dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/fuz_MWT.json
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{
"fuzz":{
"a soft airy substance or covering":{
"examples":[
"a comfortable old sweater with clumps of fuzz all over it"
],
"synonyms":[
"down",
"floss",
"fluff",
"fur",
"lint",
"nap",
"pile"
],
"near synonyms":[
"batting"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a body of officers of the law":{
"examples":[
"we've got to get out of here before the fuzz catches on to our scam"
],
"synonyms":[
"constabulary",
"finest",
"force",
"heat",
"man",
"police",
"police force"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bluecoat",
"bobby",
"bull",
"constable",
"cop",
"copper",
"gendarme",
"officer",
"peeler",
"policeman",
"police officer",
"policewoman",
"shamus",
"trooper"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level":{
"examples":[
"the weary fuzz hauled in yet another drunk"
],
"synonyms":[
"bobby",
"bull",
"constable",
"cop",
"copper",
"flatfoot",
"gendarme",
"lawman",
"officer",
"police officer",
"policeman",
"shamus"
],
"near synonyms":[
"patrolman",
"policewoman",
"detective",
"dick",
"gumshoe",
"hawkshaw",
"inspector",
"investigator",
"plainclothesman",
"sherlock",
"sleuth",
"sleuthhound",
"marshal",
"marshall",
"sheriff",
"trooper",
"peace officer",
"captain",
"lieutenant",
"sergeant",
"constabulary",
"heat",
"man",
"police",
"police force",
"operative",
"private detective",
"private eye",
"private investigator"
],
"near antonyms":[
"civilian"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fuzz (up)":{
"to make dark, dim, or indistinct":{
"examples":[
"picture postcards never show those not-infrequent days when the coastal scenery is fuzzed up by fog"
],
"synonyms":[
"becloud",
"bedim",
"befog",
"blacken",
"blear",
"blur",
"cloud",
"darken",
"dim",
"dislimn",
"fog",
"haze",
"mist",
"obscure",
"overcast",
"overcloud",
"overshadow",
"shadow",
"shroud"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adumbrate",
"blot out",
"conceal",
"eclipse",
"hide",
"obliterate",
"screen",
"shade",
"camouflage",
"cloak",
"cover",
"curtain",
"disguise",
"mask",
"veil"
],
"near antonyms":[
"expose",
"reveal",
"uncover",
"unveil"
],
"antonyms":[
"brighten",
"illuminate",
"illumine",
"light (up)",
"lighten"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"fuzziness":{
"as in fogginess , vagueness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cloudiness",
"dimness",
"faintness",
"fogginess",
"haziness",
"indefiniteness",
"indistinctness",
"mistiness",
"shade",
"shadow",
"uncertainty",
"vagueness",
"mystery",
"reconditeness",
"impenetrability",
"incomprehensibility",
"incomprehensibleness",
"ambiguity",
"ambiguousness",
"darkness",
"equivocalness",
"equivocation",
"inscrutability",
"inscrutableness",
"murkiness",
"mysteriousness",
"nebulosity",
"nebulousness",
"obliqueness",
"obliquity",
"obscurity",
"opacity",
"opaqueness",
"circuitousness",
"circuity",
"indirectness",
"deepness",
"depth",
"profoundness",
"abstruseness",
"abstrusity",
"complexity",
"complication",
"difficulty",
"obtuseness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarity",
"clearness",
"obviousness",
"plainness",
"comprehensibility",
"intelligibility",
"legibility",
"brightness",
"distinctness",
"self-evidence",
"certainty",
"surety",
"definiteness",
"exactness",
"explicitness",
"incision",
"incisiveness",
"lucidity",
"lucidness",
"perspicuity",
"perspicuousness",
"directness",
"forthrightness",
"openness",
"straightforwardness",
"palpability",
"tangibility",
"tangibleness",
"visibility",
"readability",
"readableness",
"obviousness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fuzzed (up)":{
"to make dark, dim, or indistinct":{
"examples":[
"picture postcards never show those not-infrequent days when the coastal scenery is fuzzed up by fog"
],
"synonyms":[
"beclouded",
"bedimmed",
"befogged",
"blackened",
"bleared",
"blurred",
"clouded",
"darkened",
"dimmed",
"dislimned",
"fogged",
"hazed",
"misted",
"obscured",
"overcast",
"overclouded",
"overshadowed",
"shadowed",
"shrouded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adumbrated",
"blotted out",
"concealed",
"eclipsed",
"hid",
"obliterated",
"screened",
"shaded",
"camouflaged",
"cloaked",
"covered",
"curtained",
"disguised",
"masked",
"veiled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"exposed",
"revealed",
"uncovered",
"unveiled"
],
"antonyms":[
"brightened",
"illuminated",
"illumined",
"lightened",
"lit (up)",
"lighted (up)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"fuzzes (up)":{
"to make dark, dim, or indistinct":{
"examples":[
"picture postcards never show those not-infrequent days when the coastal scenery is fuzzed up by fog"
],
"synonyms":[
"beclouds",
"bedims",
"befogs",
"blackens",
"blears",
"blurs",
"clouds",
"darkens",
"dims",
"dislimns",
"fogs",
"hazes",
"mists",
"obscures",
"overcasts",
"overclouds",
"overshadows",
"shadows",
"shrouds"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adumbrates",
"blots out",
"conceals",
"eclipses",
"hides",
"obliterates",
"screens",
"shades",
"camouflages",
"cloaks",
"covers",
"curtains",
"disguises",
"masks",
"veils"
],
"near antonyms":[
"exposes",
"reveals",
"uncovers",
"unveils"
],
"antonyms":[
"brightens",
"illuminates",
"illumines",
"lightens",
"lights (up)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}