2610 lines
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2610 lines
51 KiB
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{
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"limitations":{
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"a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go":{
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"examples":[
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"the bridge has a weight limitation that bars heavy trucks from crossing it"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"boundaries",
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"bounds",
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"caps",
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"ceilings",
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"confines",
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"ends",
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"extents",
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"limits",
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"lines",
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"terminations"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"extremities",
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"fag ends",
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"termini",
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"terminuses",
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"borders",
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"brims",
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"edges",
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"margins",
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"rims",
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"verges",
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"outsides",
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"barriers",
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"bars",
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"fences",
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"hedges",
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"restraints",
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"stops",
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"walls"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"something that limits one's freedom of action or choice":{
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"examples":[
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"the state has some fairly strict limitations on the sale and use of alcoholic beverages"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"checks",
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"circumscriptions",
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"conditions",
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"constraints",
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"curbs",
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"fetters",
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"restraints",
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"restrictions",
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"strictures"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"exceptions",
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"provisos",
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"provisoes",
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"qualifications",
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"reservations",
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"stipulations",
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"strings",
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"bans",
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"prohibitions",
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"proscriptions"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"freedoms",
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"latitudes"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"the act or practice of keeping something (as an activity) within certain boundaries":{
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"examples":[
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"the limitation on the number of vehicles allowed on the island does not sit well with year-round residents"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"circumscriptions",
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"confinements",
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"reins",
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"restrictions",
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"stints"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"constraints",
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"restraints",
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"containments",
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"isolations",
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"segregations"
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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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"limited":{
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"having distinct or certain limits":{
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"examples":[
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"to avoid overcrowding, the number of tickets to the outdoor concerts is limited"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bounded",
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"circumscribed",
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"defined",
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"definite",
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"determinate",
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"finite",
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"measured",
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"narrow",
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"restricted"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"modified",
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"qualified",
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"detailed",
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"exact",
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"precise",
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"specific",
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"confined",
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"constricted",
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"moderate",
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"modest",
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"minute",
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"puny",
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"small",
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"tiny",
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"determined",
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"fixed",
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"settled"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bottomless",
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"countless",
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"incalculable",
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"inestimable",
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"inexhaustible",
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"innumerable",
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"unfathomable",
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"unqualified",
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"unreserved",
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"general",
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"indeterminate",
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"nebulous",
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"vague",
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"enlarged",
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"escalated",
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"expanded",
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"copious",
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"plenitudinous",
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"plentiful",
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"big",
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"bulky",
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"bumper",
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"considerable",
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"extensive",
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"goodly",
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"great",
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"handsome",
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"hefty",
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"hulking",
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"jumbo",
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"king-size",
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"king-sized",
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"large",
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"largish",
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"overscale",
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"overscaled",
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"oversize",
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"oversized",
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"respectable",
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"sizable",
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"sizeable",
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"substantial",
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"super",
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"vast",
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"voluminous",
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"whacking",
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"epic",
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"grandiose",
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"major",
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"ample",
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"broad",
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"comprehensive",
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"cosmopolitan",
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"expansive",
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"global",
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"inclusive",
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"sweeping",
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"universal",
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"whole"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"boundless",
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"dimensionless",
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"endless",
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"illimitable",
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"immeasurable",
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"indefinite",
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"infinite",
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"limitless",
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"measureless",
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"unbounded",
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"undefined",
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"unlimited",
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"unmeasured"
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]
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},
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"having a limit":{
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"examples":[
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"competition for limited resources among growing populations is often a source of international conflict"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"finite"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"circumscribed",
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"confined",
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"restricted",
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"definable",
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"defined",
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"definite",
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"determinate",
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"discrete",
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"decided",
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"established",
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"fixed",
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"set",
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"exact",
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"precise",
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"specific",
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"fathomable",
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"measurable",
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"mensurable",
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"numerable"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"unconfined",
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"unrestricted",
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"immeasurable",
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"indefinite",
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"indeterminate",
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"measureless",
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"undefinable",
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"undefined",
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"unfathomable"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"boundless",
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"endless",
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"illimitable",
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"infinite",
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"limitless",
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"unbounded",
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"unlimited"
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]
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},
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"to set bounds or an upper limit for":{
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"examples":[
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"limit the note to a few words"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"capped",
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"circumscribed",
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"confined",
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"held down",
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"restricted"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"barred",
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"blocked",
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"hampered",
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"hindered",
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"impeded",
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"obstructed",
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"constricted",
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"contracted",
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"lessened",
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"narrowed",
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"pinched",
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"squeezed",
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"tightened",
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"quelled",
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"repressed",
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"suppressed",
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"numbered",
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"modified",
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"qualified"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"broadened",
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"expanded",
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"widened",
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"overextended",
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"overreached"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"exceeded"
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]
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},
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"to mark the limits of":{
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"examples":[
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"adjectives limit the meanings of nouns"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bounded",
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"circumscribed",
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"defined",
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"delimited",
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"demarcated",
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"demarked",
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"marked (off)",
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"terminated"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"controlled",
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"determined",
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"governed",
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"delineated",
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"described"
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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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"adjective",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"limiting":{
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"to set bounds or an upper limit for":{
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"examples":[
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"limit the note to a few words"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"capping",
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"circumscribing",
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"confining",
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"holding down",
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"restricting"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"barring",
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"blocking",
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"hampering",
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"hindering",
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"impeding",
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"obstructing",
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"constricting",
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"contracting",
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"lessening",
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"narrowing",
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"pinching",
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"squeezing",
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"tightening",
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"quelling",
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"repressing",
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"suppressing",
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"numbering",
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"modifying",
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"qualifying"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"broadening",
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"expanding",
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"widening",
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"overextending",
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"overreaching"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"exceeding"
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]
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},
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"to mark the limits of":{
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"examples":[
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"adjectives limit the meanings of nouns"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bounding",
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"circumscribing",
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"defining",
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"delimiting",
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"demarcating",
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"demarking",
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"marking (off)",
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"terminating"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"controlling",
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"determining",
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"governing",
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"delineating",
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"describing"
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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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"limousine":{
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"as in sedan , coupe":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"compact",
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"coupe",
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"coup\u00e9",
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"intermediate",
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"mini",
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"minicar",
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"sedan",
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"subcompact",
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"V-8",
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"auto",
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"automobile",
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"bus",
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"car",
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"horseless carriage",
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"machine",
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"motor",
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"motorcar",
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"motor vehicle",
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"wheels",
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"coach",
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"jitney",
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"microbus",
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"minibus",
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"minivan",
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"omnibus",
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"van",
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"convertible",
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"fastback",
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"hardtop",
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"hatchback",
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"notchback",
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"ragtop",
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"sports car",
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"sport-utility vehicle",
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"station wagon",
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"SUV",
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"town car",
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"wagon",
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"woody",
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"woodie",
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"gas-guzzler",
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"land yacht",
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"muscle car",
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"stock car",
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"turbocar",
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"beater",
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"clunker",
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"crate",
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"flivver",
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"jalopy",
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"junker",
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"cream puff",
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"phaeton",
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"roadster",
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"tin lizzie",
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"touring car"
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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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"limousines":{
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"as in sedans , coupes":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"compacts",
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"coupes",
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"coup\u00e9s",
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"intermediates",
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"minicars",
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"minis",
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"sedans",
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"subcompacts",
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"V-8s",
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"automobiles",
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"autos",
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"buses",
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"busses",
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"cars",
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"horseless carriages",
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"machines",
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"motorcars",
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"motors",
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"motor vehicles",
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"wheels",
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"coaches",
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"jitneys",
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"microbuses",
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"microbusses",
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"minibuses",
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"minibusses",
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"minivans",
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"omnibuses",
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"vans",
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"convertibles",
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"fastbacks",
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"hardtops",
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"hatchbacks",
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"notchbacks",
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"ragtops",
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"sports cars",
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"sport-utility vehicles",
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"station wagons",
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"SUVs",
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"town cars",
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"wagons",
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"woodies",
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"gas-guzzlers",
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"land yachts",
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"muscle cars",
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"stock cars",
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"turbocars",
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"beaters",
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"clunkers",
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"crates",
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"flivvers",
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"jalopies",
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"junkers",
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"cream puffs",
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"phaetons",
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"roadsters",
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"tin lizzies",
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"touring cars"
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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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"limpidness":{
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"the state or quality of being easily seen through":{
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"examples":[
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"the limpidness of the water allows visitors to actually see fish swimming along the bottom"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"clarity",
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"clearness",
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"limpidity",
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"lucency",
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"translucence",
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"translucency",
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"transparency"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"brightness",
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"brilliance",
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"effulgence",
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"luminosity",
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"luminousness",
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"definition",
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"resolution",
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"sharpness",
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"apparentness",
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"observability",
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"visibility"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"fogginess",
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"haziness",
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"milkiness",
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"mistiness",
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"murkiness"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"cloudiness",
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"opacity",
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"opaqueness",
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"turbidity",
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"turbidness"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"limps":{
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"to move slowly":{
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"antonyms":[
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"flies",
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"races",
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"speeds",
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"whizzes",
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"zips"
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],
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"examples":[
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"we'll have to stop limping if we are ever going to make our destination in time"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"floats",
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"glides",
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"sails",
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"hurries",
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"tears"
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],
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"related":[
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"lumbers",
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"shambles",
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"shuffles",
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"tramps",
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"trudges"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"crawls",
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"creaks (along)",
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"creeps",
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"drags",
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"inches",
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"noses",
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"oozes",
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"plods",
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"pokes",
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"slouches",
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"snails"
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]
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},
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"to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the damaged boat limped back into port"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"coasts",
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"flies",
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"glides",
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"kilts",
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"sails",
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"zips",
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"zooms"
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],
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"related":[
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"jogs",
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"shambles",
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"shuffles",
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"wallows",
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"welters",
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"falters",
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"lurches",
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"reels",
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"staggers",
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"sways",
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"teeters",
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"totters",
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"fumbles",
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"muddles"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blunders",
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"bumbles",
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"flogs",
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"flounders",
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"lumbers",
|
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"plods",
|
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"struggles",
|
|
"stumbles",
|
|
"trudges"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to walk while favoring one leg":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"strides"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she limped all day after stubbing her toe on the lawn sprinkler"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breezes",
|
|
"glides",
|
|
"sails"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"hitches",
|
|
"blunders",
|
|
"falters",
|
|
"flounders",
|
|
"lurches",
|
|
"shambles",
|
|
"shuffles",
|
|
"staggers",
|
|
"stumbles",
|
|
"teeters",
|
|
"totters",
|
|
"wavers",
|
|
"wobbles",
|
|
"wabbles",
|
|
"dodders"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"halts",
|
|
"hobbles"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"limey":{
|
|
"as in lime-juicer":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lime-juicer",
|
|
"powerboater",
|
|
"sailboater",
|
|
"able-bodied seaman",
|
|
"able seaman",
|
|
"lubber",
|
|
"coxswain",
|
|
"crewman",
|
|
"deckhand",
|
|
"shipmate",
|
|
"gob",
|
|
"hearty",
|
|
"jack",
|
|
"jack-tar",
|
|
"mariner",
|
|
"navigator",
|
|
"sailor",
|
|
"salt",
|
|
"sea dog",
|
|
"seafarer",
|
|
"seaman",
|
|
"shipman",
|
|
"swab",
|
|
"swabbie",
|
|
"swabby",
|
|
"tar"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"limbers (up)":{
|
|
"as in trains , breaks in":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"breaks in",
|
|
"trains",
|
|
"bolsters",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"braces",
|
|
"buttresses",
|
|
"enforces",
|
|
"forearms",
|
|
"props (up)",
|
|
"reinforces",
|
|
"reenforces",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"accustoms",
|
|
"conditions",
|
|
"habituates",
|
|
"naturalizes",
|
|
"immunizes",
|
|
"invigorates",
|
|
"vitalizes",
|
|
"anneals",
|
|
"tempers",
|
|
"acclimates",
|
|
"acclimatizes",
|
|
"adapts",
|
|
"adjusts",
|
|
"fortifies",
|
|
"hardens",
|
|
"indurates",
|
|
"inures",
|
|
"seasons",
|
|
"steels",
|
|
"strengthens",
|
|
"toughens"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"softens",
|
|
"emasculates",
|
|
"enervates",
|
|
"enfeebles",
|
|
"exhausts",
|
|
"saps",
|
|
"weakens",
|
|
"cripples",
|
|
"debilitates",
|
|
"hamstrings",
|
|
"incapacitates",
|
|
"sensitizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"limber":{
|
|
"able to bend easily without breaking":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he shaped the basket out of limber branches that could bend easily around a frame"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bendy",
|
|
"flexible",
|
|
"lissome",
|
|
"lissom",
|
|
"lithe",
|
|
"lithesome",
|
|
"pliable",
|
|
"pliant",
|
|
"supple",
|
|
"willowy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adaptable",
|
|
"ductile",
|
|
"elastic",
|
|
"fluid",
|
|
"kneadable",
|
|
"malleable",
|
|
"modifiable",
|
|
"plastic",
|
|
"variable",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"droopy",
|
|
"flaccid",
|
|
"floppy",
|
|
"limp",
|
|
"semiflexible"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inelastic",
|
|
"nonmalleable",
|
|
"unyielding",
|
|
"breakable",
|
|
"brittle",
|
|
"fragile"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"rigid",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"stiffened"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"limning":{
|
|
"to give a representation or account of in words":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he limned the scene in the courtroom so perfectly I could practically see it"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"delineating",
|
|
"depicting",
|
|
"describing",
|
|
"drawing",
|
|
"imaging",
|
|
"painting",
|
|
"picturing",
|
|
"portraying",
|
|
"rendering",
|
|
"setting out",
|
|
"sketching"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"characterizing",
|
|
"defining",
|
|
"labeling",
|
|
"labelling",
|
|
"qualifying",
|
|
"representing",
|
|
"demonstrating",
|
|
"illustrating",
|
|
"narrating",
|
|
"reciting",
|
|
"recounting",
|
|
"rehearsing",
|
|
"relating",
|
|
"reporting",
|
|
"telling",
|
|
"displaying",
|
|
"exhibiting",
|
|
"showing",
|
|
"hinting",
|
|
"suggesting",
|
|
"drafting",
|
|
"outlining",
|
|
"silhouetting",
|
|
"tracing",
|
|
"vignetting",
|
|
"summarizing",
|
|
"summing up",
|
|
"touching off",
|
|
"redescribing",
|
|
"reimaging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"coloring",
|
|
"distorting",
|
|
"falsifying",
|
|
"garbling",
|
|
"misdescribing",
|
|
"misrepresenting",
|
|
"misstating",
|
|
"perverting",
|
|
"twisting",
|
|
"warping"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"limits":{
|
|
"to set bounds or an upper limit for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"limit the note to a few words"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"caps",
|
|
"circumscribes",
|
|
"confines",
|
|
"holds down",
|
|
"restricts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bars",
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
"hampers",
|
|
"hinders",
|
|
"impedes",
|
|
"obstructs",
|
|
"constricts",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"lessens",
|
|
"narrows",
|
|
"pinches",
|
|
"squeezes",
|
|
"tightens",
|
|
"quells",
|
|
"represses",
|
|
"suppresses",
|
|
"numbers",
|
|
"modifies",
|
|
"qualifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"broadens",
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"widens",
|
|
"overextends",
|
|
"overreaches"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"exceeds"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to mark the limits of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"adjectives limit the meanings of nouns"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bounds",
|
|
"circumscribes",
|
|
"defines",
|
|
"delimits",
|
|
"demarcates",
|
|
"demarks",
|
|
"marks (off)",
|
|
"terminates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"controls",
|
|
"determines",
|
|
"governs",
|
|
"delineates",
|
|
"describes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there was no limit to the number of challenges they faced"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boundaries",
|
|
"bounds",
|
|
"caps",
|
|
"ceilings",
|
|
"confines",
|
|
"ends",
|
|
"extents",
|
|
"limitations",
|
|
"lines",
|
|
"terminations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"extremities",
|
|
"fag ends",
|
|
"termini",
|
|
"terminuses",
|
|
"borders",
|
|
"brims",
|
|
"edges",
|
|
"margins",
|
|
"rims",
|
|
"verges",
|
|
"outsides",
|
|
"barriers",
|
|
"bars",
|
|
"fences",
|
|
"hedges",
|
|
"restraints",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"walls"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the most extreme or advanced point":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"those bratty kids have pushed my patience to the limit"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"depths",
|
|
"extremities",
|
|
"heights"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"consummations",
|
|
"epitomes",
|
|
"quintessences",
|
|
"ultimates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"limbos":{
|
|
"as in purgatories":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"purgatories",
|
|
"infernos",
|
|
"netherworlds",
|
|
"underworlds",
|
|
"Gehennas",
|
|
"hells",
|
|
"Pandemoniums",
|
|
"perditions",
|
|
"abysses",
|
|
"pits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"above",
|
|
"blisses",
|
|
"elysian fields",
|
|
"Elysiums",
|
|
"Elysia",
|
|
"empyreans",
|
|
"heavens",
|
|
"kingdom comes",
|
|
"New Jerusalems",
|
|
"paradises",
|
|
"skies",
|
|
"Zions",
|
|
"Sions",
|
|
"glories",
|
|
"happy hunting grounds",
|
|
"nirvanas",
|
|
"promised lands",
|
|
"Valhallas",
|
|
"afterlives",
|
|
"afterworlds",
|
|
"hereafters",
|
|
"otherworlds"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"limit":{
|
|
"to set bounds or an upper limit for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"limit the note to a few words"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cap",
|
|
"circumscribe",
|
|
"confine",
|
|
"hold down",
|
|
"restrict"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"hamper",
|
|
"hinder",
|
|
"impede",
|
|
"obstruct",
|
|
"constrict",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"lessen",
|
|
"narrow",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"tighten",
|
|
"quell",
|
|
"repress",
|
|
"suppress",
|
|
"number",
|
|
"modify",
|
|
"qualify"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"broaden",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"widen",
|
|
"overextend",
|
|
"overreach"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"exceed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to mark the limits of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"adjectives limit the meanings of nouns"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"circumscribe",
|
|
"define",
|
|
"delimit",
|
|
"demarcate",
|
|
"demark",
|
|
"mark (off)",
|
|
"terminate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"control",
|
|
"determine",
|
|
"govern",
|
|
"delineate",
|
|
"describe"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there was no limit to the number of challenges they faced"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"boundary",
|
|
"cap",
|
|
"ceiling",
|
|
"confines",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"extent",
|
|
"limitation",
|
|
"line",
|
|
"termination"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"extremity",
|
|
"fag end",
|
|
"terminus",
|
|
"border",
|
|
"brim",
|
|
"edge",
|
|
"margin",
|
|
"rim",
|
|
"verge",
|
|
"outside",
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"barrier",
|
|
"fence",
|
|
"hedge",
|
|
"restraint",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"wall"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the most extreme or advanced point":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"those bratty kids have pushed my patience to the limit"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"depth",
|
|
"extremity",
|
|
"height"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"consummation",
|
|
"epitome",
|
|
"quintessence",
|
|
"ultimate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"limbs":{
|
|
"a major outgrowth from the main stem of a woody plant":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we hung the swing from the highest limb of the tree that we could reach"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boughs",
|
|
"branches"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"branchlets",
|
|
"offshoots",
|
|
"outgrowths",
|
|
"shoots",
|
|
"spurs",
|
|
"sprays",
|
|
"sprigs",
|
|
"twigs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lime-juicers":{
|
|
"as in limeys":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"limeys",
|
|
"powerboaters",
|
|
"sailboaters",
|
|
"able-bodied seamen",
|
|
"able seamen",
|
|
"lubbers",
|
|
"coxswains",
|
|
"crewmen",
|
|
"deckhands",
|
|
"shipmates",
|
|
"gobs",
|
|
"hearties",
|
|
"jacks",
|
|
"jack-tars",
|
|
"mariners",
|
|
"navigators",
|
|
"sailors",
|
|
"salts",
|
|
"sea dogs",
|
|
"seafarers",
|
|
"seamen",
|
|
"shipmen",
|
|
"swabbies",
|
|
"swabs",
|
|
"tars"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"liminal":{
|
|
"barely perceptible by a sense or by the mind":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They studied how the subjects were affected by different sounds played at liminal intensity."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"faint",
|
|
"insignificant",
|
|
"slender",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"subtle",
|
|
"trivial",
|
|
"inaudible",
|
|
"intangible",
|
|
"invisible",
|
|
"inconspicuous",
|
|
"indistinct",
|
|
"unnoticeable",
|
|
"unseeable",
|
|
"unseen",
|
|
"buried",
|
|
"concealed",
|
|
"covert",
|
|
"disguised",
|
|
"hidden",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"shrouded",
|
|
"unapparent",
|
|
"vague",
|
|
"impalpable",
|
|
"imperceptible",
|
|
"inappreciable",
|
|
"indistinguishable",
|
|
"insensible"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"audible",
|
|
"observable",
|
|
"recognizable",
|
|
"tangible",
|
|
"visible",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"conspicuous",
|
|
"evident",
|
|
"eye-catching",
|
|
"manifest",
|
|
"noticeable",
|
|
"obvious",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"prominent",
|
|
"striking",
|
|
"apparent",
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
"significant",
|
|
"straightforward",
|
|
"appreciable",
|
|
"discernible",
|
|
"discernable",
|
|
"palpable",
|
|
"perceptible",
|
|
"ponderable",
|
|
"sensible"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"limp":{
|
|
"not stiff in structure":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his broken arm was limp as he held it against his side"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"droopy",
|
|
"flaccid",
|
|
"floppy",
|
|
"lank",
|
|
"yielding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"flabby",
|
|
"mushy",
|
|
"semisoft",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"squashy",
|
|
"squishy",
|
|
"delicate",
|
|
"flimsy",
|
|
"insubstantial",
|
|
"elastic",
|
|
"flexible",
|
|
"lax",
|
|
"loose",
|
|
"pliant",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"resilient",
|
|
"springy",
|
|
"stretchy",
|
|
"supple"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"indurated",
|
|
"solid",
|
|
"sound",
|
|
"strong",
|
|
"brittle",
|
|
"crisp",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"dense",
|
|
"substantial"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"resilient",
|
|
"rigid",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"sturdy",
|
|
"tense"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"depleted in strength, energy, or freshness":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the limp runners just dropped to the ground after crossing the finish line"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"all in",
|
|
"aweary",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"beaten",
|
|
"bleary",
|
|
"burned-out",
|
|
"burnt-out",
|
|
"bushed",
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"done",
|
|
"drained",
|
|
"exhausted",
|
|
"fatigued",
|
|
"jaded",
|
|
"knackered",
|
|
"logy",
|
|
"loggy",
|
|
"played out",
|
|
"pooped",
|
|
"prostrate",
|
|
"spent",
|
|
"tapped out",
|
|
"tired",
|
|
"tuckered (out)",
|
|
"washed-out",
|
|
"wearied",
|
|
"weary",
|
|
"wiped out",
|
|
"worn",
|
|
"worn-out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"overfatigued",
|
|
"overtaxed",
|
|
"overworked",
|
|
"broken-down",
|
|
"run-down",
|
|
"debilitated",
|
|
"enervate",
|
|
"enervated",
|
|
"enfeebled",
|
|
"sapped",
|
|
"weakened",
|
|
"drowsy",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"sleepy",
|
|
"lethargic",
|
|
"sluggish"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fresh",
|
|
"refreshed",
|
|
"rejuvenated",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"rested",
|
|
"revitalized",
|
|
"active",
|
|
"energetic",
|
|
"invigorated",
|
|
"peppy",
|
|
"strengthened",
|
|
"strong",
|
|
"tireless",
|
|
"vitalized",
|
|
"weariless"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unwearied"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lacking bodily energy or motivation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the team's limp performance has many calling for the head coach's resignation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"enervated",
|
|
"lackadaisical",
|
|
"languid",
|
|
"languishing",
|
|
"languorous",
|
|
"listless",
|
|
"spiritless"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"indolent",
|
|
"lazy",
|
|
"slothful",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"lethargic",
|
|
"logy",
|
|
"loggy",
|
|
"sleepy",
|
|
"sluggish",
|
|
"torpid",
|
|
"exhausted",
|
|
"knackered",
|
|
"tired",
|
|
"weary",
|
|
"feeble",
|
|
"frail",
|
|
"weak",
|
|
"apathetic",
|
|
"impassive",
|
|
"indifferent",
|
|
"phlegmatic",
|
|
"stolid",
|
|
"careless",
|
|
"heedless",
|
|
"thoughtless",
|
|
"unwary",
|
|
"inactive",
|
|
"inert"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"active",
|
|
"dynamic",
|
|
"industrious",
|
|
"kinetic",
|
|
"avid",
|
|
"eager",
|
|
"enthusiastic",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"lively",
|
|
"pumped",
|
|
"vivacious",
|
|
"cheerful",
|
|
"chipper",
|
|
"perky",
|
|
"up",
|
|
"agog",
|
|
"alert",
|
|
"awake",
|
|
"dapper",
|
|
"open-eyed",
|
|
"sleepless",
|
|
"vigilant",
|
|
"watchful",
|
|
"wide-awake"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ambitious",
|
|
"animated",
|
|
"energetic",
|
|
"enterprising",
|
|
"motivated"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to walk while favoring one leg":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she limped all day after stubbing her toe on the lawn sprinkler"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"hobble"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hitch",
|
|
"blunder",
|
|
"falter",
|
|
"flounder",
|
|
"lurch",
|
|
"shamble",
|
|
"shuffle",
|
|
"stagger",
|
|
"stumble",
|
|
"teeter",
|
|
"totter",
|
|
"waver",
|
|
"wobble",
|
|
"wabble",
|
|
"dodder"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breeze",
|
|
"glide",
|
|
"sail"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"stride"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the damaged boat limped back into port"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blunder",
|
|
"bumble",
|
|
"flog",
|
|
"flounder",
|
|
"lumber",
|
|
"plod",
|
|
"struggle",
|
|
"stumble",
|
|
"trudge"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"jog",
|
|
"shamble",
|
|
"shuffle",
|
|
"wallow",
|
|
"welter",
|
|
"falter",
|
|
"lurch",
|
|
"reel",
|
|
"stagger",
|
|
"sway",
|
|
"teeter",
|
|
"totter",
|
|
"fumble",
|
|
"muddle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"coast",
|
|
"fly",
|
|
"glide",
|
|
"kilt",
|
|
"sail",
|
|
"zip",
|
|
"zoom"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move slowly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we'll have to stop limping if we are ever going to make our destination in time"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crawl",
|
|
"creak (along)",
|
|
"creep",
|
|
"drag",
|
|
"inch",
|
|
"nose",
|
|
"ooze",
|
|
"plod",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"slouch",
|
|
"snail"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lumber",
|
|
"shamble",
|
|
"shuffle",
|
|
"tramp",
|
|
"trudge"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"float",
|
|
"glide",
|
|
"sail",
|
|
"hurry",
|
|
"tear"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"fly",
|
|
"race",
|
|
"speed",
|
|
"whiz",
|
|
"whizz",
|
|
"zip"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lime-juicer":{
|
|
"as in limey":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"limey",
|
|
"powerboater",
|
|
"sailboater",
|
|
"able-bodied seaman",
|
|
"able seaman",
|
|
"lubber",
|
|
"coxswain",
|
|
"crewman",
|
|
"deckhand",
|
|
"shipmate",
|
|
"gob",
|
|
"hearty",
|
|
"jack",
|
|
"jack-tar",
|
|
"mariner",
|
|
"navigator",
|
|
"sailor",
|
|
"salt",
|
|
"sea dog",
|
|
"seafarer",
|
|
"seaman",
|
|
"shipman",
|
|
"swab",
|
|
"swabbie",
|
|
"swabby",
|
|
"tar"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"limpid":{
|
|
"easily seen through":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her eyes are the blue of a limpid stream of water"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"crystal",
|
|
"crystal clear",
|
|
"crystalline",
|
|
"liquid",
|
|
"lucent",
|
|
"pellucid",
|
|
"see-through",
|
|
"transparent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"colorless",
|
|
"uncolored",
|
|
"diaphanous",
|
|
"lucid",
|
|
"semitranslucent",
|
|
"semitransparent",
|
|
"sheer",
|
|
"translucent",
|
|
"transparentized",
|
|
"glassy",
|
|
"vitreous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"colored",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"glazed",
|
|
"tinted",
|
|
"filmy",
|
|
"foggy",
|
|
"hazy",
|
|
"misty",
|
|
"nebulous",
|
|
"smoky",
|
|
"smokey",
|
|
"dense",
|
|
"muddy",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"turbid"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cloudy",
|
|
"opaque"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"free from emotional or mental agitation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the limpid conscience of a man who is at peace with himself as he awaits death"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"composed",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"coolheaded",
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"level",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"placid",
|
|
"possessed",
|
|
"recollected",
|
|
"sedate",
|
|
"self-composed",
|
|
"self-possessed",
|
|
"serene",
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
"together",
|
|
"tranquil",
|
|
"undisturbed",
|
|
"unperturbed",
|
|
"unruffled",
|
|
"unshaken",
|
|
"untroubled",
|
|
"unworried"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"even",
|
|
"even-keeled",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"well-adjusted",
|
|
"well-balanced",
|
|
"imperturbable",
|
|
"nerveless",
|
|
"unflappable",
|
|
"unshakable",
|
|
"centered",
|
|
"disciplined",
|
|
"equable",
|
|
"self-contained",
|
|
"self-controlled",
|
|
"affable",
|
|
"breezy",
|
|
"devil-may-care",
|
|
"easygoing",
|
|
"happy-go-lucky",
|
|
"laid-back",
|
|
"loosey-goosey",
|
|
"mellow",
|
|
"carefree",
|
|
"nonchalant",
|
|
"unconcerned",
|
|
"assured",
|
|
"confident",
|
|
"self-assured",
|
|
"aloof",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"dispassionate",
|
|
"indifferent",
|
|
"bovine",
|
|
"impassive",
|
|
"phlegmatic",
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"stolid",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"relieved",
|
|
"tranquilized",
|
|
"tranquillized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"anxious",
|
|
"bothered",
|
|
"distressed",
|
|
"uneasy",
|
|
"unquiet",
|
|
"unsettled",
|
|
"worried",
|
|
"jittery",
|
|
"jumpy",
|
|
"nervous",
|
|
"restless",
|
|
"skittish",
|
|
"tense",
|
|
"high-strung",
|
|
"unstable",
|
|
"uptight"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"agitated",
|
|
"discomposed",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"flustered",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"unglued",
|
|
"unhinged",
|
|
"unstrung",
|
|
"upset"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"limpidity":{
|
|
"the state or quality of being easily seen through":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Crystal Lake was obviously named for the limpidity of its water"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clarity",
|
|
"clearness",
|
|
"limpidness",
|
|
"lucency",
|
|
"translucence",
|
|
"translucency",
|
|
"transparency"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brightness",
|
|
"brilliance",
|
|
"effulgence",
|
|
"luminosity",
|
|
"luminousness",
|
|
"definition",
|
|
"resolution",
|
|
"sharpness",
|
|
"apparentness",
|
|
"observability",
|
|
"visibility"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fogginess",
|
|
"haziness",
|
|
"milkiness",
|
|
"mistiness",
|
|
"murkiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cloudiness",
|
|
"opacity",
|
|
"opaqueness",
|
|
"turbidity",
|
|
"turbidness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"limitation":{
|
|
"a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the bridge has a weight limitation that bars heavy trucks from crossing it"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"boundary",
|
|
"cap",
|
|
"ceiling",
|
|
"confines",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"extent",
|
|
"limit",
|
|
"line",
|
|
"termination"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"extremity",
|
|
"fag end",
|
|
"terminus",
|
|
"border",
|
|
"brim",
|
|
"edge",
|
|
"margin",
|
|
"rim",
|
|
"verge",
|
|
"outside",
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"barrier",
|
|
"fence",
|
|
"hedge",
|
|
"restraint",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"wall"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something that limits one's freedom of action or choice":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the state has some fairly strict limitations on the sale and use of alcoholic beverages"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"check",
|
|
"circumscription",
|
|
"condition",
|
|
"constraint",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"fetter",
|
|
"restraint",
|
|
"restriction",
|
|
"stricture"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"exception",
|
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"proviso",
|
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"qualification",
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"reservation",
|
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"stipulation",
|
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"strings",
|
|
"ban",
|
|
"prohibition",
|
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"proscription"
|
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],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
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"freedom",
|
|
"latitude"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
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},
|
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"the act or practice of keeping something (as an activity) within certain boundaries":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"the limitation on the number of vehicles allowed on the island does not sit well with year-round residents"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circumscription",
|
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"confinement",
|
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"rein",
|
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"restriction",
|
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"stint"
|
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],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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"constraint",
|
|
"restraint",
|
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"containment",
|
|
"isolation",
|
|
"segregation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"limped":{
|
|
"to walk while favoring one leg":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she limped all day after stubbing her toe on the lawn sprinkler"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"halted",
|
|
"hobbled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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"hitched",
|
|
"blundered",
|
|
"faltered",
|
|
"floundered",
|
|
"lurched",
|
|
"shambled",
|
|
"shuffled",
|
|
"staggered",
|
|
"stumbled",
|
|
"teetered",
|
|
"tottered",
|
|
"wavered",
|
|
"wobbled",
|
|
"wabbled",
|
|
"doddered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breezed",
|
|
"glided",
|
|
"sailed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"strode"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the damaged boat limped back into port"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blundered",
|
|
"bumbled",
|
|
"flogged",
|
|
"floundered",
|
|
"lumbered",
|
|
"plodded",
|
|
"struggled",
|
|
"stumbled",
|
|
"trudged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"jogged",
|
|
"shambled",
|
|
"shuffled",
|
|
"wallowed",
|
|
"weltered",
|
|
"faltered",
|
|
"lurched",
|
|
"reeled",
|
|
"staggered",
|
|
"swayed",
|
|
"teetered",
|
|
"tottered",
|
|
"fumbled",
|
|
"muddled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"coasted",
|
|
"flew",
|
|
"glided",
|
|
"kilted",
|
|
"sailed",
|
|
"zipped",
|
|
"zoomed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move slowly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we'll have to stop limping if we are ever going to make our destination in time"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crawled",
|
|
"creaked (along)",
|
|
"crept",
|
|
"dragged",
|
|
"inched",
|
|
"nosed",
|
|
"oozed",
|
|
"plodded",
|
|
"poked",
|
|
"slouched",
|
|
"snailed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lumbered",
|
|
"shambled",
|
|
"shuffled",
|
|
"tramped",
|
|
"trudged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"floated",
|
|
"glided",
|
|
"sailed",
|
|
"hurried",
|
|
"tore"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"flew",
|
|
"raced",
|
|
"sped",
|
|
"speeded",
|
|
"whizzed",
|
|
"zipped"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"limned":{
|
|
"to give a representation or account of in words":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he limned the scene in the courtroom so perfectly I could practically see it"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"delineated",
|
|
"depicted",
|
|
"described",
|
|
"drew",
|
|
"imaged",
|
|
"painted",
|
|
"pictured",
|
|
"portrayed",
|
|
"rendered",
|
|
"set out",
|
|
"sketched"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"characterized",
|
|
"defined",
|
|
"labeled",
|
|
"labelled",
|
|
"qualified",
|
|
"represented",
|
|
"demonstrated",
|
|
"illustrated",
|
|
"narrated",
|
|
"recited",
|
|
"recounted",
|
|
"rehearsed",
|
|
"related",
|
|
"reported",
|
|
"told",
|
|
"displayed",
|
|
"exhibited",
|
|
"showed",
|
|
"hinted",
|
|
"suggested",
|
|
"drafted",
|
|
"outlined",
|
|
"silhouetted",
|
|
"traced",
|
|
"vignetted",
|
|
"summarized",
|
|
"summed up",
|
|
"touched off",
|
|
"redescribed",
|
|
"reimaged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"colored",
|
|
"distorted",
|
|
"falsified",
|
|
"garbled",
|
|
"misdescribed",
|
|
"misrepresented",
|
|
"misstated",
|
|
"perverted",
|
|
"twisted",
|
|
"warped"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"limited war":{
|
|
"as in civil war , world war":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"civil war",
|
|
"cold war",
|
|
"holy war",
|
|
"police action",
|
|
"world war",
|
|
"conflagration",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"hostilities",
|
|
"hot war",
|
|
"war",
|
|
"action",
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"engagement",
|
|
"skirmish",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"warfare"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"peace",
|
|
"demilitarization",
|
|
"demobilization",
|
|
"disarmament",
|
|
"pacification",
|
|
"cease-fire",
|
|
"truce",
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"peacefulness",
|
|
"tranquillity",
|
|
"tranquility"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"limping":{
|
|
"as in flagging , drooping":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drooping",
|
|
"flagging",
|
|
"exhaustion",
|
|
"regression",
|
|
"relapse",
|
|
"setback",
|
|
"atrophy",
|
|
"debilitation",
|
|
"decay",
|
|
"decaying",
|
|
"declension",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"degeneration",
|
|
"descent",
|
|
"deterioration",
|
|
"ebbing",
|
|
"enfeeblement",
|
|
"weakening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"comeback",
|
|
"improvement",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"recovery",
|
|
"recuperation",
|
|
"rehabilitation",
|
|
"revitalization",
|
|
"snapback",
|
|
"invigoration",
|
|
"strengthening",
|
|
"progress",
|
|
"rejuvenation",
|
|
"rejuvenescence"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to walk while favoring one leg":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she limped all day after stubbing her toe on the lawn sprinkler"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"halting",
|
|
"hobbling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hitching",
|
|
"blundering",
|
|
"faltering",
|
|
"floundering",
|
|
"lurching",
|
|
"shambling",
|
|
"shuffling",
|
|
"staggering",
|
|
"stumbling",
|
|
"teetering",
|
|
"tottering",
|
|
"wavering",
|
|
"wobbling",
|
|
"wabbling",
|
|
"doddering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breezing",
|
|
"gliding",
|
|
"sailing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"striding"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the damaged boat limped back into port"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blundering",
|
|
"bumbling",
|
|
"flogging",
|
|
"floundering",
|
|
"lumbering",
|
|
"plodding",
|
|
"struggling",
|
|
"stumbling",
|
|
"trudging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"jogging",
|
|
"shambling",
|
|
"shuffling",
|
|
"wallowing",
|
|
"weltering",
|
|
"faltering",
|
|
"lurching",
|
|
"reeling",
|
|
"staggering",
|
|
"swaying",
|
|
"teetering",
|
|
"tottering",
|
|
"fumbling",
|
|
"muddling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"coasting",
|
|
"flying",
|
|
"gliding",
|
|
"kilting",
|
|
"sailing",
|
|
"zipping",
|
|
"zooming"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move slowly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we'll have to stop limping if we are ever going to make our destination in time"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crawling",
|
|
"creaking (along)",
|
|
"creeping",
|
|
"dragging",
|
|
"inching",
|
|
"nosing",
|
|
"oozing",
|
|
"plodding",
|
|
"poking",
|
|
"slouching",
|
|
"snailing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lumbering",
|
|
"shambling",
|
|
"shuffling",
|
|
"tramping",
|
|
"trudging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"floating",
|
|
"gliding",
|
|
"sailing",
|
|
"hurrying",
|
|
"tearing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"flying",
|
|
"racing",
|
|
"speeding",
|
|
"whizzing",
|
|
"zipping"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"limpness":{
|
|
"as in looseness , laxity":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"floppiness",
|
|
"laxity",
|
|
"laxness",
|
|
"looseness",
|
|
"droop",
|
|
"hang",
|
|
"sag",
|
|
"slack",
|
|
"slackness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"rigidity",
|
|
"rigidness",
|
|
"tautness",
|
|
"tenseness",
|
|
"tension",
|
|
"tightness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"limelights":{
|
|
"the center of public attention":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an actress who discovered that the limelight was not such a glowing experience when her privacy was invaded"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catbird seats",
|
|
"center stages",
|
|
"spotlights",
|
|
"top billings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"front burners",
|
|
"attentions",
|
|
"heeds",
|
|
"notices"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"limns":{
|
|
"to give a representation or account of in words":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he limned the scene in the courtroom so perfectly I could practically see it"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"delineates",
|
|
"depicts",
|
|
"describes",
|
|
"draws",
|
|
"images",
|
|
"paints",
|
|
"pictures",
|
|
"portrays",
|
|
"renders",
|
|
"sets out",
|
|
"sketches"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"characterizes",
|
|
"defines",
|
|
"labels",
|
|
"qualifies",
|
|
"represents",
|
|
"demonstrates",
|
|
"illustrates",
|
|
"narrates",
|
|
"recites",
|
|
"recounts",
|
|
"rehearses",
|
|
"relates",
|
|
"reports",
|
|
"tells",
|
|
"displays",
|
|
"exhibits",
|
|
"shows",
|
|
"hints",
|
|
"suggests",
|
|
"drafts",
|
|
"outlines",
|
|
"silhouettes",
|
|
"traces",
|
|
"vignettes",
|
|
"summarizes",
|
|
"sums up",
|
|
"touches off",
|
|
"redescribes",
|
|
"reimages"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"colors",
|
|
"distorts",
|
|
"falsifies",
|
|
"garbles",
|
|
"misdescribes",
|
|
"misrepresents",
|
|
"misstates",
|
|
"perverts",
|
|
"twists",
|
|
"warps"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"limerick":{
|
|
"a humorous rhyming composition of five lines":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She recited an old limerick which elicited guffaws from the crowd"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"anacreontic",
|
|
"clerihew",
|
|
"dithyramb",
|
|
"eclogue",
|
|
"elegy",
|
|
"English sonnet",
|
|
"epic",
|
|
"epigram",
|
|
"epode",
|
|
"epopee",
|
|
"epos",
|
|
"georgic",
|
|
"idyll",
|
|
"idyl",
|
|
"jingle",
|
|
"lament",
|
|
"madrigal",
|
|
"ode",
|
|
"pastoral",
|
|
"pastorale",
|
|
"psalm",
|
|
"rondeau",
|
|
"rondel",
|
|
"rondelle",
|
|
"rondelet",
|
|
"sonnet",
|
|
"triolet",
|
|
"villanelle",
|
|
"lyric",
|
|
"poem",
|
|
"rune",
|
|
"song",
|
|
"verse",
|
|
"rhyme",
|
|
"rime",
|
|
"ballad",
|
|
"lay",
|
|
"haiku",
|
|
"senryu",
|
|
"tanka",
|
|
"blank verse",
|
|
"free verse",
|
|
"minstrelsy",
|
|
"poesy",
|
|
"poetry",
|
|
"versification",
|
|
"vers libre"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |