{
  "Maecenas":{
    "one that helps another with gifts or money":{
      "examples":[
        "the opera company no longer has an array of moneyed Maecenases to which it can turn for financial support"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "angel",
        "benefactor",
        "donator",
        "donor",
        "fairy godmother",
        "patron",
        "sugar daddy"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "benefactress",
        "patroness",
        "almoner",
        "almsgiver",
        "philanthropist",
        "altruist",
        "bestower",
        "contributor",
        "giver",
        "helper",
        "subscriber",
        "supporter",
        "guardian angel",
        "protector",
        "savior",
        "saviour"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "beneficiary",
        "donee",
        "giftee",
        "recipient"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "maelstroms":{
    "water moving rapidly in a circle with a hollow in the center":{
      "examples":[
        "our rubber raft got caught in a maelstrom in a particularly rough stretch of white water"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "gulfs",
        "vortices",
        "vortexes",
        "whirlpools"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "tourbillions",
        "tourbillons",
        "eddies",
        "swirls",
        "whirls"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "maelstrom":{
    "water moving rapidly in a circle with a hollow in the center":{
      "examples":[
        "our rubber raft got caught in a maelstrom in a particularly rough stretch of white water"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "gulf",
        "vortex",
        "whirlpool"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "tourbillion",
        "tourbillon",
        "eddy",
        "swirl",
        "whirl"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "maestros":{
    "a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field":{
      "examples":[
        "a maestro of the violin"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "aces",
        "adepts",
        "artists",
        "authorities",
        "cognoscenti",
        "connoisseurs",
        "crackerjacks",
        "crackajacks",
        "dab hands",
        "dabs",
        "experts",
        "fiends",
        "geeks",
        "gurus",
        "hands",
        "hotshots",
        "masters",
        "mavens",
        "mavins",
        "meisters",
        "past masters",
        "proficients",
        "scholars",
        "sharks",
        "sharps",
        "virtuosos",
        "virtuosi",
        "whizzes",
        "wizards"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "professionals",
        "pros",
        "consultants",
        "hired guns",
        "specialists",
        "addicts",
        "aficionados",
        "afficionados",
        "buffs",
        "devotees",
        "enthusiasts",
        "fans",
        "craftsmen",
        "journeymen",
        "all-rounders",
        "jacks-of-all-trades",
        "Renaissance men",
        "mistresses"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "apprentices",
        "beginners",
        "neophytes",
        "novices",
        "dabblers",
        "dilettantes",
        "dilettanti",
        "laymen",
        "nonprofessionals"
      ],
      "antonyms":[
        "amateurs",
        "inexperts",
        "nonexperts"
      ]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "maestri":{
    "a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field":{
      "examples":[
        "a maestro of the violin"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "aces",
        "adepts",
        "artists",
        "authorities",
        "cognoscenti",
        "connoisseurs",
        "crackerjacks",
        "crackajacks",
        "dab hands",
        "dabs",
        "experts",
        "fiends",
        "geeks",
        "gurus",
        "hands",
        "hotshots",
        "masters",
        "mavens",
        "mavins",
        "meisters",
        "past masters",
        "proficients",
        "scholars",
        "sharks",
        "sharps",
        "virtuosos",
        "virtuosi",
        "whizzes",
        "wizards"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "professionals",
        "pros",
        "consultants",
        "hired guns",
        "specialists",
        "addicts",
        "aficionados",
        "afficionados",
        "buffs",
        "devotees",
        "enthusiasts",
        "fans",
        "craftsmen",
        "journeymen",
        "all-rounders",
        "jacks-of-all-trades",
        "Renaissance men",
        "mistresses"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "apprentices",
        "beginners",
        "neophytes",
        "novices",
        "dabblers",
        "dilettantes",
        "dilettanti",
        "laymen",
        "nonprofessionals"
      ],
      "antonyms":[
        "amateurs",
        "inexperts",
        "nonexperts"
      ]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  }
}