dict_dl/en_merriam_webster/ak_mw.json

{
  "akin":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": related by blood : descended from a common ancestor or prototype":[
        "The dog and fox are closely akin ."
      ],
      ": essentially similar, related, or compatible":[
        "His interests are akin to mine."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u0259-\u02c8kin"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "affiliated",
      "allied",
      "kindred",
      "related"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "unrelated"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "The two languages are closely akin .",
      "foxes are closely akin to dogs",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "But Douglas said filing such a lawsuit was akin to a neighbor trying to stop her from cutting down a tree in her backyard. \u2014 Teo Armus, Washington Post , 26 June 2022",
      "For Jamie Hawthorne, the Atlas is akin to Eden, seemingly offering the first home for this friendless 28-year-old who was raised in foster homes and lost touch with her only brother more than a decade ago. \u2014 Sun Sentinel , 22 June 2022",
      "RVs come in three types, including one resembling a large bus, another that's akin to a camper, and non-motorized, towable models. \u2014 Kate Gibson, CBS News , 21 June 2022",
      "In the world of motorsports, this would be akin to running out of fuel on the last lap of Daytona, or F1 driver Max Verstappen speeding into pit row at Monaco to find his crew sitting there without fresh tires ready. \u2014 Brett Berk, Popular Mechanics , 20 June 2022",
      "The Save the Kids series marked Findeisen\u2019s transition from a snarky YouTube critic to something more akin to an investigative journalist. \u2014 Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker , 14 May 2022",
      "But Selling Sunset is not a competition series, but rather has evolved into something more akin to a Real Housewives production as its beautiful women argue through their drama every week in between selling homes. \u2014 Paul Tassi, Forbes , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "Now, after years of admiring such filmmakers to the point of mortification, Hader, 43, is becoming something more akin to a peer, taking on greater creative responsibility for one of TV\u2019s most cinematic shows. \u2014 Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter , 30 Mar. 2022",
      "Meanwhile, the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February, coming after a year of lower global oil production, has caused a spike in energy prices akin to that of the seventies, Hunter said. \u2014 Irina Ivanova, CBS News , 10 June 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "a- entry 1 + kin entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1525, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-025457"
  },
  "AK-47":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a Soviet-designed 7.62 mm (.30 cal.) gas-operated magazine-fed rifle for automatic or semiautomatic fire":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u0101-\u02c8k\u0101-\u02ccf\u022fr-t\u0113-\u02c8se-v\u1d4an"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Russian a vtomat K alashnikova 19 47 Kalashnikov automatic rifle of 1947":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1962, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-060434"
  },
  "aka":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "also known as":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-105929"
  },
  "akaakai":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a stout European bulrush ( Scirpus lacustris ) adventive in Hawaii and used for making mats and baskets":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00e4-\u02cck\u00e4-\u00e4-\u02c8k\u012b"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Hawaiian":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1852, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-190703"
  },
  "akeake":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a hopbush ( Dodonaea viscosa )":[],
      ": either of two New Zealand trees ( Olearia avicenniaefolia and O. traversii )":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u00e4-k\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-k\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Maori":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213651"
  },
  "ake":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": forever":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u00e4-k\u0101",
      "\u02c8\u0101k"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Maori":"Adverb"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1867, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232813"
  },
  "AKC":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "American Kennel Club":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001313"
  },
  "AK":{
    "type":[
      "abbreviation"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "Alaska":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-020813"
  }
}