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unintentional departure from truth or accuracy":{ "examples":[ "made an embarrassing boob on a chat show that had all of London laughing" ], "synonyms":[ "blunder", "bobble", "boo-boo", "brick", "clanger", "clinker", "error", "fault", "flub", "fluff", "fumble", "gaff", "gaffe", "goof", "inaccuracy", "lapse", "miscue", "misstep", "mistake", "oversight", "screwup", "slip", "slipup", "stumble", "trip" ], "near synonyms":[ "bloomer", "blooper", "boner", "howler", "pratfall", "foul-up", "snafu", "misapprehension", "miscalculation", "miscomprehension", "misconception", "misconstruction", "misdescription", "misimpression", "misinterpretation", "misjudgment", "misreading", "misstatement", "misunderstanding" ], "near antonyms":[ "accuracy", "correctness", "exactitude", "exactness", "preciseness", "precision", "strictness", "inerrancy", "infallibility", "perfection" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a mistake":{ "examples":[ "it was an important speech, and the prime minister knew that he could not afford to boob on it" ], "synonyms":[ "blunder", "err", "flub", "fluff", "foul up", "fumble", "goof (up)", "louse up", "mess (up)", "screw up", "slip up", "stumble", "trip" ], "near synonyms":[ "nod", "bobble", "botch", "bungle", "butcher", "foozle", "mangle", "mishandle", "muff", "murder", "miscalculate", "misconceive", "miscount", "miscue", "misdeem", "misgauge", "misjudge", "mistake", "misconstrue", "misinterpret", "misunderstand" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "boodle":{ "a usually small number of persons considered as a unit":{ "examples":[ "a boodle of teenagers boarded the bus together" ], "synonyms":[ "array", "band", "batch", "battery", "body", "bunch", "cluster", "clutch", "consort", "constellation", "crop", "group", "grouping", "huddle", "knot", "lot", "parcel", "party", "passel" ], "near synonyms":[ "assembly", "collective", "congregation", "gathering", "muster", "organization", "circle", "clan", "clique", "coterie", "fellowship", "gang", "ring", "round", "set", "faction", "guild", "gild", "order", "school", "sect", "brigade", "crew", "outfit", "phalanx", "platoon", "posse", "task force", "team", "alliance", "bloc", "coalition", "confederacy", "confederation", "federation", "league", "union", "battalion", "squadron", "bevy", "brood", "covey" ], "near antonyms":[ "individual", "single" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a very large amount of money":{ "examples":[ "we saved a boodle by buying a house that's off the beaten path" ], "synonyms":[ "big bucks", "bomb", "bundle", "earth", "fortune", "king's ransom", "megabucks", "mint", "packet", "pile", "wad" ], "near synonyms":[ "heap", "pot", "bonanza", "mine", "treasure trove", "assets", "capital", "means", "property", "riches", "wealth", "wherewithal", "bread", "cash", "chips", "currency", "dough", "gold", "jack", "legal tender", "lucre", "pelf", "tender", "wampum" ], "near antonyms":[ "petty cash", "pin money", "pocket money", "spending money" ], "antonyms":[ "mite", "peanuts", "pittance", "song" ] }, "something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision":{ "examples":[ "an IRS agent was caught accepting some boodle from people she was auditing" ], "synonyms":[ "backhander", "bribe", "cumshaw", "fix", "sop" ], "near synonyms":[ "baksheesh", "kickback", "payoff", "slush fund", "incentive", "incitement", "instigation", "motivation", "provocation", "spur", "stimulation", "stimulus", "boost", "encouragement", "goad", "inducement", "allurement", "bait", "enticement", "lure", "seduction", "temptation", "turn-on", "flattery", "persuasion", "decoy", "snare", "trap" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "boogie":{ "as in shuffle , jive":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "book":{ "a set of printed sheets of paper bound together between covers and forming a work of fiction or nonfiction":{ "examples":[ "I bought another new book yesterday, and I can't wait to read it" ], "synonyms":[ "tome", "volume" ], "near synonyms":[ "hardback", "hardcover", "paper", "paperback", "paperbound", "pocket book", "pocket edition", "softback", "softcover", "trade book", "trade edition", "folio", "quarto", "guidebook", "handbook", "how-to", "manual", "catalog", "catalogue", "cyclopedia", "cyclopaedia", "dictionary", "encyclopedia", "monograph", "primer", "text", "textbook", "tract", "treatise", "novel", "novelette", "pulp", "album", "almanac", "anthology", "casebook", "chapbook", "omnibus", "picture book" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a book made up of the writings accepted by Christians as coming from God":{ "examples":[ "offered to swear on the Book that everything had happened just as he said" ], "synonyms":[ "Bible", "Good Book", "Holy Writ", "Scripture" ], "near synonyms":[ "Polyglot" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a publication that appears at regular intervals":{ "examples":[ "older people in these parts still tend to call a magazine a book" ], "synonyms":[ "bulletin", "diurnal", "gazette", "journal", "mag", "magazine", "newspaper", "organ", "paper", "periodical", "rag", "review", "serial", "zine" ], "near synonyms":[ "annual", "bimonthly", "biweekly", "daily", "monthly", "quarterly", "semimonthly", "semiweekly", "triweekly", "weekly", "yearbook", "digest", "little magazine", "fanzine", "pictorial", "slick", "broadside", "edition", "extra", "sheet", "supplement", "tab", "tabloid", "newsletter", "newsmagazine", "newsweekly" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "information not generally available to the public":{ "examples":[ "what's the book on the new company president?" ], "synonyms":[ "411", "dope", "inside", "lowdown", "poop", "scoop", "skinny", "tip" ], "near synonyms":[ "dirt", "dish", "gossip", "rumor", "story", "hint", "pointer", "information", "intelligence", "news", "tidings", "word" ], "near antonyms":[ "ancient history", "open secret" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to arrange to have something (as a hotel room) held for one's future use":{ "examples":[ "we booked a conference room for the meeting next week" ], "synonyms":[ "bespeak", "reserve" ], "near synonyms":[ "earmark", "contract", "engage", "hire", "retain" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to leave a place often for another":{ "examples":[ "I'm running late, so I've got to book" ], "synonyms":[ "bail", "bail out", "begone", "bug off", "bug out", "bugger off", "buzz (off)", "clear off", "clear out", "cut out", "depart", "dig out", "exit", "get", "get off", "go", "go off", "move", "pack (up or off)", "part", "peel off", "pike (out or off)", "pull out", "push off", "push on", "quit", "run along", "sally (forth)", "scarper", "shove (off)", "step (along)", "take off", "vamoose", "walk out" ], "near synonyms":[ "set out", "start", "strike out", "abscond", "decamp", "escape", "evacuate", "flee", "fly", "get out", "mizzle", "run away", "scat", "scram", "skip", "go out", "light out", "step out", "abandon", "desert", "forsake", "vacate", "emigrate", "adjourn", "remove", "retire", "retreat", "withdraw" ], "near antonyms":[ "abide", "dwell", "lodge", "remain", "settle", "stay", "tarry", "approach", "close", "near", "hit", "land", "reach" ], "antonyms":[ "arrive", "come", "show up", "turn up" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "boomed":{ "to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "with the strong economy, business is booming" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerated", "accumulated", "appreciated", "ballooned", "built up", "burgeoned", "bourgeoned", "climbed", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "gained", "increased", "mounted", "multiplied", "mushroomed", "proliferated", "rolled up", "rose", "snowballed", "spread", "swelled", "waxed" ], "near synonyms":[ "jumped", "rocketed", "skyrocketed", "surged", "heightened", "intensified", "redoubled", "blew up", "bulked", "distended", "inflated", "puffed (up)", "crescendoed", "crested", "peaked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "contracted", "decreased", "diminished", "dwindled", "lessened", "receded", "waned" ] }, "to make a long loud deep noise or cry":{ "examples":[ "the cannons boomed throughout the night" ], "synonyms":[ "bellowed", "growled", "roared", "thundered" ], "near synonyms":[ "grumbled", "rolled", "rumbled", "banged", "blared", "blasted", "pealed", "screamed", "screeched", "shrieked", "squalled", "bawled", "called", "cried", "hollered", "hooted", "shouted", "whooped", "yelled", "belled", "caterwauled", "howled", "wailed", "yowled" ], "near antonyms":[ "grunted", "mouthed", "mumbled", "murmured", "muttered", "whispered", "mewled", "puled", "squeaked", "whimpered" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "boonies":{ "the open rural area outside of big towns and cities":{ "examples":[ "she grew up in a big city, but chose to settle down way out in the boonies" ], "synonyms":[ "boondocks", "country", "countryside", "nowhere", "sticks" ], "near synonyms":[ "exurbia", "backcountry", "backwater", "backwoods", "bush", "frontier", "hinterland", "outback", "up-country", "wild", "wilderness" ], "near antonyms":[ "conurbation", "megalopolis", "urban sprawl" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "boor":{ "a person whose behavior is offensive to others":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a loudmouthed boor who embarrassed his family at every social event they attended" ], "near antonyms":[ "hero", "heroine", "idol", "role model", "gentleman", "lady", "angel", "saint" ], "related":[ "barbarian", "brute", "caveman", "Neanderthal", "savage", "loudmouth", "vulgarian", "lowlife", "miscreant", "rascal", "rogue", "roughneck", "scab", "scamp", "scoundrel", "villain", "wretch", "booby", "doofus", "fool", "jackass", "nincompoop", "ninny", "nit", "nitwit", "nut", "schmo", "schmoe", "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "dink", "dolt", "dope", "dork", "goon", "half-wit", "idiot", "imbecile", "moron", "turkey", "brat", "insolent", "nuisance", "pest", "snip", "snob", "snoot", "snot", "dweeb", "nerd" ], "synonyms":[ "bastard", "beast", "bleeder", "blighter", "bounder", "bugger", "buzzard", "cad", "chuff", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cretin", "crud", "crumb", "cur", "dirtbag", "dog", "fink", "heel", "hound", "jerk", "joker", "louse", "lout", "pill", "rat", "rat fink", "reptile", "rotter", "schmuck", "scum", "scumbag", "scuzzball", "skunk", "sleaze", "sleazebag", "sleazeball", "slime", "slimeball", "slob", "snake", "so-and-so", "sod", "stinkard", "stinker", "swine", "toad", "varmint", "vermin" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "boorishness":{ "as in rowdiness , brutishness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brutishness", "churlishness", "clownishness", "loutishness", "rowdiness", "rusticity", "uncouthness", "coarseness", "commonness", "crassness", "crudeness", "crudity", "grossness", "indelicacy", "indelicateness", "lowness", "raffishness", "rawness", "roughness", "rudeness", "tastelessness", "vulgarity", "artlessness", "gracelessness", "inelegance", "unsophistication", "insensitiveness", "insensitivity", "thoughtlessness", "kitsch", "tackiness" ], "near antonyms":[ "cultivation", "genteelness", "gentility", "polish", "refinement", "tastefulness", "courtliness", "urbanity", "elegance", "grace", "graciousness", "consideration", "sensitivity", "thoughtfulness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "boosted":{ "to lift with effort":{ "examples":[ "boosted the child into her car seat" ], "synonyms":[ "heaved", "hove", "hefted", "hoisted", "jacked (up)", "upheaved" ], "near synonyms":[ "elevated", "hiked", "picked up", "raised", "reared", "uplifted", "upped", "upraised", "upreared" ], "near antonyms":[ "depressed", "dropped", "lowered", "sank", "sunk", "submerged", "submersed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make greater in size, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "a promotion that boosted the number of interested customers milling about the showroom" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerated", "added (to)", "aggrandized", "amplified", "augmented", "built up", "compounded", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "extended", "hyped", "increased", "multiplied", "pumped up", "raised", "stoked", "supersized", "swelled", "upped" ], "near synonyms":[ "boomed", "jumped", "skyrocketed", "spiked", "bumped (up)", "ratcheted (up)", "racheted (up)", "blew up", "dilated", "distended", "inflated", "drew out", "elongated", "fleshed (out)", "lengthened", "prolonged", "protracted", "stretched", "developed", "enhanced", "heightened", "intensified", "magnified", "complemented", "supplemented", "beefed (up)", "reinforced", "reenforced", "strengthened", "maximized", "accumulated", "amassed", "collected", "followed up", "parlayed" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviated", "abridged", "curtailed", "shortened", "compressed", "condensed", "constricted", "contracted", "cut back", "retrenched" ], "antonyms":[ "abated", "decreased", "de-escalated", "diminished", "downsized", "dwindled", "lessened", "lowered", "minified", "reduced", "subtracted (from)" ] }, "to make markedly greater in measure or degree":{ "examples":[ "recommended eating foods that boost the body's immunity to disease" ], "synonyms":[ "accentuated", "amped (up)", "amplified", "beefed (up)", "consolidated", "deepened", "enhanced", "heightened", "intensified", "magnified", "redoubled", "stepped up", "strengthened" ], "near synonyms":[ "broadened", "enlarged", "expanded", "extended", "lengthened", "accelerated", "hastened", "quickened", "emphasized", "pointed (up)", "sharpened", "stressed", "augmented", "enforced", "reinforced", "reenforced", "restrengthened", "supplemented", "maximized", "enlivened", "jazzed (up)", "aggravated", "exacerbated" ], "near antonyms":[ "decreased", "diminished", "lessened", "let up (on)", "reduced", "subdued", "toned (down)", "weakened", "dwindled", "receded", "subsided", "tapered (off)", "waned", "alleviated", "eased", "lightened" ], "antonyms":[ "abated", "moderated" ] }, "to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{ "examples":[ "boosted the box onto the top shelf" ], "synonyms":[ "craned", "elevated", "heaved", "hove", "hefted", "heightened", "hiked", "hoisted", "jacked (up)", "lifted", "perked (up)", "picked up", "raised", "took up", "upheld", "uplifted", "upped", "upraised" ], "near synonyms":[ "ascended", "mounted", "rose", "reared", "upended" ], "near antonyms":[ "descended", "dipped", "fell", "pitched", "plunged", "slipped", "bore", "depressed", "pressed", "pushed", "sank", "sunk", "submerged" ], "antonyms":[ "dropped", "lowered" ] }, "to provide publicity for":{ "examples":[ "boosted the singer's latest release with a round of appearances on all the talk and entertainment shows" ], "synonyms":[ "ballyhooed", "hyped", "pitched", "plugged", "promoted", "publicized", "talked up", "touted" ], "near synonyms":[ "advertised", "barked", "merchandised", "merchandized", "sold", "pushed", "acclaimed", "hailed", "lauded", "praised", "endorsed", "indorsed", "plumped (for)", "plunked (for)", "plonked (for)", "recommended", "reviewed", "announced", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "published" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{ "examples":[ "the woman was nabbed trying to boost a couple of bottles of perfume" ], "synonyms":[ "appropriated", "filched", "heisted", "hooked", "lifted", "misappropriated", "nicked", "nipped", "pilfered", "pinched", "pocketed", "purloined", "ripped off", "snitched", "stole", "swiped", "thieved" ], "near synonyms":[ "burglarized", "knocked over", "robbed", "looted", "pillaged", "plundered", "sacked", "carjacked", "hijacked", "highjacked", "picked", "rifled", "poached", "rustled", "shoplifted", "collared", "grabbed", "grasped", "nailed", "seized", "snatched", "took", "mooched", "sponged", "abducted", "kidnapped", "kidnaped", "shanghaied", "spirited" ], "near antonyms":[ "bought", "purchased", "bestowed", "contributed", "donated", "gave", "handed over", "presented" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "booster":{ "a person who actively supports or favors a cause":{ "examples":[ "rah-rah boosters for the sports team will be attending the game and carrying large signs" ], "synonyms":[ "advocate", "advocator", "apostle", "backer", "champion", "espouser", "exponent", "expounder", "friend", "gospeler", "gospeller", "herald", "hierophant", "high priest", "paladin", "promoter", "proponent", "protagonist", "supporter", "true believer", "tub-thumper", "white knight" ], "near synonyms":[ "loyalist", "partisan", "partizan", "stalwart", "adherent", "cohort", "disciple", "follower", "interpreter", "applauder", "cheerleader", "encourager", "fellow traveler" ], "near antonyms":[ "enemy", "foe", "rival", "belittler", "critic", "faultfinder" ], "antonyms":[ "adversary", "antagonist", "opponent" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "boosts":{ "an act or instance of helping":{ "antonyms":[ "hindrances" ], "examples":[ "she always liked to give struggling families in the neighborhood a boost" ], "near antonyms":[ "constraints", "frustrations", "inhibitions", "interferences", "obstructions", "repressions", "restraints", "deterrences", "discouragements" ], "related":[ "advancements", "encouragements", "facilitations", "furtherances", "nurturances", "benefactions", "patronages", "promotions", "sponsorships", "advice", "care", "counsel", "guidance", "attendances", "attentions", "hand-holdings", "services", "beneficences", "charities", "favors", "philanthropies", "assuagements", "palliations", "reliefs", "succors" ], "synonyms":[ "abetments", "aids", "assistances", "assists", "backings", "hands", "help", "helping hands", "legs up", "lifts", "supports" ] }, "something added (as by growth)":{ "antonyms":[ "abatements", "declines", "decreases", "decrements", "depletions", "diminishments", "diminutions", "drop-offs", "falloffs", "falls", "losses", "reductions", "shrinkages", "step-downs" ], "examples":[ "a sudden boost in sales" ], "near antonyms":[ "deductions", "subtractions" ], "related":[ "accumulations", "assemblages", "collections", "gatherings", "complements", "accessions", "appendixes", "appendices", "continuations", "extensions", "uptrends", "upturns", "jumps", "run-ups", "spikes" ], "synonyms":[ "accretions", "accruals", "addenda", "addendums", "additions", "augmentations", "expansions", "gains", "increases", "increments", "more", "pluses", "plusses", "proliferations", "raises", "rises", "step-ups", "supplements", "upticks" ] }, "something that arouses action or activity":{ "antonyms":[ "counterincentives", "counter-incentives", "disincentives" ], "examples":[ "according to the President, a tax cut is just the boost that the economy needs" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "inducements", "invitations", "antecedents", "causes", "considerations", "grounds", "motives", "occasions", "reasons", "catalysts", "catalyzers", "fuels", "sparks" ], "synonyms":[ "encouragements", "goads", "impetuses", "impulses", "incentives", "incitations", "incitements", "instigations", "momenta", "momentums", "motivations", "provocations", "spurs", "stimulants", "stimuli", "yeasts" ] }, "to lift with effort":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "boosted the child into her car seat" ], "near antonyms":[ "depresses", "drops", "lowers", "sinks", "submerges", "submerses" ], "related":[ "elevates", "hikes", "picks up", "raises", "rears", "uplifts", "upraises", "uprears", "ups" ], "synonyms":[ "heaves", "hefts", "hoists", "jacks (up)", "upheaves" ] }, "to make greater in size, amount, or number":{ "antonyms":[ "abates", "decreases", "de-escalates", "diminishes", "downsizes", "dwindles", "lessens", "lowers", "minifies", "reduces", "subtracts (from)" ], "examples":[ "a promotion that boosted the number of interested customers milling about the showroom" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviates", "abridges", "curtails", "shortens", "compresses", "condenses", "constricts", "contracts", "cuts back", "retrenches" ], "related":[ "booms", "jumps", "skyrockets", "spikes", "bumps (up)", "ratchets (up)", "rachets (up)", "blows up", "dilates", "distends", "inflates", "draws out", "elongates", "fleshes (out)", "lengthens", "prolongs", "protracts", "stretches", "develops", "enhances", "heightens", "intensifies", "magnifies", "complements", "supplements", "beefs (up)", "reinforces", "reenforces", "strengthens", "maximizes", "accumulates", "amasses", "collects", "follows up", "parlays" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerates", "adds (to)", "aggrandizes", "amplifies", "augments", "builds up", "compounds", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "extends", "hypes", "increases", "multiplies", "pumps up", "raises", "stokes", "supersizes", "swells", "ups" ] }, "to make markedly greater in measure or degree":{ "antonyms":[ "abates", "moderates" ], "examples":[ "recommended eating foods that boost the body's immunity to disease" ], "near antonyms":[ "decreases", "diminishes", "lessens", "lets up (on)", "reduces", "subdues", "tones (down)", "weakens", "dwindles", "recedes", "subsides", "tapers (off)", "wanes", "alleviates", "eases", "lightens" ], "related":[ "broadens", "enlarges", "expands", "extends", "lengthens", "accelerates", "hastens", "quickens", "emphasizes", "points (up)", "sharpens", "stresses", "augments", "enforces", "reinforces", "reenforces", "restrengthens", "supplements", "maximizes", "enlivens", "jazzes (up)", "aggravates", "exacerbates" ], "synonyms":[ "accentuates", "amplifies", "amps (up)", "beefs (up)", "consolidates", "deepens", "enhances", "heightens", "intensifies", "magnifies", "redoubles", "steps up", "strengthens" ] }, "to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{ "antonyms":[ "drops", "lowers" ], "examples":[ "boosted the box onto the top shelf" ], "near antonyms":[ "descends", "dips", "falls", "pitches", "plunges", "slips", "bears", "depresses", "presses", "pushes", "sinks", "submerges" ], "related":[ "ascends", "mounts", "rises", "rears", "upends" ], "synonyms":[ "cranes", "elevates", "heaves", "hefts", "heightens", "hikes", 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over", "robs", "loots", "pillages", "plunders", "sacks", "carjacks", "hijacks", "highjacks", "picks", "rifles", "poaches", "rustles", "shoplifts", "collars", "grabs", "grasps", "nails", "seizes", "snatches", "takes", "mooches", "sponges", "abducts", "kidnaps", "shanghais", "spirits" ], "synonyms":[ "appropriates", "filches", "heists", "hooks", "lifts", "misappropriates", "nicks", "nips", "pilfers", "pinches", "pockets", "purloins", "rips off", "snitches", "steals", "swipes", "thieves" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "booted (up)":{ "as in primed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "primed", "educated", "indoctrinated", "instructed", "schooled", "trained", "tutored", "arranged", "set", "spread", "battened", "gathered", "geared up", "mounted", "armed", "equipped", "forearmed", "furnished", "outfitted", "provided", "supplied", "braced", "fortified", "girded", "girt", "steeled", "inclined", "predisposed", "fitted", "fit", "fixed", "groomed", "laid", "prepared", "prepped", "readied", "drafted", "drew up", "framed", "warmed (up)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bootie":{ "valuables stolen or taken by force":{ "examples":[ "no one knows where Captain Kidd hid his booty , but that hasn't deterred hopeful adventurers from looking for it for the last 300 years" ], "synonyms":[ "loot", "pillage", "plunder", "spoil", "swag" ], "near synonyms":[ "prize", "catch", "haul", "take", "treasure", "pilferage", "windfall" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the part of the body upon which someone sits":{ "examples":[ "an oldie from the disco era that urged you to shake your booty" ], "synonyms":[ "backside", "behind", "bottom", "breech", "bum", "buns", "butt", "buttocks", "caboose", "can", "cheeks", "derriere", "derri\u00e8re", "duff", "fanny", "fundament", "hams", "haunches", "heinie", "hunkers", "keister", "keester", "nates", "posterior", "rear", "rear end", "rump", "seat", "tail", "tail end", "tush" ], "near synonyms":[ "beam", "stern", "moon" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "boozes":{ "a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk":{ "examples":[ "this will be a birthday party without booze" ], "synonyms":[ "alcohols", "aqua vitaes", "ardent spirits", "bottles", "drinks", "firewaters", "grogs", "hooches", "inebriants", "intoxicants", "John Barleycorns", "juices", "liquors", "lushes", "moonshines", "potables", "rums", "sauces", "spirits", "stimulants", "strong drinks", "tipples" ], "near synonyms":[ "aperitifs", "bracers", "chasers", "digestifs", "nightcaps", "belts", "loads", "nips", "pegs", "pops", "shooters", "shots", "slugs", "snifters", "snorts", "tots", "whets", "cocktails", "mixed drinks", "ales", "beers", "brewages", "brews", "brewskis", "home brews", "malt liquors", "microbrews", "mums", "nappies", "meads", "sakes", "sakis", "wines", "barley-brees", "barley-broos", "brandies", "gins", "liqueurs", "mao-tais", "mescals", "schnapps", "tequilas", "vodkas", "whiskeys", "whiskies", "Dutch courages" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages":{ "examples":[ "he went out boozing with his friends on his 21st birthday" ], "synonyms":[ "bibs", "drinks", "guzzles", "liquors (up)", "lushes (up)", "soaks", "tipples" ], "near synonyms":[ "carouses", "revels", "imbibes", "nips" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstains" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "bootlegger":{ "a person who imports or exports goods secretly and illegally":{ "examples":[ "a bootlegger of counterfeit electronics" ], "synonyms":[ "contrabandist", "courier", "runner", "smuggler" ], "near synonyms":[ "coyote", "gunrunner", "mule" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "boondocks":{ "the open rural area outside of big towns and cities":{ "examples":[ "a former city girl who was still adjusting to life in the boondocks" ], "synonyms":[ "boonies", "country", "countryside", "nowhere", "sticks" ], "near synonyms":[ "exurbia", "backcountry", "backwater", "backwoods", "bush", "frontier", "hinterland", "outback", "up-country", "wild", "wilderness" ], "near antonyms":[ "conurbation", "megalopolis", "urban sprawl" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "booking":{ "to arrange to have something (as a hotel room) held for one's future use":{ "examples":[ "we booked a conference room for the meeting next week" ], "synonyms":[ "bespeaking", "reserving" ], "near synonyms":[ "earmarking", "contracting", "engaging", "hiring", "retaining" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to leave a place often for another":{ "examples":[ "I'm running late, so I've got to book" ], "synonyms":[ "bailing", "bailing out", "buggering off", "bugging off", "bugging out", "buzzing (off)", "clearing off", "clearing out", "cutting out", "departing", "digging out", "exiting", "getting", "getting off", "going", "going off", "moving", "packing (up or off)", "parting", "peeling off", "piking (out or off)", "pulling out", "pushing off", "pushing on", "quitting", "running along", "sallying (forth)", "scarpering", "shoving (off)", "stepping (along)", "taking off", "vamoosing", "walking out" ], "near synonyms":[ "setting out", "starting", "striking out", "absconding", "decamping", "escaping", "evacuating", "fleeing", "flying", "getting out", "mizzling", "running away", "scatting", "scramming", "skipping", "going out", "lighting out", "stepping out", "abandoning", "deserting", "forsaking", "vacating", "emigrating", "adjourning", "removing", "retiring", "retreating", "withdrawing" ], "near antonyms":[ "abiding", "dwelling", "lodging", "remaining", "settling", "staying", "tarrying", "approaching", "closing", "nearing", "hitting", "landing", "reaching" ], "antonyms":[ "arriving", "coming", "showing up", "turning up" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "boosters":{ "a person who actively supports or favors a cause":{ "examples":[ "rah-rah boosters for the sports team will be attending the game and carrying large signs" ], "synonyms":[ "advocates", "advocators", "apostles", "backers", "champions", "espousers", "exponents", "expounders", "friends", "gospelers", "gospellers", "heralds", "hierophants", "high priests", "paladins", "promoters", "proponents", "protagonists", "supporters", "true believers", "tub-thumpers", "white knights" ], "near synonyms":[ "loyalists", "partisans", "partizans", "stalwarts", "adherents", "cohorts", "disciples", "followers", "interpreters", "applauders", "cheerleaders", "encouragers", "fellow travelers" ], "near antonyms":[ "enemies", "foes", "rivals", "belittlers", "critics", "faultfinders" ], "antonyms":[ "adversaries", "antagonists", "opponents" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "boomy":{ "marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically":{ "examples":[ "a developer who made a fortune during the boomy days of the housing bubble" ], "synonyms":[ "booming", "flourishing", "golden", "halcyon", "healthy", "lush", "palmy", "prospering", "prosperous", "roaring", "successful", "thriving" ], "near synonyms":[ "affluent", "moneyed", "monied", "opulent", "rich", "substantial", "wealthy", "well-heeled", "well-off", "well-to-do", "comfortable" ], "near antonyms":[ "declining", "dying", "failing", "floundering", "languishing", "struggling", "bankrupt", "bankrupted", "insolvent" ], "antonyms":[ "depressed", "unprosperous", "unsuccessful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "booked":{ "to arrange to have something (as a hotel room) held for one's future use":{ "examples":[ "we booked a conference room for the meeting next week" ], "synonyms":[ "bespoke", "reserved" ], "near synonyms":[ "earmarked", "contracted", "engaged", "hired", "retained" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to leave a place often for another":{ "examples":[ "I'm running late, so I've got to book" ], "synonyms":[ "bailed", "bailed out", "bugged off", "bugged out", "buggered off", "buzzed (off)", "cleared off", "cleared out", "cut out", "departed", "dug out", "exited", "got", "got off", "moved", "packed (up or off)", "parted", "peeled off", "piked (out or off)", "pulled out", "pushed off", "pushed on", "quit", "quitted", "ran along", "sallied (forth)", "scarpered", "shoved (off)", "stepped (along)", "took off", "vamoosed", "walked out", "went", "went off" ], "near synonyms":[ "set out", "started", "struck out", "absconded", "decamped", "escaped", "evacuated", "fled", "flew", "got out", "mizzled", "ran away", "scatted", "scrammed", "skipped", "lit", "lighted out", "stepped out", "went out", "abandoned", "deserted", "forsook", "vacated", "emigrated", "adjourned", "removed", "retired", "retreated", "withdrew" ], "near antonyms":[ "abided", "abode", "dwelled", "dwelt", "lodged", "remained", "settled", "stayed", "tarried", "approached", "closed", "neared", "hit", "landed", "reached" ], "antonyms":[ "arrived", "came", "showed up", "turned up" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "booth":{ "as in cabin , bay":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accommodation", "bay", "berth", "cabin", "compartment", "cubicle", "apartment", "cell", "chamber", "closet", "room", "alcove", "niche", "nook", "recess", "snuggery" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "boogying":{ "as in shuffling , jiving":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bopping", "fox-trotting", "gavotting", "jigging", "jitterbugging", "jiving", "mamboing", "polkaing", "shagging", "shimmying", "shuffling", "tangoing", "tap-dancing", "twisting", "waltzing", "prancing", "strutting", "tripping", "treading", "dancing", "footing (it)", "hoofing (it)", "stepping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bootlick":{ "to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior":{ "examples":[ "the kind of office in which people feel they have to bootlick in order to get ahead" ], "synonyms":[ "apple-polish", "fawn", "fuss", "kowtow", "suck (up)", "toady", "truckle" ], "near synonyms":[ "drool", "gush", "slaver", "slobber", "endear", "ingratiate", "court", "woo", "adulate", "idolize", "worship", "blandish", "cajole", "coax", "flatter", "overpraise", "soft-soap", "cower", "cringe", "grovel", "abase", "debase", "demean", "defer", "submit", "yield" ], "near antonyms":[ "despise", "disdain", "scorn", "gibe", "jibe", "jeer", "scoff", "brave", "challenge", "defy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "boot camp":{ "as in basic training , cadetship":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "basic training", "cadetship", "apprenticeship", "externship", "internship", "practicum", "training", "education", "grounding", "instruction", "schooling", "tutelage", "candidacy", "probation", "trial" ], "near antonyms":[ "tenure" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in clinic , workshop":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clinic", "workshop", "conference", "forum", "round-robin", "roundtable", "seminar", "symposium", "assembly", "congress", "convention", "convocation", "council", "gathering", "get-together", "huddle", "meeting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "boozed":{ "to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages":{ "examples":[ "he went out boozing with his friends on his 21st birthday" ], "synonyms":[ "bibbed", "drank", "guzzled", "liquored (up)", "lushed (up)", "soaked", "tippled" ], "near synonyms":[ "caroused", "reveled", "revelled", "imbibed", "nipped" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstained" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "boozer":{ "a person who makes a habit of getting drunk":{ "examples":[ "I like a drink now and then but I'm no boozer" ], "synonyms":[ "alcoholic", "alkie", "alky", "boozehound", "dipsomaniac", "drinker", "drunk", "drunkard", "inebriate", "juicehead", "juicer", "lush", "rummy", "soak", "soaker", "sot", "souse", "tippler", "toper", "tosspot" ], "near synonyms":[ "swigger", "swiller", "wino" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstainer", "nondrinker", "teetotaler", "teetotaller", "teetotalist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "boobish":{ "as in dumb , birdbrained":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "brain-dead", "chowderheaded", "chuckleheaded", "clueless", "dense", "dim", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dopey", "dopy", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "feebleminded", "gormless", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "mindless", "moronic", "oafish", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "thick", "thickheaded", "thoughtless", "unintelligent", "vacuous", "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "cockeyed", "crackpot", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dippy", "dotty", "fatuous", "featherheaded", "fool", "foolish", "half-baked", "half-witted", "harebrained", "inept", "insane", "jerky", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "lunkheaded", "mad", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "sappy", "screwball", "senseless", "silly", "simpleminded", "stupid", "tomfool", "unwise", "wacky", "whacky", "weak-minded", "witless", "zany", "fallacious", "illogical", "invalid", "irrational", "nonrational", "surd", "unreasonable", "unreasoning", "unsound", "weak", "farcical", "laughable", "ludicrous", "ridiculous", "notional", "buffoonish", "clownish", "ill-advised", "unconsidered", "unreasoned" ], "near antonyms":[ "judicious", "prudent", "sagacious", "sage", "sane", "sapient", "sensible", "sound", "wise", "brainy", "bright", "clever", "intelligent", "smart", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "valid", "well-advised" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "booing":{ "as in hissing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hissing", "boo", "hiss", "hoot", "jeer", "raspberry", "smirk", "sneer", "snicker", "snigger", "snort", "whistle", "gibe", "jibe", "put-down", "taunt" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclamation", "applause", "cheer", "cheering", "ovation", "plaudit(s)", "rave(s)", "r\u00e9clame", "clapping", "bravo", "hail", "hallelujah", "hosanna", "hurrah", "hooray", "hoorah", "huzzah", "huzza" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in jeering , hooting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hissing", "hooting", "jeering", "bad-mouthing", "defaming", "libeling", "libelling", "maligning", "slandering", "censuring", "condemning", "damning", "denouncing", "reprobating", "discrediting", "disgracing", "dishonoring", "humbling", "humiliating", "shaming", "mocking", "putting down", "ridiculing", "slighting" ], "near antonyms":[ "feting", "f\u00eating", "honoring", "recognizing", "acknowledging", "citing", "commending", "complimenting", "crediting", "thanking", "extolling", "glorifying", "lauding", "praising", "touting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "books":{ "a set of printed sheets of paper bound together between covers and forming a work of fiction or nonfiction":{ "examples":[ "I bought another new book yesterday, and I can't wait to read it" ], "synonyms":[ "tomes", "volumes" ], "near synonyms":[ "hardbacks", "hardcovers", "paperbacks", "paperbounds", "papers", "pocket books", "pocket editions", "softbacks", "softcovers", "trade books", "trade editions", "folios", "quartos", "guidebooks", "handbooks", "how-tos", "manuals", "catalogs", "catalogues", "cyclopedias", "cyclopaedias", "dictionaries", "encyclopedias", "monographs", "primers", "textbooks", "texts", "tracts", "treatises", "novelettes", "novels", "pulps", "albums", "almanacs", "anthologies", "casebooks", "chapbooks", "omnibuses", "picture books" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a publication that appears at regular intervals":{ "examples":[ "older people in these parts still tend to call a magazine a book" ], "synonyms":[ "bulletins", "diurnals", "gazettes", "journals", "magazines", "mags", "newspapers", "organs", "papers", "periodicals", "rags", "reviews", "serials", "zines" ], "near synonyms":[ "annuals", "bimonthlies", "biweeklies", "dailies", "monthlies", "quarterlies", "semimonthlies", "semiweeklies", "triweeklies", "weeklies", "yearbooks", "digests", "little magazines", "fanzines", "pictorials", "slicks", "broadsides", "editions", "extras", "sheets", "supplements", "tabloids", "tabs", "newsletters", "newsmagazines", "newsweeklies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to arrange to have something (as a hotel room) held for one's future use":{ "examples":[ "we booked a conference room for the meeting next week" ], "synonyms":[ "bespeaks", "reserves" ], "near synonyms":[ "earmarks", "contracts", "engages", "hires", "retains" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to leave a place often for another":{ "examples":[ "I'm running late, so I've got to book" ], "synonyms":[ "bails", "bails out", "buggers off", "bugs off", "bugs out", "buzzes (off)", "clears off", "clears out", "cuts out", "departs", "digs out", "exits", "gets", "gets off", "goes", "goes off", "moves", "packs (up or off)", "parts", "peels off", "pikes (out or off)", "pulls out", "pushes off", "pushes on", "quits", "runs along", "sallies (forth)", "scarpers", "shoves (off)", "steps (along)", "takes off", "vamooses", "walks out" ], "near synonyms":[ "sets out", "starts", "strikes out", "absconds", "decamps", "escapes", "evacuates", "flees", "flies", "gets out", "mizzles", "runs away", "scats", "scrams", "skips", "goes out", "lights out", "steps out", "abandons", "deserts", "forsakes", "vacates", "emigrates", "adjourns", "removes", "retires", "retreats", "withdraws" ], "near antonyms":[ "abides", "dwells", "lodges", "remains", "settles", "stays", "tarries", "approaches", "closes", "nears", "hits", "lands", "reaches" ], "antonyms":[ "arrives", "comes", "shows up", "turns up" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "boozers":{ "a person who makes a habit of getting drunk":{ "examples":[ "I like a drink now and then but I'm no boozer" ], "synonyms":[ "alcoholics", "alkies", "boozehounds", "dipsomaniacs", "drinkers", "drunkards", "drunks", "inebriates", "juiceheads", "juicers", "lushes", "rummies", "soakers", "soaks", "sots", "souses", "tipplers", "topers", "tosspots" ], "near synonyms":[ "swiggers", "swillers", "winos" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstainers", "nondrinkers", "teetotalers", "teetotallers", "teetotalists" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "boon":{ "likely to seek or enjoy the company of others":{ "examples":[ "I and my boon companions celebrated that afternoon's victory on the gridiron with a night at a local taproom" ], "synonyms":[ "clubbable", "clubable", "clubby", "companionable", "convivial", "extroverted", "extraverted", "gregarious", "outgoing", "sociable", "social" ], "near synonyms":[ "cordial", "folksy", "forthcoming", "friendly", "hospitable", "affable", "genial", "gracious", "agreeable", "amiable", "congenial", "kindly", "neighborly", "animated", "gay", "jaunty", "jolly", "jovial", "lively", "peppy", "perky", "pert", "spirited", "sprightful", "sprightly", "vivacious", "communicative", "expansive", "garrulous", "talkative", "bright", "buoyant", "cheerful", "chipper", "effervescent", "upbeat", "bubbly", "exuberant", "high-spirited" ], "near antonyms":[ "misanthropic", "aloof", "cold", "cool", "detached", "distant", "frosty", "remote", "reserved", "standoffish", "mum", "mute", "reticent", "silent", "taciturn" ], "antonyms":[ "antisocial", "insociable", "introverted", "nongregarious", "reclusive", "unsociable", "unsocial" ] }, "a thing that helps":{ "examples":[ "the couple's generous donation was a great boon to the charity's fund-raising campaign" ], "synonyms":[ "advantage", "aid", "asset", "benefit", "help" ], "near synonyms":[ "hand", "lift", "pick-me-up", "support", "sustenance", "blessing", "godsend", "windfall", "recourse", "refuge", "resort", "resource" ], "near antonyms":[ "constraint", "inhibitor", "liability", "obstacle", "obstruction", "restraint", "stranglehold" ], "antonyms":[ "disadvantage", "drawback", "encumbrance", "hindrance", "impediment", "minus" ] }, "an act of kind assistance":{ "examples":[ "a softhearted man who finds it hard to deny any boon , whether it be for friend or stranger" ], "synonyms":[ "benevolence", "courtesy", "favor", "grace", "indulgence", "kindness", "mercy", "service", "turn" ], "near synonyms":[ "dispensation", "waiver", "advantage", "benefit", "blessing", "godsend", "manna", "liberty", "license", "licence", "privilege" ], "near antonyms":[ "hindrance", "hurdle", "impediment", "interference", "obstacle" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something granted as a special favor":{ "examples":[ "at the high school, seniors are given certain boons that make them the envy of underclassmen" ], "synonyms":[ "appanage", "apanage", "concession", "honor", "privilege" ], "near synonyms":[ "courtesy", "claim", "entitlement", "right", "birthright", "perquisite", "prerogative", "charter", "grant", "patent", "exemption", "immunity", "waiver" ], "near antonyms":[ "burden", "duty", "obligation", "responsibility" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing":{ "examples":[ "the unexpected rain was a boon for the farmers who had been struggling with drought" ], "synonyms":[ "benediction", "benefit", "blessing", "felicity", "godsend", "good", "manna", "windfall" ], "near synonyms":[ "grace", "mercy", "favor", "kindness", "mitzvah", "advantage", "aid", "assistance", "gift", "help", "relief", "support", "anodyne", "comfort", "consolation", "solace", "bonus", "extra", "lagniappe", "delight", "joy", "pleasure" ], "near antonyms":[ "hex", "hoodoo", "jinx", "bother", "irritant", "nuisance", "pest", "disadvantage", "cross", "misery", "trial", "tribulation" ], "antonyms":[ "affliction", "bane", "curse", "evil", "plague", "scourge" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "bookman":{ "one who is keenly devoted to books":{ "examples":[ "a bookman since toddlerhood, he's never shown much interest in television or video games" ], "synonyms":[ "bibliolater", "bibliomaniac", "bibliophile" ], "near synonyms":[ "bookworm", "antiquarian", "bibliopole", "bookseller", "bibliopegist", "bookbinder", "bookmaker" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bootleggers":{ "a person who imports or exports goods secretly and illegally":{ "examples":[ "a bootlegger of counterfeit electronics" ], "synonyms":[ "contrabandists", "couriers", "runners", "smugglers" ], "near synonyms":[ "coyotes", "coyote", "gunrunners", "mules" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bookcases":{ "as in credenzas , breakfronts":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breakfronts", "chests", "china closets", "credences", "credenzas", "\u00e9tag\u00e8res", "etageres", "secretaries", "showcases", "taborets", "tabourets", "vitrines", "buffets", "cabinets", "closets", "consoles", "cupboards", "hutches", "lockers", "presses", "sideboards", "cuddies", "dressers", "pie safes", "armoires", "clothespresses", "garderobes", "wardrobes", "cabinetries", "shelvings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "boogeying":{ "as in shuffling , jiving":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bopping", "fox-trotting", "gavotting", "jigging", "jitterbugging", "jiving", "mamboing", "polkaing", "shagging", "shimmying", "shuffling", "tangoing", "tap-dancing", "twisting", "waltzing", "prancing", "strutting", "tripping", "treading", "dancing", "footing (it)", "hoofing (it)", "stepping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bookcase":{ "as in credenza , breakfront":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breakfront", "chest", "china closet", "credence", "credenza", "\u00e9tag\u00e8re", "etagere", "secretary", "showcase", "taboret", "tabouret", "vitrine", "buffet", "cabinet", "closet", "console", "cupboard", "hutch", "locker", "press", "sideboard", "cuddy", "dresser", "pie safe", "armoire", "clothespress", "garderobe", "wardrobe", "cabinetry", "shelving" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "boogeys":{ "as in shuffles , jives":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bops", "fox-trots", "gavottes", "jigs", "jitterbugs", "jives", "mambos", "polkas", "shags", "shimmies", "shuffles", "tangos", "tap-dances", "twists", "waltzes", "prances", "struts", "trips", "treads", "dances", "foots (it)", "hoofs (it)", "steps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "boozes it up":{ "to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages":{ "examples":[ "The resort town was filled tourists boozing it up on vacation." ], "synonyms":[ "bibs", "boozes", "drinks", "guzzles", "liquors (up)", "lushes (up)", "soaks", "tipples" ], "near synonyms":[ "carouses", "revels", "imbibes", "nips" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstains" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "booted (out)":{ "to drive or force out":{ "examples":[ "the theater manager booted out the audience members who were making a disturbance" ], "synonyms":[ "banished", "bounced", "cast out", "chased", "dismissed", "drummed (out)", "ejected", "expelled", "extruded", "kicked out", "ousted", "outed", "ran off", "routed", "threw out", "turfed (out)", "turned out" ], "near synonyms":[ "deforced", "deported", "displaced", "dispossessed", "evicted", "exiled", "expatriated", "ostracized", "read out", "shut out", "axed", "canned", "cashiered", "defenestrated", "discharged", "fired", "mustered out", "pink-slipped", "released", "removed", "retired", "sacked", "terminated" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepted", "admitted", "received", "took", "took in", "welcomed", "entertained", "harbored", "housed", "lodged", "sheltered" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "boot camps":{ "as in basic trainings , cadetships":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "basic trainings", "cadetships", "apprenticeships", "externships", "internships", "practicums", "trainings", "educations", "groundings", "instructions", "schoolings", "tutelages", "candidacies", "probations", "trials" ], "near antonyms":[ "tenures" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in clinics , workshops":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clinics", "workshops", "conferences", "forums", "fora", "round-robins", "roundtables", "round tables", "seminars", "symposia", "symposiums", "assemblies", "congresses", "conventions", "convocations", "councils", "gatherings", "get-togethers", "huddles", "meetings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "booze":{ "a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk":{ "examples":[ "this will be a birthday party without booze" ], "synonyms":[ "alcohol", "aqua vitae", "ardent spirits", "bottle", "drink", "firewater", "grog", "hooch", "inebriant", "intoxicant", "John Barleycorn", "juice", "liquor", "lush", "moonshine", "potable", "rum", "sauce", "spirits", "stimulant", "strong drink", "tipple" ], "near synonyms":[ "aperitif", "bracer", "chaser", "digestif", "nightcap", "belt", "load", "nip", "peg", "pop", "shooter", "shot", "slug", "snifter", "snort", "tot", "whet", "cocktail", "mixed drink", "ale", "beer", "brew", "brewage", "brewski", "home brew", "malt liquor", "microbrew", "mum", "nappy", "mead", "sake", "saki", "wine", "barley-bree", "barley-broo", "brandy", "gin", "liqueur", "mao-tai", "mescal", "schnapps", "tequila", "vodka", "whiskey", "whisky", "Dutch courage" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages":{ "examples":[ "he went out boozing with his friends on his 21st birthday" ], "synonyms":[ "bib", "drink", "guzzle", "liquor (up)", "lush (up)", "soak", "tipple" ], "near synonyms":[ "carouse", "revel", "imbibe", "nip" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "booby":{ "a person who lacks good sense or judgment":{ "examples":[ "what kind of booby goes out into the snow barefoot?" ], "synonyms":[ "berk", "charlie", "charley", "cuckoo", "ding-a-ling", "ding-dong", "dingbat", "dipstick", "doofus", "featherhead", "fool", "git", "goose", "half-wit", "jackass", "lunatic", "mooncalf", "nincompoop", "ninny", "ninnyhammer", "nit", "nitwit", "nut", "nutcase", "simp", "simpleton", "turkey", "yo-yo" ], "near synonyms":[ "daredevil", "madman", "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "dodo", "dolt", "donkey", "dope", "dork", "dumbbell", "dummy", "dunce", "fathead", "gander", "goon", "idiot", "ignoramus", "imbecile", "know-nothing", "knucklehead", "moron", "numskull", "numbskull", "pinhead", "schlub", "shlub", "schlump", "schnook", "stock", "featherbrain", "scatterbrain", "butt", "dupe", "laughingstock", "mockery", "monkey", "chump", "loser", "schlemiel", "shlemiel", "character", "codger", "crackbrain", "crackpot", "crank", "kook", "oddball", "screwball", "weirdo" ], "near antonyms":[ "sage", "thinker", "brain", "genius" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "boosting":{ "to lift with effort":{ "examples":[ "boosted the child into her car seat" ], "synonyms":[ "heaving", "hefting", "hoisting", "jacking (up)", "upheaving" ], "near synonyms":[ "elevating", "hiking", "picking up", "raising", "rearing", "uplifting", "upping", "upraising", "uprearing" ], "near antonyms":[ "depressing", "dropping", "lowering", "sinking", "submerging", "submersing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make greater in size, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "a promotion that boosted the number of interested customers milling about the showroom" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerating", "adding (to)", "aggrandizing", "amplifying", "augmenting", "building up", "compounding", "enlarging", "escalating", "expanding", "extending", "hyping", "increasing", "multiplying", "pumping up", "raising", "stoking", "supersizing", "swelling", "upping" ], "near synonyms":[ "booming", "jumping", "skyrocketing", "spiking", "bumping (up)", "ratcheting (up)", "racheting (up)", "blowing up", "dilating", "distending", "inflating", "drawing out", "elongating", "fleshing (out)", "lengthening", "prolonging", "protracting", "stretching", "developing", "enhancing", "heightening", "intensifying", "magnifying", "complementing", "supplementing", "beefing (up)", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "strengthening", "maximizing", "accumulating", "amassing", "collecting", "following up", "parlaying" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviating", "abridging", "curtailing", "shortening", "compressing", "condensing", "constricting", "contracting", "cutting back", "retrenching" ], "antonyms":[ "abating", "decreasing", "de-escalating", "diminishing", "downsizing", "dwindling", "lessening", "lowering", "minifying", "reducing", "subtracting (from)" ] }, "to make markedly greater in measure or degree":{ "examples":[ "recommended eating foods that boost the body's immunity to disease" ], "synonyms":[ "accentuating", "amping (up)", "amplifying", "beefing (up)", "consolidating", "deepening", "enhancing", "heightening", "intensifying", "magnifying", "redoubling", "stepping up", "strengthening" ], "near synonyms":[ "broadening", "enlarging", "expanding", "extending", "lengthening", "accelerating", "hastening", "quickening", "emphasizing", "pointing (up)", "sharpening", "stressing", "augmenting", "enforcing", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "restrengthening", "supplementing", "maximizing", "enlivening", "jazzing (up)", "aggravating", "exacerbating" ], "near antonyms":[ "decreasing", "diminishing", "lessening", "letting up (on)", "reducing", "subduing", "toning (down)", "weakening", "dwindling", "receding", "subsiding", "tapering (off)", "waning", "alleviating", "easing", "lightening" ], "antonyms":[ "abating", "moderating" ] }, "to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{ "examples":[ "boosted the box onto the top shelf" ], "synonyms":[ "craning", "elevating", "heaving", "hefting", "heightening", "hiking", "hoisting", "jacking (up)", "lifting", "perking (up)", "picking up", "raising", "taking up", "upholding", "uplifting", "upping", "upraising" ], "near synonyms":[ "ascending", "mounting", "rising", "rearing", "upending" ], "near antonyms":[ "descending", "dipping", "falling", "pitching", "plunging", "slipping", "bearing", "depressing", "pressing", "pushing", "sinking", "submerging" ], "antonyms":[ "dropping", "lowering" ] }, "to provide publicity for":{ "examples":[ "boosted the singer's latest release with a round of appearances on all the talk and entertainment shows" ], "synonyms":[ "ballyhooing", "hyping", "pitching", "plugging", "promoting", "publicizing", "talking up", "touting" ], "near synonyms":[ "advertising", "barking", "merchandising", "merchandizing", "selling", "pushing", "acclaiming", "hailing", "lauding", "praising", "endorsing", "indorsing", "plumping (for)", "plunking (for)", "plonking (for)", "recommending", "reviewing", "announcing", "broadcasting", "publishing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{ "examples":[ "the woman was nabbed trying to boost a couple of bottles of perfume" ], "synonyms":[ "appropriating", "filching", "heisting", "hooking", "lifting", "misappropriating", "nicking", "nipping", "pilfering", "pinching", "pocketing", "purloining", "ripping off", "snitching", "stealing", "swiping", "thieving" ], "near synonyms":[ "burglarizing", "knocking over", "robbing", "looting", "pillaging", "plundering", "sacking", "carjacking", "hijacking", "highjacking", "picking", "rifling", "poaching", "rustling", "shoplifting", "collaring", "grabbing", "grasping", "nailing", "seizing", "snatching", "taking", "mooching", "sponging", "abducting", "kidnapping", "kidnaping", "shanghaiing", "spiriting" ], "near antonyms":[ "buying", "purchasing", "bestowing", "contributing", "donating", "giving", "handing over", "presenting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "booby-trap":{ "to place hidden explosive devices in or under":{ "examples":[ "booby-trapped the field bordering the army's camp" ], "synonyms":[ "mine" ], "near synonyms":[ "blow up", "bomb", "ambush", "snare", "trap", "attack" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a usually concealed explosive device designed to go off when disturbed":{ "examples":[ "luckily, the bomb squad didn't find any booby traps" ], "synonyms":[ "mine" ], "near synonyms":[ "claymore mine", "land mine", "torpedo", "bomb", "explosive", "hazard", "pitfall", "snare", "trap", "ambush", "net", "web" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized":{ "examples":[ "he noticed the booby trap in the interviewer's question just a little too late" ], "synonyms":[ "catch", "catch-22", "gimmick", "gotcha", "hitch", "joker", "land mine", "pitfall", "snag" ], "near synonyms":[ "snare", "trap", "trip wire", "web", "hazard", "peril", "risk", "bomb", "bombshell", "kicker", "surprise", "surprize", "bait", "decoy", "lure" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "booting":{ "to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way":{ "examples":[ "he booted the answer of what should have been an easy question" ], "synonyms":[ "blowing", "bobbling", "boggling", "bollixing (up)", "botching", "buggering (up)", "bumbling", "bungling", "butchering", "dubbing", "flubbing", "fluffing", "foozling", "fouling up", "fumbling", "goofing (up)", "lousing up", "mangling", "messing (up)", "mucking up", "muffing", "murdering", "screwing up" ], "near synonyms":[ "blundering", "gumming (up)", "muddling", "piffling", "blemishing", "blighting", "damaging", "flawing", "harming", "hurting", "impairing", "injuring", "marring", "mutilating", "ruining", "spoiling", "vitiating", "destroying", "wrecking", "mishandling", "mismanaging" ], "near antonyms":[ "ameliorating", "bettering", "enhancing", "helping", "improving", "meliorating", "rectifying", "refining", "reforming", "remedying", "doctoring", "fixing", "patching", "reconditioning", "renovating", "repairing", "revamping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bookbinders":{ "as in bookmakers , bibliopegists":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bibliopegists", "bookmakers", "antiquarians", "bibliopoles", "booksellers", "bookworms", "bibliolaters", "bibliomaniacs", "bibliophiles", "bookmen" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bootlicking":{ "to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior":{ "examples":[ "the kind of office in which people feel they have to bootlick in order to get ahead" ], "synonyms":[ "apple-polishing", "fawning", "fussing", "kowtowing", "sucking (up)", "toadying", "truckling" ], "near synonyms":[ "drooling", "gushing", "slavering", "slobbering", "endearing", "ingratiating", "courting", "wooing", "adulating", "idolizing", "worshipping", "worshiping", "blandishing", "cajoling", "coaxing", "flattering", "overpraising", "soft-soaping", "cowering", "cringing", "groveling", "grovelling", "abasing", "debasing", "demeaning", "deferring", "submitting", "yielding" ], "near antonyms":[ "despising", "disdaining", "scorning", "gibing", "jibing", "jeering", "scoffing", "braving", "challenging", "defying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "boobed":{ "to make a mistake":{ "examples":[ "it was an important speech, and the prime minister knew that he could not afford to boob on it" ], "synonyms":[ "blundered", "erred", "flubbed", "fluffed", "fouled up", "fumbled", "goofed (up)", "loused up", "messed (up)", "screwed up", "slipped up", "stumbled", "tripped" ], "near synonyms":[ "nodded", "bobbled", "botched", "bungled", "butchered", "foozled", "mangled", "mishandled", "muffed", "murdered", "miscalculated", "misconceived", "miscounted", "miscued", "misdeemed", "misgauged", "misgaged", "misjudged", "mistook", "misconstrued", "misinterpreted", "misunderstood" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "boots (out)":{ "to drive or force out":{ "examples":[ "the theater manager booted out the audience members who were making a disturbance" ], "synonyms":[ "banishes", "bounces", "casts out", "chases", "dismisses", "drums (out)", "ejects", "expels", "extrudes", "kicks out", "ousts", "outs", "routs", "runs off", "throws out", "turfs (out)", "turns out" ], "near synonyms":[ "deforces", "deports", "displaces", "dispossesses", "evicts", "exiles", "expatriates", "ostracizes", "reads out", "shuts out", "axes", "cans", "cashiers", "defenestrates", "discharges", "fires", "musters out", "pink-slips", "releases", "removes", "retires", "sacks", "terminates" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "admits", "receives", "takes", "takes in", "welcomes", "entertains", "harbors", "houses", "lodges", "shelters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "booby trap":{ "to place hidden explosive devices in or under":{ "examples":[ "booby-trapped the field bordering the army's camp" ], "synonyms":[ "mine" ], "near synonyms":[ "blow up", "bomb", "ambush", "snare", "trap", "attack" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a usually concealed explosive device designed to go off when disturbed":{ "examples":[ "luckily, the bomb squad didn't find any booby traps" ], "synonyms":[ "mine" ], "near synonyms":[ "claymore mine", "land mine", "torpedo", "bomb", "explosive", "hazard", "pitfall", "snare", "trap", "ambush", "net", "web" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized":{ "examples":[ "he noticed the booby trap in the interviewer's question just a little too late" ], "synonyms":[ "catch", "catch-22", "gimmick", "gotcha", "hitch", "joker", "land mine", "pitfall", "snag" ], "near synonyms":[ "snare", "trap", "trip wire", "web", "hazard", "peril", "risk", "bomb", "bombshell", "kicker", "surprise", "surprize", "bait", "decoy", "lure" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "bootleg":{ "illegally produced liquor":{ "examples":[ "getting caught with bootleg during Prohibition could have resulted in a jail sentence" ], "synonyms":[ "moonshine", "mountain dew", "white lightning" ], "near synonyms":[ "bathtub gin", "red-eye", "rotgut", "alcohol", "ardent spirits", "booze", "drink", "firewater", "grog", "hooch", "John Barleycorn", "juice", "potable", "rum", "spirits", "strong drink", "tipple" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "made or sold illegally":{ "examples":[ "During the Prohibition era, many people made their own bootleg whiskey.", "He was arrested for selling bootleg copies of the album." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "contraband", "smuggled", "unauthorized", "unapproved", "unlicensed", "unsanctioned", "under-the-counter", "under-the-table", "criminal", "felonious", "illegal", "illegitimate", "illicit", "improper", "unlawful", "wrongful", "banned", "barred", "criminalized", "disallowed", "discouraged", "forbidden", "interdicted", "outlawed", "prohibited", "proscribed" ], "near antonyms":[ "allowed", "permitted", "authorized", "licensed", "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned", "abetted", "encouraged", "promoted", "suggested", "supported", "correct", "decent", "decorous", 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"clangors", "clangs", "clanks", "clashes", "knocks", "raps", "taps", "blares", "clamors", "howls", "hubbubs", "hue and cries", "hullabaloos", "outcries", "roars", "tumults", "uproars" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "with the strong economy, business is booming" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerates", "accumulates", "appreciates", "balloons", "builds up", "burgeons", "bourgeons", "climbs", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "gains", "increases", "mounts", "multiplies", "mushrooms", "proliferates", "rises", "rolls up", "snowballs", "spreads", "swells", "waxes" ], "near synonyms":[ "jumps", "rockets", "skyrockets", "surges", "heightens", "intensifies", "redoubles", "blows up", "bulks", "distends", "inflates", "puffs (up)", "crescendoes", "crests", "peaks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "contracts", "decreases", "diminishes", "dwindles", "lessens", "recedes", "wanes" ] }, "to make a long loud deep noise or 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"uproar" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "with the strong economy, business is booming" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerate", "accumulate", "appreciate", "balloon", "build up", "burgeon", "bourgeon", "climb", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "gain", "increase", "mount", "multiply", "mushroom", "proliferate", "rise", "roll up", "snowball", "spread", "swell", "wax" ], "near synonyms":[ "jump", "rocket", "skyrocket", "surge", "heighten", "intensify", "redouble", "blow up", "bulk", "distend", "inflate", "puff (up)", "crescendo", "crest", "peak" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "contract", "decrease", "diminish", "dwindle", "lessen", "recede", "wane" ] }, "to make a long loud deep noise or cry":{ "examples":[ "the cannons boomed throughout the night" ], "synonyms":[ "bellow", "growl", "roar", "thunder" ], "near synonyms":[ "grumble", "roll", "rumble", "bang", "blare", "blast", "peal", "scream", "screech", "shriek", "squall", "bawl", "call", "cry", "holler", "hoot", "shout", "whoop", "yell", "bell", "caterwaul", "howl", "wail", "yowl" ], "near antonyms":[ "grunt", "mouth", "mumble", "murmur", "mutter", "whisper", "mewl", "pule", "squeak", "whimper" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "bookmen":{ "one who is keenly devoted to books":{ "examples":[ "a bookman since toddlerhood, he's never shown much interest in television or video games" ], "synonyms":[ "bibliolaters", "bibliomaniacs", "bibliophiles" ], "near synonyms":[ "bookworms", "antiquarians", "bibliopoles", "booksellers", "bibliopegists", "bookbinders", "bookmakers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "booby traps":{ "a usually concealed explosive device designed to go off when disturbed":{ "examples":[ "luckily, the bomb squad didn't find any booby traps" ], "synonyms":[ "mines" ], "near synonyms":[ "claymore mines", "land mines", "torpedoes", "bombs", "explosives", "hazards", "pitfalls", "snares", "traps", "ambushes", "nets", "webs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized":{ "examples":[ "he noticed the booby trap in the interviewer's question just a little too late" ], "synonyms":[ "catch-22's", "catch-22s", "catches", "gimmicks", "gotchas", "hitches", "jokers", "land mines", "pitfalls", "snags" ], "near synonyms":[ "snares", "traps", "trip wires", "webs", "hazards", "perils", "risks", "bombs", "bombshells", "kickers", "surprises", "surprizes", "baits", "decoys", "lures" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to place hidden explosive devices in or under":{ "examples":[ "booby-trapped the field bordering the army's camp" ], "synonyms":[ "mines" ], "near synonyms":[ "blows up", "bombs", "ambushes", "snares", "traps", "attacks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "boozing it up":{ "to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages":{ "examples":[ "The resort town was filled tourists boozing it up on vacation." ], "synonyms":[ "bibbing", "boozing", "drinking", "guzzling", "liquoring (up)", "lushing (up)", "soaking", "tippling" ], "near synonyms":[ "carousing", "reveling", "revelling", "imbibing", "nipping" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstaining" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "boons":{ "a thing that helps":{ "examples":[ "the couple's generous donation was a great boon to the charity's fund-raising campaign" ], "synonyms":[ "advantages", "aids", "assets", "benefits", "help" ], "near synonyms":[ "hands", "lifts", "pick-me-ups", "supports", "sustenances", "blessings", "godsends", "windfalls", "recourses", "refuges", "resorts", "resources" ], "near antonyms":[ "constraints", "inhibitors", "liabilities", "obstacles", "obstructions", "restraints", "strangleholds" ], "antonyms":[ "disadvantages", "drawbacks", "encumbrances", "hindrances", "impediments", "minuses" ] }, "an act of kind assistance":{ "examples":[ "a softhearted man who finds it hard to deny any boon , whether it be for friend or stranger" ], "synonyms":[ "benevolences", "courtesies", "favors", "graces", "indulgences", "mercies", "services", "turns" ], "near synonyms":[ "dispensations", "waivers", "advantages", "benefits", "blessings", "godsends", "mannas", "liberties", "licenses", "licences", "privileges" ], "near antonyms":[ "hindrances", "hurdles", "impediments", "interferences", "obstacles" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something granted as a special favor":{ "examples":[ "at the high school, seniors are given certain boons that make them the envy of underclassmen" ], "synonyms":[ "appanages", "apanages", "concessions", "honors", "privileges" ], "near synonyms":[ "courtesies", "claims", "entitlements", "rights", "birthrights", "perquisites", "prerogatives", "charters", "grants", "patents", "exemptions", "immunities", "waivers" ], "near antonyms":[ "burdens", "duties", "obligations", "responsibilities" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing":{ "examples":[ "the unexpected rain was a boon for the farmers who had been struggling with drought" ], "synonyms":[ "benedictions", "benefits", "blessings", "felicities", "godsends", "goods", "mannas", "windfalls" ], "near synonyms":[ "graces", "mercies", "favors", "mitzvoth", "mitzvahs", "advantages", "aids", "assistances", "gifts", "help", "reliefs", "supports", "anodynes", "comforts", "consolations", "solaces", "bonuses", "extras", "lagniappes", "delights", "joys", "pleasures" ], "near antonyms":[ "hexes", "hoodoos", "jinxes", "bothers", "irritants", "nuisances", "pests", "disadvantages", "crosses", "miseries", "trials", "tribulations" ], "antonyms":[ "afflictions", "banes", "curses", "evils", "plagues", "scourges" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "boorish":{ "having or showing crudely insensitive or impolite manners":{ "examples":[ "boorish behavior, such as yelling for service in restaurants" ], "synonyms":[ "churlish", "classless", "cloddish", "clownish", "loutish", "uncouth" ], "near synonyms":[ "coarse", "ill-bred", "uncultivated", "unpolished", "unrefined", "unsophisticated", "tasteless", "vulgar", "beastly", "bestial", "doltish", "oafish", "stupid", "discourteous", "impolite", "mannerless", "misleared", "rude", "uncivil", "ungracious", "unmannerly", "awkward", "ungainly" ], "near antonyms":[ "couth", "cultivated", "polished", "refined", "sophisticated", "well-bred", "classy", "courtly", "genteel", "gentlemanly", "ladylike", "civil", "courteous", "polite" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "Book":{ "a set of printed sheets of paper bound together between covers and forming a work of fiction or nonfiction":{ "examples":[ "I bought another new book yesterday, and I can't wait to read it" ], "synonyms":[ "tome", "volume" ], "near synonyms":[ "hardback", "hardcover", "paper", "paperback", "paperbound", "pocket book", "pocket edition", "softback", "softcover", "trade book", "trade edition", "folio", "quarto", "guidebook", "handbook", "how-to", "manual", "catalog", "catalogue", "cyclopedia", "cyclopaedia", "dictionary", "encyclopedia", "monograph", "primer", "text", "textbook", "tract", "treatise", "novel", "novelette", "pulp", "album", "almanac", "anthology", "casebook", "chapbook", "omnibus", "picture book" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a book made up of the writings accepted by Christians as coming from God":{ "examples":[ "offered to swear on the Book that everything had happened just as he said" ], "synonyms":[ "Bible", "Good Book", "Holy Writ", "Scripture" ], "near synonyms":[ "Polyglot" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a publication that appears at regular intervals":{ "examples":[ "older people in these parts still tend to call a magazine a book" ], "synonyms":[ "bulletin", "diurnal", "gazette", "journal", "mag", "magazine", "newspaper", "organ", "paper", "periodical", "rag", "review", "serial", "zine" ], "near synonyms":[ "annual", "bimonthly", "biweekly", "daily", "monthly", "quarterly", "semimonthly", "semiweekly", "triweekly", "weekly", "yearbook", "digest", "little magazine", "fanzine", "pictorial", "slick", "broadside", "edition", "extra", "sheet", "supplement", "tab", "tabloid", "newsletter", "newsmagazine", "newsweekly" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "information not generally available to the public":{ "examples":[ "what's the book on the new company president?" ], "synonyms":[ "411", "dope", "inside", "lowdown", "poop", "scoop", "skinny", "tip" ], "near synonyms":[ "dirt", "dish", "gossip", "rumor", "story", "hint", "pointer", "information", "intelligence", "news", "tidings", "word" ], "near antonyms":[ "ancient history", "open secret" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to arrange to have something (as a hotel room) held for one's future use":{ "examples":[ "we booked a conference room for the meeting next week" ], "synonyms":[ "bespeak", "reserve" ], "near synonyms":[ "earmark", "contract", "engage", "hire", "retain" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to 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"turn up" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "bookworms":{ "a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits":{ "examples":[ "a bookworm who prefers reading to just about any other activity" ], "synonyms":[ "dinks", "dorks", "geeks", "grinds", "nerds", "swots", "weenies", "wonks" ], "near synonyms":[ "double-domes", "highbrows", "intellectuals", "brains", "geniuses", "genii", "academics", "bookmen", "scholars", "gearheads", "techies" ], "near antonyms":[ "goldbricks", "goof-offs", "slackers", "underachievers", "lowbrows" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bookworm":{ "a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits":{ "examples":[ "a bookworm who prefers reading to just about any other activity" ], "synonyms":[ "dink", "dork", "geek", "grind", "nerd", "swot", "weenie", "wonk" ], "near synonyms":[ "double-dome", "highbrow", "intellectual", "brain", "genius", "academic", "bookman", "scholar", "gearhead", "techie" ], "near antonyms":[ "goldbrick", "goof-off", "slacker", "underachiever", "lowbrow" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "boobies":{ "a person who lacks good sense or judgment":{ "examples":[ "what kind of booby goes out into the snow barefoot?" ], "synonyms":[ "berks", "charlies", "charleys", "cuckoos", "ding-a-lings", "dingbats", "ding-dongs", "dipsticks", "doofuses", "dufuses", "featherheads", "fools", "geese", "gits", "half-wits", "jackasses", "lunatics", "mooncalves", "nincompoops", "ninnies", "ninnyhammers", "nits", "nitwits", "nutcases", "nuts", "simpletons", "simps", "turkeys", "yo-yos" ], "near synonyms":[ "daredevils", "madmen", "airheads", "birdbrains", "blockheads", "dodoes", "dodos", "dolts", "donkeys", "dopes", "dorks", "dumbbells", "dummies", "dunces", "fatheads", "ganders", "goons", "idiots", "ignoramuses", "ignorami", "imbeciles", "know-nothings", "knuckleheads", "morons", "numskulls", "numbskulls", "pinheads", "schlubs", "shlubs", "schlumps", "schnooks", "stocks", "featherbrains", "scatterbrains", "butts", "dupes", "laughingstocks", "mockeries", "monkeys", "chumps", "losers", "schlemiels", "shlemiels", "characters", "codgers", "crackbrains", "crackpots", "cranks", "kooks", "oddballs", "screwballs", "weirdos" ], "near antonyms":[ "sages", "thinkers", "brains", "geniuses", "genii" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "boozed it up":{ "to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages":{ "examples":[ "The resort town was filled tourists boozing it up on vacation." ], "synonyms":[ "bibbed", "boozed", "drank", "guzzled", "liquored (up)", "lushed (up)", "soaked", "tippled" ], "near synonyms":[ "caroused", "reveled", "revelled", "imbibed", "nipped" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstained" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "boobing":{ "to make a mistake":{ "examples":[ "it was an important speech, and the prime minister knew that he could not afford to boob on it" ], "synonyms":[ "blundering", "erring", "flubbing", "fluffing", "fouling up", "fumbling", "goofing (up)", "lousing up", "messing (up)", "screwing up", "slipping up", "stumbling", "tripping" ], "near synonyms":[ "nodding", "bobbling", "botching", "bungling", "butchering", "foozling", "mangling", "mishandling", "muffing", "murdering", "miscalculating", "misconceiving", "miscounting", "miscuing", "misdeeming", "misgauging", "misgaging", "misjudging", "mistaking", "misconstruing", "misinterpreting", "misunderstanding" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "boots":{ "a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings":{ "examples":[ "the fans got a real boot out the team's lopsided victory over its longtime rivals" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "charges", "exhilarations", "frissons", "jollies", "kicks", "rushes", "thrills", "titillations", "wallops" ], "near synonyms":[ "arousals", "buzzes", "electrifications", "highs", "intoxications", "jolts", "shocks", "surprises", "surprizes", "delectations", "delights", "enjoyments", "joys", "lifts", "pleasures", "amusements", "diversions", "entertainments", "fun", "treats" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way":{ "examples":[ "he booted the answer of what should have been an easy question" ], "synonyms":[ "blows", "bobbles", "boggles", "bollixes (up)", "botches", "buggers (up)", "bumbles", "bungles", "butchers", "dubs", "flubs", "fluffs", "foozles", "fouls up", "fumbles", "goofs (up)", "louses up", "mangles", "messes (up)", "mucks up", "muffs", "murders", "screws up" ], "near synonyms":[ "blunders", "gums (up)", "muddles", "piffles", "blemishes", "blights", "damages", "flaws", "harms", "hurts", "impairs", "injures", "mars", "mutilates", "ruins", "spoils", "vitiates", "destroys", "wrecks", "mishandles", "mismanages" ], "near antonyms":[ "ameliorates", "betters", "enhances", "helps", "improves", "meliorates", "rectifies", "refines", "reforms", "remedies", "doctors", "fixes", "patches", "reconditions", "renovates", "repairs", "revamps" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "boot":{ "a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings":{ "examples":[ "the fans got a real boot out the team's lopsided victory over its longtime rivals" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "charge", "exhilaration", "frisson", "jollies", "kick", "rush", "thrill", "titillation", "wallop" ], "near synonyms":[ "arousal", "buzz", "electrification", "high", "intoxication", "jolt", "shock", "surprise", "surprize", "delectation", "delight", "enjoyment", "joy", "lift", "pleasure", "amusement", "diversion", "entertainment", "fun", "treat" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way":{ "examples":[ "he booted the answer of what should have been an easy question" ], "synonyms":[ "blow", "bobble", "boggle", "bollix (up)", "botch", "bugger (up)", "bumble", "bungle", "butcher", "dub", "flub", "fluff", "foozle", "foul up", "fumble", "goof (up)", "louse up", "mangle", "mess (up)", "muck up", "muff", "murder", "screw up" ], "near 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"wanting", "counterproductive" ], "near antonyms":[ "meaningful", "worthwhile", "adequate", "sufficient", "applicable", "feasible", "functional", "practicable", "practical", "realizable", "usable", "useable", "workable" ], "antonyms":[ "deadly", "effective", "effectual", "efficacious", "efficient", "fruitful", "potent", "productive", "profitable", "successful", "virtuous" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "bookkeepers":{ "a person whose job is to keep the financial records for a business":{ "examples":[ "questioned the bookkeeper about an entry in the accounts" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "archivists", "recorders", "reporters", "transcriptionists", "clerks", "registers", "registrars", "scribes", "secretaries", "annalists", "chroniclers", "documenters", "historians" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "boogied":{ "as in shuffled , jived":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bopped", "fox-trotted", "gavotted", "jigged", "jitterbugged", "jived", "mamboed", "polkaed", "shagged", "shimmied", "shuffled", "tangoed", "tap-danced", "twisted", "waltzed", "pranced", "strutted", "tripped", "trod", "treaded", "danced", "footed (it)", "hoofed (it)", "stepped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "boogies":{ "as in shuffles , jives":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bops", "fox-trots", "gavottes", "jigs", "jitterbugs", "jives", "mambos", "polkas", "shags", "shimmies", "shuffles", "tangos", "tap-dances", "twists", "waltzes", "prances", "struts", "trips", "treads", "dances", "foots (it)", "hoofs (it)", "steps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "booming":{ "marked by a high volume of sound":{ "examples":[ "a booming bass drum" ], "synonyms":[ "blaring", "blasting", "clamorous", "clangorous", "deafening", "earsplitting", "loud", "piercing", "plangent", "resounding", "ringing", "roaring", "slam-bang", "sonorous", "stentorian", "thundering", "thunderous" ], "near synonyms":[ "brazen", "dinning", "discordant", "noisy", "obstreperous", "raucous", "rip-roaring", "vociferous", "grating", "harsh", "overloud", "sharp", "shrill", "squealing", "strident" ], "near antonyms":[ "dead", "quiet", "silent", "still", "stilly", "ultraquiet", "calm", "dreamy", "peaceful", "restful", "serene", "soothing", "tranquil", "hushed", "muffled", "muted", "softened", "toned (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "gentle", "low", "soft" ] }, "marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically":{ "examples":[ "a booming industry that grows larger every year" ], "synonyms":[ "boomy", "flourishing", "golden", "halcyon", "healthy", "lush", "palmy", "prospering", "prosperous", "roaring", "successful", "thriving" ], "near synonyms":[ "affluent", "moneyed", "monied", "opulent", "rich", "substantial", "wealthy", "well-heeled", "well-off", "well-to-do", "comfortable" ], "near antonyms":[ "declining", "dying", "failing", "floundering", "languishing", "struggling", "bankrupt", "bankrupted", "insolvent" ], "antonyms":[ "depressed", "unprosperous", "unsuccessful" ] }, "to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "with the strong economy, business is booming" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerating", "accumulating", "appreciating", "ballooning", "building up", "burgeoning", "bourgeoning", "climbing", "enlarging", "escalating", "expanding", "gaining", "increasing", "mounting", "multiplying", "mushrooming", "proliferating", "rising", "rolling up", "snowballing", "spreading", "swelling", "waxing" ], "near synonyms":[ "jumping", "rocketing", "skyrocketing", "surging", "heightening", "intensifying", "redoubling", "blowing up", "bulking", "distending", "inflating", "puffing (up)", "crescendoing", "cresting", "peaking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "contracting", "decreasing", "diminishing", "dwindling", "lessening", "receding", "waning" ] }, "to make a long loud deep noise or cry":{ "examples":[ "the cannons boomed throughout the night" ], "synonyms":[ "bellowing", "growling", "roaring", "thundering" ], "near synonyms":[ "grumbling", "rolling", "rumbling", "banging", "blaring", "blasting", "pealing", "screaming", "screeching", "shrieking", "squalling", "bawling", "calling", "crying", "hollering", "hooting", "shouting", "whooping", "yelling", "belling", "caterwauling", "howling", "wailing", "yowling" ], "near antonyms":[ "grunting", "mouthing", "mumbling", "murmuring", "muttering", "whispering", "mewling", "puling", "squeaking", "whimpering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "bootees":{ "as in bobby socks , anklets":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "anklets", "bobby socks", "kneesocks", "support hoses", "hosieries", "hose", "hoses", "socks", "stockings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bootlickers":{ "a person who flatters another in order to get ahead":{ "examples":[ "she's such a bootlicker that I don't take any of her compliments seriously" ], "synonyms":[ "apple-polishers", "brownnosers", "fawners", "flunkies", "flunkeys", "lickspittles", "suck-ups", "sycophants", "toadies" ], "near synonyms":[ "yes-men", "apparatchiks", "apparatchiki", "company men", "hangers-on", "leeches", "parasites", "spongers", "sponges", "henchmen", "lackeys", "lapdogs", "minions", "running dogs", "satellites", "slaves", "stooges", "admirers", "cultists", "devotees", "enthusiasts", "fans", "grovelers", "idolaters", "idolators", "worshippers", "worshipers", "zealots", "adherents", "camp followers", "converts", "disciples", "followers", "me-tooers", "partisans", "partizans", "pupils", "votaries" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bootee":{ "as in bobby socks , anklet":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "anklet", "bobby socks", "kneesock", "support hose", "hosiery", "hose", "sock", "stocking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "boodles":{ "a usually small number of persons considered as a unit":{ "examples":[ "a boodle of teenagers boarded the bus together" ], "synonyms":[ "arrays", "bands", "batches", "batteries", "bodies", "bunches", "clusters", "clutches", "consorts", "constellations", "crops", "groupings", "groups", "huddles", "knots", "lots", "parcels", "parties", "passels" ], "near synonyms":[ "assemblies", "collectives", "congregations", "gatherings", "musters", "organizations", "circles", "clans", "cliques", "coteries", "fellowships", "gangs", "rings", "rounds", "sets", "factions", "guilds", "gilds", "orders", "schools", "sects", "brigades", "crews", "outfits", "phalanxes", "phalanges", "platoons", "posses", "task forces", "teams", "alliances", "blocs", "coalitions", "confederacies", "confederations", "federations", "leagues", "unions", "battalions", "squadrons", "bevies", "broods", "coveys" ], "near antonyms":[ "individuals", "singles" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something given or promised in order to improperly influence a person's conduct or decision":{ "examples":[ "an IRS agent was caught accepting some boodle from people she was auditing" ], "synonyms":[ "backhanders", "bribes", "cumshaws", "fixes", "sops" ], "near synonyms":[ "baksheeshs", "kickbacks", "payoffs", "slush funds", "incentives", "incitements", "instigations", "motivations", "provocations", "spurs", "stimulations", "stimuli", "boosts", "encouragements", "goads", "inducements", "allurements", "baits", "enticements", "lures", "seductions", "temptations", "turn-ons", "flatteries", "persuasions", "decoys", "snares", "traps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "booths":{ "as in cabins , berths":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accommodations", "bays", "berths", "cabins", "compartments", "cubicles", "apartments", "cells", "chambers", "closets", "rooms", "alcoves", "niches", "nooks", "recesses", "snuggeries" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "boozehounds":{ "a person who makes a habit of getting drunk":{ "examples":[ "he's a famous writer and an infamous boozehound" ], "synonyms":[ "alcoholics", "alkies", "boozers", "dipsomaniacs", "drinkers", "drunkards", "drunks", "inebriates", "juiceheads", "juicers", "lushes", "rummies", "soakers", "soaks", "sots", "souses", "tipplers", "topers", "tosspots" ], "near synonyms":[ "swiggers", "swillers", "winos" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstainers", "nondrinkers", "teetotalers", "teetotallers", "teetotalists" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "booklets":{ "a short printed publication with no cover or with a paper cover":{ "examples":[ "there's an instruction booklet next to the computer" ], "synonyms":[ "brochures", "circulars", "flyers", "fliers", "folders", "leaflets", "pamphlets" ], "near synonyms":[ "dodgers", "flysheets", "handbills", "handouts", "throwaways", "advertisements", "catalogs", "catalogues", "shoppers", "tracts", "paperbacks", "paperbounds", "pocket books", "guidebooks", "handbooks", "how-tos", "instructions", "manuals" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "boob tube":{ "an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound":{ "examples":[ "tonight I just want to unwind in front of the boob tube" ], "synonyms":[ "box", "idiot box", "television", "telly", "tube", "TV" ], "near synonyms":[ "LCD", "plasma", "home theater", "home video" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bootlegged":{ "as in smuggled , black-marketed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "black-marketed", "fenced", "smuggled", "bargained", "bartered", "horse-traded", "negotiated", "transacted", "auctioned", "exchanged", "merchandised", "merchandized", "rebought", "resold", "swapped", "bought", "picked up", "purchased", "took", "distributed", "fair-traded", "marketed", "peddled", "retailed", "sold", "supplied", "vended", "wholesaled", "cornered", "engrossed", "monopolized", "undersold", "day-traded", "invested", "speculated", "dealt", "traded", "trafficked" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackballed", "blacked", "boycotted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "boozing":{ "to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages":{ "examples":[ "he went out boozing with his friends on his 21st birthday" ], "synonyms":[ "bibbing", "drinking", "guzzling", "liquoring (up)", "lushing (up)", "soaking", "tippling" ], "near synonyms":[ "carousing", "reveling", "revelling", "imbibing", "nipping" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstaining" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "boost":{ "to lift with effort":{ "examples":[ "boosted the child into her car seat" ], "synonyms":[ "heave", "heft", "hoist", "jack (up)", "upheave" ], "near synonyms":[ "elevate", "hike", "pick up", "raise", "rear", "up", "uplift", "upraise", "uprear" ], "near antonyms":[ "depress", "drop", "lower", "sink", "submerge", "submerse" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make greater in size, amount, or number":{ "examples":[ "a promotion that boosted the number of interested customers milling about the showroom" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerate", "add (to)", "aggrandize", "amplify", "augment", "build up", "compound", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "extend", "hype", "increase", "multiply", "pump up", "raise", "stoke", "supersize", "swell", "up" ], "near synonyms":[ "boom", "jump", "skyrocket", "spike", "bump (up)", "ratchet (up)", "rachet (up)", "blow up", "dilate", "distend", "inflate", "draw out", "elongate", "flesh (out)", "lengthen", "prolong", "protract", "stretch", "develop", "enhance", "heighten", "intensify", "magnify", "complement", "supplement", "beef (up)", "reinforce", "reenforce", "strengthen", "maximize", "accumulate", "amass", "collect", "follow up", "parlay" ], "near antonyms":[ "abbreviate", "abridge", "curtail", "shorten", "compress", "condense", "constrict", "contract", "cut back", "retrench" ], "antonyms":[ "abate", "decrease", "de-escalate", "diminish", "downsize", "dwindle", "lessen", "lower", "minify", "reduce", "subtract (from)" ] }, "to make markedly greater in measure or degree":{ "examples":[ "recommended eating foods that boost the body's immunity to disease" ], "synonyms":[ "accentuate", "amp (up)", "amplify", "beef (up)", "consolidate", "deepen", "enhance", "heighten", "intensify", "magnify", "redouble", "step up", "strengthen" ], "near synonyms":[ "broaden", "enlarge", "expand", "extend", "lengthen", "accelerate", "hasten", "quicken", "emphasize", "point (up)", "sharpen", "stress", "augment", "enforce", "reinforce", "reenforce", "restrengthen", "supplement", "maximize", "enliven", "jazz (up)", "aggravate", "exacerbate" ], "near antonyms":[ "decrease", "diminish", "lessen", "let up (on)", "reduce", "subdue", "tone (down)", "weaken", "dwindle", "recede", "subside", "taper (off)", "wane", "alleviate", "ease", "lighten" ], "antonyms":[ "abate", "moderate" ] }, "to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{ "examples":[ "boosted the box onto the top shelf" ], "synonyms":[ "crane", "elevate", "heave", "heft", "heighten", "hike", "hoist", "jack (up)", "lift", "perk (up)", "pick up", "raise", "take up", "up", "uphold", "uplift", "upraise" ], "near synonyms":[ "ascend", "mount", "rise", "rear", "upend" ], "near antonyms":[ "descend", "dip", "fall", "pitch", "plunge", "slip", "bear", "depress", "press", "push", "sink", "submerge" ], "antonyms":[ "drop", "lower" ] }, "to provide publicity for":{ "examples":[ "boosted the singer's latest release with a round of appearances on all the talk and entertainment shows" ], "synonyms":[ "ballyhoo", "hype", "pitch", "plug", "promote", "publicize", "talk up", "tout" ], "near synonyms":[ "advertise", "bark", "merchandise", "merchandize", "sell", "push", "acclaim", "hail", "laud", "praise", "endorse", "indorse", "plump (for)", "plunk (for)", "plonk (for)", "recommend", "review", "announce", "broadcast", "publish" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{ "examples":[ "the woman was nabbed trying to boost a couple of bottles of perfume" ], "synonyms":[ "appropriate", "filch", "heist", "hook", "lift", "misappropriate", "nick", "nip", "pilfer", "pinch", "pocket", "purloin", "rip off", "snitch", "steal", "swipe", "thieve" ], "near synonyms":[ "burglarize", "knock over", "rob", "loot", "pillage", "plunder", "sack", "carjack", "hijack", "highjack", "pick", "rifle", "poach", "rustle", "shoplift", "collar", "grab", "grasp", "nail", "seize", "snatch", "take", "mooch", "sponge", "abduct", "kidnap", "shanghai", "spirit" ], "near antonyms":[ "buy", "purchase", "bestow", "contribute", "donate", "give", "hand over", "present" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an act or instance of helping":{ "examples":[ "she always liked to give struggling families in the neighborhood a boost" ], "synonyms":[ "abetment", "aid", "assist", "assistance", "backing", "hand", "help", "helping hand", "leg up", "lift", "support" ], "near synonyms":[ "advancement", "encouragement", "facilitation", "forwarding", "furtherance", "furthering", "nurturance", "benefaction", "patronage", "promotion", "sponsorship", "advice", "care", "counsel", "guidance", "mentoring", "attendance", "attention", "hand-holding", "service", "beneficence", "charity", "favor", "kindness", "philanthropy", "assuagement", "palliation", "relief", "succor" ], "near antonyms":[ "constraint", "frustration", "inhibition", "interference", "obstruction", "repression", "restraint", "deterrence", "discouragement" ], "antonyms":[ "hindrance" ] }, "something added (as by growth)":{ "examples":[ "a sudden boost in sales" ], "synonyms":[ "accretion", "accrual", "addendum", "addition", "augmentation", "expansion", "gain", "increase", "increment", "more", "plus", "proliferation", "raise", "rise", "step-up", "supplement", "uptick" ], "near synonyms":[ "accumulation", "assemblage", "collection", "gathering", "complement", "accession", "appendix", "continuation", "extension", "uptrend", "upturn", "jump", "run-up", "spike" ], "near antonyms":[ "deduction", "subtraction" ], "antonyms":[ "abatement", "decline", "decrease", "decrement", "depletion", "diminishment", "diminution", "drop-off", "fall", "falloff", "lessening", "loss", "lowering", "reduction", "shrinkage", "step-down" ] }, "something that arouses action or activity":{ "examples":[ "according to the President, a tax cut is just the boost that the economy needs" ], "synonyms":[ "encouragement", "goad", "impetus", "impulse", "incentive", "incitation", "incitement", "instigation", "momentum", "motivation", "provocation", "spur", "stimulant", "stimulus", "yeast" ], "near synonyms":[ "inducement", "invitation", "antecedent", "cause", "consideration", "grounds", "motive", "occasion", "reason", "catalyst", "catalyzer", "fuel", "spark" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "counterincentive", "disincentive" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "boots (up)":{ "as in primes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "primes", "educates", "indoctrinates", "instructs", "schools", "trains", "tutors", "arranges", "sets", "spreads", "battens", "gathers", "gears up", "mounts", "arms", "equips", "forearms", "furnishes", "outfits", "provides", "supplies", "braces", "fortifies", "girds", "steels", "inclines", "predisposes", "fits", "fixes", "grooms", "lays", "prepares", "preps", "readies", "drafts", "draws up", "frames", "warms (up)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "booby-trapping":{ "to place hidden explosive devices in or under":{ "examples":[ "booby-trapped the field bordering the army's camp" ], "synonyms":[ "mining" ], "near synonyms":[ "blowing up", "bombing", "ambushing", "snaring", "trapping", "attacking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bootlicked":{ "to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior":{ "examples":[ "the kind of office in which people feel they have to bootlick in order to get ahead" ], "synonyms":[ "apple-polished", "fawned", "fussed", "kowtowed", "sucked (up)", "toadied", "truckled" ], "near synonyms":[ "drooled", "gushed", "slavered", "slobbered", "endeared", "ingratiated", "courted", "wooed", "adulated", "idolized", "worshipped", "worshiped", "blandished", "cajoled", "coaxed", "flattered", "overpraised", "soft-soaped", "cowered", "cringed", "groveled", "grovelled", "abased", "debased", "demeaned", "deferred", "submitted", "yielded" ], "near antonyms":[ "despised", "disdained", "scorned", "gibed", "jibed", "jeered", "scoffed", "braved", "challenged", "defied" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "booze it up":{ "to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages":{ "examples":[ "The resort town was filled tourists boozing it up on vacation." ], "synonyms":[ "bib", "booze", "drink", "guzzle", "liquor (up)", "lush (up)", "soak", "tipple" ], "near synonyms":[ "carouse", "revel", "imbibe", "nip" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "boozehound":{ "a person who makes a habit of getting drunk":{ "examples":[ "he's a famous writer and an infamous boozehound" ], "synonyms":[ "alcoholic", "alkie", "alky", "boozer", "dipsomaniac", "drinker", "drunk", "drunkard", "inebriate", "juicehead", "juicer", "lush", "rummy", "soak", "soaker", "sot", "souse", "tippler", "toper", "tosspot" ], "near synonyms":[ "swigger", "swiller", "wino" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstainer", "nondrinker", "teetotaler", "teetotaller", "teetotalist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "boos":{ "a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval":{ "examples":[ "the referee's questionable call was greeted with a chorus of boos" ], "synonyms":[ "birds", "Bronx cheers", "catcalls", "hisses", "hoots", "jeers", "raspberries", "razzes", "snorts" ], "near synonyms":[ "smirks", "sneers", "snickers", "sniggers", "gibes", "jibes", "put-downs", "taunts", "whistles" ], "near antonyms":[ "applauses" ], "antonyms":[ "cheers" ] }, "as in jeers , hoots":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hisses", "hoots", "jeers", "bad-mouths", "defames", "libels", "maligns", "slanders", "censures", "condemns", "damns", "denounces", "reprobates", "discredits", "disgraces", "dishonors", "humbles", "humiliates", "shames", "mocks", "puts down", "ridicules", "slights" ], "near antonyms":[ "fetes", "f\u00eates", "honors", "recognizes", "acknowledges", "cites", "commends", "compliments", "credits", "thanks", "extols", "extolls", "glorifies", "lauds", "praises", "touts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "bookishness":{ "as in pedantry":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "pedantry", "reading", "culture", "edification", "enlightenment", "education", "erudition", "knowledge", "learnedness", "learning", "literacy", "scholarship" ], "near antonyms":[ "ignorance", "illiteracy", "illiterateness", "functional illiteracy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "booting (out)":{ "to drive or force out":{ "examples":[ "the theater manager booted out the audience members who were making a disturbance" ], "synonyms":[ "banishing", "bouncing", "casting out", "chasing", "dismissing", "drumming (out)", "ejecting", "expelling", "extruding", "kicking out", "ousting", "outing", "routing", "running off", "throwing out", "turfing (out)", "turning out" ], "near synonyms":[ "deforcing", "deporting", "displacing", "dispossessing", "evicting", "exiling", "expatriating", "ostracizing", "reading out", "shutting out", "axing", "canning", "cashiering", "defenestrating", "discharging", "firing", "mustering out", "pink-slipping", "releasing", "removing", "retiring", "sacking", "terminating" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "admitting", "receiving", "taking", "taking in", "welcoming", "entertaining", "harboring", "housing", "lodging", "sheltering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "boob tubes":{ "an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound":{ "examples":[ "tonight I just want to unwind in front of the boob tube" ], "synonyms":[ "boxes", "idiot boxes", "televisions", "tellies", "teles", "tubes", "TVs" ], "near synonyms":[ "LCDs", "plasmas", "home theaters", "home videos" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bootlegging":{ "as in smuggling , black-marketing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "black-marketing", "fencing", "smuggling", "bargaining", "bartering", "horse-trading", "negotiating", "transacting", "auctioning", "exchanging", "merchandising", "merchandizing", "rebuying", "reselling", "swapping", "buying", "picking up", "purchasing", "taking", "distributing", "fair-trading", "marketing", "peddling", "retailing", "selling", "supplying", "vending", "wholesaling", "cornering", "engrossing", "monopolizing", "underselling", "day-trading", "investing", "speculating", "dealing", "trading", "trafficking" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackballing", "blacking", "boycotting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "boogeyed":{ "as in shuffled , jived":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bopped", "fox-trotted", "gavotted", "jigged", "jitterbugged", "jived", "mamboed", "polkaed", "shagged", "shimmied", "shuffled", "tangoed", "tap-danced", "twisted", "waltzed", "pranced", "strutted", "tripped", "trod", "treaded", "danced", "footed (it)", "hoofed (it)", "stepped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "booksellers":{ "as in antiquarians , bibliopoles":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "antiquarians", "bibliopoles", "bookworms", "bibliopegists", "bookbinders", "bookmakers", "bibliolaters", "bibliomaniacs", "bibliophiles", "bookmen" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "boobs":{ "an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy":{ "examples":[ "made an embarrassing boob on a chat show that had all of London laughing" ], "synonyms":[ "blunders", "bobbles", "boo-boos", "bricks", "clangers", "clinkers", "errors", "faults", "flubs", "fluffs", "fumbles", "gaffes", "gaffs", "goofs", "inaccuracies", "lapses", "miscues", "missteps", "mistakes", "oversights", "screwups", "slips", "slipups", "stumbles", "trips" ], "near synonyms":[ "bloomers", "bloopers", "boners", "howlers", "pratfalls", "foul-ups", "snafus", "misapprehensions", "miscalculations", "miscomprehensions", "misconceptions", "misconstructions", "misdescriptions", "misimpressions", "misinterpretations", "misjudgments", "misreadings", "misstatements", "misunderstandings" ], "near antonyms":[ "accuracies", "exactitudes", "precisions", "inerrancies", "infallibilities", "perfections" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a mistake":{ "examples":[ "it was an important speech, and the prime minister knew that he could not afford to boob on it" ], "synonyms":[ "blunders", "errs", "flubs", "fluffs", "fouls up", "fumbles", "goofs (up)", "louses up", "messes (up)", "screws up", "slips up", "stumbles", "trips" ], "near synonyms":[ "nods", "bobbles", "botches", "bungles", "butchers", "foozles", "mangles", "mishandles", "muffs", "murders", "miscalculates", "misconceives", "miscounts", "miscues", "misdeems", "misgauges", "misjudges", "mistakes", "misconstrues", "misinterprets", "misunderstands" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "boogey":{ "as in shuffle , jive":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bop", "fox-trot", "gavotte", "jig", "jitterbug", "jive", "mambo", "polka", "shag", "shimmy", "shuffle", "tango", "tap-dance", "twist", "waltz", "prance", "strut", "trip", "tread", "dance", "foot (it)", "hoof (it)", "step" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bookmakers":{ "as in bookbinders , bibliopegists":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bibliopegists", "bookbinders", "antiquarians", "bibliopoles", "booksellers", "bookworms", "bibliolaters", "bibliomaniacs", "bibliophiles", "bookmen" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in tipsters , oddsmakers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "handicappers", "oddsmakers", "tipsters", "bluffers", "sharpers", "speculators", "dicers", "high rollers", "pikers", "bettors", "betters", "gamblers", "gamesters", "punters", "wagerers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "boomerang":{ "to have the reverse of the desired or expected effect":{ "examples":[ "the well-meaning gesture boomeranged , since he ended up being offended by it" ], "synonyms":[ "backfire" ], "near synonyms":[ "collapse", "flop", "flunk", "fold", "wash out", "flounder", "struggle", "decline", "slip", "slump", "wane" ], "near antonyms":[ "succeed", "flourish", "prosper", "thrive" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "boot (out)":{ "to drive or force out":{ "examples":[ "the theater manager booted out the audience members who were making a disturbance" ], "synonyms":[ "banish", "bounce", "cast out", "chase", "dismiss", "drum (out)", "eject", "expel", "extrude", "kick out", "oust", "out", "rout", "run off", "throw out", "turf (out)", "turn out" ], "near synonyms":[ "deforce", "deport", "displace", "dispossess", "evict", "exile", "expatriate", "ostracize", "read out", "shut out", "ax", "axe", "can", "cashier", "defenestrate", "discharge", "fire", "muster out", "pink-slip", "release", "remove", "retire", "sack", "terminate" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "admit", "receive", "take", "take in", "welcome", "entertain", "harbor", "house", "lodge", "shelter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }