dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/han_MWT.json
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{
"hand":{
"a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded":{
"examples":[
"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"
],
"synonyms":[
"angle",
"aspect",
"facet",
"phase",
"side"
],
"near synonyms":[
"air",
"appearance",
"character",
"color",
"complexion",
"condition",
"face",
"look",
"semblance",
"shape",
"state",
"visage",
"period",
"stage",
"step",
"outlook",
"perspective",
"position",
"posture",
"shoes",
"slant",
"stance",
"standpoint",
"view",
"viewpoint",
"interpretation",
"reading",
"rendering",
"translation",
"version",
"article",
"case",
"component",
"count",
"detail",
"dimension",
"element",
"factor",
"instance",
"item",
"matter",
"part",
"particular",
"point",
"regard",
"respect"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line":{
"examples":[
"tall buildings rose on either hand",
"nothing but wide open space on either hand"
],
"synonyms":[
"flank",
"side"
],
"near synonyms":[
"outside",
"face",
"top",
"bottom",
"foot",
"underbelly",
"underbody",
"underpart",
"underside",
"undersurface",
"lee",
"leeward",
"windward",
"left",
"right"
],
"near antonyms":[
"center",
"inside",
"interior",
"middle",
"midway"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an arrow-shaped piece on a dial or scale for registering information":{
"examples":[
"both hands of the clock pointed to 12"
],
"synonyms":[
"index",
"indicator",
"needle",
"pointer"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dial",
"face",
"gauge",
"gage"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"one who works for another for wages or a salary":{
"examples":[
"the restaurant always hires several more hands for the busy summer season"
],
"synonyms":[
"employee",
"employe",
"hireling",
"jobholder",
"retainer",
"worker"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assistant",
"cog",
"flunky",
"flunkey",
"flunkie",
"subordinate",
"underling",
"yes-man",
"drudge",
"gandy dancer",
"grub",
"hack",
"jobber",
"laborer",
"navvy",
"toiler",
"nine-to-fiver",
"wage earner",
"wage slave",
"wageworker",
"workingman",
"workingwoman",
"workman",
"workwoman",
"associate",
"colleague",
"coworker",
"temp",
"temporary"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boss",
"superior",
"supervisor"
],
"antonyms":[
"employer",
"gaffer"
]
},
"the form or style of a particular person's writing":{
"examples":[
"writes with a flowing, old-fashioned hand"
],
"synonyms":[
"handwriting",
"penmanship",
"script"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cacography",
"hen scratch",
"hen track",
"scratch",
"scrawl",
"scribble",
"backhand",
"copperplate",
"cursive",
"print",
"running hand",
"autograph",
"John Hancock",
"John Henry",
"signature"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"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"
]
},
"an act or instance of helping":{
"examples":[
"the downstairs tenant gave us a hand getting the heavy dresser up the stairs"
],
"synonyms":[
"abetment",
"aid",
"assist",
"assistance",
"backing",
"boost",
"help",
"helping hand",
"leg up",
"lift",
"support"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advancement",
"encouragement",
"facilitation",
"forwarding",
"furtherance",
"furthering",
"nurturance",
"benefaction",
"patronage",
"promotion",
"sponsorship",
"advice",
"care",
"counsel",
"guidance",
"mentoring",
"attendance",
"attention",
"hand-holding",
"service",
"beneficence",
"charity",
"favor",
"kindness",
"philanthropy",
"assuagement",
"palliation",
"relief",
"succor"
],
"near antonyms":[
"constraint",
"frustration",
"inhibition",
"interference",
"obstruction",
"repression",
"restraint",
"deterrence",
"discouragement"
],
"antonyms":[
"hindrance"
]
},
"a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field":{
"examples":[
"once she got her own place, the young woman showed that she was quite a hand at interior decoration"
],
"synonyms":[
"ace",
"adept",
"artist",
"authority",
"cognoscente",
"connoisseur",
"crackerjack",
"crackajack",
"dab",
"dab hand",
"expert",
"fiend",
"geek",
"guru",
"hotshot",
"maestro",
"master",
"maven",
"mavin",
"meister",
"past master",
"proficient",
"scholar",
"shark",
"sharp",
"virtuoso",
"whiz",
"wizard"
],
"near synonyms":[
"pro",
"professional",
"consultant",
"hired gun",
"specialist",
"addict",
"aficionado",
"afficionado",
"buff",
"devotee",
"enthusiast",
"fan",
"craftsman",
"journeyman",
"all-rounder",
"jack-of-all-trades",
"Renaissance man",
"mistress"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apprentice",
"beginner",
"neophyte",
"novice",
"dabbler",
"dilettante",
"layman",
"nonprofessional"
],
"antonyms":[
"amateur",
"inexpert",
"nonexpert"
]
},
"a person's name written in their own handwriting often given to indicate awareness or consent":{
"examples":[
"the subpoena required a lawyer's hand"
],
"synonyms":[
"autograph",
"John Hancock",
"signature"
],
"near synonyms":[
"frank",
"mark",
"countersign",
"endorsement",
"indorsement"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"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":[
"deliver",
"feed",
"furnish",
"give",
"hand over",
"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 shift possession of (something) from one person to another":{
"examples":[
"the clerk handed her the receipt"
],
"synonyms":[
"buck",
"hand over",
"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":[]
},
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
"examples":[
"handed me her bundles while she fished for her house keys"
],
"synonyms":[
"commend",
"commit",
"confide",
"consign",
"delegate",
"deliver",
"entrust",
"intrust",
"give",
"give over",
"hand over",
"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"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"hand on":{
"as in hand down , pass (down)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"hand down",
"pass (down)",
"deed",
"devise",
"bequeath",
"leave",
"will"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hand truck":{
"as in truck , wheelbarrow":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hand-holding":{
"patient and attentive guidance encouragement, or instruction":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"New computer users often require a good deal of hand-holding ."
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hand-me-down":{
"owned or used by someone after it had been owned or used by someone else \u2014 used especially of clothing":{
"examples":[
"He was wearing an old, hand-me-down jacket."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"pre-owned",
"reach-me-down",
"secondhand",
"old",
"worn",
"assumed",
"borrowed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brand-new",
"new",
"unused",
"bespoke",
"bespoken",
"custom",
"customized",
"custom-made",
"tailored",
"tailor-made"
],
"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"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"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",
"noms de guerre",
"noms de plume",
"pen names",
"pseudonyms"
],
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"aliases",
"bynames",
"cognomens",
"cognomina",
"epithets",
"monikers",
"monickers",
"nicknames",
"sobriquets",
"soubriquets",
"surnames"
]
},
"a part by which an implement is held":{
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"examples":[
"was given a set a steak knives with wooden handles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"bars",
"handlebars",
"bails",
"bows",
"loops",
"hilts",
"shafts",
"crops",
"whipstocks",
"broomsticks"
],
"synonyms":[
"grips",
"hafts",
"handgrips",
"helves"
]
},
"a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known":{
"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":{
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"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",
"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"
]
},
"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"
],
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"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":{
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"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":{
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"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",
"gets along",
"gets by",
"gets on",
"goes",
"makes out",
"manages",
"perseveres",
"holds out",
"holds up",
"keeps up",
"lasts",
"prevails",
"survives",
"abides",
"continues",
"draws out",
"hangs on",
"holds on",
"lingers",
"persists",
"remains",
"runs on",
"stretches"
],
"near antonyms":[
"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",
"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"
]
},
"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"
],
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"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"
],
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"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"
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"type":[
"verb"
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"as in executioner , headsman":{
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"deathsman",
"decapitator",
"executioner",
"executor",
"headsman",
"assassin",
"cutthroat",
"homicide",
"killer",
"manslayer",
"murderer",
"butcher",
"massacrer",
"slaughterer",
"slayer",
"murderess"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hand puppets":{
"as in dolls , puppets":{
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"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"
],
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"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"
],
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"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"
],
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"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":{
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"synonyms":[],
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"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"
],
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"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",
"handymen",
"handypeople",
"workmen"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}