dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/alf_MW.json
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{
"alfresco":{
"antonyms":[
"indoors"
],
"definitions":{
": taking place or located in the open air : outdoor , outdoors":[
"an alfresco lunch",
"an alfresco caf\u00e9",
"dining alfresco"
]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This hotel in the Menlo Park foothills near Interstate 280 has reimagined its alfresco restaurant as an outdoor botanical garden \u2014 with bites and sips to celebrate the season. \u2014 Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News , 9 Aug. 2019",
"Despite the relatively small footprint of this outdoor kitchen, the Lynx grill, refrigerator and pizza oven make this the perfect spot for creating an alfresco meal. \u2014 House Beautiful , 14 Oct. 2019",
"In January 2005, Pat Galuppi opened Galuppi\u2019s on the grounds of the Greg Norman Signature Pines Golf Course, providing a picturesque backdrop for alfresco terrace dining and patio cocktails. \u2014 Claire Perez, sun-sentinel.com , 15 Nov. 2019",
"Experiencing live performances outside on a warm summer evening \u2014 the jets landing at National \u2014 reminded her of another alfresco experience: being in the audience at the Water Gate. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 23 Sep. 2019",
"Cantor Roof Garden Bar: Cocktails and light snacks are the forte of this alfresco hangout on the roof of the Met. \u2014 Joe Yogerst, National Geographic , 20 Sep. 2019",
"Enjoy an alfresco dance performance when Ballet Arizona puts on its annual Ballet Under the Stars program every fall. \u2014 Arizona Republic, azcentral , 17 Aug. 2019",
"Fifty years ago this month at the inaugural League to Save Lake Tahoe fashion show, 100 guests paid $15 per ticket for an alfresco fashion show and picnic-table box lunch. \u2014 Catherine Bigelow, SFChronicle.com , 14 Aug. 2019",
"So here are seven ways to enjoy the heck out of the Bay Area and beyond, from alfresco awesomeness to S.F. Pride Weekend to a rock star named Hootie. \u2014 Jackie Burrell, The Mercury News , 27 June 2019"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1753, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Italian":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"al-\u02c8fre-(\u02cc)sk\u014d"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"out",
"outdoors",
"outside"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-175252",
"type":[
"adjective or adverb"
]
},
"alfalfa caterpillar":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the green larva of the alfalfa butterfly that feeds on the foliage of alfalfa through most of North America and is especially abundant and destructive in the southwestern U.S.":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1911, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231907"
},
"alfilaria":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a European weed ( Erodium cicutarium ) grown for forage in the dry regions of the southwestern U.S.":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"modification of American Spanish alfilerillo , from Spanish diminutive of alfiler pin, modification of Arabic al-khil\u0101l the thorn, the pin":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1824, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-010757"
},
"alfilerillo":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a Mexican cactus ( Pereskiopsis diguetii ) used for hedges":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02c8)al-\u02ccfi-l\u0259-\u02c8r\u0113-(\u02cc)\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"American Spanish, alfilerillo, alfilaria":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1927, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-021147"
},
"alfalfa dwarf":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a bacterial disease of alfalfa that appears also as Pierce's disease of grapes and is characterized by dwarfing and usually by darker color of leaves":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1937, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-063528"
},
"Alfieri":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"Conte Vittorio 1749\u20131803 Italian tragic poet":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccal-f\u0113-\u02c8er-\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-065924"
},
"alfalfa butterfly":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an orange butterfly ( Colias eurytheme ) that is the adult form of the alfalfa caterpillar \u2014 compare clouded sulphur":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1899, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-070029"
},
"alfin":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to any of various catalysts made from sodium derivatives of alcohols (as isopropyl alcohol) and olefins (as propylene) and used in certain polymerizations (as of butadiene alone or with styrene and a high-viscosity oil) yielding synthetic rubbers":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8al-f\u0259n"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"al cohol + ole fin":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1947, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-111121"
},
"Alferov":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"Zhores Ivanovich 1930\u20132019 Russian (Belarusian-born) physicist":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00e4l-\u02c8fy\u022f-r\u022ff"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-193132"
},
"alfalfa looper":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the caterpillar of a noctuid moth ( Autographa californica ) sometimes injurious to alfalfa":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1912, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004229"
},
"alfalfa weevil":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a small dark brown European weevil ( Hypera postica ) that is now a widespread pest of alfalfa in North America":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1910, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015705"
}
}