3161 lines
62 KiB
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3161 lines
62 KiB
JSON
{
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"lacerating":{
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"as in stabbing , jagged":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"to cut (someone's flesh) deeply or roughly":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"The broken glass lacerated his feet.",
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"The patient's hand was severely lacerated ."
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"laceration":{
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"a long deep cut":{
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"examples":[
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"the fall from the motocross bike left him with several lacerations from the sharp rocks"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"gash",
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"incision",
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"rent",
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"rip",
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"slash",
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"slit",
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"tear"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"abrasion",
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"score",
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"scrape",
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"scratch",
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"injury",
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"wound",
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"crack",
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"fracture",
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"rupture",
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"snag"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lacing (into)":{
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"as in blaming , criticizing":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"lackadaisically":{
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"as in casually , listlessly":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"casually",
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"desultorily",
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"halfheartedly",
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"indolently",
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"languidly",
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"lazily",
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"listlessly",
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"shiftlessly",
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"sluggishly",
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"spiritlessly",
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"tiredly",
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"wearily"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"amain",
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"arduously",
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"assiduously",
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"determinedly",
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"diligently",
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"doggedly",
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"hard",
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"hardly",
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"industriously",
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"intensely",
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"intensively",
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"intently",
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"laboriously",
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"mightily",
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"purposefully",
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"resolutely",
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"sedulously",
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"slavishly",
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"strenuously",
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"actively",
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"animatedly",
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"briskly",
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"busily",
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"dynamically",
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"energetically",
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"feverishly",
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"spiritedly",
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"vehemently",
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"vigorously",
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"zealously",
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"continuously",
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"ploddingly",
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"steadfastly",
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"steadily",
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"unabatedly",
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"unrelentingly",
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"unremittingly"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"lackey":{
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"a person hired to perform household or personal services":{
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"examples":[
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"we sent the lackey out to get doughnuts for the office"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"daily",
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"domestic",
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"flunky",
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"flunkey",
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"flunkie",
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"menial",
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"retainer",
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"servant",
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"steward"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"butler",
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"footman",
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"groom",
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"houseboy",
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"houseman",
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"majordomo",
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"man",
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"manservant",
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"servitor",
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"valet",
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"handmaiden",
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"handmaid",
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"housekeeper",
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"housemaid",
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"lady-in-waiting",
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"maid",
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"maidservant",
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"wench",
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"woman",
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"assistant",
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"attendant",
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"companion",
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"factotum",
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"follower",
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"dogsbody",
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"drudge",
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"gofer",
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"gopher"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"boss",
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"captain",
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"chief",
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"foreman",
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"head",
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"headman",
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"helmsman",
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"kingpin",
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"leader",
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"taskmaster"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"master",
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"mistress"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lackluster":{
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"as in":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"not having brightness, brilliance, or vitality":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"a lackluster , dingy Main Street",
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"a lackluster performance",
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"His writing can be lackluster at times."
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lacquering":{
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"as in coating , glazing":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"coating",
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"glazing",
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"japanning",
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"varnishing",
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"buffing",
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"burnishing",
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"dressing",
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"furbishing",
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"glossing",
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"grinding",
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"polishing",
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"rubbing",
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"shining",
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"smoothening",
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"smoothing",
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"sleeking",
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"slicking",
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"facing",
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"finishing",
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"veneering",
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"brightening",
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"filing",
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"rasping",
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"sandblasting",
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"sanding",
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"sandpapering",
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"scouring",
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"scraping",
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"scrubbing",
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"bobbing",
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"boning",
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"lapping"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"roughening",
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"roughing (up)",
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"ruffling",
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"scuffing (up)"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"lacings":{
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"a length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things":{
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"examples":[
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"stopped briefly to tighten the lacing on his shoe"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cables",
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"cords",
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"laces",
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"lines",
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"ropes",
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"strings",
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"wires"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"guys",
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"halyards",
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"lanyards",
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"stays",
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"bungee cords",
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"bungees",
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"whipcords"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"a length of something formed of three or more strands woven together":{
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"examples":[
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"the lacing on the uniform gives it a smart look"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"braids",
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"laces",
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"plaits",
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"plats"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"rickracks",
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"ricracs",
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"stripes",
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"cornrows",
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"dreadlocks",
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"pigtails",
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"queues",
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"braidings"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"lack":{
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"the fact or state of being absent":{
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"examples":[
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"the lack of news about the fate of the soldiers was frustrating"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"absence",
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"dearth",
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"want"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"deficiency",
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"deficit",
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"failure",
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"famine",
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"inadequacy",
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"inadequateness",
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"insufficiency",
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"meagerness",
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"paucity",
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"poverty",
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"scantiness",
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"scantness",
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"scarceness",
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"scarcity",
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"shortage",
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"skimpiness",
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"undersupply",
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"deprivation",
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"loss",
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"necessity",
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"need",
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"needfulness",
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"omission",
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"privation",
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"blankness",
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"emptiness",
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"vacuity",
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"vacuum",
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"void"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"abundance",
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"amplitude",
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"bounty",
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"plenitude",
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"plenteousness",
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"plentifulness",
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"plentitude",
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"plenty",
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"wealth",
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"adequacy",
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"sufficiency",
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"excess",
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"overabundance",
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"oversupply",
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"superabundance",
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"surfeit",
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"surplus",
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"deluge",
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"flood",
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"bushel",
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"deal",
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"gobs",
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"heap",
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"loads",
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"lot",
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"mass",
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"mountain",
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"much",
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"oodles",
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"peck",
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"pile",
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"pot",
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"quantity",
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"raft",
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"reams",
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"scads",
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"stack",
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"volume",
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"wad",
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"fund",
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"pool",
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"stock",
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"supply",
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"cache",
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"hoard",
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"stash",
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"stockpile"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"presence"
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]
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},
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"a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number":{
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"examples":[
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"the lack of eligible candidates for the jury kept the trial from getting started"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"crunch",
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"dearth",
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"deficiency",
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"deficit",
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"drought",
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"drouth",
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"failure",
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"famine",
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"inadequacy",
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"inadequateness",
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"insufficiency",
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"lacuna",
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"paucity",
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"pinch",
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"poverty",
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"scantiness",
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"scarceness",
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"scarcity",
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"shortage",
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"undersupply",
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"want"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"absence",
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"omission",
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"meagerness",
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"poorness",
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"skimpiness",
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"necessity",
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"need",
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"privation"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bountifulness",
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"copiousness",
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"excess",
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"overabundance",
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"oversupply",
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"surfeit",
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"surplus"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"abundance",
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"adequacy",
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"amplitude",
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"opulence",
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"plenitude",
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"plenty",
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"sufficiency",
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"wealth"
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]
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},
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"a state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful":{
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"examples":[
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"the lack of fresh water at the campsite definitely would be a problem"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"absence",
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"need",
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"needfulness",
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"want"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"deficiency",
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"deficit",
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"inadequacy",
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"insufficiency",
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"dearth",
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"meagerness",
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"paucity",
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"poverty",
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"scantiness",
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"scarceness",
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"scarcity",
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"shortage",
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"skimpiness",
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"defect",
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"minus",
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"deprivation",
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"famishment",
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"privation",
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"demand",
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"essential",
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"necessity",
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"requirement",
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"requisite"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"adequacy",
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"enough",
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"sufficiency",
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"fund",
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"pool",
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"stock",
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"supply",
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"excess",
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"fill",
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"overabundance",
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"oversupply",
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"plenty",
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"surfeit",
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"surplus",
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"hoard",
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"stockpile"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"as in hurt (for)":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"hurt (for)",
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"ask",
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"beg",
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"clamor (for)",
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"cry (for)",
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"command",
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"enjoin",
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"exact",
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"insist",
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"press",
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"quest",
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"stipulate",
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"entail",
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"involve",
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"bear",
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"challenge",
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"claim",
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"demand",
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"necessitate",
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"need",
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"require",
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"take",
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"want",
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"warrant"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"have",
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"hold",
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"own",
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"possess"
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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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"lacerate":{
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"to cut (someone's flesh) deeply or roughly":{
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"examples":[
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"The broken glass lacerated his feet.",
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"The patient's hand was severely lacerated ."
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bruise",
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"butcher",
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"hack",
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"haggle",
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"mangle",
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"gash",
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"incise",
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"rip",
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"shear",
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"slash",
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"slice",
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"slit",
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"gore",
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"tear",
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"wound",
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"crosscut",
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"hacksaw",
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"saw",
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"scissor",
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"cleave",
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"rive",
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"split",
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"pierce",
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"stab",
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"rend",
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"tear",
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"carve",
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"chip",
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"chisel",
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"notch",
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"anatomize",
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"dissect",
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"section",
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"chop",
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"dice",
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"mince",
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"amputate",
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"cut off",
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"sever"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"as in shredded":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"shredded",
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"dingy",
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"faded",
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"holey",
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"patchy",
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"dowdy",
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"scruffy",
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"tatterdemalion",
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"broken-down",
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"decrepit",
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"dilapidated",
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"dog-eared",
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"grungy",
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"mangy",
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"moth-eaten",
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"run-down",
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"scuzzy",
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"tacky",
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"frayed",
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"ragged",
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"raggedy",
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"ratty",
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"seedy",
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"shabby",
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"tattered",
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"threadbare",
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"worn-out"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"brand-new",
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"new",
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"spick-and-span",
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"spic-and-span",
|
|
"unused"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lachrymose":{
|
|
"given to expressing strong emotion (as sorrow) by readily shedding tears":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the more lachrymose mourners at the funeral required a steady supply of tissues"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"tearful",
|
|
"teary",
|
|
"weepy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"demonstrative",
|
|
"effusive",
|
|
"emotional",
|
|
"maudlin",
|
|
"mawkish",
|
|
"sentimental",
|
|
"bawling",
|
|
"blubbering",
|
|
"crying",
|
|
"keening",
|
|
"sniffling",
|
|
"sniveling",
|
|
"sobbing",
|
|
"wailing",
|
|
"weeping",
|
|
"whimpering",
|
|
"misty",
|
|
"misty-eyed",
|
|
"moist",
|
|
"bemoaning",
|
|
"bewailing",
|
|
"doleful",
|
|
"dolorous",
|
|
"grieving",
|
|
"mournful",
|
|
"plaintive",
|
|
"funereal",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"lugubrious",
|
|
"brokenhearted",
|
|
"dejected",
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"despondent",
|
|
"disconsolate",
|
|
"downcast",
|
|
"downhearted",
|
|
"heartbroken",
|
|
"heartsick",
|
|
"heavyhearted",
|
|
"inconsolable",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"sad",
|
|
"sorrowful",
|
|
"woebegone",
|
|
"woeful",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"beaming",
|
|
"chuckling",
|
|
"giggling",
|
|
"grinning",
|
|
"laughing",
|
|
"smiling",
|
|
"blithe",
|
|
"blithesome",
|
|
"cheerful",
|
|
"cheery",
|
|
"gay",
|
|
"happy",
|
|
"jocose",
|
|
"jovial",
|
|
"lighthearted",
|
|
"lightsome",
|
|
"merry",
|
|
"mirthful",
|
|
"sunny"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laced (into)":{
|
|
"as in blamed , criticized":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abused",
|
|
"assailed",
|
|
"attacked",
|
|
"bad-mouthed",
|
|
"blamed",
|
|
"blasted",
|
|
"censured",
|
|
"condemned",
|
|
"criticized",
|
|
"crucified",
|
|
"denounced",
|
|
"dissed",
|
|
"excoriated",
|
|
"faulted",
|
|
"harangued",
|
|
"knocked",
|
|
"lashed",
|
|
"panned",
|
|
"reprehended",
|
|
"reviled",
|
|
"scourged",
|
|
"slammed",
|
|
"vituperated",
|
|
"admonished",
|
|
"chid",
|
|
"chided",
|
|
"remonstrated (with)",
|
|
"reproved",
|
|
"belittled",
|
|
"disparaged",
|
|
"mocked",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"basted",
|
|
"bawled out",
|
|
"berated",
|
|
"called down",
|
|
"castigated",
|
|
"chastised",
|
|
"chewed out",
|
|
"dressed down",
|
|
"flayed",
|
|
"hammered",
|
|
"jawed",
|
|
"keelhauled",
|
|
"lambasted",
|
|
"lectured",
|
|
"ragged",
|
|
"railed (at or against)",
|
|
"ranted (at)",
|
|
"rated",
|
|
"reamed (out)",
|
|
"rebuked",
|
|
"reprimanded",
|
|
"reproached",
|
|
"scolded",
|
|
"scored",
|
|
"tongue-lashed",
|
|
"upbraided",
|
|
"ridiculed",
|
|
"scoffed",
|
|
"scorned"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"approved",
|
|
"endorsed",
|
|
"indorsed",
|
|
"sanctioned",
|
|
"extolled",
|
|
"lauded",
|
|
"praised"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laconically":{
|
|
"in a few words":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the witness answered the prosecutor's questions rather laconically and had to be coaxed into giving more details"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"briefly",
|
|
"compactly",
|
|
"concisely",
|
|
"crisply",
|
|
"curtly",
|
|
"elliptically",
|
|
"pithily",
|
|
"shortly",
|
|
"succinctly",
|
|
"summarily",
|
|
"tersely"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aphoristically",
|
|
"sententiously",
|
|
"exactly",
|
|
"precisely",
|
|
"abruptly",
|
|
"bluffly",
|
|
"bluntly",
|
|
"brusquely",
|
|
"monosyllabically"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"redundantly",
|
|
"repetitiously"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"diffusely",
|
|
"long-windedly",
|
|
"verbosely",
|
|
"wordily"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lacerations":{
|
|
"a long deep cut":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the fall from the motocross bike left him with several lacerations from the sharp rocks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gashes",
|
|
"incisions",
|
|
"rents",
|
|
"rips",
|
|
"slashes",
|
|
"slits",
|
|
"tears"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abrasions",
|
|
"scores",
|
|
"scrapes",
|
|
"scratches",
|
|
"injuries",
|
|
"wounds",
|
|
"cracks",
|
|
"fractures",
|
|
"ruptures",
|
|
"snags"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lacing":{
|
|
"a length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"stopped briefly to tighten the lacing on his shoe"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cable",
|
|
"cord",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"line",
|
|
"rope",
|
|
"string",
|
|
"wire"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"guy",
|
|
"halyard",
|
|
"lanyard",
|
|
"stay",
|
|
"bungee cord",
|
|
"whipcord"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a length of something formed of three or more strands woven together":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the lacing on the uniform gives it a smart look"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"braid",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"plait",
|
|
"plat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"rickrack",
|
|
"ricrac",
|
|
"stripe",
|
|
"cornrow",
|
|
"dreadlock",
|
|
"pigtail",
|
|
"queue",
|
|
"braiding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause to twine about one another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the gardener laced the shoots of ivy around the trellis to direct their growth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"enlacing",
|
|
"entwining",
|
|
"implicating",
|
|
"interlacing",
|
|
"intertwining",
|
|
"intertwisting",
|
|
"interweaving",
|
|
"inweaving",
|
|
"plying",
|
|
"twisting",
|
|
"weaving",
|
|
"wreathing",
|
|
"writhing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"braiding",
|
|
"plaiting",
|
|
"platting",
|
|
"pleaching",
|
|
"blending",
|
|
"fusing",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"mixing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangling",
|
|
"uncoiling",
|
|
"untangling",
|
|
"untwining",
|
|
"unwinding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to scatter or set here and there among other things":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the decorator laced small mirrors among the knickknacks for added effect"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"interlacing",
|
|
"interspersing",
|
|
"interweaving",
|
|
"salting",
|
|
"threading",
|
|
"weaving",
|
|
"wreathing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"inserting",
|
|
"intermingling",
|
|
"mingling",
|
|
"mixing",
|
|
"alternating",
|
|
"juxtaposing",
|
|
"amalgamating",
|
|
"assimilating",
|
|
"blending",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"commingling",
|
|
"embodying",
|
|
"fusing",
|
|
"incorporating",
|
|
"integrating",
|
|
"merging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to strike repeatedly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"laced the seaman's back with the cat-o'-nine-tails"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bashing",
|
|
"basting",
|
|
"battering",
|
|
"batting",
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"belaboring",
|
|
"belting",
|
|
"birching",
|
|
"bludgeoning",
|
|
"buffeting",
|
|
"bunging up",
|
|
"clubbing",
|
|
"currying",
|
|
"doing",
|
|
"drubbing",
|
|
"fibbing",
|
|
"flogging",
|
|
"hammering",
|
|
"hiding",
|
|
"lambasting",
|
|
"lashing",
|
|
"lathering",
|
|
"licking",
|
|
"mauling",
|
|
"messing (up)",
|
|
"paddling",
|
|
"pelting",
|
|
"pommeling",
|
|
"pommelling",
|
|
"pounding",
|
|
"pummeling",
|
|
"pummelling",
|
|
"punching out",
|
|
"roughing (up)",
|
|
"slating",
|
|
"slogging",
|
|
"switching",
|
|
"tanning",
|
|
"thrashing",
|
|
"threshing",
|
|
"thumping",
|
|
"tromping",
|
|
"walloping",
|
|
"whaling",
|
|
"whipping",
|
|
"whopping",
|
|
"whapping",
|
|
"whupping",
|
|
"working over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assailing",
|
|
"assaulting",
|
|
"attacking",
|
|
"besetting",
|
|
"boxing",
|
|
"busting",
|
|
"chopping",
|
|
"clobbering",
|
|
"clouting",
|
|
"cracking",
|
|
"cudgeling",
|
|
"cudgelling",
|
|
"cuffing",
|
|
"descending (on or upon)",
|
|
"hitting",
|
|
"jumping (on)",
|
|
"knocking",
|
|
"lamming",
|
|
"laying on",
|
|
"pasting",
|
|
"pouncing (on or upon)",
|
|
"punching",
|
|
"raiding",
|
|
"rushing",
|
|
"slamming",
|
|
"slapping",
|
|
"smacking",
|
|
"smashing",
|
|
"socking",
|
|
"spanking",
|
|
"storming",
|
|
"swatting",
|
|
"swiping",
|
|
"thwacking",
|
|
"whacking",
|
|
"whamming",
|
|
"whomping",
|
|
"blackjacking",
|
|
"caning",
|
|
"cowhiding",
|
|
"flagellating",
|
|
"fustigating",
|
|
"horsewhipping",
|
|
"leathering",
|
|
"pistol-whipping",
|
|
"rawhiding",
|
|
"scourging",
|
|
"strapping",
|
|
"goring",
|
|
"lacerating",
|
|
"wounding",
|
|
"maiming",
|
|
"mangling",
|
|
"mutilating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make more pleasant to the taste by adding something intensely flavored":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a savory dish laced with saffron and ginger"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"flavoring",
|
|
"savoring",
|
|
"savouring",
|
|
"seasoning",
|
|
"spicing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enhancing",
|
|
"enriching",
|
|
"saucing",
|
|
"peppering",
|
|
"salting",
|
|
"aromatizing",
|
|
"perfuming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"animal control fed the bear food laced with a sedative"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adulterating",
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"diluting",
|
|
"extending",
|
|
"sophisticating",
|
|
"thinning",
|
|
"watering down",
|
|
"weakening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"loading",
|
|
"befouling",
|
|
"contaminating",
|
|
"corrupting",
|
|
"defiling",
|
|
"dirtying",
|
|
"envenoming",
|
|
"fouling",
|
|
"infecting",
|
|
"poisoning",
|
|
"polluting",
|
|
"soiling",
|
|
"spoiling",
|
|
"sullying",
|
|
"tainting",
|
|
"cheapening",
|
|
"debasing",
|
|
"degrading",
|
|
"manipulating",
|
|
"misrepresenting",
|
|
"tampering (with)",
|
|
"counterfeiting",
|
|
"faking",
|
|
"falsifying",
|
|
"fudging",
|
|
"doctoring",
|
|
"spiking",
|
|
"attenuating",
|
|
"moderating",
|
|
"qualifying",
|
|
"tempering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fertilizing",
|
|
"larding",
|
|
"augmenting",
|
|
"reinforcing",
|
|
"reenforcing",
|
|
"supplementing",
|
|
"decontaminating",
|
|
"purifying",
|
|
"clarifying",
|
|
"cleaning",
|
|
"cleansing",
|
|
"distilling",
|
|
"filtering",
|
|
"flushing",
|
|
"leaching",
|
|
"pasteurizing",
|
|
"purging",
|
|
"refining",
|
|
"bettering",
|
|
"enhancing",
|
|
"improving",
|
|
"compacting",
|
|
"concentrating",
|
|
"condensing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"enriching",
|
|
"fortifying",
|
|
"richening",
|
|
"strengthening"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laces (into)":{
|
|
"as in blames , criticizes":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abuses",
|
|
"assails",
|
|
"attacks",
|
|
"bad-mouths",
|
|
"blames",
|
|
"blasts",
|
|
"censures",
|
|
"condemns",
|
|
"criticizes",
|
|
"crucifies",
|
|
"denounces",
|
|
"disses",
|
|
"excoriates",
|
|
"faults",
|
|
"harangues",
|
|
"knocks",
|
|
"lashes",
|
|
"pans",
|
|
"reprehends",
|
|
"reviles",
|
|
"scourges",
|
|
"slams",
|
|
"vituperates",
|
|
"admonishes",
|
|
"chides",
|
|
"remonstrates (with)",
|
|
"reproves",
|
|
"belittles",
|
|
"disparages",
|
|
"mocks",
|
|
"puts down",
|
|
"bastes",
|
|
"bawls out",
|
|
"berates",
|
|
"calls down",
|
|
"castigates",
|
|
"chastises",
|
|
"chews out",
|
|
"dresses down",
|
|
"flays",
|
|
"hammers",
|
|
"jaws",
|
|
"keelhauls",
|
|
"lambastes",
|
|
"lambasts",
|
|
"lectures",
|
|
"rags",
|
|
"rails (at or against)",
|
|
"rants (at)",
|
|
"rates",
|
|
"reams (out)",
|
|
"rebukes",
|
|
"reprimands",
|
|
"reproaches",
|
|
"scolds",
|
|
"scores",
|
|
"tongue-lashes",
|
|
"upbraids",
|
|
"ridicules",
|
|
"scoffs",
|
|
"scorns"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"approves",
|
|
"endorses",
|
|
"indorses",
|
|
"sanctions",
|
|
"extols",
|
|
"extolls",
|
|
"lauds",
|
|
"praises"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laced":{
|
|
"as in embroidered , sequined":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bejeweled",
|
|
"bejewelled",
|
|
"bossed",
|
|
"chased",
|
|
"emblazoned",
|
|
"embossed",
|
|
"embroidered",
|
|
"flounced",
|
|
"fringed",
|
|
"garlanded",
|
|
"sequined",
|
|
"sequinned",
|
|
"wreathed",
|
|
"gold",
|
|
"golden",
|
|
"gilded",
|
|
"gilt",
|
|
"gold-plated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause to twine about one another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the gardener laced the shoots of ivy around the trellis to direct their growth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"enlaced",
|
|
"entwined",
|
|
"implicated",
|
|
"interlaced",
|
|
"intertwined",
|
|
"intertwisted",
|
|
"interwove",
|
|
"interweaved",
|
|
"inwove",
|
|
"inweaved",
|
|
"plied",
|
|
"twisted",
|
|
"wove",
|
|
"weaved",
|
|
"wreathed",
|
|
"writhed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"braided",
|
|
"plaited",
|
|
"platted",
|
|
"pleached",
|
|
"blended",
|
|
"blent",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"mixed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangled",
|
|
"uncoiled",
|
|
"untangled",
|
|
"untwined",
|
|
"unwound"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to scatter or set here and there among other things":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the decorator laced small mirrors among the knickknacks for added effect"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"interlaced",
|
|
"interspersed",
|
|
"interwove",
|
|
"interweaved",
|
|
"salted",
|
|
"threaded",
|
|
"wove",
|
|
"weaved",
|
|
"wreathed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"inserted",
|
|
"intermingled",
|
|
"mingled",
|
|
"mixed",
|
|
"alternated",
|
|
"juxtaposed",
|
|
"amalgamated",
|
|
"assimilated",
|
|
"blended",
|
|
"blent",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"commingled",
|
|
"embodied",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"incorporated",
|
|
"integrated",
|
|
"merged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to strike repeatedly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"laced the seaman's back with the cat-o'-nine-tails"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bashed",
|
|
"basted",
|
|
"batted",
|
|
"battered",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"belabored",
|
|
"belted",
|
|
"birched",
|
|
"bludgeoned",
|
|
"buffeted",
|
|
"bunged up",
|
|
"clubbed",
|
|
"curried",
|
|
"did",
|
|
"drubbed",
|
|
"fibbed",
|
|
"flogged",
|
|
"hammered",
|
|
"hided",
|
|
"lambasted",
|
|
"lashed",
|
|
"lathered",
|
|
"licked",
|
|
"mauled",
|
|
"messed (up)",
|
|
"paddled",
|
|
"pelted",
|
|
"pommeled",
|
|
"pommelled",
|
|
"pounded",
|
|
"pummeled",
|
|
"pummelled",
|
|
"punched out",
|
|
"roughed (up)",
|
|
"slated",
|
|
"slogged",
|
|
"switched",
|
|
"tanned",
|
|
"thrashed",
|
|
"threshed",
|
|
"thumped",
|
|
"tromped",
|
|
"walloped",
|
|
"whaled",
|
|
"whipped",
|
|
"whopped",
|
|
"whapped",
|
|
"whupped",
|
|
"worked over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assailed",
|
|
"assaulted",
|
|
"attacked",
|
|
"beset",
|
|
"boxed",
|
|
"busted",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"chopped",
|
|
"clobbered",
|
|
"clouted",
|
|
"cracked",
|
|
"cudgeled",
|
|
"cudgelled",
|
|
"cuffed",
|
|
"descended (on or upon)",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"jumped (on)",
|
|
"knocked",
|
|
"laid on",
|
|
"lammed",
|
|
"pasted",
|
|
"pounced (on or upon)",
|
|
"punched",
|
|
"raided",
|
|
"rushed",
|
|
"slammed",
|
|
"slapped",
|
|
"smacked",
|
|
"smashed",
|
|
"socked",
|
|
"spanked",
|
|
"stormed",
|
|
"swatted",
|
|
"swiped",
|
|
"thwacked",
|
|
"whacked",
|
|
"whammed",
|
|
"whomped",
|
|
"blackjacked",
|
|
"caned",
|
|
"cowhided",
|
|
"flagellated",
|
|
"fustigated",
|
|
"horsewhipped",
|
|
"leathered",
|
|
"pistol-whipped",
|
|
"rawhided",
|
|
"scourged",
|
|
"strapped",
|
|
"gored",
|
|
"lacerated",
|
|
"wounded",
|
|
"maimed",
|
|
"mangled",
|
|
"mutilated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make more pleasant to the taste by adding something intensely flavored":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a savory dish laced with saffron and ginger"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"flavored",
|
|
"savored",
|
|
"savoured",
|
|
"seasoned",
|
|
"spiced"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enhanced",
|
|
"enriched",
|
|
"sauced",
|
|
"peppered",
|
|
"salted",
|
|
"aromatized",
|
|
"perfumed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"animal control fed the bear food laced with a sedative"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adulterated",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"diluted",
|
|
"extended",
|
|
"sophisticated",
|
|
"thinned",
|
|
"watered down",
|
|
"weakened"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"loaded",
|
|
"befouled",
|
|
"contaminated",
|
|
"corrupted",
|
|
"defiled",
|
|
"dirtied",
|
|
"envenomed",
|
|
"fouled",
|
|
"infected",
|
|
"poisoned",
|
|
"polluted",
|
|
"soiled",
|
|
"spoiled",
|
|
"spoilt",
|
|
"sullied",
|
|
"tainted",
|
|
"cheapened",
|
|
"debased",
|
|
"degraded",
|
|
"manipulated",
|
|
"misrepresented",
|
|
"tampered (with)",
|
|
"counterfeited",
|
|
"faked",
|
|
"falsified",
|
|
"fudged",
|
|
"doctored",
|
|
"spiked",
|
|
"attenuated",
|
|
"moderated",
|
|
"qualified",
|
|
"tempered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fertilized",
|
|
"larded",
|
|
"augmented",
|
|
"reinforced",
|
|
"reenforced",
|
|
"supplemented",
|
|
"decontaminated",
|
|
"purified",
|
|
"clarified",
|
|
"cleaned",
|
|
"cleansed",
|
|
"distilled",
|
|
"filtered",
|
|
"flushed",
|
|
"leached",
|
|
"pasteurized",
|
|
"purged",
|
|
"refined",
|
|
"bettered",
|
|
"enhanced",
|
|
"improved",
|
|
"compacted",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"condensed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"enriched",
|
|
"fortified",
|
|
"richened",
|
|
"strengthened"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laconic":{
|
|
"marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the sportscaster's color commentary tends to be laconic but very much to the point"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aphoristic",
|
|
"apothegmatic",
|
|
"brief",
|
|
"capsule",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"compendious",
|
|
"concise",
|
|
"crisp",
|
|
"curt",
|
|
"elliptical",
|
|
"elliptic",
|
|
"epigrammatic",
|
|
"monosyllabic",
|
|
"pithy",
|
|
"sententious",
|
|
"succinct",
|
|
"summary",
|
|
"telegraphic",
|
|
"terse",
|
|
"thumbnail"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abrupt",
|
|
"blunt",
|
|
"brusque",
|
|
"brusk",
|
|
"short",
|
|
"snippety",
|
|
"snippy",
|
|
"abbreviated",
|
|
"abridged",
|
|
"condensed",
|
|
"curtailed",
|
|
"shortened",
|
|
"meaty",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"meaningful",
|
|
"significant",
|
|
"well-turned"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"pleonastic",
|
|
"redundant",
|
|
"repetitious",
|
|
"tautological",
|
|
"tautologous",
|
|
"enlarged",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"supplemented",
|
|
"embellished",
|
|
"embroidered",
|
|
"exaggerated",
|
|
"inflated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"circuitous",
|
|
"circumlocutory",
|
|
"diffuse",
|
|
"long-winded",
|
|
"prolix",
|
|
"rambling",
|
|
"verbose",
|
|
"windy",
|
|
"wordy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"tending not to speak frequently (as by habit or inclination)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"laconic by nature, he sat back and enjoyed hearing stories from the more loquacious dinner guests"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"closemouthed",
|
|
"dumb",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"reticent",
|
|
"silent",
|
|
"taciturn",
|
|
"tight-lipped",
|
|
"uncommunicative"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aloof",
|
|
"indrawn",
|
|
"inhibited",
|
|
"introverted",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"sedate",
|
|
"self-contained",
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"staid",
|
|
"backward",
|
|
"bashful",
|
|
"coy",
|
|
"demure",
|
|
"diffident",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"retiring",
|
|
"self-effacing",
|
|
"sheepish"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"free-spoken",
|
|
"outspoken",
|
|
"vocal",
|
|
"gossipy",
|
|
"talebearing",
|
|
"diffuse",
|
|
"long-winded",
|
|
"prolix",
|
|
"rambling",
|
|
"verbose",
|
|
"windy",
|
|
"wordy",
|
|
"extroverted",
|
|
"extraverted",
|
|
"gregarious",
|
|
"outgoing",
|
|
"sociable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blabby",
|
|
"chatty",
|
|
"communicative",
|
|
"conversational",
|
|
"gabby",
|
|
"garrulous",
|
|
"loquacious",
|
|
"motormouthed",
|
|
"mouthy",
|
|
"talkative",
|
|
"talky",
|
|
"unreserved"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lacquered":{
|
|
"as in glazed , varnished":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"glassy",
|
|
"glazed",
|
|
"shellacked",
|
|
"varnished",
|
|
"silken",
|
|
"silky",
|
|
"slick",
|
|
"slippery",
|
|
"gleaming",
|
|
"glittering",
|
|
"reflective",
|
|
"shining",
|
|
"brushed",
|
|
"eggshell",
|
|
"semigloss",
|
|
"semilustrous",
|
|
"buffed",
|
|
"burnished",
|
|
"glistening",
|
|
"glossy",
|
|
"lustrous",
|
|
"polished",
|
|
"rubbed",
|
|
"satin",
|
|
"satiny",
|
|
"sleek"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"lusterless",
|
|
"matte",
|
|
"mat",
|
|
"matt",
|
|
"lackluster",
|
|
"unvarnished"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in coated , glazed":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coated",
|
|
"glazed",
|
|
"japanned",
|
|
"varnished",
|
|
"buffed",
|
|
"burnished",
|
|
"dressed",
|
|
"furbished",
|
|
"glossed",
|
|
"ground",
|
|
"polished",
|
|
"rubbed",
|
|
"shone",
|
|
"shined",
|
|
"smoothed",
|
|
"smoothened",
|
|
"sleeked",
|
|
"slicked",
|
|
"faced",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"veneered",
|
|
"brightened",
|
|
"filed",
|
|
"rasped",
|
|
"sandblasted",
|
|
"sanded",
|
|
"sandpapered",
|
|
"scoured",
|
|
"scraped",
|
|
"scrubbed",
|
|
"bobbed",
|
|
"boned",
|
|
"lapped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"roughed (up)",
|
|
"roughened",
|
|
"ruffled",
|
|
"scuffed (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lacked":{
|
|
"as in hurt (for)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hurt (for)",
|
|
"asked",
|
|
"begged",
|
|
"clamored (for)",
|
|
"cried (for)",
|
|
"commanded",
|
|
"enjoined",
|
|
"exacted",
|
|
"insisted",
|
|
"pressed",
|
|
"quested",
|
|
"stipulated",
|
|
"entailed",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"bore",
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
"claimed",
|
|
"demanded",
|
|
"necessitated",
|
|
"needed",
|
|
"required",
|
|
"took",
|
|
"wanted",
|
|
"warranted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"had",
|
|
"held",
|
|
"owned",
|
|
"possessed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lace (into)":{
|
|
"as in blame , criticize":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abuse",
|
|
"assail",
|
|
"attack",
|
|
"bad-mouth",
|
|
"blame",
|
|
"blast",
|
|
"censure",
|
|
"condemn",
|
|
"criticize",
|
|
"crucify",
|
|
"denounce",
|
|
"dis",
|
|
"diss",
|
|
"excoriate",
|
|
"fault",
|
|
"harangue",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"pan",
|
|
"reprehend",
|
|
"revile",
|
|
"scourge",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"vituperate",
|
|
"admonish",
|
|
"chide",
|
|
"remonstrate (with)",
|
|
"reprove",
|
|
"belittle",
|
|
"disparage",
|
|
"mock",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"baste",
|
|
"bawl out",
|
|
"berate",
|
|
"call down",
|
|
"castigate",
|
|
"chastise",
|
|
"chew out",
|
|
"dress down",
|
|
"flay",
|
|
"hammer",
|
|
"jaw",
|
|
"keelhaul",
|
|
"lambaste",
|
|
"lambast",
|
|
"lecture",
|
|
"rag",
|
|
"rail (at or against)",
|
|
"rant (at)",
|
|
"rate",
|
|
"ream (out)",
|
|
"rebuke",
|
|
"reprimand",
|
|
"reproach",
|
|
"scold",
|
|
"score",
|
|
"tongue-lash",
|
|
"upbraid",
|
|
"ridicule",
|
|
"scoff",
|
|
"scorn"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"approve",
|
|
"endorse",
|
|
"indorse",
|
|
"sanction",
|
|
"extol",
|
|
"extoll",
|
|
"laud",
|
|
"praise"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lacquer":{
|
|
"as in coat , glaze":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coat",
|
|
"glaze",
|
|
"japan",
|
|
"varnish",
|
|
"buff",
|
|
"burnish",
|
|
"dress",
|
|
"furbish",
|
|
"gloss",
|
|
"grind",
|
|
"polish",
|
|
"rub",
|
|
"shine",
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
"smoothen",
|
|
"sleek",
|
|
"slick",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"veneer",
|
|
"brighten",
|
|
"file",
|
|
"rasp",
|
|
"sand",
|
|
"sandblast",
|
|
"sandpaper",
|
|
"scour",
|
|
"scrape",
|
|
"scrub",
|
|
"bob",
|
|
"bone",
|
|
"lap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"rough (up)",
|
|
"roughen",
|
|
"ruffle",
|
|
"scuff (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"laces":{
|
|
"a length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I had to replace the lace of my shoe because it kept breaking whenever I pulled the knot too tight"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cables",
|
|
"cords",
|
|
"lacings",
|
|
"lines",
|
|
"ropes",
|
|
"strings",
|
|
"wires"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"guys",
|
|
"halyards",
|
|
"lanyards",
|
|
"stays",
|
|
"bungee cords",
|
|
"bungees",
|
|
"whipcords"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a length of something formed of three or more strands woven together":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there will be gold lace decorating both sleeves of the new uniform"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"braids",
|
|
"lacings",
|
|
"plaits",
|
|
"plats"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"rickracks",
|
|
"ricracs",
|
|
"stripes",
|
|
"cornrows",
|
|
"dreadlocks",
|
|
"pigtails",
|
|
"queues",
|
|
"braidings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause to twine about one another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the gardener laced the shoots of ivy around the trellis to direct their growth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"enlaces",
|
|
"entwines",
|
|
"implicates",
|
|
"interlaces",
|
|
"intertwines",
|
|
"intertwists",
|
|
"interweaves",
|
|
"inweaves",
|
|
"plies",
|
|
"twists",
|
|
"weaves",
|
|
"wreathes",
|
|
"writhes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"braids",
|
|
"plaits",
|
|
"plats",
|
|
"pleaches",
|
|
"blends",
|
|
"fuses",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"links",
|
|
"mixes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangles",
|
|
"uncoils",
|
|
"untangles",
|
|
"untwines",
|
|
"unwinds"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to scatter or set here and there among other things":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the decorator laced small mirrors among the knickknacks for added effect"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"interlaces",
|
|
"intersperses",
|
|
"interweaves",
|
|
"salts",
|
|
"threads",
|
|
"weaves",
|
|
"wreathes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"inserts",
|
|
"intermingles",
|
|
"mingles",
|
|
"mixes",
|
|
"alternates",
|
|
"juxtaposes",
|
|
"amalgamates",
|
|
"assimilates",
|
|
"blends",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"commingles",
|
|
"embodies",
|
|
"fuses",
|
|
"incorporates",
|
|
"integrates",
|
|
"merges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to strike repeatedly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"laced the seaman's back with the cat-o'-nine-tails"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bashes",
|
|
"bastes",
|
|
"bats",
|
|
"batters",
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"belabors",
|
|
"belts",
|
|
"birches",
|
|
"bludgeons",
|
|
"buffets",
|
|
"bungs up",
|
|
"clubs",
|
|
"curries",
|
|
"does",
|
|
"drubs",
|
|
"fibs",
|
|
"flogs",
|
|
"hammers",
|
|
"hides",
|
|
"lambastes",
|
|
"lambasts",
|
|
"lashes",
|
|
"lathers",
|
|
"licks",
|
|
"mauls",
|
|
"messes (up)",
|
|
"paddles",
|
|
"pelts",
|
|
"pommels",
|
|
"pounds",
|
|
"pummels",
|
|
"punches out",
|
|
"roughs (up)",
|
|
"slates",
|
|
"slogs",
|
|
"switches",
|
|
"tans",
|
|
"thrashes",
|
|
"threshes",
|
|
"thumps",
|
|
"tromps",
|
|
"wallops",
|
|
"whales",
|
|
"whips",
|
|
"whops",
|
|
"whaps",
|
|
"whups",
|
|
"works over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assails",
|
|
"assaults",
|
|
"attacks",
|
|
"besets",
|
|
"boxes",
|
|
"busts",
|
|
"chops",
|
|
"clobbers",
|
|
"clouts",
|
|
"cracks",
|
|
"cudgels",
|
|
"cuffs",
|
|
"descends (on or upon)",
|
|
"hits",
|
|
"jumps (on)",
|
|
"knocks",
|
|
"lams",
|
|
"lays on",
|
|
"pastes",
|
|
"pounces (on or upon)",
|
|
"punches",
|
|
"raids",
|
|
"rushes",
|
|
"slams",
|
|
"slaps",
|
|
"smacks",
|
|
"smashes",
|
|
"socks",
|
|
"spanks",
|
|
"storms",
|
|
"swats",
|
|
"swipes",
|
|
"thwacks",
|
|
"whacks",
|
|
"whams",
|
|
"whomps",
|
|
"blackjacks",
|
|
"canes",
|
|
"cowhides",
|
|
"flagellates",
|
|
"fustigates",
|
|
"horsewhips",
|
|
"leathers",
|
|
"pistol-whips",
|
|
"rawhides",
|
|
"scourges",
|
|
"straps",
|
|
"gores",
|
|
"lacerates",
|
|
"wounds",
|
|
"maims",
|
|
"mangles",
|
|
"mutilates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make more pleasant to the taste by adding something intensely flavored":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a savory dish laced with saffron and ginger"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"flavors",
|
|
"savors",
|
|
"savours",
|
|
"seasons",
|
|
"spices"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enhances",
|
|
"enriches",
|
|
"sauces",
|
|
"peppers",
|
|
"salts",
|
|
"aromatizes",
|
|
"perfumes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"animal control fed the bear food laced with a sedative"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adulterates",
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"dilutes",
|
|
"extends",
|
|
"sophisticates",
|
|
"thins",
|
|
"waters down",
|
|
"weakens"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"loads",
|
|
"befouls",
|
|
"contaminates",
|
|
"corrupts",
|
|
"defiles",
|
|
"dirties",
|
|
"envenoms",
|
|
"fouls",
|
|
"infects",
|
|
"poisons",
|
|
"pollutes",
|
|
"soils",
|
|
"spoils",
|
|
"sullies",
|
|
"taints",
|
|
"cheapens",
|
|
"debases",
|
|
"degrades",
|
|
"manipulates",
|
|
"misrepresents",
|
|
"tampers (with)",
|
|
"counterfeits",
|
|
"fakes",
|
|
"falsifies",
|
|
"fudges",
|
|
"doctors",
|
|
"spikes",
|
|
"attenuates",
|
|
"moderates",
|
|
"qualifies",
|
|
"tempers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fertilizes",
|
|
"lards",
|
|
"augments",
|
|
"reinforces",
|
|
"reenforces",
|
|
"supplements",
|
|
"decontaminates",
|
|
"purifies",
|
|
"clarifies",
|
|
"cleans",
|
|
"cleanses",
|
|
"distills",
|
|
"distils",
|
|
"filters",
|
|
"flushes",
|
|
"leaches",
|
|
"pasteurizes",
|
|
"purges",
|
|
"refines",
|
|
"betters",
|
|
"enhances",
|
|
"improves",
|
|
"compacts",
|
|
"concentrates",
|
|
"condenses"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"enriches",
|
|
"fortifies",
|
|
"richens",
|
|
"strengthens"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lacy":{
|
|
"as in frilly , flowery":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"flowery",
|
|
"frilly",
|
|
"adorned",
|
|
"arrayed",
|
|
"beautified",
|
|
"bedecked",
|
|
"decked",
|
|
"decorated",
|
|
"dressed",
|
|
"embellished",
|
|
"enriched",
|
|
"garnished",
|
|
"ornamented",
|
|
"trimmed",
|
|
"enhanced",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"elaborate",
|
|
"extreme",
|
|
"bejeweled",
|
|
"bejewelled",
|
|
"bossed",
|
|
"chased",
|
|
"emblazoned",
|
|
"embossed",
|
|
"embroidered",
|
|
"flounced",
|
|
"fringed",
|
|
"garlanded",
|
|
"gilded",
|
|
"gilt",
|
|
"laced",
|
|
"sequined",
|
|
"sequinned",
|
|
"wreathed",
|
|
"bedaubed",
|
|
"flashy",
|
|
"garish",
|
|
"gaudy",
|
|
"glitzy",
|
|
"loud",
|
|
"ostentatious",
|
|
"pretentious",
|
|
"showy",
|
|
"swank",
|
|
"swanky",
|
|
"tawdry",
|
|
"extravagant",
|
|
"flamboyant",
|
|
"spectacular",
|
|
"splashy",
|
|
"arabesque",
|
|
"baroque",
|
|
"rococo",
|
|
"bedizened",
|
|
"florid",
|
|
"fussy",
|
|
"gingerbread",
|
|
"gingerbreaded",
|
|
"gingerbready",
|
|
"ornate",
|
|
"overdecorated",
|
|
"overwrought"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"austere",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"stark",
|
|
"unadorned",
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"denuded",
|
|
"exposed",
|
|
"naked",
|
|
"stripped",
|
|
"uncovered",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"unassuming",
|
|
"unpretentious",
|
|
"conservative",
|
|
"muted",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"tasteful",
|
|
"toned-down",
|
|
"understated",
|
|
"unobtrusive"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lacking":{
|
|
"not coming up to an expected measure or meeting a particular need":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we felt the afternoon television offerings were somewhat lacking in entertainment value"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deficient",
|
|
"inadequate",
|
|
"insufficient",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"scarce",
|
|
"short",
|
|
"shy",
|
|
"wanting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"substandard",
|
|
"unacceptable",
|
|
"unsatisfactory",
|
|
"hand-to-mouth",
|
|
"lean",
|
|
"light",
|
|
"meager",
|
|
"meagre",
|
|
"niggardly",
|
|
"poor",
|
|
"scant",
|
|
"scanty",
|
|
"skimp",
|
|
"skimpy",
|
|
"slender",
|
|
"slim",
|
|
"spare",
|
|
"sparse",
|
|
"stingy",
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"mere",
|
|
"minimum",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"small"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abundant",
|
|
"ample",
|
|
"bounteous",
|
|
"bountiful",
|
|
"copious",
|
|
"generous",
|
|
"liberal",
|
|
"plenteous",
|
|
"plentiful",
|
|
"plenitudinous",
|
|
"enlarged",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"supplemented",
|
|
"abounding",
|
|
"overflowing",
|
|
"teeming",
|
|
"satisfactory",
|
|
"tolerable",
|
|
"lavish",
|
|
"luxuriant",
|
|
"rich",
|
|
"big",
|
|
"considerable",
|
|
"hefty",
|
|
"jumbo",
|
|
"king-size",
|
|
"king-sized",
|
|
"large",
|
|
"largish",
|
|
"oversize",
|
|
"oversized",
|
|
"sizable",
|
|
"sizeable",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"super"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"adequate",
|
|
"enough",
|
|
"sufficient"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"not present or in evidence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"for the moment anyway, wood for the fireplace is lacking"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"absent",
|
|
"missing",
|
|
"nonexistent",
|
|
"wanting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"departed",
|
|
"extinct",
|
|
"lost",
|
|
"perished",
|
|
"vanished",
|
|
"defunct",
|
|
"done",
|
|
"expired",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"lapsed",
|
|
"obsolete",
|
|
"over",
|
|
"pass\u00e9",
|
|
"inadequate",
|
|
"insufficient",
|
|
"rare",
|
|
"scarce",
|
|
"sparse",
|
|
"uncommon"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"active",
|
|
"alive",
|
|
"animate",
|
|
"living",
|
|
"thriving",
|
|
"current",
|
|
"going",
|
|
"prevailing",
|
|
"uncanceled",
|
|
"common",
|
|
"prevalent",
|
|
"apparent",
|
|
"conspicuous",
|
|
"evident",
|
|
"obvious",
|
|
"plain"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"existent",
|
|
"present"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in hurting (for)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hurting (for)",
|
|
"asking",
|
|
"begging",
|
|
"clamoring (for)",
|
|
"crying (for)",
|
|
"commanding",
|
|
"enjoining",
|
|
"exacting",
|
|
"insisting",
|
|
"pressing",
|
|
"questing",
|
|
"stipulating",
|
|
"entailing",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"claiming",
|
|
"demanding",
|
|
"necessitating",
|
|
"needing",
|
|
"requiring",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"wanting",
|
|
"warranting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"having",
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"owning",
|
|
"possessing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lace":{
|
|
"a length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I had to replace the lace of my shoe because it kept breaking whenever I pulled the knot too tight"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cable",
|
|
"cord",
|
|
"lacing",
|
|
"line",
|
|
"rope",
|
|
"string",
|
|
"wire"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"guy",
|
|
"halyard",
|
|
"lanyard",
|
|
"stay",
|
|
"bungee cord",
|
|
"whipcord"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a length of something formed of three or more strands woven together":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there will be gold lace decorating both sleeves of the new uniform"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"braid",
|
|
"lacing",
|
|
"plait",
|
|
"plat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"rickrack",
|
|
"ricrac",
|
|
"stripe",
|
|
"cornrow",
|
|
"dreadlock",
|
|
"pigtail",
|
|
"queue",
|
|
"braiding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause to twine about one another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the gardener laced the shoots of ivy around the trellis to direct their growth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"enlace",
|
|
"entwine",
|
|
"implicate",
|
|
"interlace",
|
|
"intertwine",
|
|
"intertwist",
|
|
"interweave",
|
|
"inweave",
|
|
"ply",
|
|
"twist",
|
|
"weave",
|
|
"wreathe",
|
|
"writhe"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"braid",
|
|
"plait",
|
|
"plat",
|
|
"pleach",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"mix"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangle",
|
|
"uncoil",
|
|
"untangle",
|
|
"untwine",
|
|
"unwind"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to scatter or set here and there among other things":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the decorator laced small mirrors among the knickknacks for added effect"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"interlace",
|
|
"intersperse",
|
|
"interweave",
|
|
"salt",
|
|
"thread",
|
|
"weave",
|
|
"wreathe"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"insert",
|
|
"intermingle",
|
|
"mingle",
|
|
"mix",
|
|
"alternate",
|
|
"juxtapose",
|
|
"amalgamate",
|
|
"assimilate",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"commingle",
|
|
"embody",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"incorporate",
|
|
"integrate",
|
|
"merge"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to strike repeatedly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"laced the seaman's back with the cat-o'-nine-tails"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bash",
|
|
"baste",
|
|
"bat",
|
|
"batter",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"belabor",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"birch",
|
|
"bludgeon",
|
|
"buffet",
|
|
"bung up",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"curry",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"drub",
|
|
"fib",
|
|
"flog",
|
|
"hammer",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"lambaste",
|
|
"lambast",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"lather",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"maul",
|
|
"mess (up)",
|
|
"paddle",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"pommel",
|
|
"pound",
|
|
"pummel",
|
|
"punch out",
|
|
"rough (up)",
|
|
"slate",
|
|
"slog",
|
|
"switch",
|
|
"tan",
|
|
"thrash",
|
|
"thresh",
|
|
"thump",
|
|
"tromp",
|
|
"wallop",
|
|
"whale",
|
|
"whip",
|
|
"whop",
|
|
"whap",
|
|
"whup",
|
|
"work over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assail",
|
|
"assault",
|
|
"attack",
|
|
"beset",
|
|
"box",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"chop",
|
|
"clobber",
|
|
"clout",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"cudgel",
|
|
"cuff",
|
|
"descend (on or upon)",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"jump (on)",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"lam",
|
|
"lay on",
|
|
"paste",
|
|
"pounce (on or upon)",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"raid",
|
|
"rush",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"slap",
|
|
"smack",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"sock",
|
|
"spank",
|
|
"storm",
|
|
"swat",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"thwack",
|
|
"whack",
|
|
"wham",
|
|
"whomp",
|
|
"blackjack",
|
|
"cane",
|
|
"cowhide",
|
|
"flagellate",
|
|
"fustigate",
|
|
"horsewhip",
|
|
"leather",
|
|
"pistol-whip",
|
|
"rawhide",
|
|
"scourge",
|
|
"strap",
|
|
"gore",
|
|
"lacerate",
|
|
"wound",
|
|
"maim",
|
|
"mangle",
|
|
"mutilate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make more pleasant to the taste by adding something intensely flavored":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a savory dish laced with saffron and ginger"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"flavor",
|
|
"savor",
|
|
"savour",
|
|
"season",
|
|
"spice"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enhance",
|
|
"enrich",
|
|
"sauce",
|
|
"pepper",
|
|
"salt",
|
|
"aromatize",
|
|
"perfume"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"animal control fed the bear food laced with a sedative"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adulterate",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"dilute",
|
|
"extend",
|
|
"sophisticate",
|
|
"thin",
|
|
"water down",
|
|
"weaken"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"load",
|
|
"befoul",
|
|
"contaminate",
|
|
"corrupt",
|
|
"defile",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"envenom",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"infect",
|
|
"poison",
|
|
"pollute",
|
|
"soil",
|
|
"spoil",
|
|
"sully",
|
|
"taint",
|
|
"cheapen",
|
|
"debase",
|
|
"degrade",
|
|
"manipulate",
|
|
"misrepresent",
|
|
"tamper (with)",
|
|
"counterfeit",
|
|
"fake",
|
|
"falsify",
|
|
"fudge",
|
|
"doctor",
|
|
"spike",
|
|
"attenuate",
|
|
"moderate",
|
|
"qualify",
|
|
"temper"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fertilize",
|
|
"lard",
|
|
"augment",
|
|
"reinforce",
|
|
"reenforce",
|
|
"supplement",
|
|
"decontaminate",
|
|
"purify",
|
|
"clarify",
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"cleanse",
|
|
"distill",
|
|
"distil",
|
|
"filter",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"leach",
|
|
"pasteurize",
|
|
"purge",
|
|
"refine",
|
|
"better",
|
|
"enhance",
|
|
"improve",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"concentrate",
|
|
"condense"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"enrich",
|
|
"fortify",
|
|
"richen",
|
|
"strengthen"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lacunae":{
|
|
"a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"attributes many of the nation's problems to a lacuna of leadership at the top"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crunches",
|
|
"dearths",
|
|
"deficiencies",
|
|
"deficits",
|
|
"droughts",
|
|
"drouths",
|
|
"failures",
|
|
"famines",
|
|
"inadequacies",
|
|
"insufficiencies",
|
|
"lacks",
|
|
"paucities",
|
|
"pinches",
|
|
"poverties",
|
|
"scarcities",
|
|
"shortages",
|
|
"undersupplies",
|
|
"wants"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"absences",
|
|
"omissions",
|
|
"necessities",
|
|
"needs",
|
|
"privations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"excesses",
|
|
"overabundances",
|
|
"oversupplies",
|
|
"surfeits",
|
|
"surpluses"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abundances",
|
|
"adequacies",
|
|
"amplitudes",
|
|
"opulences",
|
|
"plenitudes",
|
|
"plenties",
|
|
"sufficiencies",
|
|
"wealths"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lacquers":{
|
|
"as in coats , glazes":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coats",
|
|
"glazes",
|
|
"japans",
|
|
"varnishes",
|
|
"buffs",
|
|
"burnishes",
|
|
"dresses",
|
|
"furbishes",
|
|
"glosses",
|
|
"grinds",
|
|
"polishes",
|
|
"rubs",
|
|
"shines",
|
|
"smoothens",
|
|
"smooths",
|
|
"smoothes",
|
|
"sleeks",
|
|
"slicks",
|
|
"faces",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"veneers",
|
|
"brightens",
|
|
"files",
|
|
"rasps",
|
|
"sandblasts",
|
|
"sandpapers",
|
|
"sands",
|
|
"scours",
|
|
"scrapes",
|
|
"scrubs",
|
|
"bobs",
|
|
"bones",
|
|
"laps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"roughens",
|
|
"roughs (up)",
|
|
"ruffles",
|
|
"scuffs (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |