11266 lines
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11266 lines
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"flagellate":{
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"to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{
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"examples":[
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"some medieval monks believed it was necessary to flagellate themselves in order to keep their desires in check"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"birch",
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"cowhide",
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"flail",
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"flog",
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"hide",
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"horsewhip",
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"lash",
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"leather",
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"rawhide",
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"scourge",
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"slash",
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"switch",
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"tan",
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"thrash",
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"whale",
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"whip"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"knout",
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"quirt",
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"strap",
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"cut",
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"flick",
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"touch up",
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"blackjack",
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"cane",
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"club",
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"cudgel",
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"fustigate",
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"pistol-whip",
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"bang",
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"bop",
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"box",
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"bust",
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"clap",
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"clip",
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"clobber",
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"clout",
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"crack",
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"cuff",
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"hit",
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"knock",
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"lam",
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"paste",
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"punch",
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"slap",
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"slug",
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"smack",
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"smite",
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"sock",
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"spank",
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"swat",
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"swipe",
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"thwack",
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"wallop",
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"whack",
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"bash",
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"baste",
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"bat",
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"batter",
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"beat",
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"belabor",
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"belt",
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"bludgeon",
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"buffet",
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"bung",
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"drub",
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"fib",
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"hammer",
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"lace",
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"lambaste",
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"lambast",
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"lather",
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"lick",
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"mangle",
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"maul",
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"paddle",
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"pelt",
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"pommel",
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"pound",
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"pummel",
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"rough",
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"slate",
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"slog",
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"thresh",
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"thump",
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"tromp",
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"whop",
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"whap",
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"whup",
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"work over"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"flagellates":{
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"to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{
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"examples":[
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"some medieval monks believed it was necessary to flagellate themselves in order to keep their desires in check"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"birches",
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"cowhides",
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"flails",
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"flogs",
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"hides",
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"horsewhips",
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"lashes",
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"leathers",
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"rawhides",
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"scourges",
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"slashes",
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"switches",
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"tans",
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"thrashes",
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"whales",
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"whips"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"knouts",
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"quirts",
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"straps",
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"cuts",
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"flicks",
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"touches up",
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"blackjacks",
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"canes",
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"clubs",
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"cudgels",
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"fustigates",
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"pistol-whips",
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"bangs",
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"bops",
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"boxes",
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"busts",
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"claps",
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"clips",
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"clobbers",
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"clouts",
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"cracks",
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"cuffs",
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"hits",
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"knocks",
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"lams",
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"pastes",
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"punches",
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"slaps",
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"slugs",
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"smacks",
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"smites",
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"socks",
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"spanks",
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"swats",
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"swipes",
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"thwacks",
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"wallops",
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"whacks",
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"bashes",
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"bastes",
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"bats",
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"batters",
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"beats",
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"belabors",
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"belts",
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"bludgeons",
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"buffets",
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"bungs",
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"drubs",
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"fibs",
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"hammers",
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"laces",
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"lambastes",
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"lambasts",
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"lathers",
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"licks",
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"mangles",
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"mauls",
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"paddles",
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"pelts",
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"pommels",
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"pounds",
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"pummels",
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"roughs",
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"slates",
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"slogs",
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"threshes",
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"thumps",
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"tromps",
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"whops",
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"whaps",
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"whups",
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"works over"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"flagged":{
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"to be limp from lack of water or vigor":{
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"examples":[
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"flowers flagging in the summer heat"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"drooped",
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"hung",
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"hanged",
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"lolled",
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"sagged",
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"swagged",
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"wilted"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"slouched",
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"slumped",
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"caved (in)",
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"collapsed",
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"crumpled",
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"dropped",
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"fell",
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"sank",
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"sunk",
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"subsided",
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"yielded"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"distended",
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"stiffened",
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"rose",
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"straightened",
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"unbent",
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"uncurled"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to lose bodily strength or vigor":{
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"examples":[
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"we flagged as we neared the end of the long mountain trail"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"decayed",
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"drooped",
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"emaciated",
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"faded",
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"failed",
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"lagged",
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"languished",
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"sagged",
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"sank",
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"sunk",
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"wasted (away)",
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"weakened",
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"went",
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"wilted",
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"withered"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"broke down",
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"wore out",
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"yielded",
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"degenerated",
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"deteriorated",
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"ran down",
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"rotted"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"convalesced",
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"rallied",
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"rebounded",
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"recovered",
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"recuperated",
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"gained"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to direct or notify by a movement or gesture":{
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"examples":[
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"flagged the cars into the other parking lot"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"beckoned",
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"gestured",
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"motioned",
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"signaled",
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"signalled",
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"waved"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"nodded",
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"gesticulated",
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"mimed",
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"pantomimed",
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"signed",
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"signalized",
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"acquainted",
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"advised",
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"informed",
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"related",
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"told",
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"flourished",
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"shrugged"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"flagrant":{
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"very noticeable especially for being incorrect or bad":{
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"examples":[
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"that was a flagrant violation of the rules"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blatant",
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"conspicuous",
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"egregious",
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"glaring",
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"gross",
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"obvious",
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"patent",
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"pronounced",
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"rank",
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"striking"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"arresting",
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"clear",
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"distinct",
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"dramatic",
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"emphatic",
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"evident",
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"eye-catching",
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"marked",
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"notable",
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"noticeable",
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"outstanding",
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"plain",
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"prominent",
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"remarkable",
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"salient",
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"showy",
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"splashy",
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"absolute",
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"arrant",
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"downright",
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"out-and-out",
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"outright",
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"sheer",
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"stark",
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"utter",
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"detectable",
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"discernible",
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"discernable",
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"observable",
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"perceptible",
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"visible",
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"abominable",
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"atrocious",
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"awful",
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"deplorable",
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"execrable",
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"heinous",
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"lousy",
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"monstrous",
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"outrageous",
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"preposterous",
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"shameful",
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"shocking",
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"terrible",
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"wretched"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"imperceptible",
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"inconspicuous",
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"unnoticeable",
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"unobtrusive",
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"inconsequential",
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"inconsiderable",
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"insignificant",
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"slight",
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"small",
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"trifling",
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"trivial",
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"concealed",
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"hidden",
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"invisible"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"flameouts":{
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"a loss of status":{
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"antonyms":[
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"aggrandizements",
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"ascents",
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"exaltations",
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"rises",
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"ups"
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],
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"examples":[
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"before her sudden, self-inflicted flameout , she was one of the state's brightest political stars"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"advances",
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"headways",
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"progresses",
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"flowers",
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"heydays",
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"primes"
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],
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"related":[
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"breakdowns",
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"burnouts",
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"collapses",
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"crashes",
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"meltdowns",
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"ruins",
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"undoings",
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"defeats",
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"disappointments",
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"reversals",
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"setbacks",
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"bottoms",
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"nadirs",
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"abasements",
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"disgraces",
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"humiliations"
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],
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||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"comedowns",
|
||
|
|
"declines",
|
||
|
|
"d\u00e9gringolades",
|
||
|
|
"demises",
|
||
|
|
"descents",
|
||
|
|
"downfalls",
|
||
|
|
"downs",
|
||
|
|
"falls"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flames":{
|
||
|
|
"a person with whom one is in love":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"decided to look up an old flame while she was in town"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beloveds",
|
||
|
|
"darlings",
|
||
|
|
"dears",
|
||
|
|
"honeys",
|
||
|
|
"hons",
|
||
|
|
"loves",
|
||
|
|
"squeezes",
|
||
|
|
"sweethearts",
|
||
|
|
"sweetie pies",
|
||
|
|
"sweeties",
|
||
|
|
"sweets",
|
||
|
|
"trueloves"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beaux",
|
||
|
|
"beaus",
|
||
|
|
"boyfriends",
|
||
|
|
"boys",
|
||
|
|
"fellows",
|
||
|
|
"men",
|
||
|
|
"swains",
|
||
|
|
"gals",
|
||
|
|
"girlfriends",
|
||
|
|
"girls",
|
||
|
|
"inamoratas",
|
||
|
|
"ladyloves",
|
||
|
|
"lasses",
|
||
|
|
"mistresses",
|
||
|
|
"tootsies",
|
||
|
|
"amours",
|
||
|
|
"lovers",
|
||
|
|
"paramours",
|
||
|
|
"dolls",
|
||
|
|
"ducks",
|
||
|
|
"pets",
|
||
|
|
"dates",
|
||
|
|
"escorts",
|
||
|
|
"steadies",
|
||
|
|
"admirers",
|
||
|
|
"gallants",
|
||
|
|
"suitors",
|
||
|
|
"wooers",
|
||
|
|
"grooms",
|
||
|
|
"husbands",
|
||
|
|
"brides",
|
||
|
|
"wives",
|
||
|
|
"significant others",
|
||
|
|
"fianc\u00e9s",
|
||
|
|
"intendeds",
|
||
|
|
"crushes",
|
||
|
|
"heartthrobs"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to be on fire especially brightly":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"guests gathered around as the Yule log flamed brightly in the inn's great stone fireplace"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blazes",
|
||
|
|
"burns",
|
||
|
|
"combusts",
|
||
|
|
"glows"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"catches",
|
||
|
|
"enkindles",
|
||
|
|
"deflagrates",
|
||
|
|
"fires",
|
||
|
|
"ignites",
|
||
|
|
"kindles",
|
||
|
|
"flares (up)",
|
||
|
|
"lights (up)",
|
||
|
|
"flickers",
|
||
|
|
"gutters",
|
||
|
|
"wavers",
|
||
|
|
"bakes",
|
||
|
|
"broils",
|
||
|
|
"chars",
|
||
|
|
"cooks",
|
||
|
|
"melts",
|
||
|
|
"roasts",
|
||
|
|
"scorches",
|
||
|
|
"swelters",
|
||
|
|
"smolders",
|
||
|
|
"smoulders",
|
||
|
|
"sparks",
|
||
|
|
"sputters",
|
||
|
|
"beams",
|
||
|
|
"brightens",
|
||
|
|
"radiates",
|
||
|
|
"beats (down)",
|
||
|
|
"flashes",
|
||
|
|
"glares",
|
||
|
|
"gleams",
|
||
|
|
"glimmers",
|
||
|
|
"glints",
|
||
|
|
"glistens",
|
||
|
|
"glitters",
|
||
|
|
"scintillates",
|
||
|
|
"shimmers",
|
||
|
|
"shines",
|
||
|
|
"sparkles",
|
||
|
|
"twinkles"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to develop suddenly and violently":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"my anger flamed when the usher told my friend to shut up"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blazes (up)",
|
||
|
|
"breaks out",
|
||
|
|
"bursts (forth)",
|
||
|
|
"erupts",
|
||
|
|
"explodes",
|
||
|
|
"flares (up)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"rockets",
|
||
|
|
"skyrockets",
|
||
|
|
"balloons",
|
||
|
|
"burgeons",
|
||
|
|
"bourgeons",
|
||
|
|
"mounts",
|
||
|
|
"multiplies",
|
||
|
|
"mushrooms",
|
||
|
|
"proliferates",
|
||
|
|
"snowballs",
|
||
|
|
"swells",
|
||
|
|
"waxes",
|
||
|
|
"blows up",
|
||
|
|
"detonates",
|
||
|
|
"touches off"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to shine with a bright harsh light":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the noonday sun flamed down on the desert travelers"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beats",
|
||
|
|
"blazes",
|
||
|
|
"burns",
|
||
|
|
"flares",
|
||
|
|
"glares"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beams",
|
||
|
|
"glows",
|
||
|
|
"radiates",
|
||
|
|
"flashes",
|
||
|
|
"glances",
|
||
|
|
"gleams",
|
||
|
|
"glimmers",
|
||
|
|
"glints",
|
||
|
|
"glistens",
|
||
|
|
"glisters",
|
||
|
|
"glitters",
|
||
|
|
"scintillates",
|
||
|
|
"shimmers",
|
||
|
|
"sparkles",
|
||
|
|
"twinkles",
|
||
|
|
"bedazzles",
|
||
|
|
"blinds",
|
||
|
|
"dazes",
|
||
|
|
"dazzles"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to shoot forth bursts of light":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the actress's ruby necklace flamed dazzlingly under the bright lights"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"coruscates",
|
||
|
|
"flashes",
|
||
|
|
"glances",
|
||
|
|
"gleams",
|
||
|
|
"glimmers",
|
||
|
|
"glints",
|
||
|
|
"glistens",
|
||
|
|
"glisters",
|
||
|
|
"glitters",
|
||
|
|
"lusters",
|
||
|
|
"lustres",
|
||
|
|
"scintillates",
|
||
|
|
"shimmers",
|
||
|
|
"spangles",
|
||
|
|
"sparkles",
|
||
|
|
"twinkles",
|
||
|
|
"winkles",
|
||
|
|
"winks"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beams",
|
||
|
|
"radiates",
|
||
|
|
"shines",
|
||
|
|
"bedazzles",
|
||
|
|
"blinds",
|
||
|
|
"dazes",
|
||
|
|
"dazzles",
|
||
|
|
"blazes",
|
||
|
|
"burns",
|
||
|
|
"flares",
|
||
|
|
"glares",
|
||
|
|
"glows"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flare":{
|
||
|
|
"a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a flare in gift card sales around graduation time"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"burst",
|
||
|
|
"flare-up",
|
||
|
|
"flash",
|
||
|
|
"flicker",
|
||
|
|
"flurry",
|
||
|
|
"flutter",
|
||
|
|
"outbreak",
|
||
|
|
"outburst",
|
||
|
|
"spurt"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"recrudescence",
|
||
|
|
"recurrence",
|
||
|
|
"renewal",
|
||
|
|
"binge",
|
||
|
|
"jag",
|
||
|
|
"spree",
|
||
|
|
"boost",
|
||
|
|
"increase",
|
||
|
|
"pickup",
|
||
|
|
"upswing",
|
||
|
|
"upturn",
|
||
|
|
"epidemic",
|
||
|
|
"eruption",
|
||
|
|
"explosion",
|
||
|
|
"paroxysm",
|
||
|
|
"deluge",
|
||
|
|
"flood",
|
||
|
|
"rush",
|
||
|
|
"spate",
|
||
|
|
"surge",
|
||
|
|
"volley",
|
||
|
|
"commotion",
|
||
|
|
"furor",
|
||
|
|
"uproar"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"calm",
|
||
|
|
"doldrums",
|
||
|
|
"slump"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"a sudden intense expression of strong feeling":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"ended the quarrel with a stunning flare of swearwords"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"agony",
|
||
|
|
"blaze",
|
||
|
|
"burst",
|
||
|
|
"ebullition",
|
||
|
|
"eruption",
|
||
|
|
"explosion",
|
||
|
|
"fit",
|
||
|
|
"flare-up",
|
||
|
|
"flash",
|
||
|
|
"flush",
|
||
|
|
"gale",
|
||
|
|
"gush",
|
||
|
|
"gust",
|
||
|
|
"outburst",
|
||
|
|
"paroxysm",
|
||
|
|
"spasm",
|
||
|
|
"storm"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blowup",
|
||
|
|
"grouch",
|
||
|
|
"rage",
|
||
|
|
"tantrum",
|
||
|
|
"ecstasy",
|
||
|
|
"rapture",
|
||
|
|
"transport",
|
||
|
|
"delirium",
|
||
|
|
"firestorm",
|
||
|
|
"frenzy",
|
||
|
|
"furor"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"in the darkness the flare of a single match might be seen by enemy troops"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blaze",
|
||
|
|
"fluorescence",
|
||
|
|
"glare",
|
||
|
|
"gleam",
|
||
|
|
"glow",
|
||
|
|
"illumination",
|
||
|
|
"incandescence",
|
||
|
|
"light",
|
||
|
|
"luminescence",
|
||
|
|
"radiance",
|
||
|
|
"shine"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"flash",
|
||
|
|
"glimmer",
|
||
|
|
"glint",
|
||
|
|
"glitter",
|
||
|
|
"scintillation",
|
||
|
|
"shimmer",
|
||
|
|
"sparkle",
|
||
|
|
"twinkle",
|
||
|
|
"daylight",
|
||
|
|
"moonlight",
|
||
|
|
"sunlight",
|
||
|
|
"sunshine",
|
||
|
|
"afterglow",
|
||
|
|
"aureole",
|
||
|
|
"aureola",
|
||
|
|
"aurora",
|
||
|
|
"beam",
|
||
|
|
"halo",
|
||
|
|
"ray",
|
||
|
|
"shaft",
|
||
|
|
"streak",
|
||
|
|
"stream",
|
||
|
|
"sunbeam",
|
||
|
|
"glisten",
|
||
|
|
"gloss",
|
||
|
|
"luster",
|
||
|
|
"lustre",
|
||
|
|
"polish",
|
||
|
|
"reflection",
|
||
|
|
"sheen"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blackness",
|
||
|
|
"dark",
|
||
|
|
"darkness",
|
||
|
|
"dimness",
|
||
|
|
"dusk",
|
||
|
|
"duskiness",
|
||
|
|
"gloom",
|
||
|
|
"night",
|
||
|
|
"shadow"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to shine with a bright harsh light":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"floodlights flaring into the forbidding empty spaces surrounding the prison"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beat",
|
||
|
|
"blaze",
|
||
|
|
"burn",
|
||
|
|
"flame",
|
||
|
|
"glare"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beam",
|
||
|
|
"glow",
|
||
|
|
"radiate",
|
||
|
|
"flash",
|
||
|
|
"glance",
|
||
|
|
"gleam",
|
||
|
|
"glimmer",
|
||
|
|
"glint",
|
||
|
|
"glisten",
|
||
|
|
"glister",
|
||
|
|
"glitter",
|
||
|
|
"scintillate",
|
||
|
|
"shimmer",
|
||
|
|
"sparkle",
|
||
|
|
"twinkle",
|
||
|
|
"bedazzle",
|
||
|
|
"blind",
|
||
|
|
"daze",
|
||
|
|
"dazzle"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flare (up)":{
|
||
|
|
"to become very angry":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"naturally I flared up when he insulted me"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blow up",
|
||
|
|
"flip (out)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"anger",
|
||
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"fulminate",
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"rage",
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||
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"rant",
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||
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"rave",
|
||
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"snap",
|
||
|
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"snarl",
|
||
|
|
"sputter",
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||
|
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"storm",
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||
|
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"tee off",
|
||
|
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"vent",
|
||
|
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"vituperate",
|
||
|
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"bristle",
|
||
|
|
"burn",
|
||
|
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"foam",
|
||
|
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"fume",
|
||
|
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"glare",
|
||
|
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"glower",
|
||
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"seethe",
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||
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"sizzle",
|
||
|
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"smolder",
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||
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|
"smoulder",
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||
|
|
"steam",
|
||
|
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"warm",
|
||
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"burst",
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||
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"explode",
|
||
|
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"flare (out)",
|
||
|
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"flash",
|
||
|
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"inflame",
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||
|
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"enflame",
|
||
|
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"madden"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
|
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"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"chill out",
|
||
|
|
"cool (off or down)",
|
||
|
|
"relax",
|
||
|
|
"hush",
|
||
|
|
"quiet (down)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"calm (down)",
|
||
|
|
"simmer down"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to develop suddenly and violently":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"my allergies always flare up in the spring"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blaze (up)",
|
||
|
|
"break out",
|
||
|
|
"burst (forth)",
|
||
|
|
"erupt",
|
||
|
|
"explode",
|
||
|
|
"flame"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"rocket",
|
||
|
|
"skyrocket",
|
||
|
|
"balloon",
|
||
|
|
"burgeon",
|
||
|
|
"bourgeon",
|
||
|
|
"mount",
|
||
|
|
"multiply",
|
||
|
|
"mushroom",
|
||
|
|
"proliferate",
|
||
|
|
"snowball",
|
||
|
|
"swell",
|
||
|
|
"wax",
|
||
|
|
"blow up",
|
||
|
|
"detonate",
|
||
|
|
"touch off"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"took medication to prevent a flare-up of her asthma"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"burst",
|
||
|
|
"flare",
|
||
|
|
"flash",
|
||
|
|
"flicker",
|
||
|
|
"flurry",
|
||
|
|
"flutter",
|
||
|
|
"outbreak",
|
||
|
|
"outburst",
|
||
|
|
"spurt"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"recrudescence",
|
||
|
|
"recurrence",
|
||
|
|
"renewal",
|
||
|
|
"binge",
|
||
|
|
"jag",
|
||
|
|
"spree",
|
||
|
|
"boost",
|
||
|
|
"increase",
|
||
|
|
"pickup",
|
||
|
|
"upswing",
|
||
|
|
"upturn",
|
||
|
|
"epidemic",
|
||
|
|
"eruption",
|
||
|
|
"explosion",
|
||
|
|
"paroxysm",
|
||
|
|
"deluge",
|
||
|
|
"flood",
|
||
|
|
"rush",
|
||
|
|
"spate",
|
||
|
|
"surge",
|
||
|
|
"volley",
|
||
|
|
"commotion",
|
||
|
|
"furor",
|
||
|
|
"uproar"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"calm",
|
||
|
|
"doldrums",
|
||
|
|
"slump"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"a sudden intense expression of strong feeling":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"there's no need for an angry flare-up , as we'll take care of the problem immediately"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"agony",
|
||
|
|
"blaze",
|
||
|
|
"burst",
|
||
|
|
"ebullition",
|
||
|
|
"eruption",
|
||
|
|
"explosion",
|
||
|
|
"fit",
|
||
|
|
"flare",
|
||
|
|
"flash",
|
||
|
|
"flush",
|
||
|
|
"gale",
|
||
|
|
"gush",
|
||
|
|
"gust",
|
||
|
|
"outburst",
|
||
|
|
"paroxysm",
|
||
|
|
"spasm",
|
||
|
|
"storm"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blowup",
|
||
|
|
"grouch",
|
||
|
|
"rage",
|
||
|
|
"tantrum",
|
||
|
|
"ecstasy",
|
||
|
|
"rapture",
|
||
|
|
"transport",
|
||
|
|
"delirium",
|
||
|
|
"firestorm",
|
||
|
|
"frenzy",
|
||
|
|
"furor"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flare-up":{
|
||
|
|
"to become very angry":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"naturally I flared up when he insulted me"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blow up",
|
||
|
|
"flip (out)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"anger",
|
||
|
|
"fulminate",
|
||
|
|
"rage",
|
||
|
|
"rant",
|
||
|
|
"rave",
|
||
|
|
"snap",
|
||
|
|
"snarl",
|
||
|
|
"sputter",
|
||
|
|
"storm",
|
||
|
|
"tee off",
|
||
|
|
"vent",
|
||
|
|
"vituperate",
|
||
|
|
"bristle",
|
||
|
|
"burn",
|
||
|
|
"foam",
|
||
|
|
"fume",
|
||
|
|
"glare",
|
||
|
|
"glower",
|
||
|
|
"seethe",
|
||
|
|
"sizzle",
|
||
|
|
"smolder",
|
||
|
|
"smoulder",
|
||
|
|
"steam",
|
||
|
|
"warm",
|
||
|
|
"burst",
|
||
|
|
"explode",
|
||
|
|
"flare (out)",
|
||
|
|
"flash",
|
||
|
|
"inflame",
|
||
|
|
"enflame",
|
||
|
|
"madden"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"chill out",
|
||
|
|
"cool (off or down)",
|
||
|
|
"relax",
|
||
|
|
"hush",
|
||
|
|
"quiet (down)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"calm (down)",
|
||
|
|
"simmer down"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to develop suddenly and violently":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"my allergies always flare up in the spring"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blaze (up)",
|
||
|
|
"break out",
|
||
|
|
"burst (forth)",
|
||
|
|
"erupt",
|
||
|
|
"explode",
|
||
|
|
"flame"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"rocket",
|
||
|
|
"skyrocket",
|
||
|
|
"balloon",
|
||
|
|
"burgeon",
|
||
|
|
"bourgeon",
|
||
|
|
"mount",
|
||
|
|
"multiply",
|
||
|
|
"mushroom",
|
||
|
|
"proliferate",
|
||
|
|
"snowball",
|
||
|
|
"swell",
|
||
|
|
"wax",
|
||
|
|
"blow up",
|
||
|
|
"detonate",
|
||
|
|
"touch off"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"took medication to prevent a flare-up of her asthma"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"burst",
|
||
|
|
"flare",
|
||
|
|
"flash",
|
||
|
|
"flicker",
|
||
|
|
"flurry",
|
||
|
|
"flutter",
|
||
|
|
"outbreak",
|
||
|
|
"outburst",
|
||
|
|
"spurt"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"recrudescence",
|
||
|
|
"recurrence",
|
||
|
|
"renewal",
|
||
|
|
"binge",
|
||
|
|
"jag",
|
||
|
|
"spree",
|
||
|
|
"boost",
|
||
|
|
"increase",
|
||
|
|
"pickup",
|
||
|
|
"upswing",
|
||
|
|
"upturn",
|
||
|
|
"epidemic",
|
||
|
|
"eruption",
|
||
|
|
"explosion",
|
||
|
|
"paroxysm",
|
||
|
|
"deluge",
|
||
|
|
"flood",
|
||
|
|
"rush",
|
||
|
|
"spate",
|
||
|
|
"surge",
|
||
|
|
"volley",
|
||
|
|
"commotion",
|
||
|
|
"furor",
|
||
|
|
"uproar"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"calm",
|
||
|
|
"doldrums",
|
||
|
|
"slump"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"a sudden intense expression of strong feeling":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"there's no need for an angry flare-up , as we'll take care of the problem immediately"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"agony",
|
||
|
|
"blaze",
|
||
|
|
"burst",
|
||
|
|
"ebullition",
|
||
|
|
"eruption",
|
||
|
|
"explosion",
|
||
|
|
"fit",
|
||
|
|
"flare",
|
||
|
|
"flash",
|
||
|
|
"flush",
|
||
|
|
"gale",
|
||
|
|
"gush",
|
||
|
|
"gust",
|
||
|
|
"outburst",
|
||
|
|
"paroxysm",
|
||
|
|
"spasm",
|
||
|
|
"storm"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blowup",
|
||
|
|
"grouch",
|
||
|
|
"rage",
|
||
|
|
"tantrum",
|
||
|
|
"ecstasy",
|
||
|
|
"rapture",
|
||
|
|
"transport",
|
||
|
|
"delirium",
|
||
|
|
"firestorm",
|
||
|
|
"frenzy",
|
||
|
|
"furor"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flaringly":{
|
||
|
|
"as in glaringly , blindingly":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"related":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adverb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flash point":{
|
||
|
|
"a potentially explosive place or situation":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"that troubled region remains one of the world's most dangerous flash points"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"related":[
|
||
|
|
"hot button",
|
||
|
|
"third rail"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"powder keg",
|
||
|
|
"time bomb",
|
||
|
|
"tinderbox",
|
||
|
|
"volcano"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"tensions between the two longtime adversaries were at a flash point"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"related":[
|
||
|
|
"contingency",
|
||
|
|
"possibility",
|
||
|
|
"climax",
|
||
|
|
"turning point",
|
||
|
|
"happening",
|
||
|
|
"landmark",
|
||
|
|
"milestone",
|
||
|
|
"condition",
|
||
|
|
"pass",
|
||
|
|
"situation",
|
||
|
|
"strait",
|
||
|
|
"deadlock",
|
||
|
|
"impasse",
|
||
|
|
"stalemate",
|
||
|
|
"corner",
|
||
|
|
"fix",
|
||
|
|
"hole",
|
||
|
|
"hot water",
|
||
|
|
"jam",
|
||
|
|
"last ditch",
|
||
|
|
"pinch",
|
||
|
|
"predicament",
|
||
|
|
"scrape",
|
||
|
|
"spot",
|
||
|
|
"eleventh hour",
|
||
|
|
"last minute"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"boiling point",
|
||
|
|
"breaking point",
|
||
|
|
"clutch",
|
||
|
|
"conjuncture",
|
||
|
|
"crisis",
|
||
|
|
"crossroad(s)",
|
||
|
|
"crunch",
|
||
|
|
"crunch time",
|
||
|
|
"Dunkirk",
|
||
|
|
"emergency",
|
||
|
|
"exigency",
|
||
|
|
"extremity",
|
||
|
|
"head",
|
||
|
|
"juncture",
|
||
|
|
"tinderbox",
|
||
|
|
"zero hour"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flash points":{
|
||
|
|
"a potentially explosive place or situation":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"that troubled region remains one of the world's most dangerous flash points"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"powder kegs",
|
||
|
|
"time bombs",
|
||
|
|
"tinderboxes",
|
||
|
|
"volcanoes",
|
||
|
|
"volcanos"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"hot buttons",
|
||
|
|
"third rails"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"near antonyms":[],
|
||
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"antonyms":[]
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||
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},
|
||
|
|
"a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action":{
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"tensions between the two longtime adversaries were at a flash point"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
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"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"boiling points",
|
||
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"breaking points",
|
||
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|
"clutches",
|
||
|
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"conjunctures",
|
||
|
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"crises",
|
||
|
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"crossroads",
|
||
|
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"crunches",
|
||
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|
"crunch times",
|
||
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"Dunkirks",
|
||
|
|
"emergencies",
|
||
|
|
"exigencies",
|
||
|
|
"extremities",
|
||
|
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"heads",
|
||
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|
"junctures",
|
||
|
|
"tinderboxes",
|
||
|
|
"zero hours"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"contingencies",
|
||
|
|
"possibilities",
|
||
|
|
"climaxes",
|
||
|
|
"turning points",
|
||
|
|
"happenings",
|
||
|
|
"landmarks",
|
||
|
|
"milestones",
|
||
|
|
"conditions",
|
||
|
|
"passes",
|
||
|
|
"situations",
|
||
|
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"straits",
|
||
|
|
"deadlocks",
|
||
|
|
"impasses",
|
||
|
|
"stalemates",
|
||
|
|
"corners",
|
||
|
|
"fixes",
|
||
|
|
"holes",
|
||
|
|
"hot waters",
|
||
|
|
"jams",
|
||
|
|
"last ditches",
|
||
|
|
"pinches",
|
||
|
|
"predicaments",
|
||
|
|
"scrapes",
|
||
|
|
"spots",
|
||
|
|
"eleventh hours",
|
||
|
|
"last minutes"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flashbulb":{
|
||
|
|
"as in lighting , flashlight":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"arc lamp",
|
||
|
|
"arc light",
|
||
|
|
"candelabra",
|
||
|
|
"candelabrum",
|
||
|
|
"candle",
|
||
|
|
"chandelier",
|
||
|
|
"dark lantern",
|
||
|
|
"flare",
|
||
|
|
"flash",
|
||
|
|
"flashcube",
|
||
|
|
"flashlight",
|
||
|
|
"floodlight",
|
||
|
|
"fluorescent lamp",
|
||
|
|
"gaslight",
|
||
|
|
"gasolier",
|
||
|
|
"girandole",
|
||
|
|
"headlight",
|
||
|
|
"incandescent lamp",
|
||
|
|
"klieg light",
|
||
|
|
"kleig light",
|
||
|
|
"lantern",
|
||
|
|
"light bulb",
|
||
|
|
"lighthouse",
|
||
|
|
"lighting",
|
||
|
|
"sconce",
|
||
|
|
"spotlight",
|
||
|
|
"streetlight",
|
||
|
|
"sun lamp",
|
||
|
|
"beacon",
|
||
|
|
"illuminant",
|
||
|
|
"lamp"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flashlights":{
|
||
|
|
"as in lightings , lanterns":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"arc lamps",
|
||
|
|
"arc lights",
|
||
|
|
"candelabra",
|
||
|
|
"candelabrums",
|
||
|
|
"candelabras",
|
||
|
|
"candles",
|
||
|
|
"chandeliers",
|
||
|
|
"dark lanterns",
|
||
|
|
"flares",
|
||
|
|
"flashbulbs",
|
||
|
|
"flashcubes",
|
||
|
|
"flashes",
|
||
|
|
"floodlights",
|
||
|
|
"fluorescent lamps",
|
||
|
|
"gaslights",
|
||
|
|
"gasoliers",
|
||
|
|
"girandoles",
|
||
|
|
"headlights",
|
||
|
|
"incandescent lamps",
|
||
|
|
"klieg lights",
|
||
|
|
"kleig lights",
|
||
|
|
"lanterns",
|
||
|
|
"light bulbs",
|
||
|
|
"lighthouses",
|
||
|
|
"lightings",
|
||
|
|
"sconces",
|
||
|
|
"spotlights",
|
||
|
|
"streetlights",
|
||
|
|
"sun lamps",
|
||
|
|
"beacons",
|
||
|
|
"illuminants",
|
||
|
|
"lamps"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flat-footed":{
|
||
|
|
"as in unprepared , unready":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"half-baked",
|
||
|
|
"half-cocked",
|
||
|
|
"underprepared",
|
||
|
|
"unprepared",
|
||
|
|
"unready",
|
||
|
|
"unqualified",
|
||
|
|
"untrained"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"fit",
|
||
|
|
"go",
|
||
|
|
"prepared",
|
||
|
|
"ready",
|
||
|
|
"set",
|
||
|
|
"conditioned",
|
||
|
|
"primed",
|
||
|
|
"ripe",
|
||
|
|
"armed",
|
||
|
|
"braced",
|
||
|
|
"fortified",
|
||
|
|
"steeled"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flat-out":{
|
||
|
|
"having no exceptions or restrictions":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"regarded their son-in-law as a flat-out loser and let him know it"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"absolute",
|
||
|
|
"all-out",
|
||
|
|
"arrant",
|
||
|
|
"blank",
|
||
|
|
"blooming",
|
||
|
|
"bodacious",
|
||
|
|
"categorical",
|
||
|
|
"categoric",
|
||
|
|
"clean",
|
||
|
|
"complete",
|
||
|
|
"consummate",
|
||
|
|
"crashing",
|
||
|
|
"damn",
|
||
|
|
"damned",
|
||
|
|
"dead",
|
||
|
|
"deadly",
|
||
|
|
"definite",
|
||
|
|
"downright",
|
||
|
|
"dreadful",
|
||
|
|
"fair",
|
||
|
|
"flat",
|
||
|
|
"out-and-out",
|
||
|
|
"outright",
|
||
|
|
"perfect",
|
||
|
|
"plumb",
|
||
|
|
"profound",
|
||
|
|
"pure",
|
||
|
|
"rank",
|
||
|
|
"regular",
|
||
|
|
"sheer",
|
||
|
|
"simple",
|
||
|
|
"stark",
|
||
|
|
"stone",
|
||
|
|
"straight-out",
|
||
|
|
"thorough",
|
||
|
|
"thoroughgoing",
|
||
|
|
"total",
|
||
|
|
"unadulterated",
|
||
|
|
"unalloyed",
|
||
|
|
"unconditional",
|
||
|
|
"unmitigated",
|
||
|
|
"unqualified",
|
||
|
|
"utter",
|
||
|
|
"very"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"authentic",
|
||
|
|
"classic",
|
||
|
|
"genuine",
|
||
|
|
"real",
|
||
|
|
"veritable",
|
||
|
|
"constant",
|
||
|
|
"endless",
|
||
|
|
"eternal",
|
||
|
|
"perpetual",
|
||
|
|
"undying",
|
||
|
|
"unremitting",
|
||
|
|
"extreme",
|
||
|
|
"unrestricted",
|
||
|
|
"confirmed",
|
||
|
|
"habitual",
|
||
|
|
"hopeless",
|
||
|
|
"inveterate",
|
||
|
|
"extraordinary",
|
||
|
|
"frightful",
|
||
|
|
"horrible",
|
||
|
|
"huge",
|
||
|
|
"main",
|
||
|
|
"superlative",
|
||
|
|
"supreme",
|
||
|
|
"surpassing",
|
||
|
|
"terrible",
|
||
|
|
"terrific"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"doubtful",
|
||
|
|
"dubious",
|
||
|
|
"equivocal",
|
||
|
|
"qualified",
|
||
|
|
"questionable",
|
||
|
|
"restricted",
|
||
|
|
"uncertain"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"as in completely , absolutely":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"absolutely",
|
||
|
|
"altogether",
|
||
|
|
"completely",
|
||
|
|
"downright",
|
||
|
|
"entirely",
|
||
|
|
"fully",
|
||
|
|
"positively",
|
||
|
|
"purely",
|
||
|
|
"radically",
|
||
|
|
"thoroughly",
|
||
|
|
"totally",
|
||
|
|
"utterly",
|
||
|
|
"wholly",
|
||
|
|
"categorically",
|
||
|
|
"cold",
|
||
|
|
"hands down",
|
||
|
|
"plain",
|
||
|
|
"stone",
|
||
|
|
"stone-cold",
|
||
|
|
"unqualifiedly",
|
||
|
|
"assuredly",
|
||
|
|
"certainly",
|
||
|
|
"indeed",
|
||
|
|
"indisputably",
|
||
|
|
"indubitably",
|
||
|
|
"realistically",
|
||
|
|
"undoubtedly",
|
||
|
|
"unquestionably",
|
||
|
|
"veritably",
|
||
|
|
"admittedly",
|
||
|
|
"forsooth",
|
||
|
|
"frankly",
|
||
|
|
"honestly",
|
||
|
|
"really",
|
||
|
|
"truly",
|
||
|
|
"truthfully",
|
||
|
|
"verily",
|
||
|
|
"basically",
|
||
|
|
"by and large",
|
||
|
|
"chiefly",
|
||
|
|
"generally",
|
||
|
|
"largely",
|
||
|
|
"mainly",
|
||
|
|
"more or less",
|
||
|
|
"mostly",
|
||
|
|
"overall",
|
||
|
|
"predominantly",
|
||
|
|
"predominately",
|
||
|
|
"primarily",
|
||
|
|
"principally",
|
||
|
|
"substantially",
|
||
|
|
"abundantly",
|
||
|
|
"copiously",
|
||
|
|
"generously",
|
||
|
|
"greatly",
|
||
|
|
"all",
|
||
|
|
"all of",
|
||
|
|
"all over",
|
||
|
|
"clean",
|
||
|
|
"dead",
|
||
|
|
"enough",
|
||
|
|
"entire",
|
||
|
|
"even",
|
||
|
|
"exactly",
|
||
|
|
"fast",
|
||
|
|
"flat",
|
||
|
|
"full",
|
||
|
|
"heartily",
|
||
|
|
"out",
|
||
|
|
"perfectly",
|
||
|
|
"plumb",
|
||
|
|
"quite",
|
||
|
|
"soundly",
|
||
|
|
"through and through",
|
||
|
|
"well",
|
||
|
|
"wide"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"barely",
|
||
|
|
"hardly",
|
||
|
|
"just",
|
||
|
|
"kind of",
|
||
|
|
"marginally",
|
||
|
|
"minimally",
|
||
|
|
"scarcely",
|
||
|
|
"slightly",
|
||
|
|
"superficially",
|
||
|
|
"approximately",
|
||
|
|
"roughly",
|
||
|
|
"somewhat",
|
||
|
|
"half",
|
||
|
|
"halfway",
|
||
|
|
"incompletely",
|
||
|
|
"part",
|
||
|
|
"partially",
|
||
|
|
"partly"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"adverb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flatline":{
|
||
|
|
"to stop living":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"breathe",
|
||
|
|
"live"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the patient was fading fast, and doctors expected him to flatline before the night was over"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"come to",
|
||
|
|
"revive",
|
||
|
|
"linger",
|
||
|
|
"be",
|
||
|
|
"exist",
|
||
|
|
"subsist",
|
||
|
|
"flourish",
|
||
|
|
"prosper",
|
||
|
|
"thrive"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"related":[
|
||
|
|
"predecease",
|
||
|
|
"consume",
|
||
|
|
"disappear",
|
||
|
|
"dry up",
|
||
|
|
"fade",
|
||
|
|
"fail"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"check out",
|
||
|
|
"conk (out)",
|
||
|
|
"croak",
|
||
|
|
"decease",
|
||
|
|
"demise",
|
||
|
|
"depart",
|
||
|
|
"die",
|
||
|
|
"drop",
|
||
|
|
"end",
|
||
|
|
"exit",
|
||
|
|
"expire",
|
||
|
|
"fall",
|
||
|
|
"go",
|
||
|
|
"kick in",
|
||
|
|
"kick off",
|
||
|
|
"part",
|
||
|
|
"pass (on)",
|
||
|
|
"pass away",
|
||
|
|
"peg out",
|
||
|
|
"perish",
|
||
|
|
"pop off",
|
||
|
|
"step out",
|
||
|
|
"succumb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flatter":{
|
||
|
|
"to praise too much":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the billionaire has an army of assistants who are eager to flatter him at every opportunity"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bad-mouth",
|
||
|
|
"belittle",
|
||
|
|
"decry",
|
||
|
|
"depreciate",
|
||
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"disparage",
|
||
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"put down"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"related":[
|
||
|
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"blandish",
|
||
|
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"cajole",
|
||
|
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"coax",
|
||
|
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"sweet-talk",
|
||
|
|
"wheedle",
|
||
|
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"fawn",
|
||
|
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"kowtow",
|
||
|
|
"suck (up to)",
|
||
|
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"toady",
|
||
|
|
"idolize",
|
||
|
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"worship",
|
||
|
|
"eulogize",
|
||
|
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"extol",
|
||
|
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"extoll",
|
||
|
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"laud",
|
||
|
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"praise",
|
||
|
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"applaud",
|
||
|
|
"commend",
|
||
|
|
"compliment",
|
||
|
|
"congratulate",
|
||
|
|
"felicitate",
|
||
|
|
"drool",
|
||
|
|
"gush",
|
||
|
|
"slaver",
|
||
|
|
"slobber",
|
||
|
|
"endear",
|
||
|
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"ingratiate",
|
||
|
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"court",
|
||
|
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"romance",
|
||
|
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"woo"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"synonyms":[
|
||
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"adulate",
|
||
|
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"belaud",
|
||
|
|
"blarney",
|
||
|
|
"butter up",
|
||
|
|
"hero-worship",
|
||
|
|
"honey",
|
||
|
|
"massage",
|
||
|
|
"overpraise",
|
||
|
|
"puff",
|
||
|
|
"soft-soap",
|
||
|
|
"stroke"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to think highly of (oneself)":{
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"don't flatter yourself that no one has ever thought of that idea before"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"related":[
|
||
|
|
"boast",
|
||
|
|
"brag",
|
||
|
|
"crow",
|
||
|
|
"gasconade",
|
||
|
|
"swagger",
|
||
|
|
"swank",
|
||
|
|
"swash",
|
||
|
|
"vapor",
|
||
|
|
"vaunt",
|
||
|
|
"congratulate",
|
||
|
|
"felicitate"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"pique",
|
||
|
|
"plume",
|
||
|
|
"pride"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flatteries":{
|
||
|
|
"excessive praise":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a talk show host who is known for charming her guests with disingenuous flattery"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"adulation",
|
||
|
|
"blarney",
|
||
|
|
"butter",
|
||
|
|
"flannel",
|
||
|
|
"incense",
|
||
|
|
"overpraise",
|
||
|
|
"soft soap",
|
||
|
|
"sweet talk",
|
||
|
|
"taffy"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"allurements",
|
||
|
|
"blandishments",
|
||
|
|
"endearments",
|
||
|
|
"caresses",
|
||
|
|
"compliments",
|
||
|
|
"congratulations",
|
||
|
|
"felicitations",
|
||
|
|
"greetings",
|
||
|
|
"regards",
|
||
|
|
"respects",
|
||
|
|
"adoration",
|
||
|
|
"idolatry",
|
||
|
|
"worship",
|
||
|
|
"fawning",
|
||
|
|
"sycophancy",
|
||
|
|
"toadying",
|
||
|
|
"cajolement",
|
||
|
|
"cajolery",
|
||
|
|
"ingratiation",
|
||
|
|
"smarm",
|
||
|
|
"acclaim",
|
||
|
|
"applause",
|
||
|
|
"commendation",
|
||
|
|
"praise"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bad-mouthing",
|
||
|
|
"belittlement",
|
||
|
|
"depreciation",
|
||
|
|
"detraction",
|
||
|
|
"disparagement",
|
||
|
|
"put-down"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flattering":{
|
||
|
|
"as in laudatory , hagiographic":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"encomiastic",
|
||
|
|
"eulogistic",
|
||
|
|
"hagiographic",
|
||
|
|
"hagiographical",
|
||
|
|
"laudative",
|
||
|
|
"laudatory",
|
||
|
|
"panegyrical",
|
||
|
|
"praiseful",
|
||
|
|
"admiring",
|
||
|
|
"applauding",
|
||
|
|
"appreciative",
|
||
|
|
"approbatory",
|
||
|
|
"approving",
|
||
|
|
"commendatory",
|
||
|
|
"complimentary",
|
||
|
|
"favorable",
|
||
|
|
"friendly",
|
||
|
|
"good",
|
||
|
|
"positive",
|
||
|
|
"accepting",
|
||
|
|
"warm",
|
||
|
|
"respectful",
|
||
|
|
"supportive",
|
||
|
|
"sympathetic",
|
||
|
|
"adoring",
|
||
|
|
"adulatory",
|
||
|
|
"idolizing",
|
||
|
|
"worshipful",
|
||
|
|
"worshipping",
|
||
|
|
"worshiping",
|
||
|
|
"advisory",
|
||
|
|
"recommendatory"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"captious",
|
||
|
|
"carping",
|
||
|
|
"caviling",
|
||
|
|
"cavilling",
|
||
|
|
"censuring",
|
||
|
|
"critical",
|
||
|
|
"faultfinding",
|
||
|
|
"hypercritical",
|
||
|
|
"overcritical",
|
||
|
|
"belittling",
|
||
|
|
"contemptuous",
|
||
|
|
"disdainful",
|
||
|
|
"disparaging",
|
||
|
|
"scornful",
|
||
|
|
"slighting",
|
||
|
|
"adverse",
|
||
|
|
"depreciative",
|
||
|
|
"depreciatory",
|
||
|
|
"derogatory",
|
||
|
|
"disapproving",
|
||
|
|
"inappreciative",
|
||
|
|
"negative",
|
||
|
|
"unappreciative",
|
||
|
|
"uncomplimentary",
|
||
|
|
"unfavorable",
|
||
|
|
"unflattering",
|
||
|
|
"unfriendly"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"as in excessive , fulsome":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"excessive",
|
||
|
|
"fulsome",
|
||
|
|
"affected",
|
||
|
|
"bloated",
|
||
|
|
"fancy-pants",
|
||
|
|
"grandiose",
|
||
|
|
"inflated",
|
||
|
|
"pompous",
|
||
|
|
"pretentious",
|
||
|
|
"stilted",
|
||
|
|
"boastful",
|
||
|
|
"bombastic",
|
||
|
|
"aureate",
|
||
|
|
"florid",
|
||
|
|
"flowery",
|
||
|
|
"grandiloquent",
|
||
|
|
"highfalutin",
|
||
|
|
"hifalutin",
|
||
|
|
"high-flown",
|
||
|
|
"high-sounding",
|
||
|
|
"magnific",
|
||
|
|
"ornate",
|
||
|
|
"purple",
|
||
|
|
"rhetorical",
|
||
|
|
"rhetoric",
|
||
|
|
"elevated",
|
||
|
|
"eloquent",
|
||
|
|
"lofty",
|
||
|
|
"bookish",
|
||
|
|
"inkhorn",
|
||
|
|
"learned"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"prosaic",
|
||
|
|
"unpoetic",
|
||
|
|
"bald",
|
||
|
|
"direct",
|
||
|
|
"lean",
|
||
|
|
"matter-of-fact",
|
||
|
|
"plain",
|
||
|
|
"plainspoken",
|
||
|
|
"simple",
|
||
|
|
"spare",
|
||
|
|
"stark",
|
||
|
|
"straightforward",
|
||
|
|
"unadorned",
|
||
|
|
"natural",
|
||
|
|
"unaffected",
|
||
|
|
"unpretentious"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to praise too much":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the billionaire has an army of assistants who are eager to flatter him at every opportunity"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"adulating",
|
||
|
|
"belauding",
|
||
|
|
"blarneying",
|
||
|
|
"buttering up",
|
||
|
|
"hero-worshipping",
|
||
|
|
"hero-worshiping",
|
||
|
|
"honeying",
|
||
|
|
"massaging",
|
||
|
|
"overpraising",
|
||
|
|
"puffing",
|
||
|
|
"soft-soaping",
|
||
|
|
"stroking"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blandishing",
|
||
|
|
"cajoling",
|
||
|
|
"coaxing",
|
||
|
|
"sweet-talking",
|
||
|
|
"wheedling",
|
||
|
|
"fawning",
|
||
|
|
"kowtowing",
|
||
|
|
"sucking (up to)",
|
||
|
|
"toadying",
|
||
|
|
"idolizing",
|
||
|
|
"worshipping",
|
||
|
|
"worshiping",
|
||
|
|
"eulogizing",
|
||
|
|
"extolling",
|
||
|
|
"lauding",
|
||
|
|
"praising",
|
||
|
|
"applauding",
|
||
|
|
"commending",
|
||
|
|
"complimenting",
|
||
|
|
"congratulating",
|
||
|
|
"felicitating",
|
||
|
|
"drooling",
|
||
|
|
"gushing",
|
||
|
|
"slavering",
|
||
|
|
"slobbering",
|
||
|
|
"endearing",
|
||
|
|
"ingratiating",
|
||
|
|
"courting",
|
||
|
|
"romancing",
|
||
|
|
"wooing"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bad-mouthing",
|
||
|
|
"belittling",
|
||
|
|
"decrying",
|
||
|
|
"depreciating",
|
||
|
|
"disparaging",
|
||
|
|
"putting down"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to think highly of (oneself)":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"don't flatter yourself that no one has ever thought of that idea before"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"piquing",
|
||
|
|
"pluming",
|
||
|
|
"priding"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"boasting",
|
||
|
|
"bragging",
|
||
|
|
"crowing",
|
||
|
|
"gasconading",
|
||
|
|
"swaggering",
|
||
|
|
"swanking",
|
||
|
|
"swashing",
|
||
|
|
"vaporing",
|
||
|
|
"vaunting",
|
||
|
|
"congratulating",
|
||
|
|
"felicitating"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flatters":{
|
||
|
|
"to praise too much":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the billionaire has an army of assistants who are eager to flatter him at every opportunity"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"adulates",
|
||
|
|
"belauds",
|
||
|
|
"blarneys",
|
||
|
|
"butters up",
|
||
|
|
"hero-worships",
|
||
|
|
"honeys",
|
||
|
|
"massages",
|
||
|
|
"overpraises",
|
||
|
|
"puffs",
|
||
|
|
"soft-soaps",
|
||
|
|
"strokes"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blandishes",
|
||
|
|
"cajoles",
|
||
|
|
"coaxes",
|
||
|
|
"sweet-talks",
|
||
|
|
"wheedles",
|
||
|
|
"fawns",
|
||
|
|
"kowtows",
|
||
|
|
"sucks (up to)",
|
||
|
|
"toadies",
|
||
|
|
"idolizes",
|
||
|
|
"worships",
|
||
|
|
"eulogizes",
|
||
|
|
"extols",
|
||
|
|
"extolls",
|
||
|
|
"lauds",
|
||
|
|
"praises",
|
||
|
|
"applauds",
|
||
|
|
"commends",
|
||
|
|
"compliments",
|
||
|
|
"congratulates",
|
||
|
|
"felicitates",
|
||
|
|
"drools",
|
||
|
|
"gushes",
|
||
|
|
"slavers",
|
||
|
|
"slobbers",
|
||
|
|
"endears",
|
||
|
|
"ingratiates",
|
||
|
|
"courts",
|
||
|
|
"romances",
|
||
|
|
"woos"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bad-mouths",
|
||
|
|
"belittles",
|
||
|
|
"decries",
|
||
|
|
"depreciates",
|
||
|
|
"disparages",
|
||
|
|
"puts down"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to think highly of (oneself)":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"don't flatter yourself that no one has ever thought of that idea before"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"piques",
|
||
|
|
"plumes",
|
||
|
|
"prides"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"boasts",
|
||
|
|
"brags",
|
||
|
|
"crows",
|
||
|
|
"gasconades",
|
||
|
|
"swaggers",
|
||
|
|
"swanks",
|
||
|
|
"swashes",
|
||
|
|
"vapors",
|
||
|
|
"vaunts",
|
||
|
|
"congratulates",
|
||
|
|
"felicitates"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flaunting":{
|
||
|
|
"an outward and often exaggerated indication of something abstract (as a feeling) for effect":{
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"at first, her flaunting of her affection for her boyfriend was funny, but after a while it became tiresome"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"demonstration",
|
||
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"display",
|
||
|
|
"exhibition",
|
||
|
|
"show"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"act",
|
||
|
|
"charade",
|
||
|
|
"facade",
|
||
|
|
"fa\u00e7ade",
|
||
|
|
"front",
|
||
|
|
"guise",
|
||
|
|
"pretense",
|
||
|
|
"pretence",
|
||
|
|
"put-on",
|
||
|
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"semblance",
|
||
|
|
"simulation",
|
||
|
|
"affectation",
|
||
|
|
"pose",
|
||
|
|
"sham",
|
||
|
|
"betrayal",
|
||
|
|
"disclosure"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"as in flashy , flamboyant":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"flamboyant",
|
||
|
|
"flashy",
|
||
|
|
"garish",
|
||
|
|
"gaudy",
|
||
|
|
"glitzy",
|
||
|
|
"showy",
|
||
|
|
"splashy",
|
||
|
|
"aggressive",
|
||
|
|
"assertive",
|
||
|
|
"audacious",
|
||
|
|
"bold",
|
||
|
|
"brassy",
|
||
|
|
"cheeky",
|
||
|
|
"cocky",
|
||
|
|
"forward",
|
||
|
|
"impudent",
|
||
|
|
"insolent",
|
||
|
|
"rude",
|
||
|
|
"boastful",
|
||
|
|
"braggart",
|
||
|
|
"bragging",
|
||
|
|
"confident",
|
||
|
|
"self-assured",
|
||
|
|
"self-confident",
|
||
|
|
"sure",
|
||
|
|
"cavalier",
|
||
|
|
"disdainful",
|
||
|
|
"haughty",
|
||
|
|
"lordly",
|
||
|
|
"snobbish",
|
||
|
|
"snobby",
|
||
|
|
"stuck-up",
|
||
|
|
"supercilious",
|
||
|
|
"superior",
|
||
|
|
"self-aggrandizing",
|
||
|
|
"self-dramatizing",
|
||
|
|
"self-glorifying",
|
||
|
|
"self-promoting",
|
||
|
|
"arrogant",
|
||
|
|
"bumptious",
|
||
|
|
"complacent",
|
||
|
|
"conceited",
|
||
|
|
"egoistic",
|
||
|
|
"egoistical",
|
||
|
|
"egotistic",
|
||
|
|
"egotistical",
|
||
|
|
"high-and-mighty",
|
||
|
|
"high-handed",
|
||
|
|
"high-hat",
|
||
|
|
"hoity-toity",
|
||
|
|
"imperious",
|
||
|
|
"important",
|
||
|
|
"overweening",
|
||
|
|
"presumptuous",
|
||
|
|
"prideful",
|
||
|
|
"proud",
|
||
|
|
"self-asserting",
|
||
|
|
"self-assertive",
|
||
|
|
"self-centered",
|
||
|
|
"self-complacent",
|
||
|
|
"self-conceited",
|
||
|
|
"self-important",
|
||
|
|
"self-obsessed",
|
||
|
|
"self-pleased",
|
||
|
|
"self-satisfied",
|
||
|
|
"smug",
|
||
|
|
"uppity",
|
||
|
|
"vain",
|
||
|
|
"vainglorious",
|
||
|
|
"airy",
|
||
|
|
"grandiloquent",
|
||
|
|
"high-flown",
|
||
|
|
"high-sounding",
|
||
|
|
"high-toned",
|
||
|
|
"sententious",
|
||
|
|
"affected",
|
||
|
|
"grandiose",
|
||
|
|
"highfalutin",
|
||
|
|
"hifalutin",
|
||
|
|
"high-minded",
|
||
|
|
"la-di-da",
|
||
|
|
"la-de-da",
|
||
|
|
"lah-de-dah",
|
||
|
|
"lah-dee-dah",
|
||
|
|
"lah-di-dah",
|
||
|
|
"ostentatious",
|
||
|
|
"pompous",
|
||
|
|
"pretentious",
|
||
|
|
"snippy"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"modest",
|
||
|
|
"unpretentious",
|
||
|
|
"demure",
|
||
|
|
"down-to-earth",
|
||
|
|
"homely",
|
||
|
|
"humble",
|
||
|
|
"lowly",
|
||
|
|
"meek",
|
||
|
|
"retiring",
|
||
|
|
"unassertive",
|
||
|
|
"unassuming",
|
||
|
|
"bashful",
|
||
|
|
"diffident",
|
||
|
|
"mousy",
|
||
|
|
"mousey",
|
||
|
|
"overmodest",
|
||
|
|
"passive",
|
||
|
|
"quiet",
|
||
|
|
"reserved",
|
||
|
|
"shy",
|
||
|
|
"timid"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to present so as to invite notice or attention":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"she playfully flaunted her engagement ring in all of her coworkers' faces"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"displaying",
|
||
|
|
"disporting",
|
||
|
|
"exhibiting",
|
||
|
|
"exposing",
|
||
|
|
"flashing",
|
||
|
|
"laying out",
|
||
|
|
"parading",
|
||
|
|
"producing",
|
||
|
|
"showing",
|
||
|
|
"showing off",
|
||
|
|
"sporting",
|
||
|
|
"strutting",
|
||
|
|
"unveiling"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"brandishing",
|
||
|
|
"flourishing",
|
||
|
|
"waving",
|
||
|
|
"advertising",
|
||
|
|
"airing",
|
||
|
|
"announcing",
|
||
|
|
"blazing",
|
||
|
|
"broadcasting",
|
||
|
|
"heralding",
|
||
|
|
"placarding",
|
||
|
|
"posting",
|
||
|
|
"proclaiming",
|
||
|
|
"publicizing",
|
||
|
|
"sounding",
|
||
|
|
"trumpeting",
|
||
|
|
"divulging",
|
||
|
|
"talking (about)",
|
||
|
|
"telling (of)",
|
||
|
|
"baring",
|
||
|
|
"discovering",
|
||
|
|
"revealing",
|
||
|
|
"uncloaking",
|
||
|
|
"uncovering",
|
||
|
|
"unmasking"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"camouflaging",
|
||
|
|
"disguising",
|
||
|
|
"masking",
|
||
|
|
"concealing",
|
||
|
|
"covering",
|
||
|
|
"curtaining",
|
||
|
|
"enshrouding",
|
||
|
|
"hiding",
|
||
|
|
"obscuring",
|
||
|
|
"occluding",
|
||
|
|
"occulting",
|
||
|
|
"shrouding",
|
||
|
|
"veiling"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flavorful":{
|
||
|
|
"very pleasing to the sense of taste":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"makes a flavorful broth"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"ambrosial",
|
||
|
|
"appetizing",
|
||
|
|
"dainty",
|
||
|
|
"delectable",
|
||
|
|
"delicious",
|
||
|
|
"delish",
|
||
|
|
"flavorsome",
|
||
|
|
"luscious",
|
||
|
|
"lush",
|
||
|
|
"mouthwatering",
|
||
|
|
"palatable",
|
||
|
|
"savory",
|
||
|
|
"savoury",
|
||
|
|
"scrumptious",
|
||
|
|
"succulent",
|
||
|
|
"tasteful",
|
||
|
|
"tasty",
|
||
|
|
"toothsome",
|
||
|
|
"toothy",
|
||
|
|
"yummy"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"digestible",
|
||
|
|
"eatable",
|
||
|
|
"edible",
|
||
|
|
"delightful",
|
||
|
|
"heavenly",
|
||
|
|
"pleasing",
|
||
|
|
"agreeable",
|
||
|
|
"gratifying",
|
||
|
|
"pleasant",
|
||
|
|
"satisfying",
|
||
|
|
"choice",
|
||
|
|
"delicate",
|
||
|
|
"exquisite",
|
||
|
|
"rare"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"banal",
|
||
|
|
"boring",
|
||
|
|
"commonplace",
|
||
|
|
"tedious",
|
||
|
|
"noisome",
|
||
|
|
"smelly",
|
||
|
|
"stinky",
|
||
|
|
"noxious",
|
||
|
|
"unwholesome",
|
||
|
|
"miserable",
|
||
|
|
"wretched",
|
||
|
|
"abhorrent",
|
||
|
|
"abominable",
|
||
|
|
"awful",
|
||
|
|
"detestable",
|
||
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
||
|
|
"disgusting",
|
||
|
|
"foul",
|
||
|
|
"horrid",
|
||
|
|
"nauseating",
|
||
|
|
"offensive",
|
||
|
|
"repellent",
|
||
|
|
"repellant",
|
||
|
|
"repugnant",
|
||
|
|
"repulsive",
|
||
|
|
"sickening",
|
||
|
|
"unpleasant"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"distasteful",
|
||
|
|
"flat",
|
||
|
|
"flavorless",
|
||
|
|
"insipid",
|
||
|
|
"stale",
|
||
|
|
"tasteless",
|
||
|
|
"unappetizing",
|
||
|
|
"unpalatable",
|
||
|
|
"unsavory",
|
||
|
|
"yucky",
|
||
|
|
"yukky"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flawed":{
|
||
|
|
"having a fault":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a flawed paint job that resulted in some peeling almost as soon as the paint had dried"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"amiss",
|
||
|
|
"bad",
|
||
|
|
"defective",
|
||
|
|
"faulty",
|
||
|
|
"imperfect"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"fallible",
|
||
|
|
"blemished",
|
||
|
|
"broken",
|
||
|
|
"crippled",
|
||
|
|
"damaged",
|
||
|
|
"defaced",
|
||
|
|
"disfigured",
|
||
|
|
"harmed",
|
||
|
|
"hurt",
|
||
|
|
"impaired",
|
||
|
|
"injured",
|
||
|
|
"marred",
|
||
|
|
"spoiled",
|
||
|
|
"vitiated",
|
||
|
|
"deficient",
|
||
|
|
"inadequate",
|
||
|
|
"incomplete",
|
||
|
|
"insufficient",
|
||
|
|
"wanting"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"complete",
|
||
|
|
"entire",
|
||
|
|
"intact",
|
||
|
|
"whole",
|
||
|
|
"unblemished",
|
||
|
|
"undamaged",
|
||
|
|
"unimpaired",
|
||
|
|
"unspoiled"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"faultless",
|
||
|
|
"flawless",
|
||
|
|
"impeccable",
|
||
|
|
"perfect"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"that crack has flawed the vase to the extent that its value in the antiques market is greatly reduced"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blemished",
|
||
|
|
"bloodied",
|
||
|
|
"broke",
|
||
|
|
"compromised",
|
||
|
|
"crabbed",
|
||
|
|
"crippled",
|
||
|
|
"crossed (up)",
|
||
|
|
"damaged",
|
||
|
|
"defaced",
|
||
|
|
"disfigured",
|
||
|
|
"endamaged",
|
||
|
|
"harmed",
|
||
|
|
"hurt",
|
||
|
|
"impaired",
|
||
|
|
"injured",
|
||
|
|
"marred",
|
||
|
|
"spoiled",
|
||
|
|
"spoilt",
|
||
|
|
"vitiated"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"deteriorated",
|
||
|
|
"enervated",
|
||
|
|
"enfeebled",
|
||
|
|
"undermined",
|
||
|
|
"weakened",
|
||
|
|
"eroded",
|
||
|
|
"scoured",
|
||
|
|
"washed out",
|
||
|
|
"wore (away)",
|
||
|
|
"blighted",
|
||
|
|
"tarnished",
|
||
|
|
"dented",
|
||
|
|
"dinged",
|
||
|
|
"dinted",
|
||
|
|
"botched",
|
||
|
|
"gummed (up)",
|
||
|
|
"queered",
|
||
|
|
"lacerated",
|
||
|
|
"wounded",
|
||
|
|
"disabled",
|
||
|
|
"hamstrung",
|
||
|
|
"lamed",
|
||
|
|
"maimed",
|
||
|
|
"mangled",
|
||
|
|
"mutilated",
|
||
|
|
"tormented",
|
||
|
|
"tortured",
|
||
|
|
"annihilated",
|
||
|
|
"banged up",
|
||
|
|
"bashed",
|
||
|
|
"battered",
|
||
|
|
"clobbered",
|
||
|
|
"crushed",
|
||
|
|
"dashed",
|
||
|
|
"decimated",
|
||
|
|
"demolished",
|
||
|
|
"desolated",
|
||
|
|
"destroyed",
|
||
|
|
"devastated",
|
||
|
|
"did in",
|
||
|
|
"pulverized",
|
||
|
|
"razed",
|
||
|
|
"ruined",
|
||
|
|
"scourged",
|
||
|
|
"shattered",
|
||
|
|
"smashed",
|
||
|
|
"tore down",
|
||
|
|
"totaled",
|
||
|
|
"totalled",
|
||
|
|
"wasted",
|
||
|
|
"wiped out",
|
||
|
|
"wrecked"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"cured",
|
||
|
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"healed",
|
||
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"helped",
|
||
|
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"rectified",
|
||
|
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"rehabilitated",
|
||
|
|
"remedied",
|
||
|
|
"edited",
|
||
|
|
"remodeled",
|
||
|
|
"revised",
|
||
|
|
"ameliorated",
|
||
|
|
"bettered",
|
||
|
|
"enhanced",
|
||
|
|
"enriched",
|
||
|
|
"improved",
|
||
|
|
"meliorated",
|
||
|
|
"perfected",
|
||
|
|
"refined"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"doctored",
|
||
|
|
"fixed",
|
||
|
|
"mended",
|
||
|
|
"patched",
|
||
|
|
"rebuilt",
|
||
|
|
"reconditioned",
|
||
|
|
"reconstructed",
|
||
|
|
"renovated",
|
||
|
|
"repaired",
|
||
|
|
"revamped"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flays":{
|
||
|
|
"to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"her husband flayed her constantly for her incessant shopping"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bastes",
|
||
|
|
"bawls out",
|
||
|
|
"berates",
|
||
|
|
"calls down",
|
||
|
|
"castigates",
|
||
|
|
"chastises",
|
||
|
|
"chews out",
|
||
|
|
"dresses down",
|
||
|
|
"hammers",
|
||
|
|
"jaws",
|
||
|
|
"keelhauls",
|
||
|
|
"lambastes",
|
||
|
|
"lambasts",
|
||
|
|
"lectures",
|
||
|
|
"rags",
|
||
|
|
"rails (at or against)",
|
||
|
|
"rants (at)",
|
||
|
|
"rates",
|
||
|
|
"reams (out)",
|
||
|
|
"rebukes",
|
||
|
|
"reprimands",
|
||
|
|
"reproaches",
|
||
|
|
"scolds",
|
||
|
|
"scores",
|
||
|
|
"tongue-lashes",
|
||
|
|
"upbraids"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"admonishes",
|
||
|
|
"chides",
|
||
|
|
"remonstrates (with)",
|
||
|
|
"reproves",
|
||
|
|
"abuses",
|
||
|
|
"assails",
|
||
|
|
"attacks",
|
||
|
|
"bad-mouths",
|
||
|
|
"blames",
|
||
|
|
"blasts",
|
||
|
|
"censures",
|
||
|
|
"condemns",
|
||
|
|
"criticizes",
|
||
|
|
"crucifies",
|
||
|
|
"denounces",
|
||
|
|
"disses",
|
||
|
|
"excoriates",
|
||
|
|
"faults",
|
||
|
|
"harangues",
|
||
|
|
"knocks",
|
||
|
|
"laces (into)",
|
||
|
|
"lashes",
|
||
|
|
"pans",
|
||
|
|
"reprehends",
|
||
|
|
"reviles",
|
||
|
|
"scourges",
|
||
|
|
"slams",
|
||
|
|
"vituperates",
|
||
|
|
"belittles",
|
||
|
|
"disparages",
|
||
|
|
"mocks",
|
||
|
|
"puts down",
|
||
|
|
"ridicules",
|
||
|
|
"scoffs",
|
||
|
|
"scorns"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"approves",
|
||
|
|
"endorses",
|
||
|
|
"indorses",
|
||
|
|
"sanctions",
|
||
|
|
"extols",
|
||
|
|
"extolls",
|
||
|
|
"lauds",
|
||
|
|
"praises"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to remove the natural covering of":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"flayed their kill right there in the forest, taking both the meat and the skin home"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"barks",
|
||
|
|
"hulls",
|
||
|
|
"husks",
|
||
|
|
"peels",
|
||
|
|
"shells",
|
||
|
|
"shucks",
|
||
|
|
"skins"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bares",
|
||
|
|
"denudes",
|
||
|
|
"exposes",
|
||
|
|
"scales",
|
||
|
|
"strips",
|
||
|
|
"pares"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flattered":{
|
||
|
|
"to praise too much":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the billionaire has an army of assistants who are eager to flatter him at every opportunity"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"adulated",
|
||
|
|
"belauded",
|
||
|
|
"blarneyed",
|
||
|
|
"buttered up",
|
||
|
|
"hero-worshipped",
|
||
|
|
"hero-worshiped",
|
||
|
|
"honeyed",
|
||
|
|
"honied",
|
||
|
|
"massaged",
|
||
|
|
"overpraised",
|
||
|
|
"puffed",
|
||
|
|
"soft-soaped",
|
||
|
|
"stroked"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blandished",
|
||
|
|
"cajoled",
|
||
|
|
"coaxed",
|
||
|
|
"sweet-talked",
|
||
|
|
"wheedled",
|
||
|
|
"fawned",
|
||
|
|
"kowtowed",
|
||
|
|
"sucked (up to)",
|
||
|
|
"toadied",
|
||
|
|
"idolized",
|
||
|
|
"worshipped",
|
||
|
|
"worshiped",
|
||
|
|
"eulogized",
|
||
|
|
"extolled",
|
||
|
|
"lauded",
|
||
|
|
"praised",
|
||
|
|
"applauded",
|
||
|
|
"commended",
|
||
|
|
"complimented",
|
||
|
|
"congratulated",
|
||
|
|
"felicitated",
|
||
|
|
"drooled",
|
||
|
|
"gushed",
|
||
|
|
"slavered",
|
||
|
|
"slobbered",
|
||
|
|
"endeared",
|
||
|
|
"ingratiated",
|
||
|
|
"courted",
|
||
|
|
"romanced",
|
||
|
|
"wooed"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bad-mouthed",
|
||
|
|
"belittled",
|
||
|
|
"decried",
|
||
|
|
"depreciated",
|
||
|
|
"disparaged",
|
||
|
|
"put down"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to think highly of (oneself)":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"don't flatter yourself that no one has ever thought of that idea before"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"piqued",
|
||
|
|
"plumed",
|
||
|
|
"prided"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"boasted",
|
||
|
|
"bragged",
|
||
|
|
"crowed",
|
||
|
|
"gasconaded",
|
||
|
|
"swaggered",
|
||
|
|
"swanked",
|
||
|
|
"swashed",
|
||
|
|
"vapored",
|
||
|
|
"vaunted",
|
||
|
|
"congratulated",
|
||
|
|
"felicitated"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flames out":{
|
||
|
|
"to be unsuccessful":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"even at the reception, some were predicting that the marriage would flame out before the fancy china ever got used"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bombs",
|
||
|
|
"collapses",
|
||
|
|
"craters",
|
||
|
|
"fails",
|
||
|
|
"flops",
|
||
|
|
"flunks",
|
||
|
|
"folds",
|
||
|
|
"founders",
|
||
|
|
"misses",
|
||
|
|
"strikes out",
|
||
|
|
"tanks",
|
||
|
|
"washes out"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"flounders",
|
||
|
|
"struggles",
|
||
|
|
"declines",
|
||
|
|
"sinks",
|
||
|
|
"skids",
|
||
|
|
"slips",
|
||
|
|
"slumps",
|
||
|
|
"wanes",
|
||
|
|
"crashes",
|
||
|
|
"crumbles",
|
||
|
|
"miscarries",
|
||
|
|
"misfires",
|
||
|
|
"goes under",
|
||
|
|
"implodes",
|
||
|
|
"self-destructs"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"cooks",
|
||
|
|
"flourishes",
|
||
|
|
"prospers",
|
||
|
|
"thrives",
|
||
|
|
"prevails",
|
||
|
|
"triumphs",
|
||
|
|
"wins"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"clicks",
|
||
|
|
"comes off",
|
||
|
|
"delivers",
|
||
|
|
"goes",
|
||
|
|
"goes over",
|
||
|
|
"pans out",
|
||
|
|
"succeeds",
|
||
|
|
"works out"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flavor":{
|
||
|
|
"a special quality or impression associated with something":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a birthday party whose Caribbean decorations gave it a tropical flavor"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"air",
|
||
|
|
"ambience",
|
||
|
|
"ambiance",
|
||
|
|
"aroma",
|
||
|
|
"atmosphere",
|
||
|
|
"aura",
|
||
|
|
"climate",
|
||
|
|
"halo",
|
||
|
|
"karma",
|
||
|
|
"mood",
|
||
|
|
"nimbus",
|
||
|
|
"note",
|
||
|
|
"odor",
|
||
|
|
"patina",
|
||
|
|
"smell",
|
||
|
|
"temper",
|
||
|
|
"vibration(s)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"related":[
|
||
|
|
"aureole",
|
||
|
|
"aureola",
|
||
|
|
"mystique",
|
||
|
|
"romance",
|
||
|
|
"genius loci",
|
||
|
|
"feel",
|
||
|
|
"feeling",
|
||
|
|
"sensation",
|
||
|
|
"sense",
|
||
|
|
"spirit",
|
||
|
|
"attribute",
|
||
|
|
"character",
|
||
|
|
"characteristic",
|
||
|
|
"image",
|
||
|
|
"mark",
|
||
|
|
"notion",
|
||
|
|
"peculiarity",
|
||
|
|
"picture",
|
||
|
|
"property",
|
||
|
|
"trait",
|
||
|
|
"color",
|
||
|
|
"illusion",
|
||
|
|
"overtone",
|
||
|
|
"semblance",
|
||
|
|
"suggestion",
|
||
|
|
"tone"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"something (as a spice or herb) that adds an agreeable or interesting taste to food":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a dish that incorporates most of the trademark flavors of southeast Asia"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"flavoring",
|
||
|
|
"seasoning",
|
||
|
|
"spice"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"related":[
|
||
|
|
"sauce"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"the property of a substance that can be identified by the sense of taste":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"loved the deep flavor of the native strawberries"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"savor",
|
||
|
|
"savour",
|
||
|
|
"taste"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"related":[
|
||
|
|
"relish",
|
||
|
|
"smack",
|
||
|
|
"tang",
|
||
|
|
"savoriness",
|
||
|
|
"tastiness",
|
||
|
|
"aftertaste"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"tastelessness"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"it seems that short skirts are the new flavor of the month"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"buzz",
|
||
|
|
"chic",
|
||
|
|
"craze",
|
||
|
|
"dernier cri",
|
||
|
|
"enthusiasm",
|
||
|
|
"fad",
|
||
|
|
"fashion",
|
||
|
|
"go",
|
||
|
|
"hot ticket",
|
||
|
|
"last word",
|
||
|
|
"latest",
|
||
|
|
"mode",
|
||
|
|
"rage",
|
||
|
|
"sensation",
|
||
|
|
"style",
|
||
|
|
"ton",
|
||
|
|
"trend",
|
||
|
|
"vogue"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"related":[
|
||
|
|
"nine days' wonder",
|
||
|
|
"nine day wonder",
|
||
|
|
"new wave",
|
||
|
|
"crush",
|
||
|
|
"infatuation",
|
||
|
|
"fervor",
|
||
|
|
"passion",
|
||
|
|
"furor",
|
||
|
|
"fuss",
|
||
|
|
"hullabaloo",
|
||
|
|
"to-do",
|
||
|
|
"uproar",
|
||
|
|
"bandwagon",
|
||
|
|
"crusade",
|
||
|
|
"cult",
|
||
|
|
"movement",
|
||
|
|
"novelty",
|
||
|
|
"wrinkle",
|
||
|
|
"caprice",
|
||
|
|
"fancy",
|
||
|
|
"whim"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"classic",
|
||
|
|
"standard"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to make more pleasant to the taste by adding something intensely flavored":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"try flavoring the beans with salt and oregano"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"lace",
|
||
|
|
"savor",
|
||
|
|
"savour",
|
||
|
|
"season",
|
||
|
|
"spice"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"related":[
|
||
|
|
"enhance",
|
||
|
|
"enrich",
|
||
|
|
"sauce",
|
||
|
|
"pepper",
|
||
|
|
"salt",
|
||
|
|
"aromatize",
|
||
|
|
"perfume"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flare (out)":{
|
||
|
|
"to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"can we flare out the umbrella a little more so that more of the picnic table is sheltered"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"expand",
|
||
|
|
"extend",
|
||
|
|
"fan (out)",
|
||
|
|
"open",
|
||
|
|
"outspread",
|
||
|
|
"outstretch",
|
||
|
|
"spread (out)",
|
||
|
|
"stretch (out)",
|
||
|
|
"unfold",
|
||
|
|
"unfurl"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"overspread"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"compact",
|
||
|
|
"compress",
|
||
|
|
"condense",
|
||
|
|
"reduce"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"close",
|
||
|
|
"contract",
|
||
|
|
"fold"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flashed":{
|
||
|
|
"to shoot forth bursts of light":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the actress's diamond necklace flashed as she hurried on stage to accept the award"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"coruscated",
|
||
|
|
"flamed",
|
||
|
|
"glanced",
|
||
|
|
"gleamed",
|
||
|
|
"glimmered",
|
||
|
|
"glinted",
|
||
|
|
"glistened",
|
||
|
|
"glistered",
|
||
|
|
"glittered",
|
||
|
|
"lustered",
|
||
|
|
"lustred",
|
||
|
|
"scintillated",
|
||
|
|
"shimmered",
|
||
|
|
"spangled",
|
||
|
|
"sparkled",
|
||
|
|
"twinkled",
|
||
|
|
"winked",
|
||
|
|
"winkled"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beamed",
|
||
|
|
"radiated",
|
||
|
|
"shone",
|
||
|
|
"shined",
|
||
|
|
"bedazzled",
|
||
|
|
"blinded",
|
||
|
|
"dazed",
|
||
|
|
"dazzled",
|
||
|
|
"blazed",
|
||
|
|
"burned",
|
||
|
|
"burnt",
|
||
|
|
"flared",
|
||
|
|
"glared",
|
||
|
|
"glowed"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to present so as to invite notice or attention":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"flashed a wad of cash as he paid for his dinner"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"displayed",
|
||
|
|
"disported",
|
||
|
|
"exhibited",
|
||
|
|
"exposed",
|
||
|
|
"flaunted",
|
||
|
|
"laid out",
|
||
|
|
"paraded",
|
||
|
|
"produced",
|
||
|
|
"showed",
|
||
|
|
"showed off",
|
||
|
|
"sported",
|
||
|
|
"strutted",
|
||
|
|
"unveiled"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"brandished",
|
||
|
|
"flourished",
|
||
|
|
"waved",
|
||
|
|
"advertised",
|
||
|
|
"aired",
|
||
|
|
"announced",
|
||
|
|
"blazed",
|
||
|
|
"broadcast",
|
||
|
|
"broadcasted",
|
||
|
|
"heralded",
|
||
|
|
"placarded",
|
||
|
|
"posted",
|
||
|
|
"proclaimed",
|
||
|
|
"publicized",
|
||
|
|
"sounded",
|
||
|
|
"trumpeted",
|
||
|
|
"divulged",
|
||
|
|
"talked (about)",
|
||
|
|
"told (of)",
|
||
|
|
"bared",
|
||
|
|
"discovered",
|
||
|
|
"revealed",
|
||
|
|
"uncloaked",
|
||
|
|
"uncovered",
|
||
|
|
"unmasked"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"camouflaged",
|
||
|
|
"disguised",
|
||
|
|
"masked",
|
||
|
|
"concealed",
|
||
|
|
"covered",
|
||
|
|
"curtained",
|
||
|
|
"enshrouded",
|
||
|
|
"hid",
|
||
|
|
"obscured",
|
||
|
|
"occluded",
|
||
|
|
"occulted",
|
||
|
|
"shrouded",
|
||
|
|
"veiled"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to shine with light at regular intervals":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the disco lights flashed , and the revelers danced"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blinked",
|
||
|
|
"twinkled",
|
||
|
|
"winked"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"coruscated",
|
||
|
|
"flared",
|
||
|
|
"flickered",
|
||
|
|
"glanced",
|
||
|
|
"glimmered",
|
||
|
|
"glinted",
|
||
|
|
"glistened",
|
||
|
|
"glistered",
|
||
|
|
"glittered",
|
||
|
|
"scintillated",
|
||
|
|
"shimmered",
|
||
|
|
"spangled",
|
||
|
|
"sparked",
|
||
|
|
"sparkled"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to make known openly or publicly":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"flashed the news of the royal birth around the world"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"advertised",
|
||
|
|
"announced",
|
||
|
|
"annunciated",
|
||
|
|
"blared",
|
||
|
|
"blazed",
|
||
|
|
"blazoned",
|
||
|
|
"broadcast",
|
||
|
|
"broadcasted",
|
||
|
|
"declared",
|
||
|
|
"enunciated",
|
||
|
|
"gave out",
|
||
|
|
"heralded",
|
||
|
|
"placarded",
|
||
|
|
"posted",
|
||
|
|
"proclaimed",
|
||
|
|
"promulgated",
|
||
|
|
"publicized",
|
||
|
|
"published",
|
||
|
|
"released",
|
||
|
|
"sounded",
|
||
|
|
"trumpeted"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"barked",
|
||
|
|
"called (off or out)",
|
||
|
|
"cried",
|
||
|
|
"billboarded",
|
||
|
|
"billed",
|
||
|
|
"bulletined",
|
||
|
|
"gazetted",
|
||
|
|
"knelled",
|
||
|
|
"rang",
|
||
|
|
"tolled",
|
||
|
|
"blurbed",
|
||
|
|
"featured",
|
||
|
|
"pitched",
|
||
|
|
"plugged",
|
||
|
|
"promoted",
|
||
|
|
"puffed",
|
||
|
|
"disseminated",
|
||
|
|
"spread",
|
||
|
|
"disclosed",
|
||
|
|
"divulged",
|
||
|
|
"introduced",
|
||
|
|
"kithed",
|
||
|
|
"kythed",
|
||
|
|
"manifested",
|
||
|
|
"reported",
|
||
|
|
"revealed",
|
||
|
|
"showed",
|
||
|
|
"advised",
|
||
|
|
"apprised",
|
||
|
|
"handed down",
|
||
|
|
"informed",
|
||
|
|
"notified",
|
||
|
|
"communicated",
|
||
|
|
"imparted",
|
||
|
|
"intimated"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"concealed",
|
||
|
|
"hushed (up)",
|
||
|
|
"silenced",
|
||
|
|
"suppressed",
|
||
|
|
"withheld",
|
||
|
|
"recalled",
|
||
|
|
"recanted",
|
||
|
|
"retracted",
|
||
|
|
"revoked"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flashback":{
|
||
|
|
"as in memory , recollection":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"anamnesis",
|
||
|
|
"memory",
|
||
|
|
"recall",
|
||
|
|
"recollection",
|
||
|
|
"remembrance",
|
||
|
|
"reminiscence",
|
||
|
|
"memento",
|
||
|
|
"memorial",
|
||
|
|
"reminder",
|
||
|
|
"souvenir",
|
||
|
|
"token",
|
||
|
|
"association"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"as in history , past":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"auld lang syne",
|
||
|
|
"history",
|
||
|
|
"past",
|
||
|
|
"yesterday",
|
||
|
|
"yesteryear",
|
||
|
|
"yore",
|
||
|
|
"annals",
|
||
|
|
"chronicle",
|
||
|
|
"record",
|
||
|
|
"antiquity",
|
||
|
|
"long ago",
|
||
|
|
"bygone",
|
||
|
|
"memoir"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"by-and-by",
|
||
|
|
"future",
|
||
|
|
"futurity",
|
||
|
|
"hereafter",
|
||
|
|
"offing",
|
||
|
|
"tomorrow",
|
||
|
|
"moment",
|
||
|
|
"now",
|
||
|
|
"present",
|
||
|
|
"today"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flattening":{
|
||
|
|
"to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"flattened out the wrinkled paper before attempting to trace the pattern"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"evening",
|
||
|
|
"leveling",
|
||
|
|
"levelling",
|
||
|
|
"planing",
|
||
|
|
"smoothening",
|
||
|
|
"smoothing"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"clipping",
|
||
|
|
"cropping",
|
||
|
|
"paring",
|
||
|
|
"pruning",
|
||
|
|
"shaving",
|
||
|
|
"trimming",
|
||
|
|
"laying",
|
||
|
|
"pressing",
|
||
|
|
"spreading",
|
||
|
|
"carding",
|
||
|
|
"combing",
|
||
|
|
"raking",
|
||
|
|
"surfacing"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"coarsening",
|
||
|
|
"rumpling",
|
||
|
|
"wrinkling",
|
||
|
|
"bending",
|
||
|
|
"kinking",
|
||
|
|
"denting",
|
||
|
|
"pitting"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"roughening",
|
||
|
|
"roughing"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to defeat by a large margin":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"if you don't understand the rules, you're going to get flattened when you try to play"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"annihilating",
|
||
|
|
"blowing away",
|
||
|
|
"bombing",
|
||
|
|
"burying",
|
||
|
|
"clobbering",
|
||
|
|
"creaming",
|
||
|
|
"drubbing",
|
||
|
|
"dusting",
|
||
|
|
"pasting",
|
||
|
|
"routing",
|
||
|
|
"shellacking",
|
||
|
|
"skinning",
|
||
|
|
"skunking",
|
||
|
|
"smoking",
|
||
|
|
"smothering",
|
||
|
|
"snowing under",
|
||
|
|
"thrashing",
|
||
|
|
"trimming",
|
||
|
|
"tromping",
|
||
|
|
"trouncing",
|
||
|
|
"walloping",
|
||
|
|
"waxing",
|
||
|
|
"whipping",
|
||
|
|
"whomping",
|
||
|
|
"whopping",
|
||
|
|
"whapping",
|
||
|
|
"whupping"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"sweeping",
|
||
|
|
"upsetting",
|
||
|
|
"beating",
|
||
|
|
"besting",
|
||
|
|
"conquering",
|
||
|
|
"dispatching",
|
||
|
|
"hurdling",
|
||
|
|
"licking",
|
||
|
|
"mastering",
|
||
|
|
"overbearing",
|
||
|
|
"overcoming",
|
||
|
|
"overmatching",
|
||
|
|
"prevailing (over)",
|
||
|
|
"subduing",
|
||
|
|
"surmounting",
|
||
|
|
"taking",
|
||
|
|
"throwing",
|
||
|
|
"triumphing (over)",
|
||
|
|
"winning (against)",
|
||
|
|
"worsting",
|
||
|
|
"crushing",
|
||
|
|
"knocking off",
|
||
|
|
"knocking over",
|
||
|
|
"overpowering",
|
||
|
|
"overthrowing",
|
||
|
|
"overwhelming",
|
||
|
|
"subjugating",
|
||
|
|
"upending",
|
||
|
|
"vanquishing",
|
||
|
|
"acing (out)",
|
||
|
|
"bettering",
|
||
|
|
"eclipsing",
|
||
|
|
"exceeding",
|
||
|
|
"outdistancing",
|
||
|
|
"outdoing",
|
||
|
|
"outfighting",
|
||
|
|
"outshining",
|
||
|
|
"outstripping",
|
||
|
|
"overtopping",
|
||
|
|
"surpassing",
|
||
|
|
"topping",
|
||
|
|
"transcending",
|
||
|
|
"edging (out)",
|
||
|
|
"nosing out",
|
||
|
|
"pipping",
|
||
|
|
"capping",
|
||
|
|
"excelling",
|
||
|
|
"flourishing",
|
||
|
|
"scoring",
|
||
|
|
"succeeding",
|
||
|
|
"breaking",
|
||
|
|
"destroying",
|
||
|
|
"doing in",
|
||
|
|
"finishing",
|
||
|
|
"sinking",
|
||
|
|
"slaughtering"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flares (up)":{
|
||
|
|
"to become very angry":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"naturally I flared up when he insulted me"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blows up",
|
||
|
|
"flips (out)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"angers",
|
||
|
|
"fulminates",
|
||
|
|
"rages",
|
||
|
|
"rants",
|
||
|
|
"raves",
|
||
|
|
"snaps",
|
||
|
|
"snarls",
|
||
|
|
"sputters",
|
||
|
|
"storms",
|
||
|
|
"tees off",
|
||
|
|
"vents",
|
||
|
|
"vituperates",
|
||
|
|
"bristles",
|
||
|
|
"burns",
|
||
|
|
"foams",
|
||
|
|
"fumes",
|
||
|
|
"glares",
|
||
|
|
"glowers",
|
||
|
|
"seethes",
|
||
|
|
"sizzles",
|
||
|
|
"smolders",
|
||
|
|
"smoulders",
|
||
|
|
"steams",
|
||
|
|
"warms",
|
||
|
|
"bursts",
|
||
|
|
"explodes",
|
||
|
|
"flares (out)",
|
||
|
|
"flashes",
|
||
|
|
"inflames",
|
||
|
|
"enflames",
|
||
|
|
"maddens"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"chills out",
|
||
|
|
"cools (off or down)",
|
||
|
|
"relaxes",
|
||
|
|
"hushes",
|
||
|
|
"quiets (down)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"calms (down)",
|
||
|
|
"simmers down"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to develop suddenly and violently":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"my allergies always flare up in the spring"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blazes (up)",
|
||
|
|
"breaks out",
|
||
|
|
"bursts (forth)",
|
||
|
|
"erupts",
|
||
|
|
"explodes",
|
||
|
|
"flames"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"rockets",
|
||
|
|
"skyrockets",
|
||
|
|
"balloons",
|
||
|
|
"burgeons",
|
||
|
|
"bourgeons",
|
||
|
|
"mounts",
|
||
|
|
"multiplies",
|
||
|
|
"mushrooms",
|
||
|
|
"proliferates",
|
||
|
|
"snowballs",
|
||
|
|
"swells",
|
||
|
|
"waxes",
|
||
|
|
"blows up",
|
||
|
|
"detonates",
|
||
|
|
"touches off"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flawing":{
|
||
|
|
"to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"that crack has flawed the vase to the extent that its value in the antiques market is greatly reduced"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blemishing",
|
||
|
|
"bloodying",
|
||
|
|
"breaking",
|
||
|
|
"compromising",
|
||
|
|
"crabbing",
|
||
|
|
"crippling",
|
||
|
|
"crossing (up)",
|
||
|
|
"damaging",
|
||
|
|
"defacing",
|
||
|
|
"disfiguring",
|
||
|
|
"endamaging",
|
||
|
|
"harming",
|
||
|
|
"hurting",
|
||
|
|
"impairing",
|
||
|
|
"injuring",
|
||
|
|
"marring",
|
||
|
|
"spoiling",
|
||
|
|
"vitiating"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"deteriorating",
|
||
|
|
"enervating",
|
||
|
|
"enfeebling",
|
||
|
|
"undermining",
|
||
|
|
"weakening",
|
||
|
|
"eroding",
|
||
|
|
"scouring",
|
||
|
|
"washing out",
|
||
|
|
"wearing (away)",
|
||
|
|
"blighting",
|
||
|
|
"tarnishing",
|
||
|
|
"denting",
|
||
|
|
"dinging",
|
||
|
|
"dinting",
|
||
|
|
"botching",
|
||
|
|
"gumming (up)",
|
||
|
|
"queering",
|
||
|
|
"lacerating",
|
||
|
|
"wounding",
|
||
|
|
"disabling",
|
||
|
|
"hamstringing",
|
||
|
|
"laming",
|
||
|
|
"maiming",
|
||
|
|
"mangling",
|
||
|
|
"mutilating",
|
||
|
|
"tormenting",
|
||
|
|
"torturing",
|
||
|
|
"annihilating",
|
||
|
|
"banging up",
|
||
|
|
"bashing",
|
||
|
|
"battering",
|
||
|
|
"clobbering",
|
||
|
|
"crushing",
|
||
|
|
"dashing",
|
||
|
|
"decimating",
|
||
|
|
"demolishing",
|
||
|
|
"desolating",
|
||
|
|
"destroying",
|
||
|
|
"devastating",
|
||
|
|
"doing in",
|
||
|
|
"pulverizing",
|
||
|
|
"razing",
|
||
|
|
"ruining",
|
||
|
|
"scourging",
|
||
|
|
"shattering",
|
||
|
|
"smashing",
|
||
|
|
"tearing down",
|
||
|
|
"totaling",
|
||
|
|
"totalling",
|
||
|
|
"wasting",
|
||
|
|
"wiping out",
|
||
|
|
"wrecking"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"curing",
|
||
|
|
"healing",
|
||
|
|
"helping",
|
||
|
|
"rectifying",
|
||
|
|
"rehabilitating",
|
||
|
|
"remedying",
|
||
|
|
"editing",
|
||
|
|
"remodeling",
|
||
|
|
"revising",
|
||
|
|
"ameliorating",
|
||
|
|
"bettering",
|
||
|
|
"enhancing",
|
||
|
|
"enriching",
|
||
|
|
"improving",
|
||
|
|
"meliorating",
|
||
|
|
"perfecting",
|
||
|
|
"refining"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"doctoring",
|
||
|
|
"fixing",
|
||
|
|
"mending",
|
||
|
|
"patching",
|
||
|
|
"rebuilding",
|
||
|
|
"reconditioning",
|
||
|
|
"reconstructing",
|
||
|
|
"renovating",
|
||
|
|
"repairing",
|
||
|
|
"revamping"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flayed":{
|
||
|
|
"to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"her husband flayed her constantly for her incessant shopping"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"basted",
|
||
|
|
"bawled out",
|
||
|
|
"berated",
|
||
|
|
"called down",
|
||
|
|
"castigated",
|
||
|
|
"chastised",
|
||
|
|
"chewed out",
|
||
|
|
"dressed down",
|
||
|
|
"hammered",
|
||
|
|
"jawed",
|
||
|
|
"keelhauled",
|
||
|
|
"lambasted",
|
||
|
|
"lectured",
|
||
|
|
"ragged",
|
||
|
|
"railed (at or against)",
|
||
|
|
"ranted (at)",
|
||
|
|
"rated",
|
||
|
|
"reamed (out)",
|
||
|
|
"rebuked",
|
||
|
|
"reprimanded",
|
||
|
|
"reproached",
|
||
|
|
"scolded",
|
||
|
|
"scored",
|
||
|
|
"tongue-lashed",
|
||
|
|
"upbraided"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"admonished",
|
||
|
|
"chid",
|
||
|
|
"chided",
|
||
|
|
"remonstrated (with)",
|
||
|
|
"reproved",
|
||
|
|
"abused",
|
||
|
|
"assailed",
|
||
|
|
"attacked",
|
||
|
|
"bad-mouthed",
|
||
|
|
"blamed",
|
||
|
|
"blasted",
|
||
|
|
"censured",
|
||
|
|
"condemned",
|
||
|
|
"criticized",
|
||
|
|
"crucified",
|
||
|
|
"denounced",
|
||
|
|
"dissed",
|
||
|
|
"excoriated",
|
||
|
|
"faulted",
|
||
|
|
"harangued",
|
||
|
|
"knocked",
|
||
|
|
"laced (into)",
|
||
|
|
"lashed",
|
||
|
|
"panned",
|
||
|
|
"reprehended",
|
||
|
|
"reviled",
|
||
|
|
"scourged",
|
||
|
|
"slammed",
|
||
|
|
"vituperated",
|
||
|
|
"belittled",
|
||
|
|
"disparaged",
|
||
|
|
"mocked",
|
||
|
|
"put down",
|
||
|
|
"ridiculed",
|
||
|
|
"scoffed",
|
||
|
|
"scorned"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"approved",
|
||
|
|
"endorsed",
|
||
|
|
"indorsed",
|
||
|
|
"sanctioned",
|
||
|
|
"extolled",
|
||
|
|
"lauded",
|
||
|
|
"praised"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to remove the natural covering of":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"flayed their kill right there in the forest, taking both the meat and the skin home"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"barked",
|
||
|
|
"hulled",
|
||
|
|
"husked",
|
||
|
|
"peeled",
|
||
|
|
"shelled",
|
||
|
|
"shucked",
|
||
|
|
"skinned"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bared",
|
||
|
|
"denuded",
|
||
|
|
"exposed",
|
||
|
|
"scaled",
|
||
|
|
"stripped",
|
||
|
|
"stript",
|
||
|
|
"pared"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flamboyantly":{
|
||
|
|
"as in loudly , garishly":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"flashily",
|
||
|
|
"garishly",
|
||
|
|
"gaudily",
|
||
|
|
"loud",
|
||
|
|
"loudly",
|
||
|
|
"ostentatiously",
|
||
|
|
"bravely",
|
||
|
|
"brightly",
|
||
|
|
"brilliantly",
|
||
|
|
"colorfully",
|
||
|
|
"gaily",
|
||
|
|
"gayly",
|
||
|
|
"fancily",
|
||
|
|
"ornately",
|
||
|
|
"swankily",
|
||
|
|
"gorgeously",
|
||
|
|
"richly",
|
||
|
|
"spectacularly",
|
||
|
|
"splendidly",
|
||
|
|
"strikingly",
|
||
|
|
"dapperly",
|
||
|
|
"dashingly",
|
||
|
|
"gallantly",
|
||
|
|
"jazzily",
|
||
|
|
"nattily",
|
||
|
|
"neatly",
|
||
|
|
"pertly",
|
||
|
|
"smartly",
|
||
|
|
"snappily",
|
||
|
|
"spiffily",
|
||
|
|
"conspicuously",
|
||
|
|
"luridly",
|
||
|
|
"shockingly"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"boringly",
|
||
|
|
"drably",
|
||
|
|
"dully",
|
||
|
|
"colorlessly",
|
||
|
|
"inconspicuously",
|
||
|
|
"unobtrusively",
|
||
|
|
"unpretentiously",
|
||
|
|
"chastely",
|
||
|
|
"demurely",
|
||
|
|
"modestly",
|
||
|
|
"conservatively",
|
||
|
|
"plainly",
|
||
|
|
"quietly",
|
||
|
|
"simply",
|
||
|
|
"bleakly",
|
||
|
|
"severely",
|
||
|
|
"somberly"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adverb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flatlet":{
|
||
|
|
"as in duplex apartment , railroad flat":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bed-sitter",
|
||
|
|
"bedsit",
|
||
|
|
"bed-sitting-room",
|
||
|
|
"cohousing",
|
||
|
|
"condo",
|
||
|
|
"condominium",
|
||
|
|
"duplex",
|
||
|
|
"duplex apartment",
|
||
|
|
"efficiency",
|
||
|
|
"efficiency apartment",
|
||
|
|
"floor-through",
|
||
|
|
"garden apartment",
|
||
|
|
"granny flat",
|
||
|
|
"maisonette",
|
||
|
|
"penthouse",
|
||
|
|
"railroad flat",
|
||
|
|
"salon",
|
||
|
|
"saloon",
|
||
|
|
"studio",
|
||
|
|
"studio apartment",
|
||
|
|
"triplex",
|
||
|
|
"walk-up",
|
||
|
|
"apartment",
|
||
|
|
"diggings",
|
||
|
|
"digs",
|
||
|
|
"flat",
|
||
|
|
"lodgings",
|
||
|
|
"suite",
|
||
|
|
"tenement",
|
||
|
|
"gallery",
|
||
|
|
"wing",
|
||
|
|
"apartment building",
|
||
|
|
"apartment house",
|
||
|
|
"tenement house"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flavorless":{
|
||
|
|
"lacking in taste or flavor":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a flavorless fruitcake that must have been given as a gift many times over"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"dead",
|
||
|
|
"flat",
|
||
|
|
"insipid",
|
||
|
|
"savorless",
|
||
|
|
"tasteless",
|
||
|
|
"unsavory"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bland",
|
||
|
|
"dilute",
|
||
|
|
"thin",
|
||
|
|
"watery",
|
||
|
|
"weak",
|
||
|
|
"plain",
|
||
|
|
"unflavored"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"disgusting",
|
||
|
|
"distasteful",
|
||
|
|
"loathsome",
|
||
|
|
"sickening",
|
||
|
|
"unappetizing",
|
||
|
|
"unpalatable",
|
||
|
|
"cloying",
|
||
|
|
"mawkish",
|
||
|
|
"appetizing",
|
||
|
|
"delectable",
|
||
|
|
"delicious",
|
||
|
|
"palatable",
|
||
|
|
"toothsome",
|
||
|
|
"keen",
|
||
|
|
"piquant",
|
||
|
|
"seasoned",
|
||
|
|
"spicy",
|
||
|
|
"flavored",
|
||
|
|
"heavy",
|
||
|
|
"rich"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"flavorful",
|
||
|
|
"flavorsome",
|
||
|
|
"sapid",
|
||
|
|
"savory",
|
||
|
|
"savoury",
|
||
|
|
"tasteful",
|
||
|
|
"tasty"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flavorsome":{
|
||
|
|
"very pleasing to the sense of taste":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a variety of apple that is visually appealing but not very flavorsome"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"ambrosial",
|
||
|
|
"appetizing",
|
||
|
|
"dainty",
|
||
|
|
"delectable",
|
||
|
|
"delicious",
|
||
|
|
"delish",
|
||
|
|
"flavorful",
|
||
|
|
"luscious",
|
||
|
|
"lush",
|
||
|
|
"mouthwatering",
|
||
|
|
"palatable",
|
||
|
|
"savory",
|
||
|
|
"savoury",
|
||
|
|
"scrumptious",
|
||
|
|
"succulent",
|
||
|
|
"tasteful",
|
||
|
|
"tasty",
|
||
|
|
"toothsome",
|
||
|
|
"toothy",
|
||
|
|
"yummy"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"digestible",
|
||
|
|
"eatable",
|
||
|
|
"edible",
|
||
|
|
"delightful",
|
||
|
|
"heavenly",
|
||
|
|
"pleasing",
|
||
|
|
"agreeable",
|
||
|
|
"gratifying",
|
||
|
|
"pleasant",
|
||
|
|
"satisfying",
|
||
|
|
"choice",
|
||
|
|
"delicate",
|
||
|
|
"exquisite",
|
||
|
|
"rare"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"banal",
|
||
|
|
"boring",
|
||
|
|
"commonplace",
|
||
|
|
"tedious",
|
||
|
|
"noisome",
|
||
|
|
"smelly",
|
||
|
|
"stinky",
|
||
|
|
"noxious",
|
||
|
|
"unwholesome",
|
||
|
|
"miserable",
|
||
|
|
"wretched",
|
||
|
|
"abhorrent",
|
||
|
|
"abominable",
|
||
|
|
"awful",
|
||
|
|
"detestable",
|
||
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
||
|
|
"disgusting",
|
||
|
|
"foul",
|
||
|
|
"horrid",
|
||
|
|
"nauseating",
|
||
|
|
"offensive",
|
||
|
|
"repellent",
|
||
|
|
"repellant",
|
||
|
|
"repugnant",
|
||
|
|
"repulsive",
|
||
|
|
"sickening",
|
||
|
|
"unpleasant"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"distasteful",
|
||
|
|
"flat",
|
||
|
|
"flavorless",
|
||
|
|
"insipid",
|
||
|
|
"stale",
|
||
|
|
"tasteless",
|
||
|
|
"unappetizing",
|
||
|
|
"unpalatable",
|
||
|
|
"unsavory",
|
||
|
|
"yucky",
|
||
|
|
"yukky"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flammable":{
|
||
|
|
"capable of catching or being set on fire":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"avoid wearing loose flammable clothing when using the blowtorch"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"burnable",
|
||
|
|
"combustible",
|
||
|
|
"combustive",
|
||
|
|
"fiery",
|
||
|
|
"ignitable",
|
||
|
|
"ignitible",
|
||
|
|
"inflammable",
|
||
|
|
"touchy"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"explosive",
|
||
|
|
"incendiary"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"nonexplosive"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"fireproof",
|
||
|
|
"incombustible",
|
||
|
|
"nonburnable",
|
||
|
|
"noncombustible",
|
||
|
|
"nonflammable",
|
||
|
|
"noninflammable",
|
||
|
|
"unburnable"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flagship":{
|
||
|
|
"as in warship , tanker":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"aircraft carrier",
|
||
|
|
"argosy",
|
||
|
|
"barge",
|
||
|
|
"coaster",
|
||
|
|
"collier",
|
||
|
|
"containership",
|
||
|
|
"corvette",
|
||
|
|
"cruiser",
|
||
|
|
"cutter",
|
||
|
|
"destroyer",
|
||
|
|
"ferryboat",
|
||
|
|
"freighter",
|
||
|
|
"icebreaker",
|
||
|
|
"ironclad",
|
||
|
|
"lightship",
|
||
|
|
"liner",
|
||
|
|
"man-of-war",
|
||
|
|
"man-o'-war",
|
||
|
|
"merchantman",
|
||
|
|
"merchant ship",
|
||
|
|
"motor ship",
|
||
|
|
"packet",
|
||
|
|
"steamer",
|
||
|
|
"steamship",
|
||
|
|
"superliner",
|
||
|
|
"supertanker",
|
||
|
|
"tanker",
|
||
|
|
"trader",
|
||
|
|
"tramp",
|
||
|
|
"transport",
|
||
|
|
"warship",
|
||
|
|
"watercraft",
|
||
|
|
"boat",
|
||
|
|
"keel",
|
||
|
|
"ship",
|
||
|
|
"vessel",
|
||
|
|
"bark",
|
||
|
|
"barque",
|
||
|
|
"brig",
|
||
|
|
"brigantine",
|
||
|
|
"caravel",
|
||
|
|
"clipper",
|
||
|
|
"junk",
|
||
|
|
"ketch",
|
||
|
|
"sailboat",
|
||
|
|
"schooner",
|
||
|
|
"square-rigger",
|
||
|
|
"tall ship",
|
||
|
|
"windjammer",
|
||
|
|
"xebec",
|
||
|
|
"yacht"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flair":{
|
||
|
|
"a special and usually inborn ability":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a person with a flair for making friends quickly"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"aptitude",
|
||
|
|
"bent",
|
||
|
|
"endowment",
|
||
|
|
"faculty",
|
||
|
|
"genius",
|
||
|
|
"gift",
|
||
|
|
"head",
|
||
|
|
"knack",
|
||
|
|
"talent"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"affinity",
|
||
|
|
"bias",
|
||
|
|
"disposition",
|
||
|
|
"habitude",
|
||
|
|
"impulse",
|
||
|
|
"inclination",
|
||
|
|
"leaning",
|
||
|
|
"partiality",
|
||
|
|
"penchant",
|
||
|
|
"predilection",
|
||
|
|
"predisposition",
|
||
|
|
"proclivity",
|
||
|
|
"propensity",
|
||
|
|
"tendency",
|
||
|
|
"turn",
|
||
|
|
"ear",
|
||
|
|
"eye",
|
||
|
|
"mind",
|
||
|
|
"nose",
|
||
|
|
"feel",
|
||
|
|
"hang",
|
||
|
|
"instinct",
|
||
|
|
"touch",
|
||
|
|
"way",
|
||
|
|
"capability",
|
||
|
|
"competence",
|
||
|
|
"facility",
|
||
|
|
"proficiency",
|
||
|
|
"skill",
|
||
|
|
"capacity",
|
||
|
|
"potential",
|
||
|
|
"power",
|
||
|
|
"forte",
|
||
|
|
"specialism",
|
||
|
|
"speciality",
|
||
|
|
"specialty"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"disability",
|
||
|
|
"handicap",
|
||
|
|
"inability",
|
||
|
|
"incapacity",
|
||
|
|
"shortcoming",
|
||
|
|
"weakness"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flat tax":{
|
||
|
|
"as in proportional tax":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"proportional tax",
|
||
|
|
"death tax",
|
||
|
|
"estate tax",
|
||
|
|
"inheritance tax",
|
||
|
|
"supertax",
|
||
|
|
"surcharge",
|
||
|
|
"surtax",
|
||
|
|
"capitation",
|
||
|
|
"custom(s)",
|
||
|
|
"excise",
|
||
|
|
"hidden tax",
|
||
|
|
"income tax",
|
||
|
|
"poll tax",
|
||
|
|
"property tax",
|
||
|
|
"sales tax",
|
||
|
|
"single tax",
|
||
|
|
"sin tax",
|
||
|
|
"tariff",
|
||
|
|
"toll",
|
||
|
|
"tribute",
|
||
|
|
"value-added tax",
|
||
|
|
"withholding tax",
|
||
|
|
"direct tax",
|
||
|
|
"personal tax",
|
||
|
|
"assessment",
|
||
|
|
"duty",
|
||
|
|
"imposition",
|
||
|
|
"impost",
|
||
|
|
"levy",
|
||
|
|
"tax"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flamers":{
|
||
|
|
"as in igniters , kindlers":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"igniters",
|
||
|
|
"ignitors",
|
||
|
|
"immolators",
|
||
|
|
"inflamers",
|
||
|
|
"kindlers",
|
||
|
|
"pyromaniacs",
|
||
|
|
"arsonists",
|
||
|
|
"firebugs",
|
||
|
|
"incendiaries",
|
||
|
|
"torches"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flag-wavers":{
|
||
|
|
"one who shows excessive favoritism towards his or her country":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a newspaper columnist who never manages to be anything other than a knee-jerk flag-waver"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"chauvinists",
|
||
|
|
"jingoes",
|
||
|
|
"nationalists",
|
||
|
|
"superpatriots"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"loyalists",
|
||
|
|
"patriots",
|
||
|
|
"hawks",
|
||
|
|
"warmongers",
|
||
|
|
"nativists"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"internationalists",
|
||
|
|
"neutralists"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flatlets":{
|
||
|
|
"as in duplex apartments , railroad flats":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bed-sitters",
|
||
|
|
"bedsits",
|
||
|
|
"bed-sitting-room",
|
||
|
|
"cohousings",
|
||
|
|
"condominiums",
|
||
|
|
"condominia",
|
||
|
|
"condos",
|
||
|
|
"duplex apartments",
|
||
|
|
"duplexes",
|
||
|
|
"efficiencies",
|
||
|
|
"efficiency apartments",
|
||
|
|
"floor-throughs",
|
||
|
|
"garden apartments",
|
||
|
|
"granny flats",
|
||
|
|
"maisonettes",
|
||
|
|
"penthouses",
|
||
|
|
"railroad flats",
|
||
|
|
"salons",
|
||
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"saloons",
|
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|
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"studio apartments",
|
||
|
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"studios",
|
||
|
|
"triplexes",
|
||
|
|
"walk-ups",
|
||
|
|
"apartments",
|
||
|
|
"diggings",
|
||
|
|
"digs",
|
||
|
|
"flats",
|
||
|
|
"lodgings",
|
||
|
|
"suites",
|
||
|
|
"tenements",
|
||
|
|
"galleries",
|
||
|
|
"wings",
|
||
|
|
"apartment buildings",
|
||
|
|
"apartment houses",
|
||
|
|
"tenement houses"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flaunt":{
|
||
|
|
"to present so as to invite notice or attention":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"she playfully flaunted her engagement ring in all of her coworkers' faces"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"display",
|
||
|
|
"disport",
|
||
|
|
"exhibit",
|
||
|
|
"expose",
|
||
|
|
"flash",
|
||
|
|
"lay out",
|
||
|
|
"parade",
|
||
|
|
"produce",
|
||
|
|
"show",
|
||
|
|
"show off",
|
||
|
|
"sport",
|
||
|
|
"strut",
|
||
|
|
"unveil"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"brandish",
|
||
|
|
"flourish",
|
||
|
|
"wave",
|
||
|
|
"advertise",
|
||
|
|
"air",
|
||
|
|
"announce",
|
||
|
|
"blaze",
|
||
|
|
"broadcast",
|
||
|
|
"herald",
|
||
|
|
"placard",
|
||
|
|
"post",
|
||
|
|
"proclaim",
|
||
|
|
"publicize",
|
||
|
|
"sound",
|
||
|
|
"trumpet",
|
||
|
|
"divulge",
|
||
|
|
"talk (about)",
|
||
|
|
"tell (of)",
|
||
|
|
"bare",
|
||
|
|
"discover",
|
||
|
|
"reveal",
|
||
|
|
"uncloak",
|
||
|
|
"uncover",
|
||
|
|
"unmask"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"camouflage",
|
||
|
|
"disguise",
|
||
|
|
"mask",
|
||
|
|
"conceal",
|
||
|
|
"cover",
|
||
|
|
"curtain",
|
||
|
|
"enshroud",
|
||
|
|
"hide",
|
||
|
|
"obscure",
|
||
|
|
"occlude",
|
||
|
|
"occult",
|
||
|
|
"shroud",
|
||
|
|
"veil"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flawless":{
|
||
|
|
"being entirely without fault or flaw":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a flawless performance of the piano concerto"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"absolute",
|
||
|
|
"faultless",
|
||
|
|
"ideal",
|
||
|
|
"immaculate",
|
||
|
|
"impeccable",
|
||
|
|
"indefectible",
|
||
|
|
"irreproachable",
|
||
|
|
"letter-perfect",
|
||
|
|
"perfect",
|
||
|
|
"picture-book",
|
||
|
|
"picture-perfect",
|
||
|
|
"seamless",
|
||
|
|
"unblemished"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"consummate",
|
||
|
|
"expert",
|
||
|
|
"masterly",
|
||
|
|
"classic",
|
||
|
|
"dandy",
|
||
|
|
"excellent",
|
||
|
|
"fabulous",
|
||
|
|
"fine",
|
||
|
|
"first-class",
|
||
|
|
"first-rate",
|
||
|
|
"grand",
|
||
|
|
"great",
|
||
|
|
"marvelous",
|
||
|
|
"marvellous",
|
||
|
|
"prime",
|
||
|
|
"superb",
|
||
|
|
"superior",
|
||
|
|
"superlative",
|
||
|
|
"terrific",
|
||
|
|
"top",
|
||
|
|
"top-notch",
|
||
|
|
"unsurpassed",
|
||
|
|
"completed",
|
||
|
|
"finished",
|
||
|
|
"perfected",
|
||
|
|
"polished",
|
||
|
|
"complete",
|
||
|
|
"entire",
|
||
|
|
"intact",
|
||
|
|
"whole",
|
||
|
|
"mint",
|
||
|
|
"unbruised",
|
||
|
|
"undamaged",
|
||
|
|
"unimpaired",
|
||
|
|
"uninjured",
|
||
|
|
"unmarred",
|
||
|
|
"unspoiled",
|
||
|
|
"exceptional",
|
||
|
|
"fancy",
|
||
|
|
"high-grade",
|
||
|
|
"special",
|
||
|
|
"airtight",
|
||
|
|
"bulletproof",
|
||
|
|
"accurate",
|
||
|
|
"correct",
|
||
|
|
"exact",
|
||
|
|
"precise",
|
||
|
|
"inerrant",
|
||
|
|
"infallible",
|
||
|
|
"unerring",
|
||
|
|
"unfailing"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"deficient",
|
||
|
|
"inadequate",
|
||
|
|
"incomplete",
|
||
|
|
"insufficient",
|
||
|
|
"wanting",
|
||
|
|
"unfinished",
|
||
|
|
"unpolished",
|
||
|
|
"fallible",
|
||
|
|
"blemished",
|
||
|
|
"blighted",
|
||
|
|
"broken",
|
||
|
|
"damaged",
|
||
|
|
"defaced",
|
||
|
|
"disfigured",
|
||
|
|
"impaired",
|
||
|
|
"injured",
|
||
|
|
"malformed",
|
||
|
|
"marred",
|
||
|
|
"misshapen",
|
||
|
|
"spoiled",
|
||
|
|
"vitiated",
|
||
|
|
"atrocious",
|
||
|
|
"execrable",
|
||
|
|
"wretched",
|
||
|
|
"imprecise",
|
||
|
|
"inaccurate",
|
||
|
|
"incorrect",
|
||
|
|
"inexact",
|
||
|
|
"wrong"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"amiss",
|
||
|
|
"bad",
|
||
|
|
"censurable",
|
||
|
|
"defective",
|
||
|
|
"faulty",
|
||
|
|
"flawed",
|
||
|
|
"imperfect",
|
||
|
|
"reproachable"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flashily":{
|
||
|
|
"as in gaudily , flamboyantly":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"flamboyantly",
|
||
|
|
"garishly",
|
||
|
|
"gaudily",
|
||
|
|
"loud",
|
||
|
|
"loudly",
|
||
|
|
"ostentatiously",
|
||
|
|
"bravely",
|
||
|
|
"brightly",
|
||
|
|
"brilliantly",
|
||
|
|
"colorfully",
|
||
|
|
"gaily",
|
||
|
|
"gayly",
|
||
|
|
"fancily",
|
||
|
|
"ornately",
|
||
|
|
"swankily",
|
||
|
|
"gorgeously",
|
||
|
|
"richly",
|
||
|
|
"spectacularly",
|
||
|
|
"splendidly",
|
||
|
|
"strikingly",
|
||
|
|
"dapperly",
|
||
|
|
"dashingly",
|
||
|
|
"gallantly",
|
||
|
|
"jazzily",
|
||
|
|
"nattily",
|
||
|
|
"neatly",
|
||
|
|
"pertly",
|
||
|
|
"smartly",
|
||
|
|
"snappily",
|
||
|
|
"spiffily",
|
||
|
|
"conspicuously",
|
||
|
|
"luridly",
|
||
|
|
"shockingly"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"boringly",
|
||
|
|
"drably",
|
||
|
|
"dully",
|
||
|
|
"colorlessly",
|
||
|
|
"inconspicuously",
|
||
|
|
"unobtrusively",
|
||
|
|
"unpretentiously",
|
||
|
|
"chastely",
|
||
|
|
"demurely",
|
||
|
|
"modestly",
|
||
|
|
"conservatively",
|
||
|
|
"plainly",
|
||
|
|
"quietly",
|
||
|
|
"simply",
|
||
|
|
"bleakly",
|
||
|
|
"severely",
|
||
|
|
"somberly"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adverb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flashy":{
|
||
|
|
"attractively eye-catching in style":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"I bought a flashy new car as soon as I got my first paycheck"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"jazzy",
|
||
|
|
"pizzazzy",
|
||
|
|
"pizazzy",
|
||
|
|
"snazzy",
|
||
|
|
"splashy"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"cool",
|
||
|
|
"fresh",
|
||
|
|
"hip",
|
||
|
|
"neat",
|
||
|
|
"\u00e0 la mode",
|
||
|
|
"a la mode",
|
||
|
|
"chic",
|
||
|
|
"chichi",
|
||
|
|
"dapper",
|
||
|
|
"dashing",
|
||
|
|
"natty",
|
||
|
|
"sharp",
|
||
|
|
"smart",
|
||
|
|
"snappy",
|
||
|
|
"spruce",
|
||
|
|
"faddish",
|
||
|
|
"fashionable",
|
||
|
|
"happening",
|
||
|
|
"in",
|
||
|
|
"modish",
|
||
|
|
"stylish",
|
||
|
|
"swish",
|
||
|
|
"trendy",
|
||
|
|
"custom",
|
||
|
|
"designer",
|
||
|
|
"showy",
|
||
|
|
"striking",
|
||
|
|
"flamboyant",
|
||
|
|
"garish",
|
||
|
|
"gaudy",
|
||
|
|
"glittery",
|
||
|
|
"glitzy",
|
||
|
|
"jaunty",
|
||
|
|
"loud",
|
||
|
|
"ostentatious",
|
||
|
|
"raffish",
|
||
|
|
"rakish",
|
||
|
|
"swank",
|
||
|
|
"swanky",
|
||
|
|
"wild"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"modest",
|
||
|
|
"plain",
|
||
|
|
"quiet",
|
||
|
|
"simple",
|
||
|
|
"unadorned",
|
||
|
|
"conservative",
|
||
|
|
"muted",
|
||
|
|
"restrained",
|
||
|
|
"subdued",
|
||
|
|
"toned-down",
|
||
|
|
"understated",
|
||
|
|
"unpretentious",
|
||
|
|
"styleless",
|
||
|
|
"unfashionable",
|
||
|
|
"unstylish",
|
||
|
|
"d\u00e9mod\u00e9",
|
||
|
|
"old-fashioned",
|
||
|
|
"outmoded",
|
||
|
|
"out-of-date",
|
||
|
|
"pass\u00e9"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"excessively showy":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"wore flashy rings on almost all the fingers of his left hand"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"flamboyant",
|
||
|
|
"flaring",
|
||
|
|
"garish",
|
||
|
|
"gaudy",
|
||
|
|
"glitzy",
|
||
|
|
"loud",
|
||
|
|
"noisy",
|
||
|
|
"ostentatious",
|
||
|
|
"razzle-dazzle",
|
||
|
|
"splashy",
|
||
|
|
"swank",
|
||
|
|
"swanky"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"excessive",
|
||
|
|
"extravagant",
|
||
|
|
"fulsome",
|
||
|
|
"hammy",
|
||
|
|
"overdone",
|
||
|
|
"over-the-top",
|
||
|
|
"overwrought",
|
||
|
|
"pretentious",
|
||
|
|
"baroque",
|
||
|
|
"bedizened",
|
||
|
|
"ornate",
|
||
|
|
"fancy",
|
||
|
|
"snazzy",
|
||
|
|
"zooty",
|
||
|
|
"blaring",
|
||
|
|
"bright",
|
||
|
|
"florid",
|
||
|
|
"glaring",
|
||
|
|
"glittery",
|
||
|
|
"overbright",
|
||
|
|
"spectacular",
|
||
|
|
"graceless",
|
||
|
|
"inelegant",
|
||
|
|
"lurid",
|
||
|
|
"tacky",
|
||
|
|
"tasteless",
|
||
|
|
"tawdry",
|
||
|
|
"tinselly",
|
||
|
|
"vulgar"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"appropriate",
|
||
|
|
"fitting",
|
||
|
|
"proper",
|
||
|
|
"inconspicuous",
|
||
|
|
"muted",
|
||
|
|
"restrained",
|
||
|
|
"subdued",
|
||
|
|
"toned (down)",
|
||
|
|
"unobtrusive",
|
||
|
|
"elegant",
|
||
|
|
"graceful",
|
||
|
|
"tasteful",
|
||
|
|
"modest",
|
||
|
|
"plain",
|
||
|
|
"simple",
|
||
|
|
"unpretentious"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"conservative",
|
||
|
|
"quiet",
|
||
|
|
"understated",
|
||
|
|
"unflamboyant",
|
||
|
|
"unflashy"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flatfoot":{
|
||
|
|
"a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a comic strip about a square-jawed, trench-coated flatfoot who always caught the crooks in suitably dramatic fashion"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bobby",
|
||
|
|
"bull",
|
||
|
|
"constable",
|
||
|
|
"cop",
|
||
|
|
"copper",
|
||
|
|
"fuzz",
|
||
|
|
"gendarme",
|
||
|
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"lawman",
|
||
|
|
"officer",
|
||
|
|
"police officer",
|
||
|
|
"policeman",
|
||
|
|
"shamus"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"patrolman",
|
||
|
|
"policewoman",
|
||
|
|
"detective",
|
||
|
|
"dick",
|
||
|
|
"gumshoe",
|
||
|
|
"hawkshaw",
|
||
|
|
"inspector",
|
||
|
|
"investigator",
|
||
|
|
"plainclothesman",
|
||
|
|
"sherlock",
|
||
|
|
"sleuth",
|
||
|
|
"sleuthhound",
|
||
|
|
"marshal",
|
||
|
|
"marshall",
|
||
|
|
"sheriff",
|
||
|
|
"trooper",
|
||
|
|
"peace officer",
|
||
|
|
"captain",
|
||
|
|
"lieutenant",
|
||
|
|
"sergeant",
|
||
|
|
"constabulary",
|
||
|
|
"heat",
|
||
|
|
"man",
|
||
|
|
"police",
|
||
|
|
"police force",
|
||
|
|
"operative",
|
||
|
|
"private detective",
|
||
|
|
"private eye",
|
||
|
|
"private investigator"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"civilian"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flashbulbs":{
|
||
|
|
"as in lightings , flashlights":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"arc lamps",
|
||
|
|
"arc lights",
|
||
|
|
"candelabra",
|
||
|
|
"candelabrums",
|
||
|
|
"candelabras",
|
||
|
|
"candles",
|
||
|
|
"chandeliers",
|
||
|
|
"dark lanterns",
|
||
|
|
"flares",
|
||
|
|
"flashcubes",
|
||
|
|
"flashes",
|
||
|
|
"flashlights",
|
||
|
|
"floodlights",
|
||
|
|
"fluorescent lamps",
|
||
|
|
"gaslights",
|
||
|
|
"gasoliers",
|
||
|
|
"girandoles",
|
||
|
|
"headlights",
|
||
|
|
"incandescent lamps",
|
||
|
|
"klieg lights",
|
||
|
|
"kleig lights",
|
||
|
|
"lanterns",
|
||
|
|
"light bulbs",
|
||
|
|
"lighthouses",
|
||
|
|
"lightings",
|
||
|
|
"sconces",
|
||
|
|
"spotlights",
|
||
|
|
"streetlights",
|
||
|
|
"sun lamps",
|
||
|
|
"beacons",
|
||
|
|
"illuminants",
|
||
|
|
"lamps"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flame out":{
|
||
|
|
"a loss of status":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"before her sudden, self-inflicted flameout , she was one of the state's brightest political stars"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"comedown",
|
||
|
|
"decline",
|
||
|
|
"d\u00e9gringolade",
|
||
|
|
"demise",
|
||
|
|
"descent",
|
||
|
|
"down",
|
||
|
|
"downfall",
|
||
|
|
"fall",
|
||
|
|
"G\u00f6tterd\u00e4mmerung"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"breakdown",
|
||
|
|
"burnout",
|
||
|
|
"collapse",
|
||
|
|
"crash",
|
||
|
|
"meltdown",
|
||
|
|
"ruin",
|
||
|
|
"undoing",
|
||
|
|
"defeat",
|
||
|
|
"disappointment",
|
||
|
|
"reversal",
|
||
|
|
"setback",
|
||
|
|
"bottom",
|
||
|
|
"nadir",
|
||
|
|
"abasement",
|
||
|
|
"disgrace",
|
||
|
|
"humiliation"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"advance",
|
||
|
|
"headway",
|
||
|
|
"progress",
|
||
|
|
"flower",
|
||
|
|
"heyday",
|
||
|
|
"prime"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"aggrandizement",
|
||
|
|
"ascent",
|
||
|
|
"exaltation",
|
||
|
|
"rise",
|
||
|
|
"up"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to be unsuccessful":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"even at the reception, some were predicting that the marriage would flame out before the fancy china ever got used"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bomb",
|
||
|
|
"collapse",
|
||
|
|
"crater",
|
||
|
|
"fail",
|
||
|
|
"flop",
|
||
|
|
"flunk",
|
||
|
|
"fold",
|
||
|
|
"founder",
|
||
|
|
"miss",
|
||
|
|
"strike out",
|
||
|
|
"tank",
|
||
|
|
"wash out"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"flounder",
|
||
|
|
"struggle",
|
||
|
|
"decline",
|
||
|
|
"sink",
|
||
|
|
"skid",
|
||
|
|
"slip",
|
||
|
|
"slump",
|
||
|
|
"wane",
|
||
|
|
"crash",
|
||
|
|
"crumble",
|
||
|
|
"miscarry",
|
||
|
|
"misfire",
|
||
|
|
"go under",
|
||
|
|
"implode",
|
||
|
|
"self-destruct"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"cook",
|
||
|
|
"flourish",
|
||
|
|
"prosper",
|
||
|
|
"thrive",
|
||
|
|
"prevail",
|
||
|
|
"triumph",
|
||
|
|
"win"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"click",
|
||
|
|
"come off",
|
||
|
|
"deliver",
|
||
|
|
"go",
|
||
|
|
"go over",
|
||
|
|
"pan out",
|
||
|
|
"succeed",
|
||
|
|
"work out"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flapdoodle":{
|
||
|
|
"language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a clear-eyed assessment of the problem minus the usual flapdoodle"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"applesauce",
|
||
|
|
"balderdash",
|
||
|
|
"baloney",
|
||
|
|
"boloney",
|
||
|
|
"beans",
|
||
|
|
"bilge",
|
||
|
|
"blah",
|
||
|
|
"blah-blah",
|
||
|
|
"blarney",
|
||
|
|
"blather",
|
||
|
|
"blatherskite",
|
||
|
|
"blither",
|
||
|
|
"bosh",
|
||
|
|
"bull",
|
||
|
|
"bunk",
|
||
|
|
"bunkum",
|
||
|
|
"buncombe",
|
||
|
|
"claptrap",
|
||
|
|
"codswallop",
|
||
|
|
"crapola",
|
||
|
|
"crock",
|
||
|
|
"drivel",
|
||
|
|
"drool",
|
||
|
|
"fiddle",
|
||
|
|
"fiddle-faddle",
|
||
|
|
"fiddlesticks",
|
||
|
|
"flannel",
|
||
|
|
"folderol",
|
||
|
|
"falderal",
|
||
|
|
"folly",
|
||
|
|
"foolishness",
|
||
|
|
"fudge",
|
||
|
|
"garbage",
|
||
|
|
"guff",
|
||
|
|
"hogwash",
|
||
|
|
"hokeypokey",
|
||
|
|
"hokum",
|
||
|
|
"hoodoo",
|
||
|
|
"hooey",
|
||
|
|
"horsefeathers",
|
||
|
|
"humbug",
|
||
|
|
"humbuggery",
|
||
|
|
"jazz",
|
||
|
|
"malarkey",
|
||
|
|
"malarky",
|
||
|
|
"moonshine",
|
||
|
|
"muck",
|
||
|
|
"nerts",
|
||
|
|
"nonsense",
|
||
|
|
"nuts",
|
||
|
|
"piffle",
|
||
|
|
"poppycock",
|
||
|
|
"punk",
|
||
|
|
"rot",
|
||
|
|
"rubbish",
|
||
|
|
"senselessness",
|
||
|
|
"silliness",
|
||
|
|
"slush",
|
||
|
|
"stupidity",
|
||
|
|
"taradiddle",
|
||
|
|
"tarradiddle",
|
||
|
|
"tommyrot",
|
||
|
|
"tosh",
|
||
|
|
"trash",
|
||
|
|
"trumpery",
|
||
|
|
"twaddle"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"absurdity",
|
||
|
|
"asininity",
|
||
|
|
"fatuity",
|
||
|
|
"foolery",
|
||
|
|
"idiocy",
|
||
|
|
"imbecility",
|
||
|
|
"inaneness",
|
||
|
|
"inanity",
|
||
|
|
"insanity",
|
||
|
|
"kookiness",
|
||
|
|
"lunacy",
|
||
|
|
"absurdness",
|
||
|
|
"craziness",
|
||
|
|
"madness",
|
||
|
|
"witlessness",
|
||
|
|
"hoity-toity",
|
||
|
|
"monkey business",
|
||
|
|
"monkeyshine(s)",
|
||
|
|
"shenanigan(s)",
|
||
|
|
"tomfoolery",
|
||
|
|
"gas",
|
||
|
|
"hot air",
|
||
|
|
"rigmarole",
|
||
|
|
"rigamarole",
|
||
|
|
"double-talk",
|
||
|
|
"greek",
|
||
|
|
"hocus-pocus"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"levelheadedness",
|
||
|
|
"rationality",
|
||
|
|
"reasonability",
|
||
|
|
"reasonableness",
|
||
|
|
"sensibleness",
|
||
|
|
"common sense",
|
||
|
|
"horse sense",
|
||
|
|
"sense",
|
||
|
|
"discernment",
|
||
|
|
"judgment",
|
||
|
|
"judgement",
|
||
|
|
"wisdom"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flashcubes":{
|
||
|
|
"as in arc lamps , light bulbs":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"arc lamps",
|
||
|
|
"arc lights",
|
||
|
|
"candelabra",
|
||
|
|
"candelabrums",
|
||
|
|
"candelabras",
|
||
|
|
"candles",
|
||
|
|
"chandeliers",
|
||
|
|
"dark lanterns",
|
||
|
|
"flares",
|
||
|
|
"flashbulbs",
|
||
|
|
"flashes",
|
||
|
|
"flashlights",
|
||
|
|
"floodlights",
|
||
|
|
"fluorescent lamps",
|
||
|
|
"gaslights",
|
||
|
|
"gasoliers",
|
||
|
|
"girandoles",
|
||
|
|
"headlights",
|
||
|
|
"incandescent lamps",
|
||
|
|
"klieg lights",
|
||
|
|
"kleig lights",
|
||
|
|
"lanterns",
|
||
|
|
"light bulbs",
|
||
|
|
"lighthouses",
|
||
|
|
"lightings",
|
||
|
|
"sconces",
|
||
|
|
"spotlights",
|
||
|
|
"streetlights",
|
||
|
|
"sun lamps",
|
||
|
|
"beacons",
|
||
|
|
"illuminants",
|
||
|
|
"lamps"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flannel":{
|
||
|
|
"excessive praise":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the one cabinet minister who never resorts to flannel \u2014he always tells it like it is"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"adulation",
|
||
|
|
"blarney",
|
||
|
|
"butter",
|
||
|
|
"flattery",
|
||
|
|
"incense",
|
||
|
|
"overpraise",
|
||
|
|
"soft soap",
|
||
|
|
"sweet talk",
|
||
|
|
"taffy"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"allurements",
|
||
|
|
"blandishments",
|
||
|
|
"endearments",
|
||
|
|
"caresses",
|
||
|
|
"compliments",
|
||
|
|
"congratulations",
|
||
|
|
"felicitations",
|
||
|
|
"greetings",
|
||
|
|
"regards",
|
||
|
|
"respects",
|
||
|
|
"adoration",
|
||
|
|
"idolatry",
|
||
|
|
"worship",
|
||
|
|
"fawning",
|
||
|
|
"sycophancy",
|
||
|
|
"toadying",
|
||
|
|
"cajolement",
|
||
|
|
"cajolery",
|
||
|
|
"ingratiation",
|
||
|
|
"smarm",
|
||
|
|
"acclaim",
|
||
|
|
"applause",
|
||
|
|
"commendation",
|
||
|
|
"praise"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bad-mouthing",
|
||
|
|
"belittlement",
|
||
|
|
"depreciation",
|
||
|
|
"detraction",
|
||
|
|
"disparagement",
|
||
|
|
"put-down"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the first serious book about the British royal family that wasn't just flannel"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"applesauce",
|
||
|
|
"balderdash",
|
||
|
|
"baloney",
|
||
|
|
"boloney",
|
||
|
|
"beans",
|
||
|
|
"bilge",
|
||
|
|
"blah",
|
||
|
|
"blah-blah",
|
||
|
|
"blarney",
|
||
|
|
"blather",
|
||
|
|
"blatherskite",
|
||
|
|
"blither",
|
||
|
|
"bosh",
|
||
|
|
"bull",
|
||
|
|
"bunk",
|
||
|
|
"bunkum",
|
||
|
|
"buncombe",
|
||
|
|
"claptrap",
|
||
|
|
"codswallop",
|
||
|
|
"crapola",
|
||
|
|
"crock",
|
||
|
|
"drivel",
|
||
|
|
"drool",
|
||
|
|
"fiddle",
|
||
|
|
"fiddle-faddle",
|
||
|
|
"fiddlesticks",
|
||
|
|
"flapdoodle",
|
||
|
|
"folderol",
|
||
|
|
"falderal",
|
||
|
|
"folly",
|
||
|
|
"foolishness",
|
||
|
|
"fudge",
|
||
|
|
"garbage",
|
||
|
|
"guff",
|
||
|
|
"hogwash",
|
||
|
|
"hokeypokey",
|
||
|
|
"hokum",
|
||
|
|
"hoodoo",
|
||
|
|
"hooey",
|
||
|
|
"horsefeathers",
|
||
|
|
"humbug",
|
||
|
|
"humbuggery",
|
||
|
|
"jazz",
|
||
|
|
"malarkey",
|
||
|
|
"malarky",
|
||
|
|
"moonshine",
|
||
|
|
"muck",
|
||
|
|
"nerts",
|
||
|
|
"nonsense",
|
||
|
|
"nuts",
|
||
|
|
"piffle",
|
||
|
|
"poppycock",
|
||
|
|
"punk",
|
||
|
|
"rot",
|
||
|
|
"rubbish",
|
||
|
|
"senselessness",
|
||
|
|
"silliness",
|
||
|
|
"slush",
|
||
|
|
"stupidity",
|
||
|
|
"taradiddle",
|
||
|
|
"tarradiddle",
|
||
|
|
"tommyrot",
|
||
|
|
"tosh",
|
||
|
|
"trash",
|
||
|
|
"trumpery",
|
||
|
|
"twaddle"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"absurdity",
|
||
|
|
"asininity",
|
||
|
|
"fatuity",
|
||
|
|
"foolery",
|
||
|
|
"idiocy",
|
||
|
|
"imbecility",
|
||
|
|
"inaneness",
|
||
|
|
"inanity",
|
||
|
|
"insanity",
|
||
|
|
"kookiness",
|
||
|
|
"lunacy",
|
||
|
|
"absurdness",
|
||
|
|
"craziness",
|
||
|
|
"madness",
|
||
|
|
"witlessness",
|
||
|
|
"hoity-toity",
|
||
|
|
"monkey business",
|
||
|
|
"monkeyshine(s)",
|
||
|
|
"shenanigan(s)",
|
||
|
|
"tomfoolery",
|
||
|
|
"gas",
|
||
|
|
"hot air",
|
||
|
|
"rigmarole",
|
||
|
|
"rigamarole",
|
||
|
|
"double-talk",
|
||
|
|
"greek",
|
||
|
|
"hocus-pocus"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"levelheadedness",
|
||
|
|
"rationality",
|
||
|
|
"reasonability",
|
||
|
|
"reasonableness",
|
||
|
|
"sensibleness",
|
||
|
|
"common sense",
|
||
|
|
"horse sense",
|
||
|
|
"sense",
|
||
|
|
"discernment",
|
||
|
|
"judgment",
|
||
|
|
"judgement",
|
||
|
|
"wisdom"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flashing back (to)":{
|
||
|
|
"to bring back to mind":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the scent made me flash back to the days of my mother's home-cooked Sunday dinners"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"harkening back (to)",
|
||
|
|
"harking back (to)",
|
||
|
|
"hearkening back (to)",
|
||
|
|
"harkening back (to)",
|
||
|
|
"minding",
|
||
|
|
"recalling",
|
||
|
|
"recollecting",
|
||
|
|
"remembering",
|
||
|
|
"reminiscing (about)",
|
||
|
|
"reproducing",
|
||
|
|
"thinking (of)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"recapturing",
|
||
|
|
"recurring",
|
||
|
|
"educing",
|
||
|
|
"eliciting",
|
||
|
|
"evoking",
|
||
|
|
"extracting",
|
||
|
|
"raising",
|
||
|
|
"reminding",
|
||
|
|
"reliving",
|
||
|
|
"representing"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"misremembering",
|
||
|
|
"disregarding",
|
||
|
|
"ignoring",
|
||
|
|
"neglecting",
|
||
|
|
"overlooking",
|
||
|
|
"losing",
|
||
|
|
"missing",
|
||
|
|
"blanking (out)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"disremembering",
|
||
|
|
"forgetting",
|
||
|
|
"unlearning"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flake":{
|
||
|
|
"a small flat piece separated from a whole":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"sprinkle the cake with coconut flakes"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"chip",
|
||
|
|
"sliver",
|
||
|
|
"spall",
|
||
|
|
"splint",
|
||
|
|
"splinter"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bit",
|
||
|
|
"disk",
|
||
|
|
"disc",
|
||
|
|
"fragment",
|
||
|
|
"part",
|
||
|
|
"particle",
|
||
|
|
"portion",
|
||
|
|
"scrap",
|
||
|
|
"section",
|
||
|
|
"shard",
|
||
|
|
"flinders",
|
||
|
|
"shiver",
|
||
|
|
"smithereens",
|
||
|
|
"shred",
|
||
|
|
"tatter",
|
||
|
|
"clipping",
|
||
|
|
"paring",
|
||
|
|
"shave",
|
||
|
|
"shaving",
|
||
|
|
"snippet",
|
||
|
|
"leaf",
|
||
|
|
"sheet",
|
||
|
|
"slice"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"chunk",
|
||
|
|
"hunk",
|
||
|
|
"lump",
|
||
|
|
"slab"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"a person of odd or whimsical habits":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the lady with all those cats is sweet, but kind of a flake"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"character",
|
||
|
|
"codger",
|
||
|
|
"crack",
|
||
|
|
"crackbrain",
|
||
|
|
"crackpot",
|
||
|
|
"crank",
|
||
|
|
"eccentric",
|
||
|
|
"fruitcake",
|
||
|
|
"head case",
|
||
|
|
"kook",
|
||
|
|
"nut",
|
||
|
|
"nutcase",
|
||
|
|
"nutter",
|
||
|
|
"oddball",
|
||
|
|
"oddity",
|
||
|
|
"original",
|
||
|
|
"quiz",
|
||
|
|
"screwball",
|
||
|
|
"weirdo",
|
||
|
|
"zany"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bohemian",
|
||
|
|
"maverick",
|
||
|
|
"nonconformist",
|
||
|
|
"quixote",
|
||
|
|
"coot",
|
||
|
|
"geezer",
|
||
|
|
"curio",
|
||
|
|
"rarity",
|
||
|
|
"freak",
|
||
|
|
"fantast",
|
||
|
|
"fantastico"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"conformer",
|
||
|
|
"conformist",
|
||
|
|
"follower",
|
||
|
|
"sheep"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"as in peel , scale":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"peel",
|
||
|
|
"scale",
|
||
|
|
"exfoliate",
|
||
|
|
"molt",
|
||
|
|
"shed",
|
||
|
|
"slip",
|
||
|
|
"slough",
|
||
|
|
"sluff",
|
||
|
|
"chuck",
|
||
|
|
"discard",
|
||
|
|
"ditch",
|
||
|
|
"fling (off or away)",
|
||
|
|
"jettison",
|
||
|
|
"junk",
|
||
|
|
"scrap",
|
||
|
|
"shuck (off)",
|
||
|
|
"throw away",
|
||
|
|
"throw out",
|
||
|
|
"unload"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flasks":{
|
||
|
|
"as in bottles , cups":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bottles",
|
||
|
|
"canteens",
|
||
|
|
"cups",
|
||
|
|
"fiascoes",
|
||
|
|
"jorums",
|
||
|
|
"mugs",
|
||
|
|
"steins",
|
||
|
|
"stoups",
|
||
|
|
"tankards",
|
||
|
|
"buckets",
|
||
|
|
"pails",
|
||
|
|
"pots",
|
||
|
|
"kettles",
|
||
|
|
"teakettles",
|
||
|
|
"carafes",
|
||
|
|
"decanters",
|
||
|
|
"watering cans",
|
||
|
|
"watering pots",
|
||
|
|
"ewers",
|
||
|
|
"flagons",
|
||
|
|
"jugs",
|
||
|
|
"pitchers",
|
||
|
|
"beakers",
|
||
|
|
"cruses",
|
||
|
|
"vessels"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flaring (out)":{
|
||
|
|
"to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"can we flare out the umbrella a little more so that more of the picnic table is sheltered"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"expanding",
|
||
|
|
"extending",
|
||
|
|
"fanning (out)",
|
||
|
|
"opening",
|
||
|
|
"outspreading",
|
||
|
|
"outstretching",
|
||
|
|
"spreading (out)",
|
||
|
|
"stretching (out)",
|
||
|
|
"unfolding",
|
||
|
|
"unfurling"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"overspreading"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"compacting",
|
||
|
|
"compressing",
|
||
|
|
"condensing",
|
||
|
|
"reducing"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"closing",
|
||
|
|
"contracting",
|
||
|
|
"folding"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flagrantly":{
|
||
|
|
"as in grossly , egregiously":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"egregiously",
|
||
|
|
"grossly",
|
||
|
|
"naughtily",
|
||
|
|
"miserably",
|
||
|
|
"shoddily",
|
||
|
|
"sleazily",
|
||
|
|
"trashily",
|
||
|
|
"unspeakably",
|
||
|
|
"inappropriately",
|
||
|
|
"incorrectly",
|
||
|
|
"indecently",
|
||
|
|
"reprehensibly",
|
||
|
|
"unsuitably",
|
||
|
|
"vulgarly",
|
||
|
|
"abominably",
|
||
|
|
"odiously",
|
||
|
|
"vilely",
|
||
|
|
"intolerably",
|
||
|
|
"unbearably",
|
||
|
|
"inferiorly",
|
||
|
|
"insufficiently",
|
||
|
|
"meagerly",
|
||
|
|
"meanly",
|
||
|
|
"niggardly",
|
||
|
|
"scantily",
|
||
|
|
"scantly",
|
||
|
|
"shabbily",
|
||
|
|
"skimpily",
|
||
|
|
"sparely",
|
||
|
|
"stingily",
|
||
|
|
"abysmally",
|
||
|
|
"atrociously",
|
||
|
|
"awfully",
|
||
|
|
"damnably",
|
||
|
|
"deplorably",
|
||
|
|
"detestably",
|
||
|
|
"disastrously",
|
||
|
|
"dreadfully",
|
||
|
|
"execrably",
|
||
|
|
"horrendously",
|
||
|
|
"horribly",
|
||
|
|
"horrifically",
|
||
|
|
"rottenly",
|
||
|
|
"terribly",
|
||
|
|
"bad",
|
||
|
|
"badly",
|
||
|
|
"deficiently",
|
||
|
|
"inadequately",
|
||
|
|
"lousily",
|
||
|
|
"poorly",
|
||
|
|
"unacceptably",
|
||
|
|
"unsatisfactorily",
|
||
|
|
"wretchedly"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"acceptably",
|
||
|
|
"adequately",
|
||
|
|
"all right",
|
||
|
|
"fine",
|
||
|
|
"good",
|
||
|
|
"nicely",
|
||
|
|
"OK",
|
||
|
|
"okay",
|
||
|
|
"palatably",
|
||
|
|
"passably",
|
||
|
|
"satisfactorily",
|
||
|
|
"so-so",
|
||
|
|
"tolerably",
|
||
|
|
"well",
|
||
|
|
"appropriately",
|
||
|
|
"congruously",
|
||
|
|
"correctly",
|
||
|
|
"decently",
|
||
|
|
"decorously",
|
||
|
|
"felicitously",
|
||
|
|
"fittingly",
|
||
|
|
"meetly",
|
||
|
|
"rightly",
|
||
|
|
"seemly",
|
||
|
|
"suitably",
|
||
|
|
"exactly",
|
||
|
|
"faithfully",
|
||
|
|
"ideally",
|
||
|
|
"precisely",
|
||
|
|
"respectably",
|
||
|
|
"gratifyingly",
|
||
|
|
"satisfyingly"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adverb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flameout":{
|
||
|
|
"a loss of status":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"before her sudden, self-inflicted flameout , she was one of the state's brightest political stars"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"comedown",
|
||
|
|
"decline",
|
||
|
|
"d\u00e9gringolade",
|
||
|
|
"demise",
|
||
|
|
"descent",
|
||
|
|
"down",
|
||
|
|
"downfall",
|
||
|
|
"fall",
|
||
|
|
"G\u00f6tterd\u00e4mmerung"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"breakdown",
|
||
|
|
"burnout",
|
||
|
|
"collapse",
|
||
|
|
"crash",
|
||
|
|
"meltdown",
|
||
|
|
"ruin",
|
||
|
|
"undoing",
|
||
|
|
"defeat",
|
||
|
|
"disappointment",
|
||
|
|
"reversal",
|
||
|
|
"setback",
|
||
|
|
"bottom",
|
||
|
|
"nadir",
|
||
|
|
"abasement",
|
||
|
|
"disgrace",
|
||
|
|
"humiliation"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"advance",
|
||
|
|
"headway",
|
||
|
|
"progress",
|
||
|
|
"flower",
|
||
|
|
"heyday",
|
||
|
|
"prime"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"aggrandizement",
|
||
|
|
"ascent",
|
||
|
|
"exaltation",
|
||
|
|
"rise",
|
||
|
|
"up"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to be unsuccessful":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"even at the reception, some were predicting that the marriage would flame out before the fancy china ever got used"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bomb",
|
||
|
|
"collapse",
|
||
|
|
"crater",
|
||
|
|
"fail",
|
||
|
|
"flop",
|
||
|
|
"flunk",
|
||
|
|
"fold",
|
||
|
|
"founder",
|
||
|
|
"miss",
|
||
|
|
"strike out",
|
||
|
|
"tank",
|
||
|
|
"wash out"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"flounder",
|
||
|
|
"struggle",
|
||
|
|
"decline",
|
||
|
|
"sink",
|
||
|
|
"skid",
|
||
|
|
"slip",
|
||
|
|
"slump",
|
||
|
|
"wane",
|
||
|
|
"crash",
|
||
|
|
"crumble",
|
||
|
|
"miscarry",
|
||
|
|
"misfire",
|
||
|
|
"go under",
|
||
|
|
"implode",
|
||
|
|
"self-destruct"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"cook",
|
||
|
|
"flourish",
|
||
|
|
"prosper",
|
||
|
|
"thrive",
|
||
|
|
"prevail",
|
||
|
|
"triumph",
|
||
|
|
"win"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"click",
|
||
|
|
"come off",
|
||
|
|
"deliver",
|
||
|
|
"go",
|
||
|
|
"go over",
|
||
|
|
"pan out",
|
||
|
|
"succeed",
|
||
|
|
"work out"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flattened":{
|
||
|
|
"as in flat , even":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"even",
|
||
|
|
"flat",
|
||
|
|
"level",
|
||
|
|
"rounded",
|
||
|
|
"smooth",
|
||
|
|
"dullish",
|
||
|
|
"blunt",
|
||
|
|
"blunted",
|
||
|
|
"dull",
|
||
|
|
"dulled",
|
||
|
|
"obtuse"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"cutting",
|
||
|
|
"edged",
|
||
|
|
"edgy",
|
||
|
|
"ground",
|
||
|
|
"honed",
|
||
|
|
"keen",
|
||
|
|
"pointed",
|
||
|
|
"sharp",
|
||
|
|
"sharpened",
|
||
|
|
"whetted",
|
||
|
|
"jagged",
|
||
|
|
"needlelike",
|
||
|
|
"prickly",
|
||
|
|
"spiked",
|
||
|
|
"spikelike",
|
||
|
|
"spiky",
|
||
|
|
"spikey",
|
||
|
|
"spiny",
|
||
|
|
"jabbing",
|
||
|
|
"lacerating",
|
||
|
|
"piercing",
|
||
|
|
"scratching",
|
||
|
|
"stabbing",
|
||
|
|
"ultrasharp"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"flattened out the wrinkled paper before attempting to trace the pattern"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"evened",
|
||
|
|
"leveled",
|
||
|
|
"levelled",
|
||
|
|
"planed",
|
||
|
|
"smoothed",
|
||
|
|
"smoothened"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"clipped",
|
||
|
|
"cropped",
|
||
|
|
"pared",
|
||
|
|
"pruned",
|
||
|
|
"shaved",
|
||
|
|
"trimmed",
|
||
|
|
"laid",
|
||
|
|
"pressed",
|
||
|
|
"spread",
|
||
|
|
"carded",
|
||
|
|
"combed",
|
||
|
|
"raked",
|
||
|
|
"surfaced"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"coarsened",
|
||
|
|
"rumpled",
|
||
|
|
"wrinkled",
|
||
|
|
"bent",
|
||
|
|
"kinked",
|
||
|
|
"dented",
|
||
|
|
"pitted"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"roughed",
|
||
|
|
"roughened"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to defeat by a large margin":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"if you don't understand the rules, you're going to get flattened when you try to play"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"annihilated",
|
||
|
|
"blew away",
|
||
|
|
"bombed",
|
||
|
|
"buried",
|
||
|
|
"clobbered",
|
||
|
|
"creamed",
|
||
|
|
"drubbed",
|
||
|
|
"dusted",
|
||
|
|
"pasted",
|
||
|
|
"routed",
|
||
|
|
"shellacked",
|
||
|
|
"skinned",
|
||
|
|
"skunked",
|
||
|
|
"smoked",
|
||
|
|
"smothered",
|
||
|
|
"snowed under",
|
||
|
|
"thrashed",
|
||
|
|
"trimmed",
|
||
|
|
"tromped",
|
||
|
|
"trounced",
|
||
|
|
"walloped",
|
||
|
|
"waxed",
|
||
|
|
"whipped",
|
||
|
|
"whomped",
|
||
|
|
"whopped",
|
||
|
|
"whapped",
|
||
|
|
"whupped"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"swept",
|
||
|
|
"upset",
|
||
|
|
"beat",
|
||
|
|
"bested",
|
||
|
|
"conquered",
|
||
|
|
"dispatched",
|
||
|
|
"hurdled",
|
||
|
|
"licked",
|
||
|
|
"mastered",
|
||
|
|
"overbore",
|
||
|
|
"overcame",
|
||
|
|
"overmatched",
|
||
|
|
"prevailed (over)",
|
||
|
|
"subdued",
|
||
|
|
"surmounted",
|
||
|
|
"threw",
|
||
|
|
"took",
|
||
|
|
"triumphed (over)",
|
||
|
|
"won (against)",
|
||
|
|
"worsted",
|
||
|
|
"crushed",
|
||
|
|
"knocked off",
|
||
|
|
"knocked over",
|
||
|
|
"overpowered",
|
||
|
|
"overthrew",
|
||
|
|
"overwhelmed",
|
||
|
|
"subjugated",
|
||
|
|
"upended",
|
||
|
|
"vanquished",
|
||
|
|
"aced (out)",
|
||
|
|
"bettered",
|
||
|
|
"eclipsed",
|
||
|
|
"exceeded",
|
||
|
|
"outdid",
|
||
|
|
"outdistanced",
|
||
|
|
"outfought",
|
||
|
|
"outshone",
|
||
|
|
"outshined",
|
||
|
|
"outstripped",
|
||
|
|
"overtopped",
|
||
|
|
"surpassed",
|
||
|
|
"topped",
|
||
|
|
"transcended",
|
||
|
|
"edged (out)",
|
||
|
|
"nosed out",
|
||
|
|
"pipped",
|
||
|
|
"capped",
|
||
|
|
"excelled",
|
||
|
|
"flourished",
|
||
|
|
"scored",
|
||
|
|
"succeeded",
|
||
|
|
"broke",
|
||
|
|
"destroyed",
|
||
|
|
"did in",
|
||
|
|
"finished",
|
||
|
|
"sank",
|
||
|
|
"sunk",
|
||
|
|
"slaughtered"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flatulent":{
|
||
|
|
"marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"on election night TV's self-important pundits let loose a fusillade of flatulent pontifications"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bombastic",
|
||
|
|
"fustian",
|
||
|
|
"gaseous",
|
||
|
|
"gassy",
|
||
|
|
"grandiloquent",
|
||
|
|
"oratorical",
|
||
|
|
"orotund",
|
||
|
|
"rhetorical",
|
||
|
|
"rhetoric",
|
||
|
|
"windy"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bloated",
|
||
|
|
"elevated",
|
||
|
|
"florid",
|
||
|
|
"flowery",
|
||
|
|
"grandiose",
|
||
|
|
"highfalutin",
|
||
|
|
"hifalutin",
|
||
|
|
"high-flown",
|
||
|
|
"high-sounding",
|
||
|
|
"inflated",
|
||
|
|
"lofty",
|
||
|
|
"ornate",
|
||
|
|
"pompous",
|
||
|
|
"pontifical",
|
||
|
|
"pretentious",
|
||
|
|
"stilted",
|
||
|
|
"tumid",
|
||
|
|
"turgid",
|
||
|
|
"overdone",
|
||
|
|
"verbose",
|
||
|
|
"wordy"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"eloquent",
|
||
|
|
"well-spoken",
|
||
|
|
"bald",
|
||
|
|
"direct",
|
||
|
|
"matter-of-fact",
|
||
|
|
"plain",
|
||
|
|
"plainspoken",
|
||
|
|
"simple",
|
||
|
|
"stark",
|
||
|
|
"straightforward",
|
||
|
|
"unadorned",
|
||
|
|
"unaffected",
|
||
|
|
"unpretentious"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"unrhetorical"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flash back (to)":{
|
||
|
|
"to bring back to mind":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the scent made me flash back to the days of my mother's home-cooked Sunday dinners"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"hark back (to)",
|
||
|
|
"harken back (to)",
|
||
|
|
"hearken back (to)",
|
||
|
|
"mind",
|
||
|
|
"recall",
|
||
|
|
"recollect",
|
||
|
|
"remember",
|
||
|
|
"reminisce (about)",
|
||
|
|
"reproduce",
|
||
|
|
"think (of)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"recapture",
|
||
|
|
"recur",
|
||
|
|
"educe",
|
||
|
|
"elicit",
|
||
|
|
"evoke",
|
||
|
|
"extract",
|
||
|
|
"raise",
|
||
|
|
"remind",
|
||
|
|
"relive",
|
||
|
|
"represent"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"misremember",
|
||
|
|
"disregard",
|
||
|
|
"ignore",
|
||
|
|
"neglect",
|
||
|
|
"overlook",
|
||
|
|
"lose",
|
||
|
|
"miss",
|
||
|
|
"blank (out)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"disremember",
|
||
|
|
"forget",
|
||
|
|
"unlearn"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flakey":{
|
||
|
|
"having a texture that readily breaks into little pieces under pressure":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a tender but flaky crust on the pastry"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"brickle",
|
||
|
|
"brittle",
|
||
|
|
"crisp",
|
||
|
|
"crispy",
|
||
|
|
"crumbly",
|
||
|
|
"embrittled",
|
||
|
|
"friable",
|
||
|
|
"short"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"crackly",
|
||
|
|
"crisped",
|
||
|
|
"crispened",
|
||
|
|
"crunchy",
|
||
|
|
"crusty",
|
||
|
|
"breakable",
|
||
|
|
"delicate",
|
||
|
|
"fragile"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"elastic",
|
||
|
|
"flexible",
|
||
|
|
"pliable",
|
||
|
|
"pliant",
|
||
|
|
"resilient",
|
||
|
|
"strong",
|
||
|
|
"sturdy",
|
||
|
|
"tough"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flawlessness":{
|
||
|
|
"as in perfection , faultlessness":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"faultlessness",
|
||
|
|
"indefectibility",
|
||
|
|
"perfection",
|
||
|
|
"absoluteness",
|
||
|
|
"completeness",
|
||
|
|
"entireness",
|
||
|
|
"entirety",
|
||
|
|
"fullness",
|
||
|
|
"perfectness",
|
||
|
|
"wholeness",
|
||
|
|
"all-inclusiveness",
|
||
|
|
"comprehensiveness",
|
||
|
|
"exhaustiveness",
|
||
|
|
"extensiveness",
|
||
|
|
"inclusiveness",
|
||
|
|
"soundness",
|
||
|
|
"thoroughness"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"imperfection",
|
||
|
|
"imperfectness",
|
||
|
|
"incompleteness",
|
||
|
|
"unsoundness",
|
||
|
|
"inadequacy",
|
||
|
|
"inadequateness",
|
||
|
|
"limitedness",
|
||
|
|
"narrowness",
|
||
|
|
"patchiness",
|
||
|
|
"sketchiness"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flaked":{
|
||
|
|
"as in peeled , scaled":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"peeled",
|
||
|
|
"scaled",
|
||
|
|
"exfoliated",
|
||
|
|
"molted",
|
||
|
|
"shed",
|
||
|
|
"slipped",
|
||
|
|
"sloughed",
|
||
|
|
"sluffed",
|
||
|
|
"chucked",
|
||
|
|
"discarded",
|
||
|
|
"ditched",
|
||
|
|
"flung (off or away)",
|
||
|
|
"jettisoned",
|
||
|
|
"junked",
|
||
|
|
"scrapped",
|
||
|
|
"shucked (off)",
|
||
|
|
"threw away",
|
||
|
|
"threw out",
|
||
|
|
"unloaded"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flat taxes":{
|
||
|
|
"as in proportional taxes":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"proportional taxes",
|
||
|
|
"death taxes",
|
||
|
|
"estate taxes",
|
||
|
|
"inheritance taxes",
|
||
|
|
"supertaxes",
|
||
|
|
"surcharges",
|
||
|
|
"surtaxes",
|
||
|
|
"capitations",
|
||
|
|
"customs",
|
||
|
|
"excises",
|
||
|
|
"hidden taxes",
|
||
|
|
"income taxes",
|
||
|
|
"poll taxes",
|
||
|
|
"property taxes",
|
||
|
|
"sales taxes",
|
||
|
|
"single taxes",
|
||
|
|
"sin taxes",
|
||
|
|
"tariffs",
|
||
|
|
"tolls",
|
||
|
|
"tributes",
|
||
|
|
"value-added taxes",
|
||
|
|
"withholding taxes",
|
||
|
|
"direct taxes",
|
||
|
|
"personal taxes",
|
||
|
|
"assessments",
|
||
|
|
"duties",
|
||
|
|
"impositions",
|
||
|
|
"imposts",
|
||
|
|
"levies",
|
||
|
|
"taxes"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flats":{
|
||
|
|
"a room or set of rooms in a private house or a block used as a separate dwelling place":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"had to take on a third roommate in order to afford the bigger flat"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"apartments",
|
||
|
|
"diggings",
|
||
|
|
"digs",
|
||
|
|
"lodgings",
|
||
|
|
"suites",
|
||
|
|
"tenements"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bed-sitters",
|
||
|
|
"bedsits",
|
||
|
|
"bed-sitting-room",
|
||
|
|
"cohousings",
|
||
|
|
"condominiums",
|
||
|
|
"condominia",
|
||
|
|
"condos",
|
||
|
|
"duplex apartments",
|
||
|
|
"duplexes",
|
||
|
|
"efficiencies",
|
||
|
|
"efficiency apartments",
|
||
|
|
"flatlets",
|
||
|
|
"floor-throughs",
|
||
|
|
"garden apartments",
|
||
|
|
"granny flats",
|
||
|
|
"maisonettes",
|
||
|
|
"penthouses",
|
||
|
|
"railroad flats",
|
||
|
|
"salons",
|
||
|
|
"saloons",
|
||
|
|
"studio apartments",
|
||
|
|
"studios",
|
||
|
|
"triplexes",
|
||
|
|
"walk-ups",
|
||
|
|
"galleries",
|
||
|
|
"wings",
|
||
|
|
"apartment buildings",
|
||
|
|
"apartment houses",
|
||
|
|
"tenement houses"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flagellating":{
|
||
|
|
"to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"some medieval monks believed it was necessary to flagellate themselves in order to keep their desires in check"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"birching",
|
||
|
|
"cowhiding",
|
||
|
|
"flailing",
|
||
|
|
"flogging",
|
||
|
|
"hiding",
|
||
|
|
"horsewhipping",
|
||
|
|
"lashing",
|
||
|
|
"leathering",
|
||
|
|
"rawhiding",
|
||
|
|
"scourging",
|
||
|
|
"slashing",
|
||
|
|
"switching",
|
||
|
|
"tanning",
|
||
|
|
"thrashing",
|
||
|
|
"whaling",
|
||
|
|
"whipping"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"knouting",
|
||
|
|
"quirting",
|
||
|
|
"strapping",
|
||
|
|
"cutting",
|
||
|
|
"flicking",
|
||
|
|
"touching up",
|
||
|
|
"blackjacking",
|
||
|
|
"caning",
|
||
|
|
"clubbing",
|
||
|
|
"cudgeling",
|
||
|
|
"cudgelling",
|
||
|
|
"fustigating",
|
||
|
|
"pistol-whipping",
|
||
|
|
"banging",
|
||
|
|
"bopping",
|
||
|
|
"boxing",
|
||
|
|
"busting",
|
||
|
|
"clapping",
|
||
|
|
"clipping",
|
||
|
|
"clobbering",
|
||
|
|
"clouting",
|
||
|
|
"cracking",
|
||
|
|
"cuffing",
|
||
|
|
"hitting",
|
||
|
|
"knocking",
|
||
|
|
"lamming",
|
||
|
|
"pasting",
|
||
|
|
"punching",
|
||
|
|
"slapping",
|
||
|
|
"slugging",
|
||
|
|
"smacking",
|
||
|
|
"smiting",
|
||
|
|
"socking",
|
||
|
|
"spanking",
|
||
|
|
"swatting",
|
||
|
|
"swiping",
|
||
|
|
"thwacking",
|
||
|
|
"walloping",
|
||
|
|
"whacking",
|
||
|
|
"bashing",
|
||
|
|
"basting",
|
||
|
|
"battering",
|
||
|
|
"batting",
|
||
|
|
"beating",
|
||
|
|
"belaboring",
|
||
|
|
"belting",
|
||
|
|
"bludgeoning",
|
||
|
|
"buffeting",
|
||
|
|
"bunging",
|
||
|
|
"drubbing",
|
||
|
|
"fibbing",
|
||
|
|
"hammering",
|
||
|
|
"lacing",
|
||
|
|
"lambasting",
|
||
|
|
"lathering",
|
||
|
|
"licking",
|
||
|
|
"mangling",
|
||
|
|
"mauling",
|
||
|
|
"paddling",
|
||
|
|
"pelting",
|
||
|
|
"pommeling",
|
||
|
|
"pommelling",
|
||
|
|
"pounding",
|
||
|
|
"pummeling",
|
||
|
|
"pummelling",
|
||
|
|
"roughing",
|
||
|
|
"slating",
|
||
|
|
"slogging",
|
||
|
|
"threshing",
|
||
|
|
"thumping",
|
||
|
|
"tromping",
|
||
|
|
"whopping",
|
||
|
|
"whapping",
|
||
|
|
"whupping",
|
||
|
|
"working over"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flap":{
|
||
|
|
"a state of wildly excited activity or emotion":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"there was a major flap when area residents found out that the President would be visiting"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"agitation",
|
||
|
|
"deliriousness",
|
||
|
|
"delirium",
|
||
|
|
"distraction",
|
||
|
|
"fever",
|
||
|
|
"feverishness",
|
||
|
|
"frenzy",
|
||
|
|
"furor",
|
||
|
|
"furore",
|
||
|
|
"fury",
|
||
|
|
"hysteria",
|
||
|
|
"rage",
|
||
|
|
"rampage",
|
||
|
|
"uproar"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"chaos",
|
||
|
|
"confusion",
|
||
|
|
"disorder",
|
||
|
|
"havoc",
|
||
|
|
"pandemonium",
|
||
|
|
"turmoil",
|
||
|
|
"bedlam",
|
||
|
|
"bother",
|
||
|
|
"brouhaha",
|
||
|
|
"bustle",
|
||
|
|
"clamor",
|
||
|
|
"clatter",
|
||
|
|
"commotion",
|
||
|
|
"disturbance",
|
||
|
|
"fuss",
|
||
|
|
"hoo-ha",
|
||
|
|
"hoo-hah",
|
||
|
|
"hubbub",
|
||
|
|
"hullabaloo",
|
||
|
|
"hurly-burly",
|
||
|
|
"ruckus",
|
||
|
|
"ruction",
|
||
|
|
"rumpus",
|
||
|
|
"shindy",
|
||
|
|
"squall",
|
||
|
|
"stew",
|
||
|
|
"stir",
|
||
|
|
"storm",
|
||
|
|
"tempest",
|
||
|
|
"to-do",
|
||
|
|
"tumult"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"calm",
|
||
|
|
"calmness",
|
||
|
|
"peace",
|
||
|
|
"peacefulness",
|
||
|
|
"placidity",
|
||
|
|
"quiet",
|
||
|
|
"quietude",
|
||
|
|
"repose",
|
||
|
|
"restfulness",
|
||
|
|
"sereneness",
|
||
|
|
"serenity",
|
||
|
|
"still",
|
||
|
|
"stillness",
|
||
|
|
"tranquillity",
|
||
|
|
"tranquility",
|
||
|
|
"tranquilness"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to move or cause to move with a striking motion":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the stirring sight of a huge flock of geese flapping their wings"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beat",
|
||
|
|
"flail",
|
||
|
|
"flop",
|
||
|
|
"flutter",
|
||
|
|
"whip"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bang",
|
||
|
|
"batter",
|
||
|
|
"buffet",
|
||
|
|
"knock",
|
||
|
|
"pound",
|
||
|
|
"smack",
|
||
|
|
"spank",
|
||
|
|
"thump",
|
||
|
|
"flick",
|
||
|
|
"flicker",
|
||
|
|
"flit",
|
||
|
|
"fan",
|
||
|
|
"oscillate",
|
||
|
|
"sway",
|
||
|
|
"swing",
|
||
|
|
"undulate",
|
||
|
|
"wave",
|
||
|
|
"palpitate",
|
||
|
|
"pulse",
|
||
|
|
"throb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flaring":{
|
||
|
|
"excessively showy":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"flaring neon signs advertising all manner of amusement for tourists at the beach town"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"flamboyant",
|
||
|
|
"flashy",
|
||
|
|
"garish",
|
||
|
|
"gaudy",
|
||
|
|
"glitzy",
|
||
|
|
"loud",
|
||
|
|
"noisy",
|
||
|
|
"ostentatious",
|
||
|
|
"razzle-dazzle",
|
||
|
|
"splashy",
|
||
|
|
"swank",
|
||
|
|
"swanky"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"excessive",
|
||
|
|
"extravagant",
|
||
|
|
"fulsome",
|
||
|
|
"hammy",
|
||
|
|
"overdone",
|
||
|
|
"over-the-top",
|
||
|
|
"overwrought",
|
||
|
|
"pretentious",
|
||
|
|
"baroque",
|
||
|
|
"bedizened",
|
||
|
|
"ornate",
|
||
|
|
"fancy",
|
||
|
|
"snazzy",
|
||
|
|
"zooty",
|
||
|
|
"blaring",
|
||
|
|
"bright",
|
||
|
|
"florid",
|
||
|
|
"glaring",
|
||
|
|
"glittery",
|
||
|
|
"overbright",
|
||
|
|
"spectacular",
|
||
|
|
"graceless",
|
||
|
|
"inelegant",
|
||
|
|
"lurid",
|
||
|
|
"tacky",
|
||
|
|
"tasteless",
|
||
|
|
"tawdry",
|
||
|
|
"tinselly",
|
||
|
|
"vulgar"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"appropriate",
|
||
|
|
"fitting",
|
||
|
|
"proper",
|
||
|
|
"inconspicuous",
|
||
|
|
"muted",
|
||
|
|
"restrained",
|
||
|
|
"subdued",
|
||
|
|
"toned (down)",
|
||
|
|
"unobtrusive",
|
||
|
|
"elegant",
|
||
|
|
"graceful",
|
||
|
|
"tasteful",
|
||
|
|
"modest",
|
||
|
|
"plain",
|
||
|
|
"simple",
|
||
|
|
"unpretentious"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"conservative",
|
||
|
|
"quiet",
|
||
|
|
"understated",
|
||
|
|
"unflamboyant",
|
||
|
|
"unflashy"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to shine with a bright harsh light":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"floodlights flaring into the forbidding empty spaces surrounding the prison"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beating",
|
||
|
|
"blazing",
|
||
|
|
"burning",
|
||
|
|
"flaming",
|
||
|
|
"glaring"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beaming",
|
||
|
|
"glowing",
|
||
|
|
"radiating",
|
||
|
|
"flashing",
|
||
|
|
"glancing",
|
||
|
|
"gleaming",
|
||
|
|
"glimmering",
|
||
|
|
"glinting",
|
||
|
|
"glistening",
|
||
|
|
"glistering",
|
||
|
|
"glittering",
|
||
|
|
"scintillating",
|
||
|
|
"shimmering",
|
||
|
|
"sparkling",
|
||
|
|
"twinkling",
|
||
|
|
"bedazzling",
|
||
|
|
"blinding",
|
||
|
|
"dazing",
|
||
|
|
"dazzling"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flatboats":{
|
||
|
|
"as in pirogues , rowboats":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bateaux",
|
||
|
|
"batteaux",
|
||
|
|
"ca\u00efques",
|
||
|
|
"canoes",
|
||
|
|
"catamarans",
|
||
|
|
"coracles",
|
||
|
|
"curraghs",
|
||
|
|
"currachs",
|
||
|
|
"dhows",
|
||
|
|
"dinghies",
|
||
|
|
"dinks",
|
||
|
|
"dories",
|
||
|
|
"dugouts",
|
||
|
|
"garveys",
|
||
|
|
"gigs",
|
||
|
|
"johnboats",
|
||
|
|
"kayaks",
|
||
|
|
"outriggers",
|
||
|
|
"paddleboats",
|
||
|
|
"pinnaces",
|
||
|
|
"piraguas",
|
||
|
|
"pirogues",
|
||
|
|
"pontoons",
|
||
|
|
"prams",
|
||
|
|
"punts",
|
||
|
|
"rafts",
|
||
|
|
"rowboats",
|
||
|
|
"rowing boats",
|
||
|
|
"sampans",
|
||
|
|
"scows",
|
||
|
|
"sculls",
|
||
|
|
"shallops",
|
||
|
|
"shells",
|
||
|
|
"skiffs",
|
||
|
|
"surfboats",
|
||
|
|
"umiaks",
|
||
|
|
"wherries",
|
||
|
|
"bottoms",
|
||
|
|
"crafts",
|
||
|
|
"vessels",
|
||
|
|
"watercrafts",
|
||
|
|
"catboats",
|
||
|
|
"ketches",
|
||
|
|
"sailboats",
|
||
|
|
"schooners",
|
||
|
|
"yachts",
|
||
|
|
"cruisers",
|
||
|
|
"inboards",
|
||
|
|
"motorboats",
|
||
|
|
"outboards",
|
||
|
|
"powerboats",
|
||
|
|
"houseboats",
|
||
|
|
"riverboats",
|
||
|
|
"auxiliaries",
|
||
|
|
"bumboats",
|
||
|
|
"cutters",
|
||
|
|
"jolly boats",
|
||
|
|
"launches",
|
||
|
|
"lifeboats",
|
||
|
|
"longboats",
|
||
|
|
"tender",
|
||
|
|
"yawls",
|
||
|
|
"barges",
|
||
|
|
"hoys",
|
||
|
|
"keelboats",
|
||
|
|
"keels",
|
||
|
|
"lighters",
|
||
|
|
"narrow boats",
|
||
|
|
"towboats",
|
||
|
|
"tugboats",
|
||
|
|
"tugs",
|
||
|
|
"ferries",
|
||
|
|
"ferryboats",
|
||
|
|
"gondolas",
|
||
|
|
"taxis",
|
||
|
|
"taxies",
|
||
|
|
"water taxis"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flared (out)":{
|
||
|
|
"to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"can we flare out the umbrella a little more so that more of the picnic table is sheltered"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"expanded",
|
||
|
|
"extended",
|
||
|
|
"fanned (out)",
|
||
|
|
"opened",
|
||
|
|
"outspread",
|
||
|
|
"outstretched",
|
||
|
|
"spread (out)",
|
||
|
|
"stretched (out)",
|
||
|
|
"unfolded",
|
||
|
|
"unfurled"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"overspread"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"compacted",
|
||
|
|
"compressed",
|
||
|
|
"condensed",
|
||
|
|
"reduced"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"closed",
|
||
|
|
"contracted",
|
||
|
|
"folded"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flamed out":{
|
||
|
|
"to be unsuccessful":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"even at the reception, some were predicting that the marriage would flame out before the fancy china ever got used"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bombed",
|
||
|
|
"collapsed",
|
||
|
|
"cratered",
|
||
|
|
"failed",
|
||
|
|
"flopped",
|
||
|
|
"flunked",
|
||
|
|
"folded",
|
||
|
|
"foundered",
|
||
|
|
"missed",
|
||
|
|
"struck out",
|
||
|
|
"tanked",
|
||
|
|
"washed out"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"floundered",
|
||
|
|
"struggled",
|
||
|
|
"declined",
|
||
|
|
"sank",
|
||
|
|
"sunk",
|
||
|
|
"skidded",
|
||
|
|
"slipped",
|
||
|
|
"slumped",
|
||
|
|
"waned",
|
||
|
|
"crashed",
|
||
|
|
"crumbled",
|
||
|
|
"miscarried",
|
||
|
|
"misfired",
|
||
|
|
"went under",
|
||
|
|
"imploded",
|
||
|
|
"self-destructed"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"cooked",
|
||
|
|
"flourished",
|
||
|
|
"prospered",
|
||
|
|
"thrived",
|
||
|
|
"throve",
|
||
|
|
"prevailed",
|
||
|
|
"triumphed",
|
||
|
|
"won"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"came off",
|
||
|
|
"clicked",
|
||
|
|
"delivered",
|
||
|
|
"panned out",
|
||
|
|
"succeeded",
|
||
|
|
"went",
|
||
|
|
"went over",
|
||
|
|
"worked out"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flashes":{
|
||
|
|
"a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a flash of last-minute trips to the grocery store before the onset of the big snowstorm"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bursts",
|
||
|
|
"flares",
|
||
|
|
"flare-ups",
|
||
|
|
"flickers",
|
||
|
|
"flurries",
|
||
|
|
"flutters",
|
||
|
|
"outbreaks",
|
||
|
|
"outbursts",
|
||
|
|
"spurts"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"recrudescences",
|
||
|
|
"recurrences",
|
||
|
|
"renewals",
|
||
|
|
"binges",
|
||
|
|
"jags",
|
||
|
|
"sprees",
|
||
|
|
"boosts",
|
||
|
|
"increases",
|
||
|
|
"pickups",
|
||
|
|
"upswings",
|
||
|
|
"upturns",
|
||
|
|
"epidemics",
|
||
|
|
"eruptions",
|
||
|
|
"explosions",
|
||
|
|
"paroxysms",
|
||
|
|
"deluges",
|
||
|
|
"floods",
|
||
|
|
"rushes",
|
||
|
|
"spates",
|
||
|
|
"surges",
|
||
|
|
"volleys",
|
||
|
|
"commotions",
|
||
|
|
"furors",
|
||
|
|
"uproars"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"calms",
|
||
|
|
"doldrums",
|
||
|
|
"slumps"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"a sudden intense expression of strong feeling":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a much-needed flash of humor during the otherwise boring lecture"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"agonies",
|
||
|
|
"blazes",
|
||
|
|
"bursts",
|
||
|
|
"ebullitions",
|
||
|
|
"eruptions",
|
||
|
|
"explosions",
|
||
|
|
"fits",
|
||
|
|
"flares",
|
||
|
|
"flare-ups",
|
||
|
|
"flushes",
|
||
|
|
"gales",
|
||
|
|
"gushes",
|
||
|
|
"gusts",
|
||
|
|
"outbursts",
|
||
|
|
"paroxysms",
|
||
|
|
"spasms",
|
||
|
|
"storms"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blowups",
|
||
|
|
"grouches",
|
||
|
|
"rages",
|
||
|
|
"tantrums",
|
||
|
|
"ecstasies",
|
||
|
|
"raptures",
|
||
|
|
"transports",
|
||
|
|
"deliriums",
|
||
|
|
"firestorms",
|
||
|
|
"frenzies",
|
||
|
|
"furors"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"a very small space of time":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the shower will be over in a flash"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beats",
|
||
|
|
"eyeblinks",
|
||
|
|
"heartbeats",
|
||
|
|
"instants",
|
||
|
|
"jiffies",
|
||
|
|
"jiffs",
|
||
|
|
"minutes",
|
||
|
|
"moments",
|
||
|
|
"nanoseconds",
|
||
|
|
"New York minutes",
|
||
|
|
"seconds",
|
||
|
|
"shakes",
|
||
|
|
"split seconds",
|
||
|
|
"trices",
|
||
|
|
"twinkles",
|
||
|
|
"twinklings",
|
||
|
|
"winks"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"microseconds",
|
||
|
|
"snatches",
|
||
|
|
"spurts"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"aeons",
|
||
|
|
"eons",
|
||
|
|
"ages",
|
||
|
|
"eternities",
|
||
|
|
"forevers",
|
||
|
|
"infinities",
|
||
|
|
"lifetimes"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"something extraordinary or surprising":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the new goalie for our hockey team was apparently quite a flash in his hometown"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"cautions",
|
||
|
|
"marvels",
|
||
|
|
"miracles",
|
||
|
|
"phenomena",
|
||
|
|
"phenomenons",
|
||
|
|
"portents",
|
||
|
|
"prodigies",
|
||
|
|
"sensations",
|
||
|
|
"splendors",
|
||
|
|
"wonders"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"curiosities",
|
||
|
|
"sights",
|
||
|
|
"spectacles",
|
||
|
|
"beauties",
|
||
|
|
"corkers",
|
||
|
|
"crackerjacks",
|
||
|
|
"crackajacks",
|
||
|
|
"dandies",
|
||
|
|
"jim-dandies",
|
||
|
|
"knockouts",
|
||
|
|
"apparitions",
|
||
|
|
"appearances"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to shoot forth bursts of light":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the actress's diamond necklace flashed as she hurried on stage to accept the award"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"coruscates",
|
||
|
|
"flames",
|
||
|
|
"glances",
|
||
|
|
"gleams",
|
||
|
|
"glimmers",
|
||
|
|
"glints",
|
||
|
|
"glistens",
|
||
|
|
"glisters",
|
||
|
|
"glitters",
|
||
|
|
"lusters",
|
||
|
|
"lustres",
|
||
|
|
"scintillates",
|
||
|
|
"shimmers",
|
||
|
|
"spangles",
|
||
|
|
"sparkles",
|
||
|
|
"twinkles",
|
||
|
|
"winkles",
|
||
|
|
"winks"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beams",
|
||
|
|
"radiates",
|
||
|
|
"shines",
|
||
|
|
"bedazzles",
|
||
|
|
"blinds",
|
||
|
|
"dazes",
|
||
|
|
"dazzles",
|
||
|
|
"blazes",
|
||
|
|
"burns",
|
||
|
|
"flares",
|
||
|
|
"glares",
|
||
|
|
"glows"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to present so as to invite notice or attention":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"flashed a wad of cash as he paid for his dinner"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"displays",
|
||
|
|
"disports",
|
||
|
|
"exhibits",
|
||
|
|
"exposes",
|
||
|
|
"flaunts",
|
||
|
|
"lays out",
|
||
|
|
"parades",
|
||
|
|
"produces",
|
||
|
|
"shows",
|
||
|
|
"shows off",
|
||
|
|
"sports",
|
||
|
|
"struts",
|
||
|
|
"unveils"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"brandishes",
|
||
|
|
"flourishes",
|
||
|
|
"waves",
|
||
|
|
"advertises",
|
||
|
|
"airs",
|
||
|
|
"announces",
|
||
|
|
"blazes",
|
||
|
|
"broadcasts",
|
||
|
|
"heralds",
|
||
|
|
"placards",
|
||
|
|
"posts",
|
||
|
|
"proclaims",
|
||
|
|
"publicizes",
|
||
|
|
"sounds",
|
||
|
|
"trumpets",
|
||
|
|
"divulges",
|
||
|
|
"talks (about)",
|
||
|
|
"tells (of)",
|
||
|
|
"bares",
|
||
|
|
"discovers",
|
||
|
|
"reveals",
|
||
|
|
"uncloaks",
|
||
|
|
"uncovers",
|
||
|
|
"unmasks"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"camouflages",
|
||
|
|
"disguises",
|
||
|
|
"masks",
|
||
|
|
"conceals",
|
||
|
|
"covers",
|
||
|
|
"curtains",
|
||
|
|
"enshrouds",
|
||
|
|
"hides",
|
||
|
|
"obscures",
|
||
|
|
"occludes",
|
||
|
|
"occults",
|
||
|
|
"shrouds",
|
||
|
|
"veils"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to shine with light at regular intervals":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the disco lights flashed , and the revelers danced"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blinks",
|
||
|
|
"twinkles",
|
||
|
|
"winks"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"coruscates",
|
||
|
|
"flares",
|
||
|
|
"flickers",
|
||
|
|
"glances",
|
||
|
|
"glimmers",
|
||
|
|
"glints",
|
||
|
|
"glistens",
|
||
|
|
"glisters",
|
||
|
|
"glitters",
|
||
|
|
"scintillates",
|
||
|
|
"shimmers",
|
||
|
|
"spangles",
|
||
|
|
"sparkles",
|
||
|
|
"sparks"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to make known openly or publicly":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"flashed the news of the royal birth around the world"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"advertises",
|
||
|
|
"announces",
|
||
|
|
"annunciates",
|
||
|
|
"blares",
|
||
|
|
"blazes",
|
||
|
|
"blazons",
|
||
|
|
"broadcasts",
|
||
|
|
"declares",
|
||
|
|
"enunciates",
|
||
|
|
"gives out",
|
||
|
|
"heralds",
|
||
|
|
"placards",
|
||
|
|
"posts",
|
||
|
|
"proclaims",
|
||
|
|
"promulgates",
|
||
|
|
"publicizes",
|
||
|
|
"publishes",
|
||
|
|
"releases",
|
||
|
|
"sounds",
|
||
|
|
"trumpets"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"barks",
|
||
|
|
"calls (off or out)",
|
||
|
|
"cries",
|
||
|
|
"billboards",
|
||
|
|
"bills",
|
||
|
|
"bulletins",
|
||
|
|
"gazettes",
|
||
|
|
"knells",
|
||
|
|
"rings",
|
||
|
|
"tolls",
|
||
|
|
"blurbs",
|
||
|
|
"features",
|
||
|
|
"pitches",
|
||
|
|
"plugs",
|
||
|
|
"promotes",
|
||
|
|
"puffs",
|
||
|
|
"disseminates",
|
||
|
|
"spreads",
|
||
|
|
"discloses",
|
||
|
|
"divulges",
|
||
|
|
"introduces",
|
||
|
|
"kithes",
|
||
|
|
"manifests",
|
||
|
|
"reports",
|
||
|
|
"reveals",
|
||
|
|
"shows",
|
||
|
|
"advises",
|
||
|
|
"apprises",
|
||
|
|
"hands down",
|
||
|
|
"informs",
|
||
|
|
"notifies",
|
||
|
|
"communicates",
|
||
|
|
"imparts",
|
||
|
|
"intimates"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"conceals",
|
||
|
|
"hushes (up)",
|
||
|
|
"silences",
|
||
|
|
"suppresses",
|
||
|
|
"withholds",
|
||
|
|
"recalls",
|
||
|
|
"recants",
|
||
|
|
"retracts",
|
||
|
|
"revokes"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flashcube":{
|
||
|
|
"as in arc lamp , light bulb":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"arc lamp",
|
||
|
|
"arc light",
|
||
|
|
"candelabra",
|
||
|
|
"candelabrum",
|
||
|
|
"candle",
|
||
|
|
"chandelier",
|
||
|
|
"dark lantern",
|
||
|
|
"flare",
|
||
|
|
"flash",
|
||
|
|
"flashbulb",
|
||
|
|
"flashlight",
|
||
|
|
"floodlight",
|
||
|
|
"fluorescent lamp",
|
||
|
|
"gaslight",
|
||
|
|
"gasolier",
|
||
|
|
"girandole",
|
||
|
|
"headlight",
|
||
|
|
"incandescent lamp",
|
||
|
|
"klieg light",
|
||
|
|
"kleig light",
|
||
|
|
"lantern",
|
||
|
|
"light bulb",
|
||
|
|
"lighthouse",
|
||
|
|
"lighting",
|
||
|
|
"sconce",
|
||
|
|
"spotlight",
|
||
|
|
"streetlight",
|
||
|
|
"sun lamp",
|
||
|
|
"beacon",
|
||
|
|
"illuminant",
|
||
|
|
"lamp"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flautist":{
|
||
|
|
"as in pianist , flutist":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"accordionist",
|
||
|
|
"bassoonist",
|
||
|
|
"clarinetist",
|
||
|
|
"clarinettist",
|
||
|
|
"cornetist",
|
||
|
|
"cornettist",
|
||
|
|
"drummer",
|
||
|
|
"fiddler",
|
||
|
|
"flutist",
|
||
|
|
"guitarist",
|
||
|
|
"harpist",
|
||
|
|
"hornist",
|
||
|
|
"keyboardist",
|
||
|
|
"oboist",
|
||
|
|
"organ-grinder",
|
||
|
|
"organist",
|
||
|
|
"percussionist",
|
||
|
|
"pianist",
|
||
|
|
"picker",
|
||
|
|
"piper",
|
||
|
|
"reedman",
|
||
|
|
"saxophonist",
|
||
|
|
"trombonist",
|
||
|
|
"trumpeter",
|
||
|
|
"violinist",
|
||
|
|
"violist",
|
||
|
|
"accompanist",
|
||
|
|
"recitalist",
|
||
|
|
"soloist",
|
||
|
|
"symphonist",
|
||
|
|
"maestro",
|
||
|
|
"virtuoso",
|
||
|
|
"artist",
|
||
|
|
"performer",
|
||
|
|
"minstrel",
|
||
|
|
"instrumentalist",
|
||
|
|
"musician",
|
||
|
|
"player"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flanked":{
|
||
|
|
"to be adjacent to":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the guards flank the center on a football team's offensive line"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"abutted",
|
||
|
|
"adjoined",
|
||
|
|
"bordered (on)",
|
||
|
|
"butted (on or against)",
|
||
|
|
"fringed",
|
||
|
|
"joined",
|
||
|
|
"marched (with)",
|
||
|
|
"neighbored",
|
||
|
|
"skirted",
|
||
|
|
"touched",
|
||
|
|
"verged (on)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"attached (to)",
|
||
|
|
"communicated (with)",
|
||
|
|
"connected (with)",
|
||
|
|
"linked (with)",
|
||
|
|
"bounded",
|
||
|
|
"embraced",
|
||
|
|
"encircled",
|
||
|
|
"enclosed",
|
||
|
|
"inclosed",
|
||
|
|
"fenced",
|
||
|
|
"lined",
|
||
|
|
"margined",
|
||
|
|
"rimmed",
|
||
|
|
"surrounded",
|
||
|
|
"contacted",
|
||
|
|
"converged",
|
||
|
|
"met"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flailing":{
|
||
|
|
"as in waving , flapping":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"flapping",
|
||
|
|
"waving",
|
||
|
|
"fiddling",
|
||
|
|
"fidgeting",
|
||
|
|
"squirm",
|
||
|
|
"squirming",
|
||
|
|
"twitching",
|
||
|
|
"wriggling",
|
||
|
|
"writhing",
|
||
|
|
"locomotion",
|
||
|
|
"mobility",
|
||
|
|
"motility",
|
||
|
|
"motivity",
|
||
|
|
"dislocation",
|
||
|
|
"migration",
|
||
|
|
"relocation",
|
||
|
|
"motion",
|
||
|
|
"move",
|
||
|
|
"movement",
|
||
|
|
"shift",
|
||
|
|
"shifting",
|
||
|
|
"stir",
|
||
|
|
"stirring"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"motionlessness",
|
||
|
|
"immobility",
|
||
|
|
"inertia",
|
||
|
|
"inertness",
|
||
|
|
"stillness",
|
||
|
|
"cessation",
|
||
|
|
"discontinuance",
|
||
|
|
"ending",
|
||
|
|
"expiration",
|
||
|
|
"finish",
|
||
|
|
"halt",
|
||
|
|
"lapse",
|
||
|
|
"pause",
|
||
|
|
"shutdown",
|
||
|
|
"shutoff",
|
||
|
|
"stop",
|
||
|
|
"stoppage",
|
||
|
|
"surcease",
|
||
|
|
"termination"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to move or cause to move with a striking motion":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"started to flail his arms wildly when he spied a bat in the house"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beating",
|
||
|
|
"flapping",
|
||
|
|
"flopping",
|
||
|
|
"fluttering",
|
||
|
|
"whipping"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"banging",
|
||
|
|
"battering",
|
||
|
|
"buffeting",
|
||
|
|
"knocking",
|
||
|
|
"pounding",
|
||
|
|
"smacking",
|
||
|
|
"spanking",
|
||
|
|
"thumping",
|
||
|
|
"flickering",
|
||
|
|
"flicking",
|
||
|
|
"flitting",
|
||
|
|
"fanning",
|
||
|
|
"oscillating",
|
||
|
|
"swaying",
|
||
|
|
"swinging",
|
||
|
|
"undulating",
|
||
|
|
"waving",
|
||
|
|
"palpitating",
|
||
|
|
"pulsing",
|
||
|
|
"throbbing"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"gruesome evidence that the prisoner had been flailed"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"birching",
|
||
|
|
"cowhiding",
|
||
|
|
"flagellating",
|
||
|
|
"flogging",
|
||
|
|
"hiding",
|
||
|
|
"horsewhipping",
|
||
|
|
"lashing",
|
||
|
|
"leathering",
|
||
|
|
"rawhiding",
|
||
|
|
"scourging",
|
||
|
|
"slashing",
|
||
|
|
"switching",
|
||
|
|
"tanning",
|
||
|
|
"thrashing",
|
||
|
|
"whaling",
|
||
|
|
"whipping"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"knouting",
|
||
|
|
"quirting",
|
||
|
|
"strapping",
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"cutting",
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"flicking",
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||
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"touching up",
|
||
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"blackjacking",
|
||
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"caning",
|
||
|
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"clubbing",
|
||
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"cudgeling",
|
||
|
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"cudgelling",
|
||
|
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"fustigating",
|
||
|
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"pistol-whipping",
|
||
|
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"banging",
|
||
|
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"bopping",
|
||
|
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"boxing",
|
||
|
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"busting",
|
||
|
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"clapping",
|
||
|
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"clipping",
|
||
|
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"clobbering",
|
||
|
|
"clouting",
|
||
|
|
"cracking",
|
||
|
|
"cuffing",
|
||
|
|
"hitting",
|
||
|
|
"knocking",
|
||
|
|
"lamming",
|
||
|
|
"pasting",
|
||
|
|
"punching",
|
||
|
|
"slapping",
|
||
|
|
"slugging",
|
||
|
|
"smacking",
|
||
|
|
"smiting",
|
||
|
|
"socking",
|
||
|
|
"spanking",
|
||
|
|
"swatting",
|
||
|
|
"swiping",
|
||
|
|
"thwacking",
|
||
|
|
"walloping",
|
||
|
|
"whacking",
|
||
|
|
"bashing",
|
||
|
|
"basting",
|
||
|
|
"battering",
|
||
|
|
"batting",
|
||
|
|
"beating",
|
||
|
|
"belaboring",
|
||
|
|
"belting",
|
||
|
|
"bludgeoning",
|
||
|
|
"buffeting",
|
||
|
|
"bunging",
|
||
|
|
"drubbing",
|
||
|
|
"fibbing",
|
||
|
|
"hammering",
|
||
|
|
"lacing",
|
||
|
|
"lambasting",
|
||
|
|
"lathering",
|
||
|
|
"licking",
|
||
|
|
"mangling",
|
||
|
|
"mauling",
|
||
|
|
"paddling",
|
||
|
|
"pelting",
|
||
|
|
"pommeling",
|
||
|
|
"pommelling",
|
||
|
|
"pounding",
|
||
|
|
"pummeling",
|
||
|
|
"pummelling",
|
||
|
|
"roughing",
|
||
|
|
"slating",
|
||
|
|
"slogging",
|
||
|
|
"threshing",
|
||
|
|
"thumping",
|
||
|
|
"tromping",
|
||
|
|
"whopping",
|
||
|
|
"whapping",
|
||
|
|
"whupping",
|
||
|
|
"working over"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flaps":{
|
||
|
|
"to move or cause to move with a striking motion":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the stirring sight of a huge flock of geese flapping their wings"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beats",
|
||
|
|
"flails",
|
||
|
|
"flops",
|
||
|
|
"flutters",
|
||
|
|
"whips"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bangs",
|
||
|
|
"batters",
|
||
|
|
"buffets",
|
||
|
|
"knocks",
|
||
|
|
"pounds",
|
||
|
|
"smacks",
|
||
|
|
"spanks",
|
||
|
|
"thumps",
|
||
|
|
"flickers",
|
||
|
|
"flicks",
|
||
|
|
"flits",
|
||
|
|
"fans",
|
||
|
|
"oscillates",
|
||
|
|
"sways",
|
||
|
|
"swings",
|
||
|
|
"undulates",
|
||
|
|
"waves",
|
||
|
|
"palpitates",
|
||
|
|
"pulses",
|
||
|
|
"throbs"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flavors":{
|
||
|
|
"a special quality or impression associated with something":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a birthday party whose Caribbean decorations gave it a tropical flavor"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"airs",
|
||
|
|
"ambiences",
|
||
|
|
"ambiances",
|
||
|
|
"aromas",
|
||
|
|
"atmospheres",
|
||
|
|
"auras",
|
||
|
|
"climates",
|
||
|
|
"halos",
|
||
|
|
"haloes",
|
||
|
|
"karmas",
|
||
|
|
"moods",
|
||
|
|
"nimbi",
|
||
|
|
"nimbuses",
|
||
|
|
"notes",
|
||
|
|
"odors",
|
||
|
|
"patinas",
|
||
|
|
"patinae",
|
||
|
|
"smells",
|
||
|
|
"tempers",
|
||
|
|
"vibrations"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"aureoles",
|
||
|
|
"aureolae",
|
||
|
|
"mystiques",
|
||
|
|
"romances",
|
||
|
|
"genius locis",
|
||
|
|
"feelings",
|
||
|
|
"feels",
|
||
|
|
"sensations",
|
||
|
|
"senses",
|
||
|
|
"spirits",
|
||
|
|
"attributes",
|
||
|
|
"characteristics",
|
||
|
|
"characters",
|
||
|
|
"images",
|
||
|
|
"marks",
|
||
|
|
"notions",
|
||
|
|
"peculiarities",
|
||
|
|
"pictures",
|
||
|
|
"properties",
|
||
|
|
"traits",
|
||
|
|
"colors",
|
||
|
|
"illusions",
|
||
|
|
"overtones",
|
||
|
|
"semblances",
|
||
|
|
"suggestions",
|
||
|
|
"tones"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"something (as a spice or herb) that adds an agreeable or interesting taste to food":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a dish that incorporates most of the trademark flavors of southeast Asia"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"flavorings",
|
||
|
|
"seasonings",
|
||
|
|
"spices"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"sauces"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"it seems that short skirts are the new flavor of the month"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"buzzes",
|
||
|
|
"chics",
|
||
|
|
"crazes",
|
||
|
|
"dernier cris",
|
||
|
|
"enthusiasms",
|
||
|
|
"fads",
|
||
|
|
"fashions",
|
||
|
|
"hot tickets",
|
||
|
|
"last words",
|
||
|
|
"modes",
|
||
|
|
"rages",
|
||
|
|
"sensations",
|
||
|
|
"styles",
|
||
|
|
"tons",
|
||
|
|
"trends",
|
||
|
|
"vogues"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"nine days' wonders",
|
||
|
|
"nine day wonders",
|
||
|
|
"new waves",
|
||
|
|
"crushes",
|
||
|
|
"infatuations",
|
||
|
|
"fervors",
|
||
|
|
"passions",
|
||
|
|
"furors",
|
||
|
|
"fusses",
|
||
|
|
"hullabaloos",
|
||
|
|
"to-dos",
|
||
|
|
"uproars",
|
||
|
|
"bandwagons",
|
||
|
|
"crusades",
|
||
|
|
"cults",
|
||
|
|
"movements",
|
||
|
|
"novelties",
|
||
|
|
"wrinkles",
|
||
|
|
"caprices",
|
||
|
|
"fancies",
|
||
|
|
"whims"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"classics",
|
||
|
|
"standards"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to make more pleasant to the taste by adding something intensely flavored":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"try flavoring the beans with salt and oregano"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"laces",
|
||
|
|
"savors",
|
||
|
|
"savours",
|
||
|
|
"seasons",
|
||
|
|
"spices"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"enhances",
|
||
|
|
"enriches",
|
||
|
|
"sauces",
|
||
|
|
"peppers",
|
||
|
|
"salts",
|
||
|
|
"aromatizes",
|
||
|
|
"perfumes"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flash":{
|
||
|
|
"a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a flash of last-minute trips to the grocery store before the onset of the big snowstorm"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"burst",
|
||
|
|
"flare",
|
||
|
|
"flare-up",
|
||
|
|
"flicker",
|
||
|
|
"flurry",
|
||
|
|
"flutter",
|
||
|
|
"outbreak",
|
||
|
|
"outburst",
|
||
|
|
"spurt"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"recrudescence",
|
||
|
|
"recurrence",
|
||
|
|
"renewal",
|
||
|
|
"binge",
|
||
|
|
"jag",
|
||
|
|
"spree",
|
||
|
|
"boost",
|
||
|
|
"increase",
|
||
|
|
"pickup",
|
||
|
|
"upswing",
|
||
|
|
"upturn",
|
||
|
|
"epidemic",
|
||
|
|
"eruption",
|
||
|
|
"explosion",
|
||
|
|
"paroxysm",
|
||
|
|
"deluge",
|
||
|
|
"flood",
|
||
|
|
"rush",
|
||
|
|
"spate",
|
||
|
|
"surge",
|
||
|
|
"volley",
|
||
|
|
"commotion",
|
||
|
|
"furor",
|
||
|
|
"uproar"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"calm",
|
||
|
|
"doldrums",
|
||
|
|
"slump"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"a sudden intense expression of strong feeling":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a much-needed flash of humor during the otherwise boring lecture"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"agony",
|
||
|
|
"blaze",
|
||
|
|
"burst",
|
||
|
|
"ebullition",
|
||
|
|
"eruption",
|
||
|
|
"explosion",
|
||
|
|
"fit",
|
||
|
|
"flare",
|
||
|
|
"flare-up",
|
||
|
|
"flush",
|
||
|
|
"gale",
|
||
|
|
"gush",
|
||
|
|
"gust",
|
||
|
|
"outburst",
|
||
|
|
"paroxysm",
|
||
|
|
"spasm",
|
||
|
|
"storm"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blowup",
|
||
|
|
"grouch",
|
||
|
|
"rage",
|
||
|
|
"tantrum",
|
||
|
|
"ecstasy",
|
||
|
|
"rapture",
|
||
|
|
"transport",
|
||
|
|
"delirium",
|
||
|
|
"firestorm",
|
||
|
|
"frenzy",
|
||
|
|
"furor"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"a very small space of time":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the shower will be over in a flash"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beat",
|
||
|
|
"eyeblink",
|
||
|
|
"heartbeat",
|
||
|
|
"instant",
|
||
|
|
"jiff",
|
||
|
|
"jiffy",
|
||
|
|
"minute",
|
||
|
|
"moment",
|
||
|
|
"nanosecond",
|
||
|
|
"New York minute",
|
||
|
|
"second",
|
||
|
|
"shake",
|
||
|
|
"split second",
|
||
|
|
"trice",
|
||
|
|
"twinkle",
|
||
|
|
"twinkling",
|
||
|
|
"wink"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"microsecond",
|
||
|
|
"snatch",
|
||
|
|
"spurt"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"aeon",
|
||
|
|
"eon",
|
||
|
|
"age",
|
||
|
|
"eternity",
|
||
|
|
"forever",
|
||
|
|
"infinity",
|
||
|
|
"lifetime"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"something extraordinary or surprising":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the new goalie for our hockey team was apparently quite a flash in his hometown"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"caution",
|
||
|
|
"marvel",
|
||
|
|
"miracle",
|
||
|
|
"phenomenon",
|
||
|
|
"portent",
|
||
|
|
"prodigy",
|
||
|
|
"sensation",
|
||
|
|
"splendor",
|
||
|
|
"wonder"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"curiosity",
|
||
|
|
"sight",
|
||
|
|
"spectacle",
|
||
|
|
"beauty",
|
||
|
|
"corker",
|
||
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
||
|
|
"crackajack",
|
||
|
|
"dandy",
|
||
|
|
"jim-dandy",
|
||
|
|
"knockout",
|
||
|
|
"apparition",
|
||
|
|
"appearance"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"excessive or unnecessary display":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the expensive clothes, the luxury cars, and other apparent signs of success are all flash that belie the fact that the family is up to its ears in debt"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"flamboyance",
|
||
|
|
"flashiness",
|
||
|
|
"garishness",
|
||
|
|
"gaudiness",
|
||
|
|
"glitz",
|
||
|
|
"ostentation",
|
||
|
|
"ostentatiousness",
|
||
|
|
"pretentiousness",
|
||
|
|
"showiness",
|
||
|
|
"swank"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"pretense",
|
||
|
|
"pretence",
|
||
|
|
"\u00e9clat",
|
||
|
|
"extravaganza",
|
||
|
|
"mummery",
|
||
|
|
"pageant",
|
||
|
|
"parade",
|
||
|
|
"show",
|
||
|
|
"dazzle",
|
||
|
|
"fanfare",
|
||
|
|
"foofaraw",
|
||
|
|
"pageantry",
|
||
|
|
"pomp",
|
||
|
|
"razzle-dazzle",
|
||
|
|
"razzmatazz",
|
||
|
|
"spectacle",
|
||
|
|
"adornment",
|
||
|
|
"decoration",
|
||
|
|
"dressing",
|
||
|
|
"embellishment",
|
||
|
|
"garnishment",
|
||
|
|
"ornamentation",
|
||
|
|
"trimming",
|
||
|
|
"extravagance",
|
||
|
|
"fanciness",
|
||
|
|
"luxuriance",
|
||
|
|
"luxuriousness",
|
||
|
|
"magnificence",
|
||
|
|
"opulence",
|
||
|
|
"richness",
|
||
|
|
"sumptuousness",
|
||
|
|
"luridness",
|
||
|
|
"meretriciousness",
|
||
|
|
"tawdriness",
|
||
|
|
"vulgarity"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"conservativeness",
|
||
|
|
"moderation",
|
||
|
|
"modesty",
|
||
|
|
"restraint",
|
||
|
|
"simplicity",
|
||
|
|
"understatement",
|
||
|
|
"elegance",
|
||
|
|
"gracefulness",
|
||
|
|
"tastefulness",
|
||
|
|
"minimalism"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"austerity",
|
||
|
|
"plainness",
|
||
|
|
"severity"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to shoot forth bursts of light":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the actress's diamond necklace flashed as she hurried on stage to accept the award"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"coruscate",
|
||
|
|
"flame",
|
||
|
|
"glance",
|
||
|
|
"gleam",
|
||
|
|
"glimmer",
|
||
|
|
"glint",
|
||
|
|
"glisten",
|
||
|
|
"glister",
|
||
|
|
"glitter",
|
||
|
|
"luster",
|
||
|
|
"lustre",
|
||
|
|
"scintillate",
|
||
|
|
"shimmer",
|
||
|
|
"spangle",
|
||
|
|
"sparkle",
|
||
|
|
"twinkle",
|
||
|
|
"wink",
|
||
|
|
"winkle"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beam",
|
||
|
|
"radiate",
|
||
|
|
"shine",
|
||
|
|
"bedazzle",
|
||
|
|
"blind",
|
||
|
|
"daze",
|
||
|
|
"dazzle",
|
||
|
|
"blaze",
|
||
|
|
"burn",
|
||
|
|
"flare",
|
||
|
|
"glare",
|
||
|
|
"glow"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to present so as to invite notice or attention":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"flashed a wad of cash as he paid for his dinner"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"display",
|
||
|
|
"disport",
|
||
|
|
"exhibit",
|
||
|
|
"expose",
|
||
|
|
"flaunt",
|
||
|
|
"lay out",
|
||
|
|
"parade",
|
||
|
|
"produce",
|
||
|
|
"show",
|
||
|
|
"show off",
|
||
|
|
"sport",
|
||
|
|
"strut",
|
||
|
|
"unveil"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"brandish",
|
||
|
|
"flourish",
|
||
|
|
"wave",
|
||
|
|
"advertise",
|
||
|
|
"air",
|
||
|
|
"announce",
|
||
|
|
"blaze",
|
||
|
|
"broadcast",
|
||
|
|
"herald",
|
||
|
|
"placard",
|
||
|
|
"post",
|
||
|
|
"proclaim",
|
||
|
|
"publicize",
|
||
|
|
"sound",
|
||
|
|
"trumpet",
|
||
|
|
"divulge",
|
||
|
|
"talk (about)",
|
||
|
|
"tell (of)",
|
||
|
|
"bare",
|
||
|
|
"discover",
|
||
|
|
"reveal",
|
||
|
|
"uncloak",
|
||
|
|
"uncover",
|
||
|
|
"unmask"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"camouflage",
|
||
|
|
"disguise",
|
||
|
|
"mask",
|
||
|
|
"conceal",
|
||
|
|
"cover",
|
||
|
|
"curtain",
|
||
|
|
"enshroud",
|
||
|
|
"hide",
|
||
|
|
"obscure",
|
||
|
|
"occlude",
|
||
|
|
"occult",
|
||
|
|
"shroud",
|
||
|
|
"veil"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to shine with light at regular intervals":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the disco lights flashed , and the revelers danced"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blink",
|
||
|
|
"twinkle",
|
||
|
|
"wink"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"coruscate",
|
||
|
|
"flare",
|
||
|
|
"flicker",
|
||
|
|
"glance",
|
||
|
|
"glimmer",
|
||
|
|
"glint",
|
||
|
|
"glisten",
|
||
|
|
"glister",
|
||
|
|
"glitter",
|
||
|
|
"scintillate",
|
||
|
|
"shimmer",
|
||
|
|
"spangle",
|
||
|
|
"spark",
|
||
|
|
"sparkle"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to make known openly or publicly":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"flashed the news of the royal birth around the world"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"advertise",
|
||
|
|
"announce",
|
||
|
|
"annunciate",
|
||
|
|
"blare",
|
||
|
|
"blaze",
|
||
|
|
"blazon",
|
||
|
|
"broadcast",
|
||
|
|
"declare",
|
||
|
|
"enunciate",
|
||
|
|
"give out",
|
||
|
|
"herald",
|
||
|
|
"placard",
|
||
|
|
"post",
|
||
|
|
"proclaim",
|
||
|
|
"promulgate",
|
||
|
|
"publicize",
|
||
|
|
"publish",
|
||
|
|
"release",
|
||
|
|
"sound",
|
||
|
|
"trumpet"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bark",
|
||
|
|
"call (off or out)",
|
||
|
|
"cry",
|
||
|
|
"bill",
|
||
|
|
"billboard",
|
||
|
|
"bulletin",
|
||
|
|
"gazette",
|
||
|
|
"knell",
|
||
|
|
"ring",
|
||
|
|
"toll",
|
||
|
|
"blurb",
|
||
|
|
"feature",
|
||
|
|
"pitch",
|
||
|
|
"plug",
|
||
|
|
"promote",
|
||
|
|
"puff",
|
||
|
|
"disseminate",
|
||
|
|
"spread",
|
||
|
|
"disclose",
|
||
|
|
"divulge",
|
||
|
|
"introduce",
|
||
|
|
"kithe",
|
||
|
|
"manifest",
|
||
|
|
"report",
|
||
|
|
"reveal",
|
||
|
|
"show",
|
||
|
|
"advise",
|
||
|
|
"apprise",
|
||
|
|
"hand down",
|
||
|
|
"inform",
|
||
|
|
"notify",
|
||
|
|
"communicate",
|
||
|
|
"impart",
|
||
|
|
"intimate"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"conceal",
|
||
|
|
"hush (up)",
|
||
|
|
"silence",
|
||
|
|
"suppress",
|
||
|
|
"withhold",
|
||
|
|
"recall",
|
||
|
|
"recant",
|
||
|
|
"retract",
|
||
|
|
"revoke"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"lasting only for a short time":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"flash floods in the local area"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"brief",
|
||
|
|
"deciduous",
|
||
|
|
"ephemeral",
|
||
|
|
"evanescent",
|
||
|
|
"fleeting",
|
||
|
|
"fugacious",
|
||
|
|
"fugitive",
|
||
|
|
"impermanent",
|
||
|
|
"momentary",
|
||
|
|
"passing",
|
||
|
|
"short-lived",
|
||
|
|
"temporary",
|
||
|
|
"transient",
|
||
|
|
"transitory"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"little",
|
||
|
|
"short",
|
||
|
|
"shortish",
|
||
|
|
"acting",
|
||
|
|
"interim",
|
||
|
|
"provisional",
|
||
|
|
"short-term"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"lifelong",
|
||
|
|
"continuing",
|
||
|
|
"durable",
|
||
|
|
"persistent",
|
||
|
|
"imperishable",
|
||
|
|
"indefectible",
|
||
|
|
"indestructible"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"ceaseless",
|
||
|
|
"dateless",
|
||
|
|
"deathless",
|
||
|
|
"endless",
|
||
|
|
"enduring",
|
||
|
|
"eternal",
|
||
|
|
"everlasting",
|
||
|
|
"immortal",
|
||
|
|
"lasting",
|
||
|
|
"long-lived",
|
||
|
|
"permanent",
|
||
|
|
"perpetual",
|
||
|
|
"timeless",
|
||
|
|
"undying",
|
||
|
|
"unending"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flamed":{
|
||
|
|
"to be on fire especially brightly":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"guests gathered around as the Yule log flamed brightly in the inn's great stone fireplace"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blazed",
|
||
|
|
"burned",
|
||
|
|
"burnt",
|
||
|
|
"combusted",
|
||
|
|
"glowed"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"caught",
|
||
|
|
"enkindled",
|
||
|
|
"deflagrated",
|
||
|
|
"fired",
|
||
|
|
"ignited",
|
||
|
|
"kindled",
|
||
|
|
"flared (up)",
|
||
|
|
"lit (up)",
|
||
|
|
"lighted (up)",
|
||
|
|
"flickered",
|
||
|
|
"guttered",
|
||
|
|
"wavered",
|
||
|
|
"baked",
|
||
|
|
"broiled",
|
||
|
|
"charred",
|
||
|
|
"cooked",
|
||
|
|
"melted",
|
||
|
|
"roasted",
|
||
|
|
"scorched",
|
||
|
|
"sweltered",
|
||
|
|
"smoldered",
|
||
|
|
"smouldered",
|
||
|
|
"sparked",
|
||
|
|
"sputtered",
|
||
|
|
"beamed",
|
||
|
|
"brightened",
|
||
|
|
"radiated",
|
||
|
|
"beat (down)",
|
||
|
|
"flashed",
|
||
|
|
"glared",
|
||
|
|
"gleamed",
|
||
|
|
"glimmered",
|
||
|
|
"glinted",
|
||
|
|
"glistened",
|
||
|
|
"glittered",
|
||
|
|
"scintillated",
|
||
|
|
"shimmered",
|
||
|
|
"shone",
|
||
|
|
"shined",
|
||
|
|
"sparkled",
|
||
|
|
"twinkled"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to develop suddenly and violently":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"my anger flamed when the usher told my friend to shut up"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blazed (up)",
|
||
|
|
"broke out",
|
||
|
|
"burst (forth)",
|
||
|
|
"bursted (forth)",
|
||
|
|
"erupted",
|
||
|
|
"exploded",
|
||
|
|
"flared (up)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"rocketed",
|
||
|
|
"skyrocketed",
|
||
|
|
"ballooned",
|
||
|
|
"burgeoned",
|
||
|
|
"bourgeoned",
|
||
|
|
"mounted",
|
||
|
|
"multiplied",
|
||
|
|
"mushroomed",
|
||
|
|
"proliferated",
|
||
|
|
"snowballed",
|
||
|
|
"swelled",
|
||
|
|
"waxed",
|
||
|
|
"blew up",
|
||
|
|
"detonated",
|
||
|
|
"touched off"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to shine with a bright harsh light":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the noonday sun flamed down on the desert travelers"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beat",
|
||
|
|
"blazed",
|
||
|
|
"burned",
|
||
|
|
"burnt",
|
||
|
|
"flared",
|
||
|
|
"glared"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beamed",
|
||
|
|
"glowed",
|
||
|
|
"radiated",
|
||
|
|
"flashed",
|
||
|
|
"glanced",
|
||
|
|
"gleamed",
|
||
|
|
"glimmered",
|
||
|
|
"glinted",
|
||
|
|
"glistened",
|
||
|
|
"glistered",
|
||
|
|
"glittered",
|
||
|
|
"scintillated",
|
||
|
|
"shimmered",
|
||
|
|
"sparkled",
|
||
|
|
"twinkled",
|
||
|
|
"bedazzled",
|
||
|
|
"blinded",
|
||
|
|
"dazed",
|
||
|
|
"dazzled"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to shoot forth bursts of light":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the actress's ruby necklace flamed dazzlingly under the bright lights"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"coruscated",
|
||
|
|
"flashed",
|
||
|
|
"glanced",
|
||
|
|
"gleamed",
|
||
|
|
"glimmered",
|
||
|
|
"glinted",
|
||
|
|
"glistened",
|
||
|
|
"glistered",
|
||
|
|
"glittered",
|
||
|
|
"lustered",
|
||
|
|
"lustred",
|
||
|
|
"scintillated",
|
||
|
|
"shimmered",
|
||
|
|
"spangled",
|
||
|
|
"sparkled",
|
||
|
|
"twinkled",
|
||
|
|
"winked",
|
||
|
|
"winkled"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beamed",
|
||
|
|
"radiated",
|
||
|
|
"shone",
|
||
|
|
"shined",
|
||
|
|
"bedazzled",
|
||
|
|
"blinded",
|
||
|
|
"dazed",
|
||
|
|
"dazzled",
|
||
|
|
"blazed",
|
||
|
|
"burned",
|
||
|
|
"burnt",
|
||
|
|
"flared",
|
||
|
|
"glared",
|
||
|
|
"glowed"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flashed back (to)":{
|
||
|
|
"to bring back to mind":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the scent made me flash back to the days of my mother's home-cooked Sunday dinners"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"harked back (to)",
|
||
|
|
"harkened back (to)",
|
||
|
|
"hearkened back (to)",
|
||
|
|
"harkened back (to)",
|
||
|
|
"minded",
|
||
|
|
"recalled",
|
||
|
|
"recollected",
|
||
|
|
"remembered",
|
||
|
|
"reminisced (about)",
|
||
|
|
"reproduced",
|
||
|
|
"thought (of)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"recaptured",
|
||
|
|
"recurred",
|
||
|
|
"educed",
|
||
|
|
"elicited",
|
||
|
|
"evoked",
|
||
|
|
"extracted",
|
||
|
|
"raised",
|
||
|
|
"reminded",
|
||
|
|
"relived",
|
||
|
|
"represented"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"misremembered",
|
||
|
|
"disregarded",
|
||
|
|
"ignored",
|
||
|
|
"neglected",
|
||
|
|
"overlooked",
|
||
|
|
"lost",
|
||
|
|
"missed",
|
||
|
|
"blanked (out)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"disremembered",
|
||
|
|
"forgot",
|
||
|
|
"unlearned"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flashiness":{
|
||
|
|
"excessive or unnecessary display":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"his penchant for flashiness , as evidenced by his expensive, specially tailored suits"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"flamboyance",
|
||
|
|
"flash",
|
||
|
|
"garishness",
|
||
|
|
"gaudiness",
|
||
|
|
"glitz",
|
||
|
|
"ostentation",
|
||
|
|
"ostentatiousness",
|
||
|
|
"pretentiousness",
|
||
|
|
"showiness",
|
||
|
|
"swank"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"pretense",
|
||
|
|
"pretence",
|
||
|
|
"\u00e9clat",
|
||
|
|
"extravaganza",
|
||
|
|
"mummery",
|
||
|
|
"pageant",
|
||
|
|
"parade",
|
||
|
|
"show",
|
||
|
|
"dazzle",
|
||
|
|
"fanfare",
|
||
|
|
"foofaraw",
|
||
|
|
"pageantry",
|
||
|
|
"pomp",
|
||
|
|
"razzle-dazzle",
|
||
|
|
"razzmatazz",
|
||
|
|
"spectacle",
|
||
|
|
"adornment",
|
||
|
|
"decoration",
|
||
|
|
"dressing",
|
||
|
|
"embellishment",
|
||
|
|
"garnishment",
|
||
|
|
"ornamentation",
|
||
|
|
"trimming",
|
||
|
|
"extravagance",
|
||
|
|
"fanciness",
|
||
|
|
"luxuriance",
|
||
|
|
"luxuriousness",
|
||
|
|
"magnificence",
|
||
|
|
"opulence",
|
||
|
|
"richness",
|
||
|
|
"sumptuousness",
|
||
|
|
"luridness",
|
||
|
|
"meretriciousness",
|
||
|
|
"tawdriness",
|
||
|
|
"vulgarity"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"conservativeness",
|
||
|
|
"moderation",
|
||
|
|
"modesty",
|
||
|
|
"restraint",
|
||
|
|
"simplicity",
|
||
|
|
"understatement",
|
||
|
|
"elegance",
|
||
|
|
"gracefulness",
|
||
|
|
"tastefulness",
|
||
|
|
"minimalism"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"austerity",
|
||
|
|
"plainness",
|
||
|
|
"severity"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flagon":{
|
||
|
|
"a handled container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or a spout":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"brought a flagon of wine to the table"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"ewer",
|
||
|
|
"jug",
|
||
|
|
"pitcher"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"carafe",
|
||
|
|
"decanter",
|
||
|
|
"bucket",
|
||
|
|
"pail",
|
||
|
|
"pot",
|
||
|
|
"bottle",
|
||
|
|
"canteen",
|
||
|
|
"cup",
|
||
|
|
"fiasco",
|
||
|
|
"flask",
|
||
|
|
"jorum",
|
||
|
|
"mug",
|
||
|
|
"stein",
|
||
|
|
"stoup",
|
||
|
|
"tankard",
|
||
|
|
"kettle",
|
||
|
|
"teakettle",
|
||
|
|
"watering can",
|
||
|
|
"watering pot",
|
||
|
|
"beaker",
|
||
|
|
"cruse",
|
||
|
|
"vessel"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flashbacks":{
|
||
|
|
"as in memories , recollections":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"anamneses",
|
||
|
|
"memories",
|
||
|
|
"recalls",
|
||
|
|
"recollections",
|
||
|
|
"remembrances",
|
||
|
|
"reminiscences",
|
||
|
|
"mementos",
|
||
|
|
"mementoes",
|
||
|
|
"memorials",
|
||
|
|
"reminders",
|
||
|
|
"souvenirs",
|
||
|
|
"tokens",
|
||
|
|
"associations"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"as in histories , pasts":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"auld lang synes",
|
||
|
|
"histories",
|
||
|
|
"pasts",
|
||
|
|
"yesterdays",
|
||
|
|
"yesteryears",
|
||
|
|
"yores",
|
||
|
|
"annals",
|
||
|
|
"chronicles",
|
||
|
|
"records",
|
||
|
|
"antiquities",
|
||
|
|
"long agos",
|
||
|
|
"bygones",
|
||
|
|
"memoirs"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"by-and-bys",
|
||
|
|
"futures",
|
||
|
|
"futurities",
|
||
|
|
"hereafters",
|
||
|
|
"offings",
|
||
|
|
"tomorrows",
|
||
|
|
"moments",
|
||
|
|
"nows",
|
||
|
|
"presents",
|
||
|
|
"todays"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flaying":{
|
||
|
|
"to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"her husband flayed her constantly for her incessant shopping"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"basting",
|
||
|
|
"bawling out",
|
||
|
|
"berating",
|
||
|
|
"calling down",
|
||
|
|
"castigating",
|
||
|
|
"chastising",
|
||
|
|
"chewing out",
|
||
|
|
"dressing down",
|
||
|
|
"hammering",
|
||
|
|
"jawing",
|
||
|
|
"keelhauling",
|
||
|
|
"lambasting",
|
||
|
|
"lecturing",
|
||
|
|
"ragging",
|
||
|
|
"railing (at or against)",
|
||
|
|
"ranting (at)",
|
||
|
|
"rating",
|
||
|
|
"reaming (out)",
|
||
|
|
"rebuking",
|
||
|
|
"reprimanding",
|
||
|
|
"reproaching",
|
||
|
|
"scolding",
|
||
|
|
"scoring",
|
||
|
|
"tongue-lashing",
|
||
|
|
"upbraiding"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"admonishing",
|
||
|
|
"chiding",
|
||
|
|
"remonstrating (with)",
|
||
|
|
"reproving",
|
||
|
|
"abusing",
|
||
|
|
"assailing",
|
||
|
|
"attacking",
|
||
|
|
"bad-mouthing",
|
||
|
|
"blaming",
|
||
|
|
"blasting",
|
||
|
|
"censuring",
|
||
|
|
"condemning",
|
||
|
|
"criticizing",
|
||
|
|
"crucifying",
|
||
|
|
"denouncing",
|
||
|
|
"dissing",
|
||
|
|
"excoriating",
|
||
|
|
"faulting",
|
||
|
|
"haranguing",
|
||
|
|
"knocking",
|
||
|
|
"lacing (into)",
|
||
|
|
"lashing",
|
||
|
|
"panning",
|
||
|
|
"reprehending",
|
||
|
|
"reviling",
|
||
|
|
"scourging",
|
||
|
|
"slamming",
|
||
|
|
"vituperating",
|
||
|
|
"belittling",
|
||
|
|
"disparaging",
|
||
|
|
"mocking",
|
||
|
|
"putting down",
|
||
|
|
"ridiculing",
|
||
|
|
"scoffing",
|
||
|
|
"scorning"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"approving",
|
||
|
|
"endorsing",
|
||
|
|
"indorsing",
|
||
|
|
"sanctioning",
|
||
|
|
"extolling",
|
||
|
|
"lauding",
|
||
|
|
"praising"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to remove the natural covering of":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"flayed their kill right there in the forest, taking both the meat and the skin home"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"barking",
|
||
|
|
"hulling",
|
||
|
|
"husking",
|
||
|
|
"peeling",
|
||
|
|
"shelling",
|
||
|
|
"shucking",
|
||
|
|
"skinning"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"baring",
|
||
|
|
"denuding",
|
||
|
|
"exposing",
|
||
|
|
"scaling",
|
||
|
|
"stripping",
|
||
|
|
"paring"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flare-ups":{
|
||
|
|
"a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"took medication to prevent a flare-up of her asthma"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bursts",
|
||
|
|
"flares",
|
||
|
|
"flashes",
|
||
|
|
"flickers",
|
||
|
|
"flurries",
|
||
|
|
"flutters",
|
||
|
|
"outbreaks",
|
||
|
|
"outbursts",
|
||
|
|
"spurts"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"recrudescences",
|
||
|
|
"recurrences",
|
||
|
|
"renewals",
|
||
|
|
"binges",
|
||
|
|
"jags",
|
||
|
|
"sprees",
|
||
|
|
"boosts",
|
||
|
|
"increases",
|
||
|
|
"pickups",
|
||
|
|
"upswings",
|
||
|
|
"upturns",
|
||
|
|
"epidemics",
|
||
|
|
"eruptions",
|
||
|
|
"explosions",
|
||
|
|
"paroxysms",
|
||
|
|
"deluges",
|
||
|
|
"floods",
|
||
|
|
"rushes",
|
||
|
|
"spates",
|
||
|
|
"surges",
|
||
|
|
"volleys",
|
||
|
|
"commotions",
|
||
|
|
"furors",
|
||
|
|
"uproars"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"calms",
|
||
|
|
"doldrums",
|
||
|
|
"slumps"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"a sudden intense expression of strong feeling":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"there's no need for an angry flare-up , as we'll take care of the problem immediately"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"agonies",
|
||
|
|
"blazes",
|
||
|
|
"bursts",
|
||
|
|
"ebullitions",
|
||
|
|
"eruptions",
|
||
|
|
"explosions",
|
||
|
|
"fits",
|
||
|
|
"flares",
|
||
|
|
"flashes",
|
||
|
|
"flushes",
|
||
|
|
"gales",
|
||
|
|
"gushes",
|
||
|
|
"gusts",
|
||
|
|
"outbursts",
|
||
|
|
"paroxysms",
|
||
|
|
"spasms",
|
||
|
|
"storms"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blowups",
|
||
|
|
"grouches",
|
||
|
|
"rages",
|
||
|
|
"tantrums",
|
||
|
|
"ecstasies",
|
||
|
|
"raptures",
|
||
|
|
"transports",
|
||
|
|
"deliriums",
|
||
|
|
"firestorms",
|
||
|
|
"frenzies",
|
||
|
|
"furors"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flamingly":{
|
||
|
|
"as in blazingly , burningly":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blazingly",
|
||
|
|
"burningly",
|
||
|
|
"bright",
|
||
|
|
"brightly",
|
||
|
|
"brilliantly",
|
||
|
|
"dazzlingly",
|
||
|
|
"fulgently",
|
||
|
|
"glowingly",
|
||
|
|
"incandescently",
|
||
|
|
"lambently",
|
||
|
|
"luminously",
|
||
|
|
"lustrously",
|
||
|
|
"radiantly",
|
||
|
|
"splendidly",
|
||
|
|
"blindingly",
|
||
|
|
"flaringly",
|
||
|
|
"flickeringly",
|
||
|
|
"glaringly",
|
||
|
|
"glitteringly",
|
||
|
|
"opalescently",
|
||
|
|
"pellucidly"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"dimly",
|
||
|
|
"dully",
|
||
|
|
"darkly",
|
||
|
|
"duskily",
|
||
|
|
"gloomily",
|
||
|
|
"murkily",
|
||
|
|
"obscurely",
|
||
|
|
"somberly",
|
||
|
|
"cloudily",
|
||
|
|
"shadily",
|
||
|
|
"shadowily"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adverb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flaky":{
|
||
|
|
"having a texture that readily breaks into little pieces under pressure":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a tender but flaky crust on the pastry"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"brickle",
|
||
|
|
"brittle",
|
||
|
|
"crisp",
|
||
|
|
"crispy",
|
||
|
|
"crumbly",
|
||
|
|
"embrittled",
|
||
|
|
"friable",
|
||
|
|
"short"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"crackly",
|
||
|
|
"crisped",
|
||
|
|
"crispened",
|
||
|
|
"crunchy",
|
||
|
|
"crusty",
|
||
|
|
"breakable",
|
||
|
|
"delicate",
|
||
|
|
"fragile"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"elastic",
|
||
|
|
"flexible",
|
||
|
|
"pliable",
|
||
|
|
"pliant",
|
||
|
|
"resilient",
|
||
|
|
"strong",
|
||
|
|
"sturdy",
|
||
|
|
"tough"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flaming out":{
|
||
|
|
"to be unsuccessful":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"even at the reception, some were predicting that the marriage would flame out before the fancy china ever got used"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bombing",
|
||
|
|
"collapsing",
|
||
|
|
"cratering",
|
||
|
|
"failing",
|
||
|
|
"flopping",
|
||
|
|
"flunking",
|
||
|
|
"folding",
|
||
|
|
"foundering",
|
||
|
|
"missing",
|
||
|
|
"striking out",
|
||
|
|
"tanking",
|
||
|
|
"washing out"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"floundering",
|
||
|
|
"struggling",
|
||
|
|
"declining",
|
||
|
|
"sinking",
|
||
|
|
"skidding",
|
||
|
|
"slipping",
|
||
|
|
"slumping",
|
||
|
|
"waning",
|
||
|
|
"crashing",
|
||
|
|
"crumbling",
|
||
|
|
"miscarrying",
|
||
|
|
"misfiring",
|
||
|
|
"going under",
|
||
|
|
"imploding",
|
||
|
|
"self-destructing"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"cooking",
|
||
|
|
"flourishing",
|
||
|
|
"prospering",
|
||
|
|
"thriving",
|
||
|
|
"prevailing",
|
||
|
|
"triumphing",
|
||
|
|
"winning"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"clicking",
|
||
|
|
"coming off",
|
||
|
|
"delivering",
|
||
|
|
"going",
|
||
|
|
"going over",
|
||
|
|
"panning out",
|
||
|
|
"succeeding",
|
||
|
|
"working out"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flagships":{
|
||
|
|
"as in warships , tankers":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"aircraft carriers",
|
||
|
|
"argosies",
|
||
|
|
"barges",
|
||
|
|
"coasters",
|
||
|
|
"colliers",
|
||
|
|
"containerships",
|
||
|
|
"corvettes",
|
||
|
|
"cruisers",
|
||
|
|
"cutters",
|
||
|
|
"destroyers",
|
||
|
|
"ferryboats",
|
||
|
|
"freighters",
|
||
|
|
"icebreakers",
|
||
|
|
"ironclads",
|
||
|
|
"lightships",
|
||
|
|
"liners",
|
||
|
|
"men-of-war",
|
||
|
|
"men-o'-war",
|
||
|
|
"merchantmen",
|
||
|
|
"merchant ships",
|
||
|
|
"motor ships",
|
||
|
|
"packets",
|
||
|
|
"steamers",
|
||
|
|
"steamships",
|
||
|
|
"superliners",
|
||
|
|
"supertankers",
|
||
|
|
"tankers",
|
||
|
|
"traders",
|
||
|
|
"tramps",
|
||
|
|
"transports",
|
||
|
|
"warships",
|
||
|
|
"watercrafts",
|
||
|
|
"boats",
|
||
|
|
"keels",
|
||
|
|
"ships",
|
||
|
|
"vessels",
|
||
|
|
"barks",
|
||
|
|
"barques",
|
||
|
|
"brigantines",
|
||
|
|
"brigs",
|
||
|
|
"caravels",
|
||
|
|
"clippers",
|
||
|
|
"junk",
|
||
|
|
"ketches",
|
||
|
|
"sailboats",
|
||
|
|
"schooners",
|
||
|
|
"square-riggers",
|
||
|
|
"tall ships",
|
||
|
|
"windjammers",
|
||
|
|
"xebecs",
|
||
|
|
"yachts"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flautists":{
|
||
|
|
"as in pianists , flutists":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"accordionists",
|
||
|
|
"bassoonists",
|
||
|
|
"clarinetists",
|
||
|
|
"clarinettists",
|
||
|
|
"cornetists",
|
||
|
|
"cornettists",
|
||
|
|
"drummers",
|
||
|
|
"fiddlers",
|
||
|
|
"flutists",
|
||
|
|
"guitarists",
|
||
|
|
"harpists",
|
||
|
|
"hornists",
|
||
|
|
"keyboardists",
|
||
|
|
"oboists",
|
||
|
|
"organ-grinders",
|
||
|
|
"organists",
|
||
|
|
"percussionists",
|
||
|
|
"pianists",
|
||
|
|
"pickers",
|
||
|
|
"pipers",
|
||
|
|
"reedmen",
|
||
|
|
"saxophonists",
|
||
|
|
"trombonists",
|
||
|
|
"trumpeters",
|
||
|
|
"violinists",
|
||
|
|
"violists",
|
||
|
|
"accompanists",
|
||
|
|
"recitalists",
|
||
|
|
"soloists",
|
||
|
|
"symphonists",
|
||
|
|
"maestros",
|
||
|
|
"maestri",
|
||
|
|
"virtuosos",
|
||
|
|
"virtuosi",
|
||
|
|
"artists",
|
||
|
|
"performers",
|
||
|
|
"minstrels",
|
||
|
|
"instrumentalists",
|
||
|
|
"musicians",
|
||
|
|
"players"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flanks":{
|
||
|
|
"a place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"painted the name of the ship along its flank"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"hands",
|
||
|
|
"sides"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"outsides",
|
||
|
|
"faces",
|
||
|
|
"tops",
|
||
|
|
"bottoms",
|
||
|
|
"feet",
|
||
|
|
"foot",
|
||
|
|
"underbellies",
|
||
|
|
"underbodies",
|
||
|
|
"underparts",
|
||
|
|
"undersides",
|
||
|
|
"undersurfaces",
|
||
|
|
"lees",
|
||
|
|
"leewards",
|
||
|
|
"windwards",
|
||
|
|
"lefts",
|
||
|
|
"rights"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"centers",
|
||
|
|
"insides",
|
||
|
|
"interiors",
|
||
|
|
"middles",
|
||
|
|
"midways"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to be adjacent to":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the guards flank the center on a football team's offensive line"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"abuts",
|
||
|
|
"adjoins",
|
||
|
|
"borders (on)",
|
||
|
|
"butts (on or against)",
|
||
|
|
"fringes",
|
||
|
|
"joins",
|
||
|
|
"marches (with)",
|
||
|
|
"neighbors",
|
||
|
|
"skirts",
|
||
|
|
"touches",
|
||
|
|
"verges (on)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"attaches (to)",
|
||
|
|
"communicates (with)",
|
||
|
|
"connects (with)",
|
||
|
|
"links (with)",
|
||
|
|
"bounds",
|
||
|
|
"embraces",
|
||
|
|
"encircles",
|
||
|
|
"encloses",
|
||
|
|
"incloses",
|
||
|
|
"fences",
|
||
|
|
"lines",
|
||
|
|
"margins",
|
||
|
|
"rims",
|
||
|
|
"surrounds",
|
||
|
|
"contacts",
|
||
|
|
"converges",
|
||
|
|
"meets"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flatlining":{
|
||
|
|
"to stop living":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the patient was fading fast, and doctors expected him to flatline before the night was over"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"checking out",
|
||
|
|
"conking (out)",
|
||
|
|
"croaking",
|
||
|
|
"deceasing",
|
||
|
|
"demising",
|
||
|
|
"departing",
|
||
|
|
"dropping",
|
||
|
|
"dying",
|
||
|
|
"ending",
|
||
|
|
"exiting",
|
||
|
|
"expiring",
|
||
|
|
"falling",
|
||
|
|
"going",
|
||
|
|
"kicking in",
|
||
|
|
"kicking off",
|
||
|
|
"parting",
|
||
|
|
"passing away",
|
||
|
|
"passing (on)",
|
||
|
|
"pegging out",
|
||
|
|
"perishing",
|
||
|
|
"popping off",
|
||
|
|
"stepping out",
|
||
|
|
"succumbing"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"predeceasing",
|
||
|
|
"consuming",
|
||
|
|
"disappearing",
|
||
|
|
"drying up",
|
||
|
|
"fading",
|
||
|
|
"failing"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"coming to",
|
||
|
|
"reviving",
|
||
|
|
"lingering",
|
||
|
|
"being",
|
||
|
|
"existing",
|
||
|
|
"subsisting",
|
||
|
|
"flourishing",
|
||
|
|
"prospering",
|
||
|
|
"thriving"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"breathing",
|
||
|
|
"living"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flattens":{
|
||
|
|
"to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"flattened out the wrinkled paper before attempting to trace the pattern"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"evens",
|
||
|
|
"levels",
|
||
|
|
"planes",
|
||
|
|
"smoothens",
|
||
|
|
"smooths",
|
||
|
|
"smoothes"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"clips",
|
||
|
|
"crops",
|
||
|
|
"pares",
|
||
|
|
"prunes",
|
||
|
|
"shaves",
|
||
|
|
"trims",
|
||
|
|
"lays",
|
||
|
|
"presses",
|
||
|
|
"spreads",
|
||
|
|
"cards",
|
||
|
|
"combs",
|
||
|
|
"rakes",
|
||
|
|
"surfaces"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"coarsens",
|
||
|
|
"rumples",
|
||
|
|
"wrinkles",
|
||
|
|
"bends",
|
||
|
|
"kinks",
|
||
|
|
"dents",
|
||
|
|
"pits"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"roughens",
|
||
|
|
"roughs"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to defeat by a large margin":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"if you don't understand the rules, you're going to get flattened when you try to play"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"annihilates",
|
||
|
|
"blows away",
|
||
|
|
"bombs",
|
||
|
|
"buries",
|
||
|
|
"clobbers",
|
||
|
|
"creams",
|
||
|
|
"drubs",
|
||
|
|
"dusts",
|
||
|
|
"pastes",
|
||
|
|
"routs",
|
||
|
|
"shellacs",
|
||
|
|
"skins",
|
||
|
|
"skunks",
|
||
|
|
"smokes",
|
||
|
|
"smothers",
|
||
|
|
"snows under",
|
||
|
|
"thrashes",
|
||
|
|
"trims",
|
||
|
|
"tromps",
|
||
|
|
"trounces",
|
||
|
|
"wallops",
|
||
|
|
"waxes",
|
||
|
|
"whips",
|
||
|
|
"whomps",
|
||
|
|
"whops",
|
||
|
|
"whaps",
|
||
|
|
"whups"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"sweeps",
|
||
|
|
"upsets",
|
||
|
|
"beats",
|
||
|
|
"bests",
|
||
|
|
"conquers",
|
||
|
|
"dispatches",
|
||
|
|
"hurdles",
|
||
|
|
"licks",
|
||
|
|
"masters",
|
||
|
|
"overbears",
|
||
|
|
"overcomes",
|
||
|
|
"overmatches",
|
||
|
|
"prevails (over)",
|
||
|
|
"subdues",
|
||
|
|
"surmounts",
|
||
|
|
"takes",
|
||
|
|
"throws",
|
||
|
|
"triumphs (over)",
|
||
|
|
"wins (against)",
|
||
|
|
"worsts",
|
||
|
|
"crushes",
|
||
|
|
"knocks off",
|
||
|
|
"knocks over",
|
||
|
|
"overpowers",
|
||
|
|
"overthrows",
|
||
|
|
"overwhelms",
|
||
|
|
"subjugates",
|
||
|
|
"upends",
|
||
|
|
"vanquishes",
|
||
|
|
"aces (out)",
|
||
|
|
"betters",
|
||
|
|
"eclipses",
|
||
|
|
"exceeds",
|
||
|
|
"outdistances",
|
||
|
|
"outdoes",
|
||
|
|
"outfights",
|
||
|
|
"outshines",
|
||
|
|
"outstrips",
|
||
|
|
"overtops",
|
||
|
|
"surpasses",
|
||
|
|
"tops",
|
||
|
|
"transcends",
|
||
|
|
"edges (out)",
|
||
|
|
"noses out",
|
||
|
|
"pips",
|
||
|
|
"caps",
|
||
|
|
"excels",
|
||
|
|
"flourishes",
|
||
|
|
"scores",
|
||
|
|
"succeeds",
|
||
|
|
"breaks",
|
||
|
|
"destroys",
|
||
|
|
"does in",
|
||
|
|
"finishes",
|
||
|
|
"sinks",
|
||
|
|
"slaughters"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flame":{
|
||
|
|
"a person with whom one is in love":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"decided to look up an old flame while she was in town"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beloved",
|
||
|
|
"darling",
|
||
|
|
"dear",
|
||
|
|
"hon",
|
||
|
|
"honey",
|
||
|
|
"love",
|
||
|
|
"squeeze",
|
||
|
|
"sweet",
|
||
|
|
"sweetheart",
|
||
|
|
"sweetie",
|
||
|
|
"sweetie pie",
|
||
|
|
"truelove"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beau",
|
||
|
|
"boy",
|
||
|
|
"boyfriend",
|
||
|
|
"fellow",
|
||
|
|
"man",
|
||
|
|
"swain",
|
||
|
|
"gal",
|
||
|
|
"girl",
|
||
|
|
"girlfriend",
|
||
|
|
"inamorata",
|
||
|
|
"ladylove",
|
||
|
|
"lass",
|
||
|
|
"mistress",
|
||
|
|
"tootsie",
|
||
|
|
"amour",
|
||
|
|
"lover",
|
||
|
|
"paramour",
|
||
|
|
"doll",
|
||
|
|
"duck(s)",
|
||
|
|
"pet",
|
||
|
|
"date",
|
||
|
|
"escort",
|
||
|
|
"steady",
|
||
|
|
"admirer",
|
||
|
|
"gallant",
|
||
|
|
"suitor",
|
||
|
|
"wooer",
|
||
|
|
"groom",
|
||
|
|
"husband",
|
||
|
|
"bride",
|
||
|
|
"wife",
|
||
|
|
"significant other",
|
||
|
|
"fianc\u00e9",
|
||
|
|
"intended",
|
||
|
|
"crush",
|
||
|
|
"heartthrob"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to be on fire especially brightly":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"guests gathered around as the Yule log flamed brightly in the inn's great stone fireplace"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blaze",
|
||
|
|
"burn",
|
||
|
|
"combust",
|
||
|
|
"glow"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"catch",
|
||
|
|
"enkindle",
|
||
|
|
"deflagrate",
|
||
|
|
"fire",
|
||
|
|
"ignite",
|
||
|
|
"kindle",
|
||
|
|
"flare (up)",
|
||
|
|
"light (up)",
|
||
|
|
"flicker",
|
||
|
|
"gutter",
|
||
|
|
"waver",
|
||
|
|
"bake",
|
||
|
|
"broil",
|
||
|
|
"char",
|
||
|
|
"cook",
|
||
|
|
"melt",
|
||
|
|
"roast",
|
||
|
|
"scorch",
|
||
|
|
"swelter",
|
||
|
|
"smolder",
|
||
|
|
"smoulder",
|
||
|
|
"spark",
|
||
|
|
"sputter",
|
||
|
|
"beam",
|
||
|
|
"brighten",
|
||
|
|
"radiate",
|
||
|
|
"beat (down)",
|
||
|
|
"flash",
|
||
|
|
"glare",
|
||
|
|
"gleam",
|
||
|
|
"glimmer",
|
||
|
|
"glint",
|
||
|
|
"glisten",
|
||
|
|
"glitter",
|
||
|
|
"scintillate",
|
||
|
|
"shimmer",
|
||
|
|
"shine",
|
||
|
|
"sparkle",
|
||
|
|
"twinkle"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to develop suddenly and violently":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"my anger flamed when the usher told my friend to shut up"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blaze (up)",
|
||
|
|
"break out",
|
||
|
|
"burst (forth)",
|
||
|
|
"erupt",
|
||
|
|
"explode",
|
||
|
|
"flare (up)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"rocket",
|
||
|
|
"skyrocket",
|
||
|
|
"balloon",
|
||
|
|
"burgeon",
|
||
|
|
"bourgeon",
|
||
|
|
"mount",
|
||
|
|
"multiply",
|
||
|
|
"mushroom",
|
||
|
|
"proliferate",
|
||
|
|
"snowball",
|
||
|
|
"swell",
|
||
|
|
"wax",
|
||
|
|
"blow up",
|
||
|
|
"detonate",
|
||
|
|
"touch off"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to shine with a bright harsh light":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the noonday sun flamed down on the desert travelers"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beat",
|
||
|
|
"blaze",
|
||
|
|
"burn",
|
||
|
|
"flare",
|
||
|
|
"glare"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beam",
|
||
|
|
"glow",
|
||
|
|
"radiate",
|
||
|
|
"flash",
|
||
|
|
"glance",
|
||
|
|
"gleam",
|
||
|
|
"glimmer",
|
||
|
|
"glint",
|
||
|
|
"glisten",
|
||
|
|
"glister",
|
||
|
|
"glitter",
|
||
|
|
"scintillate",
|
||
|
|
"shimmer",
|
||
|
|
"sparkle",
|
||
|
|
"twinkle",
|
||
|
|
"bedazzle",
|
||
|
|
"blind",
|
||
|
|
"daze",
|
||
|
|
"dazzle"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to shoot forth bursts of light":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the actress's ruby necklace flamed dazzlingly under the bright lights"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"coruscate",
|
||
|
|
"flash",
|
||
|
|
"glance",
|
||
|
|
"gleam",
|
||
|
|
"glimmer",
|
||
|
|
"glint",
|
||
|
|
"glisten",
|
||
|
|
"glister",
|
||
|
|
"glitter",
|
||
|
|
"luster",
|
||
|
|
"lustre",
|
||
|
|
"scintillate",
|
||
|
|
"shimmer",
|
||
|
|
"spangle",
|
||
|
|
"sparkle",
|
||
|
|
"twinkle",
|
||
|
|
"wink",
|
||
|
|
"winkle"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beam",
|
||
|
|
"radiate",
|
||
|
|
"shine",
|
||
|
|
"bedazzle",
|
||
|
|
"blind",
|
||
|
|
"daze",
|
||
|
|
"dazzle",
|
||
|
|
"blaze",
|
||
|
|
"burn",
|
||
|
|
"flare",
|
||
|
|
"glare",
|
||
|
|
"glow"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flatten":{
|
||
|
|
"to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"flattened out the wrinkled paper before attempting to trace the pattern"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"even",
|
||
|
|
"level",
|
||
|
|
"plane",
|
||
|
|
"smooth",
|
||
|
|
"smoothen"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"clip",
|
||
|
|
"crop",
|
||
|
|
"pare",
|
||
|
|
"prune",
|
||
|
|
"shave",
|
||
|
|
"trim",
|
||
|
|
"lay",
|
||
|
|
"press",
|
||
|
|
"spread",
|
||
|
|
"card",
|
||
|
|
"comb",
|
||
|
|
"rake",
|
||
|
|
"surface"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"coarsen",
|
||
|
|
"rumple",
|
||
|
|
"wrinkle",
|
||
|
|
"bend",
|
||
|
|
"kink",
|
||
|
|
"dent",
|
||
|
|
"pit"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"rough",
|
||
|
|
"roughen"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to defeat by a large margin":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"if you don't understand the rules, you're going to get flattened when you try to play"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"annihilate",
|
||
|
|
"blow away",
|
||
|
|
"bomb",
|
||
|
|
"bury",
|
||
|
|
"clobber",
|
||
|
|
"cream",
|
||
|
|
"drub",
|
||
|
|
"dust",
|
||
|
|
"paste",
|
||
|
|
"rout",
|
||
|
|
"shellac",
|
||
|
|
"skin",
|
||
|
|
"skunk",
|
||
|
|
"smoke",
|
||
|
|
"smother",
|
||
|
|
"snow under",
|
||
|
|
"thrash",
|
||
|
|
"trim",
|
||
|
|
"tromp",
|
||
|
|
"trounce",
|
||
|
|
"wallop",
|
||
|
|
"wax",
|
||
|
|
"whip",
|
||
|
|
"whomp",
|
||
|
|
"whop",
|
||
|
|
"whap",
|
||
|
|
"whup"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"sweep",
|
||
|
|
"upset",
|
||
|
|
"beat",
|
||
|
|
"best",
|
||
|
|
"conquer",
|
||
|
|
"dispatch",
|
||
|
|
"hurdle",
|
||
|
|
"lick",
|
||
|
|
"master",
|
||
|
|
"overbear",
|
||
|
|
"overcome",
|
||
|
|
"overmatch",
|
||
|
|
"prevail (over)",
|
||
|
|
"subdue",
|
||
|
|
"surmount",
|
||
|
|
"take",
|
||
|
|
"throw",
|
||
|
|
"triumph (over)",
|
||
|
|
"win (against)",
|
||
|
|
"worst",
|
||
|
|
"crush",
|
||
|
|
"knock off",
|
||
|
|
"knock over",
|
||
|
|
"overpower",
|
||
|
|
"overthrow",
|
||
|
|
"overwhelm",
|
||
|
|
"subjugate",
|
||
|
|
"upend",
|
||
|
|
"vanquish",
|
||
|
|
"ace (out)",
|
||
|
|
"better",
|
||
|
|
"eclipse",
|
||
|
|
"exceed",
|
||
|
|
"outdistance",
|
||
|
|
"outdo",
|
||
|
|
"outfight",
|
||
|
|
"outshine",
|
||
|
|
"outstrip",
|
||
|
|
"overtop",
|
||
|
|
"surpass",
|
||
|
|
"top",
|
||
|
|
"transcend",
|
||
|
|
"edge (out)",
|
||
|
|
"nose out",
|
||
|
|
"pip",
|
||
|
|
"cap",
|
||
|
|
"excel",
|
||
|
|
"flourish",
|
||
|
|
"score",
|
||
|
|
"succeed",
|
||
|
|
"break",
|
||
|
|
"destroy",
|
||
|
|
"do in",
|
||
|
|
"finish",
|
||
|
|
"sink",
|
||
|
|
"slaughter"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flashes back (to)":{
|
||
|
|
"to bring back to mind":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the scent made me flash back to the days of my mother's home-cooked Sunday dinners"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"harkens back (to)",
|
||
|
|
"harks back (to)",
|
||
|
|
"hearkens back (to)",
|
||
|
|
"harkens back (to)",
|
||
|
|
"minds",
|
||
|
|
"recalls",
|
||
|
|
"recollects",
|
||
|
|
"remembers",
|
||
|
|
"reminisces (about)",
|
||
|
|
"reproduces",
|
||
|
|
"thinks (of)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"recaptures",
|
||
|
|
"recurs",
|
||
|
|
"educes",
|
||
|
|
"elicits",
|
||
|
|
"evokes",
|
||
|
|
"extracts",
|
||
|
|
"raises",
|
||
|
|
"reminds",
|
||
|
|
"relives",
|
||
|
|
"represents"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"misremembers",
|
||
|
|
"disregards",
|
||
|
|
"ignores",
|
||
|
|
"neglects",
|
||
|
|
"overlooks",
|
||
|
|
"loses",
|
||
|
|
"misses",
|
||
|
|
"blanks (out)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"disremembers",
|
||
|
|
"forgets",
|
||
|
|
"unlearns"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flank":{
|
||
|
|
"a place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"painted the name of the ship along its flank"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"hand",
|
||
|
|
"side"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"outside",
|
||
|
|
"face",
|
||
|
|
"top",
|
||
|
|
"bottom",
|
||
|
|
"foot",
|
||
|
|
"underbelly",
|
||
|
|
"underbody",
|
||
|
|
"underpart",
|
||
|
|
"underside",
|
||
|
|
"undersurface",
|
||
|
|
"lee",
|
||
|
|
"leeward",
|
||
|
|
"windward",
|
||
|
|
"left",
|
||
|
|
"right"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"center",
|
||
|
|
"inside",
|
||
|
|
"interior",
|
||
|
|
"middle",
|
||
|
|
"midway"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to be adjacent to":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the guards flank the center on a football team's offensive line"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"abut",
|
||
|
|
"adjoin",
|
||
|
|
"border (on)",
|
||
|
|
"butt (on or against)",
|
||
|
|
"fringe",
|
||
|
|
"join",
|
||
|
|
"march (with)",
|
||
|
|
"neighbor",
|
||
|
|
"skirt",
|
||
|
|
"touch",
|
||
|
|
"verge (on)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"attach (to)",
|
||
|
|
"communicate (with)",
|
||
|
|
"connect (with)",
|
||
|
|
"link (with)",
|
||
|
|
"bound",
|
||
|
|
"embrace",
|
||
|
|
"encircle",
|
||
|
|
"enclose",
|
||
|
|
"inclose",
|
||
|
|
"fence",
|
||
|
|
"line",
|
||
|
|
"margin",
|
||
|
|
"rim",
|
||
|
|
"surround",
|
||
|
|
"contact",
|
||
|
|
"converge",
|
||
|
|
"meet"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flail":{
|
||
|
|
"to move or cause to move with a striking motion":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"started to flail his arms wildly when he spied a bat in the house"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beat",
|
||
|
|
"flap",
|
||
|
|
"flop",
|
||
|
|
"flutter",
|
||
|
|
"whip"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bang",
|
||
|
|
"batter",
|
||
|
|
"buffet",
|
||
|
|
"knock",
|
||
|
|
"pound",
|
||
|
|
"smack",
|
||
|
|
"spank",
|
||
|
|
"thump",
|
||
|
|
"flick",
|
||
|
|
"flicker",
|
||
|
|
"flit",
|
||
|
|
"fan",
|
||
|
|
"oscillate",
|
||
|
|
"sway",
|
||
|
|
"swing",
|
||
|
|
"undulate",
|
||
|
|
"wave",
|
||
|
|
"palpitate",
|
||
|
|
"pulse",
|
||
|
|
"throb"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"gruesome evidence that the prisoner had been flailed"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"birch",
|
||
|
|
"cowhide",
|
||
|
|
"flagellate",
|
||
|
|
"flog",
|
||
|
|
"hide",
|
||
|
|
"horsewhip",
|
||
|
|
"lash",
|
||
|
|
"leather",
|
||
|
|
"rawhide",
|
||
|
|
"scourge",
|
||
|
|
"slash",
|
||
|
|
"switch",
|
||
|
|
"tan",
|
||
|
|
"thrash",
|
||
|
|
"whale",
|
||
|
|
"whip"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"knout",
|
||
|
|
"quirt",
|
||
|
|
"strap",
|
||
|
|
"cut",
|
||
|
|
"flick",
|
||
|
|
"touch up",
|
||
|
|
"blackjack",
|
||
|
|
"cane",
|
||
|
|
"club",
|
||
|
|
"cudgel",
|
||
|
|
"fustigate",
|
||
|
|
"pistol-whip",
|
||
|
|
"bang",
|
||
|
|
"bop",
|
||
|
|
"box",
|
||
|
|
"bust",
|
||
|
|
"clap",
|
||
|
|
"clip",
|
||
|
|
"clobber",
|
||
|
|
"clout",
|
||
|
|
"crack",
|
||
|
|
"cuff",
|
||
|
|
"hit",
|
||
|
|
"knock",
|
||
|
|
"lam",
|
||
|
|
"paste",
|
||
|
|
"punch",
|
||
|
|
"slap",
|
||
|
|
"slug",
|
||
|
|
"smack",
|
||
|
|
"smite",
|
||
|
|
"sock",
|
||
|
|
"spank",
|
||
|
|
"swat",
|
||
|
|
"swipe",
|
||
|
|
"thwack",
|
||
|
|
"wallop",
|
||
|
|
"whack",
|
||
|
|
"bash",
|
||
|
|
"baste",
|
||
|
|
"bat",
|
||
|
|
"batter",
|
||
|
|
"beat",
|
||
|
|
"belabor",
|
||
|
|
"belt",
|
||
|
|
"bludgeon",
|
||
|
|
"buffet",
|
||
|
|
"bung",
|
||
|
|
"drub",
|
||
|
|
"fib",
|
||
|
|
"hammer",
|
||
|
|
"lace",
|
||
|
|
"lambaste",
|
||
|
|
"lambast",
|
||
|
|
"lather",
|
||
|
|
"lick",
|
||
|
|
"mangle",
|
||
|
|
"maul",
|
||
|
|
"paddle",
|
||
|
|
"pelt",
|
||
|
|
"pommel",
|
||
|
|
"pound",
|
||
|
|
"pummel",
|
||
|
|
"rough",
|
||
|
|
"slate",
|
||
|
|
"slog",
|
||
|
|
"thresh",
|
||
|
|
"thump",
|
||
|
|
"tromp",
|
||
|
|
"whop",
|
||
|
|
"whap",
|
||
|
|
"whup",
|
||
|
|
"work over"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"as in bludgeon , cudgel":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bastinado",
|
||
|
|
"bastinade",
|
||
|
|
"bat",
|
||
|
|
"baton",
|
||
|
|
"billy",
|
||
|
|
"billy club",
|
||
|
|
"bludgeon",
|
||
|
|
"cane",
|
||
|
|
"club",
|
||
|
|
"cudgel",
|
||
|
|
"nightstick",
|
||
|
|
"staff",
|
||
|
|
"birch",
|
||
|
|
"blacksnake",
|
||
|
|
"bullwhip",
|
||
|
|
"cat-o'-nine-tails",
|
||
|
|
"cowhide",
|
||
|
|
"crop",
|
||
|
|
"hickory",
|
||
|
|
"knout",
|
||
|
|
"quirt",
|
||
|
|
"rattan",
|
||
|
|
"rawhide",
|
||
|
|
"strap",
|
||
|
|
"flogger",
|
||
|
|
"lash",
|
||
|
|
"scourge",
|
||
|
|
"switch",
|
||
|
|
"whip"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flatmates":{
|
||
|
|
"as in roommates":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"roommates",
|
||
|
|
"roomies",
|
||
|
|
"cotenants",
|
||
|
|
"co-tenants",
|
||
|
|
"subtenants",
|
||
|
|
"guests",
|
||
|
|
"visitors",
|
||
|
|
"boarders",
|
||
|
|
"lessees",
|
||
|
|
"lodgers",
|
||
|
|
"renters",
|
||
|
|
"roomers",
|
||
|
|
"tenants",
|
||
|
|
"occupants",
|
||
|
|
"occupiers",
|
||
|
|
"residents",
|
||
|
|
"residers"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"landlords",
|
||
|
|
"lessors",
|
||
|
|
"letters",
|
||
|
|
"lairds",
|
||
|
|
"landholders",
|
||
|
|
"landowners",
|
||
|
|
"proprietors",
|
||
|
|
"landladies",
|
||
|
|
"slumlords",
|
||
|
|
"hosts",
|
||
|
|
"innkeepers",
|
||
|
|
"proprietors"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flawlessly":{
|
||
|
|
"without any flaws or errors":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"flawlessly recited the first 100 digits of pi"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"faultlessly",
|
||
|
|
"ideally",
|
||
|
|
"immaculately",
|
||
|
|
"impeccably",
|
||
|
|
"pat",
|
||
|
|
"perfectly"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"excellently",
|
||
|
|
"fabulously",
|
||
|
|
"finely",
|
||
|
|
"grandly",
|
||
|
|
"greatly",
|
||
|
|
"marvelously",
|
||
|
|
"superbly",
|
||
|
|
"superiorly",
|
||
|
|
"superlatively",
|
||
|
|
"terrifically",
|
||
|
|
"exceptionally",
|
||
|
|
"fancily",
|
||
|
|
"specially"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"deficiently",
|
||
|
|
"inadequately",
|
||
|
|
"incompletely",
|
||
|
|
"insufficiently",
|
||
|
|
"fallibly",
|
||
|
|
"atrociously",
|
||
|
|
"execrably",
|
||
|
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"wretchedly"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"amiss",
|
||
|
|
"badly",
|
||
|
|
"defectively",
|
||
|
|
"faultily",
|
||
|
|
"imperfectly"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adverb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flatlines":{
|
||
|
|
"to stop living":{
|
||
|
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"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the patient was fading fast, and doctors expected him to flatline before the night was over"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"checks out",
|
||
|
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"conks (out)",
|
||
|
|
"croaks",
|
||
|
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"deceases",
|
||
|
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"demises",
|
||
|
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"departs",
|
||
|
|
"dies",
|
||
|
|
"drops",
|
||
|
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"ends",
|
||
|
|
"exits",
|
||
|
|
"expires",
|
||
|
|
"falls",
|
||
|
|
"goes",
|
||
|
|
"kicks in",
|
||
|
|
"kicks off",
|
||
|
|
"parts",
|
||
|
|
"passes away",
|
||
|
|
"passes (on)",
|
||
|
|
"pegs out",
|
||
|
|
"perishes",
|
||
|
|
"pops off",
|
||
|
|
"steps out",
|
||
|
|
"succumbs"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"predeceases",
|
||
|
|
"consumes",
|
||
|
|
"disappears",
|
||
|
|
"dries up",
|
||
|
|
"fades",
|
||
|
|
"fails"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"comes to",
|
||
|
|
"revives",
|
||
|
|
"lingers",
|
||
|
|
"exists",
|
||
|
|
"is",
|
||
|
|
"subsists",
|
||
|
|
"flourishes",
|
||
|
|
"prospers",
|
||
|
|
"thrives"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"breathes",
|
||
|
|
"lives"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flaxen":{
|
||
|
|
"of a pale yellow or yellowish brown color":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"fields of flaxen wheat waving in the wind"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blond",
|
||
|
|
"blonde",
|
||
|
|
"fair",
|
||
|
|
"golden",
|
||
|
|
"sandy",
|
||
|
|
"straw",
|
||
|
|
"tawny"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"ocherous",
|
||
|
|
"ochreous",
|
||
|
|
"ash-blond",
|
||
|
|
"ash-blonde",
|
||
|
|
"blondish",
|
||
|
|
"strawberry blonde",
|
||
|
|
"strawberry blond",
|
||
|
|
"towheaded",
|
||
|
|
"gold",
|
||
|
|
"light",
|
||
|
|
"white"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"black-a-vised",
|
||
|
|
"brown",
|
||
|
|
"brunet",
|
||
|
|
"brunette",
|
||
|
|
"dark",
|
||
|
|
"olive",
|
||
|
|
"swart",
|
||
|
|
"swarthy",
|
||
|
|
"black",
|
||
|
|
"ebony",
|
||
|
|
"raven"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flares":{
|
||
|
|
"a sudden and usually temporary growth of activity":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a flare in gift card sales around graduation time"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bursts",
|
||
|
|
"flare-ups",
|
||
|
|
"flashes",
|
||
|
|
"flickers",
|
||
|
|
"flurries",
|
||
|
|
"flutters",
|
||
|
|
"outbreaks",
|
||
|
|
"outbursts",
|
||
|
|
"spurts"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"recrudescences",
|
||
|
|
"recurrences",
|
||
|
|
"renewals",
|
||
|
|
"binges",
|
||
|
|
"jags",
|
||
|
|
"sprees",
|
||
|
|
"boosts",
|
||
|
|
"increases",
|
||
|
|
"pickups",
|
||
|
|
"upswings",
|
||
|
|
"upturns",
|
||
|
|
"epidemics",
|
||
|
|
"eruptions",
|
||
|
|
"explosions",
|
||
|
|
"paroxysms",
|
||
|
|
"deluges",
|
||
|
|
"floods",
|
||
|
|
"rushes",
|
||
|
|
"spates",
|
||
|
|
"surges",
|
||
|
|
"volleys",
|
||
|
|
"commotions",
|
||
|
|
"furors",
|
||
|
|
"uproars"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"calms",
|
||
|
|
"doldrums",
|
||
|
|
"slumps"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"a sudden intense expression of strong feeling":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"ended the quarrel with a stunning flare of swearwords"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"agonies",
|
||
|
|
"blazes",
|
||
|
|
"bursts",
|
||
|
|
"ebullitions",
|
||
|
|
"eruptions",
|
||
|
|
"explosions",
|
||
|
|
"fits",
|
||
|
|
"flare-ups",
|
||
|
|
"flashes",
|
||
|
|
"flushes",
|
||
|
|
"gales",
|
||
|
|
"gushes",
|
||
|
|
"gusts",
|
||
|
|
"outbursts",
|
||
|
|
"paroxysms",
|
||
|
|
"spasms",
|
||
|
|
"storms"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blowups",
|
||
|
|
"grouches",
|
||
|
|
"rages",
|
||
|
|
"tantrums",
|
||
|
|
"ecstasies",
|
||
|
|
"raptures",
|
||
|
|
"transports",
|
||
|
|
"deliriums",
|
||
|
|
"firestorms",
|
||
|
|
"frenzies",
|
||
|
|
"furors"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"in the darkness the flare of a single match might be seen by enemy troops"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blazes",
|
||
|
|
"fluorescences",
|
||
|
|
"glares",
|
||
|
|
"gleams",
|
||
|
|
"glows",
|
||
|
|
"illuminations",
|
||
|
|
"incandescences",
|
||
|
|
"lights",
|
||
|
|
"luminescences",
|
||
|
|
"radiances",
|
||
|
|
"shines"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"flashes",
|
||
|
|
"glimmers",
|
||
|
|
"glints",
|
||
|
|
"glitters",
|
||
|
|
"scintillations",
|
||
|
|
"shimmers",
|
||
|
|
"sparkles",
|
||
|
|
"twinkles",
|
||
|
|
"daylights",
|
||
|
|
"moonlights",
|
||
|
|
"sunlights",
|
||
|
|
"sunshines",
|
||
|
|
"afterglows",
|
||
|
|
"aureoles",
|
||
|
|
"aureolae",
|
||
|
|
"auroras",
|
||
|
|
"aurorae",
|
||
|
|
"beams",
|
||
|
|
"halos",
|
||
|
|
"haloes",
|
||
|
|
"rays",
|
||
|
|
"shafts",
|
||
|
|
"streaks",
|
||
|
|
"streams",
|
||
|
|
"sunbeams",
|
||
|
|
"glistens",
|
||
|
|
"glosses",
|
||
|
|
"lusters",
|
||
|
|
"lustres",
|
||
|
|
"polishes",
|
||
|
|
"reflections",
|
||
|
|
"sheens"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"darks",
|
||
|
|
"dusks",
|
||
|
|
"glooms",
|
||
|
|
"nights",
|
||
|
|
"shadows"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to shine with a bright harsh light":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"floodlights flaring into the forbidding empty spaces surrounding the prison"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beats",
|
||
|
|
"blazes",
|
||
|
|
"burns",
|
||
|
|
"flames",
|
||
|
|
"glares"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beams",
|
||
|
|
"glows",
|
||
|
|
"radiates",
|
||
|
|
"flashes",
|
||
|
|
"glances",
|
||
|
|
"gleams",
|
||
|
|
"glimmers",
|
||
|
|
"glints",
|
||
|
|
"glistens",
|
||
|
|
"glisters",
|
||
|
|
"glitters",
|
||
|
|
"scintillates",
|
||
|
|
"shimmers",
|
||
|
|
"sparkles",
|
||
|
|
"twinkles",
|
||
|
|
"bedazzles",
|
||
|
|
"blinds",
|
||
|
|
"dazes",
|
||
|
|
"dazzles"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flagging":{
|
||
|
|
"as in sagging , drooping":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"drooping",
|
||
|
|
"lolling",
|
||
|
|
"sagging",
|
||
|
|
"wilting",
|
||
|
|
"dangling",
|
||
|
|
"dependent",
|
||
|
|
"hanging",
|
||
|
|
"pendent",
|
||
|
|
"pendant",
|
||
|
|
"pendulous",
|
||
|
|
"suspended"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"as in tired , exhausted":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"drained",
|
||
|
|
"exhausted",
|
||
|
|
"tired",
|
||
|
|
"weary",
|
||
|
|
"worn-out",
|
||
|
|
"dizzy",
|
||
|
|
"groggy",
|
||
|
|
"rocky",
|
||
|
|
"unsteady",
|
||
|
|
"woozy",
|
||
|
|
"damaged",
|
||
|
|
"harmed",
|
||
|
|
"hurt",
|
||
|
|
"impaired",
|
||
|
|
"injured",
|
||
|
|
"lame",
|
||
|
|
"unsound",
|
||
|
|
"breakable",
|
||
|
|
"flimsy",
|
||
|
|
"fragile",
|
||
|
|
"resistless",
|
||
|
|
"susceptible",
|
||
|
|
"unresistant",
|
||
|
|
"vulnerable",
|
||
|
|
"yielding",
|
||
|
|
"impotent",
|
||
|
|
"powerless",
|
||
|
|
"broken-down",
|
||
|
|
"decrepit",
|
||
|
|
"paralyzed",
|
||
|
|
"challenged",
|
||
|
|
"disabled",
|
||
|
|
"incapacitated",
|
||
|
|
"invalid",
|
||
|
|
"asthenic",
|
||
|
|
"debilitated",
|
||
|
|
"delicate",
|
||
|
|
"down-and-out",
|
||
|
|
"effete",
|
||
|
|
"enervated",
|
||
|
|
"enfeebled",
|
||
|
|
"faint",
|
||
|
|
"feeble",
|
||
|
|
"frail",
|
||
|
|
"infirm",
|
||
|
|
"languid",
|
||
|
|
"low",
|
||
|
|
"prostrate",
|
||
|
|
"prostrated",
|
||
|
|
"sapped",
|
||
|
|
"slight",
|
||
|
|
"soft",
|
||
|
|
"softened",
|
||
|
|
"tender",
|
||
|
|
"unsubstantial",
|
||
|
|
"wasted",
|
||
|
|
"weak",
|
||
|
|
"weakened",
|
||
|
|
"wimpish",
|
||
|
|
"wimpy"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"mighty",
|
||
|
|
"powerful",
|
||
|
|
"rugged",
|
||
|
|
"stalwart",
|
||
|
|
"stout",
|
||
|
|
"strong",
|
||
|
|
"able-bodied",
|
||
|
|
"athletic",
|
||
|
|
"beefy",
|
||
|
|
"brawny",
|
||
|
|
"fit",
|
||
|
|
"husky",
|
||
|
|
"muscular",
|
||
|
|
"sinewy",
|
||
|
|
"strapping",
|
||
|
|
"virile",
|
||
|
|
"hard",
|
||
|
|
"hardy",
|
||
|
|
"lusty",
|
||
|
|
"red-blooded",
|
||
|
|
"robust",
|
||
|
|
"sturdy",
|
||
|
|
"tough",
|
||
|
|
"fortified",
|
||
|
|
"hardened",
|
||
|
|
"inured",
|
||
|
|
"strengthened",
|
||
|
|
"toughened",
|
||
|
|
"energetic",
|
||
|
|
"energized",
|
||
|
|
"invigorated",
|
||
|
|
"vigorous",
|
||
|
|
"vitalized",
|
||
|
|
"hale",
|
||
|
|
"healthy",
|
||
|
|
"sound",
|
||
|
|
"capable",
|
||
|
|
"competent",
|
||
|
|
"convalescing",
|
||
|
|
"recovering",
|
||
|
|
"recuperating"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"as in drooping , limping":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"drooping",
|
||
|
|
"limping",
|
||
|
|
"exhaustion",
|
||
|
|
"regression",
|
||
|
|
"relapse",
|
||
|
|
"setback",
|
||
|
|
"atrophy",
|
||
|
|
"debilitation",
|
||
|
|
"decay",
|
||
|
|
"decaying",
|
||
|
|
"declension",
|
||
|
|
"decline",
|
||
|
|
"degeneration",
|
||
|
|
"descent",
|
||
|
|
"deterioration",
|
||
|
|
"ebbing",
|
||
|
|
"enfeeblement",
|
||
|
|
"weakening"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"comeback",
|
||
|
|
"improvement",
|
||
|
|
"rally",
|
||
|
|
"recovery",
|
||
|
|
"recuperation",
|
||
|
|
"rehabilitation",
|
||
|
|
"revitalization",
|
||
|
|
"snapback",
|
||
|
|
"invigoration",
|
||
|
|
"strengthening",
|
||
|
|
"progress",
|
||
|
|
"rejuvenation",
|
||
|
|
"rejuvenescence"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to be limp from lack of water or vigor":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"flowers flagging in the summer heat"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"drooping",
|
||
|
|
"hanging",
|
||
|
|
"lolling",
|
||
|
|
"sagging",
|
||
|
|
"swagging",
|
||
|
|
"wilting"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"slouching",
|
||
|
|
"slumping",
|
||
|
|
"caving (in)",
|
||
|
|
"collapsing",
|
||
|
|
"crumpling",
|
||
|
|
"dropping",
|
||
|
|
"falling",
|
||
|
|
"sinking",
|
||
|
|
"subsiding",
|
||
|
|
"yielding"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"distending",
|
||
|
|
"stiffening",
|
||
|
|
"rising",
|
||
|
|
"straightening",
|
||
|
|
"unbending",
|
||
|
|
"uncurling"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to lose bodily strength or vigor":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"we flagged as we neared the end of the long mountain trail"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"decaying",
|
||
|
|
"drooping",
|
||
|
|
"emaciating",
|
||
|
|
"fading",
|
||
|
|
"failing",
|
||
|
|
"going",
|
||
|
|
"lagging",
|
||
|
|
"languishing",
|
||
|
|
"sagging",
|
||
|
|
"sinking",
|
||
|
|
"wasting (away)",
|
||
|
|
"weakening",
|
||
|
|
"wilting",
|
||
|
|
"withering"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"breaking down",
|
||
|
|
"wearing out",
|
||
|
|
"yielding",
|
||
|
|
"degenerating",
|
||
|
|
"deteriorating",
|
||
|
|
"rotting",
|
||
|
|
"running down"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"convalescing",
|
||
|
|
"rallying",
|
||
|
|
"rebounding",
|
||
|
|
"recovering",
|
||
|
|
"recuperating",
|
||
|
|
"gaining"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to direct or notify by a movement or gesture":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"flagged the cars into the other parking lot"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"beckoning",
|
||
|
|
"gesturing",
|
||
|
|
"motioning",
|
||
|
|
"signaling",
|
||
|
|
"signalling",
|
||
|
|
"waving"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"nodding",
|
||
|
|
"gesticulating",
|
||
|
|
"miming",
|
||
|
|
"pantomiming",
|
||
|
|
"signing",
|
||
|
|
"signalizing",
|
||
|
|
"acquainting",
|
||
|
|
"advising",
|
||
|
|
"informing",
|
||
|
|
"relating",
|
||
|
|
"telling",
|
||
|
|
"flourishing",
|
||
|
|
"shrugging"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flairs":{
|
||
|
|
"a special and usually inborn ability":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a person with a flair for making friends quickly"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"aptitudes",
|
||
|
|
"bents",
|
||
|
|
"endowments",
|
||
|
|
"faculties",
|
||
|
|
"geniuses",
|
||
|
|
"genii",
|
||
|
|
"gifts",
|
||
|
|
"heads",
|
||
|
|
"knacks",
|
||
|
|
"talents"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"affinities",
|
||
|
|
"biases",
|
||
|
|
"dispositions",
|
||
|
|
"habitudes",
|
||
|
|
"impulses",
|
||
|
|
"inclinations",
|
||
|
|
"leanings",
|
||
|
|
"partialities",
|
||
|
|
"penchants",
|
||
|
|
"predilections",
|
||
|
|
"predispositions",
|
||
|
|
"proclivities",
|
||
|
|
"propensities",
|
||
|
|
"tendencies",
|
||
|
|
"turns",
|
||
|
|
"ears",
|
||
|
|
"eyes",
|
||
|
|
"minds",
|
||
|
|
"noses",
|
||
|
|
"feels",
|
||
|
|
"hangs",
|
||
|
|
"instincts",
|
||
|
|
"touches",
|
||
|
|
"ways",
|
||
|
|
"capabilities",
|
||
|
|
"competences",
|
||
|
|
"facilities",
|
||
|
|
"proficiencies",
|
||
|
|
"skills",
|
||
|
|
"capacities",
|
||
|
|
"potentials",
|
||
|
|
"powers",
|
||
|
|
"fortes",
|
||
|
|
"specialisms",
|
||
|
|
"specialities",
|
||
|
|
"specialties"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"disabilities",
|
||
|
|
"handicaps",
|
||
|
|
"inabilities",
|
||
|
|
"incapacities",
|
||
|
|
"shortcomings",
|
||
|
|
"weaknesses"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flamboyant":{
|
||
|
|
"likely to attract attention":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"has a gallery of flamboyant gestures that makes him easy to imitate"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"arresting",
|
||
|
|
"bodacious",
|
||
|
|
"bold",
|
||
|
|
"brilliant",
|
||
|
|
"catchy",
|
||
|
|
"commanding",
|
||
|
|
"conspicuous",
|
||
|
|
"dramatic",
|
||
|
|
"emphatic",
|
||
|
|
"eye-catching",
|
||
|
|
"grabby",
|
||
|
|
"kenspeckle",
|
||
|
|
"marked",
|
||
|
|
"noisy",
|
||
|
|
"noticeable",
|
||
|
|
"prominent",
|
||
|
|
"pronounced",
|
||
|
|
"remarkable",
|
||
|
|
"showy",
|
||
|
|
"splashy",
|
||
|
|
"striking"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"detectable",
|
||
|
|
"discernible",
|
||
|
|
"discernable",
|
||
|
|
"observable",
|
||
|
|
"perceptible",
|
||
|
|
"recognizable",
|
||
|
|
"visible",
|
||
|
|
"outstanding",
|
||
|
|
"salient",
|
||
|
|
"distinguished",
|
||
|
|
"eminent",
|
||
|
|
"impressive",
|
||
|
|
"notable",
|
||
|
|
"noteworthy",
|
||
|
|
"highlighted",
|
||
|
|
"spotlighted",
|
||
|
|
"flagrant",
|
||
|
|
"glaring",
|
||
|
|
"howling",
|
||
|
|
"screaming",
|
||
|
|
"flashy",
|
||
|
|
"garish",
|
||
|
|
"gaudy",
|
||
|
|
"glitzy",
|
||
|
|
"jazzy",
|
||
|
|
"loud",
|
||
|
|
"meretricious",
|
||
|
|
"swank",
|
||
|
|
"swanky",
|
||
|
|
"tawdry",
|
||
|
|
"highfalutin",
|
||
|
|
"hifalutin",
|
||
|
|
"ostentatious",
|
||
|
|
"pretentious",
|
||
|
|
"extravagant",
|
||
|
|
"fancy",
|
||
|
|
"florid",
|
||
|
|
"glittery",
|
||
|
|
"spectacular",
|
||
|
|
"opulent",
|
||
|
|
"ornate",
|
||
|
|
"overdone",
|
||
|
|
"overwrought",
|
||
|
|
"absorbing",
|
||
|
|
"engrossing",
|
||
|
|
"enthralling",
|
||
|
|
"fascinating",
|
||
|
|
"interesting",
|
||
|
|
"riveting"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"subtle",
|
||
|
|
"concealed",
|
||
|
|
"hidden",
|
||
|
|
"shrouded",
|
||
|
|
"dim",
|
||
|
|
"faint",
|
||
|
|
"obscure",
|
||
|
|
"insignificant",
|
||
|
|
"undistinguished",
|
||
|
|
"unimportant",
|
||
|
|
"modest",
|
||
|
|
"unaffected",
|
||
|
|
"unassuming",
|
||
|
|
"unpretentious",
|
||
|
|
"conservative",
|
||
|
|
"plain",
|
||
|
|
"quiet",
|
||
|
|
"simple",
|
||
|
|
"understated",
|
||
|
|
"muted",
|
||
|
|
"restrained",
|
||
|
|
"subdued",
|
||
|
|
"subtle",
|
||
|
|
"toned-down",
|
||
|
|
"unflashy"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"inconspicuous",
|
||
|
|
"unemphatic",
|
||
|
|
"unflamboyant",
|
||
|
|
"unnoticeable",
|
||
|
|
"unobtrusive",
|
||
|
|
"unremarkable",
|
||
|
|
"unshowy"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"excessively showy":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"Las Vegas showgirls wearing flamboyant headdresses"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"flaring",
|
||
|
|
"flashy",
|
||
|
|
"garish",
|
||
|
|
"gaudy",
|
||
|
|
"glitzy",
|
||
|
|
"loud",
|
||
|
|
"noisy",
|
||
|
|
"ostentatious",
|
||
|
|
"razzle-dazzle",
|
||
|
|
"splashy",
|
||
|
|
"swank",
|
||
|
|
"swanky"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"excessive",
|
||
|
|
"extravagant",
|
||
|
|
"fulsome",
|
||
|
|
"hammy",
|
||
|
|
"overdone",
|
||
|
|
"over-the-top",
|
||
|
|
"overwrought",
|
||
|
|
"pretentious",
|
||
|
|
"baroque",
|
||
|
|
"bedizened",
|
||
|
|
"ornate",
|
||
|
|
"fancy",
|
||
|
|
"snazzy",
|
||
|
|
"zooty",
|
||
|
|
"blaring",
|
||
|
|
"bright",
|
||
|
|
"florid",
|
||
|
|
"glaring",
|
||
|
|
"glittery",
|
||
|
|
"overbright",
|
||
|
|
"spectacular",
|
||
|
|
"graceless",
|
||
|
|
"inelegant",
|
||
|
|
"lurid",
|
||
|
|
"tacky",
|
||
|
|
"tasteless",
|
||
|
|
"tawdry",
|
||
|
|
"tinselly",
|
||
|
|
"vulgar"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"appropriate",
|
||
|
|
"fitting",
|
||
|
|
"proper",
|
||
|
|
"inconspicuous",
|
||
|
|
"muted",
|
||
|
|
"restrained",
|
||
|
|
"subdued",
|
||
|
|
"toned (down)",
|
||
|
|
"unobtrusive",
|
||
|
|
"elegant",
|
||
|
|
"graceful",
|
||
|
|
"tasteful",
|
||
|
|
"modest",
|
||
|
|
"plain",
|
||
|
|
"simple",
|
||
|
|
"unpretentious"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"conservative",
|
||
|
|
"quiet",
|
||
|
|
"understated",
|
||
|
|
"unflamboyant",
|
||
|
|
"unflashy"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"flanking":{
|
||
|
|
"having a border in common":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"flanking farms that share the same water source"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"abutting",
|
||
|
|
"adjacent",
|
||
|
|
"adjoining",
|
||
|
|
"bordering",
|
||
|
|
"conterminous",
|
||
|
|
"contiguous",
|
||
|
|
"flush",
|
||
|
|
"fringing",
|
||
|
|
"joining",
|
||
|
|
"juxtaposed",
|
||
|
|
"neighboring",
|
||
|
|
"skirting",
|
||
|
|
"touching",
|
||
|
|
"verging"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"approximate",
|
||
|
|
"close",
|
||
|
|
"closest",
|
||
|
|
"immediate",
|
||
|
|
"near",
|
||
|
|
"nearby",
|
||
|
|
"nearest",
|
||
|
|
"next-door",
|
||
|
|
"nigh",
|
||
|
|
"attached",
|
||
|
|
"communicating",
|
||
|
|
"connected",
|
||
|
|
"connecting",
|
||
|
|
"interconnecting",
|
||
|
|
"joined",
|
||
|
|
"linked",
|
||
|
|
"united",
|
||
|
|
"bounding",
|
||
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"circumjacent",
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"embracing",
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"encircling",
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"enclosing",
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"inclosing",
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"fencing",
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"rimming",
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"surrounding",
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"marginal",
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"peripheral",
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"tangent",
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"tangential",
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"ambient",
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"encompassing"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"apart",
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"detached",
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"disconnected",
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"discrete",
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"free-standing",
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"isolate",
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"isolated",
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"removed",
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"separate",
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"single",
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"unattached",
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"unconnected",
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"unlinked",
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"away",
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"distant",
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"far",
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"faraway",
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"far-off",
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"farthest",
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"remote",
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"discontinuous",
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"noncontinuous",
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"broken up",
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"disjoined",
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"dissevered",
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"dissociated",
|
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"disunited",
|
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"divided",
|
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"divorced",
|
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"parted",
|
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|
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"ramified",
|
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|
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"resolved",
|
||
|
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"severed",
|
||
|
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"split",
|
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|
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"sundered",
|
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|
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"uncoupled",
|
||
|
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"unyoked"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
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"antonyms":[
|
||
|
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"nonadjacent",
|
||
|
|
"noncontiguous"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
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},
|
||
|
|
"as in envelopment":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"envelopment",
|
||
|
|
"sally",
|
||
|
|
"sortie",
|
||
|
|
"breakthrough",
|
||
|
|
"foray",
|
||
|
|
"incursion",
|
||
|
|
"invasion",
|
||
|
|
"counteraggression",
|
||
|
|
"counterassault",
|
||
|
|
"counterattack",
|
||
|
|
"counteroffensive",
|
||
|
|
"counterstrike",
|
||
|
|
"pillage",
|
||
|
|
"ravage",
|
||
|
|
"sack",
|
||
|
|
"ambuscade",
|
||
|
|
"ambush",
|
||
|
|
"air raid",
|
||
|
|
"bombardment",
|
||
|
|
"bombing",
|
||
|
|
"aggression",
|
||
|
|
"assault",
|
||
|
|
"attack",
|
||
|
|
"attempt",
|
||
|
|
"blitz",
|
||
|
|
"blitzkrieg",
|
||
|
|
"charge",
|
||
|
|
"coup de main",
|
||
|
|
"descent",
|
||
|
|
"offense",
|
||
|
|
"offence",
|
||
|
|
"offensive",
|
||
|
|
"onset",
|
||
|
|
"onslaught",
|
||
|
|
"raid",
|
||
|
|
"rush",
|
||
|
|
"strike",
|
||
|
|
"siege",
|
||
|
|
"storm",
|
||
|
|
"barrage",
|
||
|
|
"cannonade",
|
||
|
|
"fusillade",
|
||
|
|
"hail",
|
||
|
|
"salvo",
|
||
|
|
"volley"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"defense",
|
||
|
|
"defensive",
|
||
|
|
"guard",
|
||
|
|
"shield",
|
||
|
|
"opposition",
|
||
|
|
"resistance",
|
||
|
|
"protection",
|
||
|
|
"security",
|
||
|
|
"shelter"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to be adjacent to":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the guards flank the center on a football team's offensive line"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"abutting",
|
||
|
|
"adjoining",
|
||
|
|
"bordering (on)",
|
||
|
|
"butting (on or against)",
|
||
|
|
"fringing",
|
||
|
|
"joining",
|
||
|
|
"marching (with)",
|
||
|
|
"neighboring",
|
||
|
|
"skirting",
|
||
|
|
"touching",
|
||
|
|
"verging (on)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"attaching (to)",
|
||
|
|
"communicating (with)",
|
||
|
|
"connecting (with)",
|
||
|
|
"linking (with)",
|
||
|
|
"bounding",
|
||
|
|
"embracing",
|
||
|
|
"encircling",
|
||
|
|
"enclosing",
|
||
|
|
"inclosing",
|
||
|
|
"fencing",
|
||
|
|
"lining",
|
||
|
|
"margining",
|
||
|
|
"rimming",
|
||
|
|
"surrounding",
|
||
|
|
"contacting",
|
||
|
|
"converging",
|
||
|
|
"meeting"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
}
|
||
|
|
}
|