2617 lines
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2617 lines
51 KiB
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{
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"feral":{
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"living outdoors without taming or domestication by humans":{
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"examples":[
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"animal experts discourage homeowners from trying to adopt feral animals as pets"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"savage",
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"unbroken",
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"undomesticated",
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"untamed",
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"wild",
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"wilding"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"uncontrolled",
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"undocile",
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"unsubdued",
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"untrained",
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"bestial",
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"brutal",
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"brute",
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"barbarous",
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"uncivilized"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"controlled",
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"docile",
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"familiar",
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"semidomesticated",
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"subdued",
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"submissive",
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"halterbroken",
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"housebroken",
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"trained",
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"civilized",
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"semicivilized",
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"socialized"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"broken",
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"busted",
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"domestic",
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"domesticated",
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"gentled",
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"tame",
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"tamed"
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]
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},
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"having or showing the nature and appetites of a lower animal":{
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"examples":[
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"a novel that reveals just how thin the veneer of civilization is and how feral we are at bottom"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"animalistic",
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"beastly",
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"bestial",
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"brutal",
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"brute",
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"brutish",
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"ferine",
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"subhuman",
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"swinish"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"animal",
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"bodily",
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"carnal",
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"corporal",
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"corporeal",
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"fleshly",
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"physical",
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"sensual",
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"barbaric",
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"barbarous",
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"cruel",
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"heartless",
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"inhumane",
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"sadistic",
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"savage",
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"vicious",
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"wanton",
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"coarse",
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"crass",
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"crude",
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"gross",
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"ill-bred",
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"lowbred",
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"rude",
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"uncouth",
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"uncultivated",
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"uncultured",
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"unrefined",
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"vulgar"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"chivalrous",
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"elevated",
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"gallant",
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"great",
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"greathearted",
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"high",
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"high-minded",
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"lofty",
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"lordly",
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"magnanimous",
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"noble",
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"sublime",
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"angelic",
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"angelical",
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"spiritual",
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"beneficent",
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"benevolent",
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"benignant",
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"compassionate",
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"good-hearted",
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"kind",
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"kindhearted",
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"kindly",
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"softhearted",
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"tenderhearted",
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"cultivated",
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"cultured",
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"genteel",
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"polished",
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"refined",
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"well-bred"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"as in animal , critter":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"animal",
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"beast",
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"beastie",
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"brute",
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"creature",
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"critter",
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"vertebrate",
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"carnivore",
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"herbivore",
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"insectivore",
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"blastie",
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"varmint",
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"vermin",
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"domestic animal",
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"pet",
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"livestock",
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"stock",
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"biped",
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"quadruped"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"invertebrate"
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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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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ferine":{
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"having or showing the nature and appetites of a lower animal":{
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"examples":[
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"the boxer's ferine ferocity in the ring is legendary"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"animalistic",
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"beastly",
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"bestial",
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"brutal",
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"brute",
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"brutish",
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"feral",
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"subhuman",
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"swinish"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"animal",
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"bodily",
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"carnal",
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"corporal",
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"corporeal",
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"fleshly",
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"physical",
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"sensual",
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"barbaric",
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"barbarous",
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"cruel",
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"heartless",
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"inhumane",
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"sadistic",
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"savage",
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"vicious",
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"wanton",
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"coarse",
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"crass",
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"crude",
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"gross",
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"ill-bred",
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"lowbred",
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"rude",
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"uncouth",
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"uncultivated",
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"uncultured",
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"unrefined",
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"vulgar"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"chivalrous",
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"elevated",
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"gallant",
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"great",
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"greathearted",
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"high",
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"high-minded",
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"lofty",
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"lordly",
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"magnanimous",
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"noble",
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"sublime",
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"angelic",
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"angelical",
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"spiritual",
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"beneficent",
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"benevolent",
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"benignant",
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"compassionate",
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"good-hearted",
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"kind",
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"kindhearted",
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"kindly",
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"softhearted",
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"tenderhearted",
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"cultivated",
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"cultured",
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"genteel",
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"polished",
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"refined",
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"well-bred"
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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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"ferment":{
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"a disturbed or uneasy state":{
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"examples":[
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"the city was in ferment as its residents nervously awaited the outcome of the referendum vote"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"disquiet",
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"fermentation",
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"restiveness",
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"restlessness",
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"Sturm und Drang",
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"turmoil",
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"uneasiness",
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"unquietness",
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"unrest"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"fidgets",
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"agitation",
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"commotion",
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"confusion",
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"excitement",
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"hubbub",
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"moil",
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"stir",
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"storm",
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"trouble",
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"tumult",
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"tumultuousness",
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"turbulence",
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"upheaval",
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"uproar",
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"unsettlement",
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"disruption",
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"perturbation",
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"agitation",
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"anxiety",
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"disquietude",
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"inquietude",
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"queasiness",
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"tension",
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"unease",
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"anarchy",
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"chaos",
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"disorder",
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"welter"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"order",
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"orderliness"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"calm",
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"ease",
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"peace",
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"peacefulness",
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"quiet",
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"tranquillity",
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"tranquility"
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]
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},
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"to bring (something volatile or intense) into being":{
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"examples":[
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"the various social and economic factors that fermented the major cultural change during the U.S. during the 1960s"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"abet",
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"brew",
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"foment",
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"incite",
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"instigate",
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"pick",
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"provoke",
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"raise",
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"stir (up)",
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"whip (up)"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"advance",
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"cultivate",
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"encourage",
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"forward",
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"foster",
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"further",
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"nourish",
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"nurture",
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"promote",
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"sow",
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"stimulate",
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"detonate",
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"set",
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"set off",
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"trigger",
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"excite",
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"galvanize",
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"inflame",
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"enflame",
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"inspire",
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"motivate",
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"rouse",
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"activate",
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"energize",
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"enliven",
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"fire",
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"invigorate",
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"jazz (up)",
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"liven (up)",
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"pep (up)",
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"quicken",
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"stimulate",
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"vitalize"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bridle",
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"check",
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"constrain",
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"curb",
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"discourage",
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"hold",
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"inhibit",
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"regulate",
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"rein (in)",
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"restrain",
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"tame",
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"allay",
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"calm",
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"quiet",
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"settle",
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"soothe",
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"still",
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"subdue",
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"tranquilize",
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"tranquillize"
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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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"verb"
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]
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},
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"ferreted (out)":{
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"to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{
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"examples":[
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"the reporter ferreted out massive evidence of corruption at city hall"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"ascertained",
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"descried",
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"detected",
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"determined",
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"discovered",
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"dredged (up)",
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"dug out",
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"dug up",
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"found",
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"found out",
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"got",
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"hit (on or upon)",
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"hunted (down or up)",
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"learned",
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"located",
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"nosed out",
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"ran down",
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"rooted (out)",
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"routed (out)",
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"rummaged",
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"scared up",
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"scouted (up)",
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"tracked (down)",
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"turned up"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"espied",
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"sighted",
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"spotted",
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"looked for",
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"searched (for or out)",
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"sought"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"lost",
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"mislaid",
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"misplaced",
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"misset",
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"mis-set"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"missed",
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"overlooked",
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"passed over"
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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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"ferreting":{
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"as in":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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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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"ferrotype":{
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"as in daguerreotype , sepia":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"daguerreotype",
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"monochrome",
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"sepia",
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"tintype",
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"photo",
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"photograph",
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"pic",
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"print",
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"shot",
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"snap",
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"snapshot",
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"blowup",
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"close-up",
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"enlargement",
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"still",
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"telephoto"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ferry":{
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"to support and take from one place to another":{
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"examples":[
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"there are shuttle buses to ferry visitors from the parking lots to the fairground"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bear",
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"carry",
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"cart",
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"convey",
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"haul",
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"lug",
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"pack",
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"tote",
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"transport"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"deliver",
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"hand over",
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"transfer",
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"forward",
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"send",
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"ship",
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"transmit",
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"bring",
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"fetch",
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"take",
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"move",
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"remove",
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"shift"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to travel on water in a vessel":{
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"examples":[
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"we're planning to ferry to several islands in the Lesser Antilles"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"boat",
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"cruise",
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"navigate",
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"sail",
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"ship (out)",
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"voyage"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"canoe",
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"kayak",
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"yacht",
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"coast"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"as in taxi , gondola":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"ferryboat",
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"gondola",
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"taxi",
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"water taxi",
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"towboat",
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"tug",
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"tugboat",
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"banker",
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"coble",
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"dragger",
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"gillnetter",
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"hooker",
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"lugger",
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"scalloper",
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"seiner",
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"shrimper",
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"trawler",
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"whaleboat",
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"whaler",
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"workboat",
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"barge",
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"hoy",
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"keel",
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"keelboat",
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"lighter",
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"narrow boat",
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"cockleshell",
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"tub",
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"auxiliary",
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"bumboat",
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"cutter",
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"jolly boat",
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"launch",
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"lifeboat",
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"longboat",
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"tender",
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"yawl",
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"airboat",
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"air-cushion vehicle",
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"hovercraft",
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"houseboat",
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"riverboat",
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"hydrofoil",
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"hydroplane",
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"cruiser",
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"inboard",
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"motorboat",
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"outboard",
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"powerboat"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"fertile":{
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"producing abundantly":{
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"examples":[
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"the fertile mind of Leonardo da Vinci explored art, architecture, engineering, mathematics, and many other fields"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cornucopian",
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"fat",
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"fecund",
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"fructuous",
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"fruitful",
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"lush",
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"luxuriant",
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"productive",
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"prolific",
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"rich"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bearing",
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"generative",
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"producing",
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"yielding",
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"abounding",
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"abundant",
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"bountiful",
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"copious",
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"generous",
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"liberal",
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"plenteous",
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"plentiful",
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"plenitudinous",
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"blooming",
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"bursting",
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"flourishing",
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"swarming",
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"teeming",
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"thriving",
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"creative",
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"inventive",
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"original"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"meager",
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"meagre",
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"scant",
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"scanty",
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"skimp",
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"skimpy",
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"spare",
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"sparse"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"barren",
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"dead",
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"infertile",
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"sterile",
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|
"unfertile",
|
|
"unfruitful",
|
|
"unproductive"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"fertilizing":{
|
|
"as in larding":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"larding",
|
|
"enriching",
|
|
"fortifying",
|
|
"richening",
|
|
"strengthening",
|
|
"augmenting",
|
|
"reinforcing",
|
|
"reenforcing",
|
|
"supplementing",
|
|
"decontaminating",
|
|
"purifying",
|
|
"clarifying",
|
|
"cleaning",
|
|
"cleansing",
|
|
"distilling",
|
|
"filtering",
|
|
"flushing",
|
|
"leaching",
|
|
"pasteurizing",
|
|
"purging",
|
|
"refining",
|
|
"bettering",
|
|
"enhancing",
|
|
"improving",
|
|
"compacting",
|
|
"concentrating",
|
|
"condensing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"adulterating",
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"diluting",
|
|
"extending",
|
|
"lacing",
|
|
"sophisticating",
|
|
"thinning",
|
|
"watering down",
|
|
"weakening",
|
|
"loading",
|
|
"befouling",
|
|
"contaminating",
|
|
"corrupting",
|
|
"defiling",
|
|
"dirtying",
|
|
"envenoming",
|
|
"fouling",
|
|
"infecting",
|
|
"poisoning",
|
|
"polluting",
|
|
"soiling",
|
|
"spoiling",
|
|
"sullying",
|
|
"tainting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"fervency":{
|
|
"depth of feeling":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the guest soloist was able to infuse the familiar hymn with a moving fervency"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ardency",
|
|
"ardor",
|
|
"emotion",
|
|
"enthusiasm",
|
|
"fervidness",
|
|
"fervor",
|
|
"fire",
|
|
"heat",
|
|
"intenseness",
|
|
"intensity",
|
|
"passion",
|
|
"passionateness",
|
|
"vehemence",
|
|
"violence",
|
|
"warmth",
|
|
"white heat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cathexis",
|
|
"emotionalism",
|
|
"emotionality",
|
|
"histrionics",
|
|
"mawkishness",
|
|
"melodrama",
|
|
"sappiness",
|
|
"sentimentality",
|
|
"eagerness",
|
|
"earnestness",
|
|
"excitement",
|
|
"gusto",
|
|
"keenness",
|
|
"zest",
|
|
"fanaticism",
|
|
"fever",
|
|
"hot-bloodedness",
|
|
"infatuation",
|
|
"mania",
|
|
"obsession",
|
|
"zeal",
|
|
"compassion",
|
|
"responsiveness",
|
|
"sentiment",
|
|
"sympathy",
|
|
"tenderness",
|
|
"torridity",
|
|
"torridness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aloofness",
|
|
"calmness",
|
|
"collectedness",
|
|
"composure",
|
|
"detachedness",
|
|
"dryness",
|
|
"phlegm",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"reservedness",
|
|
"reticence",
|
|
"taciturnity",
|
|
"apathy",
|
|
"indifference",
|
|
"stoicism",
|
|
"stoniness",
|
|
"unconcern",
|
|
"stiffness",
|
|
"woodenness",
|
|
"chilliness",
|
|
"coldness",
|
|
"coolness",
|
|
"frigidity",
|
|
"frigidness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"impassiveness",
|
|
"impassivity",
|
|
"insensibility",
|
|
"insensibleness",
|
|
"insensitiveness",
|
|
"insensitivity"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"fervid":{
|
|
"having or expressing great depth of feeling":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"at the school board meeting the librarian delivered a fervid speech defending the classic novel against would-be censors"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ardent",
|
|
"blazing",
|
|
"burning",
|
|
"charged",
|
|
"demonstrative",
|
|
"emotional",
|
|
"fervent",
|
|
"feverish",
|
|
"fiery",
|
|
"flaming",
|
|
"glowing",
|
|
"hot-blooded",
|
|
"impassioned",
|
|
"incandescent",
|
|
"intense",
|
|
"passional",
|
|
"passionate",
|
|
"perfervid",
|
|
"red-hot",
|
|
"religious",
|
|
"superheated",
|
|
"torrid",
|
|
"vehement",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"warm-blooded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gushing",
|
|
"gushy",
|
|
"maudlin",
|
|
"mawkish",
|
|
"mushy",
|
|
"saccharine",
|
|
"sappy",
|
|
"schmaltzy",
|
|
"sentimental",
|
|
"sloppy",
|
|
"sugary",
|
|
"histrionic",
|
|
"melodramatic",
|
|
"enthusiastic",
|
|
"gung ho",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"zealous",
|
|
"enamored",
|
|
"infatuated",
|
|
"obsessed",
|
|
"uninhibited",
|
|
"unreserved",
|
|
"unrestrained",
|
|
"frenzied",
|
|
"orgiastic",
|
|
"overemotional",
|
|
"overexcited",
|
|
"overheated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"impersonal",
|
|
"objective",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"undemonstrative"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"dispassionate",
|
|
"emotionless",
|
|
"impassive",
|
|
"unemotional"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"having a notably high temperature":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the fervid sands of the desert"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ardent",
|
|
"boiling",
|
|
"broiling",
|
|
"burning",
|
|
"fervent",
|
|
"fiery",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"piping hot",
|
|
"red",
|
|
"red-hot",
|
|
"roasting",
|
|
"scalding",
|
|
"scorching",
|
|
"searing",
|
|
"sultry",
|
|
"superheated",
|
|
"sweltering",
|
|
"torrid",
|
|
"ultrahot",
|
|
"white-hot"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blazing",
|
|
"glowing",
|
|
"igneous",
|
|
"molten",
|
|
"seething",
|
|
"sizzling",
|
|
"heated",
|
|
"overheated",
|
|
"reheated",
|
|
"warmed",
|
|
"snug",
|
|
"toasty",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"warmish",
|
|
"feverish",
|
|
"flushed",
|
|
"inflamed",
|
|
"enflamed",
|
|
"canicular",
|
|
"muggy",
|
|
"steamy",
|
|
"summerlike",
|
|
"summery",
|
|
"tropical"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"chill",
|
|
"chilly",
|
|
"coldish",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"coolish",
|
|
"nippy",
|
|
"snappy",
|
|
"blizzardly",
|
|
"frosty",
|
|
"snowy",
|
|
"subfreezing",
|
|
"subzero",
|
|
"wintry",
|
|
"wintery",
|
|
"chilled",
|
|
"cooled",
|
|
"refrigerated",
|
|
"unheated",
|
|
"benumbed",
|
|
"numb",
|
|
"shivering"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"algid",
|
|
"arctic",
|
|
"bitter",
|
|
"bone-chilling",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"freezing",
|
|
"frigid",
|
|
"frozen",
|
|
"glacial",
|
|
"ice-cold",
|
|
"iced",
|
|
"icy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"fertility":{
|
|
"as in productivity , fecundity":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fecundity",
|
|
"fruitfulness",
|
|
"productiveness",
|
|
"productivity",
|
|
"prolificacy",
|
|
"prolificity",
|
|
"prolificness",
|
|
"cleverness",
|
|
"creativeness",
|
|
"creativity",
|
|
"imagination",
|
|
"imaginativeness",
|
|
"ingeniousness",
|
|
"ingenuity",
|
|
"innovativeness",
|
|
"invention",
|
|
"inventiveness",
|
|
"originality",
|
|
"capableness",
|
|
"resourcefulness",
|
|
"genius",
|
|
"giftedness",
|
|
"talent",
|
|
"fire",
|
|
"inspiration",
|
|
"muse"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dryness",
|
|
"dullness",
|
|
"dulness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"fermented":{
|
|
"as in sour , curdled":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curdled",
|
|
"off",
|
|
"rancid",
|
|
"rank",
|
|
"sour",
|
|
"soured",
|
|
"sourish",
|
|
"turned",
|
|
"addled",
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"corrupted",
|
|
"decayed",
|
|
"decomposed",
|
|
"putrefied",
|
|
"putrid",
|
|
"rotten",
|
|
"spoiled",
|
|
"contaminated",
|
|
"defiled",
|
|
"fouled",
|
|
"impure",
|
|
"polluted",
|
|
"tainted",
|
|
"corroded",
|
|
"crumbled",
|
|
"degenerated",
|
|
"deteriorated",
|
|
"disintegrated",
|
|
"decaying",
|
|
"decomposing",
|
|
"disintegrating",
|
|
"mildewy",
|
|
"moldering",
|
|
"moldy",
|
|
"putrefying",
|
|
"putrescent",
|
|
"rotting",
|
|
"gangrenous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"undecomposed",
|
|
"fresh",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"sweet",
|
|
"preserved",
|
|
"pristine",
|
|
"uncontaminated",
|
|
"undefiled",
|
|
"unpolluted",
|
|
"unspoiled",
|
|
"untainted",
|
|
"untouched"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring (something volatile or intense) into being":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the various social and economic factors that fermented the major cultural change during the U.S. during the 1960s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abetted",
|
|
"brewed",
|
|
"fomented",
|
|
"incited",
|
|
"instigated",
|
|
"picked",
|
|
"provoked",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"stirred (up)",
|
|
"whipped (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"cultivated",
|
|
"encouraged",
|
|
"forwarded",
|
|
"fostered",
|
|
"furthered",
|
|
"nourished",
|
|
"nurtured",
|
|
"promoted",
|
|
"sowed",
|
|
"stimulated",
|
|
"detonated",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"set off",
|
|
"triggered",
|
|
"excited",
|
|
"galvanized",
|
|
"inflamed",
|
|
"enflamed",
|
|
"inspired",
|
|
"motivated",
|
|
"roused",
|
|
"activated",
|
|
"energized",
|
|
"enlivened",
|
|
"fired",
|
|
"invigorated",
|
|
"jazzed (up)",
|
|
"livened (up)",
|
|
"pepped (up)",
|
|
"quickened",
|
|
"stimulated",
|
|
"vitalized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bridled",
|
|
"checked",
|
|
"constrained",
|
|
"curbed",
|
|
"discouraged",
|
|
"held",
|
|
"inhibited",
|
|
"regulated",
|
|
"reined (in)",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"tamed",
|
|
"allayed",
|
|
"calmed",
|
|
"quieted",
|
|
"settled",
|
|
"soothed",
|
|
"stilled",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"tranquilized",
|
|
"tranquillized"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"fertilize":{
|
|
"as in lard":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lard",
|
|
"enrich",
|
|
"fortify",
|
|
"richen",
|
|
"strengthen",
|
|
"augment",
|
|
"reinforce",
|
|
"reenforce",
|
|
"supplement",
|
|
"decontaminate",
|
|
"purify",
|
|
"clarify",
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"cleanse",
|
|
"distill",
|
|
"distil",
|
|
"filter",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"leach",
|
|
"pasteurize",
|
|
"purge",
|
|
"refine",
|
|
"better",
|
|
"enhance",
|
|
"improve",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"concentrate",
|
|
"condense"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"adulterate",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"dilute",
|
|
"extend",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"sophisticate",
|
|
"thin",
|
|
"water down",
|
|
"weaken",
|
|
"load",
|
|
"befoul",
|
|
"contaminate",
|
|
"corrupt",
|
|
"defile",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"envenom",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"infect",
|
|
"poison",
|
|
"pollute",
|
|
"soil",
|
|
"spoil",
|
|
"sully",
|
|
"taint"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ferrying":{
|
|
"to support and take from one place to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there are shuttle buses to ferry visitors from the parking lots to the fairground"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"carrying",
|
|
"carting",
|
|
"conveying",
|
|
"hauling",
|
|
"lugging",
|
|
"packing",
|
|
"toting",
|
|
"transporting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"delivering",
|
|
"handing over",
|
|
"transferring",
|
|
"forwarding",
|
|
"sending",
|
|
"shipping",
|
|
"transmitting",
|
|
"bringing",
|
|
"fetching",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"removing",
|
|
"shifting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to travel on water in a vessel":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we're planning to ferry to several islands in the Lesser Antilles"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boating",
|
|
"cruising",
|
|
"navigating",
|
|
"sailing",
|
|
"shipping (out)",
|
|
"voyaging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"canoeing",
|
|
"kayaking",
|
|
"yachting",
|
|
"coasting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ferreting (out)":{
|
|
"to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the reporter ferreted out massive evidence of corruption at city hall"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ascertaining",
|
|
"descrying",
|
|
"detecting",
|
|
"determining",
|
|
"digging out",
|
|
"digging up",
|
|
"discovering",
|
|
"dredging (up)",
|
|
"finding",
|
|
"finding out",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"hitting (on or upon)",
|
|
"hunting (down or up)",
|
|
"learning",
|
|
"locating",
|
|
"nosing out",
|
|
"rooting (out)",
|
|
"routing (out)",
|
|
"rummaging",
|
|
"running down",
|
|
"scaring up",
|
|
"scouting (up)",
|
|
"tracking (down)",
|
|
"turning up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"espying",
|
|
"sighting",
|
|
"spotting",
|
|
"looking for",
|
|
"searching (for or out)",
|
|
"seeking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"losing",
|
|
"mislaying",
|
|
"misplacing",
|
|
"missetting",
|
|
"mis-setting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"missing",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"passing over"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ferreted":{
|
|
"as in dogged , hounded":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dogged",
|
|
"hawked",
|
|
"hounded",
|
|
"captured",
|
|
"dragged",
|
|
"netted",
|
|
"snared",
|
|
"trapped",
|
|
"coursed",
|
|
"pursued",
|
|
"ran",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"ran down",
|
|
"spoored",
|
|
"tracked",
|
|
"trailed",
|
|
"chased",
|
|
"hunted",
|
|
"stalked",
|
|
"gunned (for)",
|
|
"harpooned",
|
|
"killed",
|
|
"shot",
|
|
"poached",
|
|
"culled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ferried":{
|
|
"to support and take from one place to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there are shuttle buses to ferry visitors from the parking lots to the fairground"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bore",
|
|
"carried",
|
|
"carted",
|
|
"conveyed",
|
|
"hauled",
|
|
"lugged",
|
|
"packed",
|
|
"toted",
|
|
"transported"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"handed over",
|
|
"transferred",
|
|
"forwarded",
|
|
"sent",
|
|
"shipped",
|
|
"transmitted",
|
|
"brought",
|
|
"fetched",
|
|
"took",
|
|
"moved",
|
|
"removed",
|
|
"shifted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to travel on water in a vessel":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we're planning to ferry to several islands in the Lesser Antilles"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boated",
|
|
"cruised",
|
|
"navigated",
|
|
"sailed",
|
|
"shipped (out)",
|
|
"voyaged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"canoed",
|
|
"kayaked",
|
|
"yachted",
|
|
"coasted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"fermentation":{
|
|
"a disturbed or uneasy state":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a wave of change followed by a period of social fermentation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"disquiet",
|
|
"ferment",
|
|
"restiveness",
|
|
"restlessness",
|
|
"Sturm und Drang",
|
|
"turmoil",
|
|
"uneasiness",
|
|
"unquietness",
|
|
"unrest"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fidgets",
|
|
"agitation",
|
|
"commotion",
|
|
"confusion",
|
|
"excitement",
|
|
"hubbub",
|
|
"moil",
|
|
"stir",
|
|
"storm",
|
|
"trouble",
|
|
"tumult",
|
|
"tumultuousness",
|
|
"turbulence",
|
|
"upheaval",
|
|
"uproar",
|
|
"unsettlement",
|
|
"disruption",
|
|
"perturbation",
|
|
"agitation",
|
|
"anxiety",
|
|
"disquietude",
|
|
"inquietude",
|
|
"queasiness",
|
|
"tension",
|
|
"unease",
|
|
"anarchy",
|
|
"chaos",
|
|
"disorder",
|
|
"welter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"order",
|
|
"orderliness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"peace",
|
|
"peacefulness",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"tranquillity",
|
|
"tranquility"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"fervent":{
|
|
"having or expressing great depth of feeling":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a fervent speech that called for tolerance and compassion for those who are different"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ardent",
|
|
"blazing",
|
|
"burning",
|
|
"charged",
|
|
"demonstrative",
|
|
"emotional",
|
|
"fervid",
|
|
"feverish",
|
|
"fiery",
|
|
"flaming",
|
|
"glowing",
|
|
"hot-blooded",
|
|
"impassioned",
|
|
"incandescent",
|
|
"intense",
|
|
"passional",
|
|
"passionate",
|
|
"perfervid",
|
|
"red-hot",
|
|
"religious",
|
|
"superheated",
|
|
"torrid",
|
|
"vehement",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"warm-blooded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gushing",
|
|
"gushy",
|
|
"maudlin",
|
|
"mawkish",
|
|
"mushy",
|
|
"saccharine",
|
|
"sappy",
|
|
"schmaltzy",
|
|
"sentimental",
|
|
"sloppy",
|
|
"sugary",
|
|
"histrionic",
|
|
"melodramatic",
|
|
"enthusiastic",
|
|
"gung ho",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"zealous",
|
|
"enamored",
|
|
"infatuated",
|
|
"obsessed",
|
|
"uninhibited",
|
|
"unreserved",
|
|
"unrestrained",
|
|
"frenzied",
|
|
"orgiastic",
|
|
"overemotional",
|
|
"overexcited",
|
|
"overheated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"impersonal",
|
|
"objective",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"undemonstrative"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"dispassionate",
|
|
"emotionless",
|
|
"impassive",
|
|
"unemotional"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"having a notably high temperature":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in the thick, fervent air of a tropical afternoon, a languor set in"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ardent",
|
|
"boiling",
|
|
"broiling",
|
|
"burning",
|
|
"fervid",
|
|
"fiery",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"piping hot",
|
|
"red",
|
|
"red-hot",
|
|
"roasting",
|
|
"scalding",
|
|
"scorching",
|
|
"searing",
|
|
"sultry",
|
|
"superheated",
|
|
"sweltering",
|
|
"torrid",
|
|
"ultrahot",
|
|
"white-hot"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blazing",
|
|
"glowing",
|
|
"igneous",
|
|
"molten",
|
|
"seething",
|
|
"sizzling",
|
|
"heated",
|
|
"overheated",
|
|
"reheated",
|
|
"warmed",
|
|
"snug",
|
|
"toasty",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"warmish",
|
|
"feverish",
|
|
"flushed",
|
|
"inflamed",
|
|
"enflamed",
|
|
"canicular",
|
|
"muggy",
|
|
"steamy",
|
|
"summerlike",
|
|
"summery",
|
|
"tropical"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"chill",
|
|
"chilly",
|
|
"coldish",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"coolish",
|
|
"nippy",
|
|
"snappy",
|
|
"blizzardly",
|
|
"frosty",
|
|
"snowy",
|
|
"subfreezing",
|
|
"subzero",
|
|
"wintry",
|
|
"wintery",
|
|
"chilled",
|
|
"cooled",
|
|
"refrigerated",
|
|
"unheated",
|
|
"benumbed",
|
|
"numb",
|
|
"shivering"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"algid",
|
|
"arctic",
|
|
"bitter",
|
|
"bone-chilling",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"freezing",
|
|
"frigid",
|
|
"frozen",
|
|
"glacial",
|
|
"ice-cold",
|
|
"iced",
|
|
"icy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ferryboat":{
|
|
"as in steamship , tanker":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aircraft carrier",
|
|
"argosy",
|
|
"barge",
|
|
"coaster",
|
|
"collier",
|
|
"containership",
|
|
"corvette",
|
|
"cruiser",
|
|
"cutter",
|
|
"destroyer",
|
|
"flagship",
|
|
"freighter",
|
|
"icebreaker",
|
|
"ironclad",
|
|
"lightship",
|
|
"liner",
|
|
"man-of-war",
|
|
"man-o'-war",
|
|
"merchantman",
|
|
"merchant ship",
|
|
"motor ship",
|
|
"packet",
|
|
"steamer",
|
|
"steamship",
|
|
"superliner",
|
|
"supertanker",
|
|
"tanker",
|
|
"trader",
|
|
"tramp",
|
|
"transport",
|
|
"warship",
|
|
"watercraft",
|
|
"boat",
|
|
"keel",
|
|
"ship",
|
|
"vessel",
|
|
"bark",
|
|
"barque",
|
|
"brig",
|
|
"brigantine",
|
|
"caravel",
|
|
"clipper",
|
|
"junk",
|
|
"ketch",
|
|
"sailboat",
|
|
"schooner",
|
|
"square-rigger",
|
|
"tall ship",
|
|
"windjammer",
|
|
"xebec",
|
|
"yacht"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ferrets":{
|
|
"as in dogs , hounds":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dogs",
|
|
"hawks",
|
|
"hounds",
|
|
"captures",
|
|
"drags",
|
|
"nets",
|
|
"snares",
|
|
"traps",
|
|
"courses",
|
|
"pursues",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"runs down",
|
|
"spoors",
|
|
"tracks",
|
|
"trails",
|
|
"chases",
|
|
"hunts",
|
|
"stalks",
|
|
"guns (for)",
|
|
"harpoons",
|
|
"kills",
|
|
"shoots",
|
|
"poaches",
|
|
"culls"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ferrets (out)":{
|
|
"to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the reporter ferreted out massive evidence of corruption at city hall"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ascertains",
|
|
"descries",
|
|
"detects",
|
|
"determines",
|
|
"digs out",
|
|
"digs up",
|
|
"discovers",
|
|
"dredges (up)",
|
|
"finds",
|
|
"finds out",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"hits (on or upon)",
|
|
"hunts (down or up)",
|
|
"learns",
|
|
"locates",
|
|
"noses out",
|
|
"roots (out)",
|
|
"routs (out)",
|
|
"rummages",
|
|
"runs down",
|
|
"scares up",
|
|
"scouts (up)",
|
|
"tracks (down)",
|
|
"turns up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"espies",
|
|
"sights",
|
|
"spots",
|
|
"looks for",
|
|
"searches (for or out)",
|
|
"seeks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"loses",
|
|
"mislays",
|
|
"misplaces",
|
|
"missets"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"misses",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"passes over"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"fertilized":{
|
|
"as in rich , enriched":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enriched",
|
|
"rich",
|
|
"fecund",
|
|
"luxuriant",
|
|
"productive",
|
|
"prolific",
|
|
"impregnated",
|
|
"pregnant",
|
|
"fat",
|
|
"fertile",
|
|
"fruitful",
|
|
"potent",
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"producing",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"blooming",
|
|
"bursting",
|
|
"flourishing",
|
|
"swarming",
|
|
"teeming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"barren",
|
|
"fruitless",
|
|
"impotent",
|
|
"infertile",
|
|
"sterile",
|
|
"unfruitful",
|
|
"altered",
|
|
"desexed",
|
|
"neutered",
|
|
"sterilized",
|
|
"castrated",
|
|
"emasculated",
|
|
"gelded"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in larded":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"larded",
|
|
"enriched",
|
|
"fortified",
|
|
"richened",
|
|
"strengthened",
|
|
"augmented",
|
|
"reinforced",
|
|
"reenforced",
|
|
"supplemented",
|
|
"decontaminated",
|
|
"purified",
|
|
"clarified",
|
|
"cleaned",
|
|
"cleansed",
|
|
"distilled",
|
|
"filtered",
|
|
"flushed",
|
|
"leached",
|
|
"pasteurized",
|
|
"purged",
|
|
"refined",
|
|
"bettered",
|
|
"enhanced",
|
|
"improved",
|
|
"compacted",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"condensed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"adulterated",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"diluted",
|
|
"extended",
|
|
"laced",
|
|
"sophisticated",
|
|
"thinned",
|
|
"watered down",
|
|
"weakened",
|
|
"loaded",
|
|
"befouled",
|
|
"contaminated",
|
|
"corrupted",
|
|
"defiled",
|
|
"dirtied",
|
|
"envenomed",
|
|
"fouled",
|
|
"infected",
|
|
"poisoned",
|
|
"polluted",
|
|
"soiled",
|
|
"spoiled",
|
|
"spoilt",
|
|
"sullied",
|
|
"tainted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"fervor":{
|
|
"depth of feeling":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"surprised by the fervor that her parents' old love letters contained when she discovered them in the attic"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ardency",
|
|
"ardor",
|
|
"emotion",
|
|
"enthusiasm",
|
|
"fervency",
|
|
"fervidness",
|
|
"fire",
|
|
"heat",
|
|
"intenseness",
|
|
"intensity",
|
|
"passion",
|
|
"passionateness",
|
|
"vehemence",
|
|
"violence",
|
|
"warmth",
|
|
"white heat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cathexis",
|
|
"emotionalism",
|
|
"emotionality",
|
|
"histrionics",
|
|
"mawkishness",
|
|
"melodrama",
|
|
"sappiness",
|
|
"sentimentality",
|
|
"eagerness",
|
|
"earnestness",
|
|
"excitement",
|
|
"gusto",
|
|
"keenness",
|
|
"zest",
|
|
"fanaticism",
|
|
"fever",
|
|
"hot-bloodedness",
|
|
"infatuation",
|
|
"mania",
|
|
"obsession",
|
|
"zeal",
|
|
"compassion",
|
|
"responsiveness",
|
|
"sentiment",
|
|
"sympathy",
|
|
"tenderness",
|
|
"torridity",
|
|
"torridness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aloofness",
|
|
"calmness",
|
|
"collectedness",
|
|
"composure",
|
|
"detachedness",
|
|
"dryness",
|
|
"phlegm",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"reservedness",
|
|
"reticence",
|
|
"taciturnity",
|
|
"apathy",
|
|
"indifference",
|
|
"stoicism",
|
|
"stoniness",
|
|
"unconcern",
|
|
"stiffness",
|
|
"woodenness",
|
|
"chilliness",
|
|
"coldness",
|
|
"coolness",
|
|
"frigidity",
|
|
"frigidness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"impassiveness",
|
|
"impassivity",
|
|
"insensibility",
|
|
"insensibleness",
|
|
"insensitiveness",
|
|
"insensitivity"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ferret (out)":{
|
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"to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"the reporter ferreted out massive evidence of corruption at city hall"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ascertain",
|
|
"descry",
|
|
"detect",
|
|
"determine",
|
|
"dig out",
|
|
"dig up",
|
|
"discover",
|
|
"dredge (up)",
|
|
"find",
|
|
"find out",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"hit (on or upon)",
|
|
"hunt (down or up)",
|
|
"learn",
|
|
"locate",
|
|
"nose out",
|
|
"root (out)",
|
|
"rout (out)",
|
|
"rummage",
|
|
"run down",
|
|
"scare up",
|
|
"scout (up)",
|
|
"track (down)",
|
|
"turn up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"espy",
|
|
"sight",
|
|
"spot",
|
|
"look for",
|
|
"search (for or out)",
|
|
"seek"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"lose",
|
|
"mislay",
|
|
"misplace",
|
|
"misset"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"miss",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"pass over"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ferocious":{
|
|
"extreme in degree, power, or effect":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the ferocious appetite that athletic teenagers have been known to display"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acute",
|
|
"almighty",
|
|
"blistering",
|
|
"deep",
|
|
"dreadful",
|
|
"excruciating",
|
|
"explosive",
|
|
"exquisite",
|
|
"fearful",
|
|
"fearsome",
|
|
"fierce",
|
|
"frightful",
|
|
"furious",
|
|
"ghastly",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"heavy-duty",
|
|
"hellacious",
|
|
"intense",
|
|
"intensive",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"profound",
|
|
"terrible",
|
|
"vehement",
|
|
"vicious",
|
|
"violent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accentuated",
|
|
"aggravated",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"deepened",
|
|
"emphasized",
|
|
"enhanced",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"magnified",
|
|
"stressed",
|
|
"exhaustive",
|
|
"thorough",
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"rigorous",
|
|
"severe"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"feeble",
|
|
"weak",
|
|
"shallow",
|
|
"superficial",
|
|
"moderated",
|
|
"qualified",
|
|
"alleviated",
|
|
"eased",
|
|
"lightened",
|
|
"toned (down)",
|
|
"abated",
|
|
"decreased",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"lessened",
|
|
"reduced",
|
|
"subdued"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"light",
|
|
"moderate",
|
|
"soft"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"ferocious forest fires threatened to destroy hundreds of homes in the scrubland"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bang-bang",
|
|
"blood-and-guts",
|
|
"convulsive",
|
|
"cyclonic",
|
|
"explosive",
|
|
"fierce",
|
|
"furious",
|
|
"hammer-and-tongs",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"knock-down, drag-out",
|
|
"knock-down-and-drag-out",
|
|
"paroxysmal",
|
|
"rabid",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"stormy",
|
|
"tempestuous",
|
|
"tumultuous",
|
|
"turbulent",
|
|
"violent",
|
|
"volcanic"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"barbarous",
|
|
"brutal",
|
|
"savage",
|
|
"vicious",
|
|
"antagonistic",
|
|
"hostile",
|
|
"aggressive",
|
|
"assertive",
|
|
"bellicose",
|
|
"belligerent",
|
|
"combative",
|
|
"contentious",
|
|
"gladiatorial",
|
|
"pugnacious",
|
|
"quarrelsome",
|
|
"truculent",
|
|
"combustible",
|
|
"volatile",
|
|
"agitated",
|
|
"frantic",
|
|
"frenzied",
|
|
"mad",
|
|
"cataclysmal",
|
|
"cataclysmic",
|
|
"destructive",
|
|
"ruinous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"halcyon",
|
|
"pacific",
|
|
"serene",
|
|
"tranquil",
|
|
"nonbelligerent",
|
|
"unaggressive"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonviolent",
|
|
"peaceable",
|
|
"peaceful"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"violently unfriendly or aggressive in disposition":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the animal is known as a ferocious predator"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fell",
|
|
"fierce",
|
|
"grim",
|
|
"savage",
|
|
"vicious"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"argumentative",
|
|
"assaultive",
|
|
"bellicose",
|
|
"belligerent",
|
|
"brawly",
|
|
"chippy",
|
|
"combative",
|
|
"confrontational",
|
|
"discordant",
|
|
"disputatious",
|
|
"feisty",
|
|
"gladiatorial",
|
|
"militant",
|
|
"pugnacious",
|
|
"scrappy",
|
|
"warlike",
|
|
"bare-knuckle",
|
|
"bare-knuckled",
|
|
"bare-knuckles",
|
|
"blood-and-guts",
|
|
"in-your-face",
|
|
"take-no-prisoners",
|
|
"contentious",
|
|
"quarrelsome",
|
|
"truculent",
|
|
"menacing",
|
|
"threatening",
|
|
"bestial",
|
|
"brute",
|
|
"inhuman",
|
|
"inhumane",
|
|
"barbaric",
|
|
"uncivilized",
|
|
"wild",
|
|
"heartless",
|
|
"implacable",
|
|
"merciless",
|
|
"pitiless",
|
|
"relentless",
|
|
"ruthless",
|
|
"unrelenting",
|
|
"wanton",
|
|
"bloodthirsty",
|
|
"bloody",
|
|
"homicidal",
|
|
"murdering",
|
|
"murderous",
|
|
"sanguinary",
|
|
"sanguine",
|
|
"rapacious",
|
|
"ravenous",
|
|
"voracious"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"amicable",
|
|
"companionable",
|
|
"comradely",
|
|
"congenial",
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"hearty",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"warmhearted",
|
|
"compliant",
|
|
"submissive",
|
|
"tame",
|
|
"benign",
|
|
"compassionate",
|
|
"kind",
|
|
"merciful",
|
|
"pacific",
|
|
"peaceable",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"amiable",
|
|
"complaisant",
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
"human",
|
|
"humane",
|
|
"civilized",
|
|
"cultured"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"mild",
|
|
"unaggressive"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after a day of ferocious up-and-down trading, the stock market ended up down 300 points"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"delirious",
|
|
"feverish",
|
|
"fierce",
|
|
"frantic",
|
|
"frenetic",
|
|
"frenzied",
|
|
"furious",
|
|
"mad",
|
|
"rabid",
|
|
"violent",
|
|
"wild"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"high-pressured",
|
|
"intense",
|
|
"intensive",
|
|
"vehement",
|
|
"excessive",
|
|
"exorbitant",
|
|
"extravagant",
|
|
"extreme",
|
|
"immoderate",
|
|
"inordinate",
|
|
"lavish",
|
|
"overmuch",
|
|
"overweening",
|
|
"unconscionable",
|
|
"undue",
|
|
"crazed",
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
"demented",
|
|
"deranged",
|
|
"insane",
|
|
"irrational",
|
|
"lunatic",
|
|
"maniacal",
|
|
"maniac"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"placid",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"serene",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"tranquil",
|
|
"undisturbed",
|
|
"unperturbed",
|
|
"untroubled",
|
|
"moderate",
|
|
"reasonable",
|
|
"temperate",
|
|
"casual",
|
|
"easygoing",
|
|
"low-pressure",
|
|
"balanced",
|
|
"sane",
|
|
"sound"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"relaxed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"fertilizer":{
|
|
"as in dressing , plant food":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dressing",
|
|
"plant food",
|
|
"compost",
|
|
"manure"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fungicide",
|
|
"germicide",
|
|
"herbicide",
|
|
"insecticide",
|
|
"microbicide",
|
|
"pesticide",
|
|
"toxicant",
|
|
"bane",
|
|
"poison",
|
|
"toxic",
|
|
"toxin",
|
|
"venom",
|
|
"cancer",
|
|
"contagion",
|
|
"disease",
|
|
"virus"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ferocity":{
|
|
"a very fierce or violent quality; the quality or state of being ferocious":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the ferocity of the attack",
|
|
"The ferocity of the backlash took them by surprise."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fellness",
|
|
"ferociousness",
|
|
"fierceness",
|
|
"grimness",
|
|
"atrociousness",
|
|
"atrocity",
|
|
"barbarity",
|
|
"barbarousness",
|
|
"brutality",
|
|
"cruelness",
|
|
"cruelty",
|
|
"fiendishness",
|
|
"heartlessness",
|
|
"inhumanity",
|
|
"inhumanness",
|
|
"sadism",
|
|
"savageness",
|
|
"savagery",
|
|
"truculence",
|
|
"viciousness",
|
|
"wantonness",
|
|
"hard-heartedness",
|
|
"mercilessness",
|
|
"pitilessness",
|
|
"ruthlessness",
|
|
"unfeelingness",
|
|
"bloodlust",
|
|
"bloodthirstiness",
|
|
"murderousness",
|
|
"sanguineness",
|
|
"sanguinity",
|
|
"cattiness",
|
|
"despitefulness",
|
|
"hatefulness",
|
|
"malevolence",
|
|
"maliciousness",
|
|
"malignity",
|
|
"meanness",
|
|
"nastiness",
|
|
"spitefulness",
|
|
"hardhandedness",
|
|
"harshness",
|
|
"heavy-handedness",
|
|
"oppressiveness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"tenderness",
|
|
"warmheartedness",
|
|
"warmness",
|
|
"warmth",
|
|
"charitableness",
|
|
"clemency",
|
|
"leniency",
|
|
"mercifulness",
|
|
"mercy",
|
|
"pity",
|
|
"benignity",
|
|
"compassion",
|
|
"good-heartedness",
|
|
"humaneness",
|
|
"humanity",
|
|
"kindheartedness",
|
|
"kindness",
|
|
"sympathy",
|
|
"tenderheartedness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ferociousness":{
|
|
"as in ferocity , fierceness":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fellness",
|
|
"ferocity",
|
|
"fierceness",
|
|
"grimness",
|
|
"atrociousness",
|
|
"atrocity",
|
|
"barbarity",
|
|
"barbarousness",
|
|
"brutality",
|
|
"cruelness",
|
|
"cruelty",
|
|
"fiendishness",
|
|
"heartlessness",
|
|
"inhumanity",
|
|
"inhumanness",
|
|
"sadism",
|
|
"savageness",
|
|
"savagery",
|
|
"truculence",
|
|
"viciousness",
|
|
"wantonness",
|
|
"hard-heartedness",
|
|
"mercilessness",
|
|
"pitilessness",
|
|
"ruthlessness",
|
|
"unfeelingness",
|
|
"bloodlust",
|
|
"bloodthirstiness",
|
|
"murderousness",
|
|
"sanguineness",
|
|
"sanguinity",
|
|
"cattiness",
|
|
"despitefulness",
|
|
"hatefulness",
|
|
"malevolence",
|
|
"maliciousness",
|
|
"malignity",
|
|
"meanness",
|
|
"nastiness",
|
|
"spitefulness",
|
|
"hardhandedness",
|
|
"harshness",
|
|
"heavy-handedness",
|
|
"oppressiveness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"tenderness",
|
|
"warmheartedness",
|
|
"warmness",
|
|
"warmth",
|
|
"charitableness",
|
|
"clemency",
|
|
"leniency",
|
|
"mercifulness",
|
|
"mercy",
|
|
"pity",
|
|
"benignity",
|
|
"compassion",
|
|
"good-heartedness",
|
|
"humaneness",
|
|
"humanity",
|
|
"kindheartedness",
|
|
"kindness",
|
|
"sympathy",
|
|
"tenderheartedness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |