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"immoderate", "inordinate", "abundant", "ample", "appreciable", "copious", "plentiful", "fat", "thick", "capacious", "commodious", "roomy", "spacious" ], "near antonyms":[ "bantam", "dinky", "dwarf", "dwarfish", "little", "puny", "shrimpy", "small", "smallish", "undersized", "undersize", "diminutive", "half-pint", "infinitesimal", "Lilliputian", "little bitty", "microminiature", "microscopic", "microscopical", "mini", "miniature", "minuscule", "minute", "pint-size", "pint-sized", "pocket-size", "pocket-sized", "pygmy", "teensy", "teensy-weensy", "teeny", "teeny-weeny", "tiny", "wee", "petite", "slender", "slight", "slim", "thin" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "bundle":{ "a considerable amount":{ "examples":[ "a bundle of plans for the winter carnival" ], "synonyms":[ "abundance", "barrel", "basketful", "boatload", "bucket", "bunch", "bushel", "carload", "chunk", "deal", "dozen", "fistful", "gobs", "good deal", "heap", "hundred", "lashings", "lashins", "loads", "lot", "mass", "mess", "mountain", "much", "multiplicity", "myriad", "oodles", "pack", "passel", "peck", "pile", "plateful", "plenitude", "plentitude", "plenty", "pot", "potful", "profusion", "quantity", "raft", "reams", "scads", "sheaf", "shipload", "sight", "slew", "spate", "stack", "store", "ton", "truckload", "volume", "wad", "wealth", "yard" ], "near synonyms":[ "epidemic", "plague", "rash", "bonanza", "embarrassment", "excess", "overabundance", "overage", "overkill", "overmuch", "oversupply", "plethora", "redundancy", "superabundance", "superfluity", "surfeit", "surplus", "deluge", "flood", "overflow", "army", "bevy", "cram", "crowd", "crush", "drove", "flock", "herd", "horde", "host", "legion", "mob", "multitude", "press", "score", "sea", "swarm", "throng", "gazillion", "jillion", "kazillion", "million", "thousands", "trillion", "zillion" ], "near antonyms":[ "atom", "crumb", "dot", "fleck", "flyspeck", "fragment", "grain", "granule", "iota", "jot", "modicum", "molecule", "mote", "nubbin", "particle", "ray", "scintilla", "scrap", "shred", "tittle", "whit", "smatter", "smattering", "dash", "drop", "morsel", "shot", "piece", "portion", "section", "absence", "dearth", "famine", "lack", "paucity", "poverty", "scarceness", "scarcity", "shortage", "undersupply", "want", "deficiency", "deficit", "inadequacy", "insufficiency", "meagerness", "scantiness", "scantness", "skimpiness" ], "antonyms":[ "ace", "bit", "dab", "dram", "driblet", "glimmer", "handful", "hint", "lick", "little", "mite", "mouthful", "nip", "ounce", "peanuts", "pinch", "pittance", "scruple", "shade", "shadow", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "speck", "spot", "sprinkle", "sprinkling", "strain", "streak", "suspicion", "tad", "taste", "touch", "trace" ] }, "a wrapped or sealed case containing an item or set of items":{ "examples":[ "a bundle of newspapers" ], "synonyms":[ "pack", "package", "packet", "parcel" ], "near synonyms":[ "bag", "poke", "pouch", "sack", "bale", "box", "container", "crate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a very large amount of money":{ "examples":[ "he dropped a bundle on that new sports car" ], "synonyms":[ "big bucks", "bomb", "boodle", "earth", "fortune", "king's ransom", "megabucks", "mint", "packet", "pile", "wad" ], "near synonyms":[ "heap", "pot", "bonanza", "mine", "treasure trove", "assets", "capital", "means", "property", "riches", "wealth", "wherewithal", "bread", "cash", "chips", "currency", "dough", "gold", "jack", "legal tender", "lucre", "pelf", "tender", "wampum" ], "near antonyms":[ "petty cash", "pin money", "pocket money", "spending money" ], "antonyms":[ "mite", "peanuts", "pittance", "song" ] }, "to cause to move or proceed fast or faster":{ "examples":[ "the tour guide bundled us off before we had a chance to ask any questions" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerate", "fast-track", "hasten", "hurry", "quicken", "rush", "speed (up)", "whisk" ], "near synonyms":[ "drive", "goad", "prod", "propel", "push", "race", "spur", "stir", "urge", "aid", "dispatch", "ease", "encourage", "expedite", "facilitate" ], "near antonyms":[ "delay", "encumber", "fetter", "hamper", "hinder", "hobble", "hold back", "hold up", "impede", "interfere (with)", "manacle", "rein (in)", "restrain", "shackle", "tie up", "trammel", "arrest", "check", "stall", "stay", "still", "stop" ], "antonyms":[ "brake", "decelerate", "retard", "slow (down)" ] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "a group of servants came bundling out of the palace to attend to the returning royals" ], "synonyms":[ "barrel", "belt", "blast", "blaze", "blow", "bolt", "bomb", "bowl", "breeze", "bustle", "buzz", "cannonball", "careen", "career", "chase", "course", "crack (on)", "dash", "drive", "fly", "hare", "hasten", "hie", "highball", "hotfoot (it)", "hump", "hurl", "hurry", "hurtle", "hustle", "jet", "jump", "motor", "nip", "pelt", "race", "ram", "rip", "rocket", "run", "rush", "rustle", "scoot", "scurry", "scuttle", "shoot", "speed", "step", "tear", "travel", "trot", "whirl", "whisk", "zip", "zoom" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetle", "dart", "flit", "scamper", "scud", "scuffle", "stampede", "streak", "whiz", "whizz", "gallop", "jog", "sprint", "accelerate", "quicken", "step out", "catch up", "fast-forward", "outpace", "outrun", "outstrip", "overtake", "arrow", "beeline" ], "near antonyms":[ "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "drag", "hang (around or out)", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "poke", "tarry", "amble", "lumber", "plod", "saunter", "shuffle", "stroll", "decelerate", "slow (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "poke" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "bunged":{ "to close up so that no empty spaces remain":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "we had bunged up the moving van so much that we couldn't have possibly squeezed in one more thing" ], "near antonyms":[ "excavated", "hollowed (out)", "scooped (out)", "shoveled", "shovelled" ], "related":[ "choked", "clogged", "closed (off)", "clotted", "congested", "jammed", "obstructed", "occluded", "caulked", "calked", "chinked", "sealed", "repacked", "restuffed" ], "synonyms":[ "blocked", "dammed", "filled", "packed", "plugged", "stopped", "stuffed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bunked":{ "to provide with living quarters or shelter":{ "examples":[ "bunked the guest in the spare room" ], "synonyms":[ "accommodated", "bestowed", "billeted", "bivouacked", "boarded", "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" ] }, "bunkers":{ "as in foundations , vaults":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crawlways", "foundations", "holds", "vaults", "cellarages", "cyclone cellars", "storm cellars", "basements", "cellars" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bunt":{ "as in tap , flick":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "flick", "stroke", "tap", "scuff", "bump", "butt", "jab", "jostle", "kick", "knee", "poke", "prod", "push", "shove", "stamp", "batter", "beat", "buffet", "bung", "chop", "cuff", "drub", "lace", "lambaste", "lambast", "lick", "mangle", "maul", "pelt", "pepper", "pommel", "pummel", "rough", "bowl (down or over)", "cream", "deck", "dump", "fell", "floor", "knock down", "level", "bang", "bash", "bat", "belt", "biff", "bludgeon", "bob", "bonk", "bop", "box", "bust", "clap", "clip", "clobber", "clock", "clout", "crack", "hammer", "hit", "knock", "nail", "paste", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slog", "slug", "smack", "smite", "sock", "strike", "swat", "swipe", "tag", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "whack", "whale", "zap", "rabbit-punch", "sucker punch", "cane", "club", "cudgel", "flail", "flog", "lash", "sap", "slash", "sledge", "sledgehammer", "spear", "stab", "switch", "thrash", "whip", "bean", "brain", "conk", "skull" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bungled":{ "to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way":{ "examples":[ "bungled the job the first time she tried to do it" ], "synonyms":[ "blew", "bobbled", "boggled", "bollixed (up)", "booted", "botched", "buggered (up)", "bumbled", "butchered", "dubbed", "flubbed", "fluffed", "foozled", "fouled up", "fumbled", "goofed (up)", "loused up", "mangled", "messed (up)", "mucked up", "muffed", "murdered", "screwed up" ], "related":[ "blundered", "gummed (up)", "muddled", "piffled", "blemished", "blighted", "damaged", "flawed", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "marred", "mutilated", "ruined", "spoiled", "spoilt", "vitiated", "destroyed", "wrecked", "mishandled", "mismanaged" ], "near antonyms":[ "ameliorated", "bettered", "enhanced", "helped", "improved", "meliorated", "rectified", "refined", "reformed", "remedied", "doctored", "fixed", "patched", "reconditioned", "renovated", "repaired", "revamped" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bungling":{ "showing or marked by a lack of skill and tact (as in dealing with a situation)":{ "examples":[ "I refuse to let that bungling incompetent insult me again" ], "synonyms":[ "awkward", "botched", "clumsy", "fumbled", "inept", "inexpert", "maladroit" ], "near synonyms":[ "amateur", "amateurish", "crude", "green", "incompetent", "ineffectual", "inefficient", "inexperienced", "unpolished", "unprofessional", "unskilled", "unskillful", "careless", "sloppy", "tacky", "tactless", "undiplomatic", "ill-advised", "ineffective", "ineffectual", "misdirected", "misguided" ], "near antonyms":[ "able", "accomplished", "adept", "capable", "clever", "competent", "consummate", "crackerjack", "expert", "masterful", "masterly", "polished", "professional", "proficient", "skilled", "skillful", "talented", "diplomatic", "easy", "effortless", "gracious", "smooth", "tactful" ], "antonyms":[ "adroit", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "facile" ] }, "to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way":{ "examples":[ "bungled the job the first time she tried to do it" ], "synonyms":[ "blowing", "bobbling", "boggling", "bollixing (up)", "booting", "botching", "buggering (up)", "bumbling", "butchering", "dubbing", "flubbing", "fluffing", "foozling", "fouling up", "fumbling", "goofing (up)", "lousing up", "mangling", "messing (up)", "mucking up", "muffing", "murdering", "screwing up" ], "near synonyms":[ "blundering", "gumming (up)", "muddling", "piffling", "blemishing", "blighting", "damaging", "flawing", "harming", "hurting", "impairing", "injuring", "marring", "mutilating", "ruining", "spoiling", "vitiating", "destroying", "wrecking", "mishandling", "mismanaging" ], "near antonyms":[ "ameliorating", "bettering", "enhancing", "helping", "improving", "meliorating", "rectifying", "refining", "reforming", "remedying", "doctoring", "fixing", "patching", "reconditioning", "renovating", "repairing", "revamping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "bunged up":{ "to strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "he's a bit of a mess, but he says he bunged up the other guy in the fight even worse" ], "synonyms":[ "bashed", "basted", "batted", "battered", "beat", "belabored", "belted", "birched", "bludgeoned", "buffeted", "clubbed", "curried", "did", "drubbed", "fibbed", "flogged", "hammered", "hided", "laced", "lambasted", "lashed", "lathered", "licked", "mauled", "messed (up)", "paddled", "pelted", "pommeled", "pommelled", "pounded", "pummeled", "pummelled", "punched out", "roughed (up)", "slated", "slogged", "switched", "tanned", "thrashed", "threshed", "thumped", "tromped", "walloped", "whaled", "whipped", "whopped", "whapped", "whupped", "worked over" ], "near synonyms":[ "assailed", "assaulted", "attacked", "beset", "boxed", "busted", "bust", "chopped", "clobbered", "clouted", "cracked", "cudgeled", "cudgelled", "cuffed", "descended (on or upon)", "hit", "jumped (on)", "knocked", "laid on", "lammed", "pasted", "pounced (on or upon)", "punched", "raided", "rushed", "slammed", "slapped", "smacked", "smashed", "socked", "spanked", "stormed", "swatted", "swiped", "thwacked", "whacked", "whammed", "whomped", "blackjacked", "caned", "cowhided", "flagellated", "fustigated", "horsewhipped", "leathered", "pistol-whipped", "rawhided", "scourged", "strapped", "gored", "lacerated", "wounded", "maimed", "mangled", "mutilated" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bunted":{ "as in tapped , flicked":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "flicked", "stroked", "tapped", "scuffed", "bumped", "butted", "jabbed", "jostled", "kicked", "kneed", "poked", "prodded", "pushed", "shoved", "stamped", "battered", "beat", "buffeted", "bunged", "chopped", "cuffed", "drubbed", "laced", "lambasted", "licked", "mangled", "mauled", "pelted", "peppered", "pommeled", "pommelled", "pummeled", "pummelled", "roughed", "bowled (down or over)", "creamed", "decked", "dumped", "felled", "floored", "knocked down", "leveled", "levelled", "banged", "bashed", "batted", "belted", "biffed", "bludgeoned", "bobbed", "bonked", "bopped", "boxed", "busted", "bust", "clapped", "clapt", "clipped", "clobbered", "clocked", "clouted", "cracked", "hammered", "hit", "knocked", "nailed", "pasted", "pounded", "punched", "rapped", "slammed", "slapped", "slogged", "slugged", "smacked", "smote", "socked", "struck", "swatted", "swiped", "tagged", "thumped", "thwacked", "walloped", "whacked", "whaled", "zapped", "rabbit-punched", "sucker punched", "caned", "clubbed", "cudgeled", "cudgelled", "flailed", "flogged", "lashed", "sapped", "slashed", "sledged", "sledgehammered", "speared", "stabbed", "switched", "thrashed", "whipped", "beaned", "brained", "conked", "skulled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bungee cord":{ "as in whipcord":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "whipcord", "guy", "halyard", "lanyard", "stay", "cable", "cord", "lace", "lacing", "line", "rope", "string", "wire" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bunk bed":{ "as in couch , sofa bed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cot", "couch", "daybed", "feather bed", "four-poster", "hammock", "Murphy bed", "shakedown", "sleigh bed", "sofa", "sofa bed", "studio couch", "trundle bed", "water bed", "bunk", "doss", "hay", "kip", "lair", "pad", "rack", "sack", "bedstead", "futon", "mattress", "pallet", "bassinet", "carry-cot", "cradle", "crib" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bunch":{ "a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially":{ "examples":[ "that bunch goes out to lunch together every Friday" ], "synonyms":[ "body", "circle", "clan", "clique", "community", "coterie", "coven", "crowd", "fold", "gal\u00e8re", "gang", "klatch", "klatsch", "lot", "network", "pack", "ring", "set" ], "near synonyms":[ "charmed circle", "elite", "in-group", "closed shop", "club", "college", "fellowship", "guild", "gild", "league", "organization", "society", "camp", "faction", "sect", "side", "tribe", "mess", "squad", "brotherhood", "fraternity", "order", "sisterhood", "sodality", "sorority", "commune", "alliance", "bloc", "coalition", "confederation", "congress", "council", "federation", "union" ], "near antonyms":[ "loner", "individualist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a number of things considered as a unit":{ "examples":[ "bought a bunch of grapes" ], "synonyms":[ "array", "assemblage", "band", "bank", "batch", "battery", "block", "clot", "clump", "cluster", "clutch", "collection", "constellation", "group", "grouping", "huddle", "knot", "lot", "muster", "package", "parcel", "passel", "set", "suite" ], "near synonyms":[ "accumulation", "aggregate", "aggregation", "conglomeration", "agglomeration", "assortment", "hodgepodge", "jumble", "miscellany", "mixture", "odds and ends", "sundries", "variety", "cycle", "run", "series", "suit" ], "near antonyms":[ "entity", "item", "single", "unit" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a usually small number of persons considered as a unit":{ "examples":[ "a small bunch of people were sent to clean up the place" ], "synonyms":[ "array", "band", "batch", "battery", "body", "boodle", "cluster", "clutch", "consort", "constellation", "crop", "group", "grouping", "huddle", "knot", "lot", "parcel", "party", "passel" ], "near synonyms":[ "assembly", "collective", "congregation", "gathering", "muster", "organization", "circle", "clan", "clique", "coterie", "fellowship", "gang", "ring", "round", "set", "faction", "guild", "gild", "order", "school", "sect", "brigade", "crew", "outfit", "phalanx", "platoon", "posse", "task force", "team", "alliance", "bloc", "coalition", "confederacy", "confederation", "federation", "league", "union", "battalion", "squadron", "bevy", "brood", "covey" ], "near antonyms":[ "individual", "single" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a part that sticks out from the general mass of something":{ "examples":[ "a bunch in the blanket" ], "synonyms":[ "bulge", "convexity", "jut", "overhang", "projection", "protrusion", "protuberance", "swell" ], "near synonyms":[ "dome", "blob", "bump", "dilatation", "gibbosity", "hump", "knob", "knot", "knurl", "lump", "nub", "obtrusion", "puff", "snag", "swelling", "block", "piece", "portion", "section", "enlargement", "escalation", "expansion", "increase", "hill", "mound" ], "near antonyms":[ "crater", "hole", "well", "basin", "bowl", "dip", "valley", "furrow", "groove", "trench", "trough", "dimple", "gouge", "impression", "notch", "pocket" ], "antonyms":[ "cavity", "concave", "concavity", "dent", "depression", "dint", "hollow", "indent", "indentation", "indenture", "pit", "recess" ] }, "a considerable amount":{ "examples":[ "I have a bunch of thoughts on the matter, so grab a notepad" ], "synonyms":[ "abundance", "barrel", "basketful", "boatload", "bucket", "bundle", "bushel", "carload", "chunk", "deal", "dozen", "fistful", "gobs", "good deal", "heap", "hundred", "lashings", "lashins", "loads", "lot", "mass", "mess", "mountain", "much", "multiplicity", "myriad", "oodles", "pack", "passel", "peck", "pile", "plateful", "plenitude", "plentitude", "plenty", "pot", "potful", "profusion", "quantity", "raft", "reams", "scads", "sheaf", "shipload", "sight", "slew", "spate", "stack", "store", "ton", "truckload", "volume", "wad", "wealth", "yard" ], "near synonyms":[ "epidemic", "plague", "rash", "bonanza", "embarrassment", "excess", "overabundance", "overage", "overkill", "overmuch", "oversupply", "plethora", "redundancy", "superabundance", "superfluity", "surfeit", "surplus", "deluge", "flood", "overflow", "army", "bevy", "cram", "crowd", "crush", "drove", "flock", "herd", "horde", "host", "legion", "mob", "multitude", "press", "score", "sea", "swarm", "throng", "gazillion", "jillion", "kazillion", "million", "thousands", "trillion", "zillion" ], "near antonyms":[ "atom", "crumb", "dot", "fleck", "flyspeck", "fragment", "grain", "granule", "iota", "jot", "modicum", "molecule", "mote", "nubbin", "particle", "ray", "scintilla", "scrap", "shred", "tittle", "whit", "smatter", "smattering", "dash", "drop", "morsel", "shot", "piece", "portion", "section", "absence", "dearth", "famine", "lack", "paucity", "poverty", "scarceness", "scarcity", "shortage", "undersupply", "want", "deficiency", "deficit", "inadequacy", "insufficiency", "meagerness", "scantiness", "scantness", "skimpiness" ], "antonyms":[ "ace", "bit", "dab", "dram", "driblet", "glimmer", "handful", "hint", "lick", "little", "mite", "mouthful", "nip", "ounce", "peanuts", "pinch", "pittance", "scruple", "shade", "shadow", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "speck", "spot", "sprinkle", "sprinkling", "strain", "streak", "suspicion", "tad", "taste", "touch", "trace" ] }, "to extend outward beyond a usual point":{ "examples":[ "the dress bunches a bit at the waist" ], "synonyms":[ "bag", "balloon", "beetle", "belly", "billow", "bulge", "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":[] }, "to gather into a closely packed group":{ "examples":[ "the slow service caused the customers at the pick-up counter to bunch up" ], "synonyms":[ "cluster", "crowd", "huddle", "pile", "press" ], "near synonyms":[ "assemble", "collect", "concenter", "concentrate", "conglomerate", "congregate", "convene", "converge", "flock", "forgather", "foregather", "herd", "swarm", "throng", "encircle", "mob", "surround", "embrace", "hug" ], "near antonyms":[ "break up", "disband", "disperse", "split (up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "buncombe":{ "language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense":{ "examples":[ "a cinematic depiction of the Middle Ages that was derided as pure bunkum by historians" ], "synonyms":[ "applesauce", "balderdash", "baloney", "boloney", "beans", "bilge", "blah", "blah-blah", "blarney", "blather", "blatherskite", "blither", "bosh", "bull", "bunk", "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" ], "near synonyms":[ "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" ], "near antonyms":[ "levelheadedness", "rationality", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "sensibleness", "common sense", "horse sense", "sense", "discernment", "judgment", "judgement", "wisdom" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bunging":{ "to close up so that no empty spaces remain":{ "examples":[ "we had bunged up the moving van so much that we couldn't have possibly squeezed in one more thing" ], "synonyms":[ "blocking", "damming", "filling", "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" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bunches":{ "a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially":{ "examples":[ "that bunch goes out to lunch together every Friday" ], "synonyms":[ "bodies", "circles", "clans", "cliques", "communities", "coteries", "covens", "crowds", "folds", "gal\u00e8res", "gangs", "klatches", "klatsches", "lots", "networks", "packs", "rings", "sets" ], "near synonyms":[ "charmed circles", "elites", "in-groups", "closed shops", "clubs", "colleges", "fellowships", "guilds", "gilds", "leagues", "organizations", "societies", "camps", "factions", "sects", "sides", "tribes", "messes", "squads", "brotherhoods", "fraternities", "orders", "sisterhoods", "sodalities", "sororities", "communes", "alliances", "blocs", "coalitions", "confederations", "congresses", "councils", "federations", "unions" ], "near antonyms":[ "loners", "individualists" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a number of things considered as a unit":{ "examples":[ "bought a bunch of grapes" ], "synonyms":[ "arrays", "assemblages", "bands", "banks", "batches", "batteries", "blocks", "clots", "clumps", "clusters", "clutches", "collections", "constellations", "groupings", "groups", "huddles", "knots", "lots", "musters", "packages", "parcels", "passels", "sets", "suites" ], "near synonyms":[ "accumulations", "aggregates", "aggregations", "conglomerations", "agglomerations", "assortments", "hodgepodges", "jumbles", "miscellanies", "mixtures", "odds and ends", "sundries", "varieties", "cycles", "runs", "series", "suits" ], "near antonyms":[ "entities", "items", "singles", "units" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a usually small number of persons considered as a unit":{ "examples":[ "a small bunch of people were sent to clean up the place" ], "synonyms":[ "arrays", "bands", "batches", "batteries", "bodies", "boodles", "clusters", "clutches", "consorts", "constellations", "crops", "groupings", "groups", "huddles", "knots", "lots", "parcels", "parties", "passels" ], "near synonyms":[ "assemblies", "collectives", "congregations", "gatherings", "musters", "organizations", "circles", "clans", "cliques", "coteries", "fellowships", "gangs", "rings", "rounds", "sets", "factions", "guilds", "gilds", "orders", "schools", "sects", "brigades", "crews", "outfits", "phalanxes", "phalanges", "platoons", "posses", "task forces", "teams", "alliances", "blocs", "coalitions", "confederacies", "confederations", "federations", "leagues", "unions", "battalions", "squadrons", "bevies", "broods", "coveys" ], "near antonyms":[ "individuals", "singles" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a part that sticks out from the general mass of something":{ "examples":[ "a bunch in the blanket" ], "synonyms":[ "bulges", "convexities", "juts", "overhangs", "projections", "protrusions", "protuberances", "swells" ], "near synonyms":[ "domes", "blobs", "bumps", "dilatations", "gibbosities", "humps", "knobs", "knots", "knurls", "lumps", "nubs", "obtrusions", "puffs", "snags", "swellings", "blocks", "pieces", "portions", "sections", "enlargements", "escalations", "expansions", "increases", "hills", "mounds" ], "near antonyms":[ "craters", "holes", "wells", "basins", "bowls", "dips", "valleys", "furrows", "grooves", "trenches", "troughs", "dimples", "gouges", "impressions", "notches", "pockets" ], "antonyms":[ "cavities", "concaves", "concavities", "dents", "depressions", "dints", "hollows", "indentations", "indents", "indentures", "pits", "recesses" ] }, "a considerable amount":{ "examples":[ "I have a bunch of thoughts on the matter, so grab a notepad" ], "synonyms":[ "abundances", "barrels", "basketfuls", "basketsful", "boatloads", "buckets", "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", "piles", "platefuls", "plenitudes", "plenties", "plentitudes", "potfuls", "pots", "profusions", "quantities", "rafts", "reams", "scads", "sheaves", "shiploads", "sights", "slews", "spates", "stacks", "stores", "tons", "truckloads", "volumes", "wads", "wealths", "yards" ], "near synonyms":[ "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" ], "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" ], "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" ] }, "to extend outward beyond a usual point":{ "examples":[ "the dress bunches a bit at the waist" ], "synonyms":[ "bags", "balloons", "beetles", "bellies", "billows", "bulges", "juts", "overhangs", "pokes", "pooches", "pouches", "pouts", "projects", "protrudes", "stands out", "starts", "sticks out", "swells" ], "near synonyms":[ "domes", "blows up", "inflates", "dilates", "distends", "expands", "mushrooms", "snowballs", "elongates", "extends", "lengthens", "stretches" ], "near antonyms":[ "compresses", "condenses", "constricts", "contracts", "shrinks" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to gather into a closely packed group":{ "examples":[ "the slow service caused the customers at the pick-up counter to bunch up" ], "synonyms":[ "clusters", "crowds", "huddles", "piles", "presses" ], "near synonyms":[ "assembles", "collects", "concenters", "concentrates", "conglomerates", "congregates", "convenes", "converges", "flocks", "forgathers", "foregathers", "herds", "swarms", "throngs", "encircles", "mobs", "surrounds", "embraces", "hugs" ], "near antonyms":[ "breaks up", "disbands", "disperses", "splits (up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "bung":{ "to close up so that no empty spaces remain":{ "examples":[ "we had bunged up the moving van so much that we couldn't have possibly squeezed in one more thing" ], "synonyms":[ "block", "dam", "fill", "pack", "plug", "stop", "stuff" ], "near synonyms":[ "choke", "clog", "close (off)", "clot", "congest", "jam", "obstruct", "occlude", "caulk", "chink", "seal", "repack", "restuff" ], "near antonyms":[ "excavate", "hollow (out)", "scoop (out)", "shovel" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bungs":{ "to close up so that no empty spaces remain":{ "examples":[ "we had bunged up the moving van so much that we couldn't have possibly squeezed in one more thing" ], "synonyms":[ "blocks", "dams", "fills", "packs", "plugs", "stops", "stuffs" ], "near synonyms":[ "chokes", "clogs", "closes (off)", "clots", "congests", "jams", "obstructs", "occludes", "caulks", "calks", "chinks", "seals", "repacks", "restuffs" ], "near antonyms":[ "excavates", "hollows (out)", "scoops (out)", "shovels" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bundling":{ "to cause to move or proceed fast or faster":{ "examples":[ "the tour guide bundled us off before we had a chance to ask any questions" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerating", "fast-tracking", "hastening", "hurrying", "quickening", "rushing", "speeding (up)", "whisking" ], "near synonyms":[ "driving", "goading", "prodding", "propelling", "pushing", "racing", "spurring", "stirring", "urging", "aiding", "dispatching", "easing", "encouraging", "expediting", "facilitating" ], "near antonyms":[ "delaying", "encumbering", "fettering", "hampering", "hindering", "hobbling", "holding back", "holding up", "impeding", "interfering (with)", "manacling", "reining (in)", "restraining", "shackling", "trammeling", "trammelling", "tying up", "tieing up", "arresting", "checking", "stalling", "staying", "stilling", "stopping" ], "antonyms":[ "braking", "decelerating", "retarding", "slowing (down)" ] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "a group of servants came bundling out of the palace to attend to the returning royals" ], "synonyms":[ "barreling", "barrelling", "belting", "blasting", "blazing", "blowing", "bolting", "bombing", "bowling", "breezing", "bustling", "buzzing", "cannonballing", "careening", "careering", "chasing", "coursing", "cracking (on)", "dashing", "driving", "flying", "haring", "hastening", "highballing", "hotfooting (it)", "humping", "hurling", "hurrying", "hurtling", "hustling", "hying", "hieing", "jetting", "jumping", "motoring", "nipping", "pelting", "racing", "ramming", "ripping", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "rustling", "scooting", "scurrying", "scuttling", "shooting", "speeding", "stepping", "tearing", "traveling", "travelling", "trotting", "whirling", "whisking", "zipping", "zooming" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetling", "darting", "flitting", "scampering", "scudding", "scuffling", "stampeding", "streaking", "whizzing", "galloping", "jogging", "sprinting", "accelerating", "quickening", "stepping out", "catching up", "fast-forwarding", "outpacing", "outrunning", "outstripping", "overtaking", "arrowing", "beelining" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallying", "dawdling", "dillydallying", "dragging", "hanging (around or out)", "lagging", "lingering", "loitering", "poking", "tarrying", "ambling", "lumbering", "plodding", "sauntering", "shuffling", "strolling", "decelerating", "slowing (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "poking" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bundling up":{ "as in dolling up , dressing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "appareling", "apparelling", "arraying", "attiring", "bedecking", "bedizening", "caparisoning", "clothing", "dolling up", "dressing", "garbing", "rigging", "robing", "suiting", "tricking", "uniforming", "donning", "putting on", "slipping (on or into)", "throwing (on)", "overdressing" ], "near antonyms":[ "doffing", "removing", "taking off", "disrobing", "stripping", "undressing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bunko":{ "an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value":{ "examples":[ "they were experts at that bunco , having fleeced wide-eyed tourists for years" ], "synonyms":[ "con", "fiddle", "flimflam", "fraud", "hustle", "scam", "shell game", "sting", "swindle" ], "near synonyms":[ "cross", "fix", "Ponzi scheme", "pyramid scheme", "racket", "rip-off", "thimblerig", "three-card monte", "device", "dodge", "gimmick", "jig", "ploy", "scheme", "sleight", "stratagem", "trick", "wile", "gouging", "overcharging", "soaking", "counterfeit", "fake", "forgery", "hoax", "humbug", "phony", "phoney", "sham" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bundles":{ "a considerable amount":{ "examples":[ "a bundle of plans for the winter carnival" ], "synonyms":[ "abundances", "barrels", "basketfuls", "basketsful", "boatloads", "buckets", "bunches", "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", "piles", "platefuls", "plenitudes", "plenties", "plentitudes", "potfuls", "pots", "profusions", "quantities", "rafts", "reams", "scads", "sheaves", "shiploads", "sights", "slews", "spates", "stacks", "stores", "tons", "truckloads", "volumes", "wads", "wealths", "yards" ], "near synonyms":[ "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" ], "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" ], "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" ] }, "a wrapped or sealed case containing an item or set of items":{ "examples":[ "a bundle of newspapers" ], "synonyms":[ "packages", "packets", "packs", "parcels" ], "near synonyms":[ "bags", "pokes", "pouches", "sacks", "bales", "boxes", "containers", "crates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to move or proceed fast or faster":{ "examples":[ "the tour guide bundled us off before we had a chance to ask any questions" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerates", "fast-tracks", "hastens", "hurries", "quickens", "rushes", "speeds (up)", "whisks" ], "near synonyms":[ "drives", "goads", "prods", "propels", "pushes", "races", "spurs", "stirs", "urges", "aids", "dispatches", "eases", "encourages", "expedites", "facilitates" ], "near antonyms":[ "delays", "encumbers", "fetters", "hampers", "hinders", "hobbles", "holds back", "holds up", "impedes", "interferes (with)", "manacles", "reins (in)", "restrains", "shackles", "ties up", "trammels", "arrests", "checks", "stalls", "stays", "stills", "stops" ], "antonyms":[ "brakes", "decelerates", "retards", "slows (down)" ] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "a group of servants came bundling out of the palace to attend to the returning royals" ], "synonyms":[ "barrels", "belts", "blasts", "blazes", "blows", "bolts", "bombs", "bowls", "breezes", "bustles", "buzzes", "cannonballs", "careens", "careers", "chases", "courses", "cracks (on)", "dashes", "drives", "flies", "hares", "hastens", "hies", "highballs", "hotfoots (it)", "humps", "hurls", "hurries", "hurtles", "hustles", "jets", "jumps", "motors", "nips", "pelts", "races", "rams", "rips", "rockets", "runs", "rushes", "rustles", "scoots", "scurries", "scuttles", "shoots", "speeds", "steps", "tears", "travels", "trots", "whirls", "whisks", "zips", "zooms" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetles", "darts", "flits", "scampers", "scuds", "scuffles", "stampedes", "streaks", "whizzes", "gallops", "jogs", "sprints", "accelerates", "quickens", "steps out", "catches up", "fast-forwards", "outpaces", "outruns", "outstrips", "overtakes", "arrows", "beelines" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallies", "dawdles", "dillydallies", "drags", "hangs (around or out)", "lags", "lingers", "loiters", "pokes", "tarries", "ambles", "lumbers", "plods", "saunters", "shuffles", "strolls", "decelerates", "slows (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawls", "creeps", "pokes" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "buncos":{ "an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value":{ "examples":[ "they were experts at that bunco , having fleeced wide-eyed tourists for years" ], "synonyms":[ "cons", "fiddles", "flimflams", "frauds", "hustles", "scams", "shell games", "stings", "swindles" ], "near synonyms":[ "crosses", "fixes", "Ponzi schemes", "pyramid schemes", "rackets", "rip-offs", "thimblerigs", "three-card montes", "devices", "dodges", "gimmicks", "jigs", "ploys", "schemes", "sleights", "stratagems", "tricks", "wiles", "counterfeits", "fakes", "forgeries", "hoaxes", "humbug", "phonies", "phoneys", "shams" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bungs up":{ "to strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "he's a bit of a mess, but he says he bunged up the other guy in the fight even worse" ], "synonyms":[ "bashes", "bastes", "bats", "batters", "beats", "belabors", "belts", "birches", "bludgeons", "buffets", "clubs", "curries", "does", "drubs", "fibs", "flogs", "hammers", "hides", "laces", "lambastes", "lambasts", "lashes", "lathers", "licks", "mauls", "messes (up)", "paddles", "pelts", "pommels", "pounds", "pummels", "punches out", "roughs (up)", "slates", "slogs", "switches", "tans", "thrashes", "threshes", "thumps", "tromps", "wallops", "whales", "whips", "whops", "whaps", "whups", "works over" ], "near synonyms":[ "assails", "assaults", "attacks", "besets", "boxes", "busts", "chops", "clobbers", "clouts", "cracks", "cudgels", "cuffs", "descends (on or upon)", "hits", "jumps (on)", "knocks", "lams", "lays on", "pastes", "pounces (on or upon)", "punches", "raids", "rushes", "slams", "slaps", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "storms", "swats", "swipes", "thwacks", "whacks", "whams", "whomps", "blackjacks", "canes", "cowhides", "flagellates", "fustigates", "horsewhips", "leathers", "pistol-whips", "rawhides", "scourges", "straps", "gores", "lacerates", "wounds", "maims", "mangles", "mutilates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bungalow":{ "a house having one or one and a half stories and often a front porch":{ "examples":[ "She bought a small bungalow just outside the city." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cabin", "casita", "chalet", "cottage", "duplex", "ranch", "ranch house", "saltbox", "semi", "split level", "townhome", "town house", "tract house", "triplex", "farmhouse", "grange", "hacienda", "homestead", "castle", "ch\u00e2teau", "countryseat", "estate", "hall", "manor", "manor house", "mansion", "McMansion", "palace", "villa", "hermitage", "manse", "parsonage", "rectory", "vicarage", "hooch", "hootch", "hovel", "hut", "hutch", "shack", "shanty", "accommodations", "housing", "nest", "residency", "shelter", "apartment", "apartment house", "condo", "condominium", "flat", "tenement", "tenement house", "walk-up", "penthouse", "salon", "suite", "barracks", "billet", "boardinghouse", "dorm", "dormitory", "flophouse", "lodging house", "lodgment", "lodgement", "room(s)", "rooming house", "double-wide", "houseboat", "house trailer", "mobile home", "motor home", "recreational vehicle", "RV", "trailer", "abode", "diggings", "domicile", "dwelling", "fireside", "habitation", "hearth", "hearthstone", "home", "house", "lodging", "pad", "place", "quarters", "residence", "roof" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "buntings":{ "as in gonfalons":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gonfalons", "banderoles", "banderols", "banners", "colors", "ensigns", "flags", "guidons", "jacks", "pendants", "pendents", "pennants", "pennons", "standards", "streamers", "black flags", "Jolly Rogers", "tricolors", "union jacks", "white flags", "burgees", "semaphores", "signalers", "signallers", "wafts", "badges", "coats of arms", "crests", "insignia", "insignias" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in skirtings":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "skirtings", "plaits", "pleats", "ruffs", "borders", "edgings", "fringes", "trims", "flounces", "frills", "furbelows", "ruffles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bunkhouse":{ "as in dorm , dormitory":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dorm", "dormitory", "camp", "campground", "boardinghouse", "lodging house", "rooming house", "court", "motel", "motor court", "motor inn", "motor lodge", "resort", "spa", "tourist court", "youth hostel", "doss-house", "fleabag", "flophouse", "accommodations", "lodgings", "rest", "apartment hotel", "B and B", "bed-and-breakfast", "guesthouse", "auberge", "caravansary", "caravanserai", "hospice", "hostel", "hostelry", "hotel", "inn", "lodge", "public house", "tavern" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bunco":{ "an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value":{ "examples":[ "they were experts at that bunco , having fleeced wide-eyed tourists for years" ], "synonyms":[ "con", "fiddle", "flimflam", "fraud", "hustle", "scam", "shell game", "sting", "swindle" ], "near synonyms":[ "cross", "fix", "Ponzi scheme", "pyramid scheme", "racket", "rip-off", "thimblerig", "three-card monte", "device", "dodge", "gimmick", "jig", "ploy", "scheme", "sleight", "stratagem", "trick", "wile", "gouging", "overcharging", "soaking", "counterfeit", "fake", "forgery", "hoax", "humbug", "phony", "phoney", "sham" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bungles":{ "to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way":{ "examples":[ "bungled the job the first time she tried to do it" ], "synonyms":[ "blows", "bobbles", "boggles", "bollixes (up)", "boots", "botches", "buggers (up)", "bumbles", "butchers", "dubs", "flubs", "fluffs", "foozles", "fouls up", "fumbles", "goofs (up)", "louses up", "mangles", "messes (up)", "mucks up", "muffs", "murders", "screws up" ], "near synonyms":[ "blunders", "gums (up)", "muddles", "piffles", "blemishes", "blights", "damages", "flaws", "harms", "hurts", "impairs", "injures", "mars", "mutilates", "ruins", "spoils", "vitiates", "destroys", "wrecks", "mishandles", "mismanages" ], "near antonyms":[ "ameliorates", "betters", "enhances", "helps", "improves", "meliorates", "rectifies", "refines", "reforms", "remedies", "doctors", "fixes", "patches", "reconditions", "renovates", "repairs", "revamps" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in fumbles , botches":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bobbles", "botches", "fumbles", "foul-ups", "mix-ups", "blunders", "errors", "faults", "flubs", "goofs", "inaccuracies", "lapses", "miscues", "missteps", "mistakes", "oversights", "slips", "slipups", "stumbles", "chaoses", "confusions", "disarrangements", "disarrays", "disorders", "disorganizations", "hashes", "jumbles", "messes", "muddles", "shambles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "bun":{ "as in updo , chignon":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "beehive", "big hair", "chignon", "French twist", "pageboy", "pug", "updo", "upsweep", "Afro", "conk", "cornrow", "dreadlocks", "perm", "permanent", "bob", "buzz cut", "crew cut", "crop", "fade", "Mohawk", "shag", "shingle", "trim", "coiffure", "cut", "do", "haircut", "hairdo", "hairstyle", "braid", "pigtail", "plait", "ponytail", "queue", "comb-over", "ducktail", "pompadour", "roach" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bunk beds":{ "as in couches , sofa beds":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cots", "couches", "daybeds", "feather beds", "four-posters", "hammocks", "Murphy beds", "shakedowns", "sleigh beds", "sofa beds", "sofas", "studio couches", "trundle beds", "water beds", "bunks", "dosses", "hays", "kips", "lairs", "pads", "racks", "sacks", "bedsteads", "futons", "futon", "mattresses", "pallets", "bassinets", "carry-cots", "cradles", "cribs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bunglers":{ "someone who bungles an effort":{ "examples":[ "a hopeless bungler at fixing things around the house" ], "synonyms":[ "blunderbusses", "blunderers", "botchers", "bumblers", "butchers", "fumblers", "screwups" ], "near synonyms":[ "incompetents", "muddlers" ], "near antonyms":[ "aces", "adepts", "crackerjacks", "crackajacks", "experts", "maestros", "maestri", "masters", "virtuosos", "virtuosi", "wizards" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "buns":{ "the part of the body upon which someone sits":{ "examples":[ "an exercise to firm your buns" ], "synonyms":[ "backside", "behind", "booty", "bootie", "bottom", "breech", "bum", "butt", "buttocks", "caboose", "can", "cheeks", "derriere", "derri\u00e8re", "duff", "fanny", "fundament", "hams", "haunches", "heinie", "hunkers", "keister", "keester", "nates", "posterior", "rear", "rear end", "rump", "seat", "tail", "tail end", "tush" ], "near synonyms":[ "beam", "stern", "moon" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "bunk":{ "a place set aside for sleeping":{ "examples":[ "crawled into their bunks and went to sleep immediately" ], "synonyms":[ "bed", "doss", "hay", "kip", "lair", "pad", "rack", "sack" ], "near synonyms":[ "bedstead", "futon", "mattress", "pallet", "bunk bed", "cot", "couch", "daybed", "feather bed", "four-poster", "hammock", "Murphy bed", "shakedown", "sleigh bed", "sofa", "sofa bed", "studio couch", "trundle bed", "water bed", "bassinet", "carry-cot", "cradle", "crib" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense":{ "examples":[ "the idea that the Great Wall of China is visible from the moon is pure bunk" ], "synonyms":[ "applesauce", "balderdash", "baloney", "boloney", "beans", "bilge", "blah", "blah-blah", "blarney", "blather", "blatherskite", "blither", "bosh", "bull", "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" ], "near synonyms":[ "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" ], "near antonyms":[ "levelheadedness", "rationality", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "sensibleness", "common sense", "horse sense", "sense", "discernment", "judgment", "judgement", "wisdom" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement":{ "examples":[ "he waited until everyone was looking the other way, then did a bunk from the room" ], "synonyms":[ "break", "breakout", "escape", "flight", "getaway", "lam", "rout", "slip" ], "near synonyms":[ "jailbreak", "deliverance", "liberation", "redemption", "release", "rescue", "salvation", "close call", "close shave", "near miss" ], "near antonyms":[ "captivity", "confinement", "immurement", "imprisonment", "incarceration", "internment", "custody", "detention", "hold", "holding", "retention", "endangerment", "hazard", "imperilment", "jeopardy", "peril", "risk", "trouble" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to provide with living quarters or shelter":{ "examples":[ "bunked the guest in the spare room" ], "synonyms":[ "accommodate", "bestow", "billet", "bivouac", "board", "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" ] }, "bunkhouses":{ "as in dorms , dormitories":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dormitories", "dorms", "campgrounds", "camps", "boardinghouses", "lodging houses", "rooming houses", "courts", "motels", "motor courts", "motor inns", "motor lodges", "resorts", "spas", "tourist courts", "youth hostels", "doss-houses", "fleabags", "flophouses", "accommodations", "lodgings", "rests", "apartment hotels", "B and Bs", "bed-and-breakfasts", "guesthouses", "auberges", "caravansaries", "caravanserais", "caravanserai", "hospices", "hostelries", "hostels", "hotels", "inns", "lodges", "public houses", "taverns" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bunks":{ "a place set aside for sleeping":{ "examples":[ "crawled into their bunks and went to sleep immediately" ], "synonyms":[ "beds", "dosses", "hays", "kips", "lairs", "pads", "racks", "sacks" ], "near synonyms":[ "bedsteads", "futons", "futon", "mattresses", "pallets", "bunk beds", "cots", "couches", "daybeds", "feather beds", "four-posters", "hammocks", "Murphy beds", "shakedowns", "sleigh beds", "sofa beds", "sofas", "studio couches", "trundle beds", "water beds", "bassinets", "carry-cots", "cradles", "cribs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the act or an instance of getting free from danger or confinement":{ "examples":[ "he waited until everyone was looking the other way, then did a bunk from the room" ], "synonyms":[ "breakouts", "breaks", "escapes", "flights", "getaways", "lams", "routs", "slips" ], "near synonyms":[ "jailbreaks", "deliverances", "liberations", "redemptions", "releases", "rescues", "salvations", "close calls", "close shaves", "near misses" ], "near antonyms":[ "captivities", "confinements", "immurements", "imprisonments", "incarcerations", "internments", "custodies", "detentions", "holdings", "holds", "retentions", "endangerments", "hazards", "imperilments", "jeopardies", "perils", "risks", "troubles" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to provide with living quarters or shelter":{ "examples":[ "bunked the guest in the spare room" ], "synonyms":[ "accommodates", "bestows", "billets", "bivouacs", "boards", "camps", "chambers", "domiciles", "encamps", "harbors", "houses", "lodges", "puts up", "quarters", "roofs", "rooms", "shelters", "takes in" ], "near synonyms":[ "ensconces", "homes", "roosts", "secures", "sheds", "stables", "tents", "barracks", "beds (down)" ], "near antonyms":[ "ejects", "evicts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "bung up":{ "to strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "he's a bit of a mess, but he says he bunged up the other guy in the fight even worse" ], "synonyms":[ "bash", "baste", "bat", "batter", "beat", "belabor", "belt", "birch", "bludgeon", "buffet", "club", "curry", "do", "drub", "fib", "flog", "hammer", "hide", "lace", "lambaste", "lambast", "lash", "lather", "lick", "maul", "mess (up)", "paddle", "pelt", "pommel", "pound", "pummel", "punch out", "rough (up)", "slate", "slog", "switch", "tan", "thrash", "thresh", "thump", "tromp", "wallop", "whale", "whip", "whop", "whap", "whup", "work over" ], "near synonyms":[ "assail", "assault", "attack", "beset", "box", "bust", "chop", "clobber", "clout", "crack", "cudgel", "cuff", "descend (on or upon)", "hit", "jump (on)", "knock", "lam", "lay on", "paste", "pounce (on or upon)", "punch", "raid", "rush", "slam", "slap", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "storm", "swat", "swipe", "thwack", "whack", "wham", "whomp", "blackjack", "cane", "cowhide", "flagellate", "fustigate", "horsewhip", "leather", "pistol-whip", "rawhide", "scourge", "strap", "gore", "lacerate", "wound", "maim", "mangle", "mutilate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bunking":{ "to provide with living quarters or shelter":{ "examples":[ "bunked the guest in the spare room" ], "synonyms":[ "accommodating", "bestowing", "billeting", "bivouacking", "boarding", "camping", "chambering", "domiciling", "encamping", "harboring", "housing", "lodging", "putting up", "quartering", "roofing", "rooming", "sheltering", "taking in" ], "near synonyms":[ "ensconcing", "homing", "roosting", "securing", "shedding", "stabling", "tenting", "barracking", "bedding (down)" ], "near antonyms":[ "ejecting", "evicting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bunching":{ "to extend outward beyond a usual point":{ "examples":[ "the dress bunches a bit at the waist" ], "synonyms":[ "bagging", "ballooning", "beetling", "bellying", "billowing", "bulging", "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":[] }, "to gather into a closely packed group":{ "examples":[ "the slow service caused the customers at the pick-up counter to bunch up" ], "synonyms":[ "clustering", "crowding", "huddling", "piling", "pressing" ], "near synonyms":[ "assembling", "collecting", "concentering", "concentrating", "conglomerating", "congregating", "convening", "converging", "flocking", "forgathering", "foregathering", "herding", "swarming", "thronging", "encircling", "mobbing", "surrounding", "embracing", "hugging" ], "near antonyms":[ "breaking up", "disbanding", "dispersing", "splitting (up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bunkum":{ "language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense":{ "examples":[ "a cinematic depiction of the Middle Ages that was derided as pure bunkum by historians" ], "synonyms":[ "applesauce", "balderdash", "baloney", "boloney", "beans", "bilge", "blah", "blah-blah", "blarney", "blather", "blatherskite", "blither", "bosh", "bull", "bunk", "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" ], "near synonyms":[ "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" ], "near antonyms":[ "levelheadedness", "rationality", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "sensibleness", "common sense", "horse sense", "sense", "discernment", "judgment", "judgement", "wisdom" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bungees":{ "as in whipcords":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "whipcords", "guys", "halyards", "lanyards", "stays", "cables", "cords", "laces", "lacings", "lines", "ropes", "strings", "wires" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bungle":{ "to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way":{ "examples":[ "bungled the job the first time she tried to do it" ], "synonyms":[ "blow", "bobble", "boggle", "bollix (up)", "boot", "botch", "bugger (up)", "bumble", "butcher", "dub", "flub", "fluff", "foozle", "foul up", "fumble", "goof (up)", "louse up", "mangle", "mess (up)", "muck up", "muff", "murder", "screw up" ], "near synonyms":[ "blunder", "gum (up)", "muddle", "piffle", "blemish", "blight", "damage", "flaw", "harm", "hurt", "impair", "injure", "mar", "mutilate", "ruin", "spoil", "vitiate", "destroy", "wreck", "mishandle", "mismanage" ], "near antonyms":[ "ameliorate", "better", "enhance", "help", "improve", "meliorate", "rectify", "refine", "reform", "remedy", "doctor", "fix", "patch", "recondition", "renovate", "repair", "revamp" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in fumble , botch":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bobble", "botch", "fumble", "foul-up", "mix-up", "blunder", "error", "fault", "flub", "goof", "inaccuracy", "lapse", "miscue", "misstep", "mistake", "oversight", "slip", "slipup", "stumble", "chaos", "confusion", "disarrangement", "disarray", "disorder", "disorganization", "hash", "jumble", "mess", "muddle", "shambles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "bunting":{ "as in gonfalon":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gonfalon", "banderole", "banderol", "banner", "colors", "ensign", "flag", "guidon", "jack", "pendant", "pendent", "pennant", "pennon", "standard", "streamer", "black flag", "Jolly Roger", "tricolor", "union jack", "white flag", "burgee", "semaphore", "signaler", "signaller", "waft", "badge", "coat of arms", "crest", "insignia" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in skirting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "skirting", "plait", "pleat", "ruff", "border", "edging", "fringe", "trim", "flounce", "frill", "furbelow", "ruffle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in tapping , flicking":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "flicking", "stroking", "tapping", "scuffing", "bumping", "butting", "jabbing", "jostling", "kicking", "kneeing", "poking", "prodding", "pushing", "shoving", "stamping", "battering", "beating", "buffeting", "bunging", "chopping", "cuffing", "drubbing", "lacing", "lambasting", "licking", "mangling", "mauling", "pelting", "peppering", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pummeling", "pummelling", "roughing", "bowling (down or over)", "creaming", "decking", "dumping", "felling", "flooring", "knocking down", "leveling", "levelling", "banging", "bashing", "batting", "belting", "biffing", "bludgeoning", "bobbing", "bonking", "bopping", "boxing", "busting", "clapping", "clipping", "clobbering", "clocking", "clouting", "cracking", "hammering", "hitting", "knocking", "nailing", "pasting", "pounding", "punching", "rapping", "slamming", "slapping", "slogging", "slugging", "smacking", "smiting", "socking", "striking", "swatting", "swiping", "tagging", "thumping", "thwacking", "walloping", "whacking", "whaling", "zapping", "rabbit-punching", "sucker punching", "caning", "clubbing", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "flailing", "flogging", "lashing", "sapping", "slashing", "sledgehammering", "sledging", "spearing", "stabbing", "switching", "thrashing", "whipping", "beaning", "braining", "conking", "skulling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "bunkos":{ "an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value":{ "examples":[ "they were experts at that bunco , having fleeced wide-eyed tourists for years" ], "synonyms":[ "cons", "fiddles", "flimflams", "frauds", "hustles", "scams", "shell games", "stings", "swindles" ], "near synonyms":[ "crosses", "fixes", "Ponzi schemes", "pyramid schemes", "rackets", "rip-offs", "thimblerigs", "three-card montes", "devices", "dodges", "gimmicks", "jigs", "ploys", "schemes", "sleights", "stratagems", "tricks", "wiles", "counterfeits", "fakes", "forgeries", "hoaxes", "humbug", "phonies", "phoneys", "shams" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bungler":{ "someone who bungles an effort":{ "examples":[ "a hopeless bungler at fixing things around the house" ], "synonyms":[ "blunderbuss", "blunderer", "botcher", "bumbler", "butcher", "fumbler", "screwup" ], "near synonyms":[ "incompetent", "muddler" ], "near antonyms":[ "ace", "adept", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "expert", "maestro", "master", "virtuoso", "wizard" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }