dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/zag_MW.json
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{
"Zagazig":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"city in northern Egypt north-northeast of Cairo population 302,840":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8za-g\u0259-\u02cczig"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-093240"
},
"Zaghl\u016bl":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"1857\u20131927 Sa\u02bdd Zaghl\u016bl Pasha ibn Ibr\u0101h\u012bm Egyptian statesman":[
"Sa\u02bdd \\ \u02c8s\u00e4d \\"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"zag-\u02c8l\u00fcl"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-082414",
"type":[
"biographical name"
]
},
"zag":{
"antonyms":[
"straighten"
],
"definitions":{
": one of the sharp turns, angles, or alterations in a zigzag course":[],
": one of the short straight lines or sections of a zigzag course at an angle to a zig":[],
": to execute a zag":[
"\u2014 usually contrasted with zig"
],
": zig sense 2":[]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"the crowd roared as the clown on the bicycle zagged while the other clowns, in hot pursuit, zigged",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Bella paired the look with leather thigh-high boots and a zig- zag headband that is giving this writer serious flashbacks. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 24 Apr. 2022",
"Coily or kinky hair (i.e. hair that forms tight curls in a zig- zag pattern from the scalp) is a Type 4, ranging from A to C in subcategories. \u2014 Marielle Marlys, Good Housekeeping , 25 May 2022",
"Garden spiders produce a zig zag in their webs, but Joro spiders do not, according to Larson. \u2014 Ana Alvarez Brinez, The Courier-Journal , 11 Mar. 2022",
"These zig- zag braids were a beautiful departure from Rihanna's typical curly or straight style. \u2014 Janae Mckenzie, Glamour , 2 Apr. 2022",
"Often ignored in the pandemic\u2019s up-and-down, zig-and- zag , here-and-gone restaurant policies is a higher mandate that applies to 4 million people nationwide. \u2014 Washington Post , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The North Anchorage district\u2019s southern boundary cuts along Northern Lights Boulevard to the Seward Highway, then follows the zig- zag of Chester Creek eastward to Lake Otis Parkway. \u2014 Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Mar. 2022",
"How to create a zig- zag hair part Using a paddle brush, detangle your hair before styling and applying products. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Its symbol is two short parallel zig- zag lines, which can easily be incorporated into body art. \u2014 Gabi Thorne, Allure , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"The race track consisted of zig- zag lines four to six nanometers wide on a gold surface. \u2014 Dhananjay Khadilkar, Ars Technica , 20 Apr. 2022",
"And as any successful entrepreneur knows, when everyone zigs, you zag . \u2014 Nihar Chhaya, Forbes , 25 Oct. 2021",
"Dubbed the Book Tote, the carryall handbag took practically no time at all to wind up on celebrities, influencers, and that set of individuals who zig- zag between Capri, Ibiza, and Saint Tropez in the summer months. \u2014 Lilah Ramzi, Vogue , 28 Sep. 2021",
"The bold marble zig- zag flooring, black, white and grey with flashes of jade, is set against smart navy velvet seating, silk cushions and sleek surfaces, giving a gleaming appeal. \u2014 Angelina Villa-clarke, Forbes , 7 Sep. 2021",
"But every time producers zigged, the pandemic would once again force them to zag . \u2014 Dalton Ross, EW.com , 1 Sep. 2021",
"The conjecture is every bit as dizzying as the watch's zig- zag guilloch\u00e9 patterned dial. \u2014 Stephen Watson, Town & Country , 22 June 2021",
"That drive to zig when others zag has not dimmed even after merging his company with Boston Beer SAM a few years ago. \u2014 Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes , 17 June 2021",
"But in 2021, Belichick zigged when everyone expected him to zag . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 30 Apr. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1793, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1900, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"zig zag":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8zag"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"break",
"cut",
"sheer",
"swerve",
"veer",
"yaw",
"zig"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-093516",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"Zaglossus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of spiny anteaters of New Guinea \u2014 see echidna sense 1b":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"z\u0259\u02c8gl\u00e4s\u0259s",
"-gl\u022fs-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from za- , intensive prefix (from Greek, from za through, from dia ) + -glossus (from Greek gl\u014dssa tongue)":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212412"
},
"Zagreb":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"city and capital of Croatia population 687,500":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8z\u00e4-\u02ccgreb"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-134031"
},
"Zagros Mountains":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"mountains in western and southern Iran bordering on Turkey, Iraq, and the Persian Gulf":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccgr\u014ds",
"\u02c8za-gr\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-141710"
},
"zaguan":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a passageway leading from the entrance door to the central patio in houses commonly found in the southwestern U.S. and Mexico":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"s\u0259-",
"z\u0259\u02c8gw\u00e4n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish zagu\u00e1n vestibule, entry, from Arabic us\u1e6duw\u0101n porch, vestibule, probably from Greek stoa portico; akin to Greek stylos pillar":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-143641"
}
}