dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/bee_MWT.json
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{
"beef":{
"an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment":{
"examples":[
"had to deal with an angry customer with a beef about our service"
],
"synonyms":[
"bitch",
"bleat",
"carp",
"complaint",
"fuss",
"grievance",
"gripe",
"grouch",
"grouse",
"grumble",
"holler",
"kvetch",
"lament",
"miserere",
"moan",
"murmur",
"plaint",
"squawk",
"wail",
"whimper",
"whine",
"whinge",
"yammer"
],
"near synonyms":[
"challenge",
"demur",
"expostulation",
"kick",
"niggle",
"objection",
"protest",
"quibble",
"remonstrance",
"stink"
],
"near antonyms":[
"commendation",
"compliment",
"plaudit",
"acclaim",
"applause",
"praise",
"approval",
"endorsement",
"indorsement",
"sanction"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"muscular strength":{
"examples":[
"a heavyweight wrestler with a good deal of beef"
],
"synonyms":[
"brawn",
"main",
"muscle",
"thew"
],
"near synonyms":[
"force",
"might",
"potency",
"power",
"puissance",
"sinew",
"energy",
"vigor"
],
"near antonyms":[
"impotence",
"impotency",
"weakness",
"debilitation",
"debility",
"enfeeblement",
"faintness",
"feebleness",
"frailness",
"frailty",
"infirmity"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{
"examples":[
"he tends to stand around and beef for hours about any slight, real or imagined"
],
"synonyms":[
"bellyache",
"bitch",
"bleat",
"carp",
"caterwaul",
"complain",
"crab",
"croak",
"fuss",
"gripe",
"grizzle",
"grouch",
"grouse",
"growl",
"grumble",
"grump",
"holler",
"inveigh",
"keen",
"kick",
"kvetch",
"maunder",
"moan",
"murmur",
"mutter",
"nag",
"repine",
"scream",
"squawk",
"squeal",
"wail",
"whimper",
"whine",
"whinge",
"yammer",
"yawp",
"yaup",
"yowl"
],
"near synonyms":[
"object (to)",
"protest",
"quarrel (with)",
"cavil",
"quibble",
"fret",
"stew",
"worry",
"blubber",
"cry",
"sob",
"bemoan",
"bewail",
"deplore",
"lament"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accept",
"bear",
"countenance",
"endure",
"take",
"tolerate",
"applaud",
"cheer",
"commend"
],
"antonyms":[
"crow",
"delight",
"rejoice"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"beefcake":{
"a physically attractive man":{
"examples":[
"an iconic beefcake of Hollywood in the 1940s, he always appeared shirtless in at least one scene"
],
"synonyms":[
"hunk",
"pretty boy",
"stud",
"superstud"
],
"near synonyms":[
"babe",
"dish",
"doll",
"dreamboat",
"eye candy",
"eyeful",
"fox",
"knockout",
"stunner",
"lady-killer",
"sheik",
"womanizer"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dog",
"grotesquerie",
"grotesquery",
"monster",
"nerd"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"beefcakes":{
"a physically attractive man":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"an iconic beefcake of Hollywood in the 1940s, he always appeared shirtless in at least one scene"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dogs",
"grotesqueries",
"monsters",
"nerds"
],
"related":[
"babes",
"dishes",
"dolls",
"dreamboats",
"eye candies",
"eyefuls",
"foxes",
"fox",
"knockouts",
"stunners",
"lady-killers",
"sheiks",
"womanizers"
],
"synonyms":[
"hunks",
"pretty boys",
"studs",
"superstuds"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"beefed":{
"to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{
"examples":[
"he tends to stand around and beef for hours about any slight, real or imagined"
],
"synonyms":[
"bellyached",
"bitched",
"bleated",
"carped",
"caterwauled",
"complained",
"crabbed",
"croaked",
"fussed",
"griped",
"grizzled",
"grouched",
"groused",
"growled",
"grumbled",
"grumped",
"hollered",
"inveighed",
"keened",
"kicked",
"kvetched",
"maundered",
"moaned",
"murmured",
"muttered",
"nagged",
"repined",
"screamed",
"squawked",
"squealed",
"wailed",
"whimpered",
"whined",
"whinged",
"yammered",
"yawped",
"yauped",
"yowled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"objected (to)",
"protested",
"quarreled (with)",
"quarrelled (with)",
"caviled",
"cavilled",
"quibbled",
"fretted",
"stewed",
"worried",
"blubbered",
"cried",
"sobbed",
"bemoaned",
"bewailed",
"deplored",
"lamented"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepted",
"bore",
"countenanced",
"endured",
"tolerated",
"took",
"applauded",
"cheered",
"commended"
],
"antonyms":[
"crowed",
"delighted",
"rejoiced"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"beefing (up)":{
"to increase the ability of (as a muscle) to exert physical force":{
"examples":[
"beefed up the walls with iron bars"
],
"synonyms":[
"fortifying",
"hardening",
"strengthening",
"toughening"
],
"near synonyms":[
"annealing",
"tempering",
"firming (up)",
"toning (up)",
"energizing",
"invigorating",
"vitalizing",
"restrengthening"
],
"near antonyms":[
"crippling",
"incapacitating",
"paralyzing",
"damaging",
"harming",
"hurting",
"impairing",
"injuring",
"breaking down",
"wearing out",
"sapping",
"undercutting",
"undermining"
],
"antonyms":[
"debilitating",
"enervating",
"enfeebling",
"weakening"
]
},
"to make markedly greater in measure or degree":{
"examples":[
"will beef up security for the next few days while the president is in town"
],
"synonyms":[
"accentuating",
"amping (up)",
"amplifying",
"boosting",
"consolidating",
"deepening",
"enhancing",
"heightening",
"intensifying",
"magnifying",
"redoubling",
"stepping up",
"strengthening"
],
"near synonyms":[
"broadening",
"enlarging",
"expanding",
"extending",
"lengthening",
"accelerating",
"hastening",
"quickening",
"emphasizing",
"pointing (up)",
"sharpening",
"stressing",
"augmenting",
"enforcing",
"reinforcing",
"reenforcing",
"restrengthening",
"supplementing",
"maximizing",
"enlivening",
"jazzing (up)",
"aggravating",
"exacerbating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decreasing",
"diminishing",
"lessening",
"letting up (on)",
"reducing",
"subduing",
"toning (down)",
"weakening",
"dwindling",
"receding",
"subsiding",
"tapering (off)",
"waning",
"alleviating",
"easing",
"lightening"
],
"antonyms":[
"abating",
"moderating"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"beefs (up)":{
"to increase the ability of (as a muscle) to exert physical force":{
"examples":[
"beefed up the walls with iron bars"
],
"synonyms":[
"fortifies",
"hardens",
"strengthens",
"toughens"
],
"near synonyms":[
"anneals",
"tempers",
"firms (up)",
"tones (up)",
"energizes",
"invigorates",
"vitalizes",
"restrengthens"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cripples",
"incapacitates",
"paralyzes",
"damages",
"harms",
"hurts",
"impairs",
"injures",
"breaks down",
"wears out",
"saps",
"undercuts",
"undermines"
],
"antonyms":[
"debilitates",
"enervates",
"enfeebles",
"weakens"
]
},
"to make markedly greater in measure or degree":{
"examples":[
"will beef up security for the next few days while the president is in town"
],
"synonyms":[
"accentuates",
"amplifies",
"amps (up)",
"boosts",
"consolidates",
"deepens",
"enhances",
"heightens",
"intensifies",
"magnifies",
"redoubles",
"steps up",
"strengthens"
],
"near synonyms":[
"broadens",
"enlarges",
"expands",
"extends",
"lengthens",
"accelerates",
"hastens",
"quickens",
"emphasizes",
"points (up)",
"sharpens",
"stresses",
"augments",
"enforces",
"reinforces",
"reenforces",
"restrengthens",
"supplements",
"maximizes",
"enlivens",
"jazzes (up)",
"aggravates",
"exacerbates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decreases",
"diminishes",
"lessens",
"lets up (on)",
"reduces",
"subdues",
"tones (down)",
"weakens",
"dwindles",
"recedes",
"subsides",
"tapers (off)",
"wanes",
"alleviates",
"eases",
"lightens"
],
"antonyms":[
"abates",
"moderates"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"beetles":{
"to extend outward beyond a usual point":{
"examples":[
"houses in the town commonly have second stories that beetle over the ground floors, and the overhang is known as a \"bump\""
],
"synonyms":[
"bags",
"balloons",
"bellies",
"billows",
"bulges",
"bunches",
"juts",
"overhangs",
"pokes",
"pooches",
"pouches",
"pouts",
"projects",
"protrudes",
"stands out",
"starts",
"sticks out",
"swells"
],
"near synonyms":[
"domes",
"blows up",
"inflates",
"dilates",
"distends",
"expands",
"mushrooms",
"snowballs",
"elongates",
"extends",
"lengthens",
"stretches"
],
"near antonyms":[
"compresses",
"condenses",
"constricts",
"contracts",
"shrinks"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in hammers , sledgehammers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"gavels",
"hammers",
"mallets",
"mauls",
"sledgehammers",
"bastinadoes",
"bastinades",
"batons",
"bats",
"billies",
"billy clubs",
"bludgeons",
"canes",
"clubs",
"cudgels",
"nightsticks",
"rods",
"rungs",
"saps",
"shillelaghs",
"shillalahs",
"staffs",
"staves",
"truncheons",
"waddies",
"blackjacks",
"knobkerries",
"maces",
"birches",
"crabsticks",
"hickories",
"rattans",
"staves",
"switches",
"crooks",
"crosiers",
"croziers",
"walking sticks",
"whangees"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"beetle":{
"to extend outward beyond a usual point":{
"examples":[
"houses in the town commonly have second stories that beetle over the ground floors, and the overhang is known as a \"bump\""
],
"synonyms":[
"bag",
"balloon",
"belly",
"billow",
"bulge",
"bunch",
"jut",
"overhang",
"poke",
"pooch",
"pouch",
"pout",
"project",
"protrude",
"stand out",
"start",
"stick out",
"swell"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dome",
"blow up",
"inflate",
"dilate",
"distend",
"expand",
"mushroom",
"snowball",
"elongate",
"extend",
"lengthen",
"stretch"
],
"near antonyms":[
"compress",
"condense",
"constrict",
"contract",
"shrink"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in hammer , sledgehammer":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"gavel",
"hammer",
"mallet",
"maul",
"sledgehammer",
"bastinado",
"bastinade",
"bat",
"baton",
"billy",
"billy club",
"bludgeon",
"cane",
"club",
"cudgel",
"nightstick",
"rod",
"rung",
"sap",
"shillelagh",
"shillalah",
"staff",
"truncheon",
"waddy",
"blackjack",
"knobkerrie",
"mace",
"birch",
"crabstick",
"hickory",
"rattan",
"stave",
"switch",
"crook",
"crosier",
"crozier",
"walking stick",
"whangee"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"bee's knees":{
"something very good of its kind":{
"examples":[
"can't get enough of your apple pie\u2014it's the bee's knees as my grandmother would say"
],
"synonyms":[
"beaut",
"beauty",
"cat's meow",
"corker",
"crackerjack",
"crackajack",
"daisy",
"dandy",
"dilly",
"doozy",
"doozie",
"doozer",
"dream",
"honey",
"hot stuff",
"humdinger",
"hummer",
"jim-dandy",
"knockout",
"lollapalooza",
"lulu",
"nifty",
"peach",
"pip",
"pippin",
"ripper",
"ripsnorter",
"snorter",
"sockdolager",
"sockdologer",
"standout",
"sweetheart"
],
"near synonyms":[
"marvel",
"phenomenon",
"prodigy",
"sensation",
"wonder",
"catch",
"crown jewel",
"diamond",
"gem",
"imperial",
"jewel",
"pearl",
"plum",
"treasure"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bust",
"disappointment",
"dud",
"failure",
"flop",
"lemon",
"letdown",
"loser",
"stinker",
"turkey"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"beefed (up)":{
"to increase the ability of (as a muscle) to exert physical force":{
"examples":[
"beefed up the walls with iron bars"
],
"synonyms":[
"fortified",
"hardened",
"strengthened",
"toughened"
],
"near synonyms":[
"annealed",
"tempered",
"firmed (up)",
"toned (up)",
"energized",
"invigorated",
"vitalized",
"restrengthened"
],
"near antonyms":[
"crippled",
"incapacitated",
"paralyzed",
"damaged",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
"broke down",
"wore out",
"sapped",
"undercut",
"undermined"
],
"antonyms":[
"debilitated",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"weakened"
]
},
"to make markedly greater in measure or degree":{
"examples":[
"will beef up security for the next few days while the president is in town"
],
"synonyms":[
"accentuated",
"amped (up)",
"amplified",
"boosted",
"consolidated",
"deepened",
"enhanced",
"heightened",
"intensified",
"magnified",
"redoubled",
"stepped up",
"strengthened"
],
"near synonyms":[
"broadened",
"enlarged",
"expanded",
"extended",
"lengthened",
"accelerated",
"hastened",
"quickened",
"emphasized",
"pointed (up)",
"sharpened",
"stressed",
"augmented",
"enforced",
"reinforced",
"reenforced",
"restrengthened",
"supplemented",
"maximized",
"enlivened",
"jazzed (up)",
"aggravated",
"exacerbated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decreased",
"diminished",
"lessened",
"let up (on)",
"reduced",
"subdued",
"toned (down)",
"weakened",
"dwindled",
"receded",
"subsided",
"tapered (off)",
"waned",
"alleviated",
"eased",
"lightened"
],
"antonyms":[
"abated",
"moderated"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"beeline":{
"a quickly followed straight or direct course":{
"examples":[
"He made a beeline for the kitchen."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"dash",
"scramble",
"stampede",
"haste",
"hastiness",
"hurry",
"hustle",
"precipitation",
"precipitousness",
"rush",
"bustle",
"flurry",
"flutter",
"scurry",
"scuttle",
"stir",
"whirl",
"expedition",
"expeditiousness",
"fastness",
"fleetness",
"quickness",
"rapidity",
"rapidness",
"speed",
"speediness",
"swiftness",
"velocity",
"celerity",
"dispatch",
"promptitude",
"promptness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dilatoriness",
"lateness",
"pokiness",
"procrastination",
"slowness",
"languor",
"leisureliness",
"lethargy",
"sluggishness",
"torpor",
"dormancy",
"inaction",
"inactivity",
"inertia",
"inertness",
"quiescence",
"deliberateness",
"deliberation"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in put , take off":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"light out",
"put",
"put out",
"set off",
"set out",
"strike",
"take off",
"aim",
"bend",
"direct",
"point",
"turn",
"face",
"orient",
"steer",
"bear",
"head",
"make",
"about-face",
"back",
"come about",
"come round",
"cut",
"incline",
"put about",
"reverse",
"swerve",
"tack",
"turn back",
"veer",
"wheel",
"yaw"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in arrow":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"arrow",
"catch up",
"fast-forward",
"outpace",
"outrun",
"outstrip",
"overtake",
"accelerate",
"quicken",
"step out",
"gallop",
"jog",
"sprint",
"stampede",
"streak",
"whiz",
"whizz",
"beetle",
"dart",
"flit",
"scamper",
"scud",
"scuffle",
"barrel",
"belt",
"blast",
"blaze",
"blow",
"bolt",
"bomb",
"bowl",
"breeze",
"bundle",
"bustle",
"buzz",
"cannonball",
"careen",
"career",
"chase",
"course",
"crack (on)",
"dash",
"drive",
"fly",
"hare",
"hasten",
"hie",
"highball",
"hotfoot (it)",
"hump",
"hurl",
"hurry",
"hurtle",
"hustle",
"jet",
"jump",
"motor",
"nip",
"pelt",
"race",
"ram",
"rip",
"rocket",
"run",
"rush",
"rustle",
"scoot",
"scurry",
"scuttle",
"shoot",
"speed",
"step",
"tear",
"travel",
"trot",
"whirl",
"whisk",
"zip",
"zoom"
],
"near antonyms":[
"crawl",
"creep",
"poke",
"dally",
"dawdle",
"dillydally",
"drag",
"hang (around or out)",
"lag",
"linger",
"loiter",
"poke",
"tarry",
"amble",
"lumber",
"plod",
"saunter",
"shuffle",
"stroll",
"decelerate",
"slow (down or up)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"bee":{
"a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action":{
"examples":[
"she got a sudden bee to quit her job and move to South Carolina"
],
"synonyms":[
"caprice",
"crank",
"fancy",
"freak",
"humor",
"kink",
"maggot",
"megrim",
"notion",
"vagary",
"vagrancy",
"whim",
"whimsy",
"whimsey"
],
"near synonyms":[
"capriciousness",
"fancifulness",
"fantasy",
"phantasy",
"freakishness",
"impetuosity",
"whimsicality",
"conceit",
"concept",
"conception",
"image",
"impression",
"mind's eye",
"picture",
"thought",
"brainstorm",
"inspiration"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"been":{
"to have life":{
"examples":[
"stories that begin with the familiar line \"once upon a time there was a beautiful maiden\""
],
"synonyms":[
"breathed",
"existed",
"lived",
"subsisted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abided",
"abode",
"continued",
"endured",
"held on",
"held up",
"kept (on)",
"kicked",
"lasted",
"led",
"persisted",
"ruled",
"run on",
"survived",
"moved",
"flourished",
"prospered",
"thrived",
"thriven"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disappeared",
"evaporated",
"vanished",
"ceased",
"desisted",
"discontinued",
"ended",
"quit",
"quitted",
"stopped",
"abated",
"died (down)",
"ebbed",
"let up",
"moderated",
"subsided",
"waned"
],
"antonyms":[
"departed",
"died",
"expired",
"passed away",
"perished",
"succumbed"
]
},
"to occupy a place or location":{
"examples":[
"we'll be there waiting for you"
],
"synonyms":[
"borne",
"born",
"lain",
"sat",
"stood"
],
"near synonyms":[
"commanded",
"overlooked",
"hung around",
"remained",
"rested",
"stayed",
"stuck around",
"tarried",
"awaited",
"waited",
"posted",
"stationed",
"dwelled",
"dwelt",
"resided"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes":{
"examples":[
"our school's football team is first in its division"
],
"synonyms":[
"graded",
"placed",
"ranked",
"rated",
"stood"
],
"near synonyms":[
"seeded",
"counted",
"categorized",
"classed",
"classified",
"codified",
"compartmentalized",
"grouped",
"separated",
"set",
"sorted",
"installed",
"instated"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take place":{
"examples":[
"the party is next Saturday"
],
"synonyms":[
"befallen",
"betided",
"chanced",
"come",
"come about",
"come down",
"come off",
"cooked",
"done",
"gone down",
"gone on",
"happed",
"happened",
"occurred",
"passed",
"transpired"
],
"near synonyms":[
"broken",
"developed",
"risen",
"shaped (up)",
"arisen",
"come up",
"cropped (up)",
"materialized",
"sprung (up)",
"intervened",
"fallen out",
"followed",
"resulted",
"turned out",
"gone off",
"proceeded"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"beer":{
"as in brew , ale":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ale",
"brew",
"brewage",
"brewski",
"home brew",
"malt liquor",
"microbrew",
"mum",
"nappy",
"cocktail",
"mixed drink",
"mead",
"sake",
"saki",
"wine",
"belt",
"load",
"nip",
"peg",
"pop",
"shooter",
"shot",
"slug",
"snifter",
"snort",
"tot",
"whet",
"barley-bree",
"barley-broo",
"brandy",
"gin",
"liqueur",
"mao-tai",
"mescal",
"schnapps",
"tequila",
"vodka",
"whiskey",
"whisky",
"aperitif",
"bracer",
"chaser",
"digestif",
"nightcap",
"Dutch courage",
"alcohol",
"aqua vitae",
"ardent spirits",
"booze",
"bottle",
"drink",
"firewater",
"grog",
"hooch",
"inebriant",
"intoxicant",
"John Barleycorn",
"juice",
"liquor",
"lush",
"moonshine",
"potable",
"rum",
"sauce",
"spirits",
"stimulant",
"strong drink",
"tipple"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"beeping":{
"as in buzzing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"buzzing",
"calling",
"dialing",
"dialling",
"phoning",
"ringing (up)",
"telephoning",
"calling in",
"cold-calling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"beetled":{
"to extend outward beyond a usual point":{
"examples":[
"houses in the town commonly have second stories that beetle over the ground floors, and the overhang is known as a \"bump\""
],
"synonyms":[
"bagged",
"ballooned",
"bellied",
"billowed",
"bulged",
"bunched",
"jutted",
"overhung",
"poked",
"pooched",
"pouched",
"pouted",
"projected",
"protruded",
"started",
"stood out",
"stuck out",
"swelled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"domed",
"blew up",
"inflated",
"dilated",
"distended",
"expanded",
"mushroomed",
"snowballed",
"elongated",
"extended",
"lengthened",
"stretched"
],
"near antonyms":[
"compressed",
"condensed",
"constricted",
"contracted",
"shrank",
"shrunk"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bees":{
"a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action":{
"examples":[
"she got a sudden bee to quit her job and move to South Carolina"
],
"synonyms":[
"caprices",
"cranks",
"fancies",
"freaks",
"humors",
"kinks",
"maggots",
"megrims",
"notions",
"vagaries",
"vagrancies",
"whims",
"whimsies",
"whimseys"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fantasies",
"phantasies",
"impetuosities",
"whimsicalities",
"conceits",
"conceptions",
"concepts",
"images",
"impressions",
"mind's eyes",
"pictures",
"thoughts",
"brainstorms",
"inspirations"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"beelined":{
"as in put , took off":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"lit",
"lighted out",
"put",
"put out",
"set off",
"set out",
"struck",
"took off",
"aimed",
"bent",
"directed",
"pointed",
"turned",
"faced",
"oriented",
"steered",
"bore",
"headed",
"made",
"about-faced",
"backed",
"came about",
"came round",
"cut",
"inclined",
"put about",
"reversed",
"swerved",
"tacked",
"turned back",
"veered",
"wheeled",
"yawed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in arrowed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"arrowed",
"caught up",
"fast-forwarded",
"outpaced",
"outran",
"outstripped",
"overtook",
"accelerated",
"quickened",
"stepped out",
"galloped",
"jogged",
"sprinted",
"stampeded",
"streaked",
"whizzed",
"beetled",
"darted",
"flitted",
"scampered",
"scudded",
"scuffled",
"barreled",
"barrelled",
"belted",
"blasted",
"blazed",
"blew",
"bolted",
"bombed",
"bowled",
"breezed",
"bundled",
"bustled",
"buzzed",
"cannonballed",
"careened",
"careered",
"chased",
"coursed",
"cracked (on)",
"dashed",
"drove",
"flew",
"hared",
"hastened",
"hied",
"highballed",
"hotfooted (it)",
"humped",
"hurled",
"hurried",
"hurtled",
"hustled",
"jetted",
"jumped",
"motored",
"nipped",
"pelted",
"raced",
"rammed",
"ran",
"run",
"ripped",
"rocketed",
"rushed",
"rustled",
"scooted",
"scurried",
"scuttled",
"shot",
"sped",
"speeded",
"stepped",
"tore",
"traveled",
"travelled",
"trotted",
"whirled",
"whisked",
"zipped",
"zoomed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"crawled",
"crept",
"poked",
"dallied",
"dawdled",
"dillydallied",
"dragged",
"hung (around or out)",
"hanged (around or out)",
"lagged",
"lingered",
"loitered",
"poked",
"tarried",
"ambled",
"lumbered",
"plodded",
"sauntered",
"shuffled",
"strolled",
"decelerated",
"slowed (down or up)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"been out of breath":{
"to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty":{
"examples":[
"They were out of breath after their five-mile run."
],
"synonyms":[
"blown",
"gasped",
"heaved",
"hove",
"hyperventilated",
"panted",
"puffed",
"wheezed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"choked",
"gagged",
"gulped",
"huffed",
"asphyxiated",
"smothered",
"stifled",
"strangled",
"snored",
"snuffled",
"exhaled",
"expired"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"beeped":{
"as in buzzed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"buzzed",
"called",
"dialed",
"dialled",
"phoned",
"rang (up)",
"telephoned",
"called in",
"cold-called"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"beetling":{
"to extend outward beyond a usual point":{
"examples":[
"houses in the town commonly have second stories that beetle over the ground floors, and the overhang is known as a \"bump\""
],
"synonyms":[
"bagging",
"ballooning",
"bellying",
"billowing",
"bulging",
"bunching",
"jutting",
"overhanging",
"poking",
"pooching",
"pouching",
"pouting",
"projecting",
"protruding",
"standing out",
"starting",
"sticking out",
"swelling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"doming",
"blowing up",
"inflating",
"dilating",
"distending",
"expanding",
"mushrooming",
"snowballing",
"elongating",
"extending",
"lengthening",
"stretching"
],
"near antonyms":[
"compressing",
"condensing",
"constricting",
"contracting",
"shrinking"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bee in one's bonnet":{
"a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action":{
"examples":[
"She suddenly got a bee in her bonnet to quit her job and become a painter."
],
"synonyms":[
"bee",
"caprice",
"crank",
"fancy",
"freak",
"humor",
"kink",
"maggot",
"megrim",
"notion",
"vagary",
"vagrancy",
"whim",
"whimsy",
"whimsey"
],
"near synonyms":[
"capriciousness",
"fancifulness",
"fantasy",
"phantasy",
"freakishness",
"impetuosity",
"whimsicality",
"conceit",
"concept",
"conception",
"image",
"impression",
"mind's eye",
"picture",
"thought",
"brainstorm",
"inspiration"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"beelining":{
"as in putting , taking off":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"lighting out",
"putting",
"putting out",
"setting off",
"setting out",
"striking",
"taking off",
"aiming",
"bending",
"directing",
"pointing",
"turning",
"facing",
"orienting",
"steering",
"bearing",
"heading",
"making",
"about-facing",
"backing",
"coming about",
"coming round",
"cutting",
"inclining",
"putting about",
"reversing",
"swerving",
"tacking",
"turning back",
"veering",
"wheeling",
"yawing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in arrowing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"arrowing",
"catching up",
"fast-forwarding",
"outpacing",
"outrunning",
"outstripping",
"overtaking",
"accelerating",
"quickening",
"stepping out",
"galloping",
"jogging",
"sprinting",
"stampeding",
"streaking",
"whizzing",
"beetling",
"darting",
"flitting",
"scampering",
"scudding",
"scuffling",
"barreling",
"barrelling",
"belting",
"blasting",
"blazing",
"blowing",
"bolting",
"bombing",
"bowling",
"breezing",
"bundling",
"bustling",
"buzzing",
"cannonballing",
"careening",
"careering",
"chasing",
"coursing",
"cracking (on)",
"dashing",
"driving",
"flying",
"haring",
"hastening",
"highballing",
"hotfooting (it)",
"humping",
"hurling",
"hurrying",
"hurtling",
"hustling",
"hying",
"hieing",
"jetting",
"jumping",
"motoring",
"nipping",
"pelting",
"racing",
"ramming",
"ripping",
"rocketing",
"running",
"rushing",
"rustling",
"scooting",
"scurrying",
"scuttling",
"shooting",
"speeding",
"stepping",
"tearing",
"traveling",
"travelling",
"trotting",
"whirling",
"whisking",
"zipping",
"zooming"
],
"near antonyms":[
"crawling",
"creeping",
"poking",
"dallying",
"dawdling",
"dillydallying",
"dragging",
"hanging (around or out)",
"lagging",
"lingering",
"loitering",
"poking",
"tarrying",
"ambling",
"lumbering",
"plodding",
"sauntering",
"shuffling",
"strolling",
"decelerating",
"slowing (down or up)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"been on the lookout for":{
"to be cautious of or on guard against":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"guarded (against)",
"looked out (for)",
"minded",
"wared",
"watched out (for)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attended",
"heeded",
"marked",
"noted",
"noticed",
"beheld",
"discerned",
"observed",
"perceived",
"seen",
"watched"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discounted",
"disregarded",
"ignored",
"missed",
"overlooked"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"beer-bellied":{
"having a large protruding abdomen":{
"examples":[
"at the reunion, former players of the championship baseball squad gathered for a group photo in all their gray-haired and beer-bellied glory"
],
"synonyms":[
"paunchy",
"potbellied"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chubby",
"corpulent",
"fat",
"fleshy",
"full",
"gross",
"obese",
"overweight",
"plump",
"podgy",
"portly",
"pudgy",
"roly-poly",
"rotund",
"round",
"tubby",
"flabby",
"soft"
],
"near antonyms":[
"chiseled",
"chiselled",
"cut",
"lean",
"lithe",
"skinny",
"slender",
"slim",
"spare",
"svelte",
"sylphlike"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"been partial to":{
"to show partiality toward":{
"examples":[
"My girlfriend likes thrillers, but I myself am partial to comedies."
],
"synonyms":[
"cared (for)",
"favored",
"leaned (toward or towards)",
"liked",
"preferred"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adored",
"cottoned (to)",
"delighted (in)",
"dug",
"enjoyed",
"fancied",
"grooved (on)",
"relished",
"reveled (in)",
"revelled (in)",
"chosen",
"culled",
"handpicked",
"named",
"picked",
"selected",
"singled (out)",
"taken",
"coveted",
"craved",
"desired",
"hankered (for or after)",
"wanted",
"wished (for)",
"biased",
"biassed",
"prejudiced",
"inclined (toward)",
"tended (to)",
"admired",
"appreciated",
"cherished",
"prized",
"treasured",
"valued"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disfavored",
"disliked",
"misliked",
"abhorred",
"abominated",
"detested",
"hated",
"loathed",
"declined",
"refused",
"rejected",
"turned down",
"discarded",
"jettisoned",
"thrown away",
"thrown out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take pleasure in":{
"examples":[
"They are both partial to weekend camping trips."
],
"synonyms":[
"adored",
"delighted (in)",
"dug",
"enjoyed",
"fancied",
"got off (on)",
"gotten off (on)",
"grooved (on)",
"liked",
"loved",
"rejoiced (in)",
"relished",
"reveled (in)",
"revelled (in)",
"savored",
"savoured"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admired",
"appreciated",
"cherished",
"revered",
"venerated",
"worshipped",
"worshiped",
"prized",
"treasured",
"valued",
"devoured",
"drunk (in)",
"drank (in)",
"eaten (up)",
"feasted (on)",
"doted (on)",
"idolized",
"cottoned (to)",
"favored",
"preferred",
"indulged (in)",
"luxuriated (in)",
"wallowed (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhorred",
"abominated",
"detested",
"disliked",
"hated",
"loathed",
"condemned",
"despised",
"scorned"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"beef (up)":{
"to increase the ability of (as a muscle) to exert physical force":{
"examples":[
"beefed up the walls with iron bars"
],
"synonyms":[
"fortify",
"harden",
"strengthen",
"toughen"
],
"near synonyms":[
"anneal",
"temper",
"firm (up)",
"tone (up)",
"energize",
"invigorate",
"vitalize",
"restrengthen"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cripple",
"incapacitate",
"paralyze",
"damage",
"harm",
"hurt",
"impair",
"injure",
"break down",
"wear out",
"sap",
"undercut",
"undermine"
],
"antonyms":[
"debilitate",
"enervate",
"enfeeble",
"weaken"
]
},
"to make markedly greater in measure or degree":{
"examples":[
"will beef up security for the next few days while the president is in town"
],
"synonyms":[
"accentuate",
"amp (up)",
"amplify",
"boost",
"consolidate",
"deepen",
"enhance",
"heighten",
"intensify",
"magnify",
"redouble",
"step up",
"strengthen"
],
"near synonyms":[
"broaden",
"enlarge",
"expand",
"extend",
"lengthen",
"accelerate",
"hasten",
"quicken",
"emphasize",
"point (up)",
"sharpen",
"stress",
"augment",
"enforce",
"reinforce",
"reenforce",
"restrengthen",
"supplement",
"maximize",
"enliven",
"jazz (up)",
"aggravate",
"exacerbate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decrease",
"diminish",
"lessen",
"let up (on)",
"reduce",
"subdue",
"tone (down)",
"weaken",
"dwindle",
"recede",
"subside",
"taper (off)",
"wane",
"alleviate",
"ease",
"lighten"
],
"antonyms":[
"abate",
"moderate"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"been friends with":{
"to come or be together as friends":{
"examples":[
"If you could be friends with any famous person, past or present, who would you pick?"
],
"synonyms":[
"associated",
"chummed",
"companied",
"consociated",
"consorted",
"fraternized",
"hobnobbed",
"hooked up",
"hung (around or out)",
"hanged (around or out)",
"messed around",
"palled (around)",
"run",
"sorted",
"traveled",
"travelled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affiliated",
"allied",
"attached",
"banded",
"bonded",
"clubbed",
"collaborated",
"colluded",
"confederated",
"conjoined",
"connected",
"cooperated",
"coupled",
"ganged",
"got along",
"gotten along",
"got on",
"gotten on",
"grouped",
"interrelated",
"joined",
"knotted",
"leagued",
"linked",
"mingled",
"mixed",
"rallied",
"related",
"sided",
"socialized",
"teamed",
"tied",
"wedded",
"wed",
"befriended",
"friended"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoided",
"cold-shouldered",
"shunned",
"snubbed",
"alienated",
"estranged",
"broken up",
"disbanded",
"dispersed",
"split (up)",
"disjoined",
"dissociated",
"disunited",
"divorced",
"severed",
"split",
"sundered"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"beefs":{
"an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment":{
"examples":[
"had to deal with an angry customer with a beef about our service"
],
"synonyms":[
"bitches",
"bleats",
"carps",
"complaints",
"fusses",
"grievances",
"gripes",
"grouches",
"grouses",
"grumbles",
"hollers",
"kvetches",
"laments",
"misereres",
"moans",
"murmurs",
"plaints",
"squawks",
"wails",
"whimpers",
"whines",
"whinges",
"yammers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"challenges",
"demurs",
"expostulations",
"kicks",
"niggles",
"objections",
"protests",
"quibbles",
"remonstrances",
"stinks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"commendations",
"compliments",
"plaudits",
"acclaim",
"applauses",
"praises",
"approvals",
"endorsements",
"indorsements",
"sanctions"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{
"examples":[
"he tends to stand around and beef for hours about any slight, real or imagined"
],
"synonyms":[
"bellyaches",
"bitches",
"bleats",
"carps",
"caterwauls",
"complains",
"crabs",
"croaks",
"fusses",
"gripes",
"grizzles",
"grouches",
"grouses",
"growls",
"grumbles",
"grumps",
"hollers",
"inveighs",
"keens",
"kicks",
"kvetches",
"maunders",
"moans",
"murmurs",
"mutters",
"nags",
"repines",
"screams",
"squawks",
"squeals",
"wails",
"whimpers",
"whines",
"whinges",
"yammers",
"yawps",
"yaups",
"yowls"
],
"near synonyms":[
"objects (to)",
"protests",
"quarrels (with)",
"cavils",
"quibbles",
"frets",
"stews",
"worries",
"blubbers",
"cries",
"sobs",
"bemoans",
"bewails",
"deplores",
"laments"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepts",
"bears",
"countenances",
"endures",
"takes",
"tolerates",
"applauds",
"cheers",
"commends"
],
"antonyms":[
"crows",
"delights",
"rejoices"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"beer and skittles":{
"a situation or state of carefree comfort":{
"examples":[
"a job at a beach resort isn't all beer and skittles \u2014it's still work"
],
"synonyms":[
"easy street",
"fun and games",
"hog heaven",
"picnic"
],
"near synonyms":[
"primrose path",
"heaven",
"paradise",
"utopia",
"American dream",
"good life",
"ease",
"relaxation",
"rest"
],
"near antonyms":[
"agony",
"hell",
"horror",
"misery",
"murder",
"nightmare",
"torment",
"torture"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
}
}