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"disturbs", "perturbs", "shakes", "unsettles", "upsets", "weirds out", "crushes", "overpowers", "overwhelms" ], "near antonyms":[ "buffers", "cushions", "delights", "gratifies", "pleases", "rejoices", "tickles", "charms", "entices", "tempts", "assures", "cheers", "comforts", "consoles", "solaces", "soothes", "reassures" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "jolly boat":{ "as in bumboat , yawl":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "auxiliary", "bumboat", "cutter", "launch", "lifeboat", "longboat", "tender", "yawl", "houseboat", "riverboat", "barge", "hoy", "keel", "keelboat", "lighter", "narrow boat", "cruiser", "inboard", "motorboat", "outboard", "powerboat", "towboat", "tug", "tugboat", "bateau", "ca\u00efque", "canoe", "catamaran", "coracle", "curragh", "currach", "dhow", "dinghy", "dink", "dory", "dugout", "flatboat", "garvey", "gig", "johnboat", "kayak", "outrigger", "paddleboat", "pinnace", "piragua", "pirogue", "pontoon", "pram", "punt", "raft", "rowboat", "rowing boat", "sampan", "scow", "scull", "shallop", "shell", "skiff", "surfboat", "umiak", "wherry", "ferry", "ferryboat", "gondola", "taxi", "water taxi", "catboat", "ketch", "sailboat", "schooner", "yacht", "banker", "coble", "dragger", "gillnetter", "hooker", "lugger", "scalloper", "seiner", "shrimper", "trawler", "whaleboat", "whaler", "workboat", "boat", "bottom", "craft", "vessel", "watercraft" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "Jolly Roger":{ "as in white flag , black flag":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "black flag", "tricolor", "union jack", "white flag", "bunting", "gonfalon", "burgee", "semaphore", "signaler", "signaller", "waft", "banderole", "banderol", "banner", "colors", "ensign", "flag", "guidon", "jack", "pendant", "pendent", "pennant", "pennon", "standard", "streamer", "badge", "coat of arms", "crest", "insignia" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jollity":{ "joyful or festive 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"gloom", "gloominess", "glumness", "grief", "heartache", "heartbreak", "heartsickness", "miserableness", "misery", "mournfulness", "mourning", "woe", "wretchedness", "dejection", "depression", "despondence", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "dispiritedness", "doldrums", "downheartedness", "dumps", "forlornness", "joylessness", "melancholy", "sorrow", "unhappiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jolt-wagons":{ "as in drays , wagonettes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "drays", "oxcarts", "spring wagons", "wagonettes", "carts", "wagons", "wains", "barrows", "hand trucks", "pushcarts", "trams", "trucks", "wheelbarrows" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jollities":{ "joyful or festive activity":{ "examples":[ "I love all of the warmhearted jollity of the holiday season" ], "synonyms":[ "conviviality", "festivity", "gaiety", "gayety", "jollification", "merriment", "merrymaking", "rejoicing", "reveling", "revelling", "revelry", "whoopee" ], "near synonyms":[ "carousal", "carouse", "delight", "diversion", "entertainment", "fun", "mischief", "pleasure", "recreation", "riot", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "cheeriness", "glee", "gleefulness", "hilarity", "joviality", "merriness", "mirth", "mirthfulness", "carnival", "celebration", "festival", "party", "revel", "frolicking", "gamboling", "gambolling", "rollicking", "romping", "enjoyment", "happiness", "joy", "binge", "fling", "frolic", "gambol", "lark", "rollick", "romp", "spree", "buffoonery", "clownery", "clownishness", "flippancy", "frivolity", "funning", "jesting", "jocularity", "joking", "joshing", "levity", "lightheartedness", "playfulness", "zaniness" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackness", "darkness", "dolefulness", "dolor", "gloom", "gloominess", "glumness", "grief", "heartache", "heartbreak", "heartsickness", "miserableness", "misery", "mournfulness", "mourning", "woe", "wretchedness", "dejection", "depression", "despondence", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "dispiritedness", "doldrums", "downheartedness", "dumps", "forlornness", "joylessness", "melancholy", "sorrow", "unhappiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jollifications":{ "joyful or festive activity":{ "examples":[ "each year the mountain men of the Old West would gather for a week of carousing, tall tale-telling, and general jollification" ], "synonyms":[ "conviviality", "festivity", "gaiety", "gayety", "jollity", "merriment", "merrymaking", "rejoicing", "reveling", "revelling", "revelry", "whoopee" ], "near synonyms":[ "carousal", "carouse", "delight", "diversion", "entertainment", "fun", "mischief", "pleasure", "recreation", "riot", "cheer", "cheerfulness", "cheeriness", "glee", "gleefulness", "hilarity", "joviality", "merriness", "mirth", "mirthfulness", "carnival", "celebration", "festival", "party", "revel", "frolicking", "gamboling", "gambolling", "rollicking", "romping", "enjoyment", "happiness", "joy", "binge", "fling", "frolic", "gambol", "lark", "rollick", "romp", "spree", "buffoonery", "clownery", "clownishness", "flippancy", "frivolity", "funning", "jesting", "jocularity", "joking", "joshing", "levity", "lightheartedness", "playfulness", "zaniness" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackness", "darkness", "dolefulness", "dolor", "gloom", "gloominess", "glumness", "grief", "heartache", "heartbreak", "heartsickness", "miserableness", "misery", "mournfulness", "mourning", "woe", "wretchedness", "dejection", "depression", "despondence", "despondency", "disconsolateness", "dispiritedness", "doldrums", "downheartedness", "dumps", "forlornness", "joylessness", "melancholy", "sorrow", "unhappiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "jollying":{ "to make jokes":{ "examples":[ "spent their nights around the campfire good-naturedly jollying and telling scary stories" ], "synonyms":[ "bantering", "chaffing", "fooling", "funning", "gagging", "japing", "jesting", "jiving", "joking", "joshing", "kidding", "quipping", "wisecracking", "yukking", "yucking" ], "near synonyms":[ "gibing", "jibing", "hazing", "jeering", "mocking", "ragging", "rallying", "razzing", "ribbing", "ridiculing", "teasing", "caricaturing", "lampooning", "parodying", "satirizing", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "jolting":{ "causing a strong emotional reaction because of unexpectedness":{ "examples":[ "the jolting news about our friend's premature death" ], "synonyms":[ "amazing", "astonishing", "astounding", "blindsiding", "dumbfounding", "dumfounding", "eye-opening", "flabbergasting", "jarring", "jaw-dropping", "shocking", "startling", "stunning", "stupefying", "surprising" ], "near synonyms":[ "unannounced", "unanticipated", "unexpected", "unforeseen", "awesome", "awful", "breathtaking", "fabulous", "heart-stopping", "marvelous", "marvellous", "miraculous", "portentous", "prodigious", "staggering", "stupendous", "sublime", "wonderful", "wondrous", "extraordinary", "phenomenal", "rare", "sensational", "spectacular", "befuddling", "bewildering", "confounding", "confusing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "dismaying", "flustering", "muddling", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "perplexing", "upsetting", "incomprehensible", "inconceivable", "incredible", "unbelievable", "unimaginable", "unlikely", "unthinkable", "singular", "uncommon", "unique", "unusual", "unwonted", "conspicuous", "notable", "noticeable", "outstanding", "remarkable", "impressive", "striking" ], "near antonyms":[ "common", "customary", "mundane", "normal", "ordinary", "typical", "unexceptional", "unremarkable", "usual" ], "antonyms":[ "unsurprising" ] }, "to make a series of small irregular or violent movements":{ "examples":[ "the roller coaster car jerked and jolted as it coursed along the old wooden tracks" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "bucketing", "convulsing", "jerking", "jiggling", "joggling", "jouncing", "juddering", "quaking", "quivering", "shaking", "shuddering", "vibrating", "wobbling", "wabbling" ], "near synonyms":[ "rocking", "swaying", "swinging", "chattering", "quavering", "shivering", "thrilling", "trembling", "twitching", "doddering", "wavering", "flickering", "fluctuating", "fluttering", "oscillating", "undulating", "waving", "beating", "palpitating", "pit-a-patting", "pitter-pattering", "pulsating", "pulsing", "throbbing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion":{ "examples":[ "she jolted the door open with her elbow" ], "synonyms":[ "bucking", "hitching", "hoicking", "jerking", "twitching", "yanking" ], "near synonyms":[ "bumping", "jouncing", "lurching", "pitching", "staggering", "jigging", "jiggling", "jogging", "joggling", "shaking", "dragging", "lugging", "pulling", "tugging", "plucking", "tweaking", "grabbing", "ripping", "snapping (up)", "snatching", "tearing", "wrenching", "wresting", "wringing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause an unpleasant surprise for":{ "examples":[ "the sneak terrorist 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"cushioning", "delighting", "gratifying", "pleasing", "rejoicing", "tickling", "charming", "enticing", "tempting", "assuring", "cheering", "comforting", "consoling", "solacing", "soothing", "reassuring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "jolly boats":{ "as in bumboats , yawls":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "auxiliaries", "bumboats", "cutters", "launches", "lifeboats", "longboats", "tender", "yawls", "houseboats", "riverboats", "barges", "hoys", "keelboats", "keels", "lighters", "narrow boats", "cruisers", "inboards", "motorboats", "outboards", "powerboats", "towboats", "tugboats", "tugs", "bateaux", "batteaux", "ca\u00efques", "canoes", "catamarans", "coracles", "curraghs", "currachs", "dhows", "dinghies", "dinks", "dories", "dugouts", "flatboats", "garveys", "gigs", "johnboats", "kayaks", "outriggers", "paddleboats", "pinnaces", "piraguas", "pirogues", "pontoons", "prams", "punts", "rafts", "rowboats", "rowing boats", "sampans", "scows", "sculls", "shallops", "shells", "skiffs", "surfboats", "umiaks", "wherries", "ferries", "ferryboats", "gondolas", "taxis", "taxies", "water taxis", "catboats", "ketches", "sailboats", "schooners", "yachts", "bankers", "cobles", "draggers", "gillnetters", "hookers", "luggers", "scallopers", "seiners", "shrimpers", "trawlers", "whaleboats", "whalers", "workboats", "boats", "bottoms", "crafts", "vessels", "watercrafts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }