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"smatter", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "spot", "strain", "streak", "suspicion", "taste", "touch", "trace", "whisper", "whit", "bite", "mouthful", "nibble", "tidbit", "titbit", "fragment", "part", "portion", "section", "chip", "flake", "shard", "shiver", "sliver", "splinter", "clipping", "paring", "shaving", "smithereens" ], "synonyms":[ "atom", "bit", "crumb", "dribble", "flyspeck", "grain", "granule", "molecule", "morsel", "mote", "nubbin", "nugget", "particle", "patch", "scrap", "scruple", "snip", "snippet", "speck", "tittle" ] }, "to mark with small spots especially unevenly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "to achieve the desired effect, fleck the canvas with paint simply by flicking the brush close to the surface" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "blot", "dye", "stain", "band", "bar", "streak", "stripe", "intersperse", "set", "stud", "bespatter", "spatter" ], "synonyms":[ "blotch", "dapple", "dot", "freckle", "marble", "mottle", "pepper", "shoot", "speck", 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"sprinkled", "stippled" ], "near synonyms":[ "blotted", "dyed", "stained", "banded", "barred", "streaked", "striped", "interspersed", "set", "studded", "bespattered", "spattered" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "flecks":{ "a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part":{ "examples":[ "flooring tile that is brown with flecks of white" ], "synonyms":[ "blotches", "dapples", "dots", "eyespots", "mottles", "patches", "pips", "points", "speckles", "specks", "splotches", "spots" ], "near synonyms":[ "birthmarks", "freckles", "moles", "blobs", "blots", "marks", "smears", "smudges", "smutches", "stains", "spatters", "splashes", "polka dots" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a very small piece":{ "examples":[ "wiped a fleck of cookie off his jacket" ], "synonyms":[ "atoms", "bits", "crumbs", "dribbles", "flyspecks", "grains", "granules", "molecules", "morsels", "motes", "nubbins", "nuggets", "particles", "patches", "scraps", "scruples", "snippets", "snips", "specks", "tittles" ], "near synonyms":[ "aces", "dabs", "dashes", "driblets", "drops", "fractions", "haets", "halfpence", "halfpennies", "ha'pennies", "iotas", "jots", "kennings", "licks", "minims", "mites", "modicums", "nutshells", "ounces", "pinches", "shreds", "smatters", "smidgens", "smidgeons", "smidgins", "smidges", "spots", "strains", "streaks", "suspicions", "tastes", "touches", "traces", "whispers", "whits", "bites", "mouthfuls", "nibbles", "tidbits", "titbits", "fragments", "parts", "portions", "sections", "chips", "flakes", "shards", "shivers", "slivers", "splinters", "clippings", "parings", "shavings", "smithereens" ], "near antonyms":[ "chunks", "gobs", "hunks", "lumps", "slabs", "abundances", "barrels", "buckets", "bushels", "deals", "heaps", "loads", "masses", "mountains", "pecks", "piles", "pots", "profusions", "quantities", "rafts", "scads", "stacks", "volumes", "wads", "wealths" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to mark with small spots especially unevenly":{ "examples":[ "to achieve the desired effect, fleck the canvas with paint simply by flicking the brush close to the surface" ], "synonyms":[ "blotches", "dapples", "dots", "freckles", "marbles", "mottles", "peppers", "shoots", "speckles", "specks", "splotches", "spots", "sprinkles", "stipples" ], "near synonyms":[ "blots", "dyes", "stains", "bands", "bars", "streaks", "stripes", "intersperses", "sets", "studs", "bespatters", "spatters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "flee":{ "to cease to be visible":{ "examples":[ "the fog fled with the arrival of the dawn" ], "synonyms":[ "dematerialize", "disappear", "dissolve", "evanesce", "evaporate", "fade", "fly", "melt", "sink", "vanish" ], "near synonyms":[ "blank (out)", "clear", "die (away or down or out)", "disperse", "dissipate", "dry up", "blur", "dim" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrive", "break out", "come out", "emerge", "issue", "loom", "show up" ], "antonyms":[ "appear", "materialize" ] }, "to 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(it)", "retreat", "run", "run away", "run off", "skedaddle" ], "near synonyms":[ "abscond", "clear out", "decamp", "elope", "escape", "get (away)", "get out", "lam", "light out", "make off", "mizzle", "scarper", "scat", "scram", "skip (out)", "skirr" ], "near antonyms":[ "beard", "brave", "confront", "dare", "defy", "face", "abide", "dwell", "hang around", "linger", "remain", "stay", "stick around", "tarry" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fleeting":{ "lasting only for a short time":{ "examples":[ "had a fleeting desire to jump into the cool lake but kept on hiking" ], "synonyms":[ "brief", "deciduous", "ephemeral", "evanescent", "flash", "fugacious", "fugitive", "impermanent", "momentary", "passing", "short-lived", "temporary", "transient", "transitory" ], "near synonyms":[ "little", "short", "shortish", "acting", "interim", "provisional", "short-term" ], "near antonyms":[ "lifelong", "continuing", "durable", "persistent", "imperishable", "indefectible", "indestructible" ], "antonyms":[ "ceaseless", "dateless", "deathless", "endless", "enduring", "eternal", "everlasting", "immortal", "lasting", "long-lived", "permanent", "perpetual", "timeless", "undying", "unending" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "fleshing (out)":{ "to express more fully and in greater detail":{ "examples":[ "a lengthy follow-up that fleshes out the original report on the military engagement" ], "synonyms":[ "amplifying", "developing", "dilating (on or upon)", "elaborating (on)", "enlarging (on or upon)", "expanding" ], "near synonyms":[ "adding (to)", "complementing", "supplementing", "discoursing", "expatiating", "rambling", "running on" ], "near antonyms":[ "compressing", "contracting", "outlining", "summarizing", "summing up" ], "antonyms":[ "abbreviating", "abridging", "condensing", "shortening" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flew off the handle":{ "to become very angry":{ "examples":[ "The manager flew off the handle when another customer complaint was called in." ], "synonyms":[ "blew up", "flared (up)", "flipped (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "angered", "fulminated", "raged", "ranted", "raved", "snapped", "snarled", "sputtered", "stormed", "teed off", "vented", "vituperated", "bristled", "burned", "burnt", "foamed", "fumed", "glared", "glowered", "seethed", "sizzled", "smoldered", "smouldered", "steamed", "warmed", "burst", "bursted", "exploded", "flared (out)", "flashed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "maddened" ], "near antonyms":[ "chilled out", "cooled (off or down)", "relaxed", "hushed", "quieted (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "calmed (down)", "simmered down" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "flexure":{ "as in twist , loop":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "buckle", "convolution", "fold", "loop", "spiral", "swirl", "twist", "winding", "coil", "curl", "curlicue", "curlycue", "incurvature", "reflection", "circle", "ring", "ringlet", "round", "decline", "inclination", "incline", "slope", "kink", "warp", "corner", "turnoff", "angle", "arc", "arch", "bend", "bow", "crook", "curvature", "curve", "inflection", "turn", "wind", "dogleg", "hairpin" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flecking":{ "to mark with small spots especially unevenly":{ "examples":[ "to achieve the desired effect, fleck the canvas with paint simply by flicking the brush close to the surface" ], "synonyms":[ "blotching", "dappling", "dotting", "freckling", "marbling", "mottling", "peppering", "shooting", "specking", "speckling", "splotching", "spotting", "sprinkling", "stippling" ], "near synonyms":[ "blotting", "dyeing", "staining", "banding", "barring", "streaking", "striping", "interspersing", "setting", "studding", "bespattering", "spattering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fleapit":{ "as in grind house":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "grind house", "art house", "art theater", "cinematheque", "drive-in", "megaplex", "multiplex", "plex", "'plex", "nickelodeon", "cinema", "playhouse", "theater", "theatre" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fleshly":{ "having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven":{ "examples":[ "a time of year when people shouldn't focus on fleshly concerns, but instead on spiritual matters" ], "synonyms":[ "carnal", "earthborn", "earthbound", "earthly", "material", "mundane", "sublunary", "temporal", "terrene", "terrestrial", "worldly" ], "near synonyms":[ "animal", "bodily", "corporal", "corporeal", "physical", "daily", "diurnal", "unspiritual", "anthropic", "anthropical", "anthropocentric" ], "near antonyms":[ "celestial", "Elysian", "empyreal", "empyrean", "supernal", "metaphysical", "devotional", "divine", "religious", "sacred", "spiritual", "utopian", "ethereal", "supernatural", "transcendent", "transcendental" ], "antonyms":[ "heavenly", "nontemporal", "unearthly", "unworldly" ] }, "of or relating to the human body":{ "examples":[ "the fleshly eye sees the only finished painting, but the mind's eye sees the genius behind its creation" ], "synonyms":[ "animal", "bodily", "carnal", "corporal", "corporeal", "material", "physical", "somatic" ], "near synonyms":[ "anatomic", "anatomical", "physiological", "physiologic", "sensual", "sensuous", "hand-to-hand" ], "near antonyms":[ "cerebral", "inner", "intellectual", "mental", "psychological", "psychologic", "bodiless", "immaterial", "incorporeal", "insubstantial", "spiritual", "ethereal", "metaphysical", "psychic", "psychical" ], "antonyms":[ "nonmaterial", "nonphysical" ] }, "pleasing to the physical senses":{ "examples":[ "returning campers looking forward to all the fleshly pleasures of home, including warm baths" ], "synonyms":[ "carnal", "luscious", "lush", "sensual", "sensuous", "voluptuous" ], "near synonyms":[ "bodily", "corporeal", "agreeable", "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "dreamy", "gratifying", "palatable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "scrumptious", "epicurean", "luxurious", "self-indulgent" ], "near antonyms":[ "harsh", "painful", "uncomfortable", "disgusting", "foul", "hideous", "icky" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "flexible":{ "capable of being readily changed":{ "examples":[ "fortunately, that working mother has a very flexible schedule for her office job" ], "synonyms":[ "adaptable", "adjustable", "alterable", "changeable", "elastic", "fluid", "malleable", "modifiable", "pliable", "variable" ], "near synonyms":[ "changing", "fluctuating", "inconstant", "labile", "unstable", "unsteady", "varying", "versatile" ], "near antonyms":[ "constant", "stable", "steady", "unchanging", "uniform", "unvarying" ], "antonyms":[ "established", "fixed", "immutable", "inelastic", "inflexible", "invariable", "nonmalleable", "ramrod", "set", "unadaptable", "unalterable", "unbudgeable", "unchangeable" ] }, "not bound by rigid standards":{ "examples":[ "parents with a flexible attitude when it comes to the children's bedtime" ], "synonyms":[ "easygoing", "lax", "loose", "relaxed", "slack", "unrestrained", "unrestricted" ], "near synonyms":[ "careless", "derelict", "heedless", "irresponsible", "lazy", "neglectful", "negligent", "remiss", "slipshod", "sloppy", "sloven", "slovenly", "unfussy" ], "near antonyms":[ "constrained", "restrained", "restricted", "tight", "careful", "conscientious", "exact", "fussy", "meticulous", "painstaking", "punctilious", "scrupulous", "implacable", "inflexible" ], "antonyms":[ "hard", "harsh", "rigid", "rigorous", "severe", "stern", "strict" ] }, "able to bend easily without breaking":{ "examples":[ "the tent was held up by crisscrossing flexible rods threaded through the top" ], "synonyms":[ "bendy", "limber", "lissome", "lissom", "lithe", "lithesome", "pliable", "pliant", "supple", "willowy" ], "near synonyms":[ "adaptable", "ductile", "elastic", "fluid", "kneadable", "malleable", "modifiable", "plastic", "variable", "yielding", "droopy", "flaccid", "floppy", "limp", "semiflexible" ], "near antonyms":[ "inelastic", "nonmalleable", "unyielding", "breakable", "brittle", "fragile" ], "antonyms":[ "inflexible", "rigid", "stiff", "stiffened" ] }, "able to revert to original size and shape after being stretched, squeezed, or twisted":{ "examples":[ "used a flexible plastic for the toy" ], "synonyms":[ "bouncy", "elastic", "resilient", "rubberlike", "rubbery", "springy", "stretch", "stretchable", "stretchy", "supple", "whippy" ], "near synonyms":[ "adaptable", "ductile", "kneadable", "malleable", "moldable", "plastic", "pliable", "pliant", "limber", "lissome", "lissom", "lithe", "lithesome", "willowy" ], "near antonyms":[ "compact", "firm", "hard", "solid", "unyielding", "brittle", "crisp", "crumbly", "flaky", "flakey", "friable", "short" ], "antonyms":[ "inelastic", "inflexible", "nonelastic", "rigid", "stiff" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "fleet":{ "a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management":{ "examples":[ "a fleet of buses rolling down the highway" ], "synonyms":[ "armada", "caravan", "cavalcade", "line", "motorcade", "train" ], "near synonyms":[ "argosy", "convoy", "flotilla", "navy", "column", "cortege", "cort\u00e8ge", "parade", "procession" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed":{ "examples":[ "a jewel thief said to be light of heart and fleet of foot" ], "synonyms":[ "blistering", "breakneck", "breathless", "brisk", "dizzy", "fast", "fleet-footed", "flying", "galloping", "hasty", "hot", "lightning", "nippy", "quick", "rapid", "rapid-fire", "rattling", "snappy", "speedy", "splitting", "swift", "whirlwind", "zippy" ], "near synonyms":[ "expeditious", "prompt", "ready", "accelerated", "hastened", "hurried", "quickened", "rushed", "breathtaking", "energetic", "strenuous", "strong", "vigorous", "high-speed", "rush", "ultrafast", "ultrarapid" ], "near antonyms":[ "crawling", "dallying", "dawdling", "dillydallying", "dragging", "laggard", "languid", "lingering", "plodding", "poking", "poky", "pokey", "slowish", "sluggish", "unhurried", "deliberate", "leisurely", "measured", "dilatory", "late", "tardy", "ultraslow" ], "antonyms":[ "slow" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "fleecing":{ "the exaction of a grossly excessive charge for goods or services":{ "examples":[ "the fleecing of the summer tourists seems to be a time-honored tradition on that resort island" ], "synonyms":[ "extortion", "gouging", "highway robbery", "overcharging" ], "near synonyms":[ "cheating", "chiseling", "chiselling", "defrauding", "skinning", "swindling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "examples":[ "swindlers who use the telephone to fleece senior citizens out of their savings" ], "synonyms":[ "beating", "bilking", "bleeding", "cheating", "chiseling", "chiselling", "chousing", "conning", "cozening", "defrauding", "diddling", "doing", "doing in", "euchring", "fiddling", "flimflamming", "gaffing", "hosing", "hustling", "mulcting", "nobbling", "plucking", "reaming", "ripping off", "rooking", "screwing", "shaking down", "shortchanging", "shorting", "skinning", "skunking", "squeezing", "sticking", "stiffing", "stinging", "suckering", "swindling", "thimblerigging", "victimizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "extorting", "wrenching", "wresting", "wringing", "clipping", "gouging", "nicking", "overcharging", "soaking", "exploiting", "milking", "deceiving", "duping", "fooling", "gulling", "tricking", "roping (in)", "betraying", "bitching", "double-crossing", "bamboozling", "fast-talking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fleece":{ "the hairy covering of a mammal especially when fine, soft, and thick":{ "examples":[ "learning how to shear the fleece off a sheep" ], "synonyms":[ "coat", "fur", "hair", "jacket", "pelage", "pile", "wool" ], "near synonyms":[ "undercoat", "underfur", "hide", "leather", "pelt", "skin" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{ "examples":[ "swindlers who use the telephone to fleece senior citizens out of their savings" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bilk", "bleed", "cheat", "chisel", "chouse", "con", "cozen", "defraud", "diddle", "do", "do in", "euchre", "fiddle", "flimflam", "gaff", "hose", "hustle", "mulct", "nobble", "pluck", "ream", "rip off", "rook", "screw", "shake down", "short", "shortchange", "skin", "skunk", "squeeze", "stick", "stiff", "sting", "sucker", "swindle", "thimblerig", "victimize" ], "near synonyms":[ "extort", "wrench", "wrest", "wring", "clip", "gouge", "nick", "overcharge", "soak", "exploit", "milk", "deceive", "dupe", "fool", "gull", "trick", "rope (in)", "betray", "bitch", "double-cross", "bamboozle", "fast-talk" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "flesh (out)":{ "to express more fully and in greater detail":{ "examples":[ "a lengthy follow-up that fleshes out the original report on the military engagement" ], "synonyms":[ "amplify", "develop", "dilate (on or upon)", "elaborate (on)", "enlarge (on or upon)", "expand" ], "near synonyms":[ "add (to)", "complement", "supplement", "discourse", "expatiate", "ramble", "run on" ], "near antonyms":[ "compress", "contract", "outline", "summarize", "sum up" ], "antonyms":[ "abbreviate", "abridge", "condense", "shorten" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fleetness":{ "a high rate of movement or performance":{ "examples":[ "clipper ships were renowned for their fleetness on the high seas" ], "synonyms":[ "celerity", "fastness", "haste", "hurry", "quickness", "rapidity", "rapidness", "speed", "speediness", "swiftness", "velocity" ], "near synonyms":[ "clip", "gait", "pace", "rate", "tempo", "drive", "hustle", "acceleration", "hastiness", "precipitation", "precipitousness", "rush", "alacrity", "dispatch", "expedition", "expeditiousness", "promptitude", "promptness", "warp speed" ], "near antonyms":[ "languidness", "languor", "leisureliness", "lethargy", "torpidity", "torpor", "reluctance", "deliberateness", "deliberation", "dilatoriness", "lateness", "pokiness", "procrastination" ], "antonyms":[ "slowness", "sluggishness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "flexibility":{ "as in resilience , elasticity":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "elasticity", "limberness", "resilience", "workability", "workableness", "adaptability", "ductility", "plasticity", "pliability", "pliableness", "pliancy", "pliantness", "suppleness", "malleability" ], "near antonyms":[ "inflexibility", "rigidity", "stiffness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in variability , changeability":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "changeability", "mutability", "variability", "variableness", "arbitrariness", "fickleness", "inconstancy", "irregularity", "volatileness", "volatility", "eccentricity", "flakiness", "mercurialness", "moodiness", "unpredictability", "willfulness", "caprice", "capriciousness", "freakishness", "impulsiveness", "whimsicality", "whimsicalness" ], "near antonyms":[ "levelheadedness", "practicality", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "fastness", "firmness", "fixedness", "immovability", "immovableness", "immutability", "inflexibility", "invariability", "changelessness", "constancy", "stability", "steadfastness", "steadiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fleet-footed":{ "moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed":{ "examples":[ "the Roman god Mercury was the fleet-footed messenger of the gods" ], "synonyms":[ "blistering", "breakneck", "breathless", "brisk", "dizzy", "fast", "fleet", "flying", "galloping", "hasty", "hot", "lightning", "nippy", "quick", "rapid", "rapid-fire", "rattling", "snappy", "speedy", "splitting", "swift", "whirlwind", "zippy" ], "near synonyms":[ "expeditious", "prompt", "ready", "accelerated", "hastened", "hurried", "quickened", "rushed", "breathtaking", "energetic", "strenuous", "strong", "vigorous", "high-speed", "rush", "ultrafast", "ultrarapid" ], "near antonyms":[ "crawling", "dallying", "dawdling", "dillydallying", "dragging", "laggard", "languid", "lingering", "plodding", "poking", "poky", "pokey", "slowish", "sluggish", "unhurried", "deliberate", "leisurely", "measured", "dilatory", "late", "tardy", "ultraslow" ], "antonyms":[ "slow" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "fleets":{ "a group of vehicles traveling together or under one management":{ "examples":[ "a fleet of buses rolling down the highway" ], "synonyms":[ "armadas", "caravans", "cavalcades", "lines", "motorcades", "trains" ], "near synonyms":[ "argosies", "convoys", "flotillas", "navies", "columns", "corteges", "cort\u00e8ges", "parades", "processions" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fleshes (out)":{ "to express more fully and in greater detail":{ "examples":[ "a lengthy follow-up that fleshes out the original report on the military engagement" ], "synonyms":[ "amplifies", "develops", "dilates (on or upon)", "elaborates (on)", "enlarges (on or upon)", "expands" ], "near synonyms":[ "adds (to)", "complements", "supplements", "discourses", "expatiates", "rambles", "runs on" ], "near antonyms":[ "compresses", "contracts", "outlines", "summarizes", "sums up" ], "antonyms":[ "abbreviates", "abridges", "condenses", "shortens" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fled":{ "to cease to be visible":{ "examples":[ "the fog fled with the arrival of the dawn" ], "synonyms":[ "dematerialized", "disappeared", "dissolved", "evanesced", "evaporated", "faded", "flew", "melted", "sank", "sunk", "vanished" ], "near synonyms":[ "blanked (out)", "cleared", "died (away or down or out)", "dispersed", "dissipated", "dried up", "blurred", "dimmed" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrived", "broke out", "came out", "emerged", "issued", "loomed", "showed up" ], "antonyms":[ "appeared", "materialized" ] }, "to get free from a dangerous or confining situation":{ "examples":[ "a murderer who fled on foot" ], "synonyms":[ "absconded", "broke out (of)", "cleared out", "escaped", "flew", "got out", "lammed", "ran away", "ran off" ], "near 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out", "decamped", "eloped", "escaped", "got (away)", "got out", "lammed", "lit", "lighted out", "made off", "mizzled", "scarpered", "scatted", "scrammed", "skipped (out)", "skirred" ], "near antonyms":[ "bearded", "braved", "confronted", "dared", "defied", "faced", "abided", "abode", "dwelled", "dwelt", "hung around", "lingered", "remained", "stayed", "stuck around", "tarried" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fleabags":{ "as in flophouses , doss-houses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "doss-houses", "flophouses", "boardinghouses", "lodging houses", "rooming houses", "bunkhouses", "dormitories", "dorms", "campgrounds", "camps", "courts", "motels", "motor courts", "motor inns", "motor lodges", "resorts", "spas", "tourist courts", "youth hostels", "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" ] }, "fleshy":{ "full of juice":{ "examples":[ "fleshy apples, the kind good for making cider" ], "synonyms":[ "juicy", "pulpy", "succulent" ], "near synonyms":[ "sappy", "watery" ], "near antonyms":[ "dehydrated", "desiccated", "dry", "sere", "sear", "shriveled", "shrivelled", "withered" ], "antonyms":[ "juiceless", "sapless" ] }, "having an excess of body fat":{ "examples":[ "the fleshy man slowly heaved himself out of his chair" ], "synonyms":[ "blubbery", "chubby", "corpulent", "fat", "full", "gross", "lardy", "obese", "overweight", "plump", "podgy", "portly", "pudgy", "replete", "roly-poly", "rotund", "round", "tubby" ], "near synonyms":[ "beefy", "bulky", "chunky", "heavy", "heavyset", "plumpish", "stocky", "stout", "thick", "thickset", "weighty", "brawny", "burly", "hefty", "husky", "dumpy", "squat", "stubby", "hippy", "paunchy", "potbellied", "flabby", "soft", "ample", "buxom", "corn-fed", "ripe", "zaftig", "zoftig", "endomorphic" ], "near antonyms":[ "angular", "bony", "boney", "gaunt", "lank", "lanky", "rawboned", "sinewy", "cadaverous", "emaciated", "haggard", "pinched", "skeletal", "wasted", "puny", "scraggy", "scrawny", "slight", "rangy", "reedy", "spindling", "spindly", "stringy", "svelte", "sylphlike", "twiggy", "waspish", "weedy", "willowy", "ectomorphic", "anorexic" ], "antonyms":[ "lean", "skinny", "slender", "slim", "spare", "thin" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "flew at":{ "to take sudden, violent action against":{ "examples":[ "The batter flew at the pitcher, thinking the beanball was thrown on purpose." ], "synonyms":[ "assailed", "assaulted", "attacked", "beset", "bushwhacked", "charged", "descended (on or upon)", "jumped (on)", "pounced (on or upon)", "raided", "rushed", "set on", "sicced", "sicked", "stormed", "struck", "trashed", "turned (on)", "went in (on)" ], "near synonyms":[ "bum-rushed", "ganged up (on)", "mobbed", "swarmed", "mugged", "robbed", "ambuscaded", "ambushed", "surprised", "surprized", "waylaid", "blitzed", "bombarded", "bombed", "nuked", "barraged", "cannonaded", "cannoned", "banged away (at)", "battered", "buffeted", "plastered", "beleaguered", "besieged", "pressed", "harried", "looted", "pillaged", "plundered", "ravaged", "sacked", "forayed", "invaded", "overran", "enveloped", "flanked" ], "near antonyms":[ "covered", "defended", "guarded", "protected", "secured", "shielded" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "flees":{ "to cease to be visible":{ "examples":[ "the fog fled with the arrival of the dawn" ], "synonyms":[ "dematerializes", "disappears", "dissolves", "evanesces", "evaporates", "fades", "flies", "melts", "sinks", "vanishes" ], "near synonyms":[ "blanks (out)", "clears", "dies (away or down or out)", "disperses", "dissipates", "dries up", "blurs", "dims" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrives", "breaks out", "comes out", "emerges", "issues", "looms", "shows up" ], "antonyms":[ "appears", "materializes" ] }, "to get free from a dangerous or confining situation":{ "examples":[ "a murderer who fled on foot" ], "synonyms":[ "absconds", "breaks out (of)", "clears out", "escapes", "flies", "gets out", "lams", "runs away", "runs off" ], "near synonyms":[ "avoids", "eludes", "evades", "loses", "shuns", "decamps", "departs", "elopes", "exits", "goes", "leaves", "moves", "pulls out", "quits", "sallies (forth)", "shoves (off)", "takes off", "walks out", "disentangles", "extricates", "brings off", "emancipates", "enfranchises", "frees", "liberates", "loosens", "looses", "manumits", "redeems", "releases", "rescues", "springs", "unbinds", "uncages", "unchains", "unfetters" ], "near antonyms":[ "abides", "dwells", "hangs around", "lingers", "remains", "stays", "sticks around", "tarries", "comes back", "returns" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening":{ "examples":[ "a toddler who fled when the ladybug he had been quietly watching suddenly began flying around the room" ], "synonyms":[ "bolts", "breaks", "bugs out", "flies", "hightails (it)", "retreats", "runs", "runs away", "runs off", "skedaddles" ], "near synonyms":[ "absconds", "clears out", "decamps", "elopes", "escapes", "gets (away)", "gets out", "lams", "lights out", "makes off", "mizzles", "scarpers", "scats", "scrams", "skips (out)", "skirrs" ], "near antonyms":[ "beards", "braves", "confronts", "dares", "defies", "faces", "abides", "dwells", "hangs around", "lingers", "remains", "stays", "sticks around", "tarries" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fleapits":{ "as in grind houses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "grind houses", "art houses", "art theaters", "cinematheques", "drive-ins", "megaplexes", "multiplexes", "plexes", "'plexes", "nickelodeons", "cinemas", "playhouses", "theaters", "theatres" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fleecy":{ "covered with or as if with hair":{ "examples":[ "there were signs of the family's fleecy poodle all over the upholstery" ], "synonyms":[ "bristly", "brushy", "cottony", "furred", "furry", "hairy", "hirsute", "rough", "shaggy", "silky", "unshorn", "woolly", "wooly" ], "near synonyms":[ "bearded", "bewhiskered", "mustachioed", "moustachioed", "whiskered", "stubbled", "stubbly", "downy", "fluffy", "fuzzy", "linty", "nappy" ], "near antonyms":[ "beardless", "shaved", "shaven" ], "antonyms":[ "bald", "furless", "glabrous", "hairless", "shorn", "smooth" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "flew":{ "to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings":{ "examples":[ "the Wright brothers realized mankind's age-old wish to fly" ], "synonyms":[ "aviated", "glided", "planed", "soared", "winged" ], "near synonyms":[ "drifted", "floated", "hovered", "hung", "hanged", "wafted", "coasted", "cruised", "sailed", "swept", "darted", "flitted", "fluttered", "catapulted", "helicoptered", "jetted", "orbited", "rocketed", "dived", "dove", "stooped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to get free from a dangerous or confining situation":{ "examples":[ "you must fly to safety immediately" ], "synonyms":[ "absconded", "broke out (of)", "cleared out", "escaped", "fled", "got out", "lammed", "ran away", "ran off" ], "near synonyms":[ "avoided", "eluded", "evaded", "lost", "shunned", "decamped", "departed", "eloped", "exited", "left", "moved", "pulled out", "quit", "quitted", "sallied (forth)", "shoved (off)", "took off", "walked out", "went", "disentangled", "extricated", "brought off", "emancipated", "enfranchised", "freed", "liberated", "loosed", "loosened", "manumitted", "redeemed", "released", "rescued", "sprang", "sprung", "unbound", "uncaged", "unchained", "unfettered" ], "near antonyms":[ "abided", "abode", "dwelled", "dwelt", "hung around", "lingered", "remained", "stayed", "stuck around", "tarried", "came back", "returned" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "flew down the concourse to catch his flight" ], "synonyms":[ "barreled", "barrelled", "belted", "blasted", "blazed", "blew", "bolted", "bombed", "bowled", "breezed", "bundled", "bustled", "buzzed", "cannonballed", "careened", "careered", "chased", "coursed", "cracked (on)", "dashed", "drove", "hared", "hastened", "hied", "highballed", "hotfooted (it)", "humped", "hurled", "hurried", "hurtled", "hustled", "jetted", "jumped", "motored", "nipped", "pelted", "raced", "rammed", "ran", "run", "ripped", "rocketed", "rushed", "rustled", "scooted", "scurried", "scuttled", "shot", "sped", "speeded", "stepped", "tore", "traveled", "travelled", "trotted", "whirled", "whisked", "zipped", "zoomed" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetled", "darted", "flitted", "scampered", "scudded", "scuffled", "stampeded", "streaked", "whizzed", "galloped", "jogged", "sprinted", "accelerated", "quickened", "stepped out", "caught up", "fast-forwarded", "outpaced", "outran", "outstripped", "overtook", "arrowed", "beelined" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallied", "dawdled", "dillydallied", "dragged", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "lagged", "lingered", "loitered", "poked", "tarried", "ambled", "lumbered", "plodded", "sauntered", "shuffled", "strolled", "decelerated", "slowed (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawled", "crept", "poked" ] }, "to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening":{ "examples":[ "no one in the movies ever thinks to fly from the ax murderer and immediately call the police" ], "synonyms":[ "bolted", "broke", "bugged out", "fled", "hightailed (it)", "ran", "run", "ran away", "ran off", "retreated", "skedaddled" ], "near synonyms":[ "absconded", "cleared out", "decamped", "eloped", "escaped", "got (away)", "got out", "lammed", "lit", "lighted out", "made off", "mizzled", "scarpered", "scatted", "scrammed", "skipped (out)", "skirred" ], "near antonyms":[ "bearded", "braved", "confronted", "dared", "defied", "faced", "abided", "abode", "dwelled", "dwelt", "hung around", "lingered", "remained", "stayed", "stuck around", "tarried" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cease to be visible":{ "examples":[ "the morning mist had flown , and a sparkling sea lay before us" ], "synonyms":[ "dematerialized", "disappeared", "dissolved", "evanesced", "evaporated", "faded", "fled", "melted", "sank", "sunk", "vanished" ], "near synonyms":[ "blanked (out)", "cleared", "died (away or down or out)", "dispersed", "dissipated", "dried up", "blurred", "dimmed" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrived", "broke out", "came out", "emerged", "issued", "loomed", "showed up" ], "antonyms":[ "appeared", "materialized" ] }, "to withstand scrutiny and gain acceptance or approval":{ "examples":[ "the familiar \"Because I said so!\" is a reason that won't fly with most teenagers" ], "synonyms":[ "held up", "passed", "stood up", "washed" ], "near synonyms":[ "got through", "played", "took", "went down", "went over", "went through", "worked", "wrought" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "flexile":{ "as in flexible , resilient":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "elastic", "flexible", "limber", "resilient", "workable", "bendable", "bendy", "ductile", "pliable", "pliant", "supple", "waxen", "willowy", "bending", "giving", "kneadable", "tractable", "yielding", "adaptable", "malleable", "moldable", "plastic", "shapable", "shapeable", "waxy" ], "near antonyms":[ "inflexible", "intractable", "rigid", "stiff" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "flesh":{ "animal and especially mammal tissue used as food":{ "examples":[ "eats no flesh of any kind, only fruits, grains, and vegetables" ], "synonyms":[ "meat" ], "near synonyms":[ "game", "poultry", "red meat", "variety meat" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fleabite":{ "as in discomfort , pinprick":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "discomfort", "pandora's box", "pinprick", "aggravation", "aggro", "annoyance", "bother", "botheration", "bugbear", "exasperation", "frustration", "hair shirt", "hassle", "headache", "inconvenience", "irk", "irritant", "nuisance", "peeve", "pest", "rub", "ruffle", "thorn", "trial", "vexation", "affront", "insult", "offense", "offence", "upset", "worry", "affliction", "albatross", "burden", "cross", "curse", "menace", "millstone", "plague", "sore", "anxiety", "plight", "predicament", "tribulation", "trouble" ], "near antonyms":[ "delight", "joy", "pleasure" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fleshiness":{ "the condition of having an excess of body fat":{ "examples":[ "the fleshiness of the foreign tourists was in sharp contrast to the gauntness of the native Africans" ], "synonyms":[ "adiposity", "chubbiness", "corpulence", "corpulency", "embonpoint", "fat", "fatness", "fattiness", "grossness", "obesity", "plumpness", "portliness", "pudginess", "pursiness", "rotundity", "weight" ], "near synonyms":[ "bulkiness", "heaviness", "huskiness", "stoutness", "brawniness", "burliness", "endomorphy" ], "near antonyms":[ "fitness", "trimness", "gauntness", "scrawniness", "skinniness", "weediness" ], "antonyms":[ "leanness", "reediness", "slenderness", "slimness", "svelteness", "thinness" ] }, "the quality or state of being full of juice":{ "examples":[ "loves the fleshiness of ripe watermelon" ], "synonyms":[ "juiciness", "pulpiness", "succulence" ], "near synonyms":[ "sap", "sappiness" ], "near antonyms":[ "dryness", "waterlessness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fleeing":{ "to cease to be visible":{ "examples":[ "the fog fled with the arrival of the dawn" ], "synonyms":[ "dematerializing", "disappearing", "dissolving", "evanescing", "evaporating", "fading", "flying", "melting", "sinking", "vanishing" ], "near synonyms":[ "blanking (out)", "clearing", "dispersing", "dissipating", "drying up", "dying (away or down or out)", "blurring", "dimming" ], "near antonyms":[ "arriving", "breaking out", "coming out", "emerging", "issuing", "looming", "showing up" ], "antonyms":[ "appearing", "materializing" ] }, "to get 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fled when the ladybug he had been quietly watching suddenly began flying around the room" ], "synonyms":[ "bolting", "breaking", "bugging out", "flying", "hightailing (it)", "retreating", "running", "running away", "running off", "skedaddling" ], "near synonyms":[ "absconding", "clearing out", "decamping", "eloping", "escaping", "getting (away)", "getting out", "lamming", "lighting out", "making off", "mizzling", "scarpering", "scatting", "scramming", "skipping (out)", "skirring" ], "near antonyms":[ "bearding", "braving", "confronting", "daring", "defying", "facing", "abiding", "dwelling", "hanging around", "lingering", "remaining", "staying", "sticking around", "tarrying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }