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2081 lines
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{
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"rock":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a flavored stick candy with color running through":[],
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": a large mass of stone forming a cliff, promontory, or peak":[],
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": a rocking movement":[],
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": a small crystallized mass of crack cocaine":[],
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": crack sense 9":[],
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": diamond":[],
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": distaff":[],
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": foundation , support":[
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"The superintendent describes [Michael] Doran as a rock on which the success of the school is and will continue to be built.",
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"\u2014 Henry County (Kentucky) Local"
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],
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": gem":[],
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": in a difficult or uncomfortable position with no attractive way out":[],
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": in or into a state of destruction or wreckage":[
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"their marriage is on the rocks"
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],
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": on ice cubes":[
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"bourbon on the rocks"
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],
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": popular music usually played on electronically amplified instruments and characterized by a persistent heavily accented beat, repetition of simple phrases, and often country, folk, and blues elements":[],
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": refuge":[
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"a rock of independent thought \u2026 in an ocean of parochialism",
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"\u2014 Thomas Molnar"
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],
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": rock candy sense 1":[],
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": something like a rock in firmness:":[],
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": something that threatens or causes disaster":[
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"\u2014 often used in plural By the late 1930's, the university, so near the rocks in preceding years, had become one of the best-rounded educational institutions in the country. \u2014 Current Biography"
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],
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": the ball used in basketball":[
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"Who's going to fight through screens or risk lumps and lacerations lunging into the stands after the rock ",
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"\u2014 Chris Broussard"
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],
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": the wool or flax on a distaff":[],
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": to astonish or disturb greatly":[
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"The scandal rocked the community."
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],
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": to be extremely enjoyable, pleasing, or effective":[
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"her new car rocks"
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],
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": to cause to shake violently":[
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"An earthquake rocked the town."
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],
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": to cause to sway back and forth":[
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"a boat rocked by the waves"
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],
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": to daze with or as if with a vigorous blow":[
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"A hard right rocked the contender."
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],
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": to do something that disturbs the equilibrium of a situation":[],
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": to move back and forth in or as if in a cradle":[
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"She gently rocked the baby to sleep."
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],
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": to rouse to excitement (as by performing rock music)":[
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"The band rocked the crowd."
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],
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": to sing, dance to, or play rock music":[
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"The band was rocking all night long."
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],
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": to wear, display, or feature (something striking, distinctive, or attractive)":[
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"Carly Patterson is rocking a tight yellow T-shirt with jeans and high wooden sandals, belting her lyrics into a microphone.",
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"\u2014 Kate Hairopolous",
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"In the picture he's rocking a beard, a pair of shades and a striped t-shirt.",
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"\u2014 Sam Haysom"
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],
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"river 300 miles (483 kilometers) long in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois flowing south and southwest into the Mississippi River at the city of Rock Island":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"She gently rocked the baby to sleep.",
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"He rocked back and forth while he stood waiting.",
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"The boat rocked back and forth on the waves.",
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"An earthquake rocked the town.",
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"The building was rocked by an explosion.",
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"The news of the murders rocked the town.",
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"Their invention rocked the computer industry.",
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"The band rocked the crowd."
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"1559, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English roc , from Middle Dutch rocke ; akin to Old High German rocko distaff":"Noun",
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"Middle English rokke , from Old French dialect (Norman & Picard) roke , from Vulgar Latin *rocca":"Noun",
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"Middle English rokken , from Old English roccian ; akin to Old High German rucken to cause to move":"Verb"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8r\u00e4k"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for rock Verb shake , agitate , rock , convulse mean to move up and down or to and fro with some violence. shake often carries a further implication of a particular purpose. shake well before using agitate suggests a violent and prolonged tossing or stirring. an ocean agitated by storms rock suggests a swinging or swaying motion resulting from violent impact or upheaval. the whole city was rocked by the explosion convulse suggests a violent pulling or wrenching as of a body in a paroxysm. spectators were convulsed with laughter",
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"synonyms":[
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"careen",
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"lurch",
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"pitch",
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"roll",
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"seesaw",
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"sway",
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"toss",
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"wobble",
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"wabble"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-092026",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"geographical name",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"rock bottom":{
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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 lowest or most fundamental part or level":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8r\u00e4k-\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u0259m"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bottom",
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"bottommost",
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"low",
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"lowermost",
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"nethermost",
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"undermost"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"base",
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"basement",
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"bottom",
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"foot",
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"nadir"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"After years of heavy drug use, she has finally reached rock bottom .",
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"Their marriage has hit rock bottom .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"With mortgage rates well above 5%, refinance activity that was on fire when rates were at rock bottom during the pandemic has dried up, running more than 70% lower than last year. \u2014 Anna Bahney, CNN , 20 June 2022",
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"Real isn\u2019t who\u2019s with you at your celebration; real is who\u2019s standing next to you at rock bottom . \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 13 May 2022",
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"Policymakers had pledged to keep interest rates at rock bottom and continue to buy huge sums of bonds until the job market had healed substantially. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
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"The Fed under Powell kept rates at rock bottom and flooded the economy with more money by buying massive amounts of bonds to spur growth and employment gains for disadvantaged workers, who are typically last to benefit from a recovery. \u2014 Don Lee Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"JetBlue is banking on the acquisition as its best shot at near-term growth, even though the deal would mean combining its own full-service product with a model based around offering rock bottom prices and charging for every extra. \u2014 Charlotte Ryan, Fortune , 16 May 2022",
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"For a decade, rock bottom mortgage rates helped home buyers steadily bid up the cost of housing. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Other parents cited the higher risks children face from auto accidents and other dangers, noting the rock bottom rate of serious infection and deaths from COVID among children in the state. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"Amazon has so many best-selling iRobot models on sale at rock bottom prices. \u2014 Maren Estrada, BGR , 25 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1884, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"1890, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183535"
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},
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"rock-boring isopod":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a marine isopod ( Sphaeroma pentodon ) of the Pacific Coast of North America that burrows into stone or wood by biting off pieces with its powerful mandibles":[]
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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":"20220708-120341",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"rock-bottom":{
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"antonyms":[
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"base",
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"basement",
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"bottom",
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"foot",
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"nadir"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": the lowest or most fundamental part or level":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"After years of heavy drug use, she has finally reached rock bottom .",
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"Their marriage has hit rock bottom .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"With mortgage rates well above 5%, refinance activity that was on fire when rates were at rock bottom during the pandemic has dried up, running more than 70% lower than last year. \u2014 Anna Bahney, CNN , 20 June 2022",
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"Real isn\u2019t who\u2019s with you at your celebration; real is who\u2019s standing next to you at rock bottom . \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 13 May 2022",
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"Policymakers had pledged to keep interest rates at rock bottom and continue to buy huge sums of bonds until the job market had healed substantially. \u2014 New York Times , 10 May 2022",
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"The Fed under Powell kept rates at rock bottom and flooded the economy with more money by buying massive amounts of bonds to spur growth and employment gains for disadvantaged workers, who are typically last to benefit from a recovery. \u2014 Don Lee Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 16 Mar. 2022",
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"JetBlue is banking on the acquisition as its best shot at near-term growth, even though the deal would mean combining its own full-service product with a model based around offering rock bottom prices and charging for every extra. \u2014 Charlotte Ryan, Fortune , 16 May 2022",
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"For a decade, rock bottom mortgage rates helped home buyers steadily bid up the cost of housing. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 20 Apr. 2022",
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"Other parents cited the higher risks children face from auto accidents and other dangers, noting the rock bottom rate of serious infection and deaths from COVID among children in the state. \u2014 Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com , 8 Feb. 2022",
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"Amazon has so many best-selling iRobot models on sale at rock bottom prices. \u2014 Maren Estrada, BGR , 25 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1884, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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"1890, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8r\u00e4k-\u02c8b\u00e4-t\u0259m"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"bottom",
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"bottommost",
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"low",
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"lowermost",
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"nethermost",
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"undermost"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113812",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"rocker":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a rock performer, song, or enthusiast":[],
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": any of the curved stripes at the lower part of a chevron worn by a noncommissioned officer above the rank of sergeant":[],
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": any of various devices that work with a rocking motion":[],
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": any of various objects (such as a rocking chair or an infant's toy having a seat placed between side pieces) that rock on rockers":[],
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": any of various objects in the form of a rocker or with parts resembling a rocker (such as a skate with a curved blade)":[],
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": either of two curving pieces of wood or metal on which an object (such as a cradle) rocks":[],
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": in a state marked by extreme confusion or mental unsoundness":[
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"\u2026 he felt dizzy, slightly off his rocker at this extraordinary assailment of his senses.",
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"\u2014 Bernard Malamud"
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],
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": the curved stripe at the upper part of a chevron worn by a chief petty officer":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Martin\u2019s line, dubbed the Royal Menagerie, includes fabrics and wallpapers inspired by the late rocker and the decadence of the \u201970s. \u2014 Helena Madden, ELLE Decor , 24 June 2022",
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"Think: bright logos, thick rails, flat rocker , and a wide tail. \u2014 Zander Morton, Outside Online , 27 May 2022",
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"Vangelis, the Greek prog- rocker and Oscar-winning composer for films like Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner, has died at the age of 79. \u2014 Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone , 19 May 2022",
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"Platform boots, rocker plaids, and leather pants are in again. \u2014 ELLE , 8 Mar. 2022",
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"The legendary rocker and his husband David Furnish\u2019s annual Oscar viewing party for the Elton John AIDS Foundation will return as an in-person event on March 27 after going virtual last year due to the pandemic. \u2014 Marc Malkin, Variety , 7 Feb. 2022",
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"Fellow Canadian rocker and polio survivor Joni Mitchell followed suit in solidarity (the friends share the same manager and record label). \u2014 Ryan Faughnder Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 1 Feb. 2022",
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"But Post evidently finds inspiration in the late rocker \u2019s gloomy cogency. \u2014 Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker , 9 June 2022",
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"Born in Sidney, Texas to oilman and musician Wayland Seals, the rocker was a fiddle champion in his youth, and later took up the saxophone. \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1760, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8r\u00e4-k\u0259r"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-132559",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"rocker arm":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a center-pivoted lever actuated by a cam to push an automotive engine valve down":[]
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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 cylinder heads could be swapped bank-to-bank, featured integral valve guides, and lacked rocker arm shafts. \u2014 Car and Driver , 28 June 2020",
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"Salvatore Vicari, the works council chief at Schaeffler\u2019s Homburg plant, said over the din of clanking and whirring machines transforming metal bands into rocker arms that help combustion engines save fuel. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 28 Mar. 2018",
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"When deployed, the unit stretches 15.5 feet and uses rocker arms to tilt the spikes into the tire at the correct angle, ensuring maximum penetration. \u2014 David Beard, Car and Driver , 31 Aug. 2017"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1851, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183750"
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},
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"rocker bent":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a bent supporting a bridge span hinged at one or both ends to provide for expansion and contraction of the span":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023420",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"rocker cam":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a cam (as on a rockshaft) with a rocking or reciprocating movement":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-084048",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"rocker keel":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a rockered keel":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-010421",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"rocker panel":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the portion of the body paneling of a vehicle that is situated below the doorsills of the passenger compartment":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The rocker panel upsweep remains but the wheel arches have become rounder than before. \u2014 Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes , 31 May 2022",
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"The car should show damage on the driver\u2019s side, specifically in the headlight area and on the black, plastic rocker panel . \u2014 Amanda Blanco, courant.com , 19 Sep. 2021",
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"It can be seen on the wheels, rocker panel , roof racks, front grille and bezels around the headlamps. \u2014 Laura Burstein, Robb Report , 3 Aug. 2021",
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"In just one, 24 kilos of meth was hidden in a rocker panel . \u2014 Jeff Pegues, CBS News , 29 Jan. 2020",
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"Check out all the brightwork, the flush-fitting metal trim around the grille, around the window openings, at the rocker panel and bumper fascias. \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 17 Jan. 2020",
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"Even design details that Subaru touts as being new, such as the scalloped black rocker panels meant to evoke the sole of a hiking boot, have roots in the previous generation's design. \u2014 Annie White, Car and Driver , 13 Jan. 2020",
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"The frame of the 2,370-pound Microbus was in excellent condition, but had the typical areas of rust, such as the doglegs ahead of the front wheels and the rocker panel . \u2014 Vern Parker, Houston Chronicle , 20 July 2019",
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"The exhaust lost a hanger and one of the the rocker panels kissed a rock, but after installing a new Yokohama, the Telluride drives like new. \u2014 Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics , 7 May 2019"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1921, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-172803",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"rocker shaft":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": rockshaft":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093512",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"rocker-stamp":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to impress a continuous design on (pottery) with an implement rocked at successive points":[]
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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":"20220706-232036",
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"type":[
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"transitive verb"
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]
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},
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"rockery":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": rock garden":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"His wife, Phyllis, designed a pond that shines in their backyard among rockery , sunflowers, corn fields and an old Chevy truck. \u2014 Catherine M. Allchin, The Seattle Times , 23 Oct. 2018",
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"There's a lot of rockery , there are plants indoors growing out of the corner. \u2014 Tom Philip, GQ , 1 June 2018",
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"His guitarist sibling Jake has clearly studied Jimmy Page\u2019s locomotive riffs, and the song\u2019s vaguely medieval imagery resembles Zep\u2019s Middle Earth rockery . \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 13 Dec. 2017",
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"Yamasaki installed the rockery and bonsai plants that over the years have become overgrown. \u2014 Lynn Thompson, The Seattle Times , 4 Sep. 2017",
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"Yu Garden Your fantasy of old China: five acres of pavilions, koi ponds, plum blossoms, rockeries , and dragon walls. \u2014 Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country , 14 July 2017",
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"Because there are few plants with this foliage color, Sedum nussbaumerianum is prized for use in dish gardens and rockeries where bright colors are desired without having to wait for flowers to emerge. \u2014 Brian Kemble, The Mercury News , 18 Jan. 2017",
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"With its comically chubby Pillsbury Doughboy leaves, this plant is a delightful addition to a rockery or succulent garden. \u2014 Brian Kemble, The Mercury News , 11 May 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1845, in the meaning defined above":""
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"rock entry 3 + -ery":""
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"\u02c8r\u00e4-k(\u0259-)r\u0113"
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],
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"noun"
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},
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"creep",
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"poke"
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": a jet engine that operates on the same principle as the firework rocket, consists essentially of a combustion chamber and an exhaust nozzle, carries either liquid or solid propellants which provide the fuel and oxygen needed for combustion and thus make the engine independent of the oxygen of the air, and is used especially for the propulsion of a missile (such as a bomb or shell) or a vehicle (such as an airplane)":[],
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": a rocket-propelled bomb, missile, projectile, or vehicle":[],
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": to convey or propel by means of or as if by a rocket":[],
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": to rise up swiftly, spectacularly, and with force":[
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"rocketed to the top of the list"
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],
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": to travel rapidly in or as if in a rocket":[]
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"Verb",
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"Sales rocketed from 1,000 units last week to 5,000 units this week.",
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"The train rocketed through the tunnel.",
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"The spacecraft rocketed into outer space.",
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"Her novel rocketed to the top of the best-seller list.",
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"Their album rocketed up the charts.",
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"His role in the movie rocketed him to fame."
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},
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"Italian rocchetta , literally, small distaff, from diminutive of rocca distaff, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German rocko distaff":"Noun",
|
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"borrowed from Middle French roquete, borrowed from Italian (15th-century) ruchetta, rochetta, from ruca \"arugula\" (going back to Latin \u0113r\u016bca \"arugula, caterpillar,\" of uncertain origin) + -etta, diminutive suffix, going back to Latin -itta":"Noun"
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},
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"r\u00e4-\u02c8ket",
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"\u02c8r\u00e4-k\u0259t"
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],
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"barrel",
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"belt",
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"blast",
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|
"blaze",
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"blow",
|
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"bolt",
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"bomb",
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"bowl",
|
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"breeze",
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"bundle",
|
|
"bustle",
|
|
"buzz",
|
|
"cannonball",
|
|
"careen",
|
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"career",
|
|
"chase",
|
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"course",
|
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"crack (on)",
|
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"dash",
|
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"drive",
|
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"fly",
|
|
"hare",
|
|
"hasten",
|
|
"hie",
|
|
"highball",
|
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"hotfoot (it)",
|
|
"hump",
|
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"hurl",
|
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"hurry",
|
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"hurtle",
|
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"hustle",
|
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"jet",
|
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"jump",
|
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"motor",
|
|
"nip",
|
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"pelt",
|
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"race",
|
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"ram",
|
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"rip",
|
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"run",
|
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"rush",
|
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"rustle",
|
|
"scoot",
|
|
"scurry",
|
|
"scuttle",
|
|
"shoot",
|
|
"speed",
|
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"step",
|
|
"tear",
|
|
"travel",
|
|
"trot",
|
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"whirl",
|
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"whisk",
|
|
"zip",
|
|
"zoom"
|
|
],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094736",
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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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"rocket bomb":{
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a rocket-propelled bomb launched from the ground":[],
|
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": an aerial bomb designed for release at low altitude and equipped with a rocket apparatus for giving it added momentum":[]
|
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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":"",
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182947",
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"rocket candytuft":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a European candytuft ( Iberis amara ) having large and full flower clusters":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012320",
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rocket cress":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a winter cress ( Barbarea vulgaris )":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015650",
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"rocketeer":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
|
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": a scientist who specializes in rocketry":[],
|
|
": one who fires, pilots, or rides in a rocket":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"In the December 1929 issue, Popular Mechanics covered the pioneering work of the rocketeer Robert H. Goddard. \u2014 John Brady, Popular Mechanics , 16 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Despite the help of Nazi rocketeer Wernher Von Braun (played by Sacha Seberg), there are plenty of problems with the Atlas rocket. \u2014 Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica , 7 Oct. 2020",
|
|
"In 1923, German rocketeer Hermann Oberth first proposed sending telescopes into space to surpass the blur. \u2014 Popular Mechanics , 30 July 2020",
|
|
"The rocketeer hoped to reach the K\u00e1rm\u00e1n line, the point at which Earth's atmosphere and outer space meet, about 62,000 feet above the surface of the globe. \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 24 Feb. 2020",
|
|
"Among his subjects are people participating in Mars simulations, those who are enthralled with the search for intelligent alien civilizations, and amateur rocketeers . \u2014 Robert Ormerod, National Geographic , 9 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"These days any rocketeer wishing to get staggeringly pie-eyed and maybe moon the Moon will have to hitch a ride with another space agency altogether. \u2014 David Arky, Smithsonian , 20 Mar. 2018",
|
|
"Cocoa Beach Mayor Ben Malik, a banker by day, noted that jobs are making a big comeback, with so many private rocketeers and other aerospace businesses hitting town. \u2014 Marcia Dunn, The Seattle Times , 4 Feb. 2018",
|
|
"But in the minds of a few rocketeers on both sides of the Iron Curtain, the old idea of the Earth's artificial moon suddenly transformed from an abstract theoretical concept into a potentially practical task. \u2014 Anatoly Zak, Popular Mechanics , 4 Oct. 2017"
|
|
],
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1832, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
|
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccr\u00e4-k\u0259-\u02c8tir"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-155132",
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rocketing":{
|
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|
|
"crawl",
|
|
"creep",
|
|
"poke"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": a firework consisting of a case partly filled with a combustible composition fastened to a guiding stick and propelled through the air by the rearward discharge of the gases liberated by combustion":[],
|
|
": a jet engine that operates on the same principle as the firework rocket, consists essentially of a combustion chamber and an exhaust nozzle, carries either liquid or solid propellants which provide the fuel and oxygen needed for combustion and thus make the engine independent of the oxygen of the air, and is used especially for the propulsion of a missile (such as a bomb or shell) or a vehicle (such as an airplane)":[],
|
|
": a rocket-propelled bomb, missile, projectile, or vehicle":[],
|
|
": a similar device used as an incendiary weapon or as a propelling unit (as for a lifesaving line)":[],
|
|
": any of several plants of the mustard family: such as":[],
|
|
": arugula":[],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
": to rise up swiftly, spectacularly, and with force":[
|
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"rocketed to the top of the list"
|
|
],
|
|
": to travel rapidly in or as if in a rocket":[]
|
|
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|
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|
|
"Verb",
|
|
"Sales rocketed from 1,000 units last week to 5,000 units this week.",
|
|
"The train rocketed through the tunnel.",
|
|
"The spacecraft rocketed into outer space.",
|
|
"Her novel rocketed to the top of the best-seller list.",
|
|
"Their album rocketed up the charts.",
|
|
"His role in the movie rocketed him to fame."
|
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|
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|
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"1530, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
|
|
"1837, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"Italian rocchetta , literally, small distaff, from diminutive of rocca distaff, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German rocko distaff":"Noun",
|
|
"borrowed from Middle French roquete, borrowed from Italian (15th-century) ruchetta, rochetta, from ruca \"arugula\" (going back to Latin \u0113r\u016bca \"arugula, caterpillar,\" of uncertain origin) + -etta, diminutive suffix, going back to Latin -itta":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8r\u00e4-k\u0259t",
|
|
"r\u00e4-\u02c8ket"
|
|
],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
|
"barrel",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"blast",
|
|
"blaze",
|
|
"blow",
|
|
"bolt",
|
|
"bomb",
|
|
"bowl",
|
|
"breeze",
|
|
"bundle",
|
|
"bustle",
|
|
"buzz",
|
|
"cannonball",
|
|
"careen",
|
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"career",
|
|
"chase",
|
|
"course",
|
|
"crack (on)",
|
|
"dash",
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|
"drive",
|
|
"fly",
|
|
"hare",
|
|
"hasten",
|
|
"hie",
|
|
"highball",
|
|
"hotfoot (it)",
|
|
"hump",
|
|
"hurl",
|
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"hurry",
|
|
"hurtle",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"jet",
|
|
"jump",
|
|
"motor",
|
|
"nip",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"race",
|
|
"ram",
|
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"rip",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"rush",
|
|
"rustle",
|
|
"scoot",
|
|
"scurry",
|
|
"scuttle",
|
|
"shoot",
|
|
"speed",
|
|
"step",
|
|
"tear",
|
|
"travel",
|
|
"trot",
|
|
"whirl",
|
|
"whisk",
|
|
"zip",
|
|
"zoom"
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-230312",
|
|
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|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Roche limit":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the distance from a planet's center within which a satellite can neither approach nor reside without being disrupted by tidal forces":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8r\u022fsh-",
|
|
"\u02c8r\u014dsh-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"E. A. Roche \u20201883 French mathematician":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1889, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171543"
|
|
},
|
|
"Rocky Mountain spotted fever":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": an acute disease that is characterized by chills, fever, prostration, pains in muscles and joints, and a red to purple eruption and that is caused by a rickettsial bacteria ( Rickettsia rickettsii ) usually transmitted by an ixodid tick and especially the American dog tick, brown dog tick, or a wood tick ( Dermacentor andersoni )":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8r\u00e4k-\u0113-\u02c8mau\u0307nt-\u1d4an-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1905, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-175421"
|
|
},
|
|
"Rocky Mountain sheep":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": bighorn sheep":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Rocky Mountains , North America":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1817, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195818"
|
|
},
|
|
"rock borer":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": any of several marine bivalve mollusks (as various members of the genera Petricola, Pholas , and Lithophaga ) that bore holes in rock":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200239"
|
|
},
|
|
"Rochelle powders":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": seidlitz powders":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)r\u014d\u00a6shel-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"from La Rochelle , city in western France":""
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211902"
|
|
},
|
|
"Rochefort":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"commune on the Charente River in western France south-southeast of La Rochelle population 25,140":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"r\u022fsh-\u02c8f\u022fr",
|
|
"\u02c8r\u014dsh-f\u0259rt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-212049"
|
|
},
|
|
"Rocky Mountains":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"mountains in western North America extending from northern Alaska southeast to New Mexico \u2014 see elbert, mount , robson, mount":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-220730"
|
|
},
|
|
"Rochea":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a small genus of southern African fleshy undershrubs (family Crassulaceae) with showy cymose salver-shaped flowers of various colors":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8r\u014dsh\u0113\u0259"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"New Latin, from Fran\u00e7ois Dela- Roche \u20201813 Swiss botanist":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-232816"
|
|
},
|
|
"Rocky Mountain whitefish":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a whitefish ( Prosopium williamsonii ) of the western U.S. and Canada":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-234534"
|
|
},
|
|
"rock candy":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": boiled sugar crystallized in large masses on string":[],
|
|
": rock entry 3 sense 5a":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"The bright pink drink comes garnished with a stick of rock candy . \u2014 Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic , 10 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The bottom of the roll, where sugar and margarine seeped into the pan and caramelized while baking, was a quarter-inch layer of basically crumbly rock candy . \u2014 Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"The snack table was covered in sweet treats, including a cake with pink icing and cookies in the shape of the girls' names, plus a big container of pink rock candy . \u2014 Aim\u00e9e Lutkin, ELLE , 16 Jan. 2022",
|
|
"From the mouth-watering aroma of fine chocolates to the sparkling rainbow colors of rock candy , there\u2019s nothing quite like a candy store to captivate the senses. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 8 July 2021",
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"Howard could please her guests with Maryland punch, involving a quart each of cognac and sherry, a pint of rum, six lemons, a half pound of rock candy and two glasses of currant jelly. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com , 19 June 2021",
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"The tart fruit lingered on the palate like rock candy . \u2014 Washington Post , 8 Mar. 2021",
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"Hochstadter\u2019s Slow & Low Rock and Rye is a bottled Old Fashioned made with 84 proof straight rye whiskey, raw honey, navel orange peel, angostura bitters, and a pinch of rock candy . \u2014 Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure , 14 Oct. 2020",
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"The flashy drink costs $18 and comes topped with gold rock candy . \u2014 Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News , 18 Feb. 2020"
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"rockberry":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": crowberry sense 1a":[],
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": red crowberry sense 1":[]
|
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-113024"
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|
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": a violent expulsion of rock from the walls of a mine opening caused by heavy pressure on brittle rocks in deep mines where mining has deprived the rock of support on one side \u2014 compare bump":[]
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"Nelson Aldrich 1908\u20131979 grandson and son of John D. Rockefeller American politician; vice president of the U.S. (1974\u201377)":[]
|
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},
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-170113"
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|
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"type":[
|
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|
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|
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|
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": an amateur rock and mineral collector":[]
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"As a full-time rock hound for more than a decade, Major has seen the culture go through something of a crystal craze. \u2014 New York Times , 31 Aug. 2021",
|
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"Join other rock hounds and see earth science on display at the Washington County Fair Park & Convention Center March 14-15. \u2014 Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Mar. 2020",
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"Different stories Gutierrez\u2019s acquaintances describe him as a loyal friend, a ladies man, a rock hound , a smart businessman, generous to a fault. \u2014 Zeke Maccormack, San Antonio Express-News , 26 Mar. 2018"
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"1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180047"
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"rocky":{
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"type":[
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": difficult to impress or affect : insensitive":[],
|
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": firmly held : steadfast":[],
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": unstable , wobbly":[],
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": physically upset or mentally confused (as from drinking excessively)":[],
|
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": marked by obstacles or problems : difficult , rough":[
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"a financially rocky year",
|
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"\u2014 Michael Murray"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8r\u00e4-k\u0113"
|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English rokky , from rokke rock":"Adjective",
|
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"rock entry 1":"Adjective"
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
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"1737, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183913"
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},
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"rock crystal":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"To mark this year\u2019s milestone edition of the award, Scheufele chose to replace the translucent rock crystal with pink rose quartz. \u2014 Lise Pedersen, Variety , 10 May 2022",
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"The rose quartz base, replacing a traditional rock crystal cushion, is significant in that, per Greek mythology, the powdery pink, delicately veined gemstone is said to have been created by Aphrodite, goddess of beauty and love. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 6 May 2022",
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"The original emerald gems that hung from the bottom have been replaced with diamonds encapsulated in rock crystal to magnify their sparkle. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 4 Feb. 2022",
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"The piece can be activated up to five times in a row and when it is set in motion the water, made from chalcedony, rock crystal and aluminum, begins to move for a ripple effect. \u2014 Paige Reddinger, Robb Report , 30 Mar. 2022",
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"Boucheron\u2019s Holographique high-jewelry collection includes the futuristic-looking Halo necklace in rock crystal with a holographic coating and diamonds; price upon request, at Neiman Marcus Beverly Hills. \u2014 Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter , 27 Mar. 2022",
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"The informal dining area has 10-foot ceilings and a gold gilded rock crystal chandelier and expansive winders. \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 28 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The transparent rock crystal , says Choisne, adds a sense of lightness to larger pieces. \u2014 Jill Newman, Town & Country , 24 Jan. 2022",
|
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"The jar measures at about two inches tall and was crafted from rock crystal . \u2014 David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Dec. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1666, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-184028"
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"rock-built":{
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|
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": made of or built on rock":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-184130"
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|
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"rock fence":{
|
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"type":[
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": stone wall sense 1":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194513"
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},
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"Rocky Ford":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": any of various netted muskmelons that are typically of superior shipping quality":[]
|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from Rocky Ford , city in southeast Colorado that is the trade center for a region producing such muskmelons":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-200127"
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},
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"rockfish":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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|
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"definitions":{
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": any of various fishes that live among rocks or on rocky bottoms: such as":[],
|
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": any of a genus ( Sebastes ) of scorpaenid fishes including many important food fishes":[],
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": striped bass":[],
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": any of several groupers":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8r\u00e4k-\u02ccfish"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Halibut, Lingcod and rockfish such as black bass are here all summer. \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 5 July 2022",
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|
"Fish soup features local rockfish , specifically its belly, treated like salt cod, and pimenton for rich, smoky flavor. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 24 June 2022",
|
|
"Katie Leslie is sorting through ribbons of intestines belonging to a rockfish that\u2019s been dead for 41 years. \u2014 Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American , 28 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"Aflalo grills a whole rockfish , stuffing it with piperade, a Basque tomato-pepper sauce, and fresh, fatty lardo. \u2014 Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle , 17 Aug. 2021",
|
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"The Inlet also opened July 1 for rockfish with a 150,000 pound harvest. \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 12 July 2021",
|
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"For years off the Bay Area, fishing for rockfish has been limited to shallow reefs, no deeper than 240 feet, with a number of areas off limits to protect the large, slower-growing species that roam the depths. \u2014 Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle , 25 Mar. 2021",
|
|
"Tests routinely come back clear, although last month a solitary black rockfish was found to have cesium levels five times the national standard, the first fish to fail the test in 16 months. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Mar. 2021",
|
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"The two bright spots compared with the five-year baseline were a 17% increase in crab revenues and a 6% increase for rockfish . \u2014 Anchorage Daily News , 19 Jan. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1598, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202713"
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"rock thrush":{
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"type":[
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": any of various Old World thrushes of the genus Monticola":[]
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"rock pigeon":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": rock dove":[]
|
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The feral pigeons that inhabit the city today are the descendants of wild rock pigeons , also known as rock doves, which are native to Europe, northern Africa and southwestern Asia. \u2014 Keith Williams, New York Times , 23 May 2018"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1611, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211713"
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"Rocky Mountain white pine":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": limber pine":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213630"
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],
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": a wren ( Salpinctes obsoletus ) of arid parts of the western U.S. and Mexico":[],
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": a small short-tailed passerine bird ( Xenicus gilviventris ) of New Zealand":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215403"
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},
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"roccella":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus (the type of the family Roccellaceae) of chiefly maritime rock-inhabiting lichens that have a fruticulose or pendulous thallus and include some (especially Roccella tinctoria ) which are the chief sources of the dye archil and some which furnish litmus \u2014 compare lecanora , pertusaria":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"r\u014d\u02c8chel\u0259"
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, from Italian, archil (plant), alteration of oricello":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221007"
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},
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"rocks":{
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"geographical name",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to move back and forth in or as if in a cradle":[
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"She gently rocked the baby to sleep."
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],
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": to cause to sway back and forth":[
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"a boat rocked by the waves"
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],
|
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": to cause to shake violently":[
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"An earthquake rocked the town."
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],
|
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": to daze with or as if with a vigorous blow":[
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"A hard right rocked the contender."
|
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],
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": to astonish or disturb greatly":[
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"The scandal rocked the community."
|
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],
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": to rouse to excitement (as by performing rock music)":[
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"The band rocked the crowd."
|
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],
|
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": to wear, display, or feature (something striking, distinctive, or attractive)":[
|
|
"Carly Patterson is rocking a tight yellow T-shirt with jeans and high wooden sandals, belting her lyrics into a microphone.",
|
|
"\u2014 Kate Hairopolous",
|
|
"In the picture he's rocking a beard, a pair of shades and a striped t-shirt.",
|
|
"\u2014 Sam Haysom"
|
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],
|
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": to sing, dance to, or play rock music":[
|
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"The band was rocking all night long."
|
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],
|
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": to be extremely enjoyable, pleasing, or effective":[
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"her new car rocks"
|
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],
|
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": to do something that disturbs the equilibrium of a situation":[],
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"river 300 miles (483 kilometers) long in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois flowing south and southwest into the Mississippi River at the city of Rock Island":[],
|
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": a rocking movement":[],
|
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": popular music usually played on electronically amplified instruments and characterized by a persistent heavily accented beat, repetition of simple phrases, and often country, folk, and blues elements":[],
|
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": a large mass of stone forming a cliff, promontory, or peak":[],
|
|
": something like a rock in firmness:":[],
|
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": foundation , support":[
|
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"The superintendent describes [Michael] Doran as a rock on which the success of the school is and will continue to be built.",
|
|
"\u2014 Henry County (Kentucky) Local"
|
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],
|
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": refuge":[
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"a rock of independent thought \u2026 in an ocean of parochialism",
|
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"\u2014 Thomas Molnar"
|
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],
|
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": something that threatens or causes disaster":[
|
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"\u2014 often used in plural By the late 1930's, the university, so near the rocks in preceding years, had become one of the best-rounded educational institutions in the country. \u2014 Current Biography"
|
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],
|
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": a flavored stick candy with color running through":[],
|
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": rock candy sense 1":[],
|
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": gem":[],
|
|
": diamond":[],
|
|
": a small crystallized mass of crack cocaine":[],
|
|
": crack sense 9":[],
|
|
": the ball used in basketball":[
|
|
"Who's going to fight through screens or risk lumps and lacerations lunging into the stands after the rock ",
|
|
"\u2014 Chris Broussard"
|
|
],
|
|
": in a difficult or uncomfortable position with no attractive way out":[],
|
|
": in or into a state of destruction or wreckage":[
|
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"their marriage is on the rocks"
|
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],
|
|
": on ice cubes":[
|
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"bourbon on the rocks"
|
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],
|
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": distaff":[],
|
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": the wool or flax on a distaff":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8r\u00e4k"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"careen",
|
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"lurch",
|
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"pitch",
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"roll",
|
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"seesaw",
|
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"sway",
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"toss",
|
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"wobble",
|
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"wabble"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for rock Verb shake , agitate , rock , convulse mean to move up and down or to and fro with some violence. shake often carries a further implication of a particular purpose. shake well before using agitate suggests a violent and prolonged tossing or stirring. an ocean agitated by storms rock suggests a swinging or swaying motion resulting from violent impact or upheaval. the whole city was rocked by the explosion convulse suggests a violent pulling or wrenching as of a body in a paroxysm. spectators were convulsed with laughter",
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"She gently rocked the baby to sleep.",
|
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"He rocked back and forth while he stood waiting.",
|
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"The boat rocked back and forth on the waves.",
|
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"An earthquake rocked the town.",
|
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"The building was rocked by an explosion.",
|
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"The news of the murders rocked the town.",
|
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"Their invention rocked the computer industry.",
|
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"The band rocked the crowd."
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"Middle English rokken , from Old English roccian ; akin to Old High German rucken to cause to move":"Verb",
|
|
"Middle English rokke , from Old French dialect (Norman & Picard) roke , from Vulgar Latin *rocca":"Noun",
|
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"Middle English roc , from Middle Dutch rocke ; akin to Old High German rocko distaff":"Noun"
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
|
|
"1559, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
|
|
"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
|
|
},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-221143"
|
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},
|
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"rock garden":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a garden laid out among rocks or decorated with rocks and adapted for the growth of particular kinds of plants (such as alpines)":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
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"Drought resistant/drought tolerant plant, it was sold as a rock garden plant. \u2014 Janet Carson, Arkansas Online , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"Wild columbine is a fine choice for a gravelly slope, rock ledge, or rock garden . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 29 May 2022",
|
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"Stonecrop works well as a hearty rock garden plant and has excellent drought tolerance. \u2014 Deanna Kizis, Sunset Magazine , 4 May 2022",
|
|
"Behind and underneath the glass, there is a small, tidy rock garden . \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 14 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Potential buyers will notice the soothing design qualities immediately, in the foyer and an adjacent room sitting room, with their rock garden , slate floors and large windows that bring the beauty of the natural surroundings inside the home. \u2014 cleveland , 8 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Two of her paintings frame scenes-within-scenes, including a Zen rock garden , inside a pair of hands. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Mar. 2022",
|
|
"Penny has returned to the rock garden that was tended by her friend Fuzzy, which is still there among the dust and tumbleweeds. \u2014 David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune , 22 Feb. 2022",
|
|
"The rock garden is a sprawling strobe-and-gel-lit outdoor nightclub attached to the posh Speke Hotel, on Nile Avenue, in the center of the Ugandan capital of Kampala. \u2014 Grayson Schaffer, Outside Online , 7 Feb. 2011"
|
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],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1836, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223545"
|
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},
|
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"rock and roll":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
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"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": popular music usually played on electronically amplified instruments and characterized by a persistent heavily accented beat, repetition of simple phrases, and often country, folk, and blues elements : rock entry 2 sense 2":[
|
|
"If many older people had been suspicious of the jukebox in the early fifties, they were even more affronted by the success of rock and roll after 1954.",
|
|
"\u2014 Dominic Sandbrook",
|
|
"The industry has changed. Is it no longer sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll ",
|
|
"\u2014 AP News",
|
|
"\u2014 often used before another noun rock and roll legends/albums \u2026 Jack is in his corset, Jane is in her vest. And me, I'm in a rock 'n' roll band \u2026 \u2014 The Velvet Underground"
|
|
],
|
|
": to perform or dance to rock and roll music":[
|
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"Mark headed off to Liverpool over the weekend, where he did a little rocking and rolling .",
|
|
"\u2014 Paula Zahn"
|
|
],
|
|
": to start out or get going energetically":[
|
|
"He was wide awake and ready to rock and roll at 5:00 A.M.",
|
|
"\u2014 Gideon Wulff",
|
|
"\u2026 an overwhelming majority of the U.S. population has a primal desire to unfold a badass pair of shades, slide them onto their head \u2026 throw a jacket over their shoulder, and utter, \"let's rock and roll .\"",
|
|
"\u2014 The Onion"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02ccr\u00e4-k\u0259n-\u02c8r\u014dl"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
|
|
"Perhaps no art form is more iconic-American than rock and roll \u2014 a fusion of artistic and cultural influences that conquered global pop music within a decade. \u2014 Fox News , 29 June 2022",
|
|
"Presley was the first artist even remotely connected to rock and roll to receive a lifetime achievement award. \u2014 Paul Grein, Billboard , 27 June 2022",
|
|
"At the suggestion of Harold Jenkins of Helena (later known as Conway Twitty), the group headed for Canada in 1958 and found audiences there hungry for American rock and roll . \u2014 Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online , 30 May 2022",
|
|
"Singers Charles Johnson and Joe Ligon were stars in their own right, adding personality flourishes that Clem sees as the step before rock and roll secularized a spiritually authentic music. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 18 May 2022",
|
|
"Some of the greatest rock and roll music ever was released in that year. \u2014 Jim Ryan, Forbes , 6 May 2022",
|
|
"And my record inhabits that space, including rock and roll , including soul music. \u2014 Wilson Chapman, Variety , 3 Apr. 2022",
|
|
"The cradle-to-grave biopic of the unofficial king of rock and roll is a whirlwind of audio/visual wonder. \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 21 June 2022",
|
|
"Oh well, maybe the factoid will help a future contestant or inspire this trio to visit the Shoals or look up our glorious history in the vast world of rock and roll . \u2014 Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al , 17 June 2022"
|
|
],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1954, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
|
|
"1956, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223934"
|
|
},
|
|
"rock-ribbed":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": rocky entry 1 sense 1":[],
|
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": firm and inflexible in doctrine or integrity":[
|
|
"a rock-ribbed conservative community",
|
|
"\u2014 John Hale"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8r\u00e4k-\u02c8ribd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224209"
|
|
},
|
|
"rock cavy":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": moco":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225548"
|
|
},
|
|
"Rochon prism":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a polarizing prism consisting of two equal prisms of calcite or other doubly refracting material cut so that the optic axis of one of the prisms is parallel to its refracting edge, the axis of the other is perpendicular to its refracting edge, and the directions of the optic axes make angles of 90 degrees with each other":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)r\u014d\u00a6sh\u014d\u207f-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"after Alexis M. Rochon \u20201817 French astronomer and optician":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230111"
|
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},
|
|
"rockbridgeite":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a mineral (Fe II Fe 4 III (PO 4 ) 3 (OH) 5 ) consisting of a basic phosphate of iron isomorphous with frondelite":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8r\u00e4k\u02ccbri\u02ccj\u012bt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Rockbridge County, west central Virginia, its locality + English -ite":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233152"
|
|
},
|
|
"Rochelle salt":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a crystalline salt KNaC 4 H 4 O 6 \u00b74H 2 O that is a mild purgative":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"r\u014d-\u02c8shel-"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"La Rochelle , France":""
|
|
},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1712, in the meaning defined above":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001340"
|
|
},
|
|
"Rockford":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"geographical name"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
"city in northern Illinois northwest of Chicago population 152,871":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8r\u00e4k-f\u0259rd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001455"
|
|
},
|
|
"rocking":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"geographical name",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to move back and forth in or as if in a cradle":[
|
|
"She gently rocked the baby to sleep."
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to sway back and forth":[
|
|
"a boat rocked by the waves"
|
|
],
|
|
": to cause to shake violently":[
|
|
"An earthquake rocked the town."
|
|
],
|
|
": to daze with or as if with a vigorous blow":[
|
|
"A hard right rocked the contender."
|
|
],
|
|
": to astonish or disturb greatly":[
|
|
"The scandal rocked the community."
|
|
],
|
|
": to rouse to excitement (as by performing rock music)":[
|
|
"The band rocked the crowd."
|
|
],
|
|
": to wear, display, or feature (something striking, distinctive, or attractive)":[
|
|
"Carly Patterson is rocking a tight yellow T-shirt with jeans and high wooden sandals, belting her lyrics into a microphone.",
|
|
"\u2014 Kate Hairopolous",
|
|
"In the picture he's rocking a beard, a pair of shades and a striped t-shirt.",
|
|
"\u2014 Sam Haysom"
|
|
],
|
|
": to sing, dance to, or play rock music":[
|
|
"The band was rocking all night long."
|
|
],
|
|
": to be extremely enjoyable, pleasing, or effective":[
|
|
"her new car rocks"
|
|
],
|
|
": to do something that disturbs the equilibrium of a situation":[],
|
|
"river 300 miles (483 kilometers) long in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois flowing south and southwest into the Mississippi River at the city of Rock Island":[],
|
|
": a rocking movement":[],
|
|
": popular music usually played on electronically amplified instruments and characterized by a persistent heavily accented beat, repetition of simple phrases, and often country, folk, and blues elements":[],
|
|
": a large mass of stone forming a cliff, promontory, or peak":[],
|
|
": something like a rock in firmness:":[],
|
|
": foundation , support":[
|
|
"The superintendent describes [Michael] Doran as a rock on which the success of the school is and will continue to be built.",
|
|
"\u2014 Henry County (Kentucky) Local"
|
|
],
|
|
": refuge":[
|
|
"a rock of independent thought \u2026 in an ocean of parochialism",
|
|
"\u2014 Thomas Molnar"
|
|
],
|
|
": something that threatens or causes disaster":[
|
|
"\u2014 often used in plural By the late 1930's, the university, so near the rocks in preceding years, had become one of the best-rounded educational institutions in the country. \u2014 Current Biography"
|
|
],
|
|
": a flavored stick candy with color running through":[],
|
|
": rock candy sense 1":[],
|
|
": gem":[],
|
|
": diamond":[],
|
|
": a small crystallized mass of crack cocaine":[],
|
|
": crack sense 9":[],
|
|
": the ball used in basketball":[
|
|
"Who's going to fight through screens or risk lumps and lacerations lunging into the stands after the rock ",
|
|
"\u2014 Chris Broussard"
|
|
],
|
|
": in a difficult or uncomfortable position with no attractive way out":[],
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": in or into a state of destruction or wreckage":[
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"their marriage is on the rocks"
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],
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": on ice cubes":[
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"bourbon on the rocks"
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],
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": distaff":[],
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": the wool or flax on a distaff":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8r\u00e4k"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"careen",
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"lurch",
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"pitch",
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"roll",
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"seesaw",
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"sway",
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"toss",
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"wobble",
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"wabble"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for rock Verb shake , agitate , rock , convulse mean to move up and down or to and fro with some violence. shake often carries a further implication of a particular purpose. shake well before using agitate suggests a violent and prolonged tossing or stirring. an ocean agitated by storms rock suggests a swinging or swaying motion resulting from violent impact or upheaval. the whole city was rocked by the explosion convulse suggests a violent pulling or wrenching as of a body in a paroxysm. spectators were convulsed with laughter",
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"examples":[
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"Verb",
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"She gently rocked the baby to sleep.",
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"He rocked back and forth while he stood waiting.",
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"The boat rocked back and forth on the waves.",
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"An earthquake rocked the town.",
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"The building was rocked by an explosion.",
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"The news of the murders rocked the town.",
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"Their invention rocked the computer industry.",
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"The band rocked the crowd."
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English rokken , from Old English roccian ; akin to Old High German rucken to cause to move":"Verb",
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"Middle English rokke , from Old French dialect (Norman & Picard) roke , from Vulgar Latin *rocca":"Noun",
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"Middle English roc , from Middle Dutch rocke ; akin to Old High German rocko distaff":"Noun"
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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"1559, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001742"
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},
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"rock maple":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": sugar maple sense 1":[]
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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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"Wood counters are typically made from rock maple --an extremely dense, blond hardwood--but teak, walnut, cherry and oak are also used. \u2014 Joe Lindsey, Popular Mechanics , 9 May 2019"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1775, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005440"
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},
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"rock climbing":{
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"type":[
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"intransitive verb",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": mountain climbing on rocky cliffs":[]
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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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"a book about rock climbing",
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"We are going rock climbing .",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Rachel Dees has always loved outdoor activities, such as mountain biking, rock climbing , skiing and fly fishing. \u2014 Robyn A. Friedman, WSJ , 23 June 2022",
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"This is a prime base camp to access some of the state\u2019s best rock climbing , backpacking, road biking, and hiking. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 12 July 2021",
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"Activities include camping, hiking, gardening, mountain biking, paddle boarding and rock climbing . \u2014 Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic , 14 June 2022",
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"If kids are interested in sports such as skateboarding and rock climbing , why don\u2019t schools offer those sports in addition to traditional sports such as football, basketball and soccer. \u2014 Fred Bowen, Washington Post , 2 June 2022",
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"The resort will also offer nearby access to Mohonk Preserve, a private reserve known for hiking, biking and world-class rock climbing . \u2014 Everett Potter, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
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"That disparity is echoed in lopsided demographic statistics for outdoor activities, including visits to U.S. national parks, cycling, and rock climbing . \u2014 Ben Ayers, Outside Online , 12 May 2022",
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"The park features thousands of square feet of trampolines, zip lines, rock climbing , dodgeball, trampoline basketball and other challenges, all in a clean and safe environment. \u2014 Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 Dec. 2021",
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"Simon, a nearly 6-year-old Bombay cat, loves hiking, rock climbing , kayaking, biking, sailing, skiing, snowboarding, sledding, and even swimming. \u2014 Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE.com , 9 May 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1875, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005605"
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},
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"rock star":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a famous rock musician":[
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"From my standpoint, from '72 to '76, I was the ultimate rock star . I couldn't have been more of a rock star. Anything that had to do with being a rock 'n' roll singer was what I was going for.",
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"\u2014 David Bowie",
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"He's what I always thought rock stars should be: sexy, dangerous, outrageous, and funny. And at least a little self-aware.",
|
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"\u2014 Doug Brod"
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],
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": a highly accomplished and well-regarded person in a particular field":[
|
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"Locals came streaming across a muddy construction site on the Cooper River to catch a glimpse of the rock star of politics.",
|
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"\u2014 Howard Fineman",
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"The Colchester Boards of Selectmen, Finance and Education are the rock stars of our town's elected government.",
|
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"\u2014 Jason Cohen",
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"For the agency, whose mission is building soil health, Brandt [David Brandt, farmer] has emerged as a kind of rock star . He's a \"step ahead of the game.\"",
|
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"\u2014 Tom Philpott",
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"Pale-faced and bespectacled, the 43-year-old Chudzinski is an emerging rock star in NFL coaching circles.",
|
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"\u2014 David G Fleming",
|
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"\u2026 the day of the celebrity chef is seriously upon us. Chefs have become the rock stars of their generation, and we all long to know them better.",
|
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"\u2014 Ruth Reichl"
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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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"1960, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-005816"
|
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},
|
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"rock phosphate":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": phosphate rock used as a fertilizer":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-011702"
|
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},
|
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"rockwork":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a mass of rocks":[],
|
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": rock garden":[],
|
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": artificial rock ledges and waterfalls in gardens":[],
|
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": stonework with a surface left broken and rough":[],
|
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": rock-faced masonry":[],
|
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": rockcraft sense 2":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015027"
|
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},
|
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"rock rabbit":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
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],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": hyrax":[],
|
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": pika":[]
|
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},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021026"
|
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},
|
|
"rock club moss":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": festoon pine":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024044"
|
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},
|
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"rock someone's world":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"idiom"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": to be something that someone likes very much":[
|
|
"The new video game will rock your world ."
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024117"
|
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}
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} |