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word: poor's box word_type: noun expansion: poor's box (plural poor's boxes) forms: form: poor's boxes tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Alternative spelling of poor box senses_topics:
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word: collection agency word_type: noun expansion: collection agency (plural collection agencies) forms: form: collection agencies tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A company used by creditors or lenders to recover funds that are past...
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word: water frog word_type: noun expansion: water frog (plural water frogs) forms: form: water frogs tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: This scenario indicates that the water frogs living on Crete diverged from the other western Palearctic water frogs a minimum ...
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word: debt collectors word_type: noun expansion: debt collectors forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: plural of debt collector senses_topics:
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word: bask in the sunshine word_type: verb expansion: bask in the sunshine (third-person singular simple present basks in the sunshine, present participle basking in the sunshine, simple past and past participle basked in the sunshine) forms: form: basks in the sunshine tags: present singular ...
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word: collection agencies word_type: noun expansion: collection agencies forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: plural of collection agency senses_topics:
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word: debt collector word_type: noun expansion: debt collector (plural debt collectors) forms: form: debt collectors tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Synonym of collection agency senses_topics:
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word: soundchecked word_type: verb expansion: soundchecked forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: simple past and past participle of soundcheck senses_topics:
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word: ammos up word_type: verb expansion: ammos up forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of ammo up senses_topics:
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word: ammoing up word_type: verb expansion: ammoing up forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: present participle of ammo up senses_topics:
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word: ammoed up word_type: verb expansion: ammoed up forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: simple past and past participle of ammo up senses_topics:
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word: Llanrhystyd word_type: name expansion: Llanrhystyd forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Welsh. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A community (civil parish) in Ceredigion, Wales. senses_topics:
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word: polished up on word_type: verb expansion: polished up on forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: simple past and past participle of polish up on senses_topics:
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word: polish up on word_type: verb expansion: polish up on (third-person singular simple present polishes up on, present participle polishing up on, simple past and past participle polished up on) forms: form: polishes up on tags: present singular third-person form: polishing up on tag...
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word: polishing up on word_type: verb expansion: polishing up on forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: present participle of polish up on senses_topics:
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word: common threesquare word_type: noun expansion: common threesquare (uncountable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: Other species found in less abundance are marsh mallow, common threesquare, arrowhead, smartweed, water hemp, and cardinal flower. ref: 1987, chapter 3, ...
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word: polishes up on word_type: verb expansion: polishes up on forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of polish up on senses_topics:
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word: replacement characters word_type: noun expansion: replacement characters forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: plural of replacement character senses_topics:
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word: great replacement word_type: name expansion: the great replacement forms: form: the great replacement tags: canonical wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Alternative letter-case form of Great Replacement senses_topics:
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word: stamp collection word_type: noun expansion: stamp collection (countable and uncountable, plural stamp collections) forms: form: stamp collections tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A philatelist's collection of stamps. A coll...
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word: atmospherial word_type: adj expansion: atmospherial (comparative more atmospherial, superlative most atmospherial) forms: form: more atmospherial tags: comparative form: most atmospherial tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From atmosphere + -ial. senses_examples: sens...
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word: lower-seeded word_type: adj expansion: lower-seeded forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: comparative form of low-seeded: more low-seeded senses_topics:
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word: replacement character word_type: noun expansion: replacement character (plural replacement characters) forms: form: replacement characters tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A symbol, often displayed as a black rhombus with a whi...
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word: sandilla word_type: noun expansion: sandilla (plural sandillas) forms: form: sandillas tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: A respelling of Spanish sandía (“watermelon”) on the assumption it contains the Spanish diminutive suffix -illa. senses_examples: text: Two other persons, swa...
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word: Cinderella service word_type: noun expansion: Cinderella service (plural Cinderella services) forms: form: Cinderella services tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Any type of service that is neglected or denied resources, such as ...
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word: object head word_type: noun expansion: object head (plural object heads) forms: form: object heads tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A humanoid character with an object for a head. senses_topics: fiction literature media ...
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word: lowest-seeded word_type: adj expansion: lowest-seeded forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: superlative form of low-seeded: most low-seeded senses_topics:
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word: Cinderella services word_type: noun expansion: Cinderella services forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: plural of Cinderella service senses_topics:
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word: highest-seeded word_type: adj expansion: highest-seeded forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: superlative form of high-seeded: most high-seeded senses_topics:
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word: higher-seeded word_type: adj expansion: higher-seeded forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: comparative form of high-seeded: more high-seeded senses_topics:
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word: Sariwon word_type: name expansion: Sariwon forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A city in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea senses_topics:
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word: polished up word_type: verb expansion: polished up forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: present participle of polish up senses_topics:
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word: fracktivists word_type: noun expansion: fracktivists forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: plural of fracktivist senses_topics:
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word: Cinderella team word_type: noun expansion: Cinderella team (plural Cinderella teams) forms: form: Cinderella teams tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: An underdog or lesser-known team that unexpectedly achieves significant success...
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word: polishing up word_type: verb expansion: polishing up forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: present participle of polish up senses_topics:
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word: polishes up word_type: verb expansion: polishes up forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of polish up senses_topics:
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word: Cinderella teams word_type: noun expansion: Cinderella teams forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: plural of Cinderella team senses_topics:
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word: soyjaking word_type: verb expansion: soyjaking forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: present participle of soyjak senses_topics:
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word: soyjaked word_type: verb expansion: soyjaked forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: simple past and past participle of soyjak senses_topics:
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word: beauty is but skin-deep word_type: proverb expansion: beauty is but skin-deep forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: First use appears c. 1677. See cite below. senses_examples: text: Beauty is but skin-deep, and age or fickneſs ſoon withers this flower, when grace and goodneſs are more durable ref:...
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word: creming word_type: verb expansion: creming forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: present participle and gerund of creme senses_topics:
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word: stove polish word_type: noun expansion: stove polish (countable and uncountable, plural stove polishes) forms: form: stove polishes tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A blacking or other substance used for polishing stoves. sense...
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word: if I had wheels, I'd be a wagon word_type: phrase expansion: if I had wheels, I'd be a wagon forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Synonym of if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle senses_topics:
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word: if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a streetcar word_type: phrase expansion: if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a streetcar forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Synonym of if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle senses_topics:
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word: -phane word_type: prefix expansion: -phane forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: Borrowed from Ancient Greek -φανής (-phanḗs, “having a certain appearance”). senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Appearing, seeable, seeming senses_topics:
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word: polish remover word_type: noun expansion: polish remover (countable and uncountable, plural polish removers) forms: form: polish removers tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Any type of solvent used to remove polish that has bee...
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word: borrowback word_type: noun expansion: borrowback (countable and uncountable, plural borrowbacks) forms: form: borrowbacks tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From borrow + back. senses_examples: text: Coordinate term: leaseback text: A borrowback can be used to increase inve...
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word: East Allington word_type: name expansion: East Allington forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A village and civil parish in South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX7748). senses_topics:
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word: polish removers word_type: noun expansion: polish removers forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: plural of polish remover senses_topics:
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word: furniture polish word_type: noun expansion: furniture polish (countable and uncountable, plural furniture polishes) forms: form: furniture polishes tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Any type of creams, pastes, or lotions designe...
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word: if my uncle had a fanny, he'd be my aunt word_type: phrase expansion: if my uncle had a fanny, he'd be my aunt forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Synonym of if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle senses_topics:
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word: lay something at the door of word_type: verb expansion: lay something at the door of (third-person singular simple present lays something at the door of, present participle laying something at the door of, simple past and past participle laid something at the door of) forms: form: lays something at th...
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word: low-seeded word_type: adj expansion: low-seeded (comparative lower-seeded, superlative lowest-seeded) forms: form: lower-seeded tags: comparative form: lowest-seeded tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Of a team, ...
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word: if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a bike word_type: phrase expansion: if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a bike forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Synonym of if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle senses_topics:
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word: poor's boxes word_type: noun expansion: poor's boxes forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: plural of poor's box senses_topics:
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word: soundchecking word_type: verb expansion: soundchecking forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: present participle and gerund of soundcheck senses_topics:
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word: crown flash word_type: noun expansion: crown flash (plural crown flashes) forms: form: crown flashes tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A rare meteorological phenomenon caused by the effect of atmospheric electrical fluctuations ...
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word: ammo up word_type: verb expansion: ammo up (third-person singular simple present ammos up, present participle ammoing up, simple past and past participle ammoed up) forms: form: ammos up tags: present singular third-person form: ammoing up tags: participle present form:...
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word: atlasite word_type: noun expansion: atlasite (uncountable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Atlas + -ite. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A discredited mineral, thought to be a mixture of azurite and atacamite. senses_topics: chemistry geography geology mineralogy...
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word: Wendersian word_type: adj expansion: Wendersian (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Wenders + -ian. senses_examples: text: As he elaborates the tale, we have a classic Wendersian mise-en-scène. Travis drives, and the sequence is filmed from his point of view, looking forwards...
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word: high-seeded word_type: adj expansion: high-seeded (comparative higher-seeded, superlative highest-seeded) forms: form: higher-seeded tags: comparative form: highest-seeded tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Of a ...
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word: no diddy word_type: adv expansion: no diddy (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Alternative form of no Diddy. senses_topics:
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word: atheologian word_type: noun expansion: atheologian (plural atheologians) forms: form: atheologians tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From a- + theologian, or atheology + -an. senses_examples: text: I leaue heere to your owne conſiderations, the places, examples, and authorities ...
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word: bust around word_type: verb expansion: bust around (third-person singular simple present busts around, present participle busting around, simple past and past participle busted around) forms: form: busts around tags: present singular third-person form: busting around tags: pa...
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word: varnish polishes word_type: noun expansion: varnish polishes forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: plural of varnish polish senses_topics:
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word: stove polishes word_type: noun expansion: stove polishes forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: plural of stove polish senses_topics:
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word: fracktivist word_type: noun expansion: fracktivist (plural fracktivists) forms: form: fracktivists tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: Blend of fracking + activist senses_examples: text: The industry objects to this misuse of the term and has adopted the spelling "frac" (without t...
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word: bust into word_type: verb expansion: bust into (third-person singular simple present busts into, present participle busting into, simple past and past participle busted into) forms: form: busts into tags: present singular third-person form: busting into tags: participle p...
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word: furniture polishes word_type: noun expansion: furniture polishes forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: plural of furniture polish senses_topics:
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word: French polishers word_type: noun expansion: French polishers forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: plural of French polisher senses_topics:
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word: bust in word_type: verb expansion: bust in (third-person singular simple present busts in, present participle busting in, simple past and past participle busted in) forms: form: busts in tags: present singular third-person form: busting in tags: participle present form:...
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word: Singkarpor word_type: name expansion: Singkarpor forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: From Hokkien 新加坡 (Sin-ka-pho). Singkarpor and Singkapor are both Hokkien pronunciations of Singapore's Chinese name. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Alternative form of Singkapor senses_topics:
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word: caf up word_type: verb expansion: caf up (third-person singular simple present cafs up, present participle caffing up, simple past and past participle caffed up) forms: form: cafs up tags: present singular third-person form: caffing up tags: participle present form: ...
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word: Noveschi word_type: name expansion: Noveschi forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: Standing there, you might feel you were before a just and more or less ideal government, which is what the noveschi thought they were. ref: 2011, David Gilmour, The Pursuit of Italy, Peng...
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word: gipsters word_type: noun expansion: gipsters forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: plural of gipster senses_topics:
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word: e-bills word_type: noun expansion: e-bills forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: plural of e-bill senses_topics:
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word: superchubs word_type: noun expansion: superchubs forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: plural of superchub senses_topics:
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word: French-polish word_type: verb expansion: French-polish (third-person singular simple present French-polishes, present participle French-polishing, simple past and past participle French-polished) forms: form: French-polishes tags: present singular third-person form: French-polishin...
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word: threesquare word_type: noun expansion: threesquare (uncountable) forms: wikipedia: Schoenoplectus etymology_text: From three-square, referring to a cross-section of the plant's stem appearing as an equilateral triangle. senses_examples: text: In colonial days, threesquare was used to cane chair s...
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word: MLTR word_type: name expansion: MLTR forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Initialism of Michael Learns to Rock. senses_topics: entertainment lifestyle music
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word: caulk off word_type: verb expansion: caulk off (third-person singular simple present caulks off, present participle caulking off, simple past and past participle caulked off) forms: form: caulks off tags: present singular third-person form: caulking off tags: participle p...
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word: french-polish word_type: verb expansion: french-polish (third-person singular simple present french-polishes, present participle french-polishing, simple past and past participle french-polished) forms: form: french-polishes tags: present singular third-person form: french-polishin...
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word: e-bill word_type: noun expansion: e-bill (plural e-bills) forms: form: e-bills tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: From e- + bill. senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A bill that is delivered electronically. senses_topics:
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word: ABWH word_type: name expansion: ABWH forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: Initialism of Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe. senses_topics: entertainment lifestyle music
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word: coozy word_type: noun expansion: coozy (plural coozies) forms: form: coozies tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: text: He took a sip from his longneck beer encased in a coozy that the couple had given out to everyone, which was embossed with the words Love means ...
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word: varnish polish word_type: noun expansion: varnish polish (countable and uncountable, plural varnish polishes) forms: form: varnish polishes tags: plural wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: The act of finishing a wooden object by coating it wit...
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word: no Diddy word_type: adv expansion: no Diddy (not comparable) forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: In reference to American rapper and record producer Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, after several allegations of sexual misconduct (including rape) were made against him; probably modelled after no homo. Popularised ...
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word: chip into word_type: verb expansion: chip into (third-person singular simple present chips into, present participle chipping into, simple past and past participle chipped into) forms: form: chips into tags: present singular third-person form: chipping into tags: participle ...
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word: Shelton and Hardwick word_type: name expansion: Shelton and Hardwick forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England, which includes the named places. senses_topics:
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word: cremed word_type: verb expansion: cremed forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: simple past and past participle of creme senses_topics:
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word: choose out word_type: verb expansion: choose out (third-person singular simple present chooses out, present participle choosing out, simple past chose out, past participle chosen out) forms: form: chooses out tags: present singular third-person form: choosing out tags: partic...
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word: choke on word_type: verb expansion: choke on (third-person singular simple present chokes on, present participle choking on, simple past and past participle choked on) forms: form: chokes on tags: present singular third-person form: choking on tags: participle present f...
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word: Dean and Shelton word_type: name expansion: Dean and Shelton forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: A civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire, England, which includes the settlements of Lower Dean, Upper Dean and Shelton. senses_topics:
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word: cobber up word_type: verb expansion: cobber up (third-person singular simple present cobbers up, present participle cobbering up, simple past and past participle cobbered up) forms: form: cobbers up tags: present singular third-person form: cobbering up tags: participle p...
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word: spelt one's name word_type: verb expansion: spelt one's name forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: simple past and past participle of spell one's name senses_topics:
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word: trust capital word_type: noun expansion: trust capital forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: The established trustworthiness of an entity, considered as a resource (or capital) which is gained or spent through various activities. senses_topics:
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word: spelt someone's name word_type: verb expansion: spelt someone's name forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: simple past and past participle of spell someone's name senses_topics:
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word: melonious word_type: adj expansion: melonious (comparative more melonious, superlative most melonious) forms: form: more melonious tags: comparative form: most melonious tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: From melon + -ious, likely as a pun on melodious. senses_example...
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word: melonious word_type: adj expansion: melonious (comparative more melonious, superlative most melonious) forms: form: more melonious tags: comparative form: most melonious tags: superlative wikipedia: etymology_text: Perhaps from a misconstruction of melodious, under influence fro...
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word: spelling someone's name word_type: verb expansion: spelling someone's name forms: wikipedia: etymology_text: senses_examples: senses_categories: senses_glosses: present participle and gerund of spell someone's name senses_topics: