diff --git a/gendictionary.js b/gendictionary.js
index a317b13..944e0f5 100644
--- a/gendictionary.js
+++ b/gendictionary.js
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ reader.on('line', (line) => {
 
 });
 
-async function writeThesaurus(thispath, entry) {
+ function writeThesaurus(thispath, entry) {
 
 }
-async function writeSounds(thispath, entry) {
+ function writeSounds(thispath, entry) {
     var sounds = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(thispath+"sounds.json",'utf-8'));
     
     if (entry.sounds == null){
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ async function writeSounds(thispath, entry) {
         }
     });
     fs.writeFileSync(thispath+"sounds.json",JSON.stringify(sounds));
+    sounds = null;
 }
-async function writeDefinitions(thispath, entry) {
+ function writeDefinitions(thispath, entry) {
 
     var definitions = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(thispath+"definitions.json",'utf-8'));
 
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ async function writeDefinitions(thispath, entry) {
         definitions.glosses.push(ele.glosses);
     });
     fs.writeFileSync(thispath+"definitions.json", JSON.stringify(definitions));
-
+    definitions = null;
 }
 function initializeDir(path) {
     fs.mkdirSync(path, {recursive:true});