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6840 lines
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{
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"pat":{
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"sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion":{
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"antonyms":[
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"acquiescent",
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"agreeable",
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"amenable",
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"compliant",
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"complying",
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"flexible",
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"pliable",
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"pliant",
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"relenting",
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"yielding"
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],
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"examples":[
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"on the issue of raising taxes the governor stands pat"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"docile",
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"obedient",
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"placable",
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"submissive",
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"tractable",
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"accepting",
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"persuadable",
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"receptive",
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"responsive",
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"willing",
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"governable",
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"manageable",
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"reasonable",
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"temperate",
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"slavish",
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"subservient"
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],
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"related":[
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"anal-retentive",
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"obsessive",
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"wayward",
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"wrongheaded",
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"determined",
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"hell-bent",
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"inexorable",
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"persistent",
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"relentless",
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"resolved",
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"set",
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"single-minded",
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"steadfast",
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"stouthearted",
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"tenacious",
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"unflinching",
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"firm",
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"hard-line",
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"hard-shell",
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"hard-shelled",
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"iron",
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"severe",
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"stern",
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"strict",
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"hidebound",
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"narrow-minded",
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"rigid",
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"bloody-minded",
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"cantankerous",
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"contrary",
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"cussed",
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"contumacious",
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"disobedient",
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"froward",
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"insubordinate",
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"intractable",
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"recalcitrant",
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"refractory",
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"uncooperative",
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"ungovernable",
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"unmanageable",
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"unruly",
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"defiant",
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"insurgent",
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"mutinous",
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"indomitable",
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"invincible",
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"unconquerable",
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"confirmed",
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"inveterate",
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"unregenerate",
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"demanding",
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"exacting"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"adamant",
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"adamantine",
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"bullheaded",
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"dogged",
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"hard",
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"hard-nosed",
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"hardened",
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"hardheaded",
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"headstrong",
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"immovable",
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"implacable",
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"inconvincible",
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"inflexible",
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"intransigent",
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"mulish",
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"obdurate",
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"obstinate",
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"opinionated",
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"ossified",
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"pertinacious",
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"perverse",
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"pigheaded",
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"self-opinionated",
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"self-willed",
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"stiff-necked",
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"stubborn",
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"unbending",
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"uncompromising",
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"unrelenting",
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"unyielding",
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"willful",
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"wilful"
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]
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},
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"to touch or handle in a tender or loving manner":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"affectionately patted the baby on the head"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"bill",
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"canoodle",
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"cuddle",
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"neck",
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"nestle",
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"nose",
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"nuzzle",
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"snuggle",
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"spoon",
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"feel up",
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"paw",
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"cradle",
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"embrace",
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"enfold",
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"hug",
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"bounce",
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"dandle",
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"knead",
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"massage",
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"baby",
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"coddle",
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"indulge",
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"mollycoddle",
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"pamper",
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"spoil"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"caress",
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"fondle",
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"gentle",
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"love",
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"pet",
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"stroke"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb",
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"verb"
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],
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"without any flaws or errors":{
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"antonyms":[
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"amiss",
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"badly",
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"defectively",
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"faultily",
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"imperfectly"
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],
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"examples":[
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"after months of practicing for the competition, the cheerleaders have their moves down pat"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"deficiently",
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"inadequately",
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"incompletely",
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"insufficiently",
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"fallibly",
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"atrociously",
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"execrably",
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"wretchedly"
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],
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"related":[
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"excellently",
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"fabulously",
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"finely",
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"grandly",
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"greatly",
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"marvelously",
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"superbly",
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"superiorly",
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"superlatively",
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"terrifically",
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"exceptionally",
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"fancily",
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"specially"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"faultlessly",
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"flawlessly",
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"ideally",
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"immaculately",
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"impeccably",
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"perfectly"
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]
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}
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},
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"patchiness":{
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"as in narrowness , sketchiness":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"limitedness",
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"narrowness",
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"sketchiness",
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"inadequacy",
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"inadequateness",
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"imperfection",
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"imperfectness",
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"incompleteness",
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"unsoundness"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"absoluteness",
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"completeness",
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"entireness",
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"entirety",
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"fullness",
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"perfectness",
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"wholeness",
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"faultlessness",
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"flawlessness",
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"indefectibility",
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"perfection",
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"all-inclusiveness",
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"comprehensiveness",
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"exhaustiveness",
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"extensiveness",
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"inclusiveness",
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"soundness",
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"thoroughness"
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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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]
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},
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"patent":{
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"as in copyright":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"copyright",
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"brand",
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"trademark",
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"brand name",
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"trade name",
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"collective mark",
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"emblem",
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"hallmark",
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"imprint",
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"label",
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"logo",
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"mark",
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"service mark",
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"stamp"
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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 grant , charter":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"charter",
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"grant",
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"perquisite",
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"prerogative",
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"exemption",
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"immunity",
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"waiver",
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"birthright",
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"claim",
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"entitlement",
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"right",
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"courtesy",
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"appanage",
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"apanage",
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"boon",
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"concession",
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"honor",
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"privilege"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"burden",
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"duty",
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"obligation",
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"responsibility"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation":{
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"examples":[
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"unfortunately, the patent stupidity of the proposal did not deter the city council from putting it up for a vote"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"apparent",
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"bald",
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"bald-faced",
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"barefaced",
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"bright-line",
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"broad",
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"clear",
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"clear-cut",
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"crystal clear",
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"decided",
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"distinct",
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"evident",
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"lucid",
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"luculent",
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"luminous",
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"manifest",
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"nonambiguous",
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"obvious",
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"open-and-shut",
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"palpable",
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"pellucid",
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"perspicuous",
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"plain",
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"ringing",
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"straightforward",
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"transparent",
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"unambiguous",
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"unambivalent",
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"unequivocal",
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"unmistakable"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"cognizable",
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"cognoscible",
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"comprehendible",
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"comprehensible",
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"digestible",
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"fathomable",
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"graspable",
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"intelligible",
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"knowable",
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"understandable",
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"self-evident",
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"self-explanatory",
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"clean-cut",
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"simple",
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"tidy",
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"uncomplicated",
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"overt",
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"undisguised",
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"appreciable",
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"perceptible",
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"recognizable",
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"sensible",
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"tangible",
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"discernible",
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"discernable",
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"noticeable",
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"observable",
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"visible",
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"black-and-white",
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"explicit",
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"trenchant",
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"well-defined",
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"clean",
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"decipherable",
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"fair",
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"legible",
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"readable"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"incomprehensible",
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"indecipherable",
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"unfathomable",
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"unintelligible",
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"unknowable",
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"impalpable",
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"imperceptible",
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"inappreciable",
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"indiscernible",
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"insensible",
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"cloudy",
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"gauzy",
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"gray",
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"grey",
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"hazy",
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"imprecise",
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"indefinite",
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"indeterminate",
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"misty",
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"murky",
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"nebulous",
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"noncommittal",
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"sketchy",
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"slippery",
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"subtle",
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"vague",
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"illegible",
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"undecipherable",
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"unreadable"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"ambiguous",
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"clouded",
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"cryptic",
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"dark",
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"enigmatic",
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"enigmatical",
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"equivocal",
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"indistinct",
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"mysterious",
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"nonobvious",
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"obfuscated",
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"obscure",
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"unapparent",
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"unclarified",
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"unclear"
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]
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},
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"very noticeable especially for being incorrect or bad":{
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"examples":[
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"a patent error that should have been caught before the book was published"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blatant",
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"conspicuous",
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"egregious",
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"flagrant",
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"glaring",
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"gross",
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"obvious",
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"pronounced",
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"rank",
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"striking"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"arresting",
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"clear",
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"distinct",
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"dramatic",
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"emphatic",
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"evident",
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"eye-catching",
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"marked",
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"notable",
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"noticeable",
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"outstanding",
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"plain",
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"prominent",
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"remarkable",
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"salient",
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"showy",
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"splashy",
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"absolute",
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"arrant",
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"downright",
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"out-and-out",
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"outright",
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"sheer",
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"stark",
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"utter",
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"detectable",
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"discernible",
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"discernable",
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"observable",
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"perceptible",
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"visible",
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"abominable",
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"atrocious",
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"awful",
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"deplorable",
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"execrable",
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"heinous",
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"lousy",
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"monstrous",
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"outrageous",
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"preposterous",
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"shameful",
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"shocking",
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"terrible",
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"wretched"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"imperceptible",
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"inconspicuous",
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"unnoticeable",
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"unobtrusive",
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"inconsequential",
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"inconsiderable",
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"insignificant",
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"slight",
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"small",
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"trifling",
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"trivial",
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"concealed",
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"hidden",
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"invisible"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"path":{
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"the direction along which something or someone moves":{
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"examples":[
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"try to stay out of the path of the golf balls while playing",
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"I tripped over a rock directly in my path"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"course",
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"line",
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"pathway",
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"route",
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"routeway",
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"steps",
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"track",
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"way"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"circle",
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"circuit",
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"loop",
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"orbit",
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"arc",
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"flight path",
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"trajectory",
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"ascent",
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"descent"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps":{
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"examples":[
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"a path worn through the library lawn by too many people walking over it"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"footpath",
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"pathway",
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"trace",
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"track",
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"trail"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bridle path",
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"towpath",
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"alley",
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"alleyway",
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"bypath",
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"byroad",
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"bystreet",
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"byway",
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"passageway",
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"walkway",
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"cutoff",
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"shortcut",
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"lane",
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"pass",
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"passage",
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"road",
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"roadway",
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"route",
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"row",
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"run",
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"runway",
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"street",
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"thoroughfare"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"an established course for traveling from one place to another":{
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"examples":[
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"the path along which ancient traders traveled from Europe to China was known as the Silk Road"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"approach",
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"avenue",
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"passage",
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"route",
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"way"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bypath",
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"byway",
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"lane",
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"laneway",
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"artery",
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"boulevard",
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"bypass",
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"drive",
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"expressway",
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"freeway",
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"high road",
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"highway",
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"pass",
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"passageway",
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"pike",
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"road",
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"roadway",
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"routeway",
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"row",
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"street",
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"thoroughfare",
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"turnpike",
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"walk",
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"walkway",
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"trace",
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"track",
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"trail",
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"airway",
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"bikeway",
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"cycleway",
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"channel",
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"gat",
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"watercourse",
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"waterway",
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"door",
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"doorway",
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"gate",
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"gateway",
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"hatch",
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"portal"
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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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"pathbreaking":{
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"as in pioneering , trailblazing":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"pioneering",
|
|
"trailblazing",
|
|
"nontraditional",
|
|
"unconventional",
|
|
"untried",
|
|
"unused",
|
|
"unworn",
|
|
"innovative",
|
|
"unique",
|
|
"fresh",
|
|
"new",
|
|
"novel",
|
|
"original",
|
|
"strange",
|
|
"unaccustomed",
|
|
"unfamiliar",
|
|
"unheard-of",
|
|
"unknown",
|
|
"unprecedented"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"familiar",
|
|
"hackneyed",
|
|
"old",
|
|
"time-honored",
|
|
"tired",
|
|
"warmed-over",
|
|
"conventional",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"traditional",
|
|
"tried",
|
|
"tried-and-true",
|
|
"derivative",
|
|
"imitative"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"paths":{
|
|
"the direction along which something or someone moves":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"try to stay out of the path of the golf balls while playing",
|
|
"I tripped over a rock directly in my path"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"courses",
|
|
"lines",
|
|
"pathways",
|
|
"routes",
|
|
"routeways",
|
|
"steps",
|
|
"tracks",
|
|
"ways"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"circuits",
|
|
"loops",
|
|
"orbits",
|
|
"arcs",
|
|
"flight paths",
|
|
"trajectories",
|
|
"ascents",
|
|
"descents"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a path worn through the library lawn by too many people walking over it"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"footpaths",
|
|
"pathways",
|
|
"traces",
|
|
"tracks",
|
|
"trails"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bridle paths",
|
|
"towpaths",
|
|
"alleys",
|
|
"alleyways",
|
|
"bypaths",
|
|
"byroads",
|
|
"bystreets",
|
|
"byways",
|
|
"passageways",
|
|
"walkways",
|
|
"cutoffs",
|
|
"shortcuts",
|
|
"lanes",
|
|
"passages",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"roads",
|
|
"roadways",
|
|
"routes",
|
|
"rows",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"runways",
|
|
"streets",
|
|
"thoroughfares"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an established course for traveling from one place to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the path along which ancient traders traveled from Europe to China was known as the Silk Road"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"approaches",
|
|
"avenues",
|
|
"passages",
|
|
"routes",
|
|
"ways"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bypaths",
|
|
"byways",
|
|
"lanes",
|
|
"laneways",
|
|
"arteries",
|
|
"boulevards",
|
|
"bypasses",
|
|
"drives",
|
|
"expressways",
|
|
"freeways",
|
|
"high roads",
|
|
"highways",
|
|
"passageways",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"pike",
|
|
"pikes",
|
|
"roads",
|
|
"roadways",
|
|
"routeways",
|
|
"rows",
|
|
"streets",
|
|
"thoroughfares",
|
|
"turnpikes",
|
|
"walks",
|
|
"walkways",
|
|
"traces",
|
|
"tracks",
|
|
"trails",
|
|
"airways",
|
|
"bikeways",
|
|
"cycleways",
|
|
"channels",
|
|
"gats",
|
|
"watercourses",
|
|
"waterways",
|
|
"doors",
|
|
"doorways",
|
|
"gates",
|
|
"gateways",
|
|
"hatches",
|
|
"portals"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patience":{
|
|
"the capacity to endure what is difficult or disagreeable without complaining":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the teacher's patience is being sorely tested this year by several parents who seem to have no interest in their children's education"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"forbearance",
|
|
"long-suffering",
|
|
"sufferance",
|
|
"tolerance"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acquiescence",
|
|
"resignation",
|
|
"passiveness",
|
|
"passivity",
|
|
"amenability",
|
|
"compliance",
|
|
"conformism",
|
|
"docility",
|
|
"obedience",
|
|
"subordination",
|
|
"tractability",
|
|
"willingness",
|
|
"discipline",
|
|
"self-control",
|
|
"submission",
|
|
"submissiveness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"defiance",
|
|
"contrariness",
|
|
"disobedience",
|
|
"insubordination",
|
|
"intractability",
|
|
"recalcitrance",
|
|
"resistance",
|
|
"willfulness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"impatience"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patriarch":{
|
|
"a man who is the head of a family":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Investors worried that the aging patriarch was soon to be replaced atop the family business by his less reliable oldest son."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"paterfamilias",
|
|
"dad",
|
|
"daddy",
|
|
"father",
|
|
"old man",
|
|
"pa",
|
|
"papa",
|
|
"poppa",
|
|
"pater",
|
|
"pop",
|
|
"sire",
|
|
"ancestor",
|
|
"forebear",
|
|
"forbear",
|
|
"forebearer",
|
|
"forefather",
|
|
"grandfather",
|
|
"primogenitor",
|
|
"progenitor",
|
|
"dean",
|
|
"elder",
|
|
"elder statesman"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patriarchal":{
|
|
"as in priestly , evangelical":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"apostolic",
|
|
"canonical",
|
|
"clerical",
|
|
"episcopal",
|
|
"evangelical",
|
|
"evangelic",
|
|
"ministerial",
|
|
"papal",
|
|
"pastoral",
|
|
"pontifical",
|
|
"priestly",
|
|
"rabbinic",
|
|
"rabbinical",
|
|
"sacerdotal",
|
|
"blessed",
|
|
"blest",
|
|
"consecrated",
|
|
"divine",
|
|
"hallowed",
|
|
"holy",
|
|
"religious",
|
|
"sacramental",
|
|
"sacred",
|
|
"sacrosanct",
|
|
"sanctified",
|
|
"churchly",
|
|
"ecclesial",
|
|
"ecclesiastic",
|
|
"ecclesiastical"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nonchurch",
|
|
"nonecclesiastical",
|
|
"lay",
|
|
"profane",
|
|
"secular",
|
|
"temporal",
|
|
"nonclerical",
|
|
"nondenominational",
|
|
"nonsectarian"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in venerable , senior":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aged",
|
|
"aging",
|
|
"ageing",
|
|
"ancient",
|
|
"elderly",
|
|
"geriatric",
|
|
"long-lived",
|
|
"old",
|
|
"older",
|
|
"over-the-hill",
|
|
"senescent",
|
|
"senior",
|
|
"unyoung",
|
|
"pensioned",
|
|
"retired",
|
|
"superannuated",
|
|
"matriarchal",
|
|
"venerable",
|
|
"centenarian",
|
|
"nonagenarian",
|
|
"octogenarian",
|
|
"septuagenarian",
|
|
"sexagenarian",
|
|
"overage",
|
|
"overaged",
|
|
"oldish",
|
|
"anile",
|
|
"decrepit",
|
|
"doddering",
|
|
"senile",
|
|
"spavined",
|
|
"tottery",
|
|
"adult",
|
|
"grown-up",
|
|
"mature",
|
|
"middle-aged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"young",
|
|
"youthful",
|
|
"adolescent",
|
|
"immature",
|
|
"juvenile",
|
|
"preteen",
|
|
"puerile",
|
|
"minor",
|
|
"underage",
|
|
"callow",
|
|
"green",
|
|
"inexperienced",
|
|
"raw",
|
|
"youngish",
|
|
"babyish",
|
|
"childish",
|
|
"childlike",
|
|
"infantile",
|
|
"infantine",
|
|
"kiddish",
|
|
"ageless"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patronage":{
|
|
"the financial support and general guidance for an undertaking":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a symphony orchestra that had long relied upon the patronage of the city's moneyed old guard"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aegis",
|
|
"egis",
|
|
"auspice",
|
|
"backing",
|
|
"sponsorship"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bankrolling",
|
|
"endowment",
|
|
"financing",
|
|
"funding",
|
|
"subsidy",
|
|
"encouragement",
|
|
"fosterage",
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"assistance",
|
|
"help"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"transactions or economic support provided by customers":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he refuses to give his patronage to any corporation that is not socially conscious"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"business",
|
|
"custom"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"marketplace",
|
|
"trade",
|
|
"traffic",
|
|
"free trade",
|
|
"affairs",
|
|
"dealings",
|
|
"horse-trading",
|
|
"merchandising",
|
|
"retailing",
|
|
"wholesaling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patronize":{
|
|
"to assume or treat with an air of superiority":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a director with an unpleasant habit of patronizing even his most gifted actors"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cold-shoulder",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"high-hat",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"snub",
|
|
"queen (it over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"condescend",
|
|
"lord (it over)",
|
|
"talk down (to)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to promote the interests or cause of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a company that loyally patronizes the arts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"baffle",
|
|
"foil",
|
|
"frustrate",
|
|
"interfere",
|
|
"oppose",
|
|
"sabotage",
|
|
"thwart",
|
|
"desert",
|
|
"disappoint",
|
|
"fail",
|
|
"let down"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"adopt",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"espouse",
|
|
"abet",
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"assist",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"prop (up)",
|
|
"second",
|
|
"side (with)",
|
|
"backstop",
|
|
"bolster",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"buttress",
|
|
"reinforce",
|
|
"reenforce",
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"forward",
|
|
"further",
|
|
"plug",
|
|
"preach",
|
|
"talk up",
|
|
"bail out",
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"rescue",
|
|
"save"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advocate",
|
|
"back",
|
|
"champion",
|
|
"endorse",
|
|
"indorse",
|
|
"plump (for)",
|
|
"plunk (for)",
|
|
"plonk (for)",
|
|
"support"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pattering":{
|
|
"to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the toddler pattered on for what seemed like hours"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babbling",
|
|
"blabbing",
|
|
"cackling",
|
|
"chaffering",
|
|
"chattering",
|
|
"chatting",
|
|
"chinning",
|
|
"conversing",
|
|
"gabbing",
|
|
"gabbling",
|
|
"gassing",
|
|
"jabbering",
|
|
"jawing",
|
|
"kibitzing",
|
|
"kibbitzing",
|
|
"nattering",
|
|
"palavering",
|
|
"prating",
|
|
"prattling",
|
|
"rapping",
|
|
"rattling",
|
|
"running on",
|
|
"schmoozing",
|
|
"shmoozing",
|
|
"talking",
|
|
"twittering",
|
|
"visiting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gossiping",
|
|
"tattling",
|
|
"descanting",
|
|
"discussing",
|
|
"expatiating",
|
|
"yakking",
|
|
"yacking",
|
|
"yammering",
|
|
"yapping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pattern":{
|
|
"a unit of decoration that is repeated all over something (as a fabric)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a coverlet with a nosegay of tiny pink roses as the pattern"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"design",
|
|
"figure",
|
|
"motif",
|
|
"motive"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"scheme",
|
|
"device",
|
|
"adornment",
|
|
"caparison",
|
|
"decoration",
|
|
"embellishment",
|
|
"frill",
|
|
"garnish",
|
|
"ornament",
|
|
"trim"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a usual manner of behaving or doing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her daily pattern begins with coffee and a bagel every morning for breakfast"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"custom",
|
|
"fashion",
|
|
"habit",
|
|
"habitude",
|
|
"practice",
|
|
"practise",
|
|
"ritual",
|
|
"second nature",
|
|
"trick",
|
|
"way",
|
|
"wont"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"addiction",
|
|
"disposition",
|
|
"bent",
|
|
"inclination",
|
|
"proclivity",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"tendency",
|
|
"tenor",
|
|
"turn",
|
|
"bag",
|
|
"convention",
|
|
"form",
|
|
"mode",
|
|
"style",
|
|
"usage",
|
|
"use",
|
|
"deportment",
|
|
"manners",
|
|
"mores",
|
|
"drill",
|
|
"groove",
|
|
"jog trot",
|
|
"regime",
|
|
"r\u00e9gime",
|
|
"regimen",
|
|
"rote",
|
|
"routine",
|
|
"rut",
|
|
"affectation",
|
|
"airs",
|
|
"pose",
|
|
"attribute",
|
|
"characteristic",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"trait",
|
|
"eccentricity",
|
|
"kink",
|
|
"oddity",
|
|
"peculiarity",
|
|
"quirk",
|
|
"singularity",
|
|
"tic"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"with her, everything must be done strictly according to pattern"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"drill",
|
|
"grind",
|
|
"groove",
|
|
"lockstep",
|
|
"rote",
|
|
"routine",
|
|
"rut",
|
|
"treadmill"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"daily dozen",
|
|
"regimen",
|
|
"housekeeping",
|
|
"custom",
|
|
"fashion",
|
|
"habit",
|
|
"practice",
|
|
"practise",
|
|
"trick",
|
|
"wont",
|
|
"approach",
|
|
"manner",
|
|
"method",
|
|
"procedure",
|
|
"strategy",
|
|
"style",
|
|
"tack",
|
|
"technique",
|
|
"way",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"plan",
|
|
"program",
|
|
"scheme",
|
|
"convention",
|
|
"policy",
|
|
"tradition"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"many of the artist's paintings use the same pattern of a lone figure surrounded by a vast landscape"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrangement",
|
|
"composition",
|
|
"configuration",
|
|
"constellation",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"form",
|
|
"format",
|
|
"getup",
|
|
"layout",
|
|
"makeup",
|
|
"ordonnance"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"motif",
|
|
"theme"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in match , model":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"customize",
|
|
"gear",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"model",
|
|
"acclimate",
|
|
"acclimatize",
|
|
"accommodate",
|
|
"adapt",
|
|
"adjust",
|
|
"condition",
|
|
"conform",
|
|
"doctor",
|
|
"edit",
|
|
"fashion",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"put",
|
|
"shape",
|
|
"suit",
|
|
"tailor",
|
|
"readapt",
|
|
"readjust",
|
|
"attune",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"harmonize",
|
|
"square",
|
|
"tune",
|
|
"establish",
|
|
"root",
|
|
"settle",
|
|
"acquaint",
|
|
"familiarize",
|
|
"orient",
|
|
"orientate",
|
|
"equip",
|
|
"prepare",
|
|
"prime",
|
|
"rehearse",
|
|
"harden",
|
|
"inure",
|
|
"season",
|
|
"toughen",
|
|
"alter",
|
|
"convert",
|
|
"make over",
|
|
"modify",
|
|
"recast",
|
|
"reclaim",
|
|
"recycle",
|
|
"redesign",
|
|
"redevelop",
|
|
"redo",
|
|
"reengineer",
|
|
"refashion",
|
|
"refigure",
|
|
"refit",
|
|
"refocus",
|
|
"reinvent",
|
|
"rejigger",
|
|
"remake",
|
|
"remodel",
|
|
"revamp",
|
|
"revise",
|
|
"rework",
|
|
"transform"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misadjust"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in stripe , speckle":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"checker",
|
|
"dapple",
|
|
"daub",
|
|
"fleck",
|
|
"marble",
|
|
"mottle",
|
|
"polychrome",
|
|
"speck",
|
|
"speckle",
|
|
"streak",
|
|
"striate",
|
|
"stripe",
|
|
"variegate",
|
|
"darken",
|
|
"embrown",
|
|
"tone (down)",
|
|
"brighten",
|
|
"lighten",
|
|
"bepaint",
|
|
"color",
|
|
"dye",
|
|
"paint",
|
|
"pigment",
|
|
"stain",
|
|
"tincture",
|
|
"tinge",
|
|
"tint"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decolorize",
|
|
"blanch",
|
|
"bleach",
|
|
"whiten"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"paters":{
|
|
"a male human parent":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Pater had promised to pay for military school after third form"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"daddies",
|
|
"dads",
|
|
"fathers",
|
|
"old men",
|
|
"papas",
|
|
"poppas",
|
|
"pas",
|
|
"pops",
|
|
"sires"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"patresfamilias",
|
|
"patriarchs",
|
|
"father figures",
|
|
"father images",
|
|
"stepfathers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patricides":{
|
|
"as in fratricides , regicides":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"filicides",
|
|
"fratricides",
|
|
"matricides",
|
|
"parricides",
|
|
"regicides",
|
|
"uxoricides",
|
|
"blood",
|
|
"foul play",
|
|
"homicides",
|
|
"murders",
|
|
"rubouts",
|
|
"slayings",
|
|
"chance-medleys",
|
|
"killings",
|
|
"manslaughters",
|
|
"bloodsheds",
|
|
"butcheries",
|
|
"carnages",
|
|
"decimations",
|
|
"destructions",
|
|
"massacres",
|
|
"slaughters",
|
|
"assassinations",
|
|
"executions",
|
|
"hits",
|
|
"assisted suicides",
|
|
"euthanasias",
|
|
"mercy killings",
|
|
"physician-assisted suicides"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patissiers":{
|
|
"as in bakers":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bakers",
|
|
"chefs",
|
|
"cookers",
|
|
"cooks",
|
|
"culinarians",
|
|
"barbecuers",
|
|
"grillers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pathogenic":{
|
|
"as in infectious , contagious":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"contagious",
|
|
"infectious",
|
|
"infective",
|
|
"pestilent",
|
|
"pestilential",
|
|
"envenomed",
|
|
"poison",
|
|
"poisoned",
|
|
"poisonous",
|
|
"toxic",
|
|
"venomous",
|
|
"baneful",
|
|
"deleterious",
|
|
"harmful",
|
|
"hurtful",
|
|
"injurious",
|
|
"malignant",
|
|
"nocuous",
|
|
"noxious",
|
|
"virulent",
|
|
"unhealthful",
|
|
"unhealthy",
|
|
"unwholesome",
|
|
"calamitous",
|
|
"deadly",
|
|
"fatal",
|
|
"fell",
|
|
"lethal",
|
|
"murderous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nonpoisonous",
|
|
"nontoxic",
|
|
"nonvenomous",
|
|
"beneficial",
|
|
"curative",
|
|
"healthful",
|
|
"healthy",
|
|
"helpful",
|
|
"palliative",
|
|
"remedial",
|
|
"salubrious",
|
|
"salutary",
|
|
"wholesome",
|
|
"benign",
|
|
"harmless",
|
|
"innocuous",
|
|
"inoffensive",
|
|
"nonfatal",
|
|
"nonlethal"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patents":{
|
|
"as in copyrights":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"copyrights",
|
|
"brands",
|
|
"trademarks",
|
|
"brand names",
|
|
"trade names",
|
|
"collective marks",
|
|
"emblems",
|
|
"hallmarks",
|
|
"imprints",
|
|
"labels",
|
|
"logos",
|
|
"marks",
|
|
"service marks",
|
|
"stamps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in grants , charters":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"charters",
|
|
"grants",
|
|
"perquisites",
|
|
"prerogatives",
|
|
"exemptions",
|
|
"immunities",
|
|
"waivers",
|
|
"birthrights",
|
|
"claims",
|
|
"entitlements",
|
|
"rights",
|
|
"courtesies",
|
|
"appanages",
|
|
"apanages",
|
|
"boons",
|
|
"concessions",
|
|
"honors",
|
|
"privileges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"burdens",
|
|
"duties",
|
|
"obligations",
|
|
"responsibilities"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patchwork quilt":{
|
|
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the essay isn't so much a cogent argument as a patchwork quilt of the writer's random musings"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agglomerate",
|
|
"agglomeration",
|
|
"alphabet soup",
|
|
"assortment",
|
|
"botch",
|
|
"clutter",
|
|
"collage",
|
|
"crazy quilt",
|
|
"farrago",
|
|
"gallimaufry",
|
|
"grab bag",
|
|
"gumbo",
|
|
"hash",
|
|
"hodgepodge",
|
|
"hotchpotch",
|
|
"jambalaya",
|
|
"jumble",
|
|
"jungle",
|
|
"litter",
|
|
"mac\u00e9doine",
|
|
"medley",
|
|
"m\u00e9lange",
|
|
"menagerie",
|
|
"miscellanea",
|
|
"miscellany",
|
|
"mishmash",
|
|
"mixed bag",
|
|
"montage",
|
|
"motley",
|
|
"muddle",
|
|
"olio",
|
|
"olla podrida",
|
|
"omnium-gatherum",
|
|
"pastiche",
|
|
"patchwork",
|
|
"potpourri",
|
|
"ragbag",
|
|
"ragout",
|
|
"rummage",
|
|
"salad",
|
|
"salmagundi",
|
|
"scramble",
|
|
"shuffle",
|
|
"smorgasbord",
|
|
"stew",
|
|
"tumble",
|
|
"variety",
|
|
"welter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"detritus",
|
|
"notions",
|
|
"oddments",
|
|
"odds and ends",
|
|
"sundries",
|
|
"accumulation",
|
|
"aggregate",
|
|
"aggregation",
|
|
"conglomerate",
|
|
"conglomeration",
|
|
"catchall",
|
|
"admixture",
|
|
"alloy",
|
|
"amalgam",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"combination",
|
|
"commixture",
|
|
"composite",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"fusion",
|
|
"intermixture",
|
|
"mix-up",
|
|
"bollix",
|
|
"chaos",
|
|
"confusion",
|
|
"disarrangement",
|
|
"disarray",
|
|
"disorder",
|
|
"dog's breakfast",
|
|
"mess",
|
|
"morass",
|
|
"shambles",
|
|
"imbroglio",
|
|
"knot",
|
|
"snarl",
|
|
"tangle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patting":{
|
|
"to touch or handle in a tender or loving manner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"affectionately patted the baby on the head"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"caressing",
|
|
"fondling",
|
|
"gentling",
|
|
"loving",
|
|
"petting",
|
|
"stroking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"billing",
|
|
"canoodling",
|
|
"cuddling",
|
|
"necking",
|
|
"nestling",
|
|
"nosing",
|
|
"nuzzling",
|
|
"snuggling",
|
|
"spooning",
|
|
"feeling up",
|
|
"pawing",
|
|
"cradling",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"enfolding",
|
|
"hugging",
|
|
"bouncing",
|
|
"dandling",
|
|
"kneading",
|
|
"massaging",
|
|
"babying",
|
|
"coddling",
|
|
"indulging",
|
|
"mollycoddling",
|
|
"pampering",
|
|
"spoiling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pats":{
|
|
"to touch or handle in a tender or loving manner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"affectionately patted the baby on the head"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"caresses",
|
|
"fondles",
|
|
"gentles",
|
|
"loves",
|
|
"pets",
|
|
"strokes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bills",
|
|
"canoodles",
|
|
"cuddles",
|
|
"necks",
|
|
"nestles",
|
|
"noses",
|
|
"nuzzles",
|
|
"snuggles",
|
|
"spoons",
|
|
"feels up",
|
|
"paws",
|
|
"cradles",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"enfolds",
|
|
"hugs",
|
|
"bounces",
|
|
"dandles",
|
|
"kneads",
|
|
"massages",
|
|
"babies",
|
|
"coddles",
|
|
"indulges",
|
|
"mollycoddles",
|
|
"pampers",
|
|
"spoils"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pates":{
|
|
"the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"plopped a cap on his bald pate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beans",
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
"domes",
|
|
"heads",
|
|
"mazards",
|
|
"mazzards",
|
|
"nobs",
|
|
"noddles",
|
|
"noggins",
|
|
"noodles",
|
|
"nuts",
|
|
"polls"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"craniums",
|
|
"crania",
|
|
"crowns",
|
|
"scalps",
|
|
"skulls",
|
|
"occiputs",
|
|
"occipita"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patrimony":{
|
|
"something that is or may be inherited":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her patrimony was the family's newspaper business"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bequest",
|
|
"birthright",
|
|
"heritage",
|
|
"inheritance",
|
|
"legacy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"heirloom",
|
|
"bestowal",
|
|
"gift",
|
|
"offering",
|
|
"present"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patter":{
|
|
"friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"their patter could be heard down the hall"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backchat",
|
|
"cackle",
|
|
"causerie",
|
|
"chat",
|
|
"chatter",
|
|
"chin music",
|
|
"chin-wag",
|
|
"chitchat",
|
|
"confab",
|
|
"confabulation",
|
|
"gab",
|
|
"gabfest",
|
|
"gossip",
|
|
"jangle",
|
|
"jaw",
|
|
"natter",
|
|
"palaver",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"schmooze",
|
|
"small talk",
|
|
"table talk",
|
|
"talk",
|
|
"t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"colloquy",
|
|
"conference",
|
|
"discourse",
|
|
"parley",
|
|
"symposium",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"dialogue",
|
|
"dialog",
|
|
"exchange",
|
|
"give-and-take",
|
|
"crosstalk",
|
|
"happy talk",
|
|
"yak",
|
|
"yack",
|
|
"yammer",
|
|
"yap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the patter of highbrow criticism that one hears in fashionable art galleries"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argot",
|
|
"cant",
|
|
"dialect",
|
|
"jargon",
|
|
"jive",
|
|
"language",
|
|
"lingo",
|
|
"patois",
|
|
"shop",
|
|
"shoptalk",
|
|
"slang",
|
|
"terminology",
|
|
"vocabulary"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"colloquial",
|
|
"colloquialism",
|
|
"idiom",
|
|
"localism",
|
|
"parlance",
|
|
"pidgin",
|
|
"provincialism",
|
|
"regionalism",
|
|
"speech",
|
|
"vernacular",
|
|
"vernacularism",
|
|
"slanguage",
|
|
"bureaucratese",
|
|
"computerese",
|
|
"cyberspeak",
|
|
"educationese",
|
|
"governmentese",
|
|
"journalese",
|
|
"technobabble"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the toddler pattered on for what seemed like hours"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babble",
|
|
"blab",
|
|
"cackle",
|
|
"chaffer",
|
|
"chat",
|
|
"chatter",
|
|
"chin",
|
|
"converse",
|
|
"gab",
|
|
"gabble",
|
|
"gas",
|
|
"jabber",
|
|
"jaw",
|
|
"kibitz",
|
|
"kibbitz",
|
|
"natter",
|
|
"palaver",
|
|
"prate",
|
|
"prattle",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"rattle",
|
|
"run on",
|
|
"schmooze",
|
|
"shmooze",
|
|
"talk",
|
|
"twitter",
|
|
"visit"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gossip",
|
|
"tattle",
|
|
"descant",
|
|
"discuss",
|
|
"expatiate",
|
|
"yak",
|
|
"yack",
|
|
"yammer",
|
|
"yap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patroness":{
|
|
"as in benefactress":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"benefactress",
|
|
"angel",
|
|
"benefactor",
|
|
"donator",
|
|
"donor",
|
|
"fairy godmother",
|
|
"Maecenas",
|
|
"patron",
|
|
"sugar daddy",
|
|
"almoner",
|
|
"almsgiver",
|
|
"philanthropist",
|
|
"altruist",
|
|
"bestower",
|
|
"contributor",
|
|
"giver",
|
|
"helper",
|
|
"subscriber",
|
|
"supporter",
|
|
"guardian angel",
|
|
"protector",
|
|
"savior",
|
|
"saviour"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"beneficiary",
|
|
"donee",
|
|
"giftee",
|
|
"recipient"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patent medicine":{
|
|
"as in prescription , prescription drug":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"botanical",
|
|
"prescription",
|
|
"prescription drug",
|
|
"cure-all",
|
|
"nostrum",
|
|
"panacea",
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"potion",
|
|
"tonic",
|
|
"cure",
|
|
"drug",
|
|
"medicament",
|
|
"medication",
|
|
"medicinal",
|
|
"medicine",
|
|
"pharmaceutical",
|
|
"physic",
|
|
"remedy",
|
|
"specific",
|
|
"miracle drug",
|
|
"wonder drug",
|
|
"cap",
|
|
"capsule",
|
|
"pill",
|
|
"tablet",
|
|
"injection",
|
|
"shot",
|
|
"embrocation",
|
|
"liniment",
|
|
"lotion",
|
|
"ointment",
|
|
"poultice",
|
|
"salve",
|
|
"syrup",
|
|
"sirup",
|
|
"tincture",
|
|
"antibiotic",
|
|
"antiseptic",
|
|
"serum"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pats on the back":{
|
|
"an acceptance of something as satisfactory":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Her boss gave her a pat on the back for a job well done."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"approbations",
|
|
"approvals",
|
|
"blessings",
|
|
"favors",
|
|
"imprimaturs",
|
|
"OKs",
|
|
"okays"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"backings",
|
|
"cachets",
|
|
"endorsements",
|
|
"indorsements",
|
|
"finalizations",
|
|
"formalizations",
|
|
"homologations",
|
|
"nods",
|
|
"ratifications",
|
|
"rubber stamps",
|
|
"sanctions",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"thumbs-ups",
|
|
"votes",
|
|
"benedictions",
|
|
"goodwills",
|
|
"acceptations",
|
|
"accessions",
|
|
"agreements",
|
|
"assents",
|
|
"concurrences",
|
|
"consents",
|
|
"countenances",
|
|
"likings",
|
|
"satisfactions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"refusals",
|
|
"rejections",
|
|
"repudiations",
|
|
"dislikes",
|
|
"dissatisfactions",
|
|
"censures",
|
|
"condemnations",
|
|
"criticisms",
|
|
"denunciations",
|
|
"deprecations",
|
|
"depreciations",
|
|
"disparagements",
|
|
"opprobriums",
|
|
"reprehensions",
|
|
"reproaches",
|
|
"reprobations"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disapprobations",
|
|
"disapprovals",
|
|
"disfavors"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pat down":{
|
|
"as in shake down , frisk":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"frisk",
|
|
"shake down",
|
|
"comb",
|
|
"dig (through)",
|
|
"dredge",
|
|
"hunt (through)",
|
|
"rake",
|
|
"ransack",
|
|
"rifle",
|
|
"rummage",
|
|
"scour",
|
|
"search",
|
|
"sort (through)",
|
|
"troll",
|
|
"audit",
|
|
"check (out)",
|
|
"examine",
|
|
"inspect",
|
|
"investigate",
|
|
"review",
|
|
"scan",
|
|
"scrutinize",
|
|
"survey",
|
|
"ascertain",
|
|
"descry",
|
|
"detect",
|
|
"determine",
|
|
"discover",
|
|
"ferret (out)",
|
|
"find",
|
|
"find out",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"hit (on or upon)",
|
|
"learn",
|
|
"locate",
|
|
"run down",
|
|
"scare up",
|
|
"track (down)",
|
|
"grub (about)",
|
|
"poke (around)",
|
|
"explore",
|
|
"probe",
|
|
"prospect",
|
|
"skirmish",
|
|
"snoop",
|
|
"browse",
|
|
"glance (over)",
|
|
"look over",
|
|
"peruse",
|
|
"study"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"abandon",
|
|
"lose",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"neglect"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pathetic":{
|
|
"deserving of one's pity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the plight of the homeless family was quite pathetic"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"heartbreaking",
|
|
"heartrending",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"piteous",
|
|
"pitiable",
|
|
"pitiful",
|
|
"poor",
|
|
"rueful",
|
|
"sorry",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deplorable",
|
|
"lamentable",
|
|
"regrettable",
|
|
"emotional",
|
|
"impressive",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"affecting",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"poignant",
|
|
"stirring",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"awful",
|
|
"horrible",
|
|
"terrible",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"grievous",
|
|
"mournful",
|
|
"sad",
|
|
"sorrowful",
|
|
"woeful"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"unimpressive",
|
|
"uninspiring"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"causing unhappiness":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a pathetic story that made her cry"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"depressing",
|
|
"dismal",
|
|
"drear",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"heartbreaking",
|
|
"heartrending",
|
|
"melancholy",
|
|
"mournful",
|
|
"sad",
|
|
"saddening",
|
|
"sorry",
|
|
"tearful",
|
|
"teary"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deplorable",
|
|
"distressful",
|
|
"grievous",
|
|
"lamentable",
|
|
"unfortunate",
|
|
"woeful",
|
|
"discomforting",
|
|
"discomposing",
|
|
"disquieting",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"perturbing",
|
|
"affecting",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"poignant",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dispiriting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"heartening",
|
|
"heartwarming",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"stirring",
|
|
"uplifting",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"delightful",
|
|
"enjoyable",
|
|
"pleasant",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"pleasurable",
|
|
"satisfying",
|
|
"welcome",
|
|
"exhilarating",
|
|
"thrilling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cheering",
|
|
"cheery",
|
|
"glad",
|
|
"happy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"deserving pitying scorn (as for inadequacy)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the crowd mercilessly booed the boxer's pathetic performance"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contemptible",
|
|
"despicable",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"pitiable",
|
|
"pitiful",
|
|
"sad",
|
|
"sorry",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deplorable",
|
|
"discreditable",
|
|
"disgraceful",
|
|
"disreputable",
|
|
"ignominious",
|
|
"infamous",
|
|
"misbegotten",
|
|
"notorious",
|
|
"shameful",
|
|
"abhorrent",
|
|
"abominable",
|
|
"beastly",
|
|
"detestable",
|
|
"hateful",
|
|
"lousy",
|
|
"odious",
|
|
"stinking",
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"inferior",
|
|
"lame",
|
|
"poor",
|
|
"disgusting",
|
|
"dishonorable",
|
|
"shameful",
|
|
"meritless",
|
|
"unworthy",
|
|
"worthless",
|
|
"scandalous",
|
|
"shocking",
|
|
"sordid",
|
|
"unsavory"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"admirable",
|
|
"commendable",
|
|
"creditable",
|
|
"laudable",
|
|
"meritorious",
|
|
"praiseworthy",
|
|
"redoubtable",
|
|
"notable",
|
|
"noteworthy",
|
|
"noticeable",
|
|
"outstanding",
|
|
"reputable",
|
|
"worthy",
|
|
"excellent",
|
|
"flawless",
|
|
"perfect",
|
|
"honorable",
|
|
"noble",
|
|
"honest",
|
|
"straight"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"presentable",
|
|
"respectable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"so foolish or pointless as to be worthy of scornful laughter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the pundit's latest book is another pathetic jumble of factual errors, half-baked political views, and baseless accusations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absurd",
|
|
"cockamamy",
|
|
"cockamamie",
|
|
"comical",
|
|
"derisive",
|
|
"derisory",
|
|
"farcical",
|
|
"laughable",
|
|
"ludicrous",
|
|
"preposterous",
|
|
"ridiculous",
|
|
"risible",
|
|
"silly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"asinine",
|
|
"brainless",
|
|
"dumb",
|
|
"fatuous",
|
|
"foolish",
|
|
"half-baked",
|
|
"half-witted",
|
|
"harebrained",
|
|
"idiotic",
|
|
"idiotical",
|
|
"imbecile",
|
|
"imbecilic",
|
|
"inane",
|
|
"jerky",
|
|
"moronic",
|
|
"nonsensical",
|
|
"simpleminded",
|
|
"stupid",
|
|
"unwise",
|
|
"weak-minded",
|
|
"witless",
|
|
"balmy",
|
|
"cockeyed",
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
"cuckoo",
|
|
"daffy",
|
|
"daft",
|
|
"dotty",
|
|
"insane",
|
|
"kooky",
|
|
"kookie",
|
|
"loony",
|
|
"looney",
|
|
"lunatic",
|
|
"mad",
|
|
"nutty",
|
|
"screwball",
|
|
"senseless",
|
|
"wacky",
|
|
"whacky",
|
|
"fantastic",
|
|
"fantastical",
|
|
"far-fetched",
|
|
"inconceivable",
|
|
"incredible",
|
|
"unbelievable",
|
|
"unreal",
|
|
"unrealistic",
|
|
"unreasonable",
|
|
"illogical",
|
|
"irrational"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"earnest",
|
|
"serious",
|
|
"solemn",
|
|
"believable",
|
|
"conceivable",
|
|
"credible",
|
|
"logical",
|
|
"rational",
|
|
"realistic",
|
|
"reasonable",
|
|
"sensible"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patios":{
|
|
"an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there's a patio in the center of the apartment complex"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"closes",
|
|
"courts",
|
|
"courtyards",
|
|
"enclosures",
|
|
"inclosures",
|
|
"quadrangles",
|
|
"quads",
|
|
"yards"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"atria",
|
|
"atriums",
|
|
"gallerias",
|
|
"parvises",
|
|
"peristyles",
|
|
"forecourts",
|
|
"places",
|
|
"plazas",
|
|
"squares",
|
|
"decks",
|
|
"terraces",
|
|
"curtilages"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pathologist":{
|
|
"a medical professional studying diseases and especially one who examines bodies to find out the cause of death":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coroner",
|
|
"medical examiner",
|
|
"croaker",
|
|
"doc",
|
|
"doctor",
|
|
"medic",
|
|
"medico",
|
|
"physician",
|
|
"sawbones",
|
|
"anesthesiologist",
|
|
"dermatologist",
|
|
"gynecologist",
|
|
"internist",
|
|
"neurologist",
|
|
"ob-gyn",
|
|
"obstetrician",
|
|
"ophthalmologist",
|
|
"optometrist",
|
|
"orthopedist",
|
|
"pediatrician",
|
|
"pediatrist",
|
|
"physiatrist",
|
|
"podiatrist",
|
|
"radiologist",
|
|
"urologist",
|
|
"family doctor",
|
|
"family physician",
|
|
"family practitioner",
|
|
"general practitioner",
|
|
"attending",
|
|
"clinician",
|
|
"hospitalist",
|
|
"specialist",
|
|
"plastic surgeon",
|
|
"surgeon",
|
|
"intern",
|
|
"interne",
|
|
"resident",
|
|
"aidman",
|
|
"nurse",
|
|
"nurse-practitioner",
|
|
"EMT",
|
|
"paramedic",
|
|
"paramedical",
|
|
"physical therapist",
|
|
"physiotherapist"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nondoctor",
|
|
"nonphysician"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patting down":{
|
|
"as in shaking down , frisking":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"frisking",
|
|
"shaking down",
|
|
"combing",
|
|
"digging (through)",
|
|
"dredging",
|
|
"hunting (through)",
|
|
"raking",
|
|
"ransacking",
|
|
"rifling",
|
|
"rummaging",
|
|
"scouring",
|
|
"searching",
|
|
"sorting (through)",
|
|
"trolling",
|
|
"auditing",
|
|
"checking (out)",
|
|
"examining",
|
|
"inspecting",
|
|
"investigating",
|
|
"reviewing",
|
|
"scanning",
|
|
"scrutinizing",
|
|
"surveying",
|
|
"ascertaining",
|
|
"descrying",
|
|
"detecting",
|
|
"determining",
|
|
"discovering",
|
|
"ferreting (out)",
|
|
"finding",
|
|
"finding out",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"hitting (on or upon)",
|
|
"learning",
|
|
"locating",
|
|
"running down",
|
|
"scaring up",
|
|
"tracking (down)",
|
|
"grubbing (about)",
|
|
"poking (around)",
|
|
"exploring",
|
|
"probing",
|
|
"prospecting",
|
|
"skirmishing",
|
|
"snooping",
|
|
"browsing",
|
|
"glancing (over)",
|
|
"looking over",
|
|
"perusing",
|
|
"studying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hiding",
|
|
"abandoning",
|
|
"losing",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"neglecting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pathless":{
|
|
"not having been traveled over or through":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the team of scientists will use dogsleds to travel across the pathless Antarctic wilderness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"trackless",
|
|
"untraveled",
|
|
"untraversed",
|
|
"untrodden",
|
|
"untrod"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"pristine",
|
|
"virgin",
|
|
"undiscovered",
|
|
"unexplored"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bustling",
|
|
"busy",
|
|
"crowded",
|
|
"swarming",
|
|
"teeming",
|
|
"thronging"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"traveled",
|
|
"travelled",
|
|
"trod",
|
|
"trodden"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patresfamilias":{
|
|
"as in patriarchs":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"patriarchs",
|
|
"daddies",
|
|
"dads",
|
|
"fathers",
|
|
"old men",
|
|
"papas",
|
|
"poppas",
|
|
"pas",
|
|
"paters",
|
|
"pops",
|
|
"sires",
|
|
"father figures",
|
|
"father images",
|
|
"stepfathers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"paternity":{
|
|
"as in fatherhood , fathering":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fatherhood",
|
|
"fathering",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"rearing",
|
|
"upbringing",
|
|
"maternity",
|
|
"motherhood",
|
|
"mothering",
|
|
"parenthood",
|
|
"parenting",
|
|
"caregiving",
|
|
"caretaking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patois":{
|
|
"the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the medical patois that the hospital staffers used among themselves was incomprehensible to me"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argot",
|
|
"cant",
|
|
"dialect",
|
|
"jargon",
|
|
"jive",
|
|
"language",
|
|
"lingo",
|
|
"patter",
|
|
"shop",
|
|
"shoptalk",
|
|
"slang",
|
|
"terminology",
|
|
"vocabulary"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"colloquial",
|
|
"colloquialism",
|
|
"idiom",
|
|
"localism",
|
|
"parlance",
|
|
"pidgin",
|
|
"provincialism",
|
|
"regionalism",
|
|
"speech",
|
|
"vernacular",
|
|
"vernacularism",
|
|
"slanguage",
|
|
"bureaucratese",
|
|
"computerese",
|
|
"cyberspeak",
|
|
"educationese",
|
|
"governmentese",
|
|
"journalese",
|
|
"technobabble"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patches":{
|
|
"a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a black cat with a small patch of white next to her nose"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blotches",
|
|
"dapples",
|
|
"dots",
|
|
"eyespots",
|
|
"flecks",
|
|
"mottles",
|
|
"pips",
|
|
"points",
|
|
"speckles",
|
|
"specks",
|
|
"splotches",
|
|
"spots"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"birthmarks",
|
|
"freckles",
|
|
"moles",
|
|
"blobs",
|
|
"blots",
|
|
"marks",
|
|
"smears",
|
|
"smudges",
|
|
"smutches",
|
|
"stains",
|
|
"spatters",
|
|
"splashes",
|
|
"polka dots"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a very small piece":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a patch of land hardly big enough for a garden"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"atoms",
|
|
"bits",
|
|
"crumbs",
|
|
"dribbles",
|
|
"flecks",
|
|
"flyspecks",
|
|
"grains",
|
|
"granules",
|
|
"molecules",
|
|
"morsels",
|
|
"motes",
|
|
"nubbins",
|
|
"nuggets",
|
|
"particles",
|
|
"scraps",
|
|
"scruples",
|
|
"snippets",
|
|
"snips",
|
|
"specks",
|
|
"tittles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aces",
|
|
"dabs",
|
|
"dashes",
|
|
"driblets",
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"fractions",
|
|
"haets",
|
|
"halfpence",
|
|
"halfpennies",
|
|
"ha'pennies",
|
|
"iotas",
|
|
"jots",
|
|
"kennings",
|
|
"licks",
|
|
"minims",
|
|
"mites",
|
|
"modicums",
|
|
"nutshells",
|
|
"ounces",
|
|
"pinches",
|
|
"shreds",
|
|
"smatters",
|
|
"smidgens",
|
|
"smidgeons",
|
|
"smidgins",
|
|
"smidges",
|
|
"spots",
|
|
"strains",
|
|
"streaks",
|
|
"suspicions",
|
|
"tastes",
|
|
"touches",
|
|
"traces",
|
|
"whispers",
|
|
"whits",
|
|
"bites",
|
|
"mouthfuls",
|
|
"nibbles",
|
|
"tidbits",
|
|
"titbits",
|
|
"fragments",
|
|
"parts",
|
|
"portions",
|
|
"sections",
|
|
"chips",
|
|
"flakes",
|
|
"shards",
|
|
"shivers",
|
|
"slivers",
|
|
"splinters",
|
|
"clippings",
|
|
"parings",
|
|
"shavings",
|
|
"smithereens"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"chunks",
|
|
"gobs",
|
|
"hunks",
|
|
"lumps",
|
|
"slabs",
|
|
"abundances",
|
|
"barrels",
|
|
"buckets",
|
|
"bushels",
|
|
"deals",
|
|
"heaps",
|
|
"loads",
|
|
"masses",
|
|
"mountains",
|
|
"pecks",
|
|
"piles",
|
|
"pots",
|
|
"profusions",
|
|
"quantities",
|
|
"rafts",
|
|
"scads",
|
|
"stacks",
|
|
"volumes",
|
|
"wads",
|
|
"wealths"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put into good shape or working order again":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"patch the tire and it'll be as good as new"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"doctors",
|
|
"fixes",
|
|
"mends",
|
|
"reconditions",
|
|
"renovates",
|
|
"repairs",
|
|
"revamps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fixes up",
|
|
"furbishes",
|
|
"overhauls",
|
|
"rebuilds",
|
|
"reconstructs",
|
|
"refurbishes",
|
|
"aids",
|
|
"cures",
|
|
"heals",
|
|
"helps",
|
|
"conditions",
|
|
"prepares",
|
|
"readies",
|
|
"cares (for)",
|
|
"maintains",
|
|
"services",
|
|
"freshens",
|
|
"refreshens",
|
|
"refreshes",
|
|
"regenerates",
|
|
"rejuvenates",
|
|
"renews",
|
|
"restores",
|
|
"revitalizes",
|
|
"revives",
|
|
"adjusts",
|
|
"corrects",
|
|
"modifies",
|
|
"rectifies",
|
|
"redresses",
|
|
"reforms",
|
|
"rights",
|
|
"ameliorates",
|
|
"betters",
|
|
"enhances",
|
|
"enriches",
|
|
"improves",
|
|
"meliorates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blemishes",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"damages",
|
|
"defaces",
|
|
"disfigures",
|
|
"flaws",
|
|
"harms",
|
|
"hurts",
|
|
"impairs",
|
|
"injures",
|
|
"mars",
|
|
"ruins",
|
|
"spoils",
|
|
"vandalizes",
|
|
"wrecks",
|
|
"cripples",
|
|
"disables",
|
|
"maims",
|
|
"mangles",
|
|
"mutilates"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patching (together)":{
|
|
"to make or assemble roughly or hastily":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the stranded hikers patched together a shelter that afforded some protection from the wind"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cobbling (together or up)",
|
|
"jury-rigging",
|
|
"throwing up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dashing (off)",
|
|
"jerry-building"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"crafting",
|
|
"handcrafting",
|
|
"fashioning",
|
|
"forging",
|
|
"hammering out",
|
|
"pounding (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patterns":{
|
|
"a unit of decoration that is repeated all over something (as a fabric)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a coverlet with a nosegay of tiny pink roses as the pattern"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"figures",
|
|
"motifs",
|
|
"motives"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"schemes",
|
|
"devices",
|
|
"adornments",
|
|
"caparisons",
|
|
"decorations",
|
|
"embellishments",
|
|
"frills",
|
|
"garnishes",
|
|
"ornaments",
|
|
"trims"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a usual manner of behaving or doing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her daily pattern begins with coffee and a bagel every morning for breakfast"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"customs",
|
|
"fashions",
|
|
"habits",
|
|
"habitudes",
|
|
"practices",
|
|
"practises",
|
|
"rituals",
|
|
"tricks",
|
|
"ways",
|
|
"wonts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"addictions",
|
|
"dispositions",
|
|
"bents",
|
|
"inclinations",
|
|
"proclivities",
|
|
"sets",
|
|
"tendencies",
|
|
"tenors",
|
|
"turns",
|
|
"bags",
|
|
"conventions",
|
|
"forms",
|
|
"modes",
|
|
"styles",
|
|
"usages",
|
|
"uses",
|
|
"deportments",
|
|
"manners",
|
|
"mores",
|
|
"drills",
|
|
"grooves",
|
|
"jog trots",
|
|
"regimens",
|
|
"regimes",
|
|
"r\u00e9gimes",
|
|
"rotes",
|
|
"routines",
|
|
"ruts",
|
|
"affectations",
|
|
"airs",
|
|
"poses",
|
|
"attributes",
|
|
"characteristics",
|
|
"marks",
|
|
"traits",
|
|
"eccentricities",
|
|
"kinks",
|
|
"oddities",
|
|
"peculiarities",
|
|
"quirks",
|
|
"singularities",
|
|
"tics"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"with her, everything must be done strictly according to pattern"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"drills",
|
|
"grinds",
|
|
"grooves",
|
|
"locksteps",
|
|
"rotes",
|
|
"routines",
|
|
"ruts",
|
|
"treadmills"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"daily dozens",
|
|
"regimens",
|
|
"housekeepings",
|
|
"customs",
|
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"fashions",
|
|
"habits",
|
|
"practices",
|
|
"practises",
|
|
"tricks",
|
|
"wonts",
|
|
"approaches",
|
|
"manners",
|
|
"methods",
|
|
"procedures",
|
|
"strategies",
|
|
"styles",
|
|
"tacks",
|
|
"techniques",
|
|
"ways",
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"plans",
|
|
"programs",
|
|
"schemes",
|
|
"conventions",
|
|
"policies",
|
|
"traditions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"many of the artist's paintings use the same pattern of a lone figure surrounded by a vast landscape"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrangements",
|
|
"compositions",
|
|
"configurations",
|
|
"constellations",
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"formats",
|
|
"forms",
|
|
"getups",
|
|
"layouts",
|
|
"makeups",
|
|
"ordonnances"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"motifs",
|
|
"themes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in matches , models":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"customizes",
|
|
"gears",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"models",
|
|
"acclimates",
|
|
"acclimatizes",
|
|
"accommodates",
|
|
"adapts",
|
|
"adjusts",
|
|
"conditions",
|
|
"conforms",
|
|
"doctors",
|
|
"edits",
|
|
"fashions",
|
|
"fits",
|
|
"puts",
|
|
"shapes",
|
|
"suits",
|
|
"tailors",
|
|
"readapts",
|
|
"readjusts",
|
|
"attunes",
|
|
"corrects",
|
|
"harmonizes",
|
|
"squares",
|
|
"tunes",
|
|
"establishes",
|
|
"roots",
|
|
"settles",
|
|
"acquaints",
|
|
"familiarizes",
|
|
"orientates",
|
|
"orients",
|
|
"equips",
|
|
"prepares",
|
|
"primes",
|
|
"rehearses",
|
|
"hardens",
|
|
"inures",
|
|
"seasons",
|
|
"toughens",
|
|
"alters",
|
|
"converts",
|
|
"makes over",
|
|
"modifies",
|
|
"recasts",
|
|
"reclaims",
|
|
"recycles",
|
|
"redesigns",
|
|
"redevelops",
|
|
"redoes",
|
|
"reengineers",
|
|
"refashions",
|
|
"refigures",
|
|
"refits",
|
|
"refocuses",
|
|
"reinvents",
|
|
"rejiggers",
|
|
"remakes",
|
|
"remodels",
|
|
"revamps",
|
|
"revises",
|
|
"reworks",
|
|
"transforms"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misadjusts"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in stripes , speckles":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"checkers",
|
|
"dapples",
|
|
"daubs",
|
|
"flecks",
|
|
"marbles",
|
|
"mottles",
|
|
"polychromes",
|
|
"speckles",
|
|
"specks",
|
|
"streaks",
|
|
"striates",
|
|
"stripes",
|
|
"variegates",
|
|
"darkens",
|
|
"embrowns",
|
|
"tones (down)",
|
|
"brightens",
|
|
"lightens",
|
|
"bepaints",
|
|
"colors",
|
|
"dyes",
|
|
"paints",
|
|
"pigments",
|
|
"stains",
|
|
"tinctures",
|
|
"tinges",
|
|
"tints"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decolorizes",
|
|
"blanches",
|
|
"bleaches",
|
|
"whitens"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patchy":{
|
|
"as in holey":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"holey",
|
|
"lacerate",
|
|
"lacerated",
|
|
"shredded",
|
|
"broken-down",
|
|
"decrepit",
|
|
"dilapidated",
|
|
"dog-eared",
|
|
"grungy",
|
|
"mangy",
|
|
"moth-eaten",
|
|
"run-down",
|
|
"scuzzy",
|
|
"tacky",
|
|
"dingy",
|
|
"faded",
|
|
"dowdy",
|
|
"scruffy",
|
|
"tatterdemalion",
|
|
"frayed",
|
|
"ragged",
|
|
"raggedy",
|
|
"ratty",
|
|
"seedy",
|
|
"shabby",
|
|
"tattered",
|
|
"threadbare",
|
|
"worn-out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brand-new",
|
|
"new",
|
|
"spick-and-span",
|
|
"spic-and-span",
|
|
"unused"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patriot":{
|
|
"a person who loves his or her country and supports its interests and policies":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the contention that true patriots would be willing to do anything for their country"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"loyalist"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chauvinist",
|
|
"flag-waver",
|
|
"jingoist",
|
|
"nationalist",
|
|
"superpatriot",
|
|
"compatriot",
|
|
"countryman"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"collaborator",
|
|
"quisling",
|
|
"spy",
|
|
"traitor",
|
|
"betrayer",
|
|
"deserter",
|
|
"recreant",
|
|
"renegade"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patsy":{
|
|
"one who is easily deceived or cheated":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an Internet newbie who's the perfect patsy for a cyber scam"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chump",
|
|
"dupe",
|
|
"gull",
|
|
"mug",
|
|
"pigeon",
|
|
"pushover",
|
|
"sap",
|
|
"soft touch",
|
|
"sucker",
|
|
"tool"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cat's-paw",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"target",
|
|
"victim",
|
|
"schlemiel",
|
|
"shlemiel",
|
|
"butt",
|
|
"derision",
|
|
"laughingstock",
|
|
"mock",
|
|
"mockery",
|
|
"booby",
|
|
"dodo",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"goose",
|
|
"half-wit",
|
|
"jackass",
|
|
"lunatic",
|
|
"monkey",
|
|
"nincompoop",
|
|
"ninny",
|
|
"nitwit",
|
|
"simp",
|
|
"simpleton",
|
|
"turkey",
|
|
"yo-yo",
|
|
"loser",
|
|
"blockhead",
|
|
"dolt",
|
|
"dope",
|
|
"dumbbell",
|
|
"dummy",
|
|
"dunce",
|
|
"idiot",
|
|
"imbecile",
|
|
"moron",
|
|
"schlub",
|
|
"shlub",
|
|
"schlump",
|
|
"schnook"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cheat",
|
|
"cheater",
|
|
"confidence man",
|
|
"cozener",
|
|
"defrauder",
|
|
"dodger",
|
|
"hoaxer",
|
|
"shark",
|
|
"sharper",
|
|
"slicker",
|
|
"swindler",
|
|
"trickster"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patent leathers":{
|
|
"as in suedes , nubucks":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"nubucks",
|
|
"suedes",
|
|
"alligators",
|
|
"antelope",
|
|
"antelopes",
|
|
"buckskins",
|
|
"cabrettas",
|
|
"calfskins",
|
|
"capeskins",
|
|
"chamois",
|
|
"chamoix",
|
|
"cordovans",
|
|
"cowhides",
|
|
"crocodiles",
|
|
"deerskins",
|
|
"doeskins",
|
|
"goatskins",
|
|
"horsehides",
|
|
"kids",
|
|
"kidskins",
|
|
"lambskins",
|
|
"moroccos",
|
|
"ostriches",
|
|
"pigskins",
|
|
"seals",
|
|
"sharkskins",
|
|
"sheepskins",
|
|
"snakeskins",
|
|
"coats",
|
|
"fleeces",
|
|
"furs",
|
|
"pelts",
|
|
"hides",
|
|
"leathers",
|
|
"skins"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patrolmen":{
|
|
"as in policewomen":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"policewomen",
|
|
"bobbies",
|
|
"bulls",
|
|
"constables",
|
|
"coppers",
|
|
"cops",
|
|
"flatfeet",
|
|
"fuzzes",
|
|
"gendarmes",
|
|
"lawmen",
|
|
"officers",
|
|
"policemen",
|
|
"police officers",
|
|
"shamuses",
|
|
"detectives",
|
|
"dicks",
|
|
"gumshoes",
|
|
"hawkshaws",
|
|
"inspectors",
|
|
"investigators",
|
|
"plainclothesmen",
|
|
"sherlocks",
|
|
"sleuthhounds",
|
|
"sleuths",
|
|
"marshals",
|
|
"marshalls",
|
|
"sheriffs",
|
|
"troopers",
|
|
"peace officers",
|
|
"captains",
|
|
"lieutenants",
|
|
"sergeants",
|
|
"constabularies",
|
|
"heat",
|
|
"men",
|
|
"police",
|
|
"police forces",
|
|
"operatives",
|
|
"private detectives",
|
|
"private eyes",
|
|
"private investigators"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"civilians"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patissier":{
|
|
"as in baker":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"baker",
|
|
"chef",
|
|
"cook",
|
|
"cooker",
|
|
"culinarian",
|
|
"barbecuer",
|
|
"griller"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patronymics":{
|
|
"as in matronymics":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"matronymics",
|
|
"family names",
|
|
"maiden names",
|
|
"middle names",
|
|
"surnames",
|
|
"bynames",
|
|
"diminutives",
|
|
"epithets",
|
|
"hypocorisms",
|
|
"nicknames",
|
|
"sobriquets",
|
|
"soubriquets",
|
|
"baptismal names",
|
|
"Christian names",
|
|
"first names",
|
|
"forenames",
|
|
"given names",
|
|
"banners",
|
|
"rubrics",
|
|
"tags",
|
|
"appellations",
|
|
"appellatives",
|
|
"cognomens",
|
|
"cognomina",
|
|
"compellations",
|
|
"denominations",
|
|
"denotations",
|
|
"designations",
|
|
"handles",
|
|
"monikers",
|
|
"monickers",
|
|
"names",
|
|
"nomenclatures",
|
|
"titles",
|
|
"aliases",
|
|
"cryptonyms",
|
|
"noms de guerre",
|
|
"noms de plume",
|
|
"pen names",
|
|
"pseudonyms",
|
|
"binomials",
|
|
"monomials",
|
|
"trivial names",
|
|
"vernaculars",
|
|
"misnomers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patriotic":{
|
|
"having or showing love and support for one's country":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hanging a flag outside one's home is a patriotic gesture"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"nationalist",
|
|
"nationalistic"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chauvinist",
|
|
"jingoist",
|
|
"jingoistic",
|
|
"superpatriotic",
|
|
"constant",
|
|
"devoted",
|
|
"faithful",
|
|
"loyal",
|
|
"staunch",
|
|
"stanch",
|
|
"steadfast",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"ardent",
|
|
"fervent",
|
|
"fervid",
|
|
"impassioned",
|
|
"passionate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"traitorous",
|
|
"treasonous",
|
|
"disaffected",
|
|
"disloyal",
|
|
"faithless",
|
|
"false",
|
|
"fickle",
|
|
"inconstant",
|
|
"perfidious",
|
|
"recreant",
|
|
"treacherous",
|
|
"unfaithful"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unpatriotic"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patient":{
|
|
"an individual awaiting or under medical care and treatment":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the nurse asked the patient to change into a paper gown"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"case"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"inpatient",
|
|
"outpatient",
|
|
"rehabilitant",
|
|
"sufferer",
|
|
"victim",
|
|
"convalescent",
|
|
"nursling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"accepting pains or hardships calmly or without complaint":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you were very patient about having to wait for me for so long"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"forbearing",
|
|
"long-suffering",
|
|
"stoic",
|
|
"stoical",
|
|
"tolerant",
|
|
"uncomplaining"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lenient",
|
|
"acquiescent",
|
|
"passive",
|
|
"resigned",
|
|
"unresistant",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"compliant",
|
|
"complying",
|
|
"conformist",
|
|
"docile",
|
|
"law-abiding",
|
|
"obedient",
|
|
"placable",
|
|
"submissive",
|
|
"subordinate",
|
|
"tractable",
|
|
"willing",
|
|
"slavish",
|
|
"subservient",
|
|
"amiable",
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"composed",
|
|
"constrained",
|
|
"contained",
|
|
"curbed",
|
|
"inhibited",
|
|
"repressed",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"disciplined",
|
|
"self-contained",
|
|
"self-controlled",
|
|
"apathetic",
|
|
"uncaring",
|
|
"unresponsive"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bored",
|
|
"tired",
|
|
"weary",
|
|
"defiant",
|
|
"resistant",
|
|
"contrary",
|
|
"disobedient",
|
|
"insubordinate",
|
|
"intractable",
|
|
"rebellious",
|
|
"recalcitrant",
|
|
"refractory",
|
|
"ungovernable",
|
|
"unmanageable",
|
|
"unruly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"complaining",
|
|
"fed up",
|
|
"impatient",
|
|
"kvetching",
|
|
"kvetchy",
|
|
"protesting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continuing despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a patient effort to finish college despite the mounting debts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dogged",
|
|
"insistent",
|
|
"persevering",
|
|
"persistent",
|
|
"pertinacious",
|
|
"tenacious"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assured",
|
|
"certain",
|
|
"dedicated",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"hell-bent",
|
|
"intent",
|
|
"positive",
|
|
"resolute",
|
|
"resolved",
|
|
"single-minded",
|
|
"sure",
|
|
"adamant",
|
|
"bullheaded",
|
|
"hardened",
|
|
"hardheaded",
|
|
"headstrong",
|
|
"implacable",
|
|
"indurate",
|
|
"mulish",
|
|
"obdurate",
|
|
"obstinate",
|
|
"opinionated",
|
|
"peevish",
|
|
"perverse",
|
|
"pigheaded",
|
|
"self-willed",
|
|
"stiff-necked",
|
|
"stubborn",
|
|
"unregenerate",
|
|
"unyielding",
|
|
"willful",
|
|
"wilful",
|
|
"unfaltering",
|
|
"unhesitating",
|
|
"unwavering",
|
|
"resistant",
|
|
"wayward",
|
|
"wrongheaded",
|
|
"constant",
|
|
"devoted",
|
|
"faithful",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"loyal",
|
|
"staunch",
|
|
"stanch",
|
|
"steadfast",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"indomitable",
|
|
"unconquerable",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"relentless",
|
|
"stern",
|
|
"unbending",
|
|
"unflinching",
|
|
"unrelenting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"quitting",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"faltering",
|
|
"hesitant",
|
|
"hesitating",
|
|
"irresolute",
|
|
"vacillating",
|
|
"wavering",
|
|
"disloyal",
|
|
"faithless",
|
|
"false",
|
|
"fickle",
|
|
"inconstant",
|
|
"perfidious",
|
|
"traitorous",
|
|
"treacherous"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patternless":{
|
|
"as in haphazard , irregular":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"disorganized",
|
|
"haphazard",
|
|
"hit-or-miss",
|
|
"immethodical",
|
|
"irregular",
|
|
"nonsystematic",
|
|
"planless",
|
|
"systemless",
|
|
"unsystematic",
|
|
"chaotic",
|
|
"disordered",
|
|
"disorderly",
|
|
"shambolic",
|
|
"unordered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"methodical",
|
|
"methodic",
|
|
"neat",
|
|
"orderly",
|
|
"organized",
|
|
"regular",
|
|
"systematic",
|
|
"systematized",
|
|
"ordered",
|
|
"regularized",
|
|
"standardized",
|
|
"structured",
|
|
"accurate",
|
|
"clocklike",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"exact",
|
|
"precise"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patterning":{
|
|
"as in matching , modeling":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"customizing",
|
|
"gearing",
|
|
"matching",
|
|
"modeling",
|
|
"modelling",
|
|
"acclimating",
|
|
"acclimatizing",
|
|
"accommodating",
|
|
"adapting",
|
|
"adjusting",
|
|
"conditioning",
|
|
"conforming",
|
|
"doctoring",
|
|
"editing",
|
|
"fashioning",
|
|
"fitting",
|
|
"putting",
|
|
"shaping",
|
|
"suiting",
|
|
"tailoring",
|
|
"readapting",
|
|
"readjusting",
|
|
"attuning",
|
|
"correcting",
|
|
"harmonizing",
|
|
"squaring",
|
|
"tuning",
|
|
"establishing",
|
|
"rooting",
|
|
"settling",
|
|
"acquainting",
|
|
"familiarizing",
|
|
"orientating",
|
|
"orienting",
|
|
"equipping",
|
|
"preparing",
|
|
"priming",
|
|
"rehearsing",
|
|
"hardening",
|
|
"inuring",
|
|
"seasoning",
|
|
"toughening",
|
|
"altering",
|
|
"converting",
|
|
"making over",
|
|
"modifying",
|
|
"recasting",
|
|
"reclaiming",
|
|
"recycling",
|
|
"redesigning",
|
|
"redeveloping",
|
|
"redoing",
|
|
"reengineering",
|
|
"refashioning",
|
|
"refiguring",
|
|
"refitting",
|
|
"refocusing",
|
|
"reinventing",
|
|
"rejiggering",
|
|
"remaking",
|
|
"remodeling",
|
|
"revamping",
|
|
"revising",
|
|
"reworking",
|
|
"transforming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misadjusting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in striping , speckling":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"checkering",
|
|
"dappling",
|
|
"daubing",
|
|
"flecking",
|
|
"marbling",
|
|
"mottling",
|
|
"polychroming",
|
|
"specking",
|
|
"speckling",
|
|
"streaking",
|
|
"striating",
|
|
"striping",
|
|
"variegating",
|
|
"darkening",
|
|
"embrowning",
|
|
"toning (down)",
|
|
"brightening",
|
|
"lightening",
|
|
"bepainting",
|
|
"coloring",
|
|
"dyeing",
|
|
"painting",
|
|
"pigmenting",
|
|
"staining",
|
|
"tincturing",
|
|
"tingeing",
|
|
"tinging",
|
|
"tinting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decolorizing",
|
|
"blanching",
|
|
"bleaching",
|
|
"whitening"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patients":{
|
|
"an individual awaiting or under medical care and treatment":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the nurse asked the patient to change into a paper gown"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cases"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"inpatients",
|
|
"outpatients",
|
|
"rehabilitants",
|
|
"sufferers",
|
|
"victims",
|
|
"convalescents",
|
|
"nurslings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patrols":{
|
|
"as in outposts , commandos":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commandos",
|
|
"commandoes",
|
|
"firing squads",
|
|
"outposts",
|
|
"paratroops",
|
|
"pickets",
|
|
"rear guards",
|
|
"sentries",
|
|
"watches",
|
|
"detachments",
|
|
"details",
|
|
"battalions",
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"companies",
|
|
"corps",
|
|
"divisions",
|
|
"platoons",
|
|
"regiments",
|
|
"squadrons",
|
|
"squads",
|
|
"troops",
|
|
"wings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to walk or go around or through (an area, building, etc.) especially in order to make sure that it is safe":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The squad had orders to patrol the area.",
|
|
"The border is patrolled by the army."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"guards",
|
|
"protects",
|
|
"safeguards",
|
|
"shields",
|
|
"attends",
|
|
"cares (for)",
|
|
"minds",
|
|
"oversees",
|
|
"superintends",
|
|
"supervises",
|
|
"tends",
|
|
"watches",
|
|
"polices",
|
|
"administrates",
|
|
"conducts",
|
|
"controls",
|
|
"directs",
|
|
"governs",
|
|
"guides",
|
|
"manages",
|
|
"operates",
|
|
"presides (over)",
|
|
"regulates",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"stewards",
|
|
"babies",
|
|
"babysits",
|
|
"chaperones",
|
|
"chaperons",
|
|
"mothers",
|
|
"shepherds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abandons",
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"forgets",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"neglects",
|
|
"passes over"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patching":{
|
|
"as in repair , renovation":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fixing",
|
|
"mending",
|
|
"rebuilding",
|
|
"reconditioning",
|
|
"reconstruction",
|
|
"renovation",
|
|
"repair",
|
|
"revamping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"wear",
|
|
"wear and tear",
|
|
"abrasion",
|
|
"corrosion",
|
|
"erosion",
|
|
"decomposition",
|
|
"deterioration",
|
|
"disintegration"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put into good shape or working order again":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"patch the tire and it'll be as good as new"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"doctoring",
|
|
"fixing",
|
|
"mending",
|
|
"reconditioning",
|
|
"renovating",
|
|
"repairing",
|
|
"revamping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fixing up",
|
|
"furbishing",
|
|
"overhauling",
|
|
"rebuilding",
|
|
"reconstructing",
|
|
"refurbishing",
|
|
"aiding",
|
|
"curing",
|
|
"healing",
|
|
"helping",
|
|
"conditioning",
|
|
"preparing",
|
|
"readying",
|
|
"caring (for)",
|
|
"maintaining",
|
|
"servicing",
|
|
"freshening",
|
|
"refreshening",
|
|
"refreshing",
|
|
"regenerating",
|
|
"rejuvenating",
|
|
"renewing",
|
|
"restoring",
|
|
"revitalizing",
|
|
"reviving",
|
|
"adjusting",
|
|
"correcting",
|
|
"modifying",
|
|
"rectifying",
|
|
"redressing",
|
|
"reforming",
|
|
"righting",
|
|
"ameliorating",
|
|
"bettering",
|
|
"enhancing",
|
|
"enriching",
|
|
"improving",
|
|
"meliorating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blemishing",
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"damaging",
|
|
"defacing",
|
|
"disfiguring",
|
|
"flawing",
|
|
"harming",
|
|
"hurting",
|
|
"impairing",
|
|
"injuring",
|
|
"marring",
|
|
"ruining",
|
|
"spoiling",
|
|
"vandalizing",
|
|
"wrecking",
|
|
"crippling",
|
|
"disabling",
|
|
"maiming",
|
|
"mangling",
|
|
"mutilating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patriots":{
|
|
"a person who loves his or her country and supports its interests and policies":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the contention that true patriots would be willing to do anything for their country"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"loyalists"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chauvinists",
|
|
"flag-wavers",
|
|
"jingoists",
|
|
"nationalists",
|
|
"superpatriots",
|
|
"compatriots",
|
|
"countrymen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"collaborators",
|
|
"quislings",
|
|
"spies",
|
|
"traitors",
|
|
"betrayers",
|
|
"deserters",
|
|
"recreants",
|
|
"renegades"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patched (together)":{
|
|
"to make or assemble roughly or hastily":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the stranded hikers patched together a shelter that afforded some protection from the wind"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cobbled (together or up)",
|
|
"jury-rigged",
|
|
"threw up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dashed (off)",
|
|
"jerry-built"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"crafted",
|
|
"handcrafted",
|
|
"fashioned",
|
|
"forged",
|
|
"hammered out",
|
|
"pounded (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patted down":{
|
|
"as in shook down , frisked":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"frisked",
|
|
"shook down",
|
|
"combed",
|
|
"dredged",
|
|
"dug (through)",
|
|
"hunted (through)",
|
|
"raked",
|
|
"ransacked",
|
|
"rifled",
|
|
"rummaged",
|
|
"scoured",
|
|
"searched",
|
|
"sorted (through)",
|
|
"trolled",
|
|
"audited",
|
|
"checked (out)",
|
|
"examined",
|
|
"inspected",
|
|
"investigated",
|
|
"reviewed",
|
|
"scanned",
|
|
"scrutinized",
|
|
"surveyed",
|
|
"ascertained",
|
|
"descried",
|
|
"detected",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"discovered",
|
|
"ferreted (out)",
|
|
"found",
|
|
"found out",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"hit (on or upon)",
|
|
"learned",
|
|
"located",
|
|
"ran down",
|
|
"scared up",
|
|
"tracked (down)",
|
|
"grubbed (about)",
|
|
"poked (around)",
|
|
"explored",
|
|
"probed",
|
|
"prospected",
|
|
"skirmished",
|
|
"snooped",
|
|
"browsed",
|
|
"glanced (over)",
|
|
"looked over",
|
|
"perused",
|
|
"studied"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hid",
|
|
"abandoned",
|
|
"lost",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"neglected"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patriciate":{
|
|
"the highest class in a society":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the patriciate regarded patronage of the arts as a moral and social duty"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aristocracy",
|
|
"elite",
|
|
"gentility",
|
|
"gentlefolk",
|
|
"gentlefolks",
|
|
"gentry",
|
|
"nobility",
|
|
"quality",
|
|
"upper class",
|
|
"upper crust"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"A-list",
|
|
"beau monde",
|
|
"beautiful people",
|
|
"caf\u00e9 society",
|
|
"Four Hundred",
|
|
"400",
|
|
"glitterati",
|
|
"haut monde",
|
|
"haute monde",
|
|
"jet set",
|
|
"society",
|
|
"carriage trade",
|
|
"plutocracy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"commoners",
|
|
"(the) crowd",
|
|
"(the) masses",
|
|
"peasantry",
|
|
"peonage",
|
|
"(the) people",
|
|
"plebeians",
|
|
"plebs",
|
|
"(the) populace",
|
|
"(the) public",
|
|
"rank and file",
|
|
"bourgeoisie",
|
|
"middle class",
|
|
"working class",
|
|
"dregs",
|
|
"(the) herd",
|
|
"(the) mob",
|
|
"rabble",
|
|
"rabblement",
|
|
"riffraff",
|
|
"scum",
|
|
"trash"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"proletarians",
|
|
"proletariat"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patters":{
|
|
"to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the toddler pattered on for what seemed like hours"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babbles",
|
|
"blabs",
|
|
"cackles",
|
|
"chaffers",
|
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"chats",
|
|
"chatters",
|
|
"chins",
|
|
"converses",
|
|
"gabbles",
|
|
"gabs",
|
|
"gases",
|
|
"gasses",
|
|
"jabbers",
|
|
"jaws",
|
|
"kibitzes",
|
|
"kibbitzes",
|
|
"natters",
|
|
"palavers",
|
|
"prates",
|
|
"prattles",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"rattles",
|
|
"runs on",
|
|
"schmoozes",
|
|
"shmoozes",
|
|
"talks",
|
|
"twitters",
|
|
"visits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gossips",
|
|
"tattles",
|
|
"descants",
|
|
"discusses",
|
|
"expatiates",
|
|
"yaks",
|
|
"yacks",
|
|
"yammers",
|
|
"yaps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patronymic":{
|
|
"as in matronymic":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"matronymic",
|
|
"family name",
|
|
"maiden name",
|
|
"middle name",
|
|
"surname",
|
|
"byname",
|
|
"diminutive",
|
|
"epithet",
|
|
"hypocorism",
|
|
"nickname",
|
|
"sobriquet",
|
|
"soubriquet",
|
|
"baptismal name",
|
|
"Christian name",
|
|
"first name",
|
|
"forename",
|
|
"given name",
|
|
"banner",
|
|
"rubric",
|
|
"tag",
|
|
"appellation",
|
|
"appellative",
|
|
"cognomen",
|
|
"compellation",
|
|
"denomination",
|
|
"denotation",
|
|
"designation",
|
|
"handle",
|
|
"moniker",
|
|
"monicker",
|
|
"name",
|
|
"nomenclature",
|
|
"title",
|
|
"alias",
|
|
"cryptonym",
|
|
"nom de guerre",
|
|
"nom de plume",
|
|
"pen name",
|
|
"pseudonym",
|
|
"binomial",
|
|
"monomial",
|
|
"trivial name",
|
|
"vernacular",
|
|
"misnomer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patrolled":{
|
|
"to walk or go around or through (an area, building, etc.) especially in order to make sure that it is safe":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The squad had orders to patrol the area.",
|
|
"The border is patrolled by the army."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"guarded",
|
|
"protected",
|
|
"safeguarded",
|
|
"shielded",
|
|
"attended",
|
|
"cared (for)",
|
|
"minded",
|
|
"oversaw",
|
|
"superintended",
|
|
"supervised",
|
|
"tended",
|
|
"watched",
|
|
"policed",
|
|
"administrated",
|
|
"conducted",
|
|
"controlled",
|
|
"directed",
|
|
"governed",
|
|
"guided",
|
|
"managed",
|
|
"operated",
|
|
"presided (over)",
|
|
"ran",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"regulated",
|
|
"stewarded",
|
|
"babied",
|
|
"babysat",
|
|
"chaperoned",
|
|
"mothered",
|
|
"shepherded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abandoned",
|
|
"disregarded",
|
|
"forgot",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"neglected",
|
|
"passed over"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patinas":{
|
|
"a special quality or impression associated with something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"although the winery is brand-new, it has been constructed and decorated to give it a patina of old-world quaintness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"airs",
|
|
"ambiences",
|
|
"ambiances",
|
|
"aromas",
|
|
"atmospheres",
|
|
"auras",
|
|
"climates",
|
|
"flavors",
|
|
"halos",
|
|
"haloes",
|
|
"karmas",
|
|
"moods",
|
|
"nimbi",
|
|
"nimbuses",
|
|
"notes",
|
|
"odors",
|
|
"smells",
|
|
"tempers",
|
|
"vibrations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aureoles",
|
|
"aureolae",
|
|
"mystiques",
|
|
"romances",
|
|
"genius locis",
|
|
"feelings",
|
|
"feels",
|
|
"sensations",
|
|
"senses",
|
|
"spirits",
|
|
"attributes",
|
|
"characteristics",
|
|
"characters",
|
|
"images",
|
|
"marks",
|
|
"notions",
|
|
"peculiarities",
|
|
"pictures",
|
|
"properties",
|
|
"traits",
|
|
"colors",
|
|
"illusions",
|
|
"overtones",
|
|
"semblances",
|
|
"suggestions",
|
|
"tones"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patent medicines":{
|
|
"as in prescriptions , prescription drugs":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"botanicals",
|
|
"prescription drugs",
|
|
"prescriptions",
|
|
"cure-alls",
|
|
"nostrums",
|
|
"panaceas",
|
|
"cordials",
|
|
"potions",
|
|
"tonics",
|
|
"cures",
|
|
"drugs",
|
|
"medicaments",
|
|
"medications",
|
|
"medicinals",
|
|
"medicines",
|
|
"pharmaceuticals",
|
|
"physics",
|
|
"remedies",
|
|
"specifics",
|
|
"miracle drugs",
|
|
"wonder drugs",
|
|
"caps",
|
|
"capsules",
|
|
"pills",
|
|
"tablets",
|
|
"injections",
|
|
"shots",
|
|
"embrocations",
|
|
"liniments",
|
|
"lotions",
|
|
"ointments",
|
|
"poultices",
|
|
"salves",
|
|
"syrups",
|
|
"sirups",
|
|
"tinctures",
|
|
"antibiotics",
|
|
"antiseptics",
|
|
"sera",
|
|
"serums"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patsies":{
|
|
"one who is easily deceived or cheated":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an Internet newbie who's the perfect patsy for a cyber scam"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chumps",
|
|
"dupes",
|
|
"gulls",
|
|
"mugs",
|
|
"pigeons",
|
|
"pushovers",
|
|
"saps",
|
|
"soft touches",
|
|
"suckers",
|
|
"tools"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cat's-paws",
|
|
"marks",
|
|
"targets",
|
|
"victims",
|
|
"schlemiels",
|
|
"shlemiels",
|
|
"butts",
|
|
"derisions",
|
|
"laughingstocks",
|
|
"mockeries",
|
|
"mocks",
|
|
"boobies",
|
|
"dodoes",
|
|
"dodos",
|
|
"fools",
|
|
"geese",
|
|
"half-wits",
|
|
"jackasses",
|
|
"lunatics",
|
|
"monkeys",
|
|
"nincompoops",
|
|
"ninnies",
|
|
"nitwits",
|
|
"simpletons",
|
|
"simps",
|
|
"turkeys",
|
|
"yo-yos",
|
|
"losers",
|
|
"blockheads",
|
|
"dolts",
|
|
"dopes",
|
|
"dumbbells",
|
|
"dummies",
|
|
"dunces",
|
|
"idiots",
|
|
"imbeciles",
|
|
"morons",
|
|
"schlubs",
|
|
"shlubs",
|
|
"schlumps",
|
|
"schnooks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cheaters",
|
|
"cheats",
|
|
"confidence men",
|
|
"cozeners",
|
|
"defrauders",
|
|
"dodgers",
|
|
"hoaxers",
|
|
"sharks",
|
|
"sharpers",
|
|
"slickers",
|
|
"swindlers",
|
|
"tricksters"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patrician":{
|
|
"of high birth, rank, or station":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"came from a patrician family"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aristocratic",
|
|
"blue-blooded",
|
|
"genteel",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"highborn",
|
|
"highbred",
|
|
"noble",
|
|
"silk-stocking",
|
|
"upper-class",
|
|
"upper-crust",
|
|
"wellborn"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"high",
|
|
"lofty",
|
|
"superior",
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"ennobled",
|
|
"exalted",
|
|
"gentlemanly",
|
|
"kingly",
|
|
"knightly",
|
|
"ladylike",
|
|
"lordly",
|
|
"princely",
|
|
"queenly",
|
|
"regal",
|
|
"royal",
|
|
"high-level",
|
|
"senior"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inferior",
|
|
"knavish",
|
|
"bastard",
|
|
"illegitimate",
|
|
"ordinary",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"abased",
|
|
"degraded",
|
|
"junior",
|
|
"subordinate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"baseborn",
|
|
"common",
|
|
"humble",
|
|
"ignoble",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"lower-class",
|
|
"lowly",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"nonaristocratic",
|
|
"plebeian",
|
|
"ungenteel"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a man or woman of high birth or social position":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the Southern patricians who once resided in these stately plantation homes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aristocrat",
|
|
"blue blood",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"gentleperson",
|
|
"noble"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"socialite",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"magnate",
|
|
"magnifico",
|
|
"mogul",
|
|
"nabob",
|
|
"gentlefolk",
|
|
"gentlefolks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"canaille",
|
|
"commoner",
|
|
"pleb",
|
|
"plebeian",
|
|
"proletarian",
|
|
"roturier",
|
|
"boor",
|
|
"fellah",
|
|
"peasant",
|
|
"peon"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pathfinder":{
|
|
"as in explorer , trailblazer":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"explorer",
|
|
"trailblazer",
|
|
"colonial",
|
|
"colonist",
|
|
"colonizer",
|
|
"frontiersman",
|
|
"homesteader",
|
|
"pioneer",
|
|
"settler",
|
|
"bushranger",
|
|
"mountain man",
|
|
"woodsman"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pathfinders":{
|
|
"as in explorers , trailblazers":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"explorers",
|
|
"trailblazers",
|
|
"colonials",
|
|
"colonists",
|
|
"colonizers",
|
|
"frontiersmen",
|
|
"homesteaders",
|
|
"pioneers",
|
|
"settlers",
|
|
"bushrangers",
|
|
"mountain men",
|
|
"woodsmen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pathologists":{
|
|
"a medical professional studying diseases and especially one who examines bodies to find out the cause of death":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coroners",
|
|
"medical examiners",
|
|
"croakers",
|
|
"docs",
|
|
"doctors",
|
|
"medicos",
|
|
"medics",
|
|
"physicians",
|
|
"sawbones",
|
|
"sawboneses",
|
|
"anesthesiologists",
|
|
"dermatologists",
|
|
"gynecologists",
|
|
"internists",
|
|
"neurologists",
|
|
"ob-gyns",
|
|
"obstetricians",
|
|
"ophthalmologists",
|
|
"optometrists",
|
|
"orthopedists",
|
|
"pediatricians",
|
|
"pediatrists",
|
|
"physiatrists",
|
|
"podiatrists",
|
|
"radiologists",
|
|
"urologists",
|
|
"family doctors",
|
|
"family physicians",
|
|
"family practitioners",
|
|
"general practitioners",
|
|
"attendings",
|
|
"clinicians",
|
|
"hospitalists",
|
|
"specialists",
|
|
"plastic surgeons",
|
|
"surgeons",
|
|
"interns",
|
|
"internes",
|
|
"residents",
|
|
"aidmen",
|
|
"nurse-practitioners",
|
|
"nurses",
|
|
"EMTs",
|
|
"paramedics",
|
|
"paramedicals",
|
|
"physical therapists",
|
|
"physiotherapists"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nondoctors",
|
|
"nonphysicians"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pater":{
|
|
"a male human parent":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Pater had promised to pay for military school after third form"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dad",
|
|
"daddy",
|
|
"father",
|
|
"old man",
|
|
"pa",
|
|
"papa",
|
|
"poppa",
|
|
"pop",
|
|
"sire"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"paterfamilias",
|
|
"patriarch",
|
|
"father figure",
|
|
"father image",
|
|
"stepfather"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patronages":{
|
|
"the financial support and general guidance for an undertaking":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a symphony orchestra that had long relied upon the patronage of the city's moneyed old guard"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aegises",
|
|
"egises",
|
|
"auspices",
|
|
"backings",
|
|
"sponsorships"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"endowments",
|
|
"financings",
|
|
"subsidies",
|
|
"encouragements",
|
|
"fosterages",
|
|
"aids",
|
|
"assistances",
|
|
"help"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patrons":{
|
|
"a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a restaurant patron"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accounts",
|
|
"clients",
|
|
"customers",
|
|
"guests",
|
|
"punters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"consumers",
|
|
"end users",
|
|
"users",
|
|
"buyers",
|
|
"correspondents",
|
|
"purchasers",
|
|
"vendees",
|
|
"browsers",
|
|
"prospects",
|
|
"shoppers",
|
|
"window-shoppers",
|
|
"bargainers",
|
|
"hagglers",
|
|
"regulars"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brokers",
|
|
"merchants",
|
|
"sellers",
|
|
"vendors",
|
|
"venders",
|
|
"shopkeepers",
|
|
"tradesmen",
|
|
"black marketers",
|
|
"black marketeers",
|
|
"fences"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person who takes the responsibility for some other person or thing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the wealthy philanthropist is one of the city's most generous patrons of its symphony orchestra"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backers",
|
|
"guarantors",
|
|
"sponsors",
|
|
"sureties"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chaperones",
|
|
"chaperons",
|
|
"advocates",
|
|
"champions",
|
|
"supporters",
|
|
"angels",
|
|
"benefactors",
|
|
"underwriters",
|
|
"coaches",
|
|
"mentors",
|
|
"teachers",
|
|
"cosponsors",
|
|
"co-sponsors",
|
|
"cosignatories",
|
|
"cosigners"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"one that helps another with gifts or money":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the patron for the museum's current blockbuster is the city's biggest banking institution"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"angels",
|
|
"benefactors",
|
|
"donators",
|
|
"donors",
|
|
"fairy godmothers",
|
|
"Maecenases",
|
|
"sugar daddies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"benefactresses",
|
|
"patronesses",
|
|
"almoners",
|
|
"almsgivers",
|
|
"philanthropists",
|
|
"altruists",
|
|
"bestowers",
|
|
"contributors",
|
|
"givers",
|
|
"helpers",
|
|
"subscribers",
|
|
"supporters",
|
|
"guardian angels",
|
|
"protectors",
|
|
"saviors",
|
|
"saviours"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"beneficiaries",
|
|
"donees",
|
|
"giftees",
|
|
"recipients"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pathways":{
|
|
"a rough course or way formed by or as if by repeated footsteps":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we parked our car near a rambling pathway that led down to the pond"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"footpaths",
|
|
"paths",
|
|
"traces",
|
|
"tracks",
|
|
"trails"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bridle paths",
|
|
"towpaths",
|
|
"alleys",
|
|
"alleyways",
|
|
"bypaths",
|
|
"byroads",
|
|
"bystreets",
|
|
"byways",
|
|
"passageways",
|
|
"walkways",
|
|
"cutoffs",
|
|
"shortcuts",
|
|
"lanes",
|
|
"passages",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"roads",
|
|
"roadways",
|
|
"routes",
|
|
"rows",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"runways",
|
|
"streets",
|
|
"thoroughfares"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the direction along which something or someone moves":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the long, winding pathway of the river before it meets the sea"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"courses",
|
|
"lines",
|
|
"paths",
|
|
"routes",
|
|
"routeways",
|
|
"steps",
|
|
"tracks",
|
|
"ways"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"circuits",
|
|
"loops",
|
|
"orbits",
|
|
"arcs",
|
|
"flight paths",
|
|
"trajectories",
|
|
"ascents",
|
|
"descents"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patina":{
|
|
"a special quality or impression associated with something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"although the winery is brand-new, it has been constructed and decorated to give it a patina of old-world quaintness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"air",
|
|
"ambience",
|
|
"ambiance",
|
|
"aroma",
|
|
"atmosphere",
|
|
"aura",
|
|
"climate",
|
|
"flavor",
|
|
"halo",
|
|
"karma",
|
|
"mood",
|
|
"nimbus",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"odor",
|
|
"smell",
|
|
"temper",
|
|
"vibration(s)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aureole",
|
|
"aureola",
|
|
"mystique",
|
|
"romance",
|
|
"genius loci",
|
|
"feel",
|
|
"feeling",
|
|
"sensation",
|
|
"sense",
|
|
"spirit",
|
|
"attribute",
|
|
"character",
|
|
"characteristic",
|
|
"image",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"notion",
|
|
"peculiarity",
|
|
"picture",
|
|
"property",
|
|
"trait",
|
|
"color",
|
|
"illusion",
|
|
"overtone",
|
|
"semblance",
|
|
"suggestion",
|
|
"tone"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patchwork quilts":{
|
|
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the essay isn't so much a cogent argument as a patchwork quilt of the writer's random musings"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agglomerates",
|
|
"agglomerations",
|
|
"alphabet soups",
|
|
"assortments",
|
|
"botches",
|
|
"clutters",
|
|
"collages",
|
|
"crazy quilts",
|
|
"farragoes",
|
|
"gallimaufries",
|
|
"grab bags",
|
|
"gumbos",
|
|
"hashes",
|
|
"hodgepodges",
|
|
"hotchpotches",
|
|
"jambalayas",
|
|
"jumbles",
|
|
"jungles",
|
|
"litters",
|
|
"mac\u00e9doines",
|
|
"medleys",
|
|
"m\u00e9langes",
|
|
"menageries",
|
|
"miscellanea",
|
|
"miscellanies",
|
|
"mishmashes",
|
|
"mixed bags",
|
|
"montages",
|
|
"motleys",
|
|
"muddles",
|
|
"olios",
|
|
"olla podridas",
|
|
"ollas podridas",
|
|
"omnium-gatherums",
|
|
"pastiches",
|
|
"patchworks",
|
|
"potpourris",
|
|
"ragbags",
|
|
"ragouts",
|
|
"rummages",
|
|
"salads",
|
|
"salmagundis",
|
|
"scrambles",
|
|
"shuffles",
|
|
"smorgasbords",
|
|
"stews",
|
|
"tumbles",
|
|
"varieties",
|
|
"welters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"detritus",
|
|
"notions",
|
|
"oddments",
|
|
"odds and ends",
|
|
"sundries",
|
|
"accumulations",
|
|
"aggregates",
|
|
"aggregations",
|
|
"conglomerates",
|
|
"conglomerations",
|
|
"catchalls",
|
|
"admixtures",
|
|
"alloys",
|
|
"amalgams",
|
|
"blends",
|
|
"combinations",
|
|
"commixtures",
|
|
"composites",
|
|
"compounds",
|
|
"fusions",
|
|
"intermixtures",
|
|
"mix-ups",
|
|
"bollixes",
|
|
"chaoses",
|
|
"confusions",
|
|
"disarrangements",
|
|
"disarrays",
|
|
"disorders",
|
|
"dog's breakfasts",
|
|
"messes",
|
|
"morasses",
|
|
"shambles",
|
|
"imbroglios",
|
|
"knots",
|
|
"snarls",
|
|
"tangles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patronesses":{
|
|
"as in benefactresses":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"benefactresses",
|
|
"angels",
|
|
"benefactors",
|
|
"donators",
|
|
"donors",
|
|
"fairy godmothers",
|
|
"Maecenases",
|
|
"patrons",
|
|
"sugar daddies",
|
|
"almoners",
|
|
"almsgivers",
|
|
"philanthropists",
|
|
"altruists",
|
|
"bestowers",
|
|
"contributors",
|
|
"givers",
|
|
"helpers",
|
|
"subscribers",
|
|
"supporters",
|
|
"guardian angels",
|
|
"protectors",
|
|
"saviors",
|
|
"saviours"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"beneficiaries",
|
|
"donees",
|
|
"giftees",
|
|
"recipients"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patchwork":{
|
|
"consisting of many things of different sorts":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a patchwork collection of antiques from different periods"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assorted",
|
|
"eclectic",
|
|
"heterogeneous",
|
|
"indiscriminate",
|
|
"kitchen-sink",
|
|
"magpie",
|
|
"miscellaneous",
|
|
"mixed",
|
|
"motley",
|
|
"piebald",
|
|
"promiscuous",
|
|
"raggle-taggle",
|
|
"ragtag",
|
|
"varied"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"manifold",
|
|
"multifarious",
|
|
"multiple",
|
|
"multiplex",
|
|
"myriad",
|
|
"disparate",
|
|
"divergent",
|
|
"diverse",
|
|
"sundry",
|
|
"various",
|
|
"chaotic",
|
|
"cluttered",
|
|
"confused",
|
|
"disarranged",
|
|
"disarrayed",
|
|
"disheveled",
|
|
"dishevelled",
|
|
"disordered",
|
|
"farraginous",
|
|
"jumbled",
|
|
"littered",
|
|
"messed",
|
|
"messy",
|
|
"muddled",
|
|
"amalgamated",
|
|
"blended",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"commingled",
|
|
"commixed",
|
|
"conglomerated",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"incorporated",
|
|
"intermingled",
|
|
"intermixed",
|
|
"merged",
|
|
"mingled",
|
|
"composite",
|
|
"conglomerate",
|
|
"hybrid",
|
|
"unclassified",
|
|
"unsorted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"monolithic",
|
|
"uniform",
|
|
"alike",
|
|
"identical",
|
|
"like",
|
|
"same",
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
"distinctive",
|
|
"individual",
|
|
"separate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"homogeneous"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the state's patchwork of outdated laws regulating commercial activity on Sundays"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agglomerate",
|
|
"agglomeration",
|
|
"alphabet soup",
|
|
"assortment",
|
|
"botch",
|
|
"clutter",
|
|
"collage",
|
|
"crazy quilt",
|
|
"farrago",
|
|
"gallimaufry",
|
|
"grab bag",
|
|
"gumbo",
|
|
"hash",
|
|
"hodgepodge",
|
|
"hotchpotch",
|
|
"jambalaya",
|
|
"jumble",
|
|
"jungle",
|
|
"litter",
|
|
"mac\u00e9doine",
|
|
"medley",
|
|
"m\u00e9lange",
|
|
"menagerie",
|
|
"miscellanea",
|
|
"miscellany",
|
|
"mishmash",
|
|
"mixed bag",
|
|
"montage",
|
|
"motley",
|
|
"muddle",
|
|
"olio",
|
|
"olla podrida",
|
|
"omnium-gatherum",
|
|
"pastiche",
|
|
"patchwork quilt",
|
|
"potpourri",
|
|
"ragbag",
|
|
"ragout",
|
|
"rummage",
|
|
"salad",
|
|
"salmagundi",
|
|
"scramble",
|
|
"shuffle",
|
|
"smorgasbord",
|
|
"stew",
|
|
"tumble",
|
|
"variety",
|
|
"welter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"detritus",
|
|
"notions",
|
|
"oddments",
|
|
"odds and ends",
|
|
"sundries",
|
|
"accumulation",
|
|
"aggregate",
|
|
"aggregation",
|
|
"conglomerate",
|
|
"conglomeration",
|
|
"catchall",
|
|
"admixture",
|
|
"alloy",
|
|
"amalgam",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"combination",
|
|
"commixture",
|
|
"composite",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"fusion",
|
|
"intermixture",
|
|
"mix-up",
|
|
"bollix",
|
|
"chaos",
|
|
"confusion",
|
|
"disarrangement",
|
|
"disarray",
|
|
"disorder",
|
|
"dog's breakfast",
|
|
"mess",
|
|
"morass",
|
|
"shambles",
|
|
"imbroglio",
|
|
"knot",
|
|
"snarl",
|
|
"tangle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patched":{
|
|
"as in repaired , fixed":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"healed",
|
|
"mended",
|
|
"rebuilt",
|
|
"reconstructed",
|
|
"repaired",
|
|
"unbroken",
|
|
"infrangible",
|
|
"unbreakable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"broken",
|
|
"busted",
|
|
"fractured",
|
|
"fragmented",
|
|
"shattered",
|
|
"smashed",
|
|
"blasted",
|
|
"detonated",
|
|
"exploded",
|
|
"cracked",
|
|
"slivered",
|
|
"splintered",
|
|
"split"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put into good shape or working order again":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"patch the tire and it'll be as good as new"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"doctored",
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"mended",
|
|
"reconditioned",
|
|
"renovated",
|
|
"repaired",
|
|
"revamped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fixed up",
|
|
"furbished",
|
|
"overhauled",
|
|
"rebuilt",
|
|
"reconstructed",
|
|
"refurbished",
|
|
"aided",
|
|
"cured",
|
|
"healed",
|
|
"helped",
|
|
"conditioned",
|
|
"prepared",
|
|
"readied",
|
|
"cared (for)",
|
|
"maintained",
|
|
"serviced",
|
|
"freshened",
|
|
"refreshed",
|
|
"refreshened",
|
|
"regenerated",
|
|
"rejuvenated",
|
|
"renewed",
|
|
"restored",
|
|
"revitalized",
|
|
"revived",
|
|
"adjusted",
|
|
"corrected",
|
|
"modified",
|
|
"rectified",
|
|
"redressed",
|
|
"reformed",
|
|
"righted",
|
|
"ameliorated",
|
|
"bettered",
|
|
"enhanced",
|
|
"enriched",
|
|
"improved",
|
|
"meliorated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blemished",
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"damaged",
|
|
"defaced",
|
|
"disfigured",
|
|
"flawed",
|
|
"harmed",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"impaired",
|
|
"injured",
|
|
"marred",
|
|
"ruined",
|
|
"spoiled",
|
|
"spoilt",
|
|
"vandalized",
|
|
"wrecked",
|
|
"crippled",
|
|
"disabled",
|
|
"maimed",
|
|
"mangled",
|
|
"mutilated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patriciates":{
|
|
"the highest class in a society":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the patriciate regarded patronage of the arts as a moral and social duty"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aristocracy",
|
|
"elite",
|
|
"gentility",
|
|
"gentlefolk",
|
|
"gentlefolks",
|
|
"gentry",
|
|
"nobility",
|
|
"quality",
|
|
"upper class",
|
|
"upper crust"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"A-list",
|
|
"beau monde",
|
|
"beautiful people",
|
|
"caf\u00e9 society",
|
|
"Four Hundred",
|
|
"400",
|
|
"glitterati",
|
|
"haut monde",
|
|
"haute monde",
|
|
"jet set",
|
|
"society",
|
|
"carriage trade",
|
|
"plutocracy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"commoners",
|
|
"(the) crowd",
|
|
"(the) masses",
|
|
"peasantry",
|
|
"peonage",
|
|
"(the) people",
|
|
"plebeians",
|
|
"plebs",
|
|
"(the) populace",
|
|
"(the) public",
|
|
"rank and file",
|
|
"bourgeoisie",
|
|
"middle class",
|
|
"working class",
|
|
"dregs",
|
|
"(the) herd",
|
|
"(the) mob",
|
|
"rabble",
|
|
"rabblement",
|
|
"riffraff",
|
|
"scum",
|
|
"trash"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"proletarians",
|
|
"proletariat"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patrol":{
|
|
"as in outpost , commando":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commando",
|
|
"firing squad",
|
|
"outpost",
|
|
"paratroops",
|
|
"picket",
|
|
"rear guard",
|
|
"sentry",
|
|
"watch",
|
|
"detachment",
|
|
"detail",
|
|
"battalion",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"company",
|
|
"corps",
|
|
"division",
|
|
"platoon",
|
|
"regiment",
|
|
"squad",
|
|
"squadron",
|
|
"troop",
|
|
"wing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to walk or go around or through (an area, building, etc.) especially in order to make sure that it is safe":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The squad had orders to patrol the area.",
|
|
"The border is patrolled by the army."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"guard",
|
|
"protect",
|
|
"safeguard",
|
|
"shield",
|
|
"attend",
|
|
"care (for)",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"oversee",
|
|
"superintend",
|
|
"supervise",
|
|
"tend",
|
|
"watch",
|
|
"police",
|
|
"administrate",
|
|
"conduct",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"govern",
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"manage",
|
|
"operate",
|
|
"preside (over)",
|
|
"regulate",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"steward",
|
|
"baby",
|
|
"babysit",
|
|
"chaperone",
|
|
"chaperon",
|
|
"mother",
|
|
"shepherd"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abandon",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"forget",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"pass over"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patent leather":{
|
|
"as in suede , nubuck":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"nubuck",
|
|
"suede",
|
|
"alligator",
|
|
"antelope",
|
|
"buckskin",
|
|
"cabretta",
|
|
"calfskin",
|
|
"capeskin",
|
|
"chamois",
|
|
"cordovan",
|
|
"cowhide",
|
|
"crocodile",
|
|
"deerskin",
|
|
"doeskin",
|
|
"goatskin",
|
|
"horsehide",
|
|
"kid",
|
|
"kidskin",
|
|
"lambskin",
|
|
"morocco",
|
|
"ostrich",
|
|
"pigskin",
|
|
"seal",
|
|
"sharkskin",
|
|
"sheepskin",
|
|
"snakeskin",
|
|
"coat",
|
|
"fleece",
|
|
"fur",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"leather",
|
|
"skin"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pathography":{
|
|
"as in tell-all":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"tell-all",
|
|
"psychobiography",
|
|
"chronicle",
|
|
"history",
|
|
"past",
|
|
"story",
|
|
"hagiography",
|
|
"obituary",
|
|
"autobiography",
|
|
"character sketch",
|
|
"profile",
|
|
"bio",
|
|
"biography",
|
|
"life",
|
|
"memoir"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patterned":{
|
|
"as in striped , checkered":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"checkered",
|
|
"dotted",
|
|
"plaid",
|
|
"plaided",
|
|
"striped",
|
|
"flashy",
|
|
"garish",
|
|
"gaudy",
|
|
"loud",
|
|
"showy",
|
|
"splashy",
|
|
"dappled",
|
|
"dapple",
|
|
"marbled",
|
|
"mottled",
|
|
"parti-color",
|
|
"parti-colored",
|
|
"piebald",
|
|
"pied",
|
|
"pinto",
|
|
"brave",
|
|
"bright",
|
|
"brilliant",
|
|
"gay",
|
|
"vibrant",
|
|
"flecked",
|
|
"specked",
|
|
"speckled",
|
|
"spotted",
|
|
"iridescent",
|
|
"opalescent",
|
|
"banded",
|
|
"barred",
|
|
"brindled",
|
|
"brindle",
|
|
"streaked",
|
|
"striated",
|
|
"chromatic",
|
|
"colored",
|
|
"colorful",
|
|
"kaleidoscopic",
|
|
"motley",
|
|
"multicolored",
|
|
"multihued",
|
|
"polychromatic",
|
|
"polychrome",
|
|
"prismatic",
|
|
"rainbow",
|
|
"varicolored",
|
|
"varied",
|
|
"variegated",
|
|
"various",
|
|
"bichrome",
|
|
"bicolored",
|
|
"bicolor",
|
|
"dichromatic",
|
|
"trichromatic",
|
|
"tricolor",
|
|
"tricolored",
|
|
"two-tone",
|
|
"two-toned"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"colorless",
|
|
"monochromatic",
|
|
"monochromic",
|
|
"monotone",
|
|
"self-colored",
|
|
"solid",
|
|
"achromatic",
|
|
"bleached",
|
|
"decolorized",
|
|
"faded",
|
|
"washed-out",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"faint",
|
|
"gray",
|
|
"grey",
|
|
"neutral",
|
|
"pale",
|
|
"pallid",
|
|
"unbrilliant"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in matched , modeled":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"customized",
|
|
"geared",
|
|
"matched",
|
|
"modeled",
|
|
"modelled",
|
|
"acclimated",
|
|
"acclimatized",
|
|
"accommodated",
|
|
"adapted",
|
|
"adjusted",
|
|
"conditioned",
|
|
"conformed",
|
|
"doctored",
|
|
"edited",
|
|
"fashioned",
|
|
"fitted",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"put",
|
|
"shaped",
|
|
"suited",
|
|
"tailored",
|
|
"readapted",
|
|
"readjusted",
|
|
"attuned",
|
|
"corrected",
|
|
"harmonized",
|
|
"squared",
|
|
"tuned",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"rooted",
|
|
"settled",
|
|
"acquainted",
|
|
"familiarized",
|
|
"orientated",
|
|
"oriented",
|
|
"equipped",
|
|
"prepared",
|
|
"primed",
|
|
"rehearsed",
|
|
"hardened",
|
|
"inured",
|
|
"seasoned",
|
|
"toughened",
|
|
"altered",
|
|
"converted",
|
|
"made over",
|
|
"modified",
|
|
"recast",
|
|
"reclaimed",
|
|
"recycled",
|
|
"redesigned",
|
|
"redeveloped",
|
|
"redid",
|
|
"reengineered",
|
|
"refashioned",
|
|
"refigured",
|
|
"refitted",
|
|
"refocused",
|
|
"reinvented",
|
|
"rejiggered",
|
|
"remade",
|
|
"remodeled",
|
|
"revamped",
|
|
"revised",
|
|
"reworked",
|
|
"transformed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misadjusted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in striped , speckled":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"checkered",
|
|
"dappled",
|
|
"daubed",
|
|
"flecked",
|
|
"marbled",
|
|
"mottled",
|
|
"polychromed",
|
|
"specked",
|
|
"speckled",
|
|
"streaked",
|
|
"striated",
|
|
"striped",
|
|
"variegated",
|
|
"darkened",
|
|
"embrowned",
|
|
"toned (down)",
|
|
"brightened",
|
|
"lightened",
|
|
"bepainted",
|
|
"colored",
|
|
"dyed",
|
|
"painted",
|
|
"pigmented",
|
|
"stained",
|
|
"tinctured",
|
|
"tinged",
|
|
"tinted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decolorized",
|
|
"blanched",
|
|
"bleached",
|
|
"whitened"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patch":{
|
|
"a small area that is different (as in color) from the main part":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a black cat with a small patch of white next to her nose"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blotch",
|
|
"dapple",
|
|
"dot",
|
|
"eyespot",
|
|
"fleck",
|
|
"mottle",
|
|
"pip",
|
|
"point",
|
|
"speck",
|
|
"speckle",
|
|
"splotch",
|
|
"spot"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"birthmark",
|
|
"freckle",
|
|
"mole",
|
|
"blob",
|
|
"blot",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"smear",
|
|
"smudge",
|
|
"smutch",
|
|
"stain",
|
|
"spatter",
|
|
"splash",
|
|
"polka dot"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a very small piece":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a patch of land hardly big enough for a garden"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"atom",
|
|
"bit",
|
|
"crumb",
|
|
"dribble",
|
|
"fleck",
|
|
"flyspeck",
|
|
"grain",
|
|
"granule",
|
|
"molecule",
|
|
"morsel",
|
|
"mote",
|
|
"nubbin",
|
|
"nugget",
|
|
"particle",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"scruple",
|
|
"snip",
|
|
"snippet",
|
|
"speck",
|
|
"tittle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ace",
|
|
"dab",
|
|
"dash",
|
|
"driblet",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"fraction",
|
|
"haet",
|
|
"halfpenny",
|
|
"ha'penny",
|
|
"iota",
|
|
"jot",
|
|
"kenning",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"minim",
|
|
"mite",
|
|
"modicum",
|
|
"nutshell",
|
|
"ounce",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"shred",
|
|
"smatter",
|
|
"smidgen",
|
|
"smidgeon",
|
|
"smidgin",
|
|
"smidge",
|
|
"spot",
|
|
"strain",
|
|
"streak",
|
|
"suspicion",
|
|
"taste",
|
|
"touch",
|
|
"trace",
|
|
"whisper",
|
|
"whit",
|
|
"bite",
|
|
"mouthful",
|
|
"nibble",
|
|
"tidbit",
|
|
"titbit",
|
|
"fragment",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"portion",
|
|
"section",
|
|
"chip",
|
|
"flake",
|
|
"shard",
|
|
"shiver",
|
|
"sliver",
|
|
"splinter",
|
|
"clipping",
|
|
"paring",
|
|
"shaving",
|
|
"smithereens"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"chunk",
|
|
"gob",
|
|
"hunk",
|
|
"lump",
|
|
"slab",
|
|
"abundance",
|
|
"barrel",
|
|
"bucket",
|
|
"bushel",
|
|
"deal",
|
|
"heaps",
|
|
"loads",
|
|
"mass",
|
|
"mountain",
|
|
"peck",
|
|
"pile",
|
|
"pot",
|
|
"profusion",
|
|
"quantity",
|
|
"raft",
|
|
"scads",
|
|
"stack",
|
|
"volume",
|
|
"wad",
|
|
"wealth"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put into good shape or working order again":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"patch the tire and it'll be as good as new"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"doctor",
|
|
"fix",
|
|
"mend",
|
|
"recondition",
|
|
"renovate",
|
|
"repair",
|
|
"revamp"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fix up",
|
|
"furbish",
|
|
"overhaul",
|
|
"rebuild",
|
|
"reconstruct",
|
|
"refurbish",
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"cure",
|
|
"heal",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"condition",
|
|
"prepare",
|
|
"ready",
|
|
"care (for)",
|
|
"maintain",
|
|
"service",
|
|
"freshen",
|
|
"refresh",
|
|
"refreshen",
|
|
"regenerate",
|
|
"rejuvenate",
|
|
"renew",
|
|
"restore",
|
|
"revitalize",
|
|
"revive",
|
|
"adjust",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"modify",
|
|
"rectify",
|
|
"redress",
|
|
"reform",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"ameliorate",
|
|
"better",
|
|
"enhance",
|
|
"enrich",
|
|
"improve",
|
|
"meliorate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blemish",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"damage",
|
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"deface",
|
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"disfigure",
|
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"flaw",
|
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"harm",
|
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"hurt",
|
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"impair",
|
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"injure",
|
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"mar",
|
|
"ruin",
|
|
"spoil",
|
|
"vandalize",
|
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"wreck",
|
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"cripple",
|
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"disable",
|
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"maim",
|
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"mangle",
|
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"mutilate"
|
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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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"patricide":{
|
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"as in fratricide , regicide":{
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"filicide",
|
|
"fratricide",
|
|
"matricide",
|
|
"parricide",
|
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"regicide",
|
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"uxoricide",
|
|
"blood",
|
|
"foul play",
|
|
"homicide",
|
|
"murder",
|
|
"rubout",
|
|
"slaying",
|
|
"chance-medley",
|
|
"killing",
|
|
"manslaughter",
|
|
"bloodshed",
|
|
"butchery",
|
|
"carnage",
|
|
"decimation",
|
|
"destruction",
|
|
"massacre",
|
|
"slaughter",
|
|
"assassination",
|
|
"execution",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"assisted suicide",
|
|
"euthanasia",
|
|
"mercy killing",
|
|
"physician-assisted suicide"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patio":{
|
|
"an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there's a patio in the center of the apartment complex"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"close",
|
|
"court",
|
|
"courtyard",
|
|
"enclosure",
|
|
"inclosure",
|
|
"quad",
|
|
"quadrangle",
|
|
"yard"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"atrium",
|
|
"galleria",
|
|
"parvis",
|
|
"parvise",
|
|
"peristyle",
|
|
"forecourt",
|
|
"place",
|
|
"plaza",
|
|
"square",
|
|
"deck",
|
|
"terrace",
|
|
"curtilage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patronized":{
|
|
"to assume or treat with an air of superiority":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a director with an unpleasant habit of patronizing even his most gifted actors"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"condescended",
|
|
"lorded (it over)",
|
|
"talked down (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cold-shouldered",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"high-hatted",
|
|
"slighted",
|
|
"snubbed",
|
|
"queened (it over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to promote the interests or cause of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a company that loyally patronizes the arts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advocated",
|
|
"backed",
|
|
"championed",
|
|
"endorsed",
|
|
"indorsed",
|
|
"plumped (for)",
|
|
"plunked (for)",
|
|
"plonked (for)",
|
|
"supported"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adopted",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"espoused",
|
|
"abetted",
|
|
"aided",
|
|
"assisted",
|
|
"helped",
|
|
"propped (up)",
|
|
"seconded",
|
|
"sided (with)",
|
|
"backstopped",
|
|
"bolstered",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"buttressed",
|
|
"reinforced",
|
|
"reenforced",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"forwarded",
|
|
"furthered",
|
|
"plugged",
|
|
"preached",
|
|
"talked up",
|
|
"bailed out",
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"rescued",
|
|
"saved"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"baffled",
|
|
"foiled",
|
|
"frustrated",
|
|
"interfered",
|
|
"opposed",
|
|
"sabotaged",
|
|
"thwarted",
|
|
"deserted",
|
|
"disappointed",
|
|
"failed",
|
|
"let down"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patted":{
|
|
"to touch or handle in a tender or loving manner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"affectionately patted the baby on the head"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"caressed",
|
|
"fondled",
|
|
"gentled",
|
|
"loved",
|
|
"petted",
|
|
"stroked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"billed",
|
|
"canoodled",
|
|
"cuddled",
|
|
"necked",
|
|
"nestled",
|
|
"nosed",
|
|
"nuzzled",
|
|
"snuggled",
|
|
"spooned",
|
|
"felt up",
|
|
"pawed",
|
|
"cradled",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"enfolded",
|
|
"hugged",
|
|
"bounced",
|
|
"dandled",
|
|
"kneaded",
|
|
"massaged",
|
|
"babied",
|
|
"coddled",
|
|
"indulged",
|
|
"mollycoddled",
|
|
"pampered",
|
|
"spoiled",
|
|
"spoilt"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"patty":{
|
|
"a small usually rounded mass of minced food that has been fried":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the enticing aroma of sausage patties sizzling in the skillet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cake",
|
|
"croquette",
|
|
"cutlet",
|
|
"fritter",
|
|
"galette"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"finger",
|
|
"stick",
|
|
"g\u00e2teau",
|
|
"gateau"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |