dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/jig_MWT.json

{
  "jigged":{
    "to make jerky or restless movements":{
      "examples":[
        "the mother could tell that her little boy had to use the bathroom because he was jigging"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "fiddled",
        "fidgeted",
        "jerked",
        "jiggled",
        "squiggled",
        "squirmed",
        "thrashed",
        "threshed",
        "tossed",
        "twisted",
        "twitched",
        "wiggled",
        "wriggled",
        "writhed"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "flitted",
        "fluttered",
        "twittered",
        "quaked",
        "quivered",
        "shivered",
        "shook",
        "shuddered",
        "trembled",
        "paced"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "relaxed",
        "rested",
        "unwound",
        "calmed (down)",
        "stilled"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "jigs":{
    "a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end":{
      "examples":[
        "okay, buster, the jig is up"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "artifices",
        "devices",
        "dodges",
        "fetches",
        "flimflams",
        "gambits",
        "gimmicks",
        "juggles",
        "knacks",
        "plays",
        "ploys",
        "ruses",
        "schemes",
        "shenanigans",
        "sleights",
        "stratagems",
        "tricks",
        "wiles"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "bluffs",
        "end runs",
        "feints",
        "chicaneries",
        "cozenages",
        "crafts",
        "crookeries",
        "cunnings",
        "deceptions",
        "duperies",
        "duplicities",
        "fakeries",
        "juggleries",
        "legerdemains",
        "skulduggeries",
        "skullduggeries",
        "subterfuges",
        "trickeries",
        "frauds",
        "gaffs",
        "hoaxes",
        "shams",
        "swindles",
        "blinds",
        "fronts",
        "smoke screens"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to make jerky or restless movements":{
      "examples":[
        "the mother could tell that her little boy had to use the bathroom because he was jigging"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "fiddles",
        "fidgets",
        "jerks",
        "jiggles",
        "squiggles",
        "squirms",
        "thrashes",
        "threshes",
        "tosses",
        "twists",
        "twitches",
        "wiggles",
        "wriggles",
        "writhes"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "flits",
        "flutters",
        "twitters",
        "quakes",
        "quivers",
        "shakes",
        "shivers",
        "shudders",
        "trembles",
        "paces"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "relaxes",
        "rests",
        "unwinds",
        "calms (down)",
        "stills"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "jigger":{
    "an interesting and often novel device with a practical use":{
      "examples":[
        "a kitchen store filled with neat little jiggers that you didn't know you needed"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "appliance",
        "contraption",
        "contrivance",
        "gadget",
        "gimmick",
        "gizmo",
        "gismo",
        "widget"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "implement",
        "instrument",
        "tool",
        "utensil",
        "ingenuity",
        "innovation",
        "invention",
        "accessory",
        "accessary",
        "adjunct",
        "mechanism",
        "trick",
        "dingus",
        "doodad",
        "doohickey",
        "hickey",
        "hootenanny",
        "thingamabob",
        "thingamajig",
        "thingumajig",
        "thingummy"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "jiggling":{
    "a series of slight movements by a body back and forth or from side to side":{
      "examples":[
        "the nerve-rattling jiggling we got when we drove over the railroad tracks"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "oscillation",
        "quivering",
        "shaking",
        "shivering",
        "shuddering",
        "trembling",
        "twitching",
        "vibration"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "juddering",
        "quaking",
        "rocking",
        "jiggle",
        "palpitation",
        "quiver",
        "shake",
        "shiver",
        "shudder",
        "tremble",
        "tremor",
        "twitch"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "as in jiggly , rickety":{
      "examples":[],
      "synonyms":[],
      "near synonyms":[
        "doddering",
        "doddery",
        "jiggly",
        "rickety",
        "staggery",
        "teetering",
        "tottering",
        "tottery",
        "infirm",
        "insecure",
        "precarious",
        "unsound",
        "askew",
        "awry",
        "cockeyed",
        "lopsided",
        "off-kilter",
        "uneven",
        "rocky",
        "shaky",
        "tippy",
        "tipsy",
        "wavery",
        "wobbly",
        "wabbly",
        "wonky",
        "unbalanced",
        "unstable",
        "unsteady"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "balanced",
        "equilibrated",
        "stabilized",
        "stable",
        "steady",
        "even",
        "level",
        "straight",
        "sound",
        "sturdy",
        "substantial"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to make a series of small irregular or violent movements":{
      "examples":[
        "the gelatin salad continued to jiggle after she set it on the table"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "agitating",
        "bucketing",
        "convulsing",
        "jerking",
        "joggling",
        "jolting",
        "jouncing",
        "juddering",
        "quaking",
        "quivering",
        "shaking",
        "shuddering",
        "vibrating",
        "wobbling",
        "wabbling"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "rocking",
        "swaying",
        "swinging",
        "chattering",
        "quavering",
        "shivering",
        "thrilling",
        "trembling",
        "twitching",
        "doddering",
        "wavering",
        "flickering",
        "fluctuating",
        "fluttering",
        "oscillating",
        "undulating",
        "waving",
        "beating",
        "palpitating",
        "pit-a-patting",
        "pitter-pattering",
        "pulsating",
        "pulsing",
        "throbbing"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to make jerky or restless movements":{
      "examples":[
        "the applicant's knees constantly jiggled , betraying her nervousness"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "fiddling",
        "fidgeting",
        "jerking",
        "jigging",
        "squiggling",
        "squirming",
        "thrashing",
        "threshing",
        "tossing",
        "twisting",
        "twitching",
        "wiggling",
        "wriggling",
        "writhing"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "flitting",
        "fluttering",
        "twittering",
        "quaking",
        "quivering",
        "shaking",
        "shivering",
        "shuddering",
        "trembling",
        "pacing"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "relaxing",
        "resting",
        "unwinding",
        "calming (down)",
        "stilling"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "jiggles":{
    "to make a series of small irregular or violent movements":{
      "examples":[
        "the gelatin salad continued to jiggle after she set it on the table"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "agitates",
        "buckets",
        "convulses",
        "jerks",
        "joggles",
        "jolts",
        "jounces",
        "judders",
        "quakes",
        "quivers",
        "shakes",
        "shudders",
        "vibrates",
        "wobbles",
        "wabbles"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "rocks",
        "sways",
        "swings",
        "chatters",
        "quavers",
        "shivers",
        "thrills",
        "trembles",
        "twitches",
        "dodders",
        "wavers",
        "flickers",
        "fluctuates",
        "flutters",
        "oscillates",
        "undulates",
        "waves",
        "beats",
        "palpitates",
        "pit-a-pats",
        "pitter-patters",
        "pulsates",
        "pulses",
        "throbs"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to make jerky or restless movements":{
      "examples":[
        "the applicant's knees constantly jiggled , betraying her nervousness"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "fiddles",
        "fidgets",
        "jerks",
        "jigs",
        "squiggles",
        "squirms",
        "thrashes",
        "threshes",
        "tosses",
        "twists",
        "twitches",
        "wiggles",
        "wriggles",
        "writhes"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "flits",
        "flutters",
        "twitters",
        "quakes",
        "quivers",
        "shakes",
        "shivers",
        "shudders",
        "trembles",
        "paces"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "relaxes",
        "rests",
        "unwinds",
        "calms (down)",
        "stills"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "as in shakes , shivers":{
      "examples":[],
      "synonyms":[],
      "near synonyms":[
        "palpitations",
        "quivers",
        "shakes",
        "shivers",
        "shudders",
        "trembles",
        "tremors",
        "twitches",
        "oscillations",
        "vibrations"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "jiggled":{
    "to make a series of small irregular or violent movements":{
      "examples":[
        "the gelatin salad continued to jiggle after she set it on the table"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "agitated",
        "bucketed",
        "convulsed",
        "jerked",
        "joggled",
        "jolted",
        "jounced",
        "juddered",
        "quaked",
        "quivered",
        "shook",
        "shuddered",
        "vibrated",
        "wobbled",
        "wabbled"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "rocked",
        "swayed",
        "swung",
        "chattered",
        "quavered",
        "shivered",
        "thrilled",
        "trembled",
        "twitched",
        "doddered",
        "wavered",
        "flickered",
        "fluctuated",
        "fluttered",
        "oscillated",
        "undulated",
        "waved",
        "beat",
        "palpitated",
        "pit-a-patted",
        "pitter-pattered",
        "pulsated",
        "pulsed",
        "throbbed"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to make jerky or restless movements":{
      "examples":[
        "the applicant's knees constantly jiggled , betraying her nervousness"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "fiddled",
        "fidgeted",
        "jerked",
        "jigged",
        "squiggled",
        "squirmed",
        "thrashed",
        "threshed",
        "tossed",
        "twisted",
        "twitched",
        "wiggled",
        "wriggled",
        "writhed"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "flitted",
        "fluttered",
        "twittered",
        "quaked",
        "quivered",
        "shivered",
        "shook",
        "shuddered",
        "trembled",
        "paced"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "relaxed",
        "rested",
        "unwound",
        "calmed (down)",
        "stilled"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "jiggers":{
    "an interesting and often novel device with a practical use":{
      "examples":[
        "a kitchen store filled with neat little jiggers that you didn't know you needed"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "appliances",
        "contraptions",
        "contrivances",
        "gadgets",
        "gimmicks",
        "gizmos",
        "gismos",
        "widgets"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "implements",
        "instruments",
        "tools",
        "utensils",
        "ingenuities",
        "innovations",
        "inventions",
        "accessories",
        "accessaries",
        "adjuncts",
        "mechanisms",
        "tricks",
        "dinguses",
        "doodads",
        "doohickeys",
        "doohickies",
        "hickeys",
        "hootenannies",
        "thingamabobs",
        "thingamajigs",
        "thingumajigs",
        "thingummies"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "jigging":{
    "to make jerky or restless movements":{
      "examples":[
        "the mother could tell that her little boy had to use the bathroom because he was jigging"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "fiddling",
        "fidgeting",
        "jerking",
        "jiggling",
        "squiggling",
        "squirming",
        "thrashing",
        "threshing",
        "tossing",
        "twisting",
        "twitching",
        "wiggling",
        "wriggling",
        "writhing"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "flitting",
        "fluttering",
        "twittering",
        "quaking",
        "quivering",
        "shaking",
        "shivering",
        "shuddering",
        "trembling",
        "pacing"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "relaxing",
        "resting",
        "unwinding",
        "calming (down)",
        "stilling"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "jiggery-pokery":{
    "the use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end":{
      "examples":[
        "the judge ordered the corporation to hand over all records, with no jiggery-pokery about unexpected problems and missing information"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "artifice",
        "chicane",
        "chicanery",
        "gamesmanship",
        "hanky-panky",
        "jugglery",
        "legerdemain",
        "skulduggery",
        "skullduggery",
        "subterfuge",
        "trickery",
        "wile"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "artfulness",
        "caginess",
        "cageyness",
        "craftiness",
        "cunning",
        "deviousness",
        "foxiness",
        "oiliness",
        "shadiness",
        "sharpness",
        "shiftiness",
        "shrewdness",
        "slickness",
        "slipperiness",
        "slyness",
        "sneakiness",
        "treachery",
        "underhandedness",
        "wiliness",
        "crookedness",
        "crookery",
        "cunning",
        "deceit",
        "deceitfulness",
        "deception",
        "deceptiveness",
        "dishonesty",
        "dissimulation",
        "double-dealing",
        "dupery",
        "duplicity",
        "guile",
        "guilefulness",
        "hypocrisy",
        "insincerity",
        "fakery",
        "humbuggery",
        "imposture",
        "quackery",
        "dirty pool",
        "dirty tricks",
        "design",
        "plotting",
        "scheming",
        "secrecy",
        "stealth"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "artlessness",
        "forthrightness",
        "guilelessness",
        "ingenuousness",
        "sincerity",
        "candidness",
        "candor",
        "directness",
        "openness",
        "plainness",
        "plainspokenness"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "jig":{
    "a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end":{
      "examples":[
        "okay, buster, the jig is up"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "artifice",
        "device",
        "dodge",
        "fetch",
        "flimflam",
        "gambit",
        "gimmick",
        "juggle",
        "knack",
        "play",
        "ploy",
        "ruse",
        "scheme",
        "shenanigan",
        "sleight",
        "stratagem",
        "trick",
        "wile"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "bluff",
        "end run",
        "feint",
        "cheating",
        "chicanery",
        "cozenage",
        "craft",
        "crookery",
        "cunning",
        "deception",
        "dupery",
        "duplicity",
        "fakery",
        "jugglery",
        "legerdemain",
        "skulduggery",
        "skullduggery",
        "subterfuge",
        "swindling",
        "trickery",
        "fraud",
        "gaff",
        "hoax",
        "sham",
        "swindle",
        "blind",
        "front",
        "smoke screen"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to make jerky or restless movements":{
      "examples":[
        "the mother could tell that her little boy had to use the bathroom because he was jigging"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "fiddle",
        "fidget",
        "jerk",
        "jiggle",
        "squiggle",
        "squirm",
        "thrash",
        "thresh",
        "toss",
        "twist",
        "twitch",
        "wiggle",
        "wriggle",
        "writhe"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "flit",
        "flutter",
        "twitter",
        "quake",
        "quiver",
        "shake",
        "shiver",
        "shudder",
        "tremble",
        "pace"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "relax",
        "rest",
        "unwind",
        "calm (down)",
        "still"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "jiggly":{
    "as in jiggling , rickety":{
      "examples":[],
      "synonyms":[],
      "near synonyms":[
        "doddering",
        "doddery",
        "jiggling",
        "rickety",
        "staggery",
        "teetering",
        "tottering",
        "tottery",
        "infirm",
        "insecure",
        "precarious",
        "unsound",
        "askew",
        "awry",
        "cockeyed",
        "lopsided",
        "off-kilter",
        "uneven",
        "rocky",
        "shaky",
        "tippy",
        "tipsy",
        "wavery",
        "wobbly",
        "wabbly",
        "wonky",
        "unbalanced",
        "unstable",
        "unsteady"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "balanced",
        "equilibrated",
        "stabilized",
        "stable",
        "steady",
        "even",
        "level",
        "straight",
        "sound",
        "sturdy",
        "substantial"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "jiggle":{
    "to make a series of small irregular or violent movements":{
      "examples":[
        "the gelatin salad continued to jiggle after she set it on the table"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "agitate",
        "bucket",
        "convulse",
        "jerk",
        "joggle",
        "jolt",
        "jounce",
        "judder",
        "quake",
        "quiver",
        "shake",
        "shudder",
        "vibrate",
        "wobble",
        "wabble"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "rock",
        "sway",
        "swing",
        "chatter",
        "quaver",
        "shiver",
        "thrill",
        "tremble",
        "twitch",
        "dodder",
        "waver",
        "flicker",
        "fluctuate",
        "flutter",
        "oscillate",
        "undulate",
        "wave",
        "beat",
        "palpitate",
        "pit-a-pat",
        "pitter-patter",
        "pulsate",
        "pulse",
        "throb"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to make jerky or restless movements":{
      "examples":[
        "the applicant's knees constantly jiggled , betraying her nervousness"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "fiddle",
        "fidget",
        "jerk",
        "jig",
        "squiggle",
        "squirm",
        "thrash",
        "thresh",
        "toss",
        "twist",
        "twitch",
        "wiggle",
        "wriggle",
        "writhe"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "flit",
        "flutter",
        "twitter",
        "quake",
        "quiver",
        "shake",
        "shiver",
        "shudder",
        "tremble",
        "pace"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "relax",
        "rest",
        "unwind",
        "calm (down)",
        "still"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "as in shake , shiver":{
      "examples":[],
      "synonyms":[],
      "near synonyms":[
        "palpitation",
        "quiver",
        "shake",
        "shiver",
        "shudder",
        "tremble",
        "tremor",
        "twitch",
        "juddering",
        "quaking",
        "rocking",
        "jiggling",
        "oscillation",
        "quivering",
        "shaking",
        "shivering",
        "shuddering",
        "trembling",
        "twitching",
        "vibration"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  }
}