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"t": "to scrape; to shave; to erase; to pull; to strip off; to pluck or tear out; to root out (a tree, etc.); to pull away, snatch; to pull down; to knock down; to rend, tear apart; to pick clean, strip; to cleave, slice; to sever; to lacerate; to pierce; to carve, engrave; to dig; (figuratively) to expunge, obliterate; to alter"
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"3": "raser",
"t": "to shave; to touch lightly, graze; to level off (grain, etc.) in a measure; to demolish, tear down; to erase; to polish; to wear down"
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"expansion": "Old French raser (“to shave; to touch lightly, graze; to level off (grain, etc.) in a measure; to demolish, tear down; to erase; to polish; to wear down”)",
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"2": "VL.",
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"t": "to shave; to scrape; to scratch; to touch lightly, graze"
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"2": "la",
"3": "rāsus",
"t": "scraped; shaved"
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"expansion": "Latin rāsus (“scraped; shaved”)",
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"t": "to scrape, scratch; to shave; to rub, smooth; to brush along, graze"
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"t": "to scrape, scratch; to gnaw"
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"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *reh₁d- (“to scrape, scratch; to gnaw”)",
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"etymology_text": "From Middle English rasen, racen, rase (“to scrape; to shave; to erase; to pull; to strip off; to pluck or tear out; to root out (a tree, etc.); to pull away, snatch; to pull down; to knock down; to rend, tear apart; to pick clean, strip; to cleave, slice; to sever; to lacerate; to pierce; to carve, engrave; to dig; (figuratively) to expunge, obliterate; to alter”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman raser, rasere, rasser, Middle French, Old French raser (“to shave; to touch lightly, graze; to level off (grain, etc.) in a measure; to demolish, tear down; to erase; to polish; to wear down”), from Vulgar Latin *raso (“to shave; to scrape; to scratch; to touch lightly, graze”), from Latin rāsus (“scraped; shaved”), the perfect passive participle of rādō (“to scrape, scratch; to shave; to rub, smooth; to brush along, graze”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *reh₁d- (“to scrape, scratch; to gnaw”). Doublet of rash (etymology 2 and etymology 7).",
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"ref": "2017 May 13, Barney Ronay, “Antonio Conte’s brilliance has turned Chelsea’s pop-up team into champions”, in The Guardian, London",
"text": "Just as significant in the long term, Chelsea were also granted permission this season for their new on-site mega-stadium, a 60,000-seat upgrade that will mean the current Stamford Bridge is razed and replaced by something that looks like a vast alien space yurt made of giant Martian redwood stems.",
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"To demolish; to level to the ground."
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"(transitive) To demolish; to level to the ground."
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"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "arrasar"
},
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"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "拆毀"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chāihuǐ",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "拆毁"
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"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "夷為平地"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yíwéipíngdì",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "夷为平地"
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"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to demolish",
"tags": [
"perfective"
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"word": "srovnat se zemí"
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"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to demolish",
"tags": [
"perfective"
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"word": "zbourat"
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"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to demolish",
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"word": "zdemolovat"
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"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "rasere"
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{
"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "tuhota maan tasalle"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "hävittää maan tasalle"
},
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"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "raser"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "edaphízō",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "ἐδαφίζω"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "rífa niður"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "leggja í rúst"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "jafna við jörðu"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "rezigar"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "abbattere"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "demolire"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "complānō"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "assolo"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "tāhoro"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "zburzyć"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "demolir"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "arrasar"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "aniquilar"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razrušatʹ do osnovanija",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "разрушать до основания"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "sravniti"
},
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"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "arrasar"
},
{
"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "demoler"
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{
"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "abatir"
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"_dis1": "73 25 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "aniquilar"
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"To destroy; to strike out of existence; to obliterate."
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"destroy",
"destroy"
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[
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"obliterate"
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"(transitive) To destroy; to strike out of existence; to obliterate."
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"To scrape as if with a razor."
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"scrape",
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[
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"razor"
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"(transitive) To scrape as if with a razor."
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"_dis1": "1 3 96",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to scrape as if with a razor",
"word": "rasurar"
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"_dis1": "1 3 96",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tì",
"sense": "to scrape as if with a razor",
"word": "剃"
},
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"_dis1": "1 3 96",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to scrape as if with a razor",
"word": "削"
},
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"_dis1": "1 3 96",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to scrape as if with a razor",
"word": "radere al suolo"
},
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"_dis1": "1 3 96",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to scrape as if with a razor",
"word": "heu"
},
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"_dis1": "1 3 96",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to scrape as if with a razor",
"word": "raspar"
},
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"_dis1": "1 3 96",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vyskablivatʹ",
"sense": "to scrape as if with a razor",
"word": "выскабливать"
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"_dis1": "1 3 96",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vyskrebatʹ",
"sense": "to scrape as if with a razor",
"word": "выскребать"
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"_dis1": "1 3 96",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to scrape as if with a razor",
"word": "rasurar"
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"homophone": "rase"
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"extra": "rhizome of ginger",
"word": "race"
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"A swinging fence in a watercourse to prevent cattle passing through."
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"t": "to shave; to touch lightly, graze; to level off (grain, etc.) in a measure; to demolish, tear down; to erase; to polish; to wear down"
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"expansion": "Old French raser (“to shave; to touch lightly, graze; to level off (grain, etc.) in a measure; to demolish, tear down; to erase; to polish; to wear down”)",
"name": "der"
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"t": "to shave; to scrape; to scratch; to touch lightly, graze"
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"2": "la",
"3": "rāsus",
"t": "scraped; shaved"
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},
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"name": "glossary"
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"name": "glossary"
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"1": "participle"
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"name": "glossary"
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"t": "to scrape, scratch; to shave; to rub, smooth; to brush along, graze"
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"expansion": "rādō (“to scrape, scratch; to shave; to rub, smooth; to brush along, graze”)",
"name": "m"
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"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*reh₁d-",
"t": "to scrape, scratch; to gnaw"
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"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *reh₁d- (“to scrape, scratch; to gnaw”)",
"name": "der"
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"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
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},
{
"form": "razing",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
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"past"
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"ref": "2017 May 13, Barney Ronay, “Antonio Conte’s brilliance has turned Chelsea’s pop-up team into champions”, in The Guardian, London",
"text": "Just as significant in the long term, Chelsea were also granted permission this season for their new on-site mega-stadium, a 60,000-seat upgrade that will mean the current Stamford Bridge is razed and replaced by something that looks like a vast alien space yurt made of giant Martian redwood stems.",
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"To demolish; to level to the ground."
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[
"level",
"level"
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"ground",
"ground"
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"(transitive) To demolish; to level to the ground."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
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"To destroy; to strike out of existence; to obliterate."
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"destroy"
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[
"obliterate",
"obliterate"
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"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To destroy; to strike out of existence; to obliterate."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
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"To scrape as if with a razor."
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"scrape#Verb"
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[
"razor",
"razor"
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To scrape as if with a razor."
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"tags": [
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"ipa": "/ɹeɪz/",
"tags": [
"General-American",
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"homophone": "raise"
},
{
"homophone": "rase"
},
{
"homophone": "rays"
},
{
"homophone": "rehs"
},
{
"homophone": "réis"
},
{
"homophone": "res"
},
{
"rhymes": "-eɪz"
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"tags": [
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{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "arrasar"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "拆毀"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chāihuǐ",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "拆毁"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "夷為平地"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yíwéipíngdì",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "夷为平地"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to demolish",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "srovnat se zemí"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to demolish",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zbourat"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to demolish",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zdemolovat"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "rasere"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "tuhota maan tasalle"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "hävittää maan tasalle"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "raser"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "edaphízō",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "ἐδαφίζω"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "rífa niður"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "leggja í rúst"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "jafna við jörðu"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "rezigar"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "abbattere"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "demolire"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "complānō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "assolo"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "tāhoro"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "zburzyć"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "demolir"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "arrasar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "aniquilar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razrušatʹ do osnovanija",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "разрушать до основания"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "sravniti"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "arrasar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "demoler"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "abatir"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to demolish",
"word": "aniquilar"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to scrape as if with a razor",
"word": "rasurar"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "tì",
"sense": "to scrape as if with a razor",
"word": "剃"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to scrape as if with a razor",
"word": "削"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to scrape as if with a razor",
"word": "radere al suolo"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to scrape as if with a razor",
"word": "heu"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to scrape as if with a razor",
"word": "raspar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vyskablivatʹ",
"sense": "to scrape as if with a razor",
"word": "выскабливать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vyskrebatʹ",
"sense": "to scrape as if with a razor",
"word": "выскребать"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to scrape as if with a razor",
"word": "rasurar"
}
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"English terms with homophones",
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"extra": "rhizome of ginger",
"word": "race"
}
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],
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],
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{
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}
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"glosses": [
"A swinging fence in a watercourse to prevent cattle passing through."
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"links": [
[
"swing",
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"fence",
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"watercourse",
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[
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