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1193 lines
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{
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"gosh":{
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"as in gee , gee whiz":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"gee",
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"gee whiz",
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"ooh",
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"wow",
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"zowie",
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"glory",
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"glory be",
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"ha",
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"hah",
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"hallelujah",
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"hey",
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"hooray",
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"hurrah",
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"hurray",
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"hot dog",
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"huzzah",
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"wahoo",
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"whee",
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"whoopee",
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"yahoo",
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"yippee"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"alack",
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"alas",
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"aw",
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"boo"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"interjection"
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]
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},
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"gossip":{
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"a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others":{
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"examples":[
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"because her friend was such a compulsive gossip , she couldn't help but wonder if her private life wasn't also being made the talk of the town"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"circulator",
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"gossiper",
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"gossipmonger",
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"newsmonger",
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"quidnunc",
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"talebearer",
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"tale-teller",
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"telltale",
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"yenta"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"betrayer",
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"blabbermouth",
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"informant",
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"informer",
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"snitcher",
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"squealer",
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"stool pigeon",
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"tattler",
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"tattletale",
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"libeler",
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"scandalmonger"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this":{
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"examples":[
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"lingered at the water fountain for a little gossip"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"backchat",
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"cackle",
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"causerie",
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"chat",
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"chatter",
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"chin music",
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"chin-wag",
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"chitchat",
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"confab",
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"confabulation",
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"gab",
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"gabfest",
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"jangle",
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"jaw",
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"natter",
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"palaver",
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"patter",
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"rap",
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"schmooze",
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"small talk",
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"table talk",
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"talk",
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"t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"colloquy",
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"conference",
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"discourse",
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"parley",
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"symposium",
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"debate",
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"dialogue",
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"dialog",
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"exchange",
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"give-and-take",
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"crosstalk",
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"happy talk",
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"yak",
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"yack",
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"yammer",
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"yap"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy":{
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"examples":[
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"idle gossip can really damage a person's reputation even if it is later proven to be false"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"buzz",
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"dish",
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"hearsay",
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"noise",
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"report",
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"rumor",
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"scuttlebutt",
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"talk",
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"tattle",
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"word"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"tale",
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"whisper",
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"whispering",
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"hint",
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"intimation",
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"rumbling",
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"disinformation",
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"propaganda",
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"urban legend",
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"urban myth",
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"dirt",
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"scandal"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature":{
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"examples":[
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"a neighbor who loves to gossip with others about that couple's loud arguments"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blab",
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"dish",
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"talk",
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"tattle",
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"wag"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bandy (about)",
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"circulate",
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"noise (about or abroad)",
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"rumor",
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"blabber",
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"disclose",
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"divulge",
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"reveal",
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"tell",
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"hint",
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"imply",
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"insinuate",
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"intimate",
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"let on",
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"suggest",
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"inform",
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"report",
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"snitch",
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"squeal",
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"tip (off)",
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"babble",
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"spill",
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"confide"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"clam up",
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"shut up"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"gossiper":{
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"a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others":{
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"examples":[
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"the exact nature of the relationship between the two coworkers was a topic that kept the office gossipers too busy to do any work"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"circulator",
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"gossip",
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"gossipmonger",
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"newsmonger",
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"quidnunc",
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"tale-teller",
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"talebearer",
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"telltale",
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"yenta"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"betrayer",
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"blabbermouth",
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"informant",
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"informer",
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"snitcher",
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"squealer",
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"stool pigeon",
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"tattler",
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"tattletale",
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"libeler",
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"scandalmonger"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"gospel":{
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"the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group":{
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"examples":[
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"her private gospel is to do good cheerfully and without any expectation of reward"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"credo",
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"creed",
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"doctrine",
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"dogma",
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"ideology",
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"idealogy",
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"philosophy",
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"testament"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"manifesto",
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"metaphysic",
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"theory",
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"axiom",
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"tenet",
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"watchword"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"gossipy":{
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"having the style and content of everyday conversation":{
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"examples":[
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"this book on the people who have occupied the White House is a little too gossipy to qualify as serious history"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"chattery",
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"chatty",
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"colloquial",
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"conversational",
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"dishy",
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"newsy"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"casual",
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"familiar",
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"informal",
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"intimate",
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"tell-all",
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"digressive",
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"discursive",
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"rambling",
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"communicative",
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"expansive",
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"garrulous",
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"talkative"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"ceremonious",
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"dignified",
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"elevated",
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"formal",
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"solemn",
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"stately"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"bookish",
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"literary"
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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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"gospels":{
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"the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group":{
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"examples":[
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"her private gospel is to do good cheerfully and without any expectation of reward"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"credos",
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"creeds",
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"doctrines",
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"dogmas",
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"dogmata",
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"ideologies",
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"idealogies",
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"philosophies",
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"testaments"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"manifestos",
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"manifestoes",
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"metaphysics",
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"theories",
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"axioms",
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"tenets",
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"watchwords"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"gossipers":{
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"a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others":{
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"examples":[
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"the exact nature of the relationship between the two coworkers was a topic that kept the office gossipers too busy to do any work"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"circulators",
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"gossipmongers",
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"gossips",
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"newsmongers",
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"quidnuncs",
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"talebearers",
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"tale-tellers",
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"telltales",
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"yentas"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"betrayers",
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"blabbermouths",
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"informants",
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"informers",
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"snitchers",
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"squealers",
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"stool pigeons",
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"tattlers",
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"tattletales",
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"libelers",
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"scandalmongers"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"gospelers":{
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"a person who actively supports or favors a cause":{
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"examples":[
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"Horatio Alger is remembered as the great gospeler of the American success story"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"advocates",
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"advocators",
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"apostles",
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"backers",
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"boosters",
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"champions",
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"espousers",
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"exponents",
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"expounders",
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"friends",
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"heralds",
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"hierophants",
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"high priests",
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"paladins",
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"promoters",
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"proponents",
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"protagonists",
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"supporters",
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"true believers",
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"tub-thumpers",
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"white knights"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"loyalists",
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"partisans",
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"partizans",
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"stalwarts",
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"adherents",
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"cohorts",
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"disciples",
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"followers",
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"interpreters",
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"applauders",
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"cheerleaders",
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"encouragers",
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"fellow travelers"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"enemies",
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"foes",
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"rivals",
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"belittlers",
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"critics",
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"faultfinders"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"adversaries",
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"antagonists",
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"opponents"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"gossamer":{
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"being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance":{
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"examples":[
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"fairies are usually depicted as wearing gossamer or tattered clothing"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cobwebby",
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"filmy",
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"flimsy",
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"frothy",
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"gauzy",
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"gossamery",
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"insubstantial",
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"sleazy",
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"unsubstantial"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"dainty",
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"delicate",
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"fine",
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"feeble",
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"fragile",
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"frail",
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"diaphanous",
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"sheer",
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"transparent"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"durable",
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"knockabout",
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"lasting",
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"tough",
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"coarse",
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"heavy",
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"rough",
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"rude"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"sturdy",
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"substantial"
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]
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},
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"resembling air in lightness":{
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"examples":[
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"the gossamer veil seemed to float about the bride as she walked down the aisle"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"airy",
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"ethereal",
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"fluffy",
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"gossamery",
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"light"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"cobwebby",
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"dainty",
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"delicate",
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"diaphanous",
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"downy",
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"feathery",
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"flimsy",
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"gauzelike",
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"gauzy",
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"insubstantial",
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"tender",
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"wispy",
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"buoyant",
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"lighter-than-air",
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"lightweight",
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"rarefied",
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"unsubstantial",
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"vaporous",
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"weightless",
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"cumulous",
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"pillowy"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"firm",
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"solid",
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"substantial",
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"bulky",
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"burdensome",
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"cumbersome",
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"hefty",
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"hulking",
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"lumpish",
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"ponderous",
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"unwieldy",
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"weighty"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"heavy",
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"leaden"
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]
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},
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"very thin and easy to see through":{
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"examples":[
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"didn't see the gossamer spider webs until the sun hit them just right"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cobwebby",
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"diaphanous",
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"filmy",
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"gauzelike",
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"gauzy",
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"gossamery",
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"see-through",
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"sheer",
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"transparent"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"peekaboo",
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"clear",
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"crystal",
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"crystalline",
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"limpid",
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"liquid",
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"lucent",
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"pellucid",
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"lucid",
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"translucent",
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"dainty",
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"delicate",
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"flimsy",
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"fragile",
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"frail",
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"insubstantial",
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"unsubstantial",
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"colorless",
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"uncolored"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"opaque",
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"cloudy",
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"foggy",
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"hazy",
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"misty",
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"murky",
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"nebulous",
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"smoky",
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"smokey",
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"drab",
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"dull",
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"lackluster",
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"lusterless"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"as in fluff , froth":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"fluff",
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"froth",
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"window dressing",
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"glitter",
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"gloss",
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"candyfloss",
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"cotton candy",
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"eye candy",
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"tinsel"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"gossiped":{
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"to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature":{
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"examples":[
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"a neighbor who loves to gossip with others about that couple's loud arguments"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blabbed",
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"dished",
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"talked",
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"tattled",
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"wagged"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bandied (about)",
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"circulated",
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"noised (about or abroad)",
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"rumored",
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"blabbered",
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"disclosed",
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"divulged",
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"revealed",
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"told",
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"hinted",
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"implied",
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"insinuated",
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"intimated",
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"let on",
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"suggested",
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"informed",
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"reported",
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"snitched",
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"squealed",
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"tipped (off)",
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"babbled",
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"spilled",
|
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"spilt",
|
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"confided"
|
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[
|
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"clammed up",
|
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"shut up"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[]
|
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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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"gospellers":{
|
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"a person who actively supports or favors a cause":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"Horatio Alger is remembered as the great gospeler of the American success story"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"advocates",
|
|
"advocators",
|
|
"apostles",
|
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"backers",
|
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"boosters",
|
|
"champions",
|
|
"espousers",
|
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"exponents",
|
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"expounders",
|
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"friends",
|
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"heralds",
|
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"hierophants",
|
|
"high priests",
|
|
"paladins",
|
|
"promoters",
|
|
"proponents",
|
|
"protagonists",
|
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"supporters",
|
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"true believers",
|
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"tub-thumpers",
|
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"white knights"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"loyalists",
|
|
"partisans",
|
|
"partizans",
|
|
"stalwarts",
|
|
"adherents",
|
|
"cohorts",
|
|
"disciples",
|
|
"followers",
|
|
"interpreters",
|
|
"applauders",
|
|
"cheerleaders",
|
|
"encouragers",
|
|
"fellow travelers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"enemies",
|
|
"foes",
|
|
"rivals",
|
|
"belittlers",
|
|
"critics",
|
|
"faultfinders"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"adversaries",
|
|
"antagonists",
|
|
"opponents"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"gossipmongers":{
|
|
"a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the upcoming nuptials between the sixtyish businessman and the twentysomething have sent the gossipmongers into overdrive"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circulators",
|
|
"gossipers",
|
|
"gossips",
|
|
"newsmongers",
|
|
"quidnuncs",
|
|
"talebearers",
|
|
"tale-tellers",
|
|
"telltales",
|
|
"yentas"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"betrayers",
|
|
"blabbermouths",
|
|
"informants",
|
|
"informers",
|
|
"snitchers",
|
|
"squealers",
|
|
"stool pigeons",
|
|
"tattlers",
|
|
"tattletales",
|
|
"libelers",
|
|
"scandalmongers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"gospeler":{
|
|
"a person who actively supports or favors a cause":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Horatio Alger is remembered as the great gospeler of the American success story"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advocate",
|
|
"advocator",
|
|
"apostle",
|
|
"backer",
|
|
"booster",
|
|
"champion",
|
|
"espouser",
|
|
"exponent",
|
|
"expounder",
|
|
"friend",
|
|
"herald",
|
|
"hierophant",
|
|
"high priest",
|
|
"paladin",
|
|
"promoter",
|
|
"proponent",
|
|
"protagonist",
|
|
"supporter",
|
|
"true believer",
|
|
"tub-thumper",
|
|
"white knight"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"loyalist",
|
|
"partisan",
|
|
"partizan",
|
|
"stalwart",
|
|
"adherent",
|
|
"cohort",
|
|
"disciple",
|
|
"follower",
|
|
"interpreter",
|
|
"applauder",
|
|
"cheerleader",
|
|
"encourager",
|
|
"fellow traveler"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"enemy",
|
|
"foe",
|
|
"rival",
|
|
"belittler",
|
|
"critic",
|
|
"faultfinder"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"adversary",
|
|
"antagonist",
|
|
"opponent"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"gossips":{
|
|
"a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"because her friend was such a compulsive gossip , she couldn't help but wonder if her private life wasn't also being made the talk of the town"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circulators",
|
|
"gossipers",
|
|
"gossipmongers",
|
|
"newsmongers",
|
|
"quidnuncs",
|
|
"talebearers",
|
|
"tale-tellers",
|
|
"telltales",
|
|
"yentas"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"betrayers",
|
|
"blabbermouths",
|
|
"informants",
|
|
"informers",
|
|
"snitchers",
|
|
"squealers",
|
|
"stool pigeons",
|
|
"tattlers",
|
|
"tattletales",
|
|
"libelers",
|
|
"scandalmongers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a neighbor who loves to gossip with others about that couple's loud arguments"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blabs",
|
|
"dishes",
|
|
"talks",
|
|
"tattles",
|
|
"wags"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bandies (about)",
|
|
"circulates",
|
|
"noises (about or abroad)",
|
|
"rumors",
|
|
"blabbers",
|
|
"discloses",
|
|
"divulges",
|
|
"reveals",
|
|
"tells",
|
|
"hints",
|
|
"implies",
|
|
"insinuates",
|
|
"intimates",
|
|
"lets on",
|
|
"suggests",
|
|
"informs",
|
|
"reports",
|
|
"snitches",
|
|
"squeals",
|
|
"tips (off)",
|
|
"babbles",
|
|
"spills",
|
|
"confides"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clams up",
|
|
"shuts up"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"gossamery":{
|
|
"being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that gossamery dress should be washed gently by hand so it doesn't disintegrate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cobwebby",
|
|
"filmy",
|
|
"flimsy",
|
|
"frothy",
|
|
"gauzy",
|
|
"gossamer",
|
|
"insubstantial",
|
|
"sleazy",
|
|
"unsubstantial"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dainty",
|
|
"delicate",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"feeble",
|
|
"fragile",
|
|
"frail",
|
|
"diaphanous",
|
|
"sheer",
|
|
"transparent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"durable",
|
|
"knockabout",
|
|
"lasting",
|
|
"tough",
|
|
"coarse",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"rude"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"sturdy",
|
|
"substantial"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"resembling air in lightness":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a gossamery feather floating on the breeze"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"airy",
|
|
"ethereal",
|
|
"fluffy",
|
|
"gossamer",
|
|
"light"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cobwebby",
|
|
"dainty",
|
|
"delicate",
|
|
"diaphanous",
|
|
"downy",
|
|
"feathery",
|
|
"flimsy",
|
|
"gauzelike",
|
|
"gauzy",
|
|
"insubstantial",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"wispy",
|
|
"buoyant",
|
|
"lighter-than-air",
|
|
"lightweight",
|
|
"rarefied",
|
|
"unsubstantial",
|
|
"vaporous",
|
|
"weightless",
|
|
"cumulous",
|
|
"pillowy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"solid",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"bulky",
|
|
"burdensome",
|
|
"cumbersome",
|
|
"hefty",
|
|
"hulking",
|
|
"lumpish",
|
|
"ponderous",
|
|
"unwieldy",
|
|
"weighty"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"leaden"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"very thin and easy to see through":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"use this gossamery cheesecloth to strain the liquid out of the cottage cheese"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cobwebby",
|
|
"diaphanous",
|
|
"filmy",
|
|
"gauzelike",
|
|
"gauzy",
|
|
"gossamer",
|
|
"see-through",
|
|
"sheer",
|
|
"transparent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"peekaboo",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"crystal",
|
|
"crystalline",
|
|
"limpid",
|
|
"liquid",
|
|
"lucent",
|
|
"pellucid",
|
|
"lucid",
|
|
"translucent",
|
|
"dainty",
|
|
"delicate",
|
|
"flimsy",
|
|
"fragile",
|
|
"frail",
|
|
"insubstantial",
|
|
"unsubstantial",
|
|
"colorless",
|
|
"uncolored"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"opaque",
|
|
"cloudy",
|
|
"foggy",
|
|
"hazy",
|
|
"misty",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"nebulous",
|
|
"smoky",
|
|
"smokey",
|
|
"drab",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"lackluster",
|
|
"lusterless"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"gospeller":{
|
|
"a person who actively supports or favors a cause":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Horatio Alger is remembered as the great gospeler of the American success story"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advocate",
|
|
"advocator",
|
|
"apostle",
|
|
"backer",
|
|
"booster",
|
|
"champion",
|
|
"espouser",
|
|
"exponent",
|
|
"expounder",
|
|
"friend",
|
|
"herald",
|
|
"hierophant",
|
|
"high priest",
|
|
"paladin",
|
|
"promoter",
|
|
"proponent",
|
|
"protagonist",
|
|
"supporter",
|
|
"true believer",
|
|
"tub-thumper",
|
|
"white knight"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"loyalist",
|
|
"partisan",
|
|
"partizan",
|
|
"stalwart",
|
|
"adherent",
|
|
"cohort",
|
|
"disciple",
|
|
"follower",
|
|
"interpreter",
|
|
"applauder",
|
|
"cheerleader",
|
|
"encourager",
|
|
"fellow traveler"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"enemy",
|
|
"foe",
|
|
"rival",
|
|
"belittler",
|
|
"critic",
|
|
"faultfinder"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"adversary",
|
|
"antagonist",
|
|
"opponent"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"gossipmonger":{
|
|
"a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the upcoming nuptials between the sixtyish businessman and the twentysomething have sent the gossipmongers into overdrive"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circulator",
|
|
"gossip",
|
|
"gossiper",
|
|
"newsmonger",
|
|
"quidnunc",
|
|
"tale-teller",
|
|
"talebearer",
|
|
"telltale",
|
|
"yenta"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"betrayer",
|
|
"blabbermouth",
|
|
"informant",
|
|
"informer",
|
|
"snitcher",
|
|
"squealer",
|
|
"stool pigeon",
|
|
"tattler",
|
|
"tattletale",
|
|
"libeler",
|
|
"scandalmonger"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"gossiping":{
|
|
"to relate sometimes questionable or secret information of a personal nature":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a neighbor who loves to gossip with others about that couple's loud arguments"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blabbing",
|
|
"dishing",
|
|
"talking",
|
|
"tattling",
|
|
"wagging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bandying (about)",
|
|
"circulating",
|
|
"noising (about or abroad)",
|
|
"rumoring",
|
|
"blabbering",
|
|
"disclosing",
|
|
"divulging",
|
|
"revealing",
|
|
"telling",
|
|
"hinting",
|
|
"implying",
|
|
"insinuating",
|
|
"intimating",
|
|
"letting on",
|
|
"suggesting",
|
|
"informing",
|
|
"reporting",
|
|
"snitching",
|
|
"squealing",
|
|
"tipping (off)",
|
|
"babbling",
|
|
"spilling",
|
|
"confiding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clamming up",
|
|
"shutting up"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |