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}, "dingy":{ "not clean":{ "antonyms":[ "clean", "cleanly", "immaculate", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "stainless", "ultraclean", "unsoiled", "unstained", "unsullied" ], "examples":[ "the bed sheets were pretty dingy so we threw them in the laundry pile" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear", "limpid", "pure", "cleaned", "cleansed", "combed", "groomed", "neat", "ordered", "orderly", "tidy", "bleached", "purified", "whitened", "bright", "flawless", "perfect", "shiny", "sparkling", "unspotted", "untouched", "taintless", "unblemished", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "untainted", "virgin", "wholesome" ], "related":[ "contaminated", "defiled", "germy", "impure", "polluted", "tainted", "insanitary", "uncleaned", "unsanitary", "unsterile", "unsterilized", "unwashed", "greasy", "gunky", "chaotic", "cluttered", "confused", "disarranged", "disarrayed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "jumbled", "littered", "messed", "messy", "muddled", "mussed", "mussy", "rumpled", "scruffy", 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"bountiful", "copious", "generous", "healthy", "liberal", "plenteous", "plentiful", "fat", "thick", "broad", "wide", "boundless", "cosmic", "cosmical", "immeasurable", "incalculable", "infinite", "adequate", "enough", "sufficient" ], "related":[ "dwarf", "toy", "runtish", "runty", "scrubby", "stunted", "bitty", "inappreciable", "infinitesimal", "little bitty", "micro", "microscopic", "microscopical", "mini", "miniature", "miniaturized", "minikin", "minim", "minuscule", "minute", "pinpoint", "teensy", "teensy-weensy", "teeny", "teeny-weeny", "tiny", "wee", "weeny", "weensy", "meager", "meagre", "niggardly", "poor", "scant", "scanty", "scarce", "skimp", "skimpy", "slender", "slim", "spare", "sparse", "stingy", "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "lacking", "wanting", "bite-size", "bite-sized", "capsule" ], "synonyms":[ "bantam", "diminutive", "dwarfish", "fine", "half-pint", "Lilliputian", "little", "pint-size", "pint-sized", "pocket", "pocket-size", "pocket-sized", "puny", "pygmy", "shrimpy", "slight", "small", "smallish", "subnormal", "toylike", "undersized", "undersize" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dinned":{ "to say or state again":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "safety lessons dinned into us over and over" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "paraphrased", "reworded", "echoed", "reechoed", "mouthed", "parroted", "abstracted", "encapsulated", "epitomized", "outlined", "recapitulated", "recapped", "summarized", "summed up" ], "synonyms":[ "chimed", "iterated", "rehearsed", "reiterated", "repeated" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dines":{ "to take a meal":{ "examples":[ "they dined elegantly at the city's finest restaurant before taking in an opera downtown" ], "synonyms":[ "eats", "fares", "feeds", "partakes", "refreshes", "victuals" ], "near synonyms":[ "banquets", "feasts", "repasts", "chows (down)", "digs in", "gluts", "gorges", "gormandizes", "overeats", "overfeeds", "pigs out", "grazes", "nibbles", "noshes", "picks", "snacks", "boards", "dines out", "messes", "breakfasts", "lunches", "sups", "picnics" ], "near antonyms":[ "diets", "fasts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to entertain with a fancy meal":{ "examples":[ "the advertising agency lavishly wines and dines prospective clients" ], "synonyms":[ "banquets", "feasts", "junkets", "regales" ], "near synonyms":[ "boards", "caters", "feeds", "provisions", "fetes", "f\u00eates", "honors", "recognizes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ding-a-ling":{ "a person who lacks good sense or judgment":{ "examples":[ "some ding-a-ling set off the fire alarm by burning paper in a wastebasket" ], "synonyms":[ "berk", "booby", "charlie", "charley", "cuckoo", "ding-dong", "dingbat", "dipstick", "doofus", "featherhead", "fool", "git", "goose", "half-wit", "jackass", "lunatic", "mooncalf", "nincompoop", "ninny", "ninnyhammer", "nit", "nitwit", "nut", "nutcase", "simp", "simpleton", "turkey", "yo-yo" ], "near synonyms":[ "daredevil", "madman", "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "dodo", "dolt", "donkey", "dope", "dork", "dumbbell", "dummy", "dunce", "fathead", "gander", "goon", "idiot", "ignoramus", "imbecile", "know-nothing", "knucklehead", "moron", "numskull", "numbskull", "pinhead", "schlub", "shlub", "schlump", "schnook", "stock", "featherbrain", "scatterbrain", "butt", "dupe", "laughingstock", "mockery", "monkey", "chump", "loser", "schlemiel", "shlemiel", "character", "codger", "crackbrain", "crackpot", "crank", "kook", "oddball", "screwball", "weirdo" ], "near antonyms":[ "sage", "thinker", "brain", "genius" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dined":{ "to take a meal":{ "examples":[ "they dined elegantly at the city's finest restaurant before taking in an opera downtown" ], "synonyms":[ "ate", "fared", "fed", "partook", "refreshed", "victualed", "victualled" ], "near synonyms":[ "banqueted", "feasted", "repasted", "chowed (down)", "dug in", "glutted", "gorged", "gormandized", "overate", "overfed", "pigged out", "grazed", "nibbled", "noshed", 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"uproars", "clatters", "jangles", "bangs", "blasts", "booms", "claps", "cracks", "crashes" ], "near antonyms":[ "calms", "hushes", "lulls", "quietudes", "serenities", "tranquillities", "tranquilities" ], "antonyms":[ "quiets", "silences", "stills" ] }, "to say or state again":{ "examples":[ "safety lessons dinned into us over and over" ], "synonyms":[ "chimes", "iterates", "rehearses", "reiterates", "repeats" ], "near synonyms":[ "paraphrases", "rewords", "echoes", "reechos", "mouths", "parrots", "abstracts", "encapsulates", "epitomizes", "outlines", "recapitulates", "recaps", "summarizes", "sums up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dinging":{ "as in clanging , clinking":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chinking", "clanging", "clanking", "clashing", "clinking", "ding-donging", "gonging", "jangling", "jingling", "pinging", "plinking", "plunking", "plonking", "tanging", "tingling", "tinkling", "bonging", "chiming", "knelling", 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"verb" ] }, "dinted":{ "as in dented , dinged":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dented", "dinged", "blighted", "tarnished", "botched", "gummed (up)", "queered", "eroded", "scoured", "washed out", "wore (away)", "lacerated", "wounded", "deteriorated", "enervated", "enfeebled", "undermined", "weakened", "disabled", "hamstrung", "lamed", "maimed", "mangled", "mutilated", "tormented", "tortured", "blemished", "bloodied", "broke", "compromised", "crabbed", "crippled", "crossed (up)", "damaged", "defaced", "disfigured", "endamaged", "flawed", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "marred", "spoiled", "spoilt", "vitiated", "annihilated", "banged up", "bashed", "battered", "clobbered", "crushed", "dashed", "decimated", "demolished", "desolated", "destroyed", "devastated", "did in", "pulverized", "razed", "ruined", "scourged", "shattered", "smashed", "tore down", "totaled", "totalled", "wasted", "wiped out", "wrecked" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctored", "fixed", "mended", 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"feast", "junket", "regale" ], "near synonyms":[ "board", "cater", "feed", "provision", "fete", "f\u00eate", "honor", "recognize" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dinting":{ "as in denting , dinging":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "denting", "dinging", "blighting", "tarnishing", "botching", "gumming (up)", "queering", "eroding", "scouring", "washing out", "wearing (away)", "lacerating", "wounding", "deteriorating", "enervating", "enfeebling", "undermining", "weakening", "disabling", "hamstringing", "laming", "maiming", "mangling", "mutilating", "tormenting", "torturing", "blemishing", "bloodying", "breaking", "compromising", "crabbing", "crippling", "crossing (up)", "damaging", "defacing", "disfiguring", "endamaging", "flawing", "harming", "hurting", "impairing", "injuring", "marring", "spoiling", "vitiating", "annihilating", "banging up", "bashing", "battering", "clobbering", "crushing", "dashing", "decimating", "demolishing", "desolating", "destroying", "devastating", "doing in", "pulverizing", "razing", "ruining", "scourging", "shattering", "smashing", "tearing down", "totaling", "totalling", "wasting", "wiping out", "wrecking" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctoring", "fixing", "mending", "patching", "rebuilding", "reconditioning", "reconstructing", "renovating", "repairing", "revamping", "curing", "healing", "helping", "rectifying", "rehabilitating", "remedying", "editing", "remodeling", "revising", "ameliorating", "bettering", "enhancing", "enriching", "improving", "meliorating", "perfecting", "refining" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dinner":{ "a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment":{ "examples":[ "there will be a celebratory dinner at a local restaurant for the entire team" ], "synonyms":[ "banquet", "feast", "feed", "regale", "spread" ], "near synonyms":[ "chow", "mess", "repast", "table", "blowout", "carnival", "festival", "fete", "f\u00eate", "gala", "party", 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"dashed", "decimated", "demolished", "desolated", "destroyed", "devastated", "did in", "pulverized", "razed", "ruined", "scourged", "shattered", "smashed", "tore down", "totaled", "totalled", "wasted", "wiped out", "wrecked" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctored", "fixed", "mended", "patched", "rebuilt", "reconditioned", "reconstructed", "renovated", "repaired", "revamped", "cured", "healed", "helped", "rectified", "rehabilitated", "remedied", "edited", "remodeled", "revised", "ameliorated", "bettered", "enhanced", "enriched", "improved", "meliorated", "perfected", "refined" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dings":{ "as in clangs , clinks":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chinks", "clangs", "clanks", "clashes", "clinks", "ding-dongs", "gongs", "jangles", "jingles", "pings", "plinks", "plunks", "plonks", "tangs", "tingles", "tinkles", "bongs", "chimes", "knells", "peals", "rings", "tolls", "echoes", "resonates", "resounds", "reverberates" ], "near antonyms":[], 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"renovates", "repairs", "revamps", "cures", "heals", "helps", "rectifies", "rehabilitates", "remedies", "edits", "remodels", "revises", "ameliorates", "betters", "enhances", "enriches", "improves", "meliorates", "perfects", "refines" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dingles":{ "as in ravines , canyons":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "canyons", "ca\u00f1ons", "combes", "coombes", "coombs", "dells", "depressions", "glens", "gorges", "gulches", "gullies", "gulleys", "kloofs", "ravines", "rift valleys", "dales", "denes", "hollows", "vales", "valleys", "basins", "bowls" ], "near antonyms":[ "alps", "mountains", "mounts", "peaks", "heights", "mountaintops", "pinnacles", "summits", "plateaus", "plateaux", "tablelands" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dinginess":{ "the state or quality of being dirty":{ "examples":[ "she was appalled by the dinginess of the curtains that came with the apartment and took them all down to be cleaned" ], "synonyms":[ "blackness", "dinge", "dirtiness", "dustiness", "filthiness", "foulness", "griminess", "grubbiness", "nastiness", "smuttiness", "soilage", "sordidness", "squalidness", "uncleanliness", "uncleanness" ], "near synonyms":[ "discoloration", "staining", "impureness", "impurity", "messiness", "mussiness", "sloppiness", "untidiness", "insanitation", "squalor", "muddiness", "sootiness" ], "near antonyms":[ "purity" ], "antonyms":[ "cleanliness", "spotlessness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dingbats":{ "a person who lacks good sense or judgment":{ "examples":[ "a dingbat who was constantly firing off nonsensical letters to the editor" ], "synonyms":[ "berks", "boobies", "charlies", "charleys", "cuckoos", "ding-a-lings", "ding-dongs", "dipsticks", "doofuses", "dufuses", "featherheads", "fools", "geese", "gits", "half-wits", "jackasses", "lunatics", "mooncalves", "nincompoops", "ninnies", "ninnyhammers", "nits", "nitwits", "nutcases", "nuts", "simpletons", "simps", "turkeys", "yo-yos" ], "near synonyms":[ "daredevils", "madmen", "airheads", "birdbrains", "blockheads", "dodoes", "dodos", "dolts", "donkeys", "dopes", "dorks", "dumbbells", "dummies", "dunces", "fatheads", "ganders", "goons", "idiots", "ignoramuses", "ignorami", "imbeciles", "know-nothings", "knuckleheads", "morons", "numskulls", "numbskulls", "pinheads", "schlubs", "shlubs", "schlumps", "schnooks", "stocks", "featherbrains", "scatterbrains", "butts", "dupes", "laughingstocks", "mockeries", "monkeys", "chumps", "losers", "schlemiels", "shlemiels", "characters", "codgers", "crackbrains", "crackpots", "cranks", "kooks", "oddballs", "screwballs", "weirdos" ], "near antonyms":[ "sages", "thinkers", "brains", "geniuses", "genii" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dinks":{ "a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits":{ "examples":[ "in those days a dink had a better chance of winning the lottery than of dating a cheerleader" ], "synonyms":[ "bookworms", "dorks", "geeks", "grinds", "nerds", "swots", "weenies", "wonks" ], "near synonyms":[ "double-domes", "highbrows", "intellectuals", "brains", "geniuses", "genii", "academics", "bookmen", "scholars", "gearheads", "techies" ], "near antonyms":[ "goldbricks", "goof-offs", "slackers", "underachievers", "lowbrows" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dinosauric":{ "as in massive , heavy":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bulky", "dinosaurian", "elephantine", "heavy", "hulking", "massive", "uncontrollable", "unmanageable", "impracticable", "impractical", "awkward", "bunglesome", "clumsy", "clunky", "cranky", "cumbersome", "cumbrous", "ponderous", "ungainly", "unhandy", "unwieldy" ], "near antonyms":[ "handy", "functional", "practicable", "practical", "serviceable", "useful" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "diner":{ "a public establishment where meals are served to paying customers for consumption on the premises":{ "examples":[ "we'll just grab a quick hamburger at the local diner" ], 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"irrefutable", "undeniable", "undoubted", "unmistakable", "unquestionable", "veritable", "very", "accurate", "correct", "proper", "pure", "unadulterated", "unalloyed" ], "near antonyms":[ "artificial", "factitious", "imitation", "man-made", "simulated", "synthetic", "unnatural", "concocted", "fabricated", "manufactured", "deceptive", "delusive", "delusory", "misleading" ], "antonyms":[ "bogus", "counterfeit", "fake", "false", "mock", "phony", "phoney", "pseudo", "sham", "spurious", "suppositious", "supposititious", "unauthentic", "unreal" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dining":{ "to take a meal":{ "examples":[ "they dined elegantly at the city's finest restaurant before taking in an opera downtown" ], "synonyms":[ "eating", "faring", "feeding", "partaking", "refreshing", "victualing", "victualling" ], "near synonyms":[ "banqueting", "feasting", "repasting", "chowing (down)", "digging in", "glutting", "gorging", "gormandizing", "overeating", "overfeeding", "pigging out", "grazing", "nibbling", "noshing", "picking", "snacking", "boarding", "dining out", "messing", "breakfasting", "lunching", "supping", "picnicking" ], "near antonyms":[ "dieting", "fasting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to entertain with a fancy meal":{ "examples":[ "the advertising agency lavishly wines and dines prospective clients" ], "synonyms":[ "banqueting", "feasting", "junketing", "regaling" ], "near synonyms":[ "boarding", "catering", "feeding", "provisioning", "feting", "f\u00eating", "honoring", "recognizing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ding-dongs":{ "a person who lacks good sense or judgment":{ "examples":[ "there's always one ding-dong in the tour group who wanders off and gets lost" ], "synonyms":[ "berks", "boobies", "charlies", "charleys", "cuckoos", "ding-a-lings", "dingbats", "dipsticks", "doofuses", "dufuses", "featherheads", "fools", "geese", "gits", "half-wits", "jackasses", "lunatics", "mooncalves", "nincompoops", "ninnies", "ninnyhammers", "nits", "nitwits", "nutcases", "nuts", "simpletons", "simps", "turkeys", "yo-yos" ], "near synonyms":[ "daredevils", "madmen", "airheads", "birdbrains", "blockheads", "dodoes", "dodos", "dolts", "donkeys", "dopes", "dorks", "dumbbells", "dummies", "dunces", "fatheads", "ganders", "goons", "idiots", "ignoramuses", "ignorami", "imbeciles", "know-nothings", "knuckleheads", "morons", "numskulls", "numbskulls", "pinheads", "schlubs", "shlubs", "schlumps", "schnooks", "stocks", "featherbrains", "scatterbrains", "butts", "dupes", "laughingstocks", "mockeries", "monkeys", "chumps", "losers", "schlemiels", "shlemiels", "characters", "codgers", "crackbrains", "crackpots", "cranks", "kooks", "oddballs", "screwballs", "weirdos" ], "near antonyms":[ "sages", "thinkers", "brains", "geniuses", "genii" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in dings , clangs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chinks", "clangs", "clanks", "clashes", "clinks", "dings", "gongs", "jangles", "jingles", "pings", "plinks", "plunks", "plonks", "tangs", "tingles", "tinkles", "bongs", "chimes", "knells", "peals", "rings", "tolls", "echoes", "resonates", "resounds", "reverberates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dint":{ "a sunken area forming a separate space":{ "examples":[ "left a small dint in the car's fender" ], "synonyms":[ "cavity", "concavity", "dent", "depression", "hole", "hollow", "indentation", "indenture", "pit", "recess" ], "near synonyms":[ "burrow", "cave", "cavern", "ditch", "excavation", "furrow", "groove", "gutter", "trench", "trough", "basin", "bowl", "valley", "alcove", "cleft", "niche", "nook", "opening", "socket", "alveolus", "dimple", "gouge", "impression", "imprint", "notch", "pocket", "borehole", "chuckhole", "crater", "posthole", "pothole", "sinkhole", "wallow", "water hole", "well", "abyss", "chasm", "gulf", "vacuity", "vacuum", "void" ], "near antonyms":[ "hill", "mound", "rise", "bump", "bunch", "hump", "lump", "pimple", "swell", "swelling", "tumor" ], "antonyms":[ "bulge", "camber", "convexity", "jut", "projection", "protrusion", "protuberance" ] }, "as in dent , ding":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dent", "ding", "blight", "tarnish", "botch", "gum (up)", "queer", "erode", "scour", "wash out", "wear (away)", "lacerate", "wound", "deteriorate", "enervate", "enfeeble", "undermine", "weaken", "disable", "hamstring", "lame", "maim", "mangle", "mutilate", "torment", "torture", "blemish", "bloody", "break", "compromise", "crab", "cripple", "cross (up)", "damage", "deface", "disfigure", "endamage", "flaw", "harm", "hurt", "impair", "injure", "mar", "spoil", "vitiate", "annihilate", "bang up", "bash", "batter", "clobber", "crush", "dash", "decimate", "demolish", "desolate", "destroy", "devastate", "do in", "pulverize", "raze", "ruin", "scourge", "shatter", "smash", "tear down", "total", "waste", "wipe out", "wreck" ], "near antonyms":[ "doctor", "fix", "mend", "patch", "rebuild", "recondition", "reconstruct", "renovate", "repair", "revamp", "cure", "heal", "help", "rectify", "rehabilitate", "remedy", "edit", "remodel", "revise", "ameliorate", "better", "enhance", "enrich", "improve", "meliorate", "perfect", "refine" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "dingily":{ "as in nastily , filthily":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dirtily", "filthily", "foully", "grubbily", "nastily", "shabbily", "sleazily", "chaotically", "messily", "untidily", "slatternly", "dowdily", "sloppily", "slovenly" ], "near antonyms":[ "nattily", "sharply", "smart", "smartly", "sprucely", "neatly", "orderly", "tidily", "fashionably", "modishly", "carefully", "fastidiously", "fussily", "meticulously", "cleanly", "immaculately", "spotlessly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "dined out":{ "as in boarded , messed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boarded", "messed", "grazed", "nibbled", "noshed", "picked", "snacked", "breakfasted", "lunched", "supped", "glutted", "gorged", "gormandized", "overate", "overfed", "pigged out", "picnicked", "chowed (down)", "dug in", "banqueted", "feasted", "repasted", "ate", "dined", "fared", "fed", "partook", "refreshed", "victualed", "victualled" ], "near antonyms":[ "dieted", "fasted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dinge":{ "the state or quality of being dirty":{ "examples":[ "a photograph that captures the dinge , the dreariness, and the despair of an addict's apartment" ], "synonyms":[ "blackness", "dinginess", "dirtiness", "dustiness", "filthiness", "foulness", "griminess", "grubbiness", "nastiness", "smuttiness", "soilage", "sordidness", "squalidness", "uncleanliness", "uncleanness" ], "near synonyms":[ "discoloration", "staining", "impureness", "impurity", "messiness", "mussiness", "sloppiness", "untidiness", "insanitation", "squalor", "muddiness", "sootiness" ], "near antonyms":[ "purity" ], "antonyms":[ "cleanliness", "spotlessness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dining out":{ "as in boarding , messing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boarding", "messing", "grazing", "nibbling", "noshing", "picking", "snacking", "breakfasting", "lunching", "supping", "glutting", "gorging", "gormandizing", "overeating", "overfeeding", "pigging out", "picnicking", "chowing (down)", "digging in", "banqueting", "feasting", "repasting", "dining", "eating", "faring", "feeding", "partaking", "refreshing", "victualing", "victualling" ], "near antonyms":[ "dieting", "fasting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dinnerware":{ "dishes used for eating or serving food or drink":{ "examples":[ "received three sets of dinnerware as wedding gifts" ], "synonyms":[ "tableware" ], "near synonyms":[ "place setting", "setting", "setup", "china", "chinaware", "crockery", "earthenware", "porcelain", "pottery", "stoneware", "ware", "crystal", "glassware", "plate", "saucer", "cup", "demitasse", "glass", "goblet", "mug", "teacup", "bowl", "casserole", "charger", "platter", "tureen" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "diners":{ "a public establishment where meals are served to paying customers for consumption on the premises":{ "examples":[ "we'll just grab a quick hamburger at the local diner" ], "synonyms":[ "beaneries", "caf\u00e9s", "cafes", "caffs", "eateries", "grills", "restaurants" ], "near synonyms":[ "cafeterias", "lunch counters", "luncheonettes", "lunchrooms", "snack bars", "greasy spoons", "hash houses", "chophouses", "steak houses", "pizzerias", "coffeehouses", "coffee shops", "estaminets", "teahouses", "tearooms", "tea shops", "barrooms", "bars", "inns", "taverns" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dingus":{ "a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember":{ "examples":[ "it seems to be missing some little dingus that holds everything in place" ], "synonyms":[ "doodad", "doohickey", "hickey", "thingamabob", "thingamajig", "thingumajig", "thingummy", "whatchamacallit", "whatnot", "whatsit", "whatsis", "what-is-it" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }