dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/aft_MW.json

{
  "aft":{
    "antonyms":[
      "after",
      "back",
      "hind",
      "hinder",
      "hindmost",
      "posterior",
      "rear",
      "rearward"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": near, toward, or in the stern of a ship or the tail of an aircraft":[
        "called all hands aft"
      ],
      ": rearward , after sense 2":[
        "the aft decks"
      ],
      "American Federation of Teachers":[],
      "afternoon":[],
      "automatic fine-tuning":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "We stood on the ship's deck facing aft .",
      "The plane's exits are located fore and aft .",
      "Adjective",
      "the ship's fore and aft cabins",
      "The fore and aft exits can both be used in an emergency.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "The TenNine\u2019s most immediately apparent design feature, its aft -protruding sole, is also its most important. \u2014 Outside Online , 1 Nov. 2020",
      "First developed by Wien Air Alaska, the plane featured a flexible partition that could be moved forward or aft , depending on the amount of cargo being shipped. \u2014 Scott Mcmurren, Anchorage Daily News , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "Functioning as a sea-view terrace complete with aft -facing sofa and glass bulwarks, its elevated position also increases the ceiling height in the semi-open beach club on the deck below. \u2014 Richard Alban, Robb Report , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "It\u2019s on this level where the informal salon is found, along with a sweeping aft deck with al-fresco dining, sun pads, sofas and two bars. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 10 June 2022",
      "And then the ship shuddered and began listing to portside, carving a long, slow spiral that was suddenly accelerated as an aft impulse stabilizer failed in a shower of white sparks. \u2014 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY , 19 May 2022",
      "Most will also notice that Porsche has replaced the Cayman\u2019s two-side rear windows with air intakes that channel air into the central airbox engine compartment, just aft of the passenger compartment. \u2014 Michael Harley, Robb Report , 23 Mar. 2022",
      "The aft sections of the bulwarks also unfold to create terraces over the water. \u2014 Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "The 80 will have an owner\u2019s deck with its own lounge, featuring floor-to-ceiling windows, jacuzzi just forward of the main stateroom, and sheltered area for dining on the aft deck. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "At the opposite end, the aft deck is crowned by a huge infinity pool with accompanying sun lounges. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 28 Feb. 2022",
      "Each of the 11 cabins is named after a Formula 1 racetrack, for example, including the aft -facing owner\u2019s suite on the upper deck, Intercity Istanbul Park\u2014also owned by Ak\u2014that features a Jacuzzi and private terrace. \u2014 Michael Verdon, Robb Report , 11 Dec. 2021",
      "If a decision were made to break apart the station and close the Node 1 module's aft hatch leading to the Russian segment, NASA may have emergency options. \u2014 Eric Berger, Ars Technica , 28 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1580, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
      "1667, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English afte \"back,\" going back to Old English \u00e6ftan \"behind, from behind,\" going back to Germanic *aftana (whence Old Saxon at aftan \"last,\" Middle High German aften \"behind, later,\" Old Norse aptan \"from behind, behind,\" Gothic aftana \"from behind\"), from *aft- \"behind\" (probably secondarily from *after- after entry 1 , parsed as aft- + -er- ) + -ana \"from (a place)\"":"Adverb",
      "derivative of aft entry 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8aft"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "abaft",
      "astern",
      "sternward",
      "sternwards"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-184828",
    "type":[
      "abbreviation",
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "aften":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of aften Scottish variant of often"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-f\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-080502",
    "type":[]
  },
  "after":{
    "antonyms":[
      "apr\u00e8s",
      "behind",
      "below",
      "following",
      "next to",
      "past"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": afternoon":[],
      ": behind in place":[
        "people lined up one after another"
      ],
      ": following in time or place : afterward , behind , later":[
        "we arrived shortly after",
        "returned 20 years after"
      ],
      ": in accordance with":[
        "He's a man after my own heart."
      ],
      ": in the characteristic manner of : in imitation of":[
        "writing after the manner of Hemingway"
      ],
      ": later in time":[
        "in after years"
      ],
      ": located toward the rear and especially toward the stern of a ship or tail of an aircraft":[
        "an after cabin"
      ],
      ": so as to resemble: such as":[],
      ": subsequent to and in view of":[
        "after all our advice"
      ],
      ": subsequent to in time or order":[
        "20 minutes after 6"
      ],
      ": subsequently to the time when":[
        "We will come after we make plans."
      ],
      ": with the name of or a name derived from that of":[
        "named after his father"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "Don't tell them until after .",
      "I expected her then, but she arrived the week after .",
      "He ate lunch and left just after .",
      "Preposition",
      "We arrived shortly after six o'clock.",
      "He returned after 20 years.",
      "before, during, and after the war",
      "He left just after nightfall.",
      "He finished the exam after me.",
      "Call me after your arrival.",
      "She was going to arrive tomorrow but I'm now expecting her the day after tomorrow instead.",
      "He left after an hour.",
      "How can you say that after what happened last night",
      "It's the highest mountain after Mount Everest.",
      "Conjunction",
      "He returned after 20 years had passed.",
      "Don't tell them until after they've had dinner.",
      "He left just after the show ended.",
      "Call me after you arrive.",
      "He finished the exam after I did.",
      "It happened not long after he graduated from college.",
      "Adjective",
      "had heard that the after section of an aircraft is safer in the event of a crash",
      "in after years the government set up a special fund for disabled veterans of the war",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Soon after , Ugenti-Rita and other lawmakers were moved to interior hallways and ultimately a smaller hearing room to finish the Senate's work. \u2014 Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic , 25 June 2022",
      "Between 24 and 48 hours after , the person takes misoprostol, which typically comes in four tablets. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
      "Stay tuned to learn more about the 2023 Colorado and Canyon, as the Chevy will debut July 28 and the GMC should follow soon after . \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 24 June 2022",
      "Read full article Soon after , Afghan government media released images of Taliban officials in Qatar greeting Haroon. \u2014 Carol Rosenberg, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
      "The more the absorbent materials weigh after , the more water has seeped through and the less waterproof the zipper is. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
      "Shortly after , the account stated the evacuation was caused by a chemical commonly used in labs that can become dangerous if dried. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
      "Soon after , police arrested David Bogdanov, and charged him with her murder. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 June 2022",
      "IndyStar reached out to Emmis asking if Lehr's retirement was planned before the company sold, or came after . \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
      "In 1979, only four years after winning Wimbledon, Ashe had a heart attack and underwent coronary artery bypass surgery. \u2014 Barron H. Lerner, STAT , 28 June 2022",
      "Bell voiced his displeasure with home-plate umpire Nestor Ceja\u2019s strike zone immediately after emerging from the dugout. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 27 June 2022",
      "On Monday, there is a 50 to 60 percent chance of rain, with the best chance occurring after 1 p.m. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 27 June 2022",
      "On Thursday, before 7 a.m. or after 8 p.m. is best. \u2014 Emily Shapiro, ABC News , 27 June 2022",
      "The East Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said the incident was reported at around 1 p.m. after a car carrying five people was struck by a train while attempting to cross the tracks at an unprotected railroad crossing. \u2014 Cristian Santana, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
      "Some of the states' laws would go into effect immediately following a Supreme Court decision, while others would kick in after 30 days. \u2014 Sarah Ewall-wice, CBS News , 27 June 2022",
      "For months, the country found paths around the penalties imposed after the Kremlin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Giulia Morpurgo, Fortune , 27 June 2022",
      "Zero-Covid policy after Shanghai\u2019s announcement to end lockdowns, may help demand to a certain extent if China\u2019s industrial output picks up. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "While some speculation cited the trend as an after effect of being quarantined at home where bras weren\u2019t needed, the braless look has come and gone many times in previous decades, including the early 2000s. \u2014 Olivia O'bryon, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "The aftermath of their after -dark frenzy was captured in a video posted on Twitter by resident Ted Hunting. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "Under the 50/30/20 budget, all your must-have expenses \u2014 including housing, utilities, transportation, insurance and minimum loan payments \u2014 would be 50% or less of your after -tax income (your gross income minus income and payroll taxes). \u2014 Liz Weston, oregonlive , 27 Feb. 2021",
      "Half of your after -tax income goes toward needs (housing, food, utilities), 30% to wants and 20% is for saving/paying down debts. \u2014 Star Tribune , 23 Jan. 2021",
      "Exotic was not available to comment on the numerous allegations made against him during the after show. \u2014 Rosy Cordero, EW.com , 12 Apr. 2020",
      "Iowa trailed 18-14 after one quarter but made 11 of 13 shots \u2013 missing its only two 3-point attempts \u2013 to outscore Purdue 25-15 in the second quarter for a 39-33 halftime lead. \u2014 Staff Reports, Indianapolis Star , 9 Feb. 2020",
      "The point- after attempt failed, leaving Heights up 6-0 with 3:38 left in the first quarter. \u2014 Jack Marrion, Houston Chronicle , 18 Nov. 2019",
      "Her colorist, Jack Martin, revealed this and more in his latest Instagram post, which shows a before-and- after look at Osbourne's transformation. \u2014 Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure , 18 Feb. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Not surprisingly, the after -effects and consequences of COVID take center stage. \u2014 Cathy Huyghe, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "Over College Avenue, the old bridge and partially complete new bridge are both visible, offering a rare before-and- after look at the height comparison. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 3 June 2022",
      "In other words, analytics focuses on the before, and mathematical optimization focuses on the after . \u2014 Edward Rothberg, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Each morning- after , the volunteers completed more computer tasks and filled out questionnaires to determine their mood, alertness, and attention levels. \u2014 Amanda Macmillan, Outside Online , 30 July 2014",
      "With inflation surging, the war in Ukraine roiling global markets and the after -effects of the pandemic still clogging supply chains, everyday investors have been jittery. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 May 2022",
      "Extrapolate that to the more than 500 million people who have contracted the virus globally, and the number of people now trying to work while experiencing its after -effects is huge. \u2014 Cassie Werber, Quartz , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Sanctions that undermine the Russian economy also impose knock-on costs in European countries that are still dealing with the economic after -effects of the pandemic. \u2014 Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The biggest potential threat to humans at this point is the food supply, already suffering the after -effects of COVID shutdowns with supply chain problems that have driven up prices. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1778, in the meaning defined above":"Auxiliary verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Conjunction",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Preposition",
      "circa 1902, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English after, efter, going back to Old English \u00e6fter, going back to Germanic *after- (whence Old Saxon & Old High German aftar \"after, behind,\" Old Norse eptir, Gothic aptaro ), perhaps from Indo-European *h 1 epi-, *h 1 opi- \"on, at\" + *-ter-, suffix of separation and distinctness \u2014 more at epi-":"Adverb",
      "Middle English after, efter, going back to Old English \u00e6fter, identical with the adverb \u00e6fter after entry 1 when governing an object":"Preposition",
      "Middle English after, going back to Old English \u00e6fter, form in composition of adverbial \u00e6fter after entry 1":"Prefix",
      "Middle English, elliptically for after that, from after after entry 2 + that that entry 2":"Conjunction",
      "after entry 2 , copying Irish prepositional constructions tar \u00e9is, i ndiaidh, etc.":"Auxiliary verb",
      "by shortening":"Noun",
      "independent use of after-":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8\u00e4f-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "afterward",
      "afterwards",
      "later",
      "latterly",
      "subsequently",
      "thereafter"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-104942",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "auxiliary verb",
      "conjunction",
      "noun",
      "prefix",
      "preposition"
    ]
  },
  "after a while":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": after some time has passed":[
        "We will get started after a while .",
        "The job got easier after a while ."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122135",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "after all":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": in spite of considerations or expectations to the contrary : nevertheless":[
        "decided to take the train after all",
        "didn't rain after all"
      ],
      ": in view of all circumstances":[
        "literature which is after all only a special department of reading",
        "\u2014 W. W. Watt"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This is, after all , a story inseparable from the history and public sentiment that surrounded Presley. \u2014 K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone , 24 June 2022",
      "The jobs aren\u2019t permanent \u2014 this is the theater, after all . \u2014 Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune , 23 June 2022",
      "So maybe there's hope for the TikTok trend after all . \u2014 Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens , 22 June 2022",
      "Cockamamie classicism, after all , is a signature of a house with a Medusa logo. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
      "These small touches make chores feel special and connected\u2014folding someone else's clothes is an act of love, after all ! \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 22 June 2022",
      "This was, after all , a time when men were much more physically affectionate with each other, and kissing was a common greeting. \u2014 Anne Th\u00e9riault, Longreads , 21 June 2022",
      "Those efforts, after all , were a bundle of falsehoods assembled to overturn U.S. democracy. \u2014 Erik Wemple, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
      "Their verdict was unanimous: the Warriors were unbeatable after all \u2014 a team for the history books, with four rings now since 2015. \u2014 Julie Johnson, Danielle Echeverria, Matthias Gafni, San Francisco Chronicle , 20 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-125209",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "after one's own heart":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{},
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115920",
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ]
  },
  "after-":{
    "antonyms":[
      "apr\u00e8s",
      "behind",
      "below",
      "following",
      "next to",
      "past"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": afternoon":[],
      ": behind in place":[
        "people lined up one after another"
      ],
      ": following in time or place : afterward , behind , later":[
        "we arrived shortly after",
        "returned 20 years after"
      ],
      ": in accordance with":[
        "He's a man after my own heart."
      ],
      ": in the characteristic manner of : in imitation of":[
        "writing after the manner of Hemingway"
      ],
      ": later in time":[
        "in after years"
      ],
      ": located toward the rear and especially toward the stern of a ship or tail of an aircraft":[
        "an after cabin"
      ],
      ": so as to resemble: such as":[],
      ": subsequent to and in view of":[
        "after all our advice"
      ],
      ": subsequent to in time or order":[
        "20 minutes after 6"
      ],
      ": subsequently to the time when":[
        "We will come after we make plans."
      ],
      ": with the name of or a name derived from that of":[
        "named after his father"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adverb",
      "Don't tell them until after .",
      "I expected her then, but she arrived the week after .",
      "He ate lunch and left just after .",
      "Preposition",
      "We arrived shortly after six o'clock.",
      "He returned after 20 years.",
      "before, during, and after the war",
      "He left just after nightfall.",
      "He finished the exam after me.",
      "Call me after your arrival.",
      "She was going to arrive tomorrow but I'm now expecting her the day after tomorrow instead.",
      "He left after an hour.",
      "How can you say that after what happened last night",
      "It's the highest mountain after Mount Everest.",
      "Conjunction",
      "He returned after 20 years had passed.",
      "Don't tell them until after they've had dinner.",
      "He left just after the show ended.",
      "Call me after you arrive.",
      "He finished the exam after I did.",
      "It happened not long after he graduated from college.",
      "Adjective",
      "had heard that the after section of an aircraft is safer in the event of a crash",
      "in after years the government set up a special fund for disabled veterans of the war",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Soon after , Ugenti-Rita and other lawmakers were moved to interior hallways and ultimately a smaller hearing room to finish the Senate's work. \u2014 Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic , 25 June 2022",
      "Between 24 and 48 hours after , the person takes misoprostol, which typically comes in four tablets. \u2014 Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY , 24 June 2022",
      "Stay tuned to learn more about the 2023 Colorado and Canyon, as the Chevy will debut July 28 and the GMC should follow soon after . \u2014 Joey Capparella, Car and Driver , 24 June 2022",
      "Read full article Soon after , Afghan government media released images of Taliban officials in Qatar greeting Haroon. \u2014 Carol Rosenberg, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
      "The more the absorbent materials weigh after , the more water has seeped through and the less waterproof the zipper is. \u2014 Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping , 24 June 2022",
      "Shortly after , the account stated the evacuation was caused by a chemical commonly used in labs that can become dangerous if dried. \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 23 June 2022",
      "Soon after , police arrested David Bogdanov, and charged him with her murder. \u2014 oregonlive , 23 June 2022",
      "IndyStar reached out to Emmis asking if Lehr's retirement was planned before the company sold, or came after . \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 23 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Preposition",
      "In 1979, only four years after winning Wimbledon, Ashe had a heart attack and underwent coronary artery bypass surgery. \u2014 Barron H. Lerner, STAT , 28 June 2022",
      "Bell voiced his displeasure with home-plate umpire Nestor Ceja\u2019s strike zone immediately after emerging from the dugout. \u2014 Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer , 27 June 2022",
      "On Monday, there is a 50 to 60 percent chance of rain, with the best chance occurring after 1 p.m. \u2014 Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News , 27 June 2022",
      "On Thursday, before 7 a.m. or after 8 p.m. is best. \u2014 Emily Shapiro, ABC News , 27 June 2022",
      "The East Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said the incident was reported at around 1 p.m. after a car carrying five people was struck by a train while attempting to cross the tracks at an unprotected railroad crossing. \u2014 Cristian Santana, NBC News , 27 June 2022",
      "Some of the states' laws would go into effect immediately following a Supreme Court decision, while others would kick in after 30 days. \u2014 Sarah Ewall-wice, CBS News , 27 June 2022",
      "For months, the country found paths around the penalties imposed after the Kremlin\u2019s invasion of Ukraine. \u2014 Giulia Morpurgo, Fortune , 27 June 2022",
      "Zero-Covid policy after Shanghai\u2019s announcement to end lockdowns, may help demand to a certain extent if China\u2019s industrial output picks up. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "While some speculation cited the trend as an after effect of being quarantined at home where bras weren\u2019t needed, the braless look has come and gone many times in previous decades, including the early 2000s. \u2014 Olivia O'bryon, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021",
      "The aftermath of their after -dark frenzy was captured in a video posted on Twitter by resident Ted Hunting. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle , 31 Aug. 2021",
      "Under the 50/30/20 budget, all your must-have expenses \u2014 including housing, utilities, transportation, insurance and minimum loan payments \u2014 would be 50% or less of your after -tax income (your gross income minus income and payroll taxes). \u2014 Liz Weston, oregonlive , 27 Feb. 2021",
      "Half of your after -tax income goes toward needs (housing, food, utilities), 30% to wants and 20% is for saving/paying down debts. \u2014 Star Tribune , 23 Jan. 2021",
      "Exotic was not available to comment on the numerous allegations made against him during the after show. \u2014 Rosy Cordero, EW.com , 12 Apr. 2020",
      "Iowa trailed 18-14 after one quarter but made 11 of 13 shots \u2013 missing its only two 3-point attempts \u2013 to outscore Purdue 25-15 in the second quarter for a 39-33 halftime lead. \u2014 Staff Reports, Indianapolis Star , 9 Feb. 2020",
      "The point- after attempt failed, leaving Heights up 6-0 with 3:38 left in the first quarter. \u2014 Jack Marrion, Houston Chronicle , 18 Nov. 2019",
      "Her colorist, Jack Martin, revealed this and more in his latest Instagram post, which shows a before-and- after look at Osbourne's transformation. \u2014 Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure , 18 Feb. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Not surprisingly, the after -effects and consequences of COVID take center stage. \u2014 Cathy Huyghe, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "Over College Avenue, the old bridge and partially complete new bridge are both visible, offering a rare before-and- after look at the height comparison. \u2014 Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star , 3 June 2022",
      "In other words, analytics focuses on the before, and mathematical optimization focuses on the after . \u2014 Edward Rothberg, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Each morning- after , the volunteers completed more computer tasks and filled out questionnaires to determine their mood, alertness, and attention levels. \u2014 Amanda Macmillan, Outside Online , 30 July 2014",
      "With inflation surging, the war in Ukraine roiling global markets and the after -effects of the pandemic still clogging supply chains, everyday investors have been jittery. \u2014 Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune , 18 May 2022",
      "Extrapolate that to the more than 500 million people who have contracted the virus globally, and the number of people now trying to work while experiencing its after -effects is huge. \u2014 Cassie Werber, Quartz , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "Sanctions that undermine the Russian economy also impose knock-on costs in European countries that are still dealing with the economic after -effects of the pandemic. \u2014 Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "The biggest potential threat to humans at this point is the food supply, already suffering the after -effects of COVID shutdowns with supply chain problems that have driven up prices. \u2014 Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle , 29 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1778, in the meaning defined above":"Auxiliary verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Conjunction",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Preposition",
      "circa 1902, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English after, efter, going back to Old English \u00e6fter, going back to Germanic *after- (whence Old Saxon & Old High German aftar \"after, behind,\" Old Norse eptir, Gothic aptaro ), perhaps from Indo-European *h 1 epi-, *h 1 opi- \"on, at\" + *-ter-, suffix of separation and distinctness \u2014 more at epi-":"Adverb",
      "Middle English after, efter, going back to Old English \u00e6fter, identical with the adverb \u00e6fter after entry 1 when governing an object":"Preposition",
      "Middle English after, going back to Old English \u00e6fter, form in composition of adverbial \u00e6fter after entry 1":"Prefix",
      "Middle English, elliptically for after that, from after after entry 2 + that that entry 2":"Conjunction",
      "after entry 2 , copying Irish prepositional constructions tar \u00e9is, i ndiaidh, etc.":"Auxiliary verb",
      "by shortening":"Noun",
      "independent use of after-":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r",
      "\u02c8\u00e4f-t\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "afterward",
      "afterwards",
      "later",
      "latterly",
      "subsequently",
      "thereafter"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111824",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "auxiliary verb",
      "conjunction",
      "noun",
      "prefix",
      "preposition"
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      ": demitasse":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1814, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110558",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": happening or done after the end of the school day":[
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1909, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccsk\u00fcl"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122803",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": remaining after payment of taxes and especially of income tax":[
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1944, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02c8taks"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123932",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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      ": occurring, done, or made after something has happened":[
        "after-the-fact approval",
        "an after-the-fact review"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1633, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111356",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "antonyms":[
      "antecedent",
      "causation",
      "cause",
      "occasion",
      "reason"
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      ": an effect that follows its cause after an interval":[]
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      "in the U.S. slavery was abolished in 1865, but its aftereffects remained keenly felt long afterwards",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In the USA the Federal Reserve has dampened the economic risks associated with the Trump presidency, whilst the aftereffect of this (high inflation) has dampened the approval ratings of President Biden. \u2014 Mike O'sullivan, Forbes , 11 June 2022",
      "Helsinki recognizes her haunted look as the aftereffect of her first kill. \u2014 Tara Ariano, Vulture , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "But an aftereffect of this countrywide segregation was the birth of several African-American resorts that provided safe havens full of community and leisure. \u2014 Morgan Jerkins, Harper's BAZAAR , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "The most common aftereffect nationally is pain at the site of the injection, reported by 68% of Americans who have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to data collected by the CDC via its v-safe smartphone app. \u2014 Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Mar. 2021",
      "On a camping trip to several state parks in Southwest Virginia this week, Gov. Ralph Northam received yet another reminder of the strange aftereffect of his bout with covid-19 last fall. \u2014 Washington Post , 14 May 2021",
      "Arm soreness was the most common first-dose aftereffect listed by readers who responded to a request from The Salt Lake Tribune to describe their vaccine experience, which reflects national statistics for the side effects from the COVID-19 vaccines. \u2014 Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Mar. 2021",
      "Although the incident wasn\u2019t technically an avalanche, its aftereffect certainly looked like one. \u2014 New York Times , 22 Jan. 2021",
      "One complicating factor is the aftereffect of this week\u2019s powerful offshore winds. \u2014 Nora Mishanec, SFChronicle.com , 29 Oct. 2020"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1656, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "after- + effect entry 1":""
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      "aftermath",
      "backwash",
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      "corollary",
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      "fate",
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      "sequel",
      "sequence",
      "upshot"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105530",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": the deckhouse nearest the stern of a ship":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1860, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "after- + (deck)house":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140626",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a lasting memory or mental image of something":[
        "The problem with the heros of myths is that, although they were once a reality or rooted in one, they rarely matched their lovely afterimage .",
        "\u2014 Irvin Faust"
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      ": a usually visual sensation occurring after stimulation by its external cause has ceased":[]
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Is the yellow gown an afterimage of Homer\u2019s Dawn, flinging off her golden robe",
      "The light the narrator sees at the end is, for all its majesty, only the afterimage of utopia lost. \u2014 Merve Emre, The New Yorker , 31 May 2021",
      "The movie would induce the complementary color as an afterimage . \u2014 Adam Rogers, Wired , 29 Apr. 2021",
      "The light leaves an afterimage like one caused by staring at the sun. \u2014 Adam Rogers, Wired , 29 Apr. 2021",
      "Some tennis players leave an afterimage in the mind. \u2014 Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker , 24 Aug. 2019",
      "American culture is full of lingering afterimages of Midwestern guys making cars and mining coal, but, to quote an excellent headline from the Chicago Tribune, The Entire Coal Industry Employs Fewer People Than Arby\u2019s. \u2014 Emily Guendelsberger, Vox , 15 July 2019",
      "Now the cigarette\u2019s white smoke morphs into one more aspect of the film \u2014 the addition of still or moving black-and-white afterimages . \u2014 Alastair Macaulay, New York Times , 3 June 2018",
      "But by foregrounding these embarrassments, Ms. Saul creates a kind of afterimage of spiritual serenity. \u2014 Holland Cotter, Roberta Smith, Will Heinrich And Jason Farago, New York Times , 11 Oct. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + image entry 1":""
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      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02cci-mij"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211517",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": afterimage":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1841, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + impression":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-im-\u02ccpre-sh\u0259n"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013212",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": colostrum":[],
      ": stripping sense 2a":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1777, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after entry 1 + -ings , plural of -ing entry 2":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-tr\u0259nz",
      "\u02c8af-t(\u0259-)ri\u014bz"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021529",
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
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      ": a later period in one's life":[],
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      ": an existence after death":[]
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      "Does he believe in an afterlife ",
      "written in afterlife , his memoirs reveal a kinder, more forgiving man",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In a hostile takeover of Delos, Serac wants the encryption key to The Forge, a lab which stored all the data Westworld collected on their guests, as well the host\u2019s afterlife known as The Valley Beyond. \u2014 Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR , 26 June 2022",
      "On the Egyptian side are Anubis, the god of death and the afterlife , Isis, goddess of fertility and motherhood, and potentially Serapis, a Graeco-Egyptian deity of the sun used to unite Greeks and Egyptians in Egypt. \u2014 Livia Borghese, CNN , 26 June 2022",
      "The man who doubted his own existence has achieved an enduring afterlife . \u2014 Judith Thurman, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
      "This has always been a question for me, and the idea of proposing a vision of what could be a last path towards the afterlife , toward a liberation, seemed interesting to me. \u2014 Jd Linville, Variety , 18 June 2022",
      "Mali Elfman\u2019s feature Next Exit, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, stars Katie Parker and Rahul Kohli as Rose and Teddy, a pair of travelers in a world where ghosts and the afterlife have been scientifically proven. \u2014 Jeff Ewing, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "Despite its mixed critical reception, Sony sees a long afterlife for Jason Reitman's Ghostbusters reboot. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
      "Rose and Teddy are new companions and co-travellers intending to complete this same journey to the afterlife as part of the scientific study proving the existence of ghosts. \u2014 Jeff Ewing, Forbes , 17 June 2022",
      "The papyrus may contain verses from the Book of the Dead, which contains spells to help a dead person on their journey to the afterlife . \u2014 Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com , 31 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1589, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + life entry 1":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccl\u012bf"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "afternoon",
      "age",
      "autumn",
      "evening"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-035056",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": duration of life of an insured person subsequent to a specified age":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1853, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + lifetime":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02c8l\u012bf-\u02cct\u012bm"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-073907",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": afterglow , twilight":[],
      ": retrospect":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1805, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + light entry 1":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccl\u012bt"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-194533",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the market for parts and accessories used in the repair or enhancement of a product (such as an automobile)":[],
      ": a secondary market available after sales in the original market are finished":[
        "a movie in the videocassette aftermarket"
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      ": the market for a stock following its initial public offering when its shares can be freely traded among investors":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccm\u00e4r-k\u0259t"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Among the first African American Marines was an aspiring entrepreneur with metro Detroit roots who would go on to become the first Black supplier of aftermarket parts to Chrysler. \u2014 Scott Talley, Freep.com , 26 June 2022",
      "However, the shares were down 5.4% to 67 cents in aftermarket trading on Friday. \u2014 cleveland , 30 May 2022",
      "Twitter shares shot up 7 percent in aftermarket trading, suggesting Wall Street now believes the deal is more likely to happen, though the stock is still trading around $40, below the $54.20 a share Musk has agreed to pay. \u2014 Gerrit De Vynck, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
      "Ubisoft recently attempted to launch limited quantity NFTs in Ghost Recon Breakpoint, which was met with mass player outrage and no meaningful aftermarket sales. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 2 Jan. 2022",
      "The GR86 Cup car is born from a roster of upgrades from various aftermarket suppliers. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 1 June 2022",
      "Many aftermarket multimedia receivers are compatible with both CarPlay and Android Auto. \u2014 Nicole Nguyen, WSJ , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "More than 20 aftermarket parts and accessories adorn the Sierra AT4X. \u2014 Eric Stafford, Car and Driver , 19 May 2022",
      "Feron, Bayraktar\u2019s graduate adviser, recalled the aftermarket modifications that Bayraktar made to store-bought drones. \u2014 The New Yorker , 9 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + market entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1887, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142759"
  },
  "aftermast":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the mast nearest the stern":[]
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    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1799, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + mast entry 1":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccmast"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073124",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "aftermath":{
    "antonyms":[
      "antecedent",
      "causation",
      "cause",
      "occasion",
      "reason"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a second-growth crop":[],
      ": consequence , result":[
        "stricken with guilt as an aftermath of the accident"
      ],
      ": the period immediately following a usually ruinous event":[
        "in the aftermath of the war"
      ]
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    "examples":[
      "the surgery was successful, but she now had to deal with its aftermath : a huge bill",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "At least two people were detained in the aftermath of the confrontation, which took place around noon in the Reforma neighborhood near the Plaza Pabell\u00f3n, officials said. \u2014 Wendy Fry, San Diego Union-Tribune , 2 July 2022",
      "Back in Prestonsburg, American flags hung from several light posts, but the annual Independence Day events, including Star City Day, were canceled in the aftermath of the shooting. \u2014 Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal , 2 July 2022",
      "In the aftermath of Andrean\u2019s record-tying eighth state championship, Peyton Niksch has taken time to reflect. \u2014 Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune , 1 July 2022",
      "In the aftermath of the shooting, the city canceled a Fourth of July festival scheduled to run Friday through Monday. \u2014 Meredith Deliso, ABC News , 1 July 2022",
      "In the aftermath of gaining approval from Big Ten presidents, the quotes coming out of the conference and the schools themselves are good for a selfish grin. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 1 July 2022",
      "In the aftermath of those shootings, President Joe Biden late last month signed into law the first major federal gun safety legislation passed in decades. \u2014 Mark Morales, CNN , 1 July 2022",
      "In light of concerns about digital tracking and online privacy in the aftermath of the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling, Freedman emphasizes that Hey Jane is HIPAA-compliant and encrypted. \u2014 Michelle Ruiz, Vogue , 30 June 2022",
      "The untitled series is set in the aftermath of the battle between Godzilla and the Titans that wrecked San Francisco. \u2014 Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + math \"mowing,\" going back to Middle English *math, going back to a short-vowel variant (perhaps of Germanic date) of Old English m\u01e3\u00fe, going back to Germanic *m\u0113\u00fea- (whence Old Saxon m\u0101d- \u2014in m\u0101ddag \"mowing day\"\u2014, Old High German \u0101m\u0101d \"aftermath\"), derivative with the nominal suffix *-to- from the base of *m\u0113an- \"to mow entry 2 \"":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccmath"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "aftereffect",
      "backwash",
      "child",
      "conclusion",
      "consequence",
      "corollary",
      "development",
      "effect",
      "fate",
      "fruit",
      "issue",
      "outcome",
      "outgrowth",
      "precipitate",
      "product",
      "result",
      "resultant",
      "sequel",
      "sequence",
      "upshot"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-024522",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "aftermost":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": farthest aft":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1658, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after entry 4 + -most":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccm\u014dst"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085935",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
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  "afternight":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": evening":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1836, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from the phrase after night \"in the evening,\" from after entry 2 + night entry 1 in sense \"nightfall\"":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccn\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034455",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "afternoon":{
    "antonyms":[
      "springtime"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a relatively late period (as of time or life)":[
        "in the afternoon of the 19th century"
      ],
      ": the part of day between noon and sunset":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "morning, afternoon , evening, and night",
      "I'll see you again tomorrow afternoon .",
      "It was early afternoon when I left.",
      "She spent the afternoon at the library.",
      "I remember the many rainy afternoons I spent reading at the library.",
      "She doesn't have class on Friday afternoons .",
      "It took us all afternoon to get there.",
      "It's going to be a long afternoon listening to lectures.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Ted\u2019s IGA Supermarket will be hosting a hearty afternoon barbeque luncheon. \u2014 Melanie Savage, Hartford Courant , 23 June 2022",
      "While his mother was buying paint at an art-supply store, Sabyasachi spied cheap Indian beads \u2014 gold, wooden, shell \u2014 catching the afternoon light and decided to design his own costume jewelry collection. \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
      "As the dog days of summer bear down on Carroll County, a familiar afternoon bustle can be seen along Washington Road in Westminster, as families share ice cream and shakes outside of Hoffman\u2019s Home Made Ice Cream & Deli. \u2014 Dylan Slagle, Baltimore Sun , 20 June 2022",
      "Adam Hadwin of Canada is the other afternoon tee to join the first place tie. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
      "The Sheep Fire grew from 35 acres Sunday morning to 775 acres by the afternoon , according to InciWeb. \u2014 Susannah Cullinane, CNN , 12 June 2022",
      "Jenner, who shares Stormi with Travis Scott, documented the duo's afternoon out on Instagram. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 8 June 2022",
      "All the drama kept a sellout crowd of more than 60,000 on their feet in the blistering afternoon sun. \u2014 Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune , 5 June 2022",
      "The Dodgers didn\u2019t do much at the plate the rest of the day, finishing the afternoon with four hits. \u2014 Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times , 29 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English afternone, from after- after- + none noon":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccaf-t\u0259r-\u02c8n\u00fcn"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "afterlife",
      "age",
      "autumn",
      "evening"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233501",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "afternoon lady":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": four-o'clock":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1859, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-062823",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "afternooner":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an afternoon newspaper":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1881, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "afternoon entry 1 + -er entry 2":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccaf-t\u0259r-\u02c8n\u00fc-n\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042734",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "afternoons":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": in the afternoon repeatedly : on any afternoon":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He works afternoons in a convenience store."
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1663, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccaf-t\u0259r-\u02c8n\u00fcnz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134916",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ]
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  "afterpart":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the stern area of a ship":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English aftyr parte from aftyr after- + parte part entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccp\u00e4rt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-121349",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
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  "afterward":{
    "antonyms":[
      "afore",
      "ahead",
      "antecedently",
      "anteriorly",
      "before",
      "beforehand",
      "earlier",
      "previously"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": at a later or succeeding time : subsequently , thereafter":[
        "found out about it long afterward"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He found out about it long afterward .",
      "Afterward , she got a promotion.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Pride month material will remain on display through July 15 and be removed afterward at the supervisory librarian's discretion. \u2014 Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN , 24 June 2022",
      "Not long afterward , Pocus garnered the support of more than a dozen angel investors \u2014 including top executives at Clickhouse, Notion, Zapier and Datadog \u2014 and raised its seed round that June. \u2014 Phoebe Liu, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "French audiences got to see it for the first time in 1926, and shortly afterward , it was finally purchased by the Englishman David Tennant. \u2014 Sebastian Smee, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
      "Typically, a billionaire philosopher king begins by making his billions and pursues politics and philosophy afterward . \u2014 Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 22 June 2022",
      "The council suspended him from his post soon afterward , tapping one of his high-level aides to serve as the district\u2019s unelected caretaker. \u2014 David Zahniserstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
      "An employee who let an outsider into Sabyasachi\u2019s factory says he was let go afterward . \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
      "Immediately following the leak and for days afterward , police in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, initiated extra patrols around The Women\u2019s Center location, Kifferly said. \u2014 Sara Burnett, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
      "The driver remained on the scene afterward , the authorities said. \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 20 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
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      "Middle English afterward \"behind, in the rear, at a later time,\" going back to Old English \u00e6fterweard \"behind, following,\" from \u00e6fter after entry 1 + -weard -ward entry 2 ; Middle English afterwardes, efterwardes \"at a later time,\" from afterward + -es -s entry 1":""
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      "later",
      "latterly",
      "subsequently",
      "thereafter"
    ],
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      "adverb"
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      "afore",
      "ahead",
      "antecedently",
      "anteriorly",
      "before",
      "beforehand",
      "earlier",
      "previously"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": at a later or succeeding time : subsequently , thereafter":[
        "found out about it long afterward"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "He found out about it long afterward .",
      "Afterward , she got a promotion.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Pride month material will remain on display through July 15 and be removed afterward at the supervisory librarian's discretion. \u2014 Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN , 24 June 2022",
      "Not long afterward , Pocus garnered the support of more than a dozen angel investors \u2014 including top executives at Clickhouse, Notion, Zapier and Datadog \u2014 and raised its seed round that June. \u2014 Phoebe Liu, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
      "French audiences got to see it for the first time in 1926, and shortly afterward , it was finally purchased by the Englishman David Tennant. \u2014 Sebastian Smee, Washington Post , 22 June 2022",
      "Typically, a billionaire philosopher king begins by making his billions and pursues politics and philosophy afterward . \u2014 Michael Taylor, San Antonio Express-News , 22 June 2022",
      "The council suspended him from his post soon afterward , tapping one of his high-level aides to serve as the district\u2019s unelected caretaker. \u2014 David Zahniserstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
      "An employee who let an outsider into Sabyasachi\u2019s factory says he was let go afterward . \u2014 New York Times , 22 June 2022",
      "Immediately following the leak and for days afterward , police in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, initiated extra patrols around The Women\u2019s Center location, Kifferly said. \u2014 Sara Burnett, Anchorage Daily News , 22 June 2022",
      "The driver remained on the scene afterward , the authorities said. \u2014 Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News , 20 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English afterward \"behind, in the rear, at a later time,\" going back to Old English \u00e6fterweard \"behind, following,\" from \u00e6fter after entry 1 + -weard -ward entry 2 ; Middle English afterwardes, efterwardes \"at a later time,\" from afterward + -es -s entry 1":""
    },
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      "\u02c8af-t\u0259-"
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      "after",
      "later",
      "latterly",
      "subsequently",
      "thereafter"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-013751",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
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    "antonyms":[
      "foreword",
      "introduction",
      "preface",
      "prologue",
      "prolog"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": epilogue sense 1":[]
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    "examples":[
      "The novel has a foreword by an eminent critic and an afterword by the author herself.",
      "the author included an afterword about developments in cancer treatment since the book was written",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Rickman\u2019s widow Rima Horton has written the afterword , chronicling life after Rickman\u2019s last diary entry in December of 2015. \u2014 Carson Burton, Variety , 23 June 2022",
      "Answering this question involves delving into the motivations of a large and colorful cast of characters, and Perloff\u2019s afterword provides a helpfully succinct summary of the deliberations. \u2014 Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker , 9 May 2022",
      "In an impassioned afterword , Ms. Nayeri implores adult readers who have shared the book with children to do more to alleviate the suffering of people around the world who have been cruelly exiled to places not of their choosing. \u2014 Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Readers curious about how plastic recycling works can learn more in a comic strip-style afterword . \u2014 oregonlive , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "In an afterword , a 77-year-old Walker promises a Volume II. \u2014 Bo Emerson, ajc , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "The book, Gunther decided, would have three parts: his own narrative, then Johnny\u2019s lightly edited letters and diaries, and an afterword by Frances. \u2014 Deborah Cohen, The Atlantic , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "Walker includes an afterword in the book, musing about whether her political activism has accomplished much. \u2014 Bo Emerson, ajc , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "Frances\u2019s afterword was the most personal and unabashedly emotional of the three parts. \u2014 Deborah Cohen, The Atlantic , 8 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1890, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + word entry 1":""
    },
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      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccw\u0259rd"
    ],
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      "addendum",
      "appendix",
      "codicil",
      "excursus",
      "supplement"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204826",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an accessory plume arising from the posterior side of the stem of the feathers of many birds":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccshaft"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + shaft entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1867, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142538"
  },
  "after-action report":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a detailed critical summary or analysis of a past event (such as a military action) made for the purposes of re-assessing decisions and considering possible alternatives for future reference":[
        "Prior to leaving Saigon for Honolulu, Harkins had requested and received from Vann a special after-action report on the July 20 engagement.",
        "\u2014 Neil Sheehan , A Bright Shining Lie , 1988",
        "\u2014 called also after-action review"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1945, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-145730"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a solution for special treatment of photographic negatives or prints after fixation":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccbath",
      "-\u02ccb\u00e4th"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + bath entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1853, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152706"
  },
  "after-feather":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": aftershaft":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccfe-t\u035fh\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + feather entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1937, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155546"
  },
  "after-sales":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": provided to customers after a sale has been made":[
        "after-sales service and maintenance"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-162002"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a note that appears after the main body of a text":[
        "\u2026 made The Dead Alive a particularly fascinating read in 1874 because, as Collins wrote in an afternote , he based the novel on a real-life murder case \u2026",
        "\u2014 Tom McNamee , Chicago Sun-Times , 1 Jan. 2006"
      ],
      ": a flavor of a food or drink that is sensed in the mouth after a more immediate or dominant flavor has receded":[
        "\u2026 while the ale's stronger, fruitier flavors masked the shellfish, the malt liquor provided only a slightly metallic afternote , letting through more of the essence of the mussels.",
        "\u2014 Atlanta Journal-Constitution , 14 June 2001"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccn\u014dt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + note entry 3":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-163521"
  },
  "afterbay":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccb\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + bay entry 3":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1935, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-164705"
  },
  "after-party":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a party for invited guests that follows a main party or event":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccp\u00e4r-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1961, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171849"
  },
  "after the hour":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173140"
  },
  "afters":{
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": dessert":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259rz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after entry 1 + -s entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1909, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183938"
  },
  "afternoon watch":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the watch on a ship from noon to 4 p.m.":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1826, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192535"
  },
  "afterpeak":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the extreme after compartment in a ship's hold where the ship narrows toward the sternpost":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccp\u0113k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + peak entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1803, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200415"
  },
  "after-run":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": dieseling":[
        "Questions on tune-up, hard starting and after-run gave viewers the most difficulty in the recent National Automotive Trouble Quiz.",
        "\u2014 Springfield (Massachusetts) Union News , 19 Sept. 1972"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccr\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + run entry 2":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1970, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-232402"
  },
  "afterpiece":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a short usually comic entertainment performed after a play":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccp\u0113s"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + piece entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1770, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005012"
  },
  "after-dinner":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": afternoon":[],
      ": occurring or done in the time immediately following dinner":[
        "\u2014 always used before a noun",
        "an after-dinner speech",
        "There are also a number of high-end, aged rums on the market, which make an interesting alternative to brandy as an after-dinner drink.",
        "\u2014 Mark Vaughan , Wine Spectator , 31 Jan. 1995"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u00a6di-n\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English after dyner , from after after entry 2 + dyner dinner":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1576, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1633, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-013440"
  },
  "afterbeat":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a musical note or tone falling on a weak beat or on a weak portion of a beat":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccb\u0113t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + beat entry 2":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1883, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-035127"
  },
  "afterthought":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an idea occurring later":[],
      ": something (such as a part or feature) not thought of originally : something secondary":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccth\u022ft"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Then I remembered, almost as an afterthought , to feed the cat.",
      "The fact was hidden deep in the report, almost as an afterthought .",
      "The lounge was added to the office as an afterthought .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Struggle To Keep Up With Cyber Threats Driven by the ever-increasing demand for bigger and better data centers, server designers and engineers focused on features and performance above all else, effectively treating security as an afterthought . \u2014 Gopi Sirineni, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
      "In the years leading up to World War II, most military strategists saw the airplane as an afterthought . \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 28 June 2022",
      "Chastain, who entered 2022 as an afterthought to many, is now being labeled as a championship favorite. \u2014 Cole Cusumano, The Arizona Republic , 25 June 2022",
      "One way to achieve that is by adopting a gender lens from the beginning of any initiative or policy rather than as an afterthought , Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director of the World Economic Forum, said. \u2014 Melissa Mahtani, CNN , 23 June 2022",
      "Throughout the Ukraine crisis, many African countries have felt treated as an afterthought , caught between foreign powers engaged in a new round of Cold War-style rivalry. \u2014 New York Times , 5 June 2022",
      "It\u2019s not as if Herro was treated as an afterthought while cast as sixth man. \u2014 Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel , 4 June 2022",
      "But the story itself feels like an afterthought , and the energy level tends to droop whenever Bridges is not getting his homicide on. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 14 June 2022",
      "In addition to rampant gun violence from schools to supermarkets, churches, workplaces and back, our youngest and oldest have consistently been treated like an afterthought in recent years. \u2014 Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence , 25 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + thought entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1590, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-045948"
  },
  "afterfeed":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": aftergrass used for grazing":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccf\u0113d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + feed entry 2":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1714, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-053917"
  },
  "afterdeck":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the part of a deck abaft amidships":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccdek"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Within an instant, the afterdeck is a raging inferno as one fuel tank after another explodes in the intense heat. \u2014 John Mccain, Popular Mechanics , 27 Aug. 2018",
      "No one is sure to this day just what triggered the Zuni, but the missile shot down the flight deck and slammed into a Skyhawk waiting to take off on the afterdeck , blasting the bomber and spewing blazing jet fuel onto other aircraft standing nearby. \u2014 John Mccain, Popular Mechanics , 27 Aug. 2018",
      "Within an instant, the afterdeck is a raging inferno as one fuel tank after another explodes in the intense heat. \u2014 John Mccain, Popular Mechanics , 27 Aug. 2018",
      "Within an instant, the afterdeck is a raging inferno as one fuel tank after another explodes in the intense heat. \u2014 John Mccain, Popular Mechanics , 27 Aug. 2018",
      "No one is sure to this day just what triggered the Zuni, but the missile shot down the flight deck and slammed into a Skyhawk waiting to take off on the afterdeck , blasting the bomber and spewing blazing jet fuel onto other aircraft standing nearby. \u2014 John Mccain, Popular Mechanics , 27 Aug. 2018",
      "No one is sure to this day just what triggered the Zuni, but the missile shot down the flight deck and slammed into a Skyhawk waiting to take off on the afterdeck , blasting the bomber and spewing blazing jet fuel onto other aircraft standing nearby. \u2014 John Mccain, Popular Mechanics , 27 Aug. 2018",
      "Within an instant, the afterdeck is a raging inferno as one fuel tank after another explodes in the intense heat. \u2014 John Mccain, Popular Mechanics , 27 Aug. 2018",
      "No one is sure to this day just what triggered the Zuni, but the missile shot down the flight deck and slammed into a Skyhawk waiting to take off on the afterdeck , blasting the bomber and spewing blazing jet fuel onto other aircraft standing nearby. \u2014 John Mccain, Popular Mechanics , 27 Aug. 2018"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + deck entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1797, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-074425"
  },
  "after-hours":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": engaged in or operating after a legal or conventional closing time":[
        "after-hours drinking",
        "an after-hours club"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccaf-t\u0259r-\u02c8au\u0307(-\u0259)rz"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1902, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-075106"
  },
  "after-five":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": designed or suited to be worn for semiformal evening social events and activities":[
        "\u2014 always used before a noun",
        "after-five attire",
        "Gentlemen should wear coat and tie; ladies, after-five dresses or cocktail style pants.",
        "\u2014 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , 14 May 1999"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u00a6f\u012bv"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1946, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092139"
  },
  "aftertaste":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": persistence of a sensation (as of flavor or an emotion) after the stimulating agent or experience has gone":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02cct\u0101st",
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02cct\u0101st"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The wine has a smooth aftertaste .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The jerky made multiple individuals feel ill and had a chemical cleaner aftertaste . \u2014 Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "The aftertaste of a voguish feminism, one that casts all women as misunderstood saviors, lingers. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "His most searing jokes leave a satisfyingly sour aftertaste , like the bitters at the bottom of an unmixed drink. \u2014 New York Times , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "The Ottoman Empire left a bitter aftertaste in the kingdom after it was replaced by the Saudi ruling dynasty. \u2014 Nic Robertson, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "But there\u2019s something here that lends the familiar proceedings a bittersweet aftertaste that lingers in the mind. \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Gaslighting the cause, instrument, and lingering aftertaste of almost all disability bullying. \u2014 Andrew Pulrang, Forbes , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "But others wince, because no matter how sophisticated the storytelling or agreeable the politics, an icky aftertaste remains. \u2014 Maurice Chammah, Longreads , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "The herbal presence of Angostura Bitters and the orange twist allows for a refreshing flavor with a perfectly balanced and smooth aftertaste . \u2014 Aly Walansky, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + taste entry 2":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1592, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-094000"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": evidence of an employee's wrongdoing that is discovered by an employer after the employee's termination but that could have been the basis for termination":[
        "An employer can rely on after-acquired evidence of resume fraud as a complete defense only if it can prove that the employee's concealment undermined the very basis on which he or she was hired.",
        "\u2014 National Law Journal , 30 June 1997"
      ]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1994, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-094511"
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    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": afterward":[]
    },
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      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02cchend"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Scots afterhend, efterhend, efterhin , going back to Old Scots efftyr-hend , probably from efftyr after- + hend hind entry 3":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101501"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": future":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02cct\u012bm"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Here, a mother and child converse in ' aftertime ' after the child dies by suicide. \u2014 Alamin Yohannes, EW.com , 25 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + time entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1557, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104712"
  },
  "afterbirth":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the placenta and fetal membranes that are expelled after delivery":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccb\u0259rth"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Then huddling slave women surround a bloody afterbirth plopped onto a cabin floor. \u2014 Armond White, National Review , 12 May 2021",
      "Some cows appear to still have afterbirth hanging from their bodies as they are milked and others are seen with eyes that appear infected. \u2014 Alexia Elejalde-ruiz, chicagotribune.com , 12 June 2019",
      "When a baby was born on Sapelo, the afterbirth was always buried to tie it to the island. \u2014 The Economist , 26 Oct. 2017",
      "Those results may shed more light on whether downing afterbirth is actually something to consider. \u2014 Amanda Macmillan, Health.com , 30 June 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + birth entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1527, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-110400"
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  "afterripening":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a complex enzymatic process occurring in seeds, bulbs, tubers, and fruits after harvesting and often necessary for subsequent germination or palatable consumption":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6af-t\u0259r-\u00a6r\u012b-p\u0259n-i\u014b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + ripening , gerund of ripen":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1842, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-111632"
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  "afterblow":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the continuation of the blow after the complete oxidation of the carbon in the Bessemer process in order to oxidize and separate the phosphorus":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccbl\u014d"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + blow entry 2":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1879, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-114820"
  },
  "afterdinner":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": afternoon":[],
      ": occurring or done in the time immediately following dinner":[
        "\u2014 always used before a noun",
        "an after-dinner speech",
        "There are also a number of high-end, aged rums on the market, which make an interesting alternative to brandy as an after-dinner drink.",
        "\u2014 Mark Vaughan , Wine Spectator , 31 Jan. 1995"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u00a6di-n\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English after dyner , from after after entry 2 + dyner dinner":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1576, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1633, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-132721"
  },
  "aftertack":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": residual tackiness or stickiness of a film (as of a varnish) after drying is complete":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02cctak"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + tack entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1936, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-135547"
  },
  "afterdeath":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an existence following death":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccdeth"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + death":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1650, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-153019"
  },
  "afterday":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a later day or period":[
        "in this afterday these encounters and developments \u2026 appear to have made astonishingly little impression",
        "\u2014 A. B. Guthrie",
        "\u2014 often used in plural he was known for his good works in his afterdays"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccd\u0101"
    ],
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    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + day entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1557, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-172625"
  },
  "aftergame":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a subsequent scheme or expedient undertaken to afford a chance of retrieval or improvement":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccg\u0101m"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from after- after- + game game entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1596, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-180034"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the after part of a body: such as":[],
      ": the part of a ship abaft midships":[],
      ": the bottom portion of a seaplane hull or float aft of the main step":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccb\u00e4-d\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + body entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1754, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183815"
  },
  "after-dark":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": occurring in the hours after nightfall":[
        "\u2014 always used before a noun",
        "after-dark activities",
        "an after-dark stroll",
        "after-dark entertainment"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccd\u00e4rk"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1864, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-194454"
  },
  "afterchrome":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": relating to a method of dyeing (as wool) by applying a chromium mordant after a dye : topchrome":[],
      ": to dye by the afterchrome method":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02cckr\u014dm"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + chrome entry 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1904, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1890, in the meaning defined above":"Transitive verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201522"
  },
  "aftercastle":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a ship's castle located at the stern":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccka-s\u0259l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + castle entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1844, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-202029"
  },
  "aftertouch":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the sensation of pressure persisting for a time after actual pressure has ceased":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02cct\u0259ch"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + touch entry 2":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1899, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211835"
  },
  "aftercrop":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a later crop of the same year from the same soil":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02cckr\u00e4p"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + crop entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1562, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213454"
  },
  "aftercooler":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an apparatus for cooling the discharge air from air compressors in order to remove its condensed moisture":[],
      ": a device for cooling the fuel mixture heated by compression in a supercharger":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02cck\u00fc-l\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + cooler entry 2":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1895, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-220330"
  },
  "aftercooled":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": equipped with a fuel aftercooler":[
        "an aftercooled engine",
        "With twin, aftercooled V-8 turbodiesels churning away at 4,000 rpm, the needle-thin vessel could power up easily to 55 miles an hour \u2026",
        "\u2014 Angus Phillips , Washington Post , 19 Aug. 1983"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02cck\u00fcld"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "aftercool(er) + -ed entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1947, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-230606"
  },
  "afterguy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a guy rope that is attached to the windward clew of a spinnaker and used to rotate the spinnaker pole around the mast":[
        "Set the pole on the windward side, secure the pole lift and foreguy, and drop the afterguy through the jaws in the end of the pole.",
        "\u2014 Robby Robinson , The International Marine Book of Sailing , 2009"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccg\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + guy entry 2":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1813, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-231723"
  },
  "afterguard":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the sailors stationed on the poop or after part of a ship":[],
      ": the decision-making members of a sailboat racing team usually including a helmsman, tactician, and navigator":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccg\u00e4rd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + guard entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1750, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-012717"
  },
  "aftercare":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the care, treatment, help, or supervision given to persons discharged from an institution (such as a hospital)":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccker",
      "-\u02ccke(\u0259)r, -\u02ccka(\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Tracey Jewel, who starred on MAFS in 2018, has previously said that mental health aftercare for participants is imperative. \u2014 Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com , 22 June 2022",
      "Infection can also occur if clients don't follow the proper aftercare , says Bray, which means keeping the area dry and staying out of the sun for about 10 days. \u2014 Leah Prinzivalli, Allure , 25 May 2022",
      "Ultimately, try to not go overboard with your piercing aftercare , because that could potentially case more irritation. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Thankfully, the aftercare for tongue piercings isn't too complicated. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 25 Apr. 2022",
      "Mental wellness company Nue Health, which offers ketamine therapy along with an app and virtual aftercare , has raised $23 million in a Series A round led by Obvious Ventures and Western Technology Investment. \u2014 Mohana Ravindranath, STAT , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "While safe, hygienic scarring practice and appropriate aftercare can prevent infection, Dr. Kim encourages understanding your personal and family medical history before pursuing scarification. \u2014 Ashley Abramson, Allure , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Having surgery abroad is common for those looking to cut costs, as fat transfers can go for upward of $5,000 and does not include aftercare , some people have opted to undergo surgery abroad. \u2014 Essence , 8 Feb. 2022",
      "Indeed, the most difficult part of the procedure is the aftercare , during which patients aren\u2019t allowed to sit for up to six weeks, giving the fat cells a chance to survive, which directly correlates to how the results will appear. \u2014 Essence , 8 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + care entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1629, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-013601"
  },
  "afterplay":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": intimate activity that takes place following sexual intercourse":[
        "Now we're not knocking foreplay \u2026 but we thought it was about time too-often-overlooked afterplay got some airtime.",
        "\u2014 Amy Spencer , Cosmopolitan , June 2000",
        "Like other babies from those species of horned lizards that hatch from eggs, the lizard in my hand would never know its mother and would probably never know any kind of physical closeness to other horned lizards except during mating and the occasional lingering afterplay .",
        "\u2014 Susan Hazen-Hammond , Smithsonian , December 1994"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8af-t\u0259r-\u02ccpl\u0101"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after- + (fore)play":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1971, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-021855"
  }
}