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828 lines
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{
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"dwelled (on or upon)":{
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"to speak or write about insistently and usually tiresomely":{
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"antonyms":[
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"disregarded",
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"forgot",
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"ignored",
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"overlooked",
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"overpassed",
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"passed over",
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"slighted",
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"slurred (over)"
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],
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"examples":[
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"she was always dwelling on past insults and snubs, both real and imagined"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"accented",
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"accentuated",
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"emphasized",
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"paid (up)",
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"pointed (up)",
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"stressed",
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"underlined",
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"underscored"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"belabored",
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"harped (on)"
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]
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},
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"type":[]
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},
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"dweller":{
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"one who lives permanently in a place":{
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"antonyms":[
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"transient"
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],
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"examples":[
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"the kinds of nuisances that city dwellers are all too familiar with"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"alien",
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"foreigner",
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"nonresident",
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"guest",
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"tourist",
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"visitor",
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"defector",
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"emigrant",
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"escaper",
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"evacuee",
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"exile",
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"expatriate",
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"refugee"
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],
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"related":[
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"cohabitant",
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"coresident",
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"aborigine",
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"native",
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"citizen",
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"national",
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"subject",
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"colonist",
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"\u00e9migr\u00e9",
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"emigr\u00e9",
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"migrant",
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"newcomer",
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"settler",
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"burgher",
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"local",
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"localite",
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"townee",
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"townie",
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"towny",
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"townsman",
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"villager"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"denizen",
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"habitant",
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"inhabitant",
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"inhabiter",
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"occupant",
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"resident",
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"resider",
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"tenant"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"dwelling (on or upon)":{
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"to speak or write about insistently and usually tiresomely":{
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"antonyms":[
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"disregarding",
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"forgetting",
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"ignoring",
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"overlooking",
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"overpassing",
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"passing over",
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"slighting",
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"slurring (over)"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"accenting",
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"accentuating",
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"emphasizing",
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"paying (up)",
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"pointing (up)",
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"stressing",
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"underlining",
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"underscoring"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"belaboring",
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"harping (on)"
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]
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},
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"type":[]
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},
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"dwelling (on)":{
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"as in mulling (over) , pondering":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"dwellings":{
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"the place where one lives":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the simple dwellings in which the Pilgrims spent the first winter at Plymouth"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"accommodations",
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"housings",
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"nests",
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"residencies",
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"shelters",
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"bungalows",
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"cabins",
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"casitas",
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"chalets",
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"cottages",
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"duplexes",
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"ranches",
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"ranch houses",
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"saltboxes",
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"semis",
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"split levels",
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"townhomes",
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"town houses",
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"tract houses",
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"triplexes",
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"apartment houses",
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"apartments",
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"condominiums",
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"condominia",
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"condos",
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"flats",
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"tenement houses",
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"tenements",
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"walk-ups",
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"penthouses",
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"salons",
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"suites",
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"barracks",
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"billets",
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"boardinghouses",
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"dormitories",
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"dorms",
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"flophouses",
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"lodging houses",
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"lodgments",
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"lodgements",
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"rooming houses",
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"rooms",
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"castles",
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"ch\u00e2teaus",
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"ch\u00e2teaux",
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"countryseats",
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"estates",
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"halls",
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"manor houses",
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"manors",
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"mansions",
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"McMansions",
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"palaces",
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"villas",
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"farmhouses",
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"granges",
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"haciendas",
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"homesteads",
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"double-wides",
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"houseboats",
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"house trailers",
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"mobile homes",
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"motor homes",
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"recreational vehicles",
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"RVs",
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"trailers",
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"hermitages",
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"manses",
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"parsonages",
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"rectories",
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"vicarages",
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"hooches",
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"hootches",
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"hovels",
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"hutches",
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"huts",
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"shacks",
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"shanties"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"abodes",
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"diggings",
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"domiciles",
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"firesides",
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"habitations",
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"hearths",
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"hearthstones",
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"homes",
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"houses",
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"lodgings",
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"pads",
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"places",
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"quarters",
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"residences",
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"roofs"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"dwelt (on or upon)":{
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"to speak or write about insistently and usually tiresomely":{
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"antonyms":[
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"disregarded",
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"forgot",
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"ignored",
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"overlooked",
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"overpassed",
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"passed over",
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"slighted",
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"slurred (over)"
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],
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"examples":[
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"she was always dwelling on past insults and snubs, both real and imagined"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"accented",
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"accentuated",
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"emphasized",
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"paid (up)",
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"pointed (up)",
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"stressed",
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"underlined",
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"underscored"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"belabored",
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"harped (on)"
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]
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},
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"type":[]
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},
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"dwindles":{
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"to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually":{
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"antonyms":[
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"accumulates",
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"balloons",
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"builds",
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"burgeons",
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"bourgeons",
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"enlarges",
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"escalates",
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"expands",
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"grows",
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"increases",
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"intensifies",
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"mounts",
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"mushrooms",
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"picks up",
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"rises",
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"snowballs",
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"soars",
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"swells",
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"waxes"
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],
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"examples":[
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"our hopes dwindled as the reports of more casualties came in"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"appears",
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"emerges",
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"shows up",
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"blows up",
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"distends",
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"elongates",
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"lengthens"
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],
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"related":[
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"compresses",
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"condenses",
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"constricts",
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"contracts",
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"evaporates",
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"fades (away)",
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"fritters (away)",
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"gives out",
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"melts (away)",
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"peters (out)",
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"tails (off)",
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"vanishes",
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"slackens",
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"slows (down)",
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"alleviates",
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"relaxes",
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"flags",
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"sinks",
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"weakens",
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"caves (in)",
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"collapses",
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"deflates"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"abates",
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"declines",
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"decreases",
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"de-escalates",
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"dies (away or down or out)",
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"diminishes",
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"drains (away)",
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"drops (off)",
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"eases",
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"ebbs",
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"falls",
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"falls away",
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"lessens",
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"lets up",
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"lowers",
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"moderates",
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"palls",
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"phases down",
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"ratchets (down)",
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"rachets (down)",
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"recedes",
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"relents",
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"remits",
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"shrinks",
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"subsides",
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"tapers",
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"tapers off",
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"wanes"
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]
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},
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"to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent":{
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"antonyms":[
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"aggrandizes",
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"amplifies",
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"augments",
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"boosts",
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"enlarges",
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"escalates",
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"expands",
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"increases",
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"raises"
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],
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"examples":[
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"the long winter dwindled our supply of firewood to practically nothing"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"blows up",
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"dilates",
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"distends",
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"inflates",
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"swells",
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"elongates",
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"extends",
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"lengthens",
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"prolongs",
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"protracts",
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"adds (to)",
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"complements",
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"supplements",
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"enhances",
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"heightens",
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"intensifies",
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"redoubles"
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],
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"related":[
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"compresses",
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"condenses",
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"constricts",
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"contracts",
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"abbreviates",
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"abridges",
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"clips",
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"crops",
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"curtails",
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"cuts",
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"cuts back",
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"cuts down",
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"docks",
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"nicks",
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"pares",
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"prunes",
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"retrenches",
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"shortens",
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"slashes",
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"trims",
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"truncates",
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"whittles",
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"deflates",
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"shrinks",
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"minimizes",
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"moderates",
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"modifies",
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"modulates",
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"qualifies"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"abates",
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"decreases",
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"de-escalates",
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"dents",
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"depletes",
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"diminishes",
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"downscales",
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"downsizes",
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"drops",
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"eases",
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"knocks down",
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"lessens",
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"lowers",
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"reduces"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"dwindling":{
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"to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually":{
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"antonyms":[
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"accumulating",
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"ballooning",
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"building",
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"burgeoning",
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"bourgeoning",
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"enlarging",
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"escalating",
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"expanding",
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"growing",
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"increasing",
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"intensifying",
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"mounting",
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"mushrooming",
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"picking up",
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"rising",
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"snowballing",
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"soaring",
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"swelling",
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"waxing"
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],
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"examples":[
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"our hopes dwindled as the reports of more casualties came in"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"appearing",
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"emerging",
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"showing up",
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"blowing up",
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"distending",
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"elongating",
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"lengthening"
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],
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"related":[
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"compressing",
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"condensing",
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"constricting",
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"contracting",
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"evaporating",
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"fading (away)",
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"frittering (away)",
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"giving out",
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"melting (away)",
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"petering (out)",
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"tailing (off)",
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"vanishing",
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"slackening",
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"slowing (down)",
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"alleviating",
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"relaxing",
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"flagging",
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"sinking",
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"weakening",
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"caving (in)",
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"collapsing",
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"deflating"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"abating",
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"declining",
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"decreasing",
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"de-escalating",
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"diminishing",
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"draining (away)",
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"dropping (off)",
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"dying (away or down or out)",
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"easing",
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"ebbing",
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"falling",
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"falling away",
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"lessening",
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"letting up",
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"lowering",
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"moderating",
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"palling",
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"phasing down",
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"ratcheting (down)",
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"racheting (down)",
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"receding",
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"relenting",
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"remitting",
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"shrinking",
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"subsiding",
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"tapering",
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"tapering off",
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"waning"
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]
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},
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"to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent":{
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"antonyms":[
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"aggrandizing",
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"amplifying",
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"augmenting",
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"boosting",
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"enlarging",
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"escalating",
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"expanding",
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"increasing",
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"raising"
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],
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"examples":[
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"the long winter dwindled our supply of firewood to practically nothing"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"blowing up",
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"dilating",
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"distending",
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"inflating",
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"swelling",
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"elongating",
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"extending",
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"lengthening",
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"prolonging",
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"protracting",
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"adding (to)",
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"complementing",
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"supplementing",
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"enhancing",
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"heightening",
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"intensifying",
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"redoubling"
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],
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"related":[
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"compressing",
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"condensing",
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"constricting",
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"contracting",
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"abbreviating",
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"abridging",
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"clipping",
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"cropping",
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"curtailing",
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"cutting",
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"cutting back",
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"cutting down",
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"docking",
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"nicking",
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"paring",
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"pruning",
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"retrenching",
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"shortening",
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"slashing",
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"trimming",
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"truncating",
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"whittling",
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"deflating",
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"shrinking",
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"minimizing",
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"moderating",
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"modifying",
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"modulating",
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"qualifying"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"abating",
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"decreasing",
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"de-escalating",
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"denting",
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"depleting",
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"diminishing",
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"downscaling",
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"downsizing",
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"dropping",
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"easing",
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"knocking down",
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"lessening",
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"lowering",
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"reducing"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"dwarves":{
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"a living thing much smaller than others of its kind":{
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"examples":[
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"Shetland ponies are the dwarfs of the horse world"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"diminutives",
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"midgets",
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"mites",
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"peewees",
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"pygmies",
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"pigmies",
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"runts",
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"scrubs",
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"shrimp",
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"shrimps",
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"Tom Thumbs"
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],
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"related":[
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"nubbins",
|
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"miniatures",
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"minis",
|
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"bantams",
|
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"homunculi",
|
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"hop-o'-my-thumbs",
|
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"manikins",
|
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"mannikins",
|
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"half-pints"
|
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[
|
|
"whales",
|
|
"whoppers"
|
|
],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"behemoths",
|
|
"colossi",
|
|
"giants",
|
|
"jumbos",
|
|
"leviathans",
|
|
"mammoths",
|
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"monsters",
|
|
"titans"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Snow White and the seven dwarfs"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"brownies",
|
|
"elves",
|
|
"faeries",
|
|
"fairies",
|
|
"fays",
|
|
"gnomes",
|
|
"goblins",
|
|
"gremlins",
|
|
"hobgoblins",
|
|
"kobolds",
|
|
"leprechauns",
|
|
"pixies",
|
|
"pucks",
|
|
"sprites",
|
|
"trolls"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"little people",
|
|
"kelpies",
|
|
"nixies",
|
|
"changelings",
|
|
"imps",
|
|
"banshees",
|
|
"ghouls",
|
|
"hags",
|
|
"ogres"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person of no importance or influence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it would be ridiculous to compare the two sculptors\u2014one's a giant of the art world and the other's a dwarf"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ciphers",
|
|
"half-pints",
|
|
"insects",
|
|
"insignificancies",
|
|
"lightweights",
|
|
"morsels",
|
|
"nobodies",
|
|
"nonentities",
|
|
"nullities",
|
|
"numbers",
|
|
"pip-squeaks",
|
|
"pygmies",
|
|
"pigmies",
|
|
"shrimp",
|
|
"shrimps",
|
|
"snippersnappers",
|
|
"twerps",
|
|
"whippersnappers",
|
|
"zeros",
|
|
"zeroes",
|
|
"zilches"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"no-names",
|
|
"noncelebrities",
|
|
"leasts",
|
|
"inferiors",
|
|
"mediocrities",
|
|
"obscurities",
|
|
"figureheads",
|
|
"puppets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"chiefs",
|
|
"heads",
|
|
"leaders",
|
|
"leads",
|
|
"celebrities",
|
|
"luminaries",
|
|
"notables",
|
|
"personalities",
|
|
"planets",
|
|
"stars",
|
|
"superstars",
|
|
"authorities",
|
|
"superiors",
|
|
"great powers",
|
|
"parties",
|
|
"powers"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"big shots",
|
|
"big wheels",
|
|
"bigwigs",
|
|
"eminences",
|
|
"figures",
|
|
"kahunas",
|
|
"kingpins",
|
|
"magnates",
|
|
"nabobs",
|
|
"personages",
|
|
"somebodies",
|
|
"VIPs"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to hold back the normal growth of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"shrubs dwarfed by the lack of water"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"stunts",
|
|
"suppresses"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"arrests",
|
|
"catches",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"halts",
|
|
"holds up",
|
|
"stalls",
|
|
"stays",
|
|
"stills",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"balks",
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
"holds back",
|
|
"impedes",
|
|
"obstructs",
|
|
"stems",
|
|
"diminishes",
|
|
"downsizes",
|
|
"shrinks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"encourages",
|
|
"forwards",
|
|
"fosters",
|
|
"nourishes",
|
|
"nurtures",
|
|
"promotes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |