1647 lines
32 KiB
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1647 lines
32 KiB
JSON
{
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"dodder":{
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"to move forward while swaying from side to side":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"was doddering down the walk outside the nursing home"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"rock",
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"roll",
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"seesaw",
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"swag",
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"sway",
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"waver",
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"weave",
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"wobble",
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"wabble",
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"barge",
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"blunder",
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"clomp",
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"clump",
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"flounder",
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"galumph",
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"lumber",
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"lump",
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"pound",
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"scuff",
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"scuffle",
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"shamble",
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"shuffle",
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"stamp",
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"stomp",
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"stumble",
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"tramp",
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"tromp"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"careen",
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"lurch",
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"reel",
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"stagger",
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"teeter",
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"totter",
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"waddle"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"dodge":{
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"a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end":{
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"examples":[
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"just another dodge to get out of working in the yard"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"artifice",
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"device",
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"fetch",
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"flimflam",
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"gambit",
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"gimmick",
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"jig",
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"juggle",
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"knack",
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"play",
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"ploy",
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"ruse",
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"scheme",
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"shenanigan",
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"sleight",
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"stratagem",
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"trick",
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"wile"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bluff",
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"end run",
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"feint",
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"cheating",
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"chicanery",
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"cozenage",
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"craft",
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"crookery",
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"cunning",
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"deception",
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"dupery",
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"duplicity",
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"fakery",
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"jugglery",
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"legerdemain",
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"skulduggery",
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"skullduggery",
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"subterfuge",
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"swindling",
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"trickery",
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"fraud",
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"gaff",
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"hoax",
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"sham",
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"swindle",
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"blind",
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"front",
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"smoke screen"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to move suddenly aside or to and fro":{
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"examples":[
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"dodging through the crowd on his way to the exit"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"duck",
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"jink",
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"sidestep",
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"slalom",
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"weave",
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"zigzag"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"avoid",
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"elude",
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"escape",
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"evade",
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"parry",
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"shirk",
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"skirt",
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"deflect",
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"turn",
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"slide",
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"slip"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness":{
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"examples":[
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"always trying to dodge the landlord's rule prohibiting pets"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"beat",
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"bypass",
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"circumvent",
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"get around",
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"shortcut",
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"sidestep",
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"skirt"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"avoid",
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"duck",
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"elude",
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"end-run",
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"escape",
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"eschew",
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"evade",
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"outflank",
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"shake",
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"shirk",
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"shun",
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"disobey",
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"disregard",
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"flout",
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"ignore",
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"avert",
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"deflect",
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"divert",
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"obviate",
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"parry",
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"prevent",
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"ward (off)"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"accede (to)",
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"acquiesce (to)",
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"assent (to)",
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"accept",
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"court",
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"embrace",
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"pursue",
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"seek",
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"welcome",
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"catch",
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"contract",
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"incur"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"comply (with)",
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"follow",
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"keep",
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"obey",
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"observe"
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]
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},
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"to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery":{
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"examples":[
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"dodged the horde of paparazzi by leaving through the service entrance"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"avoid",
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"duck",
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"elude",
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"escape",
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"eschew",
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"evade",
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"finesse",
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"get around",
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"scape",
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"shake",
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"shirk",
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"shuffle (out of)",
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"shun",
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"weasel (out of)"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"miss",
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"avert",
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"deflect",
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"divert",
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"obviate",
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"parry",
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"prevent",
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"ward (off)",
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"ban",
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"bar",
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"debar",
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"eliminate",
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"except",
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"exclude",
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"preclude",
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"rule out",
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"bypass",
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"circumvent",
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"skirt",
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"foil",
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"fox",
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"frustrate",
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"outfox",
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"outsmart",
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"outwit",
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"overreach",
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"thwart"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"accept",
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"court",
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"embrace",
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"pursue",
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"seek",
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"welcome",
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"catch",
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"contract",
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"incur"
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],
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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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"dodges":{
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"a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end":{
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"examples":[
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"just another dodge to get out of working in the yard"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"artifices",
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"devices",
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"fetches",
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"flimflams",
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"gambits",
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"gimmicks",
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"jigs",
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"juggles",
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"knacks",
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"plays",
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"ploys",
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"ruses",
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"schemes",
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"shenanigans",
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"sleights",
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"stratagems",
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"tricks",
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"wiles"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bluffs",
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"end runs",
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"feints",
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"chicaneries",
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"cozenages",
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"crafts",
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"crookeries",
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"cunnings",
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"deceptions",
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"duperies",
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"duplicities",
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"fakeries",
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"juggleries",
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"legerdemains",
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"skulduggeries",
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"skullduggeries",
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"subterfuges",
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"trickeries",
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"frauds",
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"gaffs",
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"hoaxes",
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"shams",
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"swindles",
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"blinds",
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"fronts",
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"smoke screens"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to move suddenly aside or to and fro":{
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"examples":[
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"dodging through the crowd on his way to the exit"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"ducks",
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"jinks",
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"sidesteps",
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"slaloms",
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"weaves",
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"zigzags"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"avoids",
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"eludes",
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"escapes",
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"evades",
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"parries",
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"shirks",
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"skirts",
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"deflects",
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"turns",
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"slides",
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"slips"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness":{
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"examples":[
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"always trying to dodge the landlord's rule prohibiting pets"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"beats",
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"bypasses",
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"circumvents",
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"gets around",
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"shortcuts",
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"sidesteps",
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"skirts"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"avoids",
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"ducks",
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"eludes",
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"end-runs",
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"escapes",
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"eschews",
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"evades",
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"outflanks",
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"shakes",
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"shirks",
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"shuns",
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"disobeys",
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"disregards",
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"flouts",
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"ignores",
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"averts",
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"deflects",
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"diverts",
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"obviates",
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"parries",
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"prevents",
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"wards (off)"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"accedes (to)",
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"acquiesces (to)",
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"assents (to)",
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"accepts",
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"courts",
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"embraces",
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"pursues",
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"seeks",
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"welcomes",
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"catches",
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"contracts",
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"incurs"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"complies (with)",
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"follows",
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"keeps",
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"obeys",
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"observes"
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]
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},
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"to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery":{
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"examples":[
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"dodged the horde of paparazzi by leaving through the service entrance"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"avoids",
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"ducks",
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"eludes",
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"escapes",
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"eschews",
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"evades",
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"finesses",
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"gets around",
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"scapes",
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"shakes",
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"shirks",
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"shuffles (out of)",
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"shuns",
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"weasels (out of)"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"misses",
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"averts",
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"deflects",
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"diverts",
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"obviates",
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"parries",
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"prevents",
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"wards (off)",
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"bans",
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"bars",
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"debars",
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"eliminates",
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"excepts",
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"excludes",
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"precludes",
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"rules out",
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"bypasses",
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"circumvents",
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"skirts",
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"foils",
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"foxes",
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"frustrates",
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"outfoxes",
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"outsmarts",
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"outwits",
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"overreaches",
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"thwarts"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"accepts",
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"courts",
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"embraces",
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"pursues",
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"seeks",
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"welcomes",
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"catches",
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"contracts",
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"incurs"
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],
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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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"dodgers":{
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"a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value":{
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"examples":[
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"one of the most artful dodgers in the annals of American crime"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bilkers",
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"bilks",
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"cheaters",
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"cheats",
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"chiselers",
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"chisellers",
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"confidence men",
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"cozeners",
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"defrauders",
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"fakirs",
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"finaglers",
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"fraudsters",
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"hoaxers",
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"scammers",
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"scamsters",
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"sharks",
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"sharpers",
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"sharpies",
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"skinners",
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"swindlers",
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"trickers",
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"tricksters"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"double-crossers",
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"double-dealers",
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"bluffers",
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"charlatans",
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"fakers",
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"fakes",
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"humbugs",
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"impostors",
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"imposters",
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"mountebanks",
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"phonies",
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"phoneys",
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"pretenders",
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"quacks",
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"quacksalvers",
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"ringers",
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"shams",
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"adventurers",
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"foxes",
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"fox",
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"gamesmen",
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"knaves",
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"pranksters",
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"rascals",
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"rogues",
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"fast-talkers",
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"slickers",
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"slicks",
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"slicksters",
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"slyboots",
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"smoothies",
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"wheeler-dealers",
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"plotters",
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"schemers",
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"sneakers",
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"sneaks",
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"blacklegs",
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"cardsharps",
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"cardsharpers"
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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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]
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},
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"dodger":{
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"a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value":{
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"examples":[
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"one of the most artful dodgers in the annals of American crime"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bilk",
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"bilker",
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"cheat",
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"cheater",
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"chiseler",
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"chiseller",
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"confidence man",
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"cozener",
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"defrauder",
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"fakir",
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"finagler",
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"fraudster",
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"hoaxer",
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"scammer",
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"scamster",
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"shark",
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"sharper",
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"sharpie",
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"sharpy",
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"skinner",
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"swindler",
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"tricker",
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"trickster"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"double-crosser",
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"double-dealer",
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"bluffer",
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"charlatan",
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"fake",
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"faker",
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"humbug",
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"impostor",
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"imposter",
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"mountebank",
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"phony",
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"phoney",
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"pretender",
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"quack",
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"quacksalver",
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"ringer",
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"sham",
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"adventurer",
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"fox",
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"gamesman",
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"knave",
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"prankster",
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"rascal",
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"rogue",
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"fast-talker",
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"slick",
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"slicker",
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"slickster",
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"slyboots",
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"smoothy",
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"smoothie",
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"wheeler-dealer",
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"plotter",
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"schemer",
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"sneak",
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"sneaker",
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"blackleg",
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"cardsharp",
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"cardsharper"
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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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]
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},
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"dodoes":{
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"a person with old-fashioned ideas":{
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"examples":[
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"youngsters helping old dodos learn to use computers"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"antediluvians",
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"fogies",
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"fogeys",
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"fossils",
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"fuddy-duddies",
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"fuds",
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"mossbacks",
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"reactionaries",
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"stick-in-the-muds",
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"stuffed shirts"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"conservatives",
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"rightists",
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"Tories",
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"mandarins",
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"old hands",
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|
"old-timers",
|
|
"veterans",
|
|
"old maids"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"liberals",
|
|
"progressives",
|
|
"radicals"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hipsters",
|
|
"moderns",
|
|
"trendies"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a stupid person":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she called him a dodo after he lost the concert tickets"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"airheads",
|
|
"birdbrains",
|
|
"blockheads",
|
|
"boneheads",
|
|
"bubbleheads",
|
|
"chowderheads",
|
|
"chuckleheads",
|
|
"clodpolls",
|
|
"clodpoles",
|
|
"clots",
|
|
"clucks",
|
|
"clunks",
|
|
"cretins",
|
|
"cuddies",
|
|
"deadheads",
|
|
"dim bulbs",
|
|
"dimwits",
|
|
"dips",
|
|
"dolts",
|
|
"donkeys",
|
|
"doofuses",
|
|
"dufuses",
|
|
"dopes",
|
|
"dorks",
|
|
"dullards",
|
|
"dumbbells",
|
|
"dumbheads",
|
|
"dum-dums",
|
|
"dummies",
|
|
"dummkopfs",
|
|
"dunces",
|
|
"dunderheads",
|
|
"fatheads",
|
|
"ganders",
|
|
"golems",
|
|
"goofs",
|
|
"goons",
|
|
"half-wits",
|
|
"hammerheads",
|
|
"hardheads",
|
|
"idiots",
|
|
"ignoramuses",
|
|
"ignorami",
|
|
"imbeciles",
|
|
"jackasses",
|
|
"know-nothings",
|
|
"knuckleheads",
|
|
"lamebrains",
|
|
"loggerheads",
|
|
"loons",
|
|
"lumps",
|
|
"lunkheads",
|
|
"meatheads",
|
|
"momes",
|
|
"morons",
|
|
"mugs",
|
|
"mutts",
|
|
"naturals",
|
|
"nimrods",
|
|
"nincompoops",
|
|
"ninnies",
|
|
"ninnyhammers",
|
|
"nits",
|
|
"nitwits",
|
|
"noddies",
|
|
"noodles",
|
|
"numskulls",
|
|
"numbskulls",
|
|
"oafs",
|
|
"pinheads",
|
|
"prats",
|
|
"ratbags",
|
|
"sapheads",
|
|
"schlubs",
|
|
"shlubs",
|
|
"schnooks",
|
|
"simpletons",
|
|
"stocks",
|
|
"stupes",
|
|
"stupids",
|
|
"thickheads",
|
|
"turkeys",
|
|
"woodenheads",
|
|
"yahoos",
|
|
"yo-yos"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boobies",
|
|
"buffoons",
|
|
"fools",
|
|
"geese",
|
|
"loonies",
|
|
"lunatics",
|
|
"madmen",
|
|
"nuts",
|
|
"zanies",
|
|
"losers",
|
|
"gawks",
|
|
"featherbrains",
|
|
"scatterbrains",
|
|
"beasts",
|
|
"boors",
|
|
"cads",
|
|
"churls",
|
|
"clowns",
|
|
"creeps",
|
|
"curs",
|
|
"heels",
|
|
"jerks",
|
|
"skunks",
|
|
"skunk",
|
|
"snakes",
|
|
"stinkers",
|
|
"villains"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"intellects",
|
|
"intellectuals",
|
|
"sages",
|
|
"thinkers",
|
|
"whizzes",
|
|
"wizards",
|
|
"polymaths",
|
|
"Renaissance men",
|
|
"sharpies"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brains",
|
|
"geniuses",
|
|
"genii"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dodging":{
|
|
"the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the governor's repeated dodging of tough questions at the press conference"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"avoidance",
|
|
"cop-out",
|
|
"ducking",
|
|
"eluding",
|
|
"elusion",
|
|
"escape",
|
|
"eschewal",
|
|
"eschewing",
|
|
"evasion",
|
|
"out",
|
|
"shaking",
|
|
"shunning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bypassing",
|
|
"circumvention",
|
|
"runaround",
|
|
"sidestepping",
|
|
"skirting",
|
|
"averting",
|
|
"deflection",
|
|
"obviation",
|
|
"precluding",
|
|
"prevention"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abidance",
|
|
"endurance",
|
|
"submission",
|
|
"toleration"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move suddenly aside or to and fro":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"dodging through the crowd on his way to the exit"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ducking",
|
|
"jinking",
|
|
"sidestepping",
|
|
"slaloming",
|
|
"weaving",
|
|
"zigzagging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"avoiding",
|
|
"eluding",
|
|
"escaping",
|
|
"evading",
|
|
"parrying",
|
|
"shirking",
|
|
"skirting",
|
|
"deflecting",
|
|
"turning",
|
|
"sliding",
|
|
"slipping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"always trying to dodge the landlord's rule prohibiting pets"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"bypassing",
|
|
"circumventing",
|
|
"getting around",
|
|
"shortcutting",
|
|
"sidestepping",
|
|
"skirting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"avoiding",
|
|
"ducking",
|
|
"eluding",
|
|
"end-running",
|
|
"escaping",
|
|
"eschewing",
|
|
"evading",
|
|
"outflanking",
|
|
"shaking",
|
|
"shirking",
|
|
"shunning",
|
|
"disobeying",
|
|
"disregarding",
|
|
"flouting",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"averting",
|
|
"deflecting",
|
|
"diverting",
|
|
"obviating",
|
|
"parrying",
|
|
"preventing",
|
|
"warding (off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acceding (to)",
|
|
"acquiescing (to)",
|
|
"assenting (to)",
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"courting",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"pursuing",
|
|
"seeking",
|
|
"welcoming",
|
|
"catching",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"incurring"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"complying (with)",
|
|
"following",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"obeying",
|
|
"observing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"dodged the horde of paparazzi by leaving through the service entrance"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"avoiding",
|
|
"ducking",
|
|
"eluding",
|
|
"escaping",
|
|
"eschewing",
|
|
"evading",
|
|
"finessing",
|
|
"getting around",
|
|
"scaping",
|
|
"shaking",
|
|
"shirking",
|
|
"shuffling (out of)",
|
|
"shunning",
|
|
"weaseling (out of)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"missing",
|
|
"averting",
|
|
"deflecting",
|
|
"diverting",
|
|
"obviating",
|
|
"parrying",
|
|
"preventing",
|
|
"warding (off)",
|
|
"banning",
|
|
"barring",
|
|
"debarring",
|
|
"eliminating",
|
|
"excepting",
|
|
"excluding",
|
|
"precluding",
|
|
"ruling out",
|
|
"bypassing",
|
|
"circumventing",
|
|
"skirting",
|
|
"foiling",
|
|
"foxing",
|
|
"frustrating",
|
|
"outfoxing",
|
|
"outsmarting",
|
|
"outwitting",
|
|
"overreaching",
|
|
"thwarting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"courting",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"pursuing",
|
|
"seeking",
|
|
"welcoming",
|
|
"catching",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"incurring"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dodgy":{
|
|
"requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"getting the trade unions to go along with the agreement will be a rather dodgy piece of work"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catchy",
|
|
"delicate",
|
|
"difficult",
|
|
"hairy",
|
|
"knotty",
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
"prickly",
|
|
"problematic",
|
|
"problematical",
|
|
"sensitive",
|
|
"spiny",
|
|
"sticky",
|
|
"thorny",
|
|
"ticklish",
|
|
"touchy",
|
|
"tough",
|
|
"tricksy",
|
|
"tricky"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abstract",
|
|
"abstruse",
|
|
"complex",
|
|
"complicated",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"intricate",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"recondite",
|
|
"serious",
|
|
"problem",
|
|
"scabrous",
|
|
"stubborn",
|
|
"troublesome",
|
|
"troublous",
|
|
"vexatious",
|
|
"vexing",
|
|
"worrisome",
|
|
"burdensome",
|
|
"demanding",
|
|
"discommoding",
|
|
"exacting",
|
|
"exhausting",
|
|
"importunate",
|
|
"inconvenient",
|
|
"onerous",
|
|
"oppressive",
|
|
"painful",
|
|
"stressful"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"easy",
|
|
"effortless",
|
|
"manageable",
|
|
"painless",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"straightforward",
|
|
"uncomplicated",
|
|
"undemanding",
|
|
"unproblematic"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"needed a dodgy barrister to get him acquitted of the charge"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"artful",
|
|
"beguiling",
|
|
"cagey",
|
|
"cagy",
|
|
"crafty",
|
|
"cunning",
|
|
"cute",
|
|
"designing",
|
|
"devious",
|
|
"foxy",
|
|
"guileful",
|
|
"scheming",
|
|
"shrewd",
|
|
"slick",
|
|
"sly",
|
|
"subtle",
|
|
"tricky",
|
|
"wily"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"astute",
|
|
"facile",
|
|
"glib",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"crooked",
|
|
"deceitful",
|
|
"deceptive",
|
|
"dishonest",
|
|
"fraudulent",
|
|
"insinuating",
|
|
"knavish",
|
|
"Machiavellian",
|
|
"oblique",
|
|
"serpentine",
|
|
"shady",
|
|
"shifty",
|
|
"slippery",
|
|
"sneaky",
|
|
"treacherous",
|
|
"underhand",
|
|
"underhanded",
|
|
"unscrupulous",
|
|
"backhanded",
|
|
"double-dealing",
|
|
"hypocritical",
|
|
"insincere",
|
|
"left-handed",
|
|
"mealy",
|
|
"mealymouthed",
|
|
"smooth-tongued",
|
|
"two-faced",
|
|
"circuitous",
|
|
"circular",
|
|
"roundabout",
|
|
"clandestine",
|
|
"concealed",
|
|
"covert",
|
|
"furtive",
|
|
"hugger-mugger",
|
|
"secret",
|
|
"stealthy",
|
|
"surreptitious",
|
|
"undercover",
|
|
"calculating",
|
|
"plotting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"obvious",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"patent",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"public",
|
|
"unconcealed",
|
|
"aboveboard",
|
|
"candid",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"forthright",
|
|
"frank",
|
|
"honest",
|
|
"natural",
|
|
"outspoken",
|
|
"plainspoken",
|
|
"real",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"sincere",
|
|
"straightforward",
|
|
"unaffected",
|
|
"unpretending",
|
|
"unpretentious",
|
|
"unvarnished",
|
|
"childlike",
|
|
"impressionable",
|
|
"simpleminded",
|
|
"unsophisticated",
|
|
"unworldly",
|
|
"unforced",
|
|
"unstudied",
|
|
"trustful",
|
|
"trusting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"artless",
|
|
"guileless",
|
|
"ingenuous",
|
|
"innocent",
|
|
"undesigning"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the authenticity of the \"lost\" Shakespearean sonnet was more than a little dodgy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"debatable",
|
|
"disputable",
|
|
"doubtable",
|
|
"doubtful",
|
|
"dubious",
|
|
"dubitable",
|
|
"equivocal",
|
|
"fishy",
|
|
"problematic",
|
|
"problematical",
|
|
"queer",
|
|
"questionable",
|
|
"shady",
|
|
"shaky",
|
|
"suspect",
|
|
"suspicious"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alleged",
|
|
"so-called",
|
|
"supposed",
|
|
"moot",
|
|
"ambiguous",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"unclear",
|
|
"uncertain",
|
|
"undecided",
|
|
"undetermined",
|
|
"far-fetched",
|
|
"flimsy",
|
|
"improbable",
|
|
"unlikely",
|
|
"weak"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decisive",
|
|
"definitive",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"obvious",
|
|
"open-and-shut",
|
|
"positive"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"certain",
|
|
"hands-down",
|
|
"incontestable",
|
|
"indisputable",
|
|
"indubitable",
|
|
"questionless",
|
|
"sure",
|
|
"undeniable",
|
|
"undoubted",
|
|
"unproblematic",
|
|
"unquestionable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dodos":{
|
|
"a person with old-fashioned ideas":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"youngsters helping old dodos learn to use computers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"antediluvians",
|
|
"fogies",
|
|
"fogeys",
|
|
"fossils",
|
|
"fuddy-duddies",
|
|
"fuds",
|
|
"mossbacks",
|
|
"reactionaries",
|
|
"stick-in-the-muds",
|
|
"stuffed shirts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conservatives",
|
|
"rightists",
|
|
"Tories",
|
|
"mandarins",
|
|
"old hands",
|
|
"old-timers",
|
|
"veterans",
|
|
"old maids"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"liberals",
|
|
"progressives",
|
|
"radicals"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hipsters",
|
|
"moderns",
|
|
"trendies"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a stupid person":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she called him a dodo after he lost the concert tickets"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"airheads",
|
|
"birdbrains",
|
|
"blockheads",
|
|
"boneheads",
|
|
"bubbleheads",
|
|
"chowderheads",
|
|
"chuckleheads",
|
|
"clodpolls",
|
|
"clodpoles",
|
|
"clots",
|
|
"clucks",
|
|
"clunks",
|
|
"cretins",
|
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"cuddies",
|
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"deadheads",
|
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"dim bulbs",
|
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"dimwits",
|
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"dips",
|
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"dolts",
|
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"donkeys",
|
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"doofuses",
|
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"dufuses",
|
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"dopes",
|
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"dorks",
|
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"dullards",
|
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"dumbbells",
|
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"dumbheads",
|
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"dum-dums",
|
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"dummies",
|
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"dummkopfs",
|
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"dunces",
|
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"dunderheads",
|
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"fatheads",
|
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"ganders",
|
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"golems",
|
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"goofs",
|
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"goons",
|
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"half-wits",
|
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"hammerheads",
|
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"hardheads",
|
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"idiots",
|
|
"ignoramuses",
|
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"ignorami",
|
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"imbeciles",
|
|
"jackasses",
|
|
"know-nothings",
|
|
"knuckleheads",
|
|
"lamebrains",
|
|
"loggerheads",
|
|
"loons",
|
|
"lumps",
|
|
"lunkheads",
|
|
"meatheads",
|
|
"momes",
|
|
"morons",
|
|
"mugs",
|
|
"mutts",
|
|
"naturals",
|
|
"nimrods",
|
|
"nincompoops",
|
|
"ninnies",
|
|
"ninnyhammers",
|
|
"nits",
|
|
"nitwits",
|
|
"noddies",
|
|
"noodles",
|
|
"numskulls",
|
|
"numbskulls",
|
|
"oafs",
|
|
"pinheads",
|
|
"prats",
|
|
"ratbags",
|
|
"sapheads",
|
|
"schlubs",
|
|
"shlubs",
|
|
"schnooks",
|
|
"simpletons",
|
|
"stocks",
|
|
"stupes",
|
|
"stupids",
|
|
"thickheads",
|
|
"turkeys",
|
|
"woodenheads",
|
|
"yahoos",
|
|
"yo-yos"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boobies",
|
|
"buffoons",
|
|
"fools",
|
|
"geese",
|
|
"loonies",
|
|
"lunatics",
|
|
"madmen",
|
|
"nuts",
|
|
"zanies",
|
|
"losers",
|
|
"gawks",
|
|
"featherbrains",
|
|
"scatterbrains",
|
|
"beasts",
|
|
"boors",
|
|
"cads",
|
|
"churls",
|
|
"clowns",
|
|
"creeps",
|
|
"curs",
|
|
"heels",
|
|
"jerks",
|
|
"skunks",
|
|
"skunk",
|
|
"snakes",
|
|
"stinkers",
|
|
"villains"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"intellects",
|
|
"intellectuals",
|
|
"sages",
|
|
"thinkers",
|
|
"whizzes",
|
|
"wizards",
|
|
"polymaths",
|
|
"Renaissance men",
|
|
"sharpies"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brains",
|
|
"geniuses",
|
|
"genii"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"doddering":{
|
|
"as in decrepit , senile":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"anile",
|
|
"decrepit",
|
|
"senile",
|
|
"spavined",
|
|
"tottery",
|
|
"aged",
|
|
"aging",
|
|
"ageing",
|
|
"ancient",
|
|
"elderly",
|
|
"geriatric",
|
|
"long-lived",
|
|
"old",
|
|
"older",
|
|
"over-the-hill",
|
|
"senescent",
|
|
"senior",
|
|
"unyoung",
|
|
"centenarian",
|
|
"nonagenarian",
|
|
"octogenarian",
|
|
"septuagenarian",
|
|
"sexagenarian",
|
|
"oldish",
|
|
"adult",
|
|
"grown-up",
|
|
"mature",
|
|
"middle-aged",
|
|
"pensioned",
|
|
"retired",
|
|
"superannuated",
|
|
"matriarchal",
|
|
"patriarchal",
|
|
"venerable",
|
|
"overage",
|
|
"overaged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ageless",
|
|
"youngish",
|
|
"adolescent",
|
|
"immature",
|
|
"juvenile",
|
|
"preteen",
|
|
"puerile",
|
|
"minor",
|
|
"underage",
|
|
"callow",
|
|
"green",
|
|
"inexperienced",
|
|
"raw",
|
|
"babyish",
|
|
"childish",
|
|
"childlike",
|
|
"infantile",
|
|
"infantine",
|
|
"kiddish",
|
|
"young",
|
|
"youthful"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move forward while swaying from side to side":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"was doddering down the walk outside the nursing home"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"careening",
|
|
"lurching",
|
|
"reeling",
|
|
"staggering",
|
|
"teetering",
|
|
"tottering",
|
|
"waddling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"rocking",
|
|
"rolling",
|
|
"seesawing",
|
|
"swagging",
|
|
"swaying",
|
|
"wavering",
|
|
"weaving",
|
|
"wobbling",
|
|
"wabbling",
|
|
"barging",
|
|
"blundering",
|
|
"clomping",
|
|
"clumping",
|
|
"floundering",
|
|
"galumphing",
|
|
"lumbering",
|
|
"lumping",
|
|
"pounding",
|
|
"scuffing",
|
|
"scuffling",
|
|
"shambling",
|
|
"shuffling",
|
|
"stamping",
|
|
"stomping",
|
|
"stumbling",
|
|
"tramping",
|
|
"tromping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"doddery":{
|
|
"as in doddering , rickety":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"doddering",
|
|
"jiggling",
|
|
"jiggly",
|
|
"rickety",
|
|
"staggery",
|
|
"teetering",
|
|
"tottering",
|
|
"tottery",
|
|
"infirm",
|
|
"insecure",
|
|
"precarious",
|
|
"unsound",
|
|
"askew",
|
|
"awry",
|
|
"cockeyed",
|
|
"lopsided",
|
|
"off-kilter",
|
|
"uneven",
|
|
"rocky",
|
|
"shaky",
|
|
"tippy",
|
|
"tipsy",
|
|
"wavery",
|
|
"wobbly",
|
|
"wabbly",
|
|
"wonky",
|
|
"unbalanced",
|
|
"unstable",
|
|
"unsteady"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"balanced",
|
|
"equilibrated",
|
|
"stabilized",
|
|
"stable",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"even",
|
|
"level",
|
|
"straight",
|
|
"sound",
|
|
"sturdy",
|
|
"substantial"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"doddered":{
|
|
"to move forward while swaying from side to side":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"was doddering down the walk outside the nursing home"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"careened",
|
|
"lurched",
|
|
"reeled",
|
|
"staggered",
|
|
"teetered",
|
|
"tottered",
|
|
"waddled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"rocked",
|
|
"rolled",
|
|
"seesawed",
|
|
"swagged",
|
|
"swayed",
|
|
"wavered",
|
|
"weaved",
|
|
"wobbled",
|
|
"wabbled",
|
|
"barged",
|
|
"blundered",
|
|
"clomped",
|
|
"clumped",
|
|
"floundered",
|
|
"galumphed",
|
|
"lumbered",
|
|
"lumped",
|
|
"pounded",
|
|
"scuffed",
|
|
"scuffled",
|
|
"shambled",
|
|
"shuffled",
|
|
"stamped",
|
|
"stomped",
|
|
"stumbled",
|
|
"tramped",
|
|
"tromped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |