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"grant", "subsidy", "boon", "manna", "windfall", "favor", "freebie", "freebee", "giveaway", "premium", "award", "prize", "reward", "fringe benefit", "icing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the act of positioning or an instance of being positioned at an angle":{ "examples":[ "she didn't say anything but just acknowledged our presence with a tip of her head" ], "synonyms":[ "angling", "bend", "cock", "inclination", "list", "tilt" ], "near synonyms":[ "turn", "twist", "veer", "bow", "dip", "nod" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a place where discarded materials (as trash) are dumped":{ "examples":[ "you simply cannot dispose of leftover petrol at the tip" ], "synonyms":[ "dump", "landfill", "sanitary landfill" ], "near synonyms":[ "dustbin", "dustheap", "junkyard", "kitchen midden", "midden", "transfer station", "mess", "pigpen", "pigsty", "sty" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the last and usually sharp or tapering part of something long and narrow":{ 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"noun" ] }, "tipped (off)":{ "as in informed , notified":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "apprised", "informed", "notified", "augured", "forecast", "forecasted", "foretold", "harbingered", "predicted", "presaged", "prognosticated", "prophesied", "admonished", "advised", "alerted", "cautioned", "forewarned", "warned", "woke", "waked", "boded", "foreboded", "forboded", "foreshadowed", "foretokened", "portended" ], "near antonyms":[ "imperiled", "imperilled", "risked" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tips (off)":{ "as in informs , notifies":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "apprises", "informs", "notifies", "augurs", "forecasts", "foretells", "harbingers", "predicts", "presages", "prognosticates", "prophesies", "admonishes", "advises", "alerts", "cautions", "forewarns", "wakes", "warns", "bodes", "forebodes", "forbodes", "foreshadows", "foretokens", "portends" ], "near antonyms":[ "imperils", "risks" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tipsters":{ "as in bookmakers , oddsmakers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bookmakers", "handicappers", "oddsmakers", "bluffers", "sharpers", "speculators", "dicers", "high rollers", "pikers", "bettors", "betters", "gamblers", "gamesters", "punters", "wagerers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tip (off)":{ "as in inform , notify":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "apprise", "inform", "notify", "augur", "forecast", "foretell", "harbinger", "predict", "presage", "prognosticate", "prophesy", "admonish", "advise", "alert", "caution", "forewarn", "wake", "warn", "bode", "forebode", "forbode", "foreshadow", "foretoken", "portend" ], "near antonyms":[ "imperil", "risk" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that tells of approaching danger or risk":{ "examples":[ "the retreat of the island's wildlife to higher ground was a tip-off that a tsunami was about to strike" ], "synonyms":[ "caution", "red flag", "red light", "tocsin", "wake-up 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"blitzed", "blotto", "bombed", "boozy", "canned", "cockeyed", "crocked", "drunk", "drunken", "fried", "gassed", "hammered", "high", "impaired", "inebriate", "inebriated", "intoxicated", "juiced", "lit", "lit up", "loaded", "looped", "oiled", "pickled", "pie-eyed", "plastered", "potted", "ripped", "sloshed", "smashed", "sottish", "soused", "sozzled", "squiffed", "squiffy", "stewed", "stiff", "stinking", "stoned", "tanked", "tiddly", "tight", "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" ] }, "tiptoes":{ "as in pads , ghosts":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ghosts", "pads", "crawls", "creeps", "edges", "inches", "worms", "lurks", "mooches", "mouses", "pussyfoots", "shirks", "skulks", "slides", "slinks", "slips", "snakes", "sneaks", "steals" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tip-top":{ "of the very best kind":{ "examples":[ "the doctor told me I was in tip-top shape" ], "synonyms":[ "A-OK", "A1", "awesome", "bang-up", "banner", "beautiful", "blue-chip", "blue-ribbon", "boffo", "bonny", "bonnie", "boss", "brag", "brave", "bully", "bumper", "capital", "choice", "classic", "cool", "corking", "crackerjack", "cracking", "dandy", "divine", "dope", "down", "dynamite", "excellent", "fab", "fabulous", "famous", "fantabulous", "fantastic", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "first-string", "five-star", "four-star", "frontline", "gangbusters", "gangbuster", "gilt-edged", "gilt-edge", "gone", "grand", "great", "groovy", "heavenly", "high-class", "hot", "hype", "immense", "jim-dandy", "keen", "lovely", "marvelous", "marvellous", "mean", "neat", "nifty", "noble", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "out-of-sight", "par excellence", "peachy", "peachy keen", "phat", "prime", "primo", "prize", "prizewinning", "quality", "radical", "righteous", "sensational", "slick", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "top", "top-notch", "top-of-the-line", "top-shelf", "topflight", "topping", "unsurpassed", "wizard", "wonderful" ], "near synonyms":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "good", "OK", "okay", "passable", "satisfactory", "tolerable", "better", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "high-test", "premium", "select", "special", "superfine", "classical", "standard", "traditional" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad", "inferior", "low-grade", "substandard", "unsatisfactory", "mediocre", "middling", "second-class", "second-rate" ], "antonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "lousy", "pathetic", "poor", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched" ] }, "the highest part or 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"mantle", "serape", "sarape", "shawl", "stole", "wrap" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tipple":{ "a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk":{ "examples":[ "a single-malt Scotch with a touch of water is his preferred tipple" ], "synonyms":[ "alcohol", "aqua vitae", "ardent spirits", "booze", "bottle", "drink", "firewater", "grog", "hooch", "inebriant", "intoxicant", "John Barleycorn", "juice", "liquor", "lush", "moonshine", "potable", "rum", "sauce", "spirits", "stimulant", "strong drink" ], "near synonyms":[ "aperitif", "bracer", "chaser", "digestif", "nightcap", "belt", "load", "nip", "peg", "pop", "shooter", "shot", "slug", "snifter", "snort", "tot", "whet", "cocktail", "mixed drink", "ale", "beer", "brew", "brewage", "brewski", "home brew", "malt liquor", "microbrew", "mum", "nappy", "mead", "sake", "saki", "wine", "barley-bree", "barley-broo", "brandy", "gin", "liqueur", "mao-tai", "mescal", "schnapps", "tequila", "vodka", "whiskey", "whisky", "Dutch courage" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages":{ "examples":[ "I do tipple now and then" ], "synonyms":[ "bib", "booze", "drink", "guzzle", "liquor (up)", "lush (up)", "soak" ], "near synonyms":[ "carouse", "revel", "imbibe", "nip" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tipplers":{ "a person who makes a habit of getting drunk":{ "examples":[ "a golfing foursome of modest tipplers heading for the nineteenth hole after a round" ], "synonyms":[ "alcoholics", "alkies", "boozehounds", "boozers", "dipsomaniacs", "drinkers", "drunkards", "drunks", "inebriates", "juiceheads", "juicers", "lushes", "rummies", "soakers", "soaks", "sots", "souses", "topers", "tosspots" ], "near synonyms":[ "swiggers", "swillers", "winos" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstainers", "nondrinkers", "teetotalers", "teetotallers", "teetotalists" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }