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"wind" ], "near synonyms":[ "claptrap", "drivel", "gibberish", "hogwash", "humbug", "jabberwocky", "jazz", "moonshine", "nonsense", "affectedness", "floweriness", "grandiosity", "loftiness", "pomposity", "pretension", "pretentiousness", "garrulity", "garrulousness", "verboseness", "verbosity", "windiness", "wordiness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hot ticket":{ "a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time":{ "examples":[ "the hot ticket this season is the retro look" ], "synonyms":[ "buzz", "chic", "craze", "dernier cri", "enthusiasm", "fad", "fashion", "flavor", "go", "last word", "latest", "mode", "rage", "sensation", "style", "ton", "trend", "vogue" ], "near synonyms":[ "nine days' wonder", "nine day wonder", "new wave", "crush", "infatuation", "fervor", "passion", "furor", "fuss", "hullabaloo", "to-do", "uproar", "bandwagon", "crusade", "cult", "movement", "novelty", "wrinkle", "caprice", "fancy", "whim" ], "near antonyms":[ "classic", "standard" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hot water":{ "as in soup":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "soup", "difficulty", "node", "pinch", "plight", "quandary", "scrape", "trouble", "bind", "box", "catch-22", "corner", "dilemma", "fix", "hole", "impasse", "jackpot", "jam", "mire", "pickle", "predicament", "quagmire", "rabbit hole", "rattrap", "spot", "sticky wicket", "swamp", "deadlock", "halt", "logjam", "stalemate", "standstill", "clutch", "crisis", "crossroad", "emergency", "exigency", "juncture", "strait" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hot-blooded":{ "having or expressing great depth of feeling":{ "examples":[ "after watching the successful defense of Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key quickly wrote the hot-blooded poem that later became known as \"The Star-Spangled Banner\"" ], "synonyms":[ "ardent", "blazing", "burning", "charged", "demonstrative", "emotional", "fervent", "fervid", "feverish", "fiery", "flaming", "glowing", "impassioned", "incandescent", "intense", "passional", "passionate", "perfervid", "red-hot", "religious", "superheated", "torrid", "vehement", "warm", "warm-blooded" ], "near synonyms":[ "gushing", "gushy", "maudlin", "mawkish", "mushy", "saccharine", "sappy", "schmaltzy", "sentimental", "sloppy", "sugary", "histrionic", "melodramatic", "enthusiastic", "gung ho", "keen", "zealous", "enamored", "infatuated", "obsessed", "uninhibited", "unreserved", "unrestrained", "frenzied", "orgiastic", "overemotional", "overexcited", "overheated" ], "near antonyms":[ "detached", "dry", "impersonal", "objective", "reserved", "undemonstrative" ], "antonyms":[ "cold", "cool", "dispassionate", "emotionless", "impassive", "unemotional" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "hot-tempered":{ "as in fierce , hostile":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "antagonistic", "fierce", "hostile", "aggressive", "agonistic", "argumentative", "assaultive", "bellicose", "belligerent", "brawly", "chippy", "combative", "confrontational", "contentious", "discordant", "disputatious", "feisty", "gladiatorial", "militant", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "scrappy", "truculent", "warlike", "acidic", "bearish", "bilious", "bristly", "choleric", "crabby", "cranky", "cross", "disagreeable", "dyspeptic", "fractious", "fretful", "grouchy", "grumpy", "huffy", "ill-humored", "ill-natured", "ill-tempered", "irascible", "irritable", "ornery", "peevish", "pettish", "petulant", "prickly", "querulous", "rude", "snappish", "snappy", "stroppy", "surly", "testy", "touchy", "ugly", "waspish", "savage", "vicious", "battling", "fighting", "warring" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonaggressive", "nonbelligerent", "pacific", "peaceable", "peaceful", "unbelligerent", "uncombative", "uncontentious", "anti-imperialist", "antimilitarist", "unwarlike", "affable", "amiable", "amicable", "benevolent", "complaisant", "conciliatory", "cordial", "easygoing", "friendly", "genial", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "ingratiating", "kindhearted", "obliging", "pleasant", "sociable", "calm", "quiet", "relaxed", "serene", "tranquil", "benign", "gentle", "kindly", "mild" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "hotcake":{ "a flat cake made from thin batter and cooked on both sides (as on a griddle)":{ "examples":[ "hotcakes and maple syrup will be served at the church breakfast" ], "synonyms":[ "flapjack", "griddle cake", "pancake", "slapjack" ], "near synonyms":[ "oatcake", "wheat cake", "blin", "blintze", "blintz", "crepe", "cr\u00eape", "waffle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hotfooted (it)":{ "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "you'd better hotfoot it to the bus stop if you're going to catch the bus" ], "synonyms":[ "barreled", "barrelled", "belted", "blasted", "blazed", "blew", "bolted", "bombed", "bowled", "breezed", "bundled", "bustled", "buzzed", "cannonballed", "careened", "careered", "chased", "coursed", "cracked (on)", "dashed", "drove", "flew", "hared", "hastened", "hied", "highballed", "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" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hotfoots (it)":{ "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "you'd better hotfoot it to the bus stop if you're going to catch the bus" ], "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", "humps", "hurls", "hurries", "hurtles", "hustles", "jets", "jumps", "motors", "nips", "pelts", "races", "rams", "rips", "rockets", "runs", "rushes", "rustles", "scoots", "scurries", "scuttles", "shoots", "speeds", "steps", "tears", "travels", "trots", "whirls", "whisks", "zips", "zooms" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetles", "darts", "flits", "scampers", "scuds", "scuffles", "stampedes", "streaks", "whizzes", "gallops", "jogs", "sprints", "accelerates", "quickens", "steps out", "catches up", "fast-forwards", "outpaces", "outruns", "outstrips", "overtakes", "arrows", "beelines" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallies", "dawdles", "dillydallies", "drags", "hangs (around or out)", "lags", "lingers", "loiters", "pokes", "tarries", "ambles", "lumbers", "plods", "saunters", "shuffles", "strolls", "decelerates", "slows (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawls", "creeps", "pokes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hotheaded":{ "as in impetuous , reckless":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brash", "brazen", "daredevil", "foolhardy", "heedless", "impetuous", "imprudent", "impulsive", "incautious", "madcap", "overbold", "overconfident", "rash", "reckless", "thoughtless", "wild", "bold", "brave", "courageous", "dauntless", "doughty", "fearless", "gallant", "greathearted", "gutsy", "gutty", "heroic", "heroical", "intrepid", "lionhearted", "stalwart", "stout", "stouthearted", "undauntable", "undaunted", "valiant", "valorous", "mettlesome", "spirited", "spunky", "adventuresome", "adventurous", "audacious", "daring", "dashing", "hardy", "venturesome", "venturous", "crazy", "foolish", "half-witted", "insane", "lunatic", "mad", "nutty", "hasty", "headlong", "precipitate", "comforted", "emboldened", "encouraged", "heartened", "reassured", "unafraid" ], "near antonyms":[ "careful", "cautious", "heedful", "prudent", "unadventurous", "diffident", "mousy", "mousey", "scary", "shy", "skittish", "timid", "anxious", "apprehensive", "nervous", "afraid", "agitated", "disconcerted", "disquieted", "disturbed", "frightened", "horrified", "panicked", "panic-stricken", "perturbed", "scared", "shocked", "spooked", "startled", "terrified", "terrorized", "unnerved", "chicken", "chickenhearted", "chicken-livered", "coward", "cowardly", "craven", "dastardly", "fainthearted", "fearful", "gutless", "lily-livered", "milk-livered", "nerveless", "poltroon", "poor-spirited", "pusillanimous", "spineless", "spiritless", "timorous", "uncourageous", "ungallant", "unheroic", "weakhearted", "yellow" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "hotshot":{ "a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field":{ "examples":[ "while still in his 20s, he was known on Wall Street as an investment hotshot" ], "synonyms":[ "ace", "adept", "artist", "authority", "cognoscente", "connoisseur", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "dab", "dab hand", "expert", "fiend", "geek", "guru", "hand", "maestro", "master", "maven", "mavin", "meister", "past master", "proficient", "scholar", "shark", "sharp", "virtuoso", "whiz", "wizard" ], "near synonyms":[ "pro", "professional", "consultant", "hired gun", "specialist", "addict", "aficionado", "afficionado", "buff", "devotee", "enthusiast", "fan", "craftsman", "journeyman", "all-rounder", "jack-of-all-trades", "Renaissance man", "mistress" ], "near antonyms":[ "apprentice", "beginner", "neophyte", "novice", "dabbler", "dilettante", "layman", "nonprofessional" ], "antonyms":[ "amateur", "inexpert", "nonexpert" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hotchpotches":{ "an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{ "examples":[ "Sunday supper was a hotchpotch of leftovers" ], "synonyms":[ "agglomerates", "agglomerations", "alphabet soups", "assortments", "botches", "clutters", "collages", "crazy quilts", "farragoes", "gallimaufries", "grab bags", "gumbos", "hashes", "hodgepodges", "jambalayas", "jumbles", "jungles", "litters", "mac\u00e9doines", "medleys", "m\u00e9langes", "menageries", "miscellanea", "miscellanies", "mishmashes", "mixed bags", "montages", "motleys", "muddles", "olios", "olla podridas", "ollas podridas", "omnium-gatherums", "pastiches", "patchwork quilts", "patchworks", "potpourris", "ragbags", "ragouts", "rummages", "salads", "salmagundis", "scrambles", "shuffles", "smorgasbords", "stews", "tumbles", "varieties", "welters" ], "near synonyms":[ "detritus", "notions", "oddments", "odds and ends", "sundries", "accumulations", "aggregates", "aggregations", "conglomerates", "conglomerations", "catchalls", "admixtures", "alloys", "amalgams", "blends", "combinations", "commixtures", "composites", "compounds", "fusions", "intermixtures", "mix-ups", "bollixes", "chaoses", "confusions", "disarrangements", "disarrays", "disorders", "dog's breakfasts", "messes", "morasses", "shambles", "imbroglios", "knots", "snarls", "tangles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hotfoot":{ "with excessive or careless speed":{ "examples":[ "lowered his plane hotfoot onto a pasture when the engine started to sputter" ], "synonyms":[ "cursorily", "hastily", "headlong", "hurriedly", "pell-mell", "precipitately", "precipitously", "rashly" ], "near synonyms":[ "headfirst", "headily", "hotheadedly", "impatiently", "impetuously", "impulsively", "recklessly", "thoughtlessly", "automatically", "glancingly", "haphazardly", "impromptu", "spontaneously", "abruptly", "suddenly", "offhand", "offhandedly" ], "near antonyms":[ "calculatingly", "circumspectly", "designedly", "falteringly", "haltingly", "hesitantly", "hesitatingly", "tentatively", "leisurely", "slowly" ], "antonyms":[ "deliberately", "studiedly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "hothouses":{ "a glass-enclosed building for growing plants":{ "examples":[ "grows tomatoes in his hothouse all winter long" ], "synonyms":[ "conservatories", "glasshouses", "greenhouses" ], "near synonyms":[ "cold frames", "hotbeds", "nurseries", "botanical gardens", "botanic gardens" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a place or environment that favors the development of something":{ "examples":[ "an urban enclave of bohemians that acquired a reputation for being a hothouse of creativity" ], "synonyms":[ "breeding grounds", "hotbeds", "nests", "nidi", "niduses", "nurseries", "seedbeds", "seminaries" ], "near synonyms":[ "crucibles", "bases", "capitals", "centers", "cores", "cynosures", "eyes", "foci", "focuses", "hearts", "hubs", "meccas", "nuclei", "nucleuses", "seats", "foci", "focuses", "headquarters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hot":{ "having a notably high temperature":{ "examples":[ "the casserole, just out of the oven, was too hot to eat" ], "synonyms":[ "ardent", "boiling", "broiling", "burning", "fervent", "fervid", "fiery", "piping hot", "red", "red-hot", "roasting", "scalding", "scorching", "searing", "sultry", "superheated", "sweltering", "torrid", "ultrahot", "white-hot" ], "near synonyms":[ "blazing", "glowing", "igneous", "molten", "seething", "sizzling", "heated", "overheated", "reheated", "warmed", "snug", "toasty", "warm", "warmish", "feverish", "flushed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "canicular", "muggy", "steamy", "summerlike", "summery", "tropical" ], "near antonyms":[ "chill", "chilly", "coldish", "cool", "coolish", "nippy", "snappy", "blizzardly", "frosty", "snowy", "subfreezing", "subzero", "wintry", "wintery", "chilled", "cooled", "refrigerated", "unheated", "benumbed", "numb", "shivering" ], "antonyms":[ "algid", "arctic", "bitter", "bone-chilling", "cold", "freezing", "frigid", "frozen", "glacial", "ice-cold", "iced", "icy" ] }, "being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles":{ "examples":[ "this spring it's the cool shades of lipstick that are hot" ], "synonyms":[ "contemporary", "current", "designer", "mod", "modern", "modernistic", "new", "new age", "new-fashioned", "newfangled", "present-day", "red-hot", "space-age", "state-of-the-art", "ultramodern", "up-to-date", "up-to-the-minute" ], "near synonyms":[ "fashionable", "happening", "in", "modish", "nouvelle", "now", "stylish", "last", "latest", "modernized", "updated", "futuristic", "high-tech", "hi-tech", "latter-day", "recent" ], "near antonyms":[ "anachronistic", "aged", "age-old", "ancient", "antediluvian", "hoary", "old", "venerable", "bygone", "former", "late", "olden", "past", "antique", "historic", "historical", "retro", "retrograde", "kaput", "kaputt", "obsolete", "outmoded", "outworn", "unmodernized", "old-world", "discarded", "disused", "moth-eaten", "forgotten", "remote", "ageless", "dateless", "timeless" ], "antonyms":[ "antiquated", "archaic", "dated", "fusty", "musty", "oldfangled", "old-fashioned", "old-time", "out-of-date", "pass\u00e9" ] }, "enjoying widespread favor or approval":{ "examples":[ "was surprised to learn that American jazz has long been hot in Russia" ], "synonyms":[ "big", "crowd-pleasing", "du jour", "faddish", "faddy", "fashionable", "favorite", "happening", "in", "large", "modish", "pop", "popular", "popularized", "red-hot", "vogue", "voguish" ], "near synonyms":[ "semipopular", "preferred", "selected", "desirable", "liked", "wanted", "celebrated", "famed", "famous", "noted", "notorious", "prominent", "renowned", "well-known", "fabled", "fabulous", "legendary", "leading", "notable", "outstanding", "prominent", "remarkable", "important", "significant" ], "near antonyms":[ "washed-up", "despised", "detested", "disliked", "hated", "rejected", "insignificant", "unimportant", "indistinguished", "unexceptional", "anonymous", "nameless", "obscure", "unknown", "inconspicuous" ], "antonyms":[ "out", "unfashionable", "unpopular" ] }, "marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity":{ "examples":[ "your hot temper is going to get you in trouble", "a hot battle for first place in the American League" ], "synonyms":[ "bang-bang", "blood-and-guts", "convulsive", "cyclonic", "explosive", "ferocious", "fierce", "furious", "hammer-and-tongs", "knock-down, drag-out", "knock-down-and-drag-out", "paroxysmal", "rabid", "rough", "stormy", "tempestuous", "tumultuous", "turbulent", "violent", "volcanic" ], "near synonyms":[ "barbarous", "brutal", "savage", "vicious", "antagonistic", "hostile", "aggressive", "assertive", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "contentious", "gladiatorial", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "truculent", "combustible", "volatile", "agitated", "frantic", "frenzied", "mad", "cataclysmal", "cataclysmic", "destructive", "ruinous" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "halcyon", "pacific", "serene", "tranquil", "nonbelligerent", "unaggressive" ], "antonyms":[ "nonviolent", "peaceable", "peaceful" ] }, "showing urgent desire or interest":{ "examples":[ "we were hot to get the baseball game started and wished it would stop raining" ], "synonyms":[ "agog", "antsy", "anxious", "ardent", "athirst", "avid", "crazy", "desirous", "eager", "enthused", "enthusiastic", "excited", "geeked", "great", "greedy", "gung ho", "hepped up", "hopped-up", "hungry", "impatient", "juiced", "keen", "nuts", "pumped", "raring", "solicitous", "stoked", "thirsty", "voracious", "wild" ], "near synonyms":[ "engaged", "interested", "happy", "hung up", "obsessed", "ambitious", "appetent", "covetous", "craving", "hankering", "longing", "pining", "breathless", "restive", "restless", "amenable", "disposed", "game", "glad", "inclined", "ready", "unreluctant", "willing" ], "near antonyms":[ "casual", "incurious", "insouciant", "nonchalant", "unconcerned", "uninterested", "aloof", "detached", "disinterested", "impassive", "stolid", "halfhearted", "lackadaisical", "languid", "languorous", "lukewarm", "spiritless", "averse", "disinclined", "hesitant", "loath", "loth", "loathe", "reluctant", "unwilling" ], "antonyms":[ "apathetic", "indifferent", "uneager", "unenthusiastic" ] }, "sexually attractive":{ "examples":[ "my sisters only watched the game because they think the outfielder is hot" ], "synonyms":[ "bodacious", "desirable", "dishy", "luscious", "sexy", "toothsome" ], "near synonyms":[ "foxy", "nubile", "hunky", "studly", "alluring", "seductive", "sultry", "vampish", "vampy" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "feeling or showing anger":{ "examples":[ "you don't have to get all hot about it" ], "synonyms":[ "angered", "angry", "apoplectic", "ballistic", "cheesed off", "choleric", "enraged", "foaming", "fuming", "furious", "hopping", "horn-mad", "incensed", "indignant", "inflamed", "enflamed", "infuriate", "infuriated", "irate", "ireful", "livid", "mad", "outraged", "rabid", "rankled", "riled", "riley", "roiled", "shirty", "sore", "steamed up", "steaming", "teed off", "ticked", "wrathful", "wroth" ], "near synonyms":[ "ranting", "raving", "stormy", "boiling", "bristling", "bristly", "burning", "cross", "huffy", "passionate", "seething", "sizzling", "smoldering", "smouldering", "worked up", "wrought (up)", "acrid", "acrimonious", "antagonistic", "antipathetic", "bitter", "embittered", "inimical", "malevolent", "piqued", "rancorous", "resentful", "spiteful", "vengeful", "vindictive", "virulent", "vitriolic", "antisocial", "cold", "cool", "disagreeable", "disapproving", "distant", "frigid", "icy", "ill-tempered", "sorehead", "soreheaded", "sulky", "unfriendly", "unpleasant", "aggravated", "annoyed", "bearish", "bilious", "cantankerous", "churlish", "crabby", "cranky", "dyspeptic", "exasperated", "fretful", "fussy", "grouchy", "grumpy", "ill-humored", "inflammable", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "perturbed", "petulant", "put out", "quick-tempered", "snappish", "testy", "touchy", "argumentative", "belligerent", "contentious", "contrary", "disputatious", "ornery", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "querulous" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "accommodating", "obliging", "agreeable", "amenable", "complaisant", "amicable", "cordial", "friendly", "content", "happy", "satisfied", "empathetic", "sympathetic", "tolerant", "understanding", "calm", "pacific", "peaceable", "placid", "serene", "tranquil", "unembittered", "affable", "amiable", "easygoing", "genial", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "kind", "pleasant", "sweet" ], "antonyms":[ "angerless", "delighted", "pleased" ] }, "moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed":{ "examples":[ "bought a hot new car that should tear up the roadways" ], "synonyms":[ "blistering", "breakneck", "breathless", "brisk", "dizzy", "fast", "fleet", "fleet-footed", "flying", "galloping", "hasty", "lightning", "nippy", "quick", "rapid", "rapid-fire", "rattling", "snappy", "speedy", "splitting", "swift", "whirlwind", "zippy" ], "near 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"standard", "traditional" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad", "inferior", "low-grade", "substandard", "unsatisfactory", "mediocre", "middling", "second-class", "second-rate" ], "antonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "lousy", "pathetic", "poor", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched" ] }, "having a strong sexual desire":{ "examples":[ "he admitted that the nude photos made him hot" ], "synonyms":[ "concupiscent", "goatish", "horny", "hypersexual", "itchy", "lascivious", "lecherous", "lewd", "libidinous", "licentious", "lubricious", "lubricous", "lustful", "oversexed", "passionate", "randy", "salacious", "satyric", "wanton" ], "near synonyms":[ "aroused", "excited", "easy", "fast", "loose", "promiscuous", "dissipated", "dissolute", "libertine", "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "decadent", "degenerate", "degraded", "demoralized", "depraved", "dissipated", "dissolute", "immoral", "indecent" ], "near antonyms":[ "celibate", "chaste", "decent", "immaculate", "modest", "moral", "pure", "virtuous", "monastic", "monkish", "maidenly", "virginal", "innocent", "lily-white", "priggish", "prim", "prudish", "puritanical", "straitlaced", "straightlaced", "Victorian" ], "antonyms":[ "frigid", "undersexed" ] }, "with great speed":{ "examples":[ "workers were working hot and heavy to repair the breach in the levee" ], "synonyms":[ "apace", "briskly", "chop-chop", "double-quick", "fast", "fleetly", "full tilt", "hastily", "hell-for-leather", "lickety-split", "posthaste", "presto", "pronto", "quick", "quickly", "rapidly", "snappily", "soon", "speedily", "swift", "swiftly" ], "near synonyms":[ "immediately", "promptly", "readily", "impetuously", "impulsively", "rashly", "recklessly", "abruptly", "suddenly", "energetically", "vigorously" ], "near antonyms":[ "laggardly", "lingeringly", "ploddingly", "sluggishly", "deliberately", "leisurely", "belatedly", "delinquently", "tardily" ], "antonyms":[ "slow", "slowly" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "hotbed":{ "a place or 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"scoot", "scurry", "scuttle", "shoot", "speed", "step", "tear", "travel", "trot", "whirl", "whisk", "zip", "zoom", "beat it", "get a move on", "make tracks", "shake a leg", "step on it" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetle", "dart", "flit", "scamper", "scud", "scuffle", "stampede", "streak", "whiz", "whizz", "gallop", "jog", "sprint", "accelerate", "quicken", "step out", "catch up", "fast-forward", "outpace", "outrun", "outstrip", "overtake", "arrow", "beeline" ], "near antonyms":[ "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "drag", "hang (around or out)", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "poke", "tarry", "amble", "lumber", "plod", "saunter", "shuffle", "stroll", "decelerate", "slow (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "poke" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hotfooting (it)":{ "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "you'd better hotfoot it to the bus stop if you're going to catch the bus" ], "synonyms":[ "barreling", "barrelling", "belting", "blasting", "blazing", "blowing", "bolting", "bombing", "bowling", "breezing", "bundling", "bustling", "buzzing", "cannonballing", "careening", "careering", "chasing", "coursing", "cracking (on)", "dashing", "driving", "flying", "haring", "hastening", "highballing", "humping", "hurling", "hurrying", "hurtling", "hustling", "hying", "hieing", "jetting", "jumping", "motoring", "nipping", "pelting", "racing", "ramming", "ripping", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "rustling", "scooting", "scurrying", "scuttling", "shooting", "speeding", "stepping", "tearing", "traveling", "travelling", "trotting", "whirling", "whisking", "zipping", "zooming" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetling", "darting", "flitting", "scampering", "scudding", "scuffling", "stampeding", "streaking", "whizzing", "galloping", "jogging", "sprinting", "accelerating", "quickening", "stepping out", "catching up", "fast-forwarding", "outpacing", "outrunning", "outstripping", "overtaking", "arrowing", "beelining" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallying", "dawdling", "dillydallying", "dragging", "hanging (around or out)", "lagging", "lingering", "loitering", "poking", "tarrying", "ambling", "lumbering", "plodding", "sauntering", "shuffling", "strolling", "decelerating", "slowing (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "poking" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hot (up)":{ "to cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree":{ "examples":[ "with a silky Southern drawl, the waitress asked, \"Want me to hot up that pie?\"" ], "synonyms":[ "heat", "toast", "warm" ], "near synonyms":[ "overheat", "superheat", "reheat", "rewarm", "thaw", "bake", "cook", "roast", "burn", "char", "fire", "parch", "scald", "scorch", "sear" ], "near antonyms":[ "freeze", "frost", "ice", "supercool" ], "antonyms":[ "chill", "cool", "refrigerate" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hotdogged":{ "to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior":{ "examples":[ "a skier who couldn't resist the urge to hotdog on the slopes whenever he wanted to impress a girl" ], "synonyms":[ "acted up", "clowned (around)", "cut up", "fooled around", "horsed around", "monkeyed (around)", "showboated", "showed off", "skylarked" ], "near synonyms":[ "carried on", "misbehaved", "roughhoused", "capered", "cavorted", "disported", "frisked", "frolicked", "gamboled", "gambolled", "larked", "rollicked", "romped", "caroused", "mafficked", "reveled", "revelled", "roared", "wassailed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hotheadedly":{ "as in recklessly , impulsively":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "headfirst", "headily", "impatiently", "impetuously", "impulsively", "recklessly", "thoughtlessly", "cursorily", "hastily", "headlong", "hotfoot", "hurriedly", "pell-mell", "precipitately", "precipitously", "rashly", "automatically", "glancingly", "haphazardly", "impromptu", "spontaneously", "abruptly", "suddenly", "offhand", "offhandedly" ], "near antonyms":[ "deliberately", "studiedly", "calculatingly", "circumspectly", "designedly", "falteringly", "haltingly", "hesitantly", "hesitatingly", "tentatively", "leisurely", "slowly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "hot dogs":{ "to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior":{ "examples":[ "a skier who couldn't resist the urge to hotdog on the slopes whenever he wanted to impress a girl" ], "synonyms":[ "acts up", "clowns (around)", "cuts up", "fools around", "horses around", "monkeys (around)", "showboats", "shows off", "skylarks" ], "near synonyms":[ "carries on", "misbehaves", "roughhouses", "capers", "cavorts", "disports", "frisks", "frolics", "gambols", "larks", "rollicks", "romps", "carouses", "mafficks", "revels", "roars", "wassails" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in pepperonis , salamis":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bolognas", "frankfurters", "franks", "kielbasas", "kielbasy", "knockwursts", "knackwursts", "liver sausages", "liver puddings", "liverwursts", "pepperonis", "salamis", "Vienna sausages", "weenies", "wieners", "weiners", "wienerwursts", "bangers", "links", "sausages", "wursts", "blood sausages", "blood puddings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in cowboys , berserks":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "berserks", "berserkers", "cowboys", "showboats", "daredevils", "devils", "madcaps", "madmen" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "hottie":{ "a physically attractive person":{ "examples":[ "if you're not a hottie , you haven't a prayer of getting on that reality show" ], "synonyms":[ "babe", "cutie", "cutey", "dish", "doll", "dreamboat", "fox", "glamour-puss", "knockout", "looker", "showstopper", "ten" ], "near synonyms":[ "beauty", "eyeful", "goddess", "lovely", "stunner", "beefcake", "hunk", "stud", "superstud" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "dog" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hot spring":{ "as in spring , headspring":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fountain", "fountainhead", "geyser", "headspring", "spring", "wellspring", "head", "headstream", "headwater", "source", "branch", "feeder", "tributary" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hot waters":{ "as in soups":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "soups", "difficulties", "nodes", "pinches", "plights", "quandaries", "scrapes", "troubles", "binds", "boxes", "catch-22's", "catch-22s", "corners", "dilemmas", "fixes", "holes", "impasses", "jackpots", "jams", "mires", "pickles", "predicaments", "quagmires", "rabbit holes", "rattraps", "spots", "sticky wickets", "swamps", "deadlocks", "halts", "logjams", "stalemates", "standstills", "clutches", "crises", "crossroads", "emergencies", "exigencies", "junctures", "straits" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hotbeds":{ "a place or environment that favors the development of something":{ "examples":[ "prerevolutionary Boston was viewed as a hotbed of treason by the British" ], "synonyms":[ "breeding grounds", "hothouses", "nests", "nidi", "niduses", "nurseries", "seedbeds", "seminaries" ], "near synonyms":[ "crucibles", "bases", "capitals", "centers", "cores", "cynosures", "eyes", "foci", "focuses", "hearts", "hubs", "meccas", "nuclei", "nucleuses", "seats", "foci", "focuses", "headquarters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hotdog":{ "to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior":{ "examples":[ "a skier who couldn't resist the urge to hotdog on the slopes whenever he wanted to impress a girl" ], "synonyms":[ "act up", "clown (around)", "cut up", "fool around", "horse around", "monkey (around)", "show off", "showboat", "skylark" ], "near synonyms":[ "carry on", "misbehave", "roughhouse", "caper", "cavort", "disport", "frisk", "frolic", "gambol", "lark", "rollick", "romp", "carouse", "maffick", "revel", "roar", "wassail" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "how delightful":{ "examples":[ "\" Hot dog !\" the child cried, \"We're going to the circus!\"" ], "synonyms":[ "glory", "glory be", "ha", "hah", "hallelujah", "hey", "hooray", "hurrah", "hurray", "huzzah", "wahoo", "whee", "whoopee", "yahoo", "yippee" ], "near synonyms":[ "wow", "zowie", "ooh", "gee", "gee whiz", "gosh" ], "near antonyms":[ "alack", "alas", "aw", "boo" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in pepperoni , salami":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bologna", "frank", "frankfurter", "kielbasa", "knockwurst", "knackwurst", "liver sausage", "liver pudding", "liverwurst", "pepperoni", "salami", "Vienna sausage", "weenie", "wiener", "weiner", "wienerwurst", "banger", "link", "sausage", "wurst", "blood sausage", "blood pudding" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in cowboy , berserk":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "berserk", "berserker", "cowboy", "showboat", "daredevil", "devil", "madcap", "madman" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "interjection", "noun", "verb" ] }, "hotshots":{ "a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field":{ "examples":[ "while still in his 20s, he was known on Wall Street as an investment hotshot" ], "synonyms":[ "aces", "adepts", "artists", "authorities", "cognoscenti", "connoisseurs", "crackerjacks", "crackajacks", "dab hands", "dabs", "experts", "fiends", "geeks", "gurus", "hands", "maestros", "maestri", "masters", "mavens", "mavins", "meisters", "past masters", "proficients", "scholars", "sharks", "sharps", "virtuosos", "virtuosi", "whizzes", "wizards" ], "near synonyms":[ "professionals", "pros", "consultants", "hired guns", "specialists", "addicts", "aficionados", "afficionados", "buffs", "devotees", "enthusiasts", "fans", "craftsmen", "journeymen", "all-rounders", "jacks-of-all-trades", "Renaissance men", "mistresses" ], "near antonyms":[ "apprentices", "beginners", "neophytes", "novices", "dabblers", "dilettantes", "dilettanti", "laymen", "nonprofessionals" ], "antonyms":[ "amateurs", "inexperts", "nonexperts" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hotness":{ "the state of enjoying widespread approval":{ "examples":[ "the phenomenal hotness of the movie's stars is the driving force behind all of the advance publicity" ], "synonyms":[ "fashionability", "fashionableness", "favor", "modishness", "popularity", "vogue", "voguishness" ], "near synonyms":[ "craze", "fad", "mode", "rage", "style", "trend", "bandwagon", "boom", "fame", "notoriety", "prominence", "renown", "enthusiasm", "fervor", "passion" ], "near antonyms":[ "oblivion", "obscurity" ], "antonyms":[ "disfavor", "unpopularity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hotting (up)":{ "to cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree":{ "examples":[ "with a silky Southern drawl, the waitress asked, \"Want me to hot up that pie?\"" ], "synonyms":[ "heating", "toasting", "warming" ], "near synonyms":[ "overheating", "superheating", "reheating", "rewarming", "thawing", "baking", "cooking", "roasting", "burning", "charring", "firing", "parching", "scalding", "scorching", "searing" ], "near antonyms":[ "freezing", "frosting", "icing", "supercooling" ], "antonyms":[ "chilling", "cooling", "refrigerating" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hot button":{ "relating to or causing the expression of opposing opinions":{ "examples":[ "the new plan raises a number of hot-button issues that are sure to get voters riled up" ], "synonyms":[ "argumentative", "contentious", "controversial", "disputatious", "polemical", "polemic" ], "near synonyms":[ "delicate", "difficult", "knotty", "problematic", "problematical", "spiny", "thorny", "ticklish", "touchy", "tough" ], "near antonyms":[ "incontestable", "incontrovertible", "indisputable", "indubitable", "undeniable", "unquestionable", "irrefutable", "uncontested", "undisputed" ], "antonyms":[ "noncontroversial", "safe", "uncontroversial" ] }, "as in third rail":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "third rail", "flash point", "powder keg", "time bomb", "tinderbox", "volcano" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "hot war":{ "a state of armed violent struggle between states, nations, or groups":{ "examples":[ "fortunately, the cool relationship between the two nations never escalated into a hot war" ], "synonyms":[ "conflagration", "conflict", "hostilities", "war" ], "near synonyms":[ "civil war", "cold war", "holy war", "limited war", "police action", "world war", "action", "battle", "engagement", "skirmish", "combat", "fighting", "warfare" ], "near antonyms":[ "demilitarization", "demobilization", "disarmament", "pacification", "cease-fire", "truce", "calm", "peacefulness", "tranquillity", "tranquility" ], "antonyms":[ "peace" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hotted (up)":{ "to cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree":{ "examples":[ "with a silky Southern drawl, the waitress asked, \"Want me to hot up that pie?\"" ], "synonyms":[ "heated", "toasted", "warmed" ], "near synonyms":[ "overheated", "superheated", "reheated", "rewarmed", "thawed", "baked", "cooked", "roasted", "burned", "burnt", "charred", "fired", "parched", "scalded", "scorched", "seared" ], "near antonyms":[ "frosted", "froze", "iced", "supercooled" ], "antonyms":[ "chilled", "cooled", "refrigerated" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hotcakes":{ "a flat cake made from thin batter and cooked on both sides (as on a griddle)":{ "examples":[ "hotcakes and maple syrup will be served at the church breakfast" ], "synonyms":[ "flapjacks", "griddle cakes", "pancakes", "slapjacks" ], "near synonyms":[ "oatcakes", "wheat cakes", "blini", "blinis", "blintzes", "crepes", "cr\u00eapes", "waffles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hot-button":{ "relating to or causing the expression of opposing opinions":{ "examples":[ "the new plan raises a number of hot-button issues that are sure to get voters riled up" ], "synonyms":[ "argumentative", "contentious", "controversial", "disputatious", "polemical", "polemic" ], "near synonyms":[ "delicate", "difficult", "knotty", "problematic", "problematical", "spiny", "thorny", "ticklish", "touchy", "tough" ], "near antonyms":[ "incontestable", "incontrovertible", "indisputable", "indubitable", "undeniable", "unquestionable", "irrefutable", "uncontested", "undisputed" ], "antonyms":[ "noncontroversial", "safe", "uncontroversial" ] }, "as in third rail":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "third rail", "flash point", "powder keg", "time bomb", "tinderbox", "volcano" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "hot spots":{ "as in playgrounds , happy hunting grounds":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "happy hunting grounds", "hives", "hotbeds", "playgrounds", "playlands", "headquarters", "kernels", "nubs", "piths", "axes", "bases", "capitals", "centers", "centrals", "cores", "cynosures", "epicenters", "eyes", "foci", "focuses", "ground zeros", "hearts", "hubs", "loci", "meccas", "navels", "nerve centers", "nexuses", "nexus", "nuclei", "nucleuses", "omphali", "seats", "deeps", "thicks", "essences", "quintessences", "souls", "attractions", "lodestones", "loadstones", "magnets", "polestars" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hotdogging":{ "to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior":{ "examples":[ "a skier who couldn't resist the urge to hotdog on the slopes whenever he wanted to impress a girl" ], "synonyms":[ "acting up", "clowning (around)", "cutting up", "fooling around", "horsing around", "monkeying (around)", "showboating", "showing off", "skylarking" ], "near synonyms":[ "carrying on", "misbehaving", "roughhousing", "capering", "cavorting", "disporting", "frisking", "frolicking", "gamboling", "gambolling", "larking", "rollicking", "romping", "carousing", "mafficking", "reveling", "revelling", "roaring", "wassailing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hotel":{ "a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests":{ "examples":[ "for their 50th 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"frankfurter", "kielbasa", "knockwurst", "knackwurst", "liver sausage", "liver pudding", "liverwurst", "pepperoni", "salami", "Vienna sausage", "weenie", "wiener", "weiner", "wienerwurst", "banger", "link", "sausage", "wurst", "blood sausage", "blood pudding" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in cowboy , berserk":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "berserk", "berserker", "cowboy", "showboat", "daredevil", "devil", "madcap", "madman" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "interjection", "noun", "verb" ] }, "hotelman":{ "as in hotelier , hosteler":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hosteler", "hosteller", "hotelier", "padrone", "patron", "boniface", "innkeeper", "landlord", "taverner" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hotheadedness":{ "as in pugnaciousness , querulousness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "belligerence", "contentiousness", "contrariness", "crankiness", "disputatiousness", "irascibility", "irascibleness", "irritability", "orneriness", "pugnaciousness", "pugnacity", "quarrelsomeness", "querulousness", "malevolence", "malice", "spite", "vengefulness", "venom", "vindictiveness", "virulence", "vitriol", "blowup", "flare", "flare-up", "outburst", "envy", "jaundice", "jealousy", "pique", "resentment", "chafe", "dander", "dudgeon", "huff", "pet", "rise", "ruffle", "temper", "acrimoniousness", "acrimony", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "bile", "biliousness", "bitterness", "contempt", "embitterment", "empoisonment", "enmity", "grudge", "hostility", "rancor", "air rage", "road rage", "aggravation", "annoyance", "exasperation", "irritation", "vexation", "delirium", "heat", "passion", "warmth", "anger", "angriness", "birse", "choler", "furor", "fury", "indignation", "irateness", "ire", "lividity", "lividness", "mad", "madness", "mood", "outrage", "rage", "spleen", "wrath", "wrathfulness" ], "near antonyms":[ "delight", "pleasure", "calmness", "forbearance", "patience" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in impulsiveness , impetuousness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "impetuosity", "impetuousness", "impulsiveness", "impulsivity", "rashness", "beeline", "dash", "scramble", "stampede", "expedition", "expeditiousness", "fastness", "fleetness", "quickness", "rapidity", "rapidness", "speed", "speediness", "swiftness", "velocity", "bustle", "flurry", "flutter", "scurry", "scuttle", "stir", "whirl", "celerity", "dispatch", "promptitude", "promptness", "haste", "hastiness", "hurry", "hustle", "precipitation", "precipitousness", "rush" ], "near antonyms":[ "deliberateness", "deliberation", "dilatoriness", "lateness", "pokiness", "procrastination", "slowness", "languor", "leisureliness", "lethargy", "sluggishness", "torpor", "dormancy", "inaction", "inactivity", "inertia", "inertness", "quiescence" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hotels":{ "a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests":{ "examples":[ "for their 50th anniversary they stayed at one of the finest hotels in San Francisco" ], "synonyms":[ "auberges", "caravansaries", "caravanserais", "caravanserai", "hospices", "hostelries", "hostels", "inns", "lodges", "public houses", "taverns" ], "near synonyms":[ "B and Bs", "bed-and-breakfasts", "guesthouses", "apartment hotels", "accommodations", "lodgings", "rests", "courts", "motels", "motor courts", "motor inns", "motor lodges", "resorts", "spas", "tourist courts", "youth hostels", "campgrounds", "camps", "bunkhouses", "dormitories", "dorms", "boardinghouses", "lodging houses", "rooming houses", "doss-houses", "fleabags", "flophouses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hotelier":{ "as in hotelman , hosteler":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hosteler", "hosteller", "hotelman", "padrone", "patron", "boniface", "innkeeper", "landlord", "taverner" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hotties":{ "a physically attractive person":{ "examples":[ "if you're not a hottie , you haven't a prayer of getting on that reality show" ], "synonyms":[ "babes", "cuties", "cuteys", "dishes", "dolls", "dreamboats", "foxes", "fox", "glamour-pusses", "knockouts", "lookers", "showstoppers", "tens" ], "near synonyms":[ "beauties", "eyefuls", "goddesses", "lovelies", "stunners", "beefcakes", "hunks", "studs", "superstuds" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "dogs" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hoteliers":{ "as in hotelmen , hostelers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hostelers", "hostellers", "hotelmen", "padrones", "padroni", "patrons", "bonifaces", "innkeepers", "landlords", "taverners" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hot tickets":{ "a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time":{ "examples":[ "the hot ticket this season is the retro look" ], "synonyms":[ "buzzes", "chics", "crazes", "dernier cris", "enthusiasms", "fads", "fashions", "flavors", "last words", "modes", "rages", "sensations", "styles", "tons", "trends", "vogues" ], "near synonyms":[ "nine days' wonders", "nine day wonders", "new waves", "crushes", "infatuations", "fervors", "passions", "furors", "fusses", "hullabaloos", "to-dos", "uproars", "bandwagons", "crusades", "cults", "movements", "novelties", "wrinkles", "caprices", "fancies", "whims" ], "near antonyms":[ "classics", "standards" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hot under the collar":{ "feeling or showing anger":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "angered", "angry", "apoplectic", "ballistic", "cheesed off", "choleric", "enraged", "foaming", "fuming", "furious", "hopping", "horn-mad", "hot", "incensed", "indignant", "inflamed", "enflamed", "infuriate", "infuriated", "irate", "ireful", "livid", "mad", "outraged", "rabid", "rankled", "riled", "riley", "roiled", "shirty", "sore", "steamed up", "steaming", "teed off", "ticked", "wrathful", "wroth" ], "near synonyms":[ "ranting", "raving", "stormy", "boiling", "bristling", "bristly", "burning", "cross", "huffy", "passionate", "seething", "sizzling", "smoldering", "smouldering", "worked up", "wrought (up)", "acrid", "acrimonious", "antagonistic", "antipathetic", "bitter", "embittered", "inimical", "malevolent", "piqued", "rancorous", "resentful", "spiteful", "vengeful", "vindictive", "virulent", "vitriolic", "antisocial", "cold", "cool", "disagreeable", "disapproving", "distant", "frigid", "icy", "ill-tempered", "sorehead", "soreheaded", "sulky", "unfriendly", "unpleasant", "aggravated", "annoyed", "bearish", "bilious", "cantankerous", "churlish", "crabby", "cranky", "dyspeptic", "exasperated", "fretful", "fussy", "grouchy", "grumpy", "ill-humored", "inflammable", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "perturbed", "petulant", "put out", "quick-tempered", "snappish", "testy", "touchy", "argumentative", "belligerent", "contentious", "contrary", "disputatious", "ornery", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "querulous" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "accommodating", "obliging", "agreeable", "amenable", "complaisant", "amicable", "cordial", "friendly", "content", "happy", "satisfied", "empathetic", "sympathetic", "tolerant", "understanding", "calm", "pacific", "peaceable", "placid", "serene", "tranquil", "unembittered", "affable", "amiable", "easygoing", "genial", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "kind", "pleasant", "sweet" ], "antonyms":[ "angerless", "delighted", "pleased" ] }, "type":[] }, "hot-headedness":{ "as in pugnaciousness , querulousness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "belligerence", "contentiousness", "contrariness", "crankiness", "disputatiousness", "irascibility", "irascibleness", "irritability", "orneriness", "pugnaciousness", "pugnacity", "quarrelsomeness", "querulousness", "malevolence", "malice", "spite", "vengefulness", "venom", "vindictiveness", "virulence", "vitriol", "blowup", "flare", "flare-up", "outburst", "envy", "jaundice", "jealousy", "pique", "resentment", "chafe", "dander", "dudgeon", "huff", "pet", "rise", "ruffle", "temper", "acrimoniousness", "acrimony", "animosity", "antagonism", "antipathy", "bile", "biliousness", "bitterness", "contempt", "embitterment", "empoisonment", "enmity", "grudge", "hostility", "rancor", "air rage", "road rage", "aggravation", "annoyance", "exasperation", "irritation", "vexation", "delirium", "heat", "passion", "warmth", "anger", "angriness", "birse", "choler", "furor", "fury", "indignation", "irateness", "ire", "lividity", "lividness", "mad", "madness", "mood", "outrage", "rage", "spleen", "wrath", "wrathfulness" ], "near antonyms":[ "delight", "pleasure", "calmness", "forbearance", "patience" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in impulsiveness , impetuousness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "impetuosity", "impetuousness", "impulsiveness", "impulsivity", "rashness", "beeline", "dash", "scramble", "stampede", "expedition", "expeditiousness", "fastness", "fleetness", "quickness", "rapidity", "rapidness", "speed", "speediness", "swiftness", "velocity", "bustle", "flurry", "flutter", "scurry", "scuttle", "stir", "whirl", "celerity", "dispatch", "promptitude", "promptness", "haste", "hastiness", "hurry", "hustle", "precipitation", "precipitousness", "rush" ], "near antonyms":[ "deliberateness", "deliberation", "dilatoriness", "lateness", "pokiness", "procrastination", "slowness", "languor", "leisureliness", "lethargy", "sluggishness", "torpor", "dormancy", "inaction", "inactivity", "inertia", "inertness", "quiescence" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hothouse":{ "a glass-enclosed building for growing plants":{ "examples":[ "grows tomatoes in his hothouse all winter long" ], "synonyms":[ "conservatory", "glasshouse", "greenhouse" ], "near synonyms":[ "cold frame", "hotbed", "nursery", "botanical garden", "botanic garden" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a place or environment that favors the development of something":{ "examples":[ "an urban enclave of 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pepperonis , salamis":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bolognas", "frankfurters", "franks", "kielbasas", "kielbasy", "knockwursts", "knackwursts", "liver sausages", "liver puddings", "liverwursts", "pepperonis", "salamis", "Vienna sausages", "weenies", "wieners", "weiners", "wienerwursts", "bangers", "links", "sausages", "wursts", "blood sausages", "blood puddings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in cowboys , berserks":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "berserks", "berserkers", "cowboys", "showboats", "daredevils", "devils", "madcaps", "madmen" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "hotchpotch":{ "an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{ "examples":[ "Sunday supper was a hotchpotch of leftovers" ], "synonyms":[ "agglomerate", "agglomeration", "alphabet soup", "assortment", "botch", "clutter", "collage", "crazy quilt", "farrago", "gallimaufry", "grab bag", "gumbo", "hash", "hodgepodge", "jambalaya", "jumble", "jungle", "litter", "mac\u00e9doine", "medley", "m\u00e9lange", "menagerie", "miscellanea", "miscellany", "mishmash", "mixed bag", "montage", "motley", "muddle", "olio", "olla podrida", "omnium-gatherum", "pastiche", "patchwork", "patchwork quilt", "potpourri", "ragbag", "ragout", "rummage", "salad", "salmagundi", "scramble", "shuffle", "smorgasbord", "stew", "tumble", "variety", "welter" ], "near synonyms":[ "detritus", "notions", "oddments", "odds and ends", "sundries", "accumulation", "aggregate", "aggregation", "conglomerate", "conglomeration", "catchall", "admixture", "alloy", "amalgam", "blend", "combination", "commixture", "composite", "compound", "fusion", "intermixture", "mix-up", "bollix", "chaos", "confusion", "disarrangement", "disarray", "disorder", "dog's breakfast", "mess", "morass", "shambles", "imbroglio", "knot", "snarl", "tangle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hot-bloodedness":{ "as in obsession , fever":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fanaticism", "fever", "infatuation", "mania", "obsession", "zeal", "eagerness", "earnestness", "excitement", "gusto", "keenness", "zest", "compassion", "responsiveness", "sentiment", "sympathy", "tenderness", "emotionalism", "emotionality", "histrionics", "mawkishness", "melodrama", "sappiness", "sentimentality", "torridity", "torridness", "cathexis", "ardency", "ardor", "emotion", "enthusiasm", "fervency", "fervidness", "fervor", "fire", "heat", "intenseness", "intensity", "passion", "passionateness", "vehemence", "violence", "warmth", "white heat" ], "near antonyms":[ "impassiveness", "impassivity", "insensibility", "insensibleness", "insensitiveness", "insensitivity", "aloofness", "calmness", "collectedness", "composure", "detachedness", "dryness", "phlegm", "reserve", "reservedness", "reticence", "taciturnity", "apathy", "indifference", "stoicism", "stoniness", "unconcern", "stiffness", "woodenness", "chilliness", "coldness", "coolness", "frigidity", "frigidness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hots (up)":{ "to cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree":{ "examples":[ "with a silky Southern drawl, the waitress asked, \"Want me to hot up that pie?\"" ], "synonyms":[ "heats", "toasts", "warms" ], "near synonyms":[ "overheats", "superheats", "reheats", "rewarms", "thaws", "bakes", "cooks", "roasts", "burns", "chars", "fires", "parches", "scalds", "scorches", "sears" ], "near antonyms":[ "freezes", "frosts", "ices", "supercools" ], "antonyms":[ "chills", "cools", "refrigerates" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "hot pursuit":{ "as in tagging along , path":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chase", "chasing", "dogging", "following", "hounding", "pursuing", "pursuit", "shadowing", "tagging", "tailing", "tracing", "tracking", "trailing", "path", "track", "trail", "search", "seeking", "tagging along" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hots":{ "sexual appetite":{ "examples":[ "he has the hots for any woman who doesn't have the good sense to reject him" ], "synonyms":[ "concupiscence", "desire", "eroticism", "horniness", "itch", "lech", "letch", "libidinousness", "lust", "lustfulness", "lustihood", "passion", "salaciousness" ], "near synonyms":[ "libido", "ardor", "heat", "rut", "erotomania", "hypersexuality", "lecherousness", "lechery", "nymphomania", "satyriasis", "venery" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstinence", "celibacy", "chastity", "frigidity", "frigidness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "hot springs":{ "as in springs , headsprings":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fountainheads", "fountains", "geysers", "headsprings", "springs", "wellsprings", "heads", "headstreams", "headwaters", "sources", "branches", "feeders", "tributaries" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hot spot":{ "as in playground , happy hunting ground":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "happy 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"disarmaments", "pacifications", "cease-fires", "truces", "calms", "tranquillities", "tranquilities" ], "antonyms":[ "peaces" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hotelmen":{ "as in hoteliers , hostelers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hostelers", "hostellers", "hoteliers", "padrones", "padroni", "patrons", "bonifaces", "innkeepers", "landlords", "taverners" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "hot stuff":{ "something very good of its kind":{ "examples":[ "it sounds pretty ordinary now, but their music was hot stuff in its time" ], "synonyms":[ "beaut", "beauty", "bee's knees", "cat's meow", "corker", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "daisy", "dandy", "dilly", "doozy", "doozie", "doozer", "dream", "honey", "humdinger", "hummer", "jim-dandy", "knockout", "lollapalooza", "lulu", "nifty", "peach", "pip", "pippin", "ripper", "ripsnorter", "snorter", "sockdolager", "sockdologer", "standout", "sweetheart" ], "near synonyms":[ "marvel", "phenomenon", "prodigy", 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