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2200 lines
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{
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"doohickies":{
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"a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"screw in the doohickey at the top of the lamp shade"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[
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"dinguses",
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"doodads",
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"hickeys",
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"thingamabobs",
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"thingamajigs",
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"thingumajigs",
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"thingummies",
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"whatchamacallits",
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"whatnots",
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"whatsits",
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"whatses",
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"what-is-its"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"dooming":{
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"to determine the fate of in advance":{
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"examples":[
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"the actor felt that he was doomed to be forever remembered for that one terrible performance"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"destining",
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"fating",
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"foredooming",
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"foreordaining",
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"ordaining",
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"predestining",
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"predetermining",
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"preordaining"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"predestinating",
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"auguring",
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"forecasting",
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"foretelling",
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"predicting",
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"presaging",
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"prognosticating",
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"prophesying",
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"preconceiving",
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"prejudging",
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"condemning",
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"sentencing",
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"boding",
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"foreboding",
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"forboding",
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"portending",
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"anticipating",
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"divining",
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"foreknowing",
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"foreseeing"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to impose a judicial punishment on":{
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"examples":[
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"doomed the murderer to life in prison without the possibility of parole"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"condemning",
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"damning",
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"sentencing"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"adjudging",
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"judging",
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"castigating",
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"censuring",
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"chastening",
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"chastising",
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"correcting",
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"disciplining",
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"penalizing",
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"punishing",
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"concluding",
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"deciding",
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"decreeing",
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"determining",
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"finding",
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"opining",
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"resolving",
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"ruling"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"pardoning",
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"reprieving"
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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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"dooms":{
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"a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard":{
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"examples":[
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"the judge solemnly pronounced his doom before a hushed courtroom"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"findings",
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"holdings",
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"judgments",
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"judgements",
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"rulings",
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"sentences"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"inquests",
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"verdicts",
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"authorities",
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"decrees",
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"edicts",
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"injunctions",
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"orders",
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"arbitraments",
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"awards",
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"declarations",
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"deliverances",
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"dicta",
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"dictums",
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"pronouncements",
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"conclusions",
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"decisions",
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"determinations",
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"opinions",
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"resolutions",
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"disciplines",
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"penalties",
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"punishments"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand":{
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"examples":[
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"it was her doom to be haunted by the memory of that terrible day"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"circumstances",
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"destinies",
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"fates",
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"fortunes",
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"kismets",
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"lots",
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"portions"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"accidents",
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"casualties",
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"chances",
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"happenchances",
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"happenstances",
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"haps",
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"hazards",
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"luck",
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"predestinations",
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"aftereffects",
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"aftermaths",
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"conclusions",
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"consequences",
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"developments",
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"effects",
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"fruits",
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"issues",
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"outcomes",
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"outgrowths",
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"resultants",
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"results",
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"sequels",
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"sequences",
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"upshots"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities":{
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"examples":[
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"met his doom at the hands of a rampaging rhinoceros"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"curtains",
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"deaths",
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"deceases",
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"demises",
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"dissolutions",
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"ends",
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"exits",
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"expirations",
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"expiries",
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"fates",
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"graves",
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"great divides",
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"passages",
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"passings",
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"quietuses",
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"sleeps"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"casualties",
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"fatalities",
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"martyrdoms",
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"self-destructions",
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"self-murders",
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"self-slaughters",
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"suicides",
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"annihilations",
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"destructions",
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"endings",
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"exterminations",
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"ruins",
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"assassinations",
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"executions",
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"killings",
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"massacres",
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"slaughters"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"existences",
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"lives",
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"creations",
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"geneses",
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"originations",
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"rises"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"births",
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"nativities"
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]
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},
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"to determine the fate of in advance":{
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"examples":[
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"the actor felt that he was doomed to be forever remembered for that one terrible performance"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"destines",
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"fates",
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"foredooms",
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"foreordains",
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"ordains",
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"predestines",
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"predetermines",
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"preordains"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"predestinates",
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"augurs",
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"forecasts",
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"foretells",
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"predicts",
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"presages",
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"prognosticates",
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"prophesies",
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"preconceives",
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"prejudges",
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"condemns",
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"sentences",
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"bodes",
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"forebodes",
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"forbodes",
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"portends",
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"anticipates",
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"divines",
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"foreknows",
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"foresees"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to impose a judicial punishment on":{
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"examples":[
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"doomed the murderer to life in prison without the possibility of parole"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"condemns",
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"damns",
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"sentences"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"adjudges",
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"judges",
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"castigates",
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"censures",
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"chastens",
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"chastises",
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"corrects",
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"disciplines",
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"penalizes",
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"punishes",
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"concludes",
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"decides",
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"decrees",
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"determines",
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"finds",
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"opines",
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"resolves",
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"rules"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"pardons",
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"reprieves"
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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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"doorway":{
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"the means or right of entering or participating in":{
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"examples":[
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"the doorway to a life of luxury and leisure"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"access",
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"accession",
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"admission",
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"admittance",
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"door",
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"entrance",
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"entr\u00e9e",
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"entree",
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"entry",
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"gateway",
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"ingress",
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"key",
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"passport",
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"ticket"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"approval",
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"authorization",
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"certification",
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"permission",
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"qualification",
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"open door",
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"welcome mat"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"discharge",
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"dismissal",
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"ejection",
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"expulsion",
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"ouster",
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"rejection",
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"removal"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"the opening through which one can enter or leave a structure":{
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"examples":[
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"he stood in the doorway until we finally invited him in"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"door",
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"entrance",
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"gate",
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"gateway",
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"way"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"hatch",
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"hatchway"
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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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"door":{
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"a barrier by which an entry is closed and opened":{
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"examples":[
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"we locked the door to the room so that no one could get in"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"gate",
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"hatch",
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"portal"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"double door",
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"Dutch door",
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"French door",
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"lattice",
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"portcullis",
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"postern",
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"revolving door",
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"storm door",
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"trapdoor",
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"wicket"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"the opening through which one can enter or leave a structure":{
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"examples":[
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"a steady stream of visitors through the front door"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"doorway",
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"entrance",
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"gate",
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"gateway",
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"way"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"hatch",
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"hatchway"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"the means or right of entering or participating in":{
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"examples":[
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"education unlocks the door to advancement"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"access",
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"accession",
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"admission",
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"admittance",
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"doorway",
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"entrance",
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"entr\u00e9e",
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"entree",
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"entry",
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"gateway",
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"ingress",
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"key",
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"passport",
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"ticket"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"approval",
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"authorization",
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"certification",
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"permission",
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"qualification",
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"open door",
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"welcome mat"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"discharge",
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"dismissal",
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"ejection",
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"expulsion",
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"ouster",
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"rejection",
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"removal"
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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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]
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},
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"doodling":{
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"to spend time in aimless activity":{
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"examples":[
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"I plan to spend the entire vacation just doodling"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"fiddling (around)",
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"fooling around",
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"fribbling",
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"goofing (around)",
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"hanging about",
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"kicking around",
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"messing around",
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"monkeying (around)",
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"playing",
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"pottering (around)",
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"puttering (around)",
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"trifling"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"dallying",
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"dawdling",
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"dillydallying",
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"hanging (around or out)",
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"idling",
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"loafing",
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"lolling",
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"lounging",
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"clowning (around)",
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"horsing around",
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"diddling (with)",
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"tinkering"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"buckling (down)",
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"knuckling down",
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"setting (to)",
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"settling (down)"
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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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"doofuses":{
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"a person who lacks good sense or judgment":{
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"examples":[
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"I don't want to be partnered on the project with that doofus"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"berks",
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"boobies",
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"charlies",
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"charleys",
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"cuckoos",
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"ding-a-lings",
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"dingbats",
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"ding-dongs",
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"dipsticks",
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"featherheads",
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"fools",
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"geese",
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"gits",
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"half-wits",
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"jackasses",
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"lunatics",
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"mooncalves",
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"nincompoops",
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"ninnies",
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"ninnyhammers",
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"nits",
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"nitwits",
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"nutcases",
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"nuts",
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"simpletons",
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"simps",
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"turkeys",
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"yo-yos"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"daredevils",
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"madmen",
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"airheads",
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"birdbrains",
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"blockheads",
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"dodoes",
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"dodos",
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"dolts",
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"donkeys",
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"dopes",
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"dorks",
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"dumbbells",
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"dummies",
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"dunces",
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"fatheads",
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"ganders",
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"goons",
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"idiots",
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"ignoramuses",
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"ignorami",
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"imbeciles",
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"know-nothings",
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"knuckleheads",
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"morons",
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"numskulls",
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"numbskulls",
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"pinheads",
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"schlubs",
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"shlubs",
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"schlumps",
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"schnooks",
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"stocks",
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"featherbrains",
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"scatterbrains",
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"butts",
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"dupes",
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"laughingstocks",
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"mockeries",
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"monkeys",
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"chumps",
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"losers",
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"schlemiels",
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"shlemiels",
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"characters",
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"codgers",
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"crackbrains",
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"crackpots",
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"cranks",
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"kooks",
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"oddballs",
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"screwballs",
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"weirdos"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"sages",
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"thinkers",
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"brains",
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"geniuses",
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"genii"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"a stupid person":{
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"examples":[
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"that actor invariably plays a doofus on screen but he's anything but one in real life"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"airheads",
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"birdbrains",
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"blockheads",
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"boneheads",
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"bubbleheads",
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"chowderheads",
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"chuckleheads",
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"clodpolls",
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"clodpoles",
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"clots",
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"clucks",
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"clunks",
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"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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"dodoes",
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"dodos",
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"dolts",
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"donkeys",
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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",
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"ignoramuses",
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"ignorami",
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"imbeciles",
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"jackasses",
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"know-nothings",
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"knuckleheads",
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"lamebrains",
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"loggerheads",
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"loons",
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"lumps",
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"lunkheads",
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"meatheads",
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"momes",
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"morons",
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"mugs",
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"mutts",
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"naturals",
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"nimrods",
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"nincompoops",
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"ninnies",
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"ninnyhammers",
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"nits",
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"nitwits",
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"noddies",
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"noodles",
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"numskulls",
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"numbskulls",
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"oafs",
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"pinheads",
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"prats",
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"ratbags",
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"sapheads",
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"schlubs",
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"shlubs",
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"schnooks",
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"simpletons",
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"stocks",
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"stupes",
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"stupids",
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"thickheads",
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"turkeys",
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"woodenheads",
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"yahoos",
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"yo-yos"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"boobies",
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"buffoons",
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"fools",
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"geese",
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"loonies",
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"lunatics",
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"madmen",
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"nuts",
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"zanies",
|
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"losers",
|
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"gawks",
|
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"featherbrains",
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"scatterbrains",
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"beasts",
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"boors",
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"cads",
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"churls",
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"clowns",
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"creeps",
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"curs",
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|
"heels",
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"jerks",
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|
"skunks",
|
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"skunk",
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"snakes",
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"stinkers",
|
|
"villains"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"intellects",
|
|
"intellectuals",
|
|
"sages",
|
|
"thinkers",
|
|
"whizzes",
|
|
"wizards",
|
|
"polymaths",
|
|
"Renaissance men",
|
|
"sharpies"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brains",
|
|
"geniuses",
|
|
"genii"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"doomsayer":{
|
|
"one given to forebodings and predictions of impending calamity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"doomsayers had been warning for some time that the housing bubble was going to burst"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"Cassandra",
|
|
"Chicken Little",
|
|
"doomsdayer",
|
|
"doomster"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"defeatist",
|
|
"fatalist",
|
|
"naysayer",
|
|
"negativist",
|
|
"pessimist",
|
|
"handwringer",
|
|
"worrier",
|
|
"worrywart"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"optimist",
|
|
"Pollyanna"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dooryard":{
|
|
"as in backyard , churchyard":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"backyard",
|
|
"churchyard",
|
|
"campus",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"enclosure",
|
|
"inclosure",
|
|
"garden",
|
|
"garth",
|
|
"plaza",
|
|
"acres",
|
|
"estate",
|
|
"land",
|
|
"lot",
|
|
"parcel",
|
|
"plot",
|
|
"property",
|
|
"real estate",
|
|
"realty",
|
|
"demesne",
|
|
"ground",
|
|
"park",
|
|
"premises",
|
|
"premisses",
|
|
"yard"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"doomed":{
|
|
"facing certain defeat, disaster, or death":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"at that point it was obvious to all that the astronauts were doomed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"done",
|
|
"done for",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"kaput",
|
|
"kaputt",
|
|
"ruined",
|
|
"sunk"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"endangered",
|
|
"imperiled",
|
|
"imperilled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to determine the fate of in advance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the actor felt that he was doomed to be forever remembered for that one terrible performance"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"destined",
|
|
"fated",
|
|
"foredoomed",
|
|
"foreordained",
|
|
"ordained",
|
|
"predestined",
|
|
"predetermined",
|
|
"preordained"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"predestinated",
|
|
"augured",
|
|
"forecast",
|
|
"forecasted",
|
|
"foretold",
|
|
"predicted",
|
|
"presaged",
|
|
"prognosticated",
|
|
"prophesied",
|
|
"preconceived",
|
|
"prejudged",
|
|
"condemned",
|
|
"sentenced",
|
|
"boded",
|
|
"foreboded",
|
|
"forboded",
|
|
"portended",
|
|
"anticipated",
|
|
"divined",
|
|
"foreknew",
|
|
"foresaw"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to impose a judicial punishment on":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"doomed the murderer to life in prison without the possibility of parole"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"condemned",
|
|
"damned",
|
|
"sentenced"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adjudged",
|
|
"judged",
|
|
"castigated",
|
|
"censured",
|
|
"chastened",
|
|
"chastised",
|
|
"corrected",
|
|
"disciplined",
|
|
"penalized",
|
|
"punished",
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"decided",
|
|
"decreed",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"found",
|
|
"opined",
|
|
"resolved",
|
|
"ruled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"pardoned",
|
|
"reprieved"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"doozies":{
|
|
"something very good of its kind":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you don't make mistakes very often, but when you do, it's a real doozy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beauties",
|
|
"beauts",
|
|
"bee's knees",
|
|
"corkers",
|
|
"crackerjacks",
|
|
"crackajacks",
|
|
"daisies",
|
|
"dandies",
|
|
"dillies",
|
|
"dreams",
|
|
"honeys",
|
|
"hot stuff",
|
|
"humdingers",
|
|
"hummers",
|
|
"jim-dandies",
|
|
"knockouts",
|
|
"lollapaloozas",
|
|
"lulus",
|
|
"nifties",
|
|
"peaches",
|
|
"pippins",
|
|
"pips",
|
|
"rippers",
|
|
"ripsnorters",
|
|
"snorters",
|
|
"sockdolagers",
|
|
"sockdologers",
|
|
"standouts",
|
|
"sweethearts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"marvels",
|
|
"phenomena",
|
|
"phenomenons",
|
|
"prodigies",
|
|
"sensations",
|
|
"wonders",
|
|
"catches",
|
|
"crown jewels",
|
|
"diamonds",
|
|
"gems",
|
|
"imperials",
|
|
"jewels",
|
|
"pearls",
|
|
"plums",
|
|
"treasures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"busts",
|
|
"disappointments",
|
|
"duds",
|
|
"failures",
|
|
"flops",
|
|
"lemons",
|
|
"letdowns",
|
|
"losers",
|
|
"stinkers",
|
|
"turkeys"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"doozie":{
|
|
"something very good of its kind":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you don't make mistakes very often, but when you do, it's a real doozy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beaut",
|
|
"beauty",
|
|
"bee's knees",
|
|
"cat's meow",
|
|
"corker",
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
|
"crackajack",
|
|
"daisy",
|
|
"dandy",
|
|
"dilly",
|
|
"dream",
|
|
"honey",
|
|
"hot stuff",
|
|
"humdinger",
|
|
"hummer",
|
|
"jim-dandy",
|
|
"knockout",
|
|
"lollapalooza",
|
|
"lulu",
|
|
"nifty",
|
|
"peach",
|
|
"pip",
|
|
"pippin",
|
|
"ripper",
|
|
"ripsnorter",
|
|
"snorter",
|
|
"sockdolager",
|
|
"sockdologer",
|
|
"standout",
|
|
"sweetheart"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"marvel",
|
|
"phenomenon",
|
|
"prodigy",
|
|
"sensation",
|
|
"wonder",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"crown jewel",
|
|
"diamond",
|
|
"gem",
|
|
"imperial",
|
|
"jewel",
|
|
"pearl",
|
|
"plum",
|
|
"treasure"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"disappointment",
|
|
"dud",
|
|
"failure",
|
|
"flop",
|
|
"lemon",
|
|
"letdown",
|
|
"loser",
|
|
"stinker",
|
|
"turkey"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"doodly-squats":{
|
|
"the smallest amount or part imaginable":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tried to act intelligent but it was painfully obvious that he didn't know doodley-squat about cosmology"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beans",
|
|
"continentals",
|
|
"damns",
|
|
"darns",
|
|
"durns",
|
|
"diddlies",
|
|
"diddly-squats",
|
|
"figs",
|
|
"ghosts",
|
|
"hoots",
|
|
"iotas",
|
|
"jots",
|
|
"licks",
|
|
"modicums",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"squats",
|
|
"syllables",
|
|
"tittles",
|
|
"whits",
|
|
"whoops"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aces",
|
|
"bits",
|
|
"crumbs",
|
|
"dabs",
|
|
"driblets",
|
|
"glimmers",
|
|
"hints",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"mites",
|
|
"nips",
|
|
"ounces",
|
|
"particles",
|
|
"peanuts",
|
|
"pins",
|
|
"rays",
|
|
"scraps",
|
|
"scruples",
|
|
"semblances",
|
|
"shades",
|
|
"shadows",
|
|
"shreds",
|
|
"skoshes",
|
|
"smidgens",
|
|
"smidgeons",
|
|
"smidgins",
|
|
"smidges",
|
|
"snaps",
|
|
"specks",
|
|
"spots",
|
|
"sprinklings",
|
|
"strains",
|
|
"streaks",
|
|
"suspicions",
|
|
"touches",
|
|
"traces"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"doodly-squat":{
|
|
"the smallest amount or part imaginable":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tried to act intelligent but it was painfully obvious that he didn't know doodley-squat about cosmology"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beans",
|
|
"bubkes",
|
|
"bupkes",
|
|
"bupkus",
|
|
"continental",
|
|
"damn",
|
|
"darn",
|
|
"durn",
|
|
"diddly",
|
|
"diddly-squat",
|
|
"fig",
|
|
"ghost",
|
|
"hoot",
|
|
"iota",
|
|
"jot",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"modicum",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"squat",
|
|
"syllable",
|
|
"tittle",
|
|
"whit",
|
|
"whoop"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ace",
|
|
"bit",
|
|
"crumb",
|
|
"dab",
|
|
"driblet",
|
|
"glimmer",
|
|
"hint",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"mite",
|
|
"nip",
|
|
"ounce",
|
|
"particle",
|
|
"peanuts",
|
|
"pin",
|
|
"ray",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"scruple",
|
|
"semblance",
|
|
"shade",
|
|
"shadow",
|
|
"shred",
|
|
"skosh",
|
|
"smidgen",
|
|
"smidgeon",
|
|
"smidgin",
|
|
"smidge",
|
|
"snap",
|
|
"speck",
|
|
"spot",
|
|
"sprinkling",
|
|
"strain",
|
|
"streak",
|
|
"suspicion",
|
|
"touch",
|
|
"trace"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"doomsayers":{
|
|
"one given to forebodings and predictions of impending calamity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"doomsayers had been warning for some time that the housing bubble was going to burst"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"Cassandras",
|
|
"Chicken Littles",
|
|
"doomsdayers",
|
|
"doomsters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"defeatists",
|
|
"fatalists",
|
|
"naysayers",
|
|
"negativists",
|
|
"pessimists",
|
|
"handwringers",
|
|
"worriers",
|
|
"worrywarts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"optimists",
|
|
"Pollyannas"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"doomsdays":{
|
|
"the day the world ends or is destroyed":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a warning that doomsday is near",
|
|
"doomsday predictions"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"Armageddons",
|
|
"end-times",
|
|
"apocalypses",
|
|
"calamities",
|
|
"cataclysms",
|
|
"catastrophes",
|
|
"debacles",
|
|
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cles",
|
|
"disasters",
|
|
"tragedies",
|
|
"bloodbaths",
|
|
"collapses",
|
|
"crashes",
|
|
"meltdowns",
|
|
"convulsions",
|
|
"paroxysms",
|
|
"upheavals",
|
|
"accidents",
|
|
"casualties",
|
|
"fatalities",
|
|
"misadventures",
|
|
"mischances",
|
|
"misfortunes",
|
|
"mishaps",
|
|
"blasts",
|
|
"blows",
|
|
"double whammies",
|
|
"one-twos",
|
|
"one-two punches"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"godsends",
|
|
"mannas",
|
|
"windfalls"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"doomsday":{
|
|
"the day the world ends or is destroyed":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a warning that doomsday is near",
|
|
"doomsday predictions"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"Armageddon",
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"end-time",
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"apocalypse",
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"calamity",
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"cataclysm",
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"catastrophe",
|
|
"debacle",
|
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"d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
|
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"disaster",
|
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"tragedy",
|
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"bloodbath",
|
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"collapse",
|
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"crash",
|
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"meltdown",
|
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"convulsion",
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"paroxysm",
|
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"upheaval",
|
|
"accident",
|
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"casualty",
|
|
"fatality",
|
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"misadventure",
|
|
"mischance",
|
|
"misfortune",
|
|
"mishap",
|
|
"blast",
|
|
"blow",
|
|
"double whammy",
|
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"one-two",
|
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"one-two punch"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"godsend",
|
|
"manna",
|
|
"windfall"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"doozers":{
|
|
"something very good of its kind":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you don't make mistakes very often, but when you do, it's a real doozy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beauties",
|
|
"beauts",
|
|
"bee's knees",
|
|
"corkers",
|
|
"crackerjacks",
|
|
"crackajacks",
|
|
"daisies",
|
|
"dandies",
|
|
"dillies",
|
|
"dreams",
|
|
"honeys",
|
|
"hot stuff",
|
|
"humdingers",
|
|
"hummers",
|
|
"jim-dandies",
|
|
"knockouts",
|
|
"lollapaloozas",
|
|
"lulus",
|
|
"nifties",
|
|
"peaches",
|
|
"pippins",
|
|
"pips",
|
|
"rippers",
|
|
"ripsnorters",
|
|
"snorters",
|
|
"sockdolagers",
|
|
"sockdologers",
|
|
"standouts",
|
|
"sweethearts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"marvels",
|
|
"phenomena",
|
|
"phenomenons",
|
|
"prodigies",
|
|
"sensations",
|
|
"wonders",
|
|
"catches",
|
|
"crown jewels",
|
|
"diamonds",
|
|
"gems",
|
|
"imperials",
|
|
"jewels",
|
|
"pearls",
|
|
"plums",
|
|
"treasures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"busts",
|
|
"disappointments",
|
|
"duds",
|
|
"failures",
|
|
"flops",
|
|
"lemons",
|
|
"letdowns",
|
|
"losers",
|
|
"stinkers",
|
|
"turkeys"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"doodad":{
|
|
"a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"where does this little doodad go?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dingus",
|
|
"doohickey",
|
|
"hickey",
|
|
"thingamabob",
|
|
"thingamajig",
|
|
"thingumajig",
|
|
"thingummy",
|
|
"whatchamacallit",
|
|
"whatnot",
|
|
"whatsit",
|
|
"whatsis",
|
|
"what-is-it"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"has a habit of buying gadgets and doodads sold on television shopping channels"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bauble",
|
|
"bibelot",
|
|
"curio",
|
|
"curiosity",
|
|
"gaud",
|
|
"gewgaw",
|
|
"geegaw",
|
|
"gimcrack",
|
|
"kickshaw",
|
|
"knickknack",
|
|
"nicknack",
|
|
"novelty",
|
|
"ornamental",
|
|
"tchotchke",
|
|
"trinket"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bijouterie",
|
|
"bric-a-brac",
|
|
"gimcrackery",
|
|
"trinketry",
|
|
"trumpery",
|
|
"virtu",
|
|
"vertu",
|
|
"bagatelle",
|
|
"trifle",
|
|
"figurine",
|
|
"objet d'art",
|
|
"objet",
|
|
"ornament",
|
|
"keepsake",
|
|
"memento",
|
|
"souvenir",
|
|
"conversation piece",
|
|
"collectible",
|
|
"collectable",
|
|
"collector's item"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something that decorates or beautifies":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the array of doodads that some drivers hang from their rearview mirror"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adornment",
|
|
"beautifier",
|
|
"caparison",
|
|
"decoration",
|
|
"embellisher",
|
|
"embellishment",
|
|
"frill",
|
|
"garnish",
|
|
"garnishment",
|
|
"garniture",
|
|
"ornament",
|
|
"ornamentation",
|
|
"setoff",
|
|
"trim"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"apparel",
|
|
"bells and whistles",
|
|
"blazonry",
|
|
"bric-a-brac",
|
|
"chichi",
|
|
"emblazonry",
|
|
"filigree",
|
|
"finery",
|
|
"foofaraw",
|
|
"frippery",
|
|
"frosting",
|
|
"froufrou",
|
|
"fal-lal",
|
|
"flounce",
|
|
"flourish",
|
|
"furbelow",
|
|
"ruffle",
|
|
"enhancement",
|
|
"enrichment",
|
|
"improvement",
|
|
"appliqu\u00e9",
|
|
"embossment",
|
|
"embroidery",
|
|
"fancywork",
|
|
"bedizenment",
|
|
"gilt",
|
|
"glitter",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"figure",
|
|
"pattern",
|
|
"furnishings",
|
|
"regalia",
|
|
"trappings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blemish",
|
|
"defacement",
|
|
"disfigurement",
|
|
"scar",
|
|
"blot",
|
|
"spot",
|
|
"stain"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"doozy":{
|
|
"something very good of its kind":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you don't make mistakes very often, but when you do, it's a real doozy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beaut",
|
|
"beauty",
|
|
"bee's knees",
|
|
"cat's meow",
|
|
"corker",
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
|
"crackajack",
|
|
"daisy",
|
|
"dandy",
|
|
"dilly",
|
|
"dream",
|
|
"honey",
|
|
"hot stuff",
|
|
"humdinger",
|
|
"hummer",
|
|
"jim-dandy",
|
|
"knockout",
|
|
"lollapalooza",
|
|
"lulu",
|
|
"nifty",
|
|
"peach",
|
|
"pip",
|
|
"pippin",
|
|
"ripper",
|
|
"ripsnorter",
|
|
"snorter",
|
|
"sockdolager",
|
|
"sockdologer",
|
|
"standout",
|
|
"sweetheart"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"marvel",
|
|
"phenomenon",
|
|
"prodigy",
|
|
"sensation",
|
|
"wonder",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"crown jewel",
|
|
"diamond",
|
|
"gem",
|
|
"imperial",
|
|
"jewel",
|
|
"pearl",
|
|
"plum",
|
|
"treasure"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"disappointment",
|
|
"dud",
|
|
"failure",
|
|
"flop",
|
|
"lemon",
|
|
"letdown",
|
|
"loser",
|
|
"stinker",
|
|
"turkey"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"doodley-squats":{
|
|
"the smallest amount or part imaginable":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tried to act intelligent but it was painfully obvious that he didn't know doodley-squat about cosmology"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beans",
|
|
"continentals",
|
|
"damns",
|
|
"darns",
|
|
"durns",
|
|
"diddlies",
|
|
"diddly-squats",
|
|
"figs",
|
|
"ghosts",
|
|
"hoots",
|
|
"iotas",
|
|
"jots",
|
|
"licks",
|
|
"modicums",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"squats",
|
|
"syllables",
|
|
"tittles",
|
|
"whits",
|
|
"whoops"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aces",
|
|
"bits",
|
|
"crumbs",
|
|
"dabs",
|
|
"driblets",
|
|
"glimmers",
|
|
"hints",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"mites",
|
|
"nips",
|
|
"ounces",
|
|
"particles",
|
|
"peanuts",
|
|
"pins",
|
|
"rays",
|
|
"scraps",
|
|
"scruples",
|
|
"semblances",
|
|
"shades",
|
|
"shadows",
|
|
"shreds",
|
|
"skoshes",
|
|
"smidgens",
|
|
"smidgeons",
|
|
"smidgins",
|
|
"smidges",
|
|
"snaps",
|
|
"specks",
|
|
"spots",
|
|
"sprinklings",
|
|
"strains",
|
|
"streaks",
|
|
"suspicions",
|
|
"touches",
|
|
"traces"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"doomsdayer":{
|
|
"one given to forebodings and predictions of impending calamity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"once again doomsdayers were issuing warnings about the dangers of nuclear proliferation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"Cassandra",
|
|
"Chicken Little",
|
|
"doomsayer",
|
|
"doomster"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"defeatist",
|
|
"fatalist",
|
|
"naysayer",
|
|
"negativist",
|
|
"pessimist",
|
|
"handwringer",
|
|
"worrier",
|
|
"worrywart"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"optimist",
|
|
"Pollyanna"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"doorman":{
|
|
"a person who tends a door":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we tipped the hotel doorman for getting us a cab"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"doorkeeper",
|
|
"gatekeeper",
|
|
"janitor",
|
|
"porter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"doodads":{
|
|
"a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"where does this little doodad go?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dinguses",
|
|
"doohickeys",
|
|
"doohickies",
|
|
"hickeys",
|
|
"thingamabobs",
|
|
"thingamajigs",
|
|
"thingumajigs",
|
|
"thingummies",
|
|
"whatchamacallits",
|
|
"whatnots",
|
|
"whatsits",
|
|
"whatses",
|
|
"what-is-its"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"has a habit of buying gadgets and doodads sold on television shopping channels"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baubles",
|
|
"bibelots",
|
|
"curios",
|
|
"curiosities",
|
|
"gauds",
|
|
"gewgaws",
|
|
"geegaws",
|
|
"gimcracks",
|
|
"kickshaws",
|
|
"knickknacks",
|
|
"nicknacks",
|
|
"novelties",
|
|
"ornamentals",
|
|
"tchotchkes",
|
|
"trinkets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bijouteries",
|
|
"bric-a-brac",
|
|
"gimcrackeries",
|
|
"trinketries",
|
|
"trumperies",
|
|
"virtus",
|
|
"vertus",
|
|
"bagatelles",
|
|
"trifles",
|
|
"figurines",
|
|
"objets d'art",
|
|
"objets",
|
|
"ornaments",
|
|
"keepsakes",
|
|
"mementos",
|
|
"mementoes",
|
|
"souvenirs",
|
|
"conversation pieces",
|
|
"collectibles",
|
|
"collectables",
|
|
"collector's items"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something that decorates or beautifies":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the array of doodads that some drivers hang from their rearview mirror"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adornments",
|
|
"beautifiers",
|
|
"caparisons",
|
|
"decorations",
|
|
"embellishers",
|
|
"embellishments",
|
|
"frills",
|
|
"garnishes",
|
|
"garnishments",
|
|
"garnitures",
|
|
"ornamentations",
|
|
"ornaments",
|
|
"setoffs",
|
|
"trims"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"apparels",
|
|
"bells and whistles",
|
|
"blazonries",
|
|
"bric-a-brac",
|
|
"chichis",
|
|
"emblazonries",
|
|
"filigrees",
|
|
"fineries",
|
|
"foofaraws",
|
|
"fripperies",
|
|
"frostings",
|
|
"froufrous",
|
|
"frou-frous",
|
|
"fal-lals",
|
|
"flounces",
|
|
"flourishes",
|
|
"furbelows",
|
|
"ruffles",
|
|
"enhancements",
|
|
"enrichments",
|
|
"improvements",
|
|
"appliqu\u00e9s",
|
|
"embossments",
|
|
"embroideries",
|
|
"fancyworks",
|
|
"bedizenments",
|
|
"gilts",
|
|
"glitters",
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"figures",
|
|
"patterns",
|
|
"furnishings",
|
|
"regalia",
|
|
"trappings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blemishes",
|
|
"defacements",
|
|
"disfigurements",
|
|
"scars",
|
|
"blots",
|
|
"spots",
|
|
"stains"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"doo-doo":{
|
|
"solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a three-year-old who thought talking about doo-doo was the funniest thing ever"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dirt",
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
"dung",
|
|
"excrement",
|
|
"excreta",
|
|
"feces",
|
|
"ordure",
|
|
"poop",
|
|
"scat",
|
|
"slops",
|
|
"soil",
|
|
"waste"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"night soil",
|
|
"stool",
|
|
"dunghill",
|
|
"guano",
|
|
"manure",
|
|
"midden",
|
|
"muck",
|
|
"spoor",
|
|
"sewage",
|
|
"sewerage",
|
|
"coprolite"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"doomster":{
|
|
"one given to forebodings and predictions of impending calamity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"from time immemorial doomsters have been saying that the world is going to hell in a handbasket"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"Cassandra",
|
|
"Chicken Little",
|
|
"doomsayer",
|
|
"doomsdayer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"defeatist",
|
|
"fatalist",
|
|
"naysayer",
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"negativist",
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"pessimist",
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"handwringer",
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"worrier",
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"worrywart"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[
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"optimist",
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"Pollyanna"
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]
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},
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
|
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},
|
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"doormen":{
|
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"a person who tends a door":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"we tipped the hotel doorman for getting us a cab"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
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"doorkeepers",
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"gatekeepers",
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"janitors",
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"porters"
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],
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"near synonyms":[],
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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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"doo-doos":{
|
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"solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"a three-year-old who thought talking about doo-doo was the funniest thing ever"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dirt",
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"dropping",
|
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"dung",
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"excrement",
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"excreta",
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"feces",
|
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"ordure",
|
|
"poop",
|
|
"scat",
|
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"slops",
|
|
"soil",
|
|
"waste"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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"night soil",
|
|
"stool",
|
|
"dunghill",
|
|
"guano",
|
|
"manure",
|
|
"midden",
|
|
"muck",
|
|
"spoor",
|
|
"sewage",
|
|
"sewerage",
|
|
"coprolite"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"doormats":{
|
|
"a person without strength of character":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a doormat who always gave in to his father's demands"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"jellyfish",
|
|
"namby-pambies",
|
|
"pushovers",
|
|
"reeds",
|
|
"weaklings",
|
|
"wimps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cowards",
|
|
"mice",
|
|
"milquetoasts",
|
|
"nebbishes",
|
|
"nervous Nellies",
|
|
"pussies",
|
|
"wusses",
|
|
"wussies",
|
|
"sheep"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"mensches"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"stalwarts"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"doohickey":{
|
|
"a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"screw in the doohickey at the top of the lamp shade"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dingus",
|
|
"doodad",
|
|
"hickey",
|
|
"thingamabob",
|
|
"thingamajig",
|
|
"thingumajig",
|
|
"thingummy",
|
|
"whatchamacallit",
|
|
"whatnot",
|
|
"whatsit",
|
|
"whatsis",
|
|
"what-is-it"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"doomy":{
|
|
"being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the surging doomy music in the background was an unmistakable sign that things would not end well for the movie's hero"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baleful",
|
|
"dire",
|
|
"direful",
|
|
"foreboding",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"ill-boding",
|
|
"inauspicious",
|
|
"menacing",
|
|
"minatory",
|
|
"ominous",
|
|
"portentous",
|
|
"sinister",
|
|
"threatening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"black",
|
|
"bleak",
|
|
"cheerless",
|
|
"chill",
|
|
"Cimmerian",
|
|
"cloudy",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"comfortless",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"darkening",
|
|
"depressing",
|
|
"depressive",
|
|
"desolate",
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"disconsolate",
|
|
"dismal",
|
|
"drear",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"dreich",
|
|
"elegiac",
|
|
"elegiacal",
|
|
"forlorn",
|
|
"funereal",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"glum",
|
|
"godforsaken",
|
|
"gray",
|
|
"grey",
|
|
"lonely",
|
|
"lonesome",
|
|
"lugubrious",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"morbid",
|
|
"morose",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"plutonian",
|
|
"saturnine",
|
|
"sepulchral",
|
|
"somber",
|
|
"sombre",
|
|
"sullen",
|
|
"sunless",
|
|
"tenebrific",
|
|
"tenebrous",
|
|
"wretched",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"hopeless",
|
|
"unfavorable",
|
|
"unpromising",
|
|
"unpropitious",
|
|
"ill-fated",
|
|
"ill-starred",
|
|
"star-crossed",
|
|
"troubled",
|
|
"unfortunate",
|
|
"unlucky",
|
|
"evil",
|
|
"malign",
|
|
"malignant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"auspicious",
|
|
"benign",
|
|
"bright",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"favorable",
|
|
"golden",
|
|
"heartening",
|
|
"hopeful",
|
|
"promising",
|
|
"propitious",
|
|
"prosperous"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unthreatening"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"doorkeeper":{
|
|
"a person who tends a door":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the doorkeeper held the door open for us so we didn't have to put down our packages"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"doorman",
|
|
"gatekeeper",
|
|
"janitor",
|
|
"porter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |