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{
"float":{
"a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the crew put the cargo on the float before heading back down the river"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"berth",
"mooring",
"slip",
"embarcadero",
"dockyard",
"marina",
"quayage",
"shipyard",
"wharfage"
],
"synonyms":[
"dock",
"jetty",
"landing",
"levee",
"pier",
"quai",
"quay",
"wharf"
]
},
"to move about from place to place aimlessly":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"lost touch with a childhood friend who spent much of his adult life floating from place to place"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"amble",
"saunter",
"stroll",
"dawdle",
"mope",
"gypsy",
"hobo",
"tramp",
"vagabond",
"mill (about or around)",
"straggle",
"stray"
],
"synonyms":[
"bat",
"cruise",
"drift",
"gad (about)",
"gallivant",
"galavant",
"kick around",
"knock (about)",
"maunder",
"meander",
"mooch",
"ramble",
"range",
"roam",
"rove",
"traipse",
"wander"
]
},
"to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{
"antonyms":[
"settle",
"sink"
],
"examples":[
"a canoe floating down the river",
"particles of dust floating in the air"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dive",
"lunge",
"plunge",
"dip",
"immerse",
"submerge",
"submerse"
],
"related":[
"bob",
"dangle",
"suspend",
"buoy",
"balloon",
"raft"
],
"synonyms":[
"drift",
"glide",
"hang",
"hover",
"poise",
"ride",
"sail",
"swim",
"waft"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"floats":{
"a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the crew put the cargo on the float before heading back down the river"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"berths",
"moorings",
"slips",
"embarcaderos",
"dockyards",
"marinas",
"quayages",
"shipyards",
"wharfages"
],
"synonyms":[
"docks",
"jetties",
"landings",
"levees",
"piers",
"quais",
"quays",
"wharves",
"wharfs"
]
},
"to move about from place to place aimlessly":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"lost touch with a childhood friend who spent much of his adult life floating from place to place"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"ambles",
"saunters",
"strolls",
"dawdles",
"mopes",
"gypsies",
"hobos",
"tramps",
"vagabonds",
"mills (about or around)",
"straggles",
"strays"
],
"synonyms":[
"bats",
"cruises",
"drifts",
"gads (about)",
"gallivants",
"galavants",
"kicks around",
"knocks (about)",
"maunders",
"meanders",
"mooches",
"rambles",
"ranges",
"roams",
"roves",
"traipses",
"wanders"
]
},
"to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{
"antonyms":[
"settles",
"sinks"
],
"examples":[
"a canoe floating down the river",
"particles of dust floating in the air"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dives",
"lunges",
"plunges",
"dips",
"immerses",
"submerges",
"submerses"
],
"related":[
"bobs",
"dangles",
"suspends",
"buoys",
"balloons",
"rafts"
],
"synonyms":[
"drifts",
"glides",
"hangs",
"hovers",
"poises",
"rides",
"sails",
"swims",
"wafts"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"flog":{
"to move heavily or clumsily":{
"antonyms":[
"breeze",
"coast",
"glide",
"slide",
"waltz",
"whisk"
],
"examples":[
"for most of the night, searchers flogged through the marsh, crying out for the lost child"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drift",
"float",
"hang",
"hover",
"poise",
"waft"
],
"related":[
"drag",
"flop",
"haul",
"blunder",
"careen",
"dodder",
"lurch",
"reel",
"stagger",
"sway",
"teeter",
"totter",
"waddle",
"weave",
"wobble",
"wabble"
],
"synonyms":[
"barge",
"clump",
"flounder",
"galumph",
"lumber",
"lump",
"plod",
"pound",
"scuff",
"scuffle",
"shamble",
"shuffle",
"slog",
"slough",
"stamp",
"stomp",
"stumble",
"stump",
"tramp",
"tromp",
"trudge"
]
},
"to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"ignoring the groans and catcalls that his speech was provoking, the backbencher flogged away"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coast",
"fly",
"glide",
"kilt",
"sail",
"zip",
"zoom"
],
"related":[
"jog",
"shamble",
"shuffle",
"wallow",
"welter",
"falter",
"lurch",
"reel",
"stagger",
"sway",
"teeter",
"totter",
"fumble",
"muddle"
],
"synonyms":[
"blunder",
"bumble",
"flounder",
"limp",
"lumber",
"plod",
"struggle",
"stumble",
"trudge"
]
},
"to strike repeatedly":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"was fined heavily for flogging a horse"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"assail",
"assault",
"attack",
"beset",
"box",
"bust",
"chop",
"clobber",
"clout",
"crack",
"cudgel",
"cuff",
"descend (on or upon)",
"hit",
"jump (on)",
"knock",
"lam",
"lay on",
"paste",
"pounce (on or upon)",
"punch",
"raid",
"rush",
"slam",
"slap",
"smack",
"smash",
"sock",
"spank",
"storm",
"swat",
"swipe",
"thwack",
"whack",
"wham",
"whomp",
"blackjack",
"cane",
"cowhide",
"flagellate",
"fustigate",
"horsewhip",
"leather",
"pistol-whip",
"rawhide",
"scourge",
"strap",
"gore",
"lacerate",
"wound",
"maim",
"mangle",
"mutilate"
],
"synonyms":[
"bash",
"baste",
"bat",
"batter",
"beat",
"belabor",
"belt",
"birch",
"bludgeon",
"buffet",
"bung up",
"club",
"curry",
"do",
"drub",
"fib",
"hammer",
"hide",
"lace",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lash",
"lather",
"lick",
"maul",
"mess (up)",
"paddle",
"pelt",
"pommel",
"pound",
"pummel",
"punch out",
"rough (up)",
"slate",
"slog",
"switch",
"tan",
"thrash",
"thresh",
"thump",
"tromp",
"wallop",
"whale",
"whip",
"whop",
"whap",
"whup",
"work over"
]
},
"to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a graphic depiction of a sailor being flogged by the captain for disobeying orders"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"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"
],
"synonyms":[
"birch",
"cowhide",
"flagellate",
"flail",
"hide",
"horsewhip",
"lash",
"leather",
"rawhide",
"scourge",
"slash",
"switch",
"tan",
"thrash",
"whale",
"whip"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"flogged":{
"to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{
"examples":[
"a graphic depiction of a sailor being flogged by the captain for disobeying orders"
],
"synonyms":[
"birched",
"cowhided",
"flagellated",
"flailed",
"hided",
"horsewhipped",
"lashed",
"leathered",
"rawhided",
"scourged",
"slashed",
"switched",
"tanned",
"thrashed",
"whaled",
"whipped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"knouted",
"quirted",
"strapped",
"cut",
"flicked",
"touched up",
"blackjacked",
"caned",
"clubbed",
"cudgeled",
"cudgelled",
"fustigated",
"pistol-whipped",
"banged",
"bopped",
"boxed",
"busted",
"bust",
"clapped",
"clapt",
"clipped",
"clobbered",
"clouted",
"cracked",
"cuffed",
"hit",
"knocked",
"lammed",
"pasted",
"punched",
"slapped",
"slugged",
"smacked",
"smote",
"socked",
"spanked",
"swatted",
"swiped",
"thwacked",
"walloped",
"whacked",
"bashed",
"basted",
"batted",
"battered",
"beat",
"belabored",
"belted",
"bludgeoned",
"buffeted",
"bunged",
"drubbed",
"fibbed",
"hammered",
"laced",
"lambasted",
"lathered",
"licked",
"mangled",
"mauled",
"paddled",
"pelted",
"pommeled",
"pommelled",
"pounded",
"pummeled",
"pummelled",
"roughed",
"slated",
"slogged",
"threshed",
"thumped",
"tromped",
"whopped",
"whapped",
"whupped",
"worked over"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to strike repeatedly":{
"examples":[
"was fined heavily for flogging a horse"
],
"synonyms":[
"bashed",
"basted",
"batted",
"battered",
"beat",
"belabored",
"belted",
"birched",
"bludgeoned",
"buffeted",
"bunged up",
"clubbed",
"curried",
"did",
"drubbed",
"fibbed",
"hammered",
"hided",
"laced",
"lambasted",
"lashed",
"lathered",
"licked",
"mauled",
"messed (up)",
"paddled",
"pelted",
"pommeled",
"pommelled",
"pounded",
"pummeled",
"pummelled",
"punched out",
"roughed (up)",
"slated",
"slogged",
"switched",
"tanned",
"thrashed",
"threshed",
"thumped",
"tromped",
"walloped",
"whaled",
"whipped",
"whopped",
"whapped",
"whupped",
"worked over"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assailed",
"assaulted",
"attacked",
"beset",
"boxed",
"busted",
"bust",
"chopped",
"clobbered",
"clouted",
"cracked",
"cudgeled",
"cudgelled",
"cuffed",
"descended (on or upon)",
"hit",
"jumped (on)",
"knocked",
"laid on",
"lammed",
"pasted",
"pounced (on or upon)",
"punched",
"raided",
"rushed",
"slammed",
"slapped",
"smacked",
"smashed",
"socked",
"spanked",
"stormed",
"swatted",
"swiped",
"thwacked",
"whacked",
"whammed",
"whomped",
"blackjacked",
"caned",
"cowhided",
"flagellated",
"fustigated",
"horsewhipped",
"leathered",
"pistol-whipped",
"rawhided",
"scourged",
"strapped",
"gored",
"lacerated",
"wounded",
"maimed",
"mangled",
"mutilated"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move heavily or clumsily":{
"examples":[
"for most of the night, searchers flogged through the marsh, crying out for the lost child"
],
"synonyms":[
"barged",
"clumped",
"floundered",
"galumphed",
"lumbered",
"lumped",
"plodded",
"pounded",
"scuffed",
"scuffled",
"shambled",
"shuffled",
"slogged",
"sloughed",
"stamped",
"stomped",
"stumbled",
"stumped",
"tramped",
"tromped",
"trudged"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dragged",
"flopped",
"hauled",
"blundered",
"careened",
"doddered",
"lurched",
"reeled",
"staggered",
"swayed",
"teetered",
"tottered",
"waddled",
"weaved",
"wobbled",
"wabbled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drifted",
"floated",
"hovered",
"hung",
"hanged",
"poised",
"wafted"
],
"antonyms":[
"breezed",
"coasted",
"glided",
"slid",
"waltzed",
"whisked"
]
},
"to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually":{
"examples":[
"ignoring the groans and catcalls that his speech was provoking, the backbencher flogged away"
],
"synonyms":[
"blundered",
"bumbled",
"floundered",
"limped",
"lumbered",
"plodded",
"struggled",
"stumbled",
"trudged"
],
"near synonyms":[
"jogged",
"shambled",
"shuffled",
"wallowed",
"weltered",
"faltered",
"lurched",
"reeled",
"staggered",
"swayed",
"teetered",
"tottered",
"fumbled",
"muddled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coasted",
"flew",
"glided",
"kilted",
"sailed",
"zipped",
"zoomed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"flogs":{
"to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{
"examples":[
"a graphic depiction of a sailor being flogged by the captain for disobeying orders"
],
"synonyms":[
"birches",
"cowhides",
"flagellates",
"flails",
"hides",
"horsewhips",
"lashes",
"leathers",
"rawhides",
"scourges",
"slashes",
"switches",
"tans",
"thrashes",
"whales",
"whips"
],
"near synonyms":[
"knouts",
"quirts",
"straps",
"cuts",
"flicks",
"touches up",
"blackjacks",
"canes",
"clubs",
"cudgels",
"fustigates",
"pistol-whips",
"bangs",
"bops",
"boxes",
"busts",
"claps",
"clips",
"clobbers",
"clouts",
"cracks",
"cuffs",
"hits",
"knocks",
"lams",
"pastes",
"punches",
"slaps",
"slugs",
"smacks",
"smites",
"socks",
"spanks",
"swats",
"swipes",
"thwacks",
"wallops",
"whacks",
"bashes",
"bastes",
"bats",
"batters",
"beats",
"belabors",
"belts",
"bludgeons",
"buffets",
"bungs",
"drubs",
"fibs",
"hammers",
"laces",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"lathers",
"licks",
"mangles",
"mauls",
"paddles",
"pelts",
"pommels",
"pounds",
"pummels",
"roughs",
"slates",
"slogs",
"threshes",
"thumps",
"tromps",
"whops",
"whaps",
"whups",
"works over"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to strike repeatedly":{
"examples":[
"was fined heavily for flogging a horse"
],
"synonyms":[
"bashes",
"bastes",
"bats",
"batters",
"beats",
"belabors",
"belts",
"birches",
"bludgeons",
"buffets",
"bungs up",
"clubs",
"curries",
"does",
"drubs",
"fibs",
"hammers",
"hides",
"laces",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"lashes",
"lathers",
"licks",
"mauls",
"messes (up)",
"paddles",
"pelts",
"pommels",
"pounds",
"pummels",
"punches out",
"roughs (up)",
"slates",
"slogs",
"switches",
"tans",
"thrashes",
"threshes",
"thumps",
"tromps",
"wallops",
"whales",
"whips",
"whops",
"whaps",
"whups",
"works over"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assails",
"assaults",
"attacks",
"besets",
"boxes",
"busts",
"chops",
"clobbers",
"clouts",
"cracks",
"cudgels",
"cuffs",
"descends (on or upon)",
"hits",
"jumps (on)",
"knocks",
"lams",
"lays on",
"pastes",
"pounces (on or upon)",
"punches",
"raids",
"rushes",
"slams",
"slaps",
"smacks",
"smashes",
"socks",
"spanks",
"storms",
"swats",
"swipes",
"thwacks",
"whacks",
"whams",
"whomps",
"blackjacks",
"canes",
"cowhides",
"flagellates",
"fustigates",
"horsewhips",
"leathers",
"pistol-whips",
"rawhides",
"scourges",
"straps",
"gores",
"lacerates",
"wounds",
"maims",
"mangles",
"mutilates"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move heavily or clumsily":{
"examples":[
"for most of the night, searchers flogged through the marsh, crying out for the lost child"
],
"synonyms":[
"barges",
"clumps",
"flounders",
"galumphs",
"lumbers",
"lumps",
"plods",
"pounds",
"scuffles",
"scuffs",
"shambles",
"shuffles",
"slogs",
"sloughs",
"stamps",
"stomps",
"stumbles",
"stumps",
"tramps",
"tromps",
"trudges"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drags",
"flops",
"hauls",
"blunders",
"careens",
"dodders",
"lurches",
"reels",
"staggers",
"sways",
"teeters",
"totters",
"waddles",
"weaves",
"wobbles",
"wabbles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drifts",
"floats",
"hangs",
"hovers",
"poises",
"wafts"
],
"antonyms":[
"breezes",
"coasts",
"glides",
"slides",
"waltzes",
"whisks"
]
},
"to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually":{
"examples":[
"ignoring the groans and catcalls that his speech was provoking, the backbencher flogged away"
],
"synonyms":[
"blunders",
"bumbles",
"flounders",
"limps",
"lumbers",
"plods",
"struggles",
"stumbles",
"trudges"
],
"near synonyms":[
"jogs",
"shambles",
"shuffles",
"wallows",
"welters",
"falters",
"lurches",
"reels",
"staggers",
"sways",
"teeters",
"totters",
"fumbles",
"muddles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coasts",
"flies",
"glides",
"kilts",
"sails",
"zips",
"zooms"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"flood":{
"a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms":{
"examples":[
"a flood nearly wiped out the town",
"a flood of messages on my computer"
],
"synonyms":[
"alluvion",
"bath",
"cataclysm",
"cataract",
"deluge",
"flood tide",
"inundation",
"Niagara",
"overflow",
"spate",
"torrent"
],
"near synonyms":[
"current",
"river",
"stream",
"tide",
"cloudburst",
"discharge",
"flush",
"gush",
"outflow",
"outpouring",
"flux",
"inflow",
"influx",
"engulfment",
"washout",
"avalanche",
"blizzard",
"cascade",
"waterfall",
"excess",
"glut",
"overabundance",
"overage",
"overkill",
"overmuch",
"oversupply",
"superabundance",
"superfluity",
"surfeit",
"surplus"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dribble",
"drip",
"trickle"
],
"antonyms":[
"drought",
"drouth"
]
},
"to cover with a flood":{
"examples":[
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"engulf",
"gulf",
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"submerse",
"swamp"
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"avalanche",
"smother",
"overcome",
"overrun",
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"flush",
"gush",
"pour",
"sluice",
"spout",
"spurt",
"stream",
"douse",
"dowse",
"drench",
"soak",
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],
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"dehydrate",
"dry",
"parch"
],
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"drain"
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},
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"noun",
"verb"
]
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"a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms":{
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"the flood tide of criticism that the company received"
],
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"bath",
"cataclysm",
"cataract",
"deluge",
"flood",
"inundation",
"Niagara",
"overflow",
"spate",
"torrent"
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"current",
"river",
"stream",
"tide",
"cloudburst",
"discharge",
"flush",
"gush",
"outflow",
"outpouring",
"flux",
"inflow",
"influx",
"engulfment",
"washout",
"avalanche",
"blizzard",
"cascade",
"waterfall",
"excess",
"glut",
"overabundance",
"overage",
"overkill",
"overmuch",
"oversupply",
"superabundance",
"superfluity",
"surfeit",
"surplus"
],
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"dribble",
"drip",
"trickle"
],
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"drought",
"drouth"
]
},
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"noun"
]
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"a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms":{
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],
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"cataclysms",
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"overflows",
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"torrents"
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"rivers",
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"cloudbursts",
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"outflows",
"outpourings",
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"inflows",
"influxes",
"engulfments",
"washouts",
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"blizzards",
"cascades",
"waterfalls",
"excesses",
"gluts",
"overabundances",
"overages",
"overkills",
"overmuch",
"oversupplies",
"superabundances",
"superfluities",
"surfeits",
"surpluses"
],
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"dribbles",
"drips",
"trickles"
],
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"drouths"
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"the lowlands were completely flooded",
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"drowns",
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"gulfs",
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"overwhelms",
"submerges",
"submerses",
"swamps"
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"avalanches",
"smothers",
"overcomes",
"overruns",
"flows",
"flushes",
"gushes",
"pours",
"sluices",
"spouts",
"spurts",
"streams",
"douses",
"dowses",
"drenches",
"soaks",
"wets"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dehydrates",
"dries",
"parches"
],
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"drains"
]
},
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"noun",
"verb"
]
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"couch",
"doss (down)",
"lie (down)",
"recline",
"bunk",
"perch",
"roost",
"settle",
"catnap",
"doze",
"drop off",
"lie up",
"nap",
"nod",
"rest",
"sleep",
"slumber",
"snooze",
"bed (down)",
"retire",
"turn in"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arise",
"get up",
"rise",
"roll out",
"turn out",
"uprise",
"arouse",
"awake",
"awaken",
"bestir",
"stir",
"wake"
],
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},
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"verb"
]
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"as in dorm , dormitory":{
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"boardinghouse",
"dorm",
"dormitory",
"lodging house",
"lodgment",
"lodgement",
"room(s)",
"rooming house",
"camp",
"encampment",
"accommodations",
"housing",
"nest",
"residency",
"shelter",
"abode",
"diggings",
"domicile",
"dwelling",
"fireside",
"habitation",
"hearth",
"hearthstone",
"home",
"house",
"lodging",
"pad",
"place",
"quarters",
"residence",
"roof",
"barracks",
"billet",
"cantonment",
"fort",
"garrison",
"installation",
"post"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"flow":{
"to move in a stream":{
"examples":[
"water was flowing over the dam at a tremendous rate"
],
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"pour",
"roll",
"run",
"stream"
],
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"arise",
"disembogue",
"effuse",
"emanate",
"issue",
"spring",
"course",
"race",
"rush",
"fountain",
"gush",
"spout",
"spurt",
"deluge",
"engulf",
"flood",
"inundate",
"overflow",
"overrun",
"swamp",
"cascade",
"dribble",
"drip",
"gutter",
"riffle",
"ripple",
"sheet",
"trickle",
"flush",
"wash out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clot",
"coagulate",
"congeal",
"gel",
"harden",
"set"
],
"antonyms":[
"back up"
]
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"examples":[
"as everyone relaxed, the conversation really started to flow"
],
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"bowl",
"breeze",
"brush",
"coast",
"cruise",
"drift",
"glide",
"roll",
"sail",
"skim",
"slide",
"slip",
"stream",
"sweep",
"whisk"
],
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"fly",
"race",
"rush",
"speed"
],
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"limp",
"lumber",
"plod",
"stumble",
"trudge",
"shamble",
"shuffle",
"stamp",
"stomp",
"stump",
"tramp",
"labor",
"toil"
],
"antonyms":[
"flounder",
"struggle"
]
},
"as in flood , overflow":{
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"deluge",
"flood",
"inundation",
"overflow",
"spate",
"torrent",
"affluence",
"flux",
"income",
"inflow",
"influx",
"inpouring",
"inrush",
"rush",
"stampede",
"river",
"stream",
"tide"
],
"near antonyms":[
"outflow",
"outpouring",
"emigration",
"exodus",
"flight"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"flowed":{
"to move in a stream":{
"examples":[
"water was flowing over the dam at a tremendous rate"
],
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"poured",
"ran",
"run",
"rolled",
"streamed"
],
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"arose",
"disembogued",
"effused",
"emanated",
"issued",
"sprang",
"sprung",
"coursed",
"raced",
"rushed",
"fountained",
"gushed",
"spouted",
"spurted",
"deluged",
"engulfed",
"flooded",
"inundated",
"overflowed",
"overran",
"swamped",
"cascaded",
"dribbled",
"dripped",
"guttered",
"riffled",
"rippled",
"sheeted",
"trickled",
"flushed",
"washed out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clotted",
"coagulated",
"congealed",
"gelled",
"hardened",
"set"
],
"antonyms":[
"backed up"
]
},
"to move or proceed smoothly and readily":{
"examples":[
"as everyone relaxed, the conversation really started to flow"
],
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"bowled",
"breezed",
"brushed",
"coasted",
"cruised",
"drifted",
"glided",
"rolled",
"sailed",
"skimmed",
"slid",
"slipped",
"streamed",
"swept",
"whisked"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flew",
"raced",
"rushed",
"sped",
"speeded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"limped",
"lumbered",
"plodded",
"stumbled",
"trudged",
"shambled",
"shuffled",
"stamped",
"stomped",
"stumped",
"tramped",
"labored",
"toiled"
],
"antonyms":[
"floundered",
"struggled"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"flowers":{
"a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement":{
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"examples":[
"the skiing season is usually in full flower by Christmas"
],
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"decays",
"declines",
"downfalls",
"bottoms",
"nadirs"
],
"related":[
"autumns",
"Indian summers",
"efflorescences",
"flowerings",
"acmes",
"apexes",
"apices",
"climaxes",
"meridians",
"peaks",
"pinnacles",
"summits",
"zeniths",
"glories",
"grandeurs",
"splendors",
"belle epoques",
"belles \u00e9poques",
"golden ages",
"silver ages",
"comebacks",
"recoveries",
"revivals"
],
"synonyms":[
"blooms",
"blossoms",
"florescences",
"floruits",
"flushes",
"heydays",
"high noons",
"primes",
"salad days",
"springtimes"
]
},
"individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"without exception, the flower of this year's graduating class will be going to prestigious colleges"
],
"near antonyms":[
"commoners",
"herds",
"hoi polloi",
"masses",
"millions",
"mobs",
"multitudes",
"rank and files",
"unwasheds"
],
"related":[
"establishments",
"gentries",
"nobilities",
"qualities",
"societies",
"top drawers",
"tops",
"upper classes",
"caviars",
"caviares",
"who's whos"
],
"synonyms":[
"A-lists",
"aristocracies",
"best",
"choices",
"corps d'elite",
"creams",
"cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me",
"elect",
"elites",
"fat",
"illuminati",
"picks",
"pinks",
"prides",
"priesthoods",
"primes",
"royalties",
"upper crusts"
]
},
"the usually showy plant part that produces seeds":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"flowers are always a thoughtful gift"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"buds",
"florets",
"flowerets",
"flowerettes",
"bouquets",
"nosegays",
"posies",
"arrangements",
"boutonnieres",
"corsages",
"garlands",
"leis",
"sprays",
"wreaths"
],
"synonyms":[
"blooms",
"blossoms"
]
},
"to produce flowers":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the plant will keep flowering if you water it and regularly cut off the dead blossoms"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dries up",
"fades",
"shrivels",
"wilts",
"withers",
"dies",
"drops",
"expires",
"perishes"
],
"related":[
"leafs",
"leaves",
"buds",
"opens"
],
"synonyms":[
"blooms",
"blossoms",
"blows",
"burgeons",
"bourgeons",
"effloresces",
"unfolds"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"flogger":{
"a long thin or flexible tool for striking":{
"examples":[
"a horseman who believes that floggers should be used sparingly"
],
"synonyms":[
"lash",
"scourge",
"switch",
"whip"
],
"near synonyms":[
"birch",
"blacksnake",
"bullwhip",
"cat-o'-nine-tails",
"cowhide",
"crop",
"hickory",
"knout",
"quirt",
"rattan",
"rawhide",
"strap",
"bastinado",
"bastinade",
"bat",
"baton",
"billy",
"billy club",
"bludgeon",
"cane",
"club",
"cudgel",
"flail",
"nightstick",
"staff"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"flood tides":{
"a great flow of water or of something that overwhelms":{
"examples":[
"the flood tide of criticism that the company received"
],
"synonyms":[
"alluvions",
"baths",
"cataclysms",
"cataracts",
"deluges",
"floods",
"inundations",
"Niagaras",
"overflows",
"spates",
"torrents"
],
"near synonyms":[
"currents",
"rivers",
"streams",
"tides",
"cloudbursts",
"discharges",
"flushes",
"gushes",
"outflows",
"outpourings",
"fluxes",
"inflows",
"influxes",
"engulfments",
"washouts",
"avalanches",
"blizzards",
"cascades",
"waterfalls",
"excesses",
"gluts",
"overabundances",
"overages",
"overkills",
"overmuch",
"oversupplies",
"superabundances",
"superfluities",
"surfeits",
"surpluses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dribbles",
"drips",
"trickles"
],
"antonyms":[
"droughts",
"drouths"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"floruit":{
"a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement":{
"examples":[
"the floruit of Greek art and literature in the fifth century b.c."
],
"synonyms":[
"bloom",
"blossom",
"florescence",
"flower",
"flush",
"heyday",
"high noon",
"prime",
"salad days",
"springtime"
],
"near synonyms":[
"autumn",
"Indian summer",
"blooming",
"blossoming",
"efflorescence",
"flowering",
"acme",
"apex",
"climax",
"meridian",
"peak",
"pinnacle",
"summit",
"zenith",
"glory",
"grandeur",
"splendor",
"belle epoque",
"belle \u00e9poque",
"golden age",
"silver age",
"comeback",
"recovery",
"revival"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decay",
"decline",
"downfall",
"bottom",
"nadir",
"shriveling",
"shrivelling",
"wilting",
"withering"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"flock":{
"a great number of persons or creatures massed together":{
"examples":[
"a flock of obstreperous reporters at the press conference"
],
"synonyms":[
"army",
"bike",
"cram",
"crowd",
"crush",
"drove",
"herd",
"horde",
"host",
"legion",
"mass",
"mob",
"multitude",
"press",
"rout",
"scrum",
"swarm",
"throng"
],
"near synonyms":[
"masses",
"millions",
"rabble",
"rabblement",
"riffraff",
"gaggle",
"heap",
"mountain",
"pile",
"jam",
"logjam"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a group of domestic animals assembled or herded together":{
"examples":[
"a flock of sheep crossing the road"
],
"synonyms":[
"drove",
"herd"
],
"near synonyms":[
"colony",
"covey",
"gaggle",
"pack",
"plump",
"pod",
"school",
"swarm"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers":{
"examples":[
"vacationers flocked to the towns along the shore in order to escape the August heat"
],
"synonyms":[
"crowd",
"mob",
"swarm",
"throng"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beset",
"infest",
"invade",
"overrun",
"clog",
"dam",
"jam",
"obstruct",
"plug (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"floundering":{
"as in struggling , failing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"declining",
"dying",
"failing",
"languishing",
"struggling",
"depressed",
"unprosperous",
"unsuccessful",
"bankrupt",
"bankrupted",
"insolvent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"booming",
"boomy",
"flourishing",
"golden",
"halcyon",
"healthy",
"lush",
"palmy",
"prospering",
"prosperous",
"roaring",
"successful",
"thriving",
"affluent",
"moneyed",
"monied",
"opulent",
"rich",
"substantial",
"wealthy",
"well-heeled",
"well-off",
"well-to-do",
"comfortable"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually":{
"examples":[
"unprepared choristers who floundered helplessly through the musical number"
],
"synonyms":[
"blundering",
"bumbling",
"flogging",
"limping",
"lumbering",
"plodding",
"struggling",
"stumbling",
"trudging"
],
"near synonyms":[
"jogging",
"shambling",
"shuffling",
"wallowing",
"weltering",
"faltering",
"lurching",
"reeling",
"staggering",
"swaying",
"teetering",
"tottering",
"fumbling",
"muddling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coasting",
"flying",
"gliding",
"kilting",
"sailing",
"zipping",
"zooming"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move heavily or clumsily":{
"examples":[
"the car floundered through the heavy wet snow, constantly getting stuck"
],
"synonyms":[
"barging",
"clumping",
"flogging",
"galumphing",
"lumbering",
"lumping",
"plodding",
"pounding",
"scuffing",
"scuffling",
"shambling",
"shuffling",
"slogging",
"sloughing",
"stamping",
"stomping",
"stumbling",
"stumping",
"tramping",
"tromping",
"trudging"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dragging",
"flopping",
"hauling",
"blundering",
"careening",
"doddering",
"lurching",
"reeling",
"staggering",
"swaying",
"teetering",
"tottering",
"waddling",
"weaving",
"wobbling",
"wabbling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drifting",
"floating",
"hanging",
"hovering",
"poising",
"wafting"
],
"antonyms":[
"breezing",
"coasting",
"gliding",
"sliding",
"waltzing",
"whisking"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"floury":{
"consisting of very small particles":{
"examples":[
"shelves of old books covered with floury dust"
],
"synonyms":[
"dusty",
"fine",
"powdery"
],
"near synonyms":[
"smooth",
"filtered",
"pulverized",
"refined",
"superfine",
"ultrafine"
],
"near antonyms":[
"rough",
"unfiltered",
"unrefined",
"gravelly",
"gritty",
"sandy",
"pebbly",
"rocky",
"stony",
"stoney",
"lumpy",
"mealy"
],
"antonyms":[
"coarse",
"grainy",
"granular",
"granulated"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"flouts":{
"to ignore in a disrespectful manner":{
"examples":[
"an able-bodied motorist openly flouting the law and parking in a space reserved for the disabled"
],
"synonyms":[
"despises",
"disregards",
"scorns"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dismisses",
"forgets",
"neglects",
"overlooks",
"overpasses",
"passes over",
"slurs (over)",
"belittles",
"deprecates",
"disparages",
"slights"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepts",
"approves",
"uses"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"flounder":{
"to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually":{
"examples":[
"unprepared choristers who floundered helplessly through the musical number"
],
"synonyms":[
"blunder",
"bumble",
"flog",
"limp",
"lumber",
"plod",
"struggle",
"stumble",
"trudge"
],
"near synonyms":[
"jog",
"shamble",
"shuffle",
"wallow",
"welter",
"falter",
"lurch",
"reel",
"stagger",
"sway",
"teeter",
"totter",
"fumble",
"muddle"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coast",
"fly",
"glide",
"kilt",
"sail",
"zip",
"zoom"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move heavily or clumsily":{
"examples":[
"the car floundered through the heavy wet snow, constantly getting stuck"
],
"synonyms":[
"barge",
"clump",
"flog",
"galumph",
"lumber",
"lump",
"plod",
"pound",
"scuff",
"scuffle",
"shamble",
"shuffle",
"slog",
"slough",
"stamp",
"stomp",
"stumble",
"stump",
"tramp",
"tromp",
"trudge"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drag",
"flop",
"haul",
"blunder",
"careen",
"dodder",
"lurch",
"reel",
"stagger",
"sway",
"teeter",
"totter",
"waddle",
"weave",
"wobble",
"wabble"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drift",
"float",
"hang",
"hover",
"poise",
"waft"
],
"antonyms":[
"breeze",
"coast",
"glide",
"slide",
"waltz",
"whisk"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"flopped":{
"to throw or set down clumsily or casually":{
"examples":[
"they lazily flopped themselves onto the couch to watch the game",
"flopped the bag of groceries onto the counter"
],
"synonyms":[
"flumped",
"planked",
"plopped",
"plumped",
"plunked",
"plonked"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flung",
"heaved",
"hove",
"slung",
"tossed",
"ensconced",
"installed",
"planted",
"settled"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be unsuccessful":{
"examples":[
"the attempt to run the ball into the end zone flopped , and our team lost by five points"
],
"synonyms":[
"bombed",
"collapsed",
"cratered",
"failed",
"flamed out",
"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"
]
},
"to move or cause to move with a striking motion":{
"examples":[
"a fish flopping around on the dock"
],
"synonyms":[
"beat",
"flailed",
"flapped",
"fluttered",
"whipped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"banged",
"battered",
"buffeted",
"knocked",
"pounded",
"smacked",
"spanked",
"thumped",
"flicked",
"flickered",
"flitted",
"fanned",
"oscillated",
"swayed",
"swung",
"undulated",
"waved",
"palpitated",
"pulsed",
"throbbed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"floor":{
"the surface upon which a body of water lies":{
"examples":[
"discovered a new species of crab living on the ocean floor"
],
"synonyms":[
"bed",
"bottom"
],
"near synonyms":[
"riverbed",
"base",
"basement",
"foundation",
"ground"
],
"near antonyms":[
"surface"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause an unpleasant surprise for":{
"examples":[
"that you would say such a rude thing to someone floors me"
],
"synonyms":[
"appall",
"appal",
"jolt",
"shake up",
"shock"
],
"near synonyms":[
"astonish",
"bowl over",
"dumbfound",
"dumfound",
"flabbergast",
"freak (out)",
"stun",
"stupefy",
"affright",
"alarm",
"alarum",
"dismay",
"fright",
"frighten",
"horrify",
"panic",
"scare",
"scarify",
"spook",
"startle",
"terrify",
"terrorize",
"disgust",
"nauseate",
"repel",
"revolt",
"sicken",
"turn off",
"displease",
"offend",
"outrage",
"scandalize",
"amaze",
"astound",
"awe",
"chill",
"daunt",
"demoralize",
"dispirit",
"emasculate",
"undo",
"unman",
"unnerve",
"unstring",
"discomfort",
"discompose",
"disconcert",
"disquiet",
"distress",
"disturb",
"perturb",
"shake",
"unsettle",
"upset",
"weird out",
"crush",
"overpower",
"overwhelm"
],
"near antonyms":[
"buffer",
"cushion",
"delight",
"gratify",
"please",
"rejoice",
"tickle",
"charm",
"entice",
"tempt",
"assure",
"cheer",
"comfort",
"console",
"solace",
"soothe",
"reassure"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{
"examples":[
"as you might expect, winning the lottery simply floored us"
],
"synonyms":[
"amaze",
"astonish",
"astound",
"bowl over",
"dumbfound",
"dumfound",
"flabbergast",
"rock",
"shock",
"startle",
"stun",
"stupefy",
"surprise",
"surprize",
"thunderstrike"
],
"near synonyms":[
"befuddle",
"bewilder",
"blindside",
"blow away",
"confound",
"confuse",
"daze",
"discomfit",
"disconcert",
"dismay",
"jar",
"muddle",
"nonplus",
"perplex",
"shake up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall":{
"examples":[
"the boxer floored his opponent in the second round, winning the fight by a knockout"
],
"synonyms":[
"bowl (down or over)",
"down",
"drop",
"fell",
"knock down",
"knock over",
"level",
"mow (down)",
"prostrate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kayo",
"knock out",
"KO",
"overthrow",
"throw down",
"topple",
"bang",
"bash",
"belt",
"bludgeon",
"clobber",
"hammer",
"hit",
"jab",
"paste",
"poke",
"pound",
"punch",
"slam",
"slap",
"slog",
"slug",
"smack",
"smite",
"sock",
"swat",
"swipe",
"thump",
"thwack",
"wallop",
"whack",
"whale"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress":{
"examples":[
"the pushing and shoving at the clearance sale absolutely floored me, and I had to leave"
],
"synonyms":[
"crush",
"devastate",
"grind (down)",
"oppress",
"overcome",
"overmaster",
"overpower",
"overwhelm",
"prostrate",
"snow under",
"swamp",
"whelm"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deluge",
"drown",
"sink",
"confute",
"defeat",
"refute",
"break",
"demoralize",
"distress",
"disturb",
"rock",
"shatter",
"stagger",
"throw",
"unman",
"unnerve",
"upset"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"florescence":{
"a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement":{
"examples":[
"the florescence of Mayan art in the seventh century a.d."
],
"synonyms":[
"bloom",
"blossom",
"floruit",
"flower",
"flush",
"heyday",
"high noon",
"prime",
"salad days",
"springtime"
],
"near synonyms":[
"autumn",
"Indian summer",
"blooming",
"blossoming",
"efflorescence",
"flowering",
"acme",
"apex",
"climax",
"meridian",
"peak",
"pinnacle",
"summit",
"zenith",
"glory",
"grandeur",
"splendor",
"belle epoque",
"belle \u00e9poque",
"golden age",
"silver age",
"comeback",
"recovery",
"revival"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decay",
"decline",
"downfall",
"bottom",
"nadir",
"shriveling",
"shrivelling",
"wilting",
"withering"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"florilegium":{
"a collection of writings":{
"examples":[
"a florilegium of ancient alchemical writings"
],
"synonyms":[
"album",
"anthology",
"collectanea",
"compendium",
"compilation",
"miscellany",
"reader"
],
"near synonyms":[
"almanac",
"ana",
"analects",
"chapbook",
"digest",
"garland",
"symposium",
"casebook",
"sourcebook",
"archives",
"corpus",
"library",
"miscellanea"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"flopped (down)":{
"as in lay (down) , dossed (down)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"couched",
"dossed (down)",
"lay (down)",
"reclined",
"bunked",
"perched",
"roosted",
"settled",
"catnapped",
"dozed",
"dropped off",
"lay up",
"napped",
"nodded",
"rested",
"slept",
"slumbered",
"snoozed",
"bedded (down)",
"retired",
"turned in"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arose",
"got up",
"rolled out",
"rose",
"turned out",
"uprose",
"aroused",
"awakened",
"awoke",
"awaked",
"bestirred",
"stirred",
"woke",
"waked"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"floss":{
"a soft airy substance or covering":{
"examples":[
"used cotton floss to simulate Santa's beard"
],
"synonyms":[
"down",
"fluff",
"fur",
"fuzz",
"lint",
"nap",
"pile"
],
"near synonyms":[
"batting"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"floodlighted":{
"as in highlighted , spotlighted":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"highlighted",
"spotlighted",
"spotlit",
"ablaze",
"alight",
"bright",
"brightened",
"illuminated",
"illumined",
"light",
"lightsome",
"lit",
"lighted",
"ignited",
"kindled",
"moonlit",
"shiny",
"sunlit",
"sunny",
"sunshiny"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blackened",
"dark",
"darkened",
"darkish",
"darkling",
"dimmed",
"dusk",
"dusky",
"lightless",
"pitch-black",
"pitch-dark",
"tenebrous",
"unlit",
"gloomy",
"somber",
"sombre",
"sunless",
"cloudy",
"murky",
"obscured",
"shadowlike",
"shadowy",
"gray",
"grey",
"leaden",
"pale",
"lightproof"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in illuminated , glowed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blazed",
"burned",
"burnt",
"fired",
"flamed",
"glared",
"glowed",
"ignited",
"incinerated",
"kindled",
"bathed",
"beaconed",
"emblazed",
"illumed",
"illuminated",
"illumined",
"irradiated",
"lightened",
"lit",
"lighted",
"beamed",
"beat (down)",
"radiated",
"shone",
"shined",
"gleamed",
"glistened",
"glittered",
"bedazzled",
"blinded",
"dazed",
"dazzled",
"highlighted",
"spotlighted",
"spotlit",
"enhaloed",
"haloed",
"brightened"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blackened",
"darkened",
"obfuscated",
"dimmed",
"dulled",
"obscured",
"covered",
"shrouded",
"veiled",
"doused",
"dowsed",
"extinguished",
"put out",
"quenched",
"snuffed (out)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"floppiness":{
"as in looseness , laxity":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"laxity",
"laxness",
"limpness",
"looseness",
"droop",
"hang",
"sag",
"slack",
"slackness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"rigidity",
"rigidness",
"tautness",
"tenseness",
"tension",
"tightness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"floozie":{
"a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman":{
"examples":[
"a speakeasy frequented by bookies, boozers, and floozies"
],
"synonyms":[
"chippie",
"chippy",
"doxy",
"doxie",
"fancy woman",
"hoochie",
"hussy",
"Jezebel",
"minx",
"quean",
"tramp",
"trollop",
"wench"
],
"near synonyms":[
"siren",
"temptress",
"vamp",
"grisette",
"prostitute",
"trull"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"floated":{
"to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{
"examples":[
"a canoe floating down the river",
"particles of dust floating in the air"
],
"synonyms":[
"drifted",
"glided",
"hovered",
"hung",
"hanged",
"poised",
"rode",
"rid",
"sailed",
"swam",
"wafted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bobbed",
"dangled",
"suspended",
"buoyed",
"ballooned",
"rafted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dived",
"dove",
"lunged",
"plunged",
"dipped",
"immersed",
"submerged",
"submersed"
],
"antonyms":[
"sank",
"sunk",
"settled"
]
},
"to move about from place to place aimlessly":{
"examples":[
"lost touch with a childhood friend who spent much of his adult life floating from place to place"
],
"synonyms":[
"batted",
"cruised",
"drifted",
"gadded (about)",
"gallivanted",
"galavanted",
"kicked around",
"knocked (about)",
"maundered",
"meandered",
"mooched",
"rambled",
"ranged",
"roamed",
"roved",
"traipsed",
"wandered"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ambled",
"sauntered",
"strolled",
"dawdled",
"moped",
"gypsied",
"hoboed",
"tramped",
"vagabonded",
"milled (about or around)",
"straggled",
"strayed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"floorwalker":{
"as in clerk , salesman":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"clerk",
"salesclerk",
"salesman",
"salesperson",
"salesgirl",
"saleslady",
"saleswoman",
"shopgirl",
"pitchman",
"pitchwoman",
"salespeople"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"flourish":{
"to grow vigorously":{
"examples":[
"that plant flourishes in cool, wet weather"
],
"synonyms":[
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"prosper",
"thrive"
],
"near synonyms":[
"luxuriate",
"overgrow",
"proliferate",
"shoot up",
"germinate",
"root",
"sprout",
"bloom",
"flower",
"fruit",
"produce",
"propagate",
"regenerate",
"seed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to reach a desired level of accomplishment":{
"examples":[
"the arts program flourished once it received adequate funding"
],
"synonyms":[
"arrive",
"prosper",
"succeed",
"thrive"
],
"near synonyms":[
"prevail",
"triumph",
"win",
"excel"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flounder",
"struggle"
],
"antonyms":[
"fail"
]
},
"as in wave , beckon":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"beck",
"beckon",
"shrug",
"wave",
"gesticulation",
"gesture",
"mime",
"pantomime",
"sign",
"signal",
"body language",
"posture",
"indication",
"motion",
"sign language"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in ruffle , flounce":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"fal-lal",
"flounce",
"furbelow",
"ruffle",
"apparel",
"bells and whistles",
"blazonry",
"bric-a-brac",
"chichi",
"emblazonry",
"filigree",
"finery",
"foofaraw",
"frippery",
"frosting",
"froufrou",
"enhancement",
"enrichment",
"improvement",
"adornment",
"beautifier",
"caparison",
"decoration",
"doodad",
"embellisher",
"embellishment",
"frill",
"garnish",
"garnishment",
"garniture",
"ornament",
"ornamentation",
"setoff",
"trim",
"appliqu\u00e9",
"embossment",
"embroidery",
"fancywork",
"bedizenment",
"gilt",
"glitter",
"design",
"figure",
"pattern",
"furnishings",
"regalia",
"trappings"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blemish",
"defacement",
"disfigurement",
"scar",
"blot",
"spot",
"stain"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"floodlit":{
"as in highlighted , spotlighted":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"highlighted",
"spotlighted",
"spotlit",
"ablaze",
"alight",
"bright",
"brightened",
"illuminated",
"illumined",
"light",
"lightsome",
"lit",
"lighted",
"ignited",
"kindled",
"moonlit",
"shiny",
"sunlit",
"sunny",
"sunshiny"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blackened",
"dark",
"darkened",
"darkish",
"darkling",
"dimmed",
"dusk",
"dusky",
"lightless",
"pitch-black",
"pitch-dark",
"tenebrous",
"unlit",
"gloomy",
"somber",
"sombre",
"sunless",
"cloudy",
"murky",
"obscured",
"shadowlike",
"shadowy",
"gray",
"grey",
"leaden",
"pale",
"lightproof"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in illuminated , glowed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blazed",
"burned",
"burnt",
"fired",
"flamed",
"glared",
"glowed",
"ignited",
"incinerated",
"kindled",
"bathed",
"beaconed",
"emblazed",
"illumed",
"illuminated",
"illumined",
"irradiated",
"lightened",
"lit",
"lighted",
"beamed",
"beat (down)",
"radiated",
"shone",
"shined",
"gleamed",
"glistened",
"glittered",
"bedazzled",
"blinded",
"dazed",
"dazzled",
"highlighted",
"spotlighted",
"spotlit",
"enhaloed",
"haloed",
"brightened"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blackened",
"darkened",
"obfuscated",
"dimmed",
"dulled",
"obscured",
"covered",
"shrouded",
"veiled",
"doused",
"dowsed",
"extinguished",
"put out",
"quenched",
"snuffed (out)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"flows":{
"to move in a stream":{
"examples":[
"water was flowing over the dam at a tremendous rate"
],
"synonyms":[
"pours",
"rolls",
"runs",
"streams"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arises",
"disembogues",
"effuses",
"emanates",
"issues",
"springs",
"courses",
"races",
"rushes",
"fountains",
"gushes",
"spouts",
"spurts",
"deluges",
"engulfs",
"floods",
"inundates",
"overflows",
"overruns",
"swamps",
"cascades",
"dribbles",
"drips",
"gutters",
"riffles",
"ripples",
"sheets",
"trickles",
"flushes",
"washes out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clots",
"coagulates",
"congeals",
"gels",
"hardens",
"sets"
],
"antonyms":[
"backs up"
]
},
"to move or proceed smoothly and readily":{
"examples":[
"as everyone relaxed, the conversation really started to flow"
],
"synonyms":[
"bowls",
"breezes",
"brushes",
"coasts",
"cruises",
"drifts",
"glides",
"rolls",
"sails",
"skims",
"slides",
"slips",
"streams",
"sweeps",
"whisks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flies",
"races",
"rushes",
"speeds"
],
"near antonyms":[
"limps",
"lumbers",
"plods",
"stumbles",
"trudges",
"shambles",
"shuffles",
"stamps",
"stomps",
"stumps",
"tramps",
"labors",
"toils"
],
"antonyms":[
"flounders",
"struggles"
]
},
"as in floods , overflows":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"deluges",
"floods",
"inundations",
"overflows",
"spates",
"torrents",
"affluences",
"fluxes",
"incomes",
"inflows",
"influxes",
"inpourings",
"inrushes",
"rushes",
"stampedes",
"rivers",
"streams",
"tides"
],
"near antonyms":[
"outflows",
"outpourings",
"emigrations",
"exoduses",
"flights"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"flotilla":{
"a group of small ships":{
"examples":[
"a colorful flotilla of boats"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"argosy",
"convoy",
"navy",
"armada",
"caravan",
"cavalcade",
"fleet",
"line",
"motorcade",
"train",
"column",
"cortege",
"cort\u00e8ge",
"parade",
"procession"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"floodplain":{
"as in basin , pothole":{
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"synonyms":[],
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"basin",
"kettle",
"pothole",
"canyon",
"col",
"couloir",
"defile",
"flume",
"gap",
"gill",
"gorge",
"gulch",
"gulf",
"kloof",
"linn",
"notch",
"pass",
"ravine",
"saddle",
"abyss",
"chasm",
"cirque",
"cleft",
"crevasse",
"crevice",
"cwm",
"fissure",
"combe",
"coombe",
"coomb",
"dale",
"dell",
"glen",
"hollow",
"shut-in",
"vale",
"valley",
"arroyo",
"barranca",
"barranco",
"coulee",
"draw",
"gully",
"gulley",
"gutter",
"nullah",
"trench",
"trough",
"wadi",
"wash"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in grassland , upland":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"campo",
"champaign",
"down(s)",
"grassland",
"heath",
"lea",
"ley",
"llano",
"moor",
"pampa",
"plain",
"prairie",
"savanna",
"savannah",
"steppe",
"tundra",
"veld",
"veldt",
"bottom",
"bottomland",
"flat",
"lowland",
"plateau",
"table",
"tableland",
"upland",
"field",
"meadow"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"flocking":{
"to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers":{
"examples":[
"vacationers flocked to the towns along the shore in order to escape the August heat"
],
"synonyms":[
"crowding",
"mobbing",
"swarming",
"thronging"
],
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"besetting",
"infesting",
"invading",
"overrunning",
"clogging",
"damming",
"jamming",
"obstructing",
"plugging (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"flown":{
"to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings":{
"examples":[
"the Wright brothers realized mankind's age-old wish to fly"
],
"synonyms":[
"aviated",
"glided",
"planed",
"soared",
"winged"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drifted",
"floated",
"hovered",
"hung",
"hanged",
"wafted",
"coasted",
"cruised",
"sailed",
"swept",
"darted",
"flitted",
"fluttered",
"catapulted",
"helicoptered",
"jetted",
"orbited",
"rocketed",
"dived",
"dove",
"stooped"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to get free from a dangerous or confining situation":{
"examples":[
"you must fly to safety immediately"
],
"synonyms":[
"absconded",
"broken out (of)",
"cleared out",
"escaped",
"fled",
"got out",
"gotten out",
"lammed",
"run away",
"run off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"avoided",
"eluded",
"evaded",
"lost",
"shunned",
"decamped",
"departed",
"eloped",
"exited",
"gone",
"left",
"moved",
"pulled out",
"quit",
"quitted",
"sallied (forth)",
"shoved (off)",
"taken off",
"walked out",
"disentangled",
"extricated",
"brought off",
"emancipated",
"enfranchised",
"freed",
"liberated",
"loosed",
"loosened",
"manumitted",
"redeemed",
"released",
"rescued",
"sprung",
"unbound",
"uncaged",
"unchained",
"unfettered"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abided",
"abode",
"dwelled",
"dwelt",
"hung around",
"lingered",
"remained",
"stayed",
"stuck around",
"tarried",
"come back",
"returned"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to proceed or move quickly":{
"examples":[
"flew down the concourse to catch his flight"
],
"synonyms":[
"barreled",
"barrelled",
"belted",
"blasted",
"blazed",
"blown",
"bolted",
"bombed",
"bowled",
"breezed",
"bundled",
"bustled",
"buzzed",
"cannonballed",
"careened",
"careered",
"chased",
"coursed",
"cracked (on)",
"dashed",
"driven",
"hared",
"hastened",
"hied",
"highballed",
"hotfooted (it)",
"humped",
"hurled",
"hurried",
"hurtled",
"hustled",
"jetted",
"jumped",
"motored",
"nipped",
"pelted",
"raced",
"rammed",
"ripped",
"rocketed",
"run",
"rushed",
"rustled",
"scooted",
"scurried",
"scuttled",
"shot",
"sped",
"speeded",
"stepped",
"torn",
"traveled",
"travelled",
"trotted",
"whirled",
"whisked",
"zipped",
"zoomed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beetled",
"darted",
"flitted",
"scampered",
"scudded",
"scuffled",
"stampeded",
"streaked",
"whizzed",
"galloped",
"jogged",
"sprinted",
"accelerated",
"quickened",
"stepped out",
"caught up",
"fast-forwarded",
"outpaced",
"outrun",
"outstripped",
"overtaken",
"arrowed",
"beelined"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dallied",
"dawdled",
"dillydallied",
"dragged",
"hung (around or out)",
"hanged (around or out)",
"lagged",
"lingered",
"loitered",
"poked",
"tarried",
"ambled",
"lumbered",
"plodded",
"sauntered",
"shuffled",
"strolled",
"decelerated",
"slowed (down or up)"
],
"antonyms":[
"crawled",
"crept",
"poked"
]
},
"to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening":{
"examples":[
"no one in the movies ever thinks to fly from the ax murderer and immediately call the police"
],
"synonyms":[
"bolted",
"broken",
"bugged out",
"fled",
"hightailed (it)",
"retreated",
"run",
"run away",
"run off",
"skedaddled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absconded",
"cleared out",
"decamped",
"eloped",
"escaped",
"got (away)",
"gotten (away)",
"got out",
"gotten out",
"lammed",
"lit",
"lighted out",
"made off",
"mizzled",
"scarpered",
"scatted",
"scrammed",
"skipped (out)",
"skirred"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bearded",
"braved",
"confronted",
"dared",
"defied",
"faced",
"abided",
"abode",
"dwelled",
"dwelt",
"hung around",
"lingered",
"remained",
"stayed",
"stuck around",
"tarried"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cease to be visible":{
"examples":[
"the morning mist had flown , and a sparkling sea lay before us"
],
"synonyms":[
"dematerialized",
"disappeared",
"dissolved",
"evanesced",
"evaporated",
"faded",
"fled",
"melted",
"sunk",
"vanished"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blanked (out)",
"cleared",
"died (away or down or out)",
"dispersed",
"dissipated",
"dried up",
"blurred",
"dimmed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arrived",
"broken out",
"come out",
"emerged",
"issued",
"loomed",
"shown up",
"showed up"
],
"antonyms":[
"appeared",
"materialized"
]
},
"to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval":{
"examples":[
"the familiar \"Because I said so!\" is a reason that won't fly with most teenagers"
],
"synonyms":[
"held up",
"passed",
"stood up",
"washed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gone down",
"gone over",
"gone through",
"got through",
"gotten through",
"played",
"taken",
"worked",
"wrought"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"floppy":{
"not stiff in structure":{
"examples":[
"my basset hound is always tripping over her long, floppy ears"
],
"synonyms":[
"droopy",
"flaccid",
"lank",
"limp",
"yielding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flabby",
"mushy",
"semisoft",
"soft",
"squashy",
"squishy",
"delicate",
"flimsy",
"insubstantial",
"elastic",
"flexible",
"lax",
"loose",
"pliant",
"relaxed",
"resilient",
"springy",
"stretchy",
"supple"
],
"near antonyms":[
"firm",
"hard",
"indurated",
"solid",
"sound",
"strong",
"brittle",
"crisp",
"compact",
"dense",
"substantial"
],
"antonyms":[
"inflexible",
"resilient",
"rigid",
"stiff",
"sturdy",
"tense"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"flocked":{
"to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers":{
"examples":[
"vacationers flocked to the towns along the shore in order to escape the August heat"
],
"synonyms":[
"crowded",
"mobbed",
"swarmed",
"thronged"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beset",
"infested",
"invaded",
"overran",
"clogged",
"dammed",
"jammed",
"obstructed",
"plugged (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"flowered":{
"of or relating to flowers":{
"examples":[
"a pretty tablecloth with a flowered border"
],
"synonyms":[
"floral",
"flowery"
],
"near synonyms":[
"florid",
"abloom",
"blossomy",
"floriferous"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to produce flowers":{
"examples":[
"the plant will keep flowering if you water it and regularly cut off the dead blossoms"
],
"synonyms":[
"blew",
"bloomed",
"blossomed",
"burgeoned",
"bourgeoned",
"effloresced",
"unfolded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"leafed",
"leaved",
"budded",
"opened"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dried up",
"faded",
"shriveled",
"shrivelled",
"wilted",
"withered",
"died",
"dropped",
"expired",
"perished"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"floors":{
"the surface upon which a body of water lies":{
"examples":[
"discovered a new species of crab living on the ocean floor"
],
"synonyms":[
"beds",
"bottoms"
],
"near synonyms":[
"riverbeds",
"basements",
"bases",
"foundations",
"ground"
],
"near antonyms":[
"surfaces"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause an unpleasant surprise for":{
"examples":[
"that you would say such a rude thing to someone floors me"
],
"synonyms":[
"appalls",
"appals",
"jolts",
"shakes up",
"shocks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"astonishes",
"bowls over",
"dumbfounds",
"dumfounds",
"flabbergasts",
"freaks (out)",
"stuns",
"stupefies",
"affrights",
"alarms",
"alarums",
"dismays",
"frightens",
"frights",
"horrifies",
"panics",
"scares",
"scarifies",
"spooks",
"startles",
"terrifies",
"terrorizes",
"disgusts",
"nauseates",
"repels",
"revolts",
"sickens",
"turns off",
"displeases",
"offends",
"outrages",
"scandalizes",
"amazes",
"astounds",
"awes",
"chills",
"daunts",
"demoralizes",
"dispirits",
"emasculates",
"undoes",
"unmans",
"unnerves",
"unstrings",
"discomforts",
"discomposes",
"disconcerts",
"disquiets",
"distresses",
"disturbs",
"perturbs",
"shakes",
"unsettles",
"upsets",
"weirds out",
"crushes",
"overpowers",
"overwhelms"
],
"near antonyms":[
"buffers",
"cushions",
"delights",
"gratifies",
"pleases",
"rejoices",
"tickles",
"charms",
"entices",
"tempts",
"assures",
"cheers",
"comforts",
"consoles",
"solaces",
"soothes",
"reassures"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{
"examples":[
"as you might expect, winning the lottery simply floored us"
],
"synonyms":[
"amazes",
"astonishes",
"astounds",
"bowls over",
"dumbfounds",
"dumfounds",
"flabbergasts",
"rocks",
"shocks",
"startles",
"stuns",
"stupefies",
"surprises",
"surprizes",
"thunderstrikes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"befuddles",
"bewilders",
"blindsides",
"blows away",
"confounds",
"confuses",
"dazes",
"discomfits",
"disconcerts",
"dismays",
"jars",
"muddles",
"nonpluses",
"nonplusses",
"perplexes",
"shakes up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall":{
"examples":[
"the boxer floored his opponent in the second round, winning the fight by a knockout"
],
"synonyms":[
"bowls (down or over)",
"downs",
"drops",
"fells",
"knocks down",
"knocks over",
"levels",
"mows (down)",
"prostrates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kayoes",
"knocks out",
"KOs",
"overthrows",
"throws down",
"topples",
"bangs",
"bashes",
"belts",
"bludgeons",
"clobbers",
"hammers",
"hits",
"jabs",
"pastes",
"pokes",
"pounds",
"punches",
"slams",
"slaps",
"slogs",
"slugs",
"smacks",
"smites",
"socks",
"swats",
"swipes",
"thumps",
"thwacks",
"wallops",
"whacks",
"whales"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress":{
"examples":[
"the pushing and shoving at the clearance sale absolutely floored me, and I had to leave"
],
"synonyms":[
"crushes",
"devastates",
"grinds (down)",
"oppresses",
"overcomes",
"overmasters",
"overpowers",
"overwhelms",
"prostrates",
"snows under",
"swamps",
"whelms"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deluges",
"drowns",
"sinks",
"confutes",
"defeats",
"refutes",
"breaks",
"demoralizes",
"distresses",
"disturbs",
"rocks",
"shatters",
"staggers",
"throws",
"unmans",
"unnerves",
"upsets"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"flouting":{
"as in defiance , challenge":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"challenge",
"defiance",
"rebellion",
"offense",
"offence",
"sin",
"wrong",
"delinquency",
"dereliction",
"forgetting",
"neglect",
"overlooking",
"brush-off",
"disregard",
"ignoring",
"breach",
"contravention",
"infraction",
"infringement",
"nonobservance",
"transgression",
"trespass",
"violation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abidance",
"adherence",
"compliance",
"conformance",
"conformity",
"keeping",
"obedience",
"observance",
"observation",
"deference",
"honor",
"regard",
"respect",
"upholding",
"accession",
"acquiescence",
"submission",
"surrender"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to ignore in a disrespectful manner":{
"examples":[
"an able-bodied motorist openly flouting the law and parking in a space reserved for the disabled"
],
"synonyms":[
"despising",
"disregarding",
"scorning"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dismissing",
"forgetting",
"neglecting",
"overlooking",
"overpassing",
"passing over",
"slurring (over)",
"belittling",
"deprecating",
"disparaging",
"slighting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepting",
"approving",
"using"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"flouted":{
"to ignore in a disrespectful manner":{
"examples":[
"an able-bodied motorist openly flouting the law and parking in a space reserved for the disabled"
],
"synonyms":[
"despised",
"disregarded",
"scorned"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dismissed",
"forgot",
"neglected",
"overlooked",
"overpassed",
"passed over",
"slurred (over)",
"belittled",
"deprecated",
"disparaged",
"slighted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepted",
"approved",
"used"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"floruits":{
"a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement":{
"examples":[
"the floruit of Greek art and literature in the fifth century b.c."
],
"synonyms":[
"blooms",
"blossoms",
"florescences",
"flowers",
"flushes",
"heydays",
"high noons",
"primes",
"salad days",
"springtimes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"autumns",
"Indian summers",
"efflorescences",
"flowerings",
"acmes",
"apexes",
"apices",
"climaxes",
"meridians",
"peaks",
"pinnacles",
"summits",
"zeniths",
"glories",
"grandeurs",
"splendors",
"belle epoques",
"belles \u00e9poques",
"golden ages",
"silver ages",
"comebacks",
"recoveries",
"revivals"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decays",
"declines",
"downfalls",
"bottoms",
"nadirs"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"floored":{
"to cause an unpleasant surprise for":{
"examples":[
"that you would say such a rude thing to someone floors me"
],
"synonyms":[
"appalled",
"jolted",
"shocked",
"shook up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"astonished",
"bowled over",
"dumbfounded",
"dumfounded",
"flabbergasted",
"freaked (out)",
"stunned",
"stupefied",
"affrighted",
"alarmed",
"alarumed",
"dismayed",
"frighted",
"frightened",
"horrified",
"panicked",
"scared",
"scarified",
"spooked",
"startled",
"terrified",
"terrorized",
"disgusted",
"nauseated",
"repelled",
"revolted",
"sickened",
"turned off",
"displeased",
"offended",
"outraged",
"scandalized",
"amazed",
"astounded",
"awed",
"chilled",
"daunted",
"demoralized",
"dispirited",
"emasculated",
"undid",
"unmanned",
"unnerved",
"unstrung",
"discomforted",
"discomposed",
"disconcerted",
"disquieted",
"distressed",
"disturbed",
"perturbed",
"shook",
"unsettled",
"upset",
"weirded out",
"crushed",
"overpowered",
"overwhelmed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"buffered",
"cushioned",
"delighted",
"gratified",
"pleased",
"rejoiced",
"tickled",
"charmed",
"enticed",
"tempted",
"assured",
"cheered",
"comforted",
"consoled",
"solaced",
"soothed",
"reassured"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{
"examples":[
"as you might expect, winning the lottery simply floored us"
],
"synonyms":[
"amazed",
"astonished",
"astounded",
"bowled over",
"dumbfounded",
"dumfounded",
"flabbergasted",
"rocked",
"shocked",
"startled",
"stunned",
"stupefied",
"surprised",
"surprized",
"thunderstruck"
],
"near synonyms":[
"befuddled",
"bewildered",
"blew away",
"blindsided",
"confounded",
"confused",
"dazed",
"discomfited",
"disconcerted",
"dismayed",
"jarred",
"muddled",
"nonplussed",
"nonplused",
"perplexed",
"shook up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall":{
"examples":[
"the boxer floored his opponent in the second round, winning the fight by a knockout"
],
"synonyms":[
"bowled (down or over)",
"downed",
"dropped",
"felled",
"knocked down",
"knocked over",
"leveled",
"levelled",
"mowed (down)",
"prostrated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kayoed",
"knocked out",
"KO'd",
"overthrew",
"threw down",
"toppled",
"banged",
"bashed",
"belted",
"bludgeoned",
"clobbered",
"hammered",
"hit",
"jabbed",
"pasted",
"poked",
"pounded",
"punched",
"slammed",
"slapped",
"slogged",
"slugged",
"smacked",
"smote",
"socked",
"swatted",
"swiped",
"thumped",
"thwacked",
"walloped",
"whacked",
"whaled"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress":{
"examples":[
"the pushing and shoving at the clearance sale absolutely floored me, and I had to leave"
],
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"crushed",
"devastated",
"ground (down)",
"oppressed",
"overcame",
"overmastered",
"overpowered",
"overwhelmed",
"prostrated",
"snowed under",
"swamped",
"whelmed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deluged",
"drowned",
"sank",
"sunk",
"confuted",
"defeated",
"refuted",
"broke",
"demoralized",
"distressed",
"disturbed",
"rocked",
"shattered",
"staggered",
"threw",
"unmanned",
"unnerved",
"upset"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"flosses":{
"a soft airy substance or covering":{
"examples":[
"used cotton floss to simulate Santa's beard"
],
"synonyms":[
"downs",
"fluffs",
"furs",
"fuzzes",
"lints",
"naps",
"piles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"battings"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"flourishing":{
"having attained a desired end or state of good fortune":{
"examples":[
"a flourishing actor in the early years of the talkies"
],
"synonyms":[
"going",
"palmy",
"prosperous",
"successful",
"thriving",
"triumphant"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coming",
"promising",
"booming",
"growing",
"roaring",
"robust",
"boffo",
"gangbusters",
"gangbuster",
"runaway",
"socko"
],
"near antonyms":[
"futureless",
"hopeless",
"inauspicious",
"no-good",
"unpromising",
"collapsing",
"failing",
"flopping",
"flunking",
"folding",
"washing-out",
"declining",
"slipping",
"slumping",
"waning",
"bankrupt",
"kaput",
"kaputt",
"kerflooey",
"destroyed",
"ruined",
"wrecked"
],
"antonyms":[
"failed",
"unsuccessful"
]
},
"marked by much life, movement, or activity":{
"examples":[
"a flourishing market in sports memorabilia"
],
"synonyms":[
"aboil",
"abubble",
"abuzz",
"alive",
"animated",
"astir",
"brisk",
"bustling",
"busy",
"buzzing",
"happening",
"hopping",
"humming",
"kinetic",
"lively",
"rousing",
"stirring",
"thriving",
"vibrant"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abounding",
"crowded",
"overflowing",
"populous",
"swarming",
"teeming",
"thronging"
],
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"antonyms":[
"asleep",
"dead",
"inactive",
"lifeless",
"sleepy"
]
},
"marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically":{
"examples":[
"a flourishing community that has become a major beneficiary of the high-tech boom"
],
"synonyms":[
"booming",
"boomy",
"golden",
"halcyon",
"healthy",
"lush",
"palmy",
"prospering",
"prosperous",
"roaring",
"successful",
"thriving"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affluent",
"moneyed",
"monied",
"opulent",
"rich",
"substantial",
"wealthy",
"well-heeled",
"well-off",
"well-to-do",
"comfortable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"declining",
"dying",
"failing",
"floundering",
"languishing",
"struggling",
"bankrupt",
"bankrupted",
"insolvent"
],
"antonyms":[
"depressed",
"unprosperous",
"unsuccessful"
]
},
"as in flowering , blossoming":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blossoming",
"flowering",
"development",
"growth",
"maturation",
"maturing",
"ripening",
"mellowing",
"softening",
"evolution",
"evolvement",
"expansion",
"progression",
"coming-of-age",
"maturity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decadence",
"decay",
"decaying",
"declension",
"decline",
"declining",
"degeneration",
"descent",
"deterioration",
"ebbing",
"fading",
"shriveling",
"shrivelling",
"waning",
"wilting",
"withering",
"death",
"decease",
"demise",
"dying",
"end",
"exit",
"expiration",
"expiring",
"expiry",
"perishing",
"regression",
"retrogression",
"reversion"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to grow vigorously":{
"examples":[
"that plant flourishes in cool, wet weather"
],
"synonyms":[
"burgeoning",
"bourgeoning",
"prospering",
"thriving"
],
"near synonyms":[
"luxuriating",
"overgrowing",
"proliferating",
"shooting up",
"germinating",
"rooting",
"sprouting",
"blooming",
"flowering",
"fruiting",
"producing",
"propagating",
"regenerating",
"seeding"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to reach a desired level of accomplishment":{
"examples":[
"the arts program flourished once it received adequate funding"
],
"synonyms":[
"arriving",
"prospering",
"succeeding",
"thriving"
],
"near synonyms":[
"prevailing",
"triumphing",
"winning",
"excelling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"floundering",
"struggling"
],
"antonyms":[
"failing"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"floweriness":{
"as in pretension , grandiosity":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"affectedness",
"grandiosity",
"loftiness",
"pomposity",
"pretension",
"pretentiousness",
"claptrap",
"drivel",
"gibberish",
"hogwash",
"humbug",
"jabberwocky",
"jazz",
"moonshine",
"nonsense",
"garrulity",
"garrulousness",
"verboseness",
"verbosity",
"windiness",
"wordiness",
"bombast",
"fustian",
"gas",
"grandiloquence",
"hot air",
"oratory",
"rhetoric",
"verbiage",
"wind"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"floodlight":{
"as in lighting , flashlight":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"arc lamp",
"arc light",
"candelabra",
"candelabrum",
"candle",
"chandelier",
"dark lantern",
"flare",
"flash",
"flashbulb",
"flashcube",
"flashlight",
"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":[]
},
"as in light , illuminate":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blaze",
"burn",
"fire",
"flame",
"glare",
"glow",
"ignite",
"incinerate",
"kindle",
"bathe",
"beacon",
"emblaze",
"illume",
"illuminate",
"illumine",
"irradiate",
"light",
"lighten",
"beam",
"beat (down)",
"radiate",
"shine",
"gleam",
"glisten",
"glitter",
"bedazzle",
"blind",
"daze",
"dazzle",
"highlight",
"spotlight",
"enhalo",
"halo",
"brighten"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blacken",
"darken",
"obfuscate",
"dim",
"dull",
"obscure",
"cover",
"shroud",
"veil",
"douse",
"dowse",
"extinguish",
"put out",
"quench",
"snuff (out)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"flounce":{
"a strip of fabric gathered or pleated on one edge and used as trimming":{
"examples":[
"a prom dress with small flounces along the hem"
],
"synonyms":[
"frill",
"furbelow",
"ruffle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"border",
"edging",
"fringe",
"trim",
"plait",
"pleat",
"ruff",
"bunting",
"skirting"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in mince , traipse":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"mince",
"traipse",
"prance",
"sashay",
"stalk",
"strut",
"swagger",
"pussyfoot",
"tiptoe",
"sweep",
"parade",
"promenade",
"pad",
"step",
"tread",
"pace",
"stride",
"lumber",
"lurch",
"pound",
"shamble",
"shuffle",
"stagger"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in lace , frill":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"braid",
"embroider",
"feather",
"figure",
"filigree",
"fillet",
"frill",
"fringe",
"furbelow",
"garland",
"hang",
"lace",
"ribbon",
"swag",
"wreathe",
"boss",
"chase",
"appliqu\u00e9",
"gild",
"paint",
"brighten",
"freshen",
"smarten",
"spruce (up)",
"diamond",
"gem",
"impearl",
"jewel",
"pearl",
"accessorize",
"dress up",
"trap",
"trick (out)",
"redecorate",
"redo",
"adorn",
"array",
"beautify",
"bedeck",
"bedizen",
"blazon",
"caparison",
"deck",
"decorate",
"do",
"doll up",
"do up",
"drape",
"dress",
"embellish",
"emblaze",
"emboss",
"enrich",
"fancify",
"fancy up",
"festoon",
"garnish",
"glitz (up)",
"grace",
"gussy up",
"ornament",
"pretty (up)",
"trim"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blemish",
"deface",
"disfigure",
"mar",
"scar",
"spoil",
"simplify",
"streamline",
"bare",
"denude",
"dismantle",
"display",
"divest",
"expose",
"reveal",
"strip",
"uncover",
"uglify"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"flopping (down)":{
"as in lying (down) , dossing (down)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"couching",
"dossing (down)",
"lying (down)",
"reclining",
"bunking",
"perching",
"roosting",
"settling",
"catnapping",
"dozing",
"dropping off",
"lying up",
"napping",
"nodding",
"resting",
"sleeping",
"slumbering",
"snoozing",
"bedding (down)",
"retiring",
"turning in"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arising",
"getting up",
"rising",
"rolling out",
"turning out",
"uprising",
"arousing",
"awakening",
"awaking",
"bestirring",
"stirring",
"waking"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"flown off the handle":{
"to become very angry":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"blown up",
"flared (up)",
"flipped (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"angered",
"fulminated",
"raged",
"ranted",
"raved",
"snapped",
"snarled",
"sputtered",
"stormed",
"teed off",
"vented",
"vituperated",
"bristled",
"burned",
"burnt",
"foamed",
"fumed",
"glared",
"glowered",
"seethed",
"sizzled",
"smoldered",
"smouldered",
"steamed",
"warmed",
"burst",
"bursted",
"exploded",
"flared (out)",
"flashed",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"maddened"
],
"near antonyms":[
"chilled out",
"cooled (off or down)",
"relaxed",
"hushed",
"quieted (down)"
],
"antonyms":[
"calmed (down)",
"simmered down"
]
},
"type":[]
},
"flotsam":{
"the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed":{
"examples":[
"the dispirited family picked through the flotsam of their possessions after the hurricane, looking for anything that could be salvaged"
],
"synonyms":[
"ashes",
"debris",
"detritus",
"remains",
"residue",
"rubble",
"ruins",
"wreck",
"wreckage"
],
"near synonyms":[
"jetsam",
"leavings",
"remnant",
"chaff",
"deadwood",
"dross",
"dust",
"garbage",
"junk",
"litter",
"refuse",
"riffraff",
"rubbish",
"scrap",
"trash",
"waste"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"floorwalkers":{
"as in clerks , salesmen":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"clerks",
"salesclerks",
"salesmen",
"salespeople",
"salesgirls",
"salesladies",
"saleswomen",
"shopgirls",
"pitchmen",
"pitchwomen",
"salespeople"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"floozy":{
"a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman":{
"examples":[
"a speakeasy frequented by bookies, boozers, and floozies"
],
"synonyms":[
"chippie",
"chippy",
"doxy",
"doxie",
"fancy woman",
"hoochie",
"hussy",
"Jezebel",
"minx",
"quean",
"tramp",
"trollop",
"wench"
],
"near synonyms":[
"siren",
"temptress",
"vamp",
"grisette",
"prostitute",
"trull"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"flounders":{
"to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually":{
"examples":[
"unprepared choristers who floundered helplessly through the musical number"
],
"synonyms":[
"blunders",
"bumbles",
"flogs",
"limps",
"lumbers",
"plods",
"struggles",
"stumbles",
"trudges"
],
"near synonyms":[
"jogs",
"shambles",
"shuffles",
"wallows",
"welters",
"falters",
"lurches",
"reels",
"staggers",
"sways",
"teeters",
"totters",
"fumbles",
"muddles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coasts",
"flies",
"glides",
"kilts",
"sails",
"zips",
"zooms"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move heavily or clumsily":{
"examples":[
"the car floundered through the heavy wet snow, constantly getting stuck"
],
"synonyms":[
"barges",
"clumps",
"flogs",
"galumphs",
"lumbers",
"lumps",
"plods",
"pounds",
"scuffles",
"scuffs",
"shambles",
"shuffles",
"slogs",
"sloughs",
"stamps",
"stomps",
"stumbles",
"stumps",
"tramps",
"tromps",
"trudges"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drags",
"flops",
"hauls",
"blunders",
"careens",
"dodders",
"lurches",
"reels",
"staggers",
"sways",
"teeters",
"totters",
"waddles",
"weaves",
"wobbles",
"wabbles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drifts",
"floats",
"hangs",
"hovers",
"poises",
"wafts"
],
"antonyms":[
"breezes",
"coasts",
"glides",
"slides",
"waltzes",
"whisks"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"flocks":{
"a great number of persons or creatures massed together":{
"examples":[
"a flock of obstreperous reporters at the press conference"
],
"synonyms":[
"armies",
"bikes",
"crams",
"crowds",
"crushes",
"droves",
"herds",
"hordes",
"hosts",
"legions",
"masses",
"mobs",
"multitudes",
"presses",
"routs",
"scrums",
"swarms",
"throngs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"masses",
"millions",
"rabblements",
"rabbles",
"riffraffs",
"gaggles",
"heaps",
"mountains",
"piles",
"jams",
"logjams"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a group of domestic animals assembled or herded together":{
"examples":[
"a flock of sheep crossing the road"
],
"synonyms":[
"droves",
"herds"
],
"near synonyms":[
"colonies",
"coveys",
"gaggles",
"packs",
"plumps",
"pods",
"schools",
"swarms"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers":{
"examples":[
"vacationers flocked to the towns along the shore in order to escape the August heat"
],
"synonyms":[
"crowds",
"mobs",
"swarms",
"throngs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"besets",
"infests",
"invades",
"overruns",
"clogs",
"dams",
"jams",
"obstructs",
"plugs (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"floggers":{
"a long thin or flexible tool for striking":{
"examples":[
"a horseman who believes that floggers should be used sparingly"
],
"synonyms":[
"lashes",
"scourges",
"switches",
"whips"
],
"near synonyms":[
"birches",
"blacksnakes",
"bullwhips",
"cat-o'-nine-tails",
"cowhides",
"crops",
"hickories",
"knouts",
"quirts",
"rattans",
"rawhides",
"straps",
"bastinadoes",
"bastinades",
"batons",
"bats",
"billies",
"billy clubs",
"bludgeons",
"canes",
"clubs",
"cudgels",
"flails",
"nightsticks",
"staffs",
"staves"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"flourishes":{
"to grow vigorously":{
"examples":[
"that plant flourishes in cool, wet weather"
],
"synonyms":[
"burgeons",
"bourgeons",
"prospers",
"thrives"
],
"near synonyms":[
"luxuriates",
"overgrows",
"proliferates",
"shoots up",
"germinates",
"roots",
"sprouts",
"blooms",
"flowers",
"fruits",
"produces",
"propagates",
"regenerates",
"seeds"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to reach a desired level of accomplishment":{
"examples":[
"the arts program flourished once it received adequate funding"
],
"synonyms":[
"arrives",
"prospers",
"succeeds",
"thrives"
],
"near synonyms":[
"prevails",
"triumphs",
"wins",
"excels"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flounders",
"struggles"
],
"antonyms":[
"fails"
]
},
"as in waves , beckons":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"beckons",
"becks",
"shrugs",
"waves",
"gesticulations",
"gestures",
"mimes",
"pantomimes",
"signals",
"signs",
"body languages",
"postures",
"indications",
"motions",
"sign languages"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in ruffles , flounces":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"fal-lals",
"flounces",
"furbelows",
"ruffles",
"apparels",
"bells and whistles",
"blazonries",
"bric-a-brac",
"chichis",
"emblazonries",
"filigrees",
"fineries",
"foofaraws",
"fripperies",
"frostings",
"froufrous",
"frou-frous",
"enhancements",
"enrichments",
"improvements",
"adornments",
"beautifiers",
"caparisons",
"decorations",
"doodads",
"embellishers",
"embellishments",
"frills",
"garnishes",
"garnishments",
"garnitures",
"ornamentations",
"ornaments",
"setoffs",
"trims",
"appliqu\u00e9s",
"embossments",
"embroideries",
"fancyworks",
"bedizenments",
"gilts",
"glitters",
"designs",
"figures",
"patterns",
"furnishings",
"regalia",
"trappings"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blemishes",
"defacements",
"disfigurements",
"scars",
"blots",
"spots",
"stains"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"flogging":{
"as in whipping , thrashing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"assault",
"attack",
"bashing",
"battering",
"battery",
"batting",
"beating",
"belting",
"bludgeoning",
"buffeting",
"clubbing",
"cudgeling",
"cudgelling",
"drubbing",
"hammering",
"lacing",
"licking",
"mauling",
"paddling",
"pelting",
"pommeling",
"pommelling",
"pounding",
"pummeling",
"pummelling",
"smashing",
"socking",
"thrashing",
"thumping",
"tromping",
"walloping",
"whaling",
"whipping",
"damage",
"detriment",
"harm",
"hurt",
"impairment",
"injury",
"frenzy",
"fury",
"onslaught",
"outbreak",
"outrage",
"paroxysm",
"rage",
"rampage",
"revolt",
"riot",
"rupture",
"shock",
"storm",
"terror",
"threat",
"tumult",
"turbulence",
"upheaval",
"uproar",
"barbarity",
"brutality",
"savagery",
"browbeating",
"bulldozing",
"bullying",
"hectoring",
"strong-arming",
"force",
"foul play",
"violence",
"crippling",
"maiming",
"mayhem",
"mutilation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"pacificism",
"pacifism",
"nonviolence"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{
"examples":[
"a graphic depiction of a sailor being flogged by the captain for disobeying orders"
],
"synonyms":[
"birching",
"cowhiding",
"flagellating",
"flailing",
"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":[]
},
"to strike repeatedly":{
"examples":[
"was fined heavily for flogging a horse"
],
"synonyms":[
"bashing",
"basting",
"battering",
"batting",
"beating",
"belaboring",
"belting",
"birching",
"bludgeoning",
"buffeting",
"bunging up",
"clubbing",
"currying",
"doing",
"drubbing",
"fibbing",
"hammering",
"hiding",
"lacing",
"lambasting",
"lashing",
"lathering",
"licking",
"mauling",
"messing (up)",
"paddling",
"pelting",
"pommeling",
"pommelling",
"pounding",
"pummeling",
"pummelling",
"punching out",
"roughing (up)",
"slating",
"slogging",
"switching",
"tanning",
"thrashing",
"threshing",
"thumping",
"tromping",
"walloping",
"whaling",
"whipping",
"whopping",
"whapping",
"whupping",
"working over"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assailing",
"assaulting",
"attacking",
"besetting",
"boxing",
"busting",
"chopping",
"clobbering",
"clouting",
"cracking",
"cudgeling",
"cudgelling",
"cuffing",
"descending (on or upon)",
"hitting",
"jumping (on)",
"knocking",
"lamming",
"laying on",
"pasting",
"pouncing (on or upon)",
"punching",
"raiding",
"rushing",
"slamming",
"slapping",
"smacking",
"smashing",
"socking",
"spanking",
"storming",
"swatting",
"swiping",
"thwacking",
"whacking",
"whamming",
"whomping",
"blackjacking",
"caning",
"cowhiding",
"flagellating",
"fustigating",
"horsewhipping",
"leathering",
"pistol-whipping",
"rawhiding",
"scourging",
"strapping",
"goring",
"lacerating",
"wounding",
"maiming",
"mangling",
"mutilating"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move heavily or clumsily":{
"examples":[
"for most of the night, searchers flogged through the marsh, crying out for the lost child"
],
"synonyms":[
"barging",
"clumping",
"floundering",
"galumphing",
"lumbering",
"lumping",
"plodding",
"pounding",
"scuffing",
"scuffling",
"shambling",
"shuffling",
"slogging",
"sloughing",
"stamping",
"stomping",
"stumbling",
"stumping",
"tramping",
"tromping",
"trudging"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dragging",
"flopping",
"hauling",
"blundering",
"careening",
"doddering",
"lurching",
"reeling",
"staggering",
"swaying",
"teetering",
"tottering",
"waddling",
"weaving",
"wobbling",
"wabbling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drifting",
"floating",
"hanging",
"hovering",
"poising",
"wafting"
],
"antonyms":[
"breezing",
"coasting",
"gliding",
"sliding",
"waltzing",
"whisking"
]
},
"to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually":{
"examples":[
"ignoring the groans and catcalls that his speech was provoking, the backbencher flogged away"
],
"synonyms":[
"blundering",
"bumbling",
"floundering",
"limping",
"lumbering",
"plodding",
"struggling",
"stumbling",
"trudging"
],
"near synonyms":[
"jogging",
"shambling",
"shuffling",
"wallowing",
"weltering",
"faltering",
"lurching",
"reeling",
"staggering",
"swaying",
"teetering",
"tottering",
"fumbling",
"muddling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coasting",
"flying",
"gliding",
"kilting",
"sailing",
"zipping",
"zooming"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"floodlights":{
"as in lightings , flashlights":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"arc lamps",
"arc lights",
"candelabra",
"candelabrums",
"candelabras",
"candles",
"chandeliers",
"dark lanterns",
"flares",
"flashbulbs",
"flashcubes",
"flashes",
"flashlights",
"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":[]
},
"as in lights , illuminates":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blazes",
"burns",
"fires",
"flames",
"glares",
"glows",
"ignites",
"incinerates",
"kindles",
"bathes",
"beacons",
"emblazes",
"illumes",
"illuminates",
"illumines",
"irradiates",
"lightens",
"lights",
"beams",
"beats (down)",
"radiates",
"shines",
"gleams",
"glistens",
"glitters",
"bedazzles",
"blinds",
"dazes",
"dazzles",
"highlights",
"spotlights",
"enhaloes",
"haloes",
"brightens"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blackens",
"darkens",
"obfuscates",
"dims",
"dulls",
"obscures",
"covers",
"shrouds",
"veils",
"douses",
"dowses",
"extinguishes",
"puts out",
"quenches",
"snuffs (out)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"floodgates":{
"as in sluices":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"sluices",
"barricades",
"barriers",
"blocks",
"barrages",
"milldams",
"stanks",
"weirs",
"locks",
"canals",
"channels",
"ditches",
"gutters",
"troughs",
"breastworks",
"bulwarks",
"earthworks",
"ramparts",
"breakwaters",
"jetties",
"seawalls",
"dams",
"dikes",
"embankments",
"heads",
"levees"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"floor-throughs":{
"as in garden apartments , duplex apartments":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bed-sitters",
"bedsits",
"bed-sitting-room",
"cohousings",
"condominiums",
"condominia",
"condos",
"duplex apartments",
"duplexes",
"efficiencies",
"efficiency apartments",
"flatlets",
"garden apartments",
"granny flats",
"maisonettes",
"penthouses",
"railroad flats",
"salons",
"saloons",
"studio apartments",
"studios",
"triplexes",
"walk-ups",
"apartments",
"diggings",
"digs",
"flats",
"lodgings",
"suites",
"tenements",
"galleries",
"wings",
"apartment buildings",
"apartment houses",
"tenement houses"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"flown into a rage":{
"to become very angry":{
"examples":[
"The kids worried their parents would fly into a rage when they saw the broken television screen."
],
"synonyms":[
"blown up",
"flared (up)",
"flipped (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"angered",
"fulminated",
"raged",
"ranted",
"raved",
"snapped",
"snarled",
"sputtered",
"stormed",
"teed off",
"vented",
"vituperated",
"bristled",
"burned",
"burnt",
"foamed",
"fumed",
"glared",
"glowered",
"seethed",
"sizzled",
"smoldered",
"smouldered",
"steamed",
"warmed",
"burst",
"bursted",
"exploded",
"flared (out)",
"flashed",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"maddened"
],
"near antonyms":[
"chilled out",
"cooled (off or down)",
"relaxed",
"hushed",
"quieted (down)"
],
"antonyms":[
"calmed (down)",
"simmered down"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"flowing":{
"capable of moving like a liquid":{
"examples":[
"a flowing silk scarf"
],
"synonyms":[
"fluent",
"fluid",
"liquid"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circumfluent",
"circumfluous",
"diluted",
"thin",
"watery",
"weak",
"semiliquid",
"semisolid"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clotted",
"coagulated",
"gelatinous",
"gelled",
"jelled",
"jellied",
"thick",
"gluey",
"glutinous",
"gooey",
"gummy",
"viscous"
],
"antonyms":[
"hard",
"nonliquid",
"solid"
]
},
"to move in a stream":{
"examples":[
"water was flowing over the dam at a tremendous rate"
],
"synonyms":[
"pouring",
"rolling",
"running",
"streaming"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arising",
"disemboguing",
"effusing",
"emanating",
"issuing",
"springing",
"coursing",
"racing",
"rushing",
"fountaining",
"gushing",
"spouting",
"spurting",
"deluging",
"engulfing",
"flooding",
"inundating",
"overflowing",
"overrunning",
"swamping",
"cascading",
"dribbling",
"dripping",
"guttering",
"riffling",
"rippling",
"sheeting",
"trickling",
"flushing",
"washing out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clotting",
"coagulating",
"congealing",
"gelling",
"hardening",
"setting"
],
"antonyms":[
"backing up"
]
},
"to move or proceed smoothly and readily":{
"examples":[
"as everyone relaxed, the conversation really started to flow"
],
"synonyms":[
"bowling",
"breezing",
"brushing",
"coasting",
"cruising",
"drifting",
"gliding",
"rolling",
"sailing",
"skimming",
"sliding",
"slipping",
"streaming",
"sweeping",
"whisking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flying",
"racing",
"rushing",
"speeding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"limping",
"lumbering",
"plodding",
"stumbling",
"trudging",
"shambling",
"shuffling",
"stamping",
"stomping",
"stumping",
"tramping",
"laboring",
"toiling"
],
"antonyms":[
"floundering",
"struggling"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"flown at":{
"to take sudden, violent action against":{
"examples":[
"The batter flew at the pitcher, thinking the beanball was thrown on purpose."
],
"synonyms":[
"assailed",
"assaulted",
"attacked",
"beset",
"bushwhacked",
"charged",
"descended (on or upon)",
"gone in (on)",
"jumped (on)",
"pounced (on or upon)",
"raided",
"rushed",
"set on",
"sicced",
"sicked",
"stormed",
"struck",
"stricken",
"trashed",
"turned (on)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bum-rushed",
"ganged up (on)",
"mobbed",
"swarmed",
"mugged",
"robbed",
"ambuscaded",
"ambushed",
"surprised",
"surprized",
"waylaid",
"blitzed",
"bombarded",
"bombed",
"nuked",
"barraged",
"cannonaded",
"cannoned",
"banged away (at)",
"battered",
"buffeted",
"plastered",
"beleaguered",
"besieged",
"pressed",
"harried",
"looted",
"pillaged",
"plundered",
"ravaged",
"sacked",
"forayed",
"invaded",
"overrun",
"enveloped",
"flanked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"covered",
"defended",
"guarded",
"protected",
"secured",
"shielded"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"flowerets":{
"as in buds , florets":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"buds",
"florets",
"blooms",
"blossoms",
"flowers",
"bouquets",
"nosegays",
"posies",
"arrangements",
"boutonnieres",
"corsages",
"garlands",
"leis",
"sprays",
"wreaths"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"floodplains":{
"as in basins , potholes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"basins",
"kettles",
"potholes",
"canyons",
"cols",
"couloirs",
"defiles",
"flumes",
"gaps",
"gills",
"gorges",
"gulches",
"gulfs",
"kloofs",
"linns",
"notches",
"passes",
"ravines",
"saddles",
"abysses",
"chasms",
"cirques",
"clefts",
"crevasses",
"crevices",
"cwms",
"fissures",
"combes",
"coombes",
"coombs",
"dales",
"dells",
"glens",
"hollows",
"shut-ins",
"vales",
"valleys",
"arroyos",
"barrancas",
"barrancos",
"coulees",
"draws",
"gullies",
"gulleys",
"gutters",
"nullahs",
"trenches",
"troughs",
"wadis",
"washes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in grasslands , uplands":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"campos",
"champaigns",
"downs",
"grasslands",
"heaths",
"leas",
"leys",
"llanos",
"moors",
"pampas",
"plains",
"prairies",
"savannas",
"savannahs",
"steppes",
"tundras",
"velds",
"veldts",
"bottomlands",
"bottoms",
"flats",
"lowlands",
"plateaus",
"plateaux",
"tablelands",
"tables",
"uplands",
"fields",
"meadows"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"flout":{
"to ignore in a disrespectful manner":{
"examples":[
"an able-bodied motorist openly flouting the law and parking in a space reserved for the disabled"
],
"synonyms":[
"despise",
"disregard",
"scorn"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dismiss",
"forget",
"neglect",
"overlook",
"overpass",
"pass over",
"slur (over)",
"belittle",
"deprecate",
"disparage",
"slight"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accept",
"approve",
"use"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}
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