{ "twerp":{ "a person of no importance or influence":{ "antonyms":[ "big shot", "big wheel", "bigwig", "eminence", "figure", "kahuna", "kingpin", "magnate", "nabob", "personage", "somebody", "VIP" ], "examples":[ "in high school he was just a little twerp , and now he's a big Internet entrepreneur" ], "near antonyms":[ "chief", "head", "lead", "leader", "celebrity", "luminary", "notable", "personality", "planet", "star", "superstar", "authority", "superior", "great power", "party", "power" ], "related":[ "no-name", "noncelebrity", "least", "inferior", "mediocrity", "obscurity", "figurehead", "puppet" ], "synonyms":[ "cipher", "dwarf", "half-pint", "insect", "insignificancy", "lightweight", "morsel", "nobody", "nonentity", "nothing", "nullity", "number", "pip-squeak", "pygmy", "pigmy", "shrimp", "snippersnapper", "whippersnapper", "zero", "zilch" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "twiddle":{ "as in turn , twirl":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "twiddle one's thumbs":{ "to spend time doing nothing":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[ "drudge", "grind", "grub", "hump", "hustle", "labor", "moil", "peg", "plod", "plow", "plug", "slave", "sweat", "toil", "travail", "work", "apply", "buckle (down)", "exert", "put out" ], "related":[ "fiddle (around)", "fool", "mess", "monkey", "muck", "piddle", "play", "potter (around)", "putter (around)", "trifle", "doze", "estivate", "aestivate", "hibernate", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "poke", "relax", "rest", "tarry", "amble", "mosey", "saunter", "stroll", "swan", "furlough", "goldbrick", "malinger", "truant" ], "synonyms":[ "bum", "chill", "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "drone", "footle", "goof (off)", "hack (around)", "hang (around or out)", "hang about", "idle", "kick around", "kick back", "laze", "lazy", "loaf", "loll", "lounge", "veg out" ] }, "type":[] }, "twiddles":{ "as in turns , twirls":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "twinkle":{ "a very small space of time":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "in just a twinkle , the shooting star was gone" ], "near antonyms":[ "aeon", "eon", "age", "eternity", "forever", "infinity", "lifetime" ], "related":[ "microsecond", "snatch", "spurt" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "eyeblink", "flash", "heartbeat", "instant", "jiff", "jiffy", "minute", "moment", "nanosecond", "New York minute", "second", "shake", "split second", "trice", "twinkling", "wink" ] }, "to shine with light at regular intervals":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "holiday decorations twinkled in the shop windows" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "coruscate", "flare", "flicker", "glance", "glimmer", "glint", "glisten", "glister", "glitter", "scintillate", "shimmer", "spangle", "spark", "sparkle" ], "synonyms":[ "blink", "flash", "wink" ] }, "to shoot forth bursts of light":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "stars twinkling on a crisp September night" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "beam", "radiate", "shine", "bedazzle", "blind", "daze", "dazzle", "blaze", "burn", "flare", "glare", "glow" ], "synonyms":[ "coruscate", "flame", "flash", "glance", "gleam", "glimmer", "glint", "glisten", "glister", "glitter", "luster", "lustre", "scintillate", "shimmer", "spangle", "sparkle", "wink", "winkle" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "twirl":{ "a rapid turning about on an axis or central point":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the twirl of the dancer's skirt mesmerized me" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "circuit", "circulation", "ring", "round", "coil", "curl", "curve", "spiral", "twist", "whorl", "circle", "orbit", "eddy", "swirl" ], "synonyms":[ "gyration", "pirouette", "reel", "revolution", "roll", "rotation", "spin", "wheel", "whirl" ] }, "to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "absentmindedly twirled a lock of her hair around her finger" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "screw", "unscrew", "twiddle", "coil", "crank", "reel", "wind", "circulate" ], "synonyms":[ "pivot", "revolve", "roll", "rotate", "spin", "swing", "swirl", "swivel", "turn", "twist", "wheel", "whirl" ] }, "to move in circles around an axis or center":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an ice-skater twirling in place" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "coil", "curl", "curve", "round", "spiral", "swirl", "twine", "twist", "wind", "circle", "circulate", "encircle", "orbit", "ring", "pivot", "swivel" ], "synonyms":[ "gyrate", "pinwheel", "pirouette", "revolve", "roll", "rotate", "spin", "turn", "wheel", "whirl" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "twirled":{ "to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "absentmindedly twirled a lock of her hair around her finger" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "screwed", "unscrewed", "twiddled", "coiled", "cranked", "reeled", "wound", "winded", "circulated" ], "synonyms":[ "pivoted", "revolved", "rolled", "rotated", "spun", "swirled", "swiveled", "swivelled", "swung", "turned", "twisted", "wheeled", "whirled" ] }, "to move in circles around an axis or center":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "an ice-skater twirling in place" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "coiled", "curled", "curved", "rounded", "spiraled", "spiralled", "swirled", "twined", "twisted", "wound", "winded", "circled", "circulated", "encircled", "orbited", "ringed", "pivoted", "swiveled", "swivelled" ], "synonyms":[ "gyrated", "pinwheeled", "pirouetted", "revolved", "rolled", "rotated", "spun", "turned", "wheeled", "whirled" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "twist":{ "a forceful rotating or pulling motion for the purpose of dislodging something":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "with a forceful twist she loosened the bolt" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "draft", "draw", "extraction", "pull", "tug", "yank", "dislocation", "displacement" ], "synonyms":[ "twisting", "wrench", "wrenching", "wresting", "wringing" ] }, "an odd or peculiar habit":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "my roommate has his little twists , and I have mine, so things should balance out" ], "near antonyms":[ "conformity", "sameness" ], "related":[ "affectation", "airs", "attribute", "characteristic", "mark", "property", "trait", "custom", "habit", "pattern", "practice", "practise", "way", "wont", "addiction", "abnormality", "neuroticism", "perversion", "weirdness", "disposition", "genius", "leaning", "partiality", "bent", "inclination", "penchant", "predilection", "predisposition", "proclivity", "propensity", "tendency", "turn", "attitude", "character", "humor", "identity", "individuality", "nature", "personality", "temperament" ], "synonyms":[ "crotchet", "curiosity", "eccentricity", "erraticism", "idiosyncrasy", "individualism", "kink", "mannerism", "oddity", "peculiarity", "quiddity", "quip", "quirk", "singularity", "tic", "trick" ] }, "to cause to twine about one another":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "has the habit of idly twisting the strands of her hair while daydreaming" ], "near antonyms":[ "disentangle", "uncoil", "untangle", "untwine", "unwind" ], "related":[ "braid", "plait", "plat", "pleach", "blend", "fuse", "join", "link", "mix" ], "synonyms":[ "enlace", "entwine", "implicate", "interlace", "intertwine", "intertwist", "interweave", "inweave", "lace", "ply", "weave", "wreathe", "writhe" ] }, "to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "my enemies will twist my words, but you'll only hear the truth out of me" ], "near antonyms":[ "clarify", "clear (up)", "explain", "illuminate", "illustrate", "interpret", "spell out", "decipher" ], "related":[ "misdescribe", "misspeak", "mistranslate", "belie", "camouflage", "disguise", "dissemble", "gloss (over)", "mask", "veil", "whitewash", "bowdlerize", "censor", "complicate", "confound", "confuse", "mistake", "mix (up)", "mystify", "obscure", "equivocate", "fib", "lie", "palter", "prevaricate" ], "synonyms":[ "bend", "color", "cook", "distort", "falsify", "fudge", "garble", "misinterpret", "misrelate", "misrepresent", "misstate", "pervert", "slant", "warp" ] }, "to follow a circular or spiral course":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the path gently twisted down the hill" ], "near antonyms":[ "straighten" ], "related":[ "arc", "arch", "bend", "crook", "curve", "hook", "sweep", "swerve", "turn", "veer", "wheel", "swirl", "whirl", "circle", "encircle", "loop", "enlace", "interlace", "intertwine", "lace", "bow", "bulge", "meander", "weave", "zigzag" ], "synonyms":[ "coil", "corkscrew", "curl", "entwine", "spiral", "twine", "wind" ] }, "to make jerky or restless movements":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the dental patient twisted nervously in the chair" ], "near antonyms":[ "relax", "rest", "unwind", "calm (down)", "still" ], "related":[ "flit", "flutter", "twitter", "quake", "quiver", "shake", "shiver", "shudder", "tremble", "pace" ], "synonyms":[ "fiddle", "fidget", "jerk", "jig", "jiggle", "squiggle", "squirm", "thrash", "thresh", "toss", "twitch", "wiggle", "wriggle", "writhe" ] }, "to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "twisted my wrist around to stretch it" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "screw", "unscrew", "twiddle", "coil", "crank", "reel", "wind", "circulate" ], "synonyms":[ "pivot", "revolve", "roll", "rotate", "spin", "swing", "swirl", "swivel", "turn", "twirl", "wheel", "whirl" ] }, "to move by or as if by a forceful rotation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "kept twisting the cap until it came free" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "draw", "dredge (up)", "extract", "jerk", "lug", "pluck", "pull", "tug", "tweak", "yank", "jimmy", "lever", "pry", "budge", "dislocate", "displace", "disturb", "remove", "shift", "transfer", "transpose" ], "synonyms":[ "wrench", "wrest", "wring" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "twisted one's arm":{ "to cause (a person) to give in to pressure":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I'm always up for going out\u2014you don't have to twist my arm !" ], "near antonyms":[ "allowed", "let", "permitted", "argued", "convinced", "induced", "moved", "persuaded", "prevailed (on or upon)", "satisfied", "talked (into)", "won (over)" ], "related":[ "browbeat", "bulldozed", "bullied", "cowed", "hectored", "intimidated", "blackmailed", "high-pressured", "menaced", "shamed", "terrorized", "threatened", "dragged", "badgered", "harassed", "hounded" ], "synonyms":[ "blackjacked", "coerced", "compelled", "constrained", "dragooned", "drove", "forced", "impelled", "impressed", "made", "muscled", "obligated", "obliged", "pressed", "pressured", "sandbagged" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "twitched":{ "to make jerky or restless movements":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the dog twitched in her sleep" ], "near antonyms":[ "relaxed", "rested", "unwound", "calmed (down)", "stilled" ], "related":[ "flitted", "fluttered", "twittered", "quaked", "quivered", "shivered", "shook", "shuddered", "trembled", "paced" ], "synonyms":[ "fiddled", "fidgeted", "jerked", "jigged", "jiggled", "squiggled", "squirmed", "thrashed", "threshed", "tossed", "twisted", "wiggled", "wriggled", "writhed" ] }, "to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the rabbit twitched its nose" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bumped", "jounced", "lurched", "pitched", "staggered", "jigged", "jiggled", "jogged", "joggled", "shook", "dragged", "lugged", "pulled", "tugged", "plucked", "tweaked", "grabbed", "ripped", "snapped (up)", "snatched", "tore", "wrenched", "wrested", "wrung" ], "synonyms":[ "bucked", "hitched", "hoicked", "jerked", "jolted", "yanked" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "twitches":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to make jerky or restless movements":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the dog twitched in her sleep" ], "near antonyms":[ "relaxes", "rests", "unwinds", "calms (down)", "stills" ], "related":[ "flits", "flutters", "twitters", "quakes", "quivers", "shakes", "shivers", "shudders", "trembles", "paces" ], "synonyms":[ "fiddles", "fidgets", "jerks", "jiggles", "jigs", "squiggles", "squirms", "thrashes", "threshes", "tosses", "twists", "wiggles", "wriggles", "writhes" ] }, "to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the rabbit twitched its nose" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "bumps", "jounces", "lurches", "pitches", "staggers", "jiggles", "jigs", "joggles", "jogs", "shakes", "drags", "lugs", "pulls", "tugs", "plucks", "tweaks", "grabs", "rips", "snaps (up)", "snatches", "tears", "wrenches", "wrests", "wrings" ], "synonyms":[ "bucks", "hitches", "hoicks", "jerks", "jolts", "yanks" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "two bits":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "two-timing":{ "relating to or being a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse":{ "examples":[ "her husband's compulsive two-timing behavior is the reason she left" ], "synonyms":[ "adulterate", "adulterine", "adulterous", "extracurricular", "extramarital" ], "related":[ "premarital", "promiscuous" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse":{ "examples":[ "he found out about the two-timing when he found a love letter stuffed in the dresser" ], "synonyms":[ "adultery", "cheating", "infidelity", "misconduct", "unfaithfulness" ], "related":[ "criminal conversation", "free love", "promiscuity", "disloyalty", "faithlessness", "falseness", "inconstancy", "perfidiousness", "perfidy", "treachery", "affair", "affaire", "amour", "fling", "love", "love affair", "romance", "intrigue", "attachment", "infatuation", "entanglement", "flirtation", "liaison", "passion" ], "near antonyms":[ "allegiance", "constancy", "dedication", "devotedness", "devotion", "fealty", "loyalty", "steadfastness" ], "antonyms":[ "faithfulness", "fidelity" ] }, "the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another":{ "examples":[ "this repudiation of her campaign pledges is an unconscionable two-timing of the electorate" ], "synonyms":[ "backstabbing", "betrayal", "business", "disloyalty", "double cross", "faithlessness", "falseness", "falsity", "infidelity", "perfidy", "sellout", "treachery", "treason", "unfaithfulness" ], "related":[ "abandonment", "desertion", "deceit", "deception", "double-dealing", "duplicity", "guile", "two-facedness", "fraud", "informing", "lying", "snitching", "talebearing", "trickery" ], "near antonyms":[ "dependability", "reliability", "trustworthiness", "defense", "protection", "safeguard", "shield" ], "antonyms":[ "allegiance", "devotion", "faithfulness", "fealty", "fidelity", "loyalty", "staunchness", "steadfastness" ] }, "to be unfaithful or disloyal to":{ "examples":[ "an entrepreneur who's supposedly two-timed every business partner she's ever had" ], "synonyms":[ "backstabbing", "betraying", "crossing", "double-crossing", "selling (out)" ], "related":[ "giving away", "informing (on)", "peaching", "ratting (on)", "shopping", "snitching (on)", "splitting (on)", "telling (on)", "turning in" ], "near antonyms":[ "defending", "guarding", "protecting", "safeguarding", "saving", "shielding" ], "antonyms":[ "standing by" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "two-times":{ "to be unfaithful or disloyal to":{ "examples":[ "an entrepreneur who's supposedly two-timed every business partner she's ever had" ], "synonyms":[ "backstabs", "betrays", "crosses", "double-crosses", "sells (out)" ], "related":[ "gives away", "informs (on)", "peaches", "rats (on)", "shops", "snitches (on)", "splits (on)", "tells (on)", "turns in" ], "near antonyms":[ "defends", "guards", "protects", "safeguards", "saves", "shields" ], "antonyms":[ "stands by" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }