2483 lines
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2483 lines
48 KiB
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{
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"crystal gazings":{
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"as in astrologies , oneiromancies":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"astrologies",
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"geomancies",
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"hydromancies",
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"oneiromancies",
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"pyromancies",
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"rhabdomancies",
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"auguries",
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"divinations"
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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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"crying up":{
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"to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively":{
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"examples":[
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"in exchange for his hefty endorsement fee, the basketball player is expected to cry up that brand of sneaker at every opportunity"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"ballyhooing",
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"blowing up",
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"cracking up",
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"glorifying",
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"touting",
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"trumpeting",
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"tub-thumping"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"acclaiming",
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"applauding",
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"extolling",
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"lauding",
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"magnifying",
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"commending",
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"complimenting",
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"eulogizing",
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"advancing",
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"advertising",
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"announcing",
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"blaring",
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"blazing",
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"blazoning",
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"boosting",
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"heralding",
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"offering",
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"plugging",
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"promoting",
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"publicizing",
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"asserting",
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"averring",
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"claiming",
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"declaring",
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"laying down",
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"making out",
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"proclaiming",
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"pronouncing"
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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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"crying down":{
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"to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{
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"examples":[
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"she cried down any party to which she wasn't invited"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bad-mouthing",
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"belittling",
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"decrying",
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"denigrating",
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"deprecating",
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"depreciating",
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"derogating",
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"diminishing",
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"discounting",
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"dismissing",
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"disparaging",
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"dissing",
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"kissing off",
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"minimizing",
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"playing down",
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"poor-mouthing",
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"putting down",
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"running down",
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"talking down",
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"trashing",
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"trash-talking",
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"vilipending",
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"writing off"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"discommending",
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"abusing",
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"scolding",
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"disapproving (of)",
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"disliking",
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"censuring",
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"condemning",
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"criticizing",
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"denouncing",
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"reprehending",
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"reprobating",
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"aspersing",
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"defaming",
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"maligning",
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"ripping",
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"slandering",
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"slurring",
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"traducing",
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"vilifying",
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"discrediting",
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"disgracing"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"approving",
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"countenancing",
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"endorsing",
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"indorsing",
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"favoring",
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"recommending",
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"sanctioning",
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"commending",
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"complimenting",
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"eulogizing"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"acclaiming",
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"applauding",
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"exalting",
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"extolling",
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"glorifying",
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"lauding",
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"magnifying",
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"praising"
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]
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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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"crystallizes":{
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"to take on a definite form":{
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"examples":[
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"after months of planning, the project is finally starting to crystallize"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"forms",
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"jells",
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"shapes (up)",
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"solidifies"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"associates",
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"coalesces",
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"coheres",
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"fuses",
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"combines",
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"conjoins",
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"conjugates",
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"connects",
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"couples",
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"joins",
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"links (up)",
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"unifies",
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"unites"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"breaks down",
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"decays",
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"decomposes",
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"disintegrates"
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],
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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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"cryptic":{
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"being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain":{
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"examples":[
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"puzzled by the cryptic e-mail message left on his computer"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"arcane",
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"deep",
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"enigmatic",
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"enigmatical",
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"impenetrable",
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"inscrutable",
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"mysterious",
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"mystic",
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"occult",
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"uncanny"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"dark",
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"darkling",
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"fuzzy",
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"murky",
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"obscure",
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"shadowy",
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"vague",
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"ambiguous",
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"equivocal",
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"imponderable",
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"incomprehensible",
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"unfathomable",
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"unintelligible",
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"unsearchable",
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"inexplicable",
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"unaccountable",
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"unexplainable",
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"unanswerable",
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"unknowable",
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"metaphysical",
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"mystical",
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"numinous",
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"supernatural",
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"abstruse",
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"esoteric",
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"recondite",
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"baffling",
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"befuddling",
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"bewildering",
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"confounding",
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"confusing",
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"disorienting",
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"mystifying",
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"perplexing",
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"puzzling"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"fathomable",
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"intelligible",
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"understandable",
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"apparent",
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"clear",
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"evident",
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"manifest",
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"obvious",
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"open-and-shut",
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"palpable",
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"patent",
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"perspicuous",
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"plain",
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"straightforward",
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"transparent",
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"unambiguous",
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"unequivocal",
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"unmistakable"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning":{
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"examples":[
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"the oracle offered only cryptic predictions that could be interpreted any number of different ways"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"ambiguous",
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"arcane",
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"dark",
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"deep",
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"Delphic",
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"double-edged",
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"elliptical",
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"elliptic",
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"enigmatic",
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"enigmatical",
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"equivocal",
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"fuliginous",
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"inscrutable",
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"murky",
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"mysterious",
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"mystic",
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"nebulous",
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"obscure",
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"occult",
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"opaque"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"abstruse",
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"esoteric",
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"recondite",
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"cloaked",
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"concealed",
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"disguised",
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"masked",
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"shrouded",
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"beclouded",
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"bedimmed",
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"befogged",
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"clouded",
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"cloudy",
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"dim",
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"faint",
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"foggy",
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"fuzzy",
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"hazy",
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"indistinct",
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"indistinguishable",
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"misty",
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"muddy",
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"obfuscatory",
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"obnubilated",
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"obscurant",
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"obscurantic",
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"shaded",
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"shadowlike",
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"shadowy",
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"sphinxlike",
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"indefinite",
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"inexact",
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"inexplicit",
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"noncommittal",
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"questionable",
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"unclear",
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"uncertain",
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"undefined",
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"undetermined",
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"vague",
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"impenetrable",
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"incomprehensible",
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"indecipherable",
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"inexplicable",
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"eerie",
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"eery",
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"uncanny",
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"weird",
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"impalpable",
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"inappreciable",
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"intangible",
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"invisible",
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"unanswerable",
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"unknowable",
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"baffling",
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"bewildering",
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"confounding",
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"confusing",
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"mystifying",
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"perplexing",
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"puzzling",
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"unfathomable",
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"circuitous",
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"indirect",
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"roundabout",
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"complex",
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"complicated",
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"difficult",
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"obtuse"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"comprehensible",
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"fathomable",
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"intelligible",
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"knowable",
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"legible",
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"pellucid",
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"understandable",
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"bright",
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"distinct",
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"evident",
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"self-evident",
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"self-explanatory",
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"certain",
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"firm",
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"strong",
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"sure",
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"defined",
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"determined",
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"direct",
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"straightforward",
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"definite",
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"exact",
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"explicit",
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"appreciable",
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"palpable",
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"tangible",
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"visible",
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"blatant",
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"patent",
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"unmistakable"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"accessible",
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"clear",
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"nonambiguous",
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"obvious",
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"plain",
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"unambiguous",
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"unequivocal"
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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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"crystalize":{
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"to take on a definite form":{
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"examples":[
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"after months of planning, the project is finally starting to crystallize"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"form",
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"jell",
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"shape (up)",
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"solidify"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"associate",
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"coalesce",
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"cohere",
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"fuse",
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"combine",
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"conjoin",
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"conjugate",
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"connect",
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"couple",
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"join",
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"link (up)",
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"unify",
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"unite"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"break down",
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"decay",
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"decompose",
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"disintegrate"
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],
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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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"crystallize":{
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"to take on a definite form":{
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"examples":[
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"after months of planning, the project is finally starting to crystallize"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"form",
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"jell",
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"shape (up)",
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"solidify"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"associate",
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"coalesce",
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"cohere",
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"fuse",
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"combine",
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"conjoin",
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"conjugate",
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"connect",
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"couple",
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"join",
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"link (up)",
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"unify",
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"unite"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"break down",
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"decay",
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"decompose",
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"disintegrate"
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],
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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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"cry (out)":{
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"to utter with a sudden burst of strong feeling":{
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"examples":[
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"\"I can't stand it!\" he cried out"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blat",
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"blurt (out)",
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"bolt",
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"ejaculate",
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"exclaim"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"blunder",
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"leak",
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"bellow",
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"bleat",
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"crow",
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"holler",
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"hoot",
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"howl",
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"roar",
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"shout",
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"whoop",
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"yowl",
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"aah",
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"ah",
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"ooh",
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"interject"
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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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"cry off":{
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"to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)":{
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"examples":[
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"their film deal had been abruptly cried off , and now the filmmakers were back to square one"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"abandon",
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"abort",
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"call",
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"call off",
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"cancel",
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"drop",
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"recall",
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"repeal",
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"rescind",
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"revoke",
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"scrap",
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"scrub"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"abrogate",
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"annul",
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"invalidate",
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"nullify",
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"void",
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"write off",
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"recant",
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"retract",
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"take back",
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"withdraw",
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"countermand",
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"reverse",
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"roll back",
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"break off",
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"discontinue",
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"end",
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"halt",
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"stop",
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"terminate",
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"hold back",
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"interrupt",
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"suspend",
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"give up",
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"relinquish",
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"surrender"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"engage",
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"pledge",
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"promise",
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"begin",
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"commence",
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"initiate",
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"start",
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"take on",
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"take up",
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"undertake"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"continue",
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"keep"
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]
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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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"cry (for)":{
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"as in weep , moan":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"keen",
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"moan",
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"weep",
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"elegize",
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"regret",
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"rue",
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"bemoan",
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"bewail",
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"deplore",
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"grieve (for)",
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"lament",
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"mourn",
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"wail (for)",
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"bawl",
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"blubber",
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"sob",
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"agonize",
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"bleed",
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"hurt",
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"sorrow",
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"suffer"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"delight",
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"exult (in)",
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"glory (in)",
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"joy",
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"rejoice (in)",
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"beam",
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"cheer",
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"grin",
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"laugh",
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"smile"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"as in ask , clamor (for)":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"ask",
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"beg",
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"clamor (for)",
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"entail",
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"involve",
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"hurt (for)",
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"lack",
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"bear",
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"challenge",
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"claim",
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"demand",
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"necessitate",
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"need",
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"require",
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"take",
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"want",
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"warrant",
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"command",
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"enjoin",
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"exact",
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"insist",
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"press",
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"quest",
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"stipulate"
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|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"have",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"own",
|
|
"possess"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"crying (out)":{
|
|
"to utter with a sudden burst of strong feeling":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"\"I can't stand it!\" he cried out"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blatting",
|
|
"blurting (out)",
|
|
"bolting",
|
|
"ejaculating",
|
|
"exclaiming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blundering",
|
|
"leaking",
|
|
"bellowing",
|
|
"bleating",
|
|
"crowing",
|
|
"hollering",
|
|
"hooting",
|
|
"howling",
|
|
"roaring",
|
|
"shouting",
|
|
"whooping",
|
|
"yowling",
|
|
"aahing",
|
|
"ahing",
|
|
"oohing",
|
|
"interjecting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"crybabies":{
|
|
"a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"car trips that were often spoiled by a couple of crybabies in the back seat"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babies",
|
|
"bellyachers",
|
|
"complainers",
|
|
"fussbudgets",
|
|
"fussers",
|
|
"fusspots",
|
|
"gripers",
|
|
"grumblers",
|
|
"kvetchers",
|
|
"kvetches",
|
|
"snivelers",
|
|
"whiners"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bawlers",
|
|
"bleaters",
|
|
"moaners",
|
|
"screamers",
|
|
"squawkers",
|
|
"wailers",
|
|
"weepers",
|
|
"crabs",
|
|
"grumps",
|
|
"malcontents"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"happy campers"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"crying":{
|
|
"needing immediate attention":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a crying need for more activities for young people in this town"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acute",
|
|
"burning",
|
|
"clamant",
|
|
"compelling",
|
|
"critical",
|
|
"dire",
|
|
"emergent",
|
|
"exigent",
|
|
"imperative",
|
|
"imperious",
|
|
"importunate",
|
|
"instant",
|
|
"necessitous",
|
|
"pressing",
|
|
"urgent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"demanding",
|
|
"extreme",
|
|
"immediate",
|
|
"insistent",
|
|
"intense",
|
|
"overriding",
|
|
"crucial",
|
|
"desperate",
|
|
"grave",
|
|
"life-and-death",
|
|
"life-or-death",
|
|
"serious",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"vital",
|
|
"dangerous",
|
|
"explosive",
|
|
"hazardous",
|
|
"perilous",
|
|
"precarious",
|
|
"unstable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"incidental",
|
|
"low-pressure",
|
|
"minor",
|
|
"negligible",
|
|
"trivial",
|
|
"unimportant",
|
|
"nonthreatening",
|
|
"safe",
|
|
"stable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"noncritical",
|
|
"nonurgent"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in weeping , whining":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blubbering",
|
|
"sniveling",
|
|
"sobbing",
|
|
"weeping",
|
|
"whimpering",
|
|
"whining",
|
|
"yammering",
|
|
"groan",
|
|
"moan",
|
|
"wail",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"lament",
|
|
"lamentation",
|
|
"plaint",
|
|
"bawl",
|
|
"cry",
|
|
"howl",
|
|
"shriek",
|
|
"squall",
|
|
"whimper",
|
|
"whine",
|
|
"yelp",
|
|
"yowl"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cackle",
|
|
"chortle",
|
|
"chuckle",
|
|
"giggle",
|
|
"guffaw",
|
|
"laugh",
|
|
"snicker",
|
|
"snigger",
|
|
"titter",
|
|
"twitter"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"some kids started to cry even before the doctor had given them their shot"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bawling",
|
|
"blubbering",
|
|
"blubbing",
|
|
"sobbing",
|
|
"weeping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"greeting",
|
|
"grieving",
|
|
"keening",
|
|
"lamenting",
|
|
"mourning",
|
|
"howling",
|
|
"screaming",
|
|
"squalling",
|
|
"wailing",
|
|
"yowling",
|
|
"bleating",
|
|
"mewling",
|
|
"puling",
|
|
"whimpering",
|
|
"whining",
|
|
"sniffling",
|
|
"sniveling",
|
|
"snivelling",
|
|
"groaning",
|
|
"moaning",
|
|
"sighing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to utter one's distinctive animal sound":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we knew that we were getting very close to the ocean when we could hear sea gulls crying"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calling",
|
|
"singing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to speak so as to be heard at a distance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a mother crying for help"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bawling",
|
|
"baying",
|
|
"bellowing",
|
|
"calling",
|
|
"hollering",
|
|
"holloing",
|
|
"hallooing",
|
|
"roaring",
|
|
"shouting",
|
|
"sounding off",
|
|
"thundering",
|
|
"vociferating",
|
|
"yelling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"crowing",
|
|
"whooping",
|
|
"screaming",
|
|
"screeching",
|
|
"shrieking",
|
|
"shrilling",
|
|
"squeaking",
|
|
"squealing",
|
|
"caterwauling",
|
|
"howling",
|
|
"ululating",
|
|
"wailing",
|
|
"yawping",
|
|
"yauping",
|
|
"yowling",
|
|
"hailing",
|
|
"speaking out",
|
|
"speaking up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breathing",
|
|
"mumbling",
|
|
"murmuring",
|
|
"muttering",
|
|
"whispering"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cryogenic":{
|
|
"as in subfreezing , subzero":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"subfreezing",
|
|
"subzero",
|
|
"ultracold",
|
|
"algid",
|
|
"arctic",
|
|
"bitter",
|
|
"bone-chilling",
|
|
"chill",
|
|
"chilly",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"coldish",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"coolish",
|
|
"freezing",
|
|
"frigid",
|
|
"frosty",
|
|
"gelid",
|
|
"glacial",
|
|
"ice-cold",
|
|
"icy",
|
|
"nipping",
|
|
"nippy",
|
|
"numbing",
|
|
"polar",
|
|
"shivery",
|
|
"snappy",
|
|
"wintry",
|
|
"wintery",
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"penetrating",
|
|
"piercing",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"bracing",
|
|
"brisk",
|
|
"crisp",
|
|
"invigorating",
|
|
"rigorous",
|
|
"chilled",
|
|
"cooled",
|
|
"frosted",
|
|
"frozen",
|
|
"iced",
|
|
"refrigerated",
|
|
"unheated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ardent",
|
|
"blazing",
|
|
"boiling",
|
|
"broiling",
|
|
"burning",
|
|
"fervent",
|
|
"fervid",
|
|
"fiery",
|
|
"glowing",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"igneous",
|
|
"molten",
|
|
"piping hot",
|
|
"red-hot",
|
|
"roasting",
|
|
"scalding",
|
|
"scorching",
|
|
"searing",
|
|
"seething",
|
|
"sizzling",
|
|
"sultry",
|
|
"sweltering",
|
|
"torrid",
|
|
"ultrahot",
|
|
"warming",
|
|
"white-hot",
|
|
"lukewarm",
|
|
"tepid",
|
|
"heated",
|
|
"overheated",
|
|
"reheated",
|
|
"warmed",
|
|
"snug",
|
|
"toasty",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"feverish",
|
|
"flushed",
|
|
"inflamed",
|
|
"enflamed",
|
|
"canicular",
|
|
"equatorial",
|
|
"muggy",
|
|
"steamy",
|
|
"summery",
|
|
"tropical"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"crying (for)":{
|
|
"as in weeping , moaning":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"keening",
|
|
"moaning",
|
|
"weeping",
|
|
"elegizing",
|
|
"regretting",
|
|
"ruing",
|
|
"bemoaning",
|
|
"bewailing",
|
|
"deploring",
|
|
"grieving (for)",
|
|
"lamenting",
|
|
"mourning",
|
|
"wailing (for)",
|
|
"bawling",
|
|
"blubbering",
|
|
"sobbing",
|
|
"agonizing",
|
|
"bleeding",
|
|
"hurting",
|
|
"sorrowing",
|
|
"suffering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"delighting",
|
|
"exulting (in)",
|
|
"glorying (in)",
|
|
"joying",
|
|
"rejoicing (in)",
|
|
"beaming",
|
|
"cheering",
|
|
"grinning",
|
|
"laughing",
|
|
"smiling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in asking , clamoring (for)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"asking",
|
|
"begging",
|
|
"clamoring (for)",
|
|
"entailing",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"hurting (for)",
|
|
"lacking",
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"claiming",
|
|
"demanding",
|
|
"necessitating",
|
|
"needing",
|
|
"requiring",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"wanting",
|
|
"warranting",
|
|
"commanding",
|
|
"enjoining",
|
|
"exacting",
|
|
"insisting",
|
|
"pressing",
|
|
"questing",
|
|
"stipulating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"having",
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"owning",
|
|
"possessing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cryptonym":{
|
|
"as in pen name , nom de guerre":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alias",
|
|
"nom de guerre",
|
|
"nom de plume",
|
|
"pen name",
|
|
"pseudonym",
|
|
"appellation",
|
|
"appellative",
|
|
"cognomen",
|
|
"compellation",
|
|
"denomination",
|
|
"denotation",
|
|
"designation",
|
|
"handle",
|
|
"moniker",
|
|
"monicker",
|
|
"nomenclature",
|
|
"title",
|
|
"baptismal name",
|
|
"Christian name",
|
|
"first name",
|
|
"forename",
|
|
"given name",
|
|
"family name",
|
|
"maiden name",
|
|
"middle name",
|
|
"surname",
|
|
"matronymic",
|
|
"patronymic",
|
|
"byname",
|
|
"diminutive",
|
|
"epithet",
|
|
"hypocorism",
|
|
"nickname",
|
|
"sobriquet",
|
|
"soubriquet",
|
|
"banner",
|
|
"rubric",
|
|
"tag",
|
|
"binomial",
|
|
"monomial",
|
|
"trivial name",
|
|
"vernacular"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"crystals":{
|
|
"as in glasswares":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"glasswares",
|
|
"chinas",
|
|
"chinawares",
|
|
"crockeries",
|
|
"earthenwares",
|
|
"porcelains",
|
|
"potteries",
|
|
"stonewares",
|
|
"wares",
|
|
"plates",
|
|
"saucers",
|
|
"place settings",
|
|
"settings",
|
|
"setups",
|
|
"cups",
|
|
"demitasses",
|
|
"glasses",
|
|
"goblets",
|
|
"mugs",
|
|
"teacups",
|
|
"dinnerwares",
|
|
"tablewares",
|
|
"bowls",
|
|
"casseroles",
|
|
"chargers",
|
|
"platters",
|
|
"tureens"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"crypts":{
|
|
"an underground burial chamber":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the old church's crypt is the final resting place for the president and his beloved wife"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catacombs",
|
|
"vaults"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mausoleums",
|
|
"mausolea",
|
|
"sepulchres",
|
|
"sepulchers",
|
|
"sepultures",
|
|
"tombs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cry down":{
|
|
"to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she cried down any party to which she wasn't invited"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bad-mouth",
|
|
"belittle",
|
|
"decry",
|
|
"denigrate",
|
|
"deprecate",
|
|
"depreciate",
|
|
"derogate",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"dis",
|
|
"diss",
|
|
"discount",
|
|
"dismiss",
|
|
"disparage",
|
|
"kiss off",
|
|
"minimize",
|
|
"play down",
|
|
"poor-mouth",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"run down",
|
|
"talk down",
|
|
"trash",
|
|
"trash-talk",
|
|
"vilipend",
|
|
"write off"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"discommend",
|
|
"abuse",
|
|
"scold",
|
|
"disapprove (of)",
|
|
"dislike",
|
|
"censure",
|
|
"condemn",
|
|
"criticize",
|
|
"denounce",
|
|
"reprehend",
|
|
"reprobate",
|
|
"asperse",
|
|
"defame",
|
|
"malign",
|
|
"rip",
|
|
"slander",
|
|
"slur",
|
|
"traduce",
|
|
"vilify",
|
|
"discredit",
|
|
"disgrace"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"approve",
|
|
"countenance",
|
|
"endorse",
|
|
"indorse",
|
|
"favor",
|
|
"recommend",
|
|
"sanction",
|
|
"commend",
|
|
"compliment",
|
|
"eulogize"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"applaud",
|
|
"exalt",
|
|
"extol",
|
|
"extoll",
|
|
"glorify",
|
|
"laud",
|
|
"magnify",
|
|
"praise"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cry up":{
|
|
"to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in exchange for his hefty endorsement fee, the basketball player is expected to cry up that brand of sneaker at every opportunity"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ballyhoo",
|
|
"blow up",
|
|
"crack up",
|
|
"glorify",
|
|
"tout",
|
|
"trumpet",
|
|
"tub-thump"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"applaud",
|
|
"extol",
|
|
"extoll",
|
|
"laud",
|
|
"magnify",
|
|
"commend",
|
|
"compliment",
|
|
"eulogize",
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"advertise",
|
|
"announce",
|
|
"blare",
|
|
"blaze",
|
|
"blazon",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"herald",
|
|
"offer",
|
|
"plug",
|
|
"promote",
|
|
"publicize",
|
|
"assert",
|
|
"aver",
|
|
"claim",
|
|
"declare",
|
|
"lay down",
|
|
"make out",
|
|
"proclaim",
|
|
"pronounce"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"crystallizing":{
|
|
"to take on a definite form":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after months of planning, the project is finally starting to crystallize"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"forming",
|
|
"jelling",
|
|
"shaping (up)",
|
|
"solidifying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"associating",
|
|
"coalescing",
|
|
"cohering",
|
|
"fusing",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"conjoining",
|
|
"conjugating",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"coupling",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"linking (up)",
|
|
"unifying",
|
|
"uniting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breaking down",
|
|
"decaying",
|
|
"decomposing",
|
|
"disintegrating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"crystal":{
|
|
"easily seen through":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an unspoiled region with majestic mountains and crystal streams"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"crystal clear",
|
|
"crystalline",
|
|
"limpid",
|
|
"liquid",
|
|
"lucent",
|
|
"pellucid",
|
|
"see-through",
|
|
"transparent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"colorless",
|
|
"uncolored",
|
|
"diaphanous",
|
|
"lucid",
|
|
"semitranslucent",
|
|
"semitransparent",
|
|
"sheer",
|
|
"translucent",
|
|
"transparentized",
|
|
"glassy",
|
|
"vitreous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"colored",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"glazed",
|
|
"tinted",
|
|
"filmy",
|
|
"foggy",
|
|
"hazy",
|
|
"misty",
|
|
"nebulous",
|
|
"smoky",
|
|
"smokey",
|
|
"dense",
|
|
"muddy",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"turbid"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cloudy",
|
|
"opaque"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in glassware":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"glassware",
|
|
"china",
|
|
"chinaware",
|
|
"crockery",
|
|
"earthenware",
|
|
"porcelain",
|
|
"pottery",
|
|
"stoneware",
|
|
"ware",
|
|
"plate",
|
|
"saucer",
|
|
"place setting",
|
|
"setting",
|
|
"setup",
|
|
"cup",
|
|
"demitasse",
|
|
"glass",
|
|
"goblet",
|
|
"mug",
|
|
"teacup",
|
|
"dinnerware",
|
|
"tableware",
|
|
"bowl",
|
|
"casserole",
|
|
"charger",
|
|
"platter",
|
|
"tureen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"crystalizing":{
|
|
"to take on a definite form":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after months of planning, the project is finally starting to crystallize"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"forming",
|
|
"jelling",
|
|
"shaping (up)",
|
|
"solidifying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"associating",
|
|
"coalescing",
|
|
"cohering",
|
|
"fusing",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"conjoining",
|
|
"conjugating",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"coupling",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"linking (up)",
|
|
"unifying",
|
|
"uniting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breaking down",
|
|
"decaying",
|
|
"decomposing",
|
|
"disintegrating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"crystal gazers":{
|
|
"as in astrologers , rhabdomancers":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"astrologers",
|
|
"palmists",
|
|
"rhabdomancers",
|
|
"mystics",
|
|
"oracles",
|
|
"Cassandras",
|
|
"doomsayers",
|
|
"doomsdayers",
|
|
"Jeremiahs",
|
|
"prophetesses",
|
|
"sibyls",
|
|
"wisewomen",
|
|
"augurs",
|
|
"diviners",
|
|
"forecasters",
|
|
"foreseers",
|
|
"foretellers",
|
|
"fortune-tellers",
|
|
"futurists",
|
|
"prognosticators",
|
|
"prophesiers",
|
|
"prophets",
|
|
"seers",
|
|
"soothsayers",
|
|
"visionaries"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"crystal gazing":{
|
|
"as in astrology , oneiromancy":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"astrology",
|
|
"geomancy",
|
|
"hydromancy",
|
|
"oneiromancy",
|
|
"pyromancy",
|
|
"rhabdomancy",
|
|
"augury",
|
|
"divination"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"crystalizes":{
|
|
"to take on a definite form":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after months of planning, the project is finally starting to crystallize"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"forms",
|
|
"jells",
|
|
"shapes (up)",
|
|
"solidifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"coalesces",
|
|
"coheres",
|
|
"fuses",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"conjoins",
|
|
"conjugates",
|
|
"connects",
|
|
"couples",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"links (up)",
|
|
"unifies",
|
|
"unites"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breaks down",
|
|
"decays",
|
|
"decomposes",
|
|
"disintegrates"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cryptonyms":{
|
|
"as in pen names , noms de guerre":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aliases",
|
|
"noms de guerre",
|
|
"noms de plume",
|
|
"pen names",
|
|
"pseudonyms",
|
|
"appellations",
|
|
"appellatives",
|
|
"cognomens",
|
|
"cognomina",
|
|
"compellations",
|
|
"denominations",
|
|
"denotations",
|
|
"designations",
|
|
"handles",
|
|
"monikers",
|
|
"monickers",
|
|
"nomenclatures",
|
|
"titles",
|
|
"baptismal names",
|
|
"Christian names",
|
|
"first names",
|
|
"forenames",
|
|
"given names",
|
|
"family names",
|
|
"maiden names",
|
|
"middle names",
|
|
"surnames",
|
|
"matronymics",
|
|
"patronymics",
|
|
"bynames",
|
|
"diminutives",
|
|
"epithets",
|
|
"hypocorisms",
|
|
"nicknames",
|
|
"sobriquets",
|
|
"soubriquets",
|
|
"banners",
|
|
"rubrics",
|
|
"tags",
|
|
"binomials",
|
|
"monomials",
|
|
"trivial names",
|
|
"vernaculars"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cry":{
|
|
"to shed tears often while making meaningless sounds as a sign of pain or distress":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"some kids started to cry even before the doctor had given them their shot"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bawl",
|
|
"blub",
|
|
"blubber",
|
|
"sob",
|
|
"weep"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"greet",
|
|
"grieve",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"lament",
|
|
"mourn",
|
|
"howl",
|
|
"scream",
|
|
"squall",
|
|
"wail",
|
|
"yowl",
|
|
"bleat",
|
|
"mewl",
|
|
"pule",
|
|
"whimper",
|
|
"whine",
|
|
"sniffle",
|
|
"snivel",
|
|
"groan",
|
|
"moan",
|
|
"sigh"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to utter one's distinctive animal sound":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we knew that we were getting very close to the ocean when we could hear sea gulls crying"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"call",
|
|
"sing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to speak so as to be heard at a distance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a mother crying for help"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bawl",
|
|
"bay",
|
|
"bellow",
|
|
"call",
|
|
"holler",
|
|
"hollo",
|
|
"halloo",
|
|
"hallo",
|
|
"roar",
|
|
"shout",
|
|
"sound off",
|
|
"thunder",
|
|
"vociferate",
|
|
"yell"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"crow",
|
|
"whoop",
|
|
"scream",
|
|
"screech",
|
|
"shriek",
|
|
"shrill",
|
|
"squeak",
|
|
"squeal",
|
|
"caterwaul",
|
|
"howl",
|
|
"ululate",
|
|
"wail",
|
|
"yawp",
|
|
"yaup",
|
|
"yowl",
|
|
"hail",
|
|
"speak out",
|
|
"speak up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breathe",
|
|
"mumble",
|
|
"murmur",
|
|
"mutter",
|
|
"whisper"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a loud vocal expression of strong emotion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a cry of despair arose when the smoke of the bomb blast cleared"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"holler",
|
|
"hoot",
|
|
"howl",
|
|
"shout",
|
|
"whoop",
|
|
"yell",
|
|
"yowl"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ejaculation",
|
|
"interjection",
|
|
"scream",
|
|
"screech",
|
|
"shriek",
|
|
"shrill",
|
|
"squall",
|
|
"squeak",
|
|
"squeal",
|
|
"yelp",
|
|
"bawl",
|
|
"bellow",
|
|
"clamor",
|
|
"outcry",
|
|
"roar",
|
|
"caterwaul",
|
|
"plaint",
|
|
"wail"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"mumble",
|
|
"murmur",
|
|
"mutter",
|
|
"gasp",
|
|
"whimper",
|
|
"whisper"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a natural vocal sound made by an animal":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the lonesome cry of a coyote"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"call",
|
|
"note"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bark",
|
|
"bay",
|
|
"bellow",
|
|
"blat",
|
|
"bleat",
|
|
"bray",
|
|
"cackle",
|
|
"calling",
|
|
"caterwaul",
|
|
"caw",
|
|
"cheep",
|
|
"chirp",
|
|
"cluck",
|
|
"coo",
|
|
"crake",
|
|
"croak",
|
|
"crow",
|
|
"grunt",
|
|
"honk",
|
|
"hoot",
|
|
"howl",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"meow",
|
|
"miaow",
|
|
"mew",
|
|
"moo",
|
|
"neigh",
|
|
"oink",
|
|
"peep",
|
|
"quack",
|
|
"roar",
|
|
"screech",
|
|
"squall",
|
|
"squawk",
|
|
"squeak",
|
|
"squeal",
|
|
"trumpet",
|
|
"tu-whit tu-whoo",
|
|
"twitter",
|
|
"whinny",
|
|
"yap",
|
|
"yelp",
|
|
"yip",
|
|
"yowl"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an attention-getting word or phrase used to publicize something (as a campaign or product)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"\"A chance to change America\" was the cry on which the candidate was hoping to win the White House"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banner",
|
|
"catchphrase",
|
|
"shibboleth",
|
|
"slogan",
|
|
"tagline",
|
|
"watchword"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"expression",
|
|
"idiom",
|
|
"catchword",
|
|
"clich\u00e9",
|
|
"cliche",
|
|
"maxim",
|
|
"motto",
|
|
"battle cry",
|
|
"war cry"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an earnest request":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the king was deaf to their cries"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adjuration",
|
|
"appeal",
|
|
"conjuration",
|
|
"desire",
|
|
"entreaty",
|
|
"petition",
|
|
"plea",
|
|
"pleading",
|
|
"prayer",
|
|
"solicitation",
|
|
"suit",
|
|
"suppliance",
|
|
"supplication"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"application",
|
|
"requisition",
|
|
"call",
|
|
"claim",
|
|
"demand",
|
|
"insistence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a sudden short emotional utterance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"cries of disbelief greeted the announcement of the surprise winner for best picture"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ejaculation",
|
|
"exclamation",
|
|
"interjection"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aah",
|
|
"ah",
|
|
"ooh",
|
|
"holler",
|
|
"hoot",
|
|
"howl",
|
|
"shout",
|
|
"whoop",
|
|
"yell",
|
|
"yelp",
|
|
"yowl",
|
|
"scream",
|
|
"screech",
|
|
"shriek",
|
|
"squall",
|
|
"squeak",
|
|
"squeal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"crystalized":{
|
|
"to take on a definite form":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after months of planning, the project is finally starting to crystallize"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"formed",
|
|
"jelled",
|
|
"shaped (up)",
|
|
"solidified"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"coalesced",
|
|
"cohered",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"conjugated",
|
|
"connected",
|
|
"coupled",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"linked (up)",
|
|
"unified",
|
|
"united"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"broke down",
|
|
"decayed",
|
|
"decomposed",
|
|
"disintegrated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"crystal clear":{
|
|
"easily seen through":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"drank thirstily of the crystal-clear water from the spring"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"crystal",
|
|
"crystalline",
|
|
"limpid",
|
|
"liquid",
|
|
"lucent",
|
|
"pellucid",
|
|
"see-through",
|
|
"transparent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"colorless",
|
|
"uncolored",
|
|
"diaphanous",
|
|
"lucid",
|
|
"semitranslucent",
|
|
"semitransparent",
|
|
"sheer",
|
|
"translucent",
|
|
"transparentized",
|
|
"glassy",
|
|
"vitreous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"colored",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"glazed",
|
|
"tinted",
|
|
"filmy",
|
|
"foggy",
|
|
"hazy",
|
|
"misty",
|
|
"nebulous",
|
|
"smoky",
|
|
"smokey",
|
|
"dense",
|
|
"muddy",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"turbid"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cloudy",
|
|
"opaque"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"what could be more crystal-clear than an emphatic \"No!\""
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apparent",
|
|
"bald",
|
|
"bald-faced",
|
|
"barefaced",
|
|
"bright-line",
|
|
"broad",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"clear-cut",
|
|
"decided",
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
"evident",
|
|
"lucid",
|
|
"luculent",
|
|
"luminous",
|
|
"manifest",
|
|
"nonambiguous",
|
|
"obvious",
|
|
"open-and-shut",
|
|
"palpable",
|
|
"patent",
|
|
"pellucid",
|
|
"perspicuous",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"ringing",
|
|
"straightforward",
|
|
"transparent",
|
|
"unambiguous",
|
|
"unambivalent",
|
|
"unequivocal",
|
|
"unmistakable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cognizable",
|
|
"cognoscible",
|
|
"comprehendible",
|
|
"comprehensible",
|
|
"digestible",
|
|
"fathomable",
|
|
"graspable",
|
|
"intelligible",
|
|
"knowable",
|
|
"understandable",
|
|
"self-evident",
|
|
"self-explanatory",
|
|
"clean-cut",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"tidy",
|
|
"uncomplicated",
|
|
"overt",
|
|
"undisguised",
|
|
"appreciable",
|
|
"perceptible",
|
|
"recognizable",
|
|
"sensible",
|
|
"tangible",
|
|
"discernible",
|
|
"discernable",
|
|
"noticeable",
|
|
"observable",
|
|
"visible",
|
|
"black-and-white",
|
|
"explicit",
|
|
"trenchant",
|
|
"well-defined",
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"decipherable",
|
|
"fair",
|
|
"legible",
|
|
"readable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"incomprehensible",
|
|
"indecipherable",
|
|
"unfathomable",
|
|
"unintelligible",
|
|
"unknowable",
|
|
"impalpable",
|
|
"imperceptible",
|
|
"inappreciable",
|
|
"indiscernible",
|
|
"insensible",
|
|
"cloudy",
|
|
"gauzy",
|
|
"gray",
|
|
"grey",
|
|
"hazy",
|
|
"imprecise",
|
|
"indefinite",
|
|
"indeterminate",
|
|
"misty",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"nebulous",
|
|
"noncommittal",
|
|
"sketchy",
|
|
"slippery",
|
|
"subtle",
|
|
"vague",
|
|
"illegible",
|
|
"undecipherable",
|
|
"unreadable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ambiguous",
|
|
"clouded",
|
|
"cryptic",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"enigmatic",
|
|
"enigmatical",
|
|
"equivocal",
|
|
"indistinct",
|
|
"mysterious",
|
|
"nonobvious",
|
|
"obfuscated",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"unapparent",
|
|
"unclarified",
|
|
"unclear"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"crybaby":{
|
|
"a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"car trips that were often spoiled by a couple of crybabies in the back seat"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baby",
|
|
"bellyacher",
|
|
"complainer",
|
|
"fussbudget",
|
|
"fusser",
|
|
"fusspot",
|
|
"griper",
|
|
"grumbler",
|
|
"kvetch",
|
|
"kvetcher",
|
|
"sniveler",
|
|
"whiner"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bawler",
|
|
"bleater",
|
|
"moaner",
|
|
"screamer",
|
|
"squawker",
|
|
"wailer",
|
|
"weeper",
|
|
"crab",
|
|
"grump",
|
|
"malcontent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"happy camper"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"crystallized":{
|
|
"to take on a definite form":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after months of planning, the project is finally starting to crystallize"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"formed",
|
|
"jelled",
|
|
"shaped (up)",
|
|
"solidified"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"coalesced",
|
|
"cohered",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"conjugated",
|
|
"connected",
|
|
"coupled",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"linked (up)",
|
|
"unified",
|
|
"united"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"broke down",
|
|
"decayed",
|
|
"decomposed",
|
|
"disintegrated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"crypt":{
|
|
"an underground burial chamber":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the old church's crypt is the final resting place for the president and his beloved wife"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catacomb(s)",
|
|
"vault"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mausoleum",
|
|
"sepulchre",
|
|
"sepulcher",
|
|
"sepulture",
|
|
"tomb"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"crystalline":{
|
|
"easily seen through":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we could see fish swimming beneath the crystalline ice of the frozen lake"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"crystal",
|
|
"crystal clear",
|
|
"limpid",
|
|
"liquid",
|
|
"lucent",
|
|
"pellucid",
|
|
"see-through",
|
|
"transparent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"colorless",
|
|
"uncolored",
|
|
"diaphanous",
|
|
"lucid",
|
|
"semitranslucent",
|
|
"semitransparent",
|
|
"sheer",
|
|
"translucent",
|
|
"transparentized",
|
|
"glassy",
|
|
"vitreous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"colored",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"glazed",
|
|
"tinted",
|
|
"filmy",
|
|
"foggy",
|
|
"hazy",
|
|
"misty",
|
|
"nebulous",
|
|
"smoky",
|
|
"smokey",
|
|
"dense",
|
|
"muddy",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"turbid"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cloudy",
|
|
"opaque"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"crystal gazer":{
|
|
"as in astrologer , rhabdomancer":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"astrologer",
|
|
"palmist",
|
|
"rhabdomancer",
|
|
"mystic",
|
|
"oracle",
|
|
"Cassandra",
|
|
"doomsayer",
|
|
"doomsdayer",
|
|
"Jeremiah",
|
|
"prophetess",
|
|
"sibyl",
|
|
"wisewoman",
|
|
"augur",
|
|
"diviner",
|
|
"forecaster",
|
|
"foreseer",
|
|
"foreteller",
|
|
"fortune-teller",
|
|
"futurist",
|
|
"prognosticator",
|
|
"prophesier",
|
|
"prophet",
|
|
"seer",
|
|
"soothsayer",
|
|
"visionary"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"crying off":{
|
|
"to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"their film deal had been abruptly cried off , and now the filmmakers were back to square one"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abandoning",
|
|
"aborting",
|
|
"calling",
|
|
"calling off",
|
|
"canceling",
|
|
"cancelling",
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
"recalling",
|
|
"repealing",
|
|
"rescinding",
|
|
"revoking",
|
|
"scrapping",
|
|
"scrubbing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abrogating",
|
|
"annulling",
|
|
"invalidating",
|
|
"nullifying",
|
|
"voiding",
|
|
"writing off",
|
|
"recanting",
|
|
"retracting",
|
|
"taking back",
|
|
"withdrawing",
|
|
"countermanding",
|
|
"reversing",
|
|
"rolling back",
|
|
"breaking off",
|
|
"discontinuing",
|
|
"ending",
|
|
"halting",
|
|
"stopping",
|
|
"terminating",
|
|
"holding back",
|
|
"interrupting",
|
|
"suspending",
|
|
"giving up",
|
|
"relinquishing",
|
|
"surrendering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"pledging",
|
|
"promising",
|
|
"beginning",
|
|
"commencing",
|
|
"initiating",
|
|
"starting",
|
|
"taking on",
|
|
"taking up",
|
|
"undertaking"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"continuing",
|
|
"keeping"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |