2481 lines
48 KiB
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2481 lines
48 KiB
JSON
{
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"dashed (off)":{
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"as in cobbled (together or up)":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"cobbled (together or up)",
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"concocted",
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"contrived",
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"cooked (up)",
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"devised",
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"fabricated",
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"hatched",
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"invented",
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"made up",
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"manufactured",
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"thought (up)",
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"ad-libbed",
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"clapped (together or up)",
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"clapt (together or up)",
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"extemporized",
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"faked",
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"improvised"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"arranged",
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"laid",
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"prepared",
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"readied",
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"considered",
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"contemplated",
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"pondered",
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"studied",
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"exercised",
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"practiced",
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"practised",
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"rehearsed"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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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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"dashingly":{
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"in a strikingly neat and trim manner":{
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"examples":[
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"a handsome young man dashingly dressed in a tuxedo for the prom"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"nattily",
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"sharply",
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"smartly",
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"snappily",
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"sprucely"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"neatly",
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"orderly",
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"tidily",
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"trimly",
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"elegantly",
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"fashionably",
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"modishly",
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"stylishly",
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"swankily",
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"carefully",
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"fastidiously",
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"fussily",
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"meticulously",
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"cleanly",
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"immaculately",
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"pristinely",
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"spotlessly"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"dowdily",
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"inelegantly",
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"slatternly",
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"messily",
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"mussily",
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"untidily",
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"scruffily",
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"shabbily",
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"sleazily",
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"dingily",
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"dirtily",
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"filthily",
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"foully",
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"grubbily",
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"nastily"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"sloppily",
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"slovenly"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"dashing":{
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"inclined or willing to take risks":{
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"examples":[
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"the dashing heroes in stories about the American West"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"adventuresome",
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"adventurous",
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"audacious",
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"bold",
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"daring",
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"emboldened",
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"enterprising",
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"free-swinging",
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"gutsy",
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"hardy",
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"nerved",
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"nervy",
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"venturesome",
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"venturous"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"brash",
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"daredevil",
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"foolhardy",
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"heedless",
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"hotheaded",
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"impetuous",
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"imprudent",
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"impulsive",
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"incautious",
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"madcap",
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"overbold",
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"overconfident",
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"rash",
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"reckless",
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"thoughtless",
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"wild",
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"brave",
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"courageous",
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"dauntless",
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"fearless",
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"gallant",
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"greathearted",
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"heroic",
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"heroical",
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"intrepid",
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"lionhearted",
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"stalwart",
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"stout",
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"stouthearted",
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"swashbuckling",
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"unafraid",
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"undaunted",
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"valiant",
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"valorous",
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"gritty",
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"plucky",
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"spirited",
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"spunky",
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"gadarene",
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"hasty",
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"headlong",
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"precipitate",
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"absurd",
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"asinine",
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"balmy",
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"brainless",
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"crazy",
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"foolish",
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"half-witted",
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"harebrained",
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"insane",
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"lunatic",
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"mad",
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"nutty",
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"scatterbrained",
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"silly",
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"wacky",
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"whacky",
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"witless",
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"unnecessary",
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"dumb",
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"idiotic",
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"idiotical",
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"moronic",
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"stupid",
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"irrational",
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"unreasonable"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"chickenhearted",
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"coward",
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"cowardly",
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"craven",
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"lily-livered",
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"milk-livered",
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"milky",
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"poltroon",
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"pusillanimous",
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"shy",
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"timid",
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"timorous",
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"careful",
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"cautious",
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"heedful",
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"prudent",
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"wary",
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"overcareful",
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"overcautious",
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"affrighted",
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"afraid",
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"alarmed",
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"fainthearted",
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"fearful",
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"frightened",
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"horrified",
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"scared",
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"shocked",
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"spooked",
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"startled",
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"terrified",
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"terrorized",
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"unnerved",
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"calm",
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"cool",
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"levelheaded",
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"rational",
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"reasonable",
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"sage",
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"sane",
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"sensible",
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"sound",
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"wise",
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"appalled",
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"concerned",
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"dismayed",
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"upset",
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"worried"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"unadventurous",
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"unenterprising"
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]
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},
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"to go at a pace faster than a walk":{
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"examples":[
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"one sprinter dashed to the finish line in record-breaking time"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"galloping",
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"jogging",
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"running",
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"scampering",
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"sprinting",
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"tripping",
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"trotting"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bounding",
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"cantering",
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"leaping",
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"loping",
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"shagging",
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"skipping",
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"springing",
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"barreling",
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"barrelling",
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"belting",
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"blasting",
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"blazing",
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"blowing",
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"bolting",
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"bombing",
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"bowling",
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"breezing",
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"bustling",
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"buzzing",
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"cannonballing",
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"careening",
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"coursing",
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"footing (it)",
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"haring",
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"hastening",
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"hoofing (it)",
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"hotfooting (it)",
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"humping",
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"hurling",
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"hurrying",
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"hurtling",
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"hustling",
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"hying",
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"hieing",
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"jetting",
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"legging (it)",
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"pelting",
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"racing",
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"ramming",
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"ripping",
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"rocketing",
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"rushing",
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"rustling",
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"shooting",
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"speeding",
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"tearing",
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"whirling",
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"whisking",
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"zipping",
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"zooming",
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"nipping",
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"pattering",
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"scooting",
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"scurrying",
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"scuttling",
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"stepping (along)"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"ambling",
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"sauntering",
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"shambling",
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"shuffling",
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"strolling",
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"crawling",
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"creeping",
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"dallying",
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"dawdling",
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"dillydallying",
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"dragging",
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"lagging",
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"lingering",
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"loitering",
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"poking",
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"tarrying",
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"lumbering",
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"plodding",
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"trudging",
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"hobbling",
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"limping"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to proceed or move quickly":{
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"examples":[
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"we dashed about in a panic, trying to get everything organized before the guests were scheduled to arrive"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"barreling",
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"barrelling",
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"belting",
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"blasting",
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"blazing",
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"blowing",
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"bolting",
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"bombing",
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"bowling",
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"breezing",
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"bundling",
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"bustling",
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"buzzing",
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"cannonballing",
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"careening",
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"careering",
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"chasing",
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"coursing",
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"cracking (on)",
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"driving",
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"flying",
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"haring",
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"hastening",
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"highballing",
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"hotfooting (it)",
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"humping",
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"hurling",
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"hurrying",
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"hurtling",
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"hustling",
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"hying",
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"hieing",
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"jetting",
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"jumping",
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"motoring",
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"nipping",
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"pelting",
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"racing",
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"ramming",
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"ripping",
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"rocketing",
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"running",
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"rushing",
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"rustling",
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"scooting",
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"scurrying",
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"scuttling",
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"shooting",
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"speeding",
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"stepping",
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"tearing",
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"traveling",
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"travelling",
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"trotting",
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"whirling",
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"whisking",
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"zipping",
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"zooming"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"beetling",
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"darting",
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"flitting",
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"scampering",
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"scudding",
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"scuffling",
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"stampeding",
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"streaking",
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"whizzing",
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"galloping",
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"jogging",
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"sprinting",
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"accelerating",
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"quickening",
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"stepping out",
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"catching up",
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"fast-forwarding",
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"outpacing",
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"outrunning",
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"outstripping",
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"overtaking",
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"arrowing",
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"beelining"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"dallying",
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"dawdling",
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"dillydallying",
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"dragging",
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"hanging (around or out)",
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"lagging",
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"lingering",
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"loitering",
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"poking",
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"tarrying",
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"ambling",
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"lumbering",
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"plodding",
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"sauntering",
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"shuffling",
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"strolling",
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"decelerating",
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"slowing (down or up)"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"crawling",
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"creeping",
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"poking"
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]
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},
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"to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm":{
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"examples":[
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"she dashed water in his face in an attempt to wake him up"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"casting",
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"catapulting",
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"chucking",
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"firing",
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"flinging",
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"heaving",
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"hurling",
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"hurtling",
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"launching",
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"lobbing",
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"lofting",
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"pegging",
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"pelting",
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"pitching",
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"slinging",
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"throwing",
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"tossing"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bowling",
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"darting",
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"flipping",
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"gunning",
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"hooking",
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"passing",
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"rolling",
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"shooting",
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"bucking",
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"ejecting",
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"impelling",
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"precipitating",
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"projecting",
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"propelling",
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"rifling",
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"thrusting"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy":{
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"examples":[
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"our clothes were dashed with the mud of passing cars"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bespattering",
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"plashing",
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"spattering",
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"splashing",
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"splattering"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"drenching",
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"drowning",
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"impregnating",
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"saturating",
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"soaking",
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"sopping",
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"sousing",
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"steeping",
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"bathing",
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"dousing",
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"dowsing",
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"washing",
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"watering",
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"slopping",
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"slushing",
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"spraying",
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"sprinkling",
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"squirting"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets":{
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"examples":[
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"a sudden jolt dashed the hot coffee onto the driver's lap"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"slopping",
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"sloshing",
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"spattering",
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"splashing",
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"swashing"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"dabbling",
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"lapping",
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"plashing",
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"washing",
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"spraying",
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"sprinkling",
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"spritzing",
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"squirting"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to make sad":{
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"examples":[
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"she's always dashed by the failure of her matchmaking efforts"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bumming (out)",
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"burdening",
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"dejecting",
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"depressing",
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"getting down",
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"oppressing",
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"saddening",
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"weighing down"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"ailing",
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"distressing",
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"troubling",
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"afflicting",
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"tormenting",
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"torturing",
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"daunting",
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"demoralizing",
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"discouraging",
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"disheartening",
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"dismaying",
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"dispiriting",
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"unnerving",
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"agitating",
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"bothering",
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"concerning",
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"discomforting",
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"discomposing",
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"disquieting",
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"disturbing",
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"exercising",
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"freaking (out)",
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"perturbing",
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"undoing",
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"unhinging",
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"unsettling",
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"upsetting",
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"worrying"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"animating",
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"enlivening",
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"invigorating",
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"assuring",
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"comforting",
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"consoling",
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"reassuring",
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"solacing",
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"soothing",
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"exciting",
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"inspiring",
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"stimulating",
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"elating",
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"exhilarating",
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"encouraging",
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"heartening",
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"delighting",
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"gratifying",
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"pleasing",
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"boosting",
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"elevating",
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"lifting",
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"uplifting"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"brightening",
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"buoying",
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"cheering (up)",
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"gladdening",
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"lightening",
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"rejoicing"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"dashes":{
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"to go at a pace faster than a walk":{
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"examples":[
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"one sprinter dashed to the finish line in record-breaking time"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"gallops",
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"jogs",
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"runs",
|
|
"scampers",
|
|
"sprints",
|
|
"trips",
|
|
"trots"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bounds",
|
|
"canters",
|
|
"leaps",
|
|
"lopes",
|
|
"shags",
|
|
"skips",
|
|
"springs",
|
|
"barrels",
|
|
"belts",
|
|
"blasts",
|
|
"blazes",
|
|
"blows",
|
|
"bolts",
|
|
"bombs",
|
|
"bowls",
|
|
"breezes",
|
|
"bustles",
|
|
"buzzes",
|
|
"cannonballs",
|
|
"careens",
|
|
"courses",
|
|
"foots (it)",
|
|
"hares",
|
|
"hastens",
|
|
"hies",
|
|
"hoofs (it)",
|
|
"hotfoots (it)",
|
|
"humps",
|
|
"hurls",
|
|
"hurries",
|
|
"hurtles",
|
|
"hustles",
|
|
"jets",
|
|
"legs (it)",
|
|
"pelts",
|
|
"races",
|
|
"rams",
|
|
"rips",
|
|
"rockets",
|
|
"rushes",
|
|
"rustles",
|
|
"shoots",
|
|
"speeds",
|
|
"tears",
|
|
"whirls",
|
|
"whisks",
|
|
"zips",
|
|
"zooms",
|
|
"nips",
|
|
"patters",
|
|
"scoots",
|
|
"scurries",
|
|
"scuttles",
|
|
"steps (along)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ambles",
|
|
"saunters",
|
|
"shambles",
|
|
"shuffles",
|
|
"strolls",
|
|
"crawls",
|
|
"creeps",
|
|
"dallies",
|
|
"dawdles",
|
|
"dillydallies",
|
|
"drags",
|
|
"lags",
|
|
"lingers",
|
|
"loiters",
|
|
"pokes",
|
|
"tarries",
|
|
"lumbers",
|
|
"plods",
|
|
"trudges",
|
|
"hobbles",
|
|
"limps"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to proceed or move quickly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we dashed about in a panic, trying to get everything organized before the guests were scheduled to arrive"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"barrels",
|
|
"belts",
|
|
"blasts",
|
|
"blazes",
|
|
"blows",
|
|
"bolts",
|
|
"bombs",
|
|
"bowls",
|
|
"breezes",
|
|
"bundles",
|
|
"bustles",
|
|
"buzzes",
|
|
"cannonballs",
|
|
"careens",
|
|
"careers",
|
|
"chases",
|
|
"courses",
|
|
"cracks (on)",
|
|
"drives",
|
|
"flies",
|
|
"hares",
|
|
"hastens",
|
|
"hies",
|
|
"highballs",
|
|
"hotfoots (it)",
|
|
"humps",
|
|
"hurls",
|
|
"hurries",
|
|
"hurtles",
|
|
"hustles",
|
|
"jets",
|
|
"jumps",
|
|
"motors",
|
|
"nips",
|
|
"pelts",
|
|
"races",
|
|
"rams",
|
|
"rips",
|
|
"rockets",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"rushes",
|
|
"rustles",
|
|
"scoots",
|
|
"scurries",
|
|
"scuttles",
|
|
"shoots",
|
|
"speeds",
|
|
"steps",
|
|
"tears",
|
|
"travels",
|
|
"trots",
|
|
"whirls",
|
|
"whisks",
|
|
"zips",
|
|
"zooms"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"beetles",
|
|
"darts",
|
|
"flits",
|
|
"scampers",
|
|
"scuds",
|
|
"scuffles",
|
|
"stampedes",
|
|
"streaks",
|
|
"whizzes",
|
|
"gallops",
|
|
"jogs",
|
|
"sprints",
|
|
"accelerates",
|
|
"quickens",
|
|
"steps out",
|
|
"catches up",
|
|
"fast-forwards",
|
|
"outpaces",
|
|
"outruns",
|
|
"outstrips",
|
|
"overtakes",
|
|
"arrows",
|
|
"beelines"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dallies",
|
|
"dawdles",
|
|
"dillydallies",
|
|
"drags",
|
|
"hangs (around or out)",
|
|
"lags",
|
|
"lingers",
|
|
"loiters",
|
|
"pokes",
|
|
"tarries",
|
|
"ambles",
|
|
"lumbers",
|
|
"plods",
|
|
"saunters",
|
|
"shuffles",
|
|
"strolls",
|
|
"decelerates",
|
|
"slows (down or up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"crawls",
|
|
"creeps",
|
|
"pokes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she dashed water in his face in an attempt to wake him up"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"casts",
|
|
"catapults",
|
|
"chucks",
|
|
"fires",
|
|
"flings",
|
|
"heaves",
|
|
"hurls",
|
|
"hurtles",
|
|
"launches",
|
|
"lobs",
|
|
"lofts",
|
|
"pegs",
|
|
"pelts",
|
|
"pitches",
|
|
"slings",
|
|
"throws",
|
|
"tosses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bowls",
|
|
"darts",
|
|
"flips",
|
|
"guns",
|
|
"hooks",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"rolls",
|
|
"shoots",
|
|
"bucks",
|
|
"ejects",
|
|
"impels",
|
|
"precipitates",
|
|
"projects",
|
|
"propels",
|
|
"rifles",
|
|
"thrusts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"our clothes were dashed with the mud of passing cars"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bespatters",
|
|
"plashes",
|
|
"spatters",
|
|
"splashes",
|
|
"splatters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drenches",
|
|
"drowns",
|
|
"impregnates",
|
|
"saturates",
|
|
"soaks",
|
|
"sops",
|
|
"souses",
|
|
"steeps",
|
|
"bathes",
|
|
"douses",
|
|
"dowses",
|
|
"washes",
|
|
"waters",
|
|
"slops",
|
|
"slushes",
|
|
"sprays",
|
|
"sprinkles",
|
|
"squirts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a sudden jolt dashed the hot coffee onto the driver's lap"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"slops",
|
|
"sloshes",
|
|
"spatters",
|
|
"splashes",
|
|
"swashes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dabbles",
|
|
"laps",
|
|
"plashes",
|
|
"washes",
|
|
"sprays",
|
|
"sprinkles",
|
|
"spritzes",
|
|
"squirts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make sad":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she's always dashed by the failure of her matchmaking efforts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bums (out)",
|
|
"burdens",
|
|
"dejects",
|
|
"depresses",
|
|
"gets down",
|
|
"oppresses",
|
|
"saddens",
|
|
"weighs down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ails",
|
|
"distresses",
|
|
"troubles",
|
|
"afflicts",
|
|
"torments",
|
|
"tortures",
|
|
"daunts",
|
|
"demoralizes",
|
|
"discourages",
|
|
"disheartens",
|
|
"dismays",
|
|
"dispirits",
|
|
"unnerves",
|
|
"agitates",
|
|
"bothers",
|
|
"concerns",
|
|
"discomforts",
|
|
"discomposes",
|
|
"disquiets",
|
|
"disturbs",
|
|
"exercises",
|
|
"freaks (out)",
|
|
"perturbs",
|
|
"undoes",
|
|
"unhinges",
|
|
"unsettles",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"worries"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"animates",
|
|
"enlivens",
|
|
"invigorates",
|
|
"assures",
|
|
"comforts",
|
|
"consoles",
|
|
"reassures",
|
|
"solaces",
|
|
"soothes",
|
|
"excites",
|
|
"inspires",
|
|
"stimulates",
|
|
"elates",
|
|
"exhilarates",
|
|
"encourages",
|
|
"heartens",
|
|
"delights",
|
|
"gratifies",
|
|
"pleases",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"elevates",
|
|
"lifts",
|
|
"uplifts"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brightens",
|
|
"buoys",
|
|
"cheers (up)",
|
|
"gladdens",
|
|
"lightens",
|
|
"rejoices"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dash (off)":{
|
|
"as in cobble (together or up)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cobble (together or up)",
|
|
"concoct",
|
|
"contrive",
|
|
"cook (up)",
|
|
"devise",
|
|
"fabricate",
|
|
"hatch",
|
|
"invent",
|
|
"make up",
|
|
"manufacture",
|
|
"think (up)",
|
|
"ad-lib",
|
|
"clap (together or up)",
|
|
"extemporize",
|
|
"fake",
|
|
"improvise"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"arrange",
|
|
"lay",
|
|
"prepare",
|
|
"ready",
|
|
"consider",
|
|
"contemplate",
|
|
"ponder",
|
|
"study",
|
|
"exercise",
|
|
"practice",
|
|
"practise",
|
|
"rehearse"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dastardly":{
|
|
"having or showing a shameful lack of courage":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his dastardly conduct in a critical moment haunted him for the rest of his life"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chicken",
|
|
"chicken-livered",
|
|
"chickenhearted",
|
|
"cowardly",
|
|
"craven",
|
|
"gutless",
|
|
"lily-livered",
|
|
"milk-livered",
|
|
"poltroon",
|
|
"pusillanimous",
|
|
"recreant",
|
|
"spineless",
|
|
"unheroic",
|
|
"yellow"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"diffident",
|
|
"fainthearted",
|
|
"fearful",
|
|
"timid",
|
|
"timorous",
|
|
"afraid",
|
|
"frightened",
|
|
"scared",
|
|
"careful",
|
|
"cautious",
|
|
"wary",
|
|
"bashful",
|
|
"coy",
|
|
"shy",
|
|
"feeble",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"unmanly",
|
|
"weak"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"audacious",
|
|
"bold",
|
|
"brazen",
|
|
"cheeky",
|
|
"nervy",
|
|
"plucky",
|
|
"spirited",
|
|
"spunky",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"resolute"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brave",
|
|
"courageous",
|
|
"daring",
|
|
"dauntless",
|
|
"doughty",
|
|
"fearless",
|
|
"gallant",
|
|
"greathearted",
|
|
"gutsy",
|
|
"hardy",
|
|
"heroic",
|
|
"heroical",
|
|
"intrepid",
|
|
"lionhearted",
|
|
"stalwart",
|
|
"stout",
|
|
"stouthearted",
|
|
"valiant",
|
|
"valorous"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dashed":{
|
|
"to go at a pace faster than a walk":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"one sprinter dashed to the finish line in record-breaking time"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"galloped",
|
|
"jogged",
|
|
"ran",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"scampered",
|
|
"sprinted",
|
|
"tripped",
|
|
"trotted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bounded",
|
|
"cantered",
|
|
"leaped",
|
|
"leapt",
|
|
"loped",
|
|
"shagged",
|
|
"skipped",
|
|
"sprang",
|
|
"sprung",
|
|
"barreled",
|
|
"barrelled",
|
|
"belted",
|
|
"blasted",
|
|
"blazed",
|
|
"blew",
|
|
"bolted",
|
|
"bombed",
|
|
"bowled",
|
|
"breezed",
|
|
"bustled",
|
|
"buzzed",
|
|
"cannonballed",
|
|
"careened",
|
|
"coursed",
|
|
"footed (it)",
|
|
"hared",
|
|
"hastened",
|
|
"hied",
|
|
"hoofed (it)",
|
|
"hotfooted (it)",
|
|
"humped",
|
|
"hurled",
|
|
"hurried",
|
|
"hurtled",
|
|
"hustled",
|
|
"jetted",
|
|
"legged (it)",
|
|
"pelted",
|
|
"raced",
|
|
"rammed",
|
|
"ripped",
|
|
"rocketed",
|
|
"rushed",
|
|
"rustled",
|
|
"shot",
|
|
"sped",
|
|
"speeded",
|
|
"tore",
|
|
"whirled",
|
|
"whisked",
|
|
"zipped",
|
|
"zoomed",
|
|
"nipped",
|
|
"pattered",
|
|
"scooted",
|
|
"scurried",
|
|
"scuttled",
|
|
"stepped (along)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ambled",
|
|
"sauntered",
|
|
"shambled",
|
|
"shuffled",
|
|
"strolled",
|
|
"crawled",
|
|
"crept",
|
|
"dallied",
|
|
"dawdled",
|
|
"dillydallied",
|
|
"dragged",
|
|
"lagged",
|
|
"lingered",
|
|
"loitered",
|
|
"poked",
|
|
"tarried",
|
|
"lumbered",
|
|
"plodded",
|
|
"trudged",
|
|
"hobbled",
|
|
"limped"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to proceed or move quickly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we dashed about in a panic, trying to get everything organized before the guests were scheduled to arrive"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"barreled",
|
|
"barrelled",
|
|
"belted",
|
|
"blasted",
|
|
"blazed",
|
|
"blew",
|
|
"bolted",
|
|
"bombed",
|
|
"bowled",
|
|
"breezed",
|
|
"bundled",
|
|
"bustled",
|
|
"buzzed",
|
|
"cannonballed",
|
|
"careened",
|
|
"careered",
|
|
"chased",
|
|
"coursed",
|
|
"cracked (on)",
|
|
"drove",
|
|
"flew",
|
|
"hared",
|
|
"hastened",
|
|
"hied",
|
|
"highballed",
|
|
"hotfooted (it)",
|
|
"humped",
|
|
"hurled",
|
|
"hurried",
|
|
"hurtled",
|
|
"hustled",
|
|
"jetted",
|
|
"jumped",
|
|
"motored",
|
|
"nipped",
|
|
"pelted",
|
|
"raced",
|
|
"rammed",
|
|
"ran",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"ripped",
|
|
"rocketed",
|
|
"rushed",
|
|
"rustled",
|
|
"scooted",
|
|
"scurried",
|
|
"scuttled",
|
|
"shot",
|
|
"sped",
|
|
"speeded",
|
|
"stepped",
|
|
"tore",
|
|
"traveled",
|
|
"travelled",
|
|
"trotted",
|
|
"whirled",
|
|
"whisked",
|
|
"zipped",
|
|
"zoomed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"beetled",
|
|
"darted",
|
|
"flitted",
|
|
"scampered",
|
|
"scudded",
|
|
"scuffled",
|
|
"stampeded",
|
|
"streaked",
|
|
"whizzed",
|
|
"galloped",
|
|
"jogged",
|
|
"sprinted",
|
|
"accelerated",
|
|
"quickened",
|
|
"stepped out",
|
|
"caught up",
|
|
"fast-forwarded",
|
|
"outpaced",
|
|
"outran",
|
|
"outstripped",
|
|
"overtook",
|
|
"arrowed",
|
|
"beelined"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dallied",
|
|
"dawdled",
|
|
"dillydallied",
|
|
"dragged",
|
|
"hung (around or out)",
|
|
"hanged (around or out)",
|
|
"lagged",
|
|
"lingered",
|
|
"loitered",
|
|
"poked",
|
|
"tarried",
|
|
"ambled",
|
|
"lumbered",
|
|
"plodded",
|
|
"sauntered",
|
|
"shuffled",
|
|
"strolled",
|
|
"decelerated",
|
|
"slowed (down or up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"crawled",
|
|
"crept",
|
|
"poked"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she dashed water in his face in an attempt to wake him up"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cast",
|
|
"catapulted",
|
|
"chucked",
|
|
"fired",
|
|
"flung",
|
|
"heaved",
|
|
"hove",
|
|
"hurled",
|
|
"hurtled",
|
|
"launched",
|
|
"lobbed",
|
|
"lofted",
|
|
"pegged",
|
|
"pelted",
|
|
"pitched",
|
|
"slung",
|
|
"threw",
|
|
"tossed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bowled",
|
|
"darted",
|
|
"flipped",
|
|
"gunned",
|
|
"hooked",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"rolled",
|
|
"shot",
|
|
"bucked",
|
|
"ejected",
|
|
"impelled",
|
|
"precipitated",
|
|
"projected",
|
|
"propelled",
|
|
"rifled",
|
|
"thrust"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"our clothes were dashed with the mud of passing cars"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bespattered",
|
|
"plashed",
|
|
"spattered",
|
|
"splashed",
|
|
"splattered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drenched",
|
|
"drowned",
|
|
"impregnated",
|
|
"saturated",
|
|
"soaked",
|
|
"sopped",
|
|
"soused",
|
|
"steeped",
|
|
"bathed",
|
|
"doused",
|
|
"dowsed",
|
|
"washed",
|
|
"watered",
|
|
"slopped",
|
|
"slushed",
|
|
"sprayed",
|
|
"sprinkled",
|
|
"squirted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a sudden jolt dashed the hot coffee onto the driver's lap"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"slopped",
|
|
"sloshed",
|
|
"spattered",
|
|
"splashed",
|
|
"swashed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dabbled",
|
|
"lapped",
|
|
"plashed",
|
|
"washed",
|
|
"sprayed",
|
|
"sprinkled",
|
|
"spritzed",
|
|
"squirted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make sad":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she's always dashed by the failure of her matchmaking efforts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bummed (out)",
|
|
"burdened",
|
|
"dejected",
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"got down",
|
|
"oppressed",
|
|
"saddened",
|
|
"weighed down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ailed",
|
|
"distressed",
|
|
"troubled",
|
|
"afflicted",
|
|
"tormented",
|
|
"tortured",
|
|
"daunted",
|
|
"demoralized",
|
|
"discouraged",
|
|
"disheartened",
|
|
"dismayed",
|
|
"dispirited",
|
|
"unnerved",
|
|
"agitated",
|
|
"bothered",
|
|
"concerned",
|
|
"discomforted",
|
|
"discomposed",
|
|
"disquieted",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"exercised",
|
|
"freaked (out)",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"undid",
|
|
"unhinged",
|
|
"unsettled",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"worried"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"animated",
|
|
"enlivened",
|
|
"invigorated",
|
|
"assured",
|
|
"comforted",
|
|
"consoled",
|
|
"reassured",
|
|
"solaced",
|
|
"soothed",
|
|
"excited",
|
|
"inspired",
|
|
"stimulated",
|
|
"elated",
|
|
"exhilarated",
|
|
"encouraged",
|
|
"heartened",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"pleased",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"lifted",
|
|
"uplifted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brightened",
|
|
"buoyed",
|
|
"cheered (up)",
|
|
"gladdened",
|
|
"lightened",
|
|
"rejoiced"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dastard":{
|
|
"a person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the villain of the story is a dastard indeed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chicken",
|
|
"coward",
|
|
"craven",
|
|
"cur",
|
|
"funk",
|
|
"poltroon",
|
|
"recreant",
|
|
"sissy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"defeatist",
|
|
"quitter",
|
|
"cream puff",
|
|
"milquetoast",
|
|
"pushover",
|
|
"pussy",
|
|
"weakling",
|
|
"wimp",
|
|
"caitiff",
|
|
"snake",
|
|
"sneak",
|
|
"ostrich",
|
|
"scaramouch",
|
|
"scaramouche"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"daredevil"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hero",
|
|
"stalwart",
|
|
"valiant"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dash":{
|
|
"active strength of body or mind":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the cavalry officer's dash and enthusiasm inspired his men to follow him into battle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beans",
|
|
"bounce",
|
|
"brio",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"dynamism",
|
|
"energy",
|
|
"esprit",
|
|
"gas",
|
|
"get-up-and-go",
|
|
"ginger",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"gusto",
|
|
"hardihood",
|
|
"juice",
|
|
"life",
|
|
"moxie",
|
|
"oomph",
|
|
"pep",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"sap",
|
|
"snap",
|
|
"starch",
|
|
"verve",
|
|
"vigor",
|
|
"vim",
|
|
"vinegar",
|
|
"vitality",
|
|
"zing",
|
|
"zip"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"animal spirits",
|
|
"animation",
|
|
"briskness",
|
|
"jauntiness",
|
|
"liveliness",
|
|
"snappiness",
|
|
"spirit",
|
|
"spiritedness",
|
|
"sprightliness",
|
|
"spunk",
|
|
"spunkiness",
|
|
"vibrance",
|
|
"vibrancy",
|
|
"vivaciousness",
|
|
"vivacity",
|
|
"ardor",
|
|
"\u00e9lan",
|
|
"fervor",
|
|
"fire",
|
|
"passion",
|
|
"zeal",
|
|
"main",
|
|
"metal",
|
|
"mettle",
|
|
"might",
|
|
"muscle",
|
|
"potency",
|
|
"power",
|
|
"puissance",
|
|
"stamina",
|
|
"strength",
|
|
"brawniness",
|
|
"fitness",
|
|
"hardiness",
|
|
"huskiness",
|
|
"sturdiness",
|
|
"virility",
|
|
"health",
|
|
"healthiness",
|
|
"soundness",
|
|
"verdure",
|
|
"wellness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"indolence",
|
|
"laziness",
|
|
"debilitation",
|
|
"debility",
|
|
"delicacy",
|
|
"disablement",
|
|
"enfeeblement",
|
|
"faintness",
|
|
"feebleness",
|
|
"frailness",
|
|
"frailty",
|
|
"impotence",
|
|
"impotency",
|
|
"infirmity",
|
|
"powerlessness",
|
|
"puniness",
|
|
"slightness",
|
|
"softness",
|
|
"tenderness",
|
|
"weakness",
|
|
"enervation",
|
|
"exhaustion",
|
|
"inanition",
|
|
"prostration"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lethargy",
|
|
"listlessness",
|
|
"sluggishness",
|
|
"torpidity"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to go at a pace faster than a walk":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"one sprinter dashed to the finish line in record-breaking time"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gallop",
|
|
"jog",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"scamper",
|
|
"sprint",
|
|
"trip",
|
|
"trot"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"canter",
|
|
"leap",
|
|
"lope",
|
|
"shag",
|
|
"skip",
|
|
"spring",
|
|
"barrel",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"blast",
|
|
"blaze",
|
|
"blow",
|
|
"bolt",
|
|
"bomb",
|
|
"bowl",
|
|
"breeze",
|
|
"bustle",
|
|
"buzz",
|
|
"cannonball",
|
|
"careen",
|
|
"course",
|
|
"foot (it)",
|
|
"hare",
|
|
"hasten",
|
|
"hie",
|
|
"hoof (it)",
|
|
"hotfoot (it)",
|
|
"hump",
|
|
"hurl",
|
|
"hurry",
|
|
"hurtle",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"jet",
|
|
"leg (it)",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"race",
|
|
"ram",
|
|
"rip",
|
|
"rocket",
|
|
"rush",
|
|
"rustle",
|
|
"shoot",
|
|
"speed",
|
|
"tear",
|
|
"whirl",
|
|
"whisk",
|
|
"zip",
|
|
"zoom",
|
|
"nip",
|
|
"patter",
|
|
"scoot",
|
|
"scurry",
|
|
"scuttle",
|
|
"step (along)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"amble",
|
|
"saunter",
|
|
"shamble",
|
|
"shuffle",
|
|
"stroll",
|
|
"crawl",
|
|
"creep",
|
|
"dally",
|
|
"dawdle",
|
|
"dillydally",
|
|
"drag",
|
|
"lag",
|
|
"linger",
|
|
"loiter",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"tarry",
|
|
"lumber",
|
|
"plod",
|
|
"trudge",
|
|
"hobble",
|
|
"limp"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to proceed or move quickly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we dashed about in a panic, trying to get everything organized before the guests were scheduled to arrive"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"barrel",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"blast",
|
|
"blaze",
|
|
"blow",
|
|
"bolt",
|
|
"bomb",
|
|
"bowl",
|
|
"breeze",
|
|
"bundle",
|
|
"bustle",
|
|
"buzz",
|
|
"cannonball",
|
|
"careen",
|
|
"career",
|
|
"chase",
|
|
"course",
|
|
"crack (on)",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"fly",
|
|
"hare",
|
|
"hasten",
|
|
"hie",
|
|
"highball",
|
|
"hotfoot (it)",
|
|
"hump",
|
|
"hurl",
|
|
"hurry",
|
|
"hurtle",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"jet",
|
|
"jump",
|
|
"motor",
|
|
"nip",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"race",
|
|
"ram",
|
|
"rip",
|
|
"rocket",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"rush",
|
|
"rustle",
|
|
"scoot",
|
|
"scurry",
|
|
"scuttle",
|
|
"shoot",
|
|
"speed",
|
|
"step",
|
|
"tear",
|
|
"travel",
|
|
"trot",
|
|
"whirl",
|
|
"whisk",
|
|
"zip",
|
|
"zoom"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"beetle",
|
|
"dart",
|
|
"flit",
|
|
"scamper",
|
|
"scud",
|
|
"scuffle",
|
|
"stampede",
|
|
"streak",
|
|
"whiz",
|
|
"whizz",
|
|
"gallop",
|
|
"jog",
|
|
"sprint",
|
|
"accelerate",
|
|
"quicken",
|
|
"step out",
|
|
"catch up",
|
|
"fast-forward",
|
|
"outpace",
|
|
"outrun",
|
|
"outstrip",
|
|
"overtake",
|
|
"arrow",
|
|
"beeline"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dally",
|
|
"dawdle",
|
|
"dillydally",
|
|
"drag",
|
|
"hang (around or out)",
|
|
"lag",
|
|
"linger",
|
|
"loiter",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"tarry",
|
|
"amble",
|
|
"lumber",
|
|
"plod",
|
|
"saunter",
|
|
"shuffle",
|
|
"stroll",
|
|
"decelerate",
|
|
"slow (down or up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"crawl",
|
|
"creep",
|
|
"poke"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she dashed water in his face in an attempt to wake him up"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cast",
|
|
"catapult",
|
|
"chuck",
|
|
"fire",
|
|
"fling",
|
|
"heave",
|
|
"hurl",
|
|
"hurtle",
|
|
"launch",
|
|
"lob",
|
|
"loft",
|
|
"peg",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"pitch",
|
|
"sling",
|
|
"throw",
|
|
"toss"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bowl",
|
|
"dart",
|
|
"flip",
|
|
"gun",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"roll",
|
|
"shoot",
|
|
"buck",
|
|
"eject",
|
|
"impel",
|
|
"precipitate",
|
|
"project",
|
|
"propel",
|
|
"rifle",
|
|
"thrust"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to wet or soil by striking with something liquid or mushy":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"our clothes were dashed with the mud of passing cars"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bespatter",
|
|
"plash",
|
|
"spatter",
|
|
"splash",
|
|
"splatter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drench",
|
|
"drown",
|
|
"impregnate",
|
|
"saturate",
|
|
"soak",
|
|
"sop",
|
|
"souse",
|
|
"steep",
|
|
"bathe",
|
|
"douse",
|
|
"dowse",
|
|
"wash",
|
|
"water",
|
|
"slop",
|
|
"slush",
|
|
"spray",
|
|
"sprinkle",
|
|
"squirt"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a sudden jolt dashed the hot coffee onto the driver's lap"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"slop",
|
|
"slosh",
|
|
"spatter",
|
|
"splash",
|
|
"swash"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dabble",
|
|
"lap",
|
|
"plash",
|
|
"wash",
|
|
"spray",
|
|
"sprinkle",
|
|
"spritz",
|
|
"squirt"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make sad":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she's always dashed by the failure of her matchmaking efforts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bum (out)",
|
|
"burden",
|
|
"deject",
|
|
"depress",
|
|
"get down",
|
|
"oppress",
|
|
"sadden",
|
|
"weigh down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ail",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"trouble",
|
|
"afflict",
|
|
"torment",
|
|
"torture",
|
|
"daunt",
|
|
"demoralize",
|
|
"discourage",
|
|
"dishearten",
|
|
"dismay",
|
|
"dispirit",
|
|
"unnerve",
|
|
"agitate",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"concern",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"discompose",
|
|
"disquiet",
|
|
"disturb",
|
|
"exercise",
|
|
"freak (out)",
|
|
"perturb",
|
|
"undo",
|
|
"unhinge",
|
|
"unsettle",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"worry"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"animate",
|
|
"enliven",
|
|
"invigorate",
|
|
"assure",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"console",
|
|
"reassure",
|
|
"solace",
|
|
"soothe",
|
|
"excite",
|
|
"inspire",
|
|
"stimulate",
|
|
"elate",
|
|
"exhilarate",
|
|
"encourage",
|
|
"hearten",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"gratify",
|
|
"please",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"elevate",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"uplift"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brighten",
|
|
"buoy",
|
|
"cheer (up)",
|
|
"gladden",
|
|
"lighten",
|
|
"rejoice"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dashes (off)":{
|
|
"as in cobbles (together or up)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cobbles (together or up)",
|
|
"concocts",
|
|
"contrives",
|
|
"cooks (up)",
|
|
"devises",
|
|
"fabricates",
|
|
"hatches",
|
|
"invents",
|
|
"makes up",
|
|
"manufactures",
|
|
"thinks (up)",
|
|
"ad-libs",
|
|
"claps (together or up)",
|
|
"extemporizes",
|
|
"fakes",
|
|
"improvises"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"arranges",
|
|
"lays",
|
|
"prepares",
|
|
"readies",
|
|
"considers",
|
|
"contemplates",
|
|
"ponders",
|
|
"studies",
|
|
"exercises",
|
|
"practices",
|
|
"practises",
|
|
"rehearses"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dashing (off)":{
|
|
"as in cobbling (together or up)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cobbling (together or up)",
|
|
"concocting",
|
|
"contriving",
|
|
"cooking (up)",
|
|
"devising",
|
|
"fabricating",
|
|
"hatching",
|
|
"inventing",
|
|
"making up",
|
|
"manufacturing",
|
|
"thinking (up)",
|
|
"ad-libbing",
|
|
"clapping (together or up)",
|
|
"extemporizing",
|
|
"faking",
|
|
"improvising"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"arranging",
|
|
"laying",
|
|
"preparing",
|
|
"readying",
|
|
"considering",
|
|
"contemplating",
|
|
"pondering",
|
|
"studying",
|
|
"exercising",
|
|
"practicing",
|
|
"practising",
|
|
"rehearsing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dastardliness":{
|
|
"a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the dastardliness of the enemy's surprise attack"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cowardice",
|
|
"cowardliness",
|
|
"cravenness",
|
|
"gutlessness",
|
|
"poltroonery",
|
|
"pusillanimity",
|
|
"spinelessness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"diffidence",
|
|
"faintheartedness",
|
|
"fearfulness",
|
|
"timidity",
|
|
"timorousness",
|
|
"carefulness",
|
|
"cautiousness",
|
|
"wariness",
|
|
"bashfulness",
|
|
"shyness",
|
|
"feebleness",
|
|
"softness",
|
|
"weakness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"audacity",
|
|
"boldness",
|
|
"brazenness",
|
|
"backbone",
|
|
"fiber",
|
|
"fortitude",
|
|
"grit",
|
|
"gumption",
|
|
"mettle",
|
|
"pluck",
|
|
"spunk",
|
|
"determination",
|
|
"perseverance",
|
|
"resolution",
|
|
"endurance",
|
|
"stamina",
|
|
"tenacity"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bravery",
|
|
"courage",
|
|
"courageousness",
|
|
"daring",
|
|
"dauntlessness",
|
|
"doughtiness",
|
|
"fearlessness",
|
|
"gallantry",
|
|
"greatheartedness",
|
|
"guts",
|
|
"hardihood",
|
|
"heart",
|
|
"heroism",
|
|
"intrepidity",
|
|
"intrepidness",
|
|
"nerve",
|
|
"stoutness",
|
|
"valiance",
|
|
"valor",
|
|
"virtue"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dasher":{
|
|
"as in achiever , comer":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"achiever",
|
|
"comer",
|
|
"bootstrapper",
|
|
"go-ahead",
|
|
"go-getter",
|
|
"highflier",
|
|
"highflyer",
|
|
"hummer",
|
|
"hustler",
|
|
"powerhouse",
|
|
"self-starter",
|
|
"doer",
|
|
"enterpriser",
|
|
"dynamo",
|
|
"fireball",
|
|
"live wire",
|
|
"pistol"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dawdler",
|
|
"idler",
|
|
"loafer",
|
|
"lounger",
|
|
"trifler",
|
|
"clock-watcher",
|
|
"goldbrick",
|
|
"shirker",
|
|
"slacker",
|
|
"couch potato",
|
|
"deadbeat",
|
|
"do-nothing",
|
|
"drone",
|
|
"layabout",
|
|
"lazybones",
|
|
"slouch",
|
|
"slug",
|
|
"slugabed",
|
|
"sluggard",
|
|
"dallier",
|
|
"laggard",
|
|
"lingerer",
|
|
"loiterer",
|
|
"slowpoke",
|
|
"stick-in-the-mud"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in blade , cavalier":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blade",
|
|
"cavalier",
|
|
"coxcomb",
|
|
"fancy Dan",
|
|
"popinjay",
|
|
"clotheshorse",
|
|
"exquisite",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"beau",
|
|
"Beau Brummell",
|
|
"buck",
|
|
"dandy",
|
|
"dude",
|
|
"fop",
|
|
"gallant",
|
|
"jay",
|
|
"lounge lizard",
|
|
"macaroni",
|
|
"pretty boy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"slob",
|
|
"sloven"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dastards":{
|
|
"a person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the villain of the story is a dastard indeed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chickens",
|
|
"cowards",
|
|
"cravens",
|
|
"curs",
|
|
"funks",
|
|
"poltroons",
|
|
"recreants",
|
|
"sissies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"defeatists",
|
|
"quitters",
|
|
"cream puffs",
|
|
"milquetoasts",
|
|
"pushovers",
|
|
"pussies",
|
|
"weaklings",
|
|
"wimps",
|
|
"caitiffs",
|
|
"snakes",
|
|
"sneaks",
|
|
"ostriches",
|
|
"scaramouches"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"daredevils"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"heroes",
|
|
"stalwarts",
|
|
"valiants"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dashers":{
|
|
"as in achievers , comers":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"achievers",
|
|
"comers",
|
|
"bootstrappers",
|
|
"go-aheads",
|
|
"go-getters",
|
|
"highfliers",
|
|
"highflyers",
|
|
"hummers",
|
|
"hustlers",
|
|
"powerhouses",
|
|
"self-starters",
|
|
"doers",
|
|
"enterprisers",
|
|
"dynamos",
|
|
"fireballs",
|
|
"live wires",
|
|
"pistols"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dawdlers",
|
|
"idlers",
|
|
"loafers",
|
|
"loungers",
|
|
"triflers",
|
|
"clock-watchers",
|
|
"goldbricks",
|
|
"shirkers",
|
|
"slackers",
|
|
"couch potatoes",
|
|
"deadbeats",
|
|
"do-nothings",
|
|
"drones",
|
|
"layabouts",
|
|
"lazybones",
|
|
"slouches",
|
|
"slugabeds",
|
|
"sluggards",
|
|
"slugs",
|
|
"dalliers",
|
|
"laggards",
|
|
"lingerers",
|
|
"loiterers",
|
|
"slowpokes",
|
|
"stick-in-the-muds"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in blades , cavaliers":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blades",
|
|
"cavaliers",
|
|
"coxcombs",
|
|
"fancy Dans",
|
|
"popinjays",
|
|
"clotheshorses",
|
|
"exquisites",
|
|
"swells",
|
|
"Beau Brummells",
|
|
"beaux",
|
|
"beaus",
|
|
"bucks",
|
|
"dandies",
|
|
"dudes",
|
|
"fops",
|
|
"gallants",
|
|
"jays",
|
|
"lounge lizards",
|
|
"macaronis",
|
|
"pretty boys"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"slobs",
|
|
"slovens"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |