dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/asp_MW.json

{
  "Asperula":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of Old World herbs (family Rubiaceae) with small flowers and whorled leaves \u2014 see woodruff":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from feminine of asperulus":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "a\u02c8sper(y)\u0259l\u0259",
      "\u0259\u02c8-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-190946",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Aspidobranchia":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an order of Streptoneura comprising marine gastropods having the nervous system only slightly concentrated, usually exhibiting clear traces of ancestral bilateral symmetry, with two kidneys and two auricles, and including the limpets and other primitive forms":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from aspid- + -branchia":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8bra\u014bk\u0113\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-054434",
    "type":[
      "adjective or noun",
      "plural noun"
    ]
  },
  "Aspidocephali":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Aspidocephali taxonomic synonym of cephalaspida"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from aspid- + -cephali"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8sef\u0259\u02ccl\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220704-144541",
    "type":[]
  },
  "Aspidochirota":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an order of chiefly tropical holothurians having tube feet and having the branches of the tentacles confined to the tip where they form a more or less circular shield-shaped terminal disk":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from aspid- + Greek -cheir\u014dta (neuter plural of -cheir\u014dtos , from cheir hand)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02cck\u012b\u02c8r\u014dt\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051129",
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ]
  },
  "Aspidocotylea":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of Aspidocotylea taxonomic synonym of aspidogastrea"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[
      "New Latin, from aspid- + -cotylea (from Greek kotyl\u0113 anything hollow)"
    ],
    "pronounciation":[
      "-k\u0259\u02c8til\u0113\u0259",
      "-\u02cck\u00e4t\u1d4al\u02c8\u0113\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220701-003851",
    "type":[]
  },
  "Aspidogastrea":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small subclass of Trematoda comprising flukes with large complex ventral sucking disks that are intermediate in some respects between monogenetic and digenetic trematodes and are internal or external parasites of aquatic animals, sometimes having alternation of hosts though completely lacking sexual reproduction":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from aspid- + -gastrea (from Greek gastr-, gast\u0113r stomach)":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8gastr\u0113\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223526",
    "type":[
      "adjective or noun",
      "plural noun"
    ]
  },
  "aspect":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a particular appearance of the face : mien":[
        "\u2026 all that's best of dark and bright / Meet in her aspect and her eyes.",
        "\u2014 Lord Byron"
      ],
      ": a particular status or phase in which something appears or may be regarded":[
        "They studied every aspect of the question."
      ],
      ": a position facing a particular direction : exposure":[
        "a house with a southern aspect"
      ],
      ": a set of inflected (see inflect sense 1 ) verb forms that indicate aspect":[],
      ": an act of looking : gaze":[],
      ": appearance to the eye or mind":[
        "the threatening aspect of the dark sky"
      ],
      ": the manner of presentation of a plane to a fluid through which it is moving or to a current":[],
      ": the nature of the action of a verb as to its beginning, duration, completion, or repetition and without reference to its position in time":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "depending on what aspect of college life you consider most important, there are several colleges which might be good for you",
      "he has the aspect of a man used to giving orders and seeing them obeyed",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There is a powerful cathartic aspect to those purification rituals. \u2014 Dimitris Xygalatas, The Conversation , 23 June 2022",
      "There is a team aspect to the format that few understand or will likely care about. \u2014 Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic , 21 June 2022",
      "There is a self-fulfilling aspect to recessionary psychology. \u2014 Alexis Christoforous, ABC News , 17 June 2022",
      "There is the functional aspect of the job and the people part. \u2014 Rod Berger, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
      "Providing safe access to healthcare is an essential aspect of our employee benefits. \u2014 Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 25 June 2022",
      "Meanwhile, even as the delineation between Oscar and Emmy is resolved, doc eligibility may be the most confusing aspect of the Emmy. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 17 June 2022",
      "Having tools for family members to study with one another is an important aspect of language revitalization. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 17 June 2022",
      "Maybe event records won\u2019t be shattered, but that bridge is a gradual incline for the most part and could be a unique aspect of the race. \u2014 Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel , 16 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Latin aspectus , from aspicere to look at, from ad- + specere to look \u2014 more at spy":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-\u02ccspekt",
      "\u02c8as-\u02ccpekt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "angle",
      "facet",
      "hand",
      "phase",
      "side"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175117",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "aspect ratio":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a ratio of one dimension to another: such as":[],
      ": the ratio of span to mean chord of an airfoil":[],
      ": the ratio of the width of a television or motion-picture image to its height":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Bezels measuring 9 mm surround the tablet\u2019s 13.3-inch touchscreen, which uses the 3:2 aspect ratio and 2880\u00d71920 pixels. \u2014 Scharon Harding, Ars Technica , 9 June 2022",
      "With a 3:2 aspect ratio , the Spectre\u2019s display offers a superior view compared to the 16:10 and 16:9 displays offered on most laptops. \u2014 Brittany Vincent, BGR , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "The Chromebook also gets a taller display, with a 13.5-inch screen that has a 3:2 aspect ratio , providing more vertical viewing space for reading pages with less scrolling. \u2014 Brian Westover, PCMAG , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "Cinematographer Oscar Ignacio Jim\u00e9nez frames things from a distance, the uncommon, boxy aspect ratio suggesting a domestic family slideshow more than the adventure movie at the center of which Joseph imagines himself. \u2014 Peter Debruge, Variety , 9 June 2022",
      "Inside a boxy aspect ratio , auteur V\u00edctor Checa paints a deliberately drab vision of Lima, Peru, where the atmospheric cinematography and lo-fi elements of technology in the narrative create a gritty and grounded take on science fiction. \u2014 Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times , 1 June 2022",
      "Intimately shot by Ruben Impens in the snug 4:3 aspect ratio , the film begins with the young Pietro (Lupo Barbiero), an only child about to turn 12, on vacation with his family from Turin in summer 1984 in a rustic village in the Italian Alps. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 18 May 2022",
      "The screen itself is in 16:10 aspect ratio , making for an unusual 2,880-by-1,800-pixel resolution. \u2014 Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG , 9 May 2022",
      "Wasting so much space means the display comes with a weird 5:3 aspect ratio , which several reports say causes problems with Android app layouts. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 28 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1907, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-182919",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "aspen":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of several poplars (especially Populus tremula of Europe and P. tremuloides and P. grandidentata of North America) with leaves that flutter in the lightest wind because of their flattened petioles":[],
      "resort city in west central Colorado population 6658":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This campground in Fishlake National Forest sits partially within a grove of around 50,000 aspen trees united by a single root system. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 3 June 2022",
      "The house sits on an acre that backs up to the El Dorado National Forest with two creeks, a natural spring and a grove of about 400 aspen trees. \u2014 Jon Schultz, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Clear-felling is different from clear-cutting because aspen trees can sprout new shoots from their roots. \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "Once again, the men\u2019s snowboard halfpipe competition at X Games aspen came down to Japan\u2019s Ayumu Hirano and Australia\u2019s Scotty James. \u2014 Michelle Bruton, Forbes , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "The light shimmered off the aspen leaves like God\u2019s own disco ball. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "The light shimmered off the aspen leaves like God\u2019s own disco ball. \u2014 Elizabeth Weil, ProPublica , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "This entire ecosystem relies on the aspen remaining healthy and upright. \u2014 Richard Elton Walton, CNN , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "Suddenly, an enormous whoosh rose from the canyon, and a copse of aspen exploded. \u2014 The New Yorker , 6 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1593, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, of an aspen, from asp aspen, from Old English \u00e6spe ; akin to Old High German aspa aspen, Russian osina":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-sp\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203418",
    "type":[
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "asperity":{
    "antonyms":[
      "mildness",
      "softness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": rigor , severity":[
        "\u2026 whether hearing herself described as a 'lovely woman' softened the asperity of her grief \u2026",
        "\u2014 Charles Dickens"
      ],
      ": roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger":[
        "He asked with some asperity just what they were implying."
      ],
      ": roughness of sound":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "By the time Keane wrote Devoted Ladies, a note of asperity had crept into her fiction. \u2014 Francine Prose, The New York Review of Books , 22 Nov. 2018",
      "Imagine Don Draper\u2019s grasp of American psychopathology delivered with the pithy asperity of Emily Dickinson. \u2014 Megan O\u2019grady, New York Times , 19 Oct. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English asprete , from Anglo-French aspret\u00e9 , from aspre rough, from Latin asper , from Old Latin *absperos , from ab- ab- + -speros ; akin to Sanskrit apasphura repelling, Latin spernere to spurn \u2014 more at spurn entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8sper-\u0259-t\u0113",
      "-\u02c8spe-r\u0259-",
      "a-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "acerbity",
      "acidity",
      "acidness",
      "acridity",
      "acridness",
      "acrimoniousness",
      "acrimony",
      "acuteness",
      "bite",
      "bitterness",
      "edge",
      "harshness",
      "keenness",
      "poignance",
      "poignancy",
      "pungency",
      "roughness",
      "sharpness",
      "tartness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-040059",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "asperous":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": rough , scabrous":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin asper rough + English -ous":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8asp(\u0259)r\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000418",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "aspers":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":[
      "Definition of aspers plural of asper"
    ],
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":[],
    "history_and_etymology":[],
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220630-183237",
    "type":[]
  },
  "asperse":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to attack with evil reports or false or injurious charges":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "how dare you asperse the character of our dedicated pastor!"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin aspersus , past participle of aspergere , from ad- + spargere to scatter \u2014 more at spark":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8sp\u0259rs",
      "a-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for asperse malign , traduce , asperse , vilify , calumniate , defame , slander mean to injure by speaking ill of. malign suggests specific and often subtle misrepresentation but may not always imply deliberate lying. the most maligned monarch in British history traduce stresses the resulting ignominy and distress to the victim. so traduced the governor that he was driven from office asperse implies continued attack on a reputation often by indirect or insinuated detraction. both candidates aspersed the other's motives vilify implies attempting to destroy a reputation by open and direct abuse. no criminal was more vilified in the press calumniate imputes malice to the speaker and falsity to the assertions. falsely calumniated as a traitor defame stresses the actual loss of or injury to one's good name. sued them for defaming her reputation slander stresses the suffering of the victim. town gossips slandered their good name",
    "synonyms":[
      "blacken",
      "calumniate",
      "defame",
      "libel",
      "malign",
      "slander",
      "smear",
      "traduce",
      "vilify"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-233534",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "asperser":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": one that asperses":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-s\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011417",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "aspersing":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": to attack with evil reports or false or injurious charges":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "how dare you asperse the character of our dedicated pastor!"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin aspersus , past participle of aspergere , from ad- + spargere to scatter \u2014 more at spark":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8sp\u0259rs",
      "a-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for asperse malign , traduce , asperse , vilify , calumniate , defame , slander mean to injure by speaking ill of. malign suggests specific and often subtle misrepresentation but may not always imply deliberate lying. the most maligned monarch in British history traduce stresses the resulting ignominy and distress to the victim. so traduced the governor that he was driven from office asperse implies continued attack on a reputation often by indirect or insinuated detraction. both candidates aspersed the other's motives vilify implies attempting to destroy a reputation by open and direct abuse. no criminal was more vilified in the press calumniate imputes malice to the speaker and falsity to the assertions. falsely calumniated as a traitor defame stresses the actual loss of or injury to one's good name. sued them for defaming her reputation slander stresses the suffering of the victim. town gossips slandered their good name",
    "synonyms":[
      "blacken",
      "calumniate",
      "defame",
      "libel",
      "malign",
      "slander",
      "smear",
      "traduce",
      "vilify"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170002",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "aspersion":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation":[
        "casting aspersions on her integrity"
      ],
      ": a sprinkling with water especially in religious ceremonies":[
        "the aspersion of the congregation before Mass"
      ],
      ": the act of making such a charge : defamation":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Though Smith\u2019s actions cast no aspersion on the sisters, his win for playing their father was stained with apology rather than triumph, and that\u2019s too bad. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "The Dodgers is not a vague aspersion on the character of Brooklynites, where the team, now in Los Angeles, was formed. \u2014 Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor , 12 Nov. 2020",
      "But without casting aspersions here, and Pebley and Drew seem sincere in their suggestions, a large, large number of coaches have bonus clauses for making the NCAA Tournament. \u2014 Chuck Carlton, Dallas News , 15 Mar. 2020",
      "But skeptics argue that the practice unfairly casts aspersions on large groups of family members who are likely uninvolved in crime. \u2014 Tony Plohetski, USA TODAY , 16 Feb. 2020",
      "Lead author Wojciech G\u00f3recki is careful to point out his team\u2019s work isn\u2019t meant to cast aspersions at previous working models of the Heisenberg limit. \u2014 Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics , 4 Feb. 2020",
      "President Trump\u2019s legal team used the Senate impeachment trial as a platform to chide Democrats for casting aspersions on allegations of surveillance abuse against the 2016 Trump campaign. \u2014 Daniel Chaitin, Washington Examiner , 28 Jan. 2020",
      "Soon, he is forced to abandon Sita again after aspersions are cast over her character. \u2014 Manavi Kapur, Quartz India , 9 Nov. 2019",
      "But he was hit with all manner of aspersions about his national devotion, his judgment, even his right to wear his uniform in this setting. \u2014 Mark Leibovich, New York Times , 20 Nov. 2019"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1587, in the meaning defined at sense 2":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see asperse":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8sp\u0259r-zh\u0259n",
      "-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025625",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "aspersorium":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a stoup, basin, or other vessel for holy water":[],
      ": aspergillum":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Medieval Latin, from Latin aspersus + -orium":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-s\u022fr\u0113-",
      "\u02ccasp\u0259r\u02c8s\u014dr\u0113\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042234",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "aspersory":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": aspergillum":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Medieval Latin aspersorium":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8-",
      "a\u02c8sp\u0259rs\u0259r\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-015001",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "asperulate":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": delicately roughened":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin asperul us + English -ate":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-l\u0259\u0307t",
      "-\u02ccl\u0101t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-134620",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "aspinose":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": without a spine":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "a- entry 2 + -spinose":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)\u0101 +"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170916",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "aspirant":{
    "antonyms":[
      "noncandidate"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one who aspires":[
        "presidential aspirants"
      ],
      ": seeking to attain a desired position or status":[
        "the pilot was an aspirant astronaut"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "a bevy of ever-smiling aspirants for the Miss America title",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Contrast the current Republican gubernatorial aspirant with Reagan and two later GOP governors, Pete Wilson and Arnold Schwarzenegger. \u2014 George Skelton, Los Angeles Times , 23 June 2022",
      "Then the aspirant must get recommendations from three family members, at least one of whom must be a board member. \u2014 Matt Durot, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
      "The outcome of the contest between the two -- France's youngest leader since Napoleon and the three-time aspirant to become the nation's first female President -- was never a lock for either candidate. \u2014 David A. Andelman, CNN , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Tiny Moldova, a Ukrainian neighbor and EU aspirant , has taken in 428,577. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "Then Johnson wowed activists at the state convention, which helped lead him to the nomination for a U.S. Senate seat\u2014a rare rise for a first-time Senate aspirant . \u2014 Daniel Strauss, The New Republic , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Another future mayoral aspirant : Congressman Harold Washington. \u2014 Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "An aspirant also asks donors for their prayers and keeps them up-to-date on the progress of their vocation. \u2014 WSJ , 26 Mar. 2022",
      "Every other major party aspirant to statewide office in Georgia will face a party primary on May 25. \u2014 Jeff Amy, ajc , 12 Mar. 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "In an opinion published Friday, the E.U. executive arm said Ukraine and fellow aspirant Moldova should be granted candidate status with conditions to improve its judiciary and other elements, said commission president Ursula von der Leyen. \u2014 Quentin Ari\u00e8s, Washington Post , 17 June 2022",
      "For months, critics\u2014most prominent among them, the Harvard professor and sometime aspirant for Powell\u2019s job, Larry Summers\u2014have been slamming the Fed for not responding quickly enough to rising prices. \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "How can anyone have known that Berlusconi was not just a media magnate looking for acclaim, but an aspirant politician using soccer as a vehicle",
      "That\u2019s a vast improvement that will delight aspirant new MacBook Pro owners. \u2014 Mark Vena, Forbes , 11 Nov. 2021",
      "But at Greys Court a maze walker\u2014or aspirant , to use the technical term\u2014encounters a junction within seconds and has to make a choice. \u2014 Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker , 22 Nov. 2021",
      "McCoy, 37, clearly relishes these muddy agronomic investigations after years spent studying viticulture in the abstract as an aspirant sommelier. \u2014 Lucy Alexander, Robb Report , 28 Aug. 2021",
      "Georgia became the latest playoff aspirant to have its morning spoiled by Hartline and and the rest of the OSU recruiting apparatus. \u2014 Nathan Baird, cleveland , 5 July 2021",
      "Flipping over to the investment side of the coin, a second workshop - hosted by McLintock and Sibony - will provide expert advice to aspirant investors on how to assess pitches. \u2014 Trevor Clawson, Forbes , 23 June 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1738, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1800, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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      "\u0259-\u02c8sp\u012b-r\u0259nt",
      "\u02c8a-sp(\u0259-)r\u0259nt"
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      "applicant",
      "applier",
      "campaigner",
      "candidate",
      "contender",
      "expectant",
      "hopeful",
      "prospect",
      "seeker"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191532",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": rough stop":[]
    },
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Latin, feminine of past participle of aspirare to aspirate":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u0101t\u0259",
      "\u02ccasp\u0259\u02c8r\u00e4t\u0259"
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003925",
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      "noun"
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      ": a consonant having aspiration as its final component":[
        "in English the \\p\\ of pit is an aspirate"
      ],
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      ": material removed by aspiration":[],
      ": to draw by suction":[],
      ": to pronounce (a vowel or a consonant) with aspiration (see aspiration sense 3a )":[],
      ": to remove (something such as blood) by aspiration":[],
      ": to take into the lungs by aspiration":[]
    },
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      "Noun",
      "The word \u201chour\u201d is not pronounced with an aspirate .",
      "Verb",
      "The letter \u201ch\u201d in \u201chouse\u201d is aspirated , but the \u201ch\u201d in \u201chour\u201d is not.",
      "She began coughing when she aspirated some orange juice.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "According to veterinary oncologists, a fine needle aspirate to see what kinds of cells it\u2019s made of is almost always in order in these cases. \u2014 Dr. Patty Khuly, miamiherald , 5 July 2018",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The hand surgeon may elect to aspirate the fluid from the cyst, which usually is effective. \u2014 Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "The Mayo Clinic recommends breathing through your mouth and avoiding forceful inhales so that your don't lodge the object further up or aspirate it into your airway. \u2014 Carolyn L. Todd, SELF , 7 July 2021",
      "In all of these scenarios, people frequently vomit and aspirate , bringing fluid into the lungs. \u2014 Katherine Ellen Foley, Quartz , 16 Oct. 2020",
      "If the breast imaging reveals your lump is fluid-filled and therefore a cyst, the doctor may choose to aspirate it, which involves sticking a needle in the cyst to drain the fluid. \u2014 Jenny Mccoy, Glamour , 1 Oct. 2020",
      "Instead Buck wanted to slam him with meth: put the needle in his arm, aspirate the vein and shoot the dose. \u2014 Jesse Barron, New York Times , 16 Sep. 2020",
      "The original car was based on the V12 Vantage, but this one is based on the more powerful V12 S, with a version of Aston\u2019s sonorous naturally aspirated 5.9-liter V-12 engine, retuned to deliver 591 horsepower. \u2014 Mike Duff, Car and Driver , 21 Apr. 2020",
      "The new Corvette makes 495 horsepower from a mid-mounted, naturally aspirated 6.2-liter V-8, does zero to 60 mph in 2.8 seconds, and starts at $64,995. \u2014 Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver , 6 Apr. 2020",
      "Our people are not dying from a foreign war on foreign soil, but aspirating surrounded by strange faces in hospital rooms down the street. \u2014 Chastity Pratt, Detroit Free Press , 5 Apr. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1617, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "circa 1700, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin aspiratus , past participle of aspirare":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8as-p(\u0259-)ret",
      "\u02c8a-sp(\u0259-)r\u0259t",
      "\u02c8a-sp\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      "\u02c8as-p\u0259-\u02ccr\u0101t"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-031025",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "transitive verb",
      "verb"
    ]
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": suction stroke":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020851",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": a drawing of something in, out, up, or through by or as if by suction: such as":[],
      ": a strong desire to achieve something high or great":[
        "an aspiration to become famous",
        "\u2014 usually plural a young man with political/literary aspirations"
      ],
      ": an object of such desire":[
        "An acting career is her aspiration ."
      ],
      ": audible breath that accompanies or comprises a speech sound":[],
      ": the act of breathing and especially of breathing in":[],
      ": the taking of foreign matter into the lungs with the respiratory current":[
        "problems caused by the aspiration of fluids into the patient's lungs"
      ],
      ": the withdrawal (as by suction) of fluid or tissue from the body":[
        "the aspiration of stomach fluids"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "And so in 1952, Turkey joined NATO, hoping to bolster its aspiration to a Western identity and to ensure its security, especially against an ascending Soviet Union. \u2014 Tracy Wilkinsonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022",
      "Much like his aspiration of entering the operating room, Segura hit a dead end in his career as a rapper. \u2014 Derek Scancarelli, Forbes , 15 June 2022",
      "By supporting local advocates of peace, America can thwart the ambitions of Iran, its proxies and others who share their aspiration to isolate Israel. \u2014 Joseph Braude, WSJ , 5 June 2022",
      "Among some grim national entries, Leigh\u2019s U.S. pavilion stands out for its aspiration , its production values and its lofty comportment. \u2014 Jason Farago, New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "The Iranian government has also barred millions of women from competing in wrestling and has blocked their aspiration to participate in international competitions. \u2014 Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News , 7 Jan. 2022",
      "Significant investments in entertainment and culture are helping to make that aspiration a reality. \u2014 Josh Wilson, Forbes , 9 June 2022",
      "His initial Unity tutorials and practice seemed to line up with that aspiration . \u2014 Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "But that aspiration remains far from reality, as global emissions rise and national climate commitments lack the ambition that scientists say is necessary to abandon the age of fossil fuels as rapidly as possible. \u2014 Brady Dennis, Anchorage Daily News , 21 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cca-sp\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n",
      "\u02ccas-p\u0259-\u02c8r\u0101-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for aspiration ambition , aspiration , pretension mean strong desire for advancement. ambition applies to the desire for personal advancement or preferment and may suggest equally a praiseworthy or an inordinate desire. driven by ambition aspiration implies a striving after something higher than oneself. an aspiration to become president someday pretension suggests ardent desire for recognition of accomplishment often without actual possession of the necessary ability and therefore may imply presumption. has literary pretensions",
    "synonyms":[
      "ambition",
      "ambitiousness",
      "go-getting"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093740",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
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  "aspire":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": ascend , soar":[],
      ": to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal":[
        "She aspired to a career in medicine."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "aspire to great deeds, and you have a better chance of doing good deeds",
      "a tower aspiring towards the heavens",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Even in productions that aspire to greater subtlety, a grinding literalism threatens\u2014a dutiful hitting of marks. \u2014 Molly Fischer, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
      "But on the whole, the CGD report argues, Chinese infrastructure investment has been a net benefit to African economies and sets a bar that the US and other lenders should aspire to. \u2014 Tim Mcdonnell, Quartz , 10 Feb. 2022",
      "Many South Asian women aspire to have long, silky, thick strands, with the pursuit of healthy hair embedded into our beauty routines from day one. \u2014 Varsha Patel, refinery29.com , 10 May 2022",
      "They are intended to transcend class \u2014 not only to reposition luxury goods as consumer items everyone might aspire to have, but to position women, or a very narrow subset of women, as a stand-in for the idea of women in the marketplace. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Nov. 2021",
      "Roller Rabbit stands for a spirit people aspire to. \u2014 Sharon Edelson, Forbes , 27 Oct. 2021",
      "Both teams aspire to not only make the playoffs but make a deep run. \u2014 Dan Labbe, cleveland , 10 Oct. 2021",
      "Every leader of every kind should aspire to build the kind of loyalty, support, and esprit-de-corps that defined the Joel Katz era at the Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital. \u2014 Sachin H. Jain, Forbes , 19 May 2022",
      "One of the pleasures\u2014even privileges\u2014of watching a film like this is seeing what superb actors are able to do with material that doesn\u2019t aspire to greatness. \u2014 Wsj Arts, WSJ , 29 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French aspirer , from Latin aspirare , literally, to breathe upon, from ad- + spirare to breathe":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8sp\u012br",
      "\u0259-\u02c8sp\u012b(-\u0259)r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "aim",
      "allow",
      "calculate",
      "contemplate",
      "design",
      "go",
      "intend",
      "look",
      "mean",
      "meditate",
      "plan",
      "propose",
      "purport",
      "purpose"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175054",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
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  "aspiring":{
    "antonyms":[
      "ambitionless",
      "unambitious"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": desiring and working to achieve a particular goal : having aspirations to attain a specified profession, position, etc.":[
        "an aspiring actor [=a person who aspires to be and is trying to become an actor]",
        "an aspiring novelist"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The legendary singer, dancer, and songwriter spent years on the stage performing for her fans, then later at the American Idol Judges\u2019 table helping to make aspiring stars\u2019 dreams come true. \u2014 Essence , 19 May 2022",
      "Moss plays Kirby Mazrachi, a research assistant and aspiring reporter at the Chicago Sun-Times. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Finally, by 1921, Wynne had had enough, handing over the reins to Margaret Petherbridge, an aspiring reporter who was languishing as secretary to the paper\u2019s Sunday editor. \u2014 Jackie Mansky, Smithsonian Magazine , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "Bill Hader as a Marine veteran turned hitman turned aspiring actor. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Bill Hader as a Marine veteran turned hitman turned aspiring actor. \u2014 Tribune News Service, cleveland , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "Stephen Ure stars as their less-than-welcoming host, and Mia Goth plays dual roles as an aspiring starlet named Maxine and Pearl, the elderly woman who develops a strange fixation with her. \u2014 Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Glynn, who is being held without bail, is charged with first-degree murder and other raps for the slaying of the 19-year-old aspiring model. \u2014 Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "For decades, the Berkshires in western Massachusetts has drawn authors, artists, and other aspiring creatives, thanks to its rich cultural offerings and natural beauty in the form of rugged mountains, clear-blue lakes and rivers, and lush forests. \u2014 Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure , 23 Feb. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1788, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8sp\u012b-ri\u014b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "ambitious",
      "go-getting",
      "hard-driving",
      "pushing",
      "self-seeking"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-215442",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "aspen tortrix":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a tortricid moth ( Archips conflictana ) having a larva that feeds on and may seriously defoliate various species of aspen especially in parts of Canada":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-160401"
  },
  "asplanchnic":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having no alimentary canal":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02c8)\u0101 + \u00a6-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Greek asplanchnos without bowels (from a- a- entry 2 + -splanchnos , from splanchnon entrail) + English -ic":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171633"
  },
  "aspen poplar":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": white poplar sense 1b":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-195959"
  },
  "asperate":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": somewhat rough or harsh to the touch : asperous":[],
      ": to make rough or harsh":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02ccr\u0101t",
      "\u02c8asp\u0259r\u0259\u0307t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin asperatus , past participle of asperare to make rough, from asper rough":"Adjective",
      "Latin asperatus":"Transitive verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215139"
  },
  "asperge":{
    "type":[
      "transitive verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to sprinkle especially with holy water":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8sp\u0259rj",
      "a\u02c8-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French asperger , from Latin aspergere":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-215351"
  },
  "Aspen":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of several poplars (especially Populus tremula of Europe and P. tremuloides and P. grandidentata of North America) with leaves that flutter in the lightest wind because of their flattened petioles":[],
      "resort city in west central Colorado population 6658":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-sp\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This campground in Fishlake National Forest sits partially within a grove of around 50,000 aspen trees united by a single root system. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 3 June 2022",
      "The house sits on an acre that backs up to the El Dorado National Forest with two creeks, a natural spring and a grove of about 400 aspen trees. \u2014 Jon Schultz, San Francisco Chronicle , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Clear-felling is different from clear-cutting because aspen trees can sprout new shoots from their roots. \u2014 Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic , 23 Jan. 2022",
      "Once again, the men\u2019s snowboard halfpipe competition at X Games aspen came down to Japan\u2019s Ayumu Hirano and Australia\u2019s Scotty James. \u2014 Michelle Bruton, Forbes , 22 Jan. 2022",
      "The light shimmered off the aspen leaves like God\u2019s own disco ball. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "The light shimmered off the aspen leaves like God\u2019s own disco ball. \u2014 Elizabeth Weil, ProPublica , 3 Jan. 2022",
      "This entire ecosystem relies on the aspen remaining healthy and upright. \u2014 Richard Elton Walton, CNN , 29 Nov. 2021",
      "Suddenly, an enormous whoosh rose from the canyon, and a copse of aspen exploded. \u2014 The New Yorker , 6 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, of an aspen, from asp aspen, from Old English \u00e6spe ; akin to Old High German aspa aspen, Russian osina":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1593, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-001449"
  },
  "Asperger's syndrome":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an autism spectrum disorder that is characterized by impaired social interaction, by repetitive patterns of behavior and restricted interests, by normal language and cognitive development but poor conversational skills and difficulty with nonverbal communication, and often by above average performance in a narrow field against a general background of impaired functioning":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4-\u02ccsp\u0259r-g\u0259rz-",
      "-j\u0259rz-",
      "\u02c8\u00e4s-\u02ccp\u0259r-g\u0259rz-",
      "\u02c8a-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Hans Asperger \u20201980 Austrian pediatrician":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1971, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182137"
  },
  "Aspredo":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of South American catfishes the females of which carry their eggs attached to the skin of the lower surface of the body until hatched":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8spr\u0113(\u02cc)d\u014d"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Latin, roughness, from asper rough":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-195204"
  },
  "aspread":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": spread out : spreading":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "a- entry 1 + spread , verb":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210208"
  },
  "asparagus":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8sper-\u0259-g\u0259s",
      "\u0259-\u02c8spar-\u0259-g\u0259s",
      "-\u02c8spa-r\u0259-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In addition to bivalves, the wine pairs nicely with picnic fare such as asparagus wrapped with prosciutto and cold fried chicken. \u2014 Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive , 23 June 2022",
      "After a relaxing meal of poached halibut and asparagus prepared by The Culinistas, party-goers stuck around, soaking up the loveliness of the gardens before having to bid the beauty adieu. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 20 June 2022",
      "The company also makes chips from bell peppers, zucchini, onions and a garden\u2019s bed of green varieties including okra and asparagus . \u2014 Emily Heil, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "Strawberries were in season, although asparagus is near the end. \u2014 Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune , 14 June 2022",
      "The Ocean Risotto, for example, offers pan-seared jumbo shrimp, dry scallops, a lobster beurre mont\u00e9, fine herbs, and asparagus \u2014 to the point where there will likely be leftovers. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 11 June 2022",
      "But basically, anything that benefits from a very fast external sear or caramelization can go into the Schwank, from pineapple slices to salmon to lamb chops to asparagus . \u2014 Larry Olmsted, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "Will the typical person always notice or care about a little yellowing broccoli or slightly tougher asparagus ",
      "The lardons of bacon are smoky and add that richness the asparagus craves. \u2014 Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle , 27 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, genus name, from Latin, asparagus plant, from Greek asparagos ; perhaps akin to Greek spargan to swell":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1543, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-010825"
  }
}