See Will on Wiktionary
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"weak-side",
"weak-side"
],
[
"linebacker",
"linebacker"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(American football) A weak-side linebacker."
],
"topics": [
"American-football",
"ball-games",
"football",
"games",
"hobbies",
"lifestyle",
"sports"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/wɪl/"
},
{
"homophone": "will"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪl"
}
],
"word": "Will"
}
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