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"heart", "hub", "kernel", "nucleus", "seat", "essence", "quintessence", "soul", "touchstone" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a place from which an advance (as for military operations) is made":{ "examples":[ "the army's base of attack was kept top secret until the battle began" ], "synonyms":[ "bridgehead", "foothold" ], "near synonyms":[ "staging area", "staging ground", "beachhead", "camp", "center", "emplacement", "footing", "front", "headquarters", "installation", "station", "airbase", "bastion", "fastness", "fortress", "stronghold", "battlefront", "field", "toehold" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest":{ "examples":[ "the base of the industry is California's Silicon Valley" ], "synonyms":[ "axis", "capital", "center", "central", "core", "cynosure", "epicenter", "eye", "focus", "ground zero", "heart", "hub", "locus", "mecca", "navel", "nerve center", "nexus", "nucleus", "omphalos", "seat" ], 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"headquarters" ], "near synonyms":[ "home", "seat" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency":{ "examples":[ "a base and sneaky act that is a clear violation of international law" ], "synonyms":[ "contemptible", "currish", "despicable", "detestable", "dirty", "dishonorable", "execrable", "ignoble", "ignominious", "low", "low-down", "low-minded", "mean", "nasty", "paltry", "snide", "sordid", "vile", "wretched" ], "near synonyms":[ "bad", "evil", "foul", "immoral", "iniquitous", "miscreant", "wicked", "wrong", "cruel", "vicious", "blamable", "blameworthy", "censurable", "reprehensible", "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "degenerate", "depraved", "dissolute", "perverted", "atrocious", "villainous", "unethical", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous", "discreditable", "disgraceful", "disreputable", "shameful", "unworthy" ], "near antonyms":[ "ethical", "honest", "just", "principled", "righteous", "right-minded", "scrupulous", "commendable", "excellent", "exemplary", "good", "moral", "right", "decent", "proper", "reputable", "respectable", "seemly", "blameless", "guiltless", "incorruptible", "irreproachable", "uncorrupted", "unerring" ], "antonyms":[ "high", "high-minded", "honorable", "lofty", "noble", "straight", "upright", "venerable", "virtuous" ] }, "showing, expressing, or offered in a spirit of humility or unseemly submissiveness":{ "examples":[ "their base obedience to every unprincipled action ordered by their leader" ], "synonyms":[ "abject", "humble", "menial", "servile", "slavish" ], "near synonyms":[ "hangdog", "lamblike", "sheepish", "demure", "lowly", "meek", "modest", "retiring", "unassuming", "unpretentious", "fawning", "sycophant", "sycophantic", "toadyish" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrogant", "haughty", "high-handed", "imperious", "lordly", "supercilious", "superior", "uppity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "baselines":{ "the point at which something begins":{ 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"endings", "ends", "omegas" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bashes":{ "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "examples":[ "he hasn't been the same ever since he received that bash on his head" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "bats", "beats", "belts", "biffs", "blows", "bops", "boxes", "buffets", "busts", "chops", "claps", "clips", "clouts", "cracks", "cuffs", "dabs", "douses", "fillips", "hacks", "haymakers", "hits", "hooks", "knocks", "larrups", "lashes", "licks", "pelts", "picks", "plumps", "pokes", "pounds", "punches", "raps", "slams", "slaps", "slugs", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "stingers", "stripes", "strokes", "swats", "swipes", "switches", "thuds", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "welts", "whacks", "whams", "whops", "whaps" ], "near synonyms":[ "counterblows", "counter-blows", "counterpunches", "counters", "counterstrokes", "counter-strokes", "body blows", "hands", "kicks", "knees", "lefts", "one-twos", "rabbit punches", "right-handers", "rights", "roundhouses", "shivers", "sidewinders", "sucker punches", "swings", "uppercuts", "crunchers", "kayos", "knockdowns", "knockouts", "KOs", "bastinadoes", "bastinades", "batterings", "beatings", "drubbings", "lickings", "pastings", "thrashings", "wallopings", "whippings", "whips" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an effort to do or accomplish something":{ "examples":[ "while golf isn't my game, I had to give it a bash while at Saint Andrews in Scotland" ], "synonyms":[ "assays", "attempts", "bids", "cracks", "endeavors", "essays", "flings", "goes", "offers", "passes", "shots", "stabs", "trials", "tries", "whacks", "whirls" ], "near synonyms":[ "strivings", "struggles", "throes", "undertakings", "trial and errors" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a social gathering":{ "examples":[ "I'm throwing a New Year's bash this year" ], "synonyms":[ "affairs", "binges", "blasts", "blowouts", "dos", "do's", "events", "fetes", "f\u00eates", "functions", "get-togethers", "parties", "receptions", "shindigs" ], "near synonyms":[ "benefits", "fund-raisers", "balls", "dances", "formals", "proms", "celebrations", "galas", "occasions", "bacchanalia", "bacchanals", "orgies", "saturnalias", "bakes", "clambakes", "cocktail parties", "hen parties", "house parties", "housewarmings", "icebreakers", "kaffeeklatsches", "keggers", "keg parties", "klatches", "klatsches", "masquerades", "meet and greets", "mixers", "salons", "showers", "socials", "soirees", "soir\u00e9es", "stags", "suppers", "symposia", "symposiums", "tea parties", "teas" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to come into usually forceful contact with something":{ "examples":[ "the car bashed into the tree with glass-shattering force" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "bumps", "collides", "crashes", "hits", "impacts", "impinges", "knocks", "rams", "slams", "smashes", "strikes", "swipes", "thuds" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounces", "caroms", "clunks", "glances", "rebounds", "ricochets", "skims", "skips", "contacts", "lands", "touches", "brushes", "grazes", "kisses", "nudges", "scrapes", "shaves", "sweeps", "bulldozes", "jostles", "muscles", "presses", "pushes" ], "near antonyms":[ "misses", "skirts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "examples":[ "you have to bash that door hard in order to get it open" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "bats", "belts", "biffs", "bludgeons", "bobs", "bonks", "bops", "boxes", "busts", "claps", "clips", "clobbers", "clocks", "clouts", "cracks", "hammers", "hits", "knocks", "nails", "pastes", "pounds", "punches", "raps", "slams", "slaps", "slogs", "slugs", "smacks", "smites", "socks", "strikes", "swats", "swipes", "tags", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "whacks", "whales", "zaps" ], "near synonyms":[ "batters", "beats", "buffets", "bungs", "chops", "cuffs", "drubs", "laces", "lambastes", "lambasts", "licks", "mangles", "mauls", "pelts", "peppers", "pommels", "pummels", "roughs", "scuffs", "bunts", "flicks", "strokes", "taps", "bumps", "butts", "jabs", "jostles", "kicks", "knees", "pokes", "prods", "pushes", "shoves", "stamps", "bowls (down or over)", "creams", "decks", "dumps", "fells", "floors", "knocks down", "levels", "rabbit-punches", "sucker punches", "canes", "clubs", "cudgels", "flails", "flogs", "lashes", "saps", "slashes", "sledgehammers", "sledges", "spears", "stabs", "switches", "thrashes", "whips", "beans", "brains", "conks", "skulls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "the angry child kept bashing her toy with a hammer until it broke" ], "synonyms":[ "bastes", "bats", "batters", "beats", "belabors", "belts", "birches", "bludgeons", "buffets", "bungs up", "clubs", "curries", "does", "drubs", "fibs", "flogs", "hammers", "hides", "laces", "lambastes", "lambasts", "lashes", "lathers", "licks", "mauls", "messes (up)", "paddles", "pelts", "pommels", "pounds", "pummels", "punches out", "roughs (up)", "slates", "slogs", "switches", "tans", "thrashes", "threshes", "thumps", "tromps", "wallops", "whales", "whips", "whops", "whaps", "whups", "works over" ], "near synonyms":[ "assails", "assaults", "attacks", "besets", "boxes", "busts", "chops", "clobbers", "clouts", "cracks", "cudgels", "cuffs", "descends (on or upon)", "hits", "jumps (on)", "knocks", "lams", "lays on", "pastes", "pounces (on or upon)", "punches", "raids", "rushes", "slams", "slaps", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "storms", "swats", "swipes", "thwacks", "whacks", "whams", "whomps", "blackjacks", "canes", "cowhides", "flagellates", "fustigates", "horsewhips", "leathers", "pistol-whips", "rawhides", "scourges", "straps", "gores", "lacerates", "wounds", "maims", "mangles", "mutilates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to criticize harshly and usually publicly":{ "examples":[ "in all of talk radio no other host seems to enjoy bashing liberals as much as he does" ], "synonyms":[ "abuses", "assails", "attacks", "belabors", "blasts", "castigates", "excoriates", "jumps (on)", "lambastes", "lambasts", "potshots", "savages", "scathes", "slams", "trashes", "vituperates" ], "near synonyms":[ "berates", "harangues", "harasses", "harries", "reviles", "scolds", "whips", "blasphemes", "curses", "execrates", "imprecates", "profanes", "affronts", "insults", "slurs", "asperses", "bad-mouths", "belittles", "blackguards", "disparages", "puts down", "libels", "slanders", "traduces", "vilifies", "chastises", "chides", "criticizes", "laces (into)", "rebukes", "reprimands", "fulminates", "lashes (out)" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaims", "commends", "compliments", "hails", "lauds", "praises" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "bashing":{ "as in pounding , thrashing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "battering", "bludgeoning", "clobbering", "hammering", "lambasting", "licking", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "thrashing", "blow", "buffet", "hit", "knock", "punch", "rap", "slap", "thump", "contact", "encounter", "meeting", "touch", "bump", "collision", "concussion", "crash", "impact", "impingement", "jar", "jolt", "jounce", "kick", "shock", "slam", "smash", "strike", "wallop" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to come into usually forceful contact with something":{ "examples":[ "the car bashed into the tree with glass-shattering force" ], "synonyms":[ "banging", "bumping", "colliding", "crashing", "hitting", "impacting", "impinging", "knocking", "ramming", "slamming", "smashing", "striking", "swiping", "thudding" ], "near synonyms":[ "bouncing", "caroming", "clunking", "glancing", "rebounding", "ricocheting", "ricochetting", "skimming", "skipping", "contacting", "landing", "touching", "brushing", "grazing", "kissing", "nudging", "scraping", "shaving", "sweeping", "bulldozing", "jostling", "muscling", "pressing", "pushing" ], "near antonyms":[ "missing", "skirting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "examples":[ "you have to bash that door hard in order to get it open" ], "synonyms":[ "banging", "batting", "belting", "biffing", "bludgeoning", "bobbing", "bonking", "bopping", "boxing", "busting", "clapping", "clipping", "clobbering", "clocking", "clouting", "cracking", "hammering", "hitting", "knocking", "nailing", "pasting", "pounding", "punching", "rapping", "slamming", "slapping", "slogging", "slugging", "smacking", "smiting", "socking", "striking", "swatting", "swiping", "tagging", "thumping", "thwacking", "walloping", "whacking", "whaling", "zapping" ], "near synonyms":[ "battering", "beating", "buffeting", "bunging", "chopping", "cuffing", "drubbing", "lacing", "lambasting", "licking", "mangling", "mauling", "pelting", "peppering", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pummeling", "pummelling", "roughing", "scuffing", "bunting", "flicking", "stroking", "tapping", "bumping", "butting", "jabbing", "jostling", "kicking", "kneeing", "poking", "prodding", "pushing", "shoving", "stamping", "bowling (down or over)", "creaming", "decking", "dumping", "felling", "flooring", "knocking down", "leveling", "levelling", "rabbit-punching", "sucker punching", "caning", "clubbing", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "flailing", "flogging", "lashing", "sapping", "slashing", "sledgehammering", "sledging", "spearing", "stabbing", "switching", "thrashing", "whipping", "beaning", "braining", "conking", "skulling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "the angry child kept bashing her toy with a hammer until it broke" ], "synonyms":[ "basting", "battering", "batting", "beating", "belaboring", "belting", "birching", "bludgeoning", "buffeting", "bunging up", "clubbing", "currying", "doing", "drubbing", "fibbing", "flogging", "hammering", "hiding", "lacing", "lambasting", "lashing", "lathering", "licking", "mauling", "messing (up)", "paddling", "pelting", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "punching out", "roughing (up)", "slating", "slogging", "switching", "tanning", "thrashing", "threshing", "thumping", "tromping", "walloping", "whaling", "whipping", "whopping", "whapping", "whupping", "working over" ], "near synonyms":[ "assailing", "assaulting", "attacking", "besetting", "boxing", "busting", "chopping", "clobbering", "clouting", "cracking", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "cuffing", "descending (on or upon)", "hitting", "jumping (on)", "knocking", "lamming", "laying on", "pasting", "pouncing (on or upon)", "punching", "raiding", "rushing", "slamming", "slapping", "smacking", "smashing", "socking", "spanking", "storming", "swatting", "swiping", "thwacking", "whacking", "whamming", "whomping", "blackjacking", "caning", "cowhiding", "flagellating", "fustigating", "horsewhipping", "leathering", "pistol-whipping", "rawhiding", "scourging", "strapping", "goring", "lacerating", "wounding", "maiming", "mangling", "mutilating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to criticize harshly and usually publicly":{ "examples":[ "in all of talk radio no other host seems to enjoy bashing liberals as much as he does" ], "synonyms":[ "abusing", "assailing", "attacking", "belaboring", "blasting", "castigating", "excoriating", "jumping (on)", "lambasting", "potshotting", "savaging", "scathing", "slamming", "trashing", "vituperating" ], "near synonyms":[ "berating", "haranguing", "harassing", "harrying", "reviling", "scolding", "whipping", "blaspheming", "cursing", "execrating", "imprecating", "profaning", "affronting", "insulting", "slurring", "aspersing", "bad-mouthing", "belittling", "blackguarding", "disparaging", "putting down", "libeling", "libelling", "slandering", "traducing", "vilifying", "chastising", "chiding", "criticizing", "lacing (into)", "rebuking", "reprimanding", "fulminating", "lashing (out)" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaiming", "commending", "complimenting", "hailing", "lauding", "praising" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "basic":{ "of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject":{ "examples":[ "you'll need a basic knowledge of computers to get any sort of office work" ], "synonyms":[ "abecedarian", "basal", "beginning", "elemental", "elementary", "essential", "fundamental", "introductory", "meat-and-potatoes", "rudimental", "rudimentary", "underlying" ], "near synonyms":[ "primal", "primary", "prime", "simple", "crude", "primeval", "primitive", "primordial", "rude", "uncomplicated", "preliminary", "preparatory", "crucial", "important", "key" ], "near antonyms":[ "complex", "sophisticated", "complicated", "convoluted", "detailed", "elaborate", "extensive", "intricate", "developed", "evolved", "high", "higher", "refined" ], "antonyms":[ "advanced" ] }, "as in essential , must":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "essential", "must", "drive", "need", "requirement", "stipulation", "imposition", "desire", "request", "want", "wish", "condition", "provision", "claim", "demand", "dun", "importunity", "requisition", "ultimatum" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "basis":{ "an immaterial thing upon which something else rests":{ "examples":[ "the sole basis for the rumor is someone's overactive imagination" ], "synonyms":[ "base", "bedrock", "bottom", "cornerstone", "footing", "foundation", "ground", "groundwork", "keystone", "root", "underpinning", "warp", "warp and woof" ], "near synonyms":[ "anchorage", "bed", "brace", "bulwark", "buttress", "framework", "infrastructure", "mount", "prop", "shore", "stay", "substratum", "substructure", "support", "assumption", "justification", "premise", "premiss", "presumption", "presupposition", "rationale", "supposition", "theory", "thesis", "warrant", "backbone", "center", "core", "eye", "focus", "heart", "hub", "kernel", "nucleus", "seat", "essence", "quintessence", "soul", "touchstone" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "basket case":{ "as in anxiety , nervous breakdown":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "alarm", "alarum", "anxiety", "apprehension", "disquiet", "breakdown", "crack-up", "nervous breakdown", "tailspin", "agitation", "discomposure", "perturbation", "frazzle", "freak-out", "meltdown", "excitability", "nervousness", "disturbance" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplomb", "calmness", "composure", "coolness", "imperturbability", "placidity", "self-possession", "sereneness", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "basket cases":{ "as in anxieties , nervous breakdowns":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "alarms", "alarums", "anxieties", "apprehensions", "disquiets", "breakdowns", "crack-ups", "nervous breakdowns", "tailspins", "agitations", "discomposures", "perturbations", "frazzles", "freak-outs", "meltdowns", "disturbances", "excitabilities" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplombs", "composures", "imperturbabilities", "placidities", "self-possessions", "serenities", "tranquillities", "tranquilities" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bastardizing":{ "to lower in character, dignity, or quality":{ "examples":[ "bastardize the art form by adapting it to popular taste" ], "synonyms":[ "abasing", "cankering", "cheapening", "corrupting", "debasing", "debauching", "degrading", "demeaning", "demoralizing", "depraving", "deteriorating", "lessening", "perverting", "poisoning", "profaning", "prostituting", "subverting", "vitiating", "warping" ], "near synonyms":[ "befouling", "begriming", "contaminating", "defiling", "diluting", "dirtying", "polluting", "tainting", "thinning", "watering down", "weakening", "descending", "disgracing", "dishonoring", "humbling", "humiliating", "shaming", "taking down", "blemishing", "damaging", "defacing", "destroying", "flawing", "harming", "hurting", "impairing", "marring", "ruining", "spoiling", "staining", "tarnishing", "wrecking", "depreciating", "downgrading" ], "near antonyms":[ "dignifying", "exalting", "honoring", "ameliorating", "amending", "bettering", "enhancing", "enriching", "improving", "meliorating", "perfecting", "clarifying", "cleaning", "cleansing", "purifying", "refining", "restoring", "respecting" ], "antonyms":[ "elevating", "ennobling", "uplifting" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "baste":{ "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "examples":[ "a tyrannical father who used the dinner hour to baste his children for their many perceived shortcomings" ], "synonyms":[ "bawl out", "berate", "call down", "castigate", "chastise", "chew out", "dress down", "flay", "hammer", "jaw", "keelhaul", "lambaste", "lambast", "lecture", "rag", "rail (at or against)", "rant (at)", "rate", "ream (out)", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "scold", "score", "tongue-lash", "upbraid" ], "near synonyms":[ "admonish", "chide", "remonstrate (with)", "reprove", "abuse", "assail", "attack", "bad-mouth", "blame", "blast", "censure", "condemn", "criticize", "crucify", "denounce", "dis", "diss", "excoriate", "fault", "harangue", "knock", "lace (into)", "lash", "pan", "reprehend", "revile", "scourge", "slam", "vituperate", "belittle", "disparage", "mock", "put down", "ridicule", "scoff", "scorn" ], "near antonyms":[ "approve", "endorse", "indorse", "sanction", "extol", "extoll", "laud", "praise" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "basted the thief with a stick while he cried out for help" ], "synonyms":[ "bash", "bat", "batter", "beat", "belabor", "belt", "birch", "bludgeon", "buffet", "bung up", "club", "curry", "do", "drub", "fib", "flog", "hammer", "hide", "lace", "lambaste", "lambast", "lash", "lather", "lick", "maul", "mess (up)", "paddle", "pelt", "pommel", "pound", "pummel", "punch out", "rough (up)", "slate", "slog", "switch", "tan", "thrash", "thresh", "thump", "tromp", "wallop", "whale", "whip", "whop", "whap", "whup", "work over" ], "near synonyms":[ "assail", "assault", "attack", "beset", "box", "bust", "chop", "clobber", "clout", "crack", "cudgel", "cuff", "descend (on or upon)", "hit", "jump (on)", "knock", "lam", "lay on", "paste", "pounce (on or upon)", "punch", "raid", "rush", "slam", "slap", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "storm", "swat", "swipe", "thwack", "whack", "wham", "whomp", "blackjack", "cane", "cowhide", "flagellate", "fustigate", "horsewhip", "leather", "pistol-whip", "rawhide", "scourge", "strap", "gore", "lacerate", "wound", "maim", "mangle", "mutilate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bastilles":{ "a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody":{ "examples":[ "were amazed by the squalid, cramped quarters in the town's historic bastille" ], "synonyms":[ "big houses", "bridewells", "brigs", "calabooses", "cans", "clinks", "coolers", "coops", "guardrooms", "hocks", "holds", "hoosegows", "jailhouses", "jails", "joints", "jugs", "lockups", "nicks", "penitentiaries", "pens", "pokeys", "prisons", "quods", "slammers", "slams", "stirs", "stockades", "tolbooths" ], "near synonyms":[ "bull pens", "cages", "cells", "holes", "tanks", "blocks", "wards", "glasshouses", "guardhouses", "hulks", "concentration camps", "gulags", "labor camps", "prison camps", "stalags", "work camps", "dungeons", "keeps", "oubliettes", "reformatories", "reform schools", "training schools" ], "near antonyms":[ "outsides" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bastinade":{ "a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment":{ "examples":[ "the guards savagely beat the prisoner's feet with a bastinado" ], "synonyms":[ "bat", "baton", "billy", "billy club", "bludgeon", "cane", "club", "cudgel", "nightstick", "rod", "rung", "sap", "shillelagh", "shillalah", "staff", "truncheon", "waddy" ], "near synonyms":[ "blackjack", "knobkerrie", "mace", "birch", "crabstick", "hickory", "rattan", "stave", "switch", "beetle", "gavel", "hammer", "mallet", "maul", "sledgehammer", "crook", "crosier", "crozier", "walking stick", "whangee" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bastinado":{ "a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment":{ "examples":[ "the guards savagely beat the prisoner's feet with a bastinado" ], "synonyms":[ "bat", "baton", "billy", "billy club", "bludgeon", "cane", "club", "cudgel", "nightstick", "rod", "rung", "sap", "shillelagh", "shillalah", "staff", "truncheon", "waddy" ], "near synonyms":[ "blackjack", "knobkerrie", "mace", "birch", "crabstick", "hickory", "rattan", "stave", "switch", "beetle", "gavel", "hammer", "mallet", "maul", "sledgehammer", "crook", "crosier", "crozier", "walking stick", "whangee" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bastinadoes":{ "a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment":{ "examples":[ "the guards savagely beat the prisoner's feet with a bastinado" ], "synonyms":[ "batons", "bats", "billies", "billy clubs", "bludgeons", "canes", "clubs", "cudgels", "nightsticks", "rods", "rungs", "saps", "shillelaghs", "shillalahs", "staffs", "staves", "truncheons", "waddies" ], "near synonyms":[ "blackjacks", "knobkerries", "maces", "birches", "crabsticks", "hickories", "rattans", "staves", "switches", "beetles", "gavels", "hammers", "mallets", "mauls", "sledgehammers", "crooks", "crosiers", "croziers", "walking sticks", "whangees" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "basing":{ "to find a basis":{ "examples":[ "she based her argument on careful research" ], "synonyms":[ "grounding", "hanging", "predicating", "resting" ], "near synonyms":[ "establishing", "founding", "assuming", "postulating", "premising", "presuming", "presupposing", "supposing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "baseness":{ "as in hellishness , cursedness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accursedness", "cursedness", "devilishness", "execrableness", "fiendishness", "hellishness", "atrociousness", "atrocity", "badness", "depravedness", "depravity", "diabolicalness", "enormity", "evilness", "heinousness", "hideousness", "monstrosity", "sinfulness", "vileness", "wickedness", "corruption", "decadence", "degeneracy", "pervertedness", "immorality", "infamy", "notoriety" ], "near antonyms":[ "goodness", "righteousness", "virtuousness", "morality", "chasteness", "innocence", "purity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bashfully":{ "as in shyly , diffidently":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "diffidently", "self-deprecatingly", "shyly", "timorously", "fearfully", "mousily", "timidly", "civilly", "courteously", "politely", "respectfully", "suppliantly", "obsequiously", "servilely", "subserviently", "abjectly", "deferentially", "hat in hand", "humbly", "lowly", "meanly", "meekly", "modestly", "sheepishly", "submissively" ], "near antonyms":[ "arrogantly", "audaciously", "boldly", "brashly", "brazenly", "contemptuously", "haughtily", "huffily", "imperiously", "loftily", "pompously", "presumptuously", "pretentiously", "pridefully", "proudly", "scornfully", "self-importantly", "superciliously", "swaggeringly", "uppishly", "fearlessly", "discourteously", "disdainfully", "disrespectfully", "impertinently", "rashly", "recklessly", "saucily", "bitchily", "impolitely", "impudently", "rudely", "uncivilly", "ungraciously" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "basal":{ "of or relating to the simplest facts or theories of a subject":{ "examples":[ "many students lacked even a basal familiarity with the topic" ], "synonyms":[ "abecedarian", "basic", "beginning", "elemental", "elementary", "essential", "fundamental", "introductory", "meat-and-potatoes", "rudimental", "rudimentary", "underlying" ], "near synonyms":[ "primal", "primary", "prime", "simple", "crude", "primeval", "primitive", "primordial", "rude", "uncomplicated", "preliminary", "preparatory", "crucial", "important", "key" ], "near antonyms":[ "complex", "sophisticated", "complicated", "convoluted", "detailed", "elaborate", "extensive", "intricate", "developed", "evolved", "high", "higher", "refined" ], "antonyms":[ "advanced" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "bashings":{ "as in thrashings , batterings":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "batterings", "lickings", "thrashings", "blows", "buffets", "hits", "knocks", "punches", "raps", "slaps", "thumps", "contacts", "encounters", "meetings", "touches", "bumps", "collisions", "concussions", "crashes", "impacts", "impingements", "jars", "jolts", "jounces", "kicks", "shocks", "slams", "smashes", "strikes", "wallops" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bastards":{ "an illegitimate child":{ "examples":[ "one of history's most illustrious bastards was England's first Norman king, William the Conqueror" ], "synonyms":[ "by-blows", "love children", "whoresons" ], "near synonyms":[ "nephews", "nieces" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an adult male human being":{ "examples":[ "that lucky bastard has won the raffle three times in a row" ], "synonyms":[ "blokes", "bucks", "cats", "chappies", "chaps", "dudes", "fellas", "fellers", "fellows", "galoots", "gentlemen", "gents", "guys", "hombres", "jacks", "joes", "jokers", "lads", "males", "men" ], "near synonyms":[ "masters", "misters", "sirs", "buddies", "busters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person whose behavior is offensive to others":{ "examples":[ "that bastard's behavior was completely out of line" ], "synonyms":[ "beasts", "bleeders", "blighters", "boors", "bounders", "buggers", "buzzards", "cads", "chuffs", "churls", "clowns", "creeps", "cretins", "cruds", "crumbs", "curs", "dirtbags", "dogs", "finks", "heels", "hounds", "jerks", "jokers", "louses", "louts", "pills", "rat finks", "rats", "reptiles", "rotters", "schmucks", "scumbags", "scums", "scuzzballs", "skunks", "skunk", "sleazebags", "sleazeballs", "sleazes", "slimeballs", "slimes", "slobs", "snakes", "so-and-sos", "so-and-so's", "sods", "stinkards", "stinkers", "swine", "toads", "varmints", "vermin" ], "near synonyms":[ "barbarians", "brutes", "cavemen", "Neanderthals", "savages", "loudmouths", "vulgarians", "lowlifes", "lowlives", "miscreants", "rascals", "rogues", "roughnecks", "scabs", "scamps", "scoundrels", "villains", "wretches", "boobies", "doofuses", "dufuses", "fools", "jackasses", "nincompoops", "ninnies", "nits", "nitwits", "nuts", "schmoes", "airheads", "birdbrains", "blockheads", "dinks", "dolts", "dopes", "dorks", "goons", "half-wits", "idiots", "imbeciles", "morons", "turkeys", "brats", "insolents", "nuisances", "pests", "snips", "snobs", "snoots", "snots", "dweebs", "nerds" ], "near antonyms":[ "heroes", "heroines", "idols", "role models", "gentlemen", "ladies", "angels", "saints" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "basting":{ "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "examples":[ "a tyrannical father who used the dinner hour to baste his children for their many perceived shortcomings" ], "synonyms":[ "bawling out", "berating", "calling down", "castigating", "chastising", "chewing out", "dressing down", "flaying", "hammering", "jawing", "keelhauling", "lambasting", "lecturing", "ragging", "railing (at or against)", "ranting (at)", "rating", "reaming (out)", "rebuking", "reprimanding", "reproaching", "scolding", "scoring", "tongue-lashing", "upbraiding" ], "near synonyms":[ "admonishing", "chiding", "remonstrating (with)", "reproving", "abusing", "assailing", "attacking", "bad-mouthing", "blaming", "blasting", "censuring", "condemning", "criticizing", "crucifying", "denouncing", "dissing", "excoriating", "faulting", "haranguing", "knocking", "lacing (into)", "lashing", "panning", "reprehending", "reviling", "scourging", "slamming", "vituperating", "belittling", "disparaging", "mocking", "putting down", "ridiculing", "scoffing", "scorning" ], "near antonyms":[ "approving", "endorsing", "indorsing", "sanctioning", "extolling", "lauding", "praising" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "basted the thief with a stick while he cried out for help" ], "synonyms":[ "bashing", "battering", "batting", "beating", "belaboring", "belting", "birching", "bludgeoning", "buffeting", "bunging up", "clubbing", "currying", "doing", "drubbing", "fibbing", "flogging", "hammering", "hiding", "lacing", "lambasting", "lashing", "lathering", "licking", "mauling", "messing (up)", "paddling", "pelting", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "punching out", "roughing (up)", "slating", "slogging", "switching", "tanning", "thrashing", "threshing", "thumping", "tromping", "walloping", "whaling", "whipping", "whopping", "whapping", "whupping", "working over" ], "near synonyms":[ "assailing", "assaulting", "attacking", "besetting", "boxing", "busting", "chopping", "clobbering", "clouting", "cracking", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "cuffing", "descending (on or upon)", "hitting", "jumping (on)", "knocking", "lamming", "laying on", "pasting", "pouncing (on or upon)", "punching", "raiding", "rushing", "slamming", "slapping", "smacking", "smashing", "socking", "spanking", "storming", "swatting", "swiping", "thwacking", "whacking", "whamming", "whomping", "blackjacking", "caning", "cowhiding", "flagellating", "fustigating", "horsewhipping", "leathering", "pistol-whipping", "rawhiding", "scourging", "strapping", "goring", "lacerating", "wounding", "maiming", "mangling", "mutilating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bases":{ "to find a basis":{ "examples":[ "she based her argument on careful research" ], "synonyms":[ "grounds", "hangs", "predicates", "rests" ], "near synonyms":[ "establishes", "founds", "assumes", "postulates", "premises", "presumes", "presupposes", "supposes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an immaterial thing upon which something else rests":{ "examples":[ "the sole basis for the rumor is someone's overactive imagination" ], "synonyms":[ "bedrocks", "bottoms", "cornerstones", "footings", "foundations", "grounds", "groundworks", "keystones", "roots", "underpinnings", "warp and woofs", "warps" ], "near synonyms":[ "anchorages", "beds", "braces", "bulwarks", "buttresses", "frameworks", "infrastructures", "mounts", "props", "shores", "stays", "substrata", "substructures", "supports", "assumptions", "justifications", "premises", "premisses", "presumptions", "presuppositions", "rationales", "suppositions", "theories", "theses", "warrants", "backbones", "centers", "cores", "eyes", "foci", "focuses", "hearts", "hubs", "kernels", "nuclei", "nucleuses", "seats", "essences", "quintessences", "souls", "touchstones" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a place from which an advance (as for military operations) is made":{ "examples":[ "the army's base of attack was kept top secret until the battle began" ], "synonyms":[ "bridgeheads", "footholds" ], "near synonyms":[ "staging areas", "staging grounds", "beachheads", "camps", "centers", "emplacements", "footings", "fronts", "headquarters", "installations", "stations", "airbases", "bastions", "fortresses", "strongholds", "battlefronts", "fields", "toeholds" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest":{ "examples":[ "the base of the industry is California's Silicon Valley" ], "synonyms":[ "axes", "capitals", "centers", "centrals", "cores", "cynosures", "epicenters", "eyes", "foci", "focuses", "ground zeros", "hearts", "hubs", "loci", "meccas", "navels", "nerve centers", "nexuses", "nexus", "nuclei", "nucleuses", "omphali", "seats" ], "near synonyms":[ "headquarters", "happy hunting grounds", "hives", "hotbeds", "hot spots", "playgrounds", "playlands", "kernels", "nubs", "piths", "deeps", "thicks", "essences", "quintessences", "souls", "attractions", "lodestones", "loadstones", "magnets", "polestars" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the lowest part, place, or point":{ "examples":[ "the base of the mountain extends over a huge area", "make sure the base of the stove rests evenly on the floor" ], "synonyms":[ "basements", "bottoms", "feet", "foot", "nadirs", "rock bottoms" ], "near synonyms":[ "bedrocks", "beds", "foundations", "grounds", "groundworks", "keystones", "seats", "underpinnings" ], "near antonyms":[ "acmes", "apexes", "apices", "climaxes", "crests", "culminations", "heights", "meridians", "peaks", "pinnacles", "summits", "tips", "tip-tops", "zeniths" ], "antonyms":[ "heads", "tops", "vertices", "vertexes" ] }, "the place from which a commander runs operations":{ "examples":[ "the army base is three miles down the road" ], "synonyms":[ "command posts", "commands", "headquarters" ], "near synonyms":[ "homes", "seats" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "bastions":{ "a structure or place from which one can resist attack":{ "examples":[ "the rebel army retreated to its bastion in the mountains to regroup" ], "synonyms":[ "castles", "citadels", "fortifications", "fortresses", "forts", "holds", "redoubts", "strongholds" ], "near synonyms":[ "battlements", "breastworks", "bulwarks", "earthworks", "embattlements", "parapets", "ramparts", "bunkers", "dugouts", "blockhouses", "garrison houses", "alcazars", "casbahs", "kasbahs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bastardized":{ "to lower in character, dignity, or quality":{ "examples":[ "bastardize the art form by adapting it to popular taste" ], "synonyms":[ "abased", "cankered", "cheapened", "corrupted", "debased", "debauched", "degraded", "demeaned", "demoralized", "depraved", "deteriorated", "lessened", "perverted", "poisoned", "profaned", "prostituted", "subverted", "vitiated", "warped" ], "near synonyms":[ "befouled", "begrimed", "contaminated", "defiled", "diluted", "dirtied", "polluted", "tainted", "thinned", "watered down", "weakened", "descended", "disgraced", "dishonored", "humbled", "humiliated", "shamed", "took down", "blemished", "damaged", "defaced", "destroyed", "flawed", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "marred", "ruined", "spoiled", "spoilt", "stained", "tarnished", "wrecked", "depreciated", "downgraded" ], "near antonyms":[ "dignified", "exalted", "honored", "ameliorated", "amended", "bettered", "enhanced", "enriched", "improved", "meliorated", "perfected", "clarified", "cleaned", "cleansed", "purified", "refined", "restored", "respected" ], "antonyms":[ "elevated", "ennobled", "uplifted" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "baseless":{ "having no basis in reason or fact":{ "examples":[ "baseless rumors that the baseball player was using steroids" ], "synonyms":[ "foundationless", "groundless", "invalid", "nonvalid", "unfounded", "unreasonable", "unsubstantiated", "unsupported", "unwarranted" ], "near synonyms":[ "illogical", "irrational", "nonlogical", "unconscionable", "unsound", "fallacious", "false", "misled", "wrong", "gratuitous", "uncalled-for", "unnecessary", "flimsy", "implausible", "misleading", "specious", "unconvincing", "untenable", "weak", "ill-advised", "unreasoned", "inconsistent", "absurd", "asinine", "brainless", "crackpot", "crazy", "fatuous", "foolish", "half-witted", "harebrained", "meaningless", "nonsensical", "preposterous", "senseless", "silly", "simpleminded", "stupid", "unwise", "insane", "lunatic", "mad", "nutty", "wacky", "whacky" ], "near antonyms":[ "certified", "validated", "verified", "confirmed", "corroborated", "informed", "logical", "rational", "commonsense", "sane", "sensible", "sober", "wise", "actual", "genuine", "real", "true", "certain", "sure", "clear", "cogent", "compelling", "convincing", "credible", "persuasive", "plausible", "satisfying", "solid", "sound" ], "antonyms":[ "good", "hard", "just", "justified", "reasonable", "reasoned", "substantiated", "valid", "well-founded", "well-grounded" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "basins":{ "a large circular container used especially for holding water for washing":{ "examples":[ "They washed their clothes in a basin ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bowls", "containers", "holders", "receptacles", "vessels", "bottles", "buckets", "cans", "jars", "jugs", "kegs", "kettles", "kits", "packs", "pails", "pitchers", "pots", "tubs", "vats", "carriers", "cartridges", "baskets", "bins", "boxes", "caddies", "cartons", "cases", "caskets", "chests", "crates", "handbaskets", "lockers", "trunks", "bags", "hampers", "pockets", "sacks", "coolers", "warmers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a depressed or sunken area of land":{ "examples":[ "The animals drank from a shallow basin surrounded by grasslands." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bowls", "valleys", "cavities", "concavities", "dents", "depressions", "dints", "holes", "hollows", "indentations", "indentures", "pits", "recesses", "canyons", "ca\u00f1ons", "combes", "coombes", "coombs", "dells", "dingles", "glens", "gorges", "gulches", "gullies", "gulleys", "kloofs", "ravines", "rift valleys", "burrows", "caverns", "caves", "ditches", "excavations", "furrows", "grooves", "gutters", "trenches", "troughs", "abysses", "chasms", "gulfs", "vacuities", "vacuums", "vacua", "voids", "boreholes", "chuckholes", "craters", "postholes", "potholes", "sinkholes", "wallows", "water holes", "wells", "alcoves", "clefts", "niches", "nooks", "openings", "sockets", "alveoli", "dimples", "gouges", "impressions", "imprints", "notches", "pockets" ], "near antonyms":[ "hills", "mounds", "rises", "bumps", "bunches", "humps", "lumps", "pimples", "swellings", "swells", "tumors", "bulges", "cambers", "convexities", "juts", "projections", "protrusions", "protuberances" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bashfulness":{ "as in shyness , embarrassment":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "constraint", "embarrassment", "inhibition", "restraint", "shyness", "skittishness", "faintheartedness", "timidity", "timidness", "timorousness", "hesitation", "indecision", "indecisiveness", "irresoluteness", "irresolution", "alarm", "alarum", "anxiety", "apprehension", "concern", "discomposure", "dismay", "fear", "panic", "upset", "worry", "cowardice", "cowardliness", "cravenness", "spinelessness" ], "near antonyms":[ "audaciousness", "audacity", "boldness", "cojones", "guts", "nerve", "assurance", "confidence", "self-assertiveness", "self-assurance", "self-confidence", "composure", "coolness", "insouciance", "nonchalance", "unconcern", "backbone", "decisiveness", "determination", "fiber", "firmness", "fortitude", "gameness", "grit", "gumption", "mettle", "resoluteness", "resolution", "spunk", "bravery", "courage", "courageousness", "daring", "dauntlessness", "doughtiness", "fearlessness", "gutsiness", "intrepidity", "intrepidness", "valor", "brazenness", "cheek", "effrontery", "gall", "temerity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "basely":{ "as in dishonorably , ignobly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "currishly", "dishonorably", "ignobly", "abominably", "contemptibly", "despicably", "detestably", "hatefully", "nastily", "pitiably", "sorrily", "wretchedly", "degenerately" ], "near antonyms":[ "gallantly", "grandly", "greatheartedly", "greatly", "heroically", "high-mindedly", "honorably", "magnanimously", "nobly", "loftily", "venerably", "magnificently", "majestically" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "baseborn":{ "belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank":{ "examples":[ "in the Middle Ages, a baseborn person simply had to accept his or her station in life" ], "synonyms":[ "common", "humble", "ignoble", "inferior", "low", "low-life", "lowborn", "lower-class", "lowly", "lumpen", "mean", "plebeian", "prole", "proletarian", "unwashed", "vulgar" ], "near synonyms":[ "bourgeois", "middle-class", "plain", "poor", "simple", "working-class", "d\u00e9class\u00e9", "down-market", "downscale" ], "near antonyms":[ "eminent", "illustrious", "notable", "prominent" ], "antonyms":[ "aristocratic", "blue-blooded", "genteel", "gentle", "grand", "great", "high", "highborn", "highbred", "lofty", "noble", "patrician", "upper-class", "upper-crust", "wellborn" ] }, "born to a father and mother who are not married":{ "examples":[ "a baseborn child who rose to prominence in 19th-century London society" ], "synonyms":[ "bastard", "illegitimate", "misbegotten", "natural", "spurious", "supposititious", "unfathered" ], "near synonyms":[ "fatherless", "motherless", "nameless", "adopted", "orphaned" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "legitimate" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "bassinets":{ "as in cribs , cradles":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cradles", "cribs", "baby buggies", "baby carriages", "buggies", "perambulators", "prams", "pushchairs", "strollers", "carry-cots" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bastes":{ "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "examples":[ "a tyrannical father who used the dinner hour to baste his children for their many perceived shortcomings" ], "synonyms":[ "bawls out", "berates", "calls down", "castigates", "chastises", "chews out", "dresses down", "flays", "hammers", "jaws", "keelhauls", "lambastes", "lambasts", "lectures", "rags", "rails (at or against)", "rants (at)", "rates", "reams (out)", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproaches", "scolds", "scores", "tongue-lashes", "upbraids" ], "near synonyms":[ "admonishes", "chides", "remonstrates (with)", "reproves", "abuses", "assails", "attacks", "bad-mouths", "blames", "blasts", "censures", "condemns", "criticizes", "crucifies", "denounces", "disses", "excoriates", "faults", "harangues", "knocks", "laces (into)", "lashes", "pans", "reprehends", "reviles", "scourges", "slams", "vituperates", "belittles", "disparages", "mocks", "puts down", "ridicules", "scoffs", "scorns" ], "near antonyms":[ "approves", "endorses", "indorses", "sanctions", "extols", "extolls", "lauds", "praises" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "basted the thief with a stick while he cried out for help" ], "synonyms":[ "bashes", "bats", "batters", "beats", "belabors", "belts", "birches", "bludgeons", "buffets", "bungs up", "clubs", "curries", "does", "drubs", "fibs", "flogs", "hammers", "hides", "laces", "lambastes", "lambasts", "lashes", "lathers", "licks", "mauls", "messes (up)", "paddles", "pelts", "pommels", "pounds", "pummels", "punches out", "roughs (up)", "slates", "slogs", "switches", "tans", "thrashes", "threshes", "thumps", "tromps", "wallops", "whales", "whips", "whops", "whaps", "whups", "works over" ], "near synonyms":[ "assails", "assaults", "attacks", "besets", "boxes", "busts", "chops", "clobbers", "clouts", "cracks", "cudgels", "cuffs", "descends (on or upon)", "hits", "jumps (on)", "knocks", "lams", "lays on", "pastes", "pounces (on or upon)", "punches", "raids", "rushes", "slams", "slaps", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "storms", "swats", "swipes", "thwacks", "whacks", "whams", "whomps", "blackjacks", "canes", "cowhides", "flagellates", "fustigates", "horsewhips", "leathers", "pistol-whips", "rawhides", "scourges", "straps", "gores", "lacerates", "wounds", "maims", "mangles", "mutilates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "basted":{ "to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{ "examples":[ "a tyrannical father who used the dinner hour to baste his children for their many perceived shortcomings" ], "synonyms":[ "bawled out", "berated", "called down", "castigated", "chastised", "chewed out", "dressed down", "flayed", "hammered", "jawed", "keelhauled", "lambasted", "lectured", "ragged", "railed (at or against)", "ranted (at)", "rated", "reamed (out)", "rebuked", "reprimanded", "reproached", "scolded", "scored", "tongue-lashed", "upbraided" ], "near synonyms":[ "admonished", "chid", "chided", "remonstrated (with)", "reproved", "abused", "assailed", "attacked", "bad-mouthed", "blamed", "blasted", "censured", "condemned", "criticized", "crucified", "denounced", "dissed", "excoriated", "faulted", "harangued", "knocked", "laced (into)", "lashed", "panned", "reprehended", "reviled", "scourged", "slammed", "vituperated", "belittled", "disparaged", "mocked", "put down", "ridiculed", "scoffed", "scorned" ], "near antonyms":[ "approved", "endorsed", "indorsed", "sanctioned", "extolled", "lauded", "praised" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "basted the thief with a stick while he cried out for help" ], "synonyms":[ "bashed", "batted", "battered", "beat", "belabored", "belted", "birched", "bludgeoned", "buffeted", "bunged up", "clubbed", "curried", "did", "drubbed", "fibbed", "flogged", "hammered", "hided", "laced", "lambasted", "lashed", "lathered", "licked", "mauled", "messed (up)", "paddled", "pelted", "pommeled", "pommelled", "pounded", "pummeled", "pummelled", "punched out", "roughed (up)", "slated", "slogged", "switched", "tanned", "thrashed", "threshed", "thumped", "tromped", "walloped", "whaled", "whipped", "whopped", "whapped", "whupped", "worked over" ], "near synonyms":[ "assailed", "assaulted", "attacked", "beset", "boxed", "busted", "bust", "chopped", "clobbered", "clouted", "cracked", "cudgeled", "cudgelled", "cuffed", "descended (on or upon)", "hit", "jumped (on)", "knocked", "laid on", "lammed", "pasted", "pounced (on or upon)", "punched", "raided", "rushed", "slammed", "slapped", "smacked", "smashed", "socked", "spanked", "stormed", "swatted", "swiped", "thwacked", "whacked", "whammed", "whomped", "blackjacked", "caned", "cowhided", "flagellated", "fustigated", "horsewhipped", "leathered", "pistol-whipped", "rawhided", "scourged", "strapped", "gored", "lacerated", "wounded", "maimed", "mangled", "mutilated" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "basics":{ "general or basic truths on which other truths or theories can be based":{ "examples":[ "if you don't learn the basics of algebra now, you'll never master calculus" ], "synonyms":[ "ABC(s)", "alphabet", "elements", "essentials", "fundamentals", "grammar", "principles", "rudiments" ], "near synonyms":[ "basis", "bedrock", "cornerstone", "foundation", "groundwork", "keystone", "underpinning", "nitty-gritty", "belief", "canon", "doctrine", "dogma", "faith", "philosophy", "axiom", "law", "precept", "tenet", "rule", "standard", "theorem" ], "near antonyms":[ "details", "trivia" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "bastardizes":{ "to lower in character, dignity, or quality":{ "examples":[ "bastardize the art form by adapting it to popular taste" ], "synonyms":[ "abases", "cankers", "cheapens", "corrupts", "debases", "debauches", "degrades", "demeans", "demoralizes", "depraves", "deteriorates", "lessens", "perverts", "poisons", "profanes", "prostitutes", "subverts", "vitiates", "warps" ], "near synonyms":[ "befouls", "begrimes", "contaminates", "defiles", "dilutes", "dirties", "pollutes", "taints", "thins", "waters down", "weakens", "descends", "disgraces", "dishonors", "humbles", "humiliates", "shames", "takes down", "blemishes", "damages", "defaces", "destroys", "flaws", "harms", "hurts", "impairs", "mars", "ruins", "spoils", "stains", "tarnishes", "wrecks", "depreciates", "downgrades" ], "near antonyms":[ "dignifies", "exalts", "honors", "ameliorates", "amends", "betters", "enhances", "enriches", "improves", "meliorates", "perfects", "clarifies", "cleans", "cleanses", "purifies", "refines", "restores", "respects" ], "antonyms":[ "elevates", "ennobles", "uplifts" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bassinet":{ "as in crib , cradle":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cradle", "crib", "baby buggy", "baby carriage", "buggy", "perambulator", "pram", "pushchair", "stroller", "carry-cot" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bastion":{ "a structure or place from which one can resist attack":{ "examples":[ "the rebel army retreated to its bastion in the mountains to regroup" ], "synonyms":[ "castle", "citadel", "fastness", "fort", "fortification", "fortress", "hold", "redoubt", "stronghold" ], "near synonyms":[ "battlement", "breastwork", "bulwark", "earthwork", "embattlement", "parapet", "rampart", "bunker", "dugout", "blockhouse", "garrison house", "alcazar", "casbah", "kasbah" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bastard":{ "born to a father and mother who are not married":{ "examples":[ "Alexander Hamilton appears to have been bothered by the fact that he was a bastard child" ], "synonyms":[ "baseborn", "illegitimate", "misbegotten", "natural", "spurious", "supposititious", "unfathered" ], "near synonyms":[ "fatherless", "motherless", "nameless", "adopted", "orphaned" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "legitimate" ] }, "falling short of a standard":{ "examples":[ "a bastard knockoff of a far superior thriller" ], "synonyms":[ "bad", "bush", "bush-league", "crummy", "crumby", "deficient", "dissatisfactory", "ill", "inferior", "lame", "lousy", "off", "paltry", "poor", "punk", "sour", "suboptimal", "subpar", "substandard", "unacceptable", "unsatisfactory", "wack", "wanting", "wretched", "wrong" ], "near synonyms":[ "abysmal", "atrocious", "awful", "bitchin'", "brutal", "damnable", "deplorable", "detestable", "disastrous", "dreadful", "execrable", "gnarly", "horrendous", "horrible", "pathetic", "stinky", "sucky", "terrible", "unspeakable", "defective", "faulty", "flawed", "egregious", "flagrant", "gross", "bum", "cheesy", "coarse", "common", "crappy", "cut-rate", "junky", "lesser", "low-grade", "low-rent", "mediocre", "miserable", "reprehensible", "rotten", "rubbishy", "second-rate", "shoddy", "sleazy", "trashy", "abominable", "odious", "vile", "useless", "valueless", "worthless", "inadequate", "insufficient", "lacking", "meager", "meagre", "mean", "miserly", "niggardly", "scanty", "shabby", "short", "skimp", "skimpy", "spare", "stingy", "miscreant", "scurrilous", "villainous", "counterfeit", "fake", "phony", "phoney", "sham" ], "near antonyms":[ "classic", "classical", "A1", "bang-up", "banner", "boss", "capital", "choice", "crackerjack", "dandy", "divine", "excellent", "exceptional", "fabulous", "first-class", "first-rate", "grand", "great", "groovy", "heavenly", "high-test", "jim-dandy", "keen", "marvelous", "marvellous", "mean", "neat", "nifty", "noble", "par excellence", "perfect", "premium", "prime", "sensational", "slick", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "unsurpassed", "wonderful", "better", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "special", "sufficient", "average", "borderline", "fair", "mediocre", "middling", "minimal", "so-so", "unexceptional", "suitable", "useful", "worthy", "gratifying", "satisfying" ], "antonyms":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "fine", "OK", "okay", "passable", "respectable", "satisfactory", "standard", "tolerable" ] }, "an illegitimate child":{ "examples":[ "one of history's most illustrious bastards was England's first Norman king, William the Conqueror" ], "synonyms":[ "by-blow", "love child", "whoreson" ], "near synonyms":[ "nephew", "niece" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an adult male human being":{ "examples":[ "that lucky bastard has won the raffle three times in a row" ], "synonyms":[ "bloke", "buck", "cat", "chap", "chappie", "dude", "fella", "fellow", "galoot", "gent", "gentleman", "guy", "hombre", "jack", "joe", "joker", "lad", "male", "man" ], "near synonyms":[ "master", "mister", "sir", "buddy", "buster" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person whose behavior is offensive to others":{ "examples":[ "that bastard's behavior was completely out of line" ], "synonyms":[ "beast", "bleeder", "blighter", "boor", "bounder", "bugger", "buzzard", "cad", "chuff", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cretin", "crud", "crumb", "cur", "dirtbag", "dog", "fink", "heel", "hound", "jerk", "joker", "louse", "lout", "pill", "rat", "rat fink", "reptile", "rotter", "schmuck", "scum", "scumbag", "scuzzball", "skunk", "sleaze", "sleazebag", "sleazeball", "slime", "slimeball", "slob", "snake", "so-and-so", "sod", "stinkard", "stinker", "swine", "toad", "varmint", "vermin" ], "near synonyms":[ "barbarian", "brute", "caveman", "Neanderthal", "savage", "loudmouth", "vulgarian", "lowlife", "miscreant", "rascal", "rogue", "roughneck", "scab", "scamp", "scoundrel", "villain", "wretch", "booby", "doofus", "fool", "jackass", "nincompoop", "ninny", "nit", "nitwit", "nut", "schmo", "schmoe", "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "dink", "dolt", "dope", "dork", "goon", "half-wit", "idiot", "imbecile", "moron", "turkey", "brat", "insolent", "nuisance", "pest", "snip", "snob", "snoot", "snot", "dweeb", "nerd" ], "near antonyms":[ "hero", "heroine", "idol", "role model", "gentleman", "lady", "angel", "saint" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "basking":{ "to refrain from labor or exertion":{ "examples":[ "we blissfully basked at the seashore over the long holiday" ], "synonyms":[ "kicking back", "lolling", "lounging", "relaxing", "reposing", "resting" ], "near synonyms":[ "bumming", "goldbricking", "hanging", "hanging about", "hanging around", "idling", "loafing", "slacking (off)", "vegging out" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudging", "grubbing", "humping", "hustling", "laboring", "moiling", "pegging (away)", "plodding", "plowing", "plugging", "slaving", "slogging", "straining", "striving", "struggling", "sweating", "toiling", "travailing", "working", "exercising", "working out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "basic training":{ "as in boot camp , cadetship":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boot camp", "cadetship", "apprenticeship", "externship", "internship", "practicum", "training", "education", "grounding", "instruction", "schooling", "tutelage", "candidacy", "probation", "trial" ], "near antonyms":[ "tenure" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bass":{ "having a low musical pitch or range":{ "examples":[ "a man with an impressive bass voice" ], "synonyms":[ "deep", "grave", "low", "throaty" ], "near synonyms":[ "boomy", "tubby", "gruff", "hoarse", "husky", "rough", "smoky", "smokey" ], "near antonyms":[ "squeaking", "squeaky", "squealing", "thin", "earsplitting", "penetrating", "piercing", "strident", "peeping", "tinny" ], "antonyms":[ "acute", "high", "high-pitched", "piping", "sharp", "shrill", "treble" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "baskets":{ "as in boxes , cases":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bins", "boxes", "caddies", "cartons", "cases", "caskets", "crates", "handbaskets", "lockers", "trunks", "cartridges", "bags", "hampers", "pockets", "sacks", "carriers", "coolers", "warmers", "containers", "holders", "receptacles", "vessels", "basins", "bottles", "bowls", "buckets", "cans", "jars", "jugs", "kegs", "kettles", "kits", "packs", "pails", "pitchers", "pots", "tubs", "vats" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "basketfuls":{ "a considerable amount":{ "examples":[ "the movie showed off a basketful of eye-popping special effects" ], "synonyms":[ "abundances", "barrels", "boatloads", "buckets", "bunches", "bundles", "bushels", "carloads", "chunks", "deals", "dozens", "dozen", "fistfuls", "gobs", "good deals", "heaps", "hundreds", "hundred", "lashings", "lashins", "loads", "lots", "masses", "messes", "mountains", "much", "multiplicities", "myriads", "oodles", "packs", "passels", "pecks", "piles", "platefuls", "plenitudes", "plenties", "plentitudes", "potfuls", "pots", "profusions", "quantities", "rafts", "reams", "scads", "sheaves", "shiploads", "sights", "slews", "spates", "stacks", "stores", "tons", "truckloads", "volumes", "wads", "wealths", "yards" ], "near synonyms":[ "epidemics", "plagues", "rashes", "bonanzas", "embarrassments", "excesses", "overabundances", "overages", "overkills", "overmuch", "oversupplies", "plethoras", "redundancies", "superabundances", "superfluities", "surfeits", "surpluses", "deluges", "floods", "overflows", "armies", "bevies", "crams", "crowds", "crushes", "droves", "flocks", "herds", "hordes", "hosts", "legions", "mobs", "multitudes", "presses", "scores", "seas", "swarms", "throngs", "gazillions", "jillions", "kazillions", "millions", "million", "thousands", "trillions", "zillions" ], "near antonyms":[ "atoms", "crumbs", "dots", "flecks", "flyspecks", "fragments", "grains", "granules", "iotas", "jots", "modicums", "molecules", "motes", "nubbins", "particles", "rays", "scintillas", "scraps", "shreds", "tittles", "whits", "smatterings", "smatters", "dashes", "drops", "morsels", "shots", "pieces", "portions", "sections", "absences", "dearths", "famines", "lacks", "paucities", "poverties", "scarcities", "shortages", "undersupplies", "wants", "deficiencies", "deficits", "inadequacies", "insufficiencies" ], "antonyms":[ "aces", "bits", "dabs", "drams", "driblets", "glimmers", "handfuls", "handsful", "hints", "licks", "little", "mites", "mouthfuls", "nips", "ounces", "peanuts", "pinches", "pittances", "scruples", "shades", "shadows", "smidgens", "smidgeons", "smidgins", "smidges", "specks", "spots", "sprinkles", "sprinklings", "strains", "streaks", "suspicions", "tastes", "touches", "traces" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bastardize":{ "to lower in character, dignity, or quality":{ "examples":[ "bastardize the art form by adapting it to popular taste" ], "synonyms":[ "abase", "canker", "cheapen", "corrupt", "debase", "debauch", "degrade", "demean", "demoralize", "deprave", "deteriorate", "lessen", "pervert", "poison", "profane", "prostitute", "subvert", "vitiate", "warp" ], "near synonyms":[ "befoul", "begrime", "contaminate", "defile", "dilute", "dirty", "pollute", "taint", "thin", "water down", "weaken", "descend", "disgrace", "dishonor", "humble", "humiliate", "shame", "take down", "blemish", "damage", "deface", "destroy", "flaw", "harm", "hurt", "impair", "mar", "ruin", "spoil", "stain", "tarnish", "wreck", 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"pile", "plateful", "plenitude", "plentitude", "plenty", "pot", "potful", "profusion", "quantity", "raft", "reams", "scads", "sheaf", "shipload", "sight", "slew", "spate", "stack", "store", "ton", "truckload", "volume", "wad", "wealth", "yard" ], "near synonyms":[ "epidemic", "plague", "rash", "bonanza", "embarrassment", "excess", "overabundance", "overage", "overkill", "overmuch", "oversupply", "plethora", "redundancy", "superabundance", "superfluity", "surfeit", "surplus", "deluge", "flood", "overflow", "army", "bevy", "cram", "crowd", "crush", "drove", "flock", "herd", "horde", "host", "legion", "mob", "multitude", "press", "score", "sea", "swarm", "throng", "gazillion", "jillion", "kazillion", "million", "thousands", "trillion", "zillion" ], "near antonyms":[ "atom", "crumb", "dot", "fleck", "flyspeck", "fragment", "grain", "granule", "iota", "jot", "modicum", "molecule", "mote", "nubbin", "particle", "ray", "scintilla", "scrap", "shred", "tittle", "whit", "smatter", "smattering", "dash", "drop", "morsel", "shot", "piece", "portion", "section", "absence", "dearth", "famine", "lack", "paucity", "poverty", "scarceness", "scarcity", "shortage", "undersupply", "want", "deficiency", "deficit", "inadequacy", "insufficiency", "meagerness", "scantiness", "scantness", "skimpiness" ], "antonyms":[ "ace", "bit", "dab", "dram", "driblet", "glimmer", "handful", "hint", "lick", "little", "mite", "mouthful", "nip", "ounce", "peanuts", "pinch", "pittance", "scruple", "shade", "shadow", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "speck", "spot", "sprinkle", "sprinkling", "strain", "streak", "suspicion", "tad", "taste", "touch", "trace" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "basements":{ "a room or set of rooms below the surface of the ground":{ "examples":[ "we store our bicycles in the basement during the winter" ], "synonyms":[ "cellars" ], "near synonyms":[ "cellarages", "bunkers", "crawlways", "foundations", "holds", "vaults", "cyclone cellars", "storm cellars" ], "near antonyms":[], 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"trombonists", "trumpeters", "violinists", "violists", "accompanists", "recitalists", "soloists", "symphonists", "maestros", "maestri", "virtuosos", "virtuosi", "artists", "performers", "minstrels", "instrumentalists", "musicians", "players" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "basically":{ "for the most part":{ "examples":[ "your answer is basically correct" ], "synonyms":[ "altogether", "by and large", "chiefly", "generally", "largely", "mainly", "mostly", "overall", "predominantly", "primarily", "principally", "substantially" ], "near synonyms":[ "about", "more or less", "most", "much", "near", "nearly", "next to", "nigh", "practically", "some", "virtually", "well-nigh", "approximately", "broadly", "plus or minus", "roughly", "commonly", "frequently", "normally", "ordinarily", "typically", "usually", "incompletely", "partially", "partly", "rather", "somewhat" ], "near antonyms":[ "completely", "entirely", "fully", "perfectly", "thoroughly", "totally", "wholly", "barely", "hardly", "just", "marginally", "minimally", "scarcely", "absolutely", "categorically", "unqualifiedly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "bashful":{ "not comfortable around people":{ "examples":[ "a bashful child who hid in his room whenever there were visitors in the house" ], "synonyms":[ "backward", "coy", "demure", "diffident", "introverted", "modest", "recessive", "retiring", "self-effacing", "sheepish", "shy", "withdrawn" ], "near synonyms":[ "antisocial", "lone", "lone-wolf", "unsociable", "unsocial", "awkward", "embarrassed", "self-conscious", "unadventurous", "unassertive", "unenterprising", "inhibited", "reserved", "uneasy", "uptight" ], "near antonyms":[ "boon", "clubbable", "clubable", "companionable", "convivial", "gregarious", "sociable", "social", "bold", "dashing", "forceful", "brash", "forward", "overbold", "uninhibited", "unreserved" ], "antonyms":[ "extroverted", "extraverted", "immodest", "outgoing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "basic 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"verb" ] }, "bassoonist":{ "as in pianist , oboist":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accordionist", "clarinetist", "clarinettist", "cornetist", "cornettist", "drummer", "fiddler", "flautist", "flutist", "guitarist", "harpist", "hornist", "keyboardist", "oboist", "organ-grinder", "organist", "percussionist", "pianist", "picker", "piper", "reedman", "saxophonist", "trombonist", "trumpeter", "violinist", "violist", "accompanist", "recitalist", "soloist", "symphonist", "maestro", "virtuoso", "artist", "performer", "minstrel", "instrumentalist", "musician", "player" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "basin":{ "a large circular container used especially for holding water for washing":{ "examples":[ "They washed their clothes in a basin ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bowl", "container", "holder", "receptacle", "vessel", "bottle", "bucket", "can", "jar", "jug", "keg", "kettle", "kit", "pack", "pail", "pitcher", "pot", "tub", "vat", "carrier", "cartridge", "basket", "bin", "box", "caddy", "carton", "case", "casket", "chest", "crate", "handbasket", "locker", "trunk", "bag", "hamper", "pocket", "sack", "cooler", "warmer" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a depressed or sunken area of land":{ "examples":[ "The animals drank from a shallow basin surrounded by grasslands." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bowl", "valley", "cavity", "concavity", "dent", "depression", "dint", "hole", "hollow", "indentation", "indenture", "pit", "recess", "canyon", "ca\u00f1on", "combe", "coombe", "coomb", "dell", "dingle", "glen", "gorge", "gulch", "gully", "gulley", "kloof", "ravine", "rift valley", "burrow", "cave", "cavern", "ditch", "excavation", "furrow", "groove", "gutter", "trench", "trough", "abyss", "chasm", "gulf", "vacuity", "vacuum", "void", "borehole", "chuckhole", "crater", "posthole", "pothole", "sinkhole", "wallow", "water hole", "well", "alcove", "cleft", "niche", "nook", "opening", "socket", "alveolus", "dimple", "gouge", "impression", "imprint", "notch", "pocket" ], "near antonyms":[ "hill", "mound", "rise", "bump", "bunch", "hump", "lump", "pimple", "swell", "swelling", "tumor", "bulge", "camber", "convexity", "jut", "projection", "protrusion", "protuberance" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "basketsful":{ "a considerable amount":{ "examples":[ "the movie showed off a basketful of eye-popping special effects" ], "synonyms":[ "abundances", "barrels", "boatloads", "buckets", "bunches", "bundles", "bushels", "carloads", "chunks", "deals", "dozens", "dozen", "fistfuls", "gobs", "good deals", "heaps", "hundreds", "hundred", "lashings", "lashins", "loads", "lots", "masses", "messes", "mountains", "much", "multiplicities", "myriads", "oodles", "packs", "passels", "pecks", "piles", "platefuls", "plenitudes", "plenties", "plentitudes", "potfuls", "pots", "profusions", "quantities", "rafts", "reams", "scads", "sheaves", "shiploads", "sights", "slews", "spates", "stacks", "stores", "tons", "truckloads", "volumes", "wads", "wealths", "yards" ], "near synonyms":[ "epidemics", "plagues", "rashes", "bonanzas", "embarrassments", "excesses", "overabundances", "overages", "overkills", "overmuch", "oversupplies", "plethoras", "redundancies", "superabundances", "superfluities", "surfeits", "surpluses", "deluges", "floods", "overflows", "armies", "bevies", "crams", "crowds", "crushes", "droves", "flocks", "herds", "hordes", "hosts", "legions", "mobs", "multitudes", "presses", "scores", "seas", "swarms", "throngs", "gazillions", "jillions", "kazillions", "millions", "million", "thousands", "trillions", "zillions" ], "near antonyms":[ "atoms", "crumbs", "dots", "flecks", "flyspecks", "fragments", "grains", "granules", "iotas", "jots", "modicums", "molecules", "motes", "nubbins", "particles", "rays", "scintillas", "scraps", "shreds", "tittles", "whits", "smatterings", "smatters", "dashes", "drops", "morsels", "shots", "pieces", "portions", "sections", "absences", "dearths", "famines", "lacks", "paucities", "poverties", "scarcities", "shortages", "undersupplies", "wants", "deficiencies", "deficits", "inadequacies", "insufficiencies" ], "antonyms":[ "aces", "bits", "dabs", "drams", "driblets", "glimmers", "handfuls", "handsful", "hints", "licks", "little", "mites", "mouthfuls", "nips", "ounces", "peanuts", "pinches", "pittances", "scruples", "shades", "shadows", "smidgens", "smidgeons", "smidgins", "smidges", "specks", "spots", "sprinkles", "sprinklings", "strains", "streaks", "suspicions", "tastes", "touches", "traces" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bastinades":{ "a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment":{ "examples":[ "the guards savagely beat the prisoner's feet with a bastinado" ], "synonyms":[ "batons", "bats", "billies", "billy clubs", "bludgeons", "canes", "clubs", "cudgels", "nightsticks", "rods", "rungs", "saps", "shillelaghs", "shillalahs", "staffs", "staves", "truncheons", "waddies" ], "near synonyms":[ "blackjacks", "knobkerries", "maces", "birches", "crabsticks", "hickories", "rattans", "staves", "switches", "beetles", "gavels", "hammers", "mallets", "mauls", "sledgehammers", "crooks", "crosiers", "croziers", "walking sticks", "whangees" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bash":{ "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "examples":[ "he hasn't been the same ever since he received that bash on his head" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "bat", "beat", "belt", "biff", "blow", "bop", "box", "buffet", "bust", "chop", "clap", "clip", "clout", "crack", "cuff", "dab", "douse", "fillip", "hack", "haymaker", "hit", "hook", "knock", "larrup", "lash", "lick", "pelt", "pick", "plump", "poke", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "stinger", "stripe", "stroke", "swat", "swipe", "switch", "thud", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "welt", "whack", "wham", "whop", "whap" ], "near synonyms":[ "counter", "counterblow", "counterpunch", "counterstroke", "body blow", "hand", "kick", "knee", "left", "one-two", "rabbit punch", "right", "right-hander", "roundhouse", "shiver", "sidewinder", "sucker punch", "swing", "uppercut", "cruncher", "kayo", "knockdown", "knockout", "KO", "bastinado", "bastinade", "battering", "beating", "bludgeoning", "clobbering", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "drubbing", "hammering", "lambasting", "licking", "pasting", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "thrashing", "flogging", "walloping", "whip", "whipping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an effort to do or accomplish something":{ "examples":[ "while golf isn't my game, I had to give it a bash while at Saint Andrews in Scotland" ], "synonyms":[ "assay", "attempt", "bid", "crack", "endeavor", "essay", "fling", "go", "offer", "pass", "shot", "stab", "trial", "try", "whack", "whirl" ], "near synonyms":[ "striving", "struggle", "throes", "undertaking", "trial and error" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a social gathering":{ "examples":[ "I'm 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"stroke", "tap", "bump", "butt", "jab", "jostle", "kick", "knee", "poke", "prod", "push", "shove", "stamp", "bowl (down or over)", "cream", "deck", "dump", "fell", "floor", "knock down", "level", "rabbit-punch", "sucker punch", "cane", "club", "cudgel", "flail", "flog", "lash", "sap", "slash", "sledge", "sledgehammer", "spear", "stab", "switch", "thrash", "whip", "bean", "brain", "conk", "skull" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "the angry child kept bashing her toy with a hammer until it broke" ], "synonyms":[ "baste", "bat", "batter", "beat", "belabor", "belt", "birch", "bludgeon", "buffet", "bung up", "club", "curry", "do", "drub", "fib", "flog", "hammer", "hide", "lace", "lambaste", "lambast", "lash", "lather", "lick", "maul", "mess (up)", "paddle", "pelt", "pommel", "pound", "pummel", "punch out", "rough (up)", "slate", "slog", "switch", "tan", "thrash", "thresh", "thump", "tromp", "wallop", "whale", "whip", "whop", "whap", "whup", "work 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"revile", "scold", "whip", "blaspheme", "curse", "execrate", "imprecate", "profane", "affront", "insult", "slur", "asperse", "bad-mouth", "belittle", "blackguard", "disparage", "put down", "libel", "slander", "traduce", "vilify", "chastise", "chide", "criticize", "lace (into)", "rebuke", "reprimand", "fulminate", "lash (out)" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "commend", "compliment", "hail", "laud", "praise" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "baseline":{ "the point at which something begins":{ "examples":[ "any year or event we use as the baseline for the Renaissance is going to be at least somewhat arbitrary" ], "synonyms":[ "alpha", "beginning", "birth", "commencement", "dawn", "day one", "genesis", "get-go", "git-go", "inception", "incipience", "incipiency", "kickoff", "launch", "morning", "nascence", "nascency", "onset", "outset", "start", "threshold" ], "near synonyms":[ "drawing board", "first base", "ground zero", "square one", "creation", "founding", "inauguration", "initiation", "institution", "origination", "cradle", "fountain", "fountainhead", "germ", "origin", "root", "seedbed", "source", "spring", "well", "wellspring", "dawning", "opening", "advent", "appearance", "arrival", "debut", "d\u00e9but", "emergence", "childhood", "infancy", "youth" ], "near antonyms":[ "cessation", "closing", "closure", "completion", "finale", "finish", "period", "stop", "termination", "windup" ], "antonyms":[ "close", "conclusion", "end", "ending", "omega" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "basked":{ "to refrain from labor or exertion":{ "examples":[ "we blissfully basked at the seashore over the long holiday" ], "synonyms":[ "kicked back", "lolled", "lounged", "relaxed", "reposed", "rested" ], "near synonyms":[ "bummed", "goldbricked", "hung", "hanged", "hung about", "hung around", "idled", "loafed", "slacked (off)", "vegged out" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudged", "grubbed", "humped", "hustled", "labored", "moiled", "pegged (away)", "plodded", "plowed", "plugged", "slaved", "slogged", "strained", "strove", "strived", "struggled", "sweat", "sweated", "toiled", "travailed", "worked", "wrought", "exercised", "worked out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "basket":{ "as in box , case":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bin", "box", "caddy", "carton", "case", "casket", "crate", "handbasket", "locker", "trunk", "cartridge", "bag", "hamper", "pocket", "sack", "carrier", "cooler", "warmer", "container", "holder", "receptacle", "vessel", "basin", "bottle", "bowl", "bucket", "can", "jar", "jug", "keg", "kettle", "kit", "pack", "pail", "pitcher", "pot", "tub", "vat" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "bask":{ "to refrain from labor or exertion":{ "examples":[ "we blissfully basked at the seashore over the long holiday" ], "synonyms":[ "kick back", "loll", "lounge", "relax", "repose", "rest" ], "near synonyms":[ "bum", "goldbrick", "hang", "hang about", "hang around", "idle", "loaf", "slack (off)", "veg out" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudge", "grub", "hump", "hustle", "labor", "moil", "peg (away)", "plod", "plow", "plug", "slave", "slog", "strain", "strive", "struggle", "sweat", "toil", "travail", "work", "exercise", "work out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "baseball caps":{ "as in cowboy hats , garrison caps":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "berets", "billycocks", "birettas", "boaters", "bonnets", "bowlers", "calottes", "capuches", "casques", "castors", "cloches", "cocked hats", "cowboy hats", "cowls", "derbies", "fedoras", "fezzes", "fezes", "garrison caps", "hard hats", "helmets", "helms", "high hats", "homburgs", "hoods", "kepis", "k\u00e9pis", "kufis", "leghorns", "miters", "mitres", "nightcaps", "opera hats", "overseas caps", "panamas", "picture hats", "pillboxes", "plug hats", "porkpie hats", "service caps", "shakos", "shakoes", "silk hats", "skimmers", "skullcaps", "sombreros", "sou'westers", "Stetsons", "stocking caps", "stovepipes", "sunbonnets", "tam-o'-shanters", "tams", "ten-gallon hats", "top hats", "toppers", "toques", "tricornes", "tricorns", "turbans", "zucchettos", "caps", "chapeaus", "chapeaux", "hats", "headdresses", "headgears", "headpieces", "lids", "warbonnets" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "baseball cap":{ "as in cowboy hat , garrison cap":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "beret", "billycock", "biretta", "boater", "bonnet", "bowler", "calotte", "capuche", "casque", "castor", "cloche", "cocked hat", "cowboy hat", "cowl", "derby", "fedora", "fez", "garrison cap", "hard hat", "helm", "helmet", "high hat", "homburg", "hood", "kepi", "k\u00e9pi", "kufi", "leghorn", "miter", "mitre", "nightcap", "opera hat", "overseas cap", "panama", "picture hat", "pillbox", "plug hat", "porkpie hat", "service cap", "shako", "silk hat", "skimmer", "skullcap", "sombrero", "sou'wester", "Stetson", "stocking cap", "stovepipe", "sunbonnet", "tam", "tam-o'-shanter", "ten-gallon hat", "top hat", "topper", "toque", "tricorne", "tricorn", "turban", "zucchetto", "cap", "chapeau", "hat", "headdress", "headgear", "headpiece", "lid", "warbonnet" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "based":{ "to find a basis":{ "examples":[ "she based her argument on careful research" ], "synonyms":[ "grounded", "hung", "hanged", "predicated", "rested" ], "near synonyms":[ "established", "founded", "assumed", "postulated", "premised", "presumed", "presupposed", "supposed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "bastardy":{ "the state or fact of being born out of wedlock":{ "examples":[ "acutely conscious of his bastardy , he always felt the need to prove himself" ], "synonyms":[ "bar sinister", "illegitimacy", "spuriousness" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "legitimacy" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "basement":{ "a room or set of rooms below the surface of the ground":{ "examples":[ "we store our bicycles in the 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