"tumbleweed" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtʌmbəlwiːd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈtʌmbəlˌwid/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-tumbleweed.ogg [US] Forms: tumbleweeds [plural]
Rhymes: -iːd Etymology: From tumble + weed. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|tumble|weed}} tumble + weed Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tumbleweed (countable and uncountable, plural tumbleweeds)
  1. Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots once dry, forming a light, rolling mass which is driven by the wind from place to place; as Russian thistle, wild indigo, witch grass, Amaranthus albus, etc. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Goosefoot subfamily plants, Plants Synonyms: roly-poly [Australia] Translations (plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind): حَشِيشَة مُتَدَحْرِجَة (alt: ḥašīša(t) mutadaḥrija) [feminine] (Arabic), ҡамғаҡ (qamğaq) (Bashkir), перакаці́-по́ле (pjerakací-pólje) [neuter] (Belarusian), estepicursor [masculine] (Catalan), 風滾草 (Chinese), 风滚草 (Chinese), 风滚草 (fēnggǔncǎo) (Chinese), vindheks [common-gender] (Danish), tuimelkruid (Dutch), stepperoller [masculine] (Dutch), тувомарч (tuvomarč) (Erzya), rultigaro (Esperanto), arokierijä (Finnish), aavikkokierijä (Finnish), maakieriäinen (Finnish), virevoltant [masculine] (French), ბურბურა (burbura) (Georgian), Steppenläufer [masculine] (German), Bodenläufer [masculine] (German), Steppenroller [masculine] (German), Bodenroller [masculine] (German), ördögszekér (Hungarian), veltiviður [masculine] (Icelandic), tom rothlaim [masculine] (Irish), rotolacampo [masculine] (Italian), タンブルウィード (tamburuwīdo) (Japanese), барванцг (barvantsg) (Kalmyk), 회전초 (hoejeoncho) (Korean), къаммакъ (qammaq) (Kumyk), druskė [feminine] (Lithuanian), ветрога́н (vetrogán) [masculine] (Macedonian), chʼil awoshí (Navajo), chʼil deeníní (Navajo), tłʼohdeii naayizí (Navajo), камбак (kambak) (Nogai), markløper [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), biegacz [masculine] (Polish), bola de feno [masculine] (Portuguese), salsola [feminine] (Portuguese), перекати́-по́ле (perekatí-póle) [neuter] (Russian), estepicursor [masculine] (Spanish), planta rodadora [feminine] (Spanish), marklöpare [common-gender] (Swedish), stäpplöpare [common-gender] (Swedish), перекоти́по́ле (perekotýpóle) [neuter] (Ukrainian), chwyn treigl [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-tumbleweed-en-noun-ywsXQoNA Disambiguation of Goosefoot subfamily plants: 69 27 4 Disambiguation of Plants: 67 29 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 41 3 Disambiguation of 'plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind': 77 21 1
  2. (attributive) Describing unwanted silence and inactivity. Often used of a situation when one makes a statement that is ignored or ill-received by one's audience, as the resultant silence is likened to that of a desolate desert with rolling tumbleweeds. Tags: attributive, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-tumbleweed-en-noun-Kig8j2Bd
  3. A tan colour, like that of a tumbleweed. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-tumbleweed-en-noun-JHwg8Yjm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tumble weed Derived forms: monster tumbleweed (taxonomic: Salsola ryanii), Russian tumbleweed (taxonomic: Salsola kali), tumbleweed moment Related terms: tumble thistle

Inflected forms

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          "_dis1": "77 21 1",
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          "word": "風滾草"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
          "word": "aavikkokierijä"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
          "word": "maakieriäinen"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
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          "word": "virevoltant"
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          "_dis1": "77 21 1",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "burbura",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
          "word": "ბურბურა"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
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          ],
          "word": "Steppenläufer"
        },
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          "_dis1": "77 21 1",
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
          "tags": [
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        },
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          "_dis1": "77 21 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
          "tags": [
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        },
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          "_dis1": "77 21 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
          "word": "ördögszekér"
        },
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          "_dis1": "77 21 1",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "veltiviður"
        },
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          "_dis1": "77 21 1",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "tom rothlaim"
        },
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          "_dis1": "77 21 1",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "rotolacampo"
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          "_dis1": "77 21 1",
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          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tamburuwīdo",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
          "word": "タンブルウィード"
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          "code": "xal",
          "lang": "Kalmyk",
          "roman": "barvantsg",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
          "word": "барванцг"
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          "_dis1": "77 21 1",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "hoejeoncho",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
          "word": "회전초"
        },
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          "_dis1": "77 21 1",
          "code": "kum",
          "lang": "Kumyk",
          "roman": "qammaq",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
          "word": "къаммакъ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 21 1",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "druskė"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 21 1",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "vetrogán",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ветрога́н"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 21 1",
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
          "word": "chʼil awoshí"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 21 1",
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
          "word": "chʼil deeníní"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 21 1",
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
          "word": "tłʼohdeii naayizí"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 21 1",
          "code": "nog",
          "lang": "Nogai",
          "roman": "kambak",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
          "word": "камбак"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 21 1",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "markløper"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 21 1",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "biegacz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 21 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bola de feno"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 21 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "salsola"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 21 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "perekatí-póle",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "перекати́-по́ле"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 21 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "estepicursor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 21 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "planta rodadora"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "77 21 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "marklöpare"
        },
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          "_dis1": "77 21 1",
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          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
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          "word": "stäpplöpare"
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          "_dis1": "77 21 1",
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          "roman": "perekotýpóle",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "77 21 1",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
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          "ref": "2000 January 21, Plsntgrn, “Re: SOAR Budget (A Long Guestimate)”, in alt.music.progressive",
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        "(attributive) Describing unwanted silence and inactivity. Often used of a situation when one makes a statement that is ignored or ill-received by one's audience, as the resultant silence is likened to that of a desolate desert with rolling tumbleweeds."
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      "ipa": "/ˈtʌmbəlwiːd/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈtʌmbəlˌwid/",
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      "rhymes": "-iːd"
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      "taxonomic": "Salsola ryanii",
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      "taxonomic": "Salsola kali",
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    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "~"
      },
      "expansion": "tumbleweed (countable and uncountable, plural tumbleweeds)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "tumble thistle"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots once dry, forming a light, rolling mass which is driven by the wind from place to place; as Russian thistle, wild indigo, witch grass, Amaranthus albus, etc."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "plant",
          "plant#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "habitually",
          "habitually"
        ],
        [
          "breaks away",
          "break away"
        ],
        [
          "roots",
          "root#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "dry",
          "dry#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "forming",
          "form#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "light",
          "light#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "rolling",
          "rolling#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "mass",
          "mass#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "driven",
          "drive#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "wind",
          "wind#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "place",
          "place#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "Russian thistle",
          "Russian thistle"
        ],
        [
          "wild indigo",
          "wild indigo"
        ],
        [
          "witch grass",
          "witch grass"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "Australia"
          ],
          "word": "roly-poly"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2000 January 21, Plsntgrn, “Re: SOAR Budget (A Long Guestimate)”, in alt.music.progressive",
          "text": "Putting an ad in the local paper that Spock's Beard and Arena are in town will get you a tumbleweed response and some wasted revenue.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2005, Trevor Wright, How to Be a Brilliant English Teacher, page 68",
          "text": "“Why do families argue?” may only induce the tumbleweed response. (Could you answer that question out of the blue?)",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Describing unwanted silence and inactivity. Often used of a situation when one makes a statement that is ignored or ill-received by one's audience, as the resultant silence is likened to that of a desolate desert with rolling tumbleweeds."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unwanted",
          "unwanted#English"
        ],
        [
          "silence",
          "silence#English"
        ],
        [
          "inactivity",
          "inactivity#English"
        ],
        [
          "ill-received",
          "ill-received#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(attributive) Describing unwanted silence and inactivity. Often used of a situation when one makes a statement that is ignored or ill-received by one's audience, as the resultant silence is likened to that of a desolate desert with rolling tumbleweeds."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "tumbleweed:"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A tan colour, like that of a tumbleweed."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tan",
          "tan"
        ],
        [
          "colour",
          "colour"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtʌmbəlwiːd/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtʌmbəlˌwid/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːd"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-tumbleweed.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fc/En-us-tumbleweed.ogg/En-us-tumbleweed.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/En-us-tumbleweed.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "tumble weed"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "alt": "ḥašīša(t) mutadaḥrija",
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "حَشِيشَة مُتَدَحْرِجَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "qamğaq",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "word": "ҡамғаҡ"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pjerakací-pólje",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "перакаці́-по́ле"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estepicursor"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "word": "風滾草"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "word": "风滚草"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "fēnggǔncǎo",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "word": "风滚草"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "vindheks"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "word": "tuimelkruid"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stepperoller"
    },
    {
      "code": "myv",
      "lang": "Erzya",
      "roman": "tuvomarč",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "word": "тувомарч"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "word": "rultigaro"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "word": "arokierijä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "word": "aavikkokierijä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "word": "maakieriäinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "virevoltant"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "burbura",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "word": "ბურბურა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Steppenläufer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bodenläufer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Steppenroller"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bodenroller"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "word": "ördögszekér"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "veltiviður"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tom rothlaim"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rotolacampo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tamburuwīdo",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "word": "タンブルウィード"
    },
    {
      "code": "xal",
      "lang": "Kalmyk",
      "roman": "barvantsg",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "word": "барванцг"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "hoejeoncho",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "word": "회전초"
    },
    {
      "code": "kum",
      "lang": "Kumyk",
      "roman": "qammaq",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "word": "къаммакъ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "druskė"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "vetrogán",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ветрога́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "word": "chʼil awoshí"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "word": "chʼil deeníní"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "word": "tłʼohdeii naayizí"
    },
    {
      "code": "nog",
      "lang": "Nogai",
      "roman": "kambak",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "word": "камбак"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "markløper"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "biegacz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bola de feno"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "salsola"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "perekatí-póle",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "перекати́-по́ле"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "estepicursor"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "planta rodadora"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "marklöpare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "stäpplöpare"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "perekotýpóle",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "перекоти́по́ле"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chwyn treigl"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tumbleweed"
}

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