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"Engraulidae":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a family of small fishes related to the herrings and comprising the anchovies":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Engraulis , type genus (from Greek engraulis anchovy) + -idae":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"en\u02c8gr\u022fl\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222853",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"engage":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": committed to or supportive of a cause":[],
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": to arrange to obtain the use or services of : hire":[
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"engage a lawyer"
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],
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": to attract and hold by influence or power":[],
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": to begin and carry on an enterprise or activity":[
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"\u2014 used with in engaged in trade for many years"
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],
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": to bring together or interlock (weapons)":[],
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": to come together and interlock":[
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"the gears engaged"
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],
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": to deal with especially at length":[],
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": to do or take part in something":[
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"\u2014 used with in engage in healthy activities engage in bad conduct"
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],
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": to entangle or entrap in or as if in a snare or bog":[],
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": to enter into conflict or battle":[],
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": to enter into contest or battle with":[
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"engage the enemy"
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],
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": to give attention to something : deal":[
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"failing to engage with the problem"
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],
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": to hold the attention of : engross":[
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"her work engages her completely"
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],
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": to induce to participate":[
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"engaged the shy boy in conversation"
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],
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": to make a guarantee":[
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"he engages for the honesty of his brother"
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],
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": to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end":[
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"engaged his all in the king's cause"
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],
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": to pledge oneself : promise":[],
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": to provide occupation for : involve":[
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"engage him in a new project"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"He was engaged as a tutor.",
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"He sure can engage an audience.",
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"The story engaged my interest.",
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"The troops prepared to engage the enemy.",
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"The troops prepared to engage with the enemy.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Not everyone will want the chatty cat, thus the AI should be devised to only engage in dialogues when the human requests it, see my coverage at the link here. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
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"As creator-first platforms have grown, so too have the profiles of creators who\u2019ve been cast as the new generation of celebrities that engage digital audiences with an expanding array of content. \u2014 Beatrice Hazelhurst, Rolling Stone , 1 July 2022",
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"The bill also creates a review commission to actively engage in updating Massachusetts\u2019 laws, which include a litany of other outdated measures. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
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"Some call them spa plates or have an eek, a getcheroni, a goblin meal, rags and bottles, engage in an anarchy kitchen or a blackout bingo, go feral, go Darwin, oogle moogle or serve a jungle dinner. \u2014 G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
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"To the glee of its critics, DeFi has ended up committing all the same sins as Wall Street, essentially becoming a vehicle for a new generation to engage in the rampant speculation typical of pre-2008 investment bankers. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
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"Councilman John Gale introduced a resolution at the meeting requesting that Chief Jason Thody engage in a search for a new assistant chief. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 29 June 2022",
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"The gift will also assist the department to recruit more expert scholars and teachers, map long-term academic and research priorities and provide new opportunities for students to engage in interdisciplinary scholarship. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
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"More Republicans must seriously engage on climate change and more Democrats must stop their relentless attacks on the American oil and gas industry. \u2014 Charlie Dent, CNN , 26 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"1946, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, past participle of engager to engage":"Adjective",
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French engager , from en- + gage pledge, gage":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"in-\u02c8g\u0101j",
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"\u02cc\u00e4\u207f-\u02ccg\u00e4-\u02c8zh\u0101",
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"en-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"absorb",
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"bemuse",
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"busy",
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"catch up",
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"engross",
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"enthrall",
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"enthral",
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"enwrap",
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"fascinate",
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"grip",
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"immerse",
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"interest",
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"intrigue",
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"involve",
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"occupy"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220110",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"engaged":{
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"antonyms":[
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"unattached"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": being in gear : meshed":[],
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": greatly interested : committed":[],
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": involved especially in a hostile encounter":[],
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": involved in activity : occupied , busy":[],
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": partly embedded in a wall":[
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"an engaged column"
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],
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": pledged to be married : betrothed":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the engaged couple make a charming pair",
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"I'm engaged right now, so call back some other time.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Poets, singers and comedians performed, some dressed in rainbow colors, all wearing their own pride loudly before an encouraging and engaged audience \u2014 including some newcomers to Micky\u2019s. \u2014 Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
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"Chang said schools need to make kids feel connected and engaged , offer tutoring and mentoring, expand summer learning and do at-home visits when kids aren't showing up. \u2014 CBS News , 7 June 2022",
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"Individuals who lack opportunities to collaborate end up feeling siloed, less happy and eventually less engaged . \u2014 Bilal Aijazi, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
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"When healthy and engaged , there are few better two-way players, even at his age. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 1 June 2022",
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"When managers take the time to acknowledge accomplishments, thank workers for their contributions, and give praise and credit for ideas, employees are four times more likely to feel connected and engaged . \u2014 Megan Leonhardt, Fortune , 20 May 2022",
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"Some fear that remote employees\u2014particularly people from marginalized and underrepresented groups\u2014won\u2019t feel as engaged or be promoted as often as those who go into the office regularly. \u2014 Lila Maclellan, Quartz , 20 May 2022",
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"Professors will expect a lot from you, and your peers will be smart and engaged . \u2014 Adam Weinberg For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN , 15 May 2022",
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"Multiple sources close to the couple told TMZ that Rihanna and Rocky are neither engaged nor married. \u2014 Alyssa Bailey, ELLE , 6 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1629, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"in-\u02c8g\u0101jd",
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"en-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"affianced",
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"bespoke",
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"bespoken",
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"betrothed",
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"promised"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215612",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"engagement":{
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"antonyms":[
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"disengagement"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a hostile encounter between military forces":[],
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": a job or period of employment especially as a performer":[],
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": an arrangement to meet or be present at a specified time and place":[
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"a dinner engagement"
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],
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": betrothal":[],
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": emotional involvement or commitment":[
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"seesaws between obsessive engagement and ambiguous detachment",
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"\u2014 Gary Taylor"
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],
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": something that engages : pledge":[],
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": the act of engaging : the state of being engaged":[],
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": the state of being in gear":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The couple recently announced their engagement .",
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"She surprised everyone by breaking off her yearlong engagement .",
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"We have a dinner engagement this weekend.",
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"She's been offered several speaking engagements .",
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"his lifelong engagement with politics",
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"a lack of emotional engagement",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The bride received two platinum eternity bands to complement her engagement ring. \u2014 Tommy Mcardle, PEOPLE.com , 23 June 2022",
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"Edwards shared a series of photos of the romantic beach proposal \u2014 and a first look at her engagement ring \u2014 on Instagram. \u2014 Ashley Iasimone, Billboard , 18 June 2022",
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"Lightyear asks after spotting an engagement ring on Hawthorne's finger. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 17 June 2022",
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"In June, Asghari spoke to GQ about proposing to Spears and designing her engagement ring. \u2014 Lauren Puckett-pope, ELLE , 10 June 2022",
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"The couple also had wedding bands created by Stephanie, with Britney choosing a beautiful stack of two bands to pair with her engagement ring, and Sam selecting two platinum bands. \u2014 Alexandra Macon, Vogue , 10 June 2022",
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"Kate finished her look today with a navy blue hat with white trim by Philip Treacy, a sapphire-and-diamond necklace that matched her earrings, and her iconic 12-carat oval Ceylon sapphire engagement ring, which also belonged to Diana. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 2 June 2022",
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"Does the female half of a heterosexual couple wear an engagement ring, while the male half doesn\u2019t",
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"This is hardly the first time Kate has worn Diana's jewelry; the most famous piece of jewelry Kate inherited from Princess Diana is her sapphire engagement ring, which coincidentally matches these earrings. \u2014 Emily Burack, Town & Country , 2 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1601, 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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"en-",
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"in-\u02c8g\u0101j-m\u0259nt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"betrothal",
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"espousal",
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"troth"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013533",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"engaging":{
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"antonyms":[
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"repellent",
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"repellant",
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"repelling",
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"repugnant",
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"repulsive",
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"revolting",
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"unalluring"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive":[
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"an engaging smile"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"movie stars often have an engaging aura that is hard to describe",
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"a movie with an engaging story that will hold your interest for a couple of hours",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The six-speed manual, with its rev-matched downshifts and no-lift upshifts, seems better suited to the task and is more engaging in general. \u2014 Bradley Iger, Ars Technica , 16 May 2022",
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"Research suggests that misinformation is often more engaging than other types of content. \u2014 Ren\u00e9e Diresta, Scientific American , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"But more engaging are the sequences showing technicians at work and lobbyists trying to win over a skeptical press and wary farmers. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"For instance, video tweets are typically more engaging than plain text tweets in my experience. \u2014 Candice Georgiadis, Rolling Stone , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"Make your employees\u2019 departures as warm and authentic and engaging as your onboarding. \u2014 William Arruda, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
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"The observations are, at once, witty and engaging and sad. \u2014 Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
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"Chief Creative Officer of The Game Agency (a division of ELB Learning) - exciting, engaging and educating audiences. Think about employee training at your company. \u2014 Stephen Baer, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
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"That said, your style of writing is engaging and your voice has merit. \u2014 Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1673, 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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"in-\u02c8g\u0101-ji\u014b",
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"en-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"alluring",
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"appealing",
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"attractive",
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"bewitching",
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"captivating",
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"charismatic",
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"charming",
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"elfin",
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"enchanting",
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"entrancing",
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"fascinating",
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"fetching",
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"glamorous",
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"glamourous",
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"luring",
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"magnetic",
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"seductive"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111446",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"engender":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": beget , procreate":[],
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": to assume form : originate":[],
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": to cause to exist or to develop : produce":[
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"policies that have engendered controversy"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The issue has engendered a considerable amount of debate.",
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"a suggestion to go out for pizza that didn't seem to engender any interest",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Could this engender a broader national agreement, or are American motives suspect",
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"Extending design theory into the cultural and political realm, Escobar described social design as a means by which traditional and Indigenous peoples engender innovative solutions to contemporary challenges. \u2014 Carolina Schneider Comandulli, Scientific American , 23 Apr. 2022",
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"Harsin continued his endeavors to engender goodwill with the Auburn fanbase by throwing out the first pitch Sunday afternoon at the Tigers\u2019 baseball game against Alabama at Plainsman Park. \u2014 Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al , 15 May 2022",
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"The remote fortress, where wannabe magi are taught to engender what seem to be Frisbees of fire. \u2014 The New Yorker , 6 May 2022",
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"For instance, posting about a violent rally on Pinterest does not align with their mission to engender inspiration and positivity (and if taken too far could run afoul of the platform\u2019s community guidelines). \u2014 Avery Blank, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"This utopic vision, however, would engender bitter and often heated discussions between the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) for the next eighty years. \u2014 Peter Labuza, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"This could engender even larger home price peaks and troughs, ultimately hurting lower-income households, which have the least wherewithal to withstand price declines. \u2014 Edward Pinto And Tobias Peter, WSJ , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"Rising food prices engender increasing social and political instability. \u2014 Adam Strauss, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English engendren , from Anglo-French engendrer , from Latin ingenerare , from in- + generare to generate":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"en-",
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"in-\u02c8jen-d\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"beget",
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"breed",
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"bring",
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"bring about",
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"bring on",
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"catalyze",
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"cause",
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"create",
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"do",
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"draw on",
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"effect",
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"effectuate",
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"generate",
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"induce",
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"invoke",
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"make",
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"occasion",
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"produce",
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"prompt",
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"result (in)",
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"spawn",
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"translate (into)",
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"work",
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"yield"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170410",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"engine":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a mechanical tool: such as":[],
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": a railroad locomotive":[],
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": a torture implement":[],
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": an instrument or machine of war":[],
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": any of various mechanical appliances":[
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"\u2014 often used in combination fire engine"
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],
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": computer software that performs a fundamental function especially of a larger program":[],
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": evil contrivance : wile":[],
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": ingenuity":[],
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": machinery":[],
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": something that produces a particular and usually desirable result":[
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"engines of economic growth"
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],
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": something used to effect a purpose : agent , instrument":[
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"mournful and terrible engine of horror and of crime",
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"\u2014 E. A. Poe"
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],
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": to equip with engines":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"The car has a four-cylinder engine .",
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"tanks, planes, and other engines of war",
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"The tax cut could be an engine of economic growth.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Consumer spending, the economy\u2019s main engine , was much softer in the first quarter than previously reported, according to Commerce Department gross domestic product revisions released Wednesday. \u2014 Sarah Chaney Cambon, WSJ , 29 June 2022",
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"Instead, it will be powered by an 1,100 hp V-8 hybrid engine bolted to an exceptionally light and stiff Formula 1\u2013style carbon-composite tub. \u2014 Ben Oliver, Robb Report , 28 June 2022",
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"The nose, where the grille would be on a vehicle with an engine that needed cooling, houses a unique new lighting signature. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 28 June 2022",
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"Police helped evacuate nearby residents, and Vancouver Fire personnel worked for more than 30 minutes to control the two-alarm fire with help from an engine from Clark County Fire District 6. \u2014 oregonlive , 25 June 2022",
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"Each failure has had a different cause: failure of a main stage engine , failure of stage separation, and now premature shutdown of the upper stage. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 13 June 2022",
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"The ads business remains Meta\u2019s main financial engine . \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
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"That's more than the base four-cylinder's 203 hp, and in our testing the hybrid was quicker, getting to 60 mph in 7.4 seconds, 0.7 second quicker than the base engine . \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 31 May 2022",
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"Simultaneously, senior leaders didn\u2019t understand the value of mentoring the next generation and saw them more as a threat to their own positions than a growth engine for the organization. \u2014 Steven Cody, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Vehicle telematics works by simply installing a device with a SIM card that allows remotely acquiring vehicle information like location, speed, tire pressure, and engine idle in real-time, faster and more accurately than ever before. \u2014 Ekim Saribardak, Forbes , 12 Nov. 2021",
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"Every decision during a race, from timing a pit stop and choosing the tires to engine settings and brake balance, is grounded in granular data. \u2014 Luc Hennekens, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
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"From crying babies to engine turbines, the earbuds provided smooth listening and drowned out all distractions. \u2014 Nina Huang, EW.com , 23 Aug. 2021",
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"Boeing and Airbus have often timed all-new aircraft to engine technology that provides a step-change in efficiency, such as the GEnx turbofans that made Boeing\u2019s 787 Dreamliner twin-aisle greener and quieter than its predecessors. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2021",
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"Changes to the truck, from chassis to body to engine to interior, reflect consumer needs, requests and complaints. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 2 Jan. 2021",
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"Changes to the truck, from chassis to body to engine to interior, reflect consumer needs, requests and complaints. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 2 Jan. 2021",
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"Changes to the truck, from chassis to body to engine to interior, reflect consumer needs, requests and complaints. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 2 Jan. 2021",
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"Changes to the truck, from chassis to body to engine to interior, reflect consumer needs, requests and complaints. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 2 Jan. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6a":"Noun",
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"1841, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English engin , from Anglo-French, from Latin ingenium natural disposition, talent, from in- + gignere to beget \u2014 more at kin":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8en-j\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"machine",
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"motor"
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"engineer":{
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"finagle",
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"finesse",
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"frame",
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"machinate",
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"maneuver",
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"mastermind",
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": a person who carries through an enterprise by skillful or artful contrivance":[],
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": a person who is trained in or follows as a profession a branch of engineering":[],
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": a person who runs or supervises an engine or an apparatus":[],
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": to contrive or plan out usually with more or less subtle skill and craft":[
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"engineer a business deal"
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],
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": to guide the course of":[
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"engineer a rally"
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],
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": to lay out, construct, or manage as an engineer":[
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"engineer a bridge"
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],
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": to modify or produce by genetic engineering":[
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"corn engineered to resist crop pests"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"Design engineers are working on ways to make the cars run more efficiently.",
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"The engineer stopped the train.",
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"Army engineers were called in to construct the canal.",
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"Verb",
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"The rebels engineered a successful attack.",
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"the mayor engineered an agreement to have a major league team play in our city",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Linda Zhang, chief engineer of the F-150 Lightning, told Bloomberg in late May that half of the reservations to buy one were placed by people who\u2019d never owned a truck before. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 27 June 2022",
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"Friday evening's test isn't required, but engineers want to do a quick spin through the system to mitigate any risk of malfunctions in the future, said John Blevins, chief engineer for NASA's Space Launch System Program. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 24 June 2022",
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"Daisuke Ido, the bZ4X's chief engineer , recently told Move Electric that a performance version is indeed under consideration and that it would be tuned by the Gazoo Racing team. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 17 June 2022",
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"Brent Deep, chief engineer of GM's lunar mobility vehicle program foresees a future where pre-mapping the area around a future landing site for humans speeds up exploration. \u2014 Roberto Baldwin, Ars Technica , 14 June 2022",
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"Pre-war, the terminal would receive a hundred truck loads and a hundred train wagons of grain in a single day, said Oleksandr Guzenko, the plant's chief engineer . \u2014 ABC News , 1 June 2022",
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"Those who don\u2019t comply with the new rules will receive a warning, followed by escalating fines for each subsequent violation, Martin Adams, the DWP\u2019s general manager and chief engineer , told The Times this month. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 25 May 2022",
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"The car \u2014 named after its creator and chief engineer Rudolf Uhlenhaut \u2014 is one of two prototypes built by the Mercedes-Benz racing department. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 20 May 2022",
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"Kourkoutis, who in March became the first female ever nominated for recording engineer of the year, is now the first female ever to win in that category. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 14 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"There, technicians need a couple of days to prep the T cells and genetically engineer them using the viral vector to give them the CAR. \u2014 Angus Chen, STAT , 2 June 2022",
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"As margins between net tuition and instructional costs widen, our only choice is to re- engineer ourselves to offer the academic degree programs that best fit student and community workforce needs. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 4 May 2022",
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"The committee must drive home this point: Plenty of powerful people never stormed the Capitol but nonetheless are responsible for trying to engineer a coup. \u2014 Elie Honig, CNN , 8 June 2022",
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"For its part, the Fed is trying to engineer a soft landing for the U.S. economy by raising interest rates and signaling more hikes to come. \u2014 Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor , 25 May 2022",
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"The Fed is now trying to engineer a slowdown because of its belief that too much economic activity causes inflation. \u2014 Steve Forbes, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
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"Alice does it all, trying to engineer a happier future \u2013 one that doesn\u2019t include her father on his deathbed on her 40th birthday. \u2014 Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY , 15 May 2022",
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"After making the ruble unpalatable to investors and savers, President Vladimir Putin is trying to engineer extra demand for the Russian currency from its only remaining market: captive commodity buyers. \u2014 Jon Sindreu, WSJ , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"After weakening to a record intraday low of about 158 rubles per dollar on March 7, a series of maneuvers by Russia\u2019s central bank, combined with the country\u2019s big export business, helped engineer a ruble rebound. \u2014 WSJ , 28 May 2022"
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"1828, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"circa 1635, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English engineour , from Anglo-French, from enginer to devise, construct, from engin":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccen-j\u0259-\u02c8nir",
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"\u02ccen-j\u0259-\u02c8ni(\u0259)r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for engineer Verb guide , lead , steer , pilot , engineer mean to direct in a course or show the way to be followed. guide implies intimate knowledge of the way and of all its difficulties and dangers. guided the scouts through the cave lead implies showing the way and often keeping those that follow under control and in order. led his team to victory steer implies an ability to keep to a course and stresses the capacity of maneuvering correctly. steered the ship through a narrow channel pilot suggests guidance over a dangerous or complicated course. piloted the bill through the Senate engineer implies finding ways to avoid or overcome difficulties in achieving an end or carrying out a plan. engineered his son's election to the governorship",
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"synonyms":[
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030639",
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"antonyms":[
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"ungird",
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"unwrap"
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"definitions":{
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": gird , encompass":[]
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"examples":[
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"her forehead engirded with a band of gold"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1566, in the meaning defined above":""
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"in-\u02c8g\u0259rd",
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"en-"
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"band",
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"begird",
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"gird",
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"girdle",
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062413",
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"ungird",
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"unwrap"
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"examples":[
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"the cloud- engirdled peaks of the Andes"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1596, in the meaning defined above":""
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],
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"begird",
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"engird",
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"girt",
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},
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"engorgement colic":{
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|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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"engoul\u00e9e from French, feminine of engoul\u00e9 , from past participle of engouler to swallow up, from Old French engoler , from en- en- entry 1 + gole throat, mouth, from Latin gula throat; engoul\u00e9 from French, from past participle of engouler; engouled modification (influenced by English -ed ) of French engoul\u00e9":""
|
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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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},
|
|
"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":"20220707-032840",
|
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|
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"engrace":{
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
|
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|
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},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"en- entry 1 + grace , noun":""
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"en+",
|
|
"\u0259\u0307n"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225823",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"engraff":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": engraft":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English engraffen, ingraffen , from en- entry 1 or in- entry 2 + graffen to graft, insert (a scion)":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174018",
|
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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|
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},
|
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"engraft":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
": graft sense 2":[],
|
|
": to become grafted and begin functioning normally":[
|
|
"the transplanted bone marrow engrafted successfully"
|
|
],
|
|
": to join or fasten as if by grafting":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Traditionally, such a donor must have a close enough human leukocyte antigen, or HLA, match to maximize the likelihood that the stem cell transplant will engraft well. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"There were now tests to help predict compatibility and to improve the chances that allogeneic marrow cells would engraft . \u2014 Siddhartha Mukherjee, The New Yorker , 15 July 2019",
|
|
"Without a sufficient dose of cells, transplants are at a high risk of failing or of taking so long to engraft in the recipient\u2019s bone marrow that patients face lengthy exposure to life-threatening infections. \u2014 Ron Winslow, WSJ , 28 May 2018",
|
|
"Here, a blatant disunity exists between matters engrafted at the last minute on to S.B. 331. \u2014 Kaylee Remington, cleveland.com , 3 June 2017"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1549, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"en-",
|
|
"in-\u02c8graft"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210326",
|
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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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]
|
|
},
|
|
"engraftation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the act of engrafting":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccen\u02ccgraf\u02c8t\u0101sh\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220214",
|
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|
|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engrail":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": roughen":[],
|
|
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|
|
": to cause to appear serrated":[
|
|
"a scene engrailed by three tall peaks"
|
|
],
|
|
": to indent (something, such as a heraldic ordinary) with small curves \u2014 see engrailed":[],
|
|
": to ornament especially with a pattern indented on the edge":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English engrelen , from Middle French engresler , from en- en- entry 1 + gresle, graisle slender, from Latin gracilis":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"chiefly before pause or consonant -\u0101\u0259l",
|
|
"en-",
|
|
"\u0259\u0307n\u02c8gr\u0101l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063136",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engrailed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": indented with small concave curves":[
|
|
"an engrailed heraldic bordure"
|
|
],
|
|
": made of or bordered by a circle of raised dots":[
|
|
"an engrailed coin"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English engreled , from Anglo-French engresl\u00e9 , literally, reduced, thinned, from en- + gresle slender, from Latin gracilis":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"en-",
|
|
"in-\u02c8gr\u0101ld"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101918",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engrain":{
|
|
"type":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to work indelibly into the natural texture or mental or moral constitution":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-093122"
|
|
},
|
|
"engrained":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to work indelibly into the natural texture or mental or moral constitution":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071515",
|
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"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"engram":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a hypothetical change in neural tissue postulated in order to account for persistence of memory : memory trace":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"That\u2019s an engram every 3-6 games or so, depending on your rank. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 12 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Over the last decade or so, several groups conducting engram research have begun to suspect that structural changes in the chromatin prime the cell to make and preserve memories. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 2 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Right after the memory formed, there weren\u2019t huge differences in how the engram cells expressed their genes. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 2 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"This approach, in an impressive achievement, is now allowing researchers to observe and manipulate specific neurons that encode a specific memory known as an engram , as noted in a 2020 paper in Science. \u2014 Kenneth S. Kosik, Scientific American , 20 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"The road to that discovery started back in 2012, when Tonegawa\u2019s lab came up with a way to highlight brain cells known as engram cells, which hold a unique memory. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 14 Dec. 2017",
|
|
"Josselyn helped lead this wave of research with some of the earliest studies to capture engram neurons in mice. \u2014 Helen Shen, Scientific American , 14 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"But these types of memory-suppression study sketch out only half of the engram . \u2014 Helen Shen, Scientific American , 14 Mar. 2018"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1908, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8en-\u02ccgram"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162146",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engrandize":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to make great or grandiose":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"modification (influenced by -ize ) of obsolete French engrandiss- , stem of engrandir , from Old French, from en- en- entry 1 + grant, grand great, large":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u0259\u0307n\u02c8gra(a)n\u02ccd\u012bz",
|
|
"en-",
|
|
"\u02c8engr\u0259n-",
|
|
"\u02c8e\u014bgr\u0259n-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234906",
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"engrandizement":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an act of engrandizing or the state of being engrandized":[]
|
|
},
|
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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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"\u0259\u0307n\u02c8gra(a)nd\u0259\u0307zm\u0259nt",
|
|
"-\u02ccd\u012bz-",
|
|
"\u02ccen\u02ccgra(a)n\u02c8d\u012bz-",
|
|
"\u02c8en\u02ccgra(a)n\u02ccd\u012bz-",
|
|
"en-"
|
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],
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"They will engrave your initials on the ring for free.",
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"She had the ring engraved with her initials.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Up now just outside of Detroit, the show features stations at which artisans, many of them flown in from Paris, stitch, paint and engrave . \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
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"Community members will also play a part in the installation\u2014Newark residents can engrave a tile that will become part of a mosaic wall. \u2014 Carly Olson, ELLE Decor , 13 June 2022",
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"Pick a quote to engrave , plus the deceased person's name and years of life. \u2014 Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022",
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"Have the kids write a handwritten note (or draw a picture!) and send a photo to this Etsy seller\u2014they'll engrave it on this leather wallet for a gift that's useful and sentimental. \u2014 Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful , 18 May 2022",
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"Some police agencies have hosted special events to help car owners engrave their vehicle\u2019s identification number onto their converters. \u2014 Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Send a photo of one of her most beloved handwritten recipes and this Etsy maker will engrave it onto a light or dark wood cutting board. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 16 Apr. 2022",
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"The timeline for that depends on funding and identifying the best area to engrave the names, Twyman said. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"Three weeks ago Chula Vista police partnered with an auto shop \u2014 Wheel Depot \u2014 to engrave vehicle identification numbers on 50 catalytic converters at no cost to the public. \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Dec. 2021"
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"She studied engraving in an art class.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The watch designs were then completed with hand engraving . \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 26 May 2022",
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"In the center is an engraving of a Claddagh ring, the traditional Irish design that denotes love, friendship, loyalty. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Feb. 2022",
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"Based on an engraving that depicted where Monroe had placed them, both were restored to the Blue Room. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 May 2022",
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"Customizable details \u2014 an initial here, an engraving there \u2014 make these objects feel intensely personal, modern heirlooms to keep forever. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"A 19th Century engraving of Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. \u2014 NBC News , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Both versions feature an engraving of their names and wedding date on the cap rings. \u2014 Nancy Olson, Forbes , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"The Magdalenian era saw a flourishing of early art, from cave art and the decoration of tools and weapons to the engraving of stones and bones. \u2014 David Bressan, Forbes , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"The engraving read: Henry Wilcox - Oct. 9, 1833 - April 17, 1922. \u2014 Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News , 24 Apr. 2022"
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"a mystery story that will engross readers all the way to the surprise ending",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Like the characters populating his novels, who are terrified of their own irrelevance, Franzen has a habit of proffering bells and whistles as compensation for the modest scope of the domestic sagas that engross him. \u2014 Becca Rothfeld, The Atlantic , 4 Oct. 2021",
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"Readers will engross themselves in two beefy chapters on Hatfield\u2019s eight years as governor, but for the nearly 30 years that Hatfield spent in the U.S. Senate, Etulain serves up a scant 28 pages, inclusive of several full-page photographs. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Aug. 2021",
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"Buyers can dig deeper into the country of origin and engross themselves in modern experiences from contemporary creatives without saying a word. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, House Beautiful , 13 May 2021",
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"Amid a social justice movement and COVID-19 pandemic that engross the nation, the term gains gravitas. \u2014 Michael Gehlken, Dallas News , 11 Mar. 2021",
|
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"His mother sang and played piano and was a big supporter, and Benet would engross himself in his detective father's extensive classical music collection. \u2014 Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Mar. 2021",
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"The Senate voted to engross the bills ahead of debate Tuesday, which blocked changes to the measures. \u2014 Nyamekye Daniel, Washington Examiner , 24 Feb. 2021",
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"Two days is enough time to engross yourself in a curriculum, build a solid foundation, sleep on it and continue to build on that foundation the next day. \u2014 Chris Mudgett, Outdoor Life , 1 July 2020",
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"The intricate synergies of coffee and capitalism form the subtext of the historian Augustine Sedgewick\u2019s thoroughly engrossing first book, Coffeeland: One Man\u2019s Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug. \u2014 Michael Pollan, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2020"
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"Like the characters populating his novels, who are terrified of their own irrelevance, Franzen has a habit of proffering bells and whistles as compensation for the modest scope of the domestic sagas that engross him. \u2014 Becca Rothfeld, The Atlantic , 4 Oct. 2021",
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"Readers will engross themselves in two beefy chapters on Hatfield\u2019s eight years as governor, but for the nearly 30 years that Hatfield spent in the U.S. Senate, Etulain serves up a scant 28 pages, inclusive of several full-page photographs. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Aug. 2021",
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"Buyers can dig deeper into the country of origin and engross themselves in modern experiences from contemporary creatives without saying a word. \u2014 Nafeesah Allen, House Beautiful , 13 May 2021",
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"His mother sang and played piano and was a big supporter, and Benet would engross himself in his detective father's extensive classical music collection. \u2014 Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Mar. 2021",
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"The Senate voted to engross the bills ahead of debate Tuesday, which blocked changes to the measures. \u2014 Nyamekye Daniel, Washington Examiner , 24 Feb. 2021",
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"Two days is enough time to engross yourself in a curriculum, build a solid foundation, sleep on it and continue to build on that foundation the next day. \u2014 Chris Mudgett, Outdoor Life , 1 July 2020",
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"The intricate synergies of coffee and capitalism form the subtext of the historian Augustine Sedgewick\u2019s thoroughly engrossing first book, Coffeeland: One Man\u2019s Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug. \u2014 Michael Pollan, The Atlantic , 6 Apr. 2020"
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"an engrossing lecture on Native American culture before the arrival of Europeans",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Since its premiere in 2016, the show has gained critical acclaim for its engrossing storytelling and talented cast, winning countless awards over the years. \u2014 Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE.com , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"In fiction, for example, a premise that doesn\u2019t seem to promise much narrative possibility\u2014two people talking with each other in the same room again and again\u2014becomes engrossing and mysterious. \u2014 Ana Cecilia Alvarez, The Atlantic , 1 May 2022",
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"Spacek and Simmons keep those eight hours from being a chore, and there\u2019s potential going forward for something more engrossing . \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
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"BeReal\u2019s limited approach to posting and perusing is an alternate to apps such as TikTok and Instagram, which count more than a billion active monthly users apiece and plow money and engineers into making products more engrossing for users. \u2014 Dalvin Brown, WSJ , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"During that time, Vile has steadily amassed one of the most engrossing discographies in all of indie rock. \u2014 Corbin Reiff, SPIN , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"That makes Saint Peter's the first No. 15 seed to reach the Elite Eight and continues one of the most engrossing and unforeseen postseason runs in men's NCAA Tournament history. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"This engrossing , visceral ride through desire and self-deceit has a limited run and tickets are vanishing. \u2014 David Benedict, Variety , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"Saint Peter's into the Elite Eight of the men's NCAA Tournament, continuing one of the most unpredictable and engrossing runs in postseason history. \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 26 Mar. 2022"
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|
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Mixed and even negative opinions can serve as control rods for the fission of overly pious engrossment . \u2014 Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker , 8 Feb. 2021",
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"Religion reminded a commercially minded people about the things of the spirit and prevented them from succumbing to an excessive engrossment in material things. \u2014 Daniel J. Mahoney, National Review , 23 Sep. 2020"
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"high waves from the hurricane engulfed large areas of the coastal community",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"More importantly there becomes a growing issue of market stability \u2013 recall how the mountain of derivatives that was based on the US housing market soon came to engulf that market. \u2014 Mike O'sullivan, Forbes , 10 Dec. 2021",
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"Even as fighting begins to engulf parts of Lysychansk, some residents insisted on staying. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
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"Cooler temperatures will engulf the Midwest over the weekend, putting an end to this early-season hot stretch in that region. \u2014 Doyle Rice, USA TODAY , 11 May 2022",
|
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"The smaller pieces draw you in close and tight to the work, while the larger works engulf you and require a step back to fully appreciate. \u2014 Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Family duty sends a lawman to London to look for his mob-assassin brother as a yakuza war threatens to engulf Tokyo. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 9 Sep. 2021",
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"With that in mind, the San Antonio Fire Department, in partnership with USAA, demonstrated Monday how a dry Christmas tree can ignite and engulf a living room in flames in seconds. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 6 Dec. 2021"
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": the application of science and mathematics by which the properties of matter and the sources of energy in nature are made useful to people":[],
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": the design and manufacture of complex products":[
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"software engineering"
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": calculated manipulation or direction (as of behavior)":[
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"social engineering"
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"\u2014 compare genetic engineering":[
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"social engineering"
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},
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"This control panel is a good example of smart engineering .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Digital health management company Wellframe hired Madhu Rajagopalan as VP of engineering . \u2014 Mohana Ravindranath, STAT , 3 July 2022",
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"His cofounder, Prasanna Sankar, 34, Zenefits\u2019 former director of engineering , is now also a billionaire, worth roughly $1 billion by Forbes estimates. \u2014 Amy Feldman, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
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"Looking like a cross between the Batmobile and a vacuum cleaner, this astonishing piece of British engineering claims a zero-to-60 mph time of less than 1.5 seconds. \u2014 Howard Walker, Robb Report , 22 June 2022",
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"One of the company\u2019s current senior directors of engineering , Kyrylo Perevozchykov, also posted on LinkedIn about his disappointment over the stock sales. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
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"Before IonQ, Chapman was the director of engineering for Amazon Prime. \u2014 Paul Smith-goodson, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
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"Michael McIntyre, an associate professor of electrical engineering at the University of Louisville, said a more sweeping national commitment to renewable energy infrastructure could help prevent outages in the future. \u2014 Thomas Birmingham, The Courier-Journal , 16 June 2022",
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"For all its natural abundance, the Everglades today is an artificial landscape, a creature of engineering as much as topography and nature. \u2014 Richard Mertens, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
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"Guided by the same spirit of innovative engineering featured in its race cars, the marque is famous for the incessant and spirited pursuit of fresh solutions, even if some of these efforts reinvent the wheel. \u2014 Brett Berk, Car and Driver , 14 June 2022"
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],
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"definitions":{
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]
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},
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"in-\u02c8g\u0101-ji\u014b",
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"en-"
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"alluring",
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"appealing",
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"attractive",
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"bewitching",
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"captivating",
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"charismatic",
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"charming",
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"elfin",
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"enchanting",
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"entrancing",
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"fascinating",
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"fetching",
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"glamorous",
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"glamourous",
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"luring",
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"magnetic",
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"seductive"
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],
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"repellent",
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"repellant",
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"repelling",
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"repugnant",
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"repulsive",
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"revolting",
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"unalluring"
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"movie stars often have an engaging aura that is hard to describe",
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"a movie with an engaging story that will hold your interest for a couple of hours",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The six-speed manual, with its rev-matched downshifts and no-lift upshifts, seems better suited to the task and is more engaging in general. \u2014 Bradley Iger, Ars Technica , 16 May 2022",
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"Research suggests that misinformation is often more engaging than other types of content. \u2014 Ren\u00e9e Diresta, Scientific American , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"But more engaging are the sequences showing technicians at work and lobbyists trying to win over a skeptical press and wary farmers. \u2014 Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"For instance, video tweets are typically more engaging than plain text tweets in my experience. \u2014 Candice Georgiadis, Rolling Stone , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"Make your employees\u2019 departures as warm and authentic and engaging as your onboarding. \u2014 William Arruda, Forbes , 4 Nov. 2021",
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"The observations are, at once, witty and engaging and sad. \u2014 Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 June 2022",
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"Chief Creative Officer of The Game Agency (a division of ELB Learning) - exciting, engaging and educating audiences. Think about employee training at your company. \u2014 Stephen Baer, Forbes , 2 June 2022",
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"That said, your style of writing is engaging and your voice has merit. \u2014 Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com , 16 May 2022"
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"definitions":{
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": house sparrow":[]
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},
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"noun"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210824"
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a masonry bond employing three courses of stretchers to one of headers":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213736"
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},
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"engarland":{
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to deck or encircle with or as if with a garland":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"en+",
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"\u0259\u0307n"
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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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"en- entry 1 + garland , noun":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222754"
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},
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"English rite":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": york rite":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224447"
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},
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"engineer's scale":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a scale that is commonly of triangular cross section and has different decimal scales on its edges":[]
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},
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224850"
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},
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"English gooseberry":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a stocky Eurasian shrub ( Ribes grossularia ) with greenish flowers and pubescent and glandular fruit that is the source of most of the European cultivated gooseberries and a parent of many of those grown in America and is often an escape in eastern North America":[]
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},
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230744"
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},
|
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"English yew":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": yew sense 1a(1)":[]
|
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},
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1615, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233159"
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},
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"english ocher":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": yellow ocher":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":"20220709-234148"
|
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},
|
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"enginehouse":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a building for housing an engine (such as a fire engine, a railroad locomotive, or a stationary engine)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1626, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011016"
|
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},
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"English muffin":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": bread dough rolled and cut into rounds, baked on a griddle, and split and toasted just before eating":[]
|
|
},
|
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"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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"We had coffee and English muffins for breakfast."
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],
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1858, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015634"
|
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},
|
|
"engage with":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"phrasal verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to become involved with (someone or something)":[
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"a very conservative teacher who will not engage with the students"
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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":"20220710-015907"
|
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},
|
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"Englishism":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a quality, characteristic, or mode of procedure peculiar to the English":[],
|
|
": a form of expression peculiar to English as spoken in England : anglicism":[],
|
|
": attachment to that which is English":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccshiz\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025740"
|
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},
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"English grain aphid":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a pale green aphid ( Macrosiphum avenae ) with dark markings that is native to Europe but widespread in North America and that feeds on grasses and small grains, being especially destructive when feeding on the developing heads of grain":[]
|
|
},
|
|
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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":"20220710-055054"
|
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|
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|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a native or inhabitant of England":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8i\u014b-lish-",
|
|
"\u02c8i\u014b-glish-m\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-055847"
|
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},
|
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"England":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"country of southern Great Britain; a division of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; capital London area 50,333 square miles (130,362 square kilometers), population 53,012,456":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8i\u014b-gl\u0259nd",
|
|
"\u02c8i\u014b-l\u0259nd"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-055854"
|
|
},
|
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"engager":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": one that engages: such as":[],
|
|
": a person who acts as a guarantor : surety":[],
|
|
": one that engages in an activity or occupation":[],
|
|
": a person who engages another's service : employer":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-j\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-073505"
|
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},
|
|
"English":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"biographical name",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": of, relating to, or characteristic of England , the English people, or the English language":[],
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": the language of the people of England and the U.S. and many areas now or formerly under British control":[],
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|
": a particular variety of English distinguished by peculiarities (as of pronunciation)":[],
|
|
": English language, literature, or composition when a subject of study":[],
|
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": the people of England":[],
|
|
": an English translation":[],
|
|
": idiomatic or intelligible English":[],
|
|
": spin around the vertical axis deliberately imparted to a ball that is driven or rolled \u2014 compare draw , follow , body english":[],
|
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": to translate into English":[],
|
|
": to adopt into English : anglicize":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8i\u014b-lish",
|
|
"\u02c8i\u014b-glish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
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"The English traditionally have afternoon tea.",
|
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"I asked the doctor to give me my diagnosis in English , not medical jargon."
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Old English englisc , from Engle (plural) Angles":"Adjective"
|
|
},
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|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-074729"
|
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},
|
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"Englishwoman":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a woman of English birth, nationality, or origin":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"also \u02c8i\u014b-lish-",
|
|
"\u02c8i\u014b-glish-\u02ccwu\u0307-m\u0259n"
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],
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-090042"
|
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},
|
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"English daisy":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": daisy sense 1a":[]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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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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"1852, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-091812"
|
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|
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"English breakfast":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a substantial breakfast (as of eggs, ham or bacon, toast, and cereal)":[]
|
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},
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1807, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-095642"
|
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},
|
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"English toy spaniel":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": any of a breed of small blocky spaniels with well-rounded upper skull projecting forward toward the short turned-up nose":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1934, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-100038"
|
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|
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"Englewood":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"city in north central Colorado south of Denver population 30,255":[],
|
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"city on the Hudson River in northeastern New Jersey population 27,147":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8e\u014b-g\u0259l-\u02ccwu\u0307d"
|
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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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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-100057"
|
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},
|
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"engagement ring":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-101940"
|
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|
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|
|
"type":[
|
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|
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"biographical name",
|
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|
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"verb"
|
|
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|
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": the language of the people of England and the U.S. and many areas now or formerly under British control":[],
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": the people of England":[],
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": an English translation":[],
|
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": idiomatic or intelligible English":[],
|
|
": spin around the vertical axis deliberately imparted to a ball that is driven or rolled \u2014 compare draw , follow , body english":[],
|
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": to translate into English":[],
|
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": to adopt into English : anglicize":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8i\u014b-lish",
|
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"\u02c8i\u014b-glish"
|
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],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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|
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"The English traditionally have afternoon tea.",
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"I asked the doctor to give me my diagnosis in English , not medical jargon."
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|
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|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
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|
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|
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"type":[
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-103620"
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},
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"englamour":{
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to surround with or as if with illusions":[],
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": to render glamorous":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259\u0307n",
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"en+"
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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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"en- entry 1 + glamour":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-115011"
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},
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"English maidenhair":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": maidenhair spleenwort":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-124309"
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},
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"Englert":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"Fran\u00e7ois 1932\u2013 Belgian physicist":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00e4\u207f-\u02c8gler"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-124447"
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},
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"English red":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an iron-oxide pigment":[],
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": a dark reddish orange to strong brown that is stronger than ferruginous":[],
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": colcothar sense 2":[],
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": goya":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-131454"
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},
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"engraver":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to impress deeply as if with a graver":[
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"the incident was engraved in his memory"
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],
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": to form by incision (as on wood or metal)":[],
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": photoengrave":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"en-",
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"in-\u02c8gr\u0101v"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"etch",
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"grave",
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"incise",
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"inscribe",
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"insculp"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"They will engrave your initials on the ring for free.",
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"She had the ring engraved with her initials.",
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"The image was engraved on the plaque.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Up now just outside of Detroit, the show features stations at which artisans, many of them flown in from Paris, stitch, paint and engrave . \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
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"Community members will also play a part in the installation\u2014Newark residents can engrave a tile that will become part of a mosaic wall. \u2014 Carly Olson, ELLE Decor , 13 June 2022",
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"Pick a quote to engrave , plus the deceased person's name and years of life. \u2014 Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022",
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"Have the kids write a handwritten note (or draw a picture!) and send a photo to this Etsy seller\u2014they'll engrave it on this leather wallet for a gift that's useful and sentimental. \u2014 Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Some police agencies have hosted special events to help car owners engrave their vehicle\u2019s identification number onto their converters. \u2014 Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Send a photo of one of her most beloved handwritten recipes and this Etsy maker will engrave it onto a light or dark wood cutting board. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The timeline for that depends on funding and identifying the best area to engrave the names, Twyman said. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Three weeks ago Chula Vista police partnered with an auto shop \u2014 Wheel Depot \u2014 to engrave vehicle identification numbers on 50 catalytic converters at no cost to the public. \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle French engraver , from en- + graver to grave, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English grafan to grave":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-134826"
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},
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"Englerophoenix":{
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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 tropical American pinnate-leaved palms with linear pinnae":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6e\u014bgl\u0259r\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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"New Latin, from Adolf Engler \u20201930 German botanist + New Latin -o- + Phoenix genus of palms":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-150606"
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},
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"English cocker spaniel":{
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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 a breed of active friendly spaniels that have square muzzles, wide noses, and heads which are typically half muzzle and half skull with the forehead and skull arched and slightly flattened":[]
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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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"1948, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-152758"
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},
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"English disease":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": rickets":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-164112"
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},
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"English thistle":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": wild teasel":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-165844"
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},
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"engastrimyth":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": ventriloquist":[]
|
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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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"Middle French engastrimythe , from Greek engastrimythos , from en in + gastr- + mythos speech":""
|
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-170914"
|
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},
|
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"engaged tone":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a sound that tells a caller on a telephone that the line is already in use":[
|
|
"I keep getting the engaged tone ."
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-171327"
|
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},
|
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"English corn":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": wheat or other small grain":[
|
|
"\u2014 contrasted with Indian corn and now chiefly of historical interest"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-180130"
|
|
},
|
|
"engineer's level":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": surveyor's level":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-182429"
|
|
},
|
|
"English white":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": whiting used as a pigment":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-184749"
|
|
},
|
|
"engraved":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to impress deeply as if with a graver":[
|
|
"the incident was engraved in his memory"
|
|
],
|
|
": to form by incision (as on wood or metal)":[],
|
|
": photoengrave":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"en-",
|
|
"in-\u02c8gr\u0101v"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"etch",
|
|
"grave",
|
|
"incise",
|
|
"inscribe",
|
|
"insculp"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They will engrave your initials on the ring for free.",
|
|
"She had the ring engraved with her initials.",
|
|
"The image was engraved on the plaque.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Up now just outside of Detroit, the show features stations at which artisans, many of them flown in from Paris, stitch, paint and engrave . \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Community members will also play a part in the installation\u2014Newark residents can engrave a tile that will become part of a mosaic wall. \u2014 Carly Olson, ELLE Decor , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Pick a quote to engrave , plus the deceased person's name and years of life. \u2014 Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Have the kids write a handwritten note (or draw a picture!) and send a photo to this Etsy seller\u2014they'll engrave it on this leather wallet for a gift that's useful and sentimental. \u2014 Brittney Morgan, House Beautiful , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Some police agencies have hosted special events to help car owners engrave their vehicle\u2019s identification number onto their converters. \u2014 Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Send a photo of one of her most beloved handwritten recipes and this Etsy maker will engrave it onto a light or dark wood cutting board. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The timeline for that depends on funding and identifying the best area to engrave the names, Twyman said. \u2014 Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Three weeks ago Chula Vista police partnered with an auto shop \u2014 Wheel Depot \u2014 to engrave vehicle identification numbers on 50 catalytic converters at no cost to the public. \u2014 David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French engraver , from en- + graver to grave, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English grafan to grave":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-194117"
|
|
},
|
|
"English wheat":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": poulard wheat":[]
|
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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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-211030"
|
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},
|
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"English turbot":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": windowpane sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-211652"
|
|
},
|
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"English ivy":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ivy 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":{
|
|
"1624, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-221550"
|
|
},
|
|
"english springer spaniel":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of a breed of springer spaniels having a muscular build and a moderately long silky coat usually of black-and-white or liver and white hair":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1929, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-221958"
|
|
},
|
|
"English basement":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a high basement that is usually mainly above ground, is often adapted to living quarters or domestic offices, but does not contain the principal entrance of the house":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-222707"
|
|
},
|
|
"English maple":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": hedge maple":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-223720"
|
|
},
|
|
"engage in":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to do (something)":[
|
|
"At college she engaged in various sports.",
|
|
"We don't engage in that sort of behavior."
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause (someone) to take part in (something)":[
|
|
"She engaged him in conversation."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":"20220710-223739"
|
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},
|
|
"English rabbit":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a breed of white domestic rabbits having distinctive dark markings":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-231641"
|
|
},
|
|
"Englishite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mineral perhaps in the relation K 2 Ca 4 Al 8 (PO 4 ) 8 (OH) 10 .9H 2 O consisting of hydrous basic phosphate of potassium, calcium, and aluminum":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccsh\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"George L. English \u20201944 American mineral dealer and collector + English -ite":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-231928"
|
|
},
|
|
"Engler flask":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a standard distilling flask usually of 100-milliliter capacity used to determine the volatility characteristics of petroleum products (such as gasoline, naphtha, or kerosine)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8e\u014b(g)l\u0259(r)-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"after Karl Engler \u20201925 German chemist":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-232902"
|
|
},
|
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"English system":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the foot-pound-second system of units":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8i\u014b-glish-, \u02c8i\u014b-lish-"
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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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"1821, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-234946"
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},
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"Englander":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a native of England":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-d\u0259(r)"
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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":"20220711-004623"
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},
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"engineer's hammer":{
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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 hand hammers used by engineers and metalworkers and resembling a machinist's hammer but heavier":[]
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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":"20220711-004851"
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},
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"English cross bond":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a modification of English bond in which the stretcher courses break joints with each other":[]
|
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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":"20220711-005932"
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},
|
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"engine lathe":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a screw-cutting lathe equipped with a back-geared cone-driven headstock or with a headstock of the geared-head type":[]
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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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"1782, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-015747"
|
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},
|
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"englut":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to gulp down : swallow":[],
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": to satiate or surfeit especially with food or pleasure":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259\u0307n\u02c8gl\u0259t",
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"en-",
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"\""
|
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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 French engloutir , from Late Latin ingluttire , from Latin in + gluttire to swallow":"Transitive verb",
|
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"en- entry 1 + glut , verb":"Transitive verb"
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-021625"
|
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},
|
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"engastrimythic":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": relating to or like ventriloquism":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u0259\u0307n\u00a6gastr\u0259\u00a6mithik",
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"en-"
|
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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":"20220711-031927"
|
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},
|
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"engineer's chain":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a chain (see chain sense 1c(1) ) 50 or 100 feet long consisting of one-foot links":[]
|
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},
|
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"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":"20220711-040157"
|
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},
|
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"English chop":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a lamb or mutton chop cut across the undivided loin with the bone removed and usually the kidney rolled in":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":"20220711-040236"
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},
|
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"english vermilion":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": goya":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-040333"
|
|
},
|
|
"engineman":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a man (such as a locomotive engineer or fireman) who supervises, operates, tends, or tests an engine":[],
|
|
": engine driver":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"-m\u0259n",
|
|
"\u02c8enj\u0259\u0307n\u02ccman",
|
|
"-\u02ccmaa(\u0259)n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1777, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-041744"
|
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},
|
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"Engle":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"Robert F. 1942\u2013 American economist":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8e\u014b-g\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-053755"
|
|
},
|
|
"engine mount":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a framework that is usually of steel tubing, is used to mount the engine of an airplane, and is attached to the airplane in such a manner as to be readily detachable":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-062425"
|
|
},
|
|
"English bulldog":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bulldog":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-064041"
|
|
},
|
|
"englishize":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": anglicize":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccsh\u012bz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-084128"
|
|
},
|
|
"english cocker spaniel":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of a breed of active friendly spaniels that have square muzzles, wide noses, and heads which are typically half muzzle and half skull with the forehead and skull arched and slightly flattened":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1948, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-091048"
|
|
},
|
|
"englyn":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a usually epigrammatic quatrain in Welsh poetry consisting of 30 syllables in lines of 10, 6, 7, and 7 syllables, the last three lines rhyming usually with the 6th syllable of the first line whose final syllable has no rhyme":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8e\u014bl\u0259\u0307n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Welsh":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-092708"
|
|
},
|
|
"English Channel":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"strait between southern England and northern France connecting the North Sea with the Atlantic Ocean":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"l\u00e4-\u02c8m\u00e4\u207fsh"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-100018"
|
|
},
|
|
"English cavalry saddle":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": english saddle":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-102446"
|
|
},
|
|
"english sonnet":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a sonnet consisting of three quatrains and a couplet with a rhyme scheme of abab cdcd efef gg":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1890, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-104832"
|
|
},
|
|
"englacial":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": embedded in a glacier":[
|
|
"englacial drift",
|
|
"an englacial stream"
|
|
],
|
|
": being within the body of a glacier":[
|
|
"englacial drift",
|
|
"an englacial stream"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)en+",
|
|
"\u0259\u0307n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"en- entry 2 + glacial":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-110106"
|
|
},
|
|
"engaud":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"en+",
|
|
"\u0259\u0307n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"en- entry 1 + gaud , noun":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-110717"
|
|
},
|
|
"English walnut":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1756, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-112648"
|
|
},
|
|
"English camomile":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": chamomile sense 1a":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-112927"
|
|
},
|
|
"English primrose":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a low-growing perennial European primrose ( Primula vulgaris ) that is widely cultivated for its early bloom which in the wild is usually single, solitary, and yellow but has developed many divergent forms and colors under cultivation":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-113232"
|
|
},
|
|
"English fingering":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": marking of piano music that indicates the thumb by an X or + and the other fingers by the numerals 1, 2, 3, and 4 starting with the index finger":[
|
|
"The English fingering , + to 4, has also been retained in the figures from Cramer's Etudes \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Sandra P. Rosenblum , Performance Practices in Classic Piano Music , 1991",
|
|
"\u2014 compare german fingering"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1859, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-121032"
|
|
},
|
|
"englishness":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"biographical name",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or characteristic of England , the English people, or the English language":[],
|
|
"Bill 1961\u2013 Simon William English prime minister of New Zealand (2016\u20132017)":[],
|
|
": the language of the people of England and the U.S. and many areas now or formerly under British control":[],
|
|
": a particular variety of English distinguished by peculiarities (as of pronunciation)":[],
|
|
": English language, literature, or composition when a subject of study":[],
|
|
": the people of England":[],
|
|
": an English translation":[],
|
|
": idiomatic or intelligible English":[],
|
|
": spin around the vertical axis deliberately imparted to a ball that is driven or rolled \u2014 compare draw , follow , body english":[],
|
|
": to translate into English":[],
|
|
": to adopt into English : anglicize":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8i\u014b-glish",
|
|
"\u02c8i\u014b-lish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The English traditionally have afternoon tea.",
|
|
"I asked the doctor to give me my diagnosis in English , not medical jargon."
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English englisc , from Engle (plural) Angles":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-121638"
|
|
},
|
|
"English last":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a shoe last with a low heel and long tapering toe":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-122559"
|
|
},
|
|
"Englishman's knot":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": fisherman's knot":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-123553"
|
|
},
|
|
"English cowslip":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
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": cowslip sense 1a":[]
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": dutch pink sense 2":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-130758"
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"English oak":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a medium-sized to large tree ( Quercus robur ) having glabrous leaves with very short petioles and rounded lobes":[],
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": the strong durable hard straight-grained wood of this tree that is used in structural work and cabinetwork and tends to darken with prolonged exposure from pale yellowish brown almost to black":[],
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": a moderate brown that is paler and slightly yellower than bay, lighter than auburn, and redder, lighter, and slightly stronger than chestnut brown":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English english oke , from English entry 1 + oke, ook oak":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-131541"
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"Englishman":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a native or inhabitant of England":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8i\u014b-lish-",
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"\u02c8i\u014b-glish-m\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-133037"
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},
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"English violet":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": sweet violet":[],
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": an 18th-century stringed instrument resembling the viola d\u2019amore":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-133859"
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},
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"English herring":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the common herring ( Clupea harengus ) of the North Atlantic":[]
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},
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-135617"
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},
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"engine room":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a room (as on a steamer) in which an engine is located":[]
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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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"first_known_use":{
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"1749, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-141418"
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},
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"engobe":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": white or colored slip applied to pottery usually for decoration or to improve the surface texture":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)\u00e4n\u00a6g\u014db"
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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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"French, from engober to cover with slip, from en- en- entry 1 + gober to swallow, gulp down; akin to Old French gobet mouthful, bite, piece":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-144445"
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},
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"Engel's law":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a generalization in economics: such as family income increases, the percentage spent for food decreases, that spent for clothing, rent, heat, and light remains the same, while that spent for education, health, and recreation increases":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8e\u014b(g)\u0259lz-"
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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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"after Ernst Engel \u20201896 German statistician and economist":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-150324"
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},
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"English plantain":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": narrow-leaved plantain":[]
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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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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-153730"
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},
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"Englishly":{
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": in the manner of the English":[
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"people whose chief value to the community lay, oddly but Englishly, in their sturdy individualism",
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"\u2014 W. B. Adams"
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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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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from English entry 1 + -ly":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-154652"
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},
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"English foxhound":{
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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 a breed of medium-sized foxhounds developed in England and characterized by a muscular body, bi- or tri-colored short coat, and lightly fringed tail":[]
|
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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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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1845, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-154930"
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},
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"English grass":{
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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 hay or forage grasses (such as timothy or some bluegrasses) originally introduced (as into the U.S. or Australia) from England":[]
|
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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":"20220711-161616"
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},
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"engine driver":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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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":"20220711-162040"
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},
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"english red":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": an iron-oxide pigment":[],
|
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": a dark reddish orange to strong brown that is stronger than ferruginous":[],
|
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": colcothar sense 2":[],
|
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": goya":[]
|
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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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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-174640"
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},
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"English hay":{
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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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"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":"20220711-181059"
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},
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"Engelmannia":{
|
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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 North American herbs (family Compositae) resembling sunflowers and having pinnatifid leaves and large yellow flower heads":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cce\u014bg\u0259l\u02c8man\u0113\u0259"
|
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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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"New Latin, from George Engelmann \u20201884 American botanist born in Germany + New Latin -ia":""
|
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-183119"
|
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},
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"engine control":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a device used by the pilot of an airplane in controlling or modulating the power output of an engine":[]
|
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},
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-190618"
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},
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"English pool":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a pool game in which each player draws one of the colored balls which he uses as cue ball and must play on the color next in a fixed order, being put out of the game when his ball is pocketed three times":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-195642"
|
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},
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"engirt":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": envelop , encircle , engird":[]
|
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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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"en- entry 1 + girt , verb":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-200728"
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},
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"English elm":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a broad spreading rough-leaved elm ( Ulmus procera ) common throughout western Europe and planted elsewhere \u2014 compare wych elm":[]
|
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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":"20220711-202628"
|
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},
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"Engelmann ivy":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a Virginia creeper ( Parthenocissus quinquefolia engelmannii ) that is distinguished by small thick leathery leaves":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8e\u014bg\u0259lm\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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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-212120"
|
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},
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"english green":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": deep brunswick green":[],
|
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": scheele's green":[],
|
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": emerald sense 2":[]
|
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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":"20220711-212905"
|
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},
|
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"engysseismology":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a branch of seismology that deals with the records of earthquake shocks registered in or near the region of disturbance \u2014 compare teleseismology":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6e\u014bg|",
|
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"\u00a6enj|\u0259\u0307",
|
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"|\u0113+"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Greek engys near + English seismology":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-214448"
|
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},
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"English bond":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a masonry bond in which courses consist alternately of headers and stretchers":[]
|
|
},
|
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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":"20220711-215826"
|
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},
|
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"engore":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": to make bloody : dabble or stain with blood":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"en+",
|
|
"\u0259\u0307n"
|
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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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"en- entry 1 + gore , noun":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-220807"
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},
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"English billiards":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun plural but usually singular in construction"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": billiards which is played on a table with six pockets and in which points are scored by cannons and pocketed balls":[]
|
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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":"20220711-230228"
|
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},
|
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"Engelmann spruce":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large spruce ( Picea engelmannii ) of the Rocky mountain region and British Columbia that yields a light-colored wood":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cce\u014b-g\u0259l-m\u0259n-"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"George Engelmann \u20201884 American botanist":""
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1866, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-230649"
|
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},
|
|
"engine company":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a fire-department company having charge of one or more fire engines":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":"20220711-231235"
|
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},
|
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"engorge":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to suck blood to the limit of body capacity":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"en-",
|
|
"in-\u02c8g\u022f(\u0259)rj",
|
|
"in-\u02c8g\u022frj"
|
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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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"Owners hardly flinch at paying those players millions upon millions in an effort to reach the Super Bowl and engorge already bloated bank accounts. \u2014 Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Gums bleed and blacken, then engorge and protrude over the teeth or their absent weeping sockets like a dark second set of lips. \u2014 Bathsheba Demuth, The Atlantic , 22 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Most foie gras is made by force-feeding ducks and geese through a tube to engorge their livers up to 10 times their normal sizes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 22 July 2021",
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"Once sufficiently engorged , the larvae drop off the wounds to pupate, emerging as a new generation of flies. \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 26 May 2020",
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"Puberty was no prerequisite: boys as young as seven could engorge themselves with silk and satin. \u2014 Dan Piepenbring, The New Yorker , 23 May 2020",
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"The Tittabawassee became engorged late Tuesday when the aging Edenville and Sanford dams failed after heavy rain. \u2014 CBS News , 22 May 2020",
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"Her breasts, usually so small, were engorged , ready. \u2014 Lauren Sandler, New York Times , 30 Apr. 2020",
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"So many of the female directors in contention this year had to tell their stories with slim budgets and striking visual economy, while the men often had big money, complicated shots and engorged running times at their disposal. \u2014 Kyle Buchanan, New York Times , 8 Jan. 2020"
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"Middle French engorgier , from Old French, to devour, from en- + gorge throat \u2014 more at gorge":""
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"1515, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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"definitions":{
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": a short-lived perennial wallflower ( Cheiranthus cheiri ) with white, yellow, brown, or reddish to purplish single or double flowers":[]
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a cittern popular in England in the 18th century":[]
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},
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],
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"definitions":{
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": either of two Eurasian hawthorns ( Crataegus oxyacantha and C. monogyna ) that have deeply cleft leaves and bright red fruits, that are extensively cultivated as ornamentals and under cultivation have developed varied plant forms and flower form and color, and that are established as escapes in much of eastern North America":[]
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": cherry laurel sense 1":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-010506"
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},
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],
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"definitions":{
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": wire grass sense a":[],
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": meadow fescue":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-014000"
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},
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"engine-room telegraph":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a signaling device for transmitting orders from an officer on the bridge of a ship to the engineer in charge relating to the direction and speed of the engine":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-022359"
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},
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"English bluebell":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": wood hyacinth":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-025319"
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},
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"enginery":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": instruments of war":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8en-j\u0259n-r\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{
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"1641, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-025335"
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},
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"Englisher":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": englishman":[
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"not in very good humour with the Englishers",
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"\u2014 E. B. Ramsay"
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],
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": a person who translates into English":[]
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"-l\u0113sh-",
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"-lish\u0259(r)"
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"English entry 1 + -er":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-025927"
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},
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"English harvest":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": harvest of wheat":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-030250"
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},
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"English equatorial":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a telescope with its main tube supported in a split or yoke-type polar axle that rests on north and south pedestals permitting continuous observation across the meridian and eliminating the declination counterweight":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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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":"20220712-030719"
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},
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"engine burn fracture":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a progressive fracture in a rail that originates at spots where the driving wheels of a locomotive have slipped or spun":[]
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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":"20220712-035048"
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},
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"English loose":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": mediterranean release":[]
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},
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-084834"
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},
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"engineer's brake valve":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a valve in the cab of a locomotive for operating the air brake":[]
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},
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-070800"
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},
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"engine sand":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": traction sand":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-080107"
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},
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"engine-size":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": beater-size":[]
|
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1809, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-082201"
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},
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"Engelmann spruce beetle":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a very destructive reddish brown or blackish bark beetle ( Dendroctonus obesus ) that feeds in the cambium of Engelmann spruce":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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"Friedrich 1820\u20131895 German socialist":[]
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"German \u02c8e\u014b-\u0259ls",
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"-\u0259lz",
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"\u02c8e\u014b-g\u0259lz"
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"definitions":{
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": ornamentation in the form of a pattern of fine lines produced by engine turning":[]
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"1764, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-112653"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-113353"
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": a part of the engine-room telegraph of a ship":[]
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"1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-141106"
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"type":[
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": contrived with care : ingenious , crafty":[]
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"Middle English enginous , from Middle French engigneus , from Latin ingeniosus ingenious, talented":""
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"valley of the upper Inn River 60 miles (96 kilometers) long in Graub\u00fcnden, eastern Switzerland":[]
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},
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"\u02c8e\u014b-g\u0259-\u02ccd\u0113n",
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"\u02cce\u014b-g\u0259-\u02c8d\u0113n"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-011550"
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