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"raffish":{
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"antonyms":[
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"civilized",
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"cultivated",
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"cultured",
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"genteel",
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"polished",
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"refined",
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"smooth",
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"tasteful",
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"ultrarefined",
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"well-bred"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": marked by a careless unconventionality : rakish":[],
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": marked by or suggestive of flashy vulgarity or crudeness":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the dowager cringed at the thought of raffish tourists in rough boots tromping all over her Persian rugs",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Stevens begins his account with an introduction to his ancestors, all of whom were show people in the gloriously raffish tradition. \u2014 Ann Hornaday, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
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"Theo Gibson \u2014 a cynical, chain-smoking bachelor who cut a raffish figure on Leverett\u2019s campus \u2014 looms over those years. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"There\u2019s a lot of socializing but little distancing in Natchez Under-the-Hill, a strip of bars below the bluffs and a raffish echo of the old river town where musicians like Jerry Lee Lewis once played and partied. \u2014 Andrew Nelson, WSJ , 23 Apr. 2021",
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"But McConaughey has a raffish charm that makes such high jinks forgivable. \u2014 Steve Chapman, chicagotribune.com , 21 Apr. 2021",
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"Kevin, an Englishman living in Marseille, agreed to meet with the young Helder, who hoped to learn a few secrets of the trade from a master with a raffish reputation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Dec. 2020",
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"To set the raffish Bentley apart from its stuffy stablemate Rolls-Royce, the Turbo R's cockpit boasts features like a tachometer and a gear selector that has been moved from the steering column to a much sportier position in the center console. \u2014 Barry Winfield, Car and Driver , 7 July 2020",
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"Young Lendrum\u2019s prowess earned him a raffish preeminence among his peers. \u2014 Dennis Drabelle, Washington Post , 25 Feb. 2020",
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"Max Hardberger, a raffish oceanic repo man, stars in Urbina\u2019s heist story. \u2014 Alyssa Rosenberg, Washington Post , 12 Sep. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1795, 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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"\u02c8ra-fish"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"coarse",
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"common",
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"crass",
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"crude",
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"gross",
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"ill-bred",
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"illiberal",
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"incult",
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"insensible",
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"low",
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"lowbred",
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"lowbrow",
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"rough",
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"rough-hewn",
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"roughneck",
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"rude",
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"rugged",
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"tasteless",
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"uncouth",
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"uncultivated",
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"uncultured",
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"unpolished",
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"unrefined",
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"vulgar"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204349",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"raffishness":{
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"antonyms":[
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"civilized",
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"cultivated",
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"cultured",
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"genteel",
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"polished",
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"refined",
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"smooth",
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"tasteful",
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"ultrarefined",
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"well-bred"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": marked by a careless unconventionality : rakish":[],
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": marked by or suggestive of flashy vulgarity or crudeness":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"the dowager cringed at the thought of raffish tourists in rough boots tromping all over her Persian rugs",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Stevens begins his account with an introduction to his ancestors, all of whom were show people in the gloriously raffish tradition. \u2014 Ann Hornaday, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
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"Theo Gibson \u2014 a cynical, chain-smoking bachelor who cut a raffish figure on Leverett\u2019s campus \u2014 looms over those years. \u2014 New York Times , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"There\u2019s a lot of socializing but little distancing in Natchez Under-the-Hill, a strip of bars below the bluffs and a raffish echo of the old river town where musicians like Jerry Lee Lewis once played and partied. \u2014 Andrew Nelson, WSJ , 23 Apr. 2021",
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"But McConaughey has a raffish charm that makes such high jinks forgivable. \u2014 Steve Chapman, chicagotribune.com , 21 Apr. 2021",
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"Kevin, an Englishman living in Marseille, agreed to meet with the young Helder, who hoped to learn a few secrets of the trade from a master with a raffish reputation. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 Dec. 2020",
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"To set the raffish Bentley apart from its stuffy stablemate Rolls-Royce, the Turbo R's cockpit boasts features like a tachometer and a gear selector that has been moved from the steering column to a much sportier position in the center console. \u2014 Barry Winfield, Car and Driver , 7 July 2020",
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"Young Lendrum\u2019s prowess earned him a raffish preeminence among his peers. \u2014 Dennis Drabelle, Washington Post , 25 Feb. 2020",
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"Max Hardberger, a raffish oceanic repo man, stars in Urbina\u2019s heist story. \u2014 Alyssa Rosenberg, Washington Post , 12 Sep. 2019"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1795, 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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"\u02c8ra-fish"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"coarse",
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"common",
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"crass",
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"crude",
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"gross",
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"ill-bred",
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"illiberal",
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"incult",
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"insensible",
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"low",
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"lowbred",
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"lowbrow",
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"rough",
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"rough-hewn",
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"roughneck",
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"rude",
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"rugged",
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"tasteless",
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"uncouth",
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"uncultivated",
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"uncultured",
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"unpolished",
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"unrefined",
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"vulgar"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201738",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"raffle":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a lottery in which the prize is won by one of numerous persons buying chances":[],
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": to dispose of by means of a raffle":[
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"raffle off a turkey"
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],
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": to engage in a raffle":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1543, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1709, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"circa 1680, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English rafle , a dice game, from Middle French, dice game in which all the stakes can be won in a throw, literally, rake for a fire, from Middle High German raffel rake for a fire, from raffen to snatch, gather":"Noun",
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"probably from French rafle act of snatching, sweeping, from Middle French, rake for a fire":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ra-f\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093406",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"raft":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a collection of logs or timber fastened together in order to be floated downstream (as to a sawmill)":[
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"Soviet loggers commonly float individual logs down rivers to sawmills, rather than lashing them together in rafts .",
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"\u2014 A. Kent MacDougall"
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],
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": a floating naturally cohesive mass":[
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"rafts of kelp",
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"Home sites and hunting vantage points would have been undercut by the waves, salt meadows would have become angry shallow seas, and bitter salt and rafts of sea ice would have killed the willow brush and rich sedge meadows of the river deltas.",
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"\u2014 William W. Fitzburg and Aron Crowell"
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],
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": a large collection or number":[],
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": an aggregation of animals (such as waterfowl) resting on the water":[
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"a raft of ducks"
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],
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": to convey (something, such as pebbles) in floating ice or masses of organic material":[
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"\u2026 sediment deposits are dominated by rock fragments released by melting ice. Even large rocks are rafted out and then released as the ice melts.",
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"\u2014 M. Grant Gross"
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],
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": to make into a raft":[
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"rafted the logs"
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],
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": to transport by means of a raft (see raft entry 1 sense 1a )":[
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"Lewis was rafting supplies cross river \u2026 when he dumped his raft, soaking his chronometer.",
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"\u2014 Fred Haefele"
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],
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": to transport in the form of a raft (see raft entry 1 sense 1b )":[
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"\u2026 the logs which had been floating in them were swept down the river to the sea before being rafted away to the sawmills.",
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"\u2014 D. A. Bathgate"
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],
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": to travel along or across (a river or other body of water) on a raft":[
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"Although the writing is somewhat pedestrian, river rats will enjoy the 27 accounts \u2026 of rafting rivers in 11 Western states.",
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"\u2014 Tom Miller"
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],
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": to travel by raft":[
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"rafted across moderate rapids"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
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"1667, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"1821, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English rafte rafter, raft, from Old Norse raptr rafter":"Noun",
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"alteration of raff jumble":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8raft"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232443",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"raffia":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the fiber of the raffia palm used especially as cord for tying and weaving":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ra-f\u0113-\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Made of raffia , the Tinsley comes in two colors, tan and black, and has a tall crown paired with a wide brim. \u2014 Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country , 15 June 2022",
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"Whether in sturdy canvas or French Riviera raffia (or both), the top market bags add a touch of luxury to your daily essentials lineup now\u2014and later. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 2 June 2022",
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"And this season\u2019s sleeper hit, woven raffia , will bring a summertime spin to this favorite closet staple. \u2014 Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue , 7 June 2022",
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"Crochet, raffia and leather fishnet add a carefree touch to vacation bags and shoes. \u2014 New York Times , 9 May 2022",
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"Then, warm-weather collections introduced platform sandal spin-offs for every moment and dress code: denim and raffia for weekday casual, mixed metallic leathers and lace-up accents for wedding invites or general formality. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"As early as the start of 2022, crochet, raffia and wicker bags were already dominating the fashion radar. \u2014 Bianca Salonga, Forbes , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"The old pavilion retreats under a thick veil of raffia , which shrouds the roofline in a golden veil of soft fronds. \u2014 Murray Whyte, BostonGlobe.com , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Indoors, people are opting for an outdoor feel: foliage; earthy color schemes; natural fibers; and materials like cane, jute, raffia and wood. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Malagasy rafia":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1850, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-131744"
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},
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"raffia palm":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a large pinnate-leaved palm ( Raphia farinifera synonym R. ruffia ) of Madagascar and tropical Africa valued for the fiber obtained from its petiole":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Both bamboo and raffia palm trees are fast-growing crops that are eco-friendly and non-animal sourced. \u2014 Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue , 3 June 2021",
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"The 14 rooms are decorated with raffia palm writing tables, bamboo side tables, botanical lampshades, straw bed frames and headboards. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Apr. 2021",
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"Traditionally woven using raffia palm fibers, Kuba cloths range in size and shape and are renowned as a significant art tradition from this part of the world. \u2014 Gabrielle Davenport, House Beautiful , 7 Oct. 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1867, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211219"
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},
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"raffia wax":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a hard light-brown wax obtained as a by-product from the leaves of the raffia palm or similar palms native to tropical Africa and South America":[]
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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":"20220710-050435"
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},
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"rafflesiaceae":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a family of endotrophic parasitic plants (order Aristolochiales) found chiefly in warm regions of the Old World and sometimes in Mexico that lack stems, have imbricated scales in place of leaves, and have apetalous flowers emerging from the host and having five to ten calyx lobes":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"r\u0259\u02ccfl\u0113z(h)\u0113\u02c8\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113",
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"ra\u02cc-"
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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 Rafflesia , type genus + -aceae":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-112201"
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},
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"raffe":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a usually triangular topsail set above a square lower sail":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8raf"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-182531"
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},
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"raffman":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": rafter entry 3":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8rafm\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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"alteration of raftman":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-191343"
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},
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"rafiki":{
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"type":[
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"Swahili noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": friend":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"r\u00e4-\u02c8f\u0113-k\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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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-202720"
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},
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"raffinate":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u0101t"
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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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"French raffiner to refine (from re- + affiner to make fine) + International Scientific Vocabulary -ate":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-223613"
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},
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"raffin\u00e9":{
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"type":[
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"French adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": refined : sophisticated":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"r\u00e4-f\u0113-n\u0101"
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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":"20220711-034606"
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},
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"rafter":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of the parallel beams that support a roof":[],
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": one who maneuvers logs into position and binds them into rafts":[],
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": one who travels by raft":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8raf-t\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English r\u00e6fter ; akin to Old Norse raptr rafter":"Noun",
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"raft entry 2":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1741, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-075355"
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},
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"rafflesia":{
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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 genus ( Rafflesia of the family Rafflesiaceae) of Malaysian dicotyledonous plants that are parasitic in other plants and have fleshy usually foul-smelling apetalous flowers emerging from the host, imbricated scales in place of leaves, and no stems":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"ra-",
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"r\u0259-\u02c8fl\u0113-zh(\u0113-)\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The rafflesia belongs to a parasitic genus native to Southeast Asia, and so far scientists have failed to grow one outside of its native range. \u2014 Kristy Totten, San Diego Union-Tribune , 9 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Sir Stamford Raffles \u20201826 English colonial administrator":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1830, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-094742"
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},
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"Rafflesiaceae":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a family of endotrophic parasitic plants (order Aristolochiales) found chiefly in warm regions of the Old World and sometimes in Mexico that lack stems, have imbricated scales in place of leaves, and have apetalous flowers emerging from the host and having five to ten calyx lobes":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"r\u0259\u02ccfl\u0113z(h)\u0113\u02c8\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113",
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"ra\u02cc-"
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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 Rafflesia , type genus + -aceae":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-125245"
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},
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"rafts":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a collection of logs or timber fastened together in order to be floated downstream (as to a sawmill)":[
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"Soviet loggers commonly float individual logs down rivers to sawmills, rather than lashing them together in rafts .",
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"\u2014 A. Kent MacDougall"
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],
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": a floating naturally cohesive mass":[
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"rafts of kelp",
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"Home sites and hunting vantage points would have been undercut by the waves, salt meadows would have become angry shallow seas, and bitter salt and rafts of sea ice would have killed the willow brush and rich sedge meadows of the river deltas.",
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"\u2014 William W. Fitzburg and Aron Crowell"
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],
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": an aggregation of animals (such as waterfowl) resting on the water":[
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"a raft of ducks"
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],
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": to transport by means of a raft (see raft entry 1 sense 1a )":[
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"Lewis was rafting supplies cross river \u2026 when he dumped his raft, soaking his chronometer.",
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"\u2014 Fred Haefele"
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],
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": to transport in the form of a raft (see raft entry 1 sense 1b )":[
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"\u2026 the logs which had been floating in them were swept down the river to the sea before being rafted away to the sawmills.",
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"\u2014 D. A. Bathgate"
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],
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": to convey (something, such as pebbles) in floating ice or masses of organic material":[
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"\u2026 sediment deposits are dominated by rock fragments released by melting ice. Even large rocks are rafted out and then released as the ice melts.",
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"\u2014 M. Grant Gross"
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],
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": to travel along or across (a river or other body of water) on a raft":[
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"Although the writing is somewhat pedestrian, river rats will enjoy the 27 accounts \u2026 of rafting rivers in 11 Western states.",
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"\u2014 Tom Miller"
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],
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": to make into a raft":[
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"rafted the logs"
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],
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": to travel by raft":[
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"rafted across moderate rapids"
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],
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": a large collection or number":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8raft"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English rafte rafter, raft, from Old Norse raptr rafter":"Noun",
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"alteration of raff jumble":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
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"1667, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
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"1821, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-150228"
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},
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"rafra\u00eechissoir":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a small table or stand having a marble top with wells sunk into it especially for containing plants or flowers":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"r\u0259\u02ccfresh\u0259\u02c8sw\u00e4r"
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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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"French, wine cooler, from rafra\u00eechiss- (stem of rafra\u00eechir to refresh, cool, from re- + a- ad- + frais fresh, cool, from Old French freis ) + -oir -ory":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-150931"
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},
|
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"Rafsanjani":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
"(Ali Akbar) Hashemi 1934\u20132017 president of Iran (1989\u201397)":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccr\u00e4f-s\u00e4n-\u02c8j\u00e4-n\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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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-160605"
|
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},
|
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"raft dog":{
|
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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 bar with bent-down sharpened ends that fastens together the logs forming a raft \u2014 compare dog sense 3a":[]
|
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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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"raft entry 2":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-001758"
|
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},
|
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"raft duck":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": scaup duck":[],
|
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": redhead sense 2b":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"raft entry 2 ; from its swimming in dense flocks":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-015846"
|
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},
|
|
"rafter dam":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a dam formed by long horizontal timbers set at an angle to the banks and meeting in the center of the stream like the rafters of a roof principal":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"rafter entry 1":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-085108"
|
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},
|
|
"rafting":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the act, sport, or pastime of traveling on a river or other body of water in a usually inflatable raft : the sport of rafting":[
|
|
"But injuries can happen, just like with any other sport. For this reason, rafting might not be everyone's cup of tea \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Aislinn Sarnacki",
|
|
"So maybe white-water rafting is not your ticket. Maybe you'd like some water sport that does not entail hurtling down an angry river at stomach-churning speeds.",
|
|
"\u2014 Michael D. Burke",
|
|
"A measure from Sen. Lawrence Childers \u2026 would provide immunity from lawsuits to outfitters of paddle sports\u2014such as rafting and canoeing\u2014because of \"the inherent risks of paddle sport activities.\"",
|
|
"\u2014 Tim Hoover"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8raf-ti\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1697, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-090433"
|
|
},
|
|
"rafting auger":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an auger turned by a bar placed through an eye in the end of the shank and used for boring large and deep holes in heavy timbers":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from gerund of raft entry 3":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-110627"
|
|
},
|
|
"raffing":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": rip-roaring":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8raf\u0259\u0307n",
|
|
"-fi\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"origin unknown":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-151740"
|
|
},
|
|
"raft port":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large square port forward or aft in a ship for loading or unloading bulky material (as timber)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"raft entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-153737"
|
|
},
|
|
"raftsman":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a man engaged in rafting":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8raf(t)s-m\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1776, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-161937"
|
|
},
|
|
"raffinose":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a crystalline slightly sweet sugar C 18 H 32 O 16 obtained commercially from cottonseed meal and present in many plant products":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccn\u014dz",
|
|
"\u02c8ra-f\u0259-\u02ccn\u014ds",
|
|
"\u02c8raf-\u0259-\u02ccn\u014ds, -\u02ccn\u014dz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from raffiner to refine, from re- + affiner to make fine, from a- ad- (from Latin ad- ) + fin fine":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1876, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-164939"
|
|
},
|
|
"rafty":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": damp , raw":[
|
|
"\u2014 used of weather"
|
|
],
|
|
": musty , fusty sense 1":[],
|
|
": rancid":[
|
|
"\u2014 used of bacon"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8rafti"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"origin unknown":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-173328"
|
|
}
|
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} |