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This is done for simplicity of commands and to bring the hidden redundancy up to where misunderstanding has almost zero possibility.
redundancy
{ "name": "redundancy", "sense_definitions_list": [ "repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission", "the attribute of being superfluous and unneeded", "(electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails", "repeti...
[ "repetition of messages to reduce the probability of errors in transmission" ]
[ "redundancy%1:10:00::" ]
This is done for simplicity of commands and to bring the hidden redundancy up to where misunderstanding has almost zero possibility.
misunderstanding
{ "name": "misunderstanding", "sense_definitions_list": [ "putting the wrong interpretation on", "an understanding of something that is not correct", "interpret in the wrong way" ] }
[ "putting the wrong interpretation on" ]
[ "misunderstanding%1:10:00::" ]
This is done for simplicity of commands and to bring the hidden redundancy up to where misunderstanding has almost zero possibility.
has
{ "name": "have", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person who possesses great material wealth", "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense", "have as a feature", "go through (mental or physical states or experiences)", "have ownership or possession of", "cause to move; cause t...
[ "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense" ]
[ "have%2:40:00::" ]
This is done for simplicity of commands and to bring the hidden redundancy up to where misunderstanding has almost zero possibility.
almost
{ "name": "almost", "sense_definitions_list": [ "(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but" ] }
[ "(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but" ]
[ "almost%4:02:00::" ]
This is done for simplicity of commands and to bring the hidden redundancy up to where misunderstanding has almost zero possibility.
zero
{ "name": "zero", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a quantity of no importance", "a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number", "the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured", "the sight setting that will cause a projectile...
[ "having no measurable or otherwise determinable value" ]
[ "zero%5:00:00:no:00" ]
This is done for simplicity of commands and to bring the hidden redundancy up to where misunderstanding has almost zero possibility.
possibility
{ "name": "possibility", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a future prospect or potential", "capability of existing or happening or being true", "a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena", "a possible alternat...
[ "capability of existing or happening or being true" ]
[ "possibility%1:26:00::" ]
The commands are specified by the military regulations ; are few in number, briefly worded, all different in sound ; and are combinable into sequences which permit any marching maneuver that could be desired on a parade ground.
commands
{ "name": "command", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an authoritative direction or instruction to do something", "a military unit or region under the control of a single officer", "the power or authority to command", "availability for use", "a position of highest authority", "great skillfulness...
[ "an authoritative direction or instruction to do something" ]
[ "command%1:10:00::" ]
The commands are specified by the military regulations ; are few in number, briefly worded, all different in sound ; and are combinable into sequences which permit any marching maneuver that could be desired on a parade ground.
specified
{ "name": "specify", "sense_definitions_list": [ "specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement", "decide upon or fix definitely", "determine the essential quality of", "be specific about", "define clearly", "design or d...
[ "determine the essential quality of", "decide upon or fix definitely" ]
[ "specify%2:42:00::", "specify%2:32:02::" ]
The commands are specified by the military regulations ; are few in number, briefly worded, all different in sound ; and are combinable into sequences which permit any marching maneuver that could be desired on a parade ground.
military
{ "name": "military", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the military forces of a nation", "of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare", "characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military", "associated with or performed by members of the armed services as contrasted with civilian...
[ "of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare" ]
[ "military%3:01:00::" ]
The commands are specified by the military regulations ; are few in number, briefly worded, all different in sound ; and are combinable into sequences which permit any marching maneuver that could be desired on a parade ground.
regulations
{ "name": "regulation", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an authoritative rule", "a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior", "the state of being controlled or governed", "(embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow dam...
[ "an authoritative rule" ]
[ "regulation%1:10:00::" ]
The commands are specified by the military regulations ; are few in number, briefly worded, all different in sound ; and are combinable into sequences which permit any marching maneuver that could be desired on a parade ground.
are
{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...
[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
The commands are specified by the military regulations ; are few in number, briefly worded, all different in sound ; and are combinable into sequences which permit any marching maneuver that could be desired on a parade ground.
few
{ "name": "few", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a small elite group", "a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number" ] }
[ "a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number" ]
[ "few%3:00:00::" ]
The commands are specified by the military regulations ; are few in number, briefly worded, all different in sound ; and are combinable into sequences which permit any marching maneuver that could be desired on a parade ground.
number
{ "name": "number", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals", "a concept of quantity involving zero and units", "a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program", "the number is used in calling a particular ...
[ "a concept of quantity involving zero and units" ]
[ "number%1:23:00::" ]
The commands are specified by the military regulations ; are few in number, briefly worded, all different in sound ; and are combinable into sequences which permit any marching maneuver that could be desired on a parade ground.
briefly
{ "name": "briefly", "sense_definitions_list": [ "for a short time", "in a concise manner; in a few words" ] }
[ "in a concise manner; in a few words" ]
[ "briefly%4:02:03::" ]
The commands are specified by the military regulations ; are few in number, briefly worded, all different in sound ; and are combinable into sequences which permit any marching maneuver that could be desired on a parade ground.
worded
{ "name": "word", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a unit of language that native speakers can identify", "a brief statement", "information about recent and important events", "a verbal command for action", "an exchange of views on some topic", "a promise", "a word is a string of bits stored...
[ "put into words or an expression" ]
[ "word%2:32:00::" ]
The commands are specified by the military regulations ; are few in number, briefly worded, all different in sound ; and are combinable into sequences which permit any marching maneuver that could be desired on a parade ground.
different
{ "name": "different", "sense_definitions_list": [ "unlike in nature or quality or form or degree", "distinctly separate from the first", "differing from all others; not ordinary", "marked by dissimilarity", "distinct or separate" ] }
[ "unlike in nature or quality or form or degree" ]
[ "different%3:00:00::" ]
The commands are specified by the military regulations ; are few in number, briefly worded, all different in sound ; and are combinable into sequences which permit any marching maneuver that could be desired on a parade ground.
sound
{ "name": "sound", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause", "the subjective sensation of hearing something", "mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium", "the sudden occurrence of an audible event", "the audible part of a transmitted si...
[ "the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause" ]
[ "sound%1:07:00::" ]
The commands are specified by the military regulations ; are few in number, briefly worded, all different in sound ; and are combinable into sequences which permit any marching maneuver that could be desired on a parade ground.
are
{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...
[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
The commands are specified by the military regulations ; are few in number, briefly worded, all different in sound ; and are combinable into sequences which permit any marching maneuver that could be desired on a parade ground.
combinable
{ "name": "combinable", "sense_definitions_list": [ "able to or tending to combine" ] }
[ "able to or tending to combine" ]
[ "combinable%5:00:00:combinative:00" ]
The commands are specified by the military regulations ; are few in number, briefly worded, all different in sound ; and are combinable into sequences which permit any marching maneuver that could be desired on a parade ground.
sequences
{ "name": "sequence", "sense_definitions_list": [ "serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern", "a following of one thing after another in time", "film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie", "the action of followin...
[ "serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern" ]
[ "sequence%1:14:00::" ]
The commands are specified by the military regulations ; are few in number, briefly worded, all different in sound ; and are combinable into sequences which permit any marching maneuver that could be desired on a parade ground.
permit
{ "name": "permit", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a legal document giving official permission to do something", "the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization", "large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies", "consent to, give permission", "make it possible through a specific ...
[ "make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen" ]
[ "permit%2:41:00::" ]
The commands are specified by the military regulations ; are few in number, briefly worded, all different in sound ; and are combinable into sequences which permit any marching maneuver that could be desired on a parade ground.
marching
{ "name": "march", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the month following February and preceding April", "the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)", "a steady advance", "a procession of people walking together", "district consisting of the area on eithe...
[ "the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)" ]
[ "march%1:04:00::" ]
The commands are specified by the military regulations ; are few in number, briefly worded, all different in sound ; and are combinable into sequences which permit any marching maneuver that could be desired on a parade ground.
maneuver
{ "name": "maneuver", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a military training exercise", "a plan for attaining a particular goal", "a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill", "a move made to gain a tactical end", "an action aimed at evading an opponent", "direct the course; d...
[ "a military training exercise" ]
[ "maneuver%1:04:02::" ]
The commands are specified by the military regulations ; are few in number, briefly worded, all different in sound ; and are combinable into sequences which permit any marching maneuver that could be desired on a parade ground.
desired
{ "name": "desire", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state", "an inclination to want things", "something that is desired", "feel or have a desire for; want strongly", "expect and wish", "express a desire for" ] }
[ "feel or have a desire for; want strongly" ]
[ "desire%2:37:00::" ]
The commands are specified by the military regulations ; are few in number, briefly worded, all different in sound ; and are combinable into sequences which permit any marching maneuver that could be desired on a parade ground.
parade ground
{ "name": "parade_ground", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an area for holding parades" ] }
[ "an area for holding parades" ]
[ "parade_ground%1:15:00::" ]
This monitoring is necessary because, on a parade ground, everyone can hear too much, and without monitoring a confused social event would develop.
monitoring
{ "name": "monitoring", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of observing something (and sometimes keeping a record of it)", "keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance", "check, track, or observe by means of a receiver" ] }
[ "the act of observing something (and sometimes keeping a record of it)" ]
[ "monitoring%1:04:00::" ]
This monitoring is necessary because, on a parade ground, everyone can hear too much, and without monitoring a confused social event would develop.
is
{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...
[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
This monitoring is necessary because, on a parade ground, everyone can hear too much, and without monitoring a confused social event would develop.
necessary
{ "name": "necessary", "sense_definitions_list": [ "anything indispensable", "absolutely essential", "unavoidably determined by prior circumstances" ] }
[ "absolutely essential" ]
[ "necessary%3:00:00::" ]
This monitoring is necessary because, on a parade ground, everyone can hear too much, and without monitoring a confused social event would develop.
parade ground
{ "name": "parade_ground", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an area for holding parades" ] }
[ "an area for holding parades" ]
[ "parade_ground%1:15:00::" ]
This monitoring is necessary because, on a parade ground, everyone can hear too much, and without monitoring a confused social event would develop.
hear
{ "name": "hear", "sense_definitions_list": [ "perceive (sound) via the auditory sense", "get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally", "examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process", "receive a communication from someone", "listen and pay attention" ] }
[ "get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally" ]
[ "hear%2:31:00::" ]
This monitoring is necessary because, on a parade ground, everyone can hear too much, and without monitoring a confused social event would develop.
too much
{ "name": "too_much", "sense_definitions_list": [ "more than necessary" ] }
[ "more than necessary" ]
[ "too_much%4:02:00::" ]
This monitoring is necessary because, on a parade ground, everyone can hear too much, and without monitoring a confused social event would develop.
monitoring
{ "name": "monitor", "sense_definitions_list": [ "someone who supervises (an examination)", "someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided", "an ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac", "display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them ...
[ "keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance" ]
[ "monitor%2:39:00::" ]
This monitoring is necessary because, on a parade ground, everyone can hear too much, and without monitoring a confused social event would develop.
confused
{ "name": "confused", "sense_definitions_list": [ "mistake one thing for another", "be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly", "cause to feel embarrassment", "assemble without order or sense", "make unclear, indistinct, or blurred", "perplexed by many conflicting si...
[ "thrown into a state of disarray or confusion" ]
[ "confused%5:00:00:disorganized:00" ]
This monitoring is necessary because, on a parade ground, everyone can hear too much, and without monitoring a confused social event would develop.
social event
{ "name": "social_event", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an event characteristic of persons forming groups" ] }
[ "an event characteristic of persons forming groups" ]
[ "social_event%1:11:00::" ]
This monitoring is necessary because, on a parade ground, everyone can hear too much, and without monitoring a confused social event would develop.
develop
{ "name": "develop", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation", "work out", "gain through experience", "come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)", "come into existence; take on form or shape", "change th...
[ "come into existence; take on form or shape" ]
[ "develop%2:42:00::" ]
With troops dispersed on fields of battle rather than on the parade ground, it may seem that a certain amount of monitoring is automatically enforced by the lines of communication.
troops
{ "name": "troops", "sense_definitions_list": [ "soldiers collectively", "a group of soldiers", "a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company", "a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts", "an orderly crowd", "march in a procession", "move or march as if in a crowd" ] }
[ "soldiers collectively" ]
[ "troops%1:14:00::" ]
With troops dispersed on fields of battle rather than on the parade ground, it may seem that a certain amount of monitoring is automatically enforced by the lines of communication.
dispersed
{ "name": "disperse", "sense_definitions_list": [ "distribute loosely", "to cause to separate and go in different directions", "cause to separate", "move away from each other", "separate (light) into spectral rays", "cause to become widely known" ] }
[ "distribute loosely" ]
[ "disperse%2:35:00::" ]
With troops dispersed on fields of battle rather than on the parade ground, it may seem that a certain amount of monitoring is automatically enforced by the lines of communication.
fields of battle
{ "name": "field_of_battle", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought" ] }
[ "a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought" ]
[ "field_of_battle%1:15:00::" ]
With troops dispersed on fields of battle rather than on the parade ground, it may seem that a certain amount of monitoring is automatically enforced by the lines of communication.
rather
{ "name": "rather", "sense_definitions_list": [ "on the contrary", "to some (great or small) extent", "more readily or willingly", "to a degree (not used with a negative)" ] }
[ "on the contrary" ]
[ "rather%4:02:02::" ]
With troops dispersed on fields of battle rather than on the parade ground, it may seem that a certain amount of monitoring is automatically enforced by the lines of communication.
parade ground
{ "name": "parade_ground", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an area for holding parades" ] }
[ "an area for holding parades" ]
[ "parade_ground%1:15:00::" ]
With troops dispersed on fields of battle rather than on the parade ground, it may seem that a certain amount of monitoring is automatically enforced by the lines of communication.
seem
{ "name": "seem", "sense_definitions_list": [ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect", "seem to be true, probable, or apparent", "appear to exist", "appear to one's own mind or opinion" ] }
[ "give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect" ]
[ "seem%2:39:00::" ]
With troops dispersed on fields of battle rather than on the parade ground, it may seem that a certain amount of monitoring is automatically enforced by the lines of communication.
certain
{ "name": "certain", "sense_definitions_list": [ "definite but not specified or identified", "having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured", "established beyond doubt or question; definitely known", "certain to occur; destined or inevitable; ; ; - Benjamin Franklin", "establi...
[ "definite but not specified or identified" ]
[ "certain%5:00:00:definite:00" ]
With troops dispersed on fields of battle rather than on the parade ground, it may seem that a certain amount of monitoring is automatically enforced by the lines of communication.
amount
{ "name": "amount", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a quantity of money", "the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion", "how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify", "a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers", "be tantamount or...
[ "how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify" ]
[ "amount%1:03:00::" ]
With troops dispersed on fields of battle rather than on the parade ground, it may seem that a certain amount of monitoring is automatically enforced by the lines of communication.
monitoring
{ "name": "monitor", "sense_definitions_list": [ "someone who supervises (an examination)", "someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided", "an ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac", "display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them ...
[ "keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance" ]
[ "monitor%2:39:00::" ]
With troops dispersed on fields of battle rather than on the parade ground, it may seem that a certain amount of monitoring is automatically enforced by the lines of communication.
automatically
{ "name": "automatically", "sense_definitions_list": [ "in a reflex manner", "in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism" ] }
[ "in a reflex manner" ]
[ "automatically%4:02:00::" ]
With troops dispersed on fields of battle rather than on the parade ground, it may seem that a certain amount of monitoring is automatically enforced by the lines of communication.
enforced
{ "name": "enforce", "sense_definitions_list": [ "ensure observance of laws and rules", "compel to behave in a certain way" ] }
[ "compel to behave in a certain way" ]
[ "enforce%2:41:01::" ]
With troops dispersed on fields of battle rather than on the parade ground, it may seem that a certain amount of monitoring is automatically enforced by the lines of communication.
lines
{ "name": "line", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a formation of people or things one beside another", "a mark that is long relative to its width", "a formation of people or things one behind another", "a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point", "text ...
[ "a connected series of events or actions or developments" ]
[ "line%1:14:02::" ]
With troops dispersed on fields of battle rather than on the parade ground, it may seem that a certain amount of monitoring is automatically enforced by the lines of communication.
communication
{ "name": "communication", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information", "something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups", "a connection allowing access between persons or places" ] }
[ "the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information" ]
[ "communication%1:10:01::" ]
Years ago this was true, but with the replacement of wires or runners by radio and radar ( and perhaps television ), these restrictions have disappeared and now again too much is heard.
Years
{ "name": "years", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a late time of life", "a prolonged period of time", "the time during which someone's life continues", "a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days", "a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular ac...
[ "a prolonged period of time" ]
[ "years%1:28:01::" ]
Years ago this was true, but with the replacement of wires or runners by radio and radar ( and perhaps television ), these restrictions have disappeared and now again too much is heard.
ago
{ "name": "ago", "sense_definitions_list": [ "gone by; or in the past", "in the past" ] }
[ "in the past" ]
[ "ago%4:02:00::" ]
Years ago this was true, but with the replacement of wires or runners by radio and radar ( and perhaps television ), these restrictions have disappeared and now again too much is heard.
was
{ "name": "be", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element", "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)", "be identical to; be someone or something", "occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere", "have an ex...
[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
Years ago this was true, but with the replacement of wires or runners by radio and radar ( and perhaps television ), these restrictions have disappeared and now again too much is heard.
true
{ "name": "true", "sense_definitions_list": [ "proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment", "make level, square, balanced, or concentric", "consistent with fact or reality; not false; ; - B. Russell", "accurately placed or thrown", "devoted (some...
[ "consistent with fact or reality; not false; ; - B. Russell" ]
[ "true%3:00:00::" ]
Years ago this was true, but with the replacement of wires or runners by radio and radar ( and perhaps television ), these restrictions have disappeared and now again too much is heard.
replacement
{ "name": "replacement", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another", "someone who takes the place of another person", "an event in which one thing is substituted for another", "a person or thing that takes or can take the place of anothe...
[ "the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another" ]
[ "replacement%1:04:00::" ]
Years ago this was true, but with the replacement of wires or runners by radio and radar ( and perhaps television ), these restrictions have disappeared and now again too much is heard.
wires
{ "name": "wire", "sense_definitions_list": [ "ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc", "a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance", "the finishing line on a racetrack", "a message transmitted by telegraph", "provide with electrical circuits...
[ "a message transmitted by telegraph" ]
[ "wire%1:10:00::" ]
Years ago this was true, but with the replacement of wires or runners by radio and radar ( and perhaps television ), these restrictions have disappeared and now again too much is heard.
runners
{ "name": "runner", "sense_definitions_list": [ "someone who imports or exports without paying duties", "someone who travels on foot by running", "a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents", "a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base)", "a...
[ "a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents" ]
[ "runner%1:18:04::" ]
Years ago this was true, but with the replacement of wires or runners by radio and radar ( and perhaps television ), these restrictions have disappeared and now again too much is heard.
radio
{ "name": "radio", "sense_definitions_list": [ "medium for communication", "an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals", "a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves", "transmit messages via radio waves", "indicating radiation or ...
[ "a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves" ]
[ "radio%1:06:00::" ]
Years ago this was true, but with the replacement of wires or runners by radio and radar ( and perhaps television ), these restrictions have disappeared and now again too much is heard.
radar
{ "name": "radar", "sense_definitions_list": [ "measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects" ] }
[ "measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects" ]
[ "radar%1:06:00::" ]
Years ago this was true, but with the replacement of wires or runners by radio and radar ( and perhaps television ), these restrictions have disappeared and now again too much is heard.
perhaps
{ "name": "perhaps", "sense_definitions_list": [ "by chance" ] }
[ "by chance" ]
[ "perhaps%4:02:00::" ]
Years ago this was true, but with the replacement of wires or runners by radio and radar ( and perhaps television ), these restrictions have disappeared and now again too much is heard.
television
{ "name": "television", "sense_definitions_list": [ "broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; ; - Ernie Kovacs", "a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points", "an electronic device that receives television signals and dis...
[ "a telecommunication system that transmits images of objects (stationary or moving) between distant points" ]
[ "television%1:06:00::" ]
Years ago this was true, but with the replacement of wires or runners by radio and radar ( and perhaps television ), these restrictions have disappeared and now again too much is heard.
disappeared
{ "name": "disappear", "sense_definitions_list": [ "get lost, as without warning or explanation", "become invisible or unnoticeable", "cease to exist", "become less intense and fade away gradually" ] }
[ "get lost, as without warning or explanation" ]
[ "disappear%2:30:00::" ]
Years ago this was true, but with the replacement of wires or runners by radio and radar ( and perhaps television ), these restrictions have disappeared and now again too much is heard.
now
{ "name": "now", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the momentary present", "in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events", "in these times; - Nancy Mitford", "used to preface a command or reproof or request", "at the present moment", "without delay or hesit...
[ "in these times; - Nancy Mitford" ]
[ "now%4:02:00::" ]
Years ago this was true, but with the replacement of wires or runners by radio and radar ( and perhaps television ), these restrictions have disappeared and now again too much is heard.
again
{ "name": "again", "sense_definitions_list": [ "anew" ] }
[ "anew" ]
[ "again%4:02:00::" ]
Years ago this was true, but with the replacement of wires or runners by radio and radar ( and perhaps television ), these restrictions have disappeared and now again too much is heard.
too much
{ "name": "too_much", "sense_definitions_list": [ "more than necessary" ] }
[ "more than necessary" ]
[ "too_much%4:02:00::" ]
Years ago this was true, but with the replacement of wires or runners by radio and radar ( and perhaps television ), these restrictions have disappeared and now again too much is heard.
heard
{ "name": "hear", "sense_definitions_list": [ "perceive (sound) via the auditory sense", "get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally", "examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process", "receive a communication from someone", "listen and pay attention" ] }
[ "get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally" ]
[ "hear%2:31:00::" ]
In contrast to cocktail parties, military organizations, even in the field, are more formal.
contrast
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[ "the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared;," ]
[ "contrast%1:24:00::" ]
In contrast to cocktail parties, military organizations, even in the field, are more formal.
cocktail parties
{ "name": "cocktail_party", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an afternoon party at which cocktails are served" ] }
[ "an afternoon party at which cocktails are served" ]
[ "cocktail_party%1:11:00::" ]
In contrast to cocktail parties, military organizations, even in the field, are more formal.
military
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[ "of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare" ]
[ "military%3:01:00::" ]
In contrast to cocktail parties, military organizations, even in the field, are more formal.
organizations
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[ "a group of people who work together" ]
[ "organization%1:14:00::" ]
In contrast to cocktail parties, military organizations, even in the field, are more formal.
even
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[ "used as an intensive especially to indicate something unexpected" ]
[ "even%4:02:00::" ]
In contrast to cocktail parties, military organizations, even in the field, are more formal.
field
{ "name": "field", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed", "a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought", "somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected", "a branch of knowled...
[ "a region in which active military operations are in progress" ]
[ "field%1:15:03::" ]
In contrast to cocktail parties, military organizations, even in the field, are more formal.
are
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[ "have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)" ]
[ "be%2:42:03::" ]
In contrast to cocktail parties, military organizations, even in the field, are more formal.
more
{ "name": "more", "sense_definitions_list": [ "English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state", "(comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or ex...
[ "used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs" ]
[ "more%4:02:00::" ]
In contrast to cocktail parties, military organizations, even in the field, are more formal.
formal
{ "name": "formal", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a lavish dance requiring formal attire", "a gown for evening wear", "being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)", "characteristic of or befitting a person in authority", "(of spoken and writte...
[ "being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)" ]
[ "formal%3:00:01::" ]
In the extreme and oversimplified example suggested in Figure 3, the organization is more easily understood and more predictable in behavior.
extreme
{ "name": "extreme", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the furthest or highest degree of something", "the point located farthest from the middle of something", "of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity", "far beyond a norm in quantity or amount or degree; to an utmost degree", "beyond a...
[ "of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity" ]
[ "extreme%5:00:00:intense:00" ]
In the extreme and oversimplified example suggested in Figure 3, the organization is more easily understood and more predictable in behavior.
example
{ "name": "example", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an item of information that is typical of a class or group", "a representative form or pattern", "something to be imitated", "punishment intended as a warning to others", "an occurrence of something", "a task performed or problem solved in or...
[ "an item of information that is typical of a class or group" ]
[ "example%1:09:00::" ]
In the extreme and oversimplified example suggested in Figure 3, the organization is more easily understood and more predictable in behavior.
suggested
{ "name": "suggest", "sense_definitions_list": [ "make a proposal, declare a plan for something", "drop a hint; intimate by a hint", "imply as a possibility", "suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine", "call to mind" ] }
[ "call to mind" ]
[ "suggest%2:32:01::" ]
In the extreme and oversimplified example suggested in Figure 3, the organization is more easily understood and more predictable in behavior.
Figure
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[ "a diagram or picture illustrating textual material" ]
[ "figure%1:10:00::" ]
In the extreme and oversimplified example suggested in Figure 3, the organization is more easily understood and more predictable in behavior.
organization
{ "name": "organization", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a group of people who work together", "an organized structure for arranging or classifying", "the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something", "the act of organizing a business or an...
[ "an organized structure for arranging or classifying" ]
[ "organization%1:09:00::" ]
In the extreme and oversimplified example suggested in Figure 3, the organization is more easily understood and more predictable in behavior.
more
{ "name": "more", "sense_definitions_list": [ "English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state", "(comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or ex...
[ "used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs" ]
[ "more%4:02:00::" ]
In the extreme and oversimplified example suggested in Figure 3, the organization is more easily understood and more predictable in behavior.
easily
{ "name": "easily", "sense_definitions_list": [ "with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily')", "without question", "indicating high probability; in all likelihood" ] }
[ "with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily')" ]
[ "easily%4:02:01::" ]
In the extreme and oversimplified example suggested in Figure 3, the organization is more easily understood and more predictable in behavior.
understood
{ "name": "understand", "sense_definitions_list": [ "know and comprehend the nature or meaning of", "perceive (an idea or situation) mentally", "make sense of a language", "believe to be the case", "be understanding of" ] }
[ "know and comprehend the nature or meaning of" ]
[ "understand%2:31:00::" ]
In the extreme and oversimplified example suggested in Figure 3, the organization is more easily understood and more predictable in behavior.
more
{ "name": "more", "sense_definitions_list": [ "English statesman who opposed Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon and was imprisoned and beheaded; recalled for his concept of Utopia, the ideal state", "(comparative of `much' used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or ex...
[ "used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs" ]
[ "more%4:02:00::" ]
In the extreme and oversimplified example suggested in Figure 3, the organization is more easily understood and more predictable in behavior.
predictable
{ "name": "predictable", "sense_definitions_list": [ "capable of being foretold" ] }
[ "capable of being foretold" ]
[ "predictable%3:00:00::" ]
In the extreme and oversimplified example suggested in Figure 3, the organization is more easily understood and more predictable in behavior.
behavior
{ "name": "behavior", "sense_definitions_list": [ "manner of acting or controlling yourself", "the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances", "(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people", "(psychology) the aggregate of the re...
[ "manner of acting or controlling yourself" ]
[ "behavior%1:04:00::" ]
A military organization has an objective chosen by the higher command.
military
{ "name": "military", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the military forces of a nation", "of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare", "characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military", "associated with or performed by members of the armed services as contrasted with civilian...
[ "of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare" ]
[ "military%3:01:00::" ]
A military organization has an objective chosen by the higher command.
organization
{ "name": "organization", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a group of people who work together", "an organized structure for arranging or classifying", "the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something", "the act of organizing a business or an...
[ "the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something" ]
[ "organization%1:14:01::" ]
A military organization has an objective chosen by the higher command.
has
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[ "have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense" ]
[ "have%2:40:00::" ]
A military organization has an objective chosen by the higher command.
objective
{ "name": "objective", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)", "the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed", "undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena", ...
[ "the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)" ]
[ "objective%1:09:00::" ]
A military organization has an objective chosen by the higher command.
chosen
{ "name": "choose", "sense_definitions_list": [ "pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives", "select as an alternative over another", "see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way" ] }
[ "pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives" ]
[ "choose%2:31:00::" ]
A military organization has an objective chosen by the higher command.
higher
{ "name": "high", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a lofty level or position or degree", "an air mass of higher than normal pressure", "a state of sustained elation", "a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics", "a high place", "a public secondary school usually including ...
[ "standing above others in quality or position" ]
[ "high%5:00:00:superior:01" ]
A military organization has an objective chosen by the higher command.
command
{ "name": "command", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an authoritative direction or instruction to do something", "a military unit or region under the control of a single officer", "the power or authority to command", "availability for use", "a position of highest authority", "great skillfulness...
[ "a military unit or region under the control of a single officer" ]
[ "command%1:14:00::" ]
This objective is adhered to throughout the duration of the action.
objective
{ "name": "objective", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)", "the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed", "undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena", ...
[ "the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)" ]
[ "objective%1:09:00::" ]
This objective is adhered to throughout the duration of the action.
adhered
{ "name": "adhere", "sense_definitions_list": [ "be compatible or in accordance with", "follow through or carry out a plan without deviation", "come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation", "be a devoted follower or supporter", "be loyal to", "stick to firm...
[ "follow through or carry out a plan without deviation" ]
[ "adhere%2:30:00::" ]
This objective is adhered to throughout the duration of the action.
duration
{ "name": "duration", "sense_definitions_list": [ "the period of time during which something continues", "the property of enduring or continuing in time", "continuance in time" ] }
[ "the period of time during which something continues" ]
[ "duration%1:28:02::" ]
This objective is adhered to throughout the duration of the action.
action
{ "name": "action", "sense_definitions_list": [ "something done (usually as opposed to something said)", "the state of being active", "a military engagement", "a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings)", "the series of events that form a plot", "...
[ "a military engagement" ]
[ "action%1:04:03::" ]
The connective system, or network, is tailored to meet the requirements of the objective, and it is therefore not surprising that a military body acting as a single coordinated unit has a different communication network than a factory, a college, or a rural village.
connective
{ "name": "connective", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences", "an instrumentality that connects", "connecting or tending to connect" ] }
[ "connecting or tending to connect" ]
[ "connective%5:00:00:conjunctive:00" ]
The connective system, or network, is tailored to meet the requirements of the objective, and it is therefore not surprising that a military body acting as a single coordinated unit has a different communication network than a factory, a college, or a rural village.
system
{ "name": "system", "sense_definitions_list": [ "instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity", "a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole", "(physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in differe...
[ "instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity" ]
[ "system%1:06:00::" ]
The connective system, or network, is tailored to meet the requirements of the objective, and it is therefore not surprising that a military body acting as a single coordinated unit has a different communication network than a factory, a college, or a rural village.
network
{ "name": "network", "sense_definitions_list": [ "an interconnected system of things or people", "(broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs", "an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals", ...
[ "an interconnected system of things or people" ]
[ "network%1:14:00::" ]
The connective system, or network, is tailored to meet the requirements of the objective, and it is therefore not surprising that a military body acting as a single coordinated unit has a different communication network than a factory, a college, or a rural village.
tailored
{ "name": "tailor", "sense_definitions_list": [ "a person whose occupation is making and altering garments", "adjust to a specific need or market", "style and tailor in a certain fashion", "create (clothes) with cloth" ] }
[ "adjust to a specific need or market" ]
[ "tailor%2:30:00::" ]
The connective system, or network, is tailored to meet the requirements of the objective, and it is therefore not surprising that a military body acting as a single coordinated unit has a different communication network than a factory, a college, or a rural village.
meet
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[ "fill or meet a want or need" ]
[ "meet%2:34:00::" ]