"something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment":{
"examples":[
"I'd buy that watch, but I don't have the jack right now"
],
"synonyms":[
"bread",
"bucks",
"cabbage",
"cash",
"change",
"chips",
"coin",
"currency",
"dough",
"gold",
"green",
"kale",
"legal tender",
"lolly",
"long green",
"loot",
"lucre",
"money",
"moola",
"moolah",
"needful",
"pelf",
"scratch",
"shekels",
"sheqels",
"shekelim",
"shekalim",
"sheqalim",
"tender",
"wampum"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coinage",
"specie",
"dead presidents",
"folding money",
"paper money",
"scrip",
"banknote",
"cashier's check",
"check",
"draft",
"money order",
"note",
"promissory note",
"bill",
"dollar",
"greenback",
"bankroll",
"capital",
"finances",
"funds",
"roll",
"wad",
"wallet",
"chump change",
"dibs",
"dime",
"mite",
"peanuts",
"pittance",
"shoestring",
"big bucks",
"bomb",
"boodle",
"bundle",
"earth",
"fortune",
"king's ransom",
"megabucks",
"mint",
"packet",
"pile",
"pot",
"abundance",
"means",
"opulence",
"riches",
"treasure",
"wealth",
"resources",
"wherewithal",
"mad money",
"petty cash",
"pin money",
"pocket money",
"spending money"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling":{
"examples":[
"a Portuguese ship flying the national jack"
],
"synonyms":[
"banderole",
"banderol",
"banner",
"colors",
"ensign",
"flag",
"guidon",
"pendant",
"pendent",
"pennant",
"pennon",
"standard",
"streamer"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bunting",
"gonfalon",
"black flag",
"Jolly Roger",
"tricolor",
"union jack",
"white flag",
"burgee",
"semaphore",
"signaler",
"signaller",
"waft",
"badge",
"coat of arms",
"crest",
"insignia"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an adult male human being":{
"examples":[
"hey, jack , can you spare some change?"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastard",
"bloke",
"buck",
"cat",
"chap",
"chappie",
"dude",
"fella",
"fellow",
"galoot",
"gent",
"gentleman",
"guy",
"hombre",
"joe",
"joker",
"lad",
"male",
"man"
],
"near synonyms":[
"master",
"mister",
"sir",
"buddy",
"buster"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel":{
"examples":[
"the streets of the old seaport were once full of jacks , harlots, and other dockside denizens"
],
"synonyms":[
"gob",
"hearty",
"jack-tar",
"mariner",
"navigator",
"sailor",
"salt",
"sea dog",
"seafarer",
"seaman",
"shipman",
"swab",
"swabbie",
"swabby",
"tar"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coxswain",
"crewman",
"deckhand",
"shipmate",
"able-bodied seaman",
"able seaman",
"lubber",
"powerboater",
"sailboater",
"lime-juicer",
"limey"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the total of the bets at stake at one time":{
"examples":[
"tension was mounting as the jack was getting bigger by the minute"
],
"synonyms":[
"jackpot",
"pool",
"pot"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fund",
"kitty",
"bet",
"stake",
"wager"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person whose job is to cut down trees":{
"examples":[
"we'll need to hire more jacks to get this forest cleared before winter"
],
"synonyms":[
"logger",
"lumberjack",
"lumberman"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lumberer",
"sawyer",
"forester"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"jackass":{
"a person who lacks good sense or judgment":{
"examples":[
"only a jackass would dive into a lake without first checking to see how deep the water is"
],
"synonyms":[
"berk",
"booby",
"charlie",
"charley",
"cuckoo",
"ding-a-ling",
"ding-dong",
"dingbat",
"dipstick",
"doofus",
"featherhead",
"fool",
"git",
"goose",
"half-wit",
"lunatic",
"mooncalf",
"nincompoop",
"ninny",
"ninnyhammer",
"nit",
"nitwit",
"nut",
"nutcase",
"simp",
"simpleton",
"turkey",
"yo-yo"
],
"near synonyms":[
"daredevil",
"madman",
"airhead",
"birdbrain",
"blockhead",
"dodo",
"dolt",
"donkey",
"dope",
"dork",
"dumbbell",
"dummy",
"dunce",
"fathead",
"gander",
"goon",
"idiot",
"ignoramus",
"imbecile",
"know-nothing",
"knucklehead",
"moron",
"numskull",
"numbskull",
"pinhead",
"schlub",
"shlub",
"schlump",
"schnook",
"stock",
"featherbrain",
"scatterbrain",
"butt",
"dupe",
"laughingstock",
"mockery",
"monkey",
"chump",
"loser",
"schlemiel",
"shlemiel",
"character",
"codger",
"crackbrain",
"crackpot",
"crank",
"kook",
"oddball",
"screwball",
"weirdo"
],
"near antonyms":[
"sage",
"thinker",
"brain",
"genius"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a stupid person":{
"examples":[
"you don't have to act like a jackass just to get a girl to notice you"
],
"synonyms":[
"airhead",
"birdbrain",
"blockhead",
"bonehead",
"bubblehead",
"chowderhead",
"chucklehead",
"clodpoll",
"clodpole",
"clot",
"cluck",
"clunk",
"cretin",
"cuddy",
"cuddie",
"deadhead",
"dim bulb",
"dimwit",
"dip",
"dodo",
"dolt",
"donkey",
"doofus",
"dope",
"dork",
"dullard",
"dum-dum",
"dumbbell",
"dumbhead",
"dummkopf",
"dummy",
"dunce",
"dunderhead",
"fathead",
"gander",
"golem",
"goof",
"goon",
"half-wit",
"hammerhead",
"hardhead",
"idiot",
"ignoramus",
"imbecile",
"know-nothing",
"knucklehead",
"lamebrain",
"loggerhead",
"loon",
"lump",
"lunkhead",
"meathead",
"mome",
"moron",
"mug",
"mutt",
"natural",
"nimrod",
"nincompoop",
"ninny",
"ninnyhammer",
"nit",
"nitwit",
"noddy",
"noodle",
"numskull",
"numbskull",
"oaf",
"pinhead",
"prat",
"ratbag",
"saphead",
"schlub",
"shlub",
"schnook",
"simpleton",
"stock",
"stupe",
"stupid",
"thickhead",
"turkey",
"woodenhead",
"yahoo",
"yo-yo"
],
"near synonyms":[
"booby",
"buffoon",
"fool",
"goose",
"loony",
"lunatic",
"madman",
"nut",
"zany",
"loser",
"gawk",
"featherbrain",
"scatterbrain",
"beast",
"boor",
"cad",
"churl",
"clown",
"creep",
"cur",
"heel",
"jerk",
"skunk",
"snake",
"stinker",
"villain"
],
"near antonyms":[
"intellect",
"intellectual",
"sage",
"thinker",
"whiz",
"wizard",
"polymath",
"Renaissance man",
"sharpie",
"sharpy"
],
"antonyms":[
"brain",
"genius"
]
},
"a sturdy and patient domestic mammal that is used especially to carry things":{
"examples":[
"with our jackasses loaded with supplies, we slowly made our way down to the floor of the canyon"
],
"synonyms":[
"ass",
"burro",
"donkey",
"moke"
],
"near synonyms":[
"jack",
"jennet",
"jenny",
"hinny",
"mule",
"pack animal"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"jacket":{
"as in vest , cloak":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"something that encloses another thing especially to protect it":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"slip the art book into its jacket so it won't get dirty"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"cartridge",
"cassette",
"casette",
"bark",
"crust",
"carapace",
"house",
"mail",
"panoply",
"plate",
"plating",
"shield",
"cuticle",
"hide",
"skin",
"envelope",
"package",
"wrapper",
"backing",
"coating",
"coverture",
"facing"
],
"synonyms":[
"armor",
"capsule",
"case",
"casing",
"cocoon",
"cover",
"covering",
"encasement",
"housing",
"hull",
"husk",
"pod",
"sheath",
"shell"
]
},
"the hairy covering of a mammal especially when fine, soft, and thick":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"llamas are prized for their soft, lush jackets"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"undercoat",
"underfur",
"hide",
"leather",
"pelt",
"skin"
],
"synonyms":[
"coat",
"fleece",
"fur",
"hair",
"pelage",
"pile",
"wool"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"jackleg":{
"being such only for recreation":{
"examples":[
"a toolshed that can be built by any jackleg carpenter who's capable of hitting a nail without smashing his thumb"
],
"synonyms":[
"amateur",
"avocational",
"backyard",
"nonprofessional",
"Sunday"
],
"near synonyms":[
"naive",
"na\u00efve",
"primitive",
"self-taught",
"amateurish",
"dilettante",
"inexperienced",
"inexpert",
"unprofessional",
"unskilled",
"uninitiated",
"unprepared",
"unqualified",
"unschooled",
"untaught",
"untrained",
"untutored",
"part-time",
"weekend"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"lacking or showing a lack of expert skill":{
"examples":[
"he did such a jackleg installation of that door frame that now the door won't shut"
],
"synonyms":[
"amateur",
"amateurish",
"dilettante",
"dilettantish",
"inexperienced",
"inexpert",
"nonprofessional",
"unprofessional",
"unskilled",
"unskillful"
],
"near synonyms":[
"curbstone",
"self-taught",
"uninitiated",
"unprepared",
"unqualified",
"unschooled",
"untaught",
"untrained",
"untutored",
"awkward",
"clumsy",
"ham-fisted",
"ham-handed",
"heavy-handed",
"crude",
"defective",
"faulty",
"flawed",
"primitive",
"unfinished",
"unpolished",
"beginning",
"entry-level",
"fresh",
"green",
"new",
"raw",
"unseasoned",
"untested",
"untried",
"would-be",
"incapable",
"incompetent",
"talentless",
"unable",
"unfit",
"ungifted",
"untalented"
],
"near antonyms":[
"able",
"accomplished",
"capable",
"competent",
"dexterous",
"dextrous",
"gifted",
"habile",
"handsome",
"proficient",
"skilled",
"skillful",
"talented",
"experienced",
"practiced",
"practised",
"seasoned",
"veteran",
"educated",
"fitted",
"initiated",
"knowledgeable",
"prepared",
"qualified",
"schooled",
"taught",
"trained",
"tutored",
"versed",
"all-around",
"all-round",
"ambidextrous",
"versatile",
"well-rounded",
"finished",
"polished",
"slick"
],
"antonyms":[
"ace",
"adept",
"consummate",
"crackerjack",
"expert",
"master",
"masterful",
"masterly",
"professional",
"virtuosic",
"virtuoso"
]
},
"having or showing lowered moral character or standards":{
"examples":[
"a jackleg lawyer whose clients consist mainly of drug dealers and child molesters"
],
"synonyms":[
"corrupt",
"debased",
"debauched",
"decadent",
"degenerate",
"degraded",
"demoralized",
"depraved",
"dissipated",
"dissolute",
"libertine",
"loose",
"perverse",
"perverted",
"rakehell",
"rakehelly",
"rakish",
"reprobate",
"sick",
"unclean",
"unwholesome",
"warped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bent",
"crooked",
"cutthroat",
"dishonest",
"unethical",
"unprincipled",
"unscrupulous",
"contaminated",
"spoiled",
"tainted",
"bad",
"evil",
"immoral",
"iniquitous",
"miscreant",
"nefarious",
"sinful",
"vicious",
"wicked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"incorruptible",
"ethical",
"honest",
"principled",
"good",
"moral",
"righteous",
"virtuous"
],
"antonyms":[
"pure",
"uncorrupt",
"uncorrupted"
]
},
"a person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science":{
"examples":[
"you can't rely on a bunch of jacklegs to run your dairy farm"
],
"synonyms":[
"amateur",
"hack",
"hacker",
"inexpert",
"trifler"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beginner",
"freshman",
"greenhorn",
"kid",
"learner",
"neophyte",
"newcomer",
"novice",
"rookie",
"tenderfoot",
"tyro"
],
"near antonyms":[
"maestro",
"virtuoso",
"whiz",
"wizard",
"old hand",
"old-timer",
"vet",
"veteran"
],
"antonyms":[
"ace",
"adept",
"crackerjack",
"crackajack",
"craftsman",
"expert",
"hand",
"master",
"past master",
"shark",
"sharp"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"jacks":{
"a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling":{
"examples":[
"a Portuguese ship flying the national jack"
],
"synonyms":[
"banderoles",
"banderols",
"banners",
"colors",
"ensigns",
"flags",
"guidons",
"pendants",
"pendents",
"pennants",
"pennons",
"standards",
"streamers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"buntings",
"gonfalons",
"black flags",
"Jolly Rogers",
"tricolors",
"union jacks",
"white flags",
"burgees",
"semaphores",
"signalers",
"signallers",
"wafts",
"badges",
"coats of arms",
"crests",
"insignia",
"insignias"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an adult male human being":{
"examples":[
"hey, jack , can you spare some change?"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastards",
"blokes",
"bucks",
"cats",
"chappies",
"chaps",
"dudes",
"fellas",
"fellers",
"fellows",
"galoots",
"gentlemen",
"gents",
"guys",
"hombres",
"joes",
"jokers",
"lads",
"males",
"men"
],
"near synonyms":[
"masters",
"misters",
"sirs",
"buddies",
"busters"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel":{
"examples":[
"the streets of the old seaport were once full of jacks , harlots, and other dockside denizens"
],
"synonyms":[
"gobs",
"hearties",
"jack-tars",
"mariners",
"navigators",
"sailors",
"salts",
"sea dogs",
"seafarers",
"seamen",
"shipmen",
"swabbies",
"swabs",
"tars"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coxswains",
"crewmen",
"deckhands",
"shipmates",
"able-bodied seamen",
"able seamen",
"lubbers",
"powerboaters",
"sailboaters",
"lime-juicers",
"limeys"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the total of the bets at stake at one time":{
"examples":[
"tension was mounting as the jack was getting bigger by the minute"
],
"synonyms":[
"jackpots",
"pools",
"pots"
],
"near synonyms":[
"funds",
"kitties",
"bets",
"stakes",
"wagers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person whose job is to cut down trees":{
"examples":[
"we'll need to hire more jacks to get this forest cleared before winter"
],
"synonyms":[
"loggers",
"lumberjacks",
"lumbermen"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lumberers",
"sawyers",
"foresters"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"jack-of-all-trades":{
"a person who has many skills; a person who can do many different jobs":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"all-rounder",
"Renaissance man",
"ace",
"adept",
"artist",
"authority",
"cognoscente",
"connoisseur",
"crackerjack",
"crackajack",
"dab",
"dab hand",
"expert",
"fiend",
"geek",
"guru",
"hand",
"hotshot",
"maestro",
"master",
"maven",
"mavin",
"meister",
"past master",
"proficient",
"scholar",
"shark",
"sharp",
"virtuoso",
"whiz",
"wizard",
"pro",
"professional",
"consultant",
"hired gun",
"specialist",
"addict",
"aficionado",
"afficionado",
"buff",
"devotee",
"enthusiast",
"fan",
"craftsman",
"journeyman",
"mistress"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apprentice",
"beginner",
"neophyte",
"novice",
"dabbler",
"dilettante",
"layman",
"nonprofessional",
"amateur",
"inexpert",
"nonexpert"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"jacks (up)":{
"to lift with effort":{
"examples":[
"jack up the car so we can change that tire"
],
"synonyms":[
"boosts",
"heaves",
"hefts",
"hoists",
"upheaves"
],
"near synonyms":[
"elevates",
"hikes",
"picks up",
"raises",
"rears",
"uplifts",
"upraises",
"uprears",
"ups"
],
"near antonyms":[
"depresses",
"drops",
"lowers",
"sinks",
"submerges",
"submerses"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{
"examples":[
"local restaurants jacked up their prices for the summer tourist season"
],
"synonyms":[
"boosts",
"cranes",
"elevates",
"heaves",
"hefts",
"heightens",
"hikes",
"hoists",
"lifts",
"perks (up)",
"picks up",
"raises",
"takes up",
"upholds",
"uplifts",
"upraises",
"ups"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ascends",
"mounts",
"rises",
"rears",
"upends"
],
"near antonyms":[
"descends",
"dips",
"falls",
"pitches",
"plunges",
"slips",
"bears",
"depresses",
"presses",
"pushes",
"sinks",
"submerges"
],
"antonyms":[
"drops",
"lowers"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"jack-tar":{
"one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel":{
"examples":[
"a jack-tar swabbing the deck under the critical eye of the first mate"
],
"synonyms":[
"gob",
"hearty",
"jack",
"mariner",
"navigator",
"sailor",
"salt",
"sea dog",
"seafarer",
"seaman",
"shipman",
"swab",
"swabbie",
"swabby",
"tar"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coxswain",
"crewman",
"deckhand",
"shipmate",
"able-bodied seaman",
"able seaman",
"lubber",
"powerboater",
"sailboater",
"lime-juicer",
"limey"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"jackanapes":{
"as in whippersnapper , rapscallion":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"devil",
"hellion",
"imp",
"mischief",
"monkey",
"rapscallion",
"rascal",
"rogue",
"urchin",
"whippersnapper",
"babe",
"baby",
"bantling",
"infant",
"neonate",
"nestling",
"newborn",
"toddler",
"tot",
"tyke",
"tike",
"weanling",
"cherub",
"kindergartner",
"kindergartener",
"preschooler",
"rug rat",
"schoolboy",
"schoolchild",
"schoolgirl",
"schoolkid",
"preteen",
"preteen-ager",
"subteen",
"teen",
"teenager",
"teener",
"teenybopper",
"tween",
"adolescent",
"minor",
"lad",
"nipper",
"shaver",
"stripling",
"tad",
"bairn",
"bambino",
"bud",
"chap",
"chick",
"child",
"cub",
"juvenile",
"kid",
"kiddie",
"kiddy",
"kiddo",
"moppet",
"sprat",
"sprout",
"squirt",
"whelp",
"youngling",
"youngster",
"youth",
"bobby-soxer",
"hoyden",
"tomboy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adult",
"grown-up",
"middle-ager",
"ancient",
"elder",
"golden-ager",
"oldster",
"old-timer",
"senior",
"senior citizen"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"jackbooted":{
"as in authoritarian , totalitarian":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"authoritarian",
"oppressive",
"totalitarian",
"absolute",
"arbitrary",
"autocratic",
"autocratical",
"czarist",
"tsarist",
"tzarist",
"despotic",
"dictatorial",
"monocratic",
"tyrannical",
"tyrannic",
"tyrannous",
"antidemocratic",
"antirepublican",
"high-handed",
"magisterial",
"domineering",
"imperious",
"masterful",
"all-powerful",
"almighty",
"omnipotent",
"autonomous",
"self-governing",
"self-ruling",
"sovereign",
"sovran",
"unconditional",
"unlimited"
],
"near antonyms":[
"limited",
"circumscribed",
"restrained",
"restricted",
"constitutional",
"lawful",
"democratic",
"republican"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"jacked (up)":{
"being at a higher level than average":{
"examples":[
"the convenience store had the item I needed but at a ridiculously jacked up price"
],
"synonyms":[
"elevated",
"escalated",
"heightened",
"high",
"increased",
"raised",
"up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"extreme",
"full",
"maximized",
"maximum",
"peaked",
"sky-high",
"utmost",
"inflated",
"over",
"overfilled",
"overflowing",
"overfull",
"overlarge",
"overloaded",
"oversize",
"oversized"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decreased",
"depressed",
"dropped",
"knockdown",
"receded",
"under"
],
"antonyms":[
"down",
"low"
]
},
"to lift with effort":{
"examples":[
"jack up the car so we can change that tire"
],
"synonyms":[
"boosted",
"heaved",
"hove",
"hefted",
"hoisted",
"upheaved"
],
"near synonyms":[
"elevated",
"hiked",
"picked up",
"raised",
"reared",
"uplifted",
"upped",
"upraised",
"upreared"
],
"near antonyms":[
"depressed",
"dropped",
"lowered",
"sank",
"sunk",
"submerged",
"submersed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{
"examples":[
"local restaurants jacked up their prices for the summer tourist season"
],
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"boosted",
"craned",
"elevated",
"heaved",
"hove",
"hefted",
"heightened",
"hiked",
"hoisted",
"lifted",
"perked (up)",
"picked up",
"raised",
"took up",
"upheld",
"uplifted",
"upped",
"upraised"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ascended",
"mounted",
"rose",
"reared",
"upended"
],
"near antonyms":[
"descended",
"dipped",
"fell",
"pitched",
"plunged",
"slipped",
"bore",
"depressed",
"pressed",
"pushed",
"sank",
"sunk",
"submerged"
],
"antonyms":[
"dropped",
"lowered"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"jackknife":{
"as in dagger , machete":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bayonet",
"bodkin",
"bolo",
"bowie knife",
"cutlass",
"dagger",
"dirk",
"machete",
"pocketknife",
"poniard",
"sheath knife",
"stiletto",
"stylet",
"switchblade",
"switch knife",
"yataghan",
"cutter",
"knife",
"shank",
"shiv",
"cleaver",
"hack",
"rapier",
"saber",
"sabre",
"steel",
"sword",
"scalpel"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in header , swan dive":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"belly flop",
"header",
"swan dive",
"descent",
"drop",
"fall",
"plump",
"slip",
"spill",
"stumble",
"tumble",
"dip",
"immersion",
"submersion",
"dive",
"pitch",
"plunge"
],
"near antonyms":[
"jump",
"leap"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"jacklegs":{
"a person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science":{
"examples":[
"you can't rely on a bunch of jacklegs to run your dairy farm"
],
"synonyms":[
"amateurs",
"hackers",
"hacks",
"inexperts",
"triflers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beginners",
"freshmen",
"greenhorns",
"kids",
"learners",
"neophytes",
"newcomers",
"novices",
"rookies",
"tenderfeet",
"tenderfoots",
"tyros"
],
"near antonyms":[
"maestros",
"maestri",
"virtuosos",
"virtuosi",
"whizzes",
"wizards",
"old hands",
"old-timers",
"veterans",
"vets"
],
"antonyms":[
"aces",
"adepts",
"crackerjacks",
"crackajacks",
"craftsmen",
"experts",
"hands",
"masters",
"past masters",
"sharks",
"sharps"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"jackasses":{
"a person who lacks good sense or judgment":{
"examples":[
"only a jackass would dive into a lake without first checking to see how deep the water is"
],
"synonyms":[
"berks",
"boobies",
"charlies",
"charleys",
"cuckoos",
"ding-a-lings",
"dingbats",
"ding-dongs",
"dipsticks",
"doofuses",
"dufuses",
"featherheads",
"fools",
"geese",
"gits",
"half-wits",
"lunatics",
"mooncalves",
"nincompoops",
"ninnies",
"ninnyhammers",
"nits",
"nitwits",
"nutcases",
"nuts",
"simpletons",
"simps",
"turkeys",
"yo-yos"
],
"near synonyms":[
"daredevils",
"madmen",
"airheads",
"birdbrains",
"blockheads",
"dodoes",
"dodos",
"dolts",
"donkeys",
"dopes",
"dorks",
"dumbbells",
"dummies",
"dunces",
"fatheads",
"ganders",
"goons",
"idiots",
"ignoramuses",
"ignorami",
"imbeciles",
"know-nothings",
"knuckleheads",
"morons",
"numskulls",
"numbskulls",
"pinheads",
"schlubs",
"shlubs",
"schlumps",
"schnooks",
"stocks",
"featherbrains",
"scatterbrains",
"butts",
"dupes",
"laughingstocks",
"mockeries",
"monkeys",
"chumps",
"losers",
"schlemiels",
"shlemiels",
"characters",
"codgers",
"crackbrains",
"crackpots",
"cranks",
"kooks",
"oddballs",
"screwballs",
"weirdos"
],
"near antonyms":[
"sages",
"thinkers",
"brains",
"geniuses",
"genii"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a stupid person":{
"examples":[
"you don't have to act like a jackass just to get a girl to notice you"
],
"synonyms":[
"airheads",
"birdbrains",
"blockheads",
"boneheads",
"bubbleheads",
"chowderheads",
"chuckleheads",
"clodpolls",
"clodpoles",
"clots",
"clucks",
"clunks",
"cretins",
"cuddies",
"deadheads",
"dim bulbs",
"dimwits",
"dips",
"dodoes",
"dodos",
"dolts",
"donkeys",
"doofuses",
"dufuses",
"dopes",
"dorks",
"dullards",
"dumbbells",
"dumbheads",
"dum-dums",
"dummies",
"dummkopfs",
"dunces",
"dunderheads",
"fatheads",
"ganders",
"golems",
"goofs",
"goons",
"half-wits",
"hammerheads",
"hardheads",
"idiots",
"ignoramuses",
"ignorami",
"imbeciles",
"know-nothings",
"knuckleheads",
"lamebrains",
"loggerheads",
"loons",
"lumps",
"lunkheads",
"meatheads",
"momes",
"morons",
"mugs",
"mutts",
"naturals",
"nimrods",
"nincompoops",
"ninnies",
"ninnyhammers",
"nits",
"nitwits",
"noddies",
"noodles",
"numskulls",
"numbskulls",
"oafs",
"pinheads",
"prats",
"ratbags",
"sapheads",
"schlubs",
"shlubs",
"schnooks",
"simpletons",
"stocks",
"stupes",
"stupids",
"thickheads",
"turkeys",
"woodenheads",
"yahoos",
"yo-yos"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boobies",
"buffoons",
"fools",
"geese",
"loonies",
"lunatics",
"madmen",
"nuts",
"zanies",
"losers",
"gawks",
"featherbrains",
"scatterbrains",
"beasts",
"boors",
"cads",
"churls",
"clowns",
"creeps",
"curs",
"heels",
"jerks",
"skunks",
"skunk",
"snakes",
"stinkers",
"villains"
],
"near antonyms":[
"intellects",
"intellectuals",
"sages",
"thinkers",
"whizzes",
"wizards",
"polymaths",
"Renaissance men",
"sharpies"
],
"antonyms":[
"brains",
"geniuses",
"genii"
]
},
"a sturdy and patient domestic mammal that is used especially to carry things":{
"examples":[
"with our jackasses loaded with supplies, we slowly made our way down to the floor of the canyon"
],
"synonyms":[
"asses",
"burros",
"donkeys",
"mokes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"jacks",
"jennets",
"jennies",
"hinnies",
"mules",
"pack animals"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"jackanapeses":{
"as in whippersnappers , rapscallions":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"devils",
"hellions",
"imps",
"mischiefs",
"monkeys",
"rapscallions",
"rascals",
"rogues",
"urchins",
"whippersnappers",
"babes",
"babies",
"bantlings",
"infants",
"neonates",
"nestlings",
"newborn",
"newborns",
"toddlers",
"tots",
"tykes",
"tikes",
"weanlings",
"cherubs",
"cherubim",
"kindergartners",
"kindergarteners",
"preschoolers",
"rug rats",
"schoolboys",
"schoolchildren",
"schoolgirls",
"schoolkids",
"preteen-agers",
"preteens",
"subteens",
"teenagers",
"teeners",
"teens",
"teenyboppers",
"tweens",
"adolescents",
"minors",
"lads",
"nippers",
"shavers",
"striplings",
"tads",
"bairns",
"bambinos",
"bambini",
"buds",
"chaps",
"chicks",
"children",
"cubs",
"juveniles",
"kiddies",
"kiddos",
"kids",
"moppets",
"sprats",
"sprat",
"sprouts",
"squirts",
"whelps",
"younglings",
"youngsters",
"youths",
"bobby-soxers",
"hoydens",
"tomboys"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adults",
"grown-ups",
"middle-agers",
"ancients",
"elders",
"golden-agers",
"oldsters",
"old-timers",
"senior citizens",
"seniors"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"jackets":{
"something that encloses another thing especially to protect it":{
"examples":[
"slip the art book into its jacket so it won't get dirty"
],
"synonyms":[
"armors",
"capsules",
"cases",
"casings",
"cocoons",
"coverings",
"covers",
"encasements",
"housings",
"hulls",
"husks",
"pods",
"sheaths",
"shells"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cartridges",
"cassettes",
"casettes",
"barks",
"crusts",
"carapaces",
"houses",
"mails",
"panoplies",
"plates",
"platings",
"shields",
"cuticles",
"hides",
"skins",
"envelopes",
"packages",
"wrappers",
"backings",
"coatings",
"covertures",
"facings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the hairy covering of a mammal especially when fine, soft, and thick":{
"examples":[
"llamas are prized for their soft, lush jackets"
],
"synonyms":[
"coats",
"fleeces",
"furs",
"hairs",
"pelages",
"piles",
"wools"
],
"near synonyms":[
"undercoats",
"underfurs",
"hides",
"leathers",
"pelts",
"skins"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in vests , cloaks":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cloaks",
"frocks",
"mantles",
"vests",
"apparels",
"arrays",
"attires",
"bedecks",
"caparisons",
"clothes",
"costumes",
"decks (out)",
"does up",
"dresses",
"dresses up",
"enrobes",
"garbs",
"garments",
"gets up",
"gowns",
"habits",
"invests",
"rigs (out)",
"robes",
"suits",
"togs (up or out)",
"toilets",
"vestures",
"drapes",
"enswathes",
"haps",
"huddles",
"swaddles",
"swathes",
"wraps",
"accoutres",
"accouters",
"bedights",
"equips",
"furnishes",
"habilitates",
"outfits",
"tailors",
"uniforms",
"dresses down",
"underdresses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disarrays",
"disrobes",
"strips",
"unclothes",
"undresses",
"untrusses",
"denudes",
"divests",
"uncovers",
"undrapes",
"unveils"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"jackknives":{
"as in daggers , machetes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bayonets",
"bodkins",
"bolos",
"bowie knifes",
"bowie knives",
"cutlasses",
"daggers",
"dirks",
"machetes",
"pocketknives",
"poniards",
"sheath knives",
"stilettos",
"stilettoes",
"stylets",
"switchblades",
"switch knives",
"yataghans",
"cutters",
"knives",
"shanks",
"shivs",
"cleavers",
"hacks",
"rapiers",
"sabers",
"sabres",
"steels",
"swords",
"scalpels"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in headers , swan dives":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"belly flops",
"headers",
"swan dives",
"descents",
"drops",
"falls",
"plumps",
"slips",
"spills",
"stumbles",
"tumbles",
"dips",
"immersions",
"submersions",
"dives",
"pitches",
"plunges"
],
"near antonyms":[
"jumps",
"leaps"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"jacketed":{
"as in vested , cloaked":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cloaked",
"frocked",
"mantled",
"vested",
"appareled",
"apparelled",
"arrayed",
"attired",
"bedecked",
"caparisoned",
"clothed",
"clad",
"costumed",
"decked (out)",
"did up",
"dressed",
"dressed up",
"enrobed",
"garbed",
"garmented",
"got up",
"gowned",
"habited",
"invested",
"rigged (out)",
"robed",
"suited",
"togged (up or out)",
"toileted",
"vestured",
"draped",
"enswathed",
"happed",
"huddled",
"swaddled",
"swathed",
"wrapped",
"accoutred",
"accoutered",
"bedighted",
"bedight",
"equipped",
"furnished",
"habilitated",
"outfitted",
"tailored",
"uniformed",
"dressed down",
"underdressed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disarrayed",
"disrobed",
"stripped",
"stript",
"unclothed",
"undressed",
"untrussed",
"denuded",
"divested",
"uncovered",
"undraped",
"unveiled"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"jack (up)":{
"to lift with effort":{
"examples":[
"jack up the car so we can change that tire"
],
"synonyms":[
"boost",
"heave",
"heft",
"hoist",
"upheave"
],
"near synonyms":[
"elevate",
"hike",
"pick up",
"raise",
"rear",
"up",
"uplift",
"upraise",
"uprear"
],
"near antonyms":[
"depress",
"drop",
"lower",
"sink",
"submerge",
"submerse"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{
"examples":[
"local restaurants jacked up their prices for the summer tourist season"
],
"synonyms":[
"boost",
"crane",
"elevate",
"heave",
"heft",
"heighten",
"hike",
"hoist",
"lift",
"perk (up)",
"pick up",
"raise",
"take up",
"up",
"uphold",
"uplift",
"upraise"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ascend",
"mount",
"rise",
"rear",
"upend"
],
"near antonyms":[
"descend",
"dip",
"fall",
"pitch",
"plunge",
"slip",
"bear",
"depress",
"press",
"push",
"sink",
"submerge"
],
"antonyms":[
"drop",
"lower"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"jackpot":{
"a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape":{
"examples":[
"a wily dude who managed to get himself out of one jackpot after another"
],
"synonyms":[
"bind",
"box",
"catch-22",
"corner",
"dilemma",
"fix",
"hole",
"impasse",
"jam",
"mire",
"pickle",
"predicament",
"quagmire",
"rabbit hole",
"rattrap",
"spot",
"sticky wicket",
"swamp"
],
"near synonyms":[
"difficulty",
"node",
"hot water",
"soup",
"pinch",
"plight",
"quandary",
"scrape",
"trouble",
"deadlock",
"halt",
"logjam",
"stalemate",
"standstill",
"clutch",
"crisis",
"crossroad",
"emergency",
"exigency",
"juncture",
"strait"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the total of the bets at stake at one time":{
"examples":[
"once the jackpot hit $100 million, everybody and his cousin was buying lottery tickets"
