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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":[],
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"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":"",
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"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":[],
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"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":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1910, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-015705"
},
"alferez":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": ensign , standard-bearer":[
"\u2014 used as a military title"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8fir-",
"al-\u02c8fer-\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish alf\u00e9rez , from Arabic al-f\u0101ris the horseman, from faras horse":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1769, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-055609"
},
"alfalfa webworm":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the small greenish or blackish larva of a pyralid moth ( Loxostege commixtalis ) that feeds on and webs together the leaves of various succulent plants and is especially destructive on sugar beet and alfalfa":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1905, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-125030"
},
"alfalfa":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a deep-rooted leguminous perennial plant ( Medicago sativa ) of southwestern Asia that is widely grown for hay and forage":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"al-\u02c8fal-f\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Rio Grande County raise potatoes as well as small grains and alfalfa , with irrigation from the Rio Grande Canal. \u2014 Jim Robbins, Wired , 25 June 2022",
"Large quantities of water are typically diverted to supply vast farmlands growing almonds, pistachios, grapes, alfalfa for cattle and other crops. \u2014 Ian James, Los Angeles Times , 9 June 2022",
"Improve the evenness of your skin tone, minimize dark spots and keep skin moisturized with nourishing ingredients like jojoba oil, nettle, red raspberry, alfalfa and spilanthes extract. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 7 June 2022",
"In addition to leasing some of its water allotment, the tribe grew alfalfa and other crops and ran a sand-and-gravel operation to generate revenue. \u2014 AZCentral.com , 20 May 2022",
"In addition to leasing some of its water allotment, the tribe grew alfalfa and other crops and ran a sand-and-gravel operation to generate revenue. \u2014 USA Today , 20 May 2022",
"The body is laid in a vessel on a bed of wood chips, alfalfa and straw and transformed into soil over 30 days, enough to fill a pickup truck, for a flat fee of $7,000. \u2014 Karen Heller, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Apr. 2022",
"The body is laid in a vessel on a bed of wood chips, alfalfa and straw and transformed into soil over 30 days, enough to fill a pickup truck, for a flat fee of $7,000. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Apr. 2022",
"For the more dedicated: In early spring use a mixture combining equal parts Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate), alfalfa and Osmocote 14-14-14 pellet fertilizer. \u2014 Earl Nickel, San Francisco Chronicle , 1 Apr. 2022"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish, modification of Arabic dialect al-fa\u1e63fa\u1e63a the alfalfa":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1791, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-160943"
},
"alfalfa snout beetle":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a parthenogenetic wingless Old World weevil ( Brachyrhinus ligustici ) that attacks clovers, alfalfa, and other legumes and is especially destructive to alfalfa since the larvae feed on the taproot while the adults consume the leaves":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1934, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-233201"
},
"Alfa":{
"type":[
"communications code word"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8al-f\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1952, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-025603"
},
"alfalfa plant bug":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an Old World mirid bug ( Adelphocoris lineolatus ) accidentally introduced into Minnesota where it seriously damages flowering clover and alfalfa":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1930, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-124822"
},
"alfalfa meal":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": ground alfalfa hay":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1900, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-124902"
},
"alfiona":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": rubberlip perch":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02ccal-f\u0113-\u02c8\u014d-n\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"perhaps from Mexican Spanish":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1881, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-040643"
},
"Alf\u00f6ld":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"the central plain of Hungary":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02ccf\u0153ld",
"\u02c8\u022fl-\u02ccf\u0259rld",
"-\u02ccf\u0259ld"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-110833"
},
"Alfonso XIII":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"1886\u20131941 king of Spain (1886\u20131931)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8f\u00e4n-(\u02cc)z\u014d",
"al-\u02c8f\u00e4n(t)-(\u02cc)s\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-170328"
},
"Alford doctrine":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a legal doctrine under which a criminal defendant who does not admit guilt is allowed to plead guilty as part of a plea bargain provided the plea is made voluntarily and with knowledge of the consequences":[
"The Alford doctrine provides that a court may accept a knowing and voluntary plea of guilty from a defendant, even though the defendant maintains his innocence, provided the trial judge determines that there is a factual basis for the plea.",
"\u2014 Crofoot v. United States , 761 F. 2d 661 (Fed. Cir. 1985)"
],
"\u2014 see also alford plea":[
"The Alford doctrine provides that a court may accept a knowing and voluntary plea of guilty from a defendant, even though the defendant maintains his innocence, provided the trial judge determines that there is a factual basis for the plea.",
"\u2014 Crofoot v. United States , 761 F. 2d 661 (Fed. Cir. 1985)"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8al-f\u0259rd-"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"after North Carolina vs. Alford , U.S. Supreme Court case (1970) that resulted in the doctrine":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1994, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-172046"
},
"Alfv\u00e9n wave":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a transverse electromagnetic wave that propagates along the lines of force in a magnetized plasma":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"after Hannes Alfv\u00e9n \u20201995 Swedish astrophysicist":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1956, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-173906"
},
"Alfv\u00e9nic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an Alfv\u00e9n wave":[
"Alfv\u00e9nic velocity",
"In a magnetic nozzle the Alfv\u00e9n speed plays a role similar to that of the sound speed in a conventional nozzle. The transition from sub- Alfv\u00e9nic to super- Alfv\u00e9nic flow delineates a boundary beyond which the flow downstream has no effect upstream\u2014which ensures that the detachment exerts no drag on the rocket.",
"\u2014 Franklin R. Chang D\u00edaz , Scientific American , November 2000"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u00a6ve-",
"\u00a6al(f)-\u00a6v\u0101-nik"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Hannes Alfv\u00e9n + -ic entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1964, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-180554"
},
"Alford plea":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a guilty plea entered by a criminal defendant who does not admit guilt but nevertheless pleads guilty as part of a plea bargain":[
"After a lunch break, Garcia decided to enter an Alford plea in return for a reduced charge of injury by conduct regardless of life on one of the two attempted murder counts.",
"\u2014 State v. Garcia , 532 N. W.2d 111 (Wis. 1995)"
],
"\u2014 see also alford doctrine , nolo contendere":[
"After a lunch break, Garcia decided to enter an Alford plea in return for a reduced charge of injury by conduct regardless of life on one of the two attempted murder counts.",
"\u2014 State v. Garcia , 532 N. W.2d 111 (Wis. 1995)"
]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"after North Carolina vs. Alford , U.S. Supreme Court case (1970) that sanctioned such a plea":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1973, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-190515"
},
"Alfv\u00e9n":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": alfv\u00e9nic":[
"Alfv\u00e9n radius",
"Alfv\u00e9n speed"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6al(f)-\u00a6v\u0101n",
"-\u00a6ven"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{
"1961, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-202615"
},
"alforja":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": saddlebag":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"al-\u02c8f\u022fr-(\u02cc)h\u00e4"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish, from Arabic al-khurj":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1826, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-205529"
},
"Alfurese":{
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the language of the Alfuros especially those of Sulawesi":[],
": of or belonging to an Alfur people":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u00a6r\u0113s",
"\u00a6al-f(y)\u0259-\u00a6r\u0113z"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Alfur + -ese":"Noun"
},
"first_known_use":{
"1897, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
"1878, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-213044"
},
"Alfven wave":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a transverse electromagnetic wave that propagates along the lines of force in a magnetized plasma":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"after Hannes Alfv\u00e9n \u20201995 Swedish astrophysicist":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1956, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-225239"
},
"Alfur":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": any one of a group of aboriginal peoples of mixed ancestry inhabiting interior regions of the Moluccas and parts of Sulawesi":[],
": a member of an Alfur people":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8al-\u02ccf(y)u\u0307r"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Spanish alfur, alfor , from Portuguese alforro , of Malayo-Indonesian origin; akin to Indonesian alifuru":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1835, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-225917"
},
"Alfred":{
"type":[
"biographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"849\u2013899 the Great king of Wessex (871\u2013899)":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8al-fr\u0259d",
"-f\u0259rd"
],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-235846"
},
"Alfredian":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": belonging or relating to or originating with Alfred the Great":[
"the Alfredian Gospels"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"al-\u02c8fr\u0113-d\u0113-\u0259n"
],
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"history_and_etymology":{
"Alfred the Great \u2020899 king of the West Saxons + English -ian":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1818, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-002919"
},
"Alfredo sauce":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a rich pasta sauce made with butter, Parmesan cheese, and often cream \u2014 compare fettuccine alfredo":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"(\u02cc)\u00e4l-",
"(\u02cc)al-\u02c8fr\u0101-(\u02cc)d\u014d-"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"after fettuccine alfredo":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1966, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220713-010106"
}
}