{
  "Ash Wednesday":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the first day of Lent \u2014 see Easter Dates Table":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-162907",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Ashe":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "Arthur Robert 1943\u20131993 American tennis player":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ash"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-115452",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Ashe juniper":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a dioecious , much-branched juniper ( Juniperus ashei synonym J. mexicana ) of the south central U.S. and northern Mexico that has an irregular shape, a thin, peeling, gray to reddish-brown bark, and a lightweight, durable wood used especially for fence posts and railroad ties":[
        "Dull green Ashe junipers \u2014notorious \"cedars\" that begin to spew yellowish allergy-inciting pollen right about now\u2014dot the slope \u2026",
        "\u2014 Ricardo Gandara , Austin American-Statesman , 17 Dec. 2005",
        "The birds use strips of the shedding bark of mature ashe juniper trees as their primary nesting material.",
        "\u2014 Jerry Needham , San Antonio Express-News , 27 Mar. 2006"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1948, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after William Willard Ashe \u20201932 U.S. botanist (originally in the species name Juniperus ashei )":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ash-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102943",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Asheboro":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "city south of Greensboro in central North Carolina population 25,012":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ash-\u02ccb\u0259r-\u0259",
      "-\u02ccb\u0259-r\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091631",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Asher":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a son of Jacob and the traditional eponymous ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1530, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Hebrew \u0100sh\u0113r":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-sh\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100803",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Asherah":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a sacred wooden post, pole, or pillar that stood near the altar in various Canaanite high places and that symbolized the goddess Asherah":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Hebrew \u0103sh\u0113r\u0101h":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8shir\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020342",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Asherite":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a member of the Hebrew tribe of Asher : a descendant of Asher":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Asher , Jacob's 8th son (Genesis 30:12\u201313) + English -ite":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ash\u0259\u02ccr\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133954",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Ashurbanipal":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "king of Assyria (668\u2013627 b.c. )":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114545",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Ash\u02bdarite":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an adherent of the doctrine of al-Ash\u02bdari, who reconciled a dialectic method with orthodox beliefs to form a scholasticism of primary importance in Islam":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Ali al- Ash\u02bdari \u2020935 Muslim theologian + English -ite":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195926",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "ashamed":{
    "antonyms":[
      "shameless",
      "unashamed"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": feeling inferior or unworthy":[],
      ": feeling shame, guilt, or disgrace":[
        "She felt ashamed for hitting her brother.",
        "You should be ashamed of yourself.",
        "Losing is nothing to be ashamed of.",
        "He was deeply ashamed of his behavior."
      ],
      ": reluctant or unwilling to do something because of shame or embarrassment":[
        "I was ashamed to be seen with him.",
        "I'm not ashamed to admit that I don't know the answer."
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Inna also felt ashamed of sizing up her mother in this way. \u2014 Ed Caesar, The New Yorker , 20 June 2022",
      "Then Russia invaded eastern Ukraine in 2014, and Russian speakers like her felt ashamed . \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Mar. 2022",
      "The best approach begins with a culture of psychological safety where an employee doesn't feel ashamed or fearful of expressing a need for help. \u2014 Expert Panel\u00ae, Forbes , 5 Oct. 2021",
      "Maines famously told a London crowd in 2003 the band did not support the U.S. invasion of Iraq and was ashamed then-President George W. Bush was from Texas, triggering the ire of the country music genre's more conservative artists and fans. \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 14 June 2022",
      "Not all love lasts forever, and breakups aren\u2019t something to be ashamed of. \u2014 Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence , 3 June 2022",
      "For all their bickering, teasing, and conflicts, the Belchers have each other \u2014 and this movie is not ashamed to hammer that message home. \u2014 Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com , 26 May 2022",
      "Democrats said Republicans should be ashamed for singling out people that much of society already treats badly. \u2014 CBS News , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "Young Mexican Americans are no longer ashamed , and instead want to uplift and embrace their music, Sanchez said. \u2014 Laura Rodr\u00edguez Presa, Chicago Tribune , 4 May 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English \u0101scamod , past participle of \u0101scamian to shame, from \u0101- (perfective prefix) + scamian to shame \u2014 more at abide , shame":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8sh\u0101md"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "guilty",
      "shamed",
      "shamefaced"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101026",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb"
    ]
  },
  "ashen":{
    "antonyms":[
      "blooming",
      "florid",
      "flush",
      "full-blooded",
      "glowing",
      "red",
      "rosy",
      "rubicund",
      "ruddy",
      "sanguine"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": of, relating to, or made from ash wood":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "ashy",
      "blanched",
      "cadaverous",
      "doughy",
      "livid",
      "lurid",
      "mealy",
      "pale",
      "paled",
      "pallid",
      "pasty",
      "peaked",
      "wan"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-034947",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "ashes":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a genus ( Fraxinus ) of trees of the olive family with pinnate leaves, thin furrowed bark, and gray branchlets":[],
      ": deathly pallor":[
        "the lip of ashes and the cheek of flame",
        "\u2014 Lord Byron"
      ],
      ": fine particles of mineral matter from a volcanic vent":[],
      ": ruins":[],
      ": something that symbolizes grief, repentance, or humiliation":[],
      ": the ligature \u00e6 used in Old English and some phonetic alphabets to represent a low front vowel \\a\\":[],
      ": the remains of the dead human body after cremation or disintegration":[],
      ": the solid residue left when combustible material is thoroughly burned or is oxidized by chemical means":[],
      ": the tough elastic wood of an ash":[],
      ": to apply ash to : to coat with ashes":[
        "The rules that once governed the way the game was played had been burnt to the ground, and the earth was salted and ashed for good measure.",
        "\u2014 Ani Bundel",
        "It's a cow's milk soft cheese that's ashed on the outside. (It's kind of like a goth brie.)",
        "\u2014 Erin Edwards"
      ],
      ": to convert into ash":[
        "The insoluble resid fractions are ashed at 800\u00b0 C to constant weight.",
        "\u2014 Joseph Haggin"
      ],
      ": to remove ash residue from (something, such as a cigarette) usually by flicking or tapping":[
        "She ashed her cigarette onto a patch of dirt floor, then handed it to me.",
        "\u2014 Dominic Smith"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1655, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Verb",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English asshe , from Old English \u00e6sc ; akin to Old High German ask ash, Latin ornus mountain ash":"Noun",
      "Middle English, usually as plural asshen, askes, axen, ashes, going back to Old English axe, asce (feminine weak noun), going back to Germanic *ask\u014dn- (whence also Old Saxon asc-, in ascal \"ash-colored,\" Old High German asca, ascha \"ash,\" Old Norse aska ) beside apparent *azg\u014d in Gothic azgo \"ash,\" both of uncertain origin":"Noun",
      "derivative of ash entry 2":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ash"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "debris",
      "detritus",
      "flotsam",
      "remains",
      "residue",
      "rubble",
      "ruins",
      "wreck",
      "wreckage"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205548",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "ashy":{
    "antonyms":[
      "blooming",
      "florid",
      "flush",
      "full-blooded",
      "glowing",
      "red",
      "rosy",
      "rubicund",
      "ruddy",
      "sanguine"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": ashen":[],
      ": of or relating to ashes":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "paramedics knew she was in shock because she was ashy and shaking",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Dull skin: Brightening ingredients such as vitamin C and exfoliators like small beads or granules can often renew skin texture and keep dark, ashy marks at bay. \u2014 Nikhita Mahtani, SELF , 14 June 2022",
      "The following rainy season, more than 300,000 tons of ashy , topsoil sludge ended up in the Rubicon River -- normally pristine water that flows out of the Sierra Nevada mountains. \u2014 Ella Nilsen, CNN , 29 May 2022",
      "If the original plastic was dark, avoid ashy discoloration. \u2014 Joe Jackson, Outside Online , 12 Mar. 2015",
      "Your complexion tends to grow paler with age, so a matching shade can leave you looking pasty or ashy . \u2014 April Franzino, Good Housekeeping , 19 May 2022",
      "Cast members Thede, Ashley Nicole Black, Gabrielle Dennis and Skye Townsend riff on relatable themes, like ashy skin, hair woes and the politics of the Black church, and present them with a healthy helping of Black lady joy. \u2014 Angelique Jackson, Variety , 4 Apr. 2022",
      "In recent years, the mouse population has exploded, attracting burrowing owls that also prey on the ashy storm-petrel, officials said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "In recent years, the mouse population has exploded, attracting burrowing owls that also prey on the ashy storm-petrel, officials said. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 21 Dec. 2021",
      "Dre overreacts to Devante leaving the house ashy and Bow intervenes, making the situation worse. \u2014 Rodney Ho, ajc , 31 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8a-sh\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "ashen",
      "blanched",
      "cadaverous",
      "doughy",
      "livid",
      "lurid",
      "mealy",
      "pale",
      "paled",
      "pallid",
      "pasty",
      "peaked",
      "wan"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-222104",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "ash":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a genus ( Fraxinus ) of trees of the olive family with pinnate leaves, thin furrowed bark, and gray branchlets":[],
      ": the tough elastic wood of an ash":[],
      ": the ligature \u00e6 used in Old English and some phonetic alphabets to represent a low front vowel \\a\\":[],
      ": something that symbolizes grief, repentance, or humiliation":[],
      ": the solid residue left when combustible material is thoroughly burned or is oxidized by chemical means":[],
      ": fine particles of mineral matter from a volcanic vent":[],
      ": the remains of the dead human body after cremation or disintegration":[],
      ": deathly pallor":[
        "the lip of ashes and the cheek of flame",
        "\u2014 Lord Byron"
      ],
      ": ruins":[],
      ": to convert into ash":[
        "The insoluble resid fractions are ashed at 800\u00b0 C to constant weight.",
        "\u2014 Joseph Haggin"
      ],
      ": to remove ash residue from (something, such as a cigarette) usually by flicking or tapping":[
        "She ashed her cigarette onto a patch of dirt floor, then handed it to me.",
        "\u2014 Dominic Smith"
      ],
      ": to apply ash to : to coat with ashes":[
        "The rules that once governed the way the game was played had been burnt to the ground, and the earth was salted and ashed for good measure.",
        "\u2014 Ani Bundel",
        "It's a cow's milk soft cheese that's ashed on the outside. (It's kind of like a goth brie.)",
        "\u2014 Erin Edwards"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ash"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "debris",
      "detritus",
      "flotsam",
      "remains",
      "residue",
      "rubble",
      "ruins",
      "wreck",
      "wreckage"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English asshe , from Old English \u00e6sc ; akin to Old High German ask ash, Latin ornus mountain ash":"Noun",
      "Middle English, usually as plural asshen, askes, axen, ashes, going back to Old English axe, asce (feminine weak noun), going back to Germanic *ask\u014dn- (whence also Old Saxon asc-, in ascal \"ash-colored,\" Old High German asca, ascha \"ash,\" Old Norse aska ) beside apparent *azg\u014d in Gothic azgo \"ash,\" both of uncertain origin":"Noun",
      "derivative of ash entry 2":"Verb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1655, in the meaning defined at sense 3":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173612"
  },
  "ashake":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": shaking":[
        "their long manes ashake",
        "\u2014 W. B. Yeats"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "a- entry 1 + shake , verb":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191053"
  },
  "ash-blond":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": pale or grayish blond":[
        "ash-blond hair"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ash-\u02c8bl\u00e4nd"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1878, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-225200"
  },
  "Ashbery":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "John (Lawrence) 1927\u20132017 American poet":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ash-ber-\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011305"
  },
  "ash oven":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": ash furnace":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "ash entry 3":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-055540"
  },
  "ash furnace":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a furnace or oven for fritting materials for glassmaking":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "ash entry 3":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-063159"
  },
  "ash field":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a thick widespread deposit of volcanic ash":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "ash entry 3":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-080530"
  },
  "ashore":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": on or to the shore":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8sh\u022fr"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "We docked our boat and went ashore to visit the island.",
      "the seashells that wash ashore after a storm",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The boat of a North Carolina man missing for seven months has washed ashore in the Azores Islands, thousands of miles from the marina where it was last seen, officials announced Monday. \u2014 CBS News , 28 June 2022",
      "According to a news release from the town of Carolina Beach, the vessel Joseph Johnson was last seen on washed ashore on an island near Portugal last week. \u2014 Jamey Cross, USA TODAY , 28 June 2022",
      "The boat belonging to a missing man from North Carolina has washed ashore in Portugal, according to authorities. \u2014 Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com , 27 June 2022",
      "The marine layer will begin to move ashore about 10 p.m. \u2014 Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "The applicator tube had first washed up ashore , part of the many tons of seaborne trash that Riley, a Brooklyn artist known to scavenge New York\u2019s waterways for materials and inspiration, has collected over the years. \u2014 New York Times , 16 June 2022",
      "Since the beginning of May, the small bodies of hundreds of penguins have washed ashore on the northernmost coasts of New Zealand. \u2014 Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine , 15 June 2022",
      "The installation at Los Angeles State Historic Park \u2014 where the piece will sit on a vast ocean of grass as if washed ashore onto an urban oasis \u2014 is also the first time, since its inaugural showing, that it\u2019s being presented outdoors. \u2014 Deborah Vankinstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 3 June 2022",
      "Last year, authorities found the body of a man that had washed ashore . \u2014 Doha Madani, NBC News , 30 May 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1536, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-084127"
  },
  "ashimmer":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": shimmering":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "a- entry 1 + shimmer , verb":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090535"
  },
  "ashine":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": shining":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "a- entry 1 + shine , verb":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101859"
  },
  "Ashgabat":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "city and capital of Turkmenistan located near the border with Iran population 412,200":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4sh-g\u0259-\u02ccb\u00e4t"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-090233"
  },
  "ashe juniper":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a dioecious , much-branched juniper ( Juniperus ashei synonym J. mexicana ) of the south central U.S. and northern Mexico that has an irregular shape, a thin, peeling, gray to reddish-brown bark, and a lightweight, durable wood used especially for fence posts and railroad ties":[
        "Dull green Ashe junipers \u2014notorious \"cedars\" that begin to spew yellowish allergy-inciting pollen right about now\u2014dot the slope \u2026",
        "\u2014 Ricardo Gandara , Austin American-Statesman , 17 Dec. 2005",
        "The birds use strips of the shedding bark of mature ashe juniper trees as their primary nesting material.",
        "\u2014 Jerry Needham , San Antonio Express-News , 27 Mar. 2006"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ash-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after William Willard Ashe \u20201932 U.S. botanist (originally in the species name Juniperus ashei )":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1948, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112145"
  },
  "ash heap":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a pile or mound of ashes and other waste":[
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      "ash entry 1":""
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1939, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
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      "noun"
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      "adverb"
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      "ash entry 3":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-163449"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "On January 15 the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha\u2019apai volcano erupted in the South Pacific kingdom of Tonga, generating ashfall and a tsunami that affected 84 percent of the country\u2019s population. \u2014 Josephine Latu-sanft, Scientific American , 7 Feb. 2022",
      "The three islands were by far the hardest hit of any of Tonga\u2019s inhabited islands, many of which suffered only superficial damage and extensive ashfall . \u2014 New York Times , 21 Jan. 2022",
      "Because there is still ashfall , all airports, even those that didn't sustain damage by the tsunami, are closed. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 17 Jan. 2022",
      "Heavy rains that are believed to have triggered the eruption mixed with volcanic mud and flooded the villages covered by the ashfall . \u2014 Agoes Basoeki, USA TODAY , 9 Dec. 2021",
      "Conditions worsened on Sunday at a volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent as loud rumbling, lightning and heavy ashfall were observed and residents reported power cuts. \u2014 Kristin Deane, chicagotribune.com , 11 Apr. 2021",
      "Explosions with accompanying ashfall of similar or larger magnitude can take place with little or no warning. \u2014 Melissa Noel, Essence , 14 May 2021",
      "However, heavy ashfall also was reported in communities around the volcano, said Erouscilla Joseph, director of the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre. \u2014 NBC News , 9 Apr. 2021",
      "The blast sent plumes of ash six miles high, blanketing surrounding communities and creating heavy ashfall . \u2014 Leena Kim, Town & Country , 12 Apr. 2021"
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      "1886, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175041"
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      "biographical name"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213357"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225922"
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      ": a pan under a grate for collecting and removing ashes":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233634"
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      "adjective"
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      ": shivering":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "a- entry 1 + shiver , verb":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-072750"
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      "noun"
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      "ash entry 3 + pit":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-082052"
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      "noun"
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1939, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1872, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-091348"
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      "noun"
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      ": an opening in the bottom of a fireplace or furnace leading to an ashpit below":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "ash entry 3":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-133751"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "ultimately from Twi as\u00e0nt\u00e9":""
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      "1721, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-183910"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-184711"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-210149"
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      ": a member of one of the two great divisions of Jews comprising the eastern European Yiddish-speaking Jews \u2014 compare sephardi":[]
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      "Late Hebrew Ashk\u0115n\u0101z\u012b , from Ashk\u0115n\u0101z , medieval rabbinical name for Germany":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1828, in the meaning defined above":""
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      "ultimately from Twi as\u00e0nt\u00e9":""
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      "1721, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-083521"
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-100407"
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      ": a member of one of the two great divisions of Jews comprising the eastern European Yiddish-speaking Jews \u2014 compare sephardi":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02ccash-k\u0259-\u02c8na-",
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "Late Hebrew Ashk\u0115n\u0101z\u012b , from Ashk\u0115n\u0101z , medieval rabbinical name for Germany":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1828, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-105606"
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-111753"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-113739"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
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    "pronounciation":[
      "-m\u0259\u0307dn\u0259\u0307s",
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-123442"
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      "noun"
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      ": a thin squared and dressed stone for facing a wall of rubble or brick":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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      "Middle English asheler , from Anglo-French aiseler , from Old French, traverse beam, from aissele , diminutive of ais plank, from Latin axis , alteration of assis":""
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    "first_known_use":{
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-125802"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But there is also the rotary dial/selector in the center console, with handwriting recognition built into its shallow, dished surface, like a glass ashtray . \u2014 Dan Neil, WSJ , 17 June 2022",
      "There was also a roach in the center console ashtray . \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 24 May 2022",
      "After the officer mentioned the odor, the driver allowed the officer to search the Jeep, which had roaches in the ashtray and a glass marijuana pipe in the center compartment. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 26 Apr. 2022",
      "Before police had a chance to ask about the odor of marijuana in the truck, the driver -- a 19-year-old Parma Heights man -- handed over the roach from the ashtray . \u2014 Bob Sandrick, cleveland , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "Some other highlights include an optimistic 100-mph speedometer and an ashtray in the center console. \u2014 Carlos Lago, Car and Driver , 7 Apr. 2022",
      "During a search of the Kia, police found the door marijuana, as well as roaches in the ashtray , a jar of marijuana, rolling papers and a pipe shaped like an owl. \u2014 John Benson, cleveland , 8 Mar. 2022",
      "As Danny pushed cigarette butts around an ashtray on the windowsill, his phone rang. \u2014 Longreads , 8 May 2019",
      "Sitting atop an immaculate glass coffee table was an overflowing ashtray and a small pile of hardcover books, the top one of which teased a history of tramp steamers. \u2014 Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter , 21 Mar. 2022"
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1851, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-134443"
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    "pronounciation":[
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      "archaeological site in Israel west-southwest of Jerusalem, an ancient city-state":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-143806"
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      ": astarte":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Hebrew \u02bdAsht\u014dreth":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1537, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-160040"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "ash entry 3 + -ery":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-182529"
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      "Winifred \u2014 see Clemence dane":[]
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      ": descendants of the prophet Muhammad regarded as of noble lineage and preeminence in Islam \u2014 compare sayyid , sharif":[]
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      ": a gold coin of the Ottoman Empire":[],
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      "\u02c8\u00e4-shr\u0259-(\u02cc)f\u0113"
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    "first_known_use":{
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      "noun"
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      ": the chief deity of the Assyrians":[]
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      "\u02c8\u00e4-\u02ccshu\u0307r"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Akkadian Ash\u016br":""
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      "1589, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-234904"
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a common flycatcher ( Myiarchus cinerascens ) of the western U.S. and northern Mexico that resembles the crested flycatcher but has the throat and chest ashy to white and the outer web of the outer tail feather white":[]
    },
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "ash entry 3":""
    },
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-003151"
  },
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      "noun"
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    },
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Or Vana retreat in India, set on the slopes of a lychee and mango plantation, is an international ashram , a wellness retreat and sanctuary. \u2014 Joanne Shurvell, Forbes , 18 May 2022",
      "The animals are now working as bovine therapists at a nonprofit ashram of sorts called the Gentle Barn, located in the small, rural community of Dittmer, Missouri. \u2014 Ian Bogost, The Atlantic , 13 Mar. 2022",
      "Shukla emphasised that the children were not registered with the Sevadham ashram , but were living there in quarters that their mother had been given. \u2014 Aarefa Johari, Quartz , 3 Feb. 2022",
      "Satprem is a harsh taskmaster whose edicts result in conflict between the residents of Auroville and its governing body at an ashram in Pondicherry. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 July 2021",
      "That a Black woman from Depression-era Detroit established a Hindi ashram in the hills of California next to a horse ranch and performed centuries-old Indian hymns there still boggles the mind. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 July 2021",
      "For Carnivorous Shortboaders: Encinitas The Surf: Nicknamed for the ashram that overlooks this point break, Swami\u2019s is one of the most beloved shortboard spots in the area. \u2014 Sara Clemence, WSJ , 4 June 2021",
      "Originally released on private-press cassette in 1982 via Coltrane\u2019s ashram , the original Turiya Sings featured the artist\u2019s serene devotional songs, accompanied by her Wurlitzer organ and overdubbed strings and synths. \u2014 Hank Shteamer, Rolling Stone , 2 June 2021",
      "Embedded into her design are images of the Watts Towers, Noah Purifoy\u2019s desert museum in Joshua Tree and Alice Coltrane\u2019s ashram in Agoura (which was lost to the catastrophic fires of 2018). \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 May 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Sanskrit \u0101\u015brama , from \u015brama religious exercise":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-003502"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": ashram":[],
      ": any one of the four stages of the Brahmanic scheme of life \u2014 compare brahmacharya , grihastha , sannyasi , vanaprastha":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Sanskrit \u0101\u015brama":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-033324"
  },
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    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a member of an ashram":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4shr\u0259\u02ccm\u012bt"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-045552"
  },
  "Ashtangi":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a person who practices or teaches Ashtanga yoga":[
        "Within minutes I am just a few blocks away at the yoga studio where I begin my early morning ritual with other Ashtangis \u2026",
        "\u2014 Kim Coulter , Yoga Journal , May/June 2002"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "ash-\u02c8t\u00e4\u014b-g\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "ashtanga + agental -i (probably after yogi )":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1999, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-053237"
  },
  "ashre":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a recital in the daily Jewish liturgy of the two verses from Psalms 84 and 144 followed by the recitation of Psalm 145":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00e4\u02c8shr\u0101"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Hebrew ashr\u0113 happy, the first word of the first two verses (Psalms 84:4 & 144:15) of the recital":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-063758"
  },
  "Ashley":{
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      "geographical name"
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    "definitions":{
      "river 40 miles (64 kilometers) long in southern South Carolina flowing southeast into Charleston harbor":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ash-l\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-111105"
  },
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      "noun"
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      ": a system of yoga in which the practitioner moves through a series of poses usually in a prescribed order":[
        "Ashtanga yoga is definitely an energy-raising practice. The constant flow of movement and breath is designed to detoxify and enliven, ideally bringing your metabolic rate back to normal through the finishing poses.",
        "\u2014 Sarah Powers , Yoga Journal , July/August 2003"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "ash-\u02c8t\u00e4\u014b-g\u0259"
    ],
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Sanskrit a\u1e63\u1e6d\u0101\u1e45ga (in a\u1e63\u1e6d\u0101\u1e45gayoga ) \"eight-limbed, having eight members,\" from a\u1e63\u1e6d\u0101 \"eight\" + a\u1e45ga- \"limb, member\"":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1874, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-072007"
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      "geographical name"
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      "port city on Lake Erie in northeastern Ohio population 19,124":[]
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    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-072253"
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      "noun"
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      ": sawed or dressed squared stones used in facing masonry walls":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-090046"
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      "noun"
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      ": a rock composed of particles of volcanic ash less than 0.06 millimeter in greatest dimension":[]
    },
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "ash entry 3 + stone":""
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-104017"
  },
  "ash shower":{
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": ashfall":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-111314"
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      "geographical name"
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      "sheikhdom located on the Persian Gulf, a member of the United Arab Emirates":[],
      "city on the Persian Gulf serving as capital of the shiekhdom of Ash Shariqah population 707,000":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4sh-\u02c8sh\u00e4-r\u0113-k\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-120539"
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  "ash sawfly":{
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    "definitions":{
      ": any of various sawflies (especially Tomostethus multicinctus and Tethida cordigera ) having larvae that feed on and defoliate ash trees":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-120934"
  },
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      "noun"
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      ": box elder":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "ash entry 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-125348"
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      "noun"
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      ": rock consisting of volcanic ash":[]
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "ash entry 3":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-134005"
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      ": a system of yoga in which the practitioner moves through a series of poses usually in a prescribed order":[
        "Ashtanga yoga is definitely an energy-raising practice. The constant flow of movement and breath is designed to detoxify and enliven, ideally bringing your metabolic rate back to normal through the finishing poses.",
        "\u2014 Sarah Powers , Yoga Journal , July/August 2003"
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    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "ash-\u02c8t\u00e4\u014b-g\u0259"
    ],
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Sanskrit a\u1e63\u1e6d\u0101\u1e45ga (in a\u1e63\u1e6d\u0101\u1e45gayoga ) \"eight-limbed, having eight members,\" from a\u1e63\u1e6d\u0101 \"eight\" + a\u1e45ga- \"limb, member\"":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1874, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-134451"
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      "noun"
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      ": a Muslim voluntary fast day observed on the 10th day of Muharram and especially sacred to Shiites":[],
      ": a Japanese breed of medium-sized game fowls":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259\u02c8shu\u0307r\u0259",
      "\""
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Arabic \u02bdash\u016br\u0101 , from \u02bdasharah ten":"Noun",
      "Japanese":"Noun"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-140136"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a variable color averaging a grayish red that is bluer and paler than bois de rose, bluer and less strong than appleblossom or Pompeian red, and bluer, lighter, and stronger than livid brown":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "ash entry 3":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-150636"
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  "ashlar masonry":{
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      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": masonry made of sawed, dressed, tooled, or quarry-faced stone with proper bond":[]
    },
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-151443"
  },
  "ashlaring":{
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      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": ashlar masonry":[],
      ": ashlar sense 2":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-194032"
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      ": the outer line of an exterior wall above any projecting base":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-204442"
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  "ash rust":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a rust disease of ash trees caused by a fungus ( Puccinia peridermiospora )":[]
    },
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "ash entry 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-231936"
  }
}