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"retailer", "wholesaler", "merchant", "trader", "tradesman", "chapman", "hawker", "huckster", "peddler", "pedlar", "broker", "dealer", "merchandiser", "seller", "vendor", "vender", "salesclerk", "salesman", "salesperson", "saleswoman", "shopgirl", "bargainer", "haggler", "horse trader", "palterer" ], "near antonyms":[ "buyer", "purchaser", "consumer", "end user", "user" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fend":{ "to drive danger or attack away from":{ "examples":[ "learned to use humor to fend herself from criticism" ], "synonyms":[ "bulwark", "cover", "defend", "fence", "forfend", "guard", "keep", "protect", "safeguard", "screen", "secure", "shield", "ward" ], "near synonyms":[ "avert", "prevent", "oppose", "resist", "withstand", "battle", "contend", "fight", "war", "conserve", "preserve", "save", "buffer", "palisade", "picket", "wall" ], "near antonyms":[ "bombard", "storm", "beset", "besiege", "overrun", "capitulate", "cave", "submit", "yield" ], "antonyms":[ "assail", "assault", "attack" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fenced (in)":{ "to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{ "examples":[ "fencing in the yard would keep our dog in as well as keep unwanted stray dogs out" ], "synonyms":[ "boxed (in)", "caged", "closeted", "cooped (up)", "corralled", "encaged", "encased", "enclosed", "inclosed", "enveloped", "hedged", "hemmed (in)", "housed", "immured", "included", "mewed (up)", "penned", "walled (in)" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounded", "circumscribed", "confined", "contained", "limited", "restricted", "encircled", "encompassed", "enfolded", "enframed", "enlaced", "framed", "ringed", "surrounded", "armored", "cocooned", "encapsulated", "encapsuled", "encysted", "ensheathed", "ensphered", "enwombed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fencers":{ "as in smugglers , traffickers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "black marketers", "black marketeers", "bootleggers", "fences", "hustlers", "scalpers", "smugglers", 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"impediments", "inhibitions", "interferences", "lets", "obstacles", "obstructions", "roadblocks", "stops", "stumbling blocks", "trammels", "fetters", "hobbles", "manacles", "shackles", "constraints", "curbs", "restraints", "snags", "buffers", "bulwarks", "bumpers", "cushions", "dams", "fenders", "pads", "ramparts" ], "near antonyms":[ "doors", "doorways", "entrances", "entranceways", "entries", "entryways", "gates", "portals", "breaks", "gaps", "passes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to drive danger or attack away from":{ "examples":[ "had worked as a bodyguard, fencing a number of pop stars at big events" ], "synonyms":[ "bulwarks", "covers", "defends", "fends", "forfends", "guards", "keeps", "protects", "safeguards", "screens", "secures", "shields", "wards" ], "near synonyms":[ "averts", "prevents", "opposes", "resists", "withstands", "battles", "contends", "fights", "wars", "conserves", "preserves", "saves", "buffers", "palisades", "pickets", "walls" ], "near antonyms":[ "bombards", "storms", "besets", "besieges", "overruns", "capitulates", "caves", "submits", "yields" ], "antonyms":[ "assails", "assaults", "attacks" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fends":{ "to drive danger or attack away from":{ "examples":[ "learned to use humor to fend herself from criticism" ], "synonyms":[ "bulwarks", "covers", "defends", "fences", "forfends", "guards", "keeps", "protects", "safeguards", "screens", "secures", "shields", "wards" ], "near synonyms":[ "averts", "prevents", "opposes", "resists", "withstands", "battles", "contends", "fights", "wars", "conserves", "preserves", "saves", "buffers", "palisades", "pickets", "walls" ], "near antonyms":[ "bombards", "storms", "besets", "besieges", "overruns", "capitulates", "caves", "submits", "yields" ], "antonyms":[ "assails", "assaults", "attacks" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fended for oneself":{ "to meet one's day-to-day needs":{ "examples":[ "She knew she would have to fend for herself if she went away to college instead of staying at 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"hindrance", "hurdle", "impediment", "inhibition", "interference", "let", "obstacle", "obstruction", "roadblock", "stop", "stumbling block", "trammel", "fetter", "hobble", "manacle", "shackle(s)", "constraint", "curb", "restraint", "snag", "buffer", "bulwark", "bumper", "cushion", "dam", "fender", "pad", "rampart" ], "near antonyms":[ "door", "doorway", "entrance", "entranceway", "entry", "entryway", "gate", "portal", "break", "gap", "pass" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to drive danger or attack away from":{ "examples":[ "had worked as a bodyguard, fencing a number of pop stars at big events" ], "synonyms":[ "bulwark", "cover", "defend", "fend", "forfend", "guard", "keep", "protect", "safeguard", "screen", "secure", "shield", "ward" ], "near synonyms":[ "avert", "prevent", "oppose", "resist", "withstand", "battle", "contend", "fight", "war", "conserve", "preserve", "save", "buffer", "palisade", "picket", "wall" ], "near antonyms":[ "bombard", "storm", "beset", "besiege", "overrun", "capitulate", "cave", "submit", "yield" ], "antonyms":[ "assail", "assault", "attack" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fences (in)":{ "to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{ "examples":[ "fencing in the yard would keep our dog in as well as keep unwanted stray dogs out" ], "synonyms":[ "boxes (in)", "cages", "closets", "coops (up)", "corrals", "encages", "encases", "encloses", "incloses", "envelops", "hedges", "hems (in)", "houses", "immures", "includes", "mews (up)", "pens", "walls (in)" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounds", "circumscribes", "confines", "contains", "limits", "restricts", "encircles", "encompasses", "enfolds", "enframes", "enlaces", "frames", "rings", "surrounds", "armors", "cocoons", "encapsulates", "encapsules", "encysts", "ensheathes", "enspheres", "enwombs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fenced":{ "to drive danger or attack away from":{ "examples":[ "had worked as a bodyguard, fencing a number of pop stars at big events" ], 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"wavering", "wobbling", "wabbling" ], "near synonyms":[ "delay", "hawing", "procrastination", "waiting", "arri\u00e8re-pens\u00e9e", "misgiving", "second thought", "consideration", "debate", "deliberation", "doubt", "incertitude", "indecisiveness", "indetermination", "uncertainness", "uncertainty", "avoidance", "equivocation", "aversion", "disinclination", "indisposition", "reluctance", "unwillingness", "faintheartedness", "shyness", "timidity", "timidness" ], "near antonyms":[ "certainty", "certitude", "confidence", "decisiveness", "determination", "firmness", "resoluteness", "resolution", "sureness", "alacrity", "eagerness", "readiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fencing (in)":{ "to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{ "examples":[ "fencing in the yard would keep our dog in as well as keep unwanted stray dogs out" ], "synonyms":[ "boxing (in)", "caging", "closeting", "cooping (up)", "corralling", "encaging", "encasing", "enclosing", "inclosing", "enveloping", "hedging", "hemming (in)", "housing", "immuring", "including", "mewing (up)", "penning", "walling (in)" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounding", "circumscribing", "confining", "containing", "limiting", "restricting", "encircling", "encompassing", "enfolding", "enframing", "enlacing", "framing", "ringing", "surrounding", "armoring", "cocooning", "encapsulating", "encapsuling", "encysting", "ensheathing", "ensphering", "enwombing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fends for oneself":{ "to meet one's day-to-day needs":{ "examples":[ "She knew she would have to fend for herself if she went away to college instead of staying at home." ], "synonyms":[ "copes", "does", "fares", "gets along", "gets by", "gets on", "makes out", "manages", "shifts" ], "near synonyms":[ "carries on", "contrives", "scrapes (by or through)", "scrounges", "lasts", "survives", "ekes out", "scrapes (out)", "squeezes", "wrests", "wrings", "affords", "swings" ], "near antonyms":[ "collapses", "fails", "falls short", "fizzles", "flounders", "declines", "peters (out)", "slumps", "wanes", "gives up" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "fens":{ "spongy land saturated or partially covered with water":{ "examples":[ "a day spent trudging through the fens in quest of game birds" ], "synonyms":[ "bogs", "marshes", "marshlands", "mires", "moors", "morasses", "muskegs", "sloughs", "slews", "slues", "swamplands", "swamps", "washes", "wetlands" ], "near synonyms":[ "swales", "quagmires", "gucks", "gooks", "muck", "muds", "oozes", "slimes", "slop", "sludges", "slush" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fends (off)":{ "to drive back":{ "examples":[ "the herd fended off attacking hyenas" ], "synonyms":[ "beats off", "rebuts", "repels", "repulses", "staves off", "turns away", "turns back" ], "near synonyms":[ "defies", "fights", "holds off", "opposes", "resists", "stands off", "withstands", "deflects", "wards (off)", "rebuffs", "snubs", "spurns" ], "near 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