thefreedictionary.com - Arthur Ashe (1943)

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  1. public
    not private
    Ashe rose from his hometown's public courts to become the first African-American male to reach prominence in tennis.
  2. court
    an assembly to conduct judicial business
    Ashe rose from his hometown's public courts to become the first African-American male to reach prominence in tennis.
  3. African
    a native or inhabitant of Africa
    Ashe rose from his hometown's public courts to become the first African-American male to reach prominence in tennis.
  4. male
    being the sex that performs the fertilizing function
    Ashe rose from his hometown's public courts to become the first African-American male to reach prominence in tennis.
  5. prominence
    the state of being widely known or eminent
    Ashe rose from his hometown's public courts to become the first African-American male to reach prominence in tennis.
  6. note
    a brief written record
    Noted for his grace, hard-hit topspin, and outstanding backhand, Ashe won three Grand Slam tournaments, including Wimbledon.
  7. grace
    elegance and beauty of movement or expression
    Noted for his grace, hard-hit topspin, and outstanding backhand, Ashe won three Grand Slam tournaments, including Wimbledon.
  8. outstanding
    of major significance or importance
    Noted for his grace, hard-hit topspin, and outstanding backhand, Ashe won three Grand Slam tournaments, including Wimbledon.
  9. grand
    large and impressive in physical size or extent
    Noted for his grace, hard-hit topspin, and outstanding backhand, Ashe won three Grand Slam tournaments, including Wimbledon.
  10. tournament
    a competition in which contestants play a series of games
    Noted for his grace, hard-hit topspin, and outstanding backhand, Ashe won three Grand Slam tournaments, including Wimbledon.
  11. include
    have as a part; be made up out of
    Noted for his grace, hard-hit topspin, and outstanding backhand, Ashe won three Grand Slam tournaments, including Wimbledon.
  12. association
    a formal organization of people or groups of people
    He helped to form the Association of Tennis Professionals and worked to expose the injustices of apartheid in South Africa.
  13. professional
    of or relating to or suitable as an occupation
    He helped to form the Association of Tennis Professionals and worked to expose the injustices of apartheid in South Africa.
  14. expose
    make visible or apparent
    He helped to form the Association of Tennis Professionals and worked to expose the injustices of apartheid in South Africa.
  15. injustice
    the practice of being unfair
    He helped to form the Association of Tennis Professionals and worked to expose the injustices of apartheid in South Africa.
  16. apartheid
    a social policy of racial segregation
    He helped to form the Association of Tennis Professionals and worked to expose the injustices of apartheid in South Africa.
  17. through
    having finished or arrived at completion
    Infected with HIV through a blood transfusion, he also worked to raise awareness of AIDS.
  18. transfusion
    the introduction of blood or plasma into a vein or artery
    Infected with HIV through a blood transfusion, he also worked to raise awareness of AIDS.
  19. raise
    move upwards
    Infected with HIV through a blood transfusion, he also worked to raise awareness of AIDS.
  20. awareness
    state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness
    Infected with HIV through a blood transfusion, he also worked to raise awareness of AIDS.
  21. arrest
    take into custody
    Why was Ashe arrested in 1985 and 1992?
Created on Thu Jul 10 08:03:09 EDT 2014

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