{ "whiffing":{ "to become aware of by means of the sense organs in the nose":{ "examples":[ "whiffed the pot of chili on the stove and announced that he was staying for dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "nosing", "scenting", "smelling", "sniffing", "snuffing" ], "near synonyms":[ "breathing", "drinking (in)", "inhaling", "respiring", "snorting", "snuffling", "savoring", "savouring" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whim":{ "a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action":{ "examples":[ "on a whim , we stopped at the roadside stand to get ice cream" ], "synonyms":[ "bee", "caprice", "crank", "fancy", "freak", "humor", "kink", "maggot", "megrim", "notion", "vagary", "vagrancy", "whimsy", "whimsey" ], "near synonyms":[ "capriciousness", "fancifulness", "fantasy", "phantasy", "freakishness", "impetuosity", "whimsicality", "conceit", "concept", "conception", "image", "impression", "mind's eye", "picture", "thought", "brainstorm", "inspiration" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whimsey":{ "a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action":{ "examples":[ "the pop singer's latest whimsy is that she has acting talent" ], "synonyms":[ "bee", "caprice", "crank", "fancy", "freak", "humor", "kink", "maggot", "megrim", "notion", "vagary", "vagrancy", "whim" ], "near synonyms":[ "capriciousness", "fancifulness", "fantasy", "phantasy", "freakishness", "impetuosity", "whimsicality", "conceit", "concept", "conception", "image", "impression", "mind's eye", "picture", "thought", "brainstorm", "inspiration" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whimsy":{ "a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action":{ "examples":[ "the pop singer's latest whimsy is that she has acting talent" ], "synonyms":[ "bee", "caprice", "crank", "fancy", "freak", "humor", "kink", "maggot", "megrim", "notion", "vagary", "vagrancy", "whim" ], "near synonyms":[ "capriciousness", "fancifulness", "fantasy", "phantasy", "freakishness", "impetuosity", "whimsicality", "conceit", "concept", "conception", "image", "impression", "mind's eye", "picture", "thought", "brainstorm", "inspiration" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whined":{ "to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{ "examples":[ "for the whole of our vacation, the kids whined on and on about the weather" ], "synonyms":[ "beefed", "bellyached", "bitched", "bleated", "carped", "caterwauled", "complained", "crabbed", "croaked", "fussed", "griped", "grizzled", "grouched", "groused", "growled", "grumbled", "grumped", "hollered", "inveighed", "keened", "kicked", "kvetched", "maundered", "moaned", "murmured", "muttered", "nagged", "repined", "screamed", "squawked", "squealed", "wailed", "whimpered", "whinged", "yammered", "yawped", "yauped", "yowled" ], "near synonyms":[ "objected (to)", "protested", "quarreled (with)", "quarrelled (with)", "caviled", "cavilled", "quibbled", "fretted", "stewed", "worried", "blubbered", "cried", "sobbed", "bemoaned", "bewailed", "deplored", "lamented" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepted", "bore", "countenanced", "endured", "tolerated", "took", "applauded", "cheered", "commended" ], "antonyms":[ "crowed", "delighted", "rejoiced" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whinged":{ "to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{ "examples":[ "dutifully cares for his elderly mum, despite her tendency to whinge about everything" ], "synonyms":[ "beefed", "bellyached", "bitched", "bleated", "carped", "caterwauled", "complained", "crabbed", "croaked", "fussed", "griped", "grizzled", "grouched", "groused", "growled", "grumbled", "grumped", "hollered", "inveighed", "keened", "kicked", "kvetched", "maundered", "moaned", "murmured", "muttered", "nagged", "repined", "screamed", "squawked", "squealed", "wailed", "whimpered", "whined", "yammered", "yawped", "yauped", "yowled" ], "near synonyms":[ "objected (to)", "protested", "quarreled (with)", "quarrelled (with)", "caviled", "cavilled", "quibbled", "fretted", "stewed", "worried", "blubbered", "cried", "sobbed", "bemoaned", "bewailed", "deplored", "lamented" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepted", "bore", "countenanced", "endured", "tolerated", "took", "applauded", "cheered", "commended" ], "antonyms":[ "crowed", "delighted", "rejoiced" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whipped (up)":{ "to bring (something volatile or intense) into being":{ "examples":[ "whipped up protests against the proposed amendment to the state's constitution" ], "synonyms":[ "abetted", "brewed", "fermented", "fomented", "incited", "instigated", "picked", "provoked", "raised", "stirred (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "advanced", "cultivated", "encouraged", "forwarded", "fostered", "furthered", "nourished", "nurtured", "promoted", "sowed", "stimulated", "detonated", "set", "set off", "triggered", "excited", "galvanized", "inflamed", "enflamed", "inspired", "motivated", "roused", "activated", "energized", "enlivened", "fired", "invigorated", "jazzed (up)", "livened (up)", "pepped (up)", "quickened", "stimulated", "vitalized" ], "near antonyms":[ "bridled", "checked", "constrained", "curbed", "discouraged", "held", "inhibited", "regulated", "reined (in)", "restrained", "tamed", "allayed", "calmed", "quieted", "settled", "soothed", "stilled", "subdued", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whipping (up)":{ "to bring (something volatile or intense) into being":{ "examples":[ "whipped up protests against the proposed amendment to the state's constitution" ], "synonyms":[ "abetting", "brewing", "fermenting", "fomenting", "inciting", "instigating", "picking", "provoking", "raising", "stirring (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "advancing", "cultivating", "encouraging", "forwarding", "fostering", "furthering", "nourishing", "nurturing", "promoting", "sowing", "stimulating", "detonating", "setting", "setting off", "triggering", "exciting", "galvanizing", "inflaming", "enflaming", "inspiring", "motivating", "rousing", "activating", "energizing", "enlivening", "firing", "invigorating", "jazzing (up)", "livening (up)", "pepping (up)", "quickening", "stimulating", "vitalizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "bridling", "checking", "constraining", "curbing", "discouraging", "holding", "inhibiting", "regulating", "reining (in)", "restraining", "taming", "allaying", "calming", "quieting", "settling", "soothing", "stilling", "subduing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whipstocks":{ "as in crops":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crops", "hilts", "shafts", "broomsticks", "bails", "bows", "loops", "bars", "handlebars", "grips", "hafts", "handgrips", "handles", "helves" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whirls":{ "a rapid turning about on an axis or central point":{ "examples":[ "the whirl of the mechanical ride made him dizzy" ], "synonyms":[ "gyrations", "pirouettes", "reels", "revolutions", "rolls", "rotations", "spins", "twirls", "wheels" ], "near synonyms":[ "circuits", "circulations", "rings", "rounds", "coils", "curls", "curves", "spirals", "twists", "whorls", "circles", "orbits", "eddies", "swirls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a state of mental uncertainty":{ "examples":[ "so many changes at once had her all in a whirl" ], "synonyms":[ "bafflements", "bamboozlements", "befuddlements", "bemusements", "bewilderments", "confusions", "discombobulations", "distractions", "fogs", "head-scratchings", "mazes", "muddles", "mystifications", "perplexities", "puzzlements", "tangles" ], "near synonyms":[ "abashments", "discomfitures", "disconcertments", "embarrassments", "mortifications", "agitations", "chagrins", "discomforts", "dismays", "disquiets", "distresses", "disturbances", "perturbations", "upsets", "bothers", "commotions", "dithers", "flurries", "flusters", "fusses", "stews", "turmoils" ], "near antonyms":[ "assurances", "certainties", "certitudes", "confidences", "convictions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a state of noisy, confused activity":{ "examples":[ "lost an earring in the whirl of the party" ], "synonyms":[ "ados", "alarums and excursions", "ballyhoos", "blathers", "bluster", "bobberies", "bothers", "bustles", "clatters", "clutters", "coils", "commotions", "corroborees", "disturbances", "dos", "do's", "foofaraws", "fun", "furores", "furors", "fusses", "helter-skelters", "hoo-has", "hoo-hahs", "hooplas", "hubble-bubbles", "hubbubs", "hullabaloos", "hurlies", "hurly-burlies", "hurricanes", "hurry-scurries", "hurry-skurries", "kerfuffles", "moils", "pandemoniums", "pothers", "rows", "ruckuses", "ructions", "rumpuses", "shindys", "shindies", "splores", "squalls", "stews", "stirs", "storms", "to-dos", "tumults", "turmoils", "uproars", "welters", "williwaws", "zoos" ], "near synonyms":[ "cacophonies", "clamors", "dins", "howls", "hue and cries", "noises", "outcries", "rackets", "roars", "disorders", "upheavals", "eruptions", "flare-ups", "flurries", "flutters", "outbreaks", "outbursts", "brawls", "fracases", "fracas", "frays", "hassles", "melees", "m\u00eal\u00e9es", "scuffles", "dithers", "fevers", "frets", "lathers", "tizzies" ], "near antonyms":[ "calms", "hushes", "peaces", "quiets", "quietudes", "rests", "tranquillities", "tranquilities", "orders" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an effort to do or accomplish something":{ "examples":[ "I'm pretty good at fixing things, so how about if I give it a whirl ?" ], "synonyms":[ "assays", "attempts", "bashes", "bids", "cracks", "endeavors", "essays", "flings", "goes", "offers", "passes", "shots", "stabs", "trials", "tries", "whacks" ], "near synonyms":[ "strivings", "struggles", "throes", "undertakings", "trial and errors" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "whirled the chocolate syrup into the milk with a spoon" ], "synonyms":[ "agitates", "churns", "stirs", "swirls", "washes" ], "near synonyms":[ "beats", "paddles", "whips", "whisks", "reels", "shakes", "wheels" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{ "examples":[ "the figure skater whirled his partner with effortless grace" ], "synonyms":[ "pivots", "revolves", "rolls", "rotates", "spins", "swings", "swirls", "swivels", "turns", "twirls", "twists", "wheels" ], "near synonyms":[ "screws", "unscrews", "twiddles", "coils", "cranks", "reels", "winds", "circulates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move in circles around an axis or center":{ "examples":[ "the gambler held his breath as the roulette wheel whirled" ], "synonyms":[ "gyrates", "pinwheels", "pirouettes", "revolves", "rolls", "rotates", "spins", "turns", "twirls", "wheels" ], "near synonyms":[ "coils", "curls", "curves", "rounds", "spirals", "swirls", "twines", "twists", "winds", "circles", "circulates", "encircles", "orbits", "rings", "pivots", "swivels" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "cars whirling by on the highway" ], "synonyms":[ "barrels", "belts", "blasts", "blazes", "blows", "bolts", "bombs", "bowls", "breezes", "bundles", "bustles", "buzzes", "cannonballs", "careens", "careers", "chases", "courses", "cracks (on)", "dashes", "drives", "flies", "hares", "hastens", "hies", "highballs", "hotfoots (it)", "humps", "hurls", "hurries", "hurtles", "hustles", "jets", "jumps", "motors", "nips", "pelts", "races", "rams", "rips", "rockets", "runs", "rushes", "rustles", "scoots", "scurries", "scuttles", "shoots", "speeds", "steps", "tears", "travels", "trots", "whisks", "zips", "zooms" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetles", "darts", "flits", "scampers", "scuds", "scuffles", "stampedes", "streaks", "whizzes", "gallops", "jogs", "sprints", "accelerates", "quickens", "steps out", "catches up", "fast-forwards", "outpaces", "outruns", "outstrips", "overtakes", "arrows", "beelines" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallies", "dawdles", "dillydallies", "drags", "hangs (around or out)", "lags", "lingers", "loiters", "pokes", "tarries", "ambles", "lumbers", "plods", "saunters", "shuffles", "strolls", "decelerates", "slows (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawls", "creeps", "pokes" ] }, "to be in a confused state as if from being twirled around":{ "examples":[ "my mind whirled from all of the excitement" ], "synonyms":[ "reels", "spins", "swims", "turns" ], "near synonyms":[ "swirls" ], "near antonyms":[ "calms", "collects", "settles", "steadies" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whirlybird":{ "a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally":{ "examples":[ "from the sky a police whirlybird was able to track the fleeing carjacker" ], "synonyms":[ "chopper", "copter", "eggbeater", "helicopter", "helo" ], "near synonyms":[ "rotary-wing aircraft", "rotorcraft", "autogiro", "autogyro", "convertiplane", "convertaplane", "gyroplane", "tilt-rotor", "slick" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whirlybirds":{ "a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally":{ "examples":[ "from the sky a police whirlybird was able to track the fleeing carjacker" ], "synonyms":[ "choppers", "copters", "eggbeaters", "helicopters", "helos" ], "near synonyms":[ "rotary-wing aircrafts", "rotorcraft", "autogiros", "autogyros", "convertiplanes", "convertaplanes", "gyroplanes", "tilt-rotors", "slicks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whirrs":{ "a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion":{ "examples":[ "a whir coming from the refrigerator" ], "synonyms":[ "burrs", "buzzes", "chirrs", "churrs", "drones", "hums", "purrs", "thrums", "whizzes", "zooms" ], "near synonyms":[ "babbles", "coos", "gasps", "gurgles", "hisses", "moans", "murmurs", "rustles", "sighs", "suspirations", "susurrations", "susurruses", "whispers", "whishes", "zings", "zips" ], "near antonyms":[ "bawls", "howls", "roars", "screams", "screeches", "shrieks", "squalls", "squeals", "yells", "yelps" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound":{ "examples":[ "the hummingbird whirred as it hovered over a flower", "our tires whirred as we traveled over the rough road" ], "synonyms":[ "bumbles", "burrs", "buzzes", "drones", "hums", "whishes", "whizzes", "zips", "zooms" ], "near synonyms":[ "chirrs", "churrs", "thrums", "fizzes", "hisses", "murmurs", "purrs", "rustles", "sighs", "sizzles", "swishes", "whispers", "coos", "currs", "wheezes", "whistles", "whooshes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whiskered":{ "as in bearded , mustachioed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bearded", "bewhiskered", "mustachioed", "moustachioed", "bristly", "brushy", "cottony", "fleecy", "furred", "furry", "hairy", "hirsute", "rough", "shaggy", "silky", "unshorn", "woolly", "wooly", "stubbled", "stubbly", "downy", "fluffy", "fuzzy", "linty", "nappy" ], "near antonyms":[ "bald", "furless", "glabrous", "hairless", "shorn", "smooth", "beardless", "shaved", "shaven" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "whiskey":{ "as in vodka , tequila":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barley-bree", "barley-broo", "brandy", "gin", "liqueur", "mao-tai", "mescal", "schnapps", "tequila", "vodka", "mead", "sake", "saki", "wine", "Dutch courage", "ale", "beer", "brew", "brewage", "brewski", "home brew", "malt liquor", "microbrew", "mum", "nappy", "cocktail", "mixed drink", "belt", "load", "nip", "peg", "pop", "shooter", "shot", "slug", "snifter", "snort", "tot", "whet", "aperitif", "bracer", "chaser", "digestif", "nightcap", "alcohol", "aqua vitae", "ardent spirits", "booze", "bottle", "drink", "firewater", "grog", "hooch", "inebriant", "intoxicant", "John Barleycorn", "juice", "liquor", "lush", "moonshine", "potable", "rum", "sauce", "spirits", "stimulant", "strong drink", "tipple" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whispering":{ "as in tale , whisper":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "tale", "whisper", "buzz", "dish", "gossip", "hearsay", "noise", "report", "rumor", "scuttlebutt", "talk", "tattle", "word", "hint", "intimation", "rumbling", "disinformation", "propaganda", "urban legend", "urban myth", "dirt", "scandal" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy":{ "examples":[ "assistants whispered that the two singers were having a secret relationship" ], "synonyms":[ "bruiting (about)", "circulating", "noising (about or abroad)", "rumoring" ], "near synonyms":[ "bandying (about)", "blabbing", "dishing", "gossiping", "tattling", "baring", "disclosing", "divulging", "exposing", "letting on (about)", "reporting", "revealing", "spilling", "telling", "hinting", "implying", "insinuating", "intimating", "suggesting", "blazing", "broadcasting", "proclaiming", "promulgating", "propagating", "publicizing", "spreading" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whistling":{ "having a high musical pitch or range":{ "examples":[ "the whistling sound of missiles as they sped toward their targets" ], "synonyms":[ "high-pitched", "piping", "screeching", "shrieking", "shrill", "squeaking", "squeaky", "treble" ], "near synonyms":[ "peeping", "thin", "tinny", "earsplitting", "nasal", "penetrating", "piercing", "sharp", "strident", "squealing", "whining", "whiny", "whiney", "yapping", "yelping" ], "near antonyms":[ "gruff", "hoarse", "husky", "rough", "smoky", "smokey" ], "antonyms":[ "bass", "deep", "grave", "low", "throaty" ] }, "as in whooshing , zipping":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "swooshing", "wheezing", "whooshing", "zipping", "fizzing", "fizzling", "hissing", "sizzling", "swishing", "whishing", "whizzing", "bubbling", "effervescing", "buzzing", "droning", "humming" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "white":{ "lacking an addition of color":{ "examples":[ "dazzlingly white paint on the walls of the new house" ], "synonyms":[ "colorless", "tintless", "uncolored", "undyed", "unpainted", "unstained" ], "near synonyms":[ "clear", "limpid", "liquid", "lucent", "pellucid", "transparent", "bleached", "faded", "palish", "washed-out", "washy", "dull", "faint", "gray", "grey", "neutral", "pale", "pallid", "snow-white", "snowy", "whited" ], "near antonyms":[ "colorful", "multicolored", "polychromatic", "polychrome", "varicolored", "variegated" ], "antonyms":[ "colored", "colorized", "dyed", "hued", "painted", "pigmented", "stained", "tinct", "tinctured", "tinged", "tinted" ] }, "not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt":{ "examples":[ "told a little white lie to spare her feelings" ], "synonyms":[ "anodyne", "benign", "harmless", "hurtless", "innocent", "innocuous", "inoffensive", "safe" ], "near synonyms":[ "healthful", "healthy", "salubrious", "wholesome", "benignant", "sound", "trustworthy", "gentle", "gracious", "mild", "nonthreatening", "painless", "unobjectionable", "noncorrosive", "nondestructive", "nonfatal", "noninfectious", "nonlethal", "nonpoisonous", "nonpolluting", "nontoxic", "nonvenomous" ], "near antonyms":[ "poisonous", "venomous", "menacing", "ominous", "sinister", "threatening", "hazardous", "imperiling", "imperilling", "jeopardizing", "parlous", "perilous", "risky", "unsafe", "unsound", "nasty", "noisome", "unhealthful", "unhealthy", "unwholesome", "offensive", "painful", "scathing", "wounding", "deadly", "fatal", "lethal", "ruinous", "destructive", "insidious", "malignant", "noxious", "pestilent", "polluted", "tainted" ], "antonyms":[ "adverse", "bad", "baleful", "baneful", "damaging", "dangerous", "deleterious", "detrimental", "evil", "harmful", "hurtful", "ill", "injurious", "mischievous", "nocuous", "noxious", "pernicious", "prejudicial", "wicked" ] }, "free from sin":{ "examples":[ "the tendency to see everything and everyone as morally black or white" ], "synonyms":[ "impeccable", "innocent", "pure", "sinless" ], "near synonyms":[ "chaste", "moral", "virgin", "virtuous", "immaculate", "spotless", "unblemished", "unstained", "unsullied", "decent", "ethical", "good", "honest", "honorable", "righteous", "upright", "virtuous", "blameless", "guiltless" ], "near antonyms":[ "lascivious", "lecherous", "lewd", "libidinous", "lickerish", "lustful", "oversexed", "unchaste", "evil", "immoral", "iniquitous", "reprobate", "unrighteous", "virtueless", "wicked", "corrupt", "debased", "debauched", "degenerate", "depraved", "dissolute", "erring", "fallen", "lost", "perverted", "condemned", "damned" ], "antonyms":[ "impure", "peccant", "sinful", "sinning" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "white dwarf":{ "as in neutron star , red dwarf":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "binary star", "brown dwarf", "dwarf", "fixed star", "gasser", "giant star", "lodestar", "loadstar", "neutron star", "nova", "pulsar", "quasar", "red dwarf", "red giant", "red star", "subdwarf", "supercluster", "supergiant", "supernova", "variable", "variable star", "luminary", "sphere", "sun", "cluster", "constellation", "galaxy" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "white lightning":{ "illegally produced liquor":{ "examples":[ "college students secretly mixing up a batch of white lightning in the school lab" ], "synonyms":[ "bootleg", "moonshine", "mountain dew" ], "near synonyms":[ "bathtub gin", "red-eye", "rotgut", "alcohol", "ardent spirits", "booze", "drink", "firewater", "grog", "hooch", "John Barleycorn", "juice", "potable", "rum", "spirits", "strong drink", "tipple" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whited":{ "as in snowy , snow-white":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "snow-white", "snowy", "dull", "faint", "gray", "grey", "neutral", "pale", "pallid", "bleached", "faded", "palish", "washed-out", "washy", "clear", "limpid", "liquid", "lucent", "pellucid", "transparent", "colorless", "tintless", "uncolored", "undyed", "unpainted", "unstained", "white" ], "near antonyms":[ "colored", "colorized", "dyed", "hued", "painted", "pigmented", "stained", "tinct", "tinctured", "tinged", "tinted", "colorful", "multicolored", "polychromatic", "polychrome", "varicolored", "variegated" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "whiten":{ "to make white or whiter by removing color":{ "examples":[ "years of sunlight had almost completely whitened the flag" ], "synonyms":[ "blanch", "bleach", "blench", "decolorize", "dull", "fade", "pale", "snow", "wash out" ], "near synonyms":[ "brighten", "lighten", "dim", "mat", "matte", "matt", "etiolate", "whitewash", "frost", "silver" ], "near antonyms":[ "blacken", "blotch", "checker", "dapple", "daub", "discolor", "fleck", "marble", "mottle", "pattern", "polychrome", "shade", "speck", "speckle", "splotch", "spot", "streak", "striate", "stripe", "tarnish", "variegate", "color", "dye", "paint", "pigment", "stain", "tincture", "tinge", "tint", "burnish", "polish", "shine" ], "antonyms":[ "darken", "deepen", "embrown" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whitened":{ "as in white":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "white", "sallow", "sallowish", "sick", "sickly", "waxen", "waxy", "anemic", "bloodless", "ashen", "ashy", "blanched", "cadaverous", "doughy", "livid", "lurid", "mealy", "pale", "paled", "pallid", "pasty", "peaked", "wan", "untanned", "whey-faced", "white-faced" ], "near antonyms":[ "blooming", "florid", "flush", "full-blooded", "glowing", "red", "rosy", "rubicund", "ruddy", "sanguine", "blushing", "flushed", "pink" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in washed , bleached":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abluted", "bleached", "cleansed", "purified", "scrubbed", "washed", "pure", "taintless", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "untainted", "beneficial", "healthful", "healthy", "restorative", "salubrious", "salutary", "salutiferous", "wholesome", "clean", "immaculate", "pristine", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "squeaky-clean", "stainless", "unsoiled", "unstained", "unsullied", "antibacterial", "antibiotic", "antiseptic", "germicidal", "microbicidal", "germproof", "aseptic", "germfree", "hygienic", "sanitary", "sterile" ], "near antonyms":[ "germy", "insanitary", "unhygienic", "unsanitary", "unsterile", "infectious", "miasmic", "pathogenetic", "pathogenic", "poisonous", "sickening", "toxic", "bedraggled", "besmirched", "dingy", "dirty", "draggled", "dusty", "filthy", "foul", "grimy", "grubby", "grungy", "mucky", "muddy", "nasty", "smirched", "soiled", "sordid", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleanly", "unwashed", "insalubrious", "noxious", "unhealthful", "unhealthy", "unwholesome", "defiled", "polluted", "tainted", "unsterilized" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make white or whiter by removing color":{ "examples":[ "years of sunlight had almost completely whitened the flag" ], "synonyms":[ "blanched", "bleached", "blenched", "decolorized", "dulled", "faded", "paled", "snowed", "washed out" ], "near synonyms":[ "brightened", "lightened", "dimmed", "matted", "etiolated", "whitewashed", "frosted", "silvered" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackened", "blotched", "checkered", "dappled", "daubed", "discolored", "flecked", "marbled", "mottled", "patterned", "polychromed", "shaded", "specked", "speckled", "splotched", "spotted", "streaked", "striated", "striped", "tarnished", "variegated", "colored", "dyed", "painted", "pigmented", "stained", "tinctured", "tinged", "tinted", "burnished", "polished", "shone", "shined" ], "antonyms":[ "darkened", "deepened", "embrowned" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "whitening":{ "to make white or whiter by removing color":{ "examples":[ "years of sunlight had almost completely whitened the flag" ], "synonyms":[ "blanching", "bleaching", "blenching", "decolorizing", "dulling", "fading", "paling", "snowing", "washing out" ], "near synonyms":[ "brightening", "lightening", "dimming", "matting", "etiolating", "whitewashing", "frosting", "silvering" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackening", "blotching", "checkering", "dappling", "daubing", "discoloring", "flecking", "marbling", "mottling", "patterning", "polychroming", "shading", "specking", "speckling", "splotching", "spotting", "streaking", "striating", "striping", "tarnishing", "variegating", "coloring", "dyeing", "painting", "pigmenting", "staining", "tincturing", "tingeing", "tinging", "tinting", "burnishing", "polishing", "shining" ], "antonyms":[ "darkening", "deepening", "embrowning" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whitewash":{ "to dismiss as of little importance":{ "examples":[ "refused to whitewash the governor's chronic disregard for the truth" ], "synonyms":[ "blink (at)", "brush (aside or off)", "condone", "discount", "disregard", "excuse", "forgive", "gloss (over)", "gloze (over)", "ignore", "overlook", "overpass", "paper over", "pardon", "pass over", "remit", "shrug off", "wink (at)" ], "near synonyms":[ "explain", "justify", "rationalize", "absolve", "acquit", "clear", "exculpate", "exonerate", "vindicate", "waive", "wave (aside or off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "heed", "mark", "mind", "note", "object (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses":{ "examples":[ "don't try to whitewash your rudeness by claiming that you were having a bad day" ], "synonyms":[ "deodorize", "excuse", "explain away", "extenuate", "gloss (over)", "gloze (over)", "palliate" ], "near synonyms":[ "sugarcoat", "varnish", "apologize", "atone", "confess", "account (for)", "explain", "justify", "rationalize", "minimize", "play down", "soft-pedal", "alleviate", "ease", "lessen", "lighten", "mitigate", "moderate", "soften", "temper", "absolve", "acquit", "clear", "exculpate", "exonerate", "vindicate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in pretext , pretense":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "color", "guise", "pretense", "pretence", "pretext", "rationale", "rationalization", "vindication", "alibi", "apology", "defense", "excuse", "justification", "plea", "reason", "cop-out", "out", "acknowledgment", "acknowledgement", "atonement", "confession", "extenuation", "palliation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in shutout , washout":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lurch", "shutout", "washout", "collapse", "debacle", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle", "failure", "fiasco", "fizzle", "flop", "nonsuccess", "setback", "upset", "beating", "defeat", "drubbing", "licking", "loss", "lump", "overthrow", "plastering", "rout", "shellacking", "trimming", "trouncing", "whipping" ], "near antonyms":[ "success", "triumph", "victory", "win", "accomplishment", "achievement", "blowout", "cakewalk", "landslide", "romp", "runaway", "sweep", "walkaway", "walkover" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whitewashed":{ "to dismiss as of little importance":{ "examples":[ "refused to whitewash the governor's chronic disregard for the truth" ], "synonyms":[ "blinked (at)", "brushed (aside or off)", "condoned", "discounted", "disregarded", "excused", "forgave", "glossed (over)", "glozed (over)", "ignored", "overlooked", "overpassed", "papered over", "pardoned", "passed over", "remitted", "shrugged off", "winked (at)" ], "near synonyms":[ "explained", "justified", "rationalized", "absolved", "acquitted", "cleared", "exculpated", "exonerated", "vindicated", "waived", "waved (aside or off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "heeded", "marked", "minded", "noted", "objected (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses":{ "examples":[ "don't try to whitewash your rudeness by claiming that you were having a bad day" ], "synonyms":[ "deodorized", "excused", "explained away", "extenuated", "glossed (over)", "glozed (over)", "palliated" ], "near synonyms":[ "sugarcoated", "varnished", "apologized", "atoned", "confessed", "accounted (for)", "explained", "justified", "rationalized", "minimized", "played down", "soft-pedaled", "alleviated", "eased", "lessened", "lightened", "mitigated", "moderated", "softened", "tempered", "absolved", "acquitted", "cleared", "exculpated", "exonerated", "vindicated" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whittling":{ "to cause to diminish gradually by or as if by cutting off bits with a knife":{ "examples":[ "He was sitting on the porch, whittling a stick." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abbreviating", "abridging", "clipping", "cropping", "curtailing", "cutting", "cutting back", "cutting down", "docking", "nicking", "paring", "pruning", "retrenching", "shortening", "slashing", "trimming", "truncating", "abating", "decreasing", "de-escalating", "denting", "depleting", "downscaling", "downsizing", "dropping", "dwindling", "easing", "knocking down", "lessening", "lowering", "reducing", "compressing", "condensing", "constricting", "contracting", "deflating", "shrinking", "minimizing", "moderating", "modifying", "modulating", "qualifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "blowing up", "dilating", "distending", "inflating", "swelling", "elongating", "extending", "lengthening", "prolonging", "protracting", "adding (to)", "complementing", "supplementing", "enhancing", "heightening", "intensifying", "redoubling", "aggrandizing", "amplifying", "augmenting", "boosting", "enlarging", "escalating", "expanding", "increasing", "raising" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whizz":{ "a sound similar to the speech sound \\s\\ stretched out":{ "examples":[ "the whiz of an arrow flying by at an uncomfortably close range" ], "synonyms":[ "fizz", "hiss", "sizzle", "swish", "whish" ], "near synonyms":[ "swoosh", "wheeze", "whistle", "whoosh", "zip", "sibilance", "sibilant" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion":{ "examples":[ "the irritating whiz of a bee in the room" ], "synonyms":[ "burr", "buzz", "chirr", "churr", "drone", "hum", "purr", "thrum", "whir", "whirr", "zoom" ], "near synonyms":[ "babble", "coo", "gasp", "gurgle", "hiss", "moan", "murmur", "rustle", "sigh", "suspiration", "susurration", "susurrus", "whisper", "whish", "zing", "zip" ], "near antonyms":[ "bawl", "howl", "roar", "scream", "screech", "shriek", "squall", "squeal", "yelp", "yell" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field":{ "examples":[ "the computer whiz to whom we all go when we're having problems, which is fairly often" ], "synonyms":[ "ace", "adept", "artist", "authority", "cognoscente", "connoisseur", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "dab", "dab hand", "expert", "fiend", "geek", "guru", "hand", "hotshot", "maestro", "master", "maven", "mavin", "meister", "past master", "proficient", "scholar", "shark", "sharp", "virtuoso", "wizard" ], "near synonyms":[ "pro", "professional", "consultant", "hired gun", "specialist", "addict", "aficionado", "afficionado", "buff", "devotee", "enthusiast", "fan", "craftsman", "journeyman", "all-rounder", "jack-of-all-trades", "Renaissance man", "mistress" ], "near antonyms":[ "apprentice", "beginner", "neophyte", "novice", "dabbler", "dilettante", "layman", "nonprofessional" ], "antonyms":[ "amateur", "inexpert", "nonexpert" ] }, "a very smart person":{ "examples":[ "one of those whizzes who does very well in every subject" ], "synonyms":[ "brain", "brainiac", "genius", "intellect", "thinker", "wiz", "wizard" ], "near synonyms":[ "polyhistor", "polymath", "Renaissance man", "blue", "bluestocking", "highbrow", "intellectual", "sage", "savant", "geek", "longhair", "nerd", "master", "virtuoso", "ace", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "natural" ], "near antonyms":[ "ignoramus", "illiterate", "know-nothing", "lowbrow", "anti-intellectual", "philistine", "ass", "donkey", "fool", "jackass", "beast", "boor", "cad", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cretin", "cur", "heel", "jerk", "louse", "lout", "skunk", "snake", "stinker" ], "antonyms":[ "blockhead", "dodo", "dolt", "dope", "dumbbell", "dummy", "dunce", "fathead", "goon", "half-wit", "hammerhead", "idiot", "imbecile", "knucklehead", "moron", "nitwit", "numskull", "numbskull", "pinhead" ] }, "to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \\s\\":{ "examples":[ "just hearing the bullets whiz as they fly by their heads must be terrifying for soldiers" ], "synonyms":[ "fizz", "fizzle", "hiss", "sizzle", "swish", "whish" ], "near synonyms":[ "swoosh", "wheeze", "whistle", "whoosh", "zip", "bubble", "effervesce", "buzz", "drone", "hum" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound":{ "examples":[ "many vehicles were whizzing past us at breakneck speeds" ], "synonyms":[ "bumble", "burr", "buzz", "drone", "hum", "whir", "whirr", "whish", "zip", "zoom" ], "near synonyms":[ "chirr", "churr", "thrum", "fizz", "hiss", "murmur", "purr", "rustle", "sigh", "sizzle", "swish", "whisper", "coo", "curr", "wheeze", "whistle", "whoosh" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whippings":{ "failure to win a contest":{ "examples":[ "suffered a whipping that took them out of competition" ], "synonyms":[ "beatings", "defeats", "drubbings", "lickings", "losses", "lumps", "overthrows", "plasterings", "routs", "shellackings", "trimmings" ], "near synonyms":[ "collapses", "debacles", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cles", "failures", "fiascoes", "fizzles", "flops", "nonsuccesses", "setbacks", "upsets", "lurches", "shutouts", "washouts", "whitewashes" ], "near antonyms":[ "accomplishments", "achievements", "blowouts", "cakewalks", "landslides", "romps", "runaways", "sweeps", "walkaways", "walkovers" ], "antonyms":[ "successes", "triumphs", "victories", "wins" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whishing":{ "to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound":{ "examples":[ "seemingly out of nowhere, a baseball whished past my head" ], "synonyms":[ "bumbling", "burring", "buzzing", "droning", "humming", "whirring", "whizzing", "zipping", "zooming" ], "near synonyms":[ "chirring", "churring", "thrumming", "fizzing", "hissing", "murmuring", "purring", "rustling", "sighing", "sizzling", "swishing", "whispering", "cooing", "curring", "wheezing", "whistling", "whooshing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \\s\\":{ "examples":[ "the match whished as it burst into flame" ], "synonyms":[ "fizzing", "fizzling", "hissing", "sizzling", "swishing", "whizzing" ], "near synonyms":[ "swooshing", "wheezing", "whistling", "whooshing", "zipping", "bubbling", "effervescing", "buzzing", "droning", "humming" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whiny":{ "as in whining , squealing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "squealing", "whining", "yapping", "yelping", "earsplitting", "nasal", "penetrating", "piercing", "sharp", "strident", "peeping", "thin", "tinny", "high-pitched", "piping", "screeching", "shrieking", "shrill", "squeaking", "squeaky", "treble", "whistling" ], "near antonyms":[ "bass", "deep", "grave", "low", "throaty", "gruff", "hoarse", "husky", "rough", "smoky", "smokey" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "whimper":{ "an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment":{ "examples":[ "patiently posed for dozens of photographs without so much as a whimper" ], "synonyms":[ "beef", "bitch", "bleat", "carp", "complaint", "fuss", "grievance", "gripe", "grouch", "grouse", "grumble", "holler", "kvetch", "lament", "miserere", "moan", "murmur", "plaint", "squawk", "wail", "whine", "whinge", "yammer" ], "near synonyms":[ "challenge", "demur", "expostulation", "kick", "niggle", "objection", "protest", "quibble", "remonstrance", "stink" ], "near antonyms":[ "commendation", "compliment", "plaudit", "acclaim", "applause", "praise", "approval", "endorsement", "indorsement", "sanction" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to utter feeble plaintive cries":{ "examples":[ "the dog whimpered to be let in" ], "synonyms":[ "bleat", "mewl", "pule" ], "near synonyms":[ "fuss", "sniffle", "snivel", "snuffle", "whine", "bawl", "blub", "blubber", "cry", "sob", "weep", "peep", "squeak", "yelp", "mumble", "murmur", "mutter", "groan", "moan", "sigh" ], "near antonyms":[ "scream", "screech", "shriek", "squeal", "howl", "squall", "wail", "yowl", "call", "caterwaul", "squawk", "bellow", "roar" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{ "examples":[ "a good-hearted person, but given to whimpering about trifles" ], "synonyms":[ "beef", "bellyache", "bitch", "bleat", "carp", "caterwaul", "complain", "crab", "croak", "fuss", "gripe", "grizzle", "grouch", "grouse", "growl", "grumble", "grump", "holler", "inveigh", "keen", "kick", "kvetch", "maunder", "moan", "murmur", "mutter", "nag", "repine", "scream", "squawk", "squeal", "wail", "whine", "whinge", "yammer", "yawp", "yaup", "yowl" ], "near synonyms":[ "object (to)", "protest", "quarrel (with)", "cavil", "quibble", "fret", "stew", "worry", "blubber", "cry", "sob", "bemoan", "bewail", "deplore", "lament" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "bear", "countenance", "endure", "take", "tolerate", "applaud", "cheer", "commend" ], "antonyms":[ "crow", "delight", "rejoice" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whiles":{ "an indefinite but usually short period of time":{ "examples":[ "we stayed at the fair for a while longer" ], "synonyms":[ "bits", "space", "spells", "stretches" ], "near synonyms":[ "lapses", "seasons", "spans", "days", "epochs", "eras", "beats", "eyeblinks", "flashes", "heartbeats", "instants", "jiffies", "jiffs", "minutes", "moments", "nanoseconds", "New York minutes", "seconds", "shakes", "split seconds", "spurts", "trices", "twinkles", "twinklings", "winks", "aeons", "eons", "ages", "eternities", "infinities", "perpetuities", "interims", "interludes", "intermissions", "intervals" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the active use of energy in producing a result":{ "examples":[ "it's not worth my while to fix it, so we'll get a new one" ], "synonyms":[ "efforts", "elbow grease", "exertions", "expenditures", "labors", "pains", "sweats", "troubles", "works" ], "near synonyms":[ "drudgeries", "grinds", "slogs", "strains", "toils", "travails", "dints", "energies", "forces", "mights", "muscles", "powers", "puissances", "attempts", "endeavors", "essays", "flings", "goes", "passes", "shots", "stabs", "trials", "tries", "whacks" ], "near antonyms":[ "eases", "facilities", "fluencies", "dormancies", "inactions", "inactivities", "indolences", "inertias", "languors", "quiescences" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whimsicalness":{ "an inclination to sudden illogical changes of mind, ideas, or actions":{ "examples":[ "at times she displays a certain whimsicalness that is charming" ], "synonyms":[ "caprice", "capriciousness", "freakishness", "impulsiveness", "whimsicality" ], "near synonyms":[ "mercurialness", "moodiness", "unpredictability", "willfulness", "eccentricity", "flakiness", "arbitrariness", "fickleness", "inconstancy", "irregularity", "volatileness", "volatility", "changeability", "flexibility", "mutability", "variability", "variableness" ], "near antonyms":[ "levelheadedness", "practicality", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "fastness", "firmness", "fixedness", "immovability", "immovableness", "immutability", "inflexibility", "invariability", "changelessness", "constancy", "stability", "steadfastness", "steadiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whitewashes":{ "to dismiss as of little importance":{ "examples":[ "refused to whitewash the governor's chronic disregard for the truth" ], "synonyms":[ "blinks (at)", "brushes (aside or off)", "condones", "discounts", "disregards", "excuses", "forgives", "glosses (over)", "glozes (over)", "ignores", "overlooks", "overpasses", "papers over", "pardons", "passes over", "remits", "shrugs off", "winks (at)" ], "near synonyms":[ "explains", "justifies", "rationalizes", "absolves", "acquits", "clears", "exculpates", "exonerates", "vindicates", "waives", "waves (aside or off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "heeds", "marks", "minds", "notes", "objects (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses":{ "examples":[ "don't try to whitewash your rudeness by claiming that you were having a bad day" ], "synonyms":[ "deodorizes", "excuses", "explains away", "extenuates", "glosses (over)", "glozes (over)", "palliates" ], "near synonyms":[ "sugarcoats", "varnishes", "apologizes", "atones", "confesses", "accounts (for)", "explains", "justifies", "rationalizes", "minimizes", "plays down", "soft-pedals", "alleviates", "eases", "lessens", "lightens", "mitigates", "moderates", "softens", "tempers", "absolves", "acquits", "clears", "exculpates", "exonerates", "vindicates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in pretexts , pretenses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "colors", "guises", "pretenses", "pretences", "pretexts", "rationales", "rationalizations", "vindications", "alibis", "apologies", "defenses", "excuses", "justifications", "pleas", "reasons", "cop-outs", "outs", "acknowledgments", "acknowledgements", "atonements", "confessions", "extenuations", "palliations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in shutouts , washouts":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lurches", "shutouts", "washouts", "collapses", "debacles", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cles", "failures", "fiascoes", "fizzles", "flops", "nonsuccesses", "setbacks", "upsets", "beatings", "defeats", "drubbings", "lickings", "losses", "lumps", "overthrows", "plasterings", "routs", "shellackings", "trimmings", "whippings" ], "near antonyms":[ "successes", "triumphs", "victories", "wins", "accomplishments", "achievements", "blowouts", "cakewalks", "landslides", "romps", "runaways", "sweeps", "walkaways", "walkovers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whirr":{ "a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion":{ "examples":[ "a whir coming from the refrigerator" ], "synonyms":[ "burr", "buzz", "chirr", "churr", "drone", "hum", "purr", "thrum", "whiz", "whizz", "zoom" ], "near synonyms":[ "babble", "coo", "gasp", "gurgle", "hiss", "moan", "murmur", "rustle", "sigh", "suspiration", "susurration", "susurrus", "whisper", "whish", "zing", "zip" ], "near antonyms":[ "bawl", "howl", "roar", "scream", "screech", "shriek", "squall", "squeal", "yelp", "yell" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound":{ "examples":[ "the hummingbird whirred as it hovered over a flower", "our tires whirred as we traveled over the rough road" ], "synonyms":[ "bumble", "burr", "buzz", "drone", "hum", "whish", "whiz", "whizz", "zip", "zoom" ], "near synonyms":[ "chirr", "churr", "thrum", "fizz", "hiss", "murmur", "purr", "rustle", "sigh", "sizzle", "swish", "whisper", "coo", "curr", "wheeze", "whistle", "whoosh" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "white-faced":{ "as in whey-faced":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "whey-faced", "untanned", "anemic", "bloodless", "white", "whitened", "sallow", "sallowish", "sick", "sickly", "waxen", "waxy", "ashen", "ashy", "blanched", "cadaverous", "doughy", "livid", "lurid", "mealy", "pale", "paled", "pallid", "pasty", "peaked", "wan" ], "near antonyms":[ "blooming", "florid", "flush", "full-blooded", "glowing", "red", "rosy", "rubicund", "ruddy", "sanguine", "blushing", "flushed", "pink" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "whittles":{ "to cause to diminish gradually by or as if by cutting off bits with a knife":{ "examples":[ "He was sitting on the porch, whittling a stick." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abbreviates", "abridges", "clips", "crops", "curtails", "cuts", "cuts back", "cuts down", "docks", "nicks", "pares", "prunes", "retrenches", "shortens", "slashes", "trims", "truncates", "abates", "decreases", "de-escalates", "dents", "depletes", "downscales", "downsizes", "drops", "dwindles", "eases", "knocks down", "lessens", "lowers", "reduces", "compresses", "condenses", "constricts", "contracts", "deflates", "shrinks", "minimizes", "moderates", "modifies", "modulates", "qualifies" ], "near antonyms":[ "blows up", "dilates", "distends", "inflates", "swells", "elongates", "extends", "lengthens", "prolongs", "protracts", "adds (to)", "complements", "supplements", "enhances", "heightens", "intensifies", "redoubles", "aggrandizes", "amplifies", "augments", "boosts", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "increases", "raises" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whistle":{ "as in zip , whoosh":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "swoosh", "wheeze", "whoosh", "zip", "fizz", "hiss", "sizzle", "swish", "whish", "whiz", "whizz", "sibilance", "sibilant" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in whoosh , zip":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "swoosh", "wheeze", "whoosh", "zip", "fizz", "fizzle", "hiss", "sizzle", "swish", "whish", "whiz", "whizz", "bubble", "effervesce", "buzz", "drone", "hum" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whisper":{ "a rumor or report of a personal or sensational nature":{ "examples":[ "there were whispers that the starlet was secretly married" ], "synonyms":[ "canard", "story", "tale" ], "near synonyms":[ "dirt", "gossip", "scuttlebutt", "talebearing", "talk", "tattle", "dirty laundry", "dirty linen", "defamation", "libel", "slander", "hearsay", "fable", "fabrication", "fairy tale", "falsehood", "falsity", "fib", "lie", "mendacity", "prevarication", "untruth", "whopper" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy":{ "examples":[ "assistants whispered that the two singers were having a secret relationship" ], "synonyms":[ "bruit (about)", "circulate", "noise (about or abroad)", "rumor" ], "near synonyms":[ "bandy (about)", "blab", "dish", "gossip", "tattle", "bare", "disclose", "divulge", "expose", "let on (about)", "report", "reveal", "spill", "tell", "hint", "imply", "insinuate", "intimate", "suggest", "blaze", "broadcast", "proclaim", "promulgate", "propagate", "publicize", "spread" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whiz":{ "a sound similar to the speech sound \\s\\ stretched out":{ "examples":[ "the whiz of an arrow flying by at an uncomfortably close range" ], "synonyms":[ "fizz", "hiss", "sizzle", "swish", "whish" ], "near synonyms":[ "swoosh", "wheeze", "whistle", "whoosh", "zip", "sibilance", "sibilant" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion":{ "examples":[ "the irritating whiz of a bee in the room" ], "synonyms":[ "burr", "buzz", "chirr", "churr", "drone", "hum", "purr", "thrum", "whir", "whirr", "zoom" ], "near synonyms":[ "babble", "coo", "gasp", "gurgle", "hiss", "moan", "murmur", "rustle", "sigh", "suspiration", "susurration", "susurrus", "whisper", "whish", "zing", "zip" ], "near antonyms":[ "bawl", "howl", "roar", "scream", "screech", "shriek", "squall", "squeal", "yelp", "yell" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field":{ "examples":[ "the computer whiz to whom we all go when we're having problems, which is fairly often" ], "synonyms":[ "ace", "adept", "artist", "authority", "cognoscente", "connoisseur", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "dab", "dab hand", "expert", "fiend", "geek", "guru", "hand", "hotshot", "maestro", "master", "maven", "mavin", "meister", "past master", "proficient", "scholar", "shark", "sharp", "virtuoso", "wizard" ], "near synonyms":[ "pro", "professional", "consultant", "hired gun", "specialist", "addict", "aficionado", "afficionado", "buff", "devotee", "enthusiast", "fan", "craftsman", "journeyman", "all-rounder", "jack-of-all-trades", "Renaissance man", "mistress" ], "near antonyms":[ "apprentice", "beginner", "neophyte", "novice", "dabbler", "dilettante", "layman", "nonprofessional" ], "antonyms":[ "amateur", "inexpert", "nonexpert" ] }, "a very smart person":{ "examples":[ "one of those whizzes who does very well in every subject" ], "synonyms":[ "brain", "brainiac", "genius", "intellect", "thinker", "wiz", "wizard" ], "near synonyms":[ "polyhistor", "polymath", "Renaissance man", "blue", "bluestocking", "highbrow", "intellectual", "sage", "savant", "geek", "longhair", "nerd", "master", "virtuoso", "ace", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "natural" ], "near antonyms":[ "ignoramus", "illiterate", "know-nothing", "lowbrow", "anti-intellectual", "philistine", "ass", "donkey", "fool", "jackass", "beast", "boor", "cad", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cretin", "cur", "heel", "jerk", "louse", "lout", "skunk", "snake", "stinker" ], "antonyms":[ "blockhead", "dodo", "dolt", "dope", "dumbbell", "dummy", "dunce", "fathead", "goon", "half-wit", "hammerhead", "idiot", "imbecile", "knucklehead", "moron", "nitwit", "numskull", "numbskull", "pinhead" ] }, "to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \\s\\":{ "examples":[ "just hearing the bullets whiz as they fly by their heads must be terrifying for soldiers" ], "synonyms":[ "fizz", "fizzle", "hiss", "sizzle", "swish", "whish" ], "near synonyms":[ "swoosh", "wheeze", "whistle", "whoosh", "zip", "bubble", "effervesce", "buzz", "drone", "hum" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound":{ "examples":[ "many vehicles were whizzing past us at breakneck speeds" ], "synonyms":[ "bumble", "burr", "buzz", "drone", "hum", "whir", "whirr", "whish", "zip", "zoom" ], "near synonyms":[ "chirr", "churr", "thrum", "fizz", "hiss", "murmur", "purr", "rustle", "sigh", "sizzle", "swish", "whisper", "coo", "curr", "wheeze", "whistle", "whoosh" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "white-hot":{ "having a notably high temperature":{ "examples":[ "the molten mass was still white-hot when the glassblower began to work his magic" ], "synonyms":[ "ardent", "boiling", "broiling", "burning", "fervent", "fervid", "fiery", "hot", "piping hot", "red", "red-hot", "roasting", "scalding", "scorching", "searing", "sultry", "superheated", "sweltering", "torrid", "ultrahot" ], "near synonyms":[ "blazing", "glowing", "igneous", "molten", "seething", "sizzling", "heated", "overheated", "reheated", "warmed", "snug", "toasty", "warm", "warmish", "feverish", "flushed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "canicular", "muggy", "steamy", "summerlike", "summery", "tropical" ], "near antonyms":[ "chill", "chilly", "coldish", "cool", "coolish", "nippy", "snappy", "blizzardly", "frosty", "snowy", "subfreezing", "subzero", "wintry", "wintery", "chilled", "cooled", "refrigerated", "unheated", "benumbed", "numb", "shivering" ], "antonyms":[ "algid", "arctic", "bitter", "bone-chilling", "cold", "freezing", "frigid", "frozen", "glacial", "ice-cold", "iced", "icy" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "whinges":{ "an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment":{ "examples":[ "that bloke always has some whinge about how women don't understand him" ], "synonyms":[ "beefs", "bitches", "bleats", "carps", "complaints", "fusses", "grievances", "gripes", "grouches", "grouses", "grumbles", "hollers", "kvetches", "laments", "misereres", "moans", "murmurs", "plaints", "squawks", "wails", "whimpers", "whines", "yammers" ], "near synonyms":[ "challenges", "demurs", "expostulations", "kicks", "niggles", "objections", "protests", "quibbles", "remonstrances", "stinks" ], "near antonyms":[ "commendations", "compliments", "plaudits", "acclaim", "applauses", "praises", "approvals", "endorsements", "indorsements", "sanctions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{ "examples":[ "dutifully cares for his elderly mum, despite her tendency to whinge about everything" ], "synonyms":[ "beefs", "bellyaches", "bitches", "bleats", "carps", "caterwauls", "complains", "crabs", "croaks", "fusses", "gripes", "grizzles", "grouches", "grouses", "growls", "grumbles", "grumps", "hollers", "inveighs", "keens", "kicks", "kvetches", "maunders", "moans", "murmurs", "mutters", "nags", "repines", "screams", "squawks", "squeals", "wails", "whimpers", "whines", "yammers", "yawps", "yaups", "yowls" ], "near synonyms":[ "objects (to)", "protests", "quarrels (with)", "cavils", "quibbles", "frets", "stews", "worries", "blubbers", "cries", "sobs", "bemoans", "bewails", "deplores", "laments" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "bears", "countenances", "endures", "takes", "tolerates", "applauds", "cheers", "commends" ], "antonyms":[ "crows", "delights", "rejoices" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whingeing":{ "to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{ "examples":[ "dutifully cares for his elderly mum, despite her tendency to whinge about everything" ], "synonyms":[ "beefing", "bellyaching", "bitching", "bleating", "carping", "caterwauling", "complaining", "crabbing", "croaking", "fussing", "griping", "grizzling", "grouching", "grousing", "growling", "grumbling", "grumping", "hollering", "inveighing", "keening", "kicking", "kvetching", "maundering", "moaning", "murmuring", "muttering", "nagging", "repining", "screaming", "squawking", "squealing", "wailing", "whimpering", "whining", "yammering", "yawping", "yauping", "yowling" ], "near synonyms":[ "objecting (to)", "protesting", "quarreling (with)", "quarrelling (with)", "caviling", "cavilling", "quibbling", "fretting", "stewing", "worrying", "blubbering", "crying", "sobbing", "bemoaning", "bewailing", "deploring", "lamenting" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "bearing", "countenancing", "enduring", "taking", "tolerating", "applauding", "cheering", "commending" ], "antonyms":[ "crowing", "delighting", "rejoicing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whip (up)":{ "to bring (something volatile or intense) into being":{ "examples":[ "whipped up protests against the proposed amendment to the state's constitution" ], "synonyms":[ "abet", "brew", "ferment", "foment", "incite", "instigate", "pick", "provoke", "raise", "stir (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "advance", "cultivate", "encourage", "forward", "foster", "further", "nourish", "nurture", "promote", "sow", "stimulate", "detonate", "set", "set off", "trigger", "excite", "galvanize", "inflame", "enflame", "inspire", "motivate", "rouse", "activate", "energize", "enliven", "fire", "invigorate", "jazz (up)", "liven (up)", "pep (up)", "quicken", "stimulate", "vitalize" ], "near antonyms":[ "bridle", "check", "constrain", "curb", "discourage", "hold", "inhibit", "regulate", "rein (in)", "restrain", "tame", "allay", "calm", "quiet", "settle", "soothe", "still", "subdue", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whinging":{ "to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{ "examples":[ "dutifully cares for his elderly mum, despite her tendency to whinge about everything" ], "synonyms":[ "beefing", "bellyaching", "bitching", "bleating", "carping", "caterwauling", "complaining", "crabbing", "croaking", "fussing", "griping", "grizzling", "grouching", "grousing", "growling", "grumbling", "grumping", "hollering", "inveighing", "keening", "kicking", "kvetching", "maundering", "moaning", "murmuring", "muttering", "nagging", "repining", "screaming", "squawking", "squealing", "wailing", "whimpering", "whining", "yammering", "yawping", "yauping", "yowling" ], "near synonyms":[ "objecting (to)", "protesting", "quarreling (with)", "quarrelling (with)", "caviling", "cavilling", "quibbling", "fretting", "stewing", "worrying", "blubbering", "crying", "sobbing", "bemoaning", "bewailing", "deploring", "lamenting" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "bearing", "countenancing", "enduring", "taking", "tolerating", "applauding", "cheering", "commending" ], "antonyms":[ "crowing", "delighting", "rejoicing" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whittle (down)":{ "as in cut , cut down":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abbreviate", "abridge", "clip", "crop", "curtail", "cut", "cut back", "cut down", "dock", "nick", "pare", "prune", "retrench", "shorten", "slash", "trim", "truncate", "disapprove", "negative", "repudiate", "spurn", "abate", "decrease", "de-escalate", "dent", "deplete", "downscale", "downsize", "drop", "dwindle", "ease", "knock down", "lessen", "lower", "reduce", "decline", "refuse", "reject", "turn down", "compress", "condense", "constrict", "contract", "cull", "discard", "jettison", "throw away", "throw out", "winnow", "deflate", "shrink", "minimize", "moderate", "modify", "modulate", "qualify", "bolt", "screen", "sieve", "sift" ], "near antonyms":[ "cherry-pick", "choose", "cull", "elect", "handpick", "name", "opt (for)", "pick", "prefer", "select", "single (out)", "tag", "take", "preselect", "appoint", "designate", "fix", "mark", "nominate", "set", "tab", "tap", "accept", "adopt", "embrace", "espouse", "settle (on or upon)", "blow up", "dilate", "distend", "inflate", "swell", "elongate", "extend", "lengthen", "prolong", "protract", "add (to)", "complement", "supplement", "enhance", "heighten", "intensify", "redouble", "aggrandize", "amplify", "augment", "boost", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "increase", "raise" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whitecap":{ "as in breaker":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breaker", "surf", "comber", "curl", "sea(s)", "riffle", "ripple", "wavelet", "billow", "surge", "swell", "wave", "ground swell", "roller", "tidal wave", "tsunami" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whimpered":{ "to utter feeble plaintive cries":{ "examples":[ "the dog whimpered to be let in" ], "synonyms":[ "bleated", "mewled", "puled" ], "near synonyms":[ "fussed", "sniffled", "sniveled", "snivelled", "snuffled", "whined", "bawled", "blubbed", "blubbered", "cried", "sobbed", "wept", "peeped", "squeaked", "yelped", "mumbled", "murmured", "muttered", "groaned", "moaned", "sighed" ], "near antonyms":[ "screamed", "screeched", "shrieked", "squealed", "howled", "squalled", "wailed", "yowled", "called", "caterwauled", "squawked", "bellowed", "roared" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{ "examples":[ "a good-hearted person, but given to whimpering about trifles" ], "synonyms":[ "beefed", "bellyached", "bitched", "bleated", "carped", "caterwauled", "complained", "crabbed", "croaked", "fussed", "griped", "grizzled", "grouched", "groused", "growled", "grumbled", "grumped", "hollered", "inveighed", "keened", "kicked", "kvetched", "maundered", "moaned", "murmured", "muttered", "nagged", "repined", "screamed", "squawked", "squealed", "wailed", "whined", "whinged", "yammered", "yawped", "yauped", "yowled" ], "near synonyms":[ "objected (to)", "protested", "quarreled (with)", "quarrelled (with)", "caviled", "cavilled", "quibbled", "fretted", "stewed", "worried", "blubbered", "cried", "sobbed", "bemoaned", "bewailed", "deplored", "lamented" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepted", "bore", "countenanced", "endured", "tolerated", "took", "applauded", "cheered", "commended" ], "antonyms":[ "crowed", "delighted", "rejoiced" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whimseys":{ "a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action":{ "examples":[ "the pop singer's latest whimsy is that she has acting talent" ], "synonyms":[ "bees", "caprices", "cranks", "fancies", "freaks", "humors", "kinks", "maggots", "megrims", "notions", "vagaries", "vagrancies", "whims" ], "near synonyms":[ "fantasies", "phantasies", "impetuosities", "whimsicalities", "conceits", "conceptions", "concepts", "images", "impressions", "mind's eyes", "pictures", "thoughts", "brainstorms", "inspirations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whipper":{ "one that defeats an enemy or opponent":{ "examples":[ "as the whippers of teams from much larger schools, our players have much to be proud of" ], "synonyms":[ "beater", "conqueror", "master", "subduer", "trimmer", "vanquisher", "victor", "winner" ], "near synonyms":[ "champ", "champion", "finalist", "placer", "dominator", "overdog", "ruler", "subjugator", "top dog" ], "near antonyms":[ "punching bag", "pushover", "quitter", "failure", "flop", "washout", "underdog" ], "antonyms":[ "loser" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whip":{ "a long thin or flexible tool for striking":{ "examples":[ "a 100-year-old whip that was once used by a coachman" ], "synonyms":[ "flogger", "lash", "scourge", "switch" ], "near synonyms":[ "birch", "blacksnake", "bullwhip", "cat-o'-nine-tails", "cowhide", "crop", "hickory", "knout", "quirt", "rattan", "rawhide", "strap", "bastinado", "bastinade", "bat", "baton", "billy", "billy club", "bludgeon", "cane", "club", "cudgel", "flail", "nightstick", "staff" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{ "examples":[ "whipped the animal when it did not move fast enough to please him" ], "synonyms":[ "birch", "cowhide", "flagellate", "flail", "flog", "hide", "horsewhip", "lash", "leather", "rawhide", "scourge", "slash", "switch", "tan", "thrash", "whale" ], "near synonyms":[ "knout", "quirt", "strap", "cut", "flick", "touch up", "blackjack", "cane", "club", "cudgel", "fustigate", "pistol-whip", "bang", "bop", "box", "bust", "clap", "clip", "clobber", "clout", "crack", "cuff", "hit", "knock", "lam", "paste", "punch", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smite", "sock", "spank", "swat", "swipe", "thwack", "wallop", "whack", "bash", "baste", "bat", "batter", "beat", "belabor", "belt", "bludgeon", "buffet", "bung", "drub", "fib", "hammer", "lace", "lambaste", "lambast", "lather", "lick", "mangle", "maul", "paddle", "pelt", "pommel", "pound", "pummel", "rough", "slate", "slog", "thresh", "thump", "tromp", "whop", "whap", "whup", "work over" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to defeat by a large margin":{ "examples":[ "we whipped them 13-0 in the last game" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilate", "blow away", "bomb", "bury", "clobber", "cream", "drub", "dust", "flatten", "paste", "rout", "shellac", "skin", "skunk", "smoke", "smother", "snow under", "thrash", "trim", "tromp", "trounce", "wallop", "wax", "whomp", "whop", "whap", "whup" ], "near synonyms":[ "sweep", "upset", "beat", "best", "conquer", "dispatch", "hurdle", "lick", "master", "overbear", "overcome", "overmatch", "prevail (over)", "subdue", "surmount", "take", "throw", "triumph (over)", "win (against)", "worst", "crush", "knock off", "knock over", "overpower", "overthrow", "overwhelm", "subjugate", "upend", "vanquish", "ace (out)", "better", "eclipse", "exceed", "outdistance", "outdo", "outfight", "outshine", "outstrip", "overtop", "surpass", "top", "transcend", "edge (out)", "nose 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], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "huge raindrops whipped the windows" ], "synonyms":[ "bash", "baste", "bat", "batter", "beat", "belabor", "belt", "birch", "bludgeon", "buffet", "bung up", "club", "curry", "do", "drub", "fib", "flog", "hammer", "hide", "lace", "lambaste", "lambast", "lash", "lather", "lick", "maul", "mess (up)", "paddle", "pelt", "pommel", "pound", "pummel", "punch out", "rough (up)", "slate", "slog", "switch", "tan", "thrash", "thresh", "thump", "tromp", "wallop", "whale", "whop", "whap", "whup", "work over" ], "near synonyms":[ "assail", "assault", "attack", "beset", "box", "bust", "chop", "clobber", "clout", "crack", "cudgel", "cuff", "descend (on or upon)", "hit", "jump (on)", "knock", "lam", "lay on", "paste", "pounce (on or upon)", "punch", "raid", "rush", "slam", "slap", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "storm", "swat", "swipe", "thwack", "whack", "wham", "whomp", "blackjack", "cane", "cowhide", "flagellate", "fustigate", "horsewhip", "leather", "pistol-whip", "rawhide", "scourge", "strap", "gore", "lacerate", "wound", "maim", "mangle", "mutilate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whiffs":{ "an almost imperceptible sign of something":{ "examples":[ "even a whiff of appreciation for everything I've done for her would have been nice" ], "synonyms":[ "breaths", "flickers", "glimmers", "hints", "suggestions", "tangs", "touches", "traces" ], "near synonyms":[ "inklings", "intimations", "scents", "winds", "evidences", "indications", "marks", "signs" ], "near antonyms":[ "permeations", "pervasions", "saturations" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to become aware of by means of the sense organs in the nose":{ "examples":[ "whiffed the pot of chili on the stove and announced that he was staying for dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "noses", "scents", "smells", "sniffs", "snuffs" ], "near synonyms":[ "breathes", "drinks (in)", "inhales", "respires", "snorts", "snuffles", "savors", "savours" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "white-tie":{ "as in black-tie , evening":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "black-tie", "evening", "custom-made", "fitted", "tailored", "semiformal", "chic", "dapper", "fashionable", "in", "modish", "natty", "sharp", "smart", "snappy", "stylish", "costume", "costumey", "dress", "dressy", "formal" ], "near antonyms":[ "casual", "informal", "sportif", "sporty", "street", "dowdy", "outmoded", "styleless", "unfashionable", "unstylish", "frowsy", "frowzy", "grungy", "sloppy", "sloven", "slovenly", "unkempt", "untidy", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "messy", "mussy", "rumpled", "wrinkled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "whimsies":{ "a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action":{ "examples":[ "the pop singer's latest whimsy is that she has acting talent" ], "synonyms":[ "bees", "caprices", "cranks", "fancies", "freaks", "humors", "kinks", "maggots", "megrims", "notions", "vagaries", "vagrancies", "whims" ], "near synonyms":[ "fantasies", "phantasies", "impetuosities", "whimsicalities", "conceits", "conceptions", "concepts", "images", "impressions", "mind's eyes", "pictures", "thoughts", "brainstorms", "inspirations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whistles":{ "as in zips , whooshes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "swooshes", "wheezes", "whooshes", "zips", "fizzes", "hisses", "sizzles", "swishes", "whishes", "whizzes", "sibilances", "sibilants" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in whooshes , zips":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "swooshes", "wheezes", "whooshes", "zips", "fizzes", "fizzles", "hisses", "sizzles", "swishes", "whishes", "whizzes", "bubbles", "effervesces", "buzzes", "drones", "hums" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "white heat":{ "depth of feeling":{ "examples":[ "claims that the novel was written at white heat in a tremendous, unbroken burst of creativity" ], "synonyms":[ "ardency", "ardor", "emotion", "enthusiasm", "fervency", "fervidness", "fervor", "fire", "heat", "intenseness", "intensity", "passion", "passionateness", "vehemence", "violence", "warmth" ], "near synonyms":[ "cathexis", "emotionalism", "emotionality", "histrionics", "mawkishness", "melodrama", "sappiness", "sentimentality", "eagerness", "earnestness", "excitement", "gusto", "keenness", "zest", "fanaticism", "fever", "hot-bloodedness", "infatuation", "mania", "obsession", "zeal", "compassion", "responsiveness", "sentiment", "sympathy", "tenderness", "torridity", "torridness" ], "near antonyms":[ "aloofness", "calmness", "collectedness", "composure", "detachedness", "dryness", "phlegm", "reserve", "reservedness", "reticence", "taciturnity", "apathy", "indifference", "stoicism", "stoniness", "unconcern", "stiffness", "woodenness", "chilliness", "coldness", "coolness", "frigidity", "frigidness" ], "antonyms":[ "impassiveness", "impassivity", "insensibility", "insensibleness", "insensitiveness", "insensitivity" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whippy":{ "able to revert to original size and shape after being stretched, squeezed, or twisted":{ "examples":[ "the whippy branches of a weeping willow" ], "synonyms":[ "bouncy", "elastic", "flexible", "resilient", "rubberlike", "rubbery", "springy", "stretch", "stretchable", "stretchy", "supple" ], "near synonyms":[ "adaptable", "ductile", "kneadable", "malleable", "moldable", "plastic", "pliable", "pliant", "limber", "lissome", "lissom", "lithe", "lithesome", "willowy" ], "near antonyms":[ "compact", "firm", "hard", "solid", "unyielding", "brittle", "crisp", "crumbly", "flaky", "flakey", "friable", "short" ], "antonyms":[ "inelastic", "inflexible", "nonelastic", "rigid", "stiff" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "whistled":{ "as in whooshed , zipped":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "swooshed", "wheezed", "whooshed", "zipped", "fizzed", "fizzled", "hissed", "sizzled", "swished", "whished", "whizzed", "bubbled", "effervesced", "buzzed", "droned", "hummed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whipping boys":{ "a person or thing taking the blame for others":{ "examples":[ "used the government's economic policies as the whipping boy for every bad decision the company made" ], "synonyms":[ "fall guys", "goats", "scapegoats" ], "near synonyms":[ "victims", "butts", "dupes", "fools", "laughingstocks", "marks", "mockeries", "monkeys", "excuses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whish":{ "a sound similar to the speech sound \\s\\ stretched out":{ "examples":[ "the whish of tires on wet pavement" ], "synonyms":[ "fizz", "hiss", "sizzle", "swish", "whiz", "whizz" ], "near synonyms":[ "swoosh", "wheeze", "whistle", "whoosh", "zip", "sibilance", "sibilant" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound":{ "examples":[ "seemingly out of nowhere, a baseball whished past my head" ], "synonyms":[ "bumble", "burr", "buzz", "drone", "hum", "whir", "whirr", "whiz", "whizz", "zip", "zoom" ], "near synonyms":[ "chirr", "churr", "thrum", "fizz", "hiss", "murmur", "purr", "rustle", "sigh", "sizzle", "swish", "whisper", "coo", "curr", "wheeze", "whistle", "whoosh" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \\s\\":{ "examples":[ "the match whished as it burst into flame" ], "synonyms":[ "fizz", "fizzle", "hiss", "sizzle", "swish", "whiz", "whizz" ], "near synonyms":[ "swoosh", "wheeze", "whistle", "whoosh", "zip", "bubble", "effervesce", "buzz", "drone", "hum" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whinge":{ "an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment":{ "examples":[ "that bloke always has some whinge about how women don't understand him" ], "synonyms":[ "beef", "bitch", "bleat", "carp", "complaint", "fuss", "grievance", "gripe", "grouch", "grouse", "grumble", "holler", "kvetch", "lament", "miserere", "moan", "murmur", "plaint", "squawk", "wail", "whimper", "whine", "yammer" ], "near synonyms":[ "challenge", "demur", "expostulation", "kick", "niggle", "objection", "protest", "quibble", "remonstrance", "stink" ], "near antonyms":[ "commendation", "compliment", "plaudit", "acclaim", "applause", "praise", "approval", "endorsement", "indorsement", "sanction" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{ "examples":[ "dutifully cares for his elderly mum, despite her tendency to whinge about everything" ], "synonyms":[ "beef", "bellyache", "bitch", "bleat", "carp", "caterwaul", "complain", "crab", "croak", "fuss", "gripe", "grizzle", "grouch", "grouse", "growl", "grumble", "grump", "holler", "inveigh", "keen", "kick", "kvetch", "maunder", "moan", "murmur", "mutter", "nag", "repine", "scream", "squawk", "squeal", "wail", "whimper", "whine", "yammer", "yawp", "yaup", "yowl" ], "near synonyms":[ "object (to)", "protest", "quarrel (with)", "cavil", "quibble", "fret", "stew", "worry", "blubber", "cry", "sob", "bemoan", "bewail", "deplore", "lament" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "bear", "countenance", "endure", "take", "tolerate", "applaud", "cheer", "commend" ], "antonyms":[ "crow", "delight", "rejoice" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whiskeys":{ "as in vodkas , tequilas":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barley-brees", "barley-broos", "brandies", "gins", "liqueurs", "mao-tais", "mescals", "schnapps", "tequilas", "vodkas", "meads", "sakes", "sakis", "wines", "Dutch courages", "ales", "beers", "brewages", "brews", "brewskis", "home brews", "malt liquors", "microbrews", "mums", "nappies", "cocktails", "mixed drinks", "belts", "loads", "nips", "pegs", "pops", "shooters", "shots", "slugs", "snifters", "snorts", "tots", "whets", "aperitifs", "bracers", "chasers", "digestifs", "nightcaps", "alcohols", "aqua vitaes", "ardent spirits", "boozes", "bottles", "drinks", "firewaters", "grogs", "hooches", "inebriants", "intoxicants", "John Barleycorns", "juices", "liquors", "lushes", "moonshines", "potables", "rums", "sauces", "spirits", "stimulants", "strong drinks", "tipples" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whittles (down)":{ "as in cuts , cuts down":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abbreviates", "abridges", "clips", "crops", "curtails", "cuts", "cuts back", "cuts down", "docks", "nicks", "pares", "prunes", "retrenches", "shortens", "slashes", "trims", "truncates", "disapproves", "negatives", "repudiates", "spurns", "abates", "decreases", "de-escalates", "dents", "depletes", "downscales", "downsizes", "drops", "dwindles", "eases", "knocks down", "lessens", "lowers", "reduces", "declines", "refuses", "rejects", "turns down", "compresses", "condenses", "constricts", "contracts", "culls", "discards", "jettisons", "throws away", "throws out", "winnows", "deflates", "shrinks", "minimizes", "moderates", "modifies", "modulates", "qualifies", "bolts", "screens", "sieves", "sifts" ], "near antonyms":[ "cherry-picks", "chooses", "culls", "elects", "handpicks", "names", "opts (for)", "picks", "prefers", "selects", "singles (out)", "tags", "takes", "preselects", "appoints", "designates", "fixes", "marks", "nominates", "sets", "tabs", "taps", "accepts", "adopts", "embraces", "espouses", "settles (on or upon)", "blows up", "dilates", "distends", "inflates", "swells", "elongates", "extends", "lengthens", "prolongs", "protracts", "adds (to)", "complements", "supplements", "enhances", "heightens", "intensifies", "redoubles", "aggrandizes", "amplifies", "augments", "boosts", "enlarges", "escalates", "expands", "increases", "raises" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whished":{ "to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound":{ "examples":[ "seemingly out of nowhere, a baseball whished past my head" ], "synonyms":[ "bumbled", "burred", "buzzed", "droned", "hummed", "whirred", "whizzed", "zipped", "zoomed" ], "near synonyms":[ "chirred", "churred", "thrummed", "fizzed", "hissed", "murmured", "purred", "rustled", "sighed", "sizzled", "swished", "whispered", "cooed", "curred", "wheezed", "whistled", "whooshed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \\s\\":{ "examples":[ "the match whished as it burst into flame" ], "synonyms":[ "fizzed", "fizzled", "hissed", "sizzled", "swished", "whizzed" ], "near synonyms":[ "swooshed", "wheezed", "whistled", "whooshed", "zipped", "bubbled", "effervesced", "buzzed", "droned", "hummed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whilst":{ "at or during the time that":{ "examples":[ "I like to get my knitting done whilst watching the telly" ], "synonyms":[ "as", "so long as", "when", "while" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "after" ], "antonyms":[] }, "in spite of the fact that":{ "examples":[ "whilst a good worker, he's not a very good manager" ], "synonyms":[ "albeit", "although", "altho", "as", "howbeit", "much as", "notwithstanding", "though", "when", "whereas", "while" ], "near synonyms":[ "but", "if" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "conjunction" ] }, "whiney":{ "as in whining , squealing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "squealing", "whining", "yapping", "yelping", "earsplitting", "nasal", "penetrating", "piercing", "sharp", "strident", "peeping", "thin", "tinny", "high-pitched", "piping", "screeching", "shrieking", "shrill", "squeaking", "squeaky", "treble", "whistling" ], "near antonyms":[ "bass", "deep", "grave", "low", "throaty", "gruff", "hoarse", "husky", "rough", "smoky", "smokey" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "whitish":{ "as in white , pale":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ashen", "ashy", "chalky", "livid", "mousy", "mousey", "pale", "palish", "white", "dirty", "dull", "faded", "sad", "washed-out", "chocolate", "dun", "sandy", "sepia", "achromatic", "colorless", "neutral", "brindled", "brindle", "grizzled", "hoar", "hoary", "argentine", "gray", "grey", "grayish", "leaden", "pewter", "silver", "silvery", "slate", "slaty", "slatey", "steely" ], "near antonyms":[ "ablaze", "bright", "deep", "gay", "rich", "chromatic", "colored", "colorful", "motley", "multicolored", "polychromatic", "polychrome", "varicolored", "variegated" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "white water":{ "as in shoot , chute":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chute", "shute", "rapid(s)", "shoot", "flume", "cascade", "cataract", "fall(s)", "waterfall" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "white knight":{ "a person who actively supports or favors a cause":{ "examples":[ "a deserving cause in need of a charismatic white knight who will galvanize public support" ], "synonyms":[ "advocate", "advocator", "apostle", "backer", "booster", "champion", "espouser", "exponent", "expounder", "friend", "gospeler", "gospeller", "herald", "hierophant", "high priest", "paladin", "promoter", "proponent", "protagonist", "supporter", "true believer", "tub-thumper" ], "near synonyms":[ "loyalist", "partisan", "partizan", "stalwart", "adherent", "cohort", "disciple", "follower", "interpreter", "applauder", "cheerleader", "encourager", "fellow traveler" ], "near antonyms":[ "enemy", "foe", "rival", "belittler", "critic", "faultfinder" ], "antonyms":[ "adversary", "antagonist", "opponent" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whimpering":{ "as in crying , sobbing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bawling", "blubbering", "crying", "keening", "sniffling", "sniveling", "sobbing", "wailing", "weeping", "maudlin", "mawkish", "sentimental", "misty", "misty-eyed", "moist", "demonstrative", "effusive", "emotional", "bemoaning", "bewailing", "lachrymose", "tearful", "teary", "weepy", "doleful", "dolorous", "grieving", "mournful", "plaintive", "funereal", "gloomy", "lugubrious", "brokenhearted", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "disconsolate", "downcast", "downhearted", "heartbroken", "heartsick", "heavyhearted", "inconsolable", "miserable", "sad", "sorrowful", "woebegone", "woeful", "wretched" ], "near antonyms":[ "beaming", "chuckling", "giggling", "grinning", "laughing", "smiling", "blithe", "blithesome", "cheerful", "cheery", "gay", "happy", "jocose", "jovial", "lighthearted", "lightsome", "merry", "mirthful", "sunny" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in crying , weeping":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blubbering", "crying", "sniveling", "sobbing", "weeping", "whining", "yammering", "groan", "moan", "wail", "keen", "lament", "lamentation", "plaint", "bawl", "cry", "howl", "shriek", "squall", "whimper", "whine", "yelp", "yowl" ], "near antonyms":[ "cackle", "chortle", "chuckle", "giggle", "guffaw", "laugh", "snicker", "snigger", "titter", "twitter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to utter feeble plaintive cries":{ "examples":[ "the dog whimpered to be let in" ], "synonyms":[ "bleating", "mewling", "puling" ], "near synonyms":[ "fussing", "sniffling", "sniveling", "snivelling", "snuffling", "whining", "bawling", "blubbering", "blubbing", "crying", "sobbing", "weeping", "peeping", "squeaking", "yelping", "mumbling", "murmuring", "muttering", "groaning", "moaning", "sighing" ], "near antonyms":[ "screaming", "screeching", "shrieking", "squealing", "howling", "squalling", "wailing", "yowling", "calling", "caterwauling", "squawking", "bellowing", "roaring" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{ "examples":[ "a good-hearted person, but given to whimpering about trifles" ], "synonyms":[ "beefing", "bellyaching", "bitching", "bleating", "carping", "caterwauling", "complaining", "crabbing", "croaking", "fussing", "griping", "grizzling", "grouching", "grousing", "growling", "grumbling", "grumping", "hollering", "inveighing", "keening", "kicking", "kvetching", "maundering", "moaning", "murmuring", "muttering", "nagging", "repining", "screaming", "squawking", "squealing", "wailing", "whinging", "whingeing", "whining", "yammering", "yawping", "yauping", "yowling" ], "near synonyms":[ "objecting (to)", "protesting", "quarreling (with)", "quarrelling (with)", "caviling", "cavilling", "quibbling", "fretting", "stewing", "worrying", "blubbering", "crying", "sobbing", "bemoaning", "bewailing", "deploring", "lamenting" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "bearing", "countenancing", "enduring", "taking", "tolerating", "applauding", "cheering", "commending" ], "antonyms":[ "crowing", "delighting", "rejoicing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "whir":{ "a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion":{ "examples":[ "a whir coming from the refrigerator" ], "synonyms":[ "burr", "buzz", "chirr", "churr", "drone", "hum", "purr", "thrum", "whiz", "whizz", "zoom" ], "near synonyms":[ "babble", "coo", "gasp", "gurgle", "hiss", "moan", "murmur", "rustle", "sigh", "suspiration", "susurration", "susurrus", "whisper", "whish", "zing", "zip" ], "near antonyms":[ "bawl", "howl", "roar", "scream", "screech", "shriek", "squall", "squeal", "yelp", "yell" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound":{ "examples":[ "the hummingbird whirred as it hovered over a flower", "our tires whirred as we traveled over the rough road" ], "synonyms":[ "bumble", "burr", "buzz", "drone", "hum", "whish", "whiz", "whizz", "zip", "zoom" ], "near synonyms":[ "chirr", "churr", "thrum", "fizz", "hiss", "murmur", "purr", "rustle", "sigh", "sizzle", "swish", "whisper", "coo", "curr", "wheeze", "whistle", "whoosh" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whimsicality":{ "an inclination to sudden illogical changes of mind, ideas, or actions":{ "examples":[ "her whimsicality made her an unpredictable companion" ], "synonyms":[ "caprice", "capriciousness", "freakishness", "impulsiveness", "whimsicalness" ], "near synonyms":[ "mercurialness", "moodiness", "unpredictability", "willfulness", "eccentricity", "flakiness", "arbitrariness", "fickleness", "inconstancy", "irregularity", "volatileness", "volatility", "changeability", "flexibility", "mutability", "variability", "variableness" ], "near antonyms":[ "levelheadedness", "practicality", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "fastness", "firmness", "fixedness", "immovability", "immovableness", "immutability", "inflexibility", "invariability", "changelessness", "constancy", "stability", "steadfastness", "steadiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whiteheads":{ "as in blackheads , blisters":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blackheads", "blisters", "milia", "boils", "festers", "hickeys", "papules", "pimples", "pocks", "pustules", "whelks", "zits", "bumps", "lumps", "protuberances", "sores", "warts", "weals", "welts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "white flag":{ "as in black flag , Jolly Roger":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "black flag", "Jolly Roger", "tricolor", "union jack", "bunting", "gonfalon", "burgee", "semaphore", "signaler", "signaller", "waft", "banderole", "banderol", "banner", "colors", "ensign", "flag", "guidon", "jack", "pendant", "pendent", "pennant", "pennon", "standard", "streamer", "badge", "coat of arms", "crest", "insignia" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whispers":{ "a rumor or report of a personal or sensational nature":{ "examples":[ "there were whispers that the starlet was secretly married" ], "synonyms":[ "canards", "stories", "tales" ], "near synonyms":[ "dirt", "gossip", "scuttlebutt", "talebearings", "talks", "tattles", "dirty laundry", "defamations", "libels", "slanders", "hearsay", "fables", "fabrications", "fairy tales", "falsehoods", "falsities", "fibs", "lies", "mendacities", "prevarications", "untruths", "whoppers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy":{ "examples":[ "assistants whispered that the two singers were having a secret relationship" ], "synonyms":[ "bruits (about)", "circulates", "noises (about or abroad)", "rumors" ], "near synonyms":[ "bandies (about)", "blabs", "dishes", "gossips", "tattles", "bares", "discloses", "divulges", "exposes", "lets on (about)", "reports", "reveals", "spills", "tells", "hints", "implies", "insinuates", "intimates", "suggests", "blazes", "broadcasts", "proclaims", "promulgates", "propagates", "publicizes", "spreads" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whining":{ "as in complaining , protesting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "complaining", "fussing", "griping", "grumbling", "kvetching", "protesting", "squawking", "uncompromising", "unforgiving", "unyielding", "impatient", "intolerant" ], "near antonyms":[ "abiding", "enduring", "forbearing", "patient", "tolerant", "accepting", "forgiving", "long-suffering", "resigned", "uncomplaining", "willing", "indulgent" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in whiny , squealing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "squealing", "whiny", "whiney", "yapping", "yelping", "earsplitting", "nasal", "penetrating", "piercing", "sharp", "strident", "peeping", "thin", "tinny", "high-pitched", "piping", "screeching", "shrieking", "shrill", "squeaking", "squeaky", "treble", "whistling" ], "near antonyms":[ "bass", "deep", "grave", "low", "throaty", "gruff", "hoarse", "husky", "rough", "smoky", "smokey" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in crying , weeping":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blubbering", "crying", "sniveling", "sobbing", "weeping", "whimpering", "yammering", "groan", "moan", "wail", "keen", "lament", "lamentation", "plaint", "bawl", "cry", "howl", "shriek", "squall", "whimper", "whine", "yelp", "yowl" ], "near antonyms":[ "cackle", "chortle", "chuckle", "giggle", "guffaw", "laugh", "snicker", "snigger", "titter", "twitter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{ "examples":[ "for the whole of our vacation, the kids whined on and on about the weather" ], "synonyms":[ "beefing", "bellyaching", "bitching", "bleating", "carping", "caterwauling", "complaining", "crabbing", "croaking", "fussing", "griping", "grizzling", "grouching", "grousing", "growling", "grumbling", "grumping", "hollering", "inveighing", "keening", "kicking", "kvetching", "maundering", "moaning", "murmuring", "muttering", "nagging", "repining", "screaming", "squawking", "squealing", "wailing", "whimpering", "whinging", "whingeing", "yammering", "yawping", "yauping", "yowling" ], "near synonyms":[ "objecting (to)", "protesting", "quarreling (with)", "quarrelling (with)", "caviling", "cavilling", "quibbling", "fretting", "stewing", "worrying", "blubbering", "crying", "sobbing", "bemoaning", "bewailing", "deploring", "lamenting" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "bearing", "countenancing", "enduring", "taking", "tolerating", "applauding", "cheering", "commending" ], "antonyms":[ "crowing", "delighting", "rejoicing" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "whisk":{ "a quick jerky movement from side to side or up and down":{ "examples":[ "with a whisk of the broom, the dirt was gone" ], "synonyms":[ "swish", "switch", "wag", "waggle" ], "near synonyms":[ "oscillation", "rock", "sway", "swing", "waver", "flap", "flutter", "wave", "whip", "flick", "jerk", "jolt", "snap", "twitch", "jiggle", "shake", "wiggle", "bob", "nod" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to move or proceed fast or faster":{ "examples":[ "the museum guide kept whisking us along, telling us there was much more we had to see" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerate", "bundle", "fast-track", "hasten", "hurry", "quicken", "rush", "speed (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "drive", "goad", "prod", "propel", "push", "race", "spur", "stir", "urge", "aid", "dispatch", "ease", "encourage", "expedite", "facilitate" ], "near antonyms":[ "delay", "encumber", "fetter", "hamper", "hinder", "hobble", "hold back", "hold up", "impede", "interfere (with)", "manacle", "rein (in)", "restrain", "shackle", "tie up", "trammel", "arrest", "check", "stall", "stay", "still", "stop" ], "antonyms":[ "brake", "decelerate", "retard", "slow (down)" ] }, "to move or proceed smoothly and readily":{ "examples":[ "now that the highway has been widened, traffic just whisks along" ], "synonyms":[ "bowl", "breeze", "brush", "coast", "cruise", "drift", "flow", "glide", "roll", "sail", "skim", "slide", "slip", "stream", "sweep" ], "near synonyms":[ "fly", "race", "rush", "speed" ], "near antonyms":[ "limp", "lumber", "plod", "stumble", "trudge", "shamble", "shuffle", "stamp", "stomp", "stump", "tramp", "labor", "toil" ], "antonyms":[ "flounder", "struggle" ] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "whisked through the crowd and delivered the urgent message" ], "synonyms":[ "barrel", "belt", "blast", "blaze", "blow", "bolt", "bomb", "bowl", "breeze", "bundle", "bustle", "buzz", "cannonball", "careen", "career", "chase", "course", "crack (on)", "dash", "drive", "fly", "hare", "hasten", "hie", "highball", "hotfoot (it)", "hump", "hurl", "hurry", "hurtle", "hustle", "jet", "jump", "motor", "nip", "pelt", "race", "ram", "rip", "rocket", "run", "rush", "rustle", "scoot", "scurry", "scuttle", "shoot", "speed", "step", "tear", "travel", "trot", "whirl", "zip", "zoom" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetle", "dart", "flit", "scamper", "scud", "scuffle", "stampede", "streak", "whiz", "whizz", "gallop", "jog", "sprint", "accelerate", "quicken", "step out", "catch up", "fast-forward", "outpace", "outrun", "outstrip", "overtake", "arrow", "beeline" ], "near antonyms":[ "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "drag", "hang (around or out)", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "poke", "tarry", "amble", "lumber", "plod", "saunter", "shuffle", "stroll", "decelerate", "slow (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "poke" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whipping":{ "failure to win a contest":{ "examples":[ "suffered a whipping that took them out of competition" ], "synonyms":[ "beating", "defeat", "drubbing", "licking", "loss", "lump", "overthrow", "plastering", "rout", "shellacking", "trimming", "trouncing" ], "near synonyms":[ "collapse", "debacle", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle", "failure", "fiasco", "fizzle", "flop", "nonsuccess", "setback", "upset", "lurch", "shutout", "washout", "whitewash" ], "near antonyms":[ "accomplishment", "achievement", "blowout", "cakewalk", "landslide", "romp", "runaway", "sweep", "walkaway", "walkover" ], "antonyms":[ "success", "triumph", "victory", "win" ] }, "to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{ "examples":[ "whipped the animal when it did not move fast enough to please him" ], "synonyms":[ "birching", "cowhiding", "flagellating", "flailing", "flogging", "hiding", "horsewhipping", "lashing", "leathering", "rawhiding", "scourging", "slashing", "switching", "tanning", "thrashing", "whaling" ], "near synonyms":[ "knouting", "quirting", "strapping", "cutting", "flicking", "touching up", "blackjacking", "caning", "clubbing", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "fustigating", "pistol-whipping", "banging", "bopping", "boxing", "busting", "clapping", "clipping", "clobbering", "clouting", "cracking", "cuffing", "hitting", "knocking", "lamming", "pasting", "punching", "slapping", "slugging", "smacking", "smiting", "socking", "spanking", "swatting", "swiping", "thwacking", "walloping", "whacking", "bashing", "basting", "battering", "batting", "beating", "belaboring", "belting", "bludgeoning", "buffeting", "bunging", "drubbing", "fibbing", "hammering", "lacing", "lambasting", "lathering", "licking", "mangling", "mauling", "paddling", "pelting", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "roughing", "slating", "slogging", "threshing", "thumping", "tromping", "whopping", "whapping", "whupping", "working over" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to defeat by a large margin":{ "examples":[ "we whipped them 13-0 in the last game" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilating", "blowing away", "bombing", "burying", "clobbering", "creaming", "drubbing", "dusting", "flattening", "pasting", "routing", "shellacking", "skinning", "skunking", "smoking", "smothering", "snowing under", "thrashing", "trimming", "tromping", "trouncing", "walloping", "waxing", "whomping", "whopping", "whapping", "whupping" ], "near synonyms":[ "sweeping", "upsetting", "beating", "besting", "conquering", "dispatching", "hurdling", "licking", "mastering", "overbearing", "overcoming", "overmatching", "prevailing (over)", "subduing", "surmounting", "taking", "throwing", "triumphing (over)", "winning (against)", "worsting", "crushing", "knocking off", "knocking over", "overpowering", "overthrowing", "overwhelming", "subjugating", "upending", "vanquishing", "acing (out)", "bettering", "eclipsing", "exceeding", "outdistancing", "outdoing", "outfighting", "outshining", "outstripping", "overtopping", "surpassing", "topping", "transcending", "edging (out)", "nosing out", "pipping", "capping", "excelling", "flourishing", "scoring", "succeeding", "breaking", "destroying", "doing in", "finishing", "sinking", "slaughtering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to change the course or direction of (something)":{ "examples":[ "any more complaints and I'm whipping this car around and heading back home" ], "synonyms":[ "deflecting", "diverting", "redirecting", "swinging", "turning", "veering", "wheeling" ], "near synonyms":[ "averting", "deviating", "moving", "rechanneling", "shifting", "shunting", "sidetracking", "swerving", "switching", "transferring", "swiveling", "swivelling", "twisting", "whirling", "zigzagging", "bending", "curving", "swaying", "reversing", "turning back" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move or cause to move with a striking motion":{ "examples":[ "her hair whipped in the wind" ], "synonyms":[ "beating", "flailing", "flapping", "flopping", "fluttering" ], "near synonyms":[ "banging", "battering", "buffeting", "knocking", "pounding", "smacking", "spanking", "thumping", "flickering", "flicking", "flitting", "fanning", "oscillating", "swaying", "swinging", "undulating", "waving", "palpitating", "pulsing", "throbbing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "huge raindrops whipped the windows" ], "synonyms":[ "bashing", "basting", "battering", "batting", "beating", "belaboring", "belting", "birching", "bludgeoning", "buffeting", "bunging up", "clubbing", "currying", "doing", "drubbing", "fibbing", "flogging", "hammering", "hiding", "lacing", "lambasting", "lashing", "lathering", "licking", "mauling", "messing (up)", "paddling", "pelting", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "punching out", "roughing (up)", "slating", "slogging", "switching", "tanning", "thrashing", "threshing", "thumping", "tromping", "walloping", "whaling", "whopping", "whapping", "whupping", "working over" ], "near synonyms":[ "assailing", "assaulting", "attacking", "besetting", "boxing", "busting", "chopping", "clobbering", "clouting", "cracking", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "cuffing", "descending (on or upon)", "hitting", "jumping (on)", "knocking", "lamming", "laying on", "pasting", "pouncing (on or upon)", "punching", "raiding", "rushing", "slamming", "slapping", "smacking", "smashing", "socking", "spanking", "storming", "swatting", "swiping", "thwacking", "whacking", "whamming", "whomping", "blackjacking", "caning", "cowhiding", "flagellating", "fustigating", "horsewhipping", "leathering", "pistol-whipping", "rawhiding", "scourging", "strapping", "goring", "lacerating", "wounding", "maiming", "mangling", "mutilating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whimpers":{ "an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment":{ "examples":[ "patiently posed for dozens of photographs without so much as a whimper" ], "synonyms":[ "beefs", "bitches", "bleats", "carps", "complaints", "fusses", "grievances", "gripes", "grouches", "grouses", "grumbles", "hollers", "kvetches", "laments", "misereres", "moans", "murmurs", "plaints", "squawks", "wails", "whines", "whinges", "yammers" ], "near synonyms":[ "challenges", "demurs", "expostulations", "kicks", "niggles", "objections", "protests", "quibbles", "remonstrances", "stinks" ], "near antonyms":[ "commendations", "compliments", "plaudits", "acclaim", "applauses", "praises", "approvals", "endorsements", "indorsements", "sanctions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to utter feeble plaintive cries":{ "examples":[ "the dog whimpered to be let in" ], "synonyms":[ "bleats", "mewls", "pules" ], "near synonyms":[ "fusses", "sniffles", "snivels", "snuffles", "whines", "bawls", "blubbers", "blubs", "cries", "sobs", "weeps", "peeps", "squeaks", "yelps", "mumbles", "murmurs", "mutters", "groans", "moans", "sighs" ], "near antonyms":[ "screams", "screeches", "shrieks", "squeals", "howls", "squalls", "wails", "yowls", "calls", "caterwauls", "squawks", "bellows", "roars" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{ "examples":[ "a good-hearted person, but given to whimpering about trifles" ], "synonyms":[ "beefs", "bellyaches", "bitches", "bleats", "carps", "caterwauls", "complains", "crabs", "croaks", "fusses", "gripes", "grizzles", "grouches", "grouses", "growls", "grumbles", "grumps", "hollers", "inveighs", "keens", "kicks", "kvetches", "maunders", "moans", "murmurs", "mutters", "nags", "repines", "screams", "squawks", "squeals", "wails", "whines", "whinges", "yammers", "yawps", "yaups", "yowls" ], "near synonyms":[ "objects (to)", "protests", "quarrels (with)", "cavils", "quibbles", "frets", "stews", "worries", "blubbers", "cries", "sobs", "bemoans", "bewails", "deplores", "laments" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "bears", "countenances", "endures", "takes", "tolerates", "applauds", "cheers", "commends" ], "antonyms":[ "crows", "delights", "rejoices" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whimsically":{ "as in casually , carelessly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arbitrarily", "capriciously", "carelessly", "casually", "indiscriminately", "informally", "offhand", "offhandedly", "promiscuously", "aimlessly", "anyhow", "anyway", "anywise", "desultorily", "erratically", "haphazard", "haphazardly", "helter-skelter", "hit or miss", "irregularly", "randomly", "willy-nilly", "accidentally", "fortuitously", "inadvertently", "unconsciously", "unintentionally", "unwittingly", "disconnectedly", "disjointedly", "fitfully", "intermittently", "spottily", "unpredictably", "higgledy-piggledy", "topsy-turvy" ], "near antonyms":[ "methodically", "systematically", "carefully", "formally", "gingerly", "meticulously", "orderly", "punctiliously", "deliberately", "intentionally", "purposefully", "purposely" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "whipcord":{ "as in bungee cord":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bungee cord", "guy", "halyard", "lanyard", "stay", "cable", "cord", "lace", "lacing", "line", "rope", "string", "wire" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whippersnapper":{ "a person of no importance or influence":{ "examples":[ "some young whippersnapper piped up with a pointless comment" ], "synonyms":[ "cipher", "dwarf", "half-pint", "insect", "insignificancy", "lightweight", "morsel", "nobody", "nonentity", "nothing", "nullity", "number", "pip-squeak", "pygmy", "pigmy", "shrimp", "snippersnapper", "twerp", "zero", "zilch" ], "near synonyms":[ "no-name", "noncelebrity", "least", "inferior", "mediocrity", "obscurity", "figurehead", "puppet" ], "near antonyms":[ "chief", "head", "lead", "leader", "celebrity", "luminary", "notable", "personality", "planet", "star", "superstar", "authority", "superior", "great power", "party", "power" ], "antonyms":[ "big shot", "big wheel", "bigwig", "eminence", "figure", "kahuna", "kingpin", "magnate", "nabob", "personage", "somebody", "VIP" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whirlpools":{ "water moving rapidly in a circle with a hollow in the center":{ "examples":[ "in The Odyssey , Ulysses is trapped between the six-headed monster Scylla and Charybdis, a deadly whirlpool that threatens to suck in his ship" ], "synonyms":[ "gulfs", "maelstroms", "vortices", "vortexes" ], "near synonyms":[ "tourbillions", "tourbillons", "eddies", "swirls", "whirls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whisky":{ "as in vodka , tequila":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barley-bree", "barley-broo", "brandy", "gin", "liqueur", "mao-tai", "mescal", "schnapps", "tequila", "vodka", "mead", "sake", "saki", "wine", "Dutch courage", "ale", "beer", "brew", "brewage", "brewski", "home brew", "malt liquor", "microbrew", "mum", "nappy", "cocktail", "mixed drink", "belt", "load", "nip", "peg", "pop", "shooter", "shot", "slug", "snifter", "snort", "tot", "whet", "aperitif", "bracer", "chaser", "digestif", "nightcap", "alcohol", "aqua vitae", "ardent spirits", "booze", "bottle", "drink", "firewater", "grog", "hooch", "inebriant", "intoxicant", "John Barleycorn", "juice", "liquor", "lush", "moonshine", "potable", "rum", "sauce", "spirits", "stimulant", "strong drink", "tipple" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whistle-blowers":{ "a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing":{ "examples":[ "there are laws to protect whistle-blowers who reveal corporate malfeasance" ], "synonyms":[ "betrayers", "canaries", "deep throats", "finks", "informants", "informers", "narks", "rat finks", "rats", "snitchers", "snitches", "squealers", "stoolies", "stool pigeons", "talebearers", "tattlers", "tattletales", "telltales" ], "near synonyms":[ "collaborators", "blabbermouths", "blabbers", "gossipers", "gossips", "leakers", "snoopers", "snoops", "spies", "notifiers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whitecaps":{ "as in breakers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breakers", "surfs", "combers", "curls", "seas", "riffles", "ripples", "wavelets", "billows", "surges", "swells", "waves", "ground swells", "rollers", "tidal waves", "tsunamis", "tsunami" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whirlwind":{ "moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed":{ "examples":[ "after a whirlwind romance of only a few weeks, the couple decided to get married" ], "synonyms":[ "blistering", "breakneck", "breathless", "brisk", "dizzy", "fast", "fleet", "fleet-footed", "flying", "galloping", "hasty", "hot", "lightning", "nippy", "quick", "rapid", "rapid-fire", "rattling", "snappy", "speedy", "splitting", "swift", "zippy" ], "near synonyms":[ "expeditious", "prompt", "ready", "accelerated", "hastened", "hurried", "quickened", "rushed", "breathtaking", "energetic", "strenuous", "strong", "vigorous", "high-speed", "rush", "ultrafast", "ultrarapid" ], "near antonyms":[ "crawling", "dallying", "dawdling", "dillydallying", "dragging", "laggard", "languid", "lingering", "plodding", "poking", "poky", "pokey", "slowish", "sluggish", "unhurried", "deliberate", "leisurely", "measured", "dilatory", "late", "tardy", "ultraslow" ], "antonyms":[ "slow" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "whirlpool":{ "water moving rapidly in a circle with a hollow in the center":{ "examples":[ "in The Odyssey , Ulysses is trapped between the six-headed monster Scylla and Charybdis, a deadly whirlpool that threatens to suck in his ship" ], "synonyms":[ "gulf", "maelstrom", "vortex" ], "near synonyms":[ "tourbillion", "tourbillon", "eddy", "swirl", "whirl" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whishes":{ "a sound similar to the speech sound \\s\\ stretched out":{ "examples":[ "the whish of tires on wet pavement" ], "synonyms":[ "fizzes", "hisses", "sizzles", "swishes", "whizzes" ], "near synonyms":[ "swooshes", "wheezes", "whistles", "whooshes", "zips", "sibilances", "sibilants" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound":{ "examples":[ "seemingly out of nowhere, a baseball whished past my head" ], "synonyms":[ "bumbles", "burrs", "buzzes", "drones", "hums", "whirs", "whirrs", "whizzes", "zips", "zooms" ], "near synonyms":[ "chirrs", "churrs", "thrums", "fizzes", "hisses", "murmurs", "purrs", "rustles", "sighs", "sizzles", "swishes", "whispers", "coos", "currs", "wheezes", "whistles", "whooshes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \\s\\":{ "examples":[ "the match whished as it burst into flame" ], "synonyms":[ "fizzes", "fizzles", "hisses", "sizzles", "swishes", "whizzes" ], "near synonyms":[ "swooshes", "wheezes", "whistles", "whooshes", "zips", "bubbles", "effervesces", "buzzes", "drones", "hums" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whistle-blower":{ "a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing":{ "examples":[ "there are laws to protect whistle-blowers who reveal corporate malfeasance" ], "synonyms":[ "betrayer", "canary", "deep throat", "fink", "informant", "informer", "nark", "rat", "rat fink", "snitch", "snitcher", "squealer", "stool pigeon", "stoolie", "talebearer", "tattler", "tattletale", "telltale" ], "near synonyms":[ "collaborator", "blabber", "blabbermouth", "gossip", "gossiper", "leaker", "snoop", "snooper", "spy", "notifier" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whip hands":{ "the more favorable condition or position in a competition":{ "examples":[ "unquestionably the company has the whip hand in negotiations with the labor union" ], "synonyms":[ "advantages", "betters", "bulges", "catbird seats", "drops", "edges", "high grounds", "inside tracks", "jumps", "pulls", "steads", "upper hands", "vantages" ], "near synonyms":[ "allowances", "head starts", "leads", "legs up", "margins", "odds", "starts", "ascendancies", "ascendencies", "commands", "dominances", "masteries", "predominances", "superiorities", "supremacies", "transcendences", "transcendencies", "precedences", "preferences", "prerogatives", "privileges", "seniorities", "breaks", "footholds", "opportunities", "benefits", "blessings", "boons", "felicities", "godsends", "mannas", "windfalls" ], "near antonyms":[ "detriments", "strangleholds", "disparities", "imbalances", "inequalities", "disabilities", "failings", "impairments", "shortcomings", "bars", "catches", "checks", "clogs", "crimps", "embarrassments", "hindrances", "hitches", "hurdles", "impediments", "interferences", "lets", "manacles", "obstacles", "obstructions", "rubs", "shackles", "stops", "trammels", "lurches", "setbacks" ], "antonyms":[ "disadvantages", "drawbacks", "handicaps", "liabilities", "minuses", "penalties", "strikes" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "white knights":{ "a person who actively supports or favors a cause":{ "examples":[ "a deserving cause in need of a charismatic white knight who will galvanize public support" ], "synonyms":[ "advocates", "advocators", "apostles", "backers", "boosters", "champions", "espousers", "exponents", "expounders", "friends", "gospelers", "gospellers", "heralds", "hierophants", "high priests", "paladins", "promoters", "proponents", "protagonists", "supporters", "true believers", "tub-thumpers" ], "near synonyms":[ "loyalists", "partisans", "partizans", "stalwarts", "adherents", "cohorts", "disciples", "followers", "interpreters", "applauders", "cheerleaders", "encouragers", "fellow travelers" ], "near antonyms":[ "enemies", "foes", "rivals", "belittlers", "critics", "faultfinders" ], "antonyms":[ "adversaries", "antagonists", "opponents" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whinnying":{ "to make the cry typical of a horse":{ "examples":[ "the father whinnied and reared as his young daughter pretended to ride him" ], "synonyms":[ "neighing", "nickering", "whickering" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whiff":{ "an almost imperceptible sign of something":{ "examples":[ "even a whiff of appreciation for everything I've done for her would have been nice" ], "synonyms":[ "breath", "flicker", "glimmer", "hint", "suggestion", "tang", "touch", "trace" ], "near synonyms":[ "inkling", "intimation", "scent", "wind", "evidence", "indication", "mark", "sign" ], "near antonyms":[ "permeation", "pervasion", "saturation" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to become aware of by means of the sense organs in the nose":{ "examples":[ "whiffed the pot of chili on the stove and announced that he was staying for dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "nose", "scent", "smell", "sniff", "snuff" ], "near synonyms":[ "breathe", "drink (in)", "inhale", "respire", "snort", "snuffle", "savor", "savour" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whitewashing":{ "to dismiss as of little importance":{ "examples":[ "refused to whitewash the governor's chronic disregard for the truth" ], "synonyms":[ "blinking (at)", "brushing (aside or off)", "condoning", "discounting", "disregarding", "excusing", "forgiving", "glossing (over)", "glozing (over)", "ignoring", "overlooking", "overpassing", "papering over", "pardoning", "passing over", "remitting", "shrugging off", "winking (at)" ], "near synonyms":[ "explaining", "justifying", "rationalizing", "absolving", "acquitting", "clearing", "exculpating", "exonerating", "vindicating", "waiving", "waving (aside or off)" ], "near antonyms":[ "heeding", "marking", "minding", "noting", "objecting (to)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses":{ "examples":[ "don't try to whitewash your rudeness by claiming that you were having a bad day" ], "synonyms":[ "deodorizing", "excusing", "explaining away", "extenuating", "glossing (over)", "glozing (over)", "palliating" ], "near synonyms":[ "sugarcoating", "varnishing", "apologizing", "atoning", "confessing", "accounting (for)", "explaining", "justifying", "rationalizing", "minimizing", "playing down", "soft-pedaling", "alleviating", "easing", "lessening", "lightening", "mitigating", "moderating", "softening", "tempering", "absolving", "acquitting", "clearing", "exculpating", "exonerating", "vindicating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whipped":{ "to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{ "examples":[ "whipped the animal when it did not move fast enough to please him" ], "synonyms":[ "birched", "cowhided", "flagellated", "flailed", "flogged", "hided", "horsewhipped", "lashed", "leathered", "rawhided", "scourged", "slashed", "switched", "tanned", "thrashed", "whaled" ], "near synonyms":[ "knouted", "quirted", "strapped", "cut", "flicked", "touched up", "blackjacked", "caned", "clubbed", "cudgeled", "cudgelled", "fustigated", "pistol-whipped", "banged", "bopped", "boxed", "busted", "bust", "clapped", "clapt", "clipped", "clobbered", "clouted", "cracked", "cuffed", "hit", "knocked", "lammed", "pasted", "punched", "slapped", "slugged", "smacked", "smote", "socked", "spanked", "swatted", "swiped", "thwacked", "walloped", "whacked", "bashed", "basted", "batted", "battered", "beat", "belabored", "belted", "bludgeoned", "buffeted", "bunged", "drubbed", "fibbed", "hammered", "laced", "lambasted", "lathered", "licked", "mangled", "mauled", "paddled", "pelted", "pommeled", "pommelled", "pounded", "pummeled", "pummelled", "roughed", "slated", "slogged", "threshed", "thumped", "tromped", "whopped", "whapped", "whupped", "worked over" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to defeat by a large margin":{ "examples":[ "we whipped them 13-0 in the last game" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilated", "blew away", "bombed", "buried", "clobbered", "creamed", "drubbed", "dusted", "flattened", "pasted", "routed", "shellacked", "skinned", "skunked", "smoked", "smothered", "snowed under", "thrashed", "trimmed", "tromped", "trounced", "walloped", "waxed", "whomped", "whopped", "whapped", "whupped" ], "near synonyms":[ "swept", "upset", "beat", "bested", "conquered", "dispatched", "hurdled", "licked", "mastered", "overbore", "overcame", "overmatched", "prevailed (over)", "subdued", "surmounted", "threw", "took", "triumphed (over)", "won (against)", "worsted", "crushed", "knocked off", "knocked over", "overpowered", "overthrew", "overwhelmed", "subjugated", "upended", "vanquished", "aced (out)", "bettered", "eclipsed", "exceeded", "outdid", "outdistanced", "outfought", "outshone", "outshined", "outstripped", "overtopped", "surpassed", "topped", "transcended", "edged (out)", "nosed out", "pipped", "capped", "excelled", "flourished", "scored", "succeeded", "broke", "destroyed", "did in", "finished", "sank", "sunk", "slaughtered" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to change the course or direction of (something)":{ "examples":[ "any more complaints and I'm whipping this car around and heading back home" ], "synonyms":[ "deflected", "diverted", "redirected", "swung", "turned", "veered", "wheeled" ], "near synonyms":[ "averted", "deviated", "moved", "rechanneled", "rechannelled", "shifted", "shunted", "sidetracked", "swerved", "switched", "transferred", "swiveled", "swivelled", "twisted", "whirled", "zigzagged", "bent", "curved", "swayed", "reversed", "turned back" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move or cause to move with a striking motion":{ "examples":[ "her hair whipped in the wind" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "flailed", "flapped", "flopped", "fluttered" ], "near synonyms":[ "banged", "battered", "buffeted", "knocked", "pounded", "smacked", "spanked", "thumped", "flicked", "flickered", "flitted", "fanned", "oscillated", "swayed", "swung", "undulated", "waved", "palpitated", "pulsed", "throbbed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "huge raindrops whipped the windows" ], "synonyms":[ "bashed", "basted", "batted", "battered", "beat", "belabored", "belted", "birched", "bludgeoned", "buffeted", "bunged up", "clubbed", "curried", "did", "drubbed", "fibbed", "flogged", "hammered", "hided", "laced", "lambasted", "lashed", "lathered", "licked", "mauled", "messed (up)", "paddled", "pelted", "pommeled", "pommelled", "pounded", "pummeled", "pummelled", "punched out", "roughed (up)", "slated", "slogged", "switched", "tanned", "thrashed", "threshed", "thumped", "tromped", "walloped", "whaled", "whopped", "whapped", "whupped", "worked over" ], "near synonyms":[ "assailed", "assaulted", "attacked", "beset", "boxed", "busted", "bust", "chopped", "clobbered", "clouted", "cracked", "cudgeled", "cudgelled", "cuffed", "descended (on or upon)", "hit", "jumped (on)", "knocked", "laid on", "lammed", "pasted", "pounced (on or upon)", "punched", "raided", "rushed", "slammed", "slapped", "smacked", "smashed", "socked", "spanked", "stormed", "swatted", "swiped", "thwacked", "whacked", "whammed", "whomped", "blackjacked", "caned", "cowhided", "flagellated", "fustigated", "horsewhipped", "leathered", "pistol-whipped", "rawhided", "scourged", "strapped", "gored", "lacerated", "wounded", "maimed", "mangled", "mutilated" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whipstock":{ "as in crop":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crop", "hilt", "shaft", "broomstick", "bail", "bow", "loop", "bar", "handlebar", "grip", "haft", "handgrip", "handle", "helve" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whim-whams":{ "a sense of panic or extreme nervousness":{ "examples":[ "just the sight of a roller coaster gives him the whim-whams" ], "synonyms":[ "butterflies", "dither", "heebie-jeebies", "jimjams", "jitters", "nerves", "screaming meemies", "shakes", "shivers", "willies" ], "near synonyms":[ "cold sweat", "creeps", "fidgets", "goose bumps", "agitation", "anxiety", "fear", "hysteria", "uneasiness", "frazzle", "nervous breakdown", "edginess", "jumpiness", "skittishness" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplomb", "calm", "composure", "equanimity", "imperturbability", "self-possession", "tranquillity", "tranquility" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "whichever":{ "any one or ones out of a group":{ "examples":[ "We can go on Tuesday or Friday, whichever you prefer.", "You may leave at 4:00 or when you've finished the job, whichever comes first." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "anything", "what all", "whatever", "whatnot" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "pronoun" ] }, "whisks":{ "a quick jerky movement from side to side or up and down":{ "examples":[ "with a whisk of the broom, the dirt was gone" ], "synonyms":[ "swishes", "switches", "waggles", "wags" ], "near synonyms":[ "oscillations", "rocks", "sways", "swings", "wavers", "flaps", "flutters", "waves", "whips", "flicks", "jerks", "jolts", "snaps", "twitches", "jiggles", "shakes", "wiggles", "bobs", "nods" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to move or proceed fast or faster":{ "examples":[ "the museum guide kept whisking us along, telling us there was much more we had to see" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerates", "bundles", "fast-tracks", "hastens", "hurries", "quickens", "rushes", "speeds (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "drives", "goads", "prods", "propels", "pushes", "races", "spurs", "stirs", "urges", "aids", "dispatches", "eases", "encourages", "expedites", "facilitates" ], "near antonyms":[ "delays", "encumbers", "fetters", "hampers", "hinders", "hobbles", "holds back", "holds up", "impedes", "interferes (with)", "manacles", "reins (in)", "restrains", "shackles", "ties up", "trammels", "arrests", "checks", "stalls", "stays", "stills", "stops" ], "antonyms":[ "brakes", "decelerates", "retards", "slows (down)" ] }, "to move or proceed smoothly and readily":{ "examples":[ "now that the highway has been widened, traffic just whisks along" ], "synonyms":[ "bowls", "breezes", "brushes", "coasts", "cruises", "drifts", "flows", "glides", "rolls", "sails", "skims", "slides", "slips", "streams", "sweeps" ], "near synonyms":[ "flies", "races", "rushes", "speeds" ], "near antonyms":[ "limps", "lumbers", "plods", "stumbles", "trudges", "shambles", "shuffles", "stamps", "stomps", "stumps", "tramps", "labors", "toils" ], "antonyms":[ "flounders", "struggles" ] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "whisked through the crowd and delivered the urgent message" ], "synonyms":[ "barrels", "belts", "blasts", "blazes", "blows", "bolts", "bombs", "bowls", "breezes", "bundles", "bustles", "buzzes", "cannonballs", "careens", "careers", "chases", "courses", "cracks (on)", "dashes", "drives", "flies", "hares", "hastens", "hies", "highballs", "hotfoots (it)", "humps", "hurls", "hurries", "hurtles", "hustles", "jets", "jumps", "motors", "nips", "pelts", "races", "rams", "rips", "rockets", "runs", "rushes", "rustles", "scoots", "scurries", "scuttles", "shoots", "speeds", "steps", "tears", "travels", "trots", "whirls", "zips", "zooms" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetles", "darts", "flits", "scampers", "scuds", "scuffles", "stampedes", "streaks", "whizzes", "gallops", "jogs", "sprints", "accelerates", "quickens", "steps out", "catches up", "fast-forwards", "outpaces", "outruns", "outstrips", "overtakes", "arrows", "beelines" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallies", "dawdles", "dillydallies", "drags", "hangs (around or out)", "lags", "lingers", "loiters", "pokes", "tarries", "ambles", "lumbers", "plods", "saunters", "shuffles", "strolls", "decelerates", "slows (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawls", "creeps", "pokes" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whispered":{ "as in muttered , mumbled":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "breathed", "chirped", "drawled", "gasped", "intoned", "mouthed", "mumbled", "murmured", "muttered", "purred", "shouted", "spluttered", "sputtered", "squeaked", "articulated", "enunciated", "pronounced", "sonant", "oral", "spoken", "uttered", "vocal", "voiced" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonvocal", "inarticulate", "mute", "quiet", "silent", "unexpressed", "unsaid", "unspoken", "unuttered", "unvoiced", "surd", "voiceless" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy":{ "examples":[ "assistants whispered that the two singers were having a secret relationship" ], "synonyms":[ "bruited (about)", "circulated", "noised (about or abroad)", "rumored" ], "near synonyms":[ "bandied (about)", "blabbed", "dished", "gossiped", "tattled", "bared", "disclosed", "divulged", "exposed", "let on (about)", "reported", "revealed", "spilled", "spilt", "told", "hinted", "implied", "insinuated", "intimated", "suggested", "blazed", "broadcast", "broadcasted", "proclaimed", "promulgated", "propagated", "publicized", "spread" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "whips (up)":{ "to bring (something volatile or intense) into being":{ "examples":[ "whipped up protests against the proposed amendment to the state's constitution" ], "synonyms":[ "abets", "brews", "ferments", "foments", "incites", "instigates", "picks", "provokes", "raises", "stirs (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "advances", "cultivates", "encourages", "forwards", "fosters", "furthers", "nourishes", "nurtures", "promotes", "sows", "stimulates", "detonates", "sets", "sets off", "triggers", "excites", "galvanizes", "inflames", "enflames", "inspires", "motivates", "rouses", "activates", "energizes", "enlivens", "fires", "invigorates", "jazzes (up)", "livens (up)", "peps (up)", "quickens", "stimulates", "vitalizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "bridles", "checks", "constrains", "curbs", "discourages", "holds", "inhibits", "regulates", "reins (in)", "restrains", "tames", "allays", "calms", "quiets", "settles", "soothes", "stills", "subdues", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whitebeard":{ "as in patriarch , graybeard":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gaffer", "graybeard", "patriarch", "ancient", "elder", "geriatric", "golden-ager", "oldster", "old-timer", "senior", "senior citizen", "beldam", "beldame", "dowager", "grandam", "grandame", "adult", "grown-up", "dotard" ], "near antonyms":[ "youngster", "youth", "adolescent", "minor", "child", "cub", "juvenile", "kid", "kiddie", "kiddy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whiners":{ "a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things":{ "examples":[ "don't be a whiner \u2014the hike's not that difficult" ], "synonyms":[ "babies", "bellyachers", "complainers", "crybabies", "fussbudgets", "fussers", "fusspots", "gripers", "grumblers", "kvetchers", "kvetches", "snivelers" ], "near synonyms":[ "bawlers", "bleaters", "moaners", "screamers", "squawkers", "wailers", "weepers", "crabs", "grumps", "malcontents" ], "near antonyms":[ "happy campers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an irritable and complaining person":{ "examples":[ "among the hospital staff the patient in 504 had acquired a reputation for being a whiner" ], "synonyms":[ "bears", "bellyachers", "complainers", "crabs", "cranks", "croakers", "crosspatches", "curmudgeons", "fussers", "gripers", "grouches", "grousers", "growlers", "grumblers", "grumps", "murmurers", "mutterers", "sourpusses" ], "near synonyms":[ "hunks", "malcontents", "soreheads", "grinches", "killjoys", "party poopers", "spoilsports", "defeatists", "pessimists", "faultfinders", "kickers", "naggers", "nitpickers", "objectors", "quibblers", "repiners", "crocks", "hypochondriacs" ], "near antonyms":[ "optimists", "Pollyannas", "happy campers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whiffed":{ "to become aware of by means of the sense organs in the nose":{ "examples":[ "whiffed the pot of chili on the stove and announced that he was staying for dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "nosed", "scented", "smelled", "smelt", "sniffed", "snuffed" ], "near synonyms":[ "breathed", "drank (in)", "inhaled", "respired", "snorted", "snuffled", "savored", "savoured" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whips":{ "a long thin or flexible tool for striking":{ "examples":[ "a 100-year-old whip that was once used by a coachman" ], "synonyms":[ "floggers", "lashes", "scourges", "switches" ], "near synonyms":[ "birches", "blacksnakes", "bullwhips", "cat-o'-nine-tails", "cowhides", "crops", "hickories", "knouts", "quirts", "rattans", "rawhides", "straps", "bastinadoes", "bastinades", "batons", "bats", "billies", "billy clubs", "bludgeons", "canes", "clubs", "cudgels", "flails", "nightsticks", "staffs", "staves" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{ "examples":[ "whipped the animal when it did not move fast enough to please him" ], "synonyms":[ "birches", "cowhides", "flagellates", "flails", "flogs", "hides", "horsewhips", "lashes", "leathers", "rawhides", "scourges", "slashes", "switches", "tans", "thrashes", "whales" ], "near synonyms":[ "knouts", "quirts", "straps", "cuts", "flicks", "touches up", "blackjacks", "canes", "clubs", "cudgels", "fustigates", "pistol-whips", "bangs", "bops", "boxes", "busts", "claps", "clips", "clobbers", "clouts", "cracks", "cuffs", "hits", "knocks", "lams", "pastes", "punches", "slaps", "slugs", "smacks", "smites", "socks", "spanks", "swats", "swipes", "thwacks", "wallops", "whacks", "bashes", "bastes", "bats", "batters", "beats", "belabors", "belts", "bludgeons", "buffets", "bungs", "drubs", "fibs", "hammers", "laces", "lambastes", "lambasts", "lathers", "licks", "mangles", "mauls", "paddles", "pelts", "pommels", "pounds", "pummels", "roughs", "slates", "slogs", "threshes", "thumps", "tromps", "whops", "whaps", "whups", "works over" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to defeat by a large margin":{ "examples":[ "we whipped them 13-0 in the last game" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilates", "blows away", "bombs", "buries", "clobbers", "creams", "drubs", "dusts", "flattens", "pastes", "routs", "shellacs", "skins", "skunks", "smokes", "smothers", "snows under", "thrashes", "trims", "tromps", "trounces", "wallops", "waxes", "whomps", "whops", "whaps", "whups" ], "near synonyms":[ "sweeps", "upsets", "beats", "bests", "conquers", "dispatches", "hurdles", "licks", "masters", "overbears", "overcomes", "overmatches", "prevails (over)", "subdues", "surmounts", "takes", "throws", "triumphs (over)", "wins (against)", "worsts", "crushes", "knocks off", "knocks over", "overpowers", "overthrows", "overwhelms", "subjugates", "upends", "vanquishes", "aces (out)", "betters", "eclipses", "exceeds", "outdistances", "outdoes", "outfights", "outshines", "outstrips", "overtops", "surpasses", "tops", "transcends", "edges (out)", "noses out", "pips", "caps", "excels", "flourishes", "scores", "succeeds", "breaks", "destroys", "does in", "finishes", "sinks", "slaughters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to change the course or direction of (something)":{ "examples":[ "any more complaints and I'm whipping this car around and heading back home" ], "synonyms":[ "deflects", "diverts", "redirects", "swings", "turns", "veers", "wheels" ], "near synonyms":[ "averts", "deviates", "moves", "rechannels", "shifts", "shunts", "sidetracks", "swerves", "switches", "transfers", "swivels", "twists", "whirls", "zigzags", "bends", "curves", "sways", "reverses", "turns back" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move or cause to move with a striking motion":{ "examples":[ "her hair whipped in the wind" ], "synonyms":[ "beats", "flails", "flaps", "flops", "flutters" ], "near synonyms":[ "bangs", "batters", "buffets", "knocks", "pounds", "smacks", "spanks", "thumps", "flickers", "flicks", "flits", "fans", "oscillates", "sways", "swings", "undulates", "waves", "palpitates", "pulses", "throbs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "huge raindrops whipped the windows" ], "synonyms":[ "bashes", "bastes", "bats", "batters", "beats", "belabors", "belts", "birches", "bludgeons", "buffets", "bungs up", "clubs", "curries", "does", "drubs", "fibs", "flogs", "hammers", "hides", "laces", "lambastes", "lambasts", "lashes", "lathers", "licks", "mauls", "messes (up)", "paddles", "pelts", "pommels", "pounds", "pummels", "punches out", "roughs (up)", "slates", "slogs", "switches", "tans", "thrashes", "threshes", "thumps", "tromps", "wallops", "whales", "whops", "whaps", "whups", "works over" ], "near synonyms":[ "assails", "assaults", "attacks", "besets", "boxes", "busts", "chops", "clobbers", "clouts", "cracks", "cudgels", "cuffs", "descends (on or upon)", "hits", "jumps (on)", "knocks", "lams", "lays on", "pastes", "pounces (on or upon)", "punches", "raids", "rushes", "slams", "slaps", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "storms", "swats", "swipes", "thwacks", "whacks", "whams", "whomps", "blackjacks", "canes", "cowhides", "flagellates", "fustigates", "horsewhips", "leathers", "pistol-whips", "rawhides", "scourges", "straps", "gores", "lacerates", "wounds", "maims", "mangles", "mutilates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "white flags":{ "as in black flags , Jolly Rogers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "black flags", "Jolly Rogers", "tricolors", "union jacks", "buntings", "gonfalons", "burgees", "semaphores", "signalers", "signallers", "wafts", "banderoles", "banderols", "banners", "colors", "ensigns", "flags", "guidons", "jacks", "pendants", "pendents", "pennants", "pennons", "standards", "streamers", "badges", "coats of arms", "crests", "insignia", "insignias" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whistle-stop":{ "a small residential settlement":{ "examples":[ "for that all-important primary election, candidates are willing to go to every whistle-stop in the state" ], "synonyms":[ "bourg", "hamlet", "townlet", "vill", "village" ], "near synonyms":[ "cow town", "Podunk", "outpost" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "white-headed":{ "granted special treatment or attention":{ "examples":[ "the company's top salesman was certainly the white-headed boy of the office" ], "synonyms":[ "beloved", "cherished", "darling", "dear", "fair-haired", "favored", "favorite", "fond", "loved", "pet", "precious", "special", "sweet" ], "near synonyms":[ "admired", "adored", "appreciated", "esteemed", "relished", "revered", "prized", "treasured", "preferred" ], "near antonyms":[ "abhorred", "abominated", "despised", "detested", "disdained", "disfavored", "disliked", "execrated", "hated", "loathed", "unfavorite", "abandoned", "forgotten", "ignored", "alienated", "estranged" ], "antonyms":[ "unbeloved" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "whitens":{ "to make white or whiter by removing color":{ "examples":[ "years of sunlight had almost completely whitened the flag" ], "synonyms":[ "blanches", "bleaches", "blenches", "decolorizes", "dulls", "fades", "pales", "snows", "washes out" ], "near synonyms":[ "brightens", "lightens", "dims", "mats", "mattes", "matts", "etiolates", "whitewashes", "frosts", "silvers" ], "near antonyms":[ "blackens", "blotches", "checkers", "dapples", "daubs", "discolors", "flecks", "marbles", "mottles", "patterns", "polychromes", "shades", "speckles", "specks", "splotches", "spots", "streaks", "striates", "stripes", "tarnishes", "variegates", "colors", "dyes", "paints", "pigments", "stains", "tinctures", "tinges", "tints", "burnishes", "polishes", "shines" ], "antonyms":[ "darkens", "deepens", "embrowns" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whinny":{ "to make the cry typical of a horse":{ "examples":[ "the father whinnied and reared as his young daughter pretended to ride him" ], "synonyms":[ "neigh", "nicker", "whicker" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in bleat , squeal":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bark", "bay", "bellow", "blat", "bleat", "bray", "cackle", "calling", "caterwaul", "caw", "cheep", "chirp", "cluck", "coo", "crake", "croak", "crow", "grunt", "honk", "hoot", "howl", "low", "meow", "miaow", "mew", "moo", "neigh", "oink", "peep", "quack", "roar", "screech", "squall", "squawk", "squeak", "squeal", "trumpet", "tu-whit tu-whoo", "twitter", "yap", "yelp", "yip", "yowl", "call", "cry", "note" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whippers":{ "one that defeats an enemy or opponent":{ "examples":[ "as the whippers of teams from much larger schools, our players have much to be proud of" ], "synonyms":[ "beaters", "conquerors", "masters", "subduers", "trimmers", "vanquishers", "victors", "winners" ], "near synonyms":[ "champions", "champs", "finalists", "placers", "dominators", "overdogs", "rulers", "subjugators", "top dogs" ], "near antonyms":[ "punching bags", "pushovers", "quitters", "failures", "flops", "washouts", "underdogs" ], "antonyms":[ "losers" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "white lightnings":{ "illegally produced liquor":{ "examples":[ "college students secretly mixing up a batch of white lightning in the school lab" ], "synonyms":[ "bootlegs", "moonshines", "mountain dews" ], "near synonyms":[ "bathtub gins", "red-eyes", "rotguts", "alcohols", "ardent spirits", "boozes", "drinks", "firewaters", "grogs", "hooches", "John Barleycorns", "juices", "potables", "rums", "spirits", "strong drinks", "tipples" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "white elephant":{ "as in hand-me-down":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hand-me-down", "castaway", "throwaway", "rubbish", "scrap", "trash", "waste", "cull", "discard", "reject", "rejection", "second" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whirled":{ "to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "whirled the chocolate syrup into the milk with a spoon" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "churned", "stirred", "swirled", "washed" ], "near synonyms":[ "beat", "paddled", "whipped", "whisked", "reeled", "shook", "wheeled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{ "examples":[ "the figure skater whirled his partner with effortless grace" ], "synonyms":[ "pivoted", "revolved", "rolled", "rotated", "spun", "swirled", "swiveled", "swivelled", "swung", "turned", "twirled", "twisted", "wheeled" ], "near synonyms":[ "screwed", "unscrewed", "twiddled", "coiled", "cranked", "reeled", "wound", "winded", "circulated" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move in circles around an axis or center":{ "examples":[ "the gambler held his breath as the roulette wheel whirled" ], "synonyms":[ "gyrated", "pinwheeled", "pirouetted", "revolved", "rolled", "rotated", "spun", "turned", "twirled", "wheeled" ], "near synonyms":[ "coiled", "curled", "curved", "rounded", "spiraled", "spiralled", "swirled", "twined", "twisted", "wound", "winded", "circled", "circulated", "encircled", "orbited", "ringed", "pivoted", "swiveled", "swivelled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "cars whirling by on the highway" ], "synonyms":[ "barreled", "barrelled", "belted", "blasted", "blazed", "blew", "bolted", "bombed", "bowled", "breezed", "bundled", "bustled", "buzzed", "cannonballed", "careened", "careered", "chased", "coursed", "cracked (on)", "dashed", "drove", "flew", "hared", "hastened", "hied", "highballed", "hotfooted (it)", "humped", "hurled", "hurried", "hurtled", "hustled", "jetted", "jumped", "motored", "nipped", "pelted", "raced", "rammed", "ran", "run", "ripped", "rocketed", "rushed", "rustled", "scooted", "scurried", "scuttled", "shot", "sped", "speeded", "stepped", "tore", "traveled", "travelled", "trotted", "whisked", "zipped", "zoomed" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetled", "darted", "flitted", "scampered", "scudded", "scuffled", "stampeded", "streaked", "whizzed", "galloped", "jogged", "sprinted", "accelerated", "quickened", "stepped out", "caught up", "fast-forwarded", "outpaced", "outran", "outstripped", "overtook", "arrowed", "beelined" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallied", "dawdled", "dillydallied", "dragged", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "lagged", "lingered", "loitered", "poked", "tarried", "ambled", "lumbered", "plodded", "sauntered", "shuffled", "strolled", "decelerated", "slowed (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawled", "crept", "poked" ] }, "to be in a confused state as if from being twirled around":{ "examples":[ "my mind whirled from all of the excitement" ], "synonyms":[ "reeled", "spun", "swam", "turned" ], "near synonyms":[ "swirled" ], "near antonyms":[ "calmed", "collected", "settled", "steadied" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whipping boy":{ "a person or thing taking the blame for others":{ "examples":[ "used the government's economic policies as the whipping boy for every bad decision the company made" ], "synonyms":[ "fall guy", "goat", "scapegoat" ], "near synonyms":[ "victim", "butt", "dupe", "fool", "laughingstock", "mark", "mockery", "monkey", "excuse" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whisked":{ "to cause to move or proceed fast or faster":{ "examples":[ "the museum guide kept whisking us along, telling us there was much more we had to see" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerated", "bundled", "fast-tracked", "hastened", "hurried", "quickened", "rushed", "sped (up)", "speeded (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "drove", "goaded", "prodded", "propelled", "pushed", "raced", "spurred", "stirred", "urged", "aided", "dispatched", "eased", "encouraged", "expedited", "facilitated" ], "near antonyms":[ "delayed", "encumbered", "fettered", "hampered", "held back", "held up", "hindered", "hobbled", "impeded", "interfered (with)", "manacled", "reined (in)", "restrained", "shackled", "tied up", "trammeled", "trammelled", "arrested", "checked", "stalled", "stayed", "stilled", "stopped" ], "antonyms":[ "braked", "decelerated", "retarded", "slowed (down)" ] }, "to move or proceed smoothly and readily":{ "examples":[ "now that the highway has been widened, traffic just whisks along" ], "synonyms":[ "bowled", "breezed", "brushed", "coasted", "cruised", "drifted", "flowed", "glided", "rolled", "sailed", "skimmed", "slid", "slipped", "streamed", "swept" ], "near synonyms":[ "flew", "raced", "rushed", "sped", "speeded" ], "near antonyms":[ "limped", "lumbered", "plodded", "stumbled", "trudged", "shambled", "shuffled", "stamped", "stomped", "stumped", "tramped", "labored", "toiled" ], "antonyms":[ "floundered", "struggled" ] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "whisked through the crowd and delivered the urgent message" ], "synonyms":[ "barreled", "barrelled", "belted", "blasted", "blazed", "blew", "bolted", "bombed", "bowled", "breezed", "bundled", "bustled", "buzzed", "cannonballed", "careened", "careered", "chased", "coursed", "cracked (on)", "dashed", "drove", "flew", "hared", "hastened", "hied", "highballed", "hotfooted (it)", "humped", "hurled", "hurried", "hurtled", "hustled", "jetted", "jumped", "motored", "nipped", "pelted", "raced", "rammed", "ran", "run", "ripped", "rocketed", "rushed", "rustled", "scooted", "scurried", "scuttled", "shot", "sped", "speeded", "stepped", "tore", "traveled", "travelled", "trotted", "whirled", "zipped", "zoomed" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetled", "darted", "flitted", "scampered", "scudded", "scuffled", "stampeded", "streaked", "whizzed", "galloped", "jogged", "sprinted", "accelerated", "quickened", "stepped out", "caught up", "fast-forwarded", "outpaced", "outran", "outstripped", "overtook", "arrowed", "beelined" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallied", "dawdled", "dillydallied", "dragged", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "lagged", "lingered", "loitered", "poked", "tarried", "ambled", "lumbered", "plodded", "sauntered", "shuffled", "strolled", "decelerated", "slowed (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawled", "crept", "poked" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whirs":{ "a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion":{ "examples":[ "a whir coming from the refrigerator" ], "synonyms":[ "burrs", "buzzes", "chirrs", "churrs", "drones", "hums", "purrs", "thrums", "whizzes", "zooms" ], "near synonyms":[ "babbles", "coos", "gasps", "gurgles", "hisses", "moans", "murmurs", "rustles", "sighs", "suspirations", "susurrations", "susurruses", "whispers", "whishes", "zings", "zips" ], "near antonyms":[ "bawls", "howls", "roars", "screams", "screeches", "shrieks", "squalls", "squeals", "yells", "yelps" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound":{ "examples":[ "the hummingbird whirred as it hovered over a flower", "our tires whirred as we traveled over the rough road" ], "synonyms":[ "bumbles", "burrs", "buzzes", "drones", "hums", "whishes", "whizzes", "zips", "zooms" ], "near synonyms":[ "chirrs", "churrs", "thrums", "fizzes", "hisses", "murmurs", "purrs", "rustles", "sighs", "sizzles", "swishes", "whispers", "coos", "currs", "wheezes", "whistles", "whooshes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "white dwarfs":{ "as in neutron stars , red dwarfs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "binary stars", "brown dwarfs", "brown dwarves", "dwarfs", "dwarves", "fixed stars", "gassers", "giant stars", "lodestars", "loadstars", "neutron stars", "novas", "novae", "pulsars", "quasars", "red dwarfs", "red giants", "red stars", "subdwarfs", "superclusters", "supergiants", "supernovas", "supernovae", "variables", "variable stars", "luminaries", "spheres", "suns", "clusters", "constellations", "galaxies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "white waters":{ "as in shoots , chutes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chutes", "shutes", "rapids", "shoots", "flumes", "cascades", "cataracts", "falls", "waterfalls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whirred":{ "to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound":{ "examples":[ "the hummingbird whirred as it hovered over a flower", "our tires whirred as we traveled over the rough road" ], "synonyms":[ "bumbled", "burred", "buzzed", "droned", "hummed", "whished", "whizzed", "zipped", "zoomed" ], "near synonyms":[ "chirred", "churred", "thrummed", "fizzed", "hissed", "murmured", "purred", "rustled", "sighed", "sizzled", "swished", "whispered", "cooed", "curred", "wheezed", "whistled", "whooshed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whit":{ "the smallest amount or part imaginable":{ "examples":[ "I care not a whit about what other people think" ], "synonyms":[ "beans", "bubkes", "bupkes", "bupkus", "continental", "damn", "darn", "durn", "diddly", "diddly-squat", "doodley-squat", "doodly-squat", "fig", "ghost", "hoot", "iota", "jot", "lick", "modicum", "rap", "squat", "syllable", "tittle", "whoop" ], "near synonyms":[ "ace", "bit", "crumb", "dab", "driblet", "glimmer", "hint", "little", "mite", "nip", "ounce", "particle", "peanuts", "pin", "ray", "scrap", "scruple", "semblance", "shade", "shadow", "shred", "skosh", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "snap", "speck", "spot", "sprinkling", "strain", "streak", "suspicion", "touch", "trace" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whittling (down)":{ "as in cutting , cutting down":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abbreviating", "abridging", "clipping", "cropping", "curtailing", "cutting", "cutting back", "cutting down", "docking", "nicking", "paring", "pruning", "retrenching", "shortening", "slashing", "trimming", "truncating", "disapproving", "negativing", "repudiating", "spurning", "abating", "decreasing", "de-escalating", "denting", "depleting", "downscaling", "downsizing", "dropping", "dwindling", "easing", "knocking down", "lessening", "lowering", "reducing", "declining", "refusing", "rejecting", "turning down", "compressing", "condensing", "constricting", "contracting", "culling", "discarding", "jettisoning", "throwing away", "throwing out", "winnowing", "deflating", "shrinking", "minimizing", "moderating", "modifying", "modulating", "qualifying", "bolting", "screening", "sieving", "sifting" ], "near antonyms":[ "cherry-picking", "choosing", "culling", "electing", "handpicking", "naming", "opting (for)", "picking", "preferring", "selecting", "singling (out)", "tagging", "taking", "preselecting", "appointing", "designating", "fixing", "marking", "nominating", "setting", "tabbing", "tapping", "accepting", "adopting", "embracing", "espousing", "settling (on or upon)", "blowing up", "dilating", "distending", "inflating", "swelling", "elongating", "extending", "lengthening", "prolonging", "protracting", "adding (to)", "complementing", "supplementing", "enhancing", "heightening", "intensifying", "redoubling", "aggrandizing", "amplifying", "augmenting", "boosting", "enlarging", "escalating", "expanding", "increasing", "raising" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "while":{ "an indefinite but usually short period of time":{ "examples":[ "we stayed at the fair for a while longer" ], "synonyms":[ "bit", "space", "spell", "stretch" ], "near synonyms":[ "lapse", "season", "span", "day", "epoch", "era", "beat", "eyeblink", "flash", "heartbeat", "instant", "jiff", "jiffy", "minute", "moment", "nanosecond", "New York minute", "second", "shake", "split second", "spurt", "trice", "twinkle", "twinkling", "wink", "aeon", "eon", "age", "eternity", "infinity", "perpetuity", "interim", "interlude", "intermission", "interval" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the active use of energy in producing a result":{ "examples":[ "it's not worth my while to fix it, so we'll get a new one" ], "synonyms":[ "effort", "elbow grease", "exertion", "expenditure", "labor", "pains", "sweat", "trouble", "work" ], "near synonyms":[ "drudgery", "grind", "slog", "strain", "toil", "travail", "dint", "energy", "force", "might", "muscle", "power", "puissance", "attempt", "endeavor", "essay", "fling", "go", "pass", "shot", "stab", "trial", "try", "whack" ], "near antonyms":[ "adroitness", "ease", "facility", "fluency", "smoothness", "dormancy", "idleness", "inaction", "inactivity", "indolence", "inertia", "languor", "laziness", "quiescence" ], "antonyms":[] }, "at or during the time that":{ "examples":[ "pay attention while I'm explaining how the new phone system works" ], "synonyms":[ "as", "so long as", "when", "whilst" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[ "after" ], "antonyms":[] }, "in spite of the fact that":{ "examples":[ "while this term paper is very well done, it's still late" ], "synonyms":[ "albeit", "although", "altho", "as", "howbeit", "much as", "notwithstanding", "though", "when", "whereas", "whilst" ], "near synonyms":[ "but", "if" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "conjunction", "noun" ] }, "whistle-stops":{ "a small residential settlement":{ "examples":[ "for that all-important primary election, candidates are willing to go to every whistle-stop in the state" ], "synonyms":[ "bourgs", "hamlets", "townlets", "villages", "vills" ], "near synonyms":[ "cow towns", "Podunks", "outposts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whickering":{ "to make the cry typical of a horse":{ "examples":[ "whickering as they waited at the starting gate, the horses seemed to sense the excitement of the crowd" ], "synonyms":[ "neighing", "nickering", "whinnying" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whinings":{ "as in cries , whines":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bawls", "cries", "howls", "shrieks", "squalls", "whimpers", "whines", "yelps", "yowls", "groans", "moans", "wails", "keens", "lamentations", "laments", "plaints" ], "near antonyms":[ "cackles", "chortles", "chuckles", "giggles", "guffaws", "laughs", "snickers", "sniggers", "titters", "twitters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whinnied":{ "to make the cry typical of a horse":{ "examples":[ "the father whinnied and reared as his young daughter pretended to ride him" ], "synonyms":[ "neighed", "nickered", "whickered" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whilom":{ "having been such at some previous time":{ "examples":[ "pointedly ignored the whilom friends who had turned on her" ], "synonyms":[ "erstwhile", "former", "late", "old", "once", "onetime", "other", "past", "quondam", "sometime" ], "near synonyms":[ "bygone", "dead", "defunct", "departed", "expired", "extinct", "gone", "long-ago", "vanished" ], "near antonyms":[ "contemporary", "current", "extant", "ongoing", "present", "present-day", "coming", "future", "prospective", "unborn" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "whirring":{ "to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound":{ "examples":[ "the hummingbird whirred as it hovered over a flower", "our tires whirred as we traveled over the rough road" ], "synonyms":[ "bumbling", "burring", "buzzing", "droning", "humming", "whishing", "whizzing", "zipping", "zooming" ], "near synonyms":[ "chirring", "churring", "thrumming", "fizzing", "hissing", "murmuring", "purring", "rustling", "sighing", "sizzling", "swishing", "whispering", "cooing", "curring", "wheezing", "whistling", "whooshing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whittled":{ "to cause to diminish gradually by or as if by cutting off bits with a knife":{ "examples":[ "He was sitting on the porch, whittling a stick." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abbreviated", "abridged", "clipped", "cropped", "curtailed", "cut", "cut back", "cut down", "docked", "nicked", "pared", "pruned", "retrenched", "shortened", "slashed", "trimmed", "truncated", "abated", "decreased", "de-escalated", "dented", "depleted", "downscaled", "downsized", "dropped", "dwindled", "eased", "knocked down", "lessened", "lowered", "reduced", "compressed", "condensed", "constricted", "contracted", "deflated", "shrank", "shrunk", "minimized", "moderated", "modified", "modulated", "qualified" ], "near antonyms":[ "blew up", "dilated", "distended", "inflated", "swelled", "elongated", "extended", "lengthened", "prolonged", "protracted", "added (to)", "complemented", "supplemented", "enhanced", "heightened", "intensified", "redoubled", "aggrandized", "amplified", "augmented", "boosted", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "increased", "raised" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whickers":{ "to make the cry typical of a horse":{ "examples":[ "whickering as they waited at the starting gate, the horses seemed to sense the excitement of the crowd" ], "synonyms":[ "neighs", "nickers", "whinnies" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whine":{ "an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment":{ "examples":[ "the perennial whine that movies aren't as good as they used to be" ], "synonyms":[ "beef", "bitch", "bleat", "carp", "complaint", "fuss", "grievance", "gripe", "grouch", "grouse", "grumble", "holler", "kvetch", "lament", "miserere", "moan", "murmur", "plaint", "squawk", "wail", "whimper", "whinge", "yammer" ], "near synonyms":[ "challenge", "demur", "expostulation", "kick", "niggle", "objection", "protest", "quibble", "remonstrance", "stink" ], "near antonyms":[ "commendation", "compliment", "plaudit", "acclaim", "applause", "praise", "approval", "endorsement", "indorsement", "sanction" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{ "examples":[ "for the whole of our vacation, the kids whined on and on about the weather" ], "synonyms":[ "beef", "bellyache", "bitch", "bleat", "carp", "caterwaul", "complain", "crab", "croak", "fuss", "gripe", "grizzle", "grouch", "grouse", "growl", "grumble", "grump", "holler", "inveigh", "keen", "kick", "kvetch", "maunder", "moan", "murmur", "mutter", "nag", "repine", "scream", "squawk", "squeal", "wail", "whimper", "whinge", "yammer", "yawp", "yaup", "yowl" ], "near synonyms":[ "object (to)", "protest", "quarrel (with)", "cavil", "quibble", "fret", "stew", "worry", "blubber", "cry", "sob", "bemoan", "bewail", "deplore", "lament" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "bear", "countenance", "endure", "take", "tolerate", "applaud", "cheer", "commend" ], "antonyms":[ "crow", "delight", "rejoice" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whitehead":{ "as in blackhead , blister":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blackhead", "blister", "milium", "boil", "fester", "hickey", "papule", "pimple", "pock", "pustule", "whelk", "zit", "bump", "lump", "protuberance", "sore", "wart", "weal", "welt" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whiteness":{ "as in pallor , paleness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "paleness", "pallidness", "pallor", "pastiness", "wanness", "greenishness", "greenness", "sallowness" ], "near antonyms":[ "bloom", "blush", "color", "flush", "brightness", "brilliance", "glow", "pinkness", "reddishness", "redness", "rosiness", "ruddiness", "sanguineness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whiskies":{ "as in vodkas , tequilas":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barley-brees", "barley-broos", "brandies", "gins", "liqueurs", "mao-tais", "mescals", "schnapps", "tequilas", "vodkas", "meads", "sakes", "sakis", "wines", "Dutch courages", "ales", "beers", "brewages", "brews", "brewskis", "home brews", "malt liquors", "microbrews", "mums", "nappies", "cocktails", "mixed drinks", "belts", "loads", "nips", "pegs", "pops", "shooters", "shots", "slugs", "snifters", "snorts", "tots", "whets", "aperitifs", "bracers", "chasers", "digestifs", "nightcaps", "alcohols", "aqua vitaes", "ardent spirits", "boozes", "bottles", "drinks", "firewaters", "grogs", "hooches", "inebriants", "intoxicants", "John Barleycorns", "juices", "liquors", "lushes", "moonshines", "potables", "rums", "sauces", "spirits", "stimulants", "strong drinks", "tipples" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whims":{ "a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action":{ "examples":[ "on a whim , we stopped at the roadside stand to get ice cream" ], "synonyms":[ "bees", "caprices", "cranks", "fancies", "freaks", "humors", "kinks", "maggots", "megrims", "notions", "vagaries", "vagrancies", "whimsies", "whimseys" ], "near synonyms":[ "fantasies", "phantasies", "impetuosities", "whimsicalities", "conceits", "conceptions", "concepts", "images", "impressions", "mind's eyes", "pictures", "thoughts", "brainstorms", "inspirations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whisking":{ "as in zipping , hurrying":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barreling", "bolting", "breakneck", "breathless", "brisk", "careering", "dizzy", "fast", "fleet", "flying", "hasty", "hurrying", "lightning", "meteoric", "quick", "racing", "rapid", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "scooting", "scudding", "scurrying", "snappy", "speeding", "speedy", "swift", "warp-speed", "whirling", "whirlwind", "zipping", "expeditious", "prompt", "ready", "accelerated", "hastened", "quickened", "hurried", "rushed" ], "near antonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "dallying", "dawdling", "dilatory", "dillydallying", "dragging", "laggard", "lagging", "languid", "leisurely", "poking", "poky", "pokey", "slow", "sluggish", "snaillike", "snail-paced", "tardy", "unhurried", "deliberate", "measured", "inactive", "inert", "lethargic", "loafing", "lounging" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to move or proceed fast or faster":{ "examples":[ "the museum guide kept whisking us along, telling us there was much more we had to see" ], "synonyms":[ "accelerating", "bundling", "fast-tracking", "hastening", "hurrying", "quickening", "rushing", "speeding (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "driving", "goading", "prodding", "propelling", "pushing", "racing", "spurring", "stirring", "urging", "aiding", "dispatching", "easing", "encouraging", "expediting", "facilitating" ], "near antonyms":[ "delaying", "encumbering", "fettering", "hampering", "hindering", "hobbling", "holding back", "holding up", "impeding", "interfering (with)", "manacling", "reining (in)", "restraining", "shackling", "trammeling", "trammelling", "tying up", "tieing up", "arresting", "checking", "stalling", "staying", "stilling", "stopping" ], "antonyms":[ "braking", "decelerating", "retarding", "slowing (down)" ] }, "to move or proceed smoothly and readily":{ "examples":[ "now that the highway has been widened, traffic just whisks along" ], "synonyms":[ "bowling", "breezing", "brushing", "coasting", "cruising", "drifting", "flowing", "gliding", "rolling", "sailing", "skimming", "sliding", "slipping", "streaming", "sweeping" ], "near synonyms":[ "flying", "racing", "rushing", "speeding" ], "near antonyms":[ "limping", "lumbering", "plodding", "stumbling", "trudging", "shambling", "shuffling", "stamping", "stomping", "stumping", "tramping", "laboring", "toiling" ], "antonyms":[ "floundering", "struggling" ] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "whisked through the crowd and delivered the urgent message" ], "synonyms":[ "barreling", "barrelling", "belting", "blasting", "blazing", "blowing", "bolting", "bombing", "bowling", "breezing", "bundling", "bustling", "buzzing", "cannonballing", "careening", "careering", "chasing", "coursing", "cracking (on)", "dashing", "driving", "flying", "haring", "hastening", "highballing", "hotfooting (it)", "humping", "hurling", "hurrying", "hurtling", "hustling", "hying", "hieing", "jetting", "jumping", "motoring", "nipping", "pelting", "racing", "ramming", "ripping", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "rustling", "scooting", "scurrying", "scuttling", "shooting", "speeding", "stepping", "tearing", "traveling", "travelling", "trotting", "whirling", "zipping", "zooming" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetling", "darting", "flitting", "scampering", "scudding", "scuffling", "stampeding", "streaking", "whizzing", "galloping", "jogging", "sprinting", "accelerating", "quickening", "stepping out", "catching up", "fast-forwarding", "outpacing", "outrunning", "outstripping", "overtaking", "arrowing", "beelining" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallying", "dawdling", "dillydallying", "dragging", "hanging (around or out)", "lagging", "lingering", "loitering", "poking", "tarrying", "ambling", "lumbering", "plodding", "sauntering", "shuffling", "strolling", "decelerating", "slowing (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "poking" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "white elephants":{ "as in hand-me-downs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hand-me-downs", "castaways", "throwaways", "rubbish", "scraps", "trash", "wastes", "culls", "discards", "rejections", "rejects", "seconds" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whickered":{ "to make the cry typical of a horse":{ "examples":[ "whickering as they waited at the starting gate, the horses seemed to sense the excitement of the crowd" ], "synonyms":[ "neighed", "nickered", "whinnied" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whizzed":{ "to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \\s\\":{ "examples":[ "just hearing the bullets whiz as they fly by their heads must be terrifying for soldiers" ], "synonyms":[ "fizzed", "fizzled", "hissed", "sizzled", "swished", "whished" ], "near synonyms":[ "swooshed", "wheezed", "whistled", "whooshed", "zipped", "bubbled", "effervesced", "buzzed", "droned", "hummed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound":{ "examples":[ "many vehicles were whizzing past us at breakneck speeds" ], "synonyms":[ "bumbled", "burred", "buzzed", "droned", "hummed", "whirred", "whished", "zipped", "zoomed" ], "near synonyms":[ "chirred", "churred", "thrummed", "fizzed", "hissed", "murmured", "purred", "rustled", "sighed", "sizzled", "swished", "whispered", "cooed", "curred", "wheezed", "whistled", "whooshed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whimsicalities":{ "prone to sudden illogical changes of mind, ideas, or actions":{ "examples":[ "it's hard to make plans with such a whimsical best friend" ], "synonyms":[ "capricious", "freakish", "impulsive" ], "near synonyms":[ "impetuous", "mercurial", "moody", "temperamental", "volatile", "crankish", "eccentric", "flaky", "quirky", "arbitrary", "erratic", "fickle", "inconstant", "irregular", "shaky", "willful", "wilful", "impractical", "quixotic", "quixotical", "romantic", "unrealistic", "utopian", "visionary" ], "near antonyms":[ "equable", "down-to-earth", "earthy", "hard-boiled", "hardheaded", "levelheaded", "matter-of-fact", "practical", "pragmatic", "pragmatical", "reasonable", "sensible", "tough-minded", "commonsensical", "grounded", "logical", "no-nonsense", "rational", "sane", "sober", "sobersided", "sound", "fast", "fixed", "hard-and-fast", "immutable", "inflexible", "invariable", "unalterable", "unbending", "unchangeable", "uncompromising", "unrelenting", "unyielding", "changeless", "constant", "established", "set", "settled", "stable", "steadfast", "steady", "unchanging", "unvarying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an inclination to sudden illogical changes of mind, ideas, or actions":{ "examples":[ "her whimsicality made her an unpredictable companion" ], "synonyms":[ "caprice", "capriciousness", "freakishness", "impulsiveness", "whimsicalness" ], "near synonyms":[ "mercurialness", "moodiness", "unpredictability", "willfulness", "eccentricity", "flakiness", "arbitrariness", "fickleness", "inconstancy", "irregularity", "volatileness", "volatility", "changeability", "flexibility", "mutability", "variability", "variableness" ], "near antonyms":[ "levelheadedness", "practicality", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "fastness", "firmness", "fixedness", "immovability", "immovableness", "immutability", "inflexibility", "invariability", "changelessness", "constancy", "stability", "steadfastness", "steadiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "whither":{ "at, in, or to what place":{ "examples":[ "whither are you going, my lady?" ], "synonyms":[ "where", "whereabouts", "whereabout" ], "near synonyms":[ "wherever" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "whirling":{ "having a feeling of being whirled about and in danger of falling down":{ "examples":[ "still whirling from the amusement park ride, I needed to sit down" ], "synonyms":[ "aswoon", "dizzy", "giddy", "light-headed", "reeling", "swimmy", "vertiginous", "woozy" ], "near synonyms":[ "faint", "weak", "addled", "befuddled", "confused", "dazed", "groggy" ], "near antonyms":[ "clearheaded", "stable", "steady" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "whirled the chocolate syrup into the milk with a spoon" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "churning", "stirring", "swirling", "washing" ], "near synonyms":[ "beating", "paddling", "whipping", "whisking", "reeling", "shaking", "wheeling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{ "examples":[ "the figure skater whirled his partner with effortless grace" ], "synonyms":[ "pivoting", "revolving", "rolling", "rotating", "spinning", "swinging", "swirling", "swiveling", "swivelling", "turning", "twirling", "twisting", "wheeling" ], "near synonyms":[ "screwing", "unscrewing", "twiddling", "coiling", "cranking", "reeling", "winding", "circulating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move in circles around an axis or center":{ "examples":[ "the gambler held his breath as the roulette wheel whirled" ], "synonyms":[ "gyrating", "pinwheeling", "pirouetting", "revolving", "rolling", "rotating", "spinning", "turning", "twirling", "wheeling" ], "near synonyms":[ "coiling", "curling", "curving", "rounding", "spiraling", "spiralling", "swirling", "twining", "twisting", "winding", "circling", "circulating", "encircling", "orbiting", "ringing", "pivoting", "swiveling", "swivelling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "cars whirling by on the highway" ], "synonyms":[ "barreling", "barrelling", "belting", "blasting", "blazing", "blowing", "bolting", "bombing", "bowling", "breezing", "bundling", "bustling", "buzzing", "cannonballing", "careening", "careering", "chasing", "coursing", "cracking (on)", "dashing", "driving", "flying", "haring", "hastening", "highballing", "hotfooting (it)", "humping", "hurling", "hurrying", "hurtling", "hustling", "hying", "hieing", "jetting", "jumping", "motoring", "nipping", "pelting", "racing", "ramming", "ripping", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "rustling", "scooting", "scurrying", "scuttling", "shooting", "speeding", "stepping", "tearing", "traveling", "travelling", "trotting", "whisking", "zipping", "zooming" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetling", "darting", "flitting", "scampering", "scudding", "scuffling", "stampeding", "streaking", "whizzing", "galloping", "jogging", "sprinting", "accelerating", "quickening", "stepping out", "catching up", "fast-forwarding", "outpacing", "outrunning", "outstripping", "overtaking", "arrowing", "beelining" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallying", "dawdling", "dillydallying", "dragging", "hanging (around or out)", "lagging", "lingering", "loitering", "poking", "tarrying", "ambling", "lumbering", "plodding", "sauntering", "shuffling", "strolling", "decelerating", "slowing (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "poking" ] }, "to be in a confused state as if from being twirled around":{ "examples":[ "my mind whirled from all of the excitement" ], "synonyms":[ "reeling", "spinning", "swimming", "turning" ], "near synonyms":[ "swirling" ], "near antonyms":[ "calming", "collecting", "settling", "steadying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "whicker":{ "to make the cry typical of a horse":{ "examples":[ "whickering as they waited at the starting gate, the horses seemed to sense the excitement of the crowd" ], "synonyms":[ "neigh", "nicker", "whinny" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whippersnappers":{ "a person of no importance or influence":{ "examples":[ "some young whippersnapper piped up with a pointless comment" ], "synonyms":[ "ciphers", "dwarfs", "dwarves", "half-pints", "insects", "insignificancies", "lightweights", "morsels", "nobodies", "nonentities", "nullities", "numbers", "pip-squeaks", "pygmies", "pigmies", "shrimp", "shrimps", "snippersnappers", "twerps", "zeros", "zeroes", "zilches" ], "near synonyms":[ "no-names", "noncelebrities", "leasts", "inferiors", "mediocrities", "obscurities", "figureheads", "puppets" ], "near antonyms":[ "chiefs", "heads", "leaders", "leads", "celebrities", "luminaries", "notables", "personalities", "planets", "stars", "superstars", "authorities", "superiors", "great powers", "parties", "powers" ], "antonyms":[ "big shots", "big wheels", "bigwigs", "eminences", "figures", "kahunas", "kingpins", "magnates", "nabobs", "personages", "somebodies", "VIPs" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whizzes":{ "a sound similar to the speech sound \\s\\ stretched out":{ "examples":[ "the whiz of an arrow flying by at an uncomfortably close range" ], "synonyms":[ "fizzes", "hisses", "sizzles", "swishes", "whishes" ], "near synonyms":[ "swooshes", "wheezes", "whistles", "whooshes", "zips", "sibilances", "sibilants" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion":{ "examples":[ "the irritating whiz of a bee in the room" ], "synonyms":[ "burrs", "buzzes", "chirrs", "churrs", "drones", "hums", "purrs", "thrums", "whirs", "whirrs", "zooms" ], "near synonyms":[ "babbles", "coos", "gasps", "gurgles", "hisses", "moans", "murmurs", "rustles", "sighs", "suspirations", "susurrations", "susurruses", "whispers", "whishes", "zings", "zips" ], "near antonyms":[ "bawls", "howls", "roars", "screams", "screeches", "shrieks", "squalls", "squeals", "yells", "yelps" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field":{ "examples":[ "the computer whiz to whom we all go when we're having problems, which is fairly often" ], "synonyms":[ "aces", "adepts", "artists", "authorities", "cognoscenti", "connoisseurs", "crackerjacks", "crackajacks", "dab hands", "dabs", "experts", "fiends", "geeks", "gurus", "hands", "hotshots", "maestros", "maestri", "masters", "mavens", "mavins", "meisters", "past masters", "proficients", "scholars", "sharks", "sharps", "virtuosos", "virtuosi", "wizards" ], "near synonyms":[ "professionals", "pros", "consultants", "hired guns", "specialists", "addicts", "aficionados", "afficionados", "buffs", "devotees", "enthusiasts", "fans", "craftsmen", "journeymen", "all-rounders", "jacks-of-all-trades", "Renaissance men", "mistresses" ], "near antonyms":[ "apprentices", "beginners", "neophytes", "novices", "dabblers", "dilettantes", "dilettanti", "laymen", "nonprofessionals" ], "antonyms":[ "amateurs", "inexperts", "nonexperts" ] }, "a very smart person":{ "examples":[ "one of those whizzes who does very well in every subject" ], "synonyms":[ "brainiacs", "brains", "geniuses", "genii", "intellects", "thinkers", "wizards", "wizzes" ], "near synonyms":[ "polyhistors", "polymaths", "Renaissance men", "blues", "bluestockings", "highbrows", "intellectuals", "sages", "savants", "geeks", "longhairs", "nerds", "masters", "virtuosos", "virtuosi", "aces", "crackerjacks", "crackajacks", "naturals" ], "near antonyms":[ "ignoramuses", "ignorami", "illiterates", "know-nothings", "lowbrows", "anti-intellectuals", "philistines", "asses", "donkeys", "fools", "jackasses", "beasts", "boors", "cads", "churls", "clowns", "creeps", "cretins", "curs", "heels", "jerks", "louses", "louts", "skunks", "skunk", "snakes", "stinkers" ], "antonyms":[ "blockheads", "dodoes", "dodos", "dolts", "dopes", "dumbbells", "dummies", "dunces", "fatheads", "goons", "half-wits", "hammerheads", "idiots", "imbeciles", "knuckleheads", "morons", "nitwits", "numskulls", "numbskulls", "pinheads" ] }, "to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \\s\\":{ "examples":[ "just hearing the bullets whiz as they fly by their heads must be terrifying for soldiers" ], "synonyms":[ "fizzes", "fizzles", "hisses", "sizzles", "swishes", "whishes" ], "near synonyms":[ "swooshes", "wheezes", "whistles", "whooshes", "zips", "bubbles", "effervesces", "buzzes", "drones", "hums" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound":{ "examples":[ "many vehicles were whizzing past us at breakneck speeds" ], "synonyms":[ "bumbles", "burrs", "buzzes", "drones", "hums", "whirs", "whirrs", "whishes", "zips", "zooms" ], "near synonyms":[ "chirrs", "churrs", "thrums", "fizzes", "hisses", "murmurs", "purrs", "rustles", "sighs", "sizzles", "swishes", "whispers", "coos", "currs", "wheezes", "whistles", "whooshes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whimsical":{ "prone to sudden illogical changes of mind, ideas, or actions":{ "examples":[ "it's hard to make plans with such a whimsical best friend" ], "synonyms":[ "capricious", "freakish", "impulsive" ], "near synonyms":[ "impetuous", "mercurial", "moody", "temperamental", "volatile", "crankish", "eccentric", "flaky", "quirky", "arbitrary", "erratic", "fickle", "inconstant", "irregular", "shaky", "willful", "wilful", "impractical", "quixotic", "quixotical", "romantic", "unrealistic", "utopian", "visionary" ], "near antonyms":[ "equable", "down-to-earth", "earthy", "hard-boiled", "hardheaded", "levelheaded", "matter-of-fact", "practical", "pragmatic", "pragmatical", "reasonable", "sensible", "tough-minded", "commonsensical", "grounded", "logical", "no-nonsense", "rational", "sane", "sober", "sobersided", "sound", "fast", "fixed", "hard-and-fast", "immutable", "inflexible", "invariable", "unalterable", "unbending", "unchangeable", "uncompromising", "unrelenting", "unyielding", "changeless", "constant", "established", "set", "settled", "stable", "steadfast", "steady", "unchanging", "unvarying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "whiner":{ "a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things":{ "examples":[ "don't be a whiner \u2014the hike's not that difficult" ], "synonyms":[ "baby", "bellyacher", "complainer", "crybaby", "fussbudget", "fusser", "fusspot", "griper", "grumbler", "kvetch", "kvetcher", "sniveler" ], "near synonyms":[ "bawler", "bleater", "moaner", "screamer", "squawker", "wailer", "weeper", "crab", "grump", "malcontent" ], "near antonyms":[ "happy camper" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an irritable and complaining person":{ "examples":[ "among the hospital staff the patient in 504 had acquired a reputation for being a whiner" ], "synonyms":[ "bear", "bellyacher", "complainer", "crab", "crank", "croaker", "crosspatch", "curmudgeon", "fusser", "griper", "grouch", "grouser", "growler", "grumbler", "grump", "murmurer", "mutterer", "sourpuss" ], "near synonyms":[ "hunks", "malcontent", "sorehead", "grinch", "killjoy", "party pooper", "spoilsport", "defeatist", "pessimist", "faultfinder", "kicker", "nagger", "nitpicker", "objector", "quibbler", "repiner", "crock", "hypochondriac" ], "near antonyms":[ "optimist", "Pollyanna", "happy camper" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whizzing":{ "to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \\s\\":{ "examples":[ "just hearing the bullets whiz as they fly by their heads must be terrifying for soldiers" ], "synonyms":[ "fizzing", "fizzling", "hissing", "sizzling", "swishing", "whishing" ], "near synonyms":[ "swooshing", "wheezing", "whistling", "whooshing", "zipping", "bubbling", "effervescing", "buzzing", "droning", "humming" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound":{ "examples":[ "many vehicles were whizzing past us at breakneck speeds" ], "synonyms":[ "bumbling", "burring", "buzzing", "droning", "humming", "whirring", "whishing", "zipping", "zooming" ], "near synonyms":[ "chirring", "churring", "thrumming", "fizzing", "hissing", "murmuring", "purring", "rustling", "sighing", "sizzling", "swishing", "whispering", "cooing", "curring", "wheezing", "whistling", "whooshing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whinnies":{ "to make the cry typical of a horse":{ "examples":[ "the father whinnied and reared as his young daughter pretended to ride him" ], "synonyms":[ "neighs", "nickers", "whickers" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in bleats , squeals":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barks", "bays", "bellows", "blats", "bleats", "brays", "cackles", "callings", "caterwauls", "caws", "cheeps", "chirps", "clucks", "coos", "crakes", "croaks", "crows", "grunts", "honks", "hoots", "howls", "lows", "meows", "miaows", "mews", "moos", "neighs", "oinks", "peeps", "quacks", "roars", "screeches", "squalls", "squawks", "squeaks", "squeals", "trumpets", "tu-whit tu-whoos", "twitters", "yaps", "yelps", "yips", "yowls", "calls", "cries", "notes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whittled (down)":{ "as in cut , cut down":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abbreviated", "abridged", "clipped", "cropped", "curtailed", "cut", "cut back", "cut down", "docked", "nicked", "pared", "pruned", "retrenched", "shortened", "slashed", "trimmed", "truncated", "disapproved", "negatived", "repudiated", "spurned", "abated", "decreased", "de-escalated", "dented", "depleted", "downscaled", "downsized", "dropped", "dwindled", "eased", "knocked down", "lessened", "lowered", "reduced", "declined", "refused", "rejected", "turned down", "compressed", "condensed", "constricted", "contracted", "culled", "discarded", "jettisoned", "threw away", "threw out", "winnowed", "deflated", "shrank", "shrunk", "minimized", "moderated", "modified", "modulated", "qualified", "bolted", "screened", "sieved", "sifted" ], "near antonyms":[ "cherry-picked", "chose", "culled", "elected", "handpicked", "named", "opted (for)", "picked", "preferred", "selected", "singled (out)", "tagged", "took", "preselected", "appointed", "designated", "fixed", "marked", "nominated", "set", "tabbed", "tapped", "accepted", "adopted", "embraced", "espoused", "settled (on or upon)", "blew up", "dilated", "distended", "inflated", "swelled", "elongated", "extended", "lengthened", "prolonged", "protracted", "added (to)", "complemented", "supplemented", "enhanced", "heightened", "intensified", "redoubled", "aggrandized", "amplified", "augmented", "boosted", "enlarged", "escalated", "expanded", "increased", "raised" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whipcords":{ "as in bungee cords":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bungee cords", "bungees", "guys", "halyards", "lanyards", "stays", "cables", "cords", "laces", "lacings", "lines", "ropes", "strings", "wires" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whittle":{ "to cause to diminish gradually by or as if by cutting off bits with a knife":{ "examples":[ "He was sitting on the porch, whittling a stick." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abbreviate", "abridge", "clip", "crop", "curtail", "cut", "cut back", "cut down", "dock", "nick", "pare", "prune", "retrench", "shorten", "slash", "trim", "truncate", "abate", "decrease", "de-escalate", "dent", "deplete", "downscale", "downsize", "drop", "dwindle", "ease", "knock down", "lessen", "lower", "reduce", "compress", "condense", "constrict", "contract", "deflate", "shrink", "minimize", "moderate", "modify", "modulate", "qualify" ], "near antonyms":[ "blow up", "dilate", "distend", "inflate", "swell", "elongate", "extend", "lengthen", "prolong", "protract", "add (to)", "complement", "supplement", "enhance", "heighten", "intensify", "redouble", "aggrandize", "amplify", "augment", "boost", "enlarge", "escalate", "expand", "increase", "raise" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whits":{ "the smallest amount or part imaginable":{ "examples":[ "I care not a whit about what other people think" ], "synonyms":[ "beans", "continentals", "damns", "darns", "durns", "diddlies", "diddly-squats", "doodley-squats", "doodly-squats", "figs", "ghosts", "hoots", "iotas", "jots", "licks", "modicums", "raps", "squats", "syllables", "tittles", "whoops" ], "near synonyms":[ "aces", "bits", "crumbs", "dabs", "driblets", "glimmers", "hints", "little", "mites", "nips", "ounces", "particles", "peanuts", "pins", "rays", "scraps", "scruples", "semblances", "shades", "shadows", "shreds", "skoshes", "smidgens", "smidgeons", "smidgins", "smidges", "snaps", "specks", "spots", "sprinklings", "strains", "streaks", "suspicions", "touches", "traces" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whines":{ "an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment":{ "examples":[ "the perennial whine that movies aren't as good as they used to be" ], "synonyms":[ "beefs", "bitches", "bleats", "carps", "complaints", "fusses", "grievances", "gripes", "grouches", "grouses", "grumbles", "hollers", "kvetches", "laments", "misereres", "moans", "murmurs", "plaints", "squawks", "wails", "whimpers", "whinges", "yammers" ], "near synonyms":[ "challenges", "demurs", "expostulations", "kicks", "niggles", "objections", "protests", "quibbles", "remonstrances", "stinks" ], "near antonyms":[ "commendations", "compliments", "plaudits", "acclaim", "applauses", "praises", "approvals", "endorsements", "indorsements", "sanctions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{ "examples":[ "for the whole of our vacation, the kids whined on and on about the weather" ], "synonyms":[ "beefs", "bellyaches", "bitches", "bleats", "carps", "caterwauls", "complains", "crabs", "croaks", "fusses", "gripes", "grizzles", "grouches", "grouses", "growls", "grumbles", "grumps", "hollers", "inveighs", "keens", "kicks", "kvetches", "maunders", "moans", "murmurs", "mutters", "nags", "repines", "screams", "squawks", "squeals", "wails", "whimpers", "whinges", "yammers", "yawps", "yaups", "yowls" ], "near synonyms":[ "objects (to)", "protests", "quarrels (with)", "cavils", "quibbles", "frets", "stews", "worries", "blubbers", "cries", "sobs", "bemoans", "bewails", "deplores", "laments" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "bears", "countenances", "endures", "takes", "tolerates", "applauds", "cheers", "commends" ], "antonyms":[ "crows", "delights", "rejoices" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whitebeards":{ "as in patriarchs , graybeards":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gaffers", "graybeards", "patriarchs", "ancients", "elders", "geriatrics", "golden-agers", "oldsters", "old-timers", "senior citizens", "seniors", "beldams", "beldames", "dowagers", "grandams", "grandames", "adults", "grown-ups", "dotards" ], "near antonyms":[ "youngsters", "youths", "adolescents", "minors", "children", "cubs", "juveniles", "kiddies", "kids" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whip hand":{ "the more favorable condition or position in a competition":{ "examples":[ "unquestionably the company has the whip hand in negotiations with the labor union" ], "synonyms":[ "advantage", "better", "bulge", "catbird seat", "drop", "edge", "high ground", "inside track", "jump", "pull", "stead", "upper hand", "vantage" ], "near synonyms":[ "allowance", "head start", "lead", "leg up", "margin", "odds", "start", "ascendancy", "ascendency", "command", "dominance", "mastery", "predominance", "superiority", "supremacy", "transcendence", "transcendency", "precedence", "preference", "prerogative", "privilege", "seniority", "break", "foothold", "opportunity", "benefit", "blessing", "boon", "felicity", "godsend", "manna", "windfall" ], "near antonyms":[ "detriment", "stranglehold", "disparity", "imbalance", "inequality", "unevenness", "disability", "failing", "impairment", "shortcoming", "bar", "catch", "check", "clog", "crimp", "embarrassment", "hindrance", "hitch", "hurdle", "impediment", "interference", "let", "manacle", "obstacle", "obstruction", "rub", "shackle", "stop", "trammel", "lurch", "setback" ], "antonyms":[ "disadvantage", "drawback", "handicap", "liability", "minus", "penalty", "strike" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whirl":{ "a rapid turning about on an axis or central point":{ "examples":[ "the whirl of the mechanical ride made him dizzy" ], "synonyms":[ "gyration", "pirouette", "reel", "revolution", "roll", "rotation", "spin", "twirl", "wheel" ], "near synonyms":[ "circuit", "circulation", "ring", "round", "coil", "curl", "curve", "spiral", "twist", "whorl", "circle", "orbit", "eddy", "swirl" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a state of mental uncertainty":{ "examples":[ "so many changes at once had her all in a whirl" ], "synonyms":[ "bafflement", "bamboozlement", "befuddlement", "bemusement", "bewilderedness", "bewilderment", "confusedness", "confusion", "discombobulation", "distraction", "fog", "head-scratching", "maze", "muddle", "mystification", "perplexity", "puzzlement", "tangle" ], "near synonyms":[ "abashment", "discomfiture", "disconcertment", "embarrassment", "mortification", "agitation", "chagrin", "discomfort", "dismay", "disquiet", "distress", "disturbance", "perturbation", "upset", "bother", "commotion", "dither", "flurry", "fluster", "fuss", "stew", "turmoil" ], "near antonyms":[ "assurance", "certainty", "certitude", "confidence", "conviction", "positiveness", "sureness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a state of noisy, confused activity":{ "examples":[ "lost an earring in the whirl of the party" ], "synonyms":[ "ado", "alarums and excursions", "ballyhoo", "blather", "bluster", "bobbery", "bother", "bustle", "clatter", "clutter", "coil", "commotion", "corroboree", "disturbance", "do", "foofaraw", "fun", "furor", "furore", "fuss", "helter-skelter", "hoo-ha", "hoo-hah", "hoopla", "hubble-bubble", "hubbub", "hullabaloo", "hurly", "hurly-burly", "hurricane", "hurry", "hurry-scurry", "hurry-skurry", "kerfuffle", "moil", "pandemonium", "pother", "row", "ruckus", "ruction", "rumpus", "shindy", "splore", "squall", "stew", "stir", "storm", "to-do", "tumult", "turmoil", "uproar", "welter", "williwaw", "zoo" ], "near synonyms":[ "cacophony", "clamor", "din", "howl", "hue and cry", "noise", "outcry", "racket", "roar", "disorder", "unrest", "upheaval", "eruption", "flare-up", "flurry", "flutter", "outbreak", "outburst", "brawl", "fracas", "fray", "hassle", "melee", "m\u00eal\u00e9e", "scuffle", "dither", "fever", "fret", "lather", "tizzy" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "hush", "peace", "quiet", "quietude", "rest", "stillness", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "order", "orderliness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an effort to do or accomplish something":{ "examples":[ "I'm pretty good at fixing things, so how about if I give it a whirl ?" ], "synonyms":[ "assay", "attempt", "bash", "bid", "crack", "endeavor", "essay", "fling", "go", "offer", "pass", "shot", "stab", "trial", "try", "whack" ], "near synonyms":[ "striving", "struggle", "throes", "undertaking", "trial and error" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "whirled the chocolate syrup into the milk with a spoon" ], "synonyms":[ "agitate", "churn", "stir", "swirl", "wash" ], "near synonyms":[ "beat", "paddle", "whip", "whisk", "reel", "shake", "wheel" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{ "examples":[ "the figure skater whirled his partner with effortless grace" ], "synonyms":[ "pivot", "revolve", "roll", "rotate", "spin", "swing", "swirl", "swivel", "turn", "twirl", "twist", "wheel" ], "near synonyms":[ "screw", "unscrew", "twiddle", "coil", "crank", "reel", "wind", "circulate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move in circles around an axis or center":{ "examples":[ "the gambler held his breath as the roulette wheel whirled" ], "synonyms":[ "gyrate", "pinwheel", "pirouette", "revolve", "roll", "rotate", "spin", "turn", "twirl", "wheel" ], "near synonyms":[ "coil", "curl", "curve", "round", "spiral", "swirl", "twine", "twist", "wind", "circle", "circulate", "encircle", "orbit", "ring", "pivot", "swivel" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "cars whirling by on the highway" ], "synonyms":[ "barrel", "belt", "blast", "blaze", "blow", "bolt", "bomb", "bowl", "breeze", "bundle", "bustle", "buzz", "cannonball", "careen", "career", "chase", "course", "crack (on)", "dash", "drive", "fly", "hare", "hasten", "hie", "highball", "hotfoot (it)", "hump", "hurl", "hurry", "hurtle", "hustle", "jet", "jump", "motor", "nip", "pelt", "race", "ram", "rip", "rocket", "run", "rush", "rustle", "scoot", "scurry", "scuttle", "shoot", "speed", "step", "tear", "travel", "trot", "whisk", "zip", "zoom" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetle", "dart", "flit", "scamper", "scud", "scuffle", "stampede", "streak", "whiz", "whizz", "gallop", "jog", "sprint", "accelerate", "quicken", "step out", "catch up", "fast-forward", "outpace", "outrun", "outstrip", "overtake", "arrow", "beeline" ], "near antonyms":[ "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "drag", "hang (around or out)", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "poke", "tarry", "amble", "lumber", "plod", "saunter", "shuffle", "stroll", "decelerate", "slow (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "poke" ] }, "to be in a confused state as if from being twirled around":{ "examples":[ "my mind whirled from all of the excitement" ], "synonyms":[ "reel", "spin", "swim", "turn" ], "near synonyms":[ "swirl" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "collect", "settle", "steady" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] } }