3652 lines
71 KiB
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3652 lines
71 KiB
JSON
{
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"bumped (up)":{
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"as in maximized , ratcheted (up)":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"maximized",
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"ratcheted (up)",
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"racheted (up)",
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"accelerated",
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"added (to)",
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"aggrandized",
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"amplified",
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"augmented",
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"boosted",
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"built up",
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"compounded",
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"enlarged",
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"escalated",
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"expanded",
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"extended",
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"hyped",
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"increased",
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"multiplied",
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"pumped up",
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"raised",
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"stoked",
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"supersized",
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"swelled",
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"upped",
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"blew up",
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"dilated",
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"distended",
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"inflated",
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"drew out",
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"elongated",
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"fleshed (out)",
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"lengthened",
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"prolonged",
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"protracted",
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"stretched",
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"developed",
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"enhanced",
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"heightened",
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"intensified",
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"magnified",
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"complemented",
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"supplemented",
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"beefed (up)",
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"reinforced",
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"reenforced",
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"strengthened"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"minimized",
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"abated",
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"decreased",
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"de-escalated",
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"diminished",
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"downsized",
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"dwindled",
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"lessened",
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"lowered",
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"minified",
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"reduced",
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"subtracted (from)",
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"abbreviated",
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"abridged",
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"curtailed",
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"shortened",
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"compressed",
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"condensed",
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"constricted",
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"contracted",
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"cut back",
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"retrenched"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"bumps":{
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"a small rounded mass of swollen tissue":{
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"examples":[
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"that's a nasty bump on your arm where you hit the table"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"knots",
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"lumps",
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"nodes",
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"nodules",
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"swellings"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"growths",
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"tumors",
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"warts",
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"humps",
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"hunches",
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"bruises",
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"contusions",
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"welts",
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"blisters",
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"boils",
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"blobs",
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"chunks",
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"clods",
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"clumps",
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"gobbets",
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"gobs",
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"hunks",
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"knobs",
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"nubbles",
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"nubs",
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"nuggets",
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"wads"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"the act or an instance of bringing to a lower grade or rank":{
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"examples":[
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"the bump was punishment for insubordination"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"demotions",
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"reductions"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"downgrades",
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"dismissals",
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"firings",
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"layoffs",
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"sackings",
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"abasements",
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"debasements",
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"humiliations"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"a forceful coming together of two things":{
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"examples":[
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"I felt the bump of the other car, but there was no damage to either vehicle"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"collisions",
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"concussions",
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"crashes",
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"impacts",
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"impingements",
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"jars",
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"jolts",
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"jounces",
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"kicks",
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"shocks",
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"slams",
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"smashes",
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"strikes",
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"wallops"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"blows",
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"buffets",
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"hits",
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"knocks",
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"punches",
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"raps",
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"slaps",
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"thumps",
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"bashings",
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"batterings",
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"lickings",
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"thrashings",
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"contacts",
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"encounters",
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"meetings",
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"touches"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to come into usually forceful contact with something":{
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"examples":[
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"that police officer bumped into me and should have apologized"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bangs",
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"bashes",
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"collides",
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"crashes",
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"hits",
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"impacts",
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"impinges",
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"knocks",
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"rams",
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"slams",
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"smashes",
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"strikes",
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"swipes",
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"thuds"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bounces",
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"caroms",
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"clunks",
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"glances",
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"rebounds",
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"ricochets",
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"skims",
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"skips",
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"contacts",
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"lands",
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"touches",
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"brushes",
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"grazes",
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"kisses",
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"nudges",
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"scrapes",
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"shaves",
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"sweeps",
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"bulldozes",
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"jostles",
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"muscles",
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"presses",
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"pushes"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"misses",
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"skirts"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"bumps into":{
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"to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face":{
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"examples":[
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"I bumped into Kenny the other day."
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"catches",
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"chances (upon)",
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"encounters",
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"happens (upon)",
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"meets",
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"stumbles (upon)"
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],
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"related":[
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"accosts",
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"confronts",
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"faces",
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"greets",
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"salutes",
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"collides (with)",
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"crashes (into)",
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"crisscrosses",
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"crosses",
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"passes",
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"hits (upon)",
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"lights (upon)",
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"tumbles (to)",
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"reencounters",
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"remeets"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"avoids",
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"dodges",
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"ducks",
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"eludes",
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"escapes",
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"evades",
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"shakes",
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"shuns"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to come upon unexpectedly or by chance":{
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"examples":[
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"Turn any corner in the old city and you're likely to bump into a piece of history."
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"chances (upon)",
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"encounters",
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"finds",
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"happens (on or upon)",
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"hits (upon)",
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"lights (on or upon)",
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"meets",
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"pitches (upon)",
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"stumbles (on or onto)",
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"tumbles (upon)"
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],
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"related":[
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"lucks (out, on, onto, or into)",
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"confronts",
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"faces",
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"discovers",
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"strikes",
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"turns up"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"phrase"
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]
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},
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"bump (up)":{
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"as in maximize , ratchet (up)":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"maximize",
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"ratchet (up)",
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"rachet (up)",
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"accelerate",
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"add (to)",
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"aggrandize",
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"amplify",
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"augment",
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"boost",
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"build up",
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"compound",
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"enlarge",
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"escalate",
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"expand",
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"extend",
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"hype",
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"increase",
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"multiply",
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"pump up",
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"raise",
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"stoke",
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"supersize",
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"swell",
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"up",
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"blow up",
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"dilate",
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"distend",
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"inflate",
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"draw out",
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"elongate",
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"flesh (out)",
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"lengthen",
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"prolong",
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"protract",
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"stretch",
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"develop",
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"enhance",
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"heighten",
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"intensify",
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"magnify",
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"complement",
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"supplement",
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"beef (up)",
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"reinforce",
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"reenforce",
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"strengthen"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"minimize",
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"abate",
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"decrease",
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"de-escalate",
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"diminish",
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"downsize",
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"dwindle",
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"lessen",
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"lower",
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"minify",
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"reduce",
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"subtract (from)",
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"abbreviate",
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"abridge",
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"curtail",
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"shorten",
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"compress",
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"condense",
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"constrict",
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"contract",
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"cut back",
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"retrench"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"bummer":{
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"something (as a situation or event) that is depressing":{
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"examples":[
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"boy, breaking your leg right before vacation is a bummer"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"down",
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"downer"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bore",
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"drag",
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"accident",
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"fatality",
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"mishap",
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"woe",
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"calamity",
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"catastrophe",
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"debacle",
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"d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
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"misfortune",
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"tragedy"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"pick-me-up",
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"trip"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"upper"
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]
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},
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"something that disappoints":{
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"examples":[
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"the cancellation of the holiday office party was a total bummer"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bringdown",
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"disappointment",
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"letdown"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"anticlimax",
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"failure",
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"fiasco",
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"fizzle",
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"lemon",
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"loser"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"success",
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"winner",
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"relief"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"something that has failed":{
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"examples":[
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"that new start-up company proved to be a real bummer"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bomb",
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"bust",
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"catastrophe",
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"clinker",
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"clunker",
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"debacle",
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"d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
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"disaster",
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"dud",
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"failure",
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"fiasco",
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"fizzle",
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"flop",
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"frost",
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"lemon",
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"loser",
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"miss",
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"shipwreck",
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"turkey",
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"washout"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"also-ran",
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"disappointment",
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"dog",
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"has-been",
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"near miss",
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"botch",
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"hash",
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"mess",
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"muddle",
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"shambles",
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"nonevent",
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"nonstarter"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"corker",
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"crackerjack",
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"crackajack",
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"dandy",
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"jim-dandy",
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"phenomenon"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"blockbuster",
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"hit",
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"smash",
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"success",
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"winner"
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]
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},
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"a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living":{
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"examples":[
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"a lifelong bummer , he never knew the satisfaction of having to work for a living"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bindle stiff",
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"bum",
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"hobo",
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"sundowner",
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"swaggie",
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"swagman",
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"tramp",
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"vagabond",
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"vagrant"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"drifter",
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"roamer",
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"transient",
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"beggar",
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"derelict",
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"mendicant",
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"panhandler",
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"stiff",
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"dodger",
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"malingerer",
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"shirker",
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"slacker",
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"gamine",
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"ragamuffin",
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"urchin",
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"waif"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"bumming (out)":{
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"to make sad":{
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"examples":[
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"that sort of news really bums me out"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"burdening",
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"dashing",
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"dejecting",
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"depressing",
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"getting down",
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"oppressing",
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"saddening",
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"weighing down"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"ailing",
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"distressing",
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"troubling",
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"afflicting",
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"tormenting",
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"torturing",
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"daunting",
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"demoralizing",
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"discouraging",
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"disheartening",
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"dismaying",
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"dispiriting",
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"unnerving",
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"agitating",
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"bothering",
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"concerning",
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"discomforting",
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"discomposing",
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"disquieting",
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"disturbing",
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"exercising",
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"freaking (out)",
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"perturbing",
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"undoing",
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"unhinging",
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"unsettling",
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"upsetting",
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"worrying"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"animating",
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"enlivening",
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"invigorating",
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"assuring",
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"comforting",
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"consoling",
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"reassuring",
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"solacing",
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"soothing",
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"exciting",
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"inspiring",
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"stimulating",
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"elating",
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"exhilarating",
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"encouraging",
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"heartening",
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"delighting",
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"gratifying",
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"pleasing",
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"boosting",
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"elevating",
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"lifting",
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"uplifting"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"brightening",
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"buoying",
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"cheering (up)",
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"gladdening",
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"lightening",
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"rejoicing"
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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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"bums (out)":{
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"to make sad":{
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"examples":[
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"that sort of news really bums me out"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"burdens",
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"dashes",
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"dejects",
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"depresses",
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"gets down",
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"oppresses",
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"saddens",
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"weighs down"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"ails",
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"distresses",
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"troubles",
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"afflicts",
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"torments",
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"tortures",
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"daunts",
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"demoralizes",
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"discourages",
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|
"disheartens",
|
|
"dismays",
|
|
"dispirits",
|
|
"unnerves",
|
|
"agitates",
|
|
"bothers",
|
|
"concerns",
|
|
"discomforts",
|
|
"discomposes",
|
|
"disquiets",
|
|
"disturbs",
|
|
"exercises",
|
|
"freaks (out)",
|
|
"perturbs",
|
|
"undoes",
|
|
"unhinges",
|
|
"unsettles",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"worries"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"animates",
|
|
"enlivens",
|
|
"invigorates",
|
|
"assures",
|
|
"comforts",
|
|
"consoles",
|
|
"reassures",
|
|
"solaces",
|
|
"soothes",
|
|
"excites",
|
|
"inspires",
|
|
"stimulates",
|
|
"elates",
|
|
"exhilarates",
|
|
"encourages",
|
|
"heartens",
|
|
"delights",
|
|
"gratifies",
|
|
"pleases",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"elevates",
|
|
"lifts",
|
|
"uplifts"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brightens",
|
|
"buoys",
|
|
"cheers (up)",
|
|
"gladdens",
|
|
"lightens",
|
|
"rejoices"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bumptious":{
|
|
"having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a bumptious young man whose family wealth gave him a sense of entitlement"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrogant",
|
|
"assumptive",
|
|
"cavalier",
|
|
"chesty",
|
|
"haughty",
|
|
"high-and-mighty",
|
|
"high-handed",
|
|
"high-hat",
|
|
"highfalutin",
|
|
"hifalutin",
|
|
"huffish",
|
|
"huffy",
|
|
"imperious",
|
|
"important",
|
|
"lofty",
|
|
"lordly",
|
|
"masterful",
|
|
"overweening",
|
|
"peremptory",
|
|
"pompous",
|
|
"presuming",
|
|
"presumptuous",
|
|
"pretentious",
|
|
"self-asserting",
|
|
"self-assertive",
|
|
"sniffy",
|
|
"stiff-necked",
|
|
"supercilious",
|
|
"superior",
|
|
"toplofty",
|
|
"toploftical",
|
|
"uppish",
|
|
"uppity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"authoritarian",
|
|
"bossy",
|
|
"dominant",
|
|
"dominating",
|
|
"domineering",
|
|
"magisterial",
|
|
"pontifical",
|
|
"pontificating",
|
|
"condescending",
|
|
"disdainful",
|
|
"patronizing",
|
|
"impertinent",
|
|
"impudent",
|
|
"saucy",
|
|
"snobbish",
|
|
"snobby",
|
|
"snooty",
|
|
"blusterous",
|
|
"blustery",
|
|
"boastful",
|
|
"bombastic",
|
|
"braggart",
|
|
"bragging",
|
|
"braggy",
|
|
"cocky",
|
|
"swaggering",
|
|
"vain",
|
|
"vainglorious",
|
|
"complacent",
|
|
"conceited",
|
|
"egocentric",
|
|
"egoistic",
|
|
"egoistical",
|
|
"egotistic",
|
|
"egotistical",
|
|
"hubristic",
|
|
"narcissistic",
|
|
"orgulous",
|
|
"prideful",
|
|
"proud",
|
|
"self-affected",
|
|
"self-applauding",
|
|
"self-centered",
|
|
"self-complacent",
|
|
"self-conceited",
|
|
"self-pleased",
|
|
"self-satisfied",
|
|
"smug",
|
|
"stuck-up",
|
|
"self-flattering",
|
|
"self-loving",
|
|
"self-promoting",
|
|
"brash",
|
|
"forward",
|
|
"uninhibited",
|
|
"unreserved",
|
|
"extroverted",
|
|
"extraverted",
|
|
"immodest"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bashful",
|
|
"cowering",
|
|
"cringing",
|
|
"demure",
|
|
"diffident",
|
|
"introverted",
|
|
"mousy",
|
|
"mousey",
|
|
"overmodest",
|
|
"self-critical",
|
|
"self-doubting",
|
|
"sheepish",
|
|
"shrinking",
|
|
"shy",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"timid",
|
|
"acquiescent",
|
|
"compliant",
|
|
"deferential",
|
|
"meek",
|
|
"passive",
|
|
"submissive",
|
|
"unaggressive",
|
|
"unassertive",
|
|
"unassuming",
|
|
"unobtrusive",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"retiring"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"humble",
|
|
"lowly",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"unarrogant",
|
|
"unpretentious"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bummers":{
|
|
"something (as a situation or event) that is depressing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"boy, breaking your leg right before vacation is a bummer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"downers",
|
|
"downs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bores",
|
|
"drags",
|
|
"accidents",
|
|
"fatalities",
|
|
"mishaps",
|
|
"woes",
|
|
"calamities",
|
|
"catastrophes",
|
|
"debacles",
|
|
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cles",
|
|
"misfortunes",
|
|
"tragedies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"pick-me-ups",
|
|
"trips"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"uppers"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"something that disappoints":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the cancellation of the holiday office party was a total bummer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bringdowns",
|
|
"disappointments",
|
|
"letdowns"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"anticlimaxes",
|
|
"failures",
|
|
"fiascoes",
|
|
"fizzles",
|
|
"lemons",
|
|
"losers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"successes",
|
|
"winners",
|
|
"reliefs"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something that has failed":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that new start-up company proved to be a real bummer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bombs",
|
|
"busts",
|
|
"catastrophes",
|
|
"clinkers",
|
|
"clunkers",
|
|
"debacles",
|
|
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cles",
|
|
"disasters",
|
|
"duds",
|
|
"failures",
|
|
"fiascoes",
|
|
"fizzles",
|
|
"flops",
|
|
"frosts",
|
|
"lemons",
|
|
"losers",
|
|
"misses",
|
|
"shipwrecks",
|
|
"turkeys",
|
|
"washouts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"also-rans",
|
|
"disappointments",
|
|
"dogs",
|
|
"has-beens",
|
|
"near misses",
|
|
"botches",
|
|
"hashes",
|
|
"messes",
|
|
"muddles",
|
|
"shambles",
|
|
"nonevents",
|
|
"nonstarters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"corkers",
|
|
"crackerjacks",
|
|
"crackajacks",
|
|
"dandies",
|
|
"jim-dandies",
|
|
"phenomena",
|
|
"phenomenons"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blockbusters",
|
|
"hits",
|
|
"smashes",
|
|
"successes",
|
|
"winners"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a lifelong bummer , he never knew the satisfaction of having to work for a living"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bindle stiffs",
|
|
"bums",
|
|
"hoboes",
|
|
"hobos",
|
|
"sundowners",
|
|
"swaggies",
|
|
"swagmen",
|
|
"tramps",
|
|
"vagabonds",
|
|
"vagrants"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drifters",
|
|
"roamers",
|
|
"transients",
|
|
"beggars",
|
|
"derelicts",
|
|
"mendicants",
|
|
"panhandlers",
|
|
"stiffs",
|
|
"dodgers",
|
|
"malingerers",
|
|
"shirkers",
|
|
"slackers",
|
|
"gamines",
|
|
"ragamuffins",
|
|
"urchins",
|
|
"waifs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bum's rushes":{
|
|
"as in sacks , birds":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"birds",
|
|
"boots",
|
|
"firings",
|
|
"heave-hos",
|
|
"sacks",
|
|
"pink slips",
|
|
"closings",
|
|
"shutdowns",
|
|
"axes",
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"dismissals",
|
|
"furloughs",
|
|
"layoffs",
|
|
"redundancies",
|
|
"shakeouts",
|
|
"shake-ups"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"callbacks",
|
|
"recalls",
|
|
"reemployments",
|
|
"re-employments",
|
|
"rehires"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bump into":{
|
|
"to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I bumped into Kenny the other day."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"chance (upon)",
|
|
"encounter",
|
|
"happen (upon)",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"stumble (upon)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accost",
|
|
"confront",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"greet",
|
|
"salute",
|
|
"collide (with)",
|
|
"crash (into)",
|
|
"crisscross",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"hit (upon)",
|
|
"light (upon)",
|
|
"tumble (to)",
|
|
"reencounter",
|
|
"remeet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avoid",
|
|
"dodge",
|
|
"duck",
|
|
"elude",
|
|
"escape",
|
|
"evade",
|
|
"shake",
|
|
"shun"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come upon unexpectedly or by chance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Turn any corner in the old city and you're likely to bump into a piece of history."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chance (upon)",
|
|
"encounter",
|
|
"find",
|
|
"happen (on or upon)",
|
|
"hit (upon)",
|
|
"light (on or upon)",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"pitch (upon)",
|
|
"stumble (on or onto)",
|
|
"tumble (upon)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"luck (out, on, onto, or into)",
|
|
"confront",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"discover",
|
|
"strike",
|
|
"turn up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bump off":{
|
|
"to put to death deliberately":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"these drug dealers mean business, and they'll bump off anyone who gets in their way"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assassinate",
|
|
"croak",
|
|
"dispatch",
|
|
"do in",
|
|
"execute",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"ice",
|
|
"knock off",
|
|
"liquidate",
|
|
"murder",
|
|
"neutralize",
|
|
"off",
|
|
"put away",
|
|
"rub out",
|
|
"slay",
|
|
"snuff",
|
|
"take out",
|
|
"terminate",
|
|
"whack"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blow away",
|
|
"shoot",
|
|
"shoot down",
|
|
"blot out",
|
|
"carry off",
|
|
"claim",
|
|
"cut down",
|
|
"destroy",
|
|
"fell",
|
|
"kill",
|
|
"smite",
|
|
"zap",
|
|
"butcher",
|
|
"massacre",
|
|
"mow (down)",
|
|
"slaughter",
|
|
"annihilate",
|
|
"eliminate",
|
|
"eradicate",
|
|
"exterminate",
|
|
"wipe out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"animate",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"restore",
|
|
"resurrect",
|
|
"resuscitate",
|
|
"revive"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bumbled":{
|
|
"to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a fly bumbling around the room while we were trying to sleep"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"burred",
|
|
"buzzed",
|
|
"droned",
|
|
"hummed",
|
|
"whirred",
|
|
"whished",
|
|
"whizzed",
|
|
"zipped",
|
|
"zoomed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chirred",
|
|
"churred",
|
|
"thrummed",
|
|
"fizzed",
|
|
"hissed",
|
|
"murmured",
|
|
"purred",
|
|
"rustled",
|
|
"sighed",
|
|
"sizzled",
|
|
"swished",
|
|
"whispered",
|
|
"cooed",
|
|
"curred",
|
|
"wheezed",
|
|
"whistled",
|
|
"whooshed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"accused the White House staff of bumbling the announcement of the replacement for the cabinet post"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blew",
|
|
"bobbled",
|
|
"boggled",
|
|
"bollixed (up)",
|
|
"booted",
|
|
"botched",
|
|
"buggered (up)",
|
|
"bungled",
|
|
"butchered",
|
|
"dubbed",
|
|
"flubbed",
|
|
"fluffed",
|
|
"foozled",
|
|
"fouled up",
|
|
"fumbled",
|
|
"goofed (up)",
|
|
"loused up",
|
|
"mangled",
|
|
"messed (up)",
|
|
"mucked up",
|
|
"muffed",
|
|
"murdered",
|
|
"screwed up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blundered",
|
|
"gummed (up)",
|
|
"muddled",
|
|
"piffled",
|
|
"blemished",
|
|
"blighted",
|
|
"damaged",
|
|
"flawed",
|
|
"harmed",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"impaired",
|
|
"injured",
|
|
"marred",
|
|
"mutilated",
|
|
"ruined",
|
|
"spoiled",
|
|
"spoilt",
|
|
"vitiated",
|
|
"destroyed",
|
|
"wrecked",
|
|
"mishandled",
|
|
"mismanaged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ameliorated",
|
|
"bettered",
|
|
"enhanced",
|
|
"helped",
|
|
"improved",
|
|
"meliorated",
|
|
"rectified",
|
|
"refined",
|
|
"reformed",
|
|
"remedied",
|
|
"doctored",
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"patched",
|
|
"reconditioned",
|
|
"renovated",
|
|
"repaired",
|
|
"revamped"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I sort of bumbled through the dance number, hoping that it would soon end"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blundered",
|
|
"flogged",
|
|
"floundered",
|
|
"limped",
|
|
"lumbered",
|
|
"plodded",
|
|
"struggled",
|
|
"stumbled",
|
|
"trudged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"jogged",
|
|
"shambled",
|
|
"shuffled",
|
|
"wallowed",
|
|
"weltered",
|
|
"faltered",
|
|
"lurched",
|
|
"reeled",
|
|
"staggered",
|
|
"swayed",
|
|
"teetered",
|
|
"tottered",
|
|
"fumbled",
|
|
"muddled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"coasted",
|
|
"flew",
|
|
"glided",
|
|
"kilted",
|
|
"sailed",
|
|
"zipped",
|
|
"zoomed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"overcome with stage fright, I could only bumble through the speech"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babbled",
|
|
"chatted",
|
|
"chattered",
|
|
"driveled",
|
|
"drivelled",
|
|
"drooled",
|
|
"gabbled",
|
|
"gibbered",
|
|
"jabbered",
|
|
"prattled",
|
|
"sputtered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blabbered",
|
|
"blathered",
|
|
"bleated",
|
|
"blithered",
|
|
"gabbed",
|
|
"jangled",
|
|
"jawed",
|
|
"pattered",
|
|
"prated",
|
|
"ran on",
|
|
"rattled",
|
|
"smattered",
|
|
"tittle-tattled",
|
|
"trolled",
|
|
"yakked",
|
|
"yacked",
|
|
"chuntered",
|
|
"maundered",
|
|
"mouthed",
|
|
"mumbled",
|
|
"murmured",
|
|
"muttered",
|
|
"stammered",
|
|
"stuttered",
|
|
"screeched",
|
|
"shouted",
|
|
"shrieked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"articulated",
|
|
"enunciated",
|
|
"pronounced"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bumptiousness":{
|
|
"an exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"for unbridled bumptiousness , it would be hard to beat that upstart"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrogance",
|
|
"assumption",
|
|
"consequence",
|
|
"haughtiness",
|
|
"hauteur",
|
|
"high horse",
|
|
"huffiness",
|
|
"imperiousness",
|
|
"loftiness",
|
|
"lordliness",
|
|
"masterfulness",
|
|
"peremptoriness",
|
|
"pomposity",
|
|
"pompousness",
|
|
"presumptuousness",
|
|
"pretense",
|
|
"pretence",
|
|
"pretension",
|
|
"pretentiousness",
|
|
"self-consequence",
|
|
"self-importance",
|
|
"superciliousness",
|
|
"superiority",
|
|
"toploftiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"authoritativeness",
|
|
"bossiness",
|
|
"bowwow",
|
|
"brag",
|
|
"dominance",
|
|
"high-handedness",
|
|
"condescension",
|
|
"disdain",
|
|
"scorn",
|
|
"chest-thumping",
|
|
"inflation",
|
|
"self-assertion",
|
|
"side",
|
|
"snobbery",
|
|
"snobbishness",
|
|
"snobbism",
|
|
"snootiness",
|
|
"attitude",
|
|
"cheek",
|
|
"cheekiness",
|
|
"impertinence",
|
|
"impudence",
|
|
"sauciness",
|
|
"boastfulness",
|
|
"bombast",
|
|
"braggadocio",
|
|
"bravado",
|
|
"strut",
|
|
"swagger",
|
|
"triumphalism",
|
|
"vaingloriousness",
|
|
"vainglory",
|
|
"cockiness",
|
|
"complacence",
|
|
"conceit",
|
|
"egoism",
|
|
"egotism",
|
|
"pride",
|
|
"pridefulness",
|
|
"self-assumption",
|
|
"self-centeredness",
|
|
"self-complacency",
|
|
"self-conceit",
|
|
"self-content",
|
|
"self-contentment",
|
|
"self-opinion",
|
|
"self-partiality",
|
|
"self-satisfaction",
|
|
"smugness",
|
|
"swelled head",
|
|
"vanity",
|
|
"superiority complex"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bashfulness",
|
|
"demureness",
|
|
"retiringness",
|
|
"shyness",
|
|
"diffidence",
|
|
"self-distrust",
|
|
"self-doubt",
|
|
"timidity",
|
|
"timidness",
|
|
"lowliness",
|
|
"meekness",
|
|
"mousiness",
|
|
"passiveness",
|
|
"passivity",
|
|
"submissiveness",
|
|
"quietness",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"reservedness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"humility",
|
|
"modesty",
|
|
"unassumingness",
|
|
"unpretentiousness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bum-rushed":{
|
|
"as in swarmed , mobbed":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ganged up (on)",
|
|
"mobbed",
|
|
"swarmed",
|
|
"assailed",
|
|
"assaulted",
|
|
"attacked",
|
|
"beset",
|
|
"bushwhacked",
|
|
"charged",
|
|
"descended (on or upon)",
|
|
"jumped (on)",
|
|
"pounced (on or upon)",
|
|
"raided",
|
|
"rushed",
|
|
"set on",
|
|
"sicced",
|
|
"sicked",
|
|
"stormed",
|
|
"struck",
|
|
"trashed",
|
|
"turned (on)",
|
|
"went in (on)",
|
|
"mugged",
|
|
"robbed",
|
|
"ambuscaded",
|
|
"ambushed",
|
|
"surprised",
|
|
"surprized",
|
|
"waylaid",
|
|
"blitzed",
|
|
"bombarded",
|
|
"bombed",
|
|
"nuked",
|
|
"barraged",
|
|
"cannonaded",
|
|
"cannoned",
|
|
"banged away (at)",
|
|
"battered",
|
|
"buffeted",
|
|
"plastered",
|
|
"beleaguered",
|
|
"besieged",
|
|
"pressed",
|
|
"harried",
|
|
"looted",
|
|
"pillaged",
|
|
"plundered",
|
|
"ravaged",
|
|
"sacked",
|
|
"forayed",
|
|
"invaded",
|
|
"overran"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"covered",
|
|
"defended",
|
|
"guarded",
|
|
"protected",
|
|
"secured",
|
|
"shielded"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bum":{
|
|
"of low quality":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that was bum advice that you got from that website"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"bargain-basement",
|
|
"cheap",
|
|
"cheapjack",
|
|
"cheesy",
|
|
"coarse",
|
|
"common",
|
|
"crappy",
|
|
"cut-rate",
|
|
"el cheapo",
|
|
"execrable",
|
|
"gimcrack",
|
|
"inferior",
|
|
"junky",
|
|
"lousy",
|
|
"low-grade",
|
|
"low-rent",
|
|
"mediocre",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"poor",
|
|
"rotten",
|
|
"rubbishy",
|
|
"schlock",
|
|
"schlocky",
|
|
"shlock",
|
|
"shlocky",
|
|
"second-rate",
|
|
"shoddy",
|
|
"sleazy",
|
|
"terrible",
|
|
"trashy",
|
|
"trumpery",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"useless",
|
|
"valueless",
|
|
"worthless",
|
|
"indifferent",
|
|
"lackluster",
|
|
"second-class",
|
|
"brummagem",
|
|
"flashy",
|
|
"garish",
|
|
"gaudy",
|
|
"glitzy",
|
|
"kitsch",
|
|
"kitschy",
|
|
"meretricious",
|
|
"ostentatious",
|
|
"showy",
|
|
"splashy",
|
|
"swank",
|
|
"swanky",
|
|
"tawdry",
|
|
"seedy",
|
|
"shabby",
|
|
"tacky",
|
|
"counterfeit",
|
|
"fake",
|
|
"phony",
|
|
"phoney",
|
|
"sham",
|
|
"supercheap",
|
|
"ultracheap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"elegant",
|
|
"handsome",
|
|
"tasteful",
|
|
"handcrafted",
|
|
"polished",
|
|
"refined"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"excellent",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"first-class",
|
|
"first-rate",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"high-grade",
|
|
"superior",
|
|
"top-notch"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the part of the body upon which someone sits":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I decided to get off my bum and get some exercise"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backside",
|
|
"behind",
|
|
"booty",
|
|
"bootie",
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"breech",
|
|
"buns",
|
|
"butt",
|
|
"buttocks",
|
|
"caboose",
|
|
"can",
|
|
"cheeks",
|
|
"derriere",
|
|
"derri\u00e8re",
|
|
"duff",
|
|
"fanny",
|
|
"fundament",
|
|
"hams",
|
|
"haunches",
|
|
"heinie",
|
|
"hunkers",
|
|
"keister",
|
|
"keester",
|
|
"nates",
|
|
"posterior",
|
|
"rear",
|
|
"rear end",
|
|
"rump",
|
|
"seat",
|
|
"tail",
|
|
"tail end",
|
|
"tush"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"beam",
|
|
"stern",
|
|
"moon"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an idle worthless person":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"if you expect an allowance, you have to do some chores and stop being such a bum"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"derelict",
|
|
"do-nothing",
|
|
"good-for-nothing",
|
|
"ne'er-do-well",
|
|
"no-account",
|
|
"no-good",
|
|
"no-goodnik",
|
|
"slacker",
|
|
"vagrant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hobo",
|
|
"sundowner",
|
|
"tramp",
|
|
"vagabond",
|
|
"drifter",
|
|
"roamer",
|
|
"transient",
|
|
"beggar",
|
|
"panhandler",
|
|
"dodger",
|
|
"goldbrick",
|
|
"shirker",
|
|
"gamine",
|
|
"ragamuffin",
|
|
"urchin",
|
|
"waif",
|
|
"drone",
|
|
"idler",
|
|
"lazybones",
|
|
"loafer",
|
|
"slouch",
|
|
"slug",
|
|
"sluggard",
|
|
"down-and-out",
|
|
"down-and-outer",
|
|
"indigent",
|
|
"pauper"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"success",
|
|
"winner"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I feel sorry for bums and occasionally give them money"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bindle stiff",
|
|
"bummer",
|
|
"hobo",
|
|
"sundowner",
|
|
"swaggie",
|
|
"swagman",
|
|
"tramp",
|
|
"vagabond",
|
|
"vagrant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drifter",
|
|
"roamer",
|
|
"transient",
|
|
"beggar",
|
|
"derelict",
|
|
"mendicant",
|
|
"panhandler",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"dodger",
|
|
"malingerer",
|
|
"shirker",
|
|
"slacker",
|
|
"gamine",
|
|
"ragamuffin",
|
|
"urchin",
|
|
"waif"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to spend time doing nothing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"spent most of the summer just bumming around the house"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chill",
|
|
"dally",
|
|
"dawdle",
|
|
"dillydally",
|
|
"drone",
|
|
"footle",
|
|
"goof (off)",
|
|
"hack (around)",
|
|
"hang (around or out)",
|
|
"hang about",
|
|
"idle",
|
|
"kick around",
|
|
"kick back",
|
|
"laze",
|
|
"lazy",
|
|
"loaf",
|
|
"loll",
|
|
"lounge",
|
|
"veg out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fiddle (around)",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"mess",
|
|
"monkey",
|
|
"muck",
|
|
"piddle",
|
|
"play",
|
|
"potter (around)",
|
|
"putter (around)",
|
|
"trifle",
|
|
"doze",
|
|
"estivate",
|
|
"aestivate",
|
|
"hibernate",
|
|
"lag",
|
|
"linger",
|
|
"loiter",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"relax",
|
|
"rest",
|
|
"tarry",
|
|
"amble",
|
|
"mosey",
|
|
"saunter",
|
|
"stroll",
|
|
"swan",
|
|
"furlough",
|
|
"goldbrick",
|
|
"malinger",
|
|
"truant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drudge",
|
|
"grind",
|
|
"grub",
|
|
"hump",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"labor",
|
|
"moil",
|
|
"peg",
|
|
"plod",
|
|
"plow",
|
|
"plug",
|
|
"slave",
|
|
"sweat",
|
|
"toil",
|
|
"travail",
|
|
"work",
|
|
"apply",
|
|
"buckle (down)",
|
|
"exert",
|
|
"put out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bums (around)":{
|
|
"as in hangs , lounges (around or about)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dawdles",
|
|
"goldbricks",
|
|
"hangs",
|
|
"hangs about",
|
|
"idles",
|
|
"loafs",
|
|
"lounges (around or about)",
|
|
"relaxes",
|
|
"rests",
|
|
"screws around",
|
|
"slacks (off)",
|
|
"dabbles",
|
|
"fiddles (around)",
|
|
"messes around",
|
|
"putters (around)",
|
|
"jests",
|
|
"jokes",
|
|
"teases",
|
|
"delights",
|
|
"pleases",
|
|
"amuses",
|
|
"diverts",
|
|
"entertains",
|
|
"dabbles",
|
|
"trifles",
|
|
"cavorts",
|
|
"frisks",
|
|
"gambols",
|
|
"romps",
|
|
"dallies",
|
|
"disports",
|
|
"frolics",
|
|
"plays",
|
|
"recreates",
|
|
"rollicks",
|
|
"skylarks",
|
|
"sports",
|
|
"toys"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drudges",
|
|
"labors",
|
|
"plods",
|
|
"plugs (away)",
|
|
"slaves",
|
|
"strains",
|
|
"strives",
|
|
"struggles",
|
|
"sweats",
|
|
"toils",
|
|
"works"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bumblers":{
|
|
"someone who bungles an effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we can't trust that bumbler to do anything right"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blunderbusses",
|
|
"blunderers",
|
|
"botchers",
|
|
"bunglers",
|
|
"butchers",
|
|
"fumblers",
|
|
"screwups"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"incompetents",
|
|
"muddlers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aces",
|
|
"adepts",
|
|
"crackerjacks",
|
|
"crackajacks",
|
|
"experts",
|
|
"maestros",
|
|
"maestri",
|
|
"masters",
|
|
"virtuosos",
|
|
"virtuosi",
|
|
"wizards"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bumped into":{
|
|
"to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I bumped into Kenny the other day."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"caught",
|
|
"chanced (upon)",
|
|
"encountered",
|
|
"happened (upon)",
|
|
"met",
|
|
"stumbled (upon)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accosted",
|
|
"confronted",
|
|
"faced",
|
|
"greeted",
|
|
"saluted",
|
|
"collided (with)",
|
|
"crashed (into)",
|
|
"crisscrossed",
|
|
"crossed",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"hit (upon)",
|
|
"lit (upon)",
|
|
"lighted (upon)",
|
|
"tumbled (to)",
|
|
"reencountered",
|
|
"re-encountered",
|
|
"remet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avoided",
|
|
"dodged",
|
|
"ducked",
|
|
"eluded",
|
|
"escaped",
|
|
"evaded",
|
|
"shook",
|
|
"shunned"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come upon unexpectedly or by chance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Turn any corner in the old city and you're likely to bump into a piece of history."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chanced (upon)",
|
|
"encountered",
|
|
"found",
|
|
"happened (on or upon)",
|
|
"hit (upon)",
|
|
"lit (on or upon)",
|
|
"lighted (on or upon)",
|
|
"met",
|
|
"pitched (upon)",
|
|
"stumbled (on or onto)",
|
|
"tumbled (upon)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lucked (out, on, onto, or into)",
|
|
"confronted",
|
|
"faced",
|
|
"discovered",
|
|
"struck",
|
|
"turned up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bumping off":{
|
|
"to put to death deliberately":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"these drug dealers mean business, and they'll bump off anyone who gets in their way"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assassinating",
|
|
"croaking",
|
|
"dispatching",
|
|
"doing in",
|
|
"executing",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"icing",
|
|
"knocking off",
|
|
"liquidating",
|
|
"murdering",
|
|
"neutralizing",
|
|
"offing",
|
|
"putting away",
|
|
"rubbing out",
|
|
"slaying",
|
|
"snuffing",
|
|
"taking out",
|
|
"terminating",
|
|
"whacking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blowing away",
|
|
"shooting",
|
|
"shooting down",
|
|
"blotting out",
|
|
"carrying off",
|
|
"claiming",
|
|
"cutting down",
|
|
"destroying",
|
|
"felling",
|
|
"killing",
|
|
"smiting",
|
|
"zapping",
|
|
"butchering",
|
|
"massacring",
|
|
"mowing (down)",
|
|
"slaughtering",
|
|
"annihilating",
|
|
"eliminating",
|
|
"eradicating",
|
|
"exterminating",
|
|
"wiping out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"animating",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"restoring",
|
|
"resurrecting",
|
|
"resuscitating",
|
|
"reviving"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bummed (around)":{
|
|
"as in hung , lounged (around or about)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dawdled",
|
|
"goldbricked",
|
|
"hung",
|
|
"hanged",
|
|
"hung about",
|
|
"idled",
|
|
"loafed",
|
|
"lounged (around or about)",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"rested",
|
|
"screwed around",
|
|
"slacked (off)",
|
|
"dabbled",
|
|
"fiddled (around)",
|
|
"messed around",
|
|
"puttered (around)",
|
|
"jested",
|
|
"joked",
|
|
"teased",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"pleased",
|
|
"amused",
|
|
"diverted",
|
|
"entertained",
|
|
"dabbled",
|
|
"trifled",
|
|
"cavorted",
|
|
"frisked",
|
|
"gamboled",
|
|
"gambolled",
|
|
"romped",
|
|
"dallied",
|
|
"disported",
|
|
"frolicked",
|
|
"played",
|
|
"recreated",
|
|
"rollicked",
|
|
"skylarked",
|
|
"sported",
|
|
"toyed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drudged",
|
|
"labored",
|
|
"plodded",
|
|
"plugged (away)",
|
|
"slaved",
|
|
"strained",
|
|
"strove",
|
|
"strived",
|
|
"struggled",
|
|
"sweat",
|
|
"sweated",
|
|
"toiled",
|
|
"worked",
|
|
"wrought"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bum-rush":{
|
|
"as in swarm , mob":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gang up (on)",
|
|
"mob",
|
|
"swarm",
|
|
"assail",
|
|
"assault",
|
|
"attack",
|
|
"beset",
|
|
"bushwhack",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"descend (on or upon)",
|
|
"go in (on)",
|
|
"jump (on)",
|
|
"pounce (on or upon)",
|
|
"raid",
|
|
"rush",
|
|
"set on",
|
|
"sic",
|
|
"sick",
|
|
"storm",
|
|
"strike",
|
|
"trash",
|
|
"turn (on)",
|
|
"mug",
|
|
"rob",
|
|
"ambuscade",
|
|
"ambush",
|
|
"surprise",
|
|
"surprize",
|
|
"waylay",
|
|
"blitz",
|
|
"bomb",
|
|
"bombard",
|
|
"nuke",
|
|
"barrage",
|
|
"cannon",
|
|
"cannonade",
|
|
"bang away (at)",
|
|
"batter",
|
|
"buffet",
|
|
"plaster",
|
|
"beleaguer",
|
|
"besiege",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"harry",
|
|
"loot",
|
|
"pillage",
|
|
"plunder",
|
|
"ravage",
|
|
"sack",
|
|
"foray",
|
|
"invade",
|
|
"overrun"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cover",
|
|
"defend",
|
|
"guard",
|
|
"protect",
|
|
"secure",
|
|
"shield"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bumming (around)":{
|
|
"as in hanging , lounging (around or about)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dawdling",
|
|
"goldbricking",
|
|
"hanging",
|
|
"hanging about",
|
|
"idling",
|
|
"loafing",
|
|
"lounging (around or about)",
|
|
"relaxing",
|
|
"resting",
|
|
"screwing around",
|
|
"slacking (off)",
|
|
"dabbling",
|
|
"fiddling (around)",
|
|
"messing around",
|
|
"puttering (around)",
|
|
"jesting",
|
|
"joking",
|
|
"teasing",
|
|
"delighting",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"amusing",
|
|
"diverting",
|
|
"entertaining",
|
|
"dabbling",
|
|
"trifling",
|
|
"cavorting",
|
|
"frisking",
|
|
"gamboling",
|
|
"gambolling",
|
|
"romping",
|
|
"dallying",
|
|
"disporting",
|
|
"frolicking",
|
|
"playing",
|
|
"recreating",
|
|
"rollicking",
|
|
"skylarking",
|
|
"sporting",
|
|
"toying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drudging",
|
|
"laboring",
|
|
"plodding",
|
|
"plugging (away)",
|
|
"slaving",
|
|
"straining",
|
|
"striving",
|
|
"struggling",
|
|
"sweating",
|
|
"toiling",
|
|
"working"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bumpkins":{
|
|
"an awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the bumpkin was overwhelmed by the city's confusing subway system"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chawbacons",
|
|
"churls",
|
|
"clodhoppers",
|
|
"cornballs",
|
|
"countrymen",
|
|
"hayseed",
|
|
"hayseeds",
|
|
"hicks",
|
|
"provincials",
|
|
"rubes",
|
|
"rustics",
|
|
"yokels"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boors",
|
|
"clods",
|
|
"clowns",
|
|
"gawks",
|
|
"louts",
|
|
"oafs",
|
|
"greenhorns",
|
|
"tenderfeet",
|
|
"tenderfoots",
|
|
"peasants",
|
|
"peons",
|
|
"peones",
|
|
"backwoodsmen",
|
|
"mountaineers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"slickers",
|
|
"smoothies",
|
|
"metropolitans",
|
|
"suburbanites",
|
|
"urbanites"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cosmopolitans",
|
|
"cosmopolites",
|
|
"sophisticates"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bum-rushes":{
|
|
"as in swarms , mobs":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gangs up (on)",
|
|
"mobs",
|
|
"swarms",
|
|
"assails",
|
|
"assaults",
|
|
"attacks",
|
|
"besets",
|
|
"bushwhacks",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"descends (on or upon)",
|
|
"goes in (on)",
|
|
"jumps (on)",
|
|
"pounces (on or upon)",
|
|
"raids",
|
|
"rushes",
|
|
"sets on",
|
|
"sics",
|
|
"sicks",
|
|
"storms",
|
|
"strikes",
|
|
"trashes",
|
|
"turns (on)",
|
|
"mugs",
|
|
"robs",
|
|
"ambuscades",
|
|
"ambushes",
|
|
"surprises",
|
|
"surprizes",
|
|
"waylays",
|
|
"blitzes",
|
|
"bombards",
|
|
"bombs",
|
|
"nukes",
|
|
"barrages",
|
|
"cannonades",
|
|
"cannons",
|
|
"bangs away (at)",
|
|
"batters",
|
|
"buffets",
|
|
"plasters",
|
|
"beleaguers",
|
|
"besieges",
|
|
"presses",
|
|
"harries",
|
|
"loots",
|
|
"pillages",
|
|
"plunders",
|
|
"ravages",
|
|
"sacks",
|
|
"forays",
|
|
"invades",
|
|
"overruns"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"covers",
|
|
"defends",
|
|
"guards",
|
|
"protects",
|
|
"secures",
|
|
"shields"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bump":{
|
|
"a small rounded mass of swollen tissue":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that's a nasty bump on your arm where you hit the table"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"knot",
|
|
"lump",
|
|
"node",
|
|
"nodule",
|
|
"swelling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"growth",
|
|
"tumor",
|
|
"wart",
|
|
"hump",
|
|
"hunch",
|
|
"bruise",
|
|
"contusion",
|
|
"welt",
|
|
"blister",
|
|
"boil",
|
|
"blob",
|
|
"chunk",
|
|
"clod",
|
|
"clump",
|
|
"gob",
|
|
"gobbet",
|
|
"hunk",
|
|
"knob",
|
|
"nub",
|
|
"nubble",
|
|
"nugget",
|
|
"wad"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act or an instance of bringing to a lower grade or rank":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the bump was punishment for insubordination"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"demotion",
|
|
"reduction"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"disrating",
|
|
"downgrade",
|
|
"dismissal",
|
|
"firing",
|
|
"layoff",
|
|
"sacking",
|
|
"abasement",
|
|
"debasement",
|
|
"humiliation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a forceful coming together of two things":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I felt the bump of the other car, but there was no damage to either vehicle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"collision",
|
|
"concussion",
|
|
"crash",
|
|
"impact",
|
|
"impingement",
|
|
"jar",
|
|
"jolt",
|
|
"jounce",
|
|
"kick",
|
|
"shock",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"strike",
|
|
"wallop"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blow",
|
|
"buffet",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"slap",
|
|
"thump",
|
|
"bashing",
|
|
"battering",
|
|
"bludgeoning",
|
|
"clobbering",
|
|
"hammering",
|
|
"lambasting",
|
|
"licking",
|
|
"pounding",
|
|
"pummeling",
|
|
"pummelling",
|
|
"thrashing",
|
|
"contact",
|
|
"encounter",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"touch"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come into usually forceful contact with something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that police officer bumped into me and should have apologized"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bang",
|
|
"bash",
|
|
"collide",
|
|
"crash",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"impact",
|
|
"impinge",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"ram",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"strike",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"thud"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bounce",
|
|
"carom",
|
|
"clunk",
|
|
"glance",
|
|
"rebound",
|
|
"ricochet",
|
|
"skim",
|
|
"skip",
|
|
"contact",
|
|
"land",
|
|
"touch",
|
|
"brush",
|
|
"graze",
|
|
"kiss",
|
|
"nudge",
|
|
"scrape",
|
|
"shave",
|
|
"sweep",
|
|
"bulldoze",
|
|
"jostle",
|
|
"muscle",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"push"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"miss",
|
|
"skirt"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bumpkin":{
|
|
"an awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the bumpkin was overwhelmed by the city's confusing subway system"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chawbacon",
|
|
"churl",
|
|
"clodhopper",
|
|
"cornball",
|
|
"countryman",
|
|
"hayseed",
|
|
"hick",
|
|
"provincial",
|
|
"rube",
|
|
"rustic",
|
|
"yokel"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boor",
|
|
"clod",
|
|
"clown",
|
|
"gawk",
|
|
"lout",
|
|
"oaf",
|
|
"greenhorn",
|
|
"tenderfoot",
|
|
"peasant",
|
|
"peon",
|
|
"backwoodsman",
|
|
"mountaineer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"slicker",
|
|
"smoothy",
|
|
"smoothie",
|
|
"metropolitan",
|
|
"suburbanite",
|
|
"urbanite"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cosmopolitan",
|
|
"cosmopolite",
|
|
"sophisticate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bumpy":{
|
|
"marked by a series of sharp quick motions":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a bumpy ride over a badly rutted road"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"choppy",
|
|
"herky-jerky",
|
|
"jerky",
|
|
"jouncy",
|
|
"rough"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"erratic",
|
|
"fitful",
|
|
"irregular",
|
|
"spasmodic",
|
|
"spastic",
|
|
"unsteady",
|
|
"jagged",
|
|
"ragged",
|
|
"uneven"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"placid",
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"still"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"not having a level or smooth surface":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the bumpy road made the jeep bounce all over"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"broken",
|
|
"coarse",
|
|
"irregular",
|
|
"jagged",
|
|
"lumpy",
|
|
"pebbly",
|
|
"ragged",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"roughened",
|
|
"rugged",
|
|
"scraggy",
|
|
"uneven"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lopsided",
|
|
"unbalanced",
|
|
"inexact",
|
|
"unaligned",
|
|
"rutted",
|
|
"rutty",
|
|
"undulating",
|
|
"undulatory",
|
|
"wavy",
|
|
"pitted",
|
|
"pocked",
|
|
"knobbly",
|
|
"knobby",
|
|
"knurled",
|
|
"knurly",
|
|
"nubbly",
|
|
"nubby",
|
|
"burred",
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"sandpapery",
|
|
"scraggly",
|
|
"scratchy",
|
|
"nonuniform"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"exact",
|
|
"uniform",
|
|
"aligned",
|
|
"alined",
|
|
"regular",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"horizontal",
|
|
"tabular",
|
|
"plumb",
|
|
"straight",
|
|
"vertical",
|
|
"flush"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"even",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"level",
|
|
"plane",
|
|
"smooth"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bum (around)":{
|
|
"as in hang , lounge (around or about)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dawdle",
|
|
"goldbrick",
|
|
"hang",
|
|
"hang about",
|
|
"idle",
|
|
"loaf",
|
|
"lounge (around or about)",
|
|
"relax",
|
|
"rest",
|
|
"screw around",
|
|
"slack (off)",
|
|
"dabble",
|
|
"fiddle (around)",
|
|
"mess around",
|
|
"putter (around)",
|
|
"jest",
|
|
"joke",
|
|
"tease",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"please",
|
|
"amuse",
|
|
"divert",
|
|
"entertain",
|
|
"dabble",
|
|
"trifle",
|
|
"cavort",
|
|
"frisk",
|
|
"gambol",
|
|
"romp",
|
|
"dally",
|
|
"disport",
|
|
"frolic",
|
|
"play",
|
|
"recreate",
|
|
"rollick",
|
|
"skylark",
|
|
"sport",
|
|
"toy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drudge",
|
|
"labor",
|
|
"plod",
|
|
"plug (away)",
|
|
"slave",
|
|
"strain",
|
|
"strive",
|
|
"struggle",
|
|
"sweat",
|
|
"toil",
|
|
"work"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bumps off":{
|
|
"to put to death deliberately":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"these drug dealers mean business, and they'll bump off anyone who gets in their way"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assassinates",
|
|
"croaks",
|
|
"dispatches",
|
|
"does in",
|
|
"executes",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"ices",
|
|
"knocks off",
|
|
"liquidates",
|
|
"murders",
|
|
"neutralizes",
|
|
"offs",
|
|
"puts away",
|
|
"rubs out",
|
|
"slays",
|
|
"snuffs",
|
|
"takes out",
|
|
"terminates",
|
|
"whacks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blows away",
|
|
"shoots",
|
|
"shoots down",
|
|
"blots out",
|
|
"carries off",
|
|
"claims",
|
|
"cuts down",
|
|
"destroys",
|
|
"fells",
|
|
"kills",
|
|
"smites",
|
|
"zaps",
|
|
"butchers",
|
|
"massacres",
|
|
"mows (down)",
|
|
"slaughters",
|
|
"annihilates",
|
|
"eliminates",
|
|
"eradicates",
|
|
"exterminates",
|
|
"wipes out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"animates",
|
|
"raises",
|
|
"restores",
|
|
"resurrects",
|
|
"resuscitates",
|
|
"revives"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bumped off":{
|
|
"to put to death deliberately":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"these drug dealers mean business, and they'll bump off anyone who gets in their way"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assassinated",
|
|
"croaked",
|
|
"did in",
|
|
"dispatched",
|
|
"executed",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"iced",
|
|
"knocked off",
|
|
"liquidated",
|
|
"murdered",
|
|
"neutralized",
|
|
"offed",
|
|
"put away",
|
|
"rubbed out",
|
|
"slew",
|
|
"snuffed",
|
|
"terminated",
|
|
"took out",
|
|
"whacked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blew away",
|
|
"shot",
|
|
"shot down",
|
|
"blotted out",
|
|
"carried off",
|
|
"claimed",
|
|
"cut down",
|
|
"destroyed",
|
|
"felled",
|
|
"killed",
|
|
"smote",
|
|
"zapped",
|
|
"butchered",
|
|
"massacred",
|
|
"mowed (down)",
|
|
"slaughtered",
|
|
"annihilated",
|
|
"eliminated",
|
|
"eradicated",
|
|
"exterminated",
|
|
"wiped out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"animated",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"restored",
|
|
"resurrected",
|
|
"resuscitated",
|
|
"revived"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bumboat":{
|
|
"as in jolly boat , lifeboat":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"auxiliary",
|
|
"cutter",
|
|
"jolly boat",
|
|
"launch",
|
|
"lifeboat",
|
|
"longboat",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"yawl",
|
|
"houseboat",
|
|
"riverboat",
|
|
"barge",
|
|
"hoy",
|
|
"keel",
|
|
"keelboat",
|
|
"lighter",
|
|
"narrow boat",
|
|
"cruiser",
|
|
"inboard",
|
|
"motorboat",
|
|
"outboard",
|
|
"powerboat",
|
|
"towboat",
|
|
"tug",
|
|
"tugboat",
|
|
"bateau",
|
|
"ca\u00efque",
|
|
"canoe",
|
|
"catamaran",
|
|
"coracle",
|
|
"curragh",
|
|
"currach",
|
|
"dhow",
|
|
"dinghy",
|
|
"dink",
|
|
"dory",
|
|
"dugout",
|
|
"flatboat",
|
|
"garvey",
|
|
"gig",
|
|
"johnboat",
|
|
"kayak",
|
|
"outrigger",
|
|
"paddleboat",
|
|
"pinnace",
|
|
"piragua",
|
|
"pirogue",
|
|
"pontoon",
|
|
"pram",
|
|
"punt",
|
|
"raft",
|
|
"rowboat",
|
|
"rowing boat",
|
|
"sampan",
|
|
"scow",
|
|
"scull",
|
|
"shallop",
|
|
"shell",
|
|
"skiff",
|
|
"surfboat",
|
|
"umiak",
|
|
"wherry",
|
|
"ferry",
|
|
"ferryboat",
|
|
"gondola",
|
|
"taxi",
|
|
"water taxi",
|
|
"catboat",
|
|
"ketch",
|
|
"sailboat",
|
|
"schooner",
|
|
"yacht",
|
|
"banker",
|
|
"coble",
|
|
"dragger",
|
|
"gillnetter",
|
|
"hooker",
|
|
"lugger",
|
|
"scalloper",
|
|
"seiner",
|
|
"shrimper",
|
|
"trawler",
|
|
"whaleboat",
|
|
"whaler",
|
|
"workboat",
|
|
"boat",
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"craft",
|
|
"vessel",
|
|
"watercraft"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bumble":{
|
|
"to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a fly bumbling around the room while we were trying to sleep"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"burr",
|
|
"buzz",
|
|
"drone",
|
|
"hum",
|
|
"whir",
|
|
"whirr",
|
|
"whish",
|
|
"whiz",
|
|
"whizz",
|
|
"zip",
|
|
"zoom"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chirr",
|
|
"churr",
|
|
"thrum",
|
|
"fizz",
|
|
"hiss",
|
|
"murmur",
|
|
"purr",
|
|
"rustle",
|
|
"sigh",
|
|
"sizzle",
|
|
"swish",
|
|
"whisper",
|
|
"coo",
|
|
"curr",
|
|
"wheeze",
|
|
"whistle",
|
|
"whoosh"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"accused the White House staff of bumbling the announcement of the replacement for the cabinet post"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blow",
|
|
"bobble",
|
|
"boggle",
|
|
"bollix (up)",
|
|
"boot",
|
|
"botch",
|
|
"bugger (up)",
|
|
"bungle",
|
|
"butcher",
|
|
"dub",
|
|
"flub",
|
|
"fluff",
|
|
"foozle",
|
|
"foul up",
|
|
"fumble",
|
|
"goof (up)",
|
|
"louse up",
|
|
"mangle",
|
|
"mess (up)",
|
|
"muck up",
|
|
"muff",
|
|
"murder",
|
|
"screw up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blunder",
|
|
"gum (up)",
|
|
"muddle",
|
|
"piffle",
|
|
"blemish",
|
|
"blight",
|
|
"damage",
|
|
"flaw",
|
|
"harm",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"impair",
|
|
"injure",
|
|
"mar",
|
|
"mutilate",
|
|
"ruin",
|
|
"spoil",
|
|
"vitiate",
|
|
"destroy",
|
|
"wreck",
|
|
"mishandle",
|
|
"mismanage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ameliorate",
|
|
"better",
|
|
"enhance",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"improve",
|
|
"meliorate",
|
|
"rectify",
|
|
"refine",
|
|
"reform",
|
|
"remedy",
|
|
"doctor",
|
|
"fix",
|
|
"patch",
|
|
"recondition",
|
|
"renovate",
|
|
"repair",
|
|
"revamp"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I sort of bumbled through the dance number, hoping that it would soon end"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blunder",
|
|
"flog",
|
|
"flounder",
|
|
"limp",
|
|
"lumber",
|
|
"plod",
|
|
"struggle",
|
|
"stumble",
|
|
"trudge"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"jog",
|
|
"shamble",
|
|
"shuffle",
|
|
"wallow",
|
|
"welter",
|
|
"falter",
|
|
"lurch",
|
|
"reel",
|
|
"stagger",
|
|
"sway",
|
|
"teeter",
|
|
"totter",
|
|
"fumble",
|
|
"muddle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"coast",
|
|
"fly",
|
|
"glide",
|
|
"kilt",
|
|
"sail",
|
|
"zip",
|
|
"zoom"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"overcome with stage fright, I could only bumble through the speech"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babble",
|
|
"chat",
|
|
"chatter",
|
|
"drivel",
|
|
"drool",
|
|
"gabble",
|
|
"gibber",
|
|
"jabber",
|
|
"prattle",
|
|
"sputter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blabber",
|
|
"blather",
|
|
"bleat",
|
|
"blither",
|
|
"gab",
|
|
"jangle",
|
|
"jaw",
|
|
"patter",
|
|
"prate",
|
|
"rattle",
|
|
"run on",
|
|
"smatter",
|
|
"tittle-tattle",
|
|
"troll",
|
|
"yak",
|
|
"yack",
|
|
"chunter",
|
|
"maunder",
|
|
"mouth",
|
|
"mumble",
|
|
"murmur",
|
|
"mutter",
|
|
"stammer",
|
|
"stutter",
|
|
"screech",
|
|
"shout",
|
|
"shriek"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"articulate",
|
|
"enunciate",
|
|
"pronounce"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"bumbling":{
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"to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound":{
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"examples":[
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"a fly bumbling around the room while we were trying to sleep"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"burring",
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"buzzing",
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"droning",
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"humming",
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"whirring",
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"whishing",
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"whizzing",
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"zipping",
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"zooming"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"chirring",
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"churring",
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"thrumming",
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"fizzing",
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"hissing",
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"murmuring",
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"purring",
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"rustling",
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"sighing",
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"sizzling",
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"swishing",
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"whispering",
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"cooing",
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"curring",
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"wheezing",
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"whistling",
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"whooshing"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way":{
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"examples":[
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"accused the White House staff of bumbling the announcement of the replacement for the cabinet post"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blowing",
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"bobbling",
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"boggling",
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"bollixing (up)",
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"booting",
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"botching",
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"buggering (up)",
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"bungling",
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"butchering",
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"dubbing",
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"flubbing",
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"fluffing",
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"foozling",
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"fouling up",
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"fumbling",
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"goofing (up)",
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"lousing up",
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"mangling",
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"messing (up)",
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"mucking up",
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"muffing",
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"murdering",
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"screwing up"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"blundering",
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"gumming (up)",
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"muddling",
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"piffling",
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"blemishing",
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"blighting",
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"damaging",
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"flawing",
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"harming",
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"hurting",
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"impairing",
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"injuring",
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"marring",
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"mutilating",
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"ruining",
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"spoiling",
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"vitiating",
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"destroying",
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"wrecking",
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"mishandling",
|
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"mismanaging"
|
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"ameliorating",
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"bettering",
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"enhancing",
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"helping",
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"improving",
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"meliorating",
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"rectifying",
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"refining",
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"reforming",
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"remedying",
|
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"doctoring",
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"fixing",
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"patching",
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"reconditioning",
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"renovating",
|
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"repairing",
|
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"revamping"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[]
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},
|
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"to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"I sort of bumbled through the dance number, hoping that it would soon end"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"blundering",
|
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"flogging",
|
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"floundering",
|
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"limping",
|
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"lumbering",
|
|
"plodding",
|
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"struggling",
|
|
"stumbling",
|
|
"trudging"
|
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],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"jogging",
|
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"shambling",
|
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"shuffling",
|
|
"wallowing",
|
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"weltering",
|
|
"faltering",
|
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"lurching",
|
|
"reeling",
|
|
"staggering",
|
|
"swaying",
|
|
"teetering",
|
|
"tottering",
|
|
"fumbling",
|
|
"muddling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"coasting",
|
|
"flying",
|
|
"gliding",
|
|
"kilting",
|
|
"sailing",
|
|
"zipping",
|
|
"zooming"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"overcome with stage fright, I could only bumble through the speech"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babbling",
|
|
"chattering",
|
|
"chatting",
|
|
"driveling",
|
|
"drivelling",
|
|
"drooling",
|
|
"gabbling",
|
|
"gibbering",
|
|
"jabbering",
|
|
"prattling",
|
|
"sputtering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blabbering",
|
|
"blathering",
|
|
"bleating",
|
|
"blithering",
|
|
"gabbing",
|
|
"jangling",
|
|
"jawing",
|
|
"pattering",
|
|
"prating",
|
|
"rattling",
|
|
"running on",
|
|
"smattering",
|
|
"tittle-tattling",
|
|
"trolling",
|
|
"yakking",
|
|
"yacking",
|
|
"chuntering",
|
|
"maundering",
|
|
"mouthing",
|
|
"mumbling",
|
|
"murmuring",
|
|
"muttering",
|
|
"stammering",
|
|
"stuttering",
|
|
"screeching",
|
|
"shouting",
|
|
"shrieking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"articulating",
|
|
"enunciating",
|
|
"pronouncing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bummed (out)":{
|
|
"to make sad":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that sort of news really bums me out"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"burdened",
|
|
"dashed",
|
|
"dejected",
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"got down",
|
|
"oppressed",
|
|
"saddened",
|
|
"weighed down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ailed",
|
|
"distressed",
|
|
"troubled",
|
|
"afflicted",
|
|
"tormented",
|
|
"tortured",
|
|
"daunted",
|
|
"demoralized",
|
|
"discouraged",
|
|
"disheartened",
|
|
"dismayed",
|
|
"dispirited",
|
|
"unnerved",
|
|
"agitated",
|
|
"bothered",
|
|
"concerned",
|
|
"discomforted",
|
|
"discomposed",
|
|
"disquieted",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"exercised",
|
|
"freaked (out)",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"undid",
|
|
"unhinged",
|
|
"unsettled",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"worried"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"animated",
|
|
"enlivened",
|
|
"invigorated",
|
|
"assured",
|
|
"comforted",
|
|
"consoled",
|
|
"reassured",
|
|
"solaced",
|
|
"soothed",
|
|
"excited",
|
|
"inspired",
|
|
"stimulated",
|
|
"elated",
|
|
"exhilarated",
|
|
"encouraged",
|
|
"heartened",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"pleased",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"lifted",
|
|
"uplifted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brightened",
|
|
"buoyed",
|
|
"cheered (up)",
|
|
"gladdened",
|
|
"lightened",
|
|
"rejoiced"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"bum (out)":{
|
|
"to make sad":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that sort of news really bums me out"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"burden",
|
|
"dash",
|
|
"deject",
|
|
"depress",
|
|
"get down",
|
|
"oppress",
|
|
"sadden",
|
|
"weigh down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ail",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"trouble",
|
|
"afflict",
|
|
"torment",
|
|
"torture",
|
|
"daunt",
|
|
"demoralize",
|
|
"discourage",
|
|
"dishearten",
|
|
"dismay",
|
|
"dispirit",
|
|
"unnerve",
|
|
"agitate",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"concern",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"discompose",
|
|
"disquiet",
|
|
"disturb",
|
|
"exercise",
|
|
"freak (out)",
|
|
"perturb",
|
|
"undo",
|
|
"unhinge",
|
|
"unsettle",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"worry"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"animate",
|
|
"enliven",
|
|
"invigorate",
|
|
"assure",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"console",
|
|
"reassure",
|
|
"solace",
|
|
"soothe",
|
|
"excite",
|
|
"inspire",
|
|
"stimulate",
|
|
"elate",
|
|
"exhilarate",
|
|
"encourage",
|
|
"hearten",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"gratify",
|
|
"please",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"elevate",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"uplift"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brighten",
|
|
"buoy",
|
|
"cheer (up)",
|
|
"gladden",
|
|
"lighten",
|
|
"rejoice"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |