{ "axes":{ "the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily":{ "examples":[ "the company was hemorrhaging money, so 700 employees would soon be given the ax" ], "synonyms":[ "discharges", "dismissals", "furloughs", "layoffs", "redundancies" ], "near synonyms":[ "pink slips", "birds", "boots", "bum's rushes", "firings", "heave-hos", "sacks", "closings", "shutdowns", "shakeouts", "shake-ups" ], "near antonyms":[ "callbacks", "recalls", "reemployments", "re-employments", "rehires" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest":{ "examples":[ "in addition to being the suburb's social axis , the country club is the place where deals are made and partnerships are forged" ], "synonyms":[ "bases", "capitals", "centers", "centrals", "cores", "cynosures", "epicenters", "eyes", "foci", "focuses", "ground zeros", "hearts", "hubs", "loci", "meccas", "navels", "nerve centers", "nexuses", "nexus", "nuclei", "nucleuses", "omphali", "seats" ], "near synonyms":[ "headquarters", "happy hunting grounds", "hives", "hotbeds", "hot spots", "playgrounds", "playlands", "kernels", "nubs", "piths", "deeps", "thicks", "essences", "quintessences", "souls", "attractions", "lodestones", "loadstones", "magnets", "polestars" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection":{ "examples":[ "an axis of previously nonaligned nations" ], "synonyms":[ "alliances", "blocks", "blocs", "coalitions", "combinations", "combines", "confederacies", "confederations", "federations", "leagues", "unions" ], "near synonyms":[ "cabals", "conspiracies", "juntos", "cartels", "syndicates", "trusts", "factions", "fronts", "fusions", "sides", "wings", "associations", "groups", "organizations", "affiliations", "cooperatives", "partnerships", "circuits", "conferences" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to let go from office, service, or employment":{ "examples":[ "the boss will ax anyone who leaks company secrets" ], "synonyms":[ "bounces", "cans", "cashiers", "discharges", "dismisses", "fires", "musters out", "pink-slips", "releases", "removes", "retires", "sacks", "terminates", "turns off" ], "near synonyms":[ "downsizes", "excesses", "furloughs", "lays off", "trims", "boots (out)", "chucks (out)", "drums (out)", "kicks out", "throws out", "unseats", "separates" ], "near antonyms":[ "keeps", "reemploys", "rehires", "contracts", "subcontracts", "recruits" ], "antonyms":[ "employs", "engages", "hires", "retains", "signs (up or on)", "takes on" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "axioms":{ "an idea or statement put forth and accepted as true by many people":{ "examples":[ "The retired judge recounted the old legal axiom which states that justice and law are not always the same." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "truisms", "verities", "assumptions", "givens", "hypotheticals", "ifs", "postulates", "premises", "premisses", "presumptions", "presuppositions", "suppositions", "hypotheses", "propositions", "theories", "theses", "beliefs", "canons", "doctrines", "dogmas", "dogmata", "gospels", "laws", "precepts", "principles", "rules", "standards", "tenets", "bases", "foundations", "grounds", "conclusions", "deductions", "inferences", "affirmations", "assertions", "avouchments", "declarations", "dicta", "dictums", "ipse dixits" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "axing":{ "to let go from office, service, or employment":{ "examples":[ "the boss will ax anyone who leaks company secrets" ], "synonyms":[ "bouncing", "canning", "cashiering", "discharging", "dismissing", "firing", "mustering out", "pink-slipping", "releasing", "removing", "retiring", "sacking", "terminating", "turning off" ], "near synonyms":[ "downsizing", "excessing", "furloughing", "laying off", "trimming", "booting (out)", "chucking (out)", "drumming (out)", "kicking out", "throwing out", "unseating", "separating" ], "near antonyms":[ "keeping", "reemploying", "re-employing", "rehiring", "contracting", "subcontracting", "recruiting" ], "antonyms":[ "employing", "engaging", "hiring", "retaining", "signing (up or on)", "taking on" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "axis":{ "a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest":{ "examples":[ "in addition to being the suburb's social axis , the country club is the place where deals are made and partnerships are forged" ], "synonyms":[ "base", "capital", "center", "central", "core", "cynosure", "epicenter", "eye", "focus", "ground zero", "heart", "hub", "locus", "mecca", "navel", "nerve center", "nexus", "nucleus", "omphalos", "seat" ], "near synonyms":[ "headquarters", "happy hunting ground", "hive", "hotbed", "hot spot", "playground", "playland", "kernel", "nub", "pith", "deep", "thick", "essence", "quintessence", "soul", "attraction", "lodestone", "loadstone", "magnet", "polestar" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection":{ "examples":[ "an axis of previously nonaligned nations" ], "synonyms":[ "alliance", "bloc", "block", "coalition", "combination", "combine", "confederacy", "confederation", "federation", "league", "union" ], "near synonyms":[ "cabal", "conspiracy", "junto", "cartel", "syndicate", "trust", "faction", "front", "fusion", "side", "wing", "association", "group", "organization", "affiliation", "cooperative", "partnership", "circuit", "conference" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "axe":{ "the termination of the employment of an employee or a work force often temporarily":{ "examples":[ "the company was hemorrhaging money, so 700 employees would soon be given the ax" ], "synonyms":[ "discharge", "dismissal", "furlough", "layoff", "redundancy" ], "near synonyms":[ "pink slip", "bird", "boot", "bum's rush", "downsizing", "firing", "heave-ho", "sack", "closing", "shutdown", "shakeout", "shake-up" ], "near antonyms":[ "callback", "recall", "reemployment", "rehire", "rehiring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to let go from office, service, or employment":{ "examples":[ "the boss will ax anyone who leaks company secrets" ], "synonyms":[ "bounce", "can", "cashier", "discharge", "dismiss", "fire", "muster out", "pink-slip", "release", "remove", "retire", "sack", "terminate", "turn off" ], "near synonyms":[ "downsize", "excess", "furlough", "lay off", "trim", "boot (out)", "chuck (out)", "drum (out)", "kick out", "throw out", "unseat", "separate" ], "near antonyms":[ "keep", "reemploy", "rehire", "contract", "subcontract", "recruit" ], "antonyms":[ "employ", "engage", "hire", "retain", "sign (up or on)", "take on" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] } }