dict_dl/en_MW_thesaurus/gi_mwt.json
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{
"GIs":{
"as in soldiers , servicemen":{
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"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to remove the dirt from":{
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"besmirches",
"dirties",
"fouls",
"soils",
"spots",
"stains",
"sullies"
],
"examples":[
"in preparation for one of her mother-in-law's dreaded visits, she had GI'd the whole house"
],
"near antonyms":[
"begrimes",
"muddies",
"defiles",
"pollutes",
"taints",
"blackens",
"discolors"
],
"related":[
"decontaminates",
"purges",
"purifies",
"disinfects",
"sanitizes",
"brushes",
"combs",
"dry-cleans",
"dusts",
"launders",
"mops",
"mucks (out)",
"rinses",
"scours",
"scrubs",
"shampoos",
"sponges",
"swabs",
"sweeps",
"vacuums",
"washes",
"wipes",
"brightens",
"deodorizes",
"freshens",
"spruces (up)",
"sweetens",
"picks up",
"straightens (up)",
"tidies",
"unclutters"
],
"synonyms":[
"cleans",
"cleanses",
"deterges",
"turns out"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"gibbeting":{
"as in pillorying , excoriating":{
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"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
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"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"as in pillories , excoriates":{
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"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"giber":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gift":{
"a special and usually inborn ability":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"has a gift for making guests feel right at home"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disability",
"handicap",
"inability",
"incapacity",
"shortcoming",
"weakness"
],
"related":[
"affinity",
"bias",
"disposition",
"habitude",
"impulse",
"inclination",
"leaning",
"partiality",
"penchant",
"predilection",
"predisposition",
"proclivity",
"propensity",
"tendency",
"turn",
"ear",
"eye",
"mind",
"nose",
"feel",
"hang",
"instinct",
"touch",
"way",
"capability",
"competence",
"facility",
"proficiency",
"skill",
"capacity",
"potential",
"power",
"forte",
"specialism",
"speciality",
"specialty"
],
"synonyms":[
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"bent",
"endowment",
"faculty",
"flair",
"genius",
"head",
"knack",
"talent"
]
},
"something given to someone without expectation of a return":{
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"examples":[
"gave him an unusual birthday gift"
],
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"advance",
"loan",
"bribe",
"douceur",
"peace offering",
"sop"
],
"related":[
"alms",
"benefaction",
"beneficence",
"benevolence",
"charity",
"contribution",
"dole",
"handout",
"oblation",
"offering",
"philanthropy",
"tithe",
"box",
"care package",
"foy",
"grant",
"subsidy",
"remembrance",
"tribute",
"valentine",
"bonus",
"boon",
"windfall",
"courtesy",
"favor",
"generosity",
"sacrifice",
"gratuity",
"propine",
"tip",
"award",
"prize",
"reward",
"dowry",
"bequest",
"legacy"
],
"synonyms":[
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"comp",
"donation",
"donative",
"fairing",
"freebie",
"freebee",
"giveaway",
"handsel",
"lagniappe",
"largesse",
"largess",
"present",
"presentation"
]
},
"to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute":{
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"examples":[
"gifted with an uncanny ability to persuade people to do things they ordinarily wouldn't"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dispossess",
"divest",
"strip",
"deplete",
"drain",
"exhaust",
"skimp",
"stint"
],
"related":[
"equip",
"provide",
"supply",
"bestow (on or upon)",
"clothe",
"confer (on)",
"cover",
"accord",
"award",
"grant",
"empower",
"enable",
"enhance",
"enrich",
"heighten",
"bequeath",
"will"
],
"synonyms":[
"bless",
"endow",
"endue",
"indue",
"favor",
"invest"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"gifted":{
"as in blessed , privileged":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"as in talented , inspired":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute":{
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"examples":[
"gifted with an uncanny ability to persuade people to do things they ordinarily wouldn't"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dispossessed",
"divested",
"stripped",
"stript",
"depleted",
"drained",
"exhausted",
"skimped",
"stinted"
],
"related":[
"equipped",
"provided",
"supplied",
"bestowed (on or upon)",
"clothed",
"clad",
"conferred (on)",
"covered",
"accorded",
"awarded",
"granted",
"empowered",
"enabled",
"enhanced",
"enriched",
"heightened",
"bequeathed",
"willed"
],
"synonyms":[
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"blest",
"endowed",
"endued",
"indued",
"favored",
"invested"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"gigantesque":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"unusually large":{
"antonyms":[
"bantam",
"bitty",
"diminutive",
"infinitesimal",
"Lilliputian",
"little bitty",
"micro",
"microminiature",
"microscopic",
"microscopical",
"midget",
"miniature",
"minuscule",
"minute",
"pocket",
"pygmy",
"teensy",
"teensy-weensy",
"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
"tiny",
"wee"
],
"examples":[
"a gigantesque poster of the rock star covered most of the wall"
],
"near antonyms":[
"little",
"mini",
"petite",
"pint-size",
"pint-sized",
"puny",
"small",
"smallish",
"undersized",
"undersize",
"dinky",
"dwarfish",
"half-pint"
],
"related":[
"big",
"bulky",
"considerable",
"extensive",
"good",
"goodly",
"great",
"gross",
"handsome",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"largish",
"major",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"overgrown",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"tidy",
"voluminous",
"august",
"formidable",
"grandiose",
"imposing",
"lofty",
"majestic",
"cavernous",
"monolithic",
"overwhelming",
"staggering",
"stupendous",
"towering",
"boundless",
"immeasurable",
"infinite"
],
"synonyms":[
"astronomical",
"astronomic",
"Brobdingnagian",
"bumper",
"colossal",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"cyclopean",
"elephantine",
"enormous",
"galactic",
"gargantuan",
"giant",
"gigantic",
"grand",
"herculean",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"Himalayan",
"huge",
"humongous",
"humungous",
"immense",
"jumbo",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"leviathan",
"mammoth",
"massive",
"mega",
"mighty",
"monster",
"monstrous",
"monumental",
"mountainous",
"oceanic",
"pharaonic",
"planetary",
"prodigious",
"super",
"super-duper",
"supersize",
"supersized",
"titanic",
"tremendous",
"vast",
"vasty",
"walloping",
"whacking",
"whopping"
]
}
},
"gigantism":{
"the quality or state of being very large":{
"antonyms":[
"diminutiveness",
"minuteness",
"tininess"
],
"examples":[
"the gigantism that is this newest ocean liner is impossible to describe"
],
"near antonyms":[
"littleness",
"puniness",
"smallness",
"triviality"
],
"related":[
"bigness",
"extensiveness",
"greatness",
"largeness",
"sizableness",
"voluminousness",
"weightiness",
"awesomeness",
"grandness",
"stupendousness",
"tremendousness",
"boundlessness",
"limitlessness",
"ampleness",
"capaciousness",
"commodiousness",
"spaciousness",
"excessiveness",
"extravagance",
"extremeness",
"gaudiness",
"grandiosity",
"immoderacy"
],
"synonyms":[
"enormity",
"enormousness",
"giantism",
"hugeness",
"immenseness",
"immensity",
"magnitude",
"massiveness",
"prodigiousness",
"vastitude",
"vastness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"giggling":{
"as in":{
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"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"some audience members thought that they were being clever by giggling during the serious scenes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bawling",
"blubbering",
"crying",
"sobbing",
"weeping",
"howling",
"squalling",
"wailing",
"yowling",
"bleating",
"puling",
"whimpering",
"whining",
"sniffling",
"sniveling",
"snivelling",
"groaning",
"moaning",
"sighing"
],
"related":[
"grinning",
"smiling"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaking up",
"cackling",
"chortling",
"chuckling",
"cracking up",
"hee-hawing",
"laughing",
"roaring",
"screaming",
"snickering",
"tittering",
"twittering"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"gigglingly":{
"as in":{
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"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"gilding":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gillnetter":{
"as in scalloper , trawler":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gilt":{
"as in":{
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"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gimmick":{
"a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end":{
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"examples":[
"that free dinner is just a sales gimmick to get you to listen to their sales pitch"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"bluff",
"end run",
"feint",
"cheating",
"chicanery",
"cozenage",
"craft",
"crookery",
"cunning",
"deception",
"dupery",
"duplicity",
"fakery",
"jugglery",
"legerdemain",
"skulduggery",
"skullduggery",
"subterfuge",
"swindling",
"trickery",
"fraud",
"gaff",
"hoax",
"sham",
"swindle",
"blind",
"front",
"smoke screen"
],
"synonyms":[
"artifice",
"device",
"dodge",
"fetch",
"flimflam",
"gambit",
"jig",
"juggle",
"knack",
"play",
"ploy",
"ruse",
"scheme",
"shenanigan",
"sleight",
"stratagem",
"trick",
"wile"
]
},
"a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized":{
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"the deal sounds too good to be true, so make sure there aren't any gimmicks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"snare",
"trap",
"trip wire",
"web",
"hazard",
"peril",
"risk",
"bomb",
"bombshell",
"kicker",
"surprise",
"surprize",
"bait",
"decoy",
"lure"
],
"synonyms":[
"booby trap",
"catch",
"catch-22",
"gotcha",
"hitch",
"joker",
"land mine",
"pitfall",
"snag"
]
},
"an interesting and often novel device with a practical use":{
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"examples":[
"a car equipped with a parking spot locator and other neat gimmicks"
],
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"related":[
"implement",
"instrument",
"tool",
"utensil",
"ingenuity",
"innovation",
"invention",
"accessory",
"accessary",
"adjunct",
"mechanism",
"trick",
"dingus",
"doodad",
"doohickey",
"hickey",
"hootenanny",
"thingamabob",
"thingamajig",
"thingumajig",
"thingummy"
],
"synonyms":[
"appliance",
"contraption",
"contrivance",
"gadget",
"gizmo",
"gismo",
"jigger",
"widget"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gimmicks":{
"a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end":{
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"examples":[
"that free dinner is just a sales gimmick to get you to listen to their sales pitch"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"bluffs",
"end runs",
"feints",
"chicaneries",
"cozenages",
"crafts",
"crookeries",
"cunnings",
"deceptions",
"duperies",
"duplicities",
"fakeries",
"juggleries",
"legerdemains",
"skulduggeries",
"skullduggeries",
"subterfuges",
"trickeries",
"frauds",
"gaffs",
"hoaxes",
"shams",
"swindles",
"blinds",
"fronts",
"smoke screens"
],
"synonyms":[
"artifices",
"devices",
"dodges",
"fetches",
"flimflams",
"gambits",
"jigs",
"juggles",
"knacks",
"plays",
"ploys",
"ruses",
"schemes",
"shenanigans",
"sleights",
"stratagems",
"tricks",
"wiles"
]
},
"a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized":{
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"examples":[
"the deal sounds too good to be true, so make sure there aren't any gimmicks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"snares",
"traps",
"trip wires",
"webs",
"hazards",
"perils",
"risks",
"bombs",
"bombshells",
"kickers",
"surprises",
"surprizes",
"baits",
"decoys",
"lures"
],
"synonyms":[
"booby traps",
"catch-22's",
"catch-22s",
"catches",
"gotchas",
"hitches",
"jokers",
"land mines",
"pitfalls",
"snags"
]
},
"an interesting and often novel device with a practical use":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a car equipped with a parking spot locator and other neat gimmicks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"implements",
"instruments",
"tools",
"utensils",
"ingenuities",
"innovations",
"inventions",
"accessories",
"accessaries",
"adjuncts",
"mechanisms",
"tricks",
"dinguses",
"doodads",
"doohickeys",
"doohickies",
"hickeys",
"hootenannies",
"thingamabobs",
"thingamajigs",
"thingumajigs",
"thingummies"
],
"synonyms":[
"appliances",
"contraptions",
"contrivances",
"gadgets",
"gizmos",
"gismos",
"jiggers",
"widgets"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ginger (up)":{
"to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{
"antonyms":[
"damp",
"dampen",
"deaden",
"dull",
"kill"
],
"examples":[
"find some human-interest anecdotes that will ginger up this news article on the recent downturn in the economy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"burn out",
"debilitate",
"do in",
"drain",
"enervate",
"enfeeble",
"exhaust",
"fag",
"fatigue",
"harass",
"kayo",
"knock out",
"sap",
"tucker (out)",
"undermine",
"wash out",
"weaken",
"wear",
"wear out",
"weary",
"check",
"curb",
"inhibit",
"jade",
"quell",
"quench",
"repress",
"restrain",
"slow",
"still",
"stunt",
"suppress",
"daunt",
"demoralize",
"discourage",
"dishearten",
"dispirit"
],
"related":[
"arouse",
"awake",
"awaken",
"raise",
"rouse",
"stir",
"wake (up)",
"activate",
"actuate",
"drive",
"impel",
"motivate",
"motive",
"move",
"propel",
"charge",
"electrify",
"galvanize",
"enkindle",
"excite",
"ferment",
"foment",
"incite",
"inflame",
"enflame",
"instigate",
"kindle",
"provoke",
"set off",
"spark",
"trigger",
"turn on",
"whip (up)",
"abet",
"boost",
"buoy",
"cheer",
"embolden",
"fortify",
"hearten",
"infuse",
"inspire",
"lift",
"rally",
"steel",
"strengthen",
"reactivate",
"reanimate",
"reawake",
"reawaken",
"recharge",
"recreate",
"reenergize",
"refresh",
"refreshen",
"regenerate",
"reinvigorate",
"rejuvenate",
"rekindle",
"renew",
"restimulate",
"resurrect",
"resuscitate",
"revitalize",
"revive"
],
"synonyms":[
"amp (up)",
"animate",
"brace",
"energize",
"enliven",
"fillip",
"fire",
"invigorate",
"jazz (up)",
"juice up",
"jump-start",
"liven (up)",
"pep (up)",
"quicken",
"spike",
"stimulate",
"vitalize",
"vivify",
"zip (up)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gingerbreaded":{
"elaborately and often excessively decorated":{
"antonyms":[
"austere",
"plain",
"severe",
"stark",
"unadorned"
],
"examples":[
"a gingerbreaded gazebo with multicolored shingles and frilly fretwork"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bare",
"denuded",
"exposed",
"naked",
"stripped",
"uncovered",
"modest",
"simple",
"unassuming",
"unpretentious",
"conservative",
"muted",
"quiet",
"restrained",
"subdued",
"tasteful",
"toned-down",
"understated",
"unobtrusive"
],
"related":[
"arabesque",
"baroque",
"rococo",
"extravagant",
"flamboyant",
"spectacular",
"splashy",
"bedaubed",
"flashy",
"garish",
"gaudy",
"glitzy",
"loud",
"ostentatious",
"pretentious",
"showy",
"swank",
"swanky",
"tawdry",
"elaborate",
"extreme",
"adorned",
"arrayed",
"beautified",
"bedecked",
"decked",
"decorated",
"dressed",
"embellished",
"enriched",
"garnished",
"ornamented",
"trimmed",
"flowery",
"frilly",
"lacy",
"enhanced",
"heightened",
"intensified",
"bejeweled",
"bejewelled",
"bossed",
"chased",
"emblazoned",
"embossed",
"embroidered",
"flounced",
"fringed",
"garlanded",
"gilded",
"gilt",
"laced",
"sequined",
"sequinned",
"wreathed"
],
"synonyms":[
"bedizened",
"florid",
"fussy",
"gingerbread",
"gingerbready",
"ornate",
"overdecorated",
"overwrought"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"gingered (up)":{
"to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{
"antonyms":[
"damped",
"dampened",
"deadened",
"dulled",
"killed"
],
"examples":[
"find some human-interest anecdotes that will ginger up this news article on the recent downturn in the economy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"burned out",
"burnt out",
"debilitated",
"did in",
"drained",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"exhausted",
"fagged",
"fatigued",
"harassed",
"kayoed",
"knocked out",
"sapped",
"tuckered (out)",
"undermined",
"washed out",
"weakened",
"wearied",
"wore",
"wore out",
"checked",
"curbed",
"inhibited",
"jaded",
"quelled",
"quenched",
"repressed",
"restrained",
"slowed",
"stilled",
"stunted",
"suppressed",
"daunted",
"demoralized",
"discouraged",
"disheartened",
"dispirited"
],
"related":[
"aroused",
"awakened",
"awoke",
"awaked",
"raised",
"roused",
"stirred",
"woke (up)",
"waked (up)",
"activated",
"actuated",
"drove",
"impelled",
"motivated",
"motived",
"moved",
"propelled",
"charged",
"electrified",
"galvanized",
"enkindled",
"excited",
"fermented",
"fomented",
"incited",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"instigated",
"kindled",
"provoked",
"set off",
"sparked",
"triggered",
"turned on",
"whipped (up)",
"abetted",
"boosted",
"buoyed",
"cheered",
"emboldened",
"fortified",
"heartened",
"infused",
"inspired",
"lifted",
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"steeled",
"strengthened",
"reactivated",
"reanimated",
"reawakened",
"reawoke",
"reawaked",
"recharged",
"recreated",
"reenergized",
"re-energized",
"refreshed",
"refreshened",
"regenerated",
"reinvigorated",
"rejuvenated",
"rekindled",
"renewed",
"restimulated",
"resurrected",
"resuscitated",
"revitalized",
"revived"
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"amped (up)",
"animated",
"braced",
"energized",
"enlivened",
"filliped",
"fired",
"invigorated",
"jazzed (up)",
"juiced up",
"jump-started",
"livened (up)",
"pepped (up)",
"quickened",
"spiked",
"stimulated",
"vitalized",
"vivified",
"zipped (up)"
]
},
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"verb"
]
},
"gird":{
"an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings":{
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"examples":[
"in her farewell speech, the departing governor got in some retaliatory girds at the media"
],
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"accolade",
"commendation",
"compliment",
"acclaim",
"applause",
"praise",
"adulation",
"flattery"
],
"related":[
"catcall",
"gibe",
"jibe",
"jeer",
"mock",
"quip",
"sneer",
"taunt",
"abuse",
"invective",
"vituperation",
"disapproval",
"opprobrium",
"disgrace",
"dishonor",
"shame",
"attack",
"criticism",
"knock",
"slam",
"swipe",
"torment",
"torture"
],
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"affront",
"barb",
"brickbat",
"cut",
"dart",
"dig",
"dis",
"diss",
"epithet",
"indignity",
"insult",
"name",
"offense",
"offence",
"outrage",
"personality",
"poke",
"put-down",
"sarcasm",
"slap",
"slight",
"slur"
]
},
"to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt":{
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"ungird",
"unwrap"
],
"examples":[
"for the celebration of the heroes' return, well-wishers girded hundreds of trees with yellow ribbons",
"she girded her waist with a delicate sash"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unbind",
"unlash",
"unshackle",
"untie",
"unwind"
],
"related":[
"tie up",
"truss",
"circle",
"enwreathe",
"loop",
"wind",
"wreathe",
"bandage",
"enswathe",
"swathe",
"chain",
"cord",
"enchain",
"lash",
"rope",
"shackle",
"tape",
"wire"
],
"synonyms":[
"band",
"begird",
"belt",
"engird",
"engirdle",
"enwind",
"girdle",
"girt",
"girth",
"wrap"
]
},
"to form a circle around":{
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"examples":[
"a tall hedge girds the exclusive estate and shields it from prying eyes"
],
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"related":[
"circumscribe",
"close in",
"cordon (off)",
"fence (in)",
"hem (in)",
"wall",
"beset",
"besiege",
"entrench",
"intrench",
"invest",
"swarm"
],
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"circle",
"compass",
"embrace",
"encircle",
"enclose",
"inclose",
"encompass",
"environ",
"girdle",
"ring",
"surround",
"wreathe"
]
},
"to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity":{
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"examples":[
"the Spartan warrior girded himself for battle with sword and shield"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deprive",
"dispossess",
"divest",
"strip"
],
"related":[
"stock",
"store",
"bestow",
"contribute",
"donate",
"give",
"present",
"apportion",
"deal (out)",
"dispense",
"distribute",
"dole out",
"hand out",
"mete (out)",
"parcel (out)",
"portion",
"prorate",
"allocate",
"allot",
"assign",
"arm",
"fortify",
"prepare",
"reequip",
"refit",
"refurnish",
"reoutfit"
],
"synonyms":[
"accoutre",
"accouter",
"equip",
"fit (out)",
"furnish",
"kit (up or out)",
"outfit",
"provision",
"rig",
"supply"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"girded":{
"to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt":{
"antonyms":[
"ungirded",
"unwrapped"
],
"examples":[
"for the celebration of the heroes' return, well-wishers girded hundreds of trees with yellow ribbons",
"she girded her waist with a delicate sash"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unbound",
"unlashed",
"unshackled",
"untied",
"unwound"
],
"related":[
"tied up",
"trussed",
"circled",
"enwreathed",
"looped",
"wound",
"winded",
"wreathed",
"bandaged",
"enswathed",
"swathed",
"chained",
"corded",
"enchained",
"lashed",
"roped",
"shackled",
"taped",
"wired"
],
"synonyms":[
"banded",
"begirt",
"begirded",
"belted",
"engirded",
"engirdled",
"enwound",
"girdled",
"girted",
"girthed",
"wrapped"
]
},
"to form a circle around":{
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"examples":[
"a tall hedge girds the exclusive estate and shields it from prying eyes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"circumscribed",
"closed in",
"cordoned (off)",
"fenced (in)",
"hemmed (in)",
"walled",
"beset",
"besieged",
"entrenched",
"intrenched",
"invested",
"swarmed"
],
"synonyms":[
"circled",
"compassed",
"embraced",
"encircled",
"enclosed",
"inclosed",
"encompassed",
"environed",
"girdled",
"ringed",
"surrounded",
"wreathed"
]
},
"to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity":{
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"examples":[
"the Spartan warrior girded himself for battle with sword and shield"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deprived",
"dispossessed",
"divested",
"stripped",
"stript"
],
"related":[
"stocked",
"stored",
"bestowed",
"contributed",
"donated",
"gave",
"presented",
"apportioned",
"dealt (out)",
"dispensed",
"distributed",
"doled out",
"handed out",
"meted (out)",
"parceled (out)",
"parcelled (out)",
"portioned",
"prorated",
"allocated",
"allotted",
"assigned",
"armed",
"fortified",
"prepared",
"reequipped",
"re-equipped",
"refitted",
"refurnished",
"reoutfitted"
],
"synonyms":[
"accoutred",
"accoutered",
"equipped",
"fitted (out)",
"fit (out)",
"furnished",
"kitted (up or out)",
"outfitted",
"provisioned",
"rigged",
"supplied"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"girdle":{
"a strip of flexible material (as leather) worn around the waist":{
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"examples":[
"drew a handkerchief from the girdle around her waist and offered it to the knight as a token of affection"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"band",
"waistband",
"circle",
"loop",
"ribbon",
"ring",
"baldric",
"bandolier",
"bandoleer",
"Sam Browne belt",
"cestus",
"obi"
],
"synonyms":[
"belt",
"ceinture",
"cincture",
"cummerbund",
"cumberbund",
"sash",
"self-belt"
]
},
"to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt":{
"antonyms":[
"ungird",
"unwrap"
],
"examples":[
"trees girdled the campus, essentially hiding it from view",
"wire girdling the bundle of firewood"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unbind",
"unlash",
"unshackle",
"untie",
"unwind"
],
"related":[
"tie up",
"truss",
"circle",
"enwreathe",
"loop",
"wind",
"wreathe",
"bandage",
"enswathe",
"swathe",
"chain",
"cord",
"enchain",
"lash",
"rope",
"shackle",
"tape",
"wire"
],
"synonyms":[
"band",
"begird",
"belt",
"engird",
"engirdle",
"enwind",
"gird",
"girt",
"girth",
"wrap"
]
},
"to form a circle around":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the rings that famously girdle the planet Saturn"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"circumscribe",
"close in",
"cordon (off)",
"fence (in)",
"hem (in)",
"wall",
"beset",
"besiege",
"entrench",
"intrench",
"invest",
"swarm"
],
"synonyms":[
"circle",
"compass",
"embrace",
"encircle",
"enclose",
"inclose",
"encompass",
"environ",
"gird",
"ring",
"surround",
"wreathe"
]
},
"to travel completely around":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"an asteroid belt that girdles the inner planets of the solar system"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"circumambulate",
"cross",
"perambulate",
"traverse"
],
"synonyms":[
"circle",
"circuit",
"circumnavigate",
"circumvent",
"compass",
"encircle",
"orbit",
"ring",
"round"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"girdled":{
"to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt":{
"antonyms":[
"ungirded",
"unwrapped"
],
"examples":[
"trees girdled the campus, essentially hiding it from view",
"wire girdling the bundle of firewood"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unbound",
"unlashed",
"unshackled",
"untied",
"unwound"
],
"related":[
"tied up",
"trussed",
"circled",
"enwreathed",
"looped",
"wound",
"winded",
"wreathed",
"bandaged",
"enswathed",
"swathed",
"chained",
"corded",
"enchained",
"lashed",
"roped",
"shackled",
"taped",
"wired"
],
"synonyms":[
"banded",
"begirt",
"begirded",
"belted",
"engirded",
"engirdled",
"enwound",
"girded",
"girt",
"girted",
"girthed",
"wrapped"
]
},
"to form a circle around":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the rings that famously girdle the planet Saturn"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"circumscribed",
"closed in",
"cordoned (off)",
"fenced (in)",
"hemmed (in)",
"walled",
"beset",
"besieged",
"entrenched",
"intrenched",
"invested",
"swarmed"
],
"synonyms":[
"circled",
"compassed",
"embraced",
"encircled",
"enclosed",
"inclosed",
"encompassed",
"environed",
"girded",
"girt",
"ringed",
"surrounded",
"wreathed"
]
},
"to travel completely around":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"an asteroid belt that girdles the inner planets of the solar system"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"circumambulated",
"crossed",
"perambulated",
"traversed"
],
"synonyms":[
"circled",
"circuited",
"circumnavigated",
"circumvented",
"compassed",
"encircled",
"orbited",
"ringed",
"rounded"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"girdling":{
"to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt":{
"antonyms":[
"ungirding",
"unwrapping"
],
"examples":[
"trees girdled the campus, essentially hiding it from view",
"wire girdling the bundle of firewood"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unbinding",
"unlashing",
"unshackling",
"untying",
"untieing",
"unwinding"
],
"related":[
"trussing",
"tying up",
"tieing up",
"circling",
"enwreathing",
"looping",
"winding",
"wreathing",
"bandaging",
"enswathing",
"swathing",
"chaining",
"cording",
"enchaining",
"lashing",
"roping",
"shackling",
"taping",
"wiring"
],
"synonyms":[
"banding",
"begirding",
"belting",
"engirding",
"engirdling",
"enwinding",
"girding",
"girthing",
"girting",
"wrapping"
]
},
"to form a circle around":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the rings that famously girdle the planet Saturn"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"circumscribing",
"closing in",
"cordoning (off)",
"fencing (in)",
"hemming (in)",
"walling",
"besetting",
"besieging",
"entrenching",
"intrenching",
"investing",
"swarming"
],
"synonyms":[
"circling",
"compassing",
"embracing",
"encircling",
"enclosing",
"inclosing",
"encompassing",
"environing",
"girding",
"ringing",
"surrounding",
"wreathing"
]
},
"to travel completely around":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"an asteroid belt that girdles the inner planets of the solar system"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"circumambulating",
"crossing",
"perambulating",
"traversing"
],
"synonyms":[
"circling",
"circuiting",
"circumnavigating",
"circumventing",
"compassing",
"encircling",
"orbiting",
"ringing",
"rounding"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"girlfriends":{
"a female romantic companion":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"he proposed to his girlfriend of seven years"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"mistresses",
"molls",
"beloveds",
"darlings",
"dears",
"favorites",
"flames",
"honeys",
"lovers",
"loves",
"significant others",
"sweethearts",
"sweets",
"valentines"
],
"synonyms":[
"gals",
"gills",
"girls",
"inamoratas",
"ladies",
"ladyloves",
"old ladies",
"women"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"girlishness":{
"as in femaleness":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"girly":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"girt":{
"to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt":{
"antonyms":[
"ungird",
"unwrap"
],
"examples":[
"the EMTs girted his wounded leg with bandages"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unbind",
"unlash",
"unshackle",
"untie",
"unwind"
],
"related":[
"tie up",
"truss",
"circle",
"enwreathe",
"loop",
"wind",
"wreathe",
"bandage",
"enswathe",
"swathe",
"chain",
"cord",
"enchain",
"lash",
"rope",
"shackle",
"tape",
"wire"
],
"synonyms":[
"band",
"begird",
"belt",
"engird",
"engirdle",
"enwind",
"gird",
"girdle",
"girth",
"wrap"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"girting":{
"to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt":{
"antonyms":[
"ungirding",
"unwrapping"
],
"examples":[
"the EMTs girted his wounded leg with bandages"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unbinding",
"unlashing",
"unshackling",
"untying",
"untieing",
"unwinding"
],
"related":[
"trussing",
"tying up",
"tieing up",
"circling",
"enwreathing",
"looping",
"winding",
"wreathing",
"bandaging",
"enswathing",
"swathing",
"chaining",
"cording",
"enchaining",
"lashing",
"roping",
"shackling",
"taping",
"wiring"
],
"synonyms":[
"banding",
"begirding",
"belting",
"engirding",
"engirdling",
"enwinding",
"girding",
"girdling",
"girthing",
"wrapping"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gismo":{
"an interesting and often novel device with a practical use":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"found all sorts of interesting woodworking gizmos in the garage"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"implement",
"instrument",
"tool",
"utensil",
"ingenuity",
"innovation",
"invention",
"accessory",
"accessary",
"adjunct",
"mechanism",
"trick",
"dingus",
"doodad",
"doohickey",
"hickey",
"hootenanny",
"thingamabob",
"thingamajig",
"thingumajig",
"thingummy"
],
"synonyms":[
"appliance",
"contraption",
"contrivance",
"gadget",
"gimmick",
"jigger",
"widget"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gists":{
"the central part or aspect of something under consideration":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"didn't catch every word between them, but heard enough to get the gist of the conversation"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"courses",
"directions",
"drifts",
"tenors",
"bodies",
"contents",
"substances",
"hypotheses",
"propositions",
"purports",
"subjects",
"themes",
"theses"
],
"synonyms":[
"bottom lines",
"bull's-eyes",
"bullseyes",
"centerpieces",
"cores",
"cruxes",
"cruces",
"essences",
"hearts",
"kernels",
"keynotes",
"meat and potatoes",
"meats",
"nets",
"nubbins",
"nubs",
"nuclei",
"nucleuses",
"piths",
"pivots",
"points",
"roots",
"sums"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"give (in)":{
"to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)":{
"antonyms":[
"resist"
],
"examples":[
"after withstanding hours of begging, their father finally gave in and let them go to the amusement park"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contend",
"fight",
"hold off",
"battle",
"breast",
"combat",
"confront",
"counter",
"defy",
"face",
"meet",
"object",
"oppose",
"repel",
"thwart",
"withstand"
],
"related":[
"acquiesce",
"defer"
],
"synonyms":[
"blink",
"bow",
"budge",
"capitulate",
"concede",
"knuckle under",
"quit",
"relent",
"submit",
"succumb",
"surrender",
"yield"
]
},
"to give up and cease resistance (as to a liking, temptation, or habit)":{
"antonyms":[
"hold off",
"resist"
],
"examples":[
"give in and have some chocolate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"battle",
"breast",
"combat",
"confront",
"counter",
"defy",
"face",
"fight",
"meet",
"object",
"oppose",
"repel",
"thwart",
"withstand",
"reject",
"bridle",
"check",
"constrain",
"curb",
"inhibit",
"restrain",
"stifle"
],
"related":[
"cater (to)",
"gratify",
"indulge",
"wallow",
"acquiesce (to)",
"concede (to)",
"buckle (under)",
"knuckle under",
"give over (to)"
],
"synonyms":[
"bow",
"cave (in)",
"submit",
"succumb",
"surrender",
"yield"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"give away":{
"something given to someone without expectation of a return":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"offering a Caribbean vacation giveaway to the millionth customer"
],
"near antonyms":[
"advance",
"loan",
"bribe",
"douceur",
"peace offering",
"sop"
],
"related":[
"alms",
"benefaction",
"beneficence",
"benevolence",
"charity",
"contribution",
"dole",
"handout",
"oblation",
"offering",
"philanthropy",
"tithe",
"box",
"care package",
"foy",
"grant",
"subsidy",
"remembrance",
"tribute",
"valentine",
"bonus",
"boon",
"windfall",
"courtesy",
"favor",
"generosity",
"sacrifice",
"gratuity",
"propine",
"tip",
"award",
"prize",
"reward",
"dowry",
"bequest",
"legacy"
],
"synonyms":[
"bestowal",
"comp",
"donation",
"donative",
"fairing",
"freebie",
"freebee",
"gift",
"handsel",
"lagniappe",
"largesse",
"largess",
"present",
"presentation"
]
},
"to make a present of":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"gave away all her potted plants when she moved"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hold",
"keep",
"pocket",
"retain",
"withhold",
"preserve",
"save",
"advance",
"lend",
"loan",
"sell"
],
"related":[
"chip in",
"kick in",
"pitch in",
"throw in",
"award",
"confer",
"endow",
"endue",
"indue",
"render",
"afford",
"comp",
"furnish",
"provide",
"lavish",
"regale",
"aid",
"assist",
"benefit",
"help",
"administer",
"dish out",
"dispense",
"dole out",
"hand out",
"impart",
"issue",
"mete (out)",
"extend",
"fork (over, out, or up)",
"offer",
"pay",
"proffer",
"pungle (up)",
"put up",
"tender",
"sacrifice"
],
"synonyms":[
"bestow",
"contribute",
"donate",
"give",
"present",
"volunteer"
]
},
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"the insincerity of his apology was given away by that slight smirk on his face"
],
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"belie",
"misrepresent",
"distort",
"falsify",
"garble",
"twist",
"camouflage",
"disguise",
"gild",
"gloss (over)",
"varnish",
"whitewash",
"conceal",
"counterfeit",
"cover",
"hide",
"mask",
"obscure",
"occlude",
"veil"
],
"related":[
"bare",
"disclose",
"unbosom",
"uncloak",
"uncover",
"advertise",
"air",
"announce",
"blaze",
"broadcast",
"placard",
"proclaim",
"publicize",
"sound",
"trumpet",
"project"
],
"synonyms":[
"bespeak",
"betray",
"communicate",
"declare",
"demonstrate",
"display",
"evince",
"expose",
"manifest",
"reveal",
"show"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"give in (to)":{
"as in submit (to) , succumb (to)":{
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"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"give one's word":{
"to make a solemn declaration of intent":{
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"examples":[
"She gave her word she would return home once the mission was complete."
],
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"related":[
"affiance",
"betroth",
"plight",
"troth",
"accede",
"agree",
"assent",
"consent",
"contract",
"engage",
"ensure",
"guarantee",
"undertake",
"affirm",
"assert",
"aver",
"avouch",
"avow",
"declare",
"insist",
"warrant"
],
"synonyms":[
"covenant",
"pledge",
"promise",
"swear",
"vow"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"give over":{
"to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{
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"examples":[
"his wife suggested that he give over working such long hours if it was making him so unhappy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"carry on",
"continue",
"follow through (with)",
"keep up",
"run on",
"advance",
"proceed",
"progress",
"actuate",
"drive",
"impel",
"propel",
"stir"
],
"related":[
"complete",
"conclude",
"finish",
"close (down)",
"deactivate",
"block",
"blockade",
"dam",
"delay",
"detain",
"hinder",
"hold",
"hold back",
"impede",
"kibosh",
"obstruct",
"stem",
"call",
"suspend",
"arrest",
"brake",
"check",
"clamp down",
"rein (in)",
"squash",
"squelch",
"stamp",
"stanch",
"staunch",
"stunt",
"suppress",
"turn back",
"pause",
"stay",
"suspend",
"abolish",
"abort",
"annul",
"demolish",
"destroy",
"dissolve",
"kill",
"ruin",
"scuttle",
"snuff"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"break off",
"break up",
"can",
"cease",
"cut off",
"cut out",
"desist (from)",
"discontinue",
"drop",
"end",
"halt",
"knock off",
"lay off",
"leave off",
"pack (up or in)",
"quit",
"shut off",
"stop"
]
},
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
"antonyms":[
"hold",
"keep",
"retain"
],
"examples":[
"gave over his entire savings to an investor"
],
"near antonyms":[
"detain",
"hold back",
"reserve",
"withhold",
"own",
"possess",
"accept",
"receive",
"take in",
"occupy",
"take",
"take over"
],
"related":[
"confer",
"grant",
"assign",
"deal (out)",
"dispense",
"disperse",
"distribute",
"divide",
"hand in",
"release",
"relinquish",
"submit",
"surrender",
"turn in",
"yield",
"bequeath",
"hand down",
"hand on",
"will",
"advance",
"lend",
"loan",
"furnish",
"supply",
"recommit",
"redeliver",
"retransfer",
"retransmit"
],
"synonyms":[
"commend",
"commit",
"confide",
"consign",
"delegate",
"deliver",
"entrust",
"intrust",
"give",
"hand",
"hand over",
"leave",
"pass",
"recommend",
"repose",
"transfer",
"transmit",
"trust",
"turn over",
"vest"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"give the lie to":{
"to prove to be false":{
"antonyms":[
"confirm",
"establish",
"prove",
"validate",
"verify"
],
"examples":[
"New methodologies give the lie to the notion that students who struggle with standardized tests lack intelligence."
],
"near antonyms":[
"document",
"evidence",
"evince",
"record",
"show",
"support",
"witness",
"back (up)",
"buttress",
"corroborate",
"substantiate",
"adduce",
"attest",
"authenticate",
"certify",
"identify",
"demonstrate",
"display",
"illustrate",
"manifest"
],
"related":[
"overthrow",
"overturn",
"challenge",
"contest",
"query",
"question",
"doubt",
"mistrust",
"debate",
"discuss",
"hash (over)",
"moot",
"talk over"
],
"synonyms":[
"belie",
"confound",
"confute",
"debunk",
"disconfirm",
"discredit",
"disprove",
"falsify",
"rebut",
"refute",
"shoot down"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"give-and-takes":{
"an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a give-and-take about what we should do Saturday night"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"bull sessions",
"chat rooms",
"forums",
"fora",
"meetings",
"roundtables",
"round tables",
"seminars",
"skull sessions",
"skull practices",
"symposia",
"symposiums",
"talkathons",
"chats",
"conversations",
"raps",
"words",
"discourses",
"disquisitions",
"consultancies",
"negotiations",
"pourparlers"
],
"synonyms":[
"argumentations",
"arguments",
"argy-bargies",
"back-and-forths",
"colloquies",
"confabs",
"confabulations",
"conferences",
"consultations",
"consults",
"councils",
"counsel",
"debates",
"deliberations",
"dialogues",
"dialogs",
"discussions",
"palavers",
"parleys",
"talks"
]
},
"the act or practice of each side giving up something in order to reach an agreement":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"negotiating the terms of the deal will require some give-and-take on both sides"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"haggles",
"horse trades",
"accords",
"arrangements",
"bargains",
"concurrences",
"consensuses",
"deals",
"understandings",
"agreements",
"settlements",
"mediations",
"treaties"
],
"synonyms":[
"accommodations",
"compromises",
"concessions",
"negotiations"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"giveaway":{
"something given to someone without expectation of a return":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"offering a Caribbean vacation giveaway to the millionth customer"
],
"near antonyms":[
"advance",
"loan",
"bribe",
"douceur",
"peace offering",
"sop"
],
"related":[
"alms",
"benefaction",
"beneficence",
"benevolence",
"charity",
"contribution",
"dole",
"handout",
"oblation",
"offering",
"philanthropy",
"tithe",
"box",
"care package",
"foy",
"grant",
"subsidy",
"remembrance",
"tribute",
"valentine",
"bonus",
"boon",
"windfall",
"courtesy",
"favor",
"generosity",
"sacrifice",
"gratuity",
"propine",
"tip",
"award",
"prize",
"reward",
"dowry",
"bequest",
"legacy"
],
"synonyms":[
"bestowal",
"comp",
"donation",
"donative",
"fairing",
"freebie",
"freebee",
"gift",
"handsel",
"lagniappe",
"largesse",
"largess",
"present",
"presentation"
]
},
"to make a present of":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"gave away all her potted plants when she moved"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hold",
"keep",
"pocket",
"retain",
"withhold",
"preserve",
"save",
"advance",
"lend",
"loan",
"sell"
],
"related":[
"chip in",
"kick in",
"pitch in",
"throw in",
"award",
"confer",
"endow",
"endue",
"indue",
"render",
"afford",
"comp",
"furnish",
"provide",
"lavish",
"regale",
"aid",
"assist",
"benefit",
"help",
"administer",
"dish out",
"dispense",
"dole out",
"hand out",
"impart",
"issue",
"mete (out)",
"extend",
"fork (over, out, or up)",
"offer",
"pay",
"proffer",
"pungle (up)",
"put up",
"tender",
"sacrifice"
],
"synonyms":[
"bestow",
"contribute",
"donate",
"give",
"present",
"volunteer"
]
},
"to make known (something abstract) through outward signs":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the insincerity of his apology was given away by that slight smirk on his face"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belie",
"misrepresent",
"distort",
"falsify",
"garble",
"twist",
"camouflage",
"disguise",
"gild",
"gloss (over)",
"varnish",
"whitewash",
"conceal",
"counterfeit",
"cover",
"hide",
"mask",
"obscure",
"occlude",
"veil"
],
"related":[
"bare",
"disclose",
"unbosom",
"uncloak",
"uncover",
"advertise",
"air",
"announce",
"blaze",
"broadcast",
"placard",
"proclaim",
"publicize",
"sound",
"trumpet",
"project"
],
"synonyms":[
"bespeak",
"betray",
"communicate",
"declare",
"demonstrate",
"display",
"evince",
"expose",
"manifest",
"reveal",
"show"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"gives over":{
"to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"his wife suggested that he give over working such long hours if it was making him so unhappy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"carries on",
"continues",
"follows through (with)",
"keeps up",
"runs on",
"advances",
"proceeds",
"progresses",
"actuates",
"drives",
"impels",
"propels",
"stirs"
],
"related":[
"completes",
"concludes",
"finishes",
"closes (down)",
"deactivates",
"blockades",
"blocks",
"dams",
"delays",
"detains",
"hinders",
"holds",
"holds back",
"impedes",
"kiboshes",
"obstructs",
"stems",
"calls",
"suspends",
"arrests",
"brakes",
"checks",
"clamps down",
"reins (in)",
"squashes",
"squelches",
"stamps",
"stanches",
"staunches",
"stunts",
"suppresses",
"turns back",
"pauses",
"stays",
"suspends",
"abolishes",
"aborts",
"annuls",
"demolishes",
"destroys",
"dissolves",
"kills",
"ruins",
"scuttles",
"snuffs"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaks",
"breaks off",
"breaks up",
"cans",
"ceases",
"cuts off",
"cuts out",
"desists (from)",
"discontinues",
"drops",
"ends",
"halts",
"knocks off",
"lays off",
"leaves off",
"packs (up or in)",
"quits",
"shuts off",
"stops"
]
},
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
"antonyms":[
"holds",
"keeps",
"retains"
],
"examples":[
"gave over his entire savings to an investor"
],
"near antonyms":[
"detains",
"holds back",
"reserves",
"withholds",
"owns",
"possesses",
"accepts",
"receives",
"takes in",
"occupies",
"takes",
"takes over"
],
"related":[
"confers",
"grants",
"assigns",
"deals (out)",
"dispenses",
"disperses",
"distributes",
"divides",
"hands in",
"releases",
"relinquishes",
"submits",
"surrenders",
"turns in",
"yields",
"bequeaths",
"hands down",
"hands on",
"wills",
"advances",
"lends",
"loans",
"furnishes",
"supplies",
"recommits",
"redelivers",
"retransfers",
"retransmits"
],
"synonyms":[
"commends",
"commits",
"confides",
"consigns",
"delegates",
"delivers",
"entrusts",
"intrusts",
"gives",
"hands",
"hands over",
"leaves",
"passes",
"recommends",
"reposes",
"transfers",
"transmits",
"trusts",
"turns over",
"vests"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"giving one's word":{
"to make a solemn declaration of intent":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"She gave her word she would return home once the mission was complete."
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"affiancing",
"betrothing",
"plighting",
"trothing",
"acceding",
"agreeing",
"assenting",
"consenting",
"contracting",
"engaging",
"ensuring",
"guaranteeing",
"undertaking",
"affirming",
"asserting",
"averring",
"avouching",
"avowing",
"declaring",
"insisting",
"warranting"
],
"synonyms":[
"covenanting",
"pledging",
"promising",
"swearing",
"vowing"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"giving out":{
"to make known openly or publicly":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"that's information that I'm not prepared to give out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"concealing",
"hushing (up)",
"silencing",
"suppressing",
"withholding",
"recalling",
"recanting",
"retracting",
"revoking"
],
"related":[
"barking",
"calling (off or out)",
"crying",
"billboarding",
"billing",
"bulletining",
"gazetting",
"knelling",
"ringing",
"tolling",
"blurbing",
"featuring",
"pitching",
"plugging",
"promoting",
"puffing",
"disseminating",
"spreading",
"disclosing",
"divulging",
"introducing",
"kithing",
"kything",
"manifesting",
"reporting",
"revealing",
"showing",
"advising",
"apprising",
"handing down",
"informing",
"notifying",
"communicating",
"imparting",
"intimating"
],
"synonyms":[
"advertising",
"announcing",
"annunciating",
"blaring",
"blazing",
"blazoning",
"broadcasting",
"declaring",
"enunciating",
"flashing",
"heralding",
"placarding",
"posting",
"proclaiming",
"promulgating",
"publicizing",
"publishing",
"releasing",
"sounding",
"trumpeting"
]
},
"to stop functioning":{
"antonyms":[
"starting (up)"
],
"examples":[
"waiting for the fuel pump in my old car to give out"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"fizzling",
"sputtering",
"wheezing",
"acting up",
"malfunctioning",
"jamming"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaking",
"breaking down",
"conking (out)",
"crashing",
"cutting out",
"dying",
"failing",
"stalling"
]
},
"to throw or give off":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"this heater gives out a funny smell sometimes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"absorbing",
"inhaling",
"soaking (up)",
"sponging",
"sucking (up)",
"taking up"
],
"related":[
"eliminating",
"evacuating",
"excreting",
"exuding",
"oozing",
"secreting",
"ejecting",
"erupting",
"gushing",
"jetting",
"outpouring",
"pouring",
"spewing",
"spouting",
"spraying",
"spurting",
"squirting"
],
"synonyms":[
"casting",
"discharging",
"emanating",
"emitting",
"evolving",
"exhaling",
"expelling",
"expiring",
"irradiating",
"issuing",
"radiating",
"releasing",
"sending (out)",
"shooting",
"throwing out",
"venting"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"giving over":{
"to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"his wife suggested that he give over working such long hours if it was making him so unhappy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"carrying on",
"continuing",
"following through (with)",
"keeping up",
"running on",
"advancing",
"proceeding",
"progressing",
"actuating",
"driving",
"impelling",
"propelling",
"stirring"
],
"related":[
"completing",
"concluding",
"finishing",
"closing (down)",
"deactivating",
"blockading",
"blocking",
"damming",
"delaying",
"detaining",
"hindering",
"holding",
"holding back",
"impeding",
"kiboshing",
"obstructing",
"stemming",
"calling",
"suspending",
"arresting",
"braking",
"checking",
"clamping down",
"reining (in)",
"squashing",
"squelching",
"stamping",
"stanching",
"staunching",
"stunting",
"suppressing",
"turning back",
"pausing",
"staying",
"suspending",
"abolishing",
"aborting",
"annulling",
"demolishing",
"destroying",
"dissolving",
"killing",
"ruining",
"scuttling",
"snuffing"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaking",
"breaking off",
"breaking up",
"canning",
"ceasing",
"cutting off",
"cutting out",
"desisting (from)",
"discontinuing",
"dropping",
"ending",
"halting",
"knocking off",
"laying off",
"leaving off",
"packing (up or in)",
"quitting",
"shutting off",
"stopping"
]
},
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
"antonyms":[
"holding",
"keeping",
"retaining"
],
"examples":[
"gave over his entire savings to an investor"
],
"near antonyms":[
"detaining",
"holding back",
"reserving",
"withholding",
"owning",
"possessing",
"accepting",
"receiving",
"taking in",
"occupying",
"taking",
"taking over"
],
"related":[
"conferring",
"granting",
"assigning",
"dealing (out)",
"dispensing",
"dispersing",
"distributing",
"dividing",
"handing in",
"releasing",
"relinquishing",
"submitting",
"surrendering",
"turning in",
"yielding",
"bequeathing",
"handing down",
"handing on",
"willing",
"advancing",
"lending",
"loaning",
"furnishing",
"supplying",
"recommitting",
"redelivering",
"retransferring",
"retransmitting"
],
"synonyms":[
"commending",
"committing",
"confiding",
"consigning",
"delegating",
"delivering",
"entrusting",
"intrusting",
"giving",
"handing",
"handing over",
"leaving",
"passing",
"recommending",
"reposing",
"transferring",
"transmitting",
"trusting",
"turning over",
"vesting"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gizmo":{
"an interesting and often novel device with a practical use":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"found all sorts of interesting woodworking gizmos in the garage"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"implement",
"instrument",
"tool",
"utensil",
"ingenuity",
"innovation",
"invention",
"accessory",
"accessary",
"adjunct",
"mechanism",
"trick",
"dingus",
"doodad",
"doohickey",
"hickey",
"hootenanny",
"thingamabob",
"thingamajig",
"thingumajig",
"thingummy"
],
"synonyms":[
"appliance",
"contraption",
"contrivance",
"gadget",
"gimmick",
"jigger",
"widget"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gizmos":{
"an interesting and often novel device with a practical use":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"found all sorts of interesting woodworking gizmos in the garage"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"implements",
"instruments",
"tools",
"utensils",
"ingenuities",
"innovations",
"inventions",
"accessories",
"accessaries",
"adjuncts",
"mechanisms",
"tricks",
"dinguses",
"doodads",
"doohickeys",
"doohickies",
"hickeys",
"hootenannies",
"thingamabobs",
"thingamajigs",
"thingumajigs",
"thingummies"
],
"synonyms":[
"appliances",
"contraptions",
"contrivances",
"gadgets",
"gimmicks",
"jiggers",
"widgets"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gives off":{
"as in discharges , emits":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"give up the ghost":{
"to stop living":{
"examples":[
"Her estranged sister gave up the ghost years ago."
],
"synonyms":[
"check out",
"conk (out)",
"croak",
"decease",
"demise",
"depart",
"die",
"drop",
"end",
"exit",
"expire",
"fall",
"flatline",
"go",
"kick in",
"kick off",
"pass (on)",
"pass away",
"part",
"peg out",
"perish",
"pop off",
"step out",
"succumb"
],
"related":[
"predecease",
"consume",
"disappear",
"dry up",
"fade",
"fail"
],
"near antonyms":[
"come to",
"revive",
"linger",
"be",
"exist",
"subsist",
"flourish",
"prosper",
"thrive"
],
"antonyms":[
"breathe",
"live"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"gibbered":{
"to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly":{
"examples":[
"stop gibbering , and pull yourself together!"
],
"synonyms":[
"babbled",
"bumbled",
"chatted",
"chattered",
"driveled",
"drivelled",
"drooled",
"gabbled",
"jabbered",
"prattled",
"sputtered"
],
"related":[
"blabbered",
"blathered",
"bleated",
"blithered",
"gabbed",
"jangled",
"jawed",
"pattered",
"prated",
"ran on",
"rattled",
"smattered",
"tittle-tattled",
"trolled",
"yakked",
"yacked",
"chuntered",
"maundered",
"mouthed",
"mumbled",
"murmured",
"muttered",
"stammered",
"stuttered",
"screeched",
"shouted",
"shrieked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"articulated",
"enunciated",
"pronounced"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"give air to":{
"to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)":{
"examples":[
"He gave air to his concerns about the proposal."
],
"synonyms":[
"air",
"express",
"expound",
"give",
"look",
"raise",
"sound",
"state",
"vent",
"ventilate",
"voice"
],
"related":[
"advertise",
"announce",
"declare",
"enounce",
"enunciate",
"proclaim",
"say",
"broadcast",
"circulate",
"disseminate",
"publish",
"describe",
"write",
"write up",
"sound off",
"speak out",
"speak up",
"chime in",
"communicate",
"convey",
"put across",
"put over",
"offer",
"submit"
],
"near antonyms":[
"censor",
"restrain",
"restrict"
],
"antonyms":[
"stifle",
"suppress"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"given the lie to":{
"to prove to be false":{
"examples":[
"New methodologies give the lie to the notion that students who struggle with standardized tests lack intelligence."
],
"synonyms":[
"belied",
"confounded",
"confuted",
"debunked",
"disconfirmed",
"discredited",
"disproved",
"falsified",
"rebutted",
"refuted",
"shot down"
],
"related":[
"overthrown",
"overturned",
"challenged",
"contested",
"queried",
"questioned",
"doubted",
"mistrusted",
"debated",
"discussed",
"hashed (over)",
"mooted",
"talked over"
],
"near antonyms":[
"documented",
"evidenced",
"evinced",
"recorded",
"shown",
"showed",
"supported",
"witnessed",
"backed (up)",
"buttressed",
"corroborated",
"substantiated",
"adduced",
"attested",
"authenticated",
"certified",
"identified",
"demonstrated",
"displayed",
"illustrated",
"manifested"
],
"antonyms":[
"confirmed",
"established",
"proved",
"proven",
"validated",
"verified"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"gill":{
"a female romantic companion":{
"examples":[
"every Jack must have his Gill"
],
"synonyms":[
"gal",
"girl",
"girlfriend",
"inamorata",
"lady",
"ladylove",
"old lady",
"woman"
],
"related":[
"mistress",
"moll",
"beloved",
"darling",
"dear",
"favorite",
"flame",
"honey",
"love",
"lover",
"significant other",
"sweet",
"sweetheart",
"valentine"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage":{
"examples":[
"a narrow gill in the Cumbrian Mountains of the Lake District"
],
"synonyms":[
"canyon",
"ca\u00f1on",
"col",
"couloir",
"defile",
"flume",
"gap",
"gorge",
"gulch",
"gulf",
"kloof",
"linn",
"notch",
"pass",
"ravine",
"saddle"
],
"related":[
"abyss",
"chasm",
"cirque",
"cleft",
"crevasse",
"crevice",
"cwm",
"fissure",
"combe",
"coombe",
"coomb",
"dale",
"dell",
"glen",
"hollow",
"shut-in",
"vale",
"valley",
"basin",
"floodplain",
"kettle",
"arroyo",
"barranca",
"barranco",
"coulee",
"draw",
"gully",
"gulley",
"gutter",
"nullah",
"trench",
"trough",
"wadi",
"wash"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a natural body of running water smaller than a river":{
"examples":[
"a narrow but surprisingly deep gill runs the length of the rocky gorge"
],
"synonyms":[
"beck",
"bourn",
"bourne",
"brook",
"brooklet",
"burn",
"creek",
"rill",
"rivulet",
"run",
"runlet",
"runnel",
"streamlet"
],
"related":[
"arroyo",
"billabong",
"fresh",
"freshet",
"runoff",
"bayou",
"coulee",
"slough",
"slew",
"slue",
"stream",
"wash",
"canal",
"channel",
"cut",
"cutoff",
"gut",
"kill",
"millrace",
"millstream",
"race",
"watercourse",
"waterway",
"affluent",
"branch",
"confluent",
"distributary",
"influent",
"tributary"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gingers (up)":{
"to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{
"examples":[
"find some human-interest anecdotes that will ginger up this news article on the recent downturn in the economy"
],
"synonyms":[
"amps (up)",
"animates",
"braces",
"energizes",
"enlivens",
"fillips",
"fires",
"invigorates",
"jazzes (up)",
"juices up",
"jump-starts",
"livens (up)",
"peps (up)",
"quickens",
"spikes",
"stimulates",
"vitalizes",
"vivifies",
"zips (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arouses",
"awakens",
"awakes",
"raises",
"rouses",
"stirs",
"wakes (up)",
"activates",
"actuates",
"drives",
"impels",
"motivates",
"motives",
"moves",
"propels",
"charges",
"electrifies",
"galvanizes",
"enkindles",
"excites",
"ferments",
"foments",
"incites",
"inflames",
"enflames",
"instigates",
"kindles",
"provokes",
"sets off",
"sparks",
"triggers",
"turns on",
"whips (up)",
"abets",
"boosts",
"buoys",
"cheers",
"emboldens",
"fortifies",
"heartens",
"infuses",
"inspires",
"lifts",
"rallies",
"steels",
"strengthens",
"reactivates",
"reanimates",
"reawakens",
"reawakes",
"recharges",
"recreates",
"reenergizes",
"refreshens",
"refreshes",
"regenerates",
"reinvigorates",
"rejuvenates",
"rekindles",
"renews",
"restimulates",
"resurrects",
"resuscitates",
"revitalizes",
"revives"
],
"near antonyms":[
"burns out",
"debilitates",
"does in",
"drains",
"enervates",
"enfeebles",
"exhausts",
"fags",
"fatigues",
"harasses",
"kayoes",
"knocks out",
"saps",
"tuckers (out)",
"undermines",
"washes out",
"weakens",
"wearies",
"wears",
"wears out",
"checks",
"curbs",
"inhibits",
"jades",
"quells",
"quenches",
"represses",
"restrains",
"slows",
"stills",
"stunts",
"suppresses",
"daunts",
"demoralizes",
"discourages",
"disheartens",
"dispirits"
],
"antonyms":[
"dampens",
"damps",
"deadens",
"dulls",
"kills"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"girding":{
"to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt":{
"examples":[
"for the celebration of the heroes' return, well-wishers girded hundreds of trees with yellow ribbons",
"she girded her waist with a delicate sash"
],
"synonyms":[
"banding",
"begirding",
"belting",
"engirding",
"engirdling",
"enwinding",
"girdling",
"girthing",
"girting",
"wrapping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"trussing",
"tying up",
"tieing up",
"circling",
"enwreathing",
"looping",
"winding",
"wreathing",
"bandaging",
"enswathing",
"swathing",
"chaining",
"cording",
"enchaining",
"lashing",
"roping",
"shackling",
"taping",
"wiring"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unbinding",
"unlashing",
"unshackling",
"untying",
"untieing",
"unwinding"
],
"antonyms":[
"ungirding",
"unwrapping"
]
},
"to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity":{
"examples":[
"the Spartan warrior girded himself for battle with sword and shield"
],
"synonyms":[
"accoutring",
"accoutering",
"equipping",
"fitting (out)",
"furnishing",
"kitting (up or out)",
"outfitting",
"provisioning",
"rigging",
"supplying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"stocking",
"storing",
"bestowing",
"contributing",
"donating",
"giving",
"presenting",
"apportioning",
"dealing (out)",
"dispensing",
"distributing",
"doling out",
"handing out",
"meting (out)",
"parceling (out)",
"parcelling (out)",
"portioning",
"prorating",
"allocating",
"allotting",
"assigning",
"arming",
"fortifying",
"preparing",
"reequipping",
"re-equipping",
"refitting",
"refurnishing",
"reoutfitting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"depriving",
"dispossessing",
"divesting",
"stripping"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to form a circle around":{
"examples":[
"a tall hedge girds the exclusive estate and shields it from prying eyes"
],
"synonyms":[
"circling",
"compassing",
"embracing",
"encircling",
"enclosing",
"inclosing",
"encompassing",
"environing",
"girdling",
"ringing",
"surrounding",
"wreathing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circumscribing",
"closing in",
"cordoning (off)",
"fencing (in)",
"hemming (in)",
"walling",
"besetting",
"besieging",
"entrenching",
"intrenching",
"investing",
"swarming"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}