{ "dally":{ "to engage in activity for amusement":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "he spent his college years dallying , seemingly determined to acquire as little knowledge as possible" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudge", "labor", "plod", "plug (away)", "slave", "strain", "strive", "struggle", "sweat", "toil", "work" ], "related":[ "cavort", "frisk", "gambol", "romp", "dabble", "trifle", "amuse", "divert", "entertain", "delight", "please", "dabble", "fiddle (around)", "mess around", "putter (around)", "bum (around)", "dawdle", "goldbrick", "hang", "hang about", "idle", "loaf", "lounge (around or about)", "relax", "rest", "screw around", "slack (off)", "jest", "joke", "tease" ], "synonyms":[ "disport", "frolic", "play", "recreate", "rollick", "skylark", "sport", "toy" ] }, "to move or act slowly":{ "antonyms":[ "barrel", "bolt", "career", "course", "dash", "fly", "hasten", "hotfoot (it)", "hurry", "race", "rip", "rocket", "run", "rush", "scoot", "scud", "scurry", "speed", "tear", "whirl", "whisk", "whiz", "whizz", "zip" ], "examples":[ "don't dally on the way to the interview" ], "near antonyms":[ "bowl", "breeze", "dart", "hump", "hurtle", "hustle", "scramble", "stampede", "gallop", "jog", "run", "sprint", "trot", "accelerate", "quicken", "speed (up)", "catch up", "fast-forward", "outpace", "outrun", "outstrip", "overtake" ], "related":[ "fiddle (around)", "fool around", "mess around", "monkey (around)", "play", "potter (around)", "putter (around)", "trifle", "hang (around or out)", "idle", "loaf", "loll", "lounge", "amble", "ease", "inch", "lumber", "plod", "saunter", "shuffle", "stagger", "stroll", "decelerate", "slow (down or up)", "filibuster", "procrastinate", "stall", "temporize" ], "synonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "dawdle", "delay", "diddle", "dillydally", "drag", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "lollygag", "lallygag", "mope", "poke", "shilly-shally", "tarry" ] }, "to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she spent the summer dallying with a guy renting the neighboring beach house" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "vamp", "court", "mash", "woo", "josh", "kid", "put on", "razz", "rib", "tease", "fool", "lead on", "string along", "manipulate", "play (with)" ], "synonyms":[ "coquet", "coquette", "flirt", "frivol", "mess around", "toy", "trifle" ] }, "to spend time doing nothing":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I kept dallying at my desk until I couldn't put off doing my work any longer" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudge", "grind", "grub", "hump", "hustle", "labor", "moil", "peg", "plod", "plow", "plug", "slave", "sweat", "toil", "travail", "work", "apply", "buckle (down)", "exert", "put out" ], "related":[ "fiddle (around)", "fool", "mess", "monkey", "muck", "piddle", "play", "potter (around)", "putter (around)", "trifle", "doze", "estivate", "aestivate", "hibernate", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "poke", "relax", "rest", "tarry", "amble", "mosey", "saunter", "stroll", "swan", "furlough", "goldbrick", "malinger", "truant" ], "synonyms":[ "bum", "chill", "dawdle", "dillydally", "drone", "footle", "goof (off)", "hack (around)", "hang (around or out)", "hang about", "idle", "kick around", "kick back", "laze", "lazy", "loaf", "loll", "lounge", "veg out" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "dale":{ "an area of lowland between hills or mountains":{ "examples":[ "a hunting lodge in a secluded dale in the country" ], "synonyms":[ "dene", "hollow", "vale", "valley" ], "near synonyms":[ "canyon", "ca\u00f1on", "combe", "coombe", "coomb", "dell", "depression", "dingle", "glen", "gorge", "gulch", "gully", "gulley", "kloof", "ravine", "rift valley", "basin", "bowl" ], "near antonyms":[ "alp", "mount", "mountain", "peak", "height", "mountaintop", "pinnacle", "summit", "plateau", "tableland" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dalliances":{ "activity engaged in to amuse oneself":{ "examples":[ "an extremely serious scientist who is not much given to dalliance or idle chitchat" ], "synonyms":[ "frolic", "frolicking", "fun", "fun and games", "play", "recreation", "relaxation", "rollicking", "sport" ], "near synonyms":[ "gamboling", "gambolling", "romping", "amusement", "diversion", "entertainment", "hobby", "hobbyhorse", "pastime", "delight", "enjoyment", "pleasance", "pleasure", "friskiness", "playfulness", "sportiveness", "wantonness", "devilment", "devilry", "deviltry", "hanky-panky", "hob", "impishness", "jinks", "knavery", "mischief", "mischievousness", "rascality", "roguishness", "waggery", "binge", "fling", "kick", "lark", "revel", "rollick", "spree", "hilarity", "merriment", "merrymaking", "revelry", "whoopee", "buffoonery", "high jinks", "hijinks", "horseplay", "tomfoolery" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudgery", "labor", "work", "duty", "obligation", "responsibility" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dallier":{ "someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others":{ "examples":[ "the dalliers began to hurry when they realized a violent storm was brewing" ], "synonyms":[ "crawler", "dawdler", "dragger", "laggard", "lagger", "lingerer", "loiterer", "plodder", "slowpoke", "snail", "straggler" ], "near synonyms":[ "latecomer", "idler", "lazybones", "loafer", "lounger", "slouch", "slug", "sluggard", "delayer", "procrastinator" ], "near antonyms":[ "go-getter", "hustler", "scrambler", "hurrier", "rusher", "speeder" ], "antonyms":[ "speedster" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dalliance":{ "activity engaged in to amuse oneself":{ "examples":[ "an extremely serious scientist who is not much given to dalliance or idle chitchat" ], "synonyms":[ "frolic", "frolicking", "fun", "fun and games", "play", "recreation", "relaxation", "rollicking", "sport" ], "near synonyms":[ "gamboling", "gambolling", "romping", "amusement", "diversion", "entertainment", "hobby", "hobbyhorse", "pastime", "delight", "enjoyment", "pleasance", "pleasure", "friskiness", "playfulness", "sportiveness", "wantonness", "devilment", "devilry", "deviltry", "hanky-panky", "hob", "impishness", "jinks", "knavery", "mischief", "mischievousness", "rascality", "roguishness", "waggery", "binge", "fling", "kick", "lark", "revel", "rollick", "spree", "hilarity", "merriment", "merrymaking", "revelry", "whoopee", "buffoonery", "high jinks", "hijinks", "horseplay", "tomfoolery" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudgery", "labor", "work", "duty", "obligation", "responsibility" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "dallying":{ "moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed":{ "examples":[ "the dallying diners seemed oblivious to the fact that other customers were impatiently waiting for tables" ], "synonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "dawdling", "dilatory", "dillydallying", "dragging", "laggard", "lagging", "languid", "leisurely", "poking", "poky", "pokey", "slow", "sluggish", "snail-paced", "snaillike", "tardy", "unhurried" ], "near synonyms":[ "deliberate", "measured", "inactive", "inert", "lethargic", "loafing", "lounging", "lingering", "loitering", "tarrying", "ambling", "heavy-footed", "inching", "plodding", "shuffling", "slow-footed", "strolling", "decelerating", "slowing", "filibustering", "procrastinating", "stalling" ], "near antonyms":[ "expeditious", "prompt", "ready", "accelerated", "hastened", "quickened", "hurried", "rushed" ], "antonyms":[ "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", "whisking", "zipping" ] }, "as in lounging , loafing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "goldbricking", "loafing", "lolling", "lounging", "apathy", "languor", "lassitude", "lethargy", "listlessness", "sluggishness", "supineness", "idleness", "indolence", "inertia", "laziness", "shiftlessness", "sloth" ], "near antonyms":[ "drive", "industriousness", "industry", "ambition", "enterprise", "go", "hustle", "initiative", "assiduity", "assiduousness", "diligence", "perseverance", "animation", "briskness", "energy", "exuberance", "jazziness", "liveliness", "lustiness", "pep", "peppiness", "robustness", "sprightliness", "vibrancy", "vigor", "vim", "vitality", "vivacity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to engage in activity for amusement":{ "examples":[ "he spent his college years dallying , seemingly determined to acquire as little knowledge as possible" ], "synonyms":[ "disporting", "frolicking", "playing", "recreating", "rollicking", "skylarking", "sporting", "toying" ], "near synonyms":[ "cavorting", "frisking", "gamboling", "gambolling", "romping", "dabbling", "trifling", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "delighting", "pleasing", "dabbling", "fiddling (around)", "messing around", "puttering (around)", "bumming (around)", "dawdling", "goldbricking", "hanging", "hanging about", "idling", "loafing", "lounging (around or about)", "relaxing", "resting", "screwing around", "slacking (off)", "jesting", "joking", "teasing" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudging", "laboring", "plodding", "plugging (away)", "slaving", "straining", "striving", "struggling", "sweating", "toiling", "working" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to move or act slowly":{ "examples":[ "don't dally on the way to the interview" ], "synonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "dawdling", "delaying", "diddling", "dillydallying", "dragging", "lagging", "lingering", "loitering", "lollygagging", "lallygagging", "moping", "poking", "shilly-shallying", "tarrying" ], "near synonyms":[ "fiddling (around)", "fooling around", "messing around", "monkeying (around)", "playing", "pottering (around)", "puttering (around)", "trifling", "hanging (around or out)", "idling", "loafing", "lolling", "lounging", "ambling", "easing", "inching", "lumbering", "plodding", "sauntering", "shuffling", "staggering", "strolling", "decelerating", "slowing (down or up)", "filibustering", "procrastinating", "stalling", "temporizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "bowling", "breezing", "darting", "humping", "hurtling", "hustling", "scrambling", "stampeding", "galloping", "jogging", "running", "sprinting", "trotting", "accelerating", "quickening", "speeding (up)", "catching up", "fast-forwarding", "outpacing", "outrunning", "outstripping", "overtaking" ], "antonyms":[ "barreling", "barrelling", "bolting", "careering", "coursing", "dashing", "flying", "hastening", "hotfooting (it)", "hurrying", "racing", "ripping", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "scooting", "scudding", "scurrying", "speeding", "tearing", "whirling", "whisking", "whizzing", "zipping" ] }, "to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun":{ "examples":[ "she spent the summer dallying with a guy renting the neighboring beach house" ], "synonyms":[ "coquetting", "flirting", "frivoling", "frivolling", "messing around", "toying", "trifling" ], "near synonyms":[ "vamping", "courting", "mashing", "wooing", "joshing", "kidding", "putting on", "razzing", "ribbing", "teasing", "fooling", "leading on", "stringing along", "manipulating", "playing (with)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to spend time doing nothing":{ "examples":[ "I kept dallying at my desk until I couldn't put off doing my work any longer" ], "synonyms":[ "bumming", "chilling", "dawdling", "dillydallying", "droning", "footling", "goofing (off)", "hacking (around)", "hanging about", "hanging (around or out)", "idling", "kicking around", "kicking back", "lazing", "lazying", "loafing", "lolling", "lounging", "vegging out" ], "near synonyms":[ "fiddling (around)", "fooling", "messing", "monkeying", "mucking", "piddling", "playing", "pottering (around)", "puttering (around)", "trifling", "dozing", "estivating", "aestivating", "hibernating", "lagging", "lingering", "loitering", "poking", "relaxing", "resting", "tarrying", "ambling", "moseying", "sauntering", "strolling", "swanning", "furloughing", "goldbricking", "malingering", "truanting" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudging", "grinding", "grubbing", "humping", "hustling", "laboring", "moiling", "pegging", "plodding", "plowing", "plugging", "slaving", "sweating", "toiling", "travailing", "working", "applying", "buckling (down)", "exerting", "putting out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "dallies":{ "to engage in activity for amusement":{ "examples":[ "he spent his college years dallying , seemingly determined to acquire as little knowledge as possible" ], "synonyms":[ "disports", "frolics", "plays", "recreates", "rollicks", "skylarks", "sports", "toys" ], "near synonyms":[ "cavorts", "frisks", "gambols", "romps", "dabbles", "trifles", "amuses", "diverts", "entertains", "delights", "pleases", "dabbles", "fiddles (around)", "messes around", "putters (around)", "bums (around)", "dawdles", "goldbricks", "hangs", "hangs about", "idles", "loafs", "lounges (around or about)", "relaxes", "rests", "screws around", "slacks (off)", "jests", "jokes", "teases" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudges", "labors", "plods", "plugs (away)", "slaves", "strains", "strives", "struggles", "sweats", "toils", "works" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to move or act slowly":{ "examples":[ "don't dally on the way to the interview" ], "synonyms":[ "crawls", "creeps", "dawdles", "delays", "diddles", "dillydallies", "drags", "lags", "lingers", "loiters", "lollygags", "lallygags", "mopes", "pokes", "shilly-shallies", "tarries" ], "near synonyms":[ "fiddles (around)", "fools around", "messes around", "monkeys (around)", "plays", "potters (around)", "putters (around)", "trifles", "hangs (around or out)", "idles", "loafs", "lolls", "lounges", "ambles", "eases", "inches", "lumbers", "plods", "saunters", "shuffles", "staggers", "strolls", "decelerates", "slows (down or up)", "filibusters", "procrastinates", "stalls", "temporizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "bowls", "breezes", "darts", "humps", "hurtles", "hustles", "scrambles", "stampedes", "gallops", "jogs", "runs", "sprints", "trots", "accelerates", "quickens", "speeds (up)", "catches up", "fast-forwards", "outpaces", "outruns", "outstrips", "overtakes" ], "antonyms":[ "barrels", "bolts", "careers", "courses", "dashes", "flies", "hastens", "hotfoots (it)", "hurries", "races", "rips", "rockets", "runs", "rushes", "scoots", "scuds", "scurries", "speeds", "tears", "whirls", "whisks", "whizzes", "zips" ] }, "to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun":{ "examples":[ "she spent the summer dallying with a guy renting the neighboring beach house" ], "synonyms":[ "coquets", "coquettes", "flirts", "frivols", "messes around", "toys", "trifles" ], "near synonyms":[ "vamps", "courts", "mashes", "woos", "joshes", "kids", "puts on", "razzes", "ribs", "teases", "fools", "leads on", "strings along", "manipulates", "plays (with)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to spend time doing nothing":{ "examples":[ "I kept dallying at my desk until I couldn't put off doing my work any longer" ], "synonyms":[ "bums", "chills", "dawdles", "dillydallies", "drones", "footles", "goofs (off)", "hacks (around)", "hangs about", "hangs (around or out)", "idles", "kicks around", "kicks back", "lazes", "lazies", "loafs", "lolls", "lounges", "vegges out", "veges out" ], "near synonyms":[ "fiddles (around)", "fools", "messes", "monkeys", "mucks", "piddles", "plays", "potters (around)", "putters (around)", "trifles", "dozes", "estivates", "aestivates", "hibernates", "lags", "lingers", "loiters", "pokes", "relaxes", "rests", "tarries", "ambles", "moseys", "saunters", "strolls", "swans", "furloughs", "goldbricks", "malingers", "truants" ], "near antonyms":[ "drudges", "grinds", "grubs", "humps", "hustles", "labors", "moils", "pegs", "plods", "plows", "plugs", "slaves", "sweats", "toils", "travails", "works", "applies", "buckles (down)", "exerts", "puts out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }