dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/boi_MWT.json

{
  "boil down":{
    "to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)":{
      "examples":[
        "the discussion of the problem can be boiled down to a couple of critical points"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "abstract",
        "brief",
        "digest",
        "encapsulate",
        "epitomize",
        "outline",
        "recap",
        "recapitulate",
        "reprise",
        "sum up",
        "summarize",
        "synopsize",
        "wrap up"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "abridge",
        "condense",
        "curtail",
        "cut back",
        "shorten",
        "downsize",
        "shrink",
        "concentrate",
        "consolidate",
        "decoct",
        "essentialize",
        "simplify",
        "streamline"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "elongate",
        "extend",
        "lengthen",
        "prolong",
        "protract",
        "amplify",
        "elaborate (on or upon)",
        "enlarge (on or upon)",
        "expand",
        "supplement"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "boisterous":{
    "being rough or noisy in a high-spirited way":{
      "examples":[
        "the fans at the baseball game became particularly boisterous after the home run"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "hell-raising",
        "knockabout",
        "rambunctious",
        "raucous",
        "robustious",
        "roisterous",
        "rollicking",
        "rowdy",
        "rumbustious"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "callithumpian",
        "carnival",
        "carnivalesque",
        "larrikin",
        "raffish",
        "rampageous",
        "riotous",
        "rowdyish",
        "ruffianly",
        "stormy",
        "tempestuous",
        "turbulent",
        "violent",
        "headstrong",
        "intractable",
        "obstreperous",
        "recalcitrant",
        "uncontrollable",
        "uncontrolled",
        "undisciplined",
        "ungovernable",
        "uninhibited",
        "unmanageable",
        "unreserved",
        "unrestrained",
        "unruly",
        "wild",
        "willful",
        "wilful",
        "bubbly",
        "buoyant",
        "effervescent",
        "exuberant",
        "high-spirited",
        "impassioned",
        "lively",
        "sprightly",
        "vivacious",
        "clamorous",
        "loudmouthed",
        "noisy",
        "openmouthed",
        "rackety",
        "strident",
        "vociferous",
        "howling",
        "screaming",
        "yelling"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "sedate",
        "sober",
        "solemn",
        "somber",
        "sombre",
        "staid",
        "decorous",
        "dignified",
        "proper",
        "seemly",
        "calm",
        "hushed",
        "noiseless",
        "peaceful",
        "placid",
        "quiet",
        "restrained",
        "serene",
        "silent",
        "soundless",
        "tranquil",
        "collected",
        "composed",
        "constrained",
        "controlled",
        "imperturbable",
        "inhibited",
        "repressed",
        "self-controlled",
        "unflappable",
        "unruffled",
        "moderate",
        "reasonable",
        "subdued",
        "temperate",
        "impassive",
        "phlegmatic",
        "stoic",
        "stoical",
        "stolid",
        "depressed",
        "aloof",
        "detached",
        "indifferent"
      ],
      "antonyms":[
        "orderly"
      ]
    },
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "boiling over":{
    "as in running over , welling (up)":{
      "examples":[],
      "synonyms":[],
      "near synonyms":[
        "running over",
        "spilling",
        "welling (up)",
        "overfilling",
        "overflowing",
        "flowing",
        "flushing",
        "gushing",
        "pouring",
        "sluicing",
        "spouting",
        "spurting",
        "streaming",
        "deluging",
        "drowning",
        "engulfing",
        "flooding",
        "inundating",
        "overwhelming",
        "submerging",
        "submersing",
        "swamping",
        "washing (over)",
        "brimming",
        "cascading",
        "slopping",
        "sloshing"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "receding"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "boiled down":{
    "to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)":{
      "examples":[
        "the discussion of the problem can be boiled down to a couple of critical points"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "abstracted",
        "briefed",
        "digested",
        "encapsulated",
        "epitomized",
        "outlined",
        "recapitulated",
        "recapped",
        "reprised",
        "summarized",
        "summed up",
        "synopsized",
        "wrapped up"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "abridged",
        "condensed",
        "curtailed",
        "cut back",
        "shortened",
        "downsized",
        "shrank",
        "shrunk",
        "concentrated",
        "consolidated",
        "decocted",
        "essentialized",
        "simplified",
        "streamlined"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "elongated",
        "extended",
        "lengthened",
        "prolonged",
        "protracted",
        "amplified",
        "elaborated (on or upon)",
        "enlarged (on or upon)",
        "expanded",
        "supplemented"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "boiling points":{
    "a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action":{
      "examples":[
        "when the situation reached the boiling point , the President had no choice but to order out the National Guard"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "breaking points",
        "clutches",
        "conjunctures",
        "crises",
        "crossroads",
        "crunches",
        "crunch times",
        "Dunkirks",
        "emergencies",
        "exigencies",
        "extremities",
        "flash points",
        "heads",
        "junctures",
        "tinderboxes",
        "zero hours"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "contingencies",
        "possibilities",
        "climaxes",
        "turning points",
        "happenings",
        "landmarks",
        "milestones",
        "conditions",
        "passes",
        "situations",
        "straits",
        "deadlocks",
        "impasses",
        "stalemates",
        "corners",
        "fixes",
        "holes",
        "hot waters",
        "jams",
        "last ditches",
        "pinches",
        "predicaments",
        "scrapes",
        "spots",
        "eleventh hours",
        "last minutes"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "boiled over":{
    "as in ran over , welled (up)":{
      "examples":[],
      "synonyms":[],
      "near synonyms":[
        "ran over",
        "spilled",
        "spilt",
        "welled (up)",
        "overfilled",
        "overflowed",
        "flowed",
        "flushed",
        "gushed",
        "poured",
        "sluiced",
        "spouted",
        "spurted",
        "streamed",
        "deluged",
        "drowned",
        "engulfed",
        "flooded",
        "inundated",
        "overwhelmed",
        "submerged",
        "submersed",
        "swamped",
        "washed (over)",
        "brimmed",
        "cascaded",
        "slopped",
        "sloshed"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "receded"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "boiling":{
    "having a notably high temperature":{
      "examples":[
        "it was boiling in that car, and the owners had foolishly left their pet in it"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "ardent",
        "broiling",
        "burning",
        "fervent",
        "fervid",
        "fiery",
        "hot",
        "piping hot",
        "red",
        "red-hot",
        "roasting",
        "scalding",
        "scorching",
        "searing",
        "sultry",
        "superheated",
        "sweltering",
        "torrid",
        "ultrahot",
        "white-hot"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "blazing",
        "glowing",
        "igneous",
        "molten",
        "seething",
        "sizzling",
        "heated",
        "overheated",
        "reheated",
        "warmed",
        "snug",
        "toasty",
        "warm",
        "warmish",
        "feverish",
        "flushed",
        "inflamed",
        "enflamed",
        "canicular",
        "muggy",
        "steamy",
        "summerlike",
        "summery",
        "tropical"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "chill",
        "chilly",
        "coldish",
        "cool",
        "coolish",
        "nippy",
        "snappy",
        "blizzardly",
        "frosty",
        "snowy",
        "subfreezing",
        "subzero",
        "wintry",
        "wintery",
        "chilled",
        "cooled",
        "refrigerated",
        "unheated",
        "benumbed",
        "numb",
        "shivering"
      ],
      "antonyms":[
        "algid",
        "arctic",
        "bitter",
        "bone-chilling",
        "cold",
        "freezing",
        "frigid",
        "frozen",
        "glacial",
        "ice-cold",
        "iced",
        "icy"
      ]
    },
    "to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger":{
      "examples":[
        "the passengers were boiling when they found out the flight was delayed yet again"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "burning",
        "foaming",
        "fuming",
        "raging",
        "rankling",
        "seething",
        "sizzling",
        "steaming",
        "storming"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "fulminating",
        "ranting",
        "raving",
        "smoldering",
        "smouldering",
        "bristling",
        "flaring (up)",
        "inflaming",
        "enflaming",
        "chafing",
        "fretting",
        "stewing",
        "agitating",
        "convulsing",
        "roiling",
        "shaking"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam":{
      "examples":[
        "boil the potatoes until they are tender before you try to mash them"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "coddling",
        "parboiling",
        "poaching",
        "simmering",
        "stewing"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "scalding",
        "braising",
        "fricasseeing",
        "pressure-cooking",
        "smothering",
        "steaming",
        "reboiling"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to be in a state of violent rolling motion":{
      "examples":[
        "the sea boiled and frothed during the storm"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "churning",
        "moiling",
        "roiling",
        "seething"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "reeling",
        "spinning",
        "swirling",
        "whirling",
        "agitating",
        "stirring"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "abating",
        "calming",
        "subsiding"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "boils over":{
    "as in runs over , wells (up)":{
      "examples":[],
      "synonyms":[],
      "near synonyms":[
        "runs over",
        "spills",
        "wells (up)",
        "overfills",
        "overflows",
        "flows",
        "flushes",
        "gushes",
        "pours",
        "sluices",
        "spouts",
        "spurts",
        "streams",
        "deluges",
        "drowns",
        "engulfs",
        "floods",
        "inundates",
        "overwhelms",
        "submerges",
        "submerses",
        "swamps",
        "washes (over)",
        "brims",
        "cascades",
        "slops",
        "sloshes"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "recedes"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "boil":{
    "a small, inflamed swelling of the skin":{
      "examples":[
        "the dermatologist lanced the infected boil that had formed on the patient's neck"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "fester",
        "hickey",
        "papule",
        "pimple",
        "pock",
        "pustule",
        "whelk",
        "zit"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "blackhead",
        "blister",
        "milium",
        "whitehead",
        "bump",
        "lump",
        "protuberance",
        "sore",
        "wart",
        "weal",
        "welt"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger":{
      "examples":[
        "the passengers were boiling when they found out the flight was delayed yet again"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "burn",
        "foam",
        "fume",
        "rage",
        "rankle",
        "seethe",
        "sizzle",
        "steam",
        "storm"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "fulminate",
        "rant",
        "rave",
        "smolder",
        "smoulder",
        "bristle",
        "flare (up)",
        "inflame",
        "enflame",
        "chafe",
        "fret",
        "stew",
        "agitate",
        "convulse",
        "roil",
        "shake"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam":{
      "examples":[
        "boil the potatoes until they are tender before you try to mash them"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "coddle",
        "parboil",
        "poach",
        "simmer",
        "stew"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "scald",
        "braise",
        "fricassee",
        "pressure-cook",
        "smother",
        "steam",
        "reboil"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to be in a state of violent rolling motion":{
      "examples":[
        "the sea boiled and frothed during the storm"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "churn",
        "moil",
        "roil",
        "seethe"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "reel",
        "spin",
        "swirl",
        "whirl",
        "agitate",
        "stir"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "abate",
        "calm",
        "subside"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "boiling down":{
    "to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)":{
      "examples":[
        "the discussion of the problem can be boiled down to a couple of critical points"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "abstracting",
        "briefing",
        "digesting",
        "encapsulating",
        "epitomizing",
        "outlining",
        "recapitulating",
        "recapping",
        "reprising",
        "summarizing",
        "summing up",
        "synopsizing",
        "wrapping up"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "abridging",
        "condensing",
        "curtailing",
        "cutting back",
        "shortening",
        "downsizing",
        "shrinking",
        "concentrating",
        "consolidating",
        "decocting",
        "essentializing",
        "simplifying",
        "streamlining"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "elongating",
        "extending",
        "lengthening",
        "prolonging",
        "protracting",
        "amplifying",
        "elaborating (on or upon)",
        "enlarging (on or upon)",
        "expanding",
        "supplementing"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "boils down":{
    "to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)":{
      "examples":[
        "the discussion of the problem can be boiled down to a couple of critical points"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "abstracts",
        "briefs",
        "digests",
        "encapsulates",
        "epitomizes",
        "outlines",
        "recapitulates",
        "recaps",
        "reprises",
        "summarizes",
        "sums up",
        "synopsizes",
        "wraps up"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "abridges",
        "condenses",
        "curtails",
        "cuts back",
        "shortens",
        "downsizes",
        "shrinks",
        "concentrates",
        "consolidates",
        "decocts",
        "essentializes",
        "simplifies",
        "streamlines"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "elongates",
        "extends",
        "lengthens",
        "prolongs",
        "protracts",
        "amplifies",
        "elaborates (on or upon)",
        "enlarges (on or upon)",
        "expands",
        "supplements"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "boils":{
    "a small, inflamed swelling of the skin":{
      "examples":[
        "the dermatologist lanced the infected boil that had formed on the patient's neck"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "festers",
        "hickeys",
        "papules",
        "pimples",
        "pocks",
        "pustules",
        "whelks",
        "zits"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "blackheads",
        "blisters",
        "milia",
        "whiteheads",
        "bumps",
        "lumps",
        "protuberances",
        "sores",
        "warts",
        "weals",
        "welts"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger":{
      "examples":[
        "the passengers were boiling when they found out the flight was delayed yet again"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "burns",
        "foams",
        "fumes",
        "rages",
        "rankles",
        "seethes",
        "sizzles",
        "steams",
        "storms"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "fulminates",
        "rants",
        "raves",
        "smolders",
        "smoulders",
        "bristles",
        "flares (up)",
        "inflames",
        "enflames",
        "chafes",
        "frets",
        "stews",
        "agitates",
        "convulses",
        "roils",
        "shakes"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam":{
      "examples":[
        "boil the potatoes until they are tender before you try to mash them"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "coddles",
        "parboils",
        "poaches",
        "simmers",
        "stews"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "scalds",
        "braises",
        "fricassees",
        "pressure-cooks",
        "smothers",
        "steams",
        "reboils"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to be in a state of violent rolling motion":{
      "examples":[
        "the sea boiled and frothed during the storm"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "churns",
        "moils",
        "roils",
        "seethes"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "reels",
        "spins",
        "swirls",
        "whirls",
        "agitates",
        "stirs"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "abates",
        "calms",
        "subsides"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "boiled":{
    "as in fried , roasted":{
      "examples":[],
      "synonyms":[],
      "near synonyms":[
        "baked",
        "braised",
        "broiled",
        "fried",
        "grilled",
        "heated",
        "roasted",
        "saut\u00e9ed",
        "sauteed",
        "overdone",
        "burned",
        "burnt",
        "charred",
        "scorched",
        "well-done",
        "cooked"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "raw",
        "uncooked",
        "unheated",
        "rare"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger":{
      "examples":[
        "the passengers were boiling when they found out the flight was delayed yet again"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "burned",
        "burnt",
        "foamed",
        "fumed",
        "raged",
        "rankled",
        "seethed",
        "sizzled",
        "steamed",
        "stormed"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "fulminated",
        "ranted",
        "raved",
        "smoldered",
        "smouldered",
        "bristled",
        "flared (up)",
        "inflamed",
        "enflamed",
        "chafed",
        "fretted",
        "stewed",
        "agitated",
        "convulsed",
        "roiled",
        "shook"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam":{
      "examples":[
        "boil the potatoes until they are tender before you try to mash them"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "coddled",
        "parboiled",
        "poached",
        "simmered",
        "stewed"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "scalded",
        "braised",
        "fricasseed",
        "pressure-cooked",
        "smothered",
        "steamed",
        "reboiled"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to be in a state of violent rolling motion":{
      "examples":[
        "the sea boiled and frothed during the storm"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "churned",
        "moiled",
        "roiled",
        "seethed"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "reeled",
        "spun",
        "swirled",
        "whirled",
        "agitated",
        "stirred"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "abated",
        "calmed",
        "subsided"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ]
  }
}