3826 lines
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3826 lines
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{
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"ambrosial":{
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"having a pleasant smell":{
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"examples":[
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"the ambrosial air of a greenhouse filled with orchids"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aromatic",
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"fragrant",
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"perfumed",
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"redolent",
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"savory",
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"savoury",
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"scented",
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"sweet"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"flowery",
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"fruity",
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"pungent",
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"spicy",
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"odiferous",
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"odored",
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"odoriferous",
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"odorous",
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"clean",
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"fresh",
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"pure"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"odorless",
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"unscented",
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"fusty",
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"musty",
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"stale",
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"gamy",
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"gamey"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"fetid",
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"foul",
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"malodorous",
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"noisome",
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"putrid",
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"rancid",
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"rank",
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"reeking",
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"reeky",
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"skunky",
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"smelly",
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"stenchful",
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"stenchy",
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"stinking",
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"stinky",
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"strong"
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]
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},
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"very pleasing to the sense of taste":{
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"examples":[
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"a platter heaped with exotic and ambrosial tropical fruits"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"appetizing",
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"dainty",
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"delectable",
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"delicious",
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"delish",
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"flavorful",
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"flavorsome",
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"luscious",
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"lush",
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"mouthwatering",
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"palatable",
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"savory",
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"savoury",
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"scrumptious",
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"succulent",
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"tasteful",
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"tasty",
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"toothsome",
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"toothy",
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"yummy"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"digestible",
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"eatable",
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"edible",
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"delightful",
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"heavenly",
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"pleasing",
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"agreeable",
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"gratifying",
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"pleasant",
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"satisfying",
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"choice",
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"delicate",
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"exquisite",
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"rare"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"banal",
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"boring",
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"commonplace",
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"tedious",
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"noisome",
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"smelly",
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"stinky",
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"noxious",
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"unwholesome",
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"miserable",
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"wretched",
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"abhorrent",
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"abominable",
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"awful",
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"detestable",
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"disagreeable",
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"disgusting",
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"foul",
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"horrid",
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"nauseating",
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"offensive",
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"repellent",
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"repellant",
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"repugnant",
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"repulsive",
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"sickening",
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"unpleasant"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"distasteful",
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"flat",
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"flavorless",
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"insipid",
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"stale",
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"tasteless",
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"unappetizing",
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"unpalatable",
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"unsavory",
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"yucky",
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"yukky"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"ambulant":{
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"traveling from place to place":{
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"examples":[
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"a scattering of ambulant vendors can be found on the downtown plaza"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"ambulatory",
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"errant",
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"fugitive",
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"gallivanting",
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"galavanting",
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"itinerant",
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"nomad",
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"nomadic",
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"perambulatory",
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"peregrine",
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"peripatetic",
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"ranging",
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"roaming",
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"roving",
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"vagabond",
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"vagrant",
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"wandering",
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"wayfaring"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"drifting",
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"footloose",
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"meandering",
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"rambling",
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"sauntering",
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"strolling",
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"traipsing",
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"walking",
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"migrant",
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"migratory"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"immobile",
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"nonmoving",
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"settled",
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"standing",
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"static",
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"stationary",
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"motionless",
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"still"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"ambushing":{
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"to lie in wait for and attack by surprise":{
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"examples":[
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"the king's enemies planned to ambush the royal coach on the way to Paris and capture the king"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"ambuscading",
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"surprising",
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"surprizing",
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"waylaying"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"assailing",
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"assaulting",
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"attacking",
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"storming",
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"striking",
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"jumping",
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"mugging",
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"pouncing (on)",
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"tackling",
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"charging",
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"sallying",
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"capturing",
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"ensnaring",
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"entrapping",
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"mousetrapping",
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"netting",
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"snaring",
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"trapping",
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"hunting",
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"preying (on or upon)",
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"stalking"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"ambushments":{
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"a setup in which hidden attackers lie in wait":{
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"examples":[
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"ambushments were a constant threat to travelers along the road to London"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"ambuscades",
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"ambushes",
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"surprises",
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"surprizes",
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"traps"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"assaults",
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"attacks",
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"charges",
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"sallies",
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"captures",
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"entrapments",
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"mousetraps",
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"snares",
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"huntings"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ambulating":{
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"to go on foot":{
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"examples":[
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"a progressive disease that compromises a patient's ability to ambulate"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"footing (it)",
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"hoofing (it)",
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"legging (it)",
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"padding",
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"stepping",
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"traipsing",
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"treading",
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"walking"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"parading",
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"promenading",
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"marching",
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"pacing",
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"stepping out",
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"striding",
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"trooping",
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"power walking",
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"hiking",
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"peregrinating",
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"trekking",
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"ambling",
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"moseying",
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"perambulating",
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"rambling",
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"sauntering",
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"strolling",
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"wandering",
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"clumping",
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"stomping",
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"stumping",
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"tramping",
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"trampling",
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"tromping",
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"footslogging",
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"plodding",
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"trudging",
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"gimping",
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"hobbling",
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"limping",
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"mincing",
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"prancing",
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"pussyfooting",
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"tiptoeing",
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"bouncing",
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"sashaying",
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"stalking",
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"strutting",
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"swaggering",
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"faltering",
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"lumbering",
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"lurching",
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"pounding",
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"scuffing",
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"shambling",
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"shuffling",
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"staggering",
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"stumbling",
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"toddling",
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"waddling",
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"nipping",
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"tapping",
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"tripping",
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"trotting"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"ambit":{
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"an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends":{
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"examples":[
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"many feel that church leaders stray outside of their proper ambit when they make specific political endorsements"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"amplitude",
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"breadth",
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"compass",
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"confines",
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"dimension(s)",
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"extent",
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"range",
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"reach",
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"realm",
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"scope",
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"sweep",
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"width"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"gamut",
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"spectrum",
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"spread",
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"bailiwick",
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"circle",
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"demesne",
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"department",
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"discipline",
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"domain",
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"element",
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"fief",
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"fiefdom",
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"field",
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"province",
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"region",
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"specialty",
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"sphere",
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"terrain",
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"frontier",
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"horizon",
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"panorama"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ambries":{
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"as in larders , spences":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"butteries",
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"larders",
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"spences",
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"closets",
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"cuddies",
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"cupboards",
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"pantries",
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"presses",
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"cloakrooms",
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"coatrooms",
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"garderobes",
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"vestiaries",
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"wardrobes"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"as in housings , shrines":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"housings",
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"shrines",
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"dents",
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"embrasures",
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"indentations",
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"indents",
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"indentures",
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"cubicles",
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"corners",
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"crannies",
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"cubbyholes",
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"alcoves",
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"niches",
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"nooks",
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"recesses"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ambulates":{
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"to go on foot":{
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"examples":[
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"a progressive disease that compromises a patient's ability to ambulate"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"foots (it)",
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"hoofs (it)",
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"legs (it)",
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"pads",
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"steps",
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"traipses",
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"treads",
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"walks"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"parades",
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"promenades",
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"marches",
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"paces",
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"steps out",
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"strides",
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"troops",
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"power walks",
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"hikes",
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"peregrinates",
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"treks",
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"ambles",
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"moseys",
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"perambulates",
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"rambles",
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"saunters",
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"strolls",
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"wanders",
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"clumps",
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"stomps",
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"stumps",
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"tramples",
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"tramps",
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"tromps",
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"footslogs",
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"plods",
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"trudges",
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"gimps",
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"hobbles",
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"limps",
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"minces",
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"prances",
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"pussyfoots",
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"tiptoes",
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"bounces",
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"sashays",
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"stalks",
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"struts",
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"swaggers",
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"falters",
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"lumbers",
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"lurches",
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"pounds",
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"scuffs",
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"shambles",
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"shuffles",
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"staggers",
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"stumbles",
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"toddles",
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"waddles",
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"nips",
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"taps",
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"trips",
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"trots"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"ambience":{
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"a special quality or impression associated with something":{
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"examples":[
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"the exurb has the unmistakable ambience of old money"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"air",
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"aroma",
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"atmosphere",
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"aura",
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"climate",
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"flavor",
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"halo",
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"karma",
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"mood",
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"nimbus",
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"note",
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"odor",
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"patina",
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"smell",
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"temper",
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"vibration(s)"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"aureole",
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"aureola",
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"mystique",
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"romance",
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"genius loci",
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"feel",
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"feeling",
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"sensation",
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"sense",
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"spirit",
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"attribute",
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"character",
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"characteristic",
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"image",
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"mark",
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"notion",
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"peculiarity",
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"picture",
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"property",
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"trait",
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"color",
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"illusion",
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"overtone",
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"semblance",
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"suggestion",
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"tone"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ambushed":{
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"to lie in wait for and attack by surprise":{
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"examples":[
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"the king's enemies planned to ambush the royal coach on the way to Paris and capture the king"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"ambuscaded",
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"surprised",
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"surprized",
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"waylaid"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"assailed",
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"assaulted",
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"attacked",
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"stormed",
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"struck",
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"jumped",
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"mugged",
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"pounced (on)",
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"tackled",
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"charged",
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"sallied",
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"captured",
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"ensnared",
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"entrapped",
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"mousetrapped",
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"netted",
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"snared",
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"trapped",
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"hunted",
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"preyed (on or upon)",
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"stalked"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"ambulatory":{
|
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"traveling from place to place":{
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"examples":[
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"ambulatory theatrical companies that brought live theater to small towns across America"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"ambulant",
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"errant",
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"fugitive",
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"gallivanting",
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"galavanting",
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"itinerant",
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"nomad",
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"nomadic",
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"perambulatory",
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"peregrine",
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"peripatetic",
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"ranging",
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"roaming",
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"roving",
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"vagabond",
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"vagrant",
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"wandering",
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"wayfaring"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"drifting",
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"footloose",
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"meandering",
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"rambling",
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"sauntering",
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"strolling",
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"traipsing",
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"walking",
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"migrant",
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"migratory"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"immobile",
|
|
"nonmoving",
|
|
"settled",
|
|
"standing",
|
|
"static",
|
|
"stationary",
|
|
"motionless",
|
|
"still"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambushes":{
|
|
"a setup in which hidden attackers lie in wait":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"revolutionaries laid in ambush for the king along the route his carriage would travel"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambuscades",
|
|
"ambushments",
|
|
"surprises",
|
|
"surprizes",
|
|
"traps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assaults",
|
|
"attacks",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"sallies",
|
|
"captures",
|
|
"entrapments",
|
|
"mousetraps",
|
|
"snares",
|
|
"huntings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a device or scheme for capturing another by surprise":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"thinking that he was getting into his assigned limousine, the diplomat did not realize that he was the victim of an ambush as he was being lured into his captor's car"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"nets",
|
|
"snares",
|
|
"traps",
|
|
"webs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enmeshments",
|
|
"entanglements",
|
|
"entrapments",
|
|
"envelopments",
|
|
"booby traps",
|
|
"catches",
|
|
"hazards",
|
|
"land mines",
|
|
"pitfalls",
|
|
"snags",
|
|
"artifices",
|
|
"cheats",
|
|
"deceptions",
|
|
"double-dealings",
|
|
"duplicities",
|
|
"ploys",
|
|
"ruses",
|
|
"subterfuges",
|
|
"tricks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to lie in wait for and attack by surprise":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the king's enemies planned to ambush the royal coach on the way to Paris and capture the king"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambuscades",
|
|
"surprises",
|
|
"surprizes",
|
|
"waylays"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assails",
|
|
"assaults",
|
|
"attacks",
|
|
"storms",
|
|
"strikes",
|
|
"jumps",
|
|
"mugs",
|
|
"pounces (on)",
|
|
"tackles",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"sallies",
|
|
"captures",
|
|
"ensnares",
|
|
"entraps",
|
|
"mousetraps",
|
|
"nets",
|
|
"snares",
|
|
"traps",
|
|
"hunts",
|
|
"preys (on or upon)",
|
|
"stalks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambuscader":{
|
|
"as in attacker , assailant":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ambusher",
|
|
"assailant",
|
|
"attacker",
|
|
"forayer",
|
|
"pillager",
|
|
"plunderer",
|
|
"initiator",
|
|
"instigator",
|
|
"hawk",
|
|
"jingo",
|
|
"jingoist",
|
|
"militant",
|
|
"militarist",
|
|
"war hawk",
|
|
"warmonger",
|
|
"aggressor",
|
|
"invader",
|
|
"raider",
|
|
"belligerent",
|
|
"cobelligerent",
|
|
"combatant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"defender",
|
|
"dove",
|
|
"pacifist",
|
|
"peacemaker",
|
|
"nonbelligerent"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambiguity":{
|
|
"the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the ambiguity of the clairvoyant's messages from the deceased allowed the grieving relatives to interpret them however they wished"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambiguousness",
|
|
"darkness",
|
|
"equivocalness",
|
|
"equivocation",
|
|
"inscrutability",
|
|
"inscrutableness",
|
|
"murkiness",
|
|
"mysteriousness",
|
|
"nebulosity",
|
|
"nebulousness",
|
|
"obliqueness",
|
|
"obliquity",
|
|
"obscurity",
|
|
"opacity",
|
|
"opaqueness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mystery",
|
|
"reconditeness",
|
|
"cloudiness",
|
|
"dimness",
|
|
"faintness",
|
|
"fogginess",
|
|
"fuzziness",
|
|
"haziness",
|
|
"indefiniteness",
|
|
"indistinctness",
|
|
"mistiness",
|
|
"shade",
|
|
"shadow",
|
|
"uncertainty",
|
|
"vagueness",
|
|
"impenetrability",
|
|
"incomprehensibility",
|
|
"incomprehensibleness",
|
|
"circuitousness",
|
|
"circuity",
|
|
"indirectness",
|
|
"deepness",
|
|
"depth",
|
|
"profoundness",
|
|
"abstruseness",
|
|
"abstrusity",
|
|
"complexity",
|
|
"complication",
|
|
"difficulty",
|
|
"obtuseness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"comprehensibility",
|
|
"intelligibility",
|
|
"legibility",
|
|
"brightness",
|
|
"distinctness",
|
|
"self-evidence",
|
|
"certainty",
|
|
"surety",
|
|
"definiteness",
|
|
"exactness",
|
|
"explicitness",
|
|
"incision",
|
|
"incisiveness",
|
|
"lucidity",
|
|
"lucidness",
|
|
"perspicuity",
|
|
"perspicuousness",
|
|
"directness",
|
|
"forthrightness",
|
|
"openness",
|
|
"straightforwardness",
|
|
"palpability",
|
|
"tangibility",
|
|
"tangibleness",
|
|
"visibility",
|
|
"readability",
|
|
"readableness",
|
|
"obviousness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clarity",
|
|
"clearness",
|
|
"obviousness",
|
|
"plainness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambients":{
|
|
"the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"observing how the survival techniques of primates vary with the ambient"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"atmospheres",
|
|
"climates",
|
|
"climes",
|
|
"contexts",
|
|
"contextures",
|
|
"environments",
|
|
"environs",
|
|
"mediums",
|
|
"media",
|
|
"milieus",
|
|
"milieux",
|
|
"mise-en-sc\u00e8nes",
|
|
"settings",
|
|
"surroundings",
|
|
"surrounds",
|
|
"terrains"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"locations",
|
|
"places",
|
|
"positions",
|
|
"spaces",
|
|
"backdrops",
|
|
"backgrounds",
|
|
"elements",
|
|
"situations",
|
|
"statuses",
|
|
"geographies",
|
|
"habitats",
|
|
"microenvironments"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambushers":{
|
|
"as in attackers , assailants":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ambuscaders",
|
|
"assailants",
|
|
"attackers",
|
|
"forayers",
|
|
"pillagers",
|
|
"plunderers",
|
|
"initiators",
|
|
"instigators",
|
|
"hawks",
|
|
"jingoes",
|
|
"jingoists",
|
|
"militants",
|
|
"militarists",
|
|
"war hawks",
|
|
"warmongers",
|
|
"aggressors",
|
|
"invaders",
|
|
"raiders",
|
|
"belligerents",
|
|
"cobelligerents",
|
|
"combatants"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"defenders",
|
|
"doves",
|
|
"pacifists",
|
|
"peacemakers",
|
|
"nonbelligerents"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambivalent":{
|
|
"having a mixture of opposing feelings":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she's somewhat ambivalent about the relationship"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conflicted",
|
|
"equivocal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"doubtful",
|
|
"faltering",
|
|
"irresolute",
|
|
"questioning",
|
|
"uncertain",
|
|
"undecided",
|
|
"unsure",
|
|
"vacillating",
|
|
"wobbly",
|
|
"wabbly",
|
|
"afraid",
|
|
"disinclined",
|
|
"dubious",
|
|
"hesitant",
|
|
"indisposed",
|
|
"loath",
|
|
"loth",
|
|
"loathe",
|
|
"reluctant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"certain",
|
|
"decided",
|
|
"resolute",
|
|
"sure",
|
|
"unquestioning"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unambivalent"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"amble":{
|
|
"a relaxed journey on foot for exercise or pleasure":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we had a lovely amble about the quaint village before continuing our drive"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"constitutional",
|
|
"perambulation",
|
|
"ramble",
|
|
"range",
|
|
"saunter",
|
|
"stroll",
|
|
"turn",
|
|
"walk",
|
|
"wander"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"parade",
|
|
"paseo",
|
|
"promenade",
|
|
"expedition",
|
|
"hike",
|
|
"march",
|
|
"peregrination",
|
|
"traipse",
|
|
"tramp",
|
|
"travel",
|
|
"traversal",
|
|
"traverse",
|
|
"trek",
|
|
"trip",
|
|
"walkabout",
|
|
"excursion",
|
|
"jaunt",
|
|
"junket",
|
|
"outing",
|
|
"sally",
|
|
"sashay",
|
|
"spin",
|
|
"tour",
|
|
"pilgrimage",
|
|
"progress",
|
|
"safari"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the couple enjoys ambling along the many footpaths that meander through the park"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hike",
|
|
"perambulate",
|
|
"ramble",
|
|
"saunter",
|
|
"stroll",
|
|
"tramp",
|
|
"tromp"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"roam",
|
|
"rove",
|
|
"wander",
|
|
"peregrinate",
|
|
"traipse",
|
|
"traverse",
|
|
"trek",
|
|
"walk",
|
|
"march",
|
|
"promenade",
|
|
"power walk"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambiguities":{
|
|
"the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the ambiguity of the clairvoyant's messages from the deceased allowed the grieving relatives to interpret them however they wished"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambiguousness",
|
|
"darkness",
|
|
"equivocalness",
|
|
"equivocation",
|
|
"inscrutability",
|
|
"inscrutableness",
|
|
"murkiness",
|
|
"mysteriousness",
|
|
"nebulosity",
|
|
"nebulousness",
|
|
"obliqueness",
|
|
"obliquity",
|
|
"obscurity",
|
|
"opacity",
|
|
"opaqueness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mystery",
|
|
"reconditeness",
|
|
"cloudiness",
|
|
"dimness",
|
|
"faintness",
|
|
"fogginess",
|
|
"fuzziness",
|
|
"haziness",
|
|
"indefiniteness",
|
|
"indistinctness",
|
|
"mistiness",
|
|
"shade",
|
|
"shadow",
|
|
"uncertainty",
|
|
"vagueness",
|
|
"impenetrability",
|
|
"incomprehensibility",
|
|
"incomprehensibleness",
|
|
"circuitousness",
|
|
"circuity",
|
|
"indirectness",
|
|
"deepness",
|
|
"depth",
|
|
"profoundness",
|
|
"abstruseness",
|
|
"abstrusity",
|
|
"complexity",
|
|
"complication",
|
|
"difficulty",
|
|
"obtuseness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"comprehensibility",
|
|
"intelligibility",
|
|
"legibility",
|
|
"brightness",
|
|
"distinctness",
|
|
"self-evidence",
|
|
"certainty",
|
|
"surety",
|
|
"definiteness",
|
|
"exactness",
|
|
"explicitness",
|
|
"incision",
|
|
"incisiveness",
|
|
"lucidity",
|
|
"lucidness",
|
|
"perspicuity",
|
|
"perspicuousness",
|
|
"directness",
|
|
"forthrightness",
|
|
"openness",
|
|
"straightforwardness",
|
|
"palpability",
|
|
"tangibility",
|
|
"tangibleness",
|
|
"visibility",
|
|
"readability",
|
|
"readableness",
|
|
"obviousness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clarity",
|
|
"clearness",
|
|
"obviousness",
|
|
"plainness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambits":{
|
|
"an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"many feel that church leaders stray outside of their proper ambit when they make specific political endorsements"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amplitudes",
|
|
"breadths",
|
|
"compasses",
|
|
"confines",
|
|
"dimensions",
|
|
"extents",
|
|
"ranges",
|
|
"reaches",
|
|
"realms",
|
|
"scopes",
|
|
"sweeps",
|
|
"widths"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gamuts",
|
|
"spectra",
|
|
"spectrums",
|
|
"spreads",
|
|
"bailiwicks",
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"demesnes",
|
|
"departments",
|
|
"disciplines",
|
|
"domains",
|
|
"elements",
|
|
"fiefdoms",
|
|
"fiefs",
|
|
"fields",
|
|
"provinces",
|
|
"regions",
|
|
"specialties",
|
|
"spheres",
|
|
"terrains",
|
|
"frontiers",
|
|
"horizons",
|
|
"panoramas"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"amblers":{
|
|
"a person who travels by foot for exercise or pleasure":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the state park has a number of easy trails which even the most casual of amblers can enjoy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hikers",
|
|
"perambulators",
|
|
"ramblers",
|
|
"trampers",
|
|
"walkers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"pedestrians",
|
|
"roamers",
|
|
"rovers",
|
|
"trekkers",
|
|
"wanderers",
|
|
"wayfarers",
|
|
"alpinists",
|
|
"Alpinists",
|
|
"backpackers",
|
|
"climbers",
|
|
"mountaineers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambuscades":{
|
|
"a setup in which hidden attackers lie in wait":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"warned by one of their scouts of an Apache ambuscade , the Comanches took a different path through the mountains"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambushes",
|
|
"ambushments",
|
|
"surprises",
|
|
"surprizes",
|
|
"traps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assaults",
|
|
"attacks",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"sallies",
|
|
"captures",
|
|
"entrapments",
|
|
"mousetraps",
|
|
"snares",
|
|
"huntings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to lie in wait for and attack by surprise":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"marching to the rescue of the besieged Fort Stanwix, 800 colonial militiamen were ambuscaded by a force of Loyalist troops and their Native American allies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambushes",
|
|
"surprises",
|
|
"surprizes",
|
|
"waylays"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assails",
|
|
"assaults",
|
|
"attacks",
|
|
"storms",
|
|
"strikes",
|
|
"jumps",
|
|
"mugs",
|
|
"pounces (on)",
|
|
"tackles",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"sallies",
|
|
"captures",
|
|
"ensnares",
|
|
"entraps",
|
|
"mousetraps",
|
|
"nets",
|
|
"snares",
|
|
"traps",
|
|
"hunts",
|
|
"preys (on or upon)",
|
|
"stalks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambuscade":{
|
|
"a setup in which hidden attackers lie in wait":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"warned by one of their scouts of an Apache ambuscade , the Comanches took a different path through the mountains"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambush",
|
|
"ambushment",
|
|
"surprise",
|
|
"surprize",
|
|
"trap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assault",
|
|
"attack",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"sally",
|
|
"capture",
|
|
"entrapment",
|
|
"mousetrap",
|
|
"snare",
|
|
"hunting",
|
|
"stalking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to lie in wait for and attack by surprise":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"marching to the rescue of the besieged Fort Stanwix, 800 colonial militiamen were ambuscaded by a force of Loyalist troops and their Native American allies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambush",
|
|
"surprise",
|
|
"surprize",
|
|
"waylay"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assail",
|
|
"assault",
|
|
"attack",
|
|
"storm",
|
|
"strike",
|
|
"jump",
|
|
"mug",
|
|
"pounce (on)",
|
|
"tackle",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"sally",
|
|
"capture",
|
|
"ensnare",
|
|
"entrap",
|
|
"mousetrap",
|
|
"net",
|
|
"snare",
|
|
"trap",
|
|
"hunt",
|
|
"prey (on or upon)",
|
|
"stalk"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambitions":{
|
|
"something that one hopes or intends to accomplish":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his ambition is to study international business, then get a job overseas"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aims",
|
|
"aspirations",
|
|
"bournes",
|
|
"bourns",
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"dreams",
|
|
"ends",
|
|
"goals",
|
|
"ideals",
|
|
"ideas",
|
|
"intentions",
|
|
"intents",
|
|
"marks",
|
|
"meanings",
|
|
"objectives",
|
|
"objects",
|
|
"plans",
|
|
"points",
|
|
"pretensions",
|
|
"purposes",
|
|
"targets",
|
|
"things"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"grails",
|
|
"holy grails",
|
|
"plots",
|
|
"projects",
|
|
"schemes",
|
|
"desires",
|
|
"hopes",
|
|
"minds",
|
|
"wishes",
|
|
"nirvanas",
|
|
"destinations",
|
|
"termini",
|
|
"terminuses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"means",
|
|
"methods",
|
|
"ways"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambuscaded":{
|
|
"to lie in wait for and attack by surprise":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"marching to the rescue of the besieged Fort Stanwix, 800 colonial militiamen were ambuscaded by a force of Loyalist troops and their Native American allies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambushed",
|
|
"surprised",
|
|
"surprized",
|
|
"waylaid"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assailed",
|
|
"assaulted",
|
|
"attacked",
|
|
"stormed",
|
|
"struck",
|
|
"jumped",
|
|
"mugged",
|
|
"pounced (on)",
|
|
"tackled",
|
|
"charged",
|
|
"sallied",
|
|
"captured",
|
|
"ensnared",
|
|
"entrapped",
|
|
"mousetrapped",
|
|
"netted",
|
|
"snared",
|
|
"trapped",
|
|
"hunted",
|
|
"preyed (on or upon)",
|
|
"stalked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambushment":{
|
|
"a setup in which hidden attackers lie in wait":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"ambushments were a constant threat to travelers along the road to London"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambuscade",
|
|
"ambush",
|
|
"surprise",
|
|
"surprize",
|
|
"trap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assault",
|
|
"attack",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"sally",
|
|
"capture",
|
|
"entrapment",
|
|
"mousetrap",
|
|
"snare",
|
|
"hunting",
|
|
"stalking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambulate":{
|
|
"to go on foot":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a progressive disease that compromises a patient's ability to ambulate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"foot (it)",
|
|
"hoof (it)",
|
|
"leg (it)",
|
|
"pad",
|
|
"step",
|
|
"traipse",
|
|
"tread",
|
|
"walk"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"parade",
|
|
"promenade",
|
|
"march",
|
|
"pace",
|
|
"step out",
|
|
"stride",
|
|
"troop",
|
|
"power walk",
|
|
"hike",
|
|
"peregrinate",
|
|
"trek",
|
|
"amble",
|
|
"mosey",
|
|
"perambulate",
|
|
"ramble",
|
|
"saunter",
|
|
"stroll",
|
|
"wander",
|
|
"clump",
|
|
"stomp",
|
|
"stump",
|
|
"tramp",
|
|
"trample",
|
|
"tromp",
|
|
"footslog",
|
|
"plod",
|
|
"trudge",
|
|
"gimp",
|
|
"hobble",
|
|
"limp",
|
|
"mince",
|
|
"prance",
|
|
"pussyfoot",
|
|
"tiptoe",
|
|
"bounce",
|
|
"sashay",
|
|
"stalk",
|
|
"strut",
|
|
"swagger",
|
|
"falter",
|
|
"lumber",
|
|
"lurch",
|
|
"pound",
|
|
"scuff",
|
|
"shamble",
|
|
"shuffle",
|
|
"stagger",
|
|
"stumble",
|
|
"toddle",
|
|
"waddle",
|
|
"nip",
|
|
"tap",
|
|
"trip",
|
|
"trot"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambiguous":{
|
|
"having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the exact reason for the change in plans is ambiguous , but I suspect it has something to do with money"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arcane",
|
|
"cryptic",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"deep",
|
|
"Delphic",
|
|
"double-edged",
|
|
"elliptical",
|
|
"elliptic",
|
|
"enigmatic",
|
|
"enigmatical",
|
|
"equivocal",
|
|
"fuliginous",
|
|
"inscrutable",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"mysterious",
|
|
"mystic",
|
|
"nebulous",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"occult",
|
|
"opaque"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abstruse",
|
|
"esoteric",
|
|
"recondite",
|
|
"cloaked",
|
|
"concealed",
|
|
"disguised",
|
|
"masked",
|
|
"shrouded",
|
|
"beclouded",
|
|
"bedimmed",
|
|
"befogged",
|
|
"clouded",
|
|
"cloudy",
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"faint",
|
|
"foggy",
|
|
"fuzzy",
|
|
"hazy",
|
|
"indistinct",
|
|
"indistinguishable",
|
|
"misty",
|
|
"muddy",
|
|
"obfuscatory",
|
|
"obnubilated",
|
|
"obscurant",
|
|
"obscurantic",
|
|
"shaded",
|
|
"shadowlike",
|
|
"shadowy",
|
|
"sphinxlike",
|
|
"indefinite",
|
|
"inexact",
|
|
"inexplicit",
|
|
"noncommittal",
|
|
"questionable",
|
|
"unclear",
|
|
"uncertain",
|
|
"undefined",
|
|
"undetermined",
|
|
"vague",
|
|
"impenetrable",
|
|
"incomprehensible",
|
|
"indecipherable",
|
|
"inexplicable",
|
|
"eerie",
|
|
"eery",
|
|
"uncanny",
|
|
"weird",
|
|
"impalpable",
|
|
"inappreciable",
|
|
"intangible",
|
|
"invisible",
|
|
"unanswerable",
|
|
"unknowable",
|
|
"baffling",
|
|
"bewildering",
|
|
"confounding",
|
|
"confusing",
|
|
"mystifying",
|
|
"perplexing",
|
|
"puzzling",
|
|
"unfathomable",
|
|
"circuitous",
|
|
"indirect",
|
|
"roundabout",
|
|
"complex",
|
|
"complicated",
|
|
"difficult",
|
|
"obtuse"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"comprehensible",
|
|
"fathomable",
|
|
"intelligible",
|
|
"knowable",
|
|
"legible",
|
|
"pellucid",
|
|
"understandable",
|
|
"bright",
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
"evident",
|
|
"self-evident",
|
|
"self-explanatory",
|
|
"certain",
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"strong",
|
|
"sure",
|
|
"defined",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"straightforward",
|
|
"definite",
|
|
"exact",
|
|
"explicit",
|
|
"appreciable",
|
|
"palpable",
|
|
"tangible",
|
|
"visible",
|
|
"blatant",
|
|
"patent",
|
|
"unmistakable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accessible",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"nonambiguous",
|
|
"obvious",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"unambiguous",
|
|
"unequivocal"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambled":{
|
|
"to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the couple enjoys ambling along the many footpaths that meander through the park"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hiked",
|
|
"perambulated",
|
|
"rambled",
|
|
"sauntered",
|
|
"strolled",
|
|
"tramped",
|
|
"tromped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"roamed",
|
|
"roved",
|
|
"wandered",
|
|
"peregrinated",
|
|
"traipsed",
|
|
"traversed",
|
|
"trekked",
|
|
"walked",
|
|
"marched",
|
|
"promenaded",
|
|
"power walked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambitious":{
|
|
"having a strong desire for personal advancement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an ambitious child actor and his even more ambitious mother, who will do anything to get him in commercials"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aspiring",
|
|
"go-getting",
|
|
"hard-driving",
|
|
"pushing",
|
|
"self-seeking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"diligent",
|
|
"driving",
|
|
"dynamic",
|
|
"enterprising",
|
|
"gung ho",
|
|
"hungry",
|
|
"hustling",
|
|
"industrious",
|
|
"motivated",
|
|
"scrappy",
|
|
"venturesome",
|
|
"venturous",
|
|
"animated",
|
|
"lively",
|
|
"spirited",
|
|
"ardent",
|
|
"avid",
|
|
"eager",
|
|
"energetic",
|
|
"impassioned",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"raring",
|
|
"vigorous",
|
|
"aggressive",
|
|
"assertive",
|
|
"high-flying",
|
|
"opportunistic",
|
|
"overambitious",
|
|
"pretentious",
|
|
"pushy",
|
|
"self-assertive",
|
|
"competing",
|
|
"competitive",
|
|
"rival",
|
|
"rivalrous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"apathetic",
|
|
"disinterested",
|
|
"indifferent",
|
|
"uneager",
|
|
"unenthusiastic",
|
|
"unexcited",
|
|
"uninterested",
|
|
"casual",
|
|
"easygoing",
|
|
"lackadaisical",
|
|
"lazyish",
|
|
"halfhearted",
|
|
"lukewarm",
|
|
"tepid",
|
|
"lazy",
|
|
"lethargic",
|
|
"listless",
|
|
"shiftless",
|
|
"sluggish",
|
|
"spiritless",
|
|
"unaggressive",
|
|
"unassertive"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ambitionless",
|
|
"unambitious"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"cleaning up the vacant lot in one weekend was an ambitious undertaking"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggressive",
|
|
"assertive",
|
|
"enterprising",
|
|
"fierce",
|
|
"go-getting",
|
|
"high-pressure",
|
|
"in-your-face",
|
|
"militant",
|
|
"pushy",
|
|
"self-asserting",
|
|
"self-assertive"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"argumentative",
|
|
"bellicose",
|
|
"belligerent",
|
|
"combative",
|
|
"contentious",
|
|
"discordant",
|
|
"disputatious",
|
|
"gladiatorial",
|
|
"pugnacious",
|
|
"quarrelsome",
|
|
"trigger-happy",
|
|
"truculent",
|
|
"warlike",
|
|
"hyperaggressive",
|
|
"overambitious",
|
|
"dynamic",
|
|
"energetic",
|
|
"gung ho",
|
|
"hustling",
|
|
"strenuous",
|
|
"vigorous",
|
|
"emphatic",
|
|
"obtrusive",
|
|
"adventuresome",
|
|
"adventurous",
|
|
"daring",
|
|
"dashing",
|
|
"emboldened",
|
|
"gutsy",
|
|
"venturesome",
|
|
"venturous",
|
|
"audacious",
|
|
"bold",
|
|
"brash",
|
|
"brassy",
|
|
"bumptious",
|
|
"cheeky",
|
|
"cocksure",
|
|
"cocky",
|
|
"confident",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"forward",
|
|
"impudent",
|
|
"insolent",
|
|
"overconfident",
|
|
"presumptuous",
|
|
"unapologetic",
|
|
"unsubdued",
|
|
"unyielding",
|
|
"bare-knuckle",
|
|
"bare-knuckled",
|
|
"bare-knuckles",
|
|
"feisty",
|
|
"scrappy",
|
|
"dominating",
|
|
"domineering",
|
|
"imperious",
|
|
"lordly",
|
|
"magisterial",
|
|
"overbearing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"easygoing",
|
|
"laid-back",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"acquiescent",
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"compliant",
|
|
"deferential",
|
|
"docile",
|
|
"resigned",
|
|
"submissive",
|
|
"tractable",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"cowering",
|
|
"cringing",
|
|
"groveling",
|
|
"grovelling",
|
|
"shrinking",
|
|
"bashful",
|
|
"demure",
|
|
"diffident",
|
|
"humble",
|
|
"lowly",
|
|
"meek",
|
|
"mild",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"mousy",
|
|
"mousey",
|
|
"overmodest",
|
|
"passive",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"retiring",
|
|
"shy",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"timid",
|
|
"unobtrusive",
|
|
"obsequious",
|
|
"servile",
|
|
"slavish",
|
|
"subservient"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ambitionless",
|
|
"low-pressure",
|
|
"nonassertive",
|
|
"unaggressive",
|
|
"unambitious",
|
|
"unassertive",
|
|
"unenterprising"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambusher":{
|
|
"as in attacker , assailant":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ambuscader",
|
|
"assailant",
|
|
"attacker",
|
|
"forayer",
|
|
"pillager",
|
|
"plunderer",
|
|
"initiator",
|
|
"instigator",
|
|
"hawk",
|
|
"jingo",
|
|
"jingoist",
|
|
"militant",
|
|
"militarist",
|
|
"war hawk",
|
|
"warmonger",
|
|
"aggressor",
|
|
"invader",
|
|
"raider",
|
|
"belligerent",
|
|
"cobelligerent",
|
|
"combatant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"defender",
|
|
"dove",
|
|
"pacifist",
|
|
"peacemaker",
|
|
"nonbelligerent"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambulance chaser":{
|
|
"as in Philadelphia lawyer , pettifogger":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"pettifogger",
|
|
"Philadelphia lawyer",
|
|
"shyster",
|
|
"advocate",
|
|
"attorney",
|
|
"attorney-at-law",
|
|
"counsel",
|
|
"counselor",
|
|
"counsellor",
|
|
"counselor-at-law",
|
|
"lawyer",
|
|
"legal eagle",
|
|
"cocounsel",
|
|
"district attorney",
|
|
"prosecuting attorney",
|
|
"prosecutor",
|
|
"solicitor",
|
|
"criminal lawyer",
|
|
"mouthpiece",
|
|
"public defender",
|
|
"trial lawyer",
|
|
"solicitor",
|
|
"jurist",
|
|
"lawgiver",
|
|
"lawmaker",
|
|
"legislator",
|
|
"solon"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambiguously":{
|
|
"as in indirectly , equivocally":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"circuitously",
|
|
"equivocally",
|
|
"evasively",
|
|
"indirectly",
|
|
"erroneously",
|
|
"fallaciously",
|
|
"falsely",
|
|
"hypocritically",
|
|
"insincerely",
|
|
"deceitfully",
|
|
"mendaciously",
|
|
"untruthfully",
|
|
"civilly",
|
|
"courteously",
|
|
"diplomatically",
|
|
"politely",
|
|
"tactfully",
|
|
"long-windedly",
|
|
"verbosely",
|
|
"wordily"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"directly",
|
|
"forthrightly",
|
|
"foursquare",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"plainly",
|
|
"straight",
|
|
"straightforward",
|
|
"straightforwards",
|
|
"straightforwardly",
|
|
"baldly",
|
|
"bluffly",
|
|
"candidly",
|
|
"frankly",
|
|
"honestly",
|
|
"openheartedly",
|
|
"openly",
|
|
"unguardedly",
|
|
"unreservedly",
|
|
"artlessly",
|
|
"earnestly",
|
|
"simply",
|
|
"sincerely"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambuscaders":{
|
|
"as in attackers , assailants":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ambushers",
|
|
"assailants",
|
|
"attackers",
|
|
"forayers",
|
|
"pillagers",
|
|
"plunderers",
|
|
"initiators",
|
|
"instigators",
|
|
"hawks",
|
|
"jingoes",
|
|
"jingoists",
|
|
"militants",
|
|
"militarists",
|
|
"war hawks",
|
|
"warmongers",
|
|
"aggressors",
|
|
"invaders",
|
|
"raiders",
|
|
"belligerents",
|
|
"cobelligerents",
|
|
"combatants"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"defenders",
|
|
"doves",
|
|
"pacifists",
|
|
"peacemakers",
|
|
"nonbelligerents"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambitiousness":{
|
|
"eager desire for personal advancement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"for sheer ambitiousness , few professions can rival the modeling world"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambition",
|
|
"aspiration",
|
|
"go-getting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"determination",
|
|
"diligence",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"energy",
|
|
"enterprise",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"industry",
|
|
"initiative",
|
|
"motivation",
|
|
"push",
|
|
"aggression",
|
|
"competitiveness",
|
|
"killer instinct",
|
|
"opportunism",
|
|
"overambitiousness",
|
|
"pretentiousness",
|
|
"pushiness",
|
|
"assertiveness",
|
|
"daring",
|
|
"spirit",
|
|
"ardor",
|
|
"avidity",
|
|
"eagerness",
|
|
"keenness",
|
|
"passion",
|
|
"avarice",
|
|
"greed",
|
|
"hunger"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"apathy",
|
|
"halfheartedness",
|
|
"indifference",
|
|
"unconcern",
|
|
"idleness",
|
|
"indolence",
|
|
"inertia",
|
|
"laziness",
|
|
"lethargy",
|
|
"shiftlessness",
|
|
"sloth"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambiences":{
|
|
"a special quality or impression associated with something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the exurb has the unmistakable ambience of old money"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"airs",
|
|
"aromas",
|
|
"atmospheres",
|
|
"auras",
|
|
"climates",
|
|
"flavors",
|
|
"halos",
|
|
"haloes",
|
|
"karmas",
|
|
"moods",
|
|
"nimbi",
|
|
"nimbuses",
|
|
"notes",
|
|
"odors",
|
|
"patinas",
|
|
"patinae",
|
|
"smells",
|
|
"tempers",
|
|
"vibrations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aureoles",
|
|
"aureolae",
|
|
"mystiques",
|
|
"romances",
|
|
"genius locis",
|
|
"feelings",
|
|
"feels",
|
|
"sensations",
|
|
"senses",
|
|
"spirits",
|
|
"attributes",
|
|
"characteristics",
|
|
"characters",
|
|
"images",
|
|
"marks",
|
|
"notions",
|
|
"peculiarities",
|
|
"pictures",
|
|
"properties",
|
|
"traits",
|
|
"colors",
|
|
"illusions",
|
|
"overtones",
|
|
"semblances",
|
|
"suggestions",
|
|
"tones"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambiance":{
|
|
"a special quality or impression associated with something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the exurb has the unmistakable ambience of old money"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"air",
|
|
"aroma",
|
|
"atmosphere",
|
|
"aura",
|
|
"climate",
|
|
"flavor",
|
|
"halo",
|
|
"karma",
|
|
"mood",
|
|
"nimbus",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"odor",
|
|
"patina",
|
|
"smell",
|
|
"temper",
|
|
"vibration(s)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aureole",
|
|
"aureola",
|
|
"mystique",
|
|
"romance",
|
|
"genius loci",
|
|
"feel",
|
|
"feeling",
|
|
"sensation",
|
|
"sense",
|
|
"spirit",
|
|
"attribute",
|
|
"character",
|
|
"characteristic",
|
|
"image",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"notion",
|
|
"peculiarity",
|
|
"picture",
|
|
"property",
|
|
"trait",
|
|
"color",
|
|
"illusion",
|
|
"overtone",
|
|
"semblance",
|
|
"suggestion",
|
|
"tone"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambidextrous":{
|
|
"unusually proficient in more than one use or skill":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"A successful do-it-yourselfer who is ambidextrous in all manner of crafts."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adroit",
|
|
"artful",
|
|
"deft",
|
|
"delicate",
|
|
"dexterous",
|
|
"dextrous",
|
|
"expert",
|
|
"masterful",
|
|
"skillful",
|
|
"adaptable",
|
|
"all-around",
|
|
"all-round",
|
|
"flexible",
|
|
"multifaceted",
|
|
"multitalented",
|
|
"resourceful",
|
|
"artful",
|
|
"crafty",
|
|
"cunning",
|
|
"devious",
|
|
"foxy",
|
|
"guileful",
|
|
"shady",
|
|
"shifty",
|
|
"slick",
|
|
"sly",
|
|
"sneaking",
|
|
"sneaky",
|
|
"subtile",
|
|
"subtle",
|
|
"trick",
|
|
"trickish",
|
|
"tricky",
|
|
"underhand",
|
|
"underhanded",
|
|
"wily"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambassadresses":{
|
|
"a woman who is sent on a mission to represent another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They met with the British ambassadress ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agents",
|
|
"ambassadors",
|
|
"delegates",
|
|
"emissaries",
|
|
"envoys",
|
|
"legates",
|
|
"ministers",
|
|
"representatives",
|
|
"attach\u00e9s",
|
|
"charg\u00e9s d'affaires",
|
|
"consuls",
|
|
"deputies",
|
|
"diplomats",
|
|
"foreign ministers",
|
|
"nuncios",
|
|
"procurators",
|
|
"proxies",
|
|
"apostles",
|
|
"evangelists",
|
|
"missionaries",
|
|
"deputations",
|
|
"detachments",
|
|
"legations",
|
|
"couriers",
|
|
"messengers",
|
|
"mouthpieces",
|
|
"spokespeople"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambassador":{
|
|
"a person sent on a mission to represent another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a beloved entertainer who has often been sent abroad by the president as his country's goodwill ambassador"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agent",
|
|
"delegate",
|
|
"emissary",
|
|
"envoy",
|
|
"legate",
|
|
"minister",
|
|
"representative"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ambassadress",
|
|
"attach\u00e9",
|
|
"charg\u00e9 d'affaires",
|
|
"consul",
|
|
"deputy",
|
|
"diplomat",
|
|
"foreign minister",
|
|
"nuncio",
|
|
"procurator",
|
|
"proxy",
|
|
"apostle",
|
|
"evangelist",
|
|
"missionary",
|
|
"deputation",
|
|
"detachment",
|
|
"legation",
|
|
"courier",
|
|
"messenger",
|
|
"mouthpiece",
|
|
"spokesperson"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambitionless":{
|
|
"as in lazy , listless":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"apathetic",
|
|
"indolent",
|
|
"languorous",
|
|
"lazy",
|
|
"lazyish",
|
|
"listless",
|
|
"shiftless",
|
|
"slack",
|
|
"slothful",
|
|
"sluggard",
|
|
"sluggardly",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"inactive",
|
|
"inert",
|
|
"lethargic",
|
|
"quiescent",
|
|
"sleepy",
|
|
"sluggish",
|
|
"torpid",
|
|
"dormant",
|
|
"inanimate",
|
|
"motionless",
|
|
"resting",
|
|
"sedentary",
|
|
"static",
|
|
"still",
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"dopey",
|
|
"dopy",
|
|
"drugged",
|
|
"asleep",
|
|
"drowsy",
|
|
"somnambulant",
|
|
"catatonic",
|
|
"comatose"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"active",
|
|
"busy",
|
|
"engaged",
|
|
"occupied",
|
|
"working",
|
|
"animated",
|
|
"bouncing",
|
|
"dynamic",
|
|
"energetic",
|
|
"kinetic",
|
|
"lively",
|
|
"peppy",
|
|
"perky",
|
|
"spirited",
|
|
"sprightly",
|
|
"springy",
|
|
"vigorous",
|
|
"vital",
|
|
"vivacious",
|
|
"zippy",
|
|
"assiduous",
|
|
"diligent",
|
|
"hardworking",
|
|
"industrious",
|
|
"sedulous"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambuscading":{
|
|
"to lie in wait for and attack by surprise":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"marching to the rescue of the besieged Fort Stanwix, 800 colonial militiamen were ambuscaded by a force of Loyalist troops and their Native American allies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambushing",
|
|
"surprising",
|
|
"surprizing",
|
|
"waylaying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assailing",
|
|
"assaulting",
|
|
"attacking",
|
|
"storming",
|
|
"striking",
|
|
"jumping",
|
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"mugging",
|
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"pouncing (on)",
|
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"tackling",
|
|
"charging",
|
|
"sallying",
|
|
"capturing",
|
|
"ensnaring",
|
|
"entrapping",
|
|
"mousetrapping",
|
|
"netting",
|
|
"snaring",
|
|
"trapping",
|
|
"hunting",
|
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"preying (on or upon)",
|
|
"stalking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambient":{
|
|
"the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"observing how the survival techniques of primates vary with the ambient"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"atmosphere",
|
|
"climate",
|
|
"clime",
|
|
"context",
|
|
"contexture",
|
|
"environment",
|
|
"environs",
|
|
"medium",
|
|
"milieu",
|
|
"mise-en-sc\u00e8ne",
|
|
"setting",
|
|
"surround",
|
|
"surroundings",
|
|
"terrain"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"location",
|
|
"place",
|
|
"position",
|
|
"space",
|
|
"backdrop",
|
|
"background",
|
|
"element",
|
|
"situation",
|
|
"status",
|
|
"geography",
|
|
"habitat",
|
|
"microenvironment"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in encompassing":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"encompassing",
|
|
"marginal",
|
|
"peripheral",
|
|
"tangent",
|
|
"tangential",
|
|
"bounding",
|
|
"circumjacent",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"enclosing",
|
|
"inclosing",
|
|
"fencing",
|
|
"rimming",
|
|
"surrounding",
|
|
"attached",
|
|
"communicating",
|
|
"connected",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"interconnecting",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"united",
|
|
"approximate",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"closest",
|
|
"immediate",
|
|
"near",
|
|
"nearby",
|
|
"nearest",
|
|
"next-door",
|
|
"nigh",
|
|
"abutting",
|
|
"adjacent",
|
|
"adjoining",
|
|
"bordering",
|
|
"conterminous",
|
|
"contiguous",
|
|
"flanking",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"fringing",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"juxtaposed",
|
|
"neighboring",
|
|
"skirting",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"verging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nonadjacent",
|
|
"noncontiguous",
|
|
"apart",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disconnected",
|
|
"discrete",
|
|
"free-standing",
|
|
"isolate",
|
|
"isolated",
|
|
"removed",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"single",
|
|
"unattached",
|
|
"unconnected",
|
|
"unlinked",
|
|
"away",
|
|
"distant",
|
|
"far",
|
|
"faraway",
|
|
"far-off",
|
|
"farthest",
|
|
"remote",
|
|
"discontinuous",
|
|
"noncontinuous",
|
|
"broken up",
|
|
"disjoined",
|
|
"dissevered",
|
|
"dissociated",
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"divorced",
|
|
"parted",
|
|
"ramified",
|
|
"resolved",
|
|
"severed",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"sundered",
|
|
"uncoupled",
|
|
"unyoked"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambiguousness":{
|
|
"the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the ambiguousness of her \"I'll come if I can\" left us wondering if we should find someone to take her place"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambiguity",
|
|
"darkness",
|
|
"equivocalness",
|
|
"equivocation",
|
|
"inscrutability",
|
|
"inscrutableness",
|
|
"murkiness",
|
|
"mysteriousness",
|
|
"nebulosity",
|
|
"nebulousness",
|
|
"obliqueness",
|
|
"obliquity",
|
|
"obscurity",
|
|
"opacity",
|
|
"opaqueness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mystery",
|
|
"reconditeness",
|
|
"cloudiness",
|
|
"dimness",
|
|
"faintness",
|
|
"fogginess",
|
|
"fuzziness",
|
|
"haziness",
|
|
"indefiniteness",
|
|
"indistinctness",
|
|
"mistiness",
|
|
"shade",
|
|
"shadow",
|
|
"uncertainty",
|
|
"vagueness",
|
|
"impenetrability",
|
|
"incomprehensibility",
|
|
"incomprehensibleness",
|
|
"circuitousness",
|
|
"circuity",
|
|
"indirectness",
|
|
"deepness",
|
|
"depth",
|
|
"profoundness",
|
|
"abstruseness",
|
|
"abstrusity",
|
|
"complexity",
|
|
"complication",
|
|
"difficulty",
|
|
"obtuseness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"comprehensibility",
|
|
"intelligibility",
|
|
"legibility",
|
|
"brightness",
|
|
"distinctness",
|
|
"self-evidence",
|
|
"certainty",
|
|
"surety",
|
|
"definiteness",
|
|
"exactness",
|
|
"explicitness",
|
|
"incision",
|
|
"incisiveness",
|
|
"lucidity",
|
|
"lucidness",
|
|
"perspicuity",
|
|
"perspicuousness",
|
|
"directness",
|
|
"forthrightness",
|
|
"openness",
|
|
"straightforwardness",
|
|
"palpability",
|
|
"tangibility",
|
|
"tangibleness",
|
|
"visibility",
|
|
"readability",
|
|
"readableness",
|
|
"obviousness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clarity",
|
|
"clearness",
|
|
"obviousness",
|
|
"plainness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambling":{
|
|
"as in plodding , inching":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"heavy-footed",
|
|
"inching",
|
|
"plodding",
|
|
"shuffling",
|
|
"slow-footed",
|
|
"lingering",
|
|
"loitering",
|
|
"tarrying",
|
|
"strolling",
|
|
"inactive",
|
|
"inert",
|
|
"lethargic",
|
|
"loafing",
|
|
"lounging",
|
|
"decelerating",
|
|
"slowing",
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"measured",
|
|
"filibustering",
|
|
"procrastinating",
|
|
"stalling",
|
|
"crawling",
|
|
"creeping",
|
|
"dallying",
|
|
"dawdling",
|
|
"dilatory",
|
|
"dillydallying",
|
|
"dragging",
|
|
"laggard",
|
|
"lagging",
|
|
"languid",
|
|
"leisurely",
|
|
"poking",
|
|
"poky",
|
|
"pokey",
|
|
"slow",
|
|
"sluggish",
|
|
"snaillike",
|
|
"snail-paced",
|
|
"tardy",
|
|
"unhurried"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"barreling",
|
|
"bolting",
|
|
"breakneck",
|
|
"breathless",
|
|
"brisk",
|
|
"careering",
|
|
"dizzy",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"fleet",
|
|
"flying",
|
|
"hasty",
|
|
"hurrying",
|
|
"lightning",
|
|
"meteoric",
|
|
"quick",
|
|
"racing",
|
|
"rapid",
|
|
"rocketing",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"rushing",
|
|
"scooting",
|
|
"scudding",
|
|
"scurrying",
|
|
"snappy",
|
|
"speeding",
|
|
"speedy",
|
|
"swift",
|
|
"warp-speed",
|
|
"whirling",
|
|
"whirlwind",
|
|
"whisking",
|
|
"zipping",
|
|
"expeditious",
|
|
"prompt",
|
|
"ready",
|
|
"accelerated",
|
|
"hastened",
|
|
"quickened",
|
|
"hurried",
|
|
"rushed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the couple enjoys ambling along the many footpaths that meander through the park"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hiking",
|
|
"perambulating",
|
|
"rambling",
|
|
"sauntering",
|
|
"strolling",
|
|
"tramping",
|
|
"tromping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"roaming",
|
|
"roving",
|
|
"wandering",
|
|
"peregrinating",
|
|
"traipsing",
|
|
"traversing",
|
|
"trekking",
|
|
"walking",
|
|
"marching",
|
|
"promenading",
|
|
"power walking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambassadors":{
|
|
"a person sent on a mission to represent another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a beloved entertainer who has often been sent abroad by the president as his country's goodwill ambassador"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agents",
|
|
"delegates",
|
|
"emissaries",
|
|
"envoys",
|
|
"legates",
|
|
"ministers",
|
|
"representatives"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ambassadresses",
|
|
"attach\u00e9s",
|
|
"charg\u00e9s d'affaires",
|
|
"consuls",
|
|
"deputies",
|
|
"diplomats",
|
|
"foreign ministers",
|
|
"nuncios",
|
|
"procurators",
|
|
"proxies",
|
|
"apostles",
|
|
"evangelists",
|
|
"missionaries",
|
|
"deputations",
|
|
"detachments",
|
|
"legations",
|
|
"couriers",
|
|
"messengers",
|
|
"mouthpieces",
|
|
"spokespeople"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambush":{
|
|
"a setup in which hidden attackers lie in wait":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"revolutionaries laid in ambush for the king along the route his carriage would travel"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambuscade",
|
|
"ambushment",
|
|
"surprise",
|
|
"surprize",
|
|
"trap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assault",
|
|
"attack",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"sally",
|
|
"capture",
|
|
"entrapment",
|
|
"mousetrap",
|
|
"snare",
|
|
"hunting",
|
|
"stalking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a device or scheme for capturing another by surprise":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"thinking that he was getting into his assigned limousine, the diplomat did not realize that he was the victim of an ambush as he was being lured into his captor's car"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"net",
|
|
"snare",
|
|
"trap",
|
|
"web"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enmeshment",
|
|
"entanglement",
|
|
"entrapment",
|
|
"envelopment",
|
|
"booby trap",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"hazard",
|
|
"land mine",
|
|
"pitfall",
|
|
"snag",
|
|
"artifice",
|
|
"cheat",
|
|
"cheating",
|
|
"deception",
|
|
"double-dealing",
|
|
"duplicity",
|
|
"ploy",
|
|
"ruse",
|
|
"subterfuge",
|
|
"trick"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to lie in wait for and attack by surprise":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the king's enemies planned to ambush the royal coach on the way to Paris and capture the king"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambuscade",
|
|
"surprise",
|
|
"surprize",
|
|
"waylay"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assail",
|
|
"assault",
|
|
"attack",
|
|
"storm",
|
|
"strike",
|
|
"jump",
|
|
"mug",
|
|
"pounce (on)",
|
|
"tackle",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"sally",
|
|
"capture",
|
|
"ensnare",
|
|
"entrap",
|
|
"mousetrap",
|
|
"net",
|
|
"snare",
|
|
"trap",
|
|
"hunt",
|
|
"prey (on or upon)",
|
|
"stalk"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambrosias":{
|
|
"as in spices , tangs":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"savors",
|
|
"savours",
|
|
"spices",
|
|
"tangs",
|
|
"attars",
|
|
"ottos",
|
|
"bouquets",
|
|
"fragrances",
|
|
"fragrancies",
|
|
"perfumes",
|
|
"fetors",
|
|
"funks",
|
|
"malodors",
|
|
"rancidities",
|
|
"reeks",
|
|
"stenches",
|
|
"stinks",
|
|
"whiffs",
|
|
"aromaticities",
|
|
"aromas",
|
|
"odors",
|
|
"redolences",
|
|
"scents",
|
|
"smells",
|
|
"sniffs",
|
|
"incenses",
|
|
"musks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in joys , delights":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"delectations",
|
|
"delights",
|
|
"feasts",
|
|
"gases",
|
|
"gasses",
|
|
"joys",
|
|
"kicks",
|
|
"mannas",
|
|
"pleasures",
|
|
"treats",
|
|
"amusements",
|
|
"diversions",
|
|
"entertainments",
|
|
"fun",
|
|
"recreations",
|
|
"comforts",
|
|
"reliefs",
|
|
"solaces",
|
|
"gratifications",
|
|
"indulgences"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambiances":{
|
|
"a special quality or impression associated with something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the exurb has the unmistakable ambience of old money"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"airs",
|
|
"aromas",
|
|
"atmospheres",
|
|
"auras",
|
|
"climates",
|
|
"flavors",
|
|
"halos",
|
|
"haloes",
|
|
"karmas",
|
|
"moods",
|
|
"nimbi",
|
|
"nimbuses",
|
|
"notes",
|
|
"odors",
|
|
"patinas",
|
|
"patinae",
|
|
"smells",
|
|
"tempers",
|
|
"vibrations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aureoles",
|
|
"aureolae",
|
|
"mystiques",
|
|
"romances",
|
|
"genius locis",
|
|
"feelings",
|
|
"feels",
|
|
"sensations",
|
|
"senses",
|
|
"spirits",
|
|
"attributes",
|
|
"characteristics",
|
|
"characters",
|
|
"images",
|
|
"marks",
|
|
"notions",
|
|
"peculiarities",
|
|
"pictures",
|
|
"properties",
|
|
"traits",
|
|
"colors",
|
|
"illusions",
|
|
"overtones",
|
|
"semblances",
|
|
"suggestions",
|
|
"tones"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
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},
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"ambassadress":{
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"a woman who is sent on a mission to represent another":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"They met with the British ambassadress ."
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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"agent",
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|
"ambassador",
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"delegate",
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"emissary",
|
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"envoy",
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"legate",
|
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"minister",
|
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"representative",
|
|
"attach\u00e9",
|
|
"charg\u00e9 d'affaires",
|
|
"consul",
|
|
"deputy",
|
|
"diplomat",
|
|
"foreign minister",
|
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"nuncio",
|
|
"procurator",
|
|
"proxy",
|
|
"apostle",
|
|
"evangelist",
|
|
"missionary",
|
|
"deputation",
|
|
"detachment",
|
|
"legation",
|
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"courier",
|
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"messenger",
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"mouthpiece",
|
|
"spokesperson"
|
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],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
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},
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
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},
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"ambles":{
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"a relaxed journey on foot for exercise or pleasure":{
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"examples":[
|
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"we had a lovely amble about the quaint village before continuing our drive"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"constitutionals",
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"perambulations",
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"rambles",
|
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"ranges",
|
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"saunters",
|
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"strolls",
|
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"turns",
|
|
"walks",
|
|
"wanders"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"parades",
|
|
"paseos",
|
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"promenades",
|
|
"expeditions",
|
|
"hikes",
|
|
"marches",
|
|
"peregrinations",
|
|
"traipses",
|
|
"tramps",
|
|
"travels",
|
|
"traversals",
|
|
"traverses",
|
|
"treks",
|
|
"trips",
|
|
"walkabouts",
|
|
"excursions",
|
|
"jaunts",
|
|
"junkets",
|
|
"outings",
|
|
"sallies",
|
|
"sashays",
|
|
"spins",
|
|
"tours",
|
|
"pilgrimages",
|
|
"progresses",
|
|
"safaris"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the couple enjoys ambling along the many footpaths that meander through the park"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hikes",
|
|
"perambulates",
|
|
"rambles",
|
|
"saunters",
|
|
"strolls",
|
|
"tramps",
|
|
"tromps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"roams",
|
|
"roves",
|
|
"wanders",
|
|
"peregrinates",
|
|
"traipses",
|
|
"traverses",
|
|
"treks",
|
|
"walks",
|
|
"marches",
|
|
"promenades",
|
|
"power walks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambrosia":{
|
|
"as in spice , lusciousness":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lusciousness",
|
|
"savor",
|
|
"savour",
|
|
"savoriness",
|
|
"spice",
|
|
"tang",
|
|
"attar",
|
|
"otto",
|
|
"bouquet",
|
|
"fragrance",
|
|
"fragrancy",
|
|
"perfume",
|
|
"acridness",
|
|
"fetidness",
|
|
"fetor",
|
|
"foulness",
|
|
"funk",
|
|
"gaminess",
|
|
"malodor",
|
|
"noisomeness",
|
|
"rancidity",
|
|
"rankness",
|
|
"reek",
|
|
"stench",
|
|
"stink",
|
|
"whiff",
|
|
"aromaticity",
|
|
"odoriferousness",
|
|
"odorousness",
|
|
"aroma",
|
|
"odor",
|
|
"redolence",
|
|
"scent",
|
|
"smell",
|
|
"sniff",
|
|
"incense",
|
|
"musk"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in joy , delight":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"delectation",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"feast",
|
|
"gas",
|
|
"joy",
|
|
"kick",
|
|
"manna",
|
|
"pleasure",
|
|
"treat",
|
|
"amusement",
|
|
"diversion",
|
|
"entertainment",
|
|
"fun",
|
|
"recreation",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"relief",
|
|
"solace",
|
|
"gratification",
|
|
"indulgence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambler":{
|
|
"a person who travels by foot for exercise or pleasure":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the state park has a number of easy trails which even the most casual of amblers can enjoy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hiker",
|
|
"perambulator",
|
|
"rambler",
|
|
"tramper",
|
|
"walker"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"pedestrian",
|
|
"roamer",
|
|
"rover",
|
|
"trekker",
|
|
"wanderer",
|
|
"wayfarer",
|
|
"alpinist",
|
|
"backpacker",
|
|
"climber",
|
|
"mountaineer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambry":{
|
|
"as in larder , spence":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"buttery",
|
|
"larder",
|
|
"spence",
|
|
"closet",
|
|
"cuddy",
|
|
"cupboard",
|
|
"pantry",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"cloakroom",
|
|
"coatroom",
|
|
"garderobe",
|
|
"vestiary",
|
|
"wardrobe"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in housing , shrine":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"housing",
|
|
"shrine",
|
|
"dent",
|
|
"embrasure",
|
|
"indent",
|
|
"indentation",
|
|
"indenture",
|
|
"cubicle",
|
|
"corner",
|
|
"cranny",
|
|
"cubbyhole",
|
|
"alcove",
|
|
"niche",
|
|
"nook",
|
|
"recess"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambulance chasers":{
|
|
"as in Philadelphia lawyers , pettifoggers":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"pettifoggers",
|
|
"Philadelphia lawyers",
|
|
"shysters",
|
|
"advocates",
|
|
"attorneys",
|
|
"attorneys-at-law",
|
|
"counselors",
|
|
"counsellors",
|
|
"counselors-at-law",
|
|
"counsels",
|
|
"lawyers",
|
|
"legal eagles",
|
|
"cocounsels",
|
|
"co-counsels",
|
|
"district attorneys",
|
|
"prosecuting attorneys",
|
|
"prosecutors",
|
|
"solicitors",
|
|
"criminal lawyers",
|
|
"mouthpieces",
|
|
"public defenders",
|
|
"trial lawyers",
|
|
"solicitors",
|
|
"jurists",
|
|
"lawgivers",
|
|
"lawmakers",
|
|
"legislators",
|
|
"solons"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambulated":{
|
|
"to go on foot":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a progressive disease that compromises a patient's ability to ambulate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"footed (it)",
|
|
"hoofed (it)",
|
|
"legged (it)",
|
|
"padded",
|
|
"stepped",
|
|
"traipsed",
|
|
"trod",
|
|
"treaded",
|
|
"walked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"paraded",
|
|
"promenaded",
|
|
"marched",
|
|
"paced",
|
|
"stepped out",
|
|
"strode",
|
|
"trooped",
|
|
"power walked",
|
|
"hiked",
|
|
"peregrinated",
|
|
"trekked",
|
|
"ambled",
|
|
"moseyed",
|
|
"perambulated",
|
|
"rambled",
|
|
"sauntered",
|
|
"strolled",
|
|
"wandered",
|
|
"clumped",
|
|
"stomped",
|
|
"stumped",
|
|
"tramped",
|
|
"trampled",
|
|
"tromped",
|
|
"footslogged",
|
|
"plodded",
|
|
"trudged",
|
|
"gimped",
|
|
"hobbled",
|
|
"limped",
|
|
"minced",
|
|
"pranced",
|
|
"pussyfooted",
|
|
"tiptoed",
|
|
"bounced",
|
|
"sashayed",
|
|
"stalked",
|
|
"strutted",
|
|
"swaggered",
|
|
"faltered",
|
|
"lumbered",
|
|
"lurched",
|
|
"pounded",
|
|
"scuffed",
|
|
"shambled",
|
|
"shuffled",
|
|
"staggered",
|
|
"stumbled",
|
|
"toddled",
|
|
"waddled",
|
|
"nipped",
|
|
"tapped",
|
|
"tripped",
|
|
"trotted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ambition":{
|
|
"eager desire for personal advancement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"\"Talent without ambition will not make you a star,\" the singer's voice coach liked to remind her"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambitiousness",
|
|
"aspiration",
|
|
"go-getting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"determination",
|
|
"diligence",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"energy",
|
|
"enterprise",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"industry",
|
|
"initiative",
|
|
"motivation",
|
|
"push",
|
|
"aggression",
|
|
"competitiveness",
|
|
"killer instinct",
|
|
"opportunism",
|
|
"overambitiousness",
|
|
"pretentiousness",
|
|
"pushiness",
|
|
"assertiveness",
|
|
"daring",
|
|
"spirit",
|
|
"ardor",
|
|
"avidity",
|
|
"eagerness",
|
|
"keenness",
|
|
"passion",
|
|
"avarice",
|
|
"greed",
|
|
"hunger"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"apathy",
|
|
"halfheartedness",
|
|
"indifference",
|
|
"unconcern",
|
|
"idleness",
|
|
"indolence",
|
|
"inertia",
|
|
"laziness",
|
|
"lethargy",
|
|
"shiftlessness",
|
|
"sloth"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"readiness to engage in daring or difficult activity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the ambition shown by the undersea explorers of the Mariana Trench, the deepest in the world"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"action",
|
|
"aggressiveness",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"enterprise",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"initiative"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"grit",
|
|
"gumption",
|
|
"pluck",
|
|
"snap",
|
|
"spirit",
|
|
"spunk",
|
|
"starch",
|
|
"ambitiousness",
|
|
"killer instinct",
|
|
"overambitiousness",
|
|
"assertiveness",
|
|
"self-reliance",
|
|
"energy",
|
|
"hardihood",
|
|
"pep",
|
|
"vigor",
|
|
"vitality"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inactivity",
|
|
"inertia",
|
|
"passivity",
|
|
"diffidence",
|
|
"faintheartedness",
|
|
"timidity",
|
|
"hesitation",
|
|
"reluctance",
|
|
"indolence",
|
|
"laziness",
|
|
"lethargy"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something that one hopes or intends to accomplish":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his ambition is to study international business, then get a job overseas"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aim",
|
|
"aspiration",
|
|
"bourne",
|
|
"bourn",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"dream",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"goal",
|
|
"idea",
|
|
"ideal",
|
|
"intent",
|
|
"intention",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"meaning",
|
|
"object",
|
|
"objective",
|
|
"plan",
|
|
"point",
|
|
"pretension",
|
|
"purpose",
|
|
"target",
|
|
"thing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"grail",
|
|
"holy grail",
|
|
"plot",
|
|
"project",
|
|
"scheme",
|
|
"desire",
|
|
"hope",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"wish",
|
|
"nirvana",
|
|
"destination",
|
|
"terminus"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"means",
|
|
"method",
|
|
"way"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |