{ "lunch":{ "as in dinner , breakfast":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breakfast", "buffet", "collation", "dinner", "luncheon", "refreshments", "smorgasbord", "snack", "supper", "tea", "chow", "feed", "menu", "mess", "refection", "repast", "table", "board", "bite", "gulp", "morsel", "serving", "taste", "banquet", "feast", "regale", "spread", "bake", "barbecue", "barbeque", "clambake", "cookout", "fry", "fry-up", "luau", "picnic", "potluck", "roast" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in breakfast , sup":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breakfast", "sup", "board", "dine out", "mess", "picnic", "graze", "nibble", "nosh", "pick", "snack", "glut", "gorge", "gormandize", "overeat", "overfeed", "pig out", "chow (down)", "dig in", "banquet", "feast", "repast", "dine", "eat", "fare", "feed", "partake", "refresh", "victual" ], "near antonyms":[ "diet", "fast" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "lunges":{ "a quick thrust":{ "examples":[ "anticipated the swordsman's lunge and jumped aside to avoid being stabbed" ], "synonyms":[ "dabs", "digs", "jabs", "pokes" ], "near synonyms":[ "punches", "stabs", "sticks", "pushes", "shoves", "jams", "jerks", "jogs", "nudges" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in plunges , dives":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dives", "plunges", "settles", "sinks", "dips", "immerses", "submerges", "submerses" ], "near antonyms":[ "drifts", "floats", "glides", "hangs", "hovers", "poises", "rides", "sails", "swims", "wafts", "bobs", "dangles", "suspends", "buoys" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "lunch counter":{ "as in cafeteria , lunchroom":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cafeteria", "luncheonette", "lunchroom", "snack bar", "beanery", "caf\u00e9", "cafe", "caff", "diner", "eatery", "grill", "restaurant", "greasy spoon", "hash house", "chophouse", "steak house", "pizzeria", "coffeehouse", "coffee shop", "estaminet", "teahouse", "tearoom", "tea shop", "bar", "barroom", "inn", "tavern" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lunatics":{ "a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind":{ "examples":[ "he was raving like a lunatic" ], "synonyms":[ "bugs", "crackbrains", "crazies", "fools", "fruitcakes", "head cases", "loonies", "loons", "maniacs", "nutcases", "nuts", "nutters", "psychopaths", "psychos", "sickies", "sickos", "wackos", "whackos" ], "near synonyms":[ "madmen", "abnormals", "deviants", "monomaniacs", "mythomaniacs", "neurotics", "obsessive-compulsives", "obsessives", "paranoids", "psychotics", "schizophrenics", "sociopaths", "characters", "codgers", "crackpots", "cracks", "cranks", "eccentrics", "fantastics", "flakes", "kooks", "oddballs", "oddities", "originals", "quizzes", "screwballs", "tykes", "tikes", "weirdos", "zanies", "cases", "patients" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person who lacks good sense or judgment":{ "examples":[ "no, you can't ski off the roof, you lunatic !" ], "synonyms":[ "berks", "boobies", "charlies", "charleys", "cuckoos", "ding-a-lings", "dingbats", "ding-dongs", "dipsticks", "doofuses", "dufuses", "featherheads", "fools", "geese", "gits", "half-wits", "jackasses", "mooncalves", "nincompoops", "ninnies", "ninnyhammers", "nits", "nitwits", "nutcases", "nuts", "simpletons", "simps", "turkeys", "yo-yos" ], "near synonyms":[ "daredevils", "madmen", "airheads", "birdbrains", "blockheads", "dodoes", "dodos", "dolts", "donkeys", "dopes", "dorks", "dumbbells", "dummies", "dunces", "fatheads", "ganders", "goons", "idiots", "ignoramuses", "ignorami", "imbeciles", "know-nothings", "knuckleheads", "morons", "numskulls", "numbskulls", "pinheads", "schlubs", "shlubs", "schlumps", "schnooks", "stocks", "featherbrains", "scatterbrains", "butts", "dupes", "laughingstocks", "mockeries", "monkeys", "chumps", "losers", "schlemiels", "shlemiels", "characters", "codgers", "crackbrains", "crackpots", "cranks", "kooks", "oddballs", "screwballs", "weirdos" ], "near antonyms":[ "sages", "thinkers", "brains", "geniuses", "genii" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "luncheonettes":{ "as in cafeterias , lunchrooms":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cafeterias", "lunch counters", "lunchrooms", "snack bars", "beaneries", "caf\u00e9s", "cafes", "caffs", "diners", "eateries", "grills", "restaurants", "greasy spoons", "hash houses", "chophouses", "steak houses", "pizzerias", "coffeehouses", "coffee shops", "estaminets", "teahouses", "tearooms", "tea shops", "barrooms", "bars", "inns", "taverns" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lunging":{ "as in plunging , diving":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "diving", "plunging", "settling", "sinking", "dipping", "immersing", "submerging", "submersing" ], "near antonyms":[ "drifting", "floating", "gliding", "hanging", "hovering", "poising", "riding", "sailing", "swimming", "wafting", "bobbing", "dangling", "suspending", "buoying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lunkhead":{ "a stupid person":{ "examples":[ "don't let that lunkhead anywhere near your work tools" ], "synonyms":[ "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "bonehead", "bubblehead", "chowderhead", "chucklehead", "clodpoll", "clodpole", "clot", "cluck", "clunk", "cretin", "cuddy", "cuddie", "deadhead", "dim bulb", "dimwit", "dip", "dodo", "dolt", "donkey", "doofus", "dope", "dork", "dullard", "dum-dum", "dumbbell", "dumbhead", "dummkopf", "dummy", "dunce", "dunderhead", "fathead", "gander", "golem", "goof", "goon", "half-wit", "hammerhead", "hardhead", "idiot", "ignoramus", "imbecile", "jackass", "know-nothing", "knucklehead", "lamebrain", "loggerhead", "loon", "lump", "meathead", "mome", "moron", "mug", "mutt", "natural", "nimrod", "nincompoop", "ninny", "ninnyhammer", "nit", "nitwit", "noddy", "noodle", "numskull", "numbskull", "oaf", "pinhead", "prat", "ratbag", "saphead", "schlub", "shlub", "schnook", "simpleton", "stock", "stupe", "stupid", "thickhead", "turkey", "woodenhead", "yahoo", "yo-yo" ], "near synonyms":[ "booby", "buffoon", "fool", "goose", "loony", "lunatic", "madman", "nut", "zany", "loser", "gawk", "featherbrain", "scatterbrain", "beast", "boor", "cad", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cur", "heel", "jerk", "skunk", "snake", "stinker", "villain" ], "near antonyms":[ "intellect", "intellectual", "sage", "thinker", "whiz", "wizard", "polymath", "Renaissance man", "sharpie", "sharpy" ], "antonyms":[ "brain", "genius" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "luncheon":{ "a usually formal lunch that occurs as part of a meeting or for entertaining a guest":{ "examples":[ "a company luncheon" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breakfast", "buffet", "collation", "dinner", "refreshments", "smorgasbord", "snack", "supper", "tea", "chow", "feed", "meal", "menu", "mess", "refection", "repast", "table", "board", "bite", "gulp", "morsel", "serving", "taste", "banquet", "feast", "regale", "spread", "bake", "barbecue", "barbeque", "clambake", "cookout", "fry", "fry-up", "luau", "picnic", "potluck", "roast" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lunacy":{ "a foolish act or idea":{ "examples":[ "you want to sneak into the building after the alarm is set\u2014what lunacy !" ], "synonyms":[ "absurdity", "asininity", "b\u00eatise", "fatuity", "folly", "foolery", "foppery", "idiocy", "imbecility", "inanity", "insanity", "stupidity" ], "near synonyms":[ "absurdness", "craziness", "foolishness", "inaneness", "madness", "senselessness", "witlessness", "buffoonery", "monkeyshine(s)", "shenanigan(s)", "tomfoolery", "drivel", "humbug", "nonsense", "twaddle", "blunder", "bungle", "flub", "goof", "howler" ], "near antonyms":[ "discretion", "forethought", "prudence", "sagacity", "wisdom", "brainstorm", "inspiration" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life":{ "examples":[ "the judge ruled that the lunacy of the accused made him incompetent to stand trial" ], "synonyms":[ "aberration", "dementia", "derangement", "insanity", "madness", "mania", "rage" ], "near synonyms":[ "neurosis", "psychosis", "instability", "irrationality", "unreasonableness", "delirium", "frenzy", "hysteria", "hallucinosis", "hypomania", "paranoia", "schizophrenia", "senile dementia", "delusion", "hallucination", "monomania", "obsession", "phobia", "abnormality", "dementedness", "unsoundness" ], "near antonyms":[ "lucidity", "rationality", "rationalness", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "normality", "soundness" ], "antonyms":[ "mind", "saneness", "sanity" ] }, "lack of good sense or judgment":{ "examples":[ "was it desperation or lunacy that caused him to quit his job and move to California without any plan for what to do when he got there?" ], "synonyms":[ "absurdity", "asininity", "balminess", "brainlessness", "craziness", "daftness", "dippiness", "dottiness", "fatuity", "fatuousness", "folly", "foolishness", "imbecility", "inanity", "insanity", "madness", "nonsensicalness", "nuttiness", "preposterousness", "senselessness", "silliness", "simplicity", "unwisdom", "wackiness", "witlessness", "zaniness" ], "near synonyms":[ "denseness", "dim-wittedness", "doltishness", "dopiness", "dullness", "dulness", "dumbness", "feeblemindedness", "gormlessness", "idiocy", "mindlessness", "oafishness", "obtuseness", "simplemindedness", "simpleness", "slowness", "stupidity", "stupidness", "vacuity", "fallacy", "irrationality", "unreasonableness", "kookiness", "weirdness", "laughableness", "ludicrousness", "ridiculousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "logicality", "logicalness", "rationality", "rationalness", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "validity", "discernment", "insight", "perception", "percipience" ], "antonyms":[ "prudence", "sagaciousness", "sagacity", "sageness", "sanity", "sapience", "sensibleness", "soundness", "wisdom" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lunch counters":{ "as in cafeterias , lunchrooms":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cafeterias", "luncheonettes", "lunchrooms", "snack bars", "beaneries", "caf\u00e9s", "cafes", "caffs", "diners", "eateries", "grills", "restaurants", "greasy spoons", "hash houses", "chophouses", "steak houses", "pizzerias", "coffeehouses", "coffee shops", "estaminets", "teahouses", "tearooms", "tea shops", "barrooms", "bars", "inns", "taverns" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lunkheads":{ "a stupid person":{ "examples":[ "don't let that lunkhead anywhere near your work tools" ], "synonyms":[ "airheads", "birdbrains", "blockheads", "boneheads", "bubbleheads", "chowderheads", "chuckleheads", "clodpolls", "clodpoles", "clots", "clucks", "clunks", "cretins", "cuddies", "deadheads", "dim bulbs", "dimwits", "dips", "dodoes", "dodos", "dolts", "donkeys", "doofuses", "dufuses", "dopes", "dorks", "dullards", "dumbbells", "dumbheads", "dum-dums", "dummies", "dummkopfs", "dunces", "dunderheads", "fatheads", "ganders", "golems", "goofs", "goons", "half-wits", "hammerheads", "hardheads", "idiots", "ignoramuses", "ignorami", "imbeciles", "jackasses", "know-nothings", "knuckleheads", "lamebrains", "loggerheads", "loons", "lumps", "meatheads", "momes", "morons", "mugs", "mutts", "naturals", "nimrods", "nincompoops", "ninnies", "ninnyhammers", "nits", "nitwits", "noddies", "noodles", "numskulls", "numbskulls", "oafs", "pinheads", "prats", "ratbags", "sapheads", "schlubs", "shlubs", "schnooks", "simpletons", "stocks", "stupes", "stupids", "thickheads", "turkeys", "woodenheads", "yahoos", "yo-yos" ], "near synonyms":[ "boobies", "buffoons", "fools", "geese", "loonies", "lunatics", "madmen", "nuts", "zanies", "losers", "gawks", "featherbrains", "scatterbrains", "beasts", "boors", "cads", "churls", "clowns", "creeps", "curs", "heels", "jerks", "skunks", "skunk", "snakes", "stinkers", "villains" ], "near antonyms":[ "intellects", "intellectuals", "sages", "thinkers", "whizzes", "wizards", "polymaths", "Renaissance men", "sharpies" ], "antonyms":[ "brains", "geniuses", "genii" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "luncheonette":{ "as in cafeteria , lunchroom":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cafeteria", "lunch counter", "lunchroom", "snack bar", "beanery", "caf\u00e9", "cafe", "caff", "diner", "eatery", "grill", "restaurant", "greasy spoon", "hash house", "chophouse", "steak house", "pizzeria", "coffeehouse", "coffee shop", "estaminet", "teahouse", "tearoom", "tea shop", "bar", "barroom", "inn", "tavern" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "luncheons":{ "a usually formal lunch that occurs as part of a meeting or for entertaining a guest":{ "examples":[ "a company luncheon" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breakfasts", "buffets", "collations", "dinners", "refreshments", "smorgasbords", "snacks", "suppers", "teas", "chow", "feeds", "meals", "menus", "messes", "refections", "repasts", "tables", "boards", "bites", "gulps", "morsels", "servings", "tastes", "banquets", "feasts", "regales", "spreads", "bakes", "barbecues", "barbeques", "clambakes", "cookouts", "fries", "fry-ups", "luaus", "picnics", "potlucks", "roasts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lunchrooms":{ "as in cafeterias , luncheonettes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cafeterias", "lunch counters", "luncheonettes", "snack bars", "beaneries", "caf\u00e9s", "cafes", "caffs", "diners", "eateries", "grills", "restaurants", "greasy spoons", "hash houses", "chophouses", "steak houses", "pizzerias", "coffeehouses", "coffee shops", "estaminets", "teahouses", "tearooms", "tea shops", "barrooms", "bars", "inns", "taverns" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lunched":{ "as in breakfasted , supped":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breakfasted", "supped", "boarded", "dined out", "messed", "picnicked", "grazed", "nibbled", "noshed", "picked", "snacked", "glutted", "gorged", "gormandized", "overate", "overfed", "pigged out", "chowed (down)", "dug in", "banqueted", "feasted", "repasted", "ate", "dined", "fared", "fed", "partook", "refreshed", "victualed", "victualled" ], "near antonyms":[ "dieted", "fasted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lunged":{ "as in plunged , dived":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dived", "dove", "plunged", "sank", "sunk", "settled", "dipped", "immersed", "submerged", "submersed" ], "near antonyms":[ "drifted", "floated", "glided", "hovered", "hung", "hanged", "poised", "rode", "rid", "sailed", "swam", "wafted", "bobbed", "dangled", "suspended", "buoyed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "lunkheaded":{ "not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily":{ "examples":[ "every time I try to learn about the new technology, I end up feeling more lunkheaded than when I started" ], "synonyms":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "bonehead", "boneheaded", "brain-dead", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "chuckleheaded", "dense", "dim", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dopey", "dopy", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "fatuous", "gormless", "half-witted", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "mindless", "oafish", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "senseless", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "stupid", "thick", "thick-witted", "thickheaded", "unintelligent", "unsmart", "vacuous", "weak-minded", "witless" ], "near synonyms":[ "cretinous", "feebleminded", "simpleminded", "boobish", "foolish", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "moronic", "ignorant", "illiterate", "lowbrow", "uneducated", "uninformed", "unintellectual", "untaught", "unthinking", "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "cockeyed", "crackpot", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dippy", "dotty", "featherheaded", "fool", "half-baked", "harebrained", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "mad", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "sappy", "screwball", "silly", "tomfool", "unwise", "wacky", "whacky", "zany", "fallacious", "illogical", "invalid", "irrational", "unreasonable" ], "near antonyms":[ "ingenious", "resourceful", "acute", "astute", "discerning", "insightful", "keen", "knowing", "perceptive", "percipient", "perspicacious", "sagacious", "sage", "sapient", "savvy", "wise", "cerebral", "erudite", "highbrow", "intellectual", "knowledgeable", "learned", "literate", "scholarly", "thinking", "well-read", "educated", "informed", "schooled", "skilled", "trained", "crafty", "cunning", "foxy", "shrewd", "wily", "judicious", "prudent", "sane", "sensible", "sound", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "valid" ], "antonyms":[ "apt", "brainy", "bright", "brilliant", "clever", "fast", "hyperintelligent", "intelligent", "keen", "nimble", "quick", "quick-witted", "sharp", "sharp-witted", "smart", "supersmart", "ultrasmart" ] }, "showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment":{ "examples":[ "the actor plays a cheerfully lunkheaded character in the new comedy" ], "synonyms":[ "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "cockeyed", "crackpot", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dippy", "dotty", "fatuous", "featherheaded", "fool", "foolish", "half-baked", "half-witted", "harebrained", "inept", "insane", "jerky", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "mad", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "sappy", "screwball", "senseless", "silly", "simpleminded", "stupid", "tomfool", "unwise", "wacky", "whacky", "weak-minded", "witless", "zany" ], "near synonyms":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "boobish", "brain-dead", "chowderheaded", "chuckleheaded", "clueless", "dense", "dim", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dopey", "dopy", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "feebleminded", "gormless", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "mindless", "moronic", "oafish", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "thoughtless", "thick", "thickheaded", "unintelligent", "vacuous", "fallacious", "illogical", "invalid", "irrational", "nonrational", "surd", "unreasonable", "unreasoning", "unsound", "weak", "farcical", "laughable", "ludicrous", "ridiculous", "notional", "buffoonish", "clownish", "ill-advised", "unconsidered", "unreasoned" ], "near antonyms":[ "brainy", "bright", "clever", "intelligent", "smart", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "valid", "well-advised" ], "antonyms":[ "judicious", "prudent", "sagacious", "sage", "sane", "sapient", "sensible", "sound", "wise" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "lunacies":{ "a foolish act or idea":{ "examples":[ "you want to sneak into the building after the alarm is set\u2014what lunacy !" ], "synonyms":[ "absurdities", "asininities", "b\u00eatises", "fatuities", "follies", "fooleries", "fopperies", "idiocies", "imbecilities", "inanities", "insanities", "stupidities" ], "near synonyms":[ "buffooneries", "monkeyshines", "shenanigans", "tomfooleries", "drivel", "humbug", "nonsense", "twaddles", "blunders", "bungles", "flubs", "goofs", "howlers" ], "near antonyms":[ "discretions", "forethoughts", "prudences", "sagacities", "wisdoms", "brainstorms", "inspirations" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "lunching":{ "as in breakfasting , supping":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breakfasting", "supping", "boarding", "dining out", "messing", "picnicking", "grazing", "nibbling", "noshing", "picking", "snacking", "glutting", "gorging", "gormandizing", "overeating", "overfeeding", "pigging out", "chowing (down)", "digging in", "banqueting", "feasting", "repasting", "dining", "eating", "faring", "feeding", "partaking", "refreshing", "victualing", "victualling" ], "near antonyms":[ "dieting", "fasting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }