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{
"macerating":{
"to wet thoroughly with liquid":{
"examples":[
"garnished with cherries that had been macerated in liqueur"
],
"synonyms":[
"drenching",
"drowning",
"impregnating",
"saturating",
"soaking",
"soddening",
"sopping",
"sousing",
"steeping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"waterlogging",
"water-soaking",
"marinating",
"seething",
"presoaking",
"dipping",
"immersing",
"inundating",
"submerging",
"swamping",
"bathing",
"dousing",
"dowsing",
"hydrating",
"swilling",
"washing",
"watering",
"infiltrating",
"penetrating",
"permeating",
"dampening",
"damping",
"humidifying",
"moistening"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dehydrating",
"desiccating",
"drying",
"parching",
"searing",
"draining",
"emptying",
"voiding",
"dehumidifying"
],
"antonyms":[
"wringing (out)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"machinates":{
"to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends":{
"examples":[
"a trio of courtiers who were discovered to be machinating against the queen"
],
"synonyms":[
"colludes",
"compasses",
"connives",
"conspires",
"contrives",
"intrigues",
"plots",
"puts up",
"schemes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"counterplots",
"brews",
"concocts",
"cooks (up)",
"devises",
"hatches",
"engineers",
"jockeys",
"maneuvers",
"manipulates",
"designs",
"frames",
"lays out",
"maps",
"plans",
"shapes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to plan out usually with subtle skill or care":{
"examples":[
"the hackers machinated a way to steal credit numbers from the company's Web site"
],
"synonyms":[
"contrives",
"engineers",
"finagles",
"finesses",
"frames",
"maneuvers",
"manipulates",
"masterminds",
"negotiates",
"wangles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arranges",
"concerts",
"concludes",
"hammers out",
"works out",
"angles (for)",
"compasses",
"intrigues",
"plots",
"schemes",
"connives",
"brews",
"concocts",
"cooks (up)",
"hatches",
"captains",
"commands",
"conducts",
"directs",
"handles",
"manages",
"quarterbacks",
"runs",
"gerrymanders"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blows",
"bobbles",
"botches",
"bungles",
"butchers",
"flubs",
"fumbles",
"gums (up)",
"louses up",
"mangles",
"messes (up)",
"mishandles",
"muffs"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"macho":{
"the set of qualities considered appropriate for or characteristic of men":{
"examples":[
"their annual guys-only hunting trip is a celebration of macho"
],
"synonyms":[
"machismo",
"manhood",
"manliness",
"masculinity",
"virility"
],
"near synonyms":[
"maleness",
"boyishness",
"mannishness",
"tomboyishness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"girlishness",
"femaleness",
"girlhood",
"maidenhood",
"effeminacy",
"effeteness",
"emasculation"
],
"antonyms":[
"femininity",
"muliebrity",
"womanhood",
"womanliness"
]
},
"as in hypermasculine , hairy-chested":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"hairy-chested",
"hypermasculine",
"ultramasculine",
"male",
"manlike",
"manly",
"mannish",
"man-size",
"man-sized",
"masculine",
"virile",
"boyish",
"hoydenish",
"tomboyish",
"Amazonian",
"butch"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unmanly",
"unmasculine",
"metrosexual",
"unmacho",
"effeminate",
"girlish",
"sissified",
"sissy",
"feminine",
"womanish",
"womanlike",
"womanly",
"emasculated",
"impotent",
"weakened",
"androgynous",
"neuter"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"macroscopically":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"maculate":{
"as in spoiled , bemired":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"machined":{
"as in automatic , mass-produced":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"automatic",
"mass-produced"
],
"near antonyms":[
"handcrafted",
"handmade",
"handwrought",
"homemade",
"man-made",
"manual",
"bespoke",
"bespoken",
"crafted",
"custom-built",
"custom-made"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in shone , rounded (off or out)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"refined",
"rounded (off or out)",
"shone",
"shined",
"touched up",
"ameliorated",
"amended",
"bettered",
"enhanced",
"enriched",
"improved",
"meliorated",
"carried out",
"carried through",
"did",
"discharged",
"executed",
"fulfilled",
"performed",
"accomplished",
"achieved",
"effected",
"followed through (with)",
"stuck out",
"completed",
"consummated",
"finalized",
"finished",
"perfected",
"polished"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandoned",
"deserted",
"discontinued",
"dropped",
"forsook",
"quit",
"quitted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"machine gun":{
"as in assault weapon , assault rifle":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"AK-47",
"assault rifle",
"assault weapon",
"automatic",
"carbine",
"machine pistol",
"repeater",
"submachine gun",
"tommy gun",
"blunderbuss",
"breechloader",
"culverin",
"fieldpiece",
"firelock",
"flintlock",
"harquebus",
"arquebus",
"matchlock",
"musket",
"rifle",
"shotgun",
"smoothbore",
"twenty-two",
".22",
"speargun",
"self-loader",
"semiautomatic",
"derringer",
"forty-five",
".45",
"gat",
"handgun",
"pistol",
"revolver",
"rod",
"roscoe",
"sidearm",
"six-gun",
"six-shooter",
"zip gun",
"arm",
"firearm",
"gun",
"heat",
"piece",
"small arm"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in tommy-gun":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"tommy-gun",
"pistol",
"shotgun",
"croak",
"destroy",
"dispatch",
"do in",
"fell",
"ice",
"kill",
"slay",
"blast (at)",
"fire (at)",
"annihilate",
"blot out",
"butcher",
"decimate",
"massacre",
"slaughter",
"wipe out",
"blaze",
"pepper",
"potshot",
"snipe (at)",
"blow away",
"bring down",
"drop",
"pick off",
"shoot down",
"drill",
"gun",
"plug",
"pop",
"shoot"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"machinate":{
"to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends":{
"examples":[
"a trio of courtiers who were discovered to be machinating against the queen"
],
"synonyms":[
"collude",
"compass",
"connive",
"conspire",
"contrive",
"intrigue",
"plot",
"put up",
"scheme"
],
"near synonyms":[
"counterplot",
"brew",
"concoct",
"cook (up)",
"devise",
"hatch",
"engineer",
"jockey",
"maneuver",
"manipulate",
"design",
"frame",
"lay out",
"map",
"plan",
"shape"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to plan out usually with subtle skill or care":{
"examples":[
"the hackers machinated a way to steal credit numbers from the company's Web site"
],
"synonyms":[
"contrive",
"engineer",
"finagle",
"finesse",
"frame",
"maneuver",
"manipulate",
"mastermind",
"negotiate",
"wangle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arrange",
"concert",
"conclude",
"hammer out",
"work out",
"angle (for)",
"compass",
"intrigue",
"plot",
"scheme",
"connive",
"brew",
"concoct",
"cook (up)",
"hatch",
"captain",
"command",
"conduct",
"direct",
"handle",
"manage",
"quarterback",
"run",
"gerrymander"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blow",
"bobble",
"botch",
"bungle",
"butcher",
"flub",
"fumble",
"gum (up)",
"louse up",
"mangle",
"mess (up)",
"mishandle",
"muff"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"machinations":{
"a secret plan for accomplishing evil or unlawful ends":{
"examples":[
"incredibly complicated machinations to assassinate the president that inevitably failed"
],
"synonyms":[
"conspiracies",
"designs",
"intrigues",
"plots",
"schemes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"counterconspiracies",
"counter-conspiracies",
"counterplots",
"frame-ups",
"manipulations",
"subterfuges",
"trickeries",
"artifices",
"contrivances",
"cover-ups",
"dodges",
"drafts",
"maneuvers",
"stratagems",
"tricks",
"cabals",
"confederacies",
"rings",
"games",
"gimmicks",
"rackets",
"ground plans",
"programs",
"strategies",
"systems",
"collusions",
"complicities",
"connivances",
"conspirations"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"machine pistols":{
"as in assault weapons , machine guns":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"AK-47s",
"assault rifles",
"assault weapons",
"automatics",
"carbines",
"machine guns",
"repeaters",
"submachine guns",
"tommy guns",
"blunderbusses",
"breechloaders",
"culverins",
"fieldpieces",
"firelocks",
"flintlocks",
"harquebuses",
"arquebuses",
"matchlocks",
"muskets",
"rifles",
"shotguns",
"smoothbores",
"twenty-twos",
".22s",
"spearguns",
"self-loaders",
"semiautomatics",
"derringers",
"forty-fives",
".45s",
"gats",
"handguns",
"pistols",
"revolvers",
"rods",
"roscoes",
"sidearms",
"six-guns",
"six-shooters",
"zip guns",
"arms",
"firearms",
"guns",
"heat",
"pieces",
"small arms"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"machination":{
"a secret plan for accomplishing evil or unlawful ends":{
"examples":[
"incredibly complicated machinations to assassinate the president that inevitably failed"
],
"synonyms":[
"conspiracy",
"design",
"intrigue",
"plot",
"scheme"
],
"near synonyms":[
"counterconspiracy",
"counterplot",
"frame-up",
"manipulation",
"subterfuge",
"trickery",
"artifice",
"contrivance",
"cover-up",
"dodge",
"draft",
"maneuver",
"stratagem",
"trick",
"cabal",
"confederacy",
"ring",
"game",
"gimmick",
"racket",
"ground plan",
"program",
"strategy",
"system",
"collusion",
"complicity",
"connivance",
"conniving",
"conspiration"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"machine-guns":{
"as in assault weapons , assault rifles":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"AK-47s",
"assault rifles",
"assault weapons",
"automatics",
"carbines",
"machine pistols",
"repeaters",
"submachine guns",
"tommy guns",
"blunderbusses",
"breechloaders",
"culverins",
"fieldpieces",
"firelocks",
"flintlocks",
"harquebuses",
"arquebuses",
"matchlocks",
"muskets",
"rifles",
"shotguns",
"smoothbores",
"twenty-twos",
".22s",
"spearguns",
"self-loaders",
"semiautomatics",
"derringers",
"forty-fives",
".45s",
"gats",
"handguns",
"pistols",
"revolvers",
"rods",
"roscoes",
"sidearms",
"six-guns",
"six-shooters",
"zip guns",
"arms",
"firearms",
"guns",
"heat",
"pieces",
"small arms"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in tommy-guns":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"tommy-guns",
"pistols",
"shotguns",
"croaks",
"destroys",
"dispatches",
"does in",
"fells",
"ices",
"kills",
"slays",
"blasts (at)",
"fires (at)",
"annihilates",
"blots out",
"butchers",
"decimates",
"massacres",
"slaughters",
"wipes out",
"blazes",
"peppers",
"potshots",
"snipes (at)",
"blows away",
"brings down",
"drops",
"picks off",
"shoots down",
"drills",
"guns",
"plugs",
"pops",
"shoots"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"mac\u00e9doine":{
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
"examples":[
"a quirky secondhand bookstore with a mac\u00e9doine of out-of-print titles"
],
"synonyms":[
"agglomerate",
"agglomeration",
"alphabet soup",
"assortment",
"botch",
"clutter",
"collage",
"crazy quilt",
"farrago",
"gallimaufry",
"grab bag",
"gumbo",
"hash",
"hodgepodge",
"hotchpotch",
"jambalaya",
"jumble",
"jungle",
"litter",
"medley",
"m\u00e9lange",
"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"
]
},
"mace":{
"as in blackjack , knobkerrie":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blackjack",
"knobkerrie",
"bastinado",
"bastinade",
"bat",
"baton",
"billy",
"billy club",
"bludgeon",
"cane",
"club",
"cudgel",
"nightstick",
"rod",
"rung",
"sap",
"shillelagh",
"shillalah",
"staff",
"truncheon",
"waddy",
"birch",
"crabstick",
"hickory",
"rattan",
"stave",
"switch",
"beetle",
"gavel",
"hammer",
"mallet",
"maul",
"sledgehammer",
"crook",
"crosier",
"crozier",
"walking stick",
"whangee"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"macerated":{
"to wet thoroughly with liquid":{
"examples":[
"garnished with cherries that had been macerated in liqueur"
],
"synonyms":[
"drenched",
"drowned",
"impregnated",
"saturated",
"soaked",
"soddened",
"sopped",
"soused",
"steeped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"waterlogged",
"water-soaked",
"marinated",
"seethed",
"presoaked",
"dipped",
"immersed",
"inundated",
"submerged",
"swamped",
"bathed",
"doused",
"dowsed",
"hydrated",
"swilled",
"washed",
"watered",
"infiltrated",
"penetrated",
"permeated",
"damped",
"dampened",
"humidified",
"moistened"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dehydrated",
"desiccated",
"dried",
"parched",
"seared",
"drained",
"emptied",
"voided",
"dehumidified"
],
"antonyms":[
"wrung (out)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mackintosh":{
"a coat made of water-resistant material":{
"examples":[
"be sure to wear a mackintosh while hiking over the misty mountains of England's Lake District"
],
"synonyms":[
"mac",
"mack",
"oilskin",
"raincoat",
"slicker",
"waterproof"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rain gear",
"rainwear",
"poncho",
"sou'wester",
"trench",
"trench coat"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"macs":{
"a coat made of water-resistant material":{
"examples":[
"I'm glad the little nipper remembered his mac today, because it's supposed to rain"
],
"synonyms":[
"mackintoshes",
"macintoshes",
"oilskins",
"raincoats",
"slickers",
"waterproofs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rain gear",
"rainwears",
"ponchos",
"sou'westers",
"trench coats",
"trenches"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"macaroni":{
"a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance":{
"examples":[
"the glitter rock of the 1970s seemed more about mascaraed macaronis than about music"
],
"synonyms":[
"beau",
"Beau Brummell",
"buck",
"dandy",
"dude",
"fop",
"gallant",
"jay",
"lounge lizard",
"pretty boy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coxcomb",
"fancy Dan",
"popinjay",
"blade",
"cavalier",
"dasher",
"clotheshorse",
"exquisite",
"swell"
],
"near antonyms":[
"slob",
"sloven"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mackinaws":{
"as in chesterfields , ulsters":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"chesterfields",
"frock coats",
"ulsters",
"greatcoats",
"overcoats",
"surcoats",
"topcoats",
"jackets",
"parkas",
"surtouts",
"oilskins",
"raincoats",
"sou'westers",
"wraps"
],
"near antonyms":[
"undercoats"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"machinery":{
"something used to achieve an end":{
"examples":[
"sincerely believes that the machinery of government can be used to better people's lives"
],
"synonyms":[
"agency",
"agent",
"instrument",
"instrumentality",
"means",
"medium",
"ministry",
"organ",
"vehicle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"determinant",
"expedient",
"factor",
"influence",
"ingredient",
"mechanism",
"tool",
"weapon",
"activator",
"animator",
"catalyst",
"driver",
"energizer",
"executor",
"generator",
"impetus",
"incentive",
"inspiration",
"instigation",
"instigator",
"launcher",
"mover",
"power",
"stimulus",
"trigger",
"antecedent",
"cause",
"occasion",
"reason",
"subagency",
"subagent"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"macerate":{
"to wet thoroughly with liquid":{
"examples":[
"garnished with cherries that had been macerated in liqueur"
],
"synonyms":[
"drench",
"drown",
"impregnate",
"saturate",
"soak",
"sodden",
"sop",
"souse",
"steep"
],
"near synonyms":[
"waterlog",
"water-soak",
"marinate",
"seethe",
"presoak",
"dip",
"immerse",
"inundate",
"submerge",
"swamp",
"bathe",
"douse",
"dowse",
"hydrate",
"swill",
"wash",
"water",
"infiltrate",
"penetrate",
"permeate",
"damp",
"dampen",
"humidify",
"moisten"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dehydrate",
"desiccate",
"dry",
"parch",
"sear",
"drain",
"empty",
"void",
"dehumidify"
],
"antonyms":[
"wring (out)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"maces":{
"as in blackjacks , knobkerries":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
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"knobkerries",
"bastinadoes",
"bastinades",
"batons",
"bats",
"billies",
"billy clubs",
"bludgeons",
"canes",
"clubs",
"cudgels",
"nightsticks",
"rods",
"rungs",
"saps",
"shillelaghs",
"shillalahs",
"staffs",
"staves",
"truncheons",
"waddies",
"birches",
"crabsticks",
"hickories",
"rattans",
"staves",
"switches",
"beetles",
"gavels",
"hammers",
"mallets",
"mauls",
"sledgehammers",
"crooks",
"crosiers",
"croziers",
"walking sticks",
"whangees"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
"examples":[
"a quirky secondhand bookstore with a mac\u00e9doine of out-of-print titles"
],
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"agglomerates",
"agglomerations",
"alphabet soups",
"assortments",
"botches",
"clutters",
"collages",
"crazy quilts",
"farragoes",
"gallimaufries",
"grab bags",
"gumbos",
"hashes",
"hodgepodges",
"hotchpotches",
"jambalayas",
"jumbles",
"jungles",
"litters",
"medleys",
"m\u00e9langes",
"menageries",
"miscellanea",
"miscellanies",
"mishmashes",
"mixed bags",
"montages",
"motleys",
"muddles",
"olios",
"olla podridas",
"ollas podridas",
"omnium-gatherums",
"pastiches",
"patchwork quilts",
"patchworks",
"potpourris",
"ragbags",
"ragouts",
"rummages",
"salads",
"salmagundis",
"scrambles",
"shuffles",
"smorgasbords",
"stews",
"tumbles",
"varieties",
"welters"
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"detritus",
"notions",
"oddments",
"odds and ends",
"sundries",
"accumulations",
"aggregates",
"aggregations",
"conglomerates",
"conglomerations",
"catchalls",
"admixtures",
"alloys",
"amalgams",
"blends",
"combinations",
"commixtures",
"composites",
"compounds",
"fusions",
"intermixtures",
"mix-ups",
"bollixes",
"chaoses",
"confusions",
"disarrangements",
"disarrays",
"disorders",
"dog's breakfasts",
"messes",
"morasses",
"shambles",
"imbroglios",
"knots",
"snarls",
"tangles"
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"as in shining , rounding (off or out)":{
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"refining",
"rounding (off or out)",
"shining",
"touching up",
"ameliorating",
"amending",
"bettering",
"enhancing",
"enriching",
"improving",
"meliorating",
"carrying out",
"carrying through",
"discharging",
"doing",
"executing",
"fulfilling",
"performing",
"accomplishing",
"achieving",
"effecting",
"following through (with)",
"sticking out",
"completing",
"consummating",
"finalizing",
"finishing",
"perfecting",
"polishing"
],
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"abandoning",
"deserting",
"discontinuing",
"dropping",
"forsaking",
"quitting"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"machine-gun":{
"as in assault weapon , assault rifle":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"AK-47",
"assault rifle",
"assault weapon",
"automatic",
"carbine",
"machine pistol",
"repeater",
"submachine gun",
"tommy gun",
"blunderbuss",
"breechloader",
"culverin",
"fieldpiece",
"firelock",
"flintlock",
"harquebus",
"arquebus",
"matchlock",
"musket",
"rifle",
"shotgun",
"smoothbore",
"twenty-two",
".22",
"speargun",
"self-loader",
"semiautomatic",
"derringer",
"forty-five",
".45",
"gat",
"handgun",
"pistol",
"revolver",
"rod",
"roscoe",
"sidearm",
"six-gun",
"six-shooter",
"zip gun",
"arm",
"firearm",
"gun",
"heat",
"piece",
"small arm"
],
"near antonyms":[],
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},
"as in tommy-gun":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"tommy-gun",
"pistol",
"shotgun",
"croak",
"destroy",
"dispatch",
"do in",
"fell",
"ice",
"kill",
"slay",
"blast (at)",
"fire (at)",
"annihilate",
"blot out",
"butcher",
"decimate",
"massacre",
"slaughter",
"wipe out",
"blaze",
"pepper",
"potshot",
"snipe (at)",
"blow away",
"bring down",
"drop",
"pick off",
"shoot down",
"drill",
"gun",
"plug",
"pop",
"shoot"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"a coat made of water-resistant material":{
"examples":[
"I'm glad the little nipper remembered his mac today, because it's supposed to rain"
],
"synonyms":[
"mackintoshes",
"macintoshes",
"oilskins",
"raincoats",
"slickers",
"waterproofs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rain gear",
"rainwears",
"ponchos",
"sou'westers",
"trench coats",
"trenches"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"macedoine":{
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
"examples":[
"a quirky secondhand bookstore with a mac\u00e9doine of out-of-print titles"
],
"synonyms":[
"agglomerate",
"agglomeration",
"alphabet soup",
"assortment",
"botch",
"clutter",
"collage",
"crazy quilt",
"farrago",
"gallimaufry",
"grab bag",
"gumbo",
"hash",
"hodgepodge",
"hotchpotch",
"jambalaya",
"jumble",
"jungle",
"litter",
"medley",
"m\u00e9lange",
"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"
],
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"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"
]
},
"machineries":{
"something used to achieve an end":{
"examples":[
"sincerely believes that the machinery of government can be used to better people's lives"
],
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"agencies",
"agents",
"instrumentalities",
"instruments",
"means",
"mediums",
"media",
"ministries",
"organs",
"vehicles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"determinants",
"expedients",
"factors",
"influences",
"ingredients",
"mechanisms",
"tools",
"weapons",
"activators",
"animators",
"catalysts",
"drivers",
"energizers",
"executors",
"generators",
"impetuses",
"incentives",
"inspirations",
"instigations",
"instigators",
"launchers",
"movers",
"powers",
"stimuli",
"triggers",
"antecedents",
"causes",
"occasions",
"reasons",
"subagencies",
"sub-agencies",
"subagents",
"sub-agents"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"machine guns":{
"as in assault weapons , assault rifles":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"AK-47s",
"assault rifles",
"assault weapons",
"automatics",
"carbines",
"machine pistols",
"repeaters",
"submachine guns",
"tommy guns",
"blunderbusses",
"breechloaders",
"culverins",
"fieldpieces",
"firelocks",
"flintlocks",
"harquebuses",
"arquebuses",
"matchlocks",
"muskets",
"rifles",
"shotguns",
"smoothbores",
"twenty-twos",
".22s",
"spearguns",
"self-loaders",
"semiautomatics",
"derringers",
"forty-fives",
".45s",
"gats",
"handguns",
"pistols",
"revolvers",
"rods",
"roscoes",
"sidearms",
"six-guns",
"six-shooters",
"zip guns",
"arms",
"firearms",
"guns",
"heat",
"pieces",
"small arms"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in tommy-guns":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"tommy-guns",
"pistols",
"shotguns",
"croaks",
"destroys",
"dispatches",
"does in",
"fells",
"ices",
"kills",
"slays",
"blasts (at)",
"fires (at)",
"annihilates",
"blots out",
"butchers",
"decimates",
"massacres",
"slaughters",
"wipes out",
"blazes",
"peppers",
"potshots",
"snipes (at)",
"blows away",
"brings down",
"drops",
"picks off",
"shoots down",
"drills",
"guns",
"plugs",
"pops",
"shoots"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"macerates":{
"to wet thoroughly with liquid":{
"examples":[
"garnished with cherries that had been macerated in liqueur"
],
"synonyms":[
"drenches",
"drowns",
"impregnates",
"saturates",
"soaks",
"soddens",
"sops",
"souses",
"steeps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"waterlogs",
"water-soaks",
"marinates",
"seethes",
"presoaks",
"dips",
"immerses",
"inundates",
"submerges",
"swamps",
"bathes",
"douses",
"dowses",
"hydrates",
"swills",
"washes",
"waters",
"infiltrates",
"penetrates",
"permeates",
"dampens",
"damps",
"humidifies",
"moistens"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dehydrates",
"desiccates",
"dries",
"parches",
"sears",
"drains",
"empties",
"voids",
"dehumidifies"
],
"antonyms":[
"wrings (out)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mack daddies":{
"as in pimps , cadets":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cadets",
"fancy men",
"panders",
"pimps",
"procurers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"macaronis":{
"a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance":{
"examples":[
"the glitter rock of the 1970s seemed more about mascaraed macaronis than about music"
],
"synonyms":[
"Beau Brummells",
"beaux",
"beaus",
"bucks",
"dandies",
"dudes",
"fops",
"gallants",
"jays",
"lounge lizards",
"pretty boys"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coxcombs",
"fancy Dans",
"popinjays",
"blades",
"cavaliers",
"dashers",
"clotheshorses",
"exquisites",
"swells"
],
"near antonyms":[
"slobs",
"slovens"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"macintoshes":{
"a coat made of water-resistant material":{
"examples":[
"be sure to wear a mackintosh while hiking over the misty mountains of England's Lake District"
],
"synonyms":[
"macs",
"macks",
"oilskins",
"raincoats",
"slickers",
"waterproofs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rain gear",
"rainwears",
"ponchos",
"sou'westers",
"trench coats",
"trenches"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"maculated":{
"as in spoiled , bemired":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"befouled",
"begrimed",
"bemired",
"besmirched",
"corrupted",
"debased",
"defiled",
"dirtied",
"fouled",
"soiled",
"spoiled",
"sullied",
"unclarified",
"unfiltered",
"unrefined",
"blended",
"commingled",
"incorporated",
"intermingled",
"intermixed",
"merged",
"mingled",
"mixed",
"adulterate",
"adulterated",
"alloyed",
"contaminated",
"dilute",
"diluted",
"impure",
"polluted",
"tainted",
"thinned",
"weakened",
"coalesced",
"combined",
"compounded",
"cheapened",
"doctored"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fine",
"pure",
"ultrapure",
"unadulterated",
"unalloyed",
"uncontaminated",
"uncut",
"undiluted",
"unmixed",
"unpolluted",
"untainted",
"clarified",
"filtered",
"purified",
"refined",
"ultrarefined",
"neat",
"plain",
"straight",
"concentrated",
"strong",
"uncombined",
"pasteurized",
"sterile",
"sterilized",
"clean",
"immaculate",
"spotless",
"stainless",
"unsoiled",
"unsullied"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"macintosh":{
"a coat made of water-resistant material":{
"examples":[
"be sure to wear a mackintosh while hiking over the misty mountains of England's Lake District"
],
"synonyms":[
"mac",
"mack",
"oilskin",
"raincoat",
"slicker",
"waterproof"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rain gear",
"rainwear",
"poncho",
"sou'wester",
"trench",
"trench coat"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mac":{
"a coat made of water-resistant material":{
"examples":[
"I'm glad the little nipper remembered his mac today, because it's supposed to rain"
],
"synonyms":[
"mackintosh",
"macintosh",
"oilskin",
"raincoat",
"slicker",
"waterproof"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rain gear",
"rainwear",
"poncho",
"sou'wester",
"trench",
"trench coat"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"machinator":{
"as in schemer , plotter":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"conniver",
"plotter",
"schemer",
"egoist",
"egotist",
"self-seeker",
"acrobat",
"chameleon",
"chancer",
"opportunist",
"temporizer",
"timeserver",
"trimmer",
"weathercock"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"machetes":{
"as in daggers , pocketknives":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bayonets",
"bodkins",
"bolos",
"bowie knifes",
"bowie knives",
"cutlasses",
"daggers",
"dirks",
"jackknives",
"pocketknives",
"poniards",
"sheath knives",
"stilettos",
"stilettoes",
"stylets",
"switchblades",
"switch knives",
"yataghans",
"cutters",
"knives",
"shanks",
"shivs",
"cleavers",
"hacks",
"rapiers",
"sabers",
"sabres",
"steels",
"swords",
"scalpels"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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},
"mackinaw":{
"as in chesterfield , ulster":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"chesterfield",
"frock coat",
"ulster",
"greatcoat",
"overcoat",
"surcoat",
"topcoat",
"jacket",
"parka",
"surtout",
"oilskin",
"raincoat",
"sou'wester",
"wrap"
],
"near antonyms":[
"undercoat"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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},
"mack daddy":{
"as in pimp , cadet":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cadet",
"fancy man",
"pander",
"pimp",
"procurer"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"machine-gunning":{
"as in tommy-gunning":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"tommy-gunning",
"pistoling",
"pistolling",
"shotgunning",
"croaking",
"destroying",
"dispatching",
"doing in",
"felling",
"icing",
"killing",
"slaying",
"blasting (at)",
"firing (at)",
"annihilating",
"blotting out",
"butchering",
"decimating",
"massacring",
"slaughtering",
"wiping out",
"blazing",
"peppering",
"potshotting",
"sniping (at)",
"blowing away",
"bringing down",
"dropping",
"picking off",
"shooting down",
"drilling",
"gunning",
"plugging",
"popping",
"shooting"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}