948 lines
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948 lines
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{
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"lie":{
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"to make a statement one knows to be untrue":{
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"examples":[
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"would I lie to you about that?"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"fabricate",
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"fib",
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"prevaricate"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"forswear",
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"foreswear",
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"perjure",
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"equivocate",
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"fudge",
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"palter",
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"beguile",
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"cozen",
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"deceive",
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"delude",
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"dupe",
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"fool",
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"gull",
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"hoax",
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"hoodwink",
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"kid",
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"snow",
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"take in",
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"trick",
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"defame",
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"libel",
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"slander",
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"traduce",
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"falsify",
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"misreport",
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"misrepresent",
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"misstate",
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"distort",
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"garble",
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"dissemble",
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"dissimulate",
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"misguide",
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"misinform",
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"mislead"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"assert",
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"swear",
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"testify",
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"authenticate",
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"confirm",
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"substantiate",
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"validate",
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"verify"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction":{
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"examples":[
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"the train tracks lie just over that hill"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bear",
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"extend",
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"go",
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"head",
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"lead",
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"run"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"cross",
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"cut",
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"pass",
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"course",
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"follow",
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"span",
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"traverse"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to occupy a place or location":{
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"examples":[
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"I left the book lying on the counter"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"be",
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"bear",
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"sit",
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"stand"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"command",
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"overlook",
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"hang around",
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"remain",
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"rest",
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"stay",
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"stick around",
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"tarry",
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"await",
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"wait",
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"post",
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"station",
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"dwell",
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"reside"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to remain out of sight":{
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"examples":[
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"paparazzi were lying in wait outside the restaurant, a well-known celebrity hangout"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"hide",
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"hole up",
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"lurk",
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"repose",
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"skulk"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"slink",
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"sneak",
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"avoid",
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"elude",
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"evade"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"come out",
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"materialize",
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"show up",
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"turn up"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"appear"
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]
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},
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"a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive":{
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"examples":[
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"he wanted to deny the accusation, but he couldn't tell a lie"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"fable",
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"fabrication",
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"fairy tale",
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"falsehood",
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"falsity",
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"fib",
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"mendacity",
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"prevarication",
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"story",
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"tale",
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"taradiddle",
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"tarradiddle",
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"untruth",
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"whopper"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"distortion",
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"exaggeration",
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"half-truth",
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"ambiguity",
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"equivocation",
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"obliquity",
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"defamation",
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"libel",
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"slander",
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"perjury",
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"bluff",
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"fiction",
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"pose",
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"pretense",
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"pretence",
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"humbug",
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"jive",
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"nonsense",
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"canard",
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"fallacy",
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"misconception",
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"myth",
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"falsification",
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"misinformation",
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"misreport",
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"misrepresentation",
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"misstatement",
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"deceit",
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"deceitfulness",
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"dishonesty",
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"duplicity",
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"fraudulence"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"fact",
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"truism",
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"verity",
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"honesty",
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"truthfulness",
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"veracity",
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"authentication",
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"confirmation",
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"substantiation",
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"validation",
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"verification"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"truth"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"lieutenants":{
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"a person who helps a more skilled person":{
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"examples":[
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"the drug lord has a pair of brutal lieutenants who do most of his dirty work for him"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"adjuncts",
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"adjutants",
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"aides",
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"aids",
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"apprentices",
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"assistants",
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"coadjutors",
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"deputies",
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"helpers",
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"helpmates",
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"helpmeets",
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"mates",
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"sidekicks"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"attendants",
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"handmaidens",
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"handmaids",
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"maids",
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"maidservants",
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"scullions",
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"servants",
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"auxiliaries",
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"legmen",
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"subordinates",
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"underlings",
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"employees",
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"employes",
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"hands",
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"help",
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"hirelings",
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"laborers",
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"swampers",
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"workers",
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"gal Fridays",
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"girl Fridays",
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"man Fridays",
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"right hands",
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"aides-de-camp"
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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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"lies":{
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"to make a statement one knows to be untrue":{
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"examples":[
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"would I lie to you about that?"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"fabricates",
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"fibs",
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"prevaricates"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"forswears",
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"foreswears",
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"perjures",
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"equivocates",
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"fudges",
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"palters",
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"beguiles",
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"cozens",
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"deceives",
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"deludes",
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"dupes",
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"fools",
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"gulls",
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"hoaxes",
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"hoodwinks",
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"kids",
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"snows",
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"takes in",
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"tricks",
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"defames",
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"libels",
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"slanders",
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"traduces",
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"falsifies",
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"misreports",
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"misrepresents",
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"misstates",
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"distorts",
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"garbles",
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"dissembles",
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"dissimulates",
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"misguides",
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"misinforms",
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"misleads"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"asserts",
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"swears",
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"testifies",
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"authenticates",
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"confirms",
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"substantiates",
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"validates",
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"verifies"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction":{
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"examples":[
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"the train tracks lie just over that hill"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bears",
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"extends",
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"goes",
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"heads",
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"leads",
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"runs"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"crosses",
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"cuts",
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"passes",
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"courses",
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"follows",
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"spans",
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"traverses"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to occupy a place or location":{
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"examples":[
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"I left the book lying on the counter"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bears",
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"is",
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"sits",
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"stands"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"commands",
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"overlooks",
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"hangs around",
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"remains",
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"rests",
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"stays",
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"sticks around",
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"tarries",
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"awaits",
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"waits",
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"posts",
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"stations",
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"dwells",
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"resides"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to remain out of sight":{
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"examples":[
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"paparazzi were lying in wait outside the restaurant, a well-known celebrity hangout"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"hides",
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"holes up",
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"lurks",
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"reposes",
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"skulks"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"slinks",
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"sneaks",
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"avoids",
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"eludes",
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"evades"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"comes out",
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"materializes",
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"shows up",
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"turns up"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"appears"
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]
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},
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"a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive":{
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"examples":[
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"he wanted to deny the accusation, but he couldn't tell a lie"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"fables",
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"fabrications",
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"fairy tales",
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"falsehoods",
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"falsities",
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"fibs",
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"mendacities",
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"prevarications",
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"stories",
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"tales",
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"taradiddles",
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"tarradiddles",
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"untruths",
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"whoppers"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"distortions",
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"exaggerations",
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"half-truths",
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"ambiguities",
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"equivocations",
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"obliquities",
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"defamations",
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"libels",
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"slanders",
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"perjuries",
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"bluffs",
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"fictions",
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"poses",
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"pretenses",
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"pretences",
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"humbug",
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"jives",
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"nonsense",
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"canards",
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"fallacies",
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"misconceptions",
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"myths",
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"falsifications",
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"misinformation",
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"misreports",
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"misrepresentations",
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"misstatements",
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"deceits",
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"dishonesties",
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"duplicities",
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"fraudulences"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"facts",
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"truisms",
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"verities",
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"honesties",
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"veracities",
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"authentications",
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"confirmations",
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"substantiations",
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"validations",
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"verifications"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"truths"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"lie (down)":{
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"as in couch , recline":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"couch",
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"recline",
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"doze",
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"drop off",
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"nap",
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"nod",
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"sleep",
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"slumber",
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"snooze",
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"bunk",
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"perch",
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"roost",
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"settle",
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"bed",
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"crash",
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"doss (down)",
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"retire",
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"turn in"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"arise",
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"get up",
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"rise",
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"uprise",
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"arouse",
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"awake",
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"awaken",
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"rouse",
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"wake",
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"waken",
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"bestir",
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"stir",
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"reawake",
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"reawaken",
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"shift",
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"stir"
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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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"lies back":{
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"as in reclines":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"reclines",
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"lounges",
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"slouches",
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"squats",
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"straddles",
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"flops",
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"flumps",
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"planks",
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"plops",
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"plumps",
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"plunks",
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"plonks",
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"sprawls",
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"spreads (out)",
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"stretches (out)",
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"basks",
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"kicks back",
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"lolls",
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"relaxes",
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"reposes",
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"rests",
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"perches",
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"sets",
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"sits",
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"splays",
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"expands",
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"extends",
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"fans (out)",
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"flares (out)",
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"opens",
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"outspreads",
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"outstretches",
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"unfolds",
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"unfurls"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"arises",
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"gets up",
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"rises",
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"stands"
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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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"lie detectors":{
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"an instrument for detecting physical signs of the tension that goes with lying":{
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"examples":[
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"hooked the suspect up to a lie detector before interrogating him about the robbery"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"polygraphs"
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],
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"near synonyms":[],
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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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"liege man":{
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"one who follows the opinions or teachings of another":{
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"examples":[
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"a highly influential anthropologist whose liege men can now be found in a score of major universities"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"acolyte",
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"adherent",
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"convert",
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"disciple",
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"epigone",
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"follower",
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"partisan",
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"partizan",
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"pupil",
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"votarist",
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"votary"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"apostle",
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"missionary",
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"proselytizer",
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"soldier",
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"faithful",
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"loyalist",
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"advocate",
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"backer",
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"champion",
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"supporter",
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"prot\u00e9g\u00e9",
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"scholar",
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"student",
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"ideologist",
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"ideologue",
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"idealogue",
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"sectarian",
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"admirer",
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"cultist",
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"devotee",
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"enthusiast",
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"fan",
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"idolater",
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"idolator",
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"worshipper",
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"worshiper",
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"zealot",
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"apparatchik",
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"camp follower",
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"flunky",
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"flunkey",
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"flunkie",
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"hanger-on",
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"henchman",
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"lackey",
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"lickspittle",
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"minion",
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"myrmidon",
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"satellite",
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"stooge",
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"sycophant",
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"toady",
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"yes-man"
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|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"apostate",
|
|
"defector",
|
|
"renegade",
|
|
"traitor",
|
|
"turncoat"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"coryphaeus",
|
|
"leader"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"lies low":{
|
|
"to remain out of sight":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"The thief decided to lie low after a string of crimes."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hides",
|
|
"holes up",
|
|
"lies",
|
|
"lurks",
|
|
"reposes",
|
|
"skulks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"slinks",
|
|
"sneaks",
|
|
"avoids",
|
|
"eludes",
|
|
"evades"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"comes out",
|
|
"materializes",
|
|
"shows up",
|
|
"turns up"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"appears"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"liege men":{
|
|
"one who follows the opinions or teachings of another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a highly influential anthropologist whose liege men can now be found in a score of major universities"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acolytes",
|
|
"adherents",
|
|
"converts",
|
|
"disciples",
|
|
"epigones",
|
|
"followers",
|
|
"partisans",
|
|
"partizans",
|
|
"pupils",
|
|
"votaries",
|
|
"votarists"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"apostles",
|
|
"missionaries",
|
|
"proselytizers",
|
|
"soldiers",
|
|
"faithfuls",
|
|
"loyalists",
|
|
"advocates",
|
|
"backers",
|
|
"champions",
|
|
"supporters",
|
|
"prot\u00e9g\u00e9s",
|
|
"scholars",
|
|
"students",
|
|
"ideologists",
|
|
"ideologues",
|
|
"idealogues",
|
|
"sectarians",
|
|
"admirers",
|
|
"cultists",
|
|
"devotees",
|
|
"enthusiasts",
|
|
"fans",
|
|
"idolaters",
|
|
"idolators",
|
|
"worshippers",
|
|
"worshipers",
|
|
"zealots",
|
|
"apparatchiks",
|
|
"apparatchiki",
|
|
"camp followers",
|
|
"flunkies",
|
|
"flunkeys",
|
|
"hangers-on",
|
|
"henchmen",
|
|
"lackeys",
|
|
"lickspittles",
|
|
"minions",
|
|
"myrmidons",
|
|
"satellites",
|
|
"stooges",
|
|
"sycophants",
|
|
"toadies",
|
|
"yes-men"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"apostates",
|
|
"defectors",
|
|
"renegades",
|
|
"traitors",
|
|
"turncoats"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"coryphaei",
|
|
"leaders"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lie up":{
|
|
"as in sleep , rest":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"catnap",
|
|
"doze",
|
|
"drop off",
|
|
"nap",
|
|
"nod",
|
|
"rest",
|
|
"sleep",
|
|
"slumber",
|
|
"snooze",
|
|
"bed (down)",
|
|
"retire",
|
|
"turn in",
|
|
"bunk",
|
|
"perch",
|
|
"roost",
|
|
"settle",
|
|
"couch",
|
|
"doss (down)",
|
|
"flop (down)",
|
|
"lie (down)",
|
|
"recline"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"arise",
|
|
"get up",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"roll out",
|
|
"turn out",
|
|
"uprise",
|
|
"arouse",
|
|
"awake",
|
|
"awaken",
|
|
"bestir",
|
|
"stir",
|
|
"wake"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lies up":{
|
|
"as in sleeps , rests":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"catnaps",
|
|
"dozes",
|
|
"drops off",
|
|
"naps",
|
|
"nods",
|
|
"rests",
|
|
"sleeps",
|
|
"slumbers",
|
|
"snoozes",
|
|
"beds (down)",
|
|
"retires",
|
|
"turns in",
|
|
"bunks",
|
|
"perches",
|
|
"roosts",
|
|
"settles",
|
|
"couches",
|
|
"dosses (down)",
|
|
"flops (down)",
|
|
"lies (down)",
|
|
"reclines"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"arises",
|
|
"gets up",
|
|
"rises",
|
|
"rolls out",
|
|
"turns out",
|
|
"uprises",
|
|
"arouses",
|
|
"awakens",
|
|
"awakes",
|
|
"bestirs",
|
|
"stirs",
|
|
"wakes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lied":{
|
|
"to make a statement one knows to be untrue":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"would I lie to you about that?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fabricated",
|
|
"fibbed",
|
|
"prevaricated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"forswore",
|
|
"foreswore",
|
|
"perjured",
|
|
"equivocated",
|
|
"fudged",
|
|
"paltered",
|
|
"beguiled",
|
|
"cozened",
|
|
"deceived",
|
|
"deluded",
|
|
"duped",
|
|
"fooled",
|
|
"gulled",
|
|
"hoaxed",
|
|
"hoodwinked",
|
|
"kidded",
|
|
"snowed",
|
|
"took in",
|
|
"tricked",
|
|
"defamed",
|
|
"libeled",
|
|
"libelled",
|
|
"slandered",
|
|
"traduced",
|
|
"falsified",
|
|
"misreported",
|
|
"misrepresented",
|
|
"misstated",
|
|
"distorted",
|
|
"garbled",
|
|
"dissembled",
|
|
"dissimulated",
|
|
"misguided",
|
|
"misinformed",
|
|
"misled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"asserted",
|
|
"swore",
|
|
"testified",
|
|
"authenticated",
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"substantiated",
|
|
"validated",
|
|
"verified"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |