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"racer", "rat snake", "rattlesnake", "sea serpent", "sea snake", "taipan", "water moccasin", "water snake", "worm snake", "serpent", "snake", "viper" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in uppercut , roundhouse":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "body blow", "hand", "kick", "knee", "left", "one-two", "rabbit punch", "right", "right-hander", "roundhouse", "shiver", "sucker punch", "swing", "uppercut", "counter", "counterblow", "counterpunch", "counterstroke", "cruncher", "kayo", "knockdown", "knockout", "KO", "bang", "bash", "bat", "beat", "belt", "biff", "blow", "bop", "box", "buffet", "bust", "chop", "clap", "clip", "clout", "crack", "cuff", "dab", "douse", "fillip", "hack", "haymaker", "hit", "hook", "knock", "larrup", "lash", "lick", "pelt", "pick", "plump", "poke", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "stinger", "stripe", "stroke", "swat", "swipe", "switch", "thud", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "welt", "whack", "wham", "whop", "whap", "bastinado", "bastinade", "battering", "beating", "bludgeoning", "clobbering", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "drubbing", "hammering", "lambasting", "licking", "pasting", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "thrashing", "flogging", "walloping", "whip", "whipping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "side reaction":{ "as in ramification , aftereffect":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aftereffect", "ramification", "complexity", "complicacy", "complication", "convolution", "difficulty", "intricacy", "subtlety", "technicality", "annoyance", "bitch", "bother", "headache", "inconvenience", "matter", "trouble" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sideswiping":{ "to cause the side of a vehicle to come into forceful contact with the side of another vehicle":{ "examples":[ "The taxi sideswiped a parked car." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bumping", "contacting", "scraping", "striking", "sweeping", "swiping", "touching", "bashing", "bumping", "clashing", "colliding", "crashing", "hitting", "impacting", "impinging", "knocking", "ramming", "slamming", "smacking", "smashing", "swiping", "thudding", "thwacking", "whacking", "bouncing", "caroming", "glancing", "rebounding", "ricocheting", "ricochetting", "skipping", "skirting", "brushing", "grazing", "kissing", "nudging", "shaving", "skimming" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sidestep":{ "to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness":{ "examples":[ "the eager enlistee sidestepped the regulations by lying about his age" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bypass", "circumvent", "dodge", "get around", "shortcut", "skirt" ], "near synonyms":[ "avoid", "duck", "elude", "end-run", "escape", "eschew", "evade", "outflank", "shake", "shirk", "shun", "disobey", "disregard", "flout", "ignore", "avert", "deflect", "divert", "obviate", "parry", "prevent", "ward (off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "accede (to)", "acquiesce (to)", "assent (to)", "accept", "court", "embrace", "pursue", "seek", "welcome", "catch", "contract", "incur" ], "antonyms":[ "comply (with)", "follow", "keep", "obey", "observe" ] }, "to move suddenly aside or to and fro":{ "examples":[ "the startled spectator sidestepped away from the oncoming ball" ], "synonyms":[ "dodge", "duck", "jink", "slalom", "weave", "zigzag" ], "near synonyms":[ "avoid", "elude", "escape", "evade", "parry", "shirk", "skirt", "deflect", "turn", "slide", "slip" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "siding":{ "as in joining , tying":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "affiliating", "allying", "attaching", "banding", "bonding", "clubbing", "collaborating", "colluding", "confederating", "conjoining", "connecting", "cooperating", "coupling", "ganging", "getting along", "getting on", "grouping", "interrelating", "joining", "knotting", "leaguing", "linking", "mingling", "mixing", "rallying", "relating", "socializing", "teaming", "tying", "tieing", "wedding", "associating", "chumming", "companying", "consociating", "consorting", "fraternizing", "hanging (around or out)", "hobnobbing", "hooking up", "messing around", "palling (around)", "running", "sorting", "traveling", "travelling", "befriending", "friending" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoiding", "cold-shouldering", "shunning", "snubbing", "alienating", "estranging", "breaking up", "disbanding", "dispersing", "splitting (up)", "disjoining", "dissociating", "disuniting", "divorcing", "severing", "splitting", "sundering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in skinning":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "skinning", "appareling", "apparelling", "arraying", "clothing", "dressing", "garbing", "robing", "embosoming", "embowering", "embracing", "encasing", "enclosing", "inclosing", "encompassing", "enshrouding", "enveloping", "enwrapping", "investing", "lapping", "mantling", "shrouding", "surrounding", "swathing", "veiling", "wrapping", "cladding", "facing", "sheathing", "blanketing", "overlaying", "overspreading" ], "near antonyms":[ "baring", "denuding", "exposing", "stripping", "unswathing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sidekicks":{ "a person who helps a more skilled person":{ "examples":[ "movie heroes invariably have a trusty sidekick , who often provides comic relief" ], "synonyms":[ "adjuncts", "adjutants", "aides", "aids", "apprentices", "assistants", "coadjutors", "deputies", "helpers", "helpmates", "helpmeets", "lieutenants", "mates" ], "near synonyms":[ "attendants", "handmaidens", "handmaids", "maids", "maidservants", "scullions", "servants", "auxiliaries", "legmen", "subordinates", "underlings", "employees", "employes", "hands", "help", "hirelings", "laborers", "swampers", "workers", "gal Fridays", "girl Fridays", "man Fridays", "right hands", "aides-de-camp" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sidetracked":{ "as in moved , deviated":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "averted", "deviated", "moved", "rechanneled", "rechannelled", "shifted", "shunted", "swerved", "switched", "transferred", "deflected", "diverted", "redirected", "swung", "turned", "veered", "wheeled", "whipped", "swiveled", "swivelled", "twisted", "whirled", "zigzagged", "bent", "curved", "swayed", "reversed", "turned back" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "side-glance":{ "as in eye , look":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cast", "eye", "gander", "glance", "glimpse", "look", "peek", "peep", "regard", "sight", "view", "gape", "gaze", "glare", "leer", "ogle", "stare", "squinny", "squint", "coup d'oeil" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "side road":{ "as in side street , secondary road":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "backstreet", "branch", "bystreet", "byway", "crossroad", "secondary road", "shunpike", "side street", "arterial", "artery", "avenue", "boulevard", "carriageway", "drag", "drive", "expressway", "freeway", "high road", "highway", "pass", "pike", "road", "roadway", "row", "street", "thoroughfare", "thruway", "trace", "turnpike", "way", "corridor", "corniche", "switchback", "track", "trail" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "side roads":{ "as in side streets , secondary roads":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "backstreets", "branches", "bystreets", "byways", "crossroads", "secondary roads", "shunpikes", "side streets", "arterials", "arteries", "avenues", "boulevards", "carriageways", "drags", "drives", "expressways", "freeways", "high roads", "highways", "passes", "pike", "pikes", "roads", "roadways", "rows", "streets", "thoroughfares", "thruways", "traces", "turnpikes", "ways", "corridors", "corniches", "switchbacks", "tracks", "trails" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sideswiped":{ "to cause the side of a vehicle to come into forceful contact with the side of another 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oncoming ball" ], "synonyms":[ "dodging", "ducking", "jinking", "slaloming", "weaving", "zigzagging" ], "near synonyms":[ "avoiding", "eluding", "escaping", "evading", "parrying", "shirking", "skirting", "deflecting", "turning", "sliding", "slipping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "side-glances":{ "as in eyes , looks":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "casts", "eyes", "ganders", "glances", "glimpses", "looks", "peeks", "peeps", "regards", "sights", "views", "gapes", "gazes", "glares", "leers", "ogles", "stares", "squinnies", "squints", "coups d'oeil" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sidearm":{ "as in handgun , pistol":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "derringer", "forty-five", ".45", "gat", "handgun", "pistol", "revolver", "rod", "roscoe", "six-gun", "six-shooter", "zip gun", "arm", "firearm", "gun", "heat", "piece", "small arm", "self-loader", "semiautomatic", "blunderbuss", "breechloader", "culverin", "fieldpiece", "firelock", "flintlock", "harquebus", "arquebus", "matchlock", "musket", "rifle", "shotgun", "smoothbore", "twenty-two", ".22", "AK-47", "assault rifle", "assault weapon", "automatic", "carbine", "machine gun", "machine pistol", "repeater", "submachine gun", "tommy gun", "speargun" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "side table":{ "as in buffet , sideboard":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "buffet", "sideboard", "bar", "counter", "bed table", "card table", "coffee table", "refectory table", "tea table", "board", "table" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "side streets":{ "as in bystreets , side roads":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "backstreets", "branches", "bystreets", "byways", "crossroads", "secondary roads", "shunpikes", "side roads", "arterials", "arteries", "avenues", "boulevards", "carriageways", "drags", "drives", "expressways", "freeways", "high roads", "highways", "passes", "pike", "pikes", "roads", "roadways", "rows", "streets", "thoroughfares", "thruways", "traces", "turnpikes", "ways", "corridors", "corniches", "switchbacks", "tracks", "trails" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "side street":{ "as in bystreet , side road":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "backstreet", "branch", "bystreet", "byway", "crossroad", "secondary road", "shunpike", "side road", "arterial", "artery", "avenue", "boulevard", "carriageway", "drag", "drive", "expressway", "freeway", "high road", "highway", "pass", "pike", "road", "roadway", "row", "street", "thoroughfare", "thruway", "trace", "turnpike", "way", "corridor", "corniche", "switchback", "track", "trail" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sides (with)":{ "as in helps , props (up)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abets", "aids", "assists", "helps", "props (up)", "seconds", "adopts", "embraces", "espouses", "backstops", "bolsters", "boosts", "buttresses", "reinforces", "reenforces", "advocates", "backs", "champions", "endorses", "indorses", "patronizes", "plumps (for)", "plunks (for)", "plonks (for)", "supports", "advances", "forwards", "furthers", "plugs", "preaches", "talks up", "bails out", "delivers", "rescues", "saves" ], "near antonyms":[ "baffles", "foils", "frustrates", "interferes", "opposes", "sabotages", "thwarts", "deserts", "disappoints", "fails", "lets down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "side":{ "a place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line":{ "examples":[ "will everyone who wants to sign up for volleyball please stand off to this side of the gym?" ], "synonyms":[ "flank", "hand" ], "near synonyms":[ "outside", "face", "top", "bottom", "foot", "underbelly", "underbody", "underpart", "underside", "undersurface", "lee", "leeward", "windward", "left", "right" ], "near antonyms":[ "center", "inside", "interior", "middle", 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"cold-shoulder", "shun", "snub", "alienate", "estrange", "break up", "disband", "disperse", "split (up)", "disjoin", "dissociate", "disunite", "divorce", "sever", "split", "sunder" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in skin":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "skin", "apparel", "array", "clothe", "dress", "garb", "robe", "embosom", "embower", "embrace", "encase", "enclose", "inclose", "encompass", "enshroud", "envelop", "enwrap", "invest", "lap", "mantle", "shroud", "surround", "swathe", "veil", "wrap", "clad", "face", "sheathe", "sheath", "blanket", "overlay", "overspread" ], "near antonyms":[ "bare", "denude", "expose", "strip", "unswathe" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "side effect":{ "as in ramification , aftereffect":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aftereffect", "ramification", "complexity", "complicacy", "complication", "convolution", "difficulty", "intricacy", "subtlety", "technicality", "annoyance", "bitch", "bother", "headache", "inconvenience", "matter", "trouble" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "side (with)":{ "as in help , prop (up)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abet", "aid", "assist", "help", "prop (up)", "second", "adopt", "embrace", "espouse", "backstop", "bolster", "boost", "buttress", "reinforce", "reenforce", "advocate", "back", "champion", "endorse", "indorse", "patronize", "plump (for)", "plunk (for)", "plonk (for)", "support", "advance", "forward", "further", "plug", "preach", "talk up", "bail out", "deliver", "rescue", "save" ], "near antonyms":[ "baffle", "foil", "frustrate", "interfere", "oppose", "sabotage", "thwart", "desert", "disappoint", "fail", "let down" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sidetracking":{ "as in moving , deviating":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "averting", "deviating", "moving", "rechanneling", "shifting", "shunting", "swerving", "switching", "transferring", "deflecting", "diverting", "redirecting", "swinging", "turning", "veering", "wheeling", "whipping", "swiveling", "swivelling", "twisting", "whirling", "zigzagging", "bending", "curving", "swaying", "reversing", "turning back" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sideboard":{ "a storage case typically having doors and shelves":{ "examples":[ "all of the silverware was kept in the sideboard" ], "synonyms":[ "buffet", "cabinet", "closet", "console", "cupboard", "hutch", "locker", "press" ], "near synonyms":[ "bookcase", "breakfront", "chest", "china closet", "credence", "credenza", "\u00e9tag\u00e8re", "etagere", "secretary", "showcase", "taboret", "tabouret", "vitrine", "cuddy", "dresser", "pie safe", "armoire", "clothespress", "garderobe", "wardrobe", "cabinetry", "shelving" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sidetrack":{ "as in move , deviate":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "avert", "deviate", "move", "rechannel", "shift", "shunt", "swerve", "switch", "transfer", "deflect", "divert", "redirect", "swing", "turn", "veer", "wheel", "whip", "swivel", "twist", "whirl", "zigzag", "bend", "curve", "sway", "reverse", "turn back" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sideways":{ "with one side faced forward":{ "examples":[ "I had to walk sideways to get between the two towering piles of boxes" ], "synonyms":[ "broadside", "crabwise", "edgeways", "edgewise", "sidewise" ], "near synonyms":[ "aslant", "indirectly", "obliquely", "laterally", "sideward", "sidewards" ], "near antonyms":[ "dead", "direct", "right", "straight" ], "antonyms":[] }, "with distrust":{ "examples":[ "she glanced at us sideways when she heard us claim we weren't there that night" ], "synonyms":[ "askance", "askant", "distrustfully", "doubtfully", "doubtingly", "dubiously", "mistrustfully", "skeptically", "suspiciously" ], "near synonyms":[ "hesitantly", "hesitatingly", "incredulously", "questioningly", "quizzically", "unbelievingly", "charily", "guardedly", "warily", "captiously", "critically", "cynically", "deprecatingly", "disapprovingly", "disparagingly", "negatively", "reproachfully", "reproachingly", "reprovingly", "unfavorably", "anxiously", "apprehensively", "uncomfortably", "uneasily" ], "near antonyms":[ "approvingly", "favorably", "positively", "confidently", "sanguinely", "credulously", "uncritically", "unquestioningly" ], "antonyms":[ "trustfully", "trustingly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "sideswipes":{ "to cause the side of a vehicle to come into forceful contact with the side of another vehicle":{ "examples":[ "The taxi sideswiped a parked car." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bumps", "contacts", "scrapes", "strikes", "sweeps", "swipes", "touches", "bashes", "bumps", "clashes", "collides", "crashes", "hits", "impacts", "impinges", "knocks", "rams", "slams", "smacks", "smashes", "swipes", "thuds", "thwacks", "whacks", "bounces", "caroms", "glances", "rebounds", "ricochets", "skips", "skirts", "brushes", "grazes", "kisses", "nudges", "shaves", "skims" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }