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"race", "rip", "rocket", "run", "rush", "scoot", "scud", "scurry", "speed", "tear", "whirl", "whisk", "whiz", "whizz", "zip" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in speak , harangue":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "declaim", "descant", "discourse", "expatiate", "harangue", "lecture", "orate", "speak", "talk", "dissert", "expound", "pontificate", "sermonize", "recite", "soliloquize", "mouth", "spout" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "filigreeing":{ "as in lacing , ribboning":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "braiding", "embroidering", "feathering", "figuring", "filleting", "flouncing", "frilling", "fringing", "furbelowing", "garlanding", "hanging", "lacing", "ribboning", "swagging", "wreathing", "bossing", "chasing", "appliqu\u00e9ing", "gilding", "painting", "brightening", "freshening", "smartening", "sprucing (up)", "diamonding", "gemming", "impearling", "jeweling", "jewelling", "pearling", "accessorizing", "dressing up", "trapping", "tricking (out)", "redecorating", "redoing", "adorning", "arraying", "beautifying", "bedecking", "bedizening", "blazoning", "caparisoning", "decking", "decorating", "doing", "doing up", "dolling up", "draping", "dressing", "embellishing", "emblazing", "embossing", "enriching", "fancifying", "fancying up", "festooning", "garnishing", "glitzing (up)", "gracing", "gussying up", "ornamenting", "prettying (up)", "trimming" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemishing", "defacing", "disfiguring", "marring", "scarring", "spoiling", "simplifying", "streamlining", "baring", "denuding", "dismantling", "displaying", "divesting", "exposing", "revealing", "stripping", "uncovering", "uglifying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "filing":{ "as in document , form":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blank", "document", "form", "paper", "instrument", "writ", "sheet" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make smooth by friction":{ "examples":[ "beautifully filed nails that obviously had 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"stuffing", "wadding" ], "near synonyms":[ "packing", "interlining", "lining", "quilting", "buffer", "bumper", "cushion", "fender", "pad" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "filled the bill":{ "to be fitting or proper":{ "examples":[ "We finally found an apartment that filled the bill ." ], "synonyms":[ "befitted", "beseemed", "did", "fitted", "fit", "served", "suited", "went" ], "near synonyms":[ "satisfied", "sufficed", "functioned", "worked", "wrought" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "filler":{ "soft material that is used to fill the hollow parts of something":{ "examples":[ "the vase was packed in Styrofoam filler to protect it during shipping" ], "synonyms":[ "fill", "filling", "padding", "stuffing", "wadding" ], "near synonyms":[ "packing", "interlining", "lining", "quilting", "buffer", "bumper", "cushion", "fender", "pad" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "filleted":{ "as in braided , 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"bared", "denuded", "dismantled", "displayed", "divested", "exposed", "revealed", "stripped", "stript", "uncovered", "uglified" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fills":{ "to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained":{ "examples":[ "fill the basket with apples" ], "synonyms":[ "brims", "charges", "crams", "heaps", "jam-packs", "jams", "loads", "packs", "stuffs" ], "near synonyms":[ "drenches", "floods", "gluts", "swamps", "bloats", "bulks", "crowds", "crushes", "mats", "presses", "rams", "shoves", "squashes", "squeezes", "refills", "refreshes", "reloads", "repacks", "replenishes", "overcharges", "overfills", "overflows", "saturates", "honeycombs", "penetrates" ], "near antonyms":[ "lightens", "depletes", "drains", "eliminates", "exhausts", "bleeds", "draws (off)", "cleans", "flushes", "purges", "scours", "sweeps" ], "antonyms":[ "clears", "empties", "evacuates", "vacates", "voids" ] }, "to close up so that no empty spaces remain":{ "examples":[ "before starting 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"ignores", "neglects", "overlooks", "overpasses", "passes over", "slights" ], "antonyms":[ "breaches", "breaks", "transgresses", "violates" ] }, "soft material that is used to fill the hollow parts of something":{ "examples":[ "we ripped the tag off years ago, so we have no idea what the fill in that pillow is" ], "synonyms":[ "fillers", "fillings", "paddings", "stuffings", "waddings" ], "near synonyms":[ "packings", "interlinings", "linings", "quiltings", "buffers", "bumpers", "cushions", "fenders", "pads" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fills the bill":{ "to be fitting or proper":{ "examples":[ "We finally found an apartment that filled the bill ." ], "synonyms":[ "befits", "beseems", "does", "fits", "goes", "serves", "suits" ], "near synonyms":[ "satisfies", "suffices", "functions", "works" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "film":{ "a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound 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"type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "filmy":{ "being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance":{ "examples":[ "filmy cobwebs covering the entryway to the cellar" ], "synonyms":[ "cobwebby", "flimsy", "frothy", "gauzy", "gossamer", "gossamery", "insubstantial", "sleazy", "unsubstantial" ], "near synonyms":[ "dainty", "delicate", "fine", "feeble", "fragile", "frail", "diaphanous", "sheer", "transparent" ], "near antonyms":[ "durable", "knockabout", "lasting", "tough", "coarse", "heavy", "rough", "rude" ], "antonyms":[ "sturdy", "substantial" ] }, "very thin and easy to see through":{ "examples":[ "those filmy curtains don't block out enough light" ], "synonyms":[ "cobwebby", "diaphanous", "gauzelike", "gauzy", "gossamer", "gossamery", "see-through", "sheer", "transparent" ], "near synonyms":[ "peekaboo", "clear", "crystal", "crystalline", "limpid", "liquid", "lucent", "pellucid", "lucid", "translucent", "dainty", "delicate", "flimsy", "fragile", "frail", "insubstantial", "unsubstantial", "colorless", "uncolored" ], "near antonyms":[ "opaque", "cloudy", "foggy", "hazy", "misty", "murky", "nebulous", "smoky", "smokey", "drab", "dull", "lackluster", "lusterless" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "filtering":{ "to pass through a filter":{ "examples":[ "steep the tea and then filter it to get rid of the leaves" ], "synonyms":[ "screening", "straining" ], "near synonyms":[ "leaching", "percolating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove usually visible impurities from":{ "examples":[ "after frying the chicken, we filtered the oil and kept it in the refrigerator to use again" ], "synonyms":[ "clarifying", "clearing", "distilling", "fining", "garbling", "purifying" ], "near synonyms":[ "processing", "rectifying", "refining", "cleaning", "cleansing", "decontaminating", "elutriating", "purging", "washing", "extracting", "leaching", "bolting", "screening", "sieving", "sifting", "disinfecting", "sanitizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "clouding", "dulling", "muddying", "contaminating", "dirtying", "soiling", "defiling", "polluting", "tainting", "begriming", "besmirching", "fouling", "sullying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "filth":{ "foul matter that mars the purity or cleanliness of something":{ "examples":[ "the filth in the restaurant's kitchen was unbelievable" ], "synonyms":[ "crud", "dirt", "grime", "gunk", "muck", "smut", "soil" ], "near synonyms":[ "scum", "sewage", "sewerage", "slime", "sludge", "swill", "dross", "dust", "garbage", "junk", "litter", "refuse", "rubbish", "scrap", "trash", "waste", "crock", "soot", "dinginess", "dirtiness", "dustiness", "filthiness", "foulness", "griminess", "grubbiness", "nastiness", "squalidness", "uncleanliness", "uncleanness" ], "near antonyms":[ "cleanliness", "cleanness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the quality or state of being obscene":{ "examples":[ "films full of filth and violence" ], "synonyms":[ "bawdiness", "blueness", "coarseness", "crudeness", "crudity", "dirt", "dirtiness", "filthiness", "foulness", "grossness", "impureness", "impurity", "indecency", "lasciviousness", "lewdness", "nastiness", "obscenity", "profanity", "raunch", "raunchiness", "ribaldry", "smut", "smuttiness", "vulgarity", "wantonness" ], "near synonyms":[ "broadness", "earthiness", "gaminess", "raciness", "saltiness", "suggestiveness", "immodesty", "indecorousness", "indelicacy", "indelicateness", "lowness", "unbecomingness", "lechery", "depravedness", "depravity", "kinkiness", "naughtiness", "perverseness", "perversion", "perversity", "pervertedness", "wickedness", "exceptionability", "objectionableness", "unacceptability", "undesirability", "reprehensibility", "reprehensibleness", "abusiveness", "scurrilousness", "atrociousness", "atrocity", "infamy", "loathsomeness", "offensiveness", "repellency", "repugnance", "repulsiveness", "distastefulness", "obnoxiousness", "unpleasantness" ], "near antonyms":[ "priggery", "priggishness", "primness", "prudery", "prudishness", "puritanism", "correctness", "decency", "decorousness", "decorum", "seemliness", "appropriateness", "fitness", "suitability", "suitableness", "perfection", "purity", "spotlessness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "filled (up)":{ "as in diffused (through) , percolated (into)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "drenched", "imbued", "infused", "saturated", "soaked", "steeped", "interpenetrated", "percolated (into)", "permeated", "pervaded", "riddled", "suffused", "transfused", "diffused (through)", "impregnated", "passed (into)", "penetrated", "flooded", "glutted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fill the bill":{ "to be fitting or proper":{ "examples":[ "We finally found an apartment that filled the bill ." ], "synonyms":[ "befit", "beseem", "do", "fit", "go", "serve", "suit" ], "near synonyms":[ "satisfy", "suffice", "function", "work" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "filthy":{ "depicting or referring to 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"distasteful", "obnoxious", "unpleasant", "blamable", "blameworthy", "censurable", "reprehensible", "atrocious", "infamous", "abusive", "scurrilous", "hard-core", "soft", "soft-core" ], "near antonyms":[ "priggish", "prim", "prudish", "puritanical", "staid", "straitlaced", "straightlaced", "Victorian", "correct", "decorous", "genteel", "nice", "polite", "proper", "respectable", "seemly", "innocuous", "inoffensive", "acceptable", "agreeable", "desirable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "welcome", "appropriate", "becoming", "fit", "meet", "suitable", "immaculate", "perfect", "pure", "spotless", "virginal", "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned" ], "antonyms":[ "clean", "decent", "G-rated", "nonobscene", "wholesome" ] }, "not clean":{ "examples":[ "you can't go to the concert unless you clean this filthy room first" ], "synonyms":[ "bedraggled", "befouled", "begrimed", "bemired", "besmirched", "black", "blackened", "cruddy", "dingy", "dirty", "draggled", "dusty", "foul", "grimy", "grotty", "grubby", "grungy", "mucky", "muddy", "nasty", "smudged", "smutty", "soiled", "sordid", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleanly" ], "near synonyms":[ "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" ], "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" ], "antonyms":[ "clean", "cleanly", "immaculate", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "stainless", "ultraclean", "unsoiled", "unstained", "unsullied" ] }, "to a great degree":{ "examples":[ "the invention made him filthy rich" ], "synonyms":[ "achingly", "almighty", "archly", "awful", "awfully", "badly", "beastly", "blisteringly", "bone", "colossally", "corking", "cracking", "damn", "damned", "dang", "deadly", "desperately", "eminently", "enormously", "especially", "ever", "exceedingly", "exceeding", "extra", "extremely", "fabulously", "fantastically", "far", "fiercely", "frightfully", "full", "greatly", "heavily", "highly", "hugely", "immensely", "incredibly", "intensely", "jolly", "majorly", "mightily", "mighty", "monstrous", "mortally", "most", "much", "particularly", "passing", "rattling", "real", "really", "right", "roaring", "roaringly", "seriously", "severely", "so", "sore", "sorely", "spanking", "specially", "stinking", "such", "super", "supremely", "surpassingly", "terribly", "that", "thumping", "too", "unco", "uncommonly", "vastly", "very", "vitally", "way", "whacking", "wicked", "wildly" ], "near synonyms":[ "absolutely", "altogether", "completely", "downright", "entirely", "flat-out", "fully", "positively", "purely", "radically", "thoroughly", "totally", "utterly", "wholly", "deeply", "profoundly", "exceptionally", "notably", "remarkably", "considerably", "extensively", "significantly", "substantially", "appreciably", "discernibly", "markedly", "noticeably", "obviously", "palpably", "plainly", "visibly", "abundantly", "plentifully", "astronomically", "grandly", "monstrously", "monumentally", "excessively", "obscenely", "overmuch", "amazingly", "astonishingly", "staggeringly" ], "near antonyms":[ "meagerly", "scantily", "barely", "hardly", "just", "marginally", "minimally", "scarcely" ], "antonyms":[ "little", "negligibly", "nominally", "slightly", "somewhat" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "fillies":{ "a female person who has not yet reached adulthood":{ "examples":[ "she's still a filly , so she has plenty of time to decide what she wants to do in life" ], "synonyms":[ "girls", "lasses", "lassies", "misses", "missies", "nymphs", "sheilas" ], "near synonyms":[ "bobby-soxers", "junior misses", "schoolgirls", "subdebutantes", "teenyboppers", "gamines", "hoydens", "pixies", "romps", "snips", "tomboys" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "filter":{ "to pass through a filter":{ "examples":[ "steep the tea and then filter it to get rid of the leaves" ], "synonyms":[ "screen", "strain" ], "near synonyms":[ "leach", "percolate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to remove usually visible impurities from":{ "examples":[ "after frying the chicken, we filtered the oil and kept it in the refrigerator to use again" ], "synonyms":[ "clarify", "clear", "distill", "distil", "fine", "garble", "purify" ], "near synonyms":[ "process", "rectify", "refine", "clean", "cleanse", "decontaminate", "elutriate", "purge", "wash", "extract", "leach", "bolt", "screen", "sieve", "sift", "disinfect", "sanitize" ], "near antonyms":[ "cloud", "dull", "muddy", "contaminate", "dirty", "soil", "defile", "pollute", "taint", "begrime", "besmirch", "foul", "sully" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in purifier , refiner":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clarifier", "purifier", "refiner", "cleanliness", "immaculateness", "purity" ], "near antonyms":[ "adulterant", "contaminant", "contamination", "defilement", "impurity", "pollutant", "blot", "blotch", "spot", "stain", "taint", "dirt", "filth", "grime", "muck", "scum", "sludge", "smut", "soil" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "filling (up)":{ "as in diffusing (through) , percolating (into)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "drenching", "imbuing", "infusing", "saturating", "soaking", "steeping", "interpenetrating", "percolating (into)", "permeating", "pervading", "riddling", "suffusing", "transfusing", "diffusing (through)", "impregnating", "passing (into)", "penetrating", "flooding", "glutting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "filches":{ "to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{ "examples":[ "too hungry to wait until the party had started, he filched a cookie from the buffet table when no one was looking" ], "synonyms":[ "appropriates", "boosts", "heists", "hooks", "lifts", "misappropriates", "nicks", "nips", "pilfers", "pinches", "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":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fill-ins":{ "a person or thing that takes the place of another":{ "examples":[ "I'm just a fill-in , so I have no idea where office supplies are kept" ], "synonyms":[ "backups", "covers", "designated hitters", "locum tenentes", "pinch hitters", "reliefs", "replacements", "reserves", "stand-ins", "subs", "substitutes" ], "near synonyms":[ "alternates", "understudies", "apologies", "makeshifts", "stopgaps", "agents", "assignees", "attorneys", "commissaries", "delegates", "deputies", "envoys", "factors", "procurators", "proxies", "representatives", "reps", "surrogates", "assistants", "relievers", "seconds", "successors", "superseders" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "filigreed":{ "as in laced , ribboned":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "braided", "embroidered", "feathered", "figured", "filleted", "flounced", "frilled", "fringed", "furbelowed", "garlanded", "hung", "hanged", "laced", "ribboned", "swagged", "wreathed", "bossed", "chased", "appliqu\u00e9d", "gilded", "gilt", "painted", "brightened", "freshened", "smartened", "spruced (up)", "diamonded", "gemmed", "impearled", "jeweled", "jewelled", "pearled", "accessorized", "dressed up", "trapped", "tricked (out)", "redecorated", "redid", "adorned", "arrayed", "beautified", "bedecked", "bedizened", "blazoned", "caparisoned", "decked", "decorated", "did", "did up", "dolled up", "draped", "dressed", "embellished", "emblazed", "embossed", "enriched", "fancied up", "fancified", "festooned", "garnished", "glitzed (up)", "graced", "gussied up", "ornamented", "prettied (up)", "trimmed" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemished", "defaced", "disfigured", "marred", "scarred", "spoiled", "spoilt", "simplified", "streamlined", "bared", "denuded", "dismantled", "displayed", "divested", "exposed", "revealed", "stripped", "stript", "uncovered", "uglified" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "filibustering":{ "as in stalling , procrastinating":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "procrastinating", "stalling", "temporizing", "crawling", "creeping", "dallying", "dawdling", "delaying", "diddling", "dillydallying", "dragging", "lagging", "lingering", "loitering", "lollygagging", "lallygagging", "moping", "poking", "shilly-shallying", "tarrying", "fiddling (around)", "fooling around", "messing around", "monkeying (around)", "playing", "pottering (around)", "puttering (around)", "trifling", "hanging (around or out)", "idling", "loafing", "lolling", "lounging", "ambling", "easing", "inching", "lumbering", "plodding", "sauntering", "shuffling", "staggering", "strolling", "decelerating", "slowing (down or up)" ], "near antonyms":[ "bowling", "breezing", "darting", "humping", "hurtling", "hustling", "scrambling", "stampeding", "galloping", "jogging", "running", "sprinting", "trotting", "accelerating", "quickening", "speeding (up)", "catching up", "fast-forwarding", "outpacing", "outrunning", "outstripping", "overtaking", "barreling", "barrelling", "bolting", "careering", "coursing", "dashing", "flying", "hastening", "hotfooting (it)", "hurrying", "racing", "ripping", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "scooting", "scudding", "scurrying", "speeding", "tearing", "whirling", "whisking", "whizzing", "zipping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in speaking , haranguing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "declaiming", "descanting", "discoursing", "expatiating", "haranguing", "lecturing", "orating", "speaking", "talking", "disserting", "expounding", "pontificating", "sermonizing", "reciting", "soliloquizing", "mouthing", "spouting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "filigrees":{ "decoration that consists of delicate and complicated designs made of fine gold or silver wire":{ "examples":[ "a surface decorated with filigree and pearls" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "apparels", "bells and whistles", "blazonries", "bric-a-brac", "chichis", "emblazonries", "fineries", "foofaraws", "fripperies", "frostings", "froufrous", "frou-frous", "adornments", "beautifiers", "caparisons", "doodads", "embellishers", "embellishments", "frills", "garnishes", "garnishments", "garnitures", "ornamentations", "ornaments", "setoffs", "trims", "fal-lals", "flounces", "flourishes", "furbelows", "ruffles", "enhancements", "enrichments", "improvements", "appliqu\u00e9s", "embossments", "embroideries", "fancyworks", "bedizenments", "gilts", "glitters", "designs", "figures", "patterns", "furnishings", "regalia", "trappings" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemishes", "defacements", "disfigurements", "scars", "blots", "spots", "stains" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in laces , ribbons":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "braids", "embroiders", "feathers", "figures", "fillets", "flounces", "frills", "fringes", "furbelows", "garlands", "hangs", "laces", "ribbons", "swags", "wreathes", "bosses", "chases", "appliqu\u00e9s", "gilds", "paints", "brightens", "freshens", "smartens", "spruces (up)", "diamonds", "gems", "impearls", "jewels", "pearls", "accessorizes", "dresses up", "traps", "tricks (out)", "redecorates", "redoes", "adorns", "arrays", "beautifies", "bedecks", "bedizens", "blazons", "caparisons", "decks", "decorates", "does", "does up", "dolls up", "drapes", "dresses", "embellishes", "emblazes", "embosses", "enriches", "fancies up", "fancifies", "festoons", "garnishes", "glitzes (up)", "graces", "gussies up", "ornaments", "pretties (up)", "trims" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemishes", "defaces", "disfigures", "mars", "scars", "spoils", "simplifies", "streamlines", "bares", "denudes", "dismantles", "displays", "divests", "exposes", "reveals", "strips", "uncovers", "uglifies" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "filigree":{ "decoration that consists of delicate and complicated designs made of fine gold or silver wire":{ "examples":[ "a surface decorated with filigree and pearls" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "apparel", "bells and whistles", "blazonry", "bric-a-brac", "chichi", "emblazonry", "finery", "foofaraw", "frippery", "frosting", "froufrou", "adornment", "beautifier", "caparison", "doodad", "embellisher", "embellishment", "frill", "garnish", "garnishment", "garniture", "ornament", "ornamentation", "setoff", "trim", "fal-lal", "flounce", "flourish", "furbelow", "ruffle", "enhancement", "enrichment", "improvement", "appliqu\u00e9", "embossment", "embroidery", "fancywork", "bedizenment", "gilt", "glitter", "design", "figure", "pattern", "furnishings", "regalia", "trappings" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemish", "defacement", "disfigurement", "scar", "blot", "spot", "stain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in lace , ribbon":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "braid", "embroider", "feather", "figure", "fillet", "flounce", "frill", "fringe", "furbelow", "garland", "hang", "lace", "ribbon", "swag", "wreathe", "boss", "chase", "appliqu\u00e9", "gild", "paint", "brighten", "freshen", "smarten", "spruce (up)", "diamond", "gem", "impearl", "jewel", "pearl", "accessorize", "dress up", "trap", "trick (out)", "redecorate", "redo", "adorn", "array", "beautify", "bedeck", "bedizen", "blazon", "caparison", "deck", "decorate", "do", "doll up", "do up", "drape", "dress", "embellish", "emblaze", "emboss", "enrich", "fancify", "fancy up", "festoon", "garnish", "glitz (up)", "grace", "gussy up", "ornament", "pretty (up)", "trim" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemish", "deface", "disfigure", "mar", "scar", "spoil", "simplify", "streamline", "bare", "denude", "dismantle", "display", "divest", "expose", "reveal", "strip", "uncover", "uglify" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "filthiness":{ "the quality or state of being obscene":{ "examples":[ "the book was controversial partly because of the filthiness of the language" ], "synonyms":[ "bawdiness", "blueness", "coarseness", "crudeness", "crudity", "dirt", "dirtiness", "filth", "foulness", "grossness", "impureness", "impurity", "indecency", "lasciviousness", "lewdness", "nastiness", "obscenity", "profanity", "raunch", "raunchiness", "ribaldry", "smut", "smuttiness", "vulgarity", "wantonness" ], "near synonyms":[ "broadness", "earthiness", "gaminess", "raciness", "saltiness", "suggestiveness", "immodesty", "indecorousness", "indelicacy", "indelicateness", "lowness", "unbecomingness", "lechery", "depravedness", "depravity", "kinkiness", "naughtiness", "perverseness", "perversion", "perversity", "pervertedness", "wickedness", "exceptionability", "objectionableness", "unacceptability", "undesirability", "reprehensibility", "reprehensibleness", "abusiveness", "scurrilousness", "atrociousness", "atrocity", "infamy", "loathsomeness", "offensiveness", "repellency", "repugnance", "repulsiveness", "distastefulness", "obnoxiousness", "unpleasantness" ], "near antonyms":[ "priggery", "priggishness", "primness", "prudery", "prudishness", "puritanism", "correctness", "decency", "decorousness", "decorum", "seemliness", "appropriateness", "fitness", "suitability", "suitableness", "perfection", "purity", "spotlessness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the state or quality of being dirty":{ "examples":[ "the appalling filthiness of the oven in the vacated apartment" ], "synonyms":[ "blackness", "dinge", "dinginess", "dirtiness", "dustiness", "foulness", "griminess", "grubbiness", "nastiness", "smuttiness", "soilage", "sordidness", "squalidness", "uncleanliness", "uncleanness" ], "near synonyms":[ "discoloration", "staining", "impureness", "impurity", "messiness", "mussiness", "sloppiness", "untidiness", "insanitation", "squalor", "muddiness", "sootiness" ], "near antonyms":[ "purity" ], "antonyms":[ "cleanliness", "spotlessness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "filch":{ "to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{ "examples":[ "too hungry to wait until the party had started, he filched a cookie from the buffet table when no one was looking" ], "synonyms":[ "appropriate", "boost", "heist", "hook", "lift", "misappropriate", "nick", "nip", "pilfer", "pinch", "pocket", "purloin", "rip off", "snitch", "steal", "swipe", "thieve" ], "near synonyms":[ "burglarize", "knock over", "rob", "loot", "pillage", "plunder", "sack", "carjack", "hijack", "highjack", "pick", "rifle", "poach", "rustle", "shoplift", "collar", "grab", "grasp", "nail", "seize", "snatch", "take", "mooch", "sponge", "abduct", "kidnap", "shanghai", "spirit" ], "near antonyms":[ "buy", "purchase", "bestow", "contribute", "donate", "give", "hand over", "present" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "filling (in)":{ "to give information to":{ "examples":[ "my friend quickly filled me in on the portion of the movie that I had missed" ], "synonyms":[ "acquainting", "advising", "apprising", "briefing", "catching up", "clearing", "clueing (in)", "cluing (in)", "enlightening", "familiarizing", "hipping", "informing", "instructing", "telling", "versing", "wising (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "advertising", "alerting", "notifying", "announcing (to)", "disclosing (to)", "assuring", "certifying", "convincing", "reassuring", "warranting", "educating", "lecturing", "schooling", "teaching", "tutoring", "disabusing", "disenchanting", "disillusioning", "undeceiving" ], "near antonyms":[ "misinforming", "misleading" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to serve as a replacement usually for a time only":{ "examples":[ "she's only filling in while the regular secretary is on vacation" ], "synonyms":[ "covering", "pinch-hitting", "standing in", "stepping in", "subbing", "substituting", "taking over" ], "near synonyms":[ "understudying", "relieving", "spelling", "doubling (as)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "filaments":{ "a thin, flexible structure that resembles a hair":{ "examples":[ "the cable was made up of fine filaments twisted together" ], "synonyms":[ "bristles", "fibers", "hairs", "threads" ], "near synonyms":[ "microfibers", "cords", "ropes", "strings", "wires", "yarns", "fuzzes", "tufts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "filicides":{ "as in patricides , fratricides":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fratricides", "matricides", "parricides", "patricides", "regicides", "uxoricides", "blood", "foul play", "homicides", "murders", "rubouts", "slayings", "chance-medleys", "killings", "manslaughters", "bloodsheds", "butcheries", "carnages", "decimations", "destructions", "massacres", "slaughters", "assassinations", "executions", "hits", "assisted suicides", "euthanasias", "mercy killings", "physician-assisted suicides" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fillers":{ "soft material that is used to fill the hollow parts of something":{ "examples":[ "the vase was packed in Styrofoam filler to protect it during shipping" ], "synonyms":[ "fillings", "fills", "paddings", "stuffings", "waddings" ], "near synonyms":[ "packings", "interlinings", "linings", "quiltings", "buffers", "bumpers", "cushions", "fenders", "pads" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "filled in":{ "to give information to":{ "examples":[ "my friend quickly filled me in on the portion of the movie that I had missed" ], "synonyms":[ "acquainted", "advised", "apprised", "briefed", "caught up", "cleared", "clued (in)", "enlightened", "familiarized", "hipped", "informed", "instructed", "told", "versed", "wised (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "advertised", "alerted", "notified", "announced (to)", "disclosed (to)", "assured", "certified", "convinced", "reassured", "warranted", "educated", "lectured", "schooled", "taught", "tutored", "disabused", "disenchanted", "disillusioned", "undeceived" ], "near antonyms":[ "misinformed", "misled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to serve as a replacement usually for a time only":{ "examples":[ "she's only filling in while the regular secretary is on vacation" ], "synonyms":[ "covered", "pinch-hit", "stepped in", "stood in", "subbed", "substituted", "took over" ], "near synonyms":[ "understudied", "relieved", "spelled", "doubled (as)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "filling the bill":{ "to be fitting or proper":{ "examples":[ "We finally found an apartment that filled the bill ." ], "synonyms":[ "befitting", "beseeming", "doing", "fitting", "going", "serving", "suiting" ], "near synonyms":[ "satisfying", "sufficing", "functioning", "working" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "fillet":{ "as in braid , lace":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "braid", "embroider", "feather", "figure", "filigree", "flounce", "frill", "fringe", "furbelow", "garland", "hang", "lace", "ribbon", "swag", "wreathe", "boss", "chase", "appliqu\u00e9", "gild", "paint", "brighten", "freshen", "smarten", "spruce (up)", "diamond", "gem", "impearl", "jewel", "pearl", "accessorize", "dress up", "trap", "trick (out)", "redecorate", "redo", "adorn", "array", "beautify", "bedeck", "bedizen", "blazon", "caparison", "deck", "decorate", "do", "doll up", "do up", "drape", "dress", "embellish", "emblaze", "emboss", "enrich", "fancify", "fancy up", "festoon", "garnish", "glitz (up)", "grace", "gussy up", "ornament", "pretty (up)", "trim" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemish", "deface", "disfigure", "mar", "scar", "spoil", "simplify", "streamline", "bare", "denude", "dismantle", "display", "divest", "expose", "reveal", "strip", "uncover", "uglify" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "filmdom":{ "the art or business of making a movie":{ "examples":[ "that will go down in the annals of filmdom as the worst movie ever" ], "synonyms":[ "big screen", "cinema", "film", "filmland", "filmmaking", "movie", "moviemaking", "pictures", "screen", "silver screen" ], "near synonyms":[ "Bollywood", "Hollywood", "showbiz", "show business" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "filters":{ "to pass through a filter":{ "examples":[ "steep the tea and then 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"graces", "gussies up", "ornaments", "pretties (up)", "trims" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemishes", "defaces", "disfigures", "mars", "scars", "spoils", "simplifies", "streamlines", "bares", "denudes", "dismantles", "displays", "divests", "exposes", "reveals", "strips", "uncovers", "uglifies" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "filched":{ "to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{ "examples":[ "too hungry to wait until the party had started, he filched a cookie from the buffet table when no one was looking" ], "synonyms":[ "appropriated", "boosted", "heisted", "hooked", "lifted", "misappropriated", "nicked", "nipped", "pilfered", "pinched", "pocketed", "purloined", "ripped off", "snitched", "stole", "swiped", "thieved" ], "near synonyms":[ "burglarized", "knocked over", "robbed", "looted", "pillaged", "plundered", "sacked", "carjacked", "hijacked", "highjacked", "picked", "rifled", "poached", "rustled", "shoplifted", "collared", "grabbed", "grasped", "nailed", "seized", "snatched", "took", "mooched", "sponged", "abducted", "kidnapped", "kidnaped", "shanghaied", "spirited" ], "near antonyms":[ "bought", "purchased", "bestowed", "contributed", "donated", "gave", "handed over", "presented" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "filmmaking":{ "the art or business of making a movie":{ "examples":[ "plans to attend New York University to learn filmmaking" ], "synonyms":[ "big screen", "cinema", "film", "filmdom", "filmland", "movie", "moviemaking", "pictures", "screen", "silver screen" ], "near synonyms":[ "Bollywood", "Hollywood", "showbiz", "show business" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fills in":{ "to give information to":{ "examples":[ "my friend quickly filled me in on the portion of the movie that I had missed" ], "synonyms":[ "acquaints", "advises", "apprises", "briefs", "catches up", "clears", "clues (in)", "enlightens", "familiarizes", "hips", "informs", "instructs", "tells", "verses", "wises (up)" ], 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"pokes", "shilly-shallies", "tarries", "fiddles (around)", "fools around", "messes around", "monkeys (around)", "plays", "potters (around)", "putters (around)", "trifles", "hangs (around or out)", "idles", "loafs", "lolls", "lounges", "ambles", "eases", "inches", "lumbers", "plods", "saunters", "shuffles", "staggers", "strolls", "decelerates", "slows (down or up)" ], "near antonyms":[ "bowls", "breezes", "darts", "humps", "hurtles", "hustles", "scrambles", "stampedes", "gallops", "jogs", "runs", "sprints", "trots", "accelerates", "quickens", "speeds (up)", "catches up", "fast-forwards", "outpaces", "outruns", "outstrips", "overtakes", "barrels", "bolts", "careers", "courses", "dashes", "flies", "hastens", "hotfoots (it)", "hurries", "races", "rips", "rockets", "runs", "rushes", "scoots", "scuds", "scurries", "speeds", "tears", "whirls", "whisks", "whizzes", "zips" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in speaks , harangues":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "declaims", "descants", "discourses", "expatiates", "harangues", "lectures", "orates", "speaks", "talks", "disserts", "expounds", "pontificates", "sermonizes", "recites", "soliloquizes", "mouths", "spouts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fillip":{ "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "examples":[ "gave him a sharp fillip on the noggin with her teakettle" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "bash", "bat", "beat", "belt", "biff", "blow", "bop", "box", "buffet", "bust", "chop", "clap", "clip", "clout", "crack", "cuff", "dab", "douse", "hack", "haymaker", "hit", "hook", "knock", "larrup", "lash", "lick", "pelt", "pick", "plump", "poke", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "stinger", "stripe", "stroke", "swat", "swipe", "switch", "thud", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "welt", "whack", "wham", "whop", "whap" ], "near synonyms":[ "counter", "counterblow", "counterpunch", "counterstroke", "body blow", "hand", "kick", "knee", "left", "one-two", "rabbit punch", "right", "right-hander", "roundhouse", "shiver", "sidewinder", "sucker punch", "swing", "uppercut", "cruncher", "kayo", "knockdown", "knockout", "KO", "bastinado", "bastinade", "battering", "beating", "bludgeoning", "clobbering", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "drubbing", "hammering", "lambasting", "licking", "pasting", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "thrashing", "flogging", "walloping", "whip", "whipping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{ "examples":[ "used a splash of orange-flavored liqueur to fillip the otherwise ordinary cranberry sauce" ], "synonyms":[ "amp (up)", "animate", "brace", "energize", "enliven", "fire", "ginger (up)", "invigorate", "jazz (up)", "juice up", "jump-start", "liven (up)", "pep (up)", "quicken", "spike", "stimulate", "vitalize", "vivify", "zip (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "arouse", "awake", "awaken", "raise", "rouse", "stir", "wake (up)", "activate", "actuate", "drive", "impel", "motivate", "motive", "move", "propel", "charge", "electrify", "galvanize", "enkindle", "excite", "ferment", "foment", "incite", "inflame", "enflame", "instigate", "kindle", "provoke", "set off", "spark", "trigger", "turn on", "whip (up)", "abet", "boost", "buoy", "cheer", "embolden", "fortify", "hearten", "infuse", "inspire", "lift", "rally", "steel", "strengthen", "reactivate", "reanimate", "reawake", "reawaken", "recharge", "recreate", "reenergize", "refresh", "refreshen", "regenerate", "reinvigorate", "rejuvenate", "rekindle", "renew", "restimulate", "resurrect", "resuscitate", "revitalize", "revive" ], "near antonyms":[ "burn out", "debilitate", "do in", "drain", "enervate", "enfeeble", "exhaust", "fag", "fatigue", "harass", "kayo", "knock out", "sap", "tucker (out)", "undermine", "wash out", "weaken", "wear", "wear out", "weary", "check", "curb", "inhibit", "jade", "quell", "quench", "repress", "restrain", "slow", "still", "stunt", "suppress", "daunt", "demoralize", "discourage", "dishearten", "dispirit" ], "antonyms":[ "damp", "dampen", "deaden", "dull", "kill" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "filthily":{ "as in nastily , dirtily":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dingily", "dirtily", "foully", "grubbily", "nastily", "shabbily", "sleazily", "chaotically", "messily", "untidily", "slatternly", "dowdily", "sloppily", "slovenly" ], "near antonyms":[ "nattily", "sharply", "smart", "smartly", "sprucely", "neatly", "orderly", "tidily", "fashionably", "modishly", "carefully", "fastidiously", "fussily", "meticulously", "cleanly", "immaculately", "spotlessly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "filming":{ "as in videotaping":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "videotaping", "imaging", "picturing", "rephotographing", "retaking", "mugging", "photographing", "photoing", "shooting", "snapping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fill (up)":{ "as in diffuse (through) , percolate (into)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "drench", "imbue", "infuse", "saturate", "soak", "steep", "interpenetrate", "percolate (into)", "permeate", "pervade", "riddle", "suffuse", "transfuse", "diffuse (through)", "impregnate", "pass (into)", "penetrate", "flood", "glut" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "filliped":{ "to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{ "examples":[ "used a splash of orange-flavored liqueur to fillip the otherwise ordinary cranberry sauce" ], "synonyms":[ "amped (up)", "animated", "braced", "energized", "enlivened", "fired", "gingered (up)", "invigorated", "jazzed (up)", "juiced up", "jump-started", "livened (up)", "pepped (up)", "quickened", "spiked", "stimulated", "vitalized", "vivified", "zipped (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "aroused", "awakened", "awoke", "awaked", "raised", "roused", "stirred", "woke (up)", "waked (up)", "activated", "actuated", "drove", "impelled", "motivated", "motived", "moved", "propelled", "charged", "electrified", "galvanized", "enkindled", "excited", "fermented", "fomented", "incited", "inflamed", "enflamed", "instigated", "kindled", "provoked", "set off", "sparked", "triggered", "turned on", "whipped (up)", "abetted", "boosted", "buoyed", "cheered", "emboldened", "fortified", "heartened", "infused", "inspired", "lifted", "rallied", "steeled", "strengthened", "reactivated", "reanimated", "reawakened", "reawoke", "reawaked", "recharged", "recreated", "reenergized", "re-energized", "refreshed", "refreshened", "regenerated", "reinvigorated", "rejuvenated", "rekindled", "renewed", "restimulated", "resurrected", "resuscitated", "revitalized", "revived" ], "near antonyms":[ "burned out", "burnt out", "debilitated", "did in", "drained", "enervated", "enfeebled", "exhausted", "fagged", "fatigued", "harassed", "kayoed", "knocked out", "sapped", "tuckered (out)", "undermined", "washed out", "weakened", "wearied", "wore", "wore out", "checked", "curbed", "inhibited", "jaded", "quelled", "quenched", "repressed", "restrained", "slowed", "stilled", "stunted", "suppressed", "daunted", "demoralized", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited" ], "antonyms":[ "damped", "dampened", "deadened", "dulled", "killed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "filliping":{ "to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{ "examples":[ "used a splash of orange-flavored liqueur to fillip the otherwise ordinary cranberry sauce" ], "synonyms":[ "amping (up)", "animating", "bracing", "energizing", "enlivening", "firing", "gingering (up)", "invigorating", "jazzing (up)", "juicing up", "jump-starting", "livening (up)", "pepping (up)", "quickening", "spiking", "stimulating", "vitalizing", "vivifying", "zipping (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "arousing", "awakening", "awaking", "raising", "rousing", "stirring", "waking (up)", "activating", "actuating", "driving", "impelling", "motivating", "motiving", "moving", "propelling", "charging", "electrifying", "galvanizing", "enkindling", "exciting", "fermenting", "fomenting", "inciting", "inflaming", "enflaming", "instigating", "kindling", "provoking", "setting off", "sparking", "triggering", "turning on", "whipping (up)", "abetting", "boosting", "buoying", "cheering", "emboldening", "fortifying", "heartening", "infusing", "inspiring", "lifting", "rallying", "steeling", "strengthening", "reactivating", "reanimating", "reawakening", "reawaking", "recharging", "recreating", "reenergizing", "re-energizing", "refreshening", "refreshing", "regenerating", "reinvigorating", "rejuvenating", "rekindling", "renewing", "restimulating", "resurrecting", "resuscitating", "revitalizing", "reviving" ], "near antonyms":[ "burning out", "debilitating", "doing in", "draining", "enervating", "enfeebling", "exhausting", "fagging", "fatiguing", "harassing", "kayoing", "knocking out", "sapping", "tuckering (out)", "undermining", "washing out", "weakening", "wearing", "wearing out", "wearying", "checking", "curbing", "inhibiting", "jading", "quelling", "quenching", "repressing", "restraining", "slowing", "stilling", "stunting", "suppressing", "daunting", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting" ], "antonyms":[ "dampening", "damping", "deadening", "dulling", "killing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fills (in)":{ "to give information to":{ "examples":[ "my friend quickly filled me in on the portion of the movie that I had missed" ], "synonyms":[ "acquaints", "advises", "apprises", "briefs", "catches up", "clears", "clues (in)", "enlightens", "familiarizes", "hips", "informs", "instructs", "tells", "verses", "wises (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "advertises", "alerts", "notifies", "announces (to)", "discloses (to)", "assures", "certifies", "convinces", "reassures", "warrants", "educates", "lectures", "schools", "teaches", "tutors", "disabuses", "disenchants", "disillusions", "undeceives" ], "near antonyms":[ "misinforms", "misleads" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to serve as a replacement usually for a time only":{ "examples":[ "she's only filling in while 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of the movie that I had missed" ], "synonyms":[ "acquaint", "advise", "apprise", "brief", "catch up", "clear", "clue (in)", "enlighten", "familiarize", "hip", "inform", "instruct", "tell", "verse", "wise (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "advertise", "alert", "notify", "announce (to)", "disclose (to)", "assure", "certify", "convince", "reassure", "warrant", "educate", "lecture", "school", "teach", "tutor", "disabuse", "disenchant", "disillusion", "undeceive" ], "near antonyms":[ "misinform", "mislead" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to serve as a replacement usually for a time only":{ "examples":[ "she's only filling in while the regular secretary is on vacation" ], "synonyms":[ "cover", "pinch-hit", "stand in", "step in", "sub", "substitute", "take over" ], "near synonyms":[ "understudy", "relieve", "spell", "double (as)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fillips":{ "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "examples":[ "gave him a sharp fillip on 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"pressing", "ramming", "shoving", "squashing", "squeezing", "refilling", "refreshing", "reloading", "repacking", "replenishing", "overcharging", "overfilling", "overflowing", "saturating", "honeycombing", "penetrating" ], "near antonyms":[ "lightening", "depleting", "draining", "eliminating", "exhausting", "bleeding", "drawing (off)", "cleaning", "flushing", "purging", "scouring", "sweeping" ], "antonyms":[ "clearing", "emptying", "evacuating", "vacating", "voiding" ] }, "to close up so that no empty spaces remain":{ "examples":[ "before starting to paint, fill all the cracks with putty" ], "synonyms":[ "blocking", "bunging", "damming", "packing", "plugging", "stopping", "stuffing" ], "near synonyms":[ "choking", "clogging", "closing (off)", "clotting", "congesting", "jamming", "obstructing", "occluding", "caulking", "calking", "chinking", "sealing", "repacking", "restuffing" ], "near antonyms":[ "excavating", "hollowing (out)", "scooping (out)", "shoveling", "shovelling" ], 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"doing", "doing up", "dolling up", "draping", "dressing", "embellishing", "emblazing", "embossing", "enriching", "fancifying", "fancying up", "festooning", "garnishing", "glitzing (up)", "gracing", "gussying up", "ornamenting", "prettying (up)", "trimming" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemishing", "defacing", "disfiguring", "marring", "scarring", "spoiling", "simplifying", "streamlining", "baring", "denuding", "dismantling", "displaying", "divesting", "exposing", "revealing", "stripping", "uncovering", "uglifying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "file":{ "to make smooth by friction":{ "examples":[ "beautifully filed nails that obviously had been done by a manicurist" ], "synonyms":[ "buff", "grind", "hone", "rasp", "rub", "sand" ], "near synonyms":[ "plane", "scrape", "sandblast", "scour", "burnish", "dress", "gloss", "polish", "shine", "smooth", "edge", "sharpen", "strop", "whet", "regrind" ], "near antonyms":[ "coarsen", "rough (up)", "roughen", "scuff" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to move 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"commissary", "delegate", "deputy", "envoy", "factor", "procurator", "proxy", "rep", "representative", "surrogate", "assistant", "reliever", "second", "successor", "superseder" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to give information to":{ "examples":[ "my friend quickly filled me in on the portion of the movie that I had missed" ], "synonyms":[ "acquaint", "advise", "apprise", "brief", "catch up", "clear", "clue (in)", "enlighten", "familiarize", "hip", "inform", "instruct", "tell", "verse", "wise (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "advertise", "alert", "notify", "announce (to)", "disclose (to)", "assure", "certify", "convince", "reassure", "warrant", "educate", "lecture", "school", "teach", "tutor", "disabuse", "disenchant", "disillusion", "undeceive" ], "near antonyms":[ "misinform", "mislead" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to serve as a replacement usually for a time only":{ "examples":[ "she's only filling in while the regular secretary is on vacation" ], "synonyms":[ "cover", "pinch-hit", "stand in", "step in", "sub", "substitute", "take over" ], "near synonyms":[ "understudy", "relieve", "spell", "double (as)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "filmland":{ "the art or business of making a movie":{ "examples":[ "a master director who is one of the most revered figures of filmland" ], "synonyms":[ "big screen", "cinema", "film", "filmdom", "filmmaking", "movie", "moviemaking", "pictures", "screen", "silver screen" ], "near synonyms":[ "Bollywood", "Hollywood", "showbiz", "show business" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fills (up)":{ "as in diffuses (through) , percolates (into)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "drenches", "imbues", "infuses", "saturates", "soaks", "steeps", "interpenetrates", "percolates (into)", "permeates", "pervades", "riddles", "suffuses", "transfuses", "diffuses (through)", "impregnates", "passes (into)", "penetrates", "floods", "gluts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "filibustered":{ "as in stalled , procrastinated":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "procrastinated", "stalled", "temporized", "crawled", "crept", "dallied", "dawdled", "delayed", "diddled", "dillydallied", "dragged", "lagged", "lingered", "loitered", "lollygagged", "lallygagged", "moped", "poked", "shilly-shallied", "tarried", "fiddled (around)", "fooled around", "messed around", "monkeyed (around)", "played", "pottered (around)", "puttered (around)", "trifled", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "idled", "loafed", "lolled", "lounged", "ambled", "eased", "inched", "lumbered", "plodded", "sauntered", "shuffled", "staggered", "strolled", "decelerated", "slowed (down or up)" ], "near antonyms":[ "bowled", "breezed", "darted", "humped", "hurtled", "hustled", "scrambled", "stampeded", "galloped", "jogged", "ran", "run", "sprinted", "trotted", "accelerated", "quickened", "sped (up)", "speeded (up)", "caught up", "fast-forwarded", "outpaced", "outran", "outstripped", "overtook", "barreled", "barrelled", "bolted", "careered", "coursed", "dashed", "flew", "hastened", "hotfooted (it)", "hurried", "raced", "ran", "run", "ripped", "rocketed", "rushed", "scooted", "scudded", "scurried", "sped", "speeded", "tore", "whirled", "whisked", "whizzed", "zipped" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in spoke , harangued":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "declaimed", "descanted", "discoursed", "expatiated", "harangued", "lectured", "orated", "spoke", "talked", "disserted", "expounded", "pontificated", "sermonized", "recited", "soliloquized", "mouthed", "spouted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }