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If the soup tastes like dishwater, your employees won n't blame the concessionaire.
blame
{ "name": "blame", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed", "a reproach for some lapse or misdeed", "put or pin the blame on", "harass with constant criticism", "attribute responsibility to", "expletives used informally as intensifiers" ...
[ "put or pin the blame on" ]
[ "blame%2:32:00::" ]
If the soup tastes like dishwater, your employees won n't blame the concessionaire.
concessionaire
{ "name": "concessionaire", "sense_definitions_list": [ "someone who holds or operates a concession" ] }
[ "someone who holds or operates a concession" ]
[ "concessionaire%1:18:00::" ]
You 'll take the rap.
take
{ "name": "take", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property", "the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption", "carry out", "require (time or space)", "take somebody somewhere", "get into ...
[ "accept or undergo, often unwillingly" ]
[ "take%2:31:09::" ]
You 'll take the rap.
rap
{ "name": "rap", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a reproach for some lapse or misdeed", "a gentle blow", "the sound made by a gentle blow", "voluble conversation", "genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms o...
[ "a reproach for some lapse or misdeed" ]
[ "rap%1:10:00::" ]
Check your cafeteria location to make sure it 's convenient for most employees.
Check
{ "name": "check", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a written order directing a bank to pay money", "an appraisal of the state of affairs", "the bill in a restaurant", "the state of inactivity following an interruption", "additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or ...
[ "examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition" ]
[ "check%2:31:00::" ]
Check your cafeteria location to make sure it 's convenient for most employees.
cafeteria
{ "name": "cafeteria", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier" ] }
[ "a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier" ]
[ "cafeteria%1:06:00::" ]
Check your cafeteria location to make sure it 's convenient for most employees.
location
{ "name": "location", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a point or extent in space", "the act of putting something in a certain place", "a determination of the place where something is", "a workplace away from a studio at which some or all of a movie may be made" ] }
[ "a point or extent in space" ]
[ "location%1:03:00::" ]
Check your cafeteria location to make sure it 's convenient for most employees.
make
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[ "give certain properties to something" ]
[ "make%2:30:00::" ]
Check your cafeteria location to make sure it 's convenient for most employees.
sure
{ "name": "sure", "sense_definitions_list": [ "having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured", "exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance", "certain to occur; destined or inevitable; ; ; - Benjamin Franklin", "physically secure or dependable", "reliable in oper...
[ "exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance" ]
[ "sure%5:00:00:careful:00" ]
Check your cafeteria location to make sure it 's convenient for most employees.
's
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Check your cafeteria location to make sure it 's convenient for most employees.
most
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[ "(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number" ]
[ "most%3:00:02::" ]
Check your cafeteria location to make sure it 's convenient for most employees.
employees
{ "name": "employee", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a worker who is hired to perform a job" ] }
[ "a worker who is hired to perform a job" ]
[ "employee%1:18:00::" ]
You may save valuable production minutes with a change.
save
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[ "to keep up and reserve for personal or special use" ]
[ "save%2:40:00::" ]
You may save valuable production minutes with a change.
valuable
{ "name": "valuable", "sense_definitions_list": [ "something of value", "having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange", "having worth or merit or value" ] }
[ "having worth or merit or value" ]
[ "valuable%5:00:00:worthy:00" ]
You may save valuable production minutes with a change.
production
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[ "the act or process of producing something" ]
[ "production%1:04:00::" ]
You may save valuable production minutes with a change.
minutes
{ "name": "minute", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour", "an indefinitely short time", "a particular point in time", "a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree", "a short note", "distance measured by the time taken to cover it", ...
[ "a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour" ]
[ "minute%1:28:00::" ]
You may save valuable production minutes with a change.
change
{ "name": "change", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another", "a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event", "the action of changing something", "the result of alteration or modificat...
[ "an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another" ]
[ "change%1:11:00::" ]
Spread your vacation period over the widest possible span of time or shut the plant down for two weeks.
Spread
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[ "distribute or disperse widely" ]
[ "spread%2:35:00::" ]
Spread your vacation period over the widest possible span of time or shut the plant down for two weeks.
vacation
{ "name": "vacation", "sense_definitions_list": [ "leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure", "the act of making something legally void", "spend or take a vacation" ] }
[ "leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure" ]
[ "vacation%1:28:00::" ]
Spread your vacation period over the widest possible span of time or shut the plant down for two weeks.
period
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[ "an amount of time" ]
[ "period%1:28:00::" ]
Spread your vacation period over the widest possible span of time or shut the plant down for two weeks.
widest
{ "name": "wide", "sense_definitions_list": [ "having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other", "broad in scope or content; ; ; ; ; - T.G.Winner", "(used of eyes) fully open or extended", "very large in expanse or scope", "great in degree", "having ample fabric", "not on t...
[ "having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other" ]
[ "wide%3:00:00::" ]
Spread your vacation period over the widest possible span of time or shut the plant down for two weeks.
possible
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[ "capable of happening or existing" ]
[ "possible%3:00:00::" ]
Spread your vacation period over the widest possible span of time or shut the plant down for two weeks.
span
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[ "the distance or interval between two points" ]
[ "span%1:07:00::" ]
Spread your vacation period over the widest possible span of time or shut the plant down for two weeks.
time
{ "name": "time", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an instance or single occasion for some event", "a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something", "an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)", "a suitable moment", ...
[ "the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past" ]
[ "time%1:03:00::" ]
Spread your vacation period over the widest possible span of time or shut the plant down for two weeks.
shut
{ "name": "shut_down", "sense_definitions_list": [ "cease to operate or cause to cease operating" ] }
[ "cease to operate or cause to cease operating" ]
[ "shut_down%2:41:00::" ]
Spread your vacation period over the widest possible span of time or shut the plant down for two weeks.
plant
{ "name": "plant", "sense_definitions_list": [ "buildings for carrying on industrial labor", "(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion", "an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience", "something planted secretly for discovery by...
[ "buildings for carrying on industrial labor" ]
[ "plant%1:06:01::" ]
Spread your vacation period over the widest possible span of time or shut the plant down for two weeks.
two weeks
{ "name": "two_weeks", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a period of fourteen consecutive days" ] }
[ "a period of fourteen consecutive days" ]
[ "two_weeks%1:28:00::" ]
This will cut the expense of vacation replacements.
cut
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[ "cut down on; make a reduction in" ]
[ "cut%2:30:06::" ]
This will cut the expense of vacation replacements.
expense
{ "name": "expense", "sense_definitions_list": [ "amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)", "a detriment or sacrifice", "money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer", "reduce the estimated value of something"...
[ "amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)" ]
[ "expense%1:21:00::" ]
This will cut the expense of vacation replacements.
vacation
{ "name": "vacation", "sense_definitions_list": [ "leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure", "the act of making something legally void", "spend or take a vacation" ] }
[ "leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure" ]
[ "vacation%1:28:00::" ]
This will cut the expense of vacation replacements.
replacements
{ "name": "replacement", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another", "someone who takes the place of another person", "an event in which one thing is substituted for another", "a person or thing that takes or can take the place of anothe...
[ "someone who takes the place of another person" ]
[ "replacement%1:18:02::" ]
And with the shutdown method there will be no argument as to who gets the choice vacation dates.
shutdown
{ "name": "shutdown", "sense_definitions_list": [ "termination of operations" ] }
[ "termination of operations" ]
[ "shutdown%1:04:00::" ]
And with the shutdown method there will be no argument as to who gets the choice vacation dates.
method
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[ "a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)" ]
[ "method%1:09:00::" ]
And with the shutdown method there will be no argument as to who gets the choice vacation dates.
be
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[ "happen, occur, take place" ]
[ "be%2:42:04::" ]
And with the shutdown method there will be no argument as to who gets the choice vacation dates.
argument
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[ "a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement" ]
[ "argument%1:10:03::" ]
And with the shutdown method there will be no argument as to who gets the choice vacation dates.
gets
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[ "receive a specified treatment (abstract)" ]
[ "get%2:30:03::" ]
And with the shutdown method there will be no argument as to who gets the choice vacation dates.
choice
{ "name": "choice", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the person or thing chosen or selected", "the act of choosing or selecting", "one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen", "of superior grade", "appealing to refined taste" ] }
[ "of superior grade" ]
[ "choice%5:00:00:superior:02" ]
And with the shutdown method there will be no argument as to who gets the choice vacation dates.
vacation
{ "name": "vacation", "sense_definitions_list": [ "leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure", "the act of making something legally void", "spend or take a vacation" ] }
[ "leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure" ]
[ "vacation%1:28:00::" ]
And with the shutdown method there will be no argument as to who gets the choice vacation dates.
dates
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[ "the specified day of the month" ]
[ "date%1:28:00::" ]
Also make sure you have reasonable requirements as to hours worked before a production employee is entitled to a vacation.
Also
{ "name": "also", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in addition" ] }
[ "in addition" ]
[ "also%4:02:00::" ]
Also make sure you have reasonable requirements as to hours worked before a production employee is entitled to a vacation.
make
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[ "give certain properties to something" ]
[ "make%2:30:00::" ]
Also make sure you have reasonable requirements as to hours worked before a production employee is entitled to a vacation.
sure
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[ "exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance" ]
[ "sure%5:00:00:careful:00" ]
Also make sure you have reasonable requirements as to hours worked before a production employee is entitled to a vacation.
have
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[ "have as a feature" ]
[ "have%2:42:00::" ]
Also make sure you have reasonable requirements as to hours worked before a production employee is entitled to a vacation.
reasonable
{ "name": "reasonable", "sense_definitions_list": [ "showing reason or sound judgment", "not excessive or extreme", "marked by sound judgment" ] }
[ "not excessive or extreme" ]
[ "reasonable%5:00:00:moderate:00" ]
Also make sure you have reasonable requirements as to hours worked before a production employee is entitled to a vacation.
requirements
{ "name": "requirement", "sense_definitions_list": [ "required activity", "anything indispensable", "something that is required in advance" ] }
[ "required activity" ]
[ "requirement%1:09:01::" ]
Also make sure you have reasonable requirements as to hours worked before a production employee is entitled to a vacation.
hours
{ "name": "hours", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a period of time assigned for work", "an indefinite period of time", "a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day", "clock time", "a special and memorable period", "distance measured by the time taken to cover it" ] }
[ "a period of time assigned for work" ]
[ "hours%1:28:00::" ]
Also make sure you have reasonable requirements as to hours worked before a production employee is entitled to a vacation.
worked
{ "name": "work", "sense_definitions_list": [ "activity directed toward making or doing something", "a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing", "the occupation for which you are paid", "applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject ...
[ "be employed" ]
[ "work%2:41:00::" ]
Also make sure you have reasonable requirements as to hours worked before a production employee is entitled to a vacation.
production
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[ "the act or process of producing something" ]
[ "production%1:04:00::" ]
Also make sure you have reasonable requirements as to hours worked before a production employee is entitled to a vacation.
employee
{ "name": "employee", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a worker who is hired to perform a job" ] }
[ "a worker who is hired to perform a job" ]
[ "employee%1:18:00::" ]
Also make sure you have reasonable requirements as to hours worked before a production employee is entitled to a vacation.
is
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Also make sure you have reasonable requirements as to hours worked before a production employee is entitled to a vacation.
entitled
{ "name": "entitled", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give the right to", "give a title to", "give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility", "qualified for by right according to law" ] }
[ "qualified for by right according to law" ]
[ "entitled%5:00:00:eligible:00" ]
Also make sure you have reasonable requirements as to hours worked before a production employee is entitled to a vacation.
vacation
{ "name": "vacation", "sense_definitions_list": [ "leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure", "the act of making something legally void", "spend or take a vacation" ] }
[ "leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure" ]
[ "vacation%1:28:00::" ]
You might try providing standard vacation time off but make the vacation pay depend on the number of hours worked in the previous year.
try
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[ "put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to" ]
[ "try%2:41:01::" ]
You might try providing standard vacation time off but make the vacation pay depend on the number of hours worked in the previous year.
providing
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[ "give something useful or necessary to" ]
[ "provide%2:40:00::" ]
You might try providing standard vacation time off but make the vacation pay depend on the number of hours worked in the previous year.
standard
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[ "conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind" ]
[ "standard%3:00:02::" ]
You might try providing standard vacation time off but make the vacation pay depend on the number of hours worked in the previous year.
vacation
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[ "leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure" ]
[ "vacation%1:28:00::" ]
You might try providing standard vacation time off but make the vacation pay depend on the number of hours worked in the previous year.
time off
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[ "a time period when you are not required to work" ]
[ "time_off%1:28:00::" ]
You might try providing standard vacation time off but make the vacation pay depend on the number of hours worked in the previous year.
make
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[ "give certain properties to something" ]
[ "make%2:30:00::" ]
You might try providing standard vacation time off but make the vacation pay depend on the number of hours worked in the previous year.
vacation
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[ "leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure" ]
[ "vacation%1:28:00::" ]
You might try providing standard vacation time off but make the vacation pay depend on the number of hours worked in the previous year.
pay
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[ "something that remunerates" ]
[ "pay%1:21:01::" ]
You might try providing standard vacation time off but make the vacation pay depend on the number of hours worked in the previous year.
depend on
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[ "be contingent on" ]
[ "depend_on%2:42:00::" ]
You might try providing standard vacation time off but make the vacation pay depend on the number of hours worked in the previous year.
number
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[ "the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals" ]
[ "number%1:07:00::" ]
You might try providing standard vacation time off but make the vacation pay depend on the number of hours worked in the previous year.
hours
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[ "a period of time assigned for work" ]
[ "hours%1:28:00::" ]
You might try providing standard vacation time off but make the vacation pay depend on the number of hours worked in the previous year.
worked
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[ "be employed" ]
[ "work%2:41:00::" ]
You might try providing standard vacation time off but make the vacation pay depend on the number of hours worked in the previous year.
previous
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[ "just preceding something else in time or order" ]
[ "previous%5:00:00:preceding:00" ]
You might try providing standard vacation time off but make the vacation pay depend on the number of hours worked in the previous year.
year
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[ "a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days" ]
[ "year%1:28:01::" ]
`` Through a door conveniently unlocked '', Madden supplemented.
door
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[ "a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle" ]
[ "door%1:06:00::" ]
`` Through a door conveniently unlocked '', Madden supplemented.
conveniently
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[ "in a convenient manner" ]
[ "conveniently%4:02:00::" ]
`` Through a door conveniently unlocked '', Madden supplemented.
unlocked
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[ "not firmly fastened or secured" ]
[ "unlocked%5:00:00:unfastened:00" ]
`` Through a door conveniently unlocked '', Madden supplemented.
Madden
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[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
`` Through a door conveniently unlocked '', Madden supplemented.
supplemented
{ "name": "supplement", "sense_definitions_list": [ "textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end", "a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)", "a supplementary component that improves capability", "add as a supplement to what seems insufficient", "serve as a su...
[ "add as a supplement to what seems insufficient" ]
[ "supplement%2:40:00::" ]
`` That damn door '', said the police chief.
damn
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[ "used as expletives" ]
[ "damn%5:00:00:cursed:00" ]
`` That damn door '', said the police chief.
door
{ "name": "door", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle", "the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close", "anything providing a means of access (o...
[ "a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle" ]
[ "door%1:06:00::" ]
`` That damn door '', said the police chief.
said
{ "name": "say", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the chance to speak", "express in words", "report or maintain", "express a supposition", "have or contain a certain wording or form", "give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority", "speak, pronounce, or utter in a c...
[ "express in words" ]
[ "say%2:32:00::" ]
`` That damn door '', said the police chief.
police chief
{ "name": "police_chief", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a policeman in charge of a precinct" ] }
[ "a policeman in charge of a precinct" ]
[ "police_chief%1:18:00::" ]
`` A gift horse to be viewed with suspicion ''.
gift horse
{ "name": "gift_horse", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a gift (usually of inferior quality) that should be accepted uncritically" ] }
[ "a gift (usually of inferior quality) that should be accepted uncritically" ]
[ "gift_horse%1:21:00::" ]
`` A gift horse to be viewed with suspicion ''.
viewed
{ "name": "view", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a way of regarding situations or topics etc.", "the visual percept of a region", "the act of looking or seeing or observing", "the range of the eye", "a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty", "a message expressin...
[ "deem to be" ]
[ "view%2:31:00::" ]
`` A gift horse to be viewed with suspicion ''.
suspicion
{ "name": "suspicion", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an impression that something might be the case", "doubt about someone's honesty", "the state of being suspected", "being of a suspicious nature" ] }
[ "doubt about someone's honesty" ]
[ "suspicion%1:09:00::" ]
Madden 's dark face wore a meditative look.
Madden
{ "name": "person", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a human being", "a human body (usually including the clothing)", "a grammatical category used in the classification of pronouns, possessive determiners, and verb forms according to whether they indicate the speaker, the addressee, or a third party" ] }
[ "a human being" ]
[ "person%1:03:00::" ]
Madden 's dark face wore a meditative look.
dark
{ "name": "dark", "sense_definitions_list": [ "absence of light or illumination", "absence of moral or spiritual values", "an unilluminated area", "the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside", "an unenlightened state", "devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; sh...
[ "brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)" ]
[ "dark%5:00:00:brunet:00" ]
Madden 's dark face wore a meditative look.
face
{ "name": "face", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear", "the feelings expressed on a person's face", "the general outward appearance of something", "the striking or working surface of an implement", "a part of a person that is use...
[ "the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear" ]
[ "face%1:08:00::" ]
Madden 's dark face wore a meditative look.
wore
{ "name": "wear", "sense_definitions_list": [ "impairment resulting from long use", "a covering designed to be worn on a person's body", "the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment", "be dressed in", "have on one's person", "have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's ...
[ "have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality" ]
[ "wear%2:42:01::" ]
Madden 's dark face wore a meditative look.
meditative
{ "name": "meditative", "sense_definitions_list": [ "deeply or seriously thoughtful" ] }
[ "deeply or seriously thoughtful" ]
[ "meditative%5:00:00:thoughtful:00" ]
Madden 's dark face wore a meditative look.
look
{ "name": "look", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the feelings expressed on a person's face", "the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually", "physical appearance", "the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people", "perceive with att...
[ "the feelings expressed on a person's face" ]
[ "look%1:07:01::" ]
`` If there was collusion between an outside murderer and a member of the household it would be an elementary precaution to check on the door later.
was
{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...
[ "have an existence, be extant" ]
[ "be%2:42:00::" ]
`` If there was collusion between an outside murderer and a member of the household it would be an elementary precaution to check on the door later.
collusion
{ "name": "collusion", "sense_definitions_list": [ "secret agreement", "agreement on a secret plot" ] }
[ "secret agreement" ]
[ "collusion%1:09:00::" ]
`` If there was collusion between an outside murderer and a member of the household it would be an elementary precaution to check on the door later.
outside
{ "name": "outside", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the region that is outside of something", "the outer side or surface of something", "relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit", "coming from the outside", "originating or belonging beyond some bounds:", "located, suited for, or...
[ "coming from the outside" ]
[ "outside%5:00:00:extrinsic:00" ]
`` If there was collusion between an outside murderer and a member of the household it would be an elementary precaution to check on the door later.
murderer
{ "name": "murderer", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)" ] }
[ "a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)" ]
[ "murderer%1:18:00::" ]
`` If there was collusion between an outside murderer and a member of the household it would be an elementary precaution to check on the door later.
member
{ "name": "member", "sense_definitions_list": [ "one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)", "anything that belongs to a set or class", "an external body part that projects from the body", "an organization that is a...
[ "one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)" ]
[ "member%1:18:00::" ]
`` If there was collusion between an outside murderer and a member of the household it would be an elementary precaution to check on the door later.
household
{ "name": "household", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a social unit living together" ] }
[ "a social unit living together" ]
[ "household%1:14:00::" ]
`` If there was collusion between an outside murderer and a member of the household it would be an elementary precaution to check on the door later.
be
{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...
[ "be identical to; be someone or something" ]
[ "be%2:42:06::" ]
`` If there was collusion between an outside murderer and a member of the household it would be an elementary precaution to check on the door later.
elementary
{ "name": "elementary", "sense_definitions_list": [ "easy and not involved or complicated", "of or pertaining to or characteristic of elementary school or elementary education", "of or being the essential or basic part" ] }
[ "easy and not involved or complicated" ]
[ "elementary%5:00:00:easy:01" ]
`` If there was collusion between an outside murderer and a member of the household it would be an elementary precaution to check on the door later.
precaution
{ "name": "precaution", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.", "the trait of practicing caution in advance", "judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger" ] }
[ "a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc." ]
[ "precaution%1:04:00::" ]
`` If there was collusion between an outside murderer and a member of the household it would be an elementary precaution to check on the door later.
check
{ "name": "check", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a written order directing a bank to pay money", "an appraisal of the state of affairs", "the bill in a restaurant", "the state of inactivity following an interruption", "additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or ...
[ "examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition" ]
[ "check%2:31:00::" ]
`` If there was collusion between an outside murderer and a member of the household it would be an elementary precaution to check on the door later.
door
{ "name": "door", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle", "the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close", "anything providing a means of access (o...
[ "a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle" ]
[ "door%1:06:00::" ]
`` If there was collusion between an outside murderer and a member of the household it would be an elementary precaution to check on the door later.
later
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[ "happening at a time subsequent to a reference time" ]
[ "later%4:02:01::" ]
And it makes a very poor red herring for an inside job.
makes
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[ "give certain properties to something" ]
[ "make%2:30:00::" ]
And it makes a very poor red herring for an inside job.
very
{ "name": "very", "sense_definitions_list": [ "precisely as stated", "being the exact same one; not any other:", "used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal", "precisely so" ] }
[ "used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal" ]
[ "very%4:02:00::" ]
And it makes a very poor red herring for an inside job.
red herring
{ "name": "red_herring", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue", "a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color", "a first draft of a prospectus; must be clearly marked to indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus" ] }
[ "any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue" ]
[ "red_herring%1:04:00::" ]
And it makes a very poor red herring for an inside job.
inside job
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[ "some transgression committed with the assistance of someone trusted by the victim" ]
[ "inside_job%1:04:00::" ]