known, adj.
freq. cnt. 35
sample sentences
"a known quantity""the limits of the known world"
"a musician known throughout the world"
"a known criminal"
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knuckle, n.
(knuckles)
freq. cnt. 3
a joint of a finger when the fist is closed
<noun.body> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
<noun.body> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
| knuckle |
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| knuckle joint |
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| metacarpophalangeal joint |
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knuckle, v.
(knuckled, knuckles, knuckling)
verb frames
Somebody ----s
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knuckle down, v.
work very hard, like a slave
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
| break one's back |
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| buckle down |
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| knuckle down |
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| slave |
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Somebody ----sverb frames
Somebody ----sverb frames
Somebody ----sverb frames
Somebody ----s
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knuckle duster, n.
freq. cnt. 1
(used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
| brass knuckles |
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| brass knucks |
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| knuckle duster |
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| knuckles |
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| knucks |
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knuckle joint, n.
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a joint of a finger when the fist is closed
<noun.body> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
<noun.body> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
| knuckle |
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| knuckle joint |
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| metacarpophalangeal joint |
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knuckle under, v.
freq. cnt. 2
consent reluctantly
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
| buckle under |
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| give in |
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| knuckle under |
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| succumb |
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| yield |
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verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s to somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----sSomebody ----s to somebody
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Somebody ----sSomebody ----s to somebody
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Somebody ----sSomebody ----s to somebody
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Somebody ----sSomebody ----s to somebody
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knuckleball, n.
(knuckleballs)
freq. cnt. 1
a baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
| knuckleball |
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| knuckler |
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knucklebones, n.
a game in which jackstones are thrown and picked up in various groups between bounces of a small rubber ball
<noun.act>
<noun.act>
| jacks |
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| jackstones |
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| knucklebones |
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knucklehead, n.
(knuckleheads)
a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
| blockhead |
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| bonehead |
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| dumbass |
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| dunce |
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| dunderhead |
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| fuckhead |
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| hammerhead |
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| knucklehead |
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| loggerhead |
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| lunkhead |
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| muttonhead |
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| numskull |
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| shithead |
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knuckler, n.
(knucklers)
a baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
| knuckleball |
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| knuckler |
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knuckles, n.
(used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
| brass knuckles |
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| brass knucks |
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| knuckle duster |
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| knuckles |
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| knucks |
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knucks, n.
(used in the plural) a small metal weapon; worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
| brass knuckles |
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| brass knucks |
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| knuckle duster |
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| knuckles |
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| knucks |
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koala, n.
(koalas)
sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark
<noun.animal>
<noun.animal>
| Phascolarctos cinereus |
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| kangaroo bear |
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| koala |
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| koala bear |
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| native bear |
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koala bear, n.
sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark
<noun.animal>
<noun.animal>
| Phascolarctos cinereus |
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| kangaroo bear |
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| koala |
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| koala bear |
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| native bear |
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koan, n.
(koans)
a paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution; used in Zen Buddhism to show the inadequacy of logical reasoning
<noun.communication>
<noun.communication>
| koan |
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kob, n.
(kobs)
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kobo, n.
(kobos)
kohl, n.
(kohls)
a cosmetic preparation used by women in Egypt and Arabia to darken the edges of their eyelids
<noun.artifact>
<noun.artifact>
| kohl |
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kohleria, n.
shrubby herb cultivated for their soft velvety foliage and showy scarlet flowers
<noun.plant>
<noun.plant>
| kohleria |
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kohlrabi, n.
(kohlrabies)
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hypernym
part holonym
plant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem
<noun.plant>
<noun.plant>
| Brassica oleracea gongylodes |
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| kohlrabi |
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koine, n.
(koines)
a common language used by speakers of different languages
<noun.communication>
<noun.communication>
| interlanguage |
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| koine |
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| lingua franca |
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sample sentences
"Koine is a dialect of ancient Greek that was the lingua franca of the empire of Alexander the Great and was widely spoken throughout the eastern Mediterranean area in Roman times"
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koinonia, n.
Christian fellowship or communion with God or with fellow Christians; said in particular of the early Christian community
<noun.group>
<noun.group>
| koinonia |
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kok-saghyz, n.
perennial dandelion native to Kazakhstan cultivated for its fleshy roots that have high rubber content
<noun.plant>
<noun.plant>
| Russian dandelion |
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| Taraxacum kok-saghyz |
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| kok-saghyz |
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| kok-sagyz |
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kok-sagyz, n.
perennial dandelion native to Kazakhstan cultivated for its fleshy roots that have high rubber content
<noun.plant>
<noun.plant>
| Russian dandelion |
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| Taraxacum kok-saghyz |
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| kok-saghyz |
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| kok-sagyz |
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kokoi venom, n.
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kola, n.
(kolas)
tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract
<noun.plant>
<noun.plant>
| Cola acuminata |
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| goora nut |
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| kola |
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| kola nut |
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| kola nut tree |
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kola nut, n.
tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract
<noun.plant>
<noun.plant>
| Cola acuminata |
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| goora nut |
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| kola |
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| kola nut |
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| kola nut tree |
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kola nut tree, n.
tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract
<noun.plant>
<noun.plant>
| Cola acuminata |
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| goora nut |
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| kola |
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| kola nut |
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| kola nut tree |
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member holonym
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kolkhoz, n.
(kolkhozes, kolkhozy)
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hypernym
domain of synset (region)
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