"was under ban for her political views"
|
|
],
|
|
": curse":[
|
|
"It is a hard fate \u2026 to be banned \u2026 by the world, only because one has sought to be wiser than the world is.",
|
|
"\u2014 Edward Bulwer Lytton"
|
|
],
|
|
": legal or formal prohibition":[
|
|
"a ban on beef exports"
|
|
],
|
|
": malediction , curse":[
|
|
"uttered a ban upon his enemies"
|
|
],
|
|
": the summoning in feudal times of the king's vassals for military service":[],
|
|
": to utter curses or condemnations":[
|
|
"The serious world will scold and ban \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Joseph Rodman Drake"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"The school banned that book for many years.",
|
|
"The city has banned smoking in all public buildings.",
|
|
"The drug was banned a decade ago.",
|
|
"The use of cell phones is banned in the restaurant."
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 3":"Verb",
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 5":"Noun",
|
|
"1880, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English ban, bane, banne \"proclamation by an authority, summons, one of the marriage banns, troop of warriors summoned by their overlord,\" in part noun derivative of bannen \"to summon (troops) by proclamation,\" in part borrowed from Anglo-French ban, baan \"proclamation, edict, jurisdiction, one of the marriage banns\" (also continental Old French, \"summons to arms by a lord, proclamation commanding or prohibiting an action\"), going back to Old Low Franconian *banna-, going back to Germanic (whence also Old Frisian bon, ban, b\u0101n \"order commanding or prohibiting under pain of a fine, authority, summoning of the army, banishment,\" Old Saxon bann \"command, summons, fine, excommunication,\" Old High German ban \"command by an authority, order, legal extension or withdrawal of protection\"), noun derivative of *bannan- \"to speak formally, call on, order\" \u2014 more at ban entry 1":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English bannen \"to summon (troops) by proclamation, assemble (an armed force), gather (arms), curse, anathematize, prohibit, outlaw,\" going back to Old English bannan (class VII strong verb) \"to summon by proclamation, call to arms,\" going back to Germanic *bannan- \"to speak formally, call on, order\" (whence also Old Frisian bonna, banna \"to call upon, command, place under a ban,\" Old Saxon & Old High German bannan \"to summon, order,\" Old Norse banna \"to prohibit, curse\"), going back to Indo-European *b h o-n-h 2 -e-, presumed o-grade intensive derivative (with gemination from a present formation with *-nu\u032f-e- ":"Verb",
|
|
"Romanian, money, coin, small coin":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ban",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u00e4n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"enjoin",
|
|
"forbid",
|
|
"interdict",
|
|
"outlaw",
|
|
"prohibit",
|
|
"proscribe"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210128",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"banner":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"A-OK",
|
|
"A1",
|
|
"awesome",
|
|
"bang-up",
|
|
"beautiful",
|
|
"blue-chip",
|
|
"blue-ribbon",
|
|
"boffo",
|
|
"bonny",
|
|
"bonnie",
|
|
"boss",
|
|
"brag",
|
|
"brave",
|
|
"bully",
|
|
"bumper",
|
|
"capital",
|
|
"choice",
|
|
"classic",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"corking",
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
|
"cracking",
|
|
"dandy",
|
|
"divine",
|
|
"dope",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"dynamite",
|
|
"excellent",
|
|
"fab",
|
|
"fabulous",
|
|
"famous",
|
|
"fantabulous",
|
|
"fantastic",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"first-class",
|
|
"first-rate",
|
|
"first-string",
|
|
"five-star",
|
|
"four-star",
|
|
"frontline",
|
|
"gangbusters",
|
|
"gangbuster",
|
|
"gilt-edged",
|
|
"gilt-edge",
|
|
"gone",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"groovy",
|
|
"heavenly",
|
|
"high-class",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"hype",
|
|
"immense",
|
|
"jim-dandy",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"lovely",
|
|
"marvelous",
|
|
"marvellous",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"neat",
|
|
"nifty",
|
|
"noble",
|
|
"number one",
|
|
"No. 1",
|
|
"numero uno",
|
|
"out-of-sight",
|
|
"par excellence",
|
|
"peachy",
|
|
"peachy keen",
|
|
"phat",
|
|
"prime",
|
|
"primo",
|
|
"prize",
|
|
"prizewinning",
|
|
"quality",
|
|
"radical",
|
|
"righteous",
|
|
"sensational",
|
|
"slick",
|
|
"splendid",
|
|
"stellar",
|
|
"sterling",
|
|
"superb",
|
|
"superior",
|
|
"superlative",
|
|
"supernal",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"terrific",
|
|
"tip-top",
|
|
"top",
|
|
"top-notch",
|
|
"top-of-the-line",
|
|
"top-shelf",
|
|
"topflight",
|
|
"topping",
|
|
"unsurpassed",
|
|
"wizard",
|
|
"wonderful"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a headline in large type running across a newspaper page":[
|
|
"The banner read \"Kennedy Wins.\""
|
|
],
|
|
": a name, slogan, or goal associated with a particular group or ideology":[
|
|
"the new banner is \"community control\"",
|
|
"\u2014 F. M. Hechinger",
|
|
"\u2014 often used with under every new administration arrives \u2026 under the banner of change \u2014 John Cogley"
|
|
],
|
|
": a piece of cloth attached by one edge to a staff and used by a leader (such as a monarch or feudal lord) as a standard (see standard entry 1 sense 1 )":[],
|
|
": a strip of cloth on which a sign is painted":[
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"welcome banners stretched across the street"
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],
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": an advertisement graphic (see graphic entry 2 sense 2b ) that runs usually across the top of a World Wide Web page":[],
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": distinguished from all others especially in excellence":[
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"a banner year for business"
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],
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": flag entry 2 sense 1":[
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"our nation's beloved banner"
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],
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": prominent in support of a political party":[
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"a banner Democratic county"
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],
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": the upper, large, often lobed petal of a papilionaceous flower (as of a pea or bean plant) : standard sense 8a , vexillum sense 3":[
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"The uppermost petal is the largest, and, since it is something like a flag, is sometimes called the banner .",
|
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"\u2014 John Nelson"
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],
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": to furnish with a banner":[
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"a bannered storefront"
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],
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": to print (a news story) under a headline in large type usually on the front page":[
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"News of the defeat was bannered in newspapers throughout the country."
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],
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"\u2014 compare keel sense 2b , wing sense 2e(2)":[
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"The uppermost petal is the largest, and, since it is something like a flag, is sometimes called the banner .",
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"\u2014 John Nelson"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"A banner was hung over the street advertising the local theater production.",
|
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"Banners were carried by members of each group marching in the parade.",
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"Adjective",
|
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"It was a banner year for the sales department.",
|
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"The team had a banner season last year.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Police arrested Tarrio in Washington two days before the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, and charged him with vandalizing a Black Lives Matter banner at a historic Black church during a protest in December 2020. \u2014 Michael Kunzelman, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Police arrested Tarrio in Washington two days before the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, and charged him with vandalizing a Black Lives Matter banner at a historic Black church during a protest in December 2020. \u2014 Michael Kunzelman, Sun Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Police arrested Tarrio in Washington two days before the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, and charged him with vandalizing a Black Lives Matter banner at a historic Black church during a protest in December 2020. \u2014 Michael Kunzelman, BostonGlobe.com , 22 June 2022",
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"Tarrio was arrested in Washington two days before the riot and charged with vandalizing a Black Lives Matter banner at a historic Black church during a protest in December 2020. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 June 2022",
|
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"He had been ordered to leave the city by a local judge two days earlier after being charged with burning a Black Lives Matter banner at a church during a spree of violence that followed a different pro-Trump rally in December. \u2014 Compiled Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 7 June 2022",
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"He had been ordered to leave the city by a local judge two days earlier after being charged with burning a Black Lives Matter banner at a church during a spree of violence that had followed a different pro-Trump rally in December. \u2014 New York Times , 6 June 2022",
|
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"Police arrested Tarrio in Washington two days before the riot and charged him with vandalizing a Black Lives Matter banner at a historic Black church during a protest in December 2020. \u2014 Michael Kunzelman, Chicago Tribune , 6 June 2022",
|
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"Police had arrested Tarrio in the District of Columbia two days before the riot and charged him with vandalizing a Black Lives Matter banner at a historic Black church during a protest in December 2020. \u2014 Michael Kunzelman, ajc , 28 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"Don\u2019t Look Up and an executive producer on HBO\u2019s Winning Time, is one of the originators of the idea and is producing via his Hyperobject Industries banner along with the company\u2019s Todd Schulman. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Thue noted that a licensing subcommittee had already voted in favor of granting The Pearl its license \u2014 and the commission decided that walk-in traffic and social media were an acceptable substitute for a sign or banner out front. \u2014 Stefene Russell, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Lawrence will executive produce under his Doozer Productions banner along with Jeff Ingold. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 13 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Back at Harry\u2019s, half a dozen Proud Boys marched with a white Black Lives Matter banner down 11th Street toward the churning crowd. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Dec. 2020",
|
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"Yes, there will be ads in the apps, and banner ads as well, but in a briefing, Google declined to state what type of companies will be advertising on the platform or to even cite product categories. \u2014 Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY , 31 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Suspects surface: Why not the nearest neighbor, Trump sign bannering his yard, who once groped Jacy and hopes to buy Lincoln\u2019s property",
|
|
"Before a cheering crowd of Cuban-Americans in Miami last June, Trump bannered his harder line on Cuba. \u2014 Anthony Faiola, Washington Post , 11 May 2018",
|
|
"Class 6A state champion Pope banners the top 10 after defeating No. \u2014 Craig Sager Jr., ajc , 6 June 2017",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Investment banking still holds appeal, especially after a banner fourth quarter. \u2014 Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ , 3 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"The \u201970s weren\u2019t exactly banner days for newsroom diversity. \u2014 Heidi Stevens, chicagotribune.com , 18 Apr. 2018"
|
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|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
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"1807, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
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"1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English baner, banere, borrowed from Anglo-French baner, banere, baniere (also continental Old French), probably from ban \"summon to arms by a king or lord\" + -iere -er entry 2 \u2014 more at ban entry 2":"Noun",
|
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"derivative of banner entry 1":"Verb",
|
|
"from attributive use of banner entry 1":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ba-n\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"banderole",
|
|
"banderol",
|
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"colors",
|
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"ensign",
|
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"flag",
|
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"guidon",
|
|
"jack",
|
|
"pendant",
|
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"pendent",
|
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"pennant",
|
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"pennon",
|
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"standard",
|
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"streamer"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011134",
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"banning":{
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"definitions":{
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"city in southern California east-southeast of Riverside population 29,603":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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|
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|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074407",
|
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"type":[
|
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|
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]
|
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},
|
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"banquet":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"dine",
|
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"feast",
|
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"junket",
|
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"regale"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a meal held in recognition of some occasion or achievement":[
|
|
"an awards banquet"
|
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],
|
|
": to partake of a banquet":[
|
|
"The night before, after a typical 12-hour workday, the president banqueted until nearly midnight \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Spike Mafford"
|
|
],
|
|
": to treat with a banquet : feast":[
|
|
"They will be banqueting visiting dignitaries."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
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"They held a banquet in his honor.",
|
|
"prepared a celebratory banquet for the graduating class",
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"banqueted the returning troops at the military base",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The 8,000-square-foot restaurant is now open and features a large dining room, private dining room and patio seating for 145 to 160 people, along with a banquet hall that will open soon. \u2014 Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"My 12-year-old daughter ran cross country, and after the season ended, there was a banquet . \u2014 Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive , 8 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The look these three have created is magnificently bleak and sumptuously arid, a banquet of vapor. \u2014 Kyle Smith, National Review , 24 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"There was a big fundraising banquet that fall and afterward, Henry walked up to Patti. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 30 July 2021",
|
|
"Former Hoover High School and University of Alabama standout Marlon Humphrey, now in the NFL as a cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens, will be the keynote speaker at this year\u2019s banquet . \u2014 al , 11 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Taylor talked to more than 200 people about her first year in office and answered numerous questions during the 37th annual Lunch With The Mayor Monday at the new CAP Catering banquet hall in downtown Waukegan. \u2014 Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Several players missing because of track and lacrosse banquet . \u2014 Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Several restaurants, shops, a golf course, and banquet rooms are on-site, and all of it is filled with the charms of old Palm Beach. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"However, the annual mushers banquet in Anchorage won\u2019t happen as usual on the Thursday before the race. \u2014 Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"Our state government agency generally has an annual awards banquet off-site in December. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Roy and others who work for the chamber and Visit Sitka were at Centennial Hall Sunday cleaning up from the chamber awards banquet the night before, and were stunned when the messages started coming in. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 Feb. 2020"
|
|
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|
|
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|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1500, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French, from Old Italian banchetto , from diminutive of banca bench, bank":"Noun",
|
|
"borrowed from Middle French banqueter, derivative of banquet banquet entry 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ban-",
|
|
"also -\u02cckwet",
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014b-kw\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dinner",
|
|
"feast",
|
|
"feed",
|
|
"regale",
|
|
"spread"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-212317",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
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|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bantam":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"big",
|
|
"biggish",
|
|
"considerable",
|
|
"goodly",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"handsome",
|
|
"husky",
|
|
"king-size",
|
|
"king-sized",
|
|
"large",
|
|
"largish",
|
|
"outsize",
|
|
"outsized",
|
|
"overscale",
|
|
"overscaled",
|
|
"oversize",
|
|
"oversized",
|
|
"sizable",
|
|
"sizeable",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"tidy",
|
|
"whacking",
|
|
"whopping"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a person of diminutive stature and often combative disposition":[],
|
|
": any of numerous small domestic fowls that are often miniatures of members of the standard breeds":[],
|
|
": pertly combative":[],
|
|
": small , diminutive":[],
|
|
"former town of Indonesia in the northwestern corner of Java; once capital of the Sultanate of Bantam":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"a bantam comedian who is known to fellow performers for his oversize ego",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"They were inextricably linked through sports, even if their two-year age gap meant Smith, now 26, was just a pewee when McLain was a bantam . \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Wearing the flashy, sporty clothes of a barroom bantam (Alice Tavener did the costumes), Mr. Battiste finds the cancerous, painful insecurity within Walter\u2019s strutting exhibitionism. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 1 July 2019",
|
|
"Perlini was teammates with Wings forward Dylan Larkin on the Belle Tire bantam team that won a national championship in 2011. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 28 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"These bantam stars were considered unlikely to host many close-in planets \u2014 worlds that orbit near enough to their suns to receive sufficient energy to sustain life. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"And for decades, one bantam -sized tailor has outfitted more than his share of hulking hockey stars. Giovanni Vacca, 86, stands about 5-foot-5 and sports a black suit, V-neck sweater and dress shirt. \u2014 Salim Valji, New York Times , 10 June 2019",
|
|
"Times are 9 to 10:30 a.m. for mites (8 and under) and squirts (10 and under) and 10:30 a.m. to noon for peewees (12 and under) and bantams (17 and under). \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Years before, Meade had played for Monte with the Chicago Blues at the bantam level. \u2014 Jon J. Kerr, chicagotribune.com , 26 June 2019",
|
|
"Eventually, ispace aims to set up a robotic lunar transportation service and use its bantam rovers to identify and help exploit the resources available on Earth's nearest neighbor, such as water ice. \u2014 Mike Wall, Space.com , 26 Sep. 2018",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Tipping the scales at a bantam weight of only 1.14 pounds, and less than a foot long, even the gram-conscious minimalists have to take notice. \u2014 Tim Macwelch, Outdoor Life , 9 Sep. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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"1740, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Bantam , former residency in Java":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ban-t\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"diminutive",
|
|
"dinky",
|
|
"dwarfish",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"half-pint",
|
|
"Lilliputian",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"pint-size",
|
|
"pint-sized",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"pocket-size",
|
|
"pocket-sized",
|
|
"puny",
|
|
"pygmy",
|
|
"shrimpy",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"small",
|
|
"smallish",
|
|
"subnormal",
|
|
"toylike",
|
|
"undersized",
|
|
"undersize"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115636",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"geographical name",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"banter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"backchat",
|
|
"badinage",
|
|
"chaff",
|
|
"give-and-take",
|
|
"jesting",
|
|
"joshing",
|
|
"persiflage",
|
|
"raillery",
|
|
"repartee"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": challenge":[],
|
|
": delude":[],
|
|
": good-natured and usually witty and animated joking":[
|
|
"listening to their lively banter"
|
|
],
|
|
": to speak or act playfully or wittily":[
|
|
"The two friends bantered with each other."
|
|
],
|
|
": to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner":[
|
|
"She laughed and bantered him a little, remembering too late that she should have been dignified and reserved.",
|
|
"\u2014 Kate Chopin"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"the teacher bantered pleasantly, albeit a bit awkwardly, with the students at the school dance",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"I enjoyed hearing their good-natured banter .",
|
|
"members of the Algonquin Round Table were known for their brilliant and witty banter",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Anyone who has worked in professional spaces knows that casual spaces/times (e.g. banter at the beginning of a call, break room talk, training class/conference downtime, etc.) are anything but inconsequential. \u2014 Dana Brownlee, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Allyson Kaye Daniel is an elegant and welcome presence as Abigail Adams, who periodically materializes to banter with, and sometimes instruct, her husband. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The decision came just after Jackson Reffitt's political disagreements and banter over text with his father escalated after the election in 2020. \u2014 Katelyn Polantz, CNN , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Team building can happen anywhere your team can interact with one another and banter about anything other than work. \u2014 James Mayo, Rolling Stone , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The four cutters \u2014 three men and one woman \u2014 banter with one another and their clients, talking on topics ranging from the advisability of keeping a land line telephone to why some people remain unvaccinated. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"During the stage banter between sets, BTS mostly stuck to English. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"As the episode ends, Clint and Kate banter about Kate's codename. \u2014 Chancellor Agard, EW.com , 22 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The episode also provides another nice showcase for fun back-and-forth between Clint and Kate, who banter their way through the escape and subsequent chase then struggle to communicate when Clint loses his hearing aid. \u2014 Keith Phipps, Vulture , 1 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Over the previous couple of years, Remy and Eckersley\u2019s banter and candor in the booth, with Dave O\u2019Brien on play-by-play, was as insightful as baseball broadcasting gets. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"The first was a heated argument between Miller and a male patron that began as banter but ended in the actor putting the man in a chokehold and later slapping him. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"After some more banter , Cunningham charged himself with calling the parents of three students who didn\u2019t show up that afternoon. \u2014 al , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"After Evans responded, the two struck up a flirty social media banter that escalated when the singer began joking about having a baby with the Marvel actor. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Hall's signature blend of lush romanticism, explorations of family trauma, and banter worthy of a Wimbledon match are firing on all cylinders here. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Why stick two generations of Jurassic MVPs together, only to drop them into listless action sequences and rehashed rescue-mission bits, armed with little more than stale banter and a Taser",
|
|
"That humor and banter was common between Webster, the umpires and opposing coaches. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"After that swipe right, the two finance professionals cultivated a platonic bond, forged by a shared sense of humor and back-and-forth banter that kept them talking. \u2014 Forbes , 6 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1653, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1660, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"noun derivative of banter entry 1":"Noun",
|
|
"of obscure origin":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ban-t\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chaff",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"fun",
|
|
"gag",
|
|
"jape",
|
|
"jest",
|
|
"jive",
|
|
"joke",
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
"josh",
|
|
"kid",
|
|
"quip",
|
|
"wisecrack",
|
|
"yuk",
|
|
"yuck"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030716",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"banker's acceptance":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a short-term credit instrument issued by an importer's bank that guarantees payment of an exporter's invoice":[]
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142127"
|
|
},
|
|
"banker":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one that engages in the business of banking":[],
|
|
": the player who keeps the bank in various games":[],
|
|
": a person or boat employed in the cod fishery on the Newfoundland banks":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ba\u014b-k\u0259r"
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"circa 1671, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1654, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144230"
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"banks":{
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"type":[
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"Sir Joseph 1743\u20131820 English naturalist":[]
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"\u02c8ba\u014b(k)s"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152631"
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": warehouse":[],
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": the office of a harbor master or port officer":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ba\u014bks\u02cch\u022fl"
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"by folk etymology from Malay bangsal shed":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164742"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-181343"
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"band-pass filter":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a filter that transmits only frequencies within a selected band":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ban(d)-\u02ccpas-"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Davies isn\u2019t predicting the future here so much as running our unstable, rollicking present through a band-pass filter and then speeding up the output. \u2014 Adam Rogers, WIRED , 11 July 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1926, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193356"
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"bank shot":{
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"type":[
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": a shot in basketball played to rebound from the backboard into the basket":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"DeVisser scored seven during that stretch, on two free throws, a 3, and a close-range bank shot . \u2014 Wright Wilson, Detroit Free Press , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"Indiana\u2019s run ended when a Jordan Bohannon bank shot from at least 30 feet away gave Iowa an 80-77 victory in what might have been the game of the event. \u2014 Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star , 13 Mar. 2022",
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"The Lakers, though, couldn\u2019t get the game within single digits \u2014 their final comeback push ended with a Westbrook turnover and an Embiid bank shot . \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 27 Jan. 2022",
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"Still, the Spartans managed to overcome a 5:18 scoring drought with a pair of Walker free throws and a turnaround bank shot on the block by Bingham to pull MSU back within 24-18 with 4:14 before halftime. \u2014 Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press , 26 Jan. 2022",
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"Ryan Davis hit a three-pointer, Shungu scored on a bank shot and Davis hit a jumper to tie it 36-36 switch 16:15 left. \u2014 Bob Holt, Arkansas Online , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"James Reese V hit a half-court bank shot at the buzzer, and South Carolina beat Mississippi 77-74 in overtime on Tuesday night. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 15 Feb. 2022",
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"The Golden Eagles took a 47-45 lead at the end of the third quarter when Jordan King dropped in a nifty bank shot in the waning seconds. \u2014 Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 13 Feb. 2022",
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"Mount de Sales senior Emma Wallace drove down the middle of the lane and hit a 10-foot bank shot with four seconds left to give the host Sailors a 58-57 victory over St. Mary\u2019s on Tuesday night. \u2014 Craig Clary, baltimoresun.com , 11 Jan. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194029"
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"banking":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": the business of a bank or a banker":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ba\u014b-ki\u014b"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"They are both in banking .",
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"He chose banking as a career.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The fraudster enters that code into the consumer\u2019s bank\u2019s online banking portal. \u2014 Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press , 30 June 2022",
|
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"So the shadow banking structure that's been built up in crypto in the last two, three years, is being eviscerated. \u2014 Steven Ehrlich, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"The European Union took a first step late Wednesday by agreeing on new rules subjecting cryptocurrency transfers to the same money-laundering rules as traditional banking transfers. \u2014 Kelvin Chan, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 June 2022",
|
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"But as complexity arose \u2014 the Industrial Revolution, banking crises, telecommunications and broadcast technology, and much more \u2014 this system began to fail. \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
|
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"The movie, out Friday, follows an ex-hacker being forced to break into high-level banking institutions. \u2014 Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
|
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"But this is where the parallels between DeFi and banking may end. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
|
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"The jurors chosen are two banking executives and two technology workers, a probation officer, a human resources professional and a Walmart store stock supervisor. \u2014 Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel , 28 June 2022",
|
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"The woman was instructed to settle her delinquent account by sending money through the Zelle banking application and to send payments to an unknown party. \u2014 cleveland , 28 June 2022"
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"1660, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195619"
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"bandore":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a bass stringed instrument resembling a guitar":[]
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|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ban-\u02ccd\u022fr"
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"Spanish bandurria or Portuguese bandurra , from Late Latin pandura 3-stringed lute, from Greek pandoura":""
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1566, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201000"
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"bank engine":{
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"definitions":{
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": a helper locomotive used to assist heavy trains over steep grades":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-205434"
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"bankrupt worm":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a roundworm of the genus Trichostrongylus":[]
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"so called from its injurious effect on sheep and cattle":""
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210524"
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"banking doctrine":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": the principle that banknotes represent a form of banker's credit and should not be subject to special regulation and that freedom from regulation is essential to an elastic currency the fluctuation of which will be regulated by business conditions \u2014 compare currency doctrine":[]
|
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},
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210725"
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},
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"bandonion":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": an accordion popular in South America having buttons for both treble and bass notes with each bass button representing or sounding a single note not a chord":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ban-\u02c8d\u014d-n\u0113-\u02cc\u00e4n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bandonion from German, from Heinrich Band , 19th century German musician, its inventor + German -on- (as in harmonika harmonica, accordion, from English harmonica ) + -ion (as in akkordion accordion); bandoneon , from Spanish bandone\u00f3n , from German bandonion":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220845"
|
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},
|
|
"Bantustan":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of several all-Black enclaves formerly in the Republic of South Africa that had a limited degree of self-government":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccban-t\u00fc-\u02c8stan",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u00e4n-t\u00fc-\u02ccst\u00e4n",
|
|
"\u02c8ban-t\u00fc-\u02ccstan",
|
|
"\u02ccb\u00e4n-t\u00fc-\u02c8st\u00e4n",
|
|
"-t\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Bantu + -stan land (as in Hindustan )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231732"
|
|
},
|
|
"bank money":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a medium of exchange consisting chiefly of checks and drafts":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"And with shadow bank money still outside traditional regulatory control, the Fed has been on alert to backstop its issuers. \u2014 Lev Menand, Time , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Commercial bank money that serves as a medium of exchange generally earns little to no interest, so even a non-interest-bearing CBDC is a near-perfect substitute for commercial bank money. \u2014 Norbert Michel, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This policy continues today with Treasury bill yields (and bank money -market yields) near zero percent, while the yield on the 10-year Treasury is less than the inflation rate. \u2014 Mark Avallone, Forbes , 9 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Japan, a pioneer with these moves, added the idea of using central- bank money to prop up the stock market, hoping to revive the animal spirits of investors. \u2014 Megumi Fujikawa, WSJ , 7 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Advocates argue the cryptocurrency can act as a safe haven during times of turbulence and can be a hedge against rampant central- bank money printing. \u2014 Vildana Hajric, Bloomberg.com , 17 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Investors can afford to look away: The central- bank money machine has become a poor guide to their decision-making. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 6 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Of course, that loses the bank money , so the point of the $350 billion Congress appropriated was to plug the hole in the banks' balance sheets. \u2014 Jeff Spross, TheWeek , 17 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"By making central- bank money scarce this has recently caused trouble in overnight money markets. \u2014 The Economist , 30 Dec. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1610, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-234109"
|
|
},
|
|
"band shell":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a bandstand having at the rear a sounding board shaped like a huge concave seashell":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The city sold the band shell in 1920 to a family living across the street, which used it as a garage. \u2014 Star Tribune , 14 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"The department also started construction on a parking lot behind the Music Concourse band shell , which will add 20 new ADA parking spaces, repaved walkways and a new accessible path to the Japanese Tea Garden. \u2014 Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Guests can explore the boathouse and all its grand architecture and enjoy live music under the historic band shell . \u2014 Sue Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 26 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The band\u2019s tradition of Sunday concerts in the park goes back to 1882, before the Spreckels Temple of Music \u2014 the band shell \u2014 opened in 1900 with 75,000 people crowded into the Music Concourse, according to lore. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Oconomowoc locations used for filming included the police station, Roosevelt Park and the band shell at City Beach. \u2014 Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 30 July 2021",
|
|
"A century ago, the banker Elkan Naumburg paid to install a band shell in Central Park and even hired his nephew to design it. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2021",
|
|
"The Christmas tree and holiday lights near the Lakefront Park band shell here are dazzling. \u2014 Paul Walsh, Star Tribune , 8 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"The band shell was built around 1900 as a venue for local events, including music and dancing on Sunday afternoons, Kroells said. \u2014 Star Tribune , 14 Nov. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1897, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010054"
|
|
},
|
|
"banty":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun or adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bantam":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-ti",
|
|
"\u02c8bant\u0113",
|
|
"-aan-",
|
|
"-ain-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"by alteration":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010317"
|
|
},
|
|
"bandsman":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a member of a musical band":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ban(d)z-m\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"As the Dragons\u2019 60-strong squad ran out in their jade green shirts and black breeches, their half of the stadium erupted, egged on by over 400 cavorting cheerleaders and marching bandsmen . \u2014 The Economist , 14 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"As Gene pointed out, most, but not all of the bandsmen were L&Ners. \u2014 Nancy Stearns Theiss, The Courier-Journal , 8 Aug. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1810, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012305"
|
|
},
|
|
"bank martin":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bank swallow":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
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|
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bank entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013409"
|
|
},
|
|
"band saw":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"That allows the scanning technology to be available to consumer products companies, which previously relied on cutting items open with a band saw and putting pieces under the microscope to look for quality issues. \u2014 Amy Feldman, Forbes , 13 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The split logs were shuttled through the mill\u2019s 40-inch band saw , each carefully positioned to ensure the cleanest possible cut. \u2014 Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Yet in all that darkness, the band saw cracks of hope \u2014 the stirring possibility that things could change. \u2014 Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Police said they were told by several people that the man had lost his arm in a band saw accident at AK Market, a general merchandise store, according to News Center Maine. \u2014 Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Transfer the shape to the blanks [5] and cut to the line with a band saw . \u2014 Neal Barrett, Popular Mechanics , 7 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Although Epstein was only thirty-two, the band saw him as a unifying, even paternal, figure. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 11 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"From this lens, the band saw a new opportunity to connect with their fans who were reluctant to go out and decided to pivot. \u2014 Eric Fuller, Forbes , 19 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"But the band saw very little success or impact during their career. \u2014 Ethan Shanfeld, Variety , 27 Aug. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1856, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015528"
|
|
},
|
|
"bankman":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a compositor or apprentice who works at a stand on which type matter in galleys is corrected and prepared for makeup":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014bkm\u0259n",
|
|
"-ai\u014b-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bank entry 1 + man":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-021534"
|
|
},
|
|
"band spectrum":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an optical spectrum consisting of groups of narrowly spaced lines":[
|
|
"\u2014 used of a molecular spectrum"
|
|
]
|
|
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": a computerized electronic machine that performs basic banking functions : atm":[
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"Plus she needed to pay a visit to the bank machine and there were a few other odds-and-ends she wanted to pick up.",
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"\u2014 Diane Shoemperlen"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Romona Poole said that in addition to getting the lottery cards, her father also withdrew $200 from a bank machine . \u2014 Washington Post , 23 Sep. 2020",
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"The Golden State Warriors, meanwhile, who for several seasons seemed built on happiness, are a sad and broken team, wrecked by injuries and defections, playing in a shiny arena with the soul of a bank machine . \u2014 Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker , 26 Nov. 2019",
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"Two men, faces covered, approached the bank machine around 3:15 a.m., according to the surveillance video. \u2014 Howard Cohen, miamiherald , 4 June 2019",
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"The ATMs are not your traditional bank machine that allows users to take cash out of checking or savings accounts. \u2014 Phillip Molnar, sandiegouniontribune.com , 16 Jan. 2018",
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"Cash is in short supply, so bank machines have huge line-ups. \u2014 Josh Hafner, USA TODAY , 27 Sep. 2017"
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"1968, in the meaning defined above":""
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"banking game":{
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": a gambling game in which bets must be laid against a gambling house, banker, or dealer":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-050414"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Protests erupted in front of cinemas in several U.K. cities after the film, from director Eli King and writer Sheikh Al-Habibi, began showing over the bank holiday weekend for the Queen\u2019s jubilee. \u2014 Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter , 8 June 2022",
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"The \u00a328 million cost does not account for the impact of a one-off extra bank holiday arranged on Friday. \u2014 Christine Mui, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
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"The main Platinum Jubilee celebrations willl take place on June 2 to 5 - a weekend preceded by a bank holiday - will include a Birthday Parade in Horseguards, with 400 musicians and 1,400 soldiers. \u2014 Sarah Turner, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"In her honor, there will be numerous celebrations and a four-day bank holiday from June 2 to June 5. \u2014 Olivia B. Waxman, Time , 2 June 2022",
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"The three-day bank holiday will kick off with Trooping the Color, an annual parade celebrating the Queen\u2019s birthday on Thursday. \u2014 Fortune , 1 June 2022",
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"But others have called on making the bank holiday an annual affair. \u2014 Jeva Lange, The Week , 30 May 2022",
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"In response to the bank holiday , the studios implemented 50 percent salary cuts to most of their production workers. \u2014 Eric Hoyt, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Mar. 2022",
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"The March 1933 bank holiday proved a pivotal moment in Hollywood history, particularly in the relationship between studios and their creative workers. \u2014 Eric Hoyt, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Mar. 2022"
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"1778, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-055640"
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"Bantu Kavirondo":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a group consisting of two distinct but neighboring and related Bantu-speaking peoples, the Logoli and Vugusa of eastern Africa":[]
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"-\u02cck\u00e4v\u0259\u02c8r\u00e4n(\u02cc)d\u014d"
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": a belt worn over the shoulder and across the breast often for the suspending or supporting of some article (such as cartridges) or as a part of an official or ceremonial dress":[]
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The mark of a Bandito is a secret numbered tattoo: a skeleton wearing a thick mustache, a bandolier , and a sombrero, and brandishing a smoking gun. \u2014 The New Yorker , 30 May 2022",
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"One pending case was brought by eight deputies who allege they were routinely harassed by the Banditos, who have matching tattoos of a skeleton outfitted with a sombrero, bandolier and pistol. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Again, past and present will unite through works like a turn-of-the-20th-century bandolier bag with floral beadwork, an art form that continues. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 22 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Photographer Carolina Hernandez handed the two large sombreros, and Barragan draped a bandolier of bogus bullets over her shoulder, propped a toy rifle on her thigh and the cousins struck steely bandito poses. \u2014 Brian Melley, ajc , 13 June 2021",
|
|
"The baby Fallen can be glimpsed as a bandolier -like series of bundles wrapped around a Dreg, presumably its mother. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 6 May 2021",
|
|
"Replaying the scene a few times, his clothing seems to change: sometimes a tactical vest, sometimes a bandolier . \u2014 Nick Capozzoli, Ars Technica , 22 Nov. 2019",
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|
"Representing the Rebellion are the Chewie Rocking Stool, which is of course an homage to the beloved Wookiee Chewbacca, right down to his signature bandolier . \u2014 Jeffrey Bauman, ELLE Decor , 18 June 2019",
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|
"Qatari police officers in national dress, wearing crisscrossing bandoliers , patrol some areas of Doha on horseback, a nod to a time before Qatar\u2019s vast natural gas wealth when rifle-carrying cavalry defended the emirate. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 June 2018"
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"borrowed from Middle French bandouliere, probably borrowed from Catalan bandolera, feminine noun derivative from bandoler \"highwayman, bandit\" (presumably from the use of such belts as a prop for a highwayman's firearm), earlier, \"supporter, partisan,\" from b\u00e0ndol, variant (with parasitic l ) of bando \"faction, party\" (borrowed from Spanish, probably going back to Late Latin bandum \"flag, standard\") + -er, going back to Latin -\u0101rius -er entry 2 \u2014 more at band entry 3":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1577, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-064332"
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"bank draft":{
|
|
"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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|
|
": a check from one bank to another bank for payment in the name of a particular person or organization":[]
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-064344"
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|
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"banknote":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a promissory note issued by a bank payable to bearer on demand without interest and acceptable as money":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ba\u014bk-\u02ccn\u014dt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bill",
|
|
"greenback",
|
|
"note"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the new nation immediately printed up its own banknotes",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Sometimes people would slip a banknote directly into my boyfriend\u2019s sleek trouser pocket. \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"As an indication of his importance to Ukraine\u2019s cultural heritage, Skovoroda\u2019s likeness adorns a Ukrainian banknote . \u2014 Elena Becatoros And Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"As an indication of his importance to Ukraine\u2019s cultural heritage, Skovoroda\u2019s likeness adorns a Ukrainian banknote . \u2014 oregonlive , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"The online abuse was the result of a seemingly positive tweet in support of feminist campaigner Caroline Criado-Perez, who successfully advocated for novelist Jane Austen to appear on a British banknote . \u2014 CBS News , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"During each robbery, Murrieta reportedly would enter the bank and produce a robbery banknote and a paper bag for the money. \u2014 Fox News , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Meanwhile, Nigeria is the only country in West Africa with a banknote printer and mint. \u2014 Kingsley Kobo, Quartz , 30 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"But the tuple of the banknote , receipt and change were something more than art. \u2014 David G.w. Birch, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"There is Europium in the Euro banknote because of its glowiness. \u2014 Quartz Staff, Quartz , 22 Nov. 2021"
|
|
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"1695, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-085414"
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a copyright form of lottery conducted by proprietors of motion-picture theaters with a drawing of prizes for distribution among patrons who have registered and are present at an appointed evening performance":[]
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100114"
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the interest discounted in advance on a note and computed on the face value of the note":[]
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"From Amazon devices on the cheap, to exclusive Anker power bank discounts , and a small, but decent eBay coupon, here are the best deals of the week. \u2014 Cameron Faulkner, The Verge , 25 Aug. 2018"
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": the insurance of deposit accounts up to $10,000 (formerly up to $5000) in banks in the U.S. that belong to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation":[]
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a perforated stone reported only from archaic sites in midwestern and eastern North America and having usually two symmetrical wings that was apparently used primarily as a weight attached to a throwing stick but doubtless had considerable ceremonial significance, having been often buried with the dead \u2014 compare atlatl":[]
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-124051"
|
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|
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|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ban entry 3":[]
|
|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u00e4n\u0259s"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"Medieval Latin, from Serbo-Croatian b\u0101n lord, ruler":""
|
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-131149"
|
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|
|
"banker's bank":{
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-141232"
|
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|
|
"banana bread":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a quick bread made with mashed ripe bananas mixed into the batter":[
|
|
"Banana bread is the unsung hero of cutting back on kitchen waste. What other decadent treat could you make that uses up all your nearly-expired breakfast fruit",
|
|
"\u2014 Kaitlyn McInnis",
|
|
"A lot of us are moving from one \"comfort food\" meal to the next (think of all the lasagnas and banana breads on Instagram).",
|
|
"\u2014 Michael J. Breus"
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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"1930, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-144208"
|
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|
|
"bank deposit":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any funds credited to a depositor's account by a bank":[]
|
|
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|
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|
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"bank entry 4":""
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-145241"
|
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|
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"banner screen":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a fire screen consisting of an upright pole usually mounted on a tripod and carrying a rectangular frame covered with tapestry or needlework":[]
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-151523"
|
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|
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"bank loan":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a loan that is made by a bank":[]
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-155914"
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|
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"banana boat":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a boat for transporting bananas":[
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"\u2026 Barnes was a \u2026 free spirit who, disguised as a male seaman on a banana boat , had run guns for Mexican revolutionaries.",
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"\u2014 David Roberts , Smithsonian , August 1994"
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],
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": a long, narrow, inflatable recreational boat that riders sit astride while being towed by a powerboat":[
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"When the banana boat arrived out in the bay, almost opposite our house, all its riders fell off.",
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"\u2014 Sarah Poyntz , Manchester Guardian Weekly , 9 Aug. 1992"
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]
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"first_known_use":{
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"1879, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-165620"
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},
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"banker's bill":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a bill of exchange drawn by a bank on a foreign bank":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"banker entry 2":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-165949"
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},
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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 roofed platform on which a band or orchestra performs outdoors":[],
|
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": a platform in a ballroom or nightclub on which musicians perform":[]
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},
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"\u02c8band-\u02ccstand",
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"\u02c8ban(d)-\u02ccstand"
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],
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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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"Bands of all genres perform each week at the bandstand . \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 13 June 2022",
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"The Celebrity Series will transform the outdoor space with a dance floor, a bandstand , lights, and a small stage where dance instructors will walk crowds through the moves. \u2014 Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com , 11 May 2022",
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"In addition to over 1,000 horticulture, design, photographic and educational exhibits, the show features live entertainment at the bandstand , food, a beer and wine garden and shopping opportunities. \u2014 Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 16 Apr. 2022",
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"Art galleries, restaurants and shops sit near the square, which centers on a bandstand . \u2014 Lauren Beale, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
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"The volunteer fire firefighters arrived in time to save the bandstand , Shepherd said. \u2014 Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The Sentinel spared few superlatives in describing the occasion: the dedication of the park\u2019s new bandstand . \u2014 Orlando Sentinel , 24 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The Coronado Concert Band performed on the bandstand as visitors explored the booths. \u2014 Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Visitors can also enjoy live bandstand entertainment, food, a beer and wine garden, as well as shopping featuring local artists and small businesses. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170155"
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},
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"bank indicator":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": relative inclinometer":[]
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"bank entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171518"
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},
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"banking screw":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an adjustable screw in a chronometer escapement for regulating the depth of escape-tooth locking":[]
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},
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"from present participle of bank entry 2":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174253"
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},
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"banner pompano":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": longfin pompano":[]
|
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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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"so called from its long dorsal and anal fins":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174339"
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},
|
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"Bankia":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a genus of boring mollusks (family Teredinidae) including the giant northwest shipworm ( B. setacea ) of the Pacific coast of North America":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ba\u014bk\u0113\u0259"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Sir Joseph Banks \u20201820 English naturalist + New Latin -ia":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180901"
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},
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"bank debit":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the charge against a bank-deposit account resulting from the drawing of checks or from cash withdrawals":[]
|
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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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"bank entry 4":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-184841"
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},
|
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"banuyo":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a Philippine timber tree ( Wallaceodendron celebicum ) of the family Leguminosae":[],
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": the fine hard wood of the banuyo, similar to acle, of pale golden-brown or dark coffee color, much used in cabinetwork":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"b\u0259\u02c8n\u00fc(\u02cc)y\u014d"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Tagalog":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191306"
|
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},
|
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"bank guaranty":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": insurance to protect depositors in a bank against loss in case of failure \u2014 see depository bond":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"bank entry 4":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191345"
|
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},
|
|
"bandolerismo":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": highway robbery":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccb\u00e4n-",
|
|
"\u02ccban-d\u0259-(\u02cc)le-\u02c8riz-(\u02cc)m\u014d"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Spanish, from bandolero + -ismo -ism":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191530"
|
|
},
|
|
"banxring":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": tree shrew":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014bksi\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Javanese bangsring":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-192245"
|
|
},
|
|
"bank pole":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a fishing pole secured to the shore and not tended by a fisherman":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bank entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211732"
|
|
},
|
|
"banana clip":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a clip that is slightly curved and used to hold a person's hair in place":[],
|
|
": a curved magazine or clip for a firearm":[
|
|
"\u2026 reached into a camouflaged vest bulging with a bayonet and banana clips of ammunition for his AK-47 \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Paul Watson"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"And now, it has been brought to my attention that the youths are attempting to bring back the banana clip . \u2014 Marci Robin, Allure , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In the first photo, the star is holding an adorable Yorkie and wearing her banana clip with a pink tank that featured criss-cross cutouts. \u2014 Hanna Flanagan, PEOPLE.com , 26 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"On Saturday Guido Palau clamped the ponytails at Alexander Wang with a retro banana clip , and hairstylist Anthony Turner sent models with comb headbands down the runway at Prabal Gurung last night. \u2014 Ashley Weatherford, The Cut , 12 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"Fischbach said the man had a loaded handgun with him at the hospital and an AK-47 assault rifle with two banana clips carrying 30 rounds each in his vehicle in the hospital parking lot. \u2014 Fox News , 25 June 2018",
|
|
"Considering that the banana clip made an unequivocal comeback during fall fashion shows, perhaps the time has come to welcome the triangular fasteners into the present-tense lexicon, too. \u2014 Calin Van Paris, Vogue , 26 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"The \u201990s are back, but everyone already knew that with the proliferation of Nike Air Max 95s, chunky glitter, and banana clips . \u2014 Shannon Barbour, The Cut , 13 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"At the fall 2018 shows, food was used as a prop and an accessory, banana clips returned to the cultural zeitgeist, and more than one legend took a final bow. Relive the best, craziest, and most fashion-y moments below. 1. \u2014 Sarah Spellings, The Cut , 15 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"This weekend, Alexander Wang brought back the jaw/claw/ banana clip from yesteryear by sending its models down the runway with silver and black clips for its Fall 2018 collection. \u2014 Chloe Metzger, Marie Claire , 12 Feb. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1951, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212051"
|
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},
|
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"bannister":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"biographical name",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a handrail with its supporting posts":[],
|
|
": handrail":[],
|
|
": baluster sense 2":[],
|
|
"Sir Roger (Gilbert) 1929\u20132018 British runner and neurologist":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba-n\u0259-st\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212729"
|
|
},
|
|
"bandoleer fruit":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the fleshy berrylike fruit of an East Indian vine ( Zanonia indica )":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"see bandolier"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215633"
|
|
},
|
|
"bandstration":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the scoring of music for a band":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)ban(d)-\u00a6str\u0101-sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"band entry 3 + orche stration":""
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221055"
|
|
},
|
|
"Ban Ki-moon":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"1944\u2013 South Korean diplomat; secretary-general of U.N. (2007\u201316)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u00e4n-\u02c8k\u0113-\u02c8m\u00fcn"
|
|
],
|
|
"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":"20220709-221608"
|
|
},
|
|
"bank rate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the rate of interest that is charged by the banks in a particular country":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223303"
|
|
},
|
|
"bank kiln":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a kiln (as in China) built on a slope of a hill to obtain draft":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bank entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235857"
|
|
},
|
|
"banyan":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large fig tree ( Ficus benghalensis ) native to India and Pakistan that starts as an epiphyte and has spreading branches which send out aerial roots that grow down to the ground and form secondary trunks around the host tree":[
|
|
"The banyan kills the host tree by preventing its trunk from growing. After the host dies, the banyan continues to grow. Eventually, one tree appears to be an entire forest.",
|
|
"\u2014 National Geographic World"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccyan",
|
|
"\u02c8ban-y\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Growing up in Auroville, Ms. Park picked lemons and swung on the limbs of banyan trees. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Another top-flight, off-menu mojito can be found in Little River at Sunny\u2019s Steakhouse, an outdoor restaurant arrayed around (and beneath) a massive banyan tree. \u2014 Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Both homes are surrounded by mature kapok and banyan trees that deliver even more privacy. \u2014 Emma Reynolds, Robb Report , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The rapper got down on one knee Tuesday (Jan. 11) in front of a banyan tree the couple holds close to their heart. \u2014 Heran Mamo, Billboard , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Fox announced their engagement Wednesday on Instagram, sharing a video of her husband-to-be getting down on one knee under a banyan tree that holds a significant meaning in their relationship. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 13 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Since late 2020, Guangzhou has removed many banyan trees as part of municipal beautification projects. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Visit the majestic 32-foot-tall banyan Wishing Tree illuminated with 100,000 festive LED lights. \u2014 Mary Lou Cruz, sun-sentinel.com , 12 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The banyan reaches a height up to 100 feet and spreads laterally indefinitely, with its branches dropping new roots to the ground, creating a structure that can appear to be composed of many separate trees. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 20 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"earlier banyan Gujarati trader, from Portuguese banean , probably from Tamil v\u0101niyan trader, from Sanskrit v\u0101\u1e47ija ; from a tree of the species in Iran under which such traders conducted business":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1638, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001610"
|
|
},
|
|
"banana boa":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002830"
|
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},
|
|
"banksia":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of a genus ( Banksia ) of Australian evergreen trees or shrubs of the protea family with alternate leathery leaves and flowers in dense cylindrical heads":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014b(k)-s\u0113-\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"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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"There\u2019s a coral tree, a banksia , a puka, a Blackwood acacia and three different palms. \u2014 Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com , 25 May 2020",
|
|
"Unfortunately for the banksia , its roots had apparently led to the formation of cracks in a retaining wall, and one of its two trunks had been cut to the stump. \u2014 Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com , 25 May 2020",
|
|
"The carpenter bees need the longstanding banksias to carry them through multiple seasons. \u2014 National Geographic , 17 Jan. 2020",
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"The banksia plant, which the bees use for nests, have burned. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 10 Jan. 2020",
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"Rainbow lorikeets and bright pink galah cockatoos flitted between eucalyptus trees and banksia blossoms that resembled giant yellow and orange candles. \u2014 Margo Pfeiff, latimes.com , 25 Feb. 2018",
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"Some plants, like banksia , release seeds out of woody capsules when heated, while others, including some orchids, flower after stimulation by a fire. \u2014 C. Claiborne Ray, New York Times , 22 Jan. 2018"
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"New Latin, genus name, from Sir Joseph Banks":""
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": a handrail with its supporting posts":[],
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": handrail":[],
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"Sir Roger (Gilbert) 1929\u20132018 British runner and neurologist":[]
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"\u02c8ba-n\u0259-st\u0259r"
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": a small swallow ( Riparia riparia ) of the northern hemisphere that nests in a hole it makes in a bank":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-044017"
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"\u02c8ba-ni\u014b"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-045132"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the game of craps played in gambling houses where every bet made against the house is under special rules established by the house":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-050718"
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"definitions":{
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": any of several very large rats (genera Bandicota and Nesokia ) of southern Asia destructive to crops":[],
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": any of various small chiefly insectivorous and herbivorous marsupial mammals (family Peramelidae or family Peroryctidae) of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ban-di-\u02cck\u00fct"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In a conservation first, Australia\u2019s eastern barred bandicoot is back from the brink of extinction. \u2014 Lindsey Mcginnis, The Christian Science Monitor , 19 Oct. 2021",
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"The small nocturnal marsupial was once common throughout southwest Victoria, but habitat destruction, foxes, and feral cats nearly killed off the bandicoot . \u2014 Lindsey Mcginnis, The Christian Science Monitor , 19 Oct. 2021",
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"The bandicoot begins to relax and eventually moves around the enclosure. \u2014 Anthony Ham, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 Nov. 2021",
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"Australia\u2019s conservation efforts did see a boost last week when authorities said the bandicoot , a small furry marsupial, had been brought back from the brink of extinction on the country's mainland. \u2014 NBC News , 22 Sep. 2021",
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"Interestingly, bandicoot populations increase where devils are more prominent than cats, says Hamilton. \u2014 Jason Bittel, National Geographic , 5 Oct. 2020",
|
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"In Crash Bandicoot: On The Run!, video game fans will immediately recognize regions from previous bandicoot games, such as Temple Ruins, Turtle Woods and Bear It. \u2014 Coral Murphy, USA TODAY , 10 July 2020",
|
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"Meanwhile, Hodgens and his partner, Heidi Groffen, have installed two types of cat trap to give the dunnarts, bandicoots , and other marsupials a chance. \u2014 National Geographic , 17 Jan. 2020",
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"Marsupials such as the common planigale, which looks similar to a mouse, and golden bandicoot , which looks more like a rat, also may move in. \u2014 Liz Langley, National Geographic , 25 June 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Telugu pandikokku":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-071423"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": any of several plants constituting the genus Anthurium and having a bright-colored reflexed bannerlike spathe":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-073416"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": gravel or sand as found in natural deposits":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"bank entry 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-073611"
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},
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"bandgap":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": the difference in energy between the valence band and the conduction band of a solid material (such as an insulator or semiconductor) that consists of the range of energy values forbidden to electrons in the material":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8band-\u02ccgap"
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],
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"band entry 1 + gap":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1965, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-075748"
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"bandido":{
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"definitions":{
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": an outlaw especially of Mexican extraction or origin":[]
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"ban-\u02c8d\u0113-(\u02cc)d\u014d"
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],
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"Spanish, from Italian bandito":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-082307"
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},
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"definitions":{
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": a metal tube that contains explosives and a firing mechanism and is used to cut barbed wire and detonate buried mines":[]
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},
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"\u02c8ba\u014b-g\u0259-\u02ccl\u022fr-"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Someone else came up with a bangalore torpedo to blow a hole in one of the barriers the Germans had erected in the surf. \u2014 John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2019",
|
|
"Someone else came up with a bangalore torpedo to blow a hole in one of the barriers the Germans had erected in the surf. \u2014 John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Bangalore , India":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1913, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-090519"
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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"definitions":{
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"country of southern Asia east of India in the area where the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers empty into the Bay of Bengal; a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations since 1971; capital Dhaka area 57,321 square miles (148,460 square kilometers), population 159,453,000 \u2014 see east pakistan":[]
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},
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"\u02ccb\u0259\u014b-",
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"\u02ccb\u00e4\u014b-gl\u0259-\u02c8desh",
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"-\u02c8d\u0101sh",
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"\u02ccba\u014b-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-091319"
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"definitions":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-092839"
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"definitions":{
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": a dog kept tied to serve as a watchdog or because of its ferocity":[]
|
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|
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"\u02c8ban-\u02ccd\u022fg"
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"Middle English bond dogge, band-dogge, from bond, band band entry 1 + dogge dog entry 1":""
|
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-094721"
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"type":[
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|
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"definitions":{
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": an elongated bicycle saddle":[]
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The local community is fearful of The Grabber\u2014this was an era before cell phones and when children spent most of their after-school time unsupervised and riding around on their banana seat bicycles. \u2014 Angela Dawson, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Behind the banana seat of my tiny turquoise bicycle, my father installed squeaky metal training wheels to help me gain balance and confidence. \u2014 Cathy Garrard, Redbook , 24 May 2018"
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],
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-102329"
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": one of a pair of strings for fastening a 16th century ruff or a 17th century collar":[]
|
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"\u02c8ban(d)-\u02ccstri\u014b"
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],
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"band entry 1 (collar) + string":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-102438"
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"definitions":{
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": either of two Australian palms ( Auchontophoenix alexandrae and A. cunninghamii ) cultivated for their tall erect form and pinnate foliage and having a terminal bud that is sometimes used as food":[]
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},
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"native name in Australia":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-102512"
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"city in southern India west of Chennai; capital of the state of Karnataka population 4,292,223":[]
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},
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"\u02c8ba\u014b-g\u0259-\u02ccl\u022fr"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-105824"
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"definitions":{
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": a nymphalid butterfly ( Limenitis arthemis ) of northeastern North America with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-110606"
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},
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"type":[
|
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|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": banderole":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ba-n\u0259-\u02ccr\u014dl"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1548, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-112313"
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"Bantuist":{
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"type":[
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a specialist in the Bantu languages or the Bantu-speaking peoples":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u00fc\u0259\u0307st"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-115816"
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},
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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": a Manchu belonging to a banner":[],
|
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": one who posts bills advertising coming amusements":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ban\u0259(r)m\u0259n",
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"-\u02ccman"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-122438"
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},
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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"definitions":{
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"island in the western Pacific east-southeast of Nauru; belongs to Kiribati area over 2 square miles (5 square kilometers), population 284":[]
|
|
},
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"pronounciation":[
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"b\u00e4-\u02c8n\u00e4-b\u00e4"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-132656"
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"type":[
|
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|
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"an awards banquet"
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": to partake of a banquet":[
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"The night before, after a typical 12-hour workday, the president banqueted until nearly midnight \u2026",
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"\u2014 Spike Mafford"
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],
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": to treat with a banquet : feast":[
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"They will be banqueting visiting dignitaries."
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]
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},
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"\u02c8ba\u014b-kw\u0259t",
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"\u02c8ban-",
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"also -\u02cckwet"
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],
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"dinner",
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"feast",
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"feed",
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"regale",
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"spread"
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"feast",
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"junket",
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"regale"
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"They held a banquet in his honor.",
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"prepared a celebratory banquet for the graduating class",
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"Verb",
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"banqueted the returning troops at the military base",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The awards banquet was held Saturday in Orange Beach. \u2014 Al.com Staff, al , 29 June 2022",
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"Two nights before the 44th Shriners Football Classic at the pre-game banquet , Masconomet senior Oliver Hanson delivered a reminder to all the participants and organizers about the importance of the game. \u2014 Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
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"At the end-of-season banquet in December 2020, Kyle Pooler made a declaration that changed the trajectory of Liberty High School's girls golf program. \u2014 Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic , 19 May 2022",
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"During the lunch banquet , Chou, a Chinese immigrant and a security guard who lived in Las Vegas, allegedly locked the outside church doors with chains and tried to super glue the locks. \u2014 Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
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"Some 50 people were in attendance at the banquet , all of whom were Asian American, ranging from 66 to 92 years old, Barnes said. \u2014 Kalie Drago, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
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"Between 30 and 40 congregants were attending the banquet after a morning church service. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 May 2022",
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"The ceremony is usually held in January, during the annual banquet . \u2014 Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun , 14 May 2022",
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"As social hour for the banquet began at 4:30 p.m. Friday at the Shell Lake Arts Center, the mercury hit 73 degrees under sunny skies. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"However, the annual mushers banquet in Anchorage won\u2019t happen as usual on the Thursday before the race. \u2014 Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Jan. 2021",
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"Our state government agency generally has an annual awards banquet off-site in December. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Dec. 2020",
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"Roy and others who work for the chamber and Visit Sitka were at Centennial Hall Sunday cleaning up from the chamber awards banquet the night before, and were stunned when the messages started coming in. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 Feb. 2020"
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"Middle French, from Old Italian banchetto , from diminutive of banca bench, bank":"Noun",
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"borrowed from Middle French banqueter, derivative of banquet banquet entry 1":"Verb"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"circa 1500, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-134932"
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},
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"band-tailed":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": marked by a band or bands upon the tail":[]
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"\u02c8band-\u02cct\u0101ld"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-143607"
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},
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"bank letter":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a periodical reviewing economic and financial developments that is issued by a bank":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"bank entry 4":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-145335"
|
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},
|
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"Bang's disease":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{},
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|
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"\u02c8ba\u014bz-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Bernhard L. F. Bang \u20201932 Danish veterinarian":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1920, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-155344"
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},
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"banzai attack":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The fighting was fierce and ended with a massed banzai attack \u2014 the first such all-out charge that Americans would face in the bloody island-hopping campaign. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 11 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"As the tide rose and the Marines finally began to push in, the remaining Japanese troops launched an all-out banzai attack . \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 28 June 2019"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1944, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-160656"
|
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},
|
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"banzai charge":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a determined often reckless act":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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|
"And yet, despite its extreme location, Arctic conditions and the site of the first horrific banzai charge of the war, history has relegated the Aleutian campaign to a footnote amid bigger conflicts in the Pacific, Garfield wrote. \u2014 Alex Horton, Washington Post , 24 May 2018"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1942, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-162051"
|
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},
|
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"banqueteer":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": banqueter sense 2":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-a(a)nk-",
|
|
"\u00a6ba\u014bkw\u0259\u0307\u00a6ti(\u0259)r"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-162233"
|
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},
|
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"banana bird":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": banana quit":[],
|
|
": any of several Australian birds":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-171958"
|
|
},
|
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"banker's check":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": traveler's check":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
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|
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"banker entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-172418"
|
|
},
|
|
"bank vole":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the common red-backed mouse ( Clethrionomys glareolus ) of Europe":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bank entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-173117"
|
|
},
|
|
"banded anteater":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": numbat":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-173255"
|
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},
|
|
"banovina":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a former administrative subdivision of Yugoslavia":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u00e4n\u0259\u02ccv\u0113n\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Serbo-Croatian b\u0101novina , from b\u0101n lord, ruler":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-174733"
|
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},
|
|
"bananas Foster":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a dessert of bananas flamed (as with rum) and served with ice cream":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8f\u00e4-",
|
|
"-\u02c8f\u022f-st\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Richard Foster , friend of New Orleans restaurateur Owen E. Brennan, at whose restaurant the dish was first made":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1962, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-184436"
|
|
},
|
|
"banded rudderfish":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a common amberfish ( Seriola zonata ) of the western Atlantic":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-184937"
|
|
},
|
|
"banner cloud":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cloud touching and extending out from the lee side of a mountain peak":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-190337"
|
|
},
|
|
"banga":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large spherical baked-clay water jar of the Philippines":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u00e4\u014b-\u02c8\u00e4"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Tagalog":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-191031"
|
|
},
|
|
"bank winding":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a type of winding of coils which is used especially in radios and in which the turns are staggered so as to reduce the capacity of the whole coil":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bank entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-193852"
|
|
},
|
|
"bannerline":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": banner entry 1 sense 4":[],
|
|
": banner entry 2 sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\""
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"banner entry 1 + line":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-210849"
|
|
},
|
|
"bannerless":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lacking a banner":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u2212 R -n\u0259l- or -n\u1d4al-",
|
|
"\u02c8ban\u0259rl\u0259\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-213232"
|
|
},
|
|
"bangalay":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bastard mahogany sense 1a(1)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ba\u014b-\u02c8a-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"native name in Australia":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-215905"
|
|
},
|
|
"banister":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a handrail with its supporting posts":[],
|
|
": handrail":[],
|
|
": baluster sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba-n\u0259-st\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balustrade",
|
|
"guardrail",
|
|
"rail",
|
|
"railing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The children love to slide down the banister .",
|
|
"She held the banister tightly.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Or Webster peeps through a banister and pelts the others with water beads from a toy gun. \u2014 Lynsey Weatherspoon/redux For Cnn, CNN , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"It can be draped over a doorway to frame the entrance, wrapped around a banister , placed down the center of a dining room table, or hung over a mantle. \u2014 Ariel Scotti, Better Homes & Gardens , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Other playful flourishes included a hammock, a pulley system for storing bikes, and a seat made of netting that dangles from the banister on the landing of the studio staircase, creating an unexpected spot to read. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"His mother opened the front door and saw him at the top of the stairs threatening to hurl N.\u2019s new computer over the banister . \u2014 Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times , 22 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Since turning 100, Ellers has painted his fence, re-stuccoed the front steps, stained the stairway banister , resurfaced a concrete wall in his garage and planted a flagpole, in the side yard, to honor Old Glory. \u2014 Mike Klingaman, baltimoresun.com , 29 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Mistletoe tied to the banister and vintage ornaments hanging from cabinet hardware add whimsy. \u2014 Paige Porter Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens , 24 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Inside, the stairs need a banister , a spot only has a subfloor, an area is missing drywall and a bathroom is unfinished. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The fireplace, copper chimney and banister are all unique, for example, giving the home a more polished, curated feel. \u2014 Helena Madden, Robb Report , 15 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"alteration of baluster":""
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-224837"
|
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},
|
|
"banshee":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a female spirit in Gaelic folklore whose appearance or wailing warns a family that one of them will soon die":[
|
|
"We heard someone screaming like a banshee ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ban-\u02c8sh\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8ban-(\u02cc)sh\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"I heard someone wailing like a banshee .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Docile until riled, Audi\u2019s blistering banshee really gets up on its hind legs, capable of going toe-to-toe with just about anything made for real-world driving. \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Yeah Yeahs frontwoman Karen O, who details her evolution from a shy Jersey girl playing acoustic guitar at open mic nights into a howling banshee flinging herself recklessly across club stages. \u2014 Andrew Barker, Variety , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"This bluesy banshee sounded like no other white man in rock and roll. \u2014 James Wood, The New Yorker , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"This will break the spell of the banshee \u2019s hold and allow the people to emerge from a victim mindset. \u2014 Thomas Lim, Forbes , 30 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"On Sunday, the airfield was a site of constant activity, with queues of dark-gray U.S. military transport aircraft and the banshee scream of Qatari Air Force Rafale jets streaking into the distance. \u2014 Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times , 22 Aug. 2021",
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"She was accused of hitching her star to a white man, John Lennon, and of breaking up the Beatles \u2014 and, by proxy, undermining pop as a whole, its giddy sanctity endangered by this wailing banshee . \u2014 New York Times , 11 Aug. 2021",
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"It's rated at 195 horsepower, and that power comes at a banshee -screaming 8000 rpm\u2014just 400 rpm short of the redline. \u2014 John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver , 12 May 2021",
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"But Walter resisted the reflex to play Evelyn as a B-movie banshee , or a pathetic patsy of the feminist movement the film caricatures so floridly. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Mar. 2021"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Irish bean s\u00eddhe & Scottish Gaelic bean s\u00ecth , literally, woman of fairyland":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1771, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-230313"
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},
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"bannerman":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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": standard-bearer":[],
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": a Manchu belonging to a banner":[],
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": one who posts bills advertising coming amusements":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ban\u0259(r)m\u0259n",
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"-\u02ccman"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-232438"
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"bank-full":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": full to the top of the banks":[
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"a bank-full river"
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]
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"bank entry 1 + full":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-233945"
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},
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"bandie":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": stickleback":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ban-d\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably alteration of banstickle":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-234006"
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},
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"banded drum":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the black drum when immature":[],
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": a sciaenid fish ( Larimus fasciatus ) of the South Atlantic and the Gulf coast of the U.S.":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-022000"
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},
|
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"bank-wound":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": of or having to do with bank winding":[]
|
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},
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"bank entry 1":""
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},
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-022221"
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},
|
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"banana family":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": musaceae":[]
|
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},
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-024855"
|
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},
|
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"bananas":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": crazy":[
|
|
"drives me bananas",
|
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"the crowd went bananas"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"especially British -\u02c8n\u00e4-",
|
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"b\u0259-\u02c8na-n\u0259z"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"All the noise drove me bananas ."
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1935, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-025944"
|
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},
|
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"banana shrub":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a Chinese evergreen shrub ( Michelia fuscata ) with flowers having a fragrance like banana":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-034101"
|
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},
|
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"banquet lamp":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a tall elaborate kerosene table lamp":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1888, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-034445"
|
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},
|
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"bank card":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a card (such as a credit card or an ATM card) issued by a bank":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"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",
|
|
"The Pay With GasBuddy card links to a customer\u2019s bank account and functions like a bank card . \u2014 Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Yet financial records showed Hague used McClelland\u2019s bank card to make significant purchases between Aug. 14, 2020, and Aug. 16, 2020, investigators allege. \u2014 Maxine Bernstein, Anchorage Daily News , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Yet financial records showed Hague used McClelland\u2019s bank card to make significant purchases between Aug. 14, 2020, and Aug. 16, 2020, investigators allege. \u2014 oregonlive , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"His injuries weren\u2019t serious and the robbers only made off with $12, his bank card and an old cellphone, Mr. Lane said. \u2014 Joe Barrett, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The suspect tried to withdraw money using a bank card , but was unsuccessful. \u2014 cleveland , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The driver escorted him to an A.T.M., but his bank card was also declined. \u2014 The New Yorker , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"McShan allegedly approached Damis and stabbed him multiple times before taking his wallet, cash and bank card . \u2014 Fox News , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Her own bank card , issued by the as-yet-unsanctioned Tinkoff Bank, still works. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 4 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1947, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-050148"
|
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},
|
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"bannut":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": english walnut":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ban\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English bannenote":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-053325"
|
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},
|
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"banana slug":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of a genus ( Ariolimax ) of large slugs native to moist forests of western North America that have a long, fusiform body and are sometimes bright yellow in color with brown or black spots":[
|
|
"\u2026 on a pile of redwood stumps by the side of the road, we discovered banana slugs , curled-up balls of bright-yellow ooze that slowly expand to full banana size, seven inches or more, as they glide their slimy way around.",
|
|
"\u2014 Tamar Lewin , New York Times , 18 Aug. 1996",
|
|
"Banana slugs prefer to graze on wild plants, fallen leaves or, in rare cases, dead animals.",
|
|
"\u2014 Scott McCredie , Smithsonian , February 1989"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
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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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"1953, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-070407"
|
|
},
|
|
"banker-mark":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mark cut by the stonecutter on dressed stones in medieval times to identify the person preparing the stone":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"banker entry 4":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-081550"
|
|
},
|
|
"banner head":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": banner sense 4":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-081835"
|
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},
|
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"banana fish":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bonefish sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"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":"20220711-082603"
|
|
},
|
|
"banana freckle":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a disease of the fruit and leaves of the banana caused by an imperfect fungus ( Macrophoma musae ) producing brown or black spots":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"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":"20220711-083640"
|
|
},
|
|
"banker's draft":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a check or bill drawn by one bank against balances deposited with another":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"banker entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-091249"
|
|
},
|
|
"bank call":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a periodic demand made usually quarterly by the Comptroller of Currency of the U.S. upon national banks and by the heads of the banking departments of the several states upon state banks and trust companies for sworn detailed statements showing the condition of the banks as of a definite date":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bank entry 4":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-111519"
|
|
},
|
|
"bandit":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": robber":[],
|
|
": an enemy plane":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ban-d\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The series traces his evolution, from his time as a bandit to his transformation into the leader of the Mexican Revolution. \u2014 Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The would-be bandit walked into the bank and handed a note to the teller demanding cash from the bank, McNamara said. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Tiburcio Vasquez, the swashbuckling bandit chief who defended his crimes as a simple justice for his people against the Yankee invaders. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Proctor started with the first string at the bandit safety position. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"An investigator who found Daniels\u2019 car parked near his home was able to see a green camouflage gaiter in the backseat, along with a tie-dye pattern sweatshirt that was worn by the bandit during a robbery in Downey. \u2014 Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The rest would be donated to charity, the digital bandit said. \u2014 Fortune , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Idris hopes to make a film about Lawrence Anini, a Nigerian bandit who was killed by a firing squad in 1987. \u2014 Demetria L. Lucas, The Hollywood Reporter , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"If Valve can get most of Steam's popular games running on the Deck without paying a per-device Windows license fee, the company could make out like a bandit \u2014or, at the very least, keep the Deck's launch prices down. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 25 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from Italian bandito (earlier in English also bandetto, probably by association with the Italian diminutive suffix -etto ), noun derivative of bandito \"put under a ban, outlawed, exiled,\" from past participle of bandire \"(of a government or other authority) to announce, proclaim, proscribe, outlaw,\" probably borrowed (directly or via Old Occitan bandir ) from Gothic bandwjan \"to give a sign, show, reveal,\" derivative of bandwo \"sign, signal\" \u2014 more at band entry 3":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-112255"
|
|
},
|
|
"bantamweight":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 118 pounds for professionals and 119 pounds for amateurs \u2014 compare featherweight , flyweight":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ban-t\u0259m-\u02ccw\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"According to Carano, the UFC offered her $1 million to fight then-undefeated bantamweight champion Rousey, but felt pressured when White told media she was being signed before having a chance to build a six-month camp. \u2014 Farah Hannoun, USA TODAY , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"That card also will feature a fight for the International Boxing Organization\u2019s women\u2019s bantamweight title between Melissa Oddessa Parker and Mikenna Tansley, who are both 5-0. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The Pound for Pound case could also be made for bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue and heavyweight champs Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury. \u2014 Anthony Stitt, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Aljamain Sterling became the undisputed bantamweight champion by defending his belt against Petr Yan. \u2014 Mark Long, ajc , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The co-main event features UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling (20-3) defending his belt against Petr Yan (16-2). \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Dominick Cruz and Jose Aldo are finally in the same weight class at bantamweight . \u2014 Troy L. Smith, cleveland , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Sterling had no plans for a trilogy fight with Yan, instead calling out former bantamweight champ T.J. Dillashaw for his next bout. \u2014 Mark Long, ajc , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Mark Magsayo, who recently upset Gary Russell Jr., will defend his featherweight title against former super bantamweight champion Rey Vargas, on July 9 in San Antonio. \u2014 Matt Young, Chron , 15 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1884, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-114617"
|
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},
|
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"banana root borer":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a stout orange or reddish black-marked weevil ( Cosmopolites sordidus ) whose larvae bore in banana plant roots":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-123431"
|
|
},
|
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"Bangash":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a Pashtun people in the Punjab":[],
|
|
": a member of the Bangash people":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ban-\u02ccgash"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-123956"
|
|
},
|
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"banquet room":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large room (as in a restaurant or hotel) suitable for banquets":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The bottling company site on Clinton Avenue is across from the Von Braun Center\u2019s North Hall, the main ballroom/ banquet room officials said the VBC also plans to expand during the development. \u2014 Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Monday, the event returned to in-person with more than 650 attendees, representing 96 schools, jamming the banquet room at the Scottish Rite Events Center in Mission Valley. \u2014 John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 May 2022",
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"Instead of bringing Wilson into team headquarters, the Broncos quietly decorated a banquet room in the neighboring fieldhouse, and had the two SUVs transporting the entourage through a tunnel and park at the edge of the field. \u2014 Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"The 214-room hotel was once among Connecticut\u2019s most popular convention spots, and advertised a 10,000-square-foot banquet room and another 20,000 square feet of flexible meeting spaces. \u2014 Don Stacom, courant.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"Kleine had stocked the banquet room with a healthy buffet of fresh fruit, salads and wraps. \u2014 Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"Campaign signs lined the walls of the banquet room and the hallways, and candidates set up to tables to hand out bumper stickers and flyers. \u2014 Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al , 19 Feb. 2022",
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"Picture an after-party banquet room with dirty plates and glasses on the tables next to noisemakers and confetti strewn all over the floor. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 1 Feb. 2022",
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"The restaurant, which began as a coffee shop, expanded when a dining room was added and then a second-floor bar and a banquet room , with much of the work done by Mr. Fischer, an experienced carpenter who had built five houses. \u2014 Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com , 6 Jan. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1717, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-134748"
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},
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"banker mason":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a worker who does by hand the final preparation work on stone-masonry blocks":[]
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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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"banker entry 4":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-135327"
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},
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"bank-breaker":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": something that is extremely or excessively expensive":[
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"At less than $700,000, the Flynn-Johnston compromise is not a bank-breaker .",
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"\u2014 Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News , 4 Dec. 2009"
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],
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"\u2014 see also break the bank at bank entry 4":[
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"At less than $700,000, the Flynn-Johnston compromise is not a bank-breaker .",
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"\u2014 Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News , 4 Dec. 2009"
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]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1984, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-142646"
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},
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"Baniva":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an Arawakan people of the upper Orinoco and R\u00edo Negro, Venezuela and Colombia":[],
|
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": a member of such people":[],
|
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": the language of the Baniva people":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"b\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113-v\u0259"
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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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"Spanish baniva , of American Indian origin":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-145805"
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},
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"bankbook":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the depositor's book in which a bank records deposits and withdrawals : passbook":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ba\u014bk-\u02ccbu\u0307k"
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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",
|
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"The union argues instead for a reduction in the state sales tax on gas, but those revenues go to the state\u2019s general bankbook . \u2014 Jeremy Gorner, chicagotribune.com , 2 Feb. 2022"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1714, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-150225"
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},
|
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"banker and broker":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of various card games in which two or more opposing players lift off a packet from the deck and show the card at the bottom of the packet, the highest-ranking card so shown determining the winner":[]
|
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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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"banker entry 2":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-152705"
|
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},
|
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"bantay":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a guard or sentinel":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"b\u00e4n\u2027t\u012b"
|
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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":{
|
|
"Tagalog bant\u00e1y":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-160117"
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},
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"bandito":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": an outlaw especially of Mexican extraction or origin":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"ban-\u02c8d\u0113-(\u02cc)t\u014d"
|
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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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"borrowed from Italian, \"outlaw\" \u2014 more at bandit":""
|
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1591, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-163314"
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},
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"Bantu":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a family of Niger-Congo languages spoken in central and southern Africa":[],
|
|
": a member of any of a group of African peoples who speak Bantu languages":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ban-(\u02cc)t\u00fc",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u00e4n-"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"ba- , a plural noun classifier + -ntu , noun base meaning \"person\" in several Bantu languages":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-164754"
|
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},
|
|
"bandar seri begawan":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"town and capital of Brunei population 27,285":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccb\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccser-\u0113-b\u0259-\u02c8g\u00e4-w\u00e4n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-174246"
|
|
},
|
|
"bantayan":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lookout , signal tower":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u00e4n\u2027\u02c8t\u00e4\u02ccy\u00e4n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Tagalog, from bant\u00e1y":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-104705"
|
|
},
|
|
"banns":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": public announcement especially in church of a proposed marriage":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8banz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English banes, banns, plural of ban, bane \"proclamation by an authority, announcement in church of a proposed marriage\" \u2014 more at ban entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-180857"
|
|
},
|
|
"banded rattlesnake":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": timber rattlesnake":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-182707"
|
|
},
|
|
"Bandar \u02bdAbbas":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"city in southern Iran on the Strait of Hormuz population 379,301":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccb\u0259n-d\u0259r(-\u0113)-\u0259-\u02c8b\u00e4s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-185654"
|
|
},
|
|
"banded pickerel":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": chain pickerel":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-193533"
|
|
},
|
|
"banana spider":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": huntsman spider sense 2":[
|
|
"\u2026 the spider\u2014also known as a banana spider because it is sometimes found in boxes of bananas, or a giant crab spider\u2014may strike fear into the hearts of some people, but is harmless to humans.",
|
|
"\u2014 Angela Taylor and Mark Drever , Aberdeen (Scotland) Press and Journal , 21 Mar. 2003"
|
|
],
|
|
": tarantula sense 2":[
|
|
"Tarantulas once were called banana spiders because they were often found in shipments of fruit.",
|
|
"\u2014 Sally Bank , Calgary Herald , 30 Dec. 1995"
|
|
],
|
|
": golden silk spider":[
|
|
"Golden silk spiders are named for their golden web, but are also called banana spiders because their body is long, thin and the top side is yellow.",
|
|
"\u2014 Lee Belanger, News-Press (Fort Myers, Florida) , 25 Mar. 2006"
|
|
],
|
|
": brazilian wandering spider":[
|
|
"Brazilian wandering spiders have been given the nickname the banana spider as they are occasionally discovered as stowaways within banana shipments.",
|
|
"\u2014 Matt Goerzen , Winnipeg Free Press , 8 May 2009"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1897, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-195141"
|
|
},
|
|
"Bandar Seri Begawan":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"town and capital of Brunei population 27,285":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccb\u0259n-d\u0259r-\u02ccser-\u0113-b\u0259-\u02c8g\u00e4-w\u00e4n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-195516"
|
|
},
|
|
"bantamize":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to cause (a breed of fowls) to become bantam or to produce a bantam strain":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ban-t\u0259-\u02ccm\u012bz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-202917"
|
|
},
|
|
"bank stock":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the capital stock of any banking company":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bank entry 4":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-205216"
|
|
},
|
|
"band brake":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a friction brake used especially in vehicles, cranes, and hoists that consists of a flexible band around a revolving drum and is operated by tightening the band":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-210759"
|
|
},
|
|
"banded spindle":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": band shell entry 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-212603"
|
|
},
|
|
"banyan day":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a day on which no meat is served to the crew of a ship":[],
|
|
": a day on which the food is of inferior quality (as on the last day of a weekly ration)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"so called from the banyans' abstinence from flesh":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-212723"
|
|
},
|
|
"Banana River":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"lagoon in eastern Florida between the Canaveral Peninsula and Merritt Island":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u0259-\u02c8na-n\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-213003"
|
|
},
|
|
"bankers' blanket bond":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": insurance sold to financial institutions covering theft by employees and losses due to burglary, robbery, or forgery \u2014 compare fidelity bond":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"banker entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-214427"
|
|
},
|
|
"banana":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an elongated usually tapering tropical fruit with soft pulpy flesh enclosed in a soft usually yellow rind":[
|
|
"a bunch of bananas",
|
|
"slipped on a banana peel"
|
|
],
|
|
": any of several widely cultivated perennial often treelike herbs (genus Musa of the family Musaceae, the banana family) bearing bananas in compact pendent bunches":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"especially British -\u02c8n\u00e4-",
|
|
"b\u0259-\u02c8na-n\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"One readers likely recommended for the kids menu including a pork or beef BBQ plate, or the homemade desserts like lemon ice box pie, chocolate fudge pie, banana pudding and peanut butter pie. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Sides include chips and salsa, rice, beans, nachos, street corn, banana pudding, cole slaw and tomato-and-cucumber salad. \u2014 Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Food and Drink Old-fashioned banana pudding gets a hit of chocolate from wafers and a light dusting of cocoa powder just before serving. \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"This recipe elevates your typical banana pudding into something a little more unexpected. \u2014 Janae Mckenzie, Glamour , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s peach cobbler for two, chocolate buttermilk pie and banana pudding made with Nilla Wafers. \u2014 Leslie Kelly, Forbes , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"Other treats include banana pudding, brownies and blondies. \u2014 Courtney Wilson, Chron , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Use this as a filling for fruit tarts and cream puffs, layered in a trifle, or folded into sliced bananas and vanilla wafers for bakery-worthy banana pudding. \u2014 Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon App\u00e9tit , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"Like: Repeatedly slipping on banana peels, slurping down hot dogs, or guzzling fake whiskey to simulate the debauchery of the Viper Room. \u2014 Francine Orr, Los Angeles Times , 7 June 2022"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Spanish or Portuguese; Spanish, from Portuguese, of African origin; akin to Wolof banaana banana":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1597, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-220044"
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},
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"Bantry Bay":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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"definitions":{
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"inlet of the Atlantic in southwestern County Cork, Ireland":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ban-tr\u0113"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-220941"
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},
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"Bansk\u00e1 Bystrica":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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"town in central Slovakia population 80,003":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u00e4n-\u02ccsk\u00e4-\u02c8bi-stri-\u02ccts\u00e4"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-221411"
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},
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"banana split":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": ice cream served on a banana sliced in half lengthwise and usually garnished with flavored syrups, fruits, nuts, and whipped cream":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Now and then, Luhrmann cheerfully slices up the frame like someone making a banana split . \u2014 Anthony Lane, The New Yorker , 24 June 2022",
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"Transform a creamy classic into a stunning dessert like this banana split cake, layered with pineapple and strawberry fillings. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"With seven specialty sundaes, LeDuc's also has a specialty super sundae with the banana split . \u2014 Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 Nov. 2021",
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"Stir into pancake batter or add crunch to a banana split . \u2014 Kim Sun\u00e9e, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Jan. 2022",
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"The menu now includes a hot fudge ice cream cake, chocolate chip cookie sundae, a seasonal pie selection, Big Boy banana split and turtle cheesecake. \u2014 Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 31 July 2021",
|
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"His favorite shake is the old-school banana split , which is made with strawberry and banana pudding ice cream and topped with a full-sized banana. \u2014 Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News , 6 July 2021",
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"John Cho's hair is resplendent\u2014the approximate size and shape of a shareable banana split \u2014in a promo for the upcoming live-action Netflix adaptation of the beloved anime Cowboy Bebop. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 8 June 2021",
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"That ice cream parlor was Alaskaland, with its western theme and giant Mount McKinley banana split . \u2014 David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News , 16 May 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1906, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-223114"
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},
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"banded palm civet":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": any of several East Indian civets that constitute the genus Hemigalus and usually have a light coat with dark transverse stripes":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-225602"
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},
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"Bantam":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"geographical name",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of numerous small domestic fowls that are often miniatures of members of the standard breeds":[],
|
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": a person of diminutive stature and often combative disposition":[],
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"former town of Indonesia in the northwestern corner of Java; once capital of the Sultanate of Bantam":[],
|
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": small , diminutive":[],
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": pertly combative":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ban-t\u0259m"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"diminutive",
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"dinky",
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"dwarfish",
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"fine",
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"half-pint",
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"Lilliputian",
|
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"little",
|
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"pint-size",
|
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"pint-sized",
|
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"pocket",
|
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"pocket-size",
|
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"pocket-sized",
|
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"puny",
|
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"pygmy",
|
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"shrimpy",
|
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"slight",
|
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"small",
|
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"smallish",
|
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"subnormal",
|
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"toylike",
|
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"undersized",
|
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"undersize"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"big",
|
|
"biggish",
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"considerable",
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"goodly",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"handsome",
|
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"husky",
|
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"king-size",
|
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"king-sized",
|
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"large",
|
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"largish",
|
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"outsize",
|
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"outsized",
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"overscale",
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"overscaled",
|
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"oversize",
|
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"oversized",
|
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"sizable",
|
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"sizeable",
|
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"substantial",
|
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"tidy",
|
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"whacking",
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"whopping"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Adjective",
|
|
"a bantam comedian who is known to fellow performers for his oversize ego",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"They were inextricably linked through sports, even if their two-year age gap meant Smith, now 26, was just a pewee when McLain was a bantam . \u2014 Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Wearing the flashy, sporty clothes of a barroom bantam (Alice Tavener did the costumes), Mr. Battiste finds the cancerous, painful insecurity within Walter\u2019s strutting exhibitionism. \u2014 Ben Brantley, New York Times , 1 July 2019",
|
|
"Perlini was teammates with Wings forward Dylan Larkin on the Belle Tire bantam team that won a national championship in 2011. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 28 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"These bantam stars were considered unlikely to host many close-in planets \u2014 worlds that orbit near enough to their suns to receive sufficient energy to sustain life. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"And for decades, one bantam -sized tailor has outfitted more than his share of hulking hockey stars. Giovanni Vacca, 86, stands about 5-foot-5 and sports a black suit, V-neck sweater and dress shirt. \u2014 Salim Valji, New York Times , 10 June 2019",
|
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"Times are 9 to 10:30 a.m. for mites (8 and under) and squirts (10 and under) and 10:30 a.m. to noon for peewees (12 and under) and bantams (17 and under). \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 7 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Years before, Meade had played for Monte with the Chicago Blues at the bantam level. \u2014 Jon J. Kerr, chicagotribune.com , 26 June 2019",
|
|
"Eventually, ispace aims to set up a robotic lunar transportation service and use its bantam rovers to identify and help exploit the resources available on Earth's nearest neighbor, such as water ice. \u2014 Mike Wall, Space.com , 26 Sep. 2018",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Tipping the scales at a bantam weight of only 1.14 pounds, and less than a foot long, even the gram-conscious minimalists have to take notice. \u2014 Tim Macwelch, Outdoor Life , 9 Sep. 2019"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Bantam , former residency in Java":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1740, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-231407"
|
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},
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"Banda Sea":{
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"type":[
|
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"geographical name"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"sea in the eastern Malay Archipelago southeast of Sulawesi, south of the Moluccas, west of the Aru Islands, and northeast of Timor":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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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":"20220711-231918"
|
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},
|
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"banneret":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a knight leading his vassals into the field under his own banner":[],
|
|
": a small banner":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba-n\u0259-r\u0259t",
|
|
"\u02ccba-n\u0259-\u02c8ret"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English baneret, banerette \"knight belonging to the higher of the two grades of knighthood (opposed to a knight-bachelor), able to bring vassals into the field under his own banner\" borrowed from Anglo-French baneret, banneret (continental Old French baner\u00e8s [subject], banerec [object]), from baner banner entry 1 + -et -et entry 1 (or alternatively from ban \"summon to arms by a king or lord\" + -eret, extension of -et )":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English banerett, from baner banner entry 1 + -et -et entry 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-232423"
|
|
},
|
|
"bannock":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a usually unleavened flat bread or biscuit made with oatmeal or barley meal":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba-n\u0259k"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Visitors are paired with community members on the shores of Lennox Island to prepare bannock that is baked in the sand. \u2014 Sandra Macgregor, Forbes , 3 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Salmon n\u2019 Bannock: Inspired by First Nations cuisine, the menu at this Vancouver favorite features hearty fare like boar meatballs and variations on bannock , the traditional First Nations unleavened bread. \u2014 Craig Taylor, Smithsonian , 10 July 2017",
|
|
"My characters take it for granted that their roads are made of biodegradable foam, 3-D printers spit out biological tissue, trucks drive themselves, and there\u2019s a popular chain of bannock caf\u00e9s in northern Canada. \u2014 Annalee Newitz, Slate Magazine , 22 Sep. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Scots & northern English dialect, going back to Middle English (northern) bannoke \"bread baked on the hearth,\" going back to Old English bannuc \"a small piece (of bread),\" of obscure origin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-233916"
|
|
},
|
|
"banteng":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a wild ox ( Bos javanicus synonym B. banteng ) of southeastern Asia sometimes domesticated for use as a draft animal or for its meat":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u00e4n-\u02ccte\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Borenan banteng , a species of wild cattle, was an especially popular subject, but other animals make appearances, including a few species that may now be extinct on the island. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 9 Nov. 2018",
|
|
"Between the zoo's six elephants, five rhinoceroses and three bantengs , the zoo collects more than 2,000 pounds of dung per day. \u2014 Carli Teproff, Sun-Sentinel.com , 18 May 2017",
|
|
"Between the zoo's six elephants, five rhinoceroses and three bantengs , the zoo collects more than 2,000 pounds of dung per day. \u2014 Carli Teproff, Sun-Sentinel.com , 18 May 2017",
|
|
"Between the zoo's six elephants, five rhinoceroses and three bantengs , the zoo collects more than 2,000 pounds of dung per day. \u2014 Carli Teproff, Sun-Sentinel.com , 18 May 2017",
|
|
"Between the zoo's six elephants, five rhinoceroses and three bantengs , the zoo collects more than 2,000 pounds of dung per day. \u2014 Carli Teproff, Sun-Sentinel.com , 18 May 2017",
|
|
"Between the zoo's six elephants, five rhinoceroses and three bantengs , the zoo collects more than 2,000 pounds of dung per day. \u2014 Carli Teproff, Sun-Sentinel.com , 18 May 2017",
|
|
"Between the zoo's six elephants, five rhinoceroses and three bantengs , the zoo collects more than 2,000 pounds of dung per day. \u2014 Carli Teproff, miamiherald , 17 May 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Malay of Indonesia, from Javanese ban\u1e6d\u00e9ng":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1817, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-234000"
|
|
},
|
|
"banstickle":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": three-spined stickleback":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-n\u02ccst-",
|
|
"\u02c8banz\u02cctik\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English banstickel , probably from ban- (from Old English b\u0101n bone) + stickel sting, from Old English sticel":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-234104"
|
|
},
|
|
"banlieue":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the outlying residential area of a city : environs":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used in plural trainload after trainload of young men and women from the banlieue was disgorged into the capital \u2014 Max Beerbohm from the location of all these puppet theaters in the banlieues of town it is evident that they were the resorts \u2026 of common people \u2014 Paul McPharlin"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French banlieue , from Old French, from ban summoning of the king's vassals, tribute, ban + lieue league, from Late Latin leuca":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-234211"
|
|
},
|
|
"banana squash":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a winter squash having elongated fruits that taper at both ends":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-234620"
|
|
},
|
|
"bankers' hours":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": short working hours":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1870, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-235716"
|
|
},
|
|
"banteringly":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner":[
|
|
"She laughed and bantered him a little, remembering too late that she should have been dignified and reserved.",
|
|
"\u2014 Kate Chopin"
|
|
],
|
|
": delude":[],
|
|
": challenge":[],
|
|
": to speak or act playfully or wittily":[
|
|
"The two friends bantered with each other."
|
|
],
|
|
": good-natured and usually witty and animated joking":[
|
|
"listening to their lively banter"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ban-t\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chaff",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"fun",
|
|
"gag",
|
|
"jape",
|
|
"jest",
|
|
"jive",
|
|
"joke",
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
"josh",
|
|
"kid",
|
|
"quip",
|
|
"wisecrack",
|
|
"yuk",
|
|
"yuck"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"backchat",
|
|
"badinage",
|
|
"chaff",
|
|
"give-and-take",
|
|
"jesting",
|
|
"joshing",
|
|
"persiflage",
|
|
"raillery",
|
|
"repartee"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"the teacher bantered pleasantly, albeit a bit awkwardly, with the students at the school dance",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"I enjoyed hearing their good-natured banter .",
|
|
"members of the Algonquin Round Table were known for their brilliant and witty banter",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Anyone who has worked in professional spaces knows that casual spaces/times (e.g. banter at the beginning of a call, break room talk, training class/conference downtime, etc.) are anything but inconsequential. \u2014 Dana Brownlee, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Allyson Kaye Daniel is an elegant and welcome presence as Abigail Adams, who periodically materializes to banter with, and sometimes instruct, her husband. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"The decision came just after Jackson Reffitt's political disagreements and banter over text with his father escalated after the election in 2020. \u2014 Katelyn Polantz, CNN , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Team building can happen anywhere your team can interact with one another and banter about anything other than work. \u2014 James Mayo, Rolling Stone , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The four cutters \u2014 three men and one woman \u2014 banter with one another and their clients, talking on topics ranging from the advisability of keeping a land line telephone to why some people remain unvaccinated. \u2014 Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"During the stage banter between sets, BTS mostly stuck to English. \u2014 Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"As the episode ends, Clint and Kate banter about Kate's codename. \u2014 Chancellor Agard, EW.com , 22 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The episode also provides another nice showcase for fun back-and-forth between Clint and Kate, who banter their way through the escape and subsequent chase then struggle to communicate when Clint loses his hearing aid. \u2014 Keith Phipps, Vulture , 1 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Over the previous couple of years, Remy and Eckersley\u2019s banter and candor in the booth, with Dave O\u2019Brien on play-by-play, was as insightful as baseball broadcasting gets. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
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"The first was a heated argument between Miller and a male patron that began as banter but ended in the actor putting the man in a chokehold and later slapping him. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 1 July 2022",
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"After some more banter , Cunningham charged himself with calling the parents of three students who didn\u2019t show up that afternoon. \u2014 al , 16 June 2022",
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"After Evans responded, the two struck up a flirty social media banter that escalated when the singer began joking about having a baby with the Marvel actor. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 10 June 2022",
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"Hall's signature blend of lush romanticism, explorations of family trauma, and banter worthy of a Wimbledon match are firing on all cylinders here. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
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"Why stick two generations of Jurassic MVPs together, only to drop them into listless action sequences and rehashed rescue-mission bits, armed with little more than stale banter and a Taser? \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
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"That humor and banter was common between Webster, the umpires and opposing coaches. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 6 June 2022",
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"After that swipe right, the two finance professionals cultivated a platonic bond, forged by a shared sense of humor and back-and-forth banter that kept them talking. \u2014 Forbes , 6 June 2022"
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"of obscure origin":"Verb",
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"noun derivative of banter entry 1":"Noun"
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"1653, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"1660, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-235844"
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"band clutch":{
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": a clutch in which a friction band resembling a brake band tightens around a shaft or drum":[]
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": a preparation of methantheline":[
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"\u2014 formerly a U.S. registered trademark"
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]
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},
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"\u02c8ban-\u02ccth\u012bn"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-010712"
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"banded stilt":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a web-footed Australian stilt ( Cladorhynchus leucocephalum ) with reddish brown pectoral markings":[]
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"banquette":{
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"noun"
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": a raised way along the inside of a parapet or trench for gunners or guns":[],
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": sidewalk":[],
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": a long upholstered bench":[],
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": a sofa having one roll-over arm":[],
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": a built-in usually upholstered bench along a wall":[]
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},
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"ba\u014b-\u02c8ket",
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"ban-",
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"sense 1b is also \u02c8ba\u014b-k\u0259t"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The kitchen and banquette of a Craftsman home in Berkeley, Calif., incorporates new Douglas fir windows that match the home\u2019s original woodwork, says Ms. McNab. \u2014 Alina Dizik, WSJ , 9 June 2022",
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"DraftKings chief executive Jason Robins slid into a banquette next to Ginkgo Bioworks CEO Jason Kelly. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 17 May 2022",
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"In the next banquette , a coven of Italian fashion royalty (clad in Valentino pink, certo) take bets on Rihanna\u2019s due date. \u2014 ELLE , 4 May 2022",
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"First, the diminutive eighty-two-year-old, in the manner of a sleepy hedgehog, will gradually slouch down into the banquette , so that his head ends up where his shoulders once were. \u2014 Henry Alford, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
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"Beams add charm on the ceiling and frame the nearby breakfast nook, where a custom banquette offers a cozy spot to look out to the pool. \u2014 Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens , 5 May 2022",
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"Using rough-sawn wood, Smith designed a rounded ceiling over one seating area with a banquette table supported by whiskey barrels. \u2014 Diana Lambdin Meyer, USA TODAY , 23 Apr. 2022",
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"At the far right is the dining area, where a banquette in faux-bois velvet\u2014dead stock discovered at Mood Fabrics in the city\u2019s Garment District\u2014is paired with a burl-and-brass oval table and olive wool sateen chairs of Hendifar\u2019s design. \u2014 Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Americans who have had lunch or dinner at the Tate\u2019s elegant restaurant probably remember the banquette -to-ceiling murals Whistler painted for the space. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, from Middle French, from Old Occitan banqueta , diminutive of banc bench, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English benc bench":""
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"1629, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-014139"
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"banana pepper":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a long tapered yellow pepper occurring in several varieties from mild and sweet tasting to hot and pungent":[]
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},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Substitute another mild chile, such as Fresno, a banana pepper , or, for a mild alternative, a small yellow or red bell pepper. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
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"An abundance of mushrooms, banana peppers and Swiss chard might lead to a roesti of king trumpets staged with banana pepper sauce and sauteed chard, a farm-fresh accompaniment to steak. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Aug. 2021",
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"An abundance of mushrooms, banana peppers and Swiss chard recently led to a roesti of shredded king trumpets, staged with banana pepper sauce and sauteed Swiss chard, a market-fresh accompaniment to a steak entree. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Master the original, then try our beet and banana pepper -green apple variations. \u2014 Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens , 21 June 2021",
|
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"Basics like pepperoni, banana peppers , olives, bell peppers and mushrooms cost $1 each. \u2014 Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star , 23 Jan. 2020",
|
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"Pizza Hut's new Garden Specialty Pizza will be topped with Incogmeato Italian sausage, onions, mushrooms and banana peppers and will be available at the Phoenix location until supplies run out. \u2014 Tirion Morris, azcentral , 22 Oct. 2019",
|
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"Note: Look for jars of banana peppers near the pickles at the market. \u2014 Robert Klose, The Christian Science Monitor , 20 June 2018",
|
|
"Most stores also offer black olives, jalapeno peppers, banana peppers and pineapple. \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 29 May 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1937, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-014635"
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"Bantoid":{
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": of, relating to, or characteristic of the Bantu people":[],
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": of, relating to, or characteristic of the Bantu language":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ban\u2027\u02cct\u022fid"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Bantu + -oid":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-020947"
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},
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"banqueter":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a meal held in recognition of some occasion or achievement":[
|
|
"an awards banquet"
|
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],
|
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": to partake of a banquet":[
|
|
"The night before, after a typical 12-hour workday, the president banqueted until nearly midnight \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Spike Mafford"
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],
|
|
": to treat with a banquet : feast":[
|
|
"They will be banqueting visiting dignitaries."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"also -\u02cckwet",
|
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"\u02c8ba\u014b-kw\u0259t",
|
|
"\u02c8ban-"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"dinner",
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"feast",
|
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"feed",
|
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"regale",
|
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"spread"
|
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],
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|
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"dine",
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"feast",
|
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"junket",
|
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"regale"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"They held a banquet in his honor.",
|
|
"prepared a celebratory banquet for the graduating class",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"banqueted the returning troops at the military base",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The awards banquet was held Saturday in Orange Beach. \u2014 Al.com Staff, al , 29 June 2022",
|
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"Two nights before the 44th Shriners Football Classic at the pre-game banquet , Masconomet senior Oliver Hanson delivered a reminder to all the participants and organizers about the importance of the game. \u2014 Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"At the end-of-season banquet in December 2020, Kyle Pooler made a declaration that changed the trajectory of Liberty High School's girls golf program. \u2014 Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"During the lunch banquet , Chou, a Chinese immigrant and a security guard who lived in Las Vegas, allegedly locked the outside church doors with chains and tried to super glue the locks. \u2014 Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE.com , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Some 50 people were in attendance at the banquet , all of whom were Asian American, ranging from 66 to 92 years old, Barnes said. \u2014 Kalie Drago, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Between 30 and 40 congregants were attending the banquet after a morning church service. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"The ceremony is usually held in January, during the annual banquet . \u2014 Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"As social hour for the banquet began at 4:30 p.m. Friday at the Shell Lake Arts Center, the mercury hit 73 degrees under sunny skies. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"However, the annual mushers banquet in Anchorage won\u2019t happen as usual on the Thursday before the race. \u2014 Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News , 23 Jan. 2021",
|
|
"Our state government agency generally has an annual awards banquet off-site in December. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Roy and others who work for the chamber and Visit Sitka were at Centennial Hall Sunday cleaning up from the chamber awards banquet the night before, and were stunned when the messages started coming in. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 4 Feb. 2020"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle French, from Old Italian banchetto , from diminutive of banca bench, bank":"Noun",
|
|
"borrowed from Middle French banqueter, derivative of banquet banquet entry 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"circa 1500, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
|
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-021531"
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"noun"
|
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|
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|
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|
|
"Philippine Spanish & Tagalog; Philippine Spanish banca , from Tagalog bangk\u00e2":""
|
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},
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-021719"
|
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|
|
"type":[
|
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"biographical name",
|
|
"noun"
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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"Sir Frederick Grant 1891\u20131941 Canadian physician":[]
|
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},
|
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|
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"\u02c8ban-ti\u014b",
|
|
"\u02c8bant-i\u014b"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-023527"
|
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},
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a large tree ( Mimusops parvifolia ) of the Philippines and southwest Pacific area that produces an edible fruit and a very dense fine-grained wood that is reddish or reddish white in color":[],
|
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": the wood of the bansalaguin":[]
|
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},
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|
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"(\u02cc)b\u00e4n\u02ccs\u00e4l\u0259\u02c8g\u0113n"
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"Tagalog & Bisayan bansalagin":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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", in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-024740"
|
|
},
|
|
"bank bill":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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|
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": banknote sense 1":[]
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"bank entry 4":""
|
|
},
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-030053"
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a murdered Scottish thane in Shakespeare's Macbeth whose ghost appears to Macbeth":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ban-",
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014b-(\u02cc)kw\u014d"
|
|
],
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"1607, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-035222"
|
|
},
|
|
"banded structure":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a geological structure characterized by an arrangement of different minerals in layers that appear as bands in cross section (as in a fissure vein) or of different colors or textures in layers in a rock consisting of one mineral (as in onyx marble)":[]
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-035831"
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"type":[
|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a yellow-flowered water lily ( Nymphaea mexicana ) having seeds that serve as feed for wild fowl especially from Florida to Mexico":[]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-040543"
|
|
},
|
|
"banana kick":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a kick striking the right or left side of the ball that causes the ball to curve laterally in the air":[]
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1975, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-042031"
|
|
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|
|
"band collar":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a stand-up close-fitting buttoned collar":[]
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1881, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-042130"
|
|
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|
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"banana republic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But while the verdict was right in this case, another line has been crossed against the rule of law by political opportunists, which makes our country continue to look ever more like a banana republic . \u2014 Star Tribune , 21 Apr. 2021",
|
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"No aspersions intended toward an ex-East Bloc prison house or a former banana republic , but that's really embarrassing for Abraham Lincoln's last best hope. \u2014 Star Tribune , 28 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused President Trump of running a banana republic after his recent photo-op in front of St. John's Episcopal Church during protests in Washington. \u2014 Madison Dibble, Washington Examiner , 3 June 2020",
|
|
"Clearly, creating an effective blanket immunity for those powerful enough to run for president is truly the stuff of banana republics . \u2014 Luke Thompson, National Review , 29 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"By labeling law-abiding political opponents criminal and enforcing state sanctions on that basis, San Francisco is taking the path of the banana republic . \u2014 David French, National Review , 10 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"If this is a banana republic with a few very, very rich people and everyone else living in misery, that\u2019s a failure. \u2014 Casey Tolan, The Mercury News , 9 July 2019",
|
|
"Marshall was one of the many kind colleagues who took me under their wing and taught me how to live in this wonderful banana republic and appreciate its unique charms. \u2014 Jeff Duncan, nola.com , 28 June 2019",
|
|
"Two, in some of these places where WhatsApp becomes a source of every horrible rumor in these third-world banana republics these days. \u2014 Eric Johnson, Recode , 5 Dec. 2018"
|
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1901, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-043554"
|
|
},
|
|
"banded sunfish":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": black-banded sunfish":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
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"town in central Scotland south-southeast of Stirling population 6979":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccba-n\u0259k-\u02c8b\u0259rn",
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"\u02c8ba-n\u0259k-\u02ccb\u0259rn"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-044014"
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a vacuous, chattering person":[
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"he's evidently picked up some congenial bandar-logs",
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"\u2014 Booth Tarkington"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0259nd\u0259(r)\u02ccl\u022fg",
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"-l\u00e4g"
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],
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"Hindi b\u0101\u0303dar monkey + log people; from the portrayal of the monkey race as chatterers and poseurs in the jungle stories of Rudyard Kipling \u20201936 English writer":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-044440"
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},
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"banquette slope":{
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the slope of earth connecting the banquette tread of a fortification with the terreplein or parade":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-044809"
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|
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a long slender muskmelon with salmon-colored flesh and a shallow-ribbed rind that is not netted":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-052537"
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},
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"Banksian pine":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": jack pine sense 1":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u0113\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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"history_and_etymology":{
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"after Sir Joseph Banks":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-055034"
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},
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"banting":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name",
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"Sir Frederick Grant 1891\u20131941 Canadian physician":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bant-i\u014b",
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"\u02c8ban-ti\u014b"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-063439"
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},
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"banana-plant":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": an aquatic perennial herb ( Nymphoides aquatica ) with cordate leaves and tubers in clusters like bananas":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-065438"
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},
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"bank statement":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a statement showing the condition of a bank or banks":[],
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": a statement by a bank of a customer's account":[]
|
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},
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"bank entry 4":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-073000"
|
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},
|
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"bantling":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a very young child":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bant-li\u014b"
|
|
],
|
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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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"perhaps modification of German B\u00e4nkling bastard, from Bank bench, from Old High German \u2014 more at bench":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1593, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-081017"
|
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},
|
|
"bank beaver":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": otter":[],
|
|
": a beaver that inhabits burrows in stream banks instead of making a house and dam":[]
|
|
},
|
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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":{
|
|
"bank entry 1":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-081932"
|
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},
|
|
"band conveyor":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": conveyer sense 2a(1)":[]
|
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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":"20220712-082338"
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},
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"bananaquit":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a small tropical bird ( Coereba flaveola ) that has a slender down-curved bill, gray back, black head, white eye stripe, and bright yellow underparts, feeds on nectar, fruit, and insects, and is found from Mexico and the Caribbean south to northern Argentina":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"especially British -\u02c8n\u00e4-",
|
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"b\u0259-\u02c8na-n\u0259-\u02cckwit"
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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":"20220712-083529"
|
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},
|
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"Bannister harness":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a harness used for weaving wide patterns in fine reeds from a small jacquard loom":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ban\u0259\u0307st\u0259(r)-"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"probably from the name Bannister":""
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-083536"
|
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},
|
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"banksia rose":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a Chinese evergreen climbing rose ( Rosa banksiae ) having yellow or white single flowers and being cultivated in several horticultural varieties in mild climates":[]
|
|
},
|
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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":"20220712-084552"
|
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},
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"banana oil":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": amyl acetate":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"b\u0259-\u02c8nan-\u0259-\u02cc\u022fi(\u0259)l"
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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",
|
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"Both pentyl acetate and isoamyl acetate are found in fruits and are used to produce banana oil /extract. \u2014 Saleen Martin, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"To test out the male mice's reaction to isoamyl acetate and bananas, the team used supermarket banana oil . \u2014 Saleen Martin, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1887, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-093123"
|
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},
|
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"banana belt":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a warm region":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in an exaggerated or facetious way to refer a relatively warm area in a region known for its cold climate \u2026 our last days on the peninsula (the arm of Antarctica that polar scientists disdain as the \" Banana Belt \") \u2026 \u2014 Kate Ford , Wall Street Journal , 12 June 1998 Anything south of here is considered Oregon's banana belt \u2014temperatures run higher than elsewhere on the Oregon coast. \u2014 Jacques Von Lunen , Oregonian , 2 June 2009"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1873, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-093448"
|
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},
|
|
"bank fish":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": cod":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"bank entry 1 ; so called from its being caught on the banks of Newfoundland":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-095717"
|
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},
|
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"banana plug":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a single-conductor electrical plug with a banana-shaped tip of spring metal":[]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-100605"
|
|
},
|
|
"banded olive snake":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small harmless snake ( Natrix olivaceus ) of tropical and southern Africa":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-103006"
|
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},
|
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"bancal":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large tree ( Nauclea orientalis ) of the family Rubiaceae that has rather soft straight-grained yellow to orange wood which is used locally for cabinetwork and construction":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"b\u00e4\u014b\u2027\u02c8k\u00e4l"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Spanish, from Bisayan ba\u1e45kal":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-103203"
|
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},
|
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"bank examiner":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a federal or state official empowered to examine the records and affairs of a bank":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"bank entry 4":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-104909"
|
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},
|
|
"banger":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": sausage":[],
|
|
": firecracker":[],
|
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": jalopy":[],
|
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": a forceful and aggressive athlete":[
|
|
"Williamson, the 6- 7, 245-pound forward, is a versatile banger who loves to play inside and has a deft shooting touch.",
|
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"\u2014 William C. Phoden"
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],
|
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": a member of a street gang : gangbanger":[
|
|
"He is disciplined, regimented, right down to the humiliating yet soothing ritual of picking up after his dog as he walks through the hood, past scornful young bangers \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Mike Newirth"
|
|
],
|
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": an energetic song that is very striking or extraordinary":[
|
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"\u2026 it's a near-perfect hip-hop album for 2008, loaded with hardcore bangers , pop-friendly hooks, party anthems and confessional lyrics \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Chuck Arnold"
|
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],
|
|
": an automobile or engine with a specified number of cylinders":[
|
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"\u2014 used in combination When he first started driving Toyotas, they were four- bangers or V-6s \u2026 \u2014 Jerry Garrett"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ba\u014b-\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"link",
|
|
"sausage",
|
|
"wurst"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"bangers and mash is classic British pub cuisine",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"It\u2019s like a quarantine-era mood squeezed into a post-pandemic synth banger . \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"No playlist is complete without this banger by Lady Gaga, a longtime LGBTQ+ icon who's bisexual herself. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"As the dance-pop banger plays on, it\u2019s as if her energy alone is helping such metaphorical flames grow taller \u2014 serving as both an inviting spectacle and warm embrace to anyone tuning in. \u2014 Jason Lipshutz, Billboard , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Atlanta has always felt like a liminal space and that feeling was never more present than in this Alfred-centric banger . \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This renowned 2001 club banger was Blige\u2019s lead single from her fifth studio album, No More Drama. \u2014 Glamour , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Despite fans insisting that the Europop banger \u2013 which has clocked up over a billion views on YouTube \u2013 should appear in the soundtrack to the Mattel and Warner Bros. film, Variety understands there are no plans for that to happen. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Visceral use of sound is key to the film\u2019s immersive effect, but even more so an absolute banger of a score by Michael Giacchino. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Nicki Minaj and Lil Baby are back with another banger just one week after releasing new music together. \u2014 Darlene Aderoju, Billboard , 11 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-105106"
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},
|
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"banded mongoose":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a diurnal, gregarious, African mongoose ( Mungos mungo ) that is brownish gray with alternate transverse bands of dark brown and yellow across the back to the base of the tail":[
|
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"Banded mongooses live in extended-family groups, with as many as ten females breeding at the same time.",
|
|
"\u2014 Harvey Leifert , Natural History , October 2008",
|
|
"Now a study of wild banded mongooses ( Mungos mungo ) shows that pups copy [foraging] skills from \"teenage\" males who act as escorts.",
|
|
"\u2014 New Scientist , 17 July 2010"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1883, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-105620"
|
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},
|
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"bange":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"intransitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to lounge about : loaf":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8banj"
|
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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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"origin unknown":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-113711"
|
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},
|
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"banket":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the auriferous conglomerate rock of the Transvaal":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02c8)ba\u014b\u2027\u00a6ket"
|
|
],
|
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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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"Afrikaans, literally, a kind of confectionery, banquet, from Middle Dutch, banquet, from Middle French banquet":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-113808"
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},
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"banded duiker":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a small forest antelope ( Cephalophus doriae ) of Liberia with dark cross stripes on a fulvous ground":[]
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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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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-120638"
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},
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"banc":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the bench on which the judges of a court sit":[],
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": in full court : with full judicial authority":[
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"sittings in banc",
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"\u2014 used of a court held by such a number of judges as constitute a quorum"
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],
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"\u2014 compare nisi prius":[
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"sittings in banc",
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"\u2014 used of a court held by such a number of judges as constitute a quorum"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ba\u014bk",
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"-ai-"
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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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"Middle English banck , from Old French banc":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-120829"
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},
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"bancha":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a coarse Japanese tea that is usually not exported":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u00e4n(\u02cc)ch\u00e4"
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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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"Japanese bancha , from ban number + cha tea":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-121001"
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},
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"banzai":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a Japanese cheer or war cry":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u00e4n-\u02ccz\u012b",
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"(\u02cc)b\u00e4n-\u02c8z\u012b"
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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",
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"The ultimate learn-by-doing experience might be a lesson from Japanese parachutist Yasuhiro Kubo, who holds the world record in the activity's banzai category. \u2014 Dan Koeppel, Popular Mechanics , 14 Feb. 2021",
|
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"Leave the banzai racing to Daron Rahlves (who\u2019s damned good at it). \u2014 Al Saracevic, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 Feb. 2018",
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"Here, the Marines got their first grim taste of jungle fighting and the fury of mass banzai charges until the Leathernecks were relieved by Army troops. \u2014 Brian Albrecht, cleveland.com , 28 July 2017",
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"At dawn on July 7, 1944, more than 4,000 Japanese launched a banzai attack against the division\u2019s 105th Infantry Regiment. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 June 2017"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Japanese":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1892, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-121455"
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},
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"band course":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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": belt course":[]
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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":"20220712-121937"
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},
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"banquette tread":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the standing surface of a banquette (see banquette sense 1a )":[]
|
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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":"20220712-122148"
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},
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"banded mackerel":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": banded rudderfish":[]
|
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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":"20220712-132249"
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},
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"band creaser":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a tool used in bookbinding to crease lines on either side of bands":[]
|
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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":"20220712-133509"
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},
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"bangers and mash":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": sausages and mashed potatoes":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"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":"20220712-135307"
|
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},
|
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"banded iron formation":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a sedimentary deposit that consists of alternating thin layers of iron oxides (such as magnetite or hematite ) and iron-poor minerals (such as shale or chert )":[
|
|
"That bedrock includes intriguing structures known as banded iron formations , which are believed to occur only with the help of living organisms.",
|
|
"\u2014 Kenneth Chang , New York Times , 2 Dec. 2008",
|
|
"\u2014 abbreviation BIF"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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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":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1903, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-141030"
|
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},
|
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"bang heads together":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to use angry or forceful methods to control or punish people":[
|
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"I am going to go in there and bang their heads together if they don't start behaving."
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-144225"
|
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},
|
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"banco":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": issued or used by a bank at the time of a depreciated government currency":[
|
|
"a 19th century Swedish skilling banco denomination",
|
|
"a banco taler"
|
|
],
|
|
": an announcement by a bettor in certain gambling games (such as baccarat or chemin-de-fer) signifying that the bettor elects to accept alone the entire sum offered by the banker to meet the bets of all bettors":[
|
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"\u2014 often used interjectionally"
|
|
],
|
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": a portion of the floodplain or channel of a river cut off and left dry by the shifting of its course":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"",
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014b(\u02cc)k\u014d",
|
|
"-ai\u014b-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Italian, money of account, bank, bench, variant of banca bank, bench":"Adjective",
|
|
"French, from Italian, total sum offered by the banker in a gambling game, from banco bank, bench":"Noun",
|
|
"Spanish, sandbar, bench, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German bank bench":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-154122"
|
|
},
|
|
"banana wilt":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": panama disease":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-154538"
|
|
},
|
|
"bankside":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the slope of a bank especially of a stream":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014bk-\u02ccs\u012bd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"There\u2019s room for floodwaters to slow down and spread out, instead of sweeping away bankside trees and plants. \u2014 Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS , 18 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Behind those bankside reeds lay hardwood forests, which axmen cleared next. \u2014 Richard Campanella, NOLA.com , 10 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"Whatever the origins, it's been called Algiers for well over 200 years. Algiers' bankside position, too, had a fluid vocabulary. \u2014 Richard Campanella, NOLA.com , 8 Aug. 2017",
|
|
"The Rising Tide by Jason deCaires Taylor (2015) \u2013 Jason deCaires Taylor's installation of the Four Horseman has been placed near the bankside of Vauxall Bridge. \u2014 CNN , 17 July 2017",
|
|
"In 2012 the management of Shakespeare\u2019s Globe \u2014 the splendid replica of the Elizabethan open-air playhouse, built on the bankside of the Thames in London \u2014 was considering possible eye-catching new initiatives. \u2014 Stephen Greenblatt, New York Times , 21 Apr. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-155326"
|
|
},
|
|
"banded veins":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": mineral veins that when seen in cross section present a banded structure":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-161918"
|
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},
|
|
"bangboard":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an extra sidepiece mounted above the far sideboard of a wagon from which the ears of corn tossed by a husker rebound into the wagon":[],
|
|
": a tennis practice board usually of plywood with a line marked at the height of a net":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014b-\u02ccb\u022frd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bang entry 1 + board":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-164438"
|
|
},
|
|
"banghy":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014b-g\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Hindi baha\u1e45g\u012b":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-172731"
|
|
},
|
|
"Bancroft":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"George 1800\u20131891 American historian":[],
|
|
"Richard 1544\u20131610 archbishop of Canterbury (1604\u201310)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ban-\u02cckr\u022fft",
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014b-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-173309"
|
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},
|
|
"Bangiaceae":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a family of chiefly marine red algae (order Bangiales ) having a simple unbranched mostly thin or membranaceous thallus with a single stellate axile chromatophore in each cell and no pits in the cell walls":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccba\u014b-\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-s\u0113-\u02cc\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Bangia , type genus (from Hoffman Bang , 19th century Danish botanist + New Latin -ia ) + -aceae":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-180538"
|
|
},
|
|
"Bandkeramik":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a European Neolithic pottery with banded decoration":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6b\u00e4nt-k\u0101-\u00a6r\u00e4-mik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"German, from band band (from Old High German bant ) + keramik ceramics, from French c\u00e9ramique":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-180725"
|
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},
|
|
"Banbury tart":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an often triangular tart with a fruit filling especially of raisins":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from Banbury , England":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-181002"
|
|
},
|
|
"banded krait":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a sluggish krait ( Bungarus fasciatus ) banded with black and yellow or buff":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-191942"
|
|
},
|
|
"Bangiales":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an order of red algae usually considered coextensive with the subclass Bangioideae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccba\u014b-\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-(\u02cc)l\u0113z"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Bangia + -ales":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-192507"
|
|
},
|
|
"Banaro":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a Papuan people of the Sepik district, Territory of New Guinea":[],
|
|
": a member of the Banaro people":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u00e4n\u0259\u02ccr\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-193641"
|
|
},
|
|
"bandeau":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a fillet or band especially for the hair":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ban-\u02c8d\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Ciao Lucia, a young Los Angeles brand, has gone full retro in multicolor terry cloth with matching jacket and bandeau top. \u2014 Nancy Macdonell, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"In a post on her Instagram grid, Meg is posing in jeans and a bandeau top. \u2014 Rosemary Donahue, Allure , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Her impromptu online tutorials (a thorough breakdown of her OTT graphic liner, and a denim waistband-turned- bandeau ), have become topics of conversation on both Instagram and on Twitter. \u2014 Eni Subair, Vogue , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Blake Lively, 34, was also spotted at the event, rocking a pastel, three-piece outfit including a bandeau , knee-length skirt, and a blazer draped over her shoulders. \u2014 Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Chanel snood, bandeau , shorts, necklaces, and earrings. \u2014 Allure , 13 May 2022",
|
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"Sabrina wore a bright white midi dress with a strapless bandeau top, a column-style skirt, and a deep, deep cutout that dipped dangerously into her lower back. \u2014 Hannah Oh, Seventeen , 12 May 2022",
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"A$AP Rocky, rocked a black bandeau underneath a sheer Valentino turtleneck top paired with a glittering, black floor-length skirt. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"Frankel also emphasizes blending classic, recognizable elements with cutting-edge takes, like futuristic pleating techniques on fluttery silk organza or intricate 3-D floral appliqu\u00e9s on a bandeau top. \u2014 Fawnia Soo Hoo, refinery29.com , 14 Apr. 2022"
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": a subclass of Rhodophyceae comprising red algae that usually lack a growing point, undergo diffuse growth, and have a filamentous or foliose and often unbranched thallus \u2014 compare florideae":[]
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": a common North American water snake ( Natrix sipedon ) represented in the U.S. by several widely distributed subspecies":[]
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"after Dr. Edith S. W. Bancroft , born 1893 American botanist":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-211340"
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},
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"an increasingly substantial bank balance"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"bank entry 4":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-213149"
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},
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"bank annuities":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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"definitions":{
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"bank entry 4":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-215336"
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"Banks Islands":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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"islands of the southwestern Pacific; administered by Vanuatu population 5521":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-221440"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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"island of Indonesia off southeastern Sumatra; chief town Pangkalpinang area 4609 square miles (11,983 square kilometers), population 251,639":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ba\u014b-k\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-221903"
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},
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"banded leaf monkey":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a grayish brown Asian langur ( Presbytis femoralis ) of the Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Sumatra, and Borneo that feeds mainly on fruit and young leaves":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-222213"
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},
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"banausic":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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|
"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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|
"b\u0259-\u02c8n\u022f-sik",
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"-zik"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Greek banausik\u00f3s \"of an artisan, pedestrian, in bad taste\" from b\u00e1nausos \"artisan, craftsman,\" as an adjective \"of an artisan, vulgar\" (of uncertain origin) + -ikos -ic entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1845, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-224316"
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},
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"Banat":{
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"type":[
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|
"geographical name"
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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"region of southeast central Europe in the Danube basin between the Tisza River and the Mures River and the Transylvanian Alps; once entirely in Hungary, divided 1919 between Serbia and Romania":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8b\u00e4-\u02ccn\u00e4t",
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"b\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-224334"
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},
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"bankskuta":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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|
],
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a usually ketch-rigged Scandinavian fishing craft designed for use in the North Sea bank fisheries and averaging from 30 to 70 tons burden":[]
|
|
},
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|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ba\u014bk\u02ccsk\u00fct\u0259"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"bankskuta from Swedish, from bank + skuta sloop, smack; bankskoite from Norwegian banksk\u00f8ite , from bank + sk\u00f8ite sloop, smack":""
|
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},
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|
"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-232523"
|
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},
|
|
"band knife":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a knife having the form of an endless belt running over a set of pulleys and used for splitting hides into two or more thicknesses and for cutting many thicknesses of cloth":[]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-001440"
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},
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|
"banjo clock":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a pendulum clock whose shape suggests a banjo":[]
|
|
},
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{
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"1898, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-003243"
|
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},
|
|
"banjo":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
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|
],
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|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a musical instrument with a drumlike body, a fretted neck, and usually four or five strings which may be plucked or strummed":[]
|
|
},
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|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ban-(\u02cc)j\u014d",
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|
"\u02c8ban-j\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Back in 1994, banjo legend Earl Scruggs started a two-year gig at the Flamingo in Las Vegas. \u2014 Pat Myers, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"The hip could learn banjo strumming at the Old Town School of Folk Music and see myriad comics launch careers at the Second City. \u2014 Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Country found its footing on the basis of the use of the fiddle and the banjo , an instrument brought across the Atlantic alongside hundreds of thousands of African people and their musical traditions starting during the early to mid-1600\u2019s. \u2014 Essence , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Mandolin, fiddle and banjo music can be heard most days. \u2014 Alex Traub, New York Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The new album explores Tuttle\u2019s bluegrass roots, which stretch back to her banjo -playing grandfather and music-teacher father. \u2014 Jon Freeman, Rolling Stone , 20 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"When Del McCoury was a preteen, his older brother played him a record that featured Earl Scruggs on the banjo . \u2014 Jedd Ferris, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"As Rose struggles with the tune, Phil slowly moves through the house to get his banjo and then mocks her by playing the song from memory. \u2014 Karen Idelson, Variety , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Over the years, the buyers of those records have such notable music lovers as RuPaul, Tom Waits, Grammy-winning banjo player Alison Brown and Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee Jack Tempchin. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 May 2022"
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|
],
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|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably of African origin; akin to Kimbundu mbanza , a similar instrument":""
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},
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|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1739, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-005017"
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},
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"banded whelk":{
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|
"type":[
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"noun"
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|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": band shell entry 1":[]
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|
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-005100"
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},
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"bank and turn indicator":{
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|
"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"bank entry 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-005240"
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|
"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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|
": a little band or flat molding about a column":[]
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|
},
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|
"pronounciation":[
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|
"\u00a6ban-d\u0259-\u00a6let",
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|
"\u02c8band-l\u0259t"
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],
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"French bandelette , diminutive of bande strip":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-005527"
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},
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"bandleader":{
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|
"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the conductor of a band (such as a dance band)":[]
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"\u02c8band-\u02ccl\u0113-d\u0259r"
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],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"East Village Arts of Birmingham will host a birthday celebration and tribute to the late legendary bandleader and Birmingham native, Sun Ra. \u2014 al , 21 May 2022",
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|
"Born in London in 1951, Parnell was the son of English jazz drummer and musical director Jack Parnell, who was the bandleader on The Muppet Show throughout its entire five season television run from 1976 to 1981. \u2014 Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter , 3 May 2022",
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|
"Ralph Wilder spent decades as a musician fronting his own band, as a bandleader in the northwest suburbs, and teaching music in private lessons and at North Park University. \u2014 Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com , 4 Apr. 2022",
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|
"Nobody could dance and play instruments and be a bandleader like Prince. \u2014 Ron Hart, SPIN , 3 June 2022",
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|
"Sun Ra\u2019s Arkestra, which continued to tour after the bandleader \u2019s death in 1993, was nominated for its first Grammy award in 2021. \u2014 al , 21 May 2022",
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|
"Artwork of trees and leaves between pillars was painted by bandleader Xavier Cugat, who also worked as a caricaturist and cartoonist at The Times. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"In Detroit\u2019s Black Bottom neighborhood in 1949, trumpeter and bandleader Blue fields a lucrative offer for his jazz club and grapples with pressure from friends and neighbors not to sell, despite his desire to leave behind a traumatic past. \u2014 Christopher Wallenberg, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"The other cast includes Kevin Del Aguila as millionaire Osgood, NaTasha Yvette Williams as bandleader Sweet Sue, Adam Heller as Mulligan, and Mark Lotito as gangleader Spats. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 20 Apr. 2022"
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|
],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1869, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-005618"
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},
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|
"bangkal":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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|
],
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"definitions":{
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|
": bancal":[]
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|
},
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|
"pronounciation":[
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|
"b\u00e4\u014b-\u02c8k\u00e4l"
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],
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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|
"Bisayan ba\u1e45kal":""
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|
},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-010348"
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},
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"banjax":{
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"type":[
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|
"verb"
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|
],
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|
"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ban-\u02ccjaks"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1939, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-010428"
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},
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"Banjarmasin":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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"definitions":{
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"city in southern Borneo , Indonesia population 481,371":[]
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|
},
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"\u02c8b\u00e4n-j\u00e4r-\u02ccm\u00e4-sin"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-010702"
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},
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"banjo hit":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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": blooper sense 3b":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-011250"
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},
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"bangkok":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a hat woven of fine palm fiber in the Philippines":[],
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"city and port on the Chao Phraya about 25 miles (40 kilometers) above its mouth; capital of Thailand population 6,160,498":[]
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},
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"\u02c8ba\u014b-\u02cck\u00e4k",
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"ba\u014b-\u02c8k\u00e4k"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"earlier bangkok , a fine straw, from Bangkok , Thailand":""
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},
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"1906, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-011410"
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},
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"bank account":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an account with a bank created by the deposit of money or its equivalent and subject to withdrawal of money (as by check or passbook)":[
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"thought it wise to put his savings in a bank account"
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]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"bank entry 4":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-012242"
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},
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"banjo hitter":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a batter who lacks power : a weak hitter":[
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"The public address system announces each batter with thundering resonance, whether it be Babe Ruth or a banjo hitter just called up from Vancouver.",
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"\u2014 Martin F. Nolan , Boston Globe , 12 Aug. 1998"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"banjo hit \"a weakly hit ball\" (from a fanciful comparison of the pinging sound made by a weak hit to the sound of a banjo) + -er entry 2":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1935, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-012714"
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},
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"banjorine":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a banjo with a short neck, tuned a fourth higher than the common banjo":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6ban-j\u0259-\u00a6r\u0113n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"banjo + -rine (as in tambourine )":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-013448"
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},
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"banjo signal":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a former railroad-signal apparatus having a circular box with a glass window in which a red disk appeared as the danger signal":[]
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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":"20220713-013657"
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},
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"bank acceptance":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a draft drawn on and accepted by a bank or banker":[]
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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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"bank entry 4":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-104614"
|
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},
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"banksman":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": an overseer at the bank of a mine drift":[]
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|
},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ba\u014bksm\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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"bank entry 1 + -s + man":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-014617"
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},
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"banjo-ukulele":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a ukulele with a drumlike body":[]
|
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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":"20220713-015630"
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},
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"Banja Luka":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"town in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, the most populous in the Republika Srpska population 171,000":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8b\u00e4n-y\u00e4-\u02c8l\u00fc-k\u00e4"
|
|
],
|
|
"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":"20220713-015911"
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},
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"bandless":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": being without a band":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8band-l\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
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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":"20220713-020125"
|
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},
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"bankable":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": acceptable to or at a bank":[
|
|
"bankable currency"
|
|
],
|
|
": sure to bring in a profit":[
|
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"Hollywood's most bankable star",
|
|
"\u2014 Sidney Sheldon"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba\u014b-k\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"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 report looked at the cost of about 20 goods and services that people with bankable household assets of $1 million or more typically buy in 24 cities across the globe, as reported by Bloomberg. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"So the most bankable player in the draw may well be the one who has had the most chaotic season. \u2014 Joshua Robinson, WSJ , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"The first film made $2.8 billion worldwide, re-establishing Cameron as on of the most bankable filmmakers ever. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"In the comic books, El Muerto is associated with Spider-Man, Sony\u2019s most bankable Marvel character. \u2014 Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Depp, a three-time best actor Oscar nominee, had until recent years been a bankable star. \u2014 Denise Lavoie, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"The big arms crave more bankable bats to keep the bullpen happy and healthy. \u2014 Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Depp, a three-time best actor Oscar nominee, was a bankable star until recent years, with credits including playing Capt. \u2014 Denise Lavoie, ajc , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Depp, a three-time best actor Oscar nominee, had until recent years been a bankable star. \u2014 Denise Lavoie, Anchorage Daily News , 2 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-020505"
|
|
},
|
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"Banjul":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
"city, port on the island of Saint Mary in the Gambia River, and capital of Gambia population 35,000":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u00e4n-\u02ccj\u00fcl"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-023920"
|
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}
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} |