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{
"riff":{
"a distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play)":{
"examples":[
"a mock news program with humorous riffs on current events"
],
"synonyms":[
"interpretation",
"take",
"variation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"version",
"adaptation",
"translation"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"riffles":{
"to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner":{
"examples":[
"Web research is convenient but doesn't offer the tactile pleasures of riffling through heavy old books"
],
"synonyms":[
"flips",
"leafs",
"skims",
"thumbs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"browses",
"dips",
"glances (at)",
"looks over",
"scans"
],
"near antonyms":[
"pores (over)",
"studies"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in ripples , wavelets":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ripples",
"wavelets",
"combers",
"curls",
"ground swells",
"rollers",
"breakers",
"whitecaps",
"tidal waves",
"tsunamis",
"tsunami",
"surfs",
"seas",
"billows",
"surges",
"swells",
"waves"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"riffling":{
"to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Web research is convenient but doesn't offer the tactile pleasures of riffling through heavy old books"
],
"near antonyms":[
"poring (over)",
"studying"
],
"related":[
"browsing",
"dipping",
"glancing (at)",
"looking over",
"scanning"
],
"synonyms":[
"flipping",
"leafing",
"skimming",
"thumbing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"riffraff":{
"discarded or useless material":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the sight of piles and piles of riffraff at the town dump was a sobering reminder that we are indeed a society of consumers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"catch",
"gem",
"goody",
"goodie",
"jewel",
"pearl",
"plum",
"prize",
"treasure",
"treasure trove",
"trove",
"valuable",
"booty",
"find",
"salvage"
],
"related":[
"crud",
"sewage",
"slop",
"swill",
"wash",
"detritus",
"remains",
"rubble",
"ruins",
"dump",
"scrap heap",
"lumber",
"odds and ends",
"trumpery",
"flotsam",
"jetsam",
"wreckage",
"castoff",
"cull",
"discard",
"hand-me-down",
"reject",
"throwaway",
"nothing",
"straw",
"two bits"
],
"synonyms":[
"chaff",
"deadwood",
"debris",
"dreck",
"drek",
"dross",
"dust",
"effluvium",
"effluvia",
"garbage",
"junk",
"litter",
"offal",
"offscouring",
"raffle",
"refuse",
"rubbish",
"scrap",
"spilth",
"trash",
"truck",
"waste"
]
},
"people looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class":{
"antonyms":[
"A-list",
"aristocracy",
"elite",
"gentry",
"quality",
"society",
"upper class",
"upper crust"
],
"examples":[
"local ordinances that are intended to keep the riffraff out of the town"
],
"near antonyms":[
"elect",
"establishment",
"gentlefolk",
"gentlefolks",
"nobility",
"peerage"
],
"related":[
"dregs",
"commoners",
"commons",
"herd",
"hoi polloi",
"masses",
"millions",
"mob",
"multitude",
"people",
"plebeians",
"populace",
"public",
"rank and file",
"bourgeoisie",
"middle class",
"working class"
],
"synonyms":[
"proletariat",
"rabble",
"rabblement",
"ragtag and bobtail",
"rout",
"scum",
"tag, rag, and bobtail",
"tagrag and bobtail",
"trash",
"unwashed"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rift":{
"an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure":{
"examples":[
"a small rift opened in the earth's crust"
],
"synonyms":[
"check",
"chink",
"cleft",
"crack",
"cranny",
"crevice",
"fissure",
"split"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crevasse",
"craze",
"hairline",
"fracture",
"rupture",
"breach",
"gap",
"opening",
"cut",
"gash",
"incision",
"slit"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)":{
"examples":[
"it was possible to peek through the rift in the fence and see the ball game"
],
"synonyms":[
"breach",
"break",
"discontinuity",
"gap",
"gulf",
"hiatus",
"hole",
"interstice",
"interval",
"opening",
"rent",
"separation",
"void"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chink",
"cleft",
"crack",
"cranny",
"crevice",
"fissure",
"notch",
"slit",
"slot",
"split",
"interspace",
"pore",
"abyss",
"aperture",
"cavity",
"chasm",
"gape",
"orifice",
"fracture",
"rupture",
"severance",
"sundering"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in break , tear":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"break",
"fracture",
"pull",
"rend",
"rip",
"rive",
"rupture",
"tear",
"cut",
"gash",
"incise",
"lacerate",
"notch",
"slash",
"slit",
"penetrate",
"perforate",
"puncture",
"break down",
"decompose",
"disassemble",
"disintegrate",
"dissolve",
"bifurcate",
"bisect",
"cleave",
"dichotomize",
"dissect",
"fractionalize",
"fractionate",
"halve",
"partition",
"quarter",
"segment",
"subdivide",
"trisect",
"fragment",
"fragmentate",
"fragmentize",
"detach",
"disengage",
"disentangle",
"unravel",
"untie",
"break up",
"decouple",
"disassociate",
"disconnect",
"disjoin",
"disjoint",
"dissever",
"dissociate",
"disunite",
"divide",
"divorce",
"part",
"ramify",
"resolve",
"separate",
"sever",
"split",
"sunder",
"uncouple",
"unlink",
"unyoke"
],
"near antonyms":[
"close",
"darn",
"fill",
"heal",
"knit",
"mend",
"patch",
"plug",
"repair",
"seal",
"sew",
"stitch",
"suture",
"accumulate",
"agglutinate",
"attach",
"bind",
"cement",
"fasten",
"fuse",
"stick",
"weld",
"combine",
"connect",
"consolidate",
"couple",
"join",
"link",
"merge",
"unify",
"unite"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"rifting":{
"as in breaking , tearing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"breaking",
"fracturing",
"pulling",
"rending",
"ripping",
"riving",
"rupturing",
"tearing",
"cutting",
"gashing",
"incising",
"lacerating",
"notching",
"slashing",
"slitting",
"penetrating",
"perforating",
"puncturing",
"breaking down",
"decomposing",
"disassembling",
"disintegrating",
"dissolving",
"bifurcating",
"bisecting",
"cleaving",
"dichotomizing",
"dissecting",
"fractionalizing",
"fractionating",
"halving",
"partitioning",
"quartering",
"segmenting",
"subdividing",
"trisecting",
"fragmentating",
"fragmenting",
"fragmentizing",
"detaching",
"disengaging",
"disentangling",
"unraveling",
"untying",
"untieing",
"breaking up",
"decoupling",
"disassociating",
"disconnecting",
"disjoining",
"disjointing",
"dissevering",
"dissociating",
"disuniting",
"dividing",
"divorcing",
"parting",
"ramifying",
"resolving",
"separating",
"severing",
"splitting",
"sundering",
"uncoupling",
"unlinking",
"unyoking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"closing",
"darning",
"filling",
"healing",
"knitting",
"mending",
"patching",
"plugging",
"repairing",
"sealing",
"sewing",
"stitching",
"suturing",
"accumulating",
"agglutinating",
"attaching",
"binding",
"cementing",
"fastening",
"fusing",
"sticking",
"welding",
"combining",
"connecting",
"consolidating",
"coupling",
"joining",
"linking",
"merging",
"unifying",
"uniting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"riffs":{
"a distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play)":{
"examples":[
"a mock news program with humorous riffs on current events"
],
"synonyms":[
"interpretations",
"takes",
"variations"
],
"near synonyms":[
"versions",
"adaptations",
"translations"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rifted":{
"as in broke , tore":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"broke",
"fractured",
"pulled",
"rent",
"rended",
"ripped",
"rived",
"ruptured",
"tore",
"cut",
"gashed",
"incised",
"lacerated",
"notched",
"slashed",
"slit",
"penetrated",
"perforated",
"punctured",
"broke down",
"decomposed",
"disassembled",
"disintegrated",
"dissolved",
"bifurcated",
"bisected",
"cleaved",
"cleft",
"dichotomized",
"dissected",
"fractionalized",
"fractionated",
"halved",
"partitioned",
"quartered",
"segmented",
"subdivided",
"trisected",
"fragmentated",
"fragmented",
"fragmentized",
"detached",
"disengaged",
"disentangled",
"unraveled",
"untied",
"broke up",
"decoupled",
"disassociated",
"disconnected",
"disjoined",
"disjointed",
"dissevered",
"dissociated",
"disunited",
"divided",
"divorced",
"parted",
"ramified",
"resolved",
"separated",
"severed",
"split",
"sundered",
"uncoupled",
"unlinked",
"unyoked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"closed",
"darned",
"filled",
"healed",
"knit",
"knitted",
"mended",
"patched",
"plugged",
"repaired",
"sealed",
"sewed",
"stitched",
"sutured",
"accumulated",
"agglutinated",
"attached",
"bound",
"cemented",
"fastened",
"fused",
"stuck",
"welded",
"combined",
"connected",
"consolidated",
"coupled",
"joined",
"linked",
"merged",
"unified",
"united"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"rifling":{
"to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something":{
"examples":[
"rifled the desk drawer in search of the insurance policy"
],
"synonyms":[
"combing",
"digging (through)",
"dredging",
"hunting (through)",
"raking",
"ransacking",
"rummaging",
"scouring",
"searching",
"sorting (through)",
"trolling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"frisking",
"patting down",
"shaking down",
"auditing",
"checking (out)",
"examining",
"inspecting",
"investigating",
"reviewing",
"scanning",
"scrutinizing",
"surveying",
"ascertaining",
"descrying",
"detecting",
"determining",
"discovering",
"ferreting (out)",
"finding",
"finding out",
"getting",
"hitting (on or upon)",
"learning",
"locating",
"running down",
"scaring up",
"tracking (down)",
"grubbing (about)",
"poking (around)",
"exploring",
"probing",
"prospecting",
"skirmishing",
"snooping",
"browsing",
"glancing (over)",
"looking over",
"perusing",
"studying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hiding",
"abandoning",
"losing",
"ignoring",
"neglecting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"riffled":{
"to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner":{
"examples":[
"Web research is convenient but doesn't offer the tactile pleasures of riffling through heavy old books"
],
"synonyms":[
"flipped",
"leafed",
"skimmed",
"thumbed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"browsed",
"dipped",
"glanced (at)",
"looked over",
"scanned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"pored (over)",
"studied"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"rift valleys":{
"as in canyons , gorges":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"canyons",
"ca\u00f1ons",
"combes",
"coombes",
"coombs",
"dells",
"depressions",
"dingles",
"glens",
"gorges",
"gulches",
"gullies",
"gulleys",
"kloofs",
"ravines",
"dales",
"denes",
"hollows",
"vales",
"valleys",
"basins",
"bowls"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alps",
"mountains",
"mounts",
"peaks",
"heights",
"mountaintops",
"pinnacles",
"summits",
"plateaus",
"plateaux",
"tablelands"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"riffle":{
"to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner":{
"examples":[
"Web research is convenient but doesn't offer the tactile pleasures of riffling through heavy old books"
],
"synonyms":[
"flip",
"leaf",
"skim",
"thumb"
],
"near synonyms":[
"browse",
"dip",
"glance (at)",
"look over",
"scan"
],
"near antonyms":[
"pore (over)",
"study"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in ripple , wavelet":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ripple",
"wavelet",
"comber",
"curl",
"ground swell",
"roller",
"breaker",
"whitecap",
"tidal wave",
"tsunami",
"surf",
"sea(s)",
"billow",
"surge",
"swell",
"wave"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"rifts":{
"an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure":{
"examples":[
"a small rift opened in the earth's crust"
],
"synonyms":[
"checks",
"chinks",
"clefts",
"cracks",
"crannies",
"crevices",
"fissures",
"splits"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crevasses",
"crazes",
"hairlines",
"fractures",
"ruptures",
"breaches",
"gaps",
"openings",
"cuts",
"gashes",
"incisions",
"slits"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)":{
"examples":[
"it was possible to peek through the rift in the fence and see the ball game"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaches",
"breaks",
"discontinuities",
"gaps",
"gulfs",
"hiatuses",
"holes",
"interstices",
"intervals",
"openings",
"rents",
"separations",
"voids"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chinks",
"clefts",
"cracks",
"crannies",
"crevices",
"fissures",
"notches",
"slits",
"slots",
"splits",
"interspaces",
"pores",
"abysses",
"apertures",
"cavities",
"chasms",
"gapes",
"orifices",
"fractures",
"ruptures",
"severances"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in breaks , tears":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"breaks",
"fractures",
"pulls",
"rends",
"rips",
"rives",
"ruptures",
"tears",
"cuts",
"gashes",
"incises",
"lacerates",
"notches",
"slashes",
"slits",
"penetrates",
"perforates",
"punctures",
"breaks down",
"decomposes",
"disassembles",
"disintegrates",
"dissolves",
"bifurcates",
"bisects",
"cleaves",
"dichotomizes",
"dissects",
"fractionalizes",
"fractionates",
"halves",
"partitions",
"quarters",
"segments",
"subdivides",
"trisects",
"fragmentates",
"fragmentizes",
"fragments",
"detaches",
"disengages",
"disentangles",
"unravels",
"unties",
"breaks up",
"decouples",
"disassociates",
"disconnects",
"disjoins",
"disjoints",
"dissevers",
"dissociates",
"disunites",
"divides",
"divorces",
"parts",
"ramifies",
"resolves",
"separates",
"severs",
"splits",
"sunders",
"uncouples",
"unlinks",
"unyokes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"closes",
"darns",
"fills",
"heals",
"knits",
"mends",
"patches",
"plugs",
"repairs",
"seals",
"sews",
"stitches",
"sutures",
"accumulates",
"agglutinates",
"attaches",
"binds",
"cements",
"fastens",
"fuses",
"sticks",
"welds",
"combines",
"connects",
"consolidates",
"couples",
"joins",
"links",
"merges",
"unifies",
"unites"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"rifleman":{
"as in sniper":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"sniper",
"sharpshooter",
"shooter",
"shot",
"trapshooter",
"gun",
"gunman",
"gunner",
"marksman",
"markswoman"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}