{
  "diked":{
    "as in fenced , gated":{
      "examples":[],
      "synonyms":[],
      "near synonyms":[
        "fenced",
        "gated",
        "hedged",
        "curtained (off)",
        "screened (off)",
        "bolted",
        "locked",
        "barred",
        "barricaded",
        "blockaded",
        "blocked (off)",
        "closed (off)",
        "guarded",
        "walled (off)",
        "obstructed"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "opened",
        "unbarred",
        "reopened",
        "unblocked",
        "unbolted"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "diktat":{
    "an order publicly issued by an authority":{
      "examples":[
        "a democratic government has to be something wanted by that nation's citizens and not something created by a foreign power's diktat"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "bull",
        "decree",
        "directive",
        "edict",
        "fiat",
        "rescript",
        "ruling",
        "ukase"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "call",
        "conclusion",
        "decision",
        "deliverance",
        "determination",
        "diagnosis",
        "judgment",
        "judgement",
        "opinion",
        "resolution",
        "verdict",
        "announcement",
        "declaration",
        "dictum",
        "manifesto",
        "proclamation",
        "pronouncement",
        "canon",
        "encyclical"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "diktats":{
    "an order publicly issued by an authority":{
      "examples":[
        "a democratic government has to be something wanted by that nation's citizens and not something created by a foreign power's diktat"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "bulls",
        "decrees",
        "directives",
        "edicts",
        "fiats",
        "rescripts",
        "rulings",
        "ukases"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "calls",
        "conclusions",
        "decisions",
        "deliverances",
        "determinations",
        "diagnoses",
        "judgments",
        "judgements",
        "opinions",
        "resolutions",
        "verdicts",
        "announcements",
        "declarations",
        "dicta",
        "dictums",
        "manifestos",
        "manifestoes",
        "proclamations",
        "pronouncements",
        "canons",
        "encyclicals"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dikes":{
    "a bank of earth constructed to control water":{
      "examples":[
        "an elaborate system of dikes built to protect the lowlands from the relentless onslaught of the sea"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "dams",
        "embankments",
        "heads",
        "levees"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "breakwaters",
        "jetties",
        "seawalls",
        "breastworks",
        "bulwarks",
        "earthworks",
        "ramparts",
        "canals",
        "channels",
        "ditches",
        "gutters",
        "troughs",
        "locks",
        "barricades",
        "barriers",
        "blocks",
        "floodgates",
        "sluices",
        "barrages",
        "milldams",
        "stanks",
        "weirs"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "a long narrow channel dug in the earth":{
      "examples":[
        "water flowed along the dike to the small pond"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "ditches",
        "fosses",
        "gutters",
        "sheughs",
        "trenches",
        "troughs"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "acequias",
        "culverts",
        "drains",
        "draws",
        "gullies",
        "gulleys",
        "ravines",
        "drills",
        "furrows",
        "ha-has",
        "moats",
        "stanks",
        "sunk fences",
        "kennels"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "as in fences , gates":{
      "examples":[],
      "synonyms":[],
      "near synonyms":[
        "fences",
        "gates",
        "hedges",
        "curtains (off)",
        "screens (off)",
        "bolts",
        "locks",
        "barricades",
        "bars",
        "blockades",
        "blocks (off)",
        "closes (off)",
        "guards",
        "walls (off)",
        "obstructs"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "opens",
        "unbars",
        "reopens",
        "unblocks",
        "unbolts"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "diking":{
    "as in fencing , gating":{
      "examples":[],
      "synonyms":[],
      "near synonyms":[
        "fencing",
        "gating",
        "hedging",
        "curtaining (off)",
        "screening (off)",
        "bolting",
        "locking",
        "barricading",
        "barring",
        "blockading",
        "blocking (off)",
        "closing (off)",
        "guarding",
        "walling (off)",
        "obstructing"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "opening",
        "unbarring",
        "reopening",
        "unblocking",
        "unbolting"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dike":{
    "a bank of earth constructed to control water":{
      "examples":[
        "an elaborate system of dikes built to protect the lowlands from the relentless onslaught of the sea"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "dam",
        "embankment",
        "head",
        "levee"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "breakwater",
        "jetty",
        "seawall",
        "breastwork",
        "bulwark",
        "earthwork",
        "rampart",
        "canal",
        "channel",
        "ditch",
        "gutter",
        "trough",
        "lock",
        "barricade",
        "barrier",
        "block",
        "floodgate",
        "sluice",
        "barrage",
        "milldam",
        "stank",
        "weir"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "a long narrow channel dug in the earth":{
      "examples":[
        "water flowed along the dike to the small pond"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "ditch",
        "fosse",
        "foss",
        "gutter",
        "sheugh",
        "trench",
        "trough"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "acequia",
        "culvert",
        "drain",
        "draw",
        "gully",
        "gulley",
        "ravine",
        "drill",
        "furrow",
        "ha-ha",
        "moat",
        "stank",
        "sunk fence",
        "kennel"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "as in fence , gate":{
      "examples":[],
      "synonyms":[],
      "near synonyms":[
        "fence",
        "gate",
        "hedge",
        "curtain (off)",
        "screen (off)",
        "bolt",
        "lock",
        "bar",
        "barricade",
        "block (off)",
        "blockade",
        "close (off)",
        "guard",
        "wall (off)",
        "obstruct"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "open",
        "unbar",
        "reopen",
        "unblock",
        "unbolt"
      ],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  }
}