1554 lines
31 KiB
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1554 lines
31 KiB
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{
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"jackleg":{
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"a person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science":{
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"antonyms":[
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"ace",
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"adept",
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"crackerjack",
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"crackajack",
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"craftsman",
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"expert",
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"hand",
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"master",
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"past master",
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"shark",
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"sharp"
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],
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"examples":[
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"you can't rely on a bunch of jacklegs to run your dairy farm"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"maestro",
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"virtuoso",
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"whiz",
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"wizard",
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"old hand",
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"old-timer",
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"vet",
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"veteran"
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],
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"related":[
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"beginner",
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"freshman",
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"greenhorn",
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"kid",
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"learner",
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"neophyte",
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"newcomer",
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"novice",
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"rookie",
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"tenderfoot",
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"tyro"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"amateur",
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"hack",
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"hacker",
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"inexpert",
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"trifler"
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]
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},
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"being such only for recreation":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"a toolshed that can be built by any jackleg carpenter who's capable of hitting a nail without smashing his thumb"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"naive",
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"na\u00efve",
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"primitive",
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"self-taught",
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"amateurish",
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"dilettante",
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"inexperienced",
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"inexpert",
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"unprofessional",
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"unskilled",
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"uninitiated",
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"unprepared",
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"unqualified",
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"unschooled",
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"untaught",
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"untrained",
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"untutored",
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"part-time",
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"weekend"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"amateur",
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"avocational",
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"backyard",
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"nonprofessional",
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"Sunday"
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]
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},
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"having or showing lowered moral character or standards":{
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"antonyms":[
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"pure",
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"uncorrupt",
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"uncorrupted"
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],
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"examples":[
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"a jackleg lawyer whose clients consist mainly of drug dealers and child molesters"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"incorruptible",
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"ethical",
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"honest",
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"principled",
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"good",
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"moral",
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"righteous",
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"virtuous"
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],
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"related":[
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"bent",
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"crooked",
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"cutthroat",
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"dishonest",
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"unethical",
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"unprincipled",
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"unscrupulous",
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"contaminated",
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"spoiled",
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"tainted",
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"bad",
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"evil",
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"immoral",
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"iniquitous",
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"miscreant",
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"nefarious",
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"sinful",
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"vicious",
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"wicked"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"corrupt",
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"debased",
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"debauched",
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"decadent",
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"degenerate",
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"degraded",
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"demoralized",
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"depraved",
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"dissipated",
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"dissolute",
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"libertine",
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"loose",
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"perverse",
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"perverted",
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"rakehell",
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"rakehelly",
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"rakish",
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"reprobate",
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"sick",
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"unclean",
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"unwholesome",
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"warped"
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]
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},
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"lacking or showing a lack of expert skill":{
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"antonyms":[
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"ace",
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"adept",
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"consummate",
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"crackerjack",
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"expert",
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"master",
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"masterful",
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"masterly",
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"professional",
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"virtuosic",
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"virtuoso"
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],
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"examples":[
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"he did such a jackleg installation of that door frame that now the door won't shut"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"able",
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"accomplished",
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"capable",
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"competent",
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"dexterous",
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"dextrous",
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"gifted",
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"habile",
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"handsome",
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"proficient",
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"skilled",
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"skillful",
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"talented",
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"experienced",
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"practiced",
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"practised",
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"seasoned",
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"veteran",
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"educated",
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"fitted",
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"initiated",
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"knowledgeable",
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"prepared",
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"qualified",
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"schooled",
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"taught",
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"trained",
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"tutored",
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"versed",
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"all-around",
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"all-round",
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"ambidextrous",
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"versatile",
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"well-rounded",
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"finished",
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"polished",
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"slick"
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],
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"related":[
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"curbstone",
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"self-taught",
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"uninitiated",
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"unprepared",
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"unqualified",
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"unschooled",
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"untaught",
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"untrained",
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"untutored",
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"awkward",
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"clumsy",
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"ham-fisted",
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"ham-handed",
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"heavy-handed",
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"crude",
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"defective",
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"faulty",
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"flawed",
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"primitive",
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"unfinished",
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"unpolished",
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"beginning",
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"entry-level",
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"fresh",
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"green",
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"new",
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"raw",
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"unseasoned",
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"untested",
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"untried",
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"would-be",
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"incapable",
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"incompetent",
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"talentless",
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"unable",
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"unfit",
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"ungifted",
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"untalented"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"amateur",
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"amateurish",
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"dilettante",
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"dilettantish",
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"inexperienced",
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"inexpert",
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"nonprofessional",
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"unprofessional",
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"unskilled",
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"unskillful"
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]
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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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"jam":{
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"a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"thousands of cars trying to leave the stadium's parking lot at the same time are sure to create a jam"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"tangle",
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"gridlock",
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"lock",
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"congestion",
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"traffic",
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"crawl",
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"delay",
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"slowdown",
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"stoppage"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"backup",
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"bottleneck",
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"jam-up",
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"logjam",
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"snarl",
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"tailback",
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"tie-up"
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]
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},
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"a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the heavy rain puts us in a real jam : all of the preparations are for a garden wedding"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"difficulty",
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"node",
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"hot water",
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"soup",
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"pinch",
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"plight",
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"quandary",
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"scrape",
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"trouble",
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"deadlock",
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"halt",
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"logjam",
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"stalemate",
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"standstill",
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"clutch",
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"crisis",
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"crossroad",
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"emergency",
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"exigency",
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"juncture",
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"strait"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bind",
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"box",
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"catch-22",
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"corner",
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"dilemma",
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"fix",
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"hole",
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"impasse",
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"jackpot",
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"mire",
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"pickle",
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"predicament",
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"quagmire",
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"rabbit hole",
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"rattrap",
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"spot",
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"sticky wicket",
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"swamp"
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]
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},
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"to fit (people or things) into a tight space":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"jammed his clothes into the already bulging hamper"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"fill",
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"heap",
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"jam-pack",
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"load",
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"pack"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cram",
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"crowd",
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"crush",
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"ram",
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"sandwich",
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"shoehorn",
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"squeeze",
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"stuff",
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"wedge"
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]
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},
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"to force one's way":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"several more people jammed into the bus even though there was hardly room to stand"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"ram",
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"shove",
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"thrust"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bore",
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"bull",
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"bulldoze",
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"crash",
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"elbow",
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"jostle",
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"muscle",
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"press",
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"push",
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"shoulder",
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"squeeze"
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]
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},
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"to prevent passage through by filling with something":{
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"antonyms":[
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"clear",
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"free",
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"open (up)",
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"unblock",
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"unclog",
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"unplug",
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"unstop"
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],
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"examples":[
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"firefighters found the nightclub's doorways jammed with trapped patrons"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"excavate",
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"hollow (out)",
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"scoop (out)",
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"empty",
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"lighten"
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],
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"related":[
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"bung",
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"cork",
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"spile",
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"stopper",
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"stopple",
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"fill",
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"gridlock",
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"pack",
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"fur",
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"silt",
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"flood",
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"glut",
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"inundate",
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"overwhelm",
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"swamp"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"block",
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"choke",
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"clog",
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"clot",
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"congest",
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"dam",
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"gum (up)",
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"obstruct",
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"occlude",
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"plug (up)",
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"stop (up)",
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"stuff"
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]
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},
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"to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained":{
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"antonyms":[
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"clear",
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"empty",
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"evacuate",
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"vacate",
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"void"
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],
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"examples":[
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"the inn will jam a guest's picnic basket with an array of tempting foods"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"lighten",
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"deplete",
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"drain",
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"eliminate",
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"exhaust",
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"bleed",
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"draw (off)",
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"clean",
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"flush",
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"purge",
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"scour",
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"sweep"
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],
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"related":[
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"drench",
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"flood",
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"glut",
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"swamp",
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"bloat",
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"bulk",
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"crowd",
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"crush",
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"mat",
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"press",
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"ram",
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"shove",
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"squash",
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"squeeze",
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"refill",
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"refresh",
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"reload",
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"repack",
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"replenish",
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"overcharge",
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"overfill",
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"overflow",
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"saturate",
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"honeycomb",
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"penetrate"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"brim",
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"charge",
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"cram",
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"fill",
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"heap",
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"jam-pack",
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"load",
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"pack",
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"stuff"
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]
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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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"jam-pack":{
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"to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained":{
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"antonyms":[
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"clear",
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"empty",
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"evacuate",
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"vacate",
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"void"
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],
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"examples":[
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"we jam-packed the box with goodies for our sick friend"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"lighten",
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"deplete",
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"drain",
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"eliminate",
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"exhaust",
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"bleed",
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"draw (off)",
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"clean",
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"flush",
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"purge",
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"scour",
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"sweep"
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],
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"related":[
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"drench",
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"flood",
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"glut",
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"swamp",
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"bloat",
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"bulk",
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"crowd",
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"crush",
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"mat",
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"press",
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"ram",
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"shove",
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"squash",
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"squeeze",
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"refill",
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"refresh",
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"reload",
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"repack",
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"replenish",
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"overcharge",
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"overfill",
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"overflow",
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"saturate",
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"honeycomb",
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"penetrate"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"brim",
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"charge",
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"cram",
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"fill",
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"heap",
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"jam",
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"load",
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"pack",
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"stuff"
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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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"jammed":{
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"containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible":{
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"antonyms":[
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"bare",
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"blank",
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"devoid",
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"empty",
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"stark",
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"vacant",
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"void"
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],
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"examples":[
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"tour buses, jammed with eager sightseers, invariably stop at that spot"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"deficient",
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"inadequate",
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"incomplete",
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"insufficient",
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"short",
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"shortish",
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"shy",
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"wanting",
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"depleted",
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"drained",
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"exhausted"
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],
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"related":[
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"overcrowded",
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"overfilled",
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"overflowing",
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"overfull",
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"overladen",
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"overloaded",
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"overstuffed",
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"abounding",
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"flush",
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"fraught",
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"replete",
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"rife",
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"swarming",
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"teeming"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"brimful",
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"brimming",
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"bursting",
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"chock-full",
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"chockful",
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"chockablock",
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"crammed",
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"crowded",
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"fat",
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"filled",
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"full",
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"jam-packed",
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"loaded",
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"packed",
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"stuffed"
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]
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},
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"firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge":{
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"antonyms":[
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"insecure",
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"loose"
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],
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"examples":[
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"this jammed door just won't budge"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"detached",
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"dislodged",
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"freed",
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"loosened",
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"unattached",
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"unbound",
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"undone",
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"unfastened",
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"unsecured",
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"movable",
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"moveable",
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|
"yielding"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bonded",
|
|
"cemented",
|
|
"glued",
|
|
"anchored",
|
|
"clamped",
|
|
"embedded",
|
|
"imbedded",
|
|
"entrenched",
|
|
"intrenched",
|
|
"impacted",
|
|
"implanted",
|
|
"attached",
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"fastened",
|
|
"secured",
|
|
"immovable",
|
|
"unyielding"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"frozen",
|
|
"lodged",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"snug",
|
|
"stuck",
|
|
"tight",
|
|
"wedged"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fit (people or things) into a tight space":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"jammed his clothes into the already bulging hamper"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"filled",
|
|
"heaped",
|
|
"jam-packed",
|
|
"loaded",
|
|
"packed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crammed",
|
|
"crowded",
|
|
"crushed",
|
|
"rammed",
|
|
"sandwiched",
|
|
"shoehorned",
|
|
"squeezed",
|
|
"stuffed",
|
|
"wedged"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to force one's way":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"several more people jammed into the bus even though there was hardly room to stand"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"rammed",
|
|
"shoved",
|
|
"thrust"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bored",
|
|
"bulldozed",
|
|
"bulled",
|
|
"crashed",
|
|
"elbowed",
|
|
"jostled",
|
|
"muscled",
|
|
"pressed",
|
|
"pushed",
|
|
"shouldered",
|
|
"squeezed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to prevent passage through by filling with something":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cleared",
|
|
"freed",
|
|
"opened (up)",
|
|
"unblocked",
|
|
"unclogged",
|
|
"unplugged",
|
|
"unstopped"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"firefighters found the nightclub's doorways jammed with trapped patrons"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"excavated",
|
|
"hollowed (out)",
|
|
"scooped (out)",
|
|
"emptied",
|
|
"lightened"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bunged",
|
|
"corked",
|
|
"spiled",
|
|
"stoppered",
|
|
"stoppled",
|
|
"filled",
|
|
"gridlocked",
|
|
"packed",
|
|
"furred",
|
|
"silted",
|
|
"flooded",
|
|
"glutted",
|
|
"inundated",
|
|
"overwhelmed",
|
|
"swamped"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blocked",
|
|
"choked",
|
|
"clogged",
|
|
"clotted",
|
|
"congested",
|
|
"dammed",
|
|
"gummed (up)",
|
|
"obstructed",
|
|
"occluded",
|
|
"plugged (up)",
|
|
"stopped (up)",
|
|
"stuffed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cleared",
|
|
"emptied",
|
|
"evacuated",
|
|
"vacated",
|
|
"voided"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the inn will jam a guest's picnic basket with an array of tempting foods"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"lightened",
|
|
"depleted",
|
|
"drained",
|
|
"eliminated",
|
|
"exhausted",
|
|
"bled",
|
|
"drew (off)",
|
|
"cleaned",
|
|
"flushed",
|
|
"purged",
|
|
"scoured",
|
|
"swept"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"drenched",
|
|
"flooded",
|
|
"glutted",
|
|
"swamped",
|
|
"bloated",
|
|
"bulked",
|
|
"crowded",
|
|
"crushed",
|
|
"matted",
|
|
"pressed",
|
|
"rammed",
|
|
"shoved",
|
|
"squashed",
|
|
"squeezed",
|
|
"refilled",
|
|
"refreshed",
|
|
"reloaded",
|
|
"repacked",
|
|
"replenished",
|
|
"overcharged",
|
|
"overfilled",
|
|
"overflowed",
|
|
"saturated",
|
|
"honeycombed",
|
|
"penetrated"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brimmed",
|
|
"charged",
|
|
"crammed",
|
|
"filled",
|
|
"heaped",
|
|
"jam-packed",
|
|
"loaded",
|
|
"packed",
|
|
"stuffed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"jarring":{
|
|
"causing a strong emotional reaction because of unexpectedness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unsurprising"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the jarring news that major financial institutions were on the verge of collapse"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"common",
|
|
"customary",
|
|
"mundane",
|
|
"normal",
|
|
"ordinary",
|
|
"typical",
|
|
"unexceptional",
|
|
"unremarkable",
|
|
"usual"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"unannounced",
|
|
"unanticipated",
|
|
"unexpected",
|
|
"unforeseen",
|
|
"awesome",
|
|
"awful",
|
|
"breathtaking",
|
|
"fabulous",
|
|
"heart-stopping",
|
|
"marvelous",
|
|
"marvellous",
|
|
"miraculous",
|
|
"portentous",
|
|
"prodigious",
|
|
"staggering",
|
|
"stupendous",
|
|
"sublime",
|
|
"wonderful",
|
|
"wondrous",
|
|
"extraordinary",
|
|
"phenomenal",
|
|
"rare",
|
|
"sensational",
|
|
"spectacular",
|
|
"befuddling",
|
|
"bewildering",
|
|
"confounding",
|
|
"confusing",
|
|
"discomfiting",
|
|
"disconcerting",
|
|
"dismaying",
|
|
"flustering",
|
|
"muddling",
|
|
"nonplussing",
|
|
"nonplusing",
|
|
"perplexing",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"incomprehensible",
|
|
"inconceivable",
|
|
"incredible",
|
|
"unbelievable",
|
|
"unimaginable",
|
|
"unlikely",
|
|
"unthinkable",
|
|
"singular",
|
|
"uncommon",
|
|
"unique",
|
|
"unusual",
|
|
"unwonted",
|
|
"conspicuous",
|
|
"notable",
|
|
"noticeable",
|
|
"outstanding",
|
|
"remarkable",
|
|
"impressive",
|
|
"striking"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amazing",
|
|
"astonishing",
|
|
"astounding",
|
|
"blindsiding",
|
|
"dumbfounding",
|
|
"dumfounding",
|
|
"eye-opening",
|
|
"flabbergasting",
|
|
"jaw-dropping",
|
|
"jolting",
|
|
"shocking",
|
|
"startling",
|
|
"stunning",
|
|
"stupefying",
|
|
"surprising"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"disagreeable to one's aesthetic or artistic sense":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aesthetic",
|
|
"esthetic",
|
|
"aesthetical",
|
|
"esthetical"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the final chord of that song is too jarring for me"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"artful",
|
|
"artistic",
|
|
"attractive",
|
|
"beautiful",
|
|
"becoming",
|
|
"comely",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"appealing",
|
|
"felicitous",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"harmonious",
|
|
"harmonizing",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"seemly",
|
|
"calming",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"softened",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"cultured",
|
|
"elegant",
|
|
"graceful",
|
|
"gracious",
|
|
"polished",
|
|
"refined",
|
|
"tasteful"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"acid",
|
|
"flashy",
|
|
"garish",
|
|
"gaudy",
|
|
"loud",
|
|
"tawdry",
|
|
"tacky",
|
|
"tasteless",
|
|
"vulgar",
|
|
"inartistic",
|
|
"unartistic",
|
|
"artless",
|
|
"clumsy",
|
|
"crude",
|
|
"graceless",
|
|
"inelegant",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"uncouth",
|
|
"uncultured",
|
|
"unrefined",
|
|
"disgusting",
|
|
"gross",
|
|
"obscene",
|
|
"repugnant",
|
|
"repulsive",
|
|
"ugly",
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
|
"jolting",
|
|
"unpleasant",
|
|
"unpleasing",
|
|
"blaring",
|
|
"clashing",
|
|
"discordant",
|
|
"disharmonious",
|
|
"dissonant",
|
|
"inharmonious",
|
|
"jangling",
|
|
"off-key",
|
|
"ragged",
|
|
"raspy",
|
|
"raucous",
|
|
"unmelodious",
|
|
"unmusical",
|
|
"bizarre",
|
|
"kinky",
|
|
"odd",
|
|
"outlandish",
|
|
"shocking"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"grating",
|
|
"grotesque",
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"unaesthetic"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"according",
|
|
"blending",
|
|
"conforming (to or with)",
|
|
"fitting",
|
|
"harmonizing",
|
|
"matching"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the bright orange of the walls jars with the light pastels of the furnishings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"agreeing",
|
|
"assenting",
|
|
"coinciding",
|
|
"concurring",
|
|
"corresponding"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"battling",
|
|
"combating",
|
|
"combatting",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"warring (against)",
|
|
"chafing",
|
|
"galling",
|
|
"grating",
|
|
"jangling",
|
|
"differing",
|
|
"disagreeing",
|
|
"dissenting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clashing",
|
|
"colliding",
|
|
"conflicting",
|
|
"disaccording",
|
|
"discording"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to express different opinions about something often angrily":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"those two coworkers have such incompatible personalities that it's no wonder they constantly jar"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"coexisting",
|
|
"getting along",
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"agreeing",
|
|
"assenting",
|
|
"concurring",
|
|
"consenting"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"daring",
|
|
"defying",
|
|
"clashing",
|
|
"contending",
|
|
"contesting",
|
|
"tangling",
|
|
"caviling",
|
|
"cavilling",
|
|
"fussing",
|
|
"nitpicking",
|
|
"considering",
|
|
"debating",
|
|
"discussing",
|
|
"kicking",
|
|
"objecting",
|
|
"protesting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"altercating",
|
|
"argufying",
|
|
"arguing",
|
|
"bickering",
|
|
"brabbling",
|
|
"brawling",
|
|
"controverting",
|
|
"disputing",
|
|
"falling out",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"hassling",
|
|
"quarreling",
|
|
"quarrelling",
|
|
"quibbling",
|
|
"rowing",
|
|
"scrapping",
|
|
"spatting",
|
|
"squabbling",
|
|
"tiffing",
|
|
"wrangling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"jaundiced":{
|
|
"having or showing mean resentment of another's possessions or advantages":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unenvious"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"took a jaundiced view of his opponent's triumphs on the tennis court"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"generous",
|
|
"kind",
|
|
"kindhearted",
|
|
"altruistic",
|
|
"benevolent",
|
|
"charitable",
|
|
"well-meaning"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"begrudging",
|
|
"grudging",
|
|
"avaricious",
|
|
"grasping",
|
|
"greedy",
|
|
"rapacious",
|
|
"distrustful",
|
|
"suspicious",
|
|
"malicious",
|
|
"petty",
|
|
"spiteful"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"covetous",
|
|
"envious",
|
|
"green-eyed",
|
|
"invidious",
|
|
"jealous",
|
|
"resentful"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"marked by opposition or ill will":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"hospitable",
|
|
"nonantagonistic",
|
|
"nonhostile",
|
|
"sympathetic"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"environmentalists tend to cast a jaundiced eye on those oversized, gas-guzzling vehicles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"affable",
|
|
"amiable",
|
|
"amicable",
|
|
"civil",
|
|
"companionable",
|
|
"comradely",
|
|
"convivial",
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"good-natured",
|
|
"good-tempered",
|
|
"gracious",
|
|
"gregarious",
|
|
"neighborly",
|
|
"pleasant",
|
|
"sociable",
|
|
"social",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"affectionate",
|
|
"devoted",
|
|
"kind",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"loving",
|
|
"nice",
|
|
"sweet",
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"approving",
|
|
"benign",
|
|
"empathetic",
|
|
"favorable",
|
|
"understanding",
|
|
"warmhearted",
|
|
"welcoming"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"adverse",
|
|
"argumentative",
|
|
"bellicose",
|
|
"belligerent",
|
|
"clashing",
|
|
"combative",
|
|
"conflicting",
|
|
"contentious",
|
|
"contrary",
|
|
"disputatious",
|
|
"militant",
|
|
"opposed",
|
|
"pugnacious",
|
|
"quarrelsome",
|
|
"resisting",
|
|
"scrappy",
|
|
"truculent",
|
|
"antisocial",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
|
"disapproving",
|
|
"distant",
|
|
"frigid",
|
|
"icy",
|
|
"biased",
|
|
"prejudiced",
|
|
"discourteous",
|
|
"ill-bred",
|
|
"ill-mannered",
|
|
"impertinent",
|
|
"impolite",
|
|
"inconsiderate",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"surly",
|
|
"uncivil",
|
|
"unfavorable",
|
|
"unkind",
|
|
"unmannerly",
|
|
"unpleasant",
|
|
"unsociable",
|
|
"acrimonious",
|
|
"bitter",
|
|
"despiteful",
|
|
"hateful",
|
|
"malevolent",
|
|
"malicious",
|
|
"malign",
|
|
"malignant",
|
|
"opprobrious",
|
|
"rancorous",
|
|
"spiteful",
|
|
"unloving",
|
|
"vindictive",
|
|
"virulent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adversarial",
|
|
"adversary",
|
|
"antagonistic",
|
|
"antipathetic",
|
|
"hostile",
|
|
"inhospitable",
|
|
"inimical",
|
|
"mortal",
|
|
"negative",
|
|
"unfriendly",
|
|
"unsympathetic"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"jaunt":{
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"a short trip for pleasure":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"took a leisurely jaunt up to the mountains for the day"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"journey",
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"travel(s)",
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"voyage",
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"circuit",
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"tour",
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"expedition",
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"odyssey",
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"safari",
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"detour",
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"hike",
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"peregrination",
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"trek",
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"walk",
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"pilgrimage"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"excursion",
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"junket",
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"outing",
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"ramble",
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"sally",
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"sashay",
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"sortie",
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"spin"
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]
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},
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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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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"jaws":{
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"friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"now that he's retired, he's got all afternoon for a jaw with his friends at the senior center"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"colloquies",
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"conferences",
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"discourses",
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"parleys",
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"symposia",
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"symposiums",
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"debates",
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"dialogues",
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"dialogs",
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"exchanges",
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"give-and-takes",
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"crosstalk",
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"happy talk",
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"yaks",
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"yacks",
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"yammers",
|
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"yaps"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"backchat",
|
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"cackle",
|
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"causeries",
|
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"chats",
|
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"chatter",
|
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"chin music",
|
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"chin-wag",
|
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"chitchats",
|
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"confabs",
|
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"confabulations",
|
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"gab",
|
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"gabfests",
|
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"gossip",
|
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"jangle",
|
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"natters",
|
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"palavers",
|
|
"patter",
|
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"raps",
|
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"schmoozes",
|
|
"small talk",
|
|
"table talk",
|
|
"talks",
|
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"t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eates"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you don't have to jaw me to death just because I bite my nails"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"approves",
|
|
"endorses",
|
|
"indorses",
|
|
"sanctions",
|
|
"extols",
|
|
"extolls",
|
|
"lauds",
|
|
"praises"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"admonishes",
|
|
"chides",
|
|
"remonstrates (with)",
|
|
"reproves",
|
|
"abuses",
|
|
"assails",
|
|
"attacks",
|
|
"bad-mouths",
|
|
"blames",
|
|
"blasts",
|
|
"censures",
|
|
"condemns",
|
|
"criticizes",
|
|
"crucifies",
|
|
"denounces",
|
|
"disses",
|
|
"excoriates",
|
|
"faults",
|
|
"harangues",
|
|
"knocks",
|
|
"laces (into)",
|
|
"lashes",
|
|
"pans",
|
|
"reprehends",
|
|
"reviles",
|
|
"scourges",
|
|
"slams",
|
|
"vituperates",
|
|
"belittles",
|
|
"disparages",
|
|
"mocks",
|
|
"puts down",
|
|
"ridicules",
|
|
"scoffs",
|
|
"scorns"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bastes",
|
|
"bawls out",
|
|
"berates",
|
|
"calls down",
|
|
"castigates",
|
|
"chastises",
|
|
"chews out",
|
|
"dresses down",
|
|
"flays",
|
|
"hammers",
|
|
"keelhauls",
|
|
"lambastes",
|
|
"lambasts",
|
|
"lectures",
|
|
"rags",
|
|
"rails (at or against)",
|
|
"rants (at)",
|
|
"rates",
|
|
"reams (out)",
|
|
"rebukes",
|
|
"reprimands",
|
|
"reproaches",
|
|
"scolds",
|
|
"scores",
|
|
"tongue-lashes",
|
|
"upbraids"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"just a group of girls sitting around the locker room and jawing about the usual stuff"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"gossips",
|
|
"tattles",
|
|
"descants",
|
|
"discusses",
|
|
"expatiates",
|
|
"yaks",
|
|
"yacks",
|
|
"yammers",
|
|
"yaps"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babbles",
|
|
"blabs",
|
|
"cackles",
|
|
"chaffers",
|
|
"chats",
|
|
"chatters",
|
|
"chins",
|
|
"converses",
|
|
"gabbles",
|
|
"gabs",
|
|
"gases",
|
|
"gasses",
|
|
"jabbers",
|
|
"kibitzes",
|
|
"kibbitzes",
|
|
"natters",
|
|
"palavers",
|
|
"patters",
|
|
"prates",
|
|
"prattles",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"rattles",
|
|
"runs on",
|
|
"schmoozes",
|
|
"shmoozes",
|
|
"talks",
|
|
"twitters",
|
|
"visits"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |