1728 lines
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1728 lines
34 KiB
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{
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"twerp":{
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"a person of no importance or influence":{
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"antonyms":[
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"big shot",
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"big wheel",
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"bigwig",
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"eminence",
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"figure",
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"kahuna",
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"kingpin",
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"magnate",
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"nabob",
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"personage",
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"somebody",
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"VIP"
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],
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"examples":[
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"in high school he was just a little twerp , and now he's a big Internet entrepreneur"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"chief",
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"head",
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"lead",
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"leader",
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"celebrity",
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"luminary",
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"notable",
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"personality",
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"planet",
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"star",
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"superstar",
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"authority",
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"superior",
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"great power",
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"party",
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"power"
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],
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"related":[
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"no-name",
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"noncelebrity",
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"least",
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"inferior",
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"mediocrity",
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"obscurity",
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"figurehead",
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"puppet"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cipher",
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"dwarf",
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"half-pint",
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"insect",
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"insignificancy",
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"lightweight",
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"morsel",
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"nobody",
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"nonentity",
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"nothing",
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"nullity",
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"number",
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"pip-squeak",
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"pygmy",
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"pigmy",
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"shrimp",
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"snippersnapper",
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"whippersnapper",
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"zero",
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"zilch"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"twiddle":{
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"as in turn , twirl":{
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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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"verb"
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]
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},
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"twiddle one's thumbs":{
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"to spend time doing nothing":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[
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"drudge",
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"grind",
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"grub",
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"hump",
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"hustle",
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"labor",
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"moil",
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"peg",
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"plod",
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"plow",
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"plug",
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"slave",
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"sweat",
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"toil",
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"travail",
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"work",
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"apply",
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"buckle (down)",
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"exert",
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"put out"
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],
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"related":[
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"fiddle (around)",
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"fool",
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"mess",
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"monkey",
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"muck",
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"piddle",
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"play",
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"potter (around)",
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"putter (around)",
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"trifle",
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"doze",
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"estivate",
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"aestivate",
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"hibernate",
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"lag",
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"linger",
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"loiter",
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"poke",
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"relax",
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"rest",
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"tarry",
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"amble",
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"mosey",
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"saunter",
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"stroll",
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"swan",
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"furlough",
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"goldbrick",
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"malinger",
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"truant"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bum",
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"chill",
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"dally",
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"dawdle",
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"dillydally",
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"drone",
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"footle",
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"goof (off)",
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"hack (around)",
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"hang (around or out)",
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"hang about",
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"idle",
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"kick around",
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"kick back",
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"laze",
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"lazy",
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"loaf",
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"loll",
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"lounge",
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"veg out"
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]
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},
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"type":[]
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},
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"twiddles":{
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"as in turns , twirls":{
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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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"verb"
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]
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},
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"twinkle":{
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"a very small space of time":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"in just a twinkle , the shooting star was gone"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"aeon",
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"eon",
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"age",
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"eternity",
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"forever",
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"infinity",
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"lifetime"
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],
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"related":[
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"microsecond",
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"snatch",
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"spurt"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"beat",
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"eyeblink",
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"flash",
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"heartbeat",
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"instant",
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"jiff",
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"jiffy",
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"minute",
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"moment",
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"nanosecond",
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"New York minute",
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"second",
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"shake",
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"split second",
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"trice",
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"twinkling",
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"wink"
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]
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},
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"to shine with light at regular intervals":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"holiday decorations twinkled in the shop windows"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"coruscate",
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"flare",
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"flicker",
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"glance",
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"glimmer",
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"glint",
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"glisten",
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"glister",
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"glitter",
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"scintillate",
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"shimmer",
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"spangle",
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"spark",
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"sparkle"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blink",
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"flash",
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"wink"
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]
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},
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"to shoot forth bursts of light":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"stars twinkling on a crisp September night"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"beam",
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"radiate",
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"shine",
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"bedazzle",
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"blind",
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"daze",
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"dazzle",
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"blaze",
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"burn",
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"flare",
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"glare",
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"glow"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"coruscate",
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"flame",
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"flash",
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"glance",
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"gleam",
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"glimmer",
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"glint",
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"glisten",
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"glister",
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"glitter",
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"luster",
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"lustre",
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"scintillate",
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"shimmer",
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"spangle",
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"sparkle",
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"wink",
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"winkle"
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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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"twirl":{
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"a rapid turning about on an axis or central point":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the twirl of the dancer's skirt mesmerized me"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"circuit",
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"circulation",
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"ring",
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"round",
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"coil",
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"curl",
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"curve",
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"spiral",
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"twist",
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"whorl",
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"circle",
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"orbit",
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"eddy",
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"swirl"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"gyration",
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"pirouette",
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"reel",
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"revolution",
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"roll",
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"rotation",
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"spin",
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"wheel",
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"whirl"
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]
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},
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"to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"absentmindedly twirled a lock of her hair around her finger"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"screw",
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"unscrew",
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"twiddle",
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"coil",
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"crank",
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"reel",
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"wind",
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"circulate"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"pivot",
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"revolve",
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"roll",
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"rotate",
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"spin",
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"swing",
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"swirl",
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"swivel",
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"turn",
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"twist",
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"wheel",
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"whirl"
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]
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},
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"to move in circles around an axis or center":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"an ice-skater twirling in place"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"coil",
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"curl",
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"curve",
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"round",
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"spiral",
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"swirl",
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"twine",
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"twist",
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"wind",
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"circle",
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"circulate",
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"encircle",
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"orbit",
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"ring",
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"pivot",
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"swivel"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"gyrate",
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"pinwheel",
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"pirouette",
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"revolve",
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"roll",
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"rotate",
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"spin",
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"turn",
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"wheel",
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"whirl"
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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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"twirled":{
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"to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"absentmindedly twirled a lock of her hair around her finger"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"screwed",
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"unscrewed",
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"twiddled",
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"coiled",
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"cranked",
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"reeled",
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"wound",
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"winded",
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"circulated"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"pivoted",
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"revolved",
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"rolled",
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"rotated",
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"spun",
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"swirled",
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"swiveled",
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"swivelled",
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"swung",
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"turned",
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"twisted",
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"wheeled",
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"whirled"
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]
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},
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"to move in circles around an axis or center":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"an ice-skater twirling in place"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"coiled",
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"curled",
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"curved",
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"rounded",
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"spiraled",
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"spiralled",
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"swirled",
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"twined",
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"twisted",
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"wound",
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"winded",
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"circled",
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"circulated",
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"encircled",
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"orbited",
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"ringed",
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"pivoted",
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"swiveled",
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"swivelled"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"gyrated",
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"pinwheeled",
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"pirouetted",
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"revolved",
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"rolled",
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"rotated",
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"spun",
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"turned",
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"wheeled",
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"whirled"
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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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"twist":{
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"a forceful rotating or pulling motion for the purpose of dislodging something":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"with a forceful twist she loosened the bolt"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"draft",
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"draw",
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"extraction",
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"pull",
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"tug",
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"yank",
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"dislocation",
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"displacement"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"twisting",
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"wrench",
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"wrenching",
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"wresting",
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"wringing"
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]
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},
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"an odd or peculiar habit":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"my roommate has his little twists , and I have mine, so things should balance out"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"conformity",
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"sameness"
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],
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"related":[
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"affectation",
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"airs",
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"attribute",
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"characteristic",
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"mark",
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"property",
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"trait",
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"custom",
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"habit",
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"pattern",
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"practice",
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"practise",
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"way",
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"wont",
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"addiction",
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"abnormality",
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"neuroticism",
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"perversion",
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"weirdness",
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"disposition",
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"genius",
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"leaning",
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"partiality",
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"bent",
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"inclination",
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"penchant",
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"predilection",
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"predisposition",
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"proclivity",
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"propensity",
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"tendency",
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"turn",
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"attitude",
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"character",
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"humor",
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"identity",
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"individuality",
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"nature",
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"personality",
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"temperament"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"crotchet",
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"curiosity",
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"eccentricity",
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"erraticism",
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"idiosyncrasy",
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"individualism",
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"kink",
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"mannerism",
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"oddity",
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"peculiarity",
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"quiddity",
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"quip",
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"quirk",
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"singularity",
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"tic",
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"trick"
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]
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},
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"to cause to twine about one another":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"has the habit of idly twisting the strands of her hair while daydreaming"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"disentangle",
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"uncoil",
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"untangle",
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"untwine",
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"unwind"
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],
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"related":[
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"braid",
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"plait",
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"plat",
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"pleach",
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"blend",
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"fuse",
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"join",
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"link",
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"mix"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"enlace",
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"entwine",
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"implicate",
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"interlace",
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"intertwine",
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"intertwist",
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"interweave",
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"inweave",
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"lace",
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"ply",
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"weave",
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"wreathe",
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"writhe"
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]
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},
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"to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"my enemies will twist my words, but you'll only hear the truth out of me"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"clarify",
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"clear (up)",
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"explain",
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"illuminate",
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"illustrate",
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"interpret",
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"spell out",
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"decipher"
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],
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"related":[
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"misdescribe",
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"misspeak",
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"mistranslate",
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"belie",
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"camouflage",
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"disguise",
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"dissemble",
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"gloss (over)",
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"mask",
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"veil",
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"whitewash",
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"bowdlerize",
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"censor",
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"complicate",
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"confound",
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"confuse",
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"mistake",
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"mix (up)",
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"mystify",
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"obscure",
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"equivocate",
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"fib",
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"lie",
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"palter",
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"prevaricate"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bend",
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"color",
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"cook",
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"distort",
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"falsify",
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"fudge",
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"garble",
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"misinterpret",
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"misrelate",
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"misrepresent",
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"misstate",
|
|
"pervert",
|
|
"slant",
|
|
"warp"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to follow a circular or spiral course":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the path gently twisted down the hill"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"straighten"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"arc",
|
|
"arch",
|
|
"bend",
|
|
"crook",
|
|
"curve",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"sweep",
|
|
"swerve",
|
|
"turn",
|
|
"veer",
|
|
"wheel",
|
|
"swirl",
|
|
"whirl",
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"encircle",
|
|
"loop",
|
|
"enlace",
|
|
"interlace",
|
|
"intertwine",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"bow",
|
|
"bulge",
|
|
"meander",
|
|
"weave",
|
|
"zigzag"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coil",
|
|
"corkscrew",
|
|
"curl",
|
|
"entwine",
|
|
"spiral",
|
|
"twine",
|
|
"wind"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make jerky or restless movements":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the dental patient twisted nervously in the chair"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"relax",
|
|
"rest",
|
|
"unwind",
|
|
"calm (down)",
|
|
"still"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"flit",
|
|
"flutter",
|
|
"twitter",
|
|
"quake",
|
|
"quiver",
|
|
"shake",
|
|
"shiver",
|
|
"shudder",
|
|
"tremble",
|
|
"pace"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fiddle",
|
|
"fidget",
|
|
"jerk",
|
|
"jig",
|
|
"jiggle",
|
|
"squiggle",
|
|
"squirm",
|
|
"thrash",
|
|
"thresh",
|
|
"toss",
|
|
"twitch",
|
|
"wiggle",
|
|
"wriggle",
|
|
"writhe"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"twisted my wrist around to stretch it"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"screw",
|
|
"unscrew",
|
|
"twiddle",
|
|
"coil",
|
|
"crank",
|
|
"reel",
|
|
"wind",
|
|
"circulate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"pivot",
|
|
"revolve",
|
|
"roll",
|
|
"rotate",
|
|
"spin",
|
|
"swing",
|
|
"swirl",
|
|
"swivel",
|
|
"turn",
|
|
"twirl",
|
|
"wheel",
|
|
"whirl"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move by or as if by a forceful rotation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"kept twisting the cap until it came free"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"draw",
|
|
"dredge (up)",
|
|
"extract",
|
|
"jerk",
|
|
"lug",
|
|
"pluck",
|
|
"pull",
|
|
"tug",
|
|
"tweak",
|
|
"yank",
|
|
"jimmy",
|
|
"lever",
|
|
"pry",
|
|
"budge",
|
|
"dislocate",
|
|
"displace",
|
|
"disturb",
|
|
"remove",
|
|
"shift",
|
|
"transfer",
|
|
"transpose"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"wrench",
|
|
"wrest",
|
|
"wring"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"twisted one's arm":{
|
|
"to cause (a person) to give in to pressure":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm always up for going out\u2014you don't have to twist my arm !"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"allowed",
|
|
"let",
|
|
"permitted",
|
|
"argued",
|
|
"convinced",
|
|
"induced",
|
|
"moved",
|
|
"persuaded",
|
|
"prevailed (on or upon)",
|
|
"satisfied",
|
|
"talked (into)",
|
|
"won (over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"browbeat",
|
|
"bulldozed",
|
|
"bullied",
|
|
"cowed",
|
|
"hectored",
|
|
"intimidated",
|
|
"blackmailed",
|
|
"high-pressured",
|
|
"menaced",
|
|
"shamed",
|
|
"terrorized",
|
|
"threatened",
|
|
"dragged",
|
|
"badgered",
|
|
"harassed",
|
|
"hounded"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blackjacked",
|
|
"coerced",
|
|
"compelled",
|
|
"constrained",
|
|
"dragooned",
|
|
"drove",
|
|
"forced",
|
|
"impelled",
|
|
"impressed",
|
|
"made",
|
|
"muscled",
|
|
"obligated",
|
|
"obliged",
|
|
"pressed",
|
|
"pressured",
|
|
"sandbagged"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"twitched":{
|
|
"to make jerky or restless movements":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the dog twitched in her sleep"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"rested",
|
|
"unwound",
|
|
"calmed (down)",
|
|
"stilled"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"flitted",
|
|
"fluttered",
|
|
"twittered",
|
|
"quaked",
|
|
"quivered",
|
|
"shivered",
|
|
"shook",
|
|
"shuddered",
|
|
"trembled",
|
|
"paced"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fiddled",
|
|
"fidgeted",
|
|
"jerked",
|
|
"jigged",
|
|
"jiggled",
|
|
"squiggled",
|
|
"squirmed",
|
|
"thrashed",
|
|
"threshed",
|
|
"tossed",
|
|
"twisted",
|
|
"wiggled",
|
|
"wriggled",
|
|
"writhed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the rabbit twitched its nose"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bumped",
|
|
"jounced",
|
|
"lurched",
|
|
"pitched",
|
|
"staggered",
|
|
"jigged",
|
|
"jiggled",
|
|
"jogged",
|
|
"joggled",
|
|
"shook",
|
|
"dragged",
|
|
"lugged",
|
|
"pulled",
|
|
"tugged",
|
|
"plucked",
|
|
"tweaked",
|
|
"grabbed",
|
|
"ripped",
|
|
"snapped (up)",
|
|
"snatched",
|
|
"tore",
|
|
"wrenched",
|
|
"wrested",
|
|
"wrung"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bucked",
|
|
"hitched",
|
|
"hoicked",
|
|
"jerked",
|
|
"jolted",
|
|
"yanked"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"twitches":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make jerky or restless movements":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the dog twitched in her sleep"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"relaxes",
|
|
"rests",
|
|
"unwinds",
|
|
"calms (down)",
|
|
"stills"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"flits",
|
|
"flutters",
|
|
"twitters",
|
|
"quakes",
|
|
"quivers",
|
|
"shakes",
|
|
"shivers",
|
|
"shudders",
|
|
"trembles",
|
|
"paces"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fiddles",
|
|
"fidgets",
|
|
"jerks",
|
|
"jiggles",
|
|
"jigs",
|
|
"squiggles",
|
|
"squirms",
|
|
"thrashes",
|
|
"threshes",
|
|
"tosses",
|
|
"twists",
|
|
"wiggles",
|
|
"wriggles",
|
|
"writhes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the rabbit twitched its nose"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bumps",
|
|
"jounces",
|
|
"lurches",
|
|
"pitches",
|
|
"staggers",
|
|
"jiggles",
|
|
"jigs",
|
|
"joggles",
|
|
"jogs",
|
|
"shakes",
|
|
"drags",
|
|
"lugs",
|
|
"pulls",
|
|
"tugs",
|
|
"plucks",
|
|
"tweaks",
|
|
"grabs",
|
|
"rips",
|
|
"snaps (up)",
|
|
"snatches",
|
|
"tears",
|
|
"wrenches",
|
|
"wrests",
|
|
"wrings"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bucks",
|
|
"hitches",
|
|
"hoicks",
|
|
"jerks",
|
|
"jolts",
|
|
"yanks"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"two bits":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"two-timing":{
|
|
"relating to or being a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her husband's compulsive two-timing behavior is the reason she left"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adulterate",
|
|
"adulterine",
|
|
"adulterous",
|
|
"extracurricular",
|
|
"extramarital"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"premarital",
|
|
"promiscuous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he found out about the two-timing when he found a love letter stuffed in the dresser"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adultery",
|
|
"cheating",
|
|
"infidelity",
|
|
"misconduct",
|
|
"unfaithfulness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"criminal conversation",
|
|
"free love",
|
|
"promiscuity",
|
|
"disloyalty",
|
|
"faithlessness",
|
|
"falseness",
|
|
"inconstancy",
|
|
"perfidiousness",
|
|
"perfidy",
|
|
"treachery",
|
|
"affair",
|
|
"affaire",
|
|
"amour",
|
|
"fling",
|
|
"love",
|
|
"love affair",
|
|
"romance",
|
|
"intrigue",
|
|
"attachment",
|
|
"infatuation",
|
|
"entanglement",
|
|
"flirtation",
|
|
"liaison",
|
|
"passion"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"allegiance",
|
|
"constancy",
|
|
"dedication",
|
|
"devotedness",
|
|
"devotion",
|
|
"fealty",
|
|
"loyalty",
|
|
"steadfastness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"faithfulness",
|
|
"fidelity"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this repudiation of her campaign pledges is an unconscionable two-timing of the electorate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backstabbing",
|
|
"betrayal",
|
|
"business",
|
|
"disloyalty",
|
|
"double cross",
|
|
"faithlessness",
|
|
"falseness",
|
|
"falsity",
|
|
"infidelity",
|
|
"perfidy",
|
|
"sellout",
|
|
"treachery",
|
|
"treason",
|
|
"unfaithfulness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"abandonment",
|
|
"desertion",
|
|
"deceit",
|
|
"deception",
|
|
"double-dealing",
|
|
"duplicity",
|
|
"guile",
|
|
"two-facedness",
|
|
"fraud",
|
|
"informing",
|
|
"lying",
|
|
"snitching",
|
|
"talebearing",
|
|
"trickery"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dependability",
|
|
"reliability",
|
|
"trustworthiness",
|
|
"defense",
|
|
"protection",
|
|
"safeguard",
|
|
"shield"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"allegiance",
|
|
"devotion",
|
|
"faithfulness",
|
|
"fealty",
|
|
"fidelity",
|
|
"loyalty",
|
|
"staunchness",
|
|
"steadfastness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be unfaithful or disloyal to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an entrepreneur who's supposedly two-timed every business partner she's ever had"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backstabbing",
|
|
"betraying",
|
|
"crossing",
|
|
"double-crossing",
|
|
"selling (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"giving away",
|
|
"informing (on)",
|
|
"peaching",
|
|
"ratting (on)",
|
|
"shopping",
|
|
"snitching (on)",
|
|
"splitting (on)",
|
|
"telling (on)",
|
|
"turning in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"defending",
|
|
"guarding",
|
|
"protecting",
|
|
"safeguarding",
|
|
"saving",
|
|
"shielding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"standing by"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"two-times":{
|
|
"to be unfaithful or disloyal to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an entrepreneur who's supposedly two-timed every business partner she's ever had"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backstabs",
|
|
"betrays",
|
|
"crosses",
|
|
"double-crosses",
|
|
"sells (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"gives away",
|
|
"informs (on)",
|
|
"peaches",
|
|
"rats (on)",
|
|
"shops",
|
|
"snitches (on)",
|
|
"splits (on)",
|
|
"tells (on)",
|
|
"turns in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"defends",
|
|
"guards",
|
|
"protects",
|
|
"safeguards",
|
|
"saves",
|
|
"shields"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"stands by"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"twisting":{
|
|
"marked by a long series of irregular curves":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a twisting mountain road that requires extra careful driving"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bending",
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
"crooked",
|
|
"curled",
|
|
"curling",
|
|
"curved",
|
|
"curving",
|
|
"curvy",
|
|
"devious",
|
|
"serpentine",
|
|
"sinuous",
|
|
"tortuous",
|
|
"twisted",
|
|
"winding",
|
|
"windy"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"zigzag",
|
|
"zigzagging",
|
|
"circling",
|
|
"coiled",
|
|
"coiling",
|
|
"corkscrew",
|
|
"looping",
|
|
"spiral",
|
|
"spiraling",
|
|
"spiralling",
|
|
"swirling",
|
|
"circuitous",
|
|
"indirect",
|
|
"roundabout",
|
|
"meandering",
|
|
"rambling",
|
|
"wandering",
|
|
"irregular",
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"jagged",
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"uneven"
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[
|
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"direct",
|
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"linear"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"straight",
|
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"straightaway"
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]
|
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},
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"a forceful rotating or pulling motion for the purpose of dislodging something":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"it took some twisting , but I finally got the top off the jar"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
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"twist",
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"wrench",
|
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"wrenching",
|
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"wresting",
|
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"wringing"
|
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],
|
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"related":[
|
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"draft",
|
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"draw",
|
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"extraction",
|
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"pull",
|
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"tug",
|
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"yank",
|
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"dislocation",
|
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"displacement"
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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 so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"my enemies will twist my words, but you'll only hear the truth out of me"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"bending",
|
|
"coloring",
|
|
"cooking",
|
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"distorting",
|
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"falsifying",
|
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"fudging",
|
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"garbling",
|
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"misinterpreting",
|
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"misrelating",
|
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"misrepresenting",
|
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"misstating",
|
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"perverting",
|
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"slanting",
|
|
"warping"
|
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],
|
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"related":[
|
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"misdescribing",
|
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"misspeaking",
|
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"mistranslating",
|
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"belying",
|
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"camouflaging",
|
|
"disguising",
|
|
"dissembling",
|
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"glossing (over)",
|
|
"masking",
|
|
"veiling",
|
|
"whitewashing",
|
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"bowdlerizing",
|
|
"censoring",
|
|
"complicating",
|
|
"confounding",
|
|
"confusing",
|
|
"mistaking",
|
|
"mixing (up)",
|
|
"mystifying",
|
|
"obscuring",
|
|
"equivocating",
|
|
"fibbing",
|
|
"lying",
|
|
"paltering",
|
|
"prevaricating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clarifying",
|
|
"clearing (up)",
|
|
"explaining",
|
|
"illuminating",
|
|
"illustrating",
|
|
"interpreting",
|
|
"spelling out",
|
|
"deciphering"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to follow a circular or spiral course":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the path gently twisted down the hill"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coiling",
|
|
"corkscrewing",
|
|
"curling",
|
|
"entwining",
|
|
"spiraling",
|
|
"spiralling",
|
|
"twining",
|
|
"winding"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"arching",
|
|
"arcing",
|
|
"bending",
|
|
"crooking",
|
|
"curving",
|
|
"hooking",
|
|
"sweeping",
|
|
"swerving",
|
|
"turning",
|
|
"veering",
|
|
"wheeling",
|
|
"swirling",
|
|
"whirling",
|
|
"circling",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"looping",
|
|
"enlacing",
|
|
"interlacing",
|
|
"intertwining",
|
|
"lacing",
|
|
"bowing",
|
|
"bulging",
|
|
"meandering",
|
|
"weaving",
|
|
"zigzagging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"straightening"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"twisted my wrist around to stretch it"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"pivoting",
|
|
"revolving",
|
|
"rolling",
|
|
"rotating",
|
|
"spinning",
|
|
"swinging",
|
|
"swirling",
|
|
"swiveling",
|
|
"swivelling",
|
|
"turning",
|
|
"twirling",
|
|
"wheeling",
|
|
"whirling"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"screwing",
|
|
"unscrewing",
|
|
"twiddling",
|
|
"coiling",
|
|
"cranking",
|
|
"reeling",
|
|
"winding",
|
|
"circulating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move by or as if by a forceful rotation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"kept twisting the cap until it came free"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"wrenching",
|
|
"wresting",
|
|
"wringing"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"drawing",
|
|
"dredging (up)",
|
|
"extracting",
|
|
"jerking",
|
|
"lugging",
|
|
"plucking",
|
|
"pulling",
|
|
"tugging",
|
|
"tweaking",
|
|
"yanking",
|
|
"jimmying",
|
|
"levering",
|
|
"prying",
|
|
"budging",
|
|
"dislocating",
|
|
"displacing",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"removing",
|
|
"shifting",
|
|
"transferring",
|
|
"transposing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make jerky or restless movements":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the dental patient twisted nervously in the chair"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fiddling",
|
|
"fidgeting",
|
|
"jerking",
|
|
"jigging",
|
|
"jiggling",
|
|
"squiggling",
|
|
"squirming",
|
|
"thrashing",
|
|
"threshing",
|
|
"tossing",
|
|
"twitching",
|
|
"wiggling",
|
|
"wriggling",
|
|
"writhing"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"flitting",
|
|
"fluttering",
|
|
"twittering",
|
|
"quaking",
|
|
"quivering",
|
|
"shaking",
|
|
"shivering",
|
|
"shuddering",
|
|
"trembling",
|
|
"pacing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"relaxing",
|
|
"resting",
|
|
"unwinding",
|
|
"calming (down)",
|
|
"stilling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause to twine about one another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"has the habit of idly twisting the strands of her hair while daydreaming"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"enlacing",
|
|
"entwining",
|
|
"implicating",
|
|
"interlacing",
|
|
"intertwining",
|
|
"intertwisting",
|
|
"interweaving",
|
|
"inweaving",
|
|
"lacing",
|
|
"plying",
|
|
"weaving",
|
|
"wreathing",
|
|
"writhing"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"braiding",
|
|
"plaiting",
|
|
"platting",
|
|
"pleaching",
|
|
"blending",
|
|
"fusing",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"mixing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangling",
|
|
"uncoiling",
|
|
"untangling",
|
|
"untwining",
|
|
"unwinding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"twins":{
|
|
"either of a pair matched in one or more qualities":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I've found one sock but can't find its twin"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"companions",
|
|
"fellows",
|
|
"halves",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"mates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coordinates",
|
|
"coequals",
|
|
"counterparts",
|
|
"equals",
|
|
"equivalents",
|
|
"likes",
|
|
"parallels",
|
|
"peers",
|
|
"rivals",
|
|
"carbon copies",
|
|
"doubles",
|
|
"duplicates",
|
|
"facsimiles",
|
|
"identical twins",
|
|
"likenesses",
|
|
"mirror images",
|
|
"replicas",
|
|
"ringers",
|
|
"analogues",
|
|
"analogs",
|
|
"similarities"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antipodes",
|
|
"antitheses",
|
|
"contraries",
|
|
"converses",
|
|
"opposites",
|
|
"reverses"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something or someone that strongly resembles another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"some of these people who think that they're a given movie star's twin are kidding themselves"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alter egos",
|
|
"carbon copies",
|
|
"carbons",
|
|
"clones",
|
|
"counterparts",
|
|
"doppelg\u00e4ngers",
|
|
"doppelgangers",
|
|
"doubles",
|
|
"duplicates",
|
|
"duplications",
|
|
"facsimiles",
|
|
"fetches",
|
|
"images",
|
|
"likenesses",
|
|
"look-alikes",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"mirror images",
|
|
"pictures",
|
|
"replicas",
|
|
"ringers",
|
|
"spits",
|
|
"spitting images"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"Chinese copies",
|
|
"effigies",
|
|
"portraits",
|
|
"portrayals",
|
|
"companions",
|
|
"fellows",
|
|
"mates",
|
|
"equals",
|
|
"equivalents",
|
|
"analogues",
|
|
"analogs",
|
|
"parallels"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antitheses",
|
|
"converses",
|
|
"opposites",
|
|
"reverses"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |