dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/mae_MWT.json

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{
"Maecenas":{
"one that helps another with gifts or money":{
"examples":[
"the opera company no longer has an array of moneyed Maecenases to which it can turn for financial support"
],
"synonyms":[
"angel",
"benefactor",
"donator",
"donor",
"fairy godmother",
"patron",
"sugar daddy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"benefactress",
"patroness",
"almoner",
"almsgiver",
"philanthropist",
"altruist",
"bestower",
"contributor",
"giver",
"helper",
"subscriber",
"supporter",
"guardian angel",
"protector",
"savior",
"saviour"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beneficiary",
"donee",
"giftee",
"recipient"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"maelstroms":{
"water moving rapidly in a circle with a hollow in the center":{
"examples":[
"our rubber raft got caught in a maelstrom in a particularly rough stretch of white water"
],
"synonyms":[
"gulfs",
"vortices",
"vortexes",
"whirlpools"
],
"near synonyms":[
"tourbillions",
"tourbillons",
"eddies",
"swirls",
"whirls"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"maelstrom":{
"water moving rapidly in a circle with a hollow in the center":{
"examples":[
"our rubber raft got caught in a maelstrom in a particularly rough stretch of white water"
],
"synonyms":[
"gulf",
"vortex",
"whirlpool"
],
"near synonyms":[
"tourbillion",
"tourbillon",
"eddy",
"swirl",
"whirl"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"maestros":{
"a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field":{
"examples":[
"a maestro of the violin"
],
"synonyms":[
"aces",
"adepts",
"artists",
"authorities",
"cognoscenti",
"connoisseurs",
"crackerjacks",
"crackajacks",
"dab hands",
"dabs",
"experts",
"fiends",
"geeks",
"gurus",
"hands",
"hotshots",
"masters",
"mavens",
"mavins",
"meisters",
"past masters",
"proficients",
"scholars",
"sharks",
"sharps",
"virtuosos",
"virtuosi",
"whizzes",
"wizards"
],
"near synonyms":[
"professionals",
"pros",
"consultants",
"hired guns",
"specialists",
"addicts",
"aficionados",
"afficionados",
"buffs",
"devotees",
"enthusiasts",
"fans",
"craftsmen",
"journeymen",
"all-rounders",
"jacks-of-all-trades",
"Renaissance men",
"mistresses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apprentices",
"beginners",
"neophytes",
"novices",
"dabblers",
"dilettantes",
"dilettanti",
"laymen",
"nonprofessionals"
],
"antonyms":[
"amateurs",
"inexperts",
"nonexperts"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"maestri":{
"a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field":{
"examples":[
"a maestro of the violin"
],
"synonyms":[
"aces",
"adepts",
"artists",
"authorities",
"cognoscenti",
"connoisseurs",
"crackerjacks",
"crackajacks",
"dab hands",
"dabs",
"experts",
"fiends",
"geeks",
"gurus",
"hands",
"hotshots",
"masters",
"mavens",
"mavins",
"meisters",
"past masters",
"proficients",
"scholars",
"sharks",
"sharps",
"virtuosos",
"virtuosi",
"whizzes",
"wizards"
],
"near synonyms":[
"professionals",
"pros",
"consultants",
"hired guns",
"specialists",
"addicts",
"aficionados",
"afficionados",
"buffs",
"devotees",
"enthusiasts",
"fans",
"craftsmen",
"journeymen",
"all-rounders",
"jacks-of-all-trades",
"Renaissance men",
"mistresses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apprentices",
"beginners",
"neophytes",
"novices",
"dabblers",
"dilettantes",
"dilettanti",
"laymen",
"nonprofessionals"
],
"antonyms":[
"amateurs",
"inexperts",
"nonexperts"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}