dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/ray_MWT.json
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{
"ray":{
"a narrow sharply defined line of light radiating from an object":{
"examples":[
"two red eyes reflected in the ray of light from the flashlight"
],
"synonyms":[
"beam",
"shaft"
],
"near synonyms":[
"moonbeam",
"sunbeam",
"sunburst",
"laser",
"spotlight"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a very small amount":{
"examples":[
"the tapping sound ceased, extinguishing the last ray of hope that the trapped miners were still alive"
],
"synonyms":[
"ace",
"bit",
"crumb",
"dab",
"dram",
"driblet",
"glimmer",
"hint",
"lick",
"little",
"mite",
"nip",
"ounce",
"particle",
"peanuts",
"scintilla",
"scruple",
"shade",
"shadow",
"shred",
"skosh",
"smack",
"smell",
"smidgen",
"smidgeon",
"smidgin",
"smidge",
"snap",
"soup\u00e7on",
"spark",
"spatter",
"speck",
"splash",
"spot",
"sprinkling",
"strain",
"streak",
"suspicion",
"tad",
"touch",
"trace"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hoot",
"iota",
"jot",
"minim",
"minimum",
"modicum",
"semblance",
"syllable",
"tittle",
"vestige",
"whit",
"atom",
"dot",
"fleck",
"flyspeck",
"grain",
"granule",
"molecule",
"morsel",
"mote",
"nubbin",
"patch",
"scrap",
"dash",
"drop",
"pinch",
"part",
"portion",
"section",
"bite",
"nibble",
"taste",
"handful",
"scattering",
"smatter",
"smattering",
"dose",
"shot",
"chip",
"flake",
"fragment",
"shard",
"shiver",
"sliver",
"smithereens",
"splinter",
"tatter",
"clipping",
"paring",
"shaving"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abundance",
"barrel",
"boatload",
"bucket",
"bundle",
"bushel",
"deal",
"fistful",
"gobs",
"heaps",
"lashings",
"lashins",
"loads",
"lot",
"mass",
"mess",
"mountain",
"much",
"oodles",
"passel",
"peck",
"pile",
"plenty",
"potful",
"profusion",
"quantity",
"raft",
"reams",
"scads",
"stack",
"wad",
"wealth",
"volume",
"bonanza",
"embarrassment",
"excess",
"overabundance",
"overage",
"overflow",
"overkill",
"overmuch",
"oversupply",
"superabundance",
"superfluity",
"surfeit",
"surplus",
"chunk",
"hunk",
"lump",
"slab"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to emit rays of light":{
"examples":[
"klieg lights were raying against the nighttime sky at the Hollywood premiere"
],
"synonyms":[
"beam",
"radiate",
"shine"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blaze",
"burn",
"fire",
"flame",
"gleam",
"glimmer",
"glint",
"glisten",
"glister",
"glitter",
"glow",
"luminesce",
"sheen",
"shimmer",
"blink",
"coruscate",
"flare",
"flash",
"flicker",
"luster",
"lustre",
"scintillate",
"spangle",
"sparkle",
"twinkle",
"wink",
"winkle",
"beat (down)",
"glare",
"brighten",
"illuminate",
"illumine",
"irradiate",
"light",
"lighten",
"bedazzle",
"blind",
"daze",
"dazzle"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blacken",
"darken",
"lower",
"lour"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to extend outwards from or as if from a central point":{
"examples":[
"laugh wrinkles rayed out from the corners of the old man's eyes"
],
"synonyms":[
"branch",
"fan (out)",
"radiate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"diffuse",
"dispel",
"disperse",
"dissipate",
"fork",
"stem",
"diverge",
"divide",
"part",
"ramify",
"separate",
"split",
"uncouple",
"unlink",
"unyoke",
"scatter",
"splay",
"spread",
"arise",
"derive",
"emanate",
"flow",
"issue",
"proceed",
"spring"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approach",
"close in (on)",
"near",
"center (on)",
"centralize",
"connect",
"couple",
"join",
"link",
"unite"
],
"antonyms":[
"concentrate",
"converge",
"focus",
"funnel",
"meet"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"rayless":{
"being without light or without much light":{
"examples":[
"the strange creatures that lurk in the rayless depths of the sea"
],
"synonyms":[
"black",
"caliginous",
"dark",
"darkened",
"darkish",
"darkling",
"darksome",
"dim",
"dimmed",
"dusk",
"dusky",
"gloomy",
"lightless",
"murky",
"obscure",
"obscured",
"pitch-black",
"pitch-dark",
"pitchy",
"somber",
"sombre",
"stygian",
"tenebrific",
"tenebrous",
"unlit"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crepuscular",
"twilit",
"moonless",
"starless",
"sunless",
"cloudy",
"dull",
"dulled",
"lackluster",
"shadowlike",
"shadowy",
"shady",
"gray",
"grey",
"leaden",
"pale",
"beclouded",
"befogged",
"clouded",
"foggy",
"fuliginous",
"misty",
"smoggy",
"soupy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ablaze",
"agleam",
"aglitter",
"alight",
"beaming",
"beamy",
"effulgent",
"glaring",
"glowing",
"incandescent",
"lambent",
"radiant",
"relucent",
"resplendent",
"shining",
"sparkling",
"ultrabright",
"glossy",
"lustrous",
"shiny",
"floodlit",
"floodlighted",
"highlighted",
"spotlighted",
"spotlit",
"moonlit",
"moony",
"starlit",
"sunlit"
],
"antonyms":[
"bright",
"brightened",
"brilliant",
"illuminated",
"illumined",
"light",
"lit",
"lighted",
"lightsome",
"lucent",
"lucid",
"luminous"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"rayed":{
"to emit rays of light":{
"examples":[
"klieg lights were raying against the nighttime sky at the Hollywood premiere"
],
"synonyms":[
"beamed",
"radiated",
"shone",
"shined"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blazed",
"burned",
"burnt",
"fired",
"flamed",
"gleamed",
"glimmered",
"glinted",
"glistened",
"glistered",
"glittered",
"glowed",
"luminesced",
"sheened",
"shimmered",
"blinked",
"coruscated",
"flared",
"flashed",
"flickered",
"lustered",
"lustred",
"scintillated",
"spangled",
"sparkled",
"twinkled",
"winked",
"winkled",
"beat (down)",
"glared",
"brightened",
"illuminated",
"illumined",
"irradiated",
"lightened",
"lit",
"lighted",
"bedazzled",
"blinded",
"dazed",
"dazzled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blackened",
"darkened",
"lowered",
"loured"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to extend outwards from or as if from a central point":{
"examples":[
"laugh wrinkles rayed out from the corners of the old man's eyes"
],
"synonyms":[
"branched",
"fanned (out)",
"radiated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"diffused",
"dispelled",
"dispersed",
"dissipated",
"forked",
"stemmed",
"diverged",
"divided",
"parted",
"ramified",
"separated",
"split",
"uncoupled",
"unlinked",
"unyoked",
"scattered",
"splayed",
"spread",
"arose",
"derived",
"emanated",
"flowed",
"issued",
"proceeded",
"sprang",
"sprung"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approached",
"closed in (on)",
"neared",
"centered (on)",
"centralized",
"connected",
"coupled",
"joined",
"linked",
"united"
],
"antonyms":[
"concentrated",
"converged",
"focused",
"focussed",
"funneled",
"funnelled",
"met"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"rays":{
"a narrow sharply defined line of light radiating from an object":{
"examples":[
"two red eyes reflected in the ray of light from the flashlight"
],
"synonyms":[
"beams",
"shafts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"moonbeams",
"sunbeams",
"sunbursts",
"lasers",
"spotlights"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a very small amount":{
"examples":[
"the tapping sound ceased, extinguishing the last ray of hope that the trapped miners were still alive"
],
"synonyms":[
"aces",
"bits",
"crumbs",
"dabs",
"drams",
"driblets",
"glimmers",
"hints",
"licks",
"little",
"mites",
"nips",
"ounces",
"particles",
"peanuts",
"scintillas",
"scruples",
"shades",
"shadows",
"shreds",
"skoshes",
"smacks",
"smells",
"smidgens",
"smidgeons",
"smidgins",
"smidges",
"snaps",
"soup\u00e7ons",
"sparks",
"spatters",
"specks",
"splashes",
"spots",
"sprinklings",
"strains",
"streaks",
"suspicions",
"touches",
"traces"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hoots",
"iotas",
"jots",
"minima",
"minimums",
"minims",
"modicums",
"semblances",
"syllables",
"tittles",
"vestiges",
"whits",
"atoms",
"dots",
"flecks",
"flyspecks",
"grains",
"granules",
"molecules",
"morsels",
"motes",
"nubbins",
"patches",
"scraps",
"dashes",
"drops",
"pinches",
"parts",
"portions",
"sections",
"bites",
"nibbles",
"tastes",
"handfuls",
"handsful",
"scatterings",
"smatterings",
"smatters",
"doses",
"shots",
"chips",
"flakes",
"fragments",
"shards",
"shivers",
"slivers",
"smithereens",
"splinters",
"tatters",
"clippings",
"parings",
"shavings"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abundances",
"barrels",
"boatloads",
"buckets",
"bundles",
"bushels",
"deals",
"fistfuls",
"gobs",
"heaps",
"lashings",
"lashins",
"loads",
"lots",
"masses",
"messes",
"mountains",
"much",
"oodles",
"passels",
"pecks",
"piles",
"plenties",
"potfuls",
"profusions",
"quantities",
"rafts",
"reams",
"scads",
"stacks",
"wads",
"wealths",
"volumes",
"bonanzas",
"embarrassments",
"excesses",
"overabundances",
"overages",
"overflows",
"overkills",
"overmuch",
"oversupplies",
"superabundances",
"superfluities",
"surfeits",
"surpluses",
"chunks",
"hunks",
"lumps",
"slabs"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to emit rays of light":{
"examples":[
"klieg lights were raying against the nighttime sky at the Hollywood premiere"
],
"synonyms":[
"beams",
"radiates",
"shines"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blazes",
"burns",
"fires",
"flames",
"gleams",
"glimmers",
"glints",
"glistens",
"glisters",
"glitters",
"glows",
"luminesces",
"sheens",
"shimmers",
"blinks",
"coruscates",
"flares",
"flashes",
"flickers",
"lusters",
"lustres",
"scintillates",
"spangles",
"sparkles",
"twinkles",
"winkles",
"winks",
"beats (down)",
"glares",
"brightens",
"illuminates",
"illumines",
"irradiates",
"lightens",
"lights",
"bedazzles",
"blinds",
"dazes",
"dazzles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blackens",
"darkens",
"lowers",
"lours"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to extend outwards from or as if from a central point":{
"examples":[
"laugh wrinkles rayed out from the corners of the old man's eyes"
],
"synonyms":[
"branches",
"fans (out)",
"radiates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"diffuses",
"dispels",
"disperses",
"dissipates",
"forks",
"stems",
"diverges",
"divides",
"parts",
"ramifies",
"separates",
"splits",
"uncouples",
"unlinks",
"unyokes",
"scatters",
"splays",
"spreads",
"arises",
"derives",
"emanates",
"flows",
"issues",
"proceeds",
"springs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approaches",
"closes in (on)",
"nears",
"centers (on)",
"centralizes",
"connects",
"couples",
"joins",
"links",
"unites"
],
"antonyms":[
"concentrates",
"converges",
"focuses",
"focusses",
"funnels",
"meets"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"raying":{
"to emit rays of light":{
"examples":[
"klieg lights were raying against the nighttime sky at the Hollywood premiere"
],
"synonyms":[
"beaming",
"radiating",
"shining"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blazing",
"burning",
"firing",
"flaming",
"gleaming",
"glimmering",
"glinting",
"glistening",
"glistering",
"glittering",
"glowing",
"luminescing",
"sheening",
"shimmering",
"blinking",
"coruscating",
"flaring",
"flashing",
"flickering",
"lustering",
"lustring",
"scintillating",
"spangling",
"sparkling",
"twinkling",
"winking",
"winkling",
"beating (down)",
"glaring",
"brightening",
"illuminating",
"illumining",
"irradiating",
"lightening",
"lighting",
"bedazzling",
"blinding",
"dazing",
"dazzling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blackening",
"darkening",
"lowering",
"louring"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to extend outwards from or as if from a central point":{
"examples":[
"laugh wrinkles rayed out from the corners of the old man's eyes"
],
"synonyms":[
"branching",
"fanning (out)",
"radiating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"diffusing",
"dispelling",
"dispersing",
"dissipating",
"forking",
"stemming",
"diverging",
"dividing",
"parting",
"ramifying",
"separating",
"splitting",
"uncoupling",
"unlinking",
"unyoking",
"scattering",
"splaying",
"spreading",
"arising",
"deriving",
"emanating",
"flowing",
"issuing",
"proceeding",
"springing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approaching",
"closing in (on)",
"nearing",
"centering (on)",
"centralizing",
"connecting",
"coupling",
"joining",
"linking",
"uniting"
],
"antonyms":[
"concentrating",
"converging",
"focusing",
"focussing",
"funneling",
"funnelling",
"meeting"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}