1984 lines
39 KiB
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1984 lines
39 KiB
JSON
{
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"edge":{
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"a harsh or sharp quality":{
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"examples":[
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"the teacher's voice had a sarcastic edge as she welcomed the tardy student to class"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"acerbity",
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"acidity",
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"acidness",
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"acridity",
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"acridness",
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"acrimoniousness",
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"acrimony",
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"acuteness",
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"asperity",
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"bite",
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"bitterness",
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"harshness",
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"keenness",
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"poignance",
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"poignancy",
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"pungency",
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"roughness",
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"sharpness",
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"tartness"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"ginger",
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"punch",
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"spice",
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"tang",
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"raucousness",
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"severeness",
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"severity",
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"shrillness",
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"virulence",
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"vitriol",
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"cattiness",
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"maliciousness",
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"pointedness",
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"thorniness"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"gentleness",
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"kindliness"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"mildness",
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"softness"
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]
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},
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"the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something":{
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"examples":[
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"the design along the edge of the plate is badly worn"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"border",
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"borderline",
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"bound",
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"boundary",
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"brim",
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"circumference",
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"compass",
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"confines",
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"edging",
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"end",
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"frame",
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"fringe",
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"hem",
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"margin",
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"perimeter",
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"periphery",
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"rim",
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"skirt",
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"skirting",
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"verge"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"ambit",
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"brink",
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"crest",
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"curb",
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"cusp",
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"lip",
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"ceiling",
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"maximum",
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"demarcation",
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"extent",
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"limitation",
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"measure",
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"mere",
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"restriction",
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"termination",
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"borderland",
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"frontier",
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"march",
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"outskirts",
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"pale",
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"selvage",
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"lap",
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"shore"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"center",
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"core",
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"heart",
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"inner",
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"inside",
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"interior",
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"middle",
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"within"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"the more favorable condition or position in a competition":{
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"examples":[
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"my big feet give me something of an edge in swimming"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"advantage",
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"better",
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"bulge",
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"catbird seat",
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"drop",
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"high ground",
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"inside track",
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"jump",
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"pull",
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"stead",
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"upper hand",
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"vantage",
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"whip hand"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"allowance",
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"head start",
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"lead",
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"leg up",
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"margin",
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"odds",
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"start",
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"ascendancy",
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"ascendency",
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"command",
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"dominance",
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"mastery",
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"predominance",
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"superiority",
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"supremacy",
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"transcendence",
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"transcendency",
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"precedence",
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"preference",
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"prerogative",
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"privilege",
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"seniority",
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"break",
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"foothold",
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"opportunity",
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"benefit",
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"blessing",
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"boon",
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"felicity",
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"godsend",
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"manna",
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"windfall"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"detriment",
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"stranglehold",
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"disparity",
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"imbalance",
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"inequality",
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"unevenness",
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"disability",
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"failing",
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"impairment",
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"shortcoming",
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"bar",
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"catch",
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"check",
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"clog",
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"crimp",
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"embarrassment",
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"hindrance",
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"hitch",
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"hurdle",
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"impediment",
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"interference",
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"let",
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"manacle",
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"obstacle",
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"obstruction",
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"rub",
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"shackle",
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"stop",
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"trammel",
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"lurch",
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"setback"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"disadvantage",
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"drawback",
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"handicap",
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"liability",
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"minus",
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"penalty",
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"strike"
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]
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},
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"the power to produce a desired result":{
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"examples":[
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"the utter lack of enforcement provisions totally blunts the edge of the law"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"effectiveness",
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"effectualness",
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"efficaciousness",
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"efficacity",
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"efficacy",
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"efficiency",
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"productiveness"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"ability",
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"capability",
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"capacity",
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"potency",
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"puissance",
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"strength"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"inability",
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"inadequacy",
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"inadequateness",
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"incompetence",
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"incompetency"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"ineffectiveness",
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"ineffectuality",
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"ineffectualness",
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"inefficiency"
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]
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},
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"an interval of time just before the onset of something":{
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"examples":[
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"the nation's economy was on the edge of collapse when the Federal Reserve took exceptionally bold action"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"brink",
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"cusp",
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"point",
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"threshold",
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"verge"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"nick"
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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 sharp or sharper":{
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"examples":[
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"if you edge the tip of that stick, it should be a fine skewer for roasting marshmallows"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"grind",
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"hone",
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"sharpen",
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"stone",
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"strop",
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"whet"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"file"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"buff",
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"burnish",
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"gloss",
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"polish",
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"round",
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"smooth"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"blunt",
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"dull"
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]
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},
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"to serve as a border for":{
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"examples":[
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"pavement edging the flower bed"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"border",
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"bound",
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"frame",
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"fringe",
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"margin",
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"rim",
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"skirt"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"hem",
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"trim",
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"circumscribe",
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"define",
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"delineate",
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"demarcate",
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"outline",
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"silhouette",
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"sketch",
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"trace",
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"circle",
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"compass",
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"encircle",
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"enclose",
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"inclose",
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"environ",
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"girdle",
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"girth",
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"loop",
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"ring",
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"round",
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"surround",
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"wall",
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"check",
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"confine",
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"control",
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"curb",
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"limit",
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"restrain",
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"restrict"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"edge in":{
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"to put among or between others":{
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"examples":[
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"although she likes to profess journalistic impartiality when covering a story, she seldom refrains from edging in her personal observations"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"fit (in or into)",
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"inject",
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"insert",
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"insinuate",
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"intercalate",
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"interject",
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"interpolate",
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"interpose",
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"intersperse",
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"introduce",
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"sandwich (in or between)",
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"work in"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"cut in",
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"inlay",
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"inset",
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"install",
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"interfile",
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"interline",
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"lard",
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"weave",
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"cram",
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"shove",
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"thrust",
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"wedge",
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"add",
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"append",
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"attach"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"eject",
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"eliminate",
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"exclude",
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"expel",
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"extract",
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"withdraw",
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"deduct",
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"detach",
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"subtract",
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"reject"
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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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"edged (out)":{
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"as in nosed out , pipped":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"nosed out",
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"pipped",
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"swept",
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"annihilated",
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"blew away",
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"blew out",
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"bombed",
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"broke",
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"buried",
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"clobbered",
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"creamed",
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"crushed",
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"drubbed",
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"finished",
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"flattened",
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"overwhelmed",
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"routed",
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"shellacked",
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"skinned",
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"slaughtered",
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"smoked",
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"snowed under",
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"thrashed",
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"trounced",
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"upset",
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"walloped",
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"waxed",
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"whipped",
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"beat",
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"bested",
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"conquered",
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"defeated",
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"did down",
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"dispatched",
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"got",
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"got around",
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"licked",
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"mastered",
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"overbore",
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"overcame",
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"overmatched",
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"prevailed (over)",
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"skunked",
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"stopped",
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"subdued",
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"surmounted",
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"took",
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"trimmed",
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"triumphed (over)",
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"upended",
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"won (against)",
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"worsted",
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"capped",
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"excelled",
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"flourished",
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"scored",
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"succeeded",
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"knocked off",
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"knocked over",
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"overpowered",
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"overthrew",
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"subjugated",
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"unseated",
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"vanquished",
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"aced (out)",
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"bettered",
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"eclipsed",
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"exceeded",
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"excelled",
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"outdid",
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"outdistanced",
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"outfought",
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"outshone",
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"outshined",
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"outstripped",
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"overtopped",
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"surpassed",
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"topped",
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"transcended"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"lost (to)",
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"fell",
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"gave up",
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"went down",
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"went under",
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"collapsed",
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"failed",
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"flopped",
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"flunked",
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"folded",
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"washed out"
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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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"edging (out)":{
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"as in nosing out , pipping":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"nosing out",
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"pipping",
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"sweeping",
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"annihilating",
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"blowing away",
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"blowing out",
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"bombing",
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"breaking",
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"burying",
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"clobbering",
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"creaming",
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"crushing",
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"drubbing",
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"finishing",
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"flattening",
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"overwhelming",
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"routing",
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"shellacking",
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"skinning",
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"slaughtering",
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"smoking",
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"snowing under",
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"thrashing",
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"trouncing",
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"upsetting",
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"walloping",
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"waxing",
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"whipping",
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"beating",
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"besting",
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"conquering",
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"defeating",
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"dispatching",
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"doing down",
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"getting",
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"getting around",
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"licking",
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"mastering",
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"overbearing",
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"overcoming",
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"overmatching",
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"prevailing (over)",
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"skunking",
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"stopping",
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"subduing",
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"surmounting",
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"taking",
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"trimming",
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"triumphing (over)",
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"upending",
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"winning (against)",
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"worsting",
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"capping",
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"excelling",
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"flourishing",
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"scoring",
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"succeeding",
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"knocking off",
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"knocking over",
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"overpowering",
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"overthrowing",
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"subjugating",
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"unseating",
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"vanquishing",
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"acing (out)",
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"bettering",
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"eclipsing",
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"exceeding",
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"excelling",
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"outdistancing",
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"outdoing",
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"outfighting",
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"outshining",
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"outstripping",
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"overtopping",
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"surpassing",
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"topping",
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"transcending"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"losing (to)",
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"falling",
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"giving up",
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"going down",
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"going under",
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"collapsing",
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"failing",
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"flopping",
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"flunking",
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"folding",
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"washing out"
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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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"edgy":{
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"feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty":{
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"examples":[
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"with an edgy voice the spelling-bee contestant started to spell the tongue twister"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aflutter",
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"antsy",
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"anxious",
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"atwitter",
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"dithery",
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"goosey",
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"het up",
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"hinky",
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"hung up",
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"ill at ease",
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"insecure",
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"jittery",
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"jumpy",
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"nervous",
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"nervy",
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"perturbed",
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"queasy",
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"queazy",
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"tense",
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"troubled",
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"uneasy",
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"unquiet",
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"upset",
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"uptight",
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"worried"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"aggrieved",
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"bothered",
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"concerned",
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"disquieted",
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"distraught",
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"distressed",
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"disturbed",
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"freaked",
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"freaked-out",
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"shook-up",
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"apprehensive",
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"foreboding",
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"hesitant",
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"misgiving",
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"fretful",
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"fretting",
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"stewing",
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"vexed",
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"qualmish",
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"qualmy",
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"flustered",
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"twittered",
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"undone",
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"unnerved",
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"unstrung",
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"obsessed",
|
|
"preoccupied",
|
|
"restless",
|
|
"fidgety",
|
|
"flighty",
|
|
"fluttery",
|
|
"high-strung",
|
|
"hypertense",
|
|
"skittish",
|
|
"spooky"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confident",
|
|
"self-assured",
|
|
"self-confident",
|
|
"sure",
|
|
"controlled",
|
|
"self-controlled"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"easy",
|
|
"happy-go-lucky",
|
|
"nerveless",
|
|
"relaxed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"be careful as you walk along the beach\u2014those broken clam shells are edgy enough to cut your feet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"edged",
|
|
"ground",
|
|
"honed",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"sharpened",
|
|
"stropped",
|
|
"trenchant",
|
|
"whetted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clawlike",
|
|
"daggerlike",
|
|
"knifelike",
|
|
"jabbing",
|
|
"jagged",
|
|
"lacerating",
|
|
"piercing",
|
|
"scratching",
|
|
"stabbing",
|
|
"pointed",
|
|
"pointy",
|
|
"spiky",
|
|
"spikey"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"rounded",
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"even",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"level",
|
|
"slick"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blunt",
|
|
"blunted",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"dulled",
|
|
"obtuse"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a director known for his edgy , over-the-top satires on modern life"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"charged",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"inciting",
|
|
"instigating",
|
|
"instigative",
|
|
"piquing",
|
|
"provocative",
|
|
"provoking",
|
|
"stimulating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"explosive",
|
|
"fiery",
|
|
"incendiary",
|
|
"inflammatory",
|
|
"triggering",
|
|
"inducing",
|
|
"inspirational",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"motivating",
|
|
"motivational",
|
|
"motivative",
|
|
"jeering",
|
|
"taunting",
|
|
"teasing",
|
|
"activating",
|
|
"energizing",
|
|
"galvanizing",
|
|
"quickening",
|
|
"vitalizing",
|
|
"angering",
|
|
"enraging",
|
|
"maddening",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"aggravating",
|
|
"annoying",
|
|
"bothersome",
|
|
"exasperating",
|
|
"galling",
|
|
"irksome",
|
|
"irritating",
|
|
"pesky",
|
|
"vexatious",
|
|
"vexing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"subduing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"noninflammatory"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"edges":{
|
|
"the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the design along the edge of the plate is badly worn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"borderlines",
|
|
"borders",
|
|
"boundaries",
|
|
"bounds",
|
|
"brims",
|
|
"circumferences",
|
|
"compasses",
|
|
"confines",
|
|
"edgings",
|
|
"ends",
|
|
"frames",
|
|
"fringes",
|
|
"hems",
|
|
"margins",
|
|
"perimeters",
|
|
"peripheries",
|
|
"rims",
|
|
"skirtings",
|
|
"skirts",
|
|
"verges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ambits",
|
|
"brinks",
|
|
"crests",
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
"cusps",
|
|
"lips",
|
|
"ceilings",
|
|
"maxima",
|
|
"maximums",
|
|
"demarcations",
|
|
"extents",
|
|
"limitations",
|
|
"measures",
|
|
"meres",
|
|
"restrictions",
|
|
"terminations",
|
|
"borderlands",
|
|
"frontiers",
|
|
"marches",
|
|
"outskirts",
|
|
"pales",
|
|
"selvages",
|
|
"laps",
|
|
"shores"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"centers",
|
|
"cores",
|
|
"hearts",
|
|
"inners",
|
|
"insides",
|
|
"interiors",
|
|
"middles",
|
|
"withins"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the more favorable condition or position in a competition":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my big feet give me something of an edge in swimming"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advantages",
|
|
"betters",
|
|
"bulges",
|
|
"catbird seats",
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"high grounds",
|
|
"inside tracks",
|
|
"jumps",
|
|
"pulls",
|
|
"steads",
|
|
"upper hands",
|
|
"vantages",
|
|
"whip hands"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allowances",
|
|
"head starts",
|
|
"leads",
|
|
"legs up",
|
|
"margins",
|
|
"odds",
|
|
"starts",
|
|
"ascendancies",
|
|
"ascendencies",
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"dominances",
|
|
"masteries",
|
|
"predominances",
|
|
"superiorities",
|
|
"supremacies",
|
|
"transcendences",
|
|
"transcendencies",
|
|
"precedences",
|
|
"preferences",
|
|
"prerogatives",
|
|
"privileges",
|
|
"seniorities",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"footholds",
|
|
"opportunities",
|
|
"benefits",
|
|
"blessings",
|
|
"boons",
|
|
"felicities",
|
|
"godsends",
|
|
"mannas",
|
|
"windfalls"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detriments",
|
|
"strangleholds",
|
|
"disparities",
|
|
"imbalances",
|
|
"inequalities",
|
|
"disabilities",
|
|
"failings",
|
|
"impairments",
|
|
"shortcomings",
|
|
"bars",
|
|
"catches",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"clogs",
|
|
"crimps",
|
|
"embarrassments",
|
|
"hindrances",
|
|
"hitches",
|
|
"hurdles",
|
|
"impediments",
|
|
"interferences",
|
|
"lets",
|
|
"manacles",
|
|
"obstacles",
|
|
"obstructions",
|
|
"rubs",
|
|
"shackles",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"trammels",
|
|
"lurches",
|
|
"setbacks"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disadvantages",
|
|
"drawbacks",
|
|
"handicaps",
|
|
"liabilities",
|
|
"minuses",
|
|
"penalties",
|
|
"strikes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an interval of time just before the onset of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the nation's economy was on the edge of collapse when the Federal Reserve took exceptionally bold action"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brinks",
|
|
"cusps",
|
|
"points",
|
|
"thresholds",
|
|
"verges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"nicks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make sharp or sharper":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"if you edge the tip of that stick, it should be a fine skewer for roasting marshmallows"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"grinds",
|
|
"hones",
|
|
"sharpens",
|
|
"stones",
|
|
"strops",
|
|
"whets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"files"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"buffs",
|
|
"burnishes",
|
|
"glosses",
|
|
"polishes",
|
|
"rounds",
|
|
"smooths",
|
|
"smoothes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blunts",
|
|
"dulls"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to serve as a border for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pavement edging the flower bed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"borders",
|
|
"bounds",
|
|
"frames",
|
|
"fringes",
|
|
"margins",
|
|
"rims",
|
|
"skirts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hems",
|
|
"trims",
|
|
"circumscribes",
|
|
"defines",
|
|
"delineates",
|
|
"demarcates",
|
|
"outlines",
|
|
"silhouettes",
|
|
"sketches",
|
|
"traces",
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"compasses",
|
|
"encircles",
|
|
"encloses",
|
|
"incloses",
|
|
"environs",
|
|
"girdles",
|
|
"girths",
|
|
"loops",
|
|
"rings",
|
|
"rounds",
|
|
"surrounds",
|
|
"walls",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"confines",
|
|
"controls",
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
"limits",
|
|
"restrains",
|
|
"restricts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"edgeways":{
|
|
"with one side faced forward":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he shoved the oversized book in edgeways so it would fit between the shelves"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"broadside",
|
|
"crabwise",
|
|
"edgewise",
|
|
"sideways",
|
|
"sidewise"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aslant",
|
|
"indirectly",
|
|
"obliquely",
|
|
"laterally",
|
|
"sideward",
|
|
"sidewards"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"straight"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"edge (out)":{
|
|
"as in nose out , pip":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"nose out",
|
|
"pip",
|
|
"sweep",
|
|
"annihilate",
|
|
"blow away",
|
|
"blow out",
|
|
"bomb",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"bury",
|
|
"clobber",
|
|
"cream",
|
|
"crush",
|
|
"drub",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"flatten",
|
|
"overwhelm",
|
|
"rout",
|
|
"shellac",
|
|
"skin",
|
|
"slaughter",
|
|
"smoke",
|
|
"snow under",
|
|
"thrash",
|
|
"trounce",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"wallop",
|
|
"wax",
|
|
"whip",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"best",
|
|
"conquer",
|
|
"defeat",
|
|
"dispatch",
|
|
"do down",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"get around",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"overbear",
|
|
"overcome",
|
|
"overmatch",
|
|
"prevail (over)",
|
|
"skunk",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"subdue",
|
|
"surmount",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"trim",
|
|
"triumph (over)",
|
|
"upend",
|
|
"win (against)",
|
|
"worst",
|
|
"cap",
|
|
"excel",
|
|
"flourish",
|
|
"score",
|
|
"succeed",
|
|
"knock off",
|
|
"knock over",
|
|
"overpower",
|
|
"overthrow",
|
|
"subjugate",
|
|
"unseat",
|
|
"vanquish",
|
|
"ace (out)",
|
|
"better",
|
|
"eclipse",
|
|
"exceed",
|
|
"excel",
|
|
"outdistance",
|
|
"outdo",
|
|
"outfight",
|
|
"outshine",
|
|
"outstrip",
|
|
"overtop",
|
|
"surpass",
|
|
"top",
|
|
"transcend"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"lose (to)",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"give up",
|
|
"go down",
|
|
"go under",
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"fail",
|
|
"flop",
|
|
"flunk",
|
|
"fold",
|
|
"wash out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"edges in":{
|
|
"to put among or between others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"although she likes to profess journalistic impartiality when covering a story, she seldom refrains from edging in her personal observations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fits (in or into)",
|
|
"injects",
|
|
"inserts",
|
|
"insinuates",
|
|
"intercalates",
|
|
"interjects",
|
|
"interpolates",
|
|
"interposes",
|
|
"intersperses",
|
|
"introduces",
|
|
"sandwiches (in or between)",
|
|
"works in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cuts in",
|
|
"inlays",
|
|
"insets",
|
|
"installs",
|
|
"interfiles",
|
|
"interlines",
|
|
"lards",
|
|
"weaves",
|
|
"crams",
|
|
"shoves",
|
|
"thrusts",
|
|
"wedges",
|
|
"adds",
|
|
"appends",
|
|
"attaches"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ejects",
|
|
"eliminates",
|
|
"excludes",
|
|
"expels",
|
|
"extracts",
|
|
"withdraws",
|
|
"deducts",
|
|
"detaches",
|
|
"subtracts",
|
|
"rejects"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"edged":{
|
|
"having an edge thin enough to cut or pierce something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"always store your finely edged knives in a knife block"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"edgy",
|
|
"ground",
|
|
"honed",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"sharpened",
|
|
"stropped",
|
|
"trenchant",
|
|
"whetted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clawlike",
|
|
"daggerlike",
|
|
"knifelike",
|
|
"jabbing",
|
|
"jagged",
|
|
"lacerating",
|
|
"piercing",
|
|
"scratching",
|
|
"stabbing",
|
|
"pointed",
|
|
"pointy",
|
|
"spiky",
|
|
"spikey"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"rounded",
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"even",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"level",
|
|
"slick"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blunt",
|
|
"blunted",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"dulled",
|
|
"obtuse"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make sharp or sharper":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"if you edge the tip of that stick, it should be a fine skewer for roasting marshmallows"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ground",
|
|
"honed",
|
|
"sharpened",
|
|
"stoned",
|
|
"stropped",
|
|
"whetted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"filed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"buffed",
|
|
"burnished",
|
|
"glossed",
|
|
"polished",
|
|
"rounded",
|
|
"smoothed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blunted",
|
|
"dulled"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to serve as a border for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pavement edging the flower bed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bordered",
|
|
"bounded",
|
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"framed",
|
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"fringed",
|
|
"margined",
|
|
"rimmed",
|
|
"skirted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hemmed",
|
|
"trimmed",
|
|
"circumscribed",
|
|
"defined",
|
|
"delineated",
|
|
"demarcated",
|
|
"outlined",
|
|
"silhouetted",
|
|
"sketched",
|
|
"traced",
|
|
"circled",
|
|
"compassed",
|
|
"encircled",
|
|
"enclosed",
|
|
"inclosed",
|
|
"environed",
|
|
"girdled",
|
|
"girthed",
|
|
"looped",
|
|
"ringed",
|
|
"rounded",
|
|
"surrounded",
|
|
"walled",
|
|
"checked",
|
|
"confined",
|
|
"controlled",
|
|
"curbed",
|
|
"limited",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"restricted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"edge cities":{
|
|
"as in central cities , garden cities":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"central cities",
|
|
"garden cities",
|
|
"exurbs",
|
|
"suburbias",
|
|
"suburbs",
|
|
"core cities",
|
|
"downtowns",
|
|
"inner cities",
|
|
"midtowns",
|
|
"urban sprawls",
|
|
"conurbations",
|
|
"boroughs",
|
|
"asphalt jungles",
|
|
"burgs",
|
|
"cities",
|
|
"cosmopolises",
|
|
"megacities",
|
|
"megalopolises",
|
|
"metropolises",
|
|
"municipalities",
|
|
"towns"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"edginess":{
|
|
"a state of nervousness marked by sudden jerky movements":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the edginess of the basketball players in the moments before the start of the tournament was apparent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fidgetiness",
|
|
"fidgets",
|
|
"flightiness",
|
|
"jitteriness",
|
|
"jumpiness",
|
|
"restiveness",
|
|
"skittishness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agita",
|
|
"agitation",
|
|
"anxiety",
|
|
"anxiousness",
|
|
"apprehension",
|
|
"apprehensiveness",
|
|
"disquiet",
|
|
"feverishness",
|
|
"franticness",
|
|
"freneticism",
|
|
"hand-wringing",
|
|
"perturbation",
|
|
"restlessness",
|
|
"trepidation",
|
|
"unease",
|
|
"uneasiness",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"worry",
|
|
"nerves",
|
|
"tenseness",
|
|
"tension",
|
|
"butterflies",
|
|
"dither",
|
|
"heebie-jeebies",
|
|
"jimjams",
|
|
"jitters",
|
|
"shakes",
|
|
"shivers",
|
|
"willies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confidence",
|
|
"self-assurance",
|
|
"self-confidence",
|
|
"sureness",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"self-control",
|
|
"aplomb",
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"calmness",
|
|
"collectedness",
|
|
"composure",
|
|
"coolness",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"easiness",
|
|
"equanimity",
|
|
"equilibrium",
|
|
"imperturbability",
|
|
"poise",
|
|
"repose",
|
|
"self-possession",
|
|
"tranquillity",
|
|
"tranquility",
|
|
"tranquilness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"edges (out)":{
|
|
"as in noses out , pips":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"noses out",
|
|
"pips",
|
|
"sweeps",
|
|
"annihilates",
|
|
"blows away",
|
|
"blows out",
|
|
"bombs",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"buries",
|
|
"clobbers",
|
|
"creams",
|
|
"crushes",
|
|
"drubs",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"flattens",
|
|
"overwhelms",
|
|
"routs",
|
|
"shellacs",
|
|
"skins",
|
|
"slaughters",
|
|
"smokes",
|
|
"snows under",
|
|
"thrashes",
|
|
"trounces",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"wallops",
|
|
"waxes",
|
|
"whips",
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"bests",
|
|
"conquers",
|
|
"defeats",
|
|
"dispatches",
|
|
"does down",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"gets around",
|
|
"licks",
|
|
"masters",
|
|
"overbears",
|
|
"overcomes",
|
|
"overmatches",
|
|
"prevails (over)",
|
|
"skunks",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"subdues",
|
|
"surmounts",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"trims",
|
|
"triumphs (over)",
|
|
"upends",
|
|
"wins (against)",
|
|
"worsts",
|
|
"caps",
|
|
"excels",
|
|
"flourishes",
|
|
"scores",
|
|
"succeeds",
|
|
"knocks off",
|
|
"knocks over",
|
|
"overpowers",
|
|
"overthrows",
|
|
"subjugates",
|
|
"unseats",
|
|
"vanquishes",
|
|
"aces (out)",
|
|
"betters",
|
|
"eclipses",
|
|
"exceeds",
|
|
"excels",
|
|
"outdistances",
|
|
"outdoes",
|
|
"outfights",
|
|
"outshines",
|
|
"outstrips",
|
|
"overtops",
|
|
"surpasses",
|
|
"tops",
|
|
"transcends"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"loses (to)",
|
|
"falls",
|
|
"gives up",
|
|
"goes down",
|
|
"goes under",
|
|
"collapses",
|
|
"fails",
|
|
"flops",
|
|
"flunks",
|
|
"folds",
|
|
"washes out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"edged in":{
|
|
"to put among or between others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"although she likes to profess journalistic impartiality when covering a story, she seldom refrains from edging in her personal observations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fitted (in or into)",
|
|
"fit (in or into)",
|
|
"injected",
|
|
"inserted",
|
|
"insinuated",
|
|
"intercalated",
|
|
"interjected",
|
|
"interpolated",
|
|
"interposed",
|
|
"interspersed",
|
|
"introduced",
|
|
"sandwiched (in or between)",
|
|
"worked in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cut in",
|
|
"inlaid",
|
|
"inset",
|
|
"insetted",
|
|
"installed",
|
|
"interfiled",
|
|
"interlined",
|
|
"larded",
|
|
"wove",
|
|
"weaved",
|
|
"crammed",
|
|
"shoved",
|
|
"thrust",
|
|
"wedged",
|
|
"added",
|
|
"appended",
|
|
"attached"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ejected",
|
|
"eliminated",
|
|
"excluded",
|
|
"expelled",
|
|
"extracted",
|
|
"withdrew",
|
|
"deducted",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"subtracted",
|
|
"rejected"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"edge city":{
|
|
"as in central city , garden city":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"central city",
|
|
"garden city",
|
|
"exurb",
|
|
"suburb",
|
|
"suburbia",
|
|
"core city",
|
|
"downtown",
|
|
"inner city",
|
|
"midtown",
|
|
"urban sprawl",
|
|
"conurbation",
|
|
"borough",
|
|
"asphalt jungle",
|
|
"burg",
|
|
"city",
|
|
"cosmopolis",
|
|
"megacity",
|
|
"megalopolis",
|
|
"metropolis",
|
|
"municipality",
|
|
"town"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"edging in":{
|
|
"to put among or between others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"although she likes to profess journalistic impartiality when covering a story, she seldom refrains from edging in her personal observations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fitting (in or into)",
|
|
"injecting",
|
|
"inserting",
|
|
"insinuating",
|
|
"intercalating",
|
|
"interjecting",
|
|
"interpolating",
|
|
"interposing",
|
|
"interspersing",
|
|
"introducing",
|
|
"sandwiching (in or between)",
|
|
"working in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cutting in",
|
|
"inlaying",
|
|
"insetting",
|
|
"installing",
|
|
"interfiling",
|
|
"interlining",
|
|
"larding",
|
|
"weaving",
|
|
"cramming",
|
|
"shoving",
|
|
"thrusting",
|
|
"wedging",
|
|
"adding",
|
|
"appending",
|
|
"attaching"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ejecting",
|
|
"eliminating",
|
|
"excluding",
|
|
"expelling",
|
|
"extracting",
|
|
"withdrawing",
|
|
"deducting",
|
|
"detaching",
|
|
"subtracting",
|
|
"rejecting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"edging":{
|
|
"the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the lace edging on the sleeves gives a blouse a pleasingly feminine look"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"border",
|
|
"borderline",
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"boundary",
|
|
"brim",
|
|
"circumference",
|
|
"compass",
|
|
"confines",
|
|
"edge",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"frame",
|
|
"fringe",
|
|
"hem",
|
|
"margin",
|
|
"perimeter",
|
|
"periphery",
|
|
"rim",
|
|
"skirt",
|
|
"skirting",
|
|
"verge"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ambit",
|
|
"brink",
|
|
"crest",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"cusp",
|
|
"lip",
|
|
"ceiling",
|
|
"maximum",
|
|
"demarcation",
|
|
"extent",
|
|
"limitation",
|
|
"measure",
|
|
"mere",
|
|
"restriction",
|
|
"termination",
|
|
"borderland",
|
|
"frontier",
|
|
"march",
|
|
"outskirts",
|
|
"pale",
|
|
"selvage",
|
|
"lap",
|
|
"shore"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"center",
|
|
"core",
|
|
"heart",
|
|
"inner",
|
|
"inside",
|
|
"interior",
|
|
"middle",
|
|
"within"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make sharp or sharper":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"if you edge the tip of that stick, it should be a fine skewer for roasting marshmallows"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"grinding",
|
|
"honing",
|
|
"sharpening",
|
|
"stoning",
|
|
"stropping",
|
|
"whetting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"filing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"buffing",
|
|
"burnishing",
|
|
"glossing",
|
|
"polishing",
|
|
"rounding",
|
|
"smoothing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blunting",
|
|
"dulling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to serve as a border for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pavement edging the flower bed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bordering",
|
|
"bounding",
|
|
"framing",
|
|
"fringing",
|
|
"margining",
|
|
"rimming",
|
|
"skirting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hemming",
|
|
"trimming",
|
|
"circumscribing",
|
|
"defining",
|
|
"delineating",
|
|
"demarcating",
|
|
"outlining",
|
|
"silhouetting",
|
|
"sketching",
|
|
"tracing",
|
|
"circling",
|
|
"compassing",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"enclosing",
|
|
"inclosing",
|
|
"environing",
|
|
"girdling",
|
|
"girthing",
|
|
"looping",
|
|
"ringing",
|
|
"rounding",
|
|
"surrounding",
|
|
"walling",
|
|
"checking",
|
|
"confining",
|
|
"controlling",
|
|
"curbing",
|
|
"limiting",
|
|
"restraining",
|
|
"restricting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"edgings":{
|
|
"the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the lace edging on the sleeves gives a blouse a pleasingly feminine look"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"borderlines",
|
|
"borders",
|
|
"boundaries",
|
|
"bounds",
|
|
"brims",
|
|
"circumferences",
|
|
"compasses",
|
|
"confines",
|
|
"edges",
|
|
"ends",
|
|
"frames",
|
|
"fringes",
|
|
"hems",
|
|
"margins",
|
|
"perimeters",
|
|
"peripheries",
|
|
"rims",
|
|
"skirtings",
|
|
"skirts",
|
|
"verges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ambits",
|
|
"brinks",
|
|
"crests",
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
"cusps",
|
|
"lips",
|
|
"ceilings",
|
|
"maxima",
|
|
"maximums",
|
|
"demarcations",
|
|
"extents",
|
|
"limitations",
|
|
"measures",
|
|
"meres",
|
|
"restrictions",
|
|
"terminations",
|
|
"borderlands",
|
|
"frontiers",
|
|
"marches",
|
|
"outskirts",
|
|
"pales",
|
|
"selvages",
|
|
"laps",
|
|
"shores"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"centers",
|
|
"cores",
|
|
"hearts",
|
|
"inners",
|
|
"insides",
|
|
"interiors",
|
|
"middles",
|
|
"withins"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"edgewise":{
|
|
"with one side faced forward":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you can squeeze through the narrow passage between the two caves if you go edgewise"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"broadside",
|
|
"crabwise",
|
|
"edgeways",
|
|
"sideways",
|
|
"sidewise"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aslant",
|
|
"indirectly",
|
|
"obliquely",
|
|
"laterally",
|
|
"sideward",
|
|
"sidewards"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"straight"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |