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3250 lines
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{
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"meld":{
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"a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things":{
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"examples":[
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"her music is a meld of various styles"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"admixture",
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"alloy",
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"amalgam",
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"amalgamation",
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"blend",
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"cocktail",
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"combination",
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"composite",
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"compound",
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"conflation",
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"emulsion",
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"fusion",
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"intermixture",
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"mix",
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"mixture",
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"synthesis"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"half-and-half",
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"absorption",
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"blending",
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"coalescence",
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"coalition",
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"commingling",
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"commixture",
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"compost",
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"concretion",
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"homogenization",
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"immingling",
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"immixture",
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"incorporation",
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"integration",
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"interfusion",
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"intermingling",
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"mergence",
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"merger",
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"merging",
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"mingling",
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"assortment",
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"hash",
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"hodgepodge",
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"hotchpotch",
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"jumble",
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"medley",
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"m\u00e9lange",
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"mishmash",
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"motley",
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"patchwork",
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"potpourri",
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"variety",
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"accumulation",
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"aggregation",
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"conglomeration"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"component",
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"constituent",
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"element",
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"ingredient"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{
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"examples":[
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"a cuisine that melds East and West into strikingly original flavor combinations"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"amalgamate",
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"blend",
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"combine",
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"comingle",
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"commingle",
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"commix",
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"composite",
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"concrete",
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"conflate",
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"fuse",
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"homogenize",
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"immingle",
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"immix",
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"incorporate",
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"integrate",
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"interfuse",
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"intermingle",
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"intermix",
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"merge",
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"mingle",
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"mix"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"add",
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"admix",
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"beat (in)",
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"cut in",
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"fold",
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"stir",
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"toss",
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"coalesce",
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"compound",
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"emulsify",
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"conjoin",
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"join",
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"knit",
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"link",
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"unite",
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"intertwine",
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"interweave",
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"weave"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"cleave",
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"disjoin",
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"disunite",
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"divide",
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"divorce",
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"part",
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"rupture",
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"sever",
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"sunder",
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"disperse",
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"dissolve",
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"scatter",
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"detach",
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"disengage",
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"split"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"break down",
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"break up",
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"separate",
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"unmix"
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]
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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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"meliorate":{
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"to make better":{
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"antonyms":[
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"worsen"
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],
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"examples":[
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"regulations intended to meliorate the working conditions of factory workers"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"damage",
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"endamage",
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"harm",
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"hurt",
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"impair",
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"injure",
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"spoil",
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"tarnish",
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"vitiate",
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"blemish",
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"blight",
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"deface",
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"disfigure",
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"flaw",
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"mar",
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"diminish",
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"lessen",
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"lower",
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"reduce"
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],
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"related":[
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"correct",
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"emend",
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"rectify",
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"reform",
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"remediate",
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"remedy",
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"edit",
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"fine-tune",
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"redraft",
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"refurbish",
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"rehab",
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"rehabilitate",
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"revamp",
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"revise",
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"rework",
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"beef (up)",
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"boost",
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"fortify",
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"intensify",
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"reinforce",
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"reenforce",
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"strengthen",
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"fine",
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"hone",
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"polish",
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"retouch",
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"touch up"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"ameliorate",
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"amend",
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"better",
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"enhance",
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"enrich",
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"help",
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"improve",
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"perfect",
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"refine",
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"upgrade"
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]
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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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"mellifluous":{
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"having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music":{
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"examples":[
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"a rich, mellifluous voice that gets her a lot of work in radio and TV commercials"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"euphonious",
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"lyric",
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"lyrical",
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"mellifluent",
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"mellow",
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"melodic",
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"melodious",
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"musical"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"dulcet",
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"golden",
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"sweet"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"disconnected",
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"staccato",
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"discordant",
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"dissonant",
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"grating",
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"harsh",
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"inharmonious",
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"jarring",
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"strident",
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"unmelodious",
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"unmusical"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"unlyrical"
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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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"mellows":{
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"as in softens":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"softens",
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"ages",
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"develops",
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"grows",
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"grows up",
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"matures",
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"progresses",
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"ripens",
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"blooms",
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"blossoms",
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"burgeons",
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"bourgeons",
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"flourishes",
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"flowers",
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"opens",
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"unfolds",
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"advances",
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"evolves",
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"gets along",
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"gets on",
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"grays",
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"greys"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"decays",
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"declines",
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"degenerates",
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"deteriorates",
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"sinks",
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"worsens",
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"dries",
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"droops",
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"fades",
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"flags",
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"sags",
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"shrivels",
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"wanes",
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"wastes (away)",
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"weakens",
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"wilts",
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"withers",
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"regresses",
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"retrogresses",
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"reverts",
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"backslides",
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"lapses",
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"returns"
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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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"melodic":{
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"having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music":{
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"examples":[
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"a sweetly melodic chant"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"euphonious",
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"lyric",
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"lyrical",
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"mellifluent",
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"mellifluous",
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"mellow",
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"melodious",
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"musical"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"dulcet",
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"golden",
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"sweet"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"disconnected",
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"staccato",
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"discordant",
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"dissonant",
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"grating",
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"harsh",
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"inharmonious",
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"jarring",
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"strident",
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"unmelodious",
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"unmusical"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"unlyrical"
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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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"melt":{
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"to cease to be visible":{
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"examples":[
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"the fog soon melted away with the rising of the sun"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"dematerialize",
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"disappear",
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"dissolve",
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"evanesce",
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"evaporate",
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"fade",
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"flee",
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"fly",
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"sink",
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"vanish"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"blank (out)",
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"clear",
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"die (away or down or out)",
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"disperse",
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"dissipate",
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"dry up",
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"blur",
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"dim"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"arrive",
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"break out",
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"come out",
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"emerge",
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"issue",
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"loom",
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"show up"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"appear",
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"materialize"
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]
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},
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"to go from a solid to a liquid state":{
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"examples":[
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"a forgotten carton of ice cream was melting away on the counter"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"deliquesce",
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"flux",
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"fuse",
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"liquefy",
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"liquify",
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"run",
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"thaw"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"found",
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"gutter",
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"smelt",
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"try",
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"dissolve",
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"render",
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"soften",
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"thin"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"clot",
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"coagulate",
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"congeal",
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"gel",
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"jell",
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"jelly",
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"thicken"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"harden",
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"set",
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"solidify"
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]
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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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"meltdowns":{
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"as in frazzles , freak-outs":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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||
|
|
"frazzles",
|
||
|
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"freak-outs",
|
||
|
|
"breakdowns",
|
||
|
|
"crack-ups",
|
||
|
|
"nervous breakdowns",
|
||
|
|
"tailspins",
|
||
|
|
"alarms",
|
||
|
|
"alarums",
|
||
|
|
"anxieties",
|
||
|
|
"apprehensions",
|
||
|
|
"disquiets",
|
||
|
|
"excitabilities",
|
||
|
|
"disturbances",
|
||
|
|
"agitations",
|
||
|
|
"discomposures",
|
||
|
|
"perturbations",
|
||
|
|
"basket cases"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"aplombs",
|
||
|
|
"composures",
|
||
|
|
"imperturbabilities",
|
||
|
|
"placidities",
|
||
|
|
"self-possessions",
|
||
|
|
"serenities",
|
||
|
|
"tranquillities",
|
||
|
|
"tranquilities"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"as in crashes , collapses":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bloodbaths",
|
||
|
|
"collapses",
|
||
|
|
"crashes",
|
||
|
|
"apocalypses",
|
||
|
|
"calamities",
|
||
|
|
"cataclysms",
|
||
|
|
"catastrophes",
|
||
|
|
"debacles",
|
||
|
|
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cles",
|
||
|
|
"disasters",
|
||
|
|
"tragedies",
|
||
|
|
"Armageddons",
|
||
|
|
"doomsdays",
|
||
|
|
"end-times",
|
||
|
|
"convulsions",
|
||
|
|
"paroxysms",
|
||
|
|
"upheavals",
|
||
|
|
"accidents",
|
||
|
|
"casualties",
|
||
|
|
"fatalities",
|
||
|
|
"misadventures",
|
||
|
|
"mischances",
|
||
|
|
"misfortunes",
|
||
|
|
"mishaps",
|
||
|
|
"blasts",
|
||
|
|
"blows",
|
||
|
|
"double whammies",
|
||
|
|
"one-twos",
|
||
|
|
"one-two punches"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"godsends",
|
||
|
|
"mannas",
|
||
|
|
"windfalls"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"melted":{
|
||
|
|
"as in molten , liquefied":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"liquefied",
|
||
|
|
"molten",
|
||
|
|
"defrosted",
|
||
|
|
"thawed",
|
||
|
|
"unfrozen",
|
||
|
|
"deiced",
|
||
|
|
"heated",
|
||
|
|
"warmed"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"frozen",
|
||
|
|
"chilled",
|
||
|
|
"iced",
|
||
|
|
"refrigerated",
|
||
|
|
"quick-frozen",
|
||
|
|
"refrozen",
|
||
|
|
"supercooled",
|
||
|
|
"congealed",
|
||
|
|
"glaciated",
|
||
|
|
"semisolid",
|
||
|
|
"frostbitten",
|
||
|
|
"frosty",
|
||
|
|
"icy"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to cease to be visible":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the fog soon melted away with the rising of the sun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"dematerialized",
|
||
|
|
"disappeared",
|
||
|
|
"dissolved",
|
||
|
|
"evanesced",
|
||
|
|
"evaporated",
|
||
|
|
"faded",
|
||
|
|
"fled",
|
||
|
|
"flew",
|
||
|
|
"sank",
|
||
|
|
"sunk",
|
||
|
|
"vanished"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blanked (out)",
|
||
|
|
"cleared",
|
||
|
|
"died (away or down or out)",
|
||
|
|
"dispersed",
|
||
|
|
"dissipated",
|
||
|
|
"dried up",
|
||
|
|
"blurred",
|
||
|
|
"dimmed"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"arrived",
|
||
|
|
"broke out",
|
||
|
|
"came out",
|
||
|
|
"emerged",
|
||
|
|
"issued",
|
||
|
|
"loomed",
|
||
|
|
"showed up"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"appeared",
|
||
|
|
"materialized"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to go from a solid to a liquid state":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a forgotten carton of ice cream was melting away on the counter"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"deliquesced",
|
||
|
|
"fluxed",
|
||
|
|
"fused",
|
||
|
|
"liquefied",
|
||
|
|
"liquified",
|
||
|
|
"ran",
|
||
|
|
"run",
|
||
|
|
"thawed"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"founded",
|
||
|
|
"guttered",
|
||
|
|
"tried",
|
||
|
|
"dissolved",
|
||
|
|
"rendered",
|
||
|
|
"softened",
|
||
|
|
"thinned"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"clotted",
|
||
|
|
"coagulated",
|
||
|
|
"congealed",
|
||
|
|
"gelled",
|
||
|
|
"jelled",
|
||
|
|
"jellied",
|
||
|
|
"thickened"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"hardened",
|
||
|
|
"set",
|
||
|
|
"solidified"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"melting (away)":{
|
||
|
|
"as in giving out , fading (away)":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"evaporating",
|
||
|
|
"fading (away)",
|
||
|
|
"frittering (away)",
|
||
|
|
"giving out",
|
||
|
|
"petering (out)",
|
||
|
|
"tailing (off)",
|
||
|
|
"vanishing",
|
||
|
|
"compressing",
|
||
|
|
"condensing",
|
||
|
|
"constricting",
|
||
|
|
"contracting",
|
||
|
|
"slackening",
|
||
|
|
"slowing (down)",
|
||
|
|
"abating",
|
||
|
|
"declining",
|
||
|
|
"decreasing",
|
||
|
|
"de-escalating",
|
||
|
|
"diminishing",
|
||
|
|
"draining (away)",
|
||
|
|
"dropping (off)",
|
||
|
|
"dwindling",
|
||
|
|
"dying (away or down or out)",
|
||
|
|
"easing",
|
||
|
|
"ebbing",
|
||
|
|
"falling",
|
||
|
|
"falling away",
|
||
|
|
"lessening",
|
||
|
|
"letting up",
|
||
|
|
"lowering",
|
||
|
|
"moderating",
|
||
|
|
"palling",
|
||
|
|
"phasing down",
|
||
|
|
"ratcheting (down)",
|
||
|
|
"racheting (down)",
|
||
|
|
"receding",
|
||
|
|
"relenting",
|
||
|
|
"remitting",
|
||
|
|
"shrinking",
|
||
|
|
"subsiding",
|
||
|
|
"tapering",
|
||
|
|
"tapering off",
|
||
|
|
"waning",
|
||
|
|
"alleviating",
|
||
|
|
"relaxing",
|
||
|
|
"flagging",
|
||
|
|
"sinking",
|
||
|
|
"weakening",
|
||
|
|
"caving (in)",
|
||
|
|
"collapsing",
|
||
|
|
"deflating"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"accumulating",
|
||
|
|
"ballooning",
|
||
|
|
"building",
|
||
|
|
"burgeoning",
|
||
|
|
"bourgeoning",
|
||
|
|
"enlarging",
|
||
|
|
"escalating",
|
||
|
|
"expanding",
|
||
|
|
"growing",
|
||
|
|
"increasing",
|
||
|
|
"intensifying",
|
||
|
|
"mounting",
|
||
|
|
"mushrooming",
|
||
|
|
"picking up",
|
||
|
|
"rising",
|
||
|
|
"snowballing",
|
||
|
|
"soaring",
|
||
|
|
"swelling",
|
||
|
|
"waxing",
|
||
|
|
"appearing",
|
||
|
|
"emerging",
|
||
|
|
"showing up",
|
||
|
|
"blowing up",
|
||
|
|
"distending",
|
||
|
|
"elongating",
|
||
|
|
"lengthening"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"meliorates":{
|
||
|
|
"to make better":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"regulations intended to meliorate the working conditions of factory workers"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"ameliorates",
|
||
|
|
"amends",
|
||
|
|
"betters",
|
||
|
|
"enhances",
|
||
|
|
"enriches",
|
||
|
|
"helps",
|
||
|
|
"improves",
|
||
|
|
"perfects",
|
||
|
|
"refines",
|
||
|
|
"upgrades"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"corrects",
|
||
|
|
"emends",
|
||
|
|
"rectifies",
|
||
|
|
"reforms",
|
||
|
|
"remediates",
|
||
|
|
"remedies",
|
||
|
|
"edits",
|
||
|
|
"fine-tunes",
|
||
|
|
"redrafts",
|
||
|
|
"refurbishes",
|
||
|
|
"rehabilitates",
|
||
|
|
"rehabs",
|
||
|
|
"revamps",
|
||
|
|
"revises",
|
||
|
|
"reworks",
|
||
|
|
"beefs (up)",
|
||
|
|
"boosts",
|
||
|
|
"fortifies",
|
||
|
|
"intensifies",
|
||
|
|
"reinforces",
|
||
|
|
"reenforces",
|
||
|
|
"strengthens",
|
||
|
|
"fines",
|
||
|
|
"hones",
|
||
|
|
"polishes",
|
||
|
|
"retouches",
|
||
|
|
"touches up"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"damages",
|
||
|
|
"endamages",
|
||
|
|
"harms",
|
||
|
|
"hurts",
|
||
|
|
"impairs",
|
||
|
|
"injures",
|
||
|
|
"spoils",
|
||
|
|
"tarnishes",
|
||
|
|
"vitiates",
|
||
|
|
"blemishes",
|
||
|
|
"blights",
|
||
|
|
"defaces",
|
||
|
|
"disfigures",
|
||
|
|
"flaws",
|
||
|
|
"mars",
|
||
|
|
"diminishes",
|
||
|
|
"lessens",
|
||
|
|
"lowers",
|
||
|
|
"reduces"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"worsens"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"melee":{
|
||
|
|
"a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a verbal disagreement at the football game soon turned into a general melee involving scores of spectators"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"affray",
|
||
|
|
"brawl",
|
||
|
|
"broil",
|
||
|
|
"donnybrook",
|
||
|
|
"fracas",
|
||
|
|
"fray",
|
||
|
|
"free-for-all",
|
||
|
|
"rough-and-tumble",
|
||
|
|
"row",
|
||
|
|
"ruckus",
|
||
|
|
"ruction"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"related":[
|
||
|
|
"battle",
|
||
|
|
"clash",
|
||
|
|
"combat",
|
||
|
|
"conflict",
|
||
|
|
"contest",
|
||
|
|
"fisticuffs",
|
||
|
|
"handgrips",
|
||
|
|
"hassle",
|
||
|
|
"scrap",
|
||
|
|
"scrimmage",
|
||
|
|
"scuffle",
|
||
|
|
"skirmish",
|
||
|
|
"struggle",
|
||
|
|
"tussle",
|
||
|
|
"horseplay",
|
||
|
|
"roughhousing",
|
||
|
|
"altercation",
|
||
|
|
"argument",
|
||
|
|
"dispute",
|
||
|
|
"kickup",
|
||
|
|
"quarrel",
|
||
|
|
"spat",
|
||
|
|
"squabble",
|
||
|
|
"tiff",
|
||
|
|
"wrangle"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"melodramatize":{
|
||
|
|
"as in overplay , sensationalize":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"overemphasize",
|
||
|
|
"overplay",
|
||
|
|
"sensationalize",
|
||
|
|
"exaggerate",
|
||
|
|
"overdo",
|
||
|
|
"overdraw",
|
||
|
|
"overstate",
|
||
|
|
"put on",
|
||
|
|
"color",
|
||
|
|
"elaborate",
|
||
|
|
"embellish",
|
||
|
|
"embroider",
|
||
|
|
"magnify",
|
||
|
|
"pad",
|
||
|
|
"play up",
|
||
|
|
"stretch",
|
||
|
|
"fudge",
|
||
|
|
"hedge"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"belittle",
|
||
|
|
"minimize",
|
||
|
|
"play down",
|
||
|
|
"understate"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"melded":{
|
||
|
|
"to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a cuisine that melds East and West into strikingly original flavor combinations"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"amalgamated",
|
||
|
|
"blended",
|
||
|
|
"blent",
|
||
|
|
"combined",
|
||
|
|
"comingled",
|
||
|
|
"commingled",
|
||
|
|
"commixed",
|
||
|
|
"composited",
|
||
|
|
"concreted",
|
||
|
|
"conflated",
|
||
|
|
"fused",
|
||
|
|
"homogenized",
|
||
|
|
"immingled",
|
||
|
|
"immixed",
|
||
|
|
"incorporated",
|
||
|
|
"integrated",
|
||
|
|
"interfused",
|
||
|
|
"intermingled",
|
||
|
|
"intermixed",
|
||
|
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"merged",
|
||
|
|
"mingled",
|
||
|
|
"mixed"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"added",
|
||
|
|
"admixed",
|
||
|
|
"beat (in)",
|
||
|
|
"cut in",
|
||
|
|
"folded",
|
||
|
|
"stirred",
|
||
|
|
"tossed",
|
||
|
|
"coalesced",
|
||
|
|
"compounded",
|
||
|
|
"emulsified",
|
||
|
|
"conjoined",
|
||
|
|
"joined",
|
||
|
|
"knit",
|
||
|
|
"knitted",
|
||
|
|
"linked",
|
||
|
|
"united",
|
||
|
|
"intertwined",
|
||
|
|
"interwove",
|
||
|
|
"interweaved",
|
||
|
|
"wove",
|
||
|
|
"weaved"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"cleaved",
|
||
|
|
"cleft",
|
||
|
|
"disjoined",
|
||
|
|
"disunited",
|
||
|
|
"divided",
|
||
|
|
"divorced",
|
||
|
|
"parted",
|
||
|
|
"ruptured",
|
||
|
|
"severed",
|
||
|
|
"sundered",
|
||
|
|
"dispersed",
|
||
|
|
"dissolved",
|
||
|
|
"scattered",
|
||
|
|
"detached",
|
||
|
|
"disengaged",
|
||
|
|
"split"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"broke down",
|
||
|
|
"broke up",
|
||
|
|
"separated",
|
||
|
|
"unmixed"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"melees":{
|
||
|
|
"a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a verbal disagreement at the football game soon turned into a general melee involving scores of spectators"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"affrays",
|
||
|
|
"brawls",
|
||
|
|
"broils",
|
||
|
|
"donnybrooks",
|
||
|
|
"fracases",
|
||
|
|
"fracas",
|
||
|
|
"frays",
|
||
|
|
"free-for-alls",
|
||
|
|
"rough-and-tumbles",
|
||
|
|
"rows",
|
||
|
|
"ruckuses",
|
||
|
|
"ructions"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"battles",
|
||
|
|
"clashes",
|
||
|
|
"combats",
|
||
|
|
"conflicts",
|
||
|
|
"contests",
|
||
|
|
"fisticuffs",
|
||
|
|
"handgrips",
|
||
|
|
"hassles",
|
||
|
|
"scraps",
|
||
|
|
"scrimmages",
|
||
|
|
"scuffles",
|
||
|
|
"skirmishes",
|
||
|
|
"struggles",
|
||
|
|
"tussles",
|
||
|
|
"horseplays",
|
||
|
|
"altercations",
|
||
|
|
"arguments",
|
||
|
|
"disputes",
|
||
|
|
"kickups",
|
||
|
|
"quarrels",
|
||
|
|
"spats",
|
||
|
|
"squabbles",
|
||
|
|
"tiffs",
|
||
|
|
"wrangles"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"mellowing":{
|
||
|
|
"as in softening":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"softening",
|
||
|
|
"aging",
|
||
|
|
"ageing",
|
||
|
|
"developing",
|
||
|
|
"growing",
|
||
|
|
"growing up",
|
||
|
|
"maturing",
|
||
|
|
"progressing",
|
||
|
|
"ripening",
|
||
|
|
"blooming",
|
||
|
|
"blossoming",
|
||
|
|
"burgeoning",
|
||
|
|
"bourgeoning",
|
||
|
|
"flourishing",
|
||
|
|
"flowering",
|
||
|
|
"opening",
|
||
|
|
"unfolding",
|
||
|
|
"advancing",
|
||
|
|
"evolving",
|
||
|
|
"getting along",
|
||
|
|
"getting on",
|
||
|
|
"graying",
|
||
|
|
"greying"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"decaying",
|
||
|
|
"declining",
|
||
|
|
"degenerating",
|
||
|
|
"deteriorating",
|
||
|
|
"sinking",
|
||
|
|
"worsening",
|
||
|
|
"drooping",
|
||
|
|
"drying",
|
||
|
|
"fading",
|
||
|
|
"flagging",
|
||
|
|
"sagging",
|
||
|
|
"shriveling",
|
||
|
|
"shrivelling",
|
||
|
|
"waning",
|
||
|
|
"wasting (away)",
|
||
|
|
"weakening",
|
||
|
|
"wilting",
|
||
|
|
"withering",
|
||
|
|
"regressing",
|
||
|
|
"retrogressing",
|
||
|
|
"reverting",
|
||
|
|
"backsliding",
|
||
|
|
"lapsing",
|
||
|
|
"returning"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"melting down":{
|
||
|
|
"to yield to mental or emotional stress":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"rather than melt down , the team strengthened their resolve and ended up winning the game"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"breaking down",
|
||
|
|
"breaking up",
|
||
|
|
"cracking",
|
||
|
|
"flipping (out)",
|
||
|
|
"freaking (out)",
|
||
|
|
"wigging (out)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"choking"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"meliorations":{
|
||
|
|
"as in increases , quantum leaps":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"ameliorations",
|
||
|
|
"boosts",
|
||
|
|
"increases",
|
||
|
|
"quantum leaps",
|
||
|
|
"upgrades",
|
||
|
|
"uplifts",
|
||
|
|
"upswings",
|
||
|
|
"uptrends",
|
||
|
|
"upturns",
|
||
|
|
"advancements",
|
||
|
|
"advances",
|
||
|
|
"breakthroughs",
|
||
|
|
"enhancements",
|
||
|
|
"refinements",
|
||
|
|
"betterments",
|
||
|
|
"developments",
|
||
|
|
"elaborations",
|
||
|
|
"evolutions",
|
||
|
|
"expansions",
|
||
|
|
"gestations",
|
||
|
|
"growths",
|
||
|
|
"maturations",
|
||
|
|
"perfections",
|
||
|
|
"civilizations",
|
||
|
|
"edifications",
|
||
|
|
"educations",
|
||
|
|
"enlightenments",
|
||
|
|
"renaissances",
|
||
|
|
"renascences",
|
||
|
|
"revivals",
|
||
|
|
"discoveries",
|
||
|
|
"finds",
|
||
|
|
"windfalls",
|
||
|
|
"innovations",
|
||
|
|
"inventions"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"breakdowns",
|
||
|
|
"collapses",
|
||
|
|
"crashes",
|
||
|
|
"hindrances",
|
||
|
|
"impediments",
|
||
|
|
"stumbling blocks",
|
||
|
|
"decadences",
|
||
|
|
"decays",
|
||
|
|
"declensions",
|
||
|
|
"declines",
|
||
|
|
"decreases",
|
||
|
|
"degenerations",
|
||
|
|
"descents",
|
||
|
|
"deteriorations",
|
||
|
|
"diminishments",
|
||
|
|
"downgrades",
|
||
|
|
"failings",
|
||
|
|
"languishments",
|
||
|
|
"lapses",
|
||
|
|
"reductions",
|
||
|
|
"detriments",
|
||
|
|
"disablements",
|
||
|
|
"drawbacks",
|
||
|
|
"glitches",
|
||
|
|
"impairments",
|
||
|
|
"shortcomings",
|
||
|
|
"setbacks"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"melds":{
|
||
|
|
"a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"her music is a meld of various styles"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"admixtures",
|
||
|
|
"alloys",
|
||
|
|
"amalgamations",
|
||
|
|
"amalgams",
|
||
|
|
"blends",
|
||
|
|
"cocktails",
|
||
|
|
"combinations",
|
||
|
|
"composites",
|
||
|
|
"compounds",
|
||
|
|
"conflations",
|
||
|
|
"emulsions",
|
||
|
|
"fusions",
|
||
|
|
"intermixtures",
|
||
|
|
"mixes",
|
||
|
|
"mixtures",
|
||
|
|
"syntheses"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"half-and-halfs",
|
||
|
|
"absorptions",
|
||
|
|
"coalescences",
|
||
|
|
"coalitions",
|
||
|
|
"commixtures",
|
||
|
|
"composts",
|
||
|
|
"concretions",
|
||
|
|
"homogenizations",
|
||
|
|
"immixtures",
|
||
|
|
"incorporations",
|
||
|
|
"integrations",
|
||
|
|
"interfusions",
|
||
|
|
"mergences",
|
||
|
|
"mergers",
|
||
|
|
"assortments",
|
||
|
|
"hashes",
|
||
|
|
"hodgepodges",
|
||
|
|
"hotchpotches",
|
||
|
|
"jumbles",
|
||
|
|
"medleys",
|
||
|
|
"m\u00e9langes",
|
||
|
|
"mishmashes",
|
||
|
|
"motleys",
|
||
|
|
"patchworks",
|
||
|
|
"potpourris",
|
||
|
|
"varieties",
|
||
|
|
"accumulations",
|
||
|
|
"aggregations",
|
||
|
|
"conglomerations"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"components",
|
||
|
|
"constituents",
|
||
|
|
"elements",
|
||
|
|
"ingredients"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a cuisine that melds East and West into strikingly original flavor combinations"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"amalgamates",
|
||
|
|
"blends",
|
||
|
|
"combines",
|
||
|
|
"comingles",
|
||
|
|
"commingles",
|
||
|
|
"commixes",
|
||
|
|
"composites",
|
||
|
|
"concretes",
|
||
|
|
"conflates",
|
||
|
|
"fuses",
|
||
|
|
"homogenizes",
|
||
|
|
"immingles",
|
||
|
|
"immixes",
|
||
|
|
"incorporates",
|
||
|
|
"integrates",
|
||
|
|
"interfuses",
|
||
|
|
"intermingles",
|
||
|
|
"intermixes",
|
||
|
|
"merges",
|
||
|
|
"mingles",
|
||
|
|
"mixes"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"adds",
|
||
|
|
"admixes",
|
||
|
|
"beats (in)",
|
||
|
|
"cuts in",
|
||
|
|
"folds",
|
||
|
|
"stirs",
|
||
|
|
"tosses",
|
||
|
|
"coalesces",
|
||
|
|
"compounds",
|
||
|
|
"emulsifies",
|
||
|
|
"conjoins",
|
||
|
|
"joins",
|
||
|
|
"knits",
|
||
|
|
"links",
|
||
|
|
"unites",
|
||
|
|
"intertwines",
|
||
|
|
"interweaves",
|
||
|
|
"weaves"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"cleaves",
|
||
|
|
"disjoins",
|
||
|
|
"disunites",
|
||
|
|
"divides",
|
||
|
|
"divorces",
|
||
|
|
"parts",
|
||
|
|
"ruptures",
|
||
|
|
"severs",
|
||
|
|
"sunders",
|
||
|
|
"disperses",
|
||
|
|
"dissolves",
|
||
|
|
"scatters",
|
||
|
|
"detaches",
|
||
|
|
"disengages",
|
||
|
|
"splits"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"breaks down",
|
||
|
|
"breaks up",
|
||
|
|
"separates",
|
||
|
|
"unmixes"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"mellow":{
|
||
|
|
"having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the mellow tones of an old violin"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"euphonious",
|
||
|
|
"lyric",
|
||
|
|
"lyrical",
|
||
|
|
"mellifluent",
|
||
|
|
"mellifluous",
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"melodic",
|
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"melodious",
|
||
|
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"musical"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"dulcet",
|
||
|
|
"golden",
|
||
|
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"sweet"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
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"disconnected",
|
||
|
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"staccato",
|
||
|
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"discordant",
|
||
|
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"dissonant",
|
||
|
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"grating",
|
||
|
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"harsh",
|
||
|
|
"inharmonious",
|
||
|
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"jarring",
|
||
|
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"strident",
|
||
|
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"unmelodious",
|
||
|
|
"unmusical"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"unlyrical"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"not harsh or stern especially in nature or effect":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a teacher with a mellow approach to classroom discipline",
|
||
|
|
"mellow soaps"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"balmy",
|
||
|
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"benign",
|
||
|
|
"bland",
|
||
|
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"delicate",
|
||
|
|
"gentle",
|
||
|
|
"light",
|
||
|
|
"mild",
|
||
|
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"nonabrasive",
|
||
|
|
"soft",
|
||
|
|
"soothing",
|
||
|
|
"tender"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"calm",
|
||
|
|
"pacific",
|
||
|
|
"peaceful",
|
||
|
|
"placid",
|
||
|
|
"quiet",
|
||
|
|
"serene",
|
||
|
|
"tranquil",
|
||
|
|
"clement",
|
||
|
|
"compassionate",
|
||
|
|
"easy",
|
||
|
|
"lenient",
|
||
|
|
"merciful",
|
||
|
|
"buffering",
|
||
|
|
"cushioning",
|
||
|
|
"emollient",
|
||
|
|
"softening",
|
||
|
|
"sleek",
|
||
|
|
"slick",
|
||
|
|
"smooth"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"exquisite",
|
||
|
|
"fierce",
|
||
|
|
"intense",
|
||
|
|
"powerful",
|
||
|
|
"severe",
|
||
|
|
"forceful",
|
||
|
|
"forcible",
|
||
|
|
"savage",
|
||
|
|
"violent",
|
||
|
|
"roughened",
|
||
|
|
"rugged",
|
||
|
|
"strong",
|
||
|
|
"abrading",
|
||
|
|
"irritating",
|
||
|
|
"roughening",
|
||
|
|
"grim",
|
||
|
|
"gruff",
|
||
|
|
"rude",
|
||
|
|
"stiff",
|
||
|
|
"heavy-handed",
|
||
|
|
"oppressive",
|
||
|
|
"pitiless",
|
||
|
|
"tyrannical",
|
||
|
|
"tyrannic"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"abrasive",
|
||
|
|
"caustic",
|
||
|
|
"coarse",
|
||
|
|
"hard",
|
||
|
|
"harsh",
|
||
|
|
"rough",
|
||
|
|
"scathing",
|
||
|
|
"stern",
|
||
|
|
"ungentle"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"having an easygoing and pleasing manner especially in social situations":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"mellow and unflappable, the office manager greatly contributes to the work environment"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"affable",
|
||
|
|
"agreeable",
|
||
|
|
"amiable",
|
||
|
|
"genial",
|
||
|
|
"good-natured",
|
||
|
|
"good-tempered",
|
||
|
|
"gracious",
|
||
|
|
"nice",
|
||
|
|
"pleasant",
|
||
|
|
"sweet",
|
||
|
|
"well-disposed"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"amicable",
|
||
|
|
"clever",
|
||
|
|
"cordial",
|
||
|
|
"friendly",
|
||
|
|
"neighborly",
|
||
|
|
"benign",
|
||
|
|
"gentle",
|
||
|
|
"kind",
|
||
|
|
"cheerful",
|
||
|
|
"cheery",
|
||
|
|
"glad",
|
||
|
|
"sunny",
|
||
|
|
"companionable",
|
||
|
|
"conversable",
|
||
|
|
"sociable",
|
||
|
|
"civil",
|
||
|
|
"considerate",
|
||
|
|
"courteous",
|
||
|
|
"polite",
|
||
|
|
"thoughtful",
|
||
|
|
"accommodating",
|
||
|
|
"amenable",
|
||
|
|
"obliging",
|
||
|
|
"attractive",
|
||
|
|
"delightful",
|
||
|
|
"enjoyable",
|
||
|
|
"likable",
|
||
|
|
"likeable"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"boorish",
|
||
|
|
"discourteous",
|
||
|
|
"ill-mannered",
|
||
|
|
"impolite",
|
||
|
|
"inconsiderate",
|
||
|
|
"rude",
|
||
|
|
"surly",
|
||
|
|
"uncivil",
|
||
|
|
"unkind",
|
||
|
|
"unmannerly",
|
||
|
|
"unsociable",
|
||
|
|
"bearish",
|
||
|
|
"bilious",
|
||
|
|
"cantankerous",
|
||
|
|
"choleric",
|
||
|
|
"churlish",
|
||
|
|
"crabby",
|
||
|
|
"cranky",
|
||
|
|
"dyspeptic",
|
||
|
|
"fussy",
|
||
|
|
"grouchy",
|
||
|
|
"grumpy",
|
||
|
|
"ill-humored",
|
||
|
|
"irascible",
|
||
|
|
"irritable",
|
||
|
|
"peevish",
|
||
|
|
"petulant",
|
||
|
|
"quick-tempered",
|
||
|
|
"snappish",
|
||
|
|
"testy",
|
||
|
|
"touchy",
|
||
|
|
"argumentative",
|
||
|
|
"contentious",
|
||
|
|
"contrary",
|
||
|
|
"ornery",
|
||
|
|
"querulous",
|
||
|
|
"unappealing",
|
||
|
|
"unattractive",
|
||
|
|
"sour",
|
||
|
|
"vinegary"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
||
|
|
"ill-natured",
|
||
|
|
"ill-tempered",
|
||
|
|
"unamiable",
|
||
|
|
"ungenial",
|
||
|
|
"ungracious",
|
||
|
|
"unpleasant"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"having a relaxed, casual manner":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a mellow crowd sat on the grass and enjoyed the music coming from the band shell"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"affable",
|
||
|
|
"breezy",
|
||
|
|
"devil-may-care",
|
||
|
|
"easygoing",
|
||
|
|
"happy-go-lucky",
|
||
|
|
"laid-back",
|
||
|
|
"low-pressure"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"carefree",
|
||
|
|
"casual",
|
||
|
|
"d\u00e9gag\u00e9",
|
||
|
|
"lackadaisical",
|
||
|
|
"nonchalant",
|
||
|
|
"unaffected",
|
||
|
|
"unconcerned",
|
||
|
|
"unfussy",
|
||
|
|
"unperturbed",
|
||
|
|
"untroubled",
|
||
|
|
"unworried",
|
||
|
|
"familiar",
|
||
|
|
"homey",
|
||
|
|
"homy",
|
||
|
|
"informal",
|
||
|
|
"flexible",
|
||
|
|
"lax",
|
||
|
|
"lenient",
|
||
|
|
"permissive",
|
||
|
|
"pliable",
|
||
|
|
"pliant",
|
||
|
|
"soft",
|
||
|
|
"accessible",
|
||
|
|
"approachable",
|
||
|
|
"imperturbable",
|
||
|
|
"nerveless",
|
||
|
|
"unflappable",
|
||
|
|
"unshakable",
|
||
|
|
"amicable",
|
||
|
|
"companionable",
|
||
|
|
"comradely",
|
||
|
|
"cordial",
|
||
|
|
"genial",
|
||
|
|
"hail-fellow-well-met",
|
||
|
|
"hearty",
|
||
|
|
"neighborly",
|
||
|
|
"warm",
|
||
|
|
"warmhearted"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"ceremonious",
|
||
|
|
"decorous",
|
||
|
|
"formal",
|
||
|
|
"rigid",
|
||
|
|
"strict",
|
||
|
|
"anxious",
|
||
|
|
"bothered",
|
||
|
|
"distressed",
|
||
|
|
"worried",
|
||
|
|
"jittery",
|
||
|
|
"jumpy",
|
||
|
|
"nervous",
|
||
|
|
"skittish",
|
||
|
|
"tense"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"high-strung",
|
||
|
|
"uptight"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"as in soften":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"soften",
|
||
|
|
"age",
|
||
|
|
"develop",
|
||
|
|
"grow",
|
||
|
|
"grow up",
|
||
|
|
"mature",
|
||
|
|
"progress",
|
||
|
|
"ripen",
|
||
|
|
"bloom",
|
||
|
|
"blossom",
|
||
|
|
"burgeon",
|
||
|
|
"bourgeon",
|
||
|
|
"flourish",
|
||
|
|
"flower",
|
||
|
|
"open",
|
||
|
|
"unfold",
|
||
|
|
"advance",
|
||
|
|
"evolve",
|
||
|
|
"get along",
|
||
|
|
"get on",
|
||
|
|
"gray",
|
||
|
|
"grey"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"decay",
|
||
|
|
"decline",
|
||
|
|
"degenerate",
|
||
|
|
"deteriorate",
|
||
|
|
"sink",
|
||
|
|
"worsen",
|
||
|
|
"droop",
|
||
|
|
"dry",
|
||
|
|
"fade",
|
||
|
|
"flag",
|
||
|
|
"sag",
|
||
|
|
"shrivel",
|
||
|
|
"wane",
|
||
|
|
"waste (away)",
|
||
|
|
"weaken",
|
||
|
|
"wilt",
|
||
|
|
"wither",
|
||
|
|
"regress",
|
||
|
|
"retrogress",
|
||
|
|
"revert",
|
||
|
|
"backslide",
|
||
|
|
"lapse",
|
||
|
|
"return"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"melodramatic":{
|
||
|
|
"given to or marked by attention-getting behavior suggestive of stage acting":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"our office drama queen yet again made the melodramatic declaration that he couldn't take it anymore and was quitting"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"dramatic",
|
||
|
|
"hammy",
|
||
|
|
"histrionic",
|
||
|
|
"stagy",
|
||
|
|
"stagey",
|
||
|
|
"theatrical",
|
||
|
|
"theatric"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"actorish",
|
||
|
|
"actorly",
|
||
|
|
"actressy",
|
||
|
|
"overacted",
|
||
|
|
"overdone",
|
||
|
|
"sensational",
|
||
|
|
"staged",
|
||
|
|
"conspicuous",
|
||
|
|
"elaborate",
|
||
|
|
"flamboyant",
|
||
|
|
"grandiose",
|
||
|
|
"ostentatious",
|
||
|
|
"showy",
|
||
|
|
"affected",
|
||
|
|
"artificial",
|
||
|
|
"exaggerated",
|
||
|
|
"mannered",
|
||
|
|
"pretentious",
|
||
|
|
"self-conscious",
|
||
|
|
"studied",
|
||
|
|
"unnatural"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"nondramatic",
|
||
|
|
"nontheatrical",
|
||
|
|
"unaffected",
|
||
|
|
"underplayed",
|
||
|
|
"unpretentious",
|
||
|
|
"muted",
|
||
|
|
"restrained",
|
||
|
|
"subdued",
|
||
|
|
"toned (down)",
|
||
|
|
"conservative",
|
||
|
|
"discreet",
|
||
|
|
"inconspicuous",
|
||
|
|
"modest",
|
||
|
|
"plain",
|
||
|
|
"quiet",
|
||
|
|
"simple"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"undramatic"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"having the general quality or effect of a stage performance":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"he gave his usual melodramatic speech that he had learned his lesson and thereafter would always pay his bills on time"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"dramatic",
|
||
|
|
"histrionic",
|
||
|
|
"operatic",
|
||
|
|
"stagy",
|
||
|
|
"stagey",
|
||
|
|
"theatrical",
|
||
|
|
"theatric"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"affected",
|
||
|
|
"emotional",
|
||
|
|
"emotionalistic",
|
||
|
|
"sensational",
|
||
|
|
"actorish",
|
||
|
|
"actorly",
|
||
|
|
"actressy",
|
||
|
|
"dramaturgic",
|
||
|
|
"dramaturgical",
|
||
|
|
"ham",
|
||
|
|
"hammy",
|
||
|
|
"amazing",
|
||
|
|
"astonishing",
|
||
|
|
"astounding",
|
||
|
|
"awesome",
|
||
|
|
"exciting",
|
||
|
|
"eye-opening",
|
||
|
|
"fabulous",
|
||
|
|
"marvelous",
|
||
|
|
"marvellous",
|
||
|
|
"spectacular",
|
||
|
|
"surprising",
|
||
|
|
"wonderful",
|
||
|
|
"wondrous",
|
||
|
|
"overdramatic"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"matter-of-fact",
|
||
|
|
"monotonous",
|
||
|
|
"uneventful",
|
||
|
|
"unexciting",
|
||
|
|
"uninspiring",
|
||
|
|
"unnewsworthy",
|
||
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|
"unrewarding",
|
||
|
|
"unsensational",
|
||
|
|
"unspectacular",
|
||
|
|
"common",
|
||
|
|
"commonplace",
|
||
|
|
"ordinary",
|
||
|
|
"stale",
|
||
|
|
"unexceptional"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"undramatic"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"meliorated":{
|
||
|
|
"to make better":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"regulations intended to meliorate the working conditions of factory workers"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"ameliorated",
|
||
|
|
"amended",
|
||
|
|
"bettered",
|
||
|
|
"enhanced",
|
||
|
|
"enriched",
|
||
|
|
"helped",
|
||
|
|
"improved",
|
||
|
|
"perfected",
|
||
|
|
"refined",
|
||
|
|
"upgraded"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"corrected",
|
||
|
|
"emended",
|
||
|
|
"rectified",
|
||
|
|
"reformed",
|
||
|
|
"remediated",
|
||
|
|
"remedied",
|
||
|
|
"edited",
|
||
|
|
"fine-tuned",
|
||
|
|
"redrafted",
|
||
|
|
"refurbished",
|
||
|
|
"rehabbed",
|
||
|
|
"rehabilitated",
|
||
|
|
"revamped",
|
||
|
|
"revised",
|
||
|
|
"reworked",
|
||
|
|
"beefed (up)",
|
||
|
|
"boosted",
|
||
|
|
"fortified",
|
||
|
|
"intensified",
|
||
|
|
"reinforced",
|
||
|
|
"reenforced",
|
||
|
|
"strengthened",
|
||
|
|
"fined",
|
||
|
|
"honed",
|
||
|
|
"polished",
|
||
|
|
"retouched",
|
||
|
|
"touched up"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"damaged",
|
||
|
|
"endamaged",
|
||
|
|
"harmed",
|
||
|
|
"hurt",
|
||
|
|
"impaired",
|
||
|
|
"injured",
|
||
|
|
"spoiled",
|
||
|
|
"spoilt",
|
||
|
|
"tarnished",
|
||
|
|
"vitiated",
|
||
|
|
"blemished",
|
||
|
|
"blighted",
|
||
|
|
"defaced",
|
||
|
|
"disfigured",
|
||
|
|
"flawed",
|
||
|
|
"marred",
|
||
|
|
"diminished",
|
||
|
|
"lessened",
|
||
|
|
"lowered",
|
||
|
|
"reduced"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"worsened"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"melting":{
|
||
|
|
"as in evaporation , passing":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"dissipation",
|
||
|
|
"dissolution",
|
||
|
|
"evaporation",
|
||
|
|
"fadeaway",
|
||
|
|
"fading",
|
||
|
|
"passing",
|
||
|
|
"vanishing",
|
||
|
|
"decamping",
|
||
|
|
"decampment",
|
||
|
|
"departing",
|
||
|
|
"departure",
|
||
|
|
"disappearance",
|
||
|
|
"exit",
|
||
|
|
"exiting",
|
||
|
|
"farewell",
|
||
|
|
"going",
|
||
|
|
"leave-taking",
|
||
|
|
"parting",
|
||
|
|
"quitting",
|
||
|
|
"clearing out",
|
||
|
|
"egress",
|
||
|
|
"leaving",
|
||
|
|
"retirement",
|
||
|
|
"retreat",
|
||
|
|
"withdrawal",
|
||
|
|
"emigration",
|
||
|
|
"evacuation",
|
||
|
|
"exodus"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"advent",
|
||
|
|
"appearance",
|
||
|
|
"arrival",
|
||
|
|
"coming",
|
||
|
|
"incoming",
|
||
|
|
"approach",
|
||
|
|
"entrance",
|
||
|
|
"ingress",
|
||
|
|
"beginning",
|
||
|
|
"birth",
|
||
|
|
"commencement",
|
||
|
|
"dawn",
|
||
|
|
"dawning",
|
||
|
|
"debut",
|
||
|
|
"d\u00e9but",
|
||
|
|
"genesis",
|
||
|
|
"inception",
|
||
|
|
"morning",
|
||
|
|
"onset",
|
||
|
|
"start"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to cease to be visible":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"the fog soon melted away with the rising of the sun"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"dematerializing",
|
||
|
|
"disappearing",
|
||
|
|
"dissolving",
|
||
|
|
"evanescing",
|
||
|
|
"evaporating",
|
||
|
|
"fading",
|
||
|
|
"fleeing",
|
||
|
|
"flying",
|
||
|
|
"sinking",
|
||
|
|
"vanishing"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blanking (out)",
|
||
|
|
"clearing",
|
||
|
|
"dispersing",
|
||
|
|
"dissipating",
|
||
|
|
"drying up",
|
||
|
|
"dying (away or down or out)",
|
||
|
|
"blurring",
|
||
|
|
"dimming"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"arriving",
|
||
|
|
"breaking out",
|
||
|
|
"coming out",
|
||
|
|
"emerging",
|
||
|
|
"issuing",
|
||
|
|
"looming",
|
||
|
|
"showing up"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"appearing",
|
||
|
|
"materializing"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"to go from a solid to a liquid state":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a forgotten carton of ice cream was melting away on the counter"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"deliquescing",
|
||
|
|
"fluxing",
|
||
|
|
"fusing",
|
||
|
|
"liquefying",
|
||
|
|
"liquifying",
|
||
|
|
"running",
|
||
|
|
"thawing"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"founding",
|
||
|
|
"guttering",
|
||
|
|
"trying",
|
||
|
|
"dissolving",
|
||
|
|
"rendering",
|
||
|
|
"softening",
|
||
|
|
"thinning"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"clotting",
|
||
|
|
"coagulating",
|
||
|
|
"congealing",
|
||
|
|
"gelling",
|
||
|
|
"jelling",
|
||
|
|
"jellying",
|
||
|
|
"thickening"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"hardening",
|
||
|
|
"setting",
|
||
|
|
"solidifying"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"melodious":{
|
||
|
|
"having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"could hear the melodious sounds of the woodlands as winter gave way to spring"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"euphonious",
|
||
|
|
"lyric",
|
||
|
|
"lyrical",
|
||
|
|
"mellifluent",
|
||
|
|
"mellifluous",
|
||
|
|
"mellow",
|
||
|
|
"melodic",
|
||
|
|
"musical"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"dulcet",
|
||
|
|
"golden",
|
||
|
|
"sweet"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"disconnected",
|
||
|
|
"staccato",
|
||
|
|
"discordant",
|
||
|
|
"dissonant",
|
||
|
|
"grating",
|
||
|
|
"harsh",
|
||
|
|
"inharmonious",
|
||
|
|
"jarring",
|
||
|
|
"strident",
|
||
|
|
"unmelodious",
|
||
|
|
"unmusical"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"unlyrical"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"having a pleasing mixture of notes":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a particularly melodious ringtone that was instantly recognizable"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"canorous",
|
||
|
|
"euphonic",
|
||
|
|
"euphonious",
|
||
|
|
"harmonious",
|
||
|
|
"harmonizing",
|
||
|
|
"musical",
|
||
|
|
"symphonic",
|
||
|
|
"symphonious",
|
||
|
|
"tuneful"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blending",
|
||
|
|
"chiming",
|
||
|
|
"flowing",
|
||
|
|
"mellifluent",
|
||
|
|
"mellifluous",
|
||
|
|
"dulcet",
|
||
|
|
"mellow",
|
||
|
|
"melodic",
|
||
|
|
"sweet",
|
||
|
|
"echoing",
|
||
|
|
"resonant",
|
||
|
|
"sonorous",
|
||
|
|
"quavering",
|
||
|
|
"trilling",
|
||
|
|
"warbling",
|
||
|
|
"agreeable",
|
||
|
|
"appealing",
|
||
|
|
"pleasant",
|
||
|
|
"cadenced",
|
||
|
|
"lilting",
|
||
|
|
"lyric",
|
||
|
|
"lyrical",
|
||
|
|
"rhythmic",
|
||
|
|
"rhythmical",
|
||
|
|
"songful",
|
||
|
|
"songlike",
|
||
|
|
"chordal",
|
||
|
|
"harmonic",
|
||
|
|
"homophonic",
|
||
|
|
"orchestral",
|
||
|
|
"polyphonic",
|
||
|
|
"polyphonous",
|
||
|
|
"tonal"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"blaring",
|
||
|
|
"clanging",
|
||
|
|
"clashing",
|
||
|
|
"clattering",
|
||
|
|
"grating",
|
||
|
|
"harsh",
|
||
|
|
"jangling",
|
||
|
|
"jarring",
|
||
|
|
"metallic",
|
||
|
|
"raspy",
|
||
|
|
"raucous",
|
||
|
|
"scratching",
|
||
|
|
"screeching",
|
||
|
|
"shrill",
|
||
|
|
"squeaky",
|
||
|
|
"strident",
|
||
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
||
|
|
"unpleasant",
|
||
|
|
"unpleasing",
|
||
|
|
"atonal",
|
||
|
|
"off-key"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"discordant",
|
||
|
|
"disharmonious",
|
||
|
|
"dissonant",
|
||
|
|
"inharmonious",
|
||
|
|
"tuneless",
|
||
|
|
"unmelodious",
|
||
|
|
"unmusical"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"adjective"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"melodramatizes":{
|
||
|
|
"as in overplays , sensationalizes":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"overemphasizes",
|
||
|
|
"overplays",
|
||
|
|
"sensationalizes",
|
||
|
|
"exaggerates",
|
||
|
|
"overdoes",
|
||
|
|
"overdraws",
|
||
|
|
"overstates",
|
||
|
|
"puts on",
|
||
|
|
"colors",
|
||
|
|
"elaborates",
|
||
|
|
"embellishes",
|
||
|
|
"embroiders",
|
||
|
|
"magnifies",
|
||
|
|
"pads",
|
||
|
|
"plays up",
|
||
|
|
"stretches",
|
||
|
|
"fudges",
|
||
|
|
"hedges"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"belittles",
|
||
|
|
"minimizes",
|
||
|
|
"plays down",
|
||
|
|
"understates"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"melioration":{
|
||
|
|
"as in increase , boost":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"amelioration",
|
||
|
|
"boost",
|
||
|
|
"heightening",
|
||
|
|
"increase",
|
||
|
|
"quantum leap",
|
||
|
|
"strengthening",
|
||
|
|
"upgrade",
|
||
|
|
"uplift",
|
||
|
|
"upswing",
|
||
|
|
"uptrend",
|
||
|
|
"upturn",
|
||
|
|
"advance",
|
||
|
|
"advancement",
|
||
|
|
"breakthrough",
|
||
|
|
"enhancement",
|
||
|
|
"refinement",
|
||
|
|
"betterment",
|
||
|
|
"development",
|
||
|
|
"elaboration",
|
||
|
|
"evolution",
|
||
|
|
"expansion",
|
||
|
|
"gestation",
|
||
|
|
"growth",
|
||
|
|
"maturation",
|
||
|
|
"perfection",
|
||
|
|
"ripening",
|
||
|
|
"civilization",
|
||
|
|
"edification",
|
||
|
|
"education",
|
||
|
|
"enlightenment",
|
||
|
|
"renaissance",
|
||
|
|
"renascence",
|
||
|
|
"revival",
|
||
|
|
"discovery",
|
||
|
|
"find",
|
||
|
|
"windfall",
|
||
|
|
"innovation",
|
||
|
|
"invention"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"breakdown",
|
||
|
|
"collapse",
|
||
|
|
"crash",
|
||
|
|
"hindrance",
|
||
|
|
"impediment",
|
||
|
|
"stumbling block",
|
||
|
|
"decadence",
|
||
|
|
"decay",
|
||
|
|
"declension",
|
||
|
|
"decline",
|
||
|
|
"decrease",
|
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"degeneration",
|
||
|
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"descent",
|
||
|
|
"deterioration",
|
||
|
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"diminishment",
|
||
|
|
"downgrade",
|
||
|
|
"ebbing",
|
||
|
|
"failing",
|
||
|
|
"flagging",
|
||
|
|
"languishment",
|
||
|
|
"lapse",
|
||
|
|
"lessening",
|
||
|
|
"reduction",
|
||
|
|
"sinking",
|
||
|
|
"slowing",
|
||
|
|
"weakening",
|
||
|
|
"worsening",
|
||
|
|
"detriment",
|
||
|
|
"disablement",
|
||
|
|
"drawback",
|
||
|
|
"glitch",
|
||
|
|
"impairment",
|
||
|
|
"shortcoming",
|
||
|
|
"setback"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
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"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"melodramatized":{
|
||
|
|
"as in overplayed , sensationalized":{
|
||
|
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"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"overemphasized",
|
||
|
|
"overplayed",
|
||
|
|
"sensationalized",
|
||
|
|
"exaggerated",
|
||
|
|
"overdid",
|
||
|
|
"overdrew",
|
||
|
|
"overstated",
|
||
|
|
"put on",
|
||
|
|
"colored",
|
||
|
|
"elaborated",
|
||
|
|
"embellished",
|
||
|
|
"embroidered",
|
||
|
|
"magnified",
|
||
|
|
"padded",
|
||
|
|
"played up",
|
||
|
|
"stretched",
|
||
|
|
"fudged",
|
||
|
|
"hedged"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"belittled",
|
||
|
|
"minimized",
|
||
|
|
"played down",
|
||
|
|
"understated"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"mellow (out)":{
|
||
|
|
"to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"I'm going to need to mellow out when this stressful week is finally at an end"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"chill",
|
||
|
|
"chill out",
|
||
|
|
"de-stress",
|
||
|
|
"decompress",
|
||
|
|
"loosen up",
|
||
|
|
"relax",
|
||
|
|
"unwind",
|
||
|
|
"wind down"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"unbend",
|
||
|
|
"bask",
|
||
|
|
"kick back",
|
||
|
|
"loll",
|
||
|
|
"lounge",
|
||
|
|
"repose",
|
||
|
|
"rest",
|
||
|
|
"bum",
|
||
|
|
"dally",
|
||
|
|
"dawdle",
|
||
|
|
"dillydally",
|
||
|
|
"drone",
|
||
|
|
"footle",
|
||
|
|
"goof (off)",
|
||
|
|
"hack (around)",
|
||
|
|
"hang (around or out)",
|
||
|
|
"idle",
|
||
|
|
"laze",
|
||
|
|
"loaf",
|
||
|
|
"vegetate",
|
||
|
|
"veg out",
|
||
|
|
"zone out",
|
||
|
|
"alleviate",
|
||
|
|
"comfort",
|
||
|
|
"ease",
|
||
|
|
"relieve",
|
||
|
|
"calm",
|
||
|
|
"compose",
|
||
|
|
"cool",
|
||
|
|
"quiet",
|
||
|
|
"settle"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"tense (up)"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"melding":{
|
||
|
|
"to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a cuisine that melds East and West into strikingly original flavor combinations"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"amalgamating",
|
||
|
|
"blending",
|
||
|
|
"combining",
|
||
|
|
"comingling",
|
||
|
|
"commingling",
|
||
|
|
"commixing",
|
||
|
|
"compositing",
|
||
|
|
"concreting",
|
||
|
|
"conflating",
|
||
|
|
"fusing",
|
||
|
|
"homogenizing",
|
||
|
|
"immingling",
|
||
|
|
"immixing",
|
||
|
|
"incorporating",
|
||
|
|
"integrating",
|
||
|
|
"interfusing",
|
||
|
|
"intermingling",
|
||
|
|
"intermixing",
|
||
|
|
"merging",
|
||
|
|
"mingling",
|
||
|
|
"mixing"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"adding",
|
||
|
|
"admixing",
|
||
|
|
"beating (in)",
|
||
|
|
"cutting in",
|
||
|
|
"folding",
|
||
|
|
"stirring",
|
||
|
|
"tossing",
|
||
|
|
"coalescing",
|
||
|
|
"compounding",
|
||
|
|
"emulsifying",
|
||
|
|
"conjoining",
|
||
|
|
"joining",
|
||
|
|
"knitting",
|
||
|
|
"linking",
|
||
|
|
"uniting",
|
||
|
|
"intertwining",
|
||
|
|
"interweaving",
|
||
|
|
"weaving"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"cleaving",
|
||
|
|
"disjoining",
|
||
|
|
"disuniting",
|
||
|
|
"dividing",
|
||
|
|
"divorcing",
|
||
|
|
"parting",
|
||
|
|
"rupturing",
|
||
|
|
"severing",
|
||
|
|
"sundering",
|
||
|
|
"dispersing",
|
||
|
|
"dissolving",
|
||
|
|
"scattering",
|
||
|
|
"detaching",
|
||
|
|
"disengaging",
|
||
|
|
"splitting"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"breaking down",
|
||
|
|
"breaking up",
|
||
|
|
"separating",
|
||
|
|
"unmixing"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"melt (away)":{
|
||
|
|
"as in give out , fade (away)":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"evaporate",
|
||
|
|
"fade (away)",
|
||
|
|
"fritter (away)",
|
||
|
|
"give out",
|
||
|
|
"peter (out)",
|
||
|
|
"tail (off)",
|
||
|
|
"vanish",
|
||
|
|
"compress",
|
||
|
|
"condense",
|
||
|
|
"constrict",
|
||
|
|
"contract",
|
||
|
|
"slacken",
|
||
|
|
"slow (down)",
|
||
|
|
"abate",
|
||
|
|
"decline",
|
||
|
|
"decrease",
|
||
|
|
"de-escalate",
|
||
|
|
"die (away or down or out)",
|
||
|
|
"diminish",
|
||
|
|
"drain (away)",
|
||
|
|
"drop (off)",
|
||
|
|
"dwindle",
|
||
|
|
"ease",
|
||
|
|
"ebb",
|
||
|
|
"fall",
|
||
|
|
"fall away",
|
||
|
|
"lessen",
|
||
|
|
"let up",
|
||
|
|
"lower",
|
||
|
|
"moderate",
|
||
|
|
"pall",
|
||
|
|
"phase down",
|
||
|
|
"ratchet (down)",
|
||
|
|
"rachet (down)",
|
||
|
|
"recede",
|
||
|
|
"relent",
|
||
|
|
"remit",
|
||
|
|
"shrink",
|
||
|
|
"subside",
|
||
|
|
"taper",
|
||
|
|
"taper off",
|
||
|
|
"wane",
|
||
|
|
"alleviate",
|
||
|
|
"relax",
|
||
|
|
"flag",
|
||
|
|
"sink",
|
||
|
|
"weaken",
|
||
|
|
"cave (in)",
|
||
|
|
"collapse",
|
||
|
|
"deflate"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"accumulate",
|
||
|
|
"balloon",
|
||
|
|
"build",
|
||
|
|
"burgeon",
|
||
|
|
"bourgeon",
|
||
|
|
"enlarge",
|
||
|
|
"escalate",
|
||
|
|
"expand",
|
||
|
|
"grow",
|
||
|
|
"increase",
|
||
|
|
"intensify",
|
||
|
|
"mount",
|
||
|
|
"mushroom",
|
||
|
|
"pick up",
|
||
|
|
"rise",
|
||
|
|
"snowball",
|
||
|
|
"soar",
|
||
|
|
"swell",
|
||
|
|
"wax",
|
||
|
|
"appear",
|
||
|
|
"emerge",
|
||
|
|
"show up",
|
||
|
|
"blow up",
|
||
|
|
"distend",
|
||
|
|
"elongate",
|
||
|
|
"lengthen"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"melanoma":{
|
||
|
|
"as in cancer , carcinoma":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"cancer",
|
||
|
|
"carcinoma",
|
||
|
|
"lymphoma",
|
||
|
|
"malignancy",
|
||
|
|
"polyp",
|
||
|
|
"outgrowth",
|
||
|
|
"cyst",
|
||
|
|
"tubercle",
|
||
|
|
"wart",
|
||
|
|
"excrescence",
|
||
|
|
"excrescency",
|
||
|
|
"growth",
|
||
|
|
"lump",
|
||
|
|
"neoplasm",
|
||
|
|
"tumor"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"melts down":{
|
||
|
|
"to yield to mental or emotional stress":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"rather than melt down , the team strengthened their resolve and ended up winning the game"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"breaks down",
|
||
|
|
"breaks up",
|
||
|
|
"cracks",
|
||
|
|
"flips (out)",
|
||
|
|
"freaks (out)",
|
||
|
|
"wigs (out)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"chokes"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"melts (away)":{
|
||
|
|
"as in gives out , fades (away)":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"evaporates",
|
||
|
|
"fades (away)",
|
||
|
|
"fritters (away)",
|
||
|
|
"gives out",
|
||
|
|
"peters (out)",
|
||
|
|
"tails (off)",
|
||
|
|
"vanishes",
|
||
|
|
"compresses",
|
||
|
|
"condenses",
|
||
|
|
"constricts",
|
||
|
|
"contracts",
|
||
|
|
"slackens",
|
||
|
|
"slows (down)",
|
||
|
|
"abates",
|
||
|
|
"declines",
|
||
|
|
"decreases",
|
||
|
|
"de-escalates",
|
||
|
|
"dies (away or down or out)",
|
||
|
|
"diminishes",
|
||
|
|
"drains (away)",
|
||
|
|
"drops (off)",
|
||
|
|
"dwindles",
|
||
|
|
"eases",
|
||
|
|
"ebbs",
|
||
|
|
"falls",
|
||
|
|
"falls away",
|
||
|
|
"lessens",
|
||
|
|
"lets up",
|
||
|
|
"lowers",
|
||
|
|
"moderates",
|
||
|
|
"palls",
|
||
|
|
"phases down",
|
||
|
|
"ratchets (down)",
|
||
|
|
"rachets (down)",
|
||
|
|
"recedes",
|
||
|
|
"relents",
|
||
|
|
"remits",
|
||
|
|
"shrinks",
|
||
|
|
"subsides",
|
||
|
|
"tapers",
|
||
|
|
"tapers off",
|
||
|
|
"wanes",
|
||
|
|
"alleviates",
|
||
|
|
"relaxes",
|
||
|
|
"flags",
|
||
|
|
"sinks",
|
||
|
|
"weakens",
|
||
|
|
"caves (in)",
|
||
|
|
"collapses",
|
||
|
|
"deflates"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"accumulates",
|
||
|
|
"balloons",
|
||
|
|
"builds",
|
||
|
|
"burgeons",
|
||
|
|
"bourgeons",
|
||
|
|
"enlarges",
|
||
|
|
"escalates",
|
||
|
|
"expands",
|
||
|
|
"grows",
|
||
|
|
"increases",
|
||
|
|
"intensifies",
|
||
|
|
"mounts",
|
||
|
|
"mushrooms",
|
||
|
|
"picks up",
|
||
|
|
"rises",
|
||
|
|
"snowballs",
|
||
|
|
"soars",
|
||
|
|
"swells",
|
||
|
|
"waxes",
|
||
|
|
"appears",
|
||
|
|
"emerges",
|
||
|
|
"shows up",
|
||
|
|
"blows up",
|
||
|
|
"distends",
|
||
|
|
"elongates",
|
||
|
|
"lengthens"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"melange":{
|
||
|
|
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a m\u00e9lange of outfits for her workouts at the gym"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"agglomerate",
|
||
|
|
"agglomeration",
|
||
|
|
"alphabet soup",
|
||
|
|
"assortment",
|
||
|
|
"botch",
|
||
|
|
"clutter",
|
||
|
|
"collage",
|
||
|
|
"crazy quilt",
|
||
|
|
"farrago",
|
||
|
|
"gallimaufry",
|
||
|
|
"grab bag",
|
||
|
|
"gumbo",
|
||
|
|
"hash",
|
||
|
|
"hodgepodge",
|
||
|
|
"hotchpotch",
|
||
|
|
"jambalaya",
|
||
|
|
"jumble",
|
||
|
|
"jungle",
|
||
|
|
"litter",
|
||
|
|
"mac\u00e9doine",
|
||
|
|
"medley",
|
||
|
|
"menagerie",
|
||
|
|
"miscellanea",
|
||
|
|
"miscellany",
|
||
|
|
"mishmash",
|
||
|
|
"mixed bag",
|
||
|
|
"montage",
|
||
|
|
"motley",
|
||
|
|
"muddle",
|
||
|
|
"olio",
|
||
|
|
"olla podrida",
|
||
|
|
"omnium-gatherum",
|
||
|
|
"pastiche",
|
||
|
|
"patchwork",
|
||
|
|
"patchwork quilt",
|
||
|
|
"potpourri",
|
||
|
|
"ragbag",
|
||
|
|
"ragout",
|
||
|
|
"rummage",
|
||
|
|
"salad",
|
||
|
|
"salmagundi",
|
||
|
|
"scramble",
|
||
|
|
"shuffle",
|
||
|
|
"smorgasbord",
|
||
|
|
"stew",
|
||
|
|
"tumble",
|
||
|
|
"variety",
|
||
|
|
"welter"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"detritus",
|
||
|
|
"notions",
|
||
|
|
"oddments",
|
||
|
|
"odds and ends",
|
||
|
|
"sundries",
|
||
|
|
"accumulation",
|
||
|
|
"aggregate",
|
||
|
|
"aggregation",
|
||
|
|
"conglomerate",
|
||
|
|
"conglomeration",
|
||
|
|
"catchall",
|
||
|
|
"admixture",
|
||
|
|
"alloy",
|
||
|
|
"amalgam",
|
||
|
|
"blend",
|
||
|
|
"combination",
|
||
|
|
"commixture",
|
||
|
|
"composite",
|
||
|
|
"compound",
|
||
|
|
"fusion",
|
||
|
|
"intermixture",
|
||
|
|
"mix-up",
|
||
|
|
"bollix",
|
||
|
|
"chaos",
|
||
|
|
"confusion",
|
||
|
|
"disarrangement",
|
||
|
|
"disarray",
|
||
|
|
"disorder",
|
||
|
|
"dog's breakfast",
|
||
|
|
"mess",
|
||
|
|
"morass",
|
||
|
|
"shambles",
|
||
|
|
"imbroglio",
|
||
|
|
"knot",
|
||
|
|
"snarl",
|
||
|
|
"tangle"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"mellowness":{
|
||
|
|
"as in complaisance , amenability":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"amenability",
|
||
|
|
"complaisance",
|
||
|
|
"sweetness and light",
|
||
|
|
"affability",
|
||
|
|
"agreeability",
|
||
|
|
"agreeableness",
|
||
|
|
"amenity",
|
||
|
|
"amiability",
|
||
|
|
"amiableness",
|
||
|
|
"geniality",
|
||
|
|
"good-naturedness",
|
||
|
|
"good-temperedness",
|
||
|
|
"graciousness",
|
||
|
|
"niceness",
|
||
|
|
"personableness",
|
||
|
|
"pleasantness",
|
||
|
|
"sweetness",
|
||
|
|
"amicability",
|
||
|
|
"amicableness",
|
||
|
|
"amity",
|
||
|
|
"cordiality",
|
||
|
|
"empressement",
|
||
|
|
"friendliness",
|
||
|
|
"gem\u00fctlichkeit",
|
||
|
|
"benignity",
|
||
|
|
"gentleness",
|
||
|
|
"kindliness",
|
||
|
|
"kindness",
|
||
|
|
"cheerfulness",
|
||
|
|
"cheeriness",
|
||
|
|
"sunniness",
|
||
|
|
"civility",
|
||
|
|
"comity",
|
||
|
|
"considerateness",
|
||
|
|
"consideration",
|
||
|
|
"courteousness",
|
||
|
|
"courtesy",
|
||
|
|
"politeness",
|
||
|
|
"thoughtfulness",
|
||
|
|
"attractiveness",
|
||
|
|
"delightfulness",
|
||
|
|
"enjoyableness",
|
||
|
|
"likability",
|
||
|
|
"likableness",
|
||
|
|
"pleasingness"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"disagreeableness",
|
||
|
|
"unpleasantness",
|
||
|
|
"boorishness",
|
||
|
|
"discourtesy",
|
||
|
|
"impoliteness",
|
||
|
|
"incivility",
|
||
|
|
"rudeness",
|
||
|
|
"ungraciousness",
|
||
|
|
"biliousness",
|
||
|
|
"cantankerousness",
|
||
|
|
"churlishness",
|
||
|
|
"crankiness",
|
||
|
|
"fussiness",
|
||
|
|
"grouchiness",
|
||
|
|
"grumpiness",
|
||
|
|
"irascibility",
|
||
|
|
"irascibleness",
|
||
|
|
"irritability",
|
||
|
|
"peevishness",
|
||
|
|
"petulance",
|
||
|
|
"testiness",
|
||
|
|
"contentiousness",
|
||
|
|
"contrariness",
|
||
|
|
"orneriness",
|
||
|
|
"quarrelsomeness",
|
||
|
|
"querulousness",
|
||
|
|
"hostility",
|
||
|
|
"unfriendliness",
|
||
|
|
"sourness",
|
||
|
|
"vinegar"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"melanomas":{
|
||
|
|
"as in cancers , carcinomas":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"cancers",
|
||
|
|
"carcinomas",
|
||
|
|
"carcinomata",
|
||
|
|
"lymphomas",
|
||
|
|
"lymphomata",
|
||
|
|
"malignancies",
|
||
|
|
"polyps",
|
||
|
|
"outgrowths",
|
||
|
|
"cysts",
|
||
|
|
"tubercles",
|
||
|
|
"warts",
|
||
|
|
"excrescences",
|
||
|
|
"excrescencies",
|
||
|
|
"growths",
|
||
|
|
"lumps",
|
||
|
|
"neoplasms",
|
||
|
|
"tumors"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"melt down":{
|
||
|
|
"to yield to mental or emotional stress":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"rather than melt down , the team strengthened their resolve and ended up winning the game"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"break down",
|
||
|
|
"break up",
|
||
|
|
"crack",
|
||
|
|
"flip (out)",
|
||
|
|
"freak (out)",
|
||
|
|
"wig (out)"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"choke"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"as in frazzle , freak-out":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"frazzle",
|
||
|
|
"freak-out",
|
||
|
|
"breakdown",
|
||
|
|
"crack-up",
|
||
|
|
"nervous breakdown",
|
||
|
|
"tailspin",
|
||
|
|
"alarm",
|
||
|
|
"alarum",
|
||
|
|
"anxiety",
|
||
|
|
"apprehension",
|
||
|
|
"disquiet",
|
||
|
|
"excitability",
|
||
|
|
"nervousness",
|
||
|
|
"disturbance",
|
||
|
|
"agitation",
|
||
|
|
"discomposure",
|
||
|
|
"perturbation",
|
||
|
|
"basket case"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"aplomb",
|
||
|
|
"calmness",
|
||
|
|
"composure",
|
||
|
|
"coolness",
|
||
|
|
"imperturbability",
|
||
|
|
"placidity",
|
||
|
|
"self-possession",
|
||
|
|
"sereneness",
|
||
|
|
"serenity",
|
||
|
|
"tranquillity",
|
||
|
|
"tranquility",
|
||
|
|
"tranquilness"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"as in crash , collapse":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"bloodbath",
|
||
|
|
"collapse",
|
||
|
|
"crash",
|
||
|
|
"apocalypse",
|
||
|
|
"calamity",
|
||
|
|
"cataclysm",
|
||
|
|
"catastrophe",
|
||
|
|
"debacle",
|
||
|
|
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
|
||
|
|
"disaster",
|
||
|
|
"tragedy",
|
||
|
|
"Armageddon",
|
||
|
|
"doomsday",
|
||
|
|
"end-time",
|
||
|
|
"convulsion",
|
||
|
|
"paroxysm",
|
||
|
|
"upheaval",
|
||
|
|
"accident",
|
||
|
|
"casualty",
|
||
|
|
"fatality",
|
||
|
|
"misadventure",
|
||
|
|
"mischance",
|
||
|
|
"misfortune",
|
||
|
|
"mishap",
|
||
|
|
"blast",
|
||
|
|
"blow",
|
||
|
|
"double whammy",
|
||
|
|
"one-two",
|
||
|
|
"one-two punch"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"godsend",
|
||
|
|
"manna",
|
||
|
|
"windfall"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun",
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"melted (away)":{
|
||
|
|
"as in gave out , faded (away)":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"evaporated",
|
||
|
|
"faded (away)",
|
||
|
|
"frittered (away)",
|
||
|
|
"gave out",
|
||
|
|
"petered (out)",
|
||
|
|
"tailed (off)",
|
||
|
|
"vanished",
|
||
|
|
"compressed",
|
||
|
|
"condensed",
|
||
|
|
"constricted",
|
||
|
|
"contracted",
|
||
|
|
"slackened",
|
||
|
|
"slowed (down)",
|
||
|
|
"abated",
|
||
|
|
"declined",
|
||
|
|
"decreased",
|
||
|
|
"de-escalated",
|
||
|
|
"died (away or down or out)",
|
||
|
|
"diminished",
|
||
|
|
"drained (away)",
|
||
|
|
"dropped (off)",
|
||
|
|
"dwindled",
|
||
|
|
"eased",
|
||
|
|
"ebbed",
|
||
|
|
"fell",
|
||
|
|
"fell away",
|
||
|
|
"lessened",
|
||
|
|
"let up",
|
||
|
|
"lowered",
|
||
|
|
"moderated",
|
||
|
|
"palled",
|
||
|
|
"phased down",
|
||
|
|
"ratcheted (down)",
|
||
|
|
"racheted (down)",
|
||
|
|
"receded",
|
||
|
|
"relented",
|
||
|
|
"remitted",
|
||
|
|
"shrank",
|
||
|
|
"shrunk",
|
||
|
|
"subsided",
|
||
|
|
"tapered",
|
||
|
|
"tapered off",
|
||
|
|
"waned",
|
||
|
|
"alleviated",
|
||
|
|
"relaxed",
|
||
|
|
"flagged",
|
||
|
|
"sank",
|
||
|
|
"sunk",
|
||
|
|
"weakened",
|
||
|
|
"caved (in)",
|
||
|
|
"collapsed",
|
||
|
|
"deflated"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"accumulated",
|
||
|
|
"ballooned",
|
||
|
|
"built",
|
||
|
|
"burgeoned",
|
||
|
|
"bourgeoned",
|
||
|
|
"enlarged",
|
||
|
|
"escalated",
|
||
|
|
"expanded",
|
||
|
|
"grew",
|
||
|
|
"increased",
|
||
|
|
"intensified",
|
||
|
|
"mounted",
|
||
|
|
"mushroomed",
|
||
|
|
"picked up",
|
||
|
|
"rose",
|
||
|
|
"snowballed",
|
||
|
|
"soared",
|
||
|
|
"swelled",
|
||
|
|
"waxed",
|
||
|
|
"appeared",
|
||
|
|
"emerged",
|
||
|
|
"showed up",
|
||
|
|
"blew up",
|
||
|
|
"distended",
|
||
|
|
"elongated",
|
||
|
|
"lengthened"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"mellowed":{
|
||
|
|
"as in softened":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"softened",
|
||
|
|
"aged",
|
||
|
|
"developed",
|
||
|
|
"grew",
|
||
|
|
"grew up",
|
||
|
|
"matured",
|
||
|
|
"progressed",
|
||
|
|
"ripened",
|
||
|
|
"bloomed",
|
||
|
|
"blossomed",
|
||
|
|
"burgeoned",
|
||
|
|
"bourgeoned",
|
||
|
|
"flourished",
|
||
|
|
"flowered",
|
||
|
|
"opened",
|
||
|
|
"unfolded",
|
||
|
|
"advanced",
|
||
|
|
"evolved",
|
||
|
|
"got along",
|
||
|
|
"got on",
|
||
|
|
"grayed",
|
||
|
|
"greyed"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"decayed",
|
||
|
|
"declined",
|
||
|
|
"degenerated",
|
||
|
|
"deteriorated",
|
||
|
|
"sank",
|
||
|
|
"sunk",
|
||
|
|
"worsened",
|
||
|
|
"dried",
|
||
|
|
"drooped",
|
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"faded",
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"flagged",
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"sagged",
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"shriveled",
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"shrivelled",
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"waned",
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"wasted (away)",
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"weakened",
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"wilted",
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"withered",
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"regressed",
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"retrogressed",
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"reverted",
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"backslid",
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"lapsed",
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"returned"
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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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"mellows (out)":{
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"to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety":{
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||
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"examples":[
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"I'm going to need to mellow out when this stressful week is finally at an end"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"chills",
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"chills out",
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|
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"decompresses",
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||
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"de-stresses",
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"loosens up",
|
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"relaxes",
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"unwinds",
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"winds down"
|
||
|
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],
|
||
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"near synonyms":[
|
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"unbends",
|
||
|
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"basks",
|
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|
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"kicks back",
|
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|
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"lolls",
|
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|
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"lounges",
|
||
|
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"reposes",
|
||
|
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"rests",
|
||
|
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"bums",
|
||
|
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"dallies",
|
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|
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"dawdles",
|
||
|
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"dillydallies",
|
||
|
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"drones",
|
||
|
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"footles",
|
||
|
|
"goofs (off)",
|
||
|
|
"hacks (around)",
|
||
|
|
"hangs (around or out)",
|
||
|
|
"idles",
|
||
|
|
"lazes",
|
||
|
|
"loafs",
|
||
|
|
"vegetates",
|
||
|
|
"vegges out",
|
||
|
|
"veges out",
|
||
|
|
"zones out",
|
||
|
|
"alleviates",
|
||
|
|
"comforts",
|
||
|
|
"eases",
|
||
|
|
"relieves",
|
||
|
|
"calms",
|
||
|
|
"composes",
|
||
|
|
"cools",
|
||
|
|
"quiets",
|
||
|
|
"settles"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"tenses (up)"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"verb"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"melanomata":{
|
||
|
|
"as in cancers , carcinomas":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"cancers",
|
||
|
|
"carcinomas",
|
||
|
|
"carcinomata",
|
||
|
|
"lymphomas",
|
||
|
|
"lymphomata",
|
||
|
|
"malignancies",
|
||
|
|
"polyps",
|
||
|
|
"outgrowths",
|
||
|
|
"cysts",
|
||
|
|
"tubercles",
|
||
|
|
"warts",
|
||
|
|
"excrescences",
|
||
|
|
"excrescencies",
|
||
|
|
"growths",
|
||
|
|
"lumps",
|
||
|
|
"neoplasms",
|
||
|
|
"tumors"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"melodist":{
|
||
|
|
"a person who writes musical compositions":{
|
||
|
|
"examples":[
|
||
|
|
"a melodist whose music is not likely to be very accessible to the casual listener"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"composer",
|
||
|
|
"musician"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
||
|
|
"cocomposer",
|
||
|
|
"songsmith",
|
||
|
|
"songwriter",
|
||
|
|
"tunesmith",
|
||
|
|
"symphonist",
|
||
|
|
"arranger",
|
||
|
|
"orchestrator",
|
||
|
|
"orchestrater",
|
||
|
|
"scorer",
|
||
|
|
"librettist",
|
||
|
|
"lyricist",
|
||
|
|
"lyrist"
|
||
|
|
],
|
||
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
||
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
||
|
|
},
|
||
|
|
"type":[
|
||
|
|
"noun"
|
||
|
|
]
|
||
|
|
}
|
||
|
|
}
|