{ "dandle":{ "to treat with great or excessive care":{ "antonyms":[ "abuse", "ill-treat", "ill-use", "maltreat", "manhandle", "mishandle", "mistreat", "misuse" ], "examples":[ "the college president is a past master at dandling wealthy alumni" ], "near antonyms":[ "control", "discipline", "restrain", "oppress", "neglect", "overlook", "slight", "molest", "outrage", "violate", "harass", "harm", "hurt", "injure", "oppress", "persecute", "torment", "torture", "victimize" ], "related":[ "cater (to)", "humor", "content", "delight", "gladden", "gratify", "mother", "oblige", "please", "satisfy", "appease", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "soothe" ], "synonyms":[ "baby", "cocker", "coddle", "cosset", "indulge", "mollycoddle", "nurse", "pamper", "spoil", "wet-nurse" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dandy":{ "of the very best kind":{ "examples":[ "that's a dandy new racing bike" ], "synonyms":[ "A-OK", "A1", "awesome", "bang-up", "banner", "beautiful", "blue-chip", "blue-ribbon", "boffo", "bonny", "bonnie", "boss", "brag", "brave", "bully", "bumper", "capital", "choice", "classic", "cool", "corking", "crackerjack", "cracking", "divine", "dope", "down", "dynamite", "excellent", "fab", "fabulous", "famous", "fantabulous", "fantastic", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "first-string", "five-star", "four-star", "frontline", "gangbusters", "gangbuster", "gilt-edged", "gilt-edge", "gone", "grand", "great", "groovy", "heavenly", "high-class", "hot", "hype", "immense", "jim-dandy", "keen", "lovely", "marvelous", "marvellous", "mean", "neat", "nifty", "noble", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "out-of-sight", "par excellence", "peachy", "peachy keen", "phat", "prime", "primo", "prize", "prizewinning", "quality", "radical", "righteous", "sensational", "slick", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "top-of-the-line", "top-shelf", "topflight", "topping", "unsurpassed", "wizard", "wonderful" ], "near synonyms":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "good", "OK", "okay", "passable", "satisfactory", "tolerable", "better", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "high-test", "premium", "select", "special", "superfine", "classical", "standard", "traditional" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad", "inferior", "low-grade", "substandard", "unsatisfactory", "mediocre", "middling", "second-class", "second-rate" ], "antonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "lousy", "pathetic", "poor", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched" ] }, "a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance":{ "examples":[ "that dandy was willing to spend all day and hundreds of dollars just to get the perfect pair of shoes" ], "synonyms":[ "beau", "Beau Brummell", "buck", "dude", "fop", "gallant", "jay", "lounge lizard", "macaroni", "pretty boy" ], "near synonyms":[ "coxcomb", "fancy Dan", "popinjay", "blade", "cavalier", "dasher", "clotheshorse", "exquisite", "swell" ], "near antonyms":[ "slob", "sloven" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something very good of its kind":{ "examples":[ "that new PDA is a dandy" ], "synonyms":[ "beaut", "beauty", "bee's knees", "cat's meow", "corker", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "daisy", "dilly", "doozy", "doozie", "doozer", "dream", "honey", "hot stuff", "humdinger", "hummer", "jim-dandy", "knockout", "lollapalooza", "lulu", "nifty", "peach", "pip", "pippin", "ripper", "ripsnorter", "snorter", "sockdolager", "sockdologer", "standout", "sweetheart" ], "near synonyms":[ "marvel", "phenomenon", "prodigy", "sensation", "wonder", "catch", "crown jewel", "diamond", "gem", "imperial", "jewel", "pearl", "plum", "treasure" ], "near antonyms":[ "bust", "disappointment", "dud", "failure", "flop", "lemon", "letdown", "loser", "stinker", "turkey" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "dandyish":{ "as in foppish , sappy":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dudish", "foppish", "sappy", "old-maidish", "overnice", "prissy", "spinsterish", "camp", "campy", "feminine", "girlie", "girly", "girlish", "womanlike", "womanly", "antimacho", "effeminate", "effete", "epicene", "sissified", "sissy", "unmanly", "womanish" ], "near antonyms":[ "manlike", "manly", "mannish", "masculine", "virile" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "danger":{ "the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil":{ "examples":[ "he knew he was in danger when he received the threatening phone calls at home" ], "synonyms":[ "distress", "endangerment", "harm's way", "imperilment", "jeopardy", "peril", "risk", "trouble" ], "near synonyms":[ "exposure", "liability", "openness", "vulnerability", "precariousness", "threat", "susceptibility", "susceptibleness", "defenselessness", "helplessness", "weakness" ], "near antonyms":[ "preservation", "salvation", "defense", "protection", "exemption", "immunity", "impunity", "inviolability", "invulnerability" ], "antonyms":[ "safeness", "safety", "secureness", "security" ] }, "something that may cause injury or harm":{ "examples":[ "willing to face the dangers of the Arctic in quest of the Northwest Passage" ], "synonyms":[ "hazard", "imminence", "menace", "peril", "pitfall", "risk", "threat", "trouble" ], "near synonyms":[ "snare", "trap", "booby trap" ], "near antonyms":[ "guard", "protection", "safeguard", "shield", "ward", "asylum", "harbor", "haven", "refuge", "retreat", "shelter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dangerous":{ "involving potential loss or injury":{ "examples":[ "the soldiers were specially selected to go on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines" ], "synonyms":[ "grave", "grievous", "hazardous", "jeopardizing", "menacing", "parlous", "perilous", "risky", "serious", "threatening", "unhealthy", "unsafe", "venturesome" ], "near synonyms":[ "dicey", "insecure", "precarious", "treacherous", "uncertain", "ultrahazardous", "chance", "haphazard", "random", "distressing", "sickening", "unpleasant", "ugly", "wicked", "adverse", "bad", "baleful", "baneful", "deleterious", "detrimental", "evil", "harmful", "hurtful", "ill", "inimical", "injurious", "malignant", "nasty", "noxious", "pernicious", "pestilent", "deadly", "deathly", "destructive", "dire", "fatal", "fateful", "fell", "killer", "lethal", "mortal", "murderous" ], "near antonyms":[ "advantageous", "beneficial", "good", "ultrasafe" ], "antonyms":[ "harmless", "innocent", "innocuous", "nonhazardous", "nonthreatening", "safe", "unthreatening" ] }, "causing or capable of causing harm":{ "examples":[ "the common knowledge that smoking is dangerous to one's health hasn't stopped some people" ], "synonyms":[ "adverse", "bad", "baleful", "baneful", "damaging", "deleterious", "detrimental", "evil", "harmful", "hurtful", "ill", "injurious", "mischievous", "nocuous", "noxious", "pernicious", "prejudicial", "wicked" ], "near synonyms":[ "hostile", "inimical", "unfriendly", "contagious", "deadly", "infectious", "infective", "pestiferous", "pestilent", "pestilential", "poisonous", "venomous", "insidious", "menacing", "ominous", "sinister", "threatening", "hazardous", "imperiling", "imperilling", "jeopardizing", "parlous", "perilous", "risky", "unsafe", "unsound", "nasty", "noisome", "unhealthful", "unhealthy", "unwholesome", "destructive", "fatal", "killer", "lethal", "malignant", "ruinous" ], "near antonyms":[ "advantageous", "beneficial", "useful", "favorable", "good", "propitious", "curative", "healthful", "healthy", "helpful", "palliative", "remedial", "salubrious", "salutary", "wholesome", "secure", "sound", "benignant", "noncorrosive", "nondestructive", "nonfatal", "noninfectious", "nonlethal", "nonpoisonous", "nonpolluting", "nontoxic", "nonvenomous" ], "antonyms":[ "anodyne", "benign", "harmless", "hurtless", "innocent", "innocuous", "inoffensive", "safe" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "danging":{ "as in dashing , darning":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dangled":{ "to place on an elevated point without support from below":{ "examples":[ "he dangled the string in front of the cat, hoping that it was in the mood for play" ], "synonyms":[ "hung", "hanged", "slung", "suspended", "swung" ], "near synonyms":[ "hooked", "mounted", "pinned", "tacked", "draped", "festooned", "garlanded", "strung", "extended (out)", "jutted", "projected", "stuck out", "overhung", "protruded", "cascaded", "depended", "fell", "balanced", "poised" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dances attendance (upon)":{ "to be a servant for":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "serves", "slaves (for)", "works (for)" ], "near synonyms":[ "attends", "ministers (to)", "tends (to)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "dancing":{ "to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music":{ "examples":[ "she can't resist dancing to her favorite rock bands" ], "synonyms":[ "footing (it)", "hoofing (it)", "stepping" ], "near synonyms":[ "prancing", "strutting", "tripping", "boogying", "boogeying", "bopping", "fox-trotting", "gavotting", "jigging", "jitterbugging", "jiving", "mamboing", "polkaing", "shagging", "shimmying", "shuffling", "tangoing", "tap-dancing", "twisting", "waltzing", "treading" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements":{ "examples":[ "the lithe boxer danced around the ring, staying just out of the reach of his opponent" ], "synonyms":[ "darting", "flickering", "flicking", "flirting", "flittering", "flitting", "fluttering", "zipping" ], "near synonyms":[ "dashing", "flying", "sailing", "shooting", "speeding", "sprinting", "zinging", "zooming", "scampering", "scudding", "scurrying", "scuttling", "skipping", "skittering", "meandering", "rambling", "roaming", "wandering" ], "near antonyms":[ "floating", "hanging", "hovering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dancing attendance (upon)":{ "to be a servant for":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "serving", "slaving (for)", "working (for)" ], "near synonyms":[ "attending", "ministering (to)", "tending (to)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "danders":{ "as in angers , outrages":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "angers", "chafes", "dudgeons", "galls", "huffs", "indignations", "ires", "outrages", "umbrages", "irritabilities", "peeves", "perturbations", "pets", "piques", "resentments", "troubles", "agitations", "discomforts", "displeasures", "distresses", "disturbances", "upsets", "aggravations", "aggros", "annoyances", "botherations", "bothers", "exasperations", "frustrations", "griefs", "irritations", "pips", "vexations" ], "near antonyms":[ "delights", "pleasures" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dance":{ "a social gathering for dancing":{ "examples":[ "who are you taking to the dance on Saturday night?" ], "synonyms":[ "ball", "cotillion", "cotillon", "formal", "hop", "prom" ], "near synonyms":[ "blowout", "celebration", "event", "festival", "festivity", "fete", "f\u00eate", "gala", "masque", "mask", "masquerade", "mixer", "party", "reception", "shindig", "soiree", "soir\u00e9e", "hoedown", "square dance" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music":{ "examples":[ "she can't resist dancing to her favorite rock bands" ], "synonyms":[ "foot (it)", "hoof (it)", "step" ], "near synonyms":[ "prance", "strut", "trip", "boogie", "boogy", "boogey", "bop", "fox-trot", "gavotte", "jig", "jitterbug", "jive", "mambo", "polka", "shag", "shimmy", "shuffle", "tango", "tap-dance", "twist", "waltz", "tread" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make an irregular series of quick, sudden movements":{ "examples":[ "the lithe boxer danced around the ring, staying just out of the reach of his opponent" ], "synonyms":[ "dart", "flick", "flicker", "flirt", "flit", "flitter", "flutter", "zip" ], "near synonyms":[ "dash", "fly", "sail", "shoot", "speed", "sprint", "zing", "zoom", "scamper", "scud", "scurry", "scuttle", "skip", "skitter", "meander", "ramble", "roam", "wander" ], "near antonyms":[ "float", "hang", "hover" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "danced attendance (upon)":{ "to be a servant for":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "served", "slaved (for)", "worked (for)", "wrought (for)" ], "near synonyms":[ "attended", "ministered (to)", "tended (to)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "dandies":{ "a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance":{ "examples":[ "that dandy was willing to spend all day and hundreds of dollars just to get the perfect pair of shoes" ], "synonyms":[ "Beau Brummells", "beaux", "beaus", "bucks", "dudes", "fops", "gallants", "jays", "lounge lizards", "macaronis", "pretty boys" ], "near synonyms":[ "coxcombs", "fancy Dans", "popinjays", "blades", "cavaliers", "dashers", "clotheshorses", "exquisites", "swells" ], "near antonyms":[ "slobs", "slovens" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something 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"synonyms":[ "hang", "sling", "suspend", "swing" ], "near synonyms":[ "hook", "mount", "pin", "tack", "drape", "festoon", "garland", "string", "extend (out)", "jut", "project", "stick out", "overhang", "protrude", "cascade", "depend", "fall", "balance", "poise" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dance card":{ "as in card , plate":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "card", "exercises", "plate", "agenda", "calendar", "docket", "program", "schedule", "timetable", "arrangement", "order", "ordering", "organization", "sequence", "setup" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dandles":{ "to treat with great or excessive care":{ "examples":[ "the college president is a past master at dandling wealthy alumni" ], "synonyms":[ "babies", "cockers", "coddles", "cossets", "indulges", "mollycoddles", "nurses", "pampers", "spoils", "wet-nurses" ], "near synonyms":[ "caters (to)", "humors", "contents", "delights", "gladdens", "gratifies", "mothers", "obliges", "pleases", "satisfies", "appeases", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "soothes" ], "near antonyms":[ "controls", "disciplines", "restrains", "oppresses", "neglects", "overlooks", "slights", "molests", "outrages", "violates", "harasses", "harms", "hurts", "injures", "oppresses", "persecutes", "torments", "tortures", "victimizes" ], "antonyms":[ "abuses", "ill-treats", "ill-uses", "maltreats", "manhandles", "mishandles", "mistreats", "misuses" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dangers":{ "something that may cause injury or harm":{ "examples":[ "willing to face the dangers of the Arctic in quest of the Northwest Passage" ], "synonyms":[ "hazards", "imminences", "menaces", "perils", "pitfalls", "risks", "threats", "troubles" ], "near synonyms":[ "snares", "traps", "booby traps" ], "near antonyms":[ "guards", "protections", "safeguards", "shields", "wards", "asylums", "harbors", "havens", "refuges", "retreats", "shelters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dances":{ "a social gathering for dancing":{ "examples":[ "who are you taking to the dance on Saturday night?" ], "synonyms":[ "balls", "cotillions", "cotillons", "formals", "hops", "proms" ], "near synonyms":[ "blowouts", "celebrations", "events", "festivals", "festivities", "fetes", "f\u00eates", "galas", "masquerades", "masques", "masks", "mixers", "parties", "receptions", "shindigs", "soirees", "soir\u00e9es", "hoedowns", "square dances" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music":{ "examples":[ "she can't resist dancing to her favorite rock bands" ], "synonyms":[ "foots (it)", "hoofs (it)", "steps" ], "near synonyms":[ "prances", "struts", "trips", "boogies", "boogeys", "bops", "fox-trots", "gavottes", "jigs", "jitterbugs", "jives", "mambos", "polkas", "shags", "shimmies", "shuffles", "tangos", "tap-dances", "twists", "waltzes", "treads" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make an irregular series of quick, sudden 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"grief", "irritation", "pip", "vexation" ], "near antonyms":[ "delight", "pleasure" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dangling":{ "extending freely from a support from above":{ "examples":[ "there was a dangling banner in one corner of the room" ], "synonyms":[ "dependent", "hanging", "pendent", "pendant", "pendulous", "suspended" ], "near synonyms":[ "drooping", "flagging", "lolling", "sagging", "wilting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to place on an elevated point without support from below":{ "examples":[ "he dangled the string in front of the cat, hoping that it was in the mood for play" ], "synonyms":[ "hanging", "slinging", "suspending", "swinging" ], "near synonyms":[ "hooking", "mounting", "pinning", "tacking", "draping", "festooning", "garlanding", "stringing", "extending (out)", "jutting", "projecting", "sticking out", "overhanging", "protruding", "cascading", "depending", "falling", "balancing", "poising" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "dance cards":{ "as in cards , plates":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cards", "exercises", "plates", "agendas", "calendars", "dockets", "programs", "schedules", "timetables", "arrangements", "orderings", "orders", "organizations", "sequences", "setups" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dangles":{ "to place on an elevated point without support from below":{ "examples":[ "he dangled the string in front of the cat, hoping that it was in the mood for play" ], "synonyms":[ "hangs", "slings", "suspends", "swings" ], "near synonyms":[ "hooks", "mounts", "pins", "tacks", "drapes", "festoons", "garlands", "strings", "extends (out)", "juts", "projects", "sticks out", "overhangs", "protrudes", "cascades", "depends", "falls", "balances", "poises" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dankness":{ "as in wetness , sogginess":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clamminess", "soddenness", "sogginess", "wetness", "sultriness", "mugginess", "stickiness", "stuffiness", "damp", "dampness", "humidity", "moistness", "moisture" ], "near antonyms":[ "aridity", "dehumidification", "dehydration", "dryness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dangs":{ "as in dashes , darns":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "darns", "durns", "dashes", "hexes", "jinxes", "voodoos", "cusses (out)", "fulminates (against)", "rails (against)", "reviles", "condemns", "damns", "denounces", "execrates", "reprobates", "anathematizes", "beshrews", "curses", "imprecates", "maledicts" ], "near antonyms":[ "blesses", "applauds", "commends", "congratulates" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }