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{
"roofed":{
"to provide with living quarters or shelter":{
"examples":[
"fed and roofed the emergency volunteers for a week"
],
"synonyms":[
"accommodated",
"bestowed",
"billeted",
"bivouacked",
"boarded",
"bunked",
"camped",
"chambered",
"domiciled",
"encamped",
"harbored",
"housed",
"lodged",
"put up",
"quartered",
"roomed",
"sheltered",
"took in"
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],
"near synonyms":[
"ensconced",
"homed",
"roosted",
"secured",
"shedded",
"stabled",
"tented",
"barracked",
"bedded (down)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ejected",
"evicted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"roofing":{
"to provide with living quarters or shelter":{
"examples":[
"fed and roofed the emergency volunteers for a week"
],
"synonyms":[
"accommodating",
"bestowing",
"billeting",
"bivouacking",
"boarding",
"bunking",
"camping",
"chambering",
"domiciling",
"encamping",
"harboring",
"housing",
"lodging",
"putting up",
"quartering",
"rooming",
"sheltering",
"taking in"
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],
"near synonyms":[
"ensconcing",
"homing",
"roosting",
"securing",
"shedding",
"stabling",
"tenting",
"barracking",
"bedding (down)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ejecting",
"evicting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"rook":{
"a person who is just starting out in a field of activity":{
"examples":[
"every year the coaches have to deal with rooks who don't know the rules yet"
],
"synonyms":[
"abecedarian",
"apprentice",
"babe",
"beginner",
"colt",
"cub",
"fledgling",
"freshman",
"greenhorn",
"neophyte",
"newbie",
"newcomer",
"novice",
"novitiate",
"punk",
"recruit",
"rookie",
"tenderfoot",
"tyro",
"virgin"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boot",
"amateur",
"dabbler",
"dilettante",
"learner",
"student",
"trainee",
"candidate",
"entrant",
"probationer"
],
"near antonyms":[
"expert",
"master",
"pro",
"professional"
],
"antonyms":[
"old hand",
"old-timer",
"vet",
"veteran"
]
},
"to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{
"examples":[
"once you learn to recognize these swindler's tricks, no one will be able to use them to rook you"
],
"synonyms":[
"beat",
"bilk",
"bleed",
"cheat",
"chisel",
"chouse",
"con",
"cozen",
"defraud",
"diddle",
"do",
"do in",
"euchre",
"fiddle",
"fleece",
"flimflam",
"gaff",
"hose",
"hustle",
"mulct",
"nobble",
"pluck",
"ream",
"rip off",
"screw",
"shake down",
"short",
"shortchange",
"skin",
"skunk",
"squeeze",
"stick",
"stiff",
"sting",
"sucker",
"swindle",
"thimblerig",
"victimize"
],
"near synonyms":[
"extort",
"wrench",
"wrest",
"wring",
"clip",
"gouge",
"nick",
"overcharge",
"soak",
"exploit",
"milk",
"deceive",
"dupe",
"fool",
"gull",
"trick",
"rope (in)",
"betray",
"bitch",
"double-cross",
"bamboozle",
"fast-talk"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"rooks":{
"a person who is just starting out in a field of activity":{
"examples":[
"every year the coaches have to deal with rooks who don't know the rules yet"
],
"synonyms":[
"abecedarians",
"apprentices",
"babes",
"beginners",
"colts",
"cubs",
"fledglings",
"freshmen",
"greenhorns",
"neophytes",
"newbies",
"newcomers",
"novices",
"novitiates",
"punks",
"recruits",
"rookies",
"tenderfeet",
"tenderfoots",
"tyros",
"virgins"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boots",
"amateurs",
"dabblers",
"dilettantes",
"dilettanti",
"learners",
"students",
"trainees",
"candidates",
"entrants",
"probationers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"experts",
"masters",
"professionals",
"pros"
],
"antonyms":[
"old hands",
"old-timers",
"veterans",
"vets"
]
},
"to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{
"examples":[
"once you learn to recognize these swindler's tricks, no one will be able to use them to rook you"
],
"synonyms":[
"beats",
"bilks",
"bleeds",
"cheats",
"chisels",
"chouses",
"cons",
"cozens",
"defrauds",
"diddles",
"does",
"does in",
"euchres",
"fiddles",
"fleeces",
"flimflams",
"gaffs",
"hoses",
"hustles",
"mulcts",
"nobbles",
"plucks",
"reams",
"rips off",
"screws",
"shakes down",
"shortchanges",
"shorts",
"skins",
"skunks",
"squeezes",
"sticks",
"stiffs",
"stings",
"suckers",
"swindles",
"thimblerigs",
"victimizes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"extorts",
"wrenches",
"wrests",
"wrings",
"clips",
"gouges",
"nicks",
"overcharges",
"soaks",
"exploits",
"milks",
"deceives",
"dupes",
"fools",
"gulls",
"tricks",
"ropes (in)",
"betrays",
"bitches",
"double-crosses",
"bamboozles",
"fast-talks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"room":{
"a favorable combination of circumstances, time, and place":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"there's still room for improvement"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"play",
"way",
"juncture",
"pass"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"chance",
"occasion",
"opening",
"opportunity",
"shot"
]
},
"an area within a building that has been set apart from surrounding space by a wall":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"finally had a room to himself when his older brother went off to college"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"accommodation",
"bay",
"berth",
"booth",
"cabin",
"compartment",
"cubicle",
"alcove",
"niche",
"nook",
"recess",
"snuggery"
],
"synonyms":[
"apartment",
"cell",
"chamber",
"closet"
]
},
"an extent or area available for or used up by some activity or thing":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I need more room to do a cartwheel",
"they made room for him on the bench"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"capacity",
"compass",
"range",
"scope",
"berth",
"clearance",
"freedom",
"latitude",
"leeway",
"play"
],
"synonyms":[
"elbow room",
"place",
"space",
"way"
]
},
"to provide with living quarters or shelter":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"we can room up to four visitors in our two guest bedrooms"
],
"near antonyms":[
"eject",
"evict"
],
"related":[
"ensconce",
"home",
"roost",
"secure",
"shed",
"stable",
"tent",
"barrack",
"bed (down)"
],
"synonyms":[
"accommodate",
"bestow",
"billet",
"bivouac",
"board",
"bunk",
"camp",
"chamber",
"domicile",
"encamp",
"harbor",
"house",
"lodge",
"put up",
"quarter",
"roof",
"shelter",
"take in"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"rooming":{
"to provide with living quarters or shelter":{
"examples":[
"we can room up to four visitors in our two guest bedrooms"
],
"synonyms":[
"accommodating",
"bestowing",
"billeting",
"bivouacking",
"boarding",
"bunking",
"camping",
"chambering",
"domiciling",
"encamping",
"harboring",
"housing",
"lodging",
"putting up",
"quartering",
"roofing",
"sheltering",
"taking in"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ensconcing",
"homing",
"roosting",
"securing",
"shedding",
"stabling",
"tenting",
"barracking",
"bedding (down)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ejecting",
"evicting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"roost":{
"to come to rest after descending from the air":{
"antonyms":[
"blast off",
"take off"
],
"examples":[
"pigeons flying home to roost on the roof"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arise",
"ascend",
"climb",
"rise",
"float",
"fly",
"glide",
"plane",
"soar",
"wing",
"hang",
"hover"
],
"related":[
"belly-land",
"crash-land"
],
"synonyms":[
"alight",
"land",
"light",
"perch",
"settle",
"touch down"
]
},
"to establish or place comfortably or snugly":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a gang of friends had roosted themselves around the ski lodge's massive fireplace"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"deploy",
"emplace",
"fix",
"locate",
"park",
"plant",
"position",
"set",
"situate",
"station",
"anchor",
"bivouac",
"camp",
"camp (out)",
"burrow",
"curl up",
"dig in",
"harbor",
"house"
],
"synonyms":[
"ensconce",
"install",
"lodge",
"nestle",
"perch",
"settle"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"roosting":{
"to come to rest after descending from the air":{
"examples":[
"pigeons flying home to roost on the roof"
],
"synonyms":[
"alighting",
"landing",
"lighting",
"perching",
"settling",
"touching down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"belly-landing",
"crash-landing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arising",
"ascending",
"climbing",
"rising",
"floating",
"flying",
"gliding",
"planing",
"soaring",
"winging",
"hanging",
"hovering"
],
"antonyms":[
"blasting off",
"taking off"
]
},
"to establish or place comfortably or snugly":{
"examples":[
"a gang of friends had roosted themselves around the ski lodge's massive fireplace"
],
"synonyms":[
"ensconcing",
"installing",
"lodging",
"nestling",
"perching",
"settling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deploying",
"emplacing",
"fixing",
"locating",
"parking",
"planting",
"positioning",
"setting",
"situating",
"stationing",
"anchoring",
"bivouacking",
"camping",
"camping (out)",
"burrowing",
"curling up",
"digging in",
"harboring",
"housing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"root (for)":{
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"as in support , approve":{
"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"approve",
"commend",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"favor",
"recommend",
"support",
"ballyhoo",
"celebrate",
"emblazon",
"eulogize",
"extol",
"extoll",
"glorify",
"magnify",
"sing",
"bravo",
"clap",
"rise (to)",
"adulate",
"belaud",
"flatter",
"overpraise",
"acclaim",
"accredit",
"applaud",
"cheer",
"crack up",
"hail",
"laud",
"praise",
"salute",
"tout",
"deify",
"idolize"
],
"near antonyms":[
"knock",
"pan",
"slam",
"belittle",
"discommend",
"disparage",
"put down",
"blame",
"censure",
"reprehend",
"reprobate",
"admonish",
"chide",
"criticize",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproach",
"reprove",
"castigate",
"excoriate",
"keelhaul",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"skewer",
"slag",
"vilify"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"root (out)":{
"to destroy all traces of":{
"examples":[
"a concerted effort to root out prejudice of any kind in the armed services"
],
"synonyms":[
"abolish",
"annihilate",
"black out",
"blot out",
"cancel",
"clean (up)",
"efface",
"eradicate",
"erase",
"expunge",
"exterminate",
"extirpate",
"liquidate",
"obliterate",
"rub out",
"snuff (out)",
"stamp (out)",
"sweep (away)",
"wipe out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decimate",
"demolish",
"destroy",
"devastate",
"ravage",
"dismantle",
"flatten",
"mow (down)",
"raze",
"tear down",
"ruin",
"total",
"waste",
"wreck",
"blast",
"blow up",
"dash",
"dynamite",
"smash",
"atomize",
"consume",
"devour",
"dissolve",
"fragment",
"powder",
"pulverize",
"shatter",
"splinter",
"doom",
"finish",
"kill",
"kill off",
"terminate",
"zap",
"cut",
"discard",
"ditch",
"eject",
"excise",
"expel",
"jettison",
"oust",
"throw out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conserve",
"preserve",
"protect",
"save",
"build",
"construct",
"create",
"fabricate",
"fashion",
"forge",
"form",
"frame",
"make",
"manufacture",
"shape",
"fix",
"mend",
"patch",
"rebuild",
"recondition",
"reconstruct",
"renew",
"renovate",
"repair",
"restore",
"revamp"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to draw out by force or with effort":{
"examples":[
"a dog rooting out a buried toy"
],
"synonyms":[
"corkscrew",
"extract",
"prize",
"pry",
"pull",
"tear (out)",
"uproot",
"wrest",
"wring",
"yank"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mine",
"pluck",
"remove",
"take (out)",
"withdraw"
],
"near antonyms":[
"implant",
"insert",
"install",
"instill",
"cram",
"jam",
"ram",
"stuff",
"wedge"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{
"examples":[
"a journalist seeking to root out and expose corruption in the gaming industry"
],
"synonyms":[
"ascertain",
"descry",
"detect",
"determine",
"dig out",
"dig up",
"discover",
"dredge (up)",
"ferret (out)",
"find",
"find out",
"get",
"hit (on or upon)",
"hunt (down or up)",
"learn",
"locate",
"nose out",
"rout (out)",
"rummage",
"run down",
"scare up",
"scout (up)",
"track (down)",
"turn up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"espy",
"sight",
"spot",
"look for",
"search (for or out)",
"seek"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lose",
"mislay",
"misplace",
"misset"
],
"antonyms":[
"miss",
"overlook",
"pass over"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"rooter":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"roots":{
"a point or place at which something is invented or provided":{
"examples":[
"he insists that insecurity is the root of all jealousy"
],
"synonyms":[
"cradles",
"fonts",
"fountainheads",
"fountains",
"origins",
"seedbeds",
"sources",
"springs",
"wells",
"wellsprings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beginnings",
"commencements",
"dawns",
"day ones",
"geneses",
"get-goes",
"git-goes",
"inceptions",
"incipiences",
"incipiencies",
"kickoffs",
"launches",
"mornings",
"nascences",
"nascencies",
"onsets",
"outsets",
"starts",
"thresholds",
"baselines",
"first bases",
"ground zeros",
"square ones"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the source from which something grows or develops":{
"examples":[
"one would need to go back at least several hundred years to find the root of the entrenched hostility between the neighboring nations"
],
"synonyms":[
"fountainheads",
"germs",
"origins",
"seed",
"seeds",
"seedbeds"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fonts",
"fountains",
"springs",
"wellheads",
"wells",
"wellsprings",
"beginnings",
"births",
"commencements",
"dawns",
"geneses",
"inceptions",
"incipiencies",
"launches",
"mornings",
"onsets",
"outsets",
"starts",
"thresholds",
"creations",
"inaugurations",
"originations"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an immaterial thing upon which something else rests":{
"examples":[
"an implicit trust in the wisdom of the people is the root of democracy"
],
"synonyms":[
"bases",
"bases",
"bedrocks",
"bottoms",
"cornerstones",
"footings",
"foundations",
"grounds",
"groundworks",
"keystones",
"underpinnings",
"warp and woofs",
"warps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"anchorages",
"beds",
"braces",
"bulwarks",
"buttresses",
"frameworks",
"infrastructures",
"mounts",
"props",
"shores",
"stays",
"substrata",
"substructures",
"supports",
"assumptions",
"justifications",
"premises",
"premisses",
"presumptions",
"presuppositions",
"rationales",
"suppositions",
"theories",
"theses",
"warrants",
"backbones",
"centers",
"cores",
"eyes",
"foci",
"focuses",
"hearts",
"hubs",
"kernels",
"nuclei",
"nucleuses",
"seats",
"essences",
"quintessences",
"souls",
"touchstones"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the central part or aspect of something under consideration":{
"examples":[
"at root , it's a question of the proper limits, if any, of free speech"
],
"synonyms":[
"bottom lines",
"bull's-eyes",
"bullseyes",
"centerpieces",
"cores",
"cruxes",
"cruces",
"essences",
"gists",
"hearts",
"kernels",
"keynotes",
"meat and potatoes",
"meats",
"nets",
"nubbins",
"nubs",
"nuclei",
"nucleuses",
"piths",
"pivots",
"points",
"sums"
],
"near synonyms":[
"courses",
"directions",
"drifts",
"tenors",
"bodies",
"contents",
"substances",
"hypotheses",
"propositions",
"purports",
"subjects",
"themes",
"theses"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter":{
"examples":[
"rooted the post securely in the dirt"
],
"synonyms":[
"beds",
"embeds",
"imbeds",
"enroots",
"entrenches",
"intrenches",
"fixes",
"impacts",
"implants",
"ingrains",
"engrains",
"lodges"
],
"near synonyms":[
"imbues",
"infuses",
"instills",
"beats (into)",
"drives (into)",
"establishes",
"places",
"puts",
"settles",
"sticks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"eliminates",
"eradicates",
"ejects",
"expels",
"detaches",
"disconnects",
"disengages",
"removes"
],
"antonyms":[
"dislodges",
"roots (out)",
"uproots"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"rooves":{
"a raised covering over something for decoration or protection":{
"examples":[
"the roof of the pavilion leaks when it rains"
],
"synonyms":[
"awning",
"canopy",
"ceiling",
"cover",
"tent"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dome",
"marquee",
"pavilion",
"arbor",
"bower",
"pergola",
"screen",
"shade",
"shelter",
"shield",
"sunshade",
"umbrella",
"canvas",
"canvass",
"fly"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the place where one lives":{
"examples":[
"as long as you're living under my roof , you'll obey my rules"
],
"synonyms":[
"abode",
"diggings",
"domicile",
"dwelling",
"fireside",
"habitation",
"hearth",
"hearthstone",
"home",
"house",
"lodging",
"pad",
"place",
"quarters",
"residence"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accommodations",
"housing",
"nest",
"residency",
"shelter",
"bungalow",
"cabin",
"casita",
"chalet",
"cottage",
"duplex",
"ranch",
"ranch house",
"saltbox",
"semi",
"split level",
"townhome",
"town house",
"tract house",
"triplex",
"apartment",
"apartment house",
"condo",
"condominium",
"flat",
"tenement",
"tenement house",
"walk-up",
"penthouse",
"salon",
"suite",
"barracks",
"billet",
"boardinghouse",
"dorm",
"dormitory",
"flophouse",
"lodging house",
"lodgment",
"lodgement",
"room(s)",
"rooming house",
"castle",
"ch\u00e2teau",
"countryseat",
"estate",
"hall",
"manor",
"manor house",
"mansion",
"McMansion",
"palace",
"villa",
"farmhouse",
"grange",
"hacienda",
"homestead",
"double-wide",
"houseboat",
"house trailer",
"mobile home",
"motor home",
"recreational vehicle",
"RV",
"trailer",
"hermitage",
"manse",
"parsonage",
"rectory",
"vicarage",
"hooch",
"hootch",
"hovel",
"hut",
"hutch",
"shack",
"shanty"
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"to provide with living quarters or shelter":{
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"fed and roofed the emergency volunteers for a week"
],
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"accommodate",
"bestow",
"billet",
"bivouac",
"board",
"bunk",
"camp",
"chamber",
"domicile",
"encamp",
"harbor",
"house",
"lodge",
"put up",
"quarter",
"room",
"shelter",
"take in"
],
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"ensconce",
"home",
"roost",
"secure",
"shed",
"stable",
"tent",
"barrack",
"bed (down)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"eject",
"evict"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"rookie":{
"a person who is just starting out in a field of activity":{
"examples":[
"although a star in his old sport of basketball, he was still just a rookie as far as baseball was concerned"
],
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"abecedarian",
"apprentice",
"babe",
"beginner",
"colt",
"cub",
"fledgling",
"freshman",
"greenhorn",
"neophyte",
"newbie",
"newcomer",
"novice",
"novitiate",
"punk",
"recruit",
"rook",
"tenderfoot",
"tyro",
"virgin"
],
"related":[
"boot",
"amateur",
"dabbler",
"dilettante",
"learner",
"student",
"trainee",
"candidate",
"entrant",
"probationer"
],
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"expert",
"master",
"pro",
"professional"
],
"antonyms":[
"old hand",
"old-timer",
"vet",
"veteran"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"roomed":{
"to provide with living quarters or shelter":{
"examples":[
"we can room up to four visitors in our two guest bedrooms"
],
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"bestowed",
"billeted",
"bivouacked",
"boarded",
"bunked",
"camped",
"chambered",
"domiciled",
"encamped",
"harbored",
"housed",
"lodged",
"put up",
"quartered",
"roofed",
"sheltered",
"took in"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ensconced",
"homed",
"roosted",
"secured",
"shedded",
"stabled",
"tented",
"barracked",
"bedded (down)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ejected",
"evicted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"roots (for)":{
"as in supports , approves":{
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"approves",
"commends",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"favors",
"recommends",
"supports",
"ballyhoos",
"celebrates",
"emblazons",
"eulogizes",
"extols",
"extolls",
"glorifies",
"magnifies",
"sings",
"bravoes",
"claps",
"rises (to)",
"adulates",
"belauds",
"flatters",
"overpraises",
"acclaims",
"accredits",
"applauds",
"cheers",
"cracks up",
"hails",
"lauds",
"praises",
"salutes",
"touts",
"deifies",
"idolizes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"knocks",
"pans",
"slams",
"belittles",
"discommends",
"disparages",
"puts down",
"blames",
"censures",
"reprehends",
"reprobates",
"admonishes",
"chides",
"criticizes",
"rebukes",
"reprimands",
"reproaches",
"reproves",
"castigates",
"excoriates",
"keelhauls",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"skewers",
"slags",
"vilifies"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"rookies":{
"a person who is just starting out in a field of activity":{
"examples":[
"although a star in his old sport of basketball, he was still just a rookie as far as baseball was concerned"
],
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"abecedarians",
"apprentices",
"babes",
"beginners",
"colts",
"cubs",
"fledglings",
"freshmen",
"greenhorns",
"neophytes",
"newbies",
"newcomers",
"novices",
"novitiates",
"punks",
"recruits",
"rooks",
"tenderfeet",
"tenderfoots",
"tyros",
"virgins"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boots",
"amateurs",
"dabblers",
"dilettantes",
"dilettanti",
"learners",
"students",
"trainees",
"candidates",
"entrants",
"probationers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"experts",
"masters",
"professionals",
"pros"
],
"antonyms":[
"old hands",
"old-timers",
"veterans",
"vets"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"roots (out)":{
"to destroy all traces of":{
"examples":[
"a concerted effort to root out prejudice of any kind in the armed services"
],
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"abolishes",
"annihilates",
"blacks out",
"blots out",
"cancels",
"cleans (up)",
"effaces",
"eradicates",
"erases",
"expunges",
"exterminates",
"extirpates",
"liquidates",
"obliterates",
"rubs out",
"snuffs (out)",
"stamps (out)",
"sweeps (away)",
"wipes out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decimates",
"demolishes",
"destroys",
"devastates",
"ravages",
"dismantles",
"flattens",
"mows (down)",
"razes",
"tears down",
"ruins",
"totals",
"wastes",
"wrecks",
"blasts",
"blows up",
"dashes",
"dynamites",
"smashes",
"atomizes",
"consumes",
"devours",
"dissolves",
"fragments",
"powders",
"pulverizes",
"shatters",
"splinters",
"dooms",
"finishes",
"kills",
"kills off",
"terminates",
"zaps",
"cuts",
"discards",
"ditches",
"ejects",
"excises",
"expels",
"jettisons",
"ousts",
"throws out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conserves",
"preserves",
"protects",
"saves",
"builds",
"constructs",
"creates",
"fabricates",
"fashions",
"forges",
"forms",
"frames",
"makes",
"manufactures",
"shapes",
"fixes",
"mends",
"patches",
"rebuilds",
"reconditions",
"reconstructs",
"renews",
"renovates",
"repairs",
"restores",
"revamps"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to draw out by force or with effort":{
"examples":[
"a dog rooting out a buried toy"
],
"synonyms":[
"corkscrews",
"extracts",
"pries",
"prizes",
"pulls",
"tears (out)",
"uproots",
"wrests",
"wrings",
"yanks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mines",
"plucks",
"removes",
"takes (out)",
"withdraws"
],
"near antonyms":[
"implants",
"inserts",
"installs",
"instills",
"crams",
"jams",
"rams",
"stuffs",
"wedges"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{
"examples":[
"a journalist seeking to root out and expose corruption in the gaming industry"
],
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"ascertains",
"descries",
"detects",
"determines",
"digs out",
"digs up",
"discovers",
"dredges (up)",
"ferrets (out)",
"finds",
"finds out",
"gets",
"hits (on or upon)",
"hunts (down or up)",
"learns",
"locates",
"noses out",
"routs (out)",
"rummages",
"runs down",
"scares up",
"scouts (up)",
"tracks (down)",
"turns up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"espies",
"sights",
"spots",
"looks for",
"searches (for or out)",
"seeks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"loses",
"mislays",
"misplaces",
"missets"
],
"antonyms":[
"misses",
"overlooks",
"passes over"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"rooting":{
"to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter":{
"examples":[
"rooted the post securely in the dirt"
],
"synonyms":[
"bedding",
"embedding",
"imbedding",
"enrooting",
"entrenching",
"intrenching",
"fixing",
"impacting",
"implanting",
"ingraining",
"engraining",
"lodging"
],
"near synonyms":[
"imbuing",
"infusing",
"instilling",
"beating (into)",
"driving (into)",
"establishing",
"placing",
"putting",
"settling",
"sticking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"eliminating",
"eradicating",
"ejecting",
"expelling",
"detaching",
"disconnecting",
"disengaging",
"removing"
],
"antonyms":[
"dislodging",
"rooting (out)",
"uprooting"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"roosted":{
"to come to rest after descending from the air":{
"examples":[
"pigeons flying home to roost on the roof"
],
"synonyms":[
"alighted",
"alit",
"landed",
"lit",
"lighted",
"perched",
"settled",
"touched down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"belly-landed",
"crash-landed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arose",
"ascended",
"climbed",
"rose",
"flew",
"floated",
"glided",
"planed",
"soared",
"winged",
"hovered",
"hung",
"hanged"
],
"antonyms":[
"blasted off",
"took off"
]
},
"to establish or place comfortably or snugly":{
"examples":[
"a gang of friends had roosted themselves around the ski lodge's massive fireplace"
],
"synonyms":[
"ensconced",
"installed",
"lodged",
"nestled",
"perched",
"settled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deployed",
"emplaced",
"fixed",
"located",
"parked",
"planted",
"positioned",
"set",
"situated",
"stationed",
"anchored",
"bivouacked",
"camped",
"camped (out)",
"burrowed",
"curled up",
"dug in",
"harbored",
"housed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"rooms":{
"an area within a building that has been set apart from surrounding space by a wall":{
"examples":[
"finally had a room to himself when his older brother went off to college"
],
"synonyms":[
"apartments",
"cells",
"chambers",
"closets"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accommodations",
"bays",
"berths",
"booths",
"cabins",
"compartments",
"cubicles",
"alcoves",
"niches",
"nooks",
"recesses",
"snuggeries"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to provide with living quarters or shelter":{
"examples":[
"we can room up to four visitors in our two guest bedrooms"
],
"synonyms":[
"accommodates",
"bestows",
"billets",
"bivouacs",
"boards",
"bunks",
"camps",
"chambers",
"domiciles",
"encamps",
"harbors",
"houses",
"lodges",
"puts up",
"quarters",
"roofs",
"shelters",
"takes in"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ensconces",
"homes",
"roosts",
"secures",
"sheds",
"stables",
"tents",
"barracks",
"beds (down)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ejects",
"evicts"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"rooking":{
"to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{
"examples":[
"once you learn to recognize these swindler's tricks, no one will be able to use them to rook you"
],
"synonyms":[
"beating",
"bilking",
"bleeding",
"cheating",
"chiseling",
"chiselling",
"chousing",
"conning",
"cozening",
"defrauding",
"diddling",
"doing",
"doing in",
"euchring",
"fiddling",
"fleecing",
"flimflamming",
"gaffing",
"hosing",
"hustling",
"mulcting",
"nobbling",
"plucking",
"reaming",
"ripping off",
"screwing",
"shaking down",
"shortchanging",
"shorting",
"skinning",
"skunking",
"squeezing",
"sticking",
"stiffing",
"stinging",
"suckering",
"swindling",
"thimblerigging",
"victimizing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"extorting",
"wrenching",
"wresting",
"wringing",
"clipping",
"gouging",
"nicking",
"overcharging",
"soaking",
"exploiting",
"milking",
"deceiving",
"duping",
"fooling",
"gulling",
"tricking",
"roping (in)",
"betraying",
"bitching",
"double-crossing",
"bamboozling",
"fast-talking"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"root":{
"a point or place at which something is invented or provided":{
"examples":[
"he insists that insecurity is the root of all jealousy"
],
"synonyms":[
"cradle",
"font",
"fountain",
"fountainhead",
"origin",
"seedbed",
"source",
"spring",
"well",
"wellspring"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beginning",
"commencement",
"dawn",
"day one",
"genesis",
"get-go",
"git-go",
"inception",
"incipience",
"incipiency",
"kickoff",
"launch",
"morning",
"nascence",
"nascency",
"onset",
"outset",
"start",
"threshold",
"baseline",
"first base",
"ground zero",
"square one"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the source from which something grows or develops":{
"examples":[
"one would need to go back at least several hundred years to find the root of the entrenched hostility between the neighboring nations"
],
"synonyms":[
"fountainhead",
"germ",
"origin",
"seed",
"seedbed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"font",
"fountain",
"spring",
"well",
"wellhead",
"wellspring",
"beginning",
"birth",
"commencement",
"dawn",
"genesis",
"inception",
"incipiency",
"launch",
"morning",
"onset",
"outset",
"start",
"threshold",
"creation",
"inauguration",
"origination"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an immaterial thing upon which something else rests":{
"examples":[
"an implicit trust in the wisdom of the people is the root of democracy"
],
"synonyms":[
"base",
"basis",
"bedrock",
"bottom",
"cornerstone",
"footing",
"foundation",
"ground",
"groundwork",
"keystone",
"underpinning",
"warp",
"warp and woof"
],
"near synonyms":[
"anchorage",
"bed",
"brace",
"bulwark",
"buttress",
"framework",
"infrastructure",
"mount",
"prop",
"shore",
"stay",
"substratum",
"substructure",
"support",
"assumption",
"justification",
"premise",
"premiss",
"presumption",
"presupposition",
"rationale",
"supposition",
"theory",
"thesis",
"warrant",
"backbone",
"center",
"core",
"eye",
"focus",
"heart",
"hub",
"kernel",
"nucleus",
"seat",
"essence",
"quintessence",
"soul",
"touchstone"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the central part or aspect of something under consideration":{
"examples":[
"at root , it's a question of the proper limits, if any, of free speech"
],
"synonyms":[
"bottom line",
"bull's-eye",
"centerpiece",
"core",
"crux",
"essence",
"gist",
"heart",
"kernel",
"keynote",
"meat",
"meat and potatoes",
"net",
"nub",
"nubbin",
"nucleus",
"pith",
"pivot",
"point",
"sum"
],
"near synonyms":[
"course",
"direction",
"drift",
"tenor",
"body",
"content",
"substance",
"hypothesis",
"proposition",
"purport",
"subject",
"theme",
"thesis"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter":{
"examples":[
"rooted the post securely in the dirt"
],
"synonyms":[
"bed",
"embed",
"imbed",
"enroot",
"entrench",
"intrench",
"fix",
"impact",
"implant",
"ingrain",
"engrain",
"lodge"
],
"near synonyms":[
"imbue",
"infuse",
"instill",
"beat (into)",
"drive (into)",
"establish",
"place",
"put",
"settle",
"stick"
],
"near antonyms":[
"eliminate",
"eradicate",
"eject",
"expel",
"detach",
"disconnect",
"disengage",
"remove"
],
"antonyms":[
"dislodge",
"root (out)",
"uproot"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"rooked":{
"to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{
"examples":[
"once you learn to recognize these swindler's tricks, no one will be able to use them to rook you"
],
"synonyms":[
"beat",
"bilked",
"bled",
"cheated",
"chiseled",
"chiselled",
"choused",
"conned",
"cozened",
"defrauded",
"did",
"diddled",
"did in",
"euchred",
"fiddled",
"fleeced",
"flimflammed",
"gaffed",
"hosed",
"hustled",
"mulcted",
"nobbled",
"plucked",
"reamed",
"ripped off",
"screwed",
"shook down",
"shortchanged",
"shorted",
"skinned",
"skunked",
"squeezed",
"stiffed",
"stuck",
"stung",
"suckered",
"swindled",
"thimblerigged",
"victimized"
],
"near synonyms":[
"extorted",
"wrenched",
"wrested",
"wrung",
"clipped",
"gouged",
"nicked",
"overcharged",
"soaked",
"exploited",
"milked",
"deceived",
"duped",
"fooled",
"gulled",
"tricked",
"roped (in)",
"betrayed",
"bitched",
"double-crossed",
"bamboozled",
"fast-talked"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"rooted":{
"firmly established over time":{
"examples":[
"a popular, rooted misconception that has proved very resistant to correction"
],
"synonyms":[
"bred-in-the-bone",
"confirmed",
"deep",
"deep-rooted",
"deep-seated",
"entrenched",
"intrenched",
"hard-core",
"inveterate",
"settled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"firm",
"fixed",
"frozen",
"hard",
"hard-and-fast",
"immutable",
"irradicable",
"set",
"unalterable",
"unchangeable",
"embedded",
"imbedded",
"implanted",
"inculcated",
"instilled",
"inborn",
"inbred",
"ingrained",
"engrained",
"inherent",
"innate",
"integral",
"intrinsic",
"natural",
"accustomed",
"chronic",
"customary",
"habitual",
"regular",
"typical",
"usual",
"abiding",
"enduring",
"lifelong",
"persistent",
"persisting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brief",
"ephemeral",
"fleeting",
"impermanent",
"interim",
"momentary",
"provisional",
"short-lived",
"short-term",
"temporary",
"transient"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter":{
"examples":[
"rooted the post securely in the dirt"
],
"synonyms":[
"bedded",
"embedded",
"imbedded",
"enrooted",
"entrenched",
"intrenched",
"fixed",
"impacted",
"implanted",
"ingrained",
"engrained",
"lodged"
],
"near synonyms":[
"imbued",
"infused",
"instilled",
"beat (into)",
"drove (into)",
"established",
"placed",
"put",
"settled",
"stuck"
],
"near antonyms":[
"eliminated",
"eradicated",
"ejected",
"expelled",
"detached",
"disconnected",
"disengaged",
"removed"
],
"antonyms":[
"dislodged",
"rooted (out)",
"uprooted"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"roommates":{
"as in classmates , teammates":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"classmates",
"housemates",
"messmates",
"playfellows",
"playmates",
"schoolmates",
"shipmates",
"teammates",
"associates",
"cohorts",
"companions",
"compatriots",
"compeers",
"comrades",
"cronies",
"fellows",
"hobnobbers",
"mates",
"running mates",
"colleagues",
"coworkers",
"co-workers",
"equals",
"peers",
"workmates",
"accomplices",
"affiliates",
"allies",
"collaborators",
"confederates",
"halves",
"partners",
"buddies",
"chums",
"confidants",
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"friends",
"hearties",
"intimates",
"pals",
"countrymen",
"attendants",
"escorts",
"hangers-on",
"leeches",
"parasites"
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"flatmates",
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"co-tenants",
"subtenants",
"guests",
"visitors",
"boarders",
"lessees",
"lodgers",
"renters",
"roomers",
"tenants",
"occupants",
"occupiers",
"residents",
"residers"
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"landlords",
"lessors",
"letters",
"lairds",
"landholders",
"landowners",
"proprietors",
"landladies",
"slumlords",
"hosts",
"innkeepers",
"proprietors"
],
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"noun"
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"finally had a room to himself when his older brother went off to college"
],
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"apartments",
"cells",
"chambers",
"closets"
],
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"accommodations",
"bays",
"berths",
"booths",
"cabins",
"compartments",
"cubicles",
"alcoves",
"niches",
"nooks",
"recesses",
"snuggeries"
],
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"examples":[
"we can room up to four visitors in our two guest bedrooms"
],
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"accommodates",
"bestows",
"billets",
"bivouacs",
"boards",
"bunks",
"camps",
"chambers",
"domiciles",
"encamps",
"harbors",
"houses",
"lodges",
"puts up",
"quarters",
"roofs",
"shelters",
"takes in"
],
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"ensconces",
"homes",
"roosts",
"secures",
"sheds",
"stables",
"tents",
"barracks",
"beds (down)"
],
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"ejects",
"evicts"
],
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},
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"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"one who rents a room or apartment in another's house":{
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"the new owners took in roomers to help pay for the house"
],
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"boarders",
"lessees",
"lodgers",
"renters",
"tenants"
],
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"cotenants",
"co-tenants",
"subtenants",
"flatmates",
"roommates",
"roomies",
"guests",
"visitors",
"occupants",
"occupiers",
"residents",
"residers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lairds",
"landholders",
"landowners",
"proprietors",
"landladies",
"slumlords",
"hosts",
"innkeepers",
"proprietors"
],
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"landlords",
"lessors",
"letters"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rooting (for)":{
"as in supporting , approving":{
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"approving",
"commending",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"favoring",
"recommending",
"supporting",
"ballyhooing",
"celebrating",
"emblazoning",
"eulogizing",
"extolling",
"glorifying",
"magnifying",
"singing",
"bravoing",
"clapping",
"rising (to)",
"adulating",
"belauding",
"flattering",
"overpraising",
"acclaiming",
"accrediting",
"applauding",
"cheering",
"cracking up",
"hailing",
"lauding",
"praising",
"saluting",
"touting",
"deifying",
"idolizing"
],
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"knocking",
"panning",
"slamming",
"belittling",
"discommending",
"disparaging",
"putting down",
"blaming",
"censuring",
"reprehending",
"reprobating",
"admonishing",
"chiding",
"criticizing",
"rebuking",
"reprimanding",
"reproaching",
"reproving",
"castigating",
"excoriating",
"keelhauling",
"lambasting",
"skewering",
"slagging",
"vilifying"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"rooters":{
"as in boosters , well-wishers":{
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"near synonyms":[
"boosters",
"well-wishers",
"addicts",
"aficionados",
"afficionados",
"buffs",
"bugs",
"devotees",
"enthusiasts",
"fanatics",
"fanciers",
"fans",
"fiends",
"fools",
"freaks",
"habitu\u00e9s",
"habitues",
"heads",
"hounds",
"junkies",
"lovers",
"maniacs",
"mavens",
"mavins",
"nuts",
"suckers",
"groupies",
"admirers",
"amateurs",
"collectors",
"connoisseurs",
"dilettantes",
"dilettanti",
"authorities",
"experts",
"adherents",
"converts",
"cultists",
"disciples",
"followers",
"hangers-on",
"votaries",
"advocates",
"apostles",
"backers",
"champions",
"evangelists",
"exponents",
"friends",
"patrons",
"promoters",
"proponents",
"supporters",
"partisans",
"partizans",
"zealots",
"faddists"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonadmirers",
"belittlers",
"carpers",
"critics",
"detractors",
"nonfans"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rooted (out)":{
"to destroy all traces of":{
"examples":[
"a concerted effort to root out prejudice of any kind in the armed services"
],
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"abolished",
"annihilated",
"blacked out",
"blotted out",
"canceled",
"cancelled",
"cleaned (up)",
"effaced",
"eradicated",
"erased",
"expunged",
"exterminated",
"extirpated",
"liquidated",
"obliterated",
"rubbed out",
"snuffed (out)",
"stamped (out)",
"swept (away)",
"wiped out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decimated",
"demolished",
"destroyed",
"devastated",
"ravaged",
"dismantled",
"flattened",
"mowed (down)",
"razed",
"tore down",
"ruined",
"totaled",
"totalled",
"wasted",
"wrecked",
"blasted",
"blew up",
"dashed",
"dynamited",
"smashed",
"atomized",
"consumed",
"devoured",
"dissolved",
"fragmented",
"powdered",
"pulverized",
"shattered",
"splintered",
"doomed",
"finished",
"killed",
"killed off",
"terminated",
"zapped",
"cut",
"discarded",
"ditched",
"ejected",
"excised",
"expelled",
"jettisoned",
"ousted",
"threw out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conserved",
"preserved",
"protected",
"saved",
"built",
"constructed",
"created",
"fabricated",
"fashioned",
"forged",
"formed",
"framed",
"made",
"manufactured",
"shaped",
"fixed",
"mended",
"patched",
"rebuilt",
"reconditioned",
"reconstructed",
"renewed",
"renovated",
"repaired",
"restored",
"revamped"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to draw out by force or with effort":{
"examples":[
"a dog rooting out a buried toy"
],
"synonyms":[
"corkscrewed",
"extracted",
"pried",
"prized",
"pulled",
"tore (out)",
"uprooted",
"wrested",
"wrung",
"yanked"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mined",
"plucked",
"removed",
"took (out)",
"withdrew"
],
"near antonyms":[
"implanted",
"inserted",
"installed",
"instilled",
"crammed",
"jammed",
"rammed",
"stuffed",
"wedged"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{
"examples":[
"a journalist seeking to root out and expose corruption in the gaming industry"
],
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"ascertained",
"descried",
"detected",
"determined",
"discovered",
"dredged (up)",
"dug out",
"dug up",
"ferreted (out)",
"found",
"found out",
"got",
"hit (on or upon)",
"hunted (down or up)",
"learned",
"located",
"nosed out",
"ran down",
"routed (out)",
"rummaged",
"scared up",
"scouted (up)",
"tracked (down)",
"turned up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"espied",
"sighted",
"spotted",
"looked for",
"searched (for or out)",
"sought"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lost",
"mislaid",
"misplaced",
"misset",
"mis-set"
],
"antonyms":[
"missed",
"overlooked",
"passed over"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"rooting (out)":{
"to destroy all traces of":{
"examples":[
"a concerted effort to root out prejudice of any kind in the armed services"
],
"synonyms":[
"abolishing",
"annihilating",
"blacking out",
"blotting out",
"canceling",
"cancelling",
"cleaning (up)",
"effacing",
"eradicating",
"erasing",
"expunging",
"exterminating",
"extirpating",
"liquidating",
"obliterating",
"rubbing out",
"snuffing (out)",
"stamping (out)",
"sweeping (away)",
"wiping out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decimating",
"demolishing",
"destroying",
"devastating",
"ravaging",
"dismantling",
"flattening",
"mowing (down)",
"razing",
"tearing down",
"ruining",
"totaling",
"totalling",
"wasting",
"wrecking",
"blasting",
"blowing up",
"dashing",
"dynamiting",
"smashing",
"atomizing",
"consuming",
"devouring",
"dissolving",
"fragmenting",
"powdering",
"pulverizing",
"shattering",
"splintering",
"dooming",
"finishing",
"killing",
"killing off",
"terminating",
"zapping",
"cutting",
"discarding",
"ditching",
"ejecting",
"excising",
"expelling",
"jettisoning",
"ousting",
"throwing out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conserving",
"preserving",
"protecting",
"saving",
"building",
"constructing",
"creating",
"fabricating",
"fashioning",
"forging",
"forming",
"framing",
"making",
"manufacturing",
"shaping",
"fixing",
"mending",
"patching",
"rebuilding",
"reconditioning",
"reconstructing",
"renewing",
"renovating",
"repairing",
"restoring",
"revamping"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to draw out by force or with effort":{
"examples":[
"a dog rooting out a buried toy"
],
"synonyms":[
"corkscrewing",
"extracting",
"prizing",
"prying",
"pulling",
"tearing (out)",
"uprooting",
"wresting",
"wringing",
"yanking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mining",
"plucking",
"removing",
"taking (out)",
"withdrawing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"implanting",
"inserting",
"installing",
"instilling",
"cramming",
"jamming",
"ramming",
"stuffing",
"wedging"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{
"examples":[
"a journalist seeking to root out and expose corruption in the gaming industry"
],
"synonyms":[
"ascertaining",
"descrying",
"detecting",
"determining",
"digging out",
"digging up",
"discovering",
"dredging (up)",
"ferreting (out)",
"finding",
"finding out",
"getting",
"hitting (on or upon)",
"hunting (down or up)",
"learning",
"locating",
"nosing out",
"routing (out)",
"rummaging",
"running down",
"scaring up",
"scouting (up)",
"tracking (down)",
"turning up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"espying",
"sighting",
"spotting",
"looking for",
"searching (for or out)",
"seeking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"losing",
"mislaying",
"misplacing",
"missetting",
"mis-setting"
],
"antonyms":[
"missing",
"overlooking",
"passing over"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"roomies":{
"as in classmates , teammates":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"classmates",
"housemates",
"messmates",
"playfellows",
"playmates",
"schoolmates",
"shipmates",
"teammates",
"associates",
"cohorts",
"companions",
"compatriots",
"compeers",
"comrades",
"cronies",
"fellows",
"hobnobbers",
"mates",
"running mates",
"colleagues",
"coworkers",
"co-workers",
"equals",
"peers",
"workmates",
"accomplices",
"affiliates",
"allies",
"collaborators",
"confederates",
"halves",
"partners",
"buddies",
"chums",
"confidants",
"familiars",
"friends",
"hearties",
"intimates",
"pals",
"countrymen",
"attendants",
"escorts",
"hangers-on",
"leeches",
"parasites"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in flatmates":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"flatmates",
"cotenants",
"co-tenants",
"subtenants",
"guests",
"visitors",
"boarders",
"lessees",
"lodgers",
"renters",
"roomers",
"tenants",
"occupants",
"occupiers",
"residents",
"residers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"landlords",
"lessors",
"letters",
"lairds",
"landholders",
"landowners",
"proprietors",
"landladies",
"slumlords",
"hosts",
"innkeepers",
"proprietors"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"roofs":{
"a raised covering over something for decoration or protection":{
"examples":[
"the roof of the pavilion leaks when it rains"
],
"synonyms":[
"awnings",
"canopies",
"ceilings",
"covers",
"tents"
],
"near synonyms":[
"domes",
"marquees",
"pavilions",
"arbors",
"bowers",
"pergolas",
"screens",
"shades",
"shelters",
"shields",
"sunshades",
"umbrellas",
"canvases",
"canvasses",
"flies"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the place where one lives":{
"examples":[
"as long as you're living under my roof , you'll obey my rules"
],
"synonyms":[
"abodes",
"diggings",
"domiciles",
"dwellings",
"firesides",
"habitations",
"hearths",
"hearthstones",
"homes",
"houses",
"lodgings",
"pads",
"places",
"quarters",
"residences"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accommodations",
"housings",
"nests",
"residencies",
"shelters",
"bungalows",
"cabins",
"casitas",
"chalets",
"cottages",
"duplexes",
"ranches",
"ranch houses",
"saltboxes",
"semis",
"split levels",
"townhomes",
"town houses",
"tract houses",
"triplexes",
"apartment houses",
"apartments",
"condominiums",
"condominia",
"condos",
"flats",
"tenement houses",
"tenements",
"walk-ups",
"penthouses",
"salons",
"suites",
"barracks",
"billets",
"boardinghouses",
"dormitories",
"dorms",
"flophouses",
"lodging houses",
"lodgments",
"lodgements",
"rooming houses",
"rooms",
"castles",
"ch\u00e2teaus",
"ch\u00e2teaux",
"countryseats",
"estates",
"halls",
"manor houses",
"manors",
"mansions",
"McMansions",
"palaces",
"villas",
"farmhouses",
"granges",
"haciendas",
"homesteads",
"double-wides",
"houseboats",
"house trailers",
"mobile homes",
"motor homes",
"recreational vehicles",
"RVs",
"trailers",
"hermitages",
"manses",
"parsonages",
"rectories",
"vicarages",
"hooches",
"hootches",
"hovels",
"hutches",
"huts",
"shacks",
"shanties"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to provide with living quarters or shelter":{
"examples":[
"fed and roofed the emergency volunteers for a week"
],
"synonyms":[
"accommodates",
"bestows",
"billets",
"bivouacs",
"boards",
"bunks",
"camps",
"chambers",
"domiciles",
"encamps",
"harbors",
"houses",
"lodges",
"puts up",
"quarters",
"rooms",
"shelters",
"takes in"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ensconces",
"homes",
"roosts",
"secures",
"sheds",
"stables",
"tents",
"barracks",
"beds (down)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ejects",
"evicts"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"rooming house":{
"as in boardinghouse , lodging house":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"boardinghouse",
"lodging house",
"auberge",
"caravansary",
"caravanserai",
"hospice",
"hostel",
"hostelry",
"hotel",
"inn",
"lodge",
"public house",
"tavern",
"B and B",
"bed-and-breakfast",
"guesthouse",
"apartment hotel",
"accommodations",
"lodgings",
"rest",
"court",
"motel",
"motor court",
"motor inn",
"motor lodge",
"resort",
"spa",
"tourist court",
"youth hostel",
"camp",
"campground",
"bunkhouse",
"dorm",
"dormitory",
"doss-house",
"fleabag",
"flophouse"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rooted (for)":{
"as in supported , approved":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"approved",
"commended",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"favored",
"recommended",
"supported",
"ballyhooed",
"celebrated",
"emblazoned",
"eulogized",
"extolled",
"glorified",
"magnified",
"sang",
"sung",
"bravoed",
"clapped",
"clapt",
"rose (to)",
"adulated",
"belauded",
"flattered",
"overpraised",
"acclaimed",
"accredited",
"applauded",
"cheered",
"cracked up",
"hailed",
"lauded",
"praised",
"saluted",
"touted",
"deified",
"idolized"
],
"near antonyms":[
"knocked",
"panned",
"slammed",
"belittled",
"discommended",
"disparaged",
"put down",
"blamed",
"censured",
"reprehended",
"reprobated",
"admonished",
"chid",
"chided",
"criticized",
"rebuked",
"reprimanded",
"reproached",
"reproved",
"castigated",
"excoriated",
"keelhauled",
"lambasted",
"skewered",
"slagged",
"vilified"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}