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3537 lines
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{
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"Bulimidae":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a family of operculate snails (order Pectinibranchia) that includes numerous intermediate hosts of medically and economically important flukes":[]
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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 Bulimus , type genus + -idae":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"by\u00fc\u02c8lim\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073903",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"Bulimulidae":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a family of land snails many of which are large and beautifully colored \u2014 see bulimoid":[]
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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 Bulimulus , type genus (diminutive of Bulimus ) + -idae":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccby\u00fcl\u0259\u02c8my\u00fcl\u0259\u02ccd\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041350",
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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]
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},
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"Bulimus":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of land snails somewhat equivalent to the family Bulimulidae":[],
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": a genus of small freshwater snails that is the type of the family Bulimidae and includes a species ( B. fuchsianus ) that is the chief intermediate host of the Chinese liver fluke":[]
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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, probably from Latin, great hunger, from Greek boulimos , from bous head of cattle + limos hunger":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"by\u00fc\u02c8l\u012bm\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085036",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Bulinus":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus (the type of the family Bulinidae) of small sinistral freshwater pulmonate snails including a number that are intermediate hosts of flukes of domestic animals":[],
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": a genus coextensive with Bulimus":[
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"\u2014 used chiefly in medical literature"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, alteration of Bulimus":"Noun",
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"New Latin, perhaps irregular from Latin bulla bubble + -inus -ine (head)":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\"",
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"by\u00fc\u02c8l\u012bn\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173134",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Bull Moose":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a follower of Theodore Roosevelt in the U.S. presidential campaign of 1912":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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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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"history_and_etymology":{
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"bull moose , emblem of the Progressive party of 1912":""
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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":"20220708-125044",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Bull Mooser":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": bull moose":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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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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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02c8m\u00fc-s\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123307",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Bullhead City":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city in western Arizona across the Colorado River from Nevada population 39,540":[]
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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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"\u02c8bu\u0307l-\u02cched"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010851",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"bulbil":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": bulblet":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"These bulbils , which are only about a centimeter long at their biggest, can transfer from lake to lake. \u2014 Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 15 Sep. 2017"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1831, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French bulbille , diminutive of bulbe bulb, from Latin bulbus":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccbil",
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"\u02c8b\u0259l-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203429",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bulge":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bunch",
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"convexity",
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"jut",
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"overhang",
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"projection",
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"protrusion",
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"protuberance",
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"swell"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a protuberant or swollen part or place":[
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"a bulge in the wall",
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"trying to get rid of the bulge around his middle"
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],
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": advantage , upper hand":[
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"letting them get the bulge on you"
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],
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": bilge":[],
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": bilge sense 1":[
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"the bulge of a barrel"
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],
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": bilge sense 2":[],
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": sudden expansion":[
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"a population bulge"
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],
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": to be filled to overflowing":[
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"a notebook that bulged with ideas"
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],
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": to become swollen or protuberant":[
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"\u2026 a pair of arresting pale blue eyes that tend to bulge maniacally \u2026",
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"\u2014 Jeremy Egner"
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],
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": to bend outward":[
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"prevent the brick wall from bulging"
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],
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": to cause to bulge":[],
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": to jut out : swell":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"His face turned white and his eyes bulged .",
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"middle-aged people bulging at the waist",
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"Their bags bulged with books and papers.",
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"The squirrel's cheeks were bulging with nuts.",
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"a notebook bulging with ideas",
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"Noun",
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"\u201cWhat's in there",
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"I'm exercising to get rid of this bulge around my middle.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Another of his cautions: When hardware is embedded in the door and humidity causes woodwork to contract and expand, the door might stick or bulge out slightly. \u2014 Alice Welsh Doyle, WSJ , 13 May 2022",
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"For instance, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) recommends people with diverticulosis\u2014a disease in which little sacs bulge out of the weak areas of your colon wall\u2014incorporate more fiber into their diet. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"The moon's gravitational pull and subsequent effect on the tides causes water on Earth's surface to bulge slightly around the equator. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 13 Jan. 2022",
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"One likened the process to pushing in one side of a balloon only to see the opposite side bulge out. \u2014 Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 Nov. 2021",
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"Your eyes bulge out of your face, and hearts possibly appear in them. \u2014 Sara K. Runnel, The New Yorker , 31 Aug. 2021",
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"As many hospitals bulge again with covid-19 patients, a wide swath of the health-care industry is exasperated that federal health officials have not made available any more of the aid since President Biden took office. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Aug. 2021",
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"Tire boots\u2014thick rubber patches\u2014will hold together most gashes, but if the rip is large and ragged, the tube may bulge through. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Outside Online , 1 June 2021",
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"Reflections in the brass base of the lamp bulge out, convex, contorted, unlike real objects below. \u2014 Owen Thomas, The Christian Science Monitor , 6 Apr. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Blame a northward bulge in the jet stream that unfolded over the Southwestern states this week, AccuWeather said. \u2014 John Bacon, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
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"The bulge allowed air more typical of midsummer to spread over the region. \u2014 John Bacon, USA TODAY , 12 June 2022",
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"That will change, and so, too, will the club\u2019s 5 \u00bd-game bulge in the AL East \u2013 for better or worse. \u2014 Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
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"In 2014, a 4.5-million voter edge for Republicans led to 247 red seats; in 2020, an almost 4.7 million vote bulge for Democrats created just 222 blue ones. \u2014 David Daley, CNN , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"And McGovern agreed that the Babe was fat\u2014but thought that should inspire the average American. Ruth would put in two hours of work each day to battle the bulge , working with medicine balls, dumbbells, and treadmills. \u2014 Greg Presto, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"At the Garden, he was dressed like a guy ready for a rowdy night in a rural bar: boots, sleeveless flannel, tight jeans with a Skoal-sized bulge in the back pocket. \u2014 Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker , 15 Feb. 2022",
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"What the man doesn\u2019t know is that the interior of his down jacket has suffered a structural failure, and the filling has massed along the bottom hem, forming a conspicuous bulge at his waist. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Dec. 2021",
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"Once considered a formidable asset, has India\u2019s demographic bulge turned toxic due to the country\u2019s lost economic decade"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
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"1622, in the meaning defined at sense 4b":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English bolgen":"Verb",
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"Middle English boulge, bouge leather bag, curved part, from Anglo-French bouge bag \u2014 more at budget":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"also \u02c8bu\u0307lj",
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"\u02c8b\u0259lj"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bulge Noun projection , protrusion , protuberance , bulge mean an extension beyond the normal line or surface. projection implies a jutting out especially at a sharp angle. those projections along the wall are safety hazards protrusion suggests a thrusting out so that the extension seems a deformity. the bizarre protrusions of a coral reef protuberance implies a growing or swelling out in rounded form. a skin disease marked by warty protuberances bulge suggests an expansion caused by internal pressure. bulges in the tile floor",
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"synonyms":[
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"bag",
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"balloon",
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"beetle",
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"belly",
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"billow",
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"bunch",
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"jut",
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"overhang",
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"poke",
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"pooch",
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"pouch",
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"pout",
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"project",
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"protrude",
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"stand out",
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"start",
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"stick out",
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"swell"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003338",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"bulging":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": swelling or thrusting out from a surrounding or adjacent surface : protuberant":[
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"bulging eyes",
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"bulging muscles"
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],
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": swollen with contents":[
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"bulging pockets",
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"a bulging wallet",
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"There were cardboard boxes piled up on the curb along with four bulging black plastic bags.",
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"\u2014 Sue Grafton"
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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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"And the big, bulging , muscles that let Hulk SMASH so effectively aren't the same as carrying a lot of excess fat. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 29 Dec. 2021",
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"Indian streamer ALTBalaji has revealed a focus on the burgeoning Indian youth market and a bulging slate. \u2014 Naman Ramachandran, Variety , 10 Sep. 2021",
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"Meanwhile, the green frogs are very interested in what is going on right in front of their little bulging eyes. \u2014 Cori Brown, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 11 July 2021",
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"Hayes\u2019 former boyfriend, Jimmy Jackson, then 72, was seen in surveillance video leaving Hayes\u2019 apartment with a bulging suitcase and dragging it through the lobby to a dumpster outside. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com , 23 June 2021",
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"Collecting every bit of data makes for a bulging warehouse. \u2014 Christian Ofori-boateng, Forbes , 5 May 2021",
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"Fisher isn\u2019t concerned with trying to keep everyone happy, a task next to impossible anyway in the era of the bulging transfer portal. \u2014 Brent Zwerneman, ExpressNews.com , 1 Dec. 2020",
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"Just what a frothy stock market needed: a bulging slate of tech IPOs, breaking a lengthy drought. \u2014 Bernhard Warner, Fortune , 31 Aug. 2020",
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"The convention center's architecture, full of bulging , rectangular concrete blocks, becomes a perilous series of leaps for Ellie. \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 2 June 2020"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1812, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8b\u0259l-ji\u014b",
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"also \u02c8bu\u0307l-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230849",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"bulimia":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a serious eating disorder that occurs chiefly in females, is characterized by compulsive overeating usually followed by self-induced vomiting or laxative or diuretic abuse, and is often accompanied by guilt and depression":[],
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": an abnormal and constant craving for food":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"This is why cold intolerance can be one of many symptoms of an eating disorder that can cause weight loss, like anorexia or bulimia , Dr. Vyas explains. \u2014 Mathew Devine, SELF , 23 May 2022",
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"Two large plans covered nutritional counseling for diseases such as diabetes but not for mental disorders like anorexia nervosa or bulimia . \u2014 Sandhya Raman, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Mar. 2022",
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"Without looking at the context of gender, almost every doctor would classify that kind of behavior as bulimia . \u2014 Madeline Holcombe, CNN , 21 Feb. 2022",
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"In a scene portraying Diana's bulimia in a bathroom, Stewart attempted to actually purge. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 17 Feb. 2022",
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"Lukasiak has recently opened up about her struggles with anorexia, bulimia and body dysmorphia following her appearance on Dance Moms. \u2014 PEOPLE.com , 11 Oct. 2021",
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"In the film\u2019s final moments, Maggie says Charles (Jack Farthing) has asked her to suggest Diana see a doctor to address her bulimia and self-harm. \u2014 Matthew Jacobs, Vulture , 5 Nov. 2021",
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"Eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia , and binge eating disorder, are serious illnesses and need to be taken seriously. \u2014 Outside Online , 6 Feb. 2020",
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"The film doesn\u2019t shy away from showing the sobering realities of Diana\u2019s struggle with the eating disorder bulimia , showing graphic scenes of her bingeing and purging. \u2014 Cady Lang, Time , 8 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Greek boulimia great hunger, from bou- , augmentative prefix (from bous head of cattle) + limos hunger \u2014 more at cow":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"by\u00fc-\u02c8lim-\u0113-\u0259",
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"b\u00fc-",
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"b\u00fc-\u02c8l\u0113-m\u0113-\u0259",
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"by\u00fc-",
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"-\u02c8li-",
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"-\u02c8l\u0113-m\u0113-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132704",
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"type":[
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"adjective or noun",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bulimoid":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": resembling the land snails of the family Bulimulidae especially in having ovate somewhat elongate shells with an ovate aperture":[]
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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 Bulimus + English -oid":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8by\u00fcl\u0259\u02ccm\u022fid"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191340",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"bulimy":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"alteration of Middle English bolisme, bolismus , from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French bolisme , from Medieval Latin bolismus , alteration of Latin bulimus":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8by\u00fcl\u0259m\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012633",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bulk":{
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"antonyms":[
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"accumulate",
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"amass",
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"assemble",
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"collect",
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"concentrate",
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"congregate",
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"constellate",
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"corral",
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"garner",
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"gather",
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"group",
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"lump",
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"pick up",
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"round up"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a ponderous shapeless mass":[],
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": an organized structure especially when viewed primarily as a mass of material":[
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"the giant bulk of Mt. Katahdin",
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"\u2014 Jackson Rivers"
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],
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": being in large quantities or not divided into separate units : being in bulk":[
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"bulk shipments of food",
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"bulk mailings"
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],
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": in large quantities":[
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"buys rice in bulk"
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],
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": magnitude":[
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"impressed by the sheer bulk of her accomplishment"
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],
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": not divided into parts or packaged in separate units":[],
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": of or relating to materials in bulk":[
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"bulk prices"
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],
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": swell , expand":[],
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": the main or greater part":[
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"spent the bulk of his time in the office",
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"the bulk of the population"
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],
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": to appear as a factor : loom":[
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"a consideration that bulks large in everyone's thinking"
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],
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": to cause to swell or bulge : stuff":[
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"bulk out a report with lots of graphs and charts"
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],
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": to gather into a mass or aggregate":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"We spent the bulk of the summer at the beach.",
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"Farming makes up the bulk of the country's economy.",
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"The great bulk of these people are extremely poor.",
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"Despite his bulk , he's a very fast runner.",
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"Adjective",
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"They sent bulk shipments of food to the country.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"While total revenue can also include supplementary income sources, sales typically make up the bulk of it. \u2014 Colin Lodewick, Fortune , 22 June 2022",
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"At densities comparable to that of an atomic nucleus, the neutrons that make up the bulk of these objects aren't able to occupy the same energy states at the same time. \u2014 Paul Sutter, Ars Technica , 17 June 2022",
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"While PGA Tour members make up the bulk of the field, the U.S. Open is administered by the U.S. Golf Association. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 9 June 2022",
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"Semiconductor systems sales make up the bulk of Applied Materials\u2019 revenues, with $6.68 billion of the company\u2019s sales coming from this segment as of FY \u201921, making up almost 60% of total revenue. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
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"The only culprit that can be conclusively ruled out is COVID vaccines, because kids under 5, who make up the bulk of the hepatitis cases, cannot yet be vaccinated. \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 13 May 2022",
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"Moore said that Gude\u2019s mask complaints make up a bulk of the complaints received. \u2014 Kevin Rectorstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 7 May 2022",
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"Although smartphones and computers make up the bulk of the refurb market, there are other options. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"The population of artists, producers, and engineers that make up the bulk of music\u2019s middle class saw their earnings stall over the last two decades before completely breaking down during the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 T.m. Brown, Billboard , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Several years of substantial capital inflows helped bulk the ESG market up to a multi-trillion dollar market, capturing $50 billion worth of net new investments in 2020, and $70 billion in 2021. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 15 June 2022",
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"The powders are concentrated pigments of color rather than filled with preservatives, talc, and all sorts of other fillers that bulk it out unnecessarily. \u2014 Essence , 21 May 2022",
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"Finally, iPhone and iPad users can now bulk rename and delete tags in the Reminders app. \u2014 Jacob Siegal, BGR , 19 Apr. 2022",
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"Like steroids do for humans, antibiotics such as tetracycline can bulk some animals up more quickly. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Apr. 2022",
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"Others have turned to community WeChat groups to try to bulk buy fruit and vegetables. \u2014 NBC News , 6 Apr. 2022",
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"Nonetheless, Boeing has to enter the next round of competition with the vision system meeting Air Force expectations, because small differences bulk large when both offerors are proposing state-of-the-art products. \u2014 Loren Thompson, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
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"At the same time, several drug dealers said in interviews, domestic dealers turned to fentanyl as a cheap way to bulk out thin wares. \u2014 New York Times , 20 Nov. 2021",
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"Like, some people might bulk buy paper towels or toilet paper, or turpentine . . . \u2014 New York Times , 8 Nov. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"Through this process, MCi creates bulk materials like magnesium carbonates, amorphous silica, calcium carbonates in powder form. \u2014 David Blackmon, Forbes , 25 June 2022",
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"Picture a convoy of junky cars, roving the grasslands and returning strapped with an array of bulk trash \u2013 tires, couches, refrigerators \u2013 that had been illegally dumped on public lands. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 June 2022",
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"Fischer says that most chia seed bulk products have serving sizes that range from 1 tbsp, around 12g of seeds, to 3 tbsps in total. \u2014 Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping , 21 June 2022",
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"The store isn\u2019t just good for bulk buys or $1.50 hotdog combos. \u2014 Graham Averill, Outside Online , 16 June 2022",
|
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"At the same time, right-hander Luke Weaver arrived in Philadelphia and was added to the taxi squad, a move seemingly made in advance of Sunday, when he is expected to be added to the active roster to provide bulk innings in relief. \u2014 Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic , 11 June 2022",
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"First, the shyness from the little girl, then the tiny wave and finally a giggle, like the two of them just shared a joke somewhere between the organic blueberries and bulk banana chips. \u2014 Kendra Meinert, USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Another secret to save money is shopping the bulk department. \u2014 Alysha Witwicki, Journal Sentinel , 6 June 2022",
|
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"Under a deal signed May 20 by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, the phaseout period was extended by nearly 4 years to the end of 2026 to give Levin additional time to shift its operations from coal and petcoke to other bulk commodities. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 6 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
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"1693, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
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"circa 1529, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, heap, bulk, from Old Norse bulki cargo":"Noun, Verb, and Adjective"
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"also \u02c8bu\u0307lk",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0259lk"
|
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],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bulk Noun bulk , mass , volume mean the aggregate that forms a body or unit. bulk implies an aggregate that is impressively large, heavy, or numerous. the darkened bulk of the skyscrapers mass suggests an aggregate made by piling together things of the same kind. a mass of boulders volume applies to an aggregate without shape or outline and capable of flowing or fluctuating. a tremendous volume of water",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"generality",
|
|
"lion's share",
|
|
"majority",
|
|
"mass",
|
|
"preponderance"
|
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],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020430",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"bulk (up)":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": to cause to bulk up":[],
|
|
": to gain weight especially by becoming more muscular":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"she bulked up her hair with one hand as she reached for the shears with the other",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Kocur had called to ask his former Bruise Brother to do that, as a favor, thinking Detroit might decide to bulk up with a bit more muscle. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Microsoft is flashing its wallet to bulk up in games. \u2014 Jacky Wong, WSJ , 19 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"The food, supplements and protein powder needed to bulk up are expensive. \u2014 New York Times , 4 June 2022",
|
|
"Plus, an extra half-pound fill bag is included, so snorers can bulk up their pillow over time to slowly get comfortable with a more elevated, anti-snore head position. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 24 May 2022",
|
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"Period panties won't noticeably bulk up your crotch the way most diapers do. \u2014 De Elizabeth, Allure , 5 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The company has chosen instead to bulk up its internal development muscle with the $3.6 billion acquisition of Bungie in January and, most recently, the pickup of Haven Studios in Canada for an undisclosed sum. \u2014 Dan Gallagher, WSJ , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In a world where most media companies are trying to bulk up for the fight with Netflix \u2014 and in some cases buying up other studios to do so \u2014 agencies want more leverage for themselves. \u2014 Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times , 28 Sep. 2021",
|
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"This is how Baltimore envisioned it, after all, when the club went into full-sell mode to bulk up a farm system. \u2014 Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun , 5 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1979, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025529",
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"bulk density":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the density of a given amount of particulate matter (such as a powder)":[
|
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"Industry experts say the feather fiber resists wet collapse and has a greater bulk density than conventional wood pulp fiber.",
|
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"\u2014 Baltimore Sun , 30 Jan. 1996"
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1940, 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":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-171121",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bulk eraser":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a device for erasing previous recordings on an entire reel of magnetic tape":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184023",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bulker":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a pickpocket's helper":[],
|
|
": strumpet , prostitute":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bulk entry 2 + -er":"Noun",
|
|
"perhaps from bulk entry 4 + -er":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bu\u0307l-",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0259lk\u0259(r)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022830",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bulkhead":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a projecting framework with a sloping door giving access to a cellar stairway or a shaft":[],
|
|
": a retaining wall along a waterfront":[],
|
|
": a structure or partition to resist pressure or to shut off water, fire, or gas":[],
|
|
": an upright partition separating compartments":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"That didn\u2019t stop his business partners from building a bulkhead on the island. \u2014 Max Colchester, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
|
|
"Testers raved about the endless storage: a 78-liter rear hatch, a bulkhead in the bow, and a lunch-securing pod on the deck. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 14 May 2015",
|
|
"The carbon-fiber body of this example, which is no. 235 according to a plaque on the rear bulkhead , is finished in a stunning coat of Starfire Pear. \u2014 Bryan Hood, Robb Report , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Not long after, Debra Jonsson, then 57, traveling from her home in Arizona to visit her daughter, joined her by the bulkhead . \u2014 CNN , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The stabilization could be accomplished by removing less than half of the unstable soil because the installation of a new bulkhead at the river\u2019s edge would firm up the slope. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 13 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The rising water prevented the workers from using a crane to remove a bulkhead that weighs about 3 tons. \u2014 Robert J. Lopez, Los Angeles Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"To accommodate this, the promenade sits atop the bulkhead built by the navy \u2014 but then there\u2019s a set of landscaped tiers that climb five feet to the picnic tables and recreational areas. \u2014 John King, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The port would also re-grade the slop and build a massive bulkhead along the river. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 9 Sep. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bulk (structure projecting from a building) + head":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0259l-\u02ccked",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0259lk-\u02cched"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-202802",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bulkhead deck":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the uppermost continuous deck of a ship to which all main transverse watertight bulkheads are carried":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130117",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bulky":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bantam",
|
|
"dinky",
|
|
"dwarf",
|
|
"dwarfish",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"puny",
|
|
"shrimpy",
|
|
"small",
|
|
"smallish",
|
|
"undersized",
|
|
"undersize"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": corpulent":[],
|
|
": having bulk":[],
|
|
": having great volume in proportion to weight":[
|
|
"a bulky knit sweater"
|
|
],
|
|
": large of its kind":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a big, bulky football player",
|
|
"bulky packages might cost more to mail",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Thanks to elastic arch support, these socks didn\u2019t slip during our longest runs, and the weight was just right: warm on cold mornings without feeling bulky . \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Some people may enjoy the slimness of the iPhone and want to have a case that is protective, but not too bulky . \u2014 Douglas Helm, Popular Mechanics , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The form is just bulky enough to announce itself and comes in basic black or white. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The case depth runs from 14.35 to 13.75 mm, tapering down gradually from the crystal toward the wrist\u2014a design that accommodates the spherical differential and double-balance-wheel architecture of the movement without feeling too bulky . \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 23 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The hardware itself is fairly bulky to accommodate this performance, but the Pro still comes off as premium, with a reliable touchpad and keyboard. \u2014 Ars Staff, Ars Technica , 16 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The chickens are under threat of frostbite, the dog has to be pushed outside, and our jeans are bulky from long underwear; the weather app shows negative numbers in the evenings. \u2014 Jessica Wapner, The New Yorker , 18 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"While fanny packs are convenient to hold necessities, many styles are too bulky to wear while running. \u2014 Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping , 9 May 2022",
|
|
"The exception is TVs, which are too bulky to store and ship. \u2014 Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press , 22 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0259l-k\u0113",
|
|
"also \u02c8bu\u0307l-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"big",
|
|
"biggish",
|
|
"boxcar",
|
|
"considerable",
|
|
"goodly",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"handsome",
|
|
"hefty",
|
|
"hulking",
|
|
"husky",
|
|
"large",
|
|
"largish",
|
|
"outsize",
|
|
"outsized",
|
|
"oversize",
|
|
"oversized",
|
|
"sizable",
|
|
"sizeable",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"tidy",
|
|
"voluminous"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061250",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bull":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bore",
|
|
"bulldoze",
|
|
"crash",
|
|
"elbow",
|
|
"jam",
|
|
"jostle",
|
|
"muscle",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"push",
|
|
"shoulder",
|
|
"squeeze"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a grotesque blunder in language":[],
|
|
": a solemn papal letter sealed with a bulla or with a red-ink imprint of the device on the bulla":[],
|
|
": a usually adult male of various large animals (such as elephants, whales, or seals)":[],
|
|
": bulldog":[],
|
|
": edict , decree":[],
|
|
": empty boastful talk":[],
|
|
": force":[
|
|
"bulled his way through the crowd"
|
|
],
|
|
": large of its kind":[
|
|
"a bull lathe"
|
|
],
|
|
": male":[
|
|
"a bull calf"
|
|
],
|
|
": nonsense sense 2":[],
|
|
": of or relating to a bull":[],
|
|
": one that resembles a bull (as in brawny physique)":[],
|
|
": one who buys securities or commodities in expectation of a price rise or who acts to effect such a rise \u2014 compare bear":[],
|
|
": police officer , detective":[],
|
|
": suggestive of a bull":[],
|
|
": taurus":[],
|
|
": to act on with violence":[],
|
|
": to advance forcefully":[],
|
|
": to engage in idle and boastful talk":[],
|
|
": to fool especially by fast boastful talk":[],
|
|
"Bornemann 1810\u20131880 Norwegian violinist":[
|
|
"Ole \\ \u02c8\u014d-\u200bl\u0259 \\"
|
|
],
|
|
"bulletin":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1609, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
|
|
"1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1884, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English bule , from Old English bula ; akin to Old Norse boli bull":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English bulle , from Medieval Latin bulla , from Latin, bubble, amulet":"Noun",
|
|
"perhaps from obsolete bull to mock":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8bu\u0307l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bobby",
|
|
"constable",
|
|
"cop",
|
|
"copper",
|
|
"flatfoot",
|
|
"fuzz",
|
|
"gendarme",
|
|
"lawman",
|
|
"officer",
|
|
"police officer",
|
|
"policeman",
|
|
"shamus"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-043945",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"biographical name",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bull gun":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a heavy-barreled target rifle":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113230",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bull header":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084857",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bull moose":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a follower of Theodore Roosevelt in the U.S. presidential campaign of 1912":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1912, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bull moose , emblem of the Progressive party of 1912":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113037",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bull's-eye":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a circular piece of glass especially with a lump in the middle":[],
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"crux",
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"essence",
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"gist",
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"heart",
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"kernel",
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"keynote",
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"meat",
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"meat and potatoes",
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"net",
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"nub",
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"nubbin",
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"nucleus",
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"pith",
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"pivot",
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"point",
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"root",
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"sum"
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": a proctor's attendant at an English university":[],
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": any of a breed of compact muscular short-haired dogs having widely separated forelegs and an undershot lower jaw that were developed in England to fight bulls":[],
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": suggestive of a bulldog":[
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"bulldog tenacity"
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],
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": to throw (a steer) by seizing the horns and twisting the neck":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Actors, bandits, priests and one English bulldog : the names behind L.A. beaches. \u2014 Justin Raystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 18 May 2022",
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"Accompanied by a young mechanic and, for much of the trip, a faithful, goggles-wearing bulldog , Jackson pulled off what was thought to be an impossible feat. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 June 2022",
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"The American Kennel Club ranks the Pekingese 73rd out of 79 breeds in terms of intelligence, slightly ahead of the bulldog . \u2014 Kevin Fisher-paulson, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 May 2022",
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"While his life hung in limbo, the wrinkled face of his bulldog , Costello, filled his mind. \u2014 Scott Carney, Outside Online , 22 Apr. 2020",
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"Another Villanova bulldog who can play on or off the ball and create his own shot and play-make for others. \u2014 Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
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"According to the Macon Telegraph, the dog \u2014 an American bulldog /Great Pyrenees mix \u2014 has been taken into quarantine and will be tested for rabies. \u2014 Steve Helling, PEOPLE.com , 24 Mar. 2022",
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"After the sudden death of her only companion, her bulldog , Marisa decides to leave everything and travel to a refugee camp in Greece, where the children seem to need people exactly like her. \u2014 Emiliano De Pablos, Variety , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"Mellow is an English bulldog who was rescued from the meat trade in China. \u2014 cleveland , 21 Feb. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
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"To reach 1,000 wins faster than anyone but Arizona legend Mike Candrea, Walton has relied on his bulldog mentality, eye for detail and firm hand to produce a player\u2019s best effort. \u2014 Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel , 20 May 2022",
|
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"In 2020 the two got a french bulldog puppy together named Deco. \u2014 Marisa Dellatto, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
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"Current English bulldog owners are encouraged to monitor all health issues and seek medical advice early if there are concerns. \u2014 Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY , 16 June 2022",
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"Hjerpe\u2019s quick wit and easygoing smile are replaced by a stoic, bulldog intensity. \u2014 oregonlive , 24 May 2022",
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"Meanwhile, the Goliath in this power dynamic pays bulldog lawyers to shut people up, hires private investigators to dig up dirt on the person coming forward, and uses aggressive PR and connections at the top to feed stories to the media. \u2014 Amber Scorah, Fortune , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"There was the intimidating, bulldog -faced German supervisor who once saved her life, whisking her out of the infirmary after an SS inspector began sending sick patients to the gas chambers. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Apr. 2022",
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"Hi Len, Great-looking Bakelite bulldog atop the umbrella! \u2014 Brenda Yenke, cleveland , 21 Apr. 2022",
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"Here, the bulldog Prime Minister is more spoken of than seen, played by a cranky, crusty Simon Russell Beale in just a couple of scenes. \u2014 Guy Lodge, Variety , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Wade Sumpter was the last repeat bulldogging champ in 2012. \u2014 Jason Mcdaniel, Houston Chronicle , 10 Mar. 2018"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1816, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"1905, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"circa 1518, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"also \u02c8b\u0259l-",
|
|
"\u02c8bu\u0307l-\u02ccd\u022fg"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-130502",
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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"bulldoze":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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": to coerce or restrain by threats : bully":[],
|
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": to force insensitively or ruthlessly":[],
|
|
": to force one's way like a bulldozer":[],
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": to move, clear, gouge out, or level off by pushing with or as if with a bulldozer":[],
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": to operate a bulldozer":[]
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"examples":[
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"The crew is bulldozing the trees.",
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"They bulldozed a road through the hills.",
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"The governor bulldozed the law through the legislature.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"How can a democratic system potentially bulldoze away established rights favored by the people from whom all power is supposed to flow",
|
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"City officials had also previously attempted to receive approval to bulldoze the property but did not move forward after hearing community concerns. \u2014 Fox News , 28 Nov. 2021",
|
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"City officials had also previously attempted to receive approval to bulldoze the property but did not move forward after hearing community concerns. \u2014 Fox News , 28 Nov. 2021",
|
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"City officials had also previously attempted to receive approval to bulldoze the property but did not move forward after hearing community concerns. \u2014 Fox News , 28 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Will the Bryant Bulldogs bulldoze their way into more March Madness",
|
|
"City officials had also previously attempted to receive approval to bulldoze the property but did not move forward after hearing community concerns. \u2014 Fox News , 28 Nov. 2021",
|
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"Musk can\u2019t bulldoze past regulations of this particular nature. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 11 Feb. 2022",
|
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"The impasse has led to intensifying calls to unilaterally change filibuster rules so Democrats can bulldoze over Republicans\u2019 objections. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1876, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"perhaps from bull entry 1 + alteration of dose":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"also \u02c8b\u0259l-",
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"\u02c8bu\u0307l-\u02ccd\u014dz"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bulldoze intimidate , cow , bulldoze , bully , browbeat mean to frighten into submission. intimidate implies inducing fear or a sense of inferiority into another. intimidated by so many other bright freshmen cow implies reduction to a state where the spirit is broken or all courage is lost. not at all cowed by the odds against making it in show business bulldoze implies an intimidating or an overcoming of resistance usually by urgings, demands, or threats. bulldozed the city council into approving the plan bully implies intimidation through threats, insults, or aggressive behavior. bullied into giving up their lunch money browbeat implies a cowing through arrogant, scornful, or contemptuous treatment. browbeat the witness into a contradiction",
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"bore",
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"bull",
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"crash",
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"jam",
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"jostle",
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"muscle",
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"press",
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"push",
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"shoulder",
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"squeeze"
|
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015526",
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|
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]
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},
|
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"bulldoze one's way":{
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"antonyms":[],
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|
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": to move forward while forcing other people to move out of the way":[
|
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"They rudely bulldozed their way through the crowd.",
|
|
"\u2014 often used figuratively He bulldozed his way to the top without regard for people along the way."
|
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]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-194056",
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},
|
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"bullet bolt":{
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|
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|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-113136",
|
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|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"bullet catch":{
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193540",
|
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|
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|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"bullet hawk":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": accipiter sense 2":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021644",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bullet jacket":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the outer metal casing of a bullet":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173229",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bullet money":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an old form of Siamese money in bullet-shaped lumps of gold or silver":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-185835",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bullet point":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The bill\u2019s signing made the front page of The New York Times; Title IX received a bullet point . \u2014 New York Times , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"The Alabama Department of Commerce, which oversees the state\u2019s incentives, released a bullet point of the approximately $135.3 million in tax breaks and credits that will be rolled into the final project agreement. \u2014 al , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"That\u2019s especially true because the U.S. has the advantage in Fuller\u2019s last bullet point : technology and capital. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s a growing tradition that as MipTV or Mipcom winds down, Ampere Analysis\u2019 Guy Bisson will present a concise bullet point analysis on what\u2019s really going on with the TV business, making complex current phenomena eminently comprehensible. \u2014 John Hopewell, Variety , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Michael Becker, branch manger at Sierra Pacific Mortgage, said one bullet point in the Fed\u2019s news release will put upward pressure on mortgage rates. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"That second bullet point is all-important; the free rapid tests the government is distributing are generally not the type that are proctored. \u2014 Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Placing a banner on LinkedIn, similar to the #OpentoWork trend or adding a bullet point to your r\u00e9sum\u00e9 could mean the difference between getting a job offer or not. \u2014 Jack Kelly, Forbes , 20 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"Owners, on the other hand, believe M.L.B. players have the best deal in professional sports and point to this off-season\u2019s free-agent spending as one bullet point in that argument. \u2014 James Wagner, New York Times , 30 Nov. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1983, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200630",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bullethead":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a head that is round or shaped like a bullet":[],
|
|
": a pigheaded person":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234920",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bulletin":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to make public by bulletin":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The television program was interrupted for a news bulletin .",
|
|
"picks up a church bulletin every Sunday after Mass",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"In a safety bulletin , police urged people to bring their pets inside if anyone reports seeing the mountain lion again. \u2014 Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"The following items were taken from the Niles Police Department bulletin . \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The sheriff's office sent out a bulletin looking for Antione Mithon, Nicholson Fontilus, Peter Berlus, Anderson Petit-Frere, Steevenson Jacquet and Oriol Jean. \u2014 Jamiel Lynch And Tina Burnside, CNN , 13 June 2022",
|
|
"Just last week, a Department of Homeland Security threat bulletin warned that domestic violent extremism remains one of the biggest terrorist threats in the country. \u2014 CBS News , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"The Department of Homeland Security released a bulletin earlier this week that said homegrown violent extremists may be targeting migrants and other groups, fueled in part by conspiracy theories. \u2014 Rick Jervis, USA TODAY , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"The bulletin notably focused far more on homegrown extremism than threats from abroad. \u2014 Grayson Quay, The Week , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"When alerted, San Francisco police put out a bulletin to officers and an alert on the San Francisco Citizen app, but its reach is only 1 mile, Dunleavy said. \u2014 Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"All that plays out here in unexpected ways, like a stark bulletin from another time. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Messages tacked to bulletin boards and written on dressing room blackboards conveyed the spirit of the team. \u2014 Gene Myers, Detroit Free Press , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Viewers are asked to respond to prompts based on works on view in the show by scribbling notes or making sketches on brightly colored pieces of paper, and pinning them to bulletin boards. \u2014 Steven Litt, cleveland , 7 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Okpealuk was last seen in an area near town called West Beach coming out of a tent, according to an Alaska State Troopers bulletin that says her clothing description and direction of travel were both unknown. \u2014 Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News , 14 Sep. 2020"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1765, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1812, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from Middle French, from bullette seal, notice, diminutive of bulle seal, from Medieval Latin bulla":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bu\u0307-l\u0259-t\u1d4an",
|
|
"\u02c8bu\u0307-l\u0259-t\u0259n",
|
|
"also \u02c8b\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"book",
|
|
"diurnal",
|
|
"gazette",
|
|
"journal",
|
|
"mag",
|
|
"magazine",
|
|
"newspaper",
|
|
"organ",
|
|
"paper",
|
|
"periodical",
|
|
"rag",
|
|
"review",
|
|
"serial",
|
|
"zine"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-232259",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bulletin board":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a board for posting notices (as at a school)":[],
|
|
": a public electronic forum that allows users to post or read messages : message board":[
|
|
"\u2026 a personal computer, a modem, and a telephone line are all you need to run your own bulletin board \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 John Seabrook",
|
|
"Computer bulletin board services offer up the glories of e-mail, the thought provocation of news-groups, the sharing of ideas implicit in public posting, and the interaction of real-time chats. The fabulous, wonderful, limitless world of communication is just waiting for you to log on.",
|
|
"\u2014 M. Kadi"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Our teacher put our pictures up on the bulletin board .",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Torres also wrote that Campo posted offensive images of him on the police department bulletin board , such as a photoshopped image of Torres on a jar of salsa with a sombrero and of Torres\u2019 face superimposed onto a priest\u2019s body. \u2014 Amanda Su, ABC News , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"In Times Square, a huge crowd gathered around the Times bulletin board , the biggest ever assembled there for any event except a national election. \u2014 Roger Robinson, Outside Online , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"After the game, the Warriors\u2019 Draymond Green went out of his way to give the Heat extra motivation with some primo bulletin board material by dismissing Miami\u2019s chances. \u2014 Hunter Felt, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
|
|
"Besides the intrinsic motivation that comes with an elimination game at home, Doncic was gifted some further bulletin board material from his back-and-forth jawing with Phoenix star, Devin Booker. \u2014 Xl Media, cleveland , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Normally HOAs have very limited bulletin board space to post board agendas and announcements and lack sufficient space to allow all members to post personal bulletins. \u2014 Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"The weekly conference calls expanded to include an internal electronic bulletin board called the Bull Horn. \u2014 R.j. Shook, Forbes , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"One of Sutter\u2019s friends bought each of the children a bulletin board to put up on their bedroom wall. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 8 May 2022",
|
|
"One day, when Moore was rearranging the bulletin board in front of the class, Frank fell from his perch and almost landed on her. \u2014 Stephen Noonoo, The New Republic , 2 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224926",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"bulletinize":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to approach or notify by means of a bulletin":[
|
|
"we will bulletinize the whole membership"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u0259\u0307\u02ccn\u012bz",
|
|
"-\u1d4an\u02cc\u012bz"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011404",
|
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"bulletless":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": being without a bullet":[]
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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":[
|
|
"\u02c8bu\u0307l\u0259\u0307tl\u0259\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064100",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"bulletproof":{
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|
"antonyms":[
|
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"superable",
|
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"surmountable",
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"vincible",
|
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"vulnerable"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": impenetrable to bullets":[
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"bulletproof glass"
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],
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": invincible":[],
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": not subject to correction, alteration, or modification":[
|
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"a bulletproof argument"
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]
|
|
},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"The car has bulletproof windows.",
|
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"The police officer was wearing a bulletproof vest.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Ukraine has raised more than $54 million from Bitcoin donations, $15 million of which have been spent on military supplies such as bulletproof vests. \u2014 Amiah Taylor, Fortune , 7 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Even the most advanced technologies are never bulletproof . \u2014 Sean Mcdermott, Forbes , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Republicans have nearly bulletproof gerrymanders of legislatures in swing states like Wisconsin, Michigan, Georgia, and Arizona. \u2014 Ryan Cooper, The Week , 11 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Overall, the benefits are huge, but no fix is completely bulletproof . \u2014 Chris Nicoli, Forbes , 21 Oct. 2021",
|
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"Lawmakers already can get reimbursement for buying protective equipment such as bulletproof vests. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Oct. 2021",
|
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"While highly effective at preventing severe illness and death, the shots are not bulletproof . \u2014 oregonlive , 29 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Vaccines are not bulletproof , but those who do get infected tend not to be critically ill. \u2014 Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com , 30 July 2021",
|
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"The source, who demanded anonymity to speak freely, said that Intriago is also known for providing firearms, firearms parts, and military and police equipment such as bulletproof vests. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 11 July 2021"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1693, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bu\u0307-l\u0259t-\u02ccpr\u00fcf",
|
|
"also \u02c8b\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"impregnable",
|
|
"indomitable",
|
|
"insuperable",
|
|
"insurmountable",
|
|
"invincible",
|
|
"invulnerable",
|
|
"unbeatable",
|
|
"unconquerable",
|
|
"unstoppable"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044540",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bullhead":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Other nonnatives fish in Utah Lake include perch, walleye, bass, bluegill channel catfish and black bullhead catfish. \u2014 Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Largemouth bass, yellow perch, bluegill, black crappie and bullhead , several dozen in all. \u2014 Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Finally, children should eat no more than seven meals per month of yellow bullhead catfish from the creek. \u2014 Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com , 17 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Finally, children should eat no more than seven meals per month of yellow bullhead catfish from the creek. \u2014 Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com , 17 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Finally, children should eat no more than seven meals per month of yellow bullhead catfish from the creek. \u2014 Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com , 17 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Finally, children should eat no more than seven meals per month of yellow bullhead catfish from the creek. \u2014 Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com , 17 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Finally, children should eat no more than seven meals per month of yellow bullhead catfish from the creek. \u2014 Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com , 17 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Finally, children should eat no more than seven meals per month of yellow bullhead catfish from the creek. \u2014 Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com , 17 Oct. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bu\u0307l-\u02cched",
|
|
"also \u02c8b\u0259l-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082615",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bullhead lily":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": spatterdock":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bull entry 1 + head":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061358",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bullhead shark":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a shark of the family Heterodontidae \u2014 see heterodontus":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bull entry 1 + head":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134359",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bullheaded":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acquiescent",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"compliant",
|
|
"complying",
|
|
"flexible",
|
|
"pliable",
|
|
"pliant",
|
|
"relenting",
|
|
"yielding"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": stupidly stubborn : headstrong":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a bullheaded boss who won't take advice from anyone",
|
|
"a bullheaded government official who refused to bend the rules even just a little bit",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1818, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"also \u02c8b\u0259l-",
|
|
"\u02c8bu\u0307l-\u02c8he-d\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adamant",
|
|
"adamantine",
|
|
"dogged",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"hard-nosed",
|
|
"hardened",
|
|
"hardheaded",
|
|
"headstrong",
|
|
"immovable",
|
|
"implacable",
|
|
"inconvincible",
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"intransigent",
|
|
"mulish",
|
|
"obdurate",
|
|
"obstinate",
|
|
"opinionated",
|
|
"ossified",
|
|
"pat",
|
|
"pertinacious",
|
|
"perverse",
|
|
"pigheaded",
|
|
"self-opinionated",
|
|
"self-willed",
|
|
"stiff-necked",
|
|
"stubborn",
|
|
"unbending",
|
|
"uncompromising",
|
|
"unrelenting",
|
|
"unyielding",
|
|
"willful",
|
|
"wilful"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231414",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bullheadedness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acquiescent",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"compliant",
|
|
"complying",
|
|
"flexible",
|
|
"pliable",
|
|
"pliant",
|
|
"relenting",
|
|
"yielding"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": stupidly stubborn : headstrong":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a bullheaded boss who won't take advice from anyone",
|
|
"a bullheaded government official who refused to bend the rules even just a little bit",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Even the most bullheaded authorities will occasionally acknowledge this. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune , 5 Oct. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1818, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"also \u02c8b\u0259l-",
|
|
"\u02c8bu\u0307l-\u02c8he-d\u0259d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adamant",
|
|
"adamantine",
|
|
"dogged",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"hard-nosed",
|
|
"hardened",
|
|
"hardheaded",
|
|
"headstrong",
|
|
"immovable",
|
|
"implacable",
|
|
"inconvincible",
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"intransigent",
|
|
"mulish",
|
|
"obdurate",
|
|
"obstinate",
|
|
"opinionated",
|
|
"ossified",
|
|
"pat",
|
|
"pertinacious",
|
|
"perverse",
|
|
"pigheaded",
|
|
"self-opinionated",
|
|
"self-willed",
|
|
"stiff-necked",
|
|
"stubborn",
|
|
"unbending",
|
|
"uncompromising",
|
|
"unrelenting",
|
|
"unyielding",
|
|
"willful",
|
|
"wilful"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182205",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bullmastiff":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of a breed of large powerful dogs developed in England by crossing bulldogs with mastiffs":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"From smaller breeds like the hairy, lovable Puli to larger dog breeds like the bullmastiff , these dog breeds are smart, fearless, and faithful. \u2014 Leigh Crandall, Country Living , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"My bullmastiff will typically join me every step of the way. \u2014 Chelsea Hall, Marie Claire , 12 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"Delserro is believed to have shot both Guy and Harper after both parties returned from the courthouse, where earlier that day, Delserro's bullmastiff , Roxy, had been deemed dangerous. \u2014 Harriet Sokmensuer, PEOPLE.com , 8 July 2020",
|
|
"The 145-pound bullmastiff was the NFL team's first live mascot. \u2014 Mallika Kallingal, CNN , 8 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"The dog, described as a bullmastiff -pit bull cross, growled and barked at the officers, police said. \u2014 Sandra Gomez-aceves, courant.com , 22 Dec. 2017",
|
|
"From chihuahuas training to be service dogs to bullmastiffs learning how to stand in the show ring, canines come to the club\u2019s weekly training sessions at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. \u2014 Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News , 15 Feb. 2017",
|
|
"Truman is an elderly bullmastiff with a mind of its own that Julian, with his son at university, considers his second child. \u2014 Kenneth Turan, courant.com , 12 June 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1830, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"also \u02c8b\u0259l-",
|
|
"\u02c8bu\u0307l-\u02c8ma-st\u0259f"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113639",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bully":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abuse",
|
|
"brutalize",
|
|
"ill-treat",
|
|
"ill-use",
|
|
"kick around",
|
|
"maltreat",
|
|
"manhandle",
|
|
"mess over",
|
|
"mishandle",
|
|
"mistreat",
|
|
"misuse"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a fine chap":[],
|
|
": a hired ruffian":[],
|
|
": excellent":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used in interjectional expressions bully for you"
|
|
],
|
|
": pickled or canned usually corned beef":[],
|
|
": pimp":[],
|
|
": resembling or characteristic of a bully":[
|
|
"his bully tricks"
|
|
],
|
|
": sweetheart":[],
|
|
": to cause (someone) to do something by means of force or coercion":[
|
|
"was bullied into accepting their offer"
|
|
],
|
|
": to treat (someone) in a cruel, insulting, threatening, or aggressive fashion : to act like a bully toward":[
|
|
"bullied her younger brother"
|
|
],
|
|
": to use language or behavior that is cruel, insulting, threatening, or aggressive":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He bullied his younger brothers.",
|
|
"children who had been bullied by their father since infancy",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"that's a bully idea for reviving the town's retail center"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1538, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Noun",
|
|
"1693, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1753, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1844, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from Middle Dutch boele lover; akin to Middle Low German b\u014dle lover, Middle High German buole":"Noun , Verb, and Adjective",
|
|
"probably modification of French ( b\u0153uf ) boulli boiled beef":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02c8bu\u0307-l\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for bully Verb intimidate , cow , bulldoze , bully , browbeat mean to frighten into submission. intimidate implies inducing fear or a sense of inferiority into another. intimidated by so many other bright freshmen cow implies reduction to a state where the spirit is broken or all courage is lost. not at all cowed by the odds against making it in show business bulldoze implies an intimidating or an overcoming of resistance usually by urgings, demands, or threats. bulldozed the city council into approving the plan bully implies intimidation through threats, insults, or aggressive behavior. bullied into giving up their lunch money browbeat implies a cowing through arrogant, scornful, or contemptuous treatment. browbeat the witness into a contradiction",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bullyboy",
|
|
"hector",
|
|
"intimidator"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095446",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bullyboy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a swaggering bully":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"political bullyboys who threaten their opponents",
|
|
"unfortunately, some local bullyboys had made the park their turf, and families avoided it",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Beijing\u2019s bullyboy tactics were starting to hit uncomfortably close to home. \u2014 Mark L. Clifford, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Barletta was a friend and former student of George Shultz, then U.S. secretary of state, and suddenly critics of Noriega\u2019s bullyboy rule found a more attentive audience within the Reagan administration. \u2014 Glenn Garvin, miamiherald , 30 May 2017",
|
|
"The election campaign was, in retrospect, the ultimate Trump display of bullyboy arrogance. \u2014 Michael D'antonio, CNN , 18 May 2017",
|
|
"Chaffetz\u2019s shtick \u2014 bullyboy investigator targeting the right\u2019s bogeymen \u2014 worked when Hillary Clinton and/or President Obama were his targets. \u2014 Jennifer Rubin, The Denver Post , 20 Apr. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1909, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bu\u0307-l\u0113-\u02ccb\u022fi",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bully",
|
|
"hector",
|
|
"intimidator"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181808",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bullyrag":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to intimidate by bullying":[],
|
|
": to vex by teasing : badger":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the kind of neighborhood in which it was standard practice for young teens to be bullyragged into joining a street gang"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"circa 1790, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"origin unknown":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02c8bu\u0307-l\u0113-\u02ccrag"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blackjack",
|
|
"bogart",
|
|
"browbeat",
|
|
"bulldoze",
|
|
"bully",
|
|
"cow",
|
|
"hector",
|
|
"intimidate",
|
|
"strong-arm"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-115934",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bulwark":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"assail",
|
|
"assault",
|
|
"attack"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart":[],
|
|
": a strong support or protection":[
|
|
"democratic principles that stand as a bulwark against tyranny",
|
|
"a bulwark of freedom"
|
|
],
|
|
": breakwater , seawall":[
|
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"building a bulwark in the harbor"
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],
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": the side of a ship above the upper deck":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural"
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],
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": to fortify or safeguard with a bulwark":[
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"ability to bulwark a moral choice",
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"\u2014 Margaret Mead"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"democratic principles that stand as a bulwark against tyranny",
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"Verb",
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"vowed to use any means necessary to bulwark the country against a terrorist attack",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Killingly\u2019s school board, swept up in the culture wars of the Trump era, has repeatedly cast itself as a bulwark against liberalism and government intrusion. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
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"Australia\u2019s Labor Party won a national election less than a month ago, making Anthony Albanese prime minister and ousting Scott Morrison, who had cast himself as a bulwark against China. \u2014 David Winning, WSJ , 12 June 2022",
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"Throughout that national spectacle, The Republic served as a bulwark against the unprecedented attack on democracy itself. \u2014 Michael Braga, The Arizona Republic , 19 May 2022",
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"His Fidesz party is slightly ahead in the polls, buttressed by a vast pro-government media apparatus that played down the carnage caused by Russia and presented Mr. Orban as the only bulwark against bloodshed spreading into Hungary. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"This is especially urgent at a moment when some of the loudest voices calling for new restraints on global capitalism are white nationalists who see white racial solidarity as the best bulwark against a soulless market. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
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"Consumers, the bulwark of the economy, still have a lot of financial firepower built up from earlier in the pandemic, when they were cooped up at home and showered with stimulus checks from the federal government. \u2014 Rich Miller, Fortune , 4 June 2022",
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"Since independence, Haitians had outlawed foreign land ownership as a symbol of their freedom and a bulwark against invasion. \u2014 New York Times , 20 May 2022",
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"Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Attorney General Dana Nessel may be the most important bulwark protecting Michiganders should Roe fall. \u2014 Abdul El-sayed, The New Republic , 18 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"The goal is to bulwark oil and gas against ambitious climate change policies by claiming the moral high ground \u2014 even as those fuels kindle a global crisis that disproportionately harms people who aren\u2019t white. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Nov. 2020",
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"The company is hoping to bulwark itself in an uncertain economy. \u2014 Lucinda Shen, Fortune , 4 May 2020",
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"Iconic businesses would be boarded up, as if bulwarked against some invading army. \u2014 James Ross Gardner, The New Yorker , 21 Mar. 2020",
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"But so is lasting peace, bulwarked by the safeguarding of human rights \u2014 particularly for Afghan women \u2014 and the prevention of Afghanistan again becoming a haven for terrorism. \u2014 Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities , 8 Sep. 2019",
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"Even Einstein, the prototypical loner, was bulwarked by a vast correspondence of arguing and discussion. \u2014 Dennis Overbye, New York Times , 31 Oct. 2016"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English bulwerke , from Middle Dutch bolwerc , from bolle tree trunk + werc work":"Noun and Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccw\u022frk",
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"\u02c8b\u0259l-(\u02cc)w\u0259rk",
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"\u02c8bu\u0307l-(\u02cc)w\u0259rk",
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"\u02c8bu\u0307l-w\u0259rk",
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"sense 3 also \u02c8b\u0259-\u02ccl\u00e4k"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cover",
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"defend",
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"fence",
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"fend",
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"forfend",
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"guard",
|
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"keep",
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"protect",
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"safeguard",
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"screen",
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"secure",
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"shield",
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"ward"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041714",
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
|
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"bullfrog":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a heavy-bodied deep-voiced frog ( Rana catesbeiana ) of the eastern U.S. and southern Canada that has been introduced elsewhere":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"also \u02c8b\u0259l-",
|
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"-\u02ccfr\u00e4g",
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"\u02c8bu\u0307l-\u02ccfr\u022fg"
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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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"One day, an aquarist brought Van Bonn a bullfrog that had hurt its leg while wrestling with another male of the species. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 14 Dec. 2021",
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"But that\u2019s a tough mission, because danger surrounds this lonely bullfrog , which may be the last one in the United States. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Aug. 2021",
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"Sometimes, when the car was stopped at a light next to some kids, Dizzy would turn, purse his lips and blow his cheeks up like a bullfrog . \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 25 Nov. 2020",
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"For the first time in four decades, Mr. Kitchell won\u2019t spend the third weekend in May trying to get his bullfrogs to jump across a stage in Angels Camp. \u2014 Will Mccarthy, New York Times , 11 May 2020",
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"The recovery project began 20 years ago when the nonprofit environmental group The Nature Conservancy launched a bullfrog eradication campaign at the 8,400-acre Santa Rosa Plateau to help the red-legged frogs survive. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 9 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Hyperossification also appears for species that are voracious predators, like Pacman frogs, African bullfrogs , or Soloman Island frogs. \u2014 Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science , 4 Apr. 2020",
|
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"Over the past three years, 3,274 bullfrogs and tadpoles were culled from Turtle Haven and on adjacent U.S. Forest Service property, Bergh said. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 Oct. 2019",
|
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"But since the 1960s, nonnative trout, bullfrogs and crayfish have decimated these frogs. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Aug. 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1698, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145833"
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},
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"bull gang":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a crew of unskilled laborers":[]
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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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"bull work":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155945"
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},
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"bull neck":{
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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 thick short powerful neck":[]
|
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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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"These historical injuries, combined with Crean\u2019s big belly and bull neck , suggested vigor and capability. \u2014 Colin Barrett, The New Yorker , 6 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In that case, the uncompromising presentation of the man\u2019s asymmetrical, wrinkled face and his bull neck reflect Etruscan influence as well as Greek. \u2014 Ingrid D. Rowland, The New York Review of Books , 27 Apr. 2021",
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"Goliath, with his massive shoulders and bull neck , could easily be taken for a gorilla at first glance. \u2014 National Geographic , 17 Apr. 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1697, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164049"
|
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},
|
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"bull nettle":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": horse nettle":[],
|
|
": spurge nettle":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191910"
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},
|
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"bull's-eye window":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1877, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192339"
|
|
},
|
|
"bull shark":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an aggressive requiem shark ( Carcharhinus leucas ) of tropical to subtropical coastal waters that has a short, blunt snout and small eyes, is tolerant of freshwater and may spend extended periods in rivers, and has been known to attack people":[
|
|
"Bull sharks \u2014believed to be the culprits in the two recent Florida attacks\u2014are especially pugnacious and often found in shallow water.",
|
|
"\u2014 Prakash Gandhi et al."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The bull shark , a fearsome predator that could kill you with a single bite, turns out to be the fourth-most abundant shark species in South Florida, according to a new study of the region\u2019s sharks. \u2014 David Fleshler, sun-sentinel.com , 23 June 2021",
|
|
"And in Illinois, newspapers reported a boy was bitten by a bull shark while swimming in Lake Michigan in 1955. \u2014 Caitlin O'kane, CBS News , 19 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The minimum size for a bull shark and a spinner is 64 inches. \u2014 Priscilla Aguirre, Chron , 15 July 2021",
|
|
"Off the coast of Florida, Neil Hammerschlag, a marine ecologist, caught a bull shark more than 10 feet in length and weighing more than half a ton and has tracked it for more than nine years. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 13 July 2021",
|
|
"Of the15 species identified, the most common by far was the nurse shark, followed by the blacktip, lemon and bull shark . \u2014 David Fleshler, sun-sentinel.com , 23 June 2021",
|
|
"Almost immediately after entering the water, a shark -- described by witnesses as an 8- to 10-foot bull shark -- slammed into Eddy and latched onto his shoulder, according to witnesses. \u2014 Marika Gerken, CNN , 26 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"The sheriff\u2019s office said that witnesses reported seeing a bull shark in the area, and that the one that attacked Eddy was between 8 and 10 feet long. \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 23 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"The Sheriff\u2019s Office received information that a bull shark had previously been spotted by boaters in the area. Eddy jumped off a private boat to go snorkeling on the reef with family when the incident happened. \u2014 Eileen Kelley, sun-sentinel.com , 20 Sep. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1913, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-205134"
|
|
},
|
|
"bull's feather":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": horn sense 4b":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-205746"
|
|
},
|
|
"bull set":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small hammer for breaking stone often used with a sledge hammer":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210729"
|
|
},
|
|
"bulb":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a resting stage of a plant (such as the lily, onion, hyacinth, or tulip) that is usually formed underground and consists of a short stem base bearing one or more buds enclosed in overlapping membranous or fleshy leaves":[],
|
|
": a fleshy structure (such as a tuber or corm) resembling a bulb in appearance":[],
|
|
": a plant having or developing from a bulb":[],
|
|
": a rounded or swollen anatomical structure":[],
|
|
": a camera setting that indicates that the shutter can be opened by pressing on the release and closed by ending the pressure":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0259lb"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the bulb of the thermometer",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Unlike some other smart lights, this dimmable LIFX bulb does not require a bridge or hub. \u2014 Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Add an old-fashioned Edison bulb \u2014one of which is included with this model\u2014to complete the look. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"All projectors have slightly different throw lengths, based on the type of bulb , lens, and other factors used in their design. \u2014 Parker Hall, Wired , 8 June 2022",
|
|
"Many others who had planted earlier succeeded in harvesting, going from plant to plant, slicing the poppy\u2019s bulb , then scooping up the sap that oozes out, the raw material for opium. \u2014 Abdul Khaliq, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"With the heat wave expected to expand into more humid, coastal regions, the risk of hitting critical wet- bulb temperature thresholds will increase, Otto said. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"Using a bulb meal (5-10-5, for example) in the planting hole will help the bulbs establish a strong root system once they are replaced in the soil. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 May 2022",
|
|
"The decision comes down to traditional bulb lamps, lasers, or LEDs. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Today Twitter is like Hoover Dam, with all its raging power put to use lighting one 40-watt bulb . \u2014 David Gelernter, WSJ , 11 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from Latin bulbus , from Greek bolbos bulbous plant":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-210741"
|
|
},
|
|
"bull gear":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a bull wheel having gear teeth":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-214609"
|
|
},
|
|
"bull's-foot":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": coltsfoot sense a":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-224824"
|
|
},
|
|
"bullshit":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to talk foolishly, boastfully, or idly":[],
|
|
": to engage in a discursive discussion":[],
|
|
": to talk nonsense to especially with the intention of deceiving or misleading":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bu\u0307l-\u02ccshit",
|
|
"also \u02c8b\u0259l-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Don't bullshit me. Tell me the truth!",
|
|
"Stop bullshitting and tell me the truth."
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"bull entry 1 & bull entry 6":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1914, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1926, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231651"
|
|
},
|
|
"bulbourethral gland":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": cowper's gland":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccb\u0259l-(\u02cc)b\u014d-yu\u0307-\u02c8r\u0113-thr\u0259l-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin bulbus bulb + English urethral":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1903, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-233259"
|
|
},
|
|
"bulbaceous":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": producing or growing from bulbs":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6b\u0259l\u00a6b\u0101sh\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin bulbaceus , from bulbus + -aceus -aceous":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-001439"
|
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},
|
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"bulbus arteriosus":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the dilated part of the aorta just in front of the heart from which the aortic arches arise in vertebrate embryos and in the adult of many lower vertebrates":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-(\u02cc)\u00e4r\u02cctir\u0113\u02c8\u014ds\u0259\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
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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 bulbus arteriosus , literally, arterial bulb & bulbus aortae , literally, bulb of the aorta":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005928"
|
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},
|
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"bulbose":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bulbous":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0259l\u02ccb\u014ds"
|
|
],
|
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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 bulbosus":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011824"
|
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},
|
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"bullbrier":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of several American plants of the genus Smilax with large farinaceous rootstocks formerly used as food by American Indians \u2014 compare greenbrier":[]
|
|
},
|
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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":"20220709-024059"
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},
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"bulbul":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a songbird frequently mentioned in Persian poetry that is probably a nightingale ( Luscinia megarhynchos )":[],
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": any of a group of gregarious passerine birds (family Pycnonotidae) of Asia and Africa":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bu\u0307l-\u02ccbu\u0307l"
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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 parrots share the trees with parakeets, cockatoos, and exotics like India\u2019s red-whiskered bulbul . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 July 2021",
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"Birdsong provides a natural soundtrack, as bulbuls , gray wagtails, warblers, blackbirds, and turtledoves all call the garden home. \u2014 National Geographic , 20 Sep. 2019",
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"To test the durability of the critters, Kenji Suetsugu, a biologist at Kobe University in Japan, and his team fed eggs from three species of stick insect to a brown-eared bulbul birds. \u2014 Julissa Trevi\u00f1o, Smithsonian , 30 May 2018",
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"Found in eastern Asia, bulbuls are known predators of stick insects in Japan. \u2014 Julissa Trevi\u00f1o, Smithsonian , 30 May 2018",
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"Many have particularly bright plumage, such as parrots, parakeets, and hornbills; others, such as the bulbul , sing. \u2014 Longreads , 22 Mar. 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Persian, from Arabic":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-034433"
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},
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"bulbophyllum":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of a large genus ( Bulbophyllum ) of chiefly tropical and subtropical orchids that grow on plants or rocks and that have creeping rhizomes , a rounded bulblike stem bearing one or two leaves, and an often showy flower with a hinged labellum":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccb\u0259l-(\u02cc)b\u014d-\u02c8fi-l\u0259m"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1885, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-034952"
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},
|
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"bullnose pepper":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": sweet pepper":[]
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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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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035540"
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},
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"bullets":{
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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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": something resembling a bullet (as in curved form)":[],
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": a large dot placed in printed matter to call attention to a particular passage":[],
|
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": a very fast and accurately thrown or hit object (such as a ball or puck)":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"also \u02c8b\u0259-",
|
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"\u02c8bu\u0307-l\u0259t"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"ball",
|
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"pellet"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"He was killed by an assassin's bullet .",
|
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"Bullets were used to separate each item.",
|
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"The quarterback threw a bullet to the receiver.",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Several bullet holes were in the vehicle, which had two flat tires. \u2014 cleveland , 22 June 2022",
|
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"Many of the vehicles sport bullet holes or other obvious battle damage. \u2014 Mac William Bishop, Rolling Stone , 12 June 2022",
|
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"Dots on the ground of what looked like blood, along with blue tape on storefronts that marked bullet holes, made the area, one of the most popular nightlife spots in Philadelphia, resemble a war zone. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
|
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"Andrew described how blood seeped out of bullet holes in Colin\u2019s shattered body and spread across the sheets and pillowcases. \u2014 Jenny Deam, ProPublica , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"The car had bullet holes in it and was reported stolen from the city of Kentwood. \u2014 Ahmad Hemingway, ABC News , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"The hood of his car was also riddled with bullet holes. \u2014 Chelsea Prince, ajc , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Investigators found four bullet holes from a small-caliber gun in the Ford Flex. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Fortunately, there was just one injury, but many parked cars with bullet holes. \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 14 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle French boulette small ball & boulet missile, diminutives of boule ball \u2014 more at bowl":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-041215"
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},
|
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"bulbs":{
|
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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 resting stage of a plant (such as the lily, onion, hyacinth, or tulip) that is usually formed underground and consists of a short stem base bearing one or more buds enclosed in overlapping membranous or fleshy leaves":[],
|
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": a fleshy structure (such as a tuber or corm) resembling a bulb in appearance":[],
|
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": a plant having or developing from a bulb":[],
|
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": a rounded or swollen anatomical structure":[],
|
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": a camera setting that indicates that the shutter can be opened by pressing on the release and closed by ending the pressure":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8b\u0259lb"
|
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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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"the bulb of the thermometer",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Unlike some other smart lights, this dimmable LIFX bulb does not require a bridge or hub. \u2014 Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY , 19 June 2022",
|
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"Add an old-fashioned Edison bulb \u2014one of which is included with this model\u2014to complete the look. \u2014 Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics , 16 June 2022",
|
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"All projectors have slightly different throw lengths, based on the type of bulb , lens, and other factors used in their design. \u2014 Parker Hall, Wired , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Many others who had planted earlier succeeded in harvesting, going from plant to plant, slicing the poppy\u2019s bulb , then scooping up the sap that oozes out, the raw material for opium. \u2014 Abdul Khaliq, The Christian Science Monitor , 3 June 2022",
|
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"With the heat wave expected to expand into more humid, coastal regions, the risk of hitting critical wet- bulb temperature thresholds will increase, Otto said. \u2014 Denise Chow, NBC News , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"Using a bulb meal (5-10-5, for example) in the planting hole will help the bulbs establish a strong root system once they are replaced in the soil. \u2014 oregonlive , 1 May 2022",
|
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"The decision comes down to traditional bulb lamps, lasers, or LEDs. \u2014 Mike Richard, Men's Health , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Today Twitter is like Hoover Dam, with all its raging power put to use lighting one 40-watt bulb . \u2014 David Gelernter, WSJ , 11 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Middle English, from Latin bulbus , from Greek bolbos bulbous plant":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-053412"
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},
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"bullishness":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb",
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": suggestive of a bull (as in brawniness)":[],
|
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": marked by, tending to cause, or hopeful of rising prices (as in a stock market)":[
|
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"a bullish market",
|
|
"bullish policies",
|
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"bullish investors"
|
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],
|
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": optimistic about something's or someone's prospects":[
|
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"bullish on the company's future"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"also \u02c8b\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02c8bu\u0307-lish"
|
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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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"Members of her party are bullish about her reelection.",
|
|
"They are bullish about the future of the product.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Amex is bullish about the startup that has now raised $4.5 million in total from other VC firms like Greycroft, and Global Ventures. \u2014 Alexander Onukwue, Quartz , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Mary Barra, for one, is bullish about the talent battle. \u2014 Jaclyn Trop, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"So far, Ukraine is being bullish about hosting next year. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s good reason for O\u2019Brien and the team of investors to be bullish about Jomboy Media\u2019s future. \u2014 Maury Brown, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"More than half of Wall Street analysts covering the stock remain bullish about the company\u2019s long-term growth prospects, however, arguing that Tesla will continue to be the dominant player in the fast-growing electric vehicle market. \u2014 Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Still, some analysts remain bullish about Tesla\u2019s prospects. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"In contrast, department officials remain bullish about a similar diversion program for juveniles, which operates citywide and provides kids with mentoring, tutoring and other services as opposed to sending them to jail, Pitcher said. \u2014 Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Investors remain bullish about Amazon\u2019s high-growth sectors, including its dominant cloud computing unit, Amazon Web Services, whose sales were up 37% during the first quarter. \u2014 Sebastian Herrera, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-062848"
|
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},
|
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"bullboat":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a shallow-draft skin boat shaped like a tub and formerly used (as by American Indians) in the Great Plains area":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"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":{
|
|
"so called from its construction of bull or buffalo skins":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-065955"
|
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},
|
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"Bulli soil":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a black soil used as a topdressing to produce a hard surface (as of a cricket pitch)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bu\u0307\u02ccl\u012b-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from Bulli , town in New South Wales, Australia, whence it comes":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-073627"
|
|
},
|
|
"bull's-eye rot":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a disease of apples characterized by spots resembling eyes on the fruit and caused by either of two fungi ( Neofabraea malicorticis and Gloeosporium perennans )":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-080155"
|
|
},
|
|
"bulb-tee":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": having the web thickened into a bulbous rib at its edge":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-091438"
|
|
},
|
|
"bull's-horn thorn":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bull-horn acacia":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-102314"
|
|
},
|
|
"bull-horn acacia":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"so called from the shape of the thorns":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-103651"
|
|
},
|
|
"bull bucker":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the person in charge of the fallers and buckers in a lumber camp":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112138"
|
|
},
|
|
"bullshit one's way":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to seek an advantage or to create a false impression by saying things that are not true":[
|
|
"He tried to bullshit his way through the interview."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-114609"
|
|
},
|
|
"bulb of percussion":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cone-shaped bulge on a fractured surface of flint that is made by a blow applied at an angle":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-122753"
|
|
},
|
|
"buller":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"intransitive verb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": boil , seethe":[],
|
|
": whirlpool":[],
|
|
": roar , bellow":[],
|
|
": a cow or heifer constantly in heat : a bovine nymphomaniac":[],
|
|
": bulldog":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0259l\u0259r",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u1d6b\u0305l-",
|
|
"\u02c8bu\u0307l\u0259(r)",
|
|
"\"",
|
|
"\u02c8b\u00fcl-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English bulleren to bubble, boil, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic bulla to boil, Swedish bullra to make a noise (to roar)":"Intransitive verb",
|
|
"Middle English, bubble, from bulleren , verb":"Noun",
|
|
"probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish bullra to make a noise, Danish buldra , Old English bellan to roar":"Intransitive verb",
|
|
"bull entry 3 + -er":"Noun",
|
|
"bull dog + -er":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-123814"
|
|
},
|
|
"Bulwer":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"(William) Henry Lytton (Earle) 1801\u20131872 Baron Dalling and Bulwer ; brother of 1st Baron Lytton British diplomat":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bu\u0307l-w\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-131249"
|
|
},
|
|
"bullet":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": something resembling a bullet (as in curved form)":[],
|
|
": a large dot placed in printed matter to call attention to a particular passage":[],
|
|
": a very fast and accurately thrown or hit object (such as a ball or puck)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"also \u02c8b\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02c8bu\u0307-l\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ball",
|
|
"pellet"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He was killed by an assassin's bullet .",
|
|
"Bullets were used to separate each item.",
|
|
"The quarterback threw a bullet to the receiver.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Several bullet holes were in the vehicle, which had two flat tires. \u2014 cleveland , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Many of the vehicles sport bullet holes or other obvious battle damage. \u2014 Mac William Bishop, Rolling Stone , 12 June 2022",
|
|
"Dots on the ground of what looked like blood, along with blue tape on storefronts that marked bullet holes, made the area, one of the most popular nightlife spots in Philadelphia, resemble a war zone. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
|
|
"Andrew described how blood seeped out of bullet holes in Colin\u2019s shattered body and spread across the sheets and pillowcases. \u2014 Jenny Deam, ProPublica , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"The car had bullet holes in it and was reported stolen from the city of Kentwood. \u2014 Ahmad Hemingway, ABC News , 21 May 2022",
|
|
"The hood of his car was also riddled with bullet holes. \u2014 Chelsea Prince, ajc , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Investigators found four bullet holes from a small-caliber gun in the Ford Flex. \u2014 oregonlive , 17 May 2022",
|
|
"Fortunately, there was just one injury, but many parked cars with bullet holes. \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 14 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle French boulette small ball & boulet missile, diminutives of boule ball \u2014 more at bowl":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-131848"
|
|
},
|
|
"bullnose tool":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a tool that is shaped like a roundnose tool but has a wider and stronger point and that is used for taking heavy roughing cuts (as on a lathe or planer)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"bulb angle":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an angle iron with one edge thickened out into a bulbous rib":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-143245"
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"bulb eelworm":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a plant-parasitic nematode ( Ditylenchus dipsaci ) of the family Tylenchidae that infests bulbs and leaves of numerous plants and is especially destructive to narcissus":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-150048"
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},
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"bullion stitch":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a decorative stitch similar to the French knot forming very short bars":[]
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-152309"
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},
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"bullen":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a nail with a round head and short shank, tinned and lacquered":[],
|
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": a device for catching large turtles consisting essentially of a metal ring that settles over the turtle and an attached net in which it becomes entangled":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bu\u0307l\u0259\u0307n",
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"\""
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"alteration of earlier bullion-nail , from bullion (boss on harness) + nail":"Noun",
|
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"origin unknown":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-155324"
|
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},
|
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"bulky color":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": any partly or wholly transparent color perceived as filling a space in three dimensions \u2014 compare film color":[]
|
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},
|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-155957"
|
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},
|
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"bulbocodium":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a monotypic genus of bulbous herbs (family Melanthaceae) native to the Mediterranean region and having purple flowers that resemble crocuses":[],
|
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": any plant of the genus Bulbocodium":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccb\u0259lb\u0259\u02c8k\u014dd\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 bulb- + Greek k\u014didion small sheepskin, fleece, diminutive of k\u014das sheepskin":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-161622"
|
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},
|
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"bullring":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": an arena for bullfights":[],
|
|
": a short oval track for horse or auto racing":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bu\u0307l-\u02ccri\u014b",
|
|
"also \u02c8b\u0259l-"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The bullring was built with gadua bamboo, and its multiple levels were packed with spectators. \u2014 Diana Dur\u00e1n, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"More Icons Later in his career, Bacon was fascinated by the dance of death between man and beast in the bullring . \u2014 Tobias Grey, WSJ , 14 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Grandstand seats that had been covered in dust were caked in mud, while pit road and the apron around the 0.533-mile bullring held several inches of standing water. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 29 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Grandstand seats that had been covered in dust were caked in mud while pit road and the apron around the 0.533-mile bullring held several inches of standing water. \u2014 Jenna Fryer, orlandosentinel.com , 29 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"In many of the attacks, an ear \u2014 usually the right one \u2014 has been cut off, recalling the matador\u2019s trophy in a bullring . \u2014 Fox News , 30 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Most often, an ear \u2014 usually the right one \u2014 has been cut off, recalling the matador's trophy in a bullring . \u2014 Elaine Ganley, Star Tribune , 29 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Most often, an ear \u2014 usually the right one \u2014 has been cut off, recalling the matador\u2019s trophy in a bullring . \u2014 Elaine Ganley, chicagotribune.com , 29 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Open-air bullrings will be allowed to operate from Monday, according to the new rules published on the Official Gazette Saturday. \u2014 Thomas Gualtieri, Bloomberg.com , 8 June 2020"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1802, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-163509"
|
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},
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"Bulwer's petrel":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a small sooty black petrel ( Bulweria bulwerii ) with a gray chin and pinkish feet":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bu\u0307lw\u0259(r)z-"
|
|
],
|
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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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"after James Bulwer \u20201879 British clergyman and fellow of the Linnaean society":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170710"
|
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},
|
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"bullgine":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": engine":[
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"\u2014 used specifically of steam locomotives"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bu\u0307l\u02ccj\u012bn"
|
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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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"bull entry 1 + en gine":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170719"
|
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},
|
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"bullfights":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a spectacle in which men ceremonially fight with and in Hispanic tradition kill bulls in an arena for public entertainment":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bu\u0307l-\u02ccf\u012bt",
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"also \u02c8b\u0259l-"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"At least six people are dead and hundreds more have been injured after stands collapsed at a bullfight in Colombia over the weekend. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"At least four people were killed and hundreds more were injured when a section of wooden stands collapsed during a bullfight in central Colombia on Sunday. \u2014 Lorraine Taylor, Fox News , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Nation/World BOGOTA, Colombia \u2014 Part of the wooden stands collapsed during a bullfight in central Colombia Sunday, sending spectators plunging to the ground and killing at least four people and injuring hundreds, authorities said. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"At least four people have died and dozens were injured after an accident occurred at the venue of a bullfight in Colombia. \u2014 ABC News , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"At least six people were killed and more than 200 injured on Sunday when several stands collapsed at a venue holding a bullfight in El Espinal, Colombia. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 26 June 2022",
|
|
"To me, that roar had the moral tone of the crowd at a bullfight . \u2014 Fay Vincent, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Before the corrida \u2014 or bullfight \u2014 was over, one of those activists would leap into the ring to scream his defense of the animals. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"In the auteur\u2019s next film, two women\u2014one a matador gored during a bullfight and the other a ballerina hit by a car\u2014fall into comas and become voyeuristic objects of desire for two men. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 27 Aug. 2021"
|
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],
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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":"20220709-183741"
|
|
},
|
|
"bull market":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a market in which securities or commodities are persistently rising in value \u2014 compare bear market":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The average bull market , the report\u2019s authors said, lasted for 64 months with a 198% return, a scenario that would see the S&P 500 reach 6,000 points by February 2028. \u2014 Chloe Taylor, Fortune , 17 June 2022",
|
|
"The latest bull market lasted just over 21 months \u2014 the shortest on record, according to Howard Silverblatt, an analyst at S&P Dow Jones Indices. \u2014 Julia Horowitz, CNN , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Tech has benefited immensely from the roaring bull market of the past decade, with soaring valuations enriching not just owners and investors but hundreds of thousands of employees who were paid in stock on top of their regular salaries. \u2014 Rachel Lerman, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
|
|
"Energy shares led 2021\u2019s bull market and this year those included in the S&P 500 are up 46%, compared with an 18% decline in the broader index. \u2014 Ryan Dezember, WSJ , 23 May 2022",
|
|
"Much of Wall Street\u2019s bull market since early 2020 was the result of buying by regular investors, many of whom started trading for the first time during the pandic. \u2014 Damian J. Troise And Stan Choe, Anchorage Daily News , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"In contrast, Wall Street\u2019s nickname for a surging stock market is a bull market , because bulls charge, Mr. Stovall said. \u2014 Stan Choe And Alex Veiga, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"In contrast, Wall Street's nickname for a surging stock market is a bull market , because bulls charge, Stovall said. \u2014 CBS News , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"In contrast, Wall Street\u2019s nickname for a surging stock market is a bull market , because bulls charge, Stovall said. \u2014 Stan Choe, Anchorage Daily News , 13 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1858, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-190844"
|
|
},
|
|
"bulls":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"abbreviation",
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"biographical name",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a usually adult male of various large animals (such as elephants, whales, or seals)":[],
|
|
": one who buys securities or commodities in expectation of a price rise or who acts to effect such a rise \u2014 compare bear":[],
|
|
": one that resembles a bull (as in brawny physique)":[],
|
|
": bulldog":[],
|
|
": police officer , detective":[],
|
|
": taurus":[],
|
|
"Bornemann 1810\u20131880 Norwegian violinist":[
|
|
"Ole \\ \u02c8\u014d-\u200bl\u0259 \\"
|
|
],
|
|
": of or relating to a bull":[],
|
|
": male":[
|
|
"a bull calf"
|
|
],
|
|
": suggestive of a bull":[],
|
|
": large of its kind":[
|
|
"a bull lathe"
|
|
],
|
|
": to advance forcefully":[],
|
|
": to act on with violence":[],
|
|
": force":[
|
|
"bulled his way through the crowd"
|
|
],
|
|
": a solemn papal letter sealed with a bulla or with a red-ink imprint of the device on the bulla":[],
|
|
": edict , decree":[],
|
|
": to fool especially by fast boastful talk":[],
|
|
": to engage in idle and boastful talk":[],
|
|
": a grotesque blunder in language":[],
|
|
": empty boastful talk":[],
|
|
": nonsense sense 2":[],
|
|
"bulletin":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8b\u0259l",
|
|
"\u02c8bu\u0307l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bobby",
|
|
"constable",
|
|
"cop",
|
|
"copper",
|
|
"flatfoot",
|
|
"fuzz",
|
|
"gendarme",
|
|
"lawman",
|
|
"officer",
|
|
"police officer",
|
|
"policeman",
|
|
"shamus"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bore",
|
|
"bulldoze",
|
|
"crash",
|
|
"elbow",
|
|
"jam",
|
|
"jostle",
|
|
"muscle",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"push",
|
|
"shoulder",
|
|
"squeeze"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English bule , from Old English bula ; akin to Old Norse boli bull":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English bulle , from Medieval Latin bulla , from Latin, bubble, amulet":"Noun",
|
|
"perhaps from obsolete bull to mock":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective",
|
|
"1884, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":"Verb",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1609, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb",
|
|
"1640, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-192147"
|
|
},
|
|
"bullish":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": suggestive of a bull (as in brawniness)":[],
|
|
": marked by, tending to cause, or hopeful of rising prices (as in a stock market)":[
|
|
"a bullish market",
|
|
"bullish policies",
|
|
"bullish investors"
|
|
],
|
|
": optimistic about something's or someone's prospects":[
|
|
"bullish on the company's future"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bu\u0307-lish",
|
|
"also \u02c8b\u0259-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Members of her party are bullish about her reelection.",
|
|
"They are bullish about the future of the product.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Amex is bullish about the startup that has now raised $4.5 million in total from other VC firms like Greycroft, and Global Ventures. \u2014 Alexander Onukwue, Quartz , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Mary Barra, for one, is bullish about the talent battle. \u2014 Jaclyn Trop, Fortune , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"So far, Ukraine is being bullish about hosting next year. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 14 May 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s good reason for O\u2019Brien and the team of investors to be bullish about Jomboy Media\u2019s future. \u2014 Maury Brown, Forbes , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"More than half of Wall Street analysts covering the stock remain bullish about the company\u2019s long-term growth prospects, however, arguing that Tesla will continue to be the dominant player in the fast-growing electric vehicle market. \u2014 Sergei Klebnikov, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"Still, some analysts remain bullish about Tesla\u2019s prospects. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"In contrast, department officials remain bullish about a similar diversion program for juveniles, which operates citywide and provides kids with mentoring, tutoring and other services as opposed to sending them to jail, Pitcher said. \u2014 Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"Investors remain bullish about Amazon\u2019s high-growth sectors, including its dominant cloud computing unit, Amazon Web Services, whose sales were up 37% during the first quarter. \u2014 Sebastian Herrera, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1566, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-193114"
|
|
},
|
|
"bullhorn":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a loudspeaker on a naval ship":[],
|
|
": a handheld combined microphone and loudspeaker":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8bu\u0307l-\u02cch\u022frn",
|
|
"also \u02c8b\u0259l-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"As Garcetti spoke, a protester with a bullhorn shouted that many residents think another riot will happen \u2014 a belief reflected in a recent survey. \u2014 Jeong Parkstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Speaking to demonstrators through a bullhorn as a jazz quartet played softly nearby, his mother, Chris Ann Lewis, vowed to keep fighting week after week. \u2014 Shaddi Abusaid, ajc , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"In March, their rally for LGBTQ rights was cut short after bullhorn -wielding counterprotesters crashed the event. \u2014 Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Elon Musk has struck a $44-billion deal to buy the world\u2019s most powerful political bullhorn . \u2014 Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY , 25 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"An advance team had gone through with a motorbike and a bullhorn urging all those who had a vaccination card to turn up in the central square. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Griffin stayed in that location for more than an hour, according to investigators, and was seen in videos cheering on the crowd and leading a prayer with a bullhorn . \u2014 Byalexander Mallin, ABC News , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Much media focus instead fell on Alexander, a young right-wing operative who had launched his own Stop the Steal effort and was traveling the country addressing crowds with a bullhorn . \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Much media focus instead fell on Alexander, a young right-wing operative who had launched his own Stop the Steal effort and was traveling the country addressing crowds with a bullhorn . \u2014 Dalton Bennett And Jon Swaine, Anchorage Daily News , 4 Mar. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1942, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-193213"
|
|
},
|
|
"Bulwer-Lytton":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"biographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"\u2014 see lytton":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194106"
|
|
},
|
|
"bullfighting":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the action involved in a bullfight":[]
|
|
},
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"\u02c8bu\u0307l-\u02ccf\u012b-ti\u014b",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Unlike in traditional Spanish bullfighting , the bulls are not ordinarily killed in a corraleja, and spectators are invited to run around with the animal still in the ring. \u2014 Diana Dur\u00e1n, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
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"The ethics surrounding bullfighting , which involves killing the bull at the end of the contest, has come into question in recent years. \u2014 ABC News , 26 June 2022",
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"Cattle herders at the time found that hurrying the beasts through the streets was an efficient way to move livestock from fields or barges to the market\u2014or the bullfighting ring. \u2014 Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica , 17 Dec. 2021",
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"The two dash through expensive-looking sequences set in glitzy museums, a bullfighting ring, and the deep South American jungle. \u2014 David Sims, The Atlantic , 10 Nov. 2021",
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"Spanish bullfighting , medieval tournament culture, jousting, Catherine de\u2019 Medici, Martin Luther, Machiavelli, the Protestant Reformation. \u2014 Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times , 22 Apr. 2021",
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"His stories and novels\u2014about hunting and fishing, bullfighting and battle-fighting\u2014fused him with his characters in the public imagination. \u2014 The Economist , 7 Apr. 2021",
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"It\u2019s that self-mythologizing which gets in the way: the safaris, the bullfighting (the bull-slinging, too), the obsession with violence and death, the almost-parodic machismo. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 31 Mar. 2021",
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"Extensive bullfighting memorabilia adorns Mr. Renk\u2019s walls. \u2014 Elizabeth Findell, WSJ , 22 Jan. 2020"
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"circa 1753, in the meaning defined above":""
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": a family of gastropod mollusks (order Opisthobranchia) including a number of typical bubble shells":[]
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"New Latin, from Bulla , type genus (from Latin, bubble) + -idae (head)":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202555"
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a char ( Salvelinus confluentus ) of cool waters of the northwestern U.S. and western Canada that is olive-green to bronze above with yellow to reddish-orange spots and was formerly considered to belong to the same species as the Dolly Varden":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-203958"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a perforated block or die through which wire is drawn to reduce its size":[],
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": a large wide-throated pulley block used in yarding logs":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204958"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a lesbian who is notably or deliberately masculine in appearance or manner":[]
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"1931, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212032"
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"type":[
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a West Indian passionflower ( Passiflora murucuja ) with leaves like a cloven hoof":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214025"
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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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"also \u02c8b\u0259l-",
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"\u02c8bu\u0307l-\u02ccfinch"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Visitors can head back to shore and set out in search of avian life, with the Azores bullfinch serving as one of the region\u2019s most sought-after birds. \u2014 Jared Ranahan, Forbes , 27 May 2021",
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"Cuban bullfinches aren\u2019t native to the U.S., so this bird could only have been illegally imported or bred from an illegally imported parent. \u2014 Karine Aigner, National Geographic , 25 July 2019",
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"In 1949 Konrad Lorenz, an Austrian biologist, recommended fish, hamsters, bullfinches and starlings as excellent pets. \u2014 The Economist , 22 June 2019",
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"Two years later airport customs agents in Miami arrested a man with 16 bullfinches sewn into his pants. \u2014 Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald , 13 Apr. 2018",
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"Audet compared rural and urban bullfinches on the island and found the city birds had better cognitive abilities and problem-solving skills. \u2014 The Washington Post, The Denver Post , 30 Jan. 2017",
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"In the experiments, 18 out of 42 bullfinches in the lab hauled up their preferred food\u2014in this case, birdseed\u2014on a string. \u2014 National Geographic , 17 Aug. 2016"
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1570, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-214047"
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"bull-voiced":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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"definitions":{
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": having a loud deep voice":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222451"
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},
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"bull 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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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1872, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222618"
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},
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"bull earing":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": an earing fixed to the yard instead of to the sail":[]
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"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-231038"
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},
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"bullet train":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a high-speed passenger train especially of Japan":[]
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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",
|
|
"His handler, played by Sandra Bullock, tasks him with swiping a mysterious briefcase that's currently traveling on a Japanese bullet train . \u2014 Nick Romano, EW.com , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"The California High-Speed Rail Authority this week increased its cost estimate for the bullet train to $105 billion from $100 billion two years ago. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The flights at the center of the film are vertiginously twisty, but the drama is a bullet train on a rigid track. \u2014 Richard Brody, The New Yorker , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Five assassins aboard a fast moving bullet train find out their missions have something in common. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Brad Pitt on board a bullet train full of assassins in Japan and the latest action movie from Cleveland\u2019s Russo Brothers. \u2014 cleveland , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Passenger rail service \u2014 real rail, not the fantasy bullet train . \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"This to be followed by a three-hour bullet train ride to Lijiang, a prefecture-level city in the northwest of the province; and another three hours by car on the bumpy, meandering mountain road to Liming. \u2014 Wufei Yu, Outside Online , 4 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Asked about another possible climate solution, 56% of voters statewide said California should keep building a bullet train to connect L.A. to the Bay Area, despite a decade of delays and cost overruns. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1966, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234850"
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"bull terrier":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of a breed of short-haired terriers developed in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers":[]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"At one moment, Wesley, a 52-pound bull terrier , was resting peacefully with his head in Ariel Sackett\u2019s lap. \u2014 Chris Perkins, sun-sentinel.com , 26 Mar. 2022",
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"No one familiar with George Booth\u2019s cartoons can look at an English bull terrier and not wonder whether its equine muzzle, pointed ears, and claustrophobically arranged eyes weren\u2019t inspired by his drawings rather than the other way around. \u2014 Nathan Fitch, The New Yorker , 5 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Girlie, a homeless bull terrier found weeks ago in Long Island City, Queens. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Jan. 2021",
|
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"Another bull terrier named Slinky, a successor to Harry and Minnie, attacked her on vacation in South Carolina, sending her to the emergency room for five sets of stitches. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Jan. 2021",
|
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"In 2016, CBS News correspondent Teichner and her bull terrier , Minnie, were introduced to a woman dying of liver cancer. \u2014 Washington Post , 28 Dec. 2020",
|
|
"Of all the famed fashion pets, there might not be one more iconic than Neville Jacobs, Marc Jacobs\u2019s bull terrier . \u2014 Katherine Cusumano, New York Times , 2 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Even deWildt\u2019s own bull terrier , Sonny, plumped up during the height of the Boston-area shutdowns. \u2014 Kim Kavin, Anchorage Daily News , 6 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"She was convicted of a criminal offense After an incident where her English bull terrier Dotty bit two children, Anne became the first senior member of the royal family to be convicted a criminal offense. \u2014 Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com , 15 Aug. 2020"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"bull dog + terrier":""
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"first_known_use":{
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"1831, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235927"
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},
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"bullpen":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a large cell where prisoners are detained until brought into court":[
|
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"Commonly called the \" bullpen ,\" the court lockup is behind the courtroom and is used as a holding area for prisoners \u2026",
|
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"\u2014 Bruce A, Scruton"
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],
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": a place on a baseball field where pitchers warm up before they start pitching":[
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"In the bullpen , Goose Gossage is warming up.",
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"\u2014 Tony Scherman"
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],
|
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": the relief pitchers of a baseball team":[
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"After five innings Seattle led 14-2 and, with baseball's best bullpen waiting to protect the lead should starter Aaron Sele falter \u2026",
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"\u2014 Sports Illustrated"
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],
|
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": an open work area not divided into offices":[
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"\u2026 an alternative to the traditional combination of private offices for the brass and bullpens for the workers.",
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"\u2014 Carl Ruff"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"also \u02c8b\u0259l-",
|
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"\u02c8bu\u0307l-\u02ccpen"
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],
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Her model shows that these fault lines could be mitigated if players in the underrepresented group happened to be clustered together in similar roles (Latino players sitting together in the bull pen as relief pitchers, for example). \u2014 Ben Rowen, The Atlantic , 15 June 2018",
|
|
"Chapter 3 Noah, After Trial Day 9 Noah waited alone in the bull pen , a secured detention area of room-like cells on the bottom floor of the courthouse. \u2014 Lisa Scottoline, Philly.com , 10 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"With Archie Bradley, Andrew Chafin, Zack Godley and Randall Delgado all in the mix, the bullpen took the bull pen , filing in one at a time, as the numbers on the scale went up. \u2014 Katherine Fitzgerald, azcentral , 22 Mar. 2018",
|
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"Now enter Ricketts from the Cubs' ownership bull pen to replace Wynn in the lead fund-raising position for the RNC. \u2014 Ryan Smith, Chicago Reader , 31 Jan. 2018"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1809, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-000325"
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},
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"bull cane":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a thick vigorous grape cane that usually bears inferior fruit":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-002803"
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|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an eye (such as a pigeon's eye) having both iris and pupil dark in color":[]
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-012517"
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"bull thistle":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a biennial Eurasian thistle ( Cirsium vulgare ) with purplish flower heads and prickly leaves that is naturalized as a weed in the U.S.":[]
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},
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Errol\u2019s rolling links, which once had lush greens and fairways, are now dry and brown and pocked by bull thistles and other prickly weeds. \u2014 Stephen Hudak, OrlandoSentinel.com , 18 Apr. 2018"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1863, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014714"
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},
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"bull chain":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a heavy chain to which are attached short chains having each a hook on one end and dogs on the other that is used for drawing logs":[],
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": jack chain sense 2":[]
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014928"
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},
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"bulb scale":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": one of the leaves of a bulb (as of the lily)":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020140"
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},
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"bull team":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": oxteam":[]
|
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021355"
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},
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"bullfight":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a spectacle in which men ceremonially fight with and in Hispanic tradition kill bulls in an arena for public entertainment":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"also \u02c8b\u0259l-",
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"\u02c8bu\u0307l-\u02ccf\u012bt"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"At least six people are dead and hundreds more have been injured after stands collapsed at a bullfight in Colombia over the weekend. \u2014 Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
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"At least four people were killed and hundreds more were injured when a section of wooden stands collapsed during a bullfight in central Colombia on Sunday. \u2014 Lorraine Taylor, Fox News , 27 June 2022",
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"Nation/World BOGOTA, Colombia \u2014 Part of the wooden stands collapsed during a bullfight in central Colombia Sunday, sending spectators plunging to the ground and killing at least four people and injuring hundreds, authorities said. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 27 June 2022",
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"At least four people have died and dozens were injured after an accident occurred at the venue of a bullfight in Colombia. \u2014 ABC News , 26 June 2022",
|
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"At least six people were killed and more than 200 injured on Sunday when several stands collapsed at a venue holding a bullfight in El Espinal, Colombia. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 26 June 2022",
|
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"To me, that roar had the moral tone of the crowd at a bullfight . \u2014 Fay Vincent, WSJ , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Before the corrida \u2014 or bullfight \u2014 was over, one of those activists would leap into the ring to scream his defense of the animals. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 Dec. 2021",
|
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"In the auteur\u2019s next film, two women\u2014one a matador gored during a bullfight and the other a ballerina hit by a car\u2014fall into comas and become voyeuristic objects of desire for two men. \u2014 Radhika Seth, Vogue , 27 Aug. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1788, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-044313"
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},
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"bulliform":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": shaped like a bubble : bullate":[
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"\u2014 used chiefly of plant structures"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bu\u0307l\u0259\u02ccf\u022frm"
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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 bulla bubble + English -iform":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-045115"
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},
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"bull grape":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": muscadine":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bu\u0307l + \u02cc-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"bull ace grape":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-045146"
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},
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"bulwark plating":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the light plating that projects above the hull plating of a ship and serves as a bulwark":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-045433"
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}
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} |