3440 lines
69 KiB
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3440 lines
69 KiB
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{
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"lead":{
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"a piece of advice or useful information especially from an expert":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"my sister got a lead on the job opening from her neighbor, who is the human resources director for the company"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"advice",
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"advisement",
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"assistance",
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"counsel",
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"guidance",
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"recommendation",
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"suggestion",
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"caution",
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"cautioning",
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"sign",
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"signal",
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"telltale",
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"tip-off",
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"warning",
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"brief",
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"direction",
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"feedback",
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"instruction",
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"observation",
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"prompt",
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"reminder",
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"urging",
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"answer",
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"clue",
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"solution"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"hint",
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"pointer",
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"tip"
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]
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},
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"a slight or indirect pointing to something (as a solution or explanation)":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the police are now working on several leads generated by the evidence gathered at the crime scene"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"answer",
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"solution"
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],
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"related":[
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"breath",
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"flicker",
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"glimmer",
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"glimpse",
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"mention",
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"scent",
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"whiff",
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"wind",
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"hunch",
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"idea",
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"inspiration",
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"notion",
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"allusion",
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"implication",
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"inference",
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"innuendo",
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"insinuation",
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"denotation",
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"evidence",
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"guidepost",
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"key",
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"mark",
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"overtone",
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"pointer",
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"sign",
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"signal",
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"telltale",
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"token",
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"assistance",
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"nod",
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"prompt",
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"tip",
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"tip-off",
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"wink",
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"feeling",
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"foreboding",
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"intuition",
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"premonition",
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"presentiment",
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"suspicion",
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"augury",
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"foreshadower",
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"foretaste",
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"harbinger",
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"omen",
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"portent",
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"prefigurement",
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"presage",
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"symptom"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"clue",
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"cue",
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"hint",
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"indication",
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"inkling",
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"intimation",
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"suggestion"
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]
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},
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"highest in rank or authority":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the lead diplomat is responsible for making policy for the entire embassy"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"ancillary",
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"inferior",
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"last",
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"less",
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"lesser",
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"lower",
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"lowly",
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"second",
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"secondary",
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"subordinate",
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"subsidiary",
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"assistant",
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"assisting",
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"coadjutor",
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"deputy",
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"junior",
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"under"
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],
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"related":[
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"high-level",
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"senior",
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"controlling",
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"directing",
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"managing",
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"officiating",
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"overseeing",
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"regnant",
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"reigning",
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"ruling",
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"supervisory",
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"main",
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"major",
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"paramount",
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"predominant",
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"predominate",
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"sovereign",
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"sovran",
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"ascendant",
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"ascendent",
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"dominant",
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"grand",
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"superior",
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"topmost",
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"upmost",
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"upper",
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"uppermost"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"chief",
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"commanding",
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"first",
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"foremost",
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"head",
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"high",
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"leading",
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"preeminent",
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"premier",
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"presiding",
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"primary",
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"prime",
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"principal",
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"supereminent",
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"supreme",
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"top"
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]
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},
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"the person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the actor's career has really taken off since he became the lead in that prime-time drama"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"extra",
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"supernumerary"
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],
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"related":[
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"leading lady",
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"leading man",
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"superstar",
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"ingenue",
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"ing\u00e9nue",
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"starlet",
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"star turn",
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"coprincipal",
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"costar"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"headliner",
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"principal",
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"star"
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]
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},
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"the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the runner maintained a lead of several meters all the way around the track"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"altitude",
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"area",
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"breadth",
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"depth",
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"height",
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"rise",
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"space",
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"volume",
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"width",
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"extension",
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"extent",
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"cast",
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"range",
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"reach",
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"scope",
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"shot",
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"sweep",
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"throw",
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"drop",
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"fall",
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"flight",
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"haul",
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"berth",
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"clearance"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"distance",
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"length",
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"remove",
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"spacing",
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"spread",
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"stretch",
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"way"
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]
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},
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"to be at the front of":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the local high school's marching band led the parade"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"conclude",
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"end",
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"finish",
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"stop",
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"terminate",
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"tail",
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"tailgate",
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"dog",
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"follow",
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"trail"
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],
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"related":[
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"precede",
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"announce",
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"herald",
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"accompany",
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"attend",
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"escort",
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"usher"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"head"
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]
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},
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"to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"this old road leads to an abandoned quarry"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"cross",
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"cut",
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"pass",
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"course",
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"follow",
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"span",
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"traverse"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bear",
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"extend",
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"go",
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"head",
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"lie",
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"run"
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]
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},
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"to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the salesclerk led us through the maze of options now available to television buyers"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"godfather",
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"direct",
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"engineer",
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"steer",
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"sway",
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"accompany",
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"attend",
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"chaperone",
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"chaperon",
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"convoy",
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"escort",
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"see",
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"squire",
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"oversee",
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"superintend",
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"supervise",
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"drill",
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"train",
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"brief",
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"enlighten",
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"inform",
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"instruct",
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"school",
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"teach",
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"inculcate",
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"indoctrinate",
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"cultivate",
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"foster",
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"nurture"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"coach",
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"counsel",
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"guide",
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"mentor",
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"pilot",
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"shepherd",
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"show",
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"tutor"
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]
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},
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"to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front":{
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"antonyms":[
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"follow",
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"trail"
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],
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"examples":[
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"an enthusiastic docent led our group through the art museum"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"dog",
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"hound",
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"shadow",
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"tail",
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"tailgate"
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],
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"related":[
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"precede",
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"accompany",
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"attend",
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"chaperone",
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"chaperon",
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"convoy",
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"escort",
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"see",
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"control",
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"manage"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"conduct",
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"direct",
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"guide",
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"marshal",
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"marshall",
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"pilot",
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"route",
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"show",
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"steer",
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"usher"
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]
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},
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"to serve as leader of":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"a senior programmer is leading the team that is developing the new accounting software"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bow (to)",
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"comply (with)",
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"defer (to)",
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"follow",
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"obey",
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"serve",
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"submit (to)",
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"yield (to)"
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],
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"related":[
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"control",
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"dominate",
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"direct",
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"govern",
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"handle",
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"manage",
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"oversee",
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"regulate",
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"run",
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"superintend",
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"supervise"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"boss",
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"captain",
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"command",
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"head",
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"spearhead"
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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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"verb"
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]
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},
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"lead-pipe cinch":{
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"one that is certain to succeed":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"The attorney displayed no shortage of confidence when proclaiming a not guilty verdict in the trial to be a lead-pipe cinch ."
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"dark horse",
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"long shot"
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],
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"related":[
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"certainty",
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"inevitability",
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"eventuality",
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"foregone conclusion"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cinch",
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"lock",
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"shoo-in",
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"slam dunk",
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"sure thing"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"phrase"
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]
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},
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"league":{
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"a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"a league of concerned parishioners who are seeking a greater voice in church affairs"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"collective",
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"commune",
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"community",
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"cooperative",
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"alliance",
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"bloc",
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"camp",
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"coalition",
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"partnership",
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"body",
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"cadre",
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"group",
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"circle",
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"clan",
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"clique",
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"coterie",
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"junta",
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"junto",
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"klatch",
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"klatsch",
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"lot",
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"set",
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"crew",
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"outfit",
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"party",
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"squad",
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"team",
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"branch",
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"chapter",
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"local",
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"faithful",
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"fold",
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"membership",
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"sisterhood",
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"sorority",
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"cabal",
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"camarilla",
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"camorra",
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"confederacy",
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"conspiracy",
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"band",
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"gang",
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"ring",
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"cartel",
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"combine",
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"syndicate"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"association",
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"board",
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"brotherhood",
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"chamber",
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"club",
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"college",
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"congress",
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"consortium",
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"council",
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"fellowship",
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"fraternity",
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"guild",
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"gild",
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"institute",
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"institution",
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"order",
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"organization",
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"society",
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"sodality"
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]
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},
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"an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"created to avert future wars, the League of Nations was a forerunner of the United Nations"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"cabal",
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"conspiracy",
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"junto",
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"cartel",
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"syndicate",
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"trust",
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"faction",
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"front",
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"fusion",
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"side",
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"wing",
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"association",
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"group",
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"organization",
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"affiliation",
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"cooperative",
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"partnership",
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"circuit",
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"conference"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"alliance",
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"axis",
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"bloc",
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"block",
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"coalition",
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"combination",
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"combine",
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"confederacy",
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"confederation",
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"federation",
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"union"
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]
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},
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"one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"that falls into a different league of fiction\u2014the popular novel"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"description",
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"feather",
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"ilk",
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"kidney",
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"like",
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"manner",
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"nature",
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"sort",
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"branch",
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"section",
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"speciality",
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"specialty",
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"subclass",
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"subdivision",
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"subgroup",
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"subspecies",
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"variety",
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"breed",
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"race",
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"generation",
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"heading",
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"label",
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"title"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bracket",
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"category",
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"class",
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"classification",
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"division",
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"family",
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"genus",
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"grade",
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"group",
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"kind",
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"order",
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"rank(s)",
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"rubric",
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"set",
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"species",
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"tier",
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"type"
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]
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},
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"to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members":{
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"antonyms":[
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"break up",
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"disband"
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],
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"examples":[
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"the whole block leagued together to keep a liquor store from opening in their neighborhood"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"detach",
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"disengage",
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"dissolve",
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"disunite",
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"divorce",
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"part",
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"segregate",
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"separate",
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"sever",
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"split",
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"sunder",
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"alienate",
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"estrange",
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"fall out"
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],
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"related":[
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"cabal",
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"collaborate",
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"gang up",
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"hang together",
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"team (up)",
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"incorporate",
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"organize",
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"unionize",
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"affiliate",
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"amalgamate",
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"combine",
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"conglomerate",
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"consolidate",
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"converge",
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"group",
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"join",
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"merge",
|
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"knot",
|
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"link",
|
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"tie",
|
|
"wed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"ally",
|
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"associate",
|
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"band (together)",
|
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"club",
|
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"coalesce",
|
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"cohere",
|
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"confederate",
|
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"conjoin",
|
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"cooperate",
|
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"federate",
|
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"unite"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"some unlikely political bedfellows leagued together to get the bill passed"
|
|
],
|
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"near antonyms":[],
|
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"related":[
|
|
"connive",
|
|
"affiliate",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"associate",
|
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"combine",
|
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"confederate",
|
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"hang together",
|
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"interface"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"band (together)",
|
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"collaborate",
|
|
"concert",
|
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"concur",
|
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"conjoin",
|
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"conspire",
|
|
"cooperate",
|
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"join",
|
|
"team (up)",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
|
"lean (toward":{
|
|
"to show partiality toward":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm leaning toward sausage on our pizza tonight\u2014we got pepperoni the last three times"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disfavor",
|
|
"dislike",
|
|
"mislike",
|
|
"abhor",
|
|
"abominate",
|
|
"detest",
|
|
"hate",
|
|
"loathe",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"turn down",
|
|
"discard",
|
|
"jettison",
|
|
"throw away",
|
|
"throw out"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"adore",
|
|
"cotton (to)",
|
|
"delight (in)",
|
|
"dig",
|
|
"enjoy",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"groove (on)",
|
|
"relish",
|
|
"revel (in)",
|
|
"choose",
|
|
"cull",
|
|
"handpick",
|
|
"name",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"select",
|
|
"single (out)",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"covet",
|
|
"crave",
|
|
"desire",
|
|
"hanker (for or after)",
|
|
"want",
|
|
"wish (for)",
|
|
"bias",
|
|
"prejudice",
|
|
"incline (toward)",
|
|
"tend (to)",
|
|
"admire",
|
|
"appreciate",
|
|
"cherish",
|
|
"prize",
|
|
"treasure",
|
|
"value"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"care (for)",
|
|
"favor",
|
|
"like",
|
|
"prefer"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"lean%20%28on%20or%20against%29":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"lean%20%28toward%20or%20towards%29":{
|
|
"to show partiality toward":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm leaning toward sausage on our pizza tonight\u2014we got pepperoni the last three times"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disfavor",
|
|
"dislike",
|
|
"mislike",
|
|
"abhor",
|
|
"abominate",
|
|
"detest",
|
|
"hate",
|
|
"loathe",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"turn down",
|
|
"discard",
|
|
"jettison",
|
|
"throw away",
|
|
"throw out"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"adore",
|
|
"cotton (to)",
|
|
"delight (in)",
|
|
"dig",
|
|
"enjoy",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"groove (on)",
|
|
"relish",
|
|
"revel (in)",
|
|
"choose",
|
|
"cull",
|
|
"handpick",
|
|
"name",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"select",
|
|
"single (out)",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"covet",
|
|
"crave",
|
|
"desire",
|
|
"hanker (for or after)",
|
|
"want",
|
|
"wish (for)",
|
|
"bias",
|
|
"prejudice",
|
|
"incline (toward)",
|
|
"tend (to)",
|
|
"admire",
|
|
"appreciate",
|
|
"cherish",
|
|
"prize",
|
|
"treasure",
|
|
"value"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"care (for)",
|
|
"favor",
|
|
"like",
|
|
"prefer"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"lean-to":{
|
|
"as in shed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leapfrogging":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leaping":{
|
|
"passing from one topic to another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we had trouble following the lecturer's leaping look at archaeological discoveries around the world"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"coherent",
|
|
"consistent",
|
|
"logical",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"focused",
|
|
"focussed",
|
|
"straightforward",
|
|
"undeviating"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"circuitous",
|
|
"deviating",
|
|
"devious",
|
|
"indirect",
|
|
"roundabout"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"desultory",
|
|
"digressional",
|
|
"digressionary",
|
|
"digressive",
|
|
"discursive",
|
|
"excursive",
|
|
"maundering",
|
|
"meandering",
|
|
"rambling",
|
|
"wandering"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to propel oneself upward or forward into the air":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the outfielder leaped into the air to catch the ball before it went over the fence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bouncing",
|
|
"hurdling",
|
|
"leapfrogging",
|
|
"loping",
|
|
"skipping",
|
|
"bucking",
|
|
"capering",
|
|
"caprioling",
|
|
"cavorting",
|
|
"frolicking",
|
|
"gamboling",
|
|
"gambolling",
|
|
"romping",
|
|
"attacking",
|
|
"pouncing",
|
|
"shooting",
|
|
"skyrocketing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bounding",
|
|
"hopping",
|
|
"jumping",
|
|
"springing",
|
|
"vaulting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"learn":{
|
|
"to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unlearn"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after months of trying, he finally learned the dance steps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"forget",
|
|
"misunderstand",
|
|
"miss",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"neglect"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"apprehend",
|
|
"comprehend",
|
|
"grasp",
|
|
"know",
|
|
"understand",
|
|
"absorb",
|
|
"assimilate",
|
|
"digest",
|
|
"drink (in)",
|
|
"imbibe",
|
|
"ascertain",
|
|
"descry",
|
|
"detect",
|
|
"determine",
|
|
"dig up",
|
|
"discern",
|
|
"discover",
|
|
"examine",
|
|
"find out",
|
|
"hear",
|
|
"hit (on or upon)",
|
|
"run down",
|
|
"scare up",
|
|
"search (for)",
|
|
"see",
|
|
"track (down)",
|
|
"tumble (to)",
|
|
"unearth",
|
|
"major (in)",
|
|
"study",
|
|
"memorize"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"get",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"pick up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come to an awareness of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the directors have since learned that they should examine the company's financial reports a little more closely"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"miss",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"forget",
|
|
"unlearn",
|
|
"blanket",
|
|
"blot out",
|
|
"cloak",
|
|
"conceal",
|
|
"cover",
|
|
"curtain",
|
|
"enshroud",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"mask",
|
|
"occult",
|
|
"screen",
|
|
"shroud",
|
|
"veil"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"hit (on or upon)",
|
|
"tumble (to)",
|
|
"descry",
|
|
"detect",
|
|
"encounter",
|
|
"espy",
|
|
"spot",
|
|
"calculate",
|
|
"dope (out)",
|
|
"figure out",
|
|
"find",
|
|
"puzzle (out)",
|
|
"discern",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"observe",
|
|
"perceive",
|
|
"divine"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ascertain",
|
|
"catch on (to)",
|
|
"discover",
|
|
"find out",
|
|
"get on (to)",
|
|
"hear",
|
|
"realize",
|
|
"see",
|
|
"wise (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"miss",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"pass over"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the police were astonished when they learned the identity of the students who had vandalized the school"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"lose",
|
|
"mislay",
|
|
"misplace",
|
|
"misset"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"espy",
|
|
"sight",
|
|
"spot",
|
|
"look for",
|
|
"search (for or out)",
|
|
"seek"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ascertain",
|
|
"descry",
|
|
"detect",
|
|
"determine",
|
|
"dig out",
|
|
"dig up",
|
|
"discover",
|
|
"dredge (up)",
|
|
"ferret (out)",
|
|
"find",
|
|
"find out",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"hit (on or upon)",
|
|
"hunt (down or up)",
|
|
"locate",
|
|
"nose out",
|
|
"root (out)",
|
|
"rout (out)",
|
|
"rummage",
|
|
"run down",
|
|
"scare up",
|
|
"scout (up)",
|
|
"track (down)",
|
|
"turn up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to commit to memory":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unlearn"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he learned the words to the song while performing karaoke"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disremember",
|
|
"forget",
|
|
"misremember",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"overpass",
|
|
"pass over",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"slur (over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"hark back (to)",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"recall",
|
|
"recollect",
|
|
"relive",
|
|
"remember",
|
|
"reminisce (about)",
|
|
"retain",
|
|
"think (of)",
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"apprehend",
|
|
"comprehend",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"grasp",
|
|
"know",
|
|
"understand",
|
|
"absorb",
|
|
"digest"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"con",
|
|
"memorize",
|
|
"study"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"learns":{
|
|
"to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unlearns"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after months of trying, he finally learned the dance steps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"forgets",
|
|
"misunderstands",
|
|
"misses",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"neglects"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"apprehends",
|
|
"comprehends",
|
|
"grasps",
|
|
"knows",
|
|
"understands",
|
|
"absorbs",
|
|
"assimilates",
|
|
"digests",
|
|
"drinks (in)",
|
|
"imbibes",
|
|
"ascertains",
|
|
"descries",
|
|
"detects",
|
|
"determines",
|
|
"digs up",
|
|
"discerns",
|
|
"discovers",
|
|
"examines",
|
|
"finds out",
|
|
"hears",
|
|
"hits (on or upon)",
|
|
"runs down",
|
|
"scares up",
|
|
"searches (for)",
|
|
"sees",
|
|
"tracks (down)",
|
|
"tumbles (to)",
|
|
"unearths",
|
|
"majors (in)",
|
|
"studies",
|
|
"memorizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"masters",
|
|
"picks up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come to an awareness of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the directors have since learned that they should examine the company's financial reports a little more closely"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misses",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"forgets",
|
|
"unlearns",
|
|
"blankets",
|
|
"blots out",
|
|
"cloaks",
|
|
"conceals",
|
|
"covers",
|
|
"curtains",
|
|
"enshrouds",
|
|
"hides",
|
|
"masks",
|
|
"occults",
|
|
"screens",
|
|
"shrouds",
|
|
"veils"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"hits (on or upon)",
|
|
"tumbles (to)",
|
|
"descries",
|
|
"detects",
|
|
"encounters",
|
|
"espies",
|
|
"spots",
|
|
"calculates",
|
|
"dopes (out)",
|
|
"figures out",
|
|
"finds",
|
|
"puzzles (out)",
|
|
"discerns",
|
|
"minds",
|
|
"notes",
|
|
"observes",
|
|
"perceives",
|
|
"divines"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ascertains",
|
|
"catches on (to)",
|
|
"discovers",
|
|
"finds out",
|
|
"gets on (to)",
|
|
"hears",
|
|
"realizes",
|
|
"sees",
|
|
"wises (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"misses",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"passes over"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the police were astonished when they learned the identity of the students who had vandalized the school"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"loses",
|
|
"mislays",
|
|
"misplaces",
|
|
"missets"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"espies",
|
|
"sights",
|
|
"spots",
|
|
"looks for",
|
|
"searches (for or out)",
|
|
"seeks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ascertains",
|
|
"descries",
|
|
"detects",
|
|
"determines",
|
|
"digs out",
|
|
"digs up",
|
|
"discovers",
|
|
"dredges (up)",
|
|
"ferrets (out)",
|
|
"finds",
|
|
"finds out",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"hits (on or upon)",
|
|
"hunts (down or up)",
|
|
"locates",
|
|
"noses out",
|
|
"roots (out)",
|
|
"routs (out)",
|
|
"rummages",
|
|
"runs down",
|
|
"scares up",
|
|
"scouts (up)",
|
|
"tracks (down)",
|
|
"turns up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to commit to memory":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unlearns"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he learned the words to the song while performing karaoke"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disremembers",
|
|
"forgets",
|
|
"misremembers",
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"neglects",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"overpasses",
|
|
"passes over",
|
|
"slights",
|
|
"slurs (over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"harks back (to)",
|
|
"minds",
|
|
"recalls",
|
|
"recollects",
|
|
"relives",
|
|
"remembers",
|
|
"reminisces (about)",
|
|
"retains",
|
|
"thinks (of)",
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"apprehends",
|
|
"comprehends",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"grasps",
|
|
"knows",
|
|
"understands",
|
|
"absorbs",
|
|
"digests"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cons",
|
|
"memorizes",
|
|
"studies"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lease":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give the possession and use of (something) in return for periodic payment":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the landlord was willing to lease the apartment for less than we had expected"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"charter",
|
|
"engage",
|
|
"hire",
|
|
"lodge",
|
|
"sublease",
|
|
"sublet",
|
|
"rack-rent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"let",
|
|
"rent"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I couldn't afford to buy a car outright, so I decided to lease one instead"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"sublease",
|
|
"sublet",
|
|
"check out",
|
|
"arrange (for)",
|
|
"bespeak",
|
|
"book",
|
|
"contract (for)",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"sign up (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"charter",
|
|
"engage",
|
|
"hire",
|
|
"rent"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leaves":{
|
|
"a period during which the usual routine of school or work is suspended":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the soldier was on leave for three days before having to report back to base"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"sabbaticals",
|
|
"furloughs",
|
|
"liberties",
|
|
"breathers",
|
|
"relaxations",
|
|
"respites",
|
|
"rests",
|
|
"interims",
|
|
"intermissions",
|
|
"intervals",
|
|
"feasts",
|
|
"holy days",
|
|
"legal holidays"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"holidays",
|
|
"hols",
|
|
"recesses",
|
|
"vacations"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act of leaving a place":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"advents",
|
|
"appearances",
|
|
"arrivals"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the party was clearly dying down, and it was time to take our leave"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"comings",
|
|
"approaches",
|
|
"entrances",
|
|
"ingresses"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"flights",
|
|
"retirements",
|
|
"retreats",
|
|
"withdrawals",
|
|
"diasporas",
|
|
"emigrations",
|
|
"evacuations",
|
|
"exoduses",
|
|
"embarkations",
|
|
"embarkments",
|
|
"disembarkations",
|
|
"egresses",
|
|
"abandonments",
|
|
"relinquishments"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"decampments",
|
|
"departures",
|
|
"exits",
|
|
"farewells",
|
|
"goings",
|
|
"leave-takings",
|
|
"outgoes",
|
|
"partings"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"interdictions",
|
|
"prohibitions",
|
|
"proscriptions"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the editor gave the reporters leave to follow up on their initial investigation of the senator's fund-raising practices"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"denials",
|
|
"refusals",
|
|
"rejections",
|
|
"revocations",
|
|
"taboos",
|
|
"tabus",
|
|
"injunctions",
|
|
"vetoes",
|
|
"deterrences",
|
|
"discouragements",
|
|
"repressions",
|
|
"suppressions",
|
|
"bans",
|
|
"embargoes",
|
|
"exclusions"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"imprimaturs",
|
|
"seals",
|
|
"signatures",
|
|
"stamps",
|
|
"accreditations",
|
|
"certifications",
|
|
"liberties",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"concessions",
|
|
"patents",
|
|
"permits",
|
|
"tolerances",
|
|
"tolerations",
|
|
"acceptances",
|
|
"acquiescences",
|
|
"agreements",
|
|
"assents",
|
|
"OKs",
|
|
"okays",
|
|
"accords",
|
|
"grants"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allowances",
|
|
"authorizations",
|
|
"clearances",
|
|
"concurrences",
|
|
"consents",
|
|
"green lights",
|
|
"licenses",
|
|
"licences",
|
|
"permissions",
|
|
"sanctions",
|
|
"sufferances",
|
|
"warrants"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause to remain behind":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"reclaims"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you can leave your lunch in the refrigerator while we're outside",
|
|
"starry-eyed lovers who promise never to leave one another"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"harbors",
|
|
"has",
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"keeps",
|
|
"owns",
|
|
"possesses",
|
|
"reserves",
|
|
"retains",
|
|
"withholds",
|
|
"redeems",
|
|
"rescues",
|
|
"saves"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"discards",
|
|
"ditches",
|
|
"dumps",
|
|
"flings",
|
|
"jettisons",
|
|
"junks",
|
|
"scraps",
|
|
"sheds",
|
|
"shucks (off)",
|
|
"throws away",
|
|
"throws out",
|
|
"delivers",
|
|
"gives up",
|
|
"hands over",
|
|
"relinquishes",
|
|
"surrenders",
|
|
"yields",
|
|
"escapes",
|
|
"retreats (from)",
|
|
"takes off (from)",
|
|
"vacates",
|
|
"withdraws (from)",
|
|
"abjures",
|
|
"cuts off",
|
|
"disowns",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"renounces",
|
|
"repudiates",
|
|
"separates (from)",
|
|
"sacrifices",
|
|
"distances",
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"forgets",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"neglects"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abandons",
|
|
"deserts",
|
|
"forsakes",
|
|
"maroons",
|
|
"quits",
|
|
"strands"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to end a usually intimate relationship with":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"is there ever a good way to leave a lover?"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hooks up (with)",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"befriends",
|
|
"latches (on or onto)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"brushes (aside or off)",
|
|
"cold-shoulders",
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"high-hats",
|
|
"slights",
|
|
"snubs",
|
|
"abandons",
|
|
"deserts",
|
|
"forsakes",
|
|
"maroons",
|
|
"quits"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blows off",
|
|
"breaks off (with)",
|
|
"ditches",
|
|
"dumps",
|
|
"jilts",
|
|
"kisses off"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give by means of a will":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm going to leave all of my possessions to my children"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"deeds",
|
|
"hands down",
|
|
"hands on",
|
|
"passes (down)",
|
|
"devises"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bequeaths",
|
|
"wills"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give permission to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"enjoins",
|
|
"forbids",
|
|
"prohibits"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"aw, leave him come"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deters",
|
|
"discourages",
|
|
"bars",
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
"constrains",
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
"frustrates",
|
|
"holds back",
|
|
"impedes",
|
|
"inhibits",
|
|
"obstructs",
|
|
"prevents"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"authorizes",
|
|
"commissions",
|
|
"empowers",
|
|
"licenses",
|
|
"licences",
|
|
"approves",
|
|
"endorses",
|
|
"indorses",
|
|
"sanctions",
|
|
"frees",
|
|
"liberates",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"caters (to)",
|
|
"gives in (to)",
|
|
"humors",
|
|
"indulges"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allows",
|
|
"lets",
|
|
"permits"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give up (a job or office)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"stays (at)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he left his job in the city and moved out into the country"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"abandons",
|
|
"vacates",
|
|
"drops out (of)",
|
|
"throws up"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bags",
|
|
"chucks",
|
|
"quits",
|
|
"resigns (from)",
|
|
"retires (from)",
|
|
"steps aside (from)",
|
|
"steps down (from)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"keeps",
|
|
"retains"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"why don't you leave your watch with me while you swim?"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detains",
|
|
"holds back",
|
|
"reserves",
|
|
"withholds",
|
|
"owns",
|
|
"possesses",
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"receives",
|
|
"takes in",
|
|
"occupies",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"takes over"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"confers",
|
|
"grants",
|
|
"assigns",
|
|
"deals (out)",
|
|
"dispenses",
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"distributes",
|
|
"divides",
|
|
"hands in",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"relinquishes",
|
|
"submits",
|
|
"surrenders",
|
|
"turns in",
|
|
"yields",
|
|
"bequeaths",
|
|
"hands down",
|
|
"hands on",
|
|
"wills",
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"lends",
|
|
"loans",
|
|
"furnishes",
|
|
"supplies",
|
|
"recommits",
|
|
"redelivers",
|
|
"retransfers",
|
|
"retransmits"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commends",
|
|
"commits",
|
|
"confides",
|
|
"consigns",
|
|
"delegates",
|
|
"delivers",
|
|
"entrusts",
|
|
"intrusts",
|
|
"gives",
|
|
"gives over",
|
|
"hands",
|
|
"hands over",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"recommends",
|
|
"reposes",
|
|
"transfers",
|
|
"transmits",
|
|
"trusts",
|
|
"turns over",
|
|
"vests"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"left%20%28out%29":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lefts":{
|
|
"a political belief stressing progress, the essential goodness of humankind, and individual freedom":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conservatism",
|
|
"illiberalism",
|
|
"immobilism",
|
|
"right"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a rising politician who is being hailed as the new voice of the left"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"neoconservatism"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"neoliberalism",
|
|
"radicalism",
|
|
"socialism"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"left wing",
|
|
"leftism",
|
|
"liberalism"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause to remain behind":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"reclaimed"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you can leave your lunch in the refrigerator while we're outside",
|
|
"starry-eyed lovers who promise never to leave one another"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"had",
|
|
"harbored",
|
|
"held",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"owned",
|
|
"possessed",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"retained",
|
|
"withheld",
|
|
"redeemed",
|
|
"rescued",
|
|
"saved"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"discarded",
|
|
"ditched",
|
|
"dumped",
|
|
"flung",
|
|
"jettisoned",
|
|
"junked",
|
|
"scrapped",
|
|
"shed",
|
|
"shucked (off)",
|
|
"threw away",
|
|
"threw out",
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"gave up",
|
|
"handed over",
|
|
"relinquished",
|
|
"surrendered",
|
|
"yielded",
|
|
"escaped",
|
|
"retreated (from)",
|
|
"took off (from)",
|
|
"vacated",
|
|
"withdrew (from)",
|
|
"abjured",
|
|
"cut off",
|
|
"disowned",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"renounced",
|
|
"repudiated",
|
|
"separated (from)",
|
|
"sacrificed",
|
|
"distanced",
|
|
"disregarded",
|
|
"forgot",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"neglected"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abandoned",
|
|
"deserted",
|
|
"forsook",
|
|
"marooned",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"quitted",
|
|
"stranded"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to end a usually intimate relationship with":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"is there ever a good way to leave a lover?"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hooked up (with)",
|
|
"took",
|
|
"befriended",
|
|
"latched (on or onto)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"brushed (aside or off)",
|
|
"cold-shouldered",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"high-hatted",
|
|
"slighted",
|
|
"snubbed",
|
|
"abandoned",
|
|
"deserted",
|
|
"forsook",
|
|
"marooned",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"quitted"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blew off",
|
|
"broke off (with)",
|
|
"ditched",
|
|
"dumped",
|
|
"jilted",
|
|
"kissed off"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give by means of a will":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm going to leave all of my possessions to my children"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"deeded",
|
|
"handed down",
|
|
"handed on",
|
|
"passed (down)",
|
|
"devised"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bequeathed",
|
|
"willed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give permission to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"enjoined",
|
|
"forbade",
|
|
"forbad",
|
|
"prohibited"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"aw, leave him come"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deterred",
|
|
"discouraged",
|
|
"barred",
|
|
"blocked",
|
|
"constrained",
|
|
"curbed",
|
|
"frustrated",
|
|
"held back",
|
|
"impeded",
|
|
"inhibited",
|
|
"obstructed",
|
|
"prevented"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"authorized",
|
|
"commissioned",
|
|
"empowered",
|
|
"licensed",
|
|
"licenced",
|
|
"approved",
|
|
"endorsed",
|
|
"indorsed",
|
|
"sanctioned",
|
|
"freed",
|
|
"liberated",
|
|
"released",
|
|
"catered (to)",
|
|
"gave in (to)",
|
|
"humored",
|
|
"indulged"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allowed",
|
|
"let",
|
|
"permitted"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give up (a job or office)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"stayed (at)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he left his job in the city and moved out into the country"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"abandoned",
|
|
"vacated",
|
|
"dropped out (of)",
|
|
"threw up"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bagged",
|
|
"chucked",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"quitted",
|
|
"resigned (from)",
|
|
"retired (from)",
|
|
"stepped aside (from)",
|
|
"stepped down (from)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"held",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"retained"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"why don't you leave your watch with me while you swim?"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detained",
|
|
"held back",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"withheld",
|
|
"owned",
|
|
"possessed",
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"received",
|
|
"took in",
|
|
"occupied",
|
|
"took",
|
|
"took over"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"conferred",
|
|
"granted",
|
|
"assigned",
|
|
"dealt (out)",
|
|
"dispensed",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"distributed",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"handed in",
|
|
"released",
|
|
"relinquished",
|
|
"submitted",
|
|
"surrendered",
|
|
"turned in",
|
|
"yielded",
|
|
"bequeathed",
|
|
"handed down",
|
|
"handed on",
|
|
"willed",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"lent",
|
|
"loaned",
|
|
"furnished",
|
|
"supplied",
|
|
"recommitted",
|
|
"redelivered",
|
|
"retransferred",
|
|
"retransmitted"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commended",
|
|
"committed",
|
|
"confided",
|
|
"consigned",
|
|
"delegated",
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"entrusted",
|
|
"intrusted",
|
|
"gave",
|
|
"gave over",
|
|
"handed",
|
|
"handed over",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"recommended",
|
|
"reposed",
|
|
"transferred",
|
|
"transmitted",
|
|
"trusted",
|
|
"turned over",
|
|
"vested"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leg-pulls":{
|
|
"as in tricks , practical jokes":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"legacy":{
|
|
"something that is or may be inherited":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the old locket was part of the legacy from my great-great-grandmother"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"heirloom",
|
|
"bestowal",
|
|
"gift",
|
|
"offering",
|
|
"present"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bequest",
|
|
"birthright",
|
|
"heritage",
|
|
"inheritance",
|
|
"patrimony"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"legendry":{
|
|
"the body of customs, beliefs, stories, and sayings associated with a people, thing, or place":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"although the historic King Arthur lived in the sixth century, most of the legendry regarding him and the Knights of the Round Table is set in the far more romantic age of medieval chivalry"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"folklife",
|
|
"information",
|
|
"knowledge",
|
|
"wisdom",
|
|
"anecdote",
|
|
"fable",
|
|
"folktale",
|
|
"old wives' tale",
|
|
"tale",
|
|
"yarn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"folklore",
|
|
"legend",
|
|
"lore",
|
|
"myth",
|
|
"mythology",
|
|
"mythos",
|
|
"tradition"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"legible":{
|
|
"capable of being understood":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"incoherent",
|
|
"incomprehensible",
|
|
"inscrutable",
|
|
"insensible"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an anxious mood that was clearly legible upon her face"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inarticulate",
|
|
"cryptic",
|
|
"esoteric",
|
|
"mysterious",
|
|
"obscure"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"decipherable",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"straightforward",
|
|
"articulate",
|
|
"fluent",
|
|
"well-spoken"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accessible",
|
|
"apprehensible",
|
|
"coherent",
|
|
"comprehendible",
|
|
"comprehensible",
|
|
"fathomable",
|
|
"graspable",
|
|
"intelligible",
|
|
"scrutable",
|
|
"understandable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"legitimize":{
|
|
"to make something real, accepted, or official":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"slang words legitimized by usage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"legitimized":{
|
|
"to make something real, accepted, or official":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"slang words legitimized by usage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leisurely":{
|
|
"at a pace that is less than usual, desirable, or expected":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"apace",
|
|
"briskly",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"fleetly",
|
|
"full tilt",
|
|
"hastily",
|
|
"meteorically",
|
|
"quick",
|
|
"quickly",
|
|
"rapidly",
|
|
"snappily",
|
|
"speedily",
|
|
"swift",
|
|
"swiftly"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the old hound dog leisurely sauntered over to his water bowl to take a drink"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"immediately",
|
|
"posthaste",
|
|
"presto",
|
|
"promptly",
|
|
"pronto",
|
|
"readily",
|
|
"soon",
|
|
"impetuously",
|
|
"impulsively",
|
|
"rashly",
|
|
"recklessly",
|
|
"abruptly",
|
|
"suddenly"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"carefully",
|
|
"cautiously",
|
|
"deliberately",
|
|
"purposefully",
|
|
"heavily",
|
|
"ploddingly"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"laggardly",
|
|
"pokily",
|
|
"slow",
|
|
"slowly",
|
|
"sluggishly",
|
|
"tardily"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"barreling",
|
|
"bolting",
|
|
"breakneck",
|
|
"breathless",
|
|
"brisk",
|
|
"careering",
|
|
"dizzy",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"fleet",
|
|
"flying",
|
|
"hasty",
|
|
"hurrying",
|
|
"lightning",
|
|
"meteoric",
|
|
"quick",
|
|
"racing",
|
|
"rapid",
|
|
"rocketing",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"rushing",
|
|
"scooting",
|
|
"scudding",
|
|
"scurrying",
|
|
"snappy",
|
|
"speeding",
|
|
"speedy",
|
|
"swift",
|
|
"warp-speed",
|
|
"whirling",
|
|
"whirlwind",
|
|
"whisking",
|
|
"zipping"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after buying our stuff, we just wandered around the mall at a leisurely pace"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"expeditious",
|
|
"prompt",
|
|
"ready",
|
|
"accelerated",
|
|
"hastened",
|
|
"quickened",
|
|
"hurried",
|
|
"rushed"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"measured",
|
|
"inactive",
|
|
"inert",
|
|
"lethargic",
|
|
"loafing",
|
|
"lounging",
|
|
"lingering",
|
|
"loitering",
|
|
"tarrying",
|
|
"ambling",
|
|
"heavy-footed",
|
|
"inching",
|
|
"plodding",
|
|
"shuffling",
|
|
"slow-footed",
|
|
"strolling",
|
|
"decelerating",
|
|
"slowing",
|
|
"filibustering",
|
|
"procrastinating",
|
|
"stalling"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crawling",
|
|
"creeping",
|
|
"dallying",
|
|
"dawdling",
|
|
"dilatory",
|
|
"dillydallying",
|
|
"dragging",
|
|
"laggard",
|
|
"lagging",
|
|
"languid",
|
|
"poking",
|
|
"poky",
|
|
"pokey",
|
|
"slow",
|
|
"sluggish",
|
|
"snail-paced",
|
|
"snaillike",
|
|
"tardy",
|
|
"unhurried"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lemures":{
|
|
"as in manes":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lengthen":{
|
|
"to make longer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviate",
|
|
"abridge",
|
|
"curtail",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"cut back",
|
|
"shorten"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I had to lengthen the handle of the paint roller in order to reach the top of the wall"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"lessen",
|
|
"reduce",
|
|
"thicken"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"amplify",
|
|
"enlarge",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
"attenuate",
|
|
"thin"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"drag (out)",
|
|
"draw out",
|
|
"elongate",
|
|
"extend",
|
|
"outstretch",
|
|
"prolong",
|
|
"protract",
|
|
"stretch"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"letting%20go":{
|
|
"to set free (from a state of being held in check)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bridling",
|
|
"checking",
|
|
"constraining",
|
|
"containing",
|
|
"controlling",
|
|
"curbing",
|
|
"governing",
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"inhibiting",
|
|
"regulating",
|
|
"reining (in)",
|
|
"restraining",
|
|
"smothering",
|
|
"taming"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"It's time to let go of the past."
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"handcuffing",
|
|
"manacling",
|
|
"shackling",
|
|
"trammeling",
|
|
"trammelling",
|
|
"binding",
|
|
"confining",
|
|
"enchaining",
|
|
"fettering",
|
|
"haltering",
|
|
"hampering"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"discharging",
|
|
"emancipating",
|
|
"enfranchising",
|
|
"freeing",
|
|
"liberating",
|
|
"manumitting",
|
|
"springing",
|
|
"unbinding",
|
|
"uncaging",
|
|
"unchaining",
|
|
"unfettering",
|
|
"unmooring",
|
|
"unshackling",
|
|
"airing",
|
|
"expressing",
|
|
"taking out",
|
|
"venting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"loosening",
|
|
"loosing",
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"uncorking",
|
|
"unleashing",
|
|
"unlocking",
|
|
"unloosening",
|
|
"unloosing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"letting%20on":{
|
|
"to take on a false or deceptive appearance":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she's not half as innocent as she likes to let on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"acting",
|
|
"impersonating",
|
|
"masquerading",
|
|
"playacting",
|
|
"playing",
|
|
"posing",
|
|
"affecting",
|
|
"assuming",
|
|
"counterfeiting",
|
|
"faking",
|
|
"feigning",
|
|
"professing",
|
|
"putting on",
|
|
"shamming",
|
|
"simulating",
|
|
"camouflaging",
|
|
"concealing",
|
|
"disguising",
|
|
"masking",
|
|
"bluffing",
|
|
"feinting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dissembling",
|
|
"dissimulating",
|
|
"making out",
|
|
"pretending"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"letup":{
|
|
"a usually gradual decrease in the pace or level of activity of something":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acceleration",
|
|
"hastening",
|
|
"quickening"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the downpour continued for hours without letup"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"slump",
|
|
"ebb",
|
|
"remission",
|
|
"retreat",
|
|
"wane",
|
|
"flagging",
|
|
"weakening",
|
|
"arrest",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"stoppage",
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"crash",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"plunge"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"braking",
|
|
"deceleration",
|
|
"downshift",
|
|
"retardation",
|
|
"slowdown"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come to an end":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"continue",
|
|
"hang on",
|
|
"persist"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the rain let up just as we reached the house"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"draw out",
|
|
"extend",
|
|
"prolong",
|
|
"protract"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"desist (from)",
|
|
"lay off (of)",
|
|
"refrain (from)",
|
|
"give over",
|
|
"knock off",
|
|
"pack (up or in)",
|
|
"break down",
|
|
"conk (out)",
|
|
"cut out",
|
|
"stall",
|
|
"pause",
|
|
"stay",
|
|
"suspend",
|
|
"abate",
|
|
"peter (out)",
|
|
"wind down"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"break off",
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"cease",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"conclude",
|
|
"dead-end",
|
|
"determine",
|
|
"die",
|
|
"discontinue",
|
|
"elapse",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"expire",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"lapse",
|
|
"leave off",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"terminate",
|
|
"wind up",
|
|
"wink (out)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accumulate",
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
"build",
|
|
"burgeon",
|
|
"bourgeon",
|
|
"enlarge",
|
|
"escalate",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"grow",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
"intensify",
|
|
"mount",
|
|
"mushroom",
|
|
"pick up",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"snowball",
|
|
"soar",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"wax"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the windmill slowed down as the wind let up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"appear",
|
|
"emerge",
|
|
"show up",
|
|
"blow up",
|
|
"distend",
|
|
"elongate",
|
|
"lengthen"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"compress",
|
|
"condense",
|
|
"constrict",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"evaporate",
|
|
"fade (away)",
|
|
"fritter (away)",
|
|
"give out",
|
|
"melt (away)",
|
|
"peter (out)",
|
|
"tail (off)",
|
|
"vanish",
|
|
"slacken",
|
|
"slow (down)",
|
|
"alleviate",
|
|
"relax",
|
|
"flag",
|
|
"sink",
|
|
"weaken",
|
|
"cave (in)",
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"deflate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abate",
|
|
"de-escalate",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"die (away or down or out)",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"drain (away)",
|
|
"drop (off)",
|
|
"dwindle",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"ebb",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"fall away",
|
|
"lessen",
|
|
"lower",
|
|
"moderate",
|
|
"pall",
|
|
"phase down",
|
|
"ratchet (down)",
|
|
"rachet (down)",
|
|
"recede",
|
|
"relent",
|
|
"remit",
|
|
"shrink",
|
|
"subside",
|
|
"taper",
|
|
"taper off",
|
|
"wane"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"levelling":{
|
|
"to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an old warehouse that was leveled to build a parking lot"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"building",
|
|
"constructing",
|
|
"erecting",
|
|
"putting up",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"rebuilding",
|
|
"renewing",
|
|
"renovating",
|
|
"restoring",
|
|
"creating",
|
|
"fabricating",
|
|
"fashioning",
|
|
"forging",
|
|
"forming",
|
|
"making",
|
|
"manufacturing",
|
|
"shaping"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"blowing up",
|
|
"dynamiting",
|
|
"abolishing",
|
|
"annihilating",
|
|
"cracking up",
|
|
"crushing",
|
|
"dashing",
|
|
"decimating",
|
|
"destroying",
|
|
"devastating",
|
|
"devouring",
|
|
"dissolving",
|
|
"doing in",
|
|
"eradicating",
|
|
"extirpating",
|
|
"finishing",
|
|
"flattening",
|
|
"obliterating",
|
|
"overturning",
|
|
"pulverizing",
|
|
"ravaging",
|
|
"ruining",
|
|
"scourging",
|
|
"smashing",
|
|
"totaling",
|
|
"totalling",
|
|
"unmaking",
|
|
"wasting",
|
|
"wiping out",
|
|
"wrecking"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"demolishing",
|
|
"pulling down",
|
|
"razing",
|
|
"tearing down",
|
|
"unbuilding"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make equal in amount, degree, or status":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we'll give both teams the same equipment so as to level the playing field"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disequilibrating"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"equilibrating",
|
|
"equipoising",
|
|
"accommodating",
|
|
"adjusting",
|
|
"compensating",
|
|
"fitting",
|
|
"counterbalancing",
|
|
"homogenizing",
|
|
"normalizing",
|
|
"regularizing",
|
|
"standardizing",
|
|
"democratizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balancing",
|
|
"equalizing",
|
|
"equating",
|
|
"evening"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"roughening",
|
|
"roughing"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the construction workers leveled the ground before laying a foundation for the new house"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"coarsening",
|
|
"rumpling",
|
|
"wrinkling",
|
|
"bending",
|
|
"kinking",
|
|
"denting",
|
|
"pitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"clipping",
|
|
"cropping",
|
|
"paring",
|
|
"pruning",
|
|
"shaving",
|
|
"trimming",
|
|
"laying",
|
|
"pressing",
|
|
"spreading",
|
|
"carding",
|
|
"combing",
|
|
"raking",
|
|
"surfacing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"evening",
|
|
"flattening",
|
|
"planing",
|
|
"smoothening",
|
|
"smoothing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to point or turn (something) toward a target or goal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the marksman leveled his gun at the target and fired"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"averting",
|
|
"curving",
|
|
"deflecting",
|
|
"detouring",
|
|
"diverting",
|
|
"rechanneling",
|
|
"shunting",
|
|
"sidetracking"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"sighting",
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"facing",
|
|
"concentrating",
|
|
"focusing",
|
|
"focussing",
|
|
"inclining",
|
|
"orienting",
|
|
"steering"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aiming",
|
|
"bending",
|
|
"casting",
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"heading",
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"pinpointing",
|
|
"setting",
|
|
"training"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the boxer leveled his opponent with a single blow"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"kayoing",
|
|
"knocking out",
|
|
"KO'ing",
|
|
"overthrowing",
|
|
"throwing down",
|
|
"toppling",
|
|
"banging",
|
|
"bashing",
|
|
"belting",
|
|
"bludgeoning",
|
|
"clobbering",
|
|
"hammering",
|
|
"hitting",
|
|
"jabbing",
|
|
"pasting",
|
|
"poking",
|
|
"pounding",
|
|
"punching",
|
|
"slamming",
|
|
"slapping",
|
|
"slogging",
|
|
"slugging",
|
|
"smacking",
|
|
"smiting",
|
|
"socking",
|
|
"swatting",
|
|
"swiping",
|
|
"thumping",
|
|
"thwacking",
|
|
"walloping",
|
|
"whacking",
|
|
"whaling"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bowling (down or over)",
|
|
"downing",
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
"felling",
|
|
"flooring",
|
|
"knocking down",
|
|
"knocking over",
|
|
"mowing (down)",
|
|
"prostrating"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"leverage":{
|
|
"the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"lacking much of the leverage it once had, the union is now being forced to make some concessions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"helplessness",
|
|
"impotence",
|
|
"impotency",
|
|
"powerlessness",
|
|
"weakness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"counterinfluence",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"dominance",
|
|
"dominion",
|
|
"mastery",
|
|
"predominance",
|
|
"reign",
|
|
"scepter",
|
|
"sovereignty",
|
|
"sovranty",
|
|
"supremacy",
|
|
"consequence",
|
|
"eminence",
|
|
"importance",
|
|
"moment",
|
|
"impact",
|
|
"impress",
|
|
"impression",
|
|
"imprint",
|
|
"mark"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"authority",
|
|
"clout",
|
|
"credit",
|
|
"heft",
|
|
"in",
|
|
"influence",
|
|
"juice",
|
|
"pull",
|
|
"sway",
|
|
"weight"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take unfair advantage of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a reality show contestant who's trying to leverage her 15 minutes of fame"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"jerk around",
|
|
"manipulate",
|
|
"mistreat",
|
|
"bleed",
|
|
"cheat",
|
|
"fleece",
|
|
"overcharge",
|
|
"skin",
|
|
"soak",
|
|
"stick",
|
|
"commercialize",
|
|
"commodify"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abuse",
|
|
"capitalize (on)",
|
|
"cash in (on)",
|
|
"exploit",
|
|
"impose (on or upon)",
|
|
"milk",
|
|
"pimp",
|
|
"play (on or upon)",
|
|
"use",
|
|
"work"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lewd":{
|
|
"depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"G-rated",
|
|
"nonobscene",
|
|
"wholesome"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"bystanders were shocked by the lewd behavior of the couple in the park"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"priggish",
|
|
"prim",
|
|
"prudish",
|
|
"puritanical",
|
|
"staid",
|
|
"straitlaced",
|
|
"straightlaced",
|
|
"Victorian",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"decorous",
|
|
"genteel",
|
|
"nice",
|
|
"polite",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"respectable",
|
|
"seemly",
|
|
"innocuous",
|
|
"inoffensive",
|
|
"acceptable",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"desirable",
|
|
"pleasant",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"welcome",
|
|
"appropriate",
|
|
"becoming",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"suitable",
|
|
"immaculate",
|
|
"perfect",
|
|
"pure",
|
|
"spotless",
|
|
"virginal",
|
|
"approved",
|
|
"endorsed",
|
|
"indorsed",
|
|
"sanctioned"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"broad",
|
|
"coarse-grained",
|
|
"gamy",
|
|
"gamey",
|
|
"off",
|
|
"off-color",
|
|
"off-colored",
|
|
"racy",
|
|
"risqu\u00e9",
|
|
"salacious",
|
|
"salty",
|
|
"suggestive",
|
|
"barnyard",
|
|
"earthy",
|
|
"scatological",
|
|
"immodest",
|
|
"indecorous",
|
|
"indelicate",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"unbecoming",
|
|
"depraved",
|
|
"kinky",
|
|
"louche",
|
|
"naughty",
|
|
"perverse",
|
|
"perverted",
|
|
"wicked",
|
|
"exceptionable",
|
|
"objectionable",
|
|
"unacceptable",
|
|
"undesirable",
|
|
"unwanted",
|
|
"unwelcome",
|
|
"abhorrent",
|
|
"debasing",
|
|
"disgusting",
|
|
"loathsome",
|
|
"offensive",
|
|
"repellent",
|
|
"repellant",
|
|
"repugnant",
|
|
"repulsive",
|
|
"revolting",
|
|
"distasteful",
|
|
"obnoxious",
|
|
"unpleasant",
|
|
"blamable",
|
|
"blameworthy",
|
|
"censurable",
|
|
"reprehensible",
|
|
"atrocious",
|
|
"infamous",
|
|
"abusive",
|
|
"scurrilous",
|
|
"hard-core",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"soft-core"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bawdy",
|
|
"blue",
|
|
"coarse",
|
|
"crude",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"filthy",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"gross",
|
|
"gutter",
|
|
"impure",
|
|
"indecent",
|
|
"lascivious",
|
|
"locker-room",
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
"obscene",
|
|
"pornographic",
|
|
"porny",
|
|
"profane",
|
|
"raunchy",
|
|
"ribald",
|
|
"smutty",
|
|
"stag",
|
|
"trashy",
|
|
"unprintable",
|
|
"vulgar",
|
|
"wanton",
|
|
"X-rated"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"having a strong sexual desire":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"frigid",
|
|
"undersexed"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a lewd 18th-century nobleman who left behind hundreds of erotic love letters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"celibate",
|
|
"chaste",
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"immaculate",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"moral",
|
|
"pure",
|
|
"virtuous",
|
|
"monastic",
|
|
"monkish",
|
|
"maidenly",
|
|
"virginal",
|
|
"innocent",
|
|
"lily-white",
|
|
"priggish",
|
|
"prim",
|
|
"prudish",
|
|
"puritanical",
|
|
"straitlaced",
|
|
"straightlaced",
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"Victorian"
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],
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"related":[
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"aroused",
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"excited",
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"easy",
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"fast",
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"loose",
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"promiscuous",
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"dissipated",
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"dissolute",
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"libertine",
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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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"immoral",
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"indecent"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"concupiscent",
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"goatish",
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"horny",
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"hot",
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"hypersexual",
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"itchy",
|
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"lascivious",
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"lecherous",
|
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"libidinous",
|
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"licentious",
|
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"lubricious",
|
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"lubricous",
|
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"lustful",
|
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"oversexed",
|
|
"passionate",
|
|
"randy",
|
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"salacious",
|
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"satyric",
|
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"wanton"
|
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]
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},
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"hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"a nearby diner kept telling lewd jokes until we told him to shut up"
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],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
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"clean",
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"G-rated",
|
|
"nonobscene",
|
|
"innocuous",
|
|
"inoffensive",
|
|
"priggish",
|
|
"prim",
|
|
"prudish",
|
|
"puritanical",
|
|
"staid",
|
|
"straitlaced",
|
|
"straightlaced",
|
|
"Victorian",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"decorous",
|
|
"genteel",
|
|
"nice",
|
|
"polite",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"respectable",
|
|
"seemly"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"leering",
|
|
"barnyard",
|
|
"coarse",
|
|
"coarse-grained",
|
|
"crude",
|
|
"earthy",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"gross",
|
|
"vulgar",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"filthy",
|
|
"gutter",
|
|
"indecent",
|
|
"lascivious",
|
|
"locker-room",
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
"obscene",
|
|
"pornographic",
|
|
"porny",
|
|
"prurient",
|
|
"raunchy",
|
|
"smutty",
|
|
"stag",
|
|
"unprintable",
|
|
"unpublishable",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"X-rated",
|
|
"immodest",
|
|
"indecorous",
|
|
"indelicate",
|
|
"naughty"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bawdy",
|
|
"blue",
|
|
"gamy",
|
|
"gamey",
|
|
"off",
|
|
"off-color",
|
|
"off-colored",
|
|
"racy",
|
|
"ribald",
|
|
"risqu\u00e9",
|
|
"salty",
|
|
"spicy",
|
|
"suggestive"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |