dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/ars_MW.json

{
  "arsonist":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the willful or malicious burning of property (such as a building) especially with criminal or fraudulent intent":[
        "Arson was determined to be the cause of the fire."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The cause of the fire has not yet been determined, but investigators suspect arson .",
      "The town has suffered a rash of arson attacks.",
      "The town has suffered a rash of arsons .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Devon Vaughn, 23, of Racine, pleaded guilty in March to conspiring to commit arson . \u2014 Ben Schultz, Journal Sentinel , 9 June 2022",
      "Two 14-year-old boys and one 15-year-old boy were each charged with arson , burglary, criminal interference with government property, criminal damage to property and criminal trespassing, Morrow\u2019s interim police Chief David Snively said. \u2014 Alexis Stevens, ajc , 9 June 2022",
      "Gallion last month pleaded guilty to two charges of first-degree arson \u2014 the most severe, according to a spokeswoman for the state Department of Law. \u2014 Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News , 5 June 2022",
      "Now, the Madison Police Department and federal authorities are investigating the fire as an arson attack, an incident report states. \u2014 Washington Post , 8 May 2022",
      "Dario Melillo, owner of a beach resort destroyed in an arson attack in late January, stood amid the still smoldering remains of the building in Foggia, Italy, earlier this month. \u2014 WSJ , 12 Feb. 2022",
      "Wilberforce University in Greene County, Ohio, one of the country\u2019s oldest private historically Black colleges, faced an arson attack after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in April 1865. \u2014 NBC News , 4 Feb. 2022",
      "Of the 30 killings, 27 were stabbed to death, two were shot, and one died in an arson attack. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 9 Jan. 2022",
      "Early on the morning of May 29, 1993, in the nearby city of Solingen, several girls and women of Turkish origin were killed in an arson attack. \u2014 G\u00fczin Kar, The New Yorker , 8 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1680, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Anglo-French arsun, arson, arsoun \"fire, willful setting of a destructive fire, burn on the skin, branding,\" going back to Gallo-Romance *\u0101rsi\u014dn-, \u0101rsi\u014d, from Latin \u0101rd\u0113re (perfect and supine stem \u0101rs- ) \"to catch fire, burn, blaze\" + -ti\u014dn-, -ti\u014d, suffix of verbal action \u2014 more at ardent":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4rs-\u1d4an",
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-s\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061004",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "arsphenamine":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a light-yellow toxic hygroscopic powder C 12 Cl 2 H 14 As 2 N 2 O 2 \u00b72H 2 O formerly used in the treatment especially of syphilis and yaws":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-m\u0259n",
      "\u00e4rs-\u02c8fe-n\u0259-\u02ccm\u0113n",
      "\u00e4rs-\u02c8fen-\u0259-\u02ccm\u0113n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "ars(enic) entry 1 + phen- + amine":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1917, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-172435"
  },
  "Arsonval, d'":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "(Jacques) Ars\u00e8ne 1851\u20131940 French biophysicist":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8d\u00e4r-s\u1d4an-\u02ccv\u00e4l"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173342"
  },
  "ars poetica":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a treatise on the art of literary and especially poetic composition":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-et\u0259\u0307-",
      "-\u0113k\u0259",
      "\u02c8\u00e4rs(\u02cc)p\u014d\u02c8et\u0259\u0307k\u0259",
      "\u02c8\u00e4rz-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin Ars Poetica The Art of Poetry, poetic epistle by Horace \u20208 b.c. Roman poet":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-183139"
  },
  "ars simia naturae":{
    "type":[
      "Latin phrase"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": art (is) the ape of nature : art imitates nature":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4rs-\u02c8si-m\u0113-\u0259-n\u00e4-\u02c8tu\u0307r-\u0113",
      "-\u02c8tu\u0307r-\u02cc\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-192518"
  },
  "arsy-varsy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": backside forward : head over heels : topsy-turvy":[
        "knocked him arsy-varsy"
      ],
      ": upside down : topsy-turvy":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6\u00e4rs\u0113\u02c8v\u00e4rs\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "reduplication (probably influenced by Latin versus ) of arsy , from arse entry 1 + -y":"Adverb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-070427"
  },
  "arsenopyrite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a silver-white mineral consisting of a combined sulfide and arsenide of iron that occurs in prismatic orthorhombic crystals or in masses or grains and that is the principal source of arsenic":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4r-s\u0259-n\u014d-\u02c8p\u012b-\u02ccr\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from German Arsenopyrit, borrowed from New Latin arsenopyrites, from arsenicum arsenic entry 1 + -o- -o- + pyrites pyrites":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1854, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-164602"
  },
  "arse":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": buttocks":[
        "\u2014 often used in emphatic reference to a specific person Get your ass over here. saved my ass"
      ],
      ": anus":[],
      ": sexual intercourse":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8as",
      "\u02c8\u00e4rs"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-185237"
  },
  "arsenolite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mineral As 2 O 3 consisting of a native arsenic trioxide usually occurring as a white bloom or crust \u2014 compare claudetite":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00e4r\u02c8sen\u1d4al\u02cc\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "arsen- + -lite":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191023"
  },
  "arsenide":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a binary compound of arsenic with a more electropositive element":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-s\u0259-\u02ccn\u012bd",
      "\u02c8\u00e4rs-\u1d4an-\u02cc\u012bd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The materials the company is using are relatively unusual: aluminum as the superconducting wire and indium arsenide as the semiconductor that surrounds it. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "Ordinary laser pointers have a chip containing aluminum gallium arsenide phosphide, and emit a red beam at a wavelength of 670 nanometers. \u2014 Josh Mchugh, WIRED , 1 Aug. 2001"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from German Arsenid, from Arsen arsenic entry 1 + -id -ide":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1799, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-215439"
  },
  "arsenoclasite":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mineral Mn 5 AsO 4 (OH) 4 consisting of a basic manganese arsenate":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\" + \u02c8kl\u0101\u02ccs\u012bt",
      "-\u02ccz\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary arsen- + Greek klasis breaking, fracture + International Scientific Vocabulary -ite ; originally formed as Swedish or German arsenoklasit":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-223604"
  },
  "arsenoso-":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "combining form"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": relating to or containing the radical \u2212AsO":[],
      ": containing the univalent radical \u2212AsO composed of arsenic and oxygen":[
        "arsenoso phenol"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\"",
      "\u00a6\u00e4rs\u1d4an\u00a6\u014d(\u02cc)s\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "arsenoso-":"Adjective",
      "International Scientific Vocabulary, from arsen- + -oso- (as in ferroso- )":"Combining form"
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010823"
  },
  "arsenic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a solid chemical element that is used especially in wood preservatives, alloys, and semiconductors and is extremely toxic in both pure and combined forms \u2014 see Chemical Elements Table":[],
      ": a poisonous trioxide As 2 O 3 or As 4 O 6 of arsenic used especially as an insecticide or weed killer":[],
      ": of, relating to, or containing arsenic especially with a valence of five":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00e4r-\u02c8se-nik",
      "\u02c8\u00e4rs-nik",
      "\u02c8\u00e4r-s\u0259-",
      "\u00e4r-\u02c8sen-ik",
      "\u02c8\u00e4rs-nik, -\u1d4an-ik"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The plan\u2019s goal included eliminating harmful materials from baby foods by April 2022, inorganic arsenic by April 2024 and cadmium and mercury after April 2024. \u2014 Ahjan\u00e9 Forbes, Hartford Courant , 28 June 2022",
      "The report calls out Beech-Nut for an incomplete recall of its infant rice cereal products that tested over the Food and Drug Administration's limit for inorganic arsenic . \u2014 Taylor Avery, USA TODAY , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "The documents showed some products contained levels of lead, mercury, cadmium and inorganic arsenic were far above limits set for bottled water by the FDA and the US Environmental Protection Agency. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 29 Sep. 2021",
      "Arsenic is a naturally occurring element in the environment that can enter the food supply through soil, water or air, and most of the time, concerning levels of arsenic are not found in food, according to the FDA. \u2014 Michelle Shen, USA TODAY , 12 Oct. 2021",
      "The maximum level for inorganic arsenic in bottled water, for comparison, is 10 parts per billion. \u2014 Taylor Avery, USA TODAY , 1 Oct. 2021",
      "People with unusually high exposure to inorganic arsenic , which can occur naturally or as a result of pollution, may experience nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or dehydration, according to the CDC. \u2014 Dallas News , 30 July 2021",
      "Additionally, varying levels of arsenic can be found in foods like rice and some fish. \u2014 Stefani Sassos, Ms, Rdn, Cso, Good Housekeeping , 13 Sep. 2020",
      "Consuming inorganic arsenic has been associated with cancer, skin lesions, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. \u2014 Sandee Lamotte And Gisela Crespo, CNN , 6 Aug. 2020",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "This beloved pigment was made with arsenic ; one laced wallpaper was rumored to have caused the death of Napoleon Bonaparte. \u2014 Helena Madden, ELLE Decor , 6 June 2022",
      "Knight and other researchers have also found a strong correlation between land subsidence due to overpumping and increased concentrations of toxic arsenic in drinking water. \u2014 Ian James, Los Angeles Times , 4 June 2022",
      "The soil of the Arica region has a high concentration of natural arsenic , according to research by University of Tarapac\u00e1 archaeologist Vivien Standen. \u2014 Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine , 26 May 2022",
      "And many metals have production losses of 95 percent or higher: arsenic , gallium, germanium, hafnium, scandium, selenium, and tellurium. \u2014 John Timmer, Ars Technica , 20 May 2022",
      "High concentrations of arsenic fluoride are frequently found in marginalized communities, especially tribal lands. \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 16 May 2022",
      "The reverse osmosis filter removes impurities down to 1/10,000 of a micron, reducing arsenic , lead, parasitic cysts, copper and more. \u2014 Jamie Kim, Good Housekeeping , 3 May 2022",
      "The massive dry lakebed could send arsenic -laced dust into the air that millions breathe. \u2014 NBC News , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Water flowing through this pipe was found, on chemical analysis, to contain lead and arsenic . \u2014 Mark Fischetti, Scientific American , 14 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English arsenek, arsenic \"any of various compounds of arsenic, as yellow orpiment (arsenic trisulfide),\" borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French arsenik, arsneke, borrowed from Latin arrhenicum, arsenicon, borrowed from Greek arsenik\u00f3n, arrhenik\u00f3n, probably borrowed from Aramaic zarn\u012b\u1e35 \"arsenic\" or a cognate Semitic word, borrowed from an unattested form in a Middle Iranian language (whence Persian zarn\u012b, zarn\u012bk \"orpiment, arsenic\"), a derivative of the word for \"gold\" (as Manichaean Parthian zrn /zarn/ \"gold,\" zrnyn /zarn\u0113n/ \"golden\"), alluding to the yellow color of orpiment":"Noun",
      "from attributive or compound use of arsenic entry 1":"Adjective"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1747, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1798, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-014520"
  },
  "arsed":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": concerned , bothered":[
        "The downside is loss of anonymity, but I'm not arsed about that.",
        "\u2014 Polly Vernon, Observer (London) , 4 Apr. 2010",
        "She'd already written his name and address down for the story and couldn't be arsed [=couldn't be bothered, was too lazy] to try and find another witness.",
        "\u2014 Denise Mina , The Dead Hour , 2006"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4rst"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "arse , verbal derivative of arse ass entry 4 + -ed entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1968, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-024943"
  }
}