3563 lines
71 KiB
JSON
3563 lines
71 KiB
JSON
{
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"pooch":{
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"a domestic mammal that is related to the wolves and foxes":{
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"examples":[
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"walking down the street with several pooches on leashes"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"canine",
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"dog",
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"doggy",
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"doggie",
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"hound",
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"tyke",
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"tike"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"cur",
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"mongrel",
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"mutt",
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"bitch",
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"lapdog",
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"pup",
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"puppy",
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"puppy dog",
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"whelp",
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"bandog",
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"bird dog",
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"coonhound",
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"courser",
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"gundog",
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"hunter",
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"sheepdog",
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"sled dog",
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"watchdog",
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"wolf dog",
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"wolfhound",
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"guide dog",
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"police dog",
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"working dog"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to extend outward beyond a usual point":{
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"examples":[
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"his lower lip pooched out in disappointment"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bag",
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"balloon",
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"beetle",
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"belly",
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"billow",
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"bulge",
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"bunch",
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"jut",
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"overhang",
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"poke",
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"pouch",
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"pout",
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"project",
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"protrude",
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"stand out",
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"start",
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"stick out",
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"swell"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"dome",
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"blow up",
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"inflate",
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"dilate",
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"distend",
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"expand",
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"mushroom",
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"snowball",
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"elongate",
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"extend",
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"lengthen",
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"stretch"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"compress",
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"condense",
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"constrict",
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"contract",
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"shrink"
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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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"pooched":{
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"to extend outward beyond a usual point":{
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"examples":[
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"his lower lip pooched out in disappointment"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bagged",
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"ballooned",
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"beetled",
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"bellied",
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"billowed",
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"bulged",
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"bunched",
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"jutted",
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"overhung",
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"poked",
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"pouched",
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"pouted",
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"projected",
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"protruded",
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"started",
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"stood out",
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"stuck out",
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"swelled"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"domed",
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"blew up",
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"inflated",
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"dilated",
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"distended",
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"expanded",
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"mushroomed",
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"snowballed",
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"elongated",
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"extended",
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"lengthened",
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"stretched"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"compressed",
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"condensed",
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"constricted",
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"contracted",
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"shrank",
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"shrunk"
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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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"pooh-poohed":{
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"to think or say that (something) is not very good or not true":{
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"examples":[
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"They pooh-poohed my suggestion.",
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"He pooh-poohed the idea that the house was haunted."
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"brushed (off)",
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"dismissed",
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"flouted",
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"rejected",
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"scoffed (at)",
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"scorned",
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"shrugged off",
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"winked (at)",
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"defied",
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"disobeyed",
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"mocked",
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"rebelled (against)",
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"disobliged",
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"mutinied (against)",
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"revolted (against)",
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"disregarded",
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"ignored",
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"overlooked",
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"overpassed",
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"passed over",
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"tuned out",
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"breached",
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"broke",
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"infringed",
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"transgressed",
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"violated",
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"bucked",
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"combated",
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"combatted",
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"contested",
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"disputed",
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"fought",
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"opposed",
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"resisted",
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"withstood"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"capitulated (to)",
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"conceded (to)",
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"deferred (to)",
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"goose-stepped (to)",
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"served",
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"stooped (to)",
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"submitted (to)",
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"surrendered (to)",
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"yielded (to)",
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"cooperated (with)",
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"kept",
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"observed",
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"acceded (to)",
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"acquiesced (to)",
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"agreed (to)",
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"assented (to)",
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"obliged",
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"attended",
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"heard",
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"heeded",
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"listened (to)",
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"marked",
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"noted",
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"noticed",
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"regarded",
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"watched",
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"complied (with)",
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"conformed (to)",
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"followed",
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"minded",
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"obeyed"
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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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"poohed":{
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"to think or say that (something) is not very good or not true":{
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"examples":[
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"They pooh-poohed my suggestion.",
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"He pooh-poohed the idea that the house was haunted."
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"brushed (off)",
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"dismissed",
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"flouted",
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"rejected",
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"scoffed (at)",
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"scorned",
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"shrugged off",
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"winked (at)",
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"defied",
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"disobeyed",
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"mocked",
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"rebelled (against)",
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"disobliged",
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"mutinied (against)",
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"revolted (against)",
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"disregarded",
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"ignored",
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"overlooked",
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"overpassed",
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"passed over",
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"tuned out",
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"breached",
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"broke",
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"infringed",
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"transgressed",
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"violated",
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"bucked",
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"combated",
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"combatted",
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"contested",
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"disputed",
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"fought",
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"opposed",
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"resisted",
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"withstood"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"capitulated (to)",
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"conceded (to)",
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"deferred (to)",
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"goose-stepped (to)",
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"served",
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"stooped (to)",
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"submitted (to)",
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"surrendered (to)",
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"yielded (to)",
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"cooperated (with)",
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"kept",
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"observed",
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"acceded (to)",
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"acquiesced (to)",
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"agreed (to)",
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"assented (to)",
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"obliged",
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"attended",
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"heard",
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"heeded",
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"listened (to)",
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"marked",
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"noted",
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"noticed",
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"regarded",
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"watched",
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"complied (with)",
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"conformed (to)",
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"followed",
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"minded",
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"obeyed"
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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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"pooled":{
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"used or done by a number of people as a group":{
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"examples":[
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"pooled coverage of the congressional hearings by the major broadcast networks"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"collaborative",
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"collective",
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"combined",
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"common",
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"communal",
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"concerted",
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"conjoint",
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"conjunct",
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"cooperative",
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"joint",
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"multiple",
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"mutual",
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"public",
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"shared",
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"united"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bilateral",
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"consensual",
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"reciprocal",
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"symbiotic",
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"synergic",
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"synergistic",
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"two-way",
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"mass",
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"popular",
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"general",
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"generic",
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"universal"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"personal",
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"private",
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"independent",
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"separate",
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"several",
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"esoteric",
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"particular",
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"special",
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"specialized"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"exclusive",
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"individual",
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"one-man",
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"one-sided",
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"one-way",
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"single",
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"sole",
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"solitary",
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"unilateral"
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]
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},
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"as in joined , connected":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"combined",
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"connected",
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"joined",
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"linked",
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"merged",
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"united",
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"heaped",
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"piled",
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"stacked",
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"scraped (up or together)",
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"balled",
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"batched",
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"bunched",
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"clustered",
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"huddled",
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"re-collected",
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"regathered",
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"regrouped",
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"archived",
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"arranged",
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"collated",
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"compiled",
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"organized",
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"systematized",
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"accumulated",
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"amassed",
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"assembled",
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"bulked (up)",
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"collected",
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"concentrated",
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"congregated",
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"constellated",
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"corralled",
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"garnered",
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"gathered",
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"grouped",
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"lumped",
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"picked up",
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"rounded up",
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"banded",
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"brigaded",
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"mustered",
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"raised",
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"rallied",
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"flocked",
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"herded",
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"hived",
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"packed",
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"pressed",
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"swarmed",
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"thronged"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"broke up",
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"disbanded",
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"disintegrated",
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"dissolved",
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"separated",
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"severed",
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"split (up)",
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"dismissed",
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"sent",
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"dispelled",
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"dispersed",
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"dissipated",
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"scattered"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"poor":{
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"lacking money or material possessions":{
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"examples":[
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"every year, we make up a basket of food at Thanksgiving for a poor family in the neighborhood"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"beggared",
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"beggarly",
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"broke",
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"destitute",
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"dirt-poor",
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"down-and-out",
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"famished",
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"hard up",
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"impecunious",
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"impoverished",
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"indigent",
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"necessitous",
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"needful",
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"needy",
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"pauperized",
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"penniless",
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"penurious",
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"poverty-stricken",
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"skint",
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"threadbare"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"deprived",
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"disadvantaged",
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"dispossessed",
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"unaffluent",
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"underprivileged",
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"bankrupt",
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"bankrupted",
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"bust",
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"busted",
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"insolvent",
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"possessionless",
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"ruined",
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"depressed",
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"distressed",
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"hand-to-mouth",
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"hardscrabble",
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"pinched",
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"poorish",
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"reduced",
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"straitened",
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"cash-strapped",
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"low",
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"short",
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"tapped out"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"comfortable",
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"prosperous"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"affluent",
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"deep-pocketed",
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"fat",
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"fat-cat",
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"flush",
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"moneyed",
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"monied",
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"opulent",
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"rich",
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"silk-stocking",
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"wealthy",
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"well-heeled",
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"well-off",
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"well-to-do"
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]
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},
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"producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation":{
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"examples":[
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"land that is too poor for farming"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"barren",
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"bony",
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"boney",
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"dead",
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"desolate",
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"hardscrabble",
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"impoverished",
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"infertile",
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"stark",
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"unfertile",
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"unproductive",
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"waste"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bleak",
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"inhospitable",
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"lifeless",
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"uncultivable",
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"untillable",
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"bankrupted",
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"consumed",
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"debilitated",
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"depleted",
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"diminished",
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"drained",
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"dried-up",
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"enfeebled",
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"exhausted",
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"expended",
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"lessened",
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"reduced",
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"spent",
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"used up",
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"arid",
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"desert",
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"droughty",
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"dry",
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"rainless",
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"sere",
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"sear",
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"thirsty",
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"waterless",
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"baked",
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"dehydrated",
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"parched",
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"sunbaked"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"arable",
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"tillable",
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"green",
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"sylvan",
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"verdant"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"fertile",
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"fruitful",
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"lush",
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"luxuriant",
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"productive",
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"rich"
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]
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},
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"less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable":{
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"examples":[
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"a poor crop because of the drought this year"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"exiguous",
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"hand-to-mouth",
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"light",
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"meager",
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"meagre",
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"niggardly",
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"scant",
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"scanty",
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"scarce",
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"skimp",
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"skimpy",
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"slender",
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"slim",
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"spare",
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"sparing",
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"sparse",
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"stingy"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"deficient",
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"inadequate",
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"insufficient",
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"lacking",
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"short",
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"wanting",
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"bare",
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"bare-bones",
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"least",
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"littlest",
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"lowest",
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"mere",
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"minimal",
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"slightest",
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"slight",
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"small",
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"thin",
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"barren",
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"infertile",
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"sterile",
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"unfruitful",
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"unproductive"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"adequate",
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"enough",
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"satisfactory",
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"sufficient",
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"tolerable",
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"fat",
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"fecund",
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"fertile",
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"fruitful",
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"prolific",
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"rich",
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"lavish",
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"luxuriant",
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"blooming",
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"bursting",
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|
"flourishing",
|
|
"proliferative",
|
|
"swarming",
|
|
"teeming",
|
|
"thriving",
|
|
"excess",
|
|
"extra",
|
|
"surplus"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abundant",
|
|
"ample",
|
|
"bountiful",
|
|
"copious",
|
|
"generous",
|
|
"liberal",
|
|
"plenteous",
|
|
"plentiful"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"falling short of a standard":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a pretty poor musician, even for a garage band"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"bastard",
|
|
"bush",
|
|
"bush-league",
|
|
"crummy",
|
|
"crumby",
|
|
"deficient",
|
|
"dissatisfactory",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"inferior",
|
|
"lame",
|
|
"lousy",
|
|
"off",
|
|
"paltry",
|
|
"punk",
|
|
"sour",
|
|
"suboptimal",
|
|
"subpar",
|
|
"substandard",
|
|
"unacceptable",
|
|
"unsatisfactory",
|
|
"wack",
|
|
"wanting",
|
|
"wretched",
|
|
"wrong"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abysmal",
|
|
"atrocious",
|
|
"awful",
|
|
"bitchin'",
|
|
"brutal",
|
|
"damnable",
|
|
"deplorable",
|
|
"detestable",
|
|
"disastrous",
|
|
"dreadful",
|
|
"execrable",
|
|
"gnarly",
|
|
"horrendous",
|
|
"horrible",
|
|
"pathetic",
|
|
"stinky",
|
|
"sucky",
|
|
"terrible",
|
|
"unspeakable",
|
|
"defective",
|
|
"faulty",
|
|
"flawed",
|
|
"egregious",
|
|
"flagrant",
|
|
"gross",
|
|
"bum",
|
|
"cheesy",
|
|
"coarse",
|
|
"common",
|
|
"crappy",
|
|
"cut-rate",
|
|
"junky",
|
|
"lesser",
|
|
"low-grade",
|
|
"low-rent",
|
|
"mediocre",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"reprehensible",
|
|
"rotten",
|
|
"rubbishy",
|
|
"second-rate",
|
|
"shoddy",
|
|
"sleazy",
|
|
"trashy",
|
|
"abominable",
|
|
"odious",
|
|
"vile",
|
|
"useless",
|
|
"valueless",
|
|
"worthless",
|
|
"inadequate",
|
|
"insufficient",
|
|
"lacking",
|
|
"meager",
|
|
"meagre",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"miserly",
|
|
"niggardly",
|
|
"scanty",
|
|
"shabby",
|
|
"short",
|
|
"skimp",
|
|
"skimpy",
|
|
"spare",
|
|
"stingy",
|
|
"miscreant",
|
|
"scurrilous",
|
|
"villainous",
|
|
"counterfeit",
|
|
"fake",
|
|
"phony",
|
|
"phoney",
|
|
"sham"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"classic",
|
|
"classical",
|
|
"A1",
|
|
"bang-up",
|
|
"banner",
|
|
"boss",
|
|
"capital",
|
|
"choice",
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
|
"dandy",
|
|
"divine",
|
|
"excellent",
|
|
"exceptional",
|
|
"fabulous",
|
|
"first-class",
|
|
"first-rate",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"groovy",
|
|
"heavenly",
|
|
"high-test",
|
|
"jim-dandy",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"marvelous",
|
|
"marvellous",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"neat",
|
|
"nifty",
|
|
"noble",
|
|
"par excellence",
|
|
"perfect",
|
|
"premium",
|
|
"prime",
|
|
"sensational",
|
|
"slick",
|
|
"splendid",
|
|
"stellar",
|
|
"sterling",
|
|
"superb",
|
|
"superior",
|
|
"superlative",
|
|
"supernal",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"terrific",
|
|
"tip-top",
|
|
"top",
|
|
"top-notch",
|
|
"unsurpassed",
|
|
"wonderful",
|
|
"better",
|
|
"exceptional",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"high-grade",
|
|
"special",
|
|
"sufficient",
|
|
"average",
|
|
"borderline",
|
|
"fair",
|
|
"mediocre",
|
|
"middling",
|
|
"minimal",
|
|
"so-so",
|
|
"unexceptional",
|
|
"suitable",
|
|
"useful",
|
|
"worthy",
|
|
"gratifying",
|
|
"satisfying"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acceptable",
|
|
"adequate",
|
|
"all right",
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"OK",
|
|
"okay",
|
|
"passable",
|
|
"respectable",
|
|
"satisfactory",
|
|
"standard",
|
|
"tolerable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"of low quality":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the poor workmanship of the goods from that store"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"bargain-basement",
|
|
"bum",
|
|
"cheap",
|
|
"cheapjack",
|
|
"cheesy",
|
|
"coarse",
|
|
"common",
|
|
"crappy",
|
|
"cut-rate",
|
|
"el cheapo",
|
|
"execrable",
|
|
"gimcrack",
|
|
"inferior",
|
|
"junky",
|
|
"lousy",
|
|
"low-grade",
|
|
"low-rent",
|
|
"mediocre",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"rotten",
|
|
"rubbishy",
|
|
"schlock",
|
|
"schlocky",
|
|
"shlock",
|
|
"shlocky",
|
|
"second-rate",
|
|
"shoddy",
|
|
"sleazy",
|
|
"terrible",
|
|
"trashy",
|
|
"trumpery",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"useless",
|
|
"valueless",
|
|
"worthless",
|
|
"indifferent",
|
|
"lackluster",
|
|
"second-class",
|
|
"brummagem",
|
|
"flashy",
|
|
"garish",
|
|
"gaudy",
|
|
"glitzy",
|
|
"kitsch",
|
|
"kitschy",
|
|
"meretricious",
|
|
"ostentatious",
|
|
"showy",
|
|
"splashy",
|
|
"swank",
|
|
"swanky",
|
|
"tawdry",
|
|
"seedy",
|
|
"shabby",
|
|
"tacky",
|
|
"counterfeit",
|
|
"fake",
|
|
"phony",
|
|
"phoney",
|
|
"sham",
|
|
"supercheap",
|
|
"ultracheap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"elegant",
|
|
"handsome",
|
|
"tasteful",
|
|
"handcrafted",
|
|
"polished",
|
|
"refined"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"excellent",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"first-class",
|
|
"first-rate",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"high-grade",
|
|
"superior",
|
|
"top-notch"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"deserving of one's pity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"aw, the poor kitten hurt its paw"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"heartbreaking",
|
|
"heartrending",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"pathetic",
|
|
"piteous",
|
|
"pitiable",
|
|
"pitiful",
|
|
"rueful",
|
|
"sorry",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deplorable",
|
|
"lamentable",
|
|
"regrettable",
|
|
"emotional",
|
|
"impressive",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"affecting",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"poignant",
|
|
"stirring",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"awful",
|
|
"horrible",
|
|
"terrible",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"grievous",
|
|
"mournful",
|
|
"sad",
|
|
"sorrowful",
|
|
"woeful"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"unimpressive",
|
|
"uninspiring"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"poor-mouthing":{
|
|
"as in disparagement , belittlement":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"belittlement",
|
|
"disparagement",
|
|
"minimizing",
|
|
"meiosis",
|
|
"understatement"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"caricature",
|
|
"coloring",
|
|
"elaboration",
|
|
"embellishment",
|
|
"embroidering",
|
|
"embroidery",
|
|
"exaggeration",
|
|
"hyperbole",
|
|
"magnification",
|
|
"overstatement",
|
|
"padding",
|
|
"stretching",
|
|
"amplification",
|
|
"enhancement",
|
|
"fabrication",
|
|
"misrepresentation"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"regardless of whatever is nominated, there'll be those who will poor-mouth the Oscar nominees"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bad-mouthing",
|
|
"belittling",
|
|
"crying down",
|
|
"decrying",
|
|
"denigrating",
|
|
"deprecating",
|
|
"depreciating",
|
|
"derogating",
|
|
"diminishing",
|
|
"discounting",
|
|
"dismissing",
|
|
"disparaging",
|
|
"dissing",
|
|
"kissing off",
|
|
"minimizing",
|
|
"playing down",
|
|
"putting down",
|
|
"running down",
|
|
"talking down",
|
|
"trashing",
|
|
"trash-talking",
|
|
"vilipending",
|
|
"writing off"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"discommending",
|
|
"abusing",
|
|
"scolding",
|
|
"disapproving (of)",
|
|
"disliking",
|
|
"censuring",
|
|
"condemning",
|
|
"criticizing",
|
|
"denouncing",
|
|
"reprehending",
|
|
"reprobating",
|
|
"aspersing",
|
|
"defaming",
|
|
"maligning",
|
|
"ripping",
|
|
"slandering",
|
|
"slurring",
|
|
"traducing",
|
|
"vilifying",
|
|
"discrediting",
|
|
"disgracing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"approving",
|
|
"countenancing",
|
|
"endorsing",
|
|
"indorsing",
|
|
"favoring",
|
|
"recommending",
|
|
"sanctioning",
|
|
"commending",
|
|
"complimenting",
|
|
"eulogizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acclaiming",
|
|
"applauding",
|
|
"exalting",
|
|
"extolling",
|
|
"glorifying",
|
|
"lauding",
|
|
"magnifying",
|
|
"praising"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"poor-spirited":{
|
|
"as in uncourageous , weakhearted":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chicken",
|
|
"chickenhearted",
|
|
"chicken-livered",
|
|
"coward",
|
|
"cowardly",
|
|
"craven",
|
|
"dastardly",
|
|
"fainthearted",
|
|
"fearful",
|
|
"gutless",
|
|
"lily-livered",
|
|
"milk-livered",
|
|
"nerveless",
|
|
"poltroon",
|
|
"pusillanimous",
|
|
"spineless",
|
|
"spiritless",
|
|
"timorous",
|
|
"uncourageous",
|
|
"ungallant",
|
|
"unheroic",
|
|
"weakhearted",
|
|
"yellow",
|
|
"diffident",
|
|
"mousy",
|
|
"mousey",
|
|
"scary",
|
|
"shy",
|
|
"skittish",
|
|
"timid",
|
|
"anxious",
|
|
"apprehensive",
|
|
"nervous",
|
|
"careful",
|
|
"cautious",
|
|
"heedful",
|
|
"prudent",
|
|
"unadventurous",
|
|
"afraid",
|
|
"agitated",
|
|
"disconcerted",
|
|
"disquieted",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"frightened",
|
|
"horrified",
|
|
"panicked",
|
|
"panic-stricken",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"scared",
|
|
"shocked",
|
|
"spooked",
|
|
"startled",
|
|
"terrified",
|
|
"terrorized",
|
|
"unnerved",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"appalled",
|
|
"concerned",
|
|
"dismayed",
|
|
"worried",
|
|
"unmanly",
|
|
"weak",
|
|
"wimpy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bold",
|
|
"brave",
|
|
"courageous",
|
|
"dauntless",
|
|
"doughty",
|
|
"fearless",
|
|
"gallant",
|
|
"greathearted",
|
|
"gutsy",
|
|
"gutty",
|
|
"heroic",
|
|
"heroical",
|
|
"intrepid",
|
|
"lionhearted",
|
|
"manful",
|
|
"stalwart",
|
|
"stout",
|
|
"stouthearted",
|
|
"undauntable",
|
|
"undaunted",
|
|
"valiant",
|
|
"valorous",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"game",
|
|
"gamy",
|
|
"gamey",
|
|
"gritty",
|
|
"plucky",
|
|
"resolute",
|
|
"Spartan",
|
|
"undeterred",
|
|
"undismayed",
|
|
"unflinching",
|
|
"unswerving",
|
|
"mettlesome",
|
|
"spirited",
|
|
"spunky"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"poor-mouths":{
|
|
"to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"regardless of whatever is nominated, there'll be those who will poor-mouth the Oscar nominees"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bad-mouths",
|
|
"belittles",
|
|
"cries down",
|
|
"decries",
|
|
"denigrates",
|
|
"deprecates",
|
|
"depreciates",
|
|
"derogates",
|
|
"diminishes",
|
|
"discounts",
|
|
"dismisses",
|
|
"disparages",
|
|
"disses",
|
|
"kisses off",
|
|
"minimizes",
|
|
"plays down",
|
|
"puts down",
|
|
"runs down",
|
|
"talks down",
|
|
"trashes",
|
|
"trash-talks",
|
|
"vilipends",
|
|
"writes off"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"discommends",
|
|
"abuses",
|
|
"scolds",
|
|
"disapproves (of)",
|
|
"dislikes",
|
|
"censures",
|
|
"condemns",
|
|
"criticizes",
|
|
"denounces",
|
|
"reprehends",
|
|
"reprobates",
|
|
"asperses",
|
|
"defames",
|
|
"maligns",
|
|
"rips",
|
|
"slanders",
|
|
"slurs",
|
|
"traduces",
|
|
"vilifies",
|
|
"discredits",
|
|
"disgraces"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"approves",
|
|
"countenances",
|
|
"endorses",
|
|
"indorses",
|
|
"favors",
|
|
"recommends",
|
|
"sanctions",
|
|
"commends",
|
|
"compliments",
|
|
"eulogizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acclaims",
|
|
"applauds",
|
|
"exalts",
|
|
"extols",
|
|
"extolls",
|
|
"glorifies",
|
|
"lauds",
|
|
"magnifies",
|
|
"praises"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pooh":{
|
|
"to think or say that (something) is not very good or not true":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They pooh-poohed my suggestion.",
|
|
"He pooh-poohed the idea that the house was haunted."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brush (off)",
|
|
"dismiss",
|
|
"flout",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"scoff (at)",
|
|
"scorn",
|
|
"shrug off",
|
|
"wink (at)",
|
|
"defy",
|
|
"disobey",
|
|
"mock",
|
|
"rebel (against)",
|
|
"disoblige",
|
|
"mutiny (against)",
|
|
"revolt (against)",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"overpass",
|
|
"pass over",
|
|
"tune out",
|
|
"breach",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"infringe",
|
|
"transgress",
|
|
"violate",
|
|
"buck",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"oppose",
|
|
"resist",
|
|
"withstand"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"capitulate (to)",
|
|
"concede (to)",
|
|
"defer (to)",
|
|
"goose-step (to)",
|
|
"serve",
|
|
"stoop (to)",
|
|
"submit (to)",
|
|
"surrender (to)",
|
|
"yield (to)",
|
|
"cooperate (with)",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"observe",
|
|
"accede (to)",
|
|
"acquiesce (to)",
|
|
"agree (to)",
|
|
"assent (to)",
|
|
"oblige",
|
|
"attend",
|
|
"hear",
|
|
"heed",
|
|
"listen (to)",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"notice",
|
|
"regard",
|
|
"watch",
|
|
"comply (with)",
|
|
"conform (to)",
|
|
"follow",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"obey"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"poor-mouthed":{
|
|
"to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"regardless of whatever is nominated, there'll be those who will poor-mouth the Oscar nominees"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bad-mouthed",
|
|
"belittled",
|
|
"cried down",
|
|
"decried",
|
|
"denigrated",
|
|
"deprecated",
|
|
"depreciated",
|
|
"derogated",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"discounted",
|
|
"dismissed",
|
|
"disparaged",
|
|
"dissed",
|
|
"kissed off",
|
|
"minimized",
|
|
"played down",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"ran down",
|
|
"talked down",
|
|
"trashed",
|
|
"trash-talked",
|
|
"vilipended",
|
|
"wrote off"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"discommended",
|
|
"abused",
|
|
"scolded",
|
|
"disapproved (of)",
|
|
"disliked",
|
|
"censured",
|
|
"condemned",
|
|
"criticized",
|
|
"denounced",
|
|
"reprehended",
|
|
"reprobated",
|
|
"aspersed",
|
|
"defamed",
|
|
"maligned",
|
|
"ripped",
|
|
"slandered",
|
|
"slurred",
|
|
"traduced",
|
|
"vilified",
|
|
"discredited",
|
|
"disgraced"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"approved",
|
|
"countenanced",
|
|
"endorsed",
|
|
"indorsed",
|
|
"favored",
|
|
"recommended",
|
|
"sanctioned",
|
|
"commended",
|
|
"complimented",
|
|
"eulogized"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acclaimed",
|
|
"applauded",
|
|
"exalted",
|
|
"extolled",
|
|
"glorified",
|
|
"lauded",
|
|
"magnified",
|
|
"praised"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"poo-bah":{
|
|
"one of high position or importance within a group":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an annual clambake that attracts political pooh-bahs from around the state"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"big",
|
|
"big boy",
|
|
"big cheese",
|
|
"big gun",
|
|
"big leaguer",
|
|
"big shot",
|
|
"big wheel",
|
|
"big-timer",
|
|
"bigfoot",
|
|
"biggie",
|
|
"bigwig",
|
|
"fat cat",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"heavy hitter",
|
|
"heavyweight",
|
|
"high-muck-a-muck",
|
|
"high-muckety-muck",
|
|
"honcho",
|
|
"kahuna",
|
|
"kingfish",
|
|
"kingpin",
|
|
"major leaguer",
|
|
"muckety-muck",
|
|
"muck-a-muck",
|
|
"mucky-muck",
|
|
"nabob",
|
|
"nawab",
|
|
"nibs",
|
|
"nob",
|
|
"wheel"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"baron",
|
|
"czar",
|
|
"tsar",
|
|
"tzar",
|
|
"king",
|
|
"lion",
|
|
"magnate",
|
|
"mogul",
|
|
"prince",
|
|
"princess",
|
|
"queen",
|
|
"tycoon",
|
|
"VIP"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inferior",
|
|
"subordinate",
|
|
"underling",
|
|
"mediocrity",
|
|
"obscurity"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lightweight",
|
|
"nobody",
|
|
"nonentity",
|
|
"nothing",
|
|
"shrimp",
|
|
"twerp",
|
|
"whippersnapper",
|
|
"zero",
|
|
"zilch"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"poorness":{
|
|
"the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"each country has its own standard of poorness , and one nation's needy inhabitant can be another's fairly well-off citizen"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beggary",
|
|
"destituteness",
|
|
"destitution",
|
|
"impecuniosity",
|
|
"impecuniousness",
|
|
"impoverishment",
|
|
"indigence",
|
|
"necessity",
|
|
"need",
|
|
"neediness",
|
|
"pauperism",
|
|
"penuriousness",
|
|
"penury",
|
|
"poverty",
|
|
"want"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gutter",
|
|
"misery",
|
|
"woe",
|
|
"wretchedness",
|
|
"exigency",
|
|
"emergency",
|
|
"rainy day",
|
|
"austerity",
|
|
"deprivation",
|
|
"privation",
|
|
"bankruptcy",
|
|
"insolvency",
|
|
"belt-tightening",
|
|
"pinching",
|
|
"straitening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"luxury",
|
|
"prosperity"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"affluence",
|
|
"opulence",
|
|
"richness",
|
|
"wealth",
|
|
"wealthiness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"poor boy":{
|
|
"a large sandwich on a long split roll":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"ordered a fried catfish po'boy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"Cuban sandwich",
|
|
"grinder",
|
|
"hero",
|
|
"hoagie",
|
|
"hoagy",
|
|
"Italian sandwich",
|
|
"sub",
|
|
"submarine",
|
|
"torpedo"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"poor-mouth":{
|
|
"to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"regardless of whatever is nominated, there'll be those who will poor-mouth the Oscar nominees"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bad-mouth",
|
|
"belittle",
|
|
"cry down",
|
|
"decry",
|
|
"denigrate",
|
|
"deprecate",
|
|
"depreciate",
|
|
"derogate",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"dis",
|
|
"diss",
|
|
"discount",
|
|
"dismiss",
|
|
"disparage",
|
|
"kiss off",
|
|
"minimize",
|
|
"play down",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"run down",
|
|
"talk down",
|
|
"trash",
|
|
"trash-talk",
|
|
"vilipend",
|
|
"write off"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"discommend",
|
|
"abuse",
|
|
"scold",
|
|
"disapprove (of)",
|
|
"dislike",
|
|
"censure",
|
|
"condemn",
|
|
"criticize",
|
|
"denounce",
|
|
"reprehend",
|
|
"reprobate",
|
|
"asperse",
|
|
"defame",
|
|
"malign",
|
|
"rip",
|
|
"slander",
|
|
"slur",
|
|
"traduce",
|
|
"vilify",
|
|
"discredit",
|
|
"disgrace"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"approve",
|
|
"countenance",
|
|
"endorse",
|
|
"indorse",
|
|
"favor",
|
|
"recommend",
|
|
"sanction",
|
|
"commend",
|
|
"compliment",
|
|
"eulogize"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"applaud",
|
|
"exalt",
|
|
"extol",
|
|
"extoll",
|
|
"glorify",
|
|
"laud",
|
|
"magnify",
|
|
"praise"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pooped":{
|
|
"depleted in strength, energy, or freshness":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"\"I'm really pooped after that hike,\" she sighed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"all in",
|
|
"aweary",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"beaten",
|
|
"bleary",
|
|
"burned-out",
|
|
"burnt-out",
|
|
"bushed",
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"done",
|
|
"drained",
|
|
"exhausted",
|
|
"fatigued",
|
|
"jaded",
|
|
"knackered",
|
|
"limp",
|
|
"logy",
|
|
"loggy",
|
|
"played out",
|
|
"prostrate",
|
|
"spent",
|
|
"tapped out",
|
|
"tired",
|
|
"tuckered (out)",
|
|
"washed-out",
|
|
"wearied",
|
|
"weary",
|
|
"wiped out",
|
|
"worn",
|
|
"worn-out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"overfatigued",
|
|
"overtaxed",
|
|
"overworked",
|
|
"broken-down",
|
|
"run-down",
|
|
"debilitated",
|
|
"enervate",
|
|
"enervated",
|
|
"enfeebled",
|
|
"sapped",
|
|
"weakened",
|
|
"drowsy",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"sleepy",
|
|
"lethargic",
|
|
"sluggish"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fresh",
|
|
"refreshed",
|
|
"rejuvenated",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"rested",
|
|
"revitalized",
|
|
"active",
|
|
"energetic",
|
|
"invigorated",
|
|
"peppy",
|
|
"strengthened",
|
|
"strong",
|
|
"tireless",
|
|
"vitalized",
|
|
"weariless"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unwearied"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pool":{
|
|
"a small often deep body of water":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a secluded pool that has long been a locally favored spot for skinny-dipping"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"billabong",
|
|
"mere",
|
|
"puddle",
|
|
"stank",
|
|
"well"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"basin",
|
|
"hole",
|
|
"sinkhole",
|
|
"swimming pool",
|
|
"lake",
|
|
"pond",
|
|
"water hole"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a body of persons at work or available for work":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a large pool of applicants for the summer internship"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"force",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"labor force",
|
|
"manpower",
|
|
"personnel",
|
|
"staff",
|
|
"workforce"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"labor",
|
|
"proletariat",
|
|
"rank and file",
|
|
"band",
|
|
"company",
|
|
"crew",
|
|
"gang",
|
|
"outfit",
|
|
"party",
|
|
"squad",
|
|
"team",
|
|
"employee",
|
|
"employe",
|
|
"helper",
|
|
"hireling",
|
|
"worker",
|
|
"blood",
|
|
"support"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a pool of ideas ready to use whenever the cartoonist needs to meet a deadline"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"budget",
|
|
"force",
|
|
"fund",
|
|
"inventory",
|
|
"repertoire",
|
|
"reservoir",
|
|
"stock",
|
|
"supply"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"resource",
|
|
"cache",
|
|
"hoard",
|
|
"stockpile",
|
|
"refill",
|
|
"renewal",
|
|
"replacement",
|
|
"kitty",
|
|
"nest egg",
|
|
"pot",
|
|
"purse",
|
|
"fountain",
|
|
"mine",
|
|
"source",
|
|
"spring",
|
|
"well",
|
|
"wellspring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"office workers setting up a pool for the collective purchase of lottery tickets"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"account",
|
|
"budget",
|
|
"deposit",
|
|
"fund",
|
|
"kitty",
|
|
"nest egg"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chest",
|
|
"coffer(s)",
|
|
"assets",
|
|
"savings",
|
|
"savings account",
|
|
"bankroll",
|
|
"cache",
|
|
"collection",
|
|
"cushion",
|
|
"hoard",
|
|
"pocketbook",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"treasure",
|
|
"petty cash",
|
|
"pin money",
|
|
"pocket money",
|
|
"spending money"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the total of the bets at stake at one time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"two coworkers split last week's football pool"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"jack",
|
|
"jackpot",
|
|
"pot"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fund",
|
|
"kitty",
|
|
"bet",
|
|
"stake",
|
|
"wager"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in join , connect":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"connect",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"merge",
|
|
"unite",
|
|
"heap",
|
|
"pile",
|
|
"stack",
|
|
"scrape (up or together)",
|
|
"ball",
|
|
"batch",
|
|
"bunch",
|
|
"cluster",
|
|
"huddle",
|
|
"re-collect",
|
|
"regather",
|
|
"regroup",
|
|
"archive",
|
|
"arrange",
|
|
"collate",
|
|
"compile",
|
|
"organize",
|
|
"systematize",
|
|
"accumulate",
|
|
"amass",
|
|
"assemble",
|
|
"bulk (up)",
|
|
"collect",
|
|
"concentrate",
|
|
"congregate",
|
|
"constellate",
|
|
"corral",
|
|
"garner",
|
|
"gather",
|
|
"group",
|
|
"lump",
|
|
"pick up",
|
|
"round up",
|
|
"band",
|
|
"brigade",
|
|
"muster",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"flock",
|
|
"herd",
|
|
"hive",
|
|
"pack",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"swarm",
|
|
"throng"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"disband",
|
|
"disintegrate",
|
|
"dissolve",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"sever",
|
|
"split (up)",
|
|
"dismiss",
|
|
"send",
|
|
"dispel",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"dissipate",
|
|
"scatter"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pooching":{
|
|
"to extend outward beyond a usual point":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his lower lip pooched out in disappointment"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bagging",
|
|
"ballooning",
|
|
"beetling",
|
|
"bellying",
|
|
"billowing",
|
|
"bulging",
|
|
"bunching",
|
|
"jutting",
|
|
"overhanging",
|
|
"poking",
|
|
"pouching",
|
|
"pouting",
|
|
"projecting",
|
|
"protruding",
|
|
"standing out",
|
|
"starting",
|
|
"sticking out",
|
|
"swelling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"doming",
|
|
"blowing up",
|
|
"inflating",
|
|
"dilating",
|
|
"distending",
|
|
"expanding",
|
|
"mushrooming",
|
|
"snowballing",
|
|
"elongating",
|
|
"extending",
|
|
"lengthening",
|
|
"stretching"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compressing",
|
|
"condensing",
|
|
"constricting",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"shrinking"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pooh-poohing":{
|
|
"to think or say that (something) is not very good or not true":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They pooh-poohed my suggestion.",
|
|
"He pooh-poohed the idea that the house was haunted."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brushing (off)",
|
|
"dismissing",
|
|
"flouting",
|
|
"rejecting",
|
|
"scoffing (at)",
|
|
"scorning",
|
|
"shrugging off",
|
|
"winking (at)",
|
|
"defying",
|
|
"disobeying",
|
|
"mocking",
|
|
"rebelling (against)",
|
|
"disobliging",
|
|
"mutinying (against)",
|
|
"revolting (against)",
|
|
"disregarding",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"overpassing",
|
|
"passing over",
|
|
"tuning out",
|
|
"breaching",
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"infringing",
|
|
"transgressing",
|
|
"violating",
|
|
"bucking",
|
|
"combating",
|
|
"combatting",
|
|
"contesting",
|
|
"disputing",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"resisting",
|
|
"withstanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"capitulating (to)",
|
|
"conceding (to)",
|
|
"deferring (to)",
|
|
"goose-stepping (to)",
|
|
"serving",
|
|
"stooping (to)",
|
|
"submitting (to)",
|
|
"surrendering (to)",
|
|
"yielding (to)",
|
|
"cooperating (with)",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"observing",
|
|
"acceding (to)",
|
|
"acquiescing (to)",
|
|
"agreeing (to)",
|
|
"assenting (to)",
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
"attending",
|
|
"hearing",
|
|
"heeding",
|
|
"listening (to)",
|
|
"marking",
|
|
"noticing",
|
|
"noting",
|
|
"regarding",
|
|
"watching",
|
|
"complying (with)",
|
|
"conforming (to)",
|
|
"following",
|
|
"minding",
|
|
"obeying"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pooh-bah":{
|
|
"one of high position or importance within a group":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an annual clambake that attracts political pooh-bahs from around the state"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"big",
|
|
"big boy",
|
|
"big cheese",
|
|
"big gun",
|
|
"big leaguer",
|
|
"big shot",
|
|
"big wheel",
|
|
"big-timer",
|
|
"bigfoot",
|
|
"biggie",
|
|
"bigwig",
|
|
"fat cat",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"heavy hitter",
|
|
"heavyweight",
|
|
"high-muck-a-muck",
|
|
"high-muckety-muck",
|
|
"honcho",
|
|
"kahuna",
|
|
"kingfish",
|
|
"kingpin",
|
|
"major leaguer",
|
|
"muckety-muck",
|
|
"muck-a-muck",
|
|
"mucky-muck",
|
|
"nabob",
|
|
"nawab",
|
|
"nibs",
|
|
"nob",
|
|
"wheel"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"baron",
|
|
"czar",
|
|
"tsar",
|
|
"tzar",
|
|
"king",
|
|
"lion",
|
|
"magnate",
|
|
"mogul",
|
|
"prince",
|
|
"princess",
|
|
"queen",
|
|
"tycoon",
|
|
"VIP"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inferior",
|
|
"subordinate",
|
|
"underling",
|
|
"mediocrity",
|
|
"obscurity"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lightweight",
|
|
"nobody",
|
|
"nonentity",
|
|
"nothing",
|
|
"shrimp",
|
|
"twerp",
|
|
"whippersnapper",
|
|
"zero",
|
|
"zilch"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"poorly":{
|
|
"in an unsatisfactory way":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he tends to perform poorly on standardized tests",
|
|
"a poorly drawn figure"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"badly",
|
|
"deficiently",
|
|
"inadequately",
|
|
"lousily",
|
|
"unacceptably",
|
|
"unsatisfactorily",
|
|
"wretchedly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abysmally",
|
|
"atrociously",
|
|
"awfully",
|
|
"damnably",
|
|
"deplorably",
|
|
"detestably",
|
|
"disastrously",
|
|
"dreadfully",
|
|
"execrably",
|
|
"horrendously",
|
|
"horribly",
|
|
"horrifically",
|
|
"rottenly",
|
|
"terribly",
|
|
"intolerably",
|
|
"unbearably",
|
|
"inappropriately",
|
|
"incorrectly",
|
|
"indecently",
|
|
"reprehensibly",
|
|
"unsuitably",
|
|
"vulgarly",
|
|
"naughtily",
|
|
"egregiously",
|
|
"flagrantly",
|
|
"grossly",
|
|
"miserably",
|
|
"shoddily",
|
|
"sleazily",
|
|
"trashily",
|
|
"unspeakably",
|
|
"abominably",
|
|
"odiously",
|
|
"vilely",
|
|
"inferiorly",
|
|
"insufficiently",
|
|
"meagerly",
|
|
"meanly",
|
|
"niggardly",
|
|
"scantily",
|
|
"scantly",
|
|
"shabbily",
|
|
"skimpily",
|
|
"sparely",
|
|
"stingily"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"appropriately",
|
|
"congruously",
|
|
"correctly",
|
|
"decently",
|
|
"decorously",
|
|
"felicitously",
|
|
"fittingly",
|
|
"meetly",
|
|
"rightly",
|
|
"seemly",
|
|
"suitably",
|
|
"exactly",
|
|
"faithfully",
|
|
"ideally",
|
|
"precisely",
|
|
"respectably",
|
|
"gratifyingly",
|
|
"satisfyingly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acceptably",
|
|
"adequately",
|
|
"all right",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"nicely",
|
|
"OK",
|
|
"okay",
|
|
"palatably",
|
|
"passably",
|
|
"satisfactorily",
|
|
"so-so",
|
|
"tolerably",
|
|
"well"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she stayed home because she was feeling poorly"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ailing",
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"indisposed",
|
|
"peaked",
|
|
"peaky",
|
|
"punk",
|
|
"run-down",
|
|
"sick",
|
|
"sickened",
|
|
"unhealthy",
|
|
"unsound",
|
|
"unwell"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"symptomatic",
|
|
"cruddy",
|
|
"lousy",
|
|
"seedy",
|
|
"sickish",
|
|
"nauseated",
|
|
"nauseous",
|
|
"qualmish",
|
|
"queasy",
|
|
"queazy",
|
|
"squeamish",
|
|
"airsick",
|
|
"carsick",
|
|
"seasick",
|
|
"dizzy",
|
|
"light-headed",
|
|
"shaky",
|
|
"woozy",
|
|
"achy",
|
|
"feverish",
|
|
"diseased",
|
|
"disordered",
|
|
"decrepit",
|
|
"feeble",
|
|
"fragile",
|
|
"frail",
|
|
"infirm",
|
|
"invalid",
|
|
"sickly",
|
|
"weak",
|
|
"weakly",
|
|
"afflicted",
|
|
"troubled",
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
"debilitated",
|
|
"disabled",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"incapacitated",
|
|
"lame",
|
|
"hypochondriac",
|
|
"hypochondriacal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"able-bodied",
|
|
"conditioned",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"well-conditioned",
|
|
"cured",
|
|
"better",
|
|
"convalescing",
|
|
"improved",
|
|
"mending",
|
|
"recovering",
|
|
"recuperating",
|
|
"rehabilitated",
|
|
"hardy",
|
|
"hearty",
|
|
"lusty",
|
|
"robust",
|
|
"rugged",
|
|
"stalwart",
|
|
"strong",
|
|
"tough",
|
|
"blooming",
|
|
"bouncing",
|
|
"chipper",
|
|
"flourishing",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"thriving"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hale",
|
|
"healthful",
|
|
"healthy",
|
|
"sound",
|
|
"well",
|
|
"whole",
|
|
"wholesome"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pooches":{
|
|
"a domestic mammal that is related to the wolves and foxes":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"walking down the street with several pooches on leashes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"canines",
|
|
"doggies",
|
|
"dogs",
|
|
"hounds",
|
|
"tykes",
|
|
"tikes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curs",
|
|
"mongrels",
|
|
"mutts",
|
|
"bitches",
|
|
"lapdogs",
|
|
"puppies",
|
|
"puppy dogs",
|
|
"pups",
|
|
"whelps",
|
|
"bandogs",
|
|
"bird dogs",
|
|
"coonhounds",
|
|
"coursers",
|
|
"gundogs",
|
|
"hunters",
|
|
"sheepdogs",
|
|
"sled dogs",
|
|
"watchdogs",
|
|
"wolf dogs",
|
|
"wolfhounds",
|
|
"guide dogs",
|
|
"police dogs",
|
|
"working dogs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to extend outward beyond a usual point":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his lower lip pooched out in disappointment"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bags",
|
|
"balloons",
|
|
"beetles",
|
|
"bellies",
|
|
"billows",
|
|
"bulges",
|
|
"bunches",
|
|
"juts",
|
|
"overhangs",
|
|
"pokes",
|
|
"pouches",
|
|
"pouts",
|
|
"projects",
|
|
"protrudes",
|
|
"stands out",
|
|
"starts",
|
|
"sticks out",
|
|
"swells"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"domes",
|
|
"blows up",
|
|
"inflates",
|
|
"dilates",
|
|
"distends",
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"mushrooms",
|
|
"snowballs",
|
|
"elongates",
|
|
"extends",
|
|
"lengthens",
|
|
"stretches"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compresses",
|
|
"condenses",
|
|
"constricts",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"shrinks"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pooh-poohs":{
|
|
"to think or say that (something) is not very good or not true":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They pooh-poohed my suggestion.",
|
|
"He pooh-poohed the idea that the house was haunted."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brushes (off)",
|
|
"dismisses",
|
|
"flouts",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"scoffs (at)",
|
|
"scorns",
|
|
"shrugs off",
|
|
"winks (at)",
|
|
"defies",
|
|
"disobeys",
|
|
"mocks",
|
|
"rebels (against)",
|
|
"disobliges",
|
|
"mutinies (against)",
|
|
"revolts (against)",
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"overpasses",
|
|
"passes over",
|
|
"tunes out",
|
|
"breaches",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"infringes",
|
|
"transgresses",
|
|
"violates",
|
|
"bucks",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"contests",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"opposes",
|
|
"resists",
|
|
"withstands"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"capitulates (to)",
|
|
"concedes (to)",
|
|
"defers (to)",
|
|
"goose-steps (to)",
|
|
"serves",
|
|
"stoops (to)",
|
|
"submits (to)",
|
|
"surrenders (to)",
|
|
"yields (to)",
|
|
"cooperates (with)",
|
|
"keeps",
|
|
"observes",
|
|
"accedes (to)",
|
|
"acquiesces (to)",
|
|
"agrees (to)",
|
|
"assents (to)",
|
|
"obliges",
|
|
"attends",
|
|
"hears",
|
|
"heeds",
|
|
"listens (to)",
|
|
"marks",
|
|
"notes",
|
|
"notices",
|
|
"regards",
|
|
"watches",
|
|
"complies (with)",
|
|
"conforms (to)",
|
|
"follows",
|
|
"minds",
|
|
"obeys"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"poops":{
|
|
"solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the mother cat carefully cleaned poop off her newborn kitten's bottom"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dirt",
|
|
"doo-doo",
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
"dung",
|
|
"excrement",
|
|
"excreta",
|
|
"feces",
|
|
"ordure",
|
|
"scat",
|
|
"slops",
|
|
"soil",
|
|
"waste"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"night soil",
|
|
"stool",
|
|
"dunghill",
|
|
"guano",
|
|
"manure",
|
|
"midden",
|
|
"muck",
|
|
"spoor",
|
|
"sewage",
|
|
"sewerage",
|
|
"coprolite"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"information not generally available to the public":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the poop was that the ship would be headed to the war zone within a matter of weeks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"411",
|
|
"book",
|
|
"dope",
|
|
"inside",
|
|
"lowdown",
|
|
"scoop",
|
|
"skinny",
|
|
"tip"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dirt",
|
|
"dish",
|
|
"gossip",
|
|
"rumor",
|
|
"story",
|
|
"hint",
|
|
"pointer",
|
|
"information",
|
|
"intelligence",
|
|
"news",
|
|
"tidings",
|
|
"word"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ancient history",
|
|
"open secret"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"poo-bahs":{
|
|
"one of high position or importance within a group":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an annual clambake that attracts political pooh-bahs from around the state"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"big boys",
|
|
"big cheeses",
|
|
"bigfeet",
|
|
"bigfoots",
|
|
"biggies",
|
|
"big guns",
|
|
"big leaguers",
|
|
"bigs",
|
|
"big shots",
|
|
"big-timers",
|
|
"big wheels",
|
|
"bigwigs",
|
|
"fat cats",
|
|
"heavies",
|
|
"heavy hitters",
|
|
"heavyweights",
|
|
"high-muck-a-mucks",
|
|
"high-muckety-mucks",
|
|
"honchos",
|
|
"kahunas",
|
|
"kingfish",
|
|
"kingpins",
|
|
"major leaguers",
|
|
"muckety-mucks",
|
|
"muck-a-mucks",
|
|
"mucky-mucks",
|
|
"nabobs",
|
|
"nawabs",
|
|
"nibs",
|
|
"nobs",
|
|
"wheels"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"barons",
|
|
"czars",
|
|
"tsars",
|
|
"tzars",
|
|
"kings",
|
|
"lions",
|
|
"magnates",
|
|
"moguls",
|
|
"princes",
|
|
"princesses",
|
|
"queens",
|
|
"tycoons",
|
|
"VIPs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inferiors",
|
|
"subordinates",
|
|
"underlings",
|
|
"mediocrities",
|
|
"obscurities"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lightweights",
|
|
"nobodies",
|
|
"nonentities",
|
|
"shrimp",
|
|
"shrimps",
|
|
"twerps",
|
|
"whippersnappers",
|
|
"zeros",
|
|
"zeroes",
|
|
"zilches"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"poohs":{
|
|
"to think or say that (something) is not very good or not true":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They pooh-poohed my suggestion.",
|
|
"He pooh-poohed the idea that the house was haunted."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brushes (off)",
|
|
"dismisses",
|
|
"flouts",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"scoffs (at)",
|
|
"scorns",
|
|
"shrugs off",
|
|
"winks (at)",
|
|
"defies",
|
|
"disobeys",
|
|
"mocks",
|
|
"rebels (against)",
|
|
"disobliges",
|
|
"mutinies (against)",
|
|
"revolts (against)",
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"overpasses",
|
|
"passes over",
|
|
"tunes out",
|
|
"breaches",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"infringes",
|
|
"transgresses",
|
|
"violates",
|
|
"bucks",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"contests",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"opposes",
|
|
"resists",
|
|
"withstands"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"capitulates (to)",
|
|
"concedes (to)",
|
|
"defers (to)",
|
|
"goose-steps (to)",
|
|
"serves",
|
|
"stoops (to)",
|
|
"submits (to)",
|
|
"surrenders (to)",
|
|
"yields (to)",
|
|
"cooperates (with)",
|
|
"keeps",
|
|
"observes",
|
|
"accedes (to)",
|
|
"acquiesces (to)",
|
|
"agrees (to)",
|
|
"assents (to)",
|
|
"obliges",
|
|
"attends",
|
|
"hears",
|
|
"heeds",
|
|
"listens (to)",
|
|
"marks",
|
|
"notes",
|
|
"notices",
|
|
"regards",
|
|
"watches",
|
|
"complies (with)",
|
|
"conforms (to)",
|
|
"follows",
|
|
"minds",
|
|
"obeys"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pooh-bahs":{
|
|
"one of high position or importance within a group":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an annual clambake that attracts political pooh-bahs from around the state"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"big boys",
|
|
"big cheeses",
|
|
"bigfeet",
|
|
"bigfoots",
|
|
"biggies",
|
|
"big guns",
|
|
"big leaguers",
|
|
"bigs",
|
|
"big shots",
|
|
"big-timers",
|
|
"big wheels",
|
|
"bigwigs",
|
|
"fat cats",
|
|
"heavies",
|
|
"heavy hitters",
|
|
"heavyweights",
|
|
"high-muck-a-mucks",
|
|
"high-muckety-mucks",
|
|
"honchos",
|
|
"kahunas",
|
|
"kingfish",
|
|
"kingpins",
|
|
"major leaguers",
|
|
"muckety-mucks",
|
|
"muck-a-mucks",
|
|
"mucky-mucks",
|
|
"nabobs",
|
|
"nawabs",
|
|
"nibs",
|
|
"nobs",
|
|
"wheels"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"barons",
|
|
"czars",
|
|
"tsars",
|
|
"tzars",
|
|
"kings",
|
|
"lions",
|
|
"magnates",
|
|
"moguls",
|
|
"princes",
|
|
"princesses",
|
|
"queens",
|
|
"tycoons",
|
|
"VIPs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inferiors",
|
|
"subordinates",
|
|
"underlings",
|
|
"mediocrities",
|
|
"obscurities"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lightweights",
|
|
"nobodies",
|
|
"nonentities",
|
|
"shrimp",
|
|
"shrimps",
|
|
"twerps",
|
|
"whippersnappers",
|
|
"zeros",
|
|
"zeroes",
|
|
"zilches"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"poop":{
|
|
"solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the mother cat carefully cleaned poop off her newborn kitten's bottom"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dirt",
|
|
"doo-doo",
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
"dung",
|
|
"excrement",
|
|
"excreta",
|
|
"feces",
|
|
"ordure",
|
|
"scat",
|
|
"slops",
|
|
"soil",
|
|
"waste"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"night soil",
|
|
"stool",
|
|
"dunghill",
|
|
"guano",
|
|
"manure",
|
|
"midden",
|
|
"muck",
|
|
"spoor",
|
|
"sewage",
|
|
"sewerage",
|
|
"coprolite"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"information not generally available to the public":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the poop was that the ship would be headed to the war zone within a matter of weeks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"411",
|
|
"book",
|
|
"dope",
|
|
"inside",
|
|
"lowdown",
|
|
"scoop",
|
|
"skinny",
|
|
"tip"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dirt",
|
|
"dish",
|
|
"gossip",
|
|
"rumor",
|
|
"story",
|
|
"hint",
|
|
"pointer",
|
|
"information",
|
|
"intelligence",
|
|
"news",
|
|
"tidings",
|
|
"word"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ancient history",
|
|
"open secret"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pooh-pooh":{
|
|
"to think or say that (something) is not very good or not true":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They pooh-poohed my suggestion.",
|
|
"He pooh-poohed the idea that the house was haunted."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brush (off)",
|
|
"dismiss",
|
|
"flout",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"scoff (at)",
|
|
"scorn",
|
|
"shrug off",
|
|
"wink (at)",
|
|
"defy",
|
|
"disobey",
|
|
"mock",
|
|
"rebel (against)",
|
|
"disoblige",
|
|
"mutiny (against)",
|
|
"revolt (against)",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"overpass",
|
|
"pass over",
|
|
"tune out",
|
|
"breach",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"infringe",
|
|
"transgress",
|
|
"violate",
|
|
"buck",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"oppose",
|
|
"resist",
|
|
"withstand"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"capitulate (to)",
|
|
"concede (to)",
|
|
"defer (to)",
|
|
"goose-step (to)",
|
|
"serve",
|
|
"stoop (to)",
|
|
"submit (to)",
|
|
"surrender (to)",
|
|
"yield (to)",
|
|
"cooperate (with)",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"observe",
|
|
"accede (to)",
|
|
"acquiesce (to)",
|
|
"agree (to)",
|
|
"assent (to)",
|
|
"oblige",
|
|
"attend",
|
|
"hear",
|
|
"heed",
|
|
"listen (to)",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"notice",
|
|
"regard",
|
|
"watch",
|
|
"comply (with)",
|
|
"conform (to)",
|
|
"follow",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"obey"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"poor boys":{
|
|
"a large sandwich on a long split roll":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"ordered a fried catfish po'boy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"Cuban sandwiches",
|
|
"grinders",
|
|
"heroes",
|
|
"hoagies",
|
|
"Italian sandwiches",
|
|
"submarines",
|
|
"subs",
|
|
"torpedoes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"poohing":{
|
|
"to think or say that (something) is not very good or not true":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They pooh-poohed my suggestion.",
|
|
"He pooh-poohed the idea that the house was haunted."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brushing (off)",
|
|
"dismissing",
|
|
"flouting",
|
|
"rejecting",
|
|
"scoffing (at)",
|
|
"scorning",
|
|
"shrugging off",
|
|
"winking (at)",
|
|
"defying",
|
|
"disobeying",
|
|
"mocking",
|
|
"rebelling (against)",
|
|
"disobliging",
|
|
"mutinying (against)",
|
|
"revolting (against)",
|
|
"disregarding",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"overpassing",
|
|
"passing over",
|
|
"tuning out",
|
|
"breaching",
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"infringing",
|
|
"transgressing",
|
|
"violating",
|
|
"bucking",
|
|
"combating",
|
|
"combatting",
|
|
"contesting",
|
|
"disputing",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"resisting",
|
|
"withstanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"capitulating (to)",
|
|
"conceding (to)",
|
|
"deferring (to)",
|
|
"goose-stepping (to)",
|
|
"serving",
|
|
"stooping (to)",
|
|
"submitting (to)",
|
|
"surrendering (to)",
|
|
"yielding (to)",
|
|
"cooperating (with)",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"observing",
|
|
"acceding (to)",
|
|
"acquiescing (to)",
|
|
"agreeing (to)",
|
|
"assenting (to)",
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
"attending",
|
|
"hearing",
|
|
"heeding",
|
|
"listening (to)",
|
|
"marking",
|
|
"noticing",
|
|
"noting",
|
|
"regarding",
|
|
"watching",
|
|
"complying (with)",
|
|
"conforming (to)",
|
|
"following",
|
|
"minding",
|
|
"obeying"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"poorish":{
|
|
"as in hardscrabble , hand-to-mouth":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"distressed",
|
|
"hand-to-mouth",
|
|
"hardscrabble",
|
|
"pinched",
|
|
"reduced",
|
|
"straitened",
|
|
"possessionless",
|
|
"ruined",
|
|
"cash-strapped",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"short",
|
|
"tapped out",
|
|
"bankrupt",
|
|
"bankrupted",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"busted",
|
|
"insolvent",
|
|
"deprived",
|
|
"disadvantaged",
|
|
"dispossessed",
|
|
"unaffluent",
|
|
"underprivileged",
|
|
"beggared",
|
|
"beggarly",
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"destitute",
|
|
"dirt-poor",
|
|
"down-and-out",
|
|
"famished",
|
|
"hard up",
|
|
"impecunious",
|
|
"impoverished",
|
|
"indigent",
|
|
"necessitous",
|
|
"needful",
|
|
"needy",
|
|
"pauperized",
|
|
"penniless",
|
|
"penurious",
|
|
"poor",
|
|
"poverty-stricken",
|
|
"skint",
|
|
"threadbare"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"affluent",
|
|
"deep-pocketed",
|
|
"fat",
|
|
"fat-cat",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"moneyed",
|
|
"monied",
|
|
"opulent",
|
|
"rich",
|
|
"silk-stocking",
|
|
"wealthy",
|
|
"well-heeled",
|
|
"well-off",
|
|
"well-to-do",
|
|
"comfortable",
|
|
"prosperous"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pooling":{
|
|
"as in joining , connecting":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"uniting",
|
|
"heaping",
|
|
"piling",
|
|
"stacking",
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"scraping (up or together)",
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"balling",
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"batching",
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"bunching",
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"clustering",
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"huddling",
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"re-collecting",
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"regathering",
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"regrouping",
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"archiving",
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"arranging",
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"collating",
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"compiling",
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"organizing",
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"systematizing",
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"accumulating",
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"amassing",
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"assembling",
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"bulking (up)",
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"collecting",
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"concentrating",
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"congregating",
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"constellating",
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"corralling",
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"garnering",
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"gathering",
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"grouping",
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"lumping",
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"picking up",
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"rounding up",
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"banding",
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"brigading",
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"mustering",
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"raising",
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"rallying",
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"flocking",
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"herding",
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"hiving",
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"packing",
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"pressing",
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"swarming",
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"thronging"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"breaking up",
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"disbanding",
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"disintegrating",
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"dissolving",
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"separating",
|
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"severing",
|
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"splitting (up)",
|
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"dismissing",
|
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"sending",
|
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"dispelling",
|
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"dispersing",
|
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"dissipating",
|
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"scattering"
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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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"pools":{
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"a small often deep body of water":{
|
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"examples":[
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"a secluded pool that has long been a locally favored spot for skinny-dipping"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"billabongs",
|
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"meres",
|
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"puddles",
|
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"stanks",
|
|
"wells"
|
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],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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"basins",
|
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"holes",
|
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"sinkholes",
|
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"swimming pools",
|
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"lakes",
|
|
"ponds",
|
|
"water holes"
|
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],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a body of persons at work or available for work":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a large pool of applicants for the summer internship"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"forces",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"labor forces",
|
|
"manpowers",
|
|
"personnels",
|
|
"staffs",
|
|
"staves",
|
|
"workforces"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"labors",
|
|
"proletariats",
|
|
"rank and files",
|
|
"bands",
|
|
"companies",
|
|
"crews",
|
|
"gangs",
|
|
"outfits",
|
|
"parties",
|
|
"squads",
|
|
"teams",
|
|
"employees",
|
|
"employes",
|
|
"helpers",
|
|
"hirelings",
|
|
"workers",
|
|
"blood",
|
|
"supports"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a pool of ideas ready to use whenever the cartoonist needs to meet a deadline"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"budgets",
|
|
"forces",
|
|
"funds",
|
|
"inventories",
|
|
"repertoires",
|
|
"reservoirs",
|
|
"stocks",
|
|
"supplies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"reserves",
|
|
"resources",
|
|
"caches",
|
|
"hoards",
|
|
"stockpiles",
|
|
"refills",
|
|
"renewals",
|
|
"replacements",
|
|
"kitties",
|
|
"nest eggs",
|
|
"pots",
|
|
"purses",
|
|
"fountains",
|
|
"mines",
|
|
"sources",
|
|
"springs",
|
|
"wells",
|
|
"wellsprings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"office workers setting up a pool for the collective purchase of lottery tickets"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accounts",
|
|
"budgets",
|
|
"deposits",
|
|
"funds",
|
|
"kitties",
|
|
"nest eggs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chests",
|
|
"coffers",
|
|
"assets",
|
|
"savings",
|
|
"savings accounts",
|
|
"bankrolls",
|
|
"caches",
|
|
"collections",
|
|
"cushions",
|
|
"hoards",
|
|
"pocketbooks",
|
|
"reserves",
|
|
"treasures",
|
|
"petty cashes",
|
|
"pin money",
|
|
"pocket moneys",
|
|
"spending moneys"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the total of the bets at stake at one time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"two coworkers split last week's football pool"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"jackpots",
|
|
"jacks",
|
|
"pots"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"funds",
|
|
"kitties",
|
|
"bets",
|
|
"stakes",
|
|
"wagers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in joins , connects":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"connects",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"links",
|
|
"merges",
|
|
"unites",
|
|
"heaps",
|
|
"piles",
|
|
"stacks",
|
|
"scrapes (up or together)",
|
|
"balls",
|
|
"batches",
|
|
"bunches",
|
|
"clusters",
|
|
"huddles",
|
|
"re-collects",
|
|
"regathers",
|
|
"regroups",
|
|
"archives",
|
|
"arranges",
|
|
"collates",
|
|
"compiles",
|
|
"organizes",
|
|
"systematizes",
|
|
"accumulates",
|
|
"amasses",
|
|
"assembles",
|
|
"bulks (up)",
|
|
"collects",
|
|
"concentrates",
|
|
"congregates",
|
|
"constellates",
|
|
"corrals",
|
|
"garners",
|
|
"gathers",
|
|
"groups",
|
|
"lumps",
|
|
"picks up",
|
|
"rounds up",
|
|
"bands",
|
|
"brigades",
|
|
"musters",
|
|
"raises",
|
|
"rallies",
|
|
"flocks",
|
|
"herds",
|
|
"hives",
|
|
"packs",
|
|
"presses",
|
|
"swarms",
|
|
"throngs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
"disbands",
|
|
"disintegrates",
|
|
"dissolves",
|
|
"separates",
|
|
"severs",
|
|
"splits (up)",
|
|
"dismisses",
|
|
"sends",
|
|
"dispels",
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"dissipates",
|
|
"scatters"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |