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44 KiB
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2300 lines
44 KiB
JSON
{
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"skedaddled":{
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"to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"we skedaddled as soon as we saw the snake entering our campsite"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bearded",
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"braved",
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"confronted",
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"dared",
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"defied",
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"faced",
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"abided",
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"abode",
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"dwelled",
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"dwelt",
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"hung around",
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"lingered",
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"remained",
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"stayed",
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"stuck around",
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"tarried"
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],
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"related":[
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"absconded",
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"cleared out",
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"decamped",
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"eloped",
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"escaped",
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"got (away)",
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"got out",
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"lammed",
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"lit",
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"lighted out",
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"made off",
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"mizzled",
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"scarpered",
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"scatted",
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"scrammed",
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"skipped (out)",
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"skirred"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bolted",
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"broke",
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"bugged out",
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"fled",
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"flew",
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"hightailed (it)",
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"ran",
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"run",
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"ran away",
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"ran off",
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"retreated"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"skedaddles":{
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"to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"we skedaddled as soon as we saw the snake entering our campsite"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"beards",
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"braves",
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"confronts",
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"dares",
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"defies",
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"faces",
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"abides",
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"dwells",
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"hangs around",
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"lingers",
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"remains",
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"stays",
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"sticks around",
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"tarries"
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],
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"related":[
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"absconds",
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"clears out",
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"decamps",
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"elopes",
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"escapes",
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"gets (away)",
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"gets out",
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"lams",
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"lights out",
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"makes off",
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"mizzles",
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"scarpers",
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"scats",
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"scrams",
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"skips (out)",
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"skirrs"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bolts",
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"breaks",
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"bugs out",
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"flees",
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"flies",
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"hightails (it)",
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"retreats",
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"runs",
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"runs away",
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"runs off"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"skeptical":{
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"inclined to doubt or question claims":{
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"antonyms":[
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"credulous",
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"gullible",
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"gullable",
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"trustful",
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"trusting",
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"uncritical",
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"unquestioning"
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],
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"examples":[
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"it's good to be skeptical about what you see on TV"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"green",
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"ingenuous",
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"innocent",
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"naive",
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"na\u00efve",
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"simple",
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"simpleminded",
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"unknowing",
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"unsophisticated",
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"unworldly",
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"wide-eyed",
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"certain",
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"confident",
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"positive",
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"sure",
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"callow",
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"inexperienced",
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"raw",
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"childlike",
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"idealistic",
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"impractical",
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"beguiled",
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"deceived",
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"duped",
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"gulled",
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"tricked",
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"careless",
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"heedless",
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"unsuspecting",
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"unsuspicious",
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"unwary"
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],
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"related":[
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"paranoid",
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"paranoidal",
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"critical",
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"puzzled",
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"quizzical",
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"careful",
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"cautious",
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"guarded",
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"gun-shy",
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"leery",
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"leary",
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"wary",
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"watchful",
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"cynical",
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"experienced",
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"knowing",
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"sophisticated",
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"worldly",
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"worldly-wise",
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"curious",
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"inquiring",
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"inquisitive",
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"nosy",
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"nosey",
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"snoopy",
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"uncertain",
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"unconvinced",
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"undecided",
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"undetermined",
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"unsettled",
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"unsure",
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"hesitant"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"disbelieving",
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"distrustful",
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"doubting",
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"incredulous",
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"mistrustful",
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"negativistic",
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"questioning",
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"show-me",
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"suspecting",
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"suspicious",
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"unbelieving"
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]
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},
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"not feeling sure about the truth, wisdom, or trustworthiness of someone or something":{
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"antonyms":[
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"certain",
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"convinced",
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"positive",
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"sure"
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],
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"examples":[
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"I'm a little skeptical of this low bid, since it's way below what the other contractors said that they would charge"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"assured",
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"confident",
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"sanguine",
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"self-assured",
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"decisive",
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"determined",
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"resolute"
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],
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"related":[
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"ambivalent",
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"conflicted",
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"equivocal",
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"diffident",
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"insecure",
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"halting",
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"hesitant",
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"indecisive",
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"irresolute",
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"vacillating",
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"wavering"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"distrustful",
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"doubtful",
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"dubious",
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"hinky",
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"mistrustful",
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"suspicious",
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"trustless",
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"uncertain",
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"unconvinced",
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"undecided",
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"unsettled",
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"unsure"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"sketchily":{
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"as in":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"skewers":{
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"to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the satirical comic strip gleefully skewers many of society's sacred cows"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"applauds",
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"approves",
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"commends",
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"endorses",
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"indorses",
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"sanctions"
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],
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"related":[
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"scoffs (at)",
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"scorns",
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"sneers (at)",
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"bad-mouths",
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"belittles",
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"decries",
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"disparages",
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"pooh-poohs",
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"poohs",
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"puts down",
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"chaffs",
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"jives",
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"joshes",
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"kids",
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"quizzes",
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"rallies",
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"razzes",
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"ribs",
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"rides",
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"teases",
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"tweaks",
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"twits",
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"baits",
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"barracks",
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"bugs",
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"catcalls",
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"harasses",
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"harries",
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"hassles",
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"heckles",
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"needles",
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"pesters",
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"rags",
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"targets",
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"taunts",
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"torments",
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"apes",
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"burlesques",
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"caricatures",
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"imitates",
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"lampoons",
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"mimics",
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"parodies",
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"parrots",
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"pillories",
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"satirizes",
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"takes off (on)",
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"travesties"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"derides",
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"gibes",
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"jibes",
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"jeers",
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"laughs (at)",
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"mocks",
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"ridicules",
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"scouts",
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"shoots down"
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]
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},
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"to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"let's skewer our marshmallows on these sticks and start toasting"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"spindles",
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"perforates",
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"riddles",
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"bayonets",
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"dirks",
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"gimlets",
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"pikes",
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"poniards",
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"prongs",
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"quills",
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"pinpricks",
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"pokes",
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"pricks",
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"punches",
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"thrusts",
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"cuts",
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"knifes",
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"slices"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"gores",
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"harpoons",
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"impales",
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"jabs",
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"lances",
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"pecks",
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"picks",
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"pierces",
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"pinks",
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"punctures",
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"runs through",
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"spears",
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"spikes",
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"spits",
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"stabs",
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"sticks",
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"transfixes",
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"transpierces"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"skids":{
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"as in slides , plunges":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"to go to a lower level especially abruptly":{
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"antonyms":[
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"arises",
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"ascends",
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"lifts",
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"mounts",
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"rises",
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"soars",
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"spikes",
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"ups"
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],
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"examples":[
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"the local economy skidded when the last manufacturing plant moved away"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"accumulates",
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"balloons",
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"builds",
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"burgeons",
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"bourgeons",
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"enlarges",
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"escalates",
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"expands",
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"grows",
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"increases",
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"intensifies",
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"mushrooms",
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"picks up",
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"snowballs",
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"swells",
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"waxes"
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],
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"related":[
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"abates",
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"decreases",
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"de-escalates",
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"dies (down)",
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"diminishes",
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"droops",
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"dwindles",
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"ebbs",
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"lessens",
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"lets up",
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"moderates",
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"subsides",
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"tapers off",
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"wanes",
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"recedes",
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"retreats"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"crashes",
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"craters",
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"declines",
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"descends",
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"dips",
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"dives",
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"drops",
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"falls",
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"lowers",
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"nose-dives",
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"plummets",
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"plunges",
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"sinks",
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"tumbles"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"skillful":{
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"accomplished with trained ability":{
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"antonyms":[
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"amateur",
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"amateurish",
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"artless",
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"rude",
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"unprofessional",
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"unskillful"
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],
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"examples":[
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"the ice skater performed a skillful and graceful series of jumps"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"awkward",
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"clumsy",
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"crude",
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"klutzy",
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"ineffective",
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"ineffectual",
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"incompetent",
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"inept"
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],
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"related":[
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"facile",
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"smooth",
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"artistic",
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"creative",
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"fancy",
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"ingenious",
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"neat",
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"adept",
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"clever",
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"cunning",
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"able",
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"adequate",
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"capable",
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"competent"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"adroit",
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"artful",
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"bravura",
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"deft",
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"delicate",
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"dexterous",
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"dextrous",
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"expert",
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"masterful",
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"masterly",
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"practiced",
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"practised",
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"virtuoso",
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"workmanlike"
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]
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},
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"having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor":{
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"antonyms":[
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"amateur",
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"amateurish",
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"inexperienced",
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"inexpert",
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"jackleg",
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"unprofessional",
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"unseasoned",
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"unskilled",
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"unskillful"
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],
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"examples":[
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"performance testing of automobiles that should be done only by skillful drivers on a closed course"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"incapable",
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"incompetent",
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"inept",
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"unable",
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"unfit",
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"unfitted",
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"unqualified",
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"weak",
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"artless",
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"crude",
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"rude",
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"ineffective",
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"ineffectual",
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"inefficient",
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"talentless",
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"ungifted",
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"untalented",
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"ignorant",
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"unschooled",
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"untaught",
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"untrained",
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"untutored",
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"beginning",
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"green",
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"inexperienced",
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"new",
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"raw",
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"unseasoned",
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"untested",
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"untried",
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"would-be",
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"primitive",
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"rough",
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"unpolished",
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"awkward",
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"clumsy",
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"ham-fisted",
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"ham-handed",
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"heavy-handed"
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],
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"related":[
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"adroit",
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"clever",
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"deft",
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"dexterous",
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"dextrous",
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"handy",
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"slick",
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"sure-handed",
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"gifted",
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"talented",
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"polished",
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"refined",
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"effective",
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"effectual",
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"efficient",
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"workmanlike",
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"able",
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"capable",
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"competent",
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"employable",
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"fit",
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"fitted",
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"habile",
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"qualified",
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"knowledgeable",
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"schooled",
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"taught",
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"trained",
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"tutored",
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"all-around",
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"all-round",
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"well-rounded",
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"long-term",
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"old",
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"multiskilled",
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"multitalented"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"accomplished",
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"ace",
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"adept",
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"compleat",
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"complete",
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"consummate",
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"crack",
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"crackerjack",
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"educated",
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"experienced",
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"expert",
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"good",
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"great",
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"master",
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"masterful",
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"masterly",
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"practiced",
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"practised",
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"professed",
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"proficient",
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"skilled",
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"versed",
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"veteran",
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"virtuoso"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"skin":{
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"an outer part or layer":{
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"antonyms":[
|
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"inside",
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|
"interior"
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],
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"space-age materials used on the skin of the aircraft"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
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"related":[
|
|
"facade",
|
|
"fa\u00e7ade",
|
|
"front",
|
|
"top",
|
|
"cover",
|
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"covering",
|
|
"facing",
|
|
"appearance",
|
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"disguise",
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"guise",
|
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"mask",
|
|
"semblance",
|
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"show"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"exterior",
|
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"face",
|
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"outside",
|
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"shell",
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"surface",
|
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"veneer"
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]
|
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},
|
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"the hairless natural covering of an animal prepared for use":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"calf skin gloves"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"coat",
|
|
"fleece",
|
|
"fur",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"alligator",
|
|
"antelope",
|
|
"buckskin",
|
|
"cabretta",
|
|
"calfskin",
|
|
"capeskin",
|
|
"chamois",
|
|
"cordovan",
|
|
"cowhide",
|
|
"crocodile",
|
|
"deerskin",
|
|
"doeskin",
|
|
"goatskin",
|
|
"horsehide",
|
|
"kid",
|
|
"kidskin",
|
|
"lambskin",
|
|
"morocco",
|
|
"ostrich",
|
|
"pigskin",
|
|
"seal",
|
|
"sharkskin",
|
|
"sheepskin",
|
|
"snakeskin",
|
|
"nubuck",
|
|
"patent leather",
|
|
"suede"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"leather"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the outer covering of an animal removed for its commercial value":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hats made from beaver skins were once fashionable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"badger",
|
|
"beaver",
|
|
"chamois",
|
|
"chinchilla",
|
|
"ermine",
|
|
"fisher",
|
|
"fox",
|
|
"marten",
|
|
"mink",
|
|
"muskrat",
|
|
"otter",
|
|
"Persian lamb",
|
|
"rabbit",
|
|
"raccoon",
|
|
"racoon",
|
|
"sable",
|
|
"seal",
|
|
"bearskin",
|
|
"buckskin",
|
|
"calfskin",
|
|
"coonskin",
|
|
"cowhide",
|
|
"deerskin",
|
|
"doeskin",
|
|
"goatskin",
|
|
"horsehide",
|
|
"karakul",
|
|
"kidskin",
|
|
"kolinsky",
|
|
"lambskin",
|
|
"pigskin",
|
|
"rawhide",
|
|
"sealskin",
|
|
"sharkskin",
|
|
"sheep",
|
|
"sheepskin",
|
|
"snakeskin",
|
|
"fleece",
|
|
"mouton",
|
|
"alligator",
|
|
"crocodile",
|
|
"cordovan",
|
|
"morocco",
|
|
"patent leather",
|
|
"suede"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fur",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"leather",
|
|
"pelt"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to defeat by a large margin":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we simply got skinned in the interoffice softball tournament"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"sweep",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"best",
|
|
"conquer",
|
|
"dispatch",
|
|
"hurdle",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"overbear",
|
|
"overcome",
|
|
"overmatch",
|
|
"prevail (over)",
|
|
"subdue",
|
|
"surmount",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"throw",
|
|
"triumph (over)",
|
|
"win (against)",
|
|
"worst",
|
|
"crush",
|
|
"knock off",
|
|
"knock over",
|
|
"overpower",
|
|
"overthrow",
|
|
"overwhelm",
|
|
"subjugate",
|
|
"upend",
|
|
"vanquish",
|
|
"ace (out)",
|
|
"better",
|
|
"eclipse",
|
|
"exceed",
|
|
"outdistance",
|
|
"outdo",
|
|
"outfight",
|
|
"outshine",
|
|
"outstrip",
|
|
"overtop",
|
|
"surpass",
|
|
"top",
|
|
"transcend",
|
|
"edge (out)",
|
|
"nose out",
|
|
"pip",
|
|
"cap",
|
|
"excel",
|
|
"flourish",
|
|
"score",
|
|
"succeed",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"destroy",
|
|
"do in",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"sink",
|
|
"slaughter"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"annihilate",
|
|
"blow away",
|
|
"bomb",
|
|
"bury",
|
|
"clobber",
|
|
"cream",
|
|
"drub",
|
|
"dust",
|
|
"flatten",
|
|
"paste",
|
|
"rout",
|
|
"shellac",
|
|
"skunk",
|
|
"smoke",
|
|
"smother",
|
|
"snow under",
|
|
"thrash",
|
|
"trim",
|
|
"tromp",
|
|
"trounce",
|
|
"wallop",
|
|
"wax",
|
|
"whip",
|
|
"whomp",
|
|
"whop",
|
|
"whap",
|
|
"whup"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to remove the natural covering of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I prefer not to skin potatoes before mashing them"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"denude",
|
|
"expose",
|
|
"scale",
|
|
"strip",
|
|
"pare"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bark",
|
|
"flay",
|
|
"hull",
|
|
"husk",
|
|
"peel",
|
|
"shell",
|
|
"shuck"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"got his revenge on the dirty swindler who had skinned him"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"extort",
|
|
"wrench",
|
|
"wrest",
|
|
"wring",
|
|
"clip",
|
|
"gouge",
|
|
"nick",
|
|
"overcharge",
|
|
"soak",
|
|
"exploit",
|
|
"milk",
|
|
"deceive",
|
|
"dupe",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"gull",
|
|
"trick",
|
|
"rope (in)",
|
|
"betray",
|
|
"bitch",
|
|
"double-cross",
|
|
"bamboozle",
|
|
"fast-talk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"bilk",
|
|
"bleed",
|
|
"cheat",
|
|
"chisel",
|
|
"chouse",
|
|
"con",
|
|
"cozen",
|
|
"defraud",
|
|
"diddle",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"do in",
|
|
"euchre",
|
|
"fiddle",
|
|
"fleece",
|
|
"flimflam",
|
|
"gaff",
|
|
"hose",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"mulct",
|
|
"nobble",
|
|
"pluck",
|
|
"ream",
|
|
"rip off",
|
|
"rook",
|
|
"screw",
|
|
"shake down",
|
|
"short",
|
|
"shortchange",
|
|
"skunk",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"stick",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"sting",
|
|
"sucker",
|
|
"swindle",
|
|
"thimblerig",
|
|
"victimize"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"skins":{
|
|
"an outer part or layer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"insides",
|
|
"interiors"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"space-age materials used on the skin of the aircraft"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"facades",
|
|
"fa\u00e7ades",
|
|
"fronts",
|
|
"tops",
|
|
"coverings",
|
|
"covers",
|
|
"facings",
|
|
"appearances",
|
|
"disguises",
|
|
"guises",
|
|
"masks",
|
|
"semblances",
|
|
"shows"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"exteriors",
|
|
"faces",
|
|
"outsides",
|
|
"shells",
|
|
"surfaces",
|
|
"veneers"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the hairless natural covering of an animal prepared for use":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"calf skin gloves"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"coats",
|
|
"fleeces",
|
|
"furs",
|
|
"pelts",
|
|
"alligators",
|
|
"antelope",
|
|
"antelopes",
|
|
"buckskins",
|
|
"cabrettas",
|
|
"calfskins",
|
|
"capeskins",
|
|
"chamois",
|
|
"chamoix",
|
|
"cordovans",
|
|
"cowhides",
|
|
"crocodiles",
|
|
"deerskins",
|
|
"doeskins",
|
|
"goatskins",
|
|
"horsehides",
|
|
"kids",
|
|
"kidskins",
|
|
"lambskins",
|
|
"moroccos",
|
|
"ostriches",
|
|
"pigskins",
|
|
"seals",
|
|
"sharkskins",
|
|
"sheepskins",
|
|
"snakeskins",
|
|
"nubucks",
|
|
"patent leathers",
|
|
"suedes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hides",
|
|
"leathers"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the outer covering of an animal removed for its commercial value":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hats made from beaver skins were once fashionable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"badgers",
|
|
"beavers",
|
|
"chamois",
|
|
"chamoix",
|
|
"chinchillas",
|
|
"ermines",
|
|
"fishers",
|
|
"foxes",
|
|
"fox",
|
|
"marten",
|
|
"martens",
|
|
"mink",
|
|
"minks",
|
|
"muskrat",
|
|
"muskrats",
|
|
"otters",
|
|
"otter",
|
|
"Persian lambs",
|
|
"rabbit",
|
|
"rabbits",
|
|
"raccoon",
|
|
"raccoons",
|
|
"racoon",
|
|
"racoons",
|
|
"sables",
|
|
"seals",
|
|
"bearskins",
|
|
"buckskins",
|
|
"calfskins",
|
|
"coonskins",
|
|
"cowhides",
|
|
"deerskins",
|
|
"doeskins",
|
|
"goatskins",
|
|
"horsehides",
|
|
"karakuls",
|
|
"kidskins",
|
|
"kolinskies",
|
|
"lambskins",
|
|
"pigskins",
|
|
"rawhides",
|
|
"sealskins",
|
|
"sharkskins",
|
|
"sheep",
|
|
"sheepskins",
|
|
"snakeskins",
|
|
"fleeces",
|
|
"moutons",
|
|
"alligators",
|
|
"crocodiles",
|
|
"cordovans",
|
|
"moroccos",
|
|
"patent leathers",
|
|
"suedes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"furs",
|
|
"hides",
|
|
"leathers",
|
|
"pelts"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to defeat by a large margin":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we simply got skinned in the interoffice softball tournament"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"sweeps",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"bests",
|
|
"conquers",
|
|
"dispatches",
|
|
"hurdles",
|
|
"licks",
|
|
"masters",
|
|
"overbears",
|
|
"overcomes",
|
|
"overmatches",
|
|
"prevails (over)",
|
|
"subdues",
|
|
"surmounts",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"throws",
|
|
"triumphs (over)",
|
|
"wins (against)",
|
|
"worsts",
|
|
"crushes",
|
|
"knocks off",
|
|
"knocks over",
|
|
"overpowers",
|
|
"overthrows",
|
|
"overwhelms",
|
|
"subjugates",
|
|
"upends",
|
|
"vanquishes",
|
|
"aces (out)",
|
|
"betters",
|
|
"eclipses",
|
|
"exceeds",
|
|
"outdistances",
|
|
"outdoes",
|
|
"outfights",
|
|
"outshines",
|
|
"outstrips",
|
|
"overtops",
|
|
"surpasses",
|
|
"tops",
|
|
"transcends",
|
|
"edges (out)",
|
|
"noses out",
|
|
"pips",
|
|
"caps",
|
|
"excels",
|
|
"flourishes",
|
|
"scores",
|
|
"succeeds",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"destroys",
|
|
"does in",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"sinks",
|
|
"slaughters"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"annihilates",
|
|
"blows away",
|
|
"bombs",
|
|
"buries",
|
|
"clobbers",
|
|
"creams",
|
|
"drubs",
|
|
"dusts",
|
|
"flattens",
|
|
"pastes",
|
|
"routs",
|
|
"shellacs",
|
|
"skunks",
|
|
"smokes",
|
|
"smothers",
|
|
"snows under",
|
|
"thrashes",
|
|
"trims",
|
|
"tromps",
|
|
"trounces",
|
|
"wallops",
|
|
"waxes",
|
|
"whips",
|
|
"whomps",
|
|
"whops",
|
|
"whaps",
|
|
"whups"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to remove the natural covering of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I prefer not to skin potatoes before mashing them"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bares",
|
|
"denudes",
|
|
"exposes",
|
|
"scales",
|
|
"strips",
|
|
"pares"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"barks",
|
|
"flays",
|
|
"hulls",
|
|
"husks",
|
|
"peels",
|
|
"shells",
|
|
"shucks"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"got his revenge on the dirty swindler who had skinned him"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"extorts",
|
|
"wrenches",
|
|
"wrests",
|
|
"wrings",
|
|
"clips",
|
|
"gouges",
|
|
"nicks",
|
|
"overcharges",
|
|
"soaks",
|
|
"exploits",
|
|
"milks",
|
|
"deceives",
|
|
"dupes",
|
|
"fools",
|
|
"gulls",
|
|
"tricks",
|
|
"ropes (in)",
|
|
"betrays",
|
|
"bitches",
|
|
"double-crosses",
|
|
"bamboozles",
|
|
"fast-talks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"bilks",
|
|
"bleeds",
|
|
"cheats",
|
|
"chisels",
|
|
"chouses",
|
|
"cons",
|
|
"cozens",
|
|
"defrauds",
|
|
"diddles",
|
|
"does",
|
|
"does in",
|
|
"euchres",
|
|
"fiddles",
|
|
"fleeces",
|
|
"flimflams",
|
|
"gaffs",
|
|
"hoses",
|
|
"hustles",
|
|
"mulcts",
|
|
"nobbles",
|
|
"plucks",
|
|
"reams",
|
|
"rips off",
|
|
"rooks",
|
|
"screws",
|
|
"shakes down",
|
|
"shortchanges",
|
|
"shorts",
|
|
"skunks",
|
|
"squeezes",
|
|
"sticks",
|
|
"stiffs",
|
|
"stings",
|
|
"suckers",
|
|
"swindles",
|
|
"thimblerigs",
|
|
"victimizes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"skip":{
|
|
"a person in overall command of a ship":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the skip's barking orders again"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"crew",
|
|
"crewman",
|
|
"crewmate"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"sea captain",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"pilot",
|
|
"commanding officer",
|
|
"admiral",
|
|
"commodore",
|
|
"vice admiral",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"officer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"captain",
|
|
"commander",
|
|
"skipper"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fail to attend":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"attend",
|
|
"show up (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the day was so nice that we decided to skip class and go to the beach"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"pass over"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blow off",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"miss"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move with a light springing step":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"children skipping along the woodland path"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"lumber",
|
|
"plod",
|
|
"trudge"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"caper",
|
|
"frisk",
|
|
"gambol",
|
|
"romp",
|
|
"skim",
|
|
"skitter",
|
|
"jump",
|
|
"leap",
|
|
"vault"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bounce",
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"hop",
|
|
"lollop",
|
|
"lope",
|
|
"trip"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to strike and fly off at an angle":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the soap slipped out of my hand and went skipping across the bathroom floor"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"brush",
|
|
"graze",
|
|
"nudge",
|
|
"rake",
|
|
"shave",
|
|
"sweep",
|
|
"bump",
|
|
"contact",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"kiss",
|
|
"touch",
|
|
"sideswipe",
|
|
"reflect"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bounce",
|
|
"carom",
|
|
"glance",
|
|
"rebound",
|
|
"ricochet",
|
|
"skim"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"skipped":{
|
|
"to fail to attend":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"attended",
|
|
"showed up (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the day was so nice that we decided to skip class and go to the beach"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"neglected",
|
|
"passed over"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blew off",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"missed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move with a light springing step":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"children skipping along the woodland path"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"lumbered",
|
|
"plodded",
|
|
"trudged"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"capered",
|
|
"frisked",
|
|
"gamboled",
|
|
"gambolled",
|
|
"romped",
|
|
"skimmed",
|
|
"skittered",
|
|
"jumped",
|
|
"leaped",
|
|
"leapt",
|
|
"vaulted"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bounced",
|
|
"bounded",
|
|
"hopped",
|
|
"lolloped",
|
|
"loped",
|
|
"tripped"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to strike and fly off at an angle":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the soap slipped out of my hand and went skipping across the bathroom floor"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"brushed",
|
|
"grazed",
|
|
"nudged",
|
|
"raked",
|
|
"shaved",
|
|
"swept",
|
|
"bumped",
|
|
"contacted",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"kissed",
|
|
"touched",
|
|
"sideswiped",
|
|
"reflected"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bounced",
|
|
"caromed",
|
|
"glanced",
|
|
"rebounded",
|
|
"ricocheted",
|
|
"ricochetted",
|
|
"skimmed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"skips%20%28out%29":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"skirmishing":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"skirr":{
|
|
"to go into or range over for purposes of discovery":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the film company will soon skirr the area looking for locations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"reconnoiter",
|
|
"reconnoitre",
|
|
"scout",
|
|
"disclose",
|
|
"discover",
|
|
"reveal",
|
|
"unearth",
|
|
"fathom",
|
|
"plumb",
|
|
"sound"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"explore",
|
|
"hunt",
|
|
"probe",
|
|
"prospect",
|
|
"search"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"skirted":{
|
|
"to avoid by going around":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"skirted the construction zone"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confronted",
|
|
"faced",
|
|
"met",
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"courted",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"pursued",
|
|
"sought",
|
|
"welcomed"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"leapfrogged",
|
|
"avoided",
|
|
"dodged",
|
|
"ducked",
|
|
"eluded",
|
|
"escaped",
|
|
"eschewed",
|
|
"evaded",
|
|
"fled",
|
|
"shook",
|
|
"shunned"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bypassed",
|
|
"circumnavigated",
|
|
"circumvented",
|
|
"detoured"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"complied (with)",
|
|
"followed",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"obeyed",
|
|
"observed"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the new bill would make it harder for companies to skirt environmental regulations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acceded (to)",
|
|
"acquiesced (to)",
|
|
"assented (to)",
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"courted",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"pursued",
|
|
"sought",
|
|
"welcomed",
|
|
"caught",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"incurred"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"avoided",
|
|
"ducked",
|
|
"eluded",
|
|
"end-ran",
|
|
"escaped",
|
|
"eschewed",
|
|
"evaded",
|
|
"outflanked",
|
|
"shirked",
|
|
"shook",
|
|
"shunned",
|
|
"disobeyed",
|
|
"disregarded",
|
|
"flouted",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"averted",
|
|
"deflected",
|
|
"diverted",
|
|
"obviated",
|
|
"parried",
|
|
"prevented",
|
|
"warded (off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"bypassed",
|
|
"circumvented",
|
|
"dodged",
|
|
"got around",
|
|
"shortcut",
|
|
"sidestepped"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be adjacent to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the commercial district skirts the river's edge"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"attached (to)",
|
|
"communicated (with)",
|
|
"connected (with)",
|
|
"linked (with)",
|
|
"bounded",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"encircled",
|
|
"enclosed",
|
|
"inclosed",
|
|
"fenced",
|
|
"lined",
|
|
"margined",
|
|
"rimmed",
|
|
"surrounded",
|
|
"contacted",
|
|
"converged",
|
|
"met"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abutted",
|
|
"adjoined",
|
|
"bordered (on)",
|
|
"butted (on or against)",
|
|
"flanked",
|
|
"fringed",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"marched (with)",
|
|
"neighbored",
|
|
"touched",
|
|
"verged (on)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to serve as a border for":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the wooden fence that skirts the construction site"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"hemmed",
|
|
"trimmed",
|
|
"circumscribed",
|
|
"defined",
|
|
"delineated",
|
|
"demarcated",
|
|
"outlined",
|
|
"silhouetted",
|
|
"sketched",
|
|
"traced",
|
|
"circled",
|
|
"compassed",
|
|
"encircled",
|
|
"enclosed",
|
|
"inclosed",
|
|
"environed",
|
|
"girdled",
|
|
"girthed",
|
|
"looped",
|
|
"ringed",
|
|
"rounded",
|
|
"surrounded",
|
|
"walled",
|
|
"checked",
|
|
"confined",
|
|
"controlled",
|
|
"curbed",
|
|
"limited",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"restricted"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bordered",
|
|
"bounded",
|
|
"edged",
|
|
"framed",
|
|
"fringed",
|
|
"margined",
|
|
"rimmed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"skirting":{
|
|
"having a border in common":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonadjacent",
|
|
"noncontiguous"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the house hunters loved the property, but they were a bit leery of the skirting swamp"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"apart",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disconnected",
|
|
"discrete",
|
|
"free-standing",
|
|
"isolate",
|
|
"isolated",
|
|
"removed",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"single",
|
|
"unattached",
|
|
"unconnected",
|
|
"unlinked",
|
|
"away",
|
|
"distant",
|
|
"far",
|
|
"faraway",
|
|
"far-off",
|
|
"farthest",
|
|
"remote",
|
|
"discontinuous",
|
|
"noncontinuous",
|
|
"broken up",
|
|
"disjoined",
|
|
"dissevered",
|
|
"dissociated",
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"divorced",
|
|
"parted",
|
|
"ramified",
|
|
"resolved",
|
|
"severed",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"sundered",
|
|
"uncoupled",
|
|
"unyoked"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"approximate",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"closest",
|
|
"immediate",
|
|
"near",
|
|
"nearby",
|
|
"nearest",
|
|
"next-door",
|
|
"nigh",
|
|
"attached",
|
|
"communicating",
|
|
"connected",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"interconnecting",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"united",
|
|
"bounding",
|
|
"circumjacent",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"enclosing",
|
|
"inclosing",
|
|
"fencing",
|
|
"rimming",
|
|
"surrounding",
|
|
"marginal",
|
|
"peripheral",
|
|
"tangent",
|
|
"tangential",
|
|
"ambient",
|
|
"encompassing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abutting",
|
|
"adjacent",
|
|
"adjoining",
|
|
"bordering",
|
|
"conterminous",
|
|
"contiguous",
|
|
"flanking",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"fringing",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"juxtaposed",
|
|
"neighboring",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"verging"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the skirting on the saddle was a slightly darker shade of leather"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"center",
|
|
"core",
|
|
"heart",
|
|
"inner",
|
|
"inside",
|
|
"interior",
|
|
"middle",
|
|
"within"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"ambit",
|
|
"brink",
|
|
"crest",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"cusp",
|
|
"lip",
|
|
"ceiling",
|
|
"maximum",
|
|
"demarcation",
|
|
"extent",
|
|
"limitation",
|
|
"measure",
|
|
"mere",
|
|
"restriction",
|
|
"termination",
|
|
"borderland",
|
|
"frontier",
|
|
"march",
|
|
"outskirts",
|
|
"pale",
|
|
"selvage",
|
|
"lap",
|
|
"shore"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"border",
|
|
"borderline",
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"boundary",
|
|
"brim",
|
|
"circumference",
|
|
"compass",
|
|
"confines",
|
|
"edge",
|
|
"edging",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"frame",
|
|
"fringe",
|
|
"hem",
|
|
"margin",
|
|
"perimeter",
|
|
"periphery",
|
|
"rim",
|
|
"skirt",
|
|
"verge"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to avoid by going around":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"skirted the construction zone"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confronting",
|
|
"facing",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"courting",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"pursuing",
|
|
"seeking",
|
|
"welcoming"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"leapfrogging",
|
|
"avoiding",
|
|
"dodging",
|
|
"ducking",
|
|
"eluding",
|
|
"escaping",
|
|
"eschewing",
|
|
"evading",
|
|
"fleeing",
|
|
"shaking",
|
|
"shunning"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bypassing",
|
|
"circumnavigating",
|
|
"circumventing",
|
|
"detouring"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"complying (with)",
|
|
"following",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"obeying",
|
|
"observing"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the new bill would make it harder for companies to skirt environmental regulations"
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[
|
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"acceding (to)",
|
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"acquiescing (to)",
|
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"assenting (to)",
|
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"accepting",
|
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"courting",
|
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"embracing",
|
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"pursuing",
|
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"seeking",
|
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"welcoming",
|
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"catching",
|
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"contracting",
|
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"incurring"
|
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],
|
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"related":[
|
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"avoiding",
|
|
"ducking",
|
|
"eluding",
|
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"end-running",
|
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"escaping",
|
|
"eschewing",
|
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"evading",
|
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"outflanking",
|
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"shaking",
|
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"shirking",
|
|
"shunning",
|
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"disobeying",
|
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"disregarding",
|
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"flouting",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
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"averting",
|
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"deflecting",
|
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"diverting",
|
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"obviating",
|
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"parrying",
|
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"preventing",
|
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"warding (off)"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"beating",
|
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"bypassing",
|
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"circumventing",
|
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"dodging",
|
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"getting around",
|
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"shortcutting",
|
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"sidestepping"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"to be adjacent to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"the commercial district skirts the river's edge"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"attaching (to)",
|
|
"communicating (with)",
|
|
"connecting (with)",
|
|
"linking (with)",
|
|
"bounding",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"enclosing",
|
|
"inclosing",
|
|
"fencing",
|
|
"lining",
|
|
"margining",
|
|
"rimming",
|
|
"surrounding",
|
|
"contacting",
|
|
"converging",
|
|
"meeting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abutting",
|
|
"adjoining",
|
|
"bordering (on)",
|
|
"butting (on or against)",
|
|
"flanking",
|
|
"fringing",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"marching (with)",
|
|
"neighboring",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"verging (on)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to serve as a border for":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the wooden fence that skirts the construction site"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"hemming",
|
|
"trimming",
|
|
"circumscribing",
|
|
"defining",
|
|
"delineating",
|
|
"demarcating",
|
|
"outlining",
|
|
"silhouetting",
|
|
"sketching",
|
|
"tracing",
|
|
"circling",
|
|
"compassing",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"enclosing",
|
|
"inclosing",
|
|
"environing",
|
|
"girdling",
|
|
"girthing",
|
|
"looping",
|
|
"ringing",
|
|
"rounding",
|
|
"surrounding",
|
|
"walling",
|
|
"checking",
|
|
"confining",
|
|
"controlling",
|
|
"curbing",
|
|
"limiting",
|
|
"restraining",
|
|
"restricting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bordering",
|
|
"bounding",
|
|
"edging",
|
|
"framing",
|
|
"fringing",
|
|
"margining",
|
|
"rimming"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"skull practice":{
|
|
"as in meeting , bull session":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"skullduggery":{
|
|
"the use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the company's apparently healthy bottom line was merely an illusion, the result of years of accounting skulduggery"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"artlessness",
|
|
"forthrightness",
|
|
"guilelessness",
|
|
"ingenuousness",
|
|
"sincerity",
|
|
"candidness",
|
|
"candor",
|
|
"directness",
|
|
"openness",
|
|
"plainness",
|
|
"plainspokenness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"artfulness",
|
|
"caginess",
|
|
"cageyness",
|
|
"craftiness",
|
|
"cunning",
|
|
"deviousness",
|
|
"foxiness",
|
|
"oiliness",
|
|
"shadiness",
|
|
"sharpness",
|
|
"shiftiness",
|
|
"shrewdness",
|
|
"slickness",
|
|
"slipperiness",
|
|
"slyness",
|
|
"sneakiness",
|
|
"treachery",
|
|
"underhandedness",
|
|
"wiliness",
|
|
"crookedness",
|
|
"crookery",
|
|
"cunning",
|
|
"deceit",
|
|
"deceitfulness",
|
|
"deception",
|
|
"deceptiveness",
|
|
"dishonesty",
|
|
"dissimulation",
|
|
"double-dealing",
|
|
"dupery",
|
|
"duplicity",
|
|
"guile",
|
|
"guilefulness",
|
|
"hypocrisy",
|
|
"insincerity",
|
|
"fakery",
|
|
"humbuggery",
|
|
"imposture",
|
|
"quackery",
|
|
"dirty pool",
|
|
"dirty tricks",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"plotting",
|
|
"scheming",
|
|
"secrecy",
|
|
"stealth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"artifice",
|
|
"chicane",
|
|
"chicanery",
|
|
"gamesmanship",
|
|
"hanky-panky",
|
|
"jiggery-pokery",
|
|
"jugglery",
|
|
"legerdemain",
|
|
"subterfuge",
|
|
"trickery",
|
|
"wile"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"skyjack":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"skyrocket":{
|
|
"to rise abruptly and rapidly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nose-dive",
|
|
"plummet",
|
|
"plunge",
|
|
"slump",
|
|
"tumble"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the crisis has caused oil prices to skyrocket"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"lessen",
|
|
"wane"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"accumulate",
|
|
"appreciate",
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
"build up",
|
|
"burgeon",
|
|
"bourgeon",
|
|
"enlarge",
|
|
"escalate",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
"mount",
|
|
"multiply",
|
|
"mushroom",
|
|
"proliferate",
|
|
"snowball",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"wax",
|
|
"crest",
|
|
"peak",
|
|
"surge",
|
|
"heighten",
|
|
"intensify"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"rocket",
|
|
"shoot (up)",
|
|
"soar",
|
|
"zoom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |