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"Scorsese":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"Martin 1942\u2013 American film director":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-z\u0113",
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"-\u02c8se-",
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"sk\u022fr-\u02c8s\u0101-s\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124815",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Scouser":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a native or inhabitant of Liverpool, England":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1959, 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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"\u02c8skau\u0307-s\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094609",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"scoff":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe":[],
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": an object of scorn, mockery, or derision":[],
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": seize":[
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"\u2014 often used with up scoffed up the free gifts"
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],
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": to eat greedily":[
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"scoffed dinner"
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],
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": to eat something greedily":[],
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": to show contempt by derisive acts or language":[
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"scoffed at the idea"
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],
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": to treat or address with derision : mock":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1846, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English scof , perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to obsolete Danish skof jest; akin to Old Frisian skof mockery":"Noun",
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"alteration of dialect scaff to eat greedily":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u00e4f",
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"\u02c8sk\u022ff"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scoff Verb (1) scoff , jeer , gibe , fleer , sneer , flout mean to show one's contempt in derision or mockery. scoff stresses insolence, disrespect, or incredulity as motivating the derision. scoffed at their concerns jeer suggests a coarser more undiscriminating derision. the crowd jeered at the prisoners gibe implies taunting either good-naturedly or in sarcastic derision. hooted and gibed at the umpire fleer suggests grinning or grimacing derisively. the saucy jackanapes fleered at my credulity sneer stresses insulting by contemptuous facial expression, phrasing, or tone of voice. sneered at anything romantic flout stresses contempt shown by refusal to heed. flouted the conventions of polite society",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180109",
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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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"scoffer":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe":[],
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": an object of scorn, mockery, or derision":[],
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": seize":[
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"\u2014 often used with up scoffed up the free gifts"
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],
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": to eat greedily":[
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"scoffed dinner"
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],
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": to eat something greedily":[],
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": to show contempt by derisive acts or language":[
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"scoffed at the idea"
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],
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": to treat or address with derision : mock":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1846, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English scof , perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to obsolete Danish skof jest; akin to Old Frisian skof mockery":"Noun",
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"alteration of dialect scaff to eat greedily":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u022ff",
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"\u02c8sk\u00e4f"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scoff Verb (1) scoff , jeer , gibe , fleer , sneer , flout mean to show one's contempt in derision or mockery. scoff stresses insolence, disrespect, or incredulity as motivating the derision. scoffed at their concerns jeer suggests a coarser more undiscriminating derision. the crowd jeered at the prisoners gibe implies taunting either good-naturedly or in sarcastic derision. hooted and gibed at the umpire fleer suggests grinning or grimacing derisively. the saucy jackanapes fleered at my credulity sneer stresses insulting by contemptuous facial expression, phrasing, or tone of voice. sneered at anything romantic flout stresses contempt shown by refusal to heed. flouted the conventions of polite society",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-124337",
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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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"scofflaw":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a contemptuous law violator":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u022ff-",
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"\u02c8sk\u00e4f-\u02ccl\u022f"
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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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"It\u2019s a distinction given each year by the association of Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) to the worst public records and government transparency scofflaw . \u2014 al , 28 June 2022",
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"Annual costs for enforcement are estimated at about $5 million, which covers new code enforcement officers, new park rangers and new trash collection workers who may have to confiscate the pushcarts of scofflaw vendors. \u2014 David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 May 2022",
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"Authorities are now looking for the shirtless scofflaw . \u2014 Lauren Steele, Outside Online , 6 Aug. 2014",
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"Like the majority of people in this law-abiding country, Vize had little sympathy for the superstar scofflaw but also believed Australia\u2019s government had tried to exploit the situation only to make a mess of it. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Jan. 2022",
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"His creations have turned the former scofflaw graffitist into an illustrator and visual artist sought after by a growing list of global brands, including Adidas, Converse, Warner Bros., Google, Red Bull, EBay, Fendi, Ballentine and Mercedes-Benz. \u2014 Selene Rivera Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 23 Oct. 2021",
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"Records show one of those contracts was extended before the scofflaw list of owners was published. \u2014 Cecilia Reyes, chicagotribune.com , 11 Oct. 2021",
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"Moon\u2019s enforcement officers have been traveling with the blitz crews, strapping on gloves to dig through trash for paperwork that identifies the scofflaw . \u2014 Noah Baustin, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Aug. 2021",
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"The mandate has a cogent rationale; your company\u2019s scofflaw managers aren\u2019t merely behaving irresponsibly toward their employees and their families (including unvaccinated children) but are weakening a norm. \u2014 Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times , 17 Aug. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1924, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-073547"
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},
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"scog":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of scog variant spelling of scug"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u00e4g"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-212945",
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"type":[]
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},
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"scoggin":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a coarse or scurrilous jester":[]
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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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"after John (Thomas":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081140",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"scoinson arch":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an arch carrying a part of the thickness of a wall":[]
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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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"scoinson alteration (influenced by Middle French escoinsson sconcheon) of sconcheon":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u022fin(t)s\u0259n-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230921",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"scoke":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": pokeweed":[]
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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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"Massachuset m'skok , literally, that which is red":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u014dk"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232611",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"scold":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a woman who disturbs the public peace by noisy and quarrelsome or abusive behavior":[],
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": one who scolds habitually or persistently":[],
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": scolding":[],
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": to censure usually severely or angrily : rebuke":[],
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": to find fault noisily or angrily":[],
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": to quarrel noisily":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"\u201cYou should never have done that,\u201d she scolded .",
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"he scolded the kids for not cleaning up the mess they had made in the kitchen",
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"Noun",
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"He can be a bit of a scold sometimes.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Republicans used the attacks to scold and chasten mainstream environmentalists. \u2014 New York Times , 26 May 2022",
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"Is Biden right to scold oil executives for the pain Americans are feeling at the pump",
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"Kurkov traces the development of his rustic hero with great subtlety and care, resisting the impulse to scold or editorialize. \u2014 New York Times , 24 May 2022",
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"Undercover reporters for state media also expose and scold bad behavior, such as a recent television news report that filmed unaware Beijingers panic-buying fruits and vegetables and jamming together in checkout lines. \u2014 Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 May 2022",
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"Ashamed of her addictions and of her descent into middle age, Millay used her diaries to scold herself. \u2014 Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
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"Below, a list of the best Mother\u2019s day gifts for moms who grill, bake, sip tea with abandon, shake a mean mezcal margarita, or scold you for not rinsing the rice three times. \u2014 Lauren Joseph, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"At which point, the flight attendant will probably scold him for you, and possibly even reseat you. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Apr. 2022",
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"Guards with loudspeakers are quick to scold the noncompliant. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Jan. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Don\u2019t be a scold , don\u2019t be a moaner, don\u2019t be a finger-wagging elitist, don\u2019t be an eco-bore, don\u2019t be a mentally ill homeless guy. \u2014 James Parker, The Atlantic , 5 May 2022",
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"His showdowns with the head of the local diocese, played as a puckish scold by Malcolm McDowell, are some of the best in the film. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"When Roger Goodell suspended Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley for at least one full season for betting on NFL games, the commissioner was very careful with the wording of his official scold . \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"Bozell, who plays a media scold on television, has written a book that despite its subtitle is neither dogmatic nor even thematic. \u2014 Neal B. Freeman, National Review , 6 Jan. 2022",
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"This is tricky to pull off, though, without turning into exactly the kind of scold that sitcoms have been mocking since time immemorial. \u2014 Jeva Lange, The Week , 11 June 2021",
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"Dude, Daniel is now married to chief scold Amanda LaRusso. \u2014 Cydney Lee, Vulture , 5 Aug. 2021",
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"Dude, Daniel is now married to chief scold Amanda LaRusso. \u2014 Cydney Lee, Vulture , 5 Aug. 2021",
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"Dude, Daniel is now married to chief scold Amanda LaRusso. \u2014 Cydney Lee, Vulture , 5 Aug. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 2":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English scald, scold , perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse sk\u0101ld poet, skald, Icelandic sk\u0101lda to make scurrilous verse":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u014dld"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scold Verb scold , upbraid , berate , rail , revile , vituperate mean to reproach angrily and abusively. scold implies rebuking in irritation or ill temper justly or unjustly. angrily scolding the children upbraid implies censuring on definite and usually justifiable grounds. upbraided her assistants for poor research berate suggests prolonged and often abusive scolding. berated continually by an overbearing boss rail ( at or against ) stresses an unrestrained berating. railed loudly at their insolence revile implies a scurrilous, abusive attack prompted by anger or hatred. an alleged killer reviled in the press vituperate suggests a violent reviling. was vituperated for betraying his friends",
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"synonyms":[
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"baste",
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"bawl out",
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"berate",
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"call down",
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"castigate",
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"chastise",
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"chew out",
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"dress down",
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"flay",
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"hammer",
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"jaw",
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"keelhaul",
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"lambaste",
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"lambast",
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"lecture",
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"rag",
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"rail (at ",
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"rant (at)",
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"rate",
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"ream (out)",
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"rebuke",
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"reprimand",
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"reproach",
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"score",
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"tongue-lash",
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"upbraid"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093610",
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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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"scold's bridle":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": brank sense 1a":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-060121",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"scoldenore":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": long-tailed duck":[]
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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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"origin unknown":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u014dld\u0259\u02ccn\u014d(\u0259)r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163142",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"scolding":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a harsh reproof":[
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"gave the child a sharp scolding for running into the road"
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],
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": the action of one who scolds":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"At this point, McCarthy's scolding of Greene is pointless. \u2014 Chris Cillizza, CNN , 1 Mar. 2022",
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"After a proper scolding , the worker finds a strange videotape in the back alley, takes it home, and discovers an Eighties-style exercise tape. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 5 Apr. 2022",
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"Wednesday marked just their second practice together, but as evidenced by Haliburton's lighthearted scolding of Brogdon, the two are quickly building a rapport. \u2014 James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star , 23 Feb. 2022",
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"Donald earlier had gathered the defense together for a combination scolding and pep talk. \u2014 Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times , 30 Jan. 2022",
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"Enough to trigger another scolding from the energy-conscious electronic nanny. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"However, the scolding fails to take priority because the thing Marvin is actually there to talk about is the fact that, uh, Reddington's entire criminal operation is under siege. \u2014 Jodi Walker, EW.com , 21 Jan. 2022",
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"But scolding has already been shown to have severe limits -- and the unvaccinated are particularly disinclined to trust the word of Biden or his team. \u2014 Rick Klein, ABC News , 21 Dec. 2021",
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"Indeed, the worst of the scolding was because Binger broached matters that should not have been mentioned in the jury\u2019s presence, so the jury was sent out of the room for the better part of the woodshed sessions. \u2014 Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review , 17 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1547, 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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"\u02c8sk\u014dl-di\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021127",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"scolding locks":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": locks of hair usually curled that do not stay in place":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105357",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"scoop":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bucket",
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"dip",
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"lade",
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"ladle",
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"spoon"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a deep shovel or similar implement for digging, dipping, or shoveling":[],
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": a hollow place : cavity":[],
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": a large ladle":[],
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": a part forming or surrounding an opening for channeling a fluid (such as air) into a desired path":[],
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": a rounded and usually low-cut neckline on a woman's garment":[],
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": a small spoon-shaped utensil or instrument for cutting or gouging":[],
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": a usually hemispherical utensil for dipping food":[],
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": beat sense 5a(2)":[
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"scooped the rival newspaper"
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],
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": beat sense 5b":[],
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": information especially of immediate interest":[],
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": the action of scooping":[],
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": the amount contained by a scoop":[],
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": to empty by ladling out the contents":[],
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": to make hollow : dig out":[],
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": to pick up quickly or surreptitiously with or as if with a sweep of the hand":[
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"\u2014 often used with up scoop up the treat"
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],
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": to take out or up with or as if with a scoop : dip":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"a backhoe with a large scoop",
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"The story turned out to be the political scoop of the year.",
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"She always knows the scoop .",
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"Here's the scoop on how to clean leather.",
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"Verb",
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"She has a job scooping ice cream.",
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"He scooped flour into the bowl.",
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"A backhoe was scooping dirt from the hole.",
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"The children scooped handfuls of marbles from the pile.",
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"He scooped the dice off the table and rolled again.",
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"Scoop a hole in the dough for the filling.",
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"The city's biggest newspaper got scooped by a weekly paper that released the story a full day before.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"An inside scoop into the personalities behind the iconic, greasy and mesmerizing food at the State Fair of Texas. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"Foodborne Illness offers these tips to make sure the days after your team's win are as enjoyable as that first scoop of dip on game day: 1. \u2014 Katie Wedell, USA TODAY , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"The scoop : Fangio didn\u2019t record a winning season in his three in Denver. \u2014 Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com , 9 Jan. 2022",
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"Finally, the real scoop behind everyone\u2019s favorite Toy Story interstellar action figure. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 5 Jan. 2022",
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"My colleague Jena McGregor has the scoop on this one\u2014check out her story on what Carlson and Guild plan to do next. \u2014 Kevin Dowd, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
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"Nina Metz has the scoop on what\u2019s to come this summer. \u2014 Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune , 28 May 2022",
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"Traditional handheld models use two curved blades to manually cut, scoop , and lift out dirt, while automatic\u2014either electric or gas-powered\u2014versions use a rotating auger to displace and pull dirt out of the hole. \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 25 May 2022",
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"But there was little surprise when it was revealed who had the scoop : NBC News correspondent Pete Williams. \u2014 Jeremy Barr, Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"There\u2019s always the possibility another company could scoop up Vertex. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 11 Oct. 2021",
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"The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is officially upon us and there is an abundance of deals to scoop up before August 8, the last day of the epic event, rolls around. \u2014 Sarah Han, Allure , 6 Aug. 2021",
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"Break the flaky top with a spoon to let the steam out and scoop a hearty bite that\u2019s equal parts congee and biscuit. \u2014 Jenny Liao, Bon App\u00e9tit , 8 June 2022",
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"Split each passion fruit and scoop out its pulp with a spoon and into a medium-mesh strainer set over a medium bowl. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"Once the lemon has cooled to the touch, squeeze and scoop out all the pulp into a bowl. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Nov. 2021",
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"Cut the bottom portion into halves and then scoop out the seeds. \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 27 Sep. 2021",
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"Remove the feathery gills and scoop out the guts inside the body of the crab. \u2014 Renee Erickson, Robb Report , 25 May 2021",
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"Let the sweet potatoes cool enough to handle, then cut each in half lengthwise and scoop out the flesh. \u2014 Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal , 23 Jan. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English scope , from Middle Dutch schope ; akin to Old High German skepfen to shape \u2014 more at shape":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u00fcp"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"dipper",
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"ladle",
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"spoon"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205214",
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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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"scoot":{
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"antonyms":[
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"crawl",
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"creep",
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"poke"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": to move swiftly":[],
|
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": to slide especially while seated":[
|
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"scoot over and let me sit down"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"She talked to us for a few minutes before scooting off to some appointment.",
|
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"She scooted her chair back a few inches.",
|
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"He scooted closer to the table.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"On offense that included a backup running back who could scoot . \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The feathers should extend to about the U of the hook; if not, scoot the bundle forward or backward. \u2014 Aleta Burchyski, Outside Online , 20 May 2020",
|
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"Conley looking Bogdanovic\u2019s way, even for a split second, causes Ariza to scoot over. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
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"People as large as Davis is should not be able to scoot at this level. \u2014 Doug Farrar, USA TODAY , 6 Mar. 2022",
|
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"FitzSimons would scoot around the slopes with a harness, trying to keep up with his older brother Tucker, as Jen and Mike kept their boys close. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"On one particularly nifty play, Jackson faked a jet-sweep handoff to Devin Duvernay, only for Freeman to scoot up the middle for 18 yards. \u2014 Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Gavyn Flores said people kept trying to scoot into spaces where there was none to spare, while others tried to will their way toward the barricades to jump over to safety. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Gavyn Flores said people kept trying to scoot into spaces where there was none to spare, while others tried to will their way toward the barricades to jump over to safety. \u2014 Juan Lozano, chicagotribune.com , 7 Nov. 2021"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"perhaps alteration of earlier scout , of unknown origin":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8sk\u00fct"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"barrel",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"blast",
|
|
"blaze",
|
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"blow",
|
|
"bolt",
|
|
"bomb",
|
|
"bowl",
|
|
"breeze",
|
|
"bundle",
|
|
"bustle",
|
|
"buzz",
|
|
"cannonball",
|
|
"careen",
|
|
"career",
|
|
"chase",
|
|
"course",
|
|
"crack (on)",
|
|
"dash",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"fly",
|
|
"hare",
|
|
"hasten",
|
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"hie",
|
|
"highball",
|
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"hotfoot (it)",
|
|
"hump",
|
|
"hurl",
|
|
"hurry",
|
|
"hurtle",
|
|
"hustle",
|
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"jet",
|
|
"jump",
|
|
"motor",
|
|
"nip",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"race",
|
|
"ram",
|
|
"rip",
|
|
"rocket",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"rush",
|
|
"rustle",
|
|
"scurry",
|
|
"scuttle",
|
|
"shoot",
|
|
"speed",
|
|
"step",
|
|
"tear",
|
|
"travel",
|
|
"trot",
|
|
"whirl",
|
|
"whisk",
|
|
"zip",
|
|
"zoom"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231837",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"scooter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a similar vehicle propelled by an electric motor":[
|
|
"The rules are part of the city's attempts to cope with the rapid influx of scooters that have proven wildly popular but also raised safety concerns as they zip around at 20 mph, weaving between pedestrians or darting into traffic.",
|
|
"\u2014 Ely Portillo"
|
|
],
|
|
": a vehicle ridden while seated that usually has three or four wheels, is typically propelled by an electric motor, and is used by those with impaired mobility":[
|
|
"\u2026 where students with the most severe physical challenges\u2014all use motorized wheelchairs or scooters \u2014live on the first floor.",
|
|
"\u2014 Jodi S. Cohen"
|
|
],
|
|
": a vehicle ridden while standing that consists of a narrow footboard mounted between or atop two wheels tandem that has an upright steering handle attached to the front wheel, and that is moved by pushing with one foot":[
|
|
"What pleases parents is the addition of hand brakes, which make today's scooters relatively safe.",
|
|
"\u2014 Newsweek"
|
|
],
|
|
": motor scooter":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"An 8-year-old boy was among four people shot Saturday night while attending a barbecue outside a residential building in New York City when two gunmen on a scooter pulled up and opened fire on the group, according to police. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Surveillance footage of the Buckhead Village incident showed a man on a scooter suddenly hop off and pull out a gun. \u2014 Caroline Silva, ajc , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"While her husband is out grazing their 15 cows, the mother of two stacks the clay pots of curd at her feet on her scooter and drives to the town market to sell them. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Conaway himself was not protesting, the filing claims, and tried to leave on his scooter when officers arrived and ordered the crowd to disperse. \u2014 Mary Ramsey, The Courier-Journal , 23 July 2021",
|
|
"The scooter became trapped under the car, and both car and driver remained at the scene. \u2014 Kendall Hyde, The Enquirer , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"The scooter started zigzagging before tipping over. \u2014 Jonathan Kirsch, Washington Post , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Video shows the scooter pass a 13-year-old boy running away from them before the passenger turns and unleashes a barrage of bullets in his direction. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Police are looking for the shooter, as well as the man driving the scooter and the intended target of the bullet, Rivera said. \u2014 Kiely Westhoff And Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN , 17 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00fc-t\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031929",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"scooterist":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one that operates a motor scooter":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u0259r\u0259\u0307st"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214607",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"scooting":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"crawl",
|
|
"creep",
|
|
"poke"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to move swiftly":[],
|
|
": to slide especially while seated":[
|
|
"scoot over and let me sit down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She talked to us for a few minutes before scooting off to some appointment.",
|
|
"She scooted her chair back a few inches.",
|
|
"He scooted closer to the table.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"On offense that included a backup running back who could scoot . \u2014 Doug Lesmerises, cleveland , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The feathers should extend to about the U of the hook; if not, scoot the bundle forward or backward. \u2014 Aleta Burchyski, Outside Online , 20 May 2020",
|
|
"Conley looking Bogdanovic\u2019s way, even for a split second, causes Ariza to scoot over. \u2014 Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"People as large as Davis is should not be able to scoot at this level. \u2014 Doug Farrar, USA TODAY , 6 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"FitzSimons would scoot around the slopes with a harness, trying to keep up with his older brother Tucker, as Jen and Mike kept their boys close. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"On one particularly nifty play, Jackson faked a jet-sweep handoff to Devin Duvernay, only for Freeman to scoot up the middle for 18 yards. \u2014 Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Gavyn Flores said people kept trying to scoot into spaces where there was none to spare, while others tried to will their way toward the barricades to jump over to safety. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Gavyn Flores said people kept trying to scoot into spaces where there was none to spare, while others tried to will their way toward the barricades to jump over to safety. \u2014 Juan Lozano, chicagotribune.com , 7 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1758, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"perhaps alteration of earlier scout , of unknown origin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00fct"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"barrel",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"blast",
|
|
"blaze",
|
|
"blow",
|
|
"bolt",
|
|
"bomb",
|
|
"bowl",
|
|
"breeze",
|
|
"bundle",
|
|
"bustle",
|
|
"buzz",
|
|
"cannonball",
|
|
"careen",
|
|
"career",
|
|
"chase",
|
|
"course",
|
|
"crack (on)",
|
|
"dash",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"fly",
|
|
"hare",
|
|
"hasten",
|
|
"hie",
|
|
"highball",
|
|
"hotfoot (it)",
|
|
"hump",
|
|
"hurl",
|
|
"hurry",
|
|
"hurtle",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"jet",
|
|
"jump",
|
|
"motor",
|
|
"nip",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"race",
|
|
"ram",
|
|
"rip",
|
|
"rocket",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"rush",
|
|
"rustle",
|
|
"scurry",
|
|
"scuttle",
|
|
"shoot",
|
|
"speed",
|
|
"step",
|
|
"tear",
|
|
"travel",
|
|
"trot",
|
|
"whirl",
|
|
"whisk",
|
|
"zip",
|
|
"zoom"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071724",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"scop":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an Old English bard or poet":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Old English; akin to Old High German schof poet":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sh\u014dp",
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u014dp",
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00e4p"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040212",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"scopa":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a card game similar to casino":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Latin, broom":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u014dp\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080707",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"scoparin":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the yellow crystalline coloring matter C 22 O 22 O 11 of the flowers of broom ( Cytisus scoparius )":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary scopar- (from New Latin scoparius , specific epithet of Cytisus scoparius ) + -in":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u014dp\u0259r\u0259\u0307n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025232",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"scopate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": resembling a brush":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin scopa broom + English -ate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u014d\u02ccp\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172946",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"scope":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun combining form",
|
|
"transitive verb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": intention , object":[],
|
|
": space or opportunity for unhampered motion, activity, or thought":[],
|
|
": extent of treatment, activity, or influence":[],
|
|
": range of operation: such as":[],
|
|
": the range of a logical operator : a string in predicate calculus that is governed by a quantifier":[],
|
|
": a grammatical constituent that determines the interpretation of a predicate or quantifier":[],
|
|
": any of various instruments for viewing: such as":[],
|
|
": microscope":[],
|
|
": telescope":[],
|
|
": a telescope mounted on a firearm for use as a sight":[],
|
|
": endoscope":[],
|
|
": horoscope":[],
|
|
": to look at especially for the purpose of evaluation":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with out Eunice and I \u2026 strutted down the aisles, pretending we were looking for somewhere to sit. Really we were just scoping the place out to see who was there. \u2014 Helene Cooper Wherever you go, scope out the situation carefully before you take off your dog's leash. \u2014 Donna-Lynn Musgrave It abuts Wagner Park, where at twilight people watch softball and scope out the local talent. \u2014 Rob Spillman"
|
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],
|
|
": to view (something) with a telescope":[
|
|
"\u2026 atop a small hill that once held a mortar battery, two urban park rangers and twenty-five or so shivering visitors scoped the sky.",
|
|
"\u2014 Ian Frazier",
|
|
"If scoping the stars isn't your thing, the ship also offers a rich array of on-board speakers, wine tastings, golf simulations and a casino to keep you busy.",
|
|
"\u2014 The Plainsman (Auburn University, Alabama)"
|
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],
|
|
": to examine with an endoscope and especially an arthroscope":[
|
|
"Players on every pro team have been scoped , mostly their knees (about 80%) but also their shoulders, elbows, wrists.",
|
|
"\u2014 Kostya Kennedy",
|
|
"He went to the hospital with the thought that the knee would be scoped , a simple procedure, and he would be back in the lineup in about 10 days.",
|
|
"\u2014 Leigh Montville"
|
|
],
|
|
": to equip with a scope":[
|
|
"a scoped rifle"
|
|
],
|
|
": means (such as an instrument) for viewing or observing":[
|
|
"endo scope",
|
|
"spectro scope"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u014dp"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scope Noun (1) range , gamut , compass , sweep , scope , orbit mean the extent that lies within the powers of something (as to cover or control). range is a general term indicating the extent of one's perception or the extent of powers, capacities, or possibilities. the entire range of human experience gamut suggests a graduated series running from one possible extreme to another. a performance that ran the gamut of emotions compass implies a sometimes limited extent of perception, knowledge, or activity. your concerns lie beyond the narrow compass of this study sweep suggests extent, often circular or arc-shaped, of motion or activity. the book covers the entire sweep of criminal activity scope is applicable to an area of activity, predetermined and limited, but somewhat flexible. as time went on, the scope of the investigation widened orbit suggests an often circumscribed range of activity or influence within which forces work toward accommodation. within that restricted orbit they tried to effect social change",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Italian scopo purpose, goal, from Greek skopos ; akin to Greek skeptesthai to watch, look at \u2014 more at spy":"Noun",
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"-scope":"Noun",
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"perhaps from scope entry 2":"Verb",
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"New Latin -scopium , from Greek -skopion ; akin to Greek skeptesthai":"Noun combining form"
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"1872, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1955, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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"scorching sun",
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"scorching fury"
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": to travel at great and usually excessive speed":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Ripe fire conditions will once again make headlines this week from California to Texas, as more record-breaking temperatures will scorch the region. \u2014 Jennifer Gray, CNN , 23 May 2022",
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"This week will also bring a heat wave that is forecast to scorch much of the southern tier of the nation for the next several days. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
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"Dangerous fire conditions are creating the perfect fuel for wildfires to scorch through the arid landscapes of the Southwest. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"That single would catch fire and scorch its way into the Top 10, peaking at No. 9. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 19 May 2022",
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"Wildfires are continuing to scorch through the Western U.S., fueled by high winds, low humidity and arid landscapes. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 2 May 2022",
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"Dry ironing is a great way to make your clothes or fabric extra crisp, but finding a trustworthy iron that won't scorch your clothes or melt the tag can be a challenge. \u2014 Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Spider plants will tend to scorch when grown in direct sunlight. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
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"Dozens of wildfires scorch thousands of acres in Texas. \u2014 CNN , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The grease left a scorch mark on the brick below the drive-thru window. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"Synagogue staff also found scorch marks from recent fires set in front of the doors to the sanctuary. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 May 2022",
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"With encouragement from the neighbors the dog eventually made the fearful leap to safety with visible scorch marks on its back. \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"The maintenance crew at Azusa Pacific will need weeks to scrub away the scorch marks on the track in the wake of Saturday night\u2019s Meet of Champions Distance Classic. \u2014 Eric Sondheimercolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
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"Satellite images from Maxar Technologies show scorch marks at a launch pad at Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran's rural Semnan province on Sunday. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"Satellite images from Maxar Technologies seen by The Associated Press show scorch marks at a launch pad at Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran\u2019s rural Semnan province on Sunday. \u2014 Jon Gambrell, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Satellite images from Maxar Technologies seen by The Associated Press show scorch marks at a launch pad at Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran's rural Semnan province on Sunday. \u2014 Jon Gambrell, ajc , 2 Mar. 2022",
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"Modern technology holds out the promise of a world without error, where every outcome is predictable and assured, where even the amount of scorch at the bottom of the pot can be calculated to the second by a fuzzy-logic rice cooker. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Oct. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Ripe fire conditions will once again make headlines this week from California to Texas, as more record-breaking temperatures will scorch the region. \u2014 Jennifer Gray, CNN , 23 May 2022",
|
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"Wildfires are continuing to scorch through the Western U.S., fueled by high winds, low humidity and arid landscapes. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 2 May 2022",
|
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"Dangerous fire conditions are creating the perfect fuel for wildfires to scorch through the arid landscapes of the Southwest. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Dry ironing is a great way to make your clothes or fabric extra crisp, but finding a trustworthy iron that won't scorch your clothes or melt the tag can be a challenge. \u2014 Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Spider plants will tend to scorch when grown in direct sunlight. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Dozens of wildfires scorch thousands of acres in Texas. \u2014 CNN , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Failure to do so can result in anything from a drop in energy (which leads to the failure of any fusion) to seeing the plasma spill out of containment (and scorch the walls of the container). \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon nearly doubled in size from Saturday to Sunday to more than 150,000 acres as extreme heatwaves and wildfires continued to scorch the West. \u2014 NBC News , 12 July 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, perhaps blend of scoren to score and scocchen to scotch":"Verb",
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"Middle English; probably akin to Middle English scorcnen to become singed, scorklen to parch":"Verb"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Ripe fire conditions will once again make headlines this week from California to Texas, as more record-breaking temperatures will scorch the region. \u2014 Jennifer Gray, CNN , 23 May 2022",
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"This week will also bring a heat wave that is forecast to scorch much of the southern tier of the nation for the next several days. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
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"Dangerous fire conditions are creating the perfect fuel for wildfires to scorch through the arid landscapes of the Southwest. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"That single would catch fire and scorch its way into the Top 10, peaking at No. 9. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 19 May 2022",
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"Wildfires are continuing to scorch through the Western U.S., fueled by high winds, low humidity and arid landscapes. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 2 May 2022",
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"Dry ironing is a great way to make your clothes or fabric extra crisp, but finding a trustworthy iron that won't scorch your clothes or melt the tag can be a challenge. \u2014 Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Spider plants will tend to scorch when grown in direct sunlight. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
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"Dozens of wildfires scorch thousands of acres in Texas. \u2014 CNN , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The grease left a scorch mark on the brick below the drive-thru window. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Synagogue staff also found scorch marks from recent fires set in front of the doors to the sanctuary. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 May 2022",
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"With encouragement from the neighbors the dog eventually made the fearful leap to safety with visible scorch marks on its back. \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"The maintenance crew at Azusa Pacific will need weeks to scrub away the scorch marks on the track in the wake of Saturday night\u2019s Meet of Champions Distance Classic. \u2014 Eric Sondheimercolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
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|
"Satellite images from Maxar Technologies show scorch marks at a launch pad at Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran's rural Semnan province on Sunday. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"Satellite images from Maxar Technologies seen by The Associated Press show scorch marks at a launch pad at Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran\u2019s rural Semnan province on Sunday. \u2014 Jon Gambrell, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Satellite images from Maxar Technologies seen by The Associated Press show scorch marks at a launch pad at Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran's rural Semnan province on Sunday. \u2014 Jon Gambrell, ajc , 2 Mar. 2022",
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|
"Modern technology holds out the promise of a world without error, where every outcome is predictable and assured, where even the amount of scorch at the bottom of the pot can be calculated to the second by a fuzzy-logic rice cooker. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"Ripe fire conditions will once again make headlines this week from California to Texas, as more record-breaking temperatures will scorch the region. \u2014 Jennifer Gray, CNN , 23 May 2022",
|
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"Wildfires are continuing to scorch through the Western U.S., fueled by high winds, low humidity and arid landscapes. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 2 May 2022",
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"Dangerous fire conditions are creating the perfect fuel for wildfires to scorch through the arid landscapes of the Southwest. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Dry ironing is a great way to make your clothes or fabric extra crisp, but finding a trustworthy iron that won't scorch your clothes or melt the tag can be a challenge. \u2014 Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Spider plants will tend to scorch when grown in direct sunlight. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Dozens of wildfires scorch thousands of acres in Texas. \u2014 CNN , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Failure to do so can result in anything from a drop in energy (which leads to the failure of any fusion) to seeing the plasma spill out of containment (and scorch the walls of the container). \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon nearly doubled in size from Saturday to Sunday to more than 150,000 acres as extreme heatwaves and wildfires continued to scorch the West. \u2014 NBC News , 12 July 2021"
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"Middle English, perhaps blend of scoren to score and scocchen to scotch":"Verb",
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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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"definitions":{
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|
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|
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"\u2014 often used in combination with a cardinal number four score"
|
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|
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|
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": a mark used for keeping account":[],
|
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|
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|
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"scored a dazzling success"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
|
"\u2014 Poitor Koper"
|
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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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"a score to settle"
|
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],
|
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": rate entry 2":[],
|
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": reason , ground":[
|
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"was accepted on the score of high academic achievement"
|
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],
|
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": subject , topic":[
|
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"has nothing to say on that score"
|
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],
|
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": success in obtaining something (such as money or drugs) especially through illegal or irregular means":[],
|
|
": the copy of a musical composition in written or printed notation":[],
|
|
": the stark inescapable facts of a situation":[
|
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"knows the score"
|
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],
|
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": to be successful: such as":[],
|
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": to compose a score for (a movie)":[],
|
|
": to determine the merit of : grade":[],
|
|
": to enable (a base runner) to make a score":[],
|
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": to enter in a record":[],
|
|
": to gain favor, status, or advantage":[],
|
|
": to gain or have the advantage":[],
|
|
": to have as a value in a game or contest : count":[
|
|
"a touchdown scores six points"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
": to keep score in a game or contest":[],
|
|
": to make (a score) in a game or contest":[
|
|
"scored a touchdown",
|
|
"scored three points"
|
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],
|
|
": to make a score in a game or contest":[],
|
|
": to make an orchestration of":[],
|
|
": to manage to obtain illicit drugs":[],
|
|
": to mark with lines, grooves, scratches, or notches":[],
|
|
": to mark with significant lines or notches (as in keeping account)":[],
|
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": to succeed in having sexual intercourse":[],
|
|
": to write or arrange (music) for a specific performance medium":[],
|
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": twenty":[],
|
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": win sense 1":[
|
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"scored free tickets over the radio"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Noun",
|
|
"students with low test scores",
|
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"The film's score is by a famous composer.",
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"She scored twice in the game.",
|
|
"Each correct answer scores two points.",
|
|
"In American football, a touchdown scores six points.",
|
|
"Who's going to score the game",
|
|
"Judges will score the performances based on their artistic and technical features.",
|
|
"Which judges are scoring tonight",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The Dodgers tied the score 1-1 in the second when Turner drove a 92-mph fastball from Musgrove over the wall in left-center for a solo homer, his first homer since May 18. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Frank Vatrano tied the score , ever so briefly, on a power play goal. \u2014 Filip Bondy, Hartford Courant , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"By halftime, the lead had changed hands six times and the score had been tied five times. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Blake Paugh\u2019s second home run of the game, a two-run shot, tied the score at 5-5 in the bottom of the fourth. \u2014 Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"K'Andre Miller tied the score roughly three minutes. \u2014 Vincent Z. Mercogliano, USA TODAY , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Attacker Charlotte North, the 2021 Tewaaraton Award winner as the top player in the nation, scored two of her game-high six goals to fuel a comeback that tied the score at 16 with 3:06 remaining. \u2014 Edward Lee, Chicago Tribune , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Graduate student attacker Charlotte North, the 2021 Tewaaraton Award winner, scored two of her game-high six goals to fuel a comeback that tied the score at 16 with 3:06 remaining. \u2014 Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"The score was tied, 3-3, Jonathan Schoop was at third base after a double and wild pitch and Trevor Stephan had a 1-2 count on Cabrera, the future Hall of Famer. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"In fact, with a number of specials on the board this Fourth of July weekend, bettors will be able to score strong value on multiple sports. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"Prospective recruits without the standard educational credentials would have had to score at least a 50 on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, which indicates scoring in the 50th percentile. \u2014 Matt Seyler, ABC News , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"In the top of the first, Hartford\u2019s Daniel Montano led off with a single and came around to score on Ezequiel Tovar\u2019s double. \u2014 Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Sharpe is an explosive athlete, with the ability to score on all three levels of the court. \u2014 Damon Brooks Jr., USA TODAY , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Erwin also became the first Auburn gymnast to score a perfect 10, both on the floor exercise during the peak of her career in 1993. \u2014 Lauren Sisler | Lsisler@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Detroit got runners on in the seventh and eighth, but failed to score . \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"On Wednesday, reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, where the film currently holds an 81 percent critics score , multiple fans had already left negative reviews over the movie's gay characters. \u2014 Ariana Garcia, Chron , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"One study, for example, showed that while white and Black women have the same odds of experiencing homelessness because of trauma, white women are much more likely to report trauma and thus score higher on the index. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022"
|
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|
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|
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"Middle English scor , from Old Norse skor notch, tally, twenty; akin to Old English scieran to cut \u2014 more at shear":"Noun"
|
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|
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"\u02c8sk\u022fr"
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"down",
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"grievance",
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"grudge",
|
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"resentment"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101915",
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|
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"verb"
|
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|
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"scorn":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"contemn",
|
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"dis",
|
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"diss",
|
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"disdain",
|
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"disrespect",
|
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"high-hat",
|
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|
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"slight",
|
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|
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"snoot",
|
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"snub"
|
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|
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": an expression of contempt or derision":[],
|
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": an object of extreme disdain , contempt, or derision : something contemptible":[],
|
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|
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": to show disdain or derision : scoff":[],
|
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": to treat with scorn : reject or dismiss as contemptible or unworthy":[
|
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"scorned local traditions",
|
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"scorned to reply to the charge"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
|
"Unlike government censorship, this corruption eats at one of China's more beleaguered professions from within its ranks. The trading of favors for cash is so prevalent that, like the honest cop in a corrupt police unit, an ethical journalist risks the scorn of colleagues. \u2014 Gady A. Epstein , Forbes , 21 July 2008",
|
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"He burns with generous indignation at the scorn with which many literary critics have treated Tolkien, and his subtitle, \"author of the Century,\" is meant to provoke. But provocation is only one of his purposes. \u2014 Richard Jenkyns , New Republic , 28 Jan. 2002",
|
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"Claiming their inalienable rights as teenagers, the two exercise an unmitigated scorn for all adults in the immediate vicinity \u2026 \u2014 B. Ruby Rich , Nation , 3 & 10 Sept. 2001",
|
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"They treated his suggestion with scorn .",
|
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"an expression full of scorn",
|
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"Her political rivals have poured scorn on her ideas for improving the tax system.",
|
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"Verb",
|
|
"My parents scorned packaged and ready-made foods. It did not matter that, at the time, our hometown was a test-market capital for these sorts of food products; my father still thought that convenience food was a Communist plot, and my mother insisted that only trashy people failed to practice a separation of food groups. \u2014 Molly O'Neill , Vogue , January 2007",
|
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"A union member and activist since age 15, bound for an academic career at Cornell and NYU, Fitch, now past 65, writes like a lover scorned . \u2014 Rob Long , National Review , 13 Feb. 2006",
|
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"Stung by attacks on his new Excursion\u2014a 12.5-m.p.g. guzzler dubbed \"Ford Valdez\" by critics\u2014he has expressed fears that auto companies could be scorned like tobacco companies if they don't clean up their act. Similarly, GM has sought to position itself as the greenest car company, beginning in 1996 when it launched the nation's first modern, mass-produced electric car, the EV-1. \u2014 Margot Roosevelt , Time , 14 Aug. 2000",
|
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"He scorns anyone who earns less money than he does.",
|
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"Her actions were scorned by many people.",
|
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"They were scorned as fanatics.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"Is Elon Musk a climate hero that the climate movement and its allies should embrace, or does his libertarian (or conservative) politics turn him into an object of scorn ",
|
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"But universities have also become an object of scorn for many conservatives. \u2014 Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press , 13 May 2022",
|
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"Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s campaign has drawn international scorn and unsettled his allies, and as a result, Russian business and government envoys who have been staples at Davos since the end of the Soviet Union weren\u2019t invited this year. \u2014 Jamey Keaten, ajc , 26 May 2022",
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"If Musk irreparably damages Twitter, either by walking away from his $44 billion offer or destroying the foundation of the company after securing a deal, few will deserve more public scorn than Dorsey. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 18 May 2022",
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"Their popularity in gay circles was also grounds for scorn , not surprisingly in view of Abstract Expressionism\u2019s ferocious macho posturing. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"Inside Twitter, that has confirmed some employees\u2019 fears that Musk would use his bully pulpit to subject them to public scorn and harassment, rather than meeting with them privately as any worker might hope a boss would do. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Inside Twitter, that has confirmed some employees\u2019 fears that Musk as owner would subject them to public scorn and harassment, rather than meeting with them privately, as any worker might hope a boss would do. \u2014 Will Oremus, Anchorage Daily News , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"There is no doubt that transgender athletes such as Thomas have shown tremendous courage in the face of ridicule, scorn and discrimination. \u2014 Paul Newberry, ajc , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"But geologists pour scorn on the notion: the movement of tectonic plates is much too slow, the volume of nuclear refuse too great, and then there's the threat of subterranean volcanos or quakes that could send the mess spewing back into the ocean. \u2014 Paul Hockenos, CNN , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"Woodside\u2019s decision drew quick scorn as a brazen attempt to evade even minimally denser development in one of California\u2019s most exclusive locales. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 Feb. 2022",
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"Meanwhile, the buzzy appearances of foreign entertainers visiting Japan for red carpet events and fan meetings have drawn scorn online from the ordinary travelers and family members unable to enter the country. \u2014 Julia Mio Inuma, Washington Post , 1 June 2022",
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"Tagle\u2019s simple self-help counsel quickly ignited social media scorn , seemingly touching a nerve among numerous commentators. \u2014 Michael J. Socolow, Chron , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"Tagle\u2019s simple self-help counsel quickly ignited social media scorn , seemingly touching a nerve among numerous commentators. \u2014 Michael J. Socolow, The Conversation , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"While the amounts at issue elicit scorn from fans who might otherwise root for labor, the union\u2019s aim of more compensation for the bottom half of its constituency is fair enough. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"For two days, social media users in China have been heaping scorn onto Beverly Zhu, a 19-year-old figure skater who was born and raised in the United States but competes for China under the name Zhu Yi. \u2014 New York Times , 7 Feb. 2022",
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"Romney\u2019s decision to stray from the party line in opposition to Jackson earned him scorn from fellow Republicans. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Apr. 2022"
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French escharne, escar , of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German scern jest":"Noun and Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u022frn"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scorn Verb despise , contemn , scorn , disdain mean to regard as unworthy of one's notice or consideration. despise may suggest an emotional response ranging from strong dislike to loathing. despises cowards contemn implies a vehement condemnation of a person or thing as low, vile, feeble, or ignominious. contemns the image of women promoted by advertisers scorn implies a ready or indignant contempt. scorns the very thought of retirement disdain implies an arrogant or supercilious aversion to what is regarded as unworthy. disdained popular music",
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"contempt",
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"despisement",
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"despite",
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"despitefulness",
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"disdain",
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},
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"antonyms":[
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"admiring",
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"applauding",
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"appreciative",
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"approving"
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],
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},
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"examples":[
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"He's scornful of anyone who disagrees with his political beliefs.",
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"the actress gave the paparazzi a scornful glare before breezing on by them",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"After Tufts announced last month that the university would require students to wear masks through the end of the final exam season, the app was inundated with posts that were scornful of students with health issues. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
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"Architecture critics were scornful of what Caruso wrought next to the historic Farmers Market in L.A.\u2019s Fairfax district. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
|
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"The scornful cat looked him carefully in the eye, still holding that same unhidden venom. \u2014 Autumn Blodgett, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Aug. 2011",
|
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"In a scornful voice, flat with despair, Charlotte told her not to be ridiculous. \u2014 Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Collin Morikawa was scornful on the lack of concrete specifics, hinting at a Keystone Cops incompetence that has been a hallmark of Norman's recurring efforts to disrupt the PGA Tour. \u2014 Eamon Lynch, The Arizona Republic , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Jen Psaki's scornful response to the idea of free at-home tests reflects just how shortsighted the U.S. government's response to Covid-19 still is. \u2014 Melody Schreiber, The New Republic , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
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"There are good reasons to be scornful of this Machiavellian market\u2014and better reasons to double down on the fight to make carbon credits count. \u2014 Stephen Lezak, The New Republic , 9 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Higher ed faculty and administrators at other universities were openly scornful of the university\u2019s action, castigating it as a trampling of free speech rights. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 6 Nov. 2021"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8sk\u022frn-f\u0259l"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"abhorrent",
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"contemptuous",
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"disdainful"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"admiring",
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"applauding",
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"appreciative",
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"approving"
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],
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"He's scornful of anyone who disagrees with his political beliefs.",
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"the actress gave the paparazzi a scornful glare before breezing on by them",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"After Tufts announced last month that the university would require students to wear masks through the end of the final exam season, the app was inundated with posts that were scornful of students with health issues. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Architecture critics were scornful of what Caruso wrought next to the historic Farmers Market in L.A.\u2019s Fairfax district. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
|
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"The scornful cat looked him carefully in the eye, still holding that same unhidden venom. \u2014 Autumn Blodgett, Anchorage Daily News , 20 Aug. 2011",
|
|
"In a scornful voice, flat with despair, Charlotte told her not to be ridiculous. \u2014 Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Collin Morikawa was scornful on the lack of concrete specifics, hinting at a Keystone Cops incompetence that has been a hallmark of Norman's recurring efforts to disrupt the PGA Tour. \u2014 Eamon Lynch, The Arizona Republic , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Jen Psaki's scornful response to the idea of free at-home tests reflects just how shortsighted the U.S. government's response to Covid-19 still is. \u2014 Melody Schreiber, The New Republic , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"There are good reasons to be scornful of this Machiavellian market\u2014and better reasons to double down on the fight to make carbon credits count. \u2014 Stephen Lezak, The New Republic , 9 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Higher ed faculty and administrators at other universities were openly scornful of the university\u2019s action, castigating it as a trampling of free speech rights. \u2014 Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes , 6 Nov. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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|
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"\u02c8sk\u022frn-f\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"abhorrent",
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"contemptuous",
|
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"disdainful"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112831",
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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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"scorodite":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a leek green or brownish mineral FeAsO 4 .2H 2 O that is a hydrous ferric arsenate and that is isomorphous with mansfieldite and isostructural and probably isomorphous with variscite and strengite (hardness 3.5\u20134, specific gravity 3.1\u20133.3)":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"German skorodit , from Greek skorodon, skordon garlic + German -it -ite; from its odor when heated":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u022fr\u0259\u02ccd\u012bt",
|
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"\u02c8sk\u00e4r-"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132914",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"scorse":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": exchange , trade":[]
|
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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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"probably alteration of corse entry 2":""
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},
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|
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"\u02c8sk\u022f(\u0259)rs"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104111",
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|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"scot":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a member of a Celtic people of northern Ireland settling in Scotland about a.d. 500":[],
|
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": a native or inhabitant of Scotland":[],
|
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": a person of Scottish descent":[],
|
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": money assessed or paid":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English Scottes Scots, from Old English Scottas from Late Latin Scotus":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, from Old Norse skot shot, contribution \u2014 more at shot":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00e4t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123350",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"scotoma":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a spot in the visual field in which vision is absent or deficient":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Symptoms may be mild and temporary, or leave some viewers with blind spots called scotomas . \u2014 Bruce Henderson, charlotteobserver , 12 July 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1822, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Medieval Latin, dimness of vision, from Greek skot\u014dmat-, skot\u014dma , from skotoun to darken, from skotos":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"sk\u0259-\u02c8t\u014d-m\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123310",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"scoundrel":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a disreputable person : rascal":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"some scoundrel stole my wallet",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"To the public, Bill Loud was a roguish scoundrel and Pat his charming, intelligent, forceful wife. \u2014 refinery29.com , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"How to decide who\u2019s best to lead the congregation",
|
|
"This old-fashioned parable of sobriety, in which the untreated drunk is a scoundrel and not a wellness entrepreneur, showed up in an unexpected place this year: a sitcom on Hulu called Single Drunk Female. \u2014 Virginia Heffernan, Wired , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"After several face-offs, including one snowboarding sequence, Knuckles figures out Robotnik\u2019s a no-good scoundrel and finds a new, caring friend in Sonic. \u2014 Brian Truitt, USA TODAY , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Among them: an alien romance, a would-be scoundrel who has items to steal, a droid with sensitive info, an attempt to rescue Chewbacca, and a daylong quest to swipe a TIE fighter, which includes scenes featuring famed droids R2-D2 and C-3P0. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"At that time, proving that Hayward was, in fact, a liar, a scoundrel , a cheat and a swindler didn\u2019t constitute a defense. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"An 18th century lithograph owned by a Boston historical group shows Attucks as the victim of a brutal beating, a far cry from the lead scoundrel responsible for a massacre. \u2014 Andy Peters, ajc , 5 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"But there\u2019s at least one place in town that gives brawny wintertime flavors a brighter treatment, thus jabbing a stick in the proverbial eye of January, a scoundrel of a month if ever there was one. \u2014 Liza Weisstuch, BostonGlobe.com , 25 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1589, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"origin unknown":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8skau\u0307n-dr\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baddie",
|
|
"baddy",
|
|
"beast",
|
|
"brute",
|
|
"caitiff",
|
|
"devil",
|
|
"evildoer",
|
|
"fiend",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"hound",
|
|
"knave",
|
|
"meanie",
|
|
"meany",
|
|
"miscreant",
|
|
"monster",
|
|
"nazi",
|
|
"no-good",
|
|
"rapscallion",
|
|
"rascal",
|
|
"reprobate",
|
|
"rogue",
|
|
"savage",
|
|
"scalawag",
|
|
"scallywag",
|
|
"scamp",
|
|
"scapegrace",
|
|
"varlet",
|
|
"villain",
|
|
"wretch"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050727",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"scour":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a place scoured by running water":[],
|
|
": diarrhea , dysentery":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in plural but singular or plural in construction"
|
|
],
|
|
": scouring action (as of a glacier)":[],
|
|
": to become clean and bright by rubbing":[],
|
|
": to clean by purging : purge":[],
|
|
": to clear (a region) of enemies or outlaws":[],
|
|
": to clear, dig, or remove by or as if by a powerful current of water":[],
|
|
": to free from foreign matter or impurities by or as if by washing":[
|
|
"scour wool"
|
|
],
|
|
": to go through or range over in or as if in a search":[],
|
|
": to move about quickly especially in search":[],
|
|
": to perform a process of scouring":[],
|
|
": to remove by rubbing hard and washing":[],
|
|
": to remove dirt and debris from (something, such as a pipe or ditch)":[],
|
|
": to rub hard especially with a rough material for cleansing":[],
|
|
": to suffer from diarrhea or dysentery":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
|
|
"1681, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English scuren, skouren , probably from scour , noun, (in phrase god scour quickly), perhaps from Old Norse sk\u016br shower; akin to Old English sc\u016br shower \u2014 more at shower":"Verb",
|
|
"Middle English, probably from Middle Dutch schuren , from Old French escurer , from Late Latin excurare to clean off, from Latin, to take good care of, from ex- + curare to care for, from cura care":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8skau\u0307(\u0259)r",
|
|
"\u02c8skau\u0307(-\u0259)r",
|
|
"\u02c8skau\u0307r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090115",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"scourge":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an instrument of punishment or criticism":[],
|
|
": a cause of wide or great affliction":[],
|
|
": flog , whip":[],
|
|
": to punish severely":[],
|
|
": afflict":[],
|
|
": to drive as if by blows of a whip":[],
|
|
": chastise":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u0259rj",
|
|
"\u02c8sku\u0307rj",
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u022frj"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"flogger",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"switch",
|
|
"whip"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"destroy",
|
|
"devastate",
|
|
"ravage",
|
|
"ruin"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"a city ravaged by the scourge of unemployment",
|
|
"The disease continues to be a scourge in the developing world.",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"a neighborhood scourged by crime",
|
|
"The prisoner was scourged with a whip.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The killing comes amid a push in New York City to curb gun violence and reignited conversations around the scourge following high-profile shootings, including massacres at an upstate New York supermarket and an elementary school in Texas. \u2014 Mark Morales, CNN , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"And then there\u2019s churn, the scourge of all streaming services. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Catherine sought protection from smallpox, that scourge of the world that, through the ingenuity of science and social persuasion, became the first\u2014and still the only\u2014disease to have been eradicated by the interventions of mankind. \u2014 Catherine Ostler, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Circuit Judge Christopher Marshall praised the family matriarch for speaking out about the scourge of gun violence. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Addiction has long been a scourge of the Biden family, and an inheritance. \u2014 Karen Heller, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"During a residency in Philadelphia, Cox-Richard happened on a dense bundle of Christmas tinsel \u2014 the scourge of recycling programs everywhere, pure shimmering trash \u2014 roughly the size of a lift-top freezer. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Lawmakers are holding the hearing amid a scourge of gun violence that has resulted in more than 200 mass shootings this year, according to statistics compiled by The Washington Post. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Ransomware attacks remain a scourge for businesses and institutions of all sizes. \u2014 Kevin Collier, NBC News , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Of all the fearful diseases that scourge the human race, this ranks among those that are justly feared most. \u2014 Mark Fischetti, Scientific American , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Prior to Christ's crucifixion, Roman soldiers ordered him to be scourged . \u2014 Anthony Leonardi, Washington Examiner , 23 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Yet what\u2019s most original in the film is Mercier\u2019s scathing and self- scourging performance (and there\u2019s no gainsaying the importance of Yoav\u2019s outfit, a collarless saffron-yellow coat). \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 26 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"After a wet few years in the Great Lakes basin, the Lake Michigan water levels tied a record July high from 1986 \u2014 and that\u2019s less than six years after record low levels scourged the region in 2013. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 Aug. 2019",
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"Powerful air armadas scourged German defenses, with 750 to 1000 Flying Fortresses and Liberators mauling bridges, railroad targets and airfields in an arc 100 to 150 miles south of the beachhead. \u2014 Houston Chronicle , 9 June 2019",
|
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"Since then, as The Los Angeles Times reported, the resulting blaze had scorched 121,000 acres, destroyed 1,564 buildings, killed six, and scourged the city of Redding and the surrounding area, a little over 200 miles north of San Francisco. \u2014 Lauren Young, Teen Vogue , 2 Aug. 2018",
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"From their first dogfights in December 1941 until their contracts expired in July 1942, the Tigers scourged the enemy with breathtaking courage. \u2014 Gregory Crouch, WSJ , 19 July 2018",
|
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"The single-use plastic straw \u2014 colorful, functional and handed out in bunches \u2014 has suddenly shifted from consumer staple to scourge , projected by some critics to foul ecosystems for an eon. \u2014 Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com , 11 June 2018"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French escorge , from escorger to whip, from Vulgar Latin *excorrigiare , from Latin ex- + corrigia thong, whip":"Noun"
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-093813"
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"scouring cinder":{
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"antonyms":[],
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": a basic slag that is produced in an iron blast furnace, is rich in ferrous oxide, and attacks the furnace lining by taking silica from it":[]
|
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105921",
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]
|
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},
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1818, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"scour entry 3 + way":""
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220122",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
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"scouse":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a dialect of English spoken in Liverpool":[],
|
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": lobscouse":[],
|
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": scouser":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8skau\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080410",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a member of any of various scouting movements: such as":[],
|
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": a person sent out to obtain information about players by watching them in action with a view to making recommendations about the acquisition of players":[],
|
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": a person sent out to secure firsthand information about the style of play, tactics, and strength of a rival":[],
|
|
": a scouting expedition : reconnaissance":[],
|
|
": boy scout":[],
|
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": girl scout":[],
|
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": individual , person":[
|
|
"\u2014 used chiefly in the phrase good scout"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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|
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": talent scout":[],
|
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": the act of scouting":[],
|
|
": to explore an area to obtain information (as about an enemy)":[],
|
|
": to explore in order to obtain information":[],
|
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": to find by making a search":[],
|
|
": to make a search":[],
|
|
": to observe in order to obtain information or evaluate":[],
|
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": to reject scornfully":[
|
|
"scouted his explanation as a shabby falsehood",
|
|
"\u2014 Mark Twain"
|
|
],
|
|
": to work as a talent scout":[],
|
|
": watchman , lookout":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
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"1605, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French escuter to listen, from Latin auscultare \u2014 more at auscultation":"Verb",
|
|
"probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse sk\u016bti taunt; akin to Old English sc\u0113otan to shoot \u2014 more at shoot":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8skau\u0307t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"baby",
|
|
"being",
|
|
"bird",
|
|
"bod",
|
|
"body",
|
|
"character",
|
|
"cookie",
|
|
"cooky",
|
|
"creature",
|
|
"customer",
|
|
"devil",
|
|
"duck",
|
|
"egg",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"fish",
|
|
"guy",
|
|
"head",
|
|
"human",
|
|
"human being",
|
|
"individual",
|
|
"life",
|
|
"man",
|
|
"mortal",
|
|
"party",
|
|
"person",
|
|
"personage",
|
|
"slob",
|
|
"sort",
|
|
"soul",
|
|
"specimen",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"thing",
|
|
"wight"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112415",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"scout (up)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"to come upon after searching, study, or effort I think I've scouted up a way for us to manage this"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-223752",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"scout car":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a military reconnaissance vehicle":[],
|
|
": squad car":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Her scout car was parked outside the gas station, all while the FBI's cameras were rolling. \u2014 Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press , 4 June 2021",
|
|
"The vehicle is designed to serve as an air-droppable scout car , collecting battlefield intel. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 15 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"By the time the wagons were full, the crowd had swelled, the taunts had grown more hostile and, though police manpower was thin early Sunday, several scout cars responded to the scene. \u2014 Detroit Free Press , 15 May 2018",
|
|
"The lights and sirens were activated in the police scout car at about 2:30 a.m. while traveling northbound on Moross, when a Chevrolet HHR broadsided the car at the Balfour intersection. \u2014 Robert Allen, Detroit Free Press , 3 Nov. 2017"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1933, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220251",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"scoutcraft":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the craft, skill, or practice of a scout":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1908, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8skau\u0307t-\u02cckraft"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014555",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"scouter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an adult leader in the Boy Scouts of America":[],
|
|
": one that scouts":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Charlotte Br\u00e4ndstr\u00f6m, director of The Witcher, is quite the location scouter . \u2014 Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com , 4 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Our resident drink- scouter Tan Vinh has chosen five favorite open-air bars around Seattle. \u2014 Josie Hollingsworth, The Seattle Times , 17 May 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8skau\u0307-t\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083232",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"scouth":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": plenty":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1591, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"origin unknown":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00fcth",
|
|
"\u02c8skau\u0307th"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232955",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"scouther":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a light fall of snow":[],
|
|
": a light shower":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"origin unknown":""
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00fct\u035fh\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043915",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"scouting":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the action of one that scouts":[],
|
|
": the activities of various national and worldwide organizations for youth directed to developing character, citizenship, and individual skills":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"His early scouting report on middle school LaRavia",
|
|
"Asked for a snapshot scouting report on Strange, Wright described the type of player Patriots fans will soon embrace. \u2014 Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"Until last year, Fernandez read the scouting report aloud during a team meeting so each player could take individual notes. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"His pump fake is on every scouting report, yet defenders fall for it over and over, sending Butler to the line. \u2014 Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"But Garnett was still a presence on Orlando\u2019s scouting report, and the team still studied film of him. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Marist junior Isabel Cunnea didn\u2019t look at any scouting reports before the Class 4A supersectional showdown against Lincoln-Way East. \u2014 Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Taylor Sullivan and Sara Rusconi Vicinanza pore over game film to prepare scouting reports for their teammates. \u2014 Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"NFL Network had no scouting reports or video of the 239th selection, former Yale safety Rodney Thomas, when the seventh-round pick was announced. \u2014 Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune , 30 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8skau\u0307-ti\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052550",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"scouting plane":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": air scout":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"scouting (from present participle of scout entry 1 ) + plane":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120254",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"scoutingly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in a scornful manner":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"scouting (from present participle of scout entry 5 ) + -ly":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020909",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"scowl":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"face",
|
|
"frown",
|
|
"grimace",
|
|
"lower",
|
|
"lour",
|
|
"moue",
|
|
"mouth",
|
|
"mow",
|
|
"mug",
|
|
"pout",
|
|
"snoot"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a facial expression of displeasure : frown":[],
|
|
": to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure":[],
|
|
": to exhibit a threatening aspect":[],
|
|
": to express with a scowl":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"scowled down at the misbehaving child",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The teacher gave me a scowl when I walked in late.",
|
|
"She responded to his question with a scowl .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"But from that point forward, Straw Man Army \u2014 Owen Deutsch and Sean Fentress \u2014 refuses to fume, panic, scowl or proselytize. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The first 40,000 fans in attendance Tuesday received a Muncy doll that featured the bearded slugger in his road grays, a batting helmet on his head and scowl on his face, pointing his left index finger angrily toward the sky. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2021",
|
|
"Every lip curl, scowl , and hip shake is precisely copied by Do-Nguyen, who was then 16 years old and shot most of the scenes cloaked in a blue Snuggie. \u2014 Zoe Haylock, Vulture , 10 May 2021",
|
|
"From the sidelines, coal firms will scowl at efforts to curb demand in Asia and oil drillers wince at support for electric cars. \u2014 The Economist , 18 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Van Pelt wasn\u2019t the only one who noticed that Mayfield had an early Steelers scowl on. \u2014 cleveland , 31 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Some locals scowl in disbelief at the news that Kidd brings them, clinging stubbornly to their certainty that the future is theirs and theirs alone to determine. \u2014 Justin Chang Film Critic, Los Angeles Times , 11 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"For instance, a hooked-nose face seen scowling from the upper level appears to suffer from Bell\u2019s palsy. \u2014 San Antonio Express-News , 28 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"One day, a guard paused to look at Mr. Huang\u2019s passport, then looked up and scowled . \u2014 Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times , 10 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Jen Psaki, hair pinned up rather than in her daily Bozo-red hanging do, and without her usual RBF scowl . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Only Cherundolo now delivers that message with something closer to a smile than a scowl . \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Some stories creep up in disguise, hiding a ghastly scowl . \u2014 Naveen Kumar, Variety , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The cat, which has developed a considerable following on social media, has grayish-white fur, yellow eyes ringed in black and a distinctive scowl on his face. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"For years, his bald head, scowl and goatee, combined with a cutting wit, were powerful weapons of intimidation in Gilbert\u2019s role as a top Republican debater in Virginia\u2019s House of Delegates. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But late Wednesday night, inside Arizona Veteran\u2019s Memorial Coliseum, Isai\u2019s in-game scowl was replaced with a beaming smile. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 2 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Long after a smile replaced his scowl , Nate Oats chuckled thinking through his resum\u00e9. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Associate Judge Stanley Sacks sat on the bench with a scowl last week as prosecutors presented their request to resentence Charles Miles, who was given a total of 25 years in two burglary cases. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 28 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"circa 1520, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English skoulen , probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish skule to scowl":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8skau\u0307l",
|
|
"\u02c8skau\u0307(-\u0259)l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"frown",
|
|
"glare",
|
|
"gloom",
|
|
"glower",
|
|
"lower",
|
|
"lour"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100925",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"scorzalite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mineral FeAl 2 (PO 4 ) 2 (OH) 2 consisting of basic phosphate of iron and aluminum, isomorphous with lazulite":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u022f(r)z\u0259\u02ccl\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Evaristo P. Scorza Brazilian mineralogist + English -lite":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145948"
|
|
},
|
|
"scot-free":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": completely free from obligation, harm, or penalty":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00e4t-\u02c8fr\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"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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"People are still angry about many big Bollywood names going scot-free and the conversation dying down. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India , 28 June 2019",
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"If two people have the same initial illness, one may end up with bronchitis while the other gets off scot-free . \u2014 Amy Marturana, SELF , 28 Dec. 2018",
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"Still, the message from Ms. Fan\u2019s troubles seems to be that cutting taxes isn\u2019t the same as letting the wealthy go scot-free : Tighter enforcement is part of the deal. \u2014 Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ , 5 Oct. 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"scot":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1528, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150002"
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},
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"scoter":{
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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 ( Melanitta ) of sea ducks of chiefly coastal Eurasia, Canada, and the U.S. that have males with chiefly black plumage":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u014d-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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The survey extends into the waters off San Diego\u2019s coastline where teams spotted an abundance of surf scoter sea ducks and black brant geese, as is often case. \u2014 Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 Dec. 2021",
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"In the region, a black scoter and a sanderling were in Northfield, and two dickcissels were found in Deerfield. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Oct. 2021",
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"There were reports of 120 white-winged scoters , five Western sandpipers, three American golden-plovers, three black skimmers, and three merlins. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 23 Sep. 2019",
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"Marine birds also included mallards, common scoters (a large sea duck), geese, cormorants, gannets, shags, auks, egrets and loons. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 26 Mar. 2020",
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"There was one lesser scaup at Horn Pond in Woburn, and a surf scoter at the Amelia Earhart Dam in Everett. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Feb. 2020",
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"Also at the Stockbridge bowl, there was a white-winged scoter and a red-necked grebe. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 Dec. 2019",
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"At Gooseberry Neck, there were 84 black scoters , three ruddy turnstones, three roseate terns, a great shearwater, a Northern gannet, two cliff swallows, and two orchard orioles. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2019",
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"Out on the water, scoters , eiders, ducks, and various species of shorebirds are in almost constant view. \u2014 John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News , 24 June 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1674, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150724"
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},
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"Scottish":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"noun plural"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or characteristic of Scotland , Scots , or the Scots":[],
|
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": scots":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8sk\u00e4-tish"
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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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"Adjective",
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"He spoke with a Scottish accent.",
|
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"Robert Burns was a great Scottish poet."
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Scottes Scotsmen":"Adjective"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"1759, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151834"
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},
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"scorcher":{
|
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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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"\u02c8sk\u022fr-ch\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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"Tomorrow is going to be a real scorcher .",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"It's set to be a scorcher Monday and Tuesday across Wisconsin, with heat indices exceeding 100 degrees in some areas, according to the National Weather Service. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"The primal drumbeat that fuels this scorcher from a couple of vocal powerhouses set the tone, and Lambert and King rode its strutting force. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY , 16 May 2022",
|
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"Dozens of spray parks in Greater Boston are already open for the season \u2014 just in time for this weekend's scorcher . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2021",
|
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"Boston was not expected to break records but will still be a scorcher , with highs predicted in the low-to mid-80s. \u2014 Andrew Brinker, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
|
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"The push-up works your chest or pectoral muscles and your shoulders, while the traditional plank is a real core scorcher . \u2014 Christa Sgobba, SELF , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
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"On the couple\u2019s moving day, a 95-degree scorcher , the home\u2019s central air-conditioning unit gave out. \u2014 Ross Martin, WSJ , 4 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Meanwhile, the hot seat has become a scorcher for coach Jeremy Colliton, whose defense fell into shambles in front of goalie Marc-Andr\u00e9 Fleury, who has seen better days. \u2014 Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com , 25 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Rosario delivered a 105 mph scorcher up the middle on the first pitch after closer Kenley Jansen relieved. \u2014 Paul Newberry, ajc , 18 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1733, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-153012"
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},
|
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"scotograph":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": radiograph":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u014dt-",
|
|
"-r\u0227f",
|
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"\u02c8sk\u00e4t\u0259\u02ccgraf"
|
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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 skotos darkness + English -graph":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154656"
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},
|
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"scotia":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a concave molding used especially in classical architecture in the bases of columns":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-t\u0113-\u0259",
|
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"\u02c8sk\u014d-sh(\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",
|
|
"Rela adapted the design of baroque scotias on the posts of a park outside to fashion a large whorl over the front entrance. \u2014 Elisabeth Malkin, ELLE Decor , 20 Feb. 2018"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin, from Greek skotia , from feminine of skotios dark, shadowy, from skotos darkness \u2014 more at shade":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1563, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155828"
|
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},
|
|
"scorched-earth":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": relating to or being a military policy involving deliberate and usually widespread destruction of property and resources (such as housing and factories) so that an invading enemy cannot use them":[],
|
|
": directed toward victory or supremacy at all costs : ruthless":[
|
|
"scorched-earth rhetoric"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u022frcht-\u02c8\u0259rth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155922"
|
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},
|
|
"Scotch yoke":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a slotted crosshead used (as in a donkey engine or steam fire engine) in place of a connecting rod":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":"20220708-163746"
|
|
},
|
|
"scorzonera":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large genus of European herbs (family Compositae) having narrow leaves and solitary heads of yellow flowers on long peduncles with plumose pappus and ribbed achenes \u2014 see black salsify":[],
|
|
": any plant or root of the genus Scorzonera":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccsk\u022f(r)z\u0259\u02c8nir\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Spanish escorzonera black salsify, from Catalan escur\u00e7onera , from escur\u00e7\u00f3 viper, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin excurtion-, excurtio , from Latin ex- + Late Latin curtion-, curtio viper, from Latin curtus short + -ion-, -io -ion":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165305"
|
|
},
|
|
"Scottish deerhound":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of an old breed of dogs of Scottish origin that have the general form of a greyhound but are larger and taller with a shaggy harsh coat":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1891, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165800"
|
|
},
|
|
"Scotland":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"country in northern Great Britain bordering on the North Sea and the Atlantic; a division of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; capital Edinburgh area 29,797 square miles (77,174 square kilometers), population 5,295,403":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00e4t-l\u0259nd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173429"
|
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},
|
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"scorchy":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": increasing the tendency of a rubber compound to scorch":[
|
|
"stronger but less scorchy accelerators"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-ch\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174624"
|
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},
|
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"Scottish asphodel":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an herb ( Tofieldia palustris ) of the north temperate zone that has a dense raceme of small greenish flowers":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1677, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180637"
|
|
},
|
|
"scotodinia":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": dizziness with headache and impairment of sight":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccsk\u014dt-",
|
|
"\u02ccsk\u00e4t\u0259\u02c8din\u0113\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Greek skotos darkness + dinos whirling; dizziness + New Latin -ia":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-185709"
|
|
},
|
|
"Scottish terrier":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of an old Scottish breed of terrier that has short legs, a long head with small erect ears and a powerful muzzle, a broad deep chest, and a very hard coat of wiry hair":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1815, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193812"
|
|
},
|
|
"Scots":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": scottish":[
|
|
"\u2014 used especially of the people and language and in legal context"
|
|
],
|
|
": the English language of Scotland":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00e4ts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English Scottis , alteration of Scottish":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201012"
|
|
},
|
|
"Scotland Yard":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the detective department of the London metropolitan police":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccsk\u00e4t-l\u0259n(d)-\u02c8y\u00e4rd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The case is being investigated by Scotland Yard ."
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Scotland Yard , street in London, formerly the headquarters of the metropolitan police":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1864, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202536"
|
|
},
|
|
"Scottish Blackface":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a Scottish breed of hardy black-faced long-wooled mutton sheep used especially in crossbreeding for better meat production":[],
|
|
": a sheep of the Scottish Blackface breed":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-085321"
|
|
},
|
|
"Scots-Irish":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": scotch-irish":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00e4ts-\u02c8\u012b-rish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1972, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-203106"
|
|
},
|
|
"scodgy":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": drudge":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00e4j\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"origin unknown":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-203319"
|
|
},
|
|
"Scotch":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun plural",
|
|
"trademark",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": scottish":[],
|
|
": inclined to frugality":[],
|
|
": scots":[],
|
|
": the people of Scotland":[],
|
|
": whiskey distilled in Scotland especially from malted barley":[],
|
|
": to put an end to":[
|
|
"scotched rumors of a military takeover"
|
|
],
|
|
": a superficial cut : score":[],
|
|
": a chock to prevent rolling or slipping":[],
|
|
": to block with a chock":[],
|
|
": hinder , thwart":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00e4ch"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"contraction of Scottish":"Adjective",
|
|
"Middle English scocchen to gash, from Anglo-French escocher, eschocher to pierce":"Verb",
|
|
"origin unknown":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1603, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1639, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-203409"
|
|
},
|
|
"scot and lot":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
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"Scotch broom":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a deciduous broom ( Cytisus scoparius ) of western Europe that is widely cultivated for its bright yellow or partly red flowers and that has become naturalized in North America":[]
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"\u02c8sk\u00e4ch-"
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"scotch-irish":{
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": of, relating to, or descended from Scottish settlers in northern Ireland":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u00e4ch-\u02c8\u012b-rish"
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],
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"Scot":{
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": a native or inhabitant of Scotland":[],
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": a person of Scottish descent":[],
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": money assessed or paid":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u00e4t"
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],
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"Middle English, from Old Norse skot shot, contribution \u2014 more at shot":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211721"
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},
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"scope out":{
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"type":[
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"phrasal verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to look at (someone or something) especially in order to get information":[
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"They scoped out the area before setting up the tent.",
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"Players were scoping out the competition.",
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"He wants to scope out all of the possibilities before deciding what to do."
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]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214759"
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},
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"Scotchy":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": having Scotch characteristics":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u00e4ch\u0113"
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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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"Scotch entry 1 + -y":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220655"
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},
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"Scoto-":{
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"type":[
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"combining form"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": Scotch":[
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"Scoto -Celtic"
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],
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": Scotch and":[
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"Scoto -Irish"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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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 Late Latin Scotus Scot":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223438"
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},
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"Scotch-Irish":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": of, relating to, or descended from Scottish settlers in northern Ireland":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8sk\u00e4ch-\u02c8\u012b-rish"
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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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"1622, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224625"
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},
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"scotopic":{
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": relating to or being vision in dim light with dark-adapted eyes which involves only the retinal rods as light receptors":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02c8t\u00e4p-ik",
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"sk\u0259-\u02c8t\u014d-pik",
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"-\u02c8t\u00e4-"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin scotopia scotopic vision, from Greek skotos darkness + New Latin -opia":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1915, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224653"
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},
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"scorched":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": parched or discolored by scorching":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u022frcht"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The scorched -earth tactics have enabled the Russians to creep ever closer to Ukrainian positions within the city of Lysychansk in Luhansk province, part of Moscow\u2019s drive to claim all of eastern Ukraine\u2019s Donbas region. \u2014 Michael D. Shear, BostonGlobe.com , 29 June 2022",
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"Russian forces have pounded Severodonetsk with artillery and engaged in street fighting, inflicting heavy damage as part of a scorched -earth assault in the east, causing significant casualties among Ukrainian forces. \u2014 Annabelle Chapman, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
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"His opponent, Rodolfo Hern\u00e1ndez, a construction magnate who had energized the country with a scorched -earth anti-corruption platform, just over 47 percent. \u2014 New York Times , 19 June 2022",
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"The lawsuit is yet another example of the scorched -earth tactics being used by big renewable companies. \u2014 Robert Bryce, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
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"In a fascinating link in the chain of history, those hearings focused on the conduct of Roy Cohn, McCarthy\u2019s chief counsel and a lawyer who would come to school a young Trump in the scorched -earth approach to political and legal opponents. \u2014 Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica , 15 June 2022",
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"Only weeks ago, the question would have seemed outlandish, when the United States and its European allies seemed poised to intensify efforts to help Kyiv beat back, or even defeat, Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s scorched -earth invasion army. \u2014 Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor , 15 June 2022",
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"Today, a big deal in the scorched -earth battle of morning TV. \u2014 Brian Steinberg, Variety , 9 June 2022",
|
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"That meant the narrative was not interrupted by Benghazi-style grandstanding and conspiracy-mongering by scorched -earth Republicans. \u2014 Walter Shapiro, The New Republic , 9 June 2022"
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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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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224801"
|
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},
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"scotomatous":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or affected with scotoma":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02c8t\u00e4m\u0259t\u0259s"
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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 scotomat-, scotoma + English -ous":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1866, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225905"
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},
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"Scotch pine":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a pine ( Pinus sylvestris ) of northern Europe and Asia with spreading or pendulous branches, short rigid twisted needles, and hard yellow wood that provides valuable timber":[]
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},
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1706, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-230240"
|
|
},
|
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"Scotchiness":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being Scotchy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-ch\u0113n\u0259\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
|
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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":{
|
|
"1815, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-000600"
|
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},
|
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"score to settle":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": something bad that was done to someone that the harmed person keeps in mind in order to do something bad in return":[
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|
"He says he has a few (old) scores to settle ."
|
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]
|
|
},
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003950"
|
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},
|
|
"scotchify":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to make Scotch":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00e4ch\u0259\u02ccf\u012b"
|
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],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1822, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-004034"
|
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},
|
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"Scots Grey":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": yellow-fever mosquito":[]
|
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},
|
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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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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-004251"
|
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},
|
|
"Scoresby Sound":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"inlet of the Norwegian Sea in eastern Greenland north of 70\u00b0north":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u022frz-b\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010545"
|
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},
|
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"Scotsman":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a native or inhabitant of Scotland":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00e4ts-m\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011316"
|
|
},
|
|
"scottish":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun plural"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or characteristic of Scotland , Scots , or the Scots":[],
|
|
": scots":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00e4-tish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Adjective",
|
|
"He spoke with a Scottish accent.",
|
|
"Robert Burns was a great Scottish poet."
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Scottes Scotsmen":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"1759, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012221"
|
|
},
|
|
"scorpion fish":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of various scorpaenid fishes (especially genus Scorpaena )":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In Favignana town, the family-run Quello Che C'\u00e8...C'\u00e8! has fresh sea bream and freaky scorpion fish , which looks like hunks of coral. \u2014 Stephanie Rafanelli, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 5 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The restaurant uses all of its oceanic wizardry: First, in its logo, a poppy-red illustration of the spiky rascassa ( scorpion fish ) that it\u2019s named after. \u2014 Gemma Askham, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 4 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"La Capannina is a tad touristy but makes delicious local specialties like linguine with scorpion fish . \u2014 Alexander Lobrano, Town & Country , 2 June 2017",
|
|
"Here, there are live animals showing off their colors \u2014 eels, scorpion fish , pipefish, green-patterned chain catsharks and red seahorses. \u2014 James Gorman, New York Times , 22 Mar. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1661, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012430"
|
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},
|
|
"Scots elm":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": wych elm":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":"20220709-013633"
|
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},
|
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"Scottish Gaelic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the Gaelic language of Scotland":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1800, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014014"
|
|
},
|
|
"scobinate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": nodulated":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccn\u0101t",
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00e4b\u0259n\u0259\u0307t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin scobina rasp + English -ate ; akin to Latin scabere to scratch, scrape":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014709"
|
|
},
|
|
"scoria":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the refuse from melting of metals or reduction of ores : slag":[],
|
|
": rough vesicular cindery lava":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"As if the Easter Island statues weren\u2019t enigmatic enough, a few of them are wearing hats\u20146.5-foot-wide, 13-ton cylinders of cindery red volcanic rock called scoria . \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 5 June 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin, from Greek sk\u014dria , from sk\u014dr excrement \u2014 more at scatology":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015511"
|
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},
|
|
"Scotch pebble":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
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"definitions":{
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"1607, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-034526"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1797, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-040124"
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},
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"Scottish Borders":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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"administrative area of southern Scotland that borders on England area 1828 square miles (4734 square kilometers), population 114,000":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8b\u022fr-d\u0259rz"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-040318"
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"definitions":{
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"John Thomas 1900\u20131970 American teacher":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u014dps"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-040513"
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},
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"Scotch kale":{
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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 kales with light green tightly curled leaves":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1759, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-045159"
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},
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": the quality or state of being Scotch":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u00e4chn\u0259\u0307s"
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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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"1808, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-051144"
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},
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"Scotch laburnum":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an ornamental European shrub or tree ( Laburnum alpinum ) having the pod with the upper suture winged":[]
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1776, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-064356"
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"definitions":{
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": a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Scotland":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u00e4ts-\u02ccwu\u0307-m\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1522, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-065045"
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},
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"Scotch egg":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a hard-boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat, covered with bread crumbs, and fried":[]
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},
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"1808, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-071649"
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},
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"definitions":{
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": a southern zodiacal constellation partly in the Milky Way and between Libra and Sagittarius":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u022fr-p\u0113-\u0259s"
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],
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"Latin (genitive Scorpii ), from Greek Skorpios , literally, scorpion":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-073446"
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},
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"scorpion fly":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1668, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-073502"
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"scoriac":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u0113\u02ccak"
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],
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"scoria + -ac (as in ammoniac )":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-080348"
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},
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"scorpion grass":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": forget-me-not sense 1a":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-082228"
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},
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"Scotopelia":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of African owls (family Bubonidae) comprising the fish owls":[]
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},
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"\u02ccsk\u00e4t\u0259\u02c8p\u0113l\u0113\u0259",
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"\u02ccsk\u014dt\u0259\u02c8-"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from Greek skotos darkness + pelios livid; akin to Greek polios gray":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-082250"
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"scobiform":{
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"type":[
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": resembling sawdust or raspings":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8sk\u014db-",
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"\u02c8sk\u00e4b\u0259\u02ccf\u022frm"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084159"
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},
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"Scotch brier":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": any of a race or class of roses developed from the Scotch rose":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-085634"
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},
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"scoriaceous":{
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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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": the refuse from melting of metals or reduction of ores : slag":[],
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": rough vesicular cindery lava":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8sk\u022fr-\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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As if the Easter Island statues weren\u2019t enigmatic enough, a few of them are wearing hats\u20146.5-foot-wide, 13-ton cylinders of cindery red volcanic rock called scoria . \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 5 June 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Latin, from Greek sk\u014dria , from sk\u014dr excrement \u2014 more at scatology":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-091307"
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},
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"Scots broom":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": scotch broom":[]
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100523"
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},
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"Scotch broth":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
|
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": a soup made from beef or mutton and vegetables and thickened with barley":[]
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1735, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101632"
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},
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"Scotch cap":{
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"type":[
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": bonnet sense 1a":[],
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": glengarry":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101956"
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},
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"Scotch bonnet":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a small roundish very hot chili pepper especially of the Caribbean that is usually red or yellow when mature":[]
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1842, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-103902"
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"Scotch carpet":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
|
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": kidderminster":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"so called from being made largely in Scotland":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1744, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-110002"
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"Scotch lovage":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": lovage sense b":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1731, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-111643"
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"Scotch cart":{
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"type":[
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a small two-wheeled cart of southern Africa with a detachable or slanting panel at the back":[]
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1807, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-122214"
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"Scots pint":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an old unit of capacity equivalent to about three imperial pints":[]
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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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"1653, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-122336"
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"scotopia":{
|
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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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": vision in dim light with dark-adapted eyes believed to be mediated by the rods of the retina":[
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"\u2014 opposed to photopia"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"sk\u0259\u02c8t\u014dp\u0113\u0259",
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"sk\u014d\u02c8-"
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],
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"New Latin, from Greek skotos darkness + New Latin -opia":""
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"1915, in the meaning defined above":""
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"scophony":{
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"definitions":{
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": a television system in which the scanning is accomplished by the use of mechanical and optical devices rather than a scanning disk or electronic methods":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u00e4f\u0259n\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably blend of Greek skopein to view and English -phony":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-123041"
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"scobicular":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": scobiform":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"sk\u014d\u02c8biky\u0259l\u0259(r)"
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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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"Latin scob is sawdust, filings + English -icular (as in reticular ); akin to Latin scabere to scratch, scrape":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-131639"
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},
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"scotch blue":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a dark purplish blue that is slightly stronger and very slightly lighter than homage blue and slightly lighter than national flag blue":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-160444"
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},
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"Scottish rite":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a ceremonial observed by one of the Masonic systems":[],
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": a system or organization that observes the Scottish rite and confers the 4th through the 33rd degrees":[]
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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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"1903, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-161157"
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},
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"scordium":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": water germander":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u022f(r)d\u0113\u0259m"
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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, alteration of Latin scordion , from Greek skordion , diminutive of skorodon, skordon garlic; akin to Albanian hurdh\u00eb garlic":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170850"
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},
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"Scotch elm":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": 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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"1769, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173409"
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},
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"Scotch barley":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": hulled barley":[]
|
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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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"1825, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173706"
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},
|
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"Scott":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"biographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"1795":[
|
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"Dred \\ \u02c8dred \\"
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],
|
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"Sir George Gilbert 1811\u20131878 English architect":[],
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"Robert Falcon 1868\u20131912 English polar explorer":[],
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"Sir Walter 1771\u20131832 Scottish poet and novelist":[],
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"Winfield 1786\u20131866 American general":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8sk\u00e4t"
|
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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":"20220709-174633"
|
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},
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"scotch pine":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a pine ( Pinus sylvestris ) of northern Europe and Asia with spreading or pendulous branches, short rigid twisted needles, and hard yellow wood that provides valuable timber":[]
|
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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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"1706, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175909"
|
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},
|
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"Scorpiurus":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a genus of herbs (family Leguminosae) of the Mediterranean region and the Canary Islands having simple leaves, small yellow flowers on naked peduncles, and twisted pods":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccsk\u022f(r)p\u0113\u02c8yu\u0307r\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"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 Late Latin, a kind of heliotrope, from Latin scorpiuron , from Greek skorpiouron , from neuter of skorpiouros having a tail like that of a scorpion, from skorpios scorpion + -ouros -urous":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182313"
|
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},
|
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"scorpionic":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": relating to or resembling the scorpion":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6sk\u022f(r)p\u0113\u00a6\u00e4nik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-185656"
|
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},
|
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"Scotchman":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": scotsman":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00e4ch-m\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-190258"
|
|
},
|
|
"scorches":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture":[],
|
|
": to dry or shrivel with or as if with intense heat : parch":[],
|
|
": to afflict painfully with censure or sarcasm":[],
|
|
": to become scorched":[],
|
|
": to travel at great and usually excessive speed":[],
|
|
": to cause intense heat or mental anguish":[
|
|
"scorching sun",
|
|
"scorching fury"
|
|
],
|
|
": a result of scorching":[],
|
|
": a browning of plant tissues usually from disease or heat":[],
|
|
": cut , slash":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u022frch"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Ripe fire conditions will once again make headlines this week from California to Texas, as more record-breaking temperatures will scorch the region. \u2014 Jennifer Gray, CNN , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"This week will also bring a heat wave that is forecast to scorch much of the southern tier of the nation for the next several days. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Dangerous fire conditions are creating the perfect fuel for wildfires to scorch through the arid landscapes of the Southwest. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"That single would catch fire and scorch its way into the Top 10, peaking at No. 9. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Wildfires are continuing to scorch through the Western U.S., fueled by high winds, low humidity and arid landscapes. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Dry ironing is a great way to make your clothes or fabric extra crisp, but finding a trustworthy iron that won't scorch your clothes or melt the tag can be a challenge. \u2014 Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Spider plants will tend to scorch when grown in direct sunlight. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Dozens of wildfires scorch thousands of acres in Texas. \u2014 CNN , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The grease left a scorch mark on the brick below the drive-thru window. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Synagogue staff also found scorch marks from recent fires set in front of the doors to the sanctuary. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"With encouragement from the neighbors the dog eventually made the fearful leap to safety with visible scorch marks on its back. \u2014 Caitlin Mcfall, Fox News , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The maintenance crew at Azusa Pacific will need weeks to scrub away the scorch marks on the track in the wake of Saturday night\u2019s Meet of Champions Distance Classic. \u2014 Eric Sondheimercolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
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|
"Satellite images from Maxar Technologies show scorch marks at a launch pad at Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran's rural Semnan province on Sunday. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 4 Mar. 2022",
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|
"Satellite images from Maxar Technologies seen by The Associated Press show scorch marks at a launch pad at Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran\u2019s rural Semnan province on Sunday. \u2014 Jon Gambrell, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Mar. 2022",
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"Satellite images from Maxar Technologies seen by The Associated Press show scorch marks at a launch pad at Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran's rural Semnan province on Sunday. \u2014 Jon Gambrell, ajc , 2 Mar. 2022",
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"Modern technology holds out the promise of a world without error, where every outcome is predictable and assured, where even the amount of scorch at the bottom of the pot can be calculated to the second by a fuzzy-logic rice cooker. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"Ripe fire conditions will once again make headlines this week from California to Texas, as more record-breaking temperatures will scorch the region. \u2014 Jennifer Gray, CNN , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Wildfires are continuing to scorch through the Western U.S., fueled by high winds, low humidity and arid landscapes. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Dangerous fire conditions are creating the perfect fuel for wildfires to scorch through the arid landscapes of the Southwest. \u2014 Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News , 20 Apr. 2022",
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|
"Dry ironing is a great way to make your clothes or fabric extra crisp, but finding a trustworthy iron that won't scorch your clothes or melt the tag can be a challenge. \u2014 Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Spider plants will tend to scorch when grown in direct sunlight. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 6 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Dozens of wildfires scorch thousands of acres in Texas. \u2014 CNN , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Failure to do so can result in anything from a drop in energy (which leads to the failure of any fusion) to seeing the plasma spill out of containment (and scorch the walls of the container). \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon nearly doubled in size from Saturday to Sunday to more than 150,000 acres as extreme heatwaves and wildfires continued to scorch the West. \u2014 NBC News , 12 July 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English; probably akin to Middle English scorcnen to become singed, scorklen to parch":"Verb",
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"Middle English, perhaps blend of scoren to score and scocchen to scotch":"Verb"
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-190820"
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},
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"Scotch woodcock":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": buttered toast spread with anchovy paste and scrambled egg":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1836, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-192143"
|
|
},
|
|
"scorepad":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a pad of paper printed so that the score of a card or other game may be conveniently recorded":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":"20220709-193903"
|
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},
|
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"Scott's spleenwort":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ebony spleenwort":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00e4ts-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably after D. H. Scott \u20201934 English botanist":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202340"
|
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},
|
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"Scotch-hoppers":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun plural but singular in construction"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": hopscotch":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"scotch entry 2":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1672, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-111212"
|
|
},
|
|
"Scotch heather":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a heather ( Calluna vulgaris )":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1833, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211326"
|
|
},
|
|
"scorbutic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, producing, or affected with scurvy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"sk\u022fr-\u02c8by\u00fc-tik",
|
|
"sk\u022fr-\u02c8by\u00fct-ik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"They have been used to treat burns, make skin tone prettier, and many other options due to their anti- scorbutic properties. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 25 May 2022"
|
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],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin scorbuticus , from scorbutus scurvy, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old English scurf scurf":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1655, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213559"
|
|
},
|
|
"scorpionid":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to the Scorpionida":[],
|
|
": an arachnid of the order Scorpionida":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"",
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u022f(r)p\u0113\u0259n\u0259\u0307d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Scorpionida":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221206"
|
|
},
|
|
"Scotch marigold":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": pot marigold":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":"20220709-221551"
|
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},
|
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"scowling":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure":[],
|
|
": to exhibit a threatening aspect":[],
|
|
": to express with a scowl":[],
|
|
": a facial expression of displeasure : frown":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8skau\u0307(-\u0259)l",
|
|
"\u02c8skau\u0307l"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[
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"frown",
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"glare",
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"gloom",
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"glower",
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"lower",
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"lour"
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],
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"face",
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"frown",
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"grimace",
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"lower",
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"lour",
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"moue",
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"mouth",
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"mow",
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"mug",
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"pout",
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"snoot"
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"Verb",
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"scowled down at the misbehaving child",
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"Noun",
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"The teacher gave me a scowl when I walked in late.",
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"She responded to his question with a scowl .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"But from that point forward, Straw Man Army \u2014 Owen Deutsch and Sean Fentress \u2014 refuses to fume, panic, scowl or proselytize. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"The first 40,000 fans in attendance Tuesday received a Muncy doll that featured the bearded slugger in his road grays, a batting helmet on his head and scowl on his face, pointing his left index finger angrily toward the sky. \u2014 Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2021",
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"Every lip curl, scowl , and hip shake is precisely copied by Do-Nguyen, who was then 16 years old and shot most of the scenes cloaked in a blue Snuggie. \u2014 Zoe Haylock, Vulture , 10 May 2021",
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"From the sidelines, coal firms will scowl at efforts to curb demand in Asia and oil drillers wince at support for electric cars. \u2014 The Economist , 18 Apr. 2021",
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"Van Pelt wasn\u2019t the only one who noticed that Mayfield had an early Steelers scowl on. \u2014 cleveland , 31 Dec. 2020",
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"Some locals scowl in disbelief at the news that Kidd brings them, clinging stubbornly to their certainty that the future is theirs and theirs alone to determine. \u2014 Justin Chang Film Critic, Los Angeles Times , 11 Dec. 2020",
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"For instance, a hooked-nose face seen scowling from the upper level appears to suffer from Bell\u2019s palsy. \u2014 San Antonio Express-News , 28 Mar. 2020",
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"One day, a guard paused to look at Mr. Huang\u2019s passport, then looked up and scowled . \u2014 Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times , 10 Mar. 2020",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Jen Psaki, hair pinned up rather than in her daily Bozo-red hanging do, and without her usual RBF scowl . \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 4 May 2022",
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"Only Cherundolo now delivers that message with something closer to a smile than a scowl . \u2014 Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"Some stories creep up in disguise, hiding a ghastly scowl . \u2014 Naveen Kumar, Variety , 17 Apr. 2022",
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"The cat, which has developed a considerable following on social media, has grayish-white fur, yellow eyes ringed in black and a distinctive scowl on his face. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 Feb. 2022",
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"For years, his bald head, scowl and goatee, combined with a cutting wit, were powerful weapons of intimidation in Gilbert\u2019s role as a top Republican debater in Virginia\u2019s House of Delegates. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"But late Wednesday night, inside Arizona Veteran\u2019s Memorial Coliseum, Isai\u2019s in-game scowl was replaced with a beaming smile. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 2 Mar. 2022",
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"Long after a smile replaced his scowl , Nate Oats chuckled thinking through his resum\u00e9. \u2014 Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al , 16 Feb. 2022",
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"Associate Judge Stanley Sacks sat on the bench with a scowl last week as prosecutors presented their request to resentence Charles Miles, who was given a total of 25 years in two burglary cases. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com , 28 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English skoulen , probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish skule to scowl":"Verb"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"circa 1520, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221631"
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},
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"Scotch rose":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a thorny Eurasian rose ( Rosa spinosissima ) with small leaflets, pink, white, or yellow flowers, and globose black fruit":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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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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"1731, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225510"
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},
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"Scorpionida":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an order of Arachnida constituted by the true scorpions":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccsk\u022f(r)p\u0113\u02c8\u00e4n\u0259d\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Scorpion-, Scorpio + -ida":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230545"
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},
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"Scopus, Mount":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"mountain in Israel northeast of Jerusalem":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u014d-p\u0259s"
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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":"20220709-230720"
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},
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"Scotch catch":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": scotch snap":[]
|
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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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"1842, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232724"
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},
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"Scotch terrier":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": scottish terrier":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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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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"1809, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234825"
|
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},
|
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"Scotch thistle":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": any of several European thistles":[],
|
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": cotton thistle":[]
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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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"1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-000738"
|
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},
|
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"Scotts Bluff National Monument":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"reservation in western Nebraska on the North Platte River including":[
|
|
"Scotts Bluff (high butte that was a landmark on the Oregon Trail)"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8sk\u00e4ts"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001423"
|
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},
|
|
"scoliosis":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a lateral curvature of the spine":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccsk\u014d-l\u0113-\u02c8\u014d-s\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"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",
|
|
"This month, doctors used it to perform surgery on a 12 year old girl from Northeast Ohio, with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis . \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"When Bassett had both his legs amputated in May due to health complications from scoliosis , Iowa State fans rallied around him. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, USA TODAY , 30 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"One Outside editor added acupressure to her quiver of remedies for her mild scoliosis . \u2014 Aleta Burchyski, Outside Online , 4 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Over the past three decades Ara Mirzaian has fitted braces for everyone from Paralympians to children with scoliosis . \u2014 Julie Watson, USA TODAY , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"Bone issues, like scoliosis or a leg-length discrepancy, predispose to this condition. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"From Centricity\u2019s Franklin, Tenn., offices, Nichole chatted with Billboard from topics ranging from her recovery following a long battle with scoliosis to her chart success. \u2014 Jim Asker, Billboard , 24 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"River was born with infantile scoliosis , an abnormal sideways curve of the spine that affects infants and toddlers. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"That's when doctors discovered a spinal cord tumor and diagnosed him with scoliosis . \u2014 Tommy Birch, USA TODAY , 28 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from New Latin scoli\u014dsis, borrowed from Greek skol\u00ed\u014dsis \"slanted or crooked state, curvature of the spine,\" from skoli\u014d-, variant stem of skoli\u00f3omai, skolio\u00fbsthai \"to be bent or crooked\" (verbal derivative of skoli\u00f3s \"bent, crooked, askew\") + -sis -sis \u2014 more at isosceles":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1706, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002634"
|
|
},
|
|
"scotch broom":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a deciduous broom ( Cytisus scoparius ) of western Europe that is widely cultivated for its bright yellow or partly red flowers and that has become naturalized in North America":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00e4ch-"
|
|
],
|
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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":{
|
|
"1798, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-003244"
|
|
},
|
|
"Scottish philosophy":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the natural realism developed by the Scottish school principally in reaction to Berkeleian idealism and Humean skepticism":[]
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010136"
|
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},
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"Scotch heath":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
": twisted heath":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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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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"1822, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011736"
|
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},
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"Scotch stone":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ayr stone":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1766, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014405"
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},
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"Scotch edge":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an extention of the outside edge of the outsole of a shoe":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014416"
|
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},
|
|
"Scotch Baptist":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a member of a Baptist denomination composed chiefly of immigrants from Scotland to northern England uniting with the English Disciples of Christ to form the Churches of Christ":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Scotch entry 1":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021611"
|
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},
|
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"scotsman":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a native or inhabitant of Scotland":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00e4ts-m\u0259n"
|
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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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"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":"20220710-055957"
|
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},
|
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"Scotch hands":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a pair of small paddles for working butter":[]
|
|
},
|
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|
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1882, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-060931"
|
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},
|
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"Scotchwoman":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": scotswoman":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00e4ch-\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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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1623, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-071718"
|
|
},
|
|
"Scottishman":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-071905"
|
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},
|
|
"scopi-":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"combining form"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": brush":[
|
|
"scopi form"
|
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]
|
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin scopa broom":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-072541"
|
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},
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"Scottish fold":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": any of a breed of short-haired domestic cats that originated in Scotland where the breed characteristic of ears folded over at the top occurred as a spontaneous mutation":[]
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-072716"
|
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},
|
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"Scottsboro":{
|
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"type":[
|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
|
"city in northeastern Alabama population 14,770":[]
|
|
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|
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|
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"\u02c8sk\u00e4ts-\u02ccb\u0259r-\u014d"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-074137"
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},
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"scolion":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an ancient Greek song sung in turn by guests at a banquet and possibly improvised":[]
|
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|
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|
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"Greek skolion , from neuter of skolios crooked":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-075513"
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"scotch gray":{
|
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"type":[
|
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|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a grayish yellow green that is yellower and paler than average sage green or palmetto and greener and duller than mermaid":[]
|
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"\u02c8sk\u00e4bi"
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": a wasp of the genus Scolia or family Scoliidae":[]
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"\"",
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"-\u0113\u0259\u0307d"
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"1639, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-110357"
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"type":[
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u00e4-tik"
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],
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"1753, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-110628"
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"Scotch douche":{
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"first_known_use":{
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"1839, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-121343"
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"scorpion spider":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-121447"
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},
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"scottish deerhound":{
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": any of an old breed of dogs of Scottish origin that have the general form of a greyhound but are larger and taller with a shaggy harsh coat":[]
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"first_known_use":{
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"1891, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-130128"
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},
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"Scopus":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"noun combining form"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the type genus of Scopidae consisting of the umbrette":[],
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": one that watches":[
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"\u2014 in generic names"
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]
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"pronounciation":[
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"sk\u0259p\u0259s",
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"\u02c8sk\u014dp\u0259s"
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],
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"New Latin, probably from Greek skopos watcher":"Noun",
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"New Latin, from Greek skopos":"Noun combining form"
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"definitions":{
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"\u02c8sk\u00e4ch\u0259(r)"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1800, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-143233"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-161208"
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|
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": a steel comb used to dress the coat of an animal":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-162450"
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|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": one who works on a scow":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8skau\u0307m\u0259n"
|
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],
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|
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|
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"scow entry 1 + man":""
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-162923"
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},
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"Scott connection":{
|
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"type":[
|
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|
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|
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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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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"from the proper name Scott":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1899, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-172346"
|
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|
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"scorpion":{
|
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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 an order (Scorpionida) of nocturnal arachnids that have an elongated body and a narrow segmented tail bearing a venomous stinger at the tip":[],
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": scorpio":[],
|
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": a scourge probably studded with metal":[],
|
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": something that incites to action like the sting of an insect":[
|
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"the scorpions of absolute necessity",
|
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"\u2014 Arnold Bennett"
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8sk\u022fr-p\u0113-\u0259n"
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],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The novel\u2019s dark, exciting ending finds Lorena searching for the missing scorpion researcher with the help of a police officer tormented by his role in railroading her brother. \u2014 Sam Sacks, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
|
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"But this year, Hard Labor Creek will be offering a family-friendly night hike and scorpion hunt. \u2014 Hunter Boyce, ajc , 11 May 2022",
|
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"The venom of the Israeli deathstalker scorpion is the source of a compound in clinical trials that finds and illuminates breast and colon tumors. \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
|
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"Look for desert marigold, chia, owl clover, desert snow, scorpion weed, globemallow, woolly daisy, white ratany and frilly American carrot. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"There will be drinks like scorpion bowls and punch bowls, a pig roast, or build-your-own tacos. \u2014 Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The playbook's content includes the latest science, unique climate impacts like scorpion attacks and blood snow, and profiles of characters at the forefront of the climate crisis. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
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"After starting with the standard spider-man lunge, Liz added in a scorpion , one of her all-time favorite mobility moves. \u2014 Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
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"PepperRich Farm has a scorpion pepper that will satisfy even the most heat-obsessed, but Arms swears that hottest isn\u2019t necessarily best. \u2014 Joan Elovitz Kazan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 29 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French eskorpiun , from Latin scorpion-, scorpio , from Greek skorpios":""
|
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-173225"
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|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": an instrument of punishment or criticism":[],
|
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": a cause of wide or great affliction":[],
|
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": flog , whip":[],
|
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": to punish severely":[],
|
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": afflict":[],
|
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": to drive as if by blows of a whip":[],
|
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": chastise":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8sk\u022frj",
|
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"\u02c8sku\u0307rj",
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"\u02c8sk\u0259rj"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"flogger",
|
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"lash",
|
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"switch",
|
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"whip"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"destroy",
|
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"devastate",
|
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"ravage",
|
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"ruin"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"a city ravaged by the scourge of unemployment",
|
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"The disease continues to be a scourge in the developing world.",
|
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"Verb",
|
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"a neighborhood scourged by crime",
|
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"The prisoner was scourged with a whip.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"The killing comes amid a push in New York City to curb gun violence and reignited conversations around the scourge following high-profile shootings, including massacres at an upstate New York supermarket and an elementary school in Texas. \u2014 Mark Morales, CNN , 1 July 2022",
|
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"And then there\u2019s churn, the scourge of all streaming services. \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 July 2022",
|
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"Catherine sought protection from smallpox, that scourge of the world that, through the ingenuity of science and social persuasion, became the first\u2014and still the only\u2014disease to have been eradicated by the interventions of mankind. \u2014 Catherine Ostler, WSJ , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Circuit Judge Christopher Marshall praised the family matriarch for speaking out about the scourge of gun violence. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Addiction has long been a scourge of the Biden family, and an inheritance. \u2014 Karen Heller, Washington Post , 14 June 2022",
|
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"During a residency in Philadelphia, Cox-Richard happened on a dense bundle of Christmas tinsel \u2014 the scourge of recycling programs everywhere, pure shimmering trash \u2014 roughly the size of a lift-top freezer. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Lawmakers are holding the hearing amid a scourge of gun violence that has resulted in more than 200 mass shootings this year, according to statistics compiled by The Washington Post. \u2014 Editors, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Ransomware attacks remain a scourge for businesses and institutions of all sizes. \u2014 Kevin Collier, NBC News , 9 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"Of all the fearful diseases that scourge the human race, this ranks among those that are justly feared most. \u2014 Mark Fischetti, Scientific American , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Prior to Christ's crucifixion, Roman soldiers ordered him to be scourged . \u2014 Anthony Leonardi, Washington Examiner , 23 Mar. 2020",
|
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"Yet what\u2019s most original in the film is Mercier\u2019s scathing and self- scourging performance (and there\u2019s no gainsaying the importance of Yoav\u2019s outfit, a collarless saffron-yellow coat). \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 26 Sep. 2019",
|
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"After a wet few years in the Great Lakes basin, the Lake Michigan water levels tied a record July high from 1986 \u2014 and that\u2019s less than six years after record low levels scourged the region in 2013. \u2014 Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 5 Aug. 2019",
|
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"Powerful air armadas scourged German defenses, with 750 to 1000 Flying Fortresses and Liberators mauling bridges, railroad targets and airfields in an arc 100 to 150 miles south of the beachhead. \u2014 Houston Chronicle , 9 June 2019",
|
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"Since then, as The Los Angeles Times reported, the resulting blaze had scorched 121,000 acres, destroyed 1,564 buildings, killed six, and scourged the city of Redding and the surrounding area, a little over 200 miles north of San Francisco. \u2014 Lauren Young, Teen Vogue , 2 Aug. 2018",
|
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"From their first dogfights in December 1941 until their contracts expired in July 1942, the Tigers scourged the enemy with breathtaking courage. \u2014 Gregory Crouch, WSJ , 19 July 2018",
|
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"The single-use plastic straw \u2014 colorful, functional and handed out in bunches \u2014 has suddenly shifted from consumer staple to scourge , projected by some critics to foul ecosystems for an eon. \u2014 Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com , 11 June 2018"
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|
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French escorge , from escorger to whip, from Vulgar Latin *excorrigiare , from Latin ex- + corrigia thong, whip":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-194219"
|
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},
|
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"Scotch snap":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a rhythmic figure that consists of a sixteenth note on the beat followed by a dotted eighth note":[]
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1831, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-195300"
|
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},
|
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"score off":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"phrasal verb"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to say or do something in order to get an advantage over (someone)":[
|
|
"They're always trying to score off each other."
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]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-202445"
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},
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"scorification":{
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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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"\u02ccsk\u022fr-",
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"\u02ccsk\u014dr\u0259f\u0259\u0307\u02c8k\u0101sh\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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"scoria + -fication":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-212728"
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},
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"scotches":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"noun plural",
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"trademark",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": scottish":[],
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": inclined to frugality":[],
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": scots":[],
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": the people of Scotland":[],
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": whiskey distilled in Scotland especially from malted barley":[],
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": to put an end to":[
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"scotched rumors of a military takeover"
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],
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": a superficial cut : score":[],
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": a chock to prevent rolling or slipping":[],
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": to block with a chock":[],
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": hinder , thwart":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u00e4ch"
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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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"contraction of Scottish":"Adjective",
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"Middle English scocchen to gash, from Anglo-French escocher, eschocher to pierce":"Verb",
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"origin unknown":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"1603, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1639, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-221044"
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},
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"Scotch whist":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": catch the ten":[]
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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":"20220710-224519"
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},
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"Scotch fiddle":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": itch":[]
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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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"Scotch entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1675, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-231131"
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},
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"scorpio":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": scorpius":[],
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": the eighth sign of the zodiac in astrology \u2014 see Signs of the Zodiac Table":[],
|
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": one born under this sign":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8sk\u022fr-p\u0113-\u02cc\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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"I'm a Virgo, and my sister is a Scorpio ."
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin (genitive Scorpionis ), from Greek Skorpios , literally, scorpion":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-232048"
|
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},
|
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"Scotch grass":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": para grass":[]
|
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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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"1707, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-234456"
|
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},
|
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"scoreless":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having no score":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u022fr-l\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"After a 21-pitch second inning, Pineda settled down to toss a scoreless third and fourth. \u2014 Mason Young, Detroit Free Press , 6 July 2022",
|
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"Harrison \u2014 who pitched a scoreless ninth \u2014 had two hits. \u2014 Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune , 5 July 2022",
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"Entering Saturday, Trivino had recorded saves in his last three outings and had strung five straight scoreless appearances, his ERA in that stretch going from 9.18 to a still high 6.85. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 July 2022",
|
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"Clase, 24, posted 15 scoreless appearances for Cleveland and converted each of his 11 save opportunities, taking home the monthly award for the second time in his career. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 2 July 2022",
|
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"Ryan Pressly struck out two in a scoreless ninth for his 17th save. \u2014 Kristie Rieken, Chron , 30 June 2022",
|
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"His scoreless streak reached 21 2/3 consecutive innings. \u2014 Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
|
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"Paul Sewald pitched a scoreless ninth and earned his seventh save. \u2014 Shane Lantz, Baltimore Sun , 28 June 2022",
|
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"Brent Suter and Trevor Kelley each pitched a scoreless frame to close out the day. \u2014 Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel , 26 June 2022"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1885, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-002408"
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},
|
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"Scopidae":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a family of African wading birds (suborder Ciconiae) consisting of the hammerkop":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8sk\u00e4p\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
|
|
],
|
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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 Scopus , type genus + -idae":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-011250"
|
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},
|
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"Scotistic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or characteristic of Scotism or Scotists":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"sk\u014d\u02c8-",
|
|
"sk\u0259\u02c8tistik"
|
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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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"1824, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-013644"
|
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},
|
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"scopic":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adjective combining form"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": visual":[
|
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"a scopic method of illustrating a scientific principle"
|
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],
|
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": having a wide scope : comprehensive":[
|
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"a scopic subject as the theory of photography",
|
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"\u2014 L. E. Varden"
|
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],
|
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": looking in a (specified) direction":[
|
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"basi scopic"
|
|
],
|
|
": viewing or observing":[
|
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"ortho scopic",
|
|
"noo scopic"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6sk\u00e4pik",
|
|
"-p\u0113k",
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00e4pik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek skopein + English -ic":"Adjective",
|
|
"Greek scopein + English -ic":"Adjective combining form"
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-025904"
|
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},
|
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"scottish terrier":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of an old Scottish breed of terrier that has short legs, a long head with small erect ears and a powerful muzzle, a broad deep chest, and a very hard coat of wiry hair":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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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"1815, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-031103"
|
|
},
|
|
"scolite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of various tubular structures found in rocks and believed to be fossil burrows of marine worms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u014d\u02ccl\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"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 sk\u014dl\u0113x worm, grub + English -lite":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-031139"
|
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},
|
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"scorifier":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one that scorifies":[],
|
|
": a furnace in which sweepings containing waste gold or silver are burnt preparatory to extracting the gold and silver":[],
|
|
": a crucible (as of clay) for scorifying a metal":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u014dr\u0259\u02ccf\u012b(\u0259)r",
|
|
"-\u012b\u0259",
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u022fr-"
|
|
],
|
|
"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":"20220711-045008"
|
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},
|
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"Scotch marriage":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": common-law marriage":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1762, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-050809"
|
|
},
|
|
"scorpion shell":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of numerous tropical marine snails (genus Lambis ) that as adults have the outer lip of the aperture produced into a series of long curved spines":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":"20220711-051300"
|
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},
|
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"scorpius":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a southern zodiacal constellation partly in the Milky Way and between Libra and Sagittarius":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u022fr-p\u0113-\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin (genitive Scorpii ), from Greek Skorpios , literally, scorpion":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-051932"
|
|
},
|
|
"scopine":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a crystalline heterocyclic amino alcohol C 8 H 13 NO 2 that is obtained by hydrolysis of scopolamine and that is an epoxy derivative of tropine":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u014d\u02ccp\u0113n",
|
|
"-p\u0259\u0307n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary scop olamine + -ine":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-052820"
|
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},
|
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"scorpion senna":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a yellow-flowered shrub ( Coronilla emerus ) of southern Europe having a slender jointed pod that resembles a scorpion's tail":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-055001"
|
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},
|
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"Scottsdale":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"city in southwest central Arizona on the eastern edge of Phoenix population 217,385":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00e4ts-\u02ccd\u0101l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-061030"
|
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},
|
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"scotswoman":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Scotland":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00e4ts-\u02ccwu\u0307-m\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1522, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-073230"
|
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},
|
|
"scowder":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": scorch":[],
|
|
": a slight burning : scorching":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u014dd\u0259r",
|
|
"\""
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"origin unknown":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-081427"
|
|
},
|
|
"scoriform":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having the form of scoria":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccf\u022frm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"scoria + form":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-091439"
|
|
},
|
|
"scow":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large flat-bottomed boat with broad square ends used chiefly for transporting bulk material (such as ore, sand, or refuse)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8skau\u0307"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"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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"Johnson would invent the scow , which would become the world's fastest boat, one of which would hang in the Smithsonian Institute. \u2014 Jim Souhan, Star Tribune , 20 July 2021",
|
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"The scow began to drift downstream toward the edge of the falls and the 167-foot drop beyond. \u2014 Kayla Epstein, Washington Post , 3 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Partway through the trip, their motorboat breaks down, and they are forced to pole more than 200 miles upriver in a scow . \u2014 Krista Langlois, Outside Online , 6 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Over a century ago, the 80-foot-long scow was dredging for a tugboat along the Niagara River, upstream from Niagara Falls. \u2014 Christina Goldbaum, New York Times , 5 Nov. 2019",
|
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"The two men opened the bottom of the scow to flood it and slow it down. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 7 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"The commission extensively documented it last year to mark the 100th anniversary of the rescue and grounding of the scow . \u2014 Joel Shannon, USA TODAY , 3 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"The scow broke loose from its tug with two men aboard on Aug. 6, 1918, and began drifting toward the treacherous falls, according to Niagara Parks. \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 4 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"In 1918, a vessel known as a dumping scow became disconnected from its tug boat -- with two men aboard -- during a dredging operation, according to the Commission, an agency of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport. \u2014 Jeanne Bonner, CNN , 2 Nov. 2019"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Dutch schouw ; akin to Old High German scalta punt pole":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-111618"
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"\u2014 often used like a nickname The U.S. Supreme Court must decide soon whether to review the Kasky v. Nike decision. \u2026 SCOTUS should review this case and overturn the California ruling. \u2014 National Review"
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],
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"Duns \u2014 see duns scotus":[],
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"John \u2014 see erigena":[]
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"1879, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-114310"
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"\u2014 Times Literary Supplement"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u014dp\u0113\u0259s"
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"scope entry 1 + -ious":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-120645"
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"1795, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-122328"
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": blotchy , smeared":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u014dv\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps from scove + -y":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-125435"
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},
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"Scotch Gaelic":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"first_known_use":{
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"1763, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-132610"
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"Scotism":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the doctrines of Duns Scotus":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u014d-\u02ccti-z\u0259m"
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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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"1812, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-134957"
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"scotch":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"noun plural",
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"trademark",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": inclined to frugality":[],
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": scots":[],
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": the people of Scotland":[],
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": whiskey distilled in Scotland especially from malted barley":[],
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": to put an end to":[
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"scotched rumors of a military takeover"
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],
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": a superficial cut : score":[],
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": a chock to prevent rolling or slipping":[],
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": to block with a chock":[],
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": hinder , thwart":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"contraction of Scottish":"Adjective",
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"Middle English scocchen to gash, from Anglo-French escocher, eschocher to pierce":"Verb",
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"origin unknown":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"1603, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1639, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-144859"
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},
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"scorpion lobster":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a slender burrowing crustacean of the subtribe Thalassinidea":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-145719"
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},
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"Scorpio":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": scorpius":[],
|
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": the eighth sign of the zodiac in astrology \u2014 see Signs of the Zodiac Table":[],
|
|
": one born under this sign":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8sk\u022fr-p\u0113-\u02cc\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"I'm a Virgo, and my sister is a Scorpio ."
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin (genitive Scorpionis ), from Greek Skorpios , literally, scorpion":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-145923"
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},
|
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"scorekeeper":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8sk\u022fr-\u02cck\u0113-p\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The National Bureau of Economic Research \u2014 a private nonprofit, not a government agency \u2014 is the group that economists regard as the official scorekeeper of recessions. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"And especially, after two long years that included surgery on her left ankle, not on the bench as a scorekeeper on GameChanger. \u2014 Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"These techniques helped the GOP keep the total price of the law \u2014 featuring its centerpiece enormous cut to the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent \u2014 to $1.5 trillion over 10 years, as scored by Congress\u2019s official scorekeeper . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"The National Bureau of Economic Research \u2014 a private nonprofit, not a government agency \u2014 is the group that economists regard as the official scorekeeper of recessions. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The National Bureau of Economic Research \u2014 a private nonprofit, not a government agency \u2014 is the group that economists regard as the official scorekeeper of recessions. \u2014 oregonlive , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"On an August earnings call, CEO David Zaslav of Discovery, which uses Nielsen as its primary scorekeeper for cable and broadcast, suggested the company might not keep that place for long. \u2014 Shawn Tully, Fortune , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Those taxes don\u2019t cover their total impact on pavements, congestion, safety or pollution, according to a study by David Austin of the Congressional Budget Office, the nonpartisan scorekeeper of Congress. \u2014 David Harrison, WSJ , 26 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The scorekeeper harping about costs, and the marketing skills of Vanguard founder John Bogle, have combined to make price wars a prominent feature of the money management business. \u2014 William Baldwin, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022"
|
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],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1880, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-145946"
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},
|
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"scopolamine":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a poisonous alkaloid C 17 H 21 NO 4 similar to atropine that is found in various solanaceous plants and is used for its anticholinergic effects (such as preventing nausea in motion sickness and inducing mydriasis)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"sk\u014d-\u02c8p\u00e4l-\u0259-\u02ccm\u0113n, -m\u0259n",
|
|
"-m\u0259n",
|
|
"sk\u014d-\u02c8p\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02ccm\u0113n"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"When Ana is drugged by her dealer with scopolamine and overdoses, Matias must balance a journey back to her through either revenge or shamanic ritual. \u2014 Jd Linville, Variety , 5 Nov. 2021",
|
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"It is usually used in the form of scopolamine or commonly burundanga. \u2014 Jd Linville, Variety , 5 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Ruis is suing the CHRB for absolving Baffert of a positive for scopolamine , a byproduct of jimsonweed, after Justify tested for the drug after winning the 2018 Santa Anita Derby. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Justify, for example, kept his victory in the 2018 Santa Anita Derby after Baffert successfully argued that a positive test for the anti-nausea drug scopolamine was caused by jimson weed in the future Triple Crown winner\u2019s feed. \u2014 Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com , 10 May 2021",
|
|
"Justify tested positive for the drug scopolamine , which can help optimize a horse\u2019s heart rate, after winning the 2018 Santa Anita Derby. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 10 May 2021",
|
|
"Most equine medical experts believe that scopolamine is not a performance enhancing substance. \u2014 John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times , 10 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Baffert has claimed that the small amounts of scopolamine found in Justify were due to jimson weed contaminating his feed supply. \u2014 Dan Wolken, USA TODAY , 22 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Justify has tested positive for scopolamine , a drug found in jimson weed. \u2014 John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times , 10 Dec. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"German Scopolamin , from New Latin Scopolia , genus of plants + German Amin amine":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1892, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-150258"
|
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"Scotus":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"abbreviation",
|
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"abbreviation or noun",
|
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"biographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the supreme court of the United States":[
|
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"\u2014 often used like a nickname The U.S. Supreme Court must decide soon whether to review the Kasky v. Nike decision. \u2026 SCOTUS should review this case and overturn the California ruling. \u2014 National Review"
|
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],
|
|
"Duns \u2014 see duns scotus":[],
|
|
"John \u2014 see erigena":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8sk\u014d-t\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1879, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-155759"
|
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},
|
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"scorecard":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a card for recording the score of a game":[],
|
|
": a report or indication of the status, condition, or success of something or someone":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u022fr-\u02cck\u00e4rd"
|
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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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"I always like to keep a scorecard when I watch a baseball game.",
|
|
"The candidate rates highly on the magazine's legislative scorecard .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The vast majority of items on H&M\u2019s website have never included a scorecard . \u2014 Amanda Shendruk, Quartz , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"For each lane, there are pencils and a paper scorecard ; electronics do not aid in the language that is score-keeping. \u2014 Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The healthcare performance and access group The Commonwealth Fund has put out a scorecard on how state health systems were able to handle the COVID pandemic, and Alabama ranked at the bottom of all states plus the District of Columbia. \u2014 Ike Morgan | Imorgan@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Alabama fared a little better on that scorecard , ranking 46th out of 51. \u2014 al , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The scorecard for the settlement in the Angel Stadium land sale: more affordable housing in the city of Anaheim, and perhaps less affordable housing at the stadium site. \u2014 Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Golf coolers holding several beers will be offered instead of buckets of beers, and the menu of offerings will be printed on a scorecard . \u2014 cleveland , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Heritage Action scorecard , which rates lawmakers on their conservative voting records, awarded Ms. Cheney a lifetime score of 82 percent. \u2014 New York Times , 8 May 2021",
|
|
"Print out the full-page scorecard below and track the progress of all the drivers on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval on May 29. \u2014 Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star , 26 May 2022"
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],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-171802"
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},
|
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"Scotch fingering":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a loose woolen yarn used in knitting":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-171825"
|
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},
|
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"scorify":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to reduce to scoria : to subject to scorification":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02ccf\u012b"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"scoria + -fy":""
|
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-172059"
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},
|
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"scouring":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": material removed by scouring or cleaning":[],
|
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": the lowest rank of society":[
|
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"\u2014 usually used in plural"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8skau\u0307(-\u0259)r-i\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In a recent scouring of \u201970s archives, Minneapolis\u2019 WCCO television station unearthed a compelling video with an all-too-familiar face \u2014 an 11-year-old Prince vouching for higher pay for educators. \u2014 Marisa Whitaker, SPIN , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"Air Force career took them \u2014 and decades of estate-sale scouring . \u2014 Emma Alpern, Curbed , 22 Sep. 2021",
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"Stainless-steel pans can stand up to a certain amount of scouring , but abrasive cleaning methods could damage your nonstick pans. \u2014 Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens , 3 Sep. 2021",
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"When God finally gets tired of waiting it out and decides to end things, the back-and-forth between dragons and serpents and sea monsters and Jesus is less like a scouring of the stables than like a Giants-Patriots Super Bowl. \u2014 Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker , 9 Aug. 2021",
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"Evidence on the ground, such as extensive tree damage and scouring of road surface and soil, are indicative of winds of that magnitude. \u2014 Joe Siess, oregonlive , 28 July 2021",
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"Let that sit for at least an hour, then scrub the solution with a heavy-duty scouring pad. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 July 2021",
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"This Italian dining set was the result of hours of online scouring for the perfect piece. \u2014 Hadley Keller, House Beautiful , 8 June 2021",
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"This is evidence for near-wellbore scouring of blockages by DP. \u2014 Ian Palmer, Forbes , 19 May 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-175817"
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},
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"Scorpididae":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a small family of scaly-finned percoid fishes of the Pacific ocean including the half-moon that have a deep compressed body, well-developed teeth, and a single dorsal fin":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"sk\u022f(r)\u02c8pid\u0259\u02ccd\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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"New Latin, from Scorpid-, Scorpis , type genus (from Greek skorpid-, skorpis , a kind of seafish) + -idae":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-182159"
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},
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"scove kiln":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a kiln in which green bricks are stacked, enclosed with burned bricks that are then daubed with clay to reduce the loss of heat, and burned":[]
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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":"20220711-191411"
|
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},
|
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"scorious":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": scoriaceous":[],
|
|
": containing scoria":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8sk\u014dr\u0113\u0259s"
|
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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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"scoria + -ous":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-191529"
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},
|
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"scorpioid":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": resembling a scorpion":[],
|
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": of or relating to the Scorpionida":[],
|
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": having a circinate arrangement of parts":[
|
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"\u2014 used chiefly of inflorescences"
|
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],
|
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": scorpion":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"",
|
|
"-\u02cc\u022fid"
|
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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 skorpioeid\u0113s , from skorpios scorpion + -eid\u0113s -oid":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-192012"
|
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},
|
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"scorper":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a graver with a sharpened squire or u-shaped working end: such as":[],
|
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": a flat tool used in wood engraving to clear away the spaces between the lines":[],
|
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": a gouge used in line engraving":[],
|
|
": a tool for leveling the insides of barrel staves":[],
|
|
": a jeweler's chisel for engraving, cutting, or piercing metal":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u022frp\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"alteration of scalper entry 2":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-194803"
|
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},
|
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"Scotch verdict":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a verdict of not proven that is allowed by Scottish criminal law in some cases instead of a verdict of not guilty":[],
|
|
": an inconclusive decision or pronouncement":[]
|
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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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"1912, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-201018"
|
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},
|
|
"scopoline":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a crystalline heterocyclic amino alcohol C 8 H 13 NO 2 formed intramolecularly from scopine especially with an acid or alkali as catalyst and thus usually formed by hydrolysis of scopolamine":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u014dp\u0259\u02ccl\u0113n",
|
|
"-l\u0259\u0307n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary scopol amine + -ine":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-224250"
|
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},
|
|
"Scotch foursome":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": foursome sense 2b":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-231058"
|
|
},
|
|
"scorpioid cyme":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cyme in which the axis is curved and the flowers arise two-ranked and on alternate sides of the axis (as in the forget-me-not)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-231129"
|
|
},
|
|
"Scolia":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus (the type of the family Scoliidae) of wasps that build or dig no nest but lay their eggs on the bodies of the burrowing larvae of various beetles":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u014dl\u0113\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-232445"
|
|
},
|
|
"scove":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to cover (the outside exposed surfaces of bricks in a kiln) with a mask of clay in order to save heat":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u014dv"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse sk\u014df crust on the bottom of a pan, skafa to scrape":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-233209"
|
|
},
|
|
"scorpion's-tail":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a plant of the genus Scorpiurus":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-002115"
|
|
},
|
|
"scollop":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of numerous marine bivalve lamellibranch mollusks (family Pectinidae) that have a radially ribbed shell with the edge undulated and that swim by opening and closing the valves":[],
|
|
": the adductor muscle of a scallop as an article of food":[],
|
|
": a valve or shell of a scallop":[],
|
|
": a baking dish shaped like a valve of a scallop":[],
|
|
": one of a continuous series of circle segments or angular projections forming a border (as on cloth or metal)":[],
|
|
": pattypan":[],
|
|
": a thin slice of boneless meat or fish":[
|
|
"veal scallops"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00e4-",
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u022f-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-002827"
|
|
},
|
|
"scoutmaster":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8skau\u0307t-\u02ccma-st\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Sakamoto, a schoolteacher and Boy Scout scoutmaster on Maui, developed a training program that included swimming against the current of a drainage ditch. \u2014 David Woods, The Indianapolis Star , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Because that\u2019s the Batman that\u2019s now embedded in the public imagination, a 180-degree turn from four-color scoutmaster of the 1950s comics and the idea of a Batusi-dancing, boob-tube do-gooder of the Sixties. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 23 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Jason Pape, an assistant scoutmaster in Troop 1231, said Eagle Scout Projects are designed to place the Scout as the leader of a team completing a large task. \u2014 Madison Bateman, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 26 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Beginning in 1977, as a scoutmaster , Earnest and another man began organizing young people to place small American flags on tens of thousands of headstones at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery every Memorial Day. \u2014 Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News , 19 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Morgan Dailey, scoutmaster for the boys' Troop 6, told KOMU that Joseph and Dominic may receive badges for their heroic efforts. \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 30 June 2021",
|
|
"Josh Garner has been scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop 30 in Jackson, Mississippi, for six years; his oldest son will soon be an Eagle Scout. \u2014 David Crary, Star Tribune , 30 June 2021",
|
|
"Al Champ is an assistant scoutmaster and charter organization representative who serves as the liaison between the American Legion (which sponsors Boy Scout Troop 48) and the Boy Scouts of America. \u2014 Karie Angell Luc, chicagotribune.com , 16 June 2021",
|
|
"When Scouts BSA opened to girls, Wischki, 12 years old at the time, contacted her brother's scoutmaster and helped launch the troop. \u2014 Jordyn Noennig, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Apr. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1579, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-003518"
|
|
},
|
|
"Scotch fir":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": Scotch pine or its wood":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-012323"
|
|
},
|
|
"Scorpaenoidea":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large suborder of Scleroparei comprising the mail-cheeked fishes (as the scorpion fishes and gurnards) \u2014 see scorpaenidae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccsk\u022f(r)p\u0113\u02c8n\u022fid\u0113\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Scorpaena + -oidea":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-012352"
|
|
},
|
|
"scouts":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to explore an area to obtain information (as about an enemy)":[],
|
|
": to make a search":[],
|
|
": to work as a talent scout":[],
|
|
": to observe in order to obtain information or evaluate":[],
|
|
": to explore in order to obtain information":[],
|
|
": to find by making a search":[],
|
|
": watchman , lookout":[],
|
|
": a person sent out to secure firsthand information about the style of play, tactics, and strength of a rival":[],
|
|
": a person sent out to obtain information about players by watching them in action with a view to making recommendations about the acquisition of players":[],
|
|
": talent scout":[],
|
|
": the act of scouting":[],
|
|
": a scouting expedition : reconnaissance":[],
|
|
": a member of any of various scouting movements: such as":[],
|
|
": boy scout":[],
|
|
": girl scout":[],
|
|
": individual , person":[
|
|
"\u2014 used chiefly in the phrase good scout"
|
|
],
|
|
": mock":[],
|
|
": to reject scornfully":[
|
|
"scouted his explanation as a shabby falsehood",
|
|
"\u2014 Mark Twain"
|
|
],
|
|
": scoff":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8skau\u0307t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baby",
|
|
"being",
|
|
"bird",
|
|
"bod",
|
|
"body",
|
|
"character",
|
|
"cookie",
|
|
"cooky",
|
|
"creature",
|
|
"customer",
|
|
"devil",
|
|
"duck",
|
|
"egg",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"fish",
|
|
"guy",
|
|
"head",
|
|
"human",
|
|
"human being",
|
|
"individual",
|
|
"life",
|
|
"man",
|
|
"mortal",
|
|
"party",
|
|
"person",
|
|
"personage",
|
|
"slob",
|
|
"sort",
|
|
"soul",
|
|
"specimen",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"thing",
|
|
"wight"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French escuter to listen, from Latin auscultare \u2014 more at auscultation":"Verb",
|
|
"probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse sk\u016bti taunt; akin to Old English sc\u0113otan to shoot \u2014 more at shoot":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1605, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-020411"
|
|
},
|
|
"scoreboard":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large board for displaying the score of a game or match":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u022fr-\u02ccb\u022frd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"According to Ghent\u2019s calculations, if just 3% of waste was recycled at a football game, that would offset carbon emissions from the stadium lights, the big scoreboard and the sound system. \u2014 Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"After breaking ground on a brand new arena in September 2021, The LA Clippers have announced more details regarding their state-of-the-art scoreboard and video screen. \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"This six-bedroom house outside Chicago features an indoor sports court with scoreboard and a locker room with steam shower. \u2014 The Week Staff, The Week , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Wolverines were focused on the task at hand but there was a contingent of coaches and players doing some scoreboard watching around the league. \u2014 Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The two Hoosiers walked out together, looked up at the scoreboard and the very first fans entering the building for a taste of March Madness. \u2014 Matt Cohen, The Indianapolis Star , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"For the Y\u2019alls, the Thomas More Stadium agreement is part of a larger stadium upgrade, which includes a brand new scoreboard and video board in left field set to debut this season. \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Following Faedo's outing, the Tigers' bullpen posted zeros on the scoreboard with 1\u2154 innings from Alexander, one inning from right-hander Joe Jimenez and one inning from righty Will Vest. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The Lions girls soccer team dominated the first half of its WIAA Division 3 state semifinal with Lakeland on Friday at Uihlein Soccer Park everywhere except on the scoreboard . \u2014 Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel , 17 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1826, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-022023"
|
|
},
|
|
"scorpion bug":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": water scorpion":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-022516"
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},
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"scolex":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the head of a tapeworm either in the larva or adult stage":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u014d-\u02ccleks"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from New Latin, originally the name of a tapeworm genus, borrowed from Greek sk\u014dl\u0113k-, sk\u1e53l\u0113x \"worm,\" (in plural) \"larvae, grubs,\" of uncertain origin":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1855, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-025239"
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},
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"scouring barrel":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": tumbling barrel":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-030343"
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},
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"Scorpaenidae":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a large family of carnivorous usually bottom-dwelling marine spiny-finned fishes (suborder Scorpaenoidea ) having a large head with usually one or more pairs of spiniferous ridges above, wide gill openings, usually ctenoid scales, a dorsal fin that is typically supported by strong spines which in some forms have poison glands and inflict severe wounds, occurring in all seas but most abundant in the Pacific, and including numerous forms that are used for food \u2014 see rockfish , scorpion fish":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u0113n\u0259\u02ccd\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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"New Latin, from Scorpaena , type genus + -idae":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-035239"
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},
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"scolopaceous":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": resembling a snipe":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6sk\u00e4l\u0259\u00a6p\u0101sh\u0259s"
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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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"Late Latin scolopac-, scolopax snipe, woodcock + English -eous":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-040610"
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},
|
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"scorpaenid":{
|
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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 a family (Scorpaenidae) of marine bony fishes possessing usually venomous spines on the fins that includes the scorpion fishes, lionfishes, and rockfishes":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"sk\u022fr-\u02c8p\u0113-n\u0259d"
|
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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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"ultimately from Greek skorpaina , a kind of fish":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1885, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-043959"
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},
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"Scolopacidae":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"plural noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a family of birds (suborder Charadrii) including the woodcocks, snipes, sandpipers, tattlers, curlews, and godwits \u2014 see charadriidae":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccsk\u00e4l\u0259\u02c8pas\u0259\u02ccd\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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"New Latin, from Scolopac-, Scolopax , type genus + -idae":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-044110"
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},
|
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"Scorpaena":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the type genus of the family Scorpaenidae":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"sk\u022f(r)\u02c8p\u0113n\u0259"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from Latin, a kind of fish, from Greek skorpaina":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-111107"
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},
|
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"scopone":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a variety of scopa usually played by four players in two partnerships":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"sk\u0259\u02c8p\u014dn\u0101"
|
|
],
|
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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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"Italian, augmentative of scopa":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-080025"
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},
|
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"scotland":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"geographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
"country in northern Great Britain bordering on the North Sea and the Atlantic; a division of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; capital Edinburgh area 29,797 square miles (77,174 square kilometers), population 5,295,403":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00e4t-l\u0259nd"
|
|
],
|
|
"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":"20220712-121040"
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},
|
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"scopperil":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a spinning top":[],
|
|
": a restless active creature":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00e4p\u0259r\u0259\u0307l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English scoprelle, scoperelle , perhaps of Germanic origin; akin to Icelandic skoppara kringla top (toy), skoppa to run, jump, spin, Old Swedish skuppa, skoppa to run, jump; perhaps akin to Old English sc\u016bfan, sc\u0113ofan to shove":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-130059"
|
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},
|
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"scops owl":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small eared owl of Otus or a related genus":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00e4ps-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"scops from New Latin Scops , genus of owls, from Greek sk\u014dps , a kind of owl":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-143523"
|
|
},
|
|
"scolecospore":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"sk\u014d\u02c8l\u0113k\u0259\u02ccsp\u014d(\u0259)r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"scolec- + spore":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-145933"
|
|
},
|
|
"scolecoid":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": resembling a scolex or worm":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u014dl\u0259\u02cc-",
|
|
"sk\u014d\u02c8l\u0113\u02cck\u022fid"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"scolec- + -oid":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-170233"
|
|
},
|
|
"scoptical":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": jesting , jeering , scoffing":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Greek sk\u014dptikos scoptical (from sk\u014dptein to mock\u2014probably from sk\u014dps , a kind of owl\u2014+ -ikos -ic) + English -al":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-185033"
|
|
},
|
|
"scopula":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a bushy tuft of hairs : scopa":[],
|
|
": a tuft of hairs on the feet and chelicerae of spiders that is used in making the web":[],
|
|
": an ornamented rhabdus":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00e4py\u0259l\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Late Latin, small broom, diminutive of Latin scopa broom":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-185353"
|
|
},
|
|
"scoffing":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe":[],
|
|
": an object of scorn, mockery, or derision":[],
|
|
": to show contempt by derisive acts or language":[
|
|
"scoffed at the idea"
|
|
],
|
|
": to treat or address with derision : mock":[],
|
|
": to eat greedily":[
|
|
"scoffed dinner"
|
|
],
|
|
": seize":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used with up scoffed up the free gifts"
|
|
],
|
|
": to eat something greedily":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u022ff",
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00e4f"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for scoff Verb (1) scoff , jeer , gibe , fleer , sneer , flout mean to show one's contempt in derision or mockery. scoff stresses insolence, disrespect, or incredulity as motivating the derision. scoffed at their concerns jeer suggests a coarser more undiscriminating derision. the crowd jeered at the prisoners gibe implies taunting either good-naturedly or in sarcastic derision. hooted and gibed at the umpire fleer suggests grinning or grimacing derisively. the saucy jackanapes fleered at my credulity sneer stresses insulting by contemptuous facial expression, phrasing, or tone of voice. sneered at anything romantic flout stresses contempt shown by refusal to heed. flouted the conventions of polite society",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English scof , perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to obsolete Danish skof jest; akin to Old Frisian skof mockery":"Noun",
|
|
"alteration of dialect scaff to eat greedily":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
|
|
"1846, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-191157"
|
|
},
|
|
"scolopacine":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to the Scolopacidae":[],
|
|
": a bird of the family Scolopacidae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"",
|
|
"-s\u0259\u0307n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Scolopac-, Scolopax + English -ine":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-202913"
|
|
},
|
|
"Scolopax":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the type genus of Scolopacidae comprising the European woodcock and a few obscure East Indian birds but formerly including several other birds":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Late Latin, woodcock, snipe, from Greek":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-214354"
|
|
},
|
|
"scolopendra":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": centipede":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccsk\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02c8pen-dr\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from New Latin, a genus of tropical centipedes, going back to Latin, \"a kind of venomous centipede,\" borrowed from Greek skol\u00f3pendra \"millipede,\" probably of pre-Greek substratal origin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1608, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-230545"
|
|
},
|
|
"scolecodont":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a fossil worm jaw":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"sk\u014d\u02c8l\u0113k\u0259\u02ccd\u00e4nt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"scolec- + Greek odont-, od\u014dn tooth":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-231348"
|
|
},
|
|
"Scolopendrella":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus (the type of the family Scolopendrellidae ) of terrestrial arthropods resembling small centipedes with 15 to 24 dorsal scutes and 12 pairs of short legs":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, diminutive of Latin scolopendra":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-001759"
|
|
},
|
|
"scopulate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-y\u0259\u02ccl\u0101t",
|
|
"-y\u0259l\u0259\u0307t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin scopula + English -ate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-010404"
|
|
},
|
|
"scolecite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a usually fibrous zeolite mineral that is a hydrous calcium aluminum silicate":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00e4-l\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bt",
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u014d-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from German Scolecit (now Skolezit ), from Greek sk\u014dl\u0113k-, sk\u1e53l\u0113x \"worm,\" (in plural) \"larvae, grubs\" + German -it -ite entry 1 \u2014 more at scolex":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1823, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-011141"
|
|
},
|
|
"scopulite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a crystallite in the form of a stem with a radiating terminal brush or a number of lateral brushes":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sk\u00e4py\u0259\u02ccl\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Late Latin scopula small broom + English -ite":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-012254"
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},
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"scolecidan":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to the Scolecida":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-d\u1d4an"
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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 Scolecida + English -an":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-013034"
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},
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"Scolopendrellidae":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a family of minute terrestrial arthropods (class Symphyla) with the first pair of legs usually reduced or imperfect \u2014 see scolopendrella":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-l\u0259\u02ccd\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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"New Latin, from Scolopendrella , type genus + -idae":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-013427"
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},
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"scopulae":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a bushy tuft of hairs : scopa":[],
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": a tuft of hairs on the feet and chelicerae of spiders that is used in making the web":[],
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": an ornamented rhabdus":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8sk\u00e4py\u0259l\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Late Latin, small broom, diminutive of Latin scopa broom":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-021545"
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},
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"Scolecida":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a phylum or other major division of Metazoa that comprises triploblastic bilaterally symmetrical invertebrate animals lacking a true coelom and having nonstriated musculature, a nonmetameric nervous system, and a primitive or no circulatory system and that includes Platyhelminthes, Nemertea, Acanthocephala, Gastrotricha, Rotifera, Nematoda, Nematomorpha, Kinorhyncha, and Entoprocta \u2014 compare aschelminthes":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"sk\u014d\u02c8les\u0259d\u0259"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from scolec- + -ida":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-022556"
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},
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"scolec-":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"combining form"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": worm":[
|
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"scoleco logy",
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"scoleco spore",
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"scole coid"
|
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],
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": scolex":[
|
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"scoleco logy",
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"scoleco spore",
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"scole coid"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Greek sk\u014dl\u0113k-, sk\u014dl\u0113ko- , from sk\u014dl\u0113k-, sk\u014dl\u0113x worm, grub":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-022919"
|
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},
|
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"scolopendrelloid":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": resembling or related to the genus Scolopendrella":[]
|
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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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"New Latin Scolopendrella + English -oid":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-023412"
|
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},
|
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"scoldingly":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in a scolding manner":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-025541"
|
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},
|
|
"Scolopendridae":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a large cosmopolitan family of centipedes of which Scolopendra is the type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Scolopendra , type genus + -idae":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-030326"
|
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},
|
|
"scolopendriform":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": resembling a centipede":[
|
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"a scolopendriform beetle larva"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-endr\u0259\u02ccf\u022frm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin Scolopendra + English -iform":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-032148"
|
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}
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} |