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{
"groan":{
"a crying out in grief":{
"antonyms":[
"exultation",
"rejoicing"
],
"examples":[
"when the underdogs lost the playoffs, the groans of millions of disappointed fans were heard throughout the land"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cheering",
"laughing",
"smiling"
],
"related":[
"cry",
"sob",
"tears",
"agonizing",
"grieving",
"mourning",
"sorrowing",
"suffering",
"weeping",
"hand-wringing",
"regret",
"complaint",
"cri de coeur",
"outcry",
"protest",
"anguish",
"dolor",
"grief",
"heartache",
"heartbreak",
"sorrow",
"woe"
],
"synonyms":[
"howl",
"keen",
"lament",
"lamentation",
"moan",
"plaint",
"wail"
]
},
"a long low sound indicating pain or grief":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"let out a groan when he tried to stand on the sprained ankle"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cackle",
"chortle",
"chuckle",
"giggle",
"guffaw",
"laugh",
"snicker",
"snigger",
"titter",
"twitter"
],
"related":[
"blubbering",
"crying",
"sniveling",
"sobbing",
"weeping",
"whimpering",
"whining",
"yammering",
"keen",
"lament",
"lamentation",
"plaint",
"bawl",
"cry",
"howl",
"shriek",
"squall",
"whimper",
"whine",
"yelp",
"yowl"
],
"synonyms":[
"moan",
"wail"
]
},
"to utter a moan":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"heard someone groaning in pain"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cackle",
"chortle",
"chuckle",
"crack up",
"giggle",
"guffaw",
"laugh",
"snicker",
"titter",
"twitter"
],
"related":[
"blubber",
"cry",
"sob",
"weep",
"sniff",
"snivel",
"whimper",
"whine",
"bemoan",
"bewail",
"deplore",
"keen",
"lament",
"rue",
"agonize",
"anguish",
"bleed",
"grieve",
"hurt",
"mourn",
"sorrow",
"suffer",
"bawl",
"howl",
"shriek",
"squall",
"yammer",
"yelp",
"yowl"
],
"synonyms":[
"moan",
"wail"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"groaned":{
"to utter a moan":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"heard someone groaning in pain"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cackled",
"chortled",
"chuckled",
"cracked up",
"giggled",
"guffawed",
"laughed",
"snickered",
"tittered",
"twittered"
],
"related":[
"blubbered",
"cried",
"sobbed",
"wept",
"sniffed",
"sniveled",
"snivelled",
"whimpered",
"whined",
"bemoaned",
"bewailed",
"deplored",
"keened",
"lamented",
"rued",
"agonized",
"anguished",
"bled",
"grieved",
"hurt",
"mourned",
"sorrowed",
"suffered",
"bawled",
"howled",
"shrieked",
"squalled",
"yammered",
"yelped",
"yowled"
],
"synonyms":[
"moaned",
"wailed"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"groaner":{
"an idea or expression that has been used by many people":{
"examples":[
"the play's dialogue featured all of the groaners that seem to be de rigueur for any dysfunctional-family drama"
],
"synonyms":[
"banality",
"bromide",
"chestnut",
"clich\u00e9",
"cliche",
"commonplace",
"homily",
"platitude",
"shibboleth",
"trope",
"truism"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conventional wisdom",
"party line",
"routine",
"inanity",
"generality",
"generalization",
"simplification",
"adage",
"proverb",
"saw",
"saying",
"old wives' tale",
"stereotype"
],
"near antonyms":[
"profundity"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"groans":{
"a crying out in grief":{
"examples":[
"when the underdogs lost the playoffs, the groans of millions of disappointed fans were heard throughout the land"
],
"synonyms":[
"howls",
"keens",
"lamentations",
"laments",
"moans",
"plaints",
"wails"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cries",
"sobs",
"tears",
"mournings",
"sufferings",
"hand-wringings",
"regrets",
"complaints",
"cris de coeur",
"outcries",
"protests",
"anguishes",
"dolors",
"griefs",
"heartaches",
"heartbreaks",
"sorrows",
"woes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"exultations",
"rejoicings"
]
},
"a long low sound indicating pain or grief":{
"examples":[
"let out a groan when he tried to stand on the sprained ankle"
],
"synonyms":[
"moans",
"wails"
],
"near synonyms":[
"whinings",
"keens",
"lamentations",
"laments",
"plaints",
"bawls",
"cries",
"howls",
"shrieks",
"squalls",
"whimpers",
"whines",
"yelps",
"yowls"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cackles",
"chortles",
"chuckles",
"giggles",
"guffaws",
"laughs",
"snickers",
"sniggers",
"titters",
"twitters"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to utter a moan":{
"examples":[
"heard someone groaning in pain"
],
"synonyms":[
"moans",
"wails"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blubbers",
"cries",
"sobs",
"weeps",
"sniffs",
"snivels",
"whimpers",
"whines",
"bemoans",
"bewails",
"deplores",
"keens",
"laments",
"rues",
"agonizes",
"anguishes",
"bleeds",
"grieves",
"hurts",
"mourns",
"sorrows",
"suffers",
"bawls",
"howls",
"shrieks",
"squalls",
"yammers",
"yelps",
"yowls"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cackles",
"chortles",
"chuckles",
"cracks up",
"giggles",
"guffaws",
"laughs",
"snickers",
"titters",
"twitters"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"grog":{
"a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk":{
"examples":[
"sailors clamoring for more grog"
],
"synonyms":[
"alcohol",
"aqua vitae",
"ardent spirits",
"booze",
"bottle",
"drink",
"firewater",
"hooch",
"inebriant",
"intoxicant",
"John Barleycorn",
"juice",
"liquor",
"lush",
"moonshine",
"potable",
"rum",
"sauce",
"spirits",
"stimulant",
"strong drink",
"tipple"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aperitif",
"bracer",
"chaser",
"digestif",
"nightcap",
"belt",
"load",
"nip",
"peg",
"pop",
"shooter",
"shot",
"slug",
"snifter",
"snort",
"tot",
"whet",
"cocktail",
"mixed drink",
"ale",
"beer",
"brew",
"brewage",
"brewski",
"home brew",
"malt liquor",
"microbrew",
"mum",
"nappy",
"mead",
"sake",
"saki",
"wine",
"barley-bree",
"barley-broo",
"brandy",
"gin",
"liqueur",
"mao-tai",
"mescal",
"schnapps",
"tequila",
"vodka",
"whiskey",
"whisky",
"Dutch courage"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grokked":{
"to have a clear idea of":{
"examples":[
"the eternal struggle of the human race to grok its place in the grand scheme of the universe"
],
"synonyms":[
"appreciated",
"apprehended",
"assimilated",
"beheld",
"caught",
"caught on (to)",
"cognized",
"compassed",
"comprehended",
"conceived",
"cottoned (to or on to)",
"deciphered",
"decoded",
"discerned",
"dug",
"got",
"grasped",
"intuited",
"knew",
"made",
"made out",
"perceived",
"recognized",
"registered",
"savvied",
"saw",
"seized",
"sensed",
"tumbled (to)",
"twigged",
"understood"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absorbed",
"digested",
"took in",
"realized",
"fathomed",
"penetrated",
"pierced"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misapprehended",
"misconceived",
"misconstrued",
"misinterpreted",
"misperceived",
"misread",
"mistook",
"misunderstood"
],
"antonyms":[
"missed"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"groom":{
"as in man , husband":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to make ready in advance":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the hotel's penthouse suite is being groomed for a royal visit"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"brace",
"fortify",
"gird",
"steel",
"batten",
"gather",
"gear up",
"mount",
"educate",
"indoctrinate",
"instruct",
"school",
"train",
"tutor",
"boot (up)",
"prime",
"arrange",
"set",
"spread",
"arm",
"equip",
"forearm",
"furnish",
"outfit",
"provide",
"supply",
"incline",
"predispose",
"draft",
"draw up",
"frame",
"warm (up)"
],
"synonyms":[
"fit",
"fix",
"lay",
"prep",
"prepare",
"ready"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"grooving (on)":{
"to take pleasure in":{
"examples":[
"thrill-seekers who groove on skiing will love snowboarding"
],
"synonyms":[
"adoring",
"delighting (in)",
"digging",
"enjoying",
"fancying",
"getting off (on)",
"liking",
"loving",
"rejoicing (in)",
"relishing",
"reveling (in)",
"revelling (in)",
"savoring",
"savouring"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admiring",
"appreciating",
"cherishing",
"revering",
"venerating",
"worshipping",
"worshiping",
"prizing",
"treasuring",
"valuing",
"devouring",
"drinking (in)",
"eating (up)",
"feasting (on)",
"doting (on)",
"idolizing",
"cottoning (to)",
"favoring",
"preferring",
"indulging (in)",
"luxuriating (in)",
"wallowing (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhorring",
"abominating",
"detesting",
"disliking",
"hating",
"loathing",
"condemning",
"despising",
"scorning"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"groovy":{
"keenly aware of and responsive to the latest developments especially in fashion and entertainment":{
"antonyms":[
"out",
"uncool",
"unhip",
"untrendy"
],
"examples":[
"old college buddies fondly recalling the days when bell-bottom jeans were about the grooviest thing around"
],
"near antonyms":[
"geeky",
"nerdish",
"nerdy",
"dowdy",
"styleless",
"unfashionable",
"unstylish"
],
"related":[
"\u00e0 la mode",
"a la mode",
"chic",
"fashionable",
"modish",
"sharp",
"smart",
"snappy",
"stylish",
"voguish"
],
"synonyms":[
"au courant",
"cool",
"def",
"downtown",
"hep",
"hip",
"in",
"mod",
"now",
"trendy",
"turned-on",
"with-it"
]
},
"of the very best kind":{
"antonyms":[
"atrocious",
"awful",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"pathetic",
"poor",
"rotten",
"terrible",
"vile",
"wretched"
],
"examples":[
"a great movie with groovy special effects"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bad",
"inferior",
"low-grade",
"substandard",
"unsatisfactory",
"mediocre",
"middling",
"second-class",
"second-rate"
],
"related":[
"acceptable",
"adequate",
"all right",
"decent",
"good",
"OK",
"okay",
"passable",
"satisfactory",
"tolerable",
"better",
"exceptional",
"fancy",
"high-grade",
"high-test",
"premium",
"select",
"special",
"superfine",
"classical",
"standard",
"traditional"
],
"synonyms":[
"A-OK",
"A1",
"awesome",
"bang-up",
"banner",
"beautiful",
"blue-chip",
"blue-ribbon",
"boffo",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"boss",
"brag",
"brave",
"bully",
"bumper",
"capital",
"choice",
"classic",
"cool",
"corking",
"crackerjack",
"cracking",
"dandy",
"divine",
"dope",
"down",
"dynamite",
"excellent",
"fab",
"fabulous",
"famous",
"fantabulous",
"fantastic",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"first-string",
"five-star",
"four-star",
"frontline",
"gangbusters",
"gangbuster",
"gilt-edged",
"gilt-edge",
"gone",
"grand",
"great",
"heavenly",
"high-class",
"hot",
"hype",
"immense",
"jim-dandy",
"keen",
"lovely",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"mean",
"neat",
"nifty",
"noble",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"out-of-sight",
"par excellence",
"peachy",
"peachy keen",
"phat",
"prime",
"primo",
"prize",
"prizewinning",
"quality",
"radical",
"righteous",
"sensational",
"slick",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"top-of-the-line",
"top-shelf",
"topflight",
"topping",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"grotesqueness":{
"as in garishness , tastelessness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"flashiness",
"garishness",
"gaudiness",
"gracelessness",
"tackiness",
"tastelessness",
"tawdriness",
"unfashionableness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cool",
"coolness",
"fashionableness",
"hip",
"hipness",
"hipsterism",
"modishness",
"stylishness",
"trendiness",
"voguishness",
"chic",
"chicness",
"dapperness",
"elegance",
"poshness",
"smartness",
"style",
"swank",
"swankiness",
"class",
"grace",
"gracefulness",
"majesty",
"stateliness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in ugliness , plainness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"hideousness",
"homeliness",
"plainness",
"ugliness",
"unattractiveness",
"unbecomingness",
"unloveliness",
"unsightliness",
"disagreeableness",
"dreadfulness",
"foulness",
"ghastliness",
"horribleness",
"loathsomeness",
"nastiness",
"offensiveness",
"repellency",
"repulsiveness",
"terribleness",
"vileness",
"blemish",
"flaw",
"imperfection"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aesthetics",
"esthetics",
"attractiveness",
"beauteousness",
"beautifulness",
"beauty",
"comeliness",
"cuteness",
"fairness",
"gorgeousness",
"handsomeness",
"looks",
"loveliness",
"prettiness",
"sightliness",
"allure",
"appeal",
"attraction",
"fascination",
"glamour",
"glamor",
"charm",
"delightfulness",
"elegance",
"exquisiteness",
"gloriousness",
"radiance",
"radiancy",
"resplendence",
"resplendency",
"splendidness",
"splendiferousness",
"sublimeness",
"sublimity",
"superbness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grotesques":{
"a strange or horrible and often frightening creature":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a gallery of grotesques from some horror movie"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"ogresses",
"Frankensteins",
"b\u00eates noires",
"bogeys",
"bogies",
"bugaboos",
"bugbears",
"banshees",
"bogeymen",
"bogymen",
"demons",
"daemons",
"devils",
"fiends",
"frights",
"imps",
"incubi",
"incubuses",
"horrors",
"terrors",
"abominations",
"anathemas",
"abnormalities",
"freaks",
"mutants",
"mutations"
],
"synonyms":[
"grotesqueries",
"monsters",
"monstrosities",
"ogres"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grotty":{
"not clean":{
"antonyms":[
"clean",
"cleanly",
"immaculate",
"spick-and-span",
"spic-and-span",
"spotless",
"stainless",
"ultraclean",
"unsoiled",
"unstained",
"unsullied"
],
"examples":[
"get rid of that grotty old rag"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clear",
"limpid",
"pure",
"cleaned",
"cleansed",
"combed",
"groomed",
"neat",
"ordered",
"orderly",
"tidy",
"bleached",
"purified",
"whitened",
"bright",
"flawless",
"perfect",
"shiny",
"sparkling",
"unspotted",
"untouched",
"taintless",
"unblemished",
"undefiled",
"unpolluted",
"untainted",
"virgin",
"wholesome"
],
"related":[
"contaminated",
"defiled",
"germy",
"impure",
"polluted",
"tainted",
"insanitary",
"uncleaned",
"unsanitary",
"unsterile",
"unsterilized",
"unwashed",
"greasy",
"gunky",
"chaotic",
"cluttered",
"confused",
"disarranged",
"disarrayed",
"disheveled",
"dishevelled",
"disordered",
"jumbled",
"littered",
"messed",
"messy",
"muddled",
"mussed",
"mussy",
"rumpled",
"scruffy",
"sloppy",
"slovenly",
"unkempt",
"untidy",
"raunchy",
"scuzzy",
"shabby",
"skanky",
"sleazy",
"squalid",
"collied",
"crocked",
"fuliginous",
"sooty"
],
"synonyms":[
"bedraggled",
"befouled",
"begrimed",
"bemired",
"besmirched",
"black",
"blackened",
"cruddy",
"dingy",
"dirty",
"draggled",
"dusty",
"filthy",
"foul",
"grimy",
"grubby",
"grungy",
"mucky",
"muddy",
"nasty",
"smudged",
"smutty",
"soiled",
"sordid",
"stained",
"sullied",
"unclean",
"uncleanly"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"grouchiness":{
"readiness to show annoyance or impatience":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"their grouchiness after waiting in line for an hour was understandable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"forbearance",
"long-suffering",
"patience",
"tolerance",
"understanding",
"affability",
"agreeableness",
"amenity",
"amicability",
"cordiality",
"friendliness",
"geniality",
"sociability",
"amiability",
"amiableness",
"good-humoredness",
"good-naturedness",
"good-temperedness",
"coolness",
"serenity",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility",
"easygoingness",
"gentleness",
"kindliness",
"mildness"
],
"related":[
"cantankerousness",
"crustiness",
"curmudgeonliness",
"disagreeableness",
"dyspepsia",
"fretfulness",
"orneriness",
"sulkiness",
"surliness",
"aggression",
"aggressiveness",
"bellicosity",
"belligerence",
"belligerency",
"combativeness",
"contentiousness",
"contrariness",
"disputatiousness",
"feistiness",
"fight",
"pugnaciousness",
"pugnacity",
"quarrelsomeness",
"scrappiness",
"truculence",
"truculency",
"fussiness",
"querulousness",
"rudeness",
"oversensitiveness",
"sensitivity",
"supersensitivity",
"touchiness",
"animosity",
"antagonism",
"antipathy",
"fierceness",
"hostility",
"jaundice",
"rancor",
"unfriendliness",
"anger",
"exasperation",
"fury",
"indignation",
"rage",
"spleen",
"wrath",
"hot-bloodedness",
"passion"
],
"synonyms":[
"biliousness",
"choler",
"crankiness",
"crossness",
"crotchetiness",
"grumpiness",
"huffiness",
"irascibility",
"irascibleness",
"irritability",
"irritableness",
"peevishness",
"perverseness",
"perversity",
"pettishness",
"petulance",
"testiness",
"waspishness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ground":{
"the area around and belonging to a building":{
"examples":[
"an escorted tour of the White House and its surrounding grounds"
],
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"demesne",
"park",
"premises",
"premisses",
"yard"
],
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"acres",
"estate",
"land",
"lot",
"parcel",
"plot",
"property",
"real estate",
"realty",
"campus",
"backyard",
"churchyard",
"dooryard",
"close",
"enclosure",
"inclosure",
"garden",
"garth",
"plaza"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"matter that settles to the bottom of a body of liquid":{
"examples":[
"strain the coffee to remove the grounds"
],
"synonyms":[
"deposit",
"deposition",
"dregs",
"precipitate",
"sediment",
"settlings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lees",
"ooze",
"silt",
"sludge",
"dross",
"slag",
"waste"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing":{
"examples":[
"evicted the tenants on the grounds that they violated the lease"
],
"synonyms":[
"account",
"authority",
"motive",
"reason",
"subject",
"wherefore",
"why"
],
"near synonyms":[
"antecedent",
"cause",
"consideration",
"impetus",
"incentive",
"inspiration",
"instigation",
"occasion",
"stimulus"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a small area of usually open land":{
"examples":[
"I'll meet you at the parade ground in two hours"
],
"synonyms":[
"clearing",
"field",
"lot",
"parcel",
"plat",
"plot",
"tract"
],
"near synonyms":[
"common(s)",
"croft",
"grass",
"green",
"greensward",
"lawn",
"glade",
"grassland",
"heath",
"heathland",
"lea",
"ley",
"meadow",
"moor",
"pasture",
"pastureland"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an immaterial thing upon which something else rests":{
"examples":[
"opposed to the notion that religious law should be used as a ground for civil law"
],
"synonyms":[
"base",
"basis",
"bedrock",
"bottom",
"cornerstone",
"footing",
"foundation",
"groundwork",
"keystone",
"root",
"underpinning",
"warp",
"warp and woof"
],
"near synonyms":[
"anchorage",
"bed",
"brace",
"bulwark",
"buttress",
"framework",
"infrastructure",
"mount",
"prop",
"shore",
"stay",
"substratum",
"substructure",
"support",
"assumption",
"justification",
"premise",
"premiss",
"presumption",
"presupposition",
"rationale",
"supposition",
"theory",
"thesis",
"warrant",
"backbone",
"center",
"core",
"eye",
"focus",
"heart",
"hub",
"kernel",
"nucleus",
"seat",
"essence",
"quintessence",
"soul",
"touchstone"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the loose surface material in which plants naturally grow":{
"examples":[
"stuck the shovel in the ground and went inside for a glass of water"
],
"synonyms":[
"clod",
"dirt",
"earth",
"mold",
"soil"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blackland",
"clay",
"gault",
"gley",
"guck",
"gook",
"gumbo",
"kaolin",
"muck",
"mud",
"dust",
"gravel",
"sand",
"humus",
"loam",
"topsoil",
"alluvium",
"colluvium",
"detritus",
"loess",
"marl",
"sediment",
"shingle",
"silt",
"duff",
"mull",
"subsoil",
"substratum"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed":{
"examples":[
"take her picture against a blue ground in order to bring out her blue eyes"
],
"synonyms":[
"backdrop",
"background"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mise-en-sc\u00e8ne",
"scene",
"scenery",
"set",
"stage",
"entourage",
"environment",
"milieu",
"setting",
"surroundings"
],
"near antonyms":[
"foreground",
"center",
"focal point",
"focus",
"heart"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the solid part of our planet's surface as distinguished from the sea and air":{
"examples":[
"was glad to be back on the ground after a turbulent flight"
],
"synonyms":[
"dirt",
"dust",
"earth",
"land",
"soil",
"terra firma"
],
"near synonyms":[
"continent",
"landmass",
"zone",
"island",
"isthmus",
"mainland",
"peninsula"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something":{
"examples":[
"chopping wood with a finely ground axe"
],
"synonyms":[
"cutting",
"edged",
"edgy",
"honed",
"keen",
"sharp",
"sharpened",
"stropped",
"trenchant",
"whetted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clawlike",
"daggerlike",
"knifelike",
"jabbing",
"jagged",
"lacerating",
"piercing",
"scratching",
"stabbing",
"pointed",
"pointy",
"spiky",
"spikey"
],
"near antonyms":[
"rounded",
"smooth",
"soft",
"even",
"flat",
"level",
"slick"
],
"antonyms":[
"blunt",
"blunted",
"dull",
"dulled",
"obtuse"
]
},
"to find a basis":{
"examples":[
"you're grounding your entire case on circumstantial evidence"
],
"synonyms":[
"base",
"hang",
"predicate",
"rest"
],
"near synonyms":[
"establish",
"found",
"assume",
"postulate",
"premise",
"presume",
"presuppose",
"suppose"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"groups":{
"a number of things considered as a unit":{
"examples":[
"car buffs stood around admiring a group of classic cars in the parking lot"
],
"synonyms":[
"arrays",
"assemblages",
"bands",
"banks",
"batches",
"batteries",
"blocks",
"bunches",
"clots",
"clumps",
"clusters",
"clutches",
"collections",
"constellations",
"groupings",
"huddles",
"knots",
"lots",
"musters",
"packages",
"parcels",
"passels",
"sets",
"suites"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accumulations",
"aggregates",
"aggregations",
"conglomerations",
"agglomerations",
"assortments",
"hodgepodges",
"jumbles",
"miscellanies",
"mixtures",
"odds and ends",
"sundries",
"varieties",
"cycles",
"runs",
"series",
"suits"
],
"near antonyms":[
"entities",
"items",
"singles",
"units"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a usually small number of persons considered as a unit":{
"examples":[
"the next tour group was being seated for dinner"
],
"synonyms":[
"arrays",
"bands",
"batches",
"batteries",
"bodies",
"boodles",
"bunches",
"clusters",
"clutches",
"consorts",
"constellations",
"crops",
"groupings",
"huddles",
"knots",
"lots",
"parcels",
"parties",
"passels"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assemblies",
"collectives",
"congregations",
"gatherings",
"musters",
"organizations",
"circles",
"clans",
"cliques",
"coteries",
"fellowships",
"gangs",
"rings",
"rounds",
"sets",
"factions",
"guilds",
"gilds",
"orders",
"schools",
"sects",
"brigades",
"crews",
"outfits",
"phalanxes",
"phalanges",
"platoons",
"posses",
"task forces",
"teams",
"alliances",
"blocs",
"coalitions",
"confederacies",
"confederations",
"federations",
"leagues",
"unions",
"battalions",
"squadrons",
"bevies",
"broods",
"coveys"
],
"near antonyms":[
"individuals",
"singles"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic":{
"examples":[
"you'll find both good and bad in every ethnic group"
],
"synonyms":[
"brackets",
"categories",
"classes",
"classifications",
"divisions",
"families",
"genera",
"genuses",
"grades",
"kinds",
"leagues",
"orders",
"ranks",
"rubrics",
"sets",
"species",
"tiers",
"types"
],
"near synonyms":[
"descriptions",
"feathers",
"ilks",
"kidneys",
"likes",
"manners",
"natures",
"sorts",
"branches",
"sections",
"specialities",
"specialties",
"subclasses",
"subdivisions",
"subgroups",
"subspecieses",
"varieties",
"breeds",
"races",
"generations",
"headings",
"labels",
"titles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to arrange or assign according to type":{
"examples":[
"you should first group the invertebrates by genus"
],
"synonyms":[
"assorts",
"breaks down",
"categorizes",
"classes",
"classifies",
"codifies",
"compartmentalizes",
"compartments",
"digests",
"distinguishes",
"distributes",
"grades",
"pegs",
"places",
"ranges",
"ranks",
"relegates",
"separates",
"sorts",
"types"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arrays",
"disposes",
"draws up",
"marshals",
"marshalls",
"orders",
"organizes",
"systematizes",
"alphabetizes",
"catalogs",
"catalogues",
"files",
"indexes",
"lists",
"refers",
"pigeonholes",
"shelves",
"identifies",
"recognizes",
"culls",
"screens",
"sets",
"sieves",
"sifts",
"winnows",
"clumps",
"clusters",
"colligates",
"recategorizes",
"reclassifies",
"regroups",
"subcategorizes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confuses",
"disarranges",
"jumbles",
"lumps",
"mixes (up)",
"scrambles",
"misclassifies",
"missorts",
"mistypes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to bring together in one body or place":{
"examples":[
"group the kids together and we'll see if they're all here"
],
"synonyms":[
"accumulates",
"amasses",
"assembles",
"bulks (up)",
"collects",
"concentrates",
"congregates",
"constellates",
"corrals",
"garners",
"gathers",
"lumps",
"picks up",
"rounds up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"balls",
"batches",
"bunches",
"clusters",
"huddles",
"heaps",
"piles",
"stacks",
"bands",
"brigades",
"musters",
"raises",
"rallies",
"flocks",
"herds",
"hives",
"packs",
"presses",
"swarms",
"throngs",
"combines",
"connects",
"joins",
"links",
"merges",
"pools",
"unites",
"archives",
"arranges",
"collates",
"compiles",
"organizes",
"systematizes",
"scrapes (up or together)",
"re-collects",
"regathers",
"regroups"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breaks up",
"disbands",
"disintegrates",
"dissolves",
"separates",
"severs",
"splits (up)",
"dismisses",
"sends"
],
"antonyms":[
"dispels",
"disperses",
"dissipates",
"scatters"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"grousers":{
"an irritable and complaining person":{
"examples":[
"had the misfortune of waiting on a table full of grousers , who sent her back to the kitchen constantly and then refused to tip her"
],
"synonyms":[
"bears",
"bellyachers",
"complainers",
"crabs",
"cranks",
"croakers",
"crosspatches",
"curmudgeons",
"fussers",
"gripers",
"grouches",
"growlers",
"grumblers",
"grumps",
"murmurers",
"mutterers",
"sourpusses",
"whiners"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hunks",
"malcontents",
"soreheads",
"grinches",
"killjoys",
"party poopers",
"spoilsports",
"defeatists",
"pessimists",
"faultfinders",
"kickers",
"naggers",
"nitpickers",
"objectors",
"quibblers",
"repiners",
"crocks",
"hypochondriacs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"optimists",
"Pollyannas",
"happy campers"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grove":{
"a small group of trees":{
"examples":[
"They passed a grove of oaks on their hike to the lake."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"hedge",
"stand",
"woodlot",
"boscage",
"boskage",
"bosk",
"bosque",
"bosquet",
"brake",
"brushwood",
"chaparral",
"coppice",
"copse",
"covert",
"thicket",
"canebrake",
"brush",
"bush",
"scrub",
"scrubland",
"bramble",
"jungle",
"tangle",
"forest",
"greenwood",
"wildwood",
"wood",
"woodland"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grovel":{
"to draw back or crouch down in fearful submission":{
"examples":[
"the way in which the abused dog would grovel whenever its owner came near"
],
"synonyms":[
"cower",
"cringe",
"quail"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flinch",
"recoil",
"shrink",
"squinch",
"blanch",
"blench",
"whiten",
"fawn",
"kowtow",
"toady"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move slowly with the body close to the ground":{
"examples":[
"because of their anatomy, bats can only grovel while moving along the ground"
],
"synonyms":[
"belly",
"crawl",
"creep",
"slide",
"slither",
"snake",
"worm",
"wriggle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crouch",
"squat",
"edge",
"inch",
"nose",
"skulk",
"sneak",
"steal",
"tiptoe"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grovelled":{
"to draw back or crouch down in fearful submission":{
"examples":[
"the way in which the abused dog would grovel whenever its owner came near"
],
"synonyms":[
"cowered",
"cringed",
"quailed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flinched",
"recoiled",
"shrank",
"shrunk",
"squinched",
"blanched",
"blenched",
"whitened",
"fawned",
"kowtowed",
"toadied"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move slowly with the body close to the ground":{
"examples":[
"because of their anatomy, bats can only grovel while moving along the ground"
],
"synonyms":[
"bellied",
"crawled",
"crept",
"slid",
"slithered",
"snaked",
"wormed",
"wriggled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crouched",
"squatted",
"edged",
"inched",
"nosed",
"skulked",
"sneaked",
"snuck",
"stole",
"tiptoed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grow (in)":{
"to gradually increase in":{
"examples":[
"you've grown in wisdom over the years"
],
"synonyms":[
"build up",
"gain",
"gather",
"pick up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"double (in)",
"triple (in)",
"accrue",
"accumulate",
"amass",
"excite",
"stimulate",
"enhance",
"enlarge",
"enrich",
"expand",
"extend",
"maximize",
"boost",
"elevate",
"jack (up)",
"mount",
"ramp (up)",
"step up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abate",
"decline (in)",
"diminish (in)",
"dip",
"dwindle",
"fall (in)",
"lessen",
"taper",
"taper off"
],
"antonyms":[
"decrease (in)",
"lose"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"growled":{
"to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{
"antonyms":[
"crowed",
"delighted",
"rejoiced"
],
"examples":[
"he was growling about how much work he had to do"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepted",
"bore",
"countenanced",
"endured",
"tolerated",
"took",
"applauded",
"cheered",
"commended"
],
"related":[
"objected (to)",
"protested",
"quarreled (with)",
"quarrelled (with)",
"caviled",
"cavilled",
"quibbled",
"fretted",
"stewed",
"worried",
"blubbered",
"cried",
"sobbed",
"bemoaned",
"bewailed",
"deplored",
"lamented"
],
"synonyms":[
"beefed",
"bellyached",
"bitched",
"bleated",
"carped",
"caterwauled",
"complained",
"crabbed",
"croaked",
"fussed",
"griped",
"grizzled",
"grouched",
"groused",
"grumbled",
"grumped",
"hollered",
"inveighed",
"keened",
"kicked",
"kvetched",
"maundered",
"moaned",
"murmured",
"muttered",
"nagged",
"repined",
"screamed",
"squawked",
"squealed",
"wailed",
"whimpered",
"whined",
"whinged",
"yammered",
"yawped",
"yauped",
"yowled"
]
},
"to make a long loud deep noise or cry":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the neighbor's dog growls every time we pass the house"
],
"near antonyms":[
"grunted",
"mouthed",
"mumbled",
"murmured",
"muttered",
"whispered",
"mewled",
"puled",
"squeaked",
"whimpered"
],
"related":[
"grumbled",
"rolled",
"rumbled",
"banged",
"blared",
"blasted",
"pealed",
"screamed",
"screeched",
"shrieked",
"squalled",
"bawled",
"called",
"cried",
"hollered",
"hooted",
"shouted",
"whooped",
"yelled",
"belled",
"caterwauled",
"howled",
"wailed",
"yowled"
],
"synonyms":[
"bellowed",
"boomed",
"roared",
"thundered"
]
},
"to make a low heavy rolling sound":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I'm sorry my stomach is growling , but I'm just really hungry"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"boomed",
"drummed",
"thundered",
"bellowed"
],
"synonyms":[
"grumbled",
"lumbered",
"rolled",
"rumbled"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"growly":{
"as in guttural , growling":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"grown":{
"covered with a thick healthy natural growth":{
"examples":[
"a field lavishly grown with poppies"
],
"synonyms":[
"green",
"leafy",
"lush",
"luxuriant",
"overgrown",
"verdant"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fat",
"fecund",
"fertile",
"fruitful",
"productive",
"prolific",
"rich",
"dense",
"tangled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bleak",
"depleted",
"impoverished",
"infertile",
"poor",
"stark",
"unproductive",
"arid",
"dead",
"desert",
"dry",
"parched",
"sere",
"sear",
"waterless"
],
"antonyms":[
"barren",
"leafless"
]
},
"to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care":{
"examples":[
"a dedicated home gardener who grows tomatoes in her small garden every summer"
],
"synonyms":[
"cropped",
"cultivated",
"cultured",
"dressed",
"promoted",
"raised",
"reared",
"tended"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bred",
"produced",
"propagated",
"planted",
"sown",
"sowed",
"gathered",
"gleaned",
"harvested",
"reaped",
"germinated",
"quickened",
"ripened",
"rooted",
"sprouted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"killed",
"dug",
"extirpated",
"picked",
"plucked",
"pulled (up)",
"uprooted",
"cut",
"hayed",
"mowed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to become mature":{
"examples":[
"you've grown so much since we last saw each other"
],
"synonyms":[
"aged",
"developed",
"grown up",
"matured",
"progressed",
"ripened"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mellowed",
"softened",
"bloomed",
"blossomed",
"burgeoned",
"bourgeoned",
"flourished",
"flowered",
"opened",
"unfolded",
"advanced",
"evolved",
"got along",
"gotten along",
"got on",
"gotten on",
"grayed",
"greyed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decayed",
"declined",
"degenerated",
"deteriorated",
"sunk",
"worsened",
"dried",
"drooped",
"faded",
"flagged",
"sagged",
"shriveled",
"shrivelled",
"waned",
"wasted (away)",
"weakened",
"wilted",
"withered",
"regressed",
"retrogressed",
"reverted",
"backslid",
"backslidden",
"lapsed",
"returned"
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"to eventually have as a state or quality":{
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"he will grow angry if we don't answer his question"
],
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"become",
"come",
"gone",
"got",
"gotten",
"run",
"turned",
"waxed"
],
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"changed",
"metamorphosed",
"modified",
"mutated",
"transfigured",
"transformed",
"transmuted"
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"abode",
"been",
"continued",
"lingered",
"remained",
"stayed"
],
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},
"type":[
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"verb"
]
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"to cause to feel disgust":{
"examples":[
"that dead frog in our driveway grosses me out \u2014can you get rid of it?"
],
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"disgust",
"nauseate",
"put off",
"repel",
"repulse",
"revolt",
"sicken",
"turn off"
],
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"displease",
"distress",
"appall",
"appal",
"disquiet",
"horrify",
"affront",
"insult",
"offend",
"outrage",
"shock"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allure",
"attract",
"beguile",
"bewitch",
"captivate",
"charm",
"disarm",
"draw",
"enchant",
"entice",
"fascinate",
"lure",
"pull",
"seduce",
"tempt",
"delight",
"gratify",
"please",
"rejoice",
"tickle",
"enrapture",
"enthrall",
"enthral",
"entrance",
"appeal (to)",
"interest",
"intrigue"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
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"grows":{
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"examples":[
"a dedicated home gardener who grows tomatoes in her small garden every summer"
],
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"crops",
"cultivates",
"cultures",
"dresses",
"promotes",
"raises",
"rears",
"tends"
],
"near synonyms":[
"breeds",
"produces",
"propagates",
"plants",
"sows",
"gathers",
"gleans",
"harvests",
"reaps",
"germinates",
"quickens",
"ripens",
"roots",
"sprouts"
],
"near antonyms":[
"kills",
"digs",
"extirpates",
"picks",
"plucks",
"pulls (up)",
"uproots",
"cuts",
"hays",
"mows"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
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"examples":[
"you've grown so much since we last saw each other"
],
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"ages",
"develops",
"grows up",
"matures",
"progresses",
"ripens"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mellows",
"softens",
"blooms",
"blossoms",
"burgeons",
"bourgeons",
"flourishes",
"flowers",
"opens",
"unfolds",
"advances",
"evolves",
"gets along",
"gets on",
"grays",
"greys"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decays",
"declines",
"degenerates",
"deteriorates",
"sinks",
"worsens",
"dries",
"droops",
"fades",
"flags",
"sags",
"shrivels",
"wanes",
"wastes (away)",
"weakens",
"wilts",
"withers",
"regresses",
"retrogresses",
"reverts",
"backslides",
"lapses",
"returns"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to eventually have as a state or quality":{
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"he will grow angry if we don't answer his question"
],
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"becomes",
"comes",
"gets",
"goes",
"runs",
"turns",
"waxes"
],
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"alters",
"changes",
"metamorphoses",
"modifies",
"mutates",
"transfigures",
"transforms",
"transmutes"
],
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"abides",
"continues",
"is",
"lingers",
"remains",
"stays"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"as in stranding , beaching":{
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"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in education , instruction":{
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"antonyms":[]
},
"to find a basis":{
"examples":[
"you're grounding your entire case on circumstantial evidence"
],
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"basing",
"hanging",
"predicating",
"resting"
],
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"establishing",
"founding",
"assuming",
"postulating",
"premising",
"presuming",
"presupposing",
"supposing"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"to become mature":{
"examples":[
"everyone has to grow up at some point in their lives"
],
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"aging",
"ageing",
"developing",
"growing",
"maturing",
"progressing",
"ripening"
],
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"mellowing",
"softening",
"blooming",
"blossoming",
"burgeoning",
"bourgeoning",
"flourishing",
"flowering",
"opening",
"unfolding",
"advancing",
"evolving",
"getting along",
"getting on",
"graying",
"greying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decaying",
"declining",
"degenerating",
"deteriorating",
"sinking",
"worsening",
"drooping",
"drying",
"fading",
"flagging",
"sagging",
"shriveling",
"shrivelling",
"waning",
"wasting (away)",
"weakening",
"wilting",
"withering",
"regressing",
"retrogressing",
"reverting",
"backsliding",
"lapsing",
"returning"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"group":{
"a number of things considered as a unit":{
"examples":[
"car buffs stood around admiring a group of classic cars in the parking lot"
],
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"array",
"assemblage",
"band",
"bank",
"batch",
"battery",
"block",
"bunch",
"clot",
"clump",
"cluster",
"clutch",
"collection",
"constellation",
"grouping",
"huddle",
"knot",
"lot",
"muster",
"package",
"parcel",
"passel",
"set",
"suite"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accumulation",
"aggregate",
"aggregation",
"conglomeration",
"agglomeration",
"assortment",
"hodgepodge",
"jumble",
"miscellany",
"mixture",
"odds and ends",
"sundries",
"variety",
"cycle",
"run",
"series",
"suit"
],
"near antonyms":[
"entity",
"item",
"single",
"unit"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a usually small number of persons considered as a unit":{
"examples":[
"the next tour group was being seated for dinner"
],
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"array",
"band",
"batch",
"battery",
"body",
"boodle",
"bunch",
"cluster",
"clutch",
"consort",
"constellation",
"crop",
"grouping",
"huddle",
"knot",
"lot",
"parcel",
"party",
"passel"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assembly",
"collective",
"congregation",
"gathering",
"muster",
"organization",
"circle",
"clan",
"clique",
"coterie",
"fellowship",
"gang",
"ring",
"round",
"set",
"faction",
"guild",
"gild",
"order",
"school",
"sect",
"brigade",
"crew",
"outfit",
"phalanx",
"platoon",
"posse",
"task force",
"team",
"alliance",
"bloc",
"coalition",
"confederacy",
"confederation",
"federation",
"league",
"union",
"battalion",
"squadron",
"bevy",
"brood",
"covey"
],
"near antonyms":[
"individual",
"single"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic":{
"examples":[
"you'll find both good and bad in every ethnic group"
],
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"bracket",
"category",
"class",
"classification",
"division",
"family",
"genus",
"grade",
"kind",
"league",
"order",
"rank(s)",
"rubric",
"set",
"species",
"tier",
"type"
],
"near synonyms":[
"description",
"feather",
"ilk",
"kidney",
"like",
"manner",
"nature",
"sort",
"branch",
"section",
"speciality",
"specialty",
"subclass",
"subdivision",
"subgroup",
"subspecies",
"variety",
"breed",
"race",
"generation",
"heading",
"label",
"title"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to arrange or assign according to type":{
"examples":[
"you should first group the invertebrates by genus"
],
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"assort",
"break down",
"categorize",
"class",
"classify",
"codify",
"compartment",
"compartmentalize",
"digest",
"distinguish",
"distribute",
"grade",
"peg",
"place",
"range",
"rank",
"relegate",
"separate",
"sort",
"type"
],
"near synonyms":[
"array",
"dispose",
"draw up",
"marshal",
"marshall",
"order",
"organize",
"systematize",
"alphabetize",
"catalog",
"catalogue",
"file",
"index",
"list",
"refer",
"pigeonhole",
"shelve",
"identify",
"recognize",
"cull",
"screen",
"set",
"sieve",
"sift",
"winnow",
"clump",
"cluster",
"colligate",
"recategorize",
"reclassify",
"regroup",
"subcategorize"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confuse",
"disarrange",
"jumble",
"lump",
"mix (up)",
"scramble",
"misclassify",
"missort",
"mistype"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to bring together in one body or place":{
"examples":[
"group the kids together and we'll see if they're all here"
],
"synonyms":[
"accumulate",
"amass",
"assemble",
"bulk (up)",
"collect",
"concentrate",
"congregate",
"constellate",
"corral",
"garner",
"gather",
"lump",
"pick up",
"round up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ball",
"batch",
"bunch",
"cluster",
"huddle",
"heap",
"pile",
"stack",
"band",
"brigade",
"muster",
"raise",
"rally",
"flock",
"herd",
"hive",
"pack",
"press",
"swarm",
"throng",
"combine",
"connect",
"join",
"link",
"merge",
"pool",
"unite",
"archive",
"arrange",
"collate",
"compile",
"organize",
"systematize",
"scrape (up or together)",
"re-collect",
"regather",
"regroup"
],
"near antonyms":[
"break up",
"disband",
"disintegrate",
"dissolve",
"separate",
"sever",
"split (up)",
"dismiss",
"send"
],
"antonyms":[
"dispel",
"disperse",
"dissipate",
"scatter"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"grots":{
"a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface":{
"examples":[
"the famous Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in a long-forgotten grot by a shepherd boy"
],
"synonyms":[
"antres",
"caverns",
"caves",
"delves",
"grottoes",
"grottos"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abysses",
"chasms",
"gulfs",
"hollows",
"crawlways",
"galleries",
"subways",
"tunnels",
"excavations",
"mines",
"pits",
"shafts",
"wells",
"bunkers",
"dugouts",
"foxholes",
"burrows",
"coverts",
"dens",
"holes",
"lairs",
"lodges",
"shelters"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grown-up":{
"relating to or typical of adults; displaying proper maturity":{
"examples":[
"they have yet to find a grown-up way of handling their marital problems"
],
"synonyms":[
"adult",
"mature"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[
"childish",
"infantile",
"kiddish"
],
"antonyms":[
"adolescent",
"immature"
]
},
"a fully grown person":{
"examples":[
"once you turn 12, you get to eat with the grown-ups at Thanksgiving"
],
"synonyms":[
"adult"
],
"near synonyms":[
"middle-ager",
"ancient",
"elder",
"gaffer",
"graybeard",
"oldster",
"old-timer",
"senior",
"senior citizen"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bairn",
"child",
"cub",
"kid",
"moppet",
"tad",
"toddler",
"tot",
"tyke",
"tike",
"baby",
"infant",
"adolescent",
"juvenile",
"minor",
"youngling",
"youngster",
"youth",
"preteen",
"preteen-ager",
"teen",
"teenager",
"teener",
"teenybopper",
"tween"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to become mature":{
"examples":[
"everyone has to grow up at some point in their lives"
],
"synonyms":[
"aged",
"developed",
"grown",
"matured",
"progressed",
"ripened"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mellowed",
"softened",
"bloomed",
"blossomed",
"burgeoned",
"bourgeoned",
"flourished",
"flowered",
"opened",
"unfolded",
"advanced",
"evolved",
"got along",
"gotten along",
"got on",
"gotten on",
"grayed",
"greyed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decayed",
"declined",
"degenerated",
"deteriorated",
"sunk",
"worsened",
"dried",
"drooped",
"faded",
"flagged",
"sagged",
"shriveled",
"shrivelled",
"waned",
"wasted (away)",
"weakened",
"wilted",
"withered",
"regressed",
"retrogressed",
"reverted",
"backslid",
"backslidden",
"lapsed",
"returned"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"grotesqueries":{
"a strange or horrible and often frightening creature":{
"examples":[
"born Joseph Merrick, the so-called Elephant Man was for a time exhibited as a sideshow grotesquerie"
],
"synonyms":[
"grotesques",
"monsters",
"monstrosities",
"ogres"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ogresses",
"Frankensteins",
"b\u00eates noires",
"bogeys",
"bogies",
"bugaboos",
"bugbears",
"banshees",
"bogeymen",
"bogymen",
"demons",
"daemons",
"devils",
"fiends",
"frights",
"imps",
"incubi",
"incubuses",
"horrors",
"terrors",
"abominations",
"anathemas",
"abnormalities",
"freaks",
"mutants",
"mutations"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grovelers":{
"as in fans , worshippers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"admirers",
"cultists",
"devotees",
"enthusiasts",
"fans",
"idolaters",
"idolators",
"worshippers",
"worshipers",
"zealots",
"henchmen",
"lackeys",
"lapdogs",
"minions",
"running dogs",
"satellites",
"slaves",
"stooges",
"adherents",
"camp followers",
"converts",
"disciples",
"followers",
"me-tooers",
"partisans",
"partizans",
"pupils",
"votaries",
"hangers-on",
"leeches",
"parasites",
"spongers",
"sponges",
"apparatchiks",
"apparatchiki",
"company men",
"yes-men",
"apple-polishers",
"bootlickers",
"brownnosers",
"fawners",
"flunkies",
"flunkeys",
"lickspittles",
"suck-ups",
"sycophants",
"toadies"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"groundwork":{
"an immaterial thing upon which something else rests":{
"examples":[
"they had collectively laid the groundwork for a new kind of art"
],
"synonyms":[
"base",
"basis",
"bedrock",
"bottom",
"cornerstone",
"footing",
"foundation",
"ground",
"keystone",
"root",
"underpinning",
"warp",
"warp and woof"
],
"near synonyms":[
"anchorage",
"bed",
"brace",
"bulwark",
"buttress",
"framework",
"infrastructure",
"mount",
"prop",
"shore",
"stay",
"substratum",
"substructure",
"support",
"assumption",
"justification",
"premise",
"premiss",
"presumption",
"presupposition",
"rationale",
"supposition",
"theory",
"thesis",
"warrant",
"backbone",
"center",
"core",
"eye",
"focus",
"heart",
"hub",
"kernel",
"nucleus",
"seat",
"essence",
"quintessence",
"soul",
"touchstone"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grottoes":{
"a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface":{
"examples":[
"at the heart of the shrine is a small rocky grotto into which pilgrims can descend"
],
"synonyms":[
"antres",
"caverns",
"caves",
"delves",
"grots"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abysses",
"chasms",
"gulfs",
"hollows",
"crawlways",
"galleries",
"subways",
"tunnels",
"excavations",
"mines",
"pits",
"shafts",
"wells",
"bunkers",
"dugouts",
"foxholes",
"burrows",
"coverts",
"dens",
"holes",
"lairs",
"lodges",
"shelters"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grossed":{
"as in cleared , netted":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cleared",
"netted",
"acquired",
"attained",
"bagged",
"brought in",
"came by",
"captured",
"carried",
"drew",
"earned",
"gained",
"garnered",
"got",
"knocked down",
"landed",
"made",
"obtained",
"procured",
"pulled down",
"realized",
"reaped",
"secured",
"won",
"accomplished",
"achieved",
"notched (up)",
"scored",
"accumulated",
"amassed",
"racked up",
"caught",
"picked up",
"annexed",
"occupied",
"took over",
"reacquired",
"reattained",
"recaptured",
"regained",
"remade"
],
"near antonyms":[
"forfeited",
"lost",
"accorded",
"gave",
"granted",
"paid",
"gave up",
"handed over",
"parted (with)",
"relinquished",
"surrendered",
"yielded"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"groveling":{
"as in obsequious , fawning":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"fawning",
"genuflecting",
"hagiographic",
"hagiographical",
"kowtowing",
"obsequious",
"servile",
"subservient",
"sycophantic",
"toadying",
"reverent",
"reverential",
"venerating",
"worshipful",
"civil",
"courteous",
"gracious",
"polite",
"deferent",
"deferential",
"dutiful",
"regardful",
"respectful",
"kid-glove",
"kid-gloved"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disrespectful",
"undutiful",
"abusive",
"insulting",
"offensive",
"belittling",
"demeaning",
"depreciative",
"depreciatory",
"derogatory",
"disparaging",
"contemptuous",
"impudent",
"irreverent",
"scornful",
"discourteous",
"insolent",
"rude",
"uncivil"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to draw back or crouch down in fearful submission":{
"examples":[
"the way in which the abused dog would grovel whenever its owner came near"
],
"synonyms":[
"cowering",
"cringing",
"quailing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flinching",
"recoiling",
"shrinking",
"squinching",
"blanching",
"blenching",
"whitening",
"fawning",
"kowtowing",
"toadying"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move slowly with the body close to the ground":{
"examples":[
"because of their anatomy, bats can only grovel while moving along the ground"
],
"synonyms":[
"bellying",
"crawling",
"creeping",
"sliding",
"slithering",
"snaking",
"worming",
"wriggling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crouching",
"squatting",
"edging",
"inching",
"nosing",
"skulking",
"sneaking",
"stealing",
"tiptoeing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"grooved":{
"to mark with or as if with a line or groove":{
"examples":[
"if you groove that piece of wood, we should be able to fit this smaller board into it"
],
"synonyms":[
"scored",
"scribed",
"seamed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abraded",
"filed",
"grazed",
"milled",
"rasped",
"scarified",
"scratched",
"beveled",
"bevelled",
"chamfered",
"fluted"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to form a pleasing relationship":{
"examples":[
"surprisingly, his flighty, artistic sensibility and her no-nonsense practicality groove together rather well"
],
"synonyms":[
"agreed",
"assorted",
"blended",
"blent",
"chimed",
"chimed in",
"conformed",
"consorted",
"coordinated",
"harmonized"
],
"near synonyms":[
"balanced",
"correlated",
"corresponded",
"dovetailed",
"hung together",
"matched",
"met",
"paralleled",
"bonded",
"coalesced",
"cohered",
"conjoined",
"fused",
"merged",
"squared",
"tallied"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contradicted",
"contrasted",
"countered",
"differed",
"diverged",
"jarred",
"canceled (out)",
"cancelled (out)",
"counteracted",
"negated",
"offset"
],
"antonyms":[
"clashed",
"collided",
"conflicted"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grouched":{
"to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{
"examples":[
"always seems to be grouching about the weather"
],
"synonyms":[
"beefed",
"bellyached",
"bitched",
"bleated",
"carped",
"caterwauled",
"complained",
"crabbed",
"croaked",
"fussed",
"griped",
"grizzled",
"groused",
"growled",
"grumbled",
"grumped",
"hollered",
"inveighed",
"keened",
"kicked",
"kvetched",
"maundered",
"moaned",
"murmured",
"muttered",
"nagged",
"repined",
"screamed",
"squawked",
"squealed",
"wailed",
"whimpered",
"whined",
"whinged",
"yammered",
"yawped",
"yauped",
"yowled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"objected (to)",
"protested",
"quarreled (with)",
"quarrelled (with)",
"caviled",
"cavilled",
"quibbled",
"fretted",
"stewed",
"worried",
"blubbered",
"cried",
"sobbed",
"bemoaned",
"bewailed",
"deplored",
"lamented"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepted",
"bore",
"countenanced",
"endured",
"tolerated",
"took",
"applauded",
"cheered",
"commended"
],
"antonyms":[
"crowed",
"delighted",
"rejoiced"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"ground rules":{
"a statement spelling out the proper procedure or conduct for an activity":{
"examples":[
"before the debate begins, let's lay out some ground rules"
],
"synonyms":[
"bylaws",
"regs",
"regulations",
"rules"
],
"near synonyms":[
"codes",
"constitutions",
"decalogues",
"directories",
"acts",
"laws",
"ordinances",
"statutes",
"behests",
"charges",
"commandments",
"commands",
"decrees",
"dictates",
"directions",
"directives",
"edicts",
"fiats",
"instructions",
"orders",
"axioms",
"fundamentals",
"maxims",
"precepts",
"morals",
"principles",
"values",
"bans",
"interdictions",
"prohibitions",
"proscriptions",
"restrictions",
"conventions",
"customs",
"habits",
"manners",
"mores",
"practices",
"practises",
"traditions",
"ways",
"blueprints",
"canons",
"formulas",
"formulae",
"guidelines",
"guides",
"standards"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gropes":{
"to search for something blindly or uncertainly":{
"examples":[
"she groped in her purse for her car keys",
"groping for the right answer"
],
"synonyms":[
"feels",
"fishes",
"fumbles",
"scrabbles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grabbles",
"casts about",
"hunts",
"looks",
"reaches",
"seeks (out)",
"captures",
"clutches",
"corrals",
"gets",
"grabs",
"nabs",
"nails",
"seizes",
"snatches",
"combs",
"digs (through)",
"dredges",
"rakes",
"ransacks",
"rifles",
"rummages",
"scours"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"groks":{
"to have a clear idea of":{
"examples":[
"the eternal struggle of the human race to grok its place in the grand scheme of the universe"
],
"synonyms":[
"appreciates",
"apprehends",
"assimilates",
"beholds",
"catches",
"catches on (to)",
"cognizes",
"compasses",
"comprehends",
"conceives",
"cottons (to or on to)",
"deciphers",
"decodes",
"digs",
"discerns",
"gets",
"grasps",
"intuits",
"knows",
"makes",
"makes out",
"perceives",
"recognizes",
"registers",
"savvies",
"sees",
"seizes",
"senses",
"tumbles (to)",
"twigs",
"understands"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absorbs",
"digests",
"takes in",
"realizes",
"fathoms",
"penetrates",
"pierces"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misapprehends",
"misconceives",
"misconstrues",
"misinterprets",
"misperceives",
"misreads",
"mistakes",
"misunderstands"
],
"antonyms":[
"misses"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"groundings":{
"as in educations , instructions":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"educations",
"instructions",
"schoolings",
"tutelages",
"basic trainings",
"boot camps",
"cadetships",
"candidacies",
"probations",
"trials",
"apprenticeships",
"externships",
"internships",
"practicums",
"trainings"
],
"near antonyms":[
"tenures"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"groupies":{
"as in junkies , fanatics":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"addicts",
"aficionados",
"afficionados",
"buffs",
"bugs",
"devotees",
"enthusiasts",
"fanatics",
"fanciers",
"fans",
"fiends",
"fools",
"freaks",
"habitu\u00e9s",
"habitues",
"heads",
"hounds",
"junkies",
"lovers",
"maniacs",
"mavens",
"mavins",
"nuts",
"suckers",
"advocates",
"apostles",
"backers",
"champions",
"evangelists",
"exponents",
"friends",
"patrons",
"promoters",
"proponents",
"supporters",
"adherents",
"converts",
"cultists",
"disciples",
"followers",
"hangers-on",
"votaries",
"admirers",
"amateurs",
"collectors",
"connoisseurs",
"dilettantes",
"dilettanti",
"partisans",
"partizans",
"zealots",
"boosters",
"rooters",
"well-wishers",
"authorities",
"experts",
"faddists"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonfans",
"nonadmirers",
"belittlers",
"carpers",
"critics",
"detractors"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grooved (on)":{
"to take pleasure in":{
"examples":[
"thrill-seekers who groove on skiing will love snowboarding"
],
"synonyms":[
"adored",
"delighted (in)",
"dug",
"enjoyed",
"fancied",
"got off (on)",
"liked",
"loved",
"rejoiced (in)",
"relished",
"reveled (in)",
"revelled (in)",
"savored",
"savoured"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admired",
"appreciated",
"cherished",
"revered",
"venerated",
"worshipped",
"worshiped",
"prized",
"treasured",
"valued",
"ate (up)",
"devoured",
"drank (in)",
"feasted (on)",
"doted (on)",
"idolized",
"cottoned (to)",
"favored",
"preferred",
"indulged (in)",
"luxuriated (in)",
"wallowed (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhorred",
"abominated",
"detested",
"disliked",
"hated",
"loathed",
"condemned",
"despised",
"scorned"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grovels":{
"to draw back or crouch down in fearful submission":{
"examples":[
"the way in which the abused dog would grovel whenever its owner came near"
],
"synonyms":[
"cowers",
"cringes",
"quails"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flinches",
"recoils",
"shrinks",
"squinches",
"blanches",
"blenches",
"whitens",
"fawns",
"kowtows",
"toadies"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move slowly with the body close to the ground":{
"examples":[
"because of their anatomy, bats can only grovel while moving along the ground"
],
"synonyms":[
"bellies",
"crawls",
"creeps",
"slides",
"slithers",
"snakes",
"worms",
"wriggles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crouches",
"squats",
"edges",
"inches",
"noses",
"skulks",
"sneaks",
"steals",
"tiptoes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grouchy":{
"easily irritated or annoyed":{
"examples":[
"a lack of sleep would make anyone grouchy"
],
"synonyms":[
"choleric",
"crabby",
"cranky",
"cross",
"crotchety",
"fiery",
"grumpy",
"irascible",
"irritable",
"peevish",
"perverse",
"pettish",
"petulant",
"prickly",
"quick-tempered",
"raspy",
"ratty",
"short-tempered",
"snappish",
"snappy",
"snarky",
"snippety",
"snippy",
"stuffy",
"testy",
"waspish"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bearish",
"bilious",
"cantankerous",
"cross-grained",
"curmudgeonly",
"disagreeable",
"dyspeptic",
"ill-humored",
"ill-natured",
"ill-tempered",
"off-color",
"off-colored",
"ornery",
"querulous",
"snarly",
"surly",
"argumentative",
"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"combative",
"contentious",
"disputatious",
"fractious",
"fretful",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"scrappy",
"truculent",
"huffy",
"pouty",
"sensitive",
"short",
"sulky",
"sullen",
"tetchy",
"thin-skinned",
"touchy",
"hot-blooded",
"passionate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"affable",
"companionable",
"cordial",
"extroverted",
"extraverted",
"friendly",
"genial",
"gregarious",
"outgoing",
"sociable",
"agreeable",
"amiable",
"good-natured",
"good-tempered",
"sweet",
"well-disposed",
"carefree",
"easygoing",
"happy-go-lucky",
"relaxed",
"forbearing",
"long-suffering",
"obliging",
"patient",
"stoic",
"stoical",
"tolerant",
"uncomplaining",
"understanding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"given to complaining a lot":{
"examples":[
"a grouchy kid who refuses to eat his vegetables"
],
"synonyms":[
"crabby",
"cranky",
"fussy",
"grumpy",
"querulous"
],
"near synonyms":[
"antsy",
"fidgety",
"restive",
"restless",
"squirmy",
"twitchy",
"uneasy",
"wiggly",
"wriggly",
"discontented",
"disgruntled",
"displeased",
"dissatisfied",
"fretful",
"nervous",
"worrisome",
"cantankerous",
"choleric",
"cross",
"crotchety",
"irascible",
"irritable",
"ornery",
"peevish",
"perverse",
"pettish",
"petulant",
"quick-tempered",
"short-tempered",
"snappish",
"snappy",
"snippy",
"testy",
"waspish"
],
"near antonyms":[
"affable",
"agreeable",
"amiable",
"genial",
"good-humored",
"good-natured",
"good-tempered",
"gracious",
"well-disposed",
"accommodating",
"complaisant",
"obliging",
"easygoing",
"laid-back",
"relaxed"
],
"antonyms":[
"forbearing",
"long-suffering",
"patient",
"stoic",
"stoical",
"tolerant",
"uncomplaining"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"grotesquerie":{
"a strange or horrible and often frightening creature":{
"examples":[
"born Joseph Merrick, the so-called Elephant Man was for a time exhibited as a sideshow grotesquerie"
],
"synonyms":[
"grotesque",
"monster",
"monstrosity",
"ogre"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ogress",
"Frankenstein",
"b\u00eate noire",
"bogey",
"bogie",
"bogy",
"bugaboo",
"bugbear",
"banshee",
"bogeyman",
"bogyman",
"demon",
"daemon",
"devil",
"fiend",
"fright",
"imp",
"incubus",
"horror",
"terror",
"abomination",
"anathema",
"abnormality",
"freak",
"mutant",
"mutation"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ground zeros":{
"a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest":{
"examples":[
"a city that was once ground zero for the insurance industry"
],
"synonyms":[
"axes",
"bases",
"capitals",
"centers",
"centrals",
"cores",
"cynosures",
"epicenters",
"eyes",
"foci",
"focuses",
"hearts",
"hubs",
"loci",
"meccas",
"navels",
"nerve centers",
"nexuses",
"nexus",
"nuclei",
"nucleuses",
"omphali",
"seats"
],
"near synonyms":[
"headquarters",
"happy hunting grounds",
"hives",
"hotbeds",
"hot spots",
"playgrounds",
"playlands",
"kernels",
"nubs",
"piths",
"deeps",
"thicks",
"essences",
"quintessences",
"souls",
"attractions",
"lodestones",
"loadstones",
"magnets",
"polestars"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"growl":{
"to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{
"examples":[
"he was growling about how much work he had to do"
],
"synonyms":[
"beef",
"bellyache",
"bitch",
"bleat",
"carp",
"caterwaul",
"complain",
"crab",
"croak",
"fuss",
"gripe",
"grizzle",
"grouch",
"grouse",
"grumble",
"grump",
"holler",
"inveigh",
"keen",
"kick",
"kvetch",
"maunder",
"moan",
"murmur",
"mutter",
"nag",
"repine",
"scream",
"squawk",
"squeal",
"wail",
"whimper",
"whine",
"whinge",
"yammer",
"yawp",
"yaup",
"yowl"
],
"near synonyms":[
"object (to)",
"protest",
"quarrel (with)",
"cavil",
"quibble",
"fret",
"stew",
"worry",
"blubber",
"cry",
"sob",
"bemoan",
"bewail",
"deplore",
"lament"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accept",
"bear",
"countenance",
"endure",
"take",
"tolerate",
"applaud",
"cheer",
"commend"
],
"antonyms":[
"crow",
"delight",
"rejoice"
]
},
"to make a long loud deep noise or cry":{
"examples":[
"the neighbor's dog growls every time we pass the house"
],
"synonyms":[
"bellow",
"boom",
"roar",
"thunder"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grumble",
"roll",
"rumble",
"bang",
"blare",
"blast",
"peal",
"scream",
"screech",
"shriek",
"squall",
"bawl",
"call",
"cry",
"holler",
"hoot",
"shout",
"whoop",
"yell",
"bell",
"caterwaul",
"howl",
"wail",
"yowl"
],
"near antonyms":[
"grunt",
"mouth",
"mumble",
"murmur",
"mutter",
"whisper",
"mewl",
"pule",
"squeak",
"whimper"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make a low heavy rolling sound":{
"examples":[
"I'm sorry my stomach is growling , but I'm just really hungry"
],
"synonyms":[
"grumble",
"lumber",
"roll",
"rumble"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boom",
"drum",
"thunder",
"bellow"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in snarl":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"snarl",
"flinch",
"squinch",
"wince",
"rictus",
"simper",
"smirk",
"face",
"frown",
"grimace",
"lower",
"lour",
"moue",
"mouth",
"mow",
"mug",
"pout",
"scowl",
"snoot",
"scoff",
"sneer",
"glare",
"glower",
"look",
"stare"
],
"near antonyms":[
"grin",
"laugh",
"smile"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"grow":{
"to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care":{
"examples":[
"a dedicated home gardener who grows tomatoes in her small garden every summer"
],
"synonyms":[
"crop",
"cultivate",
"culture",
"dress",
"promote",
"raise",
"rear",
"tend"
],
"near synonyms":[
"breed",
"produce",
"propagate",
"plant",
"sow",
"gather",
"glean",
"harvest",
"reap",
"germinate",
"quicken",
"ripen",
"root",
"sprout"
],
"near antonyms":[
"kill",
"dig",
"extirpate",
"pick",
"pluck",
"pull (up)",
"uproot",
"cut",
"hay",
"mow"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to become mature":{
"examples":[
"you've grown so much since we last saw each other"
],
"synonyms":[
"age",
"develop",
"grow up",
"mature",
"progress",
"ripen"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mellow",
"soften",
"bloom",
"blossom",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"flourish",
"flower",
"open",
"unfold",
"advance",
"evolve",
"get along",
"get on",
"gray",
"grey"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decay",
"decline",
"degenerate",
"deteriorate",
"sink",
"worsen",
"droop",
"dry",
"fade",
"flag",
"sag",
"shrivel",
"wane",
"waste (away)",
"weaken",
"wilt",
"wither",
"regress",
"retrogress",
"revert",
"backslide",
"lapse",
"return"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to eventually have as a state or quality":{
"examples":[
"he will grow angry if we don't answer his question"
],
"synonyms":[
"become",
"come",
"get",
"go",
"run",
"turn",
"wax"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alter",
"change",
"metamorphose",
"modify",
"mutate",
"transfigure",
"transform",
"transmute"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abide",
"be",
"continue",
"linger",
"remain",
"stay"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"groaners":{
"an idea or expression that has been used by many people":{
"examples":[
"the play's dialogue featured all of the groaners that seem to be de rigueur for any dysfunctional-family drama"
],
"synonyms":[
"banalities",
"bromides",
"chestnuts",
"clich\u00e9s",
"cliches",
"commonplaces",
"homilies",
"platitudes",
"shibboleths",
"tropes",
"truisms"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conventional wisdoms",
"party lines",
"routines",
"inanities",
"generalities",
"generalizations",
"simplifications",
"adages",
"proverbs",
"saws",
"sayings",
"old wives' tales",
"stereotypes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"profundities"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grotesque":{
"disagreeable to one's aesthetic or artistic sense":{
"examples":[
"the gaudy, overdecorated interior of the gambling casino was just too grotesque for my taste"
],
"synonyms":[
"grating",
"harsh",
"jarring",
"unaesthetic"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acid",
"flashy",
"garish",
"gaudy",
"loud",
"tawdry",
"tacky",
"tasteless",
"vulgar",
"inartistic",
"unartistic",
"artless",
"clumsy",
"crude",
"graceless",
"inelegant",
"rude",
"uncouth",
"uncultured",
"unrefined",
"disgusting",
"gross",
"obscene",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"ugly",
"disagreeable",
"jolting",
"unpleasant",
"unpleasing",
"blaring",
"clashing",
"discordant",
"disharmonious",
"dissonant",
"inharmonious",
"jangling",
"off-key",
"ragged",
"raspy",
"raucous",
"unmelodious",
"unmusical",
"bizarre",
"kinky",
"odd",
"outlandish",
"shocking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"artful",
"artistic",
"attractive",
"beautiful",
"becoming",
"comely",
"agreeable",
"appealing",
"felicitous",
"good",
"harmonious",
"harmonizing",
"pleasing",
"seemly",
"calming",
"comforting",
"soothing",
"softened",
"subdued",
"cultured",
"elegant",
"graceful",
"gracious",
"polished",
"refined",
"tasteful"
],
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"aesthetic",
"esthetic",
"aesthetical",
"esthetical"
]
},
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"examples":[
"that bloody Halloween mask is grotesque"
],
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"hideous",
"homely",
"ill-favored",
"monstrous",
"ugly",
"unappealing",
"unattractive",
"unbeautiful",
"uncomely",
"unhandsome",
"unlovely",
"unpleasing",
"unpretty",
"unsightly",
"vile"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"appalling",
"awful",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"dreadful",
"gross",
"horrible",
"horrid",
"loathsome",
"nauseating",
"nauseous",
"noisome",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"sickening",
"frumpish",
"frumpy",
"plain",
"unaesthetic",
"unbecoming",
"unshapely"
],
"near antonyms":[
"shapely",
"imposing",
"impressive",
"prepossessing"
],
"antonyms":[
"aesthetic",
"esthetic",
"aesthetical",
"esthetical",
"attractive",
"beauteous",
"beautiful",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"comely",
"cute",
"drop-dead",
"fair",
"fetching",
"good-looking",
"goodly",
"gorgeous",
"handsome",
"knockout",
"lovely",
"pretty",
"ravishing",
"seemly",
"sightly",
"stunning",
"taking",
"well-favored"
]
},
"a strange or horrible and often frightening creature":{
"examples":[
"a gallery of grotesques from some horror movie"
],
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"grotesquerie",
"grotesquery",
"monster",
"monstrosity",
"ogre"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ogress",
"Frankenstein",
"b\u00eate noire",
"bogey",
"bogie",
"bogy",
"bugaboo",
"bugbear",
"banshee",
"bogeyman",
"bogyman",
"demon",
"daemon",
"devil",
"fiend",
"fright",
"imp",
"incubus",
"horror",
"terror",
"abomination",
"anathema",
"abnormality",
"freak",
"mutant",
"mutation"
],
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},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"ground (down)":{
"to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress":{
"examples":[
"the workers are being ground down by the long work hours which leave them little time for anything else"
],
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"crushed",
"devastated",
"floored",
"oppressed",
"overcame",
"overmastered",
"overpowered",
"overwhelmed",
"prostrated",
"snowed under",
"swamped",
"whelmed"
],
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"deluged",
"drowned",
"sank",
"sunk",
"confuted",
"defeated",
"refuted",
"broke",
"demoralized",
"distressed",
"disturbed",
"rocked",
"shattered",
"staggered",
"threw",
"unmanned",
"unnerved",
"upset"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"groupie":{
"as in junkie , fanatic":{
"examples":[],
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"addict",
"aficionado",
"afficionado",
"buff",
"bug",
"devotee",
"enthusiast",
"fan",
"fanatic",
"fancier",
"fiend",
"fool",
"freak",
"habitu\u00e9",
"habitue",
"head",
"hound",
"junkie",
"junky",
"lover",
"maniac",
"maven",
"mavin",
"nut",
"sucker",
"advocate",
"apostle",
"backer",
"champion",
"evangelist",
"exponent",
"friend",
"patron",
"promoter",
"proponent",
"supporter",
"adherent",
"convert",
"cultist",
"disciple",
"follower",
"hanger-on",
"votary",
"admirer",
"amateur",
"collector",
"connoisseur",
"dilettante",
"partisan",
"partizan",
"zealot",
"booster",
"rooter",
"well-wisher",
"authority",
"expert",
"faddist"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonfan",
"nonadmirer",
"belittler",
"carper",
"critic",
"detractor"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"groundworks":{
"an immaterial thing upon which something else rests":{
"examples":[
"they had collectively laid the groundwork for a new kind of art"
],
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"bases",
"bases",
"bedrocks",
"bottoms",
"cornerstones",
"footings",
"foundations",
"grounds",
"keystones",
"roots",
"underpinnings",
"warp and woofs",
"warps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"anchorages",
"beds",
"braces",
"bulwarks",
"buttresses",
"frameworks",
"infrastructures",
"mounts",
"props",
"shores",
"stays",
"substrata",
"substructures",
"supports",
"assumptions",
"justifications",
"premises",
"premisses",
"presumptions",
"presuppositions",
"rationales",
"suppositions",
"theories",
"theses",
"warrants",
"backbones",
"centers",
"cores",
"eyes",
"foci",
"focuses",
"hearts",
"hubs",
"kernels",
"nuclei",
"nucleuses",
"seats",
"essences",
"quintessences",
"souls",
"touchstones"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grope":{
"to search for something blindly or uncertainly":{
"examples":[
"she groped in her purse for her car keys",
"groping for the right answer"
],
"synonyms":[
"feel",
"fish",
"fumble",
"scrabble"
],
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"grabble",
"cast about",
"hunt",
"look",
"reach",
"seek (out)",
"capture",
"clutch",
"corral",
"get",
"grab",
"nab",
"nail",
"seize",
"snatch",
"comb",
"dig (through)",
"dredge",
"rake",
"ransack",
"rifle",
"rummage",
"scour"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"growers":{
"a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it":{
"examples":[
"orange growers in Florida were hard hit by the hurricane"
],
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"agriculturists",
"agriculturalists",
"agronomists",
"cultivators",
"farmers",
"planters",
"tillers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"farmhands",
"field hands",
"gleaners",
"harvesters",
"plowmen",
"reapers",
"workfolks",
"crofters",
"croppers",
"gentlemen farmers",
"sharecroppers",
"subsistence farmers",
"tenant farmers",
"yeomen",
"homesteaders",
"nesters",
"grangers",
"rancheros",
"ranchers",
"ranchmen",
"campesinos"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"groveler":{
"as in fan , worshipper":{
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"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"admirer",
"cultist",
"devotee",
"enthusiast",
"fan",
"idolater",
"idolator",
"worshipper",
"worshiper",
"zealot",
"henchman",
"lackey",
"lapdog",
"minion",
"running dog",
"satellite",
"slave",
"stooge",
"adherent",
"camp follower",
"convert",
"disciple",
"follower",
"me-tooer",
"partisan",
"partizan",
"pupil",
"votary",
"hanger-on",
"leech",
"parasite",
"sponge",
"sponger",
"apparatchik",
"company man",
"yes-man",
"apple-polisher",
"bootlicker",
"brownnoser",
"fawner",
"flunky",
"flunkey",
"flunkie",
"lickspittle",
"suck-up",
"sycophant",
"toady"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"growing (in)":{
"to gradually increase in":{
"examples":[
"you've grown in wisdom over the years"
],
"synonyms":[
"building up",
"gaining",
"gathering",
"picking up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"doubling (in)",
"tripling (in)",
"accruing",
"accumulating",
"amassing",
"exciting",
"stimulating",
"enhancing",
"enlarging",
"enriching",
"expanding",
"extending",
"maximizing",
"boosting",
"elevating",
"jacking (up)",
"mounting",
"ramping (up)",
"stepping up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abating",
"declining (in)",
"diminishing (in)",
"dipping",
"dwindling",
"falling (in)",
"lessening",
"tapering",
"tapering off"
],
"antonyms":[
"decreasing (in)",
"losing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"growler":{
"an irritable and complaining person":{
"examples":[
"we can't figure out why our very happy and optimistic friend is dating that chronic growler"
],
"synonyms":[
"bear",
"bellyacher",
"complainer",
"crab",
"crank",
"croaker",
"crosspatch",
"curmudgeon",
"fusser",
"griper",
"grouch",
"grouser",
"grumbler",
"grump",
"murmurer",
"mutterer",
"sourpuss",
"whiner"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hunks",
"malcontent",
"sorehead",
"grinch",
"killjoy",
"party pooper",
"spoilsport",
"defeatist",
"pessimist",
"faultfinder",
"kicker",
"nagger",
"nitpicker",
"objector",
"quibbler",
"repiner",
"crock",
"hypochondriac"
],
"near antonyms":[
"optimist",
"Pollyanna",
"happy camper"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"growling":{
"as in guttural , growly":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"growly",
"guttural",
"coarse",
"croaking",
"croaky",
"grating",
"gravel",
"gravelly",
"gruff",
"hoarse",
"husky",
"rasping",
"raspy",
"rusty",
"scratchy",
"throaty",
"abrasive",
"cacophonous",
"discordant",
"grinding",
"jarring",
"rough",
"scraping",
"scratching",
"cawing",
"raucous",
"screeching",
"squawking",
"strident",
"choked",
"cracked",
"strained",
"strangled",
"dissonant",
"inharmonious",
"unmelodious",
"unmusical"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gentle",
"gliding",
"golden",
"liquid",
"mellifluent",
"mellifluous",
"mellow",
"soothing",
"sweet",
"tender",
"satiny",
"silken",
"smooth",
"soft",
"velvety",
"euphonious",
"lyric",
"lyrical",
"melodic",
"melodious",
"musical"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{
"examples":[
"he was growling about how much work he had to do"
],
"synonyms":[
"beefing",
"bellyaching",
"bitching",
"bleating",
"carping",
"caterwauling",
"complaining",
"crabbing",
"croaking",
"fussing",
"griping",
"grizzling",
"grouching",
"grousing",
"grumbling",
"grumping",
"hollering",
"inveighing",
"keening",
"kicking",
"kvetching",
"maundering",
"moaning",
"murmuring",
"muttering",
"nagging",
"repining",
"screaming",
"squawking",
"squealing",
"wailing",
"whimpering",
"whinging",
"whingeing",
"whining",
"yammering",
"yawping",
"yauping",
"yowling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"objecting (to)",
"protesting",
"quarreling (with)",
"quarrelling (with)",
"caviling",
"cavilling",
"quibbling",
"fretting",
"stewing",
"worrying",
"blubbering",
"crying",
"sobbing",
"bemoaning",
"bewailing",
"deploring",
"lamenting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepting",
"bearing",
"countenancing",
"enduring",
"taking",
"tolerating",
"applauding",
"cheering",
"commending"
],
"antonyms":[
"crowing",
"delighting",
"rejoicing"
]
},
"to make a long loud deep noise or cry":{
"examples":[
"the neighbor's dog growls every time we pass the house"
],
"synonyms":[
"bellowing",
"booming",
"roaring",
"thundering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grumbling",
"rolling",
"rumbling",
"banging",
"blaring",
"blasting",
"pealing",
"screaming",
"screeching",
"shrieking",
"squalling",
"bawling",
"calling",
"crying",
"hollering",
"hooting",
"shouting",
"whooping",
"yelling",
"belling",
"caterwauling",
"howling",
"wailing",
"yowling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"grunting",
"mouthing",
"mumbling",
"murmuring",
"muttering",
"whispering",
"mewling",
"puling",
"squeaking",
"whimpering"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make a low heavy rolling sound":{
"examples":[
"I'm sorry my stomach is growling , but I'm just really hungry"
],
"synonyms":[
"grumbling",
"lumbering",
"rolling",
"rumbling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"booming",
"drumming",
"thundering",
"bellowing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"grogshops":{
"a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises":{
"examples":[
"last saw them heading down to the local grogshop for a pint of beer"
],
"synonyms":[
"barrooms",
"bars",
"caf\u00e9s",
"cafes",
"cantinas",
"dramshops",
"gin mills",
"public houses",
"pubs",
"saloons",
"taprooms",
"taverns",
"watering holes",
"watering places"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alehouses",
"barrelhouses",
"bistros",
"bottle clubs",
"brewpubs",
"cabarets",
"dives",
"joints",
"nightclubs",
"roadhouses",
"speakeasies",
"sports bars",
"wineshops",
"package stores"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grows up":{
"to become mature":{
"examples":[
"everyone has to grow up at some point in their lives"
],
"synonyms":[
"ages",
"develops",
"grows",
"matures",
"progresses",
"ripens"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mellows",
"softens",
"blooms",
"blossoms",
"burgeons",
"bourgeons",
"flourishes",
"flowers",
"opens",
"unfolds",
"advances",
"evolves",
"gets along",
"gets on",
"grays",
"greys"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decays",
"declines",
"degenerates",
"deteriorates",
"sinks",
"worsens",
"dries",
"droops",
"fades",
"flags",
"sags",
"shrivels",
"wanes",
"wastes (away)",
"weakens",
"wilts",
"withers",
"regresses",
"retrogresses",
"reverts",
"backslides",
"lapses",
"returns"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"groused":{
"to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{
"examples":[
"hasn't stopped grousing since we started this vacation"
],
"synonyms":[
"beefed",
"bellyached",
"bitched",
"bleated",
"carped",
"caterwauled",
"complained",
"crabbed",
"croaked",
"fussed",
"griped",
"grizzled",
"grouched",
"growled",
"grumbled",
"grumped",
"hollered",
"inveighed",
"keened",
"kicked",
"kvetched",
"maundered",
"moaned",
"murmured",
"muttered",
"nagged",
"repined",
"screamed",
"squawked",
"squealed",
"wailed",
"whimpered",
"whined",
"whinged",
"yammered",
"yawped",
"yauped",
"yowled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"objected (to)",
"protested",
"quarreled (with)",
"quarrelled (with)",
"caviled",
"cavilled",
"quibbled",
"fretted",
"stewed",
"worried",
"blubbered",
"cried",
"sobbed",
"bemoaned",
"bewailed",
"deplored",
"lamented"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepted",
"bore",
"countenanced",
"endured",
"tolerated",
"took",
"applauded",
"cheered",
"commended"
],
"antonyms":[
"crowed",
"delighted",
"rejoiced"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"ground plans":{
"a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective":{
"examples":[
"their ground plan is first to finish college and then get married"
],
"synonyms":[
"arrangements",
"blueprints",
"designs",
"game plans",
"games",
"master plans",
"plans",
"programs",
"projects",
"road maps",
"schemes",
"strategies",
"systems"
],
"near synonyms":[
"collusions",
"conspiracies",
"plots",
"contrivances",
"devices",
"gambits",
"maneuvers",
"ruses",
"stratagems",
"subterfuges",
"tricks",
"counterplans",
"counterstrategies",
"counter-strategies",
"means",
"tactics",
"techniques",
"ways",
"procedures",
"protocols",
"conceptions",
"ideas",
"projets",
"proposals",
"specifications",
"specifics",
"aims",
"intentions",
"intents",
"purposes",
"diagrams",
"formulas",
"formulae",
"layouts",
"maps",
"patterns",
"platforms",
"policies",
"recipes",
"setups"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grosses":{
"as in amounts , totals":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"amounts",
"sums",
"totals",
"wholes",
"scores",
"recounts",
"censuses",
"counts",
"tales",
"tallies"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in revenues , incomes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"earnings",
"gains",
"incomes",
"nets",
"payoffs",
"proceeds",
"profits",
"receipts",
"returns",
"revenues",
"winnings",
"bags",
"booties",
"loots",
"plunders",
"spoils",
"swags",
"bounties",
"catches",
"hauls",
"takes",
"yields",
"appropriations",
"collections"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deductions",
"losses",
"subtractions"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in clears , nets":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"clears",
"nets",
"acquires",
"attains",
"bags",
"brings in",
"captures",
"carries",
"comes by",
"draws",
"earns",
"gains",
"garners",
"gets",
"knocks down",
"lands",
"makes",
"obtains",
"procures",
"pulls down",
"realizes",
"reaps",
"secures",
"wins",
"accomplishes",
"achieves",
"notches (up)",
"scores",
"accumulates",
"amasses",
"racks up",
"catches",
"picks up",
"annexes",
"occupies",
"takes over",
"reacquires",
"reattains",
"recaptures",
"regains",
"remakes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"forfeits",
"loses",
"accords",
"gives",
"grants",
"pays",
"gives up",
"hands over",
"parts (with)",
"relinquishes",
"surrenders",
"yields"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"grouped":{
"to arrange or assign according to type":{
"examples":[
"you should first group the invertebrates by genus"
],
"synonyms":[
"assorted",
"broke down",
"categorized",
"classed",
"classified",
"codified",
"compartmentalized",
"compartmented",
"digested",
"distinguished",
"distributed",
"graded",
"pegged",
"placed",
"ranged",
"ranked",
"relegated",
"separated",
"sorted",
"typed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arrayed",
"disposed",
"drew up",
"marshaled",
"marshalled",
"ordered",
"organized",
"systematized",
"alphabetized",
"cataloged",
"catalogued",
"filed",
"indexed",
"listed",
"referred",
"pigeonholed",
"shelved",
"identified",
"recognized",
"culled",
"screened",
"set",
"sieved",
"sifted",
"winnowed",
"clumped",
"clustered",
"colligated",
"recategorized",
"reclassified",
"regrouped",
"subcategorized"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confused",
"disarranged",
"jumbled",
"lumped",
"mixed (up)",
"scrambled",
"misclassified",
"missorted",
"mis-sorted",
"mistyped"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to bring together in one body or place":{
"examples":[
"group the kids together and we'll see if they're all here"
],
"synonyms":[
"accumulated",
"amassed",
"assembled",
"bulked (up)",
"collected",
"concentrated",
"congregated",
"constellated",
"corralled",
"garnered",
"gathered",
"lumped",
"picked up",
"rounded up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"balled",
"batched",
"bunched",
"clustered",
"huddled",
"heaped",
"piled",
"stacked",
"banded",
"brigaded",
"mustered",
"raised",
"rallied",
"flocked",
"herded",
"hived",
"packed",
"pressed",
"swarmed",
"thronged",
"combined",
"connected",
"joined",
"linked",
"merged",
"pooled",
"united",
"archived",
"arranged",
"collated",
"compiled",
"organized",
"systematized",
"scraped (up or together)",
"re-collected",
"regathered",
"regrouped"
],
"near antonyms":[
"broke up",
"disbanded",
"disintegrated",
"dissolved",
"separated",
"severed",
"split (up)",
"dismissed",
"sent"
],
"antonyms":[
"dispelled",
"dispersed",
"dissipated",
"scattered"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"groomed":{
"being clean and in good order":{
"examples":[
"the front office is always carefully groomed in order to give customers a good first impression"
],
"synonyms":[
"antiseptic",
"bandbox",
"crisp",
"kempt",
"neat",
"orderly",
"picked up",
"prim",
"shipshape",
"smug",
"snug",
"tidied",
"tidy",
"trig",
"trim",
"uncluttered",
"well-groomed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dapper",
"natty",
"saucy",
"smart",
"spiffy",
"spruce",
"immaculate",
"spick-and-span",
"spic-and-span",
"spotless",
"rakish",
"sleek",
"streamlined",
"taut",
"organized",
"straight",
"systematic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"scruffy",
"seedy",
"shabby",
"slipshod",
"sloppy",
"dirty",
"filthy",
"foul",
"nasty",
"sordid",
"squalid",
"dowdy",
"frowsy",
"frowzy",
"rumpled",
"tousled",
"tumbled",
"disorganized",
"unsystematic"
],
"antonyms":[
"disheveled",
"dishevelled",
"disordered",
"disorderly",
"messy",
"mussed",
"mussy",
"sloven",
"slovenly",
"unkempt",
"untidy"
]
},
"to make ready in advance":{
"examples":[
"the hotel's penthouse suite is being groomed for a royal visit"
],
"synonyms":[
"fitted",
"fit",
"fixed",
"laid",
"prepared",
"prepped",
"readied"
],
"near synonyms":[
"braced",
"fortified",
"girded",
"girt",
"steeled",
"battened",
"gathered",
"geared up",
"mounted",
"educated",
"indoctrinated",
"instructed",
"schooled",
"trained",
"tutored",
"booted (up)",
"primed",
"arranged",
"set",
"spread",
"armed",
"equipped",
"forearmed",
"furnished",
"outfitted",
"provided",
"supplied",
"inclined",
"predisposed",
"drafted",
"drew up",
"framed",
"warmed (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"grooms":{
"to make ready in advance":{
"examples":[
"the hotel's penthouse suite is being groomed for a royal visit"
],
"synonyms":[
"fits",
"fixes",
"lays",
"prepares",
"preps",
"readies"
],
"near synonyms":[
"braces",
"fortifies",
"girds",
"steels",
"battens",
"gathers",
"gears up",
"mounts",
"educates",
"indoctrinates",
"instructs",
"schools",
"trains",
"tutors",
"boots (up)",
"primes",
"arranges",
"sets",
"spreads",
"arms",
"equips",
"forearms",
"furnishes",
"outfits",
"provides",
"supplies",
"inclines",
"predisposes",
"drafts",
"draws up",
"frames",
"warms (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in men , husbands":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bridegrooms",
"hubbies",
"husbands",
"men",
"misters",
"old men",
"better halves",
"consorts",
"mates",
"partners",
"significant others",
"soul mates",
"domestic partners",
"brides",
"helpmates",
"helpmeets",
"ladies",
"wives"
],
"near antonyms":[
"exes",
"singles",
"bachelors",
"bachelorettes",
"maidens",
"maids",
"spinsters"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"grooves (on)":{
"to take pleasure in":{
"examples":[
"thrill-seekers who groove on skiing will love snowboarding"
],
"synonyms":[
"adores",
"delights (in)",
"digs",
"enjoys",
"fancies",
"gets off (on)",
"likes",
"loves",
"rejoices (in)",
"relishes",
"revels (in)",
"savors",
"savours"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admires",
"appreciates",
"cherishes",
"reveres",
"venerates",
"worships",
"prizes",
"treasures",
"values",
"devours",
"drinks (in)",
"eats (up)",
"feasts (on)",
"dotes (on)",
"idolizes",
"cottons (to)",
"favors",
"prefers",
"indulges (in)",
"luxuriates (in)",
"wallows (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhors",
"abominates",
"detests",
"dislikes",
"hates",
"loathes",
"condemns",
"despises",
"scorns"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grow up":{
"to become mature":{
"examples":[
"everyone has to grow up at some point in their lives"
],
"synonyms":[
"age",
"develop",
"grow",
"mature",
"progress",
"ripen"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mellow",
"soften",
"bloom",
"blossom",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"flourish",
"flower",
"open",
"unfold",
"advance",
"evolve",
"get along",
"get on",
"gray",
"grey"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decay",
"decline",
"degenerate",
"deteriorate",
"sink",
"worsen",
"droop",
"dry",
"fade",
"flag",
"sag",
"shrivel",
"wane",
"waste (away)",
"weaken",
"wilt",
"wither",
"regress",
"retrogress",
"revert",
"backslide",
"lapse",
"return"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"groundbursts":{
"as in airbursts":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"airbursts",
"bangs",
"booms",
"pops",
"blowouts",
"flare-ups",
"discharges",
"firings",
"shootings",
"blasts",
"blowups",
"bursts",
"detonations",
"eruptions",
"explosions",
"outbursts"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grotesquery":{
"a strange or horrible and often frightening creature":{
"examples":[
"born Joseph Merrick, the so-called Elephant Man was for a time exhibited as a sideshow grotesquerie"
],
"synonyms":[
"grotesque",
"monster",
"monstrosity",
"ogre"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ogress",
"Frankenstein",
"b\u00eate noire",
"bogey",
"bogie",
"bogy",
"bugaboo",
"bugbear",
"banshee",
"bogeyman",
"bogyman",
"demon",
"daemon",
"devil",
"fiend",
"fright",
"imp",
"incubus",
"horror",
"terror",
"abomination",
"anathema",
"abnormality",
"freak",
"mutant",
"mutation"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grossing out":{
"to cause to feel disgust":{
"examples":[
"that dead frog in our driveway grosses me out \u2014can you get rid of it?"
],
"synonyms":[
"disgusting",
"nauseating",
"putting off",
"repelling",
"repulsing",
"revolting",
"sickening",
"turning off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"displeasing",
"distressing",
"appalling",
"disquieting",
"horrifying",
"affronting",
"insulting",
"offending",
"outraging",
"shocking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alluring",
"attracting",
"beguiling",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charming",
"disarming",
"drawing",
"enchanting",
"enticing",
"fascinating",
"luring",
"pulling",
"seducing",
"tempting",
"delighting",
"gratifying",
"pleasing",
"rejoicing",
"tickling",
"enrapturing",
"enthralling",
"entrancing",
"appealing (to)",
"interesting",
"intriguing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grouses":{
"an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment":{
"examples":[
"a forum in which employees can air their grouses"
],
"synonyms":[
"beefs",
"bitches",
"bleats",
"carps",
"complaints",
"fusses",
"grievances",
"gripes",
"grouches",
"grumbles",
"hollers",
"kvetches",
"laments",
"misereres",
"moans",
"murmurs",
"plaints",
"squawks",
"wails",
"whimpers",
"whines",
"whinges",
"yammers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"challenges",
"demurs",
"expostulations",
"kicks",
"niggles",
"objections",
"protests",
"quibbles",
"remonstrances",
"stinks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"commendations",
"compliments",
"plaudits",
"acclaim",
"applauses",
"praises",
"approvals",
"endorsements",
"indorsements",
"sanctions"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{
"examples":[
"hasn't stopped grousing since we started this vacation"
],
"synonyms":[
"beefs",
"bellyaches",
"bitches",
"bleats",
"carps",
"caterwauls",
"complains",
"crabs",
"croaks",
"fusses",
"gripes",
"grizzles",
"grouches",
"growls",
"grumbles",
"grumps",
"hollers",
"inveighs",
"keens",
"kicks",
"kvetches",
"maunders",
"moans",
"murmurs",
"mutters",
"nags",
"repines",
"screams",
"squawks",
"squeals",
"wails",
"whimpers",
"whines",
"whinges",
"yammers",
"yawps",
"yaups",
"yowls"
],
"near synonyms":[
"objects (to)",
"protests",
"quarrels (with)",
"cavils",
"quibbles",
"frets",
"stews",
"worries",
"blubbers",
"cries",
"sobs",
"bemoans",
"bewails",
"deplores",
"laments"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepts",
"bears",
"countenances",
"endures",
"takes",
"tolerates",
"applauds",
"cheers",
"commends"
],
"antonyms":[
"crows",
"delights",
"rejoices"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"ground plan":{
"a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective":{
"examples":[
"their ground plan is first to finish college and then get married"
],
"synonyms":[
"arrangement",
"blueprint",
"design",
"game",
"game plan",
"master plan",
"plan",
"program",
"project",
"road map",
"scheme",
"strategy",
"system"
],
"near synonyms":[
"collusion",
"conspiracy",
"plot",
"contrivance",
"device",
"gambit",
"maneuver",
"ruse",
"stratagem",
"subterfuge",
"trick",
"counterplan",
"counterstrategy",
"means",
"tactic",
"technique",
"way",
"procedure",
"protocol",
"conception",
"idea",
"projet",
"proposal",
"specific(s)",
"specification(s)",
"aim",
"intent",
"intention",
"purpose",
"diagram",
"formula",
"layout",
"map",
"pattern",
"platform",
"policy",
"recipe",
"setup"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"growing":{
"as in robust , booming":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"booming",
"roaring",
"robust",
"coming",
"promising",
"boffo",
"gangbusters",
"gangbuster",
"runaway",
"socko",
"flourishing",
"going",
"palmy",
"prosperous",
"successful",
"thriving",
"triumphant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"failed",
"unsuccessful",
"futureless",
"hopeless",
"inauspicious",
"no-good",
"unpromising",
"collapsing",
"failing",
"flopping",
"flunking",
"folding",
"washing-out",
"declining",
"slipping",
"slumping",
"waning",
"bankrupt",
"kaput",
"kaputt",
"kerflooey",
"destroyed",
"ruined",
"wrecked"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care":{
"examples":[
"a dedicated home gardener who grows tomatoes in her small garden every summer"
],
"synonyms":[
"cropping",
"cultivating",
"culturing",
"dressing",
"promoting",
"raising",
"rearing",
"tending"
],
"near synonyms":[
"breeding",
"producing",
"propagating",
"planting",
"sowing",
"gathering",
"gleaning",
"harvesting",
"reaping",
"germinating",
"quickening",
"ripening",
"rooting",
"sprouting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"killing",
"digging",
"extirpating",
"picking",
"plucking",
"pulling (up)",
"uprooting",
"cutting",
"haying",
"mowing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to become mature":{
"examples":[
"you've grown so much since we last saw each other"
],
"synonyms":[
"aging",
"ageing",
"developing",
"growing up",
"maturing",
"progressing",
"ripening"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mellowing",
"softening",
"blooming",
"blossoming",
"burgeoning",
"bourgeoning",
"flourishing",
"flowering",
"opening",
"unfolding",
"advancing",
"evolving",
"getting along",
"getting on",
"graying",
"greying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decaying",
"declining",
"degenerating",
"deteriorating",
"sinking",
"worsening",
"drooping",
"drying",
"fading",
"flagging",
"sagging",
"shriveling",
"shrivelling",
"waning",
"wasting (away)",
"weakening",
"wilting",
"withering",
"regressing",
"retrogressing",
"reverting",
"backsliding",
"lapsing",
"returning"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to eventually have as a state or quality":{
"examples":[
"he will grow angry if we don't answer his question"
],
"synonyms":[
"becoming",
"coming",
"getting",
"going",
"running",
"turning",
"waxing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"altering",
"changing",
"metamorphosing",
"modifying",
"mutating",
"transfiguring",
"transforming",
"transmuting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abiding",
"being",
"continuing",
"lingering",
"remaining",
"staying"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"grokking":{
"as in understanding , knowledge":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"appreciation",
"apprehension",
"comprehension",
"conception",
"grasp",
"knowledge",
"perception",
"prehension",
"understanding",
"awareness",
"consciousness",
"realization"
],
"near antonyms":[
"incomprehension",
"misapprehension",
"misconstruction",
"misconstruing",
"misimpression",
"misinterpretation",
"misknowledge",
"misreading",
"misunderstanding",
"astigmatism",
"misconception",
"misperception",
"misprision",
"mistake"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have a clear idea of":{
"examples":[
"the eternal struggle of the human race to grok its place in the grand scheme of the universe"
],
"synonyms":[
"appreciating",
"apprehending",
"assimilating",
"beholding",
"catching",
"catching on (to)",
"cognizing",
"compassing",
"comprehending",
"conceiving",
"cottoning (to or on to)",
"deciphering",
"decoding",
"digging",
"discerning",
"getting",
"grasping",
"intuiting",
"knowing",
"making",
"making out",
"perceiving",
"recognizing",
"registering",
"savvying",
"seeing",
"seizing",
"sensing",
"tumbling (to)",
"twigging",
"understanding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absorbing",
"digesting",
"taking in",
"realizing",
"fathoming",
"penetrating",
"piercing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misapprehending",
"misconceiving",
"misconstruing",
"misinterpreting",
"misperceiving",
"misreading",
"mistaking",
"misunderstanding"
],
"antonyms":[
"missing"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"grooving":{
"to mark with or as if with a line or groove":{
"examples":[
"if you groove that piece of wood, we should be able to fit this smaller board into it"
],
"synonyms":[
"scoring",
"scribing",
"seaming"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abrading",
"filing",
"grazing",
"milling",
"rasping",
"scarifying",
"scratching",
"beveling",
"bevelling",
"chamfering",
"fluting"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to form a pleasing relationship":{
"examples":[
"surprisingly, his flighty, artistic sensibility and her no-nonsense practicality groove together rather well"
],
"synonyms":[
"agreeing",
"assorting",
"blending",
"chiming",
"chiming in",
"conforming",
"consorting",
"coordinating",
"harmonizing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"balancing",
"correlating",
"corresponding",
"dovetailing",
"hanging together",
"matching",
"meeting",
"paralleling",
"bonding",
"coalescing",
"cohering",
"conjoining",
"fusing",
"merging",
"squaring",
"tallying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contradicting",
"contrasting",
"countering",
"differing",
"diverging",
"jarring",
"canceling (out)",
"cancelling (out)",
"counteracting",
"negating",
"offsetting"
],
"antonyms":[
"clashing",
"colliding",
"conflicting"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grounds":{
"the area around and belonging to a building":{
"examples":[
"an escorted tour of the White House and its surrounding grounds"
],
"synonyms":[
"demesne",
"park",
"premises",
"premisses",
"yard"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acres",
"estate",
"land",
"lot",
"parcel",
"plot",
"property",
"real estate",
"realty",
"campus",
"backyard",
"churchyard",
"dooryard",
"close",
"enclosure",
"inclosure",
"garden",
"garth",
"plaza"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"matter that settles to the bottom of a body of liquid":{
"examples":[
"strain the coffee to remove the grounds"
],
"synonyms":[
"deposit",
"deposition",
"dregs",
"precipitate",
"sediment",
"settlings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lees",
"ooze",
"silt",
"sludge",
"dross",
"slag",
"waste"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing":{
"examples":[
"evicted the tenants on the grounds that they violated the lease"
],
"synonyms":[
"account",
"authority",
"motive",
"reason",
"subject",
"wherefore",
"why"
],
"near synonyms":[
"antecedent",
"cause",
"consideration",
"impetus",
"incentive",
"inspiration",
"instigation",
"occasion",
"stimulus"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to find a basis":{
"examples":[
"you're grounding your entire case on circumstantial evidence"
],
"synonyms":[
"bases",
"hangs",
"predicates",
"rests"
],
"near synonyms":[
"establishes",
"founds",
"assumes",
"postulates",
"premises",
"presumes",
"presupposes",
"supposes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"growls":{
"to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{
"examples":[
"he was growling about how much work he had to do"
],
"synonyms":[
"beefs",
"bellyaches",
"bitches",
"bleats",
"carps",
"caterwauls",
"complains",
"crabs",
"croaks",
"fusses",
"gripes",
"grizzles",
"grouches",
"grouses",
"grumbles",
"grumps",
"hollers",
"inveighs",
"keens",
"kicks",
"kvetches",
"maunders",
"moans",
"murmurs",
"mutters",
"nags",
"repines",
"screams",
"squawks",
"squeals",
"wails",
"whimpers",
"whines",
"whinges",
"yammers",
"yawps",
"yaups",
"yowls"
],
"near synonyms":[
"objects (to)",
"protests",
"quarrels (with)",
"cavils",
"quibbles",
"frets",
"stews",
"worries",
"blubbers",
"cries",
"sobs",
"bemoans",
"bewails",
"deplores",
"laments"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepts",
"bears",
"countenances",
"endures",
"takes",
"tolerates",
"applauds",
"cheers",
"commends"
],
"antonyms":[
"crows",
"delights",
"rejoices"
]
},
"to make a long loud deep noise or cry":{
"examples":[
"the neighbor's dog growls every time we pass the house"
],
"synonyms":[
"bellows",
"booms",
"roars",
"thunders"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grumbles",
"rolls",
"rumbles",
"bangs",
"blares",
"blasts",
"peals",
"screams",
"screeches",
"shrieks",
"squalls",
"bawls",
"calls",
"cries",
"hollers",
"hoots",
"shouts",
"whoops",
"yells",
"bells",
"caterwauls",
"howls",
"wails",
"yowls"
],
"near antonyms":[
"grunts",
"mouths",
"mumbles",
"murmurs",
"mutters",
"whispers",
"mewls",
"pules",
"squeaks",
"whimpers"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make a low heavy rolling sound":{
"examples":[
"I'm sorry my stomach is growling , but I'm just really hungry"
],
"synonyms":[
"grumbles",
"lumbers",
"rolls",
"rumbles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"booms",
"drums",
"thunders",
"bellows"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in snarls":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"snarls",
"flinches",
"squinches",
"winces",
"rictuses",
"simpers",
"smirks",
"faces",
"frowns",
"grimaces",
"lowers",
"lours",
"moues",
"mouths",
"mows",
"mugs",
"pouts",
"scowls",
"snoots",
"scoffs",
"sneers",
"glares",
"glowers",
"looks",
"stares"
],
"near antonyms":[
"grins",
"laughs",
"smiles"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"grounded":{
"resting on the shore or bottom of a body of water":{
"examples":[
"once his boat was grounded , all he could do was wait for the tide to come back in and raise it off the sand bar"
],
"synonyms":[
"aground",
"beached",
"stranded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"landed",
"alongshore",
"high and dry"
],
"near antonyms":[
"offshore"
],
"antonyms":[
"afloat"
]
},
"to find a basis":{
"examples":[
"you're grounding your entire case on circumstantial evidence"
],
"synonyms":[
"based",
"hung",
"hanged",
"predicated",
"rested"
],
"near synonyms":[
"established",
"founded",
"assumed",
"postulated",
"premised",
"presumed",
"presupposed",
"supposed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"groundling":{
"as in philistine , materialist":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"lowbrow",
"materialist",
"philistine"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cognoscente",
"connoisseur",
"dilettante",
"adept",
"authority",
"expert",
"maestro",
"master",
"past master",
"scholar",
"virtuoso",
"critic",
"reviewer"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"groping":{
"to search for something blindly or uncertainly":{
"examples":[
"she groped in her purse for her car keys",
"groping for the right answer"
],
"synonyms":[
"feeling",
"fishing",
"fumbling",
"scrabbling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grabbling",
"casting about",
"hunting",
"looking",
"reaching",
"seeking (out)",
"capturing",
"clutching",
"corralling",
"getting",
"grabbing",
"nabbing",
"nailing",
"seizing",
"snatching",
"combing",
"digging (through)",
"dredging",
"raking",
"ransacking",
"rifling",
"rummaging",
"scouring"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"ground (out)":{
"to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort":{
"examples":[
"after several years of aborted attempts, the band finally ground out a new album"
],
"synonyms":[
"carved (out)",
"developed",
"forged",
"hammered out",
"thrashed (out)",
"worked out",
"worked up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"churned out",
"cranked out",
"turned out",
"cobbled (together or up)",
"threw up",
"composed",
"constructed",
"crafted",
"created",
"engineered",
"fabricated",
"fashioned",
"formed",
"framed",
"generated",
"manufactured",
"minted",
"modeled",
"modelled",
"shaped",
"tailored",
"conceived",
"concocted",
"contrived",
"cooked (up)",
"devised",
"hatched",
"invented",
"originated",
"accomplished",
"achieved",
"brought off",
"carried out",
"effected"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demolished",
"destroyed",
"dismantled",
"razed",
"tore down",
"ruined",
"undid",
"unmade",
"wrecked"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grower":{
"a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it":{
"examples":[
"orange growers in Florida were hard hit by the hurricane"
],
"synonyms":[
"agriculturist",
"agriculturalist",
"agronomist",
"cultivator",
"farmer",
"planter",
"tiller"
],
"near synonyms":[
"farmhand",
"field hand",
"gleaner",
"harvester",
"plowman",
"reaper",
"workfolk",
"workfolks",
"crofter",
"cropper",
"gentleman farmer",
"sharecropper",
"subsistence farmer",
"tenant farmer",
"yeoman",
"homesteader",
"nester",
"granger",
"rancher",
"ranchero",
"ranchman",
"campesino"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grotto":{
"a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface":{
"examples":[
"at the heart of the shrine is a small rocky grotto into which pilgrims can descend"
],
"synonyms":[
"antre",
"cave",
"cavern",
"delve",
"grot"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abyss",
"chasm",
"gulf",
"hollow",
"crawlway",
"gallery",
"subway",
"tunnel",
"excavation",
"mine",
"pit",
"shaft",
"well",
"bunker",
"dugout",
"foxhole",
"burrow",
"covert",
"den",
"hole",
"lair",
"lodge",
"shelter"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grown up":{
"relating to or typical of adults; displaying proper maturity":{
"examples":[
"they have yet to find a grown-up way of handling their marital problems"
],
"synonyms":[
"adult",
"mature"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[
"childish",
"infantile",
"kiddish"
],
"antonyms":[
"adolescent",
"immature"
]
},
"a fully grown person":{
"examples":[
"once you turn 12, you get to eat with the grown-ups at Thanksgiving"
],
"synonyms":[
"adult"
],
"near synonyms":[
"middle-ager",
"ancient",
"elder",
"gaffer",
"graybeard",
"oldster",
"old-timer",
"senior",
"senior citizen"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bairn",
"child",
"cub",
"kid",
"moppet",
"tad",
"toddler",
"tot",
"tyke",
"tike",
"baby",
"infant",
"adolescent",
"juvenile",
"minor",
"youngling",
"youngster",
"youth",
"preteen",
"preteen-ager",
"teen",
"teenager",
"teener",
"teenybopper",
"tween"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to become mature":{
"examples":[
"everyone has to grow up at some point in their lives"
],
"synonyms":[
"aged",
"developed",
"grown",
"matured",
"progressed",
"ripened"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mellowed",
"softened",
"bloomed",
"blossomed",
"burgeoned",
"bourgeoned",
"flourished",
"flowered",
"opened",
"unfolded",
"advanced",
"evolved",
"got along",
"gotten along",
"got on",
"gotten on",
"grayed",
"greyed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decayed",
"declined",
"degenerated",
"deteriorated",
"sunk",
"worsened",
"dried",
"drooped",
"faded",
"flagged",
"sagged",
"shriveled",
"shrivelled",
"waned",
"wasted (away)",
"weakened",
"wilted",
"withered",
"regressed",
"retrogressed",
"reverted",
"backslid",
"backslidden",
"lapsed",
"returned"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"grogshop":{
"a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises":{
"examples":[
"last saw them heading down to the local grogshop for a pint of beer"
],
"synonyms":[
"bar",
"barroom",
"caf\u00e9",
"cafe",
"cantina",
"dramshop",
"gin mill",
"pub",
"public house",
"saloon",
"taproom",
"tavern",
"watering hole",
"watering place"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alehouse",
"barrelhouse",
"bistro",
"bottle club",
"brewpub",
"cabaret",
"dive",
"joint",
"nightclub",
"roadhouse",
"speakeasy",
"sports bar",
"wineshop",
"package store"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grown (in)":{
"to gradually increase in":{
"examples":[
"you've grown in wisdom over the years"
],
"synonyms":[
"built up",
"gained",
"gathered",
"picked up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"doubled (in)",
"tripled (in)",
"accrued",
"accumulated",
"amassed",
"excited",
"stimulated",
"enhanced",
"enlarged",
"enriched",
"expanded",
"extended",
"maximized",
"boosted",
"elevated",
"jacked (up)",
"mounted",
"ramped (up)",
"stepped up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abated",
"declined (in)",
"diminished (in)",
"dipped",
"dwindled",
"fallen (in)",
"lessened",
"tapered",
"tapered off"
],
"antonyms":[
"decreased (in)",
"lost"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"grouches":{
"an irritable and complaining person":{
"examples":[
"an uncle who is a real grouch when he's sick"
],
"synonyms":[
"bears",
"bellyachers",
"complainers",
"crabs",
"cranks",
"croakers",
"crosspatches",
"curmudgeons",
"fussers",
"gripers",
"grousers",
"growlers",
"grumblers",
"grumps",
"murmurers",
"mutterers",
"sourpusses",
"whiners"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hunks",
"malcontents",
"soreheads",
"grinches",
"killjoys",
"party poopers",
"spoilsports",
"defeatists",
"pessimists",
"faultfinders",
"kickers",
"naggers",
"nitpickers",
"objectors",
"quibblers",
"repiners",
"crocks",
"hypochondriacs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"optimists",
"Pollyannas",
"happy campers"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment":{
"examples":[
"it wouldn't be a workday if we didn't hear his daily grouch about how bad the coffee is"
],
"synonyms":[
"beefs",
"bitches",
"bleats",
"carps",
"complaints",
"fusses",
"grievances",
"gripes",
"grouses",
"grumbles",
"hollers",
"kvetches",
"laments",
"misereres",
"moans",
"murmurs",
"plaints",
"squawks",
"wails",
"whimpers",
"whines",
"whinges",
"yammers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"challenges",
"demurs",
"expostulations",
"kicks",
"niggles",
"objections",
"protests",
"quibbles",
"remonstrances",
"stinks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"commendations",
"compliments",
"plaudits",
"acclaim",
"applauses",
"praises",
"approvals",
"endorsements",
"indorsements",
"sanctions"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{
"examples":[
"always seems to be grouching about the weather"
],
"synonyms":[
"beefs",
"bellyaches",
"bitches",
"bleats",
"carps",
"caterwauls",
"complains",
"crabs",
"croaks",
"fusses",
"gripes",
"grizzles",
"grouses",
"growls",
"grumbles",
"grumps",
"hollers",
"inveighs",
"keens",
"kicks",
"kvetches",
"maunders",
"moans",
"murmurs",
"mutters",
"nags",
"repines",
"screams",
"squawks",
"squeals",
"wails",
"whimpers",
"whines",
"whinges",
"yammers",
"yawps",
"yaups",
"yowls"
],
"near synonyms":[
"objects (to)",
"protests",
"quarrels (with)",
"cavils",
"quibbles",
"frets",
"stews",
"worries",
"blubbers",
"cries",
"sobs",
"bemoans",
"bewails",
"deplores",
"laments"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepts",
"bears",
"countenances",
"endures",
"takes",
"tolerates",
"applauds",
"cheers",
"commends"
],
"antonyms":[
"crows",
"delights",
"rejoices"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"grogs":{
"a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk":{
"examples":[
"sailors clamoring for more grog"
],
"synonyms":[
"alcohols",
"aqua vitaes",
"ardent spirits",
"boozes",
"bottles",
"drinks",
"firewaters",
"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"
]
},
"groves":{
"a small group of trees":{
"examples":[
"They passed a grove of oaks on their hike to the lake."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"hedges",
"stands",
"woodlots",
"boscages",
"boskages",
"bosks",
"bosques",
"bosquets",
"brakes",
"brushwoods",
"chaparrals",
"coppices",
"copses",
"coverts",
"thickets",
"canebrakes",
"brushes",
"bushes",
"scrublands",
"scrubs",
"brambles",
"jungles",
"tangles",
"forests",
"greenwoods",
"wildwoods",
"woodlands",
"woods"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"grows (in)":{
"to gradually increase in":{
"examples":[
"you've grown in wisdom over the years"
],
"synonyms":[
"builds up",
"gains",
"gathers",
"picks up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"doubles (in)",
"triples (in)",
"accrues",
"accumulates",
"amasses",
"excites",
"stimulates",
"enhances",
"enlarges",
"enriches",
"expands",
"extends",
"maximizes",
"boosts",
"elevates",
"jacks (up)",
"mounts",
"ramps (up)",
"steps up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abates",
"declines (in)",
"diminishes (in)",
"dips",
"dwindles",
"falls (in)",
"lessens",
"tapers",
"tapers off"
],
"antonyms":[
"decreases (in)",
"loses"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"groundbreaker":{
"as in pioneer , innovator":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"innovator",
"pioneer",
"foregoer",
"forerunner",
"harbinger",
"herald",
"precursor",
"bellwether",
"leader",
"pacemaker",
"pacer",
"pacesetter",
"trendsetter"
],
"near antonyms":[
"follower",
"imitator",
"Johnny-come-lately",
"me-tooer"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"groundburst":{
"as in airburst":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"airburst",
"bang",
"boom",
"pop",
"blowout",
"flare-up",
"discharge",
"firing",
"shooting",
"blast",
"blowup",
"burst",
"bursting",
"detonation",
"eruption",
"explosion",
"outburst"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"groove":{
"an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity":{
"examples":[
"I can't get into the groove on Monday morning without a cup of coffee"
],
"synonyms":[
"drill",
"grind",
"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":[]
},
"a situation or activity for which a person or thing is best suited":{
"examples":[
"after years of bouncing from job to job, she discovered that her natural groove was social work"
],
"synonyms":[
"niche",
"place",
"slot"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appointment",
"berth",
"billet",
"capacity",
"function",
"job",
"position",
"post",
"rank",
"standing",
"station",
"status",
"forte",
"long suit",
"m\u00e9tier",
"metier",
"speciality",
"specialty",
"strong suit",
"thing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to mark with or as if with a line or groove":{
"examples":[
"if you groove that piece of wood, we should be able to fit this smaller board into it"
],
"synonyms":[
"score",
"scribe",
"seam"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abrade",
"file",
"graze",
"mill",
"rasp",
"scarify",
"scratch",
"bevel",
"chamfer",
"flute"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to form a pleasing relationship":{
"examples":[
"surprisingly, his flighty, artistic sensibility and her no-nonsense practicality groove together rather well"
],
"synonyms":[
"agree",
"assort",
"blend",
"chime",
"chime in",
"conform",
"consort",
"coordinate",
"harmonize"
],
"near synonyms":[
"balance",
"correlate",
"correspond",
"dovetail",
"hang together",
"match",
"meet",
"parallel",
"bond",
"coalesce",
"cohere",
"conjoin",
"fuse",
"merge",
"square",
"tally"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contradict",
"contrast",
"counter",
"differ",
"diverge",
"jar",
"cancel (out)",
"counteract",
"negate",
"offset"
],
"antonyms":[
"clash",
"collide",
"conflict"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"growths":{
"an abnormal mass of tissue":{
"examples":[
"found a growth on the dog's neck under her collar"
],
"synonyms":[
"excrescences",
"excrescencies",
"lumps",
"neoplasms",
"tumors"
],
"near synonyms":[
"outgrowths",
"cancers",
"carcinomas",
"carcinomata",
"lymphomas",
"lymphomata",
"malignancies",
"melanomas",
"melanomata",
"polyps",
"cysts",
"tubercles",
"warts"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the act or process of going from the simple or basic to the complex or advanced":{
"examples":[
"the growth of the gambling industry into an economic mainstay in some locations"
],
"synonyms":[
"developments",
"elaborations",
"evolutions",
"expansions",
"progresses",
"progressions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advancements",
"betterments",
"improvements",
"perfections",
"refinements",
"incubations",
"maturations",
"flowerings",
"additions",
"augmentations",
"enhancements",
"supplementations",
"emergences",
"evolvements",
"metamorphoses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"backslides",
"lapses",
"relapses",
"decadences",
"decays",
"declensions",
"declinations",
"declines",
"degeneracies",
"degenerations",
"degradations",
"descents",
"deteriorations",
"devaluations",
"downfalls",
"downgrades"
],
"antonyms":[
"regresses",
"regressions",
"retrogressions",
"reversions"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}
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