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{
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"riddling":{
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"to make a hole or series of holes in":{
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"examples":[
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"several signs along the highway were riddled by buckshot"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"boring",
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"drilling",
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"holing",
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"perforating",
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"piercing",
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"punching",
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"puncturing"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"broaching",
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"tapping",
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"poking",
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"pricking",
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"prickling",
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"penetrating",
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"burrowing (into)",
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"excavating",
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"gouging",
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"grooving",
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"hollowing",
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"breaking",
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"cutting",
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"gashing",
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"notching",
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"rending",
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"rupturing",
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"slashing",
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"slitting",
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"splitting"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"filling",
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"patching",
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"plugging",
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"sealing"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to spread throughout":{
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"examples":[
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"the newspaper expos\u00e9 revealed a gaming commission that is riddled with corruption"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"interpenetrating",
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"percolating (into)",
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"permeating",
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"pervading",
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"suffusing",
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"transfusing"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"diffusing (through)",
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"impregnating",
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"passing (into)",
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"penetrating",
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"filling (up)",
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"drenching",
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"imbuing",
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"infusing",
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"saturating",
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"soaking",
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"steeping",
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"flooding",
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"glutting"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"riddling (out)":{
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"to find an answer for through reasoning":{
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"examples":[
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"with the discovery of the Rosetta stone, archaeologists at long last were able to riddle out the mystery of Egyptian hieroglyphics"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"answering",
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"breaking",
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"cracking",
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"doping (out)",
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"figuring out",
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"puzzling (out)",
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"resolving",
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"solving",
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"unraveling",
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"unriddling",
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"working",
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"working out"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"concluding",
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"deciding",
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"deducing",
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"gathering",
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"inferring",
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"judging",
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"reasoning",
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"clearing (up)",
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"ironing out",
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"straightening (out)",
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"unscrambling",
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"untangling",
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"untying",
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"untieing",
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"assuming",
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"conjecturing",
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"divining",
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"guessing",
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"presuming",
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"speculating",
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"deciphering",
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"decoding"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"rides herd on":{
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"to be in charge of":{
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"examples":[
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"Teachers must sometimes ride herd on more than 25 students at once."
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bosses",
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"captains",
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"handles",
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"heads",
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"overlooks",
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"oversees",
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"quarterbacks",
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"superintends",
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"supervises"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"administers",
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"commands",
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"controls",
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"directs",
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"guides",
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"manages",
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"orders",
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"runs",
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"shepherds",
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"shows",
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"steers",
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"monitors",
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"presides (over)",
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"governs",
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"reigns",
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"rules"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"phrase"
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]
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},
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"ridiculed":{
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"to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter":{
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"examples":[
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"the term \"big bang theory\" was originally coined to ridicule the belief that the universe was created by a giant explosion"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"derided",
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"gibed",
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"jibed",
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"jeered",
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"laughed (at)",
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"mocked",
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"scouted",
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"shot down",
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"skewered"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"scoffed (at)",
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"scorned",
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"sneered (at)",
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"bad-mouthed",
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"belittled",
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"decried",
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"disparaged",
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"pooh-poohed",
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"poohed",
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"put down",
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"chaffed",
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"jived",
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"joshed",
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"kidded",
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"quizzed",
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"rallied",
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"razzed",
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"ribbed",
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"rode",
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"rid",
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"teased",
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"tweaked",
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"twitted",
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"baited",
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"barracked",
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"bugged",
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"catcalled",
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"harassed",
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"harried",
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"hassled",
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"heckled",
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"needled",
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"pestered",
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"ragged",
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"targeted",
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"taunted",
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"tormented",
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"aped",
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"burlesqued",
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"caricatured",
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"imitated",
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"lampooned",
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"mimicked",
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"parodied",
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"parroted",
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"pilloried",
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"satirized",
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"took off (on)",
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"travestied"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"applauded",
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"approved",
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"commended",
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"endorsed",
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"indorsed",
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"sanctioned"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"ridiculer":{
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"a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another":{
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"examples":[
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"any person of great vision has his or her ridiculers , who inevitably fail to appreciate genius and originality"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"baiter",
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"harasser",
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"heckler",
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"mocker",
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"needler",
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"persecutor",
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"quiz",
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"quizzer",
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"taunter",
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"tease",
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"teaser",
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"tormentor",
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"tormenter",
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"torturer"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"belittler",
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"derider",
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"detractor",
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"giber",
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"jiber",
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"insulter",
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"jeerer",
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"scoffer",
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"scorner",
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"trash-talker",
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"smart aleck",
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"smart alec",
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"smarty",
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"smartie",
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"smarty-pants",
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"wiseacre",
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"wise guy",
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"kidder",
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"lampooner",
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"satirist",
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"accuser",
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"blamer",
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"troublemaker",
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"assailant",
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"attacker",
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"molester",
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"victimizer",
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"bother",
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"disturber",
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"pest"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"defender",
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"deliverer",
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"guard",
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"protector",
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"rescuer",
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"savior",
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"saviour",
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"comforter",
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"solace",
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"soother",
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"succorer",
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"bodyguard",
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"champion"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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},
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"ridicules":{
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"the making of unkind jokes as a way of showing one's scorn for someone or something":{
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"examples":[
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"the early efforts by the suffragists to obtain voting rights for women were met with ridicule"
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"synonyms":[
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"derisions",
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"mockeries",
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"sports"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"contempts",
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"disdains",
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"scorns",
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"belittlements",
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"deprecations",
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"disparagements",
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"catcalls",
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"insults",
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"put-downs",
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"laughters",
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"burlesques",
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"caricatures",
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"mimicries",
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"pasquinades",
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"satires"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"applauses",
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"approvals",
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"commendations",
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"praises"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter":{
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"examples":[
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"the term \"big bang theory\" was originally coined to ridicule the belief that the universe was created by a giant explosion"
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"synonyms":[
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"derides",
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"gibes",
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"jibes",
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"jeers",
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"laughs (at)",
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"mocks",
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"scouts",
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"shoots down",
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"skewers"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"scoffs (at)",
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"scorns",
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"sneers (at)",
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"bad-mouths",
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"belittles",
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"decries",
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"disparages",
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"pooh-poohs",
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"poohs",
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"puts down",
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"chaffs",
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"jives",
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"joshes",
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"kids",
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"quizzes",
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"rallies",
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"razzes",
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"ribs",
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"rides",
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"teases",
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"tweaks",
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"twits",
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"baits",
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"barracks",
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"bugs",
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"catcalls",
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"harasses",
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"harries",
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"hassles",
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"heckles",
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"needles",
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"pesters",
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"rags",
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"targets",
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"taunts",
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"torments",
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"apes",
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"burlesques",
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"caricatures",
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"imitates",
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"lampoons",
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"mimics",
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"parodies",
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"parrots",
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"pillories",
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"satirizes",
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"takes off (on)",
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"travesties"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"applauds",
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"approves",
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"commends",
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"endorses",
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"indorses",
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"sanctions"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"riding":{
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"to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults":{
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"examples":[
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"that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"baiting",
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"hassling",
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"hazing",
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"heckling",
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"needling",
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"taunting",
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"teasing"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"deriding",
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"gibing",
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"jibing",
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"jeering",
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"mocking",
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"ridiculing",
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"annoying",
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"bothering",
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"bugging",
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"burning (up)",
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"chafing",
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"fretting",
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"frosting",
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"galling",
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"getting",
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"gnawing (at)",
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"grating",
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"griping",
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"hacking (off)",
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"hagriding",
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"irking",
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"irritating",
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"itching",
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"nagging",
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"narking",
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"nettling",
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"peeving",
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"pestering",
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"piquing",
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"putting out",
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"rasping",
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"riling",
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"ruffling",
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"spiting",
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"troubling",
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"vexing",
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"aggravating",
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"exasperating",
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"goading",
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"testing",
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"trying",
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"aggrieving",
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"agitating",
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"bedeviling",
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"beleaguering",
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"discomforting",
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"disturbing",
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"perturbing",
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"badgering",
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"dogging",
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"hounding",
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"browbeating",
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"bullying",
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|
"hectoring",
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|
|
"harassing",
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"harrying",
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|
|
"persecuting",
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"plaguing",
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"terrorizing",
|
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|
|
"tormenting",
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|
|
"torturing"
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|
],
|
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|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
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|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
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|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"to make fun of in a good-natured way":{
|
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|
|
"examples":[
|
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|
|
"his wife couldn't resist riding him for forgetting his own birthday"
|
|
|
|
],
|
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|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"chaffing",
|
|
|
|
"jiving",
|
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|
|
"joking",
|
|
|
|
"joshing",
|
|
|
|
"kidding",
|
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|
|
"rallying",
|
|
|
|
"razzing",
|
|
|
|
"ribbing",
|
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|
|
"roasting",
|
|
|
|
"teasing"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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|
|
"bantering",
|
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|
|
"fooling",
|
|
|
|
"funning",
|
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|
|
"stringing along",
|
|
|
|
"jesting",
|
|
|
|
"quipping",
|
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|
|
"wisecracking",
|
|
|
|
"gagging",
|
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|
|
"japing",
|
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|
|
"jollying",
|
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|
|
"yukking",
|
|
|
|
"yucking"
|
|
|
|
],
|
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|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"a condor riding high in the sky"
|
|
|
|
],
|
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|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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|
|
|
"drifting",
|
|
|
|
"floating",
|
|
|
|
"gliding",
|
|
|
|
"hanging",
|
|
|
|
"hovering",
|
|
|
|
"poising",
|
|
|
|
"sailing",
|
|
|
|
"swimming",
|
|
|
|
"wafting"
|
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|
|
|
],
|
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|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"bobbing",
|
|
|
|
"dangling",
|
|
|
|
"suspending",
|
|
|
|
"buoying",
|
|
|
|
"ballooning",
|
|
|
|
"rafting"
|
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|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"diving",
|
|
|
|
"lunging",
|
|
|
|
"plunging",
|
|
|
|
"dipping",
|
|
|
|
"immersing",
|
|
|
|
"submerging",
|
|
|
|
"submersing"
|
|
|
|
],
|
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|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"settling",
|
|
|
|
"sinking"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"to be determined by, based on, or subject (to)":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"our plan for the party rides on whether he can come"
|
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|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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|
|
|
"depending",
|
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|
|
|
"hanging",
|
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|
|
|
"hinging",
|
|
|
|
"turning"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"basing",
|
|
|
|
"establishing",
|
|
|
|
"founding",
|
|
|
|
"resting",
|
|
|
|
"staying",
|
|
|
|
"grounding"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
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|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"ridding":{
|
|
|
|
"to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"worked two jobs to rid himself of debt"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"clearing",
|
|
|
|
"disburdening",
|
|
|
|
"disencumbering",
|
|
|
|
"divesting",
|
|
|
|
"freeing",
|
|
|
|
"relieving",
|
|
|
|
"unburdening"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"discharging",
|
|
|
|
"emancipating",
|
|
|
|
"enfranchising",
|
|
|
|
"liberating",
|
|
|
|
"loosening",
|
|
|
|
"loosing",
|
|
|
|
"manumitting",
|
|
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
|
|
"springing",
|
|
|
|
"unbinding",
|
|
|
|
"uncaging",
|
|
|
|
"unchaining",
|
|
|
|
"unfettering",
|
|
|
|
"bailing (out)",
|
|
|
|
"delivering",
|
|
|
|
"redeeming",
|
|
|
|
"rescuing",
|
|
|
|
"disengaging",
|
|
|
|
"disentangling",
|
|
|
|
"extricating"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"bogging (down)",
|
|
|
|
"fettering",
|
|
|
|
"hampering",
|
|
|
|
"restraining",
|
|
|
|
"shackling",
|
|
|
|
"subjecting",
|
|
|
|
"weighing down",
|
|
|
|
"weighting (down)"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"burdening",
|
|
|
|
"encumbering",
|
|
|
|
"saddling"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"ridging":{
|
|
|
|
"as in drifting , banking":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"banking",
|
|
|
|
"drifting",
|
|
|
|
"agglutinating",
|
|
|
|
"clumping",
|
|
|
|
"lumping",
|
|
|
|
"accreting",
|
|
|
|
"accumulating",
|
|
|
|
"amassing",
|
|
|
|
"building up",
|
|
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
|
|
"concentrating",
|
|
|
|
"conglomerating",
|
|
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
|
|
"massing",
|
|
|
|
"piling (up)",
|
|
|
|
"stacking (up)"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
|
|
"dissipating",
|
|
|
|
"scattering"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"riding (out)":{
|
|
|
|
"to come safely through":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"just as we always have in the past, we'll ride out this latest crisis"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"surviving",
|
|
|
|
"weathering"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"outlasting",
|
|
|
|
"outliving",
|
|
|
|
"wearing out",
|
|
|
|
"pulling through",
|
|
|
|
"abiding",
|
|
|
|
"continuing",
|
|
|
|
"enduring",
|
|
|
|
"hanging on",
|
|
|
|
"holding on",
|
|
|
|
"holding out",
|
|
|
|
"holding up",
|
|
|
|
"lasting",
|
|
|
|
"leading",
|
|
|
|
"persisting",
|
|
|
|
"standing",
|
|
|
|
"sticking out",
|
|
|
|
"withstanding",
|
|
|
|
"being",
|
|
|
|
"breathing",
|
|
|
|
"existing",
|
|
|
|
"living",
|
|
|
|
"subsisting",
|
|
|
|
"flourishing",
|
|
|
|
"prospering",
|
|
|
|
"thriving"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"croaking",
|
|
|
|
"deceasing",
|
|
|
|
"departing",
|
|
|
|
"dying",
|
|
|
|
"expiring",
|
|
|
|
"passing away",
|
|
|
|
"passing (on)",
|
|
|
|
"perishing",
|
|
|
|
"succumbing",
|
|
|
|
"disappearing",
|
|
|
|
"evaporating",
|
|
|
|
"fading",
|
|
|
|
"vanishing",
|
|
|
|
"ceasing",
|
|
|
|
"ending",
|
|
|
|
"stopping"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"ride herd on":{
|
|
|
|
"to be in charge of":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"Teachers must sometimes ride herd on more than 25 students at once."
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"boss",
|
|
|
|
"captain",
|
|
|
|
"handle",
|
|
|
|
"head",
|
|
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
|
|
"oversee",
|
|
|
|
"quarterback",
|
|
|
|
"superintend",
|
|
|
|
"supervise"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"administer",
|
|
|
|
"command",
|
|
|
|
"control",
|
|
|
|
"direct",
|
|
|
|
"guide",
|
|
|
|
"manage",
|
|
|
|
"order",
|
|
|
|
"run",
|
|
|
|
"shepherd",
|
|
|
|
"show",
|
|
|
|
"steer",
|
|
|
|
"monitor",
|
|
|
|
"preside (over)",
|
|
|
|
"govern",
|
|
|
|
"reign",
|
|
|
|
"rule"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"ridged":{
|
|
|
|
"as in drifted , banked":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"banked",
|
|
|
|
"drifted",
|
|
|
|
"agglutinated",
|
|
|
|
"clumped",
|
|
|
|
"lumped",
|
|
|
|
"accreted",
|
|
|
|
"accumulated",
|
|
|
|
"amassed",
|
|
|
|
"built up",
|
|
|
|
"collected",
|
|
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
|
|
"conglomerated",
|
|
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
|
|
"massed",
|
|
|
|
"piled (up)",
|
|
|
|
"stacked (up)"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
|
|
"dissipated",
|
|
|
|
"scattered"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"ride":{
|
|
|
|
"to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults":{
|
|
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"examples":[
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"that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bait",
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"hassle",
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"haze",
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"heckle",
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"needle",
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"taunt",
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"tease"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"deride",
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"gibe",
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"jibe",
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"jeer",
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"mock",
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"ridicule",
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"annoy",
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"bother",
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"bug",
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"burn (up)",
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"chafe",
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"fret",
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"frost",
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"gall",
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"get",
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"gnaw (at)",
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"grate",
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"gripe",
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"hack (off)",
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"hagride",
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"irk",
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"irritate",
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"itch",
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"nag",
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"nark",
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"nettle",
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"peeve",
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"pester",
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"pique",
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"put out",
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"rasp",
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"rile",
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"ruffle",
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"spite",
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"trouble",
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"vex",
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"aggravate",
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"exasperate",
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"goad",
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"test",
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"try",
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"aggrieve",
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"agitate",
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"bedevil",
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"beleaguer",
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"discomfort",
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"disturb",
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"perturb",
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"badger",
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"dog",
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"hound",
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"browbeat",
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"bully",
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"hector",
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"harass",
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"harry",
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"persecute",
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"plague",
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"terrorize",
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"torment",
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"torture"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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|
"to make fun of in a good-natured way":{
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"examples":[
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"his wife couldn't resist riding him for forgetting his own birthday"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"chaff",
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"jive",
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|
"joke",
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|
"josh",
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"kid",
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"rally",
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"razz",
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|
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"rib",
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|
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"roast",
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"tease"
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],
|
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"near synonyms":[
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"banter",
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|
|
"fool",
|
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|
|
"fun",
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|
"string along",
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|
|
"jest",
|
|
|
|
"quip",
|
|
|
|
"wisecrack",
|
|
|
|
"gag",
|
|
|
|
"jape",
|
|
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
|
|
"yuk",
|
|
|
|
"yuck"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
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|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{
|
|
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|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"a condor riding high in the sky"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"drift",
|
|
|
|
"float",
|
|
|
|
"glide",
|
|
|
|
"hang",
|
|
|
|
"hover",
|
|
|
|
"poise",
|
|
|
|
"sail",
|
|
|
|
"swim",
|
|
|
|
"waft"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"bob",
|
|
|
|
"dangle",
|
|
|
|
"suspend",
|
|
|
|
"buoy",
|
|
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
|
|
"raft"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"dive",
|
|
|
|
"lunge",
|
|
|
|
"plunge",
|
|
|
|
"dip",
|
|
|
|
"immerse",
|
|
|
|
"submerge",
|
|
|
|
"submerse"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"settle",
|
|
|
|
"sink"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"to be determined by, based on, or subject (to)":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"our plan for the party rides on whether he can come"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"depend",
|
|
|
|
"hang",
|
|
|
|
"hinge",
|
|
|
|
"turn"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"base",
|
|
|
|
"establish",
|
|
|
|
"found",
|
|
|
|
"rest",
|
|
|
|
"stay",
|
|
|
|
"ground"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"a means of getting to a destination in a vehicle driven by another":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"an organization that provides rides for senior citizens"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"lift",
|
|
|
|
"transportation"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"drive",
|
|
|
|
"spin",
|
|
|
|
"turn",
|
|
|
|
"joyride",
|
|
|
|
"conveyance",
|
|
|
|
"passage",
|
|
|
|
"transit",
|
|
|
|
"transport"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"noun",
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"ridded":{
|
|
|
|
"to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"worked two jobs to rid himself of debt"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"clear",
|
|
|
|
"disburden",
|
|
|
|
"disencumber",
|
|
|
|
"divest",
|
|
|
|
"free",
|
|
|
|
"relieve",
|
|
|
|
"unburden"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
|
|
"emancipate",
|
|
|
|
"enfranchise",
|
|
|
|
"liberate",
|
|
|
|
"loose",
|
|
|
|
"loosen",
|
|
|
|
"manumit",
|
|
|
|
"release",
|
|
|
|
"spring",
|
|
|
|
"unbind",
|
|
|
|
"uncage",
|
|
|
|
"unchain",
|
|
|
|
"unfetter",
|
|
|
|
"bail (out)",
|
|
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
|
|
"redeem",
|
|
|
|
"rescue",
|
|
|
|
"disengage",
|
|
|
|
"disentangle",
|
|
|
|
"extricate"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"bog (down)",
|
|
|
|
"fetter",
|
|
|
|
"hamper",
|
|
|
|
"restrain",
|
|
|
|
"shackle",
|
|
|
|
"subject",
|
|
|
|
"weigh down",
|
|
|
|
"weight (down)"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"burden",
|
|
|
|
"encumber",
|
|
|
|
"saddle"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"rider":{
|
|
|
|
"as in allonge":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"allonge",
|
|
|
|
"documentation",
|
|
|
|
"follow-up",
|
|
|
|
"sequel",
|
|
|
|
"accompaniment",
|
|
|
|
"addition",
|
|
|
|
"complement",
|
|
|
|
"postscript",
|
|
|
|
"conclusion",
|
|
|
|
"ending",
|
|
|
|
"finale",
|
|
|
|
"coda",
|
|
|
|
"epilogue",
|
|
|
|
"epilog",
|
|
|
|
"postlude",
|
|
|
|
"addendum",
|
|
|
|
"afterword",
|
|
|
|
"appendix",
|
|
|
|
"codicil",
|
|
|
|
"excursus",
|
|
|
|
"supplement"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"foreword",
|
|
|
|
"introduction",
|
|
|
|
"preface",
|
|
|
|
"prologue",
|
|
|
|
"prolog"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"noun"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"riddance":{
|
|
|
|
"the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"the riddance of all the fleas from the house was a relief to everyone concerned"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"discarding",
|
|
|
|
"disposal",
|
|
|
|
"disposition",
|
|
|
|
"dumping",
|
|
|
|
"jettison",
|
|
|
|
"junking",
|
|
|
|
"removal",
|
|
|
|
"scrapping",
|
|
|
|
"throwing away"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"clearance",
|
|
|
|
"clearing",
|
|
|
|
"decimation",
|
|
|
|
"demolishment",
|
|
|
|
"demolition",
|
|
|
|
"destruction"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"accumulation",
|
|
|
|
"acquirement",
|
|
|
|
"acquisition",
|
|
|
|
"collection",
|
|
|
|
"deposit",
|
|
|
|
"gathering"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"noun"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"ridden (out)":{
|
|
|
|
"to come safely through":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"just as we always have in the past, we'll ride out this latest crisis"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"survived",
|
|
|
|
"weathered"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"outlasted",
|
|
|
|
"outlived",
|
|
|
|
"worn out",
|
|
|
|
"pulled through",
|
|
|
|
"abided",
|
|
|
|
"abode",
|
|
|
|
"continued",
|
|
|
|
"endured",
|
|
|
|
"held on",
|
|
|
|
"held out",
|
|
|
|
"held up",
|
|
|
|
"hung on",
|
|
|
|
"lasted",
|
|
|
|
"led",
|
|
|
|
"persisted",
|
|
|
|
"stood",
|
|
|
|
"stuck out",
|
|
|
|
"withstood",
|
|
|
|
"been",
|
|
|
|
"breathed",
|
|
|
|
"existed",
|
|
|
|
"lived",
|
|
|
|
"subsisted",
|
|
|
|
"flourished",
|
|
|
|
"prospered",
|
|
|
|
"thrived",
|
|
|
|
"thriven"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"croaked",
|
|
|
|
"deceased",
|
|
|
|
"departed",
|
|
|
|
"died",
|
|
|
|
"expired",
|
|
|
|
"passed away",
|
|
|
|
"passed (on)",
|
|
|
|
"perished",
|
|
|
|
"succumbed",
|
|
|
|
"disappeared",
|
|
|
|
"evaporated",
|
|
|
|
"faded",
|
|
|
|
"vanished",
|
|
|
|
"ceased",
|
|
|
|
"ended",
|
|
|
|
"stopped"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"rides (out)":{
|
|
|
|
"to come safely through":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"just as we always have in the past, we'll ride out this latest crisis"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"survives",
|
|
|
|
"weathers"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"outlasts",
|
|
|
|
"outlives",
|
|
|
|
"wears out",
|
|
|
|
"pulls through",
|
|
|
|
"abides",
|
|
|
|
"continues",
|
|
|
|
"endures",
|
|
|
|
"hangs on",
|
|
|
|
"holds on",
|
|
|
|
"holds out",
|
|
|
|
"holds up",
|
|
|
|
"lasts",
|
|
|
|
"leads",
|
|
|
|
"persists",
|
|
|
|
"stands",
|
|
|
|
"sticks out",
|
|
|
|
"withstands",
|
|
|
|
"breathes",
|
|
|
|
"exists",
|
|
|
|
"is",
|
|
|
|
"lives",
|
|
|
|
"subsists",
|
|
|
|
"flourishes",
|
|
|
|
"prospers",
|
|
|
|
"thrives"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"croaks",
|
|
|
|
"deceases",
|
|
|
|
"departs",
|
|
|
|
"dies",
|
|
|
|
"expires",
|
|
|
|
"passes away",
|
|
|
|
"passes (on)",
|
|
|
|
"perishes",
|
|
|
|
"succumbs",
|
|
|
|
"disappears",
|
|
|
|
"evaporates",
|
|
|
|
"fades",
|
|
|
|
"vanishes",
|
|
|
|
"ceases",
|
|
|
|
"ends",
|
|
|
|
"stops"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
]
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},
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"ridiculousness":{
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"as in irony , absurdity":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"absurdity",
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"irony",
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"laughableness",
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"ludicrousness",
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"amusement",
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"enjoyment",
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"fun",
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"pleasure",
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"whimsicality",
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"wittiness",
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"wryness",
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"comedy",
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"comic",
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"comicality",
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"drollery",
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"drollness",
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"funniness",
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"hilariousness",
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"humor",
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"humorousness",
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"richness",
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"uproariousness",
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"burlesque",
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"caricature",
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"farce",
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"jest",
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"lampoon",
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"parody",
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"satire",
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"slapstick",
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"spoof",
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"takeoff",
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"jocularity",
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"jokiness",
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"playfulness",
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"waggishness"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"pathos",
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"agony",
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"anguish",
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"dolor",
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"grief",
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"heartache",
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"heartbreak",
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"misery",
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"sorrow",
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"torment",
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"torture",
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"tribulation",
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"woe",
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"gravity",
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"seriousness",
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"soberness",
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"solemnity",
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"solemnness",
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"somberness"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"riders":{
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"as in allonges":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"allonges",
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"documentations",
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"follow-ups",
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"sequels",
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"accompaniments",
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"additions",
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"complements",
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"postscripts",
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"conclusions",
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"endings",
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"finales",
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"codas",
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"epilogues",
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"epilogs",
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"postludes",
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"addenda",
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"addendums",
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"afterwords",
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"appendixes",
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"appendices",
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"codicils",
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"excursuses",
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"excursus",
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"supplements"
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],
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|
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"near antonyms":[
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"forewords",
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|
|
"introductions",
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"prefaces",
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|
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"prologues",
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"prologs"
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],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
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},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
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|
"noun"
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|
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]
|
|
|
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},
|
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|
|
"ridgepole":{
|
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|
|
"as in post , stick":{
|
|
|
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"examples":[],
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|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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|
|
"beam",
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"brace",
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|
|
"pile",
|
|
|
|
"post",
|
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|
|
"sill",
|
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|
|
"splint",
|
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|
|
"stake",
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|
|
"stave",
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|
|
"stick",
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|
|
"lumber",
|
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|
|
"timber",
|
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|
|
"wood",
|
|
|
|
"bar",
|
|
|
|
"billet",
|
|
|
|
"block",
|
|
|
|
"cordwood",
|
|
|
|
"firewood"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"as in spine , backbone":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"backbone",
|
|
|
|
"spine",
|
|
|
|
"divide",
|
|
|
|
"eminence",
|
|
|
|
"peak",
|
|
|
|
"prominence",
|
|
|
|
"promontory",
|
|
|
|
"rise",
|
|
|
|
"crest",
|
|
|
|
"ridge"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"noun"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"riddles (out)":{
|
|
|
|
"to find an answer for through reasoning":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"with the discovery of the Rosetta stone, archaeologists at long last were able to riddle out the mystery of Egyptian hieroglyphics"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"answers",
|
|
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
|
|
"cracks",
|
|
|
|
"dopes (out)",
|
|
|
|
"figures out",
|
|
|
|
"puzzles (out)",
|
|
|
|
"resolves",
|
|
|
|
"solves",
|
|
|
|
"unravels",
|
|
|
|
"unriddles",
|
|
|
|
"works",
|
|
|
|
"works out"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"concludes",
|
|
|
|
"decides",
|
|
|
|
"deduces",
|
|
|
|
"gathers",
|
|
|
|
"infers",
|
|
|
|
"judges",
|
|
|
|
"reasons",
|
|
|
|
"clears (up)",
|
|
|
|
"irons out",
|
|
|
|
"straightens (out)",
|
|
|
|
"unscrambles",
|
|
|
|
"untangles",
|
|
|
|
"unties",
|
|
|
|
"assumes",
|
|
|
|
"conjectures",
|
|
|
|
"divines",
|
|
|
|
"guesses",
|
|
|
|
"presumes",
|
|
|
|
"speculates",
|
|
|
|
"deciphers",
|
|
|
|
"decodes"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"rid":{
|
|
|
|
"to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"worked two jobs to rid himself of debt"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"clear",
|
|
|
|
"disburden",
|
|
|
|
"disencumber",
|
|
|
|
"divest",
|
|
|
|
"free",
|
|
|
|
"relieve",
|
|
|
|
"unburden"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
|
|
"emancipate",
|
|
|
|
"enfranchise",
|
|
|
|
"liberate",
|
|
|
|
"loose",
|
|
|
|
"loosen",
|
|
|
|
"manumit",
|
|
|
|
"release",
|
|
|
|
"spring",
|
|
|
|
"unbind",
|
|
|
|
"uncage",
|
|
|
|
"unchain",
|
|
|
|
"unfetter",
|
|
|
|
"bail (out)",
|
|
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
|
|
"redeem",
|
|
|
|
"rescue",
|
|
|
|
"disengage",
|
|
|
|
"disentangle",
|
|
|
|
"extricate"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"bog (down)",
|
|
|
|
"fetter",
|
|
|
|
"hamper",
|
|
|
|
"restrain",
|
|
|
|
"shackle",
|
|
|
|
"subject",
|
|
|
|
"weigh down",
|
|
|
|
"weight (down)"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"burden",
|
|
|
|
"encumber",
|
|
|
|
"saddle"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"ridiculers":{
|
|
|
|
"a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"any person of great vision has his or her ridiculers , who inevitably fail to appreciate genius and originality"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"baiters",
|
|
|
|
"harassers",
|
|
|
|
"hecklers",
|
|
|
|
"mockers",
|
|
|
|
"needlers",
|
|
|
|
"persecutors",
|
|
|
|
"quizzers",
|
|
|
|
"quizzes",
|
|
|
|
"taunters",
|
|
|
|
"teasers",
|
|
|
|
"teases",
|
|
|
|
"tormentors",
|
|
|
|
"tormenters",
|
|
|
|
"torturers"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"belittlers",
|
|
|
|
"deriders",
|
|
|
|
"detractors",
|
|
|
|
"gibers",
|
|
|
|
"jibers",
|
|
|
|
"insulters",
|
|
|
|
"jeerers",
|
|
|
|
"scoffers",
|
|
|
|
"scorners",
|
|
|
|
"trash-talkers",
|
|
|
|
"smart alecks",
|
|
|
|
"smart alecs",
|
|
|
|
"smarties",
|
|
|
|
"smarty-pants",
|
|
|
|
"wiseacres",
|
|
|
|
"wise guys",
|
|
|
|
"kidders",
|
|
|
|
"lampooners",
|
|
|
|
"satirists",
|
|
|
|
"accusers",
|
|
|
|
"blamers",
|
|
|
|
"troublemakers",
|
|
|
|
"assailants",
|
|
|
|
"attackers",
|
|
|
|
"molesters",
|
|
|
|
"victimizers",
|
|
|
|
"bothers",
|
|
|
|
"disturbers",
|
|
|
|
"pests"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"defenders",
|
|
|
|
"deliverers",
|
|
|
|
"guards",
|
|
|
|
"protectors",
|
|
|
|
"rescuers",
|
|
|
|
"saviors",
|
|
|
|
"saviours",
|
|
|
|
"comforters",
|
|
|
|
"solaces",
|
|
|
|
"soothers",
|
|
|
|
"succorers",
|
|
|
|
"bodyguards",
|
|
|
|
"champions"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"noun"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"riddles":{
|
|
|
|
"something hard to understand or explain":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"his motives for starting an argument with the coach were a complete riddle"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"closed books",
|
|
|
|
"conundrums",
|
|
|
|
"enigmas",
|
|
|
|
"head-scratchers",
|
|
|
|
"mysteries",
|
|
|
|
"mystifications",
|
|
|
|
"puzzlements",
|
|
|
|
"puzzles",
|
|
|
|
"secrets",
|
|
|
|
"whys"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"brainteasers",
|
|
|
|
"cases",
|
|
|
|
"challenges",
|
|
|
|
"knots",
|
|
|
|
"matters",
|
|
|
|
"perplexities",
|
|
|
|
"posers",
|
|
|
|
"problems",
|
|
|
|
"stumpers",
|
|
|
|
"troubles"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"to make a hole or series of holes in":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"several signs along the highway were riddled by buckshot"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"bores",
|
|
|
|
"drills",
|
|
|
|
"holes",
|
|
|
|
"perforates",
|
|
|
|
"pierces",
|
|
|
|
"punches",
|
|
|
|
"punctures"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"broaches",
|
|
|
|
"taps",
|
|
|
|
"pokes",
|
|
|
|
"prickles",
|
|
|
|
"pricks",
|
|
|
|
"penetrates",
|
|
|
|
"burrows (into)",
|
|
|
|
"excavates",
|
|
|
|
"gouges",
|
|
|
|
"grooves",
|
|
|
|
"hollows",
|
|
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
|
|
"gashes",
|
|
|
|
"notches",
|
|
|
|
"rends",
|
|
|
|
"ruptures",
|
|
|
|
"slashes",
|
|
|
|
"slits",
|
|
|
|
"splits"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"fills",
|
|
|
|
"patches",
|
|
|
|
"plugs",
|
|
|
|
"seals"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"to spread throughout":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"the newspaper expos\u00e9 revealed a gaming commission that is riddled with corruption"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"interpenetrates",
|
|
|
|
"percolates (into)",
|
|
|
|
"permeates",
|
|
|
|
"pervades",
|
|
|
|
"suffuses",
|
|
|
|
"transfuses"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"diffuses (through)",
|
|
|
|
"impregnates",
|
|
|
|
"passes (into)",
|
|
|
|
"penetrates",
|
|
|
|
"fills (up)",
|
|
|
|
"drenches",
|
|
|
|
"imbues",
|
|
|
|
"infuses",
|
|
|
|
"saturates",
|
|
|
|
"soaks",
|
|
|
|
"steeps",
|
|
|
|
"floods",
|
|
|
|
"gluts"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"riddled (out)":{
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"to find an answer for through reasoning":{
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"examples":[
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"with the discovery of the Rosetta stone, archaeologists at long last were able to riddle out the mystery of Egyptian hieroglyphics"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"answered",
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"broke",
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"cracked",
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"doped (out)",
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"figured out",
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"puzzled (out)",
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"resolved",
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"solved",
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"unraveled",
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"unriddled",
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"worked",
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"wrought",
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"worked out"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"concluded",
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"decided",
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"deduced",
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"gathered",
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"inferred",
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"judged",
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"reasoned",
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"cleared (up)",
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"ironed out",
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"straightened (out)",
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"unscrambled",
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"untangled",
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"untied",
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"assumed",
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"conjectured",
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"divined",
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"guessed",
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"presumed",
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"speculated",
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"deciphered",
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"decoded"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"riddances":{
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"the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless":{
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"examples":[
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"the riddance of all the fleas from the house was a relief to everyone concerned"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"disposals",
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"dispositions",
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"dumpings",
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"jettisons",
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"removals"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"clearances",
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"clearings",
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"decimations",
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"demolishments",
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"demolitions",
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"destructions"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
|
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|
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"accumulations",
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|
|
"acquirements",
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|
|
"acquisitions",
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"collections",
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"deposits",
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|
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"gatherings"
|
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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|
|
"type":[
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|
|
"noun"
|
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|
|
]
|
2022-07-10 05:08:12 +00:00
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|
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},
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|
"riddle (out)":{
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"to find an answer for through reasoning":{
|
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|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"with the discovery of the Rosetta stone, archaeologists at long last were able to riddle out the mystery of Egyptian hieroglyphics"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"answer",
|
|
|
|
"break",
|
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|
|
"crack",
|
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|
|
"dope (out)",
|
|
|
|
"figure out",
|
|
|
|
"puzzle (out)",
|
|
|
|
"resolve",
|
|
|
|
"solve",
|
|
|
|
"unravel",
|
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|
|
"unriddle",
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|
|
"work",
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|
|
"work out"
|
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|
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],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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|
|
"conclude",
|
|
|
|
"decide",
|
|
|
|
"deduce",
|
|
|
|
"gather",
|
|
|
|
"infer",
|
|
|
|
"judge",
|
|
|
|
"reason",
|
|
|
|
"clear (up)",
|
|
|
|
"iron out",
|
|
|
|
"straighten (out)",
|
|
|
|
"unscramble",
|
|
|
|
"untangle",
|
|
|
|
"untie",
|
|
|
|
"assume",
|
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|
|
"conjecture",
|
|
|
|
"divine",
|
|
|
|
"guess",
|
|
|
|
"presume",
|
|
|
|
"speculate",
|
|
|
|
"decipher",
|
|
|
|
"decode"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"ridicule":{
|
|
|
|
"the making of unkind jokes as a way of showing one's scorn for someone or something":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"the early efforts by the suffragists to obtain voting rights for women were met with ridicule"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"derision",
|
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|
|
"mockery",
|
|
|
|
"sport"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"contempt",
|
|
|
|
"disdain",
|
|
|
|
"scorn",
|
|
|
|
"belittlement",
|
|
|
|
"deprecation",
|
|
|
|
"disparagement",
|
|
|
|
"catcall",
|
|
|
|
"insult",
|
|
|
|
"put-down",
|
|
|
|
"laughter",
|
|
|
|
"snickering",
|
|
|
|
"burlesque",
|
|
|
|
"caricature",
|
|
|
|
"mimicry",
|
|
|
|
"pasquinade",
|
|
|
|
"satire"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"applause",
|
|
|
|
"approval",
|
|
|
|
"commendation",
|
|
|
|
"praise"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"the term \"big bang theory\" was originally coined to ridicule the belief that the universe was created by a giant explosion"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"deride",
|
|
|
|
"gibe",
|
|
|
|
"jibe",
|
|
|
|
"jeer",
|
|
|
|
"laugh (at)",
|
|
|
|
"mock",
|
|
|
|
"scout",
|
|
|
|
"shoot down",
|
|
|
|
"skewer"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"scoff (at)",
|
|
|
|
"scorn",
|
|
|
|
"sneer (at)",
|
|
|
|
"bad-mouth",
|
|
|
|
"belittle",
|
|
|
|
"decry",
|
|
|
|
"disparage",
|
|
|
|
"pooh-pooh",
|
|
|
|
"pooh",
|
|
|
|
"put down",
|
|
|
|
"chaff",
|
|
|
|
"jive",
|
|
|
|
"josh",
|
|
|
|
"kid",
|
|
|
|
"quiz",
|
|
|
|
"rally",
|
|
|
|
"razz",
|
|
|
|
"rib",
|
|
|
|
"ride",
|
|
|
|
"tease",
|
|
|
|
"tweak",
|
|
|
|
"twit",
|
|
|
|
"bait",
|
|
|
|
"barrack",
|
|
|
|
"bug",
|
|
|
|
"catcall",
|
|
|
|
"harass",
|
|
|
|
"harry",
|
|
|
|
"hassle",
|
|
|
|
"heckle",
|
|
|
|
"needle",
|
|
|
|
"pester",
|
|
|
|
"rag",
|
|
|
|
"target",
|
|
|
|
"taunt",
|
|
|
|
"torment",
|
|
|
|
"ape",
|
|
|
|
"burlesque",
|
|
|
|
"caricature",
|
|
|
|
"imitate",
|
|
|
|
"lampoon",
|
|
|
|
"mimic",
|
|
|
|
"parody",
|
|
|
|
"parrot",
|
|
|
|
"pillory",
|
|
|
|
"satirize",
|
|
|
|
"take off (on)",
|
|
|
|
"travesty"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"applaud",
|
|
|
|
"approve",
|
|
|
|
"commend",
|
|
|
|
"endorse",
|
|
|
|
"indorse",
|
|
|
|
"sanction"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"noun",
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
]
|
2022-07-10 05:20:58 +00:00
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"ridgepoles":{
|
|
|
|
"as in posts , sticks":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"beams",
|
|
|
|
"braces",
|
|
|
|
"piles",
|
|
|
|
"posts",
|
|
|
|
"sills",
|
|
|
|
"splints",
|
|
|
|
"stakes",
|
|
|
|
"staves",
|
|
|
|
"sticks",
|
|
|
|
"lumber",
|
|
|
|
"timbers",
|
|
|
|
"woods",
|
|
|
|
"bars",
|
|
|
|
"billets",
|
|
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
|
|
"cordwoods",
|
|
|
|
"firewoods"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"as in spines , backbones":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"backbones",
|
|
|
|
"spines",
|
|
|
|
"divides",
|
|
|
|
"eminences",
|
|
|
|
"peaks",
|
|
|
|
"prominences",
|
|
|
|
"promontories",
|
|
|
|
"rises",
|
|
|
|
"crests",
|
|
|
|
"ridges"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"noun"
|
|
|
|
]
|
2022-07-15 11:16:05 +00:00
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"riddled":{
|
|
|
|
"to make a hole or series of holes in":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"several signs along the highway were riddled by buckshot"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"bored",
|
|
|
|
"drilled",
|
|
|
|
"holed",
|
|
|
|
"perforated",
|
|
|
|
"pierced",
|
|
|
|
"punched",
|
|
|
|
"punctured"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"broached",
|
|
|
|
"tapped",
|
|
|
|
"poked",
|
|
|
|
"pricked",
|
|
|
|
"prickled",
|
|
|
|
"penetrated",
|
|
|
|
"burrowed (into)",
|
|
|
|
"excavated",
|
|
|
|
"gouged",
|
|
|
|
"grooved",
|
|
|
|
"hollowed",
|
|
|
|
"broke",
|
|
|
|
"cut",
|
|
|
|
"gashed",
|
|
|
|
"notched",
|
|
|
|
"rent",
|
|
|
|
"rended",
|
|
|
|
"ruptured",
|
|
|
|
"slashed",
|
|
|
|
"slit",
|
|
|
|
"split"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"filled",
|
|
|
|
"patched",
|
|
|
|
"plugged",
|
|
|
|
"sealed"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"to spread throughout":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"the newspaper expos\u00e9 revealed a gaming commission that is riddled with corruption"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"interpenetrated",
|
|
|
|
"percolated (into)",
|
|
|
|
"permeated",
|
|
|
|
"pervaded",
|
|
|
|
"suffused",
|
|
|
|
"transfused"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"diffused (through)",
|
|
|
|
"impregnated",
|
|
|
|
"passed (into)",
|
|
|
|
"penetrated",
|
|
|
|
"filled (up)",
|
|
|
|
"drenched",
|
|
|
|
"imbued",
|
|
|
|
"infused",
|
|
|
|
"saturated",
|
|
|
|
"soaked",
|
|
|
|
"steeped",
|
|
|
|
"flooded",
|
|
|
|
"glutted"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"ridden":{
|
|
|
|
"to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"baited",
|
|
|
|
"hassled",
|
|
|
|
"hazed",
|
|
|
|
"heckled",
|
|
|
|
"needled",
|
|
|
|
"taunted",
|
|
|
|
"teased"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"derided",
|
|
|
|
"gibed",
|
|
|
|
"jibed",
|
|
|
|
"jeered",
|
|
|
|
"mocked",
|
|
|
|
"ridiculed",
|
|
|
|
"annoyed",
|
|
|
|
"bothered",
|
|
|
|
"bugged",
|
|
|
|
"burned (up)",
|
|
|
|
"burnt (up)",
|
|
|
|
"chafed",
|
|
|
|
"fretted",
|
|
|
|
"frosted",
|
|
|
|
"galled",
|
|
|
|
"gnawed (at)",
|
|
|
|
"got",
|
|
|
|
"gotten",
|
|
|
|
"grated",
|
|
|
|
"griped",
|
|
|
|
"hacked (off)",
|
|
|
|
"hagridden",
|
|
|
|
"irked",
|
|
|
|
"irritated",
|
|
|
|
"itched",
|
|
|
|
"nagged",
|
|
|
|
"narked",
|
|
|
|
"nettled",
|
|
|
|
"peeved",
|
|
|
|
"pestered",
|
|
|
|
"piqued",
|
|
|
|
"put out",
|
|
|
|
"rasped",
|
|
|
|
"riled",
|
|
|
|
"ruffled",
|
|
|
|
"spited",
|
|
|
|
"troubled",
|
|
|
|
"vexed",
|
|
|
|
"vext",
|
|
|
|
"aggravated",
|
|
|
|
"exasperated",
|
|
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|
"goaded",
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"tested",
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"tried",
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"aggrieved",
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"agitated",
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"bedeviled",
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"beleaguered",
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"discomforted",
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"disturbed",
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"perturbed",
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"badgered",
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"dogged",
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"hounded",
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"browbeaten",
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"browbeat",
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"bullied",
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"hectored",
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"harassed",
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"harried",
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"persecuted",
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"plagued",
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"terrorized",
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"tormented",
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"tortured"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to make fun of in a good-natured way":{
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"examples":[
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"his wife couldn't resist riding him for forgetting his own birthday"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"chaffed",
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"jived",
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"joked",
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"joshed",
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"kidded",
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"rallied",
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"razzed",
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"ribbed",
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"roasted",
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"teased"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bantered",
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"fooled",
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"funned",
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"strung along",
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"jested",
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"quipped",
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"wisecracked",
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"gagged",
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"japed",
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"jollied",
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"yukked",
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"yucked"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{
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"examples":[
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"a condor riding high in the sky"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"drifted",
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"floated",
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"glided",
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"hovered",
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"hung",
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"hanged",
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"poised",
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"sailed",
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"swum",
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"wafted"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bobbed",
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"dangled",
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"suspended",
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"buoyed",
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"ballooned",
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"rafted"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"dived",
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"dove",
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"lunged",
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"plunged",
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"dipped",
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"immersed",
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"submerged",
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"submersed"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"settled",
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"sunk"
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]
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},
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"to be determined by, based on, or subject (to)":{
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"examples":[
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"our plan for the party rides on whether he can come"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"depended",
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"hinged",
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"hung",
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"hanged",
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"turned"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"based",
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"established",
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"founded",
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"rested",
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"stayed",
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"grounded"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
|
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
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"ridiculing":{
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"as in mocking , deriding":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"baiting",
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"deriding",
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"derisive",
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"derisory",
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"hassling",
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"heckling",
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"jeering",
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"mocking",
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"needling",
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"taunting",
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"bandying",
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"quipping",
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"contemptuous",
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"disdainful",
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"sarcastic",
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"scornful",
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"bantering",
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"chaffing",
|
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|
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"fooling",
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|
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"funning",
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|
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"jesting",
|
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|
|
"joking",
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|
|
"joshing",
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"kidding",
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|
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"quizzical",
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"rallying",
|
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|
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"razzing",
|
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|
|
"ribbing"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"as in mocking , ribbing":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"fooling",
|
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|
|
"kidding",
|
|
|
|
"mocking",
|
|
|
|
"razzing",
|
|
|
|
"ribbing",
|
|
|
|
"drollness",
|
|
|
|
"facetiousness",
|
|
|
|
"funniness",
|
|
|
|
"hilariousness",
|
|
|
|
"humorousness",
|
|
|
|
"richness",
|
|
|
|
"humor",
|
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|
|
"wit",
|
|
|
|
"wordplay",
|
|
|
|
"barb",
|
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|
|
"crack",
|
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|
|
"dig",
|
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|
|
"gag",
|
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|
|
"gambit",
|
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|
|
"jest",
|
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|
|
"joke",
|
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|
|
"laugh",
|
|
|
|
"pleasantry",
|
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|
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"quip",
|
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|
|
"sally",
|
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|
|
"waggery",
|
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|
|
"wisecrack",
|
|
|
|
"witticism",
|
|
|
|
"nothings",
|
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|
|
"backchat",
|
|
|
|
"badinage",
|
|
|
|
"banter",
|
|
|
|
"chaff",
|
|
|
|
"give-and-take",
|
|
|
|
"jesting",
|
|
|
|
"joshing",
|
|
|
|
"persiflage",
|
|
|
|
"raillery",
|
|
|
|
"repartee",
|
|
|
|
"chatter",
|
|
|
|
"chitchat",
|
|
|
|
"gossip",
|
|
|
|
"small talk"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"the term \"big bang theory\" was originally coined to ridicule the belief that the universe was created by a giant explosion"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"deriding",
|
|
|
|
"gibing",
|
|
|
|
"jibing",
|
|
|
|
"jeering",
|
|
|
|
"laughing (at)",
|
|
|
|
"mocking",
|
|
|
|
"scouting",
|
|
|
|
"shooting down",
|
|
|
|
"skewering"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"scoffing (at)",
|
|
|
|
"scorning",
|
|
|
|
"sneering (at)",
|
|
|
|
"bad-mouthing",
|
|
|
|
"belittling",
|
|
|
|
"decrying",
|
|
|
|
"disparaging",
|
|
|
|
"pooh-poohing",
|
|
|
|
"poohing",
|
|
|
|
"putting down",
|
|
|
|
"chaffing",
|
|
|
|
"jiving",
|
|
|
|
"joshing",
|
|
|
|
"kidding",
|
|
|
|
"quizzing",
|
|
|
|
"rallying",
|
|
|
|
"razzing",
|
|
|
|
"ribbing",
|
|
|
|
"riding",
|
|
|
|
"teasing",
|
|
|
|
"tweaking",
|
|
|
|
"twitting",
|
|
|
|
"baiting",
|
|
|
|
"barracking",
|
|
|
|
"bugging",
|
|
|
|
"catcalling",
|
|
|
|
"harassing",
|
|
|
|
"harrying",
|
|
|
|
"hassling",
|
|
|
|
"heckling",
|
|
|
|
"needling",
|
|
|
|
"pestering",
|
|
|
|
"ragging",
|
|
|
|
"targeting",
|
|
|
|
"taunting",
|
|
|
|
"tormenting",
|
|
|
|
"aping",
|
|
|
|
"burlesquing",
|
|
|
|
"caricaturing",
|
|
|
|
"imitating",
|
|
|
|
"lampooning",
|
|
|
|
"mimicking",
|
|
|
|
"parodying",
|
|
|
|
"parroting",
|
|
|
|
"pillorying",
|
|
|
|
"satirizing",
|
|
|
|
"taking off (on)",
|
|
|
|
"travestying"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"applauding",
|
|
|
|
"approving",
|
|
|
|
"commending",
|
|
|
|
"endorsing",
|
|
|
|
"indorsing",
|
|
|
|
"sanctioning"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
|
|
"noun",
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"ridden herd on":{
|
|
|
|
"to be in charge of":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"Teachers must sometimes ride herd on more than 25 students at once."
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"bossed",
|
|
|
|
"captained",
|
|
|
|
"handled",
|
|
|
|
"headed",
|
|
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
|
|
"overseen",
|
|
|
|
"quarterbacked",
|
|
|
|
"superintended",
|
|
|
|
"supervised"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"administered",
|
|
|
|
"commanded",
|
|
|
|
"controlled",
|
|
|
|
"directed",
|
|
|
|
"guided",
|
|
|
|
"managed",
|
|
|
|
"ordered",
|
|
|
|
"run",
|
|
|
|
"shepherded",
|
|
|
|
"shown",
|
|
|
|
"showed",
|
|
|
|
"steered",
|
|
|
|
"monitored",
|
|
|
|
"presided (over)",
|
|
|
|
"governed",
|
|
|
|
"reigned",
|
|
|
|
"ruled"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"rids":{
|
|
|
|
"to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"worked two jobs to rid himself of debt"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"clears",
|
|
|
|
"disburdens",
|
|
|
|
"disencumbers",
|
|
|
|
"divests",
|
|
|
|
"frees",
|
|
|
|
"relieves",
|
|
|
|
"unburdens"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
|
|
"emancipates",
|
|
|
|
"enfranchises",
|
|
|
|
"liberates",
|
|
|
|
"loosens",
|
|
|
|
"looses",
|
|
|
|
"manumits",
|
|
|
|
"releases",
|
|
|
|
"springs",
|
|
|
|
"unbinds",
|
|
|
|
"uncages",
|
|
|
|
"unchains",
|
|
|
|
"unfetters",
|
|
|
|
"bails (out)",
|
|
|
|
"delivers",
|
|
|
|
"redeems",
|
|
|
|
"rescues",
|
|
|
|
"disengages",
|
|
|
|
"disentangles",
|
|
|
|
"extricates"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"bogs (down)",
|
|
|
|
"fetters",
|
|
|
|
"hampers",
|
|
|
|
"restrains",
|
|
|
|
"shackles",
|
|
|
|
"subjects",
|
|
|
|
"weighs down",
|
|
|
|
"weights (down)"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"burdens",
|
|
|
|
"encumbers",
|
|
|
|
"saddles"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"ride (out)":{
|
|
|
|
"to come safely through":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"just as we always have in the past, we'll ride out this latest crisis"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"survive",
|
|
|
|
"weather"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"outlast",
|
|
|
|
"outlive",
|
|
|
|
"wear out",
|
|
|
|
"pull through",
|
|
|
|
"abide",
|
|
|
|
"continue",
|
|
|
|
"endure",
|
|
|
|
"hang on",
|
|
|
|
"hold on",
|
|
|
|
"hold out",
|
|
|
|
"hold up",
|
|
|
|
"last",
|
|
|
|
"lead",
|
|
|
|
"persist",
|
|
|
|
"stand",
|
|
|
|
"stick out",
|
|
|
|
"withstand",
|
|
|
|
"be",
|
|
|
|
"breathe",
|
|
|
|
"exist",
|
|
|
|
"live",
|
|
|
|
"subsist",
|
|
|
|
"flourish",
|
|
|
|
"prosper",
|
|
|
|
"thrive"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"croak",
|
|
|
|
"decease",
|
|
|
|
"depart",
|
|
|
|
"die",
|
|
|
|
"expire",
|
|
|
|
"pass (on)",
|
|
|
|
"pass away",
|
|
|
|
"perish",
|
|
|
|
"succumb",
|
|
|
|
"disappear",
|
|
|
|
"evaporate",
|
|
|
|
"fade",
|
|
|
|
"vanish",
|
|
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"cease",
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"end",
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"stop"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"riddle":{
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"something hard to understand or explain":{
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"examples":[
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"his motives for starting an argument with the coach were a complete riddle"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"closed book",
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"conundrum",
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"enigma",
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"head-scratcher",
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"mystery",
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"mystification",
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"puzzle",
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"puzzlement",
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"secret",
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"why"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"brainteaser",
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"case",
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"challenge",
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"knot",
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"matter",
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"perplexity",
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"poser",
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"problem",
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"stumper",
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"trouble"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to make a hole or series of holes in":{
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"examples":[
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"several signs along the highway were riddled by buckshot"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bore",
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"drill",
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"hole",
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"perforate",
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"pierce",
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"punch",
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"puncture"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"broach",
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"tap",
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"poke",
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"prick",
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"prickle",
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"penetrate",
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"burrow (into)",
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"excavate",
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"gouge",
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"groove",
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"hollow",
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"break",
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"cut",
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"gash",
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"notch",
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"rend",
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"rupture",
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"slash",
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"slit",
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"split"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"fill",
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"patch",
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"plug",
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"seal"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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|
"to spread throughout":{
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"examples":[
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"the newspaper expos\u00e9 revealed a gaming commission that is riddled with corruption"
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],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
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"interpenetrate",
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|
"percolate (into)",
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"permeate",
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|
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"pervade",
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"suffuse",
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|
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"transfuse"
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],
|
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|
|
"near synonyms":[
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"diffuse (through)",
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|
"impregnate",
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|
"pass (into)",
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"penetrate",
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|
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"fill (up)",
|
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"drench",
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|
|
"imbue",
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|
|
"infuse",
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|
"saturate",
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|
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"soak",
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|
|
"steep",
|
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|
|
"flood",
|
|
|
|
"glut"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
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|
|
"noun",
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"ridge":{
|
|
|
|
"the line formed when two sloping surfaces come together along their topmost edge":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"pigeons roosting along the ridge of the roof"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"crest"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"divide",
|
|
|
|
"backbone",
|
|
|
|
"ridgepole",
|
|
|
|
"spine",
|
|
|
|
"eminence",
|
|
|
|
"peak",
|
|
|
|
"prominence",
|
|
|
|
"promontory",
|
|
|
|
"rise"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"as in drift , bank":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"bank",
|
|
|
|
"drift",
|
|
|
|
"agglutinate",
|
|
|
|
"clump",
|
|
|
|
"lump",
|
|
|
|
"accrete",
|
|
|
|
"accumulate",
|
|
|
|
"amass",
|
|
|
|
"build up",
|
|
|
|
"collect",
|
|
|
|
"concentrate",
|
|
|
|
"conglomerate",
|
|
|
|
"gather",
|
|
|
|
"mass",
|
|
|
|
"pile (up)",
|
|
|
|
"stack (up)"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
|
|
"dissipate",
|
|
|
|
"scatter"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"noun",
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"ridges":{
|
|
|
|
"the line formed when two sloping surfaces come together along their topmost edge":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"pigeons roosting along the ridge of the roof"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"crests"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"divides",
|
|
|
|
"backbones",
|
|
|
|
"ridgepoles",
|
|
|
|
"spines",
|
|
|
|
"eminences",
|
|
|
|
"peaks",
|
|
|
|
"prominences",
|
|
|
|
"promontories",
|
|
|
|
"rises"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"as in drifts , banks":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"banks",
|
|
|
|
"drifts",
|
|
|
|
"agglutinates",
|
|
|
|
"clumps",
|
|
|
|
"lumps",
|
|
|
|
"accretes",
|
|
|
|
"accumulates",
|
|
|
|
"amasses",
|
|
|
|
"builds up",
|
|
|
|
"collects",
|
|
|
|
"concentrates",
|
|
|
|
"conglomerates",
|
|
|
|
"gathers",
|
|
|
|
"masses",
|
|
|
|
"piles (up)",
|
|
|
|
"stacks (up)"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
|
|
"dissipates",
|
|
|
|
"scatters"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"noun",
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"riding herd on":{
|
|
|
|
"to be in charge of":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"Teachers must sometimes ride herd on more than 25 students at once."
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"bossing",
|
|
|
|
"captaining",
|
|
|
|
"handling",
|
|
|
|
"heading",
|
|
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
|
|
"overseeing",
|
|
|
|
"quarterbacking",
|
|
|
|
"superintending",
|
|
|
|
"supervising"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"administering",
|
|
|
|
"commanding",
|
|
|
|
"controlling",
|
|
|
|
"directing",
|
|
|
|
"guiding",
|
|
|
|
"managing",
|
|
|
|
"ordering",
|
|
|
|
"running",
|
|
|
|
"shepherding",
|
|
|
|
"showing",
|
|
|
|
"steering",
|
|
|
|
"monitoring",
|
|
|
|
"presiding (over)",
|
|
|
|
"governing",
|
|
|
|
"reigning",
|
|
|
|
"ruling"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"ridiculous":{
|
|
|
|
"so foolish or pointless as to be worthy of scornful laughter":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"a movie thriller with such a ridiculous plot that it gets only guffaws from audiences"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"absurd",
|
|
|
|
"cockamamy",
|
|
|
|
"cockamamie",
|
|
|
|
"comical",
|
|
|
|
"derisive",
|
|
|
|
"derisory",
|
|
|
|
"farcical",
|
|
|
|
"laughable",
|
|
|
|
"ludicrous",
|
|
|
|
"pathetic",
|
|
|
|
"preposterous",
|
|
|
|
"risible",
|
|
|
|
"silly"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"asinine",
|
|
|
|
"brainless",
|
|
|
|
"dumb",
|
|
|
|
"fatuous",
|
|
|
|
"foolish",
|
|
|
|
"half-baked",
|
|
|
|
"half-witted",
|
|
|
|
"harebrained",
|
|
|
|
"idiotic",
|
|
|
|
"idiotical",
|
|
|
|
"imbecile",
|
|
|
|
"imbecilic",
|
|
|
|
"inane",
|
|
|
|
"jerky",
|
|
|
|
"moronic",
|
|
|
|
"nonsensical",
|
|
|
|
"simpleminded",
|
|
|
|
"stupid",
|
|
|
|
"unwise",
|
|
|
|
"weak-minded",
|
|
|
|
"witless",
|
|
|
|
"balmy",
|
|
|
|
"cockeyed",
|
|
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
|
|
"cuckoo",
|
|
|
|
"daffy",
|
|
|
|
"daft",
|
|
|
|
"dotty",
|
|
|
|
"insane",
|
|
|
|
"kooky",
|
|
|
|
"kookie",
|
|
|
|
"loony",
|
|
|
|
"looney",
|
|
|
|
"lunatic",
|
|
|
|
"mad",
|
|
|
|
"nutty",
|
|
|
|
"screwball",
|
|
|
|
"senseless",
|
|
|
|
"wacky",
|
|
|
|
"whacky",
|
|
|
|
"fantastic",
|
|
|
|
"fantastical",
|
|
|
|
"far-fetched",
|
|
|
|
"inconceivable",
|
|
|
|
"incredible",
|
|
|
|
"unbelievable",
|
|
|
|
"unreal",
|
|
|
|
"unrealistic",
|
|
|
|
"unreasonable",
|
|
|
|
"illogical",
|
|
|
|
"irrational"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"earnest",
|
|
|
|
"serious",
|
|
|
|
"solemn",
|
|
|
|
"believable",
|
|
|
|
"conceivable",
|
|
|
|
"credible",
|
|
|
|
"logical",
|
|
|
|
"rational",
|
|
|
|
"realistic",
|
|
|
|
"reasonable",
|
|
|
|
"sensible"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"causing or intended to cause laughter":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"a movie comedian who has perfected the ridiculous pratfall"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"antic",
|
|
|
|
"chucklesome",
|
|
|
|
"comedic",
|
|
|
|
"comic",
|
|
|
|
"comical",
|
|
|
|
"droll",
|
|
|
|
"farcical",
|
|
|
|
"funny",
|
|
|
|
"hilarious",
|
|
|
|
"humoristic",
|
|
|
|
"humorous",
|
|
|
|
"hysterical",
|
|
|
|
"hysteric",
|
|
|
|
"killing",
|
|
|
|
"laughable",
|
|
|
|
"ludicrous",
|
|
|
|
"riotous",
|
|
|
|
"risible",
|
|
|
|
"screaming",
|
|
|
|
"sidesplitting",
|
|
|
|
"uproarious"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"amusing",
|
|
|
|
"diverting",
|
|
|
|
"entertaining",
|
|
|
|
"clownish",
|
|
|
|
"knockabout",
|
|
|
|
"slapstick",
|
|
|
|
"slapsticky",
|
|
|
|
"zany",
|
|
|
|
"facetious",
|
|
|
|
"flip",
|
|
|
|
"flippant",
|
|
|
|
"pert",
|
|
|
|
"smart",
|
|
|
|
"smart-aleck",
|
|
|
|
"smart-alecky",
|
|
|
|
"snickery",
|
|
|
|
"jocular",
|
|
|
|
"playful",
|
|
|
|
"waggish",
|
|
|
|
"campy",
|
|
|
|
"jokey",
|
|
|
|
"joky",
|
|
|
|
"priceless",
|
|
|
|
"rich",
|
|
|
|
"whimsical",
|
|
|
|
"witty",
|
|
|
|
"wry",
|
|
|
|
"blithesome",
|
|
|
|
"gleeful",
|
|
|
|
"jocose",
|
|
|
|
"jocund",
|
|
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
|
|
"jovial",
|
|
|
|
"laughing",
|
|
|
|
"mad",
|
|
|
|
"merry",
|
|
|
|
"mirthful"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"earnest",
|
|
|
|
"grave",
|
|
|
|
"no-nonsense",
|
|
|
|
"sedate",
|
|
|
|
"serious",
|
|
|
|
"severe",
|
|
|
|
"sober",
|
|
|
|
"sobersided",
|
|
|
|
"solemn",
|
|
|
|
"somber",
|
|
|
|
"sombre",
|
|
|
|
"staid",
|
|
|
|
"unsmiling",
|
|
|
|
"weighty",
|
|
|
|
"affecting",
|
|
|
|
"moving",
|
|
|
|
"poignant",
|
|
|
|
"touching",
|
|
|
|
"tragic",
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"tragical",
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"lachrymose",
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"mournful",
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"sad",
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"sorrowful",
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"tearful",
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"woeful"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"humorless",
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"lame",
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"unamusing",
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"uncomic",
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"unfunny",
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"unhumorous",
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"unhysterical"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"rides":{
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"to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults":{
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"examples":[
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"that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"baits",
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"hassles",
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"hazes",
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"heckles",
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"needles",
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"taunts",
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"teases"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"derides",
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"gibes",
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"jibes",
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"jeers",
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"mocks",
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"ridicules",
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"annoys",
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"bothers",
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"bugs",
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"burns (up)",
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"chafes",
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"frets",
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"frosts",
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"galls",
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"gets",
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"gnaws (at)",
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"grates",
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"gripes",
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"hacks (off)",
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"hagrides",
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"irks",
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"irritates",
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"itches",
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"nags",
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"narks",
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"nettles",
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"peeves",
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"pesters",
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"piques",
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"puts out",
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"rasps",
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"riles",
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"ruffles",
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"spites",
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"troubles",
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"vexes",
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"aggravates",
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"exasperates",
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"goads",
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"tests",
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"tries",
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"aggrieves",
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"agitates",
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"bedevils",
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"beleaguers",
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"discomforts",
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"disturbs",
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"perturbs",
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"badgers",
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"dogs",
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"hounds",
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"browbeats",
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"bullies",
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"hectors",
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"harasses",
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"harries",
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"persecutes",
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"plagues",
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"terrorizes",
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"torments",
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"tortures"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to make fun of in a good-natured way":{
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"examples":[
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"his wife couldn't resist riding him for forgetting his own birthday"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"chaffs",
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"jives",
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"jokes",
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"joshes",
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"kids",
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"rallies",
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"razzes",
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"ribs",
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"roasts",
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"teases"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"banters",
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"fools",
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"funs",
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"strings along",
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"jests",
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"quips",
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"wisecracks",
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"gags",
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"japes",
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"jollies",
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"yuks",
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"yucks"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{
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"examples":[
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"a condor riding high in the sky"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"drifts",
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"floats",
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"glides",
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"hangs",
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"hovers",
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"poises",
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"sails",
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"swims",
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"wafts"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bobs",
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"dangles",
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"suspends",
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"buoys",
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"balloons",
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|
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"rafts"
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[
|
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"dives",
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|
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"lunges",
|
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|
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"plunges",
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"dips",
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|
|
"immerses",
|
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|
|
"submerges",
|
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|
|
"submerses"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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|
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"settles",
|
|
|
|
"sinks"
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"to be determined by, based on, or subject (to)":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"our plan for the party rides on whether he can come"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"depends",
|
|
|
|
"hangs",
|
|
|
|
"hinges",
|
|
|
|
"turns"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"bases",
|
|
|
|
"establishes",
|
|
|
|
"founds",
|
|
|
|
"rests",
|
|
|
|
"stays",
|
|
|
|
"grounds"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"a means of getting to a destination in a vehicle driven by another":{
|
|
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
|
|
"an organization that provides rides for senior citizens"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"lifts",
|
|
|
|
"transportations"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
|
|
"drives",
|
|
|
|
"spins",
|
|
|
|
"turns",
|
|
|
|
"joyrides",
|
|
|
|
"conveyances",
|
|
|
|
"passages",
|
|
|
|
"transits",
|
|
|
|
"transports"
|
|
|
|
],
|
|
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
|
|
},
|
|
|
|
"type":[
|
|
|
|
"noun",
|
|
|
|
"verb"
|
|
|
|
]
|
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}
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}
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