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Demagogues of this sort found communist bogeys lurking behind any new idea that would run counter to stereotyped notions.
counter
{ "name": "counter", "sense_definitions_list": [ "table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted", "game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games", "a calculator that keeps a record of the n...
[ "in the opposite direction" ]
[ "counter%4:02:00::" ]
Demagogues of this sort found communist bogeys lurking behind any new idea that would run counter to stereotyped notions.
stereotyped
{ "name": "stereotyped", "sense_definitions_list": [ "treat or classify according to a mental stereotype", "lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality" ] }
[ "lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality" ]
[ "stereotyped%5:00:00:conventional:01" ]
Demagogues of this sort found communist bogeys lurking behind any new idea that would run counter to stereotyped notions.
notions
{ "name": "notion", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a vague idea in which some confidence is placed", "a general inclusive concept", "an odd or fanciful or capricious idea", "(usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items" ] }
[ "a vague idea in which some confidence is placed" ]
[ "notion%1:09:02::" ]
New ideas were dangerous and must be repressed, no matter how.
New
{ "name": "new", "sense_definitions_list": [ "not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered", "original and of a kind not seen before", "lacking training or experience", "having no previous example or precedent or parallel", "ot...
[ "not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered" ]
[ "new%3:00:00::" ]
New ideas were dangerous and must be repressed, no matter how.
ideas
{ "name": "idea", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about", "your intention; what you intend to do", "a personal view", "an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth", "(music) melodic subject of a musical composition" ] }
[ "the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about" ]
[ "idea%1:09:00::" ]
New ideas were dangerous and must be repressed, no matter how.
were
{ "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 the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
New ideas were dangerous and must be repressed, no matter how.
dangerous
{ "name": "dangerous", "sense_definitions_list": [ "involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm", "causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm" ] }
[ "involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm" ]
[ "dangerous%3:00:00::" ]
New ideas were dangerous and must be repressed, no matter how.
repressed
{ "name": "repress", "sense_definitions_list": [ "put down by force or intimidation", "conceal or hide", "put out of one's consciousness", "block the action of" ] }
[ "put down by force or intimidation" ]
[ "repress%2:41:00::" ]
Those who would suppress dangerous thoughts, credit ideas with high potency.
suppress
{ "name": "suppress", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to put down by force or authority", "come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority", "control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior", "put out of one's consciousness", "reduce the incidence or severit...
[ "come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority" ]
[ "suppress%2:41:01::" ]
Those who would suppress dangerous thoughts, credit ideas with high potency.
dangerous
{ "name": "dangerous", "sense_definitions_list": [ "involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm", "causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm" ] }
[ "involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm" ]
[ "dangerous%3:00:00::" ]
Those who would suppress dangerous thoughts, credit ideas with high potency.
thoughts
{ "name": "thought", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about", "the process of using your mind to consider something carefully", "the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual", "a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proo...
[ "the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about" ]
[ "thought%1:09:01::" ]
Those who would suppress dangerous thoughts, credit ideas with high potency.
credit
{ "name": "credit", "sense_definitions_list": [ "approval", "money available for a client to borrow", "an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items", "used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise", "arrangement for deferred payment for goo...
[ "give someone credit for something" ]
[ "credit%2:31:01::" ]
Those who would suppress dangerous thoughts, credit ideas with high potency.
ideas
{ "name": "idea", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about", "your intention; what you intend to do", "a personal view", "an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth", "(music) melodic subject of a musical composition" ] }
[ "the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about" ]
[ "idea%1:09:00::" ]
Those who would suppress dangerous thoughts, credit ideas with high potency.
high
{ "name": "high", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a lofty level or position or degree", "an air mass of higher than normal pressure", "a state of sustained elation", "a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics", "a high place", "a public secondary school usually including ...
[ "greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount" ]
[ "high%3:00:02::" ]
Those who would suppress dangerous thoughts, credit ideas with high potency.
potency
{ "name": "potency", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the power or right to give orders or make decisions", "capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects", "the inherent capacity for coming into being", "the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse" ] }
[ "the power or right to give orders or make decisions" ]
[ "potency%1:07:01::" ]
They give strict interpretation to William James ' statement that `` Every idea that enters the mind tends to express itself ''.
give
{ "name": "give", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length", "cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense", "be the cause or source of", "transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody", "conve...
[ "cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense" ]
[ "give%2:40:03::" ]
They give strict interpretation to William James ' statement that `` Every idea that enters the mind tends to express itself ''.
strict
{ "name": "strict", "sense_definitions_list": [ "rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard", "(of rules) stringently enforced", "characterized by strictness, severity, or restraint", "incapable of compromise or flexibility", "severe and unremitting in making demands" ] }
[ "rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard" ]
[ "strict%5:00:00:exact:00" ]
They give strict interpretation to William James ' statement that `` Every idea that enters the mind tends to express itself ''.
interpretation
{ "name": "interpretation", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something", "the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance", "an explanation that results from interpreting something", "an explanation of something that is ...
[ "a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something" ]
[ "interpretation%1:09:01::" ]
They give strict interpretation to William James ' statement that `` Every idea that enters the mind tends to express itself ''.
William James
{ "name": "william_james", "sense_definitions_list": [ "United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910)" ] }
[ "United States pragmatic philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910)" ]
[ "william_james%1:18:00::" ]
They give strict interpretation to William James ' statement that `` Every idea that enters the mind tends to express itself ''.
statement
{ "name": "statement", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc", "a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true", "(music) the presentation of a musical theme", "a nonverbal message",...
[ "a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc" ]
[ "statement%1:10:00::" ]
They give strict interpretation to William James ' statement that `` Every idea that enters the mind tends to express itself ''.
idea
{ "name": "idea", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about", "your intention; what you intend to do", "a personal view", "an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth", "(music) melodic subject of a musical composition" ] }
[ "the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about" ]
[ "idea%1:09:00::" ]
They give strict interpretation to William James ' statement that `` Every idea that enters the mind tends to express itself ''.
enters
{ "name": "enter", "sense_definitions_list": [ "to come or go into", "become a participant; be involved in", "register formally as a participant or member", "be or play a part of or in", "make a record of; set down in permanent form", "come on stage", "take on duties or office", "put...
[ "to come or go into" ]
[ "enter%2:38:00::" ]
They give strict interpretation to William James ' statement that `` Every idea that enters the mind tends to express itself ''.
mind
{ "name": "mind", "sense_definitions_list": [ "that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason", "recall or remembrance", "an opinion formed by judging something", "an important intellectual", "attention", "your intention; what you intend to do", ...
[ "that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason" ]
[ "mind%1:09:00::" ]
They give strict interpretation to William James ' statement that `` Every idea that enters the mind tends to express itself ''.
tends
{ "name": "tend", "sense_definitions_list": [ "have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined", "have care of or look after", "manage or run" ] }
[ "have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined" ]
[ "tend%2:42:01::" ]
They give strict interpretation to William James ' statement that `` Every idea that enters the mind tends to express itself ''.
express
{ "name": "express", "sense_definitions_list": [ "mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system", "public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops", "rapid transport of goods", "give expression to", "articulate; either verbally or with a cry, s...
[ "give expression to" ]
[ "express%2:32:01::" ]
They seem to believe that a person will act automatically as soon as he contacts something new.
seem
{ "name": "seem", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect", "seem to be true, probable, or apparent", "appear to exist", "appear to one's own mind or opinion" ] }
[ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect" ]
[ "seem%2:39:00::" ]
They seem to believe that a person will act automatically as soon as he contacts something new.
believe
{ "name": "believe", "sense_definitions_list": [ "accept as true; take to be true", "judge or regard; look upon; judge", "be confident about something", "follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer", "credit with veracity" ] }
[ "accept as true; take to be true" ]
[ "believe%2:31:00::" ]
They seem to believe that a person will act automatically as soon as he contacts something new.
person
{ "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::" ]
They seem to believe that a person will act automatically as soon as he contacts something new.
act
{ "name": "act", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body", "something that people do or cause to happen", "a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet", "a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer p...
[ "perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)" ]
[ "act%2:41:00::" ]
They seem to believe that a person will act automatically as soon as he contacts something new.
automatically
{ "name": "automatically", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in a reflex manner", "in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism" ] }
[ "in a reflex manner" ]
[ "automatically%4:02:00::" ]
They seem to believe that a person will act automatically as soon as he contacts something new.
contacts
{ "name": "contact", "sense_definitions_list": [ "close interaction", "the act of touching physically", "the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity", "the physical coming together of two or more things", "a person who is in a position to give you special assistance", ...
[ "be in or establish communication with" ]
[ "contact%2:32:00::" ]
They seem to believe that a person will act automatically as soon as he contacts something new.
new
{ "name": "new", "sense_definitions_list": [ "not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered", "original and of a kind not seen before", "lacking training or experience", "having no previous example or precedent or parallel", "ot...
[ "not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered" ]
[ "new%3:00:00::" ]
Hence, the only defensible procedure is to repress any and every notion, unless it gives evidence that it is perfectly safe.
Hence
{ "name": "hence", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result", "from this place", "from this time" ] }
[ "(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result" ]
[ "hence%4:02:00::" ]
Hence, the only defensible procedure is to repress any and every notion, unless it gives evidence that it is perfectly safe.
defensible
{ "name": "defensible", "sense_definitions_list": [ "capable of being defended" ] }
[ "capable of being defended" ]
[ "defensible%5:00:00:invulnerable:00" ]
Hence, the only defensible procedure is to repress any and every notion, unless it gives evidence that it is perfectly safe.
procedure
{ "name": "procedure", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a particular course of action intended to achieve a result", "a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work", "a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program", "a mode of ...
[ "a particular course of action intended to achieve a result" ]
[ "procedure%1:04:00::" ]
Hence, the only defensible procedure is to repress any and every notion, unless it gives evidence that it is perfectly safe.
repress
{ "name": "repress", "sense_definitions_list": [ "put down by force or intimidation", "conceal or hide", "put out of one's consciousness", "block the action of" ] }
[ "put down by force or intimidation" ]
[ "repress%2:41:00::" ]
Hence, the only defensible procedure is to repress any and every notion, unless it gives evidence that it is perfectly safe.
notion
{ "name": "notion", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a vague idea in which some confidence is placed", "a general inclusive concept", "an odd or fanciful or capricious idea", "(usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items" ] }
[ "a vague idea in which some confidence is placed" ]
[ "notion%1:09:02::" ]
Hence, the only defensible procedure is to repress any and every notion, unless it gives evidence that it is perfectly safe.
gives
{ "name": "give", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length", "cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense", "be the cause or source of", "transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody", "conve...
[ "be the cause or source of" ]
[ "give%2:40:05::" ]
Hence, the only defensible procedure is to repress any and every notion, unless it gives evidence that it is perfectly safe.
evidence
{ "name": "evidence", "sense_definitions_list": [ "your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief", "an indication that makes something evident", "(law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved", ...
[ "your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief" ]
[ "evidence%1:09:00::" ]
Hence, the only defensible procedure is to repress any and every notion, unless it gives evidence that it is perfectly safe.
is
{ "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 the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Hence, the only defensible procedure is to repress any and every notion, unless it gives evidence that it is perfectly safe.
perfectly
{ "name": "perfectly", "sense_definitions_list": [ "completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers", "in a perfect or faultless way" ] }
[ "completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers" ]
[ "perfectly%4:02:00::" ]
Hence, the only defensible procedure is to repress any and every notion, unless it gives evidence that it is perfectly safe.
safe
{ "name": "safe", "sense_definitions_list": [ "strongbox where valuables can be safely kept", "a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests", "contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse", "free from d...
[ "free from danger or the risk of harm" ]
[ "safe%3:00:01::" ]
Despite this danger, however, we are informed on every hand that ideas, not machines, are our finest tools ; they are priceless even though they cannot be recorded on a ledger page ; they are the most valuable of commodities - and the most salable, for their demand far exceeds supply.
danger
{ "name": "danger", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury", "a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury", "a cause of pain or injury or loss", "a dangerous place" ] }
[ "a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury" ]
[ "danger%1:04:00::" ]
Despite this danger, however, we are informed on every hand that ideas, not machines, are our finest tools ; they are priceless even though they cannot be recorded on a ledger page ; they are the most valuable of commodities - and the most salable, for their demand far exceeds supply.
however
{ "name": "however", "sense_definitions_list": [ "despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)", "by contrast; on the other hand", "to whatever degree or extent", "in whatever way or manner" ] }
[ "despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)" ]
[ "however%4:02:00::" ]
Despite this danger, however, we are informed on every hand that ideas, not machines, are our finest tools ; they are priceless even though they cannot be recorded on a ledger page ; they are the most valuable of commodities - and the most salable, for their demand far exceeds supply.
informed
{ "name": "inform", "sense_definitions_list": [ "impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to", "give character or essence to", "act as an informer" ] }
[ "impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to" ]
[ "inform%2:32:00::" ]
Despite this danger, however, we are informed on every hand that ideas, not machines, are our finest tools ; they are priceless even though they cannot be recorded on a ledger page ; they are the most valuable of commodities - and the most salable, for their demand far exceeds supply.
hand
{ "name": "hand", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb", "a hired laborer on a farm or ranch", "something written by hand", "ability", "a position given by its location to the side of an object", "the cards held in a card game by a given player at any ...
[ "a position given by its location to the side of an object" ]
[ "hand%1:15:00::" ]
Despite this danger, however, we are informed on every hand that ideas, not machines, are our finest tools ; they are priceless even though they cannot be recorded on a ledger page ; they are the most valuable of commodities - and the most salable, for their demand far exceeds supply.
ideas
{ "name": "idea", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about", "your intention; what you intend to do", "a personal view", "an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth", "(music) melodic subject of a musical composition" ] }
[ "the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about" ]
[ "idea%1:09:00::" ]
Despite this danger, however, we are informed on every hand that ideas, not machines, are our finest tools ; they are priceless even though they cannot be recorded on a ledger page ; they are the most valuable of commodities - and the most salable, for their demand far exceeds supply.
not
{ "name": "not", "sense_definitions_list": [ "negation of a word or group of words" ] }
[ "negation of a word or group of words" ]
[ "not%4:02:00::" ]
Despite this danger, however, we are informed on every hand that ideas, not machines, are our finest tools ; they are priceless even though they cannot be recorded on a ledger page ; they are the most valuable of commodities - and the most salable, for their demand far exceeds supply.
machines
{ "name": "machine", "sense_definitions_list": [ "any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks", "an efficient person", "an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently", "a device for overcoming resist...
[ "any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks" ]
[ "machine%1:06:00::" ]
Despite this danger, however, we are informed on every hand that ideas, not machines, are our finest tools ; they are priceless even though they cannot be recorded on a ledger page ; they are the most valuable of commodities - and the most salable, for their demand far exceeds supply.
are
{ "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...
[ "form or compose" ]
[ "be%2:42:02::" ]
Despite this danger, however, we are informed on every hand that ideas, not machines, are our finest tools ; they are priceless even though they cannot be recorded on a ledger page ; they are the most valuable of commodities - and the most salable, for their demand far exceeds supply.
tools
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[ "the means whereby some act is accomplished" ]
[ "tool%1:04:00::" ]
Despite this danger, however, we are informed on every hand that ideas, not machines, are our finest tools ; they are priceless even though they cannot be recorded on a ledger page ; they are the most valuable of commodities - and the most salable, for their demand far exceeds supply.
are
{ "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 the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Despite this danger, however, we are informed on every hand that ideas, not machines, are our finest tools ; they are priceless even though they cannot be recorded on a ledger page ; they are the most valuable of commodities - and the most salable, for their demand far exceeds supply.
priceless
{ "name": "priceless", "sense_definitions_list": [ "having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth" ] }
[ "having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth" ]
[ "priceless%5:00:00:valuable:00" ]
Despite this danger, however, we are informed on every hand that ideas, not machines, are our finest tools ; they are priceless even though they cannot be recorded on a ledger page ; they are the most valuable of commodities - and the most salable, for their demand far exceeds supply.
recorded
{ "name": "record", "sense_definitions_list": [ "anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events", "sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph need...
[ "make a record of; set down in permanent form" ]
[ "record%2:32:00::" ]
Despite this danger, however, we are informed on every hand that ideas, not machines, are our finest tools ; they are priceless even though they cannot be recorded on a ledger page ; they are the most valuable of commodities - and the most salable, for their demand far exceeds supply.
ledger
{ "name": "ledger", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a record in which commercial accounts are recorded", "an accounting journal as a physical object" ] }
[ "an accounting journal as a physical object" ]
[ "ledger%1:06:00::" ]
Despite this danger, however, we are informed on every hand that ideas, not machines, are our finest tools ; they are priceless even though they cannot be recorded on a ledger page ; they are the most valuable of commodities - and the most salable, for their demand far exceeds supply.
page
{ "name": "page", "sense_definitions_list": [ "one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains", "English industrialist who pioneered in the design and manufacture of aircraft (1885-1962)", "United States diplomat and writer about t...
[ "one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains" ]
[ "page%1:10:00::" ]
Despite this danger, however, we are informed on every hand that ideas, not machines, are our finest tools ; they are priceless even though they cannot be recorded on a ledger page ; they are the most valuable of commodities - and the most salable, for their demand far exceeds supply.
are
{ "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 the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Despite this danger, however, we are informed on every hand that ideas, not machines, are our finest tools ; they are priceless even though they cannot be recorded on a ledger page ; they are the most valuable of commodities - and the most salable, for their demand far exceeds supply.
most
{ "name": "most", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number", "the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or ex...
[ "used to form the superlative" ]
[ "most%4:02:00::" ]
Despite this danger, however, we are informed on every hand that ideas, not machines, are our finest tools ; they are priceless even though they cannot be recorded on a ledger page ; they are the most valuable of commodities - and the most salable, for their demand far exceeds supply.
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 great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange" ]
[ "valuable%3:00:00::" ]
Despite this danger, however, we are informed on every hand that ideas, not machines, are our finest tools ; they are priceless even though they cannot be recorded on a ledger page ; they are the most valuable of commodities - and the most salable, for their demand far exceeds supply.
commodities
{ "name": "commodity", "sense_definitions_list": [ "articles of commerce" ] }
[ "articles of commerce" ]
[ "commodity%1:06:00::" ]
Despite this danger, however, we are informed on every hand that ideas, not machines, are our finest tools ; they are priceless even though they cannot be recorded on a ledger page ; they are the most valuable of commodities - and the most salable, for their demand far exceeds supply.
most
{ "name": "most", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number", "the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or ex...
[ "used to form the superlative" ]
[ "most%4:02:00::" ]
Despite this danger, however, we are informed on every hand that ideas, not machines, are our finest tools ; they are priceless even though they cannot be recorded on a ledger page ; they are the most valuable of commodities - and the most salable, for their demand far exceeds supply.
salable
{ "name": "salable", "sense_definitions_list": [ "capable of being sold; fit for sale" ] }
[ "capable of being sold; fit for sale" ]
[ "salable%3:00:00::" ]
Despite this danger, however, we are informed on every hand that ideas, not machines, are our finest tools ; they are priceless even though they cannot be recorded on a ledger page ; they are the most valuable of commodities - and the most salable, for their demand far exceeds supply.
demand
{ "name": "demand", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an urgent or peremptory request", "the ability and desire to purchase goods and services", "required activity", "the act of demanding", "a condition requiring relief", "request urgently and forcefully", "require as useful, just, or proper"...
[ "the ability and desire to purchase goods and services" ]
[ "demand%1:22:00::" ]
Despite this danger, however, we are informed on every hand that ideas, not machines, are our finest tools ; they are priceless even though they cannot be recorded on a ledger page ; they are the most valuable of commodities - and the most salable, for their demand far exceeds supply.
far
{ "name": "far", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again", "located at a great distance in time or space or degree", "being of a considerable distance or length", "being the animal or vehicle ...
[ "to a considerable degree; very much" ]
[ "far%4:02:02::" ]
Despite this danger, however, we are informed on every hand that ideas, not machines, are our finest tools ; they are priceless even though they cannot be recorded on a ledger page ; they are the most valuable of commodities - and the most salable, for their demand far exceeds supply.
exceeds
{ "name": "exceed", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be greater in scope or size than some standard", "be superior or better than some standard", "be or do something to a greater degree" ] }
[ "be greater in scope or size than some standard" ]
[ "exceed%2:42:01::" ]
Despite this danger, however, we are informed on every hand that ideas, not machines, are our finest tools ; they are priceless even though they cannot be recorded on a ledger page ; they are the most valuable of commodities - and the most salable, for their demand far exceeds supply.
supply
{ "name": "supply", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an amount of something available for use", "offering goods and services for sale", "the activity of supplying or providing something", "give something useful or necessary to", "circulate or distribute or equip with", "give what is desired or n...
[ "offering goods and services for sale" ]
[ "supply%1:22:00::" ]
So all-important are ideas, we are told, that persons successful in business and happy in social life usually fall into two classes : those who invent new ideas of their own, and those who borrow, beg, or steal from others.
So
{ "name": "so", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization", "to a very great extent or degree", "in a manner that facilitates", "in such a condition or manner, especially as expressed or implied", "to a certain unspecified exte...
[ "to a very great extent or degree" ]
[ "so%4:02:02::" ]
So all-important are ideas, we are told, that persons successful in business and happy in social life usually fall into two classes : those who invent new ideas of their own, and those who borrow, beg, or steal from others.
all-important
{ "name": "all-important", "sense_definitions_list": [ "of the greatest importance" ] }
[ "of the greatest importance" ]
[ "all-important%5:00:00:important:00" ]
So all-important are ideas, we are told, that persons successful in business and happy in social life usually fall into two classes : those who invent new ideas of their own, and those who borrow, beg, or steal from others.
are
{ "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 the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
So all-important are ideas, we are told, that persons successful in business and happy in social life usually fall into two classes : those who invent new ideas of their own, and those who borrow, beg, or steal from others.
ideas
{ "name": "idea", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about", "your intention; what you intend to do", "a personal view", "an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth", "(music) melodic subject of a musical composition" ] }
[ "the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about" ]
[ "idea%1:09:00::" ]
So all-important are ideas, we are told, that persons successful in business and happy in social life usually fall into two classes : those who invent new ideas of their own, and those who borrow, beg, or steal from others.
told
{ "name": "tell", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap)", "exp...
[ "let something be known" ]
[ "tell%2:32:00::" ]
So all-important are ideas, we are told, that persons successful in business and happy in social life usually fall into two classes : those who invent new ideas of their own, and those who borrow, beg, or steal from others.
persons
{ "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::" ]
So all-important are ideas, we are told, that persons successful in business and happy in social life usually fall into two classes : those who invent new ideas of their own, and those who borrow, beg, or steal from others.
successful
{ "name": "successful", "sense_definitions_list": [ "having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome" ] }
[ "having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome" ]
[ "successful%3:00:00::" ]
So all-important are ideas, we are told, that persons successful in business and happy in social life usually fall into two classes : those who invent new ideas of their own, and those who borrow, beg, or steal from others.
business
{ "name": "business", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it", "the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects", "the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money", "a ri...
[ "the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects" ]
[ "business%1:04:01::" ]
So all-important are ideas, we are told, that persons successful in business and happy in social life usually fall into two classes : those who invent new ideas of their own, and those who borrow, beg, or steal from others.
happy
{ "name": "happy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure", "marked by good fortune", "eagerly disposed to act or to be of service", "well expressed and to the point" ] }
[ "enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure" ]
[ "happy%3:00:00::" ]
So all-important are ideas, we are told, that persons successful in business and happy in social life usually fall into two classes : those who invent new ideas of their own, and those who borrow, beg, or steal from others.
social
{ "name": "social", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity", "relating to human society and its members", "living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups", "relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high socie...
[ "relating to human society and its members" ]
[ "social%3:01:00::" ]
So all-important are ideas, we are told, that persons successful in business and happy in social life usually fall into two classes : those who invent new ideas of their own, and those who borrow, beg, or steal from others.
life
{ "name": "life", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a characteristic state or mode of living", "the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities", "the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living", "the condition of living or the state of bein...
[ "a characteristic state or mode of living" ]
[ "life%1:26:01::" ]
So all-important are ideas, we are told, that persons successful in business and happy in social life usually fall into two classes : those who invent new ideas of their own, and those who borrow, beg, or steal from others.
usually
{ "name": "usually", "sense_definitions_list": [ "under normal conditions" ] }
[ "under normal conditions" ]
[ "usually%4:02:00::" ]
So all-important are ideas, we are told, that persons successful in business and happy in social life usually fall into two classes : those who invent new ideas of their own, and those who borrow, beg, or steal from others.
fall into
{ "name": "fall_into", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be included in or classified as" ] }
[ "be included in or classified as" ]
[ "fall_into%2:42:00::" ]
So all-important are ideas, we are told, that persons successful in business and happy in social life usually fall into two classes : those who invent new ideas of their own, and those who borrow, beg, or steal from others.
two
{ "name": "two", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number", "one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots", "being one more than one" ] }
[ "being one more than one" ]
[ "two%5:00:00:cardinal:00" ]
So all-important are ideas, we are told, that persons successful in business and happy in social life usually fall into two classes : those who invent new ideas of their own, and those who borrow, beg, or steal from others.
classes
{ "name": "class", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a collection of things sharing a common attribute", "a body of students who are taught together", "people having the same social, economic, or educational status", "education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings", "a league ranked by quality...
[ "a collection of things sharing a common attribute" ]
[ "class%1:14:00::" ]
So all-important are ideas, we are told, that persons successful in business and happy in social life usually fall into two classes : those who invent new ideas of their own, and those who borrow, beg, or steal from others.
invent
{ "name": "invent", "sense_definitions_list": [ "come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort", "make up something artificial or untrue" ] }
[ "come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort" ]
[ "invent%2:36:00::" ]
So all-important are ideas, we are told, that persons successful in business and happy in social life usually fall into two classes : those who invent new ideas of their own, and those who borrow, beg, or steal from others.
new
{ "name": "new", "sense_definitions_list": [ "not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered", "original and of a kind not seen before", "lacking training or experience", "having no previous example or precedent or parallel", "ot...
[ "not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered" ]
[ "new%3:00:00::" ]
So all-important are ideas, we are told, that persons successful in business and happy in social life usually fall into two classes : those who invent new ideas of their own, and those who borrow, beg, or steal from others.
ideas
{ "name": "idea", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about", "your intention; what you intend to do", "a personal view", "an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth", "(music) melodic subject of a musical composition" ] }
[ "the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about" ]
[ "idea%1:09:00::" ]
So all-important are ideas, we are told, that persons successful in business and happy in social life usually fall into two classes : those who invent new ideas of their own, and those who borrow, beg, or steal from others.
own
{ "name": "own", "sense_definitions_list": [ "have ownership or possession of", "belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive" ] }
[ "belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive" ]
[ "own%5:00:00:personal:00" ]
So all-important are ideas, we are told, that persons successful in business and happy in social life usually fall into two classes : those who invent new ideas of their own, and those who borrow, beg, or steal from others.
borrow
{ "name": "borrow", "sense_definitions_list": [ "get temporarily", "take up and practice as one's own" ] }
[ "get temporarily" ]
[ "borrow%2:40:00::" ]
So all-important are ideas, we are told, that persons successful in business and happy in social life usually fall into two classes : those who invent new ideas of their own, and those who borrow, beg, or steal from others.
beg
{ "name": "beg", "sense_definitions_list": [ "call upon in supplication; entreat", "make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently", "ask to obtain free", "dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted" ] }
[ "ask to obtain free" ]
[ "beg%2:40:00::" ]
So all-important are ideas, we are told, that persons successful in business and happy in social life usually fall into two classes : those who invent new ideas of their own, and those who borrow, beg, or steal from others.
steal
{ "name": "steal", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an advantageous purchase", "a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)", "take without the owner's consent", "move stealthily", "...
[ "take without the owner's consent" ]
[ "steal%2:40:00::" ]
Seemingly, with an unrestricted flow of ideas, all will be well, and we are even assured that `` an idea a day will keep the sheriff away ''.
Seemingly
{ "name": "seemingly", "sense_definitions_list": [ "from appearances alone; ; ; -Thomas Hardy" ] }
[ "from appearances alone; ; ; -Thomas Hardy" ]
[ "seemingly%4:02:00::" ]
Seemingly, with an unrestricted flow of ideas, all will be well, and we are even assured that `` an idea a day will keep the sheriff away ''.
unrestricted
{ "name": "unrestricted", "sense_definitions_list": [ "not subject to or subjected to restriction", "free of restrictions on conduct", "accessible to all", "not restricted or modified in meaning", "never having had security classification" ] }
[ "free of restrictions on conduct" ]
[ "unrestricted%5:00:00:free:00" ]
Seemingly, with an unrestricted flow of ideas, all will be well, and we are even assured that `` an idea a day will keep the sheriff away ''.
flow
{ "name": "flow", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)", "the amount of fluid that flows in a given time", "the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression", "any uninterrupted stream or discharge", "something that resembles a flowing stream...
[ "any uninterrupted stream or discharge" ]
[ "flow%1:22:00::" ]
Seemingly, with an unrestricted flow of ideas, all will be well, and we are even assured that `` an idea a day will keep the sheriff away ''.
ideas
{ "name": "idea", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about", "your intention; what you intend to do", "a personal view", "an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth", "(music) melodic subject of a musical composition" ] }
[ "the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about" ]
[ "idea%1:09:00::" ]
Seemingly, with an unrestricted flow of ideas, all will be well, and we are even assured that `` an idea a day will keep the sheriff away ''.
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...
[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Seemingly, with an unrestricted flow of ideas, all will be well, and we are even assured that `` an idea a day will keep the sheriff away ''.
well
{ "name": "well", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine", "a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid", "an abundant source", "an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway)", "an enclosed compartment in a ship ...
[ "(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good' is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well')" ]
[ "well%4:02:00::" ]
Seemingly, with an unrestricted flow of ideas, all will be well, and we are even assured that `` an idea a day will keep the sheriff away ''.
even
{ "name": "even", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)", "make level or straight", "become even or more even", "make even or more even", "divisible by two", "equal in degree or extent or amount; or equ...
[ "used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected" ]
[ "even%4:02:00::" ]
Seemingly, with an unrestricted flow of ideas, all will be well, and we are even assured that `` an idea a day will keep the sheriff away ''.
assured
{ "name": "assure", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make certain of", "inform positively and with certainty and confidence", "assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence", "be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something", "cause t...
[ "inform positively and with certainty and confidence" ]
[ "assure%2:32:00::" ]
Seemingly, with an unrestricted flow of ideas, all will be well, and we are even assured that `` an idea a day will keep the sheriff away ''.
idea
{ "name": "idea", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about", "your intention; what you intend to do", "a personal view", "an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth", "(music) melodic subject of a musical composition" ] }
[ "the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about" ]
[ "idea%1:09:00::" ]
Seemingly, with an unrestricted flow of ideas, all will be well, and we are even assured that `` an idea a day will keep the sheriff away ''.
day
{ "name": "day", "sense_definitions_list": [ "time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis", "some point or period in time", "a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance", "the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside", "the recurring hours when you are n...
[ "time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis" ]
[ "day%1:28:00::" ]
Seemingly, with an unrestricted flow of ideas, all will be well, and we are even assured that `` an idea a day will keep the sheriff away ''.
keep
{ "name": "keep_away", "sense_definitions_list": [ "prevent from coming close" ] }
[ "prevent from coming close" ]
[ "keep_away%2:41:00::" ]
Seemingly, with an unrestricted flow of ideas, all will be well, and we are even assured that `` an idea a day will keep the sheriff away ''.
sheriff
{ "name": "sheriff", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the principal law-enforcement officer in a county" ] }
[ "the principal law-enforcement officer in a county" ]
[ "sheriff%1:18:00::" ]