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{
"wheat thief":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": chess entry 3":[],
": gromwell":[]
},
"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131634",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"wheat thrips":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any of numerous thrips that infest wheat and damage the grain: such as":[],
": flower thrips":[],
": grain thrips":[],
": grass thrips":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-051723"
},
"wheat weevil":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": grain weevil":[],
": the rice weevil when found in wheat":[],
": wheat thrips":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011900",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"wheatworm":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a small nematode worm ( Anguina tritici ) that is parasitic on wheat , oats, and other grasses, that invades the plant at the leaf axil as a larva where it induces stunting and distortion of leaves, and that subsequently passes to the inflorescence and causes the seeds to be replaced by galls in which the larva matures and produces a new generation of larvae to be distributed in the soil when the gall is shed and decays":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100653",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"whee":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{},
"examples":[
"whee ! that was a fun ride"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1898, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8(h)w\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"glory",
"glory be",
"ha",
"hah",
"hallelujah",
"hey",
"hooray",
"hurrah",
"hurray",
"hot dog",
"huzzah",
"wahoo",
"whoopee",
"yahoo",
"yippee"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161833",
"type":[
"interjection"
]
},
"wheedle":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": to gain or get by wheedling":[
"wheedle one's way into favor"
],
": to influence or entice by soft words or flattery":[],
": to use soft words or flattery":[]
},
"examples":[
"He wheedled quite a bit of money from her.",
"She pleaded and wheedled , but I wouldn't be swayed.",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Harper rents a British country house to work through her trauma, but the men of the local village (all of whom are played by the actor Rory Kinnear) insinuate, belittle and wheedle her, too. \u2014 New York Times , 16 May 2022",
"But Kirpal would wheedle the staff, charm Mrs. Tan, tease the aides. \u2014 Rachel Heng, The New Yorker , 31 May 2021",
"Plaintive, breathless, and more than a little disappointed by the shabbiness of the place, Fagan is a nonthreatening figure, the sort of bloke who might wheedle a free pint in a Clerkenwell pub. \u2014 Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner , 10 Dec. 2020",
"His Frank exhibits no concern for his son, but does want to make sure Maggie gets none of the benefit of the trust-fund money Tom had to wheedle out of his father and more sympathetic brother Nate (Josh McKenzie). \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 2 Sep. 2020",
"Still, when the weather starts to feel more summery \u2014 however punishing that summer might be \u2014 burger cravings always seem to wheedle their way out of the woodwork. \u2014 Dominic Armato, azcentral , 28 May 2020",
"But when Rose-Lynn opens her mouth to sing\u2013her speaking voice has a Glaswegian burr, but her singing voice is all Tennessee\u2013you\u2019re wheedled into forgetting her flaws and sins and wanting only the best for her and her kids. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 20 June 2019",
"One of the latter, Hugh Dancy\u2019s Charlie, tries, almost successfully, to wheedle her into bed; another, Reid Scott\u2019s Tom, the show\u2019s head monologue writer, feels threatened and tries to block her best ideas. \u2014 Stephanie Zacharek, Time , 7 June 2019",
"Another is about a very loud teenage neighbor in the West Village who wheedles his way into her psyche. \u2014 Sophie Haigney, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 May 2018"
],
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1661, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8hw\u0113-d\u1d4al",
"\u02c8w\u0113-",
"\u02c8(h)w\u0113-d\u1d4al"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for wheedle cajole , coax , soft-soap , blandish , wheedle mean to influence or persuade by pleasing words or actions. cajole suggests the deliberate use of flattery to persuade in the face of reluctance or reasonable objections. cajoled him into cheating on the final exam coax implies gentle and persistent words or actions employed to produce a desired effect. coaxed the cat out of the tree soft-soap refers to using smooth and somewhat insincere talk usually for personal gain. politicians soft-soaping eligible voters blandish implies a more open desire to win a person over by effusive praise and affectionate actions. legislators blandished with promises of support wheedle suggests more strongly than cajole the use of seductive appeal or artful words in persuading. hucksters wheedling her life's savings out of her",
"synonyms":[
"blandish",
"blarney",
"cajole",
"coax",
"palaver",
"soft-soap",
"sweet-talk"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094751",
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"wheel":{
"antonyms":[
"deflect",
"divert",
"redirect",
"swing",
"turn",
"veer",
"whip"
],
"definitions":{
": a chiefly medieval instrument of torture designed for mutilating a victim (as by stretching or disjointing)":[],
": a circuit of theaters or places of entertainment":[],
": a circular frame of hard material that may be solid, partly solid, or spoked and that is capable of turning on an axle":[],
": a contrivance or apparatus having as its principal part a wheel: such as":[],
": a curving or circular movement":[],
": a directing or controlling force":[],
": a moving or essential part of something compared to a machine":[
"the wheels of government"
],
": a person of importance especially in an organization":[
"a big wheel"
],
": a recurring course, development, or action : cycle":[],
": a sports league":[],
": an imaginary turning wheel symbolizing the inconstancy of fortune":[],
": any of many revolving disks or drums used as gambling paraphernalia":[],
": bicycle":[],
": legs":[],
": potter's wheel":[],
": something (such as a round, flat cheese) resembling a wheel in shape":[],
": steering wheel":[],
": the refrain or burden of a song":[],
": to cause to change direction as if revolving on a pivot":[],
": to cause to turn on or as if on an axis : rotate":[],
": to change direction as if revolving on a pivot":[
"the battalion would have wheeled to the flank",
"\u2014 Walter Bernstein",
"her mind will wheel around to the other extreme",
"\u2014 Liam O'Flaherty",
"wheeled to face her opponent"
],
": to convey or move on or as if on wheels or in a wheeled vehicle":[
"wheeled the patient back to his room",
"wheeled the car into the driveway",
"wheel in the experts"
],
": to make deals or do business especially shrewdly or briskly":[],
": to make or perform in a circle or curve":[],
": to move or extend in a circle or curve":[
"birds in wheeling flight",
"valleys where young cotton wheeled slowly in fanlike rows",
"\u2014 William Faulkner"
],
": to travel on or as if on wheels or in a wheeled vehicle":[],
": to turn on or as if on an axis : revolve":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The car's rear wheels started to spin on the icy road.",
"the wheels of a train",
"a suitcase with wheels on the bottom",
"a wheel of cheddar cheese",
"Verb",
"Doctors wheeled the patient into the operating room.",
"He wheeled his motorcycle into the garage.",
"Our waiter wheeled out a small dessert cart.",
"She wheeled around in her chair when I entered the room.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The rear drive variants will start at $60,000 and the all wheel drive at $64,000. \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Dropping the coin for the ID.4's available all- wheel -drive system adds a second motor that powers the SUV's front axle. \u2014 Car and Driver , 24 June 2022",
"By the early 2000s, hundreds of locals were driving to Truck Beach on sunny weekends, parking their four- wheel -drive trucks side-by-side, Daytona Beach style. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
"Prices for the 2023 HR-V start at $23,650 for a front- wheel -drive LX model. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
"For a car of its size, the EQS 580 offers a tiny turning radius of just 35.7 feet (10.9 m), thanks to rear- wheel steering with a 10\u00b0 range of motion. \u2014 Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica , 17 June 2022",
"The basic Monarch, by comparison, costs $58,000 and its four- wheel -drive model $68,000. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022",
"Dogs and helicopters were deployed and four- wheel -drive vehicles were used to comb through desert land near her home. \u2014 Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic , 7 June 2022",
"Despite all the modifications to the four- wheel -drive Sierra, Overland Expo has mainly left its 420 hp, 6.2-liter V-8 powertrain alone, with the exception of adding a MagnaFlow exhaust. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 19 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Birds are perched on rocky crags, while others wheel around a tree. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Nov. 2021",
"When a windstorm hits, simply wheel the greenhouse into a garage or shed and wait for the storm to pass. \u2014 Rachel Center, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The 99-day impasse meant Cohen couldn't wheel , nor deal, nor even talk to his new ace, who was a pivotal figure at the negotiating table for the MLB Players' Association. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Seagulls wheel overhead as the waters of nearby Muir Creek flow into the Salish Sea. \u2014 Devon Bidal, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 Feb. 2022",
"United also kicks in meals, and Delta has been known to wheel snack and drink carts through gate areas during delays, but most other carriers make no promises regarding food. \u2014 Kelly Bastone, Outside Online , 4 Nov. 2014",
"The night was comfortably warm and the front door had been propped open, allowing Ms. Wiesner to wheel herself up the sidewalk\u2019s slight incline to the threshold and into the dining room in a single, unassisted shot. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Aug. 2021",
"Vegetable vendor Raghu Dayal, who\u2019s 50, defied a weekend curfew to wheel his cart around the streets of New Delhi on Sunday evening. \u2014 Biman Mukherji, Fortune , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Groups of protesters wheel jerrycans in wagons past them, honk their truck horns in time with the music as people dance and remain squarely parked on the street. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English hweogol, hw\u0113ol ; akin to Old Norse hv\u0113l wheel, Greek kyklos circle, wheel, Skt cakra , Latin colere to cultivate, inhabit, Sanskrit carati he moves, wanders":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8(h)w\u0113l",
"\u02c8w\u0113l",
"\u02c8hw\u0113l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"gyration",
"pirouette",
"reel",
"revolution",
"roll",
"rotation",
"spin",
"twirl",
"whirl"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082825",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"wheels":{
"antonyms":[
"deflect",
"divert",
"redirect",
"swing",
"turn",
"veer",
"whip"
],
"definitions":{
": a chiefly medieval instrument of torture designed for mutilating a victim (as by stretching or disjointing)":[],
": a circuit of theaters or places of entertainment":[],
": a circular frame of hard material that may be solid, partly solid, or spoked and that is capable of turning on an axle":[],
": a contrivance or apparatus having as its principal part a wheel: such as":[],
": a curving or circular movement":[],
": a directing or controlling force":[],
": a moving or essential part of something compared to a machine":[
"the wheels of government"
],
": a person of importance especially in an organization":[
"a big wheel"
],
": a recurring course, development, or action : cycle":[],
": a sports league":[],
": an imaginary turning wheel symbolizing the inconstancy of fortune":[],
": any of many revolving disks or drums used as gambling paraphernalia":[],
": bicycle":[],
": legs":[],
": potter's wheel":[],
": something (such as a round, flat cheese) resembling a wheel in shape":[],
": steering wheel":[],
": the refrain or burden of a song":[],
": to cause to change direction as if revolving on a pivot":[],
": to cause to turn on or as if on an axis : rotate":[],
": to change direction as if revolving on a pivot":[
"the battalion would have wheeled to the flank",
"\u2014 Walter Bernstein",
"her mind will wheel around to the other extreme",
"\u2014 Liam O'Flaherty",
"wheeled to face her opponent"
],
": to convey or move on or as if on wheels or in a wheeled vehicle":[
"wheeled the patient back to his room",
"wheeled the car into the driveway",
"wheel in the experts"
],
": to make deals or do business especially shrewdly or briskly":[],
": to make or perform in a circle or curve":[],
": to move or extend in a circle or curve":[
"birds in wheeling flight",
"valleys where young cotton wheeled slowly in fanlike rows",
"\u2014 William Faulkner"
],
": to travel on or as if on wheels or in a wheeled vehicle":[],
": to turn on or as if on an axis : revolve":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"The car's rear wheels started to spin on the icy road.",
"the wheels of a train",
"a suitcase with wheels on the bottom",
"a wheel of cheddar cheese",
"Verb",
"Doctors wheeled the patient into the operating room.",
"He wheeled his motorcycle into the garage.",
"Our waiter wheeled out a small dessert cart.",
"She wheeled around in her chair when I entered the room.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The rear drive variants will start at $60,000 and the all wheel drive at $64,000. \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
"Dropping the coin for the ID.4's available all- wheel -drive system adds a second motor that powers the SUV's front axle. \u2014 Car and Driver , 24 June 2022",
"By the early 2000s, hundreds of locals were driving to Truck Beach on sunny weekends, parking their four- wheel -drive trucks side-by-side, Daytona Beach style. \u2014 New York Times , 24 June 2022",
"Prices for the 2023 HR-V start at $23,650 for a front- wheel -drive LX model. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
"For a car of its size, the EQS 580 offers a tiny turning radius of just 35.7 feet (10.9 m), thanks to rear- wheel steering with a 10\u00b0 range of motion. \u2014 Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica , 17 June 2022",
"The basic Monarch, by comparison, costs $58,000 and its four- wheel -drive model $68,000. \u2014 Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022",
"Dogs and helicopters were deployed and four- wheel -drive vehicles were used to comb through desert land near her home. \u2014 Chelsea Curtis, The Arizona Republic , 7 June 2022",
"Despite all the modifications to the four- wheel -drive Sierra, Overland Expo has mainly left its 420 hp, 6.2-liter V-8 powertrain alone, with the exception of adding a MagnaFlow exhaust. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 19 May 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Birds are perched on rocky crags, while others wheel around a tree. \u2014 Washington Post , 24 Nov. 2021",
"When a windstorm hits, simply wheel the greenhouse into a garage or shed and wait for the storm to pass. \u2014 Rachel Center, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 Mar. 2022",
"The 99-day impasse meant Cohen couldn't wheel , nor deal, nor even talk to his new ace, who was a pivotal figure at the negotiating table for the MLB Players' Association. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 13 Mar. 2022",
"Seagulls wheel overhead as the waters of nearby Muir Creek flow into the Salish Sea. \u2014 Devon Bidal, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 Feb. 2022",
"United also kicks in meals, and Delta has been known to wheel snack and drink carts through gate areas during delays, but most other carriers make no promises regarding food. \u2014 Kelly Bastone, Outside Online , 4 Nov. 2014",
"The night was comfortably warm and the front door had been propped open, allowing Ms. Wiesner to wheel herself up the sidewalk\u2019s slight incline to the threshold and into the dining room in a single, unassisted shot. \u2014 New York Times , 17 Aug. 2021",
"Vegetable vendor Raghu Dayal, who\u2019s 50, defied a weekend curfew to wheel his cart around the streets of New Delhi on Sunday evening. \u2014 Biman Mukherji, Fortune , 12 Jan. 2022",
"Groups of protesters wheel jerrycans in wagons past them, honk their truck horns in time with the music as people dance and remain squarely parked on the street. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Feb. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"13th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English hweogol, hw\u0113ol ; akin to Old Norse hv\u0113l wheel, Greek kyklos circle, wheel, Skt cakra , Latin colere to cultivate, inhabit, Sanskrit carati he moves, wanders":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8hw\u0113l",
"\u02c8w\u0113l",
"\u02c8(h)w\u0113l"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"gyration",
"pirouette",
"reel",
"revolution",
"roll",
"rotation",
"spin",
"twirl",
"whirl"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163908",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"wheeze":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a sound of wheezing":[],
": a trite saying or proverb":[],
": an often repeated and widely known joke used especially by entertainers":[],
": to breathe with difficulty usually with a whistling sound":[],
": to make a sound resembling that of wheezing":[
"the bellows wheezed"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"He was up all night hacking and wheezing .",
"The car's motor wheezed and stalled.",
"Noun",
"Between gasps and wheezes , he tried to explain what had happened.",
"the wheeze of an engine",
"We can count on him for a good wheeze .",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Ron would wheeze while hiking, and sometimes at night, but a nebulizer made his breathing less strained. \u2014 Patrick Hruby, Washington Post , 30 Aug. 2021",
"But all of us are likely to feel the effects of a sick and wheezing economy. \u2014 Jarvis Deberry, cleveland , 18 Apr. 2020",
"By March 29, though, Massamore was wheezing and having trouble holding a conversation. \u2014 Mandy Mclaren, The Courier-Journal , 9 Apr. 2020",
"No social media existed at the time, but people were frantically texting to each other about a new type of acute influenza that was making people cough and wheeze . \u2014 Ilaria Maria Sala, Quartz , 12 Feb. 2020",
"The room was small and dimly lit, with pocked floors, bare walls, and a fold-out table littered with empty juice bottles; a small pink fan wheezed in the corner. \u2014 Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker , 3 Oct. 2019",
"When her daughter started wheezing , Sainz stopped taking her to the park. \u2014 Erin Stone, azcentral , 31 Dec. 2019",
"There are photos of the president grinning out from the middle of some ruddy array of wheezing burghers or gouty lawmen, always shot from far enough away that everyone\u2019s shoes are visible. \u2014 David Roth, The New Republic , 19 Dec. 2019",
"That may help explain the desperation to get ahead, manifested by their factcheckUK wheeze . \u2014 The Economist , 21 Nov. 2019",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The loud wheeze of air brakes proceeds a concussive thud. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 Mar. 2022",
"Or heard a lithium battery wheeze its last, horrifying breath",
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the Institute of Medicine has linked indoor exposure to mold with upper respiratory tract symptoms, coughing, and wheeze in otherwise healthy people. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Aug. 2021",
"Blunt, 38, has this past year to thank for the fear that every little rasp or wheeze could be a sign of the pandemic. \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 14 May 2021",
"There are no heroes here, just Kidman fully immersing herself in a character for whom every action is an attack, for whom every word is a wheeze , and for whom every movement looks labored. \u2014 Roxana Hadadi, Vulture , 25 Feb. 2021",
"This was a questionable wheeze even when European airports lobbied for it in the 1950s. \u2014 The Economist , 27 Feb. 2021",
"That wheeze of mediocrity prompted the NFL to team with Jay-Z and his company, Roc Nation, giving the rap mogul an influential voice in the league\u2019s marquee music events, including the halftime show. \u2014 Melissa Ruggieri, ajc , 3 Feb. 2021",
"However, there were no significant associations between vaping nicotine and wheeze . \u2014 Kristen Rogers, CNN , 24 Dec. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English whesen , probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse hv\u00e6sa to hiss; akin to Old English hw\u01e3st action of blowing, Sanskrit \u015bvasiti he blows, snorts":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8(h)w\u0113z",
"\u02c8hw\u0113z",
"\u02c8w\u0113z"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"blow",
"gasp",
"heave",
"hyperventilate",
"pant",
"puff"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104609",
"type":[
"intransitive verb",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"wheezingly":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": with a wheeze":[
"the asthmatic speaks wheezingly"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091215",
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"wheezle":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": wheeze":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"frequentative of wheeze entry 1":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8hw\u0113z\u0259l also \u02c8w\u0113-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225316",
"type":[
"intransitive verb"
]
},
"wheezy":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": having a wheezing sound":[
"a wheezy cough",
"the wheezy call of a phoebe"
],
": inclined to wheeze":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Rebecca Mead reports on the strangeness and abandon of spring break, and Colin Stokes provides a wheezy guide to allergy season. \u2014 The New Yorker , 10 Apr. 2022",
"The voice: a low, guttural rasp, it\u2019s the aural equivalent of slithering, the wheezy lamentation of a leprechaun long past his sell-by date. \u2014 Henry Alford, The New Yorker , 10 Jan. 2022",
"Upgrading from the wheezy 285-hp V-6 to the optional 270-hp turbocharged 2.0-liter four and its mandatory eight-speed automatic cost $2000. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 26 Nov. 2021",
"Eventually Diana makes her way to the compound, late, gumming up the works of the wheezy old machine of the House of Windsor. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 3 Nov. 2021",
"Less expensive small pickups exist in the marketplace, but many are not as well equipped or limit you to a wheezy four-cylinder engine\u2014or, in the case of the also-new Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz, are unibody SUVs with cargo beds. \u2014 Mike Sutton, Car and Driver , 10 Aug. 2021",
"Big Boy is quick to take offense at human visitors, reacting with exaggerated raising and lowering of his head, which makes his neck look especially snake-like, and protesting like a chihuahua barking musically through a wheezy whistle. \u2014 Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com , 22 May 2021",
"Its limited array of chord buttons on the left and standard keyboard on the right have provided Joyce a surprisingly vast palette, and its sound \u2014 both scruffy and sturdy, dreamy and a little wheezy \u2014 has become something like an early signature. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Dec. 2020",
"The clown had been silent for years, Benson swears, but when Christopher arrived in June, the clown perked up and found its wheezy laugh again. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Oct. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1818, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8(h)w\u0113-z\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042617",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"whekau":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": laughing owl":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Maori":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8fe-",
"\u02c8(h)we\u02cckau\u0307"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
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"Middle English welke , from Old English weoloc ; akin to Middle Dutch willoc whelk and perhaps to Latin volvere to turn \u2014 more at voluble":"Noun",
"Middle English whelke , from Old English hwylca , from hwelian to suppurate":"Noun"
},
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"\u02c8(h)wilk",
"\u02c8(h)welk",
"\u02c8welk",
"\u02c8hwelk"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174012",
"type":[
"noun"
]
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},
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"whelked horns"
],
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},
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"whelk entry 1 + -ed":"Adjective",
"whelk entry 3 + -ed":"Adjective"
},
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"\"",
"-kt"
],
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"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"\u2014 G. A. Wagner"
],
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": to turn (something, such as a dish or vessel) upside down usually to cover something : cover or engulf completely with usually disastrous effect":[]
},
"examples":[
"the news so whelmed them that they were stunned into silence",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This result should be a wake-up call for Emery and his team, with Arsenal being criticised heavily in the media after yet another under- whelming performance. \u2014 SI.com , 22 Oct. 2019",
"Its reputation is built on the backs of 3-series gone by, as this is the first ever 3 to merely whelm us. \u2014 Alexander Stoklosa, Car and Driver , 26 July 2017"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
},
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"Middle English":""
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"\u02c8(h)welm"
],
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"crush",
"devastate",
"floor",
"grind (down)",
"oppress",
"overcome",
"overmaster",
"overpower",
"overwhelm",
"prostrate",
"snow under",
"swamp"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070651",
"type":[
"verb"
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"grown-up"
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": to bring forth young":[],
": to give birth to":[
"\u2014 used of various carnivores and especially the dog"
]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"playtime's over, it's time to gather up the whelps and head home",
"Verb",
"The dog whelped in March.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Given its importance as one of two Northwest Atlantic harp seal whelping grounds, the area is one of Nat Geo\u2019s Best Trips for 2020. \u2014 Jennifer Hayes, National Geographic , 19 Dec. 2019",
"And from Susan\u2019s line, the queen\u2019s breeding program at the Kennels of Windsor whelped hundreds of corgi puppies. \u2014 William Booth, Washington Post , 18 Apr. 2018",
"From the queen's breeding program at the Kennels of Windsor, hundreds of royal corgis have been whelped . \u2014 William Booth, chicagotribune.com , 18 Apr. 2018"
],
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
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"Middle English, from Old English hwelp ; akin to Old High German hwelf whelp":"Noun"
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"\u02c8hwelp",
"\u02c8welp",
"\u02c8(h)welp"
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"synonyms":[
"bairn",
"bambino",
"bud",
"chap",
"chick",
"child",
"cub",
"juvenile",
"kid",
"kiddie",
"kiddy",
"kiddo",
"moppet",
"sprat",
"sprout",
"squirt",
"youngling",
"youngster",
"youth"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070330",
"type":[
"noun",
"transitive verb",
"verb"
]
},
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"brag fondly of having known him when",
"\u2014 Vance Packard"
],
": at any or every time that":[
"when he listens to music, he falls asleep"
],
": at or during the time that : while":[
"went fishing when he was a boy"
],
": at or during which time":[],
": at what time":[
"when will you return"
],
": considering that":[
"why use water at all when you can drown in it",
"\u2014 Stuart Chase"
],
": in spite of the fact that : although":[
"quit politics when I might have had a great career in it"
],
": in the event that : if":[
"a contestant is disqualified when he disobeys the rules"
],
": just at the moment that":[
"stop writing when the bell rings"
],
": the time in which something is done or comes about":[
"troubled his head very little about the hows and whens of life",
"\u2014 Laurence Sterne"
],
": the time or occasion at or in which":[
"tomorrow is when we must decide",
"humor is when you laugh",
"\u2014 Earl Rovit"
],
": what or which time":[
"life-long homes for those \u2026 who have lived here since when",
"\u2014 Kim Waller"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adverb",
"When did the American Civil War begin",
"The detective asked me when I last saw her.",
"When is the next performance",
"It was a time when people didn't have to lock their doors.",
"the happy days when we were together",
"We're still waiting for the test results, when we'll decide our next move.",
"Conjunction",
"When he finally showed up, he was drunk.",
"When I was in school, we didn't have computers.",
"You can go when the bell rings.",
"Call me when you get home.",
"Things were better when he got a job.",
"When he watches television, he falls asleep.",
"She quit politics when she might have had a great career in it.",
"Pronoun",
"He retired in 1998, since when he has been devoting his time to gardening.",
"You need the report by when ",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Brogdon brings a level of court maturity to the Celtics that was lacking when Smart was on the bench. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 2 July 2022",
"That\u2019s when one of the woman\u2019s friends started recording. \u2014 Manori Ravindran, Variety , 1 July 2022",
"So yes, a lot of money gets all intertwined, particularly when lending is in the mix. \u2014 Jessica Mathews, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
"Cooking at home can get pretty bland, especially when couples have been together for a while. \u2014 Kaitlin Madden, Good Housekeeping , 1 July 2022",
"No one wins when shame and cold-heartedness are on the table. \u2014 Meghan Rose, Glamour , 1 July 2022",
"Even when the problem is principally airport-related, that can also mean flights delayed and canceled. \u2014 John Walton, CNN , 30 June 2022",
"What\u2019s more, at a time when action addressing climate change is at a premium, this decision will kneecap our ability to address harmful power plant emissions. \u2014 Sabrina Eaton, cleveland , 30 June 2022",
"Customers receive a text when their orders are ready to pick up at the sandwich shop, which can be approached from outside or from a shortcut through the bar. \u2014 Carol Deptolla, Journal Sentinel , 30 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Ordinarily, sussing out the who-knows-what-and- when of damaging revelations is a Beltway parlor game. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Bumblefest and normalcy are not words that often appear in the same sentence, but the Sept. 17 return of Steve Rullman\u2019s modern-rock hootenanny in downtown West Palm Beach now feels like a comforting symbol of back- when . \u2014 Ben Crandell, sun-sentinel.com , 6 Aug. 2021",
"Frankly, the question was never an if, but a when and a how. \u2014 Nicholas Quah, Vulture , 30 Mar. 2021",
"How about a streaming product versus a must-see- when -and-where-cable-event",
"Williams, in short, paired all her how-to with a when -to wherewithal sometimes absent in her first two seasons. \u2014 Mike Anthony, courant.com , 20 Dec. 2020",
"Dan Marino lost his first game as a rookie starter way-back- when to Buffalo in overtime 38-35. \u2014 Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com , 22 Oct. 2020",
"These squishable- when -they're-not-spitting camelids hold antibodies that could hold the key to treating COVID-19, scientists suggested in a study published Tuesday in the journal Cell. \u2014 TheWeek , 6 May 2020",
"Saturday\u2019s 38-31 win at Nebraska put to bed a lot of since- whens and last-times in Bloomington. \u2014 Zach Osterman, Indianapolis Star , 28 Oct. 2019"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Pronoun",
"1616, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Conjunction"
},
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"Middle English, from Old English hwanne, hwenne , from hwanne, hwenne , adverb":"Conjunction",
"Middle English, from Old English hwanne, hwenne ; akin to Old High German hwanne when, Old English hw\u0101 who \u2014 more at who":"Adverb"
},
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"(h)w\u0259n",
"\u02c8hwen",
"hw\u0259n",
"\u02c8(h)wen",
"\u02c8wen",
"w\u0259n"
],
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"so long as",
"while",
"whilst"
],
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"adverb",
"conjunction",
"noun",
"pronoun"
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130917",
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"idiom"
]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122341",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
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"antonyms":[],
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": when a person gets the chance to do something he or she wants to do":[
"You need to be ready when opportunity knocks ."
]
},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110635",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
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": when it is necessary to do so":[
"Jobs will be created when the need arises ."
]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112514",
"type":[
"idiom"
]
},
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": when one considers what is really true":[
"It's nice to be rich, but when you come (right) down to it , it's more important to be healthy and happy."
]
},
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]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055135",
"type":[
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]
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},
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"\u02c8hwenn\u0259\u0307s also \u02c8we-"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111627",
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"noun"
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"antonyms":[
"emplacement",
"locale",
"locality",
"location",
"locus",
"place",
"point",
"position",
"site",
"spot",
"venue"
],
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": at or in which":[
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"two fireplaces where you can bake bread in the ovens",
"\u2014 Randall Jarrell"
],
": at, in, or to the place at, in, or to which":[
"stay where you are",
"send him away where he'll forget"
],
": at, in, or to what place":[
"knows where the house is"
],
": at, in, or to what situation, position, direction, circumstances, or respect":[
"shows where the plan leads"
],
": at, in, or to which place":[
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],
": here , there":[
"lo, where it comes again",
"\u2014 William Shakespeare"
],
": in a case, situation, or respect in which":[
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],
": one's true position, state, or nature":[],
": place , location":[
"the where and the how of the accident"
],
": something (such as a topic or field of interest) of primary concern or importance":[
"education is where it's at"
],
": that":[
"I've read where they do it that way in some Middle Eastern countries",
"\u2014 Andy Rooney"
],
": the place or point at, in, or to which":[
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"kept that horse and gentled him to where I finally rode him",
"\u2014 William Faulkner"
],
": the true nature of things":[],
": what place, source, or cause":[
"I know where that comes from"
],
": wherever":[
"goes where she likes"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adverb",
"Where did you meet her",
"Where did you hear that",
"Where can I find books about gardening",
"I don't know where that came from.",
"Where is she taking us",
"Do you know where we're going",
"Where does the story get interesting",
"Where do the two candidates disagree on the issue",
"Conjunction",
"Please stay where you are.",
"We sat down where there was some shade.",
"He put the note where she could easily see it.",
"He doesn't know where he is going.",
"It doesn't matter to me where we eat.",
"We could see the players very clearly from where we sat.",
"I know where their house is.",
"The town where we live is having an arts and crafts fair.",
"This is the room where the children sleep.",
"The store where we shop is closing.",
"Noun",
"we've decided on the when, but we still haven't resolved the where for the party",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"The latest architectural addition to the KIVFF, located right next to the Hotel Thermal, is where the festival\u2019s public forums, filmmaker Q&As and after-hour concerts take place. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 June 2022",
"He was taken to the police station where he was held without bail, police said. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 28 June 2022",
"At least eight people were killed and more than 20 wounded in Lysychansk when Russian rockets hit an area where a crowd gathered to obtain water from a tank, Luhansk Gov. Serhiy Haidai said. \u2014 Yuras Karmanau And Francesca Ebel, Anchorage Daily News , 28 June 2022",
"This highly competitive election could help decide who controls Congress in 2022, where Democrats hope to preserve their fragile majority. \u2014 ABC News , 28 June 2022",
"Wilson sustained severe injuries and was transported to Jefferson Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival, police said. \u2014 I.c. Murrell, Arkansas Online , 28 June 2022",
"Former President Donald Trump stands with Blake Masters in a new TV ad, where Trump reiterates his endorsement of Masters and attacks two of Masters\u2019 opponents, Mark Brnovich and Jim Lamon. \u2014 Ben Kamisar, NBC News , 28 June 2022",
"The situation is especially pronounced in the right wing of the Republican Party, where the post-Trump chaos has left few permanent factions, and allegiances are being constantly remade. \u2014 Benjamin Wallace-wells, The New Yorker , 28 June 2022",
"Drivers must stop and turn north or south at the intersection where the crash occurred, according to the Johnson County Sheriff\u2019s Office. \u2014 Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star , 28 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Because if not, then democracy in America is going down in a painful heap like a guy kneed in the you-know- where . \u2014 Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times , 18 Jan. 2021",
"Because one important lesson of life is the where and when of things. \u2014 Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press , 16 June 2019",
"The plot is a little messy and undisciplined, throwing into the second act a few wait- where -did-that-come-from incidents that may have been lifted from the book, but are baffling in the play. \u2014 Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com , 24 Aug. 2019",
"The next step is to get a development agreement with the orchestra that will outline the where and what. \u2014 Scott Wartman, Cincinnati.com , 20 June 2018",
"Being ankle deep in mud, on a narrow trail traversing a precipitous hillside that was sloping down who-knew-how-far-or- where , and then trying to collect a specimen hidden just out of reach behind a tangle of greenery, would fray anyone\u2019s nerves. \u2014 The Economist , 17 May 2018",
"Yes, that's Iron Man and Dr. Strange using their superpowers to help a young female consumer arrive safely at the home that has just been approved for a mortgage from you-know- where . \u2014 Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press , 2 Apr. 2018",
"The Fab Five pepper their subjects with compliments, I-know- where -you\u2019re-coming-froms and hugs. \u2014 Bonnie Wertheim, New York Times , 6 Mar. 2018",
"Given the academy\u2019s loosey-goosey- where -did-the-money-go history, Mr. Colacello was wary at first. \u2014 Jacob Bernstein, New York Times , 26 Apr. 2017"
],
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Conjunction",
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adverb"
},
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"Middle English, from Old English hw\u01e3r ; akin to Old High German hw\u0101r where, Old English hw\u0101 who \u2014 more at who":"Adverb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8wer",
"\u02c8hwer",
"\u02c8(h)wer",
"(\u02cc)(h)w\u0259r"
],
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"whereabout",
"whither"
],
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"noun"
]
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"whereabouts is the house"
],
": near what place : where":[
"know whereabouts he lives"
],
": on what business or errand":[],
": the place or general locality where a person or thing is":[
"their present whereabouts are a secret"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adverb",
"Whereabouts did you park the car",
"whereabouts do you expect to be on your journey tonight",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction",
"Kelly later expressed anger and frustration over the shooting and urged parents to be aware of their child's whereabouts . \u2014 Eve Chen, USA TODAY , 30 May 2022",
"Anyone who sees him or has knowledge of his whereabouts is asked to call 911. \u2014 Please return to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for updates. \u2014 Rosana Hughes, ajc , 23 May 2022",
"Anyone who sees Walker or knows of his whereabouts is asked to call 911. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Anyone who has seen Logan or is aware of his whereabouts is asked to call the Department of Corrections Fugitive Warrants Division at 405-425-2570. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The mother, Kimberly Cooper, was arrested, along with Paislee's noncustodial father and grandfather, who both denied having knowledge of Paislee's whereabouts when police executed their search warrant this week. \u2014 Mark Morales, CNN , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Anderson's car was later found burnt and destroyed in the UEI College parking lot, about 5 miles from where he was last seen near Seventh Street and Maryland Avenue, with no indications of his whereabouts . \u2014 Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Apparently he had already been picked up by medics, and the first word of his whereabouts came from police. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Police are currently trying to fill in a two-hour gap in their timeline of his whereabouts . \u2014 Will Mcduffie, ABC News , 28 Jan. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Conjunction",
"1605, in the meaning defined above":"Noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
},
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"Middle English wheraboutes (from wher aboute + -s , adverb suffix) & wher aboute , from where, wher where + about, aboute about \u2014 more at whence":"Adverb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8wer-",
"\u02c8(h)wer-\u0259-\u02ccbau\u0307ts",
"\u02c8hwer-\u0259-\u02ccbau\u0307ts"
],
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"whither"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014210",
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"conjunction",
"noun plural",
"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
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"whereabouts is the house"
],
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"know whereabouts he lives"
],
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]
},
"examples":[
"Adverb",
"Whereabouts did you park the car",
"whereabouts do you expect to be on your journey tonight",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction",
"Kelly later expressed anger and frustration over the shooting and urged parents to be aware of their child's whereabouts . \u2014 Eve Chen, USA TODAY , 30 May 2022",
"Anyone who sees him or has knowledge of his whereabouts is asked to call 911. \u2014 Please return to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for updates. \u2014 Rosana Hughes, ajc , 23 May 2022",
"Anyone who sees Walker or knows of his whereabouts is asked to call 911. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Apr. 2022",
"Anyone who has seen Logan or is aware of his whereabouts is asked to call the Department of Corrections Fugitive Warrants Division at 405-425-2570. \u2014 Stephanie Pagones, Fox News , 29 Mar. 2022",
"The mother, Kimberly Cooper, was arrested, along with Paislee's noncustodial father and grandfather, who both denied having knowledge of Paislee's whereabouts when police executed their search warrant this week. \u2014 Mark Morales, CNN , 17 Feb. 2022",
"Anderson's car was later found burnt and destroyed in the UEI College parking lot, about 5 miles from where he was last seen near Seventh Street and Maryland Avenue, with no indications of his whereabouts . \u2014 Amaris Encinas, The Arizona Republic , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Apparently he had already been picked up by medics, and the first word of his whereabouts came from police. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Jan. 2022",
"Police are currently trying to fill in a two-hour gap in their timeline of his whereabouts . \u2014 Will Mcduffie, ABC News , 28 Jan. 2022"
],
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Conjunction",
"1605, in the meaning defined above":"Noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
},
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"Middle English wheraboutes (from wher aboute + -s , adverb suffix) & wher aboute , from where, wher where + about, aboute about \u2014 more at whence":"Adverb"
},
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"\u02c8wer-",
"\u02c8(h)wer-\u0259-\u02ccbau\u0307ts",
"\u02c8hwer-\u0259-\u02ccbau\u0307ts"
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"whither"
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"noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction"
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"dissolve the starch glaze, whereafter the chintzes become dull fuzzy cotton",
"\u2014 For Instance"
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},
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"whereas there are many good reasons to switch to Plan B, we must stick with Plan A as long as it is feasible",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Conjunction",
"Brian Slade is not a human whereas all the other characters have their human elements. \u2014 Jaya Saxena, GQ , 20 June 2018",
"There were a couple of reasons why the Prohibitionists didn't want to do that, but the primary reason was that a law can be undone by the next Congress-- whereas , up until that point, no one had ever repealed a constitutional amendment. \u2014 Lillian Cunningham, Washington Post , 1 Jan. 2018",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Brian Slade is not a human whereas all the other characters have their human elements. \u2014 Jaya Saxena, GQ , 20 June 2018",
"There were a couple of reasons why the Prohibitionists didn't want to do that, but the primary reason was that a law can be undone by the next Congress-- whereas , up until that point, no one had ever repealed a constitutional amendment. \u2014 Lillian Cunningham, Washington Post , 1 Jan. 2018"
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"demanded to know the whys and wherefores for the decision",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"As in most of Tim and Eric\u2019s sketch humor, there are few whys and wherefores . \u2014 Austin Considine, New York Times , 26 Mar. 2020",
"Julian Fellowes, a master writer who understands so well all the peculiarities of time and place, manners and historical significance of the whys and wherefores of his fictional inhabitants, is to be applauded. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Oct. 2019",
"In addition to gleaning the why and wherefore behind America\u2019s foundational document, teenage listeners will meet up with the Declaration of Independence and a roster of seminal Supreme Court decisions. \u2014 Louis Bayard, New York Times , 28 May 2018",
"The book casts its spell in revealing the whys and wherefores of the killings, as investigated by Burke\u2019s onetime high school classmate, Rob Barrett, a Boston FBI agent whom Burke likes nothing better than to humiliate. \u2014 Lloyd Sachs, chicagotribune.com , 21 May 2018",
"Harris will explain the whys and wherefores of rituals and the choreography of services. \u2014 Courant Community , 5 June 2017"
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"A project as big as this requires a lot of financial wherewithal .",
"He doesn't have the wherewithal to finish what he started.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Very few everyday individual citizens would have the wherewithal to do this. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
"Home ownership is the way to go for long-term investment and equity, if an individual has the wherewithal to get into the market. \u2014 Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Americans\u2019 appetite for goods, along with the wherewithal to pay for them, has contributed to shortages and transport logjams that have driven inflation to a 40-year high. \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
"Only research scientists have the wherewithal to counter the claims of practitioner-experts. \u2014 David L. Faigman, Nicholas Scurich, Scientific American , 25 May 2022",
"Whether Shihab had the wherewithal to carry out such a scheme is in question; the documents indicate that the FBI secretly provided the firearms, which were rendered inert, to the informant. \u2014 Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY , 24 May 2022",
"Most athletes don\u2019t have the wherewithal to come up with a sophisticated program that will improve performance and avoid detection on their own. \u2014 Dan Weil, WSJ , 12 May 2022",
"Whether Russia has the wherewithal to swallow up such a large stretch of Ukrainian territory is debatable, especially in view of the enormous losses its military suffered in the battle for Kyiv. \u2014 New York Times , 23 Apr. 2022",
"In some recent years, no Lotus cars sold in the U.S. Questioned whether Lotus has the wherewithal to scale from less than 2,000 cars a year into a very competitive segment of the auto market, not only EVs but also SUVs, Windle is confident. \u2014 Hannah Elliott, Bloomberg.com , 29 Mar. 2022"
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"The ads are trying to whet booksellers' interest.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But this summation from our sister publication Variety, about the second half of Season 4, should whet your appetite quite nicely. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 2 July 2022",
"On a recent evening, customers trickled into the dining room, where they were offered a canap\u00e9 \u2014 a small, savory pastry \u2014 baked with aged parmesan to whet their appetites. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"Before the game, a recreational bettor can hypothetically place a series of 10 microbets for $10 each to whet his gambling juices. \u2014 Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"And to whet the public\u2019s appetite, the German automaker released a teaser image of the vehicle. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Those who set up the Canadian Open this week have done their best to make the venerable St. George\u2019s Golf and Country Club whet the appetite of many who will tee it up in Brookline next week. \u2014 Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"Read on for 10 pieces of restaurant news to whet your appetite for April 2022. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Perhaps doing so will further whet your appetite to look into the AI Ethics arena all told. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The taqueros here are masterful at mixing just the right ratio of fat to muscle in their taco meats; the carnitas border on just greasy enough to whet a late night appetite. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"The bird ecology program has a partial classroom lesson, albeit with examples of woodpeckers, red tailed hawks, saw whet owls, and other birds on permanent display. \u2014 Denise Coffey, courant.com , 4 Nov. 2019",
"Threatened and Endangered Raptors: Wednesday, April 11, at 6:30 p.m. Meet an American kestrel, a peregrine falcon, a whet owl and an eagle and learn what causes raptors to be threatened and endangered, with Horizon Wings. \u2014 Courant Community , 3 Apr. 2018",
"The list includes three reds, five whites and four whet -your-palate 2017 pinks. \u2014 Anne Schamberg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Apr. 2018",
"Your appetite is whet by watching the chef masterly slicing the succulent pork right off the spit; the resulting taco does not disappoint. \u2014 Olivia Abel, Country Living , 22 June 2017",
"And a tiny northern saw- whet owl, blind in one eye after crashing into a window, will begin training to be an educational bird. \u2014 Colorado Springs Gazette, The Denver Post , 21 Jan. 2017"
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"That supposes I would have the wisdom to decide what is in fact right and what is wrong, and the humility to consider whether any action I could take would make things better or worse. \u2014 P. D. James , The Private Patient , 2008",
"In his later years, Turing turned to the question of whether machines could be made to think the central question of artificial intelligence. \u2014 Chuck Leddy , Boston Globe , 15 Jan. 2006",
"If you tell me that something is a pleasure, I do not know whether it is more like revenge, or buttered toast, or success, or adoration, or relief from danger, or a good scratch. \u2014 C. S. Lewis , An Experiment in Criticism , 1961",
"I don't know whether they were invited.",
"She was uncertain whether to go or stay.",
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"\u2026 we did not indeed know where it was, and so we might get a great deal, or a little, we did not know whether ; \u2026 \u2014 Daniel Defoe , The Adventures of Captain Singleton , 1720",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Conjunction",
"At the conclusion of the hearing, slated to last three days, Judge Lisa Novak will determine whether there is enough evidence for Li and Bayat to stand trial before a jury. \u2014 Aaron Kinney, The Mercury News , 23 Feb. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"But this summation from our sister publication Variety, about the second half of Season 4, should whet your appetite quite nicely. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 2 July 2022",
"On a recent evening, customers trickled into the dining room, where they were offered a canap\u00e9 \u2014 a small, savory pastry \u2014 baked with aged parmesan to whet their appetites. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"Before the game, a recreational bettor can hypothetically place a series of 10 microbets for $10 each to whet his gambling juices. \u2014 Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"And to whet the public\u2019s appetite, the German automaker released a teaser image of the vehicle. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Those who set up the Canadian Open this week have done their best to make the venerable St. George\u2019s Golf and Country Club whet the appetite of many who will tee it up in Brookline next week. \u2014 Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"Read on for 10 pieces of restaurant news to whet your appetite for April 2022. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Perhaps doing so will further whet your appetite to look into the AI Ethics arena all told. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The taqueros here are masterful at mixing just the right ratio of fat to muscle in their taco meats; the carnitas border on just greasy enough to whet a late night appetite. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The bird ecology program has a partial classroom lesson, albeit with examples of woodpeckers, red tailed hawks, saw whet owls, and other birds on permanent display. \u2014 Denise Coffey, courant.com , 4 Nov. 2019",
"Threatened and Endangered Raptors: Wednesday, April 11, at 6:30 p.m. Meet an American kestrel, a peregrine falcon, a whet owl and an eagle and learn what causes raptors to be threatened and endangered, with Horizon Wings. \u2014 Courant Community , 3 Apr. 2018",
"The list includes three reds, five whites and four whet -your-palate 2017 pinks. \u2014 Anne Schamberg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Apr. 2018",
"Your appetite is whet by watching the chef masterly slicing the succulent pork right off the spit; the resulting taco does not disappoint. \u2014 Olivia Abel, Country Living , 22 June 2017",
"And a tiny northern saw- whet owl, blind in one eye after crashing into a window, will begin training to be an educational bird. \u2014 Colorado Springs Gazette, The Denver Post , 21 Jan. 2017"
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"we'll need someone to be our wheelman for the heist",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Blaney logged the most laps of any driver (39) and was second-best to the Hendrick Motorsports wheelman . \u2014 Cole Cusumano, The Arizona Republic , 12 Mar. 2022",
"Soon Thomas is Igor\u2019s wheelman and, increasingly, close confidant. \u2014 Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter , 17 Feb. 2022",
"The wheelman qualified for the Nascar Playoffs with a 14.4 average finish, but failed to win a race. \u2014 Joseph Wolkin, Forbes , 5 Mar. 2021",
"In The Italian Job, Statham plays Handsome Rob, the ladies man and wheelman of the crew. \u2014 Derek Lawrence, EW.com , 4 Aug. 2019",
"There were many doubts about his ability to win after the move to Ganassi, but this performance on one of the most difficult tracks on the circuit should leave no doubt as to his abilities as a wheelman . \u2014 Jason Hoffman, Cincinnati.com , 13 July 2019",
"Three days before Howze was to be sentenced, federal prosecutors accused him of orchestrating five new bank robberies from December to May, acting as the wheelman while a female acquaintance went into each establishment and demanded cash. \u2014 Jason Meisner, chicagotribune.com , 7 June 2019",
"Bowyer is a veteran wheelman who for the past year has been driving for a top team in Stewart-Haas Racing under the tutelage of a solid crew chief in Mike Bugarewicz. \u2014 George Diaz, OrlandoSentinel.com , 27 Mar. 2018",
"There may be no better wheelman for the I.D. R than Romain Dumas, a current Porsche factory driver, winner of the 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans in the Audi R15, and a three-time Pikes Peak champion who holds the second-fastest time up the mountain. \u2014 Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver , 19 Mar. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"White whole-wheat flour is milled from the hard white- wheat berry , as opposed to the hard red-wheat berries that are typically used for all-purpose flour or most whole-wheat flours. \u2014 Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press , 8 Jan. 2022",
"Some to try: wheat berries , barley, spelt, quinoa, buckwheat and oats. \u2014 Justin Ward, ExpressNews.com , 14 May 2020",
"Cook, covered, until wheat berries are cooked but still chewy, 7 to 8 hours on low or 5 to 6 hours on high. \u2014 Kate Merker And Taylor Murray, Country Living , 6 Jan. 2020",
"This slow cooker chili is as filling as its meatier mainstay because of its hearty helping of high-protein wheat berries and kidney beans. \u2014 Kate Merker And Taylor Murray, Country Living , 6 Jan. 2020",
"Dice apples into 1/2 pieces and toss in a bowl with wheat berries and rest of ingredients. \u2014 Dana Mcmahan, The Courier-Journal , 19 Nov. 2019",
"Some of them, like Scarr\u2019s, grind wheat berries into new flour every day. \u2014 New York Times , 8 Oct. 2019",
"For a change of pace, substitute cooked whole grains for the pasta; wheat berries have a really satisfying texture. \u2014 Justin Ward, ExpressNews.com , 4 Sep. 2019",
"Simmer wheat berries in a large saucepan of salted water until grains are tender and hulls have just started to split open (cook time will vary and can take up to 1 hour). Drain and rinse under cold water, then thoroughly drain again. \u2014 Jenny Rosenstratch, Bon Appetit , 19 Mar. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Car owners should also use a wheel lock and install a lock on the data port to prevent tampering. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 5 Dec. 2021",
"Anyone who owns a Hyundai or Kia and lives, works or attends school in Milwaukee can now receive a free wheel lock at any of the seven Police Department district stations. \u2014 Elliot Hughes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 20 July 2021",
"As a rookie, Layne was attacked by an irate motorist wielding the steering- wheel lock known as the Club. \u2014 Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker , 24 Aug. 2020",
"Officials with the department's Auto Crimes Unit said residents should use a secondary locking device, such as a wheel lock , to best protect their utility trailers from theft. \u2014 Rebecca Hennes, Houston Chronicle , 17 Feb. 2020",
"The male grabbed two sets of wheel locks , a butane torch and headlight lamps and left the store without paying. \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 3 Jan. 2020",
"With the front wheel locked down, all the rear tire needs is a simple strap on a sliding tray to go over rear the rim. \u2014 James Lynch, Popular Mechanics , 16 Sep. 2019",
"Those companies\u2019 bikes are equipped with wheel locks , but the city\u2019s rule would require bikes to have locking equipment so they can be secured to a fixed object. \u2014 Ally Marotti, chicagotribune.com , 29 June 2018",
"With a near-vertical steering column the truck steers like, well, a truck, with 2.8 turns of the steering wheel lock -to-lock. \u2014 Vern Parker, Houston Chronicle , 20 July 2019"
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"For one thing, events take place in an imaginary future wherein North and South Korea have agreed on reunification. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 27 June 2022",
"The Arkansas Times and the University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College had previously engaged in a contract wherein the Times received ad revenue from the college. \u2014 Fox News , 23 June 2022",
"Calo likens the collaborative process to the arc of the show, wherein the Beef\u2019s chefs, in all their idiosyncrasies and various phases of training, begin working in tandem for a outcome greater than the sum of a sandwich shop\u2019s parts. \u2014 Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
"There may be situations wherein your visitors have questions. \u2014 Michael Fox, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"There may also be instances wherein your website visitors want to schedule an appointment with you ASAP. \u2014 Michael Fox, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Such a thought process is ironic given the already \u2018water stressed\u2019 situation in India wherein the current water availability is about 1500 m\u00b3 per capita per annum. \u2014 Niyati Seth, Quartz , 8 June 2022",
"But while many shows are technically selling out, venue owners say no-show rates, wherein a customer purchases a ticket but doesn\u2019t attend, remain higher than in 2019. \u2014 Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter , 2 June 2022",
"Calkins bases her popular curriculum, Units of Study, around the practice of the reader/writer workshop model \u2014 wherein students choose their own books and writing projects \u2014 and ... \u2014 James Furey, National Review , 31 May 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Plowman instead appointed the Fauquier prosecutor and recused himself from the case, as Virginia rules require whenever a judge rejects a plea agreement. \u2014 Tom Jackman, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
"Issues are obscured by insecurity, facts are tainted by fear, answers are clouded due to anxiety and comprehension is concealed whenever our identity and sense of belonging are put into question. \u2014 Abe Brown, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
"Use a Microplane whenever minced garlic is called for. \u2014 Adrienne Cheatham, Robb Report , 20 June 2022",
"The practical effect is that Chevron remains alive and well for lower courts to follow whenever relevant. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 20 June 2022",
"Mohammadali Jafari, a former commander of Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, recently told Tasnim news agency that Tehran was covertly hitting back at Israel whenever Israel hits Iran. \u2014 Dion Nissenbaum, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"That\u2019s even though Sony can\u2019t manufacture enough PS5 units to meet demand, as the console keeps selling out whenever stores receive new batches. \u2014 Chris Smith, BGR , 20 June 2022",
"That means whenever the next star is disgruntled and wants to move, the Lakers will have even less to make a move. \u2014 Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
"Last question, every year whenever the Durag Festival happens, people head over to the IG page to see what crazy and imaginative durag has been showcased. \u2014 Kevin L. Clark, Essence , 18 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Choose from a generous list of fresh toppings, like mixed berry compote, syrup, powdered sugar, and wheat germ to make this sweet brunch even more filling. \u2014 AccessAtlanta , 18 June 2022",
"At the same time, Clay suggests avoiding certain oils, like wheat germ , avocado, and coconut. \u2014 Kayla Hui, Health.com , 21 Jan. 2022",
"Zinc is found in beans, whole grains, wheat germ and fortified cereals, Zumpano said. \u2014 Robin Goist, cleveland , 1 Jan. 2022",
"Some of the best sources for vitamin E are vegetable oils like sunflower and safflower; peanuts, hazelnuts and almonds; seeds; and wheat germ . \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 16 Nov. 2021",
"Some of the best sources for vitamin E are vegetable oils like sunflower and safflower; peanuts, hazelnuts and almonds; seeds; and wheat germ . \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 16 Nov. 2021",
"Some of the best sources for vitamin E are vegetable oils like sunflower and safflower; peanuts, hazelnuts and almonds; seeds; and wheat germ . \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 16 Nov. 2021",
"Basic Brand's Vitamin E Ointment, which contains vitamin E, wheat germ oil, and aloe vera. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 4 Nov. 2021",
"Some of the best sources for vitamin E are vegetable oils like sunflower and safflower; peanuts, hazelnuts and almonds; seeds; and wheat germ . \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 16 Nov. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Similar to knives, the best way to sharpen kitchen shears is with a whetstone , or sharpening stone. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 16 Mar. 2022",
"The cups were plastic, the knives were for cutting butter, there was nay a whetstone in sight. \u2014 Ali Francis, Bon App\u00e9tit , 22 June 2021",
"The chamber where the deer carvings are located held the remains of up to ten people, some of them cremated, as well as a whetstone , a greenstone ax and a flint knife. \u2014 Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine , 3 June 2021",
"The researchers speculate that Netherton\u2019s inhabitants deliberately placed other objects, like gaming pieces, a spindle whorl and a whetstone , near the dagger for practical or ritualistic reasons. \u2014 Isis Davis-marks, Smithsonian Magazine , 28 May 2021",
"The set includes a 7-inch vegetable knife, an 8.5-inch slicing knife, and a 5-inch utility knife, plus a whetstone for sharpening. \u2014 Anna Lane, USA TODAY , 27 May 2021",
"Option #1: Use a Sharpening Stone A sharpening stone, which is sometimes called a bench stone or whetstone , is the simplest, most traditional way to sharpen scissors. \u2014 Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics , 5 Mar. 2021",
"Wipe off your whetstone , and clean and dry your knife. \u2014 Adrienne Donica, Popular Mechanics , 10 Feb. 2021",
"Sharpening a knife on a whetstone is as much art as science. \u2014 The Editors, Outdoor Life , 28 Aug. 2019"
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"Verb",
"We had some wine to whet our appetites.",
"The ads are trying to whet booksellers' interest.",
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"But this summation from our sister publication Variety, about the second half of Season 4, should whet your appetite quite nicely. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 2 July 2022",
"On a recent evening, customers trickled into the dining room, where they were offered a canap\u00e9 \u2014 a small, savory pastry \u2014 baked with aged parmesan to whet their appetites. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"Before the game, a recreational bettor can hypothetically place a series of 10 microbets for $10 each to whet his gambling juices. \u2014 Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
"And to whet the public\u2019s appetite, the German automaker released a teaser image of the vehicle. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Those who set up the Canadian Open this week have done their best to make the venerable St. George\u2019s Golf and Country Club whet the appetite of many who will tee it up in Brookline next week. \u2014 Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com , 10 June 2022",
"Read on for 10 pieces of restaurant news to whet your appetite for April 2022. \u2014 oregonlive , 18 Apr. 2022",
"Perhaps doing so will further whet your appetite to look into the AI Ethics arena all told. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
"The taqueros here are masterful at mixing just the right ratio of fat to muscle in their taco meats; the carnitas border on just greasy enough to whet a late night appetite. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"The bird ecology program has a partial classroom lesson, albeit with examples of woodpeckers, red tailed hawks, saw whet owls, and other birds on permanent display. \u2014 Denise Coffey, courant.com , 4 Nov. 2019",
"Threatened and Endangered Raptors: Wednesday, April 11, at 6:30 p.m. Meet an American kestrel, a peregrine falcon, a whet owl and an eagle and learn what causes raptors to be threatened and endangered, with Horizon Wings. \u2014 Courant Community , 3 Apr. 2018",
"The list includes three reds, five whites and four whet -your-palate 2017 pinks. \u2014 Anne Schamberg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Apr. 2018",
"Your appetite is whet by watching the chef masterly slicing the succulent pork right off the spit; the resulting taco does not disappoint. \u2014 Olivia Abel, Country Living , 22 June 2017",
"And a tiny northern saw- whet owl, blind in one eye after crashing into a window, will begin training to be an educational bird. \u2014 Colorado Springs Gazette, The Denver Post , 21 Jan. 2017"
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"\u2014 Bill Nemitz",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In the same visit, the Bros try their hand at some of the strongman exercises which sit well and truly in Bjornsson's wheelhouse , including Atlas stones and frame carries, followed by 20 minutes in a sauna, and finally, five minute in an ice bath. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 18 May 2022",
"Creativity is certainly her wheelhouse , as sis is good at so many things simultaneously. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 17 Mar. 2022",
"Beating the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round was in their wheelhouse . \u2014 Vincent Z. Mercogliano, USA TODAY , 31 May 2022",
"Some tasks will be right in your wheelhouse ; others will feel completely foreign. \u2014 Groupshop, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"Perhaps this was inevitable: The now-infamous pop-culture moment\u2014an attack on a comedian, no less\u2014is clearly within SNL\u2019s wheelhouse , and the show latched on to the moment with zeal. \u2014 Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic , 3 Apr. 2022",
"These self-preferencing suits would be a far cry, if not a distraction, from the fraud and merger cases in the agency\u2019s wheelhouse . \u2014 Andy Jung, National Review , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Both tracks feel to be very much in the Colombian heartthrob\u2019s wheelhouse . \u2014 Tom\u00e1s Mier, Rolling Stone , 4 Feb. 2022",
"Bassett\u2019s Ibrahim agrees with Valli that the healthcare industry will continue to see new kinds of collaborative partnerships that focus on providing specialized functions and capabilities not typically in a hospital\u2019s wheelhouse . \u2014 Seth Joseph, Forbes , 7 Dec. 2021"
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"The name of the restaurant, coincidentally, is Palyanitsya, a type of white wheat bread . \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 13 May 2022",
"Try eating a sandwich with whole- wheat bread instead of white bread, enjoying oatmeal for breakfast, choosing whole-wheat pasta or crackers instead of refined versions, and opting for brown rice (including with sushi) instead of white rice. \u2014 Lisa Drayer, CNN , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"After a decadeslong absence, in a land that fed empires and where archaeologists have discovered the oldest bread loaf in history, the original whole- wheat bread is back on the market. \u2014 Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor , 4 Oct. 2021",
"At the event, the couple will have the chance to sample some of Northern Ireland's traditional fare (whiskey and wheat bread are on the menu!) and listen to music students playing traditional instruments. \u2014 Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com , 29 Sep. 2021",
"Low-fat cheese and whole grain crackers or a tablespoon of peanut butter on whole- wheat bread are examples of healthy, filling snacks. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 19 June 2021"
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"The rider popped a wheelie and fled from the deputies. \u2014 Lindsey Bever, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
"Duce herself learned to do a wheelie on her bike and shared videos of her learning process. \u2014 Krista Langlois, Outside Online , 12 Sep. 2020",
"Some riders have even obtained sponsorships based on their stunts; a picture of Ty sipping a Snapple while pulling a wheelie can be found on the brand\u2019s official Instagram. \u2014 Paula Aceves, Curbed , 9 Nov. 2021",
"Hey, maybe this is what the creeper gear\u2014the lowest of the seven\u2014is really for, rather than trying to get the Bronco to pop a wheelie . \u2014 Elana Scherr, Car and Driver , 2 Aug. 2021",
"Given Findlay's enthusiasm for helping, Vikes fans probably had to tell him not to pop a wheelie and bounce down the steps to show people to their seats. \u2014 James Lileks, Star Tribune , 5 Feb. 2021",
"King\u2019s image shows a young Black man popping a wheelie on a bicycle on Lakeside Avenue near the Cuyahoga County Justice Center as police cars burn in the background on the southwest corner of Lakeside and West Third Street. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 4 Oct. 2020",
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"The 1077-piece Lego Technic kit features a V-8 engine with moving pistons, a double-wishbone suspension, and a wheelie bar. \u2014 Drew Dorian, Car and Driver , 30 Mar. 2020"
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"Some sources suggest that messengers and scouts fighting in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 to 1871 used two- wheeled vehicles. \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 June 2022",
"For at least three weeks, Czech Republic and Slovakia have let their eastern neighbor bring mostly light- wheeled armored vehicles into their industrial installations for repairs and refitting. \u2014 Drew Hinshaw, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
"Picnic blankets and non-framed or wheeled backpacks. \u2014 Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic , 1 Mar. 2022",
"It\u2019s the latest advancement in the city\u2019s accommodating attitude to two- wheeled transportation. \u2014 Reid Singer, Outside Online , 13 Oct. 2014",
"All tanks and wheeled vehicles from the past 50 years have been tested at APG, and chemical warfare research is performed at the proving ground. \u2014 Baltimore Sun , 13 May 2022",
"Around Ukraine, others crowded into train stations, carrying children wrapped in blankets and dragging wheeled suitcases into new lives as refugees. \u2014 The Christian Science Monitor , 3 Mar. 2022",
"Around Ukraine, others crowded into train stations, carrying children wrapped in blankets and dragging wheeled suitcases into new lives as refugees. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 3 Mar. 2022",
"This expandable wheeled luggage Take a moment to think back on all those times dad has had to hustle through the airport to make that early-morning flight or struggled to shove his bag into the car for a long road trip ahead. \u2014 Jon Winkler, USA TODAY , 21 May 2021"
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"The duo has been digging into this matter for several years, and Wowsugi has sought to monitor the results of punk rock on growing wheatgrass . \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Free of soy and processed vegan meats, this is my go-to spot to get wheatgrass shots, green juice, a raw vegan meal or something a little more filling. \u2014 Rose Bruno Bailey, Chron , 2 Sep. 2021",
"There\u2019s one Chaco style called Montana Pastures, which is a pastoral kind of green representing a bunch of wheatgrass , more of the plains area of Montana. \u2014 Alex Frank, Rolling Stone , 30 June 2021",
"After more than 20 years of breeding and working with a Eurasian wheatgrass that was primarily used for livestock forage, the Land Institute, a nonprofit research center in Kansas, developed Kernza. \u2014 Greg Stanley, Star Tribune , 18 Sep. 2020",
"True Leaf Market has non-GMO seed packets and kits to grow microgreens, wheatgrass and an indoor herb garden. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 May 2020",
"The gene originated in a benign fungus that lives inside wild grasses, then somehow slipped into the wheatgrass genome. \u2014 Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS , 9 Apr. 2020",
"But researchers have now found a protective gene in a wild relative called wheatgrass . \u2014 Erik Stokstad, Science | AAAS , 9 Apr. 2020",
"The small, effervescent capsule contains eight essential greens \u2014 spinach, kale, spiraling, chlorella, barley grass, blue-green algae, aloe vera and wheatgrass \u2014 to give you a boost and a huge dose of vitamins C, B5, B6 and B12. \u2014 Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE.com , 17 Dec. 2019"
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"\u2014 A. D. Ficke"
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"The Italian duo revealed the two- wheeler , with racing green and tan orange colors, for the first time during Salone del Mobile 2022 at the Tod\u2019s Milan Montenapoleone flagship store, earlier this month. \u2014 Demetrius Simms, Robb Report , 21 June 2022",
"The Aptera Never Charge is a futuristic-looking three- wheeler that the company claims will collect about 40 miles' worth of solar energy a day. \u2014 Tommy O'callaghan, CNN , 16 June 2022",
"Using a four- wheeler , Ms. Yatsayte checked some hogbacks off the highway. \u2014 Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 June 2022",
"And just as promised, the track-only two- wheeler , which is the result of a collaboration with renowned builder Brough Superior, is a true superbike. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 21 Mar. 2022",
"This isn\u2019t the only vessel to take a four- wheeler for a muse, either. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 24 May 2022",
"The property, at 300 Maple St., sits among residential areas and park district land which, over time, has caused grief with residents due to the number of trucks and eighteen- wheeler traffic in the area. \u2014 Hannah Kohut, Chicago Tribune , 23 May 2022",
"The 40-year-old businessman purchased the electric two- wheeler in April to zip around the southern Indian town of Vijayawada. \u2014 Biman Mukherji, Fortune , 15 May 2022",
"Breen had gone from learning how to talk the Bally to learning to weld iron, wire lights, and drive an eighteen- wheeler . \u2014 David Hill, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Third, write this on a note, and post it wherever your eyes may land: Children are meant to be frustrated, and they are meant to cry about what frustrates them. \u2014 Meghan Leahy, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
"Did that bit about pulling content from wherever \u2019s easiest make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up, too? \u2014 Emil Dyrvig, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
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"Pick up a stack of these to carry with you wherever the summer sun takes you \u2014 and when you're done, dive into the Good Housekeeping Book Club for even more fabulous feel-good fare. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 14 June 2022",
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"But for those that could do without the denim cutoffs of the season, sweat shorts are a cool yet comfortable alternative suited for wherever your plans take you. \u2014 Shelby Ying Hyde, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 June 2022"
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"The 40-year-old businessman purchased the electric two- wheeler in April to zip around the southern Indian town of Vijayawada. \u2014 Biman Mukherji, Fortune , 15 May 2022",
"Breen had gone from learning how to talk the Bally to learning to weld iron, wire lights, and drive an eighteen- wheeler . \u2014 David Hill, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022"
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"The Rams are quite the reflection of Kroenke\u2019s image as a major league wheeler and dealer . \u2014 Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY , 12 Feb. 2022",
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"In his classic ' wheeler and dealer ' approach, Del Boy attempts to sell some David Beckham underwear with the former Manchester United star's signature on the back. \u2014 SI.com , 28 Aug. 2019",
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"The South Point casino is opening its ballroom for the Derby and is dedicating about 20 betting windows and wheeling in kiosks to take as many wagers as possible. \u2014 Will Yakowicz, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
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"Another trick \u2014 pick up the wedge and throw it in the wheelbarrow . \u2014 Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal , 13 May 2022",
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"McCrory is also playing in the ad wars -- in a new ad released on Monday, the former governor is posing next to a wheelbarrow full of manure with Budd's image hovering above the pile, surrounded by flies. \u2014 Byrick Klein,averi Harper, ABC News , 12 Apr. 2022",
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"There were period-appropriate amusements, from cherry-seed spitting contests to wheelbarrow races, the latter featuring wooden conveyances built to 150-year-old specifications. \u2014 Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 July 2019"
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"The Sport\u2019s platform is now 35 percent stiffer and its wheelbase was extended by three inches, providing about an inch of extra legroom in the rear seats. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 12 May 2022",
"The new RR Sport's platform is said to be 35 percent stiffer than before, and its wheelbase has been stretched by three inches. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 10 May 2022",
"The new 7 Series is also about 2 inches (50 mm) wider and taller than before, although the wheelbase has only grown by 0.2 inches (5 mm). \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
"Draped over the same length of wheelbase as the EV6 (114.2 inches), the GV60 measures a whopping 6.5 inches shorter, nose to tail. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
"The 2023 Sequoia\u2019s wheelbase is unchanged at 122 inches, but overall length increased 3 inches to 208.1. \u2014 Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press , 8 June 2022",
"Indy 500: 1,590 pounds, 201.7 inches long, 76.5 inches wide, 40 inches tall, 117.5-inch wheelbase , 25-27.5-inch diameter tires, 550-700 horsepower. \u2014 Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star , 23 May 2022",
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"Concierge Kevin had worked aboard the train for at least a dozen years, and even the hours and hours of dry wheatlands stirred him. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 17 Aug. 2019"
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"Upside Foods\u2019 cell-cultured hamburger, concocted in a lab in Berkeley, CA. Animal-free American cheese made with protein powder brand Perfect Day\u2019s patented cow-free whey protein. \u2014 Alex Beggs, Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"All three come from basically the same brewing process: Rice is fermented with a wheat cake called nuruk, a fermentation starter that contains yeasts and molds, and lends traditional brews their characteristic funk (think natural wines). \u2014 Sonja Swanson, Esquire , 11 Jan. 2018"
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"Culurgiones, those fat Sardinian dumplings shaped to resemble a grain of wheat , play high and low. \u2014 Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report , 1 July 2022",
"The story is the same in Mogadishu, where the cost of a 400-gram (14-ounce) can of wheat has doubled since February. \u2014 Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
"Of this, around 100,000 tons of wheat worth more than $40 million have been shipped to Syria over the past three months, the Ukrainian embassy in Lebanon told Reuters earlier this month. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
"Envoys also took up declarations showing support for the World Food Program in times of growing food insecurity as Russia's war in Ukraine has choked off exports of wheat and other food staples from its fields. \u2014 Jamey Keaten, ajc , 16 June 2022",
"The loss of wheat from Ukraine, supply-chain delays and soaring inflation have led to sharp rises in the prices of cooking oil and staples like rice and sorghum. \u2014 Abdi Latif Dahir, BostonGlobe.com , 12 June 2022",
"The loss of wheat from Ukraine, supply-chain delays and soaring inflation have led to sharp rises in the prices of cooking oil and staples like rice and sorghum. \u2014 New York Times , 11 June 2022",
"The Middle Eastern country\u2019s largest importer of wheat , founded in 1938, says high prices and the conflict in Ukraine are worsening a famine started by its own civil war. \u2014 Chloe Sorvino, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
"Egypt is a net importer of oil and the world\u2019s top importer of wheat ; prices for both commodities are soaring. \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 3 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The bird of last week was undoubtedly a northern wheatear that spent the better part of late Tuesday afternoon actively foraging in a backyard near a marsh beside Water Street in Yarmouth. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Sep. 2021",
"Why do wheatears and other migrating birds wait until night to fly? \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 10 Aug. 2019",
"Northern wheatears are robin-size songbirds with tan bodies and handsome black eye bands. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 10 Aug. 2019",
"Another German scientist in 2010 studied the wheatears now staging in Wales. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 10 Aug. 2019"
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"There is business to be done, production and distribution deals to be made, and this year that sort of wheeling dealing has been as full throttle as Top Gun\u2019s elite fighter jets. \u2014 Dana Thomas, Vogue , 26 May 2022",
"After the wheeling and dealing on Thursday night, every team still has at least one Friday night pick, except the Carolina Panthers, who don\u2019t come to bat again until the fourth round on Saturday. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 29 Apr. 2022",
"Trading the 10th overall pick to the division-rival Eagles last year, and selecting Parsons at 12 was one example of that strategic wheeling and dealing. \u2014 Jori Epstein, USA TODAY , 26 Apr. 2022",
"That\u2019s made any sort of wheeling and dealing on price difficult to achieve. \u2014 Jim Gorzelany, Forbes , 21 Dec. 2021",
"The South Point casino is opening its ballroom for the Derby and is dedicating about 20 betting windows and wheeling in kiosks to take as many wagers as possible. \u2014 Will Yakowicz, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
"Smooth wheeling and sturdy construction make this a smart option for those on a budget. \u2014 Sara Gaynes Levy, PEOPLE.com , 15 Apr. 2022",
"There is always a way around sanctions, a wheeling , dealing work-around. \u2014 Amy Kellogg, Fox News , 11 Apr. 2022",
"Recreational activities include horseback riding, four- wheeling , hot air balloon rides, fly fishing, and more. \u2014 J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022"
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"noun"
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"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"University of Southern California biomechanist Michael Habib, who was not involved in the study, says springs and levers enable more rapid acceleration than wheels and axles do. \u2014 Jason G. Goldman, Scientific American , 1 Feb. 2019",
"So the Mariners in 2013 began replacing the wheels and axles with more robust models \u2014 designating millions of dollars as unanticipated costs eligible to be paid for with admissions taxes by the Public Facilities District that oversees Safeco Field. \u2014 Daniel Beekman, The Seattle Times , 28 Aug. 2018"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": the alignment or adjustment of the front wheel suspension and steering mechanism of an automotive vehicle":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-134315"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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"whereover richest leaves have lain",
"\u2014 Mark Van Doren"
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
": a virus disease of wheat characterized by either a light yellowish green or a dark bluish green mottling and streaking":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-141925"
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"definitions":{
": a mineral CaC 2 O 4 .H 2 O consisting of calcium oxalate occurring in colorless or white monoclinic crystals polymorphous with weddellite":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Video: Commonly known as wheel animals , rotifers feed by means of a ring of slender projections called cilia, which appear to spin like a propeller as the animal draws in water filled with a meal of dead bacteria, algae and other detritus. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 19 Nov. 2014"
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Even adding one strategic ingredient from your pantry can completely transform that chewy, wheaten noodle into a mind-blowing dish. \u2014 Robin Miller, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Even adding one strategic ingredient from your pantry can completely transform that chewy, wheaten noodle into a mind-blowing dish. \u2014 Robin Miller, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Even adding one strategic ingredient from your pantry can completely transform that chewy, wheaten noodle into a mind-blowing dish. \u2014 Robin Miller, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Even adding one strategic ingredient from your pantry can completely transform that chewy, wheaten noodle into a mind-blowing dish. \u2014 Robin Miller, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Mathew Rosengart arrives on the rooftop restaurant of the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills wearing a wheaten wool coat from Barney\u2019s, steeled against the early February cold snap that has whipped across Los Angeles. \u2014 Malina Saval, Variety , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Even adding one strategic ingredient from your pantry can completely transform that chewy, wheaten noodle into a mind-blowing dish. \u2014 Robin Miller, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Even adding one strategic ingredient from your pantry can completely transform that chewy, wheaten noodle into a mind-blowing dish. \u2014 Robin Miller, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022",
"Even adding one strategic ingredient from your pantry can completely transform that chewy, wheaten noodle into a mind-blowing dish. \u2014 Robin Miller, USA TODAY , 5 Apr. 2022"
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"The wheal was big enough that many allergists might have simply diagnosed it as a peanut allergy. \u2014 Alice Callahan, New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020"
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