dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/gas_MWT.json
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{
"gasbag":{
"a person who talks constantly":{
"examples":[
"that gasbag will talk your ear off about anything"
],
"synonyms":[
"babbler",
"blabber",
"blabbermouth",
"blowhard",
"cackler",
"chatterbox",
"chatterer",
"conversationalist",
"gabbler",
"jabberer",
"jay",
"magpie",
"motormouth",
"prattler",
"talker",
"windbag"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gossip",
"gossiper",
"talebearer",
"tattler",
"tattletale",
"blatherer",
"blatherskite",
"converser",
"discourser"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gassing":{
"to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{
"examples":[
"a group of kids in the mall, gassing about their favorite music"
],
"synonyms":[
"babbling",
"blabbing",
"cackling",
"chaffering",
"chattering",
"chatting",
"chinning",
"conversing",
"gabbing",
"gabbling",
"jabbering",
"jawing",
"kibitzing",
"kibbitzing",
"nattering",
"palavering",
"pattering",
"prating",
"prattling",
"rapping",
"rattling",
"running on",
"schmoozing",
"shmoozing",
"talking",
"twittering",
"visiting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gossiping",
"tattling",
"descanting",
"discussing",
"expatiating",
"yakking",
"yacking",
"yammering",
"yapping"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give satisfaction to":{
"examples":[
"a swinging jazz set that really gassed the crowd"
],
"synonyms":[
"agreeing (with)",
"contenting",
"delighting",
"feasting",
"gladdening",
"gladding",
"gratifying",
"pleasing",
"pleasuring",
"rejoicing",
"satisfying",
"suiting",
"warming"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appeasing",
"mollifying",
"pacifying",
"placating",
"soothing",
"assuaging",
"quenching",
"satiating",
"sating",
"exciting",
"tickling",
"titillating",
"amusing",
"diverting",
"entertaining",
"treating",
"captivating",
"charming",
"galvanizing",
"thrilling",
"calming",
"comforting",
"catering (to)",
"humoring",
"indulging",
"coddling",
"mollycoddling",
"pampering",
"spoiling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"bothering",
"bugging",
"chafing",
"crossing",
"exasperating",
"galling",
"getting",
"grating",
"irking",
"irritating",
"nettling",
"peeving",
"perturbing",
"piquing",
"putting out",
"ruffling",
"vexing",
"angering",
"enraging",
"incensing",
"inflaming",
"enflaming",
"infuriating",
"maddening",
"outraging",
"rankling",
"riling",
"roiling",
"steaming up",
"provoking",
"rousing",
"agitating",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"fretting",
"upsetting",
"harassing",
"harrying",
"pestering",
"affronting",
"insulting",
"offending"
],
"antonyms":[
"displeasing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gasoliers":{
"as in fluorescent lamps , light bulbs":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"arc lamps",
"arc lights",
"candelabra",
"candelabrums",
"candelabras",
"candles",
"chandeliers",
"dark lanterns",
"flares",
"flashbulbs",
"flashcubes",
"flashes",
"flashlights",
"floodlights",
"fluorescent lamps",
"gaslights",
"girandoles",
"headlights",
"incandescent lamps",
"klieg lights",
"kleig lights",
"lanterns",
"light bulbs",
"lighthouses",
"lightings",
"sconces",
"spotlights",
"streetlights",
"sun lamps",
"beacons",
"illuminants",
"lamps"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gasping":{
"to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty":{
"examples":[
"the runner was audibly gasping by the end of the marathon"
],
"synonyms":[
"blowing",
"heaving",
"hyperventilating",
"panting",
"puffing",
"wheezing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"choking",
"gagging",
"gulping",
"huffing",
"asphyxiating",
"smothering",
"stifling",
"strangling",
"snoring",
"snuffling",
"exhaling",
"expiring"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gascon":{
"someone who boasts":{
"examples":[
"one of history's most celebrated gascons was the Baron M\u00fcnchhausen of Germany"
],
"synonyms":[
"blower",
"blowhard",
"boaster",
"brag",
"braggadocio",
"braggart",
"bragger",
"cockalorum",
"cracker",
"gasconader",
"swaggerer",
"vaunter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blusterer",
"cock",
"self-advertiser",
"self-dramatizer",
"self-promoter"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gaslight":{
"as in lantern , lighting":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"arc lamp",
"arc light",
"candelabra",
"candelabrum",
"candle",
"chandelier",
"dark lantern",
"flare",
"flash",
"flashbulb",
"flashcube",
"flashlight",
"floodlight",
"fluorescent lamp",
"gasolier",
"girandole",
"headlight",
"incandescent lamp",
"klieg light",
"kleig light",
"lantern",
"light bulb",
"lighthouse",
"lighting",
"sconce",
"spotlight",
"streetlight",
"sun lamp",
"beacon",
"illuminant",
"lamp"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gasolier":{
"as in fluorescent lamp , light bulb":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"arc lamp",
"arc light",
"candelabra",
"candelabrum",
"candle",
"chandelier",
"dark lantern",
"flare",
"flash",
"flashbulb",
"flashcube",
"flashlight",
"floodlight",
"fluorescent lamp",
"gaslight",
"girandole",
"headlight",
"incandescent lamp",
"klieg light",
"kleig light",
"lantern",
"light bulb",
"lighthouse",
"lighting",
"sconce",
"spotlight",
"streetlight",
"sun lamp",
"beacon",
"illuminant",
"lamp"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gasconading":{
"to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess":{
"examples":[
"the Baron M\u00fcnchhausen was so notorious for gasconading about his purported exploits as soldier and hunter that his name has become synonymous with the telling of tall tales"
],
"synonyms":[
"blowing",
"boasting",
"bragging",
"bulling",
"crowing",
"swaggering",
"vaporing",
"vaunting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blustering",
"haranguing",
"puffing",
"priding",
"gushing",
"exulting",
"glorying",
"rejoicing",
"brandishing",
"displaying",
"exhibiting",
"exposing",
"flaunting",
"glorifying",
"parading",
"showing off",
"magnifying",
"maximizing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belittling",
"deprecating",
"diminishing",
"discounting",
"laughing off",
"minimizing",
"playing down",
"pooh-poohing",
"poohing",
"shrugging off",
"underrating",
"undervaluing",
"bemoaning",
"lamenting",
"mourning",
"regretting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gassy":{
"marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases":{
"examples":[
"another gassy speech by a long-winded politician"
],
"synonyms":[
"bombastic",
"flatulent",
"fustian",
"gaseous",
"grandiloquent",
"oratorical",
"orotund",
"rhetorical",
"rhetoric",
"windy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bloated",
"elevated",
"florid",
"flowery",
"grandiose",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"high-flown",
"high-sounding",
"inflated",
"lofty",
"ornate",
"pompous",
"pontifical",
"pretentious",
"stilted",
"tumid",
"turgid",
"overdone",
"verbose",
"wordy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"eloquent",
"well-spoken",
"bald",
"direct",
"matter-of-fact",
"plain",
"plainspoken",
"simple",
"stark",
"straightforward",
"unadorned",
"unaffected",
"unpretentious"
],
"antonyms":[
"unrhetorical"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"gasses":{
"a source of great satisfaction":{
"examples":[
"that movie with the spectacular special effects was a gas"
],
"synonyms":[
"delectations",
"delights",
"feasts",
"joys",
"kicks",
"mannas",
"pleasures",
"treats"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amusements",
"diversions",
"entertainments",
"fun",
"recreations",
"comforts",
"reliefs",
"solaces",
"gratifications",
"indulgences",
"ambrosias"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{
"examples":[
"a group of kids in the mall, gassing about their favorite music"
],
"synonyms":[
"babbles",
"blabs",
"cackles",
"chaffers",
"chats",
"chatters",
"chins",
"converses",
"gabbles",
"gabs",
"jabbers",
"jaws",
"kibitzes",
"kibbitzes",
"natters",
"palavers",
"patters",
"prates",
"prattles",
"raps",
"rattles",
"runs on",
"schmoozes",
"shmoozes",
"talks",
"twitters",
"visits"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gossips",
"tattles",
"descants",
"discusses",
"expatiates",
"yaks",
"yacks",
"yammers",
"yaps"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give satisfaction to":{
"examples":[
"a swinging jazz set that really gassed the crowd"
],
"synonyms":[
"agrees (with)",
"contents",
"delights",
"feasts",
"gladdens",
"glads",
"gratifies",
"pleases",
"pleasures",
"rejoices",
"satisfies",
"suits",
"warms"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appeases",
"mollifies",
"pacifies",
"placates",
"soothes",
"assuages",
"quenches",
"sates",
"satiates",
"excites",
"tickles",
"titillates",
"amuses",
"diverts",
"entertains",
"treats",
"captivates",
"charms",
"galvanizes",
"thrills",
"calms",
"comforts",
"caters (to)",
"humors",
"indulges",
"coddles",
"mollycoddles",
"pampers",
"spoils"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aggravates",
"annoys",
"bothers",
"bugs",
"chafes",
"crosses",
"exasperates",
"galls",
"gets",
"grates",
"irks",
"irritates",
"nettles",
"peeves",
"perturbs",
"piques",
"puts out",
"ruffles",
"vexes",
"angers",
"enrages",
"incenses",
"inflames",
"enflames",
"infuriates",
"maddens",
"outrages",
"rankles",
"riles",
"roils",
"steams up",
"provokes",
"rouses",
"agitates",
"distresses",
"disturbs",
"frets",
"upsets",
"harasses",
"harries",
"pesters",
"affronts",
"insults",
"offends"
],
"antonyms":[
"displeases"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"gaseous":{
"marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases":{
"examples":[
"a pompous professor known for his gaseous lectures that often put students to sleep"
],
"synonyms":[
"bombastic",
"flatulent",
"fustian",
"gassy",
"grandiloquent",
"oratorical",
"orotund",
"rhetorical",
"rhetoric",
"windy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bloated",
"elevated",
"florid",
"flowery",
"grandiose",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"high-flown",
"high-sounding",
"inflated",
"lofty",
"ornate",
"pompous",
"pontifical",
"pretentious",
"stilted",
"tumid",
"turgid",
"overdone",
"verbose",
"wordy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"eloquent",
"well-spoken",
"bald",
"direct",
"matter-of-fact",
"plain",
"plainspoken",
"simple",
"stark",
"straightforward",
"unadorned",
"unaffected",
"unpretentious"
],
"antonyms":[
"unrhetorical"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"gas-guzzlers":{
"as in land yachts":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"land yachts",
"compacts",
"coupes",
"coup\u00e9s",
"intermediates",
"limousines",
"minicars",
"minis",
"sedans",
"subcompacts",
"V-8s",
"muscle cars",
"stock cars",
"turbocars",
"convertibles",
"fastbacks",
"hardtops",
"hatchbacks",
"notchbacks",
"ragtops",
"sports cars",
"sport-utility vehicles",
"station wagons",
"SUVs",
"town cars",
"wagons",
"woodies",
"beaters",
"clunkers",
"crates",
"flivvers",
"jalopies",
"junkers",
"coaches",
"jitneys",
"microbuses",
"microbusses",
"minibuses",
"minibusses",
"minivans",
"omnibuses",
"vans",
"cream puffs",
"automobiles",
"autos",
"buses",
"busses",
"cars",
"horseless carriages",
"machines",
"motorcars",
"motors",
"motor vehicles",
"wheels",
"phaetons",
"roadsters",
"tin lizzies",
"touring cars",
"hybrids"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gasconades":{
"to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess":{
"examples":[
"the Baron M\u00fcnchhausen was so notorious for gasconading about his purported exploits as soldier and hunter that his name has become synonymous with the telling of tall tales"
],
"synonyms":[
"blows",
"boasts",
"brags",
"bulls",
"crows",
"swaggers",
"vapors",
"vaunts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blusters",
"harangues",
"puffs",
"prides",
"gushes",
"exults",
"glories",
"rejoices",
"brandishes",
"displays",
"exhibits",
"exposes",
"flaunts",
"glorifies",
"parades",
"shows off",
"magnifies",
"maximizes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belittles",
"deprecates",
"diminishes",
"discounts",
"laughs off",
"minimizes",
"plays down",
"pooh-poohs",
"poohs",
"shrugs off",
"underrates",
"undervalues",
"bemoans",
"laments",
"mourns",
"regrets"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gash":{
"to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)":{
"examples":[
"her face had been gashed by the rocks as she tumbled down the embankment"
],
"synonyms":[
"cut",
"incise",
"rip",
"shear",
"slash",
"slice",
"slit"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crosscut",
"hacksaw",
"saw",
"scissor",
"cleave",
"rive",
"split",
"pierce",
"stab",
"bruise",
"butcher",
"hack",
"haggle",
"lacerate",
"mangle",
"rend",
"tear",
"carve",
"chip",
"chisel",
"notch",
"anatomize",
"dissect",
"section",
"chop",
"dice",
"mince",
"amputate",
"cut off",
"sever"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a long deep cut":{
"examples":[
"got a gash in his knee that required four stitches"
],
"synonyms":[
"incision",
"laceration",
"rent",
"rip",
"slash",
"slit",
"tear"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abrasion",
"score",
"scrape",
"scratch",
"injury",
"wound",
"crack",
"fracture",
"rupture",
"snag"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"gasconaded":{
"to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess":{
"examples":[
"the Baron M\u00fcnchhausen was so notorious for gasconading about his purported exploits as soldier and hunter that his name has become synonymous with the telling of tall tales"
],
"synonyms":[
"blew",
"boasted",
"bragged",
"bulled",
"crowed",
"swaggered",
"vapored",
"vaunted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blustered",
"harangued",
"puffed",
"prided",
"gushed",
"exulted",
"gloried",
"rejoiced",
"brandished",
"displayed",
"exhibited",
"exposed",
"flaunted",
"glorified",
"paraded",
"showed off",
"magnified",
"maximized"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belittled",
"deprecated",
"diminished",
"discounted",
"laughed off",
"minimized",
"played down",
"pooh-poohed",
"poohed",
"shrugged off",
"underrated",
"undervalued",
"bemoaned",
"lamented",
"mourned",
"regretted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gas":{
"boastful speech or writing":{
"examples":[
"all that gas about being the best fisherman in the world"
],
"synonyms":[
"bluster",
"bombast",
"brag",
"braggadocio",
"bull",
"cockalorum",
"fanfaronade",
"gasconade",
"grandiloquence",
"hot air",
"magniloquence",
"rant",
"rodomontade",
"rhodomontade"
],
"near synonyms":[
"oratory",
"rhapsody",
"rhetoric",
"pomposity",
"turgidity",
"wind",
"bloviation",
"verbosity",
"windiness",
"babble",
"blab",
"chatter",
"drivel",
"gabble",
"gibber",
"gibberish",
"jabber",
"prattle",
"jawing",
"patter",
"prating",
"yammering",
"egotism",
"self-conceit",
"self-importance",
"swagger",
"vaunt"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere":{
"examples":[
"the candidate's pledge that he'll fight for the common people is just a lot of gas"
],
"synonyms":[
"bombast",
"fustian",
"grandiloquence",
"hot air",
"oratory",
"rhetoric",
"verbiage",
"wind"
],
"near synonyms":[
"claptrap",
"drivel",
"gibberish",
"hogwash",
"humbug",
"jabberwocky",
"jazz",
"moonshine",
"nonsense",
"affectedness",
"floweriness",
"grandiosity",
"loftiness",
"pomposity",
"pretension",
"pretentiousness",
"garrulity",
"garrulousness",
"verboseness",
"verbosity",
"windiness",
"wordiness"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a source of great satisfaction":{
"examples":[
"that movie with the spectacular special effects was a gas"
],
"synonyms":[
"delectation",
"delight",
"feast",
"joy",
"kick",
"manna",
"pleasure",
"treat"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amusement",
"diversion",
"entertainment",
"fun",
"recreation",
"comfort",
"relief",
"solace",
"gratification",
"indulgence",
"ambrosia"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"active strength of body or mind":{
"examples":[
"the tennis player ran out of gas toward the end of the long match"
],
"synonyms":[
"beans",
"bounce",
"brio",
"dash",
"drive",
"dynamism",
"energy",
"esprit",
"get-up-and-go",
"ginger",
"go",
"gusto",
"hardihood",
"juice",
"life",
"moxie",
"oomph",
"pep",
"punch",
"sap",
"snap",
"starch",
"verve",
"vigor",
"vim",
"vinegar",
"vitality",
"zing",
"zip"
],
"near synonyms":[
"animal spirits",
"animation",
"briskness",
"jauntiness",
"liveliness",
"snappiness",
"spirit",
"spiritedness",
"sprightliness",
"spunk",
"spunkiness",
"vibrance",
"vibrancy",
"vivaciousness",
"vivacity",
"ardor",
"\u00e9lan",
"fervor",
"fire",
"passion",
"zeal",
"main",
"metal",
"mettle",
"might",
"muscle",
"potency",
"power",
"puissance",
"stamina",
"strength",
"brawniness",
"fitness",
"hardiness",
"huskiness",
"sturdiness",
"virility",
"health",
"healthiness",
"soundness",
"verdure",
"wellness"
],
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"indolence",
"laziness",
"debilitation",
"debility",
"delicacy",
"disablement",
"enfeeblement",
"faintness",
"feebleness",
"frailness",
"frailty",
"impotence",
"impotency",
"infirmity",
"powerlessness",
"puniness",
"slightness",
"softness",
"tenderness",
"weakness",
"enervation",
"exhaustion",
"inanition",
"prostration"
],
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"lethargy",
"listlessness",
"sluggishness",
"torpidity"
]
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"a group of kids in the mall, gassing about their favorite music"
],
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"babble",
"blab",
"cackle",
"chaffer",
"chat",
"chatter",
"chin",
"converse",
"gab",
"gabble",
"jabber",
"jaw",
"kibitz",
"kibbitz",
"natter",
"palaver",
"patter",
"prate",
"prattle",
"rap",
"rattle",
"run on",
"schmooze",
"shmooze",
"talk",
"twitter",
"visit"
],
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"gossip",
"tattle",
"descant",
"discuss",
"expatiate",
"yak",
"yack",
"yammer",
"yap"
],
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},
"to give satisfaction to":{
"examples":[
"a swinging jazz set that really gassed the crowd"
],
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"agree (with)",
"content",
"delight",
"feast",
"glad",
"gladden",
"gratify",
"please",
"pleasure",
"rejoice",
"satisfy",
"suit",
"warm"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appease",
"mollify",
"pacify",
"placate",
"soothe",
"assuage",
"quench",
"sate",
"satiate",
"excite",
"tickle",
"titillate",
"amuse",
"divert",
"entertain",
"treat",
"captivate",
"charm",
"galvanize",
"thrill",
"calm",
"comfort",
"cater (to)",
"humor",
"indulge",
"coddle",
"mollycoddle",
"pamper",
"spoil"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aggravate",
"annoy",
"bother",
"bug",
"chafe",
"cross",
"exasperate",
"gall",
"get",
"grate",
"irk",
"irritate",
"nettle",
"peeve",
"perturb",
"pique",
"put out",
"ruffle",
"vex",
"anger",
"enrage",
"incense",
"inflame",
"enflame",
"infuriate",
"madden",
"outrage",
"rankle",
"rile",
"roil",
"steam up",
"provoke",
"rouse",
"agitate",
"distress",
"disturb",
"fret",
"upset",
"harass",
"harry",
"pester",
"affront",
"insult",
"offend"
],
"antonyms":[
"displease"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"gassers":{
"as in neutron stars , novas":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"binary stars",
"brown dwarfs",
"brown dwarves",
"dwarfs",
"dwarves",
"fixed stars",
"giant stars",
"lodestars",
"loadstars",
"neutron stars",
"novas",
"novae",
"pulsars",
"quasars",
"red dwarfs",
"red giants",
"red stars",
"subdwarfs",
"superclusters",
"supergiants",
"supernovas",
"supernovae",
"variables",
"variable stars",
"white dwarfs",
"luminaries",
"spheres",
"suns",
"clusters",
"constellations",
"galaxies"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gasconader":{
"someone who boasts":{
"examples":[
"retired military commanders are often portrayed as garrulous gasconaders constantly reliving old triumphs"
],
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"blower",
"blowhard",
"boaster",
"brag",
"braggadocio",
"braggart",
"bragger",
"cockalorum",
"cracker",
"gascon",
"swaggerer",
"vaunter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blusterer",
"cock",
"self-advertiser",
"self-dramatizer",
"self-promoter"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gastronomes":{
"a person with refined tastes in food and wine":{
"examples":[
"gastronomes from all over make the pilgrimage to this temple of haute cuisine"
],
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"bons vivants",
"bon vivants",
"epicureans",
"epicures",
"gastronomists",
"gourmands",
"gourmets"
],
"near synonyms":[
"connoisseurs",
"dilettantes",
"dilettanti",
"foodies",
"savorers",
"oenophiles",
"turophiles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gluttons",
"gorgers",
"guzzlers",
"hogs",
"hog",
"overeaters",
"stuffers",
"swillers",
"trenchermen"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"as in whispered , muttered":{
"examples":[],
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"breathed",
"chirped",
"drawled",
"intoned",
"mouthed",
"mumbled",
"murmured",
"muttered",
"purred",
"shouted",
"spluttered",
"sputtered",
"squeaked",
"whispered",
"articulated",
"enunciated",
"pronounced",
"sonant",
"oral",
"spoken",
"uttered",
"vocal",
"voiced"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonvocal",
"inarticulate",
"mute",
"quiet",
"silent",
"unexpressed",
"unsaid",
"unspoken",
"unuttered",
"unvoiced",
"surd",
"voiceless"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty":{
"examples":[
"the runner was audibly gasping by the end of the marathon"
],
"synonyms":[
"blew",
"heaved",
"hove",
"hyperventilated",
"panted",
"puffed",
"wheezed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"choked",
"gagged",
"gulped",
"huffed",
"asphyxiated",
"smothered",
"stifled",
"strangled",
"snored",
"snuffled",
"exhaled",
"expired"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"gaslights":{
"as in lanterns , lightings":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"arc lamps",
"arc lights",
"candelabra",
"candelabrums",
"candelabras",
"candles",
"chandeliers",
"dark lanterns",
"flares",
"flashbulbs",
"flashcubes",
"flashes",
"flashlights",
"floodlights",
"fluorescent lamps",
"gasoliers",
"girandoles",
"headlights",
"incandescent lamps",
"klieg lights",
"kleig lights",
"lanterns",
"light bulbs",
"lighthouses",
"lightings",
"sconces",
"spotlights",
"streetlights",
"sun lamps",
"beacons",
"illuminants",
"lamps"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gastronomists":{
"a person with refined tastes in food and wine":{
"examples":[
"a gastronomist and food historian who is very knowledgeable about Spanish cuisine"
],
"synonyms":[
"bons vivants",
"bon vivants",
"epicureans",
"epicures",
"gastronomes",
"gourmands",
"gourmets"
],
"near synonyms":[
"connoisseurs",
"dilettantes",
"dilettanti",
"foodies",
"savorers",
"oenophiles",
"turophiles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gluttons",
"gorgers",
"guzzlers",
"hogs",
"hog",
"overeaters",
"stuffers",
"swillers",
"trenchermen"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gastronome":{
"a person with refined tastes in food and wine":{
"examples":[
"gastronomes from all over make the pilgrimage to this temple of haute cuisine"
],
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"bon vivant",
"epicure",
"epicurean",
"gastronomist",
"gourmand",
"gourmet"
],
"near synonyms":[
"connoisseur",
"dilettante",
"foodie",
"savorer",
"oenophile",
"turophile"
],
"near antonyms":[
"glutton",
"gorger",
"guzzler",
"hog",
"overeater",
"stuffer",
"swiller",
"trencherman"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gasser":{
"as in neutron star , nova":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"binary star",
"brown dwarf",
"dwarf",
"fixed star",
"giant star",
"lodestar",
"loadstar",
"neutron star",
"nova",
"pulsar",
"quasar",
"red dwarf",
"red giant",
"red star",
"subdwarf",
"supercluster",
"supergiant",
"supernova",
"variable",
"variable star",
"white dwarf",
"luminary",
"sphere",
"sun",
"cluster",
"constellation",
"galaxy"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gashed":{
"to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)":{
"examples":[
"her face had been gashed by the rocks as she tumbled down the embankment"
],
"synonyms":[
"cut",
"incised",
"ripped",
"sheared",
"slashed",
"sliced",
"slit"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crosscut",
"hacksawed",
"scissored",
"cleaved",
"cleft",
"rived",
"split",
"pierced",
"stabbed",
"bruised",
"butchered",
"hacked",
"haggled",
"lacerated",
"mangled",
"rent",
"rended",
"tore",
"carved",
"chipped",
"chiseled",
"chiselled",
"notched",
"anatomized",
"dissected",
"sectioned",
"chopped",
"diced",
"minced",
"amputated",
"cut off",
"severed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gases":{
"a source of great satisfaction":{
"examples":[
"that movie with the spectacular special effects was a gas"
],
"synonyms":[
"delectations",
"delights",
"feasts",
"joys",
"kicks",
"mannas",
"pleasures",
"treats"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amusements",
"diversions",
"entertainments",
"fun",
"recreations",
"comforts",
"reliefs",
"solaces",
"gratifications",
"indulgences",
"ambrosias"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{
"examples":[
"a group of kids in the mall, gassing about their favorite music"
],
"synonyms":[
"babbles",
"blabs",
"cackles",
"chaffers",
"chats",
"chatters",
"chins",
"converses",
"gabbles",
"gabs",
"jabbers",
"jaws",
"kibitzes",
"kibbitzes",
"natters",
"palavers",
"patters",
"prates",
"prattles",
"raps",
"rattles",
"runs on",
"schmoozes",
"shmoozes",
"talks",
"twitters",
"visits"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gossips",
"tattles",
"descants",
"discusses",
"expatiates",
"yaks",
"yacks",
"yammers",
"yaps"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give satisfaction to":{
"examples":[
"a swinging jazz set that really gassed the crowd"
],
"synonyms":[
"agrees (with)",
"contents",
"delights",
"feasts",
"gladdens",
"glads",
"gratifies",
"pleases",
"pleasures",
"rejoices",
"satisfies",
"suits",
"warms"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appeases",
"mollifies",
"pacifies",
"placates",
"soothes",
"assuages",
"quenches",
"sates",
"satiates",
"excites",
"tickles",
"titillates",
"amuses",
"diverts",
"entertains",
"treats",
"captivates",
"charms",
"galvanizes",
"thrills",
"calms",
"comforts",
"caters (to)",
"humors",
"indulges",
"coddles",
"mollycoddles",
"pampers",
"spoils"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aggravates",
"annoys",
"bothers",
"bugs",
"chafes",
"crosses",
"exasperates",
"galls",
"gets",
"grates",
"irks",
"irritates",
"nettles",
"peeves",
"perturbs",
"piques",
"puts out",
"ruffles",
"vexes",
"angers",
"enrages",
"incenses",
"inflames",
"enflames",
"infuriates",
"maddens",
"outrages",
"rankles",
"riles",
"roils",
"steams up",
"provokes",
"rouses",
"agitates",
"distresses",
"disturbs",
"frets",
"upsets",
"harasses",
"harries",
"pesters",
"affronts",
"insults",
"offends"
],
"antonyms":[
"displeases"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"gasconade":{
"boastful speech or writing":{
"examples":[
"if you believe the gasconade of his memoirs, he pretty much won World War II on his own"
],
"synonyms":[
"bluster",
"bombast",
"brag",
"braggadocio",
"bull",
"cockalorum",
"fanfaronade",
"gas",
"grandiloquence",
"hot air",
"magniloquence",
"rant",
"rodomontade",
"rhodomontade"
],
"near synonyms":[
"oratory",
"rhapsody",
"rhetoric",
"pomposity",
"turgidity",
"wind",
"bloviation",
"verbosity",
"windiness",
"babble",
"blab",
"chatter",
"drivel",
"gabble",
"gibber",
"gibberish",
"jabber",
"prattle",
"jawing",
"patter",
"prating",
"yammering",
"egotism",
"self-conceit",
"self-importance",
"swagger",
"vaunt"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess":{
"examples":[
"the Baron M\u00fcnchhausen was so notorious for gasconading about his purported exploits as soldier and hunter that his name has become synonymous with the telling of tall tales"
],
"synonyms":[
"blow",
"boast",
"brag",
"bull",
"crow",
"swagger",
"vapor",
"vaunt"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bluster",
"harangue",
"puff",
"pride",
"gush",
"exult",
"glory",
"rejoice",
"brandish",
"display",
"exhibit",
"expose",
"flaunt",
"glorify",
"parade",
"show off",
"magnify",
"maximize"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belittle",
"deprecate",
"diminish",
"discount",
"laugh off",
"minimize",
"play down",
"pooh-pooh",
"pooh",
"shrug off",
"underrate",
"undervalue",
"bemoan",
"lament",
"mourn",
"regret"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"gastronomies":{
"the art or activity of cooking and eating fine food":{
"examples":[
"books about wine tasting and gastronomy"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"haute cuisines",
"cookeries",
"cuisines"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gassed":{
"being under the influence of alcohol":{
"examples":[
"he likes to go out and get gassed on weekends"
],
"synonyms":[
"besotted",
"blasted",
"blind",
"blitzed",
"blotto",
"bombed",
"boozy",
"canned",
"cockeyed",
"crocked",
"drunk",
"drunken",
"fried",
"hammered",
"high",
"impaired",
"inebriate",
"inebriated",
"intoxicated",
"juiced",
"lit",
"lit up",
"loaded",
"looped",
"oiled",
"pickled",
"pie-eyed",
"plastered",
"potted",
"ripped",
"sloshed",
"smashed",
"sottish",
"soused",
"sozzled",
"squiffed",
"squiffy",
"stewed",
"stiff",
"stinking",
"stoned",
"tanked",
"tiddly",
"tight",
"tipsy",
"wasted",
"wet",
"wiped out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"maudlin",
"beery",
"befuddled",
"bleary-eyed",
"crapulous",
"dopey",
"dopy",
"rocky",
"strung out",
"stupefied",
"debauched",
"dissipated",
"dissolute",
"alcoholic",
"bibulous",
"dipsomaniacal"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abstemious",
"abstinent",
"dry",
"temperate",
"teetotal",
"clearheaded",
"cool",
"level",
"steady"
],
"antonyms":[
"sober",
"straight"
]
},
"to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{
"examples":[
"a group of kids in the mall, gassing about their favorite music"
],
"synonyms":[
"babbled",
"blabbed",
"cackled",
"chaffered",
"chatted",
"chattered",
"chinned",
"conversed",
"gabbed",
"gabbled",
"jabbered",
"jawed",
"kibitzed",
"kibbitzed",
"nattered",
"palavered",
"pattered",
"prated",
"prattled",
"ran on",
"rapped",
"rattled",
"schmoozed",
"shmoozed",
"talked",
"twittered",
"visited"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gossiped",
"tattled",
"descanted",
"discussed",
"expatiated",
"yakked",
"yacked",
"yammered",
"yapped"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give satisfaction to":{
"examples":[
"a swinging jazz set that really gassed the crowd"
],
"synonyms":[
"agreed (with)",
"contented",
"delighted",
"feasted",
"gladded",
"gladdened",
"gratified",
"pleased",
"pleasured",
"rejoiced",
"satisfied",
"suited",
"warmed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appeased",
"mollified",
"pacified",
"placated",
"soothed",
"assuaged",
"quenched",
"sated",
"satiated",
"excited",
"tickled",
"titillated",
"amused",
"diverted",
"entertained",
"treated",
"captivated",
"charmed",
"galvanized",
"thrilled",
"calmed",
"comforted",
"catered (to)",
"humored",
"indulged",
"coddled",
"mollycoddled",
"pampered",
"spoiled",
"spoilt"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aggravated",
"annoyed",
"bothered",
"bugged",
"chafed",
"crossed",
"exasperated",
"galled",
"got",
"grated",
"irked",
"irritated",
"nettled",
"peeved",
"perturbed",
"piqued",
"put out",
"ruffled",
"vexed",
"vext",
"angered",
"enraged",
"incensed",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"infuriated",
"maddened",
"outraged",
"rankled",
"riled",
"roiled",
"steamed up",
"provoked",
"roused",
"agitated",
"distressed",
"disturbed",
"fretted",
"upset",
"harassed",
"harried",
"pestered",
"affronted",
"insulted",
"offended"
],
"antonyms":[
"displeased"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"gascons":{
"someone who boasts":{
"examples":[
"one of history's most celebrated gascons was the Baron M\u00fcnchhausen of Germany"
],
"synonyms":[
"blowers",
"blowhards",
"boasters",
"braggadocios",
"braggarts",
"braggers",
"brags",
"cockalorums",
"crackers",
"gasconaders",
"swaggerers",
"vaunters"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blusterers",
"cocks",
"self-advertisers",
"self-dramatizers",
"self-promoters"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gasconaders":{
"someone who boasts":{
"examples":[
"retired military commanders are often portrayed as garrulous gasconaders constantly reliving old triumphs"
],
"synonyms":[
"blowers",
"blowhards",
"boasters",
"braggadocios",
"braggarts",
"braggers",
"brags",
"cockalorums",
"crackers",
"gascons",
"swaggerers",
"vaunters"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blusterers",
"cocks",
"self-advertisers",
"self-dramatizers",
"self-promoters"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gasp":{
"to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty":{
"examples":[
"the runner was audibly gasping by the end of the marathon"
],
"synonyms":[
"blow",
"heave",
"hyperventilate",
"pant",
"puff",
"wheeze"
],
"near synonyms":[
"choke",
"gag",
"gulp",
"huff",
"asphyxiate",
"smother",
"stifle",
"strangle",
"snore",
"snuffle",
"exhale",
"expire"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in sigh , whisper":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"babble",
"coo",
"gurgle",
"hiss",
"moan",
"murmur",
"rustle",
"sigh",
"suspiration",
"susurration",
"susurrus",
"whisper",
"burr",
"buzz",
"chirr",
"churr",
"drone",
"hum",
"purr",
"thrum",
"whir",
"whirr",
"whiz",
"whizz",
"zoom",
"whish",
"zing",
"zip"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bawl",
"howl",
"roar",
"scream",
"screech",
"shriek",
"squall",
"squeal",
"yell",
"yelp"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"gashing":{
"to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)":{
"examples":[
"her face had been gashed by the rocks as she tumbled down the embankment"
],
"synonyms":[
"cutting",
"incising",
"ripping",
"shearing",
"slashing",
"slicing",
"slitting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crosscutting",
"hacksawing",
"scissoring",
"cleaving",
"riving",
"splitting",
"piercing",
"stabbing",
"bruising",
"butchering",
"hacking",
"haggling",
"lacerating",
"mangling",
"rending",
"tearing",
"carving",
"chipping",
"chiseling",
"chiselling",
"notching",
"anatomizing",
"dissecting",
"sectioning",
"chopping",
"dicing",
"mincing",
"amputating",
"cutting off",
"severing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gastronomist":{
"a person with refined tastes in food and wine":{
"examples":[
"a gastronomist and food historian who is very knowledgeable about Spanish cuisine"
],
"synonyms":[
"bon vivant",
"epicure",
"epicurean",
"gastronome",
"gourmand",
"gourmet"
],
"near synonyms":[
"connoisseur",
"dilettante",
"foodie",
"savorer",
"oenophile",
"turophile"
],
"near antonyms":[
"glutton",
"gorger",
"guzzler",
"hog",
"overeater",
"stuffer",
"swiller",
"trencherman"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gasbags":{
"a person who talks constantly":{
"examples":[
"that gasbag will talk your ear off about anything"
],
"synonyms":[
"babblers",
"blabbermouths",
"blabbers",
"blowhards",
"cacklers",
"chatterboxes",
"chatterers",
"conversationalists",
"gabblers",
"jabberers",
"jays",
"magpies",
"motormouths",
"prattlers",
"talkers",
"windbags"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gossipers",
"gossips",
"talebearers",
"tattlers",
"tattletales",
"blatherers",
"blatherskites",
"conversers",
"discoursers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gashes":{
"a long deep cut":{
"examples":[
"got a gash in his knee that required four stitches"
],
"synonyms":[
"incisions",
"lacerations",
"rents",
"rips",
"slashes",
"slits",
"tears"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abrasions",
"scores",
"scrapes",
"scratches",
"injuries",
"wounds",
"cracks",
"fractures",
"ruptures",
"snags"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)":{
"examples":[
"her face had been gashed by the rocks as she tumbled down the embankment"
],
"synonyms":[
"cuts",
"incises",
"rips",
"shears",
"slashes",
"slices",
"slits"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crosscuts",
"hacksaws",
"saws",
"scissors",
"cleaves",
"rives",
"splits",
"pierces",
"stabs",
"bruises",
"butchers",
"hacks",
"haggles",
"lacerates",
"mangles",
"rends",
"tears",
"carves",
"chips",
"chisels",
"notches",
"anatomizes",
"dissects",
"sections",
"chops",
"dices",
"minces",
"amputates",
"cuts off",
"severs"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"gasps":{
"to breathe hard, quickly, or with difficulty":{
"examples":[
"the runner was audibly gasping by the end of the marathon"
],
"synonyms":[
"blows",
"heaves",
"hyperventilates",
"pants",
"puffs",
"wheezes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chokes",
"gags",
"gulps",
"huffs",
"asphyxiates",
"smothers",
"stifles",
"strangles",
"snores",
"snuffles",
"exhales",
"expires"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in sighs , whispers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"babbles",
"coos",
"gurgles",
"hisses",
"moans",
"murmurs",
"rustles",
"sighs",
"suspirations",
"susurrations",
"susurruses",
"whispers",
"burrs",
"buzzes",
"chirrs",
"churrs",
"drones",
"hums",
"purrs",
"thrums",
"whirs",
"whirrs",
"whizzes",
"zooms",
"whishes",
"zings",
"zips"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bawls",
"howls",
"roars",
"screams",
"screeches",
"shrieks",
"squalls",
"squeals",
"yells",
"yelps"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"gastronomy":{
"the art or activity of cooking and eating fine food":{
"examples":[
"books about wine tasting and gastronomy"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"haute cuisine",
"cookery",
"cooking",
"cuisine"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gas-guzzler":{
"as in land yacht":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"land yacht",
"compact",
"coupe",
"coup\u00e9",
"intermediate",
"limousine",
"mini",
"minicar",
"sedan",
"subcompact",
"V-8",
"muscle car",
"stock car",
"turbocar",
"convertible",
"fastback",
"hardtop",
"hatchback",
"notchback",
"ragtop",
"sports car",
"sport-utility vehicle",
"station wagon",
"SUV",
"town car",
"wagon",
"woody",
"woodie",
"beater",
"clunker",
"crate",
"flivver",
"jalopy",
"junker",
"coach",
"jitney",
"microbus",
"minibus",
"minivan",
"omnibus",
"van",
"cream puff",
"auto",
"automobile",
"bus",
"car",
"horseless carriage",
"machine",
"motor",
"motorcar",
"motor vehicle",
"wheels",
"phaeton",
"roadster",
"tin lizzie",
"touring car",
"hybrid"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}