15839 lines
313 KiB
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15839 lines
313 KiB
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{
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"hand":{
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"a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded":{
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"examples":[
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"on the one hand , you would have more storage space in a larger house, but on the other, you would have more rooms to heat"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"angle",
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"aspect",
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"facet",
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"phase",
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"side"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"air",
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"appearance",
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"character",
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"color",
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"complexion",
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"condition",
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"face",
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"look",
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"semblance",
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"shape",
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"state",
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"visage",
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"period",
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"stage",
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"step",
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"outlook",
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"perspective",
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"position",
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"posture",
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"shoes",
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"slant",
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"stance",
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"standpoint",
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"view",
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"viewpoint",
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"interpretation",
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"reading",
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"rendering",
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"translation",
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"version",
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"article",
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"case",
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"component",
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"count",
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"detail",
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"dimension",
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"element",
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"factor",
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"instance",
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"item",
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"matter",
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"part",
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"particular",
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"point",
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"regard",
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"respect"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"a place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line":{
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"examples":[
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"tall buildings rose on either hand",
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"nothing but wide open space on either hand"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"flank",
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"side"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"outside",
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"face",
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"top",
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"bottom",
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"foot",
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"underbelly",
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"underbody",
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"underpart",
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"underside",
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"undersurface",
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"lee",
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"leeward",
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"windward",
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"left",
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"right"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"center",
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"inside",
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"interior",
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"middle",
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"midway"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"an arrow-shaped piece on a dial or scale for registering information":{
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"examples":[
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"both hands of the clock pointed to 12"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"index",
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"indicator",
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"needle",
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"pointer"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"dial",
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"face",
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"gauge",
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"gage"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"one who works for another for wages or a salary":{
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"examples":[
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"the restaurant always hires several more hands for the busy summer season"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"employee",
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"employe",
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"hireling",
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"jobholder",
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"retainer",
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"worker"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"assistant",
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"cog",
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"flunky",
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"flunkey",
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"flunkie",
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"subordinate",
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"underling",
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"yes-man",
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"drudge",
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"gandy dancer",
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"grub",
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"hack",
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"jobber",
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"laborer",
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"navvy",
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"toiler",
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"nine-to-fiver",
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"wage earner",
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"wage slave",
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"wageworker",
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"workingman",
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"workingwoman",
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"workman",
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"workwoman",
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"associate",
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"colleague",
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"coworker",
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"temp",
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"temporary"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"boss",
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"superior",
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"supervisor"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"employer",
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"gaffer"
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]
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},
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"the form or style of a particular person's writing":{
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"examples":[
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"writes with a flowing, old-fashioned hand"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"handwriting",
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"penmanship",
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"script"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"cacography",
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"hen scratch",
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"hen track",
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"scratch",
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"scrawl",
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"scribble",
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"backhand",
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"copperplate",
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"cursive",
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"print",
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"running hand",
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"autograph",
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"John Hancock",
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"John Henry",
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"signature"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"the ability to direct the course of something":{
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"examples":[
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"the final decision is in your hands"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"control",
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"grasp"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"clutch",
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"grip",
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"hold",
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"mastery",
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"arm",
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"command",
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"dominion",
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"helm",
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"sway",
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"authority",
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"domination",
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"jurisdiction",
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"might",
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"power",
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"administration",
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"direction",
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"governance",
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"government",
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"guidance",
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"management",
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"operation",
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"oversight",
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"regulation",
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"running",
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"superintendence",
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"supervision"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"helplessness",
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"weakness",
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"impotence",
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"impotency",
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"powerlessness"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"the fact or state of having (something) at one's disposal":{
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"examples":[
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"I'd like to get my hands on that vintage Cadillac convertible"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"control",
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"enjoyment",
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"keeping",
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"possession"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"ownership",
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"proprietorship",
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"authority",
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"command",
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"dominion",
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"mastery",
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"power",
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"repossession",
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"retention",
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"claiming",
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"collaring",
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"commandeering",
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"confiscation",
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"procurement"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"dispossession",
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"relinquishment",
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"surrendering",
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"transferal"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"nonpossession"
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]
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},
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"an act or instance of helping":{
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"examples":[
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"the downstairs tenant gave us a hand getting the heavy dresser up the stairs"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"abetment",
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"aid",
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"assist",
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"assistance",
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"backing",
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"boost",
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"help",
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"helping hand",
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"leg up",
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"lift",
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"support"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"advancement",
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"encouragement",
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"facilitation",
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"forwarding",
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"furtherance",
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"furthering",
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"nurturance",
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"benefaction",
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"patronage",
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"promotion",
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"sponsorship",
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"advice",
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"care",
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"counsel",
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"guidance",
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"mentoring",
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"attendance",
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"attention",
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"hand-holding",
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"service",
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"beneficence",
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"charity",
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"favor",
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"kindness",
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"philanthropy",
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"assuagement",
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"palliation",
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"relief",
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"succor"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"constraint",
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"frustration",
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"inhibition",
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"interference",
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"obstruction",
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"repression",
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"restraint",
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"deterrence",
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"discouragement"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"hindrance"
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]
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},
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"a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field":{
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"examples":[
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"once she got her own place, the young woman showed that she was quite a hand at interior decoration"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"ace",
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"adept",
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"artist",
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"authority",
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"cognoscente",
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"connoisseur",
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"crackerjack",
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"crackajack",
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"dab",
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"dab hand",
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"expert",
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"fiend",
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"geek",
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"guru",
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"hotshot",
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"maestro",
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"master",
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"maven",
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"mavin",
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"meister",
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"past master",
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"proficient",
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"scholar",
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"shark",
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"sharp",
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"virtuoso",
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"whiz",
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"wizard"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"pro",
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"professional",
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"consultant",
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"hired gun",
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"specialist",
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"addict",
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"aficionado",
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"afficionado",
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"buff",
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"devotee",
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"enthusiast",
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"fan",
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"craftsman",
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"journeyman",
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"all-rounder",
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"jack-of-all-trades",
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"Renaissance man",
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"mistress"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"apprentice",
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"beginner",
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"neophyte",
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"novice",
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"dabbler",
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"dilettante",
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"layman",
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"nonprofessional"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"amateur",
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"inexpert",
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"nonexpert"
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]
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},
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"a person's name written in their own handwriting often given to indicate awareness or consent":{
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"examples":[
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"the subpoena required a lawyer's hand"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"autograph",
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"John Hancock",
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"signature"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"frank",
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"mark",
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"countersign",
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"endorsement",
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"indorsement"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption":{
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"examples":[
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"was happy to hand her grandmother's cookie recipes to the parish ladies to put in their cookbook"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"deliver",
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"feed",
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"furnish",
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"give",
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"hand over",
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"provide",
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"supply"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"ply (with)",
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"administer",
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"allocate",
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"apportion",
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"deal (out)",
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"dispense",
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"distribute",
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"dole out",
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"mete (out)",
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"parcel (out)",
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"portion",
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"prorate",
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"assign",
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"cede",
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"deed",
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"make over",
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"transfer"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"conserve",
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"keep up",
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"maintain",
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"preserve",
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"save"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"hold (back)",
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"keep (back)",
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"reserve",
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"retain",
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"withhold"
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]
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},
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"to shift possession of (something) from one person to another":{
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"examples":[
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"the clerk handed her the receipt"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"buck",
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"hand over",
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"pass",
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"reach",
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"transfer"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"relay",
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"bear",
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"carry",
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"finger",
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"handle",
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"paw",
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"cede",
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"deliver",
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"give",
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"give up",
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"release",
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"relinquish",
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"render",
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"surrender",
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"turn over",
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"yield"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
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"examples":[
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"handed me her bundles while she fished for her house keys"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"commend",
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"commit",
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"confide",
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"consign",
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"delegate",
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"deliver",
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"entrust",
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"intrust",
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"give",
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"give over",
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"hand over",
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"leave",
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"pass",
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"recommend",
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"repose",
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"transfer",
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"transmit",
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"trust",
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"turn over",
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"vest"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"confer",
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"grant",
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"assign",
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"deal (out)",
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"dispense",
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"disperse",
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"distribute",
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"divide",
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"hand in",
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"release",
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"relinquish",
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"submit",
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"surrender",
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"turn in",
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"yield",
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"bequeath",
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"hand down",
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"hand on",
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"will",
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"advance",
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"lend",
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"loan",
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"furnish",
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"supply",
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"recommit",
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"redeliver",
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"retransfer",
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"retransmit"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"detain",
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"hold back",
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"reserve",
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"withhold",
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"own",
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"possess",
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"accept",
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"receive",
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"take in",
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"occupy",
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"take",
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"take over"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"hold",
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"keep",
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"retain"
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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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"hand on":{
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"as in hand down , pass (down)":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"hand down",
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"pass (down)",
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"deed",
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"devise",
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"bequeath",
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"leave",
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"will"
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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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"hand truck":{
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"as in truck , wheelbarrow":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"hand-holding":{
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"patient and attentive guidance encouragement, or instruction":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"New computer users often require a good deal of hand-holding ."
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"hand-me-down":{
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"owned or used by someone after it had been owned or used by someone else \u2014 used especially of clothing":{
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"examples":[
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"He was wearing an old, hand-me-down jacket."
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"pre-owned",
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"reach-me-down",
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"secondhand",
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"old",
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"worn",
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"assumed",
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"borrowed"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"brand-new",
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"new",
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"unused",
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"bespoke",
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"bespoken",
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"custom",
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"customized",
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"custom-made",
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"tailored",
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"tailor-made"
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],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in white elephant":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"white elephant",
|
|
"castaway",
|
|
"throwaway",
|
|
"rubbish",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"trash",
|
|
"waste",
|
|
"cull",
|
|
"discard",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"rejection",
|
|
"second"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hand-to-hand":{
|
|
"as in close-in":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"close-in",
|
|
"accessible",
|
|
"convenient",
|
|
"handy",
|
|
"approaching",
|
|
"coming",
|
|
"forthcoming",
|
|
"oncoming",
|
|
"upcoming",
|
|
"abutting",
|
|
"adjacent",
|
|
"adjoining",
|
|
"bordering",
|
|
"contiguous",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"close-up",
|
|
"immediate",
|
|
"near",
|
|
"nearby",
|
|
"neighboring",
|
|
"next-door",
|
|
"nigh",
|
|
"proximate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"away",
|
|
"deep",
|
|
"distant",
|
|
"far",
|
|
"faraway",
|
|
"far-off",
|
|
"remote",
|
|
"divorced",
|
|
"removed",
|
|
"separated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in physical , bodily":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"animal",
|
|
"bodily",
|
|
"carnal",
|
|
"corporal",
|
|
"corporeal",
|
|
"fleshly",
|
|
"material",
|
|
"physical",
|
|
"somatic",
|
|
"sensual",
|
|
"sensuous",
|
|
"anatomic",
|
|
"anatomical",
|
|
"physiological",
|
|
"physiologic"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nonmaterial",
|
|
"nonphysical",
|
|
"cerebral",
|
|
"inner",
|
|
"intellectual",
|
|
"mental",
|
|
"psychological",
|
|
"psychologic",
|
|
"bodiless",
|
|
"immaterial",
|
|
"incorporeal",
|
|
"insubstantial",
|
|
"spiritual",
|
|
"ethereal",
|
|
"metaphysical",
|
|
"psychic",
|
|
"psychical"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handbill":{
|
|
"as in handout , dodger":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dodger",
|
|
"flysheet",
|
|
"handout",
|
|
"throwaway",
|
|
"booklet",
|
|
"brochure",
|
|
"circular",
|
|
"flyer",
|
|
"flier",
|
|
"folder",
|
|
"leaflet",
|
|
"pamphlet",
|
|
"advertisement",
|
|
"catalog",
|
|
"catalogue",
|
|
"shopper",
|
|
"tract",
|
|
"paperback",
|
|
"paperbound",
|
|
"pocket book",
|
|
"guidebook",
|
|
"handbook",
|
|
"how-to",
|
|
"instructions",
|
|
"manual"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handcraft":{
|
|
"an occupation requiring skillful use of the hands":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we learned about traditional handcrafts like barrel-making and leather-working at the colonial history museum"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"skill",
|
|
"calling",
|
|
"m\u00e9tier",
|
|
"metier",
|
|
"occupation",
|
|
"profession",
|
|
"vocation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"art",
|
|
"craft",
|
|
"handicraft",
|
|
"trade"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in produce , manufacture":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handcrafted":{
|
|
"as in produced , manufactured":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"created by a hand process rather than by a machine":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"bought a handcrafted wooden bowl at the arts and crafts fair"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"automatic",
|
|
"machined",
|
|
"mass-produced"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"homemade",
|
|
"man-made",
|
|
"manual",
|
|
"bespoke",
|
|
"bespoken",
|
|
"crafted",
|
|
"custom-built",
|
|
"custom-made"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"handmade",
|
|
"handwrought"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handcuff":{
|
|
"something that physically prevents free movement":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the man reluctantly held out his wrists so the policeman could snap on handcuffs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"captivity",
|
|
"confinement",
|
|
"constraint",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"enchainment",
|
|
"enslavement",
|
|
"hindrance",
|
|
"immurement",
|
|
"imprisonment",
|
|
"incarceration",
|
|
"restraint",
|
|
"restriction",
|
|
"entanglement",
|
|
"net",
|
|
"trammel",
|
|
"trap",
|
|
"collar",
|
|
"straitjacket",
|
|
"straightjacket",
|
|
"fastener",
|
|
"hobble",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"hold-down",
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"tie"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"band",
|
|
"bind",
|
|
"bond",
|
|
"bracelet",
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"cuff(s)",
|
|
"fetter",
|
|
"irons",
|
|
"ligature",
|
|
"manacle(s)",
|
|
"shackle"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to confine or restrain with or as if with chains":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unbind",
|
|
"unfetter",
|
|
"unshackle"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"wanted to take the trip, but was handcuffed by her responsibility to watch her ailing father"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"emancipate",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"liberate",
|
|
"loose",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"rescue",
|
|
"undo",
|
|
"unfasten",
|
|
"untangle",
|
|
"untie",
|
|
"detach",
|
|
"disengage"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bit",
|
|
"hobble",
|
|
"hog-tie",
|
|
"iron",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"secure",
|
|
"tie",
|
|
"truss",
|
|
"attach",
|
|
"fasten",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"confine",
|
|
"constrain",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"hamper",
|
|
"hinder",
|
|
"impede",
|
|
"limit",
|
|
"restrict",
|
|
"entangle",
|
|
"tangle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bind",
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"enchain",
|
|
"enfetter",
|
|
"fetter",
|
|
"gyve",
|
|
"manacle",
|
|
"pinion",
|
|
"shackle",
|
|
"trammel"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"assist",
|
|
"facilitate",
|
|
"help"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the fear that the new mandatory, standardized tests will handcuff the state's teachers, who will have to specifically tailor their lesson plans for the test"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"make way",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"unclog",
|
|
"unplug",
|
|
"unstop",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"liberate",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"untie",
|
|
"loosen",
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
"encourage",
|
|
"further",
|
|
"promote"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"balk",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"constrain",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"rein",
|
|
"restrain",
|
|
"bind",
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"halter",
|
|
"leash",
|
|
"tether",
|
|
"tie",
|
|
"arrest",
|
|
"brake",
|
|
"delay",
|
|
"retain",
|
|
"retard",
|
|
"barricade",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"blockade",
|
|
"roadblock",
|
|
"bog (down)",
|
|
"mire",
|
|
"choke",
|
|
"smother",
|
|
"stifle",
|
|
"strangle",
|
|
"suffocate",
|
|
"baffle",
|
|
"foil",
|
|
"frustrate",
|
|
"stump",
|
|
"thwart",
|
|
"derail",
|
|
"disrupt",
|
|
"sabotage",
|
|
"muzzle",
|
|
"repress",
|
|
"suppress",
|
|
"confine",
|
|
"hedge (in)",
|
|
"hem (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clog",
|
|
"cramp",
|
|
"embarrass",
|
|
"encumber",
|
|
"fetter",
|
|
"hamper",
|
|
"handicap",
|
|
"hinder",
|
|
"hobble",
|
|
"hog-tie",
|
|
"hold back",
|
|
"hold up",
|
|
"impede",
|
|
"inhibit",
|
|
"interfere (with)",
|
|
"manacle",
|
|
"obstruct",
|
|
"shackle",
|
|
"short-circuit",
|
|
"stymie",
|
|
"tie up",
|
|
"trammel"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handed in":{
|
|
"as in released , turned in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handful":{
|
|
"a small number":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"army",
|
|
"crowd",
|
|
"flock",
|
|
"gazillion",
|
|
"horde",
|
|
"host",
|
|
"jillion",
|
|
"kazillion",
|
|
"legion",
|
|
"loads",
|
|
"many",
|
|
"mountain",
|
|
"multitude",
|
|
"oodles",
|
|
"scads",
|
|
"thousands",
|
|
"zillion"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"only a handful of people signed up for the wintertime hike"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"majority",
|
|
"most",
|
|
"abundance",
|
|
"excess",
|
|
"plenty",
|
|
"surplus",
|
|
"deal",
|
|
"gobs",
|
|
"heap",
|
|
"lot",
|
|
"mass",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"peck",
|
|
"pile",
|
|
"plenitude",
|
|
"plenty",
|
|
"pot",
|
|
"profusion",
|
|
"quantity",
|
|
"raft",
|
|
"reams",
|
|
"slather",
|
|
"slew",
|
|
"stack",
|
|
"wad",
|
|
"wealth"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"minority",
|
|
"atom",
|
|
"crumb",
|
|
"fragment",
|
|
"grain",
|
|
"iota",
|
|
"jot",
|
|
"modicum",
|
|
"molecule",
|
|
"particle",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"shred",
|
|
"tittle",
|
|
"whit"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"couple",
|
|
"few",
|
|
"scatter",
|
|
"scattering",
|
|
"smatter",
|
|
"smattering",
|
|
"sprinkle",
|
|
"sprinkling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handgrips":{
|
|
"a part by which an implement is held":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the vegetable peeler has a no-slip handgrip"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"grips",
|
|
"hafts",
|
|
"handles",
|
|
"helves"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bars",
|
|
"handlebars",
|
|
"bails",
|
|
"bows",
|
|
"loops",
|
|
"hilts",
|
|
"shafts",
|
|
"crops",
|
|
"whipstocks",
|
|
"broomsticks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act or manner of holding":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the tube TV was so bulky that it was difficult for the movers to get a solid handgrip on it"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clasps",
|
|
"clenches",
|
|
"grapples",
|
|
"grasps",
|
|
"grips",
|
|
"handholds",
|
|
"holds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"anchorages",
|
|
"leverages",
|
|
"purchases",
|
|
"grabs",
|
|
"seizures",
|
|
"footholds",
|
|
"footings",
|
|
"toeholds",
|
|
"clinches",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"hugs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"relinquishments"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handicrafter":{
|
|
"a person whose occupation requires skill with the hands":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an accomplished handicrafter who cards, spins, and weaves wool from the sheep she raises"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"artificer",
|
|
"artisan",
|
|
"crafter",
|
|
"craftsman",
|
|
"craftsperson",
|
|
"handcraftsman",
|
|
"handicraftsman",
|
|
"handworker",
|
|
"tradesman"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"craftswoman",
|
|
"artist",
|
|
"maker",
|
|
"journeyman",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"mechanic",
|
|
"operative",
|
|
"shaper",
|
|
"smith",
|
|
"technician",
|
|
"wright",
|
|
"handyman",
|
|
"handyperson",
|
|
"workman"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handing on":{
|
|
"as in handing down , passing (down)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"handing down",
|
|
"passing (down)",
|
|
"deeding",
|
|
"devising",
|
|
"bequeathing",
|
|
"leaving",
|
|
"willing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handles":{
|
|
"a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"since it seemed decreed that every new firefighter have a handle , his was soon \"Hulk\""
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"appellations",
|
|
"denominations",
|
|
"denotations",
|
|
"designations",
|
|
"labels",
|
|
"tags",
|
|
"titles",
|
|
"anonyms",
|
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"noms de guerre",
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"noms de plume",
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"pen names",
|
|
"pseudonyms"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
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"aliases",
|
|
"bynames",
|
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"cognomens",
|
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"cognomina",
|
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"epithets",
|
|
"monikers",
|
|
"monickers",
|
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"nicknames",
|
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"sobriquets",
|
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"soubriquets",
|
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"surnames"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"a part by which an implement is held":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"was given a set a steak knives with wooden handles"
|
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[],
|
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"related":[
|
|
"bars",
|
|
"handlebars",
|
|
"bails",
|
|
"bows",
|
|
"loops",
|
|
"hilts",
|
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"shafts",
|
|
"crops",
|
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"whipstocks",
|
|
"broomsticks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"grips",
|
|
"hafts",
|
|
"handgrips",
|
|
"helves"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
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"a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"likes to go by the handle \"Champ\""
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"baptismal names",
|
|
"Christian names",
|
|
"first names",
|
|
"forenames",
|
|
"given names",
|
|
"family names",
|
|
"maiden names",
|
|
"middle names",
|
|
"surnames",
|
|
"matronymics",
|
|
"patronymics",
|
|
"bynames",
|
|
"diminutives",
|
|
"epithets",
|
|
"hypocorisms",
|
|
"nicknames",
|
|
"sobriquets",
|
|
"soubriquets",
|
|
"banners",
|
|
"rubrics",
|
|
"tags",
|
|
"aliases",
|
|
"cryptonyms",
|
|
"noms de guerre",
|
|
"noms de plume",
|
|
"pen names",
|
|
"pseudonyms",
|
|
"binomials",
|
|
"monomials",
|
|
"trivial names",
|
|
"vernaculars",
|
|
"misnomers",
|
|
"brand names",
|
|
"labels",
|
|
"trademarks",
|
|
"trade names"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appellations",
|
|
"appellatives",
|
|
"cognomens",
|
|
"cognomina",
|
|
"compellations",
|
|
"denominations",
|
|
"denotations",
|
|
"designations",
|
|
"monikers",
|
|
"monickers",
|
|
"names",
|
|
"nomenclatures",
|
|
"titles"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be in charge of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'll be handling the team's workouts while the leader is on vacation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"administers",
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"controls",
|
|
"directs",
|
|
"guides",
|
|
"manages",
|
|
"orders",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"shepherds",
|
|
"shows",
|
|
"steers",
|
|
"monitors",
|
|
"presides (over)",
|
|
"governs",
|
|
"reigns",
|
|
"rules"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bosses",
|
|
"captains",
|
|
"heads",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"oversees",
|
|
"quarterbacks",
|
|
"superintends",
|
|
"supervises"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to behave toward in a stated way":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"handles all requests professionally, even when customers are rude"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"considers",
|
|
"esteems",
|
|
"rates",
|
|
"reckons",
|
|
"regards",
|
|
"views",
|
|
"engages (with)",
|
|
"reacts (to)",
|
|
"responds (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acts (toward)",
|
|
"deals (with)",
|
|
"is (to)",
|
|
"serves",
|
|
"treats",
|
|
"uses"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to control the mechanical operation of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"learned how to handle basic woodworking power tools"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"uses",
|
|
"maneuvers",
|
|
"manipulates",
|
|
"plies",
|
|
"wields",
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"controls",
|
|
"directs",
|
|
"drives",
|
|
"guides",
|
|
"pilots",
|
|
"steers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"operates",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"works"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as host of a live TV talk show, she must handle any situation that comes up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"botches",
|
|
"bungles",
|
|
"foozles",
|
|
"fumbles",
|
|
"goofs (up)",
|
|
"louses up",
|
|
"messes (up)",
|
|
"mishandles",
|
|
"muffs",
|
|
"scamps"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"engineers",
|
|
"finesses",
|
|
"jockeys",
|
|
"brings off",
|
|
"carries off",
|
|
"carries out",
|
|
"gets off",
|
|
"pulls",
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"directs",
|
|
"guides",
|
|
"steers",
|
|
"controls",
|
|
"micromanages",
|
|
"regulates",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"reacts (to)",
|
|
"responds (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"addresses",
|
|
"contends (with)",
|
|
"copes (with)",
|
|
"fields",
|
|
"grapples (with)",
|
|
"hacks",
|
|
"manages",
|
|
"maneuvers",
|
|
"manipulates",
|
|
"negotiates",
|
|
"plays",
|
|
"swings",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"treats"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to look after and make decisions about":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she takes care of the flower beds, and he handles all the lawn care"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cares (for)",
|
|
"minds",
|
|
"watches",
|
|
"leads",
|
|
"pilots",
|
|
"steers",
|
|
"guards",
|
|
"protects",
|
|
"safeguards",
|
|
"micromanages",
|
|
"stage-manages",
|
|
"codirects",
|
|
"comanages"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administers",
|
|
"administrates",
|
|
"carries on",
|
|
"conducts",
|
|
"controls",
|
|
"directs",
|
|
"governs",
|
|
"guides",
|
|
"keeps",
|
|
"manages",
|
|
"operates",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"oversees",
|
|
"presides (over)",
|
|
"regulates",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"stewards",
|
|
"superintends",
|
|
"supervises",
|
|
"tends"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I can't handle much more of this foul weather"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"dismisses",
|
|
"refuses",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"repudiates",
|
|
"spurns",
|
|
"turns down",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"contests",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"opposes",
|
|
"resists",
|
|
"avoids",
|
|
"bypasses",
|
|
"circumvents",
|
|
"dodges",
|
|
"eludes",
|
|
"escapes",
|
|
"evades",
|
|
"misses",
|
|
"abstains (from)",
|
|
"forbears",
|
|
"refrains (from)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"allows",
|
|
"permits",
|
|
"suffers",
|
|
"swallows",
|
|
"reconciles (to)",
|
|
"acquiesces",
|
|
"agrees (with or to)",
|
|
"assents (to)",
|
|
"capitulates",
|
|
"consents (to)",
|
|
"respects",
|
|
"submits (to)",
|
|
"yields (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abides",
|
|
"absorbs",
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"bears",
|
|
"bides",
|
|
"brooks",
|
|
"countenances",
|
|
"endures",
|
|
"goes",
|
|
"hacks",
|
|
"meets",
|
|
"pockets",
|
|
"stands",
|
|
"sticks out",
|
|
"stomachs",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"sustains",
|
|
"sweats out",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"tolerates",
|
|
"wears"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handlings":{
|
|
"the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the handling of proper order in the courtroom is the job of the sergeant at arms"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administrations",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"conducts",
|
|
"controls",
|
|
"directions",
|
|
"governances",
|
|
"governments",
|
|
"guidance",
|
|
"intendances",
|
|
"managements",
|
|
"operations",
|
|
"oversights",
|
|
"presidencies",
|
|
"regulations",
|
|
"stewardships",
|
|
"superintendences",
|
|
"superintendencies",
|
|
"supervisions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"generalships",
|
|
"leaderships",
|
|
"rulerships",
|
|
"agencies",
|
|
"aegises",
|
|
"egises",
|
|
"custodies",
|
|
"guardianships",
|
|
"laps",
|
|
"protections",
|
|
"trusts",
|
|
"tutelages",
|
|
"wards",
|
|
"logistics",
|
|
"machinations",
|
|
"manipulations",
|
|
"coadministrations",
|
|
"codirections",
|
|
"co-directions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handmade":{
|
|
"created by a hand process rather than by a machine":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"received a handmade sweater at the baby shower"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"handcrafted",
|
|
"handwrought"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"homemade",
|
|
"man-made",
|
|
"manual",
|
|
"bespoke",
|
|
"bespoken",
|
|
"crafted",
|
|
"custom-built",
|
|
"custom-made"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"automatic",
|
|
"machined",
|
|
"mass-produced"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hands down":{
|
|
"involving minimal difficulty or effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after all that worrying, the game for the championship turned out to be a hands-down win"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cheap",
|
|
"downhill",
|
|
"easy",
|
|
"effortless",
|
|
"facile",
|
|
"fluent",
|
|
"fluid",
|
|
"light",
|
|
"painless",
|
|
"ready",
|
|
"royal",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
"snap",
|
|
"soft"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"idiotproof",
|
|
"mindless",
|
|
"quick",
|
|
"straightforward",
|
|
"unchallenging",
|
|
"uncomplicated",
|
|
"apparent",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"clear-cut",
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
"evident",
|
|
"manifest",
|
|
"obvious",
|
|
"open-and-shut",
|
|
"palpable",
|
|
"patent",
|
|
"perspicuous",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"transparent",
|
|
"unambiguous",
|
|
"unequivocal",
|
|
"unmistakable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"burdensome",
|
|
"exhausting",
|
|
"onerous",
|
|
"oppressive",
|
|
"painful",
|
|
"stressful",
|
|
"taxing",
|
|
"troublesome",
|
|
"abstruse",
|
|
"complex",
|
|
"complicated",
|
|
"intricate",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"knotty",
|
|
"problematic",
|
|
"problematical",
|
|
"recondite"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"arduous",
|
|
"demanding",
|
|
"difficult",
|
|
"exacting",
|
|
"formidable",
|
|
"grueling",
|
|
"gruelling",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"herculean",
|
|
"killer",
|
|
"labored",
|
|
"laborious",
|
|
"murderous",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"strenuous",
|
|
"toilful",
|
|
"toilsome",
|
|
"tough"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"without any question":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she is hands down the most gifted musician in the class"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"all right",
|
|
"alright",
|
|
"assuredly",
|
|
"certainly",
|
|
"clearly",
|
|
"definitely",
|
|
"doubtless",
|
|
"easily",
|
|
"forsooth",
|
|
"inarguably",
|
|
"incontestably",
|
|
"incontrovertibly",
|
|
"indeed",
|
|
"indisputably",
|
|
"plainly",
|
|
"really",
|
|
"so",
|
|
"sure",
|
|
"surely",
|
|
"truly",
|
|
"unarguably",
|
|
"undeniably",
|
|
"undoubtedly",
|
|
"unquestionably"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conceivably",
|
|
"likely",
|
|
"perhaps",
|
|
"possibly",
|
|
"probably",
|
|
"obviously",
|
|
"unmistakably"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"without difficulty":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she'll win the dancing competition hands down"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"easily",
|
|
"easy",
|
|
"effortlessly",
|
|
"facilely",
|
|
"fluently",
|
|
"freely",
|
|
"handily",
|
|
"lightly",
|
|
"painlessly",
|
|
"readily",
|
|
"smoothly",
|
|
"well"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ably",
|
|
"adeptly",
|
|
"adroitly",
|
|
"competently",
|
|
"deftly",
|
|
"dexterously",
|
|
"efficiently",
|
|
"expertly",
|
|
"masterfully",
|
|
"proficiently",
|
|
"skillfully",
|
|
"instinctively",
|
|
"intuitively",
|
|
"naturally",
|
|
"spontaneously"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"awkwardly",
|
|
"clumsily",
|
|
"gracelessly",
|
|
"ham-handedly",
|
|
"ineptly",
|
|
"maladroitly",
|
|
"unskillfully",
|
|
"meticulously",
|
|
"painfully",
|
|
"painstakingly",
|
|
"thoroughly",
|
|
"assiduously",
|
|
"diligently",
|
|
"indefatigably",
|
|
"industriously",
|
|
"intensely",
|
|
"intently",
|
|
"mightily",
|
|
"sedulously",
|
|
"tirelessly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"arduously",
|
|
"hardly",
|
|
"laboriously",
|
|
"strenuously"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in wills , leaves":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bequeaths",
|
|
"leaves",
|
|
"passes (down)",
|
|
"wills",
|
|
"alienates",
|
|
"aliens",
|
|
"assigns",
|
|
"cedes",
|
|
"conveys",
|
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"deeds",
|
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"makes over",
|
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"transfers",
|
|
"bestows",
|
|
"commends",
|
|
"commits",
|
|
"confers",
|
|
"contributes",
|
|
"delivers",
|
|
"donates",
|
|
"grants",
|
|
"hands over",
|
|
"moves",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"presents",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"relinquishes",
|
|
"surrenders",
|
|
"transmits",
|
|
"turns in",
|
|
"turns over",
|
|
"vests",
|
|
"yields",
|
|
"consigns",
|
|
"entrusts",
|
|
"intrusts",
|
|
"trusts",
|
|
"leases",
|
|
"lends",
|
|
"lets",
|
|
"loans",
|
|
"rents"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"expropriates"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in informs , advises":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advises",
|
|
"apprises",
|
|
"informs",
|
|
"notifies",
|
|
"discloses",
|
|
"divulges",
|
|
"introduces",
|
|
"kithes",
|
|
"manifests",
|
|
"reports",
|
|
"reveals",
|
|
"shows",
|
|
"communicates",
|
|
"imparts",
|
|
"intimates",
|
|
"disseminates",
|
|
"spreads",
|
|
"argues",
|
|
"rationalizes",
|
|
"reasons",
|
|
"blurbs",
|
|
"features",
|
|
"pitches",
|
|
"plugs",
|
|
"promotes",
|
|
"puffs",
|
|
"confirms",
|
|
"justifies",
|
|
"vindicates",
|
|
"knells",
|
|
"rings",
|
|
"tolls",
|
|
"defends",
|
|
"perseveres",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"upholds",
|
|
"billboards",
|
|
"bills",
|
|
"bulletins",
|
|
"gazettes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"neglects",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"conceals",
|
|
"hushes (up)",
|
|
"silences",
|
|
"suppresses",
|
|
"withholds",
|
|
"minimizes",
|
|
"understates",
|
|
"underplays",
|
|
"de-emphasizes",
|
|
"downplays",
|
|
"plays down",
|
|
"soft-pedals",
|
|
"recalls",
|
|
"recants",
|
|
"retracts",
|
|
"revokes",
|
|
"abandons",
|
|
"disavows",
|
|
"disclaims",
|
|
"disowns",
|
|
"negates",
|
|
"negatives",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"repudiates",
|
|
"challenges",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"questions",
|
|
"confutes",
|
|
"disproves",
|
|
"rebuts",
|
|
"refutes",
|
|
"contradicts",
|
|
"counters",
|
|
"denies",
|
|
"gainsays"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hang back":{
|
|
"to show uncertainty about the right course of action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she hung back in offering her opinion about her daughter's career choices because it wasn't her business"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balance",
|
|
"dither",
|
|
"falter",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"hesitate",
|
|
"scruple",
|
|
"shilly-shally",
|
|
"stagger",
|
|
"teeter",
|
|
"vacillate",
|
|
"waver",
|
|
"wobble",
|
|
"wabble"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"haw",
|
|
"hem",
|
|
"dally",
|
|
"dawdle",
|
|
"delay",
|
|
"linger",
|
|
"pause",
|
|
"procrastinate",
|
|
"wait",
|
|
"back down",
|
|
"chicken (out)",
|
|
"consider",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"ponder",
|
|
"weigh",
|
|
"oscillate",
|
|
"sway",
|
|
"equivocate",
|
|
"hedge",
|
|
"pussyfoot",
|
|
"waffle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decide",
|
|
"budge",
|
|
"stir",
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"continue"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dive (in)",
|
|
"plunge (in)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hang on":{
|
|
"as in keep up , dig in":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dig in",
|
|
"keep up",
|
|
"carry on",
|
|
"persevere",
|
|
"persist",
|
|
"follow through (with)",
|
|
"knuckle down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"give up",
|
|
"knock off",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"bow",
|
|
"give in",
|
|
"submit",
|
|
"succumb",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"yield",
|
|
"falter",
|
|
"hang back",
|
|
"hesitate",
|
|
"shilly-shally",
|
|
"vacillate",
|
|
"waver",
|
|
"wobble",
|
|
"wabble"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in wait , hold on":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"await",
|
|
"hold on",
|
|
"wait",
|
|
"abide",
|
|
"dwell",
|
|
"hang around",
|
|
"remain",
|
|
"stay",
|
|
"stick around",
|
|
"tarry",
|
|
"dally",
|
|
"dawdle",
|
|
"linger",
|
|
"loiter",
|
|
"outstay",
|
|
"overstay"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bail",
|
|
"bail out",
|
|
"bug out",
|
|
"buzz (off)",
|
|
"clear off",
|
|
"clear out",
|
|
"cut out",
|
|
"depart",
|
|
"exit",
|
|
"get off",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"go off",
|
|
"leave",
|
|
"move",
|
|
"pack (up or off)",
|
|
"peel off",
|
|
"pike (out or off)",
|
|
"pull out",
|
|
"push off",
|
|
"push on",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"shove (off)",
|
|
"take off",
|
|
"vamoose",
|
|
"walk out",
|
|
"abscond",
|
|
"book",
|
|
"decamp",
|
|
"escape",
|
|
"evacuate",
|
|
"flee",
|
|
"fly",
|
|
"get out",
|
|
"run away",
|
|
"scat",
|
|
"scram",
|
|
"skip",
|
|
"abandon",
|
|
"desert",
|
|
"forsake",
|
|
"vacate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hangdog":{
|
|
"feeling unhappiness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blissful",
|
|
"buoyant",
|
|
"buoyed",
|
|
"cheerful",
|
|
"cheery",
|
|
"chipper",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"glad",
|
|
"gladdened",
|
|
"gladsome",
|
|
"gleeful",
|
|
"happy",
|
|
"joyful",
|
|
"joyous",
|
|
"jubilant",
|
|
"sunny",
|
|
"upbeat"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"\"Why do you look so hangdog today?\" she asked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ecstatic",
|
|
"elated",
|
|
"enraptured",
|
|
"entranced",
|
|
"euphoric",
|
|
"exhilarated",
|
|
"exuberant",
|
|
"exultant",
|
|
"overjoyed",
|
|
"rapturous",
|
|
"rhapsodic",
|
|
"rhapsodical",
|
|
"blithe",
|
|
"blithesome",
|
|
"jocose",
|
|
"jocular",
|
|
"jocund",
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
"jovial",
|
|
"lightsome",
|
|
"merry",
|
|
"mirthful",
|
|
"excited",
|
|
"thrilled",
|
|
"hopeful",
|
|
"optimistic",
|
|
"rosy",
|
|
"sanguine",
|
|
"encouraged",
|
|
"heartened",
|
|
"animated",
|
|
"bouncing",
|
|
"energetic",
|
|
"frisky",
|
|
"jaunty",
|
|
"lively",
|
|
"peppy",
|
|
"perky",
|
|
"spirited",
|
|
"sprightful",
|
|
"sprightly",
|
|
"springy",
|
|
"vital",
|
|
"vivacious",
|
|
"zippy",
|
|
"content",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"pleased",
|
|
"satisfied",
|
|
"beaming",
|
|
"grinning",
|
|
"laughing",
|
|
"smiling",
|
|
"boon",
|
|
"carefree",
|
|
"careless",
|
|
"cavalier",
|
|
"devil-may-care",
|
|
"easygoing",
|
|
"happy-go-lucky",
|
|
"insouciant",
|
|
"lighthearted",
|
|
"unconcerned"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"aggrieved",
|
|
"distressed",
|
|
"troubled",
|
|
"uneasy",
|
|
"unquiet",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"worried",
|
|
"despairing",
|
|
"hopeless",
|
|
"sunk",
|
|
"disappointed",
|
|
"discouraged",
|
|
"disheartened",
|
|
"dispirited",
|
|
"suicidal",
|
|
"dolorous",
|
|
"lachrymose",
|
|
"lugubrious",
|
|
"plaintive",
|
|
"tearful",
|
|
"regretful",
|
|
"rueful",
|
|
"agonized",
|
|
"anguished",
|
|
"grieving",
|
|
"wailing",
|
|
"weeping",
|
|
"black",
|
|
"bleak",
|
|
"cheerless",
|
|
"comfortless",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"darkening",
|
|
"depressing",
|
|
"desolate",
|
|
"dismal",
|
|
"drear",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"elegiac",
|
|
"elegiacal",
|
|
"funereal",
|
|
"gray",
|
|
"grey",
|
|
"morbid",
|
|
"morose",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"saturnine",
|
|
"somber",
|
|
"sombre",
|
|
"sullen"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"blue",
|
|
"brokenhearted",
|
|
"cast down",
|
|
"crestfallen",
|
|
"dejected",
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"despondent",
|
|
"disconsolate",
|
|
"doleful",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"down in the mouth",
|
|
"downcast",
|
|
"downhearted",
|
|
"droopy",
|
|
"forlorn",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"glum",
|
|
"heartbroken",
|
|
"heartsick",
|
|
"heartsore",
|
|
"heavyhearted",
|
|
"inconsolable",
|
|
"joyless",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"low-spirited",
|
|
"melancholic",
|
|
"melancholy",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"mournful",
|
|
"sad",
|
|
"saddened",
|
|
"sorrowful",
|
|
"sorry",
|
|
"unhappy",
|
|
"woebegone",
|
|
"woeful",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hanged":{
|
|
"bending downward or forward":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"stood penitently before the judge with a hung head while he received his sentence"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bowed",
|
|
"bowing",
|
|
"declined",
|
|
"declining",
|
|
"descendant",
|
|
"descendent",
|
|
"descending",
|
|
"drooping",
|
|
"droopy",
|
|
"hanging",
|
|
"inclining",
|
|
"nodding",
|
|
"pendulous",
|
|
"sagging",
|
|
"stooping",
|
|
"weeping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"floppy",
|
|
"limp",
|
|
"dangling",
|
|
"falling",
|
|
"pendent",
|
|
"pendant",
|
|
"suspended",
|
|
"dipping",
|
|
"sinking",
|
|
"slumping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"erect",
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"rigid",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"upraised"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unbending",
|
|
"upright"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to place on an elevated point without support from below":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hang your coats on the coat rack in the hall"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dangled",
|
|
"slung",
|
|
"suspended",
|
|
"swung"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hooked",
|
|
"mounted",
|
|
"pinned",
|
|
"tacked",
|
|
"draped",
|
|
"festooned",
|
|
"garlanded",
|
|
"strung",
|
|
"extended (out)",
|
|
"jutted",
|
|
"projected",
|
|
"stuck out",
|
|
"overhung",
|
|
"protruded",
|
|
"cascaded",
|
|
"depended",
|
|
"fell",
|
|
"balanced",
|
|
"poised"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be determined by, based on, or subject (to)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"our plan to go to the amusement park has all been worked out; now it just hangs on the weather"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"depended",
|
|
"hinged",
|
|
"rode",
|
|
"rid",
|
|
"turned"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"based",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"founded",
|
|
"rested",
|
|
"stayed",
|
|
"grounded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be limp from lack of water or vigor":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as they neared the end of the long, hard march all but the most hardy were hanging , and some could barely put one foot in front of the other"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"drooped",
|
|
"flagged",
|
|
"lolled",
|
|
"sagged",
|
|
"swagged",
|
|
"wilted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"slouched",
|
|
"slumped",
|
|
"caved (in)",
|
|
"collapsed",
|
|
"crumpled",
|
|
"dropped",
|
|
"fell",
|
|
"sank",
|
|
"sunk",
|
|
"subsided",
|
|
"yielded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"distended",
|
|
"stiffened",
|
|
"rose",
|
|
"straightened",
|
|
"unbent",
|
|
"uncurled"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hanging just above the horizon was a little pink cloud"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"drifted",
|
|
"floated",
|
|
"glided",
|
|
"hovered",
|
|
"poised",
|
|
"rode",
|
|
"rid",
|
|
"sailed",
|
|
"swam",
|
|
"wafted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bobbed",
|
|
"dangled",
|
|
"suspended",
|
|
"buoyed",
|
|
"ballooned",
|
|
"rafted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dived",
|
|
"dove",
|
|
"lunged",
|
|
"plunged",
|
|
"dipped",
|
|
"immersed",
|
|
"submerged",
|
|
"submersed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"sank",
|
|
"sunk",
|
|
"settled"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to find a basis":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that's very slim evidence upon which to hang a theory"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"based",
|
|
"grounded",
|
|
"predicated",
|
|
"rested"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"established",
|
|
"founded",
|
|
"assumed",
|
|
"postulated",
|
|
"premised",
|
|
"presumed",
|
|
"presupposed",
|
|
"supposed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hanged (over)":{
|
|
"to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as long as the possibility of having to move again was hanging over them, the family couldn't really settle in"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hovered (over)",
|
|
"impended (over)",
|
|
"menaced",
|
|
"overhung",
|
|
"threatened"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"endangered",
|
|
"hazarded",
|
|
"imperiled",
|
|
"imperilled",
|
|
"jeopardized",
|
|
"periled",
|
|
"perilled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hangers-on":{
|
|
"a person who is supported by or seeks support from another without making an adequate return":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"almost overnight, the singer was a star, and almost overnight, he was surrounded by hangers-on who wanted something"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"benefactors",
|
|
"philanthropists",
|
|
"supporters"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"dependents",
|
|
"deadbeats",
|
|
"idlers",
|
|
"flunkies",
|
|
"flunkeys",
|
|
"henchmen",
|
|
"lackeys",
|
|
"satellites",
|
|
"stooges",
|
|
"sycophants",
|
|
"toadies",
|
|
"yes-men",
|
|
"cheapskates",
|
|
"misers",
|
|
"niggards",
|
|
"pikers",
|
|
"scrooges",
|
|
"skinflints",
|
|
"tightwads"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bloodsuckers",
|
|
"freeloaders",
|
|
"free riders",
|
|
"leeches",
|
|
"moochers",
|
|
"parasites",
|
|
"spongers",
|
|
"sponges"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hanging":{
|
|
"bending downward or forward":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hanging branches blocked our way for a good part of the trail"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bowed",
|
|
"bowing",
|
|
"declined",
|
|
"declining",
|
|
"descendant",
|
|
"descendent",
|
|
"descending",
|
|
"drooping",
|
|
"droopy",
|
|
"hung",
|
|
"inclining",
|
|
"nodding",
|
|
"pendulous",
|
|
"sagging",
|
|
"stooping",
|
|
"weeping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"floppy",
|
|
"limp",
|
|
"dangling",
|
|
"falling",
|
|
"pendent",
|
|
"pendant",
|
|
"suspended",
|
|
"dipping",
|
|
"sinking",
|
|
"slumping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"erect",
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"rigid",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"upraised"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unbending",
|
|
"upright"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"extending freely from a support from above":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"light from a hanging chandelier filled the great hall"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dangling",
|
|
"dependent",
|
|
"pendent",
|
|
"pendant",
|
|
"pendulous",
|
|
"suspended"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drooping",
|
|
"flagging",
|
|
"lolling",
|
|
"sagging",
|
|
"wilting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a downward slope":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"with a steep hanging like that, the roofers can't be too careful"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"declension",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"declivity",
|
|
"descent",
|
|
"dip",
|
|
"downgrade",
|
|
"downhill",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"hang"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"basin",
|
|
"depression",
|
|
"hollow"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"glacis",
|
|
"grade",
|
|
"gradient",
|
|
"hill",
|
|
"inclination",
|
|
"incline",
|
|
"lean",
|
|
"pitch",
|
|
"rake",
|
|
"tilt"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acclivity",
|
|
"ascent",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"upgrade",
|
|
"uphill",
|
|
"uprise"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to place on an elevated point without support from below":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hang your coats on the coat rack in the hall"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dangling",
|
|
"slinging",
|
|
"suspending",
|
|
"swinging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hooking",
|
|
"mounting",
|
|
"pinning",
|
|
"tacking",
|
|
"draping",
|
|
"festooning",
|
|
"garlanding",
|
|
"stringing",
|
|
"extending (out)",
|
|
"jutting",
|
|
"projecting",
|
|
"sticking out",
|
|
"overhanging",
|
|
"protruding",
|
|
"cascading",
|
|
"depending",
|
|
"falling",
|
|
"balancing",
|
|
"poising"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be determined by, based on, or subject (to)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"our plan to go to the amusement park has all been worked out; now it just hangs on the weather"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"depending",
|
|
"hinging",
|
|
"riding",
|
|
"turning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"basing",
|
|
"establishing",
|
|
"founding",
|
|
"resting",
|
|
"staying",
|
|
"grounding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be limp from lack of water or vigor":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as they neared the end of the long, hard march all but the most hardy were hanging , and some could barely put one foot in front of the other"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"drooping",
|
|
"flagging",
|
|
"lolling",
|
|
"sagging",
|
|
"swagging",
|
|
"wilting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"slouching",
|
|
"slumping",
|
|
"caving (in)",
|
|
"collapsing",
|
|
"crumpling",
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
"falling",
|
|
"sinking",
|
|
"subsiding",
|
|
"yielding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"distending",
|
|
"stiffening",
|
|
"rising",
|
|
"straightening",
|
|
"unbending",
|
|
"uncurling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hanging just above the horizon was a little pink cloud"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"drifting",
|
|
"floating",
|
|
"gliding",
|
|
"hovering",
|
|
"poising",
|
|
"riding",
|
|
"sailing",
|
|
"swimming",
|
|
"wafting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bobbing",
|
|
"dangling",
|
|
"suspending",
|
|
"buoying",
|
|
"ballooning",
|
|
"rafting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"diving",
|
|
"lunging",
|
|
"plunging",
|
|
"dipping",
|
|
"immersing",
|
|
"submerging",
|
|
"submersing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"settling",
|
|
"sinking"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to find a basis":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that's very slim evidence upon which to hang a theory"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"basing",
|
|
"grounding",
|
|
"predicating",
|
|
"resting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"establishing",
|
|
"founding",
|
|
"assuming",
|
|
"postulating",
|
|
"premising",
|
|
"presuming",
|
|
"presupposing",
|
|
"supposing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hanging (around)":{
|
|
"to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"if you hang around until my husband gets home, you can meet him"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abiding",
|
|
"dwelling",
|
|
"remaining",
|
|
"staying",
|
|
"sticking around",
|
|
"tarrying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"awaiting",
|
|
"hanging on",
|
|
"holding on",
|
|
"waiting",
|
|
"dallying",
|
|
"dawdling",
|
|
"lingering",
|
|
"loitering",
|
|
"outstaying",
|
|
"overstaying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"absconding",
|
|
"booking",
|
|
"decamping",
|
|
"escaping",
|
|
"evacuating",
|
|
"fleeing",
|
|
"flying",
|
|
"getting out",
|
|
"running away",
|
|
"scatting",
|
|
"scramming",
|
|
"skipping",
|
|
"abandoning",
|
|
"deserting",
|
|
"forsaking",
|
|
"vacating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bailing",
|
|
"bailing out",
|
|
"bugging out",
|
|
"buzzing (off)",
|
|
"clearing off",
|
|
"clearing out",
|
|
"cutting out",
|
|
"departing",
|
|
"exiting",
|
|
"getting off",
|
|
"going",
|
|
"going off",
|
|
"leaving",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"packing (up or off)",
|
|
"peeling off",
|
|
"piking (out or off)",
|
|
"pulling out",
|
|
"pushing off",
|
|
"pushing on",
|
|
"quitting",
|
|
"shoving (off)",
|
|
"taking off",
|
|
"vamoosing",
|
|
"walking out"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hanging back":{
|
|
"to show uncertainty about the right course of action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she hung back in offering her opinion about her daughter's career choices because it wasn't her business"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balancing",
|
|
"dithering",
|
|
"faltering",
|
|
"halting",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hanging fire":{
|
|
"to move or act slowly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He asked his team to hang fire until he was ready."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crawling",
|
|
"creeping",
|
|
"dallying",
|
|
"dawdling",
|
|
"delaying",
|
|
"diddling",
|
|
"dillydallying",
|
|
"dragging",
|
|
"lagging",
|
|
"lingering",
|
|
"loitering",
|
|
"lollygagging",
|
|
"lallygagging",
|
|
"moping",
|
|
"poking",
|
|
"shilly-shallying",
|
|
"tarrying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fiddling (around)",
|
|
"fooling around",
|
|
"messing around",
|
|
"monkeying (around)",
|
|
"playing",
|
|
"pottering (around)",
|
|
"puttering (around)",
|
|
"trifling",
|
|
"hanging (around or out)",
|
|
"idling",
|
|
"loafing",
|
|
"lolling",
|
|
"lounging",
|
|
"ambling",
|
|
"easing",
|
|
"inching",
|
|
"lumbering",
|
|
"plodding",
|
|
"sauntering",
|
|
"shuffling",
|
|
"staggering",
|
|
"strolling",
|
|
"decelerating",
|
|
"slowing (down or up)",
|
|
"filibustering",
|
|
"procrastinating",
|
|
"stalling",
|
|
"temporizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bowling",
|
|
"breezing",
|
|
"darting",
|
|
"humping",
|
|
"hurtling",
|
|
"hustling",
|
|
"scrambling",
|
|
"stampeding",
|
|
"galloping",
|
|
"jogging",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"sprinting",
|
|
"trotting",
|
|
"accelerating",
|
|
"quickening",
|
|
"speeding (up)",
|
|
"catching up",
|
|
"fast-forwarding",
|
|
"outpacing",
|
|
"outrunning",
|
|
"outstripping",
|
|
"overtaking"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"barreling",
|
|
"barrelling",
|
|
"bolting",
|
|
"careering",
|
|
"coursing",
|
|
"dashing",
|
|
"flying",
|
|
"hastening",
|
|
"hotfooting (it)",
|
|
"hurrying",
|
|
"racing",
|
|
"ripping",
|
|
"rocketing",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"rushing",
|
|
"scooting",
|
|
"scudding",
|
|
"scurrying",
|
|
"speeding",
|
|
"tearing",
|
|
"whirling",
|
|
"whisking",
|
|
"whizzing",
|
|
"zipping"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hanging in":{
|
|
"as in going , getting along":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bearing up",
|
|
"carrying on",
|
|
"coping",
|
|
"enduring",
|
|
"faring",
|
|
"getting along",
|
|
"getting by",
|
|
"getting on",
|
|
"going",
|
|
"making out",
|
|
"managing",
|
|
"persevering",
|
|
"holding out",
|
|
"holding up",
|
|
"keeping up",
|
|
"lasting",
|
|
"prevailing",
|
|
"surviving",
|
|
"abiding",
|
|
"continuing",
|
|
"drawing out",
|
|
"hanging on",
|
|
"holding on",
|
|
"lingering",
|
|
"persisting",
|
|
"remaining",
|
|
"running on",
|
|
"stretching"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"failing",
|
|
"fizzling",
|
|
"giving out",
|
|
"going out",
|
|
"petering (out)",
|
|
"running out",
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"breaking down",
|
|
"collapsing",
|
|
"conking (out)",
|
|
"crashing",
|
|
"cutting out",
|
|
"dying",
|
|
"expiring",
|
|
"stalling",
|
|
"stopping",
|
|
"running down",
|
|
"waning"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hanging in there":{
|
|
"to continue despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"We're almost ready, so just hang in there ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carrying on",
|
|
"persevering",
|
|
"persisting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"digging in",
|
|
"hanging on",
|
|
"keeping up",
|
|
"following through (with)",
|
|
"knuckling down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"giving up",
|
|
"knocking off",
|
|
"quitting",
|
|
"bowing",
|
|
"giving in",
|
|
"submitting",
|
|
"succumbing",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"faltering",
|
|
"hanging back",
|
|
"hesitating",
|
|
"shilly-shallying",
|
|
"vacillating",
|
|
"wavering",
|
|
"wobbling",
|
|
"wabbling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hanging it up":{
|
|
"to stop doing (something) permanently":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"We've had a good go of it, but I think it's time to hang it up ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abandoning",
|
|
"discontinuing",
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
"giving up",
|
|
"knocking off",
|
|
"laying off (of)",
|
|
"packing (up or in)",
|
|
"quitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"breaking off",
|
|
"breaking up",
|
|
"ceasing",
|
|
"closing",
|
|
"concluding",
|
|
"ending",
|
|
"expiring",
|
|
"finishing",
|
|
"halting",
|
|
"leaving off",
|
|
"shutting off",
|
|
"pausing",
|
|
"tapering off",
|
|
"throwing up",
|
|
"rounding (off or out)",
|
|
"terminating",
|
|
"winding up",
|
|
"wrapping up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"going",
|
|
"running on",
|
|
"hanging in",
|
|
"hanging on",
|
|
"holding on",
|
|
"persevering",
|
|
"persisting",
|
|
"following through (with)",
|
|
"renewing",
|
|
"reopening",
|
|
"restarting",
|
|
"resuming",
|
|
"preserving",
|
|
"staying",
|
|
"beginning",
|
|
"commencing",
|
|
"starting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"carrying on",
|
|
"continuing",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"keeping up",
|
|
"maintaining"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hangover":{
|
|
"to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as long as the possibility of having to move again was hanging over them, the family couldn't really settle in"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hover (over)",
|
|
"impend (over)",
|
|
"menace",
|
|
"overhang",
|
|
"threaten"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"endanger",
|
|
"hazard",
|
|
"imperil",
|
|
"jeopardize",
|
|
"peril"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in leftover , balance":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"balance",
|
|
"corpse",
|
|
"leftover",
|
|
"oddment",
|
|
"remainder",
|
|
"remnant",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"afterimage",
|
|
"aftertaste",
|
|
"dreg(s)",
|
|
"leavings",
|
|
"remain(s)",
|
|
"residual",
|
|
"residue",
|
|
"rest",
|
|
"artifact",
|
|
"memento",
|
|
"remembrance",
|
|
"reminder",
|
|
"echo",
|
|
"ghost",
|
|
"relic",
|
|
"shadow",
|
|
"trace",
|
|
"vestige"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hangs":{
|
|
"to place on an elevated point without support from below":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hang your coats on the coat rack in the hall"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dangles",
|
|
"slings",
|
|
"suspends",
|
|
"swings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hooks",
|
|
"mounts",
|
|
"pins",
|
|
"tacks",
|
|
"drapes",
|
|
"festoons",
|
|
"garlands",
|
|
"strings",
|
|
"extends (out)",
|
|
"juts",
|
|
"projects",
|
|
"sticks out",
|
|
"overhangs",
|
|
"protrudes",
|
|
"cascades",
|
|
"depends",
|
|
"falls",
|
|
"balances",
|
|
"poises"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be determined by, based on, or subject (to)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"our plan to go to the amusement park has all been worked out; now it just hangs on the weather"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"depends",
|
|
"hinges",
|
|
"rides",
|
|
"turns"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bases",
|
|
"establishes",
|
|
"founds",
|
|
"rests",
|
|
"stays",
|
|
"grounds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be limp from lack of water or vigor":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as they neared the end of the long, hard march all but the most hardy were hanging , and some could barely put one foot in front of the other"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"droops",
|
|
"flags",
|
|
"lolls",
|
|
"sags",
|
|
"swags",
|
|
"wilts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"slouches",
|
|
"slumps",
|
|
"caves (in)",
|
|
"collapses",
|
|
"crumples",
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"falls",
|
|
"sinks",
|
|
"subsides",
|
|
"yields"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"distends",
|
|
"stiffens",
|
|
"rises",
|
|
"straightens",
|
|
"unbends",
|
|
"uncurls"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hanging just above the horizon was a little pink cloud"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"drifts",
|
|
"floats",
|
|
"glides",
|
|
"hovers",
|
|
"poises",
|
|
"rides",
|
|
"sails",
|
|
"swims",
|
|
"wafts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bobs",
|
|
"dangles",
|
|
"suspends",
|
|
"buoys",
|
|
"balloons",
|
|
"rafts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dives",
|
|
"lunges",
|
|
"plunges",
|
|
"dips",
|
|
"immerses",
|
|
"submerges",
|
|
"submerses"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"settles",
|
|
"sinks"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to find a basis":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that's very slim evidence upon which to hang a theory"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bases",
|
|
"grounds",
|
|
"predicates",
|
|
"rests"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"establishes",
|
|
"founds",
|
|
"assumes",
|
|
"postulates",
|
|
"premises",
|
|
"presumes",
|
|
"presupposes",
|
|
"supposes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a downward slope":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"proceeded carefully on snowshoes down the steep hang"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"declensions",
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"declivities",
|
|
"descents",
|
|
"dips",
|
|
"downgrades",
|
|
"downhills",
|
|
"falls",
|
|
"hangings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"basins",
|
|
"depressions",
|
|
"hollows"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"glacis",
|
|
"grades",
|
|
"gradients",
|
|
"hills",
|
|
"inclinations",
|
|
"inclines",
|
|
"leans",
|
|
"pitches",
|
|
"rakes",
|
|
"tilts"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acclivities",
|
|
"ascents",
|
|
"rises",
|
|
"upgrades",
|
|
"uphills",
|
|
"uprises"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hanker (for)":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hankering":{
|
|
"a strong wish for something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I've had a hankering for pizza with anchovies all afternoon"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appetency",
|
|
"appetite",
|
|
"craving",
|
|
"desire",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"hunger",
|
|
"itch",
|
|
"jones",
|
|
"letch",
|
|
"longing",
|
|
"lust",
|
|
"passion",
|
|
"pining",
|
|
"thirst",
|
|
"thirstiness",
|
|
"urge",
|
|
"yearning",
|
|
"yen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"compulsion",
|
|
"impulse",
|
|
"impulsion",
|
|
"will",
|
|
"zeal",
|
|
"liking",
|
|
"love",
|
|
"taste",
|
|
"weakness",
|
|
"eagerness",
|
|
"impatience",
|
|
"want",
|
|
"wish",
|
|
"necessity",
|
|
"need",
|
|
"requirement",
|
|
"obsession",
|
|
"acquisitiveness",
|
|
"avarice",
|
|
"avariciousness",
|
|
"avidity",
|
|
"covetousness",
|
|
"cupidity",
|
|
"greed",
|
|
"greediness",
|
|
"rapaciousness",
|
|
"rapacity",
|
|
"caco\u00ebthes",
|
|
"mania"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abhorrence",
|
|
"abomination",
|
|
"allergy",
|
|
"averseness",
|
|
"aversion",
|
|
"disfavor",
|
|
"disgust",
|
|
"disinclination",
|
|
"dislike",
|
|
"disliking",
|
|
"distaste",
|
|
"hatred",
|
|
"loathing",
|
|
"nausea",
|
|
"repugnance",
|
|
"repulsion",
|
|
"revulsion",
|
|
"apathy",
|
|
"indifference",
|
|
"insouciance",
|
|
"nonchalance",
|
|
"unconcern"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in craving , longing":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ambitious",
|
|
"appetent",
|
|
"covetous",
|
|
"craving",
|
|
"longing",
|
|
"pining",
|
|
"happy",
|
|
"hung up",
|
|
"obsessed",
|
|
"breathless",
|
|
"restive",
|
|
"restless",
|
|
"engaged",
|
|
"interested",
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"disposed",
|
|
"game",
|
|
"glad",
|
|
"inclined",
|
|
"ready",
|
|
"unreluctant",
|
|
"willing",
|
|
"agog",
|
|
"antsy",
|
|
"anxious",
|
|
"ardent",
|
|
"athirst",
|
|
"avid",
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
"desirous",
|
|
"eager",
|
|
"enthused",
|
|
"enthusiastic",
|
|
"excited",
|
|
"geeked",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"greedy",
|
|
"gung ho",
|
|
"hepped up",
|
|
"hopped-up",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"hungry",
|
|
"impatient",
|
|
"juiced",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"nuts",
|
|
"pumped",
|
|
"raring",
|
|
"solicitous",
|
|
"stoked",
|
|
"thirsty",
|
|
"voracious",
|
|
"wild"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"apathetic",
|
|
"indifferent",
|
|
"uneager",
|
|
"unenthusiastic",
|
|
"casual",
|
|
"incurious",
|
|
"insouciant",
|
|
"nonchalant",
|
|
"unconcerned",
|
|
"uninterested",
|
|
"aloof",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disinterested",
|
|
"impassive",
|
|
"stolid",
|
|
"halfhearted",
|
|
"lackadaisical",
|
|
"languid",
|
|
"languorous",
|
|
"lukewarm",
|
|
"spiritless",
|
|
"averse",
|
|
"disinclined",
|
|
"hesitant",
|
|
"loath",
|
|
"loth",
|
|
"loathe",
|
|
"reluctant",
|
|
"unwilling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hankering (for)":{
|
|
"as in longing (for) , yearning (for)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aching (for)",
|
|
"coveting",
|
|
"craving",
|
|
"desiring",
|
|
"dying (for)",
|
|
"fancying",
|
|
"hungering (for)",
|
|
"itching (for)",
|
|
"longing (for)",
|
|
"lusting (for or after)",
|
|
"panting (after)",
|
|
"pining (for)",
|
|
"repining (for)",
|
|
"sighing (for)",
|
|
"thirsting (for)",
|
|
"yearning (for)",
|
|
"choosing",
|
|
"liking",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"wanting",
|
|
"willing",
|
|
"wishing",
|
|
"deciding",
|
|
"determining",
|
|
"resolving"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hansom cabs":{
|
|
"as in phaetons , hackneys":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"barouches",
|
|
"broughams",
|
|
"buckboards",
|
|
"buggies",
|
|
"cabriolets",
|
|
"cabs",
|
|
"calashes",
|
|
"cal\u00e8ches",
|
|
"caleches",
|
|
"caroches",
|
|
"carryalls",
|
|
"chaises",
|
|
"chariots",
|
|
"coaches",
|
|
"coup\u00e9s",
|
|
"coupes",
|
|
"curricles",
|
|
"diligences",
|
|
"dogcarts",
|
|
"droshkies",
|
|
"droskies",
|
|
"four-in-hands",
|
|
"gigs",
|
|
"go-carts",
|
|
"hackneys",
|
|
"jaunting cars",
|
|
"landaus",
|
|
"phaetons",
|
|
"post chaises",
|
|
"roadsters",
|
|
"rockaways",
|
|
"stagecoaches",
|
|
"stages",
|
|
"stanhopes",
|
|
"surreys",
|
|
"tandems",
|
|
"tilburies",
|
|
"tongas",
|
|
"traps",
|
|
"troikas",
|
|
"victorias",
|
|
"carriages",
|
|
"equipages",
|
|
"rigs",
|
|
"turnouts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hant":{
|
|
"the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"they are so superstitious that they think they see hants everywhere"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"angel",
|
|
"daimon",
|
|
"familiar",
|
|
"genie",
|
|
"genius",
|
|
"jinni",
|
|
"jinn",
|
|
"djinni",
|
|
"djinn",
|
|
"shaitan",
|
|
"double",
|
|
"doppelg\u00e4nger",
|
|
"doppelganger",
|
|
"fetch",
|
|
"lemures",
|
|
"manes",
|
|
"incubus",
|
|
"lamia",
|
|
"succubus",
|
|
"vampire",
|
|
"zombie",
|
|
"zombi",
|
|
"cacodemon",
|
|
"demon",
|
|
"daemon",
|
|
"devil",
|
|
"fiend",
|
|
"ghoul",
|
|
"imp"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apparition",
|
|
"bogey",
|
|
"bogie",
|
|
"bogy",
|
|
"familiar spirit",
|
|
"ghost",
|
|
"haunt",
|
|
"materialization",
|
|
"phantasm",
|
|
"fantasm",
|
|
"phantom",
|
|
"poltergeist",
|
|
"shade",
|
|
"shadow",
|
|
"specter",
|
|
"spectre",
|
|
"spirit",
|
|
"spook",
|
|
"sprite",
|
|
"vision",
|
|
"visitant",
|
|
"wraith"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handout":{
|
|
"to give out (something) to appropriate individuals":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"no system yet in place for handing out room assignments"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administer",
|
|
"allocate",
|
|
"apportion",
|
|
"deal (out)",
|
|
"dispense",
|
|
"distribute",
|
|
"dole out",
|
|
"mete (out)",
|
|
"parcel (out)",
|
|
"portion",
|
|
"prorate"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"admeasure",
|
|
"allot",
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"appropriate",
|
|
"assign",
|
|
"dish out",
|
|
"divide",
|
|
"divvy (up)",
|
|
"dollop (out)",
|
|
"lot",
|
|
"measure (out)",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"proportion",
|
|
"ration",
|
|
"redistribute",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"share (out)",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"bestow",
|
|
"disburse",
|
|
"furnish",
|
|
"issue",
|
|
"provide",
|
|
"share",
|
|
"supply",
|
|
"circulate",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"disseminate",
|
|
"scatter",
|
|
"spread",
|
|
"chip in",
|
|
"contribute",
|
|
"donate",
|
|
"pledge",
|
|
"reallocate",
|
|
"reapportion"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"begrudge",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"deny",
|
|
"deprive (of)",
|
|
"disallow",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"withhold",
|
|
"niggle (out)",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"skimp",
|
|
"stint"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"misallocate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in throwaway , handbill":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in contribution , charity":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handleable":{
|
|
"as in manageable , teachable":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"controllable",
|
|
"disciplinable",
|
|
"governable",
|
|
"manageable",
|
|
"tame",
|
|
"teachable",
|
|
"tractable",
|
|
"trainable",
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"biddable",
|
|
"compliant",
|
|
"conformable",
|
|
"docile",
|
|
"law-abiding",
|
|
"obedient",
|
|
"submissive",
|
|
"tractable",
|
|
"acquiescent",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"amiable",
|
|
"duteous",
|
|
"dutiful",
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
"placable",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"decorous",
|
|
"disciplined",
|
|
"mannerly",
|
|
"orderly",
|
|
"constrained",
|
|
"curbed",
|
|
"inhibited",
|
|
"repressed",
|
|
"restrained"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"uncontrollable",
|
|
"unmanageable",
|
|
"wild",
|
|
"dogged",
|
|
"hardheaded",
|
|
"headstrong",
|
|
"mulish",
|
|
"obdurate",
|
|
"obstinate",
|
|
"peevish",
|
|
"pigheaded",
|
|
"self-willed",
|
|
"stubborn",
|
|
"unyielding",
|
|
"balky",
|
|
"defiant",
|
|
"perverse",
|
|
"resistant",
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"disorderly",
|
|
"errant",
|
|
"misbehaving",
|
|
"mischievous",
|
|
"naughty",
|
|
"balky",
|
|
"contrary",
|
|
"contumacious",
|
|
"defiant",
|
|
"disobedient",
|
|
"froward",
|
|
"incompliant",
|
|
"insubordinate",
|
|
"intractable",
|
|
"noncompliant",
|
|
"obstreperous",
|
|
"rebel",
|
|
"rebellious",
|
|
"recalcitrant",
|
|
"refractory",
|
|
"restive",
|
|
"unamenable",
|
|
"ungovernable",
|
|
"unruly",
|
|
"untoward",
|
|
"wayward",
|
|
"willful",
|
|
"wilful"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handbooks":{
|
|
"a book used for instruction in a subject":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a handbook of grammar"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"manuals",
|
|
"primers",
|
|
"textbooks",
|
|
"texts"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"schoolbooks",
|
|
"grammars",
|
|
"readers",
|
|
"spellers",
|
|
"tracts",
|
|
"treatises",
|
|
"dictionaries",
|
|
"lexica",
|
|
"lexicons",
|
|
"vocabularies",
|
|
"wordbooks",
|
|
"casebooks",
|
|
"encyclopedias",
|
|
"references",
|
|
"bibles",
|
|
"guidebooks",
|
|
"guides"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hand out":{
|
|
"to give out (something) to appropriate individuals":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"no system yet in place for handing out room assignments"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administer",
|
|
"allocate",
|
|
"apportion",
|
|
"deal (out)",
|
|
"dispense",
|
|
"distribute",
|
|
"dole out",
|
|
"mete (out)",
|
|
"parcel (out)",
|
|
"portion",
|
|
"prorate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"admeasure",
|
|
"allot",
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"appropriate",
|
|
"assign",
|
|
"dish out",
|
|
"divide",
|
|
"divvy (up)",
|
|
"dollop (out)",
|
|
"lot",
|
|
"measure (out)",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"proportion",
|
|
"ration",
|
|
"redistribute",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"share (out)",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"bestow",
|
|
"disburse",
|
|
"furnish",
|
|
"issue",
|
|
"provide",
|
|
"share",
|
|
"supply",
|
|
"circulate",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"disseminate",
|
|
"scatter",
|
|
"spread",
|
|
"chip in",
|
|
"contribute",
|
|
"donate",
|
|
"pledge",
|
|
"reallocate",
|
|
"reapportion"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"begrudge",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"deny",
|
|
"deprive (of)",
|
|
"disallow",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"withhold",
|
|
"niggle (out)",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"skimp",
|
|
"stint"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"misallocate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in throwaway , handbill":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dodger",
|
|
"flysheet",
|
|
"handbill",
|
|
"throwaway",
|
|
"booklet",
|
|
"brochure",
|
|
"circular",
|
|
"flyer",
|
|
"flier",
|
|
"folder",
|
|
"leaflet",
|
|
"pamphlet",
|
|
"advertisement",
|
|
"catalog",
|
|
"catalogue",
|
|
"shopper",
|
|
"tract",
|
|
"paperback",
|
|
"paperbound",
|
|
"pocket book",
|
|
"guidebook",
|
|
"handbook",
|
|
"how-to",
|
|
"instructions",
|
|
"manual"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in contribution , charity":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alms",
|
|
"benefaction",
|
|
"beneficence",
|
|
"benevolence",
|
|
"charity",
|
|
"contribution",
|
|
"dole",
|
|
"oblation",
|
|
"offering",
|
|
"philanthropy",
|
|
"tithe",
|
|
"bestowal",
|
|
"comp",
|
|
"donation",
|
|
"donative",
|
|
"fairing",
|
|
"freebie",
|
|
"freebee",
|
|
"gift",
|
|
"giveaway",
|
|
"handsel",
|
|
"lagniappe",
|
|
"largesse",
|
|
"largess",
|
|
"present",
|
|
"presentation",
|
|
"box",
|
|
"care package",
|
|
"foy",
|
|
"grant",
|
|
"subsidy",
|
|
"remembrance",
|
|
"tribute",
|
|
"valentine",
|
|
"bonus",
|
|
"boon",
|
|
"windfall",
|
|
"courtesy",
|
|
"favor",
|
|
"generosity",
|
|
"sacrifice",
|
|
"gratuity",
|
|
"propine",
|
|
"tip",
|
|
"award",
|
|
"prize",
|
|
"reward"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handmaids":{
|
|
"a female domestic servant":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the princess was intensely shy, and allowed only her handmaiden to enter her chambers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"biddies",
|
|
"chars",
|
|
"charwomen",
|
|
"house girls",
|
|
"housekeepers",
|
|
"housemaids",
|
|
"maids",
|
|
"maidservants",
|
|
"skivvies",
|
|
"wenches"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"attendants",
|
|
"chambermaids",
|
|
"abigails",
|
|
"ladies-in-waiting",
|
|
"maids-in-waiting",
|
|
"au pairs",
|
|
"nursemaids",
|
|
"domestics",
|
|
"menials",
|
|
"amahs",
|
|
"ayahs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handmaidens":{
|
|
"a female domestic servant":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the princess was intensely shy, and allowed only her handmaiden to enter her chambers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"biddies",
|
|
"chars",
|
|
"charwomen",
|
|
"house girls",
|
|
"housekeepers",
|
|
"housemaids",
|
|
"maids",
|
|
"maidservants",
|
|
"skivvies",
|
|
"wenches"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"attendants",
|
|
"chambermaids",
|
|
"abigails",
|
|
"ladies-in-waiting",
|
|
"maids-in-waiting",
|
|
"au pairs",
|
|
"nursemaids",
|
|
"domestics",
|
|
"menials",
|
|
"amahs",
|
|
"ayahs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hang together":{
|
|
"as in combine , associate":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliate",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"interface",
|
|
"band (together)",
|
|
"collaborate",
|
|
"concert",
|
|
"concur",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"conspire",
|
|
"cooperate",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"team (up)",
|
|
"unite",
|
|
"connive"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handicaps":{
|
|
"a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her natural shyness was not a handicap when she played chess"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"debits",
|
|
"disadvantages",
|
|
"disbenefits",
|
|
"downsides",
|
|
"drawbacks",
|
|
"incommodities",
|
|
"liabilities",
|
|
"minuses",
|
|
"negatives",
|
|
"strikes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"albatross",
|
|
"albatrosses",
|
|
"millstones",
|
|
"strangleholds",
|
|
"disabilities",
|
|
"impairments",
|
|
"failings",
|
|
"shortcomings",
|
|
"bars",
|
|
"catches",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"clogs",
|
|
"crimps",
|
|
"embarrassments",
|
|
"hindrances",
|
|
"hitches",
|
|
"hurdles",
|
|
"impediments",
|
|
"interferences",
|
|
"lets",
|
|
"manacles",
|
|
"obstacles",
|
|
"obstructions",
|
|
"rubs",
|
|
"shackles",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"trammels"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"vantages",
|
|
"head starts",
|
|
"jumps",
|
|
"leads",
|
|
"margins",
|
|
"starts",
|
|
"ascendancies",
|
|
"ascendencies",
|
|
"betters",
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"controls",
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"masteries",
|
|
"predominances",
|
|
"superiorities",
|
|
"supremacies",
|
|
"transcendences",
|
|
"upper hands",
|
|
"prerogatives",
|
|
"privileges",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"opportunities",
|
|
"aids",
|
|
"assistances",
|
|
"help"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"advantages",
|
|
"assets",
|
|
"edges",
|
|
"pluses",
|
|
"plusses"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"something that makes movement or progress difficult":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her uncomfortable shoes became a handicap on the walking tour of the city, as she often had to sit and rest her sore feet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balks",
|
|
"bars",
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
"chains",
|
|
"clogs",
|
|
"cramps",
|
|
"crimps",
|
|
"deterrents",
|
|
"drags",
|
|
"embarrassments",
|
|
"encumbrances",
|
|
"fetters",
|
|
"hindrances",
|
|
"holdbacks",
|
|
"hurdles",
|
|
"impediments",
|
|
"inhibitions",
|
|
"interferences",
|
|
"lets",
|
|
"manacles",
|
|
"obstacles",
|
|
"obstructions",
|
|
"shackles",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"stumbling blocks",
|
|
"trammels"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"catches",
|
|
"hitches",
|
|
"rubs",
|
|
"snags",
|
|
"barriers",
|
|
"blockades",
|
|
"blockages",
|
|
"brick walls",
|
|
"stone walls",
|
|
"arrests",
|
|
"bits",
|
|
"brakes",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"constraints",
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
"hobbles",
|
|
"reins",
|
|
"restraints",
|
|
"embargoes",
|
|
"stoppages",
|
|
"delays",
|
|
"holdups",
|
|
"stalls",
|
|
"burdens",
|
|
"cumbers",
|
|
"loads",
|
|
"dangers",
|
|
"hazards",
|
|
"perils",
|
|
"reefs",
|
|
"adversities",
|
|
"difficulties",
|
|
"disadvantages",
|
|
"drawbacks",
|
|
"hardships"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"catalysts",
|
|
"goads",
|
|
"impetuses",
|
|
"incentives",
|
|
"spurs",
|
|
"stimulants",
|
|
"stimuli",
|
|
"advantages",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"edges",
|
|
"aids",
|
|
"assistances",
|
|
"benefits",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"handmaidens",
|
|
"handmaids",
|
|
"help"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the baseball player's small size did not handicap him in the least"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clogs",
|
|
"cramps",
|
|
"embarrasses",
|
|
"encumbers",
|
|
"fetters",
|
|
"hampers",
|
|
"handcuffs",
|
|
"hinders",
|
|
"hobbles",
|
|
"hog-ties",
|
|
"holds back",
|
|
"holds up",
|
|
"impedes",
|
|
"inhibits",
|
|
"interferes (with)",
|
|
"manacles",
|
|
"obstructs",
|
|
"shackles",
|
|
"short-circuits",
|
|
"stymies",
|
|
"ties up",
|
|
"trammels"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"balks",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"constrains",
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
"reins",
|
|
"restrains",
|
|
"binds",
|
|
"chains",
|
|
"halters",
|
|
"leashes",
|
|
"tethers",
|
|
"ties",
|
|
"arrests",
|
|
"brakes",
|
|
"delays",
|
|
"retains",
|
|
"retards",
|
|
"barricades",
|
|
"blockades",
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
"roadblocks",
|
|
"bogs (down)",
|
|
"mires",
|
|
"chokes",
|
|
"smothers",
|
|
"stifles",
|
|
"strangles",
|
|
"suffocates",
|
|
"baffles",
|
|
"foils",
|
|
"frustrates",
|
|
"stumps",
|
|
"thwarts",
|
|
"derails",
|
|
"disrupts",
|
|
"sabotages",
|
|
"muzzles",
|
|
"represses",
|
|
"suppresses",
|
|
"confines",
|
|
"hedges (in)",
|
|
"hems (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"makes way",
|
|
"opens",
|
|
"unclogs",
|
|
"unplugs",
|
|
"unstops",
|
|
"frees",
|
|
"liberates",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"unties",
|
|
"loosens",
|
|
"smooths",
|
|
"smoothes",
|
|
"encourages",
|
|
"furthers",
|
|
"promotes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aids",
|
|
"assists",
|
|
"facilitates",
|
|
"helps"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hanky-pankies":{
|
|
"the use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"had to resort to a certain amount of hanky-panky to sneak away from the house without his dog seeing him"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"artifice",
|
|
"chicane",
|
|
"chicanery",
|
|
"gamesmanship",
|
|
"jiggery-pokery",
|
|
"jugglery",
|
|
"legerdemain",
|
|
"skulduggery",
|
|
"skullduggery",
|
|
"subterfuge",
|
|
"trickery",
|
|
"wile"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"artfulness",
|
|
"caginess",
|
|
"cageyness",
|
|
"craftiness",
|
|
"cunning",
|
|
"deviousness",
|
|
"foxiness",
|
|
"oiliness",
|
|
"shadiness",
|
|
"sharpness",
|
|
"shiftiness",
|
|
"shrewdness",
|
|
"slickness",
|
|
"slipperiness",
|
|
"slyness",
|
|
"sneakiness",
|
|
"treachery",
|
|
"underhandedness",
|
|
"wiliness",
|
|
"crookedness",
|
|
"crookery",
|
|
"cunning",
|
|
"deceit",
|
|
"deceitfulness",
|
|
"deception",
|
|
"deceptiveness",
|
|
"dishonesty",
|
|
"dissimulation",
|
|
"double-dealing",
|
|
"dupery",
|
|
"duplicity",
|
|
"guile",
|
|
"guilefulness",
|
|
"hypocrisy",
|
|
"insincerity",
|
|
"fakery",
|
|
"humbuggery",
|
|
"imposture",
|
|
"quackery",
|
|
"dirty pool",
|
|
"dirty tricks",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"plotting",
|
|
"scheming",
|
|
"secrecy",
|
|
"stealth"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"artlessness",
|
|
"forthrightness",
|
|
"guilelessness",
|
|
"ingenuousness",
|
|
"sincerity",
|
|
"candidness",
|
|
"candor",
|
|
"directness",
|
|
"openness",
|
|
"plainness",
|
|
"plainspokenness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hangs together":{
|
|
"as in combines , associates":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliates",
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"confederates",
|
|
"interfaces",
|
|
"bands (together)",
|
|
"collaborates",
|
|
"concerts",
|
|
"concurs",
|
|
"conjoins",
|
|
"conspires",
|
|
"cooperates",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"leagues",
|
|
"teams (up)",
|
|
"unites",
|
|
"connives"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handing in":{
|
|
"as in releasing , turning in":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"relinquishing",
|
|
"submitting",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"turning in",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"assigning",
|
|
"dealing (out)",
|
|
"dispensing",
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"distributing",
|
|
"dividing",
|
|
"bequeathing",
|
|
"handing down",
|
|
"handing on",
|
|
"willing",
|
|
"conferring",
|
|
"granting",
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"lending",
|
|
"loaning",
|
|
"commending",
|
|
"committing",
|
|
"confiding",
|
|
"consigning",
|
|
"delegating",
|
|
"delivering",
|
|
"entrusting",
|
|
"intrusting",
|
|
"giving",
|
|
"giving over",
|
|
"handing",
|
|
"handing over",
|
|
"leaving",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"recommending",
|
|
"reposing",
|
|
"transferring",
|
|
"transmitting",
|
|
"trusting",
|
|
"turning over",
|
|
"vesting",
|
|
"furnishing",
|
|
"supplying",
|
|
"recommitting",
|
|
"redelivering",
|
|
"retransferring",
|
|
"retransmitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"retaining",
|
|
"detaining",
|
|
"holding back",
|
|
"reserving",
|
|
"withholding",
|
|
"owning",
|
|
"possessing",
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"receiving",
|
|
"taking in",
|
|
"occupying",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"taking over"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handover":{
|
|
"to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the police officer ordered the suspect to hand over his weapons"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cede",
|
|
"cough up",
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"give up",
|
|
"lay down",
|
|
"relinquish",
|
|
"render",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"turn in",
|
|
"turn over",
|
|
"yield"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commit",
|
|
"consign",
|
|
"entrust",
|
|
"intrust",
|
|
"transfer",
|
|
"forfeit",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"waive",
|
|
"abnegate",
|
|
"renounce",
|
|
"resign",
|
|
"abandon",
|
|
"desert",
|
|
"discard",
|
|
"forsake",
|
|
"part (with)",
|
|
"shed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"retain",
|
|
"withhold"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in response to a desperate plea, we handed over all our extra blankets and pillows to the homeless shelter"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"feed",
|
|
"furnish",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"hand",
|
|
"provide",
|
|
"supply"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ply (with)",
|
|
"administer",
|
|
"allocate",
|
|
"apportion",
|
|
"deal (out)",
|
|
"dispense",
|
|
"distribute",
|
|
"dole out",
|
|
"mete (out)",
|
|
"parcel (out)",
|
|
"portion",
|
|
"prorate",
|
|
"assign",
|
|
"cede",
|
|
"deed",
|
|
"make over",
|
|
"transfer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conserve",
|
|
"keep up",
|
|
"maintain",
|
|
"preserve",
|
|
"save"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hold (back)",
|
|
"keep (back)",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"retain",
|
|
"withhold"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"handed over their valuables to the desk clerk, who put them in the hotel safe"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commend",
|
|
"commit",
|
|
"confide",
|
|
"consign",
|
|
"delegate",
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"entrust",
|
|
"intrust",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"give over",
|
|
"hand",
|
|
"leave",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"recommend",
|
|
"repose",
|
|
"transfer",
|
|
"transmit",
|
|
"trust",
|
|
"turn over",
|
|
"vest"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"confer",
|
|
"grant",
|
|
"assign",
|
|
"deal (out)",
|
|
"dispense",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"distribute",
|
|
"divide",
|
|
"hand in",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"relinquish",
|
|
"submit",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"turn in",
|
|
"yield",
|
|
"bequeath",
|
|
"hand down",
|
|
"hand on",
|
|
"will",
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"lend",
|
|
"loan",
|
|
"furnish",
|
|
"supply",
|
|
"recommit",
|
|
"redeliver",
|
|
"retransfer",
|
|
"retransmit"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detain",
|
|
"hold back",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"withhold",
|
|
"own",
|
|
"possess",
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"receive",
|
|
"take in",
|
|
"occupy",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"take over"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"retain"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to shift possession of (something) from one person to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hand over that screwdriver, will you please?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"buck",
|
|
"hand",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"reach",
|
|
"transfer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"relay",
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"carry",
|
|
"finger",
|
|
"handle",
|
|
"paw",
|
|
"cede",
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"give up",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"relinquish",
|
|
"render",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"turn over",
|
|
"yield"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"though the handover of my wallet was painful, it was better than getting shot by some trigger-happy punk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capitulating",
|
|
"capitulation",
|
|
"cession",
|
|
"relinquishment",
|
|
"rendition",
|
|
"submission",
|
|
"submitting",
|
|
"surrender"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acceptance",
|
|
"acquiescence",
|
|
"concession",
|
|
"compromise",
|
|
"appeasement",
|
|
"conciliation",
|
|
"reconcilement",
|
|
"reconciliation",
|
|
"capture",
|
|
"fall"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"resistance"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handcraftsmen":{
|
|
"a person whose occupation requires skill with the hands":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"using traditional methods, the handcraftsmen at the small workshop fashion pieces of wood furniture that are really works of art"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"artificers",
|
|
"artisans",
|
|
"crafters",
|
|
"craftsmen",
|
|
"craftspeople",
|
|
"handicrafters",
|
|
"handicraftsmen",
|
|
"handworkers",
|
|
"tradesmen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"craftswomen",
|
|
"artists",
|
|
"makers",
|
|
"journeymen",
|
|
"masters",
|
|
"mechanics",
|
|
"operatives",
|
|
"shapers",
|
|
"smiths",
|
|
"technicians",
|
|
"wrights",
|
|
"handymen",
|
|
"handypeople",
|
|
"workmen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handed over":{
|
|
"to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the police officer ordered the suspect to hand over his weapons"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ceded",
|
|
"coughed up",
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"gave up",
|
|
"laid down",
|
|
"relinquished",
|
|
"rendered",
|
|
"surrendered",
|
|
"turned in",
|
|
"turned over",
|
|
"yielded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"committed",
|
|
"consigned",
|
|
"entrusted",
|
|
"intrusted",
|
|
"transferred",
|
|
"forfeited",
|
|
"released",
|
|
"waived",
|
|
"abnegated",
|
|
"renounced",
|
|
"resigned",
|
|
"abandoned",
|
|
"deserted",
|
|
"discarded",
|
|
"forsook",
|
|
"parted (with)",
|
|
"shed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"retained",
|
|
"withheld"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in response to a desperate plea, we handed over all our extra blankets and pillows to the homeless shelter"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"fed",
|
|
"furnished",
|
|
"gave",
|
|
"handed",
|
|
"provided",
|
|
"supplied"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"plied (with)",
|
|
"administered",
|
|
"allocated",
|
|
"apportioned",
|
|
"dealt (out)",
|
|
"dispensed",
|
|
"distributed",
|
|
"doled out",
|
|
"meted (out)",
|
|
"parceled (out)",
|
|
"parcelled (out)",
|
|
"portioned",
|
|
"prorated",
|
|
"assigned",
|
|
"ceded",
|
|
"deeded",
|
|
"made over",
|
|
"transferred"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conserved",
|
|
"kept up",
|
|
"maintained",
|
|
"preserved",
|
|
"saved"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"held (back)",
|
|
"kept (back)",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"retained",
|
|
"withheld"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"handed over their valuables to the desk clerk, who put them in the hotel safe"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commended",
|
|
"committed",
|
|
"confided",
|
|
"consigned",
|
|
"delegated",
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"entrusted",
|
|
"intrusted",
|
|
"gave",
|
|
"gave over",
|
|
"handed",
|
|
"left",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"recommended",
|
|
"reposed",
|
|
"transferred",
|
|
"transmitted",
|
|
"trusted",
|
|
"turned over",
|
|
"vested"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conferred",
|
|
"granted",
|
|
"assigned",
|
|
"dealt (out)",
|
|
"dispensed",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"distributed",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"handed in",
|
|
"released",
|
|
"relinquished",
|
|
"submitted",
|
|
"surrendered",
|
|
"turned in",
|
|
"yielded",
|
|
"bequeathed",
|
|
"handed down",
|
|
"handed on",
|
|
"willed",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"lent",
|
|
"loaned",
|
|
"furnished",
|
|
"supplied",
|
|
"recommitted",
|
|
"redelivered",
|
|
"retransferred",
|
|
"retransmitted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detained",
|
|
"held back",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"withheld",
|
|
"owned",
|
|
"possessed",
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"received",
|
|
"took in",
|
|
"occupied",
|
|
"took",
|
|
"took over"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"held",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"retained"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to shift possession of (something) from one person to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hand over that screwdriver, will you please?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bucked",
|
|
"handed",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"reached",
|
|
"transferred"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"relayed",
|
|
"bore",
|
|
"carried",
|
|
"fingered",
|
|
"handled",
|
|
"pawed",
|
|
"ceded",
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"gave",
|
|
"gave up",
|
|
"released",
|
|
"relinquished",
|
|
"rendered",
|
|
"surrendered",
|
|
"turned over",
|
|
"yielded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handwrought":{
|
|
"created by a hand process rather than by a machine":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"ordered handwrought andirons for the fireplace in their restored 18th-century saltbox"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"handcrafted",
|
|
"handmade"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"homemade",
|
|
"man-made",
|
|
"manual",
|
|
"bespoke",
|
|
"bespoken",
|
|
"crafted",
|
|
"custom-built",
|
|
"custom-made"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"automatic",
|
|
"machined",
|
|
"mass-produced"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hand trucks":{
|
|
"as in trucks , wheelbarrows":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"barrows",
|
|
"pushcarts",
|
|
"trams",
|
|
"trucks",
|
|
"wheelbarrows",
|
|
"carts",
|
|
"wagons",
|
|
"wains",
|
|
"drays",
|
|
"jolt-wagons",
|
|
"oxcarts",
|
|
"spring wagons",
|
|
"wagonettes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hand-holdings":{
|
|
"patient and attentive guidance encouragement, or instruction":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"New computer users often require a good deal of hand-holding ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"attendances",
|
|
"attentions",
|
|
"services",
|
|
"abetments",
|
|
"aids",
|
|
"assistances",
|
|
"assists",
|
|
"backings",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"hands",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"helping hands",
|
|
"legs up",
|
|
"lifts",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"advancements",
|
|
"facilitations",
|
|
"furtherances",
|
|
"nurturances",
|
|
"benefactions",
|
|
"patronages",
|
|
"promotions",
|
|
"sponsorships",
|
|
"advice",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"counsel",
|
|
"beneficences",
|
|
"charities",
|
|
"favors",
|
|
"philanthropies",
|
|
"assuagements",
|
|
"palliations",
|
|
"reliefs",
|
|
"succors"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deterrences",
|
|
"discouragements",
|
|
"hindrances",
|
|
"constraints",
|
|
"frustrations",
|
|
"inhibitions",
|
|
"interferences",
|
|
"obstructions",
|
|
"repressions",
|
|
"restraints"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hang (around or out)":{
|
|
"to come or be together as friends":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"chum",
|
|
"company",
|
|
"consociate",
|
|
"consort",
|
|
"fraternize",
|
|
"hobnob",
|
|
"hook up",
|
|
"mess around",
|
|
"pal (around)",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"sort",
|
|
"travel"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliate",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"attach",
|
|
"band",
|
|
"bond",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"collaborate",
|
|
"collude",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"connect",
|
|
"cooperate",
|
|
"couple",
|
|
"gang",
|
|
"get along",
|
|
"get on",
|
|
"group",
|
|
"interrelate",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"knot",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"mingle",
|
|
"mix",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"relate",
|
|
"side",
|
|
"socialize",
|
|
"team",
|
|
"tie",
|
|
"wed",
|
|
"befriend",
|
|
"friend"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avoid",
|
|
"cold-shoulder",
|
|
"shun",
|
|
"snub",
|
|
"alienate",
|
|
"estrange",
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"disband",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"split (up)",
|
|
"disjoin",
|
|
"dissociate",
|
|
"disunite",
|
|
"divorce",
|
|
"sever",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"sunder"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to spend time doing nothing":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bum",
|
|
"chill",
|
|
"dally",
|
|
"dawdle",
|
|
"dillydally",
|
|
"drone",
|
|
"footle",
|
|
"goof (off)",
|
|
"hack (around)",
|
|
"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":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"hangs (at)":{
|
|
"to go to or spend time in often":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"most summer afternoons, we'd hang at the municipal pool for a few hours"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affects",
|
|
"frequents",
|
|
"habituates",
|
|
"haunts",
|
|
"resorts (to)",
|
|
"visits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"patronizes",
|
|
"attends",
|
|
"takes in",
|
|
"infests",
|
|
"invades",
|
|
"overruns",
|
|
"swarms",
|
|
"calls (on or upon)",
|
|
"drops by",
|
|
"drops in",
|
|
"pops (in)",
|
|
"runs (in)",
|
|
"camps (out in)",
|
|
"sojourns (at)",
|
|
"stays (at)",
|
|
"stops (over)",
|
|
"tarries (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dodges",
|
|
"ducks",
|
|
"eludes",
|
|
"escapes",
|
|
"eschews",
|
|
"evades",
|
|
"shakes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"avoids",
|
|
"shuns"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handsful":{
|
|
"a small number":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"only a handful of people signed up for the wintertime hike"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"couples",
|
|
"fews",
|
|
"scatterings",
|
|
"scatters",
|
|
"smatterings",
|
|
"smatters",
|
|
"sprinkles",
|
|
"sprinklings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"minorities",
|
|
"atoms",
|
|
"crumbs",
|
|
"fragments",
|
|
"grains",
|
|
"iotas",
|
|
"jots",
|
|
"modicums",
|
|
"molecules",
|
|
"particles",
|
|
"scraps",
|
|
"shreds",
|
|
"tittles",
|
|
"whits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"majorities",
|
|
"mosts",
|
|
"abundances",
|
|
"excesses",
|
|
"plenties",
|
|
"surpluses",
|
|
"deals",
|
|
"gobs",
|
|
"heaps",
|
|
"lots",
|
|
"masses",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"pecks",
|
|
"piles",
|
|
"plenitudes",
|
|
"plenties",
|
|
"pots",
|
|
"profusions",
|
|
"quantities",
|
|
"rafts",
|
|
"reams",
|
|
"slathers",
|
|
"slews",
|
|
"stacks",
|
|
"wads",
|
|
"wealths"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"armies",
|
|
"crowds",
|
|
"flocks",
|
|
"gazillions",
|
|
"hordes",
|
|
"hosts",
|
|
"jillions",
|
|
"kazillions",
|
|
"legions",
|
|
"loads",
|
|
"many",
|
|
"mountains",
|
|
"multitudes",
|
|
"oodles",
|
|
"scads",
|
|
"thousands",
|
|
"zillions"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handsomeness":{
|
|
"dignified or restrained beauty of form, appearance, or style":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a modern-style addition that detracts from the handsomeness of that neoclassic building"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"class",
|
|
"classiness",
|
|
"courtliness",
|
|
"elegance",
|
|
"elegancy",
|
|
"fineness",
|
|
"grace",
|
|
"gracefulness",
|
|
"majesty",
|
|
"refinement",
|
|
"stateliness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"augustness",
|
|
"brilliance",
|
|
"gloriousness",
|
|
"glory",
|
|
"grandeur",
|
|
"grandness",
|
|
"lavishness",
|
|
"luxuriance",
|
|
"luxuriousness",
|
|
"luxury",
|
|
"magnificence",
|
|
"nobility",
|
|
"nobleness",
|
|
"opulence",
|
|
"ornateness",
|
|
"plushiness",
|
|
"plushness",
|
|
"resplendence",
|
|
"resplendency",
|
|
"richness",
|
|
"splendor",
|
|
"sumptuousness",
|
|
"artfulness",
|
|
"chic",
|
|
"polish",
|
|
"sophistication",
|
|
"taste",
|
|
"tastefulness",
|
|
"choiceness",
|
|
"classicism",
|
|
"dignity",
|
|
"exquisiteness",
|
|
"restraint",
|
|
"simplicity",
|
|
"affectedness",
|
|
"grandiosity",
|
|
"ostentation",
|
|
"ostentatiousness",
|
|
"pretentiousness",
|
|
"showiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"coarseness",
|
|
"crudeness",
|
|
"flamboyance",
|
|
"flashiness",
|
|
"garishness",
|
|
"gaudiness",
|
|
"glitz",
|
|
"grotesqueness",
|
|
"grotesquerie",
|
|
"grotesquery",
|
|
"kitsch",
|
|
"tastelessness",
|
|
"tawdriness",
|
|
"vulgarity"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"gracelessness",
|
|
"inelegance"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she never had noticed his handsomeness until he got a more becoming haircut"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aesthetics",
|
|
"esthetics",
|
|
"attractiveness",
|
|
"beauteousness",
|
|
"beautifulness",
|
|
"beauty",
|
|
"comeliness",
|
|
"cuteness",
|
|
"fairness",
|
|
"gorgeousness",
|
|
"looks",
|
|
"loveliness",
|
|
"prettiness",
|
|
"sightliness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allure",
|
|
"appeal",
|
|
"attraction",
|
|
"fascination",
|
|
"glamour",
|
|
"glamor",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"delightfulness",
|
|
"elegance",
|
|
"exquisiteness",
|
|
"gloriousness",
|
|
"radiance",
|
|
"radiancy",
|
|
"resplendence",
|
|
"resplendency",
|
|
"splendidness",
|
|
"splendiferousness",
|
|
"sublimeness",
|
|
"sublimity",
|
|
"superbness",
|
|
"desirability",
|
|
"desirableness",
|
|
"foxiness",
|
|
"lusciousness",
|
|
"nubility",
|
|
"pulchritude",
|
|
"seductiveness",
|
|
"sex appeal",
|
|
"sexiness",
|
|
"shapeliness",
|
|
"flawlessness",
|
|
"perfection",
|
|
"daintiness",
|
|
"delicacy",
|
|
"flamboyance",
|
|
"flashiness",
|
|
"glossiness",
|
|
"showiness",
|
|
"slickness",
|
|
"splashiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disagreeableness",
|
|
"dreadfulness",
|
|
"foulness",
|
|
"ghastliness",
|
|
"horribleness",
|
|
"loathsomeness",
|
|
"nastiness",
|
|
"offensiveness",
|
|
"repellency",
|
|
"repulsiveness",
|
|
"terribleness",
|
|
"vileness",
|
|
"blemish",
|
|
"flaw",
|
|
"imperfection"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"grotesqueness",
|
|
"hideousness",
|
|
"homeliness",
|
|
"plainness",
|
|
"ugliness",
|
|
"unattractiveness",
|
|
"unbecomingness",
|
|
"unloveliness",
|
|
"unsightliness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hangars":{
|
|
"as in houses , garages":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cellars",
|
|
"garages",
|
|
"houses",
|
|
"warehouses",
|
|
"keeps",
|
|
"puts up",
|
|
"reposits",
|
|
"stores",
|
|
"stows",
|
|
"files",
|
|
"packs",
|
|
"shelves"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handiworks":{
|
|
"something produced by physical or intellectual effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"proud of his handiwork , he was certain that the birdhouse would win first place in its category"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affairs",
|
|
"fruits",
|
|
"labors",
|
|
"outputs",
|
|
"produces",
|
|
"productions",
|
|
"products",
|
|
"things",
|
|
"works",
|
|
"yields"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"articles",
|
|
"commodities",
|
|
"entries",
|
|
"objects",
|
|
"goods",
|
|
"lines",
|
|
"merchandises",
|
|
"wares",
|
|
"handcrafts",
|
|
"handicrafts",
|
|
"aftereffects",
|
|
"aftermaths",
|
|
"conclusions",
|
|
"consequences",
|
|
"corollaries",
|
|
"developments",
|
|
"effects",
|
|
"issues",
|
|
"outcomes",
|
|
"resultants",
|
|
"results",
|
|
"sequels",
|
|
"sequences",
|
|
"upshots",
|
|
"by-products",
|
|
"byproducts",
|
|
"derivatives",
|
|
"offshoots",
|
|
"offspring",
|
|
"offsprings",
|
|
"outgrowths",
|
|
"residuals",
|
|
"side effects",
|
|
"side reactions",
|
|
"spin-offs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hang gliding":{
|
|
"as in skydiving , ballooning":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ballooning",
|
|
"gliding",
|
|
"paragliding",
|
|
"skydiving",
|
|
"soaring",
|
|
"aeronautics",
|
|
"aviation",
|
|
"flight",
|
|
"flying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handpicked":{
|
|
"singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the senator's handpicked campaign staff"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cherry-picked",
|
|
"choice",
|
|
"chosen",
|
|
"elect",
|
|
"favored",
|
|
"favorite",
|
|
"first-line",
|
|
"picked",
|
|
"preferred",
|
|
"select",
|
|
"selected"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fashionable",
|
|
"exclusive",
|
|
"culled",
|
|
"picked over",
|
|
"screened",
|
|
"weeded (out)",
|
|
"winnowed (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"average",
|
|
"common",
|
|
"commonplace",
|
|
"ordinary",
|
|
"run-of-the-mill"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"handpicked what she considered to be the cutest kitten from the litter"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cherry-picked",
|
|
"chose",
|
|
"culled",
|
|
"elected",
|
|
"named",
|
|
"opted (for)",
|
|
"picked",
|
|
"preferred",
|
|
"selected",
|
|
"singled (out)",
|
|
"tagged",
|
|
"took"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"preselected",
|
|
"appointed",
|
|
"designated",
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"marked",
|
|
"nominated",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"tabbed",
|
|
"tapped",
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"adopted",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"espoused",
|
|
"settled (on or upon)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disapproved",
|
|
"negatived",
|
|
"repudiated",
|
|
"spurned",
|
|
"discarded",
|
|
"jettisoned",
|
|
"threw away",
|
|
"threw out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"declined",
|
|
"refused",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"turned down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handwringer":{
|
|
"a person who is inclined to worry":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"opponents of the nuclear power plant were dismissed as a bunch of handwringers who were standing in the way of progress"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"nervous Nellie",
|
|
"nervous Nelly",
|
|
"worrier",
|
|
"worrywart"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"defeatist",
|
|
"fatalist",
|
|
"pessimist"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"optimist",
|
|
"Pollyanna"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hang fire":{
|
|
"to move or act slowly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He asked his team to hang fire until he was ready."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crawl",
|
|
"creep",
|
|
"dally",
|
|
"dawdle",
|
|
"delay",
|
|
"diddle",
|
|
"dillydally",
|
|
"drag",
|
|
"lag",
|
|
"linger",
|
|
"loiter",
|
|
"lollygag",
|
|
"lallygag",
|
|
"mope",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"shilly-shally",
|
|
"tarry"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fiddle (around)",
|
|
"fool around",
|
|
"mess around",
|
|
"monkey (around)",
|
|
"play",
|
|
"potter (around)",
|
|
"putter (around)",
|
|
"trifle",
|
|
"hang (around or out)",
|
|
"idle",
|
|
"loaf",
|
|
"loll",
|
|
"lounge",
|
|
"amble",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"inch",
|
|
"lumber",
|
|
"plod",
|
|
"saunter",
|
|
"shuffle",
|
|
"stagger",
|
|
"stroll",
|
|
"decelerate",
|
|
"slow (down or up)",
|
|
"filibuster",
|
|
"procrastinate",
|
|
"stall",
|
|
"temporize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bowl",
|
|
"breeze",
|
|
"dart",
|
|
"hump",
|
|
"hurtle",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"scramble",
|
|
"stampede",
|
|
"gallop",
|
|
"jog",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"sprint",
|
|
"trot",
|
|
"accelerate",
|
|
"quicken",
|
|
"speed (up)",
|
|
"catch up",
|
|
"fast-forward",
|
|
"outpace",
|
|
"outrun",
|
|
"outstrip",
|
|
"overtake"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"barrel",
|
|
"bolt",
|
|
"career",
|
|
"course",
|
|
"dash",
|
|
"fly",
|
|
"hasten",
|
|
"hotfoot (it)",
|
|
"hurry",
|
|
"race",
|
|
"rip",
|
|
"rocket",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"rush",
|
|
"scoot",
|
|
"scud",
|
|
"scurry",
|
|
"speed",
|
|
"tear",
|
|
"whirl",
|
|
"whisk",
|
|
"whiz",
|
|
"whizz",
|
|
"zip"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hankered (for or after)":{
|
|
"to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ached (for)",
|
|
"coveted",
|
|
"craved",
|
|
"desiderated",
|
|
"desired",
|
|
"died (for)",
|
|
"hungered (for)",
|
|
"itched (for)",
|
|
"jonesed (for)",
|
|
"longed (for)",
|
|
"lusted (for or after)",
|
|
"panted (after)",
|
|
"pined (for)",
|
|
"repined (for)",
|
|
"salivated (for)",
|
|
"sighed (for)",
|
|
"thirsted (for)",
|
|
"wanted",
|
|
"wished (for)",
|
|
"yearned (for)",
|
|
"yenned (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"spoiled (for)",
|
|
"spoilt (for)",
|
|
"adored",
|
|
"delighted (in)",
|
|
"dug",
|
|
"enjoyed",
|
|
"fancied",
|
|
"grooved (on)",
|
|
"liked",
|
|
"loved",
|
|
"relished",
|
|
"reveled (in)",
|
|
"revelled (in)",
|
|
"favored",
|
|
"preferred",
|
|
"admired",
|
|
"appreciated",
|
|
"cherished",
|
|
"prized",
|
|
"treasured",
|
|
"valued"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abhorred",
|
|
"abominated",
|
|
"despised",
|
|
"detested",
|
|
"execrated",
|
|
"hated",
|
|
"loathed",
|
|
"declined",
|
|
"refused",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"spurned"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"handcraftsman":{
|
|
"a person whose occupation requires skill with the hands":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"using traditional methods, the handcraftsmen at the small workshop fashion pieces of wood furniture that are really works of art"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"artificer",
|
|
"artisan",
|
|
"crafter",
|
|
"craftsman",
|
|
"craftsperson",
|
|
"handicrafter",
|
|
"handicraftsman",
|
|
"handworker",
|
|
"tradesman"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"craftswoman",
|
|
"artist",
|
|
"maker",
|
|
"journeyman",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"mechanic",
|
|
"operative",
|
|
"shaper",
|
|
"smith",
|
|
"technician",
|
|
"wright",
|
|
"handyman",
|
|
"handyperson",
|
|
"workman"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handfuls":{
|
|
"a small number":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"only a handful of people signed up for the wintertime hike"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"couples",
|
|
"fews",
|
|
"scatterings",
|
|
"scatters",
|
|
"smatterings",
|
|
"smatters",
|
|
"sprinkles",
|
|
"sprinklings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"minorities",
|
|
"atoms",
|
|
"crumbs",
|
|
"fragments",
|
|
"grains",
|
|
"iotas",
|
|
"jots",
|
|
"modicums",
|
|
"molecules",
|
|
"particles",
|
|
"scraps",
|
|
"shreds",
|
|
"tittles",
|
|
"whits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"majorities",
|
|
"mosts",
|
|
"abundances",
|
|
"excesses",
|
|
"plenties",
|
|
"surpluses",
|
|
"deals",
|
|
"gobs",
|
|
"heaps",
|
|
"lots",
|
|
"masses",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"pecks",
|
|
"piles",
|
|
"plenitudes",
|
|
"plenties",
|
|
"pots",
|
|
"profusions",
|
|
"quantities",
|
|
"rafts",
|
|
"reams",
|
|
"slathers",
|
|
"slews",
|
|
"stacks",
|
|
"wads",
|
|
"wealths"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"armies",
|
|
"crowds",
|
|
"flocks",
|
|
"gazillions",
|
|
"hordes",
|
|
"hosts",
|
|
"jillions",
|
|
"kazillions",
|
|
"legions",
|
|
"loads",
|
|
"many",
|
|
"mountains",
|
|
"multitudes",
|
|
"oodles",
|
|
"scads",
|
|
"thousands",
|
|
"zillions"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hangs in":{
|
|
"as in goes , gets along":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bears up",
|
|
"carries on",
|
|
"copes",
|
|
"endures",
|
|
"fares",
|
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"gets along",
|
|
"gets by",
|
|
"gets on",
|
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"goes",
|
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"makes out",
|
|
"manages",
|
|
"perseveres",
|
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"holds out",
|
|
"holds up",
|
|
"keeps up",
|
|
"lasts",
|
|
"prevails",
|
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"survives",
|
|
"abides",
|
|
"continues",
|
|
"draws out",
|
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"hangs on",
|
|
"holds on",
|
|
"lingers",
|
|
"persists",
|
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"remains",
|
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"runs on",
|
|
"stretches"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
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"fails",
|
|
"fizzles",
|
|
"gives out",
|
|
"goes out",
|
|
"peters (out)",
|
|
"runs out",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"breaks down",
|
|
"collapses",
|
|
"conks (out)",
|
|
"crashes",
|
|
"cuts out",
|
|
"dies",
|
|
"expires",
|
|
"stalls",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"runs down",
|
|
"wanes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hands-off":{
|
|
"as in noninterventionist":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"noninterventionist",
|
|
"nonaligned",
|
|
"autonomous",
|
|
"independent",
|
|
"sovereign",
|
|
"sovran",
|
|
"unaffiliated",
|
|
"neutral",
|
|
"nonpartisan",
|
|
"nonbelligerent",
|
|
"individualistic",
|
|
"disinterested",
|
|
"evenhanded",
|
|
"fair",
|
|
"impartial",
|
|
"indifferent",
|
|
"unbiased",
|
|
"uninfluenced",
|
|
"unprejudiced",
|
|
"bipartisan"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"biased",
|
|
"partial",
|
|
"partisan",
|
|
"prejudiced",
|
|
"unfair",
|
|
"affiliated",
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"federated",
|
|
"belligerent"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hangs one on":{
|
|
"to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The bouncer at the club hung one on him when he tried to jump the rope."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bangs",
|
|
"bashes",
|
|
"bats",
|
|
"belts",
|
|
"biffs",
|
|
"bludgeons",
|
|
"bobs",
|
|
"bonks",
|
|
"bops",
|
|
"boxes",
|
|
"busts",
|
|
"claps",
|
|
"clips",
|
|
"clobbers",
|
|
"clocks",
|
|
"clouts",
|
|
"cracks",
|
|
"hammers",
|
|
"hits",
|
|
"knocks",
|
|
"nails",
|
|
"pastes",
|
|
"pounds",
|
|
"punches",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"slams",
|
|
"slaps",
|
|
"slogs",
|
|
"slugs",
|
|
"smacks",
|
|
"smites",
|
|
"socks",
|
|
"strikes",
|
|
"swats",
|
|
"swipes",
|
|
"tags",
|
|
"thumps",
|
|
"thwacks",
|
|
"wallops",
|
|
"whacks",
|
|
"whales",
|
|
"zaps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"batters",
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"buffets",
|
|
"bungs",
|
|
"chops",
|
|
"cuffs",
|
|
"drubs",
|
|
"laces",
|
|
"lambastes",
|
|
"lambasts",
|
|
"licks",
|
|
"mangles",
|
|
"mauls",
|
|
"pelts",
|
|
"peppers",
|
|
"pommels",
|
|
"pummels",
|
|
"roughs",
|
|
"scuffs",
|
|
"bunts",
|
|
"flicks",
|
|
"strokes",
|
|
"taps",
|
|
"bumps",
|
|
"butts",
|
|
"jabs",
|
|
"jostles",
|
|
"kicks",
|
|
"knees",
|
|
"pokes",
|
|
"prods",
|
|
"pushes",
|
|
"shoves",
|
|
"stamps",
|
|
"bowls (down or over)",
|
|
"creams",
|
|
"decks",
|
|
"dumps",
|
|
"fells",
|
|
"floors",
|
|
"knocks down",
|
|
"levels",
|
|
"rabbit-punches",
|
|
"sucker punches",
|
|
"canes",
|
|
"clubs",
|
|
"cudgels",
|
|
"flails",
|
|
"flogs",
|
|
"lashes",
|
|
"saps",
|
|
"slashes",
|
|
"sledgehammers",
|
|
"sledges",
|
|
"spears",
|
|
"stabs",
|
|
"switches",
|
|
"thrashes",
|
|
"whips",
|
|
"beans",
|
|
"brains",
|
|
"conks",
|
|
"skulls"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handgrip":{
|
|
"a part by which an implement is held":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the vegetable peeler has a no-slip handgrip"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"grip",
|
|
"haft",
|
|
"handle",
|
|
"helve"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"handlebar",
|
|
"bail",
|
|
"bow",
|
|
"loop",
|
|
"hilt",
|
|
"shaft",
|
|
"crop",
|
|
"whipstock",
|
|
"broomstick"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act or manner of holding":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the tube TV was so bulky that it was difficult for the movers to get a solid handgrip on it"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clasp",
|
|
"clench",
|
|
"grapple",
|
|
"grasp",
|
|
"grip",
|
|
"handhold",
|
|
"hold"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"anchorage",
|
|
"leverage",
|
|
"purchase",
|
|
"grab",
|
|
"seizure",
|
|
"foothold",
|
|
"footing",
|
|
"toehold",
|
|
"clinch",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"hug"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"release",
|
|
"relinquishment"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hangs (around or out)":{
|
|
"to come or be together as friends":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"chums",
|
|
"companies",
|
|
"consociates",
|
|
"consorts",
|
|
"fraternizes",
|
|
"hobnobs",
|
|
"hooks up",
|
|
"messes around",
|
|
"pals (around)",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"sorts",
|
|
"travels"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliates",
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"attaches",
|
|
"bands",
|
|
"bonds",
|
|
"clubs",
|
|
"collaborates",
|
|
"colludes",
|
|
"confederates",
|
|
"conjoins",
|
|
"connects",
|
|
"cooperates",
|
|
"couples",
|
|
"gangs",
|
|
"gets along",
|
|
"gets on",
|
|
"groups",
|
|
"interrelates",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"knots",
|
|
"leagues",
|
|
"links",
|
|
"mingles",
|
|
"mixes",
|
|
"rallies",
|
|
"relates",
|
|
"sides",
|
|
"socializes",
|
|
"teams",
|
|
"ties",
|
|
"weds",
|
|
"befriends",
|
|
"friends"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avoids",
|
|
"cold-shoulders",
|
|
"shuns",
|
|
"snubs",
|
|
"alienates",
|
|
"estranges",
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
"disbands",
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"splits (up)",
|
|
"disjoins",
|
|
"dissociates",
|
|
"disunites",
|
|
"divorces",
|
|
"severs",
|
|
"splits",
|
|
"sunders"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to spend time doing nothing":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bums",
|
|
"chills",
|
|
"dallies",
|
|
"dawdles",
|
|
"dillydallies",
|
|
"drones",
|
|
"footles",
|
|
"goofs (off)",
|
|
"hacks (around)",
|
|
"hangs about",
|
|
"idles",
|
|
"kicks around",
|
|
"kicks back",
|
|
"lazes",
|
|
"lazies",
|
|
"loafs",
|
|
"lolls",
|
|
"lounges",
|
|
"vegges out",
|
|
"veges out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fiddles (around)",
|
|
"fools",
|
|
"messes",
|
|
"monkeys",
|
|
"mucks",
|
|
"piddles",
|
|
"plays",
|
|
"potters (around)",
|
|
"putters (around)",
|
|
"trifles",
|
|
"dozes",
|
|
"estivates",
|
|
"aestivates",
|
|
"hibernates",
|
|
"lags",
|
|
"lingers",
|
|
"loiters",
|
|
"pokes",
|
|
"relaxes",
|
|
"rests",
|
|
"tarries",
|
|
"ambles",
|
|
"moseys",
|
|
"saunters",
|
|
"strolls",
|
|
"swans",
|
|
"furloughs",
|
|
"goldbricks",
|
|
"malingers",
|
|
"truants"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drudges",
|
|
"grinds",
|
|
"grubs",
|
|
"humps",
|
|
"hustles",
|
|
"labors",
|
|
"moils",
|
|
"pegs",
|
|
"plods",
|
|
"plows",
|
|
"plugs",
|
|
"slaves",
|
|
"sweats",
|
|
"toils",
|
|
"travails",
|
|
"works",
|
|
"applies",
|
|
"buckles (down)",
|
|
"exerts",
|
|
"puts out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"hands-down":{
|
|
"involving minimal difficulty or effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after all that worrying, the game for the championship turned out to be a hands-down win"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cheap",
|
|
"downhill",
|
|
"easy",
|
|
"effortless",
|
|
"facile",
|
|
"fluent",
|
|
"fluid",
|
|
"light",
|
|
"painless",
|
|
"ready",
|
|
"royal",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
"snap",
|
|
"soft"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"idiotproof",
|
|
"mindless",
|
|
"quick",
|
|
"straightforward",
|
|
"unchallenging",
|
|
"uncomplicated",
|
|
"apparent",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"clear-cut",
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
"evident",
|
|
"manifest",
|
|
"obvious",
|
|
"open-and-shut",
|
|
"palpable",
|
|
"patent",
|
|
"perspicuous",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"transparent",
|
|
"unambiguous",
|
|
"unequivocal",
|
|
"unmistakable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"burdensome",
|
|
"exhausting",
|
|
"onerous",
|
|
"oppressive",
|
|
"painful",
|
|
"stressful",
|
|
"taxing",
|
|
"troublesome",
|
|
"abstruse",
|
|
"complex",
|
|
"complicated",
|
|
"intricate",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"knotty",
|
|
"problematic",
|
|
"problematical",
|
|
"recondite"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"arduous",
|
|
"demanding",
|
|
"difficult",
|
|
"exacting",
|
|
"formidable",
|
|
"grueling",
|
|
"gruelling",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"herculean",
|
|
"killer",
|
|
"labored",
|
|
"laborious",
|
|
"murderous",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"strenuous",
|
|
"toilful",
|
|
"toilsome",
|
|
"tough"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"without any question":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she is hands down the most gifted musician in the class"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"all right",
|
|
"alright",
|
|
"assuredly",
|
|
"certainly",
|
|
"clearly",
|
|
"definitely",
|
|
"doubtless",
|
|
"easily",
|
|
"forsooth",
|
|
"inarguably",
|
|
"incontestably",
|
|
"incontrovertibly",
|
|
"indeed",
|
|
"indisputably",
|
|
"plainly",
|
|
"really",
|
|
"so",
|
|
"sure",
|
|
"surely",
|
|
"truly",
|
|
"unarguably",
|
|
"undeniably",
|
|
"undoubtedly",
|
|
"unquestionably"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conceivably",
|
|
"likely",
|
|
"perhaps",
|
|
"possibly",
|
|
"probably",
|
|
"obviously",
|
|
"unmistakably"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"without difficulty":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she'll win the dancing competition hands down"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"easily",
|
|
"easy",
|
|
"effortlessly",
|
|
"facilely",
|
|
"fluently",
|
|
"freely",
|
|
"handily",
|
|
"lightly",
|
|
"painlessly",
|
|
"readily",
|
|
"smoothly",
|
|
"well"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ably",
|
|
"adeptly",
|
|
"adroitly",
|
|
"competently",
|
|
"deftly",
|
|
"dexterously",
|
|
"efficiently",
|
|
"expertly",
|
|
"masterfully",
|
|
"proficiently",
|
|
"skillfully",
|
|
"instinctively",
|
|
"intuitively",
|
|
"naturally",
|
|
"spontaneously"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"awkwardly",
|
|
"clumsily",
|
|
"gracelessly",
|
|
"ham-handedly",
|
|
"ineptly",
|
|
"maladroitly",
|
|
"unskillfully",
|
|
"meticulously",
|
|
"painfully",
|
|
"painstakingly",
|
|
"thoroughly",
|
|
"assiduously",
|
|
"diligently",
|
|
"indefatigably",
|
|
"industriously",
|
|
"intensely",
|
|
"intently",
|
|
"mightily",
|
|
"sedulously",
|
|
"tirelessly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"arduously",
|
|
"hardly",
|
|
"laboriously",
|
|
"strenuously"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in wills , leaves":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bequeaths",
|
|
"leaves",
|
|
"passes (down)",
|
|
"wills",
|
|
"alienates",
|
|
"aliens",
|
|
"assigns",
|
|
"cedes",
|
|
"conveys",
|
|
"deeds",
|
|
"makes over",
|
|
"transfers",
|
|
"bestows",
|
|
"commends",
|
|
"commits",
|
|
"confers",
|
|
"contributes",
|
|
"delivers",
|
|
"donates",
|
|
"grants",
|
|
"hands over",
|
|
"moves",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"presents",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"relinquishes",
|
|
"surrenders",
|
|
"transmits",
|
|
"turns in",
|
|
"turns over",
|
|
"vests",
|
|
"yields",
|
|
"consigns",
|
|
"entrusts",
|
|
"intrusts",
|
|
"trusts",
|
|
"leases",
|
|
"lends",
|
|
"lets",
|
|
"loans",
|
|
"rents"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"expropriates"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in informs , advises":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advises",
|
|
"apprises",
|
|
"informs",
|
|
"notifies",
|
|
"discloses",
|
|
"divulges",
|
|
"introduces",
|
|
"kithes",
|
|
"manifests",
|
|
"reports",
|
|
"reveals",
|
|
"shows",
|
|
"communicates",
|
|
"imparts",
|
|
"intimates",
|
|
"disseminates",
|
|
"spreads",
|
|
"argues",
|
|
"rationalizes",
|
|
"reasons",
|
|
"blurbs",
|
|
"features",
|
|
"pitches",
|
|
"plugs",
|
|
"promotes",
|
|
"puffs",
|
|
"confirms",
|
|
"justifies",
|
|
"vindicates",
|
|
"knells",
|
|
"rings",
|
|
"tolls",
|
|
"defends",
|
|
"perseveres",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"upholds",
|
|
"billboards",
|
|
"bills",
|
|
"bulletins",
|
|
"gazettes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"neglects",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"conceals",
|
|
"hushes (up)",
|
|
"silences",
|
|
"suppresses",
|
|
"withholds",
|
|
"minimizes",
|
|
"understates",
|
|
"underplays",
|
|
"de-emphasizes",
|
|
"downplays",
|
|
"plays down",
|
|
"soft-pedals",
|
|
"recalls",
|
|
"recants",
|
|
"retracts",
|
|
"revokes",
|
|
"abandons",
|
|
"disavows",
|
|
"disclaims",
|
|
"disowns",
|
|
"negates",
|
|
"negatives",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"repudiates",
|
|
"challenges",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"questions",
|
|
"confutes",
|
|
"disproves",
|
|
"rebuts",
|
|
"refutes",
|
|
"contradicts",
|
|
"counters",
|
|
"denies",
|
|
"gainsays"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handbags":{
|
|
"a bag carried by hand and designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"flies only with a handbag so he doesn't have to check his luggage"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carryalls",
|
|
"carry-ons",
|
|
"grips",
|
|
"holdalls",
|
|
"portmanteaus",
|
|
"portmanteaux",
|
|
"suitcases",
|
|
"traveling bags",
|
|
"wallets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"overnight bags",
|
|
"overnight cases",
|
|
"weekend bags",
|
|
"weekenders",
|
|
"cosmetic cases",
|
|
"traveling cases",
|
|
"carpetbags",
|
|
"duffel bags",
|
|
"kit bags",
|
|
"kits",
|
|
"backpacks",
|
|
"haversacks",
|
|
"knapsacks",
|
|
"packsacks",
|
|
"rucksacks",
|
|
"attach\u00e9 cases",
|
|
"attach\u00e9s",
|
|
"briefcases",
|
|
"valises",
|
|
"baggages",
|
|
"bags",
|
|
"luggage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a container for carrying money and small personal items":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her handbag is just big enough to hold her favorite photos and wallet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bags",
|
|
"pocketbooks",
|
|
"purses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clutch bags",
|
|
"clutches",
|
|
"minaudi\u00e8res",
|
|
"billfolds",
|
|
"wallets",
|
|
"compacts",
|
|
"vanities",
|
|
"pokes",
|
|
"pouches",
|
|
"sacks",
|
|
"shoulder bags"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hankered (for)":{
|
|
"as in longed (for) , yearned (for)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ached (for)",
|
|
"coveted",
|
|
"craved",
|
|
"desired",
|
|
"died (for)",
|
|
"fancied",
|
|
"hungered (for)",
|
|
"itched (for)",
|
|
"longed (for)",
|
|
"lusted (for or after)",
|
|
"panted (after)",
|
|
"pined (for)",
|
|
"repined (for)",
|
|
"sighed (for)",
|
|
"thirsted (for)",
|
|
"yearned (for)",
|
|
"chose",
|
|
"liked",
|
|
"pleased",
|
|
"wanted",
|
|
"willed",
|
|
"wished",
|
|
"decided",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"resolved"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hangovers":{
|
|
"as in leftovers , balances":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"balances",
|
|
"corpses",
|
|
"leftovers",
|
|
"oddments",
|
|
"remainders",
|
|
"remnants",
|
|
"scraps",
|
|
"afterimages",
|
|
"aftertastes",
|
|
"dregs",
|
|
"leavings",
|
|
"remains",
|
|
"residuals",
|
|
"residues",
|
|
"rests",
|
|
"artifacts",
|
|
"mementos",
|
|
"mementoes",
|
|
"remembrances",
|
|
"reminders",
|
|
"echoes",
|
|
"echos",
|
|
"ghosts",
|
|
"relics",
|
|
"shadows",
|
|
"traces",
|
|
"vestiges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hands on":{
|
|
"actively and personally involved in something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Supervisors at the company are expected to take a hands-on role in the projects of their subordinates."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"firsthand",
|
|
"immediate",
|
|
"primary",
|
|
"unmediated",
|
|
"active",
|
|
"diligent",
|
|
"engaged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"indirect",
|
|
"secondhand"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in hands down , passes (down)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hands down",
|
|
"passes (down)",
|
|
"deeds",
|
|
"devises",
|
|
"bequeaths",
|
|
"leaves",
|
|
"wills"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handypeople":{
|
|
"a person who does general repairs or maintenance work":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she's a real handyperson who can fix anything around the house"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"handymen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"jacks-of-all-trades",
|
|
"doctors",
|
|
"menders",
|
|
"renovators",
|
|
"repairers",
|
|
"mechanics",
|
|
"repairmen",
|
|
"servicemen",
|
|
"troubleshooters",
|
|
"tinkerers",
|
|
"do-it-yourselfers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handbills":{
|
|
"as in handouts , dodgers":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dodgers",
|
|
"flysheets",
|
|
"handouts",
|
|
"throwaways",
|
|
"booklets",
|
|
"brochures",
|
|
"circulars",
|
|
"flyers",
|
|
"fliers",
|
|
"folders",
|
|
"leaflets",
|
|
"pamphlets",
|
|
"advertisements",
|
|
"catalogs",
|
|
"catalogues",
|
|
"shoppers",
|
|
"tracts",
|
|
"paperbacks",
|
|
"paperbounds",
|
|
"pocket books",
|
|
"guidebooks",
|
|
"handbooks",
|
|
"how-tos",
|
|
"instructions",
|
|
"manuals"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hansom":{
|
|
"as in phaeton , hackney":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"barouche",
|
|
"brougham",
|
|
"buckboard",
|
|
"buggy",
|
|
"cab",
|
|
"cabriolet",
|
|
"calash",
|
|
"cal\u00e8che",
|
|
"caleche",
|
|
"caroche",
|
|
"carryall",
|
|
"chaise",
|
|
"chariot",
|
|
"coach",
|
|
"coup\u00e9",
|
|
"coupe",
|
|
"curricle",
|
|
"diligence",
|
|
"dogcart",
|
|
"droshky",
|
|
"drosky",
|
|
"four-in-hand",
|
|
"gig",
|
|
"go-cart",
|
|
"hackney",
|
|
"jaunting car",
|
|
"landau",
|
|
"phaeton",
|
|
"post chaise",
|
|
"roadster",
|
|
"rockaway",
|
|
"stage",
|
|
"stagecoach",
|
|
"stanhope",
|
|
"surrey",
|
|
"tandem",
|
|
"tilbury",
|
|
"tonga",
|
|
"trap",
|
|
"troika",
|
|
"victoria",
|
|
"carriage",
|
|
"equipage",
|
|
"rig",
|
|
"turnout"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hand-feed":{
|
|
"as in spoon-feed":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"spoon-feed",
|
|
"underfeed",
|
|
"refeed",
|
|
"reprovision",
|
|
"force-feed",
|
|
"overfeed",
|
|
"surfeit",
|
|
"batten",
|
|
"fatten",
|
|
"fill",
|
|
"mess",
|
|
"banquet",
|
|
"dine",
|
|
"feast",
|
|
"regale",
|
|
"nourish",
|
|
"nurture",
|
|
"sustain",
|
|
"serve",
|
|
"wait",
|
|
"board",
|
|
"cater",
|
|
"feed",
|
|
"provision",
|
|
"victual"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handicraft":{
|
|
"an occupation requiring skillful use of the hands":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"volunteers demonstrating early American handicrafts , such as blacksmithing, glassblowing, and weaving"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"art",
|
|
"craft",
|
|
"handcraft",
|
|
"trade"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"skill",
|
|
"calling",
|
|
"m\u00e9tier",
|
|
"metier",
|
|
"occupation",
|
|
"profession",
|
|
"vocation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handgun":{
|
|
"as in pistol , revolver":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"derringer",
|
|
"forty-five",
|
|
".45",
|
|
"gat",
|
|
"pistol",
|
|
"revolver",
|
|
"rod",
|
|
"roscoe",
|
|
"sidearm",
|
|
"six-gun",
|
|
"six-shooter",
|
|
"zip gun",
|
|
"arm",
|
|
"firearm",
|
|
"gun",
|
|
"heat",
|
|
"piece",
|
|
"small arm",
|
|
"self-loader",
|
|
"semiautomatic",
|
|
"blunderbuss",
|
|
"breechloader",
|
|
"culverin",
|
|
"fieldpiece",
|
|
"firelock",
|
|
"flintlock",
|
|
"harquebus",
|
|
"arquebus",
|
|
"matchlock",
|
|
"musket",
|
|
"rifle",
|
|
"shotgun",
|
|
"smoothbore",
|
|
"twenty-two",
|
|
".22",
|
|
"AK-47",
|
|
"assault rifle",
|
|
"assault weapon",
|
|
"automatic",
|
|
"carbine",
|
|
"machine gun",
|
|
"machine pistol",
|
|
"repeater",
|
|
"submachine gun",
|
|
"tommy gun",
|
|
"speargun"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hang loose":{
|
|
"to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"We just hung loose while waiting for the server to take our orders."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chill",
|
|
"chill out",
|
|
"decompress",
|
|
"de-stress",
|
|
"loosen up",
|
|
"mellow (out)",
|
|
"relax",
|
|
"unwind",
|
|
"wind down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"unbend",
|
|
"bask",
|
|
"kick back",
|
|
"loll",
|
|
"lounge",
|
|
"repose",
|
|
"rest",
|
|
"bum",
|
|
"dally",
|
|
"dawdle",
|
|
"dillydally",
|
|
"drone",
|
|
"footle",
|
|
"goof (off)",
|
|
"hack (around)",
|
|
"hang (around or out)",
|
|
"idle",
|
|
"laze",
|
|
"loaf",
|
|
"vegetate",
|
|
"veg out",
|
|
"zone out",
|
|
"alleviate",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"relieve",
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"compose",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"settle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"tense (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hanky-panky":{
|
|
"the use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"had to resort to a certain amount of hanky-panky to sneak away from the house without his dog seeing him"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"artifice",
|
|
"chicane",
|
|
"chicanery",
|
|
"gamesmanship",
|
|
"jiggery-pokery",
|
|
"jugglery",
|
|
"legerdemain",
|
|
"skulduggery",
|
|
"skullduggery",
|
|
"subterfuge",
|
|
"trickery",
|
|
"wile"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"artfulness",
|
|
"caginess",
|
|
"cageyness",
|
|
"craftiness",
|
|
"cunning",
|
|
"deviousness",
|
|
"foxiness",
|
|
"oiliness",
|
|
"shadiness",
|
|
"sharpness",
|
|
"shiftiness",
|
|
"shrewdness",
|
|
"slickness",
|
|
"slipperiness",
|
|
"slyness",
|
|
"sneakiness",
|
|
"treachery",
|
|
"underhandedness",
|
|
"wiliness",
|
|
"crookedness",
|
|
"crookery",
|
|
"cunning",
|
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"deceit",
|
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"deceitfulness",
|
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"deception",
|
|
"deceptiveness",
|
|
"dishonesty",
|
|
"dissimulation",
|
|
"double-dealing",
|
|
"dupery",
|
|
"duplicity",
|
|
"guile",
|
|
"guilefulness",
|
|
"hypocrisy",
|
|
"insincerity",
|
|
"fakery",
|
|
"humbuggery",
|
|
"imposture",
|
|
"quackery",
|
|
"dirty pool",
|
|
"dirty tricks",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"plotting",
|
|
"scheming",
|
|
"secrecy",
|
|
"stealth"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"artlessness",
|
|
"forthrightness",
|
|
"guilelessness",
|
|
"ingenuousness",
|
|
"sincerity",
|
|
"candidness",
|
|
"candor",
|
|
"directness",
|
|
"openness",
|
|
"plainness",
|
|
"plainspokenness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handicapper":{
|
|
"as in oddsmaker , bookmaker":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bookmaker",
|
|
"oddsmaker",
|
|
"tipster",
|
|
"bluffer",
|
|
"sharper",
|
|
"speculator",
|
|
"dicer",
|
|
"high roller",
|
|
"piker",
|
|
"bettor",
|
|
"better",
|
|
"gambler",
|
|
"gamester",
|
|
"punter",
|
|
"wagerer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handled":{
|
|
"to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as host of a live TV talk show, she must handle any situation that comes up"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"addressed",
|
|
"contended (with)",
|
|
"coped (with)",
|
|
"fielded",
|
|
"grappled (with)",
|
|
"hacked",
|
|
"managed",
|
|
"maneuvered",
|
|
"manipulated",
|
|
"negotiated",
|
|
"played",
|
|
"swung",
|
|
"took",
|
|
"treated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"engineered",
|
|
"finessed",
|
|
"jockeyed",
|
|
"brought off",
|
|
"carried off",
|
|
"carried out",
|
|
"got off",
|
|
"pulled",
|
|
"commanded",
|
|
"directed",
|
|
"guided",
|
|
"steered",
|
|
"controlled",
|
|
"micromanaged",
|
|
"ran",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"regulated",
|
|
"reacted (to)",
|
|
"responded (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"botched",
|
|
"bungled",
|
|
"foozled",
|
|
"fumbled",
|
|
"goofed (up)",
|
|
"loused up",
|
|
"messed (up)",
|
|
"mishandled",
|
|
"muffed",
|
|
"scamped"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to behave toward in a stated way":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"handles all requests professionally, even when customers are rude"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acted (toward)",
|
|
"dealt (with)",
|
|
"served",
|
|
"treated",
|
|
"used",
|
|
"was (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"considered",
|
|
"esteemed",
|
|
"rated",
|
|
"reckoned",
|
|
"regarded",
|
|
"viewed",
|
|
"engaged (with)",
|
|
"reacted (to)",
|
|
"responded (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to control the mechanical operation of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"learned how to handle basic woodworking power tools"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"operated",
|
|
"ran",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"worked",
|
|
"wrought"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"used",
|
|
"maneuvered",
|
|
"manipulated",
|
|
"plied",
|
|
"wielded",
|
|
"commanded",
|
|
"controlled",
|
|
"directed",
|
|
"drove",
|
|
"guided",
|
|
"piloted",
|
|
"steered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to look after and make decisions about":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she takes care of the flower beds, and he handles all the lawn care"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administered",
|
|
"administrated",
|
|
"carried on",
|
|
"conducted",
|
|
"controlled",
|
|
"directed",
|
|
"governed",
|
|
"guided",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"managed",
|
|
"operated",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"oversaw",
|
|
"presided (over)",
|
|
"ran",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"regulated",
|
|
"stewarded",
|
|
"superintended",
|
|
"supervised",
|
|
"tended"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cared (for)",
|
|
"minded",
|
|
"watched",
|
|
"led",
|
|
"piloted",
|
|
"steered",
|
|
"guarded",
|
|
"protected",
|
|
"safeguarded",
|
|
"micromanaged",
|
|
"stage-managed",
|
|
"codirected",
|
|
"co-directed",
|
|
"comanaged",
|
|
"co-managed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I can't handle much more of this foul weather"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abided",
|
|
"abode",
|
|
"absorbed",
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"bode",
|
|
"bided",
|
|
"bore",
|
|
"brooked",
|
|
"countenanced",
|
|
"endured",
|
|
"hacked",
|
|
"met",
|
|
"pocketed",
|
|
"stomached",
|
|
"stood",
|
|
"stuck out",
|
|
"supported",
|
|
"sustained",
|
|
"sweat out",
|
|
"sweated out",
|
|
"tolerated",
|
|
"took",
|
|
"went",
|
|
"wore"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allowed",
|
|
"permitted",
|
|
"suffered",
|
|
"swallowed",
|
|
"reconciled (to)",
|
|
"acquiesced",
|
|
"agreed (with or to)",
|
|
"assented (to)",
|
|
"capitulated",
|
|
"consented (to)",
|
|
"respected",
|
|
"submitted (to)",
|
|
"yielded (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"declined",
|
|
"dismissed",
|
|
"refused",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"repudiated",
|
|
"spurned",
|
|
"turned down",
|
|
"combated",
|
|
"combatted",
|
|
"contested",
|
|
"fought",
|
|
"opposed",
|
|
"resisted",
|
|
"avoided",
|
|
"bypassed",
|
|
"circumvented",
|
|
"dodged",
|
|
"eluded",
|
|
"escaped",
|
|
"evaded",
|
|
"missed",
|
|
"abstained (from)",
|
|
"forbore",
|
|
"refrained (from)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be in charge of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'll be handling the team's workouts while the leader is on vacation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bossed",
|
|
"captained",
|
|
"headed",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"oversaw",
|
|
"quarterbacked",
|
|
"superintended",
|
|
"supervised"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"administered",
|
|
"commanded",
|
|
"controlled",
|
|
"directed",
|
|
"guided",
|
|
"managed",
|
|
"ordered",
|
|
"ran",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"shepherded",
|
|
"showed",
|
|
"steered",
|
|
"monitored",
|
|
"presided (over)",
|
|
"governed",
|
|
"reigned",
|
|
"ruled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hangaring":{
|
|
"as in housing , garaging":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cellaring",
|
|
"garaging",
|
|
"housing",
|
|
"warehousing",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"putting up",
|
|
"repositing",
|
|
"storing",
|
|
"stowing",
|
|
"filing",
|
|
"packing",
|
|
"shelving"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handymen":{
|
|
"a person who does general repairs or maintenance work":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hired a handyman to paint the porch, clean the gutters, and replace the broken window"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"handypeople"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"jacks-of-all-trades",
|
|
"doctors",
|
|
"menders",
|
|
"renovators",
|
|
"repairers",
|
|
"mechanics",
|
|
"repairmen",
|
|
"servicemen",
|
|
"troubleshooters",
|
|
"tinkerers",
|
|
"do-it-yourselfers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hankering (for or after)":{
|
|
"to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aching (for)",
|
|
"coveting",
|
|
"craving",
|
|
"desiderating",
|
|
"desiring",
|
|
"dying (for)",
|
|
"hungering (for)",
|
|
"itching (for)",
|
|
"jonesing (for)",
|
|
"longing (for)",
|
|
"lusting (for or after)",
|
|
"panting (after)",
|
|
"pining (for)",
|
|
"repining (for)",
|
|
"salivating (for)",
|
|
"sighing (for)",
|
|
"thirsting (for)",
|
|
"wanting",
|
|
"wishing (for)",
|
|
"yearning (for)",
|
|
"yenning (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"spoiling (for)",
|
|
"adoring",
|
|
"delighting (in)",
|
|
"digging",
|
|
"enjoying",
|
|
"fancying",
|
|
"grooving (on)",
|
|
"liking",
|
|
"loving",
|
|
"relishing",
|
|
"reveling (in)",
|
|
"revelling (in)",
|
|
"favoring",
|
|
"preferring",
|
|
"admiring",
|
|
"appreciating",
|
|
"cherishing",
|
|
"prizing",
|
|
"treasuring",
|
|
"valuing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abhorring",
|
|
"abominating",
|
|
"despising",
|
|
"detesting",
|
|
"execrating",
|
|
"hating",
|
|
"loathing",
|
|
"declining",
|
|
"refusing",
|
|
"rejecting",
|
|
"spurning"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"hand-fed":{
|
|
"as in spoon-fed":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"spoon-fed",
|
|
"underfed",
|
|
"refed",
|
|
"reprovisioned",
|
|
"force-fed",
|
|
"overfed",
|
|
"surfeited",
|
|
"battened",
|
|
"fattened",
|
|
"filled",
|
|
"messed",
|
|
"banqueted",
|
|
"dined",
|
|
"feasted",
|
|
"regaled",
|
|
"nourished",
|
|
"nurtured",
|
|
"sustained",
|
|
"served",
|
|
"waited",
|
|
"boarded",
|
|
"catered",
|
|
"fed",
|
|
"provisioned",
|
|
"victualed",
|
|
"victualled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hand-feeds":{
|
|
"as in spoon-feeds":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"spoon-feeds",
|
|
"underfeeds",
|
|
"refeeds",
|
|
"reprovisions",
|
|
"force-feeds",
|
|
"overfeeds",
|
|
"surfeits",
|
|
"battens",
|
|
"fattens",
|
|
"fills",
|
|
"messes",
|
|
"banquets",
|
|
"dines",
|
|
"feasts",
|
|
"regales",
|
|
"nourishes",
|
|
"nurtures",
|
|
"sustains",
|
|
"serves",
|
|
"waits",
|
|
"boards",
|
|
"caters",
|
|
"feeds",
|
|
"provisions",
|
|
"victuals"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hanging on":{
|
|
"as in keeping up , digging in":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"digging in",
|
|
"keeping up",
|
|
"carrying on",
|
|
"persevering",
|
|
"persisting",
|
|
"following through (with)",
|
|
"knuckling down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"giving up",
|
|
"knocking off",
|
|
"quitting",
|
|
"bowing",
|
|
"giving in",
|
|
"submitting",
|
|
"succumbing",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"faltering",
|
|
"hanging back",
|
|
"hesitating",
|
|
"shilly-shallying",
|
|
"vacillating",
|
|
"wavering",
|
|
"wobbling",
|
|
"wabbling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in waiting , holding on":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"awaiting",
|
|
"holding on",
|
|
"waiting",
|
|
"abiding",
|
|
"dwelling",
|
|
"hanging around",
|
|
"remaining",
|
|
"staying",
|
|
"sticking around",
|
|
"tarrying",
|
|
"dallying",
|
|
"dawdling",
|
|
"lingering",
|
|
"loitering",
|
|
"outstaying",
|
|
"overstaying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bailing",
|
|
"bailing out",
|
|
"bugging out",
|
|
"buzzing (off)",
|
|
"clearing off",
|
|
"clearing out",
|
|
"cutting out",
|
|
"departing",
|
|
"exiting",
|
|
"getting off",
|
|
"going",
|
|
"going off",
|
|
"leaving",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"packing (up or off)",
|
|
"peeling off",
|
|
"piking (out or off)",
|
|
"pulling out",
|
|
"pushing off",
|
|
"pushing on",
|
|
"quitting",
|
|
"shoving (off)",
|
|
"taking off",
|
|
"vamoosing",
|
|
"walking out",
|
|
"absconding",
|
|
"booking",
|
|
"decamping",
|
|
"escaping",
|
|
"evacuating",
|
|
"fleeing",
|
|
"flying",
|
|
"getting out",
|
|
"running away",
|
|
"scatting",
|
|
"scramming",
|
|
"skipping",
|
|
"abandoning",
|
|
"deserting",
|
|
"forsaking",
|
|
"vacating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hands in":{
|
|
"as in releases , turns in":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"relinquishes",
|
|
"submits",
|
|
"surrenders",
|
|
"turns in",
|
|
"yields",
|
|
"assigns",
|
|
"deals (out)",
|
|
"dispenses",
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"distributes",
|
|
"divides",
|
|
"bequeaths",
|
|
"hands down",
|
|
"hands on",
|
|
"wills",
|
|
"confers",
|
|
"grants",
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"lends",
|
|
"loans",
|
|
"commends",
|
|
"commits",
|
|
"confides",
|
|
"consigns",
|
|
"delegates",
|
|
"delivers",
|
|
"entrusts",
|
|
"intrusts",
|
|
"gives",
|
|
"gives over",
|
|
"hands",
|
|
"hands over",
|
|
"leaves",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"recommends",
|
|
"reposes",
|
|
"transfers",
|
|
"transmits",
|
|
"trusts",
|
|
"turns over",
|
|
"vests",
|
|
"furnishes",
|
|
"supplies",
|
|
"recommits",
|
|
"redelivers",
|
|
"retransfers",
|
|
"retransmits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"keeps",
|
|
"retains",
|
|
"detains",
|
|
"holds back",
|
|
"reserves",
|
|
"withholds",
|
|
"owns",
|
|
"possesses",
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"receives",
|
|
"takes in",
|
|
"occupies",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"takes over"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hang about":{
|
|
"to spend time doing nothing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a tea house near campus where many university students could be seen hanging about"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bum",
|
|
"chill",
|
|
"dally",
|
|
"dawdle",
|
|
"dillydally",
|
|
"drone",
|
|
"footle",
|
|
"goof (off)",
|
|
"hack (around)",
|
|
"hang (around or out)",
|
|
"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":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to spend time in aimless activity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we'll be hanging about at the pub if you need us"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"doodle",
|
|
"fiddle (around)",
|
|
"fool around",
|
|
"fribble",
|
|
"goof (around)",
|
|
"kick around",
|
|
"mess around",
|
|
"monkey (around)",
|
|
"play",
|
|
"potter (around)",
|
|
"putter (around)",
|
|
"trifle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dally",
|
|
"dawdle",
|
|
"dillydally",
|
|
"hang (around or out)",
|
|
"idle",
|
|
"loaf",
|
|
"loll",
|
|
"lounge",
|
|
"clown (around)",
|
|
"horse around",
|
|
"diddle (with)",
|
|
"tinker"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"buckle (down)",
|
|
"knuckle down",
|
|
"set (to)",
|
|
"settle (down)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handed":{
|
|
"to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"was happy to hand her grandmother's cookie recipes to the parish ladies to put in their cookbook"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"fed",
|
|
"furnished",
|
|
"gave",
|
|
"handed over",
|
|
"provided",
|
|
"supplied"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"plied (with)",
|
|
"administered",
|
|
"allocated",
|
|
"apportioned",
|
|
"dealt (out)",
|
|
"dispensed",
|
|
"distributed",
|
|
"doled out",
|
|
"meted (out)",
|
|
"parceled (out)",
|
|
"parcelled (out)",
|
|
"portioned",
|
|
"prorated",
|
|
"assigned",
|
|
"ceded",
|
|
"deeded",
|
|
"made over",
|
|
"transferred"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conserved",
|
|
"kept up",
|
|
"maintained",
|
|
"preserved",
|
|
"saved"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"held (back)",
|
|
"kept (back)",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"retained",
|
|
"withheld"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to shift possession of (something) from one person to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the clerk handed her the receipt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bucked",
|
|
"handed over",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"reached",
|
|
"transferred"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"relayed",
|
|
"bore",
|
|
"carried",
|
|
"fingered",
|
|
"handled",
|
|
"pawed",
|
|
"ceded",
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"gave",
|
|
"gave up",
|
|
"released",
|
|
"relinquished",
|
|
"rendered",
|
|
"surrendered",
|
|
"turned over",
|
|
"yielded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"handed me her bundles while she fished for her house keys"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commended",
|
|
"committed",
|
|
"confided",
|
|
"consigned",
|
|
"delegated",
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"entrusted",
|
|
"intrusted",
|
|
"gave",
|
|
"gave over",
|
|
"handed over",
|
|
"left",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"recommended",
|
|
"reposed",
|
|
"transferred",
|
|
"transmitted",
|
|
"trusted",
|
|
"turned over",
|
|
"vested"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conferred",
|
|
"granted",
|
|
"assigned",
|
|
"dealt (out)",
|
|
"dispensed",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"distributed",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"handed in",
|
|
"released",
|
|
"relinquished",
|
|
"submitted",
|
|
"surrendered",
|
|
"turned in",
|
|
"yielded",
|
|
"bequeathed",
|
|
"handed down",
|
|
"handed on",
|
|
"willed",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"lent",
|
|
"loaned",
|
|
"furnished",
|
|
"supplied",
|
|
"recommitted",
|
|
"redelivered",
|
|
"retransferred",
|
|
"retransmitted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detained",
|
|
"held back",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"withheld",
|
|
"owned",
|
|
"possessed",
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"received",
|
|
"took in",
|
|
"occupied",
|
|
"took",
|
|
"took over"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"held",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"retained"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handhold":{
|
|
"the act or manner of holding":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she tried to maintain her tight handhold on the umbrella as the wind picked up"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clasp",
|
|
"clench",
|
|
"grapple",
|
|
"grasp",
|
|
"grip",
|
|
"handgrip",
|
|
"hold"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"anchorage",
|
|
"leverage",
|
|
"purchase",
|
|
"grab",
|
|
"seizure",
|
|
"foothold",
|
|
"footing",
|
|
"toehold",
|
|
"clinch",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"hug"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"release",
|
|
"relinquishment"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hankie":{
|
|
"a small, often square piece of material that is used for personal hygiene purposes":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"held a hankie up to his nose and blew vigorously"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"handkerchief",
|
|
"kerchief"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"napkin",
|
|
"serviette",
|
|
"tissue",
|
|
"towel",
|
|
"bandanna",
|
|
"bandana"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hankers (for or after)":{
|
|
"to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aches (for)",
|
|
"covets",
|
|
"craves",
|
|
"desiderates",
|
|
"desires",
|
|
"dies (for)",
|
|
"hungers (for)",
|
|
"itches (for)",
|
|
"joneses (for)",
|
|
"longs (for)",
|
|
"lusts (for or after)",
|
|
"pants (after)",
|
|
"pines (for)",
|
|
"repines (for)",
|
|
"salivates (for)",
|
|
"sighs (for)",
|
|
"thirsts (for)",
|
|
"wants",
|
|
"wishes (for)",
|
|
"yearns (for)",
|
|
"yens (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"spoils (for)",
|
|
"adores",
|
|
"delights (in)",
|
|
"digs",
|
|
"enjoys",
|
|
"fancies",
|
|
"grooves (on)",
|
|
"likes",
|
|
"loves",
|
|
"relishes",
|
|
"revels (in)",
|
|
"favors",
|
|
"prefers",
|
|
"admires",
|
|
"appreciates",
|
|
"cherishes",
|
|
"prizes",
|
|
"treasures",
|
|
"values"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abhors",
|
|
"abominates",
|
|
"despises",
|
|
"detests",
|
|
"execrates",
|
|
"hates",
|
|
"loathes",
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"refuses",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"spurns"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"handbaskets":{
|
|
"as in caskets , caddies":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"baskets",
|
|
"bins",
|
|
"boxes",
|
|
"caddies",
|
|
"cartons",
|
|
"cases",
|
|
"caskets",
|
|
"crates",
|
|
"lockers",
|
|
"trunks",
|
|
"cartridges",
|
|
"bags",
|
|
"hampers",
|
|
"pockets",
|
|
"sacks",
|
|
"carriers",
|
|
"coolers",
|
|
"warmers",
|
|
"containers",
|
|
"holders",
|
|
"receptacles",
|
|
"vessels",
|
|
"basins",
|
|
"bottles",
|
|
"bowls",
|
|
"buckets",
|
|
"cans",
|
|
"jars",
|
|
"jugs",
|
|
"kegs",
|
|
"kettles",
|
|
"kits",
|
|
"packs",
|
|
"pails",
|
|
"pitchers",
|
|
"pots",
|
|
"tubs",
|
|
"vats"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handkerchiefs":{
|
|
"a scarf worn on the head":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tied a handkerchief around her head and set about cleaning out the dust-covered attic"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babushkas",
|
|
"bandannas",
|
|
"bandanas",
|
|
"do-rags",
|
|
"kerchiefs",
|
|
"kerchieves",
|
|
"madrases",
|
|
"mantillas"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"shawls",
|
|
"hankies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a small, often square piece of material that is used for personal hygiene purposes":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"usually dries her hands on her handkerchief when there are no towels available"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hankies",
|
|
"kerchiefs",
|
|
"kerchieves"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"napkins",
|
|
"serviettes",
|
|
"tissues",
|
|
"towels",
|
|
"bandannas",
|
|
"bandanas"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hand-wringing":{
|
|
"worried talk or behavior":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"There has been a lot of silly hand-wringing over the latest hike in interest rates."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alarm",
|
|
"alarum",
|
|
"anguish",
|
|
"consternation",
|
|
"desperateness",
|
|
"desperation",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"discomposure",
|
|
"dismay",
|
|
"distraction",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturbance",
|
|
"edginess",
|
|
"franticness",
|
|
"jitters",
|
|
"jumpiness",
|
|
"panic",
|
|
"tremor",
|
|
"agita",
|
|
"agitation",
|
|
"anxiety",
|
|
"anxiousness",
|
|
"apprehension",
|
|
"apprehensiveness",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"concern",
|
|
"concernment",
|
|
"disquiet",
|
|
"disquietude",
|
|
"fear",
|
|
"nervosity",
|
|
"nervousness",
|
|
"perturbation",
|
|
"solicitude",
|
|
"sweat",
|
|
"unease",
|
|
"uneasiness",
|
|
"worry",
|
|
"strain",
|
|
"stress",
|
|
"tension",
|
|
"angst",
|
|
"fearfulness",
|
|
"torment",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"vexation",
|
|
"cold feet",
|
|
"doubt",
|
|
"dread",
|
|
"foreboding",
|
|
"incertitude",
|
|
"misgiving",
|
|
"presentiment",
|
|
"suspense",
|
|
"uncertainty",
|
|
"compunction",
|
|
"qualm",
|
|
"scruple"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"calmness",
|
|
"content",
|
|
"contentment",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"easiness",
|
|
"peace",
|
|
"peacefulness",
|
|
"placidity",
|
|
"placidness",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"quietude",
|
|
"sereneness",
|
|
"serenity",
|
|
"tranquillity",
|
|
"tranquility",
|
|
"tranquilness",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"consolation",
|
|
"relief",
|
|
"solace",
|
|
"unconcern"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hanks":{
|
|
"as in spirals , curls":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"annulets",
|
|
"beckets",
|
|
"coils",
|
|
"curls",
|
|
"furls",
|
|
"spirals",
|
|
"spires",
|
|
"twirls",
|
|
"whorls",
|
|
"wreaths",
|
|
"belts",
|
|
"cinctures",
|
|
"collars",
|
|
"girdles",
|
|
"bands",
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"eyes",
|
|
"hoops",
|
|
"loops",
|
|
"rings",
|
|
"rounds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hand in glove":{
|
|
"in or by combined action or effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as citizens we must work hand in glove with the local police to protect our children"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"concertedly",
|
|
"conjointly",
|
|
"jointly",
|
|
"together"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"collectively",
|
|
"mutually",
|
|
"reciprocally",
|
|
"unanimously",
|
|
"unitedly",
|
|
"cooperatively",
|
|
"symbiotically"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"apart",
|
|
"independently",
|
|
"individually",
|
|
"separately",
|
|
"severally",
|
|
"single-handed",
|
|
"single-handedly",
|
|
"singly",
|
|
"solely",
|
|
"unaided",
|
|
"unassisted",
|
|
"unilaterally"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hanker (for or after)":{
|
|
"to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ache (for)",
|
|
"covet",
|
|
"crave",
|
|
"desiderate",
|
|
"desire",
|
|
"die (for)",
|
|
"hunger (for)",
|
|
"itch (for)",
|
|
"jones (for)",
|
|
"long (for)",
|
|
"lust (for or after)",
|
|
"pant (after)",
|
|
"pine (for)",
|
|
"repine (for)",
|
|
"salivate (for)",
|
|
"sigh (for)",
|
|
"thirst (for)",
|
|
"want",
|
|
"wish (for)",
|
|
"yearn (for)",
|
|
"yen (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"spoil (for)",
|
|
"adore",
|
|
"delight (in)",
|
|
"dig",
|
|
"enjoy",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"groove (on)",
|
|
"like",
|
|
"love",
|
|
"relish",
|
|
"revel (in)",
|
|
"favor",
|
|
"prefer",
|
|
"admire",
|
|
"appreciate",
|
|
"cherish",
|
|
"prize",
|
|
"treasure",
|
|
"value"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abhor",
|
|
"abominate",
|
|
"despise",
|
|
"detest",
|
|
"execrate",
|
|
"hate",
|
|
"loathe",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"spurn"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"handlebar":{
|
|
"as in bar":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"grip",
|
|
"haft",
|
|
"handgrip",
|
|
"handle",
|
|
"helve",
|
|
"bail",
|
|
"bow",
|
|
"loop",
|
|
"hilt",
|
|
"shaft",
|
|
"crop",
|
|
"whipstock",
|
|
"broomstick"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handyperson":{
|
|
"a person who does general repairs or maintenance work":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she's a real handyperson who can fix anything around the house"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"handyman"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"jack-of-all-trades",
|
|
"doctor",
|
|
"mender",
|
|
"renovator",
|
|
"repairer",
|
|
"mechanic",
|
|
"repairman",
|
|
"serviceman",
|
|
"troubleshooter",
|
|
"tinkerer",
|
|
"do-it-yourselfer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handsels":{
|
|
"something given to someone without expectation of a return":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"gave little handsels to their houseguests on New Year's Day"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bestowals",
|
|
"comps",
|
|
"donations",
|
|
"donatives",
|
|
"fairings",
|
|
"freebies",
|
|
"freebees",
|
|
"gifts",
|
|
"giveaways",
|
|
"lagniappes",
|
|
"largesses",
|
|
"presentations",
|
|
"presents"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alms",
|
|
"benefactions",
|
|
"beneficences",
|
|
"benevolences",
|
|
"charities",
|
|
"contributions",
|
|
"doles",
|
|
"handouts",
|
|
"oblations",
|
|
"offerings",
|
|
"philanthropies",
|
|
"tithes",
|
|
"boxes",
|
|
"care packages",
|
|
"foys",
|
|
"grants",
|
|
"subsidies",
|
|
"remembrances",
|
|
"tributes",
|
|
"valentines",
|
|
"bonuses",
|
|
"boons",
|
|
"windfalls",
|
|
"courtesies",
|
|
"favors",
|
|
"generosities",
|
|
"sacrifices",
|
|
"gratuities",
|
|
"propines",
|
|
"tips",
|
|
"awards",
|
|
"prizes",
|
|
"rewards",
|
|
"dowries",
|
|
"bequests",
|
|
"legacies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"loans",
|
|
"bribes",
|
|
"douceurs",
|
|
"peace offerings",
|
|
"sops"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handle":{
|
|
"to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as host of a live TV talk show, she must handle any situation that comes up"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"address",
|
|
"contend (with)",
|
|
"cope (with)",
|
|
"field",
|
|
"grapple (with)",
|
|
"hack",
|
|
"manage",
|
|
"maneuver",
|
|
"manipulate",
|
|
"negotiate",
|
|
"play",
|
|
"swing",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"treat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"engineer",
|
|
"finesse",
|
|
"jockey",
|
|
"bring off",
|
|
"carry off",
|
|
"carry out",
|
|
"get off",
|
|
"pull",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"steer",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"micromanage",
|
|
"regulate",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"react (to)",
|
|
"respond (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"botch",
|
|
"bungle",
|
|
"foozle",
|
|
"fumble",
|
|
"goof (up)",
|
|
"louse up",
|
|
"mess (up)",
|
|
"mishandle",
|
|
"muff",
|
|
"scamp"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to behave toward in a stated way":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"handles all requests professionally, even when customers are rude"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"act (toward)",
|
|
"be (to)",
|
|
"deal (with)",
|
|
"serve",
|
|
"treat",
|
|
"use"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"consider",
|
|
"esteem",
|
|
"rate",
|
|
"reckon",
|
|
"regard",
|
|
"view",
|
|
"engage (with)",
|
|
"react (to)",
|
|
"respond (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to control the mechanical operation of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"learned how to handle basic woodworking power tools"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"operate",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"work"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"use",
|
|
"maneuver",
|
|
"manipulate",
|
|
"ply",
|
|
"wield",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"pilot",
|
|
"steer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to look after and make decisions about":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she takes care of the flower beds, and he handles all the lawn care"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administer",
|
|
"administrate",
|
|
"carry on",
|
|
"conduct",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"govern",
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"manage",
|
|
"operate",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"oversee",
|
|
"preside (over)",
|
|
"regulate",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"steward",
|
|
"superintend",
|
|
"supervise",
|
|
"tend"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"care (for)",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"watch",
|
|
"lead",
|
|
"pilot",
|
|
"steer",
|
|
"guard",
|
|
"protect",
|
|
"safeguard",
|
|
"micromanage",
|
|
"stage-manage",
|
|
"codirect",
|
|
"comanage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I can't handle much more of this foul weather"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abide",
|
|
"absorb",
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"bide",
|
|
"brook",
|
|
"countenance",
|
|
"endure",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"hack",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"stand",
|
|
"stick out",
|
|
"stomach",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"sustain",
|
|
"sweat out",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"tolerate",
|
|
"wear"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"permit",
|
|
"suffer",
|
|
"swallow",
|
|
"reconcile (to)",
|
|
"acquiesce",
|
|
"agree (with or to)",
|
|
"assent (to)",
|
|
"capitulate",
|
|
"consent (to)",
|
|
"respect",
|
|
"submit (to)",
|
|
"yield (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"dismiss",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"repudiate",
|
|
"spurn",
|
|
"turn down",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"oppose",
|
|
"resist",
|
|
"avoid",
|
|
"bypass",
|
|
"circumvent",
|
|
"dodge",
|
|
"elude",
|
|
"escape",
|
|
"evade",
|
|
"miss",
|
|
"abstain (from)",
|
|
"forbear",
|
|
"refrain (from)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be in charge of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'll be handling the team's workouts while the leader is on vacation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boss",
|
|
"captain",
|
|
"head",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"oversee",
|
|
"quarterback",
|
|
"superintend",
|
|
"supervise"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"administer",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"manage",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"shepherd",
|
|
"show",
|
|
"steer",
|
|
"monitor",
|
|
"preside (over)",
|
|
"govern",
|
|
"reign",
|
|
"rule"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a part by which an implement is held":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"was given a set a steak knives with wooden handles"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"grip",
|
|
"haft",
|
|
"handgrip",
|
|
"helve"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"handlebar",
|
|
"bail",
|
|
"bow",
|
|
"loop",
|
|
"hilt",
|
|
"shaft",
|
|
"crop",
|
|
"whipstock",
|
|
"broomstick"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"likes to go by the handle \"Champ\""
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appellation",
|
|
"appellative",
|
|
"cognomen",
|
|
"compellation",
|
|
"denomination",
|
|
"denotation",
|
|
"designation",
|
|
"moniker",
|
|
"monicker",
|
|
"name",
|
|
"nomenclature",
|
|
"title"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"baptismal name",
|
|
"Christian name",
|
|
"first name",
|
|
"forename",
|
|
"given name",
|
|
"family name",
|
|
"maiden name",
|
|
"middle name",
|
|
"surname",
|
|
"matronymic",
|
|
"patronymic",
|
|
"byname",
|
|
"diminutive",
|
|
"epithet",
|
|
"hypocorism",
|
|
"nickname",
|
|
"sobriquet",
|
|
"soubriquet",
|
|
"banner",
|
|
"rubric",
|
|
"tag",
|
|
"alias",
|
|
"cryptonym",
|
|
"nom de guerre",
|
|
"nom de plume",
|
|
"pen name",
|
|
"pseudonym",
|
|
"binomial",
|
|
"monomial",
|
|
"trivial name",
|
|
"vernacular",
|
|
"misnomer",
|
|
"brand name",
|
|
"label",
|
|
"trademark",
|
|
"trade name"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"since it seemed decreed that every new firefighter have a handle , his was soon \"Hulk\""
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alias",
|
|
"byname",
|
|
"cognomen",
|
|
"epithet",
|
|
"moniker",
|
|
"monicker",
|
|
"nickname",
|
|
"sobriquet",
|
|
"soubriquet",
|
|
"surname"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"appellation",
|
|
"denomination",
|
|
"denotation",
|
|
"designation",
|
|
"label",
|
|
"tag",
|
|
"title",
|
|
"anonym",
|
|
"nom de guerre",
|
|
"nom de plume",
|
|
"pen name",
|
|
"pseudonym"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hangs back":{
|
|
"to show uncertainty about the right course of action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she hung back in offering her opinion about her daughter's career choices because it wasn't her business"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balances",
|
|
"dithers",
|
|
"falters",
|
|
"halts",
|
|
"hesitates",
|
|
"scruples",
|
|
"shilly-shallies",
|
|
"staggers",
|
|
"teeters",
|
|
"vacillates",
|
|
"wavers",
|
|
"wobbles",
|
|
"wabbles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"haws",
|
|
"hems",
|
|
"dallies",
|
|
"dawdles",
|
|
"delays",
|
|
"lingers",
|
|
"pauses",
|
|
"procrastinates",
|
|
"waits",
|
|
"backs down",
|
|
"chickens (out)",
|
|
"considers",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"deliberates",
|
|
"ponders",
|
|
"weighs",
|
|
"oscillates",
|
|
"sways",
|
|
"equivocates",
|
|
"hedges",
|
|
"pussyfoots",
|
|
"waffles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decides",
|
|
"budges",
|
|
"stirs",
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"continues"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dives (in)",
|
|
"plunges (in)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hand over":{
|
|
"to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the police officer ordered the suspect to hand over his weapons"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cede",
|
|
"cough up",
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"give up",
|
|
"lay down",
|
|
"relinquish",
|
|
"render",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"turn in",
|
|
"turn over",
|
|
"yield"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commit",
|
|
"consign",
|
|
"entrust",
|
|
"intrust",
|
|
"transfer",
|
|
"forfeit",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"waive",
|
|
"abnegate",
|
|
"renounce",
|
|
"resign",
|
|
"abandon",
|
|
"desert",
|
|
"discard",
|
|
"forsake",
|
|
"part (with)",
|
|
"shed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"retain",
|
|
"withhold"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in response to a desperate plea, we handed over all our extra blankets and pillows to the homeless shelter"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"feed",
|
|
"furnish",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"hand",
|
|
"provide",
|
|
"supply"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ply (with)",
|
|
"administer",
|
|
"allocate",
|
|
"apportion",
|
|
"deal (out)",
|
|
"dispense",
|
|
"distribute",
|
|
"dole out",
|
|
"mete (out)",
|
|
"parcel (out)",
|
|
"portion",
|
|
"prorate",
|
|
"assign",
|
|
"cede",
|
|
"deed",
|
|
"make over",
|
|
"transfer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conserve",
|
|
"keep up",
|
|
"maintain",
|
|
"preserve",
|
|
"save"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hold (back)",
|
|
"keep (back)",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"retain",
|
|
"withhold"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"handed over their valuables to the desk clerk, who put them in the hotel safe"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commend",
|
|
"commit",
|
|
"confide",
|
|
"consign",
|
|
"delegate",
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"entrust",
|
|
"intrust",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"give over",
|
|
"hand",
|
|
"leave",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"recommend",
|
|
"repose",
|
|
"transfer",
|
|
"transmit",
|
|
"trust",
|
|
"turn over",
|
|
"vest"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"confer",
|
|
"grant",
|
|
"assign",
|
|
"deal (out)",
|
|
"dispense",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"distribute",
|
|
"divide",
|
|
"hand in",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"relinquish",
|
|
"submit",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"turn in",
|
|
"yield",
|
|
"bequeath",
|
|
"hand down",
|
|
"hand on",
|
|
"will",
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"lend",
|
|
"loan",
|
|
"furnish",
|
|
"supply",
|
|
"recommit",
|
|
"redeliver",
|
|
"retransfer",
|
|
"retransmit"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detain",
|
|
"hold back",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"withhold",
|
|
"own",
|
|
"possess",
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"receive",
|
|
"take in",
|
|
"occupy",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"take over"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"retain"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to shift possession of (something) from one person to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hand over that screwdriver, will you please?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"buck",
|
|
"hand",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"reach",
|
|
"transfer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"relay",
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"carry",
|
|
"finger",
|
|
"handle",
|
|
"paw",
|
|
"cede",
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"give up",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"relinquish",
|
|
"render",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"turn over",
|
|
"yield"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"though the handover of my wallet was painful, it was better than getting shot by some trigger-happy punk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capitulating",
|
|
"capitulation",
|
|
"cession",
|
|
"relinquishment",
|
|
"rendition",
|
|
"submission",
|
|
"submitting",
|
|
"surrender"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acceptance",
|
|
"acquiescence",
|
|
"concession",
|
|
"compromise",
|
|
"appeasement",
|
|
"conciliation",
|
|
"reconcilement",
|
|
"reconciliation",
|
|
"capture",
|
|
"fall"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"resistance"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handicap":{
|
|
"a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her natural shyness was not a handicap when she played chess"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"debit",
|
|
"disadvantage",
|
|
"disbenefit",
|
|
"downside",
|
|
"drawback",
|
|
"incommodity",
|
|
"liability",
|
|
"minus",
|
|
"negative",
|
|
"strike"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"albatross",
|
|
"millstone",
|
|
"stranglehold",
|
|
"disability",
|
|
"impairment",
|
|
"failing",
|
|
"shortcoming",
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"clog",
|
|
"crimp",
|
|
"embarrassment",
|
|
"hindrance",
|
|
"hitch",
|
|
"hurdle",
|
|
"impediment",
|
|
"interference",
|
|
"let",
|
|
"manacle",
|
|
"obstacle",
|
|
"obstruction",
|
|
"rub",
|
|
"shackle",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"trammel"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"vantage",
|
|
"head start",
|
|
"jump",
|
|
"lead",
|
|
"margin",
|
|
"start",
|
|
"ascendancy",
|
|
"ascendency",
|
|
"better",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"mastery",
|
|
"predominance",
|
|
"superiority",
|
|
"supremacy",
|
|
"transcendence",
|
|
"upper hand",
|
|
"prerogative",
|
|
"privilege",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"opportunity",
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"assistance",
|
|
"help"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"advantage",
|
|
"asset",
|
|
"edge",
|
|
"plus"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"something that makes movement or progress difficult":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her uncomfortable shoes became a handicap on the walking tour of the city, as she often had to sit and rest her sore feet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balk",
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"clog",
|
|
"cramp",
|
|
"crimp",
|
|
"deterrent",
|
|
"drag",
|
|
"embarrassment",
|
|
"encumbrance",
|
|
"fetter",
|
|
"hindrance",
|
|
"holdback",
|
|
"hurdle",
|
|
"impediment",
|
|
"inhibition",
|
|
"interference",
|
|
"let",
|
|
"manacle",
|
|
"obstacle",
|
|
"obstruction",
|
|
"shackles",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"stumbling block",
|
|
"trammel"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"hitch",
|
|
"rub",
|
|
"snag",
|
|
"barrier",
|
|
"blockade",
|
|
"blockage",
|
|
"brick wall",
|
|
"stone wall",
|
|
"arrest",
|
|
"bit",
|
|
"brake",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"constraint",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"hobble",
|
|
"rein",
|
|
"restraint",
|
|
"embargo",
|
|
"stoppage",
|
|
"delay",
|
|
"holdup",
|
|
"stall",
|
|
"burden",
|
|
"cumber",
|
|
"load",
|
|
"danger",
|
|
"hazard",
|
|
"peril",
|
|
"reef",
|
|
"adversity",
|
|
"difficulty",
|
|
"disadvantage",
|
|
"drawback",
|
|
"hardship"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"catalyst",
|
|
"goad",
|
|
"impetus",
|
|
"incentive",
|
|
"spur",
|
|
"stimulant",
|
|
"stimulus",
|
|
"advantage",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"edge",
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"assistance",
|
|
"benefit",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"handmaiden",
|
|
"handmaid",
|
|
"help"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the baseball player's small size did not handicap him in the least"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clog",
|
|
"cramp",
|
|
"embarrass",
|
|
"encumber",
|
|
"fetter",
|
|
"hamper",
|
|
"handcuff",
|
|
"hinder",
|
|
"hobble",
|
|
"hog-tie",
|
|
"hold back",
|
|
"hold up",
|
|
"impede",
|
|
"inhibit",
|
|
"interfere (with)",
|
|
"manacle",
|
|
"obstruct",
|
|
"shackle",
|
|
"short-circuit",
|
|
"stymie",
|
|
"tie up",
|
|
"trammel"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"balk",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"constrain",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"rein",
|
|
"restrain",
|
|
"bind",
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"halter",
|
|
"leash",
|
|
"tether",
|
|
"tie",
|
|
"arrest",
|
|
"brake",
|
|
"delay",
|
|
"retain",
|
|
"retard",
|
|
"barricade",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"blockade",
|
|
"roadblock",
|
|
"bog (down)",
|
|
"mire",
|
|
"choke",
|
|
"smother",
|
|
"stifle",
|
|
"strangle",
|
|
"suffocate",
|
|
"baffle",
|
|
"foil",
|
|
"frustrate",
|
|
"stump",
|
|
"thwart",
|
|
"derail",
|
|
"disrupt",
|
|
"sabotage",
|
|
"muzzle",
|
|
"repress",
|
|
"suppress",
|
|
"confine",
|
|
"hedge (in)",
|
|
"hem (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"make way",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"unclog",
|
|
"unplug",
|
|
"unstop",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"liberate",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"untie",
|
|
"loosen",
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
"encourage",
|
|
"further",
|
|
"promote"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"assist",
|
|
"facilitate",
|
|
"help"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hangouts":{
|
|
"a place for spending time or for socializing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a favorite hangout of senior citizens is the local community center"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"haunts",
|
|
"purlieus",
|
|
"rendezvous",
|
|
"resorts",
|
|
"stamping grounds",
|
|
"stomping grounds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"camps",
|
|
"canteens",
|
|
"clubhouses",
|
|
"clubs",
|
|
"country clubs",
|
|
"key clubs",
|
|
"service clubs",
|
|
"unions",
|
|
"harborages",
|
|
"harbors",
|
|
"havens",
|
|
"nests",
|
|
"refuges",
|
|
"retreats",
|
|
"sanctuaries"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handbook":{
|
|
"a book used for instruction in a subject":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a handbook of grammar"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"manual",
|
|
"primer",
|
|
"text",
|
|
"textbook"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"schoolbook",
|
|
"grammar",
|
|
"reader",
|
|
"speller",
|
|
"tract",
|
|
"treatise",
|
|
"dictionary",
|
|
"lexicon",
|
|
"vocabulary",
|
|
"wordbook",
|
|
"casebook",
|
|
"encyclopedia",
|
|
"reference",
|
|
"bible",
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"guidebook"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hang":{
|
|
"to place on an elevated point without support from below":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hang your coats on the coat rack in the hall"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dangle",
|
|
"sling",
|
|
"suspend",
|
|
"swing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"mount",
|
|
"pin",
|
|
"tack",
|
|
"drape",
|
|
"festoon",
|
|
"garland",
|
|
"string",
|
|
"extend (out)",
|
|
"jut",
|
|
"project",
|
|
"stick out",
|
|
"overhang",
|
|
"protrude",
|
|
"cascade",
|
|
"depend",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"balance",
|
|
"poise"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be determined by, based on, or subject (to)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"our plan to go to the amusement park has all been worked out; now it just hangs on the weather"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"depend",
|
|
"hinge",
|
|
"ride",
|
|
"turn"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"base",
|
|
"establish",
|
|
"found",
|
|
"rest",
|
|
"stay",
|
|
"ground"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be limp from lack of water or vigor":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as they neared the end of the long, hard march all but the most hardy were hanging , and some could barely put one foot in front of the other"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"droop",
|
|
"flag",
|
|
"loll",
|
|
"sag",
|
|
"swag",
|
|
"wilt"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"slouch",
|
|
"slump",
|
|
"cave (in)",
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"crumple",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"sink",
|
|
"subside",
|
|
"yield"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"distend",
|
|
"stiffen",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"straighten",
|
|
"unbend",
|
|
"uncurl"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hanging just above the horizon was a little pink cloud"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"drift",
|
|
"float",
|
|
"glide",
|
|
"hover",
|
|
"poise",
|
|
"ride",
|
|
"sail",
|
|
"swim",
|
|
"waft"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bob",
|
|
"dangle",
|
|
"suspend",
|
|
"buoy",
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
"raft"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dive",
|
|
"lunge",
|
|
"plunge",
|
|
"dip",
|
|
"immerse",
|
|
"submerge",
|
|
"submerse"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"settle",
|
|
"sink"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to find a basis":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that's very slim evidence upon which to hang a theory"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"base",
|
|
"ground",
|
|
"predicate",
|
|
"rest"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"establish",
|
|
"found",
|
|
"assume",
|
|
"postulate",
|
|
"premise",
|
|
"presume",
|
|
"presuppose",
|
|
"suppose"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a downward slope":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"proceeded carefully on snowshoes down the steep hang"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"declension",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"declivity",
|
|
"descent",
|
|
"dip",
|
|
"downgrade",
|
|
"downhill",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"hanging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"basin",
|
|
"depression",
|
|
"hollow"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"glacis",
|
|
"grade",
|
|
"gradient",
|
|
"hill",
|
|
"inclination",
|
|
"incline",
|
|
"lean",
|
|
"pitch",
|
|
"rake",
|
|
"tilt"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acclivity",
|
|
"ascent",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"upgrade",
|
|
"uphill",
|
|
"uprise"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the extent to which something hangs or dips below a straight line":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there's too much hang in the bunting on the parade float\u2014nothing should be touching the ground"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"droop",
|
|
"sag",
|
|
"slack",
|
|
"slackness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"floppiness",
|
|
"laxity",
|
|
"laxness",
|
|
"limpness",
|
|
"looseness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"rigidity",
|
|
"rigidness",
|
|
"tautness",
|
|
"tenseness",
|
|
"tension",
|
|
"tightness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hanging around":{
|
|
"to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"if you hang around until my husband gets home, you can meet him"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abiding",
|
|
"dwelling",
|
|
"remaining",
|
|
"staying",
|
|
"sticking around",
|
|
"tarrying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"awaiting",
|
|
"hanging on",
|
|
"holding on",
|
|
"waiting",
|
|
"dallying",
|
|
"dawdling",
|
|
"lingering",
|
|
"loitering",
|
|
"outstaying",
|
|
"overstaying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"absconding",
|
|
"booking",
|
|
"decamping",
|
|
"escaping",
|
|
"evacuating",
|
|
"fleeing",
|
|
"flying",
|
|
"getting out",
|
|
"running away",
|
|
"scatting",
|
|
"scramming",
|
|
"skipping",
|
|
"abandoning",
|
|
"deserting",
|
|
"forsaking",
|
|
"vacating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bailing",
|
|
"bailing out",
|
|
"bugging out",
|
|
"buzzing (off)",
|
|
"clearing off",
|
|
"clearing out",
|
|
"cutting out",
|
|
"departing",
|
|
"exiting",
|
|
"getting off",
|
|
"going",
|
|
"going off",
|
|
"leaving",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"packing (up or off)",
|
|
"peeling off",
|
|
"piking (out or off)",
|
|
"pulling out",
|
|
"pushing off",
|
|
"pushing on",
|
|
"quitting",
|
|
"shoving (off)",
|
|
"taking off",
|
|
"vamoosing",
|
|
"walking out"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handbag":{
|
|
"a bag carried by hand and designed to hold a traveler's clothing and personal articles":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"flies only with a handbag so he doesn't have to check his luggage"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carry-on",
|
|
"carryall",
|
|
"grip",
|
|
"holdall",
|
|
"portmanteau",
|
|
"suitcase",
|
|
"traveling bag",
|
|
"wallet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"overnight bag",
|
|
"overnight case",
|
|
"weekend bag",
|
|
"weekender",
|
|
"cosmetic case",
|
|
"traveling case",
|
|
"carpetbag",
|
|
"duffel bag",
|
|
"kit",
|
|
"kit bag",
|
|
"backpack",
|
|
"haversack",
|
|
"knapsack",
|
|
"packsack",
|
|
"rucksack",
|
|
"attach\u00e9",
|
|
"attach\u00e9 case",
|
|
"briefcase",
|
|
"valise",
|
|
"baggage",
|
|
"bags",
|
|
"luggage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a container for carrying money and small personal items":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her handbag is just big enough to hold her favorite photos and wallet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bag",
|
|
"pocketbook",
|
|
"purse"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clutch",
|
|
"clutch bag",
|
|
"minaudi\u00e8re",
|
|
"billfold",
|
|
"wallet",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"vanity",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"pouch",
|
|
"sack",
|
|
"shoulder bag"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hanging(s)":{
|
|
"a downward slope":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"with a steep hanging like that, the roofers can't be too careful"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"declensions",
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"declivities",
|
|
"descents",
|
|
"dips",
|
|
"downgrades",
|
|
"downhills",
|
|
"falls",
|
|
"hangs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"basins",
|
|
"depressions",
|
|
"hollows"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"glacis",
|
|
"grades",
|
|
"gradients",
|
|
"hills",
|
|
"inclinations",
|
|
"inclines",
|
|
"leans",
|
|
"pitches",
|
|
"rakes",
|
|
"tilts"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acclivities",
|
|
"ascents",
|
|
"rises",
|
|
"upgrades",
|
|
"uphills",
|
|
"uprises"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handsel":{
|
|
"something given to someone without expectation of a return":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"gave little handsels to their houseguests on New Year's Day"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bestowal",
|
|
"comp",
|
|
"donation",
|
|
"donative",
|
|
"fairing",
|
|
"freebie",
|
|
"freebee",
|
|
"gift",
|
|
"giveaway",
|
|
"lagniappe",
|
|
"largesse",
|
|
"largess",
|
|
"present",
|
|
"presentation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alms",
|
|
"benefaction",
|
|
"beneficence",
|
|
"benevolence",
|
|
"charity",
|
|
"contribution",
|
|
"dole",
|
|
"handout",
|
|
"oblation",
|
|
"offering",
|
|
"philanthropy",
|
|
"tithe",
|
|
"box",
|
|
"care package",
|
|
"foy",
|
|
"grant",
|
|
"subsidy",
|
|
"remembrance",
|
|
"tribute",
|
|
"valentine",
|
|
"bonus",
|
|
"boon",
|
|
"windfall",
|
|
"courtesy",
|
|
"favor",
|
|
"generosity",
|
|
"sacrifice",
|
|
"gratuity",
|
|
"propine",
|
|
"tip",
|
|
"award",
|
|
"prize",
|
|
"reward",
|
|
"dowry",
|
|
"bequest",
|
|
"legacy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"loan",
|
|
"bribe",
|
|
"douceur",
|
|
"peace offering",
|
|
"sop"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handed out":{
|
|
"to give out (something) to appropriate individuals":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"no system yet in place for handing out room assignments"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administered",
|
|
"allocated",
|
|
"apportioned",
|
|
"dealt (out)",
|
|
"dispensed",
|
|
"distributed",
|
|
"doled out",
|
|
"meted (out)",
|
|
"parceled (out)",
|
|
"parcelled (out)",
|
|
"portioned",
|
|
"prorated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"admeasured",
|
|
"allotted",
|
|
"allowed",
|
|
"appropriated",
|
|
"assigned",
|
|
"dished out",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"divvied (up)",
|
|
"dolloped (out)",
|
|
"lotted",
|
|
"measured (out)",
|
|
"parted",
|
|
"proportioned",
|
|
"rationed",
|
|
"redistributed",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"shared (out)",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"bestowed",
|
|
"disbursed",
|
|
"furnished",
|
|
"issued",
|
|
"provided",
|
|
"shared",
|
|
"supplied",
|
|
"circulated",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"disseminated",
|
|
"scattered",
|
|
"spread",
|
|
"chipped in",
|
|
"contributed",
|
|
"donated",
|
|
"pledged",
|
|
"reallocated",
|
|
"reapportioned"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"begrudged",
|
|
"declined",
|
|
"denied",
|
|
"deprived (of)",
|
|
"disallowed",
|
|
"refused",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"withheld",
|
|
"niggled (out)",
|
|
"pinched",
|
|
"skimped",
|
|
"stinted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"misallocated"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handcuffing":{
|
|
"to confine or restrain with or as if with chains":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"wanted to take the trip, but was handcuffed by her responsibility to watch her ailing father"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"binding",
|
|
"chaining",
|
|
"enchaining",
|
|
"enfettering",
|
|
"fettering",
|
|
"gyving",
|
|
"manacling",
|
|
"pinioning",
|
|
"shackling",
|
|
"trammeling",
|
|
"trammelling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hobbling",
|
|
"hog-tying",
|
|
"ironing",
|
|
"lashing",
|
|
"securing",
|
|
"trussing",
|
|
"tying",
|
|
"tieing",
|
|
"attaching",
|
|
"fastening",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"confining",
|
|
"constraining",
|
|
"curbing",
|
|
"hampering",
|
|
"hindering",
|
|
"impeding",
|
|
"limiting",
|
|
"restricting",
|
|
"entangling",
|
|
"tangling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"emancipating",
|
|
"freeing",
|
|
"liberating",
|
|
"loosing",
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"rescuing",
|
|
"undoing",
|
|
"unfastening",
|
|
"untangling",
|
|
"untying",
|
|
"untieing",
|
|
"detaching",
|
|
"disengaging"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unbinding",
|
|
"unfettering",
|
|
"unshackling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the fear that the new mandatory, standardized tests will handcuff the state's teachers, who will have to specifically tailor their lesson plans for the test"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clogging",
|
|
"cramping",
|
|
"embarrassing",
|
|
"encumbering",
|
|
"fettering",
|
|
"hampering",
|
|
"handicapping",
|
|
"hindering",
|
|
"hobbling",
|
|
"hog-tying",
|
|
"holding back",
|
|
"holding up",
|
|
"impeding",
|
|
"inhibiting",
|
|
"interfering (with)",
|
|
"manacling",
|
|
"obstructing",
|
|
"shackling",
|
|
"short-circuiting",
|
|
"stymieing",
|
|
"trammeling",
|
|
"trammelling",
|
|
"tying up",
|
|
"tieing up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"balking",
|
|
"checking",
|
|
"constraining",
|
|
"curbing",
|
|
"reining",
|
|
"restraining",
|
|
"binding",
|
|
"chaining",
|
|
"haltering",
|
|
"leashing",
|
|
"tethering",
|
|
"tying",
|
|
"tieing",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"braking",
|
|
"delaying",
|
|
"retaining",
|
|
"retarding",
|
|
"barricading",
|
|
"blockading",
|
|
"blocking",
|
|
"roadblocking",
|
|
"bogging (down)",
|
|
"miring",
|
|
"choking",
|
|
"smothering",
|
|
"stifling",
|
|
"strangling",
|
|
"suffocating",
|
|
"baffling",
|
|
"foiling",
|
|
"frustrating",
|
|
"stumping",
|
|
"thwarting",
|
|
"derailing",
|
|
"disrupting",
|
|
"sabotaging",
|
|
"muzzling",
|
|
"repressing",
|
|
"suppressing",
|
|
"confining",
|
|
"hedging (in)",
|
|
"hemming (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clearing",
|
|
"making way",
|
|
"opening",
|
|
"unclogging",
|
|
"unplugging",
|
|
"unstopping",
|
|
"freeing",
|
|
"liberating",
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"untying",
|
|
"untieing",
|
|
"loosening",
|
|
"smoothing",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"furthering",
|
|
"promoting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aiding",
|
|
"assisting",
|
|
"facilitating",
|
|
"helping"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handpick":{
|
|
"to decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"handpicked what she considered to be the cutest kitten from the litter"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cherry-pick",
|
|
"choose",
|
|
"cull",
|
|
"elect",
|
|
"name",
|
|
"opt (for)",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"prefer",
|
|
"select",
|
|
"single (out)",
|
|
"tag",
|
|
"take"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"preselect",
|
|
"appoint",
|
|
"designate",
|
|
"fix",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"nominate",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"tab",
|
|
"tap",
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"adopt",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"espouse",
|
|
"settle (on or upon)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disapprove",
|
|
"negative",
|
|
"repudiate",
|
|
"spurn",
|
|
"discard",
|
|
"jettison",
|
|
"throw away",
|
|
"throw out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"turn down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hangmen":{
|
|
"as in executioners , headsmen":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deathsmen",
|
|
"decapitators",
|
|
"executioners",
|
|
"executors",
|
|
"headsmen",
|
|
"assassins",
|
|
"cutthroats",
|
|
"homicides",
|
|
"killers",
|
|
"manslayers",
|
|
"murderers",
|
|
"butchers",
|
|
"massacrers",
|
|
"slaughterers",
|
|
"slayers",
|
|
"murderesses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handpuppets":{
|
|
"as in dolls , puppets":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dollies",
|
|
"dolls",
|
|
"marionettes",
|
|
"puppets",
|
|
"figures",
|
|
"figurines",
|
|
"statuettes",
|
|
"busts",
|
|
"figureheads",
|
|
"carvings",
|
|
"models",
|
|
"sculptures",
|
|
"dummies",
|
|
"forms",
|
|
"manikins",
|
|
"mannikins",
|
|
"mannequins"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"colossi"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in marionettes":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"marionettes",
|
|
"figures",
|
|
"figurines",
|
|
"rag dolls",
|
|
"action figures",
|
|
"dollies",
|
|
"dolls",
|
|
"poppets",
|
|
"puppets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hangs (around)":{
|
|
"to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"if you hang around until my husband gets home, you can meet him"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abides",
|
|
"dwells",
|
|
"remains",
|
|
"stays",
|
|
"sticks around",
|
|
"tarries"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"awaits",
|
|
"hangs on",
|
|
"holds on",
|
|
"waits",
|
|
"dallies",
|
|
"dawdles",
|
|
"lingers",
|
|
"loiters",
|
|
"outstays",
|
|
"overstays"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"absconds",
|
|
"books",
|
|
"decamps",
|
|
"escapes",
|
|
"evacuates",
|
|
"flees",
|
|
"flies",
|
|
"gets out",
|
|
"runs away",
|
|
"scats",
|
|
"scrams",
|
|
"skips",
|
|
"abandons",
|
|
"deserts",
|
|
"forsakes",
|
|
"vacates"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bails",
|
|
"bails out",
|
|
"bugs out",
|
|
"buzzes (off)",
|
|
"clears off",
|
|
"clears out",
|
|
"cuts out",
|
|
"departs",
|
|
"exits",
|
|
"gets off",
|
|
"goes",
|
|
"goes off",
|
|
"leaves",
|
|
"moves",
|
|
"packs (up or off)",
|
|
"peels off",
|
|
"pikes (out or off)",
|
|
"pulls out",
|
|
"pushes off",
|
|
"pushes on",
|
|
"quits",
|
|
"shoves (off)",
|
|
"takes off",
|
|
"vamooses",
|
|
"walks out"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handworkers":{
|
|
"a person whose occupation requires skill with the hands":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it's hard to find a handworker to tailor clothes these days"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"artificers",
|
|
"artisans",
|
|
"crafters",
|
|
"craftsmen",
|
|
"craftspeople",
|
|
"handcraftsmen",
|
|
"handicrafters",
|
|
"handicraftsmen",
|
|
"tradesmen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"craftswomen",
|
|
"artists",
|
|
"makers",
|
|
"journeymen",
|
|
"masters",
|
|
"mechanics",
|
|
"operatives",
|
|
"shapers",
|
|
"smiths",
|
|
"technicians",
|
|
"wrights",
|
|
"handymen",
|
|
"handypeople",
|
|
"workmen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handguns":{
|
|
"as in pistols , revolvers":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"derringers",
|
|
"forty-fives",
|
|
".45s",
|
|
"gats",
|
|
"pistols",
|
|
"revolvers",
|
|
"rods",
|
|
"roscoes",
|
|
"sidearms",
|
|
"six-guns",
|
|
"six-shooters",
|
|
"zip guns",
|
|
"arms",
|
|
"firearms",
|
|
"guns",
|
|
"heat",
|
|
"pieces",
|
|
"small arms",
|
|
"self-loaders",
|
|
"semiautomatics",
|
|
"blunderbusses",
|
|
"breechloaders",
|
|
"culverins",
|
|
"fieldpieces",
|
|
"firelocks",
|
|
"flintlocks",
|
|
"harquebuses",
|
|
"arquebuses",
|
|
"matchlocks",
|
|
"muskets",
|
|
"rifles",
|
|
"shotguns",
|
|
"smoothbores",
|
|
"twenty-twos",
|
|
".22s",
|
|
"AK-47s",
|
|
"assault rifles",
|
|
"assault weapons",
|
|
"automatics",
|
|
"carbines",
|
|
"machine guns",
|
|
"machine pistols",
|
|
"repeaters",
|
|
"submachine guns",
|
|
"tommy guns",
|
|
"spearguns"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handily":{
|
|
"without difficulty":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"handily whipped up a fluffy meringue and spread it on the pie"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"easily",
|
|
"easy",
|
|
"effortlessly",
|
|
"facilely",
|
|
"fluently",
|
|
"freely",
|
|
"hands down",
|
|
"lightly",
|
|
"painlessly",
|
|
"readily",
|
|
"smoothly",
|
|
"well"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ably",
|
|
"adeptly",
|
|
"adroitly",
|
|
"competently",
|
|
"deftly",
|
|
"dexterously",
|
|
"efficiently",
|
|
"expertly",
|
|
"masterfully",
|
|
"proficiently",
|
|
"skillfully",
|
|
"instinctively",
|
|
"intuitively",
|
|
"naturally",
|
|
"spontaneously"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"awkwardly",
|
|
"clumsily",
|
|
"gracelessly",
|
|
"ham-handedly",
|
|
"ineptly",
|
|
"maladroitly",
|
|
"unskillfully",
|
|
"meticulously",
|
|
"painfully",
|
|
"painstakingly",
|
|
"thoroughly",
|
|
"assiduously",
|
|
"diligently",
|
|
"indefatigably",
|
|
"industriously",
|
|
"intensely",
|
|
"intently",
|
|
"mightily",
|
|
"sedulously",
|
|
"tirelessly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"arduously",
|
|
"hardly",
|
|
"laboriously",
|
|
"strenuously"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handwringers":{
|
|
"a person who is inclined to worry":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"opponents of the nuclear power plant were dismissed as a bunch of handwringers who were standing in the way of progress"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"nervous Nellies",
|
|
"worriers",
|
|
"worrywarts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"defeatists",
|
|
"fatalists",
|
|
"pessimists"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"optimists",
|
|
"Pollyannas"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handwriting on the wall":{
|
|
"something that tells of approaching danger or risk":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"caution",
|
|
"red flag",
|
|
"red light",
|
|
"tip-off",
|
|
"tocsin",
|
|
"wake-up call",
|
|
"warning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"omen",
|
|
"portent",
|
|
"premonition",
|
|
"presage",
|
|
"notice",
|
|
"notification",
|
|
"buoy",
|
|
"indicator",
|
|
"knell",
|
|
"sign",
|
|
"signal",
|
|
"foretaste",
|
|
"foretoken",
|
|
"announcement",
|
|
"declaration"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"hang on to":{
|
|
"to continue to have in one's possession or power":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"You can hang on to that necklace if you like."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"retain",
|
|
"withhold"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conserve",
|
|
"guard",
|
|
"preserve",
|
|
"protect",
|
|
"save",
|
|
"boast",
|
|
"enjoy",
|
|
"have",
|
|
"own",
|
|
"possess",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"detain",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"manage",
|
|
"rule",
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"harbor",
|
|
"cherish",
|
|
"cling (to)",
|
|
"hug",
|
|
"treasure"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abandon",
|
|
"cede",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"contribute",
|
|
"donate",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"hand out",
|
|
"discard",
|
|
"dump",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"repudiate",
|
|
"spurn",
|
|
"lose"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"give up",
|
|
"hand over",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"relinquish",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"yield"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep in one's mind or heart":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She hangs on to memories of her traveling days."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"cherish",
|
|
"entertain",
|
|
"harbor",
|
|
"have",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"nurse"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cultivate",
|
|
"foster",
|
|
"nurture",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"sustain",
|
|
"carry",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"maintain",
|
|
"preserve",
|
|
"remember",
|
|
"retain",
|
|
"treasure",
|
|
"cleave (to)",
|
|
"cling (to)",
|
|
"hug",
|
|
"stick (to)",
|
|
"brood (about or over)",
|
|
"fixate (on or upon)",
|
|
"obsess (about or over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"forget",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"abjure",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"deny",
|
|
"disdain",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"repudiate",
|
|
"scorn",
|
|
"abandon",
|
|
"desert",
|
|
"discard",
|
|
"forsake",
|
|
"give up",
|
|
"part (with)",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"renounce",
|
|
"throw out",
|
|
"erase",
|
|
"expunge"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have or keep in one's hands":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Can you hang on to my purse while I use the bathroom?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clench",
|
|
"cling (to)",
|
|
"clutch",
|
|
"grip",
|
|
"hold"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"carry",
|
|
"bag",
|
|
"capture",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"collar",
|
|
"corral",
|
|
"grab",
|
|
"grapple",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"land",
|
|
"latch (on or onto)",
|
|
"nab",
|
|
"nail",
|
|
"seize",
|
|
"snap (up)",
|
|
"snare",
|
|
"snatch",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"trap",
|
|
"feel",
|
|
"finger",
|
|
"handle",
|
|
"paw",
|
|
"clasp",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"grasp",
|
|
"hug",
|
|
"cradle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"hand",
|
|
"unclasp",
|
|
"unhand",
|
|
"cede",
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"give up",
|
|
"hand out",
|
|
"hand over",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"relinquish",
|
|
"render",
|
|
"turn over",
|
|
"yield"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Hang on to this rope for support."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clasp",
|
|
"grasp",
|
|
"grip",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"take"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clench",
|
|
"cling (to)",
|
|
"clutch",
|
|
"hold on (to)",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"nab",
|
|
"seize",
|
|
"snatch"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"liberate",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"entrust",
|
|
"intrust",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"hand",
|
|
"hand over",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"relinquish",
|
|
"transfer",
|
|
"transmit",
|
|
"turn over",
|
|
"unhand"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hangs on":{
|
|
"as in keeps up , digs in":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"digs in",
|
|
"keeps up",
|
|
"carries on",
|
|
"perseveres",
|
|
"persists",
|
|
"follows through (with)",
|
|
"knuckles down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"gives up",
|
|
"knocks off",
|
|
"quits",
|
|
"bows",
|
|
"gives in",
|
|
"submits",
|
|
"succumbs",
|
|
"surrenders",
|
|
"yields",
|
|
"falters",
|
|
"hangs back",
|
|
"hesitates",
|
|
"shilly-shallies",
|
|
"vacillates",
|
|
"wavers",
|
|
"wobbles",
|
|
"wabbles"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in waits , holds on":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"awaits",
|
|
"holds on",
|
|
"waits",
|
|
"abides",
|
|
"dwells",
|
|
"hangs around",
|
|
"remains",
|
|
"stays",
|
|
"sticks around",
|
|
"tarries",
|
|
"dallies",
|
|
"dawdles",
|
|
"lingers",
|
|
"loiters",
|
|
"outstays",
|
|
"overstays"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bails",
|
|
"bails out",
|
|
"bugs out",
|
|
"buzzes (off)",
|
|
"clears off",
|
|
"clears out",
|
|
"cuts out",
|
|
"departs",
|
|
"exits",
|
|
"gets off",
|
|
"goes",
|
|
"goes off",
|
|
"leaves",
|
|
"moves",
|
|
"packs (up or off)",
|
|
"peels off",
|
|
"pikes (out or off)",
|
|
"pulls out",
|
|
"pushes off",
|
|
"pushes on",
|
|
"quits",
|
|
"shoves (off)",
|
|
"takes off",
|
|
"vamooses",
|
|
"walks out",
|
|
"absconds",
|
|
"books",
|
|
"decamps",
|
|
"escapes",
|
|
"evacuates",
|
|
"flees",
|
|
"flies",
|
|
"gets out",
|
|
"runs away",
|
|
"scats",
|
|
"scrams",
|
|
"skips",
|
|
"abandons",
|
|
"deserts",
|
|
"forsakes",
|
|
"vacates"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handing":{
|
|
"to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"was happy to hand her grandmother's cookie recipes to the parish ladies to put in their cookbook"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"delivering",
|
|
"feeding",
|
|
"furnishing",
|
|
"giving",
|
|
"handing over",
|
|
"providing",
|
|
"supplying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"plying (with)",
|
|
"administering",
|
|
"allocating",
|
|
"apportioning",
|
|
"dealing (out)",
|
|
"dispensing",
|
|
"distributing",
|
|
"doling out",
|
|
"meting (out)",
|
|
"parceling (out)",
|
|
"parcelling (out)",
|
|
"portioning",
|
|
"prorating",
|
|
"assigning",
|
|
"ceding",
|
|
"deeding",
|
|
"making over",
|
|
"transferring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conserving",
|
|
"keeping up",
|
|
"maintaining",
|
|
"preserving",
|
|
"saving"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"holding (back)",
|
|
"keeping (back)",
|
|
"reserving",
|
|
"retaining",
|
|
"withholding"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to shift possession of (something) from one person to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the clerk handed her the receipt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bucking",
|
|
"handing over",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"reaching",
|
|
"transferring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"relaying",
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"carrying",
|
|
"fingering",
|
|
"handling",
|
|
"pawing",
|
|
"ceding",
|
|
"delivering",
|
|
"giving",
|
|
"giving up",
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"relinquishing",
|
|
"rendering",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"turning over",
|
|
"yielding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"handed me her bundles while she fished for her house keys"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commending",
|
|
"committing",
|
|
"confiding",
|
|
"consigning",
|
|
"delegating",
|
|
"delivering",
|
|
"entrusting",
|
|
"intrusting",
|
|
"giving",
|
|
"giving over",
|
|
"handing over",
|
|
"leaving",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"recommending",
|
|
"reposing",
|
|
"transferring",
|
|
"transmitting",
|
|
"trusting",
|
|
"turning over",
|
|
"vesting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conferring",
|
|
"granting",
|
|
"assigning",
|
|
"dealing (out)",
|
|
"dispensing",
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"distributing",
|
|
"dividing",
|
|
"handing in",
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"relinquishing",
|
|
"submitting",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"turning in",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"bequeathing",
|
|
"handing down",
|
|
"handing on",
|
|
"willing",
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"lending",
|
|
"loaning",
|
|
"furnishing",
|
|
"supplying",
|
|
"recommitting",
|
|
"redelivering",
|
|
"retransferring",
|
|
"retransmitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaining",
|
|
"holding back",
|
|
"reserving",
|
|
"withholding",
|
|
"owning",
|
|
"possessing",
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"receiving",
|
|
"taking in",
|
|
"occupying",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"taking over"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"retaining"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hand running":{
|
|
"in succession without others coming in between":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"worked on repairing the fencing for five days hand running"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"back-to-back",
|
|
"consecutively",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"sequentially",
|
|
"seriatim",
|
|
"successionally",
|
|
"successively",
|
|
"together"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"serially",
|
|
"constantly",
|
|
"continually",
|
|
"continuingly",
|
|
"continuously",
|
|
"night and day",
|
|
"repeatedly",
|
|
"unceasingly",
|
|
"uninterruptedly",
|
|
"subsequently"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discontinuously",
|
|
"intermittently",
|
|
"interruptedly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handed down":{
|
|
"as in willed , left":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bequeathed",
|
|
"left",
|
|
"passed (down)",
|
|
"willed",
|
|
"alienated",
|
|
"aliened",
|
|
"assigned",
|
|
"ceded",
|
|
"conveyed",
|
|
"deeded",
|
|
"made over",
|
|
"transferred",
|
|
"bestowed",
|
|
"commended",
|
|
"committed",
|
|
"conferred",
|
|
"contributed",
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"donated",
|
|
"granted",
|
|
"handed over",
|
|
"moved",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"presented",
|
|
"released",
|
|
"relinquished",
|
|
"surrendered",
|
|
"transmitted",
|
|
"turned in",
|
|
"turned over",
|
|
"vested",
|
|
"yielded",
|
|
"consigned",
|
|
"entrusted",
|
|
"intrusted",
|
|
"trusted",
|
|
"leased",
|
|
"lent",
|
|
"let",
|
|
"loaned",
|
|
"rented"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"expropriated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in informed , advised":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advised",
|
|
"apprised",
|
|
"informed",
|
|
"notified",
|
|
"disclosed",
|
|
"divulged",
|
|
"introduced",
|
|
"kithed",
|
|
"kythed",
|
|
"manifested",
|
|
"reported",
|
|
"revealed",
|
|
"showed",
|
|
"communicated",
|
|
"imparted",
|
|
"intimated",
|
|
"disseminated",
|
|
"spread",
|
|
"argued",
|
|
"rationalized",
|
|
"reasoned",
|
|
"blurbed",
|
|
"featured",
|
|
"pitched",
|
|
"plugged",
|
|
"promoted",
|
|
"puffed",
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"justified",
|
|
"vindicated",
|
|
"knelled",
|
|
"rang",
|
|
"tolled",
|
|
"defended",
|
|
"persevered",
|
|
"supported",
|
|
"upheld",
|
|
"billboarded",
|
|
"billed",
|
|
"bulletined",
|
|
"gazetted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregarded",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"neglected",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"concealed",
|
|
"hushed (up)",
|
|
"silenced",
|
|
"suppressed",
|
|
"withheld",
|
|
"minimized",
|
|
"understated",
|
|
"underplayed",
|
|
"de-emphasized",
|
|
"downplayed",
|
|
"played down",
|
|
"soft-pedaled",
|
|
"recalled",
|
|
"recanted",
|
|
"retracted",
|
|
"revoked",
|
|
"abandoned",
|
|
"disavowed",
|
|
"disclaimed",
|
|
"disowned",
|
|
"negated",
|
|
"negatived",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"repudiated",
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
"disputed",
|
|
"questioned",
|
|
"confuted",
|
|
"disproved",
|
|
"rebutted",
|
|
"refuted",
|
|
"contradicted",
|
|
"countered",
|
|
"denied",
|
|
"gainsaid"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hanged (at)":{
|
|
"to go to or spend time in often":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"most summer afternoons, we'd hang at the municipal pool for a few hours"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affected",
|
|
"frequented",
|
|
"habituated",
|
|
"haunted",
|
|
"resorted (to)",
|
|
"visited"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"patronized",
|
|
"attended",
|
|
"took in",
|
|
"infested",
|
|
"invaded",
|
|
"overran",
|
|
"swarmed",
|
|
"called (on or upon)",
|
|
"dropped by",
|
|
"dropped in",
|
|
"popped (in)",
|
|
"ran (in)",
|
|
"camped (out in)",
|
|
"sojourned (at)",
|
|
"stayed (at)",
|
|
"stopped (over)",
|
|
"tarried (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dodged",
|
|
"ducked",
|
|
"eluded",
|
|
"escaped",
|
|
"eschewed",
|
|
"evaded",
|
|
"shook"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"avoided",
|
|
"shunned"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handsomely":{
|
|
"in a generous manner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"rewarded handsomely the kids who had found his lost dog"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amply",
|
|
"bounteously",
|
|
"bountifully",
|
|
"freehandedly",
|
|
"freeheartedly",
|
|
"generously",
|
|
"lavishly",
|
|
"liberally",
|
|
"munificently",
|
|
"openhandedly",
|
|
"unstintingly",
|
|
"well"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"considerately",
|
|
"courteously",
|
|
"hospitably",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"nicely",
|
|
"reasonably",
|
|
"sweetly",
|
|
"thoughtfully",
|
|
"affably",
|
|
"amiably",
|
|
"cheerfully",
|
|
"cheerily",
|
|
"congenially",
|
|
"cordially",
|
|
"friendlily",
|
|
"genially",
|
|
"good-heartedly",
|
|
"good-naturedly",
|
|
"graciously",
|
|
"selflessly",
|
|
"ungrudgingly",
|
|
"unselfishly",
|
|
"altruistically",
|
|
"beneficently",
|
|
"benevolently",
|
|
"bigheartedly",
|
|
"charitably",
|
|
"humanely",
|
|
"kindheartedly",
|
|
"magnanimously",
|
|
"philanthropically"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contemptuously",
|
|
"disdainfully",
|
|
"rudely",
|
|
"scornfully",
|
|
"obnoxiously",
|
|
"provocatively",
|
|
"coldly",
|
|
"coolly",
|
|
"cooly",
|
|
"frigidly",
|
|
"hostilely",
|
|
"angrily",
|
|
"belligerently",
|
|
"begrudgingly",
|
|
"grudgingly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"parsimoniously",
|
|
"stingily",
|
|
"ungenerously"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hand down":{
|
|
"as in will , leave":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bequeath",
|
|
"leave",
|
|
"pass (down)",
|
|
"will",
|
|
"alien",
|
|
"alienate",
|
|
"assign",
|
|
"cede",
|
|
"convey",
|
|
"deed",
|
|
"make over",
|
|
"transfer",
|
|
"bestow",
|
|
"commend",
|
|
"commit",
|
|
"confer",
|
|
"contribute",
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"donate",
|
|
"grant",
|
|
"hand over",
|
|
"move",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"present",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"relinquish",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"transmit",
|
|
"turn in",
|
|
"turn over",
|
|
"vest",
|
|
"yield",
|
|
"consign",
|
|
"entrust",
|
|
"intrust",
|
|
"trust",
|
|
"lease",
|
|
"lend",
|
|
"let",
|
|
"loan",
|
|
"rent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"expropriate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in inform , advise":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advise",
|
|
"apprise",
|
|
"inform",
|
|
"notify",
|
|
"disclose",
|
|
"divulge",
|
|
"introduce",
|
|
"kithe",
|
|
"manifest",
|
|
"report",
|
|
"reveal",
|
|
"show",
|
|
"communicate",
|
|
"impart",
|
|
"intimate",
|
|
"disseminate",
|
|
"spread",
|
|
"argue",
|
|
"rationalize",
|
|
"reason",
|
|
"blurb",
|
|
"feature",
|
|
"pitch",
|
|
"plug",
|
|
"promote",
|
|
"puff",
|
|
"confirm",
|
|
"justify",
|
|
"vindicate",
|
|
"knell",
|
|
"ring",
|
|
"toll",
|
|
"defend",
|
|
"persevere",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"uphold",
|
|
"bill",
|
|
"billboard",
|
|
"bulletin",
|
|
"gazette"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"conceal",
|
|
"hush (up)",
|
|
"silence",
|
|
"suppress",
|
|
"withhold",
|
|
"minimize",
|
|
"understate",
|
|
"underplay",
|
|
"de-emphasize",
|
|
"downplay",
|
|
"play down",
|
|
"soft-pedal",
|
|
"recall",
|
|
"recant",
|
|
"retract",
|
|
"revoke",
|
|
"abandon",
|
|
"disavow",
|
|
"disclaim",
|
|
"disown",
|
|
"negate",
|
|
"negative",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"repudiate",
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"question",
|
|
"confute",
|
|
"disprove",
|
|
"rebut",
|
|
"refute",
|
|
"contradict",
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"deny",
|
|
"gainsay"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hangared":{
|
|
"as in housed , garaged":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cellared",
|
|
"garaged",
|
|
"housed",
|
|
"warehoused",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"put up",
|
|
"reposited",
|
|
"stored",
|
|
"stowed",
|
|
"filed",
|
|
"packed",
|
|
"shelved"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hangs about":{
|
|
"to spend time doing nothing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a tea house near campus where many university students could be seen hanging about"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bums",
|
|
"chills",
|
|
"dallies",
|
|
"dawdles",
|
|
"dillydallies",
|
|
"drones",
|
|
"footles",
|
|
"goofs (off)",
|
|
"hacks (around)",
|
|
"hangs (around or out)",
|
|
"idles",
|
|
"kicks around",
|
|
"kicks back",
|
|
"lazes",
|
|
"lazies",
|
|
"loafs",
|
|
"lolls",
|
|
"lounges",
|
|
"vegges out",
|
|
"veges out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fiddles (around)",
|
|
"fools",
|
|
"messes",
|
|
"monkeys",
|
|
"mucks",
|
|
"piddles",
|
|
"plays",
|
|
"potters (around)",
|
|
"putters (around)",
|
|
"trifles",
|
|
"dozes",
|
|
"estivates",
|
|
"aestivates",
|
|
"hibernates",
|
|
"lags",
|
|
"lingers",
|
|
"loiters",
|
|
"pokes",
|
|
"relaxes",
|
|
"rests",
|
|
"tarries",
|
|
"ambles",
|
|
"moseys",
|
|
"saunters",
|
|
"strolls",
|
|
"swans",
|
|
"furloughs",
|
|
"goldbricks",
|
|
"malingers",
|
|
"truants"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drudges",
|
|
"grinds",
|
|
"grubs",
|
|
"humps",
|
|
"hustles",
|
|
"labors",
|
|
"moils",
|
|
"pegs",
|
|
"plods",
|
|
"plows",
|
|
"plugs",
|
|
"slaves",
|
|
"sweats",
|
|
"toils",
|
|
"travails",
|
|
"works",
|
|
"applies",
|
|
"buckles (down)",
|
|
"exerts",
|
|
"puts out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to spend time in aimless activity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we'll be hanging about at the pub if you need us"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"doodles",
|
|
"fiddles (around)",
|
|
"fools around",
|
|
"fribbles",
|
|
"goofs (around)",
|
|
"kicks around",
|
|
"messes around",
|
|
"monkeys (around)",
|
|
"plays",
|
|
"potters (around)",
|
|
"putters (around)",
|
|
"trifles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dallies",
|
|
"dawdles",
|
|
"dillydallies",
|
|
"hangs (around or out)",
|
|
"idles",
|
|
"loafs",
|
|
"lolls",
|
|
"lounges",
|
|
"clowns (around)",
|
|
"horses around",
|
|
"diddles (with)",
|
|
"tinkers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"buckles (down)",
|
|
"knuckles down",
|
|
"sets (to)",
|
|
"settles (down)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hang-up":{
|
|
"a source of persistent emotional distress":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"low self-esteem is only one of his many hang-ups"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affliction",
|
|
"demon",
|
|
"daemon",
|
|
"terror",
|
|
"torment"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"b\u00eate noire",
|
|
"bogey",
|
|
"bogie",
|
|
"bogy",
|
|
"bugaboo",
|
|
"bugbear",
|
|
"hobgoblin",
|
|
"ogre"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hangs it up":{
|
|
"to stop doing (something) permanently":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"We've had a good go of it, but I think it's time to hang it up ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abandons",
|
|
"discontinues",
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"gives up",
|
|
"knocks off",
|
|
"lays off (of)",
|
|
"packs (up or in)",
|
|
"quits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"breaks off",
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
"ceases",
|
|
"closes",
|
|
"concludes",
|
|
"ends",
|
|
"expires",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"halts",
|
|
"leaves off",
|
|
"shuts off",
|
|
"pauses",
|
|
"tapers off",
|
|
"throws up",
|
|
"rounds (off or out)",
|
|
"terminates",
|
|
"winds up",
|
|
"wraps up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"goes",
|
|
"runs on",
|
|
"hangs in",
|
|
"hangs on",
|
|
"holds on",
|
|
"perseveres",
|
|
"persists",
|
|
"follows through (with)",
|
|
"renews",
|
|
"reopens",
|
|
"restarts",
|
|
"resumes",
|
|
"preserves",
|
|
"stays",
|
|
"begins",
|
|
"commences",
|
|
"starts"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"carries on",
|
|
"continues",
|
|
"keeps",
|
|
"keeps up",
|
|
"maintains"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hand and glove":{
|
|
"in or by combined action or effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as citizens we must work hand in glove with the local police to protect our children"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"concertedly",
|
|
"conjointly",
|
|
"jointly",
|
|
"together"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"collectively",
|
|
"mutually",
|
|
"reciprocally",
|
|
"unanimously",
|
|
"unitedly",
|
|
"cooperatively",
|
|
"symbiotically"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"apart",
|
|
"independently",
|
|
"individually",
|
|
"separately",
|
|
"severally",
|
|
"single-handed",
|
|
"single-handedly",
|
|
"singly",
|
|
"solely",
|
|
"unaided",
|
|
"unassisted",
|
|
"unilaterally"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hanky":{
|
|
"a small, often square piece of material that is used for personal hygiene purposes":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"held a hankie up to his nose and blew vigorously"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"handkerchief",
|
|
"kerchief"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"napkin",
|
|
"serviette",
|
|
"tissue",
|
|
"towel",
|
|
"bandanna",
|
|
"bandana"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hanged (around or out)":{
|
|
"to come or be together as friends":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"chummed",
|
|
"companied",
|
|
"consociated",
|
|
"consorted",
|
|
"fraternized",
|
|
"hobnobbed",
|
|
"hooked up",
|
|
"messed around",
|
|
"palled (around)",
|
|
"ran",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"sorted",
|
|
"traveled",
|
|
"travelled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliated",
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"attached",
|
|
"banded",
|
|
"bonded",
|
|
"clubbed",
|
|
"collaborated",
|
|
"colluded",
|
|
"confederated",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"connected",
|
|
"cooperated",
|
|
"coupled",
|
|
"ganged",
|
|
"got along",
|
|
"got on",
|
|
"grouped",
|
|
"interrelated",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"knotted",
|
|
"leagued",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"mingled",
|
|
"mixed",
|
|
"rallied",
|
|
"related",
|
|
"sided",
|
|
"socialized",
|
|
"teamed",
|
|
"tied",
|
|
"wedded",
|
|
"wed",
|
|
"befriended",
|
|
"friended"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avoided",
|
|
"cold-shouldered",
|
|
"shunned",
|
|
"snubbed",
|
|
"alienated",
|
|
"estranged",
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"disbanded",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"split (up)",
|
|
"disjoined",
|
|
"dissociated",
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
"divorced",
|
|
"severed",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"sundered"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to spend time doing nothing":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bummed",
|
|
"chilled",
|
|
"dallied",
|
|
"dawdled",
|
|
"dillydallied",
|
|
"droned",
|
|
"footled",
|
|
"goofed (off)",
|
|
"hacked (around)",
|
|
"hung about",
|
|
"idled",
|
|
"kicked around",
|
|
"kicked back",
|
|
"lazed",
|
|
"lazied",
|
|
"loafed",
|
|
"lolled",
|
|
"lounged",
|
|
"vegged out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fiddled (around)",
|
|
"fooled",
|
|
"messed",
|
|
"monkeyed",
|
|
"mucked",
|
|
"piddled",
|
|
"played",
|
|
"pottered (around)",
|
|
"puttered (around)",
|
|
"trifled",
|
|
"dozed",
|
|
"estivated",
|
|
"aestivated",
|
|
"hibernated",
|
|
"lagged",
|
|
"lingered",
|
|
"loitered",
|
|
"poked",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"rested",
|
|
"tarried",
|
|
"ambled",
|
|
"moseyed",
|
|
"sauntered",
|
|
"strolled",
|
|
"swanned",
|
|
"furloughed",
|
|
"goldbricked",
|
|
"malingered",
|
|
"truanted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drudged",
|
|
"ground",
|
|
"grubbed",
|
|
"humped",
|
|
"hustled",
|
|
"labored",
|
|
"moiled",
|
|
"pegged",
|
|
"plodded",
|
|
"plowed",
|
|
"plugged",
|
|
"slaved",
|
|
"sweat",
|
|
"sweated",
|
|
"toiled",
|
|
"travailed",
|
|
"worked",
|
|
"wrought",
|
|
"applied",
|
|
"buckled (down)",
|
|
"exerted",
|
|
"put out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"handicapping":{
|
|
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the baseball player's small size did not handicap him in the least"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clogging",
|
|
"cramping",
|
|
"embarrassing",
|
|
"encumbering",
|
|
"fettering",
|
|
"hampering",
|
|
"handcuffing",
|
|
"hindering",
|
|
"hobbling",
|
|
"hog-tying",
|
|
"holding back",
|
|
"holding up",
|
|
"impeding",
|
|
"inhibiting",
|
|
"interfering (with)",
|
|
"manacling",
|
|
"obstructing",
|
|
"shackling",
|
|
"short-circuiting",
|
|
"stymieing",
|
|
"trammeling",
|
|
"trammelling",
|
|
"tying up",
|
|
"tieing up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"balking",
|
|
"checking",
|
|
"constraining",
|
|
"curbing",
|
|
"reining",
|
|
"restraining",
|
|
"binding",
|
|
"chaining",
|
|
"haltering",
|
|
"leashing",
|
|
"tethering",
|
|
"tying",
|
|
"tieing",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"braking",
|
|
"delaying",
|
|
"retaining",
|
|
"retarding",
|
|
"barricading",
|
|
"blockading",
|
|
"blocking",
|
|
"roadblocking",
|
|
"bogging (down)",
|
|
"miring",
|
|
"choking",
|
|
"smothering",
|
|
"stifling",
|
|
"strangling",
|
|
"suffocating",
|
|
"baffling",
|
|
"foiling",
|
|
"frustrating",
|
|
"stumping",
|
|
"thwarting",
|
|
"derailing",
|
|
"disrupting",
|
|
"sabotaging",
|
|
"muzzling",
|
|
"repressing",
|
|
"suppressing",
|
|
"confining",
|
|
"hedging (in)",
|
|
"hemming (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clearing",
|
|
"making way",
|
|
"opening",
|
|
"unclogging",
|
|
"unplugging",
|
|
"unstopping",
|
|
"freeing",
|
|
"liberating",
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"untying",
|
|
"untieing",
|
|
"loosening",
|
|
"smoothing",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"furthering",
|
|
"promoting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aiding",
|
|
"assisting",
|
|
"facilitating",
|
|
"helping"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hanging loose":{
|
|
"to get rid of nervous tension or anxiety":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"We just hung loose while waiting for the server to take our orders."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chilling",
|
|
"chilling out",
|
|
"decompressing",
|
|
"de-stressing",
|
|
"loosening up",
|
|
"mellowing (out)",
|
|
"relaxing",
|
|
"unwinding",
|
|
"winding down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"unbending",
|
|
"basking",
|
|
"kicking back",
|
|
"lolling",
|
|
"lounging",
|
|
"reposing",
|
|
"resting",
|
|
"bumming",
|
|
"dallying",
|
|
"dawdling",
|
|
"dillydallying",
|
|
"droning",
|
|
"footling",
|
|
"goofing (off)",
|
|
"hacking (around)",
|
|
"hanging (around or out)",
|
|
"idling",
|
|
"lazing",
|
|
"loafing",
|
|
"vegetating",
|
|
"vegging out",
|
|
"zoning out",
|
|
"alleviating",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"easing",
|
|
"relieving",
|
|
"calming",
|
|
"composing",
|
|
"cooling",
|
|
"quieting",
|
|
"settling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"tensing (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hand-me-downs":{
|
|
"as in white elephants":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"white elephants",
|
|
"castaways",
|
|
"throwaways",
|
|
"rubbish",
|
|
"scraps",
|
|
"trash",
|
|
"wastes",
|
|
"culls",
|
|
"discards",
|
|
"rejections",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"seconds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hand(s)":{
|
|
"the ability to direct the course of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the final decision is in your hands"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"control",
|
|
"grasp"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clutch",
|
|
"grip",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"mastery",
|
|
"arm",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"dominion",
|
|
"helm",
|
|
"sway",
|
|
"authority",
|
|
"domination",
|
|
"jurisdiction",
|
|
"might",
|
|
"power",
|
|
"administration",
|
|
"direction",
|
|
"governance",
|
|
"government",
|
|
"guidance",
|
|
"management",
|
|
"operation",
|
|
"oversight",
|
|
"regulation",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"superintendence",
|
|
"supervision"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"helplessness",
|
|
"weakness",
|
|
"impotence",
|
|
"impotency",
|
|
"powerlessness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the fact or state of having (something) at one's disposal":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'd like to get my hands on that vintage Cadillac convertible"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"control",
|
|
"enjoyment",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"possession"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ownership",
|
|
"proprietorship",
|
|
"authority",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"dominion",
|
|
"mastery",
|
|
"power",
|
|
"repossession",
|
|
"retention",
|
|
"claiming",
|
|
"collaring",
|
|
"commandeering",
|
|
"confiscation",
|
|
"procurement"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dispossession",
|
|
"relinquishment",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"transferal"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonpossession"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"was happy to hand her grandmother's cookie recipes to the parish ladies to put in their cookbook"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"delivers",
|
|
"feeds",
|
|
"furnishes",
|
|
"gives",
|
|
"hands over",
|
|
"provides",
|
|
"supplies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"plies (with)",
|
|
"administers",
|
|
"allocates",
|
|
"apportions",
|
|
"deals (out)",
|
|
"dispenses",
|
|
"distributes",
|
|
"doles out",
|
|
"metes (out)",
|
|
"parcels (out)",
|
|
"portions",
|
|
"prorates",
|
|
"assigns",
|
|
"cedes",
|
|
"deeds",
|
|
"makes over",
|
|
"transfers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conserves",
|
|
"keeps up",
|
|
"maintains",
|
|
"preserves",
|
|
"saves"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"holds (back)",
|
|
"keeps (back)",
|
|
"reserves",
|
|
"retains",
|
|
"withholds"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to shift possession of (something) from one person to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the clerk handed her the receipt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bucks",
|
|
"hands over",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"reaches",
|
|
"transfers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"relays",
|
|
"bears",
|
|
"carries",
|
|
"fingers",
|
|
"handles",
|
|
"paws",
|
|
"cedes",
|
|
"delivers",
|
|
"gives",
|
|
"gives up",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"relinquishes",
|
|
"renders",
|
|
"surrenders",
|
|
"turns over",
|
|
"yields"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"handed me her bundles while she fished for her house keys"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commends",
|
|
"commits",
|
|
"confides",
|
|
"consigns",
|
|
"delegates",
|
|
"delivers",
|
|
"entrusts",
|
|
"intrusts",
|
|
"gives",
|
|
"gives over",
|
|
"hands over",
|
|
"leaves",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"recommends",
|
|
"reposes",
|
|
"transfers",
|
|
"transmits",
|
|
"trusts",
|
|
"turns over",
|
|
"vests"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"confers",
|
|
"grants",
|
|
"assigns",
|
|
"deals (out)",
|
|
"dispenses",
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"distributes",
|
|
"divides",
|
|
"hands in",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"relinquishes",
|
|
"submits",
|
|
"surrenders",
|
|
"turns in",
|
|
"yields",
|
|
"bequeaths",
|
|
"hands down",
|
|
"hands on",
|
|
"wills",
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"lends",
|
|
"loans",
|
|
"furnishes",
|
|
"supplies",
|
|
"recommits",
|
|
"redelivers",
|
|
"retransfers",
|
|
"retransmits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detains",
|
|
"holds back",
|
|
"reserves",
|
|
"withholds",
|
|
"owns",
|
|
"possesses",
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"receives",
|
|
"takes in",
|
|
"occupies",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"takes over"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"keeps",
|
|
"retains"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handling":{
|
|
"the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the handling of proper order in the courtroom is the job of the sergeant at arms"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administration",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"conduct",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"direction",
|
|
"governance",
|
|
"government",
|
|
"guidance",
|
|
"intendance",
|
|
"management",
|
|
"operation",
|
|
"oversight",
|
|
"presidency",
|
|
"regulation",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"stewardship",
|
|
"superintendence",
|
|
"superintendency",
|
|
"supervision"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"generalship",
|
|
"leadership",
|
|
"rulership",
|
|
"agency",
|
|
"aegis",
|
|
"egis",
|
|
"custody",
|
|
"guardianship",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"lap",
|
|
"protection",
|
|
"safekeeping",
|
|
"trust",
|
|
"tutelage",
|
|
"ward",
|
|
"engineering",
|
|
"logistics",
|
|
"machination",
|
|
"manipulation",
|
|
"coadministration",
|
|
"codirection",
|
|
"comanagement"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as host of a live TV talk show, she must handle any situation that comes up"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"addressing",
|
|
"contending (with)",
|
|
"coping (with)",
|
|
"fielding",
|
|
"grappling (with)",
|
|
"hacking",
|
|
"managing",
|
|
"maneuvering",
|
|
"manipulating",
|
|
"negotiating",
|
|
"playing",
|
|
"swinging",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"treating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"engineering",
|
|
"finessing",
|
|
"jockeying",
|
|
"bringing off",
|
|
"carrying off",
|
|
"carrying out",
|
|
"getting off",
|
|
"pulling",
|
|
"commanding",
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"guiding",
|
|
"steering",
|
|
"controlling",
|
|
"micromanaging",
|
|
"regulating",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"reacting (to)",
|
|
"responding (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"botching",
|
|
"bungling",
|
|
"foozling",
|
|
"fumbling",
|
|
"goofing (up)",
|
|
"lousing up",
|
|
"messing (up)",
|
|
"mishandling",
|
|
"muffing",
|
|
"scamping"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to behave toward in a stated way":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"handles all requests professionally, even when customers are rude"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acting (toward)",
|
|
"being (to)",
|
|
"dealing (with)",
|
|
"serving",
|
|
"treating",
|
|
"using"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"considering",
|
|
"esteeming",
|
|
"rating",
|
|
"reckoning",
|
|
"regarding",
|
|
"viewing",
|
|
"engaging (with)",
|
|
"reacting (to)",
|
|
"responding (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to control the mechanical operation of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"learned how to handle basic woodworking power tools"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"operating",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"working"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"using",
|
|
"maneuvering",
|
|
"manipulating",
|
|
"plying",
|
|
"wielding",
|
|
"commanding",
|
|
"controlling",
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"driving",
|
|
"guiding",
|
|
"piloting",
|
|
"steering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to look after and make decisions about":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she takes care of the flower beds, and he handles all the lawn care"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administering",
|
|
"administrating",
|
|
"carrying on",
|
|
"conducting",
|
|
"controlling",
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"governing",
|
|
"guiding",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"managing",
|
|
"operating",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"overseeing",
|
|
"presiding (over)",
|
|
"regulating",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"stewarding",
|
|
"superintending",
|
|
"supervising",
|
|
"tending"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"caring (for)",
|
|
"minding",
|
|
"watching",
|
|
"leading",
|
|
"piloting",
|
|
"steering",
|
|
"guarding",
|
|
"protecting",
|
|
"safeguarding",
|
|
"micromanaging",
|
|
"stage-managing",
|
|
"codirecting",
|
|
"co-directing",
|
|
"comanaging",
|
|
"co-managing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I can't handle much more of this foul weather"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abiding",
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"biding",
|
|
"brooking",
|
|
"countenancing",
|
|
"enduring",
|
|
"going",
|
|
"hacking",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"pocketing",
|
|
"standing",
|
|
"sticking out",
|
|
"stomaching",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"sustaining",
|
|
"sweating out",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"tolerating",
|
|
"wearing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allowing",
|
|
"permitting",
|
|
"suffering",
|
|
"swallowing",
|
|
"reconciling (to)",
|
|
"acquiescing",
|
|
"agreeing (with or to)",
|
|
"assenting (to)",
|
|
"capitulating",
|
|
"consenting (to)",
|
|
"respecting",
|
|
"submitting (to)",
|
|
"yielding (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"declining",
|
|
"dismissing",
|
|
"refusing",
|
|
"rejecting",
|
|
"repudiating",
|
|
"spurning",
|
|
"turning down",
|
|
"combating",
|
|
"combatting",
|
|
"contesting",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"resisting",
|
|
"avoiding",
|
|
"bypassing",
|
|
"circumventing",
|
|
"dodging",
|
|
"eluding",
|
|
"escaping",
|
|
"evading",
|
|
"missing",
|
|
"abstaining (from)",
|
|
"forbearing",
|
|
"refraining (from)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be in charge of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'll be handling the team's workouts while the leader is on vacation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bossing",
|
|
"captaining",
|
|
"heading",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"overseeing",
|
|
"quarterbacking",
|
|
"superintending",
|
|
"supervising"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"administering",
|
|
"commanding",
|
|
"controlling",
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"guiding",
|
|
"managing",
|
|
"ordering",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"shepherding",
|
|
"showing",
|
|
"steering",
|
|
"monitoring",
|
|
"presiding (over)",
|
|
"governing",
|
|
"reigning",
|
|
"ruling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hang it up":{
|
|
"to stop doing (something) permanently":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"We've had a good go of it, but I think it's time to hang it up ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abandon",
|
|
"discontinue",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"give up",
|
|
"knock off",
|
|
"lay off (of)",
|
|
"pack (up or in)",
|
|
"quit"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"break off",
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"cease",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"conclude",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"expire",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"leave off",
|
|
"shut off",
|
|
"pause",
|
|
"taper off",
|
|
"throw up",
|
|
"round (off or out)",
|
|
"terminate",
|
|
"wind up",
|
|
"wrap up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"go",
|
|
"run on",
|
|
"hang in",
|
|
"hang on",
|
|
"hold on",
|
|
"persevere",
|
|
"persist",
|
|
"follow through (with)",
|
|
"renew",
|
|
"reopen",
|
|
"restart",
|
|
"resume",
|
|
"preserve",
|
|
"stay",
|
|
"begin",
|
|
"commence",
|
|
"start"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"carry on",
|
|
"continue",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"keep up",
|
|
"maintain"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hanging (over)":{
|
|
"to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as long as the possibility of having to move again was hanging over them, the family couldn't really settle in"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hovering (over)",
|
|
"impending (over)",
|
|
"menacing",
|
|
"overhanging",
|
|
"threatening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"endangering",
|
|
"hazarding",
|
|
"imperiling",
|
|
"imperilling",
|
|
"jeopardizing",
|
|
"periling",
|
|
"perilling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handkerchief":{
|
|
"a scarf worn on the head":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tied a handkerchief around her head and set about cleaning out the dust-covered attic"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babushka",
|
|
"bandanna",
|
|
"bandana",
|
|
"do-rag",
|
|
"kerchief",
|
|
"madras",
|
|
"mantilla"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"shawl",
|
|
"hankie",
|
|
"hanky"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a small, often square piece of material that is used for personal hygiene purposes":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"usually dries her hands on her handkerchief when there are no towels available"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hankie",
|
|
"hanky",
|
|
"kerchief"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"napkin",
|
|
"serviette",
|
|
"tissue",
|
|
"towel",
|
|
"bandanna",
|
|
"bandana"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hang around":{
|
|
"to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"if you hang around until my husband gets home, you can meet him"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abide",
|
|
"dwell",
|
|
"remain",
|
|
"stay",
|
|
"stick around",
|
|
"tarry"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"await",
|
|
"hang on",
|
|
"hold on",
|
|
"wait",
|
|
"dally",
|
|
"dawdle",
|
|
"linger",
|
|
"loiter",
|
|
"outstay",
|
|
"overstay"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abscond",
|
|
"book",
|
|
"decamp",
|
|
"escape",
|
|
"evacuate",
|
|
"flee",
|
|
"fly",
|
|
"get out",
|
|
"run away",
|
|
"scat",
|
|
"scram",
|
|
"skip",
|
|
"abandon",
|
|
"desert",
|
|
"forsake",
|
|
"vacate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bail",
|
|
"bail out",
|
|
"bug out",
|
|
"buzz (off)",
|
|
"clear off",
|
|
"clear out",
|
|
"cut out",
|
|
"depart",
|
|
"exit",
|
|
"get off",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"go off",
|
|
"leave",
|
|
"move",
|
|
"pack (up or off)",
|
|
"peel off",
|
|
"pike (out or off)",
|
|
"pull out",
|
|
"push off",
|
|
"push on",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"shove (off)",
|
|
"take off",
|
|
"vamoose",
|
|
"walk out"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hangman":{
|
|
"as in executioner , headsman":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deathsman",
|
|
"decapitator",
|
|
"executioner",
|
|
"executor",
|
|
"headsman",
|
|
"assassin",
|
|
"cutthroat",
|
|
"homicide",
|
|
"killer",
|
|
"manslayer",
|
|
"murderer",
|
|
"butcher",
|
|
"massacrer",
|
|
"slaughterer",
|
|
"slayer",
|
|
"murderess"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hand puppets":{
|
|
"as in dolls , puppets":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dollies",
|
|
"dolls",
|
|
"marionettes",
|
|
"puppets",
|
|
"figures",
|
|
"figurines",
|
|
"statuettes",
|
|
"busts",
|
|
"figureheads",
|
|
"carvings",
|
|
"models",
|
|
"sculptures",
|
|
"dummies",
|
|
"forms",
|
|
"manikins",
|
|
"mannikins",
|
|
"mannequins"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"colossi"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in marionettes":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"marionettes",
|
|
"figures",
|
|
"figurines",
|
|
"rag dolls",
|
|
"action figures",
|
|
"dollies",
|
|
"dolls",
|
|
"poppets",
|
|
"puppets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handcuffs":{
|
|
"something that physically prevents free movement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the man reluctantly held out his wrists so the policeman could snap on handcuffs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"band",
|
|
"bind",
|
|
"bond",
|
|
"bracelet",
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"cuff(s)",
|
|
"fetter",
|
|
"irons",
|
|
"ligature",
|
|
"manacle(s)",
|
|
"shackle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"captivity",
|
|
"confinement",
|
|
"constraint",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"enchainment",
|
|
"enslavement",
|
|
"hindrance",
|
|
"immurement",
|
|
"imprisonment",
|
|
"incarceration",
|
|
"restraint",
|
|
"restriction",
|
|
"entanglement",
|
|
"net",
|
|
"trammel",
|
|
"trap",
|
|
"collar",
|
|
"straitjacket",
|
|
"straightjacket",
|
|
"fastener",
|
|
"hobble",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"hold-down",
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"tie"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to confine or restrain with or as if with chains":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"wanted to take the trip, but was handcuffed by her responsibility to watch her ailing father"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"binds",
|
|
"chains",
|
|
"enchains",
|
|
"enfetters",
|
|
"fetters",
|
|
"gyves",
|
|
"manacles",
|
|
"pinions",
|
|
"shackles",
|
|
"trammels"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bits",
|
|
"hobbles",
|
|
"hog-ties",
|
|
"irons",
|
|
"lashes",
|
|
"secures",
|
|
"ties",
|
|
"trusses",
|
|
"attaches",
|
|
"fastens",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"links",
|
|
"confines",
|
|
"constrains",
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
"hampers",
|
|
"hinders",
|
|
"impedes",
|
|
"limits",
|
|
"restricts",
|
|
"entangles",
|
|
"tangles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"emancipates",
|
|
"frees",
|
|
"liberates",
|
|
"looses",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"rescues",
|
|
"undoes",
|
|
"unfastens",
|
|
"untangles",
|
|
"unties",
|
|
"detaches",
|
|
"disengages"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unbinds",
|
|
"unfetters",
|
|
"unshackles"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the fear that the new mandatory, standardized tests will handcuff the state's teachers, who will have to specifically tailor their lesson plans for the test"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clogs",
|
|
"cramps",
|
|
"embarrasses",
|
|
"encumbers",
|
|
"fetters",
|
|
"hampers",
|
|
"handicaps",
|
|
"hinders",
|
|
"hobbles",
|
|
"hog-ties",
|
|
"holds back",
|
|
"holds up",
|
|
"impedes",
|
|
"inhibits",
|
|
"interferes (with)",
|
|
"manacles",
|
|
"obstructs",
|
|
"shackles",
|
|
"short-circuits",
|
|
"stymies",
|
|
"ties up",
|
|
"trammels"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"balks",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"constrains",
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
"reins",
|
|
"restrains",
|
|
"binds",
|
|
"chains",
|
|
"halters",
|
|
"leashes",
|
|
"tethers",
|
|
"ties",
|
|
"arrests",
|
|
"brakes",
|
|
"delays",
|
|
"retains",
|
|
"retards",
|
|
"barricades",
|
|
"blockades",
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
"roadblocks",
|
|
"bogs (down)",
|
|
"mires",
|
|
"chokes",
|
|
"smothers",
|
|
"stifles",
|
|
"strangles",
|
|
"suffocates",
|
|
"baffles",
|
|
"foils",
|
|
"frustrates",
|
|
"stumps",
|
|
"thwarts",
|
|
"derails",
|
|
"disrupts",
|
|
"sabotages",
|
|
"muzzles",
|
|
"represses",
|
|
"suppresses",
|
|
"confines",
|
|
"hedges (in)",
|
|
"hems (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"makes way",
|
|
"opens",
|
|
"unclogs",
|
|
"unplugs",
|
|
"unstops",
|
|
"frees",
|
|
"liberates",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"unties",
|
|
"loosens",
|
|
"smooths",
|
|
"smoothes",
|
|
"encourages",
|
|
"furthers",
|
|
"promotes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aids",
|
|
"assists",
|
|
"facilitates",
|
|
"helps"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hanging together":{
|
|
"as in combining , associating":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliating",
|
|
"allying",
|
|
"associating",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"confederating",
|
|
"interfacing",
|
|
"banding (together)",
|
|
"collaborating",
|
|
"concerting",
|
|
"concurring",
|
|
"conjoining",
|
|
"conspiring",
|
|
"cooperating",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"leaguing",
|
|
"teaming (up)",
|
|
"uniting",
|
|
"conniving"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handcuff(s)":{
|
|
"something that physically prevents free movement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the man reluctantly held out his wrists so the policeman could snap on handcuffs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"band",
|
|
"bind",
|
|
"bond",
|
|
"bracelet",
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"cuff(s)",
|
|
"fetter",
|
|
"irons",
|
|
"ligature",
|
|
"manacle(s)",
|
|
"shackle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"captivity",
|
|
"confinement",
|
|
"constraint",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"enchainment",
|
|
"enslavement",
|
|
"hindrance",
|
|
"immurement",
|
|
"imprisonment",
|
|
"incarceration",
|
|
"restraint",
|
|
"restriction",
|
|
"entanglement",
|
|
"net",
|
|
"trammel",
|
|
"trap",
|
|
"collar",
|
|
"straitjacket",
|
|
"straightjacket",
|
|
"fastener",
|
|
"hobble",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"hold-down",
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"tie"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to confine or restrain with or as if with chains":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"wanted to take the trip, but was handcuffed by her responsibility to watch her ailing father"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"binds",
|
|
"chains",
|
|
"enchains",
|
|
"enfetters",
|
|
"fetters",
|
|
"gyves",
|
|
"manacles",
|
|
"pinions",
|
|
"shackles",
|
|
"trammels"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bits",
|
|
"hobbles",
|
|
"hog-ties",
|
|
"irons",
|
|
"lashes",
|
|
"secures",
|
|
"ties",
|
|
"trusses",
|
|
"attaches",
|
|
"fastens",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"links",
|
|
"confines",
|
|
"constrains",
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
"hampers",
|
|
"hinders",
|
|
"impedes",
|
|
"limits",
|
|
"restricts",
|
|
"entangles",
|
|
"tangles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"emancipates",
|
|
"frees",
|
|
"liberates",
|
|
"looses",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"rescues",
|
|
"undoes",
|
|
"unfastens",
|
|
"untangles",
|
|
"unties",
|
|
"detaches",
|
|
"disengages"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unbinds",
|
|
"unfetters",
|
|
"unshackles"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the fear that the new mandatory, standardized tests will handcuff the state's teachers, who will have to specifically tailor their lesson plans for the test"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clogs",
|
|
"cramps",
|
|
"embarrasses",
|
|
"encumbers",
|
|
"fetters",
|
|
"hampers",
|
|
"handicaps",
|
|
"hinders",
|
|
"hobbles",
|
|
"hog-ties",
|
|
"holds back",
|
|
"holds up",
|
|
"impedes",
|
|
"inhibits",
|
|
"interferes (with)",
|
|
"manacles",
|
|
"obstructs",
|
|
"shackles",
|
|
"short-circuits",
|
|
"stymies",
|
|
"ties up",
|
|
"trammels"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"balks",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"constrains",
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
"reins",
|
|
"restrains",
|
|
"binds",
|
|
"chains",
|
|
"halters",
|
|
"leashes",
|
|
"tethers",
|
|
"ties",
|
|
"arrests",
|
|
"brakes",
|
|
"delays",
|
|
"retains",
|
|
"retards",
|
|
"barricades",
|
|
"blockades",
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
"roadblocks",
|
|
"bogs (down)",
|
|
"mires",
|
|
"chokes",
|
|
"smothers",
|
|
"stifles",
|
|
"strangles",
|
|
"suffocates",
|
|
"baffles",
|
|
"foils",
|
|
"frustrates",
|
|
"stumps",
|
|
"thwarts",
|
|
"derails",
|
|
"disrupts",
|
|
"sabotages",
|
|
"muzzles",
|
|
"represses",
|
|
"suppresses",
|
|
"confines",
|
|
"hedges (in)",
|
|
"hems (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"makes way",
|
|
"opens",
|
|
"unclogs",
|
|
"unplugs",
|
|
"unstops",
|
|
"frees",
|
|
"liberates",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"unties",
|
|
"loosens",
|
|
"smooths",
|
|
"smoothes",
|
|
"encourages",
|
|
"furthers",
|
|
"promotes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aids",
|
|
"assists",
|
|
"facilitates",
|
|
"helps"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hanging (at)":{
|
|
"to go to or spend time in often":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"most summer afternoons, we'd hang at the municipal pool for a few hours"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affecting",
|
|
"frequenting",
|
|
"habituating",
|
|
"haunting",
|
|
"resorting (to)",
|
|
"visiting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"patronizing",
|
|
"attending",
|
|
"taking in",
|
|
"infesting",
|
|
"invading",
|
|
"overrunning",
|
|
"swarming",
|
|
"calling (on or upon)",
|
|
"dropping by",
|
|
"dropping in",
|
|
"popping (in)",
|
|
"running (in)",
|
|
"camping (out in)",
|
|
"sojourning (at)",
|
|
"staying (at)",
|
|
"stopping (over)",
|
|
"tarrying (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dodging",
|
|
"ducking",
|
|
"eluding",
|
|
"escaping",
|
|
"eschewing",
|
|
"evading",
|
|
"shaking"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"avoiding",
|
|
"shunning"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hand-feeding":{
|
|
"as in spoon-feeding":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"spoon-feeding",
|
|
"underfeeding",
|
|
"refeeding",
|
|
"reprovisioning",
|
|
"force-feeding",
|
|
"overfeeding",
|
|
"surfeiting",
|
|
"battening",
|
|
"fattening",
|
|
"filling",
|
|
"messing",
|
|
"banqueting",
|
|
"dining",
|
|
"feasting",
|
|
"regaling",
|
|
"nourishing",
|
|
"nurturing",
|
|
"sustaining",
|
|
"serving",
|
|
"waiting",
|
|
"boarding",
|
|
"catering",
|
|
"feeding",
|
|
"provisioning",
|
|
"victualing",
|
|
"victualling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hand glass":{
|
|
"as in pier glass , cheval glass":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cheval glass",
|
|
"dressing glass",
|
|
"pier glass",
|
|
"pier mirror",
|
|
"glass",
|
|
"looking glass",
|
|
"mirror",
|
|
"reflector"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hangar":{
|
|
"as in house , garage":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cellar",
|
|
"garage",
|
|
"house",
|
|
"warehouse",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"put up",
|
|
"reposit",
|
|
"store",
|
|
"stow",
|
|
"file",
|
|
"pack",
|
|
"shelve"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handovers":{
|
|
"the usually forced yielding of one's person or possessions to the control of another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"though the handover of my wallet was painful, it was better than getting shot by some trigger-happy punk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capitulations",
|
|
"cessions",
|
|
"relinquishments",
|
|
"renditions",
|
|
"submissions",
|
|
"surrenders"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acceptances",
|
|
"acquiescences",
|
|
"concessions",
|
|
"compromises",
|
|
"appeasements",
|
|
"conciliations",
|
|
"reconcilements",
|
|
"reconciliations",
|
|
"captures",
|
|
"falls"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"resistances"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handy":{
|
|
"situated within easy reach":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"keeps a box of tissue handy whenever she watches Romeo and Juliet on her home theater"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accessible",
|
|
"convenient",
|
|
"reachable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"close",
|
|
"near",
|
|
"nearby",
|
|
"nigh",
|
|
"abutting",
|
|
"adjacent",
|
|
"adjoining",
|
|
"approachable",
|
|
"attainable",
|
|
"getatable",
|
|
"obtainable",
|
|
"ultraconvenient"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"away",
|
|
"distant",
|
|
"far",
|
|
"faraway",
|
|
"far-off",
|
|
"remote",
|
|
"removed",
|
|
"unapproachable",
|
|
"unattainable",
|
|
"unavailable",
|
|
"unobtainable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inaccessible",
|
|
"inconvenient",
|
|
"unhandy",
|
|
"unreachable",
|
|
"untouchable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"skillful with the hands":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"handy with a needle and thread"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clever",
|
|
"cunning",
|
|
"deft",
|
|
"dexterous",
|
|
"dextrous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agile",
|
|
"flexible",
|
|
"graceful",
|
|
"limber",
|
|
"lissome",
|
|
"lissom",
|
|
"lithe",
|
|
"lithesome",
|
|
"nimble",
|
|
"spry",
|
|
"coordinated",
|
|
"able",
|
|
"adept",
|
|
"capable",
|
|
"competent",
|
|
"expert",
|
|
"habile",
|
|
"masterful",
|
|
"masterly",
|
|
"proficient",
|
|
"qualified",
|
|
"skilled",
|
|
"skillful",
|
|
"sure-handed",
|
|
"double-jointed",
|
|
"loose-jointed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"awkward",
|
|
"bungling",
|
|
"clumsy",
|
|
"fumbling",
|
|
"gauche",
|
|
"gawky",
|
|
"graceless",
|
|
"klutzy",
|
|
"rough-hewn",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"stilted",
|
|
"uncomfortable",
|
|
"uneasy",
|
|
"ungainly",
|
|
"ungraceful",
|
|
"wooden",
|
|
"uncoordinated",
|
|
"incapable",
|
|
"incompetent",
|
|
"inept",
|
|
"inexpert",
|
|
"maladroit"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"butterfingered",
|
|
"ham-fisted",
|
|
"ham-handed",
|
|
"handless",
|
|
"heavy-handed",
|
|
"unhandy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handler":{
|
|
"as in manager":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"manager",
|
|
"coach",
|
|
"trainer",
|
|
"instructor",
|
|
"teacher",
|
|
"tutor",
|
|
"driller",
|
|
"drillmaster",
|
|
"adviser",
|
|
"advisor",
|
|
"cicerone",
|
|
"counselor",
|
|
"counsellor",
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"mentor"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handmaiden":{
|
|
"a female domestic servant":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the princess was intensely shy, and allowed only her handmaiden to enter her chambers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"biddy",
|
|
"char",
|
|
"charwoman",
|
|
"house girl",
|
|
"housekeeper",
|
|
"housemaid",
|
|
"maid",
|
|
"maidservant",
|
|
"skivvy",
|
|
"wench"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"attendant",
|
|
"chambermaid",
|
|
"abigail",
|
|
"lady-in-waiting",
|
|
"maid-in-waiting",
|
|
"au pair",
|
|
"nursemaid",
|
|
"domestic",
|
|
"menial",
|
|
"amah",
|
|
"ayah"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handicappers":{
|
|
"as in oddsmakers , bookmakers":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bookmakers",
|
|
"oddsmakers",
|
|
"tipsters",
|
|
"bluffers",
|
|
"sharpers",
|
|
"speculators",
|
|
"dicers",
|
|
"high rollers",
|
|
"pikers",
|
|
"bettors",
|
|
"betters",
|
|
"gamblers",
|
|
"gamesters",
|
|
"punters",
|
|
"wagerers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hangs fire":{
|
|
"to move or act slowly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He asked his team to hang fire until he was ready."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crawls",
|
|
"creeps",
|
|
"dallies",
|
|
"dawdles",
|
|
"delays",
|
|
"diddles",
|
|
"dillydallies",
|
|
"drags",
|
|
"lags",
|
|
"lingers",
|
|
"loiters",
|
|
"lollygags",
|
|
"lallygags",
|
|
"mopes",
|
|
"pokes",
|
|
"shilly-shallies",
|
|
"tarries"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fiddles (around)",
|
|
"fools around",
|
|
"messes around",
|
|
"monkeys (around)",
|
|
"plays",
|
|
"potters (around)",
|
|
"putters (around)",
|
|
"trifles",
|
|
"hangs (around or out)",
|
|
"idles",
|
|
"loafs",
|
|
"lolls",
|
|
"lounges",
|
|
"ambles",
|
|
"eases",
|
|
"inches",
|
|
"lumbers",
|
|
"plods",
|
|
"saunters",
|
|
"shuffles",
|
|
"staggers",
|
|
"strolls",
|
|
"decelerates",
|
|
"slows (down or up)",
|
|
"filibusters",
|
|
"procrastinates",
|
|
"stalls",
|
|
"temporizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bowls",
|
|
"breezes",
|
|
"darts",
|
|
"humps",
|
|
"hurtles",
|
|
"hustles",
|
|
"scrambles",
|
|
"stampedes",
|
|
"gallops",
|
|
"jogs",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"sprints",
|
|
"trots",
|
|
"accelerates",
|
|
"quickens",
|
|
"speeds (up)",
|
|
"catches up",
|
|
"fast-forwards",
|
|
"outpaces",
|
|
"outruns",
|
|
"outstrips",
|
|
"overtakes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"barrels",
|
|
"bolts",
|
|
"careers",
|
|
"courses",
|
|
"dashes",
|
|
"flies",
|
|
"hastens",
|
|
"hotfoots (it)",
|
|
"hurries",
|
|
"races",
|
|
"rips",
|
|
"rockets",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"rushes",
|
|
"scoots",
|
|
"scuds",
|
|
"scurries",
|
|
"speeds",
|
|
"tears",
|
|
"whirls",
|
|
"whisks",
|
|
"whizzes",
|
|
"zips"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hangings":{
|
|
"a downward slope":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"with a steep hanging like that, the roofers can't be too careful"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"declensions",
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"declivities",
|
|
"descents",
|
|
"dips",
|
|
"downgrades",
|
|
"downhills",
|
|
"falls",
|
|
"hangs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"basins",
|
|
"depressions",
|
|
"hollows"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"glacis",
|
|
"grades",
|
|
"gradients",
|
|
"hills",
|
|
"inclinations",
|
|
"inclines",
|
|
"leans",
|
|
"pitches",
|
|
"rakes",
|
|
"tilts"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acclivities",
|
|
"ascents",
|
|
"rises",
|
|
"upgrades",
|
|
"uphills",
|
|
"uprises"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hang (around)":{
|
|
"to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"if you hang around until my husband gets home, you can meet him"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abide",
|
|
"dwell",
|
|
"remain",
|
|
"stay",
|
|
"stick around",
|
|
"tarry"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"await",
|
|
"hang on",
|
|
"hold on",
|
|
"wait",
|
|
"dally",
|
|
"dawdle",
|
|
"linger",
|
|
"loiter",
|
|
"outstay",
|
|
"overstay"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abscond",
|
|
"book",
|
|
"decamp",
|
|
"escape",
|
|
"evacuate",
|
|
"flee",
|
|
"fly",
|
|
"get out",
|
|
"run away",
|
|
"scat",
|
|
"scram",
|
|
"skip",
|
|
"abandon",
|
|
"desert",
|
|
"forsake",
|
|
"vacate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bail",
|
|
"bail out",
|
|
"bug out",
|
|
"buzz (off)",
|
|
"clear off",
|
|
"clear out",
|
|
"cut out",
|
|
"depart",
|
|
"exit",
|
|
"get off",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"go off",
|
|
"leave",
|
|
"move",
|
|
"pack (up or off)",
|
|
"peel off",
|
|
"pike (out or off)",
|
|
"pull out",
|
|
"push off",
|
|
"push on",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"shove (off)",
|
|
"take off",
|
|
"vamoose",
|
|
"walk out"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hank":{
|
|
"as in spiral , curl":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"annulet",
|
|
"becket",
|
|
"coil",
|
|
"curl",
|
|
"furl",
|
|
"spiral",
|
|
"spire",
|
|
"twirl",
|
|
"whorl",
|
|
"wreath",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"cincture",
|
|
"collar",
|
|
"girdle",
|
|
"band",
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"eye",
|
|
"hoop",
|
|
"loop",
|
|
"ring",
|
|
"round"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handicraftsmen":{
|
|
"a person whose occupation requires skill with the hands":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a handicraftsman who makes custom birdhouses"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"artificers",
|
|
"artisans",
|
|
"crafters",
|
|
"craftsmen",
|
|
"craftspeople",
|
|
"handcraftsmen",
|
|
"handicrafters",
|
|
"handworkers",
|
|
"tradesmen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"craftswomen",
|
|
"artists",
|
|
"makers",
|
|
"journeymen",
|
|
"masters",
|
|
"mechanics",
|
|
"operatives",
|
|
"shapers",
|
|
"smiths",
|
|
"technicians",
|
|
"wrights",
|
|
"handymen",
|
|
"handypeople",
|
|
"workmen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hands-on":{
|
|
"actively and personally involved in something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Supervisors at the company are expected to take a hands-on role in the projects of their subordinates."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"firsthand",
|
|
"immediate",
|
|
"primary",
|
|
"unmediated",
|
|
"active",
|
|
"diligent",
|
|
"engaged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"indirect",
|
|
"secondhand"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in hands down , passes (down)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hands down",
|
|
"passes (down)",
|
|
"deeds",
|
|
"devises",
|
|
"bequeaths",
|
|
"leaves",
|
|
"wills"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hang (at)":{
|
|
"to go to or spend time in often":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"most summer afternoons, we'd hang at the municipal pool for a few hours"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affect",
|
|
"frequent",
|
|
"habituate",
|
|
"haunt",
|
|
"resort (to)",
|
|
"visit"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"patronize",
|
|
"attend",
|
|
"take in",
|
|
"infest",
|
|
"invade",
|
|
"overrun",
|
|
"swarm",
|
|
"call (on or upon)",
|
|
"drop by",
|
|
"drop in",
|
|
"pop (in)",
|
|
"run (in)",
|
|
"camp (out in)",
|
|
"sojourn (at)",
|
|
"stay (at)",
|
|
"stop (over)",
|
|
"tarry (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dodge",
|
|
"duck",
|
|
"elude",
|
|
"escape",
|
|
"eschew",
|
|
"evade",
|
|
"shake"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"avoid",
|
|
"shun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handiness":{
|
|
"as in ease , dexterity":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dexterity",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"finesse",
|
|
"adeptness",
|
|
"adroitness",
|
|
"art",
|
|
"artfulness",
|
|
"artifice",
|
|
"artistry",
|
|
"cleverness",
|
|
"craft",
|
|
"cunning",
|
|
"deftness",
|
|
"masterfulness",
|
|
"skill",
|
|
"skillfulness",
|
|
"experience",
|
|
"expertise",
|
|
"expertness",
|
|
"know-how",
|
|
"proficiency",
|
|
"creativity",
|
|
"ingenuity",
|
|
"inventiveness",
|
|
"knowledge",
|
|
"learning",
|
|
"aptitude",
|
|
"bent",
|
|
"flair",
|
|
"gift",
|
|
"knack",
|
|
"talent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"artlessness",
|
|
"ineptitude",
|
|
"ineptness",
|
|
"maladroitness",
|
|
"amateurishness",
|
|
"awkwardness",
|
|
"clumsiness",
|
|
"crudeness",
|
|
"klutziness",
|
|
"rudeness",
|
|
"inability",
|
|
"inadequacy",
|
|
"inadequateness",
|
|
"incapability",
|
|
"incapacity",
|
|
"incompetence",
|
|
"ineffectiveness",
|
|
"ineffectuality",
|
|
"ineffectualness",
|
|
"inefficacy",
|
|
"inefficiency"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handouts":{
|
|
"as in throwaways , handbills":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dodgers",
|
|
"flysheets",
|
|
"handbills",
|
|
"throwaways",
|
|
"booklets",
|
|
"brochures",
|
|
"circulars",
|
|
"flyers",
|
|
"fliers",
|
|
"folders",
|
|
"leaflets",
|
|
"pamphlets",
|
|
"advertisements",
|
|
"catalogs",
|
|
"catalogues",
|
|
"shoppers",
|
|
"tracts",
|
|
"paperbacks",
|
|
"paperbounds",
|
|
"pocket books",
|
|
"guidebooks",
|
|
"handbooks",
|
|
"how-tos",
|
|
"instructions",
|
|
"manuals"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in contributions , charities":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alms",
|
|
"benefactions",
|
|
"beneficences",
|
|
"benevolences",
|
|
"charities",
|
|
"contributions",
|
|
"doles",
|
|
"oblations",
|
|
"offerings",
|
|
"philanthropies",
|
|
"tithes",
|
|
"bestowals",
|
|
"comps",
|
|
"donations",
|
|
"donatives",
|
|
"fairings",
|
|
"freebies",
|
|
"freebees",
|
|
"gifts",
|
|
"giveaways",
|
|
"handsels",
|
|
"lagniappes",
|
|
"largesses",
|
|
"presentations",
|
|
"presents",
|
|
"boxes",
|
|
"care packages",
|
|
"foys",
|
|
"grants",
|
|
"subsidies",
|
|
"remembrances",
|
|
"tributes",
|
|
"valentines",
|
|
"bonuses",
|
|
"boons",
|
|
"windfalls",
|
|
"courtesies",
|
|
"favors",
|
|
"generosities",
|
|
"sacrifices",
|
|
"gratuities",
|
|
"propines",
|
|
"tips",
|
|
"awards",
|
|
"prizes",
|
|
"rewards"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handing over":{
|
|
"to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the police officer ordered the suspect to hand over his weapons"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ceding",
|
|
"coughing up",
|
|
"delivering",
|
|
"giving up",
|
|
"laying down",
|
|
"relinquishing",
|
|
"rendering",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"turning in",
|
|
"turning over",
|
|
"yielding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"committing",
|
|
"consigning",
|
|
"entrusting",
|
|
"intrusting",
|
|
"transferring",
|
|
"forfeiting",
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"waiving",
|
|
"abnegating",
|
|
"renouncing",
|
|
"resigning",
|
|
"abandoning",
|
|
"deserting",
|
|
"discarding",
|
|
"forsaking",
|
|
"parting (with)",
|
|
"shedding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"retaining",
|
|
"withholding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in response to a desperate plea, we handed over all our extra blankets and pillows to the homeless shelter"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"delivering",
|
|
"feeding",
|
|
"furnishing",
|
|
"giving",
|
|
"handing",
|
|
"providing",
|
|
"supplying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"plying (with)",
|
|
"administering",
|
|
"allocating",
|
|
"apportioning",
|
|
"dealing (out)",
|
|
"dispensing",
|
|
"distributing",
|
|
"doling out",
|
|
"meting (out)",
|
|
"parceling (out)",
|
|
"parcelling (out)",
|
|
"portioning",
|
|
"prorating",
|
|
"assigning",
|
|
"ceding",
|
|
"deeding",
|
|
"making over",
|
|
"transferring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conserving",
|
|
"keeping up",
|
|
"maintaining",
|
|
"preserving",
|
|
"saving"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"holding (back)",
|
|
"keeping (back)",
|
|
"reserving",
|
|
"retaining",
|
|
"withholding"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"handed over their valuables to the desk clerk, who put them in the hotel safe"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commending",
|
|
"committing",
|
|
"confiding",
|
|
"consigning",
|
|
"delegating",
|
|
"delivering",
|
|
"entrusting",
|
|
"intrusting",
|
|
"giving",
|
|
"giving over",
|
|
"handing",
|
|
"leaving",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"recommending",
|
|
"reposing",
|
|
"transferring",
|
|
"transmitting",
|
|
"trusting",
|
|
"turning over",
|
|
"vesting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conferring",
|
|
"granting",
|
|
"assigning",
|
|
"dealing (out)",
|
|
"dispensing",
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"distributing",
|
|
"dividing",
|
|
"handing in",
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"relinquishing",
|
|
"submitting",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"turning in",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"bequeathing",
|
|
"handing down",
|
|
"handing on",
|
|
"willing",
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"lending",
|
|
"loaning",
|
|
"furnishing",
|
|
"supplying",
|
|
"recommitting",
|
|
"redelivering",
|
|
"retransferring",
|
|
"retransmitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaining",
|
|
"holding back",
|
|
"reserving",
|
|
"withholding",
|
|
"owning",
|
|
"possessing",
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"receiving",
|
|
"taking in",
|
|
"occupying",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"taking over"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"retaining"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to shift possession of (something) from one person to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hand over that screwdriver, will you please?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bucking",
|
|
"handing",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"reaching",
|
|
"transferring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"relaying",
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"carrying",
|
|
"fingering",
|
|
"handling",
|
|
"pawing",
|
|
"ceding",
|
|
"delivering",
|
|
"giving",
|
|
"giving up",
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"relinquishing",
|
|
"rendering",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"turning over",
|
|
"yielding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handholds":{
|
|
"the act or manner of holding":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she tried to maintain her tight handhold on the umbrella as the wind picked up"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clasps",
|
|
"clenches",
|
|
"grapples",
|
|
"grasps",
|
|
"grips",
|
|
"handgrips",
|
|
"holds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"anchorages",
|
|
"leverages",
|
|
"purchases",
|
|
"grabs",
|
|
"seizures",
|
|
"footholds",
|
|
"footings",
|
|
"toeholds",
|
|
"clinches",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"hugs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"relinquishments"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handlebars":{
|
|
"as in bars":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bars",
|
|
"grips",
|
|
"hafts",
|
|
"handgrips",
|
|
"handles",
|
|
"helves",
|
|
"bails",
|
|
"bows",
|
|
"loops",
|
|
"hilts",
|
|
"shafts",
|
|
"crops",
|
|
"whipstocks",
|
|
"broomsticks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"handicrafters":{
|
|
"a person whose occupation requires skill with the hands":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an accomplished handicrafter who cards, spins, and weaves wool from the sheep she raises"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"artificers",
|
|
"artisans",
|
|
"crafters",
|
|
"craftsmen",
|
|
"craftspeople",
|
|
"handcraftsmen",
|
|
"handicraftsmen",
|
|
"handworkers",
|
|
"tradesmen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"craftswomen",
|
|
"artists",
|
|
"makers",
|
|
"journeymen",
|
|
"masters",
|
|
"mechanics",
|
|
"operatives",
|
|
"shapers",
|
|
"smiths",
|
|
"technicians",
|
|
"wrights",
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"handymen",
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"handypeople",
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"workmen"
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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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} |