{ "bilge":{ "language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "tried to justify his unhinged tirade with a lot of stale and insincere bilge" ], "near antonyms":[ "levelheadedness", "rationality", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "sensibleness", "common sense", "horse sense", "sense", "discernment", "judgment", "judgement", "wisdom" ], "related":[ "absurdity", "asininity", "fatuity", "foolery", "idiocy", "imbecility", "inaneness", "inanity", "insanity", "kookiness", "lunacy", "absurdness", "craziness", "madness", "witlessness", "hoity-toity", "monkey business", "monkeyshine(s)", "shenanigan(s)", "tomfoolery", "gas", "hot air", "rigmarole", "rigamarole", "double-talk", "greek", "hocus-pocus" ], "synonyms":[ "applesauce", "balderdash", "baloney", "boloney", "beans", "blah", "blah-blah", "blarney", "blather", "blatherskite", "blither", "bosh", "bull", "bunk", "bunkum", "buncombe", "claptrap", "codswallop", "crapola", "crock", "drivel", "drool", "fiddle", "fiddle-faddle", "fiddlesticks", "flannel", "flapdoodle", "folderol", "falderal", "folly", "foolishness", "fudge", "garbage", "guff", "hogwash", "hokeypokey", "hokum", "hoodoo", "hooey", "horsefeathers", "humbug", "humbuggery", "jazz", "malarkey", "malarky", "moonshine", "muck", "nerts", "nonsense", "nuts", "piffle", "poppycock", "punk", "rot", "rubbish", "senselessness", "silliness", "slush", "stupidity", "taradiddle", "tarradiddle", "tommyrot", "tosh", "trash", "trumpery", "twaddle" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bilk":{ "a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "people who lost money in the scheme discovered that the investment company was a fake and the \"owner\" just a bilk" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "double-crosser", "double-dealer", "bluffer", "charlatan", "fake", "faker", "humbug", "impostor", "imposter", "mountebank", "phony", "phoney", "pretender", "quack", "quacksalver", "ringer", "sham", "adventurer", "fox", "gamesman", "knave", "prankster", "rascal", "rogue", "fast-talker", "slick", "slicker", "slickster", "slyboots", "smoothy", "smoothie", "wheeler-dealer", "plotter", "schemer", "sneak", "sneaker", "blackleg", "cardsharp", "cardsharper" ], "synonyms":[ "bilker", "cheat", "cheater", "chiseler", "chiseller", "confidence man", "cozener", "defrauder", "dodger", "fakir", "finagler", "fraudster", "hoaxer", "scammer", "scamster", "shark", "sharper", "sharpie", "sharpy", "skinner", "swindler", "tricker", "trickster" ] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an investigation revealed that the garage had been bilking motorists for repairs that had never been made" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "extort", "wrench", "wrest", "wring", "clip", "gouge", "nick", "overcharge", "soak", "exploit", "milk", "deceive", "dupe", "fool", "gull", "trick", "rope (in)", "betray", "bitch", "double-cross", "bamboozle", "fast-talk" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bleed", "cheat", "chisel", "chouse", "con", "cozen", "defraud", "diddle", "do", "do in", "euchre", "fiddle", "fleece", "flimflam", "gaff", "hose", "hustle", "mulct", "nobble", "pluck", "ream", "rip off", "rook", "screw", "shake down", "short", "shortchange", "skin", "skunk", "squeeze", "stick", "stiff", "sting", "sucker", "swindle", "thimblerig", "victimize" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "bilker":{ "a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value":{ "examples":[ "the \"victim\" of the staged car crash turned out to be a serial bilker of insurance companies" ], "synonyms":[ "bilk", "cheat", "cheater", "chiseler", "chiseller", "confidence man", "cozener", "defrauder", "dodger", "fakir", "finagler", "fraudster", "hoaxer", "scammer", "scamster", "shark", "sharper", "sharpie", "sharpy", "skinner", "swindler", "tricker", "trickster" ], "near synonyms":[ "double-crosser", "double-dealer", "bluffer", "charlatan", "fake", "faker", "humbug", "impostor", "imposter", "mountebank", "phony", "phoney", "pretender", "quack", "quacksalver", "ringer", "sham", "adventurer", "fox", "gamesman", "knave", "prankster", "rascal", "rogue", "fast-talker", "slick", "slicker", "slickster", "slyboots", "smoothy", "smoothie", "wheeler-dealer", "plotter", "schemer", "sneak", "sneaker", "blackleg", "cardsharp", "cardsharper" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bilking":{ "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an investigation revealed that the garage had been bilking motorists for repairs that had never been made" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "extorting", "wrenching", "wresting", "wringing", "clipping", "gouging", "nicking", "overcharging", "soaking", "exploiting", "milking", "deceiving", "duping", "fooling", "gulling", "tricking", "roping (in)", "betraying", "bitching", "double-crossing", "bamboozling", "fast-talking" ], "synonyms":[ "beating", "bleeding", "cheating", "chiseling", "chiselling", "chousing", "conning", "cozening", "defrauding", "diddling", "doing", "doing in", "euchring", "fiddling", "fleecing", "flimflamming", "gaffing", "hosing", "hustling", "mulcting", "nobbling", "plucking", "reaming", "ripping off", "rooking", "screwing", "shaking down", "shortchanging", "shorting", "skinning", "skunking", "squeezing", "sticking", "stiffing", "stinging", "suckering", "swindling", "thimblerigging", "victimizing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bill of fare":{ "a list of foods served at or available for a meal":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Tonight's bill of fare will include pan-seared scallops and rack of lamb." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "chow", "chuck", "cuisine", "fare", "grub", "provender", "table" ], "synonyms":[ "card", "menu" ] }, "a listing of things to be presented or considered (as at a concert or play)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "She volunteered to hand out the bills of fare at the door." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "card", "dance card", "exercises", "plate", "arrangement", "order", "ordering", "organization", "sequence", "setup" ], "synonyms":[ "agenda", "calendar", "docket", "program", "schedule", "timetable" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "billboarded":{ "as in billed , bulletined":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "billed", "bulletined", "gazetted", "barked", "called (off or out)", "cried", "knelled", "rang", "tolled", "advertised", "announced", "annunciated", "blared", "blazed", "blazoned", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "declared", "enunciated", "flashed", "gave out", "heralded", "placarded", "posted", "proclaimed", "promulgated", "publicized", "published", "released", "sounded", "trumpeted", "blurbed", "featured", "pitched", "plugged", "promoted", "puffed", "disseminated", "spread", "disclosed", "divulged", "introduced", "kithed", "kythed", "manifested", "reported", "revealed", "showed", "advised", "apprised", "handed down", "informed", "notified", "communicated", "imparted", "intimated" ], "near antonyms":[ "concealed", "hushed (up)", "silenced", "suppressed", "withheld", "recalled", "recanted", "retracted", "revoked" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "billed":{ "as in assessed , invoiced":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in called , declared":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in nestled , cuddled":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "billfold":{ "as in wallet":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "wallet", "clutch", "clutch bag", "minaudi\u00e8re", "compact", "vanity", "bag", "handbag", "pocketbook", "purse", "poke", "pouch", "sack", "shoulder bag" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "billings":{ "as in advertisings , messages":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "advertisings", "blurbs", "come-ons", "commercials", "messages", "pitches", "plugolas", "spots", "words", "ads", "advertisements", "adverts", "announcements", "bulletins", "communiqu\u00e9s", "notices", "notifications", "postings", "releases", "broadsides", "brochures", "circulars", "flyers", "fliers", "fly sheets", "gazettes", "handbills", "handouts", "billboards", "bills", "placards", "playbills", "posters", "show bills", "signs", "broadcasts", "cablecasts", "newscasts", "telecasts", "communications", "dispatches", "reports", "annunciations", "declarations", "edicts", "proclamations", "promulgations", "pronouncements", "pronunciamentos", "pronunciamentoes", "rescripts", "significations", "ballyhoos", "boosts", "buildups", "campaigns", "plugs", "promos", "promotions", "propagandas", "publicities" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "billowing":{ "as in surging , swelling":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "surging", "swelling", "rolling", "rippled", "rippling", "wavy", "rutted", "rutty", "undulant", "undulating", "undulatory", "inexact", "unaligned", "lopsided", "unbalanced", "pitted", "pocked", "knobbly", "knobby", "knurled", "knurly", "nubbly", "nubby" ], "near antonyms":[ "exact", "uniform", "aligned", "alined", "regular", "true", "horizontal", "tabular", "plumb", "straight", "vertical", "flush", "even", "flat", "level", "plane", "smooth" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to extend outward beyond a usual point":{ "examples":[ "the curtains in the open windows billowed in the summer wind" ], "synonyms":[ "bagging", "ballooning", "beetling", "bellying", "bulging", "bunching", "jutting", "overhanging", "poking", "pooching", "pouching", "pouting", "projecting", "protruding", "standing out", "starting", "sticking out", "swelling" ], "near synonyms":[ "doming", "blowing up", "inflating", "dilating", "distending", "expanding", "mushrooming", "snowballing", "elongating", "extending", "lengthening", "stretching" ], "near antonyms":[ "compressing", "condensing", "constricting", "contracting", "shrinking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "billy clubs":{ "a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment":{ "examples":[ "rapping the shoes of the sleeping vagrant with his billy club , the officer told him to move on" ], "synonyms":[ "bastinadoes", "bastinades", "batons", "bats", "billies", "bludgeons", "canes", "clubs", "cudgels", "nightsticks", "rods", "rungs", "saps", "shillelaghs", "shillalahs", "staffs", "staves", "truncheons", "waddies" ], "near synonyms":[ "blackjacks", "knobkerries", "maces", "birches", "crabsticks", "hickories", "rattans", "staves", "switches", "beetles", "gavels", "hammers", "mallets", "mauls", "sledgehammers", "crooks", "crosiers", "croziers", "walking sticks", "whangees" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "billeted":{ "to provide with living quarters or shelter":{ "examples":[ "every colonial household was expected to billet a British soldier" ], "synonyms":[ "accommodated", "bestowed", "bivouacked", "boarded", "bunked", "camped", "chambered", "domiciled", "encamped", "harbored", "housed", "lodged", "put up", "quartered", "roofed", "roomed", "sheltered", "took in" ], "near synonyms":[ "ensconced", "homed", "roosted", "secured", "shedded", "stabled", "tented", "barracked", "bedded (down)" ], "near antonyms":[ "ejected", "evicted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bills":{ "a record of goods sold or services performed together with the costs due":{ "examples":[ "why is the electric bill so high this month?" ], "synonyms":[ "accounts", "checks", "invoices", "statements", "tabs" ], "near synonyms":[ "receipts", "reckonings", "documents", "ledgers", "records", "charges", "costs", "expenses", "fees", "prices", "rates", "tolls", "scores", "tallies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a piece of printed paper used as money in the United States":{ "examples":[ "the $5 bill has a picture of Abraham Lincoln on the front" ], "synonyms":[ "banknotes", "greenbacks", "notes" ], "near synonyms":[ "dead presidents", "paper money", "scrips", "bucks", "dollars", "simoleons", "smackers", "C-notes", "fifties", "fins", "fivers", "fives", "hundreds", "hundred", "ones", "sawbucks", "tenners", "tens", "twenties", "twos", "cash", "chips", "currencies", "dough", "legal tender", "lucre", "money", "checks", "drafts", "money orders" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a sheet bearing an announcement for posting in a public place":{ "examples":[ "posted a bill advertising the new play" ], "synonyms":[ "placards", "posters" ], "near synonyms":[ "billboards", "signboards", "signs", "broadsides", "flyers", "fliers", "handbills", "handouts", "playbills", "show bills", "ads", "advertisements", "announcements", "bulletins", "dispatches", "releases" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the amount owed at a bar or restaurant or the slip of paper stating the amount":{ "examples":[ "although they were all working adults, their parents still insisted on paying the bill whenever they went out to eat" ], "synonyms":[ "checks", "tabs" ], "near synonyms":[ "invoices", "receipts", "accounts", "reckonings", "records", "statements", "charges", "costs", "damages", "expenses", "fees", "figures", "scores", "tallies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature":{ "examples":[ "the legislative committee endorsed a bill that would strengthen consumer protections" ], "synonyms":[ "acts", "constitutions", "enactments", "laws", "ordinances", "statutes" ], "near synonyms":[ "commandments", "commands", "decrees", "dictates", "directives", "edicts", "fiats", "rulings", "bylaws", "ground rules", "regulations", "rules", "amendments", "legislations", "common law", "blue laws", "prohibitions", "proscriptions", "restrictions", "canons", "capitularies", "encyclicals" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the jaws of a bird together with their hornlike covering":{ "examples":[ "parrots have very strong bills so they can break open nuts" ], "synonyms":[ "beaks", "nebs", "nibs" ], "near synonyms":[ "mouths", "muzzles", "mandibles", "maws", "maxillae", "maxillas" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the projecting front part of a hat or cap":{ "examples":[ "the hat was blue, but the bill was red" ], "synonyms":[ "brims", "peaks", "visors", "vizors" ], "near synonyms":[ "shades" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in nestles , cuddles":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "canoodles", "cuddles", "necks", "nestles", "noses", "nuzzles", "snuggles", "spoons", "caresses", "fondles", "gentles", "loves", "pats", "pets", "strokes", "feels up", "paws", "cradles", "embraces", "enfolds", "hugs", "bounces", "dandles", "kneads", "massages", "babies", "coddles", "indulges", "mollycoddles", "pampers", "spoils" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in calls , declares":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "advertises", "announces", "blazes", "broadcasts", "calls", "declares", "proclaims", "promulgates", "publicizes", "publishes", "nails", "plasters", "tacks (up)", "placards", "posts" ], "near antonyms":[ "removes", "takes down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in assesses , invoices":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "assesses", "invoices", "discounts", "marks down", "marks up", "prices", "values", "brings", "fetches", "sells (for)", "overcharges", "undercharges", "asks", "charges", "commands", "demands" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "bilked":{ "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "examples":[ "an investigation revealed that the garage had been bilking motorists for repairs that had never been made" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bled", "cheated", "chiseled", "chiselled", "choused", "conned", "cozened", "defrauded", "did", "diddled", "did in", "euchred", "fiddled", "fleeced", "flimflammed", "gaffed", "hosed", "hustled", "mulcted", "nobbled", "plucked", "reamed", "ripped off", "rooked", "screwed", "shook down", "shortchanged", "shorted", "skinned", "skunked", "squeezed", "stiffed", "stuck", "stung", "suckered", "swindled", "thimblerigged", "victimized" ], "near synonyms":[ "extorted", "wrenched", "wrested", "wrung", "clipped", "gouged", "nicked", "overcharged", "soaked", "exploited", "milked", "deceived", "duped", "fooled", "gulled", "tricked", "roped (in)", "betrayed", "bitched", "double-crossed", "bamboozled", "fast-talked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "billfolds":{ "as in wallets":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "wallets", "clutch bags", "clutches", "minaudi\u00e8res", "compacts", "vanities", "bags", "handbags", "pocketbooks", "purses", "pokes", "pouches", "sacks", "shoulder bags" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "billowed":{ "to extend outward beyond a usual point":{ "examples":[ "the curtains in the open windows billowed in the 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"hickory", "rattan", "stave", "switch", "beetle", "gavel", "hammer", "mallet", "maul", "sledgehammer", "crook", "crosier", "crozier", "walking stick", "whangee" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "billow":{ "a moving ridge on the surface of water":{ "examples":[ "the great billows created by the ocean storm threatened to swamp the fishing boat" ], "synonyms":[ "surge", "swell", "wave" ], "near synonyms":[ "sea(s)", "surf", "breaker", "whitecap", "comber", "curl", "riffle", "ripple", "wavelet", "ground swell", "roller", "tidal wave", "tsunami" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to extend outward beyond a usual point":{ "examples":[ "the curtains in the open windows billowed in the summer wind" ], "synonyms":[ "bag", "balloon", "beetle", "belly", "bulge", "bunch", "jut", "overhang", "poke", "pooch", "pouch", "pout", "project", "protrude", "stand out", "start", "stick out", "swell" ], "near synonyms":[ "dome", "blow up", "inflate", "dilate", "distend", "expand", "mushroom", "snowball", "elongate", "extend", "lengthen", "stretch" ], "near antonyms":[ "compress", "condense", "constrict", "contract", "shrink" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "bill":{ "a record of goods sold or services performed together with the costs due":{ "examples":[ "why is the electric bill so high this month?" ], "synonyms":[ "account", "check", "invoice", "statement", "tab" ], "near synonyms":[ "receipt", "reckoning", "document", "ledger", "record", "charge", "cost", "expense", "fee", "price", "rate", "toll", "score", "tally" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a piece of printed paper used as money in the United States":{ "examples":[ "the $5 bill has a picture of Abraham Lincoln on the front" ], "synonyms":[ "banknote", "greenback", "note" ], "near synonyms":[ "dead presidents", "paper money", "scrip", "buck", "dollar", "simoleon", "smacker", "C-note", "fifty", "fin", "five", "fiver", "hundred", "one", "sawbuck", "ten", "tenner", "twenty", "two", "cash", "chips", "currency", "dough", "legal tender", "lucre", "money", "pelf", "check", "draft", "money order" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a sheet bearing an announcement for posting in a public place":{ "examples":[ "posted a bill advertising the new play" ], "synonyms":[ "placard", "poster" ], "near synonyms":[ "billboard", "sign", "signboard", "broadside", "flyer", "flier", "handbill", "handout", "playbill", "show bill", "ad", "advertisement", "announcement", "bulletin", "dispatch", "release" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the amount owed at a bar or restaurant or the slip of paper stating the amount":{ "examples":[ "although they were all working adults, their parents still insisted on paying the bill whenever they went out to eat" ], "synonyms":[ "check", "tab" ], "near synonyms":[ "invoice", "receipt", "account", "reckoning", "record", "statement", "charge", "cost", "damage", "expense", "fee", "figure", "score", "tally" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature":{ "examples":[ "the legislative committee endorsed a bill that would strengthen consumer protections" ], "synonyms":[ "act", "constitution", "enactment", "law", "ordinance", "statute" ], "near synonyms":[ "command", "commandment", "decree", "dictate", "directive", "edict", "fiat", "ruling", "bylaw", "ground rule", "regulation", "rule", "amendment", "legislation", "common law", "martial law", "blue law", "prohibition", "proscription", "restriction", "canon", "capitulary", "encyclical" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the jaws of a bird together with their hornlike covering":{ "examples":[ "parrots have very strong bills so they can break open nuts" ], "synonyms":[ "beak", "neb", "nib" ], "near synonyms":[ "mouth", "muzzle", "mandible", "maw", "maxilla" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the projecting front part of a hat or cap":{ "examples":[ "the hat was blue, but the bill was red" ], "synonyms":[ "brim", "peak", "visor", "vizor" ], "near synonyms":[ "shade" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in nestle , cuddle":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "canoodle", "cuddle", "neck", "nestle", "nose", "nuzzle", "snuggle", "spoon", "caress", "fondle", "gentle", "love", "pat", "pet", "stroke", "feel up", "paw", "cradle", "embrace", "enfold", "hug", "bounce", "dandle", "knead", "massage", "baby", "coddle", "indulge", "mollycoddle", "pamper", "spoil" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in call , declare":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "advertise", "announce", "blaze", "broadcast", "call", "declare", "proclaim", "promulgate", "publicize", "publish", "nail", "plaster", "tack (up)", "placard", "post" ], "near antonyms":[ "remove", "take down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in assess , invoice":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "assess", "invoice", "discount", "mark down", "mark up", "price", "value", "bring", "fetch", "sell (for)", "overcharge", "undercharge", "ask", "charge", "command", "demand" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "billionairesses":{ "as in billionaires , millionaires":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "billionaires", "gazillionaires", "millionaires", "millionairesses", "affluents", "deep pockets", "fat cats", "haves", "moneybags", "plutocrats", "magnates", "moneymakers", "nabobs", "successes", "tycoons" ], "near antonyms":[ "down-and-outs", "down-and-outers", "have-nots", "indigents", "paupers", "ne'er-do-wells", "hoboes", "hobos", "tramps", "vagabonds" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "billy":{ "a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment":{ "examples":[ "police officers carry a billy while patrolling on foot" ], "synonyms":[ "bastinado", "bastinade", "bat", "baton", "billy club", "bludgeon", "cane", "club", "cudgel", "nightstick", "rod", "rung", "sap", "shillelagh", "shillalah", "staff", "truncheon", "waddy" ], "near synonyms":[ "blackjack", "knobkerrie", "mace", "birch", "crabstick", "hickory", "rattan", "stave", "switch", "beetle", "gavel", "hammer", "mallet", "maul", "sledgehammer", "crook", "crosier", "crozier", "walking stick", "whangee" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "billabong":{ "a small often deep body of water":{ "examples":[ "taking a break from our trek through the outback, we bathed our tired feet in the still waters of a billabong" ], "synonyms":[ "mere", "pool", "puddle", "stank", "well" ], "near synonyms":[ "basin", "hole", "sinkhole", "swimming pool", "lake", "pond", "water hole" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "billionairess":{ "as in billionaire , millionaire":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "billionaire", "gazillionaire", "millionaire", "millionairess", "affluent", "deep pocket", "fat cat", "have", "moneybags", "plutocrat", "magnate", "moneymaker", "nabob", "success", "tycoon" ], "near antonyms":[ "down-and-out", "down-and-outer", "have-not", "indigent", "pauper", "ne'er-do-well", "hobo", "tramp", "vagabond" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bilateral":{ "involving two groups or countries; having or affecting two sides":{ "examples":[ "bilateral trade agreements", "a bilateral treaty" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "consensual", "reciprocal", "symbiotic", "synergic", "synergistic", "two-way", "collaborative", "collective", "combined", "common", "communal", "concerted", "conjoint", "conjunct", "cooperative", "joint", "multiple", "mutual", "pooled", "public", "shared", "united", "mass", "popular" ], "near antonyms":[ "exclusive", "individual", "one-man", "one-sided", "one-way", "single", "sole", "solitary", "unilateral", "personal", "private", "independent", "separate", "several", "esoteric", "particular", "special", "specialized" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "biliousness":{ "readiness to show annoyance or impatience":{ "examples":[ "her biliousness was such that most people simply avoided her" ], "synonyms":[ "choler", "crankiness", "crossness", "crotchetiness", "grouchiness", "grumpiness", "huffiness", "irascibility", "irascibleness", "irritability", "irritableness", "peevishness", "perverseness", "perversity", "pettishness", "petulance", "testiness", "waspishness" ], "near synonyms":[ "cantankerousness", "crustiness", "curmudgeonliness", "disagreeableness", "dyspepsia", "fretfulness", "orneriness", "sulkiness", "surliness", "aggression", "aggressiveness", "bellicosity", "belligerence", "belligerency", "combativeness", "contentiousness", "contrariness", "disputatiousness", "feistiness", "fight", "pugnaciousness", "pugnacity", "quarrelsomeness", "scrappiness", "truculence", "truculency", "fussiness", "querulousness", "rudeness", "oversensitiveness", "sensitivity", "supersensitivity", "touchiness", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "fierceness", "hostility", "jaundice", "rancor", "unfriendliness", "anger", "exasperation", "fury", "indignation", "rage", "spleen", "wrath", "hot-bloodedness", "passion" ], "near antonyms":[ "forbearance", "long-suffering", "patience", "tolerance", "understanding", "affability", "agreeableness", "amenity", "amicability", "cordiality", "friendliness", "geniality", "sociability", "amiability", "amiableness", "good-humoredness", "good-naturedness", "good-temperedness", "coolness", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "easygoingness", "gentleness", "kindliness", "mildness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "billet":{ "a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide":{ "examples":[ "a stack of gold billets in the vault" ], "synonyms":[ "bar", "rod" ], "near synonyms":[ "arbor", "beam", "board", "crossbar", "crossbeam", "girder", "band", "strip", "bloom", "ingot", "slab", "stick" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an assignment at which one regularly works for pay":{ "examples":[ "found a billet at one of the leading brokerage houses in New York" ], "synonyms":[ "appointment", "berth", "capacity", "connection", "function", "job", "place", "position", "post", "situation" ], "near synonyms":[ "business", "employ", "employment", "occupation", "profession", "work", "office", "spot", "calling", "pursuit", "trade", "vocation", "line", "racket", "engagement", "gig", "livelihood", "living", "career", "lifework", "practice", "practise", "duty", "mission", "posting", "service", "task" ], "near antonyms":[ "avocation", "joblessness", "unemployment" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to provide with living quarters or shelter":{ "examples":[ "every colonial household was expected to billet a British soldier" ], "synonyms":[ "accommodate", "bestow", "bivouac", "board", "bunk", "camp", "chamber", "domicile", "encamp", "harbor", "house", "lodge", "put up", "quarter", "roof", "room", "shelter", "take in" ], "near synonyms":[ "ensconce", "home", "roost", "secure", "shed", "stable", "tent", "barrack", "bed (down)" ], "near antonyms":[ "eject", "evict" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "billingsgate":{ "harsh insulting language":{ "examples":[ "the intemperate billingsgate to which the staff in customer service were sometimes subjected" ], "synonyms":[ "abuse", "fulmination", "invective", "obloquy", "scurrility", "vitriol", "vituperation" ], "near synonyms":[ "blackguardism", "blasphemy", "curse", "execration", "imprecation", "malediction", "profanity", "epithet", "insult", "put-down", "slur", "expletive", "swearword", "aspersion", "bad-mouthing", "belittlement", "disparagement", "revilement", "vilification", "castigation", "chastisement", "criticism", "excoriation", "opprobrium", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproof", "broadside", "diatribe", "harangue", "polemic", "tirade" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "applause", "commendation", "praise", "compliments", "congratulations", "endearments", "felicitations", "adulation", "blarney", "flattery", "overpraise", "soft soap" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "billies":{ "a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment":{ "examples":[ "police officers carry a billy while patrolling on foot" ], "synonyms":[ "bastinadoes", "bastinades", "batons", "bats", "billy clubs", "bludgeons", "canes", "clubs", "cudgels", "nightsticks", "rods", "rungs", "saps", "shillelaghs", "shillalahs", "staffs", "staves", "truncheons", "waddies" ], "near synonyms":[ "blackjacks", "knobkerries", "maces", "birches", "crabsticks", "hickories", "rattans", "staves", "switches", "beetles", "gavels", "hammers", "mallets", "mauls", "sledgehammers", "crooks", "crosiers", "croziers", "walking sticks", "whangees" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "billet-doux":{ "as in open letter":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "open letter", "dispatch", "epistle", "letter", "memo", "memorandum", "missive", "note", "airmail", "card", "electronic mail", "e-mail", "junk mail", "mail", "postal card", "postcard", "communication", "report", "encyclical" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bile":{ "biting sharpness of feeling or expression":{ "examples":[ "with considerable bile , the author recounts a childhood filled with misery and loneliness" ], "synonyms":[ "acidity", "acidness", "acridity", "acridness", "acrimony", "asperity", "bitterness", "cattiness", "corrosiveness", "mordancy", "tartness", "virulence", "virulency", "vitriol" ], "near synonyms":[ "gruffness", "harshness", "hostility", "relentlessness", "severity", "sternness", "vehemence", "coldness", "crossness", "discourteousness", "iciness", "impoliteness", "incivility", "nastiness", "rudeness", "sourness", "surliness", "ungraciousness", "anger", "animosity", "gall", "jaundice", "malevolence", "malice", "rancor", "scorn", "spite", "spleen", "venom", "vindictiveness", "jealousy", "pique", "resentment", "sour grapes" ], "near antonyms":[ "civility", "cordiality", "courtesy", "diplomacy", "geniality", "graciousness", "kindness", "politeness", "tactfulness", "compassion", "softness", "sweetness", "sympathy", "tenderness", "warmth", "oiliness", "smoothness", "suaveness", "suavity", "unctuousness", "urbanity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bilkers":{ "a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value":{ "examples":[ "the \"victim\" of the staged car crash turned out to be a serial bilker of insurance companies" ], "synonyms":[ "bilks", "cheaters", "cheats", "chiselers", "chisellers", "confidence men", "cozeners", "defrauders", "dodgers", "fakirs", "finaglers", "fraudsters", "hoaxers", "scammers", "scamsters", "sharks", "sharpers", "sharpies", "skinners", "swindlers", "trickers", "tricksters" ], "near synonyms":[ "double-crossers", "double-dealers", "bluffers", "charlatans", "fakers", "fakes", "humbugs", "impostors", "imposters", "mountebanks", "phonies", "phoneys", "pretenders", "quacks", "quacksalvers", "ringers", "shams", "adventurers", "foxes", "fox", "gamesmen", "knaves", "pranksters", "rascals", "rogues", "fast-talkers", "slickers", "slicks", "slicksters", "slyboots", "smoothies", "wheeler-dealers", "plotters", "schemers", "sneakers", "sneaks", "blacklegs", "cardsharps", "cardsharpers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "billabongs":{ "a small often deep body of water":{ "examples":[ "taking a break from our trek through the outback, we bathed our tired feet in the still waters of a billabong" ], "synonyms":[ "meres", "pools", "puddles", "stanks", "wells" ], "near synonyms":[ "basins", "holes", "sinkholes", "swimming pools", "lakes", "ponds", "water holes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "billionaires":{ "a rich person who has at least a billion dollars, pounds, etc.":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gazillionaires", "millionaires", "multibillionaires", "multimillionaires", "multi-millionaires", "zillionaires", "capitalists", "Croesuses", "deep pockets", "fat cats", "haves", "money", "moneybags", "plutocrats", "silk stockings", "moneymakers", "money-spinners", "magnates", "nabobs", "tycoons", "heiresses", "heirs", "jet-setters", "jeunesse dor\u00e9e" ], "near antonyms":[ "bankrupts", "beggars", "have-nots", "paupers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "billboards":{ "a large sign for advertisements that is next to a road, on the side of a building, etc.":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hoardings", "ads", "advertisements", "adverts", "announcements", "bulletins", "communiqu\u00e9s", "notices", "notifications", "postings", "releases", "bills", "placards", "playbills", "posters", "show bills", "signs", "broadsides", "brochures", "circulars", "flyers", "fliers", "fly sheets", "gazettes", "handbills", "handouts", "broadcasts", "cablecasts", "newscasts", "telecasts", "advertisings", "billings", "blurbs", "come-ons", "commercials", "messages", "pitches", "plugolas", "spots", "words", "communications", "dispatches", "reports", "annunciations", "declarations", "edicts", "proclamations", "promulgations", "pronouncements", "pronunciamentos", "pronunciamentoes", "rescripts", "significations", "ballyhoos", "boosts", "buildups", "campaigns", "plugs", "promos", "promotions", "propagandas", "publicities" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in bills , bulletins":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bills", "bulletins", "gazettes", "barks", "calls (off or out)", "cries", "knells", "rings", "tolls", "advertises", "announces", "annunciates", "blares", "blazes", "blazons", "broadcasts", "declares", "enunciates", "flashes", "gives out", "heralds", "placards", "posts", "proclaims", "promulgates", "publicizes", "publishes", "releases", "sounds", "trumpets", "blurbs", "features", "pitches", "plugs", "promotes", "puffs", "disseminates", "spreads", "discloses", "divulges", "introduces", "kithes", "manifests", "reports", "reveals", "shows", "advises", "apprises", "hands down", "informs", "notifies", "communicates", "imparts", "intimates" ], "near antonyms":[ "conceals", "hushes (up)", "silences", "suppresses", "withholds", "recalls", "recants", "retracts", "revokes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "bilks":{ "a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value":{ "examples":[ "people who lost money in the scheme discovered that the investment company was a fake and the \"owner\" just a bilk" ], "synonyms":[ "bilkers", "cheaters", "cheats", "chiselers", "chisellers", "confidence men", "cozeners", "defrauders", "dodgers", "fakirs", "finaglers", "fraudsters", "hoaxers", "scammers", "scamsters", "sharks", "sharpers", "sharpies", "skinners", "swindlers", "trickers", "tricksters" ], "near synonyms":[ "double-crossers", "double-dealers", "bluffers", "charlatans", "fakers", "fakes", "humbugs", "impostors", "imposters", "mountebanks", "phonies", "phoneys", "pretenders", "quacks", "quacksalvers", "ringers", "shams", "adventurers", "foxes", "fox", "gamesmen", "knaves", "pranksters", "rascals", "rogues", "fast-talkers", "slickers", "slicks", "slicksters", "slyboots", "smoothies", "wheeler-dealers", "plotters", "schemers", "sneakers", "sneaks", "blacklegs", "cardsharps", "cardsharpers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "examples":[ "an investigation revealed that the garage had been bilking motorists for repairs that had never been made" ], "synonyms":[ "beats", "bleeds", "cheats", "chisels", "chouses", "cons", "cozens", "defrauds", "diddles", "does", "does in", "euchres", "fiddles", "fleeces", "flimflams", "gaffs", "hoses", "hustles", "mulcts", "nobbles", "plucks", "reams", "rips off", "rooks", "screws", "shakes down", "shortchanges", "shorts", "skins", "skunks", "squeezes", "sticks", "stiffs", "stings", "suckers", "swindles", "thimblerigs", "victimizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "extorts", "wrenches", "wrests", "wrings", "clips", "gouges", "nicks", "overcharges", "soaks", "exploits", "milks", "deceives", "dupes", "fools", "gulls", "tricks", "ropes (in)", "betrays", "bitches", "double-crosses", "bamboozles", "fast-talks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] } }