dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/pil_MWT.json
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{
"piled":{
"to lay or throw on top of one another":{
"examples":[
"piled all the clothes on the chair before putting them away"
],
"synonyms":[
"heaped",
"mounded",
"stacked"
],
"near synonyms":[
"banked",
"layered",
"pyramided",
"accumulated",
"amassed",
"assembled",
"collected",
"concentrated",
"garnered",
"gathered",
"grouped",
"massed",
"bunched",
"clumped",
"lumped"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to gather into a closely packed group":{
"examples":[
"the kids piled into the car"
],
"synonyms":[
"bunched",
"clustered",
"crowded",
"huddled",
"pressed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assembled",
"collected",
"concentered",
"concentrated",
"conglomerated",
"congregated",
"convened",
"converged",
"flocked",
"forgathered",
"foregathered",
"herded",
"swarmed",
"thronged",
"encircled",
"mobbed",
"surrounded",
"embraced",
"hugged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"broke up",
"disbanded",
"dispersed",
"split (up)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"piles":{
"a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another":{
"examples":[
"a large pile of newspapers that needed to be disposed of"
],
"synonyms":[
"cocks",
"heaps",
"hills",
"mounds",
"mountains",
"stacks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"banks",
"bars",
"drifts",
"embankments",
"beds",
"layers",
"mows",
"pyramids",
"ricks",
"barrows",
"cairns",
"pyres",
"accumulations",
"aggregates",
"arrays",
"assemblages",
"collections",
"conglomerations",
"gatherings",
"groupings",
"hoards",
"huddles",
"jumbles",
"knots",
"pileups"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a considerable amount":{
"examples":[
"a job that paid piles of money"
],
"synonyms":[
"abundances",
"barrels",
"basketfuls",
"basketsful",
"boatloads",
"buckets",
"bunches",
"bundles",
"bushels",
"carloads",
"chunks",
"deals",
"dozens",
"dozen",
"fistfuls",
"gobs",
"good deals",
"heaps",
"hundreds",
"hundred",
"lashings",
"lashins",
"loads",
"lots",
"masses",
"messes",
"mountains",
"much",
"multiplicities",
"myriads",
"oodles",
"packs",
"passels",
"pecks",
"platefuls",
"plenitudes",
"plenties",
"plentitudes",
"potfuls",
"pots",
"profusions",
"quantities",
"rafts",
"reams",
"scads",
"sheaves",
"shiploads",
"sights",
"slews",
"spates",
"stacks",
"stores",
"tons",
"truckloads",
"volumes",
"wads",
"wealths",
"yards"
],
"near synonyms":[
"epidemics",
"plagues",
"rashes",
"bonanzas",
"embarrassments",
"excesses",
"overabundances",
"overages",
"overkills",
"overmuch",
"oversupplies",
"plethoras",
"redundancies",
"superabundances",
"superfluities",
"surfeits",
"surpluses",
"deluges",
"floods",
"overflows",
"armies",
"bevies",
"crams",
"crowds",
"crushes",
"droves",
"flocks",
"herds",
"hordes",
"hosts",
"legions",
"mobs",
"multitudes",
"presses",
"scores",
"seas",
"swarms",
"throngs",
"gazillions",
"jillions",
"kazillions",
"millions",
"million",
"thousands",
"trillions",
"zillions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"atoms",
"crumbs",
"dots",
"flecks",
"flyspecks",
"fragments",
"grains",
"granules",
"iotas",
"jots",
"modicums",
"molecules",
"motes",
"nubbins",
"particles",
"rays",
"scintillas",
"scraps",
"shreds",
"tittles",
"whits",
"smatterings",
"smatters",
"dashes",
"drops",
"morsels",
"shots",
"pieces",
"portions",
"sections",
"absences",
"dearths",
"famines",
"lacks",
"paucities",
"poverties",
"scarcities",
"shortages",
"undersupplies",
"wants",
"deficiencies",
"deficits",
"inadequacies",
"insufficiencies"
],
"antonyms":[
"aces",
"bits",
"dabs",
"drams",
"driblets",
"glimmers",
"handfuls",
"handsful",
"hints",
"licks",
"little",
"mites",
"mouthfuls",
"nips",
"ounces",
"peanuts",
"pinches",
"pittances",
"scruples",
"shades",
"shadows",
"smidgens",
"smidgeons",
"smidgins",
"smidges",
"specks",
"spots",
"sprinkles",
"sprinklings",
"strains",
"streaks",
"suspicions",
"tastes",
"touches",
"traces"
]
},
"a soft airy substance or covering":{
"examples":[
"the lush pile of the carpeting"
],
"synonyms":[
"downs",
"flosses",
"fluffs",
"furs",
"fuzzes",
"lints",
"naps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"battings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the hairy covering of a mammal especially when fine, soft, and thick":{
"examples":[
"a dog with such a dense pile that he never minded the cold"
],
"synonyms":[
"coats",
"fleeces",
"furs",
"hairs",
"jackets",
"pelages",
"wools"
],
"near synonyms":[
"undercoats",
"underfurs",
"hides",
"leathers",
"pelts",
"skins"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to lay or throw on top of one another":{
"examples":[
"piled all the clothes on the chair before putting them away"
],
"synonyms":[
"heaps",
"mounds",
"stacks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"banks",
"layers",
"pyramids",
"accumulates",
"amasses",
"assembles",
"collects",
"concentrates",
"garners",
"gathers",
"groups",
"masses",
"bunches",
"clumps",
"lumps"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to gather into a closely packed group":{
"examples":[
"the kids piled into the car"
],
"synonyms":[
"bunches",
"clusters",
"crowds",
"huddles",
"presses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assembles",
"collects",
"concenters",
"concentrates",
"conglomerates",
"congregates",
"convenes",
"converges",
"flocks",
"forgathers",
"foregathers",
"herds",
"swarms",
"throngs",
"encircles",
"mobs",
"surrounds",
"embraces",
"hugs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breaks up",
"disbands",
"disperses",
"splits (up)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"pilfering":{
"as in shoplifting , pilferage":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"what sort of person would pilfer lunches from the office refrigerator?"
],
"near antonyms":[
"buying",
"purchasing",
"bestowing",
"contributing",
"donating",
"giving",
"handing over",
"presenting"
],
"related":[
"burglarizing",
"knocking over",
"robbing",
"looting",
"pillaging",
"plundering",
"sacking",
"carjacking",
"hijacking",
"highjacking",
"picking",
"rifling",
"poaching",
"rustling",
"shoplifting",
"collaring",
"grabbing",
"grasping",
"nailing",
"seizing",
"snatching",
"taking",
"mooching",
"sponging",
"abducting",
"kidnapping",
"kidnaping",
"shanghaiing",
"spiriting"
],
"synonyms":[
"appropriating",
"boosting",
"filching",
"heisting",
"hooking",
"lifting",
"misappropriating",
"nicking",
"nipping",
"pinching",
"pocketing",
"purloining",
"ripping off",
"snitching",
"stealing",
"swiping",
"thieving"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"pilfers":{
"to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{
"examples":[
"what sort of person would pilfer lunches from the office refrigerator?"
],
"synonyms":[
"appropriates",
"boosts",
"filches",
"heists",
"hooks",
"lifts",
"misappropriates",
"nicks",
"nips",
"pinches",
"pockets",
"purloins",
"rips off",
"snitches",
"steals",
"swipes",
"thieves"
],
"near synonyms":[
"burglarizes",
"knocks over",
"robs",
"loots",
"pillages",
"plunders",
"sacks",
"carjacks",
"hijacks",
"highjacks",
"picks",
"rifles",
"poaches",
"rustles",
"shoplifts",
"collars",
"grabs",
"grasps",
"nails",
"seizes",
"snatches",
"takes",
"mooches",
"sponges",
"abducts",
"kidnaps",
"shanghais",
"spirits"
],
"near antonyms":[
"buys",
"purchases",
"bestows",
"contributes",
"donates",
"gives",
"hands over",
"presents"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pill":{
"a person whose behavior is offensive to others":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"she can be such a pill when things don't go her way"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hero",
"heroine",
"idol",
"role model",
"gentleman",
"lady",
"angel",
"saint"
],
"related":[
"barbarian",
"brute",
"caveman",
"Neanderthal",
"savage",
"loudmouth",
"vulgarian",
"lowlife",
"miscreant",
"rascal",
"rogue",
"roughneck",
"scab",
"scamp",
"scoundrel",
"villain",
"wretch",
"booby",
"doofus",
"fool",
"jackass",
"nincompoop",
"ninny",
"nit",
"nitwit",
"nut",
"schmo",
"schmoe",
"airhead",
"birdbrain",
"blockhead",
"dink",
"dolt",
"dope",
"dork",
"goon",
"half-wit",
"idiot",
"imbecile",
"moron",
"turkey",
"brat",
"insolent",
"nuisance",
"pest",
"snip",
"snob",
"snoot",
"snot",
"dweeb",
"nerd"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastard",
"beast",
"bleeder",
"blighter",
"boor",
"bounder",
"bugger",
"buzzard",
"cad",
"chuff",
"churl",
"clown",
"creep",
"cretin",
"crud",
"crumb",
"cur",
"dirtbag",
"dog",
"fink",
"heel",
"hound",
"jerk",
"joker",
"louse",
"lout",
"rat",
"rat fink",
"reptile",
"rotter",
"schmuck",
"scum",
"scumbag",
"scuzzball",
"skunk",
"sleaze",
"sleazebag",
"sleazeball",
"slime",
"slimeball",
"slob",
"snake",
"so-and-so",
"sod",
"stinkard",
"stinker",
"swine",
"toad",
"varmint",
"vermin"
]
},
"a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"you'll have to take one of these pills every six hours for your flu"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"cure",
"drug",
"medication",
"medicinal",
"pharmaceutical",
"physic",
"remedy",
"specific",
"miracle drug",
"wonder drug",
"potion",
"preparation",
"dosage",
"dose",
"drop",
"gelcap",
"bolus",
"pilule"
],
"synonyms":[
"cap",
"capsule",
"lozenge",
"tablet"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pillage":{
"valuables stolen or taken by force":{
"examples":[
"the pirate ship was laden with the pillage of merchant ships from across the Spanish Main"
],
"synonyms":[
"booty",
"loot",
"plunder",
"spoil",
"swag"
],
"near synonyms":[
"prize",
"catch",
"haul",
"take",
"treasure",
"pilferage",
"windfall"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to search through with the intent of committing robbery":{
"examples":[
"soldiers pillaging the countryside for anything of value"
],
"synonyms":[
"despoil",
"loot",
"maraud",
"plunder",
"ransack",
"sack"
],
"near synonyms":[
"break in",
"burglarize",
"rip off",
"steal (from)",
"comb",
"hunt",
"rake",
"rifle",
"rummage",
"harry",
"raid",
"ravish"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"pillars":{
"an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure":{
"examples":[
"the ancient Greek temple boasted graceful marble pillars with richly ornamented tops"
],
"synonyms":[
"columns",
"piers",
"pilasters",
"posts",
"stanchions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"caryatids",
"caryatides",
"pedestals",
"buttresses",
"flying buttresses",
"needles",
"obelisks",
"piles",
"pilings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something or someone to which one looks for support":{
"examples":[
"my father has been my pillar throughout this crisis"
],
"synonyms":[
"anchors",
"buttresses",
"dependences",
"dependances",
"mainstays",
"reliances",
"standbys"
],
"near synonyms":[
"backbones",
"sinews",
"spines",
"right hands",
"bolsterers",
"crutches",
"handmaidens",
"handmaids",
"props",
"stays",
"anchorages",
"harbors",
"refuges"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pilloried":{
"to subject (someone) to harsh public criticism":{
"examples":[
"The press pilloried the judge for her decision."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"berated",
"castigated",
"crucified",
"excoriated",
"flayed",
"gibbeted",
"hammered",
"keelhauled",
"lambasted",
"lashed",
"scolded",
"upbraided",
"blamed",
"censured",
"condemned",
"criticized",
"denounced",
"dispraised",
"dissed",
"faulted",
"knocked",
"panned",
"reprehended",
"slagged",
"skewered",
"tweaked",
"assailed",
"attacked",
"blasted",
"clobbered",
"slammed",
"slashed",
"nicked (at)",
"sniped (at)",
"beefed",
"bellyached",
"bitched",
"carped",
"caviled",
"cavilled",
"complained",
"crabbed",
"croaked",
"fussed",
"griped",
"groused",
"growled",
"grumbled",
"kicked",
"kvetched",
"moaned",
"murmured",
"muttered",
"niggled",
"quibbled",
"whined",
"admonished",
"chid",
"chided",
"drubbed",
"rebuked",
"reprimanded",
"reproached",
"reproved",
"bad-mouthed",
"belittled",
"decried",
"derided",
"discommended",
"disparaged",
"put down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approved",
"commended",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"recommended",
"sanctioned",
"extolled",
"lauded",
"praised"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pillories":{
"to subject (someone) to harsh public criticism":{
"examples":[
"The press pilloried the judge for her decision."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"berates",
"castigates",
"crucifies",
"excoriates",
"flays",
"gibbets",
"hammers",
"keelhauls",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"lashes",
"scolds",
"upbraids",
"blames",
"censures",
"condemns",
"criticizes",
"denounces",
"dispraises",
"disses",
"faults",
"knocks",
"pans",
"reprehends",
"slags",
"skewers",
"tweaks",
"assails",
"attacks",
"blasts",
"clobbers",
"slams",
"slashes",
"nicks (at)",
"snipes (at)",
"beefs",
"bellyaches",
"bitches",
"carps",
"cavils",
"complains",
"crabs",
"croaks",
"fusses",
"gripes",
"grouses",
"growls",
"grumbles",
"kicks",
"kvetches",
"moans",
"murmurs",
"mutters",
"niggles",
"quibbles",
"whines",
"admonishes",
"chides",
"drubs",
"rebukes",
"reprimands",
"reproaches",
"reproves",
"bad-mouths",
"belittles",
"decries",
"derides",
"discommends",
"disparages",
"puts down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approves",
"commends",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"recommends",
"sanctions",
"extols",
"extolls",
"lauds",
"praises"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pilule":{
"as in bolus":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bolus",
"drop",
"gelcap",
"dosage",
"dose",
"potion",
"preparation",
"miracle drug",
"wonder drug",
"cure",
"drug",
"medication",
"medicinal",
"pharmaceutical",
"physic",
"remedy",
"specific",
"cap",
"capsule",
"lozenge",
"pill",
"tablet"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pilferages":{
"as in plunders , pillages":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"piled (up)":{
"to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass":{
"examples":[
"snow piling up in the driveway at a rapid pace"
],
"synonyms":[
"accreted",
"accumulated",
"amassed",
"built up",
"collected",
"concentrated",
"conglomerated",
"gathered",
"massed",
"stacked (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"agglutinated",
"clumped",
"lumped",
"banked",
"drifted",
"ridged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dispersed",
"dissipated",
"scattered"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pilferers":{
"as in dips , pickpockets":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cutpurses",
"dips",
"pickpockets",
"shoplifters",
"sneak thiefs",
"abductors",
"carjackers",
"hijackers",
"kidnappers",
"kidnapers",
"skyjackers",
"kleptomaniacs",
"kleptos",
"despoilers",
"looters",
"pillagers",
"plunderers",
"ransackers",
"ravishers",
"embezzlers",
"grafters",
"poachers",
"rustlers",
"smugglers",
"burglars",
"cat burglars",
"cracksmen",
"housebreakers",
"picklocks",
"safecrackers",
"bandits",
"footpads",
"highwaymen",
"pirates",
"larcenists",
"pinchers",
"purloiners",
"robbers",
"stealers",
"thieves"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pilasters":{
"an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure":{
"examples":[
"the rectangular pilasters spaced along the building's facade lend an air of classical grandeur"
],
"synonyms":[
"columns",
"piers",
"pillars",
"posts",
"stanchions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"caryatids",
"caryatides",
"pedestals",
"buttresses",
"flying buttresses",
"needles",
"obelisks",
"piles",
"pilings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pillorying":{
"to subject (someone) to harsh public criticism":{
"examples":[
"The press pilloried the judge for her decision."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"berating",
"castigating",
"crucifying",
"excoriating",
"flaying",
"gibbeting",
"hammering",
"keelhauling",
"lambasting",
"lashing",
"scolding",
"upbraiding",
"blaming",
"censuring",
"condemning",
"criticizing",
"denouncing",
"dispraising",
"dissing",
"faulting",
"knocking",
"panning",
"reprehending",
"slagging",
"skewering",
"tweaking",
"assailing",
"attacking",
"blasting",
"clobbering",
"slamming",
"slashing",
"nicking (at)",
"sniping (at)",
"beefing",
"bellyaching",
"bitching",
"carping",
"caviling",
"cavilling",
"complaining",
"crabbing",
"croaking",
"fussing",
"griping",
"grousing",
"growling",
"grumbling",
"kicking",
"kvetching",
"moaning",
"murmuring",
"muttering",
"niggling",
"quibbling",
"whining",
"admonishing",
"chiding",
"drubbing",
"rebuking",
"reprimanding",
"reproaching",
"reproving",
"bad-mouthing",
"belittling",
"decrying",
"deriding",
"discommending",
"disparaging",
"putting down"
],
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"approving",
"commending",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"recommending",
"sanctioning",
"extolling",
"lauding",
"praising"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{
"examples":[
"what sort of person would pilfer lunches from the office refrigerator?"
],
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"appropriate",
"boost",
"filch",
"heist",
"hook",
"lift",
"misappropriate",
"nick",
"nip",
"pinch",
"pocket",
"purloin",
"rip off",
"snitch",
"steal",
"swipe",
"thieve"
],
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"burglarize",
"knock over",
"rob",
"loot",
"pillage",
"plunder",
"sack",
"carjack",
"hijack",
"highjack",
"pick",
"rifle",
"poach",
"rustle",
"shoplift",
"collar",
"grab",
"grasp",
"nail",
"seize",
"snatch",
"take",
"mooch",
"sponge",
"abduct",
"kidnap",
"shanghai",
"spirit"
],
"near antonyms":[
"buy",
"purchase",
"bestow",
"contribute",
"donate",
"give",
"hand over",
"present"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pilaster":{
"an upright shaft that supports an overhead structure":{
"examples":[
"the rectangular pilasters spaced along the building's facade lend an air of classical grandeur"
],
"synonyms":[
"column",
"pier",
"pillar",
"post",
"stanchion"
],
"near synonyms":[
"caryatid",
"pedestal",
"buttress",
"flying buttress",
"needle",
"obelisk",
"pile",
"piling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pilules":{
"as in boluses":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"boluses",
"drops",
"gelcaps",
"dosages",
"doses",
"potions",
"preparations",
"miracle drugs",
"wonder drugs",
"cures",
"drugs",
"medications",
"medicinals",
"pharmaceuticals",
"physics",
"remedies",
"specifics",
"caps",
"capsules",
"lozenges",
"pills",
"tablets"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pileups":{
"a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time":{
"examples":[
"a pileup of e-mail messages that needed to be dealt with"
],
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"accretions",
"accumulations",
"assemblages",
"collections",
"cumulations",
"cumuli",
"gatherings",
"lodgments",
"lodgements"
],
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"agglomerates",
"assortments",
"congeries",
"conglomerates",
"conglomerations",
"hodgepodges",
"hotchpotches",
"jumbles",
"medleys",
"m\u00e9langes",
"mishmashes",
"mixes",
"mixtures",
"motleys",
"potpourris",
"agglomerations",
"clutters",
"hashes",
"heaps",
"litters",
"masses",
"piles",
"aggregates",
"aggregations",
"sums",
"totalities",
"backlogs",
"caches",
"funds",
"hoards",
"inventories",
"kitties",
"nest eggs",
"reserves",
"stockpiles",
"stocks",
"stores",
"supplies"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pilgrimage":{
"to take a trip especially of some distance":{
"examples":[
"tourists pilgrimaging to all of the traditional destinations across Europe"
],
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"journey",
"peregrinate",
"tour",
"travel",
"trek",
"trip",
"voyage"
],
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"gallivant",
"galavant",
"hop",
"jaunt",
"knock (about)",
"perambulate",
"ramble",
"roam",
"rove",
"traipse",
"wander",
"migrate",
"road-trip",
"bus",
"cab",
"coach",
"cruise",
"drive",
"fly",
"gig",
"jet",
"motor",
"navigate",
"ride",
"roll",
"sail",
"trundle",
"barnstorm"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in quest , progress":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"grand tour",
"odyssey",
"progress",
"quest",
"safari",
"expedition",
"journey",
"passage",
"peregrination",
"travel(s)",
"trek",
"trip",
"commutation",
"commute",
"errand",
"excursion",
"flight",
"hop",
"jaunt",
"junket",
"outing",
"sally",
"sortie",
"tour",
"cruise",
"sail",
"voyage",
"drive",
"ride",
"spin",
"hike",
"slog",
"tramp",
"walk",
"walkabout"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"piling":{
"as in pile":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"pile",
"needle",
"obelisk",
"buttress",
"flying buttress",
"caryatid",
"pedestal",
"column",
"pier",
"pilaster",
"pillar",
"post",
"stanchion"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to lay or throw on top of one another":{
"examples":[
"piled all the clothes on the chair before putting them away"
],
"synonyms":[
"heaping",
"mounding",
"stacking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"banking",
"layering",
"pyramiding",
"accumulating",
"amassing",
"assembling",
"collecting",
"concentrating",
"garnering",
"gathering",
"grouping",
"massing",
"bunching",
"clumping",
"lumping"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to gather into a closely packed group":{
"examples":[
"the kids piled into the car"
],
"synonyms":[
"bunching",
"clustering",
"crowding",
"huddling",
"pressing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assembling",
"collecting",
"concentering",
"concentrating",
"conglomerating",
"congregating",
"convening",
"converging",
"flocking",
"forgathering",
"foregathering",
"herding",
"swarming",
"thronging",
"encircling",
"mobbing",
"surrounding",
"embracing",
"hugging"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breaking up",
"disbanding",
"dispersing",
"splitting (up)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"pilferage":{
"as in shoplifting , pilfering":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"filching",
"pilfering",
"purloining",
"shoplifting",
"petit larceny",
"petty larceny",
"abduction",
"carjacking",
"hijacking",
"highjacking",
"kidnapping",
"kidnaping",
"shanghaiing",
"embezzlement",
"embezzling",
"graft",
"misapplication",
"misappropriation",
"peculation",
"despoilment",
"despoliation",
"looting",
"pillage",
"plundering",
"rapine",
"spoliation",
"burglary",
"housebreaking",
"poaching",
"rustling",
"larceny",
"robbery",
"stealing",
"theft",
"thievery",
"black marketeering",
"smuggling",
"banditry",
"piracy"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"piloting":{
"as in steering , shepherding":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"shepherding",
"steering",
"administration",
"control",
"direction",
"generalship",
"governance",
"lead",
"leadership",
"management",
"running",
"monitoring",
"observance",
"observation",
"observing",
"policing",
"care",
"charge",
"guidance",
"headship",
"oversight",
"regulation",
"stewardship",
"superintendence",
"superintendency",
"supervision",
"surveillance",
"government",
"reign",
"rule",
"aegis",
"egis",
"auspices",
"guardianship",
"protection",
"trusteeship",
"tutelage"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed":{
"examples":[
"piloted the figure skater through the national championships"
],
"synonyms":[
"coaching",
"counseling",
"counselling",
"guiding",
"leading",
"mentoring",
"shepherding",
"showing",
"tutoring"
],
"near synonyms":[
"godfathering",
"directing",
"engineering",
"steering",
"swaying",
"accompanying",
"attending",
"chaperoning",
"convoying",
"escorting",
"seeing",
"squiring",
"overseeing",
"superintending",
"supervising",
"drilling",
"training",
"briefing",
"enlightening",
"informing",
"instructing",
"schooling",
"teaching",
"inculcating",
"indoctrinating",
"cultivating",
"fostering",
"nurturing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front":{
"examples":[
"the lead rider piloted the rest of the team"
],
"synonyms":[
"conducting",
"directing",
"guiding",
"leading",
"marshaling",
"marshalling",
"routing",
"showing",
"steering",
"ushering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"preceding",
"accompanying",
"attending",
"chaperoning",
"convoying",
"escorting",
"seeing",
"controlling",
"managing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dogging",
"hounding",
"shadowing",
"tailgating",
"tailing"
],
"antonyms":[
"following",
"trailing"
]
},
"to operate or control the course of":{
"examples":[
"managed to pilot the plane to safety despite the failure of the left engine"
],
"synonyms":[
"conning",
"helming",
"navigating",
"steering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"commandeering",
"hijacking",
"highjacking"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"pilfered":{
"to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{
"examples":[
"what sort of person would pilfer lunches from the office refrigerator?"
],
"synonyms":[
"appropriated",
"boosted",
"filched",
"heisted",
"hooked",
"lifted",
"misappropriated",
"nicked",
"nipped",
"pinched",
"pocketed",
"purloined",
"ripped off",
"snitched",
"stole",
"swiped",
"thieved"
],
"near synonyms":[
"burglarized",
"knocked over",
"robbed",
"looted",
"pillaged",
"plundered",
"sacked",
"carjacked",
"hijacked",
"highjacked",
"picked",
"rifled",
"poached",
"rustled",
"shoplifted",
"collared",
"grabbed",
"grasped",
"nailed",
"seized",
"snatched",
"took",
"mooched",
"sponged",
"abducted",
"kidnapped",
"kidnaped",
"shanghaied",
"spirited"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bought",
"purchased",
"bestowed",
"contributed",
"donated",
"gave",
"handed over",
"presented"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pilgrim":{
"a person who travels to foreign lands":{
"examples":[
"A wandering pilgrim , he made his way across Europe before eventually settling in Madrid."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"journeyer",
"wayfarer",
"holidayer",
"holidaymaker",
"vacationer",
"vacationist",
"guest",
"hosteler",
"hosteller",
"visitor",
"transient",
"snowbird",
"sunseeker",
"excursionist",
"rubberneck",
"rubbernecker",
"sightseer",
"tourist",
"traveler",
"traveller",
"tripper",
"migrator",
"pioneer",
"trekker",
"defector",
"deportee",
"evacuee",
"exile",
"expatriate",
"refugee",
"relocatee",
"repatriate",
"alien",
"foreigner",
"noncitizen",
"nonnative",
"colonist",
"newcomer",
"squatter",
"\u00e9migr\u00e9",
"emigr\u00e9",
"immigrant",
"incomer",
"in-migrant",
"migrant",
"out-migrant",
"settler"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pileup":{
"to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass":{
"examples":[
"snow piling up in the driveway at a rapid pace"
],
"synonyms":[
"accrete",
"accumulate",
"amass",
"build up",
"collect",
"concentrate",
"conglomerate",
"gather",
"mass",
"stack (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"agglutinate",
"clump",
"lump",
"bank",
"drift",
"ridge"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disperse",
"dissipate",
"scatter"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time":{
"examples":[
"a pileup of e-mail messages that needed to be dealt with"
],
"synonyms":[
"accretion",
"accumulation",
"assemblage",
"collection",
"cumulation",
"cumulus",
"gathering",
"lodgment",
"lodgement"
],
"near synonyms":[
"agglomerate",
"assortment",
"congeries",
"conglomerate",
"conglomeration",
"hodgepodge",
"hotchpotch",
"jumble",
"medley",
"m\u00e9lange",
"mishmash",
"mix",
"mixture",
"motley",
"potpourri",
"agglomeration",
"clutter",
"hash",
"heap",
"litter",
"mass",
"pile",
"aggregate",
"aggregation",
"sum",
"totality",
"backlog",
"cache",
"fund",
"hoard",
"inventory",
"kitty",
"nest egg",
"reserve",
"stock",
"stockpile",
"store",
"supply"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"pillagers":{
"as in robbers , plunderers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"despoilers",
"looters",
"marauders",
"plunderers",
"raiders",
"robbers",
"buccaneers",
"corsairs",
"freebooters",
"pirates",
"rovers",
"privateers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"piloted":{
"to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed":{
"examples":[
"piloted the figure skater through the national championships"
],
"synonyms":[
"coached",
"counseled",
"counselled",
"guided",
"led",
"mentored",
"shepherded",
"showed",
"tutored"
],
"near synonyms":[
"godfathered",
"directed",
"engineered",
"steered",
"swayed",
"accompanied",
"attended",
"chaperoned",
"convoyed",
"escorted",
"saw",
"squired",
"oversaw",
"superintended",
"supervised",
"drilled",
"trained",
"briefed",
"enlightened",
"informed",
"instructed",
"schooled",
"taught",
"inculcated",
"indoctrinated",
"cultivated",
"fostered",
"nurtured"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front":{
"examples":[
"the lead rider piloted the rest of the team"
],
"synonyms":[
"conducted",
"directed",
"guided",
"led",
"marshaled",
"marshalled",
"routed",
"showed",
"steered",
"ushered"
],
"near synonyms":[
"preceded",
"accompanied",
"attended",
"chaperoned",
"convoyed",
"escorted",
"saw",
"controlled",
"managed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dogged",
"hounded",
"shadowed",
"tailed",
"tailgated"
],
"antonyms":[
"followed",
"trailed"
]
},
"to operate or control the course of":{
"examples":[
"managed to pilot the plane to safety despite the failure of the left engine"
],
"synonyms":[
"conned",
"helmed",
"navigated",
"steered"
],
"near synonyms":[
"commandeered",
"hijacked",
"highjacked"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pilgrims":{
"a person who travels to foreign lands":{
"examples":[
"A wandering pilgrim , he made his way across Europe before eventually settling in Madrid."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"journeyers",
"wayfarers",
"holidayers",
"holidaymakers",
"vacationers",
"vacationists",
"guests",
"hostelers",
"hostellers",
"visitors",
"transients",
"snowbirds",
"sunseekers",
"excursionists",
"rubberneckers",
"rubbernecks",
"sightseers",
"tourists",
"travelers",
"travellers",
"trippers",
"migrators",
"pioneers",
"trekkers",
"defectors",
"deportees",
"evacuees",
"exiles",
"expatriates",
"refugees",
"relocatees",
"repatriates",
"aliens",
"foreigners",
"noncitizens",
"nonnatives",
"colonists",
"newcomers",
"squatters",
"\u00e9migr\u00e9s",
"emigr\u00e9s",
"immigrants",
"incomers",
"in-migrants",
"migrants",
"out-migrants",
"settlers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pillaged":{
"to search through with the intent of committing robbery":{
"examples":[
"soldiers pillaging the countryside for anything of value"
],
"synonyms":[
"despoiled",
"looted",
"marauded",
"plundered",
"ransacked",
"sacked"
],
"near synonyms":[
"broke in",
"burglarized",
"ripped off",
"stole (from)",
"combed",
"hunted",
"raked",
"rifled",
"rummaged",
"harried",
"raided",
"ravished"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pilgrimaged":{
"to take a trip especially of some distance":{
"examples":[
"tourists pilgrimaging to all of the traditional destinations across Europe"
],
"synonyms":[
"journeyed",
"peregrinated",
"toured",
"traveled",
"travelled",
"trekked",
"tripped",
"voyaged"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gallivanted",
"galavanted",
"hopped",
"jaunted",
"knocked (about)",
"perambulated",
"rambled",
"roamed",
"roved",
"traipsed",
"wandered",
"migrated",
"road-tripped",
"bused",
"bussed",
"cabbed",
"coached",
"cruised",
"drove",
"flew",
"gigged",
"jetted",
"motored",
"navigated",
"rode",
"rid",
"rolled",
"sailed",
"trundled",
"barnstormed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pillory":{
"to subject (someone) to harsh public criticism":{
"examples":[
"The press pilloried the judge for her decision."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"berate",
"castigate",
"crucify",
"excoriate",
"flay",
"gibbet",
"hammer",
"keelhaul",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lash",
"scold",
"upbraid",
"blame",
"censure",
"condemn",
"criticize",
"denounce",
"dis",
"diss",
"dispraise",
"fault",
"knock",
"pan",
"reprehend",
"slag",
"skewer",
"tweak",
"assail",
"attack",
"blast",
"clobber",
"slam",
"slash",
"nick (at)",
"snipe (at)",
"beef",
"bellyache",
"bitch",
"carp",
"cavil",
"complain",
"crab",
"croak",
"fuss",
"gripe",
"grouse",
"growl",
"grumble",
"kick",
"kvetch",
"moan",
"murmur",
"mutter",
"niggle",
"quibble",
"whine",
"admonish",
"chide",
"drub",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproach",
"reprove",
"bad-mouth",
"belittle",
"decry",
"deride",
"discommend",
"disparage",
"put down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approve",
"commend",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"recommend",
"sanction",
"extol",
"extoll",
"laud",
"praise"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pilgrimaging":{
"to take a trip especially of some distance":{
"examples":[
"tourists pilgrimaging to all of the traditional destinations across Europe"
],
"synonyms":[
"journeying",
"peregrinating",
"touring",
"traveling",
"travelling",
"trekking",
"tripping",
"voyaging"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gallivanting",
"galavanting",
"hopping",
"jaunting",
"knocking (about)",
"perambulating",
"rambling",
"roaming",
"roving",
"traipsing",
"wandering",
"migrating",
"road-tripping",
"busing",
"bussing",
"cabbing",
"coaching",
"cruising",
"driving",
"flying",
"gigging",
"jetting",
"motoring",
"navigating",
"riding",
"rolling",
"sailing",
"trundling",
"barnstorming"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pills":{
"a small mass containing medicine to be taken orally":{
"examples":[
"you'll have to take one of these pills every six hours for your flu"
],
"synonyms":[
"caps",
"capsules",
"lozenges",
"tablets"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cures",
"drugs",
"medications",
"medicinals",
"pharmaceuticals",
"physics",
"remedies",
"specifics",
"miracle drugs",
"wonder drugs",
"potions",
"preparations",
"dosages",
"doses",
"drops",
"gelcaps",
"boluses",
"pilules"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person whose behavior is offensive to others":{
"examples":[
"she can be such a pill when things don't go her way"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastards",
"beasts",
"bleeders",
"blighters",
"boors",
"bounders",
"buggers",
"buzzards",
"cads",
"chuffs",
"churls",
"clowns",
"creeps",
"cretins",
"cruds",
"crumbs",
"curs",
"dirtbags",
"dogs",
"finks",
"heels",
"hounds",
"jerks",
"jokers",
"louses",
"louts",
"rat finks",
"rats",
"reptiles",
"rotters",
"schmucks",
"scumbags",
"scums",
"scuzzballs",
"skunks",
"skunk",
"sleazebags",
"sleazeballs",
"sleazes",
"slimeballs",
"slimes",
"slobs",
"snakes",
"so-and-sos",
"so-and-so's",
"sods",
"stinkards",
"stinkers",
"swine",
"toads",
"varmints",
"vermin"
],
"near synonyms":[
"barbarians",
"brutes",
"cavemen",
"Neanderthals",
"savages",
"loudmouths",
"vulgarians",
"lowlifes",
"lowlives",
"miscreants",
"rascals",
"rogues",
"roughnecks",
"scabs",
"scamps",
"scoundrels",
"villains",
"wretches",
"boobies",
"doofuses",
"dufuses",
"fools",
"jackasses",
"nincompoops",
"ninnies",
"nits",
"nitwits",
"nuts",
"schmoes",
"airheads",
"birdbrains",
"blockheads",
"dinks",
"dolts",
"dopes",
"dorks",
"goons",
"half-wits",
"idiots",
"imbeciles",
"morons",
"turkeys",
"brats",
"insolents",
"nuisances",
"pests",
"snips",
"snobs",
"snoots",
"snots",
"dweebs",
"nerds"
],
"near antonyms":[
"heroes",
"heroines",
"idols",
"role models",
"gentlemen",
"ladies",
"angels",
"saints"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pilferer":{
"as in dip , pickpocket":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cutpurse",
"dip",
"pickpocket",
"shoplifter",
"sneak thief",
"abductor",
"carjacker",
"hijacker",
"kidnapper",
"kidnaper",
"skyjacker",
"klepto",
"kleptomaniac",
"despoiler",
"looter",
"pillager",
"plunderer",
"ransacker",
"ravisher",
"embezzler",
"grafter",
"poacher",
"rustler",
"smuggler",
"burglar",
"cat burglar",
"cracksman",
"housebreaker",
"picklock",
"safecracker",
"bandit",
"footpad",
"highwayman",
"pirate",
"larcenist",
"pincher",
"purloiner",
"robber",
"stealer",
"thief"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}