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1176 lines
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{
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"ditched":{
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"to end a usually intimate relationship with":{
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"examples":[
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"ditched his wife for a woman 30 years his junior"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blew off",
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"broke off (with)",
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"dumped",
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"jilted",
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"kissed off",
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"left"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"brushed (aside or off)",
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"cold-shouldered",
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"cut",
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"high-hatted",
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"slighted",
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"snubbed",
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"abandoned",
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"deserted",
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"forsook",
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"marooned",
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"quit",
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"quitted"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"hooked up (with)",
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"took",
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"befriended",
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"latched (on or onto)"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{
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"examples":[
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"we ditched the old table at the town dump"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cashiered",
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"cast (off)",
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"chucked",
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"deep-sixed",
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"discarded",
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"dumped",
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"eighty-sixed",
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"86'd",
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"exorcised",
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"exorcized",
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"flung (off or away)",
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"jettisoned",
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"junked",
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"laid by",
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"lost",
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"pitched",
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"rejected",
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"scrapped",
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"shed",
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"shucked (off)",
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"sloughed (off)",
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"sluffed (off)",
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"threw away",
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"threw out",
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"tossed",
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"unloaded"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"abandoned",
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"abdicated",
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"deserted",
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"forsook",
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"dismissed",
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"kicked out",
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"abolished",
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"annihilated",
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"eliminated",
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"eradicated",
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"expunged",
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"exterminated",
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"extinguished",
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"extirpated",
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"liquidated",
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"removed",
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"rooted (out)",
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"stamped (out)",
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"wiped out"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"adopted",
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"embraced",
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"took on",
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"employed",
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"used",
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"utilized",
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"held",
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"held back",
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"kept",
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"retained"
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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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"dithyrambs":{
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"a formal expression of praise":{
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"examples":[
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"a tongue-in-cheek dithyramb in honor of the chocolate chip cookie"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"accolades",
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"citations",
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"commendations",
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"encomiums",
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"encomia",
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"eulogia",
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"eulogiums",
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"eulogies",
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"homages",
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"hymns",
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"paeans",
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"panegyrics",
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"salutations",
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"tributes"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"awards",
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"decorations",
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"dedications",
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"honors",
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"prizes",
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"acclaim",
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"acclamations",
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"laudations",
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"applauses",
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"plaudits",
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"bravos",
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"bravoes",
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"hallelujahs",
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"kudos",
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"approvals",
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"cachets",
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"compliments",
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"recommendations"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"censures",
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"condemnations",
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"denunciations",
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"indictments",
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"rebukes",
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"reprimands",
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"reproofs",
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"admonitions",
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"corrections",
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"harangues",
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"lectures",
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"sermons"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"dittoing":{
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"to say after another":{
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"examples":[
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"since you've said what I wanted to say\u2014only better\u2014I will just ditto your comments in my final report"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"echoing",
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"parroting",
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"quoting",
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"reechoing",
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"repeating"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"mouthing",
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"aping",
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"copycatting",
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"copying",
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"emulating",
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"imitating",
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"mimicking",
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"miming"
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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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"verb"
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]
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},
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"dittos":{
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"to say after another":{
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"examples":[
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"since you've said what I wanted to say\u2014only better\u2014I will just ditto your comments in my final report"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"echoes",
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"parrots",
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"quotes",
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"reechos",
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"repeats"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"mouths",
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"apes",
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"copies",
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"copycats",
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"emulates",
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"imitates",
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"mimes",
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"mimics"
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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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"verb"
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]
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},
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"dither":{
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"a state of nervous or irritated concern":{
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"examples":[
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"Grandma usually gets in a dither if I don't make my weekly call"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"fluster",
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"fret",
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"fuss",
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"huff",
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"lather",
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"pother",
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"stew",
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"sweat",
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"swelter",
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"swivet",
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"tizzy",
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"twitter"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bother",
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"dudgeon",
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"pique",
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"alarm",
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"alarum",
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"hand-wringing",
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"panic",
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"ado",
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"agitation",
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"delirium",
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"distraction",
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"furor",
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"hysteria",
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"uproar",
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"nervous breakdown"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"a sense of panic or extreme nervousness":{
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"examples":[
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"we were all in a dither while we waited for the test results"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"butterflies",
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"heebie-jeebies",
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"jimjams",
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"jitters",
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"nerves",
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"screaming meemies",
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"shakes",
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"shivers",
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"whim-whams",
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"willies"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"cold sweat",
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"creeps",
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"fidgets",
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"goose bumps",
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"agitation",
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"anxiety",
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"fear",
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"hysteria",
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"uneasiness",
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"frazzle",
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"nervous breakdown",
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"edginess",
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"jumpiness",
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"skittishness"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"aplomb",
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"calm",
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"composure",
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"equanimity",
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"imperturbability",
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"self-possession",
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"tranquillity",
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"tranquility"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to show uncertainty about the right course of action":{
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"examples":[
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"we dithered all afternoon over whether to go to the park or to the movies and ended up doing neither"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"balance",
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"falter",
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"halt",
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"hang back",
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"hesitate",
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"scruple",
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"shilly-shally",
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"stagger",
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"teeter",
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"vacillate",
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"waver",
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"wobble",
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"wabble"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"haw",
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"hem",
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"dally",
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"dawdle",
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"delay",
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"linger",
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"pause",
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"procrastinate",
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"wait",
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"back down",
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"chicken (out)",
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"consider",
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"debate",
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"deliberate",
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"ponder",
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"weigh",
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"oscillate",
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"sway",
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"equivocate",
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"hedge",
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"pussyfoot",
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"waffle"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"decide",
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"budge",
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"stir",
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"advance",
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"continue"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"dive (in)",
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"plunge (in)"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"ditsy":{
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"lacking in seriousness or maturity":{
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"examples":[
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"a ditzy comedy full of juvenile humor"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"birdbrained",
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"dizzy",
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"featherbrained",
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"flighty",
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"frivolous",
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"frothy",
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"futile",
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"giddy",
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"goofy",
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"harebrained",
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"light-headed",
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"light-minded",
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"puerile",
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"scatterbrained",
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"silly",
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"yeasty"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"fatuous",
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"foolish",
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"inane",
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"nonsensical",
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"thoughtless",
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"witless",
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"crazy",
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"daffy",
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"daft",
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"fruity",
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"exuberant",
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"flippant",
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"fluttery",
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"giggly",
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"happy",
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"light",
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"lighthearted",
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"playful",
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"sappy",
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"shallow",
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"superficial"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"grave",
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"melancholy",
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"somber",
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"sombre",
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"thoughtful",
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"dignified",
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"heavy",
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"no-nonsense",
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"sedate",
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"severe",
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"solemn",
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"staid"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"earnest",
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"serious",
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"serious-minded",
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"sober",
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"unfrivolous"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"ditch":{
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"a long narrow channel dug in the earth":{
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"examples":[
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"after skidding on the ice, our car went right into the ditch"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"dike",
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"fosse",
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"foss",
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"gutter",
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"sheugh",
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"trench",
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"trough"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"acequia",
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"culvert",
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"drain",
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"draw",
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"gully",
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"gulley",
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"ravine",
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"drill",
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"furrow",
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"ha-ha",
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"moat",
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"stank",
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"sunk fence",
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"kennel"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to end a usually intimate relationship with":{
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"examples":[
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"ditched his wife for a woman 30 years his junior"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blow off",
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"break off (with)",
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"dump",
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"jilt",
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"kiss off",
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"leave"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"brush (aside or off)",
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"cold-shoulder",
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"cut",
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"high-hat",
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"slight",
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"snub",
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"abandon",
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"desert",
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"forsake",
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"maroon",
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"quit"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"hook up (with)",
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"take",
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"befriend",
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"latch (on or onto)"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{
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"examples":[
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"we ditched the old table at the town dump"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cashier",
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"cast (off)",
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"chuck",
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"deep-six",
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"discard",
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"dump",
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"eighty-six",
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"86",
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"exorcise",
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"exorcize",
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"fling (off or away)",
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"jettison",
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"junk",
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"lay by",
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"lose",
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"pitch",
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"reject",
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"scrap",
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"shed",
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"shuck (off)",
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"slough (off)",
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"sluff (off)",
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"throw away",
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"throw out",
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"toss",
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"unload"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"abandon",
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"abdicate",
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"desert",
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"forsake",
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"dismiss",
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"kick out",
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"abolish",
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"annihilate",
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"eliminate",
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"eradicate",
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"expunge",
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"exterminate",
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"extinguish",
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"extirpate",
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"liquidate",
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"remove",
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"root (out)",
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"stamp (out)",
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"wipe out"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"adopt",
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"embrace",
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"take on",
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"employ",
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"use",
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"utilize",
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"hold",
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"hold back",
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"keep",
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"retain"
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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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"ditching":{
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"to end a usually intimate relationship with":{
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"examples":[
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"ditched his wife for a woman 30 years his junior"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blowing off",
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"breaking off (with)",
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"dumping",
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"jilting",
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"kissing off",
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"leaving"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"brushing (aside or off)",
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"cold-shouldering",
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"cutting",
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"high-hatting",
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"slighting",
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"snubbing",
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"abandoning",
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"deserting",
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"forsaking",
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"marooning",
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"quitting"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"hooking up (with)",
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"taking",
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"befriending",
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"latching (on or onto)"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{
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"examples":[
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"we ditched the old table at the town dump"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cashiering",
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"casting (off)",
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"chucking",
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"deep-sixing",
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"discarding",
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"dumping",
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"eighty-sixing",
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"86ing",
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"exorcising",
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"exorcizing",
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"flinging (off or away)",
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"jettisoning",
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"junking",
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"laying by",
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"losing",
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"pitching",
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"rejecting",
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"scrapping",
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"shedding",
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"shucking (off)",
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"sloughing (off)",
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"sluffing (off)",
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"throwing away",
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"throwing out",
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"tossing",
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"unloading"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"abandoning",
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"abdicating",
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"deserting",
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"forsaking",
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"dismissing",
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"kicking out",
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"abolishing",
|
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"annihilating",
|
|
"eliminating",
|
|
"eradicating",
|
|
"expunging",
|
|
"exterminating",
|
|
"extinguishing",
|
|
"extirpating",
|
|
"liquidating",
|
|
"removing",
|
|
"rooting (out)",
|
|
"stamping (out)",
|
|
"wiping out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"adopting",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"taking on",
|
|
"employing",
|
|
"using",
|
|
"utilizing",
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"holding back",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"retaining"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"ditty bags":{
|
|
"as in shopping bags , garment bags":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"flight bags",
|
|
"garment bags",
|
|
"kit bags",
|
|
"shopping bags",
|
|
"work bags",
|
|
"handbags",
|
|
"pocketbooks",
|
|
"purses",
|
|
"tote bags",
|
|
"backpacks",
|
|
"barracks bags",
|
|
"duffel bags",
|
|
"haversacks",
|
|
"knapsacks",
|
|
"rucksacks",
|
|
"satchels",
|
|
"totes",
|
|
"bundles",
|
|
"packages",
|
|
"packets",
|
|
"packs",
|
|
"parcels",
|
|
"carryalls",
|
|
"portmanteaus",
|
|
"portmanteaux",
|
|
"traveling bags",
|
|
"wallets",
|
|
"bags",
|
|
"pokes",
|
|
"pouches",
|
|
"sacks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ditto":{
|
|
"having qualities in common":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"another mega mall filled with chain stores selling ditto merchandise"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"akin",
|
|
"alike",
|
|
"analogous",
|
|
"cognate",
|
|
"comparable",
|
|
"connate",
|
|
"correspondent",
|
|
"corresponding",
|
|
"like",
|
|
"matching",
|
|
"parallel",
|
|
"resemblant",
|
|
"resembling",
|
|
"similar",
|
|
"such",
|
|
"suchlike"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commensurate",
|
|
"proportionate",
|
|
"tantamount",
|
|
"virtual",
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"congeneric",
|
|
"congenerous",
|
|
"congenial",
|
|
"connatural",
|
|
"kin",
|
|
"kindred",
|
|
"relatable",
|
|
"related",
|
|
"approaching",
|
|
"approximating",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"coextensive",
|
|
"coincident",
|
|
"conformable",
|
|
"conforming",
|
|
"consistent",
|
|
"consonant",
|
|
"duplicate",
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"equivalent",
|
|
"fungible",
|
|
"identical",
|
|
"indistinguishable",
|
|
"interchangeable",
|
|
"me-too",
|
|
"redundant",
|
|
"same",
|
|
"selfsame",
|
|
"substitutable",
|
|
"synonymous",
|
|
"twin",
|
|
"entire",
|
|
"homogeneous",
|
|
"homogenous",
|
|
"unchanging",
|
|
"uniform",
|
|
"unvaried",
|
|
"unvarying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disparate",
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
"distinguishable",
|
|
"nonequivalent",
|
|
"noninterchangeable",
|
|
"variable",
|
|
"varied",
|
|
"various",
|
|
"varying",
|
|
"imprecise",
|
|
"inaccurate",
|
|
"inexact",
|
|
"unconnected",
|
|
"unrelated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"different",
|
|
"dissimilar",
|
|
"diverse",
|
|
"unakin",
|
|
"unlike"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"in like manner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Tuesday was spent working all day, and Wednesday was spent ditto"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alike",
|
|
"also",
|
|
"correspondingly",
|
|
"likewise",
|
|
"similarly",
|
|
"so"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"equally",
|
|
"equivalently",
|
|
"identically"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contrarily",
|
|
"conversely",
|
|
"inversely",
|
|
"oppositely",
|
|
"vice versa",
|
|
"diversely",
|
|
"unequally",
|
|
"variously"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"differently",
|
|
"dissimilarly",
|
|
"otherwise"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to say after another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"since you've said what I wanted to say\u2014only better\u2014I will just ditto your comments in my final report"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"echo",
|
|
"parrot",
|
|
"quote",
|
|
"reecho",
|
|
"repeat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mouth",
|
|
"ape",
|
|
"copy",
|
|
"copycat",
|
|
"emulate",
|
|
"imitate",
|
|
"mime",
|
|
"mimic"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ditty bag":{
|
|
"as in shopping bag , garment bag":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"flight bag",
|
|
"garment bag",
|
|
"kit bag",
|
|
"shopping bag",
|
|
"work bag",
|
|
"handbag",
|
|
"pocketbook",
|
|
"purse",
|
|
"tote bag",
|
|
"backpack",
|
|
"barracks bag",
|
|
"duffel bag",
|
|
"haversack",
|
|
"knapsack",
|
|
"rucksack",
|
|
"satchel",
|
|
"tote",
|
|
"bundle",
|
|
"pack",
|
|
"package",
|
|
"packet",
|
|
"parcel",
|
|
"carryall",
|
|
"portmanteau",
|
|
"traveling bag",
|
|
"wallet",
|
|
"bag",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"pouch",
|
|
"sack"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dithering":{
|
|
"to show uncertainty about the right course of action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we dithered all afternoon over whether to go to the park or to the movies and ended up doing neither"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balancing",
|
|
"faltering",
|
|
"halting",
|
|
"hanging back",
|
|
"hesitating",
|
|
"scrupling",
|
|
"shilly-shallying",
|
|
"staggering",
|
|
"teetering",
|
|
"vacillating",
|
|
"wavering",
|
|
"wobbling",
|
|
"wabbling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hawing",
|
|
"hemming",
|
|
"dallying",
|
|
"dawdling",
|
|
"delaying",
|
|
"lingering",
|
|
"pausing",
|
|
"procrastinating",
|
|
"waiting",
|
|
"backing down",
|
|
"chickening (out)",
|
|
"considering",
|
|
"debating",
|
|
"deliberating",
|
|
"pondering",
|
|
"weighing",
|
|
"oscillating",
|
|
"swaying",
|
|
"equivocating",
|
|
"hedging",
|
|
"pussyfooting",
|
|
"waffling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deciding",
|
|
"budging",
|
|
"stirring",
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"continuing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"diving (in)",
|
|
"plunging (in)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ditty":{
|
|
"a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"sung a little ditty in a minor key"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ballad",
|
|
"jingle",
|
|
"lay",
|
|
"lyric",
|
|
"song",
|
|
"vocal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"anthem",
|
|
"cantata",
|
|
"canticle",
|
|
"carol",
|
|
"chorale",
|
|
"hymn",
|
|
"noel",
|
|
"psalm",
|
|
"spiritual",
|
|
"dirge",
|
|
"lament",
|
|
"requiem",
|
|
"threnody",
|
|
"hallelujah",
|
|
"paean",
|
|
"aria",
|
|
"art song",
|
|
"barcarole",
|
|
"barcarolle",
|
|
"blues",
|
|
"chanson",
|
|
"chant",
|
|
"chantey",
|
|
"chanty",
|
|
"shanty",
|
|
"chorus",
|
|
"croon",
|
|
"descant",
|
|
"discant",
|
|
"folk song",
|
|
"glee",
|
|
"lullaby",
|
|
"madrigal",
|
|
"motet",
|
|
"part-song",
|
|
"pop",
|
|
"rocker",
|
|
"round",
|
|
"roundelay",
|
|
"serenade",
|
|
"standard",
|
|
"drinking song",
|
|
"fight song",
|
|
"torch song",
|
|
"cover",
|
|
"medley",
|
|
"remix"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ditzes":{
|
|
"a silly flighty person":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I felt like a total ditz for forgetting about the appointment"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"birdbrains",
|
|
"cuckoos",
|
|
"featherbrains",
|
|
"featherheads",
|
|
"flibbertigibbets",
|
|
"nitwits",
|
|
"rattlebrains",
|
|
"scatterbrains",
|
|
"softheads"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fools",
|
|
"geese",
|
|
"sillies",
|
|
"simpletons"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dithery":{
|
|
"feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an expectant father in a high state of dithery alarm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aflutter",
|
|
"antsy",
|
|
"anxious",
|
|
"atwitter",
|
|
"edgy",
|
|
"goosey",
|
|
"het up",
|
|
"hinky",
|
|
"hung up",
|
|
"ill at ease",
|
|
"insecure",
|
|
"jittery",
|
|
"jumpy",
|
|
"nervous",
|
|
"nervy",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"queasy",
|
|
"queazy",
|
|
"tense",
|
|
"troubled",
|
|
"uneasy",
|
|
"unquiet",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"uptight",
|
|
"worried"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aggrieved",
|
|
"bothered",
|
|
"concerned",
|
|
"disquieted",
|
|
"distraught",
|
|
"distressed",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"freaked",
|
|
"freaked-out",
|
|
"shook-up",
|
|
"apprehensive",
|
|
"foreboding",
|
|
"hesitant",
|
|
"misgiving",
|
|
"fretful",
|
|
"fretting",
|
|
"stewing",
|
|
"vexed",
|
|
"qualmish",
|
|
"qualmy",
|
|
"flustered",
|
|
"twittered",
|
|
"undone",
|
|
"unnerved",
|
|
"unstrung",
|
|
"obsessed",
|
|
"preoccupied",
|
|
"restless",
|
|
"fidgety",
|
|
"flighty",
|
|
"fluttery",
|
|
"high-strung",
|
|
"hypertense",
|
|
"skittish",
|
|
"spooky"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confident",
|
|
"self-assured",
|
|
"self-confident",
|
|
"sure",
|
|
"controlled",
|
|
"self-controlled"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"easy",
|
|
"happy-go-lucky",
|
|
"nerveless",
|
|
"relaxed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |