dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/asl_MW.json

{
  "aslant":{
    "antonyms":[
      "even",
      "level",
      "straight"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in a slanting direction : obliquely":[],
      ": over or across in a slanting direction":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb or adjective",
      "1596, in the meaning defined above":"Preposition"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8slant"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "askew",
      "atilt",
      "awry",
      "cock-a-hoop",
      "cockeyed",
      "crazy",
      "crooked",
      "listing",
      "lopsided",
      "oblique",
      "off-kilter",
      "pitched",
      "skewed",
      "slanted",
      "slanting",
      "slantwise",
      "tilted",
      "tipping",
      "uneven"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192321",
    "type":[
      "adverb or adjective",
      "preposition"
    ]
  },
  "asleep":{
    "antonyms":[
      "awake",
      "sleepless",
      "wakeful",
      "wide-awake"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": being in a state of sleep":[],
      ": dead":[],
      ": inactive , dormant":[],
      ": into a state of inactivity, sluggishness, or indifference":[],
      ": into a state of sleep":[],
      ": into the sleep of death":[],
      ": lacking sensation : numb":[],
      ": not alert : indifferent":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "\u201cAre you asleep ",
      "He tries to clean up the house while the kids are asleep .",
      "The cats are asleep on the floor.",
      "She was still asleep at noon.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Jessica and her dad had a evening ritual of cuddling up on a big, comfy chair and watching TV until Jessica fell asleep in her dad\u2019s arms. \u2014 Holly Yan, CNN , 19 June 2022",
      "How could the Heat front office be asleep at the wheel and not put together a better deal to obtain Wood, who has averaged nearly 20 points and 10 rebounds the last two seasons and who would have been the perfect fit next to Bam Adebayo",
      "One time, a friend of mine came over and Terry fell asleep . \u2014 cleveland , 10 June 2022",
      "Brown fell asleep on the couch waiting for that call. \u2014 La Risa R. Lynch, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 14 May 2022",
      "Drew Gulak fell asleep at the wheel as the the bell was nowhere to be heard while Naomi was getting her arm stomped in after the match. \u2014 Alfred Konuwa, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Two men who were changing a tire on the side of a Florida interstate were killed when another driver fell asleep at the wheel and hit them, officials said. \u2014 orlandosentinel.com , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Alas, Jack fell asleep at the theater and Kevin bailed halfway through An American Tail, prompting an anxious search for Kevin that resolved quickly, but only because Rebecca (Mandy Moore) had written his phone number inside his shoes. \u2014 Dan Snierson, EW.com , 19 Jan. 2022",
      "Matt Ryan fell asleep during Game 6 of the National League Championship Series, and wasn't even aware until waking up Sunday morning that the Atlanta Braves are heading to the World Series. \u2014 Tim Reynolds, ajc , 24 Oct. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "The lounge is also where Boram brings in pediatricians, physical therapists and mental health experts offering general seminars on topics including pelvic floor therapy and how to fall asleep more quickly. \u2014 New York Times , 1 June 2022",
      "Babies, not to say bad boys, would fall asleep back there, their nodding heads tipped over by the great weight of baby helmets covered in the spikes of a stegosaurus, poking into my back. \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
      "Some people can plop into bed and fall asleep instantly, but others are a little more particular\u2014about temperature, about softness, about everything. \u2014 Glamour , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "The singer, 42, teamed up with the app to record three stories featuring the soothing sound of her voice to help families fall asleep faster. \u2014 Anya Leon, PEOPLE.com , 23 Feb. 2022",
      "Ever wanted to fall asleep any time, anywhere on command",
      "After the in-flight meal, a passenger fell asleep next to her \u2014 maskless. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 Sep. 2021",
      "Now go sit in the chair, open the book\u2026and fall asleep immediately. \u2014 Jason Gay, WSJ , 14 Jan. 2022",
      "Does the 4-7-8 breathing method really help someone fall asleep faster"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adverb",
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English aslepe , from Old English on sl\u00e6pe":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8sl\u0113p"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "dormant",
      "dozing",
      "napping",
      "resting",
      "sleeping",
      "slumbering"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020617",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "aslope":{
    "type":[
      "adjective or adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": being in a sloping or slanting position or direction":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8sl\u014dp"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-032803"
  },
  "ASL":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "American Sign Language":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-064608"
  },
  "aslake":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to cause to abate or diminish":[
        "waits for the prey \u2026 its hunger to aslake",
        "\u2014 Robert Southey"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8sl\u0101k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English aslaken , from Old English \u0101slacian to become or make slack, diminish, loosen, from \u0101- (perfective prefix) + slacian to slacken":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-082644"
  }
}