1246 lines
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1246 lines
24 KiB
JSON
{
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"beclouded":{
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"covered over by clouds":{
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"examples":[
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"a gloomy, beclouded sky that aptly matched our mood"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"clouded",
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"cloudy",
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"dull",
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"hazed",
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"hazy",
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"heavy",
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"lowering",
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"louring",
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"overcast",
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"overclouded"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bedimmed",
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"befogged",
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"blackened",
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"darkened",
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"darksome",
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"dim",
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"dimmed",
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"dulled",
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"dusky",
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"misty",
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"murky",
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"obscure",
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"obscured",
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"overshadowed",
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"sunless",
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"black",
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"bleak",
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"cheerless",
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"dark",
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"desolate",
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"dismal",
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"drear",
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"dreary",
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"funereal",
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"gloomy",
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"glum",
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"gray",
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"grey",
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"sepulchral",
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"somber",
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"sombre",
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"sullen"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"sunlit",
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"sunny",
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"sunshiny",
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"brightened",
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"brilliant",
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"dazzling",
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"illuminated",
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"illumined",
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"lit",
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"lighted",
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"lightened",
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"radiant",
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"shiny"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"clear",
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"cloudless"
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]
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},
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"filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension":{
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"examples":[
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"the water was so beclouded by mud that I couldn't see the bottom"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"befogged",
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"brumous",
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"clouded",
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"cloudy",
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"foggy",
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"gauzy",
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"hazy",
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"misty",
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"murky",
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"smoggy",
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"soupy"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"overcast",
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"rainy",
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"stormy",
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"thick",
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"dirty",
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"miry",
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"mucky",
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"muddy",
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"slimy",
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"slushy",
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"turbid",
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"miasmal",
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"miasmatic",
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"miasmic",
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"smoky",
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"smokey",
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"smudgy",
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"sooty",
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"filmy",
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"milky",
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"opaque"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bright",
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"clean",
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"clement",
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"fair",
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"sunny",
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"sunshiny",
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"translucent",
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"transparent"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"clear",
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"cloudless",
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"limpid",
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"pellucid",
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"unclouded"
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]
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},
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"to make (something) unclear to the understanding":{
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"examples":[
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"don't becloud the discussion by raising unrelated issues"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"befogged",
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"blurred",
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"clouded",
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"confused",
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"fogged",
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"muddied",
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"obfuscated"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"complicated",
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"perplexed",
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"sophisticated",
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"entangled",
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"snarled",
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"tangled",
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"disarranged",
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"disarrayed",
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"discomposed",
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"disheveled",
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"dishevelled",
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"disordered",
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"disrupted",
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"disturbed",
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"jumbled",
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"messed (up)",
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"mixed (up)",
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"muddled",
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"scrambled",
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"shuffled",
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"tousled",
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"upset"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"simplified",
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"streamlined",
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"disentangled",
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"straightened (out)",
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"undid",
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"unraveled",
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"unscrambled",
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"untangled",
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"deciphered",
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"decoded",
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"analyzed",
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"broke down"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"clarified",
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"cleared (up)",
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"illuminated"
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]
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},
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"to make dark, dim, or indistinct":{
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"examples":[
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"the smog from the city's steel mills was once so oppressive that it beclouded the local landscape even at noon"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bedimmed",
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"befogged",
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"blackened",
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"bleared",
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"blurred",
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"clouded",
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"darkened",
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"dimmed",
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"dislimned",
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"fogged",
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"fuzzed (up)",
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"hazed",
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"misted",
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"obscured",
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"overcast",
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"overclouded",
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"overshadowed",
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"shadowed",
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"shrouded"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"adumbrated",
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"blotted out",
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"concealed",
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"eclipsed",
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"hid",
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"obliterated",
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"screened",
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"shaded",
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"camouflaged",
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"cloaked",
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"covered",
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"curtained",
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"disguised",
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"masked",
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"veiled"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"exposed",
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"revealed",
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"uncovered",
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"unveiled"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"brightened",
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"illuminated",
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"illumined",
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"lightened",
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"lit (up)",
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"lighted (up)"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"become":{
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"to eventually have as a state or quality":{
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"examples":[
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"many people became sick with the flu",
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"with the arrival of autumn the days become crisper and breezier"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"come",
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"get",
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"go",
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"grow",
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"run",
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"turn",
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"wax"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"alter",
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"change",
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"metamorphose",
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"modify",
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"mutate",
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"transfigure",
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"transform",
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"transmute"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"abide",
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"be",
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"continue",
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"linger",
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"remain",
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"stay"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"beckoned":{
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"to direct or notify by a movement or gesture":{
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"examples":[
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"beckoned the bashful child to come closer"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"flagged",
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"gestured",
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"motioned",
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"signaled",
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"signalled",
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"waved"
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],
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"related":[
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"nodded",
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"gesticulated",
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"mimed",
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"pantomimed",
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"signed",
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"signalized",
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"acquainted",
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"advised",
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"informed",
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"related",
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"told",
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"flourished",
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"shrugged"
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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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"verb"
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]
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},
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"becket":{
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"as in spire , curl":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"annulet",
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"coil",
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"curl",
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"furl",
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"hank",
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"spiral",
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"spire",
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"twirl",
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"whorl",
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"wreath",
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"belt",
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"cincture",
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"collar",
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"girdle",
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"band",
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"circle",
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"eye",
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"hoop",
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"loop",
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"ring",
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"round"
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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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"becalming":{
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"to free from distress or disturbance":{
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"examples":[
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"becalmed at last, she slept soundly for the first time in weeks"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"calming",
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"composing",
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"lullabying",
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"lulling",
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"quietening",
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"quieting",
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"salving",
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"settling",
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"soothing",
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"stilling",
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"tranquilizing",
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"tranquillizing"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"appeasing",
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"conciliating",
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"hushing",
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"mollifying",
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"pacifying",
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"placating",
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"allaying",
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"alleviating",
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"assuaging",
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"easing",
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"laying",
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"mitigating",
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"quelling",
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"relaxing",
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"relieving",
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"solacing",
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"narcotizing",
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"sedating",
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"stupefying"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"aggravating",
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"heightening",
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"intensifying",
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"arousing",
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"exciting",
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"fomenting",
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"inciting",
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"rousing",
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"stirring (up)",
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"working up"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"agitating",
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"discomposing",
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"disquieting",
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"disturbing",
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"keying (up)",
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"perturbing",
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"upsetting",
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"vexing"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"becks":{
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"a natural body of running water smaller than a river":{
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"examples":[
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"when we were lads, we raced our toy boats in the narrow beck that bordered the lane"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bourns",
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"bournes",
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"brooklets",
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"brooks",
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"burns",
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"creeks",
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"gills",
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"rills",
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"rivulets",
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"runlets",
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"runnels",
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"runs",
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"streamlets"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"arroyos",
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"billabongs",
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"freshes",
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"freshets",
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"runoffs",
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"bayous",
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"coulees",
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"sloughs",
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"slews",
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"slues",
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"streams",
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"washes",
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"canals",
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"channels",
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"cutoffs",
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"cuts",
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"guts",
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"kills",
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"millraces",
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"millstreams",
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"races",
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"watercourses",
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"waterways",
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"affluents",
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"branches",
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"confluents",
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"distributaries",
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"influents",
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"tributaries"
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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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"becalms":{
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"to free from distress or disturbance":{
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"examples":[
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"becalmed at last, she slept soundly for the first time in weeks"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"calms",
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"composes",
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"lullabies",
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"lulls",
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"quietens",
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"quiets",
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"salves",
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"settles",
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"soothes",
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"stills",
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"tranquilizes",
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"tranquillizes"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"appeases",
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"conciliates",
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"hushes",
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"mollifies",
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"pacifies",
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"placates",
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"allays",
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"alleviates",
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"assuages",
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"eases",
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"lays",
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"mitigates",
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"quells",
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"relaxes",
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"relieves",
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"solaces",
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"narcotizes",
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"sedates",
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"stupefies"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"aggravates",
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"heightens",
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"intensifies",
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"arouses",
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"excites",
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"foments",
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"incites",
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"rouses",
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"stirs (up)",
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"works up"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"agitates",
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"discomposes",
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"disquiets",
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"disturbs",
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"keys (up)",
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"perturbs",
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"upsets",
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"vexes"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"becoming":{
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"meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation":{
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"examples":[
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"that's a particularly becoming dress for the dance"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"applicable",
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"appropriate",
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"apt",
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"befitting",
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"felicitous",
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"fit",
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"fitted",
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"fitting",
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"good",
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"happy",
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"meet",
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"pretty",
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"proper",
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"right",
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"suitable"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"condign",
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"deserved",
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"just",
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"justified",
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"needed",
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"required",
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"requisite",
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"able",
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"capable",
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"competent",
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"cut out",
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"qualified",
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"trained",
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"pitch-perfect",
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"acceptable",
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"adequate",
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"decent",
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"kosher",
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"satisfactory",
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"serviceable",
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"tolerable",
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"correct",
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"decorous",
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"respectable",
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"seemly",
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"balanced",
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"companionate",
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"congruous",
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"consonant",
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"harmonious",
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"rightful"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"incapable",
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"incompetent",
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"inept",
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"inexpert",
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"unqualified",
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"unskilled",
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"unskillful",
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"untrained",
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"inadequate",
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"intolerable",
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"unacceptable",
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"unsatisfactory",
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"graceless",
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"incorrect",
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"indecorous",
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"incompatible",
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"uncongenial"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"improper",
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"inapplicable",
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"inapposite",
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"inappropriate",
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"inapt",
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"incongruous",
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"indecent",
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"infelicitous",
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"malapropos",
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"misbecoming",
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"unapt",
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"unbecoming",
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"unbeseeming",
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"unfit",
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"unfitting",
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"unhappy",
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"unmeet",
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"unseemly",
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"unsuitable",
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"wrong"
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]
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},
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"to eventually have as a state or quality":{
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"examples":[
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"many people became sick with the flu",
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"with the arrival of autumn the days become crisper and breezier"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"coming",
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"getting",
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"going",
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"growing",
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"running",
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"turning",
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"waxing"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"altering",
|
|
"changing",
|
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"metamorphosing",
|
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"modifying",
|
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"mutating",
|
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"transfiguring",
|
|
"transforming",
|
|
"transmuting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
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"abiding",
|
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"being",
|
|
"continuing",
|
|
"lingering",
|
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"remaining",
|
|
"staying"
|
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],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
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},
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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"becalmed":{
|
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"to free from distress or disturbance":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"becalmed at last, she slept soundly for the first time in weeks"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"calmed",
|
|
"composed",
|
|
"lullabied",
|
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"lulled",
|
|
"quieted",
|
|
"quietened",
|
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"salved",
|
|
"settled",
|
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"soothed",
|
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"stilled",
|
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"tranquilized",
|
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"tranquillized"
|
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],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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"appeased",
|
|
"conciliated",
|
|
"hushed",
|
|
"mollified",
|
|
"pacified",
|
|
"placated",
|
|
"allayed",
|
|
"alleviated",
|
|
"assuaged",
|
|
"eased",
|
|
"laid",
|
|
"mitigated",
|
|
"quelled",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"relieved",
|
|
"solaced",
|
|
"narcotized",
|
|
"sedated",
|
|
"stupefied"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aggravated",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"aroused",
|
|
"excited",
|
|
"fomented",
|
|
"incited",
|
|
"roused",
|
|
"stirred (up)",
|
|
"worked up"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"agitated",
|
|
"discomposed",
|
|
"disquieted",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"keyed (up)",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"vexed",
|
|
"vext"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beclouding":{
|
|
"to make (something) unclear to the understanding":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"don't becloud the discussion by raising unrelated issues"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"befogging",
|
|
"blurring",
|
|
"clouding",
|
|
"confusing",
|
|
"fogging",
|
|
"muddying",
|
|
"obfuscating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"complicating",
|
|
"perplexing",
|
|
"sophisticating",
|
|
"entangling",
|
|
"snarling",
|
|
"tangling",
|
|
"disarranging",
|
|
"disarraying",
|
|
"discomposing",
|
|
"disheveling",
|
|
"dishevelling",
|
|
"disordering",
|
|
"disrupting",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"jumbling",
|
|
"messing (up)",
|
|
"mixing (up)",
|
|
"muddling",
|
|
"scrambling",
|
|
"shuffling",
|
|
"tousling",
|
|
"upsetting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"simplifying",
|
|
"streamlining",
|
|
"disentangling",
|
|
"straightening (out)",
|
|
"undoing",
|
|
"unraveling",
|
|
"unscrambling",
|
|
"untangling",
|
|
"deciphering",
|
|
"decoding",
|
|
"analyzing",
|
|
"breaking down"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clarifying",
|
|
"clearing (up)",
|
|
"illuminating"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make dark, dim, or indistinct":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the smog from the city's steel mills was once so oppressive that it beclouded the local landscape even at noon"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bedimming",
|
|
"befogging",
|
|
"blackening",
|
|
"blearing",
|
|
"blurring",
|
|
"clouding",
|
|
"darkening",
|
|
"dimming",
|
|
"dislimning",
|
|
"fogging",
|
|
"fuzzing (up)",
|
|
"hazing",
|
|
"misting",
|
|
"obscuring",
|
|
"overcasting",
|
|
"overclouding",
|
|
"overshadowing",
|
|
"shadowing",
|
|
"shrouding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adumbrating",
|
|
"blotting out",
|
|
"concealing",
|
|
"eclipsing",
|
|
"hiding",
|
|
"obliterating",
|
|
"screening",
|
|
"shading",
|
|
"camouflaging",
|
|
"cloaking",
|
|
"covering",
|
|
"curtaining",
|
|
"disguising",
|
|
"masking",
|
|
"veiling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"exposing",
|
|
"revealing",
|
|
"uncovering",
|
|
"unveiling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brightening",
|
|
"illuminating",
|
|
"illumining",
|
|
"lightening",
|
|
"lighting (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beckons":{
|
|
"to direct or notify by a movement or gesture":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"beckoned the bashful child to come closer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"flags",
|
|
"gestures",
|
|
"motions",
|
|
"signals",
|
|
"waves"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"nods",
|
|
"gesticulates",
|
|
"mimes",
|
|
"pantomimes",
|
|
"signs",
|
|
"signalizes",
|
|
"acquaints",
|
|
"advises",
|
|
"informs",
|
|
"relates",
|
|
"tells",
|
|
"flourishes",
|
|
"shrugs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in waves , flourishes":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"becks",
|
|
"flourishes",
|
|
"shrugs",
|
|
"waves",
|
|
"gesticulations",
|
|
"gestures",
|
|
"mimes",
|
|
"pantomimes",
|
|
"signals",
|
|
"signs",
|
|
"body languages",
|
|
"postures",
|
|
"indications",
|
|
"motions",
|
|
"sign languages"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"becloud":{
|
|
"to make (something) unclear to the understanding":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"don't becloud the discussion by raising unrelated issues"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"befog",
|
|
"blur",
|
|
"cloud",
|
|
"confuse",
|
|
"fog",
|
|
"muddy",
|
|
"obfuscate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"complicate",
|
|
"perplex",
|
|
"sophisticate",
|
|
"entangle",
|
|
"snarl",
|
|
"tangle",
|
|
"disarrange",
|
|
"disarray",
|
|
"discompose",
|
|
"dishevel",
|
|
"disorder",
|
|
"disrupt",
|
|
"disturb",
|
|
"jumble",
|
|
"mess (up)",
|
|
"mix (up)",
|
|
"muddle",
|
|
"scramble",
|
|
"shuffle",
|
|
"tousle",
|
|
"upset"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"simplify",
|
|
"streamline",
|
|
"disentangle",
|
|
"straighten (out)",
|
|
"undo",
|
|
"unravel",
|
|
"unscramble",
|
|
"untangle",
|
|
"decipher",
|
|
"decode",
|
|
"analyze",
|
|
"break down"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clarify",
|
|
"clear (up)",
|
|
"illuminate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make dark, dim, or indistinct":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the smog from the city's steel mills was once so oppressive that it beclouded the local landscape even at noon"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bedim",
|
|
"befog",
|
|
"blacken",
|
|
"blear",
|
|
"blur",
|
|
"cloud",
|
|
"darken",
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"dislimn",
|
|
"fog",
|
|
"fuzz (up)",
|
|
"haze",
|
|
"mist",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"overcast",
|
|
"overcloud",
|
|
"overshadow",
|
|
"shadow",
|
|
"shroud"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adumbrate",
|
|
"blot out",
|
|
"conceal",
|
|
"eclipse",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"obliterate",
|
|
"screen",
|
|
"shade",
|
|
"camouflage",
|
|
"cloak",
|
|
"cover",
|
|
"curtain",
|
|
"disguise",
|
|
"mask",
|
|
"veil"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"expose",
|
|
"reveal",
|
|
"uncover",
|
|
"unveil"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brighten",
|
|
"illuminate",
|
|
"illumine",
|
|
"light (up)",
|
|
"lighten"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"became":{
|
|
"to eventually have as a state or quality":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"many people became sick with the flu",
|
|
"with the arrival of autumn the days become crisper and breezier"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"came",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"grew",
|
|
"ran",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"turned",
|
|
"waxed",
|
|
"went"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"altered",
|
|
"changed",
|
|
"metamorphosed",
|
|
"modified",
|
|
"mutated",
|
|
"transfigured",
|
|
"transformed",
|
|
"transmuted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abided",
|
|
"abode",
|
|
"continued",
|
|
"lingered",
|
|
"remained",
|
|
"stayed",
|
|
"was"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"beckoning":{
|
|
"as in winning , inviting":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"inviting",
|
|
"winning",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"haunting",
|
|
"interesting",
|
|
"intriguing",
|
|
"titillating",
|
|
"darling",
|
|
"delightful",
|
|
"pleasant",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"enticing",
|
|
"tantalizing",
|
|
"tempting",
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"engrossing",
|
|
"enthralling",
|
|
"galvanic",
|
|
"gripping",
|
|
"hypnotic",
|
|
"hypnotizing",
|
|
"mesmerizing",
|
|
"riveting",
|
|
"spellbinding",
|
|
"alluring",
|
|
"appealing",
|
|
"attractive",
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"charismatic",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"elfin",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"entrancing",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"fetching",
|
|
"glamorous",
|
|
"glamourous",
|
|
"luring",
|
|
"magnetic",
|
|
"seductive"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"repellent",
|
|
"repellant",
|
|
"repelling",
|
|
"repugnant",
|
|
"repulsive",
|
|
"revolting",
|
|
"unalluring",
|
|
"boring",
|
|
"irksome",
|
|
"tedious",
|
|
"tiresome",
|
|
"wearisome",
|
|
"abhorrent",
|
|
"abominable",
|
|
"appalling",
|
|
"awful",
|
|
"distasteful",
|
|
"hideous",
|
|
"horrendous",
|
|
"horrible",
|
|
"horrid",
|
|
"invidious",
|
|
"loathsome",
|
|
"nauseating",
|
|
"noisome",
|
|
"obnoxious",
|
|
"odious",
|
|
"offensive",
|
|
"shocking",
|
|
"sickening",
|
|
"drab",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"humdrum",
|
|
"jading",
|
|
"leaden",
|
|
"monotonous",
|
|
"pedestrian",
|
|
"ponderous"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in invitation":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"invitation",
|
|
"allure",
|
|
"appeal",
|
|
"attraction",
|
|
"attractiveness",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"enchantment",
|
|
"glamour",
|
|
"glamor",
|
|
"bait",
|
|
"inducement",
|
|
"influence",
|
|
"persuasion",
|
|
"power",
|
|
"sway",
|
|
"siren song",
|
|
"allurement",
|
|
"enticement",
|
|
"lure",
|
|
"seduction",
|
|
"temptation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to direct or notify by a movement or gesture":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"beckoned the bashful child to come closer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"flagging",
|
|
"gesturing",
|
|
"motioning",
|
|
"signaling",
|
|
"signalling",
|
|
"waving"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"nodding",
|
|
"gesticulating",
|
|
"miming",
|
|
"pantomiming",
|
|
"signing",
|
|
"signalizing",
|
|
"acquainting",
|
|
"advising",
|
|
"informing",
|
|
"relating",
|
|
"telling",
|
|
"flourishing",
|
|
"shrugging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |