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{
"moil":{
"a state of noisy, confused activity":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"went for a retreat at the monastery for a temporary respite from the moil of the modern world"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calm",
"hush",
"peace",
"quiet",
"quietude",
"rest",
"stillness",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility",
"order",
"orderliness"
],
"related":[
"cacophony",
"clamor",
"din",
"howl",
"hue and cry",
"noise",
"outcry",
"racket",
"roar",
"disorder",
"unrest",
"upheaval",
"eruption",
"flare-up",
"flurry",
"flutter",
"outbreak",
"outburst",
"brawl",
"fracas",
"fray",
"hassle",
"melee",
"m\u00eal\u00e9e",
"scuffle",
"dither",
"fever",
"fret",
"lather",
"tizzy"
],
"synonyms":[
"ado",
"alarums and excursions",
"ballyhoo",
"blather",
"bluster",
"bobbery",
"bother",
"bustle",
"clatter",
"clutter",
"coil",
"commotion",
"corroboree",
"disturbance",
"do",
"foofaraw",
"fun",
"furor",
"furore",
"fuss",
"helter-skelter",
"hoo-ha",
"hoo-hah",
"hoopla",
"hubble-bubble",
"hubbub",
"hullabaloo",
"hurly",
"hurly-burly",
"hurricane",
"hurry",
"hurry-scurry",
"hurry-skurry",
"kerfuffle",
"pandemonium",
"pother",
"row",
"ruckus",
"ruction",
"rumpus",
"shindy",
"splore",
"squall",
"stew",
"stir",
"storm",
"to-do",
"tumult",
"turmoil",
"uproar",
"welter",
"whirl",
"williwaw",
"zoo"
]
},
"to be in a state of violent rolling motion":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the angry mob moiled around the courthouse"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abate",
"calm",
"subside"
],
"related":[
"reel",
"spin",
"swirl",
"whirl",
"agitate",
"stir"
],
"synonyms":[
"boil",
"churn",
"roil",
"seethe"
]
},
"to devote serious and sustained effort":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"miners moiling all day in the sunless recesses of the earth"
],
"near antonyms":[
"break",
"ease (up)",
"let up",
"slacken",
"bum",
"chill",
"dally",
"dillydally",
"footle",
"goldbrick",
"goof (off)",
"hack (around)",
"hang (around or out)",
"idle",
"laze",
"loaf",
"lounge",
"shirk",
"slack (off)",
"veg out",
"bask",
"loll",
"relax",
"repose",
"rest",
"unwind",
"dabble",
"doodle",
"fool around",
"fribble",
"goof (around)",
"hang",
"hang about",
"mess around",
"monkey (around)",
"play",
"potter (around)",
"putter (around)",
"trifle"
],
"related":[
"apply (oneself)",
"buckle (down)",
"dig in",
"hammer (away)",
"knuckle down",
"pitch in",
"attack",
"drive",
"essay",
"try",
"exercise",
"exert",
"overexert",
"overwork",
"eke out",
"grind (out)",
"put out",
"scrabble",
"scratch",
"trudge",
"wade"
],
"synonyms":[
"bang away",
"beaver (away)",
"dig (away)",
"drudge",
"endeavor",
"fag",
"grub",
"hump",
"hustle",
"labor",
"peg (away)",
"plod",
"plow",
"plug",
"slave",
"slog",
"strain",
"strive",
"struggle",
"sweat",
"toil",
"travail",
"tug",
"work"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"very hard or unpleasant work":{
"antonyms":[
"fun",
"play"
],
"examples":[
"fed up with the moil and moneygrubbing of Wall Street, he decided to open a bed-and-breakfast in Vermont"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decompression",
"ease",
"leisure",
"relaxation",
"repose",
"rest",
"amusement",
"dalliance",
"diversion",
"entertainment",
"recreation",
"sport",
"dormancy",
"idleness",
"inactivity",
"inertia",
"inertness",
"dallying",
"goldbricking",
"loafing",
"lolling",
"lounging"
],
"related":[
"spadework",
"effort",
"exertion",
"pains",
"struggle",
"trouble",
"chore",
"duty",
"job",
"obligation",
"responsibility",
"routine",
"tedium",
"treadmill"
],
"synonyms":[
"donkeywork",
"drudge",
"drudgery",
"fatigue",
"grind",
"labor",
"slavery",
"sweat",
"toil",
"travail"
]
}
},
"moisturized":{
"as in hydrated , moistened":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"moisturizing":{
"as in hydrating , moistening":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"aspersing",
"bedewing",
"dampening",
"damping",
"drizzling",
"humidifying",
"hydrating",
"misting",
"moistening",
"showering",
"sprinkling",
"bathing",
"bedraggling",
"dousing",
"dowsing",
"drenching",
"drowning",
"soaking",
"soddening",
"sopping",
"sousing",
"washing",
"watering",
"waterlogging",
"water-soaking",
"wetting",
"wetting down",
"deluging",
"flooding",
"hosing (down)",
"inundating",
"overflowing",
"submerging",
"swamping",
"splashing",
"impregnating",
"saturating",
"steeping",
"flushing",
"irrigating",
"laving",
"rinsing",
"sloshing",
"sluicing",
"dipping",
"ducking",
"dunking",
"rehydrating",
"rewashing",
"rewetting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dehydrating",
"desiccating",
"drying",
"parching",
"scorching",
"searing",
"dewatering",
"evaporating",
"freeze-drying",
"drip-drying",
"wringing",
"dehumidifying"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"moist":{
"slightly or moderately wet":{
"examples":[
"luckily, my new suede shoes are only a bit moist after I accidentally wore them in the rain"
],
"synonyms":[
"damp",
"dampish",
"dank",
"wettish"
],
"near synonyms":[
"semimoist",
"dewy",
"misty",
"clammy",
"humid",
"muggy",
"sticky",
"sultry",
"summery",
"sweltering",
"torrid",
"tropical",
"awash",
"bathed",
"doused",
"dowsed",
"drenched",
"dripping",
"saturate",
"saturated",
"soaked",
"soaking",
"sodden",
"soggy",
"sopping",
"soppy",
"soused",
"steeped",
"washed",
"watered",
"waterlogged",
"water-soaked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arid",
"dry",
"waterless",
"baked",
"bone-dry",
"burned",
"burnt",
"dehydrated",
"desert",
"droughty",
"dusty",
"parched",
"scorched",
"seared",
"sere",
"sear",
"sunbaked",
"hyperarid",
"ultradry",
"waterproof",
"water-repellent",
"water-resistant",
"watertight"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"moils":{
"a state of noisy, confused activity":{
"examples":[
"went for a retreat at the monastery for a temporary respite from the moil of the modern world"
],
"synonyms":[
"ados",
"alarums and excursions",
"ballyhoos",
"blathers",
"bluster",
"bobberies",
"bothers",
"bustles",
"clatters",
"clutters",
"coils",
"commotions",
"corroborees",
"disturbances",
"dos",
"do's",
"foofaraws",
"fun",
"furores",
"furors",
"fusses",
"helter-skelters",
"hoo-has",
"hoo-hahs",
"hooplas",
"hubble-bubbles",
"hubbubs",
"hullabaloos",
"hurlies",
"hurly-burlies",
"hurricanes",
"hurry-scurries",
"hurry-skurries",
"kerfuffles",
"pandemoniums",
"pothers",
"rows",
"ruckuses",
"ructions",
"rumpuses",
"shindys",
"shindies",
"splores",
"squalls",
"stews",
"stirs",
"storms",
"to-dos",
"tumults",
"turmoils",
"uproars",
"welters",
"whirls",
"williwaws",
"zoos"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cacophonies",
"clamors",
"dins",
"howls",
"hue and cries",
"noises",
"outcries",
"rackets",
"roars",
"disorders",
"upheavals",
"eruptions",
"flare-ups",
"flurries",
"flutters",
"outbreaks",
"outbursts",
"brawls",
"fracases",
"fracas",
"frays",
"hassles",
"melees",
"m\u00eal\u00e9es",
"scuffles",
"dithers",
"fevers",
"frets",
"lathers",
"tizzies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calms",
"hushes",
"peaces",
"quiets",
"quietudes",
"rests",
"tranquillities",
"tranquilities",
"orders"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"very hard or unpleasant work":{
"examples":[
"fed up with the moil and moneygrubbing of Wall Street, he decided to open a bed-and-breakfast in Vermont"
],
"synonyms":[
"donkeyworks",
"drudgeries",
"drudges",
"fatigues",
"grinds",
"labors",
"slaveries",
"sweats",
"toils",
"travails"
],
"near synonyms":[
"spadeworks",
"efforts",
"exertions",
"pains",
"struggles",
"troubles",
"chores",
"duties",
"jobs",
"obligations",
"responsibilities",
"routines",
"tediums",
"treadmills"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decompressions",
"eases",
"leisures",
"relaxations",
"reposes",
"rests",
"amusements",
"dalliances",
"diversions",
"entertainments",
"recreations",
"sports",
"dormancies",
"inactivities",
"inertias"
],
"antonyms":[
"fun",
"plays"
]
},
"to devote serious and sustained effort":{
"examples":[
"miners moiling all day in the sunless recesses of the earth"
],
"synonyms":[
"bangs away",
"beavers (away)",
"digs (away)",
"drudges",
"endeavors",
"fags",
"grubs",
"humps",
"hustles",
"labors",
"pegs (away)",
"plods",
"plows",
"plugs",
"slaves",
"slogs",
"strains",
"strives",
"struggles",
"sweats",
"toils",
"travails",
"tugs",
"works"
],
"near synonyms":[
"applies (oneself)",
"buckles (down)",
"digs in",
"hammers (away)",
"knuckles down",
"pitches in",
"attacks",
"drives",
"essays",
"tries",
"exercises",
"exerts",
"overexerts",
"overworks",
"ekes out",
"grinds (out)",
"puts out",
"scrabbles",
"scratches",
"trudges",
"wades"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breaks",
"eases (up)",
"lets up",
"slackens",
"bums",
"chills",
"dallies",
"dillydallies",
"footles",
"goldbricks",
"goofs (off)",
"hacks (around)",
"hangs (around or out)",
"idles",
"lazes",
"loafs",
"lounges",
"shirks",
"slacks (off)",
"vegges out",
"veges out",
"basks",
"lolls",
"relaxes",
"reposes",
"rests",
"unwinds",
"dabbles",
"doodles",
"fools around",
"fribbles",
"goofs (around)",
"hangs",
"hangs about",
"messes around",
"monkeys (around)",
"plays",
"potters (around)",
"putters (around)",
"trifles"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be in a state of violent rolling motion":{
"examples":[
"the angry mob moiled around the courthouse"
],
"synonyms":[
"boils",
"churns",
"roils",
"seethes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"reels",
"spins",
"swirls",
"whirls",
"agitates",
"stirs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abates",
"calms",
"subsides"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"moisturize":{
"as in hydrate , moisten":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"asperse",
"bedew",
"damp",
"dampen",
"drizzle",
"humidify",
"hydrate",
"mist",
"moisten",
"shower",
"sprinkle",
"bathe",
"bedraggle",
"douse",
"dowse",
"drench",
"drown",
"soak",
"sodden",
"sop",
"souse",
"wash",
"water",
"waterlog",
"water-soak",
"wet",
"wet down",
"deluge",
"flood",
"hose (down)",
"inundate",
"overflow",
"submerge",
"swamp",
"splash",
"impregnate",
"saturate",
"steep",
"flush",
"irrigate",
"lave",
"rinse",
"slosh",
"sluice",
"dip",
"duck",
"dunk",
"rehydrate",
"rewash",
"rewet"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dehydrate",
"desiccate",
"dry",
"parch",
"scorch",
"sear",
"dewater",
"evaporate",
"freeze-dry",
"drip-dry",
"wring",
"dehumidify"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"moisture":{
"the amount of water suspended in the air in tiny droplets":{
"examples":[
"dew is really just moisture from the air that condenses and collects when the temperature drops at night"
],
"synonyms":[
"damp",
"dampness",
"humidity",
"moistness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mugginess",
"stickiness",
"stuffiness",
"sultriness",
"clamminess",
"dankness",
"soddenness",
"sogginess",
"wetness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aridity",
"dehumidification",
"dehydration",
"dryness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"moisten":{
"to make or become slightly or moderately wet":{
"examples":[
"moisten the cloth before cleaning with it"
],
"synonyms":[
"bedew",
"damp",
"dampen"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bathe",
"lave",
"douse",
"dowse",
"drench",
"impregnate",
"saturate",
"soak",
"souse",
"steep",
"wash",
"water",
"wet",
"humidify",
"dip",
"dunk",
"immerge",
"immerse",
"flush",
"irrigate",
"rinse",
"sluice",
"refresh",
"rehydrate",
"remoisten"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dehumidify",
"dehydrate",
"desiccate",
"parch",
"scorch",
"sear"
],
"antonyms":[
"dry"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"moir\u00e9":{
"as in marbled , veined":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"marbled",
"veined",
"spangled",
"chromatic",
"colored",
"colorful",
"motley",
"multicolored",
"multihued",
"polychromatic",
"polychrome",
"prismatic",
"rainbow",
"varicolored",
"dappled",
"dapple",
"dotted",
"flecked",
"freckled",
"mottled",
"specked",
"speckled",
"splotchy",
"spotted",
"spotty",
"stippled",
"variegated",
"blotched",
"blotchy",
"piebald",
"pinto",
"roan"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unspotted",
"solid"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"moistening":{
"to make or become slightly or moderately wet":{
"examples":[
"moisten the cloth before cleaning with it"
],
"synonyms":[
"bedewing",
"dampening",
"damping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bathing",
"laving",
"dousing",
"dowsing",
"drenching",
"impregnating",
"saturating",
"soaking",
"sousing",
"steeping",
"washing",
"watering",
"wetting",
"humidifying",
"dipping",
"dunking",
"immerging",
"immersing",
"flushing",
"irrigating",
"rinsing",
"sluicing",
"refreshing",
"rehydrating",
"remoistening"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dehumidifying",
"dehydrating",
"desiccating",
"parching",
"scorching",
"searing"
],
"antonyms":[
"drying"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"moistened":{
"to make or become slightly or moderately wet":{
"examples":[
"moisten the cloth before cleaning with it"
],
"synonyms":[
"bedewed",
"damped",
"dampened"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bathed",
"laved",
"doused",
"dowsed",
"drenched",
"impregnated",
"saturated",
"soaked",
"soused",
"steeped",
"washed",
"watered",
"wet",
"wetted",
"humidified",
"dipped",
"dunked",
"immerged",
"immersed",
"flushed",
"irrigated",
"rinsed",
"sluiced",
"refreshed",
"rehydrated",
"remoistened"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dehumidified",
"dehydrated",
"desiccated",
"parched",
"scorched",
"seared"
],
"antonyms":[
"dried"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"moistness":{
"the amount of water suspended in the air in tiny droplets":{
"examples":[
"the moistness of the limestone caves creates an ideal environment for the ripening of Roquefort cheese"
],
"synonyms":[
"damp",
"dampness",
"humidity",
"moisture"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mugginess",
"stickiness",
"stuffiness",
"sultriness",
"clamminess",
"dankness",
"soddenness",
"sogginess",
"wetness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aridity",
"dehumidification",
"dehydration",
"dryness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"moieties":{
"one of two equal or nearly equal parts":{
"examples":[
"the lot was split into two equal moieties"
],
"synonyms":[
"halves"
],
"near synonyms":[
"halvers",
"hemispheres",
"meridians",
"semicircles",
"components",
"constituents",
"divisions",
"elements",
"fractions",
"parts",
"pieces",
"portions",
"sections",
"segments"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aggregates",
"sums",
"totals",
"wholes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"moiety":{
"one of two equal or nearly equal parts":{
"examples":[
"the lot was split into two equal moieties"
],
"synonyms":[
"half"
],
"near synonyms":[
"halvers",
"hemisphere",
"meridian",
"semicircle",
"component",
"constituent",
"division",
"element",
"fraction",
"part",
"piece",
"portion",
"section",
"segment"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aggregate",
"sum",
"total",
"whole"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"moiling":{
"requiring considerable physical or mental effort":{
"examples":[
"the kind of moiling work that was done by unskilled laborers before the age of mechanization"
],
"synonyms":[
"arduous",
"Augean",
"backbreaking",
"challenging",
"demanding",
"difficult",
"effortful",
"exacting",
"formidable",
"grueling",
"gruelling",
"hard",
"heavy",
"hellacious",
"herculean",
"killer",
"laborious",
"murderous",
"pick-and-shovel",
"rigorous",
"rough",
"rugged",
"severe",
"stiff",
"strenuous",
"sweaty",
"tall",
"testing",
"toilsome",
"tough",
"uphill"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abstract",
"abstruse",
"complex",
"complicated",
"elusive",
"hairy",
"insoluble",
"intricate",
"involved",
"knotty",
"opaque",
"problematic",
"problematical",
"recondite",
"serious",
"spiny",
"stubborn",
"thorny",
"ticklish",
"tricky",
"bruising",
"burdensome",
"exhausting",
"labored",
"onerous",
"oppressive",
"stressful",
"taxing",
"tight",
"trying",
"annoying",
"bothersome",
"distressing",
"irksome",
"troublesome",
"vexatious",
"grievous",
"grim",
"strict",
"stringent",
"brutal",
"cruel",
"inhuman",
"painful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"achievable",
"clear",
"doable",
"elementary",
"manageable",
"uncomplicated",
"comforting",
"gentle",
"painless",
"relaxed",
"smooth",
"soothing",
"accessible",
"friendly",
"idiotproof",
"user-friendly"
],
"antonyms":[
"cheap",
"easy",
"effortless",
"facile",
"light",
"mindless",
"simple",
"soft",
"undemanding"
]
},
"to devote serious and sustained effort":{
"examples":[
"miners moiling all day in the sunless recesses of the earth"
],
"synonyms":[
"banging away",
"beavering (away)",
"digging (away)",
"drudging",
"endeavoring",
"fagging",
"grubbing",
"humping",
"hustling",
"laboring",
"pegging (away)",
"plodding",
"plowing",
"plugging",
"slaving",
"slogging",
"straining",
"striving",
"struggling",
"sweating",
"toiling",
"travailing",
"tugging",
"working"
],
"near synonyms":[
"applying (oneself)",
"buckling (down)",
"digging in",
"hammering (away)",
"knuckling down",
"pitching in",
"attacking",
"driving",
"essaying",
"trying",
"exercising",
"exerting",
"overexerting",
"overworking",
"eking out",
"grinding (out)",
"putting out",
"scrabbling",
"scratching",
"trudging",
"wading"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breaking",
"easing (up)",
"letting up",
"slackening",
"bumming",
"chilling",
"dallying",
"dillydallying",
"footling",
"goldbricking",
"goofing (off)",
"hacking (around)",
"hanging (around or out)",
"idling",
"lazing",
"loafing",
"lounging",
"shirking",
"slacking (off)",
"vegging out",
"basking",
"lolling",
"relaxing",
"reposing",
"resting",
"unwinding",
"dabbling",
"doodling",
"fooling around",
"fribbling",
"goofing (around)",
"hanging",
"hanging about",
"messing around",
"monkeying (around)",
"playing",
"pottering (around)",
"puttering (around)",
"trifling"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be in a state of violent rolling motion":{
"examples":[
"the angry mob moiled around the courthouse"
],
"synonyms":[
"boiling",
"churning",
"roiling",
"seething"
],
"near synonyms":[
"reeling",
"spinning",
"swirling",
"whirling",
"agitating",
"stirring"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abating",
"calming",
"subsiding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"moiled":{
"to devote serious and sustained effort":{
"examples":[
"miners moiling all day in the sunless recesses of the earth"
],
"synonyms":[
"banged away",
"beavered (away)",
"drudged",
"dug (away)",
"endeavored",
"fagged",
"grubbed",
"humped",
"hustled",
"labored",
"pegged (away)",
"plodded",
"plowed",
"plugged",
"slaved",
"slogged",
"strained",
"strove",
"strived",
"struggled",
"sweat",
"sweated",
"toiled",
"travailed",
"tugged",
"worked",
"wrought"
],
"near synonyms":[
"applied (oneself)",
"buckled (down)",
"dug in",
"hammered (away)",
"knuckled down",
"pitched in",
"attacked",
"drove",
"essayed",
"tried",
"exercised",
"exerted",
"overexerted",
"overworked",
"eked out",
"ground (out)",
"put out",
"scrabbled",
"scratched",
"trudged",
"waded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"broke",
"eased (up)",
"let up",
"slackened",
"bummed",
"chilled",
"dallied",
"dillydallied",
"footled",
"goldbricked",
"goofed (off)",
"hacked (around)",
"hung (around or out)",
"hanged (around or out)",
"idled",
"lazed",
"loafed",
"lounged",
"shirked",
"slacked (off)",
"vegged out",
"basked",
"lolled",
"relaxed",
"reposed",
"rested",
"unwound",
"dabbled",
"doodled",
"fooled around",
"fribbled",
"goofed (around)",
"hung",
"hanged",
"hung about",
"messed around",
"monkeyed (around)",
"played",
"pottered (around)",
"puttered (around)",
"trifled"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be in a state of violent rolling motion":{
"examples":[
"the angry mob moiled around the courthouse"
],
"synonyms":[
"boiled",
"churned",
"roiled",
"seethed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"reeled",
"spun",
"swirled",
"whirled",
"agitated",
"stirred"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abated",
"calmed",
"subsided"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}