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10176 lines
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"Thimphu":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city in west central Bhutan population 79,185":[]
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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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"tim-\u02c8p\u00fc"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191615",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Thinite":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to the period of culture in Egypt during the First and Second Dynasties from 3000 b.c. to 2778 b.c. characterized by the stereotyping of forms and relative dimensions of statues and reliefs":[]
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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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"Thin is (This), ancient city in central Upper Egypt + English -ite , noun suffix":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8th\u012b\u02ccn\u012bt",
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"\u02c8thi\u02ccn-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073211",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"thick":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having or being of relatively great depth or extent from one surface to its opposite":[
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"a thick plank"
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],
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": heavily built : thickset":[],
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": close-packed with units or individuals":[
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"the air was thick with snow"
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],
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": occurring in large numbers : numerous":[],
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": viscous in consistency":[
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"thick syrup"
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],
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": sultry , stuffy":[],
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": marked by haze, fog, or mist":[
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"thick weather"
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],
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": impenetrable to the eye : profound":[
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"thick darkness"
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],
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": extremely intense":[
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"thick silence"
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],
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": measuring in thickness":[
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"12 inches thick"
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],
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": imperfectly articulated : indistinct":[
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"thick speech"
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],
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": plainly apparent : decided":[
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"a thick French accent"
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],
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": producing inarticulate speech":[
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"a thick tongue"
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],
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": obtuse , stupid":[
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"too thick to understand"
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],
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": associated on close terms : intimate":[
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"was quite thick with his pastor"
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],
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": exceeding bounds of propriety or fitness : excessive":[
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"called it a bit thick to be fired without warning"
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],
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": plentiful , abundant":[],
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": in a thick manner : thickly":[],
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": the most crowded or active part":[
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"in the thick of the battle"
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],
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": the part of greatest thickness":[
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"the thick of the thumb"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8thik"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"chunky",
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"fat"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"deep",
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"depth",
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"height",
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"middle",
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"midst"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"a thick layer of ice",
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"a thick slice of ham",
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"pizza with a thick crust",
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"a bodybuilder with a thick , short body",
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"The planks were two inches thick .",
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"The log was 12 inches thick .",
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"a dog with thick fur",
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"She has thick , curly hair.",
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"The fog was thick this morning.",
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"Adverb",
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"Apples hung thick on the trees.",
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"Noun",
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"in the thick of winter many Northerners are dreaming of tropical islands",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The light above Aunt Maisie\u2019s front door was thick with termites that were flying in and out of the beam. \u2014 Lauren Groff, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
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"A dozen miners crouched in air so thick with coal dust that their headlamps glowed like Jedi lightsabers. \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2022",
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"There, only some of the bodies had actually been buried, leaving dozens of body bags exposed to the sun and flies, and the air thick with decay. \u2014 Steve Hendrix And Serhii Korolchuk, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
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"The air smelled of smoke and the sky was thick with heavy smoke in the immediate area. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 June 2022",
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"The menu is thick with possibilities, and there are always lists of specials tacked floor to ceiling in the entry way. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
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"Unlike The Cream, which is thick and opaque, The Light Cream is a moisturizer-serum hybrid, with a more liquid-like consistency. \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 15 June 2022",
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"If the mixture feels too thick or lumpy, add more ice-cold water, 1 tsp. \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
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"Their bamboo material, which has an incredibly soft hand, is thick and durable enough to keep the sun out (UPF 50+) and put up with backpack straps, but still airy enough to keep you from overheating on truly hot days. \u2014 Jakob Schiller, Outside Online , 13 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"Old women squinted through thick -rimmed glasses against the bright May sky. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
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"The portrait featured, against a patterned backdrop, a man in a polished white suit and thick -rimmed glasses delicately presenting a single flower to the viewer. \u2014 Jacqui Palumbo, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"The change \u2013 which will take effect for games Thursday, July 28, and Friday, July 29 \u2013 will honor the city\u2019s JoJo potato, the thick -sliced, hearty wedge. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"Boss, who is 87, greeted me in her building\u2019s lobby wearing thick -framed glasses, her light blonde hair short and an Apple Watch clasped on her left wrist. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Dec. 2021",
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"Even before sliding behind the thick -rimmed, multifunction steering wheel, we were impressed by the G80\u2019s stunning proportions and clean body lines. \u2014 Karl Brauer, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
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"Slice plantains about 1/4-inch thick on a bias or lengthwise into long strips. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Nov. 2021",
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"Last summer, the McCown's longspur, named after Confederate general John P. McCown, became the thick -billed longspur, a label based solely on its characteristics. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 31 Oct. 2021",
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"He\u2019s wearing thick -framed glasses, and today\u2019s jeans are, again, black; today\u2019s Vans are checkered; today\u2019s black T-shirt is merch for the L.A. rock band Kills Birds. \u2014 Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone , 14 Sep. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"In the thick of the promotion, the marketing push has led to re-fascination with Elvis Presley himself. \u2014 Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone , 27 June 2022",
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"That\u2019s going to put Congressional candidates right in the thick of that fight. \u2014 James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
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"To recap, an oil shock caused inflation to reach 12.2% in 1974 in the thick of a recession. \u2014 Kevin Kelleher, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
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"Around the same time, Raiff was in the thick of bar mitzvah season. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 23 June 2022",
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"The players who have been in the thick of it, though, are a collection of the sport\u2019s brightest young talents. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
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"The avid travelers are currently in the thick of following wedding planning sites on social media and scouting locations for the festivities. \u2014 Bellamy Richardson, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
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"Three nights earlier, in the thick of the fourth quarter, Draymond Green sat on the bench in Boston \u2014 his pride wounded, his prominence on pause, his team launching its Game 4 comeback without him. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 June 2022",
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"She was supposed to be somewhat sheltered and protected on Alderaan, not in the thick of things by the age of ten. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 9 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English thikke , from Old English thicce ; akin to Old High German dicki thick, Old Irish tiug":"Adjective"
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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 1a":"Adjective",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152703"
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},
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"thick register":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": chest register":[]
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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":"20220706-163409",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"thick shellbark":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": big shellbark":[]
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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":"20220707-055551",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"thick skin":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an ability to keep from getting upset or offended by the things other people say and do":[
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"She has pretty thick skin when it comes to criticism.",
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"If you want to perform publicly, you'll need to grow a thicker skin ."
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]
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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":"20220706-164517",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"thick-skinned":{
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"antonyms":[
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"charitable",
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"compassionate",
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"humane",
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"kindhearted",
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"kindly",
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"merciful",
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"sensitive",
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"softhearted",
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"sympathetic",
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"tender",
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"tenderhearted",
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"warm",
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"warmhearted"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": callous , insensitive":[],
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": having a thick skin : pachydermatous":[],
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": impervious to criticism":[
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"became thick-skinned about his own work"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1545, 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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"\u02c8thik-\u02ccskind"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"affectless",
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"callous",
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"case-hardened",
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"cold-blooded",
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"compassionless",
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"desensitized",
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"hard",
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"hard-boiled",
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"hard-hearted",
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"heartless",
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"indurate",
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"inhuman",
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"inhumane",
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"insensate",
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"insensitive",
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"ironhearted",
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"merciless",
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"obdurate",
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"pachydermatous",
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"pitiless",
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"remorseless",
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"ruthless",
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"slash-and-burn",
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"soulless",
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"stony",
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"stoney",
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"stonyhearted",
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"take-no-prisoners",
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"uncharitable",
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"unfeeling",
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"unmerciful",
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"unsparing",
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"unsympathetic"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061559",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"thick-witted":{
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"antonyms":[
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"apt",
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"brainy",
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"bright",
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"brilliant",
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"clever",
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"fast",
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"hyperintelligent",
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"intelligent",
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"keen",
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"nimble",
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"quick",
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"quick-witted",
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"sharp",
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"sharp-witted",
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"smart",
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"supersmart",
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"ultrasmart"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": dull or slow of mind : stupid":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1634, 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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"\u02c8thik-\u02ccwi-t\u0259d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"airheaded",
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"birdbrained",
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"bonehead",
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"boneheaded",
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"brain-dead",
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"brainless",
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"bubbleheaded",
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"chuckleheaded",
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"dense",
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"dim",
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"dim-witted",
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"doltish",
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"dopey",
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"dopy",
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"dorky",
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"dull",
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"dumb",
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"dunderheaded",
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"empty-headed",
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"fatuous",
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"gormless",
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"half-witted",
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"knuckleheaded",
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"lamebrain",
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"lamebrained",
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"lunkheaded",
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"mindless",
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"oafish",
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"obtuse",
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"opaque",
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"pinheaded",
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"senseless",
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"simple",
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"slow",
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"slow-witted",
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"soft",
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"softheaded",
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"stupid",
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"thick",
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"thickheaded",
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"unintelligent",
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"unsmart",
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"vacuous",
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"weak-minded",
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"witless"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225030",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"thicket":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a dense growth of shrubbery or small trees : copse":[],
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": something resembling a thicket in density or impenetrability : tangle":[
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"a political thicket",
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"a thicket of reporters"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a dense thicket of rosebushes",
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"flushed a pheasant from a thicket of willows",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"People, places, things to shake them out of that daily thicket that we're all easily swallowed by. \u2014 James Brown, USA TODAY , 10 Apr. 2022",
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"Meet four entrepreneurs who are among a small number of Black women opening cannabis dispensaries and fighting through a thicket of regulatory challenges to stake their claim in a booming industry. \u2014 Lee Anna A. Jackson, Essence , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"But the data, posted online in spreadsheets for thousands of procedures, have often been incomprehensible and unusable by patients \u2014 a thicket of numbers and technical medical terms, displayed in formats that vary from hospital to hospital. \u2014 Michael Levenson, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
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"To comply with environmental regulations, Latitude Margaritaville left undeveloped some patches of thicket and swamp, from which critters occasionally wander, and to which McChesney returns them. \u2014 Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"Getting Elias into housing has been halting work, thwarted by her shaky health, an overdose that sent Elias back into the hospital, and a thicket of government bureaucracy, Soma Snakeoil said. \u2014 Emily Alpert Reyesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
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"Under a thicket of cranes, the very face of Paris was changing. \u2014 Tom Sancton, Town & Country , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"The Cripple checkpoint, by contrast, is little more than a plywood shack near a spruce thicket on a frozen swampy slough. \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"But this wasn\u2019t the God of their childhoods, that stodgy old man hidden behind a thicket of facial hair; this was Krishna, and Krishna was just like them. \u2014 Ashley Stimpson, Longreads , 19 Feb. 2022"
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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":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English *thikket , from Old English thiccet , from thicce thick":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8thi-k\u0259t"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"boscage",
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"boskage",
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"bosk",
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"bosque",
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"bosquet",
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"brake",
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"brushwood",
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"chaparral",
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"coppice",
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"copse",
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"covert"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071501",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"thickhead":{
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"antonyms":[
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"brain",
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"genius"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a stupid person : blockhead":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a real thickhead when confronted with anything mechanical"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1797, 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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"\u02c8thik-\u02cched"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"airhead",
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"birdbrain",
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"blockhead",
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"bonehead",
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"bubblehead",
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"chowderhead",
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"chucklehead",
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"clodpoll",
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"clodpole",
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"clot",
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"cluck",
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"clunk",
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"cretin",
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"cuddy",
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"cuddie",
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"deadhead",
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"dim bulb",
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"dimwit",
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"dip",
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"dodo",
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"dolt",
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"donkey",
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"doofus",
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"dope",
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"dork",
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"dullard",
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"dum-dum",
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"dumbbell",
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"dumbhead",
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"dummkopf",
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"dummy",
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"dunce",
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"dunderhead",
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"fathead",
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"gander",
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"golem",
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"goof",
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"goon",
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"half-wit",
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"hammerhead",
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"hardhead",
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"idiot",
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"ignoramus",
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"imbecile",
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"jackass",
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"know-nothing",
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"knucklehead",
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"lamebrain",
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"loggerhead",
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"loon",
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"lump",
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"lunkhead",
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"meathead",
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"mome",
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"moron",
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"mug",
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"mutt",
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"natural",
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"nimrod",
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"nincompoop",
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"ninny",
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"ninnyhammer",
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"nit",
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"nitwit",
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"noddy",
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"noodle",
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"numskull",
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"numbskull",
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"oaf",
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"pinhead",
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"prat",
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"ratbag",
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"saphead",
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"schlub",
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"shlub",
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"schnook",
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"simpleton",
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"stock",
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"stupe",
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"stupid",
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"turkey",
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"woodenhead",
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"yahoo",
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"yo-yo"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-052445",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"thickheaded":{
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"brainy",
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"bright",
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"brilliant",
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"clever",
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"fast",
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"hyperintelligent",
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"intelligent",
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"keen",
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"nimble",
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"quick",
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"quick-witted",
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"sharp",
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"sharp-witted",
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"smart",
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"supersmart",
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"ultrasmart"
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1691, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8thik-\u02cche-d\u0259d"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"airheaded",
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"birdbrained",
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"bonehead",
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"boneheaded",
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"brain-dead",
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"brainless",
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"bubbleheaded",
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"chuckleheaded",
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"dense",
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"dim",
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"dim-witted",
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"doltish",
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"dopey",
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"dopy",
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"dorky",
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"dull",
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"dumb",
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"dunderheaded",
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"empty-headed",
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"fatuous",
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"gormless",
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"half-witted",
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"knuckleheaded",
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"lamebrain",
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"lamebrained",
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"lunkheaded",
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"mindless",
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"oafish",
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"obtuse",
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"opaque",
|
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"pinheaded",
|
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"senseless",
|
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"simple",
|
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"slow",
|
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"slow-witted",
|
|
"soft",
|
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"softheaded",
|
|
"stupid",
|
|
"thick",
|
|
"thick-witted",
|
|
"unintelligent",
|
|
"unsmart",
|
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"vacuous",
|
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"weak-minded",
|
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"witless"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094053",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
|
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"thickness":{
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"definitions":{
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": concentration , density":[],
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": layer , ply , sheet":[
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"a single thickness of canvas"
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],
|
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": stupidity , dullness":[],
|
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": the condition of being smoky, foul, or foggy":[],
|
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": the quality or state of being thick":[],
|
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": the smallest of three dimensions":[
|
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"length, width, and thickness"
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],
|
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": the thick part of something":[],
|
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": viscous consistency":[
|
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"boiled to the thickness of honey"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The plank measures two inches in thickness .",
|
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"the length, circumference, and thickness of the log",
|
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"Plywood is available in various thicknesses .",
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"Cooking time will vary depending on the thickness of the steak.",
|
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"I added flour to increase the gravy's thickness .",
|
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"I was surprised by the thickness of his accent.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Variables: Materials, thickness , insulation levels, and inflation time and methods. \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 15 June 2022",
|
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"From one brand to another, sleeping pads span the spectrum of firmness, thickness , and weight to appeal to all manner of camper\u2014from the backcountry to the back yard. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 10 June 2022",
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"Its 6-inch thickness , extra-wide deck, and triple fin design give you excellent stability, and its durable exterior is scratch-resistant and perfect for pets. \u2014 Emily Belfiore, Travel + Leisure , 2 June 2022",
|
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"The diameter, or thickness , of the string is something else to consider. \u2014 Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Luxurious mimosa flowers boost hair growth, thickness , shine, and curls. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"In the case of the Lorals for Protection, that entailed showing that the underwear has physical characteristics such as thickness , elasticity, and strength comparable to condoms and dental dams, as Pam Belluck reported for the New York Times. \u2014 Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"Four beauty testers, whose hair varied in thickness , length, texture, and shade, tried 21 dry shampoos in total for PEOPLE Tested. \u2014 Janine Henni, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Good menudo is a clear broth with just the barest hint of a gelatinous thickness , which pleasantly sticks to the palate. \u2014 Minerva Ordu\u00f1o Rinc\u00f3n, The Arizona Republic , 27 Mar. 2022"
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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":""
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8thik-n\u0259s"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"consistence",
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"consistency",
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"density",
|
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"viscidity",
|
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"viscosity"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-113637",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"thickness piece":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a board or narrow flat used to outline a door or window in theatrical scenery and suggest 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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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162143",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"thickness ratio":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the ratio of the maximum thickness of an airfoil to the chord at that station":[]
|
|
},
|
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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":"20220707-104341",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"thicknessing":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a method of making a mold for a plaster cast or a metal casting in which a temporary thickness of wax or other material is put on the pattern or part of the unfinished mold and run out by heat or otherwise removed after it has been used to complete the mold":[],
|
|
": the thickness of wax or other material used in thicknessing":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120042",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"thickset":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having a thick body : burly":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The thickset prison administrator, known as Bawar to his friends, had been keenly aware that the prison was vulnerable to assault. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The hotel's two restaurants, an offshoot of the Beefbar, and Biancaneve, are awash with more banquettes upholstered in colorful cozy fabrics arranged around thickset wood tables, a nod to the hotel's Alpine location. \u2014 Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The lecturer, a short, thickset man with a ruddy face and a big voice, was coming to the end of his talk. \u2014 Joseph Loconte, National Review , 31 Aug. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8thik-\u02ccset"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chunky",
|
|
"dumpy",
|
|
"heavyset",
|
|
"squat",
|
|
"squatty",
|
|
"stocky",
|
|
"stout",
|
|
"stubby",
|
|
"stumpy"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174510",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"thief":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"A thief took my purse.",
|
|
"a thief has been stealing wallets and valuables from the lockers at the gym",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Lupin offers a modern twist on the tales of the gentleman thief Ars\u00e8ne Lupin, a character created by the French novelist Maurice Leblanc in the early 20th century. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The restaurant is offering a $1,500 reward for the arrest and conviction of the thief , Schnayer said. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The employee lost sight of the thief by a Broadview Road restaurant. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Together with Ida\u2019s clever fox and Benni\u2019s 200-year-old turtle, the friends take on the mysterious case of a cunning school thief . \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The late actor and comedian was best remembered for his role of the scheming thief Ezal in the 1995 classic film Friday, which Ice Cube and DJ Pooh wrote. \u2014 Heran Mamo, Billboard , 20 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Colson Whitehead, too, seems to have fallen for the seductive allure of the thief in his newest novel, Harlem Shuffle. \u2014 Jennifer Wilson, The Atlantic , 10 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The exchange between cop and thief isn\u2019t all Kum Ba Yah, but it is intended to signal Coughlin\u2019s decency. \u2014 Lisa Kennedy, Variety , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"By his own account, Steve Jones was an unrepentant thief in his youth. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 5 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English theef , from Old English th\u0113of ; akin to Old High German diob thief":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8th\u0113f"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"larcenist",
|
|
"pincher",
|
|
"purloiner",
|
|
"robber",
|
|
"stealer"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083709",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"thief ant":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of several minute ants (especially Solenopsis molesta ) that nest near the galleries of other ants from which they steal food":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-084147",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"thieve":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": steal , rob":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"someone's been thieving my cookies!",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Eventually, Ivy begins to thieve from box stores on her own \u2013 coveting items her family won't provide for her such as tampons, disposable razors, Valentine's Day cards, lip gloss and even a diary. \u2014 Morgan Hines, USA TODAY , 5 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Taught young by her grandmother to thieve and pilfer, Ivy\u2019s punishment when caught by her mother is to be sent back to China. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Washington Post , 1 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"For years, the party denigrated the south as a thieving leech on the resources of the more prosperous north. \u2014 Jason Horowitz, New York Times , 22 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Last year, a farmer in Thirthahalli in the state of Karnataka resorted to painting his pet dog with tiger stripes to protect his coffee crop from thieving monkeys. \u2014 Fox News , 30 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"His slickly produced videos speak to Russians\u2019 anger about inequality and hypocritical, thieving officialdom. \u2014 Anton Troianovski, New York Times , 3 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"The local partners eventually rebelled, denouncing the Zetas as thieving outsiders while also adopting their predatory tactics. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 1 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Fleck is bullied by thieving poor kids and drunken rich guys, goaded to the point of murder by the meanness of the world. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"This later-season standout stars Cleese as a bumbling, flower- thieving highwayman who steals from the rich and gives to the poor. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 4 Oct. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8th\u0113v"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appropriate",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"filch",
|
|
"heist",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"misappropriate",
|
|
"nick",
|
|
"nip",
|
|
"pilfer",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"purloin",
|
|
"rip off",
|
|
"snitch",
|
|
"steal",
|
|
"swipe"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085628",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"thieveless":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": cold of manner or demeanor":[],
|
|
": listless":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"perhaps alteration of thowless":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8th\u0113vl\u0259\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180344",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"thievery":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the act or practice or an instance of stealing : theft":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8th\u0113-v\u0259-r\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8th\u0113v-r\u0113",
|
|
"\u02c8th\u0113-v\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"larceny",
|
|
"robbery",
|
|
"stealing",
|
|
"theft"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a case of suspected thievery",
|
|
"a man who has a history of petty thievery and narcotics peddling",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Bureau of Street Lighting will receive $60,000 to explore options for protecting San Fernando Valley electrical boxes hit hard by the citywide spate of copper thievery . \u2014 Gale Hollandstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"The country holds over 80% of the world\u2019s platinum reserves, but its mines are battling an unlikely problem that threatens to hit the industry hard: thievery . \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"In the Celtics\u2019 long history of winning lopsided trades, there are different tiers of thievery . \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Cameron picked up another reward, as his thievery in Progressive Field's outfield earned him MLB's Electric Play of the Week. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"But to meet rising demand, the country will have to figure out how to deal with its thievery problem first. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"Art-world documentaries often tap into the human audacity of forgery and thievery , the suspense of finding and unmasking fakes, not to mention the sheer sticker shock of it all. \u2014 Owen Gleiberman, Variety , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Over time, the political system increasingly reflects the personal values and mission of the personalist leader\u2014and that usually means the institutionalization of thievery , lying, and repression. \u2014 Ruth Ben-ghiat, The New Republic , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"However, San Francisco saw some of the most brazen acts of thievery . \u2014 Fox News , 5 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1568, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211850"
|
|
},
|
|
"thieves' Latin":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the cant of thieves":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-081844",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"thieves' kitchen":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a slum or other area harboring thieves where children are easily led into crime":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-102949"
|
|
},
|
|
"thievingly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": by means of theft":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"thieving (present participle of thieve ) + -ly":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082932",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"thievish":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": given to stealing":[],
|
|
": of, relating to, or characteristic of a thief":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Any activity against the deceitful and thievish Putin\u2019s regime. \u2014 Paul Leblanc, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"Any activity against the deceitful and thievish Putin's regime. \u2014 NBC News , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"Any activity against the deceitful and thievish Putin's regime. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 22 Mar. 2022",
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"For many of the 10 million Americans who are losing their vision to a thievish eye condition with no treatment, help may be on its way. \u2014 Melissa Healy, latimes.com , 5 Apr. 2018"
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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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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8th\u0113-vish"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-083141",
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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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"thig":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": beg":[]
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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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"Middle English thiggen , of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Swedish thiggia to beg; akin to Old English thicgan to accept, receive, Old High German diggen to ask for, Welsh teg beautiful, Lithuanian t\u00e8kti to extend, suffice":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8thig"
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|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-085322",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"thigger":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": beggar":[]
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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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"Middle English(Scots) thiggar , from Middle English thiggen to beg + -ar, -er, -ere -er":""
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"-g\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-102727",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"thigh":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": something resembling or covering a thigh":[],
|
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": the femur of an insect":[],
|
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": the proximal segment of the vertebrate hind or lower limb extending from the hip to the knee":[],
|
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": the segment of the leg immediately distal to the thigh in a bird or in a quadruped in which the true thigh is obscured":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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|
"Jones was shot at least nine times, an autopsy determined: in the head, in the chest, in both arms and in the right thigh . \u2014 Alan Judd, ajc , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Wiemann and her team analyzed a femur -- thigh bone -- of 55 different creatures, including 30extinct and 25 modern animals. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Without core compatriot Marcus Smart, rendered unavailable by a right thigh contusion, the Celtics needed even more from the Jays. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 4 May 2022",
|
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"Marcus Smart, the pesky point guard who always seems to create havoc, was listed as out by the Celtics with a right thigh contusion. \u2014 Jim Owczarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Porter had not played since December 3 against the Orlando Magic due to a thigh contusion. \u2014 Rahat Huq, Forbes , 30 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Vassell missed his third game out of four at Golden State, after aggravating his thigh contusion in the first half of Thursday\u2019s victory in Portland. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 5 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Sidelined by a thigh contusion for the Heat\u2019s two games at the California Classic summer league in Sacramento, Jarreau appeared in all five of the Heat\u2019s games at the Las Vegas summer league, starting four. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 24 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"Durant left the Nets' game Sunday against the Miami Heat early in the first quarter after suffering what the team called a left thigh contusion. \u2014 Matt Eppers, USA TODAY , 19 Apr. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English th\u0113oh ; akin to Old High German dioh thigh, Lithuanian taukai , plural, fat":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8th\u012b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110735",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"thigh boot":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a boot whose upper part covers the thigh":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115823",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"thighbone":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": femur sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Head coach Andr\u00e9 Tourigny said Keller suffered a broken femur, or thighbone . \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"And defensive players and linemen who have had surgery to replace or repair their meniscus, the knee cartilage that cushions the shinbone from the thighbone ",
|
|
"The combination improved the bone density in my spine, but not in my hip and thighbone . \u2014 Nicholas Norwitz, STAT , 19 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Ligaments connect bones, and the ACL connects the thighbone (femur) to the shinbone (tibia). \u2014 Colin Hoobler, oregonlive , 11 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Workers had uncovered a huge thighbone while digging up calcium-rich marl for fertilizer on the farm of one John Masten. \u2014 Hans-dieter Sues, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 May 2020",
|
|
"Simply fillet the meat off the thighbone and cut away the knuckle that\u2019s attached to the meat. \u2014 Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life , 6 May 2020",
|
|
"The bones also included a right thighbone (femur) and hipbone (ischium), a right arm, and part of a lower right jaw and a few teeth. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 10 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"On the bottom of one of the thighbones , at the upper edge of the knee joint, was a small pale spot \u2014 as if some bone were missing \u2014 surrounded by a rim of bright white. \u2014 Lisa Sanders, New York Times , 26 Feb. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8th\u012b-\u02ccb\u014dn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115359",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"thimblerig":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a swindling trick in which a small ball or pea is quickly shifted from under one to another of three small cups to fool the spectator guessing its location":[],
|
|
": one who manipulates the cup in thimblerig : thimblerigger":[],
|
|
": to cheat by trickery":[],
|
|
": to swindle by thimblerig":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8thim-b\u0259l-\u02ccrig"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"bilk",
|
|
"bleed",
|
|
"cheat",
|
|
"chisel",
|
|
"chouse",
|
|
"con",
|
|
"cozen",
|
|
"defraud",
|
|
"diddle",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"do in",
|
|
"euchre",
|
|
"fiddle",
|
|
"fleece",
|
|
"flimflam",
|
|
"gaff",
|
|
"hose",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"mulct",
|
|
"nobble",
|
|
"pluck",
|
|
"ream",
|
|
"rip off",
|
|
"rook",
|
|
"screw",
|
|
"shake down",
|
|
"short",
|
|
"shortchange",
|
|
"skin",
|
|
"skunk",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"stick",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"sting",
|
|
"sucker",
|
|
"swindle",
|
|
"victimize"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"had the feeling that I had just been thimblerigged by the sweetest-looking old lady"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-085003"
|
|
},
|
|
"thimbleweed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of various anemones (such as Anemone virginiana and A. cylindrica ) with cylindrical seed heads":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1833, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8thim-b\u0259l-\u02ccw\u0113d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-125805",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"thimerosal":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a crystalline organic mercurial antiseptic C 9 H 9 HgNaO 2 S used especially for its antifungal and bacteriostatic properties":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"th\u012b-\u02c8mer-\u0259-\u02ccsal"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But multiple studies that followed could not establish an association between thimerosal -containing vaccines and autism. \u2014 Anne P. Kim, The Conversation , 13 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"The myth of a link expanded in 2005 with claims that the vaccine preservative thimerosal causes autism. \u2014 Michelle Cortez | Bloomberg, Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2015",
|
|
"There are also thimerosal -free formulations of the influenza vaccine, the CDC says. \u2014 Anna Borges, SELF , 26 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"In 2001, vaccine makers removed thimerosal from all of the U.S. vaccines recommended for children under 6, except for the flu vaccine. \u2014 Elizabeth Byrne, Shiying Cheng, Houston Chronicle , 12 June 2019",
|
|
"Her fellow lobbyist, Kennedy, has argued that vaccines, specifically those containing the element thimerosal , may cause autism, a view unsupported by scientific evidence and dismissed as a conspiracy theory by experts. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 13 June 2019",
|
|
"Studies have shown no evidence of harm caused by the low doses of thimerosal in vaccines. \u2014 Julie Washington, cleveland.com , 23 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"The flu vaccine does contain a preservative called thimerosal , which breaks down to ethylmercury once inside the body. \u2014 Grace Donnelly, Fortune , 19 Jan. 2018",
|
|
"While that may seem far-fetched, science has equally disproven the accusations of autism-causation and mercury poisoning through thimerosal . \u2014 Madeleine Deliee, Woman's Day , 13 Mar. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from thi- + mer cury + -o- + sal icylate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-122719"
|
|
},
|
|
"thin":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"adulterate",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"dilute",
|
|
"extend",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"sophisticate",
|
|
"water down",
|
|
"weaken"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": characterized by a paucity of bids or offerings":[
|
|
"a thin market"
|
|
],
|
|
": dilute , weaken":[],
|
|
": disappointingly poor or hard":[
|
|
"had a thin time of it"
|
|
],
|
|
": few in number : scarce":[],
|
|
": flimsy , unconvincing":[
|
|
"a thin disguise"
|
|
],
|
|
": having less than the usual number : scanty":[
|
|
"thin attendance"
|
|
],
|
|
": having little extent from one surface to its opposite":[
|
|
"thin paper"
|
|
],
|
|
": in a thin manner : thinly":[
|
|
"\u2014 used especially in combination thin -clad thin -flowing"
|
|
],
|
|
": infertile , poor":[],
|
|
": lacking in intensity or brilliance":[
|
|
"thin light"
|
|
],
|
|
": lacking substance or strength":[
|
|
"thin broth",
|
|
"a thin plot"
|
|
],
|
|
": lacking sufficient photographic density or contrast":[],
|
|
": measuring little in cross section or diameter":[
|
|
"thin rope"
|
|
],
|
|
": more fluid or rarefied than normal":[
|
|
"thin air"
|
|
],
|
|
": not dense in arrangement or distribution":[
|
|
"thin hair"
|
|
],
|
|
": not well fleshed : lean":[],
|
|
": scantily supplied":[],
|
|
": scarce sense 1":[],
|
|
": somewhat feeble, shrill, and lacking in resonance":[
|
|
"a thin voice"
|
|
],
|
|
": to become thin or thinner":[],
|
|
": to become weak":[],
|
|
": to cause to lose flesh":[
|
|
"thinned by weeks of privation"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make less dense or viscous":[],
|
|
": to make thin or thinner :":[],
|
|
": to reduce in number or bulk":[],
|
|
": to reduce in thickness or depth : attenuate":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"a thin coating of dust",
|
|
"pizza with a thin crust",
|
|
"a thin slice of ham",
|
|
"a thin stand of trees",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He added a little more water to thin the gravy.",
|
|
"The haze thinned in the late afternoon.",
|
|
"His face has been thinned by illness.",
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"She sliced the cheese thin .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"And, understandably considering the runway was covered in a thin layer of water, there were covetable chunky wellies. \u2014 Samantha Tse, CNN , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Problem is, every time those pads squeeze against the rotor, both pad and rotor lose a very thin layer of material in the process. \u2014 Duncan Brady, Car and Driver , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The spout on the earpieces is very thin and so these are specially made ear tips instead of off-the-shelf ones. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Spoon into the prepared pan in small dollops and spread \u2014 an offset spatula is great here \u2014 into a thin , even layer. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"For many of its products, Iceland is also working with packaging suppliers to use paper coated with a thin layer of plastic that can be later separated at paper mills. \u2014 Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Their two-story house is a skeleton of studs and flooring protected from the weather by a new roof and thin layer of home wrap. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The brand recommends prepping your lips with a thin layer of its Everything Nice lip balm to create a smooth canvas. \u2014 Daisy Maldonado, SELF , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Selena starts out by applying a thin layer of the Urban Hydration Gel Facial Mask onto her bare face. \u2014 Seventeen , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Paulson even went so far as to bleach and thin her real eyebrows to aid the makeup team. \u2014 Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Prescribed burns often are used in wildland areas that are too vast to thin by hand or machine. \u2014 Morgan Lee And Cedar Attanasio, USA TODAY , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Prescribed burns often are used in wildland areas that are too vast to thin by hand or machine. \u2014 CBS News , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Store shelves would thin out as Kroger decides not to stock items that politicians are targeting for scrutiny. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The precipitation will thin out farther north toward Indianapolis and south toward Nashville. \u2014 Ayana Archie, The Courier-Journal , 31 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Add the milk, garlic powder and about half of the reserved pasta water to the pasta (saving the rest of the water to thin out the sauce later if needed). \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Expert shaobing bakers whirl and slap the dough so thin that the finished product has 18 or more layers. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"The \u2018happiest place on Earth\u2019 has garnered over 8.6 billion views on TikTok and, according to Next Vacay, the best time to visit is during the winter months as the weather cools down and crowds start to thin out. \u2014 Kaitlyn Mcinnis, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"With airline personnel stretched thin , even a spot of bad weather can lead to cascading delays and cancellations. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Losing Diabate leaves the Wolverines stretched thin in the frontcourt aside from Dickinson, who announced his intention to return for a third season. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Fewer able bodies meant that the servers at Victoria\u2019s restaurant were always stretched thin . \u2014 Adam Reiner, Bon App\u00e9tit , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"When baked up thin in a sheet pan, sponge cake can be rolled with fillings, as in the Christmas classic, Buche de Noel. \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In addition to all the impacts on those who depend on water from glaciers, the current rate of melt would also make expeditions on Mount Everest more challenging, as snow and ice cover thin further over coming decades. \u2014 Angela Dewan, CNN , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"But moving around the country while working normal hours wore thin after a few months. \u2014 Chris Moody, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"So much depends on Jackson\u2019s performance, and the Ravens don\u2019t want his line of protection stretched so thin again. \u2014 Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Both union presidents said the departures have left their departments stretched thin . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English thin, thinne, going back to Old English \u00feynne, going back to Germanic *\u00feunnu- (assimilated to the -ja -stem adjectives in West Germanic, whence Middle Dutch dunne \"thin,\" Old High German dunni, against Old Norse \u00feunnr ), generalized from a paradigm *\u00feenu-, *\u00feunw-a-, going back to Indo-European *t\u00e9nh 2 u-, *tn\u0325h 2 u\u032f\u00f3-, whence also, from with a base *tenh 2 u-, *tn\u0325h 2 u- with varying ablaut and suffixation, Old Irish tanae \"thin, slender,\" Old Welsh teneu, Middle Breton tanau, Latin tenuis \"fine-drawn, thin, narrow, slight,\" Greek tanu- \"extended, long,\" tana\u00f3s \"outstretched, long,\" Old Church Slavic t\u012dn\u016dk\u016d \"fine, delicate,\" Russian t\u00f3nkij \"thin,\" Croatian & Serbian t\u0201nak, Lithuanian t\u0119\u0301vas, Sanskrit tan\u00fa\u1e25, t\u00e1nuka\u1e25 \"thin, small\"":"Adjective",
|
|
"Middle English thinnen, going back to Old English \u00feynnian, derivative of \u00feynne thin entry 1":"Verb",
|
|
"Middle English thynne, derivative of thin, thinne thin entry 1":"Adverb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8thin"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for thin Adjective thin , slender , slim , slight , tenuous mean not thick, broad, abundant, or dense. thin implies comparatively little extension between surfaces or in diameter, or it may imply lack of substance, richness, or abundance. thin wire a thin soup slender implies leanness or spareness often with grace and good proportion. the slender legs of a Sheraton chair slim applies to slenderness that suggests fragility or scantiness. a slim volume of poetry a slim chance slight implies smallness as well as thinness. a slight build tenuous implies extreme thinness, sheerness, or lack of substance and firmness. a tenuous thread",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bony",
|
|
"boney",
|
|
"fatless",
|
|
"lean",
|
|
"lithe",
|
|
"skinny",
|
|
"slender",
|
|
"slim",
|
|
"spare",
|
|
"svelte"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163008",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
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"thin film":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Bianchi embedded the carbon frame with a razor- thin film , developed for the aerospace industry, to eliminate vibration. \u2014 Axie Navas, Outside Online , 14 May 2015",
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"Exposing leaves to moisture has costs: even a thin film of water can block the flow of carbon dioxide into leaf openings called stomata, hindering photosynthesis. \u2014 Ula Chrobak, Scientific American , 1 June 2022",
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"The oil had dispersed across the surface of the pond, creating a thin film that impacted the way that the surfaces interacted with light. \u2014 Suze Kundu, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
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"The report notes that Samsung replaced the polarizer with a color filter on the thin film encapsulation (CF on TFE). \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 10 May 2022",
|
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"Enlarge / Light exiting an optical fiber and flowing through a thin film of soapy water. \u2014 Chris Lee, Ars Technica , 18 Apr. 2022",
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"Argon gas atoms shoot the target, and copper falls onto the wafer to cover it in a thin film . \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"Much like the swiss roll, the battery is made up of a thin film rolled into layers. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 1 Mar. 2022",
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"The legal brief traces the history of the case, recounting how Xi, a naturalized U.S. citizen from China with expertise in thin film superconducting technology, was arrested at his home early one morning in May 2015. \u2014 Eric Tucker, ajc , 7 Feb. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1944, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112200",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"thin-boiling starch":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": soluble starch":[]
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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":"20220707-084937",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"thin-skinned":{
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"antonyms":[
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"thick-skinned"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having a thin skin or rind":[
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"thin-skinned oranges"
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],
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": unduly susceptible to criticism or insult : touchy":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1598, 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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"\u02c8thin-\u02ccskind"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"huffy",
|
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"tetchy",
|
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"ticklish",
|
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"touchy"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224814",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"thine":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": that which belongs to thee":[
|
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"\u2014 used without a following noun as a pronoun equivalent in meaning to the adjective thy \u2014 used especially in ecclesiastical or literary language and still surviving in the speech of Friends especially among themselves"
|
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],
|
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": thy":[
|
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"\u2014 used especially before a word beginning with a vowel or h"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Pronoun, singular or plural in construction"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English thin , from Old English th\u012bn":"Adjective",
|
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"Middle English thin , from Old English th\u012bn , from th\u012bn thy \u2014 more at thy":"Pronoun, singular or plural in construction"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8t\u035fh\u012bn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032548",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"pronoun",
|
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"pronoun, singular or plural in construction"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"thing":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a material or substance of a specified kind":[
|
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"avoid fatty things"
|
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],
|
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": a matter of concern : affair":[
|
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"many things to do"
|
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],
|
|
": a particular state of affairs : situation":[
|
|
"look at this thing another way"
|
|
],
|
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": a piece of news or information":[
|
|
"couldn't get a thing out of him"
|
|
],
|
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": a product of work or activity":[
|
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"likes to build things"
|
|
],
|
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": a separate and distinct individual quality, fact, idea, or usually entity":[],
|
|
": a spatial entity":[],
|
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": a spoken or written observation or point":[],
|
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": an article of clothing":[
|
|
"not a thing to wear"
|
|
],
|
|
": an inanimate object distinguished from a living being":[],
|
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": an object or entity not precisely designated or capable of being designated":[
|
|
"use this thing"
|
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],
|
|
": deed , act , accomplishment":[
|
|
"do great things"
|
|
],
|
|
": detail , point":[
|
|
"checks every little thing"
|
|
],
|
|
": equipment or utensils especially for a particular purpose":[
|
|
"bring the tea things"
|
|
],
|
|
": event , circumstance":[
|
|
"Meeting her was a wonderful thing ."
|
|
],
|
|
": idea , notion":[
|
|
"says the first thing he thinks of"
|
|
],
|
|
": individual":[
|
|
"not a living thing in sight"
|
|
],
|
|
": possessions , effects":[
|
|
"pack your things"
|
|
],
|
|
": something (such as an activity) that makes a strong appeal to the individual : forte , specialty":[
|
|
"letting students do their own thing",
|
|
"\u2014 Newsweek",
|
|
"I think travelling is very much a novelist's thing",
|
|
"\u2014 Philip Larkin"
|
|
],
|
|
": state of affairs in general or within a specified or implied sphere":[
|
|
"things are improving"
|
|
],
|
|
": the aim of effort or activity":[
|
|
"the thing is to get well"
|
|
],
|
|
": the concrete entity as distinguished from its appearances":[],
|
|
": the proper or fashionable way of behaving, talking, or dressing":[
|
|
"\u2014 used with the"
|
|
],
|
|
": whatever may be possessed or owned or be the object of a right":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"What is that thing on the floor",
|
|
"He is good at making things out of clay.",
|
|
"My doctor told me to avoid fatty things like donuts and potato chips.",
|
|
"We must respect all living things .",
|
|
"Birth is a miraculous thing .",
|
|
"It was the worst thing that could have happened.",
|
|
"That sunset was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.",
|
|
"Let's just forget about the whole thing and move on.",
|
|
"The one thing I hate most is being lied to.",
|
|
"Are all your things packed",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The only thing better than investing in a designer bag is finding one at a discount. \u2014 ELLE , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"The pictured couple simply opted for hairdryers, which actually look really close to the real thing . \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"But the next important thing will be secured IoT devices and networks. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The track dropped first thing Friday (June 24), following a slew of Lil Nas X\u2019s punchy promos, which included jokes and insults aimed at BET. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"When to exercise: First thing in the morning or at night",
|
|
"Keep checking in\u2026the big thing that people and trauma survivors need as a community. \u2014 Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s a very interesting thing to explore and discuss, as there are so many grey areas. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Not as much water reaches the soil when it's delivered with a sprinkler, plus there's the whole damp leaves thing that can cause problems. \u2014 Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English, thing, assembly; akin to Old High German ding thing, assembly, Goth theihs time":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8thi\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"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",
|
|
"scout",
|
|
"slob",
|
|
"sort",
|
|
"soul",
|
|
"specimen",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"wight"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031855",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"thingabob":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": thingumbob":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1750, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"by alteration":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8thi\u014b\u0259\u02ccb\u00e4b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-213937",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"thingamabob":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": thingamajig":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a drawer for all the thingamabobs that have fallen or broken off various items around the house",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Say hello to the cutest new thingamabobs : Little Mermaid ears. \u2014 Elizabeth Denton, Allure , 2 July 2019",
|
|
"What about all the thingamabobs , whozits, and whatzits galore"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1796, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8thi\u014b-\u0259-m\u0259-\u02ccb\u00e4b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dingus",
|
|
"doodad",
|
|
"doohickey",
|
|
"hickey",
|
|
"thingamajig",
|
|
"thingumajig",
|
|
"thingummy",
|
|
"whatchamacallit",
|
|
"whatnot",
|
|
"whatsit",
|
|
"whatsis",
|
|
"what-is-it"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084318",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"thingamajig":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": something that is hard to classify or whose name is unknown or forgotten":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"It's one of those thingamajigs that can give you driving directions.",
|
|
"reattach that thingamajig and the machine should work",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Fourteen degrees below zero, the digital vehicle temperature thingamajig told us. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"France would eventually do away with the whole officially sanctioned death-sport thingamajig , but not before one final, public spectacle between a knight and a squire took place in 1386. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 13 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"And if a giant hairy thingamajig can shoot his shot with Nicole Scherzinger, there's hope for us all. \u2014 Martha Sorren, Woman's Day , 9 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Just 5,352 Martian days after the beloved thingamajig first swung into operation, Oppy had breathed its last. \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 28 Feb. 2019",
|
|
"There was no tinkering with cars or thingamajigs in the garage because there was no car or garage. \u2014 Rub\u00e9n Rosario, Twin Cities , 8 June 2017",
|
|
"Battle: Los Angeles director Jonathan Liebesman (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Surrogates) showcases some striking scenes of mayhem highlighted by a monstrous thingamajig that emerges from the rubble toward the end of the trailer. \u2014 Hugh Hart, WIRED , 18 Jan. 2011",
|
|
"Then there\u2019s the Russia/White House/ Michael Flynn/James Comey thingamajig . \u2014 Ana Veciana-suarez, miamiherald , 22 May 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1824, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"alteration of earlier thingum , from thing":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8thi\u014b-\u0259-m\u0259-\u02ccjig"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dingus",
|
|
"doodad",
|
|
"doohickey",
|
|
"hickey",
|
|
"thingamabob",
|
|
"thingummy",
|
|
"whatchamacallit",
|
|
"whatnot",
|
|
"whatsit",
|
|
"whatsis",
|
|
"what-is-it"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233924",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"thingness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inexistence",
|
|
"nonbeing",
|
|
"nonexistence",
|
|
"nothingness",
|
|
"unreality"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of objective existence or reality":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conceptual artists have taken the thingness out of art, asserting that the artistic vision is embodied in the concept and not in any particular object",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But these moments of exhilaration, and greatness, and surprise are too often offset by a too-much-of-a-good- thingness (especially due to length), and carbon copied moments from Empire and Jedi. \u2014 Simon Abrams, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 Dec. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1896, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8thi\u014b-n\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"actuality",
|
|
"corporality",
|
|
"corporeality",
|
|
"existence",
|
|
"reality",
|
|
"subsistence"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101836",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"things personal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": personal property":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193559",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"thingstead":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the place where a Scandinavian assembly is held":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Thing + stead":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8thi\u014bz\u02ccted",
|
|
"-\u014b\u02ccst-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222336",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"thingum":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": thingumbob":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"irregular from thing":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8thi\u014b\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080521",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"thingumajig":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": something that is hard to classify or whose name is unknown or forgotten":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"It's one of those thingamajigs that can give you driving directions.",
|
|
"reattach that thingamajig and the machine should work",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Fourteen degrees below zero, the digital vehicle temperature thingamajig told us. \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"France would eventually do away with the whole officially sanctioned death-sport thingamajig , but not before one final, public spectacle between a knight and a squire took place in 1386. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 13 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"And if a giant hairy thingamajig can shoot his shot with Nicole Scherzinger, there's hope for us all. \u2014 Martha Sorren, Woman's Day , 9 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Just 5,352 Martian days after the beloved thingamajig first swung into operation, Oppy had breathed its last. \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 28 Feb. 2019",
|
|
"There was no tinkering with cars or thingamajigs in the garage because there was no car or garage. \u2014 Rub\u00e9n Rosario, Twin Cities , 8 June 2017",
|
|
"Battle: Los Angeles director Jonathan Liebesman (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Surrogates) showcases some striking scenes of mayhem highlighted by a monstrous thingamajig that emerges from the rubble toward the end of the trailer. \u2014 Hugh Hart, WIRED , 18 Jan. 2011",
|
|
"Then there\u2019s the Russia/White House/ Michael Flynn/James Comey thingamajig . \u2014 Ana Veciana-suarez, miamiherald , 22 May 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1824, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"alteration of earlier thingum , from thing":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8thi\u014b-\u0259-m\u0259-\u02ccjig"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dingus",
|
|
"doodad",
|
|
"doohickey",
|
|
"hickey",
|
|
"thingamabob",
|
|
"thingummy",
|
|
"whatchamacallit",
|
|
"whatnot",
|
|
"whatsit",
|
|
"whatsis",
|
|
"what-is-it"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074251",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"thingumbob":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": something whose specific name or designation has been forgotten or is not known":[
|
|
"mysterious electrical thingumbobs that go off with a bang",
|
|
"\u2014 Literary Review"
|
|
]
|
|
},
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"1751, in the meaning defined above":""
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"irregular from thingum":""
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"thingummy":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": thingamajig":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"an antiques store filled with thingummies from the horse-and-buggy days"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1796, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"alteration of earlier thingum":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8thi\u014b-\u0259-m\u0113"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"dingus",
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"doodad",
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"doohickey",
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"hickey",
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"thingamabob",
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"thingamajig",
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"thingumajig",
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"whatchamacallit",
|
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"whatnot",
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"whatsit",
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"whatsis",
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"what-is-it"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224941",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"thingy":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": something that is hard to classify or whose name is unknown or forgotten : thing , thingamajig":[
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"During the session in May 1996, the geophysicist's instruments became the \"yellow thingy \" and the \"red thingy ,\" and the \u2026 dog became the \"brown furry thing.\"",
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"\u2014 M. Lee Goff",
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|
"\"I need a socket thingie ,\" announces a very focused 13-year-old girl. Like a seasoned mechanic, 14-year-old Sophia Rogstad plucks a ratchet off the tool wall and passes it to her classmate.",
|
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"\u2014 Lisa Wogan",
|
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"\u2026 one of those hash brown thingies that looked like a baked buffalo tongue.",
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"\u2014 Stephen King",
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"\"Does he seem right to you",
|
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"\u2014 Richard Russo"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1927, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"thing + -y":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8thi\u014b-\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182059",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
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"think":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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": an act of thinking":[
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"He has to make up his mind, in a deep, hard think , whether he really believes that philanthropy is worth while.",
|
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"\u2014 Jerome Ellison",
|
|
"\u2026 returned home for a rest and a good think .",
|
|
"\u2014 Richard Corliss",
|
|
"If he thinks he can fool me, he has another think coming . [=he is wrong]"
|
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],
|
|
": relating to, requiring, or stimulating thinking":[],
|
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": to call to mind : remember":[
|
|
"He never thinks to ask how we are."
|
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],
|
|
": to center one's thoughts on":[
|
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"talks and thinks business"
|
|
],
|
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": to consider something likely : suspect":[
|
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"may happen sooner than you think"
|
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],
|
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": to consider the suitability":[
|
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"thought of her for president"
|
|
],
|
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": to determine by reflecting":[
|
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"think what to do next"
|
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],
|
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": to devise by thinking":[
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"\u2014 usually used with up thought up a plan to escape"
|
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],
|
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": to exercise the powers of judgment, conception, or inference : reason":[],
|
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": to form a mental picture of":[],
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": to form or have in the mind":[],
|
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": to have a view or opinion":[
|
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"thinks of himself as a poet"
|
|
],
|
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": to have as an expectation : anticipate":[
|
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"We didn't think we'd have any trouble."
|
|
],
|
|
": to have as an intention":[
|
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"thought to return early"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have as an opinion":[
|
|
"think it's so"
|
|
],
|
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": to have concern":[
|
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"\u2014 usually used with of I must think first of my family."
|
|
],
|
|
": to have in the mind or call to mind a thought":[],
|
|
": to have the mind engaged in reflection : meditate":[],
|
|
": to reconsider and make a wiser decision":[],
|
|
": to reflect on : ponder":[
|
|
"think the matter over"
|
|
],
|
|
": to regard as : consider":[
|
|
"think the rule unfair"
|
|
],
|
|
": to subject to the processes of logical thought":[
|
|
"think things out"
|
|
],
|
|
": to view with satisfaction : approve":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in negative constructions I didn't think much of the new car."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"We may finish sooner than you think .",
|
|
"You should relax and try to think pleasant thoughts.",
|
|
"I was just thinking what it would be like to be a doctor.",
|
|
"I dread to think how he will react.",
|
|
"Why do you always think the worst ",
|
|
"Just think how nice it would be to live here.",
|
|
"Just think \u2014in two days we'll be on vacation, lying on the beach.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"I'd have another think about doing that if I were you.",
|
|
"Feel free to have a good think about it before you say yes.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Does anybody think golf is better for the fans with the Tour and LIV engaging in a perpetual cold war",
|
|
"With a likely global cume of around $202 million, Minions is a rare spin-off that, think Deadpool alongside the X-Men movies, is more popular than the initial franchise. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"Each year the music media commemorates the occasion with tribute articles, think pieces, and reminders of all the conspiracy theories that still surround Cobain\u2019s death. \u2014 Peter Rubin, Longreads , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"But some conservative scholars think liberals may be overthinking the matter. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Paleontologists think that, like modern reptiles, pseudosuchians adapted to conserve water\u2014and thus could likely have survived the hot and dry conditions if volcanic carbon dioxide had caused a heat wave. \u2014 Sasha Warren, Scientific American , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The owners of Biggby Coffee in Franklin think so and are planning to open their second location in Cudahy. \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The channel has aired live events featuring Olympic sports outside of the games itself ( think world championships, etc). \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Fewer than a quarter think the politics and government of Texas are good \u2014 or the cost of living. \u2014 Fred Backus, Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The officer asked to inspect the unit, which had a think dark-colored liquid. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 12 May 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1834, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
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"1890, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
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"before the 12th century, 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 thenken , from Old English thencan ; akin to Old High German denken to think, Latin tong\u0113re to know \u2014 more at thanks":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8thi\u014bk"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for think Verb think , conceive , imagine , fancy , realize , envisage , envision mean to form an idea of. think implies the entrance of an idea into one's mind with or without deliberate consideration or reflection. I just thought of a good joke conceive suggests the forming and bringing forth and usually developing of an idea, plan, or design. conceived of a new marketing approach imagine stresses a visualization. imagine you're at the beach fancy suggests an imagining often unrestrained by reality but spurred by desires. fancied himself a super athlete realize stresses a grasping of the significance of what is conceived or imagined. realized the enormity of the task ahead envisage and envision imply a conceiving or imagining that is especially clear or detailed. envisaged a totally computerized operation envisioned a cure for the disease think , cogitate , reflect , reason , speculate , deliberate mean to use one's powers of conception, judgment, or inference. think is general and may apply to any mental activity, but used alone often suggests attainment of clear ideas or conclusions. teaches students how to think cogitate implies deep or intent thinking. cogitated on the mysteries of nature reflect suggests unhurried consideration of something recalled to the mind. reflecting on fifty years of married life reason stresses consecutive logical thinking. able to reason brilliantly in debate speculate implies reasoning about things theoretical or problematic. speculated on the fate of the lost explorers deliberate suggests slow or careful reasoning before forming an opinion or reaching a conclusion or decision. the jury deliberated for five hours",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"allow",
|
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"believe",
|
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"conceive",
|
|
"consider",
|
|
"deem",
|
|
"esteem",
|
|
"feel",
|
|
"figure",
|
|
"guess",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"imagine",
|
|
"judge",
|
|
"reckon",
|
|
"suppose"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164953",
|
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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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"think (about":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073221",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"think (about ":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"\u2014 used to tell someone in a forceful way that something is not allowed See the full definition"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":[],
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220702-091609",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"think (of)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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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":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182119",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"think (up)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to use one's mind to form or invent (something)":[
|
|
"Quick! We have to think up an excuse.",
|
|
"They thought up a new way of raising money for charity."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195210",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"thinkable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": capable of being comprehended or reasoned about":[
|
|
"the ultimate nature of Deity is scarcely thinkable"
|
|
],
|
|
": conceivably possible":[
|
|
"a time when divorce was barely thinkable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They divorced during a time when that was barely thinkable .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Still, improved alternative energy sources and construction techniques are making off-grid living more thinkable for more people, including those who don't want to haul buckets of water from a well or live by candlelight. \u2014 Katherine Roth, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Still, improved alternative energy sources and construction techniques are making off-grid living more thinkable for more people, including those who don\u2019t want to haul buckets of water from a well or live by candlelight. \u2014 Katherine Roth, The Christian Science Monitor , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"They are designed by the Russians to blur the distinction between conventional and nuclear weapons, which strategists fear makes their use more thinkable . \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"For many in the U.S. and around the world, the very notion of the public good has grown less thinkable . \u2014 Charles Mccrary, The New Republic , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Girl From Plainville not only humanizes the characters at its center but brings you into the headspace that made such unthinkable actions feel thinkable . \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Pundits often make this point by citing the Overton window: a concept developed in the 1990s by two libertarian Josephs, Overton and Lehman, to describe the realm of the thinkable for mainstream voters considering policies and platforms. \u2014 Ian Beacock, The New Republic , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Today, both Russia and the United States have nuclear arms that are much less destructive \u2014 their power just fractions of the Hiroshima bomb\u2019s force, their use perhaps less frightening and more thinkable . \u2014 New York Times , 21 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"By making nuclear weapons smaller and the targeting more precise, their use becomes more thinkable . \u2014 Nina Tannenwald, Scientific American , 10 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1764, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8thi\u014b-k\u0259-b\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021305",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"thinker":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an act of thinking":[
|
|
"He has to make up his mind, in a deep, hard think , whether he really believes that philanthropy is worth while.",
|
|
"\u2014 Jerome Ellison",
|
|
"\u2026 returned home for a rest and a good think .",
|
|
"\u2014 Richard Corliss",
|
|
"If he thinks he can fool me, he has another think coming . [=he is wrong]"
|
|
],
|
|
": relating to, requiring, or stimulating thinking":[],
|
|
": to call to mind : remember":[
|
|
"He never thinks to ask how we are."
|
|
],
|
|
": to center one's thoughts on":[
|
|
"talks and thinks business"
|
|
],
|
|
": to consider something likely : suspect":[
|
|
"may happen sooner than you think"
|
|
],
|
|
": to consider the suitability":[
|
|
"thought of her for president"
|
|
],
|
|
": to determine by reflecting":[
|
|
"think what to do next"
|
|
],
|
|
": to devise by thinking":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with up thought up a plan to escape"
|
|
],
|
|
": to exercise the powers of judgment, conception, or inference : reason":[],
|
|
": to form a mental picture of":[],
|
|
": to form or have in the mind":[],
|
|
": to have a view or opinion":[
|
|
"thinks of himself as a poet"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have as an expectation : anticipate":[
|
|
"We didn't think we'd have any trouble."
|
|
],
|
|
": to have as an intention":[
|
|
"thought to return early"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have as an opinion":[
|
|
"think it's so"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have concern":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with of I must think first of my family."
|
|
],
|
|
": to have in the mind or call to mind a thought":[],
|
|
": to have the mind engaged in reflection : meditate":[],
|
|
": to reconsider and make a wiser decision":[],
|
|
": to reflect on : ponder":[
|
|
"think the matter over"
|
|
],
|
|
": to regard as : consider":[
|
|
"think the rule unfair"
|
|
],
|
|
": to subject to the processes of logical thought":[
|
|
"think things out"
|
|
],
|
|
": to view with satisfaction : approve":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in negative constructions I didn't think much of the new car."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"We may finish sooner than you think .",
|
|
"You should relax and try to think pleasant thoughts.",
|
|
"I was just thinking what it would be like to be a doctor.",
|
|
"I dread to think how he will react.",
|
|
"Why do you always think the worst ",
|
|
"Just think how nice it would be to live here.",
|
|
"Just think \u2014in two days we'll be on vacation, lying on the beach.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"I'd have another think about doing that if I were you.",
|
|
"Feel free to have a good think about it before you say yes.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Does anybody think golf is better for the fans with the Tour and LIV engaging in a perpetual cold war",
|
|
"With a likely global cume of around $202 million, Minions is a rare spin-off that, think Deadpool alongside the X-Men movies, is more popular than the initial franchise. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 2 July 2022",
|
|
"Each year the music media commemorates the occasion with tribute articles, think pieces, and reminders of all the conspiracy theories that still surround Cobain\u2019s death. \u2014 Peter Rubin, Longreads , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"But some conservative scholars think liberals may be overthinking the matter. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Paleontologists think that, like modern reptiles, pseudosuchians adapted to conserve water\u2014and thus could likely have survived the hot and dry conditions if volcanic carbon dioxide had caused a heat wave. \u2014 Sasha Warren, Scientific American , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The owners of Biggby Coffee in Franklin think so and are planning to open their second location in Cudahy. \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"The channel has aired live events featuring Olympic sports outside of the games itself ( think world championships, etc). \u2014 Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Fewer than a quarter think the politics and government of Texas are good \u2014 or the cost of living. \u2014 Fred Backus, Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The officer asked to inspect the unit, which had a think dark-colored liquid. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 12 May 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1834, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1890, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English thenken , from Old English thencan ; akin to Old High German denken to think, Latin tong\u0113re to know \u2014 more at thanks":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8thi\u014bk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for think Verb think , conceive , imagine , fancy , realize , envisage , envision mean to form an idea of. think implies the entrance of an idea into one's mind with or without deliberate consideration or reflection. I just thought of a good joke conceive suggests the forming and bringing forth and usually developing of an idea, plan, or design. conceived of a new marketing approach imagine stresses a visualization. imagine you're at the beach fancy suggests an imagining often unrestrained by reality but spurred by desires. fancied himself a super athlete realize stresses a grasping of the significance of what is conceived or imagined. realized the enormity of the task ahead envisage and envision imply a conceiving or imagining that is especially clear or detailed. envisaged a totally computerized operation envisioned a cure for the disease think , cogitate , reflect , reason , speculate , deliberate mean to use one's powers of conception, judgment, or inference. think is general and may apply to any mental activity, but used alone often suggests attainment of clear ideas or conclusions. teaches students how to think cogitate implies deep or intent thinking. cogitated on the mysteries of nature reflect suggests unhurried consideration of something recalled to the mind. reflecting on fifty years of married life reason stresses consecutive logical thinking. able to reason brilliantly in debate speculate implies reasoning about things theoretical or problematic. speculated on the fate of the lost explorers deliberate suggests slow or careful reasoning before forming an opinion or reaching a conclusion or decision. the jury deliberated for five hours",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"believe",
|
|
"conceive",
|
|
"consider",
|
|
"deem",
|
|
"esteem",
|
|
"feel",
|
|
"figure",
|
|
"guess",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"imagine",
|
|
"judge",
|
|
"reckon",
|
|
"suppose"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-164229",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"thinking":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"irrational",
|
|
"nonrational",
|
|
"nonthinking",
|
|
"unintelligent",
|
|
"unreasonable",
|
|
"unreasoning",
|
|
"unthinking"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": marked by use of the intellect : rational":[
|
|
"thinking citizens"
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],
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": opinion , judgment":[
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"I'd like to know your thinking on this"
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],
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": the action of using one's mind to produce thoughts":[],
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": thought that is characteristic (as of a period, group, or person)":[
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"the current student thinking on fraternities"
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"Form your own opinions: don't let others do your thinking for you!",
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"I've been doing some thinking about this, and I don't think you're right after all.",
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"The school's curriculum encourages independent thinking .",
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"A piece of quick thinking got us out of trouble.",
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"I'd like to know your thinking on this.",
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"What is the current thinking on the subject",
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"Adjective",
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"Chess is a thinking man's game.",
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"it's surprising to find thinking people who believe such nonsense",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Wara said that the era of wildfires shows the importance of new thinking about the grid \u2014 especially how to get power to somewhere via multiple routes, and also self-sufficiency, though that can be expensive. \u2014 Kate Galbraith, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 June 2022",
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"The core of strategic thinking is effective leadership. \u2014 Bill Hall, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
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"Investors will have a chance next week to again take a measure of the Fed's thinking when Chair Jerome Powell testifies to Congress. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, USA TODAY , 17 June 2022",
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"Investors will have a chance next week to again take a measure of the Fed's thinking when Chair Jerome Powell testifies to Congress. \u2014 Damian J. Troise, ajc , 17 June 2022",
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"But when pressed, Jones isn\u2019t afraid to engage in the sort of independent thinking and truth telling that so many other political candidates seem to have abandoned in their pursuit of Republican voters. \u2014 Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
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"BiHub initiative holds the Miss Tech Burundi competition, where women trained in design thinking and app development face off with their ideas. \u2014 Faustine Ngila, Quartz , 8 June 2022",
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"Within the charitable food system, there\u2019s been a real shift in thinking that has been a change from giving away as many pounds of food as possible to really looking at the nutritional quality of those pounds. \u2014 Marlene B. Schwartz, The Conversation , 7 June 2022",
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"In other words, Vecna is the manifestation of conspiratorial thinking gone wrong\u2014a surprising twist for a show that has always rewarded every theory concocted by its characters. \u2014 Shirley Li, The Atlantic , 27 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Nibert loved the free- thinking spirit of the village and its college. \u2014 Keith Bierygolick, Cincinnati.com , 28 Aug. 2019",
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"Credit Gus Malzahn for being proactive and thinking long-term in choosing his starting quarterback. \u2014 Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al , 22 Aug. 2019",
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"The quick- thinking team administrator came up with a solution \u2013 flag down a tour bus. \u2014 Ryan Gaydos, Fox News , 25 June 2018",
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"These are the most vulnerable parts [of the brain] and can be easily damaged, so your libido can run a bit more wild when it\u2019s not being curtailed by the higher thinking part of the brain. \u2014 Kate Morgan, The Cut , 20 Apr. 2018",
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"Sometimes surgeries require more thinking beforehand. \u2014 Erin Blakemore, Washington Post , 15 Oct. 2017",
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"These moments suggest a thinking failure of his own: a failure to examine the inapt moral equivalences and disguised elitism inherent in his brand of provocation. \u2014 Jesse Green, New York Times , 10 Aug. 2017",
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"Which is why the response by any thinking Republican, or one even with a modicum of decency, was complete silence. \u2014 Stephen A. Nu\u00f1o, NBC News , 2 June 2017"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1674, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8thi\u014b-ki\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"intelligent",
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"rational",
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"reasonable",
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"reasoning"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003057",
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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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"thinned":{
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"antonyms":[
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"adulterate",
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"cut",
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"dilute",
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"extend",
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"lace",
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"sophisticate",
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"water down",
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"weaken"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": characterized by a paucity of bids or offerings":[
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"a thin market"
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],
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": dilute , weaken":[],
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": disappointingly poor or hard":[
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"had a thin time of it"
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],
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": few in number : scarce":[],
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": flimsy , unconvincing":[
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"a thin disguise"
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],
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": having less than the usual number : scanty":[
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"thin attendance"
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],
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": having little extent from one surface to its opposite":[
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"thin paper"
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],
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": in a thin manner : thinly":[
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"\u2014 used especially in combination thin -clad thin -flowing"
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],
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": infertile , poor":[],
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": lacking in intensity or brilliance":[
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"thin light"
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],
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": lacking substance or strength":[
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"thin broth",
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"a thin plot"
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],
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": lacking sufficient photographic density or contrast":[],
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": measuring little in cross section or diameter":[
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"thin rope"
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],
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": more fluid or rarefied than normal":[
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"thin air"
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],
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": not dense in arrangement or distribution":[
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"thin hair"
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],
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": not well fleshed : lean":[],
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": scantily supplied":[],
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": scarce sense 1":[],
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": somewhat feeble, shrill, and lacking in resonance":[
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"a thin voice"
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],
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": to become thin or thinner":[],
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": to become weak":[],
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": to cause to lose flesh":[
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"thinned by weeks of privation"
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],
|
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": to make less dense or viscous":[],
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": to make thin or thinner :":[],
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": to reduce in number or bulk":[],
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": to reduce in thickness or depth : attenuate":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"a thin coating of dust",
|
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"pizza with a thin crust",
|
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"a thin slice of ham",
|
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"a thin stand of trees",
|
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"Verb",
|
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"He added a little more water to thin the gravy.",
|
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"The haze thinned in the late afternoon.",
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"His face has been thinned by illness.",
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"Adverb",
|
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"She sliced the cheese thin .",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"And, understandably considering the runway was covered in a thin layer of water, there were covetable chunky wellies. \u2014 Samantha Tse, CNN , 1 July 2022",
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"Problem is, every time those pads squeeze against the rotor, both pad and rotor lose a very thin layer of material in the process. \u2014 Duncan Brady, Car and Driver , 28 June 2022",
|
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"The spout on the earpieces is very thin and so these are specially made ear tips instead of off-the-shelf ones. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Spoon into the prepared pan in small dollops and spread \u2014 an offset spatula is great here \u2014 into a thin , even layer. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"For many of its products, Iceland is also working with packaging suppliers to use paper coated with a thin layer of plastic that can be later separated at paper mills. \u2014 Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Their two-story house is a skeleton of studs and flooring protected from the weather by a new roof and thin layer of home wrap. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The brand recommends prepping your lips with a thin layer of its Everything Nice lip balm to create a smooth canvas. \u2014 Daisy Maldonado, SELF , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Selena starts out by applying a thin layer of the Urban Hydration Gel Facial Mask onto her bare face. \u2014 Seventeen , 2 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"Paulson even went so far as to bleach and thin her real eyebrows to aid the makeup team. \u2014 Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 June 2022",
|
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"Prescribed burns often are used in wildland areas that are too vast to thin by hand or machine. \u2014 Morgan Lee And Cedar Attanasio, USA TODAY , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Prescribed burns often are used in wildland areas that are too vast to thin by hand or machine. \u2014 CBS News , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Store shelves would thin out as Kroger decides not to stock items that politicians are targeting for scrutiny. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The precipitation will thin out farther north toward Indianapolis and south toward Nashville. \u2014 Ayana Archie, The Courier-Journal , 31 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Add the milk, garlic powder and about half of the reserved pasta water to the pasta (saving the rest of the water to thin out the sauce later if needed). \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Expert shaobing bakers whirl and slap the dough so thin that the finished product has 18 or more layers. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"The \u2018happiest place on Earth\u2019 has garnered over 8.6 billion views on TikTok and, according to Next Vacay, the best time to visit is during the winter months as the weather cools down and crowds start to thin out. \u2014 Kaitlyn Mcinnis, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"With airline personnel stretched thin , even a spot of bad weather can lead to cascading delays and cancellations. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Losing Diabate leaves the Wolverines stretched thin in the frontcourt aside from Dickinson, who announced his intention to return for a third season. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Fewer able bodies meant that the servers at Victoria\u2019s restaurant were always stretched thin . \u2014 Adam Reiner, Bon App\u00e9tit , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"When baked up thin in a sheet pan, sponge cake can be rolled with fillings, as in the Christmas classic, Buche de Noel. \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In addition to all the impacts on those who depend on water from glaciers, the current rate of melt would also make expeditions on Mount Everest more challenging, as snow and ice cover thin further over coming decades. \u2014 Angela Dewan, CNN , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"But moving around the country while working normal hours wore thin after a few months. \u2014 Chris Moody, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"So much depends on Jackson\u2019s performance, and the Ravens don\u2019t want his line of protection stretched so thin again. \u2014 Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Both union presidents said the departures have left their departments stretched thin . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English thin, thinne, going back to Old English \u00feynne, going back to Germanic *\u00feunnu- (assimilated to the -ja -stem adjectives in West Germanic, whence Middle Dutch dunne \"thin,\" Old High German dunni, against Old Norse \u00feunnr ), generalized from a paradigm *\u00feenu-, *\u00feunw-a-, going back to Indo-European *t\u00e9nh 2 u-, *tn\u0325h 2 u\u032f\u00f3-, whence also, from with a base *tenh 2 u-, *tn\u0325h 2 u- with varying ablaut and suffixation, Old Irish tanae \"thin, slender,\" Old Welsh teneu, Middle Breton tanau, Latin tenuis \"fine-drawn, thin, narrow, slight,\" Greek tanu- \"extended, long,\" tana\u00f3s \"outstretched, long,\" Old Church Slavic t\u012dn\u016dk\u016d \"fine, delicate,\" Russian t\u00f3nkij \"thin,\" Croatian & Serbian t\u0201nak, Lithuanian t\u0119\u0301vas, Sanskrit tan\u00fa\u1e25, t\u00e1nuka\u1e25 \"thin, small\"":"Adjective",
|
|
"Middle English thinnen, going back to Old English \u00feynnian, derivative of \u00feynne thin entry 1":"Verb",
|
|
"Middle English thynne, derivative of thin, thinne thin entry 1":"Adverb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8thin"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for thin Adjective thin , slender , slim , slight , tenuous mean not thick, broad, abundant, or dense. thin implies comparatively little extension between surfaces or in diameter, or it may imply lack of substance, richness, or abundance. thin wire a thin soup slender implies leanness or spareness often with grace and good proportion. the slender legs of a Sheraton chair slim applies to slenderness that suggests fragility or scantiness. a slim volume of poetry a slim chance slight implies smallness as well as thinness. a slight build tenuous implies extreme thinness, sheerness, or lack of substance and firmness. a tenuous thread",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bony",
|
|
"boney",
|
|
"fatless",
|
|
"lean",
|
|
"lithe",
|
|
"skinny",
|
|
"slender",
|
|
"slim",
|
|
"spare",
|
|
"svelte"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030126",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"thinness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"adulterate",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"dilute",
|
|
"extend",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"sophisticate",
|
|
"water down",
|
|
"weaken"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": characterized by a paucity of bids or offerings":[
|
|
"a thin market"
|
|
],
|
|
": dilute , weaken":[],
|
|
": disappointingly poor or hard":[
|
|
"had a thin time of it"
|
|
],
|
|
": few in number : scarce":[],
|
|
": flimsy , unconvincing":[
|
|
"a thin disguise"
|
|
],
|
|
": having less than the usual number : scanty":[
|
|
"thin attendance"
|
|
],
|
|
": having little extent from one surface to its opposite":[
|
|
"thin paper"
|
|
],
|
|
": in a thin manner : thinly":[
|
|
"\u2014 used especially in combination thin -clad thin -flowing"
|
|
],
|
|
": infertile , poor":[],
|
|
": lacking in intensity or brilliance":[
|
|
"thin light"
|
|
],
|
|
": lacking substance or strength":[
|
|
"thin broth",
|
|
"a thin plot"
|
|
],
|
|
": lacking sufficient photographic density or contrast":[],
|
|
": measuring little in cross section or diameter":[
|
|
"thin rope"
|
|
],
|
|
": more fluid or rarefied than normal":[
|
|
"thin air"
|
|
],
|
|
": not dense in arrangement or distribution":[
|
|
"thin hair"
|
|
],
|
|
": not well fleshed : lean":[],
|
|
": scantily supplied":[],
|
|
": scarce sense 1":[],
|
|
": somewhat feeble, shrill, and lacking in resonance":[
|
|
"a thin voice"
|
|
],
|
|
": to become thin or thinner":[],
|
|
": to become weak":[],
|
|
": to cause to lose flesh":[
|
|
"thinned by weeks of privation"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make less dense or viscous":[],
|
|
": to make thin or thinner :":[],
|
|
": to reduce in number or bulk":[],
|
|
": to reduce in thickness or depth : attenuate":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"a thin coating of dust",
|
|
"pizza with a thin crust",
|
|
"a thin slice of ham",
|
|
"a thin stand of trees",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He added a little more water to thin the gravy.",
|
|
"The haze thinned in the late afternoon.",
|
|
"His face has been thinned by illness.",
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"She sliced the cheese thin .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"And, understandably considering the runway was covered in a thin layer of water, there were covetable chunky wellies. \u2014 Samantha Tse, CNN , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Problem is, every time those pads squeeze against the rotor, both pad and rotor lose a very thin layer of material in the process. \u2014 Duncan Brady, Car and Driver , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The spout on the earpieces is very thin and so these are specially made ear tips instead of off-the-shelf ones. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Spoon into the prepared pan in small dollops and spread \u2014 an offset spatula is great here \u2014 into a thin , even layer. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"For many of its products, Iceland is also working with packaging suppliers to use paper coated with a thin layer of plastic that can be later separated at paper mills. \u2014 Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Their two-story house is a skeleton of studs and flooring protected from the weather by a new roof and thin layer of home wrap. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The brand recommends prepping your lips with a thin layer of its Everything Nice lip balm to create a smooth canvas. \u2014 Daisy Maldonado, SELF , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Selena starts out by applying a thin layer of the Urban Hydration Gel Facial Mask onto her bare face. \u2014 Seventeen , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Paulson even went so far as to bleach and thin her real eyebrows to aid the makeup team. \u2014 Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Prescribed burns often are used in wildland areas that are too vast to thin by hand or machine. \u2014 Morgan Lee And Cedar Attanasio, USA TODAY , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Prescribed burns often are used in wildland areas that are too vast to thin by hand or machine. \u2014 CBS News , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Store shelves would thin out as Kroger decides not to stock items that politicians are targeting for scrutiny. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The precipitation will thin out farther north toward Indianapolis and south toward Nashville. \u2014 Ayana Archie, The Courier-Journal , 31 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Add the milk, garlic powder and about half of the reserved pasta water to the pasta (saving the rest of the water to thin out the sauce later if needed). \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Expert shaobing bakers whirl and slap the dough so thin that the finished product has 18 or more layers. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"The \u2018happiest place on Earth\u2019 has garnered over 8.6 billion views on TikTok and, according to Next Vacay, the best time to visit is during the winter months as the weather cools down and crowds start to thin out. \u2014 Kaitlyn Mcinnis, Forbes , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"With airline personnel stretched thin , even a spot of bad weather can lead to cascading delays and cancellations. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Losing Diabate leaves the Wolverines stretched thin in the frontcourt aside from Dickinson, who announced his intention to return for a third season. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Fewer able bodies meant that the servers at Victoria\u2019s restaurant were always stretched thin . \u2014 Adam Reiner, Bon App\u00e9tit , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"When baked up thin in a sheet pan, sponge cake can be rolled with fillings, as in the Christmas classic, Buche de Noel. \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In addition to all the impacts on those who depend on water from glaciers, the current rate of melt would also make expeditions on Mount Everest more challenging, as snow and ice cover thin further over coming decades. \u2014 Angela Dewan, CNN , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"But moving around the country while working normal hours wore thin after a few months. \u2014 Chris Moody, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"So much depends on Jackson\u2019s performance, and the Ravens don\u2019t want his line of protection stretched so thin again. \u2014 Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Both union presidents said the departures have left their departments stretched thin . \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English thin, thinne, going back to Old English \u00feynne, going back to Germanic *\u00feunnu- (assimilated to the -ja -stem adjectives in West Germanic, whence Middle Dutch dunne \"thin,\" Old High German dunni, against Old Norse \u00feunnr ), generalized from a paradigm *\u00feenu-, *\u00feunw-a-, going back to Indo-European *t\u00e9nh 2 u-, *tn\u0325h 2 u\u032f\u00f3-, whence also, from with a base *tenh 2 u-, *tn\u0325h 2 u- with varying ablaut and suffixation, Old Irish tanae \"thin, slender,\" Old Welsh teneu, Middle Breton tanau, Latin tenuis \"fine-drawn, thin, narrow, slight,\" Greek tanu- \"extended, long,\" tana\u00f3s \"outstretched, long,\" Old Church Slavic t\u012dn\u016dk\u016d \"fine, delicate,\" Russian t\u00f3nkij \"thin,\" Croatian & Serbian t\u0201nak, Lithuanian t\u0119\u0301vas, Sanskrit tan\u00fa\u1e25, t\u00e1nuka\u1e25 \"thin, small\"":"Adjective",
|
|
"Middle English thinnen, going back to Old English \u00feynnian, derivative of \u00feynne thin entry 1":"Verb",
|
|
"Middle English thynne, derivative of thin, thinne thin entry 1":"Adverb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8thin"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for thin Adjective thin , slender , slim , slight , tenuous mean not thick, broad, abundant, or dense. thin implies comparatively little extension between surfaces or in diameter, or it may imply lack of substance, richness, or abundance. thin wire a thin soup slender implies leanness or spareness often with grace and good proportion. the slender legs of a Sheraton chair slim applies to slenderness that suggests fragility or scantiness. a slim volume of poetry a slim chance slight implies smallness as well as thinness. a slight build tenuous implies extreme thinness, sheerness, or lack of substance and firmness. a tenuous thread",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bony",
|
|
"boney",
|
|
"fatless",
|
|
"lean",
|
|
"lithe",
|
|
"skinny",
|
|
"slender",
|
|
"slim",
|
|
"spare",
|
|
"svelte"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204902",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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"third base":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball":[],
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": the player position for defending the area around third base":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a runner on third base",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Greene advanced from first base to third base on Candelario's single. \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
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"After Hall caught the final out on a high pop up between him and his catcher, Kirsh approached him from third base . \u2014 Matt Goul, cleveland , 10 June 2022",
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"McLean, the Cowboys' closer who moved from third base to pitch in the ninth inning, got Jalen Battles on a flyout to center field to end the game. \u2014 Bob Holt, Arkansas Online , 6 June 2022",
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"Then Diego Castillo hit a fly ball to the center field wall that Diamondbacks outfielder Alek Thomas ran down, and Suwinski scored from third base . \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 5 June 2022",
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"The runner from third base scored, and the Pirates took a 1-0 lead. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 15 May 2022",
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"Keel moved from third base to centerfield this season. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 28 Apr. 2022",
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"Junior Emily Phillips also is a key player, expected to shift to shortstop from third base . \u2014 Michael Osipoff, chicagotribune.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
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"Madej scored on a groundout by pinch hitter Eric Grintz, which moved Frick to third base . \u2014 Bob Holt, Arkansas Online , 13 June 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1845, 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":"20220707-194353",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"thirst":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a desire or need to drink":[],
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": an ardent desire : craving , longing":[
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"a thirst for success"
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],
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": to crave vehemently and urgently":[
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"thirsted for revenge",
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"thirsting"
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],
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": to feel thirsty : suffer thirst":[],
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"after justice":[
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"thirsted for revenge",
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"thirsting"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"his thirst for knowledge is evident in his book-filled house",
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"an unquenchable thirst for travel that has led her to the far corners of the globe",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The wreckage of Watergate and Jan. 6 are a half-century apart yet rooted in the same ancient thirst for power at any cost. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
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"Tanou\u2019s immense thirst for his father\u2019s recognition and approval, his attempt to find common ground, is the emotional engine that powers the novel, and roots its intellectual concerns in an unfolding of character. \u2014 Kristen Roupenian, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
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"His explanation of the rule of law turned the human frailties on display \u2014 corruption, betrayal, the thirst for power \u2014 into a law professor\u2019s lecture, and many on social media responded like kids passing notes in a classroom. \u2014 Lorraine Alitelevision Critic, Los Angeles Times , 16 June 2022",
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"That can come with symptoms like nausea, dizziness, irritability, thirst , headache and elevated body temperature. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 15 June 2022",
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"Everyone is aware of the insatiable thirst for content that has helped content marketing grow. \u2014 Marie Hattar, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
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"Symptoms of envenomation, poisoning by snake venom, include severe pain and swelling, nausea and vomiting, blurred vision, thirst , difficulty breathing, dizziness, numbness in face and limbs and muscle cramps and weakness. \u2014 al , 5 June 2022",
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"His work ethic also suggests an unquenchable thirst , a never-ending wish for more. \u2014 Stephanie Burt, The New Republic , 29 Mar. 2022",
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"As the expenses underpinning the thirst for gold mounted, says Mr. French, other sources of income had to be found. \u2014 Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Disabled young people thirst to be taken seriously as fully adult human beings, and not as objects of either pity or sentimentality. \u2014 Andrew Pulrang, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
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"For regular exercisers who aren\u2019t going super hard or long\u2014say, a 30-minute jog\u2014drinking to thirst afterward is a good rule of thumb to follow, says Dr. Walrod. \u2014 Courtney Campbell, SELF , 19 Aug. 2021",
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"By meeting new consumer needs and supporting consumers thirst to know more about cocktails, E-commerce has expanded the size of the market. \u2014 Paul Talbot, Forbes , 6 May 2021",
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"Vinegar and other sour deeds are all that today's Republicans offer those of us who thirst for justice by standing in endless voting lines, or who seek health care or a livable wage. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 3 Apr. 2021",
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"A year after the show's release, and the hype around Connell's chain has died down, leaving me on the lookout for another fashion chain to thirst over. \u2014 Eliza Huber, refinery29.com , 21 Feb. 2021",
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"Still thirst quenching and delicious, but more robust. \u2014 Rachel King, Fortune , 5 Sep. 2020",
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"But there is more than one way to thirst for recognition. \u2014 Matthew Continetti, National Review , 2 May 2020",
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"The Nationals got a hero's welcome home from tens of thousands of people in a city that had thirsted for a baseball champion for nearly a century. \u2014 Carole Feldman, chicagotribune.com , 2 Nov. 2019"
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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":"Verb",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English \u00feirsten, \u00feristen, thrusten \"to suffer from thirst, be thirsty (in impersonal me thirsteth \"I am thirsty\"), going back to Old English \u00feyrstan, going back to Germanic *\u00feurstjan- (whence also Old Saxon thurstian \"to be thirsty,\" Old High German thursten, dursten, Old Norse \u00feyrsta ), verbal derivative of *\u00feurstu- \"thirst\" \u2014 more at thirst entry 1":"Verb",
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"Middle English \u00feurst, \u00ferust, \u00feirst, \u00ferist, going back to Old English \u00feurst, going back to Germanic *\u00feurstu- (whence also West Frisian toarst \"thirst,\" Old Saxon thurst, Old High German thurst, durst, beside an n-stem in Old Norse \u00feorsti \"thirst,\" Gothic \u00feaurstei ), going back to Indo-European *tr\u0325s-t- (whence also Old Irish tart \"dryness, drought, thirst\"), nominal derivative from a verbal base *ters- \"dry up, become thirsty,\" whence Gothic ga\u00feaursana \"withered\" (accusative plural participle, from a strong verb *ga\u00feairsan \"to wither,\" if not from ga\u00feaursnan \"to dry up, wither\"), Greek t\u00e9rsomai, t\u00e9rsesthai \"to become dry, dry up\"; also from a present-tense formation *tr\u0325s-i\u032fe-, Old English \u00feyrred \"dried out,\" Gothic \u00feaursjan \"to be thirsty,\" Sanskrit t\u1e5b\u1e63yati \"(s/he) is thirsty\"; from a causative *tors-\u00e9i\u032fe- Old High German derren \"to make dry,\" Old Norse \u00feerra, Latin torre\u014d, torr\u0113re \"to heat so as to dry, scorch, parch, (of food) roast, bake,\" Sanskrit tar\u1e63\u00e1yati \"(s/he) makes thirsty,\" Hittite tar\u0161ant- \"drying\"":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8th\u0259rst"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for thirst Verb long , yearn , hanker , pine , hunger , thirst mean to have a strong desire for something. long implies a wishing with one's whole heart and often a striving to attain. longed for some rest yearn suggests an eager, restless, or painful longing. yearned for a stage career hanker suggests the uneasy promptings of unsatisfied appetite or desire. always hankering for money pine implies a languishing or a fruitless longing for what is impossible. pined for a lost love hunger and thirst imply an insistent or impatient craving or a compelling need. hungered for a business of his own thirsted for power",
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"synonyms":[
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"appetency",
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"appetite",
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"craving",
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"desire",
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"drive",
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"hankering",
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"hunger",
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"itch",
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"jones",
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"letch",
|
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"longing",
|
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"lust",
|
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"passion",
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"pining",
|
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"thirstiness",
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"urge",
|
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"yearning",
|
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"yen"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221941",
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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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"thirst (for)":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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"to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy they have always thirsted for a more affluent lifestyle than their salaries would allow"
|
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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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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220630-040013",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"thirst out":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to conquer, expel, or gain control of by causing to thirst":[
|
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"will turn off the water \u2026 with their dams and thirst us out",
|
|
"\u2014 Mary Lindsay"
|
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]
|
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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":"20220707-052918",
|
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"thirstily":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": with or on account of thirst":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"So Goodrow and the engineers began thirstily hunting for any tiny tweak that would bump watch time upward. \u2014 Clive Thompson, Wired , 18 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Houses are staging shows in more intimate settings, like private garages (Ralph Lauren) or their own ateliers (Maison Margiela), while others thirstily live-stream every stitch. \u2014 Alexander Fury, Harper's BAZAAR , 30 Oct. 2017",
|
|
"Ted Cruz, a principled conservative who would never condone violence against the media, thirstily made some vague, nonsensical allusions suggesting that CNN may have committed a crime. \u2014 Jay Willis, GQ , 5 July 2017"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1549, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"thirsty + -ly entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8th\u0259r-st\u0259-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113611",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"thirstiness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"damp",
|
|
"dank",
|
|
"humid",
|
|
"moist",
|
|
"wet"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": causing thirst":[
|
|
"thirsty work"
|
|
],
|
|
": deficient in moisture : parched":[
|
|
"thirsty land/soil"
|
|
],
|
|
": feeling or showing a strong desire for attention, approval, or publicity (as on social media)":[
|
|
"\u2026 the brands did what was inevitable: They began to tweet about the question, hoping to grab some of that attention for their own. For a thirsty brand, the only thing better than April Fools' Day is a hugely viral meme.",
|
|
"\u2014 Abby Ohlheiser"
|
|
],
|
|
": feeling thirst":[
|
|
"hungry and thirsty"
|
|
],
|
|
": having a strong desire for something : avid":[
|
|
"thirsty for knowledge"
|
|
],
|
|
": highly absorbent":[
|
|
"thirsty towels"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The salty food was making her thirsty .",
|
|
"struggling to survive in that hot and thirsty climate",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Take breaks and don\u2019t wait to be thirsty to drink water, particularly during long bouts in the hot sun. \u2014 Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Buy It, $28 Inspired by the monsoon season in Arizona, this mask is all about soaking up nutrients after desert conditions (AKA thirsty strands). \u2014 Health.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The X4 30i is less thirsty than the M40i but not by much. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Above-normal temperatures increase evaporative demand, which is essentially a measure of how thirsty the atmosphere is. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"With all that shopping, visitors will get hungry and thirsty , and downtown Wadsworth offers numerous options for eating and drinking. \u2014 cleveland , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"For the mom who is always thirsty : Happi Happi is the perfect sparkling sidekick for mom to enjoy at this year\u2019s Mother\u2019s Day festivities. \u2014 Amber Love Bond, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Police said Osborne complained of being thirsty and Slivkoff offered him a drink of water. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This biological function makes falling out of love about as hard as trying not to feel thirsty . \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English thirsti, thursty, \u00feristi, going back to Old English \u00feurstig, \u00feyrstig, from \u00feurst thirst entry 1 + -ig -y entry 1 (with parallel formations in Middle Dutch dorstich, Old High German durstac, tursteg )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8th\u0259r-st\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arid",
|
|
"droughty",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"sere",
|
|
"sear",
|
|
"waterless"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235153",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"thirstless":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having no thirst":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-stl\u0259\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105844",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"thirstlessness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being thirstless":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071938",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"thirsty":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"damp",
|
|
"dank",
|
|
"humid",
|
|
"moist",
|
|
"wet"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": causing thirst":[
|
|
"thirsty work"
|
|
],
|
|
": deficient in moisture : parched":[
|
|
"thirsty land/soil"
|
|
],
|
|
": feeling or showing a strong desire for attention, approval, or publicity (as on social media)":[
|
|
"\u2026 the brands did what was inevitable: They began to tweet about the question, hoping to grab some of that attention for their own. For a thirsty brand, the only thing better than April Fools' Day is a hugely viral meme.",
|
|
"\u2014 Abby Ohlheiser"
|
|
],
|
|
": feeling thirst":[
|
|
"hungry and thirsty"
|
|
],
|
|
": having a strong desire for something : avid":[
|
|
"thirsty for knowledge"
|
|
],
|
|
": highly absorbent":[
|
|
"thirsty towels"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The salty food was making her thirsty .",
|
|
"struggling to survive in that hot and thirsty climate",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Take breaks and don\u2019t wait to be thirsty to drink water, particularly during long bouts in the hot sun. \u2014 Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Buy It, $28 Inspired by the monsoon season in Arizona, this mask is all about soaking up nutrients after desert conditions (AKA thirsty strands). \u2014 Health.com , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The X4 30i is less thirsty than the M40i but not by much. \u2014 Joe Lorio, Car and Driver , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Above-normal temperatures increase evaporative demand, which is essentially a measure of how thirsty the atmosphere is. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"With all that shopping, visitors will get hungry and thirsty , and downtown Wadsworth offers numerous options for eating and drinking. \u2014 cleveland , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"For the mom who is always thirsty : Happi Happi is the perfect sparkling sidekick for mom to enjoy at this year\u2019s Mother\u2019s Day festivities. \u2014 Amber Love Bond, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Police said Osborne complained of being thirsty and Slivkoff offered him a drink of water. \u2014 oregonlive , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This biological function makes falling out of love about as hard as trying not to feel thirsty . \u2014 New York Times , 19 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English thirsti, thursty, \u00feristi, going back to Old English \u00feurstig, \u00feyrstig, from \u00feurst thirst entry 1 + -ig -y entry 1 (with parallel formations in Middle Dutch dorstich, Old High German durstac, tursteg )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8th\u0259r-st\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arid",
|
|
"droughty",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"sere",
|
|
"sear",
|
|
"waterless"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010201",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"thirteen":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a number that is one more than 12 \u2014 see Table of Numbers":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"View this post on Instagram The thirteens really jumped out. \u2014 Emily Dixon, Marie Claire , 12 Aug. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English thrittene , from thrittene , adjective, from Old English thr\u0113ot\u012bne ; akin to Old English t\u012ben ten \u2014 more at ten":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8th\u0259r(t)-",
|
|
"\u02ccth\u0259r-\u02c8t\u0113n",
|
|
"\u02ccth\u0259r(t)-\u02c8t\u0113n"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084732",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adjective or noun",
|
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"noun",
|
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"pronoun, plural in construction"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"thirteen-lined ground squirrel":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a widely distributed western North American burrowing squirrel ( Citellus tridecemlineatus ) that is grayish brown and marked with a series of longitudinal white lines more or less broken into discrete spots":[]
|
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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":"20220706-214037",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"thirteener":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": the card of a suit left after 12 are played":[],
|
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": thirteen sense 4":[]
|
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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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"-n\u0259(r)"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-165950",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"thirteenth chord":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an eleventh chord with the thirteenth added : a chord that has an interval (see interval sense 2c )of a thirteenth from its lowest to highest note when in root position":[
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"Thirteenth chords are never seen in the 18th century."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1918, in the meaning defined above":""
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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":"20220707-040050",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"thirty":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a number equal to three times 10 \u2014 see Table of Numbers":[],
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": a sign of completion : end":[
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"\u2014 usually written 30 wrote thirty on the last page of the story"
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],
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": the second point scored by a side in a game of tennis":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The temperature outside is in the high thirties .",
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"He is in his thirties .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Crutchfield is in her early thirties , just about old enough to have listened as a kid and a teenager to Apple\u2019s music and to that of similar artists in Apple\u2019s generation, roughly clustered around events such as the early iterations of Lilith Fair. \u2014 Helena Fitzgerald, refinery29.com , 28 Apr. 2020",
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"In her early thirties , Perkins witnessed the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, which killed 146 garment workers \u2014 mostly women and girls. \u2014 Annalyn Kurtz, CNN , 10 Apr. 2020",
|
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"On January 1, 1984, a British woman in her early thirties named Tina Brown was appointed editor-in-chief of Newhouse\u2019s reboot of Vanity Fair. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Republic , 21 Oct. 2019",
|
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"Her break from Bill is the choice that enables her to become an accomplished and well-connected law professor at Northwestern, politically one to watch in her thirties , and a United States senator by her forties. \u2014 Laura Marsh, The New Republic , 19 May 2020",
|
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"Kadolph tried suppressing her childhood memories, but her battle with anorexia continued into her thirties . \u2014 Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News , 11 July 2019",
|
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"By her mid- thirties , Gornick identified with the novel\u2019s hero, Paul Morel, who does the desiring. \u2014 Sophie Pinkham, The New Republic , 1 May 2020",
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"One of those who left the Olive Tree religious movement was a Korean war veteran in his mid- thirties who had spent 10 years worshiping there. \u2014 Joshua Berlinger, CNN , 6 Mar. 2020",
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"Monteiro is in his mid- thirties , with thick black hair that\u2019s going silver around his ears. \u2014 Brian Merchant, Harper's magazine , 31 Dec. 2019"
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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":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English thritty , from thritty , adjective, from Old English thr\u012btig , from thr\u012btig group of 30, from thr\u012be three + -tig group of ten; akin to Old English t\u012ben ten":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8th\u0259r-t\u0113"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203948",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adjective or noun",
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"noun",
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"pronoun, plural in construction"
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]
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},
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"thirty-eight":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a .38 caliber handgun":[
|
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"\u2014 usually written .38"
|
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],
|
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": a number that is one more than 37 \u2014 see Table of Numbers":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1541, 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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"\u02ccth\u0259r-t\u0113-\u02c8\u0101t"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200018",
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"pronoun, plural in construction"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"thirty-eighth":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": being number 38 in a countable series":[
|
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"the thirty-eighth day"
|
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],
|
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": being one of 38 equal parts into which anything is divisible":[
|
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"a thirty-eighth share of the money"
|
|
],
|
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": number 38 in a countable series":[],
|
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": the quotient of a unit divided by 38 : one of 38 equal parts of anything":[
|
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"one thirty-eighth of the total"
|
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],
|
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"\u2014 see Table of Numbers":[
|
|
"the thirty-eighth day"
|
|
]
|
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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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"\""
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203910",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"thirty-thirty":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a rifle that fires a .30 caliber cartridge having a 30 grain powder charge":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually written .30\u201330"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1929, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccth\u0259r-t\u0113-\u02c8th\u0259r-t\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200522",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"this":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"far",
|
|
"farther",
|
|
"further",
|
|
"opposite",
|
|
"other",
|
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"that"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": being one not previously mentioned":[
|
|
"\u2014 used especially in narrative to give a sense of immediacy or vividness then this guy runs in had this urge to go shopping"
|
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],
|
|
": being the nearer at hand or more immediately under observation or discussion":[
|
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"this car or that one"
|
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],
|
|
": being the person, thing, or idea that is present or near in place, time, or thought or that has just been mentioned":[
|
|
"this book is mine",
|
|
"early this morning"
|
|
],
|
|
": constituting the immediate past or future":[
|
|
"friends all these years"
|
|
],
|
|
": constituting the immediately following part of the present discourse":[],
|
|
": the one more recently referred to":[],
|
|
": the one nearer or more immediately under observation or discussion":[
|
|
"this is iron and that is tin"
|
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],
|
|
": the person, thing, or idea that is present or near in place, time, or thought or that has just been mentioned":[
|
|
"these are my hands"
|
|
],
|
|
": this time or place":[
|
|
"expected to return before this"
|
|
],
|
|
": to the degree or extent indicated by something in the immediate context or situation":[
|
|
"didn't expect to wait this long"
|
|
],
|
|
": what is stated in the following phrase, clause, or discourse":[
|
|
"I can only say this : it wasn't here yesterday"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Pronoun",
|
|
"This is my favorite T-shirt.",
|
|
"Anything would be better than this .",
|
|
"\u201cWhat's this right here",
|
|
"Would you take a look at this , please",
|
|
"All of this is mine.",
|
|
"This is the most fun I've had in years!",
|
|
"\u201cIt will be difficult.\u201d \u201c This is true.\u201d",
|
|
"What is the meaning of this ",
|
|
"This is silver and that is gold.",
|
|
"This is my jacket and that's yours.",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"some of the best restaurants are on this side of town",
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"We've waited this long for the pizza, we might as well stay until it's ready.",
|
|
"I need a nail about this long.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"The industry also expected it, just not this quickly, not in the third year of a complete rebuild of one of baseball\u2019s last old-school franchises. \u2014 Dylan Hern\u00e1ndez Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 5 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"But even a powerhouse like Rhimes cannot do all this alone. \u2014 Joe Otterson, Variety , 3 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"To some of his peers, however, even that much time with a mostly healthy roster this late in the season feels like a luxury. \u2014 Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2021",
|
|
"To some of his peers, however, even that much time with a mostly healthy roster this late in the season feels like a luxury. \u2014 Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2021",
|
|
"To some of his peers, however, even that much time with a mostly healthy roster this late in the season feels like a luxury. \u2014 Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2021",
|
|
"To some of his peers, however, even that much time with a mostly healthy roster this late in the season feels like a luxury. \u2014 Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2021",
|
|
"To some of his peers, however, even that much time with a mostly healthy roster this late in the season feels like a luxury. \u2014 Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2021",
|
|
"To some of his peers, however, even that much time with a mostly healthy roster this late in the season feels like a luxury. \u2014 Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":"Pronoun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, pronoun & adjective, from Old English thes (masculine), this (neuter); akin to Old High German dese this, Old English th\u00e6t that":"Pronoun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"t\u035fh\u0259s",
|
|
"\u02c8t\u035fhis"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"closer",
|
|
"hither",
|
|
"near",
|
|
"nigher"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203027",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"pronoun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"this world":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the world known to living men : the world of here and now \u2014 compare otherworld":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English th\u0113os worold":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203132",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"this-worldliness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": interest in, concern with, or devotion to things of this world especially as opposed to a future stage of existence (as after death)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1887, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8t\u035fhis-\u02c8w\u0259rld-l\u0113-n\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203028",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"this-worldly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": characterized by or manifesting this-worldliness":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1883, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8t\u035fhis-\u02c8w\u0259rld-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203414",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"thistly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The piece was silver and featured a purple amethyst atop the thistle . \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Rescue grass, bedstraw, dandelions, thistle , henbit and annual bluegrass are common. \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Most of us do not invite the thistle or broom or leafless milkweed into our gardens. \u2014 Claire Vaye Watkins, Outside Online , 15 May 2017",
|
|
"Remove invasive plants such as butterfly bush, Himalayan blackberry, ivy, mullein, thistle and tree of heaven. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Go the pastel route with soft lilacs, buttery popcorn yellows, or blue thistle for a more soothing visual. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 1 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This is a deeply colored beauty, thanks to the alicante bouschet, with hints of blackberries, wild sage, thistle , game and pepper. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Among the tall leggy sunflowers, look for thistle , globemallow and fleabane. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The supposed burial site was off a road leading out of Fredericksburg in a grassy, vacant lot filled with trees, dense bushes and thistle , Allen said. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English thistel , from Old English; akin to Old High German distill thistle":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8thi-s\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114250",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"thiefdom":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": thieves":[],
|
|
": the domain of thieves":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8th\u0113fd\u0259m",
|
|
"-ft\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144552"
|
|
},
|
|
"thirty-two":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"pronoun, plural in construction"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a number that is one more than 31 \u2014 see Table of Numbers":[],
|
|
": a .32 caliber handgun":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually written .32"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccth\u0259r-t\u0113-\u02c8t\u00fc"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145357"
|
|
},
|
|
"thieves":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8th\u0113f"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"larcenist",
|
|
"pincher",
|
|
"purloiner",
|
|
"robber",
|
|
"stealer"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"A thief took my purse.",
|
|
"a thief has been stealing wallets and valuables from the lockers at the gym",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Lupin offers a modern twist on the tales of the gentleman thief Ars\u00e8ne Lupin, a character created by the French novelist Maurice Leblanc in the early 20th century. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The restaurant is offering a $1,500 reward for the arrest and conviction of the thief , Schnayer said. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The employee lost sight of the thief by a Broadview Road restaurant. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Together with Ida\u2019s clever fox and Benni\u2019s 200-year-old turtle, the friends take on the mysterious case of a cunning school thief . \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The late actor and comedian was best remembered for his role of the scheming thief Ezal in the 1995 classic film Friday, which Ice Cube and DJ Pooh wrote. \u2014 Heran Mamo, Billboard , 20 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Colson Whitehead, too, seems to have fallen for the seductive allure of the thief in his newest novel, Harlem Shuffle. \u2014 Jennifer Wilson, The Atlantic , 10 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The exchange between cop and thief isn\u2019t all Kum Ba Yah, but it is intended to signal Coughlin\u2019s decency. \u2014 Lisa Kennedy, Variety , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"By his own account, Steve Jones was an unrepentant thief in his youth. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 5 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English theef , from Old English th\u0113of ; akin to Old High German diob thief":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-150307"
|
|
},
|
|
"thigh bone":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": femur sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8th\u012b-\u02ccb\u014dn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Head coach Andr\u00e9 Tourigny said Keller suffered a broken femur, or thighbone . \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"And defensive players and linemen who have had surgery to replace or repair their meniscus, the knee cartilage that cushions the shinbone from the thighbone ",
|
|
"The combination improved the bone density in my spine, but not in my hip and thighbone . \u2014 Nicholas Norwitz, STAT , 19 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Ligaments connect bones, and the ACL connects the thighbone (femur) to the shinbone (tibia). \u2014 Colin Hoobler, oregonlive , 11 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Workers had uncovered a huge thighbone while digging up calcium-rich marl for fertilizer on the farm of one John Masten. \u2014 Hans-dieter Sues, Smithsonian Magazine , 6 May 2020",
|
|
"Simply fillet the meat off the thighbone and cut away the knuckle that\u2019s attached to the meat. \u2014 Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life , 6 May 2020",
|
|
"The bones also included a right thighbone (femur) and hipbone (ischium), a right arm, and part of a lower right jaw and a few teeth. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 10 Apr. 2020",
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"On the bottom of one of the thighbones , at the upper edge of the knee joint, was a small pale spot \u2014 as if some bone were missing \u2014 surrounded by a rim of bright white. \u2014 Lisa Sanders, New York Times , 26 Feb. 2020"
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"With its mixture of patriotism and populist provocation, Vox has become the third force in the national parliament and might emerge as the kingmaker in Madrid\u2019s May 4 election. \u2014 Aritz Parra, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 May 2021",
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"With its mixture of patriotism and populist provocation, Vox has become the third force in the national parliament and might emerge as the kingmaker in Madrid\u2019s May 4 election. \u2014 Fox News , 3 May 2021",
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"Or as a third force balancing between the two poles",
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"Midway through the third quarter, the Bulldogs sacked Plumlee three times on the same drive, the third forcing a fumble. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 28 Nov. 2019",
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"The third forced in a run home, giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead. \u2014 Benjamin Hoffman, New York Times , 17 Oct. 2019",
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"But his desperation heave was rushed by Gardner-Johnson\u2019s blitz and Williams snagged New Orleans\u2019 third forced turnover of the game. \u2014 Brett Martel, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Sep. 2019",
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"The party\u2019s only national rival, Congress, which came in second place, immediately locked arms with the third force , a regional outfit called the Janata Dal-Secular (JDS). \u2014 The Economist , 19 May 2018",
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"His two-out RBI single in the third forced a 1-1 tie and his RBI double in the sixth upped the advantage to 6-1. \u2014 Pat Disabato, Daily Southtown , 2 June 2018"
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": viscous in consistency":[
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": sultry , stuffy":[],
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": marked by haze, fog, or mist":[
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"thick weather"
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": impenetrable to the eye : profound":[
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"thick darkness"
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": extremely intense":[
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": measuring in thickness":[
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],
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": associated on close terms : intimate":[
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"was quite thick with his pastor"
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],
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": exceeding bounds of propriety or fitness : excessive":[
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": plentiful , abundant":[],
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": in a thick manner : thickly":[],
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": the most crowded or active part":[
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"in the thick of the battle"
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": the part of greatest thickness":[
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"the thick of the thumb"
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8thik"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"chunky",
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"fat"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"deep",
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"depth",
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"height",
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"middle",
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"midst"
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"Adjective",
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"a thick layer of ice",
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"a thick slice of ham",
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"pizza with a thick crust",
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"a bodybuilder with a thick , short body",
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"The planks were two inches thick .",
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"The log was 12 inches thick .",
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"a dog with thick fur",
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"She has thick , curly hair.",
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"The fog was thick this morning.",
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"Adverb",
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"Apples hung thick on the trees.",
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"Noun",
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"in the thick of winter many Northerners are dreaming of tropical islands",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The light above Aunt Maisie\u2019s front door was thick with termites that were flying in and out of the beam. \u2014 Lauren Groff, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
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"A dozen miners crouched in air so thick with coal dust that their headlamps glowed like Jedi lightsabers. \u2014 New York Times , 25 June 2022",
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"There, only some of the bodies had actually been buried, leaving dozens of body bags exposed to the sun and flies, and the air thick with decay. \u2014 Steve Hendrix And Serhii Korolchuk, Anchorage Daily News , 23 June 2022",
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"The air smelled of smoke and the sky was thick with heavy smoke in the immediate area. \u2014 Lauren Hern\u00e1ndez, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 June 2022",
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"The menu is thick with possibilities, and there are always lists of specials tacked floor to ceiling in the entry way. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
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"Unlike The Cream, which is thick and opaque, The Light Cream is a moisturizer-serum hybrid, with a more liquid-like consistency. \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 15 June 2022",
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"If the mixture feels too thick or lumpy, add more ice-cold water, 1 tsp. \u2014 Helen Rosner, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
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"Their bamboo material, which has an incredibly soft hand, is thick and durable enough to keep the sun out (UPF 50+) and put up with backpack straps, but still airy enough to keep you from overheating on truly hot days. \u2014 Jakob Schiller, Outside Online , 13 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"Old women squinted through thick -rimmed glasses against the bright May sky. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 May 2022",
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"The portrait featured, against a patterned backdrop, a man in a polished white suit and thick -rimmed glasses delicately presenting a single flower to the viewer. \u2014 Jacqui Palumbo, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"The change \u2013 which will take effect for games Thursday, July 28, and Friday, July 29 \u2013 will honor the city\u2019s JoJo potato, the thick -sliced, hearty wedge. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 10 Feb. 2022",
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"Boss, who is 87, greeted me in her building\u2019s lobby wearing thick -framed glasses, her light blonde hair short and an Apple Watch clasped on her left wrist. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Dec. 2021",
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"Even before sliding behind the thick -rimmed, multifunction steering wheel, we were impressed by the G80\u2019s stunning proportions and clean body lines. \u2014 Karl Brauer, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021",
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"Slice plantains about 1/4-inch thick on a bias or lengthwise into long strips. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Nov. 2021",
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"Last summer, the McCown's longspur, named after Confederate general John P. McCown, became the thick -billed longspur, a label based solely on its characteristics. \u2014 The Washington Post, Arkansas Online , 31 Oct. 2021",
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"He\u2019s wearing thick -framed glasses, and today\u2019s jeans are, again, black; today\u2019s Vans are checkered; today\u2019s black T-shirt is merch for the L.A. rock band Kills Birds. \u2014 Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone , 14 Sep. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"In the thick of the promotion, the marketing push has led to re-fascination with Elvis Presley himself. \u2014 Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone , 27 June 2022",
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"That\u2019s going to put Congressional candidates right in the thick of that fight. \u2014 James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
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"To recap, an oil shock caused inflation to reach 12.2% in 1974 in the thick of a recession. \u2014 Kevin Kelleher, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
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"Around the same time, Raiff was in the thick of bar mitzvah season. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 23 June 2022",
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"The players who have been in the thick of it, though, are a collection of the sport\u2019s brightest young talents. \u2014 Andrew Beaton, WSJ , 19 June 2022",
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"The avid travelers are currently in the thick of following wedding planning sites on social media and scouting locations for the festivities. \u2014 Bellamy Richardson, PEOPLE.com , 13 June 2022",
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"Three nights earlier, in the thick of the fourth quarter, Draymond Green sat on the bench in Boston \u2014 his pride wounded, his prominence on pause, his team launching its Game 4 comeback without him. \u2014 Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 June 2022",
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"She was supposed to be somewhat sheltered and protected on Alderaan, not in the thick of things by the age of ten. \u2014 Erik Kain, Forbes , 9 June 2022"
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"Middle English thikke , from Old English thicce ; akin to Old High German dicki thick, Old Irish tiug":"Adjective"
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-165247"
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"noun",
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"pronoun, plural in construction"
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"definitions":{
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": being one more than 30 in number":[
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"thirty-one years"
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],
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"\u2014 see Table of Numbers":[
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"thirty-one years"
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],
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": 31 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated":[
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"thirty-one were found"
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],
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": one and 30":[],
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": 31 units or objects":[
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],
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": the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 31":[],
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": any of various games played with cards, dice, or numbers in which the winner is the player whose score equals or most nearly approaches 31":[]
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"\u2014 usually written 33"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174012"
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},
|
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|
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|
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],
|
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|
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": to think about (something) for a period of time especially in an effort to understand or make a decision about it":[
|
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"I'll give you time to think my offer over .",
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"I've thought over what you said, and you're right."
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|
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"type":[
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": very close and secretive":[
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"They were (as) thick as thieves for weeks, which made us wonder what they were doing."
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]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182546"
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},
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to explore ideas that are creative and unusual and that are not limited or controlled by rules or tradition":[
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"To solve this puzzle, you'll have to think outside the box ."
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]
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191010"
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},
|
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"thiazole":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a colorless basic liquid C 3 H 3 NS consisting of a 5-membered ring and having an odor like pyridine":[],
|
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": any of various thiazole derivatives including some used in medicine and others important as chemical accelerators":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8th\u012b-\u0259-\u02ccz\u014dl"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary thi - + azole":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"1888, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191254"
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"think piece":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a piece of writing meant to be thought-provoking and speculative that consists chiefly of background material and personal opinion and analysis":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The drafting of a think piece on the rainbow-washing of Pride and its alienation from its activist origins. \u2014 Zach Zimmerman, The New Yorker , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Lizzo might have won Valentine\u2019s Day with her special think piece on Instagram. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 15 Feb. 2022",
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"Kardashian\u2019s outfit outwits them all, as the ultimate think piece of the night. \u2014 Nadja Sayej, Forbes , 14 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Where is the think piece about how wellness retreats engage in Orientalism by picking and choosing various elements of Asian cultures to randomly incorporate into their teachings",
|
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"In less capable hands Zoe might have been played dangerously close to inspiring a Manic Pixie Dream Girl think piece , but Chao keeps her grounded and realistic. \u2014 Anna Moeslein, Glamour , 17 Aug. 2021",
|
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"The sizable audiences that pour in for each movie, podcast, and think piece about the horrors of the 2000s clearly also enjoy the trip down memory lane\u2014a trip defined by images and songs that are now said to be the products of exploitation. \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 25 May 2021",
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"In 2014, the emergence of the larger iPhone 6 caused the Atlantic to publish a think piece about the gender imbalance in pocket design. \u2014 Rory Satran, WSJ , 1 May 2021",
|
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"Yes, many protest and march and write outraged think pieces like this one. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 6 Aug. 2019"
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"1941, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-193132"
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"-l\u0259\u0307n"
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": every difficulty and obstacle":[
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"\u2014 used especially in the phrase through thick and thin was loyal through thick and thin"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"No agency can substitute for having two parents to guide the way through thick and thin , sickness and health. \u2014 WSJ , 23 May 2022",
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"It\u2019s the day that a devoted couple commits to each other and vow to stay together through thick and thin . \u2014 Karla Pope, Good Housekeeping , 26 May 2022",
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"Short pastas offer nice textural contrasts between interior and exterior, thick and thin , Stephanie Le says. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 May 2022",
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"Blunt and fringe bangs, thick and thin bangs, long and short hair with bangs \u2014 there are countless cuts and lengths to choose from. \u2014 Jessica Prince Erlich, Allure , 30 Apr. 2022",
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"Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 G\u00e9n\u00e9rale, one of the first foreign banks to obtain a full banking license in Russia after the Soviet Union\u2019s collapse, had a history of sticking with the country through thick and thin , including Russia\u2019s 1998 financial meltdown. \u2014 Nick Kostov, wsj.com , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"The Full House cast sticks together through thick and thin . \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 13 Mar. 2022",
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"Parents buy kids pricey gifts, but the main messages are that family members watch out for one another and support one another through thick and thin . \u2014 Washington Post , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"Brown has been all in on the World Championships through thick and thin . \u2014 oregonlive , 6 Mar. 2022"
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"definitions":{
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": to think about something that happened in the past":[
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"\u2014 often + to Thinking back to my childhood, I remember summers at the beach. Think back to that night. What were you doing?"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-104512"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The drunken trio took her down the village road to a third house , where a neighbor named Valentyna lived with her daughter, Natasha, 43; Natasha\u2019s husband, Oleksandr; and their 15-year-old son. \u2014 New York Times , 29 June 2022",
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"Your Sun in the third house of communication has everyone roaring with laughter. \u2014 Hilary Harley, SPIN , 1 June 2022",
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"With the Sun in your third house of communication, tune in and listen to others as much as sharing what\u2019s on your mind. \u2014 Hilary Harley, SPIN , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Now, the team of 17 officers converged and headed to a third house next to O\u2019Neal\u2019s home. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"Felicia Middlebrooks Hill of Gary said her mother\u2019s home is the third house on the block. \u2014 Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com , 21 Feb. 2022",
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"At the third house , an old woman discovered him and shouted for help, the court document said. \u2014 Nectar Gan, CNN , 20 Oct. 2021",
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"Every third house will have something painted red or blue. \u2014 Diana Budds, Curbed , 1 Oct. 2021",
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"Workers this week dug up the front yard at just the third house approved for a safer copper water line, which replaced one of the thousands of lead pipes connected to the city\u2019s network of underground street mains. \u2014 Michael Hawthorne, chicagotribune.com , 3 Sep. 2021"
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"1841, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211143"
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},
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"thiazolsulfone":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a crystalline antibacterial drug C 9 H 9 N 3 O 2 S 2 used orally in treating leprosy; 2-amino-5-sulfanilyl-thiazole":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6th\u012b\u0259\u02ccz\u022fl\u02c8s\u0259l\u02ccf\u014dn",
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"-z\u014dl-"
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],
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"probably irregular from thiazole + sulfone":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212613"
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},
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"third-generation":{
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": being a member of the third generation of a family to be born in the U.S.":[
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"a third-generation American"
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],
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": being a member of the second generation of a family to be born in the U.S.":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from the phrase third generation":""
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215633"
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"thistle sage":{
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an annual woolly herb ( Salvia carduaceae ) of the western U.S. yielding considerable honey":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-222342"
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"think tank":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an institute, corporation, or group organized to study a particular subject (such as a policy issue or a scientific problem) and provide information, ideas, and advice":[
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"an information technology think tank",
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"\u2026 was responsible for the armies of new political-action committees, lobbyists and rightward think tanks that poured into Washington to counter the consumer and environmental movements he helped to inspire.",
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"\u2014 Jonathan Rowe"
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In April, FutureEd, a think tank at Georgetown University\u2019s McCourt School of Public Policy, released an analysis of spending plans from almost 4,000 school districts that educate 65 percent of the country\u2019s public school students. \u2014 Daniella Silva, NBC News , 10 June 2022",
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"Another 2021 study by RAND Corporation, a nonprofit think tank , and University at Albany used national school-level data from 2014 to 2018 to evaluate the impact of school resource officers. \u2014 USA Today , 9 June 2022",
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"After baseball, the Cranston native founded the Rhode Island center for Freedom & Prosperity, a public policy think tank . \u2014 Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com , 28 May 2022",
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"An Australian Senate committee had just been tasked, a few months earlier, with investigating child sexualization in the media, spurred by reports from an influential think tank , the Australia Institute. \u2014 Madeleine Watts, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 25 May 2022",
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"Another brief urging the Supreme Court to block the law was filed yesterday by TechFreedom, a libertarian think tank . \u2014 Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica , 18 May 2022",
|
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"Another test came in the form of the Falkirk Center, a campus think tank that Falwell had founded with Charlie Kirk, the leader of the national student group Turning Point USA. \u2014 Megan K. Stack, The New Yorker , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Nance, executive director of the Terror Asymmetrics Project, a think tank focusing on terrorism and defense, previously deployed on intelligence operations to the Balkans, Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa, his author biography says. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The Washington think tank , of which Mr. Pinchuck is a board member, focuses on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. \u2014 Julie Bykowicz, WSJ , 23 Mar. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1958, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225136"
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},
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"thick and threefold":{
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": in rapid succession : thickly , continuously , frequently":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225548"
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},
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"third estate":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"And now the fencing has come to the Supreme Court, to the third estate . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 May 2022",
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"This applies not just to customers but to every single player in this great charade of restauranting: chefs, restaurateurs, critics, purveyors, flacks, real estate brokers, and members of the third estate . \u2014 Joshua David Stein, Town & Country , 6 Nov. 2019",
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"Like the revolutionaries of 1789, those in the contemporary French third estate (the commoners) have been stirred by the hypocrisy of their betters. \u2014 Joel Kotkin, National Review , 25 July 2019"
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],
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"1604, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225608"
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},
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"thigh-slapper":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": knee-slapper":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8th\u012b-\u02ccsla-p\u0259r"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1965, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231809"
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},
|
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"thirdings":{
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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 heriot consisting of the third part of the corn or grain growing on the ground at the tenant's death":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8th\u0259rdi\u014bz"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"thirding (gerund of third entry 4 ) + -s , noun plural suffix":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-234532"
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},
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"thibet":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a suiting and coating fabric usually of wool and finished with a soft smooth heavily-felted face":[]
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Thibet ( Tibet ), country in central Asia where the wool was originally produced":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235702"
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},
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"this minute":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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": right now : immediately":[
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"Stop it this minute !",
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"I have to have the report this minute ."
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]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-000714"
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},
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"thistle saffron":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": safflower sense 1":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-003502"
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},
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"third story":{
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"type":[
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],
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005109"
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},
|
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"think oneself":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": to think of or regard (oneself) in a specified way : to consider oneself":[
|
|
"You should think yourself lucky to have gotten off with only a warning!"
|
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]
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010923"
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},
|
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"thirdhand":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": received from or through two intermediaries":[
|
|
"thirdhand information"
|
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],
|
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": acquired after being used by two previous owners":[],
|
|
": dealing in thirdhand merchandise":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8th\u0259rd-\u02c8hand"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"In asserting that the death was murder, Dostoevsky\u2019s daughter Lyubov had relied on thirdhand information. \u2014 Gary Saul Morson, The New York Review of Books , 15 June 2021"
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|
],
|
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|
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"1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012805"
|
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},
|
|
"think-so":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an unsupported opinion":[]
|
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from the phrase think so":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013403"
|
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},
|
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"think through":{
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|
"type":[
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|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to think about all the different parts or effects of (something) for a period of time especially in an effort to understand or make a decision about it":[
|
|
"I need time to think this through .",
|
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"We have thought through the matter and have come to a decision."
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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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": a set of linguistic forms (such as verb forms, pronouns, and inflectional affixes) referring to one that is neither the speaker or writer of the utterance in which they occur nor the one to whom that utterance is addressed":[
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"\"they\" is a pronoun of the third person"
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],
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": a linguistic form belonging to such a set":[],
|
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": reference of a linguistic form to one that is neither the speaker or writer of the utterance in which it occurs nor the one to whom that utterance is addressed":[
|
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"referred to himself in the third person"
|
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],
|
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": a style of discourse marked by general use of verbs and pronouns of the third person":[
|
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"the story was written in the third person"
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"a story written in the third person"
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"circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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"thirty-one order":{
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": a person other than the principals":[
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"a third party to a divorce proceeding",
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": a major political party operating over a limited period of time in addition to two other major parties in a nation or state normally characterized by a two-party system":[],
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"It\u2019s been lab tested by a third party and for purity and potency. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 May 2022",
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"Standing by his locker in the Dodgers\u2019 spring training facility, Kershaw listened as these concerns were relayed to him by a third party . \u2014 Dylan Hern\u00e1ndezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"The city, under state law, must bring in a third party to conduct the blight study. \u2014 cleveland , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"Of the 38 felony murder cases that Injustice Watch identified involving a third party , a police officer was the shooter in more than half. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 29 Jan. 2022",
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"When people listen to music on Spotify, the streamer has to pay a third party (usually the record label). \u2014 Kate Knibbs, Wired , 27 Jan. 2022",
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"Many brands balk at using a third party like Facebook, Google or Amazon to verify identity, authenticate the user or even handle the payment process. \u2014 Jonathan Kay, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
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"If Connecticut is unable to reach its goal, the General Assembly could authorize PURA to hire a third party to administer programs, said Arconti, a Danbury Democrat. \u2014 Stephen Singer, courant.com , 24 Jan. 2022",
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"The Scouts will hire anindependent third party to review its youth protection program. \u2014 Cara Kelly, USA TODAY , 16 Dec. 2021"
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],
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": being one of 39 equal parts into which anything is divisible":[
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"one thirty-ninth of the total"
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"\u2014 Knud Jeppesen , Counterpoint , 1930"
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"\u2014 see species counterpoint \u2014 compare first species , second species , fourth species , fifth species , unequal counterpoint":[
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"\u2026 there is therefore no reason for treating triple time before the following exercises in third species .",
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"\u2014 Knud Jeppesen , Counterpoint , 1930"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093441"
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|
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"It\u2019s been lab tested by a third party and for purity and potency. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 May 2022",
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"Standing by his locker in the Dodgers\u2019 spring training facility, Kershaw listened as these concerns were relayed to him by a third party . \u2014 Dylan Hern\u00e1ndezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"The city, under state law, must bring in a third party to conduct the blight study. \u2014 cleveland , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"Of the 38 felony murder cases that Injustice Watch identified involving a third party , a police officer was the shooter in more than half. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 29 Jan. 2022",
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"When people listen to music on Spotify, the streamer has to pay a third party (usually the record label). \u2014 Kate Knibbs, Wired , 27 Jan. 2022",
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"Many brands balk at using a third party like Facebook, Google or Amazon to verify identity, authenticate the user or even handle the payment process. \u2014 Jonathan Kay, Forbes , 26 Jan. 2022",
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"If Connecticut is unable to reach its goal, the General Assembly could authorize PURA to hire a third party to administer programs, said Arconti, a Danbury Democrat. \u2014 Stephen Singer, courant.com , 24 Jan. 2022",
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"The Scouts will hire anindependent third party to review its youth protection program. \u2014 Cara Kelly, USA TODAY , 16 Dec. 2021"
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"thin-layer chromatography":{
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"definitions":{
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"1957, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-102638"
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"think aloud/out loud":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
|
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": to say one's thoughts so that other people can hear them":[
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"No, I wasn't talking to you. I was just thinking aloud/out loud ."
|
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]
|
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104423"
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"thistle poppy":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": prickly poppy":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104933"
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},
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"this instant/minute/second":{
|
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"type":[
|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": immediately, now":[
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"Get back here this second !"
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]
|
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-110545"
|
|
},
|
|
"third sex":{
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|
"type":[
|
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|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": homosexuals":[]
|
|
},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112020"
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|
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"thiazine":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": any of various compounds that are characterized by a ring composed of four carbon atoms, one sulfur atom, and one nitrogen atom and include some important as dyes and others as tranquilizers \u2014 compare phenothiazine":[]
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|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8th\u012b-\u0259-\u02ccz\u0113n"
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|
],
|
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|
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|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary thi - + azine":""
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1900, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-144827"
|
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},
|
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"third order":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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|
|
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|
|
"definitions":{
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": an organization composed of lay people living in secular society under a religious rule and directed by a religious order":[],
|
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": a congregation especially of teaching or nursing sisters affiliated with a religious order":[]
|
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1629, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-172736"
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|
},
|
|
"think up":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to use one's mind to form or invent (something)":[
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|
"Quick! We have to think up an excuse.",
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|
"They thought up a new way of raising money for charity."
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]
|
|
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173144"
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},
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"third":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
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": being next after the second in place or time":[
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"the third taxi in line"
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],
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": ranking next after the second of a grade or degree in authority or precedence":[
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"served as third mate"
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],
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": being the forward speed or gear next higher than second especially in a motor vehicle":[],
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": being one of three equal parts into which something is divisible":[
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"a third share of the money"
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],
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": being the last in each group of three in a series":[
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"take out every third card"
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],
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": one that is number three in a series \u2014 see Table of Numbers":[],
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": one that is next after second in rank, position, authority, or precedence":[
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"the third in line"
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],
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": one of three equal parts of something":[
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"a third of the pie"
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],
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": third base":[],
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": the third forward gear or speed especially of a motor vehicle":[],
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": the musical interval embracing three diatonic degrees":[],
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": the harmonic combination of two tones a third apart":[],
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": merchandise whose quality falls below the manufacturer's standard for seconds":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8th\u0259rd"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"We sat in the third row.",
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"the third house on the left",
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"C is the third letter in the alphabet.",
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"That's the third time I've seen him today.",
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"The office is on the third floor.",
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"Do you have a third choice",
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"a third share in the profits",
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"a third pound of cheese",
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"Noun",
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"The win was his third of the year.",
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"a third of the pie",
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"Rent costs two- thirds of my paycheck.",
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"She divided the cookie into thirds .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"The rest of the presentation brought out massive third -party guns to make a case for Xbox as a compelling platform, with the biggest arguably coming from an Xbox Game Pass promotion with Riot Games. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 12 June 2022",
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"California\u2019s Alcoholic Beverage Control Department has certified 45 third -party training providers so far, with at least three offering the training in Spanish. \u2014 Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
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"Customer reviews can be found on the company\u2019s website or on third -party websites like Amazon. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 18 May 2022",
|
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"Shopify has cast its e-commerce tools, which sellers can integrate into their online sales sites, as a solution for merchants to reach customers outside Amazon third -party marketplace and its vast logistics network. \u2014 Adriano Marchese, WSJ , 5 May 2022",
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"But third -party workarounds are rampant, allowing recipients to capture them undetected. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
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"Currently, there are 23 third -party apps registered under NPCI that partner with 10 Indian banks to get access to UPI bandwagon. \u2014 Mimansa Verma, Quartz , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"The e-commerce giant also suspended Russian access to its streaming service, Prime Video, and will not accept any additional AWS customers or third -party sellers based in Russia or Belarus. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Mar. 2022",
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"In the fourth inning, Windsor third baseman Mason Glickman made two nice plays back to back \u2013 a long throw to first to get Kyle Mitchell out and a leaping catch of what would have been a hit into left by the next batter, Owen Rich. \u2014 Lori Riley, Hartford Courant , 5 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Most of these people don\u2019t get hearing aids; indeed, among those with hearing loss age 70 or older, less than one- third have ever even tried hearing aids. \u2014 Timothy Noah, The New Republic , 30 June 2022",
|
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"An 18-year-old has been indicted in a high-speed crash that killed two Northern Virginia students and seriously injured a third this month, Fairfax County police said. \u2014 Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post , 23 June 2022",
|
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"All of this can add up to a lot: at the beginning of 2021 a third of people in the U.S. lived in a place committed to 100% clean energy as a result of state and local policies, according to the League of Conservation Voters. \u2014 Justin Worland, Time , 19 May 2022",
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"At just 4,000 tons, Stark was a third of the size of Moskva. \u2014 Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics , 9 May 2022",
|
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"Moreta has been one of the better relievers in the Reds bullpen this season, so the Reds used him to face the top- third of the Pirates lineup in the first inning. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 8 May 2022",
|
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"Last year, Germany bought 27 billion tons of Russian crude, a third of its overall oil consumption. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
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"China and India make up a little more than a third of the world\u2019s population. \u2014 Daryl Perry, USA TODAY , 22 June 2022",
|
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"The risk-on cryptocurrency market, pitched for years as a counterweight to traditional stocks, is also imploding, with bitcoin losing more than a third of its value in 2022. \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ , 15 May 2022"
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English thridde, thirde , from Old English thridda, thirdda ; akin to Latin tertius third, Greek tritos, treis three \u2014 more at three":"Adjective"
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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 1a":"Adjective",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173421"
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},
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"this instant":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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"definitions":{
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": right now : immediately":[
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"Come in the house, this instant !"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173501"
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},
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"thistle-shaped":{
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": suggesting the rounded swollen base of a typical flower head of a thistle":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175421"
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},
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"think nothing of":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": to not hesitate at all about (doing something that other people think is very difficult or dangerous)":[
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"She thinks nothing of running 10 miles."
|
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]
|
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180305"
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},
|
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"third rail":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a metal rail through which electric current is led to the motors of an electric vehicle (such as a subway car)":[],
|
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": a controversial issue usually avoided by politicians":[]
|
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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":[
|
|
"Social Security is the third rail of American politics.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The water conservation debate in Utah and around the West often focuses on residential use because taking water from farmers and appearing unfriendly to the agriculture industry remains a political third rail . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The water conservation debate in Utah and around the West often focuses on residential use because taking water from farmers and appearing unfriendly to the agriculture industry remains a political third rail . \u2014 Mark Olalde, ProPublica , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Even minor changes, such as a new shirt design or an alteration of a club crest, can be like grabbing soccer\u2019s third rail . \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Fuel cells are an attractive way to electrify rail lines where adding a third rail or catenary is unworkable or cost-prohibitive, and GM is working with train-maker Wabtec to adapt GM's Hydrotec fuel cell platform to power freight locomotives. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
|
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"My belief is immigration has become the third rail of politics on both sides. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
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"It was believed to be caused by a small bag of garbage that was ignited by the third rail . \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
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"But also high on the list, is the President's continued flirtation with the third rail of French politics -- raising the retirement age to 65 years. \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The unfortunate reality\u2014still considered a political third rail \u2014is that the only policy that addresses these costs would be one that reduced the amount of meat produced. \u2014 Jan Dutkiewicz, The New Republic , 6 Jan. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1867, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-193608"
|
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},
|
|
"thiazide":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of a group of drugs used as oral diuretics especially in the control of high blood pressure":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8th\u012b-\u0259-\u02ccz\u012bd",
|
|
"-z\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Some, especially the thiazide class (including HCTZ and chlorthalidone) and loop diuretics (such as furosemide), can cause potassium loss, while others, such as triamterene and spironolactone, raise the serum potassium level. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 25 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"thi- + di az ine + diox ide":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1959, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194747"
|
|
},
|
|
"third world":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun,"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the aggregate of the underdeveloped nations of the world":[],
|
|
": a group of nations especially in Africa and Asia not aligned with either the Communist or the non-Communist blocs":[],
|
|
": an aggregate of minority groups within a larger predominant culture":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1958, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201311"
|
|
},
|
|
"thigmo-":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"combining form"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": touch":[
|
|
"thigmo receptor"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Greek thigma touch (from thinganein to touch, handle) + New Latin -o- ; akin to Latin fingere to shape":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201333"
|
|
},
|
|
"thirl":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": hole , perforation , opening":[],
|
|
": pierce , perforate":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8th\u0259r(-\u0259)l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English thyrel , from thurh through \u2014 more at through entry 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210816"
|
|
},
|
|
"thick-billed murre":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a widely distributed murre ( Uria lomvia ) with a rather short distinctly thick bill":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211044"
|
|
},
|
|
"thigmocyte":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a blood cell of a crustacean that plays an important role in blood clotting":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8thigm\u0259\u02ccs\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"thigmo- + -cyte":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212034"
|
|
},
|
|
"thiasine":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ergothioneine":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8th\u012b\u0259\u02ccs\u0113n",
|
|
"-s\u0259\u0307n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"irregular from thi-":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213504"
|
|
},
|
|
"third-class":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or relating to a class, rank, or grade next below the second":[],
|
|
": the third and usually next below second class in a classification":[],
|
|
": the least expensive class of accommodations (as on a passenger ship)":[],
|
|
": a former class of U.S. mail comprising circulars, pamphlets, catalogs, and newsletters":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8th\u0259rd-\u02c8klas"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"She got a third class in English.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Westfield will remain a third class city, despite its growing population in Hamilton County. \u2014 Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The Westfield City Council is expected to vote on whether to move Westfield from a third class city to a second class city at a public meeting at the end of June. \u2014 Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Westfield is currently a third class city, and the only one in Hamilton County without second class status. \u2014 Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Inducted with the College Football Hall of Fame\u2019s third class in the 1956, Whitmire reached the rank of rear admiral in the Navy. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Inducted with the College Football Hall of Fame\u2019s third class in the 1956, Whitmire reached the rank of rear admiral in the Navy. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"According to Britannica, the ship's crew and third-class passengers suffered the greatest loss with 700 deaths among the crew and 710 in the third class . \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Navy Corpsman Maxton Soviak, 22, of Berlin Heights, Ohio, was promoted to the rank of hospital corpsman third class , and in addition to the Purple Heart was also awarded the Fleet Marine Force Corpsman warfare badge. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 9 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Chapeta, 95, who resides at Capri's Landmark in West Allis, is a former U.S. Navy quartermaster- third class who served aboard the U.S.S. Alcyone and was awarded a Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1839, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"1748, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215957"
|
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},
|
|
"thief vault":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a vault over a piece of gymnastic apparatus executed from a one-foot takeoff in which both feet are thrust forward and over and the hands are placed on the apparatus as the body passes over it":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":"20220709-225119"
|
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},
|
|
"third dimension":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a quality that confers reality or lifelikeness":[
|
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"night sounds that stick in the mind and give a third dimension to the memory",
|
|
"\u2014 Adie Suehsdorf"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Much like wallpapering, mirroring, or painting a ceiling, this trend incorporates the fifth wall to really complete a room by creating depth and intrigue from above\u2014except this time, in the third dimension . \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Pats of fresh, cold butter, which your teeth slice into with satisfaction, add an optional (and recommended) third dimension to the sandwich. \u2014 Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times , 7 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Those shortcomings merely underscore the video-game roots, leaving trifles like adding a third dimension to the characters as unnecessary distractions. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"So the third dimension is time, which cannot exist without space. \u2014 Fran\u00e7oise Mouly, The New Yorker , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Thus, intriguingly, the color is flat but the lines hint at a third dimension . \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Besides the basic business plan of taking something that has worked in the past and doing it again and again \u2014 the very definition of CBS, some would say, but certainly not unique to that network \u2014 franchising adds a sort of third dimension . \u2014 Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times , 6 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"In 1884, Edwin Abbott wrote the popular satirical novel Flatland, which used two-dimensional beings encountering a character from the third dimension as an analogy to help readers comprehend the fourth dimension. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 13 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Bill taking The Kid under his wing feels like an idea not fully amplified, just as the maybe-romance between Bill and La Linda lacks a third dimension . \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 8 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225937"
|
|
},
|
|
"third personal":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of or belonging to the third person":[
|
|
"a third personal pronoun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-231725"
|
|
},
|
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"third ventricle":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": the median unpaired ventricle of the brain bounded by parts of the telencephalon and diencephalon":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The other option is a procedure called an endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV), which entails placing a tiny hole at the bottom of the third ventricle of the brain so cerebrospinal fluid can drain more easily. \u2014 Korin Miller, Health.com , 7 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1615, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232220"
|
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},
|
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"third way":{
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"definitions":{
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": economic and political development distinct from or especially midway between the paths proposed by two extremes":[]
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},
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"1935, in the meaning defined above":""
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"third reading":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": the final stage of the consideration of a legislative bill before a vote on its final disposition":[]
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},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"City Council will not meet again in December, meaning a vote on whether to accept the grant could take place Jan. 10 or perhaps on the legislation\u2019s third reading Jan. 24. \u2014 cleveland , 14 Dec. 2021",
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"That bill passed the Senate and is awaiting its third reading in the House. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 23 Feb. 2022",
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"This bill will be heard on the House floor for third reading next week. \u2014 Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"Five senators once again debated the content and mechanism \u2014 or lack thereof \u2014 of S.B. 17 before the chamber voted 34-15 to pass it on third reading Tuesday afternoon. \u2014 Michelle L. Quinn, chicagotribune.com , 1 Feb. 2022",
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"Its immediate next steps will be a second reading and full chamber vote in the Senate on Monday, followed by a third reading and vote on Tuesday. \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"The joint resolution passed through the House on Monday, also on a hastened unanimous vote, with its third reading waived. \u2014 Joe Sonka, The Courier-Journal , 14 Jan. 2022",
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"The ordinance was passed on third reading by a 5-0 vote. \u2014 Ed Wittenberg, cleveland , 22 Dec. 2021",
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"The item will appear on second reading on council\u2019s agenda July 19, and then council would vote on third reading Aug. 2. \u2014 Ed Wittenberg, cleveland , 8 July 2021"
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"Thiaridae":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a family of Old World operculate freshwater snails (suborder Taenioglossa) \u2014 see hua , semisulcospira , thiara":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8ar\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
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"New Latin, from Thiara , type genus + -idae":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-000719"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": an unstable acid H 2 S 2 O 3 derived from sulfuric acid by replacement of one oxygen atom by sulfur and known only in solution or in the form of salts and esters":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+\u2026-"
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"definitions":{
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": a parrot ( Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha ) of northern Mexico and southwestern U.S. that is green marked with red":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010926"
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"third degree":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the subjection of a prisoner to mental or physical torture to extract a confession":[]
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"first_known_use":{
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"1900, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011004"
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},
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"thick china":{
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a coated paperboard similar to railroad board but lighter in weight":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps so called from the resemblance of the coating to the glaze of chinaware":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011033"
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},
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the one that is next":[
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"\u2014 used with a period of time She'll return this coming Friday."
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]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011552"
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},
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"thianthrene":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a crystalline heterocyclic parent compound C 12 H 8 S 2 that is regarded as anthracene in which the two middle methylidyne groups are replaced by sulfur atoms and that is made by the action of sulfur chloride on benzene in the presence of aluminum chloride and in other ways":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"th\u012b\u02c8an\u02ccthr\u0113n"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + -anthrene":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-012107"
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},
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"Thisbe":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a legendary young woman of Babylon who dies for love of Pyramus":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8thiz-b\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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"Latin, from Greek Thisb\u0113":""
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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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014731"
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},
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"thiol":{
|
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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 various compounds having the general formula RSH which are analogous to alcohols but in which sulfur replaces the oxygen of the hydroxyl group and which have disagreeable odors":[],
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": the functional group \u2212SH characteristic of thiols":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8th\u012b-\u02cc\u022fl",
|
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"-\u02cc\u014dl"
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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 skunk bath recipe works by oxidizing the thiols into compounds called disulfides, which are not so smelly. \u2014 Janine M. Kahn, Good Housekeeping , 10 July 2017"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + -ol entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024923"
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},
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"third time lucky":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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"definitions":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025309"
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},
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"thirty-second note":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a musical note with the time value of \u00b9/\u2083\u2082 of a whole note \u2014 see note illustration":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccth\u0259r-t\u0113-\u02c8se-k\u0259n(d)-\u02ccn\u014dt",
|
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"-k\u0259n(t)-"
|
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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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"1874, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025409"
|
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},
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"think twice":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to think seriously about whether one really wants to do something before doing it":[
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"I'd think twice about/before quitting if I were you."
|
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]
|
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-044414"
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},
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|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in this manner or direction":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8t\u035fhis\u0259\u02ccw\u0101"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"alteration of the phrase this way":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-052420"
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},
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|
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": quickly and in large numbers":[
|
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"Suggestions were coming in thick and fast ."
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]
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-054340"
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},
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"thiolic acid":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a thio acid in which the mercapto group is present \u2014 compare thionic acid":[]
|
|
},
|
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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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"thiolic from thiol + -ic":""
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-062727"
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},
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"thin lead":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a 1-point or 1\u00b9/\u2082-point printer's lead":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-063848"
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},
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"thirty-second":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": being number 32 in a countable series":[
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"the thirty-second day"
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],
|
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"\u2014 see Table of Numbers":[
|
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"the thirty-second day"
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],
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": being one of 32 equal parts into which anything is divisible":[
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"a thirty-second share of the money"
|
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],
|
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": number 32 in a countable series":[],
|
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": the quotient of a unit divided by 32 : one of 32 equal parts of anything":[
|
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"one thirty-second of the total"
|
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],
|
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": thirty-second note":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\""
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-064756"
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},
|
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"thissen":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in this way : so":[
|
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"\u2014 sometimes used in the phrase a thissen"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8t\u035fhis\u1d4an"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"irregular from this entry 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-070317"
|
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},
|
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"thirlage":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8th\u0259rlij"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"alteration of Scots thrillage thralldom, from Middle English (Scots), from thril thrall + Middle English -age":""
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-073712"
|
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},
|
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"thiamine":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a vitamin C 12 H 17 N 4 OSCl of the vitamin B complex that is essential to normal metabolism and nerve function and is widespread in plants and animals":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8th\u012b-\u0259-m\u0259n",
|
|
"-\u02ccm\u0113n",
|
|
"\u02c8th\u012b-\u0259-m\u0259n, -\u02ccm\u0113n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Alzheimer\u2019s disease have shown low thiamine levels. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Federal biologists point to the drop in alewives \u2014 and a subsequent healthy rise in thiamine levels in lake trout eggs. \u2014 jsonline.com , 2 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Alewives carry high levels of an enzyme that triggers a thiamine deficiency in trout, which causes their eggs to either not hatch or induces deadly development problems in trout offspring. \u2014 jsonline.com , 2 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The new research argues that an underlying cause of problems with the explorer\u2019s heart and breathing was a thiamine deficiency. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 20 May 2021",
|
|
"The doctor ordered the missing minerals and admitted her to the hospital for a five-day course of high-dose thiamine replacement. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Hoffman started the patient on intravenous thiamine even before the results of the testing came back. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Some supplements may help relieve PMS bloating, such as vitamin E, vitamin D, thiamine , magnesium, or omega-3 fish oil, Dr. Ross adds. \u2014 Samantha Lauriello, Health.com , 20 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"The B vitamins in whole grains, including thiamine , niacin and riboflavin, are crucial metabolism aids. \u2014 Jenna Birch, Washington Post , 19 Aug. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"thiamine alteration of thiamin , from thi- + -amin (as in vitamin )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1937, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-080104"
|
|
},
|
|
"thigmoreceptor":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a sensory end organ responding to simple touch":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6thig(\u02cc)m\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"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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"thigmo- + receptor":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-080909"
|
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},
|
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"thistle tube":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a funnel tube usually of glass with a bulging top and flaring mouth":[]
|
|
},
|
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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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"circa 1891, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-080940"
|
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},
|
|
"thigmotaxis":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a taxis in which contact especially with a solid body is the directive factor":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccthig-m\u0259-\u02c8tak-s\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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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The instinct to do so is known as thigmotaxis : the tendency to move toward physical contact\u2014in this case, not only with other stinkbugs but with almost any surface. \u2014 Steven Strogatz, The New Yorker , 8 Aug. 2011"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably borrowed from German Thigmotaxis, from thigmo- (in Thigmotropismus thigmotropism ) + -taxis -taxis":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1900, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-081409"
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},
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"thio acid":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an acid in which oxygen is partly or wholly replaced by sulfur":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8th\u012b-\u014d-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary, from thi-":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1876, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-082141"
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},
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"third angle":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an angle of the Great Triangle formed on the palm by the intersection of the lines of Head and Mercury that when clear, well-pointed, and even is usually held by palmists to indicate quickness of intellect, individuality, and good health":[
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"\u2014 compare first angle , second angle"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-082400"
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},
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"Thiokol":{
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"type":[
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"trademark"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8th\u012b\u0259\u02cck\u022fl",
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"-k\u014dl"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-083648"
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},
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"thiosulfonic acid":{
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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 series of unstable acids of the general formula RSO 2 SH derived from sulfonic acids by replacement of oxygen by sulfur and known only in the form of salts and esters":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6th\u012b\u0259+\u2026-"
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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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"thiosulfonic from thi- + sulfonic":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-083928"
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},
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"thioindigoid dye":{
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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 class of vat dyes characterized by the same chromophore as indigo (see indigo sense 1b ) but with sulfur instead of an imino group as an auxochrome \u2014 compare indigoid dye":[]
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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":"20220710-085759"
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},
|
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"thirty-nine":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"pronoun, plural in construction"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": being one more than 38 in number":[
|
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"thirty-nine years"
|
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],
|
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"\u2014 see Table of Numbers":[
|
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"thirty-nine years"
|
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],
|
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": 39 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated":[
|
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"thirty-nine are here",
|
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"thirty-nine were found"
|
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],
|
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": nine and 30 : three times 13":[],
|
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": 39 units or objects":[
|
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"a total of thirty-nine"
|
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],
|
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": a group or set of 39":[],
|
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": the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 39":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\""
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-090241"
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},
|
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"thioindigoid":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": related to or resembling thioindigo especially in chemical structure and dyeing properties":[]
|
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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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"thioindigo + -oid":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-092001"
|
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},
|
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"thioindigo":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a red vat dye C 16 H 8 O 2 S 2 like indigo in chemical structure except for replacement of both imino groups by sulfur atoms":[],
|
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": any of several vat dyes derived from or closely related to thioindigo":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6th\u012b(\u02cc)\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
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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":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + indigo":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-092406"
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},
|
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"thioantimonate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a salt or ester containing pentavalent antimony and sulfur in the acid portion of the molecule \u2014 see schlippe's salt":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + antimonate, antimoniate":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-093728"
|
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},
|
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"thioantimonite":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a salt or ester containing trivalent antimony and sulfur in the acid portion of the molecule \u2014 see crocus of antimony":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6th\u012b(\u02cc)\u014d\u02c8ant\u0259\u0307m\u0259\u02ccn\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"thi- + antimony + -ite":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-094510"
|
|
},
|
|
"thiotepa":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an alkylating agent C 6 H 12 N 3 PS that has been used as an antineoplastic agent and insect sterilant":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccth\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8t\u0113-p\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"thi- + tepa , the compound C 6 H 12 N 3 OP, from t ri- + e thylene + p hosphor- + a mide":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1953, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-101453"
|
|
},
|
|
"thienyl":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": either of two univalent isomeric radicals C 4 H 3 S derived from thiophene by removal of a hydrogen atom from either the alpha or 2-position or the beta or 3-position":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8th\u012b\u0259\u02ccnil"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary thi oph en e + -yl":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-102532"
|
|
},
|
|
"thiosulfato-":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"combining form"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": containing the bivalent radical S 2 O 3 characteristic of thiosulfates":[
|
|
"\u2014 especially in names of coordination complexes sodium thiosulfato aurate (I) Na 3 Au(S 2 O 3 ) 2"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"thiosulfate + -o-":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-102642"
|
|
},
|
|
"thioacetic acid":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a pungent liquid acid CH 3 COSH made by heating acetic acid with phosphorus pentasulfide and used as a chemical reagent":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+\u2026-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"thioacetic International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + acetic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-104523"
|
|
},
|
|
"this, that, and the other":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": several different things":[
|
|
"We started talking about this and that and the other , and before we knew it, it had gotten late."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-104950"
|
|
},
|
|
"this way and that":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": in many different directions":[
|
|
"The rabbit ran this way and that , trying not to get caught."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-105416"
|
|
},
|
|
"thirty-twomo":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccth\u0259r-t\u0113-\u02c8t\u00fc-(\u02cc)m\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1841, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-112607"
|
|
},
|
|
"Thiers":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"(Louis-) Adolphe 1797\u20131877 French statesman and historian":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"t\u0113-\u02c8er"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-115036"
|
|
},
|
|
"thianaphthene":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a crystalline heterocyclic compound C 8 H 6 S that has an odor like that of naphthalene and is found in lignite tar":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00f7 -ap\u02ccth-",
|
|
"\u00a6th\u012b\u0259\u00a6naf\u02ccth\u0113n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"thia- entry 1 + naphth- + -ene":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-123221"
|
|
},
|
|
"thirty-second rest":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a musical rest corresponding in time value to a thirty-second note":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1903, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-125001"
|
|
},
|
|
"thia-":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"combining form"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": containing sulfur in place of carbon or regarded as in place of carbon usually in place of the methylene group \u2212CH 2 \u2212":[
|
|
"thia cyclohexane",
|
|
"thia diazole",
|
|
"thi azole"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 compare aza- , oxa-":[
|
|
"thia cyclohexane",
|
|
"thia diazole",
|
|
"thi azole"
|
|
],
|
|
": thi-":[
|
|
"thia chroman"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary, from thi- + -a-":"Combining form"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-125853"
|
|
},
|
|
"thiosulfate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a salt containing the anion S 2 O 3 2 \u2212":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccth\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8s\u0259l-\u02ccf\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1872, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-130354"
|
|
},
|
|
"thioarsenate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a salt (as sodium thioarsenate Na 3 AsS 4 ) or ester containing pentavalent arsenic and sulfur in the acid portion of the molecule and obtainable from arsenic pentasulfide":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6th\u012b(\u02cc)\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + arsenate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-130414"
|
|
},
|
|
"thioketone":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a compound that is a ketone in which oxygen is replaced by sulfur and which in general is readily polymerizable (as in the general formula RCSR)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6th\u012b\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"thi- + ketone":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-142145"
|
|
},
|
|
"think less of":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to not respect (someone) as much as one did before : to have a worse opinion of (someone)":[
|
|
"I hope you don't think (any) less of me now that you know about the trouble I got into when I was younger."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-153607"
|
|
},
|
|
"thill":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a shaft of a vehicle":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8thil"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English thille , perhaps from Old English, plank; akin to Old English thel board, Old High German dili , and probably to Latin tellus earth":""
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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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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-154928"
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},
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"thiabendazole":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a drug C 10 H 7 N 3 S used in the control of parasitic nematode worms and fungus infections and as an agricultural fungicide":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccth\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8ben-d\u0259-\u02ccz\u014dl"
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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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"Lab results showed four pesticide active ingredients \u2014 myclobutanil, kuron, cyfluthrin and thiabendazole \u2014 in high concentrations on Calm N Collective\u2019s plants, the document says. \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Mar. 2021",
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"In a new study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, researchers applied high concentrations of two common pesticides\u2014a fungicide called thiabendazole and an insecticide called phosmet\u2014to organic Gala apples. \u2014 Jamie Ducharme, Time , 25 Oct. 2017",
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"The very lengthy washing wiped out 80% of the thiabendazole and 96% of the phosmet. \u2014 Jamie Ducharme, Time , 25 Oct. 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"thia zole + ben z- + imi d e + azole":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1961, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-155946"
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},
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"thiospirillum":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of spiral purple sulfur bacteria (family Thiorhodaceae) motile by means of polar flagella and common in mud and stagnant water":[],
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": any bacterium of the genus Thiospirillum":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6th\u012b\u014d+"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from thi- + Spirillum":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-161729"
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},
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"thiols":{
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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 various compounds having the general formula RSH which are analogous to alcohols but in which sulfur replaces the oxygen of the hydroxyl group and which have disagreeable odors":[],
|
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": the functional group \u2212SH characteristic of thiols":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02cc\u014dl",
|
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"\u02c8th\u012b-\u02cc\u022fl"
|
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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 skunk bath recipe works by oxidizing the thiols into compounds called disulfides, which are not so smelly. \u2014 Janine M. Kahn, Good Housekeeping , 10 July 2017"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + -ol entry 1":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-161734"
|
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},
|
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"thistle":{
|
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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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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8thi-s\u0259l"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The piece was silver and featured a purple amethyst atop the thistle . \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Rescue grass, bedstraw, dandelions, thistle , henbit and annual bluegrass are common. \u2014 Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Most of us do not invite the thistle or broom or leafless milkweed into our gardens. \u2014 Claire Vaye Watkins, Outside Online , 15 May 2017",
|
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"Remove invasive plants such as butterfly bush, Himalayan blackberry, ivy, mullein, thistle and tree of heaven. \u2014 oregonlive , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"Go the pastel route with soft lilacs, buttery popcorn yellows, or blue thistle for a more soothing visual. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 1 Mar. 2022",
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"This is a deeply colored beauty, thanks to the alicante bouschet, with hints of blackberries, wild sage, thistle , game and pepper. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Among the tall leggy sunflowers, look for thistle , globemallow and fleabane. \u2014 Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic , 24 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The supposed burial site was off a road leading out of Fredericksburg in a grassy, vacant lot filled with trees, dense bushes and thistle , Allen said. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Jan. 2022"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English thistel , from Old English; akin to Old High German distill thistle":""
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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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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-162116"
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},
|
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"third water":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the quality or luster next below second water":[
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"\u2014 used of a gem (as a diamond or pearl)"
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-163742"
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},
|
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"Thian Shan sheep":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": marco polo sheep":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"t\u0113\u02c8\u00e4n\u02ccsh\u00e4n-"
|
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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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"Thian Shan (Tien Shan), mountain chain in central Asia":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-175047"
|
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},
|
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"Thiothrix":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a genus of bacteria (family Beggiatoaceae) consisting of nonmotile ensheathed attached filaments differentiated into a base and a tip":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8th\u012b\u0259\u02ccthriks"
|
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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 thi- + -thrix":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-175235"
|
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},
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"thiocyanic acid":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": an unstable liquid acid HSCN or HNCS of strong odor that is usually obtained by distilling a thiocyanate salt with dilute sulfuric acid and that polymerizes readily \u2014 see isothiocyanic acid":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6th\u012b(\u02cc)\u014d+\u2026-"
|
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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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"thiocyanic International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + cyanic":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-175501"
|
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},
|
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"thigmotropism":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a tropism in which contact especially with a solid or a rigid surface is the orienting factor":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"thig-\u02c8m\u00e4-tr\u0259-\u02ccpi-z\u0259m",
|
|
"thig-\u02c8m\u00e4-tr\u0259-\u02ccpiz-\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
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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":{
|
|
"borrowed from German Thigmotropismus, from Greek th\u00edgma \"touch\" (from thig-, base of thing\u00e1n\u014d, thing\u00e1nein, aorist \u00e9thigon, thige\u00een \"to touch, handle, take hold of\" \u2014of uncertain origin\u2014 + -ma, resultative noun suffix) + German -o- -o- + -tropismus -tropism":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1899, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-184945"
|
|
},
|
|
"thi-":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"combining form"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": containing sulfur":[
|
|
"thi amine",
|
|
"thio cyanate"
|
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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":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek thei-, theio- sulfur, from theion":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-193425"
|
|
},
|
|
"thinly disguised":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": poorly hidden":[
|
|
"I was aware of her thinly disguised hostility."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-193814"
|
|
},
|
|
"third deck":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": lower deck sense 1b":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-202451"
|
|
},
|
|
"thion-":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"combining form"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": sulfur":[
|
|
"me thion ine"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek theion":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-202840"
|
|
},
|
|
"third-degree burn":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a severe burn characterized by destruction of the skin through its deeper layers and possibly into underlying tissues, loss of fluid, and sometimes shock":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8th\u0259rd-di-\u02ccgr\u0113-\u02c8"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Unlike a fractured hip, cirrhotic liver or third-degree burn , mental illnesses are diagnosed differently. \u2014 Forbes , 14 June 2021",
|
|
"Wawa has agreed to pay $3 million to the family of a child who suffered second and third-degree burns after hot water spilled on her at a New Jersey store. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 22 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"The little girl received second and third-degree burns to 25 to 30 percent of her body. \u2014 Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al , 17 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Bischoff was hospitalized with second-and- third-degree burns to 38 percent of his body. \u2014 Caroline Linton, CBS News , 6 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Troy suffered second and third-degree burns mostly on his lower legs, about 9% of his skin. \u2014 Michael K. Mcintyre, cleveland , 24 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Avery Welna, born in the southern Russian port city of Rostov-on-Don, was way too young to recall the fire that caused permanent third-degree burns on the left of her/his face, arm and torso. \u2014 Rub\u00e9n Rosario, Twin Cities , 16 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Villalaz suffered second-degree burns on his face and third-degree burns on his neck, as well as irritation to his left eye. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Moore sustained third-degree burns in the May 25 crash near Ann Arbor, Mich., in which a wrong-way driver struck his family\u2019s vehicle head on, according to Michigan state police. \u2014 Shannon Ryan, chicagotribune.com , 29 July 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1930, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-204216"
|
|
},
|
|
"Third day":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": tuesday":[
|
|
"\u2014 used chiefly by the Friends"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-210339"
|
|
},
|
|
"Thioindigo Red B":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": thioindigo sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":"20220710-213744"
|
|
},
|
|
"thinking part":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a theatrical role that has no lines to be spoken : silent part":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-214354"
|
|
},
|
|
"thioridazine":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a phenothiazine tranquilizer C 21 H 26 N 2 S 2 used in the form of its hydrochloride for relief of anxiety states and in the treatment of psychotic disorders and severe childhood behavioral problems":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccth\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8rid-\u0259-\u02ccz\u0113n",
|
|
"\u02ccth\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8ri-d\u0259-\u02ccz\u0113n",
|
|
"-z\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"thi- + pipe rid ine + phenothi azine":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1959, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-220353"
|
|
},
|
|
"Thielaviopsis":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a form genus of fungi (family Aspergillaceae) having conidia dark in color, borne in chains, and arising both endogenously and exogenously":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02cc)th\u0113\u02ccl\u0101v\u0113\u02c8\u00e4ps\u0259\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Thielavia + -opsis":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-222439"
|
|
},
|
|
"thirty-year man":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an enlisted man who plans to complete thirty years of military service":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-224201"
|
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},
|
|
"thik":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"pronoun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": that same : this , that":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u00a6)t\u035fhik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English thike , alteration of thilke":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-232036"
|
|
},
|
|
"thiram":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a compound C 6 H 12 N 2 S 4 used as a fungicide and seed disinfectant":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8th\u012b-\u02ccram"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably by alteration from thiuram the chemical group NH 2 CS":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-232144"
|
|
},
|
|
"third market":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the over-the-counter market in listed securities":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"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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"Cache memory on slower low-power processors such as used in mobile phones is the third market opportunity. \u2014 Karl Freund, Forbes , 10 Mar. 2021",
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"Baltimore County will become the third market for Gotham Greens, which also has greenhouses in Chicago and New York. \u2014 Sarah Meehan, baltimoresun.com , 8 May 2018",
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"Louisville is Kroger\u2019s third market to take on the system, said Anaris Sickles, the Scan, Bag, Go launch manager for the company. \u2014 Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal , 11 Apr. 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1964, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-000032"
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},
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"thicken":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to become dense":[
|
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"the mist thickened"
|
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],
|
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": to become concentrated in numbers, mass, or frequency":[],
|
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": to grow blurred or obscure":[],
|
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": to grow broader or bulkier":[],
|
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": to grow complicated or keen":[
|
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"the plot thickens"
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],
|
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": to make thick , dense, or viscous in consistency":[
|
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"thicken gravy with flour"
|
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],
|
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": to make close or compact":[],
|
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": to increase the depth or diameter of":[],
|
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": to make inarticulate : blur":[
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"alcohol thickened his speech"
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]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8thi-k\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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"I thickened the gravy with flour.",
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"When the mixture thickens , add the remaining ingredients.",
|
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"The fog thickened when night fell.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The harmonies subtly thicken and thin; the emotions remain ambiguous, the mood meditative. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
|
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"This shampoo helps the hair to strengthen, thicken and increase in volume. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"It's formulated with luxurious caviar extract and rich in Omega fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals to help cleanse, detoxify, thicken , and protect any factors that can cause hair to look and feel older. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 6 June 2022",
|
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"Clouds should begin to thicken and spread into the valleys by the late afternoon ahead of a strong wet front approaching from the Gulf of Alaska. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 May 2022",
|
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"Chia seeds help to thicken the mixture and add creaminess. \u2014 Magdalena O'neal, Sunset Magazine , 28 Dec. 2021",
|
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"There should be breaks of sunshine, but a cold front approaching the area will cause cloudiness to thicken up again and there could be some late day showers, mainly in western portions of the state. \u2014 courant.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"It's created by allowing natural bacteria in unpasteurized cream to do its magic and naturally thicken and sour the cream. \u2014 Christopher Michel, Country Living , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Additionally, orange oil works to nourish the strands of hair with vitamins and minerals that thicken the hair and keep it strong and supple, therefore protecting your hair from brittleness. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022"
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-020544"
|
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},
|
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"third class":{
|
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": of or relating to a class, rank, or grade next below the second":[],
|
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": the third and usually next below second class in a classification":[],
|
|
": the least expensive class of accommodations (as on a passenger ship)":[],
|
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": a former class of U.S. mail comprising circulars, pamphlets, catalogs, and newsletters":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8th\u0259rd-\u02c8klas"
|
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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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"Noun",
|
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"She got a third class in English.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Westfield will remain a third class city, despite its growing population in Hamilton County. \u2014 Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The Westfield City Council is expected to vote on whether to move Westfield from a third class city to a second class city at a public meeting at the end of June. \u2014 Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star , 27 May 2022",
|
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"Westfield is currently a third class city, and the only one in Hamilton County without second class status. \u2014 Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Inducted with the College Football Hall of Fame\u2019s third class in the 1956, Whitmire reached the rank of rear admiral in the Navy. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Inducted with the College Football Hall of Fame\u2019s third class in the 1956, Whitmire reached the rank of rear admiral in the Navy. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"According to Britannica, the ship's crew and third-class passengers suffered the greatest loss with 700 deaths among the crew and 710 in the third class . \u2014 Wyatte Grantham-philips, USA TODAY , 15 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Navy Corpsman Maxton Soviak, 22, of Berlin Heights, Ohio, was promoted to the rank of hospital corpsman third class , and in addition to the Purple Heart was also awarded the Fleet Marine Force Corpsman warfare badge. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 9 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Chapeta, 95, who resides at Capri's Landmark in West Allis, is a former U.S. Navy quartermaster- third class who served aboard the U.S.S. Alcyone and was awarded a Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon. \u2014 Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 7 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1839, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
|
|
"1748, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-021020"
|
|
},
|
|
"thiocyanide":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": thiocyanate":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6th\u012b\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"thiocyan- + -ide":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-024307"
|
|
},
|
|
"thinking-machine":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": computer sense a":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-025445"
|
|
},
|
|
"thistlebird":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": goldfinch":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-030802"
|
|
},
|
|
"thinking cap":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a state or mood in which one thinks":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used in the phrase put one's thinking cap on"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The thinking cap produced Function PDX, which opened in July 2017 a few subterranean steps down from the sidewalk along the trendy retail district. \u2014 oregonlive , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Put on your thinking cap and prepare for a quick-and-dirty Wordle lesson. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Second, the frenzied driver has to put on their thinking cap to decide what the message has stated. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 28 June 2021",
|
|
"Pause, put on your creative thinking cap , and consider your alternative responses to this situation. \u2014 John Rex, Forbes , 16 June 2021",
|
|
"Keep your thinking cap on tight and stay in the background, carefully reviewing the details of whatever is being proposed to you. \u2014 Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com , 17 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"There are no fans at the track for the first time, but one hard-core fan put his thinking cap on and devised a way to watch the action in person. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 23 Aug. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1827, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-031623"
|
|
},
|
|
"thionaphthene":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": thianaphthene":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccth\u012b\u014d\u02c8naf\u02ccth\u0113n",
|
|
"\u00f7 -ap\u02ccth-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + naphth- + -ene":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-033129"
|
|
},
|
|
"thiller":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": thill horse":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8thil\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-033341"
|
|
},
|
|
"thickened":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to become dense":[
|
|
"the mist thickened"
|
|
],
|
|
": to become concentrated in numbers, mass, or frequency":[],
|
|
": to grow blurred or obscure":[],
|
|
": to grow broader or bulkier":[],
|
|
": to grow complicated or keen":[
|
|
"the plot thickens"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make thick , dense, or viscous in consistency":[
|
|
"thicken gravy with flour"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make close or compact":[],
|
|
": to increase the depth or diameter of":[],
|
|
": to make inarticulate : blur":[
|
|
"alcohol thickened his speech"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8thi-k\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I thickened the gravy with flour.",
|
|
"When the mixture thickens , add the remaining ingredients.",
|
|
"The fog thickened when night fell.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The harmonies subtly thicken and thin; the emotions remain ambiguous, the mood meditative. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"This shampoo helps the hair to strengthen, thicken and increase in volume. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"It's formulated with luxurious caviar extract and rich in Omega fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals to help cleanse, detoxify, thicken , and protect any factors that can cause hair to look and feel older. \u2014 Sophie Dweck, Town & Country , 6 June 2022",
|
|
"Clouds should begin to thicken and spread into the valleys by the late afternoon ahead of a strong wet front approaching from the Gulf of Alaska. \u2014 oregonlive , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Chia seeds help to thicken the mixture and add creaminess. \u2014 Magdalena O'neal, Sunset Magazine , 28 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"There should be breaks of sunshine, but a cold front approaching the area will cause cloudiness to thicken up again and there could be some late day showers, mainly in western portions of the state. \u2014 courant.com , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"It's created by allowing natural bacteria in unpasteurized cream to do its magic and naturally thicken and sour the cream. \u2014 Christopher Michel, Country Living , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Additionally, orange oil works to nourish the strands of hair with vitamins and minerals that thicken the hair and keep it strong and supple, therefore protecting your hair from brittleness. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 16 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-034857"
|
|
},
|
|
"thiophosgene":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a red ill-smelling liquid compound CSCl 2 obtainable (as by reaction with hydrogen sulfide at high temperature) from carbon tetrachloride; thiocarbonyl chloride":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6th\u012b\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + phosgene":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-035932"
|
|
},
|
|
"thiocarbonyl":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the bivalent radical >CS that is carbonyl in which oxygen is replaced by sulfur":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + carbonyl":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-050133"
|
|
},
|
|
"thiocarbonic acid":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an acid derived from carbonic acid by replacement of oxygen by sulfur: such as":[],
|
|
": trithiocarbonic acid":[],
|
|
": xanthic acid sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+\u2026-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"thiocarbonic International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + carbonic":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-055110"
|
|
},
|
|
"Thiochem Sulfur Yellow R":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a yellow sulfur dye":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8th\u012b\u014d\u02cckem-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"thiochem from thi- + -chem (probably from chemical )":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-061124"
|
|
},
|
|
"thiodiglycol":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a hygroscopic liquid glycol (HOCH 2 CH 2 ) 2 S that is made from ethylene oxide and hydrogen sulfide, that yields mustard gas on reaction with hydrochloric acid, and that is used as a solvent especially for dyes; bis-(2-hydroxyethyl sulfide)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6th\u012b\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + diglycol":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-062659"
|
|
},
|
|
"thiocarbanilide":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a crystalline compound CS(NHC 6 H 5 ) 2 made by reaction of aniline and carbon disulfide and used chiefly as an accelerator for the vulcanization of rubber and as an intermediate in organic synthesis":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + carbanilide":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-064258"
|
|
},
|
|
"thickening":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a thickened part or place":[],
|
|
": the act of making or becoming thick":[],
|
|
": something used to thicken":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8thik-ni\u014b",
|
|
"\u02c8thi-k\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Read on for our picks for the best thickening shampoos for men across a variety of categories. \u2014 Justin Fenner, Robb Report , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"It's got major thickening power\u2014think half a teaspoon or less for an entire pan of gravy. \u2014 Antara Sinha, Bon App\u00e9tit , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Rice flour has natural thickening properties and is commonly used in Asian cuisines and as part of gluten-free recipes as an alternative to wheat flour. \u2014 Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"Reviews were mixed on the effectiveness of the thickening system after a period of two weeks. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The color may wash off, but the thickening and growing benefits (this gel is spiked with red clover flower) start working in just 8 weeks. \u2014 ELLE , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Blocking seizures with the anti-epilepsy drug ethosuximide (sold under the name Zarontin by Pfizer) reduced the thickening of the myelin. \u2014 Jonathan Wosen, STAT , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"This thickening conditioner fortifies and nourishes fine and thinning hair without weighing it down, and also comes Violet Code approved. \u2014 Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Estrogen doesn\u2019t have the same effect and can\u2019t reverse the thickening of the vocal cords that happens when undergoing puberty as a boy. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-064352"
|
|
},
|
|
"thiophenol":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mobile liquid mercaptan C 6 H 5 SH with a smell like garlic and with acid properties somewhat stronger than those of phenol that may be formed by the action of phosphorus pentasulfide on phenol but that is better synthesized by reduction of benzene-sulfonyl chloride":[],
|
|
": an aromatic mercaptan (as thiophenol)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6th\u012b\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + phenol":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-070155"
|
|
},
|
|
"thiocyan-":{
|
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"type":[
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"combining form"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": thiocyanogen : containing the thiocyanogen radical":[
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"\u2014 especially in names of organic compounds"
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],
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"\u2014 compare isothiocyan-":[
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"\u2014 especially in names of organic compounds"
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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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"International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + cyan-":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-072628"
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},
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"thiophosphite":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a salt or ester of a thiophosphorous acid":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"+"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"thi- + phosphite":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-081918"
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},
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"thiaminase":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an enzyme that catalyzes the breakdown of thiamine":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccn\u0101z",
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"th\u012b-\u02c8a-m\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101s",
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"th\u012b-\u02c8am-\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101s",
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"\u02c8th\u012b-\u0259-m\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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"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1938, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-082130"
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},
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"Thiruvananthapuram":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"geographical name"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"city in southern India northwest of Cape Comorin that is a port on the Arabian Sea and capital of the state of Kerala population 1,679,754":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cctir-\u00fc-v\u0259-\u02ccn\u0259n-t\u0259-\u02c8pu\u0307r-\u0259m"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-085725"
|
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},
|
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"thinner":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8thi-n\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",
|
|
"The probe was launched after KWU Barstool tweeted Sunday that paint thinner was mixed into Kansas Wesleyan\u2019s cooler during the game. \u2014 Minyvonne Burke, NBC News , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The screen on the 42 mm version seems just as big as the 45 mm because of a thinner , almost nonexistent bezel that is tucked under the crystal and angled toward the case. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Back at home, Taylor Nielsen reunited a now- thinner Thistle with his sister, Rye, keeping the two of them in the garage with the door closed. \u2014 Kate Santich, orlandosentinel.com , 10 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"There is nothing new about any of this, there is just patience wearing thinner : for Luann, for the other women, and for the audience, all of whom could recite a Ramona apology by heart at this point. \u2014 Louis Peitzman, Vulture , 26 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"In another building there were dozens of cans of paint thinner . \u2014 Mike Nolan, chicagotribune.com , 5 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Police allegedly found 78 grams of methamphetamine, 20 fentanyl pills and additional amounts of ketamine, dextroamphetamine and solvent used to make paint thinner sometimes used as a body building material. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"For those who care, the crust for pan pizza tends to be breadier and thicker, while deep-dish has taller sides and a thinner , crunchier base. \u2014 Nick Kindelsperger, chicagotribune.com , 13 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The documentary recalls that Ross used paint thinner to achieve his trademark wet-on-wet technique (also known as alla prima), and at least one friend speculates that the chemicals could have led to Ross\u2019s cancer. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Aug. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1832, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-093851"
|
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},
|
|
"Thian Shan stag":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a very large deer ( Cervus eustephanus ) of the Tien Shan mountains of western China related to the maral and the American elk":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-094029"
|
|
},
|
|
"things":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an object or entity not precisely designated or capable of being designated":[
|
|
"use this thing"
|
|
],
|
|
": an inanimate object distinguished from a living being":[],
|
|
": a separate and distinct individual quality, fact, idea, or usually entity":[],
|
|
": the concrete entity as distinguished from its appearances":[],
|
|
": a spatial entity":[],
|
|
": individual":[
|
|
"not a living thing in sight"
|
|
],
|
|
": a matter of concern : affair":[
|
|
"many things to do"
|
|
],
|
|
": state of affairs in general or within a specified or implied sphere":[
|
|
"things are improving"
|
|
],
|
|
": a particular state of affairs : situation":[
|
|
"look at this thing another way"
|
|
],
|
|
": event , circumstance":[
|
|
"Meeting her was a wonderful thing ."
|
|
],
|
|
": possessions , effects":[
|
|
"pack your things"
|
|
],
|
|
": whatever may be possessed or owned or be the object of a right":[],
|
|
": an article of clothing":[
|
|
"not a thing to wear"
|
|
],
|
|
": equipment or utensils especially for a particular purpose":[
|
|
"bring the tea things"
|
|
],
|
|
": deed , act , accomplishment":[
|
|
"do great things"
|
|
],
|
|
": a product of work or activity":[
|
|
"likes to build things"
|
|
],
|
|
": the aim of effort or activity":[
|
|
"the thing is to get well"
|
|
],
|
|
": something (such as an activity) that makes a strong appeal to the individual : forte , specialty":[
|
|
"letting students do their own thing",
|
|
"\u2014 Newsweek",
|
|
"I think travelling is very much a novelist's thing",
|
|
"\u2014 Philip Larkin"
|
|
],
|
|
": detail , point":[
|
|
"checks every little thing"
|
|
],
|
|
": a material or substance of a specified kind":[
|
|
"avoid fatty things"
|
|
],
|
|
": idea , notion":[
|
|
"says the first thing he thinks of"
|
|
],
|
|
": a piece of news or information":[
|
|
"couldn't get a thing out of him"
|
|
],
|
|
": a spoken or written observation or point":[],
|
|
": the proper or fashionable way of behaving, talking, or dressing":[
|
|
"\u2014 used with the"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8thi\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"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",
|
|
"scout",
|
|
"slob",
|
|
"sort",
|
|
"soul",
|
|
"specimen",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"wight"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"What is that thing on the floor?",
|
|
"He is good at making things out of clay.",
|
|
"My doctor told me to avoid fatty things like donuts and potato chips.",
|
|
"We must respect all living things .",
|
|
"Birth is a miraculous thing .",
|
|
"It was the worst thing that could have happened.",
|
|
"That sunset was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.",
|
|
"Let's just forget about the whole thing and move on.",
|
|
"The one thing I hate most is being lied to.",
|
|
"Are all your things packed?",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"That\u2019s a good thing too, because there may still be significant time needed for the market to reach maturity and long term profitability. \u2014 Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes , 7 July 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s a good thing for Ross, who hasn\u2019t had to deal with the daily scrutiny La Russa faces. \u2014 Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune , 6 July 2022",
|
|
"Despite the age gap on use of services, similar percentages of adults across ages say it\u2019s a good thing for virtual options for health care, for community events and meetings and for activities to continue after the pandemic. \u2014 Hannah Fingerhut And R.j. Rico, USA TODAY , 6 July 2022",
|
|
"To this day, that s\u2014 hurt my heart, because neither Kelly, Beyonc\u00e9 or Michelle ever did any f\u2014 thing to me. \u2014 Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times , 6 July 2022",
|
|
"But yeah, in Americana, the artists have built a really beautiful, inclusive community, and that\u2019s a really good thing . \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 5 July 2022",
|
|
"Jamie\u2019s playing along is often the only thing driving the story forward, which wilts its momentum like a crisp shirt on a hot day. \u2014 Ellen Morton, Washington Post , 5 July 2022",
|
|
"But here\u2019s the thing : Just as long as people come back to the motion picture theater. \u2014 Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter , 5 July 2022",
|
|
"Pilots can expect turbulence over trees, and clouds are a good thing . \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 4 July 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English, thing, assembly; akin to Old High German ding thing, assembly, Goth theihs time":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-095532"
|
|
},
|
|
"thiophosphoric acid":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+\u2026-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"thiophosphoric from thi- + phosphoric":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-100516"
|
|
},
|
|
"thirty-seven":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"pronoun, plural in construction"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being one more than 36 in number":[
|
|
"thirty-seven years"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 see Table of Numbers":[
|
|
"thirty-seven years"
|
|
],
|
|
": 37 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated":[
|
|
"thirty-seven are here",
|
|
"thirty-seven were found"
|
|
],
|
|
": seven and 30":[],
|
|
": 37 units or objects":[
|
|
"a total of thirty-seven"
|
|
],
|
|
": a group or set of 37":[],
|
|
": the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 37":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\""
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-101044"
|
|
},
|
|
"thionate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun,",
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a salt or ester of a thionic acid":[],
|
|
": to combine with sulfur or introduce sulfur into (an organic compound) especially in making sulfur dyes":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccn\u0101t",
|
|
"\u02c8th\u012b\u0259\u02ccn\u0101t",
|
|
"-n\u0259\u0307t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary thion- (from thionic acid ) + -ate , noun suffix":"Noun",
|
|
"thion- entry 1 + -ate , verb suffix":"Transitive verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-104503"
|
|
},
|
|
"thioacetal":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": mercaptal":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8th\u012b(\u02cc)\u014d+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"thi- + acetal":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-104805"
|
|
},
|
|
"thistle butterfly":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": painted lady sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-105420"
|
|
},
|
|
"thiocarbimide":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": isothiocyanate , mustard oil":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\""
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"thi- + carbimide":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-110303"
|
|
},
|
|
"thirdness":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a fundamental category in Peircean philosophy consisting of the connecting bond between firstness and secondness and expressive of law, generality, purpose, and habit":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-110639"
|
|
},
|
|
"thistle crown":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a gold coin of four shillings issued 1604 to 1612 by James I of England and having a Scotch thistle on the obverse":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-111452"
|
|
},
|
|
"thistlelike":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": resembling a thistle":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-112046"
|
|
},
|
|
"thin-wall conduit":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": light steel tubing for enclosing electric wiring \u2014 compare rigid conduit":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-113550"
|
|
},
|
|
"thialdine":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"th\u012b\u02c8al\u02ccd\u0113n",
|
|
"-d\u0259\u0307n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + ald- + -ine":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-113635"
|
|
},
|
|
"thilk":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"pronoun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": that same : this , that":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u00a6)t\u035fhilk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English thilke , from the entry 1 + -ilk, ilke same":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-114446"
|
|
},
|
|
"thial":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": thioaldehyde":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8th\u012b\u02ccal"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + -al":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-115106"
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},
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"thiocyano":{
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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, containing, or being the thiocyanogen radical":[
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"\u2014 used especially of organic compounds"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6th\u012b(\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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"history_and_etymology":{
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"thiocyan-":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-115947"
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},
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"thinning shears":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": shears with a serrate blade for thinning hair":[]
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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":"20220711-122742"
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},
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"thione":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": thioketone":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8th\u012b\u02cc\u014dn"
|
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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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"thi- + -one":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-123546"
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},
|
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"thiocyanogen value":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a measure of unsaturation (as of an oil or fat) expressed usually as the number of grams or percentage of iodine equivalent to the thiocyanogen absorbed by 100 grams of the substance and serving as a supplement to the iodine number because thiocyanogen adds to double bonds to a different extent from the usual reagents for determining iodine number":[
|
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"the thiocyanogen value \u2026 is thus different from the ordinary value in that it differentiates between oleic, linoleic, and linolenic groups",
|
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"\u2014 T. P. Hilditch"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-123711"
|
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},
|
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"thiophenine":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": either of two amines (C 4 H 3 S)NH 2 structurally resembling aniline but stable only when acidified to form salts; amino-thiophene":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"th\u012b\u02c8\u00e4f\u0259\u02ccn\u0113n",
|
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"\u00a6th\u012b\u0259f\u0259\u0307\u00a6n\u0113n"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary thiophene + -ine":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-124807"
|
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},
|
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"thiophene":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a heterocyclic liquid C 4 H 4 S from coal tar that resembles benzene":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8th\u012b-\u0259-\u02ccf\u0113n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The organic molecules and volatiles, comparable to samples of sedimentary rock rich in organics on Earth, included thiophenes , methylthiophenes methanethiol and dimethylsulfide. \u2014 Ashley Strickland, CNN , 6 Mar. 2020",
|
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"Numerous organic compounds were discovered, including thiophene , 2- and 3-methylthiophenes, methanethiol, and dimethylsulfide. \u2014 Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics , 7 June 2018",
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"Only a few of the organic molecules, sulfur-bearing carbon rings called thiophenes , were abundant enough to be detected directly, Eigenbrode says. \u2014 Paul Voosen, Science | AAAS , 7 June 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + phene benzene":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1883, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-125500"
|
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},
|
|
"third-rate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": extremely low in quality or value : worse than second-rate":[
|
|
"third-rate hotels",
|
|
"a third-rate novelist"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8th\u0259rd-\u02c8r\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"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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"1814, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-125505"
|
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},
|
|
"thins":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": having little extent from one surface to its opposite":[
|
|
"thin paper"
|
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],
|
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": measuring little in cross section or diameter":[
|
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"thin rope"
|
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],
|
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": not dense in arrangement or distribution":[
|
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"thin hair"
|
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],
|
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": not well fleshed : lean":[],
|
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": more fluid or rarefied than normal":[
|
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"thin air"
|
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],
|
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": having less than the usual number : scanty":[
|
|
"thin attendance"
|
|
],
|
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": few in number : scarce":[],
|
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": scantily supplied":[],
|
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": characterized by a paucity of bids or offerings":[
|
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"a thin market"
|
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],
|
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": lacking substance or strength":[
|
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"thin broth",
|
|
"a thin plot"
|
|
],
|
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": infertile , poor":[],
|
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": flimsy , unconvincing":[
|
|
"a thin disguise"
|
|
],
|
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": disappointingly poor or hard":[
|
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"had a thin time of it"
|
|
],
|
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": somewhat feeble, shrill, and lacking in resonance":[
|
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"a thin voice"
|
|
],
|
|
": lacking in intensity or brilliance":[
|
|
"thin light"
|
|
],
|
|
": lacking sufficient photographic density or contrast":[],
|
|
": scarce sense 1":[],
|
|
": to make thin or thinner :":[],
|
|
": to reduce in thickness or depth : attenuate":[],
|
|
": to make less dense or viscous":[],
|
|
": dilute , weaken":[],
|
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": to cause to lose flesh":[
|
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"thinned by weeks of privation"
|
|
],
|
|
": to reduce in number or bulk":[],
|
|
": to become thin or thinner":[],
|
|
": to become weak":[],
|
|
": in a thin manner : thinly":[
|
|
"\u2014 used especially in combination thin -clad thin -flowing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8thin"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bony",
|
|
"boney",
|
|
"fatless",
|
|
"lean",
|
|
"lithe",
|
|
"skinny",
|
|
"slender",
|
|
"slim",
|
|
"spare",
|
|
"svelte"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"adulterate",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"dilute",
|
|
"extend",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"sophisticate",
|
|
"water down",
|
|
"weaken"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for thin Adjective thin , slender , slim , slight , tenuous mean not thick, broad, abundant, or dense. thin implies comparatively little extension between surfaces or in diameter, or it may imply lack of substance, richness, or abundance. thin wire a thin soup slender implies leanness or spareness often with grace and good proportion. the slender legs of a Sheraton chair slim applies to slenderness that suggests fragility or scantiness. a slim volume of poetry a slim chance slight implies smallness as well as thinness. a slight build tenuous implies extreme thinness, sheerness, or lack of substance and firmness. a tenuous thread",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"a thin coating of dust",
|
|
"pizza with a thin crust",
|
|
"a thin slice of ham",
|
|
"a thin stand of trees",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He added a little more water to thin the gravy.",
|
|
"The haze thinned in the late afternoon.",
|
|
"His face has been thinned by illness.",
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"She sliced the cheese thin .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"And, understandably considering the runway was covered in a thin layer of water, there were covetable chunky wellies. \u2014 Samantha Tse, CNN , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Problem is, every time those pads squeeze against the rotor, both pad and rotor lose a very thin layer of material in the process. \u2014 Duncan Brady, Car and Driver , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The spout on the earpieces is very thin and so these are specially made ear tips instead of off-the-shelf ones. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Spoon into the prepared pan in small dollops and spread \u2014 an offset spatula is great here \u2014 into a thin , even layer. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"For many of its products, Iceland is also working with packaging suppliers to use paper coated with a thin layer of plastic that can be later separated at paper mills. \u2014 Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Their two-story house is a skeleton of studs and flooring protected from the weather by a new roof and thin layer of home wrap. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The brand recommends prepping your lips with a thin layer of its Everything Nice lip balm to create a smooth canvas. \u2014 Daisy Maldonado, SELF , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Selena starts out by applying a thin layer of the Urban Hydration Gel Facial Mask onto her bare face. \u2014 Seventeen , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Prescribed burns often are used in wildland areas that are too vast to thin by hand or machine. \u2014 Morgan Lee And Cedar Attanasio, USA TODAY , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Paulson even went so far as to bleach and thin her real eyebrows to aid the makeup team. \u2014 Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Prescribed burns often are used in wildland areas that are too vast to thin by hand or machine. \u2014 Morgan Lee And Cedar Attanasio, USA TODAY , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Prescribed burns often are used in wildland areas that are too vast to thin by hand or machine. \u2014 CBS News , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Store shelves would thin out as Kroger decides not to stock items that politicians are targeting for scrutiny. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The precipitation will thin out farther north toward Indianapolis and south toward Nashville. \u2014 Ayana Archie, The Courier-Journal , 31 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Add the milk, garlic powder and about half of the reserved pasta water to the pasta (saving the rest of the water to thin out the sauce later if needed). \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Expert shaobing bakers whirl and slap the dough so thin that the finished product has 18 or more layers. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"But with long distances between many clinics, providers stretched thin and barriers to cross-border travel, that might not be much of a solution. \u2014 Amanda Coletta, Washington Post , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"With airline personnel stretched thin , even a spot of bad weather can lead to cascading delays and cancellations. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Losing Diabate leaves the Wolverines stretched thin in the frontcourt aside from Dickinson, who announced his intention to return for a third season. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Fewer able bodies meant that the servers at Victoria\u2019s restaurant were always stretched thin . \u2014 Adam Reiner, Bon App\u00e9tit , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"When baked up thin in a sheet pan, sponge cake can be rolled with fillings, as in the Christmas classic, Buche de Noel. \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In addition to all the impacts on those who depend on water from glaciers, the current rate of melt would also make expeditions on Mount Everest more challenging, as snow and ice cover thin further over coming decades. \u2014 Angela Dewan, CNN , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"But moving around the country while working normal hours wore thin after a few months. \u2014 Chris Moody, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"So much depends on Jackson\u2019s performance, and the Ravens don\u2019t want his line of protection stretched so thin again. \u2014 Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com , 14 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English thin, thinne, going back to Old English \u00feynne, going back to Germanic *\u00feunnu- (assimilated to the -ja -stem adjectives in West Germanic, whence Middle Dutch dunne \"thin,\" Old High German dunni, against Old Norse \u00feunnr ), generalized from a paradigm *\u00feenu-, *\u00feunw-a-, going back to Indo-European *t\u00e9nh 2 u-, *tn\u0325h 2 u\u032f\u00f3-, whence also, from with a base *tenh 2 u-, *tn\u0325h 2 u- with varying ablaut and suffixation, Old Irish tanae \"thin, slender,\" Old Welsh teneu, Middle Breton tanau, Latin tenuis \"fine-drawn, thin, narrow, slight,\" Greek tanu- \"extended, long,\" tana\u00f3s \"outstretched, long,\" Old Church Slavic t\u012dn\u016dk\u016d \"fine, delicate,\" Russian t\u00f3nkij \"thin,\" Croatian & Serbian t\u0201nak, Lithuanian t\u0119\u0301vas, Sanskrit tan\u00fa\u1e25, t\u00e1nuka\u1e25 \"thin, small\"":"Adjective",
|
|
"Middle English thinnen, going back to Old English \u00feynnian, derivative of \u00feynne thin entry 1":"Verb",
|
|
"Middle English thynne, derivative of thin, thinne thin entry 1":"Adverb"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-125811"
|
|
},
|
|
"Thielavia":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a genus of fungi of the family Aspergillaceae but sometimes placed in the family Perisporiaceae having spherical brown perithecia and conidia that are endogenous and conidia that are borne in chains \u2014 see root rot":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"th\u0113\u02c8l\u0101v\u0113\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from F. von Thielaw , 19th century German botanist + New Latin -ia":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-125845"
|
|
},
|
|
"thir":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"pronoun or adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": these":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8t\u035fhir",
|
|
"\u02c8t\u035fhu\u0307r",
|
|
"t\u035fh\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English (northern), perhaps irregular from Middle English this":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-130034"
|
|
},
|
|
"thistle cup":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a metal cup made especially in 17th century Scotland and shaped somewhat like a thistle":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-131648"
|
|
},
|
|
"thin smile":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a weak smile that does not seem sincere":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-132842"
|
|
},
|
|
"thiadiazole":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6th\u012b\u0259+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"thia- + diazole":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-133416"
|
|
},
|
|
"thiocyanogen":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a univalent radical \u2212SCN present in thiocyanic acid and other simple and complex thiocyanates":[],
|
|
": an unstable liquid compound (SCN) 2 that is obtained by the action of halogens on thiocyanates and that polymerizes readily (as to a red or an orange solid)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"thi- + cyanogen":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-134641"
|
|
},
|
|
"thistle finch":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": goldfinch sense 1a":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-142251"
|
|
},
|
|
"third mortgage":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mortgage given or recorded after two others have been previously given on the same property with a lien subordinate to the first two given or recorded":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-143723"
|
|
},
|
|
"Thiorhodaceae":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a family of purple sulfur bacteria (suborder Rhodobacteriinae) using hydrogen sulfide as a hydrogen donor in their metabolism and accumulating molecular sulfur as a metabolic by-product":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccth\u012b\u0259r\u014d\u02c8d\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\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 thi- + rhod- + -aceae":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-145334"
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},
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"Thinocoridae":{
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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 South American birds (suborder Charadrii) comprising the seed snipes":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccth\u012bn-",
|
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"\u02ccthin\u0259\u02c8k\u022fr\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Thinocorus , type genus + -idae":""
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-150911"
|
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},
|
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"Thinocorus":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the type genus of the family Thinocoridae":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"th\u0259\u0307\u02c8n\u00e4k\u0259r\u0259s",
|
|
"th\u012b\u02c8n-"
|
|
],
|
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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":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Greek thin-, this shore, sandbank + New Latin -o- + -corus (irregular from Greek korys helmet); perhaps akin to Greek thyein to rage, seethe":""
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-152208"
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},
|
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"thin space":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": four-em space":[],
|
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": five-em space":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-152747"
|
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},
|
|
"thirty-fourth":{
|
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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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": being number 34 in a countable series":[
|
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"the thirty-fourth day"
|
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],
|
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"\u2014 see Table of Numbers":[
|
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"the thirty-fourth day"
|
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],
|
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": being one of 34 equal parts into which anything is divisible":[
|
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"a thirty-fourth share of the money"
|
|
],
|
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": number 34 in a countable series":[],
|
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": the quotient of a unit divided by 34 : one of 34 equal parts of anything":[
|
|
"one thirty-fourth of the total"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\""
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-153458"
|
|
},
|
|
"thirdborough":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a former English peace officer especially of a tithing":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English thridborro , probably by folk etymology (influence of Middle English thirde, thridde, thrid third) from frithborg frankpledge":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-154923"
|
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},
|
|
"thing-in-itself":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": noumenon":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8thi\u014b-in-it-\u02c8self"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"translation of German Ding an sich":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1739, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-161238"
|
|
},
|
|
"thinly":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having little extent from one surface to its opposite":[
|
|
"thin paper"
|
|
],
|
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": measuring little in cross section or diameter":[
|
|
"thin rope"
|
|
],
|
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": not dense in arrangement or distribution":[
|
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"thin hair"
|
|
],
|
|
": not well fleshed : lean":[],
|
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": more fluid or rarefied than normal":[
|
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"thin air"
|
|
],
|
|
": having less than the usual number : scanty":[
|
|
"thin attendance"
|
|
],
|
|
": few in number : scarce":[],
|
|
": scantily supplied":[],
|
|
": characterized by a paucity of bids or offerings":[
|
|
"a thin market"
|
|
],
|
|
": lacking substance or strength":[
|
|
"thin broth",
|
|
"a thin plot"
|
|
],
|
|
": infertile , poor":[],
|
|
": flimsy , unconvincing":[
|
|
"a thin disguise"
|
|
],
|
|
": disappointingly poor or hard":[
|
|
"had a thin time of it"
|
|
],
|
|
": somewhat feeble, shrill, and lacking in resonance":[
|
|
"a thin voice"
|
|
],
|
|
": lacking in intensity or brilliance":[
|
|
"thin light"
|
|
],
|
|
": lacking sufficient photographic density or contrast":[],
|
|
": scarce sense 1":[],
|
|
": to make thin or thinner :":[],
|
|
": to reduce in thickness or depth : attenuate":[],
|
|
": to make less dense or viscous":[],
|
|
": dilute , weaken":[],
|
|
": to cause to lose flesh":[
|
|
"thinned by weeks of privation"
|
|
],
|
|
": to reduce in number or bulk":[],
|
|
": to become thin or thinner":[],
|
|
": to become weak":[],
|
|
": in a thin manner : thinly":[
|
|
"\u2014 used especially in combination thin -clad thin -flowing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8thin"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bony",
|
|
"boney",
|
|
"fatless",
|
|
"lean",
|
|
"lithe",
|
|
"skinny",
|
|
"slender",
|
|
"slim",
|
|
"spare",
|
|
"svelte"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"adulterate",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"dilute",
|
|
"extend",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"sophisticate",
|
|
"water down",
|
|
"weaken"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for thin Adjective thin , slender , slim , slight , tenuous mean not thick, broad, abundant, or dense. thin implies comparatively little extension between surfaces or in diameter, or it may imply lack of substance, richness, or abundance. thin wire a thin soup slender implies leanness or spareness often with grace and good proportion. the slender legs of a Sheraton chair slim applies to slenderness that suggests fragility or scantiness. a slim volume of poetry a slim chance slight implies smallness as well as thinness. a slight build tenuous implies extreme thinness, sheerness, or lack of substance and firmness. a tenuous thread",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Adjective",
|
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"a thin coating of dust",
|
|
"pizza with a thin crust",
|
|
"a thin slice of ham",
|
|
"a thin stand of trees",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He added a little more water to thin the gravy.",
|
|
"The haze thinned in the late afternoon.",
|
|
"His face has been thinned by illness.",
|
|
"Adverb",
|
|
"She sliced the cheese thin .",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"And, understandably considering the runway was covered in a thin layer of water, there were covetable chunky wellies. \u2014 Samantha Tse, CNN , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Problem is, every time those pads squeeze against the rotor, both pad and rotor lose a very thin layer of material in the process. \u2014 Duncan Brady, Car and Driver , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"The spout on the earpieces is very thin and so these are specially made ear tips instead of off-the-shelf ones. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Spoon into the prepared pan in small dollops and spread \u2014 an offset spatula is great here \u2014 into a thin , even layer. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"For many of its products, Iceland is also working with packaging suppliers to use paper coated with a thin layer of plastic that can be later separated at paper mills. \u2014 Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Their two-story house is a skeleton of studs and flooring protected from the weather by a new roof and thin layer of home wrap. \u2014 Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The brand recommends prepping your lips with a thin layer of its Everything Nice lip balm to create a smooth canvas. \u2014 Daisy Maldonado, SELF , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Selena starts out by applying a thin layer of the Urban Hydration Gel Facial Mask onto her bare face. \u2014 Seventeen , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Prescribed burns often are used in wildland areas that are too vast to thin by hand or machine. \u2014 Morgan Lee And Cedar Attanasio, USA TODAY , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Paulson even went so far as to bleach and thin her real eyebrows to aid the makeup team. \u2014 Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Prescribed burns often are used in wildland areas that are too vast to thin by hand or machine. \u2014 Morgan Lee And Cedar Attanasio, USA TODAY , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Prescribed burns often are used in wildland areas that are too vast to thin by hand or machine. \u2014 CBS News , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Store shelves would thin out as Kroger decides not to stock items that politicians are targeting for scrutiny. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"The precipitation will thin out farther north toward Indianapolis and south toward Nashville. \u2014 Ayana Archie, The Courier-Journal , 31 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Add the milk, garlic powder and about half of the reserved pasta water to the pasta (saving the rest of the water to thin out the sauce later if needed). \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Expert shaobing bakers whirl and slap the dough so thin that the finished product has 18 or more layers. \u2014 Jen Rose Smith, CNN , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"But with long distances between many clinics, providers stretched thin and barriers to cross-border travel, that might not be much of a solution. \u2014 Amanda Coletta, Washington Post , 3 July 2022",
|
|
"With airline personnel stretched thin , even a spot of bad weather can lead to cascading delays and cancellations. \u2014 Megan Cerullo, CBS News , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Losing Diabate leaves the Wolverines stretched thin in the frontcourt aside from Dickinson, who announced his intention to return for a third season. \u2014 Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"Fewer able bodies meant that the servers at Victoria\u2019s restaurant were always stretched thin . \u2014 Adam Reiner, Bon App\u00e9tit , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"When baked up thin in a sheet pan, sponge cake can be rolled with fillings, as in the Christmas classic, Buche de Noel. \u2014 Charlyne Mattox, Country Living , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In addition to all the impacts on those who depend on water from glaciers, the current rate of melt would also make expeditions on Mount Everest more challenging, as snow and ice cover thin further over coming decades. \u2014 Angela Dewan, CNN , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"But moving around the country while working normal hours wore thin after a few months. \u2014 Chris Moody, The New Republic , 30 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"So much depends on Jackson\u2019s performance, and the Ravens don\u2019t want his line of protection stretched so thin again. \u2014 Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com , 14 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English thin, thinne, going back to Old English \u00feynne, going back to Germanic *\u00feunnu- (assimilated to the -ja -stem adjectives in West Germanic, whence Middle Dutch dunne \"thin,\" Old High German dunni, against Old Norse \u00feunnr ), generalized from a paradigm *\u00feenu-, *\u00feunw-a-, going back to Indo-European *t\u00e9nh 2 u-, *tn\u0325h 2 u\u032f\u00f3-, whence also, from with a base *tenh 2 u-, *tn\u0325h 2 u- with varying ablaut and suffixation, Old Irish tanae \"thin, slender,\" Old Welsh teneu, Middle Breton tanau, Latin tenuis \"fine-drawn, thin, narrow, slight,\" Greek tanu- \"extended, long,\" tana\u00f3s \"outstretched, long,\" Old Church Slavic t\u012dn\u016dk\u016d \"fine, delicate,\" Russian t\u00f3nkij \"thin,\" Croatian & Serbian t\u0201nak, Lithuanian t\u0119\u0301vas, Sanskrit tan\u00fa\u1e25, t\u00e1nuka\u1e25 \"thin, small\"":"Adjective",
|
|
"Middle English thinnen, going back to Old English \u00feynnian, derivative of \u00feynne thin entry 1":"Verb",
|
|
"Middle English thynne, derivative of thin, thinne thin entry 1":"Adverb"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-170313"
|
|
},
|
|
"thistle family":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": carduaceae , compositae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-171734"
|
|
},
|
|
"thither":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to that place : there":[],
|
|
": being on the other and farther side : more remote":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"also \u02c8t\u035fhi-",
|
|
"\u02c8thi-t\u035fh\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
|
|
"Leonard is forced off his father's farm in a shocking incident and wanders hither and thither , becoming a slave to gypsies, a farmworker, a sailor, a diver and a horseman. \u2014 Dallas News , 20 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"In one of the film\u2019s best running gags, the Arpels\u2019 pet dachshund rushes hither and thither , joining the many stray dogs of the neighborhood and following them in and out of formal buildings. \u2014 Peter Cowie, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Old English thider ; akin to Old Norse thathra there, Old English th\u00e6t that":"Adverb"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
|
|
"1830, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-174036"
|
|
},
|
|
"thinginess":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being thingy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u014b\u0113n\u0259\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-182454"
|
|
},
|
|
"thiocyanato-":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"combining form"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": thiocyan-":[
|
|
"\u2014 especially in names of inorganic acids and salts and of coordination complexes potassium thiocyanato chromate K 3 Cr(SCN) 6"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"thiocyanate entry 1 + -o-":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-185354"
|
|
},
|
|
"thiopental":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a barbiturate C 11 H 18 N 2 O 2 S used in the form of its sodium salt especially as an intravenous anesthetic \u2014 compare pentothal":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccth\u012b-\u014d-\u02c8pen-\u02cctal",
|
|
"-\u02cct\u022fl"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Sodium thiopental is not approved in the United States. \u2014 Cnn Editorial Research, CNN , 20 May 2021",
|
|
"At the end of November 2010, Great Britain banned exports of thiopental for use in executions. \u2014 Jen Fifield, The Arizona Republic , 5 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The Drug Enforcement Agency seizes Georgia\u2019s supply of thiopental , over questions of where the state obtained the drug. \u2014 Cnn Editorial Research, CNN , 20 May 2021",
|
|
"In 2015, Arizona tried to illegally import sodium thiopental . \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 2 June 2021",
|
|
"The Georgia Department of Corrections announces that pentobarbital will be substituted for thiopental in the three-drug lethal injection process. \u2014 Cnn Editorial Research, CNN , 20 May 2021",
|
|
"In 2015, Arizona tried to ship thiopental from out of the country. \u2014 Lauren Castle, The Arizona Republic , 5 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"State officials in 2015 tried to ship thiopental from out of the country, but federal officials impounded the drug at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. \u2014 Lauren Castle, The Arizona Republic , 21 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"The first drug, sodium thiopental or pentobarbital, put the inmate to sleep; the second brought on paralysis; and the third stopped the heart. \u2014 Steve Almasy, CNN , 5 Dec. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"thi- + pent obarbit al":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1947, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-190028"
|
|
},
|
|
"this and that":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": several different things":[
|
|
"\"What have you been doing all day?\" \"Oh, a little bit of this and that .\""
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-191213"
|
|
},
|
|
"thill horse":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a horse that goes between the shafts and supports them":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English thil horse , from thil, thille thill + hors, horse horse":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-191356"
|
|
},
|
|
"thin skin":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
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": a tendency to get easily upset or offended by the things other people say or do":[
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"He has such a thin skin that he can't even take a little good-natured teasing."
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"type":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-195752"
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"definitions":{
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": head register":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-200021"
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},
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"Thin Rind":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": hampshire":[]
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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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"probably so called from its use as a bacon breed":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-200604"
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},
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"thionyl":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the bivalent radical or cation >SO of sulfurous acid : sulfinyl":[
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"\u2014 used especially in names of inorganic compounds"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8th\u012b\u0259n\u1d4al",
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"-\u02ccnil"
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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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"International Scientific Vocabulary thion- entry 1 + -yl ; originally formed in German":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-200810"
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},
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the typically plumose pappus from the ripe flower head of a thistle":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8thi-s\u0259l-\u02ccdau\u0307n"
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],
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"But for now, a cold April\u2019s closing moments parachute slowly home, so by mid-afternoon snow is recast as seed heads and thistledown . \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 9 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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},
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],
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"definitions":{
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": relating to or containing sulfur":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)th\u012b\u00a6\u00e4nik"
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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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"International Scientific Vocabulary thion- entry 1 + -ic":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-203155"
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},
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"third-best":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"pronounciation":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English(Scots) thrid best , from Middle English thirde, thridde, thrid third + best":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-204637"
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},
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"thiophosphorous acid":{
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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 series of acids derived from the phosphorous acids by replacement of one or more atoms of oxygen with sulfur":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+\u2026-"
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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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"thiophosphorous from thi- + phosphorous":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-210632"
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},
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"thioxanthone":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a yellow crystalline ketone C 6 H 4 (CO)(S)C 6 H 4 that is the sulfur analogue of xanthone":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6th\u012b\u014d+"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + xanthone":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-211118"
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},
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"thiocarbonate":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a salt or ester of a thiocarbonic acid":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\"+"
|
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"thi- + carbonate":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-213440"
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},
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"thitherto":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adverb"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": until that time":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8thi-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u02cct\u00fc",
|
|
"\u02ccthi-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u02c8t\u00fc",
|
|
"\u02cct\u035fhi-"
|
|
],
|
|
"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":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-213555"
|
|
},
|
|
"thin section":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a section of rock 0.02 to 0.03 millimeters thick cemented for study between clear glass plates":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":"20220711-220046"
|
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},
|
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"thionium":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"noun combining form"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": sulponium":[],
|
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": onium compound containing sulfur and usually another element (as nitrogen) besides carbon in a ring":[
|
|
"phenaza thionium"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"",
|
|
"th\u012b\u02c8\u014dn\u0113\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from thi- + -onium":"Noun combining form"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-222523"
|
|
},
|
|
"thirty-seventh":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being number 37 in a countable series":[
|
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"the thirty-seventh day"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 see Table of Numbers":[
|
|
"the thirty-seventh day"
|
|
],
|
|
": being one of 37 equal parts into which anything is divisible":[
|
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"a thirty-seventh share of the money"
|
|
],
|
|
": number 37 in a countable series":[],
|
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": the quotient of a unit divided by 37 : one of 37 equal parts of anything":[
|
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"one thirty-seventh of the total"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\""
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-223634"
|
|
},
|
|
"thing in action":{
|
|
"type":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": chose in action":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":"20220712-001634"
|
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},
|
|
"thin-shell concrete":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": thin reinforced usually precast concrete forming arched or domed roofs especially over large unpartitioned areas":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":"20220712-010647"
|
|
},
|
|
"thinghood":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being a thing : objective existence : thingness":[
|
|
"reducing human life to thinghood",
|
|
"\u2014 C. J. Rolo"
|
|
],
|
|
": something that constitutes a thing as such":[
|
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"thinghood must also include objective change",
|
|
"\u2014 C. I. Lewis"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8thi\u014b\u02cchu\u0307d"
|
|
],
|
|
"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":"20220712-010753"
|
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},
|
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"thin-skinnedness":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being thin-skinned":[]
|
|
},
|
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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":"20220712-011631"
|
|
},
|
|
"thitherward":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": toward that place : thither":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8t\u035fhi-",
|
|
"\u02c8thi-t\u035fh\u0259r-w\u0259rd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-011708"
|
|
},
|
|
"thirty-six":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"pronoun, plural in construction"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being one more than 35 in number":[
|
|
"thirty-six years"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 see Table of Numbers":[
|
|
"thirty-six years"
|
|
],
|
|
": 36 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated":[
|
|
"thirty-six are here",
|
|
"thirty-six were found"
|
|
],
|
|
": six and 30 : three times 12 : four times nine : three dozen : six sixes : the square of six":[],
|
|
": 36 units or objects":[
|
|
"a total of thirty-six"
|
|
],
|
|
": a group or set of 36":[],
|
|
": the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 36":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\""
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-013149"
|
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},
|
|
"thitka":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": burma mahogany":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8thitk\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"native name in Burma":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-030158"
|
|
},
|
|
"this afternoon":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": during the afternoon today":[
|
|
"We went for a walk this afternoon ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-033809"
|
|
},
|
|
"thieving":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": steal , rob":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8th\u0113v"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appropriate",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"filch",
|
|
"heist",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"misappropriate",
|
|
"nick",
|
|
"nip",
|
|
"pilfer",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"purloin",
|
|
"rip off",
|
|
"snitch",
|
|
"steal",
|
|
"swipe"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"someone's been thieving my cookies!",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Eventually, Ivy begins to thieve from box stores on her own \u2013 coveting items her family won't provide for her such as tampons, disposable razors, Valentine's Day cards, lip gloss and even a diary. \u2014 Morgan Hines, USA TODAY , 5 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Taught young by her grandmother to thieve and pilfer, Ivy\u2019s punishment when caught by her mother is to be sent back to China. \u2014 Bethanne Patrick, Washington Post , 1 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"For years, the party denigrated the south as a thieving leech on the resources of the more prosperous north. \u2014 Jason Horowitz, New York Times , 22 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"Last year, a farmer in Thirthahalli in the state of Karnataka resorted to painting his pet dog with tiger stripes to protect his coffee crop from thieving monkeys. \u2014 Fox News , 30 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"His slickly produced videos speak to Russians\u2019 anger about inequality and hypocritical, thieving officialdom. \u2014 Anton Troianovski, New York Times , 3 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"The local partners eventually rebelled, denouncing the Zetas as thieving outsiders while also adopting their predatory tactics. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 1 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"Fleck is bullied by thieving poor kids and drunken rich guys, goaded to the point of murder by the meanness of the world. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"This later-season standout stars Cleese as a bumbling, flower- thieving highwayman who steals from the rich and gives to the poor. \u2014 Devan Coggan, EW.com , 4 Oct. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-034330"
|
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},
|
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"thirty-four":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"pronoun, plural in construction"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being one more than 33 in number":[
|
|
"thirty-four years"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 see Table of Numbers":[
|
|
"thirty-four years"
|
|
],
|
|
": 34 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated":[
|
|
"thirty-four are here",
|
|
"thirty-four were found"
|
|
],
|
|
": four and 30 : 17 times two":[],
|
|
": 34 units or objects":[
|
|
"a total of thirty-four"
|
|
],
|
|
": a group or set of 34":[],
|
|
": the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 34":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\""
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-035736"
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},
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"thimble":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a pitted cap or cover worn on the finger to push the needle in sewing":[],
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": a grooved ring of thin metal used to fit in a spliced loop in a rope as protection from chafing":[],
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": a lining (as of metal) for an opening (as in a roof or wall) through which a stovepipe or chimney passes":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8thim-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Black holes are the most massive gravitational engines in the universe, yet what most of us probably know about them could fit into a thimble . \u2014 Karen Campbell, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
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"The humblest object in the exhibition, a golden thimble , carries the most history. \u2014 Peter Saenger, WSJ , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"In the Ch4rm lookbook, male models sport square-toe dress shoes\u2014a Russian staple\u2014and women don denim skirts the size of a thimble . \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 22 Nov. 2021",
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"There\u2019s one possible state where the molecules are crowded into the thimble . \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 22 Apr. 2021",
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"Line cooks use a thimble for near constant taste tests. \u2014 Larissa Zimberoff, Wired , 17 Dec. 2020",
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"Levi's also found a way to create its signature faded denim, by using just a thimble of water and ozone gas instead of the traditional method, which can use up to 42 liters of water. \u2014 Isabelle Gerretsen And Ivana Kottasov\u00e1, CNN , 3 May 2020",
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"Specifically, 15 wooden nesting dolls ranging in size from a tiny thimble to a Starbucks venti latte. \u2014 Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science , 20 Mar. 2020",
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"Unfortunately, there is no way to obtain that much power from a source that fits inside a thimble without the possibility of tragedy. \u2014 Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker , 22 Dec. 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English thymel, thymbyl , from Old English th\u0233mel covering for the thumb, from th\u016bma thumb":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-051414"
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},
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"thioplast":{
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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 rubberlike materials made from an alkali polysulfide and an organic dihalide : polysulfide rubber":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8th\u012b\u0259\u02ccplast"
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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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"International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + -plast":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-053413"
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},
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"thiouracil":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a bitter crystalline compound C 4 H 4 N 2 OS that depresses the function of the thyroid gland":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccth\u012b-\u014d-\u02c8yu\u0307r-\u0259-\u02ccsil"
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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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"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1905, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-054743"
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},
|
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"thiuram":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": thiocarbamoyl":[
|
|
"\u2014 used especially in names of sulfides"
|
|
],
|
|
": any of several organic derivatives of this radical R 2 NCS\u2212":[],
|
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": any of several thiuram sulfides (as tetraethylthiuram disulfide and tetramethylthiuram disulfide)":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"th\u012b\u02c8yu\u0307r\u0259m",
|
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"\u02c8th\u012by\u0259\u02ccram"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"perhaps irregular from thiourea + -amyl (as in carbamyl )":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-063617"
|
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},
|
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"thiocyanate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a compound that consists of the chemical group SCN bonded by the sulfur atom to a group or an atom other than a hydrogen atom":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-n\u0259t",
|
|
"\u02ccth\u012b-\u014d-\u02c8s\u012b-\u0259-\u02ccn\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Trinity Mind, Body & Soul\u2019 \u2013 allegedly contained vitamin C, an enzyme mix, potassium thiocyanate , and hydrogen peroxide. \u2014 USA TODAY , 3 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"The fish were then rinsed and allowed to recover, and the holding water was subsequently tested for thiocyanate . \u2014 National Geographic , 5 June 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1877, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-074106"
|
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},
|
|
"thiourea":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-yu\u0307-\u02c8r\u0113-\u0259",
|
|
"\u02ccth\u012b-\u014d-yu\u0307-\u02c8r\u0113-\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Many plants, including broccoli, evolved to produce bitter-tasting chemicals like thiourea to avoid being eaten. \u2014 Bill Sullivan, The Conversation , 5 June 2020",
|
|
"One of those genes, TAS2R38, recognizes bitter chemicals like thioureas , which are plentiful in broccoli. \u2014 Bill Sullivan, National Geographic , 6 Aug. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1884, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-081301"
|
|
},
|
|
"thixotropy":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the property of various gels of becoming fluid when disturbed (as by shaking)":[
|
|
"\u2026 says that blood liquefaction can be explained in terms of a phenomenon called thixotropy . Certain substances, including some types of mayonnaise, are normally thick gels, but can be liquefied instantly by shaking or stirring.",
|
|
"\u2014 The New York Times"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"thik-\u02c8s\u00e4-tr\u0259-p\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from German Tixotropie, from Greek th\u00edxis \"act of touching\" (from thig-, base of thing\u00e1nein \"to touch, handle\" + -sis -sis ) + German -o- -o- + -tropie -tropy \u2014 more at thigmotropism":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1927, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-082411"
|
|
},
|
|
"thiophosphoryl":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the usually trivalent radical PS that is phosphoryl in which oxygen is replaced by sulfur \u2014 compare sulfochloride sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"thi- + phosphoryl":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-090838"
|
|
},
|
|
"thioarsenite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a salt (as sodium thioarsenite Na 3 AsS 3 ) or ester containing trivalent arsenic and sulfur in the acid portion of the molecule and obtainable in the case of the salts from arsenic trisulfide":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary thi- + arsenite":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-100729"
|
|
},
|
|
"thiuronium":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccth\u012by\u0259\u02c8r\u014dn\u0113\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"thiur- (as in thiuram ) or thiour- (as in thiourea ) + -onium":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-103936"
|
|
},
|
|
"thistle dollar":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a Scottish coin of the reign of James VI (late 16th to early 17th centuries) worth two marks and having a thistle on the reverse":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-112937"
|
|
},
|
|
"thiocarbamoyl":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the univalent radical NH 2 CS\u2212that is carbamoyl in which oxygen is replaced by sulfur":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"thi- + carbamoyl, carbamyl":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-115809"
|
|
},
|
|
"thirtyfold":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having 30 parts or aspects":[],
|
|
": being 30 times as large, as great, or as many as some understood size, degree, or amount":[
|
|
"a thirtyfold increase"
|
|
],
|
|
": to 30 times as much or as many : by 30 times":[
|
|
"brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold",
|
|
"\u2014 Matthew 13:8 (Authorized Version)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\""
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English thrittifold , from Old English thr\u012btigfeald , from thr\u012btig thirty + -feald -fold":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-120406"
|
|
},
|
|
"Thiobacteriaceae":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a family of coccoid to rod-shaped free-living bacteria (order Pseudomonadales) that oxidize sulfur compounds as a source of energy usually with the deposit of free sulfur and may or may not require an organic source of carbon \u2014 see thiobacillus":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Thiobacterium , genus of sulfur bacteria in some classifications + -aceae":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-121703"
|
|
},
|
|
"thirty-sixth":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being number 36 in a countable series":[
|
|
"the thirty-sixth day"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 see Table of Numbers":[
|
|
"the thirty-sixth day"
|
|
],
|
|
": being one of 36 equal parts into which anything is divisible":[
|
|
"a thirty-sixth share of the money"
|
|
],
|
|
": number 36 in a countable series":[],
|
|
": the quotient of a unit divided by 36 : one of 36 equal parts of anything":[
|
|
"one thirty-sixth of the total"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\""
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-125001"
|
|
},
|
|
"thirty-five":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"pronoun, plural in construction"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being one more than 34 in number":[
|
|
"thirty-five years"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 see Table of Numbers":[
|
|
"thirty-five years"
|
|
],
|
|
": 35 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated":[
|
|
"thirty-five are here",
|
|
"thirty-five were found"
|
|
],
|
|
": five and 30 : five times seven : seven fives":[],
|
|
": 35 units or objects":[
|
|
"a total of thirty-five"
|
|
],
|
|
": a group or set of 35":[],
|
|
": the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 35":[],
|
|
": a gambling game for from two to five players in which the pot is won by the player who holds cards of the same suit totaling 35 or more points in value":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\""
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-131107"
|
|
},
|
|
"thimble and pea":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": thimblerig sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-134213"
|
|
},
|
|
"thivel":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a stick or spatula for stirring porridge or other food":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8th\u012bv\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8thiv-",
|
|
"\u02c8th\u0113v-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English thyvelle":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-134318"
|
|
},
|
|
"thirty-first":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": being number 31 in a countable series":[
|
|
"the thirty-first day"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 see Table of Numbers":[
|
|
"the thirty-first day"
|
|
],
|
|
": being one of 31 equal parts into which anything is divisible":[
|
|
"a thirty-first share of the money"
|
|
],
|
|
": number 31 in a countable series":[
|
|
"the thirty-first of the month"
|
|
],
|
|
": the quotient of a unit divided by 31 : one of 31 equal parts of anything":[
|
|
"one thirty-first of the total"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\""
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-144115"
|
|
},
|
|
"Thiobacteriales":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an order of bacteria of various shapes usually containing either sulfur granules or bacteriopurpurin or both, usually thriving best in the presence of hydrogen sulfide, and comprising the families Achromatiaceae, Beggiatoaceae, and Rhodobacteriaceae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Thiobacterium + -ales":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-155041"
|
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},
|
|
"thiobacterium":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": sulfur bacterium":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\"+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from thi- + bacterium":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-171639"
|
|
},
|
|
"thingish":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The inevitable complications of that entanglement don't take long to manifest, and fresh beginnings prove equally fraught for Nora (Portrait star No\u00e9mie Merlant), a thirtysomething real-estate agent attempting to start over in law school. \u2014 Leah Greenblatt, EW.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"Darius Epps \u2014 Van often pops in to ground the show, provides some sage advice to her on-again, off-again boyfriend and give the show a lens into a thirtysomething Black American woman\u2019s experience. \u2014 Niki Mcgloster, refinery29.com , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"The Amazon Prime comedy follows four thirtysomething women friends navigating life and love in the titular cultural hot spot. \u2014 Rivea Ruff, Essence , 1 Dec. 2021",
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"Jason is a thirtysomething man questioning his life: career, love and family. \u2014 Dawn Burkes, Los Angeles Times , 1 Dec. 2021",
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"In the past few years, the reserved, thirtysomething English singer-songwriter Tirzah has retreated into a newfound home life. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 5 Oct. 2021",
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"The movie is centered on a prosperous thirtysomething Black couple, Anthony McCoy (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) and Brianna Cartwright (Teyonah Parris), who live in a duplex apartment on the former grounds of Cabrini-Green, on the city\u2019s North Side. \u2014 Richard Brod, The New Yorker , 26 Aug. 2021",
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"That dialogue sounds like a very thirtysomething notion of teen rebellion. \u2014 Darren Franich, EW.com , 14 June 2019",
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"On Spetses, six or so thirtysomething Greeks come in, Athenians apparently, take a table, and then order at endless length, the waitress calling out each new fishy possibility with an evaluating shrug. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, Town & Country , 20 May 2019"
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"1987, in the meaning defined above":""
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"adjective or noun",
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"pronoun, plural in construction"
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": a number equal to three times 10 \u2014 see Table of Numbers":[],
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": a sign of completion : end":[
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"\u2014 usually written 30 wrote thirty on the last page of the story"
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],
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": the second point scored by a side in a game of tennis":[]
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"\u02c8th\u0259r-t\u0113"
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],
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"examples":[
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"The temperature outside is in the high thirties .",
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"He is in his thirties .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Crutchfield is in her early thirties , just about old enough to have listened as a kid and a teenager to Apple\u2019s music and to that of similar artists in Apple\u2019s generation, roughly clustered around events such as the early iterations of Lilith Fair. \u2014 Helena Fitzgerald, refinery29.com , 28 Apr. 2020",
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"In her early thirties , Perkins witnessed the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, which killed 146 garment workers \u2014 mostly women and girls. \u2014 Annalyn Kurtz, CNN , 10 Apr. 2020",
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"On January 1, 1984, a British woman in her early thirties named Tina Brown was appointed editor-in-chief of Newhouse\u2019s reboot of Vanity Fair. \u2014 Kyle Chayka, The New Republic , 21 Oct. 2019",
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"Her break from Bill is the choice that enables her to become an accomplished and well-connected law professor at Northwestern, politically one to watch in her thirties , and a United States senator by her forties. \u2014 Laura Marsh, The New Republic , 19 May 2020",
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"Kadolph tried suppressing her childhood memories, but her battle with anorexia continued into her thirties . \u2014 Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News , 11 July 2019",
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"By her mid- thirties , Gornick identified with the novel\u2019s hero, Paul Morel, who does the desiring. \u2014 Sophie Pinkham, The New Republic , 1 May 2020",
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"One of those who left the Olive Tree religious movement was a Korean war veteran in his mid- thirties who had spent 10 years worshiping there. \u2014 Joshua Berlinger, CNN , 6 Mar. 2020",
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"Monteiro is in his mid- thirties , with thick black hair that\u2019s going silver around his ears. \u2014 Brian Merchant, Harper's magazine , 31 Dec. 2019"
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"Middle English thritty , from thritty , adjective, from Old English thr\u012btig , from thr\u012btig group of 30, from thr\u012be three + -tig group of ten; akin to Old English t\u012ben ten":""
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-185338"
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"thirty-third":{
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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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": being number 33 in a countable series":[
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"the thirty-third day"
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],
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"\u2014 see Table of Numbers":[
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"the thirty-third day"
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],
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": being one of 33 equal parts into which anything is divisible":[
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"a thirty-third share of the money"
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],
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": number 33 in a countable series":[],
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": the quotient of a unit divided by 33 : one of 33 equal parts of anything":[
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"one thirty-third of the total"
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"\""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-192340"
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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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": being number 35 in a countable series":[
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"the thirty-fifth day"
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],
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"\u2014 see Table of Numbers":[
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"the thirty-fifth day"
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],
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": being one of 35 equal parts into which anything is divisible":[
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"a thirty-fifth share of the money"
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],
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": number 35 in a countable series":[],
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": the quotient of a unit divided by 35 : one of 35 equal parts of anything":[
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"one thirty-fifth of the total"
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]
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"\""
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"thing-language":{
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": a language whose terms refer to spatiotemporal things and events and their physical attributes":[
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"\u2014 compare physical language":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-194335"
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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 American raspberries or blackberries (especially Rubus occidentalis, R. parviflorus , and R. odoratus ) having thimble-shaped fruit":[]
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"\u02c8thim-b\u0259l-\u02ccber-\u0113"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Trees and shrubs that provide fruits such as Indian plum, thimbleberry , bitter cherry, huckleberry and Oregon grape are good choices. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 Mar. 2021",
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"Michigan\u2019s Upper Peninsula fully embraces the thimbleberry . \u2014 Rebecca Powers, Washington Post , 13 Aug. 2019",
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"Among those luxuries is the thimbleberry , named for its thimble shape. \u2014 Rebecca Powers, Washington Post , 13 Aug. 2019"
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"1788, in the meaning defined above":""
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"thimble chamber":{
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"so called from its shape and size":""
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],
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": an eye in a plate used especially as a deadeye":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-232804"
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"thimbleflower":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a self-heal ( Prunella vulgaris )":[],
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": a foxglove ( Digitalis purpurea )":[],
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": a gilia ( Gilia capitata ) with lavender blue flowers in dense heads":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-235236"
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"thinglike":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": like a physical object : lacking consciousness or will":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-002441"
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"thimbleful":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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|
": as much as a thimble will hold":[],
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|
": a very small quantity":[
|
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"not a thimbleful of common sense"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8thim-b\u0259l-\u02ccfu\u0307l"
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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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"Despite the efforts of talented actors, none of these characters share a thimbleful of onscreen chemistry \u2013 least of all Stephen Strange and Christine, a relationship meant to be at the heart of the movie. \u2014 Rob Salkowitz, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
|
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"When Jacobs picks it up, a thimbleful of soot flies into the air, creating a little plume of smoke that lingers. \u2014 Randall Lane, Forbes , 10 Sep. 2021",
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"Microbiologists began by isolating the microbial DNA in a thimbleful of soil to see what genes and species were in the sample. \u2014 Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS , 12 July 2021",
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"Imagine, for example, dropping a thimbleful of red dye into a swimming pool. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 22 Apr. 2021",
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"On Netflix, a season is apparently a thimbleful of episodes and none exceeds half an hour. \u2014 Wesley Morris, New York Times , 26 Oct. 2020",
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"Just one thimbleful of neutron star would weigh 100 million tons. \u2014 Sophie Weiner, Popular Mechanics , 4 Nov. 2017",
|
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"These 10 wines represent a mere thimbleful of the ros\u00e9s produced in the United States each year. \u2014 Eric Asimov, New York Times , 5 July 2018",
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"The next day the boy sipped a thimbleful and kept it down. \u2014 John Kass, chicagotribune.com , 27 Apr. 2018"
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"1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"definitions":{
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": an Australian plant ( Blandfordia nobilis ) cultivated for its ornamental racemose flowers":[],
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": a lily ( Lilium bolanderi ) of western U.S. and that is used as an ornamental and has whorled leaves and red-purple flowers with darker spots":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-003622"
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"thingman":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"\u02c8thi\u014bm\u0259n"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"translation of Old Norse thingmathr":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-005525"
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"thimblerigger":{
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a swindling trick in which a small ball or pea is quickly shifted from under one to another of three small cups to fool the spectator guessing its location":[],
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": one who manipulates the cup in thimblerig : thimblerigger":[],
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": to cheat by trickery":[],
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": to swindle by thimblerig":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8thim-b\u0259l-\u02ccrig"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"beat",
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"bilk",
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"bleed",
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"cheat",
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|
"chisel",
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|
"chouse",
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|
"con",
|
|
"cozen",
|
|
"defraud",
|
|
"diddle",
|
|
"do",
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|
"do in",
|
|
"euchre",
|
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"fiddle",
|
|
"fleece",
|
|
"flimflam",
|
|
"gaff",
|
|
"hose",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"mulct",
|
|
"nobble",
|
|
"pluck",
|
|
"ream",
|
|
"rip off",
|
|
"rook",
|
|
"screw",
|
|
"shake down",
|
|
"short",
|
|
"shortchange",
|
|
"skin",
|
|
"skunk",
|
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"squeeze",
|
|
"stick",
|
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"stiff",
|
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"sting",
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"sucker",
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"swindle",
|
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"victimize"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"had the feeling that I had just been thimblerigged by the sweetest-looking old lady"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1839, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-085006"
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