dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/bow_MWT.json
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{
"bower":{
"to surround or cover closely":{
"examples":[
"bowered by a canopy of grapevines, we enjoyed a serene and very private picnic"
],
"synonyms":[
"bosom",
"circumfuse",
"cocoon",
"embosom",
"embower",
"embrace",
"enclose",
"inclose",
"encompass",
"enfold",
"enshroud",
"enswathe",
"envelop",
"enwrap",
"invest",
"involve",
"lap",
"mantle",
"muffle",
"shroud",
"swathe",
"veil",
"wrap"
],
"near synonyms":[
"curtain",
"drape",
"embed",
"imbed",
"encase",
"swaddle",
"blanket",
"overlay",
"overspread",
"camouflage",
"cloak",
"disguise",
"mask",
"circle",
"encircle",
"enlace",
"enwind"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bare",
"denude",
"expose",
"strip"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in pergola , arbor":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"arbor",
"pergola",
"awning",
"canopy",
"ceiling",
"cover",
"roof",
"tent",
"dome",
"marquee",
"pavilion",
"screen",
"shade",
"shelter",
"shield",
"sunshade",
"umbrella",
"canvas",
"canvass",
"fly"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"bowing out":{
"to undergo defeat":{
"examples":[
"quite embarrassingly, the top-seeded player bowed out in the first round of competition"
],
"synonyms":[
"falling",
"losing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"faltering",
"tanking",
"throwing",
"forfeiting",
"bombing",
"collapsing",
"cracking (up)",
"failing",
"flopping",
"flunking",
"folding",
"foundering",
"missing",
"striking out",
"washing out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flourishing",
"prospering",
"succeeding",
"thriving"
],
"antonyms":[
"conquering",
"prevailing",
"triumphing",
"winning"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bowl (down or over)":{
"to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall":{
"examples":[
"the exuberant dog bowled over several children"
],
"synonyms":[
"down",
"drop",
"fell",
"floor",
"knock down",
"knock over",
"level",
"mow (down)",
"prostrate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kayo",
"knock out",
"KO",
"overthrow",
"throw down",
"topple",
"bang",
"bash",
"belt",
"bludgeon",
"clobber",
"hammer",
"hit",
"jab",
"paste",
"poke",
"pound",
"punch",
"slam",
"slap",
"slog",
"slug",
"smack",
"smite",
"sock",
"swat",
"swipe",
"thump",
"thwack",
"wallop",
"whack",
"whale"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bowl over":{
"to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{
"examples":[
"she was bowled over to learn that she had a long-lost sister"
],
"synonyms":[
"amaze",
"astonish",
"astound",
"dumbfound",
"dumfound",
"flabbergast",
"floor",
"rock",
"shock",
"startle",
"stun",
"stupefy",
"surprise",
"surprize",
"thunderstrike"
],
"near synonyms":[
"befuddle",
"bewilder",
"blindside",
"blow away",
"confound",
"confuse",
"daze",
"discomfit",
"disconcert",
"dismay",
"jar",
"muddle",
"nonplus",
"perplex",
"shake up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bowling":{
"to move or proceed smoothly and readily":{
"examples":[
"bowling along in my spiffy new car"
],
"synonyms":[
"breezing",
"brushing",
"coasting",
"cruising",
"drifting",
"flowing",
"gliding",
"rolling",
"sailing",
"skimming",
"sliding",
"slipping",
"streaming",
"sweeping",
"whisking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flying",
"racing",
"rushing",
"speeding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"limping",
"lumbering",
"plodding",
"stumbling",
"trudging",
"shambling",
"shuffling",
"stamping",
"stomping",
"stumping",
"tramping",
"laboring",
"toiling"
],
"antonyms":[
"floundering",
"struggling"
]
},
"to proceed or move quickly":{
"examples":[
"bowled through the test and was the first one to hand in the booklet"
],
"synonyms":[
"barreling",
"barrelling",
"belting",
"blasting",
"blazing",
"blowing",
"bolting",
"bombing",
"breezing",
"bundling",
"bustling",
"buzzing",
"cannonballing",
"careening",
"careering",
"chasing",
"coursing",
"cracking (on)",
"dashing",
"driving",
"flying",
"haring",
"hastening",
"highballing",
"hotfooting (it)",
"humping",
"hurling",
"hurrying",
"hurtling",
"hustling",
"hying",
"hieing",
"jetting",
"jumping",
"motoring",
"nipping",
"pelting",
"racing",
"ramming",
"ripping",
"rocketing",
"running",
"rushing",
"rustling",
"scooting",
"scurrying",
"scuttling",
"shooting",
"speeding",
"stepping",
"tearing",
"traveling",
"travelling",
"trotting",
"whirling",
"whisking",
"zipping",
"zooming"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beetling",
"darting",
"flitting",
"scampering",
"scudding",
"scuffling",
"stampeding",
"streaking",
"whizzing",
"galloping",
"jogging",
"sprinting",
"accelerating",
"quickening",
"stepping out",
"catching up",
"fast-forwarding",
"outpacing",
"outrunning",
"outstripping",
"overtaking",
"arrowing",
"beelining"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dallying",
"dawdling",
"dillydallying",
"dragging",
"hanging (around or out)",
"lagging",
"lingering",
"loitering",
"poking",
"tarrying",
"ambling",
"lumbering",
"plodding",
"sauntering",
"shuffling",
"strolling",
"decelerating",
"slowing (down or up)"
],
"antonyms":[
"crawling",
"creeping",
"poking"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bowel(s)":{
"as in intestine(s)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"intestine(s)",
"entrails",
"gut",
"innards",
"inside(s)",
"inwards",
"viscera",
"vitals",
"chitterlings",
"chitlins",
"giblet(s)",
"variety meat"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bowered":{
"to surround or cover closely":{
"examples":[
"bowered by a canopy of grapevines, we enjoyed a serene and very private picnic"
],
"synonyms":[
"bosomed",
"circumfused",
"cocooned",
"embosomed",
"embowered",
"embraced",
"enclosed",
"inclosed",
"encompassed",
"enfolded",
"enshrouded",
"enswathed",
"enveloped",
"enwrapped",
"invested",
"involved",
"lapped",
"mantled",
"muffled",
"shrouded",
"swathed",
"veiled",
"wrapped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"curtained",
"draped",
"embedded",
"imbedded",
"encased",
"swaddled",
"blanketed",
"overlaid",
"overspread",
"camouflaged",
"cloaked",
"disguised",
"masked",
"circled",
"encircled",
"enlaced",
"enwound"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bared",
"denuded",
"exposed",
"stripped",
"stript"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bowdlerizing":{
"to remove objectionable parts from":{
"examples":[
"a bowdlerized version of \"Gulliver's Travels\" that purportedly makes it unobjectionable for children"
],
"synonyms":[
"censoring",
"cleaning (up)",
"expurgating",
"laundering",
"red-penciling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cleansing",
"purging",
"purifying",
"abbreviating",
"blue-penciling",
"editing",
"shortening",
"bleeping",
"blipping",
"cutting (out)",
"deleting",
"excising",
"expunging",
"gutting",
"x-ing (out)",
"x'ing (out)",
"blacking out",
"repressing",
"silencing",
"suppressing",
"censuring",
"condemning",
"denouncing",
"examining",
"reviewing",
"screening",
"scrutinizing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approving",
"authorizing",
"sanctioning"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bowled over":{
"affected with sudden and great wonder or surprise":{
"examples":[
"I was bowled over when the appraiser told me what the painting was worth"
],
"synonyms":[
"amazed",
"astonished",
"astounded",
"awestruck",
"awestricken",
"dumbfounded",
"dumfounded",
"dumbstruck",
"flabbergasted",
"shocked",
"stunned",
"stupefied",
"thunderstruck"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blindsided",
"startled",
"surprised",
"surprized",
"aghast",
"appalled",
"dismayed",
"horrified",
"bewildered",
"confused",
"dazed",
"overwhelmed",
"agape",
"awed",
"awesome",
"openmouthed",
"wide-eyed",
"widemouthed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blas\u00e9",
"blase",
"casual",
"nonchalant",
"unruffled"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{
"examples":[
"she was bowled over to learn that she had a long-lost sister"
],
"synonyms":[
"amazed",
"astonished",
"astounded",
"dumbfounded",
"dumfounded",
"flabbergasted",
"floored",
"rocked",
"shocked",
"startled",
"stunned",
"stupefied",
"surprised",
"surprized",
"thunderstruck"
],
"near synonyms":[
"befuddled",
"bewildered",
"blew away",
"blindsided",
"confounded",
"confused",
"dazed",
"discomfited",
"disconcerted",
"dismayed",
"jarred",
"muddled",
"nonplussed",
"nonplused",
"perplexed",
"shook up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"bowled (down or over)":{
"to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"downed",
"dropped",
"felled",
"floored",
"knocked down",
"knocked over",
"leveled",
"levelled",
"mowed (down)",
"prostrated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kayoed",
"knocked out",
"KO'd",
"overthrew",
"threw down",
"toppled",
"banged",
"bashed",
"belted",
"bludgeoned",
"clobbered",
"hammered",
"hit",
"jabbed",
"pasted",
"poked",
"pounded",
"punched",
"slammed",
"slapped",
"slogged",
"slugged",
"smacked",
"smote",
"socked",
"swatted",
"swiped",
"thumped",
"thwacked",
"walloped",
"whacked",
"whaled"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"bowed":{
"bending downward or forward":{
"examples":[
"the bowed branches of the weeping willow offered some protection from the rain"
],
"synonyms":[
"bowing",
"declined",
"declining",
"descendant",
"descendent",
"descending",
"drooping",
"droopy",
"hanging",
"hung",
"inclining",
"nodding",
"pendulous",
"sagging",
"stooping",
"weeping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"floppy",
"limp",
"dangling",
"falling",
"pendent",
"pendant",
"suspended",
"dipping",
"sinking",
"slumping"
],
"near antonyms":[
"erect",
"inflexible",
"rigid",
"stiff",
"elevated",
"raised",
"upraised"
],
"antonyms":[
"unbending",
"upright"
]
},
"directed down":{
"examples":[
"with bowed heads the mourners recited a prayer for the repose of her soul"
],
"synonyms":[
"down",
"downcast",
"downward",
"lowered"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[
"elevated",
"lifted",
"raised",
"uplifted",
"upward"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)":{
"examples":[
"finally bowed to the judge's insistence that she change her outfit"
],
"synonyms":[
"blinked",
"budged",
"capitulated",
"conceded",
"gave in",
"knuckled under",
"quit",
"quitted",
"relented",
"submitted",
"succumbed",
"surrendered",
"yielded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acquiesced",
"deferred"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contended",
"fought",
"held off",
"battled",
"breasted",
"combated",
"combatted",
"confronted",
"countered",
"defied",
"faced",
"met",
"objected",
"opposed",
"repelled",
"thwarted",
"withstood"
],
"antonyms":[
"resisted"
]
},
"to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit)":{
"examples":[
"bowed to the craving for fresh coffee"
],
"synonyms":[
"caved (in)",
"gave in",
"submitted",
"succumbed",
"surrendered",
"yielded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"catered (to)",
"gratified",
"indulged",
"wallowed",
"acquiesced (to)",
"conceded (to)",
"buckled (under)",
"knuckled under",
"gave over (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"battled",
"breasted",
"combated",
"combatted",
"confronted",
"countered",
"defied",
"faced",
"fought",
"met",
"objected",
"opposed",
"repelled",
"thwarted",
"withstood",
"rejected",
"bridled",
"checked",
"constrained",
"curbed",
"inhibited",
"restrained",
"stifled"
],
"antonyms":[
"held off",
"resisted"
]
},
"to turn away from a straight line or course":{
"examples":[
"the river bows gently to the north before it reaches the sea"
],
"synonyms":[
"arced",
"arched",
"bent",
"crooked",
"curved",
"fell off",
"hooked",
"rounded",
"swept",
"swerved",
"trended",
"wheeled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circled",
"coiled",
"curled",
"curlicued",
"looped",
"spiraled",
"spiralled",
"turned",
"twisted",
"wound",
"winded",
"deviated",
"veered"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"straightened"
]
},
"to cause to turn away from a straight line":{
"examples":[
"you'll have to gently bow the strip of wood in order to fit it in"
],
"synonyms":[
"arched",
"bent",
"crooked",
"curved",
"hooked",
"swerved"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arced",
"rounded",
"incurvated",
"incurved",
"inflected",
"reflected",
"deflected",
"diverted",
"entwined",
"kinked",
"swirled",
"turned",
"twined",
"twisted",
"veered",
"warped",
"coiled",
"curled",
"enrolled",
"looped",
"spiraled",
"spiralled",
"dented",
"dimpled",
"meandered",
"waved",
"weaved",
"wound",
"winded",
"declined",
"inclined",
"sloped"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"straightened",
"unbent",
"uncurled"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"bowing (to)":{
"as in submitting (to) , succumbing (to)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"acquiescing (to)",
"capitulating (to)",
"giving in (to)",
"submitting (to)",
"succumbing (to)",
"surrendering (to)",
"yielding (to)",
"acceding (to)",
"assenting (to)",
"conceding (to)",
"confirming",
"consenting (to)",
"OK'ing",
"okaying",
"ratifying",
"sanctioning",
"warranting",
"abiding",
"bearing",
"brooking",
"countenancing",
"enduring",
"shouldering",
"standing",
"sticking out",
"stomaching",
"supporting",
"sustaining",
"swallowing",
"sweating out",
"tolerating",
"accepting",
"having",
"taking",
"adopting",
"embracing",
"welcoming"
],
"near antonyms":[
"declining",
"denying",
"disallowing",
"disapproving",
"negativing",
"refusing",
"rejecting",
"spurning",
"turning down",
"vetoing",
"dissenting (to)",
"objecting (to)",
"opposing",
"protesting",
"holding off",
"resisting",
"withstanding",
"combating",
"combatting",
"contesting",
"fighting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bowls (down or over)":{
"to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"downs",
"drops",
"fells",
"floors",
"knocks down",
"knocks over",
"levels",
"mows (down)",
"prostrates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kayoes",
"knocks out",
"KOs",
"overthrows",
"throws down",
"topples",
"bangs",
"bashes",
"belts",
"bludgeons",
"clobbers",
"hammers",
"hits",
"jabs",
"pastes",
"pokes",
"pounds",
"punches",
"slams",
"slaps",
"slogs",
"slugs",
"smacks",
"smites",
"socks",
"swats",
"swipes",
"thumps",
"thwacks",
"wallops",
"whacks",
"whales"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"bowls":{
"a large usually roofless building for sporting events with tiers of seats for spectators":{
"examples":[
"a new bowl for the football team"
],
"synonyms":[
"circuses",
"coliseums",
"colosseums",
"stadiums",
"stadia"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ballparks",
"parks",
"gymnasiums",
"gymnasia",
"gyms",
"spas",
"arenas",
"domes",
"hippodromes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move or proceed smoothly and readily":{
"examples":[
"bowling along in my spiffy new car"
],
"synonyms":[
"breezes",
"brushes",
"coasts",
"cruises",
"drifts",
"flows",
"glides",
"rolls",
"sails",
"skims",
"slides",
"slips",
"streams",
"sweeps",
"whisks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flies",
"races",
"rushes",
"speeds"
],
"near antonyms":[
"limps",
"lumbers",
"plods",
"stumbles",
"trudges",
"shambles",
"shuffles",
"stamps",
"stomps",
"stumps",
"tramps",
"labors",
"toils"
],
"antonyms":[
"flounders",
"struggles"
]
},
"to proceed or move quickly":{
"examples":[
"bowled through the test and was the first one to hand in the booklet"
],
"synonyms":[
"barrels",
"belts",
"blasts",
"blazes",
"blows",
"bolts",
"bombs",
"breezes",
"bundles",
"bustles",
"buzzes",
"cannonballs",
"careens",
"careers",
"chases",
"courses",
"cracks (on)",
"dashes",
"drives",
"flies",
"hares",
"hastens",
"hies",
"highballs",
"hotfoots (it)",
"humps",
"hurls",
"hurries",
"hurtles",
"hustles",
"jets",
"jumps",
"motors",
"nips",
"pelts",
"races",
"rams",
"rips",
"rockets",
"runs",
"rushes",
"rustles",
"scoots",
"scurries",
"scuttles",
"shoots",
"speeds",
"steps",
"tears",
"travels",
"trots",
"whirls",
"whisks",
"zips",
"zooms"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beetles",
"darts",
"flits",
"scampers",
"scuds",
"scuffles",
"stampedes",
"streaks",
"whizzes",
"gallops",
"jogs",
"sprints",
"accelerates",
"quickens",
"steps out",
"catches up",
"fast-forwards",
"outpaces",
"outruns",
"outstrips",
"overtakes",
"arrows",
"beelines"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dallies",
"dawdles",
"dillydallies",
"drags",
"hangs (around or out)",
"lags",
"lingers",
"loiters",
"pokes",
"tarries",
"ambles",
"lumbers",
"plods",
"saunters",
"shuffles",
"strolls",
"decelerates",
"slows (down or up)"
],
"antonyms":[
"crawls",
"creeps",
"pokes"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"bowering":{
"to surround or cover closely":{
"examples":[
"bowered by a canopy of grapevines, we enjoyed a serene and very private picnic"
],
"synonyms":[
"bosoming",
"circumfusing",
"cocooning",
"embosoming",
"embowering",
"embracing",
"enclosing",
"inclosing",
"encompassing",
"enfolding",
"enshrouding",
"enswathing",
"enveloping",
"enwrapping",
"investing",
"involving",
"lapping",
"mantling",
"muffling",
"shrouding",
"swathing",
"veiling",
"wrapping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"curtaining",
"draping",
"embedding",
"imbedding",
"encasing",
"swaddling",
"blanketing",
"overlaying",
"overspreading",
"camouflaging",
"cloaking",
"disguising",
"masking",
"circling",
"encircling",
"enlacing",
"enwinding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"baring",
"denuding",
"exposing",
"stripping"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bow (to)":{
"as in submit (to) , succumb (to)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"acquiesce (to)",
"capitulate (to)",
"give in (to)",
"submit (to)",
"succumb (to)",
"surrender (to)",
"yield (to)",
"accede (to)",
"assent (to)",
"concede (to)",
"confirm",
"consent (to)",
"OK",
"okay",
"ratify",
"sanction",
"warrant",
"abide",
"bear",
"brook",
"countenance",
"endure",
"shoulder",
"stand",
"stick out",
"stomach",
"support",
"sustain",
"swallow",
"sweat out",
"tolerate",
"accept",
"have",
"take",
"adopt",
"embrace",
"welcome"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decline",
"deny",
"disallow",
"disapprove",
"negative",
"refuse",
"reject",
"spurn",
"turn down",
"veto",
"dissent (to)",
"object (to)",
"oppose",
"protest",
"hold off",
"resist",
"withstand",
"combat",
"contest",
"fight"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bowed out":{
"to undergo defeat":{
"examples":[
"quite embarrassingly, the top-seeded player bowed out in the first round of competition"
],
"synonyms":[
"fell",
"lost"
],
"near synonyms":[
"faltered",
"tanked",
"threw",
"forfeited",
"bombed",
"collapsed",
"cracked (up)",
"failed",
"flopped",
"flunked",
"folded",
"foundered",
"missed",
"struck out",
"washed out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flourished",
"prospered",
"succeeded",
"thrived",
"throve"
],
"antonyms":[
"conquered",
"prevailed",
"triumphed",
"won"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bowl":{
"a large usually roofless building for sporting events with tiers of seats for spectators":{
"examples":[
"a new bowl for the football team"
],
"synonyms":[
"circus",
"coliseum",
"colosseum",
"stadium"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ballpark",
"park",
"gym",
"gymnasium",
"spa",
"arena",
"dome",
"hippodrome"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move or proceed smoothly and readily":{
"examples":[
"bowling along in my spiffy new car"
],
"synonyms":[
"breeze",
"brush",
"coast",
"cruise",
"drift",
"flow",
"glide",
"roll",
"sail",
"skim",
"slide",
"slip",
"stream",
"sweep",
"whisk"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fly",
"race",
"rush",
"speed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"limp",
"lumber",
"plod",
"stumble",
"trudge",
"shamble",
"shuffle",
"stamp",
"stomp",
"stump",
"tramp",
"labor",
"toil"
],
"antonyms":[
"flounder",
"struggle"
]
},
"to proceed or move quickly":{
"examples":[
"bowled through the test and was the first one to hand in the booklet"
],
"synonyms":[
"barrel",
"belt",
"blast",
"blaze",
"blow",
"bolt",
"bomb",
"breeze",
"bundle",
"bustle",
"buzz",
"cannonball",
"careen",
"career",
"chase",
"course",
"crack (on)",
"dash",
"drive",
"fly",
"hare",
"hasten",
"hie",
"highball",
"hotfoot (it)",
"hump",
"hurl",
"hurry",
"hurtle",
"hustle",
"jet",
"jump",
"motor",
"nip",
"pelt",
"race",
"ram",
"rip",
"rocket",
"run",
"rush",
"rustle",
"scoot",
"scurry",
"scuttle",
"shoot",
"speed",
"step",
"tear",
"travel",
"trot",
"whirl",
"whisk",
"zip",
"zoom"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beetle",
"dart",
"flit",
"scamper",
"scud",
"scuffle",
"stampede",
"streak",
"whiz",
"whizz",
"gallop",
"jog",
"sprint",
"accelerate",
"quicken",
"step out",
"catch up",
"fast-forward",
"outpace",
"outrun",
"outstrip",
"overtake",
"arrow",
"beeline"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dally",
"dawdle",
"dillydally",
"drag",
"hang (around or out)",
"lag",
"linger",
"loiter",
"poke",
"tarry",
"amble",
"lumber",
"plod",
"saunter",
"shuffle",
"stroll",
"decelerate",
"slow (down or up)"
],
"antonyms":[
"crawl",
"creep",
"poke"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"bowwows":{
"loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound":{
"examples":[
"the bowwow coming from the store's returns desk on the day after Christmas"
],
"synonyms":[
"babels",
"blares",
"bluster",
"brawls",
"bruits",
"cacophonies",
"chatters",
"clamors",
"clangors",
"decibels",
"dins",
"discordances",
"katzenjammers",
"noises",
"rackets",
"rattles",
"roars"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discords",
"dissonances",
"commotions",
"furors",
"hubbubs",
"hullabaloos",
"hurly-burlies",
"rumpuses",
"tumults",
"uproars",
"clatters",
"jangles",
"bangs",
"blasts",
"booms",
"claps",
"cracks",
"crashes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calms",
"hushes",
"lulls",
"quietudes",
"serenities",
"tranquillities",
"tranquilities"
],
"antonyms":[
"quiets",
"silences",
"stills"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bows out":{
"to undergo defeat":{
"examples":[
"quite embarrassingly, the top-seeded player bowed out in the first round of competition"
],
"synonyms":[
"falls",
"loses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"falters",
"tanks",
"throws",
"forfeits",
"bombs",
"collapses",
"cracks (up)",
"fails",
"flops",
"flunks",
"folds",
"founders",
"misses",
"strikes out",
"washes out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flourishes",
"prospers",
"succeeds",
"thrives"
],
"antonyms":[
"conquers",
"prevails",
"triumphs",
"wins"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bow out":{
"to undergo defeat":{
"examples":[
"quite embarrassingly, the top-seeded player bowed out in the first round of competition"
],
"synonyms":[
"fall",
"lose"
],
"near synonyms":[
"falter",
"tank",
"throw",
"forfeit",
"bomb",
"collapse",
"crack (up)",
"fail",
"flop",
"flunk",
"fold",
"founder",
"miss",
"strike out",
"wash out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flourish",
"prosper",
"succeed",
"thrive"
],
"antonyms":[
"conquer",
"prevail",
"triumph",
"win"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bowie knives":{
"as in daggers , machetes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bayonets",
"bodkins",
"bolos",
"cutlasses",
"daggers",
"dirks",
"jackknives",
"machetes",
"pocketknives",
"poniards",
"sheath knives",
"stilettos",
"stilettoes",
"stylets",
"switchblades",
"switch knives",
"yataghans",
"cutters",
"knives",
"shanks",
"shivs",
"cleavers",
"hacks",
"rapiers",
"sabers",
"sabres",
"steels",
"swords",
"scalpels"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bowmen":{
"as in oarswomen":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"oarswomen",
"oars",
"oarsmen",
"rowers",
"scullers",
"coxswains",
"crewmen",
"pullers",
"gobs",
"hearties",
"jacks",
"jack-tars",
"mariners",
"navigators",
"sailors",
"salts",
"sea dogs",
"seafarers",
"seamen",
"shipmen",
"swabs",
"tars",
"kayakers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bowie knifes":{
"as in daggers , machetes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bayonets",
"bodkins",
"bolos",
"cutlasses",
"daggers",
"dirks",
"jackknives",
"machetes",
"pocketknives",
"poniards",
"sheath knives",
"stilettos",
"stilettoes",
"stylets",
"switchblades",
"switch knives",
"yataghans",
"cutters",
"knives",
"shanks",
"shivs",
"cleavers",
"hacks",
"rapiers",
"sabers",
"sabres",
"steels",
"swords",
"scalpels"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bowman":{
"as in oarswoman":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"oarswoman",
"oar",
"oarsman",
"rower",
"sculler",
"coxswain",
"crewman",
"puller",
"gob",
"hearty",
"jack",
"jack-tar",
"mariner",
"navigator",
"sailor",
"salt",
"sea dog",
"seafarer",
"seaman",
"shipman",
"swab",
"tar",
"kayaker"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bow":{
"to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)":{
"examples":[
"finally bowed to the judge's insistence that she change her outfit"
],
"synonyms":[
"blink",
"budge",
"capitulate",
"concede",
"give in",
"knuckle under",
"quit",
"relent",
"submit",
"succumb",
"surrender",
"yield"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acquiesce",
"defer"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contend",
"fight",
"hold off",
"battle",
"breast",
"combat",
"confront",
"counter",
"defy",
"face",
"meet",
"object",
"oppose",
"repel",
"thwart",
"withstand"
],
"antonyms":[
"resist"
]
},
"to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit)":{
"examples":[
"bowed to the craving for fresh coffee"
],
"synonyms":[
"cave (in)",
"give in",
"submit",
"succumb",
"surrender",
"yield"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cater (to)",
"gratify",
"indulge",
"wallow",
"acquiesce (to)",
"concede (to)",
"buckle (under)",
"knuckle under",
"give over (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"battle",
"breast",
"combat",
"confront",
"counter",
"defy",
"face",
"fight",
"meet",
"object",
"oppose",
"repel",
"thwart",
"withstand",
"reject",
"bridle",
"check",
"constrain",
"curb",
"inhibit",
"restrain",
"stifle"
],
"antonyms":[
"hold off",
"resist"
]
},
"to turn away from a straight line or course":{
"examples":[
"the river bows gently to the north before it reaches the sea"
],
"synonyms":[
"arc",
"arch",
"bend",
"crook",
"curve",
"fall off",
"hook",
"round",
"sweep",
"swerve",
"trend",
"wheel"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circle",
"coil",
"curlicue",
"curl",
"loop",
"spiral",
"turn",
"twist",
"wind",
"deviate",
"veer"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"straighten"
]
},
"to cause to turn away from a straight line":{
"examples":[
"you'll have to gently bow the strip of wood in order to fit it in"
],
"synonyms":[
"arch",
"bend",
"crook",
"curve",
"hook",
"swerve"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arc",
"round",
"incurvate",
"incurve",
"inflect",
"reflect",
"deflect",
"divert",
"entwine",
"kink",
"swirl",
"turn",
"twine",
"twist",
"veer",
"warp",
"coil",
"curl",
"enroll",
"enrol",
"loop",
"spiral",
"dent",
"dimple",
"meander",
"wave",
"weave",
"wind",
"decline",
"incline",
"slope"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"straighten",
"unbend",
"uncurl"
]
},
"something that curves or is curved":{
"examples":[
"her full lips form a pair of perfect bows"
],
"synonyms":[
"angle",
"arc",
"arch",
"bend",
"crook",
"curvature",
"curve",
"inflection",
"turn",
"wind"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kink",
"warp",
"circle",
"ring",
"ringlet",
"round",
"coil",
"curl",
"curlicue",
"curlycue",
"buckle",
"convolution",
"flexure",
"fold",
"loop",
"spiral",
"swirl",
"twist",
"winding",
"incurvature",
"reflection",
"decline",
"inclination",
"incline",
"slope",
"corner",
"turnoff",
"dogleg",
"hairpin"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"bows (to)":{
"as in submits (to) , succumbs (to)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"acquiesces (to)",
"capitulates (to)",
"gives in (to)",
"submits (to)",
"succumbs (to)",
"surrenders (to)",
"yields (to)",
"accedes (to)",
"assents (to)",
"concedes (to)",
"confirms",
"consents (to)",
"OKs",
"okays",
"ratifies",
"sanctions",
"warrants",
"abides",
"bears",
"brooks",
"countenances",
"endures",
"shoulders",
"stands",
"sticks out",
"stomachs",
"supports",
"sustains",
"swallows",
"sweats out",
"tolerates",
"accepts",
"has",
"takes",
"adopts",
"embraces",
"welcomes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"declines",
"denies",
"disallows",
"disapproves",
"negatives",
"refuses",
"rejects",
"spurns",
"turns down",
"vetoes",
"dissents (to)",
"objects (to)",
"opposes",
"protests",
"holds off",
"resists",
"withstands",
"combats",
"contests",
"fights"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bowling over":{
"to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{
"examples":[
"she was bowled over to learn that she had a long-lost sister"
],
"synonyms":[
"amazing",
"astonishing",
"astounding",
"dumbfounding",
"dumfounding",
"flabbergasting",
"flooring",
"rocking",
"shocking",
"startling",
"stunning",
"stupefying",
"surprising",
"surprizing",
"thunderstriking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"befuddling",
"bewildering",
"blindsiding",
"blowing away",
"confounding",
"confusing",
"dazing",
"discomfiting",
"disconcerting",
"dismaying",
"jarring",
"muddling",
"nonplussing",
"nonplusing",
"perplexing",
"shaking up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bowled":{
"to move or proceed smoothly and readily":{
"examples":[
"bowling along in my spiffy new car"
],
"synonyms":[
"breezed",
"brushed",
"coasted",
"cruised",
"drifted",
"flowed",
"glided",
"rolled",
"sailed",
"skimmed",
"slid",
"slipped",
"streamed",
"swept",
"whisked"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flew",
"raced",
"rushed",
"sped",
"speeded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"limped",
"lumbered",
"plodded",
"stumbled",
"trudged",
"shambled",
"shuffled",
"stamped",
"stomped",
"stumped",
"tramped",
"labored",
"toiled"
],
"antonyms":[
"floundered",
"struggled"
]
},
"to proceed or move quickly":{
"examples":[
"bowled through the test and was the first one to hand in the booklet"
],
"synonyms":[
"barreled",
"barrelled",
"belted",
"blasted",
"blazed",
"blew",
"bolted",
"bombed",
"breezed",
"bundled",
"bustled",
"buzzed",
"cannonballed",
"careened",
"careered",
"chased",
"coursed",
"cracked (on)",
"dashed",
"drove",
"flew",
"hared",
"hastened",
"hied",
"highballed",
"hotfooted (it)",
"humped",
"hurled",
"hurried",
"hurtled",
"hustled",
"jetted",
"jumped",
"motored",
"nipped",
"pelted",
"raced",
"rammed",
"ran",
"run",
"ripped",
"rocketed",
"rushed",
"rustled",
"scooted",
"scurried",
"scuttled",
"shot",
"sped",
"speeded",
"stepped",
"tore",
"traveled",
"travelled",
"trotted",
"whirled",
"whisked",
"zipped",
"zoomed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beetled",
"darted",
"flitted",
"scampered",
"scudded",
"scuffled",
"stampeded",
"streaked",
"whizzed",
"galloped",
"jogged",
"sprinted",
"accelerated",
"quickened",
"stepped out",
"caught up",
"fast-forwarded",
"outpaced",
"outran",
"outstripped",
"overtook",
"arrowed",
"beelined"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dallied",
"dawdled",
"dillydallied",
"dragged",
"hung (around or out)",
"hanged (around or out)",
"lagged",
"lingered",
"loitered",
"poked",
"tarried",
"ambled",
"lumbered",
"plodded",
"sauntered",
"shuffled",
"strolled",
"decelerated",
"slowed (down or up)"
],
"antonyms":[
"crawled",
"crept",
"poked"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bowers":{
"to surround or cover closely":{
"examples":[
"bowered by a canopy of grapevines, we enjoyed a serene and very private picnic"
],
"synonyms":[
"bosoms",
"circumfuses",
"cocoons",
"embosoms",
"embowers",
"embraces",
"encloses",
"incloses",
"encompasses",
"enfolds",
"enshrouds",
"enswathes",
"envelops",
"enwraps",
"invests",
"involves",
"laps",
"mantles",
"muffles",
"shrouds",
"swathes",
"veils",
"wraps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"curtains",
"drapes",
"embeds",
"imbeds",
"encases",
"swaddles",
"blankets",
"overlays",
"overspreads",
"camouflages",
"cloaks",
"disguises",
"masks",
"circles",
"encircles",
"enlaces",
"enwinds"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bares",
"denudes",
"exposes",
"strips"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in pergolas , arbors":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"arbors",
"pergolas",
"awnings",
"canopies",
"ceilings",
"covers",
"roofs",
"tents",
"domes",
"marquees",
"pavilions",
"screens",
"shades",
"shelters",
"shields",
"sunshades",
"umbrellas",
"canvases",
"canvasses",
"flies"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"bowie knife":{
"as in dagger , machete":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bayonet",
"bodkin",
"bolo",
"cutlass",
"dagger",
"dirk",
"jackknife",
"machete",
"pocketknife",
"poniard",
"sheath knife",
"stiletto",
"stylet",
"switchblade",
"switch knife",
"yataghan",
"cutter",
"knife",
"shank",
"shiv",
"cleaver",
"hack",
"rapier",
"saber",
"sabre",
"steel",
"sword",
"scalpel"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bowdlerizations":{
"a shortened version of a written work":{
"examples":[
"this bowdlerization of \"Moby Dick\" simply eliminates all the chapters on whaling and cetology"
],
"synonyms":[
"abbreviations",
"abridgments",
"abridgements",
"condensations",
"digests"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abstracts",
"aper\u00e7us",
"briefs",
"capsules",
"outlines",
"overviews",
"pr\u00e9cis",
"recapitulations",
"recaps",
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9s",
"resumes",
"resum\u00e9s",
"reviews",
"sketches",
"summaries",
"summarizations",
"summations",
"sums",
"surveys",
"syllabi",
"syllabuses",
"synopses",
"tabloids",
"wrap-ups"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amplifications",
"elaborations",
"enlargements",
"expansions"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bowdlerized":{
"to remove objectionable parts from":{
"examples":[
"a bowdlerized version of \"Gulliver's Travels\" that purportedly makes it unobjectionable for children"
],
"synonyms":[
"censored",
"cleaned (up)",
"expurgated",
"laundered",
"red-penciled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cleansed",
"purged",
"purified",
"abbreviated",
"blue-penciled",
"edited",
"shortened",
"bleeped",
"blipped",
"cut (out)",
"deleted",
"excised",
"expunged",
"gutted",
"x-ed (out)",
"x'd (out)",
"xed (out)",
"blacked out",
"repressed",
"silenced",
"suppressed",
"censured",
"condemned",
"denounced",
"examined",
"reviewed",
"screened",
"scrutinized"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approved",
"authorized",
"sanctioned"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bowdlerize":{
"to remove objectionable parts from":{
"examples":[
"a bowdlerized version of \"Gulliver's Travels\" that purportedly makes it unobjectionable for children"
],
"synonyms":[
"censor",
"clean (up)",
"expurgate",
"launder",
"red-pencil"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cleanse",
"purge",
"purify",
"abbreviate",
"blue-pencil",
"edit",
"shorten",
"bleep",
"blip",
"cut (out)",
"delete",
"excise",
"expunge",
"gut",
"x (out)",
"black out",
"repress",
"silence",
"suppress",
"censure",
"condemn",
"denounce",
"examine",
"review",
"screen",
"scrutinize"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approve",
"authorize",
"sanction"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bowed (to)":{
"as in submitted (to) , succumbed (to)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"acquiesced (to)",
"capitulated (to)",
"gave in (to)",
"submitted (to)",
"succumbed (to)",
"surrendered (to)",
"yielded (to)",
"acceded (to)",
"assented (to)",
"conceded (to)",
"confirmed",
"consented (to)",
"OK'd",
"okayed",
"ratified",
"sanctioned",
"warranted",
"abided",
"abode",
"bore",
"brooked",
"countenanced",
"endured",
"shouldered",
"stomached",
"stood",
"stuck out",
"supported",
"sustained",
"swallowed",
"sweat out",
"sweated out",
"tolerated",
"accepted",
"had",
"took",
"adopted",
"embraced",
"welcomed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"declined",
"denied",
"disallowed",
"disapproved",
"negatived",
"refused",
"rejected",
"spurned",
"turned down",
"vetoed",
"dissented (to)",
"objected (to)",
"opposed",
"protested",
"held off",
"resisted",
"withstood",
"combated",
"combatted",
"contested",
"fought"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bowls over":{
"to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{
"examples":[
"she was bowled over to learn that she had a long-lost sister"
],
"synonyms":[
"amazes",
"astonishes",
"astounds",
"dumbfounds",
"dumfounds",
"flabbergasts",
"floors",
"rocks",
"shocks",
"startles",
"stuns",
"stupefies",
"surprises",
"surprizes",
"thunderstrikes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"befuddles",
"bewilders",
"blindsides",
"blows away",
"confounds",
"confuses",
"dazes",
"discomfits",
"disconcerts",
"dismays",
"jars",
"muddles",
"nonpluses",
"nonplusses",
"perplexes",
"shakes up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bowels":{
"as in intestine(s)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"intestine(s)",
"entrails",
"gut",
"innards",
"inside(s)",
"inwards",
"viscera",
"vitals",
"chitterlings",
"chitlins",
"giblet(s)",
"variety meat"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bowdlerizes":{
"to remove objectionable parts from":{
"examples":[
"a bowdlerized version of \"Gulliver's Travels\" that purportedly makes it unobjectionable for children"
],
"synonyms":[
"censors",
"cleans (up)",
"expurgates",
"launders",
"red-pencils"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cleanses",
"purges",
"purifies",
"abbreviates",
"blue-pencils",
"edits",
"shortens",
"bleeps",
"blips",
"cuts (out)",
"deletes",
"excises",
"expunges",
"guts",
"x's (out)",
"blacks out",
"represses",
"silences",
"suppresses",
"censures",
"condemns",
"denounces",
"examines",
"reviews",
"screens",
"scrutinizes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approves",
"authorizes",
"sanctions"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"bowlers":{
"as in helmets , turbans":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"baseball caps",
"berets",
"billycocks",
"birettas",
"boaters",
"bonnets",
"calottes",
"capuches",
"casques",
"castors",
"cloches",
"cocked hats",
"cowboy hats",
"cowls",
"derbies",
"fedoras",
"fezzes",
"fezes",
"garrison caps",
"hard hats",
"helmets",
"helms",
"high hats",
"homburgs",
"hoods",
"kepis",
"k\u00e9pis",
"kufis",
"leghorns",
"miters",
"mitres",
"nightcaps",
"opera hats",
"overseas caps",
"panamas",
"picture hats",
"pillboxes",
"plug hats",
"porkpie hats",
"service caps",
"shakos",
"shakoes",
"silk hats",
"skimmers",
"skullcaps",
"sombreros",
"sou'westers",
"Stetsons",
"stocking caps",
"stovepipes",
"sunbonnets",
"tam-o'-shanters",
"tams",
"ten-gallon hats",
"top hats",
"toppers",
"toques",
"tricornes",
"tricorns",
"turbans",
"zucchettos",
"caps",
"chapeaus",
"chapeaux",
"hats",
"headdresses",
"headgears",
"headpieces",
"lids",
"warbonnets"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bowing":{
"bending downward or forward":{
"examples":[
"the bowing blossoms indicated that the petunia plant desperately needed water"
],
"synonyms":[
"bowed",
"declined",
"declining",
"descendant",
"descendent",
"descending",
"drooping",
"droopy",
"hanging",
"hung",
"inclining",
"nodding",
"pendulous",
"sagging",
"stooping",
"weeping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"floppy",
"limp",
"dangling",
"falling",
"pendent",
"pendant",
"suspended",
"dipping",
"sinking",
"slumping"
],
"near antonyms":[
"erect",
"inflexible",
"rigid",
"stiff",
"elevated",
"raised",
"upraised"
],
"antonyms":[
"unbending",
"upright"
]
},
"to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)":{
"examples":[
"finally bowed to the judge's insistence that she change her outfit"
],
"synonyms":[
"blinking",
"budging",
"capitulating",
"conceding",
"giving in",
"knuckling under",
"quitting",
"relenting",
"submitting",
"succumbing",
"surrendering",
"yielding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acquiescing",
"deferring"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contending",
"fighting",
"holding off",
"battling",
"breasting",
"combating",
"combatting",
"confronting",
"countering",
"defying",
"facing",
"meeting",
"objecting",
"opposing",
"repelling",
"thwarting",
"withstanding"
],
"antonyms":[
"resisting"
]
},
"to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit)":{
"examples":[
"bowed to the craving for fresh coffee"
],
"synonyms":[
"caving (in)",
"giving in",
"submitting",
"succumbing",
"surrendering",
"yielding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"catering (to)",
"gratifying",
"indulging",
"wallowing",
"acquiescing (to)",
"conceding (to)",
"buckling (under)",
"knuckling under",
"giving over (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"battling",
"breasting",
"combating",
"combatting",
"confronting",
"countering",
"defying",
"facing",
"fighting",
"meeting",
"objecting",
"opposing",
"repelling",
"thwarting",
"withstanding",
"rejecting",
"bridling",
"checking",
"constraining",
"curbing",
"inhibiting",
"restraining",
"stifling"
],
"antonyms":[
"holding off",
"resisting"
]
},
"to turn away from a straight line or course":{
"examples":[
"the river bows gently to the north before it reaches the sea"
],
"synonyms":[
"arching",
"arcing",
"bending",
"crooking",
"curving",
"falling off",
"hooking",
"rounding",
"sweeping",
"swerving",
"trending",
"wheeling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circling",
"coiling",
"curlicuing",
"curling",
"looping",
"spiraling",
"spiralling",
"turning",
"twisting",
"winding",
"deviating",
"veering"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"straightening"
]
},
"to cause to turn away from a straight line":{
"examples":[
"you'll have to gently bow the strip of wood in order to fit it in"
],
"synonyms":[
"arching",
"bending",
"crooking",
"curving",
"hooking",
"swerving"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arcing",
"rounding",
"incurvating",
"incurving",
"inflecting",
"reflecting",
"deflecting",
"diverting",
"entwining",
"kinking",
"swirling",
"turning",
"twining",
"twisting",
"veering",
"warping",
"coiling",
"curling",
"enrolling",
"looping",
"spiraling",
"spiralling",
"denting",
"dimpling",
"meandering",
"waving",
"weaving",
"winding",
"declining",
"inclining",
"sloping"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"straightening",
"unbending",
"uncurling"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"bowdlerization":{
"a shortened version of a written work":{
"examples":[
"this bowdlerization of \"Moby Dick\" simply eliminates all the chapters on whaling and cetology"
],
"synonyms":[
"abbreviation",
"abridgment",
"abridgement",
"condensation",
"digest"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abstract",
"aper\u00e7u",
"brief",
"capsule",
"outline",
"overview",
"pr\u00e9cis",
"recap",
"recapitulation",
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9",
"resume",
"resum\u00e9",
"review",
"sketch",
"sum",
"summarization",
"summary",
"summation",
"survey",
"syllabus",
"synopsis",
"tabloid",
"wrap-up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amplification",
"elaboration",
"enlargement",
"expansion"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bows":{
"something that curves or is curved":{
"examples":[
"her full lips form a pair of perfect bows"
],
"synonyms":[
"angles",
"arches",
"arcs",
"bends",
"crooks",
"curvatures",
"curves",
"inflections",
"turns",
"winds"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kinks",
"warps",
"circles",
"ringlets",
"rings",
"rounds",
"coils",
"curlicues",
"curlycues",
"curls",
"buckles",
"convolutions",
"flexures",
"folds",
"loops",
"spirals",
"swirls",
"twists",
"windings",
"incurvatures",
"reflections",
"declines",
"inclinations",
"inclines",
"slopes",
"corners",
"turnoffs",
"doglegs",
"hairpins"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)":{
"examples":[
"finally bowed to the judge's insistence that she change her outfit"
],
"synonyms":[
"blinks",
"budges",
"capitulates",
"concedes",
"gives in",
"knuckles under",
"quits",
"relents",
"submits",
"succumbs",
"surrenders",
"yields"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acquiesces",
"defers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contends",
"fights",
"holds off",
"battles",
"breasts",
"combats",
"confronts",
"counters",
"defies",
"faces",
"meets",
"objects",
"opposes",
"repels",
"thwarts",
"withstands"
],
"antonyms":[
"resists"
]
},
"to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit)":{
"examples":[
"bowed to the craving for fresh coffee"
],
"synonyms":[
"caves (in)",
"gives in",
"submits",
"succumbs",
"surrenders",
"yields"
],
"near synonyms":[
"caters (to)",
"gratifies",
"indulges",
"wallows",
"acquiesces (to)",
"concedes (to)",
"buckles (under)",
"knuckles under",
"gives over (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"battles",
"breasts",
"combats",
"confronts",
"counters",
"defies",
"faces",
"fights",
"meets",
"objects",
"opposes",
"repels",
"thwarts",
"withstands",
"rejects",
"bridles",
"checks",
"constrains",
"curbs",
"inhibits",
"restrains",
"stifles"
],
"antonyms":[
"holds off",
"resists"
]
},
"to turn away from a straight line or course":{
"examples":[
"the river bows gently to the north before it reaches the sea"
],
"synonyms":[
"arches",
"arcs",
"bends",
"crooks",
"curves",
"falls off",
"hooks",
"rounds",
"sweeps",
"swerves",
"trends",
"wheels"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circles",
"coils",
"curlicues",
"curls",
"loops",
"spirals",
"turns",
"twists",
"winds",
"deviates",
"veers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"straightens"
]
},
"to cause to turn away from a straight line":{
"examples":[
"you'll have to gently bow the strip of wood in order to fit it in"
],
"synonyms":[
"arches",
"bends",
"crooks",
"curves",
"hooks",
"swerves"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arcs",
"rounds",
"incurvates",
"incurves",
"inflects",
"reflects",
"deflects",
"diverts",
"entwines",
"kinks",
"swirls",
"turns",
"twines",
"twists",
"veers",
"warps",
"coils",
"curls",
"enrolls",
"enrols",
"loops",
"spirals",
"dents",
"dimples",
"meanders",
"waves",
"weaves",
"winds",
"declines",
"inclines",
"slopes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"straightens",
"unbends",
"uncurls"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"bowling (down or over)":{
"to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"downing",
"dropping",
"felling",
"flooring",
"knocking down",
"knocking over",
"leveling",
"levelling",
"mowing (down)",
"prostrating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kayoing",
"knocking out",
"KO'ing",
"overthrowing",
"throwing down",
"toppling",
"banging",
"bashing",
"belting",
"bludgeoning",
"clobbering",
"hammering",
"hitting",
"jabbing",
"pasting",
"poking",
"pounding",
"punching",
"slamming",
"slapping",
"slogging",
"slugging",
"smacking",
"smiting",
"socking",
"swatting",
"swiping",
"thumping",
"thwacking",
"walloping",
"whacking",
"whaling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"bowler":{
"as in helmet , turban":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"baseball cap",
"beret",
"billycock",
"biretta",
"boater",
"bonnet",
"calotte",
"capuche",
"casque",
"castor",
"cloche",
"cocked hat",
"cowboy hat",
"cowl",
"derby",
"fedora",
"fez",
"garrison cap",
"hard hat",
"helm",
"helmet",
"high hat",
"homburg",
"hood",
"kepi",
"k\u00e9pi",
"kufi",
"leghorn",
"miter",
"mitre",
"nightcap",
"opera hat",
"overseas cap",
"panama",
"picture hat",
"pillbox",
"plug hat",
"porkpie hat",
"service cap",
"shako",
"silk hat",
"skimmer",
"skullcap",
"sombrero",
"sou'wester",
"Stetson",
"stocking cap",
"stovepipe",
"sunbonnet",
"tam",
"tam-o'-shanter",
"ten-gallon hat",
"top hat",
"topper",
"toque",
"tricorne",
"tricorn",
"turban",
"zucchetto",
"cap",
"chapeau",
"hat",
"headdress",
"headgear",
"headpiece",
"lid",
"warbonnet"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bowwow":{
"loud, confused, and usually inharmonious sound":{
"examples":[
"the bowwow coming from the store's returns desk on the day after Christmas"
],
"synonyms":[
"babel",
"blare",
"bluster",
"brawl",
"bruit",
"cacophony",
"chatter",
"clamor",
"clangor",
"decibel(s)",
"din",
"discordance",
"katzenjammer",
"noise",
"racket",
"rattle",
"roar"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discord",
"dissonance",
"commotion",
"furor",
"hubbub",
"hullabaloo",
"hurly-burly",
"rumpus",
"tumult",
"uproar",
"clatter",
"jangle",
"bang",
"blast",
"boom",
"clap",
"crack",
"crash"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calm",
"hush",
"lull",
"quietude",
"serenity",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility"
],
"antonyms":[
"quiet",
"silence",
"silentness",
"still",
"stillness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"bowl (down":{
"to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall":{
"examples":[
"the exuberant dog bowled over several children"
],
"synonyms":[
"down",
"drop",
"fell",
"floor",
"knock down",
"knock over",
"level",
"mow (down)",
"prostrate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kayo",
"knock out",
"KO",
"overthrow",
"throw down",
"topple",
"bang",
"bash",
"belt",
"bludgeon",
"clobber",
"hammer",
"hit",
"jab",
"paste",
"poke",
"pound",
"punch",
"slam",
"slap",
"slog",
"slug",
"smack",
"smite",
"sock",
"swat",
"swipe",
"thump",
"thwack",
"wallop",
"whack",
"whale"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}