dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/mid_MWT.json
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{
"midday":{
"the middle of the day":{
"examples":[
"by midday the sun and heat were unbearable"
],
"synonyms":[
"high noon",
"lunch time",
"noon",
"noonday",
"noontide",
"noontime"
],
"near synonyms":[
"forenoon",
"morning",
"afternoon",
"evening"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"middle class":{
"belonging to the class of people of middle social or economic rank":{
"examples":[
"She grew up in a middle-class neighborhood, as did most of her classmates."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bourgeois",
"plain",
"poor",
"simple",
"working-class",
"d\u00e9class\u00e9",
"down-market",
"downscale",
"baseborn",
"common",
"humble",
"ignoble",
"inferior",
"low",
"lowborn",
"lower-class",
"low-life",
"lowly",
"lumpen",
"mean",
"plebeian",
"prole",
"proletarian",
"unwashed",
"vulgar"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aristocratic",
"blue-blooded",
"genteel",
"gentle",
"grand",
"great",
"high",
"highborn",
"highbred",
"lofty",
"noble",
"patrician",
"upper-class",
"upper-crust",
"wellborn",
"eminent",
"illustrious",
"notable",
"prominent"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in working class , bourgeoisie":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bourgeoisie",
"working class",
"proletariat",
"rabble",
"rabblement",
"ragtag and bobtail",
"riffraff",
"rout",
"scum",
"tag, rag, and bobtail",
"tagrag and bobtail",
"trash",
"unwashed",
"commoners",
"commons",
"herd",
"hoi polloi",
"masses",
"millions",
"mob",
"multitude",
"people",
"plebeians",
"populace",
"public",
"rank and file"
],
"near antonyms":[
"A-list",
"aristocracy",
"elite",
"gentry",
"quality",
"society",
"upper class",
"upper crust",
"elect",
"establishment",
"gentlefolk",
"gentlefolks",
"nobility",
"peerage"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"middle of nowhere":{
"the open rural area outside of big towns and cities":{
"examples":[
"They realized they were lost in the middle of nowhere ."
],
"synonyms":[
"boondocks",
"boonies",
"country",
"countryside",
"nowhere",
"sticks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"exurbia",
"backcountry",
"backwater",
"backwoods",
"bush",
"frontier",
"hinterland",
"outback",
"up-country",
"wild",
"wilderness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conurbation",
"megalopolis",
"urban sprawl"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"middle-agers":{
"as in adults , senior citizens":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ancients",
"elders",
"gaffers",
"graybeards",
"oldsters",
"old-timers",
"senior citizens",
"seniors",
"adults",
"grown-ups"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bairns",
"children",
"cubs",
"kids",
"moppets",
"tads",
"toddlers",
"tots",
"tykes",
"tikes",
"babies",
"infants",
"adolescents",
"juveniles",
"minors",
"younglings",
"youngsters",
"youths",
"preteen-agers",
"preteens",
"teenagers",
"teeners",
"teens",
"teenyboppers",
"tweens"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"midmost":{
"occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes":{
"examples":[
"the midmost subway car is usually the most crowded one in the train, so try to avoid it"
],
"synonyms":[
"central",
"halfway",
"intermediary",
"intermediate",
"medial",
"median",
"mediate",
"medium",
"mid",
"middle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"equidistant",
"inmost",
"inner",
"innermost",
"nearest",
"betwixt and between",
"borderline",
"gray",
"grey",
"in-between"
],
"near antonyms":[
"outer",
"peripheral"
],
"antonyms":[
"extreme",
"farthest",
"farthermost",
"furthermost",
"furthest",
"outermost",
"outmost",
"remotest",
"utmost"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"midriff":{
"the middle region of the human torso":{
"examples":[
"midriff -baring tops are popular this summer"
],
"synonyms":[
"middle",
"midsection",
"waist",
"waistline"
],
"near synonyms":[
"trunk",
"abdomen",
"belly",
"gut",
"stomach"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"midsize":{
"being about midway between extremes of amount or size":{
"examples":[
"the midsize company was finding it increasingly difficult to compete with the corporate giants"
],
"synonyms":[
"average",
"intermediate",
"mean",
"median",
"medium",
"middle",
"middling",
"moderate",
"modest"
],
"near synonyms":[
"reasonable",
"common",
"commonplace",
"conventional",
"normal",
"popular",
"regular",
"routine",
"standard",
"typical",
"usual",
"adequate",
"passable",
"tolerable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"excessive",
"extreme",
"exceptional",
"rare",
"strange",
"uncommon",
"unusual",
"distinctive",
"idiosyncratic",
"special",
"unique",
"individual",
"peculiar",
"private"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"midpoints":{
"a middle point between extremes":{
"examples":[
"always choose a wine that is at the midpoint of the range of prices on the list"
],
"synonyms":[
"golden means",
"means",
"mediums",
"media",
"middle grounds",
"middles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arithmetic means",
"averages",
"medians",
"norms",
"pars",
"standards"
],
"near antonyms":[
"maxima",
"maximums",
"utmosts",
"minima",
"minimums"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an area or point that is an equal distance from all points along an edge or outer surface":{
"examples":[
"that house is the precise midpoint of the school district"
],
"synonyms":[
"centers",
"cores",
"middles",
"midsts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"insides",
"interiors"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"perimeters",
"peripheries"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"middle-class":{
"belonging to the class of people of middle social or economic rank":{
"examples":[
"She grew up in a middle-class neighborhood, as did most of her classmates."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bourgeois",
"plain",
"poor",
"simple",
"working-class",
"d\u00e9class\u00e9",
"down-market",
"downscale",
"baseborn",
"common",
"humble",
"ignoble",
"inferior",
"low",
"lowborn",
"lower-class",
"low-life",
"lowly",
"lumpen",
"mean",
"plebeian",
"prole",
"proletarian",
"unwashed",
"vulgar"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aristocratic",
"blue-blooded",
"genteel",
"gentle",
"grand",
"great",
"high",
"highborn",
"highbred",
"lofty",
"noble",
"patrician",
"upper-class",
"upper-crust",
"wellborn",
"eminent",
"illustrious",
"notable",
"prominent"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in working class , bourgeoisie":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bourgeoisie",
"working class",
"proletariat",
"rabble",
"rabblement",
"ragtag and bobtail",
"riffraff",
"rout",
"scum",
"tag, rag, and bobtail",
"tagrag and bobtail",
"trash",
"unwashed",
"commoners",
"commons",
"herd",
"hoi polloi",
"masses",
"millions",
"mob",
"multitude",
"people",
"plebeians",
"populace",
"public",
"rank and file"
],
"near antonyms":[
"A-list",
"aristocracy",
"elite",
"gentry",
"quality",
"society",
"upper class",
"upper crust",
"elect",
"establishment",
"gentlefolk",
"gentlefolks",
"nobility",
"peerage"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"middleman":{
"one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement":{
"examples":[
"the retired statesman is often asked to be a middleman in international disputes"
],
"synonyms":[
"broker",
"buffer",
"conciliator",
"go-between",
"honest broker",
"interceder",
"intercessor",
"intermediary",
"intermediate",
"interposer",
"mediator",
"peacemaker"
],
"near synonyms":[
"troubleshooter",
"moderator",
"bargainer",
"negotiant",
"negotiator",
"appeaser",
"pacificator",
"pacifier",
"reconciler",
"agent",
"attorney",
"deputy",
"factor",
"procurator",
"proxy",
"liaison",
"medium",
"ambassador",
"emissary",
"envoy",
"legate",
"messenger",
"delegate",
"representative",
"busybody",
"interferer",
"meddler",
"arbiter",
"arbitrator",
"judge",
"referee",
"umpire",
"adviser",
"advisor",
"counselor",
"counsellor"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"midyear":{
"as in midterm , board(s)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"board(s)",
"midterm",
"pretest",
"retest",
"catechism",
"aptitude test",
"intelligence test",
"placement test",
"audition",
"exam",
"examination",
"quiz",
"test",
"final",
"checkup",
"inspection",
"review",
"inquiry",
"interrogation",
"investigation",
"probe",
"research"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"middays":{
"the middle of the day":{
"examples":[
"by midday the sun and heat were unbearable"
],
"synonyms":[
"high noon",
"lunch time",
"noon",
"noonday",
"noontide",
"noontime"
],
"near synonyms":[
"forenoon",
"morning",
"afternoon",
"evening"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"middlingly":{
"in a satisfactory way":{
"examples":[
"this vacuum handles basic jobs middlingly , but I'd recommend the other one for heavy-duty cleaning",
"she's a middlingly successful architect, but no world-beater"
],
"synonyms":[
"acceptably",
"adequately",
"all right",
"alright",
"creditably",
"decently",
"fine",
"good",
"nicely",
"OK",
"okay",
"passably",
"respectably",
"satisfactorily",
"serviceably",
"so-so",
"sufficiently",
"tolerably",
"well"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appropriately",
"aptly",
"congruously",
"correctly",
"decorously",
"felicitously",
"fittingly",
"happily",
"meetly",
"rightly",
"seemly",
"suitably",
"gratifyingly",
"satisfyingly",
"effectively",
"effectually",
"efficiently",
"neatly",
"tidily"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unbearably",
"inappropriately",
"incorrectly",
"indecently",
"unsuitably",
"awfully",
"deplorably",
"disastrously",
"dreadfully",
"horrendously",
"horribly",
"horridly",
"miserably",
"terribly"
],
"antonyms":[
"bad",
"badly",
"deficiently",
"ill",
"inadequately",
"insufficiently",
"intolerably",
"poorly",
"unacceptably",
"unsatisfactorily"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"midsection":{
"the middle region of the human torso":{
"examples":[
"did exercises to strengthen the muscles in her midsection"
],
"synonyms":[
"middle",
"midriff",
"waist",
"waistline"
],
"near synonyms":[
"trunk",
"abdomen",
"belly",
"gut",
"stomach"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"midgets":{
"a living thing much smaller than others of its kind":{
"examples":[
"a breed that is the midget of the horse world"
],
"synonyms":[
"diminutives",
"dwarfs",
"dwarves",
"mites",
"peewees",
"pygmies",
"pigmies",
"runts",
"scrubs",
"shrimp",
"shrimps",
"Tom Thumbs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"nubbins",
"miniatures",
"minis",
"bantams",
"homunculi",
"hop-o'-my-thumbs",
"manikins",
"mannikins",
"half-pints"
],
"near antonyms":[
"whales",
"whoppers"
],
"antonyms":[
"behemoths",
"colossi",
"giants",
"jumbos",
"leviathans",
"mammoths",
"monsters",
"titans"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"middle-of-the-roaders":{
"a person who holds moderate views":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"centrists",
"moderates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"progressives",
"reformers",
"accommodationists",
"compromisers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conservatives",
"reactionaries",
"rightists",
"right-wingers",
"leftists",
"left-wingers",
"liberals"
],
"antonyms":[
"extremists",
"radicals",
"revolutionaries",
"revolutionists",
"ultraists"
]
},
"type":[]
},
"middle of the road":{
"avoiding major social change or extreme political ideas":{
"examples":[
"a candidate with middle-of-the-road views on most hot-button issues"
],
"synonyms":[
"central",
"centrist",
"moderate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conventional",
"nonrevolutionary",
"orthodox",
"traditional",
"levelheaded",
"rational",
"reasonable",
"sensible",
"neutral"
],
"near antonyms":[
"excessive",
"conservative",
"reactionary",
"rightist",
"leftist",
"liberal",
"progressive",
"fanatic",
"fanatical",
"rabid",
"subversive",
"violent",
"agitating",
"exciting",
"fomenting",
"incendiary",
"inciting",
"inflammatory",
"instigating",
"provocative",
"provoking",
"rabble-rousing",
"dissenting"
],
"antonyms":[
"extremist",
"radical",
"revolutionary",
"revolutionist",
"ultra"
]
},
"a middle point between extremes":{
"examples":[
"I'm in the middle of the road on that issue."
],
"synonyms":[
"golden mean",
"mean",
"medium",
"middle",
"middle ground",
"midpoint"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arithmetic mean",
"average",
"median",
"norm",
"par",
"standard"
],
"near antonyms":[
"maximum",
"utmost",
"minimum"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"phrase"
]
},
"middle grounds":{
"a middle point between extremes":{
"examples":[
"both parties entered the negotiations hoping to find some middle ground"
],
"synonyms":[
"golden means",
"means",
"mediums",
"media",
"middles",
"midpoints"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arithmetic means",
"averages",
"medians",
"norms",
"pars",
"standards"
],
"near antonyms":[
"maxima",
"maximums",
"utmosts",
"minima",
"minimums"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"middle schools":{
"as in high schools , public schools":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"common schools",
"elementary schools",
"grammar schools",
"high schools",
"junior high schools",
"kindergartens",
"primary schools",
"public schools",
"secondary schools",
"senior high schools",
"trade schools",
"training schools",
"academes",
"academies",
"schools",
"seminaries",
"boarding schools",
"preparatory schools",
"preps",
"prep schools",
"charter schools",
"magnet schools",
"minischools",
"madrassas",
"madrasas",
"madrassahs",
"madrasahs",
"Sunday schools",
"yeshivas",
"yeshivot"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"midways":{
"as in centers , middles":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"centers",
"insides",
"interiors",
"middles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flanks",
"hands",
"sides",
"outsides",
"faces",
"tops"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"middle ground":{
"a middle point between extremes":{
"examples":[
"both parties entered the negotiations hoping to find some middle ground"
],
"synonyms":[
"golden mean",
"mean",
"medium",
"middle",
"midpoint"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arithmetic mean",
"average",
"median",
"norm",
"par",
"standard"
],
"near antonyms":[
"maximum",
"utmost",
"minimum"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"midwives":{
"as in obstetricians , nurse-midwives":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"nurse-midwives",
"obstetricians",
"croakers",
"docs",
"doctors",
"medicos",
"medics",
"physicians",
"sawbones",
"sawboneses",
"anesthesiologists",
"dermatologists",
"gynecologists",
"internists",
"neurologists",
"ob-gyns",
"ophthalmologists",
"optometrists",
"orthopedists",
"pathologists",
"pediatricians",
"pediatrists",
"physiatrists",
"podiatrists",
"radiologists",
"urologists",
"family doctors",
"family physicians",
"family practitioners",
"general practitioners",
"attendings",
"clinicians",
"hospitalists",
"specialists",
"plastic surgeons",
"surgeons",
"interns",
"internes",
"residents",
"aidmen",
"nurse-practitioners",
"nurses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nondoctors",
"nonphysicians"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"midairs":{
"as in skies , horizons":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blues",
"firmaments",
"heavens",
"highs",
"skies",
"welkins",
"horizons",
"skylines"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"middle school":{
"as in high school , public school":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"common school",
"elementary school",
"grammar school",
"high school",
"junior high school",
"kindergarten",
"primary school",
"public school",
"secondary school",
"senior high school",
"trade school",
"training school",
"academe",
"academy",
"school",
"seminary",
"boarding school",
"prep",
"preparatory school",
"prep school",
"charter school",
"magnet school",
"minischool",
"madrassa",
"madrasa",
"madrassah",
"madrasah",
"Sunday school",
"yeshiva",
"yeshivah"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"middle-of-the-road":{
"avoiding major social change or extreme political ideas":{
"examples":[
"a candidate with middle-of-the-road views on most hot-button issues"
],
"synonyms":[
"central",
"centrist",
"moderate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conventional",
"nonrevolutionary",
"orthodox",
"traditional",
"levelheaded",
"rational",
"reasonable",
"sensible",
"neutral"
],
"near antonyms":[
"excessive",
"conservative",
"reactionary",
"rightist",
"leftist",
"liberal",
"progressive",
"fanatic",
"fanatical",
"rabid",
"subversive",
"violent",
"agitating",
"exciting",
"fomenting",
"incendiary",
"inciting",
"inflammatory",
"instigating",
"provocative",
"provoking",
"rabble-rousing",
"dissenting"
],
"antonyms":[
"extremist",
"radical",
"revolutionary",
"revolutionist",
"ultra"
]
},
"a middle point between extremes":{
"examples":[
"I'm in the middle of the road on that issue."
],
"synonyms":[
"golden mean",
"mean",
"medium",
"middle",
"middle ground",
"midpoint"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arithmetic mean",
"average",
"median",
"norm",
"par",
"standard"
],
"near antonyms":[
"maximum",
"utmost",
"minimum"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"phrase"
]
},
"middleweight":{
"as in heavyweight , welterweight":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bantamweight",
"cruiserweight",
"featherweight",
"flyweight",
"heavyweight",
"light heavyweight",
"lightweight",
"superheavyweight",
"welterweight",
"palooka",
"slugger",
"stumblebum",
"boxer",
"fighter",
"gladiator",
"prizefighter",
"pug",
"pugilist"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"midsized":{
"being about midway between extremes of amount or size":{
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"great",
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"swell",
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"top",
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"blooms",
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"heydays",
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"adulthoods",
"majorities",
"maturities"
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"infancies",
"toddlerhoods",
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"childhoods",
"youths"
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"preppie",
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"top"
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"afterlife",
"afternoon",
"autumn",
"evening",
"sunset",
"twilight",
"winter",
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"dotage",
"senility",
"elderliness",
"golden years",
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"youth",
"springtime"
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"noun"
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"old-timer",
"senior",
"senior citizen",
"adult",
"grown-up"
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"child",
"cub",
"kid",
"moppet",
"tad",
"toddler",
"tot",
"tyke",
"tike",
"baby",
"infant",
"adolescent",
"juvenile",
"minor",
"youngling",
"youngster",
"youth",
"preteen",
"preteen-ager",
"teen",
"teenager",
"teener",
"teenybopper",
"tween"
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"noun"
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"archons",
"directors",
"execs",
"executives",
"managers",
"superintendents",
"supervisors",
"bosses",
"chiefs",
"heads",
"leaders",
"presidents",
"boardmen",
"officers",
"officials",
"commissioners",
"ministers",
"codirectors",
"co-directors",
"comanagers",
"co-managers",
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"type":[
"noun"
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"middle",
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"median",
"norm",
"par",
"standard"
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"utmost",
"minimum"
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"an area or point that is an equal distance from all points along an edge or outer surface":{
"examples":[
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"core",
"middle",
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"type":[
"noun"
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"administrator",
"archon",
"director",
"exec",
"executive",
"manager",
"superintendent",
"supervisor",
"boss",
"chief",
"head",
"leader",
"president",
"boardman",
"officer",
"official",
"commissioner",
"minister",
"codirector",
"comanager",
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"noun"
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"examples":[
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"examples":[
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"amidst",
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"amongst",
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"through"
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"betwixt"
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"out of"
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"type":[
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"preposition"
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"junkyards",
"kitchen middens",
"dumps",
"landfills",
"sanitary landfills",
"tips",
"transfer stations",
"messes",
"pigpens",
"pigsties",
"sties",
"styes"
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"muck",
"dirt",
"doo-doos",
"droppings",
"dungs",
"excrements",
"excreta",
"feces",
"ordures",
"poops",
"scats",
"slops",
"soils",
"wastes",
"night soils",
"stools",
"spoor",
"spoors",
"sewage",
"sewerages",
"coprolites"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"as in sky , horizon":{
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"near synonyms":[
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"firmament",
"heaven(s)",
"high",
"sky",
"welkin",
"horizon",
"skyline"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"examples":[
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"interiors"
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"the most intense or characteristic phase of something":{
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"heights",
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"thicks"
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"downtowns",
"inner cities",
"central cities",
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"garden cities",
"exurbs",
"suburbias",
"suburbs",
"urban sprawls",
"conurbations",
"boroughs",
"asphalt jungles",
"burgs",
"cities",
"cosmopolises",
"megacities",
"megalopolises",
"metropolises",
"municipalities",
"towns"
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"noun"
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"peewee",
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"pigmy",
"runt",
"scrub",
"shrimp",
"Tom Thumb"
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"miniature",
"bantam",
"homunculus",
"hop-o'-my-thumb",
"manikin",
"mannikin",
"half-pint"
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"whopper"
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"colossus",
"giant",
"jumbo",
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"mammoth",
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"titan"
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"little bitty",
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"microminiature",
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"microscopical",
"miniature",
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"pocket",
"pygmy",
"teensy",
"teensy-weensy",
"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
"tiny",
"wee",
"little",
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"pint-size",
"pint-sized",
"puny",
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"undersize",
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"astronomic",
"Brobdingnagian",
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"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"cyclopean",
"elephantine",
"enormous",
"galactic",
"gargantuan",
"giant",
"gigantesque",
"gigantic",
"grand",
"herculean",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"Himalayan",
"huge",
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"humungous",
"immense",
"jumbo",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"leviathan",
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"massive",
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"mighty",
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"monstrous",
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"mountainous",
"oceanic",
"pharaonic",
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"supersized",
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"vasty",
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"overgrown",
"oversize",
"oversized",
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"sizeable",
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"tidy",
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"lofty",
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"inner city",
"central city",
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"garden city",
"exurb",
"suburb",
"suburbia",
"urban sprawl",
"conurbation",
"borough",
"asphalt jungle",
"burg",
"city",
"cosmopolis",
"megacity",
"megalopolis",
"metropolis",
"municipality",
"town"
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"type":[
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"coed",
"collegian",
"postgraduate",
"undergraduate",
"freshman",
"junior",
"senior",
"sophomore",
"schoolfellow",
"schoolmate",
"underclassman",
"undergrad",
"upperclassman",
"day student",
"preppy",
"preppie",
"schoolboy",
"schoolchild",
"schoolgirl",
"exchange student",
"reader",
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"pupil",
"scholar",
"student"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"noun"
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"bellies",
"guts",
"stomachs"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"as in heavyweights , welterweights":{
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"cruiserweights",
"featherweights",
"flyweights",
"heavyweights",
"light heavyweights",
"lightweights",
"superheavyweights",
"welterweights",
"palookas",
"sluggers",
"stumblebums",
"boxers",
"fighters",
"gladiators",
"prizefighters",
"pugilists",
"pugs"
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"noun"
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"the period in a person's life from about age 40 to about age 60":{
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"When he reached middle age , he became suddenly obsessed with reliving his carefree college years."
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"majority",
"maturity",
"middle",
"midlife",
"ripeness",
"afterlife",
"afternoon",
"autumn",
"evening",
"sunset",
"twilight",
"winter",
"anecdotage",
"dotage",
"senility",
"elderliness",
"golden years",
"oldness",
"seniority"
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"youth",
"springtime"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"as in overnight":{
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"late",
"night",
"nightly",
"nighttime",
"nocturnal"
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"daily",
"diurnal",
"noon"
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"as in night":{
"examples":[],
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"night",
"fog",
"haze",
"mist",
"murk",
"penumbra",
"umbra",
"mantle",
"shroud",
"veil",
"cloud",
"darkness",
"pall",
"shadow"
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"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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"as in boards , midyears":{
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"boards",
"midyears",
"pretests",
"retests",
"catechisms",
"aptitude tests",
"intelligence tests",
"placement tests",
"auditions",
"examinations",
"exams",
"quizzes",
"tests",
"finals",
"checkups",
"inspections",
"reviews",
"inquiries",
"interrogations",
"investigations",
"probes",
"researches"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"as in mature , grown-up":{
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"grown-up",
"mature",
"oldish",
"pensioned",
"retired",
"superannuated",
"centenarian",
"nonagenarian",
"octogenarian",
"septuagenarian",
"sexagenarian",
"matriarchal",
"patriarchal",
"venerable",
"aged",
"aging",
"ageing",
"ancient",
"elderly",
"geriatric",
"long-lived",
"old",
"older",
"over-the-hill",
"senescent",
"senior",
"unyoung",
"anile",
"decrepit",
"doddering",
"senile",
"spavined",
"tottery",
"overage",
"overaged"
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"young",
"youthful",
"ageless",
"youngish",
"adolescent",
"immature",
"juvenile",
"preteen",
"puerile",
"minor",
"underage",
"callow",
"green",
"inexperienced",
"raw",
"babyish",
"childish",
"childlike",
"infantile",
"infantine",
"kiddish"
],
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},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"as in boards , midterms":{
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"boards",
"midterms",
"pretests",
"retests",
"catechisms",
"aptitude tests",
"intelligence tests",
"placement tests",
"auditions",
"examinations",
"exams",
"quizzes",
"tests",
"finals",
"checkups",
"inspections",
"reviews",
"inquiries",
"interrogations",
"investigations",
"probes",
"researches"
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"as in family name , maiden name":{
"examples":[],
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"family name",
"maiden name",
"surname",
"appellation",
"appellative",
"cognomen",
"compellation",
"denomination",
"denotation",
"designation",
"handle",
"moniker",
"monicker",
"name",
"nomenclature",
"title",
"baptismal name",
"Christian name",
"first name",
"forename",
"given name",
"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"
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"as in kindergartners , high schoolers":{
"examples":[],
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"high schoolers",
"kindergartners",
"kindergarteners",
"middle schoolers",
"coeds",
"collegians",
"postgraduates",
"undergraduates",
"freshmen",
"juniors",
"seniors",
"sophomores",
"schoolfellows",
"schoolmates",
"underclassmen",
"undergrads",
"upperclassmen",
"day students",
"preppies",
"schoolboys",
"schoolchildren",
"schoolgirls",
"exchange students",
"readers",
"studiers",
"pupils",
"scholars",
"students"
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement":{
"examples":[
"the retired statesman is often asked to be a middleman in international disputes"
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"brokers",
"buffers",
"conciliators",
"go-betweens",
"honest brokers",
"interceders",
"intercessors",
"intermediaries",
"intermediates",
"interposers",
"mediators",
"peacemakers"
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"near synonyms":[
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"moderators",
"bargainers",
"negotiants",
"negotiators",
"appeasers",
"pacificators",
"pacifiers",
"reconcilers",
"agents",
"attorneys",
"deputies",
"factors",
"procurators",
"proxies",
"liaisons",
"mediums",
"media",
"ambassadors",
"emissaries",
"envoys",
"legates",
"messengers",
"delegates",
"representatives",
"busybodies",
"interferers",
"meddlers",
"arbiters",
"arbitrators",
"judges",
"referees",
"umpires",
"advisers",
"advisors",
"counselors",
"counsellors"
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"middle ages":{
"the period in a person's life from about age 40 to about age 60":{
"examples":[
"as our generation approaches middle age",
"When he reached middle age , he became suddenly obsessed with reliving his carefree college years."
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"majority",
"maturity",
"middle",
"midlife",
"ripeness",
"afterlife",
"afternoon",
"autumn",
"evening",
"sunset",
"twilight",
"winter",
"anecdotage",
"dotage",
"senility",
"elderliness",
"golden years",
"oldness",
"seniority"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adolescence",
"youth",
"springtime"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"midden":{
"as in junkyard , dustbin":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"dustbin",
"dustheap",
"junkyard",
"kitchen midden",
"dump",
"landfill",
"sanitary landfill",
"tip",
"transfer station",
"mess",
"pigpen",
"pigsty",
"sty"
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"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in manure , muck":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"dunghill",
"guano",
"manure",
"muck",
"dirt",
"doo-doo",
"dropping",
"dung",
"excrement",
"excreta",
"feces",
"ordure",
"poop",
"scat",
"slops",
"soil",
"waste",
"night soil",
"stool",
"spoor",
"sewage",
"sewerage",
"coprolite"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"midwife":{
"as in obstetrician , nurse-midwife":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"nurse-midwife",
"obstetrician",
"croaker",
"doc",
"doctor",
"medic",
"medico",
"physician",
"sawbones",
"anesthesiologist",
"dermatologist",
"gynecologist",
"internist",
"neurologist",
"ob-gyn",
"ophthalmologist",
"optometrist",
"orthopedist",
"pathologist",
"pediatrician",
"pediatrist",
"physiatrist",
"podiatrist",
"radiologist",
"urologist",
"family doctor",
"family physician",
"family practitioner",
"general practitioner",
"attending",
"clinician",
"hospitalist",
"specialist",
"plastic surgeon",
"surgeon",
"intern",
"interne",
"resident",
"aidman",
"nurse",
"nurse-practitioner"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nondoctor",
"nonphysician"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"midst":{
"an area or point that is an equal distance from all points along an edge or outer surface":{
"examples":[
"stood in the midst of the crowd"
],
"synonyms":[
"center",
"core",
"middle",
"midpoint"
],
"near synonyms":[
"inside",
"interior"
],
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"antonyms":[
"perimeter",
"periphery"
]
},
"the most intense or characteristic phase of something":{
"examples":[
"in the midst of illustrating a new book"
],
"synonyms":[
"deep",
"depth",
"height",
"middle",
"thick"
],
"near synonyms":[
"center",
"heart"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"in or into the middle of":{
"examples":[
"gave a victory speech midst cheering supporters"
],
"synonyms":[
"amid",
"amidst",
"among",
"amongst",
"mid",
"through"
],
"near synonyms":[
"between",
"betwixt"
],
"near antonyms":[
"from",
"out of"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"preposition"
]
},
"middle":{
"a middle point between extremes":{
"examples":[
"his salary is exactly at the middle of the company's pay scale"
],
"synonyms":[
"golden mean",
"mean",
"medium",
"middle ground",
"midpoint"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arithmetic mean",
"average",
"median",
"norm",
"par",
"standard"
],
"near antonyms":[
"maximum",
"utmost",
"minimum"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an area or point that is an equal distance from all points along an edge or outer surface":{
"examples":[
"put the serving dish in the middle of the table"
],
"synonyms":[
"center",
"core",
"midpoint",
"midst"
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"near synonyms":[
"inside",
"interior"
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"antonyms":[
"perimeter",
"periphery"
]
},
"the middle region of the human torso":{
"examples":[
"clutched the football tightly against her middle"
],
"synonyms":[
"midriff",
"midsection",
"waist",
"waistline"
],
"near synonyms":[
"trunk",
"abdomen",
"belly",
"gut",
"stomach"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the most intense or characteristic phase of something":{
"examples":[
"I'm right in the middle of a tax audit, so can you come back later?"
],
"synonyms":[
"deep",
"depth",
"height",
"midst",
"thick"
],
"near synonyms":[
"center",
"heart"
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"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"occupying a position equally distant from the ends or extremes":{
"examples":[
"you must mark the exact middle point of each of these lines in order to solve the problem"
],
"synonyms":[
"central",
"halfway",
"intermediary",
"intermediate",
"medial",
"median",
"mediate",
"medium",
"mid",
"midmost"
],
"near synonyms":[
"equidistant",
"inmost",
"inner",
"innermost",
"nearest",
"betwixt and between",
"borderline",
"gray",
"grey",
"in-between"
],
"near antonyms":[
"outer",
"peripheral"
],
"antonyms":[
"extreme",
"farthest",
"farthermost",
"furthermost",
"furthest",
"outermost",
"outmost",
"remotest",
"utmost"
]
},
"being about midway between extremes of amount or size":{
"examples":[
"a house that is middle -sized for that neighborhood",
"a man of middle height"
],
"synonyms":[
"average",
"intermediate",
"mean",
"median",
"medium",
"middling",
"midsize",
"midsized",
"moderate",
"modest"
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"near synonyms":[
"reasonable",
"common",
"commonplace",
"conventional",
"normal",
"popular",
"regular",
"routine",
"standard",
"typical",
"usual",
"adequate",
"passable",
"tolerable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"excessive",
"extreme",
"exceptional",
"rare",
"strange",
"uncommon",
"unusual",
"distinctive",
"idiosyncratic",
"special",
"unique",
"individual",
"peculiar",
"private"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"middle schoolers":{
"as in high schoolers , kindergartners":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"high schoolers",
"kindergartners",
"kindergarteners",
"middlers",
"coeds",
"collegians",
"postgraduates",
"undergraduates",
"freshmen",
"juniors",
"seniors",
"sophomores",
"schoolfellows",
"schoolmates",
"underclassmen",
"undergrads",
"upperclassmen",
"day students",
"preppies",
"schoolboys",
"schoolchildren",
"schoolgirls",
"exchange students",
"readers",
"studiers",
"pupils",
"scholars",
"students"
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"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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