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4600 lines
182 KiB
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{
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"Chocho":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a Popolocan people of northern Oaxaca, Mexico":[],
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": a Popolocan people of southern Puebla, Mexico":[],
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": a member of such people":[],
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": chayote":[],
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": the language of a Chocho people":[]
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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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"American Spanish":"Noun",
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"Spanish, of American Indian origin":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ch\u014d(\u02cc)ch\u014d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104350",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Chortoicetes":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of grasshoppers including a very destructive Australian migratory plague grasshopper ( C. terminifera )":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Greek chortos pasturage, grass, enclosure + oik\u0113t\u0113s dweller, from oikos house":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u022fr\u02cct\u022fi\u02c8s\u0113t\u0113z",
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"\u02cck\u022frt\u0259\u02c8s-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225609",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Chorzow":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city in Silesia , southwestern Poland population 132,674":[]
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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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"\u02c8\u1e35\u022f-",
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"-\u02cczh\u00fcv",
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"\u02c8k\u022f-\u02cczh\u00fcf"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132410",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Chosenese":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": korean":[]
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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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"Chosen , former official name for Korea (from Japanese Ch\u014dsen ) + English -ese":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6ch\u014d\u02ccse\u00a6n\u0113z",
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"-\u0113s",
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"ch\u014d\u00a6s-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112721",
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"type":[
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"adjective or noun"
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]
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},
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"Chota Nagpur":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"plateau region of eastern India north of the Mahanadi Basin in northern Odisha and southern Bihar":[]
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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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"\u02c8ch\u014d-t\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4g-\u02ccpu\u0307r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115235",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Choukoutien":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to a middle Pleistocene culture of China characterized by rude chopper tools produced from cores or large flakes":[]
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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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"from Choukoutien , town near Peking, China, its type station":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6j\u014d\u02cck\u014d\u2027\u00a6tyen"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035624",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"chobdar":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": usher , attendant":[]
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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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"Hindi cobd\u0101r , from Persian ch\u014dbd\u0101r, ch\u016bbd\u0101r , from ch\u014db, ch\u016bb staff, wood (from Middle Persian ch\u014dp wood) + -d\u0101r having":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ch\u014db\u02ccd\u00e4r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-124848",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"chobie":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": tripletail":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ch\u014db\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175516",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"chocalho":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a Brazilian rattle commonly consisting of a gourd with its dried seeds inside or a metal sphere with pellets and used as a rhythm instrument":[]
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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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"Portuguese, cowbell, rattle, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin cloccaculum , from Medieval Latin clocca bell":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"sh\u00fc\u02c8kal(\u02cc)y\u00fc"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044825",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"chochem":{
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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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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u1e35\u022f\u1e35\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-005659",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"chocho":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a Popolocan people of northern Oaxaca, Mexico":[],
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": a Popolocan people of southern Puebla, Mexico":[],
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": a member of such people":[],
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": chayote":[],
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": the language of a Chocho people":[]
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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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"American Spanish":"Noun",
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"Spanish, of American Indian origin":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ch\u014d(\u02cc)ch\u014d"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-190444",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"chock":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a heavy metal casting (as on the bow or stern of a ship) with two short horn-shaped arms curving inward between which ropes or hawsers may pass for mooring or towing":[],
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": a wedge or block for steadying a body (such as a cask) and holding it motionless, for filling in an unwanted space, or for blocking the movement of a wheel":[],
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": as close or as completely as possible":[],
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": to stop or make fast with or as if with chocks":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"This summer, romantic details like puff sleeves and ruffles are all the rage, and Amazon's dress selection is chock -full of them. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 22 June 2022",
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"In July, my family drove to Kings Canyon National Park to backpack the Rae Lakes Loop, a 41.4-mile trail chock full of silky lakes and crumbling mountain passes. \u2014 Daric L. Cottingham, Los Angeles Times , 11 Aug. 2021",
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"Fresh Day Serum is chock -full of all the good stuff for your skin, such as pumpkin ferment extract, vitamin C, vitamin E and I-ascorbic acid. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
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"In the early days, the internet was chock full of pages like these, but Google's clean-up efforts have made the web more user-friendly. \u2014 Amine Rahal, Forbes , 1 June 2021",
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"This natural shampoo is chock -full of hair-loving ingredients that soothe and hydrate hair from root to tip. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 2 June 2022",
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"More notably, the Polestar 2 BST is chock -full of chassis mods. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 2 June 2022",
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"No less transcendent is the great Ennio Morricone\u2019s musical score, chock -full of bangers. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 31 May 2022",
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"The arty Pineapple Grove Arts District is chock -full of murals and sculptures, as well as its fair share of eclectic galleries, whimsical shops, and one-of-a-kind eateries (more on that below). \u2014 Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure , 31 May 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
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"Each life-sized themed tower is chock full of various objects ranging from basketballs to small kitchen appliances as contestants try to successfully pull items from the stack without tipping it over in order to earn prizes. \u2014 oregonlive , 2 June 2022",
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"This comprehensive home expo is chock full of innovative displays showcasing the latest trends in design and product offerings. \u2014 Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"Based on her own grade school years, the workplace mockumentary follows a group of teachers in an underfunded public school, treating a heavy subject with lightness and joy in episodes chock -full of mile-a-minute jokes and West Philly references. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"Leaflets, dollar bills, mini-Bibles and USB drives chock -full of content banned in the North fall out of the sky like snowflakes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"But beyond this, the game is chock full of strange, haunting melodies as well as operatic singing and instrumental tunes. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, BGR , 26 Feb. 2022",
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"But for sports fans, ESPN is a must-have channel, and the network\u2019s schedule is chock full of college football bowl games through next month. \u2014 cleveland , 18 Dec. 2021",
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"But for sports fans, ESPN is a must-have channel, and the network\u2019s schedule is chock full of college football bowl games through next month. \u2014 cleveland , 18 Dec. 2021",
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"But for sports fans, ESPN is a must-have channel, and the network\u2019s schedule is chock full of college football bowl games through next month. \u2014 cleveland , 18 Dec. 2021",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"That was on display with a raft of promotions that make all four of their full-season affiliates chock full of prospect talent. \u2014 Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com , 17 Aug. 2021",
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"Print quality is solid thanks to a 5-ink system with two levels of black that delivers rich shadows and dark tones chock full of detail. \u2014 Dave Johnson, Forbes , 14 June 2021",
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"Print quality is solid thanks to a 5-ink system with two levels of black that delivers rich shadows and dark tones chock full of detail. \u2014 Dave Johnson, Forbes , 14 June 2021",
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"Print quality is solid thanks to a 5-ink system with two levels of black that delivers rich shadows and dark tones chock full of detail. \u2014 Dave Johnson, Forbes , 14 June 2021",
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"Print quality is solid thanks to a 5-ink system with two levels of black that delivers rich shadows and dark tones chock full of detail. \u2014 Dave Johnson, Forbes , 14 June 2021",
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"Print quality is solid thanks to a 5-ink system with two levels of black that delivers rich shadows and dark tones chock full of detail. \u2014 Dave Johnson, Forbes , 14 June 2021",
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"Print quality is solid thanks to a 5-ink system with two levels of black that delivers rich shadows and dark tones chock full of detail. \u2014 Dave Johnson, Forbes , 14 June 2021",
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"Print quality is solid thanks to a 5-ink system with two levels of black that delivers rich shadows and dark tones chock full of detail. \u2014 Dave Johnson, Forbes , 14 June 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1665, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun",
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"1726, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
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"1798, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"origin unknown":"Noun"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ch\u00e4k"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195916",
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"type":[
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"adverb",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"chock-full":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bare",
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"blank",
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"devoid",
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"empty",
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"stark",
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"vacant",
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"void"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": full to the limit":[
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"hotels chock-full of tourists"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English chokkefull , probably from choken to choke + full":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ch\u00e4k-",
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"-\u02ccfu\u0307l",
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"\u02c8ch\u00e4k-\u02c8fu\u0307l",
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"\u02c8ch\u0259k-\u02c8fu\u0307l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"brimful",
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"brimming",
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"bursting",
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"chockablock",
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"crammed",
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"crowded",
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"fat",
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"filled",
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"full",
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"jam-packed",
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"jammed",
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"loaded",
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"packed",
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"stuffed"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174436",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"chockablock":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bare",
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"blank",
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"devoid",
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"empty",
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"stark",
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"vacant",
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"void"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": brought close together":[],
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": chock":[
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"chockablock full"
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],
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": very full":[
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"shelves chockablock with books"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Adjective",
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"the mantel was chockablock with knickknacks"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1799, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
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"1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ch\u00e4-k\u0259-\u02ccbl\u00e4k"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"brimful",
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"brimming",
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"bursting",
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"chock-full",
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"chockful",
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"crammed",
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"crowded",
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"fat",
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"filled",
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"full",
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"jam-packed",
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"jammed",
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"loaded",
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"packed",
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"stuffed"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064131",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"chockerman":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": chokerman":[]
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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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"by alteration":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ch\u00e4k\u0259(r)m\u0259n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195452",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"chockful":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bare",
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"blank",
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"devoid",
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"empty",
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"stark",
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"vacant",
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"void"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": full to the limit":[
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"hotels chock-full of tourists"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English chokkefull , probably from choken to choke + full":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ch\u00e4k-",
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"-\u02ccfu\u0307l",
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"\u02c8ch\u00e4k-\u02c8fu\u0307l",
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"\u02c8ch\u0259k-\u02c8fu\u0307l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"brimful",
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"brimming",
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"bursting",
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"chockablock",
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"crammed",
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"crowded",
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"fat",
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"filled",
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"full",
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"jam-packed",
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"jammed",
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"loaded",
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"packed",
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"stuffed"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195718",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"chocolate-box":{
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"antonyms":[
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"unsentimental"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": superficially pretty or sentimental":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1892, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from the pictures formerly commonly seen on boxes of chocolates":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"cloying",
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"corny",
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"drippy",
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"fruity",
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"If your dog is new to slow-feeders, this budget option from Outward Hound is an ideal choice . \u2014 Lindsay Pevny, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
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"Elven is always a good choice , but there are so many great characters to choose from. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
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"Plus how the Shameless alum was the first choice for the comedy that explores the intersection of family and the workplace family. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
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"This monokini with a ruffled neckline is Amazon's top choice for women's white swimsuits, and more than 16,000 shoppers love it, too. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 24 June 2022",
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"The tearjerker ballad, which Bolton co-wrote with Doug James, was an apt choice for the spot. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 24 June 2022",
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"The battle to dismantle Roe v. Wade has been underway for 50 years and Eileen Smith, a former Jane, said that the pro- choice movement needs to take a few notes from their adversaries. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 20 May 2022",
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"In the long term, however, these protests may help spur more organization within the pro- choice movement, McClellan said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
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"Gallup found 55% of those surveyed identify as pro- choice \u2013 the highest percentage reported since 1995. \u2014 Rachel Looker, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
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"More recently, a YouGov poll conducted in 2020 found that nine out of 10 UK adults identify as pro- choice . \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 5 May 2022",
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"Gallup found 49% of Americans now identify as pro- choice and 47% as pro-life, as compared with 56% and 33% who said the same in 1995, respectively. \u2014 Alison Durkee, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
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"Caruso also takes a pro- choice stance and released a statement condemning the draft decision. \u2014 Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022",
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"Both describe themselves as pro- choice , but Mr. Ciattarelli backs more restrictions than Ms. Loughran. \u2014 Fox News , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"Additionally, Planned Parenthood called on Caruso to apologize for prior donations to anti- choice politicians. \u2014 Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022"
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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"Ezra Miller was a smart casting choice eight years ago. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
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"Having a portable fire extinguisher is a choice for some while required by law in states like New York. \u2014 Mythili Devarakonda, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"If your dog is new to slow-feeders, this budget option from Outward Hound is an ideal choice . \u2014 Lindsay Pevny, Popular Mechanics , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Elven is always a good choice , but there are so many great characters to choose from. \u2014 Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
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|
"Plus how the Shameless alum was the first choice for the comedy that explores the intersection of family and the workplace family. \u2014 Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 24 June 2022",
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|
"Medterra Pets CBD Joint Support Soft Chews are another solid choice for helping your canine pal with joint issues. \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"This monokini with a ruffled neckline is Amazon's top choice for women's white swimsuits, and more than 16,000 shoppers love it, too. \u2014 Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"The tearjerker ballad, which Bolton co-wrote with Doug James, was an apt choice for the spot. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The battle to dismantle Roe v. Wade has been underway for 50 years and Eileen Smith, a former Jane, said that the pro- choice movement needs to take a few notes from their adversaries. \u2014 Addie Morfoot, Variety , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"In the long term, however, these protests may help spur more organization within the pro- choice movement, McClellan said. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Gallup found 55% of those surveyed identify as pro- choice \u2013 the highest percentage reported since 1995. \u2014 Rachel Looker, USA TODAY , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"More recently, a YouGov poll conducted in 2020 found that nine out of 10 UK adults identify as pro- choice . \u2014 Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com , 5 May 2022",
|
|
"Gallup found 49% of Americans now identify as pro- choice and 47% as pro-life, as compared with 56% and 33% who said the same in 1995, respectively. \u2014 Alison Durkee, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Caruso also takes a pro- choice stance and released a statement condemning the draft decision. \u2014 Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022",
|
|
"Both describe themselves as pro- choice , but Mr. Ciattarelli backs more restrictions than Ms. Loughran. \u2014 Fox News , 11 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Additionally, Planned Parenthood called on Caruso to apologize for prior donations to anti- choice politicians. \u2014 Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 May 2022"
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"Pops is dressed in a dark suit, the kids in dark choir gowns. \u2014 David Remnick, The New Yorker , 27 June 2022",
|
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"Pharus leads the school choir and thus the play is suffused with choral arrangements. \u2014 Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune , 26 June 2022",
|
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"Soweto Gospel Choir - Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022: The opener features three-time Grammy-winning choir drawn from churches in South Africa. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 20 June 2022",
|
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"Martha Mwavit, a member of the Saint-Esprit Parish choir , said the singers had spent two months rehearsing songs for the papal Mass in Goma. \u2014 Nicole Winfield, ajc , 10 June 2022",
|
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"Franklin was surrounded by strong, Black women and began singing in an adult gospel choir at the age of 5. \u2014 Jeff Gage, SPIN , 8 June 2022",
|
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"The choir will reach beyond Broadway, past country and delve into songs that come out of left, right and center field. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 June 2022",
|
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"The nine-part series took a year to score, with multiple Los Angeles sessions for 51-piece orchestra and 12-voice choir . \u2014 Jon Burlingame, Variety , 2 June 2022",
|
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"Like lunch in an olive grove with the farmer, noodles in the market in Vietnam, or a local men\u2019s choir in the Italian Lakes. \u2014 Allison Olmsted, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
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"The college eventually approved his request for about $2,500 worth of sound equipment to make car choir a reality for the winter quarter, which began Jan. 4. \u2014 Rachel Alexander, oregonlive , 20 Jan. 2021",
|
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"Margret Boes-Ingraham, 72, used to drive her 14-year-old granddaughter to choir practice a few times a week near Salt Lake City, then stay to listen to her sing. \u2014 Lindsay Whitehurst, USA TODAY , 31 Mar. 2020",
|
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"Phoebe Pagano, one of McHugh\u2019s students, said her favorite part of Helping Hands is when Jonah walks with the group to choir and gym class. \u2014 cleveland , 17 Feb. 2020",
|
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"Video footage runs on three sides, with the preacher and choir up front and fellow churchgoers on each side of you, giving you the feeling of being a participant. \u2014 Verna Gates, al , 30 Dec. 2019",
|
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"In Santa Barbara, California, Robert Van Handel was a Franciscan monk who founded a local boys choir and worked as principal of St. Anthony\u2019s Seminary. \u2014 USA Today , 12 Nov. 2019",
|
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"The photo was taken during their visit to Tupou College, where the boys choir memorably serenading the parents-to-be with a cheeky song to keep mosquitos at bay that included the students making buzzing sounds. \u2014 Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com , 5 Sep. 2019",
|
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"Anderson also served as a youth group leader for the boys choir at Our Savior\u2019s Lutheran Church in Lake Oswego for six years in the mid-1990s, police said. \u2014 oregonlive.com , 15 Aug. 2019",
|
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"The event took place at Fildelfia Chruch on Monday and saw singers from the Happy Voices choir take part in the rendition. \u2014 Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle , 1 May 2018"
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"Maxine was in the church's choir loft when the bomb exploded. \u2014 Devon M. Sayers, CNN , 3 Jan. 2022",
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"And in this season of the pandemic, when masks are mandatory and fear floats invisibly in the air, there is something else informing the sounds coming from Clark\u2019s choir loft . \u2014 Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com , 11 Dec. 2021",
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"The four-story unit, located in the 22nd Street Condos, a 12-unit redevelopment, is nestled into the former choir loft of the 1902 church. \u2014 Meg St-esprit, WSJ , 15 Apr. 2021",
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"In the choir loft , Kwasniewski, Bauer and others were chanting Gregorian melodies, projecting a warbly sound that echoed as if the church were a stone cave. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Sep. 2021",
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"Rice alleges Bodziak abused her at St. Leo's Church in Altoona, including attacks in the choir loft , a car and a cemetery. \u2014 Mark Scolforo, Star Tribune , 21 July 2021",
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"Their small coffins were placed side by side in the crossing under the choir loft in the Princeton University Chapel. \u2014 John Mcphee, The New Yorker , 12 Apr. 2021",
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"Now, a whole bank of cameras sits atop the choir loft . \u2014 Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic , 2 Apr. 2021",
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"Gordon Granley walks into church with a mask, but then sits in the choir loft , alone, and often removes it. \u2014 Ian Lovett, WSJ , 30 Dec. 2020"
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": a boy member of a choir":[],
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": an innocent or virtuous man : altar boy sense 2":[
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"They're not thugs, but they're not choirboys either \u2026",
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"\u2014 Phil Taylor"
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]
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"With his sterling reputation as a local athlete, choirboy , Boy Scout and honor student with no prior arrests, Mr. Artis also drew the support of celebrities, journalists, civil liberties figures and others. \u2014 Sam Roberts, New York Times , 11 Nov. 2021",
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"Nas paced around the vocal booth listening to the playback, holding his hands together in front of himself like a choirboy . \u2014 New York Times , 7 July 2021",
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"Quindon Tarver, a McKinney native who appeared as a choirboy in Baz Luhrmann\u2019s Romeo + Juliet and on seasons two and seven of American Idol, has died. \u2014 Jeremy Hallock, Dallas News , 6 Apr. 2021",
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"With unprecedented access to the artist, the documentary follows Lightfoot\u2019s evolution from Christian choirboy to troubled troubadour to international star and beloved Canadian icon. \u2014 Dave Brooks, Billboard , 12 Oct. 2020",
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"The second choirboy died from an accidental overdose after years of drug abuse. \u2014 Hilary Whiteman, CNN , 17 Sep. 2019",
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"He had been accused of molesting two 13-year-old choirboys after Sunday Mass at St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral in Melbourne in 1996. \u2014 Nr Editors, National Review , 16 Apr. 2020",
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"Almost 10 years earlier, in 1994, Van Handel had pleaded guilty to one count of lewd and lascivious behavior with a 14-year-old choirboy and gone to prison. \u2014 USA Today , 12 Nov. 2019",
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"Christopher Smith\u2019s photographs are technically self-portraits, though each evokes someone else: a sullen detective, a naked gladiator, a flapper, an inmate, a sword swallower, a cowboy, a choirboy , a corpse. \u2014 Eren Orbey, The New Yorker , 18 July 2019"
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"1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"\u02c8kw\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u02ccb\u022fi"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223726",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Encouraged by her choirmaster (Eugenio Derbez), Ruby applies to a prestigious music school, only to be torn between the obligations of family and pursuing her own dreams. \u2014 Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"Also set for this year\u2019s ceremony is the Samples, a vocal group led by Kanye\u2019s Sunday Service choirmaster Jason White. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 18 Mar. 2022",
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"And just when the song is shepherding you softly to sleep, choirmaster Kirk Franklin brings the gospel choir in and kicks things up a notch. \u2014 Rebecca Alter, Vulture , 5 Nov. 2021",
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"When Edith Ho heard that the organist and choirmaster position was open at Boston\u2019s Church of the Advent, her initial response was to send others to apply. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 Aug. 2021",
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"The choirmaster , Bernardo Villalobos (Eugenio Derbez), or Mr. V. to his students, is unorthodox in his methods but, despite her running out of class the first day because of stage fright, knows there is something special about Ruby and her voice. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press , 12 Aug. 2021",
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"The choirmaster , Bernardo Villalobos (Eugenio Derbez), or Mr. V. to his students, is unorthodox in his methods but, despite her running out of class the first day because of stage fright, knows there is something special about Ruby and her voice. \u2014 Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic , 12 Aug. 2021",
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"The writer is choirmaster at the House of Hope Presbyterian Church, St. Paul, and artistic director of the Singers. \u2014 Star Tribune , 30 Jan. 2021",
|
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"The choirmaster looked up and motioned the boys to sing more softly. \u2014 Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com , 25 Dec. 2020"
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"1840, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8kw\u012b(-\u0259)r-\u02ccma-st\u0259r"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073839",
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": a constriction (such as a narrowing of the barrel or an attachment) at the muzzle (see muzzle entry 1 sense 3 ) of a shotgun that serves to limit the spread of shot":[],
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": the act of choking":[
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],
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": to become choked in breathing":[
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"He choked on a bone."
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],
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": to become obstructed or checked":[],
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": to become or feel constricted (see constrict sense 1 ) in the throat (as from strong emotion)":[
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"\u2014 usually used with up choked up and couldn't finish the speech"
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],
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": to check or block normal breathing of by compressing or obstructing the trachea or by poisoning or adulterating available air":[
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"The unwary guard was choked to death by a prisoner."
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],
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": to check or hinder the growth, development, or activity of":[
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"The flowers were choked by the weeds."
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],
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": to enrich the fuel mixture of (a motor) by partially shutting off the air intake of the carburetor":[],
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": to fill completely : jam":[
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"roads choked with traffic"
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],
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": to grip (something, such as a baseball bat) some distance from the end of the handle":[
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"\u2014 usually used with up The batter choked up the bat and cut down his swing."
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],
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": to lose one's composure and fail to perform effectively in a critical situation":[
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"had a chance to win the game but he choked"
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],
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": to obstruct by filling up or clogging":[
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"Leaves choked the drain."
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],
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": to shorten one's grip especially on the handle of a bat":[
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"\u2014 usually used with up"
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"Verb",
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"Chew your food well so you don't choke .",
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"We were choking on fumes.",
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"The thick smoke was choking me.",
|
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"The flowers were choked by the weeds.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
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"Nothing gets burned, so nothing goes up a chimney to choke the air. \u2014 Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
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"Poland also pushing its European neighbors to finalize a sixth round of sanctions on Moscow that would include a near-total embargo on Russian oil: the West\u2019s biggest attempt yet to choke funding for the Kremlin\u2019s war industry. \u2014 Stephen Fidler And Drew Hinshaw, WSJ , 24 May 2022",
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"The Times\u2019 Tom Ball reports Russia has been targeting the city with missile strikes and a naval blockade to choke the port\u2019s exports of Ukrainian grain and wheat. \u2014 Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine , 18 May 2022",
|
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"Look for pests or signs of debris, which could choke the plant. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 May 2022",
|
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"Barnett, 34, said LaBeouf, 35, tried to choke her multiple times, including once during a violent attack at a gas station in February 2019. \u2014 Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone , 2 May 2022",
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"Kamela - in the ultimate sign of disrespect - used a Terrible Towel to choke Baker. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 21 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Ezra Miller, who plays Credence Barebone in all three films, made headlines after appearing to choke a fan outside a club and, most recently, allegedly harassed people at a bar in Hawaii and breaking into a couple\u2019s hotel room. \u2014 Pamela Mcclintock, The Hollywood Reporter , 15 Apr. 2022",
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"Seifi worries that a person using this method could choke and advised against it. \u2014 Madeline Holcombe, CNN , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Ultimately, the dollar is the choke -point that makes U.S. sanctions effective. \u2014 James T. Areddy, WSJ , 3 May 2022",
|
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"There was the split finger and the choke change, which helped Trevor Hoffman to the Hall of Fame. \u2014 John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
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"One of the principal choke points behind low mission capability rates for US military aircraft has been insufficient inventories of spare parts. \u2014 Oliver Wyman, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"And with no thorns or choke , paring them is a snap; getting to the heart of the matter involves just a few tugs of the outer leaves, a slice of the conical top, and a quick trim of the base. \u2014 Naoki Nitta, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Feb. 2022",
|
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"People counting, occupancy estimation, choke -point detection and other applications are helping retailers plan their stores more effectively. \u2014 Fredrik Nilsson, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
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"Additionally, Brown did not strangle or choke Adams, according to police. \u2014 Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
|
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"The witness said on other occasions, Ray had struck him with a hammer, threatened him with a knife and put him in a choke -hold. \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
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"More drivers had been returning to the roads as Covid-19 restrictions eased, but the nation\u2019s capacity to refine gasoline remained below pre-pandemic levels, creating a choke on supply when demand was on the rise. \u2014 Joseph De Avila And Omar Abdel-baqui, WSJ , 9 Mar. 2022"
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"Middle English, alteration of achoken , from Old English \u0101c\u0113ocian , from \u0101- , perfective prefix + c\u0113oce, c\u0113ace jaw, cheek \u2014 more at abide , cheek":"Verb and Noun"
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|
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": to have difficulty not showing or expressing (tears, rage, anger, etc.)":[
|
|
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|
|
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": to have difficulty not showing or expressing (tears, rage, anger, etc.)":[
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"He was choking back tears as he talked about his late wife.",
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"choke chain":{
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"antonyms":[],
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|
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": a collar that may be tightened as a noose and that is used especially in training and controlling powerful or stubborn dogs":[]
|
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Why not give the chief executive six years, free him to govern according to his conscience, and put a choke chain on the imperial presidency",
|
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"Tight or choke chain collars may damage a dog\u2019s neck hair. \u2014 Iris Katz, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll , 16 May 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1955, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185244",
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|
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|
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"choke coil":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": reactor sense 2":[]
|
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|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1896, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175010",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"choke cymbal":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": splash cymbal":[
|
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"The choke cymbal was another of his available weapons that allowed him to unleash a stinging round of bullet-like attacks.",
|
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"\u2014 David Dicaire , Jazz Musicians of the Early Years, to 1945 , 2003"
|
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]
|
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|
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175855",
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"chokeberry":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Felimon Chairez, 53, a field worker at McKay Nurseries, grades and counts black chokeberry shrubs Jan. 20 in Waterloo, Wis. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Feb. 2022",
|
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"Norris often leans on chokeberry , leadplant, red osier dogwood, and small junipers in his garden. \u2014 Johanna Silver, Better Homes & Gardens , 7 Sep. 2021",
|
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"The chokeberry is another useful native plant for a full planting bed in wet areas. \u2014 Washington Post , 21 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"The black chokeberry Viking greets the spring with white, apple-like blossoms, black fruit and red fall coloration. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 1 Jan. 2020",
|
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"It\u2019s infused with 72 percent black chokeberry too, an ingredient that works to stabilize the vitamin C and hydrates the skin. \u2014 Kathleen Hou, The Cut , 9 Mar. 2018",
|
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"For cancer patients, chemotherapy drugs have been shown to interact with herbal supplements including ginseng, echinacea and chokeberry juice. \u2014 Amanda Macmillan, Time , 24 Jan. 2018",
|
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"There were chokeberry shrubs, a native plant whose tart berries can be made into jam, as well as the familiar blackberries and blueberries. \u2014 Karen Matthews, The Seattle Times , 5 Aug. 2017",
|
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"There were chokeberry shrubs, a native plant whose tart berries can be made into jam, as well as the familiar blackberries and blueberries. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Aug. 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1778, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ch\u014dk-\u02ccber-\u0113"
|
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],
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170341",
|
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|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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|
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"chokebore":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a shotgun with a choke":[],
|
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": choke entry 2 sense 3":[],
|
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": having a keen accurate nose":[],
|
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": to provide with a choke":[]
|
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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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"choke entry 2 + bore":"Noun"
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\""
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022202",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"noun",
|
|
"transitive verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"chokecherry":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The ingredient list includes wild chokecherry and organic aloe vera to provide healing protection to the skin. \u2014 Olivia O'bryon, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Digesting of chokecherry seeds, leaves, twigs, and bark by enzymes in the stomach releases cyanide. \u2014 Star Tribune , 29 July 2021",
|
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"Instead, Wahpepah said she\u2019s become known for her Indiginous teas, such as wild plum- chokecherry , hibiscus and elderberry sweetened with maple. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 21 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"To get the fall color of burning bush without the ecological destruction, go with chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) instead. \u2014 Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens , 20 Oct. 2021",
|
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"But with a group of our size, bears could hear us from miles away, and there was no chance of surprising a grizzly in the midst of a chokecherry feast. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Also known as a chokecherry or Mayday tree, this is an invasive species that harms native wildlife and local vegetation. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 26 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Most parts of the chokecherry shrub are toxic to humans and livestock. \u2014 Star Tribune , 29 July 2021",
|
|
"This time, it\u2019s Roy Corral\u2019s image of a single yellow aspen leaf among purple chokecherry leaves. \u2014 Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News , 15 May 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1784, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ch\u014dk-\u02cccher-\u0113"
|
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175353",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
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"chokedamp":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": blackdamp":[]
|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140430",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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|
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"choker":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": one that chokes":[],
|
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": something (such as a collar or necklace) worn closely about the throat or neck":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[
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"They called him a choker when he missed the shot that would have won the game.",
|
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"a pearl choker closely wrapped around her throat",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Embrace the return of \u201990s style with a pearl choker necklace that sits tightly on your neck. \u2014 Aemilia Madden, Vogue , 14 June 2022",
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"Think: Rainbow knitted beanies with oversized bomber jackets, knee-high socks, and the aforementioned micro mini skirts; or baby tees, paired with plaid skirts, leopard print bag, bow clips, and a beaded choker necklace. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 12 June 2022",
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"Stefani accessorized the outfit with a diamond choker necklace and completed the look with a smoky pink eye and her hair styled in a high, braided bun. \u2014 Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com , 10 June 2022",
|
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"As a Bulgari global ambassador, Hathaway also repped the brand by wearing a dazzling diamond choker necklace that featured a circular pendant with fringe. \u2014 Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Like her mother, North dressed all in black with a beautiful choker necklace featuring a cross and carried a gorgeous clutch. \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 30 May 2022",
|
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"The royal topped off the look with black boots and gloves, pearl drop earrings, a choker necklace of black pearls, and an emerald and diamond shamrock brooch. \u2014 The Editors, Town & Country , 4 June 2022",
|
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"Meanwhile, Coach showed choker necklaces with keys attached to them, as well as a wide array of leather jackets, for fall 2022, and LaPointe took BDSM into workwear with harnesses worn over monochrome suits for spring 2022. \u2014 Frances Sol\u00e1-santiago, refinery29.com , 2 May 2022",
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"From wearing matching denim with Kanye West at Paris Fashion Week to accessorizing with a macabre claw choker at the Vanity Fair Oscar party, Julia Fox never fails to make a fashion statement. \u2014 ELLE , 26 Apr. 2022"
|
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],
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1552, 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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"\u02c8ch\u014d-k\u0259r"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"collar",
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"dog collar",
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"lei",
|
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"necklace"
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233256",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"choler":{
|
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"antonyms":[
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"delight",
|
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"pleasure"
|
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],
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"definitions":{
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": bile sense 1a":[],
|
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": the quality or state of being bilious":[],
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": yellow bile":[]
|
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},
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"he felt his choler rising and choked back an angry reply",
|
|
"the boss's reputation for choler made many employees reluctant to ask questions",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The medical theory at the time was none other than the four humours of ancient medicine \u2014 whereby the blood, phlegm, black bile, and choler in your body supposedly dictated your physical and psychological well being. \u2014 Mina Se\u00e7kin, refinery29.com , 17 Nov. 2021",
|
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"But Trump\u2019s Achilles-like choler is also an Achilles heel. \u2014 Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine , 11 May 2017"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
|
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},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English coler , from Anglo-French colre, colere , from Latin cholera cholera, from Greek":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259r",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014d-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anger",
|
|
"angriness",
|
|
"birse",
|
|
"furor",
|
|
"fury",
|
|
"indignation",
|
|
"irateness",
|
|
"ire",
|
|
"lividity",
|
|
"lividness",
|
|
"mad",
|
|
"madness",
|
|
"mood",
|
|
"outrage",
|
|
"rage",
|
|
"spleen",
|
|
"wrath",
|
|
"wrathfulness"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031213",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"choleric":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": angry , irate":[
|
|
"a choleric outburst"
|
|
],
|
|
": easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered":[
|
|
"a perpetually choleric old grouser"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"watch out for the choleric librarian at the reference desk",
|
|
"I absolutely get choleric when a telemarketer calls during the dinner hour.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Mask agonists tend to be both crumbly and choleric , a bad combination and ample reason to seek comfort. \u2014 Brian T. Allen, National Review , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"He is replaced by a choleric , more professional West Indian, a lean black man with a faint, unplaceable accent. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"He is replaced by a choleric , more professional West Indian, a lean black man with a faint, unplaceable accent. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"He is replaced by a choleric , more professional West Indian, a lean black man with a faint, unplaceable accent. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"He is replaced by a choleric , more professional West Indian, a lean black man with a faint, unplaceable accent. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"He is replaced by a choleric , more professional West Indian, a lean black man with a faint, unplaceable accent. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"He is replaced by a choleric , more professional West Indian, a lean black man with a faint, unplaceable accent. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"He is replaced by a choleric , more professional West Indian, a lean black man with a faint, unplaceable accent. \u2014 Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper\u2019s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"see cholera":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4l-\u0259-rik",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4-l\u0259-rik",
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8ler-ik"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crabby",
|
|
"cranky",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"crotchety",
|
|
"fiery",
|
|
"grouchy",
|
|
"grumpy",
|
|
"irascible",
|
|
"irritable",
|
|
"peevish",
|
|
"perverse",
|
|
"pettish",
|
|
"petulant",
|
|
"prickly",
|
|
"quick-tempered",
|
|
"raspy",
|
|
"ratty",
|
|
"short-tempered",
|
|
"snappish",
|
|
"snappy",
|
|
"snarky",
|
|
"snippety",
|
|
"snippy",
|
|
"stuffy",
|
|
"testy",
|
|
"waspish"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-095527",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"chomp (on)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"to crush or grind with the teeth loudly chomped on popcorn during the movie"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-122132",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"choose":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"turn down"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": decide":[
|
|
"chose to go by train"
|
|
],
|
|
": to decide on especially by vote : elect":[
|
|
"chose her as captain"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have a preference for":[
|
|
"choose one car over another"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make a selection":[
|
|
"finding it hard to choose"
|
|
],
|
|
": to select freely and after consideration":[
|
|
"choose a career"
|
|
],
|
|
": to take an alternative":[
|
|
"\u2014 used after cannot and usually followed by but when earth is so kind, men cannot choose but be happy \u2014 J. A. Froude"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Each year thousands of college students choose volunteer-service trips over beach bumming during their spring breaks and summer vacations. \u2014 Edward M. Kennedy , Time , 22 Sept. 2008",
|
|
"I had been invited to choose certain things that I might want from the house, but although there were indeed a couple of things that I would have liked, I was withheld from making the trip \u2026 \u2014 Alice Adams , \"Why I Write,\" in The Story and Its Writer , edited by Ann Charters , 1987",
|
|
"\u2026 as an instructor at New York University he chose to live by himself in lodgings that for the time must have been very expensive \u2026 \u2014 William Styron , This Quiet Dust and Other Writings , (1953) 1982",
|
|
"Any summary I might try to write for the rest of the novel would be worthless and I don't choose to waste my time at it. \u2014 Flannery O'Connor , The Habit of Being , 1979",
|
|
"The political party chose a leader.",
|
|
"They chose her as the team captain.",
|
|
"We've chosen a different time to go.",
|
|
"He was chosen because he's qualified for the job.",
|
|
"She was chosen from a long list of people.",
|
|
"He chose his words carefully.",
|
|
"Which shirt would you choose ",
|
|
"How do I choose when there's so much available",
|
|
"Let everyone choose for themselves.",
|
|
"You can choose from among a number of alternatives.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The right of each of us to choose how to live our lives. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Rallies were held across Connecticut Friday, many drawing out residents angered by the ruling and vowing to protect a women\u2019s right to choose here. \u2014 Alison Cross, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"On Friday, after the decision was released, public officials on the right celebrated, while those on the left prepared for a long fight to salvage the right to choose . \u2014 Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"To ensure your new shrub gets a good start, choose the right plant for the right place. \u2014 Arricca Sansone, Country Living , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"My career and my children are a product of my own hard work and choices, underpinned by a society and health care system that once understood the necessity of an individual\u2019s right to choose their own destiny. \u2014 Mary T. Bassett, ELLE , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Need further cause for alarm at the prospect of partisan, power-hungry advocates taking away our right to choose our leaders",
|
|
"Other public utilities also will have to choose between scaling back work and passing along costs to customers, said Michael Arceneaux, acting CEO of the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies. \u2014 Michael Casey, Fortune , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Antitrust lawsuits will almost certainly be filed by golfers who feel their personal right to choose where to play is being unfairly and unlawfully infringed upon. \u2014 Patrick Rishe, Forbes , 9 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English chosen , from Old English c\u0113osan ; akin to Old High German kiosan to choose, Latin gustare to taste":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ch\u00fcz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cherry-pick",
|
|
"cull",
|
|
"elect",
|
|
"handpick",
|
|
"name",
|
|
"opt (for)",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"prefer",
|
|
"select",
|
|
"single (out)",
|
|
"tag",
|
|
"take"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102409",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"choosey":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"undemanding",
|
|
"unfastidious",
|
|
"unfussy"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": fastidiously selective : particular":[
|
|
"choosy shoppers"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"You can't be too choosy if you want a job right away.",
|
|
"We could afford to be as choosy as we wanted to be.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Because new graduates can afford to be choosy , some are taking their time to lock in a new job, recruiters say. \u2014 Lindsay Ellis, WSJ , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"To be blunt, the fashion revolution can\u2019t afford to be choosy about who is deserving of participation. \u2014 Marielle Elizabeth, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Before the show, Glass confided that Wonder\u2019s lawyer told her the artist is choosy regarding licensing his music for projects, and has never approved the use of this much of his music for one project. \u2014 Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press , 23 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Still, total employment measured by ADP remains well below its pre-pandemic level, suggesting higher wages and sign-on bonuses aren\u2019t doing enough to attract and retain talent in a labor market where jobseekers are increasingly choosy . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Beginners might be happy swapping a Pothos or propagated Monstera, while those who bring exotic plants will be more choosy . \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The same protein may be able to whisper its chemical message across the notoriously choosy blood-brain barrier and trigger anti-inflammatory processes in the brain. \u2014 Emily Willingham, Scientific American , 8 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"The company approached the two deals with the intention to be choosy , Chief Financial Officer Rex Jackson said. \u2014 Kristin Broughton, WSJ , 23 Dec. 2021",
|
|
"With both companies providing a solid third-quarter outlook, choosy investors must now decide whether to take a chance on comeback kid Twitter or more-consistent Snap. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 22 July 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1862, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ch\u00fc-z\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dainty",
|
|
"delicate",
|
|
"demanding",
|
|
"exacting",
|
|
"fastidious",
|
|
"finical",
|
|
"finicking",
|
|
"finicky",
|
|
"fussbudgety",
|
|
"fussy",
|
|
"nice",
|
|
"old-maidish",
|
|
"particular",
|
|
"pernickety",
|
|
"persnickety",
|
|
"picky"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010205",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"choosing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"turn down"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": decide":[
|
|
"chose to go by train"
|
|
],
|
|
": to decide on especially by vote : elect":[
|
|
"chose her as captain"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have a preference for":[
|
|
"choose one car over another"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make a selection":[
|
|
"finding it hard to choose"
|
|
],
|
|
": to select freely and after consideration":[
|
|
"choose a career"
|
|
],
|
|
": to take an alternative":[
|
|
"\u2014 used after cannot and usually followed by but when earth is so kind, men cannot choose but be happy \u2014 J. A. Froude"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Each year thousands of college students choose volunteer-service trips over beach bumming during their spring breaks and summer vacations. \u2014 Edward M. Kennedy , Time , 22 Sept. 2008",
|
|
"I had been invited to choose certain things that I might want from the house, but although there were indeed a couple of things that I would have liked, I was withheld from making the trip \u2026 \u2014 Alice Adams , \"Why I Write,\" in The Story and Its Writer , edited by Ann Charters , 1987",
|
|
"\u2026 as an instructor at New York University he chose to live by himself in lodgings that for the time must have been very expensive \u2026 \u2014 William Styron , This Quiet Dust and Other Writings , (1953) 1982",
|
|
"Any summary I might try to write for the rest of the novel would be worthless and I don't choose to waste my time at it. \u2014 Flannery O'Connor , The Habit of Being , 1979",
|
|
"The political party chose a leader.",
|
|
"They chose her as the team captain.",
|
|
"We've chosen a different time to go.",
|
|
"He was chosen because he's qualified for the job.",
|
|
"She was chosen from a long list of people.",
|
|
"He chose his words carefully.",
|
|
"Which shirt would you choose ",
|
|
"How do I choose when there's so much available",
|
|
"Let everyone choose for themselves.",
|
|
"You can choose from among a number of alternatives.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The right of each of us to choose how to live our lives. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Rallies were held across Connecticut Friday, many drawing out residents angered by the ruling and vowing to protect a women\u2019s right to choose here. \u2014 Alison Cross, Hartford Courant , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"On Friday, after the decision was released, public officials on the right celebrated, while those on the left prepared for a long fight to salvage the right to choose . \u2014 Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"To ensure your new shrub gets a good start, choose the right plant for the right place. \u2014 Arricca Sansone, Country Living , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"My career and my children are a product of my own hard work and choices, underpinned by a society and health care system that once understood the necessity of an individual\u2019s right to choose their own destiny. \u2014 Mary T. Bassett, ELLE , 22 June 2022",
|
|
"Need further cause for alarm at the prospect of partisan, power-hungry advocates taking away our right to choose our leaders",
|
|
"Other public utilities also will have to choose between scaling back work and passing along costs to customers, said Michael Arceneaux, acting CEO of the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies. \u2014 Michael Casey, Fortune , 19 June 2022",
|
|
"Antitrust lawsuits will almost certainly be filed by golfers who feel their personal right to choose where to play is being unfairly and unlawfully infringed upon. \u2014 Patrick Rishe, Forbes , 9 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English chosen , from Old English c\u0113osan ; akin to Old High German kiosan to choose, Latin gustare to taste":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ch\u00fcz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cherry-pick",
|
|
"cull",
|
|
"elect",
|
|
"handpick",
|
|
"name",
|
|
"opt (for)",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"prefer",
|
|
"select",
|
|
"single (out)",
|
|
"tag",
|
|
"take"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102908",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"choosy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"undemanding",
|
|
"unfastidious",
|
|
"unfussy"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": fastidiously selective : particular":[
|
|
"choosy shoppers"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"You can't be too choosy if you want a job right away.",
|
|
"We could afford to be as choosy as we wanted to be.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Because new graduates can afford to be choosy , some are taking their time to lock in a new job, recruiters say. \u2014 Lindsay Ellis, WSJ , 7 May 2022",
|
|
"To be blunt, the fashion revolution can\u2019t afford to be choosy about who is deserving of participation. \u2014 Marielle Elizabeth, Vogue , 22 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Before the show, Glass confided that Wonder\u2019s lawyer told her the artist is choosy regarding licensing his music for projects, and has never approved the use of this much of his music for one project. \u2014 Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press , 23 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Still, total employment measured by ADP remains well below its pre-pandemic level, suggesting higher wages and sign-on bonuses aren\u2019t doing enough to attract and retain talent in a labor market where jobseekers are increasingly choosy . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 3 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Beginners might be happy swapping a Pothos or propagated Monstera, while those who bring exotic plants will be more choosy . \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 18 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The same protein may be able to whisper its chemical message across the notoriously choosy blood-brain barrier and trigger anti-inflammatory processes in the brain. \u2014 Emily Willingham, Scientific American , 8 Dec. 2021",
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"The company approached the two deals with the intention to be choosy , Chief Financial Officer Rex Jackson said. \u2014 Kristin Broughton, WSJ , 23 Dec. 2021",
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"With both companies providing a solid third-quarter outlook, choosy investors must now decide whether to take a chance on comeback kid Twitter or more-consistent Snap. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 22 July 2021"
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"1862, in the meaning defined above":""
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"\u02c8ch\u00fc-z\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"dainty",
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"delicate",
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"demanding",
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"exacting",
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"fastidious",
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"finical",
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"finicking",
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"finicky",
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"fussbudgety",
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"fussy",
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"nice",
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"old-maidish",
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"particular",
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"pernickety",
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"persnickety",
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"picky"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063453",
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"chop":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bang",
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"bash",
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"bat",
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"beat",
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"belt",
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"biff",
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"blow",
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"bop",
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"box",
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"buffet",
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"bust",
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"clap",
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"clip",
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"clout",
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"crack",
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"cuff",
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"dab",
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"douse",
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"fillip",
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"hack",
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"haymaker",
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"hit",
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"hook",
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"knock",
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"larrup",
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"lash",
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"lick",
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"pelt",
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"pick",
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"plump",
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"poke",
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"pound",
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"punch",
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"rap",
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"slam",
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"slap",
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"slug",
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"smack",
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"smash",
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"sock",
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"spank",
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"stinger",
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"stripe",
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"stroke",
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"swat",
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"swipe",
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"switch",
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"thud",
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"thump",
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"thwack",
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"wallop",
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"welt",
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"whack",
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"wham",
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"whop",
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"whap"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a forceful usually slanting blow with or as if with an ax or cleaver":[],
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": a kind, brand, or lot of goods bearing the same chop":[],
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": a license validated by a seal":[],
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": a mark made by or as if by chopping":[],
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": a mark on goods or coins to indicate nature or quality":[],
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": a seal or official stamp or its impression":[],
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": a sharp downward blow or stroke":[],
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": a short abrupt motion (as of a wave)":[],
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": a small cut of meat often including part of a rib \u2014 see lamb illustration":[],
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": a stretch of choppy sea":[],
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": abrupt elimination or removal (as from a job)":[
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"it is the very top men who have got the chop",
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"\u2014 Daily Mirror"
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],
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": chopper sense 6":[],
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": material that has been chopped up":[],
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": quality , grade":[
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"of the first chop"
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],
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": to argue with sophistical reasoning and minute distinctions":[],
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": to change direction":[],
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": to cut as if by chopping":[
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"chop prices",
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"a bridge chops the lake in two"
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],
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": to cut into or sever usually by repeated blows of a sharp instrument":[],
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": to cut into pieces":[
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"\u2014 often used with up chop up an onion"
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],
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": to make a quick stroke or repeated strokes with or as if with a sharp instrument (such as an ax)":[],
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": to move or act suddenly or violently":[],
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": to strike (something, such as a ball) with a short quick downward stroke":[],
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": to subject to the action of a chopper":[
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"chop a beam of light"
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],
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": to veer with or as if with wind":[],
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": to weed and thin out (young cotton)":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb",
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"1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
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"1614, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Hindi ch\u0101p & Urdu chh\u0101p stamp":"Noun",
|
|
"Middle English chappen, choppen to barter":"Verb",
|
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"Middle English chappen, choppen \u2014 more at chap":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ch\u00e4p"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"dice",
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"hash",
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"mince"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-183644",
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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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"chop (down)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to cut (a tree, bush, etc.) at the bottom so that it falls to the ground":[
|
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"He chopped the tree down .",
|
|
"She chopped down some thick grape vines."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022204",
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"type":[
|
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"phrasal verb"
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]
|
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},
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"chop dollar":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a chopped dollar \u2014 see chop entry 7 sense 2":[]
|
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"chop entry 6":""
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},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034603",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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]
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},
|
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"chop down":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": to cut (a tree, bush, etc.) at the bottom so that it falls to the ground":[
|
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"He chopped the tree down .",
|
|
"She chopped down some thick grape vines."
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090207",
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"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
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]
|
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},
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"chop hill":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": sand hill":[]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"probably from chop entry 1":""
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},
|
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|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-120439",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"chop mark":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": an indentation made on a coin to attest weight, silver content, or legality":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140528",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"chop off":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to remove (something) by cutting":[
|
|
"She'd had her ponytail chopped off .",
|
|
"He took an axe and chopped the low branch off the tree."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033056",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"chop-chop":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"slow",
|
|
"slowly"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": without delay : quickly":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1834, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Chinese Pidgin English, reduplication of chop fast":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccch\u00e4p-\u02c8ch\u00e4p",
|
|
"\u02c8ch\u00e4p-\u02c8ch\u00e4p"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apace",
|
|
"briskly",
|
|
"double-quick",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"fleetly",
|
|
"full tilt",
|
|
"hastily",
|
|
"hell-for-leather",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"lickety-split",
|
|
"posthaste",
|
|
"presto",
|
|
"pronto",
|
|
"quick",
|
|
"quickly",
|
|
"rapidly",
|
|
"snappily",
|
|
"soon",
|
|
"speedily",
|
|
"swift",
|
|
"swiftly"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-163752",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"chopdar":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":[
|
|
"Definition of chopdar variant of chobdar"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":[],
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ch\u014dp\u02ccd\u00e4r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220701-111309",
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"chopfallen":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": cast down in spirit : depressed":[],
|
|
": having the lower jaw hanging loosely":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ch\u00e4p-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233752",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"chopped liver":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one that is insignificant or not worth considering":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"\u201cWow, she's gorgeous!\u201d \u201cAnd what am I\u2026 chopped liver ",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But my mother\u2019s cooking went well beyond the chopped liver , stuffed cabbage, kasha varnishkes and chicken soup of her Eastern European background, both in attention to detail and imagination. \u2014 New York Times , 2 May 2022",
|
|
"Of interest: All-day breakfast and lunch: whitefish salad, chopped liver , hot dogs with deli mustard and sauerkraut. \u2014 Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com , 28 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"He was covered in cold cuts and chopped liver and stuff like that. \u2014 Tyler Aquilina, EW.com , 12 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Choose from multicourse feasts starring roast brisket ($118, serves four) or chicken ($90, serves four), or order a few basics a la carte, such as challah ($10), chopped liver ($10) and latkes by the half dozen ($22). \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Frankly, Glory was one of my favorite books in the last decade, but that doesn't make this one chopped liver . \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 4 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"The blintzes and knishes are delicately sized, and while matzah ball soup is on the menu, chopped liver and mushroom barley soup are not. \u2014 Rachel Ringler, sun-sentinel.com , 27 May 2021",
|
|
"This chopped liver is best served shortly after it\u2019s made. \u2014 Gabriella Gershenson, WSJ , 18 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Sides of matzo, matzo kugel, matzo balls, chicken broth, meatballs, chopped liver , carrots and dessert complete the meal. \u2014 Holly Baumbach, chicagotribune.com , 25 Mar. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1947, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191513",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"chopper":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a device that interrupts an electric current or a beam of radiation (such as light) at short regular intervals":[],
|
|
": a high-bouncing batted baseball":[],
|
|
": helicopter":[],
|
|
": machine gun":[],
|
|
": one that chops":[],
|
|
": teeth":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"The sound of choppers filled the sky.",
|
|
"army choppers evacuated refugees from the war zone",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Lanzilli had a two-out single in the fourth before being stranded, then Robert Moore added the Hogs' final hit, a two-out infield chopper in the seventh. \u2014 Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Hall advanced to second on pinch hitter Jack Allison\u2019s chopper single up the middle. \u2014 David Hinojosa, San Antonio Express-News , 2 June 2022",
|
|
"Will Smith's solo home run in the second inning opened the scoring, and the Dodgers manufactured two runs in the third on a couple of singles, a walk and short chopper to third base for a run batted in. \u2014 Jos\u00e9 M. Romero, The Arizona Republic , 29 May 2022",
|
|
"Hayes hit a chopper right to Lopez, who hesitated and bobbled the ball. \u2014 Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Florida authorities on Wednesday recovered the wreckage of a second helicopter that had gone down in a lake just hours after another chopper crashed in the same lake. \u2014 Bradford Betz, Fox News , 27 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"There was no immediate word on what may have gone wrong or where the chopper was headed. \u2014 CBS News , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The upper deck comes equipped with a 40-foot helipad for your chopper . \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"The next two batters went down in order before Lexie Blair hit a routine chopper to Justene Molina, the American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year, who couldn't hold onto it. \u2014 Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"Trump walks to chopper , does not make comments: President Trump boarded Marine 1 on the south grounds of the White House Friday evening without stopping to talk to reporters. \u2014 Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com , 16 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"Fort Bragg, North Carolina \u2014 Master Sergeant Matthew Williams and his team of green berets choppered into a remote Afghan valley in the spring of 2008. \u2014 David Martin, CBS News , 30 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Something similar is true too of every worker who has ever choppered or trudged or driven into infectious hot zones to fight Zika or SARS or MERS or any other emerging diseases. \u2014 Time , 8 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Bolton was conspicuous in his absence when Trump and Pompeo choppered up to the demilitarized zone dividing the Koreas. \u2014 Noah Bierman, latimes.com , 1 July 2019",
|
|
"Last June, a 21-year-old woman and an Alaska husky were choppered out from near the Eagle River after the woman became cold and suffered injuries while hiking. \u2014 Matt Tunseth, Anchorage Daily News , 18 June 2019",
|
|
"Trump climbed out, said a few words with Pence, and then retreated to his private helicopter, also bearing his name, and choppered off for the city proper. \u2014 Longreads , 31 Oct. 2017",
|
|
"Despite concerns from some Palm Beachers about the noise that could come from Trump choppering onto the island, the Town Council agreed to make a presidential exception to allow a Mar-a-Lago landing spot. \u2014 Andy Reid, Sun-Sentinel.com , 26 July 2017",
|
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"NEWPORT NEWS, Va. \u2014 President Donald Trump choppered onto a hulking, gleaming aircraft carrier here Thursday to rally momentum for his ambitious call for a major hike in military spending. \u2014 The Washington Post, Twin Cities , 2 Mar. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1955, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ch\u00e4-p\u0259r"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"copter",
|
|
"eggbeater",
|
|
"helicopter",
|
|
"helo",
|
|
"whirlybird"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-044702",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"chopper cot":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a bedstead having curtains":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Hindi chappar-kh\u0101\u1e6d , from chappar tester of a bed + kh\u0101\u1e6d bedstead":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02cck\u00e4t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045005",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"choppiness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being choppy":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The final 2021 flameouts combined with Wall Street's trading are creating a market choppiness that disguises the foundation building going on. \u2014 John S. Tobey, Forbes , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Navy pilots on a routine training mission first noticed unusual choppiness in the water. \u2014 Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
|
|
"The craft beer business was already experiencing some choppiness before the pandemic: In 2019, there were a record 300-plus closures, a reckoning after thousands of breweries had opened up in just a few short years. \u2014 Alicia Wallace, CNN , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The global auto industry has endured nearly two years of choppiness , much of it related to the supply-chain challenges that have snarled manufacturing lines and left dealerships short on vehicles. \u2014 Mike Colias, WSJ , 3 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"At the least, said Seattle interior designer Heidi Caillier, consider seating with scroll arms or a gently curved back, details which will smooth out choppiness . \u2014 Lauren Joseph, WSJ , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Austrian Audio has equipped the PB17 and PG16 with a pro-grade boom microphone that transmits the user\u2019s voice without cut-outs, choppiness , or muffling. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 27 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Investors said some of the choppiness this week has also likely been driven by portfolio repositioning. \u2014 Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ , 29 Dec. 2021",
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"The choppiness plagued technology and growth stocks. \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ , 6 Jan. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1881, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ch\u00e4-p\u0113-n\u0259s"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222459",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"chopping block":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a situation in which someone or something is threatened with elimination":[
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"government programs on the chopping block"
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],
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": a wooden block on which material (such as meat, wood, or vegetables) is cut, split, or diced":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The numbers are dwindling, and everyone's on the chopping block now. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 16 June 2022",
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"Here's a look at the new tools in action: Unwanted echo is first on the chopping block . \u2014 Mark Knapp, PCMAG , 13 June 2022",
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"According to News 4 Jax, the veto was among a number of items on the chopping block to fight against a potential recession. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 3 June 2022",
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"The Auditor\u2019s job is fifth in the order of succession to the governor, but the position has been on the chopping block in recent years. \u2014 al , 20 May 2022",
|
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"David Zaslav reportedly wants major changes to the studio\u2019s handling of DC Comics properties, including putting a lot of projects on the chopping block and insisting all DC films be theatrical releases. \u2014 Mark Hughes, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
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"Fried said all of our rights are on the chopping block if Roe v. Wade is overturned. \u2014 Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel , 7 May 2022",
|
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"That means some pay-only platforms will be on the chopping block . \u2014 Rajeev Goel, Fortune , 3 May 2022",
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"Tori was frankly grateful for anybody other than herself to be on the chopping block . \u2014 al , 27 Apr. 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-235442",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"chopping board":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a wooden or plastic board on which foods (such as meats and vegetables) are cut : cutting board":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131633",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
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"choppy":{
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"antonyms":[
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"constant",
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"continuous",
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"habitual",
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"periodic",
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"regular",
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"repeated",
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"steady"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": being roughened : chapped":[],
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": changeable , variable":[
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"a choppy wind"
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],
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": disconnected":[
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"choppy writing"
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],
|
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": interrupted by ups and downs":[
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"choppy terrain",
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"a choppy career"
|
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],
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": jerky":[
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"short choppy strides"
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],
|
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": rough with small waves":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
|
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"1865, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"chop entry 2":"Adjective",
|
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"chop entry 3":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8ch\u00e4-p\u0113"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
|
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"aperiodic",
|
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"casual",
|
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"catchy",
|
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"discontinuous",
|
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"episodic",
|
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"episodical",
|
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"erratic",
|
|
"fitful",
|
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"intermittent",
|
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"irregular",
|
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"occasional",
|
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"spasmodic",
|
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"spastic",
|
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"sporadic",
|
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"spotty",
|
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"unsteady"
|
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],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162130",
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"chops":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"inexperience"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": expertise in a particular field or activity":[
|
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"acting chops"
|
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],
|
|
": jaw":[],
|
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": mouth":[],
|
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": the fleshy covering of the jaws":[
|
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"a dog licking its chops"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Wie also slots in moves like rotational lifts and chops on the Tonal machine to help establish core stability and mobility\u2014also important for adding power to your swing\u2014and combines them with floor moves for variety. \u2014 Elizabeth Millard, C.p.t., SELF , 20 June 2022",
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"All those now-classic bands had tunes to go along with their chops , charisma and volume. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 20 June 2022",
|
|
"This classic American grill, located in Troy, offers fresh seafood, steak and chops , sushi and cocktails. \u2014 Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press , 14 June 2022",
|
|
"Season pork chops with salt and pepper, then add to bread crumb mixture. \u2014 Southern Kitchen, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022",
|
|
"There\u2019s a touch of wry humor in recipes like Taylor\u2019s barbecue-ready pork chops , which are brined before grilling and garnished with a nutty dukkah. \u2014 Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 May 2022",
|
|
"The menu also includes items such as steaks and chops , seafood, a Friday fish fry, pizza, sandwiches, pasta, salads, appetizers and a children's menu. \u2014 Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"Expect shrimp cocktail, roasted prime rib, chimichurri lamb chops , roasted and grilled vegetables, made-to-order carne asada tacos, fresh guacamole, a salsa bar and desserts. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 9 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Klay Thompson\u2019s defensive chops are making an appearance in the most pivotal moments. \u2014 Shane Young, Forbes , 15 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"alteration of chap entry 3":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ch\u00e4ps"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"experience",
|
|
"expertise",
|
|
"know-how",
|
|
"moxie",
|
|
"proficiency",
|
|
"savvy",
|
|
"skills"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011705",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun plural",
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"chorale":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": chorus , choir":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"practiced a chorale to perform in church",
|
|
"a chorale that is regarded as being among the best in the state",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The Los Angeles Master Chorale, Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra and guest vocalists join forces for the German composer\u2019s 18th century masterwork to close out the chorale \u2019s 2021-22 season. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
|
|
"About 100 students will rehearse and perform alongside 55 singers from the chorale . \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 10 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The chorale will be accompanied by the Hartford Symphony Orchestra. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"The Mozart Mass and Grammy come on the heels of a celebration of the 20th anniversary of Music Director Grant Gershon, who has made the chorale the finest-by-far major chorus in America and one able to serve exceptionally wide needs. \u2014 Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times , 6 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Five of those went to Ladysmith Black Mambazo, an all-male chorale group formed in the 1960s that sings in indigenous South African styles. \u2014 Alexander Onukwue, Quartz , 4 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Expect to hear some of the most beloved chorale numbers from operas that Manahan led during his tenure. \u2014 oregonlive , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Bring or rent a score and join chorale members to sing Handel\u2019s masterpiece. \u2014 Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune , 21 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"Clark had a model in mind for how the song crests with that chorale , even if her song ends up being a bit warmer and more hopeful than its classic-rock template. \u2014 Chris Willman, Variety , 24 Dec. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"German Choral , short for Choralgesang choral song":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8r\u00e4l",
|
|
"k\u0259-\u02c8ral"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anthem",
|
|
"canticle",
|
|
"carol",
|
|
"hymn",
|
|
"psalm",
|
|
"spiritual"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073152",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"chord":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"emotion",
|
|
"feeling",
|
|
"passion",
|
|
"sentiment"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": accord":[],
|
|
": an individual emotion or disposition":[
|
|
"struck a responsive chord"
|
|
],
|
|
": cord sense 3a":[],
|
|
": either of the two outside members of a truss connected and braced by the web members":[],
|
|
": harmonize":[],
|
|
": the straight line distance joining the leading and trailing edges of an airfoil":[],
|
|
": three or more musical tones sounded simultaneously":[],
|
|
": to make chords on":[],
|
|
": to play chords especially on a stringed instrument":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"the revised system chords perfectly with the original goals"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1543, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"1608, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"alteration of Middle English cord , short for accord":"Noun",
|
|
"alteration of cord entry 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022frd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"answer",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"cohere",
|
|
"coincide",
|
|
"comport",
|
|
"conform",
|
|
"consist",
|
|
"correspond",
|
|
"dovetail",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"harmonize",
|
|
"jibe",
|
|
"rhyme",
|
|
"rime",
|
|
"sort",
|
|
"square",
|
|
"tally"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104411",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"chore":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a difficult or disagreeable task":[
|
|
"doing taxes can be a real chore"
|
|
],
|
|
": a routine task or job":[
|
|
"The children were each assigned household chores ."
|
|
],
|
|
": the regular or daily light work of a household or farm":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The children were each assigned different household chores .",
|
|
"I liked the simple chore of bringing in the firewood.",
|
|
"Doing taxes can be a real chore .",
|
|
"That movie is a chore to sit through.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Activities most of us take for granted were a chore for Sharkey and his helpers. \u2014 Terry Pluto, cleveland , 25 June 2022",
|
|
"Finding photos of Williams playing at PSU is also a chore . \u2014 oregonlive , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"The initial install is a chore , but once the mounts are in place, the camper comes on and off via three removable jacks in about 10 minutes. \u2014 Bryan Rogala, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Picking your next moisturizing body wash doesn\u2019t have to be a chore . \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 May 2022",
|
|
"Spacek and Simmons keep those eight hours from being a chore , and there\u2019s potential going forward for something more engrossing. \u2014 Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter , 19 May 2022",
|
|
"When the Bucks settled into their regular offense Tuesday, everything was a chore . \u2014 Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com , 3 May 2022",
|
|
"Cooking is a joy and a pleasure in our home; however, with a newborn, figuring out your next meal can be a chore , especially when your energy is completely depleted. \u2014 Shani Hillian, Bon App\u00e9tit , 18 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The one way around the bad fairness math is if there\u2019s some chore or area of chores your partner does do well, gladly or out of necessity. \u2014 Carolyn Hax, Washington Post , 11 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1746, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"alteration of chare":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ch\u022fr"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for chore task , duty , job , chore , stint , assignment mean a piece of work to be done. task implies work imposed by a person in authority or an employer or by circumstance. charged with a variety of tasks duty implies an obligation to perform or responsibility for performance. the duties of a lifeguard job applies to a piece of work voluntarily performed; it may sometimes suggest difficulty or importance. the job of turning the company around chore implies a minor routine activity necessary for maintaining a household or farm. every child was assigned chores stint implies a carefully allotted or measured quantity of assigned work or service. a 2-month stint as a reporter assignment implies a definite limited task assigned by one in authority. a reporter's assignment",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assignment",
|
|
"duty",
|
|
"job",
|
|
"task"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022440",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"choreograph":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to arrange or direct the movements, progress, or details of":[
|
|
"a carefully choreographed meeting"
|
|
],
|
|
": to compose the choreography of":[
|
|
"choreograph a ballet"
|
|
],
|
|
": to engage in choreography":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She was hired to choreograph the ballet routines.",
|
|
"the advance team completely choreographed the candidate's campaign appearances",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Randy Duncan will choreograph a world premiere finale. \u2014 Doug George, Chicago Tribune , 12 May 2022",
|
|
"And Meg Donnelly will guest star as Val, a confident and funny college student and longtime camper-turned-Counselor-in-Training, who is ready to choreograph the summer production of Frozen. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 18 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"Struthers says Jason Mamoa, who works closely with his stunt double, was easy to choreograph for as the character Duncan Idaho. \u2014 Stuart Miller, Variety , 17 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Now New York City Ballet dancer, Bolden III had come back to SAB to choreograph a special performance featuring the students. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 9 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Los Angeles based choreographer Sadie Wilking, who trained at the London School of Contemporary Dance, will choreograph the film. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 25 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Kerrigan, who won a bronze medal at the 1992 Olympic games and a silver in 1994, is executive producing and will choreograph select skating sequences for the film. \u2014 Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter , 14 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Monday began Bengals week at the dance school, and each class had the opportunity to pick a song and choreograph a special routine in celebration of Sunday's game. \u2014 Brook Endale, The Enquirer , 12 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Long and narrow, so that Del Toro could choreograph the actors, the space sports Rorschach wood veneer walls and real marble floors. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 26 Jan. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1943, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccgraf"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrange",
|
|
"blueprint",
|
|
"budget",
|
|
"calculate",
|
|
"chart",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"frame",
|
|
"lay out",
|
|
"map (out)",
|
|
"organize",
|
|
"plan",
|
|
"prepare",
|
|
"project",
|
|
"scheme (out)",
|
|
"shape",
|
|
"strategize (about)"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-090231",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"chortle":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a laugh or chuckle expressing pleasure or amusement":[
|
|
"a chortle of delight",
|
|
"I hear a catbird's bubbling notes, sounding like the bird is half strangling itself to get them out, the rapid-tonguing chortle of a red-bellied woodpecker \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 John P. Wiley Jr.",
|
|
"The grin escalates into a chuckle, the chuckle to a chortle .",
|
|
"\u2014 Robert Palm"
|
|
],
|
|
": to laugh or chuckle especially when amused or pleased":[
|
|
"She chortled with delight."
|
|
],
|
|
": to say or sing with a chortling intonation":[
|
|
"\"\u2026 nothing whatever to worry about,\" he chortled merrily.",
|
|
"\u2014 Kevin Myers"
|
|
],
|
|
": to sing or chant exultantly":[
|
|
"he chortled in his joy",
|
|
"\u2014 Lewis Carroll"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"He chortled , \u201cYou're going to love this.\u201d",
|
|
"audiences might chortle gently during the movie's amusing bits, but there are few knee-slappers",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
|
"The Daily Show\u2019s Trevor Noah has been booked to tell the jokes that everyone will chortle over at first, then complain about later. \u2014 Jason Linkins, The New Republic , 29 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Critics understandably chortle but the paper perhaps is resurrecting itself for a serious moment. \u2014 Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"It\u2019s not every day that an American president and a foreign dictator chortle together over the IQ of an American former vice president. \u2014 Jay Nordlinger, National Review , 20 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"So, yes, by all means chortle and smirk online at the consensual private trespasses of Jerry Falwell Jr., yet another great Protestant hypocrite laid low. \u2014 Chris Lehmann, The New Republic , 25 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"My year-old daughter is chortling , making silly faces with my mom. \u2014 Bridget Shirvell, New York Times , 17 Apr. 2020",
|
|
"There are a host of other chortling jack-o-lanterns as well, usually including an enormous one shooting flames from the top of its roasting head, an effect created by soaking toilet paper rolls in kerosene. \u2014 M. Carrie Allan, Washington Post , 17 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Klobuchar contrasted her big picture talk with stories of her family\u2019s humble roots \u2014 her grandfather was a miner, who used a coffee can to save for her father\u2019s future \u2014 and kept the crowd chortling with jokes. \u2014 NBC News , 3 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Strong reactions to the 2019 musical should be evident over the next seven days at Birmingham\u2019s Sidewalk Film Center and Cinema, during nine screenings that encourage audience members to heckle, chortle and sing along. \u2014 Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al , 24 Jan. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1871, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1891, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably blend of chuckle and snort":"Verb"
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ch\u022fr-t\u1d4al"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"break up",
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"cackle",
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"chuckle",
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"crack up",
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"giggle",
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"hee-haw",
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"laugh",
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"roar",
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"scream",
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"snicker",
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"titter",
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"twitter"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061158",
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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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"chorus":{
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
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": a character in Elizabethan drama who speaks the prologue (see prologue sense 2 ) and epilogue (see epilogue sense 2 ) and comments on the action":[],
|
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": a composition to be sung by a number of voices in concert":[],
|
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": a group of dancers and singers supporting the featured players in a musical comedy or revue":[],
|
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": a part of a song or hymn recurring at intervals":[],
|
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": in unison":[
|
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"answering in chorus"
|
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],
|
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": something performed, sung, or uttered simultaneously or unanimously by a number of persons or animals":[
|
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"a chorus of boos",
|
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"that eternal chorus of: \"Are we there yet",
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"\u2014 Sheila More"
|
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],
|
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": sounds so uttered":[
|
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"visitors are taken to the woods by car to hear the mournful choruses of howling wolves",
|
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"\u2014 Bob Gaines"
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],
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": the part of a drama sung or spoken by the chorus":[],
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": to sing or utter in chorus":[
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"\"They're here, they're here!\" chorused the crowd."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
|
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"We awoke to a chorus of birdsong.",
|
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"The President's policies have been questioned by a growing chorus of critics.",
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"Verb",
|
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"The class chorused \u201cGood morning!\u201d.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"But the chorus isn\u2019t the only musical game in town. \u2014 Linda Gandee, cleveland , 13 June 2022",
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"The chorus of technologists who believe AI models may not be far off from achieving consciousness is getting bolder. \u2014 Nitasha Tiku, Anchorage Daily News , 12 June 2022",
|
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"The chorus of technologists who believe AI models may not be far off from achieving consciousness is getting bolder. \u2014 Nitasha Tiku, Washington Post , 11 June 2022",
|
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"In the original version, the chorus is two electric guitars. \u2014 Jonathan Cohen, SPIN , 27 May 2022",
|
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"Some of the nation\u2019s most prominent chief executives have joined the chorus , such as Amazon CEO Andy Jassy and Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon. \u2014 Max Zahn, ABC News , 7 June 2022",
|
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"Mandico sets the stage via a chorus of overlapping narrators, their disembodied heads (and naked hirsute shoulders) floating in space: The atmosphere on After Blue is toxic to men, whose hair grew inward and killed them off. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 3 June 2022",
|
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"The chorus , resplendent in colorful vintage finery beneath black face masks, was placed in the balcony box seats instead of on stage. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 24 May 2022",
|
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"This collab works for so many reasons: an earworm chorus , the refreshing nu-disco undertones, two really fun and experimental artists working together. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 23 May 2022",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
|
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"Two rooms formerly used as locker rooms are now the home to chorus and band. \u2014 Lily Jackson | Ljackson@al.com, al , 8 Oct. 2019",
|
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"Outside Carnegie Hall, choir performers from Millennial Choirs and Orchestra chorused as the evening sun dipped low in the sky. \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Washington Post , 14 July 2019",
|
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"Twitter chorused : Ivanka and Jared tried to convince me not to make bolognese, according to sources close to the situation. \u2014 Katy Waldman, Slate Magazine , 22 Aug. 2017",
|
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"During an eclipse, crickets will chirp and frogs will chorus , thinking night has fallen. \u2014 Nathan Hurst, Smithsonian , 14 Aug. 2017",
|
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"In response to the president's moral failure, many commentators chorused : WWE! \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 15 Aug. 2017"
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
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"1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
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"1826, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin, ring dance, chorus, from Greek choros":"Noun and Verb"
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259s"
|
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"choir",
|
|
"chorale",
|
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"consort",
|
|
"glee club"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233843",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"chorus boy":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a young man who sings or dances in the chorus of a theatrical production (such as a musical or revue)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"After being spotted at a bodybuilding competition in London, Connery was invited to join the company of a touring production of South Pacific as a chorus boy ; later, he was promoted to a speaking role. \u2014 Liam Hess, Vogue , 31 Oct. 2020",
|
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"One of its lead producers is from L.A., and ones of its chorus boys is quite popular among audience members with eyes. \u2014 Craig Nakano, latimes.com , 9 June 2019"
|
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],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1943, 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":"20220707-033632",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"chorus girl":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a young woman who sings or dances in the chorus of a theatrical production (such as a musical or revue)":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The new museum director, the article implied, was little more than a chorus girl with a sugar daddy. \u2014 Mary Carole Mccauley, Baltimore Sun , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Lucille came from nothing and, with an unrivaled work ethic, built a career as a model, chorus girl and eventually as an actor in the studio system. \u2014 San Francisco Chronicle , 16 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Richards began her career as a chorus girl in Harlem\u2019s Cotton Club. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"On Wednesday, the former chorus girl from Encinitas was appointed to the top artistic job at an opera company in Oregon. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"On Wednesday, the former chorus girl from Encinitas was appointed to the top artistic job at an opera company in Oregon. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"On Wednesday, the former chorus girl from Encinitas was appointed to the top artistic job at an opera company in Oregon. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"On Wednesday, the former chorus girl from Encinitas was appointed to the top artistic job at an opera company in Oregon. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Aug. 2021",
|
|
"On Wednesday, the former chorus girl from Encinitas was appointed to the top artistic job at an opera company in Oregon. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 4 Aug. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1894, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111117",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"chorus line":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a group of dancers and singers supporting the featured players in a musical comedy or revue : chorus sense 1e":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used figuratively \u2026 a chorus line of executives trotted out their achievements \u2026 \u2014 Frank Gibney Jr. , Time , 24 May 1999"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1898, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104238",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"chorus master":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204125",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"chorus reed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an organ reed stop not intended for solo use":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115710",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"chose":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a piece of personal property : thing":[],
|
|
": decide":[
|
|
"chose to go by train"
|
|
],
|
|
": to decide on especially by vote : elect":[
|
|
"chose her as captain"
|
|
],
|
|
": to have a preference for":[
|
|
"choose one car over another"
|
|
],
|
|
": to make a selection":[
|
|
"finding it hard to choose"
|
|
],
|
|
": to select freely and after consideration":[
|
|
"choose a career"
|
|
],
|
|
": to take an alternative":[
|
|
"\u2014 used after cannot and usually followed by but when earth is so kind, men cannot choose but be happy \u2014 J. A. Froude"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1670, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from Latin causa cause, reason":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sh\u014dz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170113",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"chose jug\u00e9e":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a matter that has been settled : res judicata":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"sh\u014dz\u2027zh\u1d6b\u0305zh\u0101"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193727",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"chose local":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a thing annexed to a place (as a house) as distinguished from something movable":[
|
|
"\u2014 distinguished from chose transitory"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"chose entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)sh\u014dz\u02c8l\u014dk\u0259l"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-180033",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"chose transitory":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": movable":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"chose entry 2":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194531",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"chosen":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cherry-picked",
|
|
"choice",
|
|
"elect",
|
|
"favored",
|
|
"favorite",
|
|
"first-line",
|
|
"handpicked",
|
|
"picked",
|
|
"preferred",
|
|
"select",
|
|
"selected"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": elect":[],
|
|
": one who is the object of choice or of divine favor : an elect person":[],
|
|
": selected or marked for favor or special privilege":[
|
|
"a chosen few"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Noun",
|
|
"of the five sons in the family, he was his father's chosen and thus showered with attention and special gifts",
|
|
"Adjective",
|
|
"the chosen few who are invited to a gathering at the CEO's house at the end of the year",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Items are purchased by staff and chosen based on nutritional value, demand (based on sales) and availability ( through vendors Costco and Sam's Club), Brewer said. \u2014 Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com , 9 June 2017",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
|
|
"The chosen 9 editions make up an elevated assortment of a classic silhouette that is forever imprinted in history and culture. \u2014 Greg Emmanuel, Essence , 25 May 2022",
|
|
"The aerialist, who was killed during a BASE-jumping incident on May 16, was not one to skirt the potentially deadly consequences of his chosen lifestyle. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 18 May 2015",
|
|
"This unusual access to the inner lives of others was surely an asset in her chosen career, fiction writing. \u2014 Washington Post , 29 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"In one episode, Weinstein orchestrates a family dance for Haart to post on Instagram, in an apparent act of support for her chosen career. \u2014 Philissa Cramer, sun-sentinel.com , 23 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"To get there, the scientists had to raise the chosen crab, born in 2015 from one of the crabs harvested a year earlier. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"To get there, the scientists had to raise the chosen crab, which then gave birth in the lab to dozens of healthy babies, proving her genetic viability. \u2014 Christine Condon, baltimoresun.com , 8 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"The chosen law firm would hire a computer forensic company to help determine what happened and how to prevent future data losses. \u2014 Kevin Krause, Dallas News , 10 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"The chosen three are initially enthusiastic participants in Bilton\u2019s plan. \u2014 Naomi Fry, The New Yorker , 20 Feb. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English, from past participle of chosen to choose":"Adjective"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ch\u014d-z\u1d4an"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bet",
|
|
"choice",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"selection"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224326",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"chosen freeholder":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one of a board of county officers in New Jersey having charge of county finances and similar to county commissioners or county supervisors in other states":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-082139",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"chosen instrument":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093455",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"chosen people":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002419",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"chota":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": little":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Hindi cho\u1e6d\u0101":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ch\u014dt\u0259",
|
|
"-\u014d(\u02cc)t\u00e4"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051419",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"chota hazri":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a light meal eaten very early in the morning":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Hindi cho\u1e6d\u0101 h\u0101\u1e93ir\u012b small breakfast":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02c8h\u00e4zr\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055745",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"chouette":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a method of scoring by which more than two persons can participate in a two-handed game (such as backgammon), one player accepting the bets of all other players on the result of a game between that player and one other active player \u2014 see in the box at box entry 2 , captain sense 1p":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"French, from faire la chouette to play a lone hand at cards, literally, to act like a barn owl, from chouette barn owl, alteration of Old French \u00e7uete , of imitative origin":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"sh\u00fc\u02c8et",
|
|
"\u02c8shwet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135853",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"chough":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": either of two Old World birds ( Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax and P. graculus ) that are related to the crows and have red legs and glossy blue-black plumage":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English":""
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ch\u0259f"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070029",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"choultry":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a pillared hall or colonnade of a temple":[],
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": inn , caravansary":[]
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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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"modification of Tamil-Malayalam c\u0101va\u1e6di":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8chau\u0307l\u2027tr\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-110705",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"choumoellier":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a hybrid of cabbage, kohlrabi, and kale that is used for forage and feed especially in New Zealand and Australia":[]
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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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"French, literally, marrow cabbage":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"sh\u0259\u02c8m\u00e4ly\u0259(r)"
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],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-173129",
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"chounse":{
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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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"probably alteration of jounce":""
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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":"20220706-230255",
|
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"type":[
|
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"transitive verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"choup":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":[
|
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"Definition of choup variant of choop"
|
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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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"\u02c8ch\u00fcp"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220629-172954",
|
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"type":[]
|
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},
|
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"choupique":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": bowfin":[]
|
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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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"American French (Louisiana) choupique , from Choctaw shupik":""
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-111229",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"chouse":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": cheat , trick":[],
|
|
": to drive or herd roughly":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1904, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
|
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"circa 1659, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
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},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"origin unknown":"Verb",
|
|
"perhaps from Turkish \u00e7avu\u015f doorkeeper, messenger":"Verb"
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8chau\u0307s"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"beat",
|
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"bilk",
|
|
"bleed",
|
|
"cheat",
|
|
"chisel",
|
|
"con",
|
|
"cozen",
|
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"defraud",
|
|
"diddle",
|
|
"do",
|
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"do in",
|
|
"euchre",
|
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"fiddle",
|
|
"fleece",
|
|
"flimflam",
|
|
"gaff",
|
|
"hose",
|
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"hustle",
|
|
"mulct",
|
|
"nobble",
|
|
"pluck",
|
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"ream",
|
|
"rip off",
|
|
"rook",
|
|
"screw",
|
|
"shake down",
|
|
"short",
|
|
"shortchange",
|
|
"skin",
|
|
"skunk",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"stick",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"sting",
|
|
"sucker",
|
|
"swindle",
|
|
"thimblerig",
|
|
"victimize"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-202226",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"choux pastry":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a very light, egg-based dough used to make pastries (such as cream puffs and \u00e9clairs )":[
|
|
"Choux pastry is preferred cooked before freezing and filled after thawing \u2026",
|
|
"\u2014 Margaret Leach et al.",
|
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"I fell for choux paste , aka cream-puff dough, early in my cooking career.",
|
|
"\u2014 Sara Dickerman"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The airy, delicate pastry is p\u00e2te \u00e0 choux, or choux pastry . \u2014 Foren Clark, CNN , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"To the novice baker, choux pastry brings to mind the sort of fear-inducing, tear-jerking mess of a technical challenge assigned for maximum drama on The Great British Bake Off. \u2014 Tanya Bush, Bon App\u00e9tit , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Gingerbread Showdown Host Jesse Palmer challenges the teams to create a holiday light show out of gingerbread and pair their glittering creations with the lightest of all desserts: choux pastry . \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 29 Nov. 2021",
|
|
"The novel is a lot more like a choux pastry or millefeuille, intricate and layered despite its core identity as a delectable treat. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 2 June 2021",
|
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"Remove from the oven, and let the choux pastry cases cool completely in a draft-free area. \u2014 Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal , 27 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Bake in preheated oven for 30-40 minutes in the center of the oven, or until the choux pastry shells puff up and are golden brown on top. \u2014 Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal , 27 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"These shows tend to foreground emotional labor\u2014consolation, encouragement\u2014along with their choux pastry and kitchen redos. \u2014 Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker , 19 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Also known as cream puffs or chou \u00e0 la cr\u00e8me, profiteroles are one of a handful of desserts that showcase French choux pastry . \u2014 Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens , 24 Mar. 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1878, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"partial translation of French p\u00e2te \u00e0 choux, literally, \"pastry in the form of cabbages\"; choux, plural of chou \"cabbage,\" going back to Middle French, back-formation from chous, plural of chol, going back to Old French, going back to Latin caulis \"stalk, stem, cabbage stem, cabbage\" \u2014 more at cole":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sh\u00fc-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162628",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"chow":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": chow chow":[],
|
|
": eat":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used with down chowing down on pizza"
|
|
],
|
|
": food , victuals":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1856, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1889, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1917, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"by shortening":"Noun",
|
|
"short for chowchow":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8chau\u0307"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"feed",
|
|
"meal",
|
|
"menu",
|
|
"mess",
|
|
"refection",
|
|
"repast",
|
|
"table"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204948",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"chowderhead":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brain",
|
|
"genius"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": dolt , blockhead":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"instantly concluded his new son-in-law was a chowderhead"
|
|
],
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1833, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"alteration of dialect jolterhead blockhead":""
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8chau\u0307-d\u0259r-\u02cched"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"airhead",
|
|
"birdbrain",
|
|
"blockhead",
|
|
"bonehead",
|
|
"bubblehead",
|
|
"chucklehead",
|
|
"clodpoll",
|
|
"clodpole",
|
|
"clot",
|
|
"cluck",
|
|
"clunk",
|
|
"cretin",
|
|
"cuddy",
|
|
"cuddie",
|
|
"deadhead",
|
|
"dim bulb",
|
|
"dimwit",
|
|
"dip",
|
|
"dodo",
|
|
"dolt",
|
|
"donkey",
|
|
"doofus",
|
|
"dope",
|
|
"dork",
|
|
"dullard",
|
|
"dum-dum",
|
|
"dumbbell",
|
|
"dumbhead",
|
|
"dummkopf",
|
|
"dummy",
|
|
"dunce",
|
|
"dunderhead",
|
|
"fathead",
|
|
"gander",
|
|
"golem",
|
|
"goof",
|
|
"goon",
|
|
"half-wit",
|
|
"hammerhead",
|
|
"hardhead",
|
|
"idiot",
|
|
"ignoramus",
|
|
"imbecile",
|
|
"jackass",
|
|
"know-nothing",
|
|
"knucklehead",
|
|
"lamebrain",
|
|
"loggerhead",
|
|
"loon",
|
|
"lump",
|
|
"lunkhead",
|
|
"meathead",
|
|
"mome",
|
|
"moron",
|
|
"mug",
|
|
"mutt",
|
|
"natural",
|
|
"nimrod",
|
|
"nincompoop",
|
|
"ninny",
|
|
"ninnyhammer",
|
|
"nit",
|
|
"nitwit",
|
|
"noddy",
|
|
"noodle",
|
|
"numskull",
|
|
"numbskull",
|
|
"oaf",
|
|
"pinhead",
|
|
"prat",
|
|
"ratbag",
|
|
"saphead",
|
|
"schlub",
|
|
"shlub",
|
|
"schnook",
|
|
"simpleton",
|
|
"stock",
|
|
"stupe",
|
|
"stupid",
|
|
"thickhead",
|
|
"turkey",
|
|
"woodenhead",
|
|
"yahoo",
|
|
"yo-yo"
|
|
],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191435",
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"chogset":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": cunner sense b":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ch\u00e4gs\u0259\u0307t",
|
|
"-gz\u0259\u0307t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"of Algonquian origin; akin to Pequot cachauxet cunner, Natick chohchohkesit striped, spotted":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212818"
|
|
},
|
|
"choro":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a musical piece in the style of or suggesting Brazilian folk music":[],
|
|
"\u2014 see chor-":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8sh\u014dr(\u02cc)\u00fc"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Portuguese ch\u00f4ro , literally, weeping, from chorar to weep, from Latin plorare to cry out, to bewail, probably of imitative origin":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220421"
|
|
},
|
|
"cholla":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of numerous shrubby opuntias chiefly of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico that have needlelike spines partly enclosed in a papery sheath and cylindrical joints":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ch\u022fi-y\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Here and elsewhere in the Phoenix region, keep an eye out for teddy-bear cholla . \u2014 Outside Online , 1 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"This warmup segment is followed by a 0.4-mile hike on the Goldmine Trail, which undulates through drainages and cholla forests before arriving at the junction with the San Tan Trail, where Goldmine begins its strenuous uphill haul. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 14 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"One 2018 study conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois found that a single spine from a similar type of cactus, the cholla , could lift a half-pound piece of pork (shudder!). \u2014 Aliese Willard Muhonen, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"Keep an eye out for the foundations of the defunct Spur Cross dude ranch crumbling among cholla and creosote shrubs. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 5 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The outlaw and the outcast have always found a home among the yucca and cholla in the desert sprawl of Palm Springs. \u2014 Margaret Wappler, Los Angeles Times , 8 July 2021",
|
|
"Following an old dirt road, the trail wanders through classic Sonoran Desert vegetation dominated by turpentine bushes, cholla , yuccas, mesquite trees and colorful spots of wildflowers. \u2014 Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic , 28 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"Teddy bear, or jumping, cholla also thrive in California, particularly in deserts and desert gardens. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 July 2021",
|
|
"Ranger Freddy at Saguaro National Park in Tucson shows the easiest way to remove a clump of cholla cactus from your arm in a series of videos posted on Instagram. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 July 2021"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Mexican Spanish, from Spanish, head":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1846, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-001435"
|
|
},
|
|
"chokerman":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": one who puts chokers around logs and gets them ready for hauling":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ch\u014dk\u0259(r)m\u0259n"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005809"
|
|
},
|
|
"chondrocranium":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-dr\u0259-\u02c8kr\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259m, -dr\u014d-",
|
|
"\u02cck\u00e4n-dr\u014d-\u02c8kr\u0101-n\u0113-\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"chondro- + cranium":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1875, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014809"
|
|
},
|
|
"chorizo":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a seasoned, coarsely ground, pork sausage":[],
|
|
": a spicy or sweet ground pork sausage that is seasoned especially with smoked paprika, is used chiefly in Spanish cooking, and is typically sold dried and cured in casings":[],
|
|
": a spicy ground pork sausage that is seasoned with chili powder and other spices (such as cumin or garlic), is used chiefly in Mexican cooking, and is typically sold uncooked either loose or in casings":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-(\u02cc)s\u014d",
|
|
"ch\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113-(\u02cc)z\u014d"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Her chicken chorizo taco may be the crowning achievement. \u2014 Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"Porter Road gives him a whole month's worth (give or take) with this 8 lb. box, complete with dry aged steaks, pork chops, dry aged ground beef, bacon, country sausage and chorizo sausage. \u2014 Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Earth serves vegan versions of tacos al pastor, chorizo fries, Sonoran hot dogs and milkshakes. \u2014 Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic , 25 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"No grill is required for these two takes on winter-ready sausage sandwiches: Chicken chorizo hoagies with pepper fundido, and Italian sausage sammies with white beans, lemon and thyme. \u2014 Ariel Cheung, chicagotribune.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"Once the meal arrives, the eggs stirred into the potatoes, chorizo and cheese work appealing yoke alchemy. \u2014 Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al , 22 May 2022",
|
|
"Open up wide for the potatoes and Mexican chorizo inside, topped with lettuce, cheese and cream. \u2014 Terry Ward, CNN , 11 May 2022",
|
|
"Spanish chorizo , sliced 1 large onion, chopped 2 large yellow bell peppers 2 tsp. \u2014 Outside Online , 10 May 2021",
|
|
"The ultimate crowd-pleaser, these nachos are made with chorizo as the main attraction. \u2014 Ashley Dunne, Sunset Magazine , 28 Apr. 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Spanish":""
|
|
},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1802, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-030908"
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"cholinergic":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": liberating, activated by, or involving acetylcholine":[
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"cholinergic nerve fiber",
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"cholinergic functions"
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],
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": resembling acetylcholine especially in physiologic action":[
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"a cholinergic drug"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u014d-l\u0259-\u02c8n\u0259r-jik"
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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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"BChE is an enzyme of the cholinergic system, part of the autonomic system, which controls functions like blood pressure and breathing. \u2014 Katherine Dillinger And Jen Christensen, CNN , 13 May 2022",
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"The condition, which Soompi reported is known as cholinergic urticaria, causes itchy hives that are caused by a raise in body temperature. \u2014 Brittney Mcnamara, Teen Vogue , 15 July 2019",
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"The Danish researchers identified a single variant of the gene CHRNA2 ( cholinergic receptor nicotinic \u03b12 subunit), which affects the risk of becoming addicted to cannabis. \u2014 Karen Weintraub, Scientific American , 17 June 2019",
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"Older animals start to produce inhibitory chemicals that counteract the effect of the cholinergic ones. \u2014 Alison Gopnik, WSJ , 7 July 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-032515"
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},
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"chokered":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": wearing a choker":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ch\u014dk\u0259(r)d"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-042800"
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},
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"chorister":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the leader of a church choir":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u00e4r-",
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"\u02c8k\u022fr-\u0259-st\u0259r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"And Thomas did just that, surrounded by an NSO in full force and presided over by the Choral Arts Society of Washington (led by Scott Tucker), filling the chorister seats and stage boxes. \u2014 Washington Post , 3 Mar. 2022",
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"The company was performing in its home for the first time since hundreds of thousands of deaths caused by the coronavirus pandemic, including Met violist Vincent Lionti, assistant conductor Joel Revzen and chorister Antoine Hodge. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 13 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Our primary measurements of success are the participation numbers in our core program, chorister and family feedback, year-to-year retention, assessing learning outcomes and demonstration of performance skills at concerts. \u2014 Roxanne De La Rosa, The Arizona Republic , 12 Sep. 2021",
|
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"Also taking his place in the Abbey that morning was 13-year-old chorister Timi Otudeko, who, at the time, was in his final year of Westminster Abbey Choir School. \u2014 Victoria Murphy, Town & Country , 25 Apr. 2021",
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"The coronavirus pandemic means that this Easter Sunday there will be no congregants in the pews, no choristers to conduct, no sharp retorts from the brass to herald the New Testament\u2019s recounting of the resurrection of Christ. \u2014 Nancy Coleman, New York Times , 10 Apr. 2020",
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"Starting the weekend before Easter, this effort has involved orchestra members, staff and choristers . \u2014 Tim Diovanni, Dallas News , 22 Apr. 2020",
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"Three tiers of seating were on the stage, with choristers playing spirits of the dead looking down on the action in Mark Morris\u2019s production. \u2014 Michael Cooper, New York Times , 25 Oct. 2019",
|
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"The culmination of a three-day Whitacre residency with the choristers , the concert is one of the biggest local choral music events in recent memory. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 Feb. 2020"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English querister , from Anglo-French cueristre , from Medieval Latin chorista , from Latin chorus":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-043209"
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},
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"choga":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a long-sleeved long-skirted cloak for men worn mainly in India and Pakistan":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ch\u014dg\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Sindhi, of Altaic origin; akin to Turkish \u00e7uha cloth":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-055352"
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},
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"chorography":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the art of describing or mapping a region or district":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259-\u02c8r\u00e4-gr\u0259-f\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"geography",
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"geomorphology",
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"landscape",
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"terrain",
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"topography"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"a detailed map of the region's chorography"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Latin chorographia , from Greek ch\u014drographia , from ch\u014dros place + -graphia -graphy":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1559, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-062641"
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},
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"chordacentrum":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a centrum of a vertebra formed by segmentation of the cartilaginous or calcified sheath of the notochord (as in elasmobranchs) \u2014 compare arcocentrum":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6k\u022frd\u0259+"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from chorda (anatomy) + centrum":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090705"
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},
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"choreography":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the art of symbolically representing dancing":[],
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": the composition and arrangement of dances especially for ballet":[],
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": a composition created by this art":[],
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": something resembling choreography":[
|
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"a snail-paced choreography of delicate high diplomacy",
|
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"\u2014 Wolfgang Saxon"
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cck\u022fr-\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-gr\u0259-f\u0113"
|
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"He has an interest in choreography .",
|
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"a show with excellent choreography",
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"That possibility was live for all five shows nominated for Tony Awards in choreography this year. \u2014 New York Times , 8 June 2022",
|
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"Paola joins them in the choreography toward the end. \u2014 Jessica Roiz, Billboard , 1 June 2022",
|
|
"On a dry, sunny day in Cathedral City, Calif., four men in their 60s and 70s practice choreography to Lizzo\u2019s new song. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
|
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"The intimacy coordinator\u2019s involvement in choreography varies from set to set; some filmmakers direct the movement themselves with the coordinator\u2019s supervision, while others step back and ask the coordinator to handle it all. \u2014 Selome Hailu, Variety , 31 May 2022",
|
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"Along with Kesha, the event will feature performances from Betty, Mila Jam, and Shea Diamond, as well as choreography by Stonewall Day creative director Kellen Stancil. \u2014 Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone , 27 May 2022",
|
|
"Cuba\u2019s Malpaso Dance Company will perform choreography by Aszure Barton, Ohad Naharin, and Mats Ek. \u2014 Globe Correspondent, BostonGlobe.com , 20 May 2022",
|
|
"The somewhat scattershot, sprawling and fitfully timed choreography by Mr. Farley is the 27-year-old\u2019s first work for NYCB. \u2014 Robert Greskovic, WSJ , 16 May 2022",
|
|
"Created with Director Georgia Hudson, expect original choreography by lead dancer Max Cookward, assisted by Magnus Westwell, dance by Tania Dimbelolo, Iona McGuire, Pierre-Antoine Bardot and Emma Belabed, and a soundtrack by North London's Fredwave. \u2014 Felicity Carter, Forbes , 2 May 2022"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French chor\u00e9graphie , from Greek choreia + French -graphie -graphy":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1789, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-100958"
|
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},
|
|
"choristate":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": exhibiting chorisis":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u0259\u02c8rist\u0259\u0307t",
|
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"-\u02ccst\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Greek ch\u014drist os separable, separate (from ch\u014drizein to separate) + English -ate":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112951"
|
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},
|
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"chondrocyte":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a cartilage cell":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-dr\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bt, -dr\u014d-",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u00e4n-dr\u0259-\u02ccs\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"These modifications resulted in significant improvement in the efficiency of chondrocyte growth and ultimately cartilage tissue formation. \u2014 William A. Haseltine, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021",
|
|
"These mice had a lack of a chondrocyte surface protein called the A2A adenosine receptor that brings the adenosine signal inside the cells. \u2014 Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com , 11 May 2017",
|
|
"But in the rats, periodic adenosine injections protected chondrocytes , the cells that make cartilage, said Bruce Cronstein, M.D., the study\u2019s senior investigator. \u2014 Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com , 11 May 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"borrowed from French, from chondro- chondro- + -cyte -cyte":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1903, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-123306"
|
|
},
|
|
"chordal":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": of, relating to, or suggesting a chord":[],
|
|
": relating to music characterized more by harmony than by counterpoint":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u022frd-\u1d4al",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-d\u1d4al"
|
|
],
|
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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 Italian Jewish composer Salamone Rossi set Psalm 112 in Hebrew, in mainly chordal antiphony. \u2014 Scott Cantrell, Dallas News , 2 Mar. 2020",
|
|
"Maybe that explains why their playing in the Eighth Symphony sang out with such fullness and breadth, and why chordal passages had such strong hints of a church choir. \u2014 New York Times , 25 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"It can be strummed, plucked, played for chordal accompaniment or virtuosic runs. \u2014 John Adamian, courant.com , 4 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"Leven effortlessly pivoted back and forth between cozying up to Stepner\u2019s line and joining the lower strings\u2019 strong chordal figures, adding a soloistic glimmer on occasion. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 1 July 2019",
|
|
"Image Most avant-garde horn players then were letting go of the piano and all other chordal instruments, not to mention the structures of song form. \u2014 New York Times , 25 May 2018",
|
|
"Catharsis\u2019s lineup includes agile, sweet-toned Chilean singer Camila Meza, who also plays guitar in the band, laying down chordal support rather than extended improvisation. \u2014 Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader , 20 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"In the work\u2019s middle section, the saxophonist allowed his sound to blossom into a brighter, more open timbre until everything scaled back down to a whisper, and pianist Perdomo returned to that first chordal figure. \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 15 Dec. 2017",
|
|
"As always, guitarist Allemana backed his colleague/mentor with warm chordal support and answered him with flurries of notes. \u2014 Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com , 1 Sep. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-162852"
|
|
},
|
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"cholinesterase":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an enzyme that occurs chiefly at neuromuscular junctions and promotes the hydrolysis of acetylcholine at postsynaptic receptors : acetylcholinesterase":[],
|
|
": butyrylcholinesterase":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u014d-l\u0259-\u02c8ne-st\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101s",
|
|
"\u02cck\u014d-l\u0259-\u02c8nes-t\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101s, -\u02ccr\u0101z",
|
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"-\u02ccr\u0101z"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Donepezil and others like it, such galantamine and rivastigmine, belong to a class of medications called cholinesterase inhibitors, typically prescribed for mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease. \u2014 Jacqueline Howard, CNN , 9 June 2021",
|
|
"Carbamates and organophosphates, both pesticides, use cholinesterase inhibitors to neutralize the nervous system of insects. \u2014 Miriam Berger, Washington Post , 26 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"The nerve agent is a cholinesterase inhibitor, part of the class of substances that doctors at Charite said last week had shown up in Navalny's system. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 2 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"The nerve agent is a cholinesterase inhibitor, part of the class of substances that doctors at the Charite initially identified in Navalny. \u2014 Geir Moulson, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"Still, Loeb notes that cholinesterase inhibitors, which are often used for people with Alzheimer's, can help improve cognition and alertness in patients with Lewy body dementia. \u2014 Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY , 2 Sep. 2020",
|
|
"German doctors have confirmed Navalny had symptoms of poisoning, likely by a cholinesterase inhibitor, which includes highly toxic chemical nerve agents and pesticides. \u2014 Robyn Dixon, Washington Post , 31 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Doctors in Berlin said he was exposed to a cholinesterase inhibitor, a chemical group that includes some nerve agents, though the exact compound hasn\u2019t yet been identified. \u2014 Iain Rogers, Bloomberg.com , 29 Aug. 2020",
|
|
"Found in some drugs, pesticides and chemical nerve agents, cholinesterase inhibitors block the breakdown of a key chemical in the body, acetycholine, that transmits signals between nerve cells. \u2014 Fox News , 28 Aug. 2020"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1932, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-171309"
|
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},
|
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"chondro-":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"combining form"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": cartilage":[
|
|
"a chondro plasia",
|
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"chondro cyte"
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|
]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"combining form from Greek ch\u00f3ndros \"grain (of wheat, salt, etc.), seed, groats, gristle, cartilage (this sense perhaps from the gritty texture of cartilage when chewed),\" of uncertain origin":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-181356"
|
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},
|
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"cholecystokinin":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a hormone secreted especially by the duodenal mucosa that regulates the emptying of the gallbladder and secretion of enzymes by the pancreas and that has been found in the brain":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02cck\u014d-l\u0259-\u02ccsi-st\u0259-\u02c8k\u012b-n\u0259n",
|
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"-\u02ccsis-t\u0259-\u02c8k\u012b-n\u0259n"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"New Latin cholecyst is + English -o- + kinin":""
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"circa 1929, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-184256"
|
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},
|
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"chondriome":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the chondriosomes of a cell regarded as a functional unit":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4ndr\u0113\u02cc\u014dm"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary chondri- + -ome ; originally formed as German chondriom":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1914, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-190942"
|
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},
|
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"chorisis":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": the separation of a leaf or floral organ into two or more parts by division during development":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u014dr\u0259s\u0259\u0307s"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Late Greek ch\u014drisis separation, from Greek ch\u014drizein to separate, from ch\u014dris apart":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-192440"
|
|
},
|
|
"chordal pitch":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": chord pitch":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210246"
|
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},
|
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"chordal thickness":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the tangential thickness of a circular-gear tooth measured along a chord of the pitch circle":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211649"
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},
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"chorist":{
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"type":[
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"combining form",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a member of a chorus or choir":[],
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": separated : misplaced":[
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"choristo blastoma",
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"chorist oma"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8k\u014dr\u0259\u0307st"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French or Medieval Latin; French choriste from Medieval Latin chorista , from Latin chorus + -ista -ist":"Noun",
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"New Latin, from Greek ch\u014dristos separable":"Combining form"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212746"
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},
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"choose/pick sides":{
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"type":[
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"idiom"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to support one person or cause and not the other":[
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"You are both my friends, so I don't want to choose/pick sides ."
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],
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": to decide which players will be on each team":[
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"We need to choose/pick sides before we start playing."
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]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215457"
|
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},
|
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"chorist-":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"combining form",
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a member of a chorus or choir":[],
|
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": separated : misplaced":[
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"choristo blastoma",
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"chorist oma"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u014dr\u0259\u0307st"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"French or Medieval Latin; French choriste from Medieval Latin chorista , from Latin chorus + -ista -ist":"Noun",
|
|
"New Latin, from Greek ch\u014dristos separable":"Combining form"
|
|
},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221917"
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},
|
|
"chordophone":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": any of a class of musical instruments (such as a guitar or piano) whose sound is generated by plucking, bowing, or striking stretched strings : stringed instrument \u2014 compare aerophone , electrophone , idiophone , lamellophone , membranophone":[]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u022frd\u0259\u02ccf\u014dn"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary chord- + -phone":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
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"1927, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223307"
|
|
},
|
|
"chocolate chip cookies":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": cookies with small bits of chocolate in them":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223824"
|
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},
|
|
"chocolate brown":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a variable color averaging a dark grayish brown that is very slightly yellower and duller than African brown and redder than cordovan (see cordovan sense 3a ) \u2014 compare chocolate sense 4":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225143"
|
|
},
|
|
"chocolate cream":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a chocolate with a creamy fondant center":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225202"
|
|
},
|
|
"cholecystitis":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": inflammation of the gallbladder":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u014d-l\u0259-(\u02cc)si-\u02c8st\u012b-t\u0259s",
|
|
"-(\u02cc)sis-\u02c8t\u012bt-\u0259s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The 87-year-old justice underwent non-surgical treatment for what the court described as acute cholecystitis , a benign gall bladder condition, at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. \u2014 Mark Sherman, Anchorage Daily News , 6 May 2020",
|
|
"According to prison records, the cause of death was cardiac arrest combined with acute cholecystitis , a gallbladder infection that is often the product of trauma. \u2014 Joan Acocella, The New Yorker , 22 July 2019",
|
|
"If cholecystitis occurs, which is inflammation of the gallbladder, the symptoms include fever and increased pain that won\u2019t go away. \u2014 Felissa Allard, SELF , 8 July 2019",
|
|
"If the gallstones cause infection in the gallbladder ( cholecystitis ) or block the flow of bile from the liver to the intestines through the bile duct,fever and chills can be present. \u2014 Andrea K. Mcdaniels, baltimoresun.com , 9 Aug. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from cholecystis":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1866, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225540"
|
|
},
|
|
"chor-":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"combining form"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": place : land":[
|
|
"chor episcopus",
|
|
"choro logy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Latin, from Greek ch\u014dr-, ch\u014dro- , from ch\u014dros place, clear space; akin to Greek ch\u0113ros left, bereaved":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225834"
|
|
},
|
|
"cholecalciferol":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a sterol C 27 H 43 OH that is a natural form of vitamin D found especially in fish, egg yolks, and fish-liver oils and is formed in the skin on exposure to sunlight or ultraviolet rays":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"-\u02ccr\u014dl",
|
|
"\u02cck\u014d-l\u0259-(\u02cc)kal-\u02c8si-f\u0259-\u02ccr\u022fl",
|
|
"\u02cck\u014d-l\u0259-(\u02cc)kal-\u02c8sif-\u0259-\u02ccr\u022fl, -\u02ccr\u014dl"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"International Scientific Vocabulary":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1955, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234051"
|
|
},
|
|
"Chordaceae":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a family of brown algae (order Laminariales) having slender cordlike fronds":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"k\u022fr\u02c8d\u0101s\u0113\u02cc\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Chorda , type genus + -aceae":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-235302"
|
|
},
|
|
"chop up":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrasal verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to cut (something) into small pieces":[
|
|
"She chopped up the nuts and added them to the cookie dough.",
|
|
"He chopped the onion up for the stew."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004426"
|
|
},
|
|
"choleate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a salt or ester of choleic acid":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014dl\u0113\u02cc\u0101t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"probably from German choleat , from chol- + -at -ate":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011040"
|
|
},
|
|
"choroid":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a vascular membrane containing large branched pigmented cells that lies between the retina and the sclera of the vertebrate eye":[
|
|
"\u2014 see eye illustration"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8k\u022fr-\u02cc\u022fid",
|
|
"\u02c8k\u014d(\u0259)r-\u02cc\u022fid, \u02c8k\u022f(\u0259)r-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The team also discovered that one of the astronauts developed folds in the choroid , the layer of blood vessels and tissue between the retina and the sclera. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 3 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The condition, known technically as birdshot chorioretinopathy, causes severe, progressive inflammation of the retina and the choroid , the vascular layer of the eye. \u2014 Caren Chesler, Popular Mechanics , 6 Mar. 2019",
|
|
"Nightstar, a gene therapy company based in the U.K., has been undergoing clinical trials to address choroideremia, a mutation in the CHM gene that leads to degeneration of the choroid (Misrok\u2019s vision is affected by choroid damage). \u2014 Caren Chesler, Popular Mechanics , 6 Mar. 2019",
|
|
"Behind the retina is a part of the eye called the choroid . \u2014 sandiegouniontribune.com , 20 Sep. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin choroides resembling the chorion, from Greek chorioeid\u0113s , from chorion chorion":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1683, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014847"
|
|
},
|
|
"chocolate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a beverage made by mixing chocolate with water or milk":[
|
|
"The boy stirred the chocolate before drinking it."
|
|
],
|
|
": a food prepared from ground roasted cacao beans":[
|
|
"The cake recipe calls for four squares of chocolate ."
|
|
],
|
|
": a small candy with a center (such as a fondant) and a chocolate coating":[
|
|
"gave her a box of chocolates"
|
|
],
|
|
": a brownish gray":[
|
|
"The bird's plumage was a shade of chocolate ."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ch\u022f-",
|
|
"\u02c8ch\u00e4-k\u0259-l\u0259t",
|
|
"\u02c8ch\u00e4-kl\u0259t",
|
|
"\u02c8ch\u00e4-k(\u0259-)l\u0259t"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The cake recipe calls for four squares of chocolate .",
|
|
"She gave me a box of chocolates for my birthday.",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The newlyweds served a chocolate pie that his grandmother used to make him, affectionately named Grandmother Carol's Chocolate Pie. \u2014 Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE.com , 1 July 2022",
|
|
"Lecithin is a fatty substance used to bind together other ingredients in the chocolate . \u2014 Manveena Suri And Chris Liakos, CNN , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Barry Callebaut produces chocolate for multiple brands sold around the world. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 June 2022",
|
|
"Solid chocolate with nothing in it lasts about a year. \u2014 Marc Bona, cleveland , 28 June 2022",
|
|
"Arrange different flower cluster combinations, then use a toothpick dipped in light corn syrup to glue each petal and stem to chocolate wafer cookies. \u2014 Olivia Muenter, Woman's Day , 16 June 2022",
|
|
"Remove from the heat and stir until the chocolate melts completely. \u2014 Jessie Sheehan, Washington Post , 15 June 2022",
|
|
"One readers likely recommended for the kids menu including a pork or beef BBQ plate, or the homemade desserts like lemon ice box pie, chocolate fudge pie, banana pudding and peanut butter pie. \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 7 June 2022",
|
|
"Choose New York cheesecake, chocolate espresso tart or the fruit medley for dessert. \u2014 Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic , 16 May 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Spanish, from Nahuatl chocol\u0101tl , probably an alteration of eastern Nahuatl dialect chikol\u0101tl , from chikolli hook (probably used to refer to the beater used to mix chocolate with water) + \u0101tl water, liquid":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014926"
|
|
},
|
|
"choose sides":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to divide a group into two teams that will play against each other":[
|
|
"When we chose sides in gym class, I was always the last person to be picked to be on a team.",
|
|
"\u2014 often used figuratively They are forcing us to choose sides in the dispute."
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015406"
|
|
},
|
|
"cholecystectomy":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": surgical excision of the gallbladder":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cck\u014d-l\u0259-(\u02cc)sis-\u02c8tek-t\u0259-m\u0113",
|
|
"\u02cck\u014d-l\u0259-(\u02cc)si-\u02c8stek-t\u0259-m\u0113"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The same incision had been used to perform a liver resection and a cholecystectomy (removal of the gall bladder), following the initial procedure. \u2014 Maggie O'neill, Health.com , 10 June 2020",
|
|
"In a sneak peek at the episode, which will be a crossover with fellow Shondaland series Station 19, Tess comes over to watch Richard practicing a Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal, for those of us who didn\u2019t go to medical school). \u2014 Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com , 27 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"The gallbladder removal that Max describes likely cost significantly more than a standard laparoscopic cholecystectomy , and the patient would have gone home two hours after the operation in either case. \u2014 The New Yorker , 19 Oct. 2019",
|
|
"While her baby was in another room being treated for low body temperature and jaundice, Cotterell underwent a cholecystectomy . \u2014 Kate Wehr, Good Housekeeping , 18 Apr. 2019",
|
|
"Also known as a cholecystectomy , this is one of the most common surgeries in the United States. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 30 May 2018",
|
|
"Laparoscopic cholecystectomies are most common, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 24 Dec. 2017",
|
|
"More rarely, doctors will have do an open cholecystectomy , which involves removing the organ through one larger abdominal incision. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 24 Dec. 2017",
|
|
"Most people who get a laparoscopic cholecystectomy get discharged on the same day and can resume normal physical activity after a week, according to the NIDDK. \u2014 Korin Miller, SELF , 24 Dec. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin cholecystis gallbladder (from chol- + Greek kystis bladder) + International Scientific Vocabulary -ectomy \u2014 more at cyst":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1885, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020502"
|
|
},
|
|
"choripetalous":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": polypetalous":[],
|
|
": belonging to the Choripetalae":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u00a6k\u014dr\u0259+"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"chori- entry 2 + -petalous":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020609"
|
|
},
|
|
"chori-":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"combining form"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": chorion : chorionic":[
|
|
"chorio carcinoma",
|
|
"chori oma"
|
|
],
|
|
": choroid : choroid and":[
|
|
"chorio cele",
|
|
"chorio retinal"
|
|
],
|
|
": separated : distinct":[
|
|
"chori petalous"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Greek chorio- , from chorion":"Combining form",
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"New Latin, from Greek ch\u014dri, ch\u014dris apart; akin to Greek ch\u0113ros left, bereaved":"Combining form"
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021217"
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},
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"Chordonia":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the Chordata exclusive of the hemichordates":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u022fr\u02c8d\u014dn\u0113\u0259"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from chordon- (irregular from Latin chorda ) + -ia":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-022121"
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},
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"Choripetalae":{
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"type":[
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"plural noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a group of Archichlamydeae comprising plants with the floral corolla divided into distinct petals \u2014 compare apetalae , metachlamydeae":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cck\u014dr\u0259\u02c8pet\u1d4al\u02cc\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from chori- entry 2 + -petalae":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-022156"
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},
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"chorogi":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": chinese artichoke":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ch\u014dr\u014d\u02ccg\u0113"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Japanese":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-022223"
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},
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"choleic":{
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or derived from bile":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"k\u0259\u02c8l\u0113ik",
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"k\u014d-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary chol- + -ic":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025353"
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},
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"chorionic villus sampling":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": biopsy of a villus of the chorion at usually 10 to 12 weeks of gestation to obtain fetal cells for the prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal abnormalities":[
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"\u2014 abbreviation CVS"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The high-probability patients are offered a more invasive diagnostic test using DNA either from the fetal cells floating in the amniotic fluid (amniocentesis) or from placental tissue ( chorionic villus sampling ). \u2014 Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic , 18 Nov. 2020",
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"Deborah and Ariel Levy sued for damages, alleging the physician who had performed the chorionic villus sampling procedure had mistakenly removed maternal tissue instead of fetal tissue. \u2014 Bonnie Rochman, Slate Magazine , 3 Mar. 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1983, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-043637"
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},
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"chorologic":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": of or relating to chorology":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u00a6k\u014dr\u0259\u00a6l\u00e4jik"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-043648"
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},
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"chondriomere":{
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the chondriosomal portion of a sperm cell":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8k\u00e4ndr\u0113\u014d\u02ccmi(\u0259)r"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"International Scientific Vocabulary chondri- + -mere ; originally formed as German chondriomer":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-045838"
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}
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} |