{ "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" ] }, "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" ] }, "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%20bits":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] } }