6280 lines
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6280 lines
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{
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"punching out":{
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"to strike repeatedly":{
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"examples":[
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"you should take a course in anger management\u2014you can't go around punching out people"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bashing",
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"basting",
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"battering",
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"batting",
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"beating",
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"belaboring",
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"belting",
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"birching",
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"bludgeoning",
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"buffeting",
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"bunging up",
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"clubbing",
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"currying",
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"doing",
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"drubbing",
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"fibbing",
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"flogging",
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"hammering",
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"hiding",
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"lacing",
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"lambasting",
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"lashing",
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"lathering",
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"licking",
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"mauling",
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"messing (up)",
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"paddling",
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"pelting",
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"pommeling",
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"pommelling",
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"pounding",
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"pummeling",
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"pummelling",
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"roughing (up)",
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"slating",
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"slogging",
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"switching",
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"tanning",
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"thrashing",
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"threshing",
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"thumping",
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"tromping",
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"walloping",
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"whaling",
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"whipping",
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"whopping",
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"whapping",
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"whupping",
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"working over"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"assailing",
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"assaulting",
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"attacking",
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"besetting",
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"boxing",
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"busting",
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"chopping",
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"clobbering",
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"clouting",
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"cracking",
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"cudgeling",
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"cudgelling",
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"cuffing",
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"descending (on or upon)",
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"hitting",
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"jumping (on)",
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"knocking",
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"lamming",
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"laying on",
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"pasting",
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"pouncing (on or upon)",
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"punching",
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"raiding",
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"rushing",
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"slamming",
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"slapping",
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"smacking",
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"smashing",
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"socking",
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"spanking",
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"storming",
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"swatting",
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"swiping",
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"thwacking",
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"whacking",
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"whamming",
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"whomping",
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"blackjacking",
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"caning",
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"cowhiding",
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"flagellating",
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"fustigating",
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"horsewhipping",
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"leathering",
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"pistol-whipping",
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"rawhiding",
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"scourging",
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"strapping",
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"goring",
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"lacerating",
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"wounding",
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"maiming",
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"mangling",
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"mutilating"
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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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"punchy":{
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"suffering from mental confusion":{
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"examples":[
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"feeling a little punchy after being up half the night with a crying baby"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"addle",
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"addled",
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"addlepated",
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"bedeviled",
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"befogged",
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"befuddled",
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"bemused",
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"bewildered",
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"bushed",
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"confounded",
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"confused",
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"dazed",
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"distracted",
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"dizzy",
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"dopey",
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"dopy",
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"fogged",
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"mixed-up",
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"muddleheaded",
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"muzzy",
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"pixilated",
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"pixillated",
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"punch-drunk",
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"raddled",
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"shell-shocked",
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"silly",
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"slaphappy",
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"spaced-out",
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"spaced",
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"spacey",
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"spacy",
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"stunned",
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"stupefied",
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"zonked",
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"zonked-out"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"senseless",
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"unconscious"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"alert",
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"conscious"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"clearheaded"
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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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"puniness":{
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"the quality or state of being little in size":{
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"examples":[
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"a nagging dissatisfaction with his physical puniness drove him to become a body builder"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"diminutiveness",
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"fineness",
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"littleness",
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"slightness",
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"smallness"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"petiteness",
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"minuteness",
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"tininess",
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"meagerness",
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"poorness",
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"scantiness",
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"scantness",
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"scarceness",
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"scarcity",
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"skimpiness",
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"slenderness",
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"slimness",
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"spareness",
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"sparseness",
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"sparsity",
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"stinginess",
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"deficiency",
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"inadequacy",
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"inadequateness"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"enormity",
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"enormousness",
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"grossness",
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"hugeness",
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"immenseness",
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"immensity",
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"magnitude",
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"mountainousness",
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"prodigiousness",
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"stupendousness",
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"extensiveness",
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"vastness",
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"excessiveness",
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"extravagance",
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"extremeness",
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"immoderacy",
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"abundance",
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"ampleness",
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"bountifulness",
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"copiousness",
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"generosity",
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"healthiness",
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"liberality",
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"adequacy",
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"sufficiency",
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"heaviness",
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"heftiness",
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"weightiness",
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"bulkiness",
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"massiveness",
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"voluminousness"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"bigness",
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"grandness",
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"greatness",
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"largeness",
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"magnitude"
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]
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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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"punish":{
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"to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime":{
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"examples":[
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"the child was punished for breaking dishes on purpose",
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"if caught, the thief will be severely punished"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"castigate",
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"chasten",
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"chastise",
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"correct",
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"discipline",
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"penalize"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"assess",
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"charge",
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"dock",
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"fine",
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"impose",
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"levy",
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"mulct",
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"convict",
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"sentence",
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"condemn",
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"damn",
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"denounce",
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"criticize",
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"keelhaul",
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"rebuke",
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"reprimand",
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"reprove",
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"wreak"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"forfeit",
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"get off",
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"ransom",
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"release",
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"commute",
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"reprieve",
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"absolve",
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"acquit",
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"exculpate",
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"exonerate",
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"vindicate"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"excuse",
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"pardon",
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"spare"
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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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"punishable":{
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"as in impeachable , indictable":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"amerciable",
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"chargeable",
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"disciplinable",
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"impeachable",
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"indictable",
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"foolish",
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"irresponsible",
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"reckless",
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"criminal",
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"illegal",
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"illicit",
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"unlawful",
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"bad",
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"guilty",
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"sinful",
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"wicked",
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"illegitimate",
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"improper",
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"wrongful",
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"blamable",
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"blameworthy",
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"censurable",
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"culpable",
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"reprehensible",
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"reproachable"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"blameless",
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"faultless",
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"impeccable",
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"irreproachable",
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"flawless",
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"perfect",
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"pure",
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"guiltless",
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"innocent"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"punishment":{
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"suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense":{
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"examples":[
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"he is serving five years in prison as punishment for aggravated assault"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"castigation",
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"chastisement",
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"comeuppance",
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"correction",
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"desert(s)",
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"discipline",
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"nemesis",
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"penalty",
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"wrath"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"reprisal",
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"retaliation",
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"retribution",
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"revenge",
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"vengeance",
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"assessment",
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"charge",
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"fine",
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"mulct",
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"example",
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"sentence",
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"confinement",
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"imprisonment",
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"incarceration",
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"condemnation",
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"damnation",
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"denouncement",
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"censure",
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"criticism",
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"rebuke",
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"reprimand",
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"reproof"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"amnesty",
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"indemnity",
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"pardon",
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"parole",
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"acquittal",
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"exculpation",
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"exoneration",
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"vindication",
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"exemption",
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"immunity",
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"impunity",
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"release",
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"commutation",
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"reprieve",
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"absolution",
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"forgiveness",
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"remission",
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"remitment",
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"condonation",
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"disregard",
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"overlooking"
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],
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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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"punk":{
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"falling short of a standard":{
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"examples":[
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"she plays a punk game of tennis, so you won't have any trouble beating her"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bad",
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"bastard",
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"bush",
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"bush-league",
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"crummy",
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"crumby",
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"deficient",
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"dissatisfactory",
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"ill",
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"inferior",
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"lame",
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"lousy",
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"off",
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"paltry",
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"poor",
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"sour",
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"suboptimal",
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"subpar",
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"substandard",
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"unacceptable",
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"unsatisfactory",
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"wack",
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"wanting",
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"wretched",
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"wrong"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"abysmal",
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"atrocious",
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"awful",
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"bitchin'",
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"brutal",
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"damnable",
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"deplorable",
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"detestable",
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"disastrous",
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"dreadful",
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"execrable",
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"gnarly",
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"horrendous",
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"horrible",
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"pathetic",
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"stinky",
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"sucky",
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"terrible",
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"unspeakable",
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"defective",
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"faulty",
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"flawed",
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"egregious",
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"flagrant",
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"gross",
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"bum",
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"cheesy",
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"coarse",
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"common",
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"crappy",
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"cut-rate",
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"junky",
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"lesser",
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"low-grade",
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"low-rent",
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"mediocre",
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"miserable",
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"reprehensible",
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"rotten",
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"rubbishy",
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"second-rate",
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"shoddy",
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"sleazy",
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"trashy",
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"abominable",
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"odious",
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"vile",
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"useless",
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"valueless",
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"worthless",
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"inadequate",
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"insufficient",
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"lacking",
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"meager",
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"meagre",
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"mean",
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"miserly",
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"niggardly",
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"scanty",
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"shabby",
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"short",
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"skimp",
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"skimpy",
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"spare",
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"stingy",
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"miscreant",
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"scurrilous",
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"villainous",
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"counterfeit",
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"fake",
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"phony",
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"phoney",
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"sham"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"classic",
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"classical",
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"A1",
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"bang-up",
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"banner",
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"boss",
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"capital",
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"choice",
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"crackerjack",
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"dandy",
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"divine",
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"excellent",
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"exceptional",
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"fabulous",
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"first-class",
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"first-rate",
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"grand",
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"great",
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"groovy",
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"heavenly",
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"high-test",
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"jim-dandy",
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"keen",
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"marvelous",
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"marvellous",
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"mean",
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"neat",
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"nifty",
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"noble",
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"par excellence",
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"perfect",
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"premium",
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"prime",
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"sensational",
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"slick",
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"splendid",
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"stellar",
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"sterling",
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"superb",
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"superior",
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"superlative",
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"supernal",
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"swell",
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"terrific",
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"tip-top",
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"top",
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"top-notch",
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"unsurpassed",
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"wonderful",
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"better",
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"exceptional",
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"fancy",
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"high-grade",
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"special",
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"sufficient",
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"average",
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"borderline",
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"fair",
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"mediocre",
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"middling",
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"minimal",
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"so-so",
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"unexceptional",
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"suitable",
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"useful",
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"worthy",
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"gratifying",
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"satisfying"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"acceptable",
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"adequate",
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"all right",
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"decent",
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"fine",
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"OK",
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"okay",
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"passable",
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"respectable",
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"satisfactory",
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"standard",
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"tolerable"
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]
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},
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"extremely unsatisfactory":{
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"examples":[
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"the acting in the movie ranged all the way from poor to punk"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"atrocious",
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"awful",
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"dismal",
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"execrable",
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"horrible",
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"lousy",
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"rotten",
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"sucky",
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"terrible",
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"wretched"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bad",
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"deficient",
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"inferior",
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"off",
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"poor",
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"substandard",
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"wanting",
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"contemptible",
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"miserable",
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"shameful",
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"defective",
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"faulty",
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"flawed",
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"low-grade",
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"mediocre",
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"reprehensible",
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"second-rate",
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"bum",
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"useless",
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"valueless",
|
|
"worthless",
|
|
"inadequate",
|
|
"insufficient",
|
|
"lacking",
|
|
"abominable",
|
|
"damnable",
|
|
"fiendish",
|
|
"odious",
|
|
"vile"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"choice",
|
|
"excellent",
|
|
"exceptional",
|
|
"first-class",
|
|
"first-rate",
|
|
"premium",
|
|
"prime",
|
|
"superior",
|
|
"adequate",
|
|
"sufficient",
|
|
"acceptable",
|
|
"satisfactory"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bitchin'",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"marvelous",
|
|
"marvellous",
|
|
"wonderful"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I've been feeling punk today"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ailing",
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"indisposed",
|
|
"peaked",
|
|
"peaky",
|
|
"poorly",
|
|
"run-down",
|
|
"sick",
|
|
"sickened",
|
|
"unhealthy",
|
|
"unsound",
|
|
"unwell"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"symptomatic",
|
|
"cruddy",
|
|
"lousy",
|
|
"seedy",
|
|
"sickish",
|
|
"nauseated",
|
|
"nauseous",
|
|
"qualmish",
|
|
"queasy",
|
|
"queazy",
|
|
"squeamish",
|
|
"airsick",
|
|
"carsick",
|
|
"seasick",
|
|
"dizzy",
|
|
"light-headed",
|
|
"shaky",
|
|
"woozy",
|
|
"achy",
|
|
"feverish",
|
|
"diseased",
|
|
"disordered",
|
|
"decrepit",
|
|
"feeble",
|
|
"fragile",
|
|
"frail",
|
|
"infirm",
|
|
"invalid",
|
|
"sickly",
|
|
"weak",
|
|
"weakly",
|
|
"afflicted",
|
|
"troubled",
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
"debilitated",
|
|
"disabled",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"incapacitated",
|
|
"lame",
|
|
"hypochondriac",
|
|
"hypochondriacal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"able-bodied",
|
|
"conditioned",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"well-conditioned",
|
|
"cured",
|
|
"better",
|
|
"convalescing",
|
|
"improved",
|
|
"mending",
|
|
"recovering",
|
|
"recuperating",
|
|
"rehabilitated",
|
|
"hardy",
|
|
"hearty",
|
|
"lusty",
|
|
"robust",
|
|
"rugged",
|
|
"stalwart",
|
|
"strong",
|
|
"tough",
|
|
"blooming",
|
|
"bouncing",
|
|
"chipper",
|
|
"flourishing",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"thriving"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hale",
|
|
"healthful",
|
|
"healthy",
|
|
"sound",
|
|
"well",
|
|
"whole",
|
|
"wholesome"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person who is just starting out in a field of activity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an impertinent punk who was trying to tell senior colleagues how to do their jobs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abecedarian",
|
|
"apprentice",
|
|
"babe",
|
|
"beginner",
|
|
"colt",
|
|
"cub",
|
|
"fledgling",
|
|
"freshman",
|
|
"greenhorn",
|
|
"neophyte",
|
|
"newbie",
|
|
"newcomer",
|
|
"novice",
|
|
"novitiate",
|
|
"recruit",
|
|
"rook",
|
|
"rookie",
|
|
"tenderfoot",
|
|
"tyro",
|
|
"virgin"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boot",
|
|
"amateur",
|
|
"dabbler",
|
|
"dilettante",
|
|
"learner",
|
|
"student",
|
|
"trainee",
|
|
"candidate",
|
|
"entrant",
|
|
"probationer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"expert",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"pro",
|
|
"professional"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"old hand",
|
|
"old-timer",
|
|
"vet",
|
|
"veteran"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the vigilante was hailed by some as a hero for standing up to the punks who had repeatedly threatened his family"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bully",
|
|
"gangbanger",
|
|
"gangsta",
|
|
"gangster",
|
|
"goon",
|
|
"gorilla",
|
|
"hood",
|
|
"hoodlum",
|
|
"hooligan",
|
|
"mobster",
|
|
"mug",
|
|
"plug-ugly",
|
|
"roughneck",
|
|
"rowdy",
|
|
"ruffian",
|
|
"thug",
|
|
"tough",
|
|
"toughie",
|
|
"toughy",
|
|
"yob",
|
|
"yobbo"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cutthroat",
|
|
"scoundrel",
|
|
"villain",
|
|
"assassin",
|
|
"bandit",
|
|
"bravo",
|
|
"brigand",
|
|
"criminal",
|
|
"crook",
|
|
"desperado",
|
|
"felon",
|
|
"gunman",
|
|
"highwayman",
|
|
"lawbreaker",
|
|
"mafioso",
|
|
"malefactor",
|
|
"offender",
|
|
"outlaw",
|
|
"perp",
|
|
"perpetrator",
|
|
"pirate",
|
|
"pickpocket",
|
|
"racketeer",
|
|
"robber",
|
|
"swindler",
|
|
"thief",
|
|
"vandal",
|
|
"juvenile delinquent",
|
|
"tearaway"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"claims made by cosmetic companies about their antiaging creams that turned out to be a lot of punk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"applesauce",
|
|
"balderdash",
|
|
"baloney",
|
|
"boloney",
|
|
"beans",
|
|
"bilge",
|
|
"blah",
|
|
"blah-blah",
|
|
"blarney",
|
|
"blather",
|
|
"blatherskite",
|
|
"blither",
|
|
"bosh",
|
|
"bull",
|
|
"bunk",
|
|
"bunkum",
|
|
"buncombe",
|
|
"claptrap",
|
|
"codswallop",
|
|
"crapola",
|
|
"crock",
|
|
"drivel",
|
|
"drool",
|
|
"fiddle",
|
|
"fiddle-faddle",
|
|
"fiddlesticks",
|
|
"flannel",
|
|
"flapdoodle",
|
|
"folderol",
|
|
"falderal",
|
|
"folly",
|
|
"foolishness",
|
|
"fudge",
|
|
"garbage",
|
|
"guff",
|
|
"hogwash",
|
|
"hokeypokey",
|
|
"hokum",
|
|
"hoodoo",
|
|
"hooey",
|
|
"horsefeathers",
|
|
"humbug",
|
|
"humbuggery",
|
|
"jazz",
|
|
"malarkey",
|
|
"malarky",
|
|
"moonshine",
|
|
"muck",
|
|
"nerts",
|
|
"nonsense",
|
|
"nuts",
|
|
"piffle",
|
|
"poppycock",
|
|
"rot",
|
|
"rubbish",
|
|
"senselessness",
|
|
"silliness",
|
|
"slush",
|
|
"stupidity",
|
|
"taradiddle",
|
|
"tarradiddle",
|
|
"tommyrot",
|
|
"tosh",
|
|
"trash",
|
|
"trumpery",
|
|
"twaddle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"absurdity",
|
|
"asininity",
|
|
"fatuity",
|
|
"foolery",
|
|
"idiocy",
|
|
"imbecility",
|
|
"inaneness",
|
|
"inanity",
|
|
"insanity",
|
|
"kookiness",
|
|
"lunacy",
|
|
"absurdness",
|
|
"craziness",
|
|
"madness",
|
|
"witlessness",
|
|
"hoity-toity",
|
|
"monkey business",
|
|
"monkeyshine(s)",
|
|
"shenanigan(s)",
|
|
"tomfoolery",
|
|
"gas",
|
|
"hot air",
|
|
"rigmarole",
|
|
"rigamarole",
|
|
"double-talk",
|
|
"greek",
|
|
"hocus-pocus"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"levelheadedness",
|
|
"rationality",
|
|
"reasonability",
|
|
"reasonableness",
|
|
"sensibleness",
|
|
"common sense",
|
|
"horse sense",
|
|
"sense",
|
|
"discernment",
|
|
"judgment",
|
|
"judgement",
|
|
"wisdom"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"puny":{
|
|
"of a size that is less than average":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a puny , wrinkled apple"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bantam",
|
|
"diminutive",
|
|
"dinky",
|
|
"dwarfish",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"half-pint",
|
|
"Lilliputian",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"pint-size",
|
|
"pint-sized",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"pocket-size",
|
|
"pocket-sized",
|
|
"pygmy",
|
|
"shrimpy",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"small",
|
|
"smallish",
|
|
"subnormal",
|
|
"toylike",
|
|
"undersized",
|
|
"undersize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dwarf",
|
|
"toy",
|
|
"runtish",
|
|
"runty",
|
|
"scrubby",
|
|
"stunted",
|
|
"bitty",
|
|
"inappreciable",
|
|
"infinitesimal",
|
|
"little bitty",
|
|
"micro",
|
|
"microscopic",
|
|
"microscopical",
|
|
"mini",
|
|
"miniature",
|
|
"miniaturized",
|
|
"minikin",
|
|
"minim",
|
|
"minuscule",
|
|
"minute",
|
|
"pinpoint",
|
|
"teensy",
|
|
"teensy-weensy",
|
|
"teeny",
|
|
"teeny-weeny",
|
|
"tiny",
|
|
"wee",
|
|
"weeny",
|
|
"weensy",
|
|
"meager",
|
|
"meagre",
|
|
"niggardly",
|
|
"poor",
|
|
"scant",
|
|
"scanty",
|
|
"scarce",
|
|
"skimp",
|
|
"skimpy",
|
|
"slender",
|
|
"slim",
|
|
"spare",
|
|
"sparse",
|
|
"stingy",
|
|
"deficient",
|
|
"inadequate",
|
|
"insufficient",
|
|
"lacking",
|
|
"wanting",
|
|
"bite-size",
|
|
"bite-sized",
|
|
"capsule"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bulky",
|
|
"hefty",
|
|
"hulking",
|
|
"massive",
|
|
"voluminous",
|
|
"boxcar",
|
|
"Brobdingnagian",
|
|
"Bunyanesque",
|
|
"cavernous",
|
|
"colossal",
|
|
"cyclopean",
|
|
"elephantine",
|
|
"enormous",
|
|
"galactic",
|
|
"gargantuan",
|
|
"giant",
|
|
"gigantic",
|
|
"gross",
|
|
"Himalayan",
|
|
"herculean",
|
|
"heroic",
|
|
"heroical",
|
|
"huge",
|
|
"humongous",
|
|
"humungous",
|
|
"immense",
|
|
"jumbo",
|
|
"leviathan",
|
|
"mammoth",
|
|
"monolithic",
|
|
"monstrous",
|
|
"monumental",
|
|
"mountainous",
|
|
"pharaonic",
|
|
"prodigious",
|
|
"staggering",
|
|
"stupendous",
|
|
"titanic",
|
|
"tremendous",
|
|
"vast",
|
|
"abundant",
|
|
"ample",
|
|
"appreciable",
|
|
"bountiful",
|
|
"copious",
|
|
"generous",
|
|
"healthy",
|
|
"liberal",
|
|
"plenteous",
|
|
"plentiful",
|
|
"fat",
|
|
"thick",
|
|
"broad",
|
|
"wide",
|
|
"boundless",
|
|
"cosmic",
|
|
"cosmical",
|
|
"immeasurable",
|
|
"incalculable",
|
|
"infinite",
|
|
"adequate",
|
|
"enough",
|
|
"sufficient"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"big",
|
|
"biggish",
|
|
"considerable",
|
|
"goodly",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"handsome",
|
|
"husky",
|
|
"king-size",
|
|
"king-sized",
|
|
"large",
|
|
"largish",
|
|
"outsize",
|
|
"outsized",
|
|
"overscale",
|
|
"overscaled",
|
|
"oversize",
|
|
"oversized",
|
|
"sizable",
|
|
"sizeable",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"tidy",
|
|
"whacking",
|
|
"whopping"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punch-out":{
|
|
"to strike repeatedly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you should take a course in anger management\u2014you can't go around punching out people"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bash",
|
|
"baste",
|
|
"bat",
|
|
"batter",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"belabor",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"birch",
|
|
"bludgeon",
|
|
"buffet",
|
|
"bung up",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"curry",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"drub",
|
|
"fib",
|
|
"flog",
|
|
"hammer",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"lambaste",
|
|
"lambast",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"lather",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"maul",
|
|
"mess (up)",
|
|
"paddle",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"pommel",
|
|
"pound",
|
|
"pummel",
|
|
"rough (up)",
|
|
"slate",
|
|
"slog",
|
|
"switch",
|
|
"tan",
|
|
"thrash",
|
|
"thresh",
|
|
"thump",
|
|
"tromp",
|
|
"wallop",
|
|
"whale",
|
|
"whip",
|
|
"whop",
|
|
"whap",
|
|
"whup",
|
|
"work over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assail",
|
|
"assault",
|
|
"attack",
|
|
"beset",
|
|
"box",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"chop",
|
|
"clobber",
|
|
"clout",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"cudgel",
|
|
"cuff",
|
|
"descend (on or upon)",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"jump (on)",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"lam",
|
|
"lay on",
|
|
"paste",
|
|
"pounce (on or upon)",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"raid",
|
|
"rush",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"slap",
|
|
"smack",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"sock",
|
|
"spank",
|
|
"storm",
|
|
"swat",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"thwack",
|
|
"whack",
|
|
"wham",
|
|
"whomp",
|
|
"blackjack",
|
|
"cane",
|
|
"cowhide",
|
|
"flagellate",
|
|
"fustigate",
|
|
"horsewhip",
|
|
"leather",
|
|
"pistol-whip",
|
|
"rawhide",
|
|
"scourge",
|
|
"strap",
|
|
"gore",
|
|
"lacerate",
|
|
"wound",
|
|
"maim",
|
|
"mangle",
|
|
"mutilate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in fistfight , slugfest":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blows",
|
|
"fistfight",
|
|
"fisticuffs",
|
|
"grapple",
|
|
"handgrips",
|
|
"punch-up",
|
|
"slugfest",
|
|
"affray",
|
|
"battle royal",
|
|
"brawl",
|
|
"broil",
|
|
"donnybrook",
|
|
"free-for-all",
|
|
"melee",
|
|
"m\u00eal\u00e9e",
|
|
"mix-up",
|
|
"ruckus",
|
|
"ruction",
|
|
"confrontation",
|
|
"duel",
|
|
"face-off",
|
|
"joust",
|
|
"pitched battle",
|
|
"rough-and-tumble",
|
|
"altercation",
|
|
"argle-bargle",
|
|
"argument",
|
|
"argy-bargy",
|
|
"contretemps",
|
|
"controversy",
|
|
"cross fire",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"falling-out",
|
|
"kickup",
|
|
"misunderstanding",
|
|
"quarrel",
|
|
"row",
|
|
"spat",
|
|
"squabble",
|
|
"tangle",
|
|
"tiff",
|
|
"wrangle",
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"clash",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"dustup",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"fracas",
|
|
"fray",
|
|
"hassle",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"scrimmage",
|
|
"scrum",
|
|
"scuffle",
|
|
"skirmish",
|
|
"struggle",
|
|
"tussle",
|
|
"catfight"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"truce"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punishing":{
|
|
"as in punitive":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"punitive",
|
|
"advisory",
|
|
"counseling",
|
|
"counselling",
|
|
"didactic",
|
|
"moralistic",
|
|
"moralizing",
|
|
"admonishing",
|
|
"admonitory",
|
|
"cautionary",
|
|
"cautioning",
|
|
"exemplary",
|
|
"monitory",
|
|
"premonitory",
|
|
"warning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the child was punished for breaking dishes on purpose",
|
|
"if caught, the thief will be severely punished"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"castigating",
|
|
"chastening",
|
|
"chastising",
|
|
"correcting",
|
|
"disciplining",
|
|
"penalizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assessing",
|
|
"charging",
|
|
"docking",
|
|
"fining",
|
|
"imposing",
|
|
"levying",
|
|
"mulcting",
|
|
"convicting",
|
|
"sentencing",
|
|
"condemning",
|
|
"damning",
|
|
"denouncing",
|
|
"criticizing",
|
|
"keelhauling",
|
|
"rebuking",
|
|
"reprimanding",
|
|
"reproving",
|
|
"wreaking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"forfeiting",
|
|
"getting off",
|
|
"ransoming",
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"commuting",
|
|
"reprieving",
|
|
"absolving",
|
|
"acquitting",
|
|
"exculpating",
|
|
"exonerating",
|
|
"vindicating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"excusing",
|
|
"pardoning",
|
|
"sparing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punctuates":{
|
|
"to indicate the importance of by centering attention on":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"punctuated each and every word of his denial with a pound of his fist on the table"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accents",
|
|
"accentuates",
|
|
"emphasizes",
|
|
"features",
|
|
"foregrounds",
|
|
"highlights",
|
|
"illuminates",
|
|
"plays up",
|
|
"points (up)",
|
|
"presses",
|
|
"stresses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"focuses",
|
|
"focusses",
|
|
"identifies",
|
|
"pinpoints",
|
|
"spotlights",
|
|
"advertises",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"plugs",
|
|
"promotes",
|
|
"publicizes",
|
|
"overplays"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"tones (down)",
|
|
"underemphasizes",
|
|
"understates",
|
|
"belittles",
|
|
"discounts",
|
|
"disparages",
|
|
"minimizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"de-emphasizes",
|
|
"plays down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punisher":{
|
|
"one who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a father who regrets the fact that he always ends up being the household's disciplinarian and resident punisher"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"avenger",
|
|
"castigator",
|
|
"chastiser",
|
|
"nemesis",
|
|
"scourge",
|
|
"vigilante"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"revenger",
|
|
"redresser",
|
|
"righter",
|
|
"requiter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ransomer",
|
|
"redeemer",
|
|
"vindicator"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punctual":{
|
|
"done, carried out, or given without delay":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the punctual delivery of the daily mail"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"immediate",
|
|
"prompt",
|
|
"speedy",
|
|
"timely"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"apt",
|
|
"quick",
|
|
"ready",
|
|
"swift",
|
|
"willing",
|
|
"opportune",
|
|
"seasonable",
|
|
"early"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"delinquent",
|
|
"latish",
|
|
"overdue",
|
|
"behind",
|
|
"behindhand",
|
|
"delayed",
|
|
"detained",
|
|
"dilatory",
|
|
"laggard",
|
|
"slow"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"belated",
|
|
"late",
|
|
"tardy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"puna":{
|
|
"as in karoo":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"karoo",
|
|
"karroo",
|
|
"butte",
|
|
"dome",
|
|
"height",
|
|
"highland",
|
|
"upland",
|
|
"altiplano",
|
|
"mesa",
|
|
"plateau",
|
|
"table",
|
|
"tableland"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punishments":{
|
|
"suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he is serving five years in prison as punishment for aggravated assault"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"castigations",
|
|
"chastisements",
|
|
"comeuppances",
|
|
"corrections",
|
|
"deserts",
|
|
"disciplines",
|
|
"nemeses",
|
|
"penalties",
|
|
"wraths"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"reprisals",
|
|
"retaliations",
|
|
"retributions",
|
|
"revenges",
|
|
"vengeances",
|
|
"assessments",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"fines",
|
|
"mulcts",
|
|
"examples",
|
|
"sentences",
|
|
"confinements",
|
|
"imprisonments",
|
|
"incarcerations",
|
|
"condemnations",
|
|
"damnations",
|
|
"denouncements",
|
|
"censures",
|
|
"criticisms",
|
|
"rebukes",
|
|
"reprimands",
|
|
"reproofs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"amnesties",
|
|
"indemnities",
|
|
"pardons",
|
|
"paroles",
|
|
"acquittals",
|
|
"exculpations",
|
|
"exonerations",
|
|
"vindications",
|
|
"exemptions",
|
|
"immunities",
|
|
"impunities",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"commutations",
|
|
"reprieves",
|
|
"absolutions",
|
|
"remissions",
|
|
"remitments",
|
|
"condonations",
|
|
"disregards"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punctually":{
|
|
"as in immediately , promptly":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"immediately",
|
|
"instantly",
|
|
"presently",
|
|
"promptly",
|
|
"pronto",
|
|
"beforehand",
|
|
"early",
|
|
"inopportunely",
|
|
"precociously",
|
|
"prematurely",
|
|
"unseasonably",
|
|
"apropos",
|
|
"betimes",
|
|
"seasonably"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belatedly",
|
|
"late",
|
|
"tardily"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punctuated":{
|
|
"to indicate the importance of by centering attention on":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"punctuated each and every word of his denial with a pound of his fist on the table"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accented",
|
|
"accentuated",
|
|
"emphasized",
|
|
"featured",
|
|
"foregrounded",
|
|
"highlighted",
|
|
"illuminated",
|
|
"played up",
|
|
"pointed (up)",
|
|
"pressed",
|
|
"stressed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"focused",
|
|
"focussed",
|
|
"identified",
|
|
"pinpointed",
|
|
"spotlighted",
|
|
"spotlit",
|
|
"advertised",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"plugged",
|
|
"promoted",
|
|
"publicized",
|
|
"overplayed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"toned (down)",
|
|
"underemphasized",
|
|
"understated",
|
|
"belittled",
|
|
"discounted",
|
|
"disparaged",
|
|
"minimized"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"de-emphasized",
|
|
"played down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punt":{
|
|
"as in skiff , canoe":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bateau",
|
|
"ca\u00efque",
|
|
"canoe",
|
|
"catamaran",
|
|
"coracle",
|
|
"curragh",
|
|
"currach",
|
|
"dhow",
|
|
"dinghy",
|
|
"dink",
|
|
"dory",
|
|
"dugout",
|
|
"flatboat",
|
|
"garvey",
|
|
"gig",
|
|
"johnboat",
|
|
"kayak",
|
|
"outrigger",
|
|
"paddleboat",
|
|
"pinnace",
|
|
"piragua",
|
|
"pirogue",
|
|
"pontoon",
|
|
"pram",
|
|
"raft",
|
|
"rowboat",
|
|
"rowing boat",
|
|
"sampan",
|
|
"scow",
|
|
"scull",
|
|
"shallop",
|
|
"shell",
|
|
"skiff",
|
|
"surfboat",
|
|
"umiak",
|
|
"wherry",
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"craft",
|
|
"vessel",
|
|
"watercraft",
|
|
"catboat",
|
|
"ketch",
|
|
"sailboat",
|
|
"schooner",
|
|
"yacht",
|
|
"cruiser",
|
|
"inboard",
|
|
"motorboat",
|
|
"outboard",
|
|
"powerboat",
|
|
"houseboat",
|
|
"riverboat",
|
|
"auxiliary",
|
|
"bumboat",
|
|
"cutter",
|
|
"jolly boat",
|
|
"launch",
|
|
"lifeboat",
|
|
"longboat",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"yawl",
|
|
"barge",
|
|
"hoy",
|
|
"keel",
|
|
"keelboat",
|
|
"lighter",
|
|
"narrow boat",
|
|
"towboat",
|
|
"tug",
|
|
"tugboat",
|
|
"ferry",
|
|
"ferryboat",
|
|
"gondola",
|
|
"taxi",
|
|
"water taxi"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in pole":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"pole",
|
|
"canoe",
|
|
"kayak",
|
|
"feather",
|
|
"pull",
|
|
"oar",
|
|
"paddle",
|
|
"row",
|
|
"scull"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punching bags":{
|
|
"as in pushovers , quitters":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"pushovers",
|
|
"quitters",
|
|
"losers",
|
|
"failures",
|
|
"flops",
|
|
"washouts",
|
|
"underdogs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"beaters",
|
|
"conquerors",
|
|
"masters",
|
|
"subduers",
|
|
"trimmers",
|
|
"vanquishers",
|
|
"victors",
|
|
"whippers",
|
|
"winners",
|
|
"champions",
|
|
"champs",
|
|
"finalists",
|
|
"placers",
|
|
"dominators",
|
|
"overdogs",
|
|
"rulers",
|
|
"subjugators",
|
|
"top dogs"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punished":{
|
|
"to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the child was punished for breaking dishes on purpose",
|
|
"if caught, the thief will be severely punished"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"castigated",
|
|
"chastened",
|
|
"chastised",
|
|
"corrected",
|
|
"disciplined",
|
|
"penalized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assessed",
|
|
"charged",
|
|
"docked",
|
|
"fined",
|
|
"imposed",
|
|
"levied",
|
|
"mulcted",
|
|
"convicted",
|
|
"sentenced",
|
|
"condemned",
|
|
"damned",
|
|
"denounced",
|
|
"criticized",
|
|
"keelhauled",
|
|
"rebuked",
|
|
"reprimanded",
|
|
"reproved",
|
|
"wreaked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"forfeited",
|
|
"got off",
|
|
"ransomed",
|
|
"released",
|
|
"commuted",
|
|
"reprieved",
|
|
"absolved",
|
|
"acquitted",
|
|
"exculpated",
|
|
"exonerated",
|
|
"vindicated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"excused",
|
|
"pardoned",
|
|
"spared"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pundits":{
|
|
"a person of deep wisdom or learning":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a moral question that has puzzled the pundits throughout the ages"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"sages",
|
|
"savants",
|
|
"scholars"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"seers",
|
|
"wise men",
|
|
"polyhistors",
|
|
"polymaths",
|
|
"Renaissance men",
|
|
"brains",
|
|
"geniuses",
|
|
"genii",
|
|
"highbrows",
|
|
"intellects",
|
|
"intellectuals",
|
|
"thinkers",
|
|
"whizzes",
|
|
"wizards",
|
|
"gurus",
|
|
"mahatmas",
|
|
"pandits",
|
|
"swamis",
|
|
"yogis",
|
|
"yogins",
|
|
"rabbis",
|
|
"masters",
|
|
"mentors",
|
|
"teachers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blockheads",
|
|
"dodoes",
|
|
"dodos",
|
|
"dolts",
|
|
"donkeys",
|
|
"dopes",
|
|
"dumbbells",
|
|
"dummies",
|
|
"dunces",
|
|
"fatheads",
|
|
"fools",
|
|
"goons",
|
|
"half-wits",
|
|
"idiots",
|
|
"ignoramuses",
|
|
"ignorami",
|
|
"imbeciles",
|
|
"jackasses",
|
|
"know-nothings",
|
|
"morons",
|
|
"nincompoops",
|
|
"ninnies",
|
|
"nitwits",
|
|
"numskulls",
|
|
"numbskulls",
|
|
"pinheads",
|
|
"simpletons",
|
|
"stocks",
|
|
"turkeys"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person who makes or expresses a judgment on the quality of offerings in some field of endeavor":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the new mini laptop has gotten a thumbs-up from industry pundits"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"critics",
|
|
"reviewers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"analysts",
|
|
"annotators",
|
|
"columnists",
|
|
"commentators",
|
|
"observers",
|
|
"appraisers",
|
|
"evaluators",
|
|
"judges",
|
|
"referees"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punctuating":{
|
|
"to indicate the importance of by centering attention on":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"punctuated each and every word of his denial with a pound of his fist on the table"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accenting",
|
|
"accentuating",
|
|
"emphasizing",
|
|
"featuring",
|
|
"foregrounding",
|
|
"highlighting",
|
|
"illuminating",
|
|
"playing up",
|
|
"pointing (up)",
|
|
"pressing",
|
|
"stressing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"focusing",
|
|
"focussing",
|
|
"identifying",
|
|
"pinpointing",
|
|
"spotlighting",
|
|
"advertising",
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"plugging",
|
|
"promoting",
|
|
"publicizing",
|
|
"overplaying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"toning (down)",
|
|
"underemphasizing",
|
|
"understating",
|
|
"belittling",
|
|
"discounting",
|
|
"disparaging",
|
|
"minimizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"de-emphasizing",
|
|
"playing down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pungency":{
|
|
"a harsh or sharp quality":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the pungency of the vinegar gives the salad dressing the kick that it needs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acerbity",
|
|
"acidity",
|
|
"acidness",
|
|
"acridity",
|
|
"acridness",
|
|
"acrimoniousness",
|
|
"acrimony",
|
|
"acuteness",
|
|
"asperity",
|
|
"bite",
|
|
"bitterness",
|
|
"edge",
|
|
"harshness",
|
|
"keenness",
|
|
"poignance",
|
|
"poignancy",
|
|
"roughness",
|
|
"sharpness",
|
|
"tartness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ginger",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"spice",
|
|
"tang",
|
|
"raucousness",
|
|
"severeness",
|
|
"severity",
|
|
"shrillness",
|
|
"virulence",
|
|
"vitriol",
|
|
"cattiness",
|
|
"maliciousness",
|
|
"pointedness",
|
|
"thorniness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"gentleness",
|
|
"kindliness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"mildness",
|
|
"softness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the quality or state of being stimulating to the mind or senses":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"theatergoers have long delighted in the pungency and wit of the play's dialogue"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"nip",
|
|
"piquancy",
|
|
"spice",
|
|
"tang",
|
|
"zest",
|
|
"zing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"raciness",
|
|
"spiciness",
|
|
"fieriness",
|
|
"hotness",
|
|
"acuteness",
|
|
"keenness",
|
|
"sharpness",
|
|
"provocativeness",
|
|
"excitement",
|
|
"invigoration",
|
|
"stimulant",
|
|
"stimulation",
|
|
"stimulus",
|
|
"thrill",
|
|
"bitterness",
|
|
"mordancy",
|
|
"trenchancy",
|
|
"flavor",
|
|
"redolence",
|
|
"savor",
|
|
"savour",
|
|
"savoriness",
|
|
"tastiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"flatness",
|
|
"tastelessness",
|
|
"dullness",
|
|
"dulness",
|
|
"insipidity",
|
|
"monotonousness",
|
|
"monotony",
|
|
"platitude",
|
|
"predictability",
|
|
"sameness",
|
|
"tediousness",
|
|
"blandness",
|
|
"thinness",
|
|
"weakness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"insipidity"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"puncture":{
|
|
"a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a leak caused by several small punctures in the rubber gasket"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"perforation",
|
|
"pinhole",
|
|
"pinprick",
|
|
"prick",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"stab"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gouge",
|
|
"groove",
|
|
"hollow",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"gash",
|
|
"incision",
|
|
"laceration",
|
|
"notch",
|
|
"rent",
|
|
"rip",
|
|
"rupture",
|
|
"slash",
|
|
"slit",
|
|
"tear"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make a hole or series of holes in":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a nail punctured the tire"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bore",
|
|
"drill",
|
|
"hole",
|
|
"perforate",
|
|
"pierce",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"riddle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"broach",
|
|
"tap",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"prick",
|
|
"prickle",
|
|
"penetrate",
|
|
"burrow (into)",
|
|
"excavate",
|
|
"gouge",
|
|
"groove",
|
|
"hollow",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"gash",
|
|
"notch",
|
|
"rend",
|
|
"rupture",
|
|
"slash",
|
|
"slit",
|
|
"split"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fill",
|
|
"patch",
|
|
"plug",
|
|
"seal"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I could never puncture my own skin with a hypodermic needle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gore",
|
|
"harpoon",
|
|
"impale",
|
|
"jab",
|
|
"lance",
|
|
"peck",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"pierce",
|
|
"pink",
|
|
"run through",
|
|
"skewer",
|
|
"spear",
|
|
"spike",
|
|
"spit",
|
|
"stab",
|
|
"stick",
|
|
"transfix",
|
|
"transpierce"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"spindle",
|
|
"perforate",
|
|
"riddle",
|
|
"bayonet",
|
|
"dirk",
|
|
"gimlet",
|
|
"pike",
|
|
"poniard",
|
|
"prong",
|
|
"quill",
|
|
"pinprick",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"prick",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"thrust",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"knife",
|
|
"slice"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pungles (up)":{
|
|
"as in puts up , pays":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"extends",
|
|
"forks (over, out, or up)",
|
|
"offers",
|
|
"pays",
|
|
"proffers",
|
|
"puts up",
|
|
"tenders",
|
|
"administers",
|
|
"dishes out",
|
|
"dispenses",
|
|
"doles out",
|
|
"hands out",
|
|
"imparts",
|
|
"issues",
|
|
"metes (out)",
|
|
"sacrifices",
|
|
"aids",
|
|
"assists",
|
|
"benefits",
|
|
"helps",
|
|
"lavishes",
|
|
"regales",
|
|
"affords",
|
|
"comps",
|
|
"furnishes",
|
|
"provides",
|
|
"awards",
|
|
"confers",
|
|
"endows",
|
|
"endues",
|
|
"indues",
|
|
"renders",
|
|
"chips in",
|
|
"kicks in",
|
|
"pitches in",
|
|
"throws in",
|
|
"bestows",
|
|
"contributes",
|
|
"donates",
|
|
"gives",
|
|
"gives away",
|
|
"presents",
|
|
"volunteers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"keeps",
|
|
"pockets",
|
|
"retains",
|
|
"withholds",
|
|
"preserves",
|
|
"saves",
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"lends",
|
|
"loans",
|
|
"sells"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pungling (up)":{
|
|
"as in putting up , paying":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"extending",
|
|
"forking (over, out, or up)",
|
|
"offering",
|
|
"paying",
|
|
"proffering",
|
|
"putting up",
|
|
"tendering",
|
|
"administering",
|
|
"dishing out",
|
|
"dispensing",
|
|
"doling out",
|
|
"handing out",
|
|
"imparting",
|
|
"issuing",
|
|
"meting (out)",
|
|
"sacrificing",
|
|
"aiding",
|
|
"assisting",
|
|
"benefiting",
|
|
"benefitting",
|
|
"helping",
|
|
"lavishing",
|
|
"regaling",
|
|
"affording",
|
|
"comping",
|
|
"furnishing",
|
|
"providing",
|
|
"awarding",
|
|
"conferring",
|
|
"endowing",
|
|
"enduing",
|
|
"induing",
|
|
"rendering",
|
|
"chipping in",
|
|
"kicking in",
|
|
"pitching in",
|
|
"throwing in",
|
|
"bestowing",
|
|
"contributing",
|
|
"donating",
|
|
"giving",
|
|
"giving away",
|
|
"presenting",
|
|
"volunteering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"pocketing",
|
|
"retaining",
|
|
"withholding",
|
|
"preserving",
|
|
"saving",
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"lending",
|
|
"loaning",
|
|
"selling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punishers":{
|
|
"one who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a father who regrets the fact that he always ends up being the household's disciplinarian and resident punisher"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"avengers",
|
|
"castigators",
|
|
"chastisers",
|
|
"nemeses",
|
|
"scourges",
|
|
"vigilantes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"revengers",
|
|
"redressers",
|
|
"righters",
|
|
"requiters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ransomers",
|
|
"redeemers",
|
|
"vindicators"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punches out":{
|
|
"to strike repeatedly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you should take a course in anger management\u2014you can't go around punching out people"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bashes",
|
|
"bastes",
|
|
"bats",
|
|
"batters",
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"belabors",
|
|
"belts",
|
|
"birches",
|
|
"bludgeons",
|
|
"buffets",
|
|
"bungs up",
|
|
"clubs",
|
|
"curries",
|
|
"does",
|
|
"drubs",
|
|
"fibs",
|
|
"flogs",
|
|
"hammers",
|
|
"hides",
|
|
"laces",
|
|
"lambastes",
|
|
"lambasts",
|
|
"lashes",
|
|
"lathers",
|
|
"licks",
|
|
"mauls",
|
|
"messes (up)",
|
|
"paddles",
|
|
"pelts",
|
|
"pommels",
|
|
"pounds",
|
|
"pummels",
|
|
"roughs (up)",
|
|
"slates",
|
|
"slogs",
|
|
"switches",
|
|
"tans",
|
|
"thrashes",
|
|
"threshes",
|
|
"thumps",
|
|
"tromps",
|
|
"wallops",
|
|
"whales",
|
|
"whips",
|
|
"whops",
|
|
"whaps",
|
|
"whups",
|
|
"works over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assails",
|
|
"assaults",
|
|
"attacks",
|
|
"besets",
|
|
"boxes",
|
|
"busts",
|
|
"chops",
|
|
"clobbers",
|
|
"clouts",
|
|
"cracks",
|
|
"cudgels",
|
|
"cuffs",
|
|
"descends (on or upon)",
|
|
"hits",
|
|
"jumps (on)",
|
|
"knocks",
|
|
"lams",
|
|
"lays on",
|
|
"pastes",
|
|
"pounces (on or upon)",
|
|
"punches",
|
|
"raids",
|
|
"rushes",
|
|
"slams",
|
|
"slaps",
|
|
"smacks",
|
|
"smashes",
|
|
"socks",
|
|
"spanks",
|
|
"storms",
|
|
"swats",
|
|
"swipes",
|
|
"thwacks",
|
|
"whacks",
|
|
"whams",
|
|
"whomps",
|
|
"blackjacks",
|
|
"canes",
|
|
"cowhides",
|
|
"flagellates",
|
|
"fustigates",
|
|
"horsewhips",
|
|
"leathers",
|
|
"pistol-whips",
|
|
"rawhides",
|
|
"scourges",
|
|
"straps",
|
|
"gores",
|
|
"lacerates",
|
|
"wounds",
|
|
"maims",
|
|
"mangles",
|
|
"mutilates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punched":{
|
|
"to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after the man had punched the bartender for eighty-sixing him, bouncers stepped in and restrained him until the police could arrive"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banged",
|
|
"bashed",
|
|
"batted",
|
|
"belted",
|
|
"biffed",
|
|
"bludgeoned",
|
|
"bobbed",
|
|
"bonked",
|
|
"bopped",
|
|
"boxed",
|
|
"busted",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"clapped",
|
|
"clapt",
|
|
"clipped",
|
|
"clobbered",
|
|
"clocked",
|
|
"clouted",
|
|
"cracked",
|
|
"hammered",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"knocked",
|
|
"nailed",
|
|
"pasted",
|
|
"pounded",
|
|
"rapped",
|
|
"slammed",
|
|
"slapped",
|
|
"slogged",
|
|
"slugged",
|
|
"smacked",
|
|
"smote",
|
|
"socked",
|
|
"struck",
|
|
"swatted",
|
|
"swiped",
|
|
"tagged",
|
|
"thumped",
|
|
"thwacked",
|
|
"walloped",
|
|
"whacked",
|
|
"whaled",
|
|
"zapped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"battered",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"buffeted",
|
|
"bunged",
|
|
"chopped",
|
|
"cuffed",
|
|
"drubbed",
|
|
"laced",
|
|
"lambasted",
|
|
"licked",
|
|
"mangled",
|
|
"mauled",
|
|
"pelted",
|
|
"peppered",
|
|
"pommeled",
|
|
"pommelled",
|
|
"pummeled",
|
|
"pummelled",
|
|
"roughed",
|
|
"scuffed",
|
|
"bunted",
|
|
"flicked",
|
|
"stroked",
|
|
"tapped",
|
|
"bumped",
|
|
"butted",
|
|
"jabbed",
|
|
"jostled",
|
|
"kicked",
|
|
"kneed",
|
|
"poked",
|
|
"prodded",
|
|
"pushed",
|
|
"shoved",
|
|
"stamped",
|
|
"bowled (down or over)",
|
|
"creamed",
|
|
"decked",
|
|
"dumped",
|
|
"felled",
|
|
"floored",
|
|
"knocked down",
|
|
"leveled",
|
|
"levelled",
|
|
"rabbit-punched",
|
|
"sucker punched",
|
|
"caned",
|
|
"clubbed",
|
|
"cudgeled",
|
|
"cudgelled",
|
|
"flailed",
|
|
"flogged",
|
|
"lashed",
|
|
"sapped",
|
|
"slashed",
|
|
"sledged",
|
|
"sledgehammered",
|
|
"speared",
|
|
"stabbed",
|
|
"switched",
|
|
"thrashed",
|
|
"whipped",
|
|
"beaned",
|
|
"brained",
|
|
"conked",
|
|
"skulled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make a hole or series of holes in":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"punch a ticket"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bored",
|
|
"drilled",
|
|
"holed",
|
|
"perforated",
|
|
"pierced",
|
|
"punctured",
|
|
"riddled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"broached",
|
|
"tapped",
|
|
"poked",
|
|
"pricked",
|
|
"prickled",
|
|
"penetrated",
|
|
"burrowed (into)",
|
|
"excavated",
|
|
"gouged",
|
|
"grooved",
|
|
"hollowed",
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"gashed",
|
|
"notched",
|
|
"rent",
|
|
"rended",
|
|
"ruptured",
|
|
"slashed",
|
|
"slit",
|
|
"split"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"filled",
|
|
"patched",
|
|
"plugged",
|
|
"sealed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to urge, push, or force onward":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"cowboys punching cattle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"drove",
|
|
"herded",
|
|
"ran",
|
|
"run"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"shepherded",
|
|
"wrangled",
|
|
"egged",
|
|
"exhorted",
|
|
"flogged",
|
|
"goaded",
|
|
"hounded",
|
|
"pressed",
|
|
"pricked",
|
|
"prodded",
|
|
"prompted",
|
|
"scourged",
|
|
"spurred",
|
|
"whipped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punches":{
|
|
"to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after the man had punched the bartender for eighty-sixing him, bouncers stepped in and restrained him until the police could arrive"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bangs",
|
|
"bashes",
|
|
"bats",
|
|
"belts",
|
|
"biffs",
|
|
"bludgeons",
|
|
"bobs",
|
|
"bonks",
|
|
"bops",
|
|
"boxes",
|
|
"busts",
|
|
"claps",
|
|
"clips",
|
|
"clobbers",
|
|
"clocks",
|
|
"clouts",
|
|
"cracks",
|
|
"hammers",
|
|
"hits",
|
|
"knocks",
|
|
"nails",
|
|
"pastes",
|
|
"pounds",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"slams",
|
|
"slaps",
|
|
"slogs",
|
|
"slugs",
|
|
"smacks",
|
|
"smites",
|
|
"socks",
|
|
"strikes",
|
|
"swats",
|
|
"swipes",
|
|
"tags",
|
|
"thumps",
|
|
"thwacks",
|
|
"wallops",
|
|
"whacks",
|
|
"whales",
|
|
"zaps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"batters",
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"buffets",
|
|
"bungs",
|
|
"chops",
|
|
"cuffs",
|
|
"drubs",
|
|
"laces",
|
|
"lambastes",
|
|
"lambasts",
|
|
"licks",
|
|
"mangles",
|
|
"mauls",
|
|
"pelts",
|
|
"peppers",
|
|
"pommels",
|
|
"pummels",
|
|
"roughs",
|
|
"scuffs",
|
|
"bunts",
|
|
"flicks",
|
|
"strokes",
|
|
"taps",
|
|
"bumps",
|
|
"butts",
|
|
"jabs",
|
|
"jostles",
|
|
"kicks",
|
|
"knees",
|
|
"pokes",
|
|
"prods",
|
|
"pushes",
|
|
"shoves",
|
|
"stamps",
|
|
"bowls (down or over)",
|
|
"creams",
|
|
"decks",
|
|
"dumps",
|
|
"fells",
|
|
"floors",
|
|
"knocks down",
|
|
"levels",
|
|
"rabbit-punches",
|
|
"sucker punches",
|
|
"canes",
|
|
"clubs",
|
|
"cudgels",
|
|
"flails",
|
|
"flogs",
|
|
"lashes",
|
|
"saps",
|
|
"slashes",
|
|
"sledgehammers",
|
|
"sledges",
|
|
"spears",
|
|
"stabs",
|
|
"switches",
|
|
"thrashes",
|
|
"whips",
|
|
"beans",
|
|
"brains",
|
|
"conks",
|
|
"skulls"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make a hole or series of holes in":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"punch a ticket"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bores",
|
|
"drills",
|
|
"holes",
|
|
"perforates",
|
|
"pierces",
|
|
"punctures",
|
|
"riddles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"broaches",
|
|
"taps",
|
|
"pokes",
|
|
"prickles",
|
|
"pricks",
|
|
"penetrates",
|
|
"burrows (into)",
|
|
"excavates",
|
|
"gouges",
|
|
"grooves",
|
|
"hollows",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"gashes",
|
|
"notches",
|
|
"rends",
|
|
"ruptures",
|
|
"slashes",
|
|
"slits",
|
|
"splits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fills",
|
|
"patches",
|
|
"plugs",
|
|
"seals"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to urge, push, or force onward":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"cowboys punching cattle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"drives",
|
|
"herds",
|
|
"runs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"shepherds",
|
|
"wrangles",
|
|
"eggs",
|
|
"exhorts",
|
|
"flogs",
|
|
"goads",
|
|
"hounds",
|
|
"presses",
|
|
"pricks",
|
|
"prods",
|
|
"prompts",
|
|
"scourges",
|
|
"spurs",
|
|
"whips"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the poor palooka wasn't able to land a single punch on his opponent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bangs",
|
|
"bashes",
|
|
"bats",
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"belts",
|
|
"biffs",
|
|
"blows",
|
|
"bops",
|
|
"boxes",
|
|
"buffets",
|
|
"busts",
|
|
"chops",
|
|
"claps",
|
|
"clips",
|
|
"clouts",
|
|
"cracks",
|
|
"cuffs",
|
|
"dabs",
|
|
"douses",
|
|
"fillips",
|
|
"hacks",
|
|
"haymakers",
|
|
"hits",
|
|
"hooks",
|
|
"knocks",
|
|
"larrups",
|
|
"lashes",
|
|
"licks",
|
|
"pelts",
|
|
"picks",
|
|
"plumps",
|
|
"pokes",
|
|
"pounds",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"slams",
|
|
"slaps",
|
|
"slugs",
|
|
"smacks",
|
|
"smashes",
|
|
"socks",
|
|
"spanks",
|
|
"stingers",
|
|
"stripes",
|
|
"strokes",
|
|
"swats",
|
|
"swipes",
|
|
"switches",
|
|
"thuds",
|
|
"thumps",
|
|
"thwacks",
|
|
"wallops",
|
|
"welts",
|
|
"whacks",
|
|
"whams",
|
|
"whops",
|
|
"whaps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"counterblows",
|
|
"counter-blows",
|
|
"counterpunches",
|
|
"counters",
|
|
"counterstrokes",
|
|
"counter-strokes",
|
|
"body blows",
|
|
"hands",
|
|
"kicks",
|
|
"knees",
|
|
"lefts",
|
|
"one-twos",
|
|
"rabbit punches",
|
|
"right-handers",
|
|
"rights",
|
|
"roundhouses",
|
|
"shivers",
|
|
"sidewinders",
|
|
"sucker punches",
|
|
"swings",
|
|
"uppercuts",
|
|
"crunchers",
|
|
"kayos",
|
|
"knockdowns",
|
|
"knockouts",
|
|
"KOs",
|
|
"bastinadoes",
|
|
"bastinades",
|
|
"batterings",
|
|
"beatings",
|
|
"drubbings",
|
|
"lickings",
|
|
"pastings",
|
|
"thrashings",
|
|
"wallopings",
|
|
"whippings",
|
|
"whips"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"old computers used to get information by reading the punches on a series of cards"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"perforations",
|
|
"pinholes",
|
|
"pinpricks",
|
|
"pricks",
|
|
"punctures",
|
|
"stabs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gouges",
|
|
"grooves",
|
|
"hollows",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"gashes",
|
|
"incisions",
|
|
"lacerations",
|
|
"notches",
|
|
"rents",
|
|
"rips",
|
|
"ruptures",
|
|
"slashes",
|
|
"slits",
|
|
"tears"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punched out":{
|
|
"to strike repeatedly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you should take a course in anger management\u2014you can't go around punching out people"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bashed",
|
|
"basted",
|
|
"batted",
|
|
"battered",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"belabored",
|
|
"belted",
|
|
"birched",
|
|
"bludgeoned",
|
|
"buffeted",
|
|
"bunged up",
|
|
"clubbed",
|
|
"curried",
|
|
"did",
|
|
"drubbed",
|
|
"fibbed",
|
|
"flogged",
|
|
"hammered",
|
|
"hided",
|
|
"laced",
|
|
"lambasted",
|
|
"lashed",
|
|
"lathered",
|
|
"licked",
|
|
"mauled",
|
|
"messed (up)",
|
|
"paddled",
|
|
"pelted",
|
|
"pommeled",
|
|
"pommelled",
|
|
"pounded",
|
|
"pummeled",
|
|
"pummelled",
|
|
"roughed (up)",
|
|
"slated",
|
|
"slogged",
|
|
"switched",
|
|
"tanned",
|
|
"thrashed",
|
|
"threshed",
|
|
"thumped",
|
|
"tromped",
|
|
"walloped",
|
|
"whaled",
|
|
"whipped",
|
|
"whopped",
|
|
"whapped",
|
|
"whupped",
|
|
"worked over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assailed",
|
|
"assaulted",
|
|
"attacked",
|
|
"beset",
|
|
"boxed",
|
|
"busted",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"chopped",
|
|
"clobbered",
|
|
"clouted",
|
|
"cracked",
|
|
"cudgeled",
|
|
"cudgelled",
|
|
"cuffed",
|
|
"descended (on or upon)",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"jumped (on)",
|
|
"knocked",
|
|
"laid on",
|
|
"lammed",
|
|
"pasted",
|
|
"pounced (on or upon)",
|
|
"punched",
|
|
"raided",
|
|
"rushed",
|
|
"slammed",
|
|
"slapped",
|
|
"smacked",
|
|
"smashed",
|
|
"socked",
|
|
"spanked",
|
|
"stormed",
|
|
"swatted",
|
|
"swiped",
|
|
"thwacked",
|
|
"whacked",
|
|
"whammed",
|
|
"whomped",
|
|
"blackjacked",
|
|
"caned",
|
|
"cowhided",
|
|
"flagellated",
|
|
"fustigated",
|
|
"horsewhipped",
|
|
"leathered",
|
|
"pistol-whipped",
|
|
"rawhided",
|
|
"scourged",
|
|
"strapped",
|
|
"gored",
|
|
"lacerated",
|
|
"wounded",
|
|
"maimed",
|
|
"mangled",
|
|
"mutilated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pungled (up)":{
|
|
"as in put up , paid":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"extended",
|
|
"forked (over, out, or up)",
|
|
"offered",
|
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"paid",
|
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"proffered",
|
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"put up",
|
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"tendered",
|
|
"administered",
|
|
"dished out",
|
|
"dispensed",
|
|
"doled out",
|
|
"handed out",
|
|
"imparted",
|
|
"issued",
|
|
"meted (out)",
|
|
"sacrificed",
|
|
"aided",
|
|
"assisted",
|
|
"benefited",
|
|
"benefitted",
|
|
"helped",
|
|
"lavished",
|
|
"regaled",
|
|
"afforded",
|
|
"comped",
|
|
"furnished",
|
|
"provided",
|
|
"awarded",
|
|
"conferred",
|
|
"endowed",
|
|
"endued",
|
|
"indued",
|
|
"rendered",
|
|
"chipped in",
|
|
"kicked in",
|
|
"pitched in",
|
|
"threw in",
|
|
"bestowed",
|
|
"contributed",
|
|
"donated",
|
|
"gave",
|
|
"gave away",
|
|
"presented",
|
|
"volunteered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"held",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"pocketed",
|
|
"retained",
|
|
"withheld",
|
|
"preserved",
|
|
"saved",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"lent",
|
|
"loaned",
|
|
"sold"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punching":{
|
|
"to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after the man had punched the bartender for eighty-sixing him, bouncers stepped in and restrained him until the police could arrive"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banging",
|
|
"bashing",
|
|
"batting",
|
|
"belting",
|
|
"biffing",
|
|
"bludgeoning",
|
|
"bobbing",
|
|
"bonking",
|
|
"bopping",
|
|
"boxing",
|
|
"busting",
|
|
"clapping",
|
|
"clipping",
|
|
"clobbering",
|
|
"clocking",
|
|
"clouting",
|
|
"cracking",
|
|
"hammering",
|
|
"hitting",
|
|
"knocking",
|
|
"nailing",
|
|
"pasting",
|
|
"pounding",
|
|
"rapping",
|
|
"slamming",
|
|
"slapping",
|
|
"slogging",
|
|
"slugging",
|
|
"smacking",
|
|
"smiting",
|
|
"socking",
|
|
"striking",
|
|
"swatting",
|
|
"swiping",
|
|
"tagging",
|
|
"thumping",
|
|
"thwacking",
|
|
"walloping",
|
|
"whacking",
|
|
"whaling",
|
|
"zapping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"battering",
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"buffeting",
|
|
"bunging",
|
|
"chopping",
|
|
"cuffing",
|
|
"drubbing",
|
|
"lacing",
|
|
"lambasting",
|
|
"licking",
|
|
"mangling",
|
|
"mauling",
|
|
"pelting",
|
|
"peppering",
|
|
"pommeling",
|
|
"pommelling",
|
|
"pummeling",
|
|
"pummelling",
|
|
"roughing",
|
|
"scuffing",
|
|
"bunting",
|
|
"flicking",
|
|
"stroking",
|
|
"tapping",
|
|
"bumping",
|
|
"butting",
|
|
"jabbing",
|
|
"jostling",
|
|
"kicking",
|
|
"kneeing",
|
|
"poking",
|
|
"prodding",
|
|
"pushing",
|
|
"shoving",
|
|
"stamping",
|
|
"bowling (down or over)",
|
|
"creaming",
|
|
"decking",
|
|
"dumping",
|
|
"felling",
|
|
"flooring",
|
|
"knocking down",
|
|
"leveling",
|
|
"levelling",
|
|
"rabbit-punching",
|
|
"sucker punching",
|
|
"caning",
|
|
"clubbing",
|
|
"cudgeling",
|
|
"cudgelling",
|
|
"flailing",
|
|
"flogging",
|
|
"lashing",
|
|
"sapping",
|
|
"slashing",
|
|
"sledgehammering",
|
|
"sledging",
|
|
"spearing",
|
|
"stabbing",
|
|
"switching",
|
|
"thrashing",
|
|
"whipping",
|
|
"beaning",
|
|
"braining",
|
|
"conking",
|
|
"skulling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make a hole or series of holes in":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"punch a ticket"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boring",
|
|
"drilling",
|
|
"holing",
|
|
"perforating",
|
|
"piercing",
|
|
"puncturing",
|
|
"riddling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"broaching",
|
|
"tapping",
|
|
"poking",
|
|
"pricking",
|
|
"prickling",
|
|
"penetrating",
|
|
"burrowing (into)",
|
|
"excavating",
|
|
"gouging",
|
|
"grooving",
|
|
"hollowing",
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"gashing",
|
|
"notching",
|
|
"rending",
|
|
"rupturing",
|
|
"slashing",
|
|
"slitting",
|
|
"splitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"filling",
|
|
"patching",
|
|
"plugging",
|
|
"sealing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to urge, push, or force onward":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"cowboys punching cattle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"driving",
|
|
"herding",
|
|
"running"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"shepherding",
|
|
"wrangling",
|
|
"egging",
|
|
"exhorting",
|
|
"flogging",
|
|
"goading",
|
|
"hounding",
|
|
"pressing",
|
|
"pricking",
|
|
"prodding",
|
|
"prompting",
|
|
"scourging",
|
|
"spurring",
|
|
"whipping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"puncturing":{
|
|
"to make a hole or series of holes in":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a nail punctured the tire"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boring",
|
|
"drilling",
|
|
"holing",
|
|
"perforating",
|
|
"piercing",
|
|
"punching",
|
|
"riddling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"broaching",
|
|
"tapping",
|
|
"poking",
|
|
"pricking",
|
|
"prickling",
|
|
"penetrating",
|
|
"burrowing (into)",
|
|
"excavating",
|
|
"gouging",
|
|
"grooving",
|
|
"hollowing",
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"gashing",
|
|
"notching",
|
|
"rending",
|
|
"rupturing",
|
|
"slashing",
|
|
"slitting",
|
|
"splitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"filling",
|
|
"patching",
|
|
"plugging",
|
|
"sealing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I could never puncture my own skin with a hypodermic needle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"goring",
|
|
"harpooning",
|
|
"impaling",
|
|
"jabbing",
|
|
"lancing",
|
|
"pecking",
|
|
"picking",
|
|
"piercing",
|
|
"pinking",
|
|
"running through",
|
|
"skewering",
|
|
"spearing",
|
|
"spiking",
|
|
"spitting",
|
|
"stabbing",
|
|
"sticking",
|
|
"transfixing",
|
|
"transpiercing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"spindling",
|
|
"perforating",
|
|
"riddling",
|
|
"bayoneting",
|
|
"bayonetting",
|
|
"dirking",
|
|
"gimleting",
|
|
"piking",
|
|
"poniarding",
|
|
"pronging",
|
|
"quilling",
|
|
"pinpricking",
|
|
"poking",
|
|
"pricking",
|
|
"punching",
|
|
"thrusting",
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"knifing",
|
|
"slicing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punas":{
|
|
"as in karoos":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"karoos",
|
|
"karroos",
|
|
"buttes",
|
|
"domes",
|
|
"heights",
|
|
"highlands",
|
|
"uplands",
|
|
"altiplanos",
|
|
"mesas",
|
|
"plateaus",
|
|
"plateaux",
|
|
"tablelands",
|
|
"tables"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punch":{
|
|
"to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after the man had punched the bartender for eighty-sixing him, bouncers stepped in and restrained him until the police could arrive"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bang",
|
|
"bash",
|
|
"bat",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"biff",
|
|
"bludgeon",
|
|
"bob",
|
|
"bonk",
|
|
"bop",
|
|
"box",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"clap",
|
|
"clip",
|
|
"clobber",
|
|
"clock",
|
|
"clout",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"hammer",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"nail",
|
|
"paste",
|
|
"pound",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"slap",
|
|
"slog",
|
|
"slug",
|
|
"smack",
|
|
"smite",
|
|
"sock",
|
|
"strike",
|
|
"swat",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"tag",
|
|
"thump",
|
|
"thwack",
|
|
"wallop",
|
|
"whack",
|
|
"whale",
|
|
"zap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"batter",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"buffet",
|
|
"bung",
|
|
"chop",
|
|
"cuff",
|
|
"drub",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"lambaste",
|
|
"lambast",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"mangle",
|
|
"maul",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"pepper",
|
|
"pommel",
|
|
"pummel",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"scuff",
|
|
"bunt",
|
|
"flick",
|
|
"stroke",
|
|
"tap",
|
|
"bump",
|
|
"butt",
|
|
"jab",
|
|
"jostle",
|
|
"kick",
|
|
"knee",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"prod",
|
|
"push",
|
|
"shove",
|
|
"stamp",
|
|
"bowl (down or over)",
|
|
"cream",
|
|
"deck",
|
|
"dump",
|
|
"fell",
|
|
"floor",
|
|
"knock down",
|
|
"level",
|
|
"rabbit-punch",
|
|
"sucker punch",
|
|
"cane",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"cudgel",
|
|
"flail",
|
|
"flog",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"sap",
|
|
"slash",
|
|
"sledge",
|
|
"sledgehammer",
|
|
"spear",
|
|
"stab",
|
|
"switch",
|
|
"thrash",
|
|
"whip",
|
|
"bean",
|
|
"brain",
|
|
"conk",
|
|
"skull"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make a hole or series of holes in":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"punch a ticket"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bore",
|
|
"drill",
|
|
"hole",
|
|
"perforate",
|
|
"pierce",
|
|
"puncture",
|
|
"riddle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"broach",
|
|
"tap",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"prick",
|
|
"prickle",
|
|
"penetrate",
|
|
"burrow (into)",
|
|
"excavate",
|
|
"gouge",
|
|
"groove",
|
|
"hollow",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"gash",
|
|
"notch",
|
|
"rend",
|
|
"rupture",
|
|
"slash",
|
|
"slit",
|
|
"split"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fill",
|
|
"patch",
|
|
"plug",
|
|
"seal"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to urge, push, or force onward":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"cowboys punching cattle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"herd",
|
|
"run"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"shepherd",
|
|
"wrangle",
|
|
"egg",
|
|
"exhort",
|
|
"flog",
|
|
"goad",
|
|
"hound",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"prick",
|
|
"prod",
|
|
"prompt",
|
|
"scourge",
|
|
"spur",
|
|
"whip"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the quality of an utterance that provokes interest and produces an effect":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the real punch of the speech came in its closing lines"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cogency",
|
|
"effectiveness",
|
|
"force",
|
|
"forcefulness",
|
|
"impact",
|
|
"point"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"payoff",
|
|
"importance",
|
|
"significance",
|
|
"appeal",
|
|
"attraction",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"fascination"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"active strength of body or mind":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we're going to need a candidate with real punch if voters are ever going to get excited about this election"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beans",
|
|
"bounce",
|
|
"brio",
|
|
"dash",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"dynamism",
|
|
"energy",
|
|
"esprit",
|
|
"gas",
|
|
"get-up-and-go",
|
|
"ginger",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"gusto",
|
|
"hardihood",
|
|
"juice",
|
|
"life",
|
|
"moxie",
|
|
"oomph",
|
|
"pep",
|
|
"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"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"indolence",
|
|
"laziness",
|
|
"debilitation",
|
|
"debility",
|
|
"delicacy",
|
|
"disablement",
|
|
"enfeeblement",
|
|
"faintness",
|
|
"feebleness",
|
|
"frailness",
|
|
"frailty",
|
|
"impotence",
|
|
"impotency",
|
|
"infirmity",
|
|
"powerlessness",
|
|
"puniness",
|
|
"slightness",
|
|
"softness",
|
|
"tenderness",
|
|
"weakness",
|
|
"enervation",
|
|
"exhaustion",
|
|
"inanition",
|
|
"prostration"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lethargy",
|
|
"listlessness",
|
|
"sluggishness",
|
|
"torpidity"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the poor palooka wasn't able to land a single punch on his opponent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bang",
|
|
"bash",
|
|
"bat",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"biff",
|
|
"blow",
|
|
"bop",
|
|
"box",
|
|
"buffet",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"chop",
|
|
"clap",
|
|
"clip",
|
|
"clout",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"cuff",
|
|
"dab",
|
|
"douse",
|
|
"fillip",
|
|
"hack",
|
|
"haymaker",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"larrup",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"plump",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"pound",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"slap",
|
|
"slug",
|
|
"smack",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"sock",
|
|
"spank",
|
|
"stinger",
|
|
"stripe",
|
|
"stroke",
|
|
"swat",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"switch",
|
|
"thud",
|
|
"thump",
|
|
"thwack",
|
|
"wallop",
|
|
"welt",
|
|
"whack",
|
|
"wham",
|
|
"whop",
|
|
"whap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"counterblow",
|
|
"counterpunch",
|
|
"counterstroke",
|
|
"body blow",
|
|
"hand",
|
|
"kick",
|
|
"knee",
|
|
"left",
|
|
"one-two",
|
|
"rabbit punch",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"right-hander",
|
|
"roundhouse",
|
|
"shiver",
|
|
"sidewinder",
|
|
"sucker punch",
|
|
"swing",
|
|
"uppercut",
|
|
"cruncher",
|
|
"kayo",
|
|
"knockdown",
|
|
"knockout",
|
|
"KO",
|
|
"bastinado",
|
|
"bastinade",
|
|
"battering",
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"bludgeoning",
|
|
"clobbering",
|
|
"cudgeling",
|
|
"cudgelling",
|
|
"drubbing",
|
|
"hammering",
|
|
"lambasting",
|
|
"licking",
|
|
"pasting",
|
|
"pounding",
|
|
"pummeling",
|
|
"pummelling",
|
|
"thrashing",
|
|
"flogging",
|
|
"walloping",
|
|
"whip",
|
|
"whipping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"old computers used to get information by reading the punches on a series of cards"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"perforation",
|
|
"pinhole",
|
|
"pinprick",
|
|
"prick",
|
|
"puncture",
|
|
"stab"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gouge",
|
|
"groove",
|
|
"hollow",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"gash",
|
|
"incision",
|
|
"laceration",
|
|
"notch",
|
|
"rent",
|
|
"rip",
|
|
"rupture",
|
|
"slash",
|
|
"slit",
|
|
"tear"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pungent":{
|
|
"having a powerfully stimulating odor or flavor":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a pungent chili that is not for those with timid taste buds"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"nippy",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"strong",
|
|
"tangy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acid",
|
|
"acidic",
|
|
"acrid",
|
|
"bitter",
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"gingery",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"peppery",
|
|
"piquant",
|
|
"spicy",
|
|
"tart",
|
|
"zesty",
|
|
"zingy",
|
|
"putrid",
|
|
"rancid",
|
|
"rank",
|
|
"skunky",
|
|
"acute",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"animating",
|
|
"energizing",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"galvanizing",
|
|
"invigorating",
|
|
"provocative",
|
|
"appetizing",
|
|
"delectable",
|
|
"delicious",
|
|
"palatable",
|
|
"toothsome",
|
|
"flavorful",
|
|
"savory",
|
|
"savoury",
|
|
"tasty",
|
|
"aromatic",
|
|
"redolent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aged",
|
|
"mellow",
|
|
"ripe",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"flavorless",
|
|
"insipid",
|
|
"savorless",
|
|
"tasteless",
|
|
"zestless",
|
|
"dilute",
|
|
"thin",
|
|
"watery",
|
|
"weak"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bland",
|
|
"mild",
|
|
"smooth"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a pungent put-down that she will not soon forget"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acerb",
|
|
"acerbic",
|
|
"acid",
|
|
"acidic",
|
|
"acidulous",
|
|
"acrid",
|
|
"barbed",
|
|
"biting",
|
|
"caustic",
|
|
"corrosive",
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"mordant",
|
|
"sarcastic",
|
|
"sardonic",
|
|
"satiric",
|
|
"satirical",
|
|
"scalding",
|
|
"scathing",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"smart-aleck",
|
|
"smart-alecky",
|
|
"smart-mouthed",
|
|
"snarky",
|
|
"tart"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brisk",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"sharp-tongued",
|
|
"sour",
|
|
"sourish",
|
|
"spiky",
|
|
"spikey",
|
|
"tartish",
|
|
"incisive",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"poignant",
|
|
"trenchant",
|
|
"cynical",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"ironic",
|
|
"ironical",
|
|
"wry",
|
|
"facetious",
|
|
"flippant",
|
|
"tongue-in-cheek",
|
|
"acrimonious",
|
|
"bitter",
|
|
"resentful",
|
|
"vitriolic",
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"stringent",
|
|
"abrupt",
|
|
"blunt",
|
|
"brusque",
|
|
"brusk",
|
|
"concise",
|
|
"crisp",
|
|
"curt",
|
|
"gruff",
|
|
"pithy",
|
|
"snippety",
|
|
"snippy",
|
|
"succinct",
|
|
"terse",
|
|
"backhanded",
|
|
"insincere"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"amusing",
|
|
"droll",
|
|
"merry",
|
|
"playful",
|
|
"sportive",
|
|
"waggish",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"mild",
|
|
"bland",
|
|
"good-humored",
|
|
"good-natured",
|
|
"diplomatic",
|
|
"polite",
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
"suave",
|
|
"urbane",
|
|
"affable",
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"gracious",
|
|
"hospitable",
|
|
"sociable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"sharp and pleasantly stimulating to the mind or senses":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a newspaper columnist known for his pungent observations on everyday life"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"pert",
|
|
"piquant",
|
|
"poignant",
|
|
"salty",
|
|
"savory",
|
|
"savoury",
|
|
"zesty",
|
|
"zingy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"racy",
|
|
"spicy",
|
|
"fiery",
|
|
"gingery",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"peppery",
|
|
"vinegary",
|
|
"acute",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"biting",
|
|
"bitter",
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"mordant",
|
|
"trenchant",
|
|
"animating",
|
|
"energizing",
|
|
"enlightening",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"galvanizing",
|
|
"invigorating",
|
|
"piquing",
|
|
"provocative",
|
|
"provoking",
|
|
"ambrosial",
|
|
"appetizing",
|
|
"delectable",
|
|
"delicious",
|
|
"luscious",
|
|
"palatable",
|
|
"scrumptious",
|
|
"toothsome",
|
|
"flavorful",
|
|
"savorous",
|
|
"tasty",
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"engrossing",
|
|
"enthralling",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"gripping",
|
|
"interesting",
|
|
"intriguing",
|
|
"riveting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"flavorless",
|
|
"savorless",
|
|
"tasteless",
|
|
"arid",
|
|
"banal",
|
|
"barren",
|
|
"boring",
|
|
"colorless",
|
|
"drab",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"humdrum",
|
|
"leaden",
|
|
"monotonous",
|
|
"numbing",
|
|
"pedestrian",
|
|
"ponderous",
|
|
"predictable",
|
|
"stale",
|
|
"stodgy",
|
|
"tedious",
|
|
"tiring",
|
|
"uninteresting",
|
|
"wearisome",
|
|
"wearying",
|
|
"bland",
|
|
"dilute",
|
|
"thin",
|
|
"watery",
|
|
"weak"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"insipid",
|
|
"zestless"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punctilious":{
|
|
"marked by or showing careful attention to set forms and details":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"old-money aristocrats with a punctilious sense of propriety"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ceremonious",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"decorous",
|
|
"formal",
|
|
"nice",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"starchy",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"stiff-necked",
|
|
"stilted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"solemn",
|
|
"stately",
|
|
"chivalrous",
|
|
"courtly",
|
|
"gallant",
|
|
"genteel",
|
|
"polished",
|
|
"refined",
|
|
"civil",
|
|
"courteous",
|
|
"polite",
|
|
"red-carpet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"improper",
|
|
"indecorous",
|
|
"unmannerly",
|
|
"discourteous",
|
|
"impolite",
|
|
"rude"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"casual",
|
|
"easygoing",
|
|
"informal",
|
|
"laid-back",
|
|
"unceremonious"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punctiliously":{
|
|
"as in carefully , meticulously":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"carefully",
|
|
"formally",
|
|
"gingerly",
|
|
"meticulously",
|
|
"orderly",
|
|
"methodically",
|
|
"systematically",
|
|
"deliberately",
|
|
"intentionally",
|
|
"purposefully",
|
|
"purposely"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aimlessly",
|
|
"anyhow",
|
|
"anyway",
|
|
"anywise",
|
|
"desultorily",
|
|
"erratically",
|
|
"haphazard",
|
|
"haphazardly",
|
|
"helter-skelter",
|
|
"hit or miss",
|
|
"irregularly",
|
|
"randomly",
|
|
"willy-nilly",
|
|
"arbitrarily",
|
|
"capriciously",
|
|
"carelessly",
|
|
"casually",
|
|
"indiscriminately",
|
|
"informally",
|
|
"offhand",
|
|
"offhandedly",
|
|
"promiscuously",
|
|
"whimsically",
|
|
"accidentally",
|
|
"fortuitously",
|
|
"inadvertently",
|
|
"unconsciously",
|
|
"unintentionally",
|
|
"unwittingly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punctiliousness":{
|
|
"as in responsibility , irreproachability":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dutifulness",
|
|
"irreproachability",
|
|
"irreproachableness",
|
|
"responsibility",
|
|
"alertness",
|
|
"mindfulness",
|
|
"vigilance",
|
|
"watchfulness",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"effort",
|
|
"painstaking",
|
|
"trouble",
|
|
"advertence",
|
|
"advertency",
|
|
"attention",
|
|
"concentration",
|
|
"focus",
|
|
"observance",
|
|
"observation",
|
|
"exactness",
|
|
"particularity",
|
|
"precision",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"carefulness",
|
|
"closeness",
|
|
"conscientiousness",
|
|
"heed",
|
|
"heedfulness",
|
|
"meticulosity",
|
|
"meticulousness",
|
|
"pains",
|
|
"scrupulousness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"heedlessness",
|
|
"inattentiveness",
|
|
"negligence",
|
|
"inadvertence",
|
|
"inadvertency",
|
|
"inattention",
|
|
"inobservance"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punching bag":{
|
|
"as in pushover , quitter":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"pushover",
|
|
"quitter",
|
|
"loser",
|
|
"failure",
|
|
"flop",
|
|
"washout",
|
|
"underdog"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"beater",
|
|
"conqueror",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"subduer",
|
|
"trimmer",
|
|
"vanquisher",
|
|
"victor",
|
|
"whipper",
|
|
"winner",
|
|
"champ",
|
|
"champion",
|
|
"finalist",
|
|
"placer",
|
|
"dominator",
|
|
"overdog",
|
|
"ruler",
|
|
"subjugator",
|
|
"top dog"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punctuate":{
|
|
"to indicate the importance of by centering attention on":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"punctuated each and every word of his denial with a pound of his fist on the table"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accent",
|
|
"accentuate",
|
|
"emphasize",
|
|
"feature",
|
|
"foreground",
|
|
"highlight",
|
|
"illuminate",
|
|
"play up",
|
|
"point (up)",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"stress"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"focus",
|
|
"identify",
|
|
"pinpoint",
|
|
"spotlight",
|
|
"advertise",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"plug",
|
|
"promote",
|
|
"publicize",
|
|
"overplay"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"tone (down)",
|
|
"underemphasize",
|
|
"understate",
|
|
"belittle",
|
|
"discount",
|
|
"disparage",
|
|
"minimize"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"de-emphasize",
|
|
"play down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punditry":{
|
|
"as in column , editorial":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"column",
|
|
"commentary",
|
|
"editorial",
|
|
"criticism",
|
|
"critique",
|
|
"examen",
|
|
"notice",
|
|
"review",
|
|
"appraisal",
|
|
"assessment",
|
|
"evaluation",
|
|
"analysis",
|
|
"examination",
|
|
"opinion",
|
|
"outline",
|
|
"study",
|
|
"survey"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"puncheon":{
|
|
"an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"stored the puncheons of rum in the cellar"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"barrel",
|
|
"butt",
|
|
"cask",
|
|
"firkin",
|
|
"hogshead",
|
|
"keg",
|
|
"kilderkin",
|
|
"pipe",
|
|
"rundlet",
|
|
"runlet",
|
|
"tun"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"scuttlebutt",
|
|
"cistern",
|
|
"tub",
|
|
"vat",
|
|
"can",
|
|
"drum"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punch-drunk":{
|
|
"suffering from mental confusion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"punch-drunk from having stayed up all night, she struggled through the exam"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"addle",
|
|
"addled",
|
|
"addlepated",
|
|
"bedeviled",
|
|
"befogged",
|
|
"befuddled",
|
|
"bemused",
|
|
"bewildered",
|
|
"bushed",
|
|
"confounded",
|
|
"confused",
|
|
"dazed",
|
|
"distracted",
|
|
"dizzy",
|
|
"dopey",
|
|
"dopy",
|
|
"fogged",
|
|
"mixed-up",
|
|
"muddleheaded",
|
|
"muzzy",
|
|
"pixilated",
|
|
"pixillated",
|
|
"punchy",
|
|
"raddled",
|
|
"shell-shocked",
|
|
"silly",
|
|
"slaphappy",
|
|
"spaced-out",
|
|
"spaced",
|
|
"spacey",
|
|
"spacy",
|
|
"stunned",
|
|
"stupefied",
|
|
"zonked",
|
|
"zonked-out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"senseless",
|
|
"unconscious"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alert",
|
|
"conscious"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clearheaded"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punch-outs":{
|
|
"as in fistfights , fisticuffs":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blows",
|
|
"fistfights",
|
|
"fisticuffs",
|
|
"grapples",
|
|
"handgrips",
|
|
"punch-ups",
|
|
"slugfests",
|
|
"affrays",
|
|
"battles royal",
|
|
"battle royals",
|
|
"battles royale",
|
|
"battle royales",
|
|
"brawls",
|
|
"broils",
|
|
"donnybrooks",
|
|
"free-for-alls",
|
|
"melees",
|
|
"m\u00eal\u00e9es",
|
|
"mix-ups",
|
|
"ruckuses",
|
|
"ructions",
|
|
"confrontations",
|
|
"duels",
|
|
"face-offs",
|
|
"jousts",
|
|
"pitched battles",
|
|
"rough-and-tumbles",
|
|
"altercations",
|
|
"argle-bargles",
|
|
"arguments",
|
|
"argy-bargies",
|
|
"contretemps",
|
|
"controversies",
|
|
"cross fires",
|
|
"disagreements",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"fallings-out",
|
|
"falling-outs",
|
|
"kickups",
|
|
"misunderstandings",
|
|
"quarrels",
|
|
"rows",
|
|
"spats",
|
|
"squabbles",
|
|
"tangles",
|
|
"tiffs",
|
|
"wrangles",
|
|
"battles",
|
|
"clashes",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"conflicts",
|
|
"contests",
|
|
"dustups",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"fracases",
|
|
"fracas",
|
|
"frays",
|
|
"hassles",
|
|
"scraps",
|
|
"scrimmages",
|
|
"scrums",
|
|
"scuffles",
|
|
"skirmishes",
|
|
"struggles",
|
|
"tussles",
|
|
"catfights"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"truces"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punter":{
|
|
"a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an East End prostitute who claimed that many of her punters were from the upper echelons of London society"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"account",
|
|
"client",
|
|
"customer",
|
|
"guest",
|
|
"patron"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"consumer",
|
|
"end user",
|
|
"user",
|
|
"buyer",
|
|
"correspondent",
|
|
"purchaser",
|
|
"vendee",
|
|
"browser",
|
|
"prospect",
|
|
"shopper",
|
|
"window-shopper",
|
|
"bargainer",
|
|
"haggler",
|
|
"regular"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"broker",
|
|
"merchant",
|
|
"seller",
|
|
"vendor",
|
|
"vender",
|
|
"shopkeeper",
|
|
"tradesman",
|
|
"black marketer",
|
|
"black marketeer",
|
|
"fence"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"one that bets (as on the outcome of a contest or sports event)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the huge amount of money that punters in Britain put on football matches"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bettor",
|
|
"better",
|
|
"gambler",
|
|
"gamester",
|
|
"wagerer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"high roller",
|
|
"piker",
|
|
"dicer",
|
|
"bluffer",
|
|
"sharper",
|
|
"speculator",
|
|
"bookmaker",
|
|
"handicapper",
|
|
"oddsmaker",
|
|
"tipster"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punts":{
|
|
"as in skiffs , canoes":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bateaux",
|
|
"batteaux",
|
|
"ca\u00efques",
|
|
"canoes",
|
|
"catamarans",
|
|
"coracles",
|
|
"curraghs",
|
|
"currachs",
|
|
"dhows",
|
|
"dinghies",
|
|
"dinks",
|
|
"dories",
|
|
"dugouts",
|
|
"flatboats",
|
|
"garveys",
|
|
"gigs",
|
|
"johnboats",
|
|
"kayaks",
|
|
"outriggers",
|
|
"paddleboats",
|
|
"pinnaces",
|
|
"piraguas",
|
|
"pirogues",
|
|
"pontoons",
|
|
"prams",
|
|
"rafts",
|
|
"rowboats",
|
|
"rowing boats",
|
|
"sampans",
|
|
"scows",
|
|
"sculls",
|
|
"shallops",
|
|
"shells",
|
|
"skiffs",
|
|
"surfboats",
|
|
"umiaks",
|
|
"wherries",
|
|
"bottoms",
|
|
"crafts",
|
|
"vessels",
|
|
"watercrafts",
|
|
"catboats",
|
|
"ketches",
|
|
"sailboats",
|
|
"schooners",
|
|
"yachts",
|
|
"cruisers",
|
|
"inboards",
|
|
"motorboats",
|
|
"outboards",
|
|
"powerboats",
|
|
"houseboats",
|
|
"riverboats",
|
|
"auxiliaries",
|
|
"bumboats",
|
|
"cutters",
|
|
"jolly boats",
|
|
"launches",
|
|
"lifeboats",
|
|
"longboats",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"yawls",
|
|
"barges",
|
|
"hoys",
|
|
"keelboats",
|
|
"keels",
|
|
"lighters",
|
|
"narrow boats",
|
|
"towboats",
|
|
"tugboats",
|
|
"tugs",
|
|
"ferries",
|
|
"ferryboats",
|
|
"gondolas",
|
|
"taxis",
|
|
"taxies",
|
|
"water taxis"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in poles":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"poles",
|
|
"canoes",
|
|
"kayaks",
|
|
"feathers",
|
|
"pulls",
|
|
"oars",
|
|
"paddles",
|
|
"rows",
|
|
"sculls"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punch-ups":{
|
|
"as in blows , fistfights":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blows",
|
|
"fistfights",
|
|
"fisticuffs",
|
|
"grapples",
|
|
"handgrips",
|
|
"punch-outs",
|
|
"slugfests",
|
|
"affrays",
|
|
"battles royal",
|
|
"battle royals",
|
|
"battles royale",
|
|
"battle royales",
|
|
"brawls",
|
|
"broils",
|
|
"donnybrooks",
|
|
"free-for-alls",
|
|
"melees",
|
|
"m\u00eal\u00e9es",
|
|
"mix-ups",
|
|
"ruckuses",
|
|
"ructions",
|
|
"confrontations",
|
|
"duels",
|
|
"face-offs",
|
|
"jousts",
|
|
"pitched battles",
|
|
"rough-and-tumbles",
|
|
"altercations",
|
|
"argle-bargles",
|
|
"arguments",
|
|
"argy-bargies",
|
|
"contretemps",
|
|
"controversies",
|
|
"cross fires",
|
|
"disagreements",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"fallings-out",
|
|
"falling-outs",
|
|
"kickups",
|
|
"misunderstandings",
|
|
"quarrels",
|
|
"rows",
|
|
"spats",
|
|
"squabbles",
|
|
"tangles",
|
|
"tiffs",
|
|
"wrangles",
|
|
"battles",
|
|
"clashes",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"conflicts",
|
|
"contests",
|
|
"dustups",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"fracases",
|
|
"fracas",
|
|
"frays",
|
|
"hassles",
|
|
"scraps",
|
|
"scrimmages",
|
|
"scrums",
|
|
"scuffles",
|
|
"skirmishes",
|
|
"struggles",
|
|
"tussles",
|
|
"catfights"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"truces"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punks":{
|
|
"a person who is just starting out in a field of activity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an impertinent punk who was trying to tell senior colleagues how to do their jobs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abecedarians",
|
|
"apprentices",
|
|
"babes",
|
|
"beginners",
|
|
"colts",
|
|
"cubs",
|
|
"fledglings",
|
|
"freshmen",
|
|
"greenhorns",
|
|
"neophytes",
|
|
"newbies",
|
|
"newcomers",
|
|
"novices",
|
|
"novitiates",
|
|
"recruits",
|
|
"rookies",
|
|
"rooks",
|
|
"tenderfeet",
|
|
"tenderfoots",
|
|
"tyros",
|
|
"virgins"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boots",
|
|
"amateurs",
|
|
"dabblers",
|
|
"dilettantes",
|
|
"dilettanti",
|
|
"learners",
|
|
"students",
|
|
"trainees",
|
|
"candidates",
|
|
"entrants",
|
|
"probationers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"experts",
|
|
"masters",
|
|
"professionals",
|
|
"pros"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"old hands",
|
|
"old-timers",
|
|
"veterans",
|
|
"vets"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the vigilante was hailed by some as a hero for standing up to the punks who had repeatedly threatened his family"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bullies",
|
|
"gangbangers",
|
|
"gangstas",
|
|
"gangsters",
|
|
"goons",
|
|
"gorillas",
|
|
"hoodlums",
|
|
"hoods",
|
|
"hooligans",
|
|
"mobsters",
|
|
"mugs",
|
|
"plug-uglies",
|
|
"roughnecks",
|
|
"rowdies",
|
|
"ruffians",
|
|
"thugs",
|
|
"toughies",
|
|
"toughs",
|
|
"yobbos",
|
|
"yobboes",
|
|
"yobs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cutthroats",
|
|
"scoundrels",
|
|
"villains",
|
|
"assassins",
|
|
"bandits",
|
|
"bravos",
|
|
"bravoes",
|
|
"brigands",
|
|
"criminals",
|
|
"crooks",
|
|
"desperadoes",
|
|
"desperados",
|
|
"felons",
|
|
"gunmen",
|
|
"highwaymen",
|
|
"lawbreakers",
|
|
"mafiosi",
|
|
"malefactors",
|
|
"offenders",
|
|
"outlaws",
|
|
"perpetrators",
|
|
"perps",
|
|
"pirates",
|
|
"pickpockets",
|
|
"racketeers",
|
|
"robbers",
|
|
"swindlers",
|
|
"thieves",
|
|
"vandals",
|
|
"juvenile delinquents",
|
|
"tearaways"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punctuality":{
|
|
"the quality or habit of arriving or being ready on time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"our boss is a real stickler for punctuality \u2014he expects everyone to be at their desk by nine o'clock"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"promptitude",
|
|
"promptness",
|
|
"timeliness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alacrity",
|
|
"aptness",
|
|
"quickness",
|
|
"readiness",
|
|
"willingness",
|
|
"earliness",
|
|
"prematurity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belatedness",
|
|
"lateness",
|
|
"slowness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"tardiness",
|
|
"unpunctuality"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"puncheons":{
|
|
"an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"stored the puncheons of rum in the cellar"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"barrels",
|
|
"butts",
|
|
"casks",
|
|
"firkins",
|
|
"hogsheads",
|
|
"kegs",
|
|
"kilderkins",
|
|
"pipes",
|
|
"rundlets",
|
|
"runlets",
|
|
"tuns"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"scuttlebutt",
|
|
"cisterns",
|
|
"tubs",
|
|
"vats",
|
|
"cans",
|
|
"drums"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punting":{
|
|
"as in poling":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"poling",
|
|
"canoeing",
|
|
"kayaking",
|
|
"feathering",
|
|
"pulling",
|
|
"oaring",
|
|
"paddling",
|
|
"rowing",
|
|
"sculling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punch-up":{
|
|
"as in fistfight , slugfest":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blows",
|
|
"fistfight",
|
|
"fisticuffs",
|
|
"grapple",
|
|
"handgrips",
|
|
"punch-out",
|
|
"slugfest",
|
|
"affray",
|
|
"battle royal",
|
|
"brawl",
|
|
"broil",
|
|
"donnybrook",
|
|
"free-for-all",
|
|
"melee",
|
|
"m\u00eal\u00e9e",
|
|
"mix-up",
|
|
"ruckus",
|
|
"ruction",
|
|
"confrontation",
|
|
"duel",
|
|
"face-off",
|
|
"joust",
|
|
"pitched battle",
|
|
"rough-and-tumble",
|
|
"altercation",
|
|
"argle-bargle",
|
|
"argument",
|
|
"argy-bargy",
|
|
"contretemps",
|
|
"controversy",
|
|
"cross fire",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"falling-out",
|
|
"kickup",
|
|
"misunderstanding",
|
|
"quarrel",
|
|
"row",
|
|
"spat",
|
|
"squabble",
|
|
"tangle",
|
|
"tiff",
|
|
"wrangle",
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"clash",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"dustup",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"fracas",
|
|
"fray",
|
|
"hassle",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"scrimmage",
|
|
"scrum",
|
|
"scuffle",
|
|
"skirmish",
|
|
"struggle",
|
|
"tussle",
|
|
"catfight"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"truce"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punch out":{
|
|
"to strike repeatedly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you should take a course in anger management\u2014you can't go around punching out people"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bash",
|
|
"baste",
|
|
"bat",
|
|
"batter",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"belabor",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"birch",
|
|
"bludgeon",
|
|
"buffet",
|
|
"bung up",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"curry",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"drub",
|
|
"fib",
|
|
"flog",
|
|
"hammer",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"lambaste",
|
|
"lambast",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"lather",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"maul",
|
|
"mess (up)",
|
|
"paddle",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"pommel",
|
|
"pound",
|
|
"pummel",
|
|
"rough (up)",
|
|
"slate",
|
|
"slog",
|
|
"switch",
|
|
"tan",
|
|
"thrash",
|
|
"thresh",
|
|
"thump",
|
|
"tromp",
|
|
"wallop",
|
|
"whale",
|
|
"whip",
|
|
"whop",
|
|
"whap",
|
|
"whup",
|
|
"work over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assail",
|
|
"assault",
|
|
"attack",
|
|
"beset",
|
|
"box",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"chop",
|
|
"clobber",
|
|
"clout",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"cudgel",
|
|
"cuff",
|
|
"descend (on or upon)",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"jump (on)",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"lam",
|
|
"lay on",
|
|
"paste",
|
|
"pounce (on or upon)",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"raid",
|
|
"rush",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"slap",
|
|
"smack",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"sock",
|
|
"spank",
|
|
"storm",
|
|
"swat",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"thwack",
|
|
"whack",
|
|
"wham",
|
|
"whomp",
|
|
"blackjack",
|
|
"cane",
|
|
"cowhide",
|
|
"flagellate",
|
|
"fustigate",
|
|
"horsewhip",
|
|
"leather",
|
|
"pistol-whip",
|
|
"rawhide",
|
|
"scourge",
|
|
"strap",
|
|
"gore",
|
|
"lacerate",
|
|
"wound",
|
|
"maim",
|
|
"mangle",
|
|
"mutilate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in fistfight , slugfest":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blows",
|
|
"fistfight",
|
|
"fisticuffs",
|
|
"grapple",
|
|
"handgrips",
|
|
"punch-up",
|
|
"slugfest",
|
|
"affray",
|
|
"battle royal",
|
|
"brawl",
|
|
"broil",
|
|
"donnybrook",
|
|
"free-for-all",
|
|
"melee",
|
|
"m\u00eal\u00e9e",
|
|
"mix-up",
|
|
"ruckus",
|
|
"ruction",
|
|
"confrontation",
|
|
"duel",
|
|
"face-off",
|
|
"joust",
|
|
"pitched battle",
|
|
"rough-and-tumble",
|
|
"altercation",
|
|
"argle-bargle",
|
|
"argument",
|
|
"argy-bargy",
|
|
"contretemps",
|
|
"controversy",
|
|
"cross fire",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"falling-out",
|
|
"kickup",
|
|
"misunderstanding",
|
|
"quarrel",
|
|
"row",
|
|
"spat",
|
|
"squabble",
|
|
"tangle",
|
|
"tiff",
|
|
"wrangle",
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"clash",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"dustup",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"fracas",
|
|
"fray",
|
|
"hassle",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"scrimmage",
|
|
"scrum",
|
|
"scuffle",
|
|
"skirmish",
|
|
"struggle",
|
|
"tussle",
|
|
"catfight"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"truce"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punters":{
|
|
"a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an East End prostitute who claimed that many of her punters were from the upper echelons of London society"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accounts",
|
|
"clients",
|
|
"customers",
|
|
"guests",
|
|
"patrons"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"consumers",
|
|
"end users",
|
|
"users",
|
|
"buyers",
|
|
"correspondents",
|
|
"purchasers",
|
|
"vendees",
|
|
"browsers",
|
|
"prospects",
|
|
"shoppers",
|
|
"window-shoppers",
|
|
"bargainers",
|
|
"hagglers",
|
|
"regulars"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brokers",
|
|
"merchants",
|
|
"sellers",
|
|
"vendors",
|
|
"venders",
|
|
"shopkeepers",
|
|
"tradesmen",
|
|
"black marketers",
|
|
"black marketeers",
|
|
"fences"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"one that bets (as on the outcome of a contest or sports event)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the huge amount of money that punters in Britain put on football matches"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bettors",
|
|
"betters",
|
|
"gamblers",
|
|
"gamesters",
|
|
"wagerers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"high rollers",
|
|
"pikers",
|
|
"dicers",
|
|
"bluffers",
|
|
"sharpers",
|
|
"speculators",
|
|
"bookmakers",
|
|
"handicappers",
|
|
"oddsmakers",
|
|
"tipsters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punditries":{
|
|
"as in columns , editorials":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"columns",
|
|
"commentaries",
|
|
"editorials",
|
|
"criticisms",
|
|
"critiques",
|
|
"examens",
|
|
"notices",
|
|
"reviews",
|
|
"appraisals",
|
|
"assessments",
|
|
"evaluations",
|
|
"analyses",
|
|
"examinations",
|
|
"opinions",
|
|
"outlines",
|
|
"studies",
|
|
"surveys"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pungle (up)":{
|
|
"as in put up , pay":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"extend",
|
|
"fork (over, out, or up)",
|
|
"offer",
|
|
"pay",
|
|
"proffer",
|
|
"put up",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"administer",
|
|
"dish out",
|
|
"dispense",
|
|
"dole out",
|
|
"hand out",
|
|
"impart",
|
|
"issue",
|
|
"mete (out)",
|
|
"sacrifice",
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"assist",
|
|
"benefit",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"lavish",
|
|
"regale",
|
|
"afford",
|
|
"comp",
|
|
"furnish",
|
|
"provide",
|
|
"award",
|
|
"confer",
|
|
"endow",
|
|
"endue",
|
|
"indue",
|
|
"render",
|
|
"chip in",
|
|
"kick in",
|
|
"pitch in",
|
|
"throw in",
|
|
"bestow",
|
|
"contribute",
|
|
"donate",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"give away",
|
|
"present",
|
|
"volunteer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"retain",
|
|
"withhold",
|
|
"preserve",
|
|
"save",
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"lend",
|
|
"loan",
|
|
"sell"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punctured":{
|
|
"to make a hole or series of holes in":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a nail punctured the tire"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bored",
|
|
"drilled",
|
|
"holed",
|
|
"perforated",
|
|
"pierced",
|
|
"punched",
|
|
"riddled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"broached",
|
|
"tapped",
|
|
"poked",
|
|
"pricked",
|
|
"prickled",
|
|
"penetrated",
|
|
"burrowed (into)",
|
|
"excavated",
|
|
"gouged",
|
|
"grooved",
|
|
"hollowed",
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"gashed",
|
|
"notched",
|
|
"rent",
|
|
"rended",
|
|
"ruptured",
|
|
"slashed",
|
|
"slit",
|
|
"split"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"filled",
|
|
"patched",
|
|
"plugged",
|
|
"sealed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I could never puncture my own skin with a hypodermic needle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gored",
|
|
"harpooned",
|
|
"impaled",
|
|
"jabbed",
|
|
"lanced",
|
|
"pecked",
|
|
"picked",
|
|
"pierced",
|
|
"pinked",
|
|
"ran through",
|
|
"skewered",
|
|
"speared",
|
|
"spiked",
|
|
"spitted",
|
|
"stabbed",
|
|
"stuck",
|
|
"transfixed",
|
|
"transpierced"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"spindled",
|
|
"perforated",
|
|
"riddled",
|
|
"bayoneted",
|
|
"bayonetted",
|
|
"dirked",
|
|
"gimleted",
|
|
"piked",
|
|
"poniarded",
|
|
"pronged",
|
|
"quilled",
|
|
"pinpricked",
|
|
"poked",
|
|
"pricked",
|
|
"punched",
|
|
"thrust",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"knifed",
|
|
"sliced"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pundit":{
|
|
"a person of deep wisdom or learning":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a moral question that has puzzled the pundits throughout the ages"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"sage",
|
|
"savant",
|
|
"scholar"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"seer",
|
|
"wise man",
|
|
"polyhistor",
|
|
"polymath",
|
|
"Renaissance man",
|
|
"brain",
|
|
"genius",
|
|
"highbrow",
|
|
"intellect",
|
|
"intellectual",
|
|
"thinker",
|
|
"whiz",
|
|
"wizard",
|
|
"guru",
|
|
"mahatma",
|
|
"pandit",
|
|
"swami",
|
|
"yogi",
|
|
"yogin",
|
|
"rabbi",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"mentor",
|
|
"teacher"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blockhead",
|
|
"dodo",
|
|
"dolt",
|
|
"donkey",
|
|
"dope",
|
|
"dumbbell",
|
|
"dummy",
|
|
"dunce",
|
|
"fathead",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"goon",
|
|
"half-wit",
|
|
"idiot",
|
|
"ignoramus",
|
|
"imbecile",
|
|
"jackass",
|
|
"know-nothing",
|
|
"moron",
|
|
"nincompoop",
|
|
"ninny",
|
|
"nitwit",
|
|
"numskull",
|
|
"numbskull",
|
|
"pinhead",
|
|
"simpleton",
|
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"stock",
|
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"turkey"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[]
|
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},
|
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"a person who makes or expresses a judgment on the quality of offerings in some field of endeavor":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the new mini laptop has gotten a thumbs-up from industry pundits"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"critic",
|
|
"reviewer"
|
|
],
|
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"near synonyms":[
|
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"analyst",
|
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"annotator",
|
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"columnist",
|
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"commentator",
|
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"observer",
|
|
"appraiser",
|
|
"evaluator",
|
|
"judge",
|
|
"referee"
|
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"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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"punitive damages":{
|
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"as in solatium":{
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
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"near synonyms":[
|
|
"solatium",
|
|
"compensation",
|
|
"damages",
|
|
"indemnification",
|
|
"indemnity",
|
|
"quittance",
|
|
"recompense",
|
|
"recoupment",
|
|
"redress",
|
|
"remuneration",
|
|
"reparation",
|
|
"reprisal(s)",
|
|
"requital",
|
|
"restitution",
|
|
"satisfaction",
|
|
"amends",
|
|
"atonement",
|
|
"expiation",
|
|
"bail",
|
|
"deposit",
|
|
"pawn",
|
|
"security",
|
|
"refund",
|
|
"reimbursement",
|
|
"repayment",
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"bargain",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"concordat",
|
|
"convention",
|
|
"pact",
|
|
"treaty",
|
|
"adjustment",
|
|
"settlement",
|
|
"oath",
|
|
"pledge",
|
|
"troth",
|
|
"vow",
|
|
"word",
|
|
"punishment",
|
|
"retaliation",
|
|
"bond",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"covenant",
|
|
"deal",
|
|
"guarantee",
|
|
"guaranty",
|
|
"surety",
|
|
"warranty"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punishes":{
|
|
"to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the child was punished for breaking dishes on purpose",
|
|
"if caught, the thief will be severely punished"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"castigates",
|
|
"chastens",
|
|
"chastises",
|
|
"corrects",
|
|
"disciplines",
|
|
"penalizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assesses",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"docks",
|
|
"fines",
|
|
"imposes",
|
|
"levies",
|
|
"mulcts",
|
|
"convicts",
|
|
"sentences",
|
|
"condemns",
|
|
"damns",
|
|
"denounces",
|
|
"criticizes",
|
|
"keelhauls",
|
|
"rebukes",
|
|
"reprimands",
|
|
"reproves",
|
|
"wreaks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"forfeits",
|
|
"gets off",
|
|
"ransoms",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"commutes",
|
|
"reprieves",
|
|
"absolves",
|
|
"acquits",
|
|
"exculpates",
|
|
"exonerates",
|
|
"vindicates"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"excuses",
|
|
"pardons",
|
|
"spares"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punted":{
|
|
"as in poled":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"poled",
|
|
"canoed",
|
|
"kayaked",
|
|
"feathered",
|
|
"pulled",
|
|
"oared",
|
|
"paddled",
|
|
"rowed",
|
|
"sculled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punitive":{
|
|
"inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"any misbehavior was immediately met with a punitive response",
|
|
"the company had to pay a million dollars in punitive damages"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"castigating",
|
|
"chastening",
|
|
"chastising",
|
|
"correcting",
|
|
"correctional",
|
|
"corrective",
|
|
"disciplinary",
|
|
"disciplining",
|
|
"penal",
|
|
"penalizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"retaliative",
|
|
"retaliatory",
|
|
"retributive",
|
|
"retributory",
|
|
"revengeful",
|
|
"vengeful",
|
|
"wrathful"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compensatory",
|
|
"acquitting",
|
|
"exculpating",
|
|
"exculpatory",
|
|
"exonerating",
|
|
"vindicating",
|
|
"absolving",
|
|
"condoning",
|
|
"pardoning",
|
|
"remitting",
|
|
"commuting",
|
|
"reprieving"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonpunitive"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"punctures":{
|
|
"a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a leak caused by several small punctures in the rubber gasket"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"perforations",
|
|
"pinholes",
|
|
"pinpricks",
|
|
"pricks",
|
|
"punches",
|
|
"stabs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gouges",
|
|
"grooves",
|
|
"hollows",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"gashes",
|
|
"incisions",
|
|
"lacerations",
|
|
"notches",
|
|
"rents",
|
|
"rips",
|
|
"ruptures",
|
|
"slashes",
|
|
"slits",
|
|
"tears"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make a hole or series of holes in":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a nail punctured the tire"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bores",
|
|
"drills",
|
|
"holes",
|
|
"perforates",
|
|
"pierces",
|
|
"punches",
|
|
"riddles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"broaches",
|
|
"taps",
|
|
"pokes",
|
|
"prickles",
|
|
"pricks",
|
|
"penetrates",
|
|
"burrows (into)",
|
|
"excavates",
|
|
"gouges",
|
|
"grooves",
|
|
"hollows",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"gashes",
|
|
"notches",
|
|
"rends",
|
|
"ruptures",
|
|
"slashes",
|
|
"slits",
|
|
"splits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fills",
|
|
"patches",
|
|
"plugs",
|
|
"seals"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I could never puncture my own skin with a hypodermic needle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gores",
|
|
"harpoons",
|
|
"impales",
|
|
"jabs",
|
|
"lances",
|
|
"pecks",
|
|
"picks",
|
|
"pierces",
|
|
"pinks",
|
|
"runs through",
|
|
"skewers",
|
|
"spears",
|
|
"spikes",
|
|
"spits",
|
|
"stabs",
|
|
"sticks",
|
|
"transfixes",
|
|
"transpierces"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"spindles",
|
|
"perforates",
|
|
"riddles",
|
|
"bayonets",
|
|
"dirks",
|
|
"gimlets",
|
|
"pikes",
|
|
"poniards",
|
|
"prongs",
|
|
"quills",
|
|
"pinpricks",
|
|
"pokes",
|
|
"pricks",
|
|
"punches",
|
|
"thrusts",
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"knifes",
|
|
"slices"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |