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"dry", "unwatered", "waterless", "bone-dry", "hyperarid", "ultradry", "waterproof", "water-repellent", "water-resistant", "watertight", "baked", "dehydrated", "freeze-dried", "droughty", "parched", "sere", "sear", "sunbaked", "thirsty", "wrung" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to flow along or against":{ "examples":[ "the cold water from the stream gently laved her burned fingers" ], "synonyms":[ "bathed", "lapped", "lipped", "splashed", "washed" ], "near synonyms":[ "bubbled", "gurgled", "plashed", "rippled", "sloshed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "laving":{ "to flow along or against":{ "examples":[ "the cold water from the stream gently laved her burned fingers" ], "synonyms":[ "bathing", "lapping", "lipping", "splashing", "washing" ], "near synonyms":[ "bubbling", "gurgling", "plashing", "rippling", "sloshing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lavish":{ "going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount":{ 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"abounding", "abundant", "ample", "bounteous", "bountiful", "liberal", "plenteous", "plentiful", "extravagant", "luxuriant", "fat", "fecund", "fertile", "free", "munificent", "openhanded", "unsparing", "unstinting", "excessive", "immoderate", "redundant", "adequate", "complete", "enough", "sufficient" ], "near antonyms":[ "meager", "meagre", "niggardly", "poor", "scant", "scanty", "spare", "sparse", "stingy", "deficient", "inadequate", "incomplete", "insufficient", "lacking", "scarce", "unsatisfactory", "wanting", "bare", "mere", "minimal" ], "antonyms":[ "dribbling", "trickling" ] }, "showing obvious signs of wealth and comfort":{ "examples":[ "the lavish apartment even boasted a marble bathroom with gold-plated fixtures" ], "synonyms":[ "Babylonian", "deluxe", "Lucullan", "Lucullian", "luxe", "luxuriant", "luxurious", "luxury", "opulent", "palace", "palatial", "plush", "plushy", "silken", "sumptuous" ], "near synonyms":[ "costly", "dear", "expensive", "precious", "premium", "rich", "extravagant", "grandiose", "ostentatious", "pretentious", "showy", "august", "awesome", "awful", "baronial", "beautiful", "gorgeous", "grand", "heroic", "heroical", "imposing", "impressive", "kingly", "magnificent", "majestic", "monumental", "noble", "proud", "regal", "royal", "splendid", "stately", "comfortable", "cozy", "homelike", "homey", "homy", "snug" ], "near antonyms":[ "economical", "frugal", "meager", "meagre", "spare", "stingy", "thrifty" ], "antonyms":[ "ascetic", "ascetical", "austere", "humble", "no-frills", "spartan" ] }, "to give readily and in large quantities":{ "examples":[ "doting parents lavishing lots of attention on their children" ], "synonyms":[ "heap", "pour", "rain", "shower" ], "near synonyms":[ "gush", "stream", "flood", "inundate", "overflow", "overwhelm", "swamp", "bombard", "hail" ], "near antonyms":[ "hold back", "keep", "reserve", "retain", "withhold" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to use up carelessly":{ "examples":[ "a great actor who lavished his talent in lousy movies" ], "synonyms":[ "blow", "dissipate", "fiddle away", "fritter (away)", "lose", "misspend", "run through", "spend", "squander", "throw away", "trifle (away)", "waste" ], "near synonyms":[ "splurge", "consume", "deplete", "exhaust", "impoverish", "overspend", "shoot", "indulge", "overindulge", "disburse", "expend", "lay out" ], "near antonyms":[ "economize", "scrimp", "skimp", "preserve", "protect", "save", "hoard", "lay up" ], "antonyms":[ "conserve" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "lavaliere":{ "an ornament worn on a chain around the neck or wrist":{ "examples":[ "gave his girlfriend a golden lavaliere engraved with his name" ], "synonyms":[ "bangle", "charm", "pendant", "pendent" ], "near synonyms":[ "locket", "teardrop" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lavatories":{ "a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste":{ "examples":[ "the school's filthy, broken-down lavatories were a disgrace" ], "synonyms":[ "bathrooms", "baths", "bogs", "cans", "cloakrooms", "comfort stations", "conveniences", "heads", "johns", "latrines", "loos", "potties", "restrooms", "toilets", "washrooms", "water closets" ], "near synonyms":[ "commodes", "pans", "pots", "garderobes", "jakes", "outhouses", "privies", "half baths", "powder rooms", "ladies", "ladies' rooms", "men's rooms" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lavishing":{ "to give readily and in large quantities":{ "examples":[ "doting parents lavishing lots of attention on their children" ], "synonyms":[ "heaping", "pouring", "raining", "showering" ], "near synonyms":[ "gushing", "streaming", "flooding", "inundating", "overflowing", "overwhelming", "swamping", "bombarding", "hailing" ], "near antonyms":[ "holding back", "keeping", "reserving", "retaining", "withholding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to use up carelessly":{ "examples":[ "a great actor who lavished his talent in lousy movies" ], "synonyms":[ "blowing", "dissipating", "fiddling away", "frittering (away)", "losing", "misspending", "running through", "spending", "squandering", "throwing away", "trifling (away)", "wasting" ], "near synonyms":[ "splurging", "consuming", "depleting", "exhausting", "impoverishing", "overspending", "shooting", "indulging", "overindulging", "disbursing", "expending", "laying out" ], "near antonyms":[ "economizing", "scrimping", "skimping", "preserving", "protecting", "saving", "hoarding", "laying up" ], "antonyms":[ "conserving" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lavished":{ "to give readily and in large quantities":{ "examples":[ "doting parents lavishing lots of attention on their children" ], "synonyms":[ "heaped", "poured", "rained", "showered" ], "near synonyms":[ "gushed", "streamed", "flooded", "inundated", "overflowed", "overwhelmed", "swamped", "bombarded", "hailed" ], "near antonyms":[ "held back", "kept", "reserved", "retained", "withheld" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to use up carelessly":{ "examples":[ "a great actor who lavished his talent in lousy movies" ], "synonyms":[ "blew", "dissipated", "fiddled away", "frittered (away)", "lost", "misspent", "ran through", "spent", "squandered", "threw away", "trifled (away)", "wasted" ], "near synonyms":[ "splurged", "consumed", "depleted", "exhausted", "impoverished", "overspent", "shot", "indulged", "overindulged", "disbursed", "expended", "laid out" ], "near antonyms":[ "economized", "scrimped", "skimped", "preserved", "protected", "saved", "hoarded", "laid up" ], "antonyms":[ "conserved" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lavishly":{ "in a generous manner":{ "examples":[ "complained that the university spends lavishly on the football program but underfunds other sports" ], "synonyms":[ "amply", "bounteously", "bountifully", "freehandedly", "freeheartedly", "generously", "handsomely", "liberally", "munificently", "openhandedly", "unstintingly", "well" ], "near synonyms":[ "considerately", "courteously", "hospitably", "kindly", "nicely", "reasonably", "sweetly", "thoughtfully", "affably", "amiably", "cheerfully", "cheerily", "congenially", "cordially", "friendlily", "genially", "good-heartedly", "good-naturedly", "graciously", "selflessly", "ungrudgingly", "unselfishly", "altruistically", "beneficently", "benevolently", "bigheartedly", "charitably", "humanely", "kindheartedly", "magnanimously", "philanthropically" ], "near antonyms":[ "contemptuously", "disdainfully", "rudely", "scornfully", "obnoxiously", "provocatively", "coldly", "coolly", "cooly", "frigidly", "hostilely", "angrily", "belligerently", "begrudgingly", "grudgingly" ], "antonyms":[ "parsimoniously", "stingily", "ungenerously" ] }, "in a luxurious manner":{ "examples":[ "Hollywood celebrities are known for living lavishly" ], "synonyms":[ "expensively", "extravagantly", "fatly", "grandly", "high", "large", "luxuriously", "opulently", "palatially", "plushly", "richly", "sumptuously" ], "near synonyms":[ "imposingly", "impressively", "magnificently", "splendidly", "grandiosely", "ostentatiously", "pompously", "pretentiously", "affluently", "comfortably", "fine", "wealthily", "immoderately", "indulgently", "intemperately", "prodigally", "wantonly", "wastefully" ], "near antonyms":[ "unpretentiously", "cheaply", "economically", "frugally", "inexpensively", "meagerly", "poorly", "skimpily", "sparely", "sparingly", "thriftily", "conservatively", "moderately", "prudently", "reasonably", "restrainedly", "sensibly", "temperately" ], "antonyms":[ "austerely", "humbly", "modestly", "plainly", "simply" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "lavalieres":{ "an ornament worn on a chain around the neck or wrist":{ "examples":[ "gave his girlfriend a golden lavaliere engraved with his name" ], "synonyms":[ "bangles", "charms", "pendants", "pendents" ], "near synonyms":[ "lockets", "teardrops" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lave":{ "to flow along or against":{ "examples":[ "the cold water from the stream gently laved her burned fingers" ], "synonyms":[ "bathe", "lap", "lip", "splash", "wash" ], "near synonyms":[ "bubble", "gurgle", "plash", "ripple", "slosh" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "laves":{ "to flow along or against":{ "examples":[ "the cold water from the stream gently laved her burned fingers" ], "synonyms":[ "bathes", "laps", "lips", "splashes", "washes" ], "near synonyms":[ "bubbles", "gurgles", "plashes", "ripples", "sloshes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lavishes":{ "to give readily and in large quantities":{ "examples":[ "doting parents lavishing lots of attention on their children" ], "synonyms":[ "heaps", "pours", "rains", "showers" ], "near synonyms":[ "gushes", "streams", "floods", "inundates", "overflows", "overwhelms", "swamps", "bombards", "hails" ], "near antonyms":[ "holds back", "keeps", "reserves", "retains", "withholds" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to use up carelessly":{ "examples":[ "a great actor who lavished his talent in lousy movies" ], "synonyms":[ "blows", "dissipates", "fiddles away", "fritters (away)", "loses", "misspends", "runs through", "spends", "squanders", "throws away", "trifles (away)", "wastes" ], "near synonyms":[ "splurges", "consumes", "depletes", "exhausts", "impoverishes", "overspends", "shoots", "indulges", "overindulges", "disburses", "expends", "lays out" ], "near antonyms":[ "economizes", "scrimps", "skimps", "preserves", "protects", "saves", "hoards", "lays up" ], "antonyms":[ "conserves" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lavallieres":{ "an ornament worn on a chain around the neck or wrist":{ "examples":[ "gave his girlfriend a golden lavaliere engraved with his name" ], "synonyms":[ "bangles", "charms", "pendants", "pendents" ], "near synonyms":[ "lockets", "teardrops" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lavishness":{ "the quality or fact of being free or wasteful in the expenditure of money":{ "examples":[ "the lottery winner's friends were struck by the lavishness of his new lifestyle" ], 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"type":[ "noun" ] } }