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"dabs", "douses", "fillips", "hacks", "haymakers", "hits", "hooks", "knocks", "larrups", "lashes", "licks", "pelts", "picks", "plumps", "pokes", "pounds", "punches", "raps", "slams", "slaps", "slugs", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "stingers", "stripes", "strokes", "swats", "swipes", "switches", "thuds", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "welts", "whacks", "whops", "whaps" ] }, "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whap":{ "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the doctor gave my knee a little whop with his mallet to test my reflexes" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "counter", "counterblow", "counterpunch", "counterstroke", "body blow", "hand", "kick", "knee", "left", "one-two", "rabbit punch", "right", "right-hander", "roundhouse", "shiver", "sidewinder", "sucker punch", "swing", "uppercut", "cruncher", "kayo", "knockdown", "knockout", "KO", "bastinado", "bastinade", "battering", "beating", "bludgeoning", "clobbering", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "drubbing", "hammering", "lambasting", "licking", "pasting", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "thrashing", "flogging", "walloping", "whip", "whipping" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "bash", "bat", "beat", "belt", "biff", "blow", "bop", "box", "buffet", "bust", "chop", "clap", "clip", "clout", "crack", "cuff", "dab", "douse", "fillip", "hack", "haymaker", "hit", "hook", "knock", "larrup", "lash", "lick", "pelt", "pick", "plump", "poke", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "stinger", "stripe", "stroke", "swat", "swipe", "switch", "thud", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "welt", "whack", "wham" ] }, "to defeat by a large margin":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "despite high hopes, the hometown favorites got whopped again", "maybe if that television station replaced its obnoxious news anchor, it wouldn't get consistently whopped in the ratings" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "sweep", "upset", "beat", "best", "conquer", "dispatch", "hurdle", "lick", "master", "overbear", "overcome", "overmatch", "prevail (over)", "subdue", "surmount", "take", "throw", "triumph (over)", "win (against)", "worst", "crush", "knock off", "knock over", "overpower", "overthrow", "overwhelm", "subjugate", "upend", "vanquish", "ace (out)", "better", "eclipse", "exceed", "outdistance", "outdo", "outfight", "outshine", "outstrip", "overtop", "surpass", "top", "transcend", "edge (out)", "nose out", "pip", "cap", "excel", "flourish", "score", "succeed", "break", "destroy", "do in", "finish", "sink", "slaughter" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilate", "blow away", "bomb", "bury", "clobber", "cream", "drub", "dust", "flatten", "paste", "rout", "shellac", "skin", "skunk", "smoke", "smother", "snow under", "thrash", "trim", "tromp", "trounce", "wallop", "wax", "whip", "whomp", "whup" ] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he called me a name and I whopped him good" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "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" ], "synonyms":[ "bash", "baste", "bat", "batter", "beat", "belabor", "belt", "birch", "bludgeon", "buffet", "bung up", "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", "whup", "work over" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whaps":{ "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the doctor gave my knee a little whop with his mallet to test my reflexes" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "counterblows", "counter-blows", "counterpunches", "counters", "counterstrokes", "counter-strokes", "body blows", "hands", "kicks", "knees", "lefts", "one-twos", "rabbit punches", "right-handers", "rights", "roundhouses", "shivers", "sidewinders", "sucker punches", "swings", "uppercuts", "crunchers", "kayos", "knockdowns", "knockouts", "KOs", "bastinadoes", "bastinades", "batterings", "beatings", "drubbings", "lickings", "pastings", "thrashings", "wallopings", "whippings", "whips" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "bashes", "bats", "beats", "belts", "biffs", "blows", "bops", "boxes", "buffets", "busts", "chops", "claps", "clips", "clouts", "cracks", "cuffs", "dabs", "douses", "fillips", "hacks", "haymakers", "hits", "hooks", "knocks", "larrups", "lashes", "licks", "pelts", "picks", "plumps", "pokes", "pounds", "punches", "raps", "slams", "slaps", "slugs", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "stingers", "stripes", "strokes", "swats", "swipes", "switches", "thuds", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "welts", "whacks", "whams" ] }, "to defeat by a large margin":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "despite high hopes, the hometown favorites got whopped again", "maybe if that television station replaced its obnoxious news anchor, it wouldn't get consistently whopped in the ratings" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "sweeps", "upsets", "beats", "bests", "conquers", "dispatches", "hurdles", "licks", "masters", "overbears", "overcomes", "overmatches", "prevails (over)", "subdues", "surmounts", "takes", "throws", "triumphs (over)", "wins (against)", "worsts", "crushes", "knocks off", "knocks over", "overpowers", "overthrows", "overwhelms", "subjugates", "upends", "vanquishes", "aces (out)", "betters", "eclipses", "exceeds", "outdistances", "outdoes", "outfights", "outshines", "outstrips", "overtops", "surpasses", "tops", "transcends", "edges (out)", "noses out", "pips", "caps", "excels", "flourishes", "scores", "succeeds", "breaks", "destroys", "does in", "finishes", "sinks", "slaughters" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilates", "blows away", "bombs", "buries", "clobbers", "creams", "drubs", "dusts", "flattens", "pastes", "routs", "shellacs", "skins", "skunks", "smokes", "smothers", "snows under", "thrashes", "trims", "tromps", "trounces", "wallops", "waxes", "whips", "whomps", "whups" ] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he called me a name and I whopped him good" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "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" ], "synonyms":[ "bashes", "bastes", "bats", "batters", "beats", "belabors", "belts", "birches", "bludgeons", "buffets", "bungs up", "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", "whups", "works over" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "what":{ "how surprising, doubtful, or unbelievable":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "what ! I can't believe we won!" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "gee", "gee whiz", "ha", "hello", "hey", "lo", "oh", "fiddlesticks", "phooey", "pooh", "there", "oops", "whoops", "woops", "ugh", "egad", "gad", "gadzooks", "(the) deuce", "the devil", "the dickens", "zounds" ], "synonyms":[ "ah", "aha", "come on", "fie", "indeed", "my word", "no", "pshaw", "well", "why" ] }, "type":[ "interjection" ] }, "whatchamacallits":{ "a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I need one of those whatchamacallits to connect the two patch cords" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[ "dinguses", "doodads", "doohickeys", "doohickies", "hickeys", "thingamabobs", "thingamajigs", "thingumajigs", "thingummies", "whatnots", "whatsits", "whatses", "what-is-its" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "wheedled":{ "to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "wheedled him into doing their work for them" ], "near antonyms":[ "bugged", "harassed", "nagged", "pestered", "teased", "browbeat", "bulldozed", "bullied", "cowed", "intimidated", "coerced", "compelled", "constrained", "demanded", "forced", "made", "obliged", "required" ], "related":[ "adulated", "flattered", "overpraised", "buttered up", "charmed", "massaged", "wooed", "begged", "beseeched", "besought", "importuned", "urged", "beguiled", "cozened", "finagled", "juggled", "wangled", "wiled", "enticed", "lured", "seduced", "tempted" ], "synonyms":[ "blandished", "blarneyed", "cajoled", "coaxed", "palavered", "soft-soaped", "sweet-talked" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "wheel":{ "a rapid turning about on an axis or central point":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the wheel of the tape reel" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "circuit", "circulation", "ring", "round", "coil", "curl", "curve", "spiral", "twist", "whorl", "circle", "orbit", "eddy", "swirl" ], "synonyms":[ "gyration", "pirouette", "reel", "revolution", "roll", "rotation", "spin", "twirl", "whirl" ] }, "a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "now that I've got wheels , I can go to the outlet mall" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "coach", "jitney", "microbus", "minibus", "minivan", "omnibus", "van", "convertible", "fastback", "hardtop", "hatchback", "notchback", "ragtop", "sports car", "sport-utility vehicle", "station wagon", "SUV", "town car", "wagon", "woody", "woodie", "compact", "coupe", "coup\u00e9", "intermediate", "limousine", "mini", "minicar", "sedan", "subcompact", "V-8", "gas-guzzler", "land yacht", "muscle car", "stock car", "turbocar", "beater", "clunker", "crate", "flivver", "jalopy", "junker", "cream puff", "phaeton", "roadster", "tin lizzie", "touring car", "hybrid" ], "synonyms":[ "auto", "automobile", "bus", "car", "horseless carriage", "machine", "motor", "motor vehicle", "motorcar" ] }, "a series of events or actions that repeat themselves regularly and in the same order":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the wheel of time turns: the children are now the parents, and their children have taken their place at the school desks" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "pattern", "syndrome", "course", "development", "progression", "run", "beat", "circuit", "loop", "ring", "revolution", "rotation", "turn", "turnover", "chain", "sequence", "series", "string", "succession", "train" ], "synonyms":[ "circle", "cycle", "merry-go-round", "round", "zodiac" ] }, "one of high position or importance within a group":{ "antonyms":[ "lightweight", "nobody", "nonentity", "nothing", "shrimp", "twerp", "whippersnapper", "zero", "zilch" ], "examples":[ "she's a major wheel in that state's Democratic Party" ], "near antonyms":[ "inferior", "subordinate", "underling", "mediocrity", "obscurity" ], "related":[ "baron", "czar", "tsar", "tzar", "king", "lion", "magnate", "mogul", "prince", "princess", "queen", "tycoon", "VIP" ], "synonyms":[ "big", "big boy", "big cheese", "big gun", "big leaguer", "big shot", "big wheel", "big-timer", "bigfoot", "biggie", "bigwig", "fat cat", "heavy", "heavy hitter", "heavyweight", "high-muck-a-muck", "high-muckety-muck", "honcho", "kahuna", "kingfish", "kingpin", "major leaguer", "muckety-muck", "muck-a-muck", "mucky-muck", "nabob", "nawab", "nibs", "nob", "pooh-bah", "poo-bah" ] }, "to change one's course or direction":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "upon hearing the construction workers' suggestive remarks, she wheeled around to glare at them" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "tack", "zigzag", "double (back)", "turn back" ], "synonyms":[ "detour", "deviate", "diverge", "sheer", "swerve", "swing", "turn", "turn off", "veer" ] }, "to change the course or direction of (something)":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "wheeled the bike around sharply to see what had fallen off" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "avert", "deviate", "move", "rechannel", "shift", "shunt", "sidetrack", "swerve", "switch", "transfer", "swivel", "twist", "whirl", "zigzag", "bend", "curve", "sway", "reverse", "turn back" ], "synonyms":[ "deflect", "divert", "redirect", "swing", "turn", "veer", "whip" ] }, "to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "wheeled the bicycle's tires around to see if they were balanced" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "screw", "unscrew", "twiddle", "coil", "crank", "reel", "wind", "circulate" ], "synonyms":[ "pivot", "revolve", "roll", "rotate", "spin", "swing", "swirl", "swivel", "turn", "twirl", "twist", "whirl" ] }, "to move in circles around an axis or center":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she wheeled around and around until finally she got dizzy and fell down" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "coil", "curl", "curve", "round", "spiral", "swirl", "twine", "twist", "wind", "circle", "circulate", "encircle", "orbit", "ring", "pivot", "swivel" ], "synonyms":[ "gyrate", "pinwheel", "pirouette", "revolve", "roll", "rotate", "spin", "turn", "twirl", "whirl" ] }, "to turn away from a straight line or course":{ "antonyms":[ "straighten" ], "examples":[ "the highway wheels to the west as it forms an arc that bypasses the city" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "circle", "coil", "curlicue", "curl", "loop", "spiral", "turn", "twist", "wind", "deviate", "veer" ], "synonyms":[ "arc", "arch", "bend", "bow", "crook", "curve", "fall off", "hook", "round", "sweep", "swerve", "trend" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "wheeler-dealers":{ "as in smoothies , slicks":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whelping":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whey-faced":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "whiffing":{ "to become aware of by means of the sense organs in the nose":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "whiffed the pot of chili on the stove and announced that he was staying for dinner" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "breathing", "drinking (in)", "inhaling", "respiring", "snorting", "snuffling", "savoring", "savouring" ], "synonyms":[ "nosing", "scenting", "smelling", "sniffing", "snuffing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whim":{ "a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "on a whim , we stopped at the roadside stand to get ice cream" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "capriciousness", "fancifulness", "fantasy", "phantasy", "freakishness", "impetuosity", "whimsicality", "conceit", "concept", "conception", "image", "impression", "mind's eye", "picture", "thought", "brainstorm", "inspiration" ], "synonyms":[ "bee", "caprice", "crank", "fancy", "freak", "humor", "kink", "maggot", "megrim", "notion", "vagary", "vagrancy", "whimsy", "whimsey" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whimsey":{ "a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the pop singer's latest whimsy is that she has acting talent" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "capriciousness", "fancifulness", "fantasy", "phantasy", "freakishness", "impetuosity", "whimsicality", "conceit", "concept", "conception", "image", "impression", "mind's eye", "picture", "thought", "brainstorm", "inspiration" ], "synonyms":[ "bee", "caprice", "crank", "fancy", "freak", "humor", "kink", "maggot", "megrim", "notion", "vagary", "vagrancy", "whim" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whimsy":{ "a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the pop singer's latest whimsy is that she has acting talent" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "capriciousness", "fancifulness", "fantasy", "phantasy", "freakishness", "impetuosity", "whimsicality", "conceit", "concept", "conception", "image", "impression", "mind's eye", "picture", "thought", "brainstorm", "inspiration" ], "synonyms":[ "bee", "caprice", "crank", "fancy", "freak", "humor", "kink", "maggot", "megrim", "notion", "vagary", "vagrancy", "whim" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whined":{ "to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{ "antonyms":[ "crowed", "delighted", "rejoiced" ], "examples":[ "for the whole of our vacation, the kids whined on and on about the weather" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepted", "bore", "countenanced", "endured", "tolerated", "took", "applauded", "cheered", "commended" ], "related":[ "objected (to)", "protested", "quarreled (with)", "quarrelled (with)", "caviled", "cavilled", "quibbled", "fretted", "stewed", "worried", "blubbered", "cried", "sobbed", "bemoaned", "bewailed", "deplored", "lamented" ], "synonyms":[ "beefed", "bellyached", "bitched", "bleated", "carped", "caterwauled", "complained", "crabbed", "croaked", "fussed", "griped", "grizzled", "grouched", "groused", "growled", "grumbled", "grumped", "hollered", "inveighed", "keened", "kicked", "kvetched", "maundered", "moaned", "murmured", "muttered", "nagged", "repined", "screamed", "squawked", "squealed", "wailed", "whimpered", "whinged", "yammered", "yawped", "yauped", "yowled" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whinged":{ "to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{ "antonyms":[ "crowed", "delighted", "rejoiced" ], "examples":[ "dutifully cares for his elderly mum, despite her tendency to whinge about everything" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepted", "bore", "countenanced", "endured", "tolerated", "took", "applauded", "cheered", "commended" ], "related":[ "objected (to)", "protested", "quarreled (with)", "quarrelled (with)", "caviled", "cavilled", "quibbled", "fretted", "stewed", "worried", "blubbered", "cried", "sobbed", "bemoaned", "bewailed", "deplored", "lamented" ], "synonyms":[ "beefed", "bellyached", "bitched", "bleated", "carped", "caterwauled", "complained", "crabbed", "croaked", "fussed", "griped", "grizzled", "grouched", "groused", "growled", "grumbled", "grumped", "hollered", "inveighed", "keened", "kicked", "kvetched", "maundered", "moaned", "murmured", "muttered", "nagged", "repined", "screamed", "squawked", "squealed", "wailed", "whimpered", "whined", "yammered", "yawped", "yauped", "yowled" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whipped (up)":{ "to bring (something volatile or intense) into being":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "whipped up protests against the proposed amendment to the state's constitution" ], "near antonyms":[ "bridled", "checked", "constrained", "curbed", "discouraged", "held", "inhibited", "regulated", "reined (in)", "restrained", "tamed", "allayed", "calmed", "quieted", "settled", "soothed", "stilled", "subdued", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ], "related":[ "advanced", "cultivated", "encouraged", "forwarded", "fostered", "furthered", "nourished", "nurtured", "promoted", "sowed", "stimulated", "detonated", "set", "set off", "triggered", "excited", "galvanized", "inflamed", "enflamed", "inspired", "motivated", "roused", "activated", "energized", "enlivened", "fired", "invigorated", "jazzed (up)", "livened (up)", "pepped (up)", "quickened", "stimulated", "vitalized" ], "synonyms":[ "abetted", "brewed", "fermented", "fomented", "incited", "instigated", "picked", "provoked", "raised", "stirred (up)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whipping (up)":{ "to bring (something volatile or intense) into being":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "whipped up protests against the proposed amendment to the state's constitution" ], "near antonyms":[ "bridling", "checking", "constraining", "curbing", "discouraging", "holding", "inhibiting", "regulating", "reining (in)", "restraining", "taming", "allaying", "calming", "quieting", "settling", "soothing", "stilling", "subduing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "related":[ "advancing", "cultivating", "encouraging", "forwarding", "fostering", "furthering", "nourishing", "nurturing", "promoting", "sowing", "stimulating", "detonating", "setting", "setting off", "triggering", "exciting", "galvanizing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "inspiring", "motivating", "rousing", "activating", "energizing", "enlivening", "firing", "invigorating", "jazzing (up)", "livening (up)", "pepping (up)", "quickening", "stimulating", "vitalizing" ], "synonyms":[ "abetting", "brewing", "fermenting", "fomenting", "inciting", "instigating", "picking", "provoking", "raising", "stirring (up)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whipstocks":{ "as in crops":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whirls":{ "a rapid turning about on an axis or central point":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the whirl of the mechanical ride made him dizzy" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "circuits", "circulations", "rings", "rounds", "coils", "curls", "curves", "spirals", "twists", "whorls", "circles", "orbits", "eddies", "swirls" ], "synonyms":[ "gyrations", "pirouettes", "reels", "revolutions", "rolls", "rotations", "spins", "twirls", "wheels" ] }, "a state of mental 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"related":[ "cacophonies", "clamors", "dins", "howls", "hue and cries", "noises", "outcries", "rackets", "roars", "disorders", "upheavals", "eruptions", "flare-ups", "flurries", "flutters", "outbreaks", "outbursts", "brawls", "fracases", "fracas", "frays", "hassles", "melees", "m\u00eal\u00e9es", "scuffles", "dithers", "fevers", "frets", "lathers", "tizzies" ], "synonyms":[ "ados", "alarums and excursions", "ballyhoos", "blathers", "bluster", "bobberies", "bothers", "bustles", "clatters", "clutters", "coils", "commotions", "corroborees", "disturbances", "dos", "do's", "foofaraws", "fun", "furores", "furors", "fusses", "helter-skelters", "hoo-has", "hoo-hahs", "hooplas", "hubble-bubbles", "hubbubs", "hullabaloos", "hurlies", "hurly-burlies", "hurricanes", "hurry-scurries", "hurry-skurries", "kerfuffles", "moils", "pandemoniums", "pothers", "rows", "ruckuses", "ructions", "rumpuses", "shindys", "shindies", "splores", "squalls", "stews", "stirs", "storms", "to-dos", "tumults", "turmoils", "uproars", "welters", "williwaws", "zoos" ] }, "an effort to do or accomplish something":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I'm pretty good at fixing things, so how about if I give it a whirl ?" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "strivings", "struggles", "throes", "undertakings", "trial and errors" ], "synonyms":[ "assays", "attempts", "bashes", "bids", "cracks", "endeavors", "essays", "flings", "goes", "offers", "passes", "shots", "stabs", "trials", "tries", "whacks" ] }, "to be in a confused state as if from being twirled around":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "my mind whirled from all of the excitement" ], "near antonyms":[ "calms", "collects", "settles", "steadies" ], "related":[ "swirls" ], "synonyms":[ "reels", "spins", "swims", "turns" ] }, "to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "whirled the chocolate syrup into the milk with a spoon" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "beats", "paddles", "whips", "whisks", "reels", "shakes", "wheels" ], "synonyms":[ "agitates", "churns", "stirs", "swirls", "washes" ] }, "to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the figure skater whirled his partner with effortless grace" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "screws", "unscrews", "twiddles", "coils", "cranks", "reels", "winds", "circulates" ], "synonyms":[ "pivots", "revolves", "rolls", "rotates", "spins", "swings", "swirls", "swivels", "turns", "twirls", "twists", "wheels" ] }, "to move in circles around an axis or center":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the gambler held his breath as the roulette wheel whirled" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "coils", "curls", "curves", "rounds", "spirals", "swirls", "twines", "twists", "winds", "circles", "circulates", "encircles", "orbits", "rings", "pivots", "swivels" ], "synonyms":[ "gyrates", "pinwheels", "pirouettes", "revolves", "rolls", "rotates", "spins", "turns", "twirls", "wheels" ] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "antonyms":[ "crawls", "creeps", "pokes" ], "examples":[ "cars whirling by on the highway" ], "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)" ], "related":[ "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" ], "synonyms":[ "barrels", "belts", "blasts", "blazes", "blows", "bolts", "bombs", "bowls", "breezes", "bundles", "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", "whisks", "zips", "zooms" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whirlybird":{ "a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "from the sky a police whirlybird was able to track the fleeing carjacker" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "rotary-wing aircraft", "rotorcraft", "autogiro", "autogyro", "convertiplane", "convertaplane", "gyroplane", "tilt-rotor", "slick" ], "synonyms":[ "chopper", "copter", "eggbeater", "helicopter", "helo" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whirlybirds":{ "a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "from the sky a police whirlybird was able to track the fleeing carjacker" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "rotary-wing aircrafts", "rotorcraft", "autogiros", "autogyros", "convertiplanes", "convertaplanes", "gyroplanes", "tilt-rotors", "slicks" ], "synonyms":[ "choppers", "copters", "eggbeaters", "helicopters", "helos" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whirrs":{ "a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a whir coming from the refrigerator" ], "near antonyms":[ "bawls", "howls", "roars", "screams", "screeches", "shrieks", "squalls", "squeals", "yells", "yelps" ], "related":[ "babbles", "coos", "gasps", "gurgles", "hisses", "moans", "murmurs", "rustles", "sighs", "suspirations", "susurrations", "susurruses", "whispers", "whishes", "zings", "zips" ], "synonyms":[ "burrs", "buzzes", "chirrs", "churrs", "drones", "hums", "purrs", "thrums", "whizzes", "zooms" ] }, "to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the hummingbird whirred as it hovered over a flower", "our tires whirred as we traveled over the rough road" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "chirrs", "churrs", "thrums", "fizzes", "hisses", "murmurs", "purrs", "rustles", "sighs", "sizzles", "swishes", "whispers", "coos", "currs", "wheezes", "whistles", "whooshes" ], "synonyms":[ "bumbles", "burrs", "buzzes", "drones", "hums", "whishes", "whizzes", "zips", "zooms" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whiskered":{ "as in bearded , mustachioed":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "whiskey":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whispering":{ "as in tale , whisper":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "assistants whispered that the two singers were having a secret relationship" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bandying (about)", "blabbing", "dishing", "gossiping", "tattling", "baring", "disclosing", "divulging", "exposing", "letting on (about)", "reporting", "revealing", "spilling", "telling", "hinting", "implying", "insinuating", "intimating", "suggesting", "blazing", "broadcasting", "proclaiming", "promulgating", "propagating", "publicizing", "spreading" ], "synonyms":[ "bruiting (about)", "circulating", "noising (about or abroad)", "rumoring" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whistling":{ "as in whooshing , zipping":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "having a high musical pitch or range":{ "antonyms":[ "bass", "deep", "grave", "low", "throaty" ], "examples":[ "the whistling sound of missiles as they sped toward their targets" ], "near antonyms":[ "gruff", "hoarse", "husky", "rough", "smoky", "smokey" ], "related":[ "peeping", "thin", "tinny", "earsplitting", "nasal", "penetrating", "piercing", "sharp", "strident", "squealing", "whining", "whiny", "whiney", "yapping", "yelping" ], "synonyms":[ "high-pitched", "piping", "screeching", "shrieking", "shrill", "squeaking", "squeaky", "treble" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "white":{ "free from sin":{ "antonyms":[ "impure", "peccant", "sinful", "sinning" ], "examples":[ "the tendency to see everything and everyone as morally black or white" ], "near antonyms":[ "lascivious", "lecherous", "lewd", "libidinous", "lickerish", "lustful", "oversexed", "unchaste", "evil", "immoral", "iniquitous", "reprobate", "unrighteous", "virtueless", "wicked", "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "degenerate", "depraved", "dissolute", "erring", "fallen", "lost", "perverted", "condemned", "damned" ], "related":[ "chaste", "moral", "virgin", "virtuous", "immaculate", "spotless", "unblemished", "unstained", "unsullied", "decent", "ethical", "good", "honest", "honorable", "righteous", "upright", "virtuous", "blameless", "guiltless" ], "synonyms":[ "impeccable", "innocent", "pure", "sinless" ] }, "lacking an addition of color":{ "antonyms":[ "colored", "colorized", "dyed", "hued", "painted", "pigmented", "stained", "tinct", "tinctured", "tinged", "tinted" ], "examples":[ "dazzlingly white paint on the walls of the new house" ], "near antonyms":[ "colorful", "multicolored", "polychromatic", "polychrome", "varicolored", "variegated" ], "related":[ "clear", "limpid", "liquid", "lucent", "pellucid", "transparent", "bleached", "faded", "palish", "washed-out", "washy", "dull", "faint", "gray", "grey", "neutral", "pale", "pallid", "snow-white", "snowy", "whited" ], "synonyms":[ "colorless", "tintless", "uncolored", "undyed", "unpainted", "unstained" ] }, "not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt":{ "antonyms":[ "adverse", "bad", "baleful", "baneful", "damaging", "dangerous", "deleterious", "detrimental", "evil", "harmful", "hurtful", "ill", "injurious", "mischievous", "nocuous", "noxious", "pernicious", "prejudicial", "wicked" ], "examples":[ "told a little white lie to spare her feelings" ], "near antonyms":[ "poisonous", "venomous", "menacing", "ominous", "sinister", "threatening", "hazardous", "imperiling", "imperilling", "jeopardizing", "parlous", "perilous", "risky", "unsafe", "unsound", "nasty", "noisome", "unhealthful", "unhealthy", "unwholesome", "offensive", "painful", "scathing", "wounding", "deadly", "fatal", "lethal", "ruinous", "destructive", "insidious", "malignant", "noxious", "pestilent", "polluted", "tainted" ], "related":[ "healthful", "healthy", "salubrious", "wholesome", "benignant", "sound", "trustworthy", "gentle", "gracious", "mild", "nonthreatening", "painless", "unobjectionable", "noncorrosive", "nondestructive", "nonfatal", "noninfectious", "nonlethal", "nonpoisonous", "nonpolluting", "nontoxic", "nonvenomous" ], "synonyms":[ "anodyne", "benign", "harmless", "hurtless", "innocent", "innocuous", "inoffensive", "safe" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "white dwarf":{ "as in neutron star , red dwarf":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "white lightning":{ "illegally produced liquor":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "college students secretly mixing up a batch of white lightning in the school lab" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bathtub gin", "red-eye", "rotgut", "alcohol", "ardent spirits", "booze", "drink", "firewater", "grog", "hooch", "John Barleycorn", "juice", "potable", "rum", "spirits", "strong drink", "tipple" ], "synonyms":[ "bootleg", "moonshine", "mountain dew" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whited":{ "as in snowy , snow-white":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "whiten":{ "to make white or whiter by removing color":{ "antonyms":[ "darken", "deepen", "embrown" ], "examples":[ "years of sunlight had almost completely whitened the flag" ], "near antonyms":[ "blacken", "blotch", "checker", "dapple", "daub", "discolor", "fleck", "marble", "mottle", "pattern", "polychrome", "shade", "speck", "speckle", "splotch", "spot", "streak", "striate", "stripe", "tarnish", "variegate", "color", "dye", "paint", "pigment", "stain", "tincture", "tinge", "tint", "burnish", "polish", "shine" ], "related":[ "brighten", "lighten", "dim", "mat", "matte", "matt", "etiolate", "whitewash", "frost", "silver" ], "synonyms":[ "blanch", "bleach", "blench", "decolorize", "dull", "fade", "pale", "snow", "wash out" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whitened":{ "as in washed , bleached":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in white":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to make white or whiter by removing color":{ "antonyms":[ "darkened", "deepened", "embrowned" ], "examples":[ "years of sunlight had almost completely whitened the flag" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackened", "blotched", "checkered", "dappled", "daubed", "discolored", "flecked", "marbled", "mottled", "patterned", "polychromed", "shaded", "specked", "speckled", "splotched", "spotted", "streaked", "striated", "striped", "tarnished", "variegated", "colored", "dyed", "painted", "pigmented", "stained", "tinctured", "tinged", "tinted", "burnished", "polished", "shone", "shined" ], "related":[ "brightened", "lightened", "dimmed", "matted", "etiolated", "whitewashed", "frosted", "silvered" ], "synonyms":[ "blanched", "bleached", "blenched", "decolorized", "dulled", "faded", "paled", "snowed", "washed out" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "whitening":{ "to make white or whiter by removing color":{ "antonyms":[ "darkening", "deepening", "embrowning" ], "examples":[ "years of sunlight had almost completely whitened the flag" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackening", "blotching", "checkering", "dappling", "daubing", "discoloring", "flecking", "marbling", "mottling", "patterning", "polychroming", "shading", "specking", "speckling", "splotching", "spotting", "streaking", "striating", "striping", "tarnishing", "variegating", "coloring", "dyeing", "painting", "pigmenting", "staining", "tincturing", "tingeing", "tinging", "tinting", "burnishing", "polishing", "shining" ], "related":[ "brightening", "lightening", "dimming", "matting", "etiolating", "whitewashing", "frosting", "silvering" ], "synonyms":[ "blanching", "bleaching", "blenching", "decolorizing", "dulling", "fading", "paling", "snowing", "washing out" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whitewash":{ "as in pretext , pretense":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in shutout , washout":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to dismiss as of little importance":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "refused to whitewash the governor's chronic disregard for the truth" ], "near antonyms":[ "heed", "mark", "mind", "note", "object (to)" ], "related":[ "explain", "justify", "rationalize", "absolve", "acquit", "clear", "exculpate", "exonerate", "vindicate", "waive", "wave (aside or off)" ], "synonyms":[ "blink (at)", "brush (aside or off)", "condone", "discount", "disregard", "excuse", "forgive", "gloss (over)", "gloze (over)", "ignore", "overlook", "overpass", "paper over", "pardon", "pass over", "remit", "shrug off", "wink (at)" ] }, "to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "don't try to whitewash your rudeness by claiming that you were having a bad day" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "sugarcoat", "varnish", "apologize", "atone", "confess", "account (for)", "explain", "justify", "rationalize", "minimize", "play down", "soft-pedal", "alleviate", "ease", "lessen", "lighten", "mitigate", "moderate", "soften", "temper", "absolve", "acquit", "clear", "exculpate", "exonerate", "vindicate" ], "synonyms":[ "deodorize", "excuse", "explain away", "extenuate", "gloss (over)", "gloze (over)", "palliate" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whitewashed":{ "to dismiss as of little 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"soft-pedaled", "alleviated", "eased", "lessened", "lightened", "mitigated", "moderated", "softened", "tempered", "absolved", "acquitted", "cleared", "exculpated", "exonerated", "vindicated" ], "synonyms":[ "deodorized", "excused", "explained away", "extenuated", "glossed (over)", "glozed (over)", "palliated" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whittling":{ "to cause to diminish gradually by or as if by cutting off bits with a knife":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "He was sitting on the porch, whittling a stick." ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whizz":{ "a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the irritating whiz of a bee in the room" ], "near antonyms":[ "bawl", "howl", "roar", "scream", "screech", "shriek", "squall", "squeal", "yelp", "yell" ], "related":[ "babble", "coo", "gasp", "gurgle", "hiss", "moan", "murmur", "rustle", "sigh", "suspiration", "susurration", "susurrus", "whisper", "whish", "zing", "zip" ], "synonyms":[ "burr", "buzz", "chirr", "churr", "drone", "hum", "purr", "thrum", "whir", "whirr", "zoom" ] }, "a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field":{ "antonyms":[ "amateur", "inexpert", "nonexpert" ], "examples":[ "the computer whiz to whom we all go when we're having problems, which is fairly often" ], "near antonyms":[ "apprentice", "beginner", "neophyte", "novice", "dabbler", "dilettante", "layman", "nonprofessional" ], "related":[ "pro", "professional", "consultant", "hired gun", "specialist", "addict", "aficionado", "afficionado", "buff", "devotee", "enthusiast", "fan", "craftsman", "journeyman", "all-rounder", "jack-of-all-trades", "Renaissance man", "mistress" ], "synonyms":[ "ace", "adept", "artist", "authority", "cognoscente", "connoisseur", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "dab", "dab hand", "expert", "fiend", "geek", "guru", "hand", "hotshot", "maestro", "master", "maven", "mavin", "meister", "past master", "proficient", "scholar", "shark", "sharp", "virtuoso", "wizard" ] }, "a sound similar to the speech sound \\s\\ stretched out":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the whiz of an arrow flying by at an uncomfortably close range" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "swoosh", "wheeze", "whistle", "whoosh", "zip", "sibilance", "sibilant" ], "synonyms":[ "fizz", "hiss", "sizzle", "swish", "whish" ] }, "a very smart person":{ "antonyms":[ "blockhead", "dodo", "dolt", "dope", "dumbbell", "dummy", "dunce", "fathead", "goon", "half-wit", "hammerhead", "idiot", "imbecile", "knucklehead", "moron", "nitwit", "numskull", "numbskull", "pinhead" ], "examples":[ "one of those whizzes who does very well in every subject" ], "near antonyms":[ "ignoramus", "illiterate", "know-nothing", "lowbrow", "anti-intellectual", "philistine", "ass", "donkey", "fool", "jackass", "beast", "boor", "cad", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cretin", "cur", "heel", "jerk", "louse", "lout", "skunk", "snake", "stinker" ], "related":[ "polyhistor", "polymath", "Renaissance man", "blue", "bluestocking", "highbrow", "intellectual", "sage", "savant", "geek", "longhair", "nerd", "master", "virtuoso", "ace", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "natural" ], "synonyms":[ "brain", "brainiac", "genius", "intellect", "thinker", "wiz", "wizard" ] }, "to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "many vehicles were whizzing past us at breakneck speeds" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "chirr", "churr", "thrum", "fizz", "hiss", "murmur", "purr", "rustle", "sigh", "sizzle", "swish", "whisper", "coo", "curr", "wheeze", "whistle", "whoosh" ], "synonyms":[ "bumble", "burr", "buzz", "drone", "hum", "whir", "whirr", "whish", "zip", "zoom" ] }, "to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \\s\\":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "just hearing the bullets whiz as they fly by their heads must be terrifying for soldiers" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "swoosh", "wheeze", "whistle", "whoosh", "zip", "bubble", "effervesce", "buzz", "drone", "hum" ], "synonyms":[ "fizz", "fizzle", "hiss", "sizzle", "swish", "whish" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "who's who":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "wholesale":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "wholesaled":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "wholesaler":{ "as in retailer , distributor":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "wholesales":{ "as in retails":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "retails", "hawks", "peddles", "deals (in)", "distributes", "high-pressures", "hustles", "markets", "merchandises", "merchandizes", "trades (in)", "vends" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whoopee":{ "how delightful":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "whoopee ! I got the job I wanted!" ], "near antonyms":[ "alack", "alas", "aw", "boo" ], "related":[ "wow", "zowie", "ooh", "gee", "gee whiz", "gosh" ], "synonyms":[ "glory", "glory be", "ha", "hah", "hallelujah", "hey", "hooray", "hurrah", "hurray", "hot dog", "huzzah", "wahoo", "whee", "yahoo", "yippee" ] }, "joyful or festive activity":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "for New Year's Eve I'm planning to make whoopee at several clubs" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackness", "darkness", "dolefulness", "dolor", "gloom", "gloominess", "glumness", "grief", "heartache", "heartbreak", "heartsickness", "miserableness", "misery", "mournfulness", "mourning", "woe", "wretchedness", "dejection", "depression", "despondence", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "dispiritedness", "doldrums", "downheartedness", "dumps", "forlornness", "joylessness", "melancholy", "sorrow", "unhappiness" ], "related":[ "carousal", "carouse", "delight", "diversion", "entertainment", "fun", "mischief", "pleasure", "recreation", "riot", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "cheeriness", "glee", "gleefulness", "hilarity", "joviality", "merriness", "mirth", "mirthfulness", "carnival", "celebration", "festival", "party", "revel", "frolicking", "gamboling", "gambolling", "rollicking", "romping", "enjoyment", "happiness", "joy", "binge", "fling", "frolic", "gambol", "lark", "rollick", "romp", "spree", "buffoonery", "clownery", "clownishness", "flippancy", "frivolity", "funning", "jesting", "jocularity", "joking", "joshing", "levity", "lightheartedness", "playfulness", "zaniness" ], "synonyms":[ "conviviality", "festivity", "gaiety", "gayety", "jollification", "jollity", "merriment", "merrymaking", "rejoicing", "reveling", "revelling", "revelry" ] }, "type":[ "interjection", "noun" ] }, "whooshes":{ "as in whistles , swooshes":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to move very quickly with the sound of quickly flowing air or water":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "Cars whooshed along the 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"clip", "clout", "crack", "cuff", "dab", "douse", "fillip", "hack", "haymaker", "hit", "hook", "knock", "larrup", "lash", "lick", "pelt", "pick", "plump", "poke", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "stinger", "stripe", "stroke", "swat", "swipe", "switch", "thud", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "welt", "whack", "wham" ] }, "to defeat by a large margin":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "despite high hopes, the hometown favorites got whopped again", "maybe if that television station replaced its obnoxious news anchor, it wouldn't get consistently whopped in the ratings" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "sweep", "upset", "beat", "best", "conquer", "dispatch", "hurdle", "lick", "master", "overbear", "overcome", "overmatch", "prevail (over)", "subdue", "surmount", "take", "throw", "triumph (over)", "win (against)", "worst", "crush", "knock off", "knock over", "overpower", "overthrow", "overwhelm", "subjugate", "upend", "vanquish", "ace (out)", "better", "eclipse", "exceed", "outdistance", "outdo", "outfight", "outshine", "outstrip", "overtop", "surpass", "top", "transcend", "edge (out)", "nose out", "pip", "cap", "excel", "flourish", "score", "succeed", "break", "destroy", "do in", "finish", "sink", "slaughter" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilate", "blow away", "bomb", "bury", "clobber", "cream", "drub", "dust", "flatten", "paste", "rout", "shellac", "skin", "skunk", "smoke", "smother", "snow under", "thrash", "trim", "tromp", "trounce", "wallop", "wax", "whip", "whomp", "whup" ] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he called me a name and I whopped him good" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "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" ], "synonyms":[ "bash", "baste", "bat", "batter", "beat", "belabor", "belt", "birch", "bludgeon", "buffet", "bung up", "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", "whup", "work over" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "why":{ "how surprising, doubtful, or unbelievable":{ "examples":[ "why , what a strange thing to say!", "why , that's not possible!" ], "synonyms":[ "ah", "aha", "come on", "fie", "indeed", "my word", "no", "pshaw", "well", "what" ], "related":[ "gee", "gee whiz", "ha", "hello", "hey", "lo", "oh", "fiddlesticks", "phooey", "pooh", "there", "oops", "whoops", "woops", "ugh", "egad", "gad", "gadzooks", "(the) deuce", "the devil", "the dickens", "zounds" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing":{ "examples":[ "asked the whys behind the surprising decision" ], "synonyms":[ "account", "authority", "grounds", "motive", "reason", "subject", "wherefore" ], "related":[ "antecedent", "cause", "consideration", "impetus", "incentive", "inspiration", "instigation", "occasion", "stimulus" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something hard to understand or explain":{ "examples":[ "how one decides that a certain person is \"the one\" is one of the great whys of life" ], "synonyms":[ "closed book", "conundrum", "enigma", "head-scratcher", "mystery", "mystification", "puzzle", "puzzlement", "riddle", "secret" ], "related":[ "brainteaser", "case", "challenge", "knot", "matter", "perplexity", "poser", "problem", "stumper", "trouble" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "interjection", "noun" ] }, "whippings":{ "failure to win a contest":{ "examples":[ "suffered a whipping that took them out of competition" ], "synonyms":[ "beatings", "defeats", "drubbings", "lickings", "losses", "lumps", "overthrows", "plasterings", "routs", "shellackings", "trimmings" ], "related":[ "collapses", "debacles", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cles", "failures", "fiascoes", "fizzles", "flops", "nonsuccesses", "setbacks", "upsets", "lurches", "shutouts", "washouts", "whitewashes" ], "near antonyms":[ "accomplishments", "achievements", "blowouts", "cakewalks", "landslides", "romps", "runaways", "sweeps", "walkaways", "walkovers" ], "antonyms":[ "successes", "triumphs", "victories", "wins" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whorehouses":{ "a building in which prostitutes are available":{ "examples":[ "he visited a whorehouse while stationed overseas" ], "synonyms":[ "bagnios", "bawdy houses", "bordellos", "brothels", "cathouses", "disorderly houses", "sporting houses", "stews" ], "related":[ "call houses", "cribs", "massage parlors", "harems", "seraglios" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whishing":{ "to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound":{ "examples":[ "seemingly out of nowhere, a baseball whished past my head" ], "synonyms":[ "bumbling", "burring", "buzzing", "droning", "humming", "whirring", "whizzing", "zipping", "zooming" ], "related":[ "chirring", "churring", "thrumming", "fizzing", "hissing", "murmuring", "purring", "rustling", "sighing", "sizzling", "swishing", "whispering", "cooing", "curring", "wheezing", "whistling", "whooshing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \\s\\":{ "examples":[ "the match whished as it burst into flame" ], "synonyms":[ "fizzing", "fizzling", "hissing", "sizzling", "swishing", "whizzing" ], "related":[ "swooshing", "wheezing", "whistling", "whooshing", "zipping", "bubbling", "effervescing", "buzzing", "droning", "humming" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whiny":{ "as in whining , squealing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "whimper":{ "an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment":{ "examples":[ "patiently posed for dozens of photographs without so much as a whimper" ], "synonyms":[ "beef", "bitch", "bleat", "carp", "complaint", "fuss", "grievance", "gripe", "grouch", "grouse", "grumble", "holler", "kvetch", "lament", "miserere", "moan", "murmur", "plaint", "squawk", "wail", "whine", "whinge", "yammer" ], "related":[ "challenge", "demur", "expostulation", "kick", "niggle", "objection", "protest", "quibble", "remonstrance", "stink" ], "near antonyms":[ "commendation", "compliment", "plaudit", "acclaim", "applause", "praise", "approval", "endorsement", "indorsement", "sanction" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to utter feeble plaintive cries":{ "examples":[ "the dog whimpered to be let in" ], "synonyms":[ "bleat", "mewl", "pule" ], "related":[ "fuss", "sniffle", "snivel", "snuffle", "whine", "bawl", "blub", "blubber", "cry", "sob", "weep", "peep", "squeak", "yelp", "mumble", "murmur", "mutter", "groan", "moan", "sigh" ], "near antonyms":[ "scream", "screech", "shriek", "squeal", "howl", "squall", "wail", "yowl", "call", "caterwaul", "squawk", "bellow", "roar" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{ "examples":[ "a good-hearted person, but given to whimpering about trifles" ], "synonyms":[ "beef", "bellyache", "bitch", "bleat", "carp", "caterwaul", "complain", "crab", "croak", "fuss", "gripe", "grizzle", "grouch", "grouse", "growl", "grumble", "grump", "holler", "inveigh", "keen", "kick", "kvetch", "maunder", "moan", "murmur", "mutter", "nag", "repine", "scream", "squawk", "squeal", "wail", "whine", "whinge", "yammer", "yawp", "yaup", "yowl" ], "related":[ "object (to)", "protest", "quarrel (with)", "cavil", "quibble", "fret", "stew", "worry", "blubber", "cry", "sob", "bemoan", "bewail", "deplore", "lament" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "bear", "countenance", "endure", "take", "tolerate", "applaud", "cheer", "commend" ], "antonyms":[ "crow", "delight", "rejoice" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whorl":{ "as in spiral , twist":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "what have you":{ "any of various other things that might also be mentioned":{ "examples":[ "a shop full of baubles, trinkets, and what have you" ], "synonyms":[ "what all", "whatever", "whatnot" ], "near synonyms":[ "anything", "whichever" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "whiles":{ "an indefinite but usually short period of time":{ "examples":[ "we stayed at the fair for a while longer" ], "synonyms":[ "bits", "space", "spells", "stretches" ], "near synonyms":[ "lapses", "seasons", "spans", "days", "epochs", "eras", "beats", "eyeblinks", "flashes", "heartbeats", "instants", "jiffies", "jiffs", "minutes", "moments", "nanoseconds", "New York minutes", "seconds", "shakes", "split seconds", "spurts", "trices", "twinkles", "twinklings", "winks", "aeons", "eons", "ages", "eternities", "infinities", "perpetuities", "interims", "interludes", "intermissions", "intervals" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the active use of energy in producing a result":{ "examples":[ "it's not worth my while to fix it, so we'll get a new one" ], "synonyms":[ "efforts", "elbow grease", "exertions", "expenditures", "labors", "pains", "sweats", "troubles", "works" ], "near synonyms":[ "drudgeries", "grinds", "slogs", "strains", "toils", "travails", "dints", "energies", "forces", "mights", "muscles", "powers", "puissances", "attempts", "endeavors", "essays", "flings", "goes", "passes", "shots", "stabs", "trials", "tries", "whacks" ], "near antonyms":[ "eases", "facilities", "fluencies", "dormancies", "inactions", "inactivities", "indolences", "inertias", "languors", "quiescences" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whatnot":{ "a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember":{ "examples":[ "the store sells an array of whatnots for the do-it-yourself plumber" ], "synonyms":[ "dingus", "doodad", "doohickey", "hickey", "thingamabob", "thingamajig", "thingumajig", "thingummy", "whatchamacallit", "whatsit", "whatsis", "what-is-it" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "any of various other things that might also be mentioned":{ "examples":[ "the drawer is full of spare pens, paper clips, stray elastics and whatnot" ], "synonyms":[ "what all", "whatever" ], "near synonyms":[ "anything", "whichever" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "pronoun" ] }, "whupping":{ "to defeat by a large margin":{ "examples":[ "in the summer box office sweepstakes, most of the Hollywood blockbusters got whupped by a small indie movie with no stars" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilating", "blowing away", "bombing", "burying", "clobbering", "creaming", "drubbing", "dusting", "flattening", "pasting", "routing", "shellacking", "skinning", "skunking", "smoking", "smothering", "snowing under", "thrashing", "trimming", "tromping", "trouncing", "walloping", "waxing", "whipping", "whomping", "whopping", "whapping" ], "near synonyms":[ "sweeping", "upsetting", "beating", "besting", "conquering", "dispatching", "hurdling", "licking", "mastering", "overbearing", "overcoming", "overmatching", "prevailing (over)", "subduing", "surmounting", "taking", "throwing", "triumphing (over)", "winning (against)", "worsting", "crushing", "knocking off", "knocking over", "overpowering", "overthrowing", "overwhelming", "subjugating", "upending", "vanquishing", "acing (out)", "bettering", "eclipsing", "exceeding", "outdistancing", "outdoing", "outfighting", "outshining", "outstripping", "overtopping", "surpassing", "topping", "transcending", "edging (out)", "nosing out", "pipping", "capping", "excelling", "flourishing", "scoring", "succeeding", "breaking", "destroying", "doing in", "finishing", "sinking", "slaughtering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "a boxer whupping a badly outmatched opponent" ], "synonyms":[ "bashing", "basting", "battering", "batting", "beating", "belaboring", "belting", "birching", "bludgeoning", "buffeting", "bunging up", "clubbing", "currying", "doing", "drubbing", "fibbing", "flogging", "hammering", "hiding", "lacing", "lambasting", "lashing", "lathering", "licking", "mauling", "messing (up)", "paddling", "pelting", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "punching out", "roughing (up)", "slating", "slogging", "switching", "tanning", "thrashing", "threshing", "thumping", "tromping", "walloping", "whaling", "whipping", "whopping", "whapping", "working over" ], "near synonyms":[ "assailing", "assaulting", "attacking", "besetting", "boxing", "busting", "chopping", "clobbering", "clouting", "cracking", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "cuffing", "descending (on or upon)", "hitting", "jumping (on)", "knocking", "lamming", "laying on", "pasting", "pouncing (on or upon)", "punching", "raiding", "rushing", "slamming", "slapping", "smacking", "smashing", "socking", "spanking", "storming", "swatting", "swiping", "thwacking", "whacking", "whamming", "whomping", "blackjacking", "caning", "cowhiding", "flagellating", "fustigating", "horsewhipping", "leathering", "pistol-whipping", "rawhiding", "scourging", "strapping", "goring", "lacerating", "wounding", "maiming", "mangling", "mutilating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whimsicalness":{ "an inclination to sudden illogical changes of mind, ideas, or actions":{ "examples":[ "at times she displays a certain whimsicalness that is charming" ], "synonyms":[ "caprice", "capriciousness", "freakishness", "impulsiveness", "whimsicality" ], "near synonyms":[ "mercurialness", "moodiness", "unpredictability", "willfulness", "eccentricity", "flakiness", "arbitrariness", "fickleness", "inconstancy", "irregularity", "volatileness", "volatility", "changeability", "flexibility", "mutability", "variability", "variableness" ], "near antonyms":[ "levelheadedness", "practicality", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "fastness", "firmness", "fixedness", "immovability", "immovableness", "immutability", "inflexibility", "invariability", "changelessness", "constancy", "stability", "steadfastness", "steadiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }