dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/sas_MW.json
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{
"sash":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a band worn about the waist or over one shoulder and used as a dress accessory or the emblem of an honorary or military order":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1681, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"circa 1678, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Arabic sh\u0101sh muslin":"Noun",
"probably modification of French ch\u00e2ssis chassis (taken as plural)":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sash"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-064828",
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"sashay":{
"antonyms":[
"excursion",
"jaunt",
"junket",
"outing",
"ramble",
"sally",
"sortie",
"spin"
],
"definitions":{
": a square-dance figure in which partners sidestep in a circle around each other with the man moving behind the woman":[],
": chass\u00e9":[],
": to make a chass\u00e9":[],
": to proceed or move in a diagonal or sideways manner":[
"The hook dangling from the airplane's tail is supposed to clear the ramp by at least 10 feet; but the ramp itself, in heavy seas, may be rising and falling 15 feet and sashaying side to side in a figure-eight as well.",
"\u2014 Peter Garrison"
],
": to strut or move about in an ostentatious or conspicuous manner":[
"The model sashayed down the runway.",
"Rinna is sashaying down a street in one of Sutton's designer gowns for some reason!",
"\u2014 Jodi Walker",
"Her friends had long whispered to her about Lute's sleek good looks, and the way he sashayed about the island as if he owned it.",
"\u2014 Dorothy West"
],
": trip , excursion":[],
": walk , glide , go":[
"Fans should enjoy Mexico goalie Jorge Campos, with his pink-and-lime-green outfits and the way he sashays upfield, far from his goal, when the spirit moves him.",
"\u2014 The New York Times",
"With his cowboy wisdom and irreverent wit, he sashayed into America's heart early this century and has remained there ever since.",
"\u2014 People Weekly"
]
},
"examples":[
"Verb",
"The model sashayed down the runway.",
"She sashayed into the room.",
"Noun",
"just a little weekend sashay we took to get away from it all",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Unlike other games in the genre where enemies would simply walk on screen or sometimes step out of doorways, the Turtles arcade game felt like a Broadway musical in how villains would sashay in with comedic timing. \u2014 Gene Park, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
"Who will sashay away and who will live to slay another day",
"Who will sashay away and who will live to slay another day",
"Who will sashay away and who will live to slay another day",
"Who will sashay away and who will live to slay another day",
"So, who will sashay away and who will live to slay another day",
"So, who will sashay away and who will live to slay another day",
"So, who will sashay away and who will live to slay another day",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Platforms, knee-high boots, booties and daunting stilettos sashay across a scuffed floor. \u2014 Daniela Franco Brown, The Indianapolis Star , 24 June 2022",
"Platforms, knee-high boots, booties and daunting stilettos sashay across a scuffed floor. \u2014 Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star , 21 Feb. 2022",
"Marine biologist Jacinta Shackleton caught its elegant sashay in action. \u2014 Maureen O'hare, CNN , 22 Jan. 2022",
"For those who missed Claire sashay away with her repeat Best in Show victory, the 2021 National Dog Show is now streaming on Peacock. \u2014 Joey Nolfi, EW.com , 25 Nov. 2021",
"That\u2019s the playground in which Kate and Marine sashay and pirouette around one another, while navigating their budding sexualities, fleeting romantic interests and respective desires to whisk away the grand prize. \u2014 Tomris Laffly, Variety , 23 Sep. 2021",
"Designers have long counted on Campbell to bring their creations to life, her inimitable sashay adding a special touch to countless collections. \u2014 Janelle Okwodu, Vogue , 19 Oct. 2020",
"Selena Gomez coos about self-care over music that inspires only slight sashays . \u2014 Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic , 19 Mar. 2020",
"There are more than enough nods (and even a sashay ) to its predecessor in the sequel that matured fans will love and appreciate \u2014 but where does that leave children like mine"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1836, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb",
"1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration of chass\u00e9":"Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"sa-\u02c8sh\u0101",
"also s\u012b-"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"prance",
"stalk",
"strut",
"swagger"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-192349",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"sass":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": an appealingly exciting, lively, or spirited quality":[
"\u2026 Mick Jagger's recent solo may be high on style and sass , but it's tough to beat Talk Is Cheap for real primitive cool.",
"\u2014 David Fricke",
"As they have for a decade, the international wealthy favor New York City for its comparative safety and social sass .",
"\u2014 J. D. Reed",
"Like a vintage jazz tune, fine Scotch delivers smooth flavor and sass .",
"\u2014 Audarshia Townsend"
],
": bold rudeness or impertinence especially when considered playful, appealing, or courageous":[
"It is all dished out by combat-ready waitresses whose borscht belt sass lends extra spice to the meal.",
"\u2014 Jane and Michael Stern",
"\u2026 Ferraro showed off her sass . She critiqued President Reagan by name with a series of crowd pleasing one-liners.",
"\u2014 Kathy Kiely"
],
": impudent speech : back talk":[
"She takes no sass from her students."
],
": to talk impudently or disrespectfully to":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"an old-fashioned diner where getting sass from the waitstaff is part of the experience",
"Verb",
"He got drunk and sassed a cop.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"Is Leia\u2019s brand of sass a pleasure to write as well",
"The waitresses, which, as all over town, included several from eastern Europe, were fleet-footed and had just the right amount of sass . \u2014 John Mariani, Forbes , 6 June 2022",
"Princess Estelle seems to have been born with a little bit of sass . \u2014 Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country , 6 June 2022",
"The laughter and sass , their love of drawing, their accumulation of dollar bills for a trip to Disney World. \u2014 Ian Shapira, Washington Post , 25 May 2022",
"Martha\u2019s brighter moments give Roberts the chance to exude the charisma and sass that lit up her earlier, lighter movies. \u2014 David Marchese, New York Times , 15 Apr. 2022",
"Armed with equal amounts of science and sass , Dr. Gunter writes about menopause unapologetically \u2014 as a natural phase in women\u2019s lives that should be free from shame and silence. \u2014 Stephanie Witmer, Good Housekeeping , 30 Apr. 2022",
"With shade and sass like that, is this a show worth checking out",
"My favorite scene, which may be a spoiler so feel free to skip ahead two paragraphs, is when Ming, furious over her daughter\u2019s disobedience and sass , unleashes her own red panda. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"With her awe- and fear-inspiring attitude, the comedian-singer-postmodern diva is often recommended for anyone who loves onstage chaos and sass a la Pink Martini, Liza Minnelli or Bette Midler. \u2014 Donna Freedman, Anchorage Daily News , 2 Jan. 2020",
"No stranger to reality TV, Delano got her start by sassing Simon Cowell on American Idol season 7 (as Danny Norriega) but was eliminated after making the Top 16. \u2014 Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com , 25 Nov. 2019",
"That's right: Now there's a robot who can sass you as well as any teenager. \u2014 Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics , 13 June 2019",
"Here, Prince Harry was captured sassing photographers while getting out of a car to visit the hospital after his cousin, Princess Beatrice of York, was born in 1988. \u2014 Lyndsey Matthews, Town & Country , 19 May 2018",
"Although Archie\u2019s a little shaking at the start of this number (think Zac Efron at the beginning of High School Musical), Betty takes over and uses it as an opportunity to apologize to Veronica after publicly sassing her a few minutes prior. \u2014 Gianluca Russo, Teen Vogue , 19 Apr. 2018",
"An entertaining Twitter account, in which Daniels often and humorously sassed back at the name callers, recently went private. \u2014 Jean Marbella, baltimoresun.com , 19 Apr. 2018",
"Lewis also sassed and snarled at critics and interviewers who displeased him. \u2014 Lindsey Bahr, Esquire , 20 Aug. 2017",
"Things like negging bosses, sassing bartenders, writing off-the-rails emotional emails to men who didn\u2019t care about me\u2014these used to be core parts of my personality. \u2014 Meaghan O'connell, Longreads , 20 July 2017"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun",
"1856, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration of sauce entry 1":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sas"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"back talk",
"backchat",
"cheek",
"impertinence",
"impudence",
"insolence",
"mouth",
"sauce"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070316",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"sassy":{
"antonyms":[
"meek",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"retiring",
"shy",
"timid"
],
"definitions":{
": distinctively smart and stylish":[],
": impudent sense 1":[],
": vigorous , lively":[]
},
"examples":[
"Director J. J. Abrams has put the pop back in summer popcorn movies. His Star Trek, an exciting and sassy revamp of the classic sci-fi TV show and film series, is a blast in every sense of the word. \u2014 Leah Rozen , People , 18 May 2009",
"Tamara, a youngish assistant district attorney who was wearing heels, Levi's, and a sassy blazer, was placing a tablecloth and vase with pink flowers on a table bearing a pink Sweet Sixteen banner and three pink-frosted Sams Club birthday cakes inscribed with \"bring,\" \"them,\" and \"home\" in black cursive icing. \u2014 Samantha M. Shapiro , Mother Jones , March/April 2007",
"You might be in London, but the scene\u2014from the counter stools and padded booths to the sassy waitresses and overhead TVs\u2014is pure southern honky-tonk. \u2014 Gourmet , March 2005",
"She bought some sassy high heels.",
"sassy kids shouting, \u201cOut of our way, you old geezer!\u201d",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Priah Ferguson, who plays the sassy Erica Sinclair, said that the horror elements that make Vecna so terrifying go beyond the typical jumpscare clich\u00e9. \u2014 Antonio Ferme, Variety , 15 May 2022",
"The Puerto Rican singer is portrayed as a sassy Mexican who loves tacos, burritos, and Ben Affleck. \u2014 Jason Lipshutz, Billboard , 2 Feb. 2022",
"Leading the cast as the Witch, whose spell impacts all of the other characters, is New Village\u2019s new managing director Rae Henderson-Gray, who gives a very funny and gender-fluid twist to the role that\u2019s fun, sassy and entertaining. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 28 Mar. 2022",
"Doja has nailed not only the authenticity in a digital space, but also music that feels as fun and sassy as today\u2019s music listeners are. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 8 Feb. 2022",
"Created by British bartender Ryan Chetiyawardana, the cocktail program is a sassy take on classics: Manhattans, Sazeracs and even a Jell-O Fruit Basket of shooters. \u2014 Andrew Nelson, WSJ , 8 Mar. 2022",
"The Vegas Vixens were standouts, and the Observer bestowed a Mellow MoonPie Award upon the sassy sisters of New York, each dressed as the Statue of Liberty and carrying a torch. \u2014 The Masked Observer, al , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Along the way, she's shared her sassy sense of humor \u2014 something on display in I Am Here, which hits theaters on March 11. \u2014 Nick Maslow, PEOPLE.com , 27 Jan. 2022",
"Albertson writes a sweet and sassy tale of young lovers caught between their wants and their obligationsm which results in a page-turning tale that will surely touch the reader's heart. \u2014 Usa Today Staff, USA TODAY , 29 Jan. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"alteration of saucy":""
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sa-s\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"arch",
"audacious",
"bold",
"bold-faced",
"brash",
"brassbound",
"brassy",
"brazen",
"brazen-faced",
"cheeky",
"cocksure",
"cocky",
"fresh",
"impertinent",
"impudent",
"insolent",
"nervy",
"saucy",
"wise"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-185441",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"sash window":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a window that can be opened either by sliding the bottom half up or by sliding the top half down":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-042631"
},
"sash weight":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an iron bar or cylinder attached to a window sash as a counterweight":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-104849"
},
"sassafras":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an eastern North American tree ( Sassafras albidum ) of the laurel family having both ovate and lobed aromatic leaves":[],
": the carcinogenic dried root bark of the sassafras used formerly as a diaphoretic or flavoring agent":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8sas-\u0259-\u02ccfras",
"\u02c8sa-s\u0259-\u02ccfras"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Kwiatkowski said luna moth caterpillars are also known to feed on the leaves of hickory, birch, red maple, white oak, and sassafras . \u2014 Don Lyman, BostonGlobe.com , 16 June 2022",
"Some might incorporate original 19th-century doorways, while others have gas fireplaces and Tasmanian sassafras -wood ceilings. \u2014 Travel + Leisure , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Black cherry, thyme and a hint of sassafras \u2014 simple, straightforward and delicious. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Elsewhere, maidenhair, blue cohosh and sassafras abound, auguries of a nutrient-heavy, fertile forest floor. \u2014 Jonny Diamond, Smithsonian Magazine , 5 Jan. 2022",
"My Grandmama talked about living off of livers and gizzards and poke salad, sassafras tea and chicory root. \u2014 The New Yorker , 23 Nov. 2021",
"The woodlands contain many tree species, including shag bark hickory, sassafras and flowering dogwoods. \u2014 Beth Mlady, cleveland , 4 Sep. 2021",
"Three-fifths of the surrounding county was state or federal forest, thick with mountain laurel and, in warmer months, teeming with mushrooms, ramps, ginseng, goldenseal, and sassafras . \u2014 Stephen Kurczy, Wired , 3 Aug. 2021",
"This savory blend of sangiovese, merlot and sagrantino is deep and sophisticated, with notes of dark plums, cherries, cloves and sassafras . \u2014 Washington Post , 16 July 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish sasafr\u00e1s":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182413"
},
"sasin":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": black buck":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8s\u0101s\u1d4an",
"\u02c8sas\u1d4an"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"origin unknown":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-234907"
}
}