dict_dl/en_MW_thesaurus/ax_mwt.json

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{
"axes":{
"the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily":{
"examples":[
"the company was hemorrhaging money, so 700 employees would soon be given the ax"
],
"synonyms":[
"discharges",
"dismissals",
"furloughs",
"layoffs",
"redundancies"
],
"near synonyms":[
"pink slips",
"birds",
"boots",
"bum's rushes",
"firings",
"heave-hos",
"sacks",
"closings",
"shutdowns",
"shakeouts",
"shake-ups"
],
"near antonyms":[
"callbacks",
"recalls",
"reemployments",
"re-employments",
"rehires"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest":{
"examples":[
"in addition to being the suburb's social axis , the country club is the place where deals are made and partnerships are forged"
],
"synonyms":[
"bases",
"capitals",
"centers",
"centrals",
"cores",
"cynosures",
"epicenters",
"eyes",
"foci",
"focuses",
"ground zeros",
"hearts",
"hubs",
"loci",
"meccas",
"navels",
"nerve centers",
"nexuses",
"nexus",
"nuclei",
"nucleuses",
"omphali",
"seats"
],
"near synonyms":[
"headquarters",
"happy hunting grounds",
"hives",
"hotbeds",
"hot spots",
"playgrounds",
"playlands",
"kernels",
"nubs",
"piths",
"deeps",
"thicks",
"essences",
"quintessences",
"souls",
"attractions",
"lodestones",
"loadstones",
"magnets",
"polestars"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection":{
"examples":[
"an axis of previously nonaligned nations"
],
"synonyms":[
"alliances",
"blocks",
"blocs",
"coalitions",
"combinations",
"combines",
"confederacies",
"confederations",
"federations",
"leagues",
"unions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cabals",
"conspiracies",
"juntos",
"cartels",
"syndicates",
"trusts",
"factions",
"fronts",
"fusions",
"sides",
"wings",
"associations",
"groups",
"organizations",
"affiliations",
"cooperatives",
"partnerships",
"circuits",
"conferences"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to let go from office, service, or employment":{
"examples":[
"the boss will ax anyone who leaks company secrets"
],
"synonyms":[
"bounces",
"cans",
"cashiers",
"discharges",
"dismisses",
"fires",
"musters out",
"pink-slips",
"releases",
"removes",
"retires",
"sacks",
"terminates",
"turns off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"downsizes",
"excesses",
"furloughs",
"lays off",
"trims",
"boots (out)",
"chucks (out)",
"drums (out)",
"kicks out",
"throws out",
"unseats",
"separates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"keeps",
"reemploys",
"rehires",
"contracts",
"subcontracts",
"recruits"
],
"antonyms":[
"employs",
"engages",
"hires",
"retains",
"signs (up or on)",
"takes on"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
}
}