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"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" ], "synonyms":[ "accumulate", "amass", "assemble", "bulk (up)", "collect", "concentrate", "congregate", "constellate", "corral", "garner", "gather", "group", "lump", "round up" ] }, "to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "could you pick up some milk at the store?" ], "near antonyms":[ "deal (in)", "market", "merchandise", "merchandize", "retail", "sell", "vend" ], "related":[ "acquire", "gain", "garner", "get", "obtain", "procure", "secure", "win", "finance", "pay (for)", "spring (for)", "barter (for)", "deal (for)", "dicker (over)", "exchange (for)", "haggle (for)", "negotiate (about)", "trade (for)", "bargain (with)", "chaffer (with)", "horse-trade (with)", "palter (with)", "bid", "offer", "rebuy", "repurchase" ], "synonyms":[ "buy", "cop", "purchase", "take" ] }, "to gradually increase in":{ "antonyms":[ "decrease (in)", "lose" ], "examples":[ "the boat was just picking up speed when it was rammed by another boat" ], "near antonyms":[ "abate", "decline (in)", "diminish (in)", "dip", "dwindle", "fall (in)", "lessen", "taper", "taper off" ], "related":[ "double (in)", "triple (in)", "accrue", "accumulate", "amass", "excite", "stimulate", "enhance", "enlarge", "enrich", "expand", "extend", "maximize", "boost", "elevate", "jack (up)", "mount", "ramp (up)", "step up" ], "synonyms":[ "build up", "gain", "gather", "grow (in)" ] }, "to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I thought you said you had picked up , so why are these things still lying around the rec room?" ], "near antonyms":[ "clutter", "disarrange", "mess (up)" ], "related":[ "houseclean", "housekeep", "clean (off)", "neaten", "police (up)", "straighten (up)", "turn out", "unclutter", "arrange", "order" ], "synonyms":[ "clean (up)", "tidy (up)" ] }, "to make neat":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the boy's bedroom looked like it hadn't been picked up in quite a while" ], "near antonyms":[ "disarrange", "disarray", "discompose", "dishevel", "disorder", "disorganize", "disrupt", "disturb", "jumble", "mess (up)", "mix (up)", "muddle", "muss", "rumple", "scramble", "shuffle", "tousle", "tumble", "upset" ], "related":[ "arrange", "array", "classify", "codify", "dispose", "draw up", "marshal", "marshall", "order", "organize", "range", "systematize" ], "synonyms":[ "neaten", "redd (up or out)", "spruce (up)", "straighten (up or out)", "tidy (up)", "trim" ] }, "to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{ "antonyms":[ "drop", "lower" ], "examples":[ "pick up your feet while I vacuum in front of the sofa" ], "near antonyms":[ "descend", "dip", "fall", "pitch", "plunge", "slip", "bear", "depress", "press", "push", "sink", "submerge" ], "related":[ "ascend", "mount", "rise", "rear", "upend" ], "synonyms":[ "boost", "crane", "elevate", "heave", "heft", "heighten", "hike", "hoist", "jack (up)", "lift", "perk (up)", "raise", "take up", "up", "uphold", "uplift", "upraise" ] }, "to take or keep under one's control by authority of law":{ "antonyms":[ "discharge" ], "examples":[ "police picked up the fugitive when she went out to buy food" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipate", "free", "liberate", "loose", "loosen", "release", "spring", "unbind", "unchain" ], "related":[ "bag", "capture", "catch", "get", "grab", "grapple", "hook", "land", "snap (up)", "snare", "snatch", "trap", "commit", "confine", "detain", "hold", "immure", "imprison", "incarcerate", "intern", "jail", "jug", "lock (up)", "bind", "enchain", "fetter", "handcuff", "manacle", "shackle", "trammel", "rearrest", "remand" ], "synonyms":[ "apprehend", "arrest", "bust", "collar", "nab", "nail", "nick", "pinch", "pull 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"piling", "stacking", "banding", "brigading", "mustering", "raising", "rallying", "flocking", "herding", "hiving", "packing", "pressing", "swarming", "thronging", "combining", "connecting", "joining", "linking", "merging", "pooling", "uniting", "archiving", "arranging", "collating", "compiling", "organizing", "systematizing", "scraping (up or together)", "re-collecting", "regathering", "regrouping" ], "synonyms":[ "accumulating", "amassing", "assembling", "bulking (up)", "collecting", "concentrating", "congregating", "constellating", "corralling", "garnering", "gathering", "grouping", "lumping", "rounding up" ] }, "to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "could you pick up some milk at the store?" ], "near antonyms":[ "dealing (in)", "marketing", "merchandising", "merchandizing", "retailing", "selling", "vending" ], "related":[ "acquiring", "gaining", "garnering", "getting", "obtaining", "procuring", "securing", "winning", "financing", "paying (for)", "springing (for)", "bartering (for)", "dealing (for)", "dickering (over)", "exchanging (for)", "haggling (for)", "negotiating (about)", "trading (for)", "bargaining (with)", "chaffering (with)", "horse-trading (with)", "paltering (with)", "bidding", "offering", "rebuying", "repurchasing" ], "synonyms":[ "buying", "copping", "purchasing", "taking" ] }, "to gradually increase in":{ "antonyms":[ "decreasing (in)", "losing" ], "examples":[ "the boat was just picking up speed when it was rammed by another boat" ], "near antonyms":[ "abating", "declining (in)", "diminishing (in)", "dipping", "dwindling", "falling (in)", "lessening", "tapering", "tapering off" ], "related":[ "doubling (in)", "tripling (in)", "accruing", "accumulating", "amassing", "exciting", "stimulating", "enhancing", "enlarging", "enriching", "expanding", "extending", "maximizing", "boosting", "elevating", "jacking (up)", "mounting", "ramping (up)", "stepping up" ], "synonyms":[ "building up", "gaining", "gathering", "growing (in)" ] }, "to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I thought you said you had picked up , so why are these things still lying around the rec room?" ], "near antonyms":[ "cluttering", "disarranging", "messing (up)" ], "related":[ "housecleaning", "housekeeping", "cleaning (off)", "neatening", "policing (up)", "straightening (up)", "turning out", "uncluttering", "arranging", "ordering" ], "synonyms":[ "cleaning (up)", "tidying (up)" ] }, "to make neat":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the boy's bedroom looked like it hadn't been picked up in quite a while" ], "near antonyms":[ "disarranging", "disarraying", "discomposing", "disheveling", "dishevelling", "disordering", "disorganizing", "disrupting", "disturbing", "jumbling", "messing (up)", "mixing (up)", "muddling", "mussing", "rumpling", "scrambling", "shuffling", "tousling", "tumbling", "upsetting" ], "related":[ "arranging", "arraying", "classifying", "codifying", "disposing", "drawing up", "marshaling", "marshalling", "ordering", "organizing", "ranging", "systematizing" ], "synonyms":[ "neatening", "redding (up or out)", "sprucing (up)", "straightening (up or out)", "tidying (up)", "trimming" ] }, "to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{ "antonyms":[ "dropping", "lowering" ], "examples":[ "pick up your feet while I vacuum in front of the sofa" ], "near antonyms":[ "descending", "dipping", "falling", "pitching", "plunging", "slipping", "bearing", "depressing", "pressing", "pushing", "sinking", "submerging" ], "related":[ "ascending", "mounting", "rising", "rearing", "upending" ], "synonyms":[ "boosting", "craning", "elevating", "heaving", "hefting", "heightening", "hiking", "hoisting", "jacking (up)", "lifting", "perking (up)", "raising", "taking up", "upholding", "uplifting", "upping", "upraising" ] }, "to take or keep under one's control by authority of law":{ "antonyms":[ "discharging" ], "examples":[ "police picked up the fugitive when she went out to buy food" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipating", "freeing", "liberating", "loosening", "loosing", "releasing", "springing", "unbinding", "unchaining" ], "related":[ "bagging", "capturing", "catching", "getting", "grabbing", "grappling", "hooking", "landing", "snapping (up)", "snaring", "snatching", "trapping", "committing", "confining", "detaining", "holding", "immuring", "imprisoning", "incarcerating", "interning", "jailing", "jugging", "locking (up)", "binding", "enchaining", "fettering", "handcuffing", "manacling", "shackling", "trammeling", "trammelling", "rearresting", "remanding" ], "synonyms":[ "apprehending", "arresting", "busting", "collaring", "nabbing", "nailing", "nicking", "pinching", "pulling in", "restraining", "running in", "seizing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "picklock":{ "as in cat burglar , housebreaker":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "picks 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"superior", "superlative", "terrific", "top", "top-notch", "unsurpassed", "completed", "finished", "perfected", "polished", "complete", "entire", "intact", "whole", "mint", "unbruised", "undamaged", "unimpaired", "uninjured", "unmarred", "unspoiled", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "special", "airtight", "bulletproof", "accurate", "correct", "exact", "precise", "inerrant", "infallible", "unerring", "unfailing" ], "near antonyms":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "incomplete", "insufficient", "wanting", "unfinished", "unpolished", "fallible", "blemished", "blighted", "broken", "damaged", "defaced", "disfigured", "impaired", "injured", "malformed", "marred", "misshapen", "spoiled", "vitiated", "atrocious", "execrable", "wretched", "imprecise", "inaccurate", "incorrect", "inexact", "wrong" ], "antonyms":[ "amiss", "bad", "censurable", "defective", "faulty", "flawed", "imperfect", "reproachable" ] }, "as in album , anthology":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "album", "almanac", "anthology", "casebook", "chapbook", "omnibus", "novel", "novelette", "pulp", "monograph", "primer", "text", "textbook", "tract", "treatise", "catalog", "catalogue", "cyclopedia", "cyclopaedia", "dictionary", "encyclopedia", "guidebook", "handbook", "how-to", "manual", "folio", "quarto", "hardback", "hardcover", "paper", "paperback", "paperbound", "pocket book", "pocket edition", "softback", "softcover", "trade book", "trade edition", "book", "tome", "volume" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "picture-perfect":{ "being entirely without fault or flaw":{ "antonyms":[ "amiss", "bad", "censurable", "defective", "faulty", "flawed", "imperfect", "reproachable" ], "examples":[ "it was a picture-perfect day for a picnic\u2014the sun was shining and a light breeze stirred the air" ], "near antonyms":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "incomplete", "insufficient", "wanting", "unfinished", "unpolished", "fallible", "blemished", "blighted", "broken", "damaged", "defaced", "disfigured", "impaired", "injured", "malformed", "marred", "misshapen", "spoiled", "vitiated", "atrocious", "execrable", "wretched", "imprecise", "inaccurate", "incorrect", "inexact", "wrong" ], "related":[ "consummate", "expert", "masterly", "classic", "dandy", "excellent", "fabulous", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "grand", "great", "marvelous", "marvellous", "prime", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "terrific", "top", "top-notch", "unsurpassed", "completed", "finished", "perfected", "polished", "complete", "entire", "intact", "whole", "mint", "unbruised", "undamaged", "unimpaired", "uninjured", "unmarred", "unspoiled", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "special", "airtight", "bulletproof", "accurate", "correct", "exact", "precise", "inerrant", "infallible", "unerring", "unfailing" ], "synonyms":[ "absolute", "faultless", "flawless", "ideal", "immaculate", "impeccable", "indefectible", "irreproachable", "letter-perfect", "perfect", "picture-book", "seamless", "unblemished" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "picturesque":{ "producing a mental picture through clear and impressive description":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "wrote a picturesque tale of their journey across the country" ], "near antonyms":[ "indeterminate", "nebulous", "obscure", "sketchy", "unclear", "vague", "bleary", "blurry", "dark", "dim", "faint", "foggy", "fuzzy", "hazy", "indefinite", "indistinct", "indistinguishable", "muddy", "murky", "shadowlike", "shadowy", "ambiguous", "cryptic", "dark", "enigmatic", "enigmatical", "equivocal", "inscrutable", "mysterious" ], "related":[ "depicted", "descriptive", "expressive", "concrete", "explicit", "specific", "faithful", "lifelike", "natural", "photographic", "realistic", "fresh", "incisive", "sharp" ], "synonyms":[ "delineated", "graphic", "graphical", "pictorial", "visual", "vivid" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "piddly":{ "so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention":{ "antonyms":[ "big", "consequential", "considerable", "important", "material", "significant" ], "examples":[ "there's only a piddly difference in price between the two paintings, so take whichever you prefer" ], "near antonyms":[ "serious", "substantial", "weighty", "eventful", "momentous", "pivotal", "conspicuous", "noteworthy", "outstanding", "prominent", "remarkable", "striking", "appreciable", "discernible", "discernable", "measurable" ], "related":[ "inferior", "mean", "imperceptible", "inappreciable", "little", "puny", "tiny", "hairsplitting", "nitpicking", "pettifogging", "quibbling", "one-horse", "small-fry", "two-bit" ], "synonyms":[ "chicken", "de minimis", "footling", "inconsequential", "inconsiderable", "insignificant", "measly", "Mickey Mouse", "minute", "negligible", "niggling", "no-account", "nominal", "paltry", "peanut", "petty", "picayune", "piddling", "piffling", "pimping", "slight", "trifling", "trivial" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "piece (together)":{ "as in assemble , compound":{ 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"examples":[ "pierced his ears with a needle" ], "near antonyms":[ "fill", "patch", "plug", "seal" ], "related":[ "broach", "tap", "poke", "prick", "prickle", "penetrate", "burrow (into)", "excavate", "gouge", "groove", "hollow", "break", "cut", "gash", "notch", "rend", "rupture", "slash", "slit", "split" ], "synonyms":[ "bore", "drill", "hole", "perforate", "punch", "puncture", "riddle" ] }, "to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the saber pierced his chest, releasing a spurt of blood" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "spindle", "perforate", "riddle", "bayonet", "dirk", "gimlet", "pike", "poniard", "prong", "quill", "pinprick", "poke", "prick", "punch", "thrust", "cut", "knife", "slice" ], "synonyms":[ "gore", "harpoon", "impale", "jab", "lance", "peck", "pick", "pink", "puncture", "run through", "skewer", "spear", "spike", "spit", "stab", "stick", "transfix", "transpierce" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "piety":{ "adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty":{ "antonyms":[ "disloyalty", "faithlessness", "falseness", "falsity", "inconstancy", "infidelity", "perfidiousness", "perfidy", "treachery", "unfaithfulness" ], "examples":[ "familial piety keeps me from refusing to help my brother in this financial crisis" ], "near antonyms":[ "alienation", "disaffection", "estrangement", "separation" ], "related":[ "affection", "fondness", "determination", "firmness", "resolution", "dependability", "reliability", "trustability", "trustiness", "trustworthiness" ], "synonyms":[ "adhesion", "allegiance", "attachment", "commitment", "constancy", "dedication", "devotedness", "devotion", "faith", "faithfulness", "fastness", "fealty", "fidelity", "loyalty", "steadfastness", "troth" ] }, "belief and trust in and loyalty to God":{ "antonyms":[ "atheism", "godlessness" ], "examples":[ "her piety is quiet but profound" ], "near antonyms":[ "disbelief", "doubt", "unbelief", "unfaith", "agnosticism", "know-nothingism", "apostasy", "lapse", "tergiversation" ], "related":[ "devoutness", "piousness", "religiousness", "adoration", "reverence", "veneration", "worship", "profession", "protestation" ], "synonyms":[ "devotion", "faith", "religion" ] }, "the quality or state of being spiritually pure or virtuous":{ "antonyms":[ "godlessness", "impiety", "ungodliness", "unholiness" ], "examples":[ "among fellow clerics he is respected and admired for his piety" ], "near antonyms":[ "blasphemousness", "irreverence", "sacrilegiousness", "depravedness", "depravity", "evilness", "heinousness", "monstrosity", "sinfulness", "vileness", "wickedness", "hypocrisy", "sanctimoniousness", "sanctimony" ], "related":[ "asceticism", "devotion", "morality", "prayerfulness", "religiousness", "spirituality", "priestliness", "goodness", "rectitude", "righteousness", "uprightness", "virtue", "virtuousness", "consecration", "sacredness" ], "synonyms":[ "blessedness", "devoutness", "godliness", "holiness", "piousness", "sainthood", "saintliness", "saintship", "sanctity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pigeonhole":{ "as in cubbyhole , snuggery":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to unfairly think of or describe (someone or something) as belonging to only a certain category":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "She likes to perform different types of music because she doesn't want to be pigeonholed ." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "pigeonholed":{ "to unfairly think of or describe (someone or something) as belonging to only a certain category":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "She likes to perform different types of music because she doesn't want to be pigeonholed ." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pigeonholes":{ "as in cubbyholes , snuggeries":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to unfairly think of or describe (someone or something) as belonging to only a certain category":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "She likes to perform different types of music because she doesn't want to be pigeonholed ." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "piggish":{ "having a huge appetite":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a piggish dog who ate anything left within reach" ], "near antonyms":[ "content", "full", "glutted", "sated", "satiated", "satisfied", "stuffed" ], "related":[ "hearty", "wolfish", "devouring", "gobbling", "gorging", "gormandizing", "gulping", "insatiable", "unquenchable", "unslakable", "empty", "famished", "hungry", "peckish", "starved", "starving", "malnourished", "underfed", "undernourished" ], "synonyms":[ "edacious", "esurient", "gluttonous", "greedy", "hoggish", "rapacious", "ravenous", "swinish", "voracious" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "pigmented":{ "as in colorful , colored":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to give color or a different color to":{ "antonyms":[ "decolorized" ], "examples":[ "pigmented varnishes" ], "near antonyms":[ "blanched", "bleached", "whitened" ], "related":[ "brightened", "lightened", "darkened", "embrowned", "toned (down)", "checkered", "dappled", "daubed", "flecked", "marbled", "mottled", "patterned", "polychromed", "specked", "speckled", "streaked", "striated", "striped", "variegated" ], "synonyms":[ "bepainted", "colored", "dyed", "painted", "stained", "tinctured", "tinged", "tinted" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "pigmenting":{ "to give color or a different color to":{ "antonyms":[ "decolorizing" ], "examples":[ "pigmented varnishes" ], "near antonyms":[ "blanching", "bleaching", "whitening" ], "related":[ "brightening", "lightening", "darkening", "embrowning", "toning (down)", "checkering", "dappling", "daubing", "flecking", "marbling", "mottling", "patterning", "polychroming", "specking", "speckling", "streaking", "striating", "striping", "variegating" ], "synonyms":[ "bepainting", "coloring", "dyeing", "painting", "staining", "tincturing", "tingeing", "tinging", "tinting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pike":{ "a passage cleared for public vehicular travel":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "you can take the pike all the way to the city" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "causeway", "autobahn", "autoroute", "autostrada", "dual carriageway", "interstate", "motorway", "superhighway", "beltway", "bypass", "parkway", "ring road", "corniche", "switchback", "through street", "high street", "Main Street", "backstreet", "branch", "bystreet", "byway", "crossroad", "secondary road", "shunpike", "side road", "side street", "alley", "alleyway", "circle", "lane", "laneway", "mews", "place", "close", "cul-de-sac", "dead end", "corridor", "track", "trail" ], "synonyms":[ "arterial", "artery", "avenue", "boulevard", "carriageway", "drag", "drive", "expressway", "freeway", "high road", "highway", "pass", "road", "roadway", "route", "row", "street", "thoroughfare", "thruway", "trace", "turnpike", "way" ] }, "a weapon with a long straight handle and sharp head or blade":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a foot soldier armed with a pike" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "dart", "spike", "gaff", "halberd", "halbert", "harpoon", "leister", "trident" ], "synonyms":[ "javelin", "lance", "pikestaff", "shaft", "spear" ] }, "as in bayonet , quill":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "the last and usually sharp or tapering part of something long and narrow":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the spear's metal pike was designed to cause a gaping wound when it was pulled out of the victim" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "pinpoint", "prong", "tine", "barb", "jag", "prickle", "snag", "spike", "sticker" ], "synonyms":[ "apex", "cusp", "end", "nib", "nose", "point", "tip" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "piked (out or off)":{ "to leave a place often for another":{ "antonyms":[ "arrived", "came", "showed up", "turned up" ], "examples":[ "early next morning the aloof guest just piked out without saying a word" ], "near antonyms":[ "abided", "abode", "dwelled", "dwelt", "lodged", "remained", "settled", "stayed", "tarried", "approached", "closed", "neared", "hit", "landed", "reached" ], "related":[ "set out", "started", "struck out", "absconded", "decamped", "escaped", "evacuated", "fled", "flew", "got out", "mizzled", "ran away", "scatted", "scrammed", "skipped", "lit", "lighted out", "stepped out", "went out", "abandoned", "deserted", "forsook", "vacated", "emigrated", "adjourned", "removed", "retired", "retreated", "withdrew" ], "synonyms":[ "bailed", "bailed out", "booked", "bugged off", "bugged out", "buggered off", "buzzed (off)", "cleared off", "cleared out", "cut out", "departed", "dug out", "exited", "got", "got off", "moved", "packed (up or off)", "parted", "peeled off", "pulled out", "pushed off", "pushed on", "quit", "quitted", "ran along", "sallied (forth)", "scarpered", "shoved (off)", "stepped (along)", "took off", "vamoosed", "walked out", "went", "went off" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "piking":{ "as in bayoneting , quilling":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "piled":{ "to gather into a closely packed group":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the kids piled into the car" ], "near antonyms":[ "broke up", "disbanded", "dispersed", "split (up)" ], "related":[ "assembled", "collected", "concentered", "concentrated", "conglomerated", "congregated", "convened", "converged", "flocked", "forgathered", "foregathered", "herded", "swarmed", "thronged", "encircled", "mobbed", "surrounded", "embraced", "hugged" ], "synonyms":[ "bunched", "clustered", "crowded", "huddled", "pressed" ] }, "to lay or throw on top of one another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "piled all the clothes on the chair before putting them away" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "banked", "layered", "pyramided", "accumulated", "amassed", "assembled", "collected", "concentrated", "garnered", "gathered", "grouped", "massed", "bunched", "clumped", "lumped" ], "synonyms":[ "heaped", "mounded", "stacked" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "piles":{ "a considerable amount":{ "antonyms":[ "aces", "bits", "dabs", "drams", "driblets", "glimmers", "handfuls", "handsful", "hints", "licks", "little", "mites", "mouthfuls", "nips", "ounces", "peanuts", "pinches", "pittances", "scruples", "shades", "shadows", "smidgens", "smidgeons", "smidgins", "smidges", "specks", "spots", "sprinkles", "sprinklings", "strains", "streaks", "suspicions", "tastes", "touches", "traces" ], "examples":[ "a job that paid piles of money" ], "near antonyms":[ "atoms", "crumbs", "dots", "flecks", "flyspecks", "fragments", "grains", "granules", "iotas", "jots", "modicums", "molecules", "motes", "nubbins", "particles", "rays", "scintillas", "scraps", "shreds", "tittles", "whits", "smatterings", "smatters", "dashes", "drops", "morsels", "shots", "pieces", "portions", "sections", "absences", "dearths", "famines", "lacks", "paucities", "poverties", "scarcities", "shortages", "undersupplies", "wants", "deficiencies", "deficits", "inadequacies", "insufficiencies" ], "related":[ "epidemics", "plagues", "rashes", "bonanzas", "embarrassments", "excesses", "overabundances", "overages", "overkills", "overmuch", "oversupplies", "plethoras", "redundancies", "superabundances", "superfluities", "surfeits", "surpluses", "deluges", "floods", "overflows", "armies", "bevies", "crams", "crowds", "crushes", "droves", "flocks", "herds", "hordes", "hosts", "legions", "mobs", "multitudes", "presses", "scores", "seas", "swarms", "throngs", "gazillions", "jillions", "kazillions", "millions", "million", "thousands", "trillions", "zillions" ], "synonyms":[ "abundances", "barrels", "basketfuls", "basketsful", "boatloads", "buckets", "bunches", "bundles", "bushels", "carloads", "chunks", "deals", "dozens", "dozen", "fistfuls", "gobs", "good deals", "heaps", "hundreds", "hundred", "lashings", "lashins", "loads", "lots", "masses", "messes", "mountains", "much", "multiplicities", "myriads", "oodles", "packs", "passels", "pecks", "platefuls", "plenitudes", "plenties", "plentitudes", "potfuls", "pots", "profusions", "quantities", "rafts", "reams", "scads", "sheaves", "shiploads", "sights", "slews", "spates", "stacks", "stores", "tons", "truckloads", "volumes", "wads", "wealths", "yards" ] }, "a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a large pile of newspapers that needed to be disposed of" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "banks", "bars", "drifts", "embankments", "beds", "layers", "mows", "pyramids", "ricks", "barrows", "cairns", "pyres", "accumulations", "aggregates", "arrays", "assemblages", "collections", "conglomerations", "gatherings", "groupings", "hoards", "huddles", "jumbles", "knots", "pileups" ], "synonyms":[ "cocks", "heaps", "hills", "mounds", "mountains", "stacks" ] }, "a soft airy substance or covering":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the lush pile of the carpeting" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "battings" ], "synonyms":[ "downs", "flosses", "fluffs", "furs", "fuzzes", "lints", "naps" ] }, "the hairy covering of a mammal especially when fine, soft, and thick":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a dog with such a dense pile that he never minded the cold" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "undercoats", "underfurs", "hides", "leathers", "pelts", "skins" ], "synonyms":[ "coats", "fleeces", "furs", "hairs", "jackets", "pelages", "wools" ] }, "to gather into a closely packed group":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the kids piled into the car" ], "near antonyms":[ "breaks up", "disbands", "disperses", "splits (up)" ], "related":[ "assembles", "collects", "concenters", "concentrates", "conglomerates", "congregates", "convenes", "converges", "flocks", "forgathers", "foregathers", "herds", "swarms", "throngs", "encircles", "mobs", "surrounds", "embraces", "hugs" ], "synonyms":[ "bunches", "clusters", "crowds", "huddles", "presses" ] }, "to lay or throw on top of one another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "piled all the clothes on the chair before putting them away" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "banks", "layers", "pyramids", "accumulates", "amasses", "assembles", "collects", "concentrates", "garners", "gathers", "groups", "masses", "bunches", "clumps", "lumps" ], "synonyms":[ "heaps", "mounds", "stacks" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "pilfering":{ "as in shoplifting , pilferage":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "what sort of person would pilfer lunches from the office refrigerator?" ], "near antonyms":[ "buying", "purchasing", "bestowing", "contributing", "donating", "giving", "handing over", "presenting" ], "related":[ "burglarizing", "knocking over", "robbing", "looting", "pillaging", "plundering", "sacking", "carjacking", "hijacking", "highjacking", "picking", "rifling", "poaching", "rustling", "shoplifting", "collaring", "grabbing", "grasping", "nailing", "seizing", "snatching", "taking", "mooching", "sponging", "abducting", "kidnapping", "kidnaping", "shanghaiing", "spiriting" ], "synonyms":[ "appropriating", "boosting", "filching", "heisting", "hooking", "lifting", "misappropriating", "nicking", "nipping", "pinching", "pocketing", "purloining", "ripping off", "snitching", "stealing", "swiping", "thieving" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "pilfers":{ "to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "what sort of person would pilfer lunches from the office refrigerator?" ], "near antonyms":[ "buys", "purchases", "bestows", "contributes", "donates", "gives", "hands over", "presents" ], "related":[ "burglarizes", "knocks over", "robs", "loots", "pillages", "plunders", "sacks", "carjacks", "hijacks", "highjacks", "picks", "rifles", "poaches", "rustles", "shoplifts", "collars", "grabs", "grasps", "nails", "seizes", "snatches", "takes", "mooches", "sponges", "abducts", "kidnaps", "shanghais", "spirits" ], "synonyms":[ "appropriates", "boosts", "filches", "heists", "hooks", "lifts", "misappropriates", "nicks", "nips", "pinches", "pockets", "purloins", "rips off", "snitches", "steals", "swipes", "thieves" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pill":{ "a person whose behavior is offensive to others":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she can be such a pill when things don't go her way" ], "near antonyms":[ "hero", "heroine", "idol", "role model", "gentleman", "lady", "angel", "saint" ], "related":[ "barbarian", "brute", "caveman", "Neanderthal", "savage", "loudmouth", "vulgarian", "lowlife", "miscreant", "rascal", "rogue", "roughneck", "scab", "scamp", "scoundrel", "villain", "wretch", "booby", "doofus", "fool", "jackass", "nincompoop", "ninny", "nit", "nitwit", "nut", "schmo", "schmoe", "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "dink", "dolt", "dope", "dork", "goon", "half-wit", "idiot", "imbecile", "moron", "turkey", "brat", "insolent", "nuisance", "pest", "snip", "snob", "snoot", "snot", "dweeb", "nerd" ], "synonyms":[ "bastard", "beast", "bleeder", "blighter", "boor", "bounder", "bugger", "buzzard", "cad", "chuff", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cretin", "crud", "crumb", "cur", "dirtbag", "dog", "fink", "heel", "hound", "jerk", "joker", "louse", "lout", "rat", "rat fink", "reptile", "rotter", "schmuck", "scum", "scumbag", "scuzzball", "skunk", "sleaze", "sleazebag", "sleazeball", "slime", "slimeball", "slob", "snake", "so-and-so", "sod", "stinkard", "stinker", "swine", "toad", "varmint", "vermin" ] }, "a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "you'll have to take one of these pills every six hours for your flu" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "cure", "drug", "medication", "medicinal", "pharmaceutical", "physic", "remedy", "specific", "miracle drug", "wonder drug", "potion", "preparation", "dosage", "dose", "drop", "gelcap", "bolus", "pilule" ], "synonyms":[ "cap", "capsule", "lozenge", "tablet" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pillage":{ "to search through with the intent of committing robbery":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "soldiers pillaging the countryside for anything of value" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "break in", "burglarize", "rip off", "steal (from)", "comb", "hunt", "rake", "rifle", "rummage", "harry", "raid", "ravish" ], "synonyms":[ "despoil", "loot", "maraud", "plunder", "ransack", "sack" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "valuables stolen or taken by force":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the pirate ship was laden with the pillage of merchant ships from across the Spanish Main" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "prize", "catch", "haul", "take", "treasure", "pilferage", "windfall" ], "synonyms":[ "booty", "loot", "plunder", "spoil", "swag" ] } }, "pillars":{ "an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the ancient Greek temple boasted graceful marble pillars with richly ornamented tops" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "caryatids", "caryatides", "pedestals", "buttresses", "flying buttresses", "needles", "obelisks", "piles", "pilings" ], "synonyms":[ "columns", "piers", "pilasters", "posts", "stanchions" ] }, "something or someone to which one looks for support":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "my father has been my pillar throughout this crisis" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "backbones", "sinews", "spines", "right hands", "bolsterers", "crutches", "handmaidens", "handmaids", "props", "stays", "anchorages", "harbors", "refuges" ], "synonyms":[ "anchors", "buttresses", "dependences", "dependances", "mainstays", "reliances", "standbys" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pilloried":{ "to subject (someone) to harsh public criticism":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The press pilloried the judge for her decision." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pillories":{ "to subject (someone) to harsh public criticism":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "The press pilloried the judge for her decision." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pilule":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pin":{ "a lower limb of an animal":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a cat that was still a little unsteady on its pins after anesthesia" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "member", "foreleg", "forelimb", "calf", "drumstick", "ham", "shank", "shin", "thigh" ], "synonyms":[ "leg" ] }, "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "pin money":{ "a very small sum of money":{ "antonyms":[ "big buck(s)", "boodle", "bundle", "fortune", "king's ransom", "megabuck(s)", "mint", "wad" ], "examples":[ "the summer intern made only pin money but gained valuable work experience" ], "near antonyms":[ "bankroll", "capital", "funds", "means", "wherewithal", "opulence", "pelf", "riches", "treasure", "wealth", "heap", "pile", "pot", "bonanza", "mine", "treasure trove", "treasury" ], "related":[ "petty cash", "pocket money", "spending money" ], "synonyms":[ "chicken feed", "chump change", "dime", "hay", "mite", "peanuts", "pittance", "shoestring", "song", "two cents" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pinch":{ "a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number":{ "antonyms":[ "abundance", "adequacy", "amplitude", "opulence", "plenitude", "plenty", "sufficiency", "wealth" ], "examples":[ "this labor pinch means that there'll be long lines at the checkouts" ], "near antonyms":[ "bountifulness", "copiousness", "excess", "overabundance", "oversupply", "surfeit", "surplus" ], "related":[ "absence", "omission", "meagerness", "poorness", "skimpiness", "necessity", "need", "privation" ], "synonyms":[ "crunch", "dearth", "deficiency", "deficit", "drought", "drouth", "failure", "famine", "inadequacy", "inadequateness", "insufficiency", "lack", "lacuna", "paucity", "poverty", "scantiness", "scarceness", "scarcity", "shortage", "undersupply", "want" ] }, "an instance of theft":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the pinch of my favorite sweater really bugged me!" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "break-in", "burglary", "holdup", "mugging", "stickup" ], "synonyms":[ "grab", "heist", "rip-off", "snatching", "swiping", "theft" ] }, "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "the act of taking into one's control by authority of law":{ "antonyms":[ "discharge" ], "examples":[ "an innocent person caught up in a city-wide pinch of drug dealers" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipation", "liberation", "release" ], "related":[ "raid", "house arrest", "capture", "entrapment", "seizure", "captivity", "confinement", "detention", "enchainment", "hold", "immurement", "imprisonment", "incarceration", "restraint", "rearrest", "remand" ], "synonyms":[ "apprehension", "arrest", "arrestment", "bust", "collar" ] }, "to avoid unnecessary waste or expense":{ "antonyms":[ "waste" ], "examples":[ "if we pinch hard for the upcoming year, we can probably afford the vacation at that fancy resort" ], "near antonyms":[ "blow", "dissipate", "fritter (away)", "lavish", "misspend", "run through", "spend", "squander", "throw away", "splurge" ], "related":[ "conserve", "husband", "maintain", "manage", "preserve", "scrape", "cut back", "cut down", "retrench", "hoard", "lay up" ], "synonyms":[ "economize", "save", "scrimp", "skimp", "spare" ] }, "to squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the zipper on those jeans always pinches me" ], "near antonyms":[ "drop", "free", "loose", "loosen", "release", "spring" ], "related":[ "crimp", "tweak", "clasp", "clutch", "grasp", "grip", "hold", "take" ], "synonyms":[ "nip" ] }, "to take (something) without right and with an intent 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"unchain" ], "related":[ "bag", "capture", "catch", "get", "grab", "grapple", "hook", "land", "snap (up)", "snare", "snatch", "trap", "commit", "confine", "detain", "hold", "immure", "imprison", "incarcerate", "intern", "jail", "jug", "lock (up)", "bind", "enchain", "fetter", "handcuff", "manacle", "shackle", "trammel", "rearrest", "remand" ], "synonyms":[ "apprehend", "arrest", "bust", "collar", "nab", "nail", "nick", "pick up", "pull in", "restrain", "run in", "seize" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "pinchbeck":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "pined (for)":{ "to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "pining for a house in the mountains" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorred", "abominated", "despised", "detested", "execrated", "hated", "loathed", "declined", "refused", "rejected", "spurned" ], "related":[ "spoiled (for)", "spoilt (for)", "adored", "delighted (in)", "dug", "enjoyed", "fancied", "grooved (on)", "liked", "loved", "relished", "reveled (in)", "revelled (in)", "favored", "preferred", "admired", "appreciated", "cherished", "prized", "treasured", "valued" ], "synonyms":[ "ached (for)", "coveted", "craved", "desiderated", "desired", "died (for)", "hankered (for or after)", "hungered (for)", "itched (for)", "jonesed (for)", "longed (for)", "lusted (for or after)", "panted (after)", "repined (for)", "salivated (for)", "sighed (for)", "thirsted (for)", "wanted", "wished (for)", "yearned (for)", "yenned (for)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pings":{ "as in dings , clangs":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in rings , chimes":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "pink-slipping":{ "to let go from office, service, or employment":{ "antonyms":[ "employing", "engaging", "hiring", "retaining", "signing (up or on)", "taking on" ], "examples":[ "the company pink-slipped 300 workers in an effort to avoid bankruptcy" ], "near antonyms":[ "keeping", "reemploying", "re-employing", "rehiring", "contracting", "subcontracting", "recruiting" ], "related":[ "downsizing", "excessing", "furloughing", "laying off", "trimming", "booting (out)", "chucking (out)", "drumming (out)", "kicking out", "throwing out", "unseating", "separating" ], "synonyms":[ "axing", "bouncing", "canning", "cashiering", "discharging", "dismissing", "firing", "mustering out", "releasing", "removing", "retiring", "sacking", "terminating", "turning off" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pinnacle":{ "the highest part or point":{ "antonyms":[ "bottom", "nadir", "rock bottom" ], "examples":[ "a singer who has reached the pinnacle of success" ], "near antonyms":[ "abyss", "base", "foot", "minimum" ], "related":[ "bloom", "blossom", "flood tide", "flower", "glory", "heyday", "prime", "cap", "ceiling", "roof", "extreme", "extremity", "tip", "vertex", "high", "highlight", "highspot" ], "synonyms":[ "acme", "apex", "apogee", "capstone", "climax", "crescendo", "crest", "crown", "culmination", "head", "height", "high noon", "high-water mark", "meridian", "ne plus ultra", "noon", "noontime", "peak", "sum", "summit", "tip-top", "top", "zenith" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pinning (down)":{ "as in choosing , determining":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pinning (on)":{ "as in charging , fathering (on)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pinpoint":{ "as in point , tip":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "meeting the highest standard of accuracy":{ "antonyms":[ "coarse", "imprecise", "inaccurate", "inexact", "rough" ], "examples":[ "the pinpoint measurement of brain tumors is critically important" ], "near antonyms":[ "approximate", "round", "false", "incorrect", "untrue", "wrong", "careless", "loose", "indefinite", "unclear", "vague", "doubtful", "dubious", "questionable", "unreliable", "untrustworthy" ], "related":[ "correct", "right", "strict", "true", "definite", "definitive", "nice", "subtle", "careful", "fastidious", "finical", "finicky", "meticulous" ], "synonyms":[ "accurate", "close", "delicate", "exact", "fine", "hairline", "mathematical", "precise", "refined", "rigorous", "spot-on" ] }, "to find out or establish the identity of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "pinpointed the culprit by tracking calls from his cell phone" ], "near antonyms":[ "camouflage", "conceal", "disguise", "hide", "counterfeit", "feign", "sham", "simulate" ], "related":[ "diagnose", "determine", "find", "locate", "pick out", "place", "recognize", "spot", "check", "examine", "inspect", "investigate", "notice", "observe", "scrutinize", "betray", "disclose", "discover", "reveal" ], "synonyms":[ "distinguish", "finger", "ID", "identify", "single (out)" ] }, "to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "publishers like to be able to pinpoint publicity efforts where they will have the most effect" ], "near antonyms":[ "avert", "curve", "deflect", "detour", "divert", "rechannel", "shunt", "sidetrack" ], "related":[ "sight", "bear", "face", "concentrate", "focus", "incline", "orient", "steer" ], "synonyms":[ "aim", "bend", "cast", "direct", "head", "hold", "level", "set", "train" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "pinprick":{ "a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the nurse kindly put a decorated bandage over the pinprick from the injection" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "gouge", "groove", "hollow", "break", "cut", "gash", "incision", "laceration", "notch", "rent", "rip", "rupture", "slash", "slit", "tear" ], "synonyms":[ "perforation", "pinhole", "prick", "punch", "puncture", "stab" ] }, "as in poke , punch":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "pintoes":{ "as in blacks , chestnuts":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pinup girl":{ "as in cover girl , bathing beauty":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pioneer":{ "a person who settles in a new region":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the hardships that the pioneers endured while taming the wilderness" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "explorer", "pathfinder", "trailblazer", "bushranger", "mountain man", "woodsman" ], "synonyms":[ "colonial", "colonist", "colonizer", "frontiersman", "homesteader", "settler" ] }, "coming before all others in time or order":{ "antonyms":[ "final", "last", "latest", "latter", "terminal", "terminating", "ultimate" ], "examples":[ "the nation's pioneer institution for the education of African-Americans" ], "near antonyms":[ "advanced", "late", "consequent", "ensuing", "following", "subsequent", "succeeding", "penultimate" ], "related":[ "ancient", "early", "primal", "primary", "prime", "primeval", "primitive", "primordial", "antecedent", "preceding", "previous" ], "synonyms":[ "earliest", "first", "foremost", "headmost", "inaugural", "initial", "leadoff", "maiden", "original", "premier", "virgin" ] }, "to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of":{ "antonyms":[ "close (down)", "phase out", "shut (up)" ], "examples":[ "he single-handedly pioneered the university's institute for medical research" ], "near antonyms":[ "abolish", "annihilate", "annul", "nullify", "end", "finish", "halt", "stop", "terminate", "round (off or out)", "wind up", "wrap up" ], "related":[ "author", "father", "originate", "conceive", "concoct", "contrive", "cook (up)", "create", "devise", "fabricate", "invent", "make up", "manufacture", "produce", "think (up)", "construct", "put up", "develop", "enlarge", "expand", "endow", "finance", "fund", "subsidize", "arrange", "organize", "systematize", "systemize", "refound", "reinitiate", "reinstitute", "relaunch" ], "synonyms":[ "begin", "constitute", "establish", "found", "inaugurate", "initiate", "innovate", "institute", "introduce", "launch", "plant", "set up", "start" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "pioneering":{ "as in revolutionary , trailblazing":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of":{ "antonyms":[ "closing (down)", "phasing out", "shutting (up)" ], "examples":[ "he single-handedly pioneered the university's institute for medical research" ], "near antonyms":[ "abolishing", "annihilating", "annulling", "nullifying", "ending", "finishing", "halting", "stopping", "terminating", "rounding (off or out)", "winding up", "wrapping up" ], "related":[ "authoring", "fathering", "originating", "conceiving", "concocting", "contriving", "cooking (up)", "creating", "devising", "fabricating", "inventing", "making up", "manufacturing", "producing", "thinking (up)", "constructing", "putting up", "developing", "enlarging", "expanding", "endowing", "financing", "funding", "subsidizing", "arranging", "organizing", "systematizing", "systemizing", "refounding", "reinitiating", "reinstituting", "relaunching" ], "synonyms":[ "beginning", "constituting", "establishing", "founding", "inaugurating", "initiating", "innovating", "instituting", "introducing", "launching", "planting", "setting up", "starting" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "pipe":{ "a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the plumber came and fixed the water pipe that was leaking" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "drain", "drainpipe", "funnel", "hydrant", "main", "smokestack", "spout", "standpipe", "stovepipe", "tile", "waste pipe", "waterspout", "pipage", "pipeage", "pipeline", "piping" ], "synonyms":[ "channel", "conduit", "duct", "leader", "line", "penstock", "trough", "tube" ] }, "an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a full pipe of wine" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "scuttlebutt", "cistern", "tub", "vat", "can", "drum" ], "synonyms":[ "barrel", "butt", "cask", "firkin", "hogshead", "keg", "kilderkin", "puncheon", "rundlet", "runlet", "tun" ] }, "to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "piped water into every house" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "carry", "convey", "transmit", "concentrate", "consolidate", "focus" ], "synonyms":[ "canalize", "channel", "channelize", "conduct", "direct", "funnel", "siphon", "syphon" ] }, "to make a short sharp sound like a small bird":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the baby piped shrilly in his bed" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "cackle", "chatter", "jabber", "sing", "trill", "warble" ], "synonyms":[ "cheep", "chirp", "chirrup", "chitter", "jargon", "peep", "pip", "tweet", "twitter" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "piped":{ "to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "piped water into every house" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "carried", "conveyed", "transmitted", "concentrated", "consolidated", "focused", "focussed" ], "synonyms":[ "canalized", "channeled", "channelled", "channelized", "conducted", "directed", "funneled", "funnelled", "siphoned", "syphoned" ] }, "to make a short sharp sound like a small bird":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the baby piped shrilly in his bed" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "cackled", "chattered", "jabbered", "sang", "sung", "trilled", "warbled" ], "synonyms":[ "cheeped", "chirped", "chirruped", "chittered", "jargoned", "peeped", "pipped", "tweeted", "twittered" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "piped up":{ "to voice one's opinions freely with force":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "don't worry, he'll pipe up if he feels he's being overlooked" ], "near antonyms":[ "belted up", "clammed up", "dummied up", "hushed", "shut up", "suppressed", "quieted" ], "related":[ "bawled", "bayed", "bellowed", "called", "cried", "hollered", "roared", "sang (out)", "sung (out)", "shouted", "thundered", "vociferated", "yelled", "articulated", "enounced", "enunciated" ], "synonyms":[ "shot", "sounded off", "spoke out", "spoke up", "spouted (off)", "talked up" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "piping hot":{ "having a notably high temperature":{ "antonyms":[ "algid", "arctic", "bitter", "bone-chilling", "cold", "freezing", "frigid", "frozen", "glacial", "ice-cold", "iced", "icy" ], "examples":[ "the appeal of piping hot cocoa after an afternoon of shoveling snow" ], "near antonyms":[ "chill", "chilly", "coldish", "cool", "coolish", "nippy", "snappy", "blizzardly", "frosty", "snowy", "subfreezing", "subzero", "wintry", "wintery", "chilled", "cooled", "refrigerated", "unheated", "benumbed", "numb", "shivering" ], "related":[ "blazing", "glowing", "igneous", "molten", "seething", "sizzling", "heated", "overheated", "reheated", "warmed", "snug", "toasty", "warm", "warmish", "feverish", "flushed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "canicular", "muggy", "steamy", "summerlike", "summery", "tropical" ], "synonyms":[ "ardent", "boiling", "broiling", "burning", "fervent", "fervid", "fiery", "hot", "red", "red-hot", "roasting", "scalding", "scorching", "searing", "sultry", "superheated", "sweltering", "torrid", "ultrahot", "white-hot" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "piping up (with)":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pipping":{ "to make a short sharp sound like a small bird":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "baby birds pipping loudly in their nest" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "cackling", "chattering", "jabbering", "singing", "trilling", "warbling" ], "synonyms":[ "cheeping", "chirping", "chirruping", "chittering", "jargoning", "peeping", "piping", "tweeting", "twittering" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pips":{ "a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a black horse with white pips" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "birthmarks", "freckles", "moles", "blobs", "blots", "marks", "smears", "smudges", "smutches", "stains", "spatters", "splashes", "polka dots" ], "synonyms":[ "blotches", "dapples", "dots", "eyespots", "flecks", "mottles", "patches", "points", "speckles", "specks", "splotches", "spots" ] }, "something very good of its kind":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "that new sports car is a real pip" ], "near antonyms":[ "busts", "disappointments", "duds", "failures", "flops", "lemons", "letdowns", "losers", "stinkers", "turkeys" ], "related":[ "marvels", "phenomena", "phenomenons", "prodigies", "sensations", "wonders", "catches", "crown jewels", "diamonds", "gems", "imperials", "jewels", "pearls", "plums", "treasures" ], "synonyms":[ "beauties", "beauts", "bee's knees", "corkers", "crackerjacks", "crackajacks", "daisies", "dandies", "dillies", "doozies", "doozers", "dreams", "honeys", "hot stuff", "humdingers", "hummers", "jim-dandies", "knockouts", "lollapaloozas", "lulus", "nifties", "peaches", "pippins", "rippers", "ripsnorters", "snorters", "sockdolagers", "sockdologers", "standouts", "sweethearts" ] }, "the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "listening to all that chat show blather gives me the pip" ], "near antonyms":[ "delights", "pleasures" ], "related":[ "agitations", "discomforts", "displeasures", "distresses", "disturbances", "upsets", "irritabilities", "peeves", "perturbations", "pets", "piques", "resentments", "troubles", "angers", "chafes", "danders", "dudgeons", "galls", "huffs", "indignations", "ires", "outrages", "umbrages" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravations", "aggros", "annoyances", "botherations", "bothers", "exasperations", "frustrations", "griefs", "irritations", "vexations" ] }, "to make a short sharp sound like a small bird":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "baby birds pipping loudly in their nest" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "cackles", "chatters", "jabbers", "sings", "trills", "warbles" ], "synonyms":[ "cheeps", "chirps", "chirrups", "chitters", "jargons", "peeps", "pipes", "tweets", "twitters" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "piquing":{ "serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction":{ "antonyms":[ "noninflammatory" ], "examples":[ "piquing remarks that were said mainly to get a rise out of the other guests at the party" ], "near antonyms":[ "subduing" ], "related":[ "explosive", "fiery", "incendiary", "inflammatory", "triggering", "inducing", "inspirational", "inspiring", "motivating", "motivational", "motivative", "jeering", "taunting", "teasing", "activating", "energizing", "galvanizing", "quickening", "vitalizing", "angering", "enraging", "maddening", "upsetting", "aggravating", "annoying", "bothersome", "exasperating", "galling", "irksome", "irritating", "pesky", "vexatious", "vexing" ], "synonyms":[ "charged", "edgy", "exciting", "inciting", "instigating", "instigative", "provocative", "provoking", "stimulating" ] }, "to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "her seat companion piqued her by repeatedly poking her in the ribs" ], "near antonyms":[ "appeasing", "conciliating", "mollifying", "obliging", "pacifying", "placating", "propitiating", "delighting", "gladdening", "gratifying", "pleasing", "satisfying", "assuring", "cheering", "comforting", "consoling", "contenting", "quieting", "reassuring", "solacing", "soothing" ], "related":[ "hassling", "heckling", "nagging", "inflaming", "enflaming", "provoking", "rousing", "badgering", "baiting", "bullyragging", "ballyragging", "deviling", "devilling", "hagriding", "harassing", "harrying", "pestering", "plaguing", "teasing", "angering", "antagonizing", "enraging", "incensing", "infuriating", "maddening", "rankling", "roiling", "agitating", "discomforting", "discomposing", "disquieting", "distressing", "exercising", "freaking (out)", "fretting", "perturbing", "undoing", "unhinging", "unsettling", "upsetting", "worrying", "affronting", "insulting", "miffing", "offending", "outraging" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravating", "annoying", "bothering", "bugging", "burning (up)", "chafing", "eating", "exasperating", "frosting", "galling", "getting", "grating", "griping", "hacking (off)", "irking", "irritating", "itching", "narking", "nettling", "peeving", "persecuting", "putting out", "rasping", "riling", "ruffling", "spiting", "vexing" ] }, "to rouse to strong feeling or action":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "their sarcastic comments piqued him to respond in kind" ], "near antonyms":[ "calming", "soothing", "subduing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing", "appeasing", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating" ], "related":[ "fanning", "igniting", "inflaming", "enflaming", "kindling", "triggering", "activating", "animating", "driving", "energizing", "galvanizing", "inducing", "inspiring", "keying (up)", "motivating", "motiving", "pumping up", "quickening", "setting off", "vitalizing", "abetting", "fermenting", "fomenting", "raising", "whipping (up)", "angering", "enraging", "maddening", "upsetting", "jeering", "taunting", "teasing", "aggravating", "annoying", "bothering", "exasperating", "galling", "getting", "irritating", "vexing" ], "synonyms":[ "arousing", "encouraging", "exciting", "firing (up)", "impassioning", "inciting", "instigating", "moving", "provoking", "revving (up)", "sparking", "stimulating", "stirring" ] }, "to think highly of (oneself)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she piques herself on her considerable musical abilities" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "boasting", "bragging", "crowing", "gasconading", "swaggering", "swanking", "swashing", "vaporing", "vaunting", "congratulating", "felicitating" ], "synonyms":[ "flattering", "pluming", "priding" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "pirogue":{ "as in canoe , rowboat":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pistol-whip":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pistol-whipped":{ "as in horsewhipped , flagellated":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pistol-whipping":{ "as in horsewhipping , flagellating":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pistols":{ "a very energetic person":{ "examples":[ "a real pistol , she dances rings around the other performers" ], "synonyms":[ "dynamos", "fireballs", "live wires" ], "near synonyms":[ "bootstrappers", "go-aheads", "go-getters", "highfliers", "highflyers", "hummers", "hustlers", "powerhouses", "self-starters", "achievers", "comers", "dashers", "doers", "enterprisers" ], "near antonyms":[ "dawdlers", "idlers", "loafers", "loungers", "triflers", "clock-watchers", "goldbricks", "shirkers", "slackers", "couch potatoes", "deadbeats", "do-nothings", "drones", "layabouts", "lazybones", "slouches", "slugabeds", "sluggards", "slugs", "dalliers", "laggards", "lingerers", "loiterers", "slowpokes", "stick-in-the-muds" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in shotguns":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "shotguns", "blasts (at)", "fires (at)", "machine-guns", "tommy-guns", "blazes", "peppers", "potshots", "snipes (at)", "croaks", "destroys", "dispatches", "does in", "fells", "ices", "kills", "slays", "blows away", "brings down", "drops", "picks off", "shoots down", "annihilates", "blots out", "butchers", "decimates", "massacres", "slaughters", "wipes out", "drills", "guns", "plugs", "pops", "shoots" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "pit":{ "a sunken area forming a separate space":{ 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and contract in a rhythmic manner":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "her heart pit-a-patted with surprise" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "fluctuates", "oscillates", "vibrates", "quivers", "trembles" ], "synonyms":[ "beats", "palpitates", "pitter-patters", "pulsates", "pulses", "throbs" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pit-a-patting":{ "to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "her heart pit-a-patted with surprise" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "fluctuating", "oscillating", "vibrating", "quivering", "trembling" ], "synonyms":[ "beating", "palpitating", "pitter-pattering", "pulsating", "pulsing", "throbbing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pitch-black":{ "being without light or without much light":{ "antonyms":[ "bright", "brightened", "brilliant", "illuminated", "illumined", "light", "lit", "lighted", "lightsome", "lucent", "lucid", "luminous" ], "examples":[ "finding anything in a pitch-black room is almost impossible" ], "near antonyms":[ "ablaze", "agleam", "aglitter", "alight", "beaming", "beamy", "effulgent", "glaring", "glowing", "incandescent", "lambent", "radiant", "relucent", "resplendent", "shining", "sparkling", "ultrabright", "glossy", "lustrous", "shiny", "floodlit", "floodlighted", "highlighted", "spotlighted", "spotlit", "moonlit", "moony", "starlit", "sunlit" ], "related":[ "crepuscular", "twilit", "moonless", "starless", "sunless", "cloudy", "dull", "dulled", "lackluster", "shadowlike", "shadowy", "shady", "gray", "grey", "leaden", "pale", "beclouded", "befogged", "clouded", "foggy", "fuliginous", "misty", "smoggy", "soupy" ], "synonyms":[ "black", "caliginous", "dark", "darkened", "darkish", "darkling", "darksome", "dim", "dimmed", "dusk", "dusky", "gloomy", "lightless", "murky", "obscure", "obscured", "pitch-dark", "pitchy", "rayless", "somber", "sombre", "stygian", "tenebrific", "tenebrous", "unlit" ] }, "having the color of soot or coal":{ "antonyms":[ "white" ], "examples":[ "a pitch-black cat with green eyes" ], "near antonyms":[ "bright", "brilliant", "light", "pale", "palish" ], "related":[ "dark", "dusky", "inky", "blackish", "brunet", "brunette" ], "synonyms":[ "black", "ebony", "pitch-dark", "pitchy", "raven", "sable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "pitched":{ "inclined or twisted to one side":{ "antonyms":[ "even", "level", "straight" ], "examples":[ "pitched and badly weathered, the fence looked ready to fall down at any moment" ], "near antonyms":[ "ordered", "orderly", "regular", "uniform", "balanced", "symmetrical", "symmetric" ], "related":[ "asymmetrical", "asymmetric", "unbalanced", "unsymmetrical", "contorted", "disordered", "distorted", "irregular" ], "synonyms":[ "askew", "aslant", "atilt", "awry", "cock-a-hoop", "cockeyed", "crazy", "crooked", "listing", "lopsided", "oblique", "off-kilter", "skewed", "slanted", "slanting", "slantwise", "tilted", "tipping", "uneven" ] }, "running in a slanting direction":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a sharply pitched rooftop" ], "near antonyms":[ "horizontal", "level", "plumb", "up-and-down", "vertical", "parallel", "perpendicular" ], "related":[], "synonyms":[ "cant", "canted", "diagonal", "graded", "inclined", "leaning", "listing", "oblique", "raked", "slant", "slanted", "slantwise", "sloped", "sloping", "tilted", "tilting" ] }, "to cast oneself head first into deep water":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "when a wave hit the float, I lost my balance and pitched into the lake" ], "near antonyms":[ "surfaced" ], "related":[ "dipped", "immersed", "submerged", "belly flopped", "plumped", "plunked", "plonked" ], "synonyms":[ "dived", "dove", "plunged", "sounded" ] }, "to fix in an upright position":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "needed help pitching a tent" ], "near antonyms":[ "demolished", "flattened", "knocked down", "leveled", "levelled", "razed", "tore down" ], "related":[ "braced", "buttressed", "propped (up)", "shored (up)", "supported", "boosted", "craned", "elevated", "heaved", "hove", "hefted", "heightened", "hiked", "hoisted", "jacked (up)", "lifted", "perked (up)", "picked up", "upheld", "uplifted", "upped" ], "synonyms":[ "erected", "put up", "raised", "reared", "set up", "upended", "upraised" ] }, "to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we decided to pitch that whole system and start over again" ], "near antonyms":[ "adopted", "embraced", "took on", "employed", "used", "utilized", "held", "held back", "kept", "retained" ], "related":[ "abandoned", "abdicated", "deserted", "forsook", "dismissed", "kicked out", "abolished", "annihilated", "eliminated", "eradicated", "expunged", "exterminated", "extinguished", "extirpated", "liquidated", "removed", "rooted (out)", "stamped (out)", "wiped out" ], "synonyms":[ "cashiered", "cast (off)", "chucked", "deep-sixed", "discarded", "ditched", "dumped", "eighty-sixed", "86'd", "exorcised", "exorcized", "flung (off or away)", "jettisoned", "junked", "laid by", "lost", "rejected", "scrapped", "shed", "shucked (off)", "sloughed (off)", "sluffed (off)", "threw away", "threw out", "tossed", "unloaded" ] }, "to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the ship pitched in the choppy sea" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "blundered", "bucked", "doddered", "faltered", "floundered", "halted", "hitched", "hobbled", "jerked", "jolted", "reeled", "shook", "staggered", "stumbled", "teetered", "toddled", "tottered", "tumbled", "vacillated", "vibrated", "waddled", "wavered", "weaved", "oscillated", "undulated", "wagged", "waggled" ], "synonyms":[ "careened", "lurched", "rocked", "rolled", "seesawed", "swayed", "tossed", "wobbled", "wabbled" ] }, "to provide publicity for":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the cutting-edge ad agency was hired to pitch our products to a younger generation of consumers" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "advertised", "barked", "merchandised", "merchandized", "sold", "pushed", "acclaimed", "hailed", "lauded", "praised", "endorsed", "indorsed", "plumped (for)", "plunked (for)", "plonked (for)", "recommended", "reviewed", "announced", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "published" ], "synonyms":[ "ballyhooed", "boosted", "hyped", "plugged", "promoted", "publicized", "talked up", "touted" ] }, "to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "pitched the baseball almost 50 feet" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bowled", "darted", "flipped", "gunned", "hooked", "passed", "rolled", "shot", "bucked", "ejected", "impelled", "precipitated", "projected", "propelled", "rifled", "thrust" ], "synonyms":[ "cast", "catapulted", "chucked", "dashed", "fired", "flung", "heaved", "hove", "hurled", "hurtled", "launched", "lobbed", "lofted", "pegged", "pelted", "slung", "threw", "tossed" ] }, "to set or cause to be at an angle":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the roof should be pitched steeply enough to prevent an excessive accumulation of snow" ], "near antonyms":[ "evened", "flattened", "leveled", "levelled", "straightened" ], "related":[ "banked", "bent", "deviated", "swerved", "veered", "declined", "descended", "reclined", "retreated" ], "synonyms":[ "angled", "canted", "cocked", "heeled", "inclined", "leaned", "listed", "slanted", "sloped", "tilted", "tipped" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "pitched battle":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pitfall":{ "a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "buying a house can be full of pitfalls for the unwary" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "snare", "trap", "trip wire", "web", "hazard", "peril", "risk", "bomb", "bombshell", "kicker", "surprise", "surprize", "bait", "decoy", "lure" ], "synonyms":[ "booby trap", "catch", "catch-22", "gimmick", "gotcha", "hitch", "joker", "land mine", "snag" ] }, "something that may cause injury or harm":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "one of the pitfalls of ignorance is that people will also assume you're stupid" ], "near antonyms":[ "guard", "protection", "safeguard", "shield", "ward", "asylum", "harbor", "haven", "refuge", "retreat", "shelter" ], "related":[ "snare", "trap", "booby trap" ], "synonyms":[ "danger", "hazard", "imminence", "menace", "peril", "risk", "threat", "trouble" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "piths":{ "the central part or aspect of something under consideration":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "finally got to the pith of the discussion" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "courses", "directions", "drifts", "tenors", "bodies", "contents", "substances", "hypotheses", "propositions", "purports", "subjects", "themes", "theses" ], "synonyms":[ "bottom lines", "bull's-eyes", "bullseyes", "centerpieces", "cores", "cruxes", "cruces", "essences", "gists", "hearts", "kernels", "keynotes", "meat and potatoes", "meats", "nets", "nubbins", "nubs", "nuclei", "nucleuses", "pivots", "points", "roots", "sums" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pitiless":{ "having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings":{ "antonyms":[ "charitable", "compassionate", "humane", "kindhearted", "kindly", "merciful", "sensitive", "softhearted", "sympathetic", "tender", "tenderhearted", "warm", "warmhearted" ], "examples":[ "gave the beggar in the street a pitiless look and kept on walking" ], "near antonyms":[ "benevolent", "benignant", "gentle", "kind", "clement", "indulgent", "lenient", "mild", "cordial", "friendly", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "tolerant", "understanding", "affectionate", "fond", "loving" ], "related":[ "boorish", "heedless", "inconsiderate", "thoughtless", "uncaring", "unfriendly", "unloving", "unthinking", "grim", "hard-bitten", "harsh", "heavy-handed", "ironfisted", "ironhanded", "jackbooted", "knock-down, drag-out", "knock-down-and-drag-out", "oppressive", "rough", "rough-and-tumble", "severe", "sledgehammer", "stern", "tough", "ungentle", "abusive", "acrimonious", "disagreeable", "hateful", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "malevolent", "malicious", "mean", "rancorous", "spiteful", "surly", "virulent", "barbarous", "bestial", "brutal", "brutish", "cruel", "evil-minded", "savage", "vicious", "austere", "cold", "frosty" ], "synonyms":[ "affectless", "callous", "case-hardened", "cold-blooded", "compassionless", "desensitized", "hard", "hard-boiled", "hard-hearted", "heartless", "indurate", "inhuman", "inhumane", "insensate", "insensitive", "ironhearted", "merciless", "obdurate", "pachydermatous", "remorseless", "ruthless", "slash-and-burn", "soulless", "stony", "stoney", "stonyhearted", "take-no-prisoners", "thick-skinned", "uncharitable", "unfeeling", "unmerciful", "unsparing", "unsympathetic" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "pitter-patters":{ "to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "his heart pitter-pattered with excitement as he waited for the right moment to propose" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "fluctuates", "oscillates", "vibrates", "quivers", "trembles" ], "synonyms":[ "beats", "palpitates", "pit-a-pats", "pulsates", "pulses", "throbs" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pitying":{ "as in patient , understanding":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to have sympathy for":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I always pity the people who have to work in this freezing weather" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregarding", "ignoring", "neglecting", "overlooking", "disliking", "hating", "scorning" ], "related":[ "caring (for)", "grieving (for)", "sorrowing (for)", "loving", "empathizing (with)", "identifying (with)", "tolerating", "understanding" ], "synonyms":[ "aching (for)", "bleeding (for)", "commiserating (with)", "compassionating", "condoling (with)", "feeling (for)", "sympathizing (with)", "yearning (over)" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "pivot":{ "the central part or aspect of something under consideration":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an issue that is the real pivot of the controversy" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "course", "direction", "drift", "tenor", "body", "content", "substance", "hypothesis", "proposition", "purport", "subject", "theme", "thesis" ], "synonyms":[ "bottom line", "bull's-eye", "centerpiece", "core", "crux", "essence", "gist", "heart", "kernel", "keynote", "meat", "meat and potatoes", "net", "nub", "nubbin", "nucleus", "pith", "point", "root", "sum" ] }, "to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the telescope is mounted on a tripod so you can easily pivot it for viewing in any direction" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "screw", "unscrew", "twiddle", "coil", "crank", "reel", "wind", "circulate" ], "synonyms":[ "revolve", "roll", "rotate", "spin", "swing", "swirl", "swivel", "turn", "twirl", "twist", "wheel", "whirl" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "picketed":{ "as in walled , buffered":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pinto":{ "having blotches of two or more colors":{ "examples":[ "somehow, the pure white mare had a pinto foal" ], "synonyms":[ "blotched", "blotchy", "dappled", "dapple", "marbled", "mottled", "piebald", "pied", "splotched", "spotted" ], "related":[ "shaded", "checkered", "motley", "multicolored", "polychromatic", "polychrome", "varicolored", "variegated", "blotted", "brindled", "brindle", "calico", "specked", "speckled", "streaked", "colored", "colorful", "pigmented", "dotted", "peppered", "sprinkled", "stippled", "discolored", "dyed", "marked", "stained", "flecked", "streaked", "bespattered", "spattered" ], "near antonyms":[ "monochromatic", "monochrome", "monochromic", "solid" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in bay , chestnut":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "pipped":{ "to make a short sharp sound like a small bird":{ "examples":[ "baby birds pipping loudly in their nest" ], "synonyms":[ "cheeped", "chirped", "chirruped", "chittered", "jargoned", "peeped", "piped", "tweeted", "twittered" ], "related":[ "cackled", "chattered", "jabbered", "sang", "sung", "trilled", "warbled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pigtail":{ "as in dreadlock , cornrow":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "piddled":{ "as in mucked , played":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pike (out or off)":{ "to leave a place often for another":{ "examples":[ "early next morning the aloof guest just piked out without saying a word" ], "synonyms":[ "bail", "bail out", "begone", "book", "bug off", "bug out", "bugger off", "buzz (off)", "clear off", "clear out", "cut out", "depart", "dig out", "exit", "get", "get off", "go", "go off", "move", "pack (up or off)", "part", "peel off", "pull out", "push off", "push on", "quit", "run along", "sally (forth)", "scarper", "shove (off)", "step (along)", "take off", "vamoose", "walk out" ], "related":[ "set out", "start", "strike out", "abscond", "decamp", "escape", "evacuate", "flee", "fly", "get out", "mizzle", "run away", "scat", "scram", "skip", "go out", "light out", "step out", "abandon", "desert", "forsake", "vacate", "emigrate", "adjourn", "remove", "retire", "retreat", "withdraw" ], "near antonyms":[ "abide", "dwell", "lodge", "remain", "settle", "stay", "tarry", "approach", "close", "near", "hit", "land", "reach" ], "antonyms":[ "arrive", "come", "show up", "turn up" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pilferages":{ "as in plunders , pillages":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "picketer":{ "as in protester , demonstrator":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pip-squeak":{ "a person of no importance or influence":{ "examples":[ "I'm not changing my job based on the advice of some pip-squeak who cornered me at a party" ], "synonyms":[ "cipher", "dwarf", "half-pint", "insect", "insignificancy", "lightweight", "morsel", "nobody", "nonentity", "nothing", "nullity", "number", "pygmy", "pigmy", "shrimp", "snippersnapper", "twerp", "whippersnapper", "zero", "zilch" ], "related":[ "no-name", "noncelebrity", "least", "inferior", "mediocrity", "obscurity", "figurehead", "puppet" ], "near antonyms":[ "chief", "head", "lead", "leader", "celebrity", "luminary", "notable", "personality", "planet", "star", "superstar", "authority", "superior", "great power", "party", "power" ], "antonyms":[ "big shot", "big wheel", "bigwig", "eminence", "figure", "kahuna", "kingpin", "magnate", "nabob", "personage", "somebody", "VIP" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "piled (up)":{ "to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass":{ "examples":[ "snow piling up in the driveway at a rapid pace" ], "synonyms":[ "accreted", "accumulated", "amassed", "built up", "collected", "concentrated", "conglomerated", "gathered", "massed", "stacked (up)" ], "related":[ "agglutinated", "clumped", "lumped", "banked", "drifted", "ridged" ], "near antonyms":[ "dispersed", "dissipated", "scattered" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pilferers":{ "as in dips , pickpockets":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cutpurses", "dips", "pickpockets", "shoplifters", "sneak thiefs", "abductors", "carjackers", "hijackers", "kidnappers", "kidnapers", "skyjackers", "kleptomaniacs", "kleptos", "despoilers", "looters", "pillagers", "plunderers", "ransackers", "ravishers", "embezzlers", "grafters", "poachers", "rustlers", "smugglers", "burglars", "cat burglars", "cracksmen", "housebreakers", "picklocks", "safecrackers", "bandits", "footpads", "highwaymen", "pirates", "larcenists", "pinchers", "purloiners", "robbers", "stealers", "thieves" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pinwheels":{ "to move in circles around an axis or center":{ "examples":[ "the kayaker had got sucked into the whirlpool, and his kayak was pinwheeling helplessly" ], "synonyms":[ "gyrates", "pirouettes", "revolves", "rolls", "rotates", "spins", "turns", "twirls", "wheels", "whirls" ], "near synonyms":[ "coils", "curls", "curves", "rounds", "spirals", "swirls", "twines", "twists", "winds", "circles", "circulates", "encircles", "orbits", "rings", "pivots", "swivels" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pinstripes":{ "as in blazes , crossbars":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blazes", "crossbars", "bands", "bars", "streaks", "stripes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "picks the brains of":{ "to put a series of questions to":{ "examples":[ "The conference presented an opportunity to pick the brains of some of the world's greatest scientists." ], "synonyms":[ "catechizes", "examines", "grills", "interrogates", "pumps", "queries", "questions", "quizzes", "sweats" ], "near synonyms":[ "debriefs", "cross-examines", "cross-questions", "annoys", "harasses", "hounds", "pesters", "canvasses", "canvases", "polls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "pinches":{ "an instance of theft":{ "examples":[ "the pinch of my favorite sweater really bugged me!" ], "synonyms":[ "grabs", "heists", "rip-offs", "thefts" ], "near synonyms":[ "break-ins", "burglaries", "holdups", "muggings", "stickups" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the act of taking into one's control by authority of law":{ "examples":[ "an innocent person caught up in a city-wide pinch of drug dealers" ], "synonyms":[ "apprehensions", "arrestments", "arrests", "busts", "collars" ], "near synonyms":[ "raids", "house arrests", "captures", "entrapments", "seizures", "captivities", "confinements", "detentions", "enchainments", "holds", "immurements", "imprisonments", "incarcerations", "restraints", "rearrests", "remands" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipations", "liberations", "releases" ], "antonyms":[ "discharges" ] }, "a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number":{ "examples":[ "this labor pinch means that there'll be long lines at the checkouts" ], "synonyms":[ "crunches", "dearths", "deficiencies", "deficits", "droughts", "drouths", "failures", "famines", "inadequacies", "insufficiencies", "lacks", "lacunae", "lacunas", "paucities", "poverties", "scarcities", "shortages", "undersupplies", "wants" ], "near synonyms":[ "absences", "omissions", "necessities", "needs", "privations" ], "near antonyms":[ "excesses", "overabundances", "oversupplies", "surfeits", "surpluses" ], "antonyms":[ "abundances", "adequacies", "amplitudes", "opulences", "plenitudes", "plenties", "sufficiencies", "wealths" ] }, "to squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points":{ "examples":[ "the zipper on those jeans always pinches me" ], "synonyms":[ "nips" ], "near synonyms":[ "crimps", "tweaks", "clasps", "clutches", "grasps", "grips", "holds", "takes" ], "near antonyms":[ "drops", "frees", "loosens", "looses", "releases", "springs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{ "examples":[ "pinched the earrings while the boutique owner was distracted by another customer" ], "synonyms":[ "appropriates", "boosts", "filches", "heists", "hooks", "lifts", "misappropriates", "nicks", "nips", "pilfers", "pockets", "purloins", "rips off", "snitches", "steals", "swipes", "thieves" ], "near synonyms":[ "burglarizes", "knocks over", "robs", "loots", "pillages", "plunders", "sacks", "carjacks", "hijacks", "highjacks", "picks", "rifles", "poaches", "rustles", "shoplifts", "collars", "grabs", "grasps", "nails", "seizes", "snatches", "takes", "mooches", "sponges", "abducts", "kidnaps", "shanghais", "spirits" ], "near antonyms":[ "buys", "purchases", "bestows", "contributes", "donates", "gives", "hands over", "presents" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take or keep under one's control by authority of law":{ "examples":[ "pinched the purse snatcher just two blocks from where he had robbed the old lady" ], "synonyms":[ "apprehends", "arrests", "busts", "collars", "nabs", "nails", "nicks", "picks up", "pulls in", "restrains", "runs in", "seizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "bags", "captures", "catches", "gets", "grabs", "grapples", "hooks", "lands", "snaps (up)", "snares", "snatches", "traps", "commits", "confines", "detains", "holds", "immures", "imprisons", "incarcerates", "interns", "jails", "jugs", "locks (up)", "binds", "enchains", "fetters", "handcuffs", "manacles", "shackles", "trammels", "rearrests", "remands" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipates", "frees", "liberates", "loosens", "looses", "releases", "springs", "unbinds", "unchains" ], "antonyms":[ "discharges" ] }, "to avoid unnecessary waste or expense":{ "examples":[ "if we pinch hard for the upcoming year, we can probably afford the vacation at that fancy resort" ], "synonyms":[ "economizes", "saves", "scrimps", "skimps", "spares" ], "near synonyms":[ "conserves", "husbands", "maintains", "manages", "preserves", "scrapes", "cuts back", "cuts down", "retrenches", "hoards", "lays up" ], "near antonyms":[ "blows", "dissipates", "fritters (away)", "lavishes", "misspends", "runs through", "spends", "squanders", "throws away", "splurges" ], "antonyms":[ "wastes" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "piracy":{ "the act or pursuit of robbing ships at sea":{ "examples":[ "many countries have harsh penalties for piracy now" ], "synonyms":[ "pirating" ], "near synonyms":[ "depredation", "despoilment", "despoliation", "looting", "marauding", "pillaging", "plunder", "plundering", "raiding", "robbery", "sacking", "privateering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "piping down":{ "to become still and orderly":{ "examples":[ "if you don't pipe down , we're turning this car around and going straight home!" ], "synonyms":[ "calming (down)", "chilling out", "cooling", "hushing", "quieting", "settling (down)" ], "near synonyms":[ "drying up", "relaxing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing", "unwinding", "zoning out" ], "near antonyms":[ "clowning (around)", "fooling around", "horsing around", "monkeying (around)", "showing off", "skylarking" ], "antonyms":[ "acting up", "carrying on", "cutting up" ] }, "to stop talking":{ "examples":[ "\" Pipe down or I'll cancel recess!\" the teacher commanded" ], "synonyms":[ "belting up", "clamming up", "drying up", "dummying up", "hushing", "quieting (down)", "shutting up" ], "near synonyms":[ "calming (down)", "cooling (down)", "settling (down)", "hawing", "hemming" ], "near antonyms":[ "piping up", "sounding off", "speaking out", "speaking up", "spouting (off)", "talking up" ], "antonyms":[ "speaking", "talking" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "picked up on":{ "to have a clear idea of":{ "examples":[ "The students picked up on the new material quickly." ], "synonyms":[ "appreciated", "apprehended", "assimilated", "beheld", "caught", "caught on (to)", "cognized", "compassed", "comprehended", "conceived", "cottoned (to or on to)", "deciphered", "decoded", "discerned", "dug", "got", "grasped", "grokked", "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" ] }, "to take for one's own use (something originated by another)":{ "examples":[ "She picked up on earlier styles of painting and added her own flourishes." ], "synonyms":[ "adopted", "borrowed", "embraced", "espoused", "took on", "took up" ], "near synonyms":[ "domesticated", "naturalized", "appropriated", "arrogated", "took over", "usurped", "absorbed", "assimilated", "incorporated", "quoted", "cherished", "prized", "treasured", "cultivated", "followed", "heeded", "honored", "used", "utilized", "brought up", "fostered", "nurtured", "raised", "reared", "affected", "assumed", "copied", "imitated", "pretended", "put on", "simulated" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandoned", "forsook", "gave up", "relinquished", "surrendered", "abjured", "abnegated", "disowned", "rejected", "renounced", "repudiated", "spurned", "discarded", "jettisoned", "junked", "threw away", "threw out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "pitches (upon)":{ "to come upon unexpectedly or by chance":{ "examples":[ "at a garage sale you just might pitch upon a table exactly the size you need" ], "synonyms":[ "chances (upon)", "encounters", "finds", "happens (on or upon)", "hits (upon)", "lights (on or upon)", "meets", "stumbles (on or onto)", "tumbles (upon)" ], "near synonyms":[ "lucks (out, on, onto, or into)", "confronts", "faces", "discovers", "strikes", "turns up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pinko":{ "as in lefty , leftist":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "leftist", "lefty", "pink", "social democrat", "commie", "communist", "comrade", "Red", "socialist", "Bolshevik", "Leninist", "Leninite", "Maoist", "Marxist", "Stalinist", "Trotskyist", "Trotskyite", "extremist", "radical", "revolutionary", "revolutionist" ], "near antonyms":[ "capitalist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pinned (down)":{ "as in chose , determined":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "adopted", "assigned", "chose", "determined", "established", "opted (for)", "picked", "preferred", "selected", "settled", "singled (out)", "specified", "appointed", "designated", "fixed", "named", "set", "arranged", "coordinated", "orchestrated", "advertised", "announced", "declared", "published" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pivotal":{ "of the greatest possible importance":{ "examples":[ "the report was missing a pivotal piece of information" ], "synonyms":[ "critical", "crucial", "key", "vital" ], "near synonyms":[ "decisive", "life-and-death", "life-or-death", "weighty", "basic", "elementary", "fundamental", "essential", "indispensable", "instrumental", "necessary", "requisite", "pressing", "urgent" ], "near antonyms":[ "inconsequential", "insignificant", "minor", "trivial", "unimportant" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] } }