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5819 lines
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"BAS":{
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"definitions":{
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"bachelor of applied science":[],
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"bachelor of arts and sciences":[]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031638",
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"abbreviation"
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"Basella":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of herbaceous annual or biennial vines (the type of the family Basellaceae ) having sessile flowers on thickened pedicels and being natives of tropical Asia and Africa where they are used as potherbs \u2014 see malabar nightshade":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Malayalam pa\u015ba\u1e37a, paca\u1e37a \"Malabar nightshade\"":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"b\u0259\u02c8sel\u0259",
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"-\u02c8ze-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131312",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Basellaceae":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a small family of usually climbing herbs (order Caryophyllales) sometimes included in the Chenopodiaceae but distinguished by having the calyx and corolla dissimilar":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from New Latin, borrowed from Basella basella + -aceae -aceae":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccbas\u0259\u02c8l\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113",
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"-az\u0259-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-220927",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"Basham's mixture":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an aromatic solution of iron and ammonium acetate formerly used as a hematinic":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"after William R. Basham \u20201877 English physician":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bash\u0259mz-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023810",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Bashan":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"region in ancient Palestine east and northeast of the Sea of Galilee in the area that is now southwestern Syria":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0101-sh\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070943",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Bashi Channel":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"strait between the Philippines and Taiwan and connecting the South China Sea with the Philippine Sea":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u00e4-sh\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081526",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Bashkir":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a Turkic-speaking Muslim people between the Volga and the Ural mountains regarded as tatarized Finns":[],
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": a member of the Bashkir people":[],
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": the language of the Bashkirs":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Russian, of Turkic origin; akin to Jagatai bad\u017ekyr Bashkir, Chuvash pu\u0161k\u0259rt":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u02c8)bash\u00a6ki(\u0259)r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232548",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Bashkortostan":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"autonomous republic of eastern Russia in Europe in the southern Ural Mountains; capital Ufa area 55,443 square miles (143,597 square kilometers), population 4,008,000":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccstan",
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"b\u00e4sh-\u02c8k\u022fr-t\u0259-\u02ccst\u00e4n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182626",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Bash\u014d":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"\u2014 see matsuo":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191717",
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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]
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},
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"Basilosaurus":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus (the type of the family Basilosauridae) of large slender-bodied Eocene whales that are found most abundantly in Alabamian and Floridian rocks and that have serrated posterior teeth with two roots \u2014 see zeuglodontia":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Greek basileus king + New Latin -o- + -saurus":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccbas\u0259l\u014d\u02c8s\u022fr\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203923",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Bastille Day":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": July 14 observed in France as a national holiday in commemoration of the fall of the Bastille in 1789":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1837, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041111",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"basal":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": relating to, situated at, or forming the base":[],
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": arising from the base of a stem":[
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"basal leaves"
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],
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": of or relating to the foundation, base, or essence : fundamental":[],
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": of, relating to, or being essential for maintaining the fundamental vital activities of an organism : minimal":[
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"a basal diet"
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],
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": used for teaching beginners":[
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"basal readers"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-z\u0259l",
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"\u02c8b\u0101-s\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"abecedarian",
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"basic",
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"beginning",
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"elemental",
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"elementary",
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"essential",
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"fundamental",
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"introductory",
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"meat-and-potatoes",
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"rudimental",
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"rudimentary",
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"underlying"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"advanced"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"she clearly lacked even a basal familiarity with the topic",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Even basal pollution levels may impact cognitive function. \u2014 Adam Lashinsky, Fortune , 7 Jan. 2020",
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"Physicians identified the cause of Abienwi\u2019s death as brain death secondary to basal ganglia hemorrhage, ICE said. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 Oct. 2019",
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"Novo generates roughly half of its revenues, and a sizable part of its profit, in the U.S. There, net prices have fallen, by roughly 21% for basal insulin in 2018, one of the company\u2019s core products, according to Mr. Kapadia. \u2014 Nina Trentmann, WSJ , 1 Feb. 2019",
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"Prices for basal insulin are down 15% to 20% year over year, Mr. Verdult said, while prices for Victoza, a glucagon-like peptid 1 product used to treat diabetes, have been flat. \u2014 Nina Trentmann, WSJ , 1 Nov. 2018",
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"The radar cross section has been tilted 90\u00b0. The leftmost white line is the surface radar echo, while the light bluespots along the basal radar echo highlight areas of very high reflectivity, interpreted as being caused by the presence of water. \u2014 Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics , 25 July 2018",
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"The plants grow in tight, multi-stemmed clumps with mostly basal leaves. \u2014 The Editors, Good Housekeeping , 29 May 2018",
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"The plants grow in tight, multistemmed clumps with mostly basal leaves. \u2014 The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping , 17 July 2017",
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"Those canes that are fruitful will produce fruiting shoots at their basal half-dozen or so buds; the buds further out are capable of producing shoots that will fruit the next year. \u2014 The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping , 6 Feb. 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"base entry 1 + -al entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1645, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142209"
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},
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"basal age":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the mental age level at which all the items on an intelligence test can be creditably passed":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064927",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"basal area":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the area of a breast-high cross section of a tree or of all the trees in a stand":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104619",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"basal body":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a minute distinctively staining cell organelle found at the base of a flagellum or cilium and identical to a centriole in structure":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"To use the app, a woman must take her temperature with a basal body thermometer, which provides accurate data to the 10th of a degree, every morning. \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 6 Apr. 2020",
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"Something that sparked their research was a meta-analysis of 27 modern temperature studies where patients uniformly fell below the 98.6-degree mark, indicating that something was rotten in the state of basal body temperature. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 9 Jan. 2020",
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"The update also began letting users log other female health data like cervical mucus quality and basal body temperature. \u2014 Julie Bogen, The Verge , 23 Sep. 2018",
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"With a pink icon featuring sperm on a clock, the application provides an array of trackers such as basal body temperature, ovulation and menstruation to advise the best days to try to conceive. \u2014 Serenitie Wang, CNN , 7 May 2018",
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"The skin temperature tracker monitors your basal body temperature (BBT), which is your lowest body temperature during a period of rest (i.e., sleeping). \u2014 Maria Mercedes Lara, PEOPLE.com , 23 Apr. 2018"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1888, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102706",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"basal cell":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one of the innermost cells of the deeper epidermis of the skin":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Endeavor\u2019s therapy candidates include an oral inhibitor that\u2019s been through clinical studies for patients with basal cell carcinoma. \u2014 Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"In August 2019, Dunleavy\u2019s office announced that biopsies of skin variations removed from his head confirmed a basal cell carcinoma, or a mild form of skin cancer. \u2014 Mark Thiessen, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Nov. 2021",
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"Shearer\u2019s lesion was diagnosed as basal cell carcinoma and required an urgent surgery with a price tag of $3,000. \u2014 USA Today , 1 Nov. 2021",
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"Markowitz utilizes a dermatoscope, a handheld device that combines light and microscope technology, to properly diagnose early basal cell carcinoma and other skin diseases. \u2014 Erin Nicole Cellett, Allure , 23 Aug. 2021",
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"He was first treated for basal cell carcinoma in November 2013, with the most recent treatment in 2015. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 9 Aug. 2021",
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"Closer to 15 years, actually \u2015 since I was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma for the first time. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 6 Aug. 2021",
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"According to Gilbert, basal cell cancers can start as flat shiny spots and become bumps over time. \u2014 Devon Abelman, Allure , 5 Aug. 2021",
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"While other skin cancers, like basal cell carcinoma (BCC) or squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), tend to stay confined to one location, melanoma works a bit differently. \u2014 Seraphina Seow, Health.com , 23 June 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1889, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075908",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"basal cleavage":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": cleavage parallel to the base of a crystal or to the plane of the lateral axes":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232220",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"basal complex":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": fundamental complex":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120202",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"base":{
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"antonyms":[
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"ground",
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"hang",
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"predicate",
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"rest"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a baseline in surveying":[],
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": a center or area of operations":[
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"The company has its base in London."
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],
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": a first or bottom layer of something on which other elements are added":[
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"Overnight, Utah's famous snow has freshly blanketed both runs, adding to a solid base of three feet \u2026",
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"\u2014 Abby Carroll"
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],
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": a main ingredient":[
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"paint having a latex base"
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],
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": a number that is multiplied by a rate or of which a percentage or fraction is calculated":[
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"To find the interest on $90 at 10 percent multiply the base 90 by .10."
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],
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": a permanent military installation":[
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"a naval base",
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"The troops were ordered back to base ."
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],
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": a place where military operations begin":[],
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": a point to be considered":[
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"His opening remarks touched every base ."
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],
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": a price level at which a security (see security sense 3 ) previously declining in price resists further decline":[],
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": a supporting or carrying ingredient (as of a medicine)":[],
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": an electrode that modulates the current flowing through a bipolar junction transistor according to the voltage applied to the electrode":[
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"This gate, which is called a grid in a tube and a base in a transistor, enables a small \"controlling\" voltage to turn on and off a much larger voltage between the cathode and the anode.",
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"\u2014 Thom Hartmann"
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],
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": any of the five purine or pyrimidine bases of DNA and RNA that include cytosine, guanine, adenine, thymine, and uracil":[],
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": any of various typically water-soluble and bitter tasting compounds that in solution have a pH greater than 7, are capable of reacting with an acid to form a salt, and are molecules or ions able to take up a proton from an acid or able to give up an unshared pair of electrons to an acid":[],
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": any one of the four stations at the corners of a baseball or softball infield":[
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"allowing the batter to reach base"
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],
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": baseborn":[
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"\u2026 base in kind and born to be a slave.",
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"\u2014 William Cowper"
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],
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": bass":[],
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": being of comparatively low value and having relatively inferior properties (such as lack of resistance to corrosion)":[
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"a base metal such as iron"
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],
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": constituting or serving as a base":[
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"This situation is frequently encountered by seaplane pilots in northern Canada who must fly over lakes and tundra to a base camp located on a river.",
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"\u2014 Alan Lopez"
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],
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": containing a larger than usual proportion of base metals":[
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"base silver denarii"
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],
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": held by villenage":[
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"base tenure"
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],
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": lacking higher values : degrading":[
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"a drab base way of life"
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],
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": lacking or indicating the lack of higher qualities of mind or spirit : ignoble":[
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"seemed a base betrayal of idealism",
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"\u2014 L. M. Sears",
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"appealing to a person's baser instincts"
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],
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": low in place or position":[
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"\u2026 fall to the base earth from the firmament!",
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"\u2014 Shakespeare"
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],
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": of little height":[
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"\u2026 the cedar stoops not to the base shrub's foot \u2026",
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"\u2014 Shakespeare"
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],
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": of the simplest or most basic design or form : having the form of something before upgrades or customization":[
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"This GTO's 350-hp, 5.7-liter V8 is the same that's used in the base Corvette, and it produces the power and throaty exhaust sound of a classic muscle car.",
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"\u2014 Consumer Reports"
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],
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": resembling a villein : servile":[
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"a base tenant"
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],
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": root sense 6":[
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"\"Leave\" is the base of the verb \"left.\""
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": something (as a group of people) that reliably provides support (such as for a business or political candidate)":[
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"\u2014 usually singular efforts to expand their customer base the band's fan base But I do believe that that's a very sore point with many Democrats and could be used to energize their base . \u2014 John McCain"
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": such as":[
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"The company has its base in London."
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": that part of a bodily organ by which it is attached to another more central structure of the organism":[
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"the base of the thumb"
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": the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation":[
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"the base of the mountain",
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"the lamp's heavy base"
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": the economic factors on which all legal, social, and political relations are formed":[],
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": the fundamental part of something : groundwork , basis":[
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"her broad base of knowledge"
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": the length of a base":[
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"determining the triangle's base"
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": the lower part of a complete architectural design (as of a monument)":[],
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": the lower part of a heraldic field (see field entry 1 sense 3c )":[],
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": the lower part of a wall, pier, or column considered as a separate architectural feature":[],
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": the part of a transformational grammar that consists of rules and a lexicon and generates the deep structures of a language":[],
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": the place from which a military force draws supplies":[],
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": the starting place or goal":[],
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": the starting point or line for an action or undertaking":[
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"plans to make this city his base of operation",
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"\u2014 J. A. Loftus"
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": to do or include everything that needs to be done or included : to fulfill all requirements or necessities":[
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"need to touch all the bases when applying for a mortgage",
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"The owner of the Utah Stars is in Salt Lake City, working 24 hours a day in an effort to touch every base to keep his club in Utah's capital city.",
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"\u2014 Dan Pattison"
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": to find a foundation or basis for : to find a base (see base entry 1 sense 3a ) for":[
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"\u2014 usually used with on or upon base an opinion on faulty information a story based upon real-life events"
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": to make, form, or serve as a base for":[
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"\u2026 great roots based the tree columns \u2026",
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"\u2014 George Macdonald",
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"the company is based in London",
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"clients who are based out of their homes"
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": to mention every subject that needs to be considered":[
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"a speech that touches all the bases"
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": unawares":[
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"caught off base by the charges"
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": wrong , mistaken":[
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"Estimates were way off base ."
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"\u2014 compare gate entry 1 sense 5b":[
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"This gate, which is called a grid in a tube and a base in a transistor, enables a small \"controlling\" voltage to turn on and off a much larger voltage between the cathode and the anode.",
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"\u2014 Thom Hartmann"
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"\u2014 compare noble entry 1":[
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"a base metal such as iron"
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"the firm belief that complete trust between husband and wife is the base of any successful marriage",
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"the army's base of attack was kept top secret until the battle began",
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"Verb",
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"They are going to base their new company in Seattle.",
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"The company has based itself in London.",
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"Our tour group based itself in a hotel in the heart of the city.",
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"Adjective (1)",
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"Iron is a base metal.",
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"a base and sneaky act that is a clear violation of international law",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The Dalmatian coast offers some of the most beautiful beaches in Europe, and a good base to explore them is from charming Split. \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
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"Police have occupied the Casa de la Cultura, a cultural center in central Quito that has historic significance as a base for Indigenous protesters who come in from the countryside. \u2014 Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
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"However, in recent years, Griffin has warned several times that Citadel and Citadel Securities may be on the hunt for a new home base . \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
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"The sofa and ottomans are accented with harnesses from Freedman Harness Saddlery Inc. in Midway, and a lamp with a small horse sculpture base sits atop a table between two leather chairs. \u2014 Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal , 23 June 2022",
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"Starz has a global streaming subscriber base of 24.5 million, while Disney+ boasts 137.7 million subscribers. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
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"ILC Dover has also been selected to design NASA's new-generation spacesuits to be worn by astronauts aboard the ISS and during the Artemis missions to put humans and a base on the moon, Gizmodo reports. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 June 2022",
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"Many of these writers had to begin by building a reliable fan base for their books on their own, either by self-publishing or by orchestrating their own publicity campaigns. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
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"The Southwestern Chorizo Flatbread is made using MorningStar Farms Vegan Chorizo Crumbles, crispy roasted vegetables and Monterey Jack cheese atop a salsa Verde base . \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Use environmental, social and governance factors to base decisions. \u2014 Denis Hickey, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"The decree required Domino\u2019s to base such decisions not merely on an employee\u2019s perceptions but on crime statistics that demonstrated certain areas to be dangerous. \u2014 Jackie Davalos, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"The nation\u2019s public health agency must do better to live up to its pledge to base its decisions on objective public health data and treat everyone with dignity. \u2014 Juliana Morris, STAT , 28 Feb. 2022",
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"Most analysts base their calculations on closing levels of the index, rather than intraday levels. \u2014 Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
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"For the Beginner Beginners should base themselves at Bear Den Mountain, an area packed with easy runs and a dedicated lift. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 20 Dec. 2021",
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"Without live bioluminescent fish to study, scientists instead have to base their inferences on the organism\u2019s anatomy. \u2014 Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American , 3 Mar. 2014",
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"The German proposal would base scoping on discernible metrics, such as profits per employee and return on depreciable assets. \u2014 Robert Goulder, Forbes , 3 Mar. 2021",
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"This is especially important during a time when more than 50 percent of travelers base their plans on places that can accommodate pets, according to survey data from the company. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 15 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"That deal includes a base salary of $250,000 per year, in addition to $275,000 each in endorsement rights and personal appearances payments. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 21 June 2022",
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"Conducting regular pay audits as described above and quickly bringing up the base salary of underpaid employees are solutions for resolving and, ideally, preventing, pay compression. \u2014 Paul Mcdonald, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
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"Metcalf is set to enter the final year of his rookie contract with a base salary of $3.986 million. \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
|
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"Josh Heird\u2019s new contract runs through 2027 and pays him a base salary of $850,000. \u2014 Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal , 3 June 2022",
|
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"That includes a base salary of $250,000, with endorsement rights and personal appearance payments totaling $90,000 a year. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 24 May 2022",
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"The Kia Sorento has many powertrain options with either front- or all-wheel drive, including a base 191-hp four-cylinder, a 281-hp turbo-four, and a hybrid version. \u2014 Austin Irwin, Car and Driver , 6 May 2022",
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"Yurachek is in line to be paid a base annual salary of $1.25 million under the new agreement, which was released Thursday in response to a Freedom of Information Act request. \u2014 Matt Jones, Arkansas Online , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"Under provisions of Senate Bill 1566, the base annual salary for a legislator would go from $32,839 to about $57,000. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Feb. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Adjective",
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"1587, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb",
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"Middle English bas , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin bassus fat, short, low":"Adjective",
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"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin basis , from Greek, step, base, from bainein to go \u2014 more at come":"Noun",
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"ground",
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"keystone",
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"root",
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"underpinning",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"It has been divided into two triangles by bisecting the base angle on the left side. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 20 Nov. 2020"
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|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"After a base hit by Altuve, Brantley\u2019s sac fly to center scored Siri, but Myles Straw threw Altuve out trying to advance at second for a double play. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"Bauer and Ellis led off the eighth with back-to-back singles once more and Keegan Norton drove in the go-ahead run with the third straight base hit to put the Panthers in front for good. \u2014 Michael Whitlow, Journal Sentinel , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Grace, who finished 3-for-4 with two doubles, started the rally in the second inning with a two-out two- base hit down the left-field line to make it 5-2. \u2014 Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Gonzalez, facing hard-throwing Gregory Soto, worked the count full before driving a 98 mph fastball past first base for the first extra base hit of his career. \u2014 Paul Hoynes, cleveland , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"In each of the final two innings, the Dodgers had runners on first and second with one out \u2014 a base hit away both times from erasing a one-run deficit against the Washington Nationals. \u2014 Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Gardens always seemed one base hit away from tying the score or taking the lead, but White\u2019s performance was the difference. \u2014 Mike May, Sun Sentinel , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"The final run came two batters later, when sophomore Liliana Arreola lifted a base hit into right, scoring Emily Muth from third. \u2014 Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Gim\u00e9nez drove in a run with an RBI single in the first and added a base hit in the seventh to up his batting average to .348 with an .888 OPS. \u2014 Joe Noga, cleveland , 8 May 2022"
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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},
|
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|
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"The company's base of operations is (in) London."
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|
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|
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|
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"On Thursday, researchers officially published the 3.055-billion base pair (bp) sequence in the journal Science. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The work heralds a new era in comparative genomics: Previously, researchers studied collections of genes from different lineages and described the changes one base pair at a time. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Today Twist charges nine cents a base pair for DNA, a nearly tenfold decrease from the industry standard a decade ago. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The PacBio tech uses lasers to examine 20,000 base pair sequences of DNA at a time repeatedly to create a highly accurate readout, reports STAT. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 June 2021",
|
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"So far treating sickle cell via base pair editing has only been shown to work in mice, not humans. \u2014 Leah Rosenbaum, Forbes , 2 June 2021",
|
|
"By contrast, the thyroid cancers in the Cancer Genome Atlas and in the control group of 81 unexposed people from the area were more likely to be caused by single-point mutations, where just one single base pair of the DNA is changed. \u2014 Sara Harrison, Wired , 26 Apr. 2021",
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"Snowshoes are meant to be worn with a base pair of boots. \u2014 Lauren Levy, NBC News , 24 Feb. 2021",
|
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"These include base editing\u2014which unzips the DNA enough to swap a single base pair for another\u2014and prime editing, which does that, and more, with just a little nick on one side of the DNA double helix. \u2014 Megan Molteni, Wired , 29 Oct. 2020"
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"1955, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"\u02c8b\u0101s-\u02ccper"
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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": one of the pairs of nucleotide bases on complementary strands of nucleic acid that consist of a purine on one strand joined to a pyrimidine on the other strand by hydrogen bonds holding together the two strands much like the rungs of a ladder and that include adenine linked to thymine in DNA or to uracil in RNA and guanine linked to cytosine in both DNA and RNA":[],
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
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"On Thursday, researchers officially published the 3.055-billion base pair (bp) sequence in the journal Science. \u2014 Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics , 1 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The work heralds a new era in comparative genomics: Previously, researchers studied collections of genes from different lineages and described the changes one base pair at a time. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Today Twist charges nine cents a base pair for DNA, a nearly tenfold decrease from the industry standard a decade ago. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The PacBio tech uses lasers to examine 20,000 base pair sequences of DNA at a time repeatedly to create a highly accurate readout, reports STAT. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 June 2021",
|
|
"So far treating sickle cell via base pair editing has only been shown to work in mice, not humans. \u2014 Leah Rosenbaum, Forbes , 2 June 2021",
|
|
"By contrast, the thyroid cancers in the Cancer Genome Atlas and in the control group of 81 unexposed people from the area were more likely to be caused by single-point mutations, where just one single base pair of the DNA is changed. \u2014 Sara Harrison, Wired , 26 Apr. 2021",
|
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"Snowshoes are meant to be worn with a base pair of boots. \u2014 Lauren Levy, NBC News , 24 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"These include base editing\u2014which unzips the DNA enough to swap a single base pair for another\u2014and prime editing, which does that, and more, with just a little nick on one side of the DNA double helix. \u2014 Megan Molteni, Wired , 29 Oct. 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1955, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
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"1973, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0101s-\u02ccper",
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"-\u02c8pa(\u0259)r, -\u02c8pe(\u0259)r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202731",
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"baseborn":{
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"antonyms":[
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"aristocratic",
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"blue-blooded",
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"genteel",
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"gentle",
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"grand",
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"great",
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"high",
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"highborn",
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"highbred",
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"lofty",
|
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"noble",
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"patrician",
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"upper-class",
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"upper-crust",
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"wellborn"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": born to parents who are not married to each other":[
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"The court's records of \" baseborn \" babies \u2026 today can provide genealogists and historians proof of paternity of an ancestor born outside of marriage.",
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"\u2014 Helen Arthur",
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"Sam Huse was granted his request to the court for 1,500 pounds of tobacco for raising the baseborn child of his servant, Sarah Harris, who refused to name the father.",
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"\u2014 Jack Owens"
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],
|
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": deficient in character or status : ignoble":[
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"The scenes captured by Malak Karsh would help transform the city's image from a baseborn lumber town to a flowering capital, and establish Ottawa as a premier Canadian tourist destination.",
|
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"\u2014 Andrew Duffy",
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"Their false pride died and they [a group of hyenas] knew themselves for the baseborn scavengers they are, and panic hit them all at once like a sandstorm in the desert, and they fled shrieking.",
|
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"\u2014 Edison Marshall"
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],
|
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": of humble birth":[
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"Social expectations collide with wartime reality in a tender, well-written story that brings a loyal, baseborn officer and a gently bred heroine together in a satisfying romance \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Kristin Ramsdell"
|
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]
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"in the Middle Ages, a baseborn person simply had to accept his or her station in life",
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"a baseborn child who didn't even know his father's name"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8b\u0101s-\u02c8b\u022frn"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"common",
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"humble",
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"ignoble",
|
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"inferior",
|
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"low",
|
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"low-life",
|
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"lowborn",
|
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"lower-class",
|
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"lowly",
|
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"lumpen",
|
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"mean",
|
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"plebeian",
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"prole",
|
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"proletarian",
|
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"unwashed",
|
|
"vulgar"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111714",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"baseless":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"ground",
|
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"hang",
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"predicate",
|
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"rest"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a baseline in surveying":[],
|
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": a center or area of operations":[
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"The company has its base in London."
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],
|
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": a first or bottom layer of something on which other elements are added":[
|
|
"Overnight, Utah's famous snow has freshly blanketed both runs, adding to a solid base of three feet \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Abby Carroll"
|
|
],
|
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": a main ingredient":[
|
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"paint having a latex base"
|
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],
|
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": a number that is multiplied by a rate or of which a percentage or fraction is calculated":[
|
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"To find the interest on $90 at 10 percent multiply the base 90 by .10."
|
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],
|
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": a permanent military installation":[
|
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"a naval base",
|
|
"The troops were ordered back to base ."
|
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],
|
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": a place where military operations begin":[],
|
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": a point to be considered":[
|
|
"His opening remarks touched every base ."
|
|
],
|
|
": a price level at which a security (see security sense 3 ) previously declining in price resists further decline":[],
|
|
": a supporting or carrying ingredient (as of a medicine)":[],
|
|
": an electrode that modulates the current flowing through a bipolar junction transistor according to the voltage applied to the electrode":[
|
|
"This gate, which is called a grid in a tube and a base in a transistor, enables a small \"controlling\" voltage to turn on and off a much larger voltage between the cathode and the anode.",
|
|
"\u2014 Thom Hartmann"
|
|
],
|
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": any of the five purine or pyrimidine bases of DNA and RNA that include cytosine, guanine, adenine, thymine, and uracil":[],
|
|
": any of various typically water-soluble and bitter tasting compounds that in solution have a pH greater than 7, are capable of reacting with an acid to form a salt, and are molecules or ions able to take up a proton from an acid or able to give up an unshared pair of electrons to an acid":[],
|
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": any one of the four stations at the corners of a baseball or softball infield":[
|
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"allowing the batter to reach base"
|
|
],
|
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": baseborn":[
|
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"\u2026 base in kind and born to be a slave.",
|
|
"\u2014 William Cowper"
|
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],
|
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": bass":[],
|
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": being of comparatively low value and having relatively inferior properties (such as lack of resistance to corrosion)":[
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"a base metal such as iron"
|
|
],
|
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": constituting or serving as a base":[
|
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"This situation is frequently encountered by seaplane pilots in northern Canada who must fly over lakes and tundra to a base camp located on a river.",
|
|
"\u2014 Alan Lopez"
|
|
],
|
|
": containing a larger than usual proportion of base metals":[
|
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"base silver denarii"
|
|
],
|
|
": held by villenage":[
|
|
"base tenure"
|
|
],
|
|
": lacking higher values : degrading":[
|
|
"a drab base way of life"
|
|
],
|
|
": lacking or indicating the lack of higher qualities of mind or spirit : ignoble":[
|
|
"seemed a base betrayal of idealism",
|
|
"\u2014 L. M. Sears",
|
|
"appealing to a person's baser instincts"
|
|
],
|
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": low in place or position":[
|
|
"\u2026 fall to the base earth from the firmament!",
|
|
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
|
|
],
|
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": of little height":[
|
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"\u2026 the cedar stoops not to the base shrub's foot \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Shakespeare"
|
|
],
|
|
": of the simplest or most basic design or form : having the form of something before upgrades or customization":[
|
|
"This GTO's 350-hp, 5.7-liter V8 is the same that's used in the base Corvette, and it produces the power and throaty exhaust sound of a classic muscle car.",
|
|
"\u2014 Consumer Reports"
|
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],
|
|
": resembling a villein : servile":[
|
|
"a base tenant"
|
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],
|
|
": root sense 6":[
|
|
"\"Leave\" is the base of the verb \"left.\""
|
|
],
|
|
": something (as a group of people) that reliably provides support (such as for a business or political candidate)":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually singular efforts to expand their customer base the band's fan base But I do believe that that's a very sore point with many Democrats and could be used to energize their base . \u2014 John McCain"
|
|
],
|
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": such as":[
|
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"The company has its base in London."
|
|
],
|
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": that part of a bodily organ by which it is attached to another more central structure of the organism":[
|
|
"the base of the thumb"
|
|
],
|
|
": the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation":[
|
|
"the base of the mountain",
|
|
"the lamp's heavy base"
|
|
],
|
|
": the economic factors on which all legal, social, and political relations are formed":[],
|
|
": the fundamental part of something : groundwork , basis":[
|
|
"the book's theoretical base",
|
|
"her broad base of knowledge"
|
|
],
|
|
": the length of a base":[
|
|
"determining the triangle's base"
|
|
],
|
|
": the lower part of a complete architectural design (as of a monument)":[],
|
|
": the lower part of a heraldic field (see field entry 1 sense 3c )":[],
|
|
": the lower part of a wall, pier, or column considered as a separate architectural feature":[],
|
|
": the part of a transformational grammar that consists of rules and a lexicon and generates the deep structures of a language":[],
|
|
": the place from which a military force draws supplies":[],
|
|
": the starting place or goal":[],
|
|
": the starting point or line for an action or undertaking":[
|
|
"plans to make this city his base of operation",
|
|
"\u2014 J. A. Loftus"
|
|
],
|
|
": to do or include everything that needs to be done or included : to fulfill all requirements or necessities":[
|
|
"need to touch all the bases when applying for a mortgage",
|
|
"The owner of the Utah Stars is in Salt Lake City, working 24 hours a day in an effort to touch every base to keep his club in Utah's capital city.",
|
|
"\u2014 Dan Pattison"
|
|
],
|
|
": to find a foundation or basis for : to find a base (see base entry 1 sense 3a ) for":[
|
|
"\u2014 usually used with on or upon base an opinion on faulty information a story based upon real-life events"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make, form, or serve as a base for":[
|
|
"\u2026 great roots based the tree columns \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 George Macdonald",
|
|
"the company is based in London",
|
|
"clients who are based out of their homes"
|
|
],
|
|
": to mention every subject that needs to be considered":[
|
|
"a speech that touches all the bases"
|
|
],
|
|
": unawares":[
|
|
"caught off base by the charges"
|
|
],
|
|
": wrong , mistaken":[
|
|
"Estimates were way off base ."
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 compare gate entry 1 sense 5b":[
|
|
"This gate, which is called a grid in a tube and a base in a transistor, enables a small \"controlling\" voltage to turn on and off a much larger voltage between the cathode and the anode.",
|
|
"\u2014 Thom Hartmann"
|
|
],
|
|
"\u2014 compare noble entry 1":[
|
|
"a base metal such as iron"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the firm belief that complete trust between husband and wife is the base of any successful marriage",
|
|
"the army's base of attack was kept top secret until the battle began",
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"They are going to base their new company in Seattle.",
|
|
"The company has based itself in London.",
|
|
"Our tour group based itself in a hotel in the heart of the city.",
|
|
"Adjective (1)",
|
|
"Iron is a base metal.",
|
|
"a base and sneaky act that is a clear violation of international law",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"The Dalmatian coast offers some of the most beautiful beaches in Europe, and a good base to explore them is from charming Split. \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Police have occupied the Casa de la Cultura, a cultural center in central Quito that has historic significance as a base for Indigenous protesters who come in from the countryside. \u2014 Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"However, in recent years, Griffin has warned several times that Citadel and Citadel Securities may be on the hunt for a new home base . \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The sofa and ottomans are accented with harnesses from Freedman Harness Saddlery Inc. in Midway, and a lamp with a small horse sculpture base sits atop a table between two leather chairs. \u2014 Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Starz has a global streaming subscriber base of 24.5 million, while Disney+ boasts 137.7 million subscribers. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"ILC Dover has also been selected to design NASA's new-generation spacesuits to be worn by astronauts aboard the ISS and during the Artemis missions to put humans and a base on the moon, Gizmodo reports. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Many of these writers had to begin by building a reliable fan base for their books on their own, either by self-publishing or by orchestrating their own publicity campaigns. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The Southwestern Chorizo Flatbread is made using MorningStar Farms Vegan Chorizo Crumbles, crispy roasted vegetables and Monterey Jack cheese atop a salsa Verde base . \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Use environmental, social and governance factors to base decisions. \u2014 Denis Hickey, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The decree required Domino\u2019s to base such decisions not merely on an employee\u2019s perceptions but on crime statistics that demonstrated certain areas to be dangerous. \u2014 Jackie Davalos, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The nation\u2019s public health agency must do better to live up to its pledge to base its decisions on objective public health data and treat everyone with dignity. \u2014 Juliana Morris, STAT , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Most analysts base their calculations on closing levels of the index, rather than intraday levels. \u2014 Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"For the Beginner Beginners should base themselves at Bear Den Mountain, an area packed with easy runs and a dedicated lift. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 20 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Without live bioluminescent fish to study, scientists instead have to base their inferences on the organism\u2019s anatomy. \u2014 Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American , 3 Mar. 2014",
|
|
"The German proposal would base scoping on discernible metrics, such as profits per employee and return on depreciable assets. \u2014 Robert Goulder, Forbes , 3 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"This is especially important during a time when more than 50 percent of travelers base their plans on places that can accommodate pets, according to survey data from the company. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"That deal includes a base salary of $250,000 per year, in addition to $275,000 each in endorsement rights and personal appearances payments. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Conducting regular pay audits as described above and quickly bringing up the base salary of underpaid employees are solutions for resolving and, ideally, preventing, pay compression. \u2014 Paul Mcdonald, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Metcalf is set to enter the final year of his rookie contract with a base salary of $3.986 million. \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Josh Heird\u2019s new contract runs through 2027 and pays him a base salary of $850,000. \u2014 Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"That includes a base salary of $250,000, with endorsement rights and personal appearance payments totaling $90,000 a year. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"The Kia Sorento has many powertrain options with either front- or all-wheel drive, including a base 191-hp four-cylinder, a 281-hp turbo-four, and a hybrid version. \u2014 Austin Irwin, Car and Driver , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Yurachek is in line to be paid a base annual salary of $1.25 million under the new agreement, which was released Thursday in response to a Freedom of Information Act request. \u2014 Matt Jones, Arkansas Online , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Under provisions of Senate Bill 1566, the base annual salary for a legislator would go from $32,839 to about $57,000. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c(1)":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Adjective",
|
|
"1587, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb",
|
|
"1734, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English bas , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin bassus fat, short, low":"Adjective",
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin basis , from Greek, step, base, from bainein to go \u2014 more at come":"Noun",
|
|
"verbal derivative of base entry 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for base Adjective (1) base , low , vile mean deserving of contempt because of the absence of higher values. base stresses the ignoble and may suggest cruelty, treachery, greed, or grossness. base motives low may connote crafty cunning, vulgarity, or immorality and regularly implies an outraging of one's sense of decency or propriety. refused to listen to such low talk vile , the strongest of these words, tends to suggest disgusting depravity or filth. a vile remark",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"basis",
|
|
"bedrock",
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"cornerstone",
|
|
"footing",
|
|
"foundation",
|
|
"ground",
|
|
"groundwork",
|
|
"keystone",
|
|
"root",
|
|
"underpinning",
|
|
"warp",
|
|
"warp and woof"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163309",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"baseline":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"close",
|
|
"conclusion",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"ending",
|
|
"omega"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a boundary line at either end of a court (as in tennis or basketball)":[],
|
|
": a starting point":[
|
|
"the baseline of this discussion"
|
|
],
|
|
": a usually initial set of critical observations or data used for comparison or a control":[],
|
|
": basepath":[],
|
|
": either of the lines on a baseball field that lead from home plate to first base and third base and are extended into the outfield as foul lines":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The experiment is meant only to provide a baseline for other studies.",
|
|
"any year or event we use as the baseline for the Renaissance is going to be at least somewhat arbitrary",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Mike Bibby, the former Arizona and NBA player who built Shadow Mountain's dynasty when Jaelen House was there, watched along the baseline along with Eddie House, the former Arizona State star, who is the twins' father. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 18 June 2022",
|
|
"Widening the concourse along the third baseline will allow space for additional concession stands housed inside 20-feet storage units, U of L Athletics said. \u2014 Brooks Holton, The Courier-Journal , 10 June 2022",
|
|
"Zverev retired from the match after twisting his ankle while chasing a ball along the baseline in the second set against Nadal. \u2014 Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Instead, Poole drove into traffic along the baseline . \u2014 Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Jaquez went down along the baseline with an ankle injury and had to depart with just under seven minutes left. \u2014 Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times , 19 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Senior guards Courtney Ramey and Marcus Carr have taken a firmer grasp of the wheel of late, allowing Allen more freedom to skate along the baseline for good looks at the rim, attack the offensive glass and serve as a shrewd secondary ballhandler. \u2014 Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News , 6 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Mahorcic knocked down a 6-foot hook along the baseline a short time later and at that point, the Utes had control. \u2014 Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"To mitigate that, employers must adopt a baseline of such support as a standard, rather than waiting for employees to express their financial concerns, which might go a long way toward relaxing such taboos. \u2014 Sammy Rubin, Forbes , 21 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101s-\u02ccl\u012bn",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101-\u02ccsl\u012bn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alpha",
|
|
"beginning",
|
|
"birth",
|
|
"commencement",
|
|
"dawn",
|
|
"day one",
|
|
"genesis",
|
|
"get-go",
|
|
"git-go",
|
|
"inception",
|
|
"incipience",
|
|
"incipiency",
|
|
"kickoff",
|
|
"launch",
|
|
"morning",
|
|
"nascence",
|
|
"nascency",
|
|
"onset",
|
|
"outset",
|
|
"start",
|
|
"threshold"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204201",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"baseload":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the amount of power made available by an energy producer (such as a power plant) to meet fundamental demands by consumers":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used before another noun baseload power Wind and solar have the drag of unreliability. Unless attached to costly batteries they are useless for meeting baseload demand. \u2014 Jonathan Fahey"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101s-\u02ccl\u014dd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"As a result, ERCOT data shows virtually no real baseload capacity has come online during the past 12 months. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Natural gas can provide residential heating and serves as baseload in countries like the US. \u2014 Baker Institute, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"To overcome this problem, traditional baseload resources need to be replaced by adequate amounts of flexible, firm dispatchable capacity, and renewables. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 23 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"German baseload power prices for January rose more than 7%. \u2014 Bojan Pancevski, WSJ , 8 Dec. 2021",
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"Egypt\u2019s long-term energy strategy boils down to a gradual buildup of renewables while natural gas continues to provide the baseload of the country\u2019s energy mix. \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 9 Nov. 2021",
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"The problem with that argument is that the open-market system has miserably failed to send the price signals necessary to encourage the building of new baseload generating capacity for well over a decade now. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 7 Apr. 2021",
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"As the energy sector needs a secure, carbon-free baseload which is not weather-dependent, like solar and wind, nuclear renaissance is absolutely needed. \u2014 Ariel Cohen, Forbes , 10 May 2021",
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"Many stakeholders, utility officials and industry leaders warned that losing baseload sources like coal would increase the probability of brownouts and blackouts if demand increased, a likely occurrence in the next ten years. \u2014 James Conca, Forbes , 15 June 2021"
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": a center or area of operations":[
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": a first or bottom layer of something on which other elements are added":[
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"Overnight, Utah's famous snow has freshly blanketed both runs, adding to a solid base of three feet \u2026",
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"\u2014 Abby Carroll"
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],
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": a main ingredient":[
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": a number that is multiplied by a rate or of which a percentage or fraction is calculated":[
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": a permanent military installation":[
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": a place where military operations begin":[],
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": a point to be considered":[
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"His opening remarks touched every base ."
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": a price level at which a security (see security sense 3 ) previously declining in price resists further decline":[],
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": a supporting or carrying ingredient (as of a medicine)":[],
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": an electrode that modulates the current flowing through a bipolar junction transistor according to the voltage applied to the electrode":[
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"This gate, which is called a grid in a tube and a base in a transistor, enables a small \"controlling\" voltage to turn on and off a much larger voltage between the cathode and the anode.",
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"\u2014 Thom Hartmann"
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": any of the five purine or pyrimidine bases of DNA and RNA that include cytosine, guanine, adenine, thymine, and uracil":[],
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": any of various typically water-soluble and bitter tasting compounds that in solution have a pH greater than 7, are capable of reacting with an acid to form a salt, and are molecules or ions able to take up a proton from an acid or able to give up an unshared pair of electrons to an acid":[],
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": any one of the four stations at the corners of a baseball or softball infield":[
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"allowing the batter to reach base"
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],
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": baseborn":[
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"\u2026 base in kind and born to be a slave.",
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"\u2014 William Cowper"
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": bass":[],
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": being of comparatively low value and having relatively inferior properties (such as lack of resistance to corrosion)":[
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"a base metal such as iron"
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": constituting or serving as a base":[
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"This situation is frequently encountered by seaplane pilots in northern Canada who must fly over lakes and tundra to a base camp located on a river.",
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"\u2014 Alan Lopez"
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],
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": containing a larger than usual proportion of base metals":[
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"base silver denarii"
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],
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": held by villenage":[
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"base tenure"
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],
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": lacking higher values : degrading":[
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"a drab base way of life"
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],
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": lacking or indicating the lack of higher qualities of mind or spirit : ignoble":[
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"seemed a base betrayal of idealism",
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"\u2014 L. M. Sears",
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"appealing to a person's baser instincts"
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],
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": low in place or position":[
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"\u2026 fall to the base earth from the firmament!",
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"\u2014 Shakespeare"
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],
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": of little height":[
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"\u2026 the cedar stoops not to the base shrub's foot \u2026",
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"\u2014 Shakespeare"
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],
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": of the simplest or most basic design or form : having the form of something before upgrades or customization":[
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"This GTO's 350-hp, 5.7-liter V8 is the same that's used in the base Corvette, and it produces the power and throaty exhaust sound of a classic muscle car.",
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"\u2014 Consumer Reports"
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],
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": resembling a villein : servile":[
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"a base tenant"
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],
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": root sense 6":[
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"\"Leave\" is the base of the verb \"left.\""
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],
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": something (as a group of people) that reliably provides support (such as for a business or political candidate)":[
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"\u2014 usually singular efforts to expand their customer base the band's fan base But I do believe that that's a very sore point with many Democrats and could be used to energize their base . \u2014 John McCain"
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],
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": such as":[
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"The company has its base in London."
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],
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": that part of a bodily organ by which it is attached to another more central structure of the organism":[
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"the base of the thumb"
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],
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": the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation":[
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"the base of the mountain",
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"the lamp's heavy base"
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],
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": the economic factors on which all legal, social, and political relations are formed":[],
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": the fundamental part of something : groundwork , basis":[
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"the book's theoretical base",
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"her broad base of knowledge"
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],
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": the length of a base":[
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"determining the triangle's base"
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],
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": the lower part of a complete architectural design (as of a monument)":[],
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": the lower part of a heraldic field (see field entry 1 sense 3c )":[],
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": the lower part of a wall, pier, or column considered as a separate architectural feature":[],
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": the part of a transformational grammar that consists of rules and a lexicon and generates the deep structures of a language":[],
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": the place from which a military force draws supplies":[],
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": the starting place or goal":[],
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": the starting point or line for an action or undertaking":[
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"plans to make this city his base of operation",
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"\u2014 J. A. Loftus"
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],
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": to do or include everything that needs to be done or included : to fulfill all requirements or necessities":[
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"need to touch all the bases when applying for a mortgage",
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"The owner of the Utah Stars is in Salt Lake City, working 24 hours a day in an effort to touch every base to keep his club in Utah's capital city.",
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"\u2014 Dan Pattison"
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],
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": to find a foundation or basis for : to find a base (see base entry 1 sense 3a ) for":[
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"\u2014 usually used with on or upon base an opinion on faulty information a story based upon real-life events"
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],
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": to make, form, or serve as a base for":[
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"\u2026 great roots based the tree columns \u2026",
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"\u2014 George Macdonald",
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"the company is based in London",
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"clients who are based out of their homes"
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],
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": to mention every subject that needs to be considered":[
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"a speech that touches all the bases"
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],
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": unawares":[
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"caught off base by the charges"
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],
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": wrong , mistaken":[
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"Estimates were way off base ."
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],
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"\u2014 compare gate entry 1 sense 5b":[
|
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"This gate, which is called a grid in a tube and a base in a transistor, enables a small \"controlling\" voltage to turn on and off a much larger voltage between the cathode and the anode.",
|
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"\u2014 Thom Hartmann"
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],
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"\u2014 compare noble entry 1":[
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"a base metal such as iron"
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]
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"the firm belief that complete trust between husband and wife is the base of any successful marriage",
|
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"the army's base of attack was kept top secret until the battle began",
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"Verb",
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"They are going to base their new company in Seattle.",
|
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"The company has based itself in London.",
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"Our tour group based itself in a hotel in the heart of the city.",
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"Adjective (1)",
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"Iron is a base metal.",
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"a base and sneaky act that is a clear violation of international law",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The Dalmatian coast offers some of the most beautiful beaches in Europe, and a good base to explore them is from charming Split. \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
|
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"Police have occupied the Casa de la Cultura, a cultural center in central Quito that has historic significance as a base for Indigenous protesters who come in from the countryside. \u2014 Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
|
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"However, in recent years, Griffin has warned several times that Citadel and Citadel Securities may be on the hunt for a new home base . \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The sofa and ottomans are accented with harnesses from Freedman Harness Saddlery Inc. in Midway, and a lamp with a small horse sculpture base sits atop a table between two leather chairs. \u2014 Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Starz has a global streaming subscriber base of 24.5 million, while Disney+ boasts 137.7 million subscribers. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
|
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"ILC Dover has also been selected to design NASA's new-generation spacesuits to be worn by astronauts aboard the ISS and during the Artemis missions to put humans and a base on the moon, Gizmodo reports. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Many of these writers had to begin by building a reliable fan base for their books on their own, either by self-publishing or by orchestrating their own publicity campaigns. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The Southwestern Chorizo Flatbread is made using MorningStar Farms Vegan Chorizo Crumbles, crispy roasted vegetables and Monterey Jack cheese atop a salsa Verde base . \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"Use environmental, social and governance factors to base decisions. \u2014 Denis Hickey, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The decree required Domino\u2019s to base such decisions not merely on an employee\u2019s perceptions but on crime statistics that demonstrated certain areas to be dangerous. \u2014 Jackie Davalos, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The nation\u2019s public health agency must do better to live up to its pledge to base its decisions on objective public health data and treat everyone with dignity. \u2014 Juliana Morris, STAT , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Most analysts base their calculations on closing levels of the index, rather than intraday levels. \u2014 Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"For the Beginner Beginners should base themselves at Bear Den Mountain, an area packed with easy runs and a dedicated lift. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 20 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Without live bioluminescent fish to study, scientists instead have to base their inferences on the organism\u2019s anatomy. \u2014 Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American , 3 Mar. 2014",
|
|
"The German proposal would base scoping on discernible metrics, such as profits per employee and return on depreciable assets. \u2014 Robert Goulder, Forbes , 3 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"This is especially important during a time when more than 50 percent of travelers base their plans on places that can accommodate pets, according to survey data from the company. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 15 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"That deal includes a base salary of $250,000 per year, in addition to $275,000 each in endorsement rights and personal appearances payments. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Conducting regular pay audits as described above and quickly bringing up the base salary of underpaid employees are solutions for resolving and, ideally, preventing, pay compression. \u2014 Paul Mcdonald, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Metcalf is set to enter the final year of his rookie contract with a base salary of $3.986 million. \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Josh Heird\u2019s new contract runs through 2027 and pays him a base salary of $850,000. \u2014 Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"That includes a base salary of $250,000, with endorsement rights and personal appearance payments totaling $90,000 a year. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"The Kia Sorento has many powertrain options with either front- or all-wheel drive, including a base 191-hp four-cylinder, a 281-hp turbo-four, and a hybrid version. \u2014 Austin Irwin, Car and Driver , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Yurachek is in line to be paid a base annual salary of $1.25 million under the new agreement, which was released Thursday in response to a Freedom of Information Act request. \u2014 Matt Jones, Arkansas Online , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Under provisions of Senate Bill 1566, the base annual salary for a legislator would go from $32,839 to about $57,000. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Feb. 2022"
|
|
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|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c(1)":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Adjective",
|
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"1587, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb",
|
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"1734, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
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|
|
"Middle English bas , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin bassus fat, short, low":"Adjective",
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin basis , from Greek, step, base, from bainein to go \u2014 more at come":"Noun",
|
|
"verbal derivative of base entry 1":"Verb"
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|
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"\u02c8b\u0101s"
|
|
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for base Adjective (1) base , low , vile mean deserving of contempt because of the absence of higher values. base stresses the ignoble and may suggest cruelty, treachery, greed, or grossness. base motives low may connote crafty cunning, vulgarity, or immorality and regularly implies an outraging of one's sense of decency or propriety. refused to listen to such low talk vile , the strongest of these words, tends to suggest disgusting depravity or filth. a vile remark",
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|
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|
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"bedrock",
|
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"bottom",
|
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"cornerstone",
|
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"footing",
|
|
"foundation",
|
|
"ground",
|
|
"groundwork",
|
|
"keystone",
|
|
"root",
|
|
"underpinning",
|
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"warp",
|
|
"warp and woof"
|
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|
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|
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|
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"baseman":{
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115424",
|
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|
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|
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|
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"basement":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a low state, rank, or condition":[
|
|
"With their stock in the basement and red ink all over their balance sheet, many struggling [companies] are finding that fund-raising has become an exceedingly difficult proposition.",
|
|
"\u2014 Brad Stone"
|
|
],
|
|
": a toilet or washroom especially in a school":[],
|
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": the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture":[],
|
|
": the lowest place in the standings : cellar sense 2":[
|
|
"Last year, the Phillies finished in the basement of the NL East with 68 wins, tied with the Cubs for the fewest wins in the league.",
|
|
"\u2014 Boston Herald"
|
|
],
|
|
": the part of a building that is wholly or partly below ground level":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we store our bicycles in the basement during the winter",
|
|
"the basement of the outdoor fountain needs a lot of restoration work",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Jews were being exterminated, and my family was hiding in the basement of a sympathetic neighbor. \u2014 Ben Foster, Variety , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The smoldering fire was eventually located in the basement of the three-story, concrete-block building. \u2014 Matt Yan, BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"In another flabbergasting turn, a magazine writer found a clairvoyant in the Netherlands who professed to confirm the story in detail and added that Crater\u2019s body was buried in the basement of the house. \u2014 Edward Kosner, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"John Ramsey found her body later that same day in the basement of her home. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"The room, located in the basement of the White House residence, is where President Franklin Delano Roosevelt tracked the movement of Allied Forces during World War II. \u2014 Jonathan Karl, ABC News , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Chicago, already a city with more than its share of tragic fires, had one of its worst Dec. 1, 1958, when three nuns and 92 children died in a blaze that broke out in the basement of Our Lady of the Angels Catholic school. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"In the basement of New England Connecticut stands tall. \u2014 Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"But now the new instrument, made by the family business, Marcodi Musical Products, headquartered in the basement of Meeks\u2019s home in Glen Arm, Md., has seen a spike in sales. \u2014 Danny Freedman, Washington Post , 7 June 2022"
|
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1730, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"base entry 1 or base entry 2 + -ment , probably after Italian basamento":""
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101s-m\u0259nt",
|
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"\u02c8b\u0101-sm\u0259nt"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085516",
|
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|
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|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": a dwelling in which the principal drawing rooms are located at least one story above ground level with the main entrance at ground level or one story above and reached by exterior steps":[]
|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"basement membrane":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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|
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": a thin membranous layer of connective tissue that separates a layer of epithelial cells from the underlying lamina propia":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The body reacts to a component of skin called the basement membrane . \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 30 Apr. 2021"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1842, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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|
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|
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"\u02ccb\u0101-sm\u0259nt-"
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001635",
|
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|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"baseness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"ground",
|
|
"hang",
|
|
"predicate",
|
|
"rest"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a baseline in surveying":[],
|
|
": a center or area of operations":[
|
|
"The company has its base in London."
|
|
],
|
|
": a first or bottom layer of something on which other elements are added":[
|
|
"Overnight, Utah's famous snow has freshly blanketed both runs, adding to a solid base of three feet \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Abby Carroll"
|
|
],
|
|
": a main ingredient":[
|
|
"paint having a latex base"
|
|
],
|
|
": a number that is multiplied by a rate or of which a percentage or fraction is calculated":[
|
|
"To find the interest on $90 at 10 percent multiply the base 90 by .10."
|
|
],
|
|
": a permanent military installation":[
|
|
"a naval base",
|
|
"The troops were ordered back to base ."
|
|
],
|
|
": a place where military operations begin":[],
|
|
": a point to be considered":[
|
|
"His opening remarks touched every base ."
|
|
],
|
|
": a price level at which a security (see security sense 3 ) previously declining in price resists further decline":[],
|
|
": a supporting or carrying ingredient (as of a medicine)":[],
|
|
": an electrode that modulates the current flowing through a bipolar junction transistor according to the voltage applied to the electrode":[
|
|
"This gate, which is called a grid in a tube and a base in a transistor, enables a small \"controlling\" voltage to turn on and off a much larger voltage between the cathode and the anode.",
|
|
"\u2014 Thom Hartmann"
|
|
],
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": any of the five purine or pyrimidine bases of DNA and RNA that include cytosine, guanine, adenine, thymine, and uracil":[],
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": any of various typically water-soluble and bitter tasting compounds that in solution have a pH greater than 7, are capable of reacting with an acid to form a salt, and are molecules or ions able to take up a proton from an acid or able to give up an unshared pair of electrons to an acid":[],
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": any one of the four stations at the corners of a baseball or softball infield":[
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"allowing the batter to reach base"
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],
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": baseborn":[
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"\u2026 base in kind and born to be a slave.",
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"\u2014 William Cowper"
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],
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": bass":[],
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": being of comparatively low value and having relatively inferior properties (such as lack of resistance to corrosion)":[
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"a base metal such as iron"
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],
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": constituting or serving as a base":[
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"This situation is frequently encountered by seaplane pilots in northern Canada who must fly over lakes and tundra to a base camp located on a river.",
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"\u2014 Alan Lopez"
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],
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": containing a larger than usual proportion of base metals":[
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"base silver denarii"
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],
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": held by villenage":[
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"base tenure"
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],
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": lacking higher values : degrading":[
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"a drab base way of life"
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],
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": lacking or indicating the lack of higher qualities of mind or spirit : ignoble":[
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"seemed a base betrayal of idealism",
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"\u2014 L. M. Sears",
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"appealing to a person's baser instincts"
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],
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": low in place or position":[
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"\u2026 fall to the base earth from the firmament!",
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"\u2014 Shakespeare"
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],
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": of little height":[
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"\u2026 the cedar stoops not to the base shrub's foot \u2026",
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"\u2014 Shakespeare"
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],
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": of the simplest or most basic design or form : having the form of something before upgrades or customization":[
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"This GTO's 350-hp, 5.7-liter V8 is the same that's used in the base Corvette, and it produces the power and throaty exhaust sound of a classic muscle car.",
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"\u2014 Consumer Reports"
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],
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": resembling a villein : servile":[
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"a base tenant"
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],
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": root sense 6":[
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"\"Leave\" is the base of the verb \"left.\""
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],
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": something (as a group of people) that reliably provides support (such as for a business or political candidate)":[
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"\u2014 usually singular efforts to expand their customer base the band's fan base But I do believe that that's a very sore point with many Democrats and could be used to energize their base . \u2014 John McCain"
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],
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": such as":[
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"The company has its base in London."
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],
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": that part of a bodily organ by which it is attached to another more central structure of the organism":[
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"the base of the thumb"
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],
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": the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation":[
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"the base of the mountain",
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"the lamp's heavy base"
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],
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": the economic factors on which all legal, social, and political relations are formed":[],
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": the fundamental part of something : groundwork , basis":[
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"the book's theoretical base",
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"her broad base of knowledge"
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],
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": the length of a base":[
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"determining the triangle's base"
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],
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": the lower part of a complete architectural design (as of a monument)":[],
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": the lower part of a heraldic field (see field entry 1 sense 3c )":[],
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": the lower part of a wall, pier, or column considered as a separate architectural feature":[],
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": the part of a transformational grammar that consists of rules and a lexicon and generates the deep structures of a language":[],
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": the place from which a military force draws supplies":[],
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": the starting place or goal":[],
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": the starting point or line for an action or undertaking":[
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"plans to make this city his base of operation",
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"\u2014 J. A. Loftus"
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],
|
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": to do or include everything that needs to be done or included : to fulfill all requirements or necessities":[
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"need to touch all the bases when applying for a mortgage",
|
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"The owner of the Utah Stars is in Salt Lake City, working 24 hours a day in an effort to touch every base to keep his club in Utah's capital city.",
|
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"\u2014 Dan Pattison"
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],
|
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": to find a foundation or basis for : to find a base (see base entry 1 sense 3a ) for":[
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"\u2014 usually used with on or upon base an opinion on faulty information a story based upon real-life events"
|
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],
|
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": to make, form, or serve as a base for":[
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"\u2026 great roots based the tree columns \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 George Macdonald",
|
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"the company is based in London",
|
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"clients who are based out of their homes"
|
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],
|
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": to mention every subject that needs to be considered":[
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"a speech that touches all the bases"
|
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],
|
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": unawares":[
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"caught off base by the charges"
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],
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": wrong , mistaken":[
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"Estimates were way off base ."
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],
|
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"\u2014 compare gate entry 1 sense 5b":[
|
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"This gate, which is called a grid in a tube and a base in a transistor, enables a small \"controlling\" voltage to turn on and off a much larger voltage between the cathode and the anode.",
|
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"\u2014 Thom Hartmann"
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],
|
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"\u2014 compare noble entry 1":[
|
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"a base metal such as iron"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"the firm belief that complete trust between husband and wife is the base of any successful marriage",
|
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"the army's base of attack was kept top secret until the battle began",
|
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"Verb",
|
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"They are going to base their new company in Seattle.",
|
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"The company has based itself in London.",
|
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"Our tour group based itself in a hotel in the heart of the city.",
|
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"Adjective (1)",
|
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"Iron is a base metal.",
|
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"a base and sneaky act that is a clear violation of international law",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"The Dalmatian coast offers some of the most beautiful beaches in Europe, and a good base to explore them is from charming Split. \u2014 Lea Lane, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
|
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"Police have occupied the Casa de la Cultura, a cultural center in central Quito that has historic significance as a base for Indigenous protesters who come in from the countryside. \u2014 Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"However, in recent years, Griffin has warned several times that Citadel and Citadel Securities may be on the hunt for a new home base . \u2014 Declan Harty, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The sofa and ottomans are accented with harnesses from Freedman Harness Saddlery Inc. in Midway, and a lamp with a small horse sculpture base sits atop a table between two leather chairs. \u2014 Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal , 23 June 2022",
|
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"Starz has a global streaming subscriber base of 24.5 million, while Disney+ boasts 137.7 million subscribers. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"ILC Dover has also been selected to design NASA's new-generation spacesuits to be worn by astronauts aboard the ISS and during the Artemis missions to put humans and a base on the moon, Gizmodo reports. \u2014 Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Many of these writers had to begin by building a reliable fan base for their books on their own, either by self-publishing or by orchestrating their own publicity campaigns. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The Southwestern Chorizo Flatbread is made using MorningStar Farms Vegan Chorizo Crumbles, crispy roasted vegetables and Monterey Jack cheese atop a salsa Verde base . \u2014 Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Use environmental, social and governance factors to base decisions. \u2014 Denis Hickey, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The decree required Domino\u2019s to base such decisions not merely on an employee\u2019s perceptions but on crime statistics that demonstrated certain areas to be dangerous. \u2014 Jackie Davalos, Bloomberg.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The nation\u2019s public health agency must do better to live up to its pledge to base its decisions on objective public health data and treat everyone with dignity. \u2014 Juliana Morris, STAT , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Most analysts base their calculations on closing levels of the index, rather than intraday levels. \u2014 Caitlin Ostroff, WSJ , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"For the Beginner Beginners should base themselves at Bear Den Mountain, an area packed with easy runs and a dedicated lift. \u2014 Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure , 20 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"Without live bioluminescent fish to study, scientists instead have to base their inferences on the organism\u2019s anatomy. \u2014 Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American , 3 Mar. 2014",
|
|
"The German proposal would base scoping on discernible metrics, such as profits per employee and return on depreciable assets. \u2014 Robert Goulder, Forbes , 3 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"This is especially important during a time when more than 50 percent of travelers base their plans on places that can accommodate pets, according to survey data from the company. \u2014 Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel , 15 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"That deal includes a base salary of $250,000 per year, in addition to $275,000 each in endorsement rights and personal appearances payments. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Conducting regular pay audits as described above and quickly bringing up the base salary of underpaid employees are solutions for resolving and, ideally, preventing, pay compression. \u2014 Paul Mcdonald, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Metcalf is set to enter the final year of his rookie contract with a base salary of $3.986 million. \u2014 Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Josh Heird\u2019s new contract runs through 2027 and pays him a base salary of $850,000. \u2014 Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"That includes a base salary of $250,000, with endorsement rights and personal appearance payments totaling $90,000 a year. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"The Kia Sorento has many powertrain options with either front- or all-wheel drive, including a base 191-hp four-cylinder, a 281-hp turbo-four, and a hybrid version. \u2014 Austin Irwin, Car and Driver , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Yurachek is in line to be paid a base annual salary of $1.25 million under the new agreement, which was released Thursday in response to a Freedom of Information Act request. \u2014 Matt Jones, Arkansas Online , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Under provisions of Senate Bill 1566, the base annual salary for a legislator would go from $32,839 to about $57,000. \u2014 oregonlive , 7 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1c(1)":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4":"Adjective",
|
|
"1587, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb",
|
|
"1734, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English bas , from Anglo-French, from Late Latin bassus fat, short, low":"Adjective",
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin basis , from Greek, step, base, from bainein to go \u2014 more at come":"Noun",
|
|
"verbal derivative of base entry 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for base Adjective (1) base , low , vile mean deserving of contempt because of the absence of higher values. base stresses the ignoble and may suggest cruelty, treachery, greed, or grossness. base motives low may connote crafty cunning, vulgarity, or immorality and regularly implies an outraging of one's sense of decency or propriety. refused to listen to such low talk vile , the strongest of these words, tends to suggest disgusting depravity or filth. a vile remark",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"basis",
|
|
"bedrock",
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"cornerstone",
|
|
"footing",
|
|
"foundation",
|
|
"ground",
|
|
"groundwork",
|
|
"keystone",
|
|
"root",
|
|
"underpinning",
|
|
"warp",
|
|
"warp and woof"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182007",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"basepath":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the area between the bases of a baseball field used by a base runner":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Wiseman was safe at first, but Hartle was called for sliding out of the basepath and into second baseman John Lubert. \u2014 James Weber, The Enquirer , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"So happiness is found hurling a rubber ball at a younger runner on the basepath ",
|
|
"Chad Fairchild ruled Peterson was out of the basepath . \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 26 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"B\u00e1ez retreated back toward home plate down the basepath and Craig absentmindedly jogged back toward the plate to tag B\u00e1ez. \u2014 Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY , 27 May 2021",
|
|
"And with Eric Hosmer at the plate, Tatis looked to get aggressive on the basepath . \u2014 Andrew Joseph, USA TODAY , 19 May 2021",
|
|
"While softball is far from a full-contact sport, tagging on the basepaths is part of the game and collisions on the field are impossible to predict. \u2014 Sean Gregory, Time , 24 May 2020",
|
|
"Error 0: Of the five Memorial batters that managed to find the basepaths over those 21 batters, three arrived in the team\u2019s last at-bat when a bunt single, a walk and a dribbler scored one run but no more. \u2014 Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle , 7 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"The Orioles, in their first of 13 straight games against teams with playoff aspirations, showed an aggression on the basepaths that didn\u2019t pay off. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com , 6 Aug. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1876, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccp\u00e4th",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101s-\u02ccpath"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193248",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bash":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bang",
|
|
"bat",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"biff",
|
|
"blow",
|
|
"bop",
|
|
"box",
|
|
"buffet",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"chop",
|
|
"clap",
|
|
"clip",
|
|
"clout",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"cuff",
|
|
"dab",
|
|
"douse",
|
|
"fillip",
|
|
"hack",
|
|
"haymaker",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"larrup",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"plump",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"pound",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"slap",
|
|
"slug",
|
|
"smack",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"sock",
|
|
"spank",
|
|
"stinger",
|
|
"stripe",
|
|
"stroke",
|
|
"swat",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"switch",
|
|
"thud",
|
|
"thump",
|
|
"thwack",
|
|
"wallop",
|
|
"welt",
|
|
"whack",
|
|
"wham",
|
|
"whop",
|
|
"whap"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a festive social gathering : party":[],
|
|
": a forceful blow":[],
|
|
": crash":[],
|
|
": to attack (someone) physically : to hit (someone) repeatedly":[
|
|
"Umpires being lampooned or even bashed up [=beaten up] in schools, college and league cricket is hardly rare.",
|
|
"\u2014 Ayaz Memon"
|
|
],
|
|
": to attack physically or verbally":[
|
|
"media bashing",
|
|
"celebrity bashing"
|
|
],
|
|
": to continue to work at something : carry on":[
|
|
"\u2026 I'm a lot less sure about what I'm meant to be, or do, in a time of undeniable middle age. I guess I will just bash on as ever, and hope I don't appear too ridiculous as I do so.",
|
|
"\u2014 Becky Sheaves"
|
|
],
|
|
": to produce (something) quickly : bang out":[
|
|
"Three years ago Piaggio disappointed enthusiasts by axing the retro Vespa's production. But Indian company LML continued to bash out copies that flew out of the dealers, especially in Italy \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Harriet Ridley"
|
|
],
|
|
": to work hard at something":[
|
|
"That is exactly what I tell myself as I bash away in the gym \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Jay Rayner"
|
|
],
|
|
": try , attempt":[
|
|
"have a bash at it"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"I bashed my arm against the door.",
|
|
"Someone bashed him over the head with a chair.",
|
|
"They tried to bash the door open.",
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"We threw her a birthday bash .",
|
|
"She gave me a bash on the head.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"In 2019, comedian John Oliver used his HBO talk show to bash his corporate overlords at AT&T for their plan to launch HBO Max. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Dan loses control, trying to bash the tax collector with a pipe. \u2014 Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Records in the divorce and custody case show Bottorff allegedly threatened to shoot her former spouse, Joseph Waterman, with a 9 mm handgun, bash him over the head with a baseball bat and run him over with a truck. \u2014 Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent polling shows why Republicans are so eager to bash Democrats on Title 42. \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Still, the Budd ad promotes his endorsement from Trump while using Trump-era footage to bash Biden. \u2014 Daniel Dale, CNN , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"For instance: Trolls bash CNN's ratings, but the network is in the top 10 on cable. \u2014 Brian Stelter, CNN , 7 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"But the size differential worked in the opposite direction, allowing center Jakob Poeltl to bash smaller guards in the paint for 21 points. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 29 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"This is far from the first time that Neil Young has used his platform to bash a major corporation. \u2014 Andy Greene, Rolling Stone , 25 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Khlo\u00e9 was joined by mum Kris Jenner, 66, and sister Kim, 41, at the bash , the SKIMS founder posting an inside glimpse of the festivities on her Instagram Stories. \u2014 Phil Boucher, PEOPLE.com , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Through June 12 at Edge Off-Broadway, 1133 W. Catalpa Ave.; tickets $20 at 773-828-9129 and astonrep.com/young K-RNB Brunch: Listen to Korean R&B music at a bash including a welcome mimosa or bloody mary, a soju cocktail and a brunch entree. \u2014 Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Paid for in hard cash, even the Hotel du Cap had seen nothing quite like the Carolco bash . \u2014 Angus Finney, Variety , 10 May 2022",
|
|
"Likewise, in Monte Carlo, Kristen Stewart stunned by arriving at the bash that concluded Chanel\u2019s cruise 2023 excursion in a swimsuit with a completely sheer skirt layered over top. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"They were also photographed while hanging out at The Kid Laroi's birthday bash later that night. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The two were seen showing some PDA again at CAA's pre-Oscars bash , as multiple eyewitnesses told E!. \u2014 ELLE , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"But Smith was seen partying after the ceremony Sunday at the Vanity Fair Oscar bash with his wife and children (sons Trey and Jaden and daughter Willow). \u2014 NBC News , 28 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Simpson captioned a set of Instagram photos from the birthday bash on Tuesday (March 22). \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 23 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1744, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1805, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"noun derivative of bash entry 1":"Noun",
|
|
"origin unknown":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bash"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bang",
|
|
"bump",
|
|
"collide",
|
|
"crash",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"impact",
|
|
"impinge",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"ram",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"strike",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"thud"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-053741",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"basha":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an Assamese hut typically made of bamboo and grass":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Assamese":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u00e4\u02c8sh\u00e4"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-075823",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bashaw":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a man of high rank or office (as in Turkey or northern Africa)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
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"b\u0259-\u02c8sh\u022f"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020408",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bashful":{
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"antonyms":[
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"extroverted",
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"extraverted",
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"immodest",
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"outgoing"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": resulting from or typical of a bashful nature":[
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"a bashful smile"
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],
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": socially shy or timid : diffident , self-conscious":[
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"He was bashful as a child."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"bashful boys asking girls to dance",
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"a bashful child who hid in his room whenever there were visitors in the house",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"When your job is to constantly hunt for new restaurants, few things are as thrilling as coming across an intriguing new concept with a bashful name. \u2014 Nick Kindelsperger, Chicago Tribune , 8 June 2022",
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"Camille Weatherspoon may be a bit bashful , but that hasn\u2019t stopped the high school student from getting her products into the hands of grateful customers. \u2014 C.r. Walker, Chicago Tribune , 10 May 2022",
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"During our conversation, Welsh revealed that her bashful , timid nature wasn\u2019t anything new. \u2014 Essence , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"San Francisco leaders haven\u2019t been bashful about their hopes to make Treasure Island a playground for the affluent. \u2014 Justin Phillips, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 Mar. 2022",
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"Some are calm and bashful while others howl or jump, full of energy. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"And there\u2019s no need to feel bashful about the situation either. \u2014 Rozalynn S. Frazier, SELF , 10 Mar. 2022",
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"Robbins was not unsympathetic to Dylan\u2019s unusual-to-him way of doing things... or bashful about imbibing what fueled the sessions. \u2014 NBC News , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"Robbins was not unsympathetic to Dylan\u2019s unusual-to-him way of doing things\u2026 or bashful about imbibing what fueled the sessions. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 30 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Early Modern English bash \"to lose composure, be dismayed\" (going back to Middle English baishen, basshen , probably aphetic variant of abaissen, abaschen \"to abash \") + -ful entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bash-f\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bashful shy , bashful , diffident , modest , coy mean not inclined to be forward. shy implies a timid reserve and a shrinking from familiarity or contact with others. shy with strangers bashful implies a frightened or hesitant shyness characteristic of childhood and adolescence. a bashful boy out on his first date diffident stresses a distrust of one's own ability or opinion that causes hesitation in acting or speaking. felt diffident about raising an objection modest suggests absence of undue confidence or conceit. modest about her success coy implies a pretended shyness. put off by her coy manner",
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"synonyms":[
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"backward",
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"coy",
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"demure",
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"diffident",
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"introverted",
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"modest",
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"recessive",
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"retiring",
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"self-effacing",
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"sheepish",
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"shy",
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"withdrawn"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174423",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bashful Billy":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083113",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
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},
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"bashful bladder":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": paruresis":[
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"Patients with bashful bladder typically are unable to void anywhere but at home and in private, which can adversely affect occupational options and can limit many aspects of life.",
|
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"\u2014 Nancy Walsh",
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"This may, however, present a problem for a few men who suffer from what has been called \" bashful bladder syndrome ,\" the fear of urinating in public.",
|
|
"\u2014 Joe Schwarcz"
|
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]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1981, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-161656",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"bashi-bazouk":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a member of an irregular ill-disciplined auxiliary of the Ottoman Empire":[],
|
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": a turbulent ill-disciplined person":[],
|
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": irregular":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Turkish ba\u015f\u0131 bozuk irregular soldier, from ba\u015f head, leader + bozuk depraved, corrupt":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccbash\u0113b\u0259\u02c8z\u00fck"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-050928",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bashlyk":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a protective hood with long ends for use as a scarf worn especially by the Russian military":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Russian bashlyk , from Turkish ba\u015fl\u0131k hood, from ba\u015f head":""
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061246",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"basi":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a fermented beverage prepared by natives of the Philippines":[],
|
|
": at or near the base":[
|
|
"basi fixed",
|
|
"basi glandular"
|
|
],
|
|
": base : lower part":[
|
|
"basi petal"
|
|
],
|
|
": chemical base":[
|
|
"basi fy"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or belonging to the base of":[
|
|
"basi cranial"
|
|
],
|
|
": subsilicic and":[
|
|
"basi ophitic"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin basis":"Combining form",
|
|
"native name in the Philippines":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"in pronunciations below",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u00e4s\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132014",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"combining form",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"basic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ABC(s)",
|
|
"alphabet",
|
|
"elements",
|
|
"essentials",
|
|
"fundamentals",
|
|
"grammar",
|
|
"principles",
|
|
"rudiments"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a simplified high-level language for programming a computer":[
|
|
"The program was written in BASIC ."
|
|
],
|
|
": basic training":[],
|
|
": concerned with fundamental scientific principles : not applied":[
|
|
"basic research"
|
|
],
|
|
": constituting or serving as the basis or starting point":[
|
|
"a basic set of tools"
|
|
],
|
|
": containing relatively little silica":[
|
|
"basic rocks"
|
|
],
|
|
": having an alkaline reaction":[],
|
|
": of, relating to, containing, or having the character of a chemical base":[],
|
|
": of, relating to, or forming the base or essence : fundamental":[
|
|
"basic truths"
|
|
],
|
|
": relating to, made by, used in, or being a process of making steel done in a furnace lined with basic material and under basic slag":[],
|
|
": something that is basic : fundamental":[
|
|
"get back to basics"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"In this class, you will learn the basic principles of chemistry.",
|
|
"At its most basic level, the book is about a father's relationship with his children.",
|
|
"The basic difference between the two companies is their size.",
|
|
"rights that are basic to all human beings",
|
|
"basic reading, writing, and mathematics",
|
|
"She lacks even the most basic skills necessary for the job.",
|
|
"That's just the basic salary without overtime or tips.",
|
|
"The motel is comfortable but pretty basic : you get the necessities all right, but no luxuries.",
|
|
"Noun (1)",
|
|
"He's teaching me the basics of Japanese cooking.",
|
|
"He starts basic in two months.",
|
|
"Noun (2)",
|
|
"The program is written in BASIC .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Now nearly half the population of 38 million cannot meet their basic food needs because of poverty. \u2014 Ebrahim Noroozi, ajc , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"To provide a framework of basic rights in hopes that sports could ultimately become more than just a game for women. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Pew asked respondents whether certain basic rights\u2014speech, religion, the vote, and so on\u2014were essential to their own sense of freedom. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"But, Alhaidari says, the reality is that there are no safe spaces for Saudi women to demand basic rights. \u2014 Lynzy Billing, ELLE , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The Arteon's cockpit has a tech-forward style, but some basic operations can be perplexing. \u2014 Mark Takahashi, Car and Driver , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Or rallying together to deny basic rights to American citizens",
|
|
"The Taliban show no sign of easing a crackdown not only on such basic rights as education and jobs for women, but on every facet of public life, from deportment to travel. \u2014 David Zucchino, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"Self-censorship by business leaders on questions of basic rights and dignity, social cohesion, and economic and planetary health is an abdication of responsibility. \u2014 Paul Polman, Fortune , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Easy to style and extremely durable, these tees are anything but an average basic . \u2014 Cassell Ferere, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s this basic of function as there is, and to not let the, the prosecutor, the public defender and the judges have legal research is like telling the garbage truck. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This is a basic of life and the county should be able to do that. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Numi also recently launched a second radical take on another basic with a stain-repellant, sweat-repellant, machine-washable silk line. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"That's a great basic to start with, thanks to its versatility and relaxed fit. \u2014 Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com , 14 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The Row knows that a signature, high-quality basic can elevate an entire outfit\u2014an attitude that Jenner and Michelle have clearly taken to heart. \u2014 Liana Satenstei, Vogue , 30 June 2021",
|
|
"The selection of modern basics is made for a variety of bodies, bringing the relaxed yet polished aesthetic to so many more women. \u2014 Erin Parker, Glamour , 22 May 2020",
|
|
"There are almost infinite approaches to keeping a sketchbook journal, but here are some basics . \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 29 May 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
|
"1908, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1964, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"B eginner's A ll-purpose S ymbolic I nstruction C ode":"Noun",
|
|
"base entry 1 + -ic entry 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101-sik",
|
|
"also -zik",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101-sik also -zik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abecedarian",
|
|
"basal",
|
|
"beginning",
|
|
"elemental",
|
|
"elementary",
|
|
"essential",
|
|
"fundamental",
|
|
"introductory",
|
|
"meat-and-potatoes",
|
|
"rudimental",
|
|
"rudimentary",
|
|
"underlying"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195537",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"basically":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": at a basic level : in fundamental disposition or nature":[
|
|
"basically correct",
|
|
"basically , they are simple people"
|
|
],
|
|
": for the most part":[
|
|
"they basically play zone defense"
|
|
],
|
|
": in a basic manner : simply":[
|
|
"live basically"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"your answer is basically correct",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"While there\u2019s a lot of action, there\u2019s no overall plot \u2014 the story is basically a series of gossipy anecdotes and sassy character sketches. \u2014 Marion Winik, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Or have the two characters go to MusicalTheaterWorld, the hosts of which are just characters from classic musicals, which was basically the plot of Schmigadoon! \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"That was basically during this amazing thing with technology around bringing work to people. \u2014 Fortune Editors, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"Their solution is basically the philosophy of the Robinson type in every sketch: Double down. \u2014 Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"The German position basically was that the vulnerable country must tighten its belt and suffer for the greater European good. \u2014 Daniel Markind, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"October 31st is basically an open invitation to eat Halloween desserts and Halloween candy all day, right",
|
|
"Golf is basically tryptophan, and the only thing standing between you and a solid 40 of Zzzzs is an eagle chip and a burst of crowd noise, or a loud commercial for an oversized pickup truck. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"Barristers are basically lawyers who take cases to trial, and the only kind authorized to work in Britain\u2019s High Courts. \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 20 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1863, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
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|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101-si-k(\u0259-)l\u0113",
|
|
"also -zi-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"altogether",
|
|
"by and large",
|
|
"chiefly",
|
|
"generally",
|
|
"largely",
|
|
"mainly",
|
|
"mostly",
|
|
"overall",
|
|
"predominantly",
|
|
"primarily",
|
|
"principally",
|
|
"substantially"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054306",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"basics":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ABC(s)",
|
|
"alphabet",
|
|
"elements",
|
|
"essentials",
|
|
"fundamentals",
|
|
"grammar",
|
|
"principles",
|
|
"rudiments"
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": concerned with fundamental scientific principles : not applied":[
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"a basic set of tools"
|
|
],
|
|
": containing relatively little silica":[
|
|
"basic rocks"
|
|
],
|
|
": having an alkaline reaction":[],
|
|
": of, relating to, containing, or having the character of a chemical base":[],
|
|
": of, relating to, or forming the base or essence : fundamental":[
|
|
"basic truths"
|
|
],
|
|
": relating to, made by, used in, or being a process of making steel done in a furnace lined with basic material and under basic slag":[],
|
|
": something that is basic : fundamental":[
|
|
"get back to basics"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"In this class, you will learn the basic principles of chemistry.",
|
|
"At its most basic level, the book is about a father's relationship with his children.",
|
|
"The basic difference between the two companies is their size.",
|
|
"rights that are basic to all human beings",
|
|
"basic reading, writing, and mathematics",
|
|
"She lacks even the most basic skills necessary for the job.",
|
|
"That's just the basic salary without overtime or tips.",
|
|
"The motel is comfortable but pretty basic : you get the necessities all right, but no luxuries.",
|
|
"Noun (1)",
|
|
"He's teaching me the basics of Japanese cooking.",
|
|
"He starts basic in two months.",
|
|
"Noun (2)",
|
|
"The program is written in BASIC .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"Now nearly half the population of 38 million cannot meet their basic food needs because of poverty. \u2014 Ebrahim Noroozi, ajc , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"To provide a framework of basic rights in hopes that sports could ultimately become more than just a game for women. \u2014 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Pew asked respondents whether certain basic rights\u2014speech, religion, the vote, and so on\u2014were essential to their own sense of freedom. \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"But, Alhaidari says, the reality is that there are no safe spaces for Saudi women to demand basic rights. \u2014 Lynzy Billing, ELLE , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The Arteon's cockpit has a tech-forward style, but some basic operations can be perplexing. \u2014 Mark Takahashi, Car and Driver , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Or rallying together to deny basic rights to American citizens",
|
|
"The Taliban show no sign of easing a crackdown not only on such basic rights as education and jobs for women, but on every facet of public life, from deportment to travel. \u2014 David Zucchino, BostonGlobe.com , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"Self-censorship by business leaders on questions of basic rights and dignity, social cohesion, and economic and planetary health is an abdication of responsibility. \u2014 Paul Polman, Fortune , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Easy to style and extremely durable, these tees are anything but an average basic . \u2014 Cassell Ferere, Forbes , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s this basic of function as there is, and to not let the, the prosecutor, the public defender and the judges have legal research is like telling the garbage truck. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"This is a basic of life and the county should be able to do that. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Numi also recently launched a second radical take on another basic with a stain-repellant, sweat-repellant, machine-washable silk line. \u2014 Jenny Singer, Glamour , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"That's a great basic to start with, thanks to its versatility and relaxed fit. \u2014 Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com , 14 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The Row knows that a signature, high-quality basic can elevate an entire outfit\u2014an attitude that Jenner and Michelle have clearly taken to heart. \u2014 Liana Satenstei, Vogue , 30 June 2021",
|
|
"The selection of modern basics is made for a variety of bodies, bringing the relaxed yet polished aesthetic to so many more women. \u2014 Erin Parker, Glamour , 22 May 2020",
|
|
"There are almost infinite approaches to keeping a sketchbook journal, but here are some basics . \u2014 Anne Nickoloff, cleveland , 29 May 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1842, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
|
"1908, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1964, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"B eginner's A ll-purpose S ymbolic I nstruction C ode":"Noun",
|
|
"base entry 1 + -ic entry 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101-sik",
|
|
"also -zik",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101-sik also -zik"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"abecedarian",
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"basal",
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"beginning",
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"elemental",
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"elementary",
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"essential",
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"fundamental",
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"introductory",
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"meat-and-potatoes",
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"rudimental",
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"rudimentary",
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"underlying"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064757",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"basil thyme":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a fragrant European herb ( Clinopodium acinos synonym Satureja acinos synonym Acinos arvensis ) of the mint family that has small violet flowers and is naturalized in Canada and the northern U.S.":[],
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": any of several fragrant herbs or shrubs: such as":[],
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": field balm sense 1":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"basil entry 1":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190144",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"basilweed":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": wild basil":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"basil entry 1":""
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203837",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"basis":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a fixed pattern or system":[
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"meets with us on a regular basis [=regularly]",
|
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"The department sends reports on a daily basis . [=every day]"
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],
|
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": a set of linearly independent vectors (see vector entry 1 sense 1a ) in a vector space such that any vector in the vector space can be expressed as a linear combination of them with appropriately chosen coefficients (see coefficient sense 1 )":[],
|
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": an underlying condition or state of affairs":[
|
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"hired on a trial basis",
|
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"He is on a first-name basis with his customers."
|
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],
|
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": something on which something else is established or based":[
|
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"stories with little basis in reality",
|
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"no legal basis for a new trial",
|
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"still some basis for hope",
|
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"selected on the basis of test scores"
|
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],
|
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": the basic principle":[
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"concepts that form the basis of the country's economic policies"
|
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],
|
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": the bottom of something considered as its foundation":[],
|
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": the principal component of something":[
|
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"Fruit juice constitutes the basis of jelly."
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The company does not hire employees on the basis of their race, sex, age, or religion.",
|
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"the sole basis for the rumor is someone's overactive imagination",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"First, if the liquidation price of the asset is higher than your cost basis , that could trigger capital gains taxes. \u2014 Shehan Chandrasekera, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
|
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"The club didn\u2019t have a stadium \u2014 a problem that needed solving on a weekly basis \u2014 and fans usually had to travel to matches with their own generator to have a power supply. \u2014 New York Times , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Bialik, 46, and Jennings, 48, have filled in as co-hosts on a rotating basis since Richards' exit, as the show searches for a new permanent host(s). \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"In addition to critiquing the scientific basis of emotion AI, the human rights groups also asserted that emotion AI is manipulative and discriminatory. \u2014 Elliot Lewis, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Fractional executives work on a contractual basis for a finite period. \u2014 Patrick Coffee, WSJ , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"The United States\u2019 basis for this designation is codified in a law passed in 2020 called the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act. \u2014 Myah Taylor, Los Angeles Times , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"Investors have almost fully priced another 75 basis -point move in July. \u2014 Matthew Boesler, Fortune , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"The first thing that Matt did was give Brent a detailed nutrition breakdown with specific macro splits that changed on a weekly basis to reflect his progress. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 26 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin \u2014 more at base entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101-s\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"base",
|
|
"bedrock",
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"cornerstone",
|
|
"footing",
|
|
"foundation",
|
|
"ground",
|
|
"groundwork",
|
|
"keystone",
|
|
"root",
|
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"underpinning",
|
|
"warp",
|
|
"warp and woof"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180015",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bask":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere":[
|
|
"basking in the warmth of the sun"
|
|
],
|
|
": to take pleasure or derive enjoyment":[
|
|
"basked in the spotlight"
|
|
],
|
|
": to warm by continued exposure to heat":[
|
|
"\u2026 basks at the fire his hairy strength \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 John Milton"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"We sat basking in the sun.",
|
|
"Tourists were basking on the beaches.",
|
|
"He stood before the audience, basking in their applause.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The guests \u2013 some of whom face homelessness or live in low-income housing \u2013 bask in her warmth. \u2014 Riddhima Dave, The Christian Science Monitor , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Forever, the Wings could bask in the glow of their accomplishments. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"After his effective day on the bump, Hulgin didn't bask in the glory. \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"The celebration, which takes place in the US every February 9, is the perfect time to enjoy a couple decadent slices, bask in a wide array of toppings, and enjoy your favorite crust. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 6 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Scroll on below to bask in the Global Buzz playlist featuring the likes of Harry Styles, Yuna, Becky G and more, a compilation that can be enjoyed using the HONOR Earbuds 3 Pro, of course. \u2014 James Dinh, Billboard , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"As alligators bask in the sun, blood flowing through the scutes warms the gator\u2019s body. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Such arguments will be fair on the merits while missing the point of the record, which is to bask in the amiable breeziness of this world. \u2014 Alex Swhear, Variety , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Take a moment to bask in the beauty of this priceless tiara, famously worn by Princess Diana during her wedding to Prince Charles in 1981. \u2014 Alexandra Meeks, CNN , 24 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1616, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, probably from Old Norse bathask , reflexive of batha to bathe; akin to Old English b\u00e6th bath":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bask"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"kick back",
|
|
"loll",
|
|
"lounge",
|
|
"relax",
|
|
"repose",
|
|
"rest"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035116",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"basketful":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ace",
|
|
"bit",
|
|
"dab",
|
|
"dram",
|
|
"driblet",
|
|
"glimmer",
|
|
"handful",
|
|
"hint",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"mite",
|
|
"mouthful",
|
|
"nip",
|
|
"ounce",
|
|
"peanuts",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"pittance",
|
|
"scruple",
|
|
"shade",
|
|
"shadow",
|
|
"smidgen",
|
|
"smidgeon",
|
|
"smidgin",
|
|
"smidge",
|
|
"speck",
|
|
"spot",
|
|
"sprinkle",
|
|
"sprinkling",
|
|
"strain",
|
|
"streak",
|
|
"suspicion",
|
|
"tad",
|
|
"taste",
|
|
"touch",
|
|
"trace"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the movie showed off a basketful of eye-popping special effects",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Lauber can expect a bushel basketful of cases from rounders, defiers, protesters, wits, wags, and wiseacres, all playing the Boechler gambit, with variations. \u2014 Peter J Reilly, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Cheesy, herby, garlicky and just a little spicy -- and better for you than eating an entire pizza or a basketful of breadsticks for dinner. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Cheesy, herby, garlicky and just a little spicy -- and better for you than eating an entire pizza or a basketful of breadsticks for dinner. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Cheesy, herby, garlicky and just a little spicy -- and better for you than eating an entire pizza or a basketful of breadsticks for dinner. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Cheesy, herby, garlicky and just a little spicy -- and better for you than eating an entire pizza or a basketful of breadsticks for dinner. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Cheesy, herby, garlicky and just a little spicy -- and better for you than eating an entire pizza or a basketful of breadsticks for dinner. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Cheesy, herby, garlicky and just a little spicy -- and better for you than eating an entire pizza or a basketful of breadsticks for dinner. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Cheesy, herby, garlicky and just a little spicy -- and better for you than eating an entire pizza or a basketful of breadsticks for dinner. \u2014 Casey Barber, CNN , 19 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba-skit-\u02ccfu\u0307l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abundance",
|
|
"barrel",
|
|
"boatload",
|
|
"bucket",
|
|
"bunch",
|
|
"bundle",
|
|
"bushel",
|
|
"carload",
|
|
"chunk",
|
|
"deal",
|
|
"dozen",
|
|
"fistful",
|
|
"gobs",
|
|
"good deal",
|
|
"heap",
|
|
"hundred",
|
|
"lashings",
|
|
"lashins",
|
|
"loads",
|
|
"lot",
|
|
"mass",
|
|
"mess",
|
|
"mountain",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"multiplicity",
|
|
"myriad",
|
|
"oodles",
|
|
"pack",
|
|
"passel",
|
|
"peck",
|
|
"pile",
|
|
"plateful",
|
|
"plenitude",
|
|
"plentitude",
|
|
"plenty",
|
|
"pot",
|
|
"potful",
|
|
"profusion",
|
|
"quantity",
|
|
"raft",
|
|
"reams",
|
|
"scads",
|
|
"sheaf",
|
|
"shipload",
|
|
"sight",
|
|
"slew",
|
|
"spate",
|
|
"stack",
|
|
"store",
|
|
"ton",
|
|
"truckload",
|
|
"volume",
|
|
"wad",
|
|
"wealth",
|
|
"yard"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033851",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bass":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acute",
|
|
"high",
|
|
"high-pitched",
|
|
"piping",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"shrill",
|
|
"treble"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a coarse tough fiber from palms":[],
|
|
": a deep or grave tone : a low-pitched sound":[],
|
|
": any of numerous edible marine or freshwater bony fishes (especially families Centrarchidae, Serranidae, and Percichthyidae of the order Perciformes)":[],
|
|
": basswood sense 1":[],
|
|
": deep or grave in tone":[],
|
|
": of low pitch":[],
|
|
": relating to or having the range or part of a bass":[],
|
|
": the lower half of the whole vocal or instrumental tonal range \u2014 compare treble entry 1":[],
|
|
": the lowest voice part in a 4-part chorus":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"the sound of the bass drum",
|
|
"a man with an impressive bass voice"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1774, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English bas , noun derivative of bas base entry 2":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English bas base \u2014 more at base entry 3":"Adjective",
|
|
"Middle English base, b\u00e6rs , from Old English b\u00e6rs ; akin to Old High German bersich perch":"Noun",
|
|
"alteration of bast":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101s",
|
|
"\u02c8bas"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deep",
|
|
"grave",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"throaty"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-074908",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bast fiber":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a strong woody fiber obtained chiefly from the phloem of plants and used especially in cordage, matting, and fabrics":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1821, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bast-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-112519",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bastard":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"baseborn",
|
|
"illegitimate",
|
|
"misbegotten",
|
|
"natural",
|
|
"spurious",
|
|
"supposititious",
|
|
"unfathered"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a child born to parents who are not married to each other":[],
|
|
": an offensive or disagreeable person":[
|
|
"\u2014 used as a generalized term of abuse Then they made him an officer and right away he became the biggest bastard you ever saw. \u2014 Thomas Heggen"
|
|
],
|
|
": born to parents who are not married to each other":[],
|
|
": lacking genuineness or authority : false":[
|
|
"\u2026 the indiscriminate use of Greek letters by bastard groups not connected with the higher learning.",
|
|
"\u2014 Charles W. Ferguson"
|
|
],
|
|
": man , fellow":[
|
|
"\u2026 the nicest thing an Aussie can call you is a bloody fine bastard .",
|
|
"\u2014 Wilson Hicks"
|
|
],
|
|
": of a kind similar to but inferior to or less typical than some standard":[
|
|
"bastard marble"
|
|
],
|
|
": of abnormal shape or irregular size":[
|
|
"\u2026 bastard sizes of doors and windows \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 R. E. Flanders"
|
|
],
|
|
": of mixed or ill-conceived origin":[
|
|
"known for coining bastard words"
|
|
],
|
|
": something that is spurious (see spurious sense 3a ), irregular, inferior, or of questionable origin":[
|
|
"The \u2026 residence is a bastard of the architectural era which followed the building of the Imperial Hotel \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Hugh Byas"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"Congratulations on getting the job, you lucky bastard !",
|
|
"His wife left him, the poor bastard .",
|
|
"Life can be a real bastard sometimes.",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"Alexander Hamilton appears to have been bothered by the fact that he was a bastard child.",
|
|
"a bastard knockoff of a far superior thriller"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old Frisian bost marriage, Old English bindan to bind":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English, from attributive use of bastard bastard entry 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bas-t\u0259rd",
|
|
"\u02c8ba-st\u0259rd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"by-blow",
|
|
"love child",
|
|
"whoreson"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021805",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bastard toadflax":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a plant of the genus Comandra (especially C. umbellata and C. pallida )":[],
|
|
": a plant of the genus Thesium":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134424",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bastard tree":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": redwood sense 3a":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073702",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bastard trout":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": silver squeteague":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205157",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bastard turtle":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ridley":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204041",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"bastard white oak":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": bastard oak sense 2":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035604",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"bastard wing":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": alula":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1678, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020357",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"bastard yellowlegs":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": stilt sandpiper":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110726",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bastardize":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"elevate",
|
|
"ennoble",
|
|
"uplift"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to declare or prove to be a bastard":[],
|
|
": to modify especially by introducing discordant or disparate elements":[],
|
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": to reduce from a higher to a lower state or condition : debase":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"It's a shame to see how Hollywood has bastardized the novel.",
|
|
"The restaurant serves a bastardized version of the classic French dish.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"To bastardize the bands Pablo Cruise or Yes, love will always find a way. \u2014 Outside Online , 13 Feb. 2021",
|
|
"As a carcass decomposes, the bacteria in the body itself runs rampant, producing its signature stink and bastardizing the soil\u2019s microbiome. \u2014 Matt Simon, Wired , 21 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"The initial fear that the band was going to make a killing on wading-pool-deep music and basically bastardize country music was way off-base. \u2014 Chuck Yarborough, cleveland , 8 Jan. 2020",
|
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"The story of Christmas, which has been so deeply bastardized by commercialism and consumerism, and which is actually about good will to all persons, is written so deeply into me. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 5 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"From a culinary standpoint, however, that influence was bastardized by the French and English, as colonizers scrambled to re-create familiar recipes with ingredients that weren\u2019t readily available or easy to produce on Dominica. \u2014 Fortune , 25 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Chefs have been creative but don\u2019t want to bastardize it completely. \u2014 Lucas Shaw, The Seattle Times , 25 Mar. 2019",
|
|
"In a particularly impassioned rant, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) shredded Democrats for, in his mind, permanently bastardizing the confirmation process for Supreme Court nominees. \u2014 Dylan Scott, Vox , 27 Sep. 2018",
|
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"That means its geisha varietal, which grows so well in this less-than-tropical climate, won't get bastardized by accidental cross-pollination. \u2014 Matt Simon, WIRED , 27 Mar. 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1585, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bastard entry 1 + -ize":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba-st\u0259r-\u02ccd\u012bz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"abase",
|
|
"canker",
|
|
"cheapen",
|
|
"corrupt",
|
|
"debase",
|
|
"debauch",
|
|
"degrade",
|
|
"demean",
|
|
"demoralize",
|
|
"deprave",
|
|
"deteriorate",
|
|
"lessen",
|
|
"pervert",
|
|
"poison",
|
|
"profane",
|
|
"prostitute",
|
|
"subvert",
|
|
"vitiate",
|
|
"warp"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230246",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bastardy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"legitimacy"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the fathering of a child with someone one is not married to":[],
|
|
": the quality or state of being born to parents who are not married to each other":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"acutely conscious of his bastardy , he always felt the need to prove himself",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Baseness, bastardy , base They are also reflected in the game\u2019s popularity, especially among those with the most detached view of America: the millions of immigrants who have arrived over baseball\u2019s history. \u2014 The Economist , 8 June 2019",
|
|
"Johanna Luthman, a historian at the University of North Georgia, has worked for years to understand the practice and repercussions of fornication, adultery and bastardy among the early 17th-century English aristocracy. \u2014 Richard Davenport-hines, WSJ , 11 Aug. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba-st\u0259r-d\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bar sinister",
|
|
"illegitimacy",
|
|
"spuriousness"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-114511",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"baste":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to beat severely or soundly : thrash":[],
|
|
": to moisten (foods, especially meat) at intervals with a liquid (such as melted butter, fat, or pan drippings) especially during the cooking process to prevent drying and add flavor":[
|
|
"baste a roast every half hour"
|
|
],
|
|
": to scold vigorously : berate":[],
|
|
": to sew with long loose stitches in order to hold something in place temporarily":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English baisten, of obscure origin":"Verb",
|
|
"Middle English basten, borrowed from Middle French bastir, going back to Old Low Franconian *bastjan, going back to Germanic, \"to bind or weave with bast strips\" (whence Middle Dutch besten \"to tie up, fasten with loose stitches,\" Old High German, \"to bind with bast, mend\"), verbal derivative of *basta- bast":"Verb",
|
|
"probably from Old Norse beysta ; akin to Old English b\u0113atan to beat":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101st"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bawl out",
|
|
"berate",
|
|
"call down",
|
|
"castigate",
|
|
"chastise",
|
|
"chew out",
|
|
"dress down",
|
|
"flay",
|
|
"hammer",
|
|
"jaw",
|
|
"keelhaul",
|
|
"lambaste",
|
|
"lambast",
|
|
"lecture",
|
|
"rag",
|
|
"rail (at ",
|
|
"rant (at)",
|
|
"rate",
|
|
"ream (out)",
|
|
"rebuke",
|
|
"reprimand",
|
|
"reproach",
|
|
"scold",
|
|
"score",
|
|
"tongue-lash",
|
|
"upbraid"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030609",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bastel house":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a fortified house especially on the English and Scottish border usually having its lowest floor vaulted":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English bastel, bastile tower, fortress, from Middle French bastile":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba-st\u1d4al-",
|
|
"-s\u0259l-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174810",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"basten":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": made of bast":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Old English b\u00e6sten , from b\u00e6st bast + -en":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba-st\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175853",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"baster":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one who bastes garments or other articles : one who sews something with long, loose stitches":[
|
|
"Basters place parts in position and fasten them by hand with coarse running stitches, generally making only a temporary fastening.",
|
|
"\u2014 Royal Meeker"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1525, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1846, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101-st\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224845",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bastille":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": prison , jail":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"were amazed by the squalid, cramped quarters in the town's historic bastille",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"For his part, Bowie celebrated the election by joining forces with John Barleycorn and evicting the residents of the local bastille . \u2014 Robert Kolarik, San Antonio Express-News , 23 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"For his part, Bowie celebrated the election by joining forces with John Barleycorn and evicting the residents of the local bastille . \u2014 Robert Kolarik, San Antonio Express-News , 23 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"In these wet, wooden bastilles in New York waters, more Americans died than in all the battles of the Revolutionary War combined. \u2014 Benedict Cosgrove, Smithsonian , 13 Mar. 2017",
|
|
"In these wet, wooden bastilles in New York waters, more Americans died than in all the battles of the Revolutionary War combined. \u2014 Benedict Cosgrove, Smithsonian , 13 Mar. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1663, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from French, after the Bastille St. Antoine, fortress built at an eastern gate of Paris in the later 14th century (used as a prison and destroyed in 1789), from Middle French bassetille, bastille \"fortress, fortification,\" alteration (by substitution of the suffix -ille, usually diminutive, going back to Latin -\u012bcula ) of bastide, borrowed from Old Occitan bastida \"building, fortification,\" noun derivative from feminine past participle of bastir \"to weave, build, construct,\" going back to Old Low Franconian *bastjan \"to weave with bast strips\" \u2014 more at baste entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"ba-\u02c8st\u0113l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"big house",
|
|
"bridewell",
|
|
"brig",
|
|
"calaboose",
|
|
"can",
|
|
"clink",
|
|
"cooler",
|
|
"coop",
|
|
"guardroom",
|
|
"hock",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"hoosegow",
|
|
"jail",
|
|
"jailhouse",
|
|
"joint",
|
|
"jug",
|
|
"lockup",
|
|
"nick",
|
|
"pen",
|
|
"penitentiary",
|
|
"pokey",
|
|
"prison",
|
|
"quod",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"slammer",
|
|
"stir",
|
|
"stockade",
|
|
"tolbooth"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100959",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bastinade":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a beating especially with a stick":[],
|
|
": a blow with a stick or cudgel":[],
|
|
": a punishment consisting of beating the soles of the feet with a stick":[],
|
|
": stick , cudgel":[],
|
|
": to subject to repeated blows":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the guards savagely beat the prisoner's feet with a bastinado"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1572, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1601, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Spanish bastonada , from bast\u00f3n stick, from Late Latin bastum":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccba-st\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-(\u02cc)d\u014d",
|
|
"-\u02c8n\u00e4-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bat",
|
|
"baton",
|
|
"billy",
|
|
"billy club",
|
|
"bludgeon",
|
|
"cane",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"cudgel",
|
|
"nightstick",
|
|
"rod",
|
|
"rung",
|
|
"sap",
|
|
"shillelagh",
|
|
"shillalah",
|
|
"staff",
|
|
"truncheon",
|
|
"waddy"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015236",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bastinado":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a beating especially with a stick":[],
|
|
": a blow with a stick or cudgel":[],
|
|
": a punishment consisting of beating the soles of the feet with a stick":[],
|
|
": stick , cudgel":[],
|
|
": to subject to repeated blows":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"the guards savagely beat the prisoner's feet with a bastinado"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1572, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1601, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Spanish bastonada , from bast\u00f3n stick, from Late Latin bastum":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccba-st\u0259-\u02c8n\u0101-(\u02cc)d\u014d",
|
|
"-\u02c8n\u00e4-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bat",
|
|
"baton",
|
|
"billy",
|
|
"billy club",
|
|
"bludgeon",
|
|
"cane",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"cudgel",
|
|
"nightstick",
|
|
"rod",
|
|
"rung",
|
|
"sap",
|
|
"shillelagh",
|
|
"shillalah",
|
|
"staff",
|
|
"truncheon",
|
|
"waddy"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043621",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"basting":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a severe beating":[],
|
|
": the action of a sewer who bastes":[],
|
|
": the action of one that bastes food":[],
|
|
": the liquid used in basting":[],
|
|
": the stitching made by basting":[],
|
|
": the thread used in basting":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1599, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101-sti\u014b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210709",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bastion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a fortified area or position":[
|
|
"bombing island bastions"
|
|
],
|
|
": a projecting part of a fortification":[
|
|
"a bastion at each of the fort's five corners"
|
|
],
|
|
": stronghold sense 2":[
|
|
"the last bastion of academic standards",
|
|
"\u2014 Amer. Scientist"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the rebel army retreated to its bastion in the mountains to regroup",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Pennsylvania\u2019s liberal arts and science bastion Swarthmore College, which scored and A+ grade and a primary reserve ratio of 11, could cover 11 years of expenses with its existing assets. \u2014 Emma Whitford, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Next stop: Midway, the last American bastion protecting Hawaii from further attacks. \u2014 Mike Watson, WSJ , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"Now, in the wake of the country\u2019s latest back-to-back mass shootings, the debate is starting to return in Wexton\u2019s Northern Virginia district, a onetime bastion for the gun rights movement that has trended blue over the past decade. \u2014 Meagan Flynn, Washington Post , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"San Francisco is viewed nationally as a bastion of liberalism, but the reality is more complicated, said John Hamasaki, a defense attorney and former police commissioner who frequently tangles with recall supporters. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"New England is often viewed as a bastion of liberalism and socialism, but the NSC hopes to find fertile ground for an opposing ideology, or at the least a place where its message of white solidarity will resonate, Hughey said. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, Hartford Courant , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Russia\u2019s rendering of itself as a geopolitical fortress coincided with the development of its identity as a bastion of Christianity. \u2014 Gregory Carleton, The Conversation , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The Decatur Fire Department touts itself as a bastion of progressiveness, pushing boundaries in an arena of public safety that tends to be entrenched in tradition. \u2014 Matt Bruce, ajc , 2 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"During the call, Zaslav praised CNN as a bastion of global newsgathering and highlighted the importance of its work at times of crisis such as Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine which began late Wednesday and has jolted global markets. \u2014 Jennifer Maas, Variety , 24 Feb. 2022"
|
|
],
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"1546, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"borrowed from Middle French, borrowed from Italian bastione, from bastia \"small quadrangular fortress\" (from an Upper Italian counterpart to Tuscan bastita, from feminine past participle of bastire \"to build,\" probably borrowed from Old Occitan bastir \"to weave, build,\" or its Gallo-Romance ancestor) + -one, augmentative suffix (going back to Latin -\u014d, -\u014dn-, suffix of nouns denoting persons with a prominent feature) \u2014 more at bastille":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bas-ch\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"castle",
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"citadel",
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"fastness",
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"fort",
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"fortification",
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"fortress",
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"hold",
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"redoubt",
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"stronghold"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111203",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"bass horn":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": an obsolete wind instrument shaped like a bassoon but with a cup-shaped mouthpiece":[]
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"first_known_use":{
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"1823, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145921"
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},
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"basket weave":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"While both feature collagen, scar tissue collagen is less organized in a single direction whereas the original tissue had a more complex basket weave -type formation. \u2014 Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY , 12 May 2022",
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"Your piece is a basket weave jardini\u00e8re, a decorative pot for displaying plants or flowers. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 Mar. 2021",
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"An intricate basket weave inlay is framed by a pure white body and single plush cushion. \u2014 Susan Hall Mahon, Southern Living , 29 June 2020",
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"Almost everything in the guest rooms is custom-crafted by regional artisans, from baskets woven out of Balinese orchid vines to botanically tinted tapestries. \u2014 Rebecca Misner, Cond\u00e9 Nast Traveler , 9 Apr. 2020",
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"Soon basket weave , penny-round and hex designs became ubiquitous in homes. \u2014 Michelle Brunner, Twin Cities , 19 Oct. 2019",
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"Soon basket weave , penny-round and hex designs became ubiquitous in homes. \u2014 Michelle Brunner, Twin Cities , 19 Oct. 2019",
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"Soon basket weave , penny-round and hex designs became ubiquitous in homes. \u2014 Michelle Brunner, Twin Cities , 19 Oct. 2019",
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"Soon basket weave , penny-round and hex designs became ubiquitous in homes. \u2014 Michelle Brunner, Twin Cities , 19 Oct. 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1886, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155748"
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},
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"basket willow":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": osier sense 1":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163919"
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},
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"basket star":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of various brittle stars with slender complexly branched interlacing arms":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1902, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164357"
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},
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"basketwork":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": objects produced by basketry":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ba-skit-\u02ccw\u0259rk"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Architect Tristan Auer designed the hotel with Thai and French influences in mind and used lacquer, silk, ceramics and basketwork for decorations. \u2014 David Oliver, USA TODAY , 24 Dec. 2019",
|
|
"What did make an impression on the New Orleans designer: the basketwork vases her mother used around the house, and later filled with garden roses to place by Ms. Rufty\u2019s bedside as a welcome home from college. \u2014 Courtney Barnes, WSJ , 7 Feb. 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1665, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171017"
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},
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"basal metabolism":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": the turnover of energy in a fasting and resting organism using energy solely to maintain vital cellular activity, respiration, and circulation as measured by the basal metabolic rate":[]
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1912, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173052"
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},
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"base exchange":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a post exchange at a naval or air force base":[]
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},
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"After driving on base at 7:16 a.m., the 36-year-old intruder took an unknown route to the base exchange , where he was recorded on surveillance cameras walking through the food court, according to the report, released Thursday afternoon. \u2014 Matt Seyler, ABC News , 11 Mar. 2021",
|
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"Prior to his time with the company, Bromberg served as a captain in the United States Air Force and spent two years as a base exchange officer at Dreux Air Force Base in France. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al.com , 6 June 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1956, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180148"
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},
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"bass fly":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of certain large artificial flies used in fishing for bass":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"bass entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-182632"
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},
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"bass flute":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": alto flute":[],
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": an organ stop in the pedal division":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"bass entry 3":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-190039"
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},
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"basket sponge":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195502"
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},
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"bass fiddle":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": double bass":[]
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The first effort involved the idea of building an electric bass fiddle that could be played by a pianist. \u2014 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Scott Kingery, who played everything but the bass fiddle since his signing in 2018, has cleared waivers and been sent to Lehigh Valley, the top farm club of the Philadelphia Phillies, on an outright basis. \u2014 Dan Schlossberg, Forbes , 8 June 2021",
|
|
"Band members include Alex Berman on banjo and vocals, Ben Kolakowski on guitar and vocals, Alex Tocco on fiddle and vocals, Ryan Rogers on mandolin and Colin Rappa on bass fiddle . \u2014 Susan Soldavin, Howard County Times , 6 July 2018",
|
|
"Daigle is a guitarist, while Wills plays bass guitar and bass fiddle . \u2014 Don Maines, Houston Chronicle , 1 June 2018",
|
|
"The Neverly Brothers put a fresh twist on throwback tunes with their three-man band that utilizes an upright bass fiddle and a minimalist drum kit that is played standing up by Kegham Giragosian, who is the singer/guitarist's brother. \u2014 Bob Kostanczuk, Post-Tribune , 14 Mar. 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1836, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202612"
|
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},
|
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"basket shell":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a bivalve mollusk of a family (Corbulidae) having unequal valves, the right usually larger, and a single large hinge tooth on each valve":[],
|
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": any of several marine snails (family Nassariidae) living on muddy bottoms and feeding on other mollusks":[]
|
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},
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|
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|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204735"
|
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},
|
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"basal ganglion":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": any of four deeply placed masses of gray matter (such as the amygdala) in each cerebral hemisphere":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1846, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-222237"
|
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},
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"Bassia":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a small genus of European herbs (family Chenopodiaceae) that have corolla lobes without appendages, sepal usually in two pairs, and seeds without endosperm and that are naturalized locally in eastern North America":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ba-s\u0113-\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from Ferdinando Bassi \u20201774 Italian naturalist + New Latin -ia":"Noun",
|
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"New Latin, from French Bassi + New Latin -ia":""
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-222441"
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},
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"bass fiber":{
|
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of several strong bast fibers: such as":[],
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": fiber from a West African palm ( Raphia vinifera )":[],
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": piassava fiber":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"bass entry 4":""
|
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223659"
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"basilar membrane":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a membrane extending from the bony shelf of the cochlea to the outer wall and supporting the organ of Corti":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"When implanting cochlear implants, Polley explained, surgeons thread electrodes into specific locations along the basilar membrane to target nerves that are sensitive to particular frequencies. \u2014 Justin Chen, STAT , 11 July 2018",
|
|
"Within the cochlea, hair cells rest on an organic platform known as the basilar membrane that is floppy and wide on one end and narrow and taut on the other. \u2014 Justin Chen, STAT , 11 July 2018"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1842, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-223911"
|
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},
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"basilar":{
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": of, relating to, or situated at the base":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"also \u02c8b\u0101-",
|
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"\u02c8baz-(\u0259-)l\u0259r, \u02c8bas- also \u02c8b\u0101z- or \u02c8b\u0101s-",
|
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"\u02c8ba-z\u0259-l\u0259r",
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"-s\u0259-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"In 2010, Seely, who was a member or the Arizona State University triathlon team when she was diagnosed with Chiari II Malformation, basilar invagination, and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, which affect her brain, spine, and connective tissues. \u2014 Madison Thacker, The Arizona Republic , 2 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Earnhardt and the others \u2014 Adam Petty, Kenny Irwin Jr, and Tony Roper \u2014 all died from basilar skull fractures. \u2014 Paul Newberry, ajc , 3 Sep. 2021",
|
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"His family said that in 1978 Dr. Hennessy made Maryland medical history by treating a basilar artery aneurysm using a posterior approach. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com , 3 July 2021",
|
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"Sicknick had what the medical examiner called acute brainstem and cerebellar infarcts due to acute basilar artery thrombosis -- a specific type of blood clot in the brain. \u2014 Jen Christensen, CNN , 20 Apr. 2021",
|
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"One day in 1981, Hubbard found himself with a new, unfortunately personal perspective on basilar skull fractures. \u2014 Rachel Lance, Wired , 6 Dec. 2020",
|
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"Since then, as of 2016, the most recent year for which data were found, not one single racing death from basilar skull fracture has occurred. \u2014 Rachel Lance, Wired , 6 Dec. 2020",
|
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"Just five years before Hamlin arrived on the scene, Earnhardt was the fourth driver to die of a basilar skull fracture in an eight-month span. \u2014 Jenna Fryer, The Denver Post , 18 Feb. 2020",
|
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"Thomas had a stroke May 24, caused by a tear of the basilar artery in the brain stem. \u2014 David Woods, Indianapolis Star , 7 June 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from Middle French basilaire , from base base entry 1 or Latin basis basis + -ilaire , extension of -aire -ary entry 2 , after cimbalaire \"cymbal-shaped,\" borrowed from Medieval Latin cymbal\u0101ris (from Latin cymbalum cymbal + -\u0101ris -ar )":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1541, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225126"
|
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},
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"bas-relief":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bas-",
|
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"\u02ccb\u0101s-",
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"\u02ccbas-",
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"\u02c8b\u0101s-",
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"\u02ccb\u00e4-ri-\u02c8l\u0113f",
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"\u02c8b\u00e4-ri-\u02ccl\u0113f"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, from bas low + relief raised work":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1667, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225229"
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},
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"base fee":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an estate held by a tenant at the will of the tenant's lord or superior":[],
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": the status of an estate conveyed by a tenant in tail out of possession as a fee simple without proper adherence to the relevant rules of law":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"base entry 3":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225322"
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},
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"basal-nerved":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": having the veins radiating from the base":[]
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-232319"
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},
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"Basilan":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"island of the Philippines southwest of Mindanao area 495 square miles (1287 square kilometers)":[],
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"city comprising Basilan Island and several small nearby islands":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"b\u00e4-\u02c8s\u0113-\u02ccl\u00e4n"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-232505"
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},
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"basset oboe":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": heckelphone":[]
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Italian bassetto":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235637"
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"bastard cedar":{
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"noun"
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": any of several trees: such as":[],
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": incense cedar":[],
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": sequoia":[],
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": spanish cedar":[],
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": chinaberry sense 2":[],
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": a medium-sized West Indian tree ( Guazuma ulmifolia ) that is used for forage and timber and yields a cordage fiber":[],
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": ribbonwood sense 3":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013845"
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"baseboard":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{},
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"\u02c8b\u0101s-\u02ccb\u022frd"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"And then there was the Gray Room, painted from baseboard to ceiling to recessed light sockets in the perfect shade of gray from Farrow & Ball, Dimpse. \u2014 Xochitl Gonzalez, ELLE Decor , 21 June 2022",
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"Homes with radiator or baseboard heating, meanwhile, can make use of a ductless mini-split heat pump. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 7 Nov. 2021",
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"Instead of getting onto their hands and knees to spend hours scrubbing their baseboards, Amazon shoppers turn to this extendable baseboard cleaning tool that does the hard work for them. \u2014 Lily Gray, PEOPLE.com , 7 Oct. 2021",
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"Paper mice, scamper on the risers and along the baseboard . \u2014 Jody Garlock, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 Sep. 2021",
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"My husband painted the door and some of the baseboard and heater in our front hall. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 July 2021",
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"Raceway is often installed just above baseboard and is painted to match either the wall or the trim. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 July 2021",
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"In her unit, mice created a hole near her baseboard ; maintenance covered it with caulk, and the mice gnawed through it again. \u2014 Rebecca Lurye, courant.com , 31 May 2021",
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"The Sleek Socket is up to 90% thinner than traditional plugs and cords and even the average baseboard . \u2014 Maren Estrada, BGR , 28 Apr. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1598, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-021958"
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},
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"bastard canna":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": safflower sense 1":[]
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-024112"
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"basket catch":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a catch of a fly ball made with the glove held palm up at waist level":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"When Grant Huebner led off for Edwardsville with a deep fly ball to center, Lausch ran seemingly forever and made an over-the-shoulder basket catch with his back to the infield. \u2014 Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune , 10 June 2022",
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"Mike Moustakas, playing first base, wasn\u2019t quick enough to call off Farmer, who attempted to make a basket catch . \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 1 May 2022",
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"To sit and talk with Willie Mays is to walk into the Polo Grounds or Candlestick Park, hang with Monte Irvin or Bobby Bonds, lose your cap running first to third, and make a basket catch or three. \u2014 John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle , 5 May 2021",
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"Kim made a basket catch on the run to end the game. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 20 June 2021",
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"Also in that inning, freshman center fielder Jolie Adams made a running basket catch in right-center, crossing with junior right fielder Kiley Conner, before firing a strike to Renschen at first to complete a double play. \u2014 Michael Osipoff, chicagotribune.com , 14 June 2021",
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"Hays scored when Trey Mancini skied a single into short left field that shortstop Elvis Andrus dropped on a basket catch attempt. \u2014 Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com , 1 May 2021",
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"Every year on Mays\u2019 birthday, May 6, require every outfielder to catch every routine fly ball with a basket catch . \u2014 Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle , 24 Apr. 2021",
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"Hector Neris threw a 1-2-3 ninth, aided by shortstop Gregorius' sliding, over-the-shoulder basket catch in shallow left field to deny Albies a hit. Nola gave up two runs and six hits in 6 2/3 innings, striking out six. \u2014 Rob Maaddi, ajc , 1 Apr. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1897, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-032848"
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},
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"bassie":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a wooden bowl":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0101-",
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"\u02c8ba-si"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps irregular from basin entry 1 + -ie":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035450"
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},
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"basket salt":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": salt that has drained from baskets after being drawn from the evaporating pans":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035516"
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},
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"basipterygium":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a basal bone or cartilage forming a support of one of the paired fins of a fish:":[],
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": a large cartilage supporting the radialia in ganoids and selachians":[],
|
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": a large bone supporting the rays of a pelvic fin in teleosts":[],
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": the posterior member of a group of three such supporting elements in certain fishes \u2014 compare mesopterygium , metapterygium , propterygium":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-j\u0113\u0259m"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin, from basi- + Greek pterygion fin, literally, small wing":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-050445"
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},
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"basket case":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a person who is functionally incapacitated from extreme nervousness, emotional distress, mental or physical overwork, etc.":[
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"I was so worried about losing my job that I was a complete basket case .",
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"At 6 o'clock nearly every morning, Harvey Mackay hits the floor running. In a few minutes he's off on his seven-miler. \"With all the traveling I do, if I didn't run I'd be a basket case ,\" says the man whose dizzy day of activities usually doesn't wind up until one the next morning.",
|
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"\u2014 Jim Braham",
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"Needless to say, I was a basket case for the rest of the afternoon and evening, convinced that at any moment the man would reappear at my window.",
|
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"\u2014 Stephanie Booth"
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],
|
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": something (such as a business or government) that is dysfunctional, run-down, or close to failure":[
|
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"But the utility industry is a financial basket case . Once the bluest of blue chips, utility stocks and bonds have lost their luster.",
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"\u2014 Chemical and Engineering News",
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"Despite its perceived liabilities, Poland has made astounding progress in just two years. It was an economic basket case until the end of 1989, with hyperinflation, bare shelves and food lines.",
|
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"\u2014 Blaine Harden",
|
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"Any antique airplane that can be located is sold (even basket cases ) at high premium to enthusiastic antiquers who fly them with pride.",
|
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"\u2014 Francis Rourke"
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],
|
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": a person who has all four limbs amputated":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
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"I was so worried about losing my job that I was a complete basket case .",
|
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"a business that was once very successful but is now a financial basket case",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Communist China was a basket case under one-man rule. \u2014 Michael Schuman, The Atlantic , 21 June 2022",
|
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"Sri Lanka is an international basket case whose foreign reserves \u2014 which once stood at over $6 billion under the Rajapaksas \u2014 have dwindled to almost nothing. \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2022",
|
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"Na\u00edm was once, in a happier day, the finance minister of Venezuela, and Hugo Ch\u00e1vez, who took a troubled but essentially prosperous country with a long democratic tradition and turned it into an international basket case , comes in for close study. \u2014 Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker , 16 May 2022",
|
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"Credit Suisse has become a European banking basket case . \u2014 Rochelle Toplensky, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The village was literally a basket case , bereft of water, food and all hope. \u2014 Steve West, Sun Sentinel , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Venezuela, another socialist basket case , slips to the second-most-miserable country in the world after six years in the pole position. \u2014 Steve H. Hanke, National Review , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
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"Today, a mere million dollars barely buys a Miura basket case . \u2014 Robert Ross, Robb Report , 17 Jan. 2022",
|
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"After all, remember, even Moses started out as a basket case , as author J.J. Jasper reminds us. \u2014 Kevin Dayhoff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 5 Dec. 2021"
|
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1919, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-050621"
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},
|
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"baseboard heating":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": panel heating by means of baseboards":[]
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-050903"
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},
|
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"basil balm":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a perennial herb ( Monarda clinopodia ) of eastern North America with aromatic foliage and whitish or yellowish pink flowers":[],
|
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": basil thyme":[]
|
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},
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"basil entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-052104"
|
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},
|
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"basilicon ointment":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an ointment composed of opopanax, galbanum, pitch, resin, and oil":[],
|
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": an ointment composed of rosin, yellow wax, and lard":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-k\u0259n-",
|
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"-l\u0259\u02cck\u00e4n-"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin, from Greek basilikon , from neuter of basilikos royal":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-055126"
|
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},
|
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"basal plane":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a plane parallel to the lateral or horizontal axis":[],
|
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": a basal pinacoid":[]
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[],
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-055747"
|
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},
|
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"Baskin":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"biographical name"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"Leonard 1922\u20132000 American sculptor and graphic artist":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ba-sk\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-060346"
|
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},
|
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"Basilidian":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": of, relating to, or taught by Basilides, a Gnostic of Alexandria":[],
|
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": a follower of Basilides":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6bas\u0259\u00a6lid\u0113\u0259n",
|
|
"\"",
|
|
"-az\u0259-"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Basilides \u2020ab a.d. 140 gnostic of Alexandria + English -ian":"Adjective"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-060522"
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},
|
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"bass viol":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": viola da gamba":[],
|
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": double bass":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Most of the pieces sung by Davies were arranged for viol consort by Richard Boothby, co-founder of Fretwork and one of its bass viol players. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., S.F. www.chambermusicsf.org Andy Canepa, Hallifax & Jeffrey Organ; bass viol duo. \u2014 Chronicle Staff Report, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2018"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-063254"
|
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},
|
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"basswood":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the straight-grained soft white wood of a basswood":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8bas-\u02ccwu\u0307d"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"The forest is thick with undisturbed birch, aspen, basswood , balsam and spruce. \u2014 Jennifer Bjorhus, Star Tribune , 10 July 2021",
|
|
"Others, including Ohio buckeye, basswood and quaking aspen, could struggle in changing conditions. \u2014 Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com , 20 Apr. 2021",
|
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"As the region was settled by pioneers, many hillsides were grazed and burned, which again provided an ideal environment for red oak, as well as American basswood , sugar maple and prickly gooseberry. \u2014 Star Tribune , 3 Apr. 2021",
|
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"The damage on redbud, walnut and basswood took longer to heal. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Named for Van Halen's son, the entry-level guitar is made from extremely lightweight and porous basswood , providing the perfect resonance for musicians who are heavy on the treble and fade. \u2014 Eddie Van Halen, Popular Mechanics , 6 Oct. 2020",
|
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"The region is rich with aspen, birch, maple, basswood , and other deciduous hardwood trees, according to NASA. \u2014 Fox News , 1 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"The 100-foot structure is nestled in a maple and basswood forest. \u2014 Kerri Westenberg, chicagotribune.com , 30 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"Alfred Sully forgot to show up to battle for, spend a sunny day exploring the four-mile wildlife loop, and wander the elm-and- basswood forest lining Sweetwater Lake. \u2014 National Geographic , 9 Nov. 2019"
|
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],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1670, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-064043"
|
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},
|
|
"basil":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"biographical name",
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the dried or fresh leaves of a basil used especially as a seasoning":[],
|
|
"Saint circa 329\u2013379 the Great church father; bishop of Caesarea":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba-",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101-z\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8ba-z\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101-",
|
|
"-s\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"And signature to the popcorn chicken style are those deeply jade crystalline shards of fried basil that garnish the bite-size pieces. \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
|
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"Flavor the dough with orange zest or slivered basil to go best with berries. \u2014 Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Watermelon basil aims to evoke the Hamptons, while a lavender peach sorbet has a connection to Dyer\u2019s time in France. \u2014 Cassandra Pintro, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
|
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"Opening with rejuvenating notes of black pepper and basil , the exquisite scent gains power and endurance with musky and robust undertones of oakmoss and vetiver. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Instead, use them to make this pesto, which also includes some basil in the mix. \u2014 Becky Krystal, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"The new dessert is a white and dark chocolate mousse stones, olive oil basil cake, lemon foam and dark cocoa soil. \u2014 Jonmaesha Beltran, The Arizona Republic , 11 June 2022",
|
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"Garnish with a lime wheel and a fresh basil bouquet. \u2014 Heather Adams, Outside Online , 9 June 2022",
|
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"Order a crudo \u2014 live local scallops with truffle and endive, a beady-eyed langoustine with Thai basil oil and pickled rhubarb. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022"
|
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],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English basyl, basyle , shortening (perhaps by confusion with Middle French basile \"basilisk\") of Middle French basilic or its source, Medieval Latin basilicon , borrowed from Greek basilik\u00f3n (for presumed basilik\u00f2n phyt\u00f3n \"royal plant\"), noun derivative from neuter of basilik\u00f3s \"royal\" \u2014 more at basilica":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-072120"
|
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},
|
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"bassine":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": the coarse leaf fiber of the palmyra palm used especially in the manufacture of brushes and brooms":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02c8)ba-\u00a6s\u0113n"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"bass entry 4 + -ine":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-072455"
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},
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"bassus":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the bass part in early polyphonic music":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ba-s\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Medieval Latin":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-074135"
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},
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"bastard bullet tree":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of several tropical American timber trees of the genus Humiria (especially H. floribunda )":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-082220"
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},
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"basehead":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a person who freebases cocaine":[
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"\"Simone, I want to make an investment.\" \"What kind of investment",
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"\u2014 Sister Souljah , The Coldest Winter Ever , 1999"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0101s-\u02cched"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"(free)base + -head (as in acidhead , hophead )":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1985, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-083023"
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},
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"bastard box":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of several Australian or New Caledonian trees of the genera Eucalyptus (especially E. goniocalyx and E. cambagei ) and Tristania (especially T. neriifolia ) with strong hard wood that resembles boxwood":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084746"
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},
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"bassinet":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a baby's basketlike bed (as of wickerwork or plastic) often with a hood over one end":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccba-s\u0259-\u02c8net",
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"\u02c8ba-s\u0259-\u02ccnet"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"However, everything from the bassinet to the footrest are sold separately, which can start to rack up the costs. \u2014 Rachel Rothman, Good Housekeeping , 30 June 2022",
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"Betsy sits on Cooper's lap for the shot while Scarlett cradles one of the twin girls and the other rests in a bassinet . \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022",
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"Police and Brewster EMS arrived at a home on Marc Drive, where investigators found an unresponsive baby boy in a bassinet , according to the statement. \u2014 Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com , 27 May 2022",
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"Little Mativii, swaddled in a white coverlet, squirmed in his bassinet and yawned. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 May 2022",
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"Aiden goes home and sleeps in a bassinet beside his mother's bed. \u2014 jsonline.com , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"In a joint Instagram post, Dye and Kerr, 30, shared a photo of their baby girl sleeping in a bassinet under a blanket with her name on it. \u2014 Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com , 11 Mar. 2022",
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"Huntington-Whiteley announced their daughter's arrival by sharing a photo of a bassinet with a glimpse at their newborn's hand. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"Instead of working on her artwork alone, Elowen rests beside her in his bassinet . \u2014 Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic , 17 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"probably modification of French barcelonnette , diminutive of berceau cradle":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1836, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093533"
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},
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"base esquire":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the lower of the halves of a canton divided diagonally":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"base entry 4":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093908"
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},
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"basipterygial":{
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or being a basypterygium":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"(\u00a6)b\u0101\u02ccsipt\u0259\u00a6rij(\u0113)\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin basipterygi um + English -al":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-095056"
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},
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"Basildon":{
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"type":[
|
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"town in Essex, southeastern England population 157,500":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ba-z\u0259l-d\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-110228"
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},
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"basking shark":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a large plankton-feeding shark ( Cetorhinus maximus ) that has an oil-rich liver and may attain a length of up to 45 feet (13.7 meters)":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ba-ski\u014b-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Sharks were first included in Appendix II of CITES in 2003, after decision makers decided to include the basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) and whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in Appendix II. \u2014 Melissa Cristina M\u00e1rquez, Forbes , 6 Dec. 2021",
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"Oregon's Department of Fish & Wildlife lists the salmon shark, spiny dogfish, soupfin shark, common thresher shark, basking shark , blue shark as native to its coastal waters, among others. \u2014 Julia Musto, Fox News , 26 Aug. 2021",
|
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"The eagle shark might have had tiny, pointed teeth like the basking shark and the megamouth\u2014two modern filter-feeding sharks\u2014or taken a different strategy. \u2014 Theresa Machemer, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Mar. 2021",
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"This week SharkFest is taking a look at the wilder side of sharks, including the exclusive peek above at the basking shark . \u2014 Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com , 14 Aug. 2020",
|
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"The shark can reach weights of 2,600 pounds and is considered the smallest of the three species of filter-feeding sharks, behind the whale shark and the basking shark , according to conservation group Oceana. \u2014 Amanda Jackson, CNN , 11 Aug. 2020",
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"The largest common shark species in Massachusetts is the basking shark , said Skomal. \u2014 Don Lyman, BostonGlobe.com , 14 Aug. 2019",
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"Global populations of basking shark dropped during the 20th century and the species has struggled to recover because of slow reproduction rates. \u2014 Christopher Carbone, Fox News , 19 Aug. 2018",
|
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"The series of fortunate events started in August 2014, when the shark was tagged with a satellite transmitter just off of Malin Head, a hotspot for basking sharks in the northeast Atlantic. \u2014 Kirsi Goldynia, CNN , 18 Nov. 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1769, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112150"
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},
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"bascule bridge":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a counterpoised or balanced drawbridge":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-113404"
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},
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"basilica":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an oblong building ending in a semicircular apse used in ancient Rome especially for a court of justice and place of public assembly":[],
|
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": an early Christian church building consisting of nave and aisles with clerestory and a large high transept from which an apse projects":[],
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": a Roman Catholic church given ceremonial privileges":[]
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"b\u0259-\u02c8si-li-k\u0259",
|
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"also -\u02c8zi-"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The basilica in L\u2019Aquila hosts the tomb of Celestine V, a hermit pope who resigned after five months in 1294, overwhelmed by the job. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"The basilica in L\u2019Aquila hosts the tomb of Celestine V, a hermit pope who resigned after five months in 1294, overwhelmed by the job. \u2014 Fox News , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"This basilica , located in the Fourvi\u00e8re district with panoramic views of Lyon, boasts elements from both Romanesque and Byzantine-style architecture, with ornate gold interiors. \u2014 Lily Radziemski, Washington Post , 20 May 2022",
|
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"Berg-Rafaeli said Israeli authorities have been in close contact with the churches and would revise the quota upwards next year if more doors in the basilica can be opened. \u2014 Joseph Krauss, ajc , 23 Apr. 2022",
|
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"In July of 2020, Erdo\u011fan had turned what had been a basilica for over 900 years, a mosque for almost 500 and a museum in the modern era back into a mosque. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"The message and blessing, given on Easter Sunday and Christmas Day, which traditionally includes pleas for peace to conflicts the world over, was delivered after the Mass on the steps of the basilica . \u2014 New York Times , 17 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The dome of the basilica was designed by Michelangelo, and is 400 feet tall and 138 feet in diameter. \u2014 CNN , 31 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Last year, the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the first replica of the sacred cloak with her image in Mexico\u2019s basilica , was taken down and stored away to deter people from congregating for the special day. \u2014 Laura Rodr\u00edguez Presa, chicagotribune.com , 2 Dec. 2021"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"borrowed from Latin, borrowed from Greek basilik\u1e17 (for basilik\u1e15 sto\u00e1 \"royal stoa\"), noun derivative from feminine of basilik\u00f3s \"of a king, royal,\" from basil- (base of basile\u00fas \"king, prince,\" of pre-Greek substratal origin) + -ikos -ic entry 1":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115807"
|
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},
|
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"bask in the glory":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"idiom"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to enjoy the attention one is getting (because of one's success at something)":[
|
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"They are basking in the glory of their success."
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120655"
|
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},
|
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"Basilicata":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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"region of southern Italy on the Gulf of Taranto; capital Potenza population 604,807":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"b\u00e4-\u02ccz\u0113-l\u0113-\u02c8k\u00e4-t\u00e4"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120752"
|
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},
|
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"basketry":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": basketwork":[],
|
|
": the art or craft of making baskets or objects woven like baskets":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ba-ski-tr\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The building houses several spaces dedicated to teaching traditional Northwest Coast art forms like basketry , weaving and wood carving, both in-person and through digital workshops. \u2014 Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Contemporary art is another big focus, with displays highlighting everything from Lakota hip-hop to multi-generational California basketry . \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"An innovative approach to textile At the Craft in America Center, Ferne Jacobs merges traditional, handmade textile and basketry technologies to birth an innovative genus entirely her own. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"From climbing and basketry to fishing and even medical applications, knots have myriad uses. \u2014 Emily Reed, Outside Online , 17 Jan. 2019",
|
|
"There are basketry , pottery, geography, language and culture demonstrations. \u2014 Beatrice Zamora, San Diego Union-Tribune , 6 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Archuleta also mentioned other traditional foods growing in Quamash Prairie, including cattail, tarweed and wapato, as well as plants used for basketry . \u2014 Brian Oaster, oregonlive , 13 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Thomas Marcus, also known as Breeze, is an artist who is inspired by and honors his Tohono O'odham and Akimel O\u2019odham heritage \u2014 including the designs of their basketry \u2014 in many of his works. \u2014 Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic , 2 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Native artists displayed their traditional beadwork, basketry and jewelry at the Mombasa Pavilion, as groups of school children viewed their pieces in awe. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-123916"
|
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},
|
|
"basmati rice":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cultivated aromatic long-grain rice originating in southern Asia":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccb\u00e4z-\u02c8m\u00e4-t\u0113-",
|
|
"\u02ccbas-",
|
|
"also \u02ccbaz-",
|
|
"\u02ccb\u00e4s-"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"India, the world\u2019s second largest rice exporter at the time, maintained a ban of non- basmati rice exports for two years between 2008 and 2010. \u2014 Tristan Bove, Fortune , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"This lentil- and date-studded basmati rice is a classic Iranian recipe. \u2014 Felicia Campbell, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"For instance, there has been a surge in demand for basmati rice in the Middle East, where prices are rising by $20-$30 per tonne. \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"This lentil- and date-studded basmati rice is a classic Iranian recipe. \u2014 Felicia Campbell, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"This lentil- and date-studded basmati rice is a classic Iranian recipe. \u2014 Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The fourth and fifth meals follow an identical pattern; a cup of basmati rice with a 6-ounce serving of either turkey, chicken, or fish. \u2014 Philip Ellis, Men's Health , 30 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Serve over basmati rice topped with toasted almonds. \u2014 Felicia Campbell, USA TODAY , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Serve over basmati rice topped with toasted almonds. \u2014 Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic , 8 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Hindi b\u0101smat\u012b kind of rice, literally, something fragrant":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1856, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-130259"
|
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},
|
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"baskets":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a receptacle made of interwoven material (such as osiers)":[],
|
|
": any of various lightweight usually wood containers":[],
|
|
": the quantity contained in a basket":[],
|
|
": something that resembles a basket especially in shape or use":[],
|
|
": a net open at the bottom and suspended from a metal ring that constitutes the goal in basketball":[],
|
|
": a field goal in basketball":[],
|
|
": an aggregate of values (as of selected currencies) the average of which serves as a monetary standard":[],
|
|
": a selection of financial instruments (such as equities, futures, or options) the values of which reflect market fluctuations":[],
|
|
": a ring around the lower end of a ski pole that keeps the pole from sinking too deep in snow":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"British also \u02c8b\u00e4s-",
|
|
"\u02c8ba-skit"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"They brought their lunch in a picnic basket .",
|
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"His shot missed the basket completely.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Anyone who has visited a Brazilian steakhouse in this country has likely come across p\u00e3o de queijo served by the basket . \u2014 Becky Krystal, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"From there, empty and hose out the basket , clear any water that might be around the charge port, then plug it in to charge. \u2014 Brad Moon, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Surrounded by Nets players, Tatum stretches into the air, his arm extending toward the basket in an elegant port de bras. \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"During the 12-game G League Showcase Cup, Beauchamp shot 57.1% from the field, slashing, cutting, attacking the basket and finishing with force. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The basket was part of an 11-0 run for the Sun across a little over three minutes in the third quarter to take a 60-51 lead. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"In the final 15 seconds of the game, the score tied 51-51, Smith made the game-winning basket for the national championship. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"In the final 15 seconds of the game, the score tied 51-51, Smith made the game-winning basket for the national championship. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The basket was just one of two field goals for Green, who finished with 9 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, and a steal. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French; akin to Old French baschoue wooden vessel; both from Latin bascauda kind of basin, of Celtic origin; akin to Middle Irish basc necklace \u2014 more at fascia":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-130832"
|
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},
|
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"basket hilt":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a hilt with a basket-shaped guard to protect the hand":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1550, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-132144"
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},
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"bass trumpet":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a valve trumpet sounding usually an octave lower than the ordinary trumpet and often considered to be a valve trombone":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"bass entry 3":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-135706"
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},
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"basketball":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ba-skit-\u02ccb\u022fl"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Former Purdue basketball star Caleb Swanigan has died at 25. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 21 June 2022",
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"As college offers continue to roll in, Baker rising junior basketball star Labaron Philon continues to work on his game this summer. \u2014 Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al , 21 June 2022",
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"Caleb Swanigan, a former Purdue University basketball star who played three seasons in the NBA, died on Monday at age 25, PEOPLE confirms. \u2014 Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com , 21 June 2022",
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"If Griner\u2019s case goes to trial and she is convicted, the basketball star could face up to 10 years in prison. \u2014 Siladitya Ray, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
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"Lawyers and consular affairs officials have been able to speak with the basketball star, but her wife has not. \u2014 Eric Tucker And Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
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"That\u2019s more than a foot taller than former basketball star Shaquille O\u2019Neal. \u2014 Nicole Kagan, Los Angeles Times , 15 June 2022",
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"That pivot kicked off with Gatorade\u2019s 2021 sponsorship of University of Connecticut basketball star Paige Bueckers. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune , 13 June 2022",
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"The musician joins basketball star and Maryland native Kevin Durant, whose firm Thirty Five Ventures has also invested in the project. \u2014 Giacomo Bologna, Baltimore Sun , 9 June 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1892, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-140706"
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},
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"basipodite":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the proximal joint of the arthropod limb":[],
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": the second joint, next succeeding the coxopodite, of certain limbs of crustaceans (such as the ambulatory limbs of a decapod)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"International Scientific Vocabulary basi- + -podite":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-140816"
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},
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"basirhinal":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": situated at the base of the rhinencephalon":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary basi- + rhinal":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-143023"
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},
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"Basra":{
|
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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"city and port on the Shatt al Arab , southern Iraq population 1,250,000":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8bas-",
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"\u02c8b\u00e4s-r\u0259",
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"\u02c8b\u00e4z-",
|
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"\u02c8baz-",
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"\u02c8b\u0259z-",
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"\u02c8b\u0259s-"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-145109"
|
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},
|
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"basin range":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a mountain range that owes its present elevation essentially to faulting and tilting : a tilted fault block":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"from the Great Basin , region of the western U.S.":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-145344"
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},
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"basket-handle arch":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a low-crowned elliptical arch drawn from three or more centers \u2014 see arch illustration":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-150256"
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},
|
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"basquine":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a tightly fitting corsetlike underbodice of heavy material worn especially in the 16th century":[],
|
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": a rich outer petticoat worn by Basque and Spanish women":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02c8)ba-\u00a6sk\u0113n"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, from Middle French, from Old Spanish basqui\u00f1a , from Old Portuguese vasquinha , from vasco Basque, from Latin Vasco":""
|
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-152319"
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},
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"basommatophora":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"plural noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a suborder of Pulmonata comprising snails that have the eyes at the base of the nonretractile tentacles and including many common pond snails":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"b\u0259-\u02ccs\u00e4-m\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4-f(\u0259-)r\u0259"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from baso- + International Scientific Vocabulary ommatophore":""
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-155233"
|
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},
|
|
"Basil":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the dried or fresh leaves of a basil used especially as a seasoning":[],
|
|
"Saint circa 329\u2013379 the Great church father; bishop of Caesarea":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba-",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101-z\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8ba-z\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101-",
|
|
"-s\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"And signature to the popcorn chicken style are those deeply jade crystalline shards of fried basil that garnish the bite-size pieces. \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Flavor the dough with orange zest or slivered basil to go best with berries. \u2014 Ben Mimscooking Columnist, Los Angeles Times , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Watermelon basil aims to evoke the Hamptons, while a lavender peach sorbet has a connection to Dyer\u2019s time in France. \u2014 Cassandra Pintro, Vogue , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"Opening with rejuvenating notes of black pepper and basil , the exquisite scent gains power and endurance with musky and robust undertones of oakmoss and vetiver. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Instead, use them to make this pesto, which also includes some basil in the mix. \u2014 Becky Krystal, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"The new dessert is a white and dark chocolate mousse stones, olive oil basil cake, lemon foam and dark cocoa soil. \u2014 Jonmaesha Beltran, The Arizona Republic , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Garnish with a lime wheel and a fresh basil bouquet. \u2014 Heather Adams, Outside Online , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Order a crudo \u2014 live local scallops with truffle and endive, a beady-eyed langoustine with Thai basil oil and pickled rhubarb. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English basyl, basyle , shortening (perhaps by confusion with Middle French basile \"basilisk\") of Middle French basilic or its source, Medieval Latin basilicon , borrowed from Greek basilik\u00f3n (for presumed basilik\u00f2n phyt\u00f3n \"royal plant\"), noun derivative from neuter of basilik\u00f3s \"royal\" \u2014 more at basilica":""
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-160210"
|
|
},
|
|
"basque shirt":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a pullover sweaterlike shirt often of knitted cotton and usually having a round ribbed neck and a design of horizontal stripes":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173445"
|
|
},
|
|
"base piece":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the piece of a gun battery for which the initial firing data are computed":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"base entry 3":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174355"
|
|
},
|
|
"basket chair":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a deep low wicker armchair with back and arms in one and rounded at the top":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174618"
|
|
},
|
|
"bastard cherry":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a shrub ( Ehretia tinifolia ) bearing small black edible berries":[],
|
|
": ground-cherry sense 2":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175257"
|
|
},
|
|
"basket oak":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a rather large oak ( Quercus prinus ) of the southeastern and central U.S. having a durable wood that is used as timber and often split and woven into baskets":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180209"
|
|
},
|
|
"basophil":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-z\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101-s\u0259-\u02ccfil"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The antibodies hold onto white blood cells, called mast cells and basophils . \u2014 Maureen Langley, Post-Tribune , 3 July 2018"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"noun derivative of basophil, basophile \"basophilic,\" borrowed from German basophil , from Base base entry 1 or basisch basic entry 1 + -o- -o- + -phil -phil entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1890, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181451"
|
|
},
|
|
"basket":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a receptacle made of interwoven material (such as osiers)":[],
|
|
": any of various lightweight usually wood containers":[],
|
|
": the quantity contained in a basket":[],
|
|
": something that resembles a basket especially in shape or use":[],
|
|
": a net open at the bottom and suspended from a metal ring that constitutes the goal in basketball":[],
|
|
": a field goal in basketball":[],
|
|
": an aggregate of values (as of selected currencies) the average of which serves as a monetary standard":[],
|
|
": a selection of financial instruments (such as equities, futures, or options) the values of which reflect market fluctuations":[],
|
|
": a ring around the lower end of a ski pole that keeps the pole from sinking too deep in snow":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ba-skit",
|
|
"British also \u02c8b\u00e4s-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They brought their lunch in a picnic basket .",
|
|
"His shot missed the basket completely.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Anyone who has visited a Brazilian steakhouse in this country has likely come across p\u00e3o de queijo served by the basket . \u2014 Becky Krystal, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"From there, empty and hose out the basket , clear any water that might be around the charge port, then plug it in to charge. \u2014 Brad Moon, Forbes , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Surrounded by Nets players, Tatum stretches into the air, his arm extending toward the basket in an elegant port de bras. \u2014 New York Times , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"During the 12-game G League Showcase Cup, Beauchamp shot 57.1% from the field, slashing, cutting, attacking the basket and finishing with force. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The basket was part of an 11-0 run for the Sun across a little over three minutes in the third quarter to take a 60-51 lead. \u2014 Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"In the final 15 seconds of the game, the score tied 51-51, Smith made the game-winning basket for the national championship. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, USA TODAY , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"In the final 15 seconds of the game, the score tied 51-51, Smith made the game-winning basket for the national championship. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The basket was just one of two field goals for Green, who finished with 9 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds, and a steal. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 6 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Anglo-French; akin to Old French baschoue wooden vessel; both from Latin bascauda kind of basin, of Celtic origin; akin to Middle Irish basc necklace \u2014 more at fascia":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182158"
|
|
},
|
|
"bastard chinaroot":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a prickly-stemmed North American vine ( Smilax pseudo-china ) resembling the chinaroot":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183022"
|
|
},
|
|
"Bass Strait":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"strait separating Tasmania and the continent of Australia and connecting the Indian Ocean with the South Pacific":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bas"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183047"
|
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},
|
|
"bastard cress":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": field cress":[],
|
|
": pennycress":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183835"
|
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},
|
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"baseband":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the band of frequencies that carries information in electronic communications and usually modulates a carrier signal":[],
|
|
": of or relating to a communications system in which information is transmitted using a single unmodulated band of frequencies \u2014 compare broadband":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"base entry 3 + band entry 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1952, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-184541"
|
|
},
|
|
"basipetal":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": proceeding from the apex toward the base or from above downward":[
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"basipetal maturation of an inflorescence"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8zi-",
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"b\u0101-\u02c8sip-\u0259t-\u1d4al",
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"b\u0101-\u02c8si-p\u0259-t\u1d4al",
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"-\u02c8zip-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Latin basis + petere to go toward \u2014 more at feather":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1861, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-190435"
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},
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"bass staff":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a musical staff carrying the bass clef":[
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"\u2026 most of the notes in the instrument's lower range are written in the bass staff .",
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"\u2014 John Goldsby , The Jazz Bass Book , 2002"
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],
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"\u2014 compare treble staff":[
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"\u2026 most of the notes in the instrument's lower range are written in the bass staff .",
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"\u2014 John Goldsby , The Jazz Bass Book , 2002"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1770, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-192114"
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},
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"Baskerville":{
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"type":[
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"biographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"John 1706\u20131775 English typographer":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ba-sk\u0259r-\u02ccvil"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210042"
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},
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"base elbow":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a cast-iron pipe bend having a flange or pad cast on it as a seat for a supporting column or bracket":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"base entry 1":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214139"
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},
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"Basque Country":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"autonomous region of northern Spain on the Bay of Biscay consisting of the provinces of \u00c1lava, Guip\u00fazcoa, and Vizcaya and chiefly inhabited by Basques":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bask",
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"\u02c8b\u00e4sk"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215243"
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},
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"basal ration":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a ration furnishing the necessary energy but lacking in one or more accessory food substances (such as vitamins) that may be added in varying proportion for the study of their effects":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-220333"
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},
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"basketballer":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a basketball player":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ba-skit-\u02ccb\u022f-l\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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|
"After the basketballer \u2019s carry-on luggage caught the attention of a sniffer dog, customs officers found vape cartridges containing hash oil, the post read. \u2014 Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic , 8 Mar. 2022",
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|
"This year Sophia Cachia, who's in a relationship with basketballer Maddie Garrick, is also competing. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 2 Feb. 2022",
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|
"High school basketballer Manford Lum earns a walk-on spot on a San Francisco college team \u2013 just before the team jets off to Beijing amid the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Jan. 2022",
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|
"Asked about the stereotypes about cannabis consumers being lazy and unproductive, the basketballer duo lights up. \u2014 Javier Hasse, Forbes , 8 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Indeed, as a basketballer the wolf is not all that amazing. \u2014 Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 Aug. 2019",
|
|
"Wait, wait, before anyone jumps all over me, that\u2019s no knock on our beloved basketballers . \u2014 Will Bunch, Philly.com , 22 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Coaches agree that kids look up to the school\u2019s basketballers as role models, even after the boys\u2019 squad was eliminated from the state\u2019s PIAA tournament in the second round earlier this month. \u2014 Kathy Boccella, Philly.com , 27 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"That is the name given to the plucky band of basketballers from Argentina that took the Olympics by storm in 2004. \u2014 Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News , 5 Feb. 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1898, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221444"
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},
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"bascule":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an apparatus or structure (such as a drawbridge) in which one end is counterbalanced by the other on the principle of the seesaw or by weights":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ba-(\u02cc)sky\u00fcl"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"It was designed by an engineer named Joseph Strauss, whose company specialized in such raisable bridges, known as bascule bridges. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The city also renovated the controls and interior equipment for the two-level bascule bridge, which must be able to open to allow boat traffic between the Chicago River and the lake. \u2014 Liam Ford, chicagotribune.com , 10 May 2021",
|
|
"Main Street Bridge is a double-leaf bascule bridge that spans the Indian River, roughly 20 feet below. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver , 16 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Police said Gomez was eager to cross the Fort Street bascule bridge near Miller Road at about 7 p.m. Wednesday, stepped on the accelerator and flew through the air, landing on the other side. \u2014 Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press , 19 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"The bascule -and-suspension bridge, completed in 1894, failed to close after opening to allow ships on the River Thames to pass underneath. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"The flyover will run partly over the Depression-era Lake Shore Drive bascule bridge over the river, and repairs to the bridge have proved more extensive and expensive than expected. \u2014 Mary Wisniewski, chicagotribune.com , 30 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"In a news release Thursday (April 26), the Port said the nearly 100-year-old bascule bridge over the Industrial Canal needs a touch-up. \u2014 Beau Evans, NOLA.com , 26 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"Like the Arch of Swords at a naval wedding, eight bascule bridges along the Miami River rise in succession as the Capt. \u2014 By Siobhan Morrissey, miamiherald , 6 Aug. 2017"
|
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],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, seesaw":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1678, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224305"
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},
|
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"baseplate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a plate that serves as a base or support":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0101s-\u02ccpl\u0101t"
|
|
],
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"synonyms":[],
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|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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|
"There\u2019s also a magnifier built into the baseplate , and the whole thing can easily be tucked into your pocket as needed. \u2014 Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"The new ecobee Smart Thermostat Premium uses an all-new baseplate , with a new wiring terminal layout. \u2014 Anthony Karcz, Forbes , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"The watch is little more than its movement, with its case serving as baseplate and the hands sunk flush. \u2014 Alex Doak, CNN , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"An original feature on the M3 in which the baseplate had to be taken off to load film, Leica kept this design on every subsequent model, including digital bodies in a nod to tradition. \u2014 Charlie Thomas, Robb Report , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"This time around the baseplate is fixed, with a simple switch added for easy battery and SD card removal, as well as a USB-C port for quick charging access. \u2014 Charlie Thomas, Robb Report , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"At the top of the compass baseplate is an arrow showing your direction of travel (DOT). \u2014 Washington Post , 5 July 2021",
|
|
"Filling all the available space within in the case, the in-house CRMT4 movement features 37 jewels and Grade 5 titanium bridges, the bridge screws, the baseplate and rotor core. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 12 May 2021",
|
|
"This has an acrylic baseplate with an Azimuth bearing and a 360-degree rotating bezel. \u2014 Chris Hachey, BGR , 11 May 2021"
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|
],
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|
"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1788, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225054"
|
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},
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"bast":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": phloem":[],
|
|
": bast fiber":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bast"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
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|
"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Soaking [the fibers] in water aids in their separation and can soften and improve the quality of the bast . \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 13 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"A few Americans took jobs opened up by the bast barriers. \u2014 Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner , 21 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"But then, with 119 minutes on the clock, Grosso fired a curling effort bast Jens Lehmann to secure a late win. \u2014 SI.com , 3 Aug. 2019"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, going back to Old English b\u00e6st, going back to Germanic *basta- (whence also Middle Dutch, Old High German, and Old Norse bast \"bast fiber\"), of obscure origin":""
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|
},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232043"
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},
|
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"basal metabolic rate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the rate at which heat is given off by an organism at complete rest":[]
|
|
},
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"pronounciation":[],
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|
"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
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|
"The Harris-Benedict formula helps estimate your basal metabolic rate (BMR), or your energy expenditure for one day. \u2014 Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics , 30 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"That is because body weight times 30 is a simple estimate for the basal metabolic rate . \u2014 Florian Freistetter, Scientific American , 27 July 2021",
|
|
"Jeor formula that shows the basal metabolic rate in kilocalories per day. \u2014 Florian Freistetter, Scientific American , 27 July 2021",
|
|
"Samsung said the sensors can now assess body composition by measuring skeletal muscle, basal metabolic rate , water retention, and body fat percentage. \u2014 Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN , 11 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"In reality, the basal metabolic rate depends on many other factors than just weight, height and age. \u2014 Florian Freistetter, Scientific American , 27 July 2021",
|
|
"This is also why basal metabolic rate decreases with age. \u2014 Terezie Tolar-peterson, The Conversation , 28 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Having a fever can also affect a person\u2019s basal metabolic rate . \u2014 Terezie Tolar-peterson, The Conversation , 28 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Fighting infection increases a person\u2019s basal metabolic rate \u2014 the amount of energy needed at rest per unit of time \u2014 and that raises his or her temperature. \u2014 Kim Tingley, New York Times , 24 Mar. 2020"
|
|
],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1917, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233103"
|
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},
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"bas mitzvah":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a Jewish girl who at 12 or more years of age assumes religious responsibilities":[],
|
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": the initiatory ceremony recognizing a girl as a bat mitzvah":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"b\u00e4s-\u02c8mits-v\u0259"
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|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233127"
|
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},
|
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"bastard-cut":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": tangent-sawed":[]
|
|
},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233549"
|
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},
|
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"basket ash":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": black ash entry 1 sense 1":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-000217"
|
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},
|
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"basophilia":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": tendency to stain with basic dyes":[],
|
|
": an abnormal condition in which some tissue element has increased basophilia":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-z\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02ccb\u0101-s\u0259-\u02c8fil-\u0113-\u0259",
|
|
"\u02ccb\u0101-s\u0259-\u02c8fi-l\u0113-\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"basophil or basophil(ic) + -ia entry 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-000528"
|
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},
|
|
"basify":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to convert into a base or make alkaline":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8b\u0101-s\u0259-\u02ccf\u012b"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1816, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002212"
|
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},
|
|
"bascule escapement":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the detent escapement in which the detent is pivoted, the tension being supplied by a small hairspring":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010924"
|
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},
|
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"basic slag":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a slag low in silica and high in base-forming oxides that is used in the basic process of steelmaking and that is subsequently useful as a fertilizer":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1852, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011658"
|
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},
|
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"bass clef":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a clef placing the F below middle C on the fourth line of the staff":[],
|
|
": the bass staff":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"So the notes and chords of the bass clef , my left hand to be specific, were never truly learned properly. \u2014 Ellyn Laub, sun-sentinel.com , 20 Aug. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1737, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-012145"
|
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},
|
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"basin irrigation":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": irrigation of land by surrounding it with embankments to form a basin and flooding it with water":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013605"
|
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},
|
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"basifugal":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": acropetal":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"(\u02c8)b\u0101\u00a6sif(y)\u0259\u0307g\u0259l"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"basi- + -fugal":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013655"
|
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},
|
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"baseplug":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"\u02c8ba-s\u0259-\u02cct\u012bt"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-044031"
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"bass entry 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-044441"
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}
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