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"fer-de-lance", "garter snake", "gopher snake", "green snake", "hognose snake", "horned viper", "indigo snake", "king cobra", "king snake", "krait", "mamba", "milk snake", "moccasin", "pine snake", "pit viper", "puff adder", "python", "racer", "rat snake", "rattlesnake", "sea serpent", "sea snake", "sidewinder", "taipan", "water moccasin", "water snake", "worm snake", "serpent", "snake", "viper" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "dialects":{ "the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field":{ "examples":[ "the promotional team for the new computer used a dialect full of acronyms that the press found difficult to follow" ], "synonyms":[ "argots", "cants", "jargons", "jives", "languages", "lingos", "lingoes", "patois", "patter", "shops", "shoptalk", "slangs", "terminologies", "vocabularies" ], "near synonyms":[ "colloquialisms", "colloquials", "idioms", "localisms", "parlances", "pidgins", "provincialisms", "regionalisms", "speeches", "vernacularisms", 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"water moccasins", "water snakes", "worm snakes", "serpents", "snakes", "vipers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "dialog":{ "an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue":{ "examples":[ "calling for an international dialogue on human rights" ], "synonyms":[ "argument", "argumentation", "argy-bargy", "back-and-forth", "colloquy", "confab", "confabulation", "conference", "consult", "consultation", "council", "counsel", "debate", "deliberation", "discussion", "give-and-take", "palaver", "parley", "talk" ], "near synonyms":[ "bull session", "chat room", "forum", "meeting", "roundtable", "seminar", "skull session", "skull practice", "symposium", "talkathon", "chat", "conversation", "rap", "words", "discourse", "disquisition", "bargaining", "consultancy", "negotiation", "pourparler" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "talking or a talk between two or more people":{ "examples":[ "coworkers having a short dialogue about politics at 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"monastic", "caliphal", "rabbinic", "rabbinical" ], "near antonyms":[ "lay", "nonclerical", "secular", "temporal" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "diatribe":{ "a long angry speech or scolding":{ "examples":[ "he was forced to sit through a long diatribe after he came home late once too often" ], "synonyms":[ "harangue", "jeremiad", "philippic", "rant", "tirade" ], "near synonyms":[ "assault", "attack", "broadside", "invective", "lambasting", "lashing", "tongue-lashing", "vituperation", "berating", "chewing out", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "reproof", "abuse", "castigation", "censure", "condemnation", "criticism", "denunciation", "belittlement", "deprecation", "depreciation", "disparagement", "dissing", "excoriation", "execration", "revilement", "admonishment", "admonition", "lecture", "sermon" ], "near antonyms":[ "encomium", "eulogy", "panegyric", "rhapsody", "tribute", "acclaim", "acclamation", "accolade", "citation", "homage", "honor", "praise", "approval", "blessing", "commendation", "endorsement", "indorsement", "sanction", "ovation", "plaudit", "rave" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "diaconate":{ "as in hierarchy , episcopate":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "episcopate", "hierarchy", "presbytery", "church", "clergy", "cloth", "first estate", "ministry", "spirituality", "spiritualty", "clerkship", "monkhood", "priesthood" ], "near antonyms":[ "laity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "diabolical":{ "of, relating to, or worthy of an evil spirit":{ "examples":[ "the police quickly mobilized to track down the diabolical criminals before they struck again" ], "synonyms":[ "cacodemonic", "demoniac", "demoniacal", "demonian", "demonic", "demonical", "devilish", "fiendish", "Luciferian", "satanic" ], "near synonyms":[ "hellish", "infernal", "baleful", "evil", "sinister", "malevolent", "malicious", "malignant", "heinous", "monstrous", "immoral", "iniquitous", "nefarious", "vicious", "vile", "villainous", "wicked", "barbarous", "cruel", "ferocious", "inhuman", "savage" ], "near antonyms":[ "celestial", "heavenly", "beneficent", "benevolent", "benign", "benignant", "godly", "holy", "sainted", "saintly", "ethical", "good", "moral", "righteous", "virtuous" ], "antonyms":[ "angelic", "angelical" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "dialogue":{ "an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue":{ "examples":[ "calling for an international dialogue on human rights" ], "synonyms":[ "argument", "argumentation", "argy-bargy", "back-and-forth", "colloquy", "confab", "confabulation", "conference", "consult", "consultation", "council", "counsel", "debate", "deliberation", "discussion", "give-and-take", "palaver", "parley", "talk" ], "near synonyms":[ "bull session", "chat room", "forum", "meeting", "roundtable", "seminar", "skull session", "skull practice", "symposium", "talkathon", "chat", "conversation", "rap", "words", "discourse", "disquisition", "bargaining", 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"anatomized", "assayed", "broke down", "cut", "deconstructed", "dissected", "assessed", "diagnosed", "evaluated", "examined", "inspected", "investigated", "scrutinized", "divided", "reduced", "segmented", "separated", "subdivided" ], "near antonyms":[ "agglomerated", "aggregated", "amalgamated", "assimilated", "coalesced", "conglomerated", "consolidated", "integrated", "synthesized", "unified" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in drew , charted":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "charted", "drew", "mapped (out)", "circled", "compassed", "encircled", "girdled", "girthed", "looped", "ringed", "rounded", "surrounded", "framed", "edged", "hemmed", "rimmed", "trimmed", "bounded", "fringed", "margined", "skirted", "lined", "defined", "delineated", "outlined", "silhouetted", "sketched", "traced" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "diablerie":{ "playful, reckless behavior that is not intended to cause serious harm":{ "examples":[ "the boy, who was once filled 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"chases", "braids", "embroiders", "feathers", "figures", "filigrees", "fillets", "flounces", "frills", "fringes", "furbelows", "garlands", "hangs", "laces", "ribbons", "swags", "wreathes", "appliqu\u00e9s", "gilds", "paints", "redecorates", "redoes", "adorns", "arrays", "beautifies", "bedecks", "bedizens", "blazons", "caparisons", "decks", "decorates", "does", "does up", "dolls up", "drapes", "dresses", "embellishes", "emblazes", "embosses", "enriches", "fancies up", "fancifies", "festoons", "garnishes", "glitzes (up)", "graces", "gussies up", "ornaments", "pretties (up)", "trims" ], "near antonyms":[ "simplifies", "streamlines", "bares", "denudes", "dismantles", "displays", "divests", "exposes", "reveals", "strips", "uncovers", "uglifies", "blemishes", "defaces", "disfigures", "mars", "scars", "spoils" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "diagramed":{ "as in ordered , cataloged":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arranged", "assorted", "cataloged", 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"hemming", "rimming", "trimming", "bounding", "fringing", "margining", "skirting", "lining", "defining", "delineating", "outlining", "silhouetting", "sketching", "tracing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "diarchies":{ "as in oligarchies , triarchies":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "duumvirates", "oligarchies", "triarchies", "triumvirates", "dictatorships", "monarchies", "monocracies", "sovereigns", "sovrans", "theocracies", "city-states", "microstates", "ministates", "nation-states", "domains", "dominions", "empires", "kingdoms", "realms", "republics", "duchies", "dukedoms", "emirates", "principalities", "seigniories", "seignories", "sultanates", "client states", "colonies", "condominiums", "condominia", "dependencies", "mandates", "provinces", "settlements", "soil", "trust territories", "fatherlands", "homelands", "motherlands", "great powers", "powers", "sea powers", "superpowers", "world powers", "welfare states" ], "near antonyms":[], 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