3211 lines
63 KiB
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3211 lines
63 KiB
JSON
{
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"nubbins":{
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"a very small piece":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"had only a nubbin of crayon left"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"chunks",
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"gobs",
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"hunks",
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"lumps",
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"slabs",
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"abundances",
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"barrels",
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"buckets",
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"bushels",
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"deals",
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"heaps",
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"loads",
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"masses",
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"mountains",
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"pecks",
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"piles",
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"pots",
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"profusions",
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"quantities",
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"rafts",
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"scads",
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"stacks",
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"volumes",
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"wads",
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"wealths"
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],
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"related":[
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"aces",
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"dabs",
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"dashes",
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"driblets",
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"drops",
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"fractions",
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"haets",
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"halfpence",
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"halfpennies",
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"ha'pennies",
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"iotas",
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"jots",
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"kennings",
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"licks",
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"minims",
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"mites",
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"modicums",
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"nutshells",
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"ounces",
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"pinches",
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"shreds",
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"smatters",
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"smidgens",
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"smidgeons",
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"smidgins",
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"smidges",
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"spots",
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"strains",
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"streaks",
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"suspicions",
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"tastes",
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"touches",
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"traces",
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"whispers",
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"whits",
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"bites",
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"mouthfuls",
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"nibbles",
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"tidbits",
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"titbits",
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"fragments",
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"parts",
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"portions",
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"sections",
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"chips",
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"flakes",
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"shards",
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"shivers",
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"slivers",
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"splinters",
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"clippings",
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"parings",
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"shavings",
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"smithereens"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"atoms",
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"bits",
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"crumbs",
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"dribbles",
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"flecks",
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"flyspecks",
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"grains",
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"granules",
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"molecules",
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"morsels",
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"motes",
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"nuggets",
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"particles",
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"patches",
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"scraps",
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"scruples",
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"snippets",
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"snips",
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"specks",
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"tittles"
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]
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},
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"the central part or aspect of something under consideration":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"this nubbin of the intelligence report is the prediction that the country's government will soon fall"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"courses",
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"directions",
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"drifts",
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"tenors",
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"bodies",
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"contents",
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"substances",
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"hypotheses",
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"propositions",
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"purports",
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"subjects",
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"themes",
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"theses"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bottom lines",
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"bull's-eyes",
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"bullseyes",
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"centerpieces",
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"cores",
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"cruxes",
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"cruces",
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"essences",
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"gists",
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"hearts",
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"kernels",
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"keynotes",
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"meat and potatoes",
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"meats",
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"nets",
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"nubs",
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"nuclei",
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"nucleuses",
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"piths",
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"pivots",
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"points",
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"roots",
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"sums"
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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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"nubile":{
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"sexually attractive":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"a nubile young starlet who seems to be in every romantic comedy"
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],
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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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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"nubility":{
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"as in sex appeal , sexiness":{
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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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"noun"
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]
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},
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"nuclear":{
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"as in ballistic , amok":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"amok",
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"amuck",
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"ape",
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"ballistic",
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"bananas",
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"berserk",
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"balmy",
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"barmy",
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"bats",
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"batty",
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"bedlam",
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"bonkers",
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"brainsick",
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"bughouse",
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"certifiable",
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"crackbrained",
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"cracked",
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"crackers",
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"crackpot",
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"cranky",
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"crazed",
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"crazy",
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"cuckoo",
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"daffy",
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"daft",
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"demented",
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"deranged",
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"fruity",
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"gaga",
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"haywire",
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"insane",
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"kooky",
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"kookie",
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"loco",
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"loony",
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"looney",
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"loony tunes",
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"looney tunes",
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"lunatic",
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"mad",
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"maniacal",
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"maniac",
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"mental",
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"meshuga",
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"meshugge",
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"meshugah",
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"meshuggah",
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"moonstruck",
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"non compos mentis",
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"nuts",
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"nutty",
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"psycho",
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"psychotic",
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"scatty",
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"screwy",
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"unbalanced",
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"unhinged",
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"unsound",
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"wacko",
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"whacko",
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"wacky",
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"whacky",
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"wud",
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"dotty",
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"fey",
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"loopy",
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"off",
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"potty",
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"teched",
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"tetched",
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"touched",
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"aberrant",
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"delirious",
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"delusional",
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"delusionary",
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"disordered",
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"disturbed",
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"neurotic",
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"obsessive-compulsive",
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"paranoiac",
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"paranoic",
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"paranoid",
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"paranoidal",
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"schizoid",
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"schizophrenic",
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"sociopathic",
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"eccentric",
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"odd",
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"oddball",
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"pixilated",
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"pixillated",
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"queer",
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"strange",
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"foolish",
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"senseless",
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"witless",
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"irrational",
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"unreasonable",
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"depressed",
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"distracted",
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"distraught",
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"frantic",
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"frenzied",
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"haywire",
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"hysterical",
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"hysteric",
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"raving",
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"wigged-out"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"clear",
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"lucid",
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"rational",
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"reasonable",
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"judicious",
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"sensible",
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"wise",
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"healthy",
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"normal",
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"well-adjusted",
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"unneurotic",
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"balanced",
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"compos mentis",
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"sane",
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"sound",
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"uncrazy"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"nuggets":{
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"a small piece or quantity of food":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"nuggets of beef in the chow mein",
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"fried chicken nuggets"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"collops",
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"medallions",
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"noisettes",
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"noshes",
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"snacks",
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"appetizers",
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"canap\u00e9s",
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"hors d'oeuvres",
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"hors d'oeuvre",
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"bits",
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"chews",
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"crumbs",
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"dabs",
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"dribbles",
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"driblets",
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"flecks",
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"hints",
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"motes",
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"nubbins",
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"particles",
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"pinches",
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"scraps",
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"scruples",
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"shreds",
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"smidgens",
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"smidgeons",
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"smidgins",
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"smidges",
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"snippets",
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"snips",
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"specks",
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"spots",
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"sprinklings",
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"suspicions",
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"tittles",
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"touches",
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"traces",
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"dashes",
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"drops",
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"laps",
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"licks",
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"gulps",
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"swallows",
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"swigs"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bites",
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"morsels",
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"mouthfuls",
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"nibbles",
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"tastes",
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"tidbits",
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"titbits"
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]
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},
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"a small uneven mass":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"a nugget of gold"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"beads",
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"drops",
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"globules",
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"blocks",
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"bodies",
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"bulks",
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"particles",
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"pieces",
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"portions",
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"bits",
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"chips",
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"crumbs",
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"granules",
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"morsels",
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"nubbins",
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"patches",
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"scraps"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blobs",
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"chunks",
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"clods",
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"clots",
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"clumps",
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"dollops",
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"globs",
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"gobbets",
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"gobs",
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"hunks",
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"knobs",
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"lumps",
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"nubbles",
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"nubs",
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"wads"
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]
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},
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"a very small piece":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"a seemingly inconsequential nugget of information that proved to be the key to cracking the case"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"chunks",
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"gobs",
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"hunks",
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"lumps",
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"slabs",
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"abundances",
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"barrels",
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"buckets",
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"bushels",
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"deals",
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"heaps",
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"loads",
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"masses",
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"mountains",
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"pecks",
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"piles",
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"pots",
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"profusions",
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"quantities",
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"rafts",
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"scads",
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"stacks",
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"volumes",
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"wads",
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"wealths"
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],
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"related":[
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"aces",
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"dabs",
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"dashes",
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"driblets",
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"drops",
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"fractions",
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"haets",
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"halfpence",
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"halfpennies",
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"ha'pennies",
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"iotas",
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"jots",
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"kennings",
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"licks",
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"minims",
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"mites",
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"modicums",
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"nutshells",
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"ounces",
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"pinches",
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"shreds",
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"smatters",
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"smidgens",
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"smidgeons",
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"smidgins",
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"smidges",
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"spots",
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"strains",
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"streaks",
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"suspicions",
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"tastes",
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"touches",
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"traces",
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"whispers",
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"whits",
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"bites",
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"mouthfuls",
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"nibbles",
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"tidbits",
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"titbits",
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"fragments",
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"parts",
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"portions",
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"sections",
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"chips",
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"flakes",
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"shards",
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"shivers",
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"slivers",
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"splinters",
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"clippings",
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"parings",
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"shavings",
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"smithereens"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"atoms",
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"bits",
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"crumbs",
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"dribbles",
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"flecks",
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"flyspecks",
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"grains",
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"granules",
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"molecules",
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"morsels",
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"motes",
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"nubbins",
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"particles",
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"patches",
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"scraps",
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"scruples",
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"snippets",
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"snips",
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"specks",
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"tittles"
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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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"nuisance":{
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"one who is obnoxiously annoying":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the new neighbor is threatening to become a nuisance , dropping in on us several times a day"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"charmer",
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"smoothy",
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"smoothie",
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"comforter",
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"solacer",
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"soother"
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],
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"related":[
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"headache",
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"harrier",
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"heckler",
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"interrupter",
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"interruptor",
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"hassle",
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"plague",
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"harasser",
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"molester",
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"tormentor",
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"tormenter",
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"torturer"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"annoyance",
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"annoyer",
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"bother",
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"gadfly",
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"gnawer",
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"nudnik",
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"nudnick",
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"pain",
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"persecutor",
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"pest",
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"tease",
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"teaser"
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]
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},
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"something that is a source of irritation":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"folding up this map correctly is such a nuisance"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"delight",
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"joy",
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"pleasure"
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],
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"related":[
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"discomfort",
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"fleabite",
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"pinprick",
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"affront",
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"insult",
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"offense",
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"offence",
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"upset",
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"worry",
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"affliction",
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"albatross",
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"burden",
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"cross",
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"curse",
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"menace",
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"millstone",
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"plague",
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"sore",
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"anxiety",
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"plight",
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"predicament",
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"tribulation",
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"trouble",
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"hang-up",
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"pet peeve",
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"problem",
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"annoyer",
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"disturber",
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"harasser",
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"mischief",
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"offender",
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"pandora's box"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aggravation",
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"aggro",
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"annoyance",
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"bother",
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"botheration",
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"bugbear",
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"exasperation",
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"frustration",
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"hair shirt",
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"hassle",
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"headache",
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"inconvenience",
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"irk",
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"irritant",
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"peeve",
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"pest",
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"rub",
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"ruffle",
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"thorn",
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"trial",
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"vexation"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nuking":{
|
|
"to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"building",
|
|
"constructing",
|
|
"erecting",
|
|
"putting up",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"rearing",
|
|
"setting up"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a pretty sizable piece of real estate would be nuked if an asteroid struck"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"doctoring",
|
|
"fixing",
|
|
"mending",
|
|
"patching",
|
|
"reconditioning",
|
|
"repairing",
|
|
"revamping",
|
|
"creating",
|
|
"inventing",
|
|
"assembling",
|
|
"fabricating",
|
|
"fashioning",
|
|
"forging",
|
|
"forming",
|
|
"framing",
|
|
"making",
|
|
"manufacturing",
|
|
"molding",
|
|
"producing",
|
|
"shaping",
|
|
"bringing about",
|
|
"constituting",
|
|
"establishing",
|
|
"fathering",
|
|
"founding",
|
|
"instituting",
|
|
"organizing",
|
|
"conserving",
|
|
"preserving",
|
|
"protecting",
|
|
"saving",
|
|
"rebuilding",
|
|
"reconstructing",
|
|
"remodeling",
|
|
"renovating",
|
|
"restoring"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"besting",
|
|
"clobbering",
|
|
"conquering",
|
|
"crushing",
|
|
"defeating",
|
|
"drubbing",
|
|
"licking",
|
|
"mastering",
|
|
"overbearing",
|
|
"overcoming",
|
|
"overmatching",
|
|
"prevailing (over)",
|
|
"routing",
|
|
"scotching",
|
|
"skunking",
|
|
"subduing",
|
|
"surmounting",
|
|
"thrashing",
|
|
"trimming",
|
|
"triumphing (over)",
|
|
"trouncing",
|
|
"walloping",
|
|
"whipping",
|
|
"winning (against)",
|
|
"blasting",
|
|
"blowing up",
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"crippling",
|
|
"damaging",
|
|
"defacing",
|
|
"deteriorating",
|
|
"disfiguring",
|
|
"disintegrating",
|
|
"dissolving",
|
|
"dynamiting",
|
|
"harming",
|
|
"impairing",
|
|
"injuring",
|
|
"mangling",
|
|
"marring",
|
|
"mutilating",
|
|
"spoiling",
|
|
"vitiating",
|
|
"eroding",
|
|
"scouring",
|
|
"sweeping (away)",
|
|
"washing out",
|
|
"wearing (away)",
|
|
"dilapidating",
|
|
"disassembling",
|
|
"dismantling",
|
|
"gutting",
|
|
"taking down",
|
|
"unbuilding",
|
|
"undoing",
|
|
"unmaking",
|
|
"blotting out",
|
|
"effacing",
|
|
"eradicating",
|
|
"expunging",
|
|
"exterminating",
|
|
"extirpating",
|
|
"liquidating",
|
|
"obliterating",
|
|
"removing",
|
|
"rooting (out)",
|
|
"snuffing (out)",
|
|
"stamping (out)",
|
|
"wiping out",
|
|
"despoiling",
|
|
"havocking",
|
|
"looting",
|
|
"pillaging",
|
|
"plundering",
|
|
"ravaging",
|
|
"sacking",
|
|
"trampling",
|
|
"trashing",
|
|
"vandalizing",
|
|
"assassinating",
|
|
"butchering",
|
|
"cutting down",
|
|
"dispatching",
|
|
"executing",
|
|
"felling",
|
|
"killing",
|
|
"killing off",
|
|
"massacring",
|
|
"mowing (down)",
|
|
"murdering",
|
|
"slaughtering",
|
|
"slaying",
|
|
"taking out",
|
|
"zapping"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"annihilating",
|
|
"creaming",
|
|
"decimating",
|
|
"demolishing",
|
|
"desolating",
|
|
"destroying",
|
|
"devastating",
|
|
"doing in",
|
|
"extinguishing",
|
|
"pulling down",
|
|
"pulverizing",
|
|
"razing",
|
|
"rubbing out",
|
|
"ruining",
|
|
"shattering",
|
|
"smashing",
|
|
"tearing down",
|
|
"totaling",
|
|
"totalling",
|
|
"vaporizing",
|
|
"wasting",
|
|
"wracking",
|
|
"wrecking"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nullah":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nullified":{
|
|
"to put an end to by formal action":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the constitutional amendment that nullified Prohibition"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"enacted",
|
|
"laid down",
|
|
"legislated",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"founded",
|
|
"instituted",
|
|
"formalized",
|
|
"legalized",
|
|
"legitimated",
|
|
"legitimized",
|
|
"validated",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"ratified",
|
|
"allowed",
|
|
"approved",
|
|
"authorized",
|
|
"cleared",
|
|
"endorsed",
|
|
"indorsed",
|
|
"permitted",
|
|
"sanctioned",
|
|
"warranted",
|
|
"commanded",
|
|
"decreed",
|
|
"mandated",
|
|
"ordered",
|
|
"prescribed"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"countermanded",
|
|
"overrode",
|
|
"overruled",
|
|
"overturned",
|
|
"vetoed",
|
|
"aborted",
|
|
"called",
|
|
"called off",
|
|
"dropped",
|
|
"recalled",
|
|
"retracted",
|
|
"reversed",
|
|
"revoked",
|
|
"suspended",
|
|
"withdrew",
|
|
"banned",
|
|
"enjoined",
|
|
"forbade",
|
|
"forbad",
|
|
"outlawed",
|
|
"prohibited",
|
|
"disallowed",
|
|
"dismissed",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"annihilated",
|
|
"broke down",
|
|
"eliminated",
|
|
"eradicated",
|
|
"erased",
|
|
"liquidated",
|
|
"removed",
|
|
"threw out",
|
|
"wrote off"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abated",
|
|
"abolished",
|
|
"abrogated",
|
|
"annulled",
|
|
"avoided",
|
|
"canceled",
|
|
"cancelled",
|
|
"disannulled",
|
|
"dissolved",
|
|
"invalidated",
|
|
"negated",
|
|
"nulled",
|
|
"quashed",
|
|
"repealed",
|
|
"rescinded",
|
|
"rolled back",
|
|
"struck down",
|
|
"vacated",
|
|
"voided"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nullifying":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put an end to by formal action":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the constitutional amendment that nullified Prohibition"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"enacting",
|
|
"laying down",
|
|
"legislating",
|
|
"establishing",
|
|
"founding",
|
|
"instituting",
|
|
"formalizing",
|
|
"legalizing",
|
|
"legitimating",
|
|
"legitimizing",
|
|
"validating",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"ratifying",
|
|
"allowing",
|
|
"approving",
|
|
"authorizing",
|
|
"clearing",
|
|
"endorsing",
|
|
"indorsing",
|
|
"permitting",
|
|
"sanctioning",
|
|
"warranting",
|
|
"commanding",
|
|
"decreeing",
|
|
"mandating",
|
|
"ordering",
|
|
"prescribing"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"countermanding",
|
|
"overriding",
|
|
"overruling",
|
|
"overturning",
|
|
"vetoing",
|
|
"aborting",
|
|
"calling",
|
|
"calling off",
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
"recalling",
|
|
"retracting",
|
|
"reversing",
|
|
"revoking",
|
|
"suspending",
|
|
"withdrawing",
|
|
"banning",
|
|
"enjoining",
|
|
"forbidding",
|
|
"outlawing",
|
|
"prohibiting",
|
|
"disallowing",
|
|
"dismissing",
|
|
"rejecting",
|
|
"annihilating",
|
|
"breaking down",
|
|
"eliminating",
|
|
"eradicating",
|
|
"erasing",
|
|
"liquidating",
|
|
"removing",
|
|
"throwing out",
|
|
"writing off"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abating",
|
|
"abolishing",
|
|
"abrogating",
|
|
"annulling",
|
|
"avoiding",
|
|
"canceling",
|
|
"cancelling",
|
|
"disannulling",
|
|
"dissolving",
|
|
"invalidating",
|
|
"negating",
|
|
"nulling",
|
|
"quashing",
|
|
"repealing",
|
|
"rescinding",
|
|
"rolling back",
|
|
"striking down",
|
|
"vacating",
|
|
"voiding"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"numbed":{
|
|
"lacking in sensation or feeling":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"feeling",
|
|
"sensible",
|
|
"sensitive"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"numbed fingers that needed warming by the fire"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"awake"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"chilled",
|
|
"nipped",
|
|
"anesthetized",
|
|
"cocainized",
|
|
"deadened",
|
|
"drugged",
|
|
"stupefied",
|
|
"blunted",
|
|
"dulled",
|
|
"obtunded",
|
|
"insensible",
|
|
"senseless",
|
|
"unconscious",
|
|
"inanimate",
|
|
"insensate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"asleep",
|
|
"benumbed",
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"insensitive",
|
|
"numb",
|
|
"torpid",
|
|
"unfeeling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to reduce or weaken in strength or feeling":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"sharpened",
|
|
"whetted"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"wait for the medication to numb your mouth"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"amplified",
|
|
"augmented",
|
|
"beefed (up)",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"consolidated",
|
|
"deepened",
|
|
"enhanced",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"magnified",
|
|
"redoubled",
|
|
"stepped up",
|
|
"strengthened",
|
|
"animated",
|
|
"aroused",
|
|
"stimulated"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"muffled",
|
|
"muted",
|
|
"toned (down)",
|
|
"decreased",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"lessened",
|
|
"let up (on)",
|
|
"lowered",
|
|
"reduced",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"debilitated",
|
|
"enfeebled",
|
|
"weakened",
|
|
"dwindled",
|
|
"receded",
|
|
"subsided",
|
|
"tapered (off)",
|
|
"waned",
|
|
"alleviated",
|
|
"eased",
|
|
"lightened",
|
|
"abated",
|
|
"moderated"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"benumbed",
|
|
"blunted",
|
|
"cauterized",
|
|
"damped",
|
|
"dampened",
|
|
"deadened",
|
|
"dulled"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nuncupative":{
|
|
"made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"paper",
|
|
"written"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the soldier left a nuncupative will that was witnessed by two of his comrades"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"explicit",
|
|
"formal"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"consensual",
|
|
"implicit",
|
|
"informal",
|
|
"articulated",
|
|
"verbalized",
|
|
"given",
|
|
"pronounced",
|
|
"said",
|
|
"sounded",
|
|
"stated",
|
|
"told",
|
|
"voiced"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"oral",
|
|
"spoken",
|
|
"unwritten",
|
|
"verbal",
|
|
"viva voce",
|
|
"word-of-mouth"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nurse":{
|
|
"a person employed to care for a young child or children":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"sent his little son back to his nurse so that he could return to his study to work"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"amah",
|
|
"ayah",
|
|
"au pair",
|
|
"bonne",
|
|
"mammy",
|
|
"duenna",
|
|
"fraulein",
|
|
"governess",
|
|
"mademoiselle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babysitter",
|
|
"dry nurse",
|
|
"nanny",
|
|
"nannie",
|
|
"nursemaid",
|
|
"nurser",
|
|
"sitter"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to attend to the needs and comforts of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"willingly lent a hand to nurse his grandmother in her final years, helping her get from one room to the other and making sure she was warm"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brush (aside or off)",
|
|
"forget",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"slight"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cure",
|
|
"heal",
|
|
"remedy",
|
|
"doctor",
|
|
"treat",
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"conserve",
|
|
"preserve",
|
|
"provide (for)",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"baby",
|
|
"coddle",
|
|
"mollycoddle",
|
|
"pamper",
|
|
"spoil",
|
|
"cater (to)",
|
|
"humor",
|
|
"indulge"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administer (to)",
|
|
"care (for)",
|
|
"minister (to)",
|
|
"mother"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring to maturity through care and education":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as foster parents they accepted and nursed 16 needy children over the years"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abuse",
|
|
"ill-treat",
|
|
"ill-use",
|
|
"maltreat",
|
|
"mishandle",
|
|
"mistreat",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"harm",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"injure"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"father",
|
|
"mother",
|
|
"attend",
|
|
"care (for)",
|
|
"cradle",
|
|
"cultivate",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"minister (to)",
|
|
"nurture",
|
|
"watch",
|
|
"discipline",
|
|
"educate",
|
|
"instruct",
|
|
"mentor",
|
|
"school",
|
|
"teach",
|
|
"train",
|
|
"tutor",
|
|
"edify",
|
|
"enlighten",
|
|
"indoctrinate",
|
|
"feed",
|
|
"provide (for)",
|
|
"supply",
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"forward",
|
|
"further",
|
|
"promote",
|
|
"prepare",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"lead",
|
|
"shepherd",
|
|
"show"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breed",
|
|
"bring up",
|
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"foster",
|
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"nourish",
|
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"raise",
|
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"rear"
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]
|
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},
|
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"to give milk to from the breast":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"examples":[
|
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"a new mother's decision to nurse her baby"
|
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[],
|
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"related":[
|
|
"bottle-feed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"breast-feed",
|
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"suckle",
|
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"wet-nurse"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"to help the growth or development of":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"discourage",
|
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"frustrate",
|
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"hinder",
|
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"inhibit"
|
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],
|
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"examples":[
|
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"her teachers did much to nurse her literary talent"
|
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ban",
|
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"bar",
|
|
"enjoin",
|
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"forbid",
|
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"interdict",
|
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"outlaw",
|
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"prevent",
|
|
"prohibit",
|
|
"proscribe",
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"contend (with)",
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"fight",
|
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"oppose",
|
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"repress",
|
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"snuff (out)",
|
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"squash",
|
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"squelch",
|
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"stifle",
|
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"subdue",
|
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"suppress",
|
|
"arrest",
|
|
"check",
|
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"halt",
|
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"retard",
|
|
"encumber",
|
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"fetter",
|
|
"hobble",
|
|
"impede",
|
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"interfere (with)",
|
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"manacle",
|
|
"obstruct",
|
|
"shackle"
|
|
],
|
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"related":[
|
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"advocate",
|
|
"back",
|
|
"champion",
|
|
"endorse",
|
|
"indorse",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"uphold",
|
|
"endow",
|
|
"finance",
|
|
"fund",
|
|
"patronize",
|
|
"stake",
|
|
"subsidize",
|
|
"underwrite",
|
|
"abet",
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"assist",
|
|
"advertise",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"plug",
|
|
"publicize",
|
|
"tout",
|
|
"agitate (for)",
|
|
"campaign (for)",
|
|
"work (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"cultivate",
|
|
"encourage",
|
|
"forward",
|
|
"foster",
|
|
"further",
|
|
"incubate",
|
|
"nourish",
|
|
"nurture",
|
|
"promote"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep in one's mind or heart":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he continues to nurse a tender affection for his first girlfriend"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"forget",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"abjure",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"deny",
|
|
"disdain",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"repudiate",
|
|
"scorn",
|
|
"abandon",
|
|
"desert",
|
|
"discard",
|
|
"forsake",
|
|
"give up",
|
|
"part (with)",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"renounce",
|
|
"throw out",
|
|
"erase",
|
|
"expunge"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cultivate",
|
|
"foster",
|
|
"nurture",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"sustain",
|
|
"carry",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"maintain",
|
|
"preserve",
|
|
"remember",
|
|
"retain",
|
|
"treasure",
|
|
"cleave (to)",
|
|
"cling (to)",
|
|
"hug",
|
|
"stick (to)",
|
|
"brood (about or over)",
|
|
"fixate (on or upon)",
|
|
"obsess (about or over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"cherish",
|
|
"entertain",
|
|
"harbor",
|
|
"have",
|
|
"hold"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to treat with great or excessive care":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abuse",
|
|
"ill-treat",
|
|
"ill-use",
|
|
"maltreat",
|
|
"manhandle",
|
|
"mishandle",
|
|
"mistreat",
|
|
"misuse"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"nursed his sprained ankle for the rest of the week"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"control",
|
|
"discipline",
|
|
"restrain",
|
|
"oppress",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"molest",
|
|
"outrage",
|
|
"violate",
|
|
"harass",
|
|
"harm",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"injure",
|
|
"oppress",
|
|
"persecute",
|
|
"torment",
|
|
"torture",
|
|
"victimize"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cater (to)",
|
|
"humor",
|
|
"content",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"gladden",
|
|
"gratify",
|
|
"mother",
|
|
"oblige",
|
|
"please",
|
|
"satisfy",
|
|
"appease",
|
|
"mollify",
|
|
"pacify",
|
|
"placate",
|
|
"soothe"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baby",
|
|
"cocker",
|
|
"coddle",
|
|
"cosset",
|
|
"dandle",
|
|
"indulge",
|
|
"mollycoddle",
|
|
"pamper",
|
|
"spoil",
|
|
"wet-nurse"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to use or give out in stingy amounts":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he carefully nursed his energy during the marathon so that he would have something left for the final stretch"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"heap",
|
|
"lavish",
|
|
"pour",
|
|
"rain",
|
|
"shower"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"dole out",
|
|
"mete (out)",
|
|
"portion (out)",
|
|
"ration (out)",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"shortchange",
|
|
"conserve",
|
|
"preserve"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"scant",
|
|
"skimp (on)",
|
|
"spare",
|
|
"stint (on)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nurse-practitioners":{
|
|
"as in nurses , aidmen":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nursling":{
|
|
"as in convalescent":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in suckling , foundling":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nurtured":{
|
|
"to help the growth or development of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discouraged",
|
|
"frustrated",
|
|
"hindered",
|
|
"inhibited"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"wanted to find the art school that would best nurture his artistic talent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"banned",
|
|
"barred",
|
|
"enjoined",
|
|
"forbade",
|
|
"forbad",
|
|
"interdicted",
|
|
"outlawed",
|
|
"prevented",
|
|
"prohibited",
|
|
"proscribed",
|
|
"battled",
|
|
"combated",
|
|
"combatted",
|
|
"contended (with)",
|
|
"countered",
|
|
"fought",
|
|
"opposed",
|
|
"repressed",
|
|
"snuffed (out)",
|
|
"squashed",
|
|
"squelched",
|
|
"stifled",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"suppressed",
|
|
"arrested",
|
|
"checked",
|
|
"halted",
|
|
"retarded",
|
|
"encumbered",
|
|
"fettered",
|
|
"hobbled",
|
|
"impeded",
|
|
"interfered (with)",
|
|
"manacled",
|
|
"obstructed",
|
|
"shackled"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"advocated",
|
|
"backed",
|
|
"championed",
|
|
"endorsed",
|
|
"indorsed",
|
|
"supported",
|
|
"upheld",
|
|
"endowed",
|
|
"financed",
|
|
"funded",
|
|
"patronized",
|
|
"staked",
|
|
"subsidized",
|
|
"underwrote",
|
|
"abetted",
|
|
"aided",
|
|
"assisted",
|
|
"advertised",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"plugged",
|
|
"publicized",
|
|
"touted",
|
|
"agitated (for)",
|
|
"campaigned (for)",
|
|
"worked (for)",
|
|
"wrought (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"cultivated",
|
|
"encouraged",
|
|
"forwarded",
|
|
"fostered",
|
|
"furthered",
|
|
"incubated",
|
|
"nourished",
|
|
"nursed",
|
|
"promoted"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she feels that her lifelong practice of reading the Bible daily has nurtured her in ways she cannot describe"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confused",
|
|
"perplexed",
|
|
"puzzled",
|
|
"beclouded",
|
|
"clouded",
|
|
"darkened",
|
|
"obscured"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"ennobled",
|
|
"enriched",
|
|
"ensouled",
|
|
"lifted",
|
|
"uplifted",
|
|
"bettered",
|
|
"improved",
|
|
"regenerated",
|
|
"renewed",
|
|
"transformed",
|
|
"exalted",
|
|
"glorified",
|
|
"transfigured"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"edified",
|
|
"educated",
|
|
"enlightened",
|
|
"illumed",
|
|
"illuminated",
|
|
"illumined",
|
|
"inspired"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to supply with nourishment":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"nurtured their children through the long winters with home-cooked soup"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"sated",
|
|
"satiated",
|
|
"satisfied",
|
|
"nursed",
|
|
"suckled",
|
|
"cloyed",
|
|
"filled",
|
|
"surfeited",
|
|
"fortified",
|
|
"replenished",
|
|
"strengthened",
|
|
"fed",
|
|
"boarded",
|
|
"catered",
|
|
"provisioned",
|
|
"victualed",
|
|
"victualled"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"nourished",
|
|
"sustained"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nurturing":{
|
|
"as in development , guidance":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in giving , caring":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to help the growth or development of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"frustrating",
|
|
"hindering",
|
|
"inhibiting"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"wanted to find the art school that would best nurture his artistic talent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"banning",
|
|
"barring",
|
|
"enjoining",
|
|
"forbidding",
|
|
"interdicting",
|
|
"outlawing",
|
|
"preventing",
|
|
"prohibiting",
|
|
"proscribing",
|
|
"battling",
|
|
"combating",
|
|
"combatting",
|
|
"contending (with)",
|
|
"countering",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"repressing",
|
|
"snuffing (out)",
|
|
"squashing",
|
|
"squelching",
|
|
"stifling",
|
|
"subduing",
|
|
"suppressing",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"checking",
|
|
"halting",
|
|
"retarding",
|
|
"encumbering",
|
|
"fettering",
|
|
"hobbling",
|
|
"impeding",
|
|
"interfering (with)",
|
|
"manacling",
|
|
"obstructing",
|
|
"shackling"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"advocating",
|
|
"backing",
|
|
"championing",
|
|
"endorsing",
|
|
"indorsing",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"upholding",
|
|
"endowing",
|
|
"financing",
|
|
"funding",
|
|
"patronizing",
|
|
"staking",
|
|
"subsidizing",
|
|
"underwriting",
|
|
"abetting",
|
|
"aiding",
|
|
"assisting",
|
|
"advertising",
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"plugging",
|
|
"publicizing",
|
|
"touting",
|
|
"agitating (for)",
|
|
"campaigning (for)",
|
|
"working (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"cultivating",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"forwarding",
|
|
"fostering",
|
|
"furthering",
|
|
"incubating",
|
|
"nourishing",
|
|
"nursing",
|
|
"promoting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she feels that her lifelong practice of reading the Bible daily has nurtured her in ways she cannot describe"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confusing",
|
|
"perplexing",
|
|
"puzzling",
|
|
"beclouding",
|
|
"clouding",
|
|
"darkening",
|
|
"obscuring"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"elevating",
|
|
"ennobling",
|
|
"enriching",
|
|
"ensouling",
|
|
"lifting",
|
|
"uplifting",
|
|
"bettering",
|
|
"improving",
|
|
"regenerating",
|
|
"renewing",
|
|
"transforming",
|
|
"exalting",
|
|
"glorifying",
|
|
"transfiguring"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"edifying",
|
|
"educating",
|
|
"enlightening",
|
|
"illuminating",
|
|
"illuming",
|
|
"illumining",
|
|
"inspiring"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to supply with nourishment":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"nurtured their children through the long winters with home-cooked soup"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"satiating",
|
|
"sating",
|
|
"satisfying",
|
|
"nursing",
|
|
"suckling",
|
|
"cloying",
|
|
"filling",
|
|
"surfeiting",
|
|
"fortifying",
|
|
"replenishing",
|
|
"strengthening",
|
|
"feeding",
|
|
"boarding",
|
|
"catering",
|
|
"provisioning",
|
|
"victualing",
|
|
"victualling"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"nourishing",
|
|
"sustaining"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nut":{
|
|
"a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the man walking down the street talking to himself looked like a nut until we realized he was talking into his cell phone"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"madman",
|
|
"abnormal",
|
|
"deviant",
|
|
"monomaniac",
|
|
"mythomaniac",
|
|
"neurotic",
|
|
"obsessive",
|
|
"obsessive-compulsive",
|
|
"paranoid",
|
|
"psychotic",
|
|
"schizo",
|
|
"schizoid",
|
|
"schizophrenic",
|
|
"sociopath",
|
|
"character",
|
|
"codger",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"crackpot",
|
|
"crank",
|
|
"eccentric",
|
|
"fantastic",
|
|
"flake",
|
|
"kook",
|
|
"oddball",
|
|
"oddity",
|
|
"original",
|
|
"quiz",
|
|
"screwball",
|
|
"tyke",
|
|
"tike",
|
|
"weirdo",
|
|
"zany",
|
|
"case",
|
|
"patient"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bug",
|
|
"crackbrain",
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"fruitcake",
|
|
"head case",
|
|
"loon",
|
|
"loony",
|
|
"lunatic",
|
|
"maniac",
|
|
"nutcase",
|
|
"nutter",
|
|
"psycho",
|
|
"psychopath",
|
|
"sickie",
|
|
"sicko",
|
|
"wacko",
|
|
"whacko"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person of odd or whimsical habits":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a show devoted to those lovable nuts who collect the weirdest things just for fun"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conformer",
|
|
"conformist",
|
|
"follower",
|
|
"sheep"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bohemian",
|
|
"maverick",
|
|
"nonconformist",
|
|
"quixote",
|
|
"coot",
|
|
"geezer",
|
|
"curio",
|
|
"rarity",
|
|
"freak",
|
|
"fantast",
|
|
"fantastico"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"character",
|
|
"codger",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"crackbrain",
|
|
"crackpot",
|
|
"crank",
|
|
"eccentric",
|
|
"flake",
|
|
"fruitcake",
|
|
"head case",
|
|
"kook",
|
|
"nutcase",
|
|
"nutter",
|
|
"oddball",
|
|
"oddity",
|
|
"original",
|
|
"quiz",
|
|
"screwball",
|
|
"weirdo",
|
|
"zany"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person who lacks good sense or judgment":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"anyone who goes out in this weather is a nut"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"sage",
|
|
"thinker",
|
|
"brain",
|
|
"genius"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"daredevil",
|
|
"madman",
|
|
"airhead",
|
|
"birdbrain",
|
|
"blockhead",
|
|
"dodo",
|
|
"dolt",
|
|
"donkey",
|
|
"dope",
|
|
"dork",
|
|
"dumbbell",
|
|
"dummy",
|
|
"dunce",
|
|
"fathead",
|
|
"gander",
|
|
"goon",
|
|
"idiot",
|
|
"ignoramus",
|
|
"imbecile",
|
|
"know-nothing",
|
|
"knucklehead",
|
|
"moron",
|
|
"numskull",
|
|
"numbskull",
|
|
"pinhead",
|
|
"schlub",
|
|
"shlub",
|
|
"schlump",
|
|
"schnook",
|
|
"stock",
|
|
"featherbrain",
|
|
"scatterbrain",
|
|
"butt",
|
|
"dupe",
|
|
"laughingstock",
|
|
"mockery",
|
|
"monkey",
|
|
"chump",
|
|
"loser",
|
|
"schlemiel",
|
|
"shlemiel",
|
|
"character",
|
|
"codger",
|
|
"crackbrain",
|
|
"crackpot",
|
|
"crank",
|
|
"kook",
|
|
"oddball",
|
|
"screwball",
|
|
"weirdo"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"berk",
|
|
"booby",
|
|
"charlie",
|
|
"charley",
|
|
"cuckoo",
|
|
"ding-a-ling",
|
|
"ding-dong",
|
|
"dingbat",
|
|
"dipstick",
|
|
"doofus",
|
|
"featherhead",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"git",
|
|
"goose",
|
|
"half-wit",
|
|
"jackass",
|
|
"lunatic",
|
|
"mooncalf",
|
|
"nincompoop",
|
|
"ninny",
|
|
"ninnyhammer",
|
|
"nit",
|
|
"nitwit",
|
|
"nutcase",
|
|
"simp",
|
|
"simpleton",
|
|
"turkey",
|
|
"yo-yo"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person with a strong and habitual liking for something":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonfan"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a baseball nut who plans her vacation to coincide with spring training every year"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nonadmirer",
|
|
"belittler",
|
|
"carper",
|
|
"critic",
|
|
"detractor"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"groupie",
|
|
"admirer",
|
|
"amateur",
|
|
"collector",
|
|
"connoisseur",
|
|
"dilettante",
|
|
"authority",
|
|
"expert",
|
|
"adherent",
|
|
"convert",
|
|
"cultist",
|
|
"disciple",
|
|
"follower",
|
|
"hanger-on",
|
|
"votary",
|
|
"advocate",
|
|
"apostle",
|
|
"backer",
|
|
"champion",
|
|
"evangelist",
|
|
"exponent",
|
|
"friend",
|
|
"patron",
|
|
"promoter",
|
|
"proponent",
|
|
"supporter",
|
|
"partisan",
|
|
"partizan",
|
|
"zealot",
|
|
"booster",
|
|
"rooter",
|
|
"well-wisher",
|
|
"faddist"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"addict",
|
|
"aficionado",
|
|
"afficionado",
|
|
"buff",
|
|
"bug",
|
|
"devotee",
|
|
"enthusiast",
|
|
"fan",
|
|
"fanatic",
|
|
"fancier",
|
|
"fiend",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"freak",
|
|
"habitu\u00e9",
|
|
"habitue",
|
|
"head",
|
|
"hound",
|
|
"junkie",
|
|
"junky",
|
|
"lover",
|
|
"maniac",
|
|
"maven",
|
|
"mavin",
|
|
"sucker"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"responding to your opponent's every argument with \" Nuts !\" is not exactly finely reasoned refutation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"levelheadedness",
|
|
"rationality",
|
|
"reasonability",
|
|
"reasonableness",
|
|
"sensibleness",
|
|
"common sense",
|
|
"horse sense",
|
|
"sense",
|
|
"discernment",
|
|
"judgment",
|
|
"judgement",
|
|
"wisdom"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"absurdity",
|
|
"asininity",
|
|
"fatuity",
|
|
"foolery",
|
|
"idiocy",
|
|
"imbecility",
|
|
"inaneness",
|
|
"inanity",
|
|
"insanity",
|
|
"kookiness",
|
|
"lunacy",
|
|
"absurdness",
|
|
"craziness",
|
|
"madness",
|
|
"witlessness",
|
|
"hoity-toity",
|
|
"monkey business",
|
|
"monkeyshine(s)",
|
|
"shenanigan(s)",
|
|
"tomfoolery",
|
|
"gas",
|
|
"hot air",
|
|
"rigmarole",
|
|
"rigamarole",
|
|
"double-talk",
|
|
"greek",
|
|
"hocus-pocus"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"applesauce",
|
|
"balderdash",
|
|
"baloney",
|
|
"boloney",
|
|
"beans",
|
|
"bilge",
|
|
"blah",
|
|
"blah-blah",
|
|
"blarney",
|
|
"blather",
|
|
"blatherskite",
|
|
"blither",
|
|
"bosh",
|
|
"bull",
|
|
"bunk",
|
|
"bunkum",
|
|
"buncombe",
|
|
"claptrap",
|
|
"codswallop",
|
|
"crapola",
|
|
"crock",
|
|
"drivel",
|
|
"drool",
|
|
"fiddle",
|
|
"fiddle-faddle",
|
|
"fiddlesticks",
|
|
"flannel",
|
|
"flapdoodle",
|
|
"folderol",
|
|
"falderal",
|
|
"folly",
|
|
"foolishness",
|
|
"fudge",
|
|
"garbage",
|
|
"guff",
|
|
"hogwash",
|
|
"hokeypokey",
|
|
"hokum",
|
|
"hoodoo",
|
|
"hooey",
|
|
"horsefeathers",
|
|
"humbug",
|
|
"humbuggery",
|
|
"jazz",
|
|
"malarkey",
|
|
"malarky",
|
|
"moonshine",
|
|
"muck",
|
|
"nerts",
|
|
"nonsense",
|
|
"piffle",
|
|
"poppycock",
|
|
"punk",
|
|
"rot",
|
|
"rubbish",
|
|
"senselessness",
|
|
"silliness",
|
|
"slush",
|
|
"stupidity",
|
|
"taradiddle",
|
|
"tarradiddle",
|
|
"tommyrot",
|
|
"tosh",
|
|
"trash",
|
|
"trumpery",
|
|
"twaddle"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"something that requires thought and skill for resolution":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"answer",
|
|
"solution"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the question of how to increase functionality without decreasing efficiency may prove to be a tough nut to crack"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"magic bullet",
|
|
"silver bullet",
|
|
"cure-all",
|
|
"panacea"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"issue",
|
|
"question",
|
|
"corner",
|
|
"fix",
|
|
"hole",
|
|
"hot water",
|
|
"jam",
|
|
"mire",
|
|
"pickle",
|
|
"predicament",
|
|
"quagmire",
|
|
"spot",
|
|
"crux",
|
|
"Gordian knot",
|
|
"sticky wicket",
|
|
"toughie",
|
|
"toughy",
|
|
"catch-22",
|
|
"dilemma",
|
|
"quandary",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"glitch",
|
|
"hitch",
|
|
"pitfall",
|
|
"snag",
|
|
"conundrum",
|
|
"enigma",
|
|
"mystery",
|
|
"puzzle",
|
|
"puzzlement",
|
|
"riddle",
|
|
"brainteaser",
|
|
"poser",
|
|
"stumper"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"case",
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"knot",
|
|
"matter",
|
|
"problem",
|
|
"trouble"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he didn't appreciate his friend's jibe about watching his big nut when getting into the car"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cranium",
|
|
"crown",
|
|
"scalp",
|
|
"skull",
|
|
"occiput"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bean",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"dome",
|
|
"head",
|
|
"mazard",
|
|
"mazzard",
|
|
"nob",
|
|
"noddle",
|
|
"noggin",
|
|
"noodle",
|
|
"pate",
|
|
"poll"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nutcases":{
|
|
"a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"some nutcase was arrested for running out onto the baseball field while the game was in progress"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"madmen",
|
|
"abnormals",
|
|
"deviants",
|
|
"monomaniacs",
|
|
"mythomaniacs",
|
|
"neurotics",
|
|
"obsessive-compulsives",
|
|
"obsessives",
|
|
"paranoids",
|
|
"psychotics",
|
|
"schizophrenics",
|
|
"sociopaths",
|
|
"characters",
|
|
"codgers",
|
|
"crackpots",
|
|
"cracks",
|
|
"cranks",
|
|
"eccentrics",
|
|
"fantastics",
|
|
"flakes",
|
|
"kooks",
|
|
"oddballs",
|
|
"oddities",
|
|
"originals",
|
|
"quizzes",
|
|
"screwballs",
|
|
"tykes",
|
|
"tikes",
|
|
"weirdos",
|
|
"zanies",
|
|
"cases",
|
|
"patients"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bugs",
|
|
"crackbrains",
|
|
"crazies",
|
|
"fools",
|
|
"fruitcakes",
|
|
"head cases",
|
|
"loonies",
|
|
"loons",
|
|
"lunatics",
|
|
"maniacs",
|
|
"nuts",
|
|
"nutters",
|
|
"psychopaths",
|
|
"psychos",
|
|
"sickies",
|
|
"sickos",
|
|
"wackos",
|
|
"whackos"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person of odd or whimsical habits":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"around the condo complex she's known as the nutcase who consistently ignores the rules"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conformers",
|
|
"conformists",
|
|
"followers",
|
|
"sheep"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bohemians",
|
|
"mavericks",
|
|
"nonconformists",
|
|
"quixotes",
|
|
"coots",
|
|
"geezers",
|
|
"curios",
|
|
"rarities",
|
|
"freaks",
|
|
"fantasticoes",
|
|
"fantasts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"characters",
|
|
"codgers",
|
|
"crackbrains",
|
|
"crackpots",
|
|
"cracks",
|
|
"cranks",
|
|
"eccentrics",
|
|
"flakes",
|
|
"fruitcakes",
|
|
"head cases",
|
|
"kooks",
|
|
"nuts",
|
|
"nutters",
|
|
"oddballs",
|
|
"oddities",
|
|
"originals",
|
|
"quizzes",
|
|
"screwballs",
|
|
"weirdos",
|
|
"zanies"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person who lacks good sense or judgment":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"only a nutcase would try to accelerate a campfire by dousing it with gasoline"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"sages",
|
|
"thinkers",
|
|
"brains",
|
|
"geniuses",
|
|
"genii"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"daredevils",
|
|
"madmen",
|
|
"airheads",
|
|
"birdbrains",
|
|
"blockheads",
|
|
"dodoes",
|
|
"dodos",
|
|
"dolts",
|
|
"donkeys",
|
|
"dopes",
|
|
"dorks",
|
|
"dumbbells",
|
|
"dummies",
|
|
"dunces",
|
|
"fatheads",
|
|
"ganders",
|
|
"goons",
|
|
"idiots",
|
|
"ignoramuses",
|
|
"ignorami",
|
|
"imbeciles",
|
|
"know-nothings",
|
|
"knuckleheads",
|
|
"morons",
|
|
"numskulls",
|
|
"numbskulls",
|
|
"pinheads",
|
|
"schlubs",
|
|
"shlubs",
|
|
"schlumps",
|
|
"schnooks",
|
|
"stocks",
|
|
"featherbrains",
|
|
"scatterbrains",
|
|
"butts",
|
|
"dupes",
|
|
"laughingstocks",
|
|
"mockeries",
|
|
"monkeys",
|
|
"chumps",
|
|
"losers",
|
|
"schlemiels",
|
|
"shlemiels",
|
|
"characters",
|
|
"codgers",
|
|
"crackbrains",
|
|
"crackpots",
|
|
"cranks",
|
|
"kooks",
|
|
"oddballs",
|
|
"screwballs",
|
|
"weirdos"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"berks",
|
|
"boobies",
|
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"charlies",
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"charleys",
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"cuckoos",
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"ding-a-lings",
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"dingbats",
|
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"ding-dongs",
|
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"dipsticks",
|
|
"doofuses",
|
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"dufuses",
|
|
"featherheads",
|
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"fools",
|
|
"geese",
|
|
"gits",
|
|
"half-wits",
|
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"jackasses",
|
|
"lunatics",
|
|
"mooncalves",
|
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"nincompoops",
|
|
"ninnies",
|
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"ninnyhammers",
|
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"nits",
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"nitwits",
|
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"nuts",
|
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"simpletons",
|
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"simps",
|
|
"turkeys",
|
|
"yo-yos"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nutriment":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
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"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nutritive":{
|
|
"providing the substances necessary for health and bodily growth":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonnutritious",
|
|
"nonnutritive"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"some people contend that whole wheat bread is significantly more nutritive than white bread"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fattening",
|
|
"insalubrious",
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|
"unhealthful",
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|
"unhealthy",
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|
"unwholesome"
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|
],
|
|
"related":[
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"enriched",
|
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"fortified",
|
|
"dietary",
|
|
"dietetic",
|
|
"beneficial",
|
|
"healthful",
|
|
"healthy",
|
|
"restorative",
|
|
"salubrious",
|
|
"salutary",
|
|
"wholesome"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"nourishing",
|
|
"nutrient",
|
|
"nutritional",
|
|
"nutritious"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nuzzles":{
|
|
"to lie close":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"newborn puppies nuzzling against their mother to stay warm"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blenches",
|
|
"flinches",
|
|
"quails",
|
|
"recoils",
|
|
"shies",
|
|
"shrinks",
|
|
"starts",
|
|
"winces"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"curls up",
|
|
"crouches",
|
|
"huddles"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cuddles",
|
|
"nestles",
|
|
"snoozles",
|
|
"snuggles"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nuzzling":{
|
|
"to lie close":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"newborn puppies nuzzling against their mother to stay warm"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blenching",
|
|
"flinching",
|
|
"quailing",
|
|
"recoiling",
|
|
"shrinking",
|
|
"shying",
|
|
"starting",
|
|
"wincing"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"curling up",
|
|
"crouching",
|
|
"huddling"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cuddling",
|
|
"nestling",
|
|
"snoozling",
|
|
"snuggling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"numskulls":{
|
|
"a stupid person":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"don't be such a numskull \u2014you know he was only kidding"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"airheads",
|
|
"birdbrains",
|
|
"blockheads",
|
|
"boneheads",
|
|
"bubbleheads",
|
|
"chowderheads",
|
|
"chuckleheads",
|
|
"clodpolls",
|
|
"clodpoles",
|
|
"clots",
|
|
"clucks",
|
|
"clunks",
|
|
"cretins",
|
|
"cuddies",
|
|
"deadheads",
|
|
"dim bulbs",
|
|
"dimwits",
|
|
"dips",
|
|
"dodoes",
|
|
"dodos",
|
|
"dolts",
|
|
"donkeys",
|
|
"doofuses",
|
|
"dufuses",
|
|
"dopes",
|
|
"dorks",
|
|
"dullards",
|
|
"dumbbells",
|
|
"dumbheads",
|
|
"dum-dums",
|
|
"dummies",
|
|
"dummkopfs",
|
|
"dunces",
|
|
"dunderheads",
|
|
"fatheads",
|
|
"ganders",
|
|
"golems",
|
|
"goofs",
|
|
"goons",
|
|
"half-wits",
|
|
"hammerheads",
|
|
"hardheads",
|
|
"idiots",
|
|
"ignoramuses",
|
|
"ignorami",
|
|
"imbeciles",
|
|
"jackasses",
|
|
"know-nothings",
|
|
"knuckleheads",
|
|
"lamebrains",
|
|
"loggerheads",
|
|
"loons",
|
|
"lumps",
|
|
"lunkheads",
|
|
"meatheads",
|
|
"momes",
|
|
"morons",
|
|
"mugs",
|
|
"mutts",
|
|
"naturals",
|
|
"nimrods",
|
|
"nincompoops",
|
|
"ninnies",
|
|
"ninnyhammers",
|
|
"nits",
|
|
"nitwits",
|
|
"noddies",
|
|
"noodles",
|
|
"oafs",
|
|
"pinheads",
|
|
"prats",
|
|
"ratbags",
|
|
"sapheads",
|
|
"schlubs",
|
|
"shlubs",
|
|
"schnooks",
|
|
"simpletons",
|
|
"stocks",
|
|
"stupes",
|
|
"stupids",
|
|
"thickheads",
|
|
"turkeys",
|
|
"woodenheads",
|
|
"yahoos",
|
|
"yo-yos"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"boobies",
|
|
"buffoons",
|
|
"fools",
|
|
"geese",
|
|
"loonies",
|
|
"lunatics",
|
|
"madmen",
|
|
"nuts",
|
|
"zanies",
|
|
"losers",
|
|
"gawks",
|
|
"featherbrains",
|
|
"scatterbrains",
|
|
"beasts",
|
|
"boors",
|
|
"cads",
|
|
"churls",
|
|
"clowns",
|
|
"creeps",
|
|
"curs",
|
|
"heels",
|
|
"jerks",
|
|
"skunks",
|
|
"skunk",
|
|
"snakes",
|
|
"stinkers",
|
|
"villains"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"intellects",
|
|
"intellectuals",
|
|
"sages",
|
|
"thinkers",
|
|
"whizzes",
|
|
"wizards",
|
|
"polymaths",
|
|
"Renaissance men",
|
|
"sharpies"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brains",
|
|
"geniuses",
|
|
"genii"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nutcase":{
|
|
"a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"some nutcase was arrested for running out onto the baseball field while the game was in progress"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bug",
|
|
"crackbrain",
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"fruitcake",
|
|
"head case",
|
|
"loon",
|
|
"loony",
|
|
"lunatic",
|
|
"maniac",
|
|
"nut",
|
|
"nutter",
|
|
"psycho",
|
|
"psychopath",
|
|
"sickie",
|
|
"sicko",
|
|
"wacko",
|
|
"whacko"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"madman",
|
|
"abnormal",
|
|
"deviant",
|
|
"monomaniac",
|
|
"mythomaniac",
|
|
"neurotic",
|
|
"obsessive",
|
|
"obsessive-compulsive",
|
|
"paranoid",
|
|
"psychotic",
|
|
"schizo",
|
|
"schizoid",
|
|
"schizophrenic",
|
|
"sociopath",
|
|
"character",
|
|
"codger",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"crackpot",
|
|
"crank",
|
|
"eccentric",
|
|
"fantastic",
|
|
"flake",
|
|
"kook",
|
|
"oddball",
|
|
"oddity",
|
|
"original",
|
|
"quiz",
|
|
"screwball",
|
|
"tyke",
|
|
"tike",
|
|
"weirdo",
|
|
"zany",
|
|
"case",
|
|
"patient"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person of odd or whimsical habits":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"around the condo complex she's known as the nutcase who consistently ignores the rules"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"character",
|
|
"codger",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"crackbrain",
|
|
"crackpot",
|
|
"crank",
|
|
"eccentric",
|
|
"flake",
|
|
"fruitcake",
|
|
"head case",
|
|
"kook",
|
|
"nut",
|
|
"nutter",
|
|
"oddball",
|
|
"oddity",
|
|
"original",
|
|
"quiz",
|
|
"screwball",
|
|
"weirdo",
|
|
"zany"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bohemian",
|
|
"maverick",
|
|
"nonconformist",
|
|
"quixote",
|
|
"coot",
|
|
"geezer",
|
|
"curio",
|
|
"rarity",
|
|
"freak",
|
|
"fantast",
|
|
"fantastico"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conformer",
|
|
"conformist",
|
|
"follower",
|
|
"sheep"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person who lacks good sense or judgment":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"only a nutcase would try to accelerate a campfire by dousing it with gasoline"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"berk",
|
|
"booby",
|
|
"charlie",
|
|
"charley",
|
|
"cuckoo",
|
|
"ding-a-ling",
|
|
"ding-dong",
|
|
"dingbat",
|
|
"dipstick",
|
|
"doofus",
|
|
"featherhead",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"git",
|
|
"goose",
|
|
"half-wit",
|
|
"jackass",
|
|
"lunatic",
|
|
"mooncalf",
|
|
"nincompoop",
|
|
"ninny",
|
|
"ninnyhammer",
|
|
"nit",
|
|
"nitwit",
|
|
"nut",
|
|
"simp",
|
|
"simpleton",
|
|
"turkey",
|
|
"yo-yo"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"daredevil",
|
|
"madman",
|
|
"airhead",
|
|
"birdbrain",
|
|
"blockhead",
|
|
"dodo",
|
|
"dolt",
|
|
"donkey",
|
|
"dope",
|
|
"dork",
|
|
"dumbbell",
|
|
"dummy",
|
|
"dunce",
|
|
"fathead",
|
|
"gander",
|
|
"goon",
|
|
"idiot",
|
|
"ignoramus",
|
|
"imbecile",
|
|
"know-nothing",
|
|
"knucklehead",
|
|
"moron",
|
|
"numskull",
|
|
"numbskull",
|
|
"pinhead",
|
|
"schlub",
|
|
"shlub",
|
|
"schlump",
|
|
"schnook",
|
|
"stock",
|
|
"featherbrain",
|
|
"scatterbrain",
|
|
"butt",
|
|
"dupe",
|
|
"laughingstock",
|
|
"mockery",
|
|
"monkey",
|
|
"chump",
|
|
"loser",
|
|
"schlemiel",
|
|
"shlemiel",
|
|
"character",
|
|
"codger",
|
|
"crackbrain",
|
|
"crackpot",
|
|
"crank",
|
|
"kook",
|
|
"oddball",
|
|
"screwball",
|
|
"weirdo"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"sage",
|
|
"thinker",
|
|
"brain",
|
|
"genius"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"nullities":{
|
|
"a person of no importance or influence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that tiny country's ambassador from the U.S. is usually some nullity who happens to be a friend or supporter of the current president"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ciphers",
|
|
"dwarfs",
|
|
"dwarves",
|
|
"half-pints",
|
|
"insects",
|
|
"insignificancies",
|
|
"lightweights",
|
|
"morsels",
|
|
"nobodies",
|
|
"nonentities",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |