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{
"paper":{
"a piece of paper with information written or to be written on it":{
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"examples":[
"handed in the correct papers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"instrument",
"writ",
"filing",
"sheet"
],
"synonyms":[
"blank",
"document",
"form"
]
},
"a publication that appears at regular intervals":{
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"examples":[
"we get the paper every morning"
],
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"related":[
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"bimonthly",
"biweekly",
"daily",
"monthly",
"quarterly",
"semimonthly",
"semiweekly",
"triweekly",
"weekly",
"yearbook",
"digest",
"little magazine",
"fanzine",
"pictorial",
"slick",
"broadside",
"edition",
"extra",
"sheet",
"supplement",
"tab",
"tabloid",
"newsletter",
"newsmagazine",
"newsweekly"
],
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"book",
"bulletin",
"diurnal",
"gazette",
"journal",
"mag",
"magazine",
"newspaper",
"organ",
"periodical",
"rag",
"review",
"serial",
"zine"
]
},
"a short piece of writing done as a school exercise":{
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"examples":[
"write a paper about your favorite author"
],
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"article",
"essay",
"story"
],
"synonyms":[
"composition",
"theme"
]
},
"a short piece of writing typically expressing a point of view":{
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"examples":[
"the papers written by the Founding Fathers urging adoption of the federal constitution"
],
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"column",
"commentary",
"editorial",
"feature",
"report",
"review",
"write-up",
"dissertation",
"thesis",
"tract",
"treatise",
"discourse",
"discussion",
"exposition",
"prolegomenon",
"study"
],
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"article",
"composition",
"essay",
"theme"
]
},
"being something in name or form only":{
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"examples":[
"there's a paper boycott of that company's products that nobody seems to be honoring"
],
"near antonyms":[
"actual",
"real",
"true"
],
"related":[
"so-called",
"phantom",
"virtual",
"apparent",
"assumed",
"evident",
"ostensible",
"presumed",
"seeming",
"supposed"
],
"synonyms":[
"formal",
"nominal",
"titular"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"papers over":{
"to dismiss as of little importance":{
"examples":[
"the differences between the two factions are too great to be papered over in the name of party unity"
],
"synonyms":[
"blinks (at)",
"brushes (aside or off)",
"condones",
"discounts",
"disregards",
"excuses",
"forgives",
"glosses (over)",
"glozes (over)",
"ignores",
"overlooks",
"overpasses",
"pardons",
"passes over",
"remits",
"shrugs off",
"whitewashes",
"winks (at)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"explains",
"justifies",
"rationalizes",
"absolves",
"acquits",
"clears",
"exculpates",
"exonerates",
"vindicates",
"waives",
"waves (aside or off)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"heeds",
"marks",
"minds",
"notes",
"objects (to)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to keep secret or shut off from view":{
"examples":[
"the company tried to paper over its red ink, issuing assurances that it was still financially sound"
],
"synonyms":[
"belies",
"blankets",
"blots out",
"cloaks",
"conceals",
"covers",
"curtains",
"disguises",
"enshrouds",
"hides",
"masks",
"obscures",
"occults",
"screens",
"shrouds",
"suppresses",
"veils"
],
"near synonyms":[
"buries",
"camouflages",
"covers (up)",
"smothers",
"gilds",
"glosses (over)",
"varnishes",
"whitewashes",
"beclouds",
"bedims",
"befogs",
"blocks",
"clouds",
"darkens",
"eclipses",
"obstructs",
"occludes",
"overcasts",
"overshadows",
"shades"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brings out",
"presents",
"clarifies",
"illuminates",
"advertises",
"airs",
"broadcasts",
"gets out",
"proclaims",
"publicizes",
"publishes",
"spreads"
],
"antonyms":[
"bares",
"discloses",
"displays",
"divulges",
"exposes",
"reveals",
"shows",
"uncloaks",
"uncovers",
"unmasks",
"unveils"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"paper-thin":{
"being of less than usual width":{
"examples":[
"since the wall separating our cubicles is paper-thin , I get way too much information about my coworker's love life"
],
"synonyms":[
"fine",
"hairline",
"narrow",
"needlelike",
"skinny",
"slender",
"slim",
"slim-jim",
"thin",
"ultrathin"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attenuate",
"attenuated",
"elongate",
"elongated",
"linear",
"bottleneck",
"close",
"compressed",
"condensed",
"constricted",
"contracted",
"squeezed",
"tight",
"tightened",
"lanky",
"rangy",
"reedy",
"shoestring",
"spindly",
"stalky",
"stringy",
"twiggy",
"willowy",
"wispy",
"lank",
"spare"
],
"near antonyms":[
"chunky",
"squat",
"stocky",
"stumpy",
"thick",
"thickset",
"bulky",
"massive",
"voluminous",
"thickish",
"widish"
],
"antonyms":[
"broad",
"fat",
"wide"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"paper money":{
"as in dead presidents , scrips":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"dead presidents",
"scrips",
"banknotes",
"bills",
"greenbacks",
"notes",
"bucks",
"dollars",
"simoleons",
"smackers",
"C-notes",
"fifties",
"fins",
"fivers",
"fives",
"hundreds",
"hundred",
"ones",
"sawbucks",
"tenners",
"tens",
"twenties",
"twos",
"cash",
"chips",
"currencies",
"dough",
"legal tender",
"lucre",
"money",
"checks",
"drafts",
"money orders"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"paperbound":{
"as in paper , trade book":{
"examples":[],
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"near synonyms":[
"hardback",
"hardcover",
"paper",
"paperback",
"pocket book",
"pocket edition",
"softback",
"softcover",
"trade book",
"trade edition",
"book",
"tome",
"volume",
"folio",
"quarto",
"guidebook",
"handbook",
"how-to",
"manual",
"catalog",
"catalogue",
"cyclopedia",
"cyclopaedia",
"dictionary",
"encyclopedia",
"monograph",
"primer",
"text",
"textbook",
"tract",
"treatise",
"novel",
"novelette",
"pulp",
"album",
"almanac",
"anthology",
"casebook",
"chapbook",
"omnibus",
"picture book"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pap":{
"as in mess":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"mess",
"diet",
"nourishment",
"nurture",
"sustenance",
"ensilage",
"feed",
"fodder",
"forage",
"silage",
"slop",
"swill",
"aliment",
"nutriment",
"feast",
"meal",
"refreshments",
"regale",
"repast",
"spread",
"commissary",
"rations",
"supplies",
"board",
"bread",
"chow",
"chuck",
"comestibles",
"eatables",
"eats",
"edibles",
"fare",
"food",
"foodstuffs",
"grub",
"meat",
"provender",
"provisions",
"table",
"tucker",
"viands",
"victuals",
"vittles",
"dish",
"plate",
"platter",
"serving",
"finger food",
"natural food"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bane",
"poison",
"toxin",
"venom"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"papers":{
"a piece of paper with information written or to be written on it":{
"examples":[
"handed in the correct papers"
],
"synonyms":[
"blanks",
"documents",
"forms"
],
"near synonyms":[
"instruments",
"writs",
"filings",
"sheets"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a publication that appears at regular intervals":{
"examples":[
"we get the paper every morning"
],
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"books",
"bulletins",
"diurnals",
"gazettes",
"journals",
"magazines",
"mags",
"newspapers",
"organs",
"periodicals",
"rags",
"reviews",
"serials",
"zines"
],
"near synonyms":[
"annuals",
"bimonthlies",
"biweeklies",
"dailies",
"monthlies",
"quarterlies",
"semimonthlies",
"semiweeklies",
"triweeklies",
"weeklies",
"yearbooks",
"digests",
"little magazines",
"fanzines",
"pictorials",
"slicks",
"broadsides",
"editions",
"extras",
"sheets",
"supplements",
"tabloids",
"tabs",
"newsletters",
"newsmagazines",
"newsweeklies"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a short piece of writing done as a school exercise":{
"examples":[
"write a paper about your favorite author"
],
"synonyms":[
"compositions",
"themes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"articles",
"essays",
"stories"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a short piece of writing typically expressing a point of view":{
"examples":[
"the papers written by the Founding Fathers urging adoption of the federal constitution"
],
"synonyms":[
"articles",
"compositions",
"essays",
"themes"
],
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"causeries",
"columns",
"commentaries",
"editorials",
"features",
"reports",
"reviews",
"write-ups",
"dissertations",
"theses",
"tracts",
"treatises",
"discourses",
"discussions",
"expositions",
"prolegomena",
"studies"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"papules":{
"a small, inflamed swelling of the skin":{
"examples":[
"the reddish, itchy papules that are characteristic of the rash"
],
"synonyms":[
"boils",
"festers",
"hickeys",
"pimples",
"pocks",
"pustules",
"whelks",
"zits"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blackheads",
"blisters",
"milia",
"whiteheads",
"bumps",
"lumps",
"protuberances",
"sores",
"warts",
"weals",
"welts"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"papering over":{
"to dismiss as of little importance":{
"examples":[
"the differences between the two factions are too great to be papered over in the name of party unity"
],
"synonyms":[
"blinking (at)",
"brushing (aside or off)",
"condoning",
"discounting",
"disregarding",
"excusing",
"forgiving",
"glossing (over)",
"glozing (over)",
"ignoring",
"overlooking",
"overpassing",
"pardoning",
"passing over",
"remitting",
"shrugging off",
"whitewashing",
"winking (at)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"explaining",
"justifying",
"rationalizing",
"absolving",
"acquitting",
"clearing",
"exculpating",
"exonerating",
"vindicating",
"waiving",
"waving (aside or off)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"heeding",
"marking",
"minding",
"noting",
"objecting (to)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to keep secret or shut off from view":{
"examples":[
"the company tried to paper over its red ink, issuing assurances that it was still financially sound"
],
"synonyms":[
"belying",
"blanketing",
"blotting out",
"cloaking",
"concealing",
"covering",
"curtaining",
"disguising",
"enshrouding",
"hiding",
"masking",
"obscuring",
"occulting",
"screening",
"shrouding",
"suppressing",
"veiling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"burying",
"camouflaging",
"covering (up)",
"smothering",
"gilding",
"glossing (over)",
"varnishing",
"whitewashing",
"beclouding",
"bedimming",
"befogging",
"blocking",
"clouding",
"darkening",
"eclipsing",
"obstructing",
"occluding",
"overcasting",
"overshadowing",
"shading"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bringing out",
"presenting",
"clarifying",
"illuminating",
"advertising",
"airing",
"broadcasting",
"getting out",
"proclaiming",
"publicizing",
"publishing",
"spreading"
],
"antonyms":[
"baring",
"disclosing",
"displaying",
"divulging",
"exposing",
"revealing",
"showing",
"uncloaking",
"uncovering",
"unmasking",
"unveiling"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"paps":{
"as in messes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"messes",
"diets",
"nourishments",
"nurtures",
"sustenances",
"ensilages",
"feeds",
"fodders",
"forages",
"silages",
"slop",
"swills",
"aliments",
"nutriments",
"feasts",
"meals",
"refreshments",
"regales",
"repasts",
"spreads",
"commissaries",
"rations",
"supplies",
"boards",
"amuse-bouches",
"amuses-bouches",
"amuse-gueules",
"antipasti",
"appetizers",
"apps",
"canap\u00e9s",
"cocktails",
"hors d'oeuvres",
"hors d'oeuvre",
"munchies",
"starters",
"dishes",
"plates",
"platters",
"servings",
"finger foods",
"natural foods"
],
"near antonyms":[
"banes",
"poisons",
"toxins",
"venoms"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"paper over":{
"to dismiss as of little importance":{
"examples":[
"the differences between the two factions are too great to be papered over in the name of party unity"
],
"synonyms":[
"blink (at)",
"brush (aside or off)",
"condone",
"discount",
"disregard",
"excuse",
"forgive",
"gloss (over)",
"gloze (over)",
"ignore",
"overlook",
"overpass",
"pardon",
"pass over",
"remit",
"shrug off",
"whitewash",
"wink (at)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"explain",
"justify",
"rationalize",
"absolve",
"acquit",
"clear",
"exculpate",
"exonerate",
"vindicate",
"waive",
"wave (aside or off)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"heed",
"mark",
"mind",
"note",
"object (to)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to keep secret or shut off from view":{
"examples":[
"the company tried to paper over its red ink, issuing assurances that it was still financially sound"
],
"synonyms":[
"belie",
"blanket",
"blot out",
"cloak",
"conceal",
"cover",
"curtain",
"disguise",
"enshroud",
"hide",
"mask",
"obscure",
"occult",
"screen",
"shroud",
"suppress",
"veil"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bury",
"camouflage",
"cover (up)",
"smother",
"gild",
"gloss (over)",
"varnish",
"whitewash",
"becloud",
"bedim",
"befog",
"block",
"cloud",
"darken",
"eclipse",
"obstruct",
"occlude",
"overcast",
"overshadow",
"shade"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bring out",
"present",
"clarify",
"illuminate",
"advertise",
"air",
"broadcast",
"get out",
"proclaim",
"publicize",
"publish",
"spread"
],
"antonyms":[
"bare",
"disclose",
"display",
"divulge",
"expose",
"reveal",
"show",
"uncloak",
"uncover",
"unmask",
"unveil"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"paperbounds":{
"as in papers , trade books":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"hardbacks",
"hardcovers",
"paperbacks",
"papers",
"pocket books",
"pocket editions",
"softbacks",
"softcovers",
"trade books",
"trade editions",
"books",
"tomes",
"volumes",
"folios",
"quartos",
"guidebooks",
"handbooks",
"how-tos",
"manuals",
"catalogs",
"catalogues",
"cyclopedias",
"cyclopaedias",
"dictionaries",
"encyclopedias",
"monographs",
"primers",
"textbooks",
"texts",
"tracts",
"treatises",
"novelettes",
"novels",
"pulps",
"albums",
"almanacs",
"anthologies",
"casebooks",
"chapbooks",
"omnibuses",
"picture books"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"papule":{
"a small, inflamed swelling of the skin":{
"examples":[
"the reddish, itchy papules that are characteristic of the rash"
],
"synonyms":[
"boil",
"fester",
"hickey",
"pimple",
"pock",
"pustule",
"whelk",
"zit"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blackhead",
"blister",
"milium",
"whitehead",
"bump",
"lump",
"protuberance",
"sore",
"wart",
"weal",
"welt"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"papal":{
"as in priestly , apostolic":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"apostolic",
"canonical",
"clerical",
"episcopal",
"evangelical",
"evangelic",
"ministerial",
"pastoral",
"patriarchal",
"pontifical",
"priestly",
"rabbinic",
"rabbinical",
"sacerdotal",
"blessed",
"blest",
"consecrated",
"divine",
"hallowed",
"holy",
"religious",
"sacramental",
"sacred",
"sacrosanct",
"sanctified",
"churchly",
"ecclesial",
"ecclesiastic",
"ecclesiastical"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonchurch",
"nonecclesiastical",
"lay",
"profane",
"secular",
"temporal",
"nonclerical",
"nondenominational",
"nonsectarian"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"paperback":{
"a published work that has a thick paper cover":{
"examples":[
"The store sells both paperbacks and hardcovers."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"hardback",
"hardcover",
"paper",
"paperbound",
"pocket book",
"pocket edition",
"softback",
"softcover",
"trade book",
"trade edition",
"book",
"tome",
"volume",
"folio",
"quarto",
"guidebook",
"handbook",
"how-to",
"manual",
"catalog",
"catalogue",
"cyclopedia",
"cyclopaedia",
"dictionary",
"encyclopedia",
"monograph",
"primer",
"text",
"textbook",
"tract",
"treatise",
"novel",
"novelette",
"pulp",
"album",
"almanac",
"anthology",
"casebook",
"chapbook",
"omnibus",
"picture book"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"paperbacks":{
"a published work that has a thick paper cover":{
"examples":[
"The store sells both paperbacks and hardcovers."
],
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"near synonyms":[
"hardbacks",
"hardcovers",
"paperbounds",
"papers",
"pocket books",
"pocket editions",
"softbacks",
"softcovers",
"trade books",
"trade editions",
"books",
"tomes",
"volumes",
"folios",
"quartos",
"guidebooks",
"handbooks",
"how-tos",
"manuals",
"catalogs",
"catalogues",
"cyclopedias",
"cyclopaedias",
"dictionaries",
"encyclopedias",
"monographs",
"primers",
"textbooks",
"texts",
"tracts",
"treatises",
"novelettes",
"novels",
"pulps",
"albums",
"almanacs",
"anthologies",
"casebooks",
"chapbooks",
"omnibuses",
"picture books"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"papas":{
"a male human parent":{
"examples":[
"a proud papa of newborn twins"
],
"synonyms":[
"daddies",
"dads",
"fathers",
"old men",
"pas",
"paters",
"pops",
"sires"
],
"near synonyms":[
"patresfamilias",
"patriarchs",
"father figures",
"father images",
"stepfathers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"papered over":{
"to dismiss as of little importance":{
"examples":[
"the differences between the two factions are too great to be papered over in the name of party unity"
],
"synonyms":[
"blinked (at)",
"brushed (aside or off)",
"condoned",
"discounted",
"disregarded",
"excused",
"forgave",
"glossed (over)",
"glozed (over)",
"ignored",
"overlooked",
"overpassed",
"pardoned",
"passed over",
"remitted",
"shrugged off",
"whitewashed",
"winked (at)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"explained",
"justified",
"rationalized",
"absolved",
"acquitted",
"cleared",
"exculpated",
"exonerated",
"vindicated",
"waived",
"waved (aside or off)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"heeded",
"marked",
"minded",
"noted",
"objected (to)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to keep secret or shut off from view":{
"examples":[
"the company tried to paper over its red ink, issuing assurances that it was still financially sound"
],
"synonyms":[
"belied",
"blanketed",
"blotted out",
"cloaked",
"concealed",
"covered",
"curtained",
"disguised",
"enshrouded",
"hid",
"masked",
"obscured",
"occulted",
"screened",
"shrouded",
"suppressed",
"veiled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"buried",
"camouflaged",
"covered (up)",
"smothered",
"gilded",
"gilt",
"glossed (over)",
"varnished",
"whitewashed",
"beclouded",
"bedimmed",
"befogged",
"blocked",
"clouded",
"darkened",
"eclipsed",
"obstructed",
"occluded",
"overcast",
"overshadowed",
"shaded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brought out",
"presented",
"clarified",
"illuminated",
"advertised",
"aired",
"broadcast",
"broadcasted",
"got out",
"proclaimed",
"publicized",
"published",
"spread"
],
"antonyms":[
"bared",
"disclosed",
"displayed",
"divulged",
"exposed",
"revealed",
"showed",
"uncloaked",
"uncovered",
"unmasked",
"unveiled"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"paparazzi":{
"as in photographers , photogs":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"lensmen",
"photographers",
"photogs",
"shooters",
"shutterbugs",
"cinematographers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}