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{
"dribbles":{
"a very small piece":{
"examples":[
"news about the remote earthquake was coming in dribbles"
],
"synonyms":[
"atoms",
"bits",
"crumbs",
"flecks",
"flyspecks",
"grains",
"granules",
"molecules",
"morsels",
"motes",
"nubbins",
"nuggets",
"particles",
"patches",
"scraps",
"scruples",
"snippets",
"snips",
"specks",
"tittles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aces",
"dabs",
"dashes",
"driblets",
"drops",
"fractions",
"haets",
"halfpence",
"halfpennies",
"ha'pennies",
"iotas",
"jots",
"kennings",
"licks",
"minims",
"mites",
"modicums",
"nutshells",
"ounces",
"pinches",
"shreds",
"smatters",
"smidgens",
"smidgeons",
"smidgins",
"smidges",
"spots",
"strains",
"streaks",
"suspicions",
"tastes",
"touches",
"traces",
"whispers",
"whits",
"bites",
"mouthfuls",
"nibbles",
"tidbits",
"titbits",
"fragments",
"parts",
"portions",
"sections",
"chips",
"flakes",
"shards",
"shivers",
"slivers",
"splinters",
"clippings",
"parings",
"shavings",
"smithereens"
],
"near antonyms":[
"chunks",
"gobs",
"hunks",
"lumps",
"slabs",
"abundances",
"barrels",
"buckets",
"bushels",
"deals",
"heaps",
"loads",
"masses",
"mountains",
"pecks",
"piles",
"pots",
"profusions",
"quantities",
"rafts",
"scads",
"stacks",
"volumes",
"wads",
"wealths"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to fall or let fall in or as if in drops":{
"examples":[
"water dribbling over the lip of the fountain"
],
"synonyms":[
"distills",
"distils",
"drips",
"drops",
"trickles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drizzles",
"sprinkles",
"flows",
"pours",
"rolls",
"runs",
"streams",
"cascades",
"gutters",
"riffles",
"ripples",
"bleeds",
"exudes",
"oozes",
"seeps",
"weeps",
"discharges"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gushes",
"spouts",
"spurts"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to flow in a broken irregular stream":{
"examples":[
"rainwater dribbling along the partially clogged gutter"
],
"synonyms":[
"bubbles",
"guggles",
"gurgles",
"laps",
"plashes",
"ripples",
"splashes",
"trickles",
"washes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"eddies",
"purls",
"swirls",
"swashes",
"swishes",
"swooshes",
"whishes",
"drips",
"drops",
"gushes",
"jets",
"rushes",
"spews",
"spouts",
"spurts",
"squirts"
],
"near antonyms":[
"runs"
],
"antonyms":[
"pours",
"rolls",
"streams"
]
},
"to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth":{
"examples":[
"picnickers dribbling in eager anticipation of the hamburgers on the grill"
],
"synonyms":[
"drivels",
"drools",
"salivates",
"slavers",
"slobbers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"waters",
"expectorates",
"spits",
"foams",
"froths",
"splutters",
"sputters"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"dried":{
"to lose liveliness, force, or freshness":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"his creative talents were just drying on the vine in that small, provincial town"
],
"near antonyms":[
"freshened",
"revived",
"bloomed",
"flourished",
"prospered",
"thrived",
"throve",
"developed",
"grew",
"increased",
"waxed",
"crested",
"peaked",
"surged"
],
"related":[
"mummified",
"shriveled",
"shrivelled",
"wizened",
"declined",
"faded",
"waned",
"decreased",
"diminished",
"lessened"
],
"synonyms":[
"wilted",
"withered"
]
},
"to make dry":{
"antonyms":[
"hydrated",
"washed",
"watered",
"wet",
"wetted"
],
"examples":[
"the wind quickly dried their clothes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bathed",
"deluged",
"doused",
"dowsed",
"drenched",
"drowned",
"flooded",
"inundated",
"overflowed",
"saturated",
"soaked",
"sopped",
"soused",
"waterlogged",
"damped",
"dampened",
"humidified",
"moistened",
"rehydrated",
"dipped",
"dunked",
"submerged",
"swamped"
],
"related":[
"dehumidified",
"drained",
"evaporated",
"mummified",
"shriveled",
"shrivelled",
"withered",
"wizened",
"air-dried",
"baked"
],
"synonyms":[
"dehydrated",
"desiccated",
"parched",
"scorched",
"seared"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"drift":{
"to move or proceed smoothly and readily":{
"examples":[
"casual conversation drifting from one topic to another"
],
"synonyms":[
"bowl",
"breeze",
"brush",
"coast",
"cruise",
"flow",
"glide",
"roll",
"sail",
"skim",
"slide",
"slip",
"stream",
"sweep",
"whisk"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fly",
"race",
"rush",
"speed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"limp",
"lumber",
"plod",
"stumble",
"trudge",
"shamble",
"shuffle",
"stamp",
"stomp",
"stump",
"tramp",
"labor",
"toil"
],
"antonyms":[
"flounder",
"struggle"
]
},
"to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{
"examples":[
"the boat drifted along on the current"
],
"synonyms":[
"float",
"glide",
"hang",
"hover",
"poise",
"ride",
"sail",
"swim",
"waft"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bob",
"dangle",
"suspend",
"buoy",
"balloon",
"raft"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dive",
"lunge",
"plunge",
"dip",
"immerse",
"submerge",
"submerse"
],
"antonyms":[
"settle",
"sink"
]
},
"to move about from place to place aimlessly":{
"examples":[
"spent several years drifting from town to town, picking up odd jobs whenever he needed cash"
],
"synonyms":[
"bat",
"cruise",
"float",
"gad (about)",
"gallivant",
"galavant",
"kick around",
"knock (about)",
"maunder",
"meander",
"mooch",
"ramble",
"range",
"roam",
"rove",
"traipse",
"wander"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amble",
"saunter",
"stroll",
"dawdle",
"mope",
"gypsy",
"hobo",
"tramp",
"vagabond",
"mill (about or around)",
"straggle",
"stray"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a pile or ridge of granular matter (as sand or snow)":{
"examples":[
"deep drifts of snow blocked our driveway"
],
"synonyms":[
"bank",
"bar",
"mound"
],
"near synonyms":[
"snowbank",
"snowdrift",
"embankment",
"sandbar",
"heap",
"hill",
"mass",
"mountain",
"stack",
"tuft"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a prevailing or general movement or inclination":{
"examples":[
"the steady drift of the population away from large cities"
],
"synonyms":[
"current",
"direction",
"leaning",
"run",
"tendency",
"tide",
"trend",
"wind"
],
"near synonyms":[
"curve",
"downside",
"shift",
"swing",
"turn",
"turnabout",
"upside",
"custom",
"habit",
"propensity",
"tenor",
"way",
"countercurrent",
"countertrend",
"undercurrent",
"undertow"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action":{
"examples":[
"you should expect a visit from the stork, if you get my drift"
],
"synonyms":[
"content",
"denotation",
"import",
"intent",
"intention",
"meaning",
"purport",
"sense",
"significance",
"signification"
],
"near synonyms":[
"connotation",
"clue",
"cue",
"hint",
"implication",
"indication",
"inkling",
"intimation",
"suggestion",
"message",
"tenor",
"theme",
"bottom",
"essence",
"essentiality",
"nature",
"soul",
"spirit",
"stuff",
"acceptance",
"acceptation",
"definition",
"burden",
"crux",
"gist",
"core",
"heart",
"kernel",
"marrow",
"nub",
"nucleus",
"pith",
"point",
"quick",
"matter",
"motif",
"motive",
"question",
"subject",
"topic"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"drifters":{
"a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination":{
"examples":[
"the drifter just packed up and moved on to the next dead-end job"
],
"synonyms":[
"gadabouts",
"gypsies",
"knockabouts",
"maunderers",
"nomads",
"ramblers",
"roamers",
"rovers",
"strollers",
"vagabonds",
"wanderers",
"wayfarers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"laggards",
"stragglers",
"lingerers",
"loiterers",
"sojourners",
"bums",
"hoboes",
"hobos",
"tramps",
"passengers",
"sightseers",
"travelers",
"travellers",
"migrants",
"transients",
"vagrants",
"amblers",
"saunterers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"homebodies",
"denizens",
"dwellers",
"habitants",
"inhabitants",
"residents",
"settlers"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"drifting":{
"as in hanging , hovering":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"as in rambling , meandering":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to move about from place to place aimlessly":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"spent several years drifting from town to town, picking up odd jobs whenever he needed cash"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"ambling",
"sauntering",
"strolling",
"dawdling",
"moping",
"gypsying",
"hoboing",
"tramping",
"vagabonding",
"milling (about or around)",
"straggling",
"straying"
],
"synonyms":[
"batting",
"cruising",
"floating",
"gadding (about)",
"gallivanting",
"galavanting",
"kicking around",
"knocking (about)",
"maundering",
"meandering",
"mooching",
"rambling",
"ranging",
"roaming",
"roving",
"traipsing",
"wandering"
]
},
"to move or proceed smoothly and readily":{
"antonyms":[
"floundering",
"struggling"
],
"examples":[
"casual conversation drifting from one topic to another"
],
"near antonyms":[
"limping",
"lumbering",
"plodding",
"stumbling",
"trudging",
"shambling",
"shuffling",
"stamping",
"stomping",
"stumping",
"tramping",
"laboring",
"toiling"
],
"related":[
"flying",
"racing",
"rushing",
"speeding"
],
"synonyms":[
"bowling",
"breezing",
"brushing",
"coasting",
"cruising",
"flowing",
"gliding",
"rolling",
"sailing",
"skimming",
"sliding",
"slipping",
"streaming",
"sweeping",
"whisking"
]
},
"to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{
"antonyms":[
"settling",
"sinking"
],
"examples":[
"the boat drifted along on the current"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diving",
"lunging",
"plunging",
"dipping",
"immersing",
"submerging",
"submersing"
],
"related":[
"bobbing",
"dangling",
"suspending",
"buoying",
"ballooning",
"rafting"
],
"synonyms":[
"floating",
"gliding",
"hanging",
"hovering",
"poising",
"riding",
"sailing",
"swimming",
"wafting"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"drill":{
"an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity":{
"examples":[
"shuttling the kids between extracurricular activities is all part of the suburban drill"
],
"synonyms":[
"grind",
"groove",
"lockstep",
"pattern",
"rote",
"routine",
"rut",
"treadmill"
],
"near synonyms":[
"daily dozen",
"regimen",
"housekeeping",
"custom",
"fashion",
"habit",
"practice",
"practise",
"trick",
"wont",
"approach",
"manner",
"method",
"procedure",
"strategy",
"style",
"tack",
"technique",
"way",
"design",
"plan",
"program",
"scheme",
"convention",
"policy",
"tradition"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something done over and over in order to develop skill":{
"examples":[
"doing vocabulary drills all afternoon in preparation for the test"
],
"synonyms":[
"exercise",
"practice",
"practise",
"routine",
"training",
"workout"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assignment",
"homework",
"lesson",
"brushup",
"refresher",
"review"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make a hole or series of holes in":{
"examples":[
"the nerve-jangling sound when a dentist drills a tooth"
],
"synonyms":[
"bore",
"hole",
"perforate",
"pierce",
"punch",
"puncture",
"riddle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"broach",
"tap",
"poke",
"prick",
"prickle",
"penetrate",
"burrow (into)",
"excavate",
"gouge",
"groove",
"hollow",
"break",
"cut",
"gash",
"notch",
"rend",
"rupture",
"slash",
"slit",
"split"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fill",
"patch",
"plug",
"seal"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to strike with a missile from a gun":{
"examples":[
"drilled the target from 100 yards away"
],
"synonyms":[
"gun",
"plug",
"pop",
"shoot"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blow away",
"bring down",
"drop",
"pick off",
"shoot down",
"blaze",
"pepper",
"potshot",
"snipe (at)",
"blast (at)",
"fire (at)",
"pistol",
"shotgun",
"machine-gun",
"tommy-gun",
"croak",
"destroy",
"dispatch",
"do in",
"fell",
"ice",
"kill",
"slay",
"annihilate",
"blot out",
"butcher",
"decimate",
"massacre",
"slaughter",
"wipe out"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to put or set into the ground to grow":{
"examples":[
"he drills soybeans in the same rows with corn"
],
"synonyms":[
"plant",
"put in",
"seed",
"sow"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bed",
"replant",
"transplant",
"broadcast",
"scatter",
"pot",
"overseed",
"reseed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gather",
"harvest",
"reap"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"drillers":{
"as in drillmasters":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"drillmasters",
"instructors",
"teachers",
"tutors",
"advisers",
"advisors",
"ciceroni",
"counselors",
"counsellors",
"guides",
"mentors",
"handlers",
"managers",
"coaches",
"trainers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"drink (in)":{
"to receive or accept gladly or readily":{
"examples":[
"the studio audience for the infomercial seemed to drink in \u2014a little too readily\u2014every word of the host's spiel"
],
"synonyms":[
"eat (up)",
"embrace",
"lap (up)",
"welcome"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adopt",
"espouse",
"take up",
"greet",
"hail",
"enjoy",
"like",
"prefer",
"cherry-pick",
"choose",
"cull",
"decide (on)",
"elect",
"handpick",
"name",
"opt (for)",
"pick",
"select",
"single (out)",
"take"
],
"near antonyms":[
"balk (at)",
"decline",
"pass up",
"refuse",
"reject",
"spurn",
"throw over",
"turn down",
"demur (to)",
"object (to)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"drinking":{
"to swallow in liquid form":{
"examples":[
"the doctor wants her to drink lots of water before the examination"
],
"synonyms":[
"belting (down)",
"gulping",
"guzzling",
"hoisting",
"imbibing",
"knocking back",
"pounding (down)",
"quaffing",
"sipping",
"slugging (down)",
"slurping",
"supping",
"swigging",
"swilling",
"tossing (down or off)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lapping",
"licking",
"sucking",
"consuming",
"downing",
"ingurgitating",
"killing",
"mouthing (down)",
"putting away",
"nipping",
"tippling",
"pledging",
"toasting",
"wining"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages":{
"examples":[
"we're worried that she's started drinking again"
],
"synonyms":[
"bibbing",
"boozing",
"guzzling",
"liquoring (up)",
"lushing (up)",
"soaking",
"tippling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carousing",
"reveling",
"revelling",
"imbibing",
"nipping"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abstaining"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take in (something liquid) through small openings":{
"examples":[
"the hot surface of the porous rock drank water like a sponge"
],
"synonyms":[
"absorbing",
"imbibing",
"soaking (up)",
"sponging",
"sucking (up)",
"taking up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gulping",
"guzzling",
"quaffing",
"sipping",
"slurping",
"swallowing",
"swigging",
"swilling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"drinks":{
"to swallow in liquid form":{
"examples":[
"the doctor wants her to drink lots of water before the examination"
],
"synonyms":[
"belts (down)",
"gulps",
"guzzles",
"hoists",
"imbibes",
"knocks back",
"pounds (down)",
"quaffs",
"sips",
"slugs (down)",
"slurps",
"sups",
"swigs",
"swills",
"tosses (down or off)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"laps",
"licks",
"sucks",
"consumes",
"downs",
"ingurgitates",
"kills",
"mouths (down)",
"puts away",
"nips",
"tipples",
"pledges",
"toasts",
"wines"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages":{
"examples":[
"we're worried that she's started drinking again"
],
"synonyms":[
"bibs",
"boozes",
"guzzles",
"liquors (up)",
"lushes (up)",
"soaks",
"tipples"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carouses",
"revels",
"imbibes",
"nips"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abstains"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take in (something liquid) through small openings":{
"examples":[
"the hot surface of the porous rock drank water like a sponge"
],
"synonyms":[
"absorbs",
"imbibes",
"soaks (up)",
"sponges",
"sucks (up)",
"takes up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gulps",
"guzzles",
"quaffs",
"sips",
"slurps",
"swallows",
"swigs",
"swills"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a liquid suitable for drinking":{
"examples":[
"we went inside to have a drink after mowing the lawn"
],
"synonyms":[
"beverages",
"drinkables",
"libations",
"potables",
"quenchers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"potions",
"pops",
"soda pops",
"sodas",
"soft drinks",
"nectars",
"alcohols",
"brews",
"intoxicants",
"liquors",
"spirits",
"mixers",
"mixes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time":{
"examples":[
"the thirsty soldier took a long drink from his canteen"
],
"synonyms":[
"belts",
"drafts",
"drags",
"gulps",
"nips",
"quaffs",
"shots",
"sips",
"slugs",
"snorts",
"sups",
"swallows",
"swigs",
"swills"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drams",
"drops"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk":{
"examples":[
"you can get drinks at the bar only if you show them a valid ID"
],
"synonyms":[
"alcohols",
"aqua vitaes",
"ardent spirits",
"boozes",
"bottles",
"firewaters",
"grogs",
"hooches",
"inebriants",
"intoxicants",
"John Barleycorns",
"juices",
"liquors",
"lushes",
"moonshines",
"potables",
"rums",
"sauces",
"spirits",
"stimulants",
"strong drinks",
"tipples"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aperitifs",
"bracers",
"chasers",
"digestifs",
"nightcaps",
"belts",
"loads",
"nips",
"pegs",
"pops",
"shooters",
"shots",
"slugs",
"snifters",
"snorts",
"tots",
"whets",
"cocktails",
"mixed drinks",
"ales",
"beers",
"brewages",
"brews",
"brewskis",
"home brews",
"malt liquors",
"microbrews",
"mums",
"nappies",
"meads",
"sakes",
"sakis",
"wines",
"barley-brees",
"barley-broos",
"brandies",
"gins",
"liqueurs",
"mao-tais",
"mescals",
"schnapps",
"tequilas",
"vodkas",
"whiskeys",
"whiskies",
"Dutch courages"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"drippy":{
"appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way":{
"examples":[
"drippy romance novels that are apparently intended for the terminally lovesick"
],
"synonyms":[
"chocolate-box",
"cloying",
"corny",
"fruity",
"gooey",
"lovey-dovey",
"maudlin",
"mawkish",
"mushy",
"novelettish",
"saccharine",
"sappy",
"schmaltzy",
"sentimental",
"sloppy",
"slushy",
"soppy",
"soupy",
"spoony",
"spooney",
"sticky",
"sugarcoated",
"sugary",
"wet"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dreamy",
"misty-eyed",
"moonstruck",
"moony",
"nostalgic",
"starry-eyed",
"feel-good",
"fuzzy",
"melodramatic",
"soap-operatic",
"soapy",
"sudsy",
"flat",
"insipid",
"soft-boiled",
"tasteless",
"vapid",
"watery",
"cutesy",
"twee"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unadulterated",
"unvarnished",
"antisentimental",
"cynical",
"hard-boiled",
"hard-edged",
"hardheaded"
],
"antonyms":[
"unsentimental"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"drive (away or off)":{
"as in turn away , repulse":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"repulse",
"turn away",
"alert",
"caution",
"forewarn",
"ward (off)",
"warn"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allure",
"bait",
"beguile",
"betray",
"decoy",
"entice",
"lead on",
"lure",
"seduce",
"solicit",
"tempt",
"draw in",
"inveigle",
"persuade",
"rope (in)",
"snow",
"catch",
"enmesh",
"immesh",
"ensnare",
"entrap",
"mesh",
"snare",
"tangle",
"trap"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"drive (into)":{
"as in beat (into)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"beat (into)",
"imbue",
"infuse",
"instill",
"establish",
"place",
"put",
"settle",
"stick",
"bed",
"embed",
"imbed",
"enroot",
"entrench",
"intrench",
"fix",
"impact",
"implant",
"ingrain",
"engrain",
"lodge",
"root"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dislodge",
"root (out)",
"uproot",
"eliminate",
"eradicate",
"eject",
"expel",
"detach",
"disconnect",
"disengage",
"remove"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"driveled":{
"to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the panting dog driveled on my hand"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"watered",
"expectorated",
"spit",
"spat",
"foamed",
"frothed",
"spluttered",
"sputtered"
],
"synonyms":[
"dribbled",
"drooled",
"salivated",
"slavered",
"slobbered"
]
},
"to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"he driveled on about his \"distinguished\" family for what seemed like hours"
],
"near antonyms":[
"articulated",
"enunciated",
"pronounced"
],
"related":[
"blabbered",
"blathered",
"bleated",
"blithered",
"gabbed",
"jangled",
"jawed",
"pattered",
"prated",
"ran on",
"rattled",
"smattered",
"tittle-tattled",
"trolled",
"yakked",
"yacked",
"chuntered",
"maundered",
"mouthed",
"mumbled",
"murmured",
"muttered",
"stammered",
"stuttered",
"screeched",
"shouted",
"shrieked"
],
"synonyms":[
"babbled",
"bumbled",
"chatted",
"chattered",
"drooled",
"gabbled",
"gibbered",
"jabbered",
"prattled",
"sputtered"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"drip-dry":{
"as in wring":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"wring",
"dewater",
"evaporate",
"freeze-dry",
"dehumidify",
"dehydrate",
"desiccate",
"dry",
"parch",
"scorch",
"sear"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bathe",
"bedraggle",
"douse",
"dowse",
"drench",
"drown",
"soak",
"sodden",
"sop",
"souse",
"wash",
"water",
"waterlog",
"water-soak",
"wet",
"wet down",
"asperse",
"bedew",
"damp",
"dampen",
"drizzle",
"humidify",
"hydrate",
"mist",
"moisten",
"moisturize",
"shower",
"sprinkle",
"deluge",
"flood",
"hose (down)",
"inundate",
"overflow"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"drives (away or off)":{
"as in turns away , repulses":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"repulses",
"turns away",
"alerts",
"cautions",
"forewarns",
"wards (off)",
"warns"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allures",
"baits",
"beguiles",
"betrays",
"decoys",
"entices",
"leads on",
"lures",
"seduces",
"solicits",
"tempts",
"draws in",
"inveigles",
"persuades",
"ropes (in)",
"snows",
"catches",
"enmeshes",
"immeshes",
"ensnares",
"entraps",
"meshes",
"snares",
"tangles",
"traps"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"drifter":{
"a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination":{
"examples":[
"the drifter just packed up and moved on to the next dead-end job"
],
"synonyms":[
"gadabout",
"gypsy",
"knockabout",
"maunderer",
"nomad",
"rambler",
"roamer",
"rover",
"stroller",
"vagabond",
"wanderer",
"wayfarer"
],
"near synonyms":[
"laggard",
"straggler",
"lingerer",
"loiterer",
"sojourner",
"bum",
"hobo",
"tramp",
"passenger",
"sightseer",
"traveler",
"traveller",
"migrant",
"transient",
"vagrant",
"ambler",
"saunterer"
],
"near antonyms":[
"homebody",
"denizen",
"dweller",
"habitant",
"inhabitant",
"resident",
"settler"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"driving (into)":{
"as in beating (into)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"beating (into)",
"imbuing",
"infusing",
"instilling",
"establishing",
"placing",
"putting",
"settling",
"sticking",
"bedding",
"embedding",
"imbedding",
"enrooting",
"entrenching",
"intrenching",
"fixing",
"impacting",
"implanting",
"ingraining",
"engraining",
"lodging",
"rooting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dislodging",
"rooting (out)",
"uprooting",
"eliminating",
"eradicating",
"ejecting",
"expelling",
"detaching",
"disconnecting",
"disengaging",
"removing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"drinks (in)":{
"to receive or accept gladly or readily":{
"examples":[
"the studio audience for the infomercial seemed to drink in \u2014a little too readily\u2014every word of the host's spiel"
],
"synonyms":[
"eats (up)",
"embraces",
"laps (up)",
"welcomes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adopts",
"espouses",
"takes up",
"greets",
"hails",
"enjoys",
"likes",
"prefers",
"cherry-picks",
"chooses",
"culls",
"decides (on)",
"elects",
"handpicks",
"names",
"opts (for)",
"picks",
"selects",
"singles (out)",
"takes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"balks (at)",
"declines",
"passes up",
"refuses",
"rejects",
"spurns",
"throws over",
"turns down",
"demurs (to)",
"objects (to)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"driver":{
"a person who travels by automobile":{
"examples":[
"fans arriving by public transportation will find the south entrance most convenient, but drivers will have a choice of entrances"
],
"synonyms":[
"automobilist",
"motorist",
"wheelman"
],
"near synonyms":[
"operator",
"codriver",
"chauffeur",
"carpooler"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"drinking songs":{
"as in fight songs":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"fight songs",
"arias",
"arie",
"art songs",
"barcaroles",
"barcarolles",
"blues",
"chansons",
"chanteys",
"chanties",
"shanties",
"chants",
"choruses",
"croons",
"descants",
"discants",
"folk songs",
"glees",
"lullabies",
"madrigals",
"motets",
"part-songs",
"pops",
"rockers",
"roundelays",
"rounds",
"serenades",
"standards",
"torch songs",
"hallelujahs",
"paeans",
"covers",
"medleys",
"remixes",
"dirges",
"laments",
"requiems",
"threnodies",
"anthems",
"cantatas",
"canticles",
"carols",
"chorales",
"hymns",
"noels",
"psalms",
"spirituals",
"ballads",
"ditties",
"jingles",
"lays",
"lyrics",
"songs",
"vocals"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"drizzling":{
"as in drizzly , misty":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"drippy",
"drizzly",
"misty",
"mizzly",
"spitting",
"sprinkling",
"pouring",
"precipitating",
"rainy",
"stormy",
"wet"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dry"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in dusting , blanketing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blanketing",
"dusting",
"bestrewing",
"dotting",
"peppering",
"scattering",
"sowing",
"spotting",
"spraying",
"sprinkling",
"strewing",
"studding",
"dappling",
"flecking",
"speckling",
"stippling",
"bespattering",
"spattering"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"dripped":{
"to fall or let fall in or as if in drops":{
"examples":[
"water from the leaky roof was dripping all over the floor",
"the cracked bottle dripped wine"
],
"synonyms":[
"distilled",
"dribbled",
"dropped",
"trickled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drizzled",
"sprinkled",
"flowed",
"poured",
"ran",
"run",
"rolled",
"streamed",
"cascaded",
"guttered",
"riffled",
"rippled",
"bled",
"exuded",
"oozed",
"seeped",
"wept",
"discharged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gushed",
"spouted",
"spurted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"dribbling":{
"as in trickling":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"trickling",
"meager",
"meagre",
"niggardly",
"poor",
"scant",
"scanty",
"spare",
"sparse",
"stingy",
"deficient",
"inadequate",
"incomplete",
"insufficient",
"lacking",
"scarce",
"unsatisfactory",
"wanting",
"bare",
"mere",
"minimal"
],
"near antonyms":[
"copious",
"galore",
"gushing",
"lavish",
"profuse",
"riotous",
"abounding",
"abundant",
"ample",
"bounteous",
"bountiful",
"liberal",
"plenteous",
"plentiful",
"extravagant",
"luxuriant"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to fall or let fall in or as if in drops":{
"examples":[
"water dribbling over the lip of the fountain"
],
"synonyms":[
"distilling",
"dripping",
"dropping",
"trickling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drizzling",
"sprinkling",
"flowing",
"pouring",
"rolling",
"running",
"streaming",
"cascading",
"guttering",
"riffling",
"rippling",
"bleeding",
"exuding",
"oozing",
"seeping",
"weeping",
"discharging"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gushing",
"spouting",
"spurting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to flow in a broken irregular stream":{
"examples":[
"rainwater dribbling along the partially clogged gutter"
],
"synonyms":[
"bubbling",
"guggling",
"gurgling",
"lapping",
"plashing",
"rippling",
"splashing",
"trickling",
"washing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"eddying",
"purling",
"swirling",
"swashing",
"swishing",
"swooshing",
"whishing",
"dripping",
"dropping",
"gushing",
"jetting",
"rushing",
"spewing",
"spouting",
"spurting",
"squirting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"running"
],
"antonyms":[
"pouring",
"rolling",
"streaming"
]
},
"to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth":{
"examples":[
"picnickers dribbling in eager anticipation of the hamburgers on the grill"
],
"synonyms":[
"driveling",
"drivelling",
"drooling",
"salivating",
"slavering",
"slobbering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"watering",
"expectorating",
"spitting",
"foaming",
"frothing",
"spluttering",
"sputtering"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"drills":{
"an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity":{
"examples":[
"shuttling the kids between extracurricular activities is all part of the suburban drill"
],
"synonyms":[
"grinds",
"grooves",
"locksteps",
"patterns",
"rotes",
"routines",
"ruts",
"treadmills"
],
"near synonyms":[
"daily dozens",
"regimens",
"housekeepings",
"customs",
"fashions",
"habits",
"practices",
"practises",
"tricks",
"wonts",
"approaches",
"manners",
"methods",
"procedures",
"strategies",
"styles",
"tacks",
"techniques",
"ways",
"designs",
"plans",
"programs",
"schemes",
"conventions",
"policies",
"traditions"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something done over and over in order to develop skill":{
"examples":[
"doing vocabulary drills all afternoon in preparation for the test"
],
"synonyms":[
"exercises",
"practices",
"practises",
"routines",
"trainings",
"workouts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assignments",
"homeworks",
"lessons",
"brushups",
"refreshers",
"reviews"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make a hole or series of holes in":{
"examples":[
"the nerve-jangling sound when a dentist drills a tooth"
],
"synonyms":[
"bores",
"holes",
"perforates",
"pierces",
"punches",
"punctures",
"riddles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"broaches",
"taps",
"pokes",
"prickles",
"pricks",
"penetrates",
"burrows (into)",
"excavates",
"gouges",
"grooves",
"hollows",
"breaks",
"cuts",
"gashes",
"notches",
"rends",
"ruptures",
"slashes",
"slits",
"splits"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fills",
"patches",
"plugs",
"seals"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to strike with a missile from a gun":{
"examples":[
"drilled the target from 100 yards away"
],
"synonyms":[
"guns",
"plugs",
"pops",
"shoots"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blows away",
"brings down",
"drops",
"picks off",
"shoots down",
"blazes",
"peppers",
"potshots",
"snipes (at)",
"blasts (at)",
"fires (at)",
"pistols",
"shotguns",
"machine-guns",
"tommy-guns",
"croaks",
"destroys",
"dispatches",
"does in",
"fells",
"ices",
"kills",
"slays",
"annihilates",
"blots out",
"butchers",
"decimates",
"massacres",
"slaughters",
"wipes out"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to put or set into the ground to grow":{
"examples":[
"he drills soybeans in the same rows with corn"
],
"synonyms":[
"plants",
"puts in",
"seeds",
"sows"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beds",
"replants",
"transplants",
"broadcasts",
"scatters",
"pots",
"overseeds",
"reseeds"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gathers",
"harvests",
"reaps"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"dribbled":{
"to fall or let fall in or as if in drops":{
"examples":[
"water dribbling over the lip of the fountain"
],
"synonyms":[
"distilled",
"dripped",
"dropped",
"trickled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drizzled",
"sprinkled",
"flowed",
"poured",
"ran",
"run",
"rolled",
"streamed",
"cascaded",
"guttered",
"riffled",
"rippled",
"bled",
"exuded",
"oozed",
"seeped",
"wept",
"discharged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gushed",
"spouted",
"spurted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to flow in a broken irregular stream":{
"examples":[
"rainwater dribbling along the partially clogged gutter"
],
"synonyms":[
"bubbled",
"guggled",
"gurgled",
"lapped",
"plashed",
"rippled",
"splashed",
"trickled",
"washed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"eddied",
"purled",
"swirled",
"swashed",
"swished",
"swooshed",
"whished",
"dripped",
"dropped",
"gushed",
"jetted",
"rushed",
"spewed",
"spouted",
"spurted",
"squirted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ran",
"run"
],
"antonyms":[
"poured",
"rolled",
"streamed"
]
},
"to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth":{
"examples":[
"picnickers dribbling in eager anticipation of the hamburgers on the grill"
],
"synonyms":[
"driveled",
"drivelled",
"drooled",
"salivated",
"slavered",
"slobbered"
],
"near synonyms":[
"watered",
"expectorated",
"spit",
"spat",
"foamed",
"frothed",
"spluttered",
"sputtered"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"drive-in":{
"as in theater , cinema":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cinema",
"playhouse",
"theater",
"theatre",
"megaplex",
"multiplex",
"plex",
"'plex",
"art house",
"art theater",
"cinematheque",
"fleapit",
"grind house",
"nickelodeon"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"drip-drying":{
"as in wringing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"wringing",
"dewatering",
"evaporating",
"freeze-drying",
"dehumidifying",
"dehydrating",
"desiccating",
"drying",
"parching",
"scorching",
"searing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bathing",
"bedraggling",
"dousing",
"dowsing",
"drenching",
"drowning",
"soaking",
"soddening",
"sopping",
"sousing",
"washing",
"watering",
"waterlogging",
"water-soaking",
"wetting",
"wetting down",
"aspersing",
"bedewing",
"dampening",
"damping",
"drizzling",
"humidifying",
"hydrating",
"misting",
"moistening",
"moisturizing",
"showering",
"sprinkling",
"deluging",
"flooding",
"hosing (down)",
"inundating",
"overflowing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"driveling":{
"as in prattling , prattle":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"babble",
"babbling",
"blab",
"blabbing",
"chatter",
"chattering",
"drivel",
"gabble",
"gabbling",
"jabber",
"jabbering",
"maundering",
"prattle",
"prattling",
"rambling",
"rumor",
"undertone",
"whisper",
"grunt",
"grunting",
"mumble",
"murmur",
"murmuring",
"mutter",
"muttering"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth":{
"examples":[
"the panting dog driveled on my hand"
],
"synonyms":[
"dribbling",
"drooling",
"salivating",
"slavering",
"slobbering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"watering",
"expectorating",
"spitting",
"foaming",
"frothing",
"spluttering",
"sputtering"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly":{
"examples":[
"he driveled on about his \"distinguished\" family for what seemed like hours"
],
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"babbling",
"bumbling",
"chattering",
"chatting",
"drooling",
"gabbling",
"gibbering",
"jabbering",
"prattling",
"sputtering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blabbering",
"blathering",
"bleating",
"blithering",
"gabbing",
"jangling",
"jawing",
"pattering",
"prating",
"rattling",
"running on",
"smattering",
"tittle-tattling",
"trolling",
"yakking",
"yacking",
"chuntering",
"maundering",
"mouthing",
"mumbling",
"murmuring",
"muttering",
"stammering",
"stuttering",
"screeching",
"shouting",
"shrieking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"articulating",
"enunciating",
"pronouncing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"drips":{
"someone or something boring":{
"examples":[
"he's well-meaning, but kind of a drip"
],
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"bores",
"drags",
"droners",
"dullsvilles",
"nudniks",
"nudnicks",
"snoozers",
"snoozes",
"yawners",
"yawns"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bummers",
"downers",
"bromides",
"pills"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blasts",
"gases",
"gasses",
"kicks",
"rushes",
"uppers"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass":{
"examples":[
"the faucet leaked one drip after another no matter what I did to try to fix it"
],
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"beads",
"blobs",
"driblets",
"droplets",
"drops",
"globs",
"globules"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gobbets",
"dewdrops",
"raindrops",
"teardrops",
"tears",
"spatters",
"dribbles",
"trickles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to fall or let fall in or as if in drops":{
"examples":[
"water from the leaky roof was dripping all over the floor",
"the cracked bottle dripped wine"
],
"synonyms":[
"distills",
"distils",
"dribbles",
"drops",
"trickles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drizzles",
"sprinkles",
"flows",
"pours",
"rolls",
"runs",
"streams",
"cascades",
"gutters",
"riffles",
"ripples",
"bleeds",
"exudes",
"oozes",
"seeps",
"weeps",
"discharges"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gushes",
"spouts",
"spurts"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"drivelled":{
"to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth":{
"examples":[
"the panting dog driveled on my hand"
],
"synonyms":[
"dribbled",
"drooled",
"salivated",
"slavered",
"slobbered"
],
"near synonyms":[
"watered",
"expectorated",
"spit",
"spat",
"foamed",
"frothed",
"spluttered",
"sputtered"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly":{
"examples":[
"he driveled on about his \"distinguished\" family for what seemed like hours"
],
"synonyms":[
"babbled",
"bumbled",
"chatted",
"chattered",
"drooled",
"gabbled",
"gibbered",
"jabbered",
"prattled",
"sputtered"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blabbered",
"blathered",
"bleated",
"blithered",
"gabbed",
"jangled",
"jawed",
"pattered",
"prated",
"ran on",
"rattled",
"smattered",
"tittle-tattled",
"trolled",
"yakked",
"yacked",
"chuntered",
"maundered",
"mouthed",
"mumbled",
"murmured",
"muttered",
"stammered",
"stuttered",
"screeched",
"shouted",
"shrieked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"articulated",
"enunciated",
"pronounced"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"drivelling":{
"as in prattling , prattle":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"babble",
"babbling",
"blab",
"blabbing",
"chatter",
"chattering",
"drivel",
"gabble",
"gabbling",
"jabber",
"jabbering",
"maundering",
"prattle",
"prattling",
"rambling",
"rumor",
"undertone",
"whisper",
"grunt",
"grunting",
"mumble",
"murmur",
"murmuring",
"mutter",
"muttering"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to let saliva or some other substance flow from the mouth":{
"examples":[
"the panting dog driveled on my hand"
],
"synonyms":[
"dribbling",
"drooling",
"salivating",
"slavering",
"slobbering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"watering",
"expectorating",
"spitting",
"foaming",
"frothing",
"spluttering",
"sputtering"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly":{
"examples":[
"he driveled on about his \"distinguished\" family for what seemed like hours"
],
"synonyms":[
"babbling",
"bumbling",
"chattering",
"chatting",
"drooling",
"gabbling",
"gibbering",
"jabbering",
"prattling",
"sputtering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blabbering",
"blathering",
"bleating",
"blithering",
"gabbing",
"jangling",
"jawing",
"pattering",
"prating",
"rattling",
"running on",
"smattering",
"tittle-tattling",
"trolling",
"yakking",
"yacking",
"chuntering",
"maundering",
"mouthing",
"mumbling",
"murmuring",
"muttering",
"stammering",
"stuttering",
"screeching",
"shouting",
"shrieking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"articulating",
"enunciating",
"pronouncing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"drip":{
"someone or something boring":{
"examples":[
"he's well-meaning, but kind of a drip"
],
"synonyms":[
"bore",
"drag",
"droner",
"dullsville",
"nudnik",
"nudnick",
"snooze",
"snoozer",
"yawn",
"yawner"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bummer",
"downer",
"bromide",
"pill"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blast",
"gas",
"kick",
"rush",
"upper"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass":{
"examples":[
"the faucet leaked one drip after another no matter what I did to try to fix it"
],
"synonyms":[
"bead",
"blob",
"driblet",
"drop",
"droplet",
"glob",
"globule"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gobbet",
"dewdrop",
"raindrop",
"tear",
"teardrop",
"spatter",
"dribble",
"trickle"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to fall or let fall in or as if in drops":{
"examples":[
"water from the leaky roof was dripping all over the floor",
"the cracked bottle dripped wine"
],
"synonyms":[
"distill",
"distil",
"dribble",
"drop",
"trickle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drizzle",
"sprinkle",
"flow",
"pour",
"roll",
"run",
"stream",
"cascade",
"gutter",
"riffle",
"ripple",
"bleed",
"exude",
"ooze",
"seep",
"weep",
"discharge"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gush",
"spout",
"spurt"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"drifted":{
"to move or proceed smoothly and readily":{
"examples":[
"casual conversation drifting from one topic to another"
],
"synonyms":[
"bowled",
"breezed",
"brushed",
"coasted",
"cruised",
"flowed",
"glided",
"rolled",
"sailed",
"skimmed",
"slid",
"slipped",
"streamed",
"swept",
"whisked"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flew",
"raced",
"rushed",
"sped",
"speeded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"limped",
"lumbered",
"plodded",
"stumbled",
"trudged",
"shambled",
"shuffled",
"stamped",
"stomped",
"stumped",
"tramped",
"labored",
"toiled"
],
"antonyms":[
"floundered",
"struggled"
]
},
"to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{
"examples":[
"the boat drifted along on the current"
],
"synonyms":[
"floated",
"glided",
"hovered",
"hung",
"hanged",
"poised",
"rode",
"rid",
"sailed",
"swam",
"wafted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bobbed",
"dangled",
"suspended",
"buoyed",
"ballooned",
"rafted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dived",
"dove",
"lunged",
"plunged",
"dipped",
"immersed",
"submerged",
"submersed"
],
"antonyms":[
"sank",
"sunk",
"settled"
]
},
"to move about from place to place aimlessly":{
"examples":[
"spent several years drifting from town to town, picking up odd jobs whenever he needed cash"
],
"synonyms":[
"batted",
"cruised",
"floated",
"gadded (about)",
"gallivanted",
"galavanted",
"kicked around",
"knocked (about)",
"maundered",
"meandered",
"mooched",
"rambled",
"ranged",
"roamed",
"roved",
"traipsed",
"wandered"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ambled",
"sauntered",
"strolled",
"dawdled",
"moped",
"gypsied",
"hoboed",
"tramped",
"vagabonded",
"milled (about or around)",
"straggled",
"strayed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"driblets":{
"a very small amount":{
"examples":[
"money doled out in driblets to the workers"
],
"synonyms":[
"aces",
"bits",
"crumbs",
"dabs",
"drams",
"glimmers",
"hints",
"licks",
"little",
"mites",
"nips",
"ounces",
"particles",
"peanuts",
"rays",
"scintillas",
"scruples",
"shades",
"shadows",
"shreds",
"skoshes",
"smacks",
"smells",
"smidgens",
"smidgeons",
"smidgins",
"smidges",
"snaps",
"soup\u00e7ons",
"sparks",
"spatters",
"specks",
"splashes",
"spots",
"sprinklings",
"strains",
"streaks",
"suspicions",
"touches",
"traces"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hoots",
"iotas",
"jots",
"minima",
"minimums",
"minims",
"modicums",
"semblances",
"syllables",
"tittles",
"vestiges",
"whits",
"atoms",
"dots",
"flecks",
"flyspecks",
"grains",
"granules",
"molecules",
"morsels",
"motes",
"nubbins",
"patches",
"scraps",
"dashes",
"drops",
"pinches",
"parts",
"portions",
"sections",
"bites",
"nibbles",
"tastes",
"handfuls",
"handsful",
"scatterings",
"smatterings",
"smatters",
"doses",
"shots",
"chips",
"flakes",
"fragments",
"shards",
"shivers",
"slivers",
"smithereens",
"splinters",
"tatters",
"clippings",
"parings",
"shavings"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abundances",
"barrels",
"boatloads",
"buckets",
"bundles",
"bushels",
"deals",
"fistfuls",
"gobs",
"heaps",
"lashings",
"lashins",
"loads",
"lots",
"masses",
"messes",
"mountains",
"much",
"oodles",
"passels",
"pecks",
"piles",
"plenties",
"potfuls",
"profusions",
"quantities",
"rafts",
"reams",
"scads",
"stacks",
"wads",
"wealths",
"volumes",
"bonanzas",
"embarrassments",
"excesses",
"overabundances",
"overages",
"overflows",
"overkills",
"overmuch",
"oversupplies",
"superabundances",
"superfluities",
"surfeits",
"surpluses",
"chunks",
"hunks",
"lumps",
"slabs"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass":{
"examples":[
"rain leaked through the roof in solitary driblets here and there"
],
"synonyms":[
"beads",
"blobs",
"drips",
"droplets",
"drops",
"globs",
"globules"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gobbets",
"dewdrops",
"raindrops",
"teardrops",
"tears",
"spatters",
"dribbles",
"trickles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"drizzled":{
"as in dusted , blanketed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blanketed",
"dusted",
"bestrewed",
"dotted",
"peppered",
"scattered",
"sowed",
"spotted",
"sprayed",
"sprinkled",
"strewed",
"studded",
"dappled",
"flecked",
"speckled",
"stippled",
"bespattered",
"spattered"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"drive-ins":{
"as in theaters , cinemas":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cinemas",
"playhouses",
"theaters",
"theatres",
"megaplexes",
"multiplexes",
"plexes",
"'plexes",
"art houses",
"art theaters",
"cinematheques",
"fleapits",
"grind houses",
"nickelodeons"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"drinkable":{
"suitable for drinking":{
"examples":[
"technically, that cheap stuff may be wine, but it's hardly drinkable"
],
"synonyms":[
"potable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clean",
"fresh",
"pure",
"uncontaminated",
"unpolluted",
"nonpoisonous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contaminated",
"dirty",
"foul",
"polluted",
"poison",
"poisonous",
"toxic",
"unhealthful",
"unhealthy",
"unwholesome"
],
"antonyms":[
"undrinkable"
]
},
"a liquid suitable for drinking":{
"examples":[
"the thoughtful hostess offered her guests an assortment of alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinkables"
],
"synonyms":[
"beverage",
"drink",
"libation",
"potable",
"quencher"
],
"near synonyms":[
"potion",
"pop",
"soda",
"soda pop",
"soft drink",
"nectar",
"alcohol",
"brew",
"intoxicant",
"liquor",
"spirits",
"mix",
"mixer"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"drinkables":{
"a liquid suitable for drinking":{
"examples":[
"the thoughtful hostess offered her guests an assortment of alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinkables"
],
"synonyms":[
"beverages",
"drinks",
"libations",
"potables",
"quenchers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"potions",
"pops",
"soda pops",
"sodas",
"soft drinks",
"nectars",
"alcohols",
"brews",
"intoxicants",
"liquors",
"spirits",
"mixers",
"mixes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"driblet":{
"a very small amount":{
"examples":[
"money doled out in driblets to the workers"
],
"synonyms":[
"ace",
"bit",
"crumb",
"dab",
"dram",
"glimmer",
"hint",
"lick",
"little",
"mite",
"nip",
"ounce",
"particle",
"peanuts",
"ray",
"scintilla",
"scruple",
"shade",
"shadow",
"shred",
"skosh",
"smack",
"smell",
"smidgen",
"smidgeon",
"smidgin",
"smidge",
"snap",
"soup\u00e7on",
"spark",
"spatter",
"speck",
"splash",
"spot",
"sprinkling",
"strain",
"streak",
"suspicion",
"tad",
"touch",
"trace"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hoot",
"iota",
"jot",
"minim",
"minimum",
"modicum",
"semblance",
"syllable",
"tittle",
"vestige",
"whit",
"atom",
"dot",
"fleck",
"flyspeck",
"grain",
"granule",
"molecule",
"morsel",
"mote",
"nubbin",
"patch",
"scrap",
"dash",
"drop",
"pinch",
"part",
"portion",
"section",
"bite",
"nibble",
"taste",
"handful",
"scattering",
"smatter",
"smattering",
"dose",
"shot",
"chip",
"flake",
"fragment",
"shard",
"shiver",
"sliver",
"smithereens",
"splinter",
"tatter",
"clipping",
"paring",
"shaving"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abundance",
"barrel",
"boatload",
"bucket",
"bundle",
"bushel",
"deal",
"fistful",
"gobs",
"heaps",
"lashings",
"lashins",
"loads",
"lot",
"mass",
"mess",
"mountain",
"much",
"oodles",
"passel",
"peck",
"pile",
"plenty",
"potful",
"profusion",
"quantity",
"raft",
"reams",
"scads",
"stack",
"wad",
"wealth",
"volume",
"bonanza",
"embarrassment",
"excess",
"overabundance",
"overage",
"overflow",
"overkill",
"overmuch",
"oversupply",
"superabundance",
"superfluity",
"surfeit",
"surplus",
"chunk",
"hunk",
"lump",
"slab"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass":{
"examples":[
"rain leaked through the roof in solitary driblets here and there"
],
"synonyms":[
"bead",
"blob",
"drip",
"drop",
"droplet",
"glob",
"globule"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gobbet",
"dewdrop",
"raindrop",
"tear",
"teardrop",
"spatter",
"dribble",
"trickle"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"drives":{
"to urge, push, or force onward":{
"examples":[
"cowboys drove the herd of cattle from San Antonio to San Francisco"
],
"synonyms":[
"herds",
"punches",
"runs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"shepherds",
"wrangles",
"eggs",
"exhorts",
"flogs",
"goads",
"hounds",
"presses",
"pricks",
"prods",
"prompts",
"scourges",
"spurs",
"whips"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to travel by a motorized vehicle":{
"examples":[
"I'm going to drive across the country\u2014want to come?"
],
"synonyms":[
"automobiles",
"motors",
"tools"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rolls",
"wheels",
"joyrides",
"chauffeurs",
"hacks",
"taxis",
"taxies",
"rides",
"drags",
"races"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one":{
"examples":[
"drove the plunger into the opening"
],
"synonyms":[
"propels",
"pushes",
"shoves",
"thrusts"
],
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"impels",
"moves",
"bears (down)",
"compresses",
"depresses",
"jams",
"pressures",
"squashes",
"squeezes",
"weighs (upon)",
"bulldozes",
"compels",
"forces",
"leans (on or against)",
"muscles",
"rams"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause (a person) to give in to pressure":{
"examples":[
"the corrupt governor was driven out of office"
],
"synonyms":[
"blackjacks",
"coerces",
"compels",
"constrains",
"dragoons",
"forces",
"impels",
"impresses",
"makes",
"muscles",
"obligates",
"obliges",
"presses",
"pressures",
"sandbags"
],
"near synonyms":[
"browbeats",
"bulldozes",
"bullies",
"cows",
"hectors",
"intimidates",
"blackmails",
"high-pressures",
"menaces",
"shames",
"terrorizes",
"threatens",
"drags",
"badgers",
"harasses",
"hounds"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allows",
"lets",
"permits",
"argues",
"convinces",
"induces",
"moves",
"persuades",
"prevails (on or upon)",
"satisfies",
"talks (into)",
"wins (over)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to function":{
"examples":[
"machinery driven by waterpower"
],
"synonyms":[
"activates",
"actuates",
"cranks (up)",
"moves",
"runs",
"sets off",
"sparks",
"starts",
"touches off",
"triggers",
"turns on"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kicks over",
"turns over",
"charges",
"electrifies",
"energizes",
"fires",
"fuels",
"generates",
"powers",
"pushes",
"discharges",
"launches",
"releases",
"switches",
"trips",
"reactivates",
"recharges",
"arouses",
"excites",
"jump-starts",
"kick-starts",
"stimulates",
"vitalizes",
"ignites",
"incites",
"instigates",
"provokes",
"quickens",
"stirs up",
"accelerates",
"catalyzes",
"speeds (up)",
"steps up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arrests",
"brakes",
"checks",
"cuts off",
"draws up",
"halts",
"jams",
"stalls",
"sticks",
"stops",
"decelerates",
"represses",
"slows",
"stunts",
"suppresses"
],
"antonyms":[
"cuts",
"cuts out",
"deactivates",
"kills",
"shuts off",
"turns off"
]
},
"to set or keep in motion":{
"examples":[
"this motor drives the gears, which then turn the shaft"
],
"synonyms":[
"actuates",
"impels",
"moves",
"propels",
"works"
],
"near synonyms":[
"activates",
"motivates",
"provokes",
"abets",
"ferments",
"foments",
"incites",
"raises",
"stirs (up)",
"whips (up)",
"sets off",
"triggers",
"trips",
"arouses",
"excites",
"fires (up)",
"galvanizes",
"inflames",
"enflames",
"inspires",
"instigates",
"rouses",
"stimulates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bridles",
"checks",
"constrains",
"contains",
"controls",
"curbs",
"inhibits",
"regulates",
"reins (in)",
"restrains"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to proceed or move quickly":{
"examples":[
"the runner drove past the finish line and then came to a dead stop"
],
"synonyms":[
"barrels",
"belts",
"blasts",
"blazes",
"blows",
"bolts",
"bombs",
"bowls",
"breezes",
"bundles",
"bustles",
"buzzes",
"cannonballs",
"careens",
"careers",
"chases",
"courses",
"cracks (on)",
"dashes",
"flies",
"hares",
"hastens",
"hies",
"highballs",
"hotfoots (it)",
"humps",
"hurls",
"hurries",
"hurtles",
"hustles",
"jets",
"jumps",
"motors",
"nips",
"pelts",
"races",
"rams",
"rips",
"rockets",
"runs",
"rushes",
"rustles",
"scoots",
"scurries",
"scuttles",
"shoots",
"speeds",
"steps",
"tears",
"travels",
"trots",
"whirls",
"whisks",
"zips",
"zooms"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beetles",
"darts",
"flits",
"scampers",
"scuds",
"scuffles",
"stampedes",
"streaks",
"whizzes",
"gallops",
"jogs",
"sprints",
"accelerates",
"quickens",
"steps out",
"catches up",
"fast-forwards",
"outpaces",
"outruns",
"outstrips",
"overtakes",
"arrows",
"beelines"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dallies",
"dawdles",
"dillydallies",
"drags",
"hangs (around or out)",
"lags",
"lingers",
"loiters",
"pokes",
"tarries",
"ambles",
"lumbers",
"plods",
"saunters",
"shuffles",
"strolls",
"decelerates",
"slows (down or up)"
],
"antonyms":[
"crawls",
"creeps",
"pokes"
]
},
"a passage cleared for public vehicular travel":{
"examples":[
"raced our motorcycles along the drive"
],
"synonyms":[
"arterials",
"arteries",
"avenues",
"boulevards",
"carriageways",
"drags",
"expressways",
"freeways",
"high roads",
"highways",
"passes",
"pike",
"pikes",
"roads",
"roadways",
"routes",
"rows",
"streets",
"thoroughfares",
"thruways",
"traces",
"turnpikes",
"ways"
],
"near synonyms":[
"causeways",
"autobahns",
"autoroutes",
"autostradas",
"autostrade",
"dual carriageways",
"interstates",
"motorways",
"superhighways",
"beltways",
"bypasses",
"parkways",
"ring roads",
"corniches",
"switchbacks",
"through streets",
"high streets",
"Main Streets",
"backstreets",
"branches",
"bystreets",
"byways",
"crossroads",
"secondary roads",
"shunpikes",
"side roads",
"side streets",
"alleys",
"alleyways",
"circles",
"lanes",
"laneways",
"mews",
"places",
"closes",
"culs-de-sac",
"cul-de-sacs",
"dead ends",
"corridors",
"tracks",
"trails"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal":{
"examples":[
"a fund-raising drive for the school's marching band"
],
"synonyms":[
"bandwagons",
"blitzes",
"campaigns",
"causes",
"crusades",
"juggernauts",
"movements",
"pushes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assaults",
"attacks",
"maneuvers",
"marches",
"offensives",
"actions",
"bids",
"enterprises",
"initiatives",
"missions",
"projects",
"undertakings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"driller":{
"as in drillmaster":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"drillmaster",
"instructor",
"teacher",
"tutor",
"adviser",
"advisor",
"cicerone",
"counselor",
"counsellor",
"guide",
"mentor",
"handler",
"manager",
"coach",
"trainer"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"drizzle":{
"a light or fine rain":{
"examples":[
"the intermittent drizzle was just heavy enough to spoil all of our outdoor activities"
],
"synonyms":[
"mist",
"mizzle",
"sprinkle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"precipitation",
"rainfall",
"shower"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cloudburst",
"deluge",
"downpour",
"storm",
"rainstorm",
"thunderstorm",
"monsoon"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in dust , blanket":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blanket",
"dust",
"bestrew",
"dot",
"pepper",
"scatter",
"sow",
"spot",
"spray",
"sprinkle",
"strew",
"stud",
"dapple",
"fleck",
"speckle",
"stipple",
"bespatter",
"spatter"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"dripping":{
"containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water":{
"examples":[
"dripping shoes left on the porch to dry"
],
"synonyms":[
"awash",
"bathed",
"bedraggled",
"doused",
"dowsed",
"drenched",
"logged",
"saturate",
"saturated",
"soaked",
"soaking",
"sodden",
"soggy",
"sopping",
"soppy",
"soused",
"washed",
"water-soaked",
"watered",
"waterlogged",
"watery",
"wet"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deluged",
"drowned",
"flooded",
"inundated",
"overflowed",
"submerged",
"swamped",
"hydrated",
"dipped",
"dunked",
"splashed",
"aqueous",
"steeped",
"flushed",
"irrigated",
"laved",
"rinsed",
"sluiced",
"clammy",
"damp",
"dampish",
"dank",
"humid",
"moist",
"semimoist",
"wettish",
"boggy",
"miry",
"seepy",
"sloppy",
"squashy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bone-dry",
"hyperarid",
"ultradry",
"waterproof",
"water-repellent",
"water-resistant",
"watertight",
"baked",
"dehydrated",
"freeze-dried",
"droughty",
"parched",
"sere",
"sear",
"sunbaked",
"thirsty",
"wrung"
],
"antonyms":[
"arid",
"dry",
"unwatered",
"waterless"
]
},
"to fall or let fall in or as if in drops":{
"examples":[
"water from the leaky roof was dripping all over the floor",
"the cracked bottle dripped wine"
],
"synonyms":[
"distilling",
"dribbling",
"dropping",
"trickling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drizzling",
"sprinkling",
"flowing",
"pouring",
"rolling",
"running",
"streaming",
"cascading",
"guttering",
"riffling",
"rippling",
"bleeding",
"exuding",
"oozing",
"seeping",
"weeping",
"discharging"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gushing",
"spouting",
"spurting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"driven":{
"caused by or suggestive of an irresistible urge":{
"examples":[
"a man with a driven need to be loved or liked by everyone"
],
"synonyms":[
"besetting",
"compulsive",
"impulsive",
"obsessional",
"obsessive"
],
"near synonyms":[
"irrepressible",
"uncontrollable",
"automatic",
"instinctive",
"involuntary",
"knee-jerk",
"reflex",
"spontaneous",
"conditioned",
"mechanical",
"unconscious",
"unthinking",
"unwitting",
"capricious",
"unpredictable",
"whimsical"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unforced",
"voluntary",
"willful",
"wilful",
"controllable",
"manageable",
"resistible"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to urge, push, or force onward":{
"examples":[
"cowboys drove the herd of cattle from San Antonio to San Francisco"
],
"synonyms":[
"herded",
"punched",
"run"
],
"near synonyms":[
"shepherded",
"wrangled",
"egged",
"exhorted",
"flogged",
"goaded",
"hounded",
"pressed",
"pricked",
"prodded",
"prompted",
"scourged",
"spurred",
"whipped"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to travel by a motorized vehicle":{
"examples":[
"I'm going to drive across the country\u2014want to come?"
],
"synonyms":[
"automobiled",
"motored",
"tooled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rolled",
"wheeled",
"joyridden",
"chauffeured",
"hacked",
"taxied",
"ridden",
"rid",
"rode",
"dragged",
"raced"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one":{
"examples":[
"drove the plunger into the opening"
],
"synonyms":[
"propelled",
"pushed",
"shoved",
"thrust"
],
"near synonyms":[
"impelled",
"moved",
"borne (down)",
"born (down)",
"compressed",
"depressed",
"jammed",
"pressured",
"squashed",
"squeezed",
"weighed (upon)",
"bulldozed",
"compelled",
"forced",
"leaned (on or against)",
"muscled",
"rammed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause (a person) to give in to pressure":{
"examples":[
"the corrupt governor was driven out of office"
],
"synonyms":[
"blackjacked",
"coerced",
"compelled",
"constrained",
"dragooned",
"forced",
"impelled",
"impressed",
"made",
"muscled",
"obligated",
"obliged",
"pressed",
"pressured",
"sandbagged"
],
"near synonyms":[
"browbeaten",
"browbeat",
"bulldozed",
"bullied",
"cowed",
"hectored",
"intimidated",
"blackmailed",
"high-pressured",
"menaced",
"shamed",
"terrorized",
"threatened",
"dragged",
"badgered",
"harassed",
"hounded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allowed",
"let",
"permitted",
"argued",
"convinced",
"induced",
"moved",
"persuaded",
"prevailed (on or upon)",
"satisfied",
"talked (into)",
"won (over)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to function":{
"examples":[
"machinery driven by waterpower"
],
"synonyms":[
"activated",
"actuated",
"cranked (up)",
"moved",
"run",
"set off",
"sparked",
"started",
"touched off",
"triggered",
"turned on"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kicked over",
"turned over",
"charged",
"electrified",
"energized",
"fired",
"fueled",
"fuelled",
"generated",
"powered",
"pushed",
"discharged",
"launched",
"released",
"switched",
"tripped",
"reactivated",
"recharged",
"aroused",
"excited",
"jump-started",
"kick-started",
"stimulated",
"vitalized",
"ignited",
"incited",
"instigated",
"provoked",
"quickened",
"stirred up",
"accelerated",
"catalyzed",
"sped (up)",
"speeded (up)",
"stepped up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arrested",
"braked",
"checked",
"cut off",
"drawn up",
"halted",
"jammed",
"stalled",
"stopped",
"stuck",
"decelerated",
"repressed",
"slowed",
"stunted",
"suppressed"
],
"antonyms":[
"cut",
"cut out",
"deactivated",
"killed",
"shut off",
"turned off"
]
},
"to set or keep in motion":{
"examples":[
"this motor drives the gears, which then turn the shaft"
],
"synonyms":[
"actuated",
"impelled",
"moved",
"propelled",
"worked",
"wrought"
],
"near synonyms":[
"activated",
"motivated",
"provoked",
"abetted",
"fermented",
"fomented",
"incited",
"raised",
"stirred (up)",
"whipped (up)",
"set off",
"triggered",
"tripped",
"aroused",
"excited",
"fired (up)",
"galvanized",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"inspired",
"instigated",
"roused",
"stimulated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bridled",
"checked",
"constrained",
"contained",
"controlled",
"curbed",
"inhibited",
"regulated",
"reined (in)",
"restrained"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to proceed or move quickly":{
"examples":[
"the runner drove past the finish line and then came to a dead stop"
],
"synonyms":[
"barreled",
"barrelled",
"belted",
"blasted",
"blazed",
"blown",
"bolted",
"bombed",
"bowled",
"breezed",
"bundled",
"bustled",
"buzzed",
"cannonballed",
"careened",
"careered",
"chased",
"coursed",
"cracked (on)",
"dashed",
"flown",
"hared",
"hastened",
"hied",
"highballed",
"hotfooted (it)",
"humped",
"hurled",
"hurried",
"hurtled",
"hustled",
"jetted",
"jumped",
"motored",
"nipped",
"pelted",
"raced",
"rammed",
"ripped",
"rocketed",
"run",
"rushed",
"rustled",
"scooted",
"scurried",
"scuttled",
"shot",
"sped",
"speeded",
"stepped",
"torn",
"traveled",
"travelled",
"trotted",
"whirled",
"whisked",
"zipped",
"zoomed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beetled",
"darted",
"flitted",
"scampered",
"scudded",
"scuffled",
"stampeded",
"streaked",
"whizzed",
"galloped",
"jogged",
"sprinted",
"accelerated",
"quickened",
"stepped out",
"caught up",
"fast-forwarded",
"outpaced",
"outrun",
"outstripped",
"overtaken",
"arrowed",
"beelined"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dallied",
"dawdled",
"dillydallied",
"dragged",
"hung (around or out)",
"hanged (around or out)",
"lagged",
"lingered",
"loitered",
"poked",
"tarried",
"ambled",
"lumbered",
"plodded",
"sauntered",
"shuffled",
"strolled",
"decelerated",
"slowed (down or up)"
],
"antonyms":[
"crawled",
"crept",
"poked"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"drinking song":{
"as in fight song":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"fight song",
"aria",
"art song",
"barcarole",
"barcarolle",
"blues",
"chanson",
"chant",
"chantey",
"chanty",
"shanty",
"chorus",
"croon",
"descant",
"discant",
"folk song",
"glee",
"lullaby",
"madrigal",
"motet",
"part-song",
"pop",
"rocker",
"round",
"roundelay",
"serenade",
"standard",
"torch song",
"hallelujah",
"paean",
"cover",
"medley",
"remix",
"dirge",
"lament",
"requiem",
"threnody",
"anthem",
"cantata",
"canticle",
"carol",
"chorale",
"hymn",
"noel",
"psalm",
"spiritual",
"ballad",
"ditty",
"jingle",
"lay",
"lyric",
"song",
"vocal"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"drive":{
"to urge, push, or force onward":{
"examples":[
"cowboys drove the herd of cattle from San Antonio to San Francisco"
],
"synonyms":[
"herd",
"punch",
"run"
],
"near synonyms":[
"shepherd",
"wrangle",
"egg",
"exhort",
"flog",
"goad",
"hound",
"press",
"prick",
"prod",
"prompt",
"scourge",
"spur",
"whip"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to travel by a motorized vehicle":{
"examples":[
"I'm going to drive across the country\u2014want to come?"
],
"synonyms":[
"automobile",
"motor",
"tool"
],
"near synonyms":[
"roll",
"wheel",
"joyride",
"chauffeur",
"hack",
"taxi",
"ride",
"drag",
"race"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one":{
"examples":[
"drove the plunger into the opening"
],
"synonyms":[
"propel",
"push",
"shove",
"thrust"
],
"near synonyms":[
"impel",
"move",
"bear (down)",
"compress",
"depress",
"jam",
"pressure",
"squash",
"squeeze",
"weigh (upon)",
"bulldoze",
"compel",
"force",
"lean (on or against)",
"muscle",
"ram"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause (a person) to give in to pressure":{
"examples":[
"the corrupt governor was driven out of office"
],
"synonyms":[
"blackjack",
"coerce",
"compel",
"constrain",
"dragoon",
"force",
"impel",
"impress",
"make",
"muscle",
"obligate",
"oblige",
"press",
"pressure",
"sandbag"
],
"near synonyms":[
"browbeat",
"bulldoze",
"bully",
"cow",
"hector",
"intimidate",
"blackmail",
"high-pressure",
"menace",
"shame",
"terrorize",
"threaten",
"drag",
"badger",
"harass",
"hound"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allow",
"let",
"permit",
"argue",
"convince",
"induce",
"move",
"persuade",
"prevail (on or upon)",
"satisfy",
"talk (into)",
"win (over)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to function":{
"examples":[
"machinery driven by waterpower"
],
"synonyms":[
"activate",
"actuate",
"crank (up)",
"move",
"run",
"set off",
"spark",
"start",
"touch off",
"trigger",
"turn on"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kick over",
"turn over",
"charge",
"electrify",
"energize",
"fire",
"fuel",
"generate",
"power",
"push",
"discharge",
"launch",
"release",
"switch",
"trip",
"reactivate",
"recharge",
"arouse",
"excite",
"jump-start",
"kick-start",
"stimulate",
"vitalize",
"ignite",
"incite",
"instigate",
"provoke",
"quicken",
"stir up",
"accelerate",
"catalyze",
"speed (up)",
"step up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arrest",
"brake",
"check",
"cut off",
"draw up",
"halt",
"jam",
"stall",
"stick",
"stop",
"decelerate",
"repress",
"slow",
"stunt",
"suppress"
],
"antonyms":[
"cut",
"cut out",
"deactivate",
"kill",
"shut off",
"turn off"
]
},
"to set or keep in motion":{
"examples":[
"this motor drives the gears, which then turn the shaft"
],
"synonyms":[
"actuate",
"impel",
"move",
"propel",
"work"
],
"near synonyms":[
"activate",
"motivate",
"provoke",
"abet",
"ferment",
"foment",
"incite",
"raise",
"stir (up)",
"whip (up)",
"set off",
"trigger",
"trip",
"arouse",
"excite",
"fire (up)",
"galvanize",
"inflame",
"enflame",
"inspire",
"instigate",
"rouse",
"stimulate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bridle",
"check",
"constrain",
"contain",
"control",
"curb",
"inhibit",
"regulate",
"rein (in)",
"restrain"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to proceed or move quickly":{
"examples":[
"the runner drove past the finish line and then came to a dead stop"
],
"synonyms":[
"barrel",
"belt",
"blast",
"blaze",
"blow",
"bolt",
"bomb",
"bowl",
"breeze",
"bundle",
"bustle",
"buzz",
"cannonball",
"careen",
"career",
"chase",
"course",
"crack (on)",
"dash",
"fly",
"hare",
"hasten",
"hie",
"highball",
"hotfoot (it)",
"hump",
"hurl",
"hurry",
"hurtle",
"hustle",
"jet",
"jump",
"motor",
"nip",
"pelt",
"race",
"ram",
"rip",
"rocket",
"run",
"rush",
"rustle",
"scoot",
"scurry",
"scuttle",
"shoot",
"speed",
"step",
"tear",
"travel",
"trot",
"whirl",
"whisk",
"zip",
"zoom"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beetle",
"dart",
"flit",
"scamper",
"scud",
"scuffle",
"stampede",
"streak",
"whiz",
"whizz",
"gallop",
"jog",
"sprint",
"accelerate",
"quicken",
"step out",
"catch up",
"fast-forward",
"outpace",
"outrun",
"outstrip",
"overtake",
"arrow",
"beeline"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dally",
"dawdle",
"dillydally",
"drag",
"hang (around or out)",
"lag",
"linger",
"loiter",
"poke",
"tarry",
"amble",
"lumber",
"plod",
"saunter",
"shuffle",
"stroll",
"decelerate",
"slow (down or up)"
],
"antonyms":[
"crawl",
"creep",
"poke"
]
},
"a passage cleared for public vehicular travel":{
"examples":[
"raced our motorcycles along the drive"
],
"synonyms":[
"arterial",
"artery",
"avenue",
"boulevard",
"carriageway",
"drag",
"expressway",
"freeway",
"high road",
"highway",
"pass",
"pike",
"road",
"roadway",
"route",
"row",
"street",
"thoroughfare",
"thruway",
"trace",
"turnpike",
"way"
],
"near synonyms":[
"causeway",
"autobahn",
"autoroute",
"autostrada",
"dual carriageway",
"interstate",
"motorway",
"superhighway",
"beltway",
"bypass",
"parkway",
"ring road",
"corniche",
"switchback",
"through street",
"high street",
"Main Street",
"backstreet",
"branch",
"bystreet",
"byway",
"crossroad",
"secondary road",
"shunpike",
"side road",
"side street",
"alley",
"alleyway",
"circle",
"lane",
"laneway",
"mews",
"place",
"close",
"cul-de-sac",
"dead end",
"corridor",
"track",
"trail"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal":{
"examples":[
"a fund-raising drive for the school's marching band"
],
"synonyms":[
"bandwagon",
"blitz",
"campaign",
"cause",
"crusade",
"juggernaut",
"movement",
"push"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assault",
"attack",
"maneuver",
"march",
"offensive",
"action",
"bid",
"enterprise",
"initiative",
"mission",
"project",
"undertaking"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a strong wish for something":{
"examples":[
"a drive to succeed in the television news business"
],
"synonyms":[
"appetency",
"appetite",
"craving",
"desire",
"hankering",
"hunger",
"itch",
"jones",
"letch",
"longing",
"lust",
"passion",
"pining",
"thirst",
"thirstiness",
"urge",
"yearning",
"yen"
],
"near synonyms":[
"compulsion",
"impulse",
"impulsion",
"will",
"zeal",
"liking",
"love",
"taste",
"weakness",
"eagerness",
"impatience",
"want",
"wish",
"necessity",
"need",
"requirement",
"obsession",
"acquisitiveness",
"avarice",
"avariciousness",
"avidity",
"covetousness",
"cupidity",
"greed",
"greediness",
"rapaciousness",
"rapacity",
"caco\u00ebthes",
"mania"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhorrence",
"abomination",
"allergy",
"averseness",
"aversion",
"disfavor",
"disgust",
"disinclination",
"dislike",
"disliking",
"distaste",
"hatred",
"loathing",
"nausea",
"repugnance",
"repulsion",
"revulsion",
"apathy",
"indifference",
"insouciance",
"nonchalance",
"unconcern"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"active strength of body or mind":{
"examples":[
"senior citizens who exercise regularly are more likely to have the drive to keep up with their grandchildren"
],
"synonyms":[
"beans",
"bounce",
"brio",
"dash",
"dynamism",
"energy",
"esprit",
"gas",
"get-up-and-go",
"ginger",
"go",
"gusto",
"hardihood",
"juice",
"life",
"moxie",
"oomph",
"pep",
"punch",
"sap",
"snap",
"starch",
"verve",
"vigor",
"vim",
"vinegar",
"vitality",
"zing",
"zip"
],
"near synonyms":[
"animal spirits",
"animation",
"briskness",
"jauntiness",
"liveliness",
"snappiness",
"spirit",
"spiritedness",
"sprightliness",
"spunk",
"spunkiness",
"vibrance",
"vibrancy",
"vivaciousness",
"vivacity",
"ardor",
"\u00e9lan",
"fervor",
"fire",
"passion",
"zeal",
"main",
"metal",
"mettle",
"might",
"muscle",
"potency",
"power",
"puissance",
"stamina",
"strength",
"brawniness",
"fitness",
"hardiness",
"huskiness",
"sturdiness",
"virility",
"health",
"healthiness",
"soundness",
"verdure",
"wellness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"indolence",
"laziness",
"debilitation",
"debility",
"delicacy",
"disablement",
"enfeeblement",
"faintness",
"feebleness",
"frailness",
"frailty",
"impotence",
"impotency",
"infirmity",
"powerlessness",
"puniness",
"slightness",
"softness",
"tenderness",
"weakness",
"enervation",
"exhaustion",
"inanition",
"prostration"
],
"antonyms":[
"lethargy",
"listlessness",
"sluggishness",
"torpidity"
]
},
"readiness to engage in daring or difficult activity":{
"examples":[
"a great opportunity for a sales representative who is full of drive"
],
"synonyms":[
"action",
"aggressiveness",
"ambition",
"enterprise",
"go",
"hustle",
"initiative"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grit",
"gumption",
"pluck",
"snap",
"spirit",
"spunk",
"starch",
"ambitiousness",
"killer instinct",
"overambitiousness",
"assertiveness",
"self-reliance",
"energy",
"hardihood",
"pep",
"vigor",
"vitality"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inactivity",
"inertia",
"passivity",
"diffidence",
"faintheartedness",
"timidity",
"hesitation",
"reluctance",
"indolence",
"laziness",
"lethargy"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
}
}