{ "ligature":{ "something that physically prevents free movement":{ "examples":[ "the surgeon tied a ligature around the tube to keep it in place" ], "synonyms":[ "band", "bind", "bond", "bracelet", "chain", "cuff(s)", "fetter", "handcuff(s)", "irons", "manacle(s)", "shackle" ], "near synonyms":[ "captivity", "confinement", "constraint", "curb", "enchainment", "enslavement", "hindrance", "immurement", "imprisonment", "incarceration", "restraint", "restriction", "entanglement", "net", "trammel", "trap", "collar", "straitjacket", "straightjacket", "fastener", "hobble", "hold", "hold-down", "holding", "tie" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a uniting or binding force or influence":{ "examples":[ "a common language is often the ligature that unites the people of a nation" ], "synonyms":[ "bond", "cement", "cord", "knot", "link", "tie" ], "near synonyms":[ "attachment", "connection", "fastening", "hookup", "joint", "linkage", "linkup", "nexus", "tie-up", "union", "yoke", "affection", "fondness", "sympathy", "fetter", "handcuff", "manacle", "shackle", "trammel", "constraint", "curb", "hampering", "limit", "limitation", "restraint", "restriction" ], "near antonyms":[ "detaching", "disengaging", "parting", "separation", "unbinding", "unfastening", "unfettering", "untying", "untieing", "emancipation", "freedom", "liberation", "release" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ligatures":{ "a uniting or binding force or influence":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a common language is often the ligature that unites the people of a nation" ], "near antonyms":[ "partings", "separations", "emancipations", "freedoms", "liberations", "releases" ], "related":[ "attachments", "connections", "fastenings", "hookups", "joints", "linkages", "linkups", "nexuses", "nexus", "tie-ups", "unions", "yokes", "affections", "sympathies", "fetters", "handcuffs", "manacles", "shackles", "trammels", "constraints", "curbs", "limitations", "limits", "restraints", "restrictions" ], "synonyms":[ "bonds", "cements", "cords", "knots", "links", "ties" ] }, "something that physically prevents free movement":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the surgeon tied a ligature around the tube to keep it in place" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "captivities", "confinements", "constraints", "curbs", "enchainments", "enslavements", "hindrances", "immurements", "imprisonments", "incarcerations", "restraints", "restrictions", "entanglements", "nets", "trammels", "traps", "collars", "straitjackets", "straightjackets", "fasteners", "hobbles", "hold-downs", "holdings", "holds", "ties" ], "synonyms":[ "bands", "binds", "bonds", "bracelets", "chains", "cuffs", "fetters", "handcuffs", "irons", "manacles", "shackles" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "light bulb":{ "a glass bulb or tube that produces light when it is supplied with electricity":{ "examples":[ "change a light bulb that has burned out" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arc lamp", "arc light", "candelabra", "candelabrum", "candle", "chandelier", "dark lantern", "electric", "flare", "flash", "flashbulb", "flashcube", "flashlight", "floodlight", "fluorescent lamp", "gaslight", "gasolier", "girandole", "headlight", "incandescent lamp", "klieg light", "kleig light", "lantern", "lighthouse", "lighting", "sconce", "spotlight", "streetlight", "sun lamp", "beacon", "illuminant", "lamp" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "light into":{ "to criticize harshly and usually publicly":{ "examples":[ "She lit into the intern for deleting an important file." ], "synonyms":[ "abuse", "assail", "attack", "bash", "belabor", "blast", "castigate", "excoriate", "jump (on)", "lambaste", "lambast", "potshot", "savage", "scathe", "slam", "trash", "vituperate" ], "near synonyms":[ "berate", "harangue", "harass", "harry", "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":[] }, "to start work on energetically":{ "examples":[ "We lit into the new project right away." ], "synonyms":[ "attack", "dive (into)", "tackle", "wade (in or into)" ], "near synonyms":[ "address", "approach", "face", "buckle (down to)", "concentrate (on)", "focus (on)", "knuckle down (to)", "zero (in on)", "fall (to)", "pitch in", "plunge (in)", "settle (down)", "pursue", "take up", "undertake" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoid", "evade", "shun", "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "fiddle (around)", "fool", "idle", "lag", "mess", "monkey (around)", "play", "poke", "potter (around)", "putter (around)", "trifle" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take sudden, violent action against":{ "examples":[ "He lit into the punching bag as though it were his worst enemy." ], "synonyms":[ "assail", "assault", "attack", "beset", "bushwhack", "charge", "descend (on or upon)", "go in (on)", "jump (on)", "pounce (on or upon)", "raid", "rush", "set on", "sic", "sick", "storm", "strike", "trash", "turn (on)" ], "near synonyms":[ "bum-rush", "gang up (on)", "mob", "swarm", "mug", "rob", "ambuscade", "ambush", "surprise", "surprize", "waylay", "blitz", "bomb", "bombard", "nuke", "barrage", "cannon", "cannonade", "bang away (at)", "batter", "buffet", "plaster", "beleaguer", "besiege", "press", "harry", "loot", "pillage", "plunder", "ravage", "sack", "foray", "invade", "overrun", "envelop", "flank" ], "near antonyms":[ "cover", "defend", "guard", "protect", "secure", "shield" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "light-foot":{ "moving easily":{ "antonyms":[ "awkward", "clumsy", "gawky", "graceless", "klutzy", "lumbering", "ungainly", "ungraceful" ], "examples":[ "the light-footed cat crept silently through the house" ], "near antonyms":[ "uncoordinated", "inflexible", "rigid", "stiff", "bungling", "inept", "maladroit" ], "related":[ "acrobatic", "flexible", "limber", "loose-jointed", "pliable", "pliant", "supple", "adroit", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "light-fingered", "fleet-footed", "sure-footed", "athletic", "balletic", "coordinated" ], "synonyms":[ "agile", "featly", "feline", "graceful", "gracile", "light", "lightsome", "lissome", "lissom", "lithe", "lithesome", "nimble", "spry" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "lightens":{ "to become glad or hopeful":{ "examples":[ "the patient lightened when he heard the disease responds well to treatment" ], "synonyms":[ "brightens", "bucks up", "cheers (up)", "looks up", "perks (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "rejoices", "livens (up)", "revives", "beams", "glows", "radiates", "sparkles", "encourages", "gladdens", "heartens" ], "near antonyms":[ "despairs", "desponds", "broods", "frets", "mopes" ], "antonyms":[ "darkens", "saddens" ] }, "to supply with light":{ "examples":[ "the room was gradually lightened by the rising sun" ], "synonyms":[ "bathes", "beacons", "emblazes", "illumes", "illuminates", "illumines", "irradiates", "lights" ], "near synonyms":[ "brightens", "beams", "beats (down)", "radiates", "shines", "enhaloes", "haloes", "floodlights", "highlights", "spotlights", "blazes", "burns", "fires", "flames", "glares", "glows", "ignites", "incinerates", "kindles", "bedazzles", "blinds", "dazes", "dazzles", "gleams", "glistens", "glitters" ], "near antonyms":[ "dims", "dulls", "obscures", "covers", "shrouds", "veils", "douses", "dowses", "extinguishes", "puts out", "quenches", "snuffs (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "blackens", "darkens", "obfuscates" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lightheartedness":{ "carefree freedom from constraint":{ "examples":[ "he approaches his medical duties with a lightheartedness that some patients find disturbing" ], "synonyms":[ "abandon", "abandonment", "ease", "naturalness", "spontaneity", "spontaneousness", "unconstraint", "uninhibitedness", "unrestraint" ], "near synonyms":[ "ardor", "enthusiasm", "exuberance", "fervor", "spirit", "warmth", "zeal", "zealotry", "zealousness", "carelessness", "heedlessness", "impulsiveness", "impulsivity", "indiscretion", "insouciance", "recklessness", "thoughtlessness", "unself-consciousness", "casualness", "offhandedness", "excess", "excessiveness", "immoderacy", "incontinence", "indulgence", "intemperance", "licentiousness", "permissiveness", "wantonness", "wildness", "blank check", "carte blanche", "free hand" ], "near antonyms":[ "embarrassment", "reserve", "reticence", "self-consciousness", "uneasiness", "inhibition", "repression", "self-restraint", "suppression", "carefulness", "discreetness", "discretion", "heedfulness", "discipline", "self-command", "self-control", "self-denial", "self-discipline", "self-mastery", "willpower" ], "antonyms":[ "constraint", "restraint" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lighthouse":{ "a tower that is built on or near the shore and that has a powerful illuminated signal to guide ships away from danger":{ "examples":[ "The sailor spotted the lighthouse in the distance." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arc lamp", "arc light", "candelabra", "candelabrum", "candle", "chandelier", "dark lantern", "electric", "flare", "flash", "flashbulb", "flashcube", "flashlight", "floodlight", "fluorescent lamp", "gaslight", "gasolier", "girandole", "headlight", "incandescent lamp", "klieg light", "kleig light", "lantern", "light bulb", "lighting", "sconce", "spotlight", "streetlight", "sun lamp", "beacon", "illuminant", "lamp", "light" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lighting (up)":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lightly":{ "type":[ "adverb" ], "without difficulty":{ "antonyms":[ "arduously", "hardly", "laboriously", "strenuously" ], "examples":[ "you're not going to get off lightly if they catch you!" ], "near antonyms":[ "awkwardly", "clumsily", "gracelessly", "ham-handedly", "ineptly", "maladroitly", "unskillfully", "meticulously", "painfully", "painstakingly", "thoroughly", "assiduously", "diligently", "indefatigably", "industriously", "intensely", "intently", "mightily", "sedulously", "tirelessly" ], "related":[ "ably", "adeptly", "adroitly", "competently", "deftly", "dexterously", "efficiently", "expertly", "masterfully", "proficiently", "skillfully", "instinctively", "intuitively", "naturally", "spontaneously" ], "synonyms":[ "easily", "easy", "effortlessly", "facilely", "fluently", "freely", "handily", "hands down", "painlessly", "readily", "smoothly", "well" ] } }, "lightness":{ "a lack of seriousness often at an improper time":{ "antonyms":[ "earnestness", "gravity", "seriousness", "soberness", "solemnity", "solemnness" ], "examples":[ "the inappropriate lightness of the anchorman's tone while he was reading the story of the freak accident in which people had died" ], "near antonyms":[ "dejection", "depression", "despondency", "dispiritedness", "downheartedness", "gloom", "gloominess", "heartsickness", "joylessness", "melancholy", "mopes", "moroseness", "sadness", "sullenness", "unhappiness" ], "related":[ "cheer", "cheerfulness", "festivity", "gaiety", "gayety", "glee", "gleefulness", "high-spiritedness", "hilarity", "joviality", "lightheartedness", "merriment", "mirth", "mirthfulness", "childishness", "goofiness", "puerility" ], "synonyms":[ "facetiousness", "flightiness", "flippancy", "frivolity", "frivolousness", "frothiness", "levity", "light-headedness", "light-mindedness", "silliness" ] }, "the quality or state of having or giving off light":{ "antonyms":[ "blackness", "dark", "darkness", "dullness", "dulness", "duskiness" ], "examples":[ "the photographer was concerned that the lightness of the background would cast the main subject into shadow" ], "near antonyms":[ "dimness", "gloominess", "somberness", "cloudiness", "haziness", "murkiness", "obscureness", "obscurity", "colorlessness", "grayness", "lackluster", "paleness", "shadiness", "shadowiness" ], "related":[ "blaze", "flare", "flash", "flicker", "light", "fluorescence", "incandescence", "luminescence", "burnish", "gloss", "polish", "sheen", "shine", "shininess", "fire", "flame", "glare", "glow", "flash", "gleam", "glimmer", "glint", "glisten", "glitter", "scintillation", "shimmer", "sparkle", "twinkle" ], "synonyms":[ "brightness", "brilliance", "brilliancy", "candor", "dazzle", "effulgence", "illumination", "lambency", "luminance", "luminosity", "luminousness", "luster", "lustre", "lustrousness", "radiance", "refulgence", "splendor" ] }, "the state or quality of having little weight":{ "antonyms":[ "heaviness", "heftiness", "massiveness", "ponderousness", "weightiness" ], "examples":[ "the first thing I noticed about the little bird was its lightness ; I could hardly tell I was holding it in my hand" ], "near antonyms":[ "solidity", "solidness", "substantiality" ], "related":[ "airiness", "delicacy", "ethereality", "etherealness", "flimsiness", "fluffiness", "insubstantiality" ], "synonyms":[ "slightness", "weightlessness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lightproof":{ "as in waterproof , soundproof":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "soundproof", "waterproof", "airtight", "hermetic", "hermetical", "leakproof", "watertight", "close", "compact", "dense", "snug", "thick", "impenetrable", "impermeable", "impervious", "tight" ], "near antonyms":[ "penetrable", "permeable", "pervious", "absorbent", "leaky", "porous", "unsealed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "lightship":{ "as in warship , steamship":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aircraft carrier", "argosy", "barge", "coaster", "collier", "containership", "corvette", "cruiser", "cutter", "destroyer", "ferryboat", "flagship", "freighter", "icebreaker", "ironclad", "liner", "man-of-war", "man-o'-war", "merchantman", "merchant ship", "motor ship", "packet", "steamer", "steamship", "superliner", "supertanker", "tanker", "trader", "tramp", "transport", "warship", "watercraft", "boat", "keel", "ship", "vessel", "bark", "barque", "brig", "brigantine", "caravel", "clipper", "junk", "ketch", "sailboat", "schooner", "square-rigger", "tall ship", "windjammer", "xebec", "yacht" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lightsome":{ "filled with much light":{ "examples":[ "a lovely and lightsome room with huge windows" ], "synonyms":[ "ablaze", "alight", "bright", "brightened", "illuminated", "illumined", "light", "lit", "lighted" ], "near synonyms":[ "floodlit", "floodlighted", "highlighted", "spotlighted", "spotlit", "ignited", "kindled", "moonlit", "shiny", "sunlit", "sunny", "sunshiny" ], "near antonyms":[ "gloomy", "somber", "sombre", "sunless", "cloudy", "murky", "obscured", "shadowlike", "shadowy", "gray", "grey", "leaden", "pale", "lightproof" ], "antonyms":[ "blackened", "dark", "darkened", "darkish", "darkling", "dimmed", "dusk", "dusky", "lightless", "pitch-black", "pitch-dark", "tenebrous", "unlit" ] }, "having or showing a good mood or disposition":{ "examples":[ "lighthearted lovers skipping along the beach with a lightsome gait" ], "synonyms":[ "blithe", "blithesome", "bright", "buoyant", "canty", "cheerful", "cheery", "chipper", "eupeptic", "gay", "gladsome", "sunny", "upbeat", "winsome" ], "near synonyms":[ "hopeful", "optimistic", "rosy", "sanguine", "animated", "chirpy", "jaunty", "lilting", "lively", "perky", "sprightful", "sprightly", "vivacious", "carefree", "careless", "cavalier", "devil-may-care", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "insouciant", "lighthearted", "unconcerned", "boon", "gleeful", "jocund", "jolly", "jovial", "merry", "mirthful", "blissful", "delighted", "glad", "gratified", "happy", "joyful", "joyous", "pleased", "satisfied", "tickled", "beaming", "grinning", "laughing", "smiling" ], "near antonyms":[ "joyless", "sad", "unhappy", "unsatisfied", "dull", "lethargic", "listless", "sluggish", "torpid", "blue", "brokenhearted", "crestfallen", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "disconsolate", "disheartened", "down", "downcast", "downhearted", "droopy", "forlorn", "hangdog", "heavyhearted", "inconsolable", "low", "low-spirited", "melancholy", "mirthless", "sorrowful" ], "antonyms":[ "dour", "gloomy", "glum", "morose", "saturnine", "sulky", "sullen" ] }, "having or showing freedom from worries or troubles":{ "examples":[ "set off on his grand tour of Europe with a lightsome heart" ], "synonyms":[ "blithe", "carefree", "debonair", "devil-may-care", "gay", "happy-go-lucky", "insouciant", "lighthearted", "slaphappy", "unconcerned" ], "near synonyms":[ "blas\u00e9", "blase", "breezy", "cavalier", "nonchalant", "casual", "easygoing", "informal", "laid-back", "low-pressure", "relaxed", "unfussy" ], "near antonyms":[ "earnest", "grave", "serious", "serious-minded", "somber", "sombre", "careful", "cautious", "heedful", "wary", "anxious", "concerned", "upset", "worried", "long-suffering", "overburdened", "sorrowful" ], "antonyms":[ "careworn" ] }, "moving easily":{ "examples":[ "still lightsome despite her advancing years, the cat continued to ignore orders not to leap onto the kitchen table" ], "synonyms":[ "agile", "featly", "feline", "graceful", "gracile", "light", "light-footed", "light-foot", "lissome", "lissom", "lithe", "lithesome", "nimble", "spry" ], "near synonyms":[ "acrobatic", "flexible", "limber", "loose-jointed", "pliable", "pliant", "supple", "adroit", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "light-fingered", "fleet-footed", "sure-footed", "athletic", "balletic", "coordinated" ], "near antonyms":[ "uncoordinated", "inflexible", "rigid", "stiff", "bungling", "inept", "maladroit" ], "antonyms":[ "awkward", "clumsy", "gawky", "graceless", "klutzy", "lumbering", "ungainly", "ungraceful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "light heavyweight":{ "as in heavyweight , featherweight":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bantamweight", "cruiserweight", "featherweight", "flyweight", "heavyweight", "lightweight", "middleweight", "superheavyweight", "welterweight", "palooka", "slugger", "stumblebum", "boxer", "fighter", "gladiator", "prizefighter", "pug", "pugilist" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lightened":{ "as in brightened , brilliant":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brightened", "brilliant", "dazzling", "illuminated", "illumined", "lit", "lighted", "radiant", "shiny", "sunlit", "sunny", "sunshiny", "clear", "cloudless" ], "near antonyms":[ "beclouded", "clouded", "cloudy", "dull", "hazed", "hazy", "heavy", "lowering", "louring", "overcast", "overclouded", "bedimmed", "befogged", "blackened", "darkened", "darksome", "dim", "dimmed", "dulled", "dusky", "misty", "murky", "obscure", "obscured", "overshadowed", "sunless" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in eased , alleviated":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "alleviated", "eased", "toned (down)", "moderated", "qualified", "abated", "decreased", "diminished", "lessened", "reduced", "subdued", "shallow", "superficial", "feeble", "weak", "light", "moderate", "soft" ], "near antonyms":[ "acute", "almighty", "blistering", "deep", "dreadful", "excruciating", "explosive", "exquisite", "fearful", "fearsome", "ferocious", "fierce", "frightful", "furious", "ghastly", "hard", "heavy", "heavy-duty", "hellacious", "intense", "intensive", "keen", "profound", "terrible", "vehement", "vicious", "violent", "accentuated", "aggravated", "concentrated", "deepened", "emphasized", "enhanced", "heightened", "intensified", "magnified" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to become glad or hopeful":{ "examples":[ "the patient lightened when he heard the disease responds well to treatment" ], "synonyms":[ "brightened", "bucked up", "cheered (up)", "looked up", "perked (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "rejoiced", "livened (up)", "revived", "beamed", "glowed", "radiated", "sparkled", "encouraged", "gladdened", "heartened" ], "near antonyms":[ "despaired", "desponded", "brooded", "fretted", "moped" ], "antonyms":[ "darkened", "saddened" ] }, "to supply with light":{ "examples":[ "the room was gradually lightened by the rising sun" ], "synonyms":[ "bathed", "beaconed", "emblazed", "illumed", "illuminated", "illumined", "irradiated", "lit", "lighted" ], "near synonyms":[ "brightened", "beamed", "beat (down)", "radiated", "shone", "shined", "enhaloed", "haloed", "floodlit", "floodlighted", "highlighted", "spotlighted", "spotlit", "blazed", "burned", "burnt", "fired", "flamed", "glared", "glowed", "ignited", "incinerated", "kindled", "bedazzled", "blinded", "dazed", "dazzled", "gleamed", "glistened", "glittered" ], "near antonyms":[ "dimmed", "dulled", "obscured", "covered", "shrouded", "veiled", "doused", "dowsed", "extinguished", "put out", "quenched", "snuffed (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "blackened", "darkened", "obfuscated" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "lights":{ "the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible":{ "examples":[ "he read poetry to her by the light of the moon" ], "synonyms":[ "blazes", "flares", "fluorescences", "glares", "gleams", "glows", "illuminations", "incandescences", "luminescences", "radiances", "shines" ], "near synonyms":[ "flashes", "glimmers", "glints", "glitters", "scintillations", "shimmers", "sparkles", "twinkles", "daylights", "moonlights", "sunlights", "sunshines", "afterglows", "aureoles", "aureolae", "auroras", "aurorae", "beams", "halos", "haloes", "rays", "shafts", "streaks", "streams", "sunbeams", "glistens", "glosses", "lusters", "lustres", "polishes", "reflections", "sheens" ], "near antonyms":[ "darks", "dusks", "glooms", "nights", "shadows" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that provides illumination":{ "examples":[ "turn off the light when you go to bed" ], "synonyms":[ "beacons", "illuminants", "lamps" ], "near synonyms":[ "arc lamps", "arc lights", "candelabra", "candelabrums", "candelabras", "candles", "chandeliers", "dark lanterns", "electrics", "flares", "flashbulbs", "flashcubes", "flashes", "flashlights", "floodlights", "fluorescent lamps", "gaslights", "gasoliers", "girandoles", "headlights", "incandescent lamps", "klieg lights", "kleig lights", "lanterns", "light bulbs", "lighthouses", "lightings", "sconces", "spotlights", "streetlights", "sun lamps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person who is widely known and usually much talked about":{ "examples":[ "a leading light in the acting profession" ], "synonyms":[ "causes c\u00e9l\u00e8bres", "causes celebres", "celebrities", "celebs", "figures", "icons", "ikons", "luminaries", "megastars", "names", "notabilities", "notables", "notorieties", "personages", "personalities", "somebodies", "standouts", "stars", "superstars", "VIPs" ], "near synonyms":[ "favorites", "heartthrobs", "heroes", "idols", "demigods", "dignitaries", "eminences", "immortals", "monuments", "pillars", "worthies", "barons", "big shots", "bigwigs", "kahunas", "magnates", "moguls", "nabobs", "panjandrums", "panjandra" ], "near antonyms":[ "lightweights", "mediocrities", "has-beens" ], "antonyms":[ "nobodies", "noncelebrities" ] }, "the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance":{ "examples":[ "with the coming of light we could see all the damage that the storm had caused" ], "synonyms":[ "auroras", "aurorae", "cockcrows", "dawns", "daybreaks", "daylights", "days", "mornings", "morns", "sunrises", "suns", "sunups" ], "near synonyms":[ "daytimes", "forenoons" ], "near antonyms":[ "darks", "midnights", "nights", "nighttimes", "afternoons", "middays", "dusks", "evenings", "eventides", "gloamings", "twilights" ], "antonyms":[ "nightfalls", "sundowns", "sunsets" ] }, "to set (something) on fire":{ "examples":[ "we lit the kindling before adding the heavier logs" ], "synonyms":[ "burns", "enkindles", "fires", "ignites", "inflames", "enflames", "kindles", "torches" ], "near synonyms":[ "immolates", "deflagrates", "chars", "frizzles", "scorches", "bakes", "broils", "cooks", "ashes", "cremates", "incinerates", "kilns", "sets off", "brightens", "illuminates", "illumines", "irradiates", "lightens", "radiates", "scalds", "scathes", "sears", "reignites", "rekindles", "relights", "banks", "stokes" ], "near antonyms":[ "chokes", "smothers", "suffocates", "stamps (out)", "blackens", "darkens", "dims", "dulls", "obscures" ], "antonyms":[ "douses", "dowses", "extinguishes", "puts out", "quenches", "snuffs (out)" ] }, "to supply with light":{ "examples":[ "the lights from the TV cameras will light this room as though it were high noon" ], "synonyms":[ "bathes", "beacons", "emblazes", "illumes", "illuminates", "illumines", "irradiates", "lightens" ], "near synonyms":[ "brightens", "beams", "beats (down)", "radiates", "shines", "enhaloes", "haloes", "floodlights", "highlights", "spotlights", "blazes", "burns", "fires", "flames", "glares", "glows", "ignites", "incinerates", "kindles", "bedazzles", "blinds", "dazes", "dazzles", "gleams", "glistens", "glitters" ], "near antonyms":[ "dims", "dulls", "obscures", "covers", "shrouds", "veils", "douses", "dowses", "extinguishes", "puts out", "quenches", "snuffs (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "blackens", "darkens", "obfuscates" ] }, "to come to rest after descending from the air":{ "examples":[ "the bird lit on the branch and began to sing" ], "synonyms":[ "alights", "lands", "perches", "roosts", "settles", "touches down" ], "near synonyms":[ "belly-lands", "crash-lands" ], "near antonyms":[ "arises", "ascends", "climbs", "rises", "flies", "floats", "glides", "planes", "soars", "wings", "hangs", "hovers" ], "antonyms":[ "blasts off", "takes off" ] }, "to come down from something (as a vehicle)":{ "examples":[ "he hurriedly lighted from the bus and started walking up the street" ], "synonyms":[ "alights", "descends", "disembarks", "dismounts", "gets down" ], "near synonyms":[ "deplanes", "detrains" ], "near antonyms":[ "boards", "climbs (aboard)", "gets in", "mounts", "enplanes", "emplanes", "entrains" ], "antonyms":[ "embarks" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "light-minded":{ "lacking in seriousness or maturity":{ "examples":[ "the movie was a light-minded take on the biblical story of Noah and the Flood" ], "synonyms":[ "birdbrained", "ditzy", "ditsy", "dizzy", "featherbrained", "flighty", "frivolous", "frothy", "futile", "giddy", "goofy", "harebrained", "light-headed", "puerile", "scatterbrained", "silly", "yeasty" ], "near synonyms":[ "fatuous", "foolish", "inane", "nonsensical", "thoughtless", "witless", "crazy", "daffy", "daft", "fruity", "exuberant", "flippant", "fluttery", "giggly", "happy", "light", "lighthearted", "playful", "sappy", "shallow", "superficial" ], "near antonyms":[ "grave", "melancholy", "somber", "sombre", "thoughtful", "dignified", "heavy", "no-nonsense", "sedate", "severe", "solemn", "staid" ], "antonyms":[ "earnest", "serious", "serious-minded", "sober", "unfrivolous" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "light (on or upon)":{ "to come upon unexpectedly or by chance":{ "examples":[ "the novelist lit upon the plot for his latest thriller while visiting a remote lighthouse in Maine" ], "synonyms":[ "chance (upon)", "encounter", "find", "happen (on or upon)", "hit (upon)", "meet", "pitch (upon)", "stumble (on or onto)", "tumble (upon)" ], "near synonyms":[ "luck (out, on, onto, or into)", "confront", "face", "discover", "strike", "turn up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lighting (upon)":{ "as in tumbling (to) , hitting (upon)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hitting (upon)", "tumbling (to)", "crisscrossing", "crossing", "passing", "reencountering", "re-encountering", "remeeting", "colliding (with)", "crashing (into)", "facing", "greeting", "saluting", "accosting", "confronting", "catching", "chancing (upon)", "encountering", "happening (upon)", "meeting", "stumbling (upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoiding", "dodging", "ducking", "eluding", "escaping", "evading", "shaking", "shunning" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lighting out":{ "the act of leaving a place":{ "examples":[ "your lighting out of church before the end of services did not go unnoticed" ], "synonyms":[ "decamping", "decampment", "departing", "departure", "exit", "exiting", "farewell", "going", "leave", "leave-taking", "outgo", "parting", "quitting", "walking out" ], "near synonyms":[ "flight", "retirement", "retreat", "running away", "withdrawal", "diaspora", "emigration", "evacuation", "exodus", "embarkation", "embarkment", "disembarkation", "egress", "abandonment", "forsaking", "relinquishment" ], "near antonyms":[ "coming", "approach", "entrance", "ingress" ], "antonyms":[ "advent", "appearance", "arrival" ] }, "as in getting out , getting (away)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "absconding", "clearing out", "decamping", "eloping", "escaping", "getting (away)", "getting out", "lamming", "making off", "mizzling", "scarpering", "scatting", "scramming", "skipping (out)", "skirring", "bolting", "breaking", "bugging out", "fleeing", "flying", "hightailing (it)", "retreating", "running", "running away", "running off", "skedaddling" ], "near antonyms":[ "bearding", "braving", "confronting", "daring", "defying", "facing", "abiding", "dwelling", "hanging around", "lingering", "remaining", "staying", "sticking around", "tarrying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in taking off , putting out":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "beelining", "putting", "putting out", "setting off", "setting out", "striking", "taking off", "aiming", "bending", "directing", "pointing", "turning", "facing", "orienting", "steering", "bearing", "heading", "making", "about-facing", "backing", "coming about", "coming round", "cutting", "inclining", "putting about", "reversing", "swerving", "tacking", "turning back", "veering", "wheeling", "yawing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "light":{ "the steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible":{ "examples":[ "he read poetry to her by the light of the moon" ], "synonyms":[ "blaze", "flare", "fluorescence", "glare", "gleam", "glow", "illumination", "incandescence", "luminescence", "radiance", "shine" ], "near synonyms":[ "flash", "glimmer", "glint", "glitter", "scintillation", "shimmer", "sparkle", "twinkle", "daylight", "moonlight", "sunlight", "sunshine", "afterglow", "aureole", "aureola", "aurora", "beam", "halo", "ray", "shaft", "streak", "stream", "sunbeam", "glisten", "gloss", "luster", "lustre", "polish", "reflection", "sheen" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackness", "dark", "darkness", "dimness", "dusk", "duskiness", "gloom", "night", "shadow" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that provides illumination":{ "examples":[ "turn off the light when you go to bed" ], "synonyms":[ "beacon", "illuminant", "lamp" ], "near synonyms":[ "arc lamp", "arc light", "candelabra", "candelabrum", "candle", "chandelier", "dark lantern", "electric", "flare", "flash", "flashbulb", "flashcube", "flashlight", "floodlight", "fluorescent lamp", "gaslight", "gasolier", "girandole", "headlight", "incandescent lamp", "klieg light", "kleig light", "lantern", "light bulb", "lighthouse", "lighting", "sconce", "spotlight", "streetlight", "sun lamp" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person who is widely known and usually much talked about":{ "examples":[ "a leading light in the acting profession" ], "synonyms":[ "cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre", "cause celebre", "celeb", "celebrity", "figure", "icon", "ikon", "luminary", "megastar", "name", "notability", "notable", "notoriety", "personage", "personality", "somebody", "standout", "star", "superstar", "VIP" ], "near synonyms":[ "favorite", "heartthrob", "hero", "idol", "demigod", "dignitary", "eminence", "immortal", "monument", "pillar", "worthy", "baron", "big shot", "bigwig", "kahuna", "magnate", "mogul", "nabob", "panjandrum" ], "near antonyms":[ "lightweight", "mediocrity", "has-been" ], "antonyms":[ "nobody", "noncelebrity" ] }, "the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance":{ "examples":[ "with the coming of light we could see all the damage that the storm had caused" ], "synonyms":[ "aurora", "cockcrow", "dawn", "dawning", "day", "daybreak", "daylight", "morn", "morning", "sun", "sunrise", "sunup" ], "near synonyms":[ "daytime", "forenoon" ], "near antonyms":[ "dark", "darkness", "midnight", "night", "nighttime", "afternoon", "midday", "dusk", "evening", "eventide", "gloaming", "twilight" ], "antonyms":[ "nightfall", "sundown", "sunset" ] }, "having little weight":{ "examples":[ "the suitcase was as light as a feather after all the clothes were removed" ], "synonyms":[ "featherlight", "feathery", "lightweight", "underweight", "weightless" ], "near synonyms":[ "bantam", "diminutive", "little", "minute", "puny", "small", "smallish", "tiny", "undersized", "undersize", "wee", "flimsy", "fragile", "insubstantial", "petite", "slender", "slight", "slim", "thin" ], "near antonyms":[ "big", "considerable", "extensive", "goodly", "great", "handsome", "huge", "hulking", "jumbo", "king-size", "king-sized", "large", "largish", "massive", "overscale", "overscaled", "oversize", "oversized", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "super", "voluminous", "whacking", "bulky", "cumbersome", "unwieldy" ], "antonyms":[ "heavy", "hefty", "leaden", "overweight", "ponderous", "weighty" ] }, "involving minimal difficulty or effort":{ "examples":[ "a little light work was all it took to straighten up the room" ], "synonyms":[ "cheap", "downhill", "easy", "effortless", "facile", "fluent", "fluid", "hands-down", "painless", "ready", "royal", "simple", "smooth", "snap", "soft" ], "near synonyms":[ "idiotproof", "mindless", "quick", "straightforward", "unchallenging", "uncomplicated", "apparent", "clear", "clear-cut", "distinct", "evident", "manifest", "obvious", "open-and-shut", "palpable", "patent", "perspicuous", "plain", "transparent", "unambiguous", "unequivocal", "unmistakable" ], "near antonyms":[ "burdensome", "exhausting", "onerous", "oppressive", "painful", "stressful", "taxing", "troublesome", "abstruse", "complex", "complicated", "intricate", "involved", "knotty", "problematic", "problematical", "recondite" ], "antonyms":[ "arduous", "demanding", "difficult", "exacting", "formidable", "grueling", "gruelling", "hard", "herculean", "killer", "labored", "laborious", "murderous", "rough", "severe", "stiff", "strenuous", "toilful", "toilsome", "tough" ] }, "less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable":{ "examples":[ "traffic on the highway seems to be very light today" ], "synonyms":[ "exiguous", "hand-to-mouth", "meager", "meagre", "niggardly", "poor", "scant", "scanty", "scarce", "skimp", "skimpy", "slender", "slim", "spare", "sparing", "sparse", "stingy" ], "near synonyms":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "insufficient", "lacking", "short", "wanting", "bare", "bare-bones", "least", "littlest", "lowest", "mere", "minimal", "slightest", "slight", "small", "thin", "barren", "infertile", "sterile", "unfruitful", "unproductive" ], "near antonyms":[ "adequate", "enough", "satisfactory", "sufficient", "tolerable", "fat", "fecund", "fertile", "fruitful", "prolific", "rich", "lavish", "luxuriant", "blooming", "bursting", "flourishing", "proliferative", "swarming", "teeming", "thriving", "excess", "extra", "surplus" ], "antonyms":[ "abundant", "ample", "bountiful", "copious", "generous", "liberal", "plenteous", "plentiful" ] }, "moving easily":{ "examples":[ "the dancer was exceptionally light on her feet" ], "synonyms":[ "agile", "featly", "feline", "graceful", "gracile", "light-footed", "light-foot", "lightsome", "lissome", "lissom", "lithe", "lithesome", "nimble", "spry" ], "near synonyms":[ "acrobatic", "flexible", "limber", "loose-jointed", "pliable", "pliant", "supple", "adroit", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "light-fingered", "fleet-footed", "sure-footed", "athletic", "balletic", "coordinated" ], "near antonyms":[ "uncoordinated", "inflexible", "rigid", "stiff", "bungling", "inept", "maladroit" ], "antonyms":[ "awkward", "clumsy", "gawky", "graceless", "klutzy", "lumbering", "ungainly", "ungraceful" ] }, "not harsh or stern especially in nature or effect":{ "examples":[ "light punishment to fit a minor offense" ], "synonyms":[ "balmy", "benign", "bland", "delicate", "gentle", "mellow", "mild", "nonabrasive", "soft", "soothing", "tender" ], "near synonyms":[ "calm", "pacific", "peaceful", "placid", "quiet", "serene", "tranquil", "clement", "compassionate", "easy", "lenient", "merciful", "buffering", "cushioning", "emollient", "softening", "sleek", "slick", "smooth" ], "near antonyms":[ "exquisite", "fierce", "intense", "powerful", "severe", "forceful", "forcible", "savage", "violent", "roughened", "rugged", "strong", "abrading", "irritating", "roughening", "grim", "gruff", "rude", "stiff", "heavy-handed", "oppressive", "pitiless", "tyrannical", "tyrannic" ], "antonyms":[ "abrasive", "caustic", "coarse", "hard", "harsh", "rough", "scathing", "stern", "ungentle" ] }, "resembling air in lightness":{ "examples":[ "the waves had an especially light foam at their crests because of the strong breeze" ], "synonyms":[ "airy", "ethereal", "fluffy", "gossamer", "gossamery" ], "near synonyms":[ "cobwebby", "dainty", "delicate", "diaphanous", "downy", "feathery", "flimsy", "gauzelike", "gauzy", "insubstantial", "tender", "wispy", "buoyant", "lighter-than-air", "lightweight", "rarefied", "unsubstantial", "vaporous", "weightless", "cumulous", "pillowy" ], "near antonyms":[ "firm", "solid", "substantial", "bulky", "burdensome", "cumbersome", "hefty", "hulking", "lumpish", "ponderous", "unwieldy", "weighty" ], "antonyms":[ "heavy", "leaden" ] }, "filled with much light":{ "examples":[ "the light , airy room is exceptionally cheerful" ], "synonyms":[ "ablaze", "alight", "bright", "brightened", "illuminated", "illumined", "lightsome", "lit", "lighted" ], "near synonyms":[ "floodlit", "floodlighted", "highlighted", "spotlighted", "spotlit", "ignited", "kindled", "moonlit", "shiny", "sunlit", "sunny", "sunshiny" ], "near antonyms":[ "gloomy", "somber", "sombre", "sunless", "cloudy", "murky", "obscured", "shadowlike", "shadowy", "gray", "grey", "leaden", "pale", "lightproof" ], "antonyms":[ "blackened", "dark", "darkened", "darkish", "darkling", "dimmed", "dusk", "dusky", "lightless", "pitch-black", "pitch-dark", "tenebrous", "unlit" ] }, "lacking intensity of color":{ "examples":[ "we painted the walls a light blue" ], "synonyms":[ "dull", "dulled", "faded", "pale", "pastel", "washed-out", "washy" ], "near synonyms":[ "flat", "lackluster", "lusterless", "matte", "mat", "matt", "dim", "faint", "dirty", "muddy", "achromatic", "colorless", "uncolored", "undyed", "unpainted", "unstained", "blanched", "bleached", "washed", "white", "whitened", "gray", "grey", "indistinct", "neutral" ], "near antonyms":[ "bright", "brilliant", "vibrant", "vivid", "chromatic", "colored", "dyed", "painted", "stained", "tinged", "tinted", "colorful", "motley", "multicolored", "polychromatic", "polychrome", "prismatic", "rainbow", "varicolored", "variegated", "flashy", "garish", "gaudy", "loud", "showy", "splashy" ], "antonyms":[ "dark", "deep", "gay", "rich" ] }, "of light complexion":{ "examples":[ "her light skin tends to freckle easily in the sun" ], "synonyms":[ "fair" ], "near synonyms":[ "ashen", "ashy", "pale", "paled", "palish", "pallid", "pasty", "peaked", "peaky", "sallow", "sallowish", "wan", "white" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "black", "brunet", "brunette", "dark", "swart", "swarthy" ] }, "to set (something) on fire":{ "examples":[ "we lit the kindling before adding the heavier logs" ], "synonyms":[ "burn", "enkindle", "fire", "ignite", "inflame", "enflame", "kindle", "torch" ], "near synonyms":[ "immolate", "deflagrate", "char", "frizzle", "scorch", "bake", "broil", "cook", "ash", "cremate", "incinerate", "kiln", "set off", "brighten", "illuminate", "illumine", "irradiate", "lighten", "radiate", "scald", "scathe", "sear", "reignite", "rekindle", "relight", "bank", "stoke" ], "near antonyms":[ "choke", "smother", "suffocate", "stamp (out)", "blacken", "darken", "dim", "dull", "obscure" ], "antonyms":[ "douse", "dowse", "extinguish", "put out", "quench", "snuff (out)" ] }, "to supply with light":{ "examples":[ "the lights from the TV cameras will light this room as though it were high noon" ], "synonyms":[ "bathe", "beacon", "emblaze", "illume", "illuminate", "illumine", "irradiate", "lighten" ], "near synonyms":[ "brighten", "beam", "beat (down)", "radiate", "shine", "enhalo", "halo", "floodlight", "highlight", "spotlight", "blaze", "burn", "fire", "flame", "glare", "glow", "ignite", "incinerate", "kindle", "bedazzle", "blind", "daze", "dazzle", "gleam", "glisten", "glitter" ], "near antonyms":[ "dim", "dull", "obscure", "cover", "shroud", "veil", "douse", "dowse", "extinguish", "put out", "quench", "snuff (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "blacken", "darken", "obfuscate" ] }, "to come to rest after descending from the air":{ "examples":[ "the bird lit on the branch and began to sing" ], "synonyms":[ "alight", "land", "perch", "roost", "settle", "touch down" ], "near synonyms":[ "belly-land", "crash-land" ], "near antonyms":[ "arise", "ascend", "climb", "rise", "float", "fly", "glide", "plane", "soar", "wing", "hang", "hover" ], "antonyms":[ "blast off", "take off" ] }, "to come down from something (as a vehicle)":{ "examples":[ "he hurriedly lighted from the bus and started walking up the street" ], "synonyms":[ "alight", "descend", "disembark", "dismount", "get down" ], "near synonyms":[ "deplane", "detrain" ], "near antonyms":[ "board", "climb (aboard)", "get in", "mount", "enplane", "emplane", "entrain" ], "antonyms":[ "embark" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "lightning rod":{ "as in fall guy , whipping boy":{ 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"antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lighters":{ "as in barges , keels":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barges", "hoys", "keelboats", "keels", "narrow boats", "auxiliaries", "bumboats", "cutters", "jolly boats", "launches", "lifeboats", "longboats", "tender", "yawls", "towboats", "tugboats", "tugs", "houseboats", "riverboats", "ferries", "ferryboats", "gondolas", "taxis", "taxies", "water taxis", "cruisers", "inboards", "motorboats", "outboards", "powerboats", "bankers", "cobles", "draggers", "gillnetters", "hookers", "luggers", "scallopers", "seiners", "shrimpers", "trawlers", "whaleboats", "whalers", "workboats", "bateaux", "batteaux", "ca\u00efques", "canoes", "catamarans", "coracles", "curraghs", "currachs", "dhows", "dinghies", "dinks", "dories", "dugouts", "flatboats", "garveys", "gigs", "johnboats", "kayaks", "outriggers", "paddleboats", "pinnaces", "piraguas", "pirogues", "pontoons", "prams", "punts", "rafts", "rowboats", "rowing boats", "sampans", "scows", "sculls", "shallops", "shells", "skiffs", "surfboats", "umiaks", "wherries", "cockleshells", "tubs", "catboats", "ketches", "sailboats", "schooners", "yachts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lights out":{ "as in gets out , gets (away)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "absconds", "clears out", "decamps", "elopes", "escapes", "gets (away)", "gets out", "lams", "makes off", "mizzles", "scarpers", "scats", "scrams", "skips (out)", "skirrs", "bolts", "breaks", "bugs out", "flees", "flies", "hightails (it)", "retreats", "runs", "runs away", "runs off", "skedaddles" ], "near antonyms":[ "beards", "braves", "confronts", "dares", "defies", "faces", "abides", "dwells", "hangs around", "lingers", "remains", "stays", "sticks around", "tarries" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in takes off , puts out":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "beelines", "puts", "puts out", "sets off", "sets out", "strikes", "takes off", "aims", "bends", "directs", "points", "turns", "faces", "orients", "steers", "bears", "heads", "makes", "about-faces", "backs", "comes about", "comes round", "cuts", "inclines", "puts about", "reverses", "swerves", "tacks", "turns back", "veers", "wheels", "yaws" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lightweight":{ "having little weight":{ "examples":[ "it's going to be hot, so wear mostly lightweight clothing" ], "synonyms":[ "featherlight", "feathery", "light", "underweight", "weightless" ], "near synonyms":[ "bantam", "diminutive", "little", "minute", "puny", "small", "smallish", "tiny", "undersized", "undersize", "wee", "flimsy", "fragile", "insubstantial", "petite", "slender", "slight", "slim", "thin" ], "near antonyms":[ "big", "considerable", "extensive", "goodly", "great", "handsome", "huge", "hulking", "jumbo", "king-size", "king-sized", "large", "largish", "massive", "overscale", "overscaled", "oversize", "oversized", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "super", "voluminous", "whacking", "bulky", "cumbersome", "unwieldy" ], "antonyms":[ "heavy", "hefty", "leaden", "overweight", "ponderous", "weighty" ] }, "a person of no importance or influence":{ "examples":[ "among astronomers she's considered a lightweight" ], "synonyms":[ "cipher", "dwarf", "half-pint", "insect", "insignificancy", "morsel", "nobody", "nonentity", "nothing", "nullity", "number", "pip-squeak", "pygmy", "pigmy", "shrimp", "snippersnapper", "twerp", "whippersnapper", "zero", "zilch" ], "near synonyms":[ "no-name", "noncelebrity", "least", "inferior", "mediocrity", "obscurity", "figurehead", "puppet" ], "near antonyms":[ "chief", "head", "lead", "leader", "celebrity", "luminary", "notable", "personality", "planet", "star", "superstar", "authority", "superior", "great power", "party", "power" ], "antonyms":[ "big shot", "big wheel", "bigwig", "eminence", "figure", "kahuna", "kingpin", "magnate", "nabob", "personage", "somebody", "VIP" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "lights (on or upon)":{ "to come upon unexpectedly or by chance":{ "examples":[ "the novelist lit upon the plot for his latest thriller while visiting a remote lighthouse in Maine" ], "synonyms":[ "chances (upon)", "encounters", "finds", "happens (on or upon)", "hits (upon)", "meets", "pitches (upon)", "stumbles (on or onto)", "tumbles (upon)" ], "near synonyms":[ "lucks (out, on, onto, or into)", "confronts", "faces", "discovers", "strikes", "turns up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "light (up)":{ "as in burn , glow":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blaze", "burn", "combust", "flame", "flare (up)", "glow", "radiate", "flash", "shine", "twinkle", "scintillate", "spark", "sparkle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "light out":{ "as in get out , get (away)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abscond", "clear out", "decamp", "elope", "escape", "get (away)", "get out", "lam", "make off", "mizzle", "scarper", "scat", "scram", "skip (out)", "skirr", "bolt", "break", "bug out", "flee", "fly", "hightail (it)", "retreat", "run", "run away", "run off", "skedaddle" ], "near antonyms":[ "beard", "brave", "confront", "dare", "defy", "face", "abide", "dwell", "hang around", "linger", "remain", "stay", "stick around", "tarry" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in take off , put out":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "beeline", "put", "put out", "set off", "set out", "strike", "take off", "aim", "bend", "direct", "point", "turn", "face", "orient", "steer", "bear", "head", "make", "about-face", "back", "come about", "come round", "cut", "incline", "put about", "reverse", "swerve", "tack", "turn back", "veer", "wheel", "yaw" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lights into":{ "to criticize harshly and usually publicly":{ "examples":[ "She lit into the intern for deleting an important file." ], "synonyms":[ "abuses", "assails", "attacks", "bashes", "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":[] }, "to start work on energetically":{ "examples":[ "We lit into the new project right away." ], "synonyms":[ "attacks", "dives (into)", "tackles", "wades (in or into)" ], "near synonyms":[ "addresses", "approaches", "faces", "buckles (down to)", "concentrates (on)", "focuses (on)", "focusses (on)", "knuckles down (to)", "zeroes (in on)", "falls (to)", "pitches in", "plunges (in)", "settles (down)", "pursues", "takes up", "undertakes" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoids", "evades", "shuns", "dallies", "dawdles", "dillydallies", "fiddles (around)", "fools", "idles", "lags", "messes", "monkeys (around)", "plays", "pokes", "potters (around)", "putters (around)", "trifles" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take sudden, violent action against":{ "examples":[ "He lit into the punching bag as though it were his worst enemy." ], "synonyms":[ "assails", "assaults", "attacks", "besets", "bushwhacks", "charges", "descends (on or upon)", "goes in (on)", "jumps (on)", "pounces (on or upon)", "raids", "rushes", "sets on", "sics", "sicks", "storms", "strikes", "trashes", "turns (on)" ], "near synonyms":[ "bum-rushes", "gangs up (on)", "mobs", "swarms", "mugs", "robs", "ambuscades", "ambushes", "surprises", "surprizes", "waylays", "blitzes", "bombards", "bombs", "nukes", "barrages", "cannonades", "cannons", "bangs away (at)", "batters", "buffets", "plasters", "beleaguers", "besieges", "presses", "harries", "loots", "pillages", "plunders", "ravages", "sacks", "forays", "invades", "overruns", "envelops", "flanks" ], "near antonyms":[ "covers", "defends", "guards", "protects", "secures", "shields" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "lighted (up)":{ "as in burn , glow":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blaze", "burn", "combust", "flame", "flare (up)", "glow", "radiate", "flash", "shine", "twinkle", "scintillate", "spark", "sparkle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "light heavyweights":{ "as in heavyweights , featherweights":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bantamweights", "cruiserweights", "featherweights", "flyweights", "heavyweights", "lightweights", "middleweights", "superheavyweights", "welterweights", "palookas", "sluggers", "stumblebums", "boxers", "fighters", "gladiators", "prizefighters", "pugilists", "pugs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lighted (on or upon)":{ "to come upon unexpectedly or by chance":{ "examples":[ "the novelist lit upon the plot for his latest thriller while visiting a remote lighthouse in Maine" ], "synonyms":[ "chanced (upon)", "encountered", "found", "happened (on or upon)", "hit (upon)", "met", "pitched (upon)", "stumbled (on or onto)", "tumbled (upon)" ], "near synonyms":[ "lucked (out, on, onto, or into)", "confronted", "faced", "discovered", "struck", "turned up" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "light-headed":{ "having a feeling of being whirled about and in danger of falling down":{ "examples":[ "I always get light-headed after riding roller coasters, even when I'm standing still again" ], "synonyms":[ "aswoon", "dizzy", "giddy", "reeling", "swimmy", "vertiginous", "whirling", "woozy" ], "near synonyms":[ "faint", "weak", "addled", "befuddled", "confused", "dazed", "groggy" ], "near antonyms":[ "clearheaded", "stable", "steady" ], "antonyms":[] }, "lacking in seriousness or maturity":{ "examples":[ "we couldn't concentrate on our work because we were feeling so light-headed" ], "synonyms":[ "birdbrained", "ditzy", "ditsy", "dizzy", "featherbrained", "flighty", "frivolous", "frothy", "futile", "giddy", "goofy", "harebrained", "light-minded", "puerile", "scatterbrained", "silly", "yeasty" ], "near synonyms":[ "fatuous", "foolish", "inane", "nonsensical", "thoughtless", "witless", "crazy", "daffy", "daft", "fruity", "exuberant", "flippant", "fluttery", "giggly", "happy", "light", "lighthearted", "playful", "sappy", "shallow", "superficial" ], "near antonyms":[ "grave", "melancholy", "somber", "sombre", "thoughtful", "dignified", "heavy", "no-nonsense", "sedate", "severe", "solemn", "staid" ], "antonyms":[ "earnest", "serious", "serious-minded", "sober", "unfrivolous" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "lighthouses":{ "a tower that is built on or near the shore and that has a powerful illuminated signal to guide ships away from danger":{ "examples":[ "The sailor spotted the lighthouse in the distance." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arc lamps", "arc lights", "candelabra", "candelabrums", "candelabras", "candles", "chandeliers", "dark lanterns", "electrics", "flares", "flashbulbs", "flashcubes", "flashes", "flashlights", "floodlights", "fluorescent lamps", "gaslights", "gasoliers", "girandoles", "headlights", "incandescent lamps", "klieg lights", "kleig lights", "lanterns", "light bulbs", "lightings", "sconces", "spotlights", "streetlights", "sun lamps", "beacons", "illuminants", "lamps", "lights" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lighting":{ "as in candle , spotlight":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arc lamp", "arc light", "candelabra", "candelabrum", "candle", "chandelier", "dark lantern", "flare", "flash", "flashbulb", "flashcube", "flashlight", "floodlight", "fluorescent lamp", "gaslight", "gasolier", "girandole", "headlight", "incandescent lamp", "klieg light", "kleig light", "lantern", "light bulb", "lighthouse", "sconce", "spotlight", "streetlight", "sun lamp", "beacon", "illuminant", "lamp" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to set (something) on fire":{ "examples":[ "we lit the kindling before adding the heavier logs" ], "synonyms":[ "burning", "enkindling", "firing", "igniting", "inflaming", "enflaming", "kindling", "torching" ], "near synonyms":[ "immolating", "deflagrating", "charring", "frizzling", "scorching", "baking", "broiling", "cooking", "ashing", "cremating", "incinerating", "kilning", "setting off", "brightening", "illuminating", "illumining", "irradiating", "lightening", "radiating", "scalding", "scathing", "searing", "reigniting", "rekindling", "relighting", "banking", "stoking" ], "near antonyms":[ "choking", "smothering", "suffocating", "stamping (out)", "blackening", "darkening", "dimming", "dulling", "obscuring" ], "antonyms":[ "dousing", "dowsing", "extinguishing", "putting out", "quenching", "snuffing (out)" ] }, "to supply with light":{ "examples":[ "the lights from the TV cameras will light this room as though it were high noon" ], "synonyms":[ "bathing", "beaconing", "emblazing", "illuminating", "illuming", "illumining", "irradiating", "lightening" ], "near synonyms":[ "brightening", "beaming", "beating (down)", "radiating", "shining", "enhaloing", "haloing", "floodlighting", "highlighting", "spotlighting", "blazing", "burning", "firing", "flaming", "glaring", "glowing", "igniting", "incinerating", "kindling", "bedazzling", "blinding", "dazing", "dazzling", "gleaming", "glistening", "glittering" ], "near antonyms":[ "dimming", "dulling", "obscuring", "covering", "shrouding", "veiling", "dousing", "dowsing", "extinguishing", "putting out", "quenching", "snuffing (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "blackening", "darkening", "obfuscating" ] }, "to come to rest after descending from the air":{ "examples":[ "the bird lit on the branch and began to sing" ], "synonyms":[ "alighting", "landing", "perching", "roosting", "settling", "touching down" ], "near synonyms":[ "belly-landing", "crash-landing" ], "near antonyms":[ "arising", "ascending", "climbing", "rising", "floating", "flying", "gliding", "planing", "soaring", "winging", "hanging", "hovering" ], "antonyms":[ "blasting off", "taking off" ] }, "to come down from something (as a vehicle)":{ "examples":[ "he hurriedly lighted from the bus and started walking up the street" ], "synonyms":[ "alighting", "descending", "disembarking", "dismounting", "getting down" ], "near synonyms":[ "deplaning", "detraining" ], "near antonyms":[ "boarding", "climbing (aboard)", "getting in", "mounting", "enplaning", "emplaning", "entraining" ], "antonyms":[ "embarking" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "lightplanes":{ "as in biplanes , tilt-rotors":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "biplanes", "tilt-rotors", "towplanes", "trimotors", "triplanes", "amphibians", "seaplanes", "gliders", "sailplanes", "bombers", "fighters", "jump jets", "torpedo bombers", "warplanes", "aerospace planes", "rocket planes", "jetliners", "jets", "superjets", "supersonics", "supersonic transports", "trijets", "turbojets", "turboprops", "freighters", "tankers", "aerodynes", "aircraft", "air-cushion vehicles", "airframes", "airships", "ships", "tractors", "airliners", "air taxis", "liners", "aeroplanes", "airplanes", "planes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "light-fingered":{ "as in deft , adroit":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "adroit", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "acrobatic", "flexible", "limber", "loose-jointed", "pliable", "pliant", "supple", "fleet-footed", "sure-footed", "agile", "featly", "feline", "graceful", "gracile", "light", "light-footed", "light-foot", "lightsome", "lissome", "lissom", "lithe", "lithesome", "nimble", "spry", "athletic", "balletic", "coordinated" ], "near antonyms":[ "awkward", "clumsy", "gawky", "graceless", "klutzy", "lumbering", "ungainly", "ungraceful", "uncoordinated", "inflexible", "rigid", "stiff", "bungling", "inept", "maladroit" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "light-year":{ "a huge physical or conceptual distance":{ "examples":[ "my sister and I are close in age, but personality-wise, there are light-years between us" ], "synonyms":[ "galaxy", "world" ], "near synonyms":[ "country mile", "long haul", "way", "infinity" ], "near antonyms":[ "hop, skip, and jump", "shouting distance", "stone's throw", "striking distance", "hair", "hairbreadth", "hairsbreadth", "inch" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "light (upon)":{ "as in tumble (to) , hit (upon)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hit (upon)", "tumble (to)", "crisscross", "cross", "pass", "reencounter", "remeet", "collide (with)", "crash (into)", "face", "greet", "salute", "accost", "confront", "catch", "chance (upon)", "encounter", "happen (upon)", "meet", "stumble (upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoid", "dodge", "duck", "elude", "escape", "evade", "shake", "shun" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lightheartedly":{ "as in blithely , breezily":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blithely", "blithesomely", "breezily", "gladly", "gladsomely", "laughingly", "sunnily", "amusedly", "exuberantly", "giddily", "gigglingly", "joyfully", "joyously", "amicably", "friendlily", "friendly", "good-humoredly", "good-naturedly", "jocularly", "brightly", "cheerfully", "cheerily", "gaily", "gayly", "happily", "heartily", "jocosely", "jovially", "merrily", "mirthfully", "smilingly", "hopefully", "optimistically", "sanguinely", "blissfully", "elatedly", "euphorically", "rapturously" ], "near antonyms":[ "bleakly", "cheerlessly", "darkly", "heavily", "miserably", "morosely", "unhappily", "abjectly", "dejectedly", "despondently", "disconsolately", "dispiritedly", "wretchedly", "dolefully", "dolorously", "forlornly", "mournfully", "plaintively", "sorrowfully", "dourly", "glumly", "mirthlessly", "sourly", "sternly", "sulkily", "sullenly", "blackly", "dismally", "drearily", "gloomily", "pessimistically" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "lighten":{ "to become glad or hopeful":{ "examples":[ "the patient lightened when he heard the disease responds well to treatment" ], "synonyms":[ "brighten", "buck up", "cheer (up)", "look up", "perk (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "rejoice", "liven (up)", "revive", "beam", "glow", "radiate", "sparkle", "encourage", "gladden", "hearten" ], "near antonyms":[ "despair", "despond", "brood", "fret", "mope" ], "antonyms":[ "darken", "sadden" ] }, "to supply with light":{ "examples":[ "the room was gradually lightened by the rising sun" ], "synonyms":[ "bathe", "beacon", "emblaze", "illume", "illuminate", "illumine", "irradiate", "light" ], "near synonyms":[ "brighten", "beam", "beat (down)", "radiate", "shine", "enhalo", "halo", "floodlight", "highlight", "spotlight", "blaze", "burn", "fire", "flame", "glare", "glow", "ignite", "incinerate", "kindle", "bedazzle", "blind", "daze", "dazzle", "gleam", "glisten", "glitter" ], "near antonyms":[ "dim", "dull", "obscure", "cover", "shroud", "veil", "douse", "dowse", "extinguish", "put out", "quench", "snuff (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "blacken", "darken", "obfuscate" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "light-footed":{ "moving easily":{ "examples":[ "the light-footed cat crept silently through the house" ], "synonyms":[ "agile", "featly", "feline", "graceful", "gracile", "light", "lightsome", "lissome", "lissom", "lithe", "lithesome", "nimble", "spry" ], "near synonyms":[ "acrobatic", "flexible", "limber", "loose-jointed", "pliable", "pliant", "supple", "adroit", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "light-fingered", "fleet-footed", "sure-footed", "athletic", "balletic", "coordinated" ], "near antonyms":[ "uncoordinated", "inflexible", "rigid", "stiff", "bungling", "inept", "maladroit" ], "antonyms":[ "awkward", "clumsy", "gawky", "graceless", "klutzy", "lumbering", "ungainly", "ungraceful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "lighter":{ "as in barge , keel":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barge", "hoy", "keel", "keelboat", "narrow boat", "auxiliary", "bumboat", "cutter", "jolly boat", "launch", "lifeboat", "longboat", "tender", "yawl", "towboat", "tug", "tugboat", "houseboat", "riverboat", "ferry", "ferryboat", "gondola", "taxi", "water taxi", "cruiser", "inboard", "motorboat", "outboard", "powerboat", "banker", "coble", "dragger", "gillnetter", "hooker", "lugger", "scalloper", "seiner", "shrimper", "trawler", "whaleboat", "whaler", "workboat", "bateau", "ca\u00efque", "canoe", "catamaran", "coracle", "curragh", "currach", "dhow", "dinghy", "dink", "dory", "dugout", "flatboat", "garvey", "gig", "johnboat", "kayak", "outrigger", "paddleboat", "pinnace", "piragua", "pirogue", "pontoon", "pram", "punt", "raft", "rowboat", "rowing boat", "sampan", "scow", "scull", "shallop", "shell", "skiff", "surfboat", "umiak", "wherry", "cockleshell", "tub", "catboat", "ketch", "sailboat", "schooner", "yacht" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lightless":{ "being without light or without much light":{ "examples":[ "wondered what might be lurking in the lightless corners of the basement" ], "synonyms":[ "black", "caliginous", "dark", "darkened", "darkish", "darkling", "darksome", "dim", "dimmed", "dusk", "dusky", "gloomy", "murky", "obscure", "obscured", "pitch-black", "pitch-dark", "pitchy", "rayless", "somber", "sombre", "stygian", "tenebrific", "tenebrous", "unlit" ], "near synonyms":[ "crepuscular", "twilit", "moonless", "starless", "sunless", "cloudy", "dull", "dulled", "lackluster", "shadowlike", "shadowy", "shady", "gray", "grey", "leaden", "pale", "beclouded", "befogged", "clouded", "foggy", "fuliginous", "misty", "smoggy", "soupy" ], "near antonyms":[ "ablaze", "agleam", "aglitter", "alight", "beaming", "beamy", "effulgent", "glaring", "glowing", "incandescent", "lambent", "radiant", "relucent", "resplendent", "shining", "sparkling", "ultrabright", "glossy", "lustrous", "shiny", "floodlit", "floodlighted", "highlighted", "spotlighted", "spotlit", "moonlit", "moony", "starlit", "sunlit" ], "antonyms":[ "bright", "brightened", "brilliant", "illuminated", "illumined", "light", "lit", "lighted", "lightsome", "lucent", "lucid", "luminous" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "lighthearted":{ "having or showing freedom from worries or trouble":{ "examples":[ "his lighthearted attitude in the face of danger was the source of some concern" ], "synonyms":[ "blithe", "carefree", "debonair", "devil-may-care", "gay", "happy-go-lucky", "insouciant", "lightsome", "slaphappy", "unconcerned" ], "near synonyms":[ "blas\u00e9", "blase", "breezy", "cavalier", "nonchalant", "casual", "easygoing", "informal", "laid-back", "low-pressure", "relaxed", "unfussy" ], "near antonyms":[ "earnest", "grave", "serious", "serious-minded", "somber", "sombre", "careful", "cautious", "heedful", "wary", "anxious", "concerned", "upset", "worried", "long-suffering", "overburdened", "sorrowful" ], "antonyms":[ "careworn" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "lightening":{ "to become glad or hopeful":{ "examples":[ "the patient lightened when he heard the disease responds well to treatment" ], "synonyms":[ "brightening", "bucking up", "cheering (up)", "looking up", "perking (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "rejoicing", "livening (up)", "reviving", "beaming", "glowing", "radiating", "sparkling", "encouraging", "gladdening", "heartening" ], "near antonyms":[ "despairing", "desponding", "brooding", "fretting", "moping" ], "antonyms":[ "darkening", "saddening" ] }, "to supply with light":{ "examples":[ "the room was gradually lightened by the rising sun" ], "synonyms":[ "bathing", "beaconing", "emblazing", "illuminating", "illuming", "illumining", "irradiating", "lighting" ], "near synonyms":[ "brightening", "beaming", "beating (down)", "radiating", "shining", "enhaloing", "haloing", "floodlighting", "highlighting", "spotlighting", "blazing", "burning", "firing", "flaming", "glaring", "glowing", "igniting", "incinerating", "kindling", "bedazzling", "blinding", "dazing", "dazzling", "gleaming", "glistening", "glittering" ], "near antonyms":[ "dimming", "dulling", "obscuring", "covering", "shrouding", "veiling", "dousing", "dowsing", "extinguishing", "putting out", "quenching", "snuffing (out)" ], "antonyms":[ "blackening", "darkening", "obfuscating" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lights (upon)":{ "as in tumbles (to) , hits (upon)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hits (upon)", "tumbles (to)", "crisscrosses", "crosses", "passes", "reencounters", "remeets", "collides (with)", "crashes (into)", "faces", "greets", "salutes", "accosts", "confronts", "catches", "chances (upon)", "encounters", "happens (upon)", "meets", "stumbles (upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoids", "dodges", "ducks", "eludes", "escapes", "evades", "shakes", "shuns" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lightships":{ "as in warships , steamships":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aircraft carriers", "argosies", "barges", "coasters", "colliers", "containerships", "corvettes", "cruisers", "cutters", "destroyers", "ferryboats", "flagships", "freighters", "icebreakers", "ironclads", "liners", "men-of-war", "men-o'-war", "merchantmen", "merchant ships", "motor ships", "packets", "steamers", "steamships", "superliners", "supertankers", "tankers", "traders", "tramps", "transports", "warships", "watercrafts", "boats", "keels", "ships", "vessels", "barks", "barques", "brigantines", "brigs", "caravels", "clippers", "junk", "ketches", "sailboats", "schooners", "square-riggers", "tall ships", "windjammers", "xebecs", "yachts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lightweights":{ "a person of no importance or influence":{ "examples":[ "among astronomers she's considered a lightweight" ], "synonyms":[ "ciphers", "dwarfs", "dwarves", "half-pints", "insects", "insignificancies", "morsels", "nobodies", "nonentities", "nullities", "numbers", "pip-squeaks", "pygmies", "pigmies", "shrimp", "shrimps", "snippersnappers", "twerps", "whippersnappers", "zeros", "zeroes", "zilches" ], "near synonyms":[ "no-names", "noncelebrities", "leasts", "inferiors", "mediocrities", "obscurities", "figureheads", "puppets" ], "near antonyms":[ "chiefs", "heads", "leaders", "leads", "celebrities", "luminaries", "notables", "personalities", "planets", "stars", "superstars", "authorities", "superiors", "great powers", "parties", "powers" ], "antonyms":[ "big shots", "big wheels", "bigwigs", "eminences", "figures", "kahunas", "kingpins", "magnates", "nabobs", "personages", "somebodies", "VIPs" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }