{
  "ilk":{
    "a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common":{
      "examples":[
        "we're looking for chestnuts and other items of that ilk for our autumn decorations"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "breed",
        "class",
        "description",
        "feather",
        "genre",
        "kidney",
        "kind",
        "like",
        "manner",
        "nature",
        "order",
        "sort",
        "species",
        "strain",
        "stripe",
        "type",
        "variety"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "model",
        "sample",
        "specimen",
        "bracket",
        "bunch",
        "category",
        "division",
        "family",
        "grade",
        "group",
        "grouping",
        "lot",
        "persuasion",
        "rank(s)",
        "set",
        "suite"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  }
}