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"array", "classify", "codify", "dispose", "draw up", "marshal", "marshall", "order", "organize", "range", "systematize" ], "near antonyms":[ "disarrange", "disarray", "discompose", "dishevel", "disorder", "disorganize", "disrupt", "disturb", "jumble", "mess (up)", "mix (up)", "muddle", "muss", "rumple", "scramble", "shuffle", "tousle", "tumble", "upset" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in increase , boost":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boost", "increase", "upswing", "upturn", "burst", "flare", "flare-up", "flash", "flicker", "flurry", "flutter", "outbreak", "outburst", "spurt", "epidemic", "eruption", "explosion", "paroxysm", "recrudescence", "recurrence", "renewal", "deluge", "flood", "rush", "spate", "surge", "volley", "commotion", "furor", "uproar" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "doldrums", "slump" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "picked off":{ "to stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "picked off more 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"probing", "researching", "studying", "noticing", "observing", "watching", "reinspecting", "rereviewing", "re-reviewing", "resurveying", "combing", "perusing", "poring (over)", "analyzing", "dissecting", "parsing", "categorizing", "classifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "skimming", "missing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "picking up":{ "to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in":{ "examples":[ "he has a knack for picking up a language in a few weeks" ], "synonyms":[ "getting", "learning", "mastering" ], "near synonyms":[ "apprehending", "comprehending", "grasping", "knowing", "understanding", "absorbing", "assimilating", "digesting", "drinking (in)", "imbibing", "ascertaining", "descrying", "detecting", "determining", "digging up", "discerning", "discovering", "examining", "finding out", "hearing", "hitting (on or upon)", "running down", "scaring up", "searching (for)", "seeing", "tracking (down)", "tumbling (to)", "unearthing", "majoring (in)", "studying", 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"regrouping" ], "near antonyms":[ "breaking up", "disbanding", "disintegrating", "dissolving", "separating", "severing", "splitting (up)", "dismissing", "sending" ], "antonyms":[ "dispelling", "dispersing", "dissipating", "scattering" ] }, "to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for":{ "examples":[ "could you pick up some milk at the store?" ], "synonyms":[ "buying", "copping", "purchasing", "taking" ], "near synonyms":[ "acquiring", "gaining", "garnering", "getting", "obtaining", "procuring", "securing", "winning", "financing", "paying (for)", "springing (for)", "bartering (for)", "dealing (for)", "dickering (over)", "exchanging (for)", "haggling (for)", "negotiating (about)", "trading (for)", "bargaining (with)", "chaffering (with)", "horse-trading (with)", "paltering (with)", "bidding", "offering", "rebuying", "repurchasing" ], "near antonyms":[ "dealing (in)", "marketing", "merchandising", "merchandizing", "retailing", "selling", "vending" ], "antonyms":[] }, 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"upping", "upraising" ], "near synonyms":[ "ascending", "mounting", "rising", "rearing", "upending" ], "near antonyms":[ "descending", "dipping", "falling", "pitching", "plunging", "slipping", "bearing", "depressing", "pressing", "pushing", "sinking", "submerging" ], "antonyms":[ "dropping", "lowering" ] }, "to take or keep under one's control by authority of law":{ "examples":[ "police picked up the fugitive when she went out to buy food" ], "synonyms":[ "apprehending", "arresting", "busting", "collaring", "nabbing", "nailing", "nicking", "pinching", "pulling in", "restraining", "running in", "seizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "bagging", "capturing", "catching", "getting", "grabbing", "grappling", "hooking", "landing", "snapping (up)", "snaring", "snatching", "trapping", "committing", "confining", "detaining", "holding", "immuring", "imprisoning", "incarcerating", "interning", "jailing", "jugging", "locking (up)", "binding", "enchaining", "fettering", "handcuffing", "manacling", "shackling", "trammeling", "trammelling", "rearresting", "remanding" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipating", "freeing", "liberating", "loosening", "loosing", "releasing", "springing", "unbinding", "unchaining" ], "antonyms":[ "discharging" ] }, "to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff":{ "examples":[ "I thought you said you had picked up , so why are these things still lying around the rec room?" ], "synonyms":[ "cleaning (up)", "tidying (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "housecleaning", "housekeeping", "cleaning (off)", "neatening", "policing (up)", "straightening (up)", "turning out", "uncluttering", "arranging", "ordering" ], "near antonyms":[ "cluttering", "disarranging", "messing (up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to begin again or return to after an interruption":{ "examples":[ "after the protestors were removed from the auditorium, the speaker picked up his lecture right where he had left off" ], "synonyms":[ "continuing", "proceeding (with)", "renewing", "reopening", 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"disturbing", "jumbling", "messing (up)", "mixing (up)", "muddling", "mussing", "rumpling", "scrambling", "shuffling", "tousling", "tumbling", "upsetting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "picklock":{ "as in cat burglar , housebreaker":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "burglar", "cat burglar", "cracksman", "housebreaker", "safecracker", "larcenist", "pincher", "purloiner", "robber", "stealer", "thief", "embezzler", "grafter", "klepto", "kleptomaniac", "sneak thief", "cutpurse", "dip", "pickpocket", "pilferer", "shoplifter", "abductor", "carjacker", "hijacker", "kidnapper", "kidnaper", "skyjacker", "despoiler", "looter", "pillager", "plunderer", "ransacker", "ravisher", "poacher", "rustler", "smuggler" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "picks over":{ "as in checks (out) , pores (over)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "audits", "checks (out)", "cons", "examines", "inspects", "overlooks", "oversees", "reviews", "scans", "scrutinizes", "surveys", "views", "delves (into)", "explores", "investigates", "plumbs", "probes", "researches", "studies", "notices", "observes", "watches", "reinspects", "rereviews", "resurveys", "combs", "peruses", "pores (over)", "analyzes", "dissects", "parses", "categorizes", "classifies" ], "near antonyms":[ "skims", "misses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pictograph":{ "as in icon , attribute":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "attribute", "icon", "ikon", "emblem", "ensign", "hallmark", "impresa", "logo", "symbol", "totem", "trademark", "logogram", "logograph", "badge", "coat of arms", "cognizance", "crest", "insignia", "monogram", "colophon", "stamp", "token" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in image , picture":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "drawing", "illumination", "image", "pictogram", "picture", "art", "artwork", "caption", "key", "legend", "diagram", "figure", "graphic", "illustration", "plate", "visual", "inset", "depiction", "pictorialization", "portrait", "portrayal", "representation", "clarification", "elucidation", "explanation", "explication", "exposition" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "picture book":{ "being entirely without fault or flaw":{ "examples":[ "the players gave a picture-book performance that will go down in the annals of football as one of the all-time great games" ], "synonyms":[ "absolute", "faultless", "flawless", "ideal", "immaculate", "impeccable", "indefectible", "irreproachable", "letter-perfect", "perfect", "picture-perfect", "seamless", "unblemished" ], "near synonyms":[ "consummate", "expert", "masterly", "classic", "dandy", "excellent", "fabulous", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "grand", "great", "marvelous", "marvellous", "prime", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "terrific", "top", "top-notch", "unsurpassed", "completed", "finished", "perfected", "polished", "complete", "entire", "intact", "whole", "mint", "unbruised", "undamaged", "unimpaired", "uninjured", "unmarred", "unspoiled", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "special", "airtight", "bulletproof", "accurate", "correct", "exact", "precise", "inerrant", "infallible", "unerring", "unfailing" ], "near antonyms":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "incomplete", "insufficient", "wanting", "unfinished", "unpolished", "fallible", "blemished", "blighted", "broken", "damaged", "defaced", "disfigured", "impaired", "injured", "malformed", "marred", "misshapen", "spoiled", "vitiated", "atrocious", "execrable", "wretched", "imprecise", "inaccurate", "incorrect", "inexact", "wrong" ], "antonyms":[ "amiss", "bad", "censurable", "defective", "faulty", "flawed", "imperfect", "reproachable" ] }, "as in album , anthology":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "album", "almanac", "anthology", "casebook", "chapbook", "omnibus", "novel", "novelette", "pulp", "monograph", "primer", "text", "textbook", "tract", "treatise", "catalog", "catalogue", "cyclopedia", "cyclopaedia", "dictionary", "encyclopedia", "guidebook", "handbook", "how-to", "manual", "folio", "quarto", "hardback", "hardcover", "paper", "paperback", "paperbound", "pocket book", "pocket edition", "softback", "softcover", "trade book", "trade edition", "book", "tome", "volume" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "picture-perfect":{ "being entirely without fault or flaw":{ "examples":[ "it was a picture-perfect day for a picnic\u2014the sun was shining and a light breeze stirred the air" ], "synonyms":[ "absolute", "faultless", "flawless", "ideal", "immaculate", "impeccable", "indefectible", "irreproachable", "letter-perfect", "perfect", "picture-book", "seamless", "unblemished" ], "near synonyms":[ "consummate", "expert", "masterly", "classic", "dandy", "excellent", "fabulous", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "grand", "great", "marvelous", "marvellous", "prime", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "terrific", "top", "top-notch", "unsurpassed", "completed", "finished", "perfected", "polished", "complete", "entire", "intact", "whole", "mint", "unbruised", "undamaged", "unimpaired", "uninjured", "unmarred", "unspoiled", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "special", "airtight", "bulletproof", "accurate", "correct", "exact", "precise", "inerrant", "infallible", "unerring", "unfailing" ], "near antonyms":[ "deficient", "inadequate", "incomplete", "insufficient", "wanting", "unfinished", "unpolished", "fallible", "blemished", "blighted", "broken", "damaged", "defaced", "disfigured", "impaired", "injured", "malformed", "marred", "misshapen", "spoiled", "vitiated", "atrocious", "execrable", "wretched", "imprecise", "inaccurate", "incorrect", "inexact", "wrong" ], "antonyms":[ "amiss", "bad", "censurable", "defective", "faulty", "flawed", "imperfect", "reproachable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "picturesque":{ "producing a mental picture through clear and impressive description":{ "examples":[ "wrote a picturesque 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"covered", "defended", "fenced", "fended", "forfended", "guarded", "kept", "protected", "safeguarded", "screened", "secured", "shielded", "warded" ], "near antonyms":[ "assailed", "assaulted", "attacked", "bombarded", "stormed", "beset", "besieged", "overran", "capitulated", "caved", "submitted", "yielded" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "picketer":{ "as in protester , demonstrator":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "demonstrator", "marcher", "objector", "protester", "protestor", "agitator", "demagogue", "demagog", "exciter", "firebrand", "fomenter", "incendiary", "inciter", "instigator", "kindler", "provocateur", "rabble-rouser", "advocate", "apostle", "backer", "booster", "champion", "exponent", "persuader", "promoter", "proponent", "reformer", "reformist", "supporter", "alarmist", "extremist", "insurgent", "insurrectionist", "radical", "rebel", "revolter", "revolutionary", "revolutionist", "subversive", "troublemaker", "prodder", "prompter", "provoker", 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"affected", "assumed", "copied", "imitated", "pretended", "put on", "simulated" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandoned", "forsook", "gave up", "relinquished", "surrendered", "abjured", "abnegated", "disowned", "rejected", "renounced", "repudiated", "spurned", "discarded", "jettisoned", "junked", "threw away", "threw out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "pictured":{ "as in conceived , envisioned":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "conceived", "envisaged", "envisioned", "visualized", "unbelievable", "unconvincing", "unlikely", "daydreamlike", "deceptive", "delusional", "delusive", "hallucinatory", "illusory", "phantasmagoric", "phantasmagorical", "abstract", "hypothetical", "theoretical", "theoretic", "concocted", "fabricated", "feigned", "fictive", "fabled", "legendary", "romantic", "inexistent", "nonexistent", "chimerical", "chimeric", "fabulous", "fanciful", "fantasied", "fantastic", "fantastical", "fictional", "fictitious", "ideal", "imaginal", "imaginary", "imagined", "invented", "made-up", "make-believe", "mythical", "mythic", "notional", "phantasmal", "phantasmic", "phantom", "pretend", "unreal", "visionary" ], "near antonyms":[ "actual", "existent", "existing", "real", "authentic", "genuine", "true", "factual", "verifiable", "verified", "believable", "convincing", "realistic", "corporeal", "material", "physical", "solid", "substantial", "palpable", "tangible" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to present a picture of":{ "examples":[ "the famous painting that pictures the Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence" ], "synonyms":[ "depicted", "imaged", "portrayed", "represented" ], "near synonyms":[ "delineated", "described", "documented", "rendered", "outlined", "silhouetted", "sketched", "illustrated", "showed", "diagrammed", "diagramed", "caricatured" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to form a mental picture of":{ "examples":[ "could easily picture the mining town from the vivid description of it in the author's memoirs" ], "synonyms":[ "conceited", "conceived", "conjured (up)", "dreamed", "dreamt", "envisaged", "envisioned", "fancied", "fantasied", "fantasized", "featured", "ideated", "imaged", "imagined", "saw", "visioned", "visualized" ], "near synonyms":[ "daydreamed", "stargazed", "hallucinated", "re-created", "recreated", "reflected", "relived", "reminisced", "contemplated", "meditated", "mused", "pondered", "ruminated", "concocted", "fabricated", "invented", "made up", "manufactured", "planned", "projected", "foresaw", "prefigured" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to give a representation or account of in words":{ "examples":[ "pictured the sailing ship in vivid language" ], "synonyms":[ "delineated", "depicted", "described", "drew", "imaged", "limned", "painted", "portrayed", "rendered", "set out", "sketched" ], "near synonyms":[ "characterized", "defined", "labeled", "labelled", "qualified", "represented", "demonstrated", "illustrated", "narrated", "recited", "recounted", "rehearsed", "related", "reported", "told", "displayed", "exhibited", "showed", "hinted", "suggested", "drafted", "outlined", "silhouetted", "traced", "vignetted", "summarized", "summed up", "touched off", "redescribed", "reimaged" ], "near antonyms":[ "colored", "distorted", "falsified", "garbled", "misdescribed", "misrepresented", "misstated", "perverted", "twisted", "warped" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a representation of by producing lines on a surface":{ "examples":[ "the next assignment is to picture your own face using colored pencils" ], "synonyms":[ "drew" ], "near synonyms":[ "caricatured", "cartooned", "crayoned", "inked", "penciled", "pencilled", "outlined", "profiled", "scrawled", "scribbled", "sketched" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "picking up on":{ "to have a clear idea of":{ "examples":[ "The students picked up on the new material quickly." ], "synonyms":[ "appreciating", "apprehending", "assimilating", "beholding", "catching", "catching 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over", "usurping", "absorbing", "assimilating", "incorporating", "quoting", "cherishing", "prizing", "treasuring", "cultivating", "following", "heeding", "honoring", "using", "utilizing", "bringing up", "fostering", "nurturing", "raising", "rearing", "affecting", "assuming", "copying", "imitating", "pretending", "putting on", "simulating" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandoning", "forsaking", "giving up", "relinquishing", "surrendering", "abjuring", "abnegating", "disowning", "rejecting", "renouncing", "repudiating", "spurning", "discarding", "jettisoning", "junking", "throwing away", "throwing out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "pick off":{ "to stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course":{ "examples":[ "picked off more passes than any other player in the division" ], "synonyms":[ "block", "intercept", "interdict" ], "near synonyms":[ "capture", "catch", "collar", "corral", "grab", "seize", "snare", "snatch", "trap" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "picking the brains of":{ "to put a series of questions to":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "catechizing", "examining", "grilling", "interrogating", "pumping", "querying", "questioning", "quizzing", "sweating" ], "near synonyms":[ "debriefing", "cross-examining", "cross-questioning", "annoying", "harassing", "hounding", "pestering", "canvassing", "canvasing", "polling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "pickles":{ "a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape":{ "examples":[ "well, this is a bit of a pickle we've gotten ourselves into" ], "synonyms":[ "binds", "boxes", "catch-22's", "catch-22s", "corners", "dilemmas", "fixes", "holes", "impasses", "jackpots", "jams", "mires", "predicaments", "quagmires", "rabbit holes", "rattraps", "spots", "sticky wickets", "swamps" ], "near synonyms":[ "difficulties", "nodes", "hot waters", "soups", "pinches", "plights", "quandaries", "scrapes", "troubles", "deadlocks", "halts", "logjams", "stalemates", "standstills", "clutches", "crises", "crossroads", "emergencies", "exigencies", "junctures", "straits" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "picayunes":{ "something of little importance":{ "examples":[ "our lives don't amount to a picayune in the great scheme of things" ], "synonyms":[ "bagatelles", "child's play", "fripperies", "nonproblems", "shucks", "small beer", "small change", "trifles", "trivialities" ], "near synonyms":[ "naught", "nought", "smoke", "zeros", "zeroes", "peanuts", "pittances", "songs", "straw", "two bits", "bunk", "claptrap", "drivel", "follies", "fribbles", "fudges", "hogwashes", "humbug", "humbuggeries", "nonsense", "rot", "trash", "trivia", "bits", "crumbs", "dabs", "drams", "licks", "mites", "ounces", "particles", "pinheads", "scintillas", "shreds", "smidgens", "smidgeons", "smidgins", "smidges", "soup\u00e7ons", "specks", "spots", "touches", "traces" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pick-and-shovel":{ "requiring considerable physical or mental effort":{ "examples":[ "she loves coming up with the \"big idea\" but hates the actual pick-and-shovel work of starting a new business" ], "synonyms":[ "arduous", "Augean", "backbreaking", "challenging", "demanding", "difficult", "effortful", "exacting", "formidable", "grueling", "gruelling", "hard", "heavy", "hellacious", "herculean", "killer", "laborious", "moiling", "murderous", "rigorous", "rough", "rugged", "severe", "stiff", "strenuous", "sweaty", "tall", "testing", "toilsome", "tough", "uphill" ], "near synonyms":[ "abstract", "abstruse", "complex", "complicated", "elusive", "hairy", "insoluble", "intricate", "involved", "knotty", "opaque", "problematic", "problematical", "recondite", "serious", "spiny", "stubborn", "thorny", "ticklish", "tricky", "bruising", "burdensome", "exhausting", "labored", "onerous", "oppressive", "stressful", "taxing", "tight", "trying", "annoying", "bothersome", "distressing", "irksome", "troublesome", "vexatious", "grievous", "grim", "strict", "stringent", "brutal", "cruel", "inhuman", "painful" ], "near antonyms":[ "achievable", "clear", "doable", "elementary", "manageable", "uncomplicated", "comforting", "gentle", "painless", "relaxed", "smooth", "soothing", "accessible", "friendly", "idiotproof", "user-friendly" ], "antonyms":[ "cheap", "easy", "effortless", "facile", "light", "mindless", "simple", "soft", "undemanding" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "picked at":{ "to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders":{ "examples":[ "Stop picking at your sister." ], "synonyms":[ "dogged", "henpecked", "hounded", "nagged", "needled", "pecked (at)" ], "near synonyms":[ "carped (at)", "fussed (about or over)", "nitpicked", "annoyed", "badgered", "baited", "bothered", "bugged", "chivied", "chivvied", "harassed", "harried", "hassled", "irked", "pestered", "plagued", "rode", "rid", "vexed", "vext", "yapped (at)", "egged", "goaded", "incited", "prodded", "prompted", "spurred", "urged", "exhorted", "insisted", "pressed", "pressured", "pushed", "blandished", "cajoled", "coaxed", "wheedled", "begged", "importuned", "pleaded", "pled", "plead" ], "near antonyms":[ "complimented", "commended", "lauded", "praised", "recommended", "touted", "acclaimed", "applauded", "built up", "eulogized", "extolled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "pick up on":{ "to have a clear idea of":{ "examples":[ "The students picked up on the new material quickly." ], "synonyms":[ "appreciate", "apprehend", "assimilate", "behold", "catch", "catch on (to)", "cognize", "compass", "comprehend", "conceive", "cotton (to or on to)", "decipher", "decode", "dig", "discern", "get", "grasp", "grok", "intuit", "know", "make", "make out", "perceive", "recognize", "register", "savvy", "see", "seize", "sense", "tumble (to)", "twig", "understand" ], "near synonyms":[ "absorb", "digest", "take in", "realize", "fathom", "penetrate", "pierce" ], "near antonyms":[ "misapprehend", "misconceive", "misconstrue", "misinterpret", "misperceive", "misread", "mistake", "misunderstand" ], "antonyms":[ "miss" ] }, "to take for one's own use (something originated by another)":{ "examples":[ "She picked up on earlier styles of painting and added her own flourishes." ], "synonyms":[ "adopt", "borrow", "embrace", "espouse", "take on", "take up" ], "near synonyms":[ "domesticate", "naturalize", "appropriate", "arrogate", "take over", "usurp", "absorb", "assimilate", "incorporate", "quote", "cherish", "prize", "treasure", "cultivate", "follow", "heed", "honor", "use", "utilize", "bring up", "foster", "nurture", "raise", "rear", "affect", "assume", "copy", "imitate", "pretend", "put on", "simulate" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandon", "forsake", "give up", "relinquish", "surrender", "abjure", "abnegate", "disown", "reject", "renounce", "repudiate", "spurn", "discard", "jettison", "junk", "throw away", "throw out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "picketers":{ "as in protesters , demonstrators":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "demonstrators", "marchers", "objectors", "protesters", "protestors", "agitators", "demagogues", "demagogs", "exciters", "firebrands", "fomenters", "incendiaries", "inciters", "instigators", "kindlers", "provocateurs", "rabble-rousers", "advocates", "apostles", "backers", "boosters", "champions", "exponents", "persuaders", "promoters", "proponents", "reformers", "reformists", "supporters", "alarmists", "extremists", "insurgents", "insurrectionists", "radicals", "rebels", "revolters", "revolutionaries", "revolutionists", "subversives", "troublemakers", "prodders", "prompters", "provokers", "agents provocateurs" ], "near antonyms":[ "peacemakers", "reconcilers", "uniters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pictorials":{ "as in slicks":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "slicks", "fanzines", "broadsides", "editions", "extras", "sheets", "supplements", "tabloids", "tabs", "digests", "little magazines", "newsletters", "newsmagazines", "newsweeklies", "annuals", "bimonthlies", "biweeklies", "dailies", "monthlies", "quarterlies", "semimonthlies", "semiweeklies", "triweeklies", "weeklies", "yearbooks", "books", "bulletins", "diurnals", "gazettes", "journals", "magazines", "mags", "newspapers", "organs", "papers", "periodicals", "rags", "reviews", "serials", "zines" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pickpockets":{ "a person who steals money and other things from people's pockets and purses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "racketeers", "robbers", "swindlers", "thieves", "vandals", "bullies", "gangbangers", "gangstas", "gangsters", "goons", "gorillas", "hoodlums", "hoods", "hooligans", "mobsters", "mugs", "plug-uglies", "punks", "roughnecks", "rowdies", "ruffians", "thugs", "toughies", "toughs", "yobbos", "yobboes", "yobs", "cutthroats", "scoundrels", "villains", "assassins", "bandits", "bravos", "bravoes", "brigands", "criminals", "crooks", "desperadoes", "desperados", "felons", "gunmen", "highwaymen", "lawbreakers", "mafiosi", "malefactors", "offenders", "outlaws", "perpetrators", "perps", "pirates", "juvenile delinquents", "tearaways" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pickup":{ "to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in":{ "examples":[ "he has a knack for picking up a language in a few weeks" ], "synonyms":[ "get", "learn", "master" ], "near synonyms":[ "apprehend", "comprehend", "grasp", "know", "understand", "absorb", "assimilate", "digest", "drink (in)", "imbibe", "ascertain", "descry", "detect", "determine", "dig up", "discern", "discover", "examine", "find out", "hear", "hit (on or upon)", "run down", "scare up", "search (for)", "see", "track (down)", "tumble (to)", "unearth", "major (in)", "study", "memorize" ], "near antonyms":[ "forget", "misunderstand", "miss", "overlook", "disregard", "ignore", "neglect" ], "antonyms":[ "unlearn" ] }, "to bring together in one body or place":{ "examples":[ "pick up all of your things because we have to be off this beach before dark" ], "synonyms":[ "accumulate", "amass", "assemble", "bulk (up)", "collect", "concentrate", "congregate", "constellate", "corral", "garner", "gather", "group", "lump", "round up" ], "near synonyms":[ "ball", "batch", "bunch", "cluster", "huddle", "heap", "pile", "stack", "band", "brigade", "muster", "raise", "rally", "flock", "herd", "hive", "pack", "press", "swarm", "throng", "combine", "connect", "join", "link", "merge", "pool", "unite", "archive", "arrange", "collate", "compile", "organize", "systematize", "scrape (up or together)", "re-collect", "regather", "regroup" ], "near antonyms":[ "break up", "disband", "disintegrate", "dissolve", "separate", "sever", "split (up)", "dismiss", "send" ], "antonyms":[ "dispel", "disperse", "dissipate", "scatter" ] }, "to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for":{ "examples":[ "could you pick up some milk at the store?" ], "synonyms":[ "buy", "cop", "purchase", "take" ], "near synonyms":[ "acquire", "gain", "garner", "get", "obtain", "procure", "secure", "win", "finance", "pay (for)", "spring (for)", "barter (for)", "deal (for)", "dicker (over)", "exchange (for)", "haggle (for)", "negotiate (about)", "trade (for)", "bargain (with)", "chaffer (with)", "horse-trade (with)", "palter (with)", "bid", "offer", "rebuy", "repurchase" ], "near antonyms":[ "deal (in)", "market", "merchandise", "merchandize", "retail", "sell", "vend" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to gradually increase in":{ "examples":[ "the boat was just picking up speed when it was rammed by another boat" ], "synonyms":[ "build up", "gain", "gather", "grow (in)" ], "near synonyms":[ "double (in)", "triple (in)", "accrue", "accumulate", "amass", "excite", "stimulate", "enhance", "enlarge", "enrich", "expand", "extend", "maximize", "boost", "elevate", "jack (up)", "mount", "ramp (up)", "step up" ], "near antonyms":[ "abate", "decline (in)", "diminish (in)", "dip", "dwindle", "fall (in)", "lessen", "taper", "taper off" ], "antonyms":[ "decrease (in)", "lose" ] }, "to move from a lower to a higher place or position":{ "examples":[ "pick up your feet while I vacuum in front of the sofa" ], "synonyms":[ "boost", "crane", "elevate", "heave", "heft", "heighten", "hike", "hoist", "jack (up)", "lift", "perk (up)", "raise", "take up", "up", "uphold", "uplift", "upraise" ], "near synonyms":[ "ascend", "mount", "rise", "rear", "upend" ], "near antonyms":[ "descend", "dip", "fall", "pitch", "plunge", "slip", "bear", "depress", "press", "push", "sink", "submerge" ], "antonyms":[ "drop", "lower" ] }, "to take or keep under one's control by authority of law":{ "examples":[ "police picked up the fugitive when she went out to buy food" ], "synonyms":[ "apprehend", "arrest", "bust", "collar", "nab", "nail", "nick", "pinch", "pull in", "restrain", "run in", "seize" ], "near synonyms":[ "bag", "capture", "catch", "get", "grab", "grapple", "hook", "land", "snap (up)", "snare", "snatch", "trap", "commit", "confine", "detain", "hold", "immure", "imprison", "incarcerate", "intern", "jail", "jug", "lock (up)", "bind", "enchain", "fetter", "handcuff", "manacle", "shackle", "trammel", "rearrest", "remand" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipate", "free", "liberate", "loose", "loosen", "release", "spring", "unbind", "unchain" ], "antonyms":[ "discharge" ] }, "to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff":{ "examples":[ "I thought you said you had picked up , so why are these things still lying around the rec room?" ], "synonyms":[ "clean (up)", "tidy (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "houseclean", "housekeep", "clean (off)", "neaten", "police (up)", "straighten (up)", "turn out", "unclutter", "arrange", "order" ], "near antonyms":[ "clutter", "disarrange", "mess (up)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to begin again or return to after an interruption":{ "examples":[ "after the protestors were removed from the auditorium, the speaker picked up his lecture right where he had left off" ], "synonyms":[ "continue", "proceed (with)", "renew", "reopen", "restart", "resume" ], "near synonyms":[ "resuscitate", "revive", "recrudesce" ], "near antonyms":[ "complete", "conclude", "consummate", "end", "finalize", "finish", "belay", "break", "can", "cease", "check", "cut", "desist", "discontinue", "drop", "halt", "knock off", "leave off", "quit", "scuttle", "shut off", "stay", "stop", "terminate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make neat":{ "examples":[ "the boy's bedroom looked like it hadn't been picked up in quite a while" ], "synonyms":[ "neaten", "redd (up or out)", "spruce (up)", "straighten (up or out)", "tidy (up)", "trim" ], "near synonyms":[ "arrange", "array", "classify", "codify", "dispose", "draw up", "marshal", "marshall", "order", "organize", "range", "systematize" ], "near antonyms":[ "disarrange", "disarray", "discompose", "dishevel", "disorder", "disorganize", "disrupt", "disturb", "jumble", "mess (up)", "mix (up)", "muddle", "muss", "rumple", "scramble", "shuffle", "tousle", "tumble", "upset" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in increase , boost":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boost", "increase", "upswing", "upturn", "burst", "flare", "flare-up", "flash", "flicker", "flurry", "flutter", "outbreak", "outburst", "spurt", "epidemic", "eruption", "explosion", "paroxysm", "recrudescence", "recurrence", "renewal", "deluge", "flood", "rush", "spate", "surge", "volley", "commotion", "furor", "uproar" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "doldrums", "slump" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "picks off":{ "to stop, seize, or interrupt while in progress or on course":{ "examples":[ "picked off more passes than any other player in the division" ], "synonyms":[ "blocks", "intercepts", "interdicts" ], "near synonyms":[ "captures", "catches", "collars", "corrals", "grabs", "seizes", "snares", "snatches", "traps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "picks":{ "a person or thing that is chosen":{ "examples":[ "that team is my pick to win the Super Bowl" ], "synonyms":[ "bets", "choices", "chosen", "selections" ], "near synonyms":[ "favorites", "likes", "likings", "preferences", "electives", "options", "appointments", "designations", "nominations", "appointees", "candidates", "nominees", "selectees", "preselections" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class":{ "examples":[ "the pick of the contestants will go on to the next competition" ], "synonyms":[ "A-lists", "aristocracies", "best", "choices", "corps d'elite", "creams", "cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me", "elect", "elites", "fat", "flowers", "illuminati", "pinks", "prides", "priesthoods", "primes", "royalties", "upper crusts" ], "near synonyms":[ "establishments", "gentries", "nobilities", "qualities", "societies", "top drawers", "tops", "upper classes", "caviars", "caviares", "who's whos" ], "near antonyms":[ "commoners", "herds", "hoi polloi", "masses", "millions", "mobs", "multitudes", "rank and files", "unwasheds" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the power, right, or opportunity to choose":{ "examples":[ "you have first pick of your office mates for the softball team" ], "synonyms":[ "alternatives", "choices", "discretions", "druthers", "elections", "liberties", "options", "preferences", "selections", "volitions", "ways" ], "near synonyms":[ "determinations", "free wills", "wills", "says", "voices", "votes", "inclinations", "likings", "partialities", "penchants", "predilections", "proclivities", "propensities", "tendencies", "discernments", "judgments", "judgements", "perspicacities" ], "near antonyms":[ "coercions", "duresses", "forces", "duties", "obligations", "Hobson's choices" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "examples":[ "in the days when corporal punishment was permissible, it was not uncommon for an inattentive student to get a sharp pick in the head with a blackboard pointer" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "bashes", "bats", "beats", "belts", "biffs", "blows", "bops", "boxes", "buffets", "busts", "chops", "claps", "clips", "clouts", "cracks", "cuffs", "dabs", "douses", "fillips", "hacks", "haymakers", "hits", "hooks", "knocks", "larrups", "lashes", "licks", "pelts", "plumps", "pokes", "pounds", "punches", "raps", "slams", "slaps", "slugs", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "stingers", "stripes", "strokes", "swats", "swipes", "switches", "thuds", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "welts", "whacks", "whams", "whops", "whaps" ], "near synonyms":[ "counterblows", "counter-blows", "counterpunches", "counters", "counterstrokes", "counter-strokes", "body blows", "hands", "kicks", "knees", "lefts", "one-twos", "rabbit punches", "right-handers", "rights", "roundhouses", "shivers", "sidewinders", "sucker punches", "swings", "uppercuts", "crunchers", "kayos", "knockdowns", "knockouts", "KOs", "bastinadoes", "bastinades", "batterings", "beatings", "drubbings", "lickings", "pastings", "thrashings", "wallopings", "whippings", "whips" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use":{ "examples":[ "pick peas and beans from the garden for dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "gathers", "harvests", "reaps" ], "near synonyms":[ "clams", "fishes", "seals", "shrimps", "whales", "accumulates", "forages", "garners", "gleans", "cuts", "hays", "mows", "bags", "captures", "hunts", "nets", "snares", "traps", "crops", "grows", "raises" ], "near antonyms":[ "plants", "seeds", "sows" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities":{ "examples":[ "I pick you as my partner" ], "synonyms":[ "cherry-picks", "chooses", "culls", "elects", "handpicks", "names", "opts (for)", "prefers", "selects", "singles (out)", "tags", "takes" ], "near synonyms":[ "preselects", "appoints", "designates", "fixes", "marks", "nominates", "sets", "tabs", "taps", "accepts", "adopts", "embraces", "espouses", "settles (on or upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "disapproves", "negatives", "repudiates", "spurns", "discards", "jettisons", "throws away", "throws out" ], "antonyms":[ "declines", "refuses", "rejects", "turns down" ] }, "to bring (something volatile or intense) into being":{ "examples":[ "he seems to be trying to pick a fight" ], "synonyms":[ "abets", "brews", "ferments", "foments", "incites", "instigates", "provokes", "raises", "stirs (up)", "whips (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":[] }, "to eat reluctantly and in small bites":{ "examples":[ "still suffering from the shock of his wife's death, he could do no more than pick halfheartedly at his food" ], "synonyms":[ "nibbles", "pecks" ], "near synonyms":[ "grazes", "noshes", "snacks", "tastes" ], "near antonyms":[ "gorges", "gormandizes", "overeats", "pigs out", "swills" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object":{ "examples":[ "continued to pick the block of ice until she was able to extract the shrimp" ], "synonyms":[ "gores", "harpoons", "impales", "jabs", "lances", "pecks", "pierces", "pinks", "punctures", "runs through", "skewers", "spears", "spikes", "spits", "stabs", "sticks", "transfixes", "transpierces" ], "near synonyms":[ "spindles", "perforates", "riddles", "bayonets", "dirks", "gimlets", "pikes", "poniards", "prongs", "quills", "pinpricks", "pokes", "pricks", "punches", "thrusts", "cuts", "knifes", "slices" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "pic":{ "a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera":{ "examples":[ "a coworker handed around some vacation pics" ], "synonyms":[ "photo", "photograph", "print", "shot", "snap", "snapshot" ], "near synonyms":[ "blowup", "close-up", "enlargement", "still", "telephoto", "daguerreotype", "ferrotype", "monochrome", "sepia", "tintype" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pick (at)":{ "to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders":{ "examples":[ "Stop picking at your sister." ], "synonyms":[ "dog", "henpeck", "hound", "nag", "needle", "peck (at)" ], "near synonyms":[ "carp (at)", "fuss (about or over)", "nitpick", "annoy", "badger", "bait", "bother", "bug", "chivy", "chivvy", "harass", "harry", "hassle", "irk", "pester", "plague", "ride", "vex", "yap (at)", "egg", "goad", "incite", "prod", "prompt", "spur", "urge", "exhort", "insist", "press", "pressure", "push", "blandish", "cajole", "coax", "wheedle", "beg", "importune", "plead" ], "near antonyms":[ "compliment", "commend", "laud", "praise", "recommend", "tout", "acclaim", "applaud", "build up", "eulogize", "extol", "extoll" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "pickled":{ "being under the influence of alcohol":{ "examples":[ "I must have been rather pickled when I agreed to your stupid scheme" ], "synonyms":[ "besotted", "blasted", "blind", "blitzed", "blotto", "bombed", "boozy", "canned", "cockeyed", "crocked", "drunk", "drunken", "fried", "gassed", "hammered", "high", "impaired", "inebriate", "inebriated", "intoxicated", "juiced", "lit", "lit up", "loaded", "looped", "oiled", "pie-eyed", "plastered", "potted", "ripped", "sloshed", "smashed", "sottish", "soused", "sozzled", "squiffed", "squiffy", "stewed", "stiff", "stinking", "stoned", "tanked", "tiddly", "tight", "tipsy", "wasted", "wet", "wiped out" ], "near synonyms":[ "maudlin", "beery", "befuddled", "bleary-eyed", "crapulous", "dopey", "dopy", "rocky", "strung out", "stupefied", "debauched", "dissipated", "dissolute", "alcoholic", "bibulous", "dipsomaniacal" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstemious", "abstinent", "dry", "temperate", "teetotal", "clearheaded", "cool", "level", "steady" ], "antonyms":[ "sober", "straight" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "pics":{ "a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera":{ "examples":[ "a coworker handed around some vacation pics" ], "synonyms":[ "photographs", "photos", "prints", "shots", "snaps", "snapshots" ], "near synonyms":[ "blowups", "close-ups", "enlargements", "stills", "telephotos", "daguerreotypes", "ferrotypes", "monochromes", "sepias", "tintypes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "picayune":{ "not broad or open in views or opinions":{ "examples":[ "the picayune ponderings of a commentator who steadfastly believes other cultures are inferior to our own" ], "synonyms":[ "illiberal", "insular", "Lilliputian", "little", "narrow", "narrow-minded", "parochial", "petty", "provincial", "sectarian", "small", "small-minded" ], "near synonyms":[ "inflexible", "ironbound", "obdurate", "obstinate", "rigid", "set", "stubborn", "unyielding", "wrongheaded", "bigoted", "intolerant", "biased", "discriminating", "discriminatory", "jaundiced", "one-sided", "partial", "partisan", "prejudiced", "brassbound", "hidebound", "old-fashioned", "reactionary", "stodgy", "straitlaced", "straightlaced", "stuffy", "dogmatic", "dogmatical", "opinionated", "opinionative", "limited", "hick", "unsophisticated" ], "near antonyms":[ "impartial", "nonpartisan", "objective", "unbiased", "unprejudiced", "freethinking" ], "antonyms":[ "broad-minded", "catholic", "cosmopolitan", "liberal", "open", "open-minded", "receptive", "tolerant" ] }, "so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention":{ "examples":[ "irritatingly picayune complaints" ], "synonyms":[ "chicken", "de minimis", "footling", "inconsequential", "inconsiderable", "insignificant", "measly", "Mickey Mouse", "minute", "negligible", "niggling", "no-account", "nominal", "paltry", "peanut", "petty", "piddling", "piddly", "piffling", "pimping", "slight", "trifling", "trivial" ], "near synonyms":[ "inferior", "mean", "imperceptible", "inappreciable", "little", "puny", "tiny", "hairsplitting", "nitpicking", "pettifogging", "quibbling", "one-horse", "small-fry", "two-bit" ], "near antonyms":[ "serious", "substantial", "weighty", "eventful", "momentous", "pivotal", "conspicuous", "noteworthy", "outstanding", "prominent", "remarkable", "striking", "appreciable", "discernible", "discernable", "measurable" ], "antonyms":[ "big", "consequential", "considerable", "important", "material", "significant" ] }, "something of little importance":{ "examples":[ "our lives don't amount to a picayune in the great scheme of things" ], "synonyms":[ "bagatelle", "child's play", "frippery", "nonproblem", "nothing", "shuck(s)", "small beer", "small change", "trifle", "triviality" ], "near synonyms":[ "naught", "nought", "nothingness", "smoke", "zero", "peanuts", "pittance", "song", "straw", "two bits", "bunk", "claptrap", "drivel", "folly", "fribble", "fudge", "hogwash", "humbug", "humbuggery", "nonsense", "piffle", "rot", "trash", "trivia", "bit", "crumb", "dab", "dram", "lick", "mite", "ounce", "particle", "pinhead", "scintilla", "shred", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "soup\u00e7on", "speck", "spot", "tad", "touch", "trace" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "picking at":{ "to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders":{ "examples":[ "Stop picking at your sister." ], "synonyms":[ "dogging", "henpecking", "hounding", "nagging", "needling", "pecking (at)" ], "near synonyms":[ "carping (at)", "fussing (about or over)", "nitpicking", "annoying", "badgering", "baiting", "bothering", "bugging", "chivying", "chivvying", "harassing", "harrying", "hassling", "irking", "pestering", "plaguing", "riding", "vexing", "yapping (at)", "egging", "goading", "inciting", "prodding", "prompting", "spurring", "urging", "exhorting", "insisting", "pressing", "pressuring", "pushing", "blandishing", "cajoling", "coaxing", "wheedling", "begging", "importuning", "pleading" ], "near antonyms":[ "complimenting", "commending", "lauding", "praising", "recommending", "touting", "acclaiming", "applauding", "building up", "eulogizing", "extolling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "picked out":{ "as in picked up , made out":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "identified", "made out", "picked up", "beheld", "caught", "descried", "discerned", "distinguished", "espied", "eyed", "looked (at)", "noted", "noticed", "observed", "perceived", "regarded", "remarked", "saw", "sighted", "spied", "spotted", "viewed", "witnessed", "attended (to)", "considered", "heeded", "marked", "minded", "studied", "watched", "examined", "inspected", "scanned", "scrutinized", "surveyed", "glanced (at)", "glimpsed", "peered (at)" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregarded", "ignored", "neglected", "overpassed", "passed over", "missed", "overlooked" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pick the brains of":{ "to put a series of questions to":{ "examples":[ "The conference presented an opportunity to pick the brains of some of the world's greatest scientists." ], "synonyms":[ "catechize", "examine", "grill", "interrogate", "pump", "query", "question", "quiz", "sweat" ], "near synonyms":[ "debrief", "cross-examine", "cross-question", "annoy", "harass", "hound", "pester", "canvass", "canvas", "poll" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "pictographs":{ "as in icons , attributes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "attributes", "icons", "ikons", "emblems", "ensigns", "hallmarks", "impresas", "logos", "symbols", "totems", "trademarks", "logograms", "logographs", "badges", "coats of arms", "cognizances", "crests", "insignia", "insignias", "monograms", "colophons", "stamps", "tokens" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in images , pictures":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "drawings", "illuminations", "images", "pictograms", "pictures", "arts", "artworks", "captions", "keys", "legends", "diagrams", "figures", "graphics", "illustrations", "plates", "visuals", "insets", "depictions", "pictorializations", "portraits", "portrayals", "representations", "clarifications", "elucidations", "explanations", "explications", "expositions" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "picking on":{ "to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats":{ "examples":[ "Picking on others is not tolerated at this school." ], "synonyms":[ "blackjacking", "bogarting", "browbeating", "bulldozing", "bullying", "bullyragging", "ballyragging", "cowing", "hectoring", "intimidating", "strong-arming" ], "near synonyms":[ "blustering", "trash-talking", "affrighting", "alarming", "alaruming", "frightening", "horrifying", "scaring", "shocking", "spooking", "startling", "terrifying", "menacing", "terrorizing", "threatening", "badgering", "harassing", "hounding", "bludgeoning", "coercing", "compelling", "constraining", "dragooning", "forcing", "making", "obliging", "pressing", "pressuring", "pushing around", "demoralizing", "psyching (out)", "unmanning", "unnerving", "discomposing", "disconcerting", "disquieting", "distressing", "disturbing", "perturbing", "upsetting" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheering", "comforting", "consoling", "reassuring", "solacing", "soothing", "emboldening", "encouraging", "heartening", "steeling", "convincing", "persuading" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults":{ "examples":[ "\"Stop picking on your siblings!\"" ], "synonyms":[ "baiting", "hassling", "hazing", "heckling", "needling", "riding", "taunting", "teasing" ], "near synonyms":[ "deriding", "gibing", "jibing", "jeering", "mocking", "ridiculing", "annoying", "bothering", "bugging", "burning (up)", "chafing", "fretting", "frosting", "galling", "getting", "gnawing (at)", "grating", "griping", "hacking (off)", "hagriding", "irking", "irritating", "itching", "nagging", "narking", "nettling", "peeving", "pestering", "piquing", "putting out", "rasping", "riling", "ruffling", "spiting", "troubling", "vexing", "aggravating", "exasperating", "goading", "testing", "trying", "aggrieving", "agitating", "bedeviling", "beleaguering", "discomforting", "disturbing", "perturbing", "badgering", "dogging", "hounding", "browbeating", "bullying", "hectoring", "harassing", "harrying", "persecuting", "plaguing", "terrorizing", "tormenting", "torturing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "pick on":{ "to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats":{ "examples":[ "Picking on others is not tolerated at this school." ], "synonyms":[ "blackjack", "bogart", "browbeat", "bulldoze", "bully", "bullyrag", "cow", "hector", "intimidate", "strong-arm" ], "near synonyms":[ "bluster", "trash-talk", "affright", "alarm", "alarum", "frighten", "horrify", "scare", "shock", "spook", "startle", "terrify", "menace", "terrorize", "threaten", "badger", "harass", "hound", "bludgeon", "coerce", "compel", "constrain", "dragoon", "force", "make", "oblige", "press", "pressure", "push around", "demoralize", "psych (out)", "unman", "unnerve", "discompose", "disconcert", "disquiet", "distress", "disturb", "perturb", "upset" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheer", "comfort", "console", "reassure", "solace", "soothe", "embolden", "encourage", "hearten", "steel", "convince", "persuade" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults":{ "examples":[ "\"Stop picking on your siblings!\"" ], "synonyms":[ "bait", "hassle", "haze", "heckle", "needle", "ride", "taunt", "tease" ], "near synonyms":[ "deride", "gibe", "jibe", "jeer", "mock", "ridicule", "annoy", "bother", "bug", "burn (up)", "chafe", "fret", "frost", "gall", "get", "gnaw (at)", "grate", "gripe", "hack (off)", "hagride", "irk", "irritate", "itch", "nag", "nark", "nettle", "peeve", "pester", "pique", "put out", "rasp", "rile", "ruffle", "spite", "trouble", "vex", "aggravate", "exasperate", "goad", "test", "try", "aggrieve", "agitate", "bedevil", "beleaguer", "discomfort", "disturb", "perturb", "badger", "dog", "hound", "browbeat", "bully", "hector", "harass", "harry", "persecute", "plague", "terrorize", "torment", "torture" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "picked on":{ "to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats":{ "examples":[ "Picking on others is not tolerated at this school." ], "synonyms":[ "blackjacked", "bogarted", "browbeat", "bulldozed", "bullied", "bullyragged", "ballyragged", "cowed", "hectored", "intimidated", "strong-armed" ], "near synonyms":[ "blustered", "trash-talked", "affrighted", "alarmed", "alarumed", "frightened", "horrified", "scared", "shocked", "spooked", "startled", "terrified", "menaced", "terrorized", "threatened", "badgered", "harassed", "hounded", "bludgeoned", "coerced", "compelled", "constrained", "dragooned", "forced", "made", "obliged", "pressed", "pressured", "pushed around", "demoralized", "psyched (out)", "unmanned", "unnerved", "discomposed", "disconcerted", "disquieted", "distressed", "disturbed", "perturbed", "upset" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheered", "comforted", "consoled", "reassured", "solaced", "soothed", "emboldened", "encouraged", "heartened", "steeled", "convinced", "persuaded" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults":{ "examples":[ "\"Stop picking on your siblings!\"" ], "synonyms":[ "baited", "hassled", "hazed", "heckled", "needled", "rode", "rid", "taunted", "teased" ], "near synonyms":[ "derided", "gibed", "jibed", "jeered", "mocked", "ridiculed", "annoyed", "bothered", "bugged", "burned (up)", "burnt (up)", "chafed", "fretted", "frosted", "galled", "gnawed (at)", "got", "grated", "griped", "hacked (off)", "hagrode", "irked", "irritated", "itched", "nagged", "narked", "nettled", "peeved", "pestered", "piqued", "put out", "rasped", "riled", "ruffled", "spited", "troubled", "vexed", "vext", "aggravated", "exasperated", "goaded", "tested", "tried", "aggrieved", "agitated", "bedeviled", "beleaguered", "discomforted", "disturbed", "perturbed", "badgered", "dogged", "hounded", "browbeat", "bullied", "hectored", "harassed", "harried", "persecuted", "plagued", "terrorized", "tormented", "tortured" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "picture-book":{ "being entirely without fault or flaw":{ "examples":[ "the players gave a picture-book performance that will go down in the annals of football as one of the all-time great games" ], "synonyms":[ "absolute", "faultless", "flawless", "ideal", 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"marred", "misshapen", "spoiled", "vitiated", "atrocious", "execrable", "wretched", "imprecise", "inaccurate", "incorrect", "inexact", "wrong" ], "antonyms":[ "amiss", "bad", "censurable", "defective", "faulty", "flawed", "imperfect", "reproachable" ] }, "as in album , anthology":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "album", "almanac", "anthology", "casebook", "chapbook", "omnibus", "novel", "novelette", "pulp", "monograph", "primer", "text", "textbook", "tract", "treatise", "catalog", "catalogue", "cyclopedia", "cyclopaedia", "dictionary", "encyclopedia", "guidebook", "handbook", "how-to", "manual", "folio", "quarto", "hardback", "hardcover", "paper", "paperback", "paperbound", "pocket book", "pocket edition", "softback", "softcover", "trade book", "trade edition", "book", "tome", "volume" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "picks up on":{ "to have a clear idea of":{ "examples":[ "The students picked up on the new material quickly." 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"arrogates", "takes over", "usurps", "absorbs", "assimilates", "incorporates", "quotes", "cherishes", "prizes", "treasures", "cultivates", "follows", "heeds", "honors", "uses", "utilizes", "brings up", "fosters", "nurtures", "raises", "rears", "affects", "assumes", "copies", "imitates", "pretends", "puts on", "simulates" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandons", "forsakes", "gives up", "relinquishes", "surrenders", "abjures", "abnegates", "disowns", "rejects", "renounces", "repudiates", "spurns", "discards", "jettisons", "junks", "throws away", "throws out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "picklocks":{ "as in cat burglars , housebreakers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "burglars", "cat burglars", "cracksmen", "housebreakers", "safecrackers", "larcenists", "pinchers", "purloiners", "robbers", "stealers", "thieves", "embezzlers", "grafters", "kleptomaniacs", "kleptos", "sneak thiefs", "cutpurses", "dips", "pickpockets", "pilferers", "shoplifters", "abductors", "carjackers", "hijackers", "kidnappers", "kidnapers", "skyjackers", "despoilers", "looters", "pillagers", "plunderers", "ransackers", "ravishers", "poachers", "rustlers", "smugglers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "picturing":{ "to present a picture of":{ "examples":[ "the famous painting that pictures the Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence" ], "synonyms":[ "depicting", "imaging", "portraying", "representing" ], "near synonyms":[ "delineating", "describing", "documenting", "rendering", "outlining", "silhouetting", "sketching", "illustrating", "showing", "diagramming", "diagraming", "caricaturing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to form a mental picture of":{ "examples":[ "could easily picture the mining town from the vivid description of it in the author's memoirs" ], "synonyms":[ "conceiting", "conceiving", "conjuring (up)", "dreaming", "envisaging", "envisioning", "fancying", "fantasizing", "fantasying", "featuring", "ideating", "imaging", "imagining", "seeing", "visioning", "visualizing" ], "near synonyms":[ "daydreaming", "stargazing", "hallucinating", "re-creating", "recreating", "reflecting", "reliving", "reminiscing", "contemplating", "meditating", "musing", "pondering", "ruminating", "concocting", "fabricating", "inventing", "making up", "manufacturing", "planning", "projecting", "foreseeing", "prefiguring" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to give a representation or account of in words":{ "examples":[ "pictured the sailing ship in vivid language" ], "synonyms":[ "delineating", "depicting", "describing", "drawing", "imaging", "limning", "painting", "portraying", "rendering", "setting out", "sketching" ], "near synonyms":[ "characterizing", "defining", "labeling", "labelling", "qualifying", "representing", "demonstrating", "illustrating", "narrating", "reciting", "recounting", "rehearsing", "relating", "reporting", "telling", "displaying", "exhibiting", "showing", "hinting", "suggesting", "drafting", "outlining", "silhouetting", "tracing", "vignetting", "summarizing", "summing up", "touching off", "redescribing", "reimaging" ], "near antonyms":[ "coloring", "distorting", "falsifying", "garbling", "misdescribing", "misrepresenting", "misstating", "perverting", "twisting", "warping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a representation of by producing lines on a surface":{ "examples":[ "the next assignment is to picture your own face using colored pencils" ], "synonyms":[ "drawing" ], "near synonyms":[ "caricaturing", "cartooning", "crayoning", "inking", "penciling", "pencilling", "outlining", "profiling", "scrawling", "scribbling", "sketching" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pictorialization":{ "as in portrait , depiction":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "depiction", "portrait", "portrayal", "representation", "inset", "clarification", "elucidation", "explanation", "explication", "exposition", "caption", "key", "legend", "drawing", "illumination", "image", "pictogram", "pictograph", "picture", "art", "artwork", "diagram", "figure", "graphic", "illustration", "plate", "visual" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "picnicked":{ "as in ate , lunched":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ate", "dined", "fared", "fed", "partook", "refreshed", "victualed", "victualled", "grazed", "nibbled", "noshed", "picked", "snacked", "glutted", "gorged", "gormandized", "overate", "overfed", "pigged out", "banqueted", "feasted", "repasted", "breakfasted", "lunched", "supped", "boarded", "dined out", "messed", "chowed (down)", "dug in" ], "near antonyms":[ "dieted", "fasted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "picture hats":{ "as in cowboy hats , baseball caps":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baseball caps", "berets", "billycocks", "birettas", "boaters", "bonnets", "bowlers", "calottes", "capuches", "casques", "castors", "cloches", "cocked hats", "cowboy hats", "cowls", "derbies", "fedoras", "fezzes", "fezes", "garrison caps", "hard hats", "helmets", "helms", "high hats", "homburgs", "hoods", "kepis", "k\u00e9pis", "kufis", "leghorns", "miters", "mitres", "nightcaps", "opera hats", "overseas caps", "panamas", "pillboxes", "plug hats", "porkpie hats", "service caps", "shakos", "shakoes", "silk hats", "skimmers", "skullcaps", "sombreros", "sou'westers", "Stetsons", "stocking caps", "stovepipes", "sunbonnets", "tam-o'-shanters", "tams", "ten-gallon hats", "top hats", "toppers", "toques", "tricornes", "tricorns", "turbans", "zucchettos", "caps", "chapeaus", "chapeaux", "hats", "headdresses", "headgears", "headpieces", "lids", "warbonnets" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pictographic":{ "as in hieroglyphic , iconographic":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hieroglyphic", "hieroglyphical", "iconographic", "iconographical", "ideogramic", "ideogrammic", "ideogrammatic", "ideographic", "illustrational", "illustrative", "drawn", "painted", "represented", "photographic", "video", "graphic", "graphical", "imaginal", "pictorial", "visual" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "picnic":{ "a situation or state of carefree comfort":{ "examples":[ "babysitting her sister's three brats for the weekend was no picnic" ], "synonyms":[ "beer and skittles", "easy street", "fun and games", "hog heaven" ], "near synonyms":[ "primrose path", "heaven", "paradise", "utopia", "American dream", "good life", "ease", "relaxation", "rest" ], "near antonyms":[ "agony", "hell", "horror", "misery", "murder", "nightmare", "torment", "torture" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that is easy to do":{ "examples":[ "this class is no picnic , but I've really been learning a lot" ], "synonyms":[ "breeze", "cake", "cakewalk", "child's play", "cinch", "cream puff", "duck soup", "kid stuff", "pushover", "roses", "snap" ], "near synonyms":[ "no-brainer", "nothing", "sitting duck", "gimme", "laugher", "walkaway" ], "near antonyms":[ "brainteaser", "poser", "stumper", "toughie", "toughy", "bother", "nuisance", "trouble" ], "antonyms":[ "bear", "beast", "chore", "headache", "horror show", "killer", "labor", "murder", "pain", "sticky wicket", "stinker" ] }, "as in eat , lunch":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dine", "eat", "fare", "feed", "partake", "refresh", "victual", "graze", "nibble", "nosh", "pick", "snack", "glut", "gorge", "gormandize", "overeat", "overfeed", "pig out", "banquet", "feast", "repast", "breakfast", "lunch", "sup", "board", "dine out", "mess", "chow (down)", "dig in" ], "near antonyms":[ "diet", "fast" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "picks at":{ "to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders":{ "examples":[ "Stop picking at your sister." ], "synonyms":[ "dogs", "henpecks", "hounds", "nags", "needles", "pecks (at)" ], "near synonyms":[ "carps (at)", "fusses (about or over)", "nitpicks", "annoys", "badgers", "baits", "bothers", "bugs", "chivies", "chivvies", "harasses", "harries", "hassles", "irks", "pesters", "plagues", "rides", "vexes", "yaps (at)", "eggs", "goads", "incites", "prods", "prompts", "spurs", "urges", "exhorts", "insists", "presses", "pressures", "pushes", "blandishes", "cajoles", "coaxes", "wheedles", "begs", "importunes", "pleads" ], "near antonyms":[ "compliments", "commends", "lauds", "praises", "recommends", "touts", "acclaims", "applauds", "builds up", "eulogizes", "extols", "extolls" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "pickers":{ "someone with the right or responsibility for making a selection":{ "examples":[ "a book reviewer who is one of the pickers of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction" ], "synonyms":[ "choosers", "namers", "selectors" ], "near synonyms":[ "electors", "voters", "nominators", "deciders" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "picker":{ "someone with the right or responsibility for making a selection":{ "examples":[ "a book reviewer who is one of the pickers of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction" ], "synonyms":[ "chooser", "namer", "selector" ], "near synonyms":[ "elector", "voter", "nominator", "decider" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pictorializes":{ "to supplement with pictorial matter for the purpose of explanation or decoration":{ "examples":[ "N.C. Wyeth is remembered for vividly pictorializing a number of classic works of literature" ], "synonyms":[ "illuminates", "illustrates" ], "near synonyms":[ "images", "pictures", "visualizes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pickpocket":{ "a person who steals money and other things from people's pockets and purses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "racketeer", "robber", "swindler", "thief", "vandal", "bully", "gangbanger", "gangsta", "gangster", "goon", "gorilla", "hoodlum", "hood", "hooligan", "mobster", "mug", "plug-ugly", "punk", "roughneck", "rowdy", "ruffian", "thug", "tough", "toughie", "toughy", "yob", "yobbo", "cutthroat", "scoundrel", "villain", "assassin", "bandit", "bravo", "brigand", "criminal", "crook", "desperado", "felon", "gunman", "highwayman", "lawbreaker", "mafioso", "malefactor", "offender", "outlaw", "perp", "perpetrator", "pirate", "juvenile delinquent", "tearaway" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pick at":{ "to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders":{ "examples":[ "Stop picking at your sister." ], "synonyms":[ "dog", "henpeck", "hound", "nag", "needle", "peck (at)" ], "near synonyms":[ "carp (at)", "fuss (about or over)", "nitpick", "annoy", "badger", "bait", "bother", "bug", "chivy", "chivvy", "harass", "harry", "hassle", "irk", "pester", "plague", "ride", "vex", "yap (at)", "egg", "goad", "incite", "prod", "prompt", "spur", "urge", "exhort", "insist", "press", "pressure", "push", "blandish", "cajole", "coax", "wheedle", "beg", "importune", "plead" ], "near antonyms":[ "compliment", "commend", "laud", "praise", "recommend", "tout", "acclaim", "applaud", "build up", "eulogize", "extol", "extoll" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "pickets":{ "a person or group that watches over someone or something":{ "examples":[ "set out a picket to watch the camp" ], "synonyms":[ "custodians", "guardians", "guards", "keepers", "lookouts", "minders", "sentinels", "sentries", "wardens", "warders", "watchers", "watches", "watchmen" ], "near synonyms":[ "observers", "patrols", "spotters", "surveillants", "watchdogs", "bodyguards", "convoys", "defenders", "escorts", "honor guards", "gatekeepers", "hacks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in walls , buffers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "buffers", "palisades", "walls", "conserves", "preserves", "saves", "battles", "contends", "fights", "wars", "opposes", "resists", "withstands", "averts", "prevents", "bulwarks", "covers", "defends", "fences", "fends", "forfends", "guards", "keeps", "protects", "safeguards", "screens", "secures", "shields", "wards" ], "near antonyms":[ "assails", "assaults", "attacks", "bombards", "storms", "besets", "besieges", "overruns", "capitulates", "caves", "submits", "yields" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "pictures":{ "the art or business of making a movie":{ "examples":[ "hoping for a career in pictures" ], "synonyms":[ "big screen", "cinema", "film", "filmdom", "filmland", "filmmaking", "movie", "moviemaking", "screen", "silver screen" ], "near synonyms":[ "Bollywood", "Hollywood", "showbiz", "show business" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to present a picture of":{ "examples":[ "the famous painting that pictures the Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence" ], "synonyms":[ "depicts", "images", "portrays", "represents" ], "near synonyms":[ "delineates", "describes", "documents", "renders", "outlines", "silhouettes", "sketches", "illustrates", "shows", "diagrams", "caricatures" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to form a mental picture of":{ "examples":[ "could easily picture the mining town from the vivid description of it in the author's memoirs" ], "synonyms":[ "conceits", "conceives", "conjures (up)", "dreams", "envisages", "envisions", "fancies", "fantasies", "fantasizes", "features", "ideates", "images", "imagines", "sees", "visions", "visualizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "daydreams", "stargazes", "hallucinates", "re-creates", "reflects", "relives", "reminisces", "contemplates", "meditates", "muses", "ponders", "ruminates", "concocts", "fabricates", "invents", "makes up", "manufactures", "plans", "projects", "foresees", "prefigures" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to give a representation or account of in words":{ "examples":[ "pictured the sailing ship in vivid language" ], "synonyms":[ "delineates", "depicts", "describes", "draws", "images", "limns", "paints", "portrays", "renders", "sets out", "sketches" ], "near synonyms":[ "characterizes", "defines", "labels", "qualifies", "represents", "demonstrates", "illustrates", "narrates", "recites", "recounts", "rehearses", "relates", "reports", "tells", "displays", "exhibits", "shows", "hints", "suggests", "drafts", "outlines", "silhouettes", "traces", "vignettes", "summarizes", "sums up", "touches off", "redescribes", "reimages" ], "near antonyms":[ "colors", "distorts", "falsifies", "garbles", "misdescribes", "misrepresents", "misstates", "perverts", "twists", "warps" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a representation of by producing lines on a surface":{ "examples":[ "the next assignment is to picture your own face using colored pencils" ], "synonyms":[ "draws" ], "near synonyms":[ "caricatures", "cartoons", "crayons", "inks", "pencils", "outlines", "profiles", "scrawls", "scribbles", "sketches" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "pickle":{ "a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape":{ "examples":[ "well, this is a bit of a pickle we've gotten ourselves into" ], "synonyms":[ "bind", "box", "catch-22", "corner", "dilemma", "fix", "hole", "impasse", "jackpot", "jam", "mire", "predicament", "quagmire", "rabbit hole", "rattrap", "spot", "sticky wicket", "swamp" ], "near synonyms":[ "difficulty", "node", "hot water", "soup", "pinch", "plight", "quandary", "scrape", "trouble", "deadlock", "halt", "logjam", "stalemate", "standstill", "clutch", "crisis", "crossroad", "emergency", "exigency", "juncture", "strait" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "picks on":{ "to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats":{ "examples":[ "Picking on others is not tolerated at this school." ], "synonyms":[ "blackjacks", "bogarts", "browbeats", "bulldozes", "bullies", "bullyrags", "ballyrags", "cows", "hectors", "intimidates", "strong-arms" ], "near synonyms":[ "blusters", "trash-talks", "affrights", "alarms", "alarums", "frightens", "horrifies", "scares", "shocks", "spooks", "startles", "terrifies", "menaces", "terrorizes", "threatens", "badgers", "harasses", "hounds", "bludgeons", "coerces", "compels", "constrains", "dragoons", "forces", "makes", "obliges", "presses", "pressures", "pushes around", "demoralizes", "psychs (out)", "unmans", "unnerves", "discomposes", "disconcerts", "disquiets", "distresses", "disturbs", "perturbs", "upsets" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheers", "comforts", "consoles", "reassures", "solaces", "soothes", "emboldens", "encourages", "heartens", "steels", "convinces", "persuades" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults":{ "examples":[ "\"Stop picking on your siblings!\"" ], "synonyms":[ "baits", "hassles", "hazes", "heckles", "needles", "rides", "taunts", "teases" ], "near synonyms":[ "derides", "gibes", "jibes", "jeers", "mocks", "ridicules", "annoys", "bothers", "bugs", "burns (up)", "chafes", "frets", "frosts", "galls", "gets", "gnaws (at)", "grates", "gripes", "hacks (off)", "hagrides", "irks", "irritates", "itches", "nags", "narks", "nettles", "peeves", "pesters", "piques", "puts out", "rasps", "riles", "ruffles", "spites", "troubles", "vexes", "aggravates", "exasperates", "goads", "tests", "tries", "aggrieves", "agitates", "bedevils", "beleaguers", "discomforts", "disturbs", "perturbs", "badgers", "dogs", "hounds", "browbeats", "bullies", "hectors", "harasses", "harries", "persecutes", "plagues", "terrorizes", "torments", "tortures" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "picked over":{ "as in weeded (out) , winnowed (out)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "culled", "screened", "weeded (out)", "winnowed (out)", "exclusive", "fashionable", "cherry-picked", "choice", "chosen", "elect", "favored", "favorite", "first-line", "handpicked", "picked", "preferred", "select", "selected" ], "near antonyms":[ "average", "common", "commonplace", "ordinary", "run-of-the-mill" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in checked (out) , pored (over)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "audited", "checked (out)", "conned", "examined", "inspected", "overlooked", "oversaw", "reviewed", "scanned", "scrutinized", "surveyed", "viewed", "delved (into)", "explored", "investigated", "plumbed", "probed", "researched", "studied", "noticed", "observed", "watched", "reinspected", "rereviewed", "re-reviewed", "resurveyed", "combed", "perused", "pored (over)", "analyzed", "dissected", "parsed", "categorized", "classified" ], "near antonyms":[ "skimmed", "missed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "pictorial":{ "consisting of or relating to pictures":{ "examples":[ "that photojournalist is planning to do a primarily pictorial report on the famine in Africa" ], "synonyms":[ "graphic", "graphical", "imaginal", "visual" ], "near synonyms":[ "photographic", "video", "drawn", "painted", "represented", "illustrational", "illustrative", "hieroglyphic", "hieroglyphical", "iconographic", "iconographical", "ideogramic", "ideogrammic", "ideogrammatic", "ideographic", "pictographic" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "producing a mental picture through clear and impressive description":{ "examples":[ "she writes a very pictorial kind of poetry, using words the way a painter applies strokes of color" ], "synonyms":[ "delineated", "graphic", "graphical", "picturesque", "visual", "vivid" ], "near synonyms":[ "depicted", "descriptive", "expressive", "concrete", "explicit", "specific", "faithful", "lifelike", "natural", "photographic", "realistic", "fresh", "incisive", "sharp" ], "near antonyms":[ "indeterminate", "nebulous", "obscure", "sketchy", "unclear", "vague", "bleary", "blurry", "dark", "dim", "faint", "foggy", "fuzzy", "hazy", "indefinite", "indistinct", "indistinguishable", "muddy", "murky", "shadowlike", "shadowy", "ambiguous", "cryptic", "dark", "enigmatic", "enigmatical", "equivocal", "inscrutable", "mysterious" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in slick":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "slick", "fanzine", "broadside", "edition", "extra", "sheet", "supplement", "tab", "tabloid", "digest", "little magazine", "newsletter", "newsmagazine", "newsweekly", "annual", "bimonthly", "biweekly", "daily", "monthly", "quarterly", "semimonthly", "semiweekly", "triweekly", "weekly", "yearbook", "book", "bulletin", "diurnal", "gazette", "journal", "mag", "magazine", "newspaper", "organ", "paper", "periodical", "rag", "review", "serial", "zine" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "picking":{ "the act or process of selecting":{ "examples":[ "the picking of new recruits went on for three days" ], "synonyms":[ "choice", "choosing", "election", "selecting", "selection" ], "near synonyms":[ "option", "appointment", "assignment", "designation", "naming", "nomination", "decision" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use":{ "examples":[ "pick peas and beans from the garden for dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "gathering", "harvesting", "reaping" ], "near synonyms":[ "clamming", "fishing", "sealing", "shrimping", "whaling", "accumulating", "foraging", "garnering", "gleaning", "cutting", "haying", "mowing", "bagging", "capturing", "hunting", "netting", "snaring", "trapping", "cropping", "growing", "raising" ], "near antonyms":[ "planting", "seeding", "sowing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities":{ "examples":[ "I pick you as my partner" ], "synonyms":[ "cherry-picking", "choosing", "culling", "electing", "handpicking", "naming", "opting (for)", "preferring", "selecting", "singling (out)", "tagging", "taking" ], "near synonyms":[ "preselecting", "appointing", "designating", "fixing", "marking", "nominating", "setting", "tabbing", "tapping", "accepting", "adopting", "embracing", "espousing", "settling (on or upon)" ], "near antonyms":[ "disapproving", "negativing", "repudiating", "spurning", "discarding", "jettisoning", "throwing away", "throwing out" ], "antonyms":[ "declining", "refusing", "rejecting", "turning down" ] }, "to bring (something volatile or intense) into being":{ "examples":[ "he seems to be trying to pick a fight" ], "synonyms":[ "abetting", "brewing", "fermenting", "fomenting", "inciting", "instigating", "provoking", "raising", "stirring (up)", "whipping (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":[] }, "to eat reluctantly and in small bites":{ "examples":[ "still suffering from the shock of his wife's death, he could do no more than pick halfheartedly at his food" ], "synonyms":[ "nibbling", "pecking" ], "near synonyms":[ "grazing", "noshing", "snacking", "tasting" ], "near antonyms":[ "gorging", "gormandizing", "overeating", "pigging out", "swilling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object":{ "examples":[ "continued to pick the block of ice until she was able to extract the shrimp" ], "synonyms":[ "goring", "harpooning", "impaling", "jabbing", "lancing", "pecking", "piercing", "pinking", "puncturing", "running through", "skewering", "spearing", "spiking", "spitting", "stabbing", "sticking", "transfixing", "transpiercing" ], "near synonyms":[ "spindling", "perforating", "riddling", "bayoneting", "bayonetting", "dirking", "gimleting", "piking", "poniarding", "pronging", "quilling", "pinpricking", "poking", "pricking", "punching", "thrusting", "cutting", "knifing", "slicing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "pick-me-up":{ "something (such as a drink) that makes you feel better and more lively":{ "examples":[ "Coffee is my usual morning pick-me-up .", "I could really use a pick-me-up after the day I just had." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hand", "lift", "advantage", "aid", "asset", "benefit", "boon", "help", "plus", "boost", "encouragement", "goad", "impetus", "incentive", "incitation", "incitement", "instigation", "momentum", "motivation", "provocation", "spur", "stimulant", "stimulus", "yeast", "inducement", "catalyst", "catalyzer", "energizer", "fuel", "refresher", "spark", "support", "sustenance" ], "near antonyms":[ "constraint", "inhibitor", "liability", "obstacle", "obstruction", "restraint", "stranglehold", "counterincentive", "disincentive", "disadvantage", "drawback", "encumbrance", "hindrance", "impediment", "minus" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pick-me-ups":{ "something (such as a drink) that makes you feel better and more lively":{ "examples":[ "Coffee is my usual morning pick-me-up .", "I could really use a pick-me-up after the day I just had." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hands", "lifts", "advantages", "aids", "assets", "benefits", "boons", "help", "pluses", "plusses", "boosts", "encouragements", "goads", "impetuses", "incentives", "incitations", "incitements", "instigations", "momenta", "momentums", "motivations", "provocations", "spurs", "stimulants", "stimuli", "yeasts", "inducements", "catalysts", "catalyzers", "energizers", "fuels", "refreshers", "sparks", "supports", "sustenances" ], "near antonyms":[ "constraints", "inhibitors", "liabilities", "obstacles", "obstructions", "restraints", "strangleholds", "counterincentives", "counter-incentives", "disincentives", "disadvantages", "drawbacks", "encumbrances", "hindrances", "impediments", "minuses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "picketing":{ "as in walling , buffering":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "buffering", "palisading", "walling", "conserving", "preserving", "saving", "battling", "contending", "fighting", "warring", "opposing", "resisting", "withstanding", "averting", "preventing", "bulwarking", "covering", "defending", "fencing", "fending", "forfending", "guarding", "keeping", "protecting", "safeguarding", "screening", "securing", "shielding", "warding" ], "near antonyms":[ "assailing", "assaulting", "attacking", "bombarding", "storming", "besetting", "besieging", "overrunning", "capitulating", "caving", "submitting", "yielding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "pictorializations":{ "as in portraits , depictions":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "depictions", "portraits", "portrayals", "representations", "insets", "clarifications", "elucidations", "explanations", "explications", "expositions", "captions", "keys", "legends", "drawings", "illuminations", "images", "pictograms", "pictographs", "pictures", "arts", "artworks", "diagrams", "figures", "graphics", "illustrations", "plates", "visuals" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "picture hat":{ "as in cowboy hat , baseball cap":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baseball cap", "beret", "billycock", "biretta", "boater", "bonnet", "bowler", "calotte", "capuche", "casque", "castor", "cloche", "cocked hat", "cowboy hat", "cowl", "derby", "fedora", "fez", "garrison cap", "hard hat", "helm", "helmet", "high hat", "homburg", "hood", "kepi", "k\u00e9pi", "kufi", "leghorn", "miter", "mitre", "nightcap", "opera hat", "overseas cap", "panama", "pillbox", "plug hat", "porkpie hat", "service cap", "shako", "silk hat", "skimmer", "skullcap", "sombrero", "sou'wester", "Stetson", "stocking cap", "stovepipe", "sunbonnet", "tam", "tam-o'-shanter", "ten-gallon hat", "top hat", "topper", "toque", "tricorne", "tricorn", "turban", "zucchetto", "cap", "chapeau", "hat", "headdress", "headgear", "headpiece", "lid", "warbonnet" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "pickings":{ "as in stump , refuse":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "odds and ends", "refuse", "scraping(s)", "stump", "balance", "butt", "corpse", "hangover", "leftover", "oddment", "remainder", "remnant", "scrap", "chip", "flake", "fragment", "piece", "sliver", "splinter", "afterimage", "aftertaste", "ribbon(s)", "shred", "tatter", "artifact", "end", "fag end", "stub", "memento", "remembrance", "reminder", "echo", "ghost", "relic", "shadow", "trace", "vestige", "leftovers" ], "near antonyms":[ "body", "bulk", "main", "mass", "most", "weight", "whole" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "picking (at)":{ "to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders":{ "examples":[ "Stop picking at your sister." ], "synonyms":[ "dogging", "henpecking", "hounding", "nagging", "needling", "pecking (at)" ], "near synonyms":[ "carping (at)", "fussing (about or over)", "nitpicking", "annoying", "badgering", "baiting", "bothering", "bugging", "chivying", "chivvying", "harassing", "harrying", "hassling", "irking", "pestering", "plaguing", "riding", "vexing", "yapping (at)", "egging", "goading", "inciting", "prodding", "prompting", "spurring", "urging", "exhorting", "insisting", "pressing", "pressuring", "pushing", "blandishing", "cajoling", "coaxing", "wheedling", "begging", "importuning", "pleading" ], "near antonyms":[ "complimenting", "commending", "lauding", "praising", "recommending", "touting", "acclaiming", "applauding", "building up", "eulogizing", "extolling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] } }