dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/nes_MWT.json
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{
"nest egg":{
"a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose":{
"examples":[
"paid for the computer out of his nest egg"
],
"synonyms":[
"account",
"budget",
"deposit",
"fund",
"kitty",
"pool"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chest",
"coffer(s)",
"assets",
"savings",
"savings account",
"bankroll",
"cache",
"collection",
"cushion",
"hoard",
"pocketbook",
"reserve",
"treasure",
"petty cash",
"pin money",
"pocket money",
"spending money"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nestle":{
"to establish or place comfortably or snugly":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"we had scarcely nestled the children in their beds when there was a knock at the door"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"deploy",
"emplace",
"fix",
"locate",
"park",
"plant",
"position",
"set",
"situate",
"station",
"anchor",
"bivouac",
"camp",
"camp (out)",
"burrow",
"curl up",
"dig in",
"harbor",
"house"
],
"synonyms":[
"ensconce",
"install",
"lodge",
"perch",
"roost",
"settle"
]
},
"to lie close":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"nestled in next to the other kittens in the box"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blench",
"flinch",
"quail",
"recoil",
"shrink",
"shy",
"start",
"wince"
],
"related":[
"curl up",
"crouch",
"huddle"
],
"synonyms":[
"cuddle",
"nuzzle",
"snoozle",
"snuggle"
]
},
"to sit or recline comfortably or cozily":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"nestling with her children on the couch"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"burrow",
"couch",
"crouch",
"huddle",
"hunch",
"hunker (down)",
"scrunch",
"squat",
"squinch"
],
"synonyms":[
"curl up",
"snug",
"snuggle"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"nestles":{
"to lie close":{
"examples":[
"nestled in next to the other kittens in the box"
],
"synonyms":[
"cuddles",
"nuzzles",
"snoozles",
"snuggles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"curls up",
"crouches",
"huddles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blenches",
"flinches",
"quails",
"recoils",
"shies",
"shrinks",
"starts",
"winces"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to sit or recline comfortably or cozily":{
"examples":[
"nestling with her children on the couch"
],
"synonyms":[
"curls up",
"snuggles",
"snugs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"burrows",
"couches",
"crouches",
"huddles",
"hunches",
"hunkers (down)",
"scrunches",
"squats",
"squinches"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to establish or place comfortably or snugly":{
"examples":[
"we had scarcely nestled the children in their beds when there was a knock at the door"
],
"synonyms":[
"ensconces",
"installs",
"lodges",
"perches",
"roosts",
"settles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deploys",
"emplaces",
"fixes",
"locates",
"parks",
"plants",
"positions",
"sets",
"situates",
"stations",
"anchors",
"bivouacs",
"camps",
"camps (out)",
"burrows",
"curls up",
"digs in",
"harbors",
"houses"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"nestling":{
"as in baby , infant":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"babe",
"baby",
"bantling",
"infant",
"neonate",
"newborn",
"toddler",
"tot",
"tyke",
"tike",
"weanling",
"bairn",
"bambino",
"bud",
"chap",
"chick",
"child",
"cub",
"juvenile",
"kid",
"kiddie",
"kiddy",
"kiddo",
"moppet",
"sprat",
"sprout",
"squirt",
"whelp",
"youngling",
"youngster",
"youth",
"adolescent",
"minor",
"kindergartner",
"kindergartener",
"preschooler",
"rug rat",
"schoolboy",
"schoolchild",
"schoolgirl",
"schoolkid",
"imp",
"jackanapes",
"mischief",
"monkey",
"rapscallion",
"rascal",
"rogue",
"urchin",
"whippersnapper",
"cherub",
"preteen",
"preteen-ager",
"subteen",
"teen",
"teenager",
"teener",
"teenybopper",
"tween",
"lad",
"nipper",
"shaver",
"stripling",
"tad",
"bobby-soxer",
"hoyden",
"tomboy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"middle-ager",
"ancient",
"elder",
"golden-ager",
"oldster",
"old-timer",
"senior",
"senior citizen",
"adult",
"grown-up"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to lie close":{
"examples":[
"nestled in next to the other kittens in the box"
],
"synonyms":[
"cuddling",
"nuzzling",
"snoozling",
"snuggling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"curling up",
"crouching",
"huddling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blenching",
"flinching",
"quailing",
"recoiling",
"shrinking",
"shying",
"starting",
"wincing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to sit or recline comfortably or cozily":{
"examples":[
"nestling with her children on the couch"
],
"synonyms":[
"curling up",
"snugging",
"snuggling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"burrowing",
"couching",
"crouching",
"huddling",
"hunching",
"hunkering (down)",
"scrunching",
"squatting",
"squinching"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to establish or place comfortably or snugly":{
"examples":[
"we had scarcely nestled the children in their beds when there was a knock at the door"
],
"synonyms":[
"ensconcing",
"installing",
"lodging",
"perching",
"roosting",
"settling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deploying",
"emplacing",
"fixing",
"locating",
"parking",
"planting",
"positioning",
"setting",
"situating",
"stationing",
"anchoring",
"bivouacking",
"camping",
"camping (out)",
"burrowing",
"curling up",
"digging in",
"harboring",
"housing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"nests":{
"a place or environment that favors the development of something":{
"examples":[
"suspected that the elite private universities were a nest of antigovernment sentiments"
],
"synonyms":[
"breeding grounds",
"hotbeds",
"hothouses",
"nidi",
"niduses",
"nurseries",
"seedbeds",
"seminaries"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crucibles",
"bases",
"capitals",
"centers",
"cores",
"cynosures",
"eyes",
"foci",
"focuses",
"hearts",
"hubs",
"meccas",
"nuclei",
"nucleuses",
"seats",
"foci",
"focuses",
"headquarters"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others":{
"examples":[
"headed back to her cozy nest in the mountains for a little rest and relaxation"
],
"synonyms":[
"concealments",
"coverts",
"dens",
"hermitages",
"hideaways",
"hideouts",
"hidey-holes",
"hidy-holes",
"lairs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blinds",
"covers",
"nooks",
"recesses",
"hangouts",
"harborages",
"harbors",
"haunts",
"havens",
"redoubts",
"refuges",
"retreats",
"shelters"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nest":{
"a place or environment that favors the development of something":{
"examples":[
"suspected that the elite private universities were a nest of antigovernment sentiments"
],
"synonyms":[
"breeding ground",
"hotbed",
"hothouse",
"nidus",
"nursery",
"seedbed",
"seminary"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crucible",
"base",
"capital",
"center",
"core",
"cynosure",
"eye",
"focus",
"heart",
"hub",
"mecca",
"nucleus",
"seat",
"focus",
"headquarters"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others":{
"examples":[
"headed back to her cozy nest in the mountains for a little rest and relaxation"
],
"synonyms":[
"concealment",
"covert",
"den",
"hermitage",
"hideaway",
"hideout",
"hidey-hole",
"hidy-hole",
"lair"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blind",
"cover",
"nook",
"recess",
"hangout",
"harbor",
"harborage",
"haunt",
"haven",
"redoubt",
"refuge",
"retreat",
"shelter"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nester":{
"as in homesteader":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"homesteader",
"crofter",
"cropper",
"gentleman farmer",
"sharecropper",
"subsistence farmer",
"tenant farmer",
"yeoman",
"granger",
"workfolk",
"workfolks",
"rancher",
"ranchero",
"ranchman",
"farmhand",
"field hand",
"gleaner",
"harvester",
"plowman",
"reaper",
"campesino",
"agriculturist",
"agriculturalist",
"agronomist",
"cultivator",
"farmer",
"grower",
"planter",
"tiller"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nesses":{
"an area of high ground jutting out into a body of water beyond the line of the coast":{
"examples":[
"from atop the ness , there was a beautiful view of the coastline as it stretched for miles into the distance"
],
"synonyms":[
"headlands",
"points",
"promontories"
],
"near synonyms":[
"capes",
"forelands",
"peninsulas",
"spits",
"breakwaters",
"jetties",
"levees"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an area of land that juts out into a body of water":{
"examples":[
"the little skiff rounded the tip of the ness"
],
"synonyms":[
"arms",
"capes",
"forelands",
"headlands",
"peninsulas",
"points",
"promontories",
"spits"
],
"near synonyms":[
"breakwaters",
"jetties"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nesters":{
"as in homesteaders":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"homesteaders",
"crofters",
"croppers",
"gentlemen farmers",
"sharecroppers",
"subsistence farmers",
"tenant farmers",
"yeomen",
"grangers",
"workfolks",
"rancheros",
"ranchers",
"ranchmen",
"farmhands",
"field hands",
"gleaners",
"harvesters",
"plowmen",
"reapers",
"campesinos",
"agriculturists",
"agriculturalists",
"agronomists",
"cultivators",
"farmers",
"growers",
"planters",
"tillers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nest eggs":{
"a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose":{
"examples":[
"paid for the computer out of his nest egg"
],
"synonyms":[
"accounts",
"budgets",
"deposits",
"funds",
"kitties",
"pools"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chests",
"coffers",
"assets",
"savings",
"savings accounts",
"bankrolls",
"caches",
"collections",
"cushions",
"hoards",
"pocketbooks",
"reserves",
"treasures",
"petty cashes",
"pin money",
"pocket moneys",
"spending moneys"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}