5470 lines
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5470 lines
108 KiB
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{
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"mashing":{
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"to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"this press can mash 10 bushels of apples at a time"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"reaming",
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"pulping",
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"pureeing",
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"pur\u00e9eing",
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"extracting",
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"extruding"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"crushing",
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"expressing",
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"pressing",
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"squeezing"
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]
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},
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"to cause to become a pulpy mass":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"mash the ripe banana before adding it to the mixture"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"pressing",
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"squeezing",
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"beating",
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"pounding",
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"powdering",
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"pulverizing"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"crushing",
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"pulping",
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"squashing"
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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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"masking":{
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"to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity":{
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"examples":[
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"the federal agents masked their surveillance vehicle so that it looked like an ordinary moving van"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"camouflaging",
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"cloaking",
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"disguising",
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"dressing up"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"blanketing",
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"blotting out",
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"concealing",
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"covering",
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"curtaining",
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"enshrouding",
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"hiding",
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"obscuring",
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"occulting",
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"screening",
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"shrouding",
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"veiling",
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"affecting",
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"assuming",
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"counterfeiting",
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"dissembling",
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"dissimulating",
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"feigning",
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"posing",
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"pretending",
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"shamming",
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"simulating",
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"acting",
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"faking",
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"impersonating",
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"masquerading",
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"playing",
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"cosmeticizing",
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"gilding",
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"glossing (over)",
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"varnishing",
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"whitewashing"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"displaying",
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"exhibiting",
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"exposing",
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"flaunting",
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"parading",
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"showing",
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"uncloaking",
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"unclothing",
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"uncovering",
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"undraping",
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"unveiling",
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"baring",
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"betraying",
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"disclosing",
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"discovering",
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"divulging",
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"exposing",
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"revealing"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"unmasking"
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]
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},
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"to keep secret or shut off from view":{
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"examples":[
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"masked his real motives for wanting to see the house that was for sale"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"belying",
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"blanketing",
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"blotting out",
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"cloaking",
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"concealing",
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"covering",
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"curtaining",
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"disguising",
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"enshrouding",
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"hiding",
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"obscuring",
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"occulting",
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"papering over",
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"screening",
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"shrouding",
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"suppressing",
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"veiling"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"burying",
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"camouflaging",
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"covering (up)",
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"smothering",
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"gilding",
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"glossing (over)",
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"varnishing",
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"whitewashing",
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"beclouding",
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"bedimming",
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"befogging",
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"blocking",
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"clouding",
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"darkening",
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"eclipsing",
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"obstructing",
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"occluding",
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"overcasting",
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"overshadowing",
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"shading"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bringing out",
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"presenting",
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"clarifying",
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"illuminating",
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"advertising",
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"airing",
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"broadcasting",
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"getting out",
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"proclaiming",
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"publicizing",
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"publishing",
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"spreading"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"baring",
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"disclosing",
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"displaying",
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"divulging",
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"exposing",
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"revealing",
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"showing",
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"uncloaking",
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"uncovering",
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"unmasking",
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"unveiling"
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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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"masks":{
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"a cover or partial cover for the face used to disguise oneself":{
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"examples":[
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"an elaborate mask that would be suitable for a fancy masquerade ball"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"vizards"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"camouflages",
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"costumes",
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"disguises",
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"guises",
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"bills",
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"cloaks",
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"dominoes",
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"dominos",
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"hoods",
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"veils",
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"visors",
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"vizors"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth":{
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"examples":[
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"his unexpected friendliness is just a mask , for he always has an ulterior motive"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blankets",
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"cloaks",
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"copes",
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"coverings",
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"covers",
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"covertures",
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"cover-ups",
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"curtains",
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"hoods",
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"mantles",
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"palls",
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"penumbrae",
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"penumbras",
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"robes",
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"shrouds",
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"veils",
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"wraps"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"blinds",
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"concealers",
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"screens",
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"shields",
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"fig leafs",
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"fig leaves",
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"Potemkin villages",
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"Trojan horses",
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"camouflages",
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"disguises",
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"facades",
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"fa\u00e7ades",
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"faces",
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"veneers",
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"glosses",
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"varnishes"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity":{
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"examples":[
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"the federal agents masked their surveillance vehicle so that it looked like an ordinary moving van"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"camouflages",
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"cloaks",
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"disguises",
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"dresses up"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"blankets",
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"blots out",
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"conceals",
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"covers",
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"curtains",
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"enshrouds",
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"hides",
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"obscures",
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"occults",
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"screens",
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"shrouds",
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"veils",
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"affects",
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"assumes",
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"counterfeits",
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"dissembles",
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"dissimulates",
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"feigns",
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"poses",
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"pretends",
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"shams",
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"simulates",
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"acts",
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"fakes",
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"impersonates",
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"masquerades",
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"plays",
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"cosmeticizes",
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"gilds",
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"glosses (over)",
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"varnishes",
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"whitewashes"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"displays",
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"exhibits",
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"exposes",
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"flaunts",
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"parades",
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"shows",
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"uncloaks",
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"unclothes",
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"uncovers",
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"undrapes",
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"unveils",
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"bares",
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"betrays",
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"discloses",
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"discovers",
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"divulges",
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"exposes",
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"reveals"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"unmasks"
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]
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},
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"to keep secret or shut off from view":{
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"examples":[
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"masked his real motives for wanting to see the house that was for sale"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"belies",
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"blankets",
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"blots out",
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"cloaks",
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"conceals",
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"covers",
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"curtains",
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"disguises",
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"enshrouds",
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"hides",
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"obscures",
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"occults",
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"papers over",
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"screens",
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"shrouds",
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"suppresses",
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"veils"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"buries",
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"camouflages",
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"covers (up)",
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"smothers",
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"gilds",
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"glosses (over)",
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"varnishes",
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"whitewashes",
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"beclouds",
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"bedims",
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"befogs",
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"blocks",
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"clouds",
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"darkens",
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"eclipses",
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"obstructs",
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"occludes",
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"overcasts",
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"overshadows",
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"shades"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"brings out",
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"presents",
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"clarifies",
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"illuminates",
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"advertises",
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"airs",
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"broadcasts",
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"gets out",
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"proclaims",
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"publicizes",
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"publishes",
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"spreads"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"bares",
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"discloses",
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"displays",
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"divulges",
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"exposes",
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"reveals",
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"shows",
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"uncloaks",
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"uncovers",
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"unmasks",
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"unveils"
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]
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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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"masque":{
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"as in masquerade , soiree":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"masquerader":{
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"as in pantomimist , personator":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"actor",
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"ape",
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"aper",
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"ham",
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"imitator",
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"impressionist",
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"masker",
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"mime",
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"mimic",
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"pantomime",
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"pantomimist",
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"personator",
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"poser"
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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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"mass-market":{
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"fit or likely to be sold especially on a large scale":{
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"examples":[
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"the kind of mass-market candy bars that connoisseurs of chocolate love to disdain"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"commercial",
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"corporate",
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"marketable",
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"salable",
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"saleable"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"mass-produced",
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"wholesale"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[
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"noncommercial",
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"nonsalable",
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"uncommercial",
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"unmarketable",
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"unsalable"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"mass-produced":{
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"made beforehand in large numbers":{
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"examples":[
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"a cheap mass-produced plastic toy"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bought",
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"off-the-peg",
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"off-the-rack",
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"off-the-shelf",
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"ready-made",
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"store",
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"store-bought"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"ready-to-wear",
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"commercial",
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"prefab",
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"prefabricated",
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"hand-me-down"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"handcrafted",
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"handmade",
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"homemade"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"bespoke",
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"bespoken",
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"custom",
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"customized",
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"custom-made",
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"tailored",
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"tailor-made"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"massacred":{
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"to kill on a large scale":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the country's rival ethnic groups began massacring one another"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"assassinated",
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"croaked",
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"did in",
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"dispatched",
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"executed",
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"felled",
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"murdered",
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"slew",
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"smote",
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"snuffed",
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"annihilated",
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"blotted out",
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"decimated",
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"demolished",
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"destroyed",
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"devastated",
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"eradicated",
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"exterminated",
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"wasted",
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"wiped out"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"butchered",
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"mowed (down)",
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"slaughtered"
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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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"massage":{
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"to praise too much":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"a candidate who knows that you have to massage the voters if you want to get elected"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bad-mouth",
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"belittle",
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"decry",
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"depreciate",
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"disparage",
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"put down"
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],
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"related":[
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"blandish",
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"cajole",
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"coax",
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"sweet-talk",
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"wheedle",
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"fawn",
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"kowtow",
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"suck (up to)",
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"toady",
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"idolize",
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"worship",
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"eulogize",
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"extol",
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"extoll",
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"laud",
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"praise",
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"applaud",
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"commend",
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"compliment",
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"congratulate",
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"felicitate",
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"drool",
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"gush",
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"slaver",
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"slobber",
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"endear",
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"ingratiate",
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"court",
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"romance",
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"woo"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"adulate",
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"belaud",
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"blarney",
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"butter up",
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"flatter",
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"hero-worship",
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"honey",
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"overpraise",
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"puff",
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"soft-soap",
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"stroke"
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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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"massiveness":{
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"the quality or state of being very large":{
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"examples":[
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"the massiveness of the puppy's paws suggested that this would be a very large dog"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"enormity",
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"enormousness",
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"giantism",
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"gigantism",
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"hugeness",
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"immenseness",
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"immensity",
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"magnitude",
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"prodigiousness",
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"vastitude",
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"vastness"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bigness",
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"extensiveness",
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"greatness",
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"largeness",
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"sizableness",
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"voluminousness",
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"weightiness",
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"awesomeness",
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"grandness",
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"stupendousness",
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"tremendousness",
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"boundlessness",
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"limitlessness",
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"ampleness",
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"capaciousness",
|
|
"commodiousness",
|
|
"spaciousness",
|
|
"excessiveness",
|
|
"extravagance",
|
|
"extremeness",
|
|
"gaudiness",
|
|
"grandiosity",
|
|
"immoderacy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"littleness",
|
|
"puniness",
|
|
"smallness",
|
|
"triviality"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"diminutiveness",
|
|
"minuteness",
|
|
"tininess"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the state or quality of being heavy":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I need something with sufficient massiveness to block the wheels so this car won't roll down the ramp"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"avoirdupois",
|
|
"heaviness",
|
|
"heftiness",
|
|
"ponderousness",
|
|
"weightiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"overweight",
|
|
"solidity",
|
|
"solidness",
|
|
"substantiality",
|
|
"substantialness",
|
|
"bulk",
|
|
"bulkiness",
|
|
"hugeness",
|
|
"cumbersomeness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"airiness",
|
|
"delicacy",
|
|
"ethereality",
|
|
"etherealness",
|
|
"flimsiness",
|
|
"fluffiness",
|
|
"insubstantiality",
|
|
"slightness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lightness",
|
|
"weightlessness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"masterfulness":{
|
|
"subtle or imaginative ability in inventing, devising, or executing something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the sheer masterfulness of the thieves' plan could not be denied, even by the police"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adeptness",
|
|
"adroitness",
|
|
"art",
|
|
"artfulness",
|
|
"artifice",
|
|
"artistry",
|
|
"cleverness",
|
|
"craft",
|
|
"cunning",
|
|
"deftness",
|
|
"skill",
|
|
"skillfulness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dexterity",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"finesse",
|
|
"handiness",
|
|
"experience",
|
|
"expertise",
|
|
"expertness",
|
|
"know-how",
|
|
"proficiency",
|
|
"creativity",
|
|
"ingenuity",
|
|
"inventiveness",
|
|
"knowledge",
|
|
"learning",
|
|
"aptitude",
|
|
"bent",
|
|
"flair",
|
|
"gift",
|
|
"knack",
|
|
"talent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"amateurishness",
|
|
"awkwardness",
|
|
"clumsiness",
|
|
"crudeness",
|
|
"klutziness",
|
|
"rudeness",
|
|
"inability",
|
|
"inadequacy",
|
|
"inadequateness",
|
|
"incapability",
|
|
"incapacity",
|
|
"incompetence",
|
|
"ineffectiveness",
|
|
"ineffectuality",
|
|
"ineffectualness",
|
|
"inefficacy",
|
|
"inefficiency"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"artlessness",
|
|
"ineptitude",
|
|
"ineptness",
|
|
"maladroitness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the shameless masterfulness that invested his every move was positively galling to his colleagues"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrogance",
|
|
"assumption",
|
|
"bumptiousness",
|
|
"consequence",
|
|
"haughtiness",
|
|
"hauteur",
|
|
"high horse",
|
|
"huffiness",
|
|
"imperiousness",
|
|
"loftiness",
|
|
"lordliness",
|
|
"peremptoriness",
|
|
"pomposity",
|
|
"pompousness",
|
|
"presumptuousness",
|
|
"pretense",
|
|
"pretence",
|
|
"pretension",
|
|
"pretentiousness",
|
|
"self-consequence",
|
|
"self-importance",
|
|
"superciliousness",
|
|
"superiority",
|
|
"toploftiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"authoritativeness",
|
|
"bossiness",
|
|
"bowwow",
|
|
"brag",
|
|
"dominance",
|
|
"high-handedness",
|
|
"condescension",
|
|
"disdain",
|
|
"scorn",
|
|
"chest-thumping",
|
|
"inflation",
|
|
"self-assertion",
|
|
"side",
|
|
"snobbery",
|
|
"snobbishness",
|
|
"snobbism",
|
|
"snootiness",
|
|
"attitude",
|
|
"cheek",
|
|
"cheekiness",
|
|
"impertinence",
|
|
"impudence",
|
|
"sauciness",
|
|
"boastfulness",
|
|
"bombast",
|
|
"braggadocio",
|
|
"bravado",
|
|
"strut",
|
|
"swagger",
|
|
"triumphalism",
|
|
"vaingloriousness",
|
|
"vainglory",
|
|
"cockiness",
|
|
"complacence",
|
|
"conceit",
|
|
"egoism",
|
|
"egotism",
|
|
"pride",
|
|
"pridefulness",
|
|
"self-assumption",
|
|
"self-centeredness",
|
|
"self-complacency",
|
|
"self-conceit",
|
|
"self-content",
|
|
"self-contentment",
|
|
"self-opinion",
|
|
"self-partiality",
|
|
"self-satisfaction",
|
|
"smugness",
|
|
"swelled head",
|
|
"vanity",
|
|
"superiority complex"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bashfulness",
|
|
"demureness",
|
|
"retiringness",
|
|
"shyness",
|
|
"diffidence",
|
|
"self-distrust",
|
|
"self-doubt",
|
|
"timidity",
|
|
"timidness",
|
|
"lowliness",
|
|
"meekness",
|
|
"mousiness",
|
|
"passiveness",
|
|
"passivity",
|
|
"submissiveness",
|
|
"quietness",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"reservedness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"humility",
|
|
"modesty",
|
|
"unassumingness",
|
|
"unpretentiousness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"masteries":{
|
|
"a highly developed skill in or knowledge of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the exchange student returned from her year in Spain with a complete mastery of the language"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"IQs",
|
|
"masterships",
|
|
"proficiencies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"virtuosities",
|
|
"facilities",
|
|
"hangs",
|
|
"fluencies",
|
|
"literacies",
|
|
"experiences",
|
|
"expertises",
|
|
"know-hows",
|
|
"practices",
|
|
"practises",
|
|
"skills",
|
|
"acquaintances",
|
|
"familiarities",
|
|
"intimacies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"incompetences",
|
|
"incompetencies",
|
|
"ignorances",
|
|
"illiteracies",
|
|
"unfamiliarities"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the right or means to command or control others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the British monarch has only token mastery over the citizens of the United Kingdom"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arms",
|
|
"authorities",
|
|
"clutches",
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"controls",
|
|
"death grips",
|
|
"dominions",
|
|
"grips",
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"powers",
|
|
"reigns",
|
|
"reins",
|
|
"sways"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clouts",
|
|
"influences",
|
|
"leverages",
|
|
"pulls",
|
|
"voices",
|
|
"weights",
|
|
"jurisdictions",
|
|
"directions",
|
|
"managements",
|
|
"dominances",
|
|
"imperiums",
|
|
"predominances",
|
|
"sovereignties",
|
|
"sovranties",
|
|
"supremacies",
|
|
"prerogatives",
|
|
"privileges",
|
|
"rights",
|
|
"eminences",
|
|
"importances",
|
|
"moments"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"weaknesses"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"impotences",
|
|
"impotencies"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"masqueraded (as)":{
|
|
"to pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the intruder was arrested for masquerading as a doctor and trying to steal another woman's baby"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acted",
|
|
"impersonated",
|
|
"personated",
|
|
"played",
|
|
"posed (as)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"aped",
|
|
"copied",
|
|
"imitated",
|
|
"mimed",
|
|
"mimicked",
|
|
"mocked",
|
|
"monkeyed",
|
|
"parodied",
|
|
"travestied",
|
|
"performed",
|
|
"portrayed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"massaging":{
|
|
"as in seduction , wooing":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to praise too much":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a candidate who knows that you have to massage the voters if you want to get elected"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adulating",
|
|
"belauding",
|
|
"blarneying",
|
|
"buttering up",
|
|
"flattering",
|
|
"hero-worshipping",
|
|
"hero-worshiping",
|
|
"honeying",
|
|
"overpraising",
|
|
"puffing",
|
|
"soft-soaping",
|
|
"stroking"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"blandishing",
|
|
"cajoling",
|
|
"coaxing",
|
|
"sweet-talking",
|
|
"wheedling",
|
|
"fawning",
|
|
"kowtowing",
|
|
"sucking (up to)",
|
|
"toadying",
|
|
"idolizing",
|
|
"worshipping",
|
|
"worshiping",
|
|
"eulogizing",
|
|
"extolling",
|
|
"lauding",
|
|
"praising",
|
|
"applauding",
|
|
"commending",
|
|
"complimenting",
|
|
"congratulating",
|
|
"felicitating",
|
|
"drooling",
|
|
"gushing",
|
|
"slavering",
|
|
"slobbering",
|
|
"endearing",
|
|
"ingratiating",
|
|
"courting",
|
|
"romancing",
|
|
"wooing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bad-mouthing",
|
|
"belittling",
|
|
"decrying",
|
|
"depreciating",
|
|
"disparaging",
|
|
"putting down"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mascaras":{
|
|
"as in lipsticks , creams":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blushes",
|
|
"cold creams",
|
|
"creams",
|
|
"eye shadows",
|
|
"kohls",
|
|
"lipsticks",
|
|
"lotions",
|
|
"oils",
|
|
"powders",
|
|
"rouges",
|
|
"vanishing creams",
|
|
"cosmetics",
|
|
"makeups",
|
|
"maquillages",
|
|
"paints",
|
|
"war paints",
|
|
"greasepaints",
|
|
"camos",
|
|
"camouflages"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"masters":{
|
|
"a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a master at chess"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aces",
|
|
"adepts",
|
|
"artists",
|
|
"authorities",
|
|
"cognoscenti",
|
|
"connoisseurs",
|
|
"crackerjacks",
|
|
"crackajacks",
|
|
"dab hands",
|
|
"dabs",
|
|
"experts",
|
|
"fiends",
|
|
"geeks",
|
|
"gurus",
|
|
"hands",
|
|
"hotshots",
|
|
"maestros",
|
|
"maestri",
|
|
"mavens",
|
|
"mavins",
|
|
"meisters",
|
|
"past masters",
|
|
"proficients",
|
|
"scholars",
|
|
"sharks",
|
|
"sharps",
|
|
"virtuosos",
|
|
"virtuosi",
|
|
"whizzes",
|
|
"wizards"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"professionals",
|
|
"pros",
|
|
"consultants",
|
|
"hired guns",
|
|
"specialists",
|
|
"addicts",
|
|
"aficionados",
|
|
"afficionados",
|
|
"buffs",
|
|
"devotees",
|
|
"enthusiasts",
|
|
"fans",
|
|
"craftsmen",
|
|
"journeymen",
|
|
"all-rounders",
|
|
"jacks-of-all-trades",
|
|
"Renaissance men",
|
|
"mistresses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"apprentices",
|
|
"beginners",
|
|
"neophytes",
|
|
"novices",
|
|
"dabblers",
|
|
"dilettantes",
|
|
"dilettanti",
|
|
"laymen",
|
|
"nonprofessionals"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"amateurs",
|
|
"inexperts",
|
|
"nonexperts"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one that defeats an enemy or opponent":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"little did the tennis pro know that his new student would someday become his master"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beaters",
|
|
"conquerors",
|
|
"subduers",
|
|
"trimmers",
|
|
"vanquishers",
|
|
"victors",
|
|
"whippers",
|
|
"winners"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"champions",
|
|
"champs",
|
|
"finalists",
|
|
"placers",
|
|
"dominators",
|
|
"overdogs",
|
|
"rulers",
|
|
"subjugators",
|
|
"top dogs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"punching bags",
|
|
"pushovers",
|
|
"quitters",
|
|
"failures",
|
|
"flops",
|
|
"washouts",
|
|
"underdogs"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"losers"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm the master of this operation, and you'll do what I say"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bosses",
|
|
"boss men",
|
|
"captains",
|
|
"chiefs",
|
|
"foremen",
|
|
"headmen",
|
|
"heads",
|
|
"helmsmen",
|
|
"honchos",
|
|
"jefes",
|
|
"kingpins",
|
|
"leaders",
|
|
"taskmasters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"directresses",
|
|
"mistresses",
|
|
"administrators",
|
|
"commanders",
|
|
"directors",
|
|
"executives",
|
|
"generals",
|
|
"governors",
|
|
"hierarchs",
|
|
"higher-ups",
|
|
"leadmen",
|
|
"managers",
|
|
"overseers",
|
|
"principals",
|
|
"skippers",
|
|
"standard-bearers",
|
|
"stewards",
|
|
"straw bosses",
|
|
"superintendents",
|
|
"superiors",
|
|
"supervisors",
|
|
"dominators",
|
|
"lords",
|
|
"overlords",
|
|
"potentates",
|
|
"rulers",
|
|
"sovereigns",
|
|
"sovrans",
|
|
"figureheads",
|
|
"barons",
|
|
"czars",
|
|
"tsars",
|
|
"tzars",
|
|
"kings",
|
|
"magnates",
|
|
"moguls",
|
|
"presidents",
|
|
"princes",
|
|
"big cheeses",
|
|
"big guns",
|
|
"bigwigs",
|
|
"top dogs",
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"top guns",
|
|
"coheads",
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"co-heads",
|
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"coleaders",
|
|
"co-leaders",
|
|
"employers",
|
|
"gaffers",
|
|
"gangers",
|
|
"micromanagers",
|
|
"subchiefs",
|
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"sub-chiefs",
|
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"subdirectors",
|
|
"sub-directors"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dependents",
|
|
"inferiors",
|
|
"juniors",
|
|
"secondaries",
|
|
"subjects",
|
|
"subordinates",
|
|
"underlings"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to achieve a victory over":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"finally mastered her longtime opponent at chess"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"bests",
|
|
"conquers",
|
|
"defeats",
|
|
"dispatches",
|
|
"does down",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"gets around",
|
|
"licks",
|
|
"overbears",
|
|
"overcomes",
|
|
"overmatches",
|
|
"prevails (over)",
|
|
"skunks",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"subdues",
|
|
"surmounts",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"trims",
|
|
"triumphs (over)",
|
|
"upends",
|
|
"wins (against)",
|
|
"worsts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"sweeps",
|
|
"edges (out)",
|
|
"noses out",
|
|
"pips",
|
|
"annihilates",
|
|
"blows away",
|
|
"blows out",
|
|
"bombs",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"buries",
|
|
"clobbers",
|
|
"creams",
|
|
"crushes",
|
|
"drubs",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"flattens",
|
|
"overwhelms",
|
|
"routs",
|
|
"shellacs",
|
|
"skins",
|
|
"slaughters",
|
|
"smokes",
|
|
"snows under",
|
|
"thrashes",
|
|
"trounces",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"wallops",
|
|
"waxes",
|
|
"whips",
|
|
"caps",
|
|
"excels",
|
|
"flourishes",
|
|
"scores",
|
|
"succeeds",
|
|
"knocks off",
|
|
"knocks over",
|
|
"overpowers",
|
|
"overthrows",
|
|
"subjugates",
|
|
"unseats",
|
|
"vanquishes",
|
|
"aces (out)",
|
|
"betters",
|
|
"eclipses",
|
|
"exceeds",
|
|
"excels",
|
|
"outdistances",
|
|
"outdoes",
|
|
"outfights",
|
|
"outshines",
|
|
"outstrips",
|
|
"overtops",
|
|
"surpasses",
|
|
"tops",
|
|
"transcends"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"falls",
|
|
"gives up",
|
|
"goes down",
|
|
"goes under",
|
|
"collapses",
|
|
"fails",
|
|
"flops",
|
|
"flunks",
|
|
"folds",
|
|
"washes out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"loses (to)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I think I've mastered algebra at last"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"learns",
|
|
"picks up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"apprehends",
|
|
"comprehends",
|
|
"grasps",
|
|
"knows",
|
|
"understands",
|
|
"absorbs",
|
|
"assimilates",
|
|
"digests",
|
|
"drinks (in)",
|
|
"imbibes",
|
|
"ascertains",
|
|
"descries",
|
|
"detects",
|
|
"determines",
|
|
"digs up",
|
|
"discerns",
|
|
"discovers",
|
|
"examines",
|
|
"finds out",
|
|
"hears",
|
|
"hits (on or upon)",
|
|
"runs down",
|
|
"scares up",
|
|
"searches (for)",
|
|
"sees",
|
|
"tracks (down)",
|
|
"tumbles (to)",
|
|
"unearths",
|
|
"majors (in)",
|
|
"studies",
|
|
"memorizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"forgets",
|
|
"misunderstands",
|
|
"misses",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"neglects"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unlearns"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mastership":{
|
|
"a highly developed skill in or knowledge of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we're still working on mastership of the new computer system"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"command",
|
|
"IQ",
|
|
"mastery",
|
|
"proficiency"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"virtuosity",
|
|
"facility",
|
|
"hang",
|
|
"fluency",
|
|
"literacy",
|
|
"experience",
|
|
"expertise",
|
|
"know-how",
|
|
"practice",
|
|
"practise",
|
|
"skill(s)",
|
|
"acquaintance",
|
|
"familiarity",
|
|
"intimacy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"incompetence",
|
|
"incompetency",
|
|
"ignorance",
|
|
"illiteracy",
|
|
"unfamiliarity"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"masquerades":{
|
|
"a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"although she was deeply bored, she maintained a masquerade of polite interest as her guest droned on"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acts",
|
|
"airs",
|
|
"charades",
|
|
"disguises",
|
|
"facades",
|
|
"fa\u00e7ades",
|
|
"fronts",
|
|
"guises",
|
|
"poses",
|
|
"pretenses",
|
|
"pretences",
|
|
"put-ons",
|
|
"semblances",
|
|
"shows"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"impersonations",
|
|
"performances",
|
|
"portrayals",
|
|
"images",
|
|
"personae",
|
|
"personas",
|
|
"appearances",
|
|
"colors",
|
|
"glosses",
|
|
"camouflages",
|
|
"cloaks",
|
|
"affectations",
|
|
"deceits",
|
|
"deceptions",
|
|
"dissimulations",
|
|
"double-dealings",
|
|
"duplicities",
|
|
"fakeries",
|
|
"frauds",
|
|
"guiles",
|
|
"betrayals",
|
|
"double crosses",
|
|
"falsities",
|
|
"infidelities",
|
|
"perfidies",
|
|
"treacheries",
|
|
"treasons",
|
|
"excuses",
|
|
"pretexts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"candors",
|
|
"sincerities",
|
|
"na\u00efvet\u00e9s",
|
|
"naivetes",
|
|
"naivet\u00e9s"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in plays , acts":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acts",
|
|
"impersonates",
|
|
"playacts",
|
|
"plays",
|
|
"poses",
|
|
"dissembles",
|
|
"dissimulates",
|
|
"lets on",
|
|
"makes out",
|
|
"pretends",
|
|
"affects",
|
|
"assumes",
|
|
"counterfeits",
|
|
"fakes",
|
|
"feigns",
|
|
"professes",
|
|
"puts on",
|
|
"shams",
|
|
"simulates",
|
|
"camouflages",
|
|
"conceals",
|
|
"disguises",
|
|
"masks",
|
|
"bluffs",
|
|
"feints"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"master plans":{
|
|
"a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my neighbor assured me that the wisdom of his master plan for his yard would be apparent once everything was finished"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrangements",
|
|
"blueprints",
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"game plans",
|
|
"games",
|
|
"ground plans",
|
|
"plans",
|
|
"programs",
|
|
"projects",
|
|
"road maps",
|
|
"schemes",
|
|
"strategies",
|
|
"systems"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"collusions",
|
|
"conspiracies",
|
|
"plots",
|
|
"contrivances",
|
|
"devices",
|
|
"gambits",
|
|
"maneuvers",
|
|
"ruses",
|
|
"stratagems",
|
|
"subterfuges",
|
|
"tricks",
|
|
"counterplans",
|
|
"counterstrategies",
|
|
"counter-strategies",
|
|
"means",
|
|
"tactics",
|
|
"techniques",
|
|
"ways",
|
|
"procedures",
|
|
"protocols",
|
|
"conceptions",
|
|
"ideas",
|
|
"projets",
|
|
"proposals",
|
|
"specifications",
|
|
"specifics",
|
|
"aims",
|
|
"intentions",
|
|
"intents",
|
|
"purposes",
|
|
"diagrams",
|
|
"formulas",
|
|
"formulae",
|
|
"layouts",
|
|
"maps",
|
|
"patterns",
|
|
"platforms",
|
|
"policies",
|
|
"recipes",
|
|
"setups"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"masterful":{
|
|
"accomplished with trained ability":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a masterful performance of a difficult piece for the violin"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adroit",
|
|
"artful",
|
|
"bravura",
|
|
"deft",
|
|
"delicate",
|
|
"dexterous",
|
|
"dextrous",
|
|
"expert",
|
|
"masterly",
|
|
"practiced",
|
|
"practised",
|
|
"skillful",
|
|
"virtuoso",
|
|
"workmanlike"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"facile",
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
"artistic",
|
|
"creative",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"ingenious",
|
|
"neat",
|
|
"adept",
|
|
"clever",
|
|
"cunning",
|
|
"able",
|
|
"adequate",
|
|
"capable",
|
|
"competent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"awkward",
|
|
"clumsy",
|
|
"crude",
|
|
"klutzy",
|
|
"ineffective",
|
|
"ineffectual",
|
|
"incompetent",
|
|
"inept"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"amateur",
|
|
"amateurish",
|
|
"artless",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"unprofessional",
|
|
"unskillful"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"fond of ordering people around":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a masterful coworker who liked to tell other people how to do their jobs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"authoritarian",
|
|
"authoritative",
|
|
"autocratic",
|
|
"autocratical",
|
|
"bossy",
|
|
"despotic",
|
|
"dictatorial",
|
|
"domineering",
|
|
"imperious",
|
|
"overbearing",
|
|
"peremptory",
|
|
"tyrannical",
|
|
"tyrannic",
|
|
"tyrannous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arrogant",
|
|
"assumptive",
|
|
"disdainful",
|
|
"fastuous",
|
|
"haughty",
|
|
"highfalutin",
|
|
"hifalutin",
|
|
"high-and-mighty",
|
|
"high-hat",
|
|
"huffy",
|
|
"important",
|
|
"lofty",
|
|
"lordly",
|
|
"overweening",
|
|
"presuming",
|
|
"presumptuous",
|
|
"pretentious",
|
|
"proud",
|
|
"self-asserting",
|
|
"supercilious",
|
|
"superior",
|
|
"toplofty",
|
|
"toploftical",
|
|
"uppish",
|
|
"uppity",
|
|
"commanding",
|
|
"controlling",
|
|
"dictating",
|
|
"regimental",
|
|
"arbitrary",
|
|
"high-handed",
|
|
"imperial",
|
|
"directorial",
|
|
"magisterial",
|
|
"aggressive",
|
|
"assertive",
|
|
"self-assertive",
|
|
"imperative",
|
|
"conceited",
|
|
"narcissistic",
|
|
"pompous",
|
|
"vain",
|
|
"all-powerful",
|
|
"almighty",
|
|
"omnipotent",
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"stern"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"humble",
|
|
"meek",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"unassuming",
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"docile",
|
|
"obedient",
|
|
"tractable",
|
|
"indecisive",
|
|
"irresolute",
|
|
"acquiescent",
|
|
"compliant",
|
|
"passive",
|
|
"resigned",
|
|
"submissive",
|
|
"yielding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a masterful businesswoman who didn't hesitate to step on a lot of people as she climbed the ladder of success"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrogant",
|
|
"assumptive",
|
|
"bumptious",
|
|
"cavalier",
|
|
"chesty",
|
|
"haughty",
|
|
"high-and-mighty",
|
|
"high-handed",
|
|
"high-hat",
|
|
"highfalutin",
|
|
"hifalutin",
|
|
"huffish",
|
|
"huffy",
|
|
"imperious",
|
|
"important",
|
|
"lofty",
|
|
"lordly",
|
|
"overweening",
|
|
"peremptory",
|
|
"pompous",
|
|
"presuming",
|
|
"presumptuous",
|
|
"pretentious",
|
|
"self-asserting",
|
|
"self-assertive",
|
|
"sniffy",
|
|
"stiff-necked",
|
|
"supercilious",
|
|
"superior",
|
|
"toplofty",
|
|
"toploftical",
|
|
"uppish",
|
|
"uppity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"authoritarian",
|
|
"bossy",
|
|
"dominant",
|
|
"dominating",
|
|
"domineering",
|
|
"magisterial",
|
|
"pontifical",
|
|
"pontificating",
|
|
"condescending",
|
|
"disdainful",
|
|
"patronizing",
|
|
"impertinent",
|
|
"impudent",
|
|
"saucy",
|
|
"snobbish",
|
|
"snobby",
|
|
"snooty",
|
|
"blusterous",
|
|
"blustery",
|
|
"boastful",
|
|
"bombastic",
|
|
"braggart",
|
|
"bragging",
|
|
"braggy",
|
|
"cocky",
|
|
"swaggering",
|
|
"vain",
|
|
"vainglorious",
|
|
"complacent",
|
|
"conceited",
|
|
"egocentric",
|
|
"egoistic",
|
|
"egoistical",
|
|
"egotistic",
|
|
"egotistical",
|
|
"hubristic",
|
|
"narcissistic",
|
|
"orgulous",
|
|
"prideful",
|
|
"proud",
|
|
"self-affected",
|
|
"self-applauding",
|
|
"self-centered",
|
|
"self-complacent",
|
|
"self-conceited",
|
|
"self-pleased",
|
|
"self-satisfied",
|
|
"smug",
|
|
"stuck-up",
|
|
"self-flattering",
|
|
"self-loving",
|
|
"self-promoting",
|
|
"brash",
|
|
"forward",
|
|
"uninhibited",
|
|
"unreserved",
|
|
"extroverted",
|
|
"extraverted",
|
|
"immodest"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bashful",
|
|
"cowering",
|
|
"cringing",
|
|
"demure",
|
|
"diffident",
|
|
"introverted",
|
|
"mousy",
|
|
"mousey",
|
|
"overmodest",
|
|
"self-critical",
|
|
"self-doubting",
|
|
"sheepish",
|
|
"shrinking",
|
|
"shy",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"timid",
|
|
"acquiescent",
|
|
"compliant",
|
|
"deferential",
|
|
"meek",
|
|
"passive",
|
|
"submissive",
|
|
"unaggressive",
|
|
"unassertive",
|
|
"unassuming",
|
|
"unobtrusive",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"retiring"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"humble",
|
|
"lowly",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"unarrogant",
|
|
"unpretentious"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a president who was celebrated as a masterful communicator of his administration's policies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accomplished",
|
|
"ace",
|
|
"adept",
|
|
"compleat",
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"consummate",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
|
"educated",
|
|
"experienced",
|
|
"expert",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"masterly",
|
|
"practiced",
|
|
"practised",
|
|
"professed",
|
|
"proficient",
|
|
"skilled",
|
|
"skillful",
|
|
"versed",
|
|
"veteran",
|
|
"virtuoso"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adroit",
|
|
"clever",
|
|
"deft",
|
|
"dexterous",
|
|
"dextrous",
|
|
"handy",
|
|
"slick",
|
|
"sure-handed",
|
|
"gifted",
|
|
"talented",
|
|
"polished",
|
|
"refined",
|
|
"effective",
|
|
"effectual",
|
|
"efficient",
|
|
"workmanlike",
|
|
"able",
|
|
"capable",
|
|
"competent",
|
|
"employable",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"fitted",
|
|
"habile",
|
|
"qualified",
|
|
"knowledgeable",
|
|
"schooled",
|
|
"taught",
|
|
"trained",
|
|
"tutored",
|
|
"all-around",
|
|
"all-round",
|
|
"well-rounded",
|
|
"long-term",
|
|
"old",
|
|
"multiskilled",
|
|
"multitalented"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"incapable",
|
|
"incompetent",
|
|
"inept",
|
|
"unable",
|
|
"unfit",
|
|
"unfitted",
|
|
"unqualified",
|
|
"weak",
|
|
"artless",
|
|
"crude",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"ineffective",
|
|
"ineffectual",
|
|
"inefficient",
|
|
"talentless",
|
|
"ungifted",
|
|
"untalented",
|
|
"ignorant",
|
|
"unschooled",
|
|
"untaught",
|
|
"untrained",
|
|
"untutored",
|
|
"beginning",
|
|
"green",
|
|
"inexperienced",
|
|
"new",
|
|
"raw",
|
|
"unseasoned",
|
|
"untested",
|
|
"untried",
|
|
"would-be",
|
|
"primitive",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"unpolished",
|
|
"awkward",
|
|
"clumsy",
|
|
"ham-fisted",
|
|
"ham-handed",
|
|
"heavy-handed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"amateur",
|
|
"amateurish",
|
|
"inexperienced",
|
|
"inexpert",
|
|
"jackleg",
|
|
"unprofessional",
|
|
"unseasoned",
|
|
"unskilled",
|
|
"unskillful"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"masquerade":{
|
|
"a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"although she was deeply bored, she maintained a masquerade of polite interest as her guest droned on"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"act",
|
|
"airs",
|
|
"charade",
|
|
"disguise",
|
|
"facade",
|
|
"fa\u00e7ade",
|
|
"front",
|
|
"guise",
|
|
"playacting",
|
|
"pose",
|
|
"pretense",
|
|
"pretence",
|
|
"put-on",
|
|
"semblance",
|
|
"show"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"impersonation",
|
|
"performance",
|
|
"portrayal",
|
|
"image",
|
|
"persona",
|
|
"appearance",
|
|
"color",
|
|
"gloss",
|
|
"camouflage",
|
|
"cloak",
|
|
"affectation",
|
|
"deceit",
|
|
"deception",
|
|
"dissembling",
|
|
"dissimulation",
|
|
"double-dealing",
|
|
"duplicity",
|
|
"fakery",
|
|
"fraud",
|
|
"guile",
|
|
"betrayal",
|
|
"double cross",
|
|
"faithlessness",
|
|
"falseness",
|
|
"falsity",
|
|
"infidelity",
|
|
"perfidy",
|
|
"treachery",
|
|
"treason",
|
|
"unfaithfulness",
|
|
"excuse",
|
|
"pretext"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bluntness",
|
|
"candidness",
|
|
"candor",
|
|
"directness",
|
|
"forthrightness",
|
|
"frankness",
|
|
"openheartedness",
|
|
"outspokenness",
|
|
"plainspokenness",
|
|
"sincerity",
|
|
"straightforwardness",
|
|
"artlessness",
|
|
"genuineness",
|
|
"na\u00efvet\u00e9",
|
|
"naivete",
|
|
"naivet\u00e9"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in play , act":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"act",
|
|
"impersonate",
|
|
"play",
|
|
"playact",
|
|
"pose",
|
|
"dissemble",
|
|
"dissimulate",
|
|
"let on",
|
|
"make out",
|
|
"pretend",
|
|
"affect",
|
|
"assume",
|
|
"counterfeit",
|
|
"fake",
|
|
"feign",
|
|
"profess",
|
|
"put on",
|
|
"sham",
|
|
"simulate",
|
|
"camouflage",
|
|
"conceal",
|
|
"disguise",
|
|
"mask",
|
|
"bluff",
|
|
"feint"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"master":{
|
|
"a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a master at chess"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ace",
|
|
"adept",
|
|
"artist",
|
|
"authority",
|
|
"cognoscente",
|
|
"connoisseur",
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
|
"crackajack",
|
|
"dab",
|
|
"dab hand",
|
|
"expert",
|
|
"fiend",
|
|
"geek",
|
|
"guru",
|
|
"hand",
|
|
"hotshot",
|
|
"maestro",
|
|
"maven",
|
|
"mavin",
|
|
"meister",
|
|
"past master",
|
|
"proficient",
|
|
"scholar",
|
|
"shark",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"virtuoso",
|
|
"whiz",
|
|
"wizard"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"pro",
|
|
"professional",
|
|
"consultant",
|
|
"hired gun",
|
|
"specialist",
|
|
"addict",
|
|
"aficionado",
|
|
"afficionado",
|
|
"buff",
|
|
"devotee",
|
|
"enthusiast",
|
|
"fan",
|
|
"craftsman",
|
|
"journeyman",
|
|
"all-rounder",
|
|
"jack-of-all-trades",
|
|
"Renaissance man",
|
|
"mistress"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"apprentice",
|
|
"beginner",
|
|
"neophyte",
|
|
"novice",
|
|
"dabbler",
|
|
"dilettante",
|
|
"layman",
|
|
"nonprofessional"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"amateur",
|
|
"inexpert",
|
|
"nonexpert"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one that defeats an enemy or opponent":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"little did the tennis pro know that his new student would someday become his master"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beater",
|
|
"conqueror",
|
|
"subduer",
|
|
"trimmer",
|
|
"vanquisher",
|
|
"victor",
|
|
"whipper",
|
|
"winner"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"champ",
|
|
"champion",
|
|
"finalist",
|
|
"placer",
|
|
"dominator",
|
|
"overdog",
|
|
"ruler",
|
|
"subjugator",
|
|
"top dog"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"punching bag",
|
|
"pushover",
|
|
"quitter",
|
|
"failure",
|
|
"flop",
|
|
"washout",
|
|
"underdog"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"loser"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm the master of this operation, and you'll do what I say"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boss",
|
|
"boss man",
|
|
"captain",
|
|
"chief",
|
|
"foreman",
|
|
"head",
|
|
"headman",
|
|
"helmsman",
|
|
"honcho",
|
|
"jefe",
|
|
"kingpin",
|
|
"leader",
|
|
"taskmaster"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"directress",
|
|
"mistress",
|
|
"administrator",
|
|
"commander",
|
|
"director",
|
|
"executive",
|
|
"general",
|
|
"governor",
|
|
"hierarch",
|
|
"higher-up",
|
|
"leadman",
|
|
"manager",
|
|
"overseer",
|
|
"principal",
|
|
"skipper",
|
|
"standard-bearer",
|
|
"steward",
|
|
"straw boss",
|
|
"superintendent",
|
|
"superior",
|
|
"supervisor",
|
|
"dominator",
|
|
"lord",
|
|
"overlord",
|
|
"potentate",
|
|
"ruler",
|
|
"sovereign",
|
|
"sovran",
|
|
"figurehead",
|
|
"baron",
|
|
"czar",
|
|
"tsar",
|
|
"tzar",
|
|
"king",
|
|
"magnate",
|
|
"mogul",
|
|
"president",
|
|
"prince",
|
|
"big cheese",
|
|
"big gun",
|
|
"bigwig",
|
|
"top dog",
|
|
"top gun",
|
|
"cohead",
|
|
"coleader",
|
|
"employer",
|
|
"gaffer",
|
|
"ganger",
|
|
"micromanager",
|
|
"subchief",
|
|
"subdirector"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dependent",
|
|
"inferior",
|
|
"junior",
|
|
"secondary",
|
|
"subject",
|
|
"subordinate",
|
|
"underling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"coming before all others in importance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"thought of themselves as belonging to humanity's master race"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arch",
|
|
"big",
|
|
"capital",
|
|
"cardinal",
|
|
"central",
|
|
"chief",
|
|
"dominant",
|
|
"first",
|
|
"foremost",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"greatest",
|
|
"highest",
|
|
"key",
|
|
"leading",
|
|
"main",
|
|
"number one",
|
|
"No. 1",
|
|
"numero uno",
|
|
"overbearing",
|
|
"overmastering",
|
|
"overriding",
|
|
"paramount",
|
|
"predominant",
|
|
"preeminent",
|
|
"premier",
|
|
"primal",
|
|
"primary",
|
|
"principal",
|
|
"prior",
|
|
"sovereign",
|
|
"sovran",
|
|
"supreme"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"distinguished",
|
|
"eminent",
|
|
"illustrious",
|
|
"noble",
|
|
"notable",
|
|
"noteworthy",
|
|
"outstanding",
|
|
"prestigious",
|
|
"signal",
|
|
"star",
|
|
"stellar",
|
|
"superior",
|
|
"high-level",
|
|
"senior",
|
|
"top",
|
|
"important",
|
|
"influential",
|
|
"major",
|
|
"mighty",
|
|
"momentous",
|
|
"significant",
|
|
"incomparable",
|
|
"matchless",
|
|
"unequaled",
|
|
"unequalled",
|
|
"unparalleled",
|
|
"unsurpassed",
|
|
"celebrated",
|
|
"famed",
|
|
"famous",
|
|
"renowned"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inconsequential",
|
|
"inconsiderable",
|
|
"insignificant",
|
|
"minor",
|
|
"negligible",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"trifling",
|
|
"trivial",
|
|
"unimportant",
|
|
"collateral",
|
|
"inferior",
|
|
"secondary",
|
|
"subordinate",
|
|
"subsidiary"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"last",
|
|
"least"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a master craftsman who makes fine wood furniture of his own designs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accomplished",
|
|
"ace",
|
|
"adept",
|
|
"compleat",
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"consummate",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
|
"educated",
|
|
"experienced",
|
|
"expert",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"masterful",
|
|
"masterly",
|
|
"practiced",
|
|
"practised",
|
|
"professed",
|
|
"proficient",
|
|
"skilled",
|
|
"skillful",
|
|
"versed",
|
|
"veteran",
|
|
"virtuoso"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adroit",
|
|
"clever",
|
|
"deft",
|
|
"dexterous",
|
|
"dextrous",
|
|
"handy",
|
|
"slick",
|
|
"sure-handed",
|
|
"gifted",
|
|
"talented",
|
|
"polished",
|
|
"refined",
|
|
"effective",
|
|
"effectual",
|
|
"efficient",
|
|
"workmanlike",
|
|
"able",
|
|
"capable",
|
|
"competent",
|
|
"employable",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"fitted",
|
|
"habile",
|
|
"qualified",
|
|
"knowledgeable",
|
|
"schooled",
|
|
"taught",
|
|
"trained",
|
|
"tutored",
|
|
"all-around",
|
|
"all-round",
|
|
"well-rounded",
|
|
"long-term",
|
|
"old",
|
|
"multiskilled",
|
|
"multitalented"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"incapable",
|
|
"incompetent",
|
|
"inept",
|
|
"unable",
|
|
"unfit",
|
|
"unfitted",
|
|
"unqualified",
|
|
"weak",
|
|
"artless",
|
|
"crude",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"ineffective",
|
|
"ineffectual",
|
|
"inefficient",
|
|
"talentless",
|
|
"ungifted",
|
|
"untalented",
|
|
"ignorant",
|
|
"unschooled",
|
|
"untaught",
|
|
"untrained",
|
|
"untutored",
|
|
"beginning",
|
|
"green",
|
|
"inexperienced",
|
|
"new",
|
|
"raw",
|
|
"unseasoned",
|
|
"untested",
|
|
"untried",
|
|
"would-be",
|
|
"primitive",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"unpolished",
|
|
"awkward",
|
|
"clumsy",
|
|
"ham-fisted",
|
|
"ham-handed",
|
|
"heavy-handed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"amateur",
|
|
"amateurish",
|
|
"inexperienced",
|
|
"inexpert",
|
|
"jackleg",
|
|
"unprofessional",
|
|
"unseasoned",
|
|
"unskilled",
|
|
"unskillful"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to achieve a victory over":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"finally mastered her longtime opponent at chess"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"best",
|
|
"conquer",
|
|
"defeat",
|
|
"dispatch",
|
|
"do down",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"get around",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"overbear",
|
|
"overcome",
|
|
"overmatch",
|
|
"prevail (over)",
|
|
"skunk",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"subdue",
|
|
"surmount",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"trim",
|
|
"triumph (over)",
|
|
"upend",
|
|
"win (against)",
|
|
"worst"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"sweep",
|
|
"edge (out)",
|
|
"nose out",
|
|
"pip",
|
|
"annihilate",
|
|
"blow away",
|
|
"blow out",
|
|
"bomb",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"bury",
|
|
"clobber",
|
|
"cream",
|
|
"crush",
|
|
"drub",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"flatten",
|
|
"overwhelm",
|
|
"rout",
|
|
"shellac",
|
|
"skin",
|
|
"slaughter",
|
|
"smoke",
|
|
"snow under",
|
|
"thrash",
|
|
"trounce",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"wallop",
|
|
"wax",
|
|
"whip",
|
|
"cap",
|
|
"excel",
|
|
"flourish",
|
|
"score",
|
|
"succeed",
|
|
"knock off",
|
|
"knock over",
|
|
"overpower",
|
|
"overthrow",
|
|
"subjugate",
|
|
"unseat",
|
|
"vanquish",
|
|
"ace (out)",
|
|
"better",
|
|
"eclipse",
|
|
"exceed",
|
|
"excel",
|
|
"outdistance",
|
|
"outdo",
|
|
"outfight",
|
|
"outshine",
|
|
"outstrip",
|
|
"overtop",
|
|
"surpass",
|
|
"top",
|
|
"transcend"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"give up",
|
|
"go down",
|
|
"go under",
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"fail",
|
|
"flop",
|
|
"flunk",
|
|
"fold",
|
|
"wash out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lose (to)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I think I've mastered algebra at last"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"get",
|
|
"learn",
|
|
"pick up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"apprehend",
|
|
"comprehend",
|
|
"grasp",
|
|
"know",
|
|
"understand",
|
|
"absorb",
|
|
"assimilate",
|
|
"digest",
|
|
"drink (in)",
|
|
"imbibe",
|
|
"ascertain",
|
|
"descry",
|
|
"detect",
|
|
"determine",
|
|
"dig up",
|
|
"discern",
|
|
"discover",
|
|
"examine",
|
|
"find out",
|
|
"hear",
|
|
"hit (on or upon)",
|
|
"run down",
|
|
"scare up",
|
|
"search (for)",
|
|
"see",
|
|
"track (down)",
|
|
"tumble (to)",
|
|
"unearth",
|
|
"major (in)",
|
|
"study",
|
|
"memorize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"forget",
|
|
"misunderstand",
|
|
"miss",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"neglect"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unlearn"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mas":{
|
|
"a female human parent":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I told my ma that on Mother's Day we'd be dining at the town's toniest restaurant"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"mamas",
|
|
"mammas",
|
|
"mommas",
|
|
"mammies",
|
|
"maters",
|
|
"mommies",
|
|
"moms",
|
|
"mothers",
|
|
"old ladies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"materfamiliases",
|
|
"matriarchs",
|
|
"matrons",
|
|
"stepmothers",
|
|
"supermoms",
|
|
"superwomen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mash":{
|
|
"a strong but often short-lived liking for another person":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she's usually got a mash on moviedom's hunk du jour"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crush",
|
|
"infatuation",
|
|
"passion"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fixation",
|
|
"obsession",
|
|
"affection",
|
|
"devotion",
|
|
"fondness",
|
|
"love",
|
|
"craze",
|
|
"fad",
|
|
"rage",
|
|
"vogue"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to apply external pressure on so as to force out the juice or contents of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this press can mash 10 bushels of apples at a time"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crush",
|
|
"express",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"squeeze"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ream",
|
|
"pulp",
|
|
"puree",
|
|
"pur\u00e9e",
|
|
"extract",
|
|
"extrude"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause to become a pulpy mass":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"mash the ripe banana before adding it to the mixture"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crush",
|
|
"pulp",
|
|
"squash"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"press",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"pound",
|
|
"powder",
|
|
"pulverize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"masticated":{
|
|
"to crush or grind with the teeth":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"mindlessly masticated peanuts while watching the baseball game on TV"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bit (on)",
|
|
"champed",
|
|
"chawed",
|
|
"chewed",
|
|
"chomped (on)",
|
|
"crunched (on)",
|
|
"gnawed (on)",
|
|
"nibbled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ruminated",
|
|
"munched",
|
|
"noshed",
|
|
"snacked",
|
|
"ate",
|
|
"consumed",
|
|
"ingested",
|
|
"swallowed",
|
|
"bolted",
|
|
"devoured",
|
|
"gobbled (up or down)",
|
|
"gorged",
|
|
"gulped",
|
|
"scarfed",
|
|
"scoffed",
|
|
"snacked",
|
|
"wolfed",
|
|
"nipped",
|
|
"pecked (at)",
|
|
"picked (at)",
|
|
"gummed",
|
|
"mumbled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mastodon":{
|
|
"something or someone that is unusually large and powerful":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"mom-and-pop stores just can't compete with these mastodons of retailing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"behemoth",
|
|
"blockbuster",
|
|
"colossus",
|
|
"dinosaur",
|
|
"dreadnought",
|
|
"elephant",
|
|
"giant",
|
|
"Goliath",
|
|
"jumbo",
|
|
"leviathan",
|
|
"mammoth",
|
|
"monster",
|
|
"titan",
|
|
"whale",
|
|
"whopper"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amazon",
|
|
"giantess",
|
|
"bulk",
|
|
"hulk",
|
|
"heavyweight",
|
|
"juggernaut",
|
|
"steamroller"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"lightweight",
|
|
"weakling",
|
|
"wimp",
|
|
"wisp",
|
|
"nonentity",
|
|
"twerp",
|
|
"whippersnapper"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"diminutive",
|
|
"dwarf",
|
|
"half-pint",
|
|
"midget",
|
|
"mite",
|
|
"peewee",
|
|
"pygmy",
|
|
"pigmy",
|
|
"runt",
|
|
"shrimp"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"massy":{
|
|
"as in outsize , voluminous":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bulky",
|
|
"elephantine",
|
|
"outsize",
|
|
"outsized",
|
|
"voluminous",
|
|
"burdensome",
|
|
"leaden",
|
|
"lumpish",
|
|
"overweight",
|
|
"top-heavy",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"hefty",
|
|
"massive",
|
|
"ponderous",
|
|
"weighty",
|
|
"solid",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"ultraheavy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"light",
|
|
"weightless",
|
|
"airy",
|
|
"ethereal",
|
|
"feathery",
|
|
"fluffy",
|
|
"gossamer",
|
|
"gossamery",
|
|
"flimsy",
|
|
"insubstantial",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"lightweight",
|
|
"undersized",
|
|
"undersize",
|
|
"underweight",
|
|
"ultralight",
|
|
"ultralightweight"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"master plan":{
|
|
"a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my neighbor assured me that the wisdom of his master plan for his yard would be apparent once everything was finished"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrangement",
|
|
"blueprint",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"game",
|
|
"game plan",
|
|
"ground plan",
|
|
"plan",
|
|
"program",
|
|
"project",
|
|
"road map",
|
|
"scheme",
|
|
"strategy",
|
|
"system"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"collusion",
|
|
"conspiracy",
|
|
"plot",
|
|
"contrivance",
|
|
"device",
|
|
"gambit",
|
|
"maneuver",
|
|
"ruse",
|
|
"stratagem",
|
|
"subterfuge",
|
|
"trick",
|
|
"counterplan",
|
|
"counterstrategy",
|
|
"means",
|
|
"tactic",
|
|
"technique",
|
|
"way",
|
|
"procedure",
|
|
"protocol",
|
|
"conception",
|
|
"idea",
|
|
"projet",
|
|
"proposal",
|
|
"specific(s)",
|
|
"specification(s)",
|
|
"aim",
|
|
"intent",
|
|
"intention",
|
|
"purpose",
|
|
"diagram",
|
|
"formula",
|
|
"layout",
|
|
"map",
|
|
"pattern",
|
|
"platform",
|
|
"policy",
|
|
"recipe",
|
|
"setup"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"masticate":{
|
|
"to crush or grind with the teeth":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"mindlessly masticated peanuts while watching the baseball game on TV"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bite (on)",
|
|
"champ",
|
|
"chaw",
|
|
"chew",
|
|
"chomp (on)",
|
|
"crunch (on)",
|
|
"gnaw (on)",
|
|
"nibble"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ruminate",
|
|
"munch",
|
|
"nosh",
|
|
"snack",
|
|
"consume",
|
|
"eat",
|
|
"ingest",
|
|
"swallow",
|
|
"bolt",
|
|
"devour",
|
|
"gobble (up or down)",
|
|
"gorge",
|
|
"gulp",
|
|
"scarf",
|
|
"scoff",
|
|
"snack",
|
|
"wolf",
|
|
"nip",
|
|
"peck (at)",
|
|
"pick (at)",
|
|
"gum",
|
|
"mumble"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"massage parlor":{
|
|
"as in bawdy house , disorderly house":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bagnio",
|
|
"bawdy house",
|
|
"bordello",
|
|
"brothel",
|
|
"cathouse",
|
|
"disorderly house",
|
|
"sporting house",
|
|
"stew",
|
|
"whorehouse",
|
|
"call house",
|
|
"crib",
|
|
"harem",
|
|
"seraglio"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"masquerading":{
|
|
"as in playing , acting":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acting",
|
|
"impersonating",
|
|
"playacting",
|
|
"playing",
|
|
"posing",
|
|
"dissembling",
|
|
"dissimulating",
|
|
"letting on",
|
|
"making out",
|
|
"pretending",
|
|
"affecting",
|
|
"assuming",
|
|
"counterfeiting",
|
|
"faking",
|
|
"feigning",
|
|
"professing",
|
|
"putting on",
|
|
"shamming",
|
|
"simulating",
|
|
"camouflaging",
|
|
"concealing",
|
|
"disguising",
|
|
"masking",
|
|
"bluffing",
|
|
"feinting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mascara":{
|
|
"as in lipstick , cream":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blush",
|
|
"cold cream",
|
|
"cream",
|
|
"eye shadow",
|
|
"kohl",
|
|
"lipstick",
|
|
"lotion",
|
|
"oil",
|
|
"powder",
|
|
"rouge",
|
|
"vanishing cream",
|
|
"cosmetics",
|
|
"makeup",
|
|
"maquillage",
|
|
"paint",
|
|
"war paint",
|
|
"greasepaint",
|
|
"camo",
|
|
"camouflage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"masters of ceremonies":{
|
|
"a person who conducts a program of entertainment by making introductions and providing continuity":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"announcers",
|
|
"emcees",
|
|
"hosts",
|
|
"MCs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mistresses of ceremonies",
|
|
"disc jockeys",
|
|
"disk jockeys",
|
|
"DJs",
|
|
"shock jocks",
|
|
"veejays",
|
|
"VJs",
|
|
"hucksters",
|
|
"pitchmen",
|
|
"anchormen",
|
|
"anchorpeople",
|
|
"anchors",
|
|
"anchorwomen",
|
|
"newscasters",
|
|
"CBers",
|
|
"hams",
|
|
"radiomen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"masterminded":{
|
|
"to plan out usually with subtle skill or care":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he was charged with masterminding a plan to redecorate the suite of offices without seriously disrupting business operations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contrived",
|
|
"engineered",
|
|
"finagled",
|
|
"finessed",
|
|
"framed",
|
|
"machinated",
|
|
"maneuvered",
|
|
"manipulated",
|
|
"negotiated",
|
|
"wangled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arranged",
|
|
"concerted",
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"hammered out",
|
|
"worked out",
|
|
"angled (for)",
|
|
"compassed",
|
|
"intrigued",
|
|
"plotted",
|
|
"schemed",
|
|
"connived",
|
|
"brewed",
|
|
"concocted",
|
|
"cooked (up)",
|
|
"hatched",
|
|
"captained",
|
|
"commanded",
|
|
"conducted",
|
|
"directed",
|
|
"handled",
|
|
"managed",
|
|
"quarterbacked",
|
|
"ran",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"gerrymandered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blew",
|
|
"bobbled",
|
|
"botched",
|
|
"bungled",
|
|
"butchered",
|
|
"flubbed",
|
|
"fumbled",
|
|
"gummed (up)",
|
|
"loused up",
|
|
"mangled",
|
|
"messed (up)",
|
|
"mishandled",
|
|
"muffed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"massed":{
|
|
"as in pressed , crushed":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"crushed",
|
|
"pressed",
|
|
"squeezed",
|
|
"wall-to-wall",
|
|
"crammed",
|
|
"jammed",
|
|
"overcrowded",
|
|
"airtight",
|
|
"snug",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"crowded",
|
|
"dense",
|
|
"jam-packed",
|
|
"packed",
|
|
"serried",
|
|
"thick",
|
|
"tight",
|
|
"compacted",
|
|
"compressed",
|
|
"condensed",
|
|
"congested",
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"solid",
|
|
"impenetrable",
|
|
"impermeable",
|
|
"impervious"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"airy",
|
|
"loose",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"uncrowded",
|
|
"commodious",
|
|
"roomy",
|
|
"spacious"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"clouds massing on the western side of the mountain range"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accreted",
|
|
"accumulated",
|
|
"amassed",
|
|
"built up",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"conglomerated",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"piled (up)",
|
|
"stacked (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agglutinated",
|
|
"clumped",
|
|
"lumped",
|
|
"banked",
|
|
"drifted",
|
|
"ridged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"dissipated",
|
|
"scattered"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"massage parlors":{
|
|
"as in bawdy houses , disorderly houses":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bagnios",
|
|
"bawdy houses",
|
|
"bordellos",
|
|
"brothels",
|
|
"cathouses",
|
|
"disorderly houses",
|
|
"sporting houses",
|
|
"stews",
|
|
"whorehouses",
|
|
"call houses",
|
|
"cribs",
|
|
"harems",
|
|
"seraglios"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"masquerade (as)":{
|
|
"to pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the intruder was arrested for masquerading as a doctor and trying to steal another woman's baby"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"act",
|
|
"impersonate",
|
|
"personate",
|
|
"play",
|
|
"pose (as)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ape",
|
|
"copy",
|
|
"imitate",
|
|
"mime",
|
|
"mimic",
|
|
"mock",
|
|
"monkey",
|
|
"parody",
|
|
"travesty",
|
|
"perform",
|
|
"portray"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"masticates":{
|
|
"to crush or grind with the teeth":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"mindlessly masticated peanuts while watching the baseball game on TV"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bites (on)",
|
|
"champs",
|
|
"chaws",
|
|
"chews",
|
|
"chomps (on)",
|
|
"crunches (on)",
|
|
"gnaws (on)",
|
|
"nibbles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ruminates",
|
|
"munches",
|
|
"noshes",
|
|
"snacks",
|
|
"consumes",
|
|
"eats",
|
|
"ingests",
|
|
"swallows",
|
|
"bolts",
|
|
"devours",
|
|
"gobbles (up or down)",
|
|
"gorges",
|
|
"gulps",
|
|
"scarfs",
|
|
"scoffs",
|
|
"snacks",
|
|
"wolfs",
|
|
"nips",
|
|
"pecks (at)",
|
|
"picks (at)",
|
|
"gums",
|
|
"mumbles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"masterships":{
|
|
"a highly developed skill in or knowledge of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we're still working on mastership of the new computer system"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"IQs",
|
|
"masteries",
|
|
"proficiencies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"virtuosities",
|
|
"facilities",
|
|
"hangs",
|
|
"fluencies",
|
|
"literacies",
|
|
"experiences",
|
|
"expertises",
|
|
"know-hows",
|
|
"practices",
|
|
"practises",
|
|
"skills",
|
|
"acquaintances",
|
|
"familiarities",
|
|
"intimacies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"incompetences",
|
|
"incompetencies",
|
|
"ignorances",
|
|
"illiteracies",
|
|
"unfamiliarities"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"masculinity":{
|
|
"the set of qualities considered appropriate for or characteristic of men":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"some men believe that wearing pink would undermine their masculinity"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"machismo",
|
|
"macho",
|
|
"manhood",
|
|
"manliness",
|
|
"virility"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"maleness",
|
|
"boyishness",
|
|
"mannishness",
|
|
"tomboyishness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"girlishness",
|
|
"femaleness",
|
|
"girlhood",
|
|
"maidenhood",
|
|
"effeminacy",
|
|
"effeteness",
|
|
"emasculation"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"femininity",
|
|
"muliebrity",
|
|
"womanhood",
|
|
"womanliness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"massively":{
|
|
"to a large extent or degree":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I am massively irritated by this new development"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"astronomically",
|
|
"big-time",
|
|
"broadly",
|
|
"colossally",
|
|
"considerably",
|
|
"enormously",
|
|
"extensively",
|
|
"greatly",
|
|
"highly",
|
|
"hugely",
|
|
"largely",
|
|
"monstrously",
|
|
"monumentally",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"sizably",
|
|
"staggeringly",
|
|
"stupendously",
|
|
"tremendously",
|
|
"utterly",
|
|
"vastly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"appreciably",
|
|
"noticeably",
|
|
"significantly",
|
|
"abundantly",
|
|
"amply",
|
|
"copiously",
|
|
"healthily",
|
|
"plentifully"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"modestly",
|
|
"fractionally",
|
|
"imperceptibly",
|
|
"infinitesimally",
|
|
"insignificantly",
|
|
"invisibly",
|
|
"microscopically",
|
|
"minutely",
|
|
"barely",
|
|
"hardly",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"minimally",
|
|
"scarcely"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"little",
|
|
"negligibly",
|
|
"nominally",
|
|
"slightly"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mass":{
|
|
"the body of the community as contrasted with the elite":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the masses demanded the elimination of tax breaks for the rich"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commoners",
|
|
"commons",
|
|
"crowd",
|
|
"herd",
|
|
"hoi polloi",
|
|
"millions",
|
|
"mob",
|
|
"multitude",
|
|
"people",
|
|
"plebeians",
|
|
"plebs",
|
|
"populace",
|
|
"public",
|
|
"rank and file"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cattle",
|
|
"proletariat",
|
|
"rabble",
|
|
"rabblement",
|
|
"ragtag and bobtail",
|
|
"riffraff",
|
|
"rout",
|
|
"scum",
|
|
"tag, rag, and bobtail",
|
|
"tagrag and bobtail",
|
|
"trash",
|
|
"unwashed",
|
|
"bourgeoisie",
|
|
"middle class"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"gentility",
|
|
"gentlefolk",
|
|
"gentlefolks",
|
|
"gentry",
|
|
"haute monde",
|
|
"nobility",
|
|
"patriciate",
|
|
"peerage",
|
|
"quality",
|
|
"royalty",
|
|
"society"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"A-list",
|
|
"aristocracy",
|
|
"best",
|
|
"choice",
|
|
"corps d'elite",
|
|
"cream",
|
|
"elect",
|
|
"elite",
|
|
"fat",
|
|
"flower",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"pink",
|
|
"pride",
|
|
"upper crust"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a considerable amount":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I have a mass of work to do tonight"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abundance",
|
|
"barrel",
|
|
"basketful",
|
|
"boatload",
|
|
"bucket",
|
|
"bunch",
|
|
"bundle",
|
|
"bushel",
|
|
"carload",
|
|
"chunk",
|
|
"deal",
|
|
"dozen",
|
|
"fistful",
|
|
"gobs",
|
|
"good deal",
|
|
"heap",
|
|
"hundred",
|
|
"lashings",
|
|
"lashins",
|
|
"loads",
|
|
"lot",
|
|
"mess",
|
|
"mountain",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"multiplicity",
|
|
"myriad",
|
|
"oodles",
|
|
"pack",
|
|
"passel",
|
|
"peck",
|
|
"pile",
|
|
"plateful",
|
|
"plenitude",
|
|
"plentitude",
|
|
"plenty",
|
|
"pot",
|
|
"potful",
|
|
"profusion",
|
|
"quantity",
|
|
"raft",
|
|
"reams",
|
|
"scads",
|
|
"sheaf",
|
|
"shipload",
|
|
"sight",
|
|
"slew",
|
|
"spate",
|
|
"stack",
|
|
"store",
|
|
"ton",
|
|
"truckload",
|
|
"volume",
|
|
"wad",
|
|
"wealth",
|
|
"yard"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"epidemic",
|
|
"plague",
|
|
"rash",
|
|
"bonanza",
|
|
"embarrassment",
|
|
"excess",
|
|
"overabundance",
|
|
"overage",
|
|
"overkill",
|
|
"overmuch",
|
|
"oversupply",
|
|
"plethora",
|
|
"redundancy",
|
|
"superabundance",
|
|
"superfluity",
|
|
"surfeit",
|
|
"surplus",
|
|
"deluge",
|
|
"flood",
|
|
"overflow",
|
|
"army",
|
|
"bevy",
|
|
"cram",
|
|
"crowd",
|
|
"crush",
|
|
"drove",
|
|
"flock",
|
|
"herd",
|
|
"horde",
|
|
"host",
|
|
"legion",
|
|
"mob",
|
|
"multitude",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"score",
|
|
"sea",
|
|
"swarm",
|
|
"throng",
|
|
"gazillion",
|
|
"jillion",
|
|
"kazillion",
|
|
"million",
|
|
"thousands",
|
|
"trillion",
|
|
"zillion"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"atom",
|
|
"crumb",
|
|
"dot",
|
|
"fleck",
|
|
"flyspeck",
|
|
"fragment",
|
|
"grain",
|
|
"granule",
|
|
"iota",
|
|
"jot",
|
|
"modicum",
|
|
"molecule",
|
|
"mote",
|
|
"nubbin",
|
|
"particle",
|
|
"ray",
|
|
"scintilla",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"shred",
|
|
"tittle",
|
|
"whit",
|
|
"smatter",
|
|
"smattering",
|
|
"dash",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"morsel",
|
|
"shot",
|
|
"piece",
|
|
"portion",
|
|
"section",
|
|
"absence",
|
|
"dearth",
|
|
"famine",
|
|
"lack",
|
|
"paucity",
|
|
"poverty",
|
|
"scarceness",
|
|
"scarcity",
|
|
"shortage",
|
|
"undersupply",
|
|
"want",
|
|
"deficiency",
|
|
"deficit",
|
|
"inadequacy",
|
|
"insufficiency",
|
|
"meagerness",
|
|
"scantiness",
|
|
"scantness",
|
|
"skimpiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ace",
|
|
"bit",
|
|
"dab",
|
|
"dram",
|
|
"driblet",
|
|
"glimmer",
|
|
"handful",
|
|
"hint",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"mite",
|
|
"mouthful",
|
|
"nip",
|
|
"ounce",
|
|
"peanuts",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"pittance",
|
|
"scruple",
|
|
"shade",
|
|
"shadow",
|
|
"smidgen",
|
|
"smidgeon",
|
|
"smidgin",
|
|
"smidge",
|
|
"speck",
|
|
"spot",
|
|
"sprinkle",
|
|
"sprinkling",
|
|
"strain",
|
|
"streak",
|
|
"suspicion",
|
|
"tad",
|
|
"taste",
|
|
"touch",
|
|
"trace"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a distinct and separate portion of matter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a mass of leaves in a corner of the yard"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"body"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aggregate",
|
|
"amount",
|
|
"bulk",
|
|
"quantity",
|
|
"quantum",
|
|
"volume",
|
|
"item",
|
|
"object",
|
|
"thing",
|
|
"material",
|
|
"stuff",
|
|
"substance",
|
|
"entirety",
|
|
"totality",
|
|
"whole"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"when taking pictures, focus your attention on the mass of the main subject"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"body",
|
|
"brunt",
|
|
"bulk",
|
|
"chief",
|
|
"core",
|
|
"generality",
|
|
"heft",
|
|
"main",
|
|
"staple",
|
|
"weight"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"majority",
|
|
"aggregate",
|
|
"amount",
|
|
"entirety",
|
|
"quantum",
|
|
"sum",
|
|
"sum total",
|
|
"total",
|
|
"totality",
|
|
"whole",
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"essence",
|
|
"essentiality",
|
|
"marrow",
|
|
"meat",
|
|
"nature",
|
|
"pith",
|
|
"quintessence",
|
|
"root",
|
|
"soul",
|
|
"stuff",
|
|
"substance",
|
|
"center",
|
|
"heart",
|
|
"hub",
|
|
"kernel",
|
|
"middle",
|
|
"nucleus",
|
|
"nut",
|
|
"seat",
|
|
"affair",
|
|
"argument",
|
|
"burden",
|
|
"crux",
|
|
"focus",
|
|
"gist",
|
|
"nub",
|
|
"pitch",
|
|
"point",
|
|
"purport",
|
|
"matter",
|
|
"motif",
|
|
"subject",
|
|
"text",
|
|
"theme",
|
|
"topic"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accessory",
|
|
"accessary",
|
|
"adjunct",
|
|
"appendage",
|
|
"extension",
|
|
"offshoot",
|
|
"component",
|
|
"constituent",
|
|
"element",
|
|
"ingredient",
|
|
"division",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"piece",
|
|
"section",
|
|
"segment",
|
|
"angle",
|
|
"aspect",
|
|
"facet",
|
|
"feature",
|
|
"quality",
|
|
"side"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the largest part or quantity of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"believes that the great mass of voters are in the political center and consider themselves neither conservative nor liberal"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bulk",
|
|
"generality",
|
|
"lion's share",
|
|
"majority",
|
|
"preponderance"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"plurality",
|
|
"maximum",
|
|
"most",
|
|
"abundance",
|
|
"heap",
|
|
"loads",
|
|
"lot",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"oodles",
|
|
"plenty",
|
|
"profusion",
|
|
"reams",
|
|
"scads",
|
|
"wealth"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"couple",
|
|
"few",
|
|
"handful",
|
|
"smattering",
|
|
"sprinkling",
|
|
"least",
|
|
"minimum"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"minority"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a great number of persons or creatures massed together":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a huge mass of people had gathered in the park to protest the government's latest policy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"army",
|
|
"bike",
|
|
"cram",
|
|
"crowd",
|
|
"crush",
|
|
"drove",
|
|
"flock",
|
|
"herd",
|
|
"horde",
|
|
"host",
|
|
"legion",
|
|
"mob",
|
|
"multitude",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"rout",
|
|
"scrum",
|
|
"swarm",
|
|
"throng"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"masses",
|
|
"millions",
|
|
"rabble",
|
|
"rabblement",
|
|
"riffraff",
|
|
"gaggle",
|
|
"heap",
|
|
"mountain",
|
|
"pile",
|
|
"jam",
|
|
"logjam"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in popular":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"popular",
|
|
"bilateral",
|
|
"consensual",
|
|
"reciprocal",
|
|
"symbiotic",
|
|
"synergic",
|
|
"synergistic",
|
|
"two-way",
|
|
"general",
|
|
"generic",
|
|
"universal",
|
|
"collaborative",
|
|
"collective",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"common",
|
|
"communal",
|
|
"concerted",
|
|
"conjoint",
|
|
"conjunct",
|
|
"cooperative",
|
|
"joint",
|
|
"multiple",
|
|
"mutual",
|
|
"pooled",
|
|
"public",
|
|
"shared",
|
|
"united"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"exclusive",
|
|
"individual",
|
|
"one-man",
|
|
"one-sided",
|
|
"one-way",
|
|
"single",
|
|
"sole",
|
|
"solitary",
|
|
"unilateral",
|
|
"personal",
|
|
"private",
|
|
"independent",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"several",
|
|
"esoteric",
|
|
"particular",
|
|
"special",
|
|
"specialized"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"clouds massing on the western side of the mountain range"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accrete",
|
|
"accumulate",
|
|
"amass",
|
|
"build up",
|
|
"collect",
|
|
"concentrate",
|
|
"conglomerate",
|
|
"gather",
|
|
"pile (up)",
|
|
"stack (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agglutinate",
|
|
"clump",
|
|
"lump",
|
|
"bank",
|
|
"drift",
|
|
"ridge"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"dissipate",
|
|
"scatter"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mastered":{
|
|
"to achieve a victory over":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"finally mastered her longtime opponent at chess"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"bested",
|
|
"conquered",
|
|
"defeated",
|
|
"did down",
|
|
"dispatched",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"got around",
|
|
"licked",
|
|
"overbore",
|
|
"overcame",
|
|
"overmatched",
|
|
"prevailed (over)",
|
|
"skunked",
|
|
"stopped",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"surmounted",
|
|
"took",
|
|
"trimmed",
|
|
"triumphed (over)",
|
|
"upended",
|
|
"won (against)",
|
|
"worsted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"swept",
|
|
"edged (out)",
|
|
"nosed out",
|
|
"pipped",
|
|
"annihilated",
|
|
"blew away",
|
|
"blew out",
|
|
"bombed",
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"buried",
|
|
"clobbered",
|
|
"creamed",
|
|
"crushed",
|
|
"drubbed",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"flattened",
|
|
"overwhelmed",
|
|
"routed",
|
|
"shellacked",
|
|
"skinned",
|
|
"slaughtered",
|
|
"smoked",
|
|
"snowed under",
|
|
"thrashed",
|
|
"trounced",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"walloped",
|
|
"waxed",
|
|
"whipped",
|
|
"capped",
|
|
"excelled",
|
|
"flourished",
|
|
"scored",
|
|
"succeeded",
|
|
"knocked off",
|
|
"knocked over",
|
|
"overpowered",
|
|
"overthrew",
|
|
"subjugated",
|
|
"unseated",
|
|
"vanquished",
|
|
"aced (out)",
|
|
"bettered",
|
|
"eclipsed",
|
|
"exceeded",
|
|
"excelled",
|
|
"outdid",
|
|
"outdistanced",
|
|
"outfought",
|
|
"outshone",
|
|
"outshined",
|
|
"outstripped",
|
|
"overtopped",
|
|
"surpassed",
|
|
"topped",
|
|
"transcended"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fell",
|
|
"gave up",
|
|
"went down",
|
|
"went under",
|
|
"collapsed",
|
|
"failed",
|
|
"flopped",
|
|
"flunked",
|
|
"folded",
|
|
"washed out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lost (to)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I think I've mastered algebra at last"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"got",
|
|
"learned",
|
|
"picked up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"apprehended",
|
|
"comprehended",
|
|
"grasped",
|
|
"knew",
|
|
"understood",
|
|
"absorbed",
|
|
"assimilated",
|
|
"digested",
|
|
"drank (in)",
|
|
"imbibed",
|
|
"ascertained",
|
|
"descried",
|
|
"detected",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"discerned",
|
|
"discovered",
|
|
"dug up",
|
|
"examined",
|
|
"found out",
|
|
"heard",
|
|
"hit (on or upon)",
|
|
"ran down",
|
|
"saw",
|
|
"scared up",
|
|
"searched (for)",
|
|
"tracked (down)",
|
|
"tumbled (to)",
|
|
"unearthed",
|
|
"majored (in)",
|
|
"studied",
|
|
"memorized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"forgot",
|
|
"misunderstood",
|
|
"missed",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"disregarded",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"neglected"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unlearned"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"massing":{
|
|
"to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"clouds massing on the western side of the mountain range"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accreting",
|
|
"accumulating",
|
|
"amassing",
|
|
"building up",
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
"concentrating",
|
|
"conglomerating",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"piling (up)",
|
|
"stacking (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agglutinating",
|
|
"clumping",
|
|
"lumping",
|
|
"banking",
|
|
"drifting",
|
|
"ridging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"dissipating",
|
|
"scattering"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"masterfully":{
|
|
"in a skillful or expert manner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"plays the violin masterfully , especially for a performer of her age"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ably",
|
|
"adeptly",
|
|
"adroitly",
|
|
"artfully",
|
|
"capably",
|
|
"competently",
|
|
"consummately",
|
|
"deftly",
|
|
"expertly",
|
|
"masterly",
|
|
"proficiently",
|
|
"skillfully",
|
|
"well"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aptly",
|
|
"fluently",
|
|
"cleanly",
|
|
"cleverly",
|
|
"dexterously",
|
|
"neatly",
|
|
"nimbly",
|
|
"easily",
|
|
"facilely",
|
|
"handily"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inaptly",
|
|
"awkwardly",
|
|
"clumsily",
|
|
"crudely"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"amateurishly",
|
|
"artlessly",
|
|
"incapably",
|
|
"incompetently",
|
|
"inefficiently",
|
|
"ineptly",
|
|
"inexpertly",
|
|
"poorly",
|
|
"unskillfully"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"masturbatory":{
|
|
"as in self-absorbed , self-obsessed":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"onanistic",
|
|
"self-absorbed",
|
|
"self-obsessed",
|
|
"carnal",
|
|
"fleshly",
|
|
"sensual",
|
|
"sensuous",
|
|
"voluptuous",
|
|
"gluttonous",
|
|
"greedy",
|
|
"rapacious",
|
|
"voracious",
|
|
"decadent",
|
|
"hedonistic",
|
|
"indulgent",
|
|
"luxurious",
|
|
"overindulgent",
|
|
"self-indulgent",
|
|
"sybaritic",
|
|
"extravagant",
|
|
"incontinent",
|
|
"intemperate",
|
|
"reckless",
|
|
"splurging",
|
|
"uncontrolled",
|
|
"wanton"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"self-abnegating",
|
|
"self-denying",
|
|
"abstemious",
|
|
"abstinent",
|
|
"continent",
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"temperate",
|
|
"ascetic",
|
|
"ascetical",
|
|
"austere",
|
|
"spartan",
|
|
"disciplined",
|
|
"self-controlled",
|
|
"self-disciplined",
|
|
"self-governed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"masterpieces":{
|
|
"something (as a work of art) that is a great achievement and often its creator's greatest achievement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel are often considered to be his masterpieces"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chefs d'oeuvre",
|
|
"classics",
|
|
"magnum opuses",
|
|
"masterworks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"masterstrokes",
|
|
"pi\u00e8ces de r\u00e9sistance",
|
|
"showpieces",
|
|
"tours de force",
|
|
"blockbusters",
|
|
"megahits",
|
|
"smashes",
|
|
"successes",
|
|
"winners",
|
|
"gems",
|
|
"jewels",
|
|
"prizes",
|
|
"treasures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bombs",
|
|
"catastrophes",
|
|
"clunkers",
|
|
"debacles",
|
|
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cles",
|
|
"disasters",
|
|
"duds",
|
|
"failures",
|
|
"fiascoes",
|
|
"fizzles",
|
|
"flops",
|
|
"losers",
|
|
"turkeys",
|
|
"washouts"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mascot":{
|
|
"something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she wears a mascot made of ebony and silver on a chain around her neck"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amulet",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"fetish",
|
|
"fetich",
|
|
"mojo",
|
|
"periapt",
|
|
"phylactery",
|
|
"talisman"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gris-gris",
|
|
"grigri",
|
|
"juju",
|
|
"philter",
|
|
"toadstone",
|
|
"emblem",
|
|
"symbol",
|
|
"token",
|
|
"totem"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"curse",
|
|
"hex",
|
|
"spell"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hoodoo",
|
|
"jinx"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"masculine":{
|
|
"of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with men":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"some people consider a deep voice to be a particularly appealing masculine trait"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"male",
|
|
"manlike",
|
|
"manly",
|
|
"mannish",
|
|
"man-size",
|
|
"man-sized",
|
|
"virile"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hairy-chested",
|
|
"hypermasculine",
|
|
"macho",
|
|
"ultramasculine",
|
|
"boyish",
|
|
"hoydenish",
|
|
"tomboyish",
|
|
"Amazonian",
|
|
"butch"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"metrosexual",
|
|
"unmacho",
|
|
"effeminate",
|
|
"girlish",
|
|
"sissified",
|
|
"sissy",
|
|
"feminine",
|
|
"womanish",
|
|
"womanlike",
|
|
"womanly",
|
|
"emasculated",
|
|
"impotent",
|
|
"weakened",
|
|
"androgynous",
|
|
"neuter"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unmanly",
|
|
"unmasculine"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"massacrer":{
|
|
"as in butcher , executioner":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"butcher",
|
|
"executioner",
|
|
"slaughterer",
|
|
"slayer",
|
|
"bravo",
|
|
"hit man",
|
|
"torpedo",
|
|
"triggerman",
|
|
"murderess",
|
|
"assassin",
|
|
"cutthroat",
|
|
"homicide",
|
|
"killer",
|
|
"manslayer",
|
|
"murderer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"massacrers":{
|
|
"as in butchers , executioners":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"butchers",
|
|
"executioners",
|
|
"slaughterers",
|
|
"slayers",
|
|
"bravos",
|
|
"bravoes",
|
|
"hit men",
|
|
"torpedoes",
|
|
"triggermen",
|
|
"murderesses",
|
|
"assassins",
|
|
"cutthroats",
|
|
"homicides",
|
|
"killers",
|
|
"manslayers",
|
|
"murderers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mashers":{
|
|
"a man given to seducing women":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a would-be masher who was more pathetic than anything else"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"Casanovas",
|
|
"Don Juans",
|
|
"lechers",
|
|
"lotharios",
|
|
"lounge lizards",
|
|
"philanderers",
|
|
"satyrs",
|
|
"wolves",
|
|
"womanizers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amorists",
|
|
"gallants",
|
|
"ladies' men",
|
|
"lady's men",
|
|
"lady-killers",
|
|
"lovers",
|
|
"paramours",
|
|
"Romeos",
|
|
"debauchers",
|
|
"romancers",
|
|
"seducers",
|
|
"whoremasters",
|
|
"whoremongers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"masterliness":{
|
|
"as in professionalism , masterfulness":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"expertness",
|
|
"masterfulness",
|
|
"professionalism",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"polish",
|
|
"ability",
|
|
"adeptness",
|
|
"competence",
|
|
"proficiency",
|
|
"skill",
|
|
"skillfulness",
|
|
"talent",
|
|
"virtuosity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"amateurishness",
|
|
"amateurism",
|
|
"dilettantism",
|
|
"inexpertness",
|
|
"inexperience",
|
|
"unpreparedness",
|
|
"clumsiness",
|
|
"crudeness",
|
|
"ham-handedness",
|
|
"heavy-handedness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"masterstroke":{
|
|
"as in showpiece , pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance",
|
|
"showpiece",
|
|
"tour de force",
|
|
"chef d'oeuvre",
|
|
"classic",
|
|
"magnum opus",
|
|
"masterpiece",
|
|
"masterwork",
|
|
"blockbuster",
|
|
"megahit",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"success",
|
|
"winner",
|
|
"gem",
|
|
"jewel",
|
|
"prize",
|
|
"treasure"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bomb",
|
|
"catastrophe",
|
|
"clunker",
|
|
"debacle",
|
|
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
|
|
"disaster",
|
|
"dud",
|
|
"failure",
|
|
"fiasco",
|
|
"fizzle",
|
|
"flop",
|
|
"loser",
|
|
"turkey",
|
|
"washout"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"masquerades (as)":{
|
|
"to pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the intruder was arrested for masquerading as a doctor and trying to steal another woman's baby"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acts",
|
|
"impersonates",
|
|
"personates",
|
|
"plays",
|
|
"poses (as)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"apes",
|
|
"copies",
|
|
"imitates",
|
|
"mimes",
|
|
"mimics",
|
|
"mocks",
|
|
"monkeys",
|
|
"parodies",
|
|
"travesties",
|
|
"performs",
|
|
"portrays"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"masterpiece":{
|
|
"something (as a work of art) that is a great achievement and often its creator's greatest achievement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel are often considered to be his masterpieces"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chef d'oeuvre",
|
|
"classic",
|
|
"magnum opus",
|
|
"masterwork"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"masterstroke",
|
|
"pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance",
|
|
"showpiece",
|
|
"tour de force",
|
|
"blockbuster",
|
|
"megahit",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"success",
|
|
"winner",
|
|
"gem",
|
|
"jewel",
|
|
"prize",
|
|
"treasure"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bomb",
|
|
"catastrophe",
|
|
"clunker",
|
|
"debacle",
|
|
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
|
|
"disaster",
|
|
"dud",
|
|
"failure",
|
|
"fiasco",
|
|
"fizzle",
|
|
"flop",
|
|
"loser",
|
|
"turkey",
|
|
"washout"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"masterworks":{
|
|
"something (as a work of art) that is a great achievement and often its creator's greatest achievement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his most famous novel is regarded as a masterwork of Western literature"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chefs d'oeuvre",
|
|
"classics",
|
|
"magnum opuses",
|
|
"masterpieces"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"masterstrokes",
|
|
"pi\u00e8ces de r\u00e9sistance",
|
|
"showpieces",
|
|
"tours de force",
|
|
"blockbusters",
|
|
"megahits",
|
|
"smashes",
|
|
"successes",
|
|
"winners",
|
|
"gems",
|
|
"jewels",
|
|
"prizes",
|
|
"treasures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bombs",
|
|
"catastrophes",
|
|
"clunkers",
|
|
"debacles",
|
|
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cles",
|
|
"disasters",
|
|
"duds",
|
|
"failures",
|
|
"fiascoes",
|
|
"fizzles",
|
|
"flops",
|
|
"losers",
|
|
"turkeys",
|
|
"washouts"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"masterly":{
|
|
"accomplished with trained ability":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a masterly performance of one of the most difficult ballets in the repertory"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adroit",
|
|
"artful",
|
|
"bravura",
|
|
"deft",
|
|
"delicate",
|
|
"dexterous",
|
|
"dextrous",
|
|
"expert",
|
|
"masterful",
|
|
"practiced",
|
|
"practised",
|
|
"skillful",
|
|
"virtuoso",
|
|
"workmanlike"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"facile",
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
"artistic",
|
|
"creative",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"ingenious",
|
|
"neat",
|
|
"adept",
|
|
"clever",
|
|
"cunning",
|
|
"able",
|
|
"adequate",
|
|
"capable",
|
|
"competent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"awkward",
|
|
"clumsy",
|
|
"crude",
|
|
"klutzy",
|
|
"ineffective",
|
|
"ineffectual",
|
|
"incompetent",
|
|
"inept"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"amateur",
|
|
"amateurish",
|
|
"artless",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"unprofessional",
|
|
"unskillful"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a masterly handling of a complex topic in philosophy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accomplished",
|
|
"ace",
|
|
"adept",
|
|
"compleat",
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"consummate",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
|
"educated",
|
|
"experienced",
|
|
"expert",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"masterful",
|
|
"practiced",
|
|
"practised",
|
|
"professed",
|
|
"proficient",
|
|
"skilled",
|
|
"skillful",
|
|
"versed",
|
|
"veteran",
|
|
"virtuoso"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adroit",
|
|
"clever",
|
|
"deft",
|
|
"dexterous",
|
|
"dextrous",
|
|
"handy",
|
|
"slick",
|
|
"sure-handed",
|
|
"gifted",
|
|
"talented",
|
|
"polished",
|
|
"refined",
|
|
"effective",
|
|
"effectual",
|
|
"efficient",
|
|
"workmanlike",
|
|
"able",
|
|
"capable",
|
|
"competent",
|
|
"employable",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"fitted",
|
|
"habile",
|
|
"qualified",
|
|
"knowledgeable",
|
|
"schooled",
|
|
"taught",
|
|
"trained",
|
|
"tutored",
|
|
"all-around",
|
|
"all-round",
|
|
"well-rounded",
|
|
"long-term",
|
|
"old",
|
|
"multiskilled",
|
|
"multitalented"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"incapable",
|
|
"incompetent",
|
|
"inept",
|
|
"unable",
|
|
"unfit",
|
|
"unfitted",
|
|
"unqualified",
|
|
"weak",
|
|
"artless",
|
|
"crude",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"ineffective",
|
|
"ineffectual",
|
|
"inefficient",
|
|
"talentless",
|
|
"ungifted",
|
|
"untalented",
|
|
"ignorant",
|
|
"unschooled",
|
|
"untaught",
|
|
"untrained",
|
|
"untutored",
|
|
"beginning",
|
|
"green",
|
|
"inexperienced",
|
|
"new",
|
|
"raw",
|
|
"unseasoned",
|
|
"untested",
|
|
"untried",
|
|
"would-be",
|
|
"primitive",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"unpolished",
|
|
"awkward",
|
|
"clumsy",
|
|
"ham-fisted",
|
|
"ham-handed",
|
|
"heavy-handed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"amateur",
|
|
"amateurish",
|
|
"inexperienced",
|
|
"inexpert",
|
|
"jackleg",
|
|
"unprofessional",
|
|
"unseasoned",
|
|
"unskilled",
|
|
"unskillful"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"in a skillful or expert manner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a masterly executed somersault"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ably",
|
|
"adeptly",
|
|
"adroitly",
|
|
"artfully",
|
|
"capably",
|
|
"competently",
|
|
"consummately",
|
|
"deftly",
|
|
"expertly",
|
|
"masterfully",
|
|
"proficiently",
|
|
"skillfully",
|
|
"well"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aptly",
|
|
"fluently",
|
|
"cleanly",
|
|
"cleverly",
|
|
"dexterously",
|
|
"neatly",
|
|
"nimbly",
|
|
"easily",
|
|
"facilely",
|
|
"handily"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inaptly",
|
|
"awkwardly",
|
|
"clumsily",
|
|
"crudely"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"amateurishly",
|
|
"artlessly",
|
|
"incapably",
|
|
"incompetently",
|
|
"inefficiently",
|
|
"ineptly",
|
|
"inexpertly",
|
|
"poorly",
|
|
"unskillfully"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"masticating":{
|
|
"to crush or grind with the teeth":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"mindlessly masticated peanuts while watching the baseball game on TV"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"biting (on)",
|
|
"champing",
|
|
"chawing",
|
|
"chewing",
|
|
"chomping (on)",
|
|
"crunching (on)",
|
|
"gnawing (on)",
|
|
"nibbling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ruminating",
|
|
"munching",
|
|
"noshing",
|
|
"snacking",
|
|
"consuming",
|
|
"eating",
|
|
"ingesting",
|
|
"swallowing",
|
|
"bolting",
|
|
"devouring",
|
|
"gobbling (up or down)",
|
|
"gorging",
|
|
"gulping",
|
|
"scarfing",
|
|
"scoffing",
|
|
"snacking",
|
|
"wolfing",
|
|
"nipping",
|
|
"pecking (at)",
|
|
"picking (at)",
|
|
"gumming",
|
|
"mumbling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
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]
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},
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"mascots":{
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"something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil":{
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"examples":[
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"she wears a mascot made of ebony and silver on a chain around her neck"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
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"amulets",
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"charms",
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"fetishes",
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"fetiches",
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"mojoes",
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"mojos",
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"periapts",
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"phylacteries",
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"talismans"
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],
|
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"near synonyms":[
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"gris-gris",
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"grigri",
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"jujus",
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"philters",
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"toadstones",
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"emblems",
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"symbols",
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"tokens",
|
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"totems"
|
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[
|
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"curses",
|
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"hexes",
|
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"spells"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"hoodoos",
|
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"jinxes"
|
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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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},
|
|
"masker":{
|
|
"as in imitator , mime":{
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"actor",
|
|
"ape",
|
|
"aper",
|
|
"ham",
|
|
"imitator",
|
|
"impressionist",
|
|
"masquerader",
|
|
"mime",
|
|
"mimic",
|
|
"pantomime",
|
|
"pantomimist",
|
|
"personator",
|
|
"poser"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"mastodons":{
|
|
"something or someone that is unusually large and powerful":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"mom-and-pop stores just can't compete with these mastodons of retailing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"behemoths",
|
|
"blockbusters",
|
|
"colossi",
|
|
"dinosaurs",
|
|
"dreadnoughts",
|
|
"elephants",
|
|
"elephant",
|
|
"giants",
|
|
"Goliaths",
|
|
"jumbos",
|
|
"leviathans",
|
|
"mammoths",
|
|
"monsters",
|
|
"titans",
|
|
"whales",
|
|
"whoppers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amazons",
|
|
"giantesses",
|
|
"bulks",
|
|
"hulks",
|
|
"heavyweights",
|
|
"juggernauts",
|
|
"steamrollers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"lightweights",
|
|
"weaklings",
|
|
"wimps",
|
|
"wisps",
|
|
"nonentities",
|
|
"twerps",
|
|
"whippersnappers"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"diminutives",
|
|
"dwarfs",
|
|
"dwarves",
|
|
"half-pints",
|
|
"midgets",
|
|
"mites",
|
|
"peewees",
|
|
"pygmies",
|
|
"pigmies",
|
|
"runts",
|
|
"shrimp",
|
|
"shrimps"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"maskers":{
|
|
"as in imitators , mimes":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"actors",
|
|
"apers",
|
|
"apes",
|
|
"hams",
|
|
"imitators",
|
|
"impressionists",
|
|
"masqueraders",
|
|
"mimes",
|
|
"mimics",
|
|
"pantomimes",
|
|
"pantomimists",
|
|
"personators",
|
|
"posers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"massages":{
|
|
"to praise too much":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a candidate who knows that you have to massage the voters if you want to get elected"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adulates",
|
|
"belauds",
|
|
"blarneys",
|
|
"butters up",
|
|
"flatters",
|
|
"hero-worships",
|
|
"honeys",
|
|
"overpraises",
|
|
"puffs",
|
|
"soft-soaps",
|
|
"strokes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blandishes",
|
|
"cajoles",
|
|
"coaxes",
|
|
"sweet-talks",
|
|
"wheedles",
|
|
"fawns",
|
|
"kowtows",
|
|
"sucks (up to)",
|
|
"toadies",
|
|
"idolizes",
|
|
"worships",
|
|
"eulogizes",
|
|
"extols",
|
|
"extolls",
|
|
"lauds",
|
|
"praises",
|
|
"applauds",
|
|
"commends",
|
|
"compliments",
|
|
"congratulates",
|
|
"felicitates",
|
|
"drools",
|
|
"gushes",
|
|
"slavers",
|
|
"slobbers",
|
|
"endears",
|
|
"ingratiates",
|
|
"courts",
|
|
"romances",
|
|
"woos"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bad-mouths",
|
|
"belittles",
|
|
"decries",
|
|
"depreciates",
|
|
"disparages",
|
|
"puts down"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |