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{
"cycle":{
"a series of events or actions that repeat themselves regularly and in the same order":{
"examples":[
"the cycle of birth, growth, decline, and death that is experienced by all life forms"
],
"synonyms":[
"circle",
"merry-go-round",
"round",
"wheel",
"zodiac"
],
"near synonyms":[
"pattern",
"syndrome",
"course",
"development",
"progression",
"run",
"beat",
"circuit",
"loop",
"ring",
"revolution",
"rotation",
"turn",
"turnover",
"chain",
"sequence",
"series",
"string",
"succession",
"train"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a long or seemingly long period of time":{
"examples":[
"years, centuries, and cycles will pass before I budge on that issue"
],
"synonyms":[
"aeon",
"eon",
"age",
"blue moon",
"coon's age",
"donkey's years",
"eternity",
"forever",
"long",
"months",
"moon"
],
"near synonyms":[
"infinity",
"lifetime"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flash",
"instant",
"jiffy",
"minute",
"moment",
"second",
"shake",
"split second",
"trice",
"twinkle",
"twinkling",
"wink",
"microsecond",
"nanosecond"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a two-wheeled vehicle that is propelled by the use of pedals and steered through the use of handlebars":{
"examples":[
"a top-of-the-line cycle incorporating the latest technology"
],
"synonyms":[
"bicycle",
"bike",
"push-bike",
"push bicycle",
"two-wheeler",
"velocipede"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mountain bike",
"tandem bicycle",
"ten-speed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cyclopaedias":{
"as in dictionaries , encyclopedias":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"catalogs",
"catalogues",
"dictionaries",
"encyclopedias",
"books",
"tomes",
"volumes",
"hardbacks",
"hardcovers",
"paperbacks",
"paperbounds",
"papers",
"pocket books",
"pocket editions",
"softbacks",
"softcovers",
"trade books",
"trade editions",
"folios",
"quartos",
"guidebooks",
"handbooks",
"how-tos",
"manuals",
"monographs",
"primers",
"textbooks",
"texts",
"tracts",
"treatises",
"novelettes",
"novels",
"pulps",
"albums",
"almanacs",
"anthologies",
"casebooks",
"chapbooks",
"omnibuses",
"picture books"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cyclical":{
"happening again and again in the same order":{
"examples":[
"cyclic changes in the weather",
"the cyclical nature of history"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"alternate",
"intermittent",
"periodic",
"recurrent",
"recurring",
"regular",
"daily",
"day-to-day",
"diurnal",
"quotidian",
"ceaseless",
"continual",
"continued",
"continuing",
"continuous",
"everlasting",
"frequent",
"incessant",
"nonstop",
"perpetual",
"unbroken",
"unceasing",
"uninterrupted",
"unremitting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"monthly",
"weekly",
"yearly",
"erratic",
"infrequent",
"irregular",
"occasional",
"spasmodic",
"spastic",
"sporadic",
"interrupted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"cycleway":{
"as in bikeway":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bikeway",
"airway",
"channel",
"gat",
"watercourse",
"waterway",
"trace",
"track",
"trail",
"door",
"doorway",
"gate",
"gateway",
"hatch",
"portal",
"walk",
"walkway",
"artery",
"boulevard",
"bypass",
"drive",
"expressway",
"freeway",
"high road",
"highway",
"pass",
"passageway",
"pike",
"road",
"roadway",
"routeway",
"row",
"street",
"thoroughfare",
"turnpike",
"bypath",
"byway",
"lane",
"laneway",
"approach",
"avenue",
"passage",
"path",
"route",
"way"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cyclopedia":{
"as in dictionary , encyclopedia":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"catalog",
"catalogue",
"dictionary",
"encyclopedia",
"book",
"tome",
"volume",
"hardback",
"hardcover",
"paper",
"paperback",
"paperbound",
"pocket book",
"pocket edition",
"softback",
"softcover",
"trade book",
"trade edition",
"folio",
"quarto",
"guidebook",
"handbook",
"how-to",
"manual",
"monograph",
"primer",
"text",
"textbook",
"tract",
"treatise",
"novel",
"novelette",
"pulp",
"album",
"almanac",
"anthology",
"casebook",
"chapbook",
"omnibus",
"picture book"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cyclone cellars":{
"as in storm cellars":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"storm cellars",
"bunkers",
"crawlways",
"foundations",
"holds",
"vaults",
"cellarages",
"basements",
"cellars"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cyclopaedia":{
"as in dictionary , encyclopedia":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"catalog",
"catalogue",
"dictionary",
"encyclopedia",
"book",
"tome",
"volume",
"hardback",
"hardcover",
"paper",
"paperback",
"paperbound",
"pocket book",
"pocket edition",
"softback",
"softcover",
"trade book",
"trade edition",
"folio",
"quarto",
"guidebook",
"handbook",
"how-to",
"manual",
"monograph",
"primer",
"text",
"textbook",
"tract",
"treatise",
"novel",
"novelette",
"pulp",
"album",
"almanac",
"anthology",
"casebook",
"chapbook",
"omnibus",
"picture book"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cyclone":{
"as in hurricane , typhoon":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"hurricane",
"typhoon",
"squall",
"tempest",
"blizzard",
"ice storm",
"snowstorm",
"cloudburst",
"hailstorm",
"rainsquall",
"rainstorm",
"thundershower",
"thunderstorm",
"weather",
"windstorm",
"northeaster",
"nor'easter",
"norther",
"southeaster",
"southwester",
"sandstorm"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cyclopedias":{
"as in dictionaries , encyclopedias":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"catalogs",
"catalogues",
"dictionaries",
"encyclopedias",
"books",
"tomes",
"volumes",
"hardbacks",
"hardcovers",
"paperbacks",
"paperbounds",
"papers",
"pocket books",
"pocket editions",
"softbacks",
"softcovers",
"trade books",
"trade editions",
"folios",
"quartos",
"guidebooks",
"handbooks",
"how-tos",
"manuals",
"monographs",
"primers",
"textbooks",
"texts",
"tracts",
"treatises",
"novelettes",
"novels",
"pulps",
"albums",
"almanacs",
"anthologies",
"casebooks",
"chapbooks",
"omnibuses",
"picture books"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cyclopean":{
"unusually large":{
"examples":[
"a cyclopean granite statue that the dictator himself had commissioned"
],
"synonyms":[
"astronomical",
"astronomic",
"Brobdingnagian",
"bumper",
"colossal",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"elephantine",
"enormous",
"galactic",
"gargantuan",
"giant",
"gigantesque",
"gigantic",
"grand",
"herculean",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"Himalayan",
"huge",
"humongous",
"humungous",
"immense",
"jumbo",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"leviathan",
"mammoth",
"massive",
"mega",
"mighty",
"monster",
"monstrous",
"monumental",
"mountainous",
"oceanic",
"pharaonic",
"planetary",
"prodigious",
"super",
"super-duper",
"supersize",
"supersized",
"titanic",
"tremendous",
"vast",
"vasty",
"walloping",
"whacking",
"whopping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"big",
"bulky",
"considerable",
"extensive",
"good",
"goodly",
"great",
"gross",
"handsome",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"largish",
"major",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"overgrown",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"tidy",
"voluminous",
"august",
"formidable",
"grandiose",
"imposing",
"lofty",
"majestic",
"cavernous",
"monolithic",
"overwhelming",
"staggering",
"stupendous",
"towering",
"boundless",
"immeasurable",
"infinite"
],
"near antonyms":[
"little",
"mini",
"petite",
"pint-size",
"pint-sized",
"puny",
"small",
"smallish",
"undersized",
"undersize",
"dinky",
"dwarfish",
"half-pint"
],
"antonyms":[
"bantam",
"bitty",
"diminutive",
"infinitesimal",
"Lilliputian",
"little bitty",
"micro",
"microminiature",
"microscopic",
"microscopical",
"midget",
"miniature",
"minuscule",
"minute",
"pocket",
"pygmy",
"teensy",
"teensy-weensy",
"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
"tiny",
"wee"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"cyclone cellar":{
"as in storm cellar":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"storm cellar",
"bunker",
"crawlway",
"foundation",
"hold",
"vault",
"cellarage",
"basement",
"cellar"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cyclic":{
"happening again and again in the same order":{
"examples":[
"cyclic changes in the weather",
"the cyclical nature of history"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"alternate",
"intermittent",
"periodic",
"recurrent",
"recurring",
"regular",
"daily",
"day-to-day",
"diurnal",
"quotidian",
"ceaseless",
"continual",
"continued",
"continuing",
"continuous",
"everlasting",
"frequent",
"incessant",
"nonstop",
"perpetual",
"unbroken",
"unceasing",
"uninterrupted",
"unremitting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"monthly",
"weekly",
"yearly",
"erratic",
"infrequent",
"irregular",
"occasional",
"spasmodic",
"spastic",
"sporadic",
"interrupted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
}
}