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"honeys", "lovers", "loves", "significant others", "sweethearts", "sweets", "valentines" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "girandoles":{ "as in fluorescent lamps , light bulbs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arc lamps", "arc lights", "candelabra", "candelabrums", "candelabras", "candles", "chandeliers", "dark lanterns", "flares", "flashbulbs", "flashcubes", "flashes", "flashlights", "floodlights", "fluorescent lamps", "gaslights", "gasoliers", "headlights", "incandescent lamps", "klieg lights", "kleig lights", "lanterns", "light bulbs", "lighthouses", "lightings", "sconces", "spotlights", "streetlights", "sun lamps", "beacons", "illuminants", "lamps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "girlfriend":{ "a female romantic companion":{ "examples":[ "he proposed to his girlfriend of seven years" ], "synonyms":[ "gal", "gill", "girl", "inamorata", "lady", "ladylove", "old lady", "woman" ], "near synonyms":[ "mistress", "moll", "beloved", "darling", "dear", "favorite", "flame", "honey", "love", "lover", "significant other", "sweet", "sweetheart", "valentine" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "girlie":{ "as in girlish":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "girlish", "female", "feminine", "womanish", "womanlike", "womanly", "effeminate", "effete", "epicene", "sissified", "sissy", "unmanly", "ladylike", "distaff", "petticoat", "ultrafeminine" ], "near antonyms":[ "unfeminine", "unwomanly", "boyish", "hoydenish", "tomboyish", "male", "manlike", "manly", "mannish", "masculine", "virile", "androgynous", "neuter", "Amazonian", "butch", "hairy-chested", "hypermasculine", "macho" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "girders":{ "as in beams , crossbeams":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arbors", "beams", "boards", "crossbars", "crossbeams", "bars", "billets", "rods", "bands", "strips", "blooms", "ingots", "slabs", "sticks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in brackets , arches":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arches", "bolsters", "brackets", "cantilevers", "columns", "pedestals", "pilasters", "pillars", "bearings", "shorings", "crutches", "pegs", "posts", "stakes", "stanchions", "stands", "stilts", "struts", "trusses", "braces", "buttresses", "mountings", "mounts", "props", "reinforcements", "shores", "spurs", "stays", "supports", "underpinnings", "bases", "foundations", "frames" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "girlish":{ "as in girlie":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "girlie", "girly", "female", "feminine", "womanish", "womanlike", "womanly", "effeminate", "effete", "epicene", "sissified", "sissy", "unmanly", "ladylike", "distaff", "petticoat", "ultrafeminine" ], "near antonyms":[ "unfeminine", "unwomanly", "boyish", "hoydenish", "tomboyish", "male", "manlike", "manly", "mannish", "masculine", "virile", "androgynous", "neuter", "Amazonian", "butch", "hairy-chested", "hypermasculine", "macho" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in young , boyish":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boyish", "juvenescent", "kiddish", "young", "youngish", "youthful", "babyish", "childish", "infantile", "infantilized", "infantine", "maidenly", "virginal", "adolescent", "callow", "green", "immature", "inexperienced", "juvenile", "puerile", "raw", "unfledged", "unformed", "unripe", "unripened", "ingenuous", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "tender", "unknowing", "unseasoned", "unsophisticated", "untrained", "untried" ], "near antonyms":[ "adult", "experienced", "grown-up", "mature", "ripe", "advanced", "precocious", "knowing", "savvy", "sophisticated", "worldly", "worldly-wise" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "girandole":{ "as in fluorescent lamp , light bulb":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arc lamp", "arc light", "candelabra", "candelabrum", "candle", "chandelier", "dark lantern", "flare", "flash", "flashbulb", "flashcube", "flashlight", "floodlight", "fluorescent lamp", "gaslight", "gasolier", "headlight", "incandescent lamp", "klieg light", "kleig light", "lantern", "light bulb", "lighthouse", "lighting", "sconce", "spotlight", "streetlight", "sun lamp", "beacon", "illuminant", "lamp" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "girlhoods":{ "as in youths , boyhoods":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boyhoods", "preadolescences", "youths", "adolescences", "minorities", "nonages", "blooms", "flushes", "heydays", "primes", "majorities", "maturities", "manhoods", "womanhoods", "babyhoods", "infancies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "girlhood":{ "as in boyhood , toddlerhood":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boyhood", "toddlerhood", "childhood", "nonage", "springtime", "youth", "adolescence", "juvenescence", "minority", "immaturity", "juvenility", "babyhood", "infancy" ], "near antonyms":[ "adulthood", "majority", "middle age", "midlife", "senectitude", "sunset", "winter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in maidenhood":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "maidenhood", "effeminacy", "effeteness", "femaleness", "girlishness", "femininity", "feminity", "muliebrity", "womanhood", "womanishness", "womanliness" ], "near antonyms":[ "manhood", "manliness", "masculinity", "virility", "androgyny", "boyishness", "mannishness", "tomboyishness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "girthing":{ "to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt":{ "examples":[ "you'll need to make sure you girth the saddle tightly or you'll fall off the horse" ], "synonyms":[ "banding", "begirding", "belting", "engirding", "engirdling", "enwinding", "girding", "girdling", "girting", "wrapping" ], "near synonyms":[ "trussing", "tying up", "tieing up", "circling", "enwreathing", "looping", "winding", "wreathing", "bandaging", "enswathing", "swathing", "chaining", "cording", "enchaining", "lashing", "roping", "shackling", "taping", "wiring" ], "near antonyms":[ "unbinding", "unlashing", "unshackling", "untying", "untieing", "unwinding" ], "antonyms":[ "ungirding", "unwrapping" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "girder":{ "as in beam , crossbeam":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arbor", "beam", "board", "crossbar", "crossbeam", "bar", "billet", "rod", "band", "strip", "bloom", "ingot", "slab", "stick" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in bracket , arch":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arch", "bolster", "bracket", "cantilever", "column", "pedestal", "pilaster", "pillar", "bearing", "shoring", "crutch", "peg", "post", "stake", "stanchion", "stand", "stilt", "strut", "truss", "brace", "buttress", "mount", "mounting", "prop", "reinforcement", "shore", "spur", "stay", "support", "underpinning", "base", "foundation", "frame" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "girts":{ "to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt":{ "examples":[ "the EMTs girted his wounded leg with bandages" ], "synonyms":[ "bands", "begirds", "belts", "engirdles", "engirds", "enwinds", "girdles", "girds", "girths", "wraps" ], "near synonyms":[ "ties up", "trusses", "circles", "enwreathes", "loops", "winds", "wreathes", "bandages", "enswathes", "swathes", "chains", "cords", "enchains", "lashes", "ropes", "shackles", "tapes", "wires" ], "near antonyms":[ "unbinds", "unlashes", "unshackles", "unties", "unwinds" ], "antonyms":[ "ungirds", "unwraps" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "girl Friday":{ "as in gal Friday":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gal Friday", "employee", "employe", "hand", "help", "hireling", "laborer", "swamper", "worker", "man Friday", "right hand", "auxiliary", "legman", "subordinate", "underling", "aide-de-camp", "attendant", "handmaiden", "handmaid", "maid", "maidservant", "scullion", "servant", "adjunct", "adjutant", "aid", "aide", "apprentice", "assistant", "coadjutor", "deputy", "helper", "helpmate", "helpmeet", "lieutenant", "mate", "sidekick" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "girl Fridays":{ "as in gal Fridays":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gal Fridays", "employees", "employes", "hands", "help", "hirelings", "laborers", "swampers", "workers", "man Fridays", "right hands", "auxiliaries", "legmen", "subordinates", "underlings", "aides-de-camp", "attendants", "handmaidens", "handmaids", "maids", "maidservants", "scullions", "servants", "adjuncts", "adjutants", "aides", "aids", "apprentices", "assistants", "coadjutors", "deputies", "helpers", "helpmates", "helpmeets", "lieutenants", "mates", "sidekicks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "girds":{ "an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings":{ "examples":[ "in her farewell speech, the departing governor got in some retaliatory girds at the media" ], "synonyms":[ "affronts", "barbs", "brickbats", "cuts", "darts", "digs", "dises", "disses", "epithets", "indignities", "insults", "names", "offenses", "offences", "outrages", "personalities", "pokes", "put-downs", "sarcasms", "slaps", "slights", "slurs" ], "near synonyms":[ "catcalls", "gibes", "jibes", "jeers", "mocks", "quips", "sneers", "taunts", "abuses", "invectives", "vituperations", "disapprovals", "opprobriums", "disgraces", "dishonors", "shames", "attacks", "criticisms", "knocks", "slams", "swipes", "torments", "tortures" ], "near antonyms":[ "accolades", "commendations", "compliments", "acclaim", "applauses", "praises", "adulations", "flatteries" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt":{ "examples":[ "for the celebration of the heroes' return, well-wishers girded hundreds of trees with yellow ribbons", "she girded her waist with a delicate sash" ], "synonyms":[ "bands", "begirds", "belts", "engirdles", "engirds", "enwinds", "girdles", "girths", "girts", "wraps" ], "near synonyms":[ "ties up", "trusses", "circles", "enwreathes", "loops", "winds", "wreathes", "bandages", "enswathes", "swathes", "chains", "cords", "enchains", "lashes", "ropes", "shackles", "tapes", "wires" ], "near antonyms":[ "unbinds", "unlashes", "unshackles", "unties", "unwinds" ], "antonyms":[ "ungirds", "unwraps" ] }, "to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity":{ "examples":[ "the Spartan warrior girded himself for battle with sword and shield" ], "synonyms":[ "accoutres", "accouters", "equips", "fits (out)", "furnishes", "kits (up or out)", "outfits", "provisions", "rigs", "supplies" ], "near synonyms":[ "stocks", "stores", "bestows", "contributes", "donates", "gives", "presents", "apportions", "deals (out)", "dispenses", "distributes", "doles out", "hands out", "metes (out)", "parcels (out)", "portions", "prorates", "allocates", "allots", "assigns", "arms", "fortifies", "prepares", "reequips", "refits", "refurnishes", "reoutfits" ], "near antonyms":[ "deprives", "dispossesses", "divests", "strips" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to form a circle around":{ "examples":[ "a tall hedge girds the exclusive estate and shields it from prying eyes" ], "synonyms":[ "circles", "compasses", "embraces", "encircles", "encloses", "incloses", "encompasses", "environs", "girdles", "rings", "surrounds", "wreathes" ], "near synonyms":[ "circumscribes", "closes in", "cordons (off)", "fences (in)", "hems (in)", "walls", "besets", "besieges", "entrenches", "intrenches", "invests", "swarms" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "girl":{ "a young unmarried woman":{ "examples":[ "he's engaged to a girl that his parents really like" ], "synonyms":[ "damsel", "demoiselle", "maid", "maiden", "miss" ], "near synonyms":[ "virgin", "deb", "debutante", "ingenue", "ing\u00e9nue", "bird", "chit", "filly", "lass", "lassie", "sheila", "sister", "colleen", "mademoiselle", "senhorita", "senorita", "se\u00f1orita" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a female person who has not yet reached adulthood":{ "examples":[ "when I was a girl , I wanted a horse so badly" ], "synonyms":[ "filly", "lass", "lassie", "miss", "missy", "nymph", "sheila" ], "near synonyms":[ "bobby-soxer", "junior miss", "schoolgirl", "subdebutante", "teenybopper", "gamine", "hoyden", "pixie", "pixy", "romp", "snip", "tomboy" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a female romantic companion":{ "examples":[ "found an old letter by my grandfather asking my grandmother to be his girl" ], "synonyms":[ "gal", "gill", "girlfriend", "inamorata", "lady", "ladylove", "old lady", "woman" ], "near synonyms":[ "mistress", "moll", "beloved", "darling", "dear", "favorite", "flame", "honey", "love", "lover", "significant other", "sweet", "sweetheart", "valentine" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }